1927 The Taranakian Vol. 16 No. 7 December by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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A beautif ul movem ent follow ed the kick-of f when Fookes , receivi ng throug h Brown ancl Gibbon s, sold the dummy neatly to his vis-a-vis and cut th rougl1 before ltandinp; to WDtson. The latter fell to Bunny , but Beck took ln:::: pass and raced oYer i:l! the cm路nc1路. Gibbon s failed to conver t. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 \Vanga nui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Wetere and O'Neill. broke away, but an infring ement let Wanga nui back to half-w ay. From a scrum Giesen specul ated to School 's line, but Petty was safe and from the ensuin g line-ou t, MeN eill, Fookes , W atson and Brown came to t~e attack again. Althou gh he missed his pass Fookes dnbble d throug h and tackled Bunny beautif ully; the movem ent ended in the hall going out at the corner . Good work by Gaddu m and a free kick by Bunny brough t Wanga nui back to half-w ay, where Eaves and Abbott were promin ent in stemm ing the rush. The ball swung to the wing, where Brown smothe red Donald but after a tight :period W anganu i, led by Gaddu m ancl aided by a free-k1ek, took play to neutra l territo ry. Eaves and Strong e led the School pack, but the visitor s went down gamely , and by fast smothe ring tactics just kept play in the centre. Just as half-tim e was called 0. Brown sent the ball via Gibbon s to Fookes , who cut in and, beating Burke, passed to W atson. Bunny tackled the latter and left Beck with a clear run in. H. Brown conver ted. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Wanga nui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 On resumi ng the School backs at once swung into their stride, but Fooke s' pass went wide. Beck punted to an open space and, follow ing up, smothe red Ellingh am. Fine dashes by Gibbon s and Beck kept W anganu i defendin g until a specul ator reache d neutra l territo ry. Wanga nui prevail ed in the tight work, but School rallied and kept them back. Gaddu m broke throug h and Macke nzie tried to set his backs going, but a droppe d pass let School swoop throug h. From a line-ou t W etere sent Eaves away, and next momen t Fookes snappe d up in the ruck and made an openin g for Watso n who, after .shakin g off Bunny , sent Beck gallopi n g over. Gibbon s failed to goal. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 W anganu i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

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51 Donalcl streake d down the line and when tackled by Ea,7 es sent tlJ e ball in to Macfar lane. Play was hangin g nea r t h e School twenty--A.ve, but by securin g in the lineont Wetere g<1 in ec1 a few yards. From a line-ou t \Vanga nui hacks swung into lin e, but Watso n tackled Pomar e. 'l'he Wanga nui pack, led by Barton , Bethel and Gaddu m, swept down in a rush that was only checke d within ten ~rards of School 's line, where Eaves saved by lining. Next came a neat bout on the blind side by 0 . Brown , H. Brown and Fookes , but the last-na med was collare d by Burke. School forwar ds swept on, ball at toe, till they were checke d by Pomar e and Bunny . School started some good bouts that looked very promis ing till the greasy ball was droppe d. Then followe d some long interch anges of kicks and finally Petty lined near the College twenty -five. A desper ate rush by the School pack culmin ated in a scramb le n ear the line, where 0 . Brown nearly forced his way over. Here Gibbon s r etired injured ; Petty took his place, while Haywa rd went to full-ba ck. The W anganui forwar ds, with Gaddu m in the van, swept play to half-w ay, but the School backs soon swung into action again. W atson was well taken by Pomar e and his pass to Beck was wide. The Wanga nui forwar ds led by Bethel profite d by the droppe d pass and swept throug h again. A few yards from the line Bethel tried to pick up and School were able to line. Roused by this escape the School pack swept play to neutra l territo ry. After some solid forwar d play on both sides the School forwar ds, led by McNei ll, Eaves and Wetere , attacke d again, but their backs, openin g out, let W anganu i throug h. Then W anganu i started some quick passing , which resulte d in Donald passing in-field to Burke. Bethel and Gibbon s were promin ent in a danger ous forwar d rush. Like a flash School change d defenc e into attack, but mishandlin g let Donald snap up the ball. He had not gone far before H. Brown and Fookes had grassed him. Next momen t 0. Brown tried a pot, which went wide and was forcecl. Eaves, Harma n and Watso n were associa ted in some pretty footwo rk that took the ball over the line, but it went into touch as 0. Brown dived for it. Almos t immed iately afterw ards a good pas. ing bout ensued . Beck in-pass ed to Watson , who was well tackled. In the ensuin g play the ba.ll was forced. W anganu i

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returne d to the attack and their forward s rushed downfield . Their backs, howeve r, could not handle the greafly ball and W atson cleared with a long kick. Petty line~l pa st half-wa y and Watson cross-ki cked, but Ellingh am snapped up, gallope d down the side-lin e and beat a couple of men befor e Haywa rd brough t him down on the twenty-five line. From a penalty Bunn~r 's kick failed, but Petty's kick rebound ed off Gadclum, wbo made a great dash. As he was collared he passed to Bethel, but Petty marked the latter's pas.· forward . Next momen t Bunny l1ad another shot that was forced . \Vano·a nui were ~ow doing better and Gibbons made a dash that put them m a good position , where the ball shot along the backs. Burke sent a wide pass to Pomare, who knock ed on, and School r emoY ed play to neutral t erritory as t ime sounded. School . . ..... . . . ... . ..... . . , . . . 17 Wangan ui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 :M:r. H. C. J olmson refereed. SCHOOL v . AUCKL AND GRAMM AR .

On Auo·ust 1 the team left by the mail train for Auckla nd. On Friday we we re billete d out with parents aild friends of the Gramm ar team. After the match both side were invited to a dinner by the Auckla nd Rugby Union. The team left b~r train for New Plymou th on Monday night. We take this opportu nity of express ing our hearties t thanks to all those who entertai n ed us durino· our visit to Auckla nd . Th e teams were :Auckla nd Gramm ar (blue) .- Dickey (full-ba ck); Lee, Gladdin g, Garlick (three-q uarters ); Fraser, Cashmore (fiv e -eighth s); Frankh am (half-ba ck); IIamilto n, captain (rover) ; Wilson, Batty, Sturt, D e Rungs, Cleghorn, Brenna n, Robinso n (forwar ds ). SchooL -Petty (full-ba ck); Beck, Watson , H . Brown (three-q uarters) ; Fookes, Gibbons (five-ei ghths); C. Brown (half-ba ck ); Eaves (rover) ; Abbott, Stronge , MeN eill, W etere, captain , McCallu m, 0 'N eill, Harman (forwar ds).

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53 Soon after School kicked oif, Beck tried a shot from a penalty , but it was short. 'rhe Gramm ar forward s swept play to School' s quarter , but W etere made an opening for his backs, who raced off in a bright passing bout. School w ere winning the ball from th e scrum, but the thick mud prevent ed the backs from getting off the mark quickly and the slippery ball was difficult to handle. C. Brown cut in well at midfield and put School hot on the ai.tack. The School backs carried on the rush, which ended in Beck racing hard for the corner, but Lee caught him. Cashmo re retired injured and Haddril l replace d him. 'l'he Gramm ar backs adopted close-up tactics, and were quickly clown on School when the latter tried passing bouts. Fraser made a good run, which placed Grammar on t l1e offensiv e, and Brenna n led a dangero us Grammar rush to within ten yards of the School line. From a r e ·ultant scrum Frankh am slipped round on the blind . id e, but was stopped in time. Lee and Hamilto n initiate d a passing bout, which looked dangero us, but an offside pass checked the moveme nt. A School back attack opened in a promisi ng style, but H. Brown kick ed the ball into the hands of Dick ey, who marked . The first quarter ended without score. Fortun es fluctuat ed in t h e early part of the second quarter . Once H . Brown came np fa st , but kno cked on "hen prospec ts we re bright. Gramm ar pressed hard and lost a g-ood c]Jan cc wh en P etty fai led to find the lin e. Lee co uld not get through , althoug h Li e macl e a o·ood effort. Ga !'lick tried a kick f rom a fa ir posit ion, but the ball we11t wid e and was forced . Shortly afterwa rds II. Bro1vn macl e a fin e nm, but Gladcling came across and caught him. B~· this time bot h sets of forward s bore a close resembl ance to the All Blacks, and their mud-co vered ,jer;;cys w er e hard to distingu ish. 'l'he Gramm ar forlrards, led by Hamilto n, wer e playino· well. McNeil l caught Fraser in po.·sess ion in the Gramm ar twenty- five, hut Gramm ar extricat ed tbemselve.- from the difficulty. 'l'he Sc hool ba cks, lJall(l!ing the greasy ball well, opened out in a fin e bout which ao·ain carried play to Gramm ar tenitor, \'. l<'nmkh am ma rk ed and, with a fine kick, drove :::lchool ba ck to l1alf-wa~- . A minute li! ter Frankh am tried a ki ck at goal from a penalty , bnt it fell short. There was st ill no score at half-tim e. 'l'he game had been fai r ly even, and Gramm ar had held the heavier School pack in good style, while a par-

FOOTBALL 54 ticul arly watc hful eye was kept on W etere . mar back s scarc ely saw the ball, but conc entraThe Gram ted on upendin g路 the Scho ol back s, whos e usua l crisp , fast- movi ng game was consi derab ly upse t by the wet ball and the slipp ery grou nd, whic h, by half- time, was chur ned into a sea of mud and wate r. Afte r half- time Scho ol had the bette r of the open ing exch ange s and Gram mar had to force twice . On one occas ion P etty kicke d hard and H. Brow n, who follo wed up fafit, was narro wly beate n by Garliclc on the force down . 'l'h en Gibb ons had a free- kick from a diffic ult posit ion and tLe ball drop ped neatl y over the bar amid wild excit emen t amon g the smal l 'l'ara naki army of supporte rs. Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gram mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 This rever se liven ed the Gram mar team , who rushe d play to the Scho ol twen ty-fiv e line. Follo wing a stren uous forw ard tussl e the ball was dribb led out and Fran kham made a deter mine d effor t to score , but H. Brow n force d. The third quar ter ende d with Scho ol three poin ts in the lead. 'l'h e Scho ol back s again tried to hand le the ball in the last quar ter, but the passi ng was a little errat ic and the move ment s yield ed no mate rial gain . Ther e was gene ral amus emen t when the refer ee led Stron ge to a buck et of wate r on the side- line and helpe d him to wash his f ace, whic h had beco me cove red with mud . Neith er side could do much with the heav y ball, altho ugh both sets of back s were doing their best to open out the game . Gibb ons' eye attra cted a porti on of Eden Park 's mud, and the game was again h eld up while he was atten ded to . Gram mar misse d a kick and the posit ion was mom entarily very dang erou s for School, but a save Gram mar were unlu cky a minu te later . Whe was made . n H. Brow n faile d to pick up a rollin g ball Gm路lick was upon him and Brow n dribb led over the line and force d. A five- yard scrum follo wed, but Scho ol hook ed and force d. Then after five minu tes of defen ce Scho ol came away in a fine burst . Time came as Scho ol lined the hall at Gram mar' s twen ty-five. Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gram mar ..... . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Mr. C. Stret ton refer eed.

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FIRS T FIFT EEN COMPETITION MATCHE S. v. Star A; won 23-6. Scor ers were Bosw ell, H. Brovvn, Wats on and Gibbons. H. Fook es kicke d a penalty goal and H. Brow n conv erted four. v. Star A, at Wes tern Park ; won 27-0. Scor ers were Wats on (3), Eave s, C. Brow n and Beck . H. Brow n conyerte d three and kicke d a pena lty goal. v. Okat o, at Puke kura Park ; won 9-0. Scor ers were MacD onald , Harm an, H. Brow n. This matc h was playe d in mud and wate r. v. Raho tu, at Raho tu; won 14-3. Scor ers were Watson (2), Harm an and Petty . H. Brow n conv erted one. v. Old Boys , at Wes tern Park ; won 15-0. Scor ers were H. Brow n (2), W atson , Fook es, Petty . v. Old Boys , at Puke kura Park ; won 25-0. Scor ers were Wats on (2), H . Brow n, Petty and Eave s. Gibb ons kicke d two pena lties and conv erted one try. H. Brow n also conv erted one. v. Star A, at Wes tern Park ; won 23-3. Scor ers were H. Brow n (2), Wats on (2) and Fook es. H. Brow n converte d four. The First Fifte en then with drew from the comp etitions . They had playe d seven game s and had won seven . Poin ts for, 136. Poin ts again st, 12.

PEA SE CUP. Satu rday , Sept embe r 24, saw the Day Boys and Boar ders of the Scho ol assem bled in full force at Puke kura Park , barra ckin g for their respe ctive team s in the conte st for the P ease Cup. This cup, now in year of comp etitio n, was prese nted by Mrs, its third Ilaw era. 'l'he first two matc hes playe d were Peas e, of won by the Day Boys , but in this one the Boar ders emer ged victo rious by 15 poin ts to nil. The game was very keen and was much more even than the score indic ated. Boar ders had the adva ntag e in the forw ards, haYing pract icall y the First Fifte en pack . 'l'he Day Boys playe d a fine game , but just faile d to comp lete their back move ment s.

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'l'he teams were :Day Boys.-lj"loo kes, Watso n, Petty , C. Drow n, Stron ge, McNe ill, List, l\love rley, Papps , Gorri nge, Dicke y, 'l'l10mas, 'l'hom son, Grace , Hutch en. Board ers.-E aves , .Abbo tt, IIarm an, Stand ish, 1\lcCa llum, McDo nald, 'l'arra nt, McLe an, Gibbo ns, Hayward, .Ande rson, Beck, H. Brow n, Sincla ir, \Veter e. Plny fluctu at ed in t he openi ng stages , Day Boys doing most of the attack ing. A fine piec e of work by Abbo tt took play to midfield, where McLe an opene d play on the left by transf erring to Ancl erson, who hande d to Drow n. With a strong run, the winge r beat Petty and fendin g Watso n and l\fcNe ill scored n ear the posts. He fail ed with the kick . Board ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Day Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Soon afterw ards th e Da y Boys mad e a strenu ous effort on \Vatso n 's wing. 'l'h e ~;peedy three -quar ter made sever al fin e nms, but was alway s upend ed b efore he could . reacl1 the line. On one occasion h e passe d infield to Move rley, who crosse d but could not groun d the ball. Then event s took a sensa tiona l turn. Eaves nnd Harm an, r allyin g the Boar<l e rs , brok e t hroug h t l1 e oppos ing backs with th e ball at toe. 'l' he movem ent was finish ed bv Beck , "·!10 came up the fi eld !n great st~·l e, kicke d infi elci, dribb led over and scored . Gibbo ns kick ed a good goal. Board ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Day Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 On r esumi ng the Day Boys work ed strenu ously and broug ht off som e crisp mov em ents. Once, while d ef en din g, they got into troub l e throu g h a r eboun d. C. Brow n, howev er, made sever al nic e nm s that took them ou t of clang er. A little later Fook es was unsuc cessfu l at goaling from a f' r cc kick. After that, Boa rder.· took th e offens iv e. A nice run by lln ywa rcl, with a well-t imed pass to Beck, gaYe Boal'(lCJ·s a third try. Gibbo ns fnil ccl to nclcl t h e extra points . Board ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Day Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Board ers k ept attack ing. Secur ing from a line-o ut }lcCallmn set tlJe backs movin g, t h e ball trav ellin g to Beck, who just failed to get ov er. A while after the ,rino·e r narro wly misse d a drop- kick. lj"ll'Om a loose scrum 0 t he ball ti·ave lled to Hayw ard, who kick ed a b eautif ul field goal. Tim e sound ed shortl y afterw ards with the .·core : Board ers 15 Day Boys 0 .J1r. Eggle ton was r efer ee.

SECOND FIFT EEN GAMES. Y. Old Boy~; lo~t 9-0. Scho ol put up a great fight again st a mu~!J h eavie r and more exp erienc ed team. White head sco r ed. \' . Star; lo st H-0. " · Oka to , at Okato ; "· on 30-3. Schoo l fielde d a t eam, which playe d a hat:d game. rn~ e score rs wcre: Beck (3), Ande rson (2), Ltst and Stanc hsb. Bur\\·ell conv e rted two and Beck one. Hayw ard lnckec l a penal ty goal. ~t r ong

y . C'l if't on, at W nita ra ; won 29-0. 'l'h e score rs were: \\Ta rner (:1 ) , 13unvcll ( ~ ) , Stancli~h ancl Spens er. Burwe ll co1w e rtc(l four .

\'. 'l'nkap n B, nt l{a ceco ursc; won 8-G. 'l'he scorer s \\·ere Stanc1islt ancl IIa,vw cud. Bnnv ell conv er ted on e. 'l'h e gam e was pln ye cl in slush. "· Olcl

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\'. 'l'nka pa A, <lt 'l'ukap o gTotm d; \\'OD by clefnu lt. Y. Star; lo st 5-17. Sincla ir scored nnd Beck conYertecl. Y. 01-:ato; won by d efault . Y. Cli fton, at W estern Park ; won 38-0 . 'l'h e score rs w err: Brck (8) , Sh t•pher d (2), Sinc~a it· (2~, and Ancle rson. i1Pek <'On\·t•ri'Pcl S<·n·n of th e r 1g ht tn es. \' . 'l'ukap n H; \\·on by d efault .

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AN NUAL ST~EPLECHAS~

THIRD FIFTE EN GAMES. v . School l<'ifth Fifteen , at Raceco urse; won 35-0. 'l'h e scorers were: Symes (3), Simpso n (2), Dickie , Williams, Grace, Ekdah l (I each) . Symes conver ted four. v . Old Boys; lost 3-6 . William s scored. v . School Fourth F ifteen, at Raceco urse; won 12-0. 'l'he scor ers were: Simpso n (2), Ekdah l, Poole (1 each). v. Tnkap a, at Raceco urse; won 14-0. Scorer s were: Gibbs (2), '!'arran t, Little. Dickie conver ted one. v. Star, at W estem Park; lost 16-0.

v . School Fifth Pifteen , at l~acecourse; won 21-0. Scorer s were: Grace (3), 'l'homp son, Will iams, 'l'arran t, R. Sutton (1 each). v. School Fourth :F'iftee n; won 13-0. Scorer s were: Grace (1), Little (2). Grace also drop-k icked a goal. v. 'l'ukap a, at 'l'ukap o ground ; won 27-0. Scorer s were: Little (2), Gibbs, 'l'homa s, R. A. Shaw, Ekdah l and Grace. Sutton conver ted two and 'l'anan t one. v. Star; won 3-0.

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v. Old Boys; won 6-3. Scorer s were: Little, Thoma s. This game put Old Boys and School level in the comp etition . The first play-of f resulte d in a draw, 3-3. Little kicked a penalty . The second play-of f resulte d in another draw, Little kickin g anothe r p enalty. Owing to the School vacatio n a third play-off was imposs ible and the game was awarde d to Old Boys, who were narrow ly defeate d by the Southe rn winner s.

FOURTH FIFTE EN GAMES. v. Star; lost 8-3. 'l'reloa r kicked a penalty . v. Old Boys; l ost 30-0. v . 'l'nkap a, <lt Rarcco un:r; won 6-3. Good and Burr.

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v. Scho ol Piftl1 F if1 ecn; won H -0. Scorcl' s were R. Sutton (2 ) an1 Wynya rcl (2). Sutton also conve rted one.

V . Old Boys ' at Tukap o ; l ost 6-9 · 'l'he scorers were Wynya rd and Wallac e. v. Third Fifteen ; lost 13-0 . v. Fifth Fifteen ; won 6-0. Scorer s were Fama and Lysagh t. G Tukap a. drawn 8-8. 'l'relo ar scored and . su t ton ~icked a p~nalty goal and conv erted one. v. Star; lost 14-0.

FIFTH FIFTE EN GAMES. v. Old Boys; lost 31-0. v. School Third Fifteen ; lo st 35-0. 'l'hev v 'l'ukap a . l ost 16 -oa . " pl ayed a hhard l ftgamea . ' for Se oo a er agains t a h eavy teanh1. lfDavies scored Perry kicked a penalt y fine run from near a -way. o·oal and conver ted the try. 0 v. Star; lo st 22-0. v. Old Boys; l ost -±6-0. v. School Pourth Fifteen ; lost H-0. v. School 'l'hird P.iftee n; lost 21-0. v . Star; lost 23-0. v. School Pourth Fifteen ; lo st 6-0.

ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE (J. P. McDon ald.)

0 b . the annual steeple chase was On 'l'hursd ay, . cto e! 6' G W akmho olf L'm l-,s. 'l'he races not th decide d a~ e mw < etitlon but set the runner s tasks

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t heir stamin a. . ·ust under The distanc e for the semor event was J h d. ds ·t . iles r by some t hree and three-q ua! er m · '·~shorte . to an alterat ionuninrethe or va l'cls t iHm 11 revwu, .ly, owl 0"' .,< • -tended ·. . . l' r l'· o· fCl1CeS . lhe course ex po~J tLO~] ofo·;]ltli~ ~~~c ~~o~g t h e beach, back il.long th~ face ar~~: ~l~f€.'3 inland' throug h the links agam, ~~kmg ~ ~~de detom<' swingi ng round in front of the pavl lOll, an

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finishing on the flat near the main road. For th e junior ra~e t h e course r emained as in other years, its di ~; tanc e bemg about one and a-half miles. An innovation this year was an intermediate ev ent for boy s betw een th e ao·es 0 of 14 and 16. This_ wa~; n ecessary o.wing to th e stea cly mcre~se amo_ng semor competito r s in r ecent years, and especially th1s y ear, owing to th e amalgamation of the

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61 'l'h e jun ior race proYed v ery excit in g. T. Davies, a \' er_v .·mall bo,\·, gain t:'rl and h eld th e lead until the last gate, wb en Cah ert , a scratch man, drew up on him. DaY tes :s p rint ed , clt'e\1' ::tway, and won comfortab l~r by some tlnr t~· ~' <l t 'fls , \nt!J C::t lv ert, who g-a in ed fastest time, second . In t he in t e rm ediat e run R Coo k took til e lead half a from !Jome a~cl , nmn ing strongly, won by fifty yards from D. Allen , w1th J. McCa nley third. 'l'b en came D. Stace an cl V. Sta ce, both off 20 seconds, to gain fastest ::tnd second fast est t imes r espectiv ely, a b::tre two seconds separating them . ~ile

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D . Bnclcl , off 10 seconds in t he senio r event, went to· t he front about a m il e from home and h eld his lead to win by ov e L· fift? )·n rcls from C. Griffit hs, w ho was just ahead of vV. Rawson. 'l'h e fon rth man was R. List, off scmtch , \\·ho by m erito rions r un nin g- g-a in ed fast est time .. D eta ils a r c as follows: -

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two schools. Tn ot he r y ears sc ratc]J men h ad found difficulty in getting throug h, as ma v well be imao· in ecl wh en the in t erm ediate compet itors al~n e numb er ecl oYer two hundred. ]n distance it \\'as short of t he senior by about three-q~m ~·ters of a mile, w hile its course, e x c~pt for t he om1ss10n of t he last long- r icl g e, " ·as t he sam e. 'l'h e Technical College Steeplecbase Cup h as been award ed to the winn er of this eYent, an cl we haY e to t hank Mrs. Easton and lt er son Georg-e f or cl onating-, in m emory of the late _Mr. Easton, a lnmclsomr chnlleng·e c np for t he fastest time. . It ~s p_leasing to not e that, of t be eighty who started ln th e JUmor race , th e two hundred in th e intermediate an~l th e hundred in_ th e . senior, pract ically every bo); fimsh ed- th e maJo n ty w1t h gr eat dnsh and th e others without app_ Ht'ing- un d ul y distres.- cd . Thi s " ·as probably du e to th e m e rease<l number of pi!pnc hnses, as fnll advan1age w as ta ken of t he fine sp ell of weat her pre \·ailin g for .·ome weeks befor e th e steeplcclt ases wer e helcl.

,JllNTOR R.ACE. I. W. DaYi es (ROsec.), 13min. 39sec. . . . . . . .

1 Ca l vert (scr. ) , 12min. 30see. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alsop (JOsec.), 12min. 46sec. . . . . . . . . . . . :J 'l'b omson (scr .) , 12min. 38sec. . . . . . . . . . . 4 Callagltan (scr.) , 12min . 5~s ec . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. B erryman (20sec .), 13min. 13sec . . . . .. : . 6 II. Co oper (20sec.), 13min. 22sec. . . . . . . . . . . 7 h Watt (:=lOscc .), ]:1min. :38,., ec. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 K. FairbrothE'r ( 60~; cc . ), 14m in. 10sec. . . . . . 9 R. Crush (90sec.), 14min. :);)sec. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 K . Rouse (20sec .) , 13min. 50sec. . . . . . . . . . . 11 D. Clemow (scr.), 13min. 32se c. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 'l'b en follow ecl J. Mo rton (30sec.) , N. S. Saunders (50sec .), D. Blacldt>y (i50sec. ), v\T. L iley (30sec.), N. Gt·iffith (3 0sec.) , L. Brewer (60>iec.) , D. Latham (10sec. ) , J. W est (sc r.) , P. Powell (scr. ), N. J. Gilb er t (scr. ) , A. Field (lOsec .), R. Lobb (20sec. ) , P .. McDonn ell (50sec.) . ( '. S. T. A.

Fastest Times. C. Calvert, 12min. 30see .. . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1'. 'l'bomson, 12min. 38sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Alsop, 12min. 45. ec ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Callag-han, 12min. 52sec ....... . ..... , .

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J. Fogdcn ( 60sec.), 23min. 59 sec. . . . . . . . . . . 8 G. S. Andcrson (scr. ), 23min. 14-sec. . . . . . . . 9 C. Stacc (20scc. ) , 23min . 37sec. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vv. A . Beck (scr .), 23min. 20sec . . . . . . . . . . . 11 G. Ewcut (10sec.), 23min. 41sec. . . . . . . . . . . 12 '1'. W atson (70scc .), 24-min. 55sec. . . . . . . . . . 13 R. W aite (10sec.), 24min. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 W. J . W att (10sec .) , 24min. 3sec.l . . . . . . . . 15 G. C. Grace (10sec .), 24min. 10sec . . . . . . . . . 16 I. Symes ( 30sec.), 24min. 38sec. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 R. W ynyard (30sec .) , 24min. 41sec. . . . . . . . 18 R. Sutton (20sec.), 24min. 32sec. . . . . . . . . . . 19 J. Tate ( 40sec.), 24min. 54sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Then follow ed R. Stewart (20sec.), D. R. McCallum (20sec. ) , B . Grieve (50sec .), N. Gardiner (40sec.), ~ · Thomson (20sec.), Laclbrook (100sec), J. A. Smcl a1r (20sec.), M. Palm cr (5 0sec .), G. Tyrrell (50;:;ec.), R. L. Shaw (40sec.). Fastest Times. T. R. List, 22min. 35sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 W. Rawson, 22min. 38sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B. vValsham, 22min. 48sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 J. F. McDonald , 23min. 7sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 C. Griffith, 23min. 7sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 G. S. Anderson, 23min. 14sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A . C. Shepherd, 23min. 18sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D. Budd, 23min. 18sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Points for School champion ships were scor ed as follows: Senior.-W . A. Beck 5 points, J. E. Warner 3 points, R. W atson 1 point. ,Tlmior.-W .•T. Thomas 5 points, G. W. C. Shepherd 3 points, '1'. D eath 1 point. Under· 14 Years.-·C. A . Ca lv ert 5 points, '1'. 'l'h omson 3 points, A. Callaghan 1 point. lTncler ] 2 Years.- N. S. Snunclers 5 points, D. I. Black ley :{ points, P. ~fcD01mell 1 point. . . Pncler 10 Yea rs.- .1 . ('. Blnnclell 5 points, P . Qmlll am 3 points. The School desires to acknowled ge its indebtedn ess to th e Golf Club fo r placing th e course and its appointments so unreserve dly at its disposal, and to Mr. Blundell for so carefully keeping the sheep off the track.

R. Cook (70sec.) , 20min. 1sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . D. 0. Alien (RO:..;ec.) , 201nin . 25sec . . . . . . . . . J. McCauley (70sec.), 20min. 3:'5sec. . . . . . . . D. Stace (20sec.), 19min. 53scc. . . . . . . . . . . . V. Stace (20sec.), 19min. 55 sec. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Richards (100sec.) , 21min. 26sec. . . . . . . M. Gore (100;:;ec.), 21min. 44sec. . . . . . . . . . . A . Wells (40sec.), 20min. 46sec. . . . . . . . . . . . E. W ebber (60s ec.) , 21min. 7sec. . . . . . . . . . . 1\IL Morris (10sec. ), 20min. 17sec. . . . . . . . . . R. Anderson ( 40sec. ), 20min. 50sec. . . . . . . . J . Fenwick (70sec .), 21min. 28sec. . . . . . . . . . K. Rea (70sec.), 21min. 29sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Rea (40sec. ), 21min. 21sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. J. Davies (scr .), 20min. 25sec. . . . . . . . . . . R. Veale (50sec.), 21min. 22sec. . . . . . . . . . . . A . Dickie ( 40sec.), 21min. 13sec. . . . . . . . . . . I. Lawrence (50sec.), 21min. 23sec. . . . . . . . . D. Pitt (120sec.), 22min. 34sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . A . Wylde-Br own (60sec.), 21min. ~5sec . . . . .

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'l'hen followed L. Dickey (scr.), W. J . Th omas (scr.), F. B . Read (90sec.), Dingle (70sec.) , J. W. Johnson (70sec.), J. Archer (60sec.), R. A. Gibbons (70sec.), G. W. J . Shepherd (scr. ) , D. McCallum (60sec.), P . Loten ( 60sec.) , M. IIoneyfi elcl (70sec.), J. F. Wilson ( 40sec .) . Fastest Time;:;. D. Stace, 19min. 53sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Stace, 19min. 55sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co ok, 20min. 1sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Morris, 20min . 17sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. 0. Allen, 20min. 25scc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E . ,J. Davic;:;, 20min. 25sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SENTOR RA CE. D . Budd (70sec.)., 23min. J 8src. . . . . . . . . . . . C. Griffith;:; (40scc.), 23m in. 7scc. . . . . . . . . . . W . Rawson (10sec.), 22m in. 38sec. . . . . . . . . '1'. R. List (:c r.), 22min. 35sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Walsham (scr. ), 22min. 48sec. . . . . . . . . . . J. F. McDonald (10sec.), 2:3min. 7sec. . . . . . . A. C. Shepherd (20sec.), 23nlin. 18sec. . . . .

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HOUSE NOTES (R L. Shmv aml D. G. Ph illips. )

'l'h e third t erm started off well with a r ecord sp ell of fine weath er, which was all tbe mor·e acceptable aftc 1' th e continual rains wbich w e hacl experi enc ecl clnring th e holicla?s . On the second Saturday of term, th e own ership of the P ease Cup for the year 1927 was d ec id ed in tb e annufll football match versus tlre Day Boys, played this y ear on th e Pukekura Park g round . 'L'h e Day Boys put up a most eredita ble performance, but were outclai'ised by the sp eed and combination of th e Boa rd ers, and th e hotl~' - c ont est e cl game end ed with th e score at 15-0 in f<n·our of th e latter. Vle hop e that th e P ease Cup ma.v long· remain in th e capable l1 amh; of its present holcl crs. Th e period sin ce our la st is~m e has unfortunat ely not been without its tal e of wo e as r·eg-ards epid emi cs . 'l'owards th e end of last t erm, man~' of th e board ers cl eYPlopedmumps, from which diseAse not even th e m emb er s DuriiH\' th e thircl of th e board in g staff w ere ex empt. t cnn, th e measles took a l1 eavY toll. This was most un lnck~-, esp ecially in vie" · of t l; e fa ct that many of those who canght th e clis case w ere to sit for examinations at th e end of th e y ear. So bacl wafi th e infection , ind eed , that it was imposf.lible to go to brcl at night withont th e f reling that on e wonlcl rist• iipott ecl in th e morning.

SPORTS DAY.

During tll e y ear it wafi founcl n cccssar~· to in cr ease th e accommodation for the large numb er of board er s, 11nd for this purpose wer e built th e two n ew clonnit01·ies 'l'b e bu ilding, which was opposite th e dining-room. op ened fo r u se 11t th e beginning of th e se cond t erm, con sists of two fin e large clorm itori es, a clr~· ing--r o om , shower room, and mast ers ' rooms. 'L'h e id ea of daylight saving has been r eceiv ed with somewhat mixed f eelings by all of ns. Opposed to thr fact tbat it gives great opportunity for continuation of sports later in th e day, is the lurking t hought that, however much w e may try to deceive ourselv es, we Arc actually l'is ing and taking onr cold shower s an hour earli er each morning. H. FOOKES OVER THE BAR.

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Quite a new departure in th e way of Sch ool institutions was th e introdnction of t h e Chess Club earl~' in the second term . F r om a snw ll beg-inning-, tbe membership rose rapid ]~- to considerable proportions; even masters join ed . Th e levy ing of a small subscription en abled several n ew sets to be pnrchasecl; a laclcler an d several tournam ents put it on a secure footing-, and soon the game became quit e an obsession with the followers of the check ered boa rcl. On one occasion, a Saturday night, a graml Chess Festival was h elcl (in the Sixtl1 Form room) with prizes for the to urn ament winners. The first heat of fascination cooled after a while, however, and now, after a short epid emic of "pontoon ," ch efis h as become the r eco gnised din n er-tim e game. lV[uch to t he chagrin of a few "rag-time" enthusiasts, " jaz;:" music h as r ece nt]~- been fo rbid den, owing to the fact t hat its cliscords aml monotony caufied m ental anguish to th ose in authorit:' . '!.'h e ban, we trust, will be liftecl some time !n th e n ear fntnre; m ea nwhile we must continu e to ex ist in an atmosph er e of hop es-a nd classics: Since t he n ew gymnasium has been fitted up, we haYe been spendin g- m uch of our spare time practising clown th er e on . t he appa ratus. 'l'hose of the mo re agil e boarders ,,.110 arc comin ;.>: bnck n ext ~-c ar baY e bern cliviclecl into t h rec groups, eac h consisting of a bo ut fifteen pr ospective )!ymnasts. One of th ese is tak en b~- 1\fr. Syk es from 6.30 ti ll 7.:30 on Tn cscl a~' ewnings , wh il e Mr. Blennerhassett inst ructs th e ot her two on Momlay ancl WNln esclay mornings r es p ec tiv e ]~- , between th r hours of half-past f:iix and half-past seven. 'Ne wish to exp r e>;s om路 g ratitml e to these gentlemen for so unselfishly sacrificing their own time to instruct us in gymnastic work. At first Gym. in wet of th e track, this difficult ~-

it was some\1路hat clangerons to reach the weath er on account of: th e slipp ery state but since t he n ew track has been finished, has been OYercomc.

On October 17, Mr. Renaucl, organist at St. lVfary's Church, was kincl enough to giYe a r ecit al for tbe beneflt of the pupils of the two hig h schools. Needless to say, we all went along, and were after wards truly glad we had clone so, in Yiew of: the quality of the music. lVIr. Renaucl playecl exce ll entl~' , l1 is in terpretations of Chopin's

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"P rel ude in D flat ma jor " and of Bo cch erin i's "Minu et" bei ng exc ept ion all: v goo d . His rencler.in g of 1\Tendelss ohn 's "Sp 1·in g So ng, " a pri me fav our ite wit h all, wa.i> wo nde ful. Suc h a recit<1l is dou rbly <I cce pta hl e, com bin ing as it cloes she er pleai>m·e wit h the cl1ancc of wiclening one 's kno wle dge of mu sic. Sin ce it~ r ece nt 1·c. tor atio n, the org an in St. Ma ry's is one of tlJC finei>t in the cou ntr y. We mig ht as we ll sta te tha t the for me r dis app ear anc e of the mo rni ng pap er, hit her to bla me d on the clog, has bee n con clu siv ely pro ved to nes s of the pre fec ts in fol low hav e been due to the kee ning the cri cke t res ults . On Oc tob er 9 the re ent ere d the por t of Ne w Ply mo uth the '' Ma taro a, '' the lar ges t pas sen ger ves sel tha has yet bee n ber the d her e. t Ac sen ior sch ool boy s wa s inv ited cor din gly , a par ty of thi rty on boa rd on the foll ow ing We dne sda y eve nin g, so tha t the y mig ht hav e a cha nce seeing "th e wo rks " of a big of tha t the inv itat ion wa s acc oce an line r. It ~Yas not ice d ept bap s, bec aus e a par ty fro m ed wit h ala crit y, this , per inv ited . Af ter bei ng sho wn the Gir ls' Sch ool wa s also some ide a of her size and lux ove r the ves sel, and gai nin g uri anc e, we adj our ned to the ''pi ctu re pal ace '' on boa rd, and we re sho wn some movie s, the n r etu rne d to Sch ool at abo ut 9.30. We wis h to tak this opp ort uni ty of tha nki ng the officers and cre w of e ves sel for the ir hos pita lity . the We wis h to off er our con gra tul atio ns 'to Mr . Blu nde ll on his rec ent eng age me nt. Ow ing to the fac t tha t sev it has bee n fou nd pos sib le to era l boy s hav e lef t rec ent ly, its bed s, the ir occ upa nts goi cle ar one ent ire dor mit ory of ng to fill the pla ces vac ate by tho se wh o had l eft the d Sch for me d ser ves adm ira bly for ool. The em pty roo m thu s a mu sic- roo m, and , a pia no hav ing bee n mo ved in, it is use d reg ula rly for orc hes tra pra ctic e. Du rin g the win ter term , as usu al, Mis s Be dfo rd and Miss Hu mp hri es hel d the ir dan cin g classes, wh ich pro ved as pop ula r as eve r. The ext end ed eve nin g, hel d in St. Ma ry 's Ha ll on the las t Th urs day of term , wa s a com ple success, and all tho se wh o we nt tho rou ghl y enj oye d the te mselves. The bri ght nes s of the dec ora tion s, the gay fan cy cos tum es, and the. exc elle nt mu sic sup pli ed by Or r's orc hes tra all com bin ed to ma and wh en we fina lly bro ke ke the eve nin g del igh tfu l, up at mid nig ht it wa s wit h fee ling s of reg ret .

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Co mm ent wa s aro use d w1 f our illu stri ous rcf ect s app em ·ed one mo rni Jen one o d ng wi. th a sadly black,en.e p. 0 11 beino· nuestionecl, he sho we d a ten den cy to" ard s c\. c. "' ' 1 . but sin ce the re luw c bee n ··or f mu1 tecl thr ee eYaswn, a · ' . . the ori es reg ard , · ·h w pub lish ing the ong m of the b 1cmls . e the m; the y are , tha t it wa s(1) Du e to an acc ide nt in the laborator y-(possi~ly.) (2) Th at he wa s thr ow ing him sel wh ile pla yin g "N apo leo n's f abo ut to?, Wildly La st Ch arg e on the lon 0'-suffering pia no - (pr oba bly .) (3) No~ly rec eiv ed in the exe cut ion of his du ty( we wo nde r !) We he arTh at the pre fec t wh o ran som eon e else 's mo . tor -bik . e into a car , fin din g it eve n har der tha n his hea d, lS get tmg alo ng qui te nic ely , tha nk you . Th at the re we re sev eral fi rew . or·ks· let off in the tow n on Gu y Faw kes ' nig ht. Th at He -wh o-m ust -be -ob eye d has see n om: mo der n D on J uan , Joh n , doi n' mu ch dam age wh ile fid dlm g rou nd in the lab ora tor y. Th at the pre fec ts' clo ck mu st be ma de ?f ind iar ubb er, as it fre que ntl y ma kes sho rt but vio l ent Jou rne ys dow n the cor rid ors . 'fh at the so no· "R ose Ma rie ," onc e so pop ula r wit h a ·tai n occ upa nt ~f the Old Ho use , has now (lik e the gol f cer . . ins tru ctio n giY .. by the sam e wo rtl1 en m the R ace cou rse y) .. . , , h een rel ega ted to the dim pai>t. We sJgh foi a bro the . l wh ose foncl ho:res hav e bee n so rud ely sha tter ed. On r Enp;lish ma ste r bei ng int ere ste d in. the e~ymo:ogy of the sch ool b oy "pa toi s," we her e offer l~lm s~m ~ exa mp les in eve ryd ay use . The y are : D~rno, corf~r, stu rt'u n cat sm eat , sul pha te (no th in g to clo wJt h sulphm _)l .l10 tt , cl -.:ne fee l sur e tha t be ;y, 1101 ' . wil l be am ply rep mc vv ' f:or ~nv houri> of res ear ch tha h t he mig ht spe nd on t em .

SHO OTIN G NOT ES (E. Harma n.) Owing to yar·iou s other attrac tions this term, we have RO far been unable to hold our flnnua l shoot for the long-r ange champ ionshi p. Most of the other trq,phi es arc d ecid ed on the annua l class-f iring results . It is to be regret ted that the Schoo l has had to withdraw from the We ekly Press compe tition this year. Th e condit ions of this compe tition have been chang ed consider abl y, and notice of this fact was not sent to us in t ime to give a reason able chance of puttin g up a fight. 'l'h e condit ion s now are the same as those for the Imper ial Challeng e Shield comp etition , from which we had to withd raw a few years ago . 'l'h e firing poRitions and size of tar gets are so altered as to r ender it impossible to r each anythi ng lik e efficien cy in three w eeks , the time at our dispos al. \Vith all clue respec t 1'o Defen c e, we questi on the wisdo m of doing awa ~r with the only compe tition based upon the muske try co urse ns laic1 down. 'rhe competitio n now is not based upon anythi ng aR laid down, not CYen the rifles. Ther e can be no questi on that to secure 11 g·ood a)l-rou nd effici enc~r in muske try, compe titions shonld be based on the muske try course , and such contests ns the Distrt ct Rifle Meetin gs be en courag ed. At tbe annua l A rea Rifle Meetin g for Cadets , held on Octob er 21 and 22, memb ers of th e Schoo l Contin gent did well, some of them makin g quite a substa ntial amoun t of pocket -mone y. In fact, t he major ity of the prize-m oney was won by Schoo l Cad ets. On accoun t of the record entrie s r eceived, it was found neccHsary to extend the meetin g over two days, instea d of the cnHtomary one. This fact goes to show t hat the musk etry t rainin g is becomin g more of a subj ect of inter est amon g t h e Cad ets than merely a boring necess ity. The order and scoreR of Schoo l compe titors in the Yarion s match es were as fo llow: MATC H No . 1 (under· 16 years; .22 rifles ). Cadet N . Fooke s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Cadet A. Dickie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cadet G. Duff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Cadet A. Benne tt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cadet R. Rob ertsba w . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cad et H. Marti n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cadet D. Syme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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MATC H No. 2 (unde r 16 years) . ~adet J. Ander son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet A. Benne tt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cad et A. Diclcie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cad et N. Fooke s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet H. Short . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lance -Corpo ral ,J. McLea n . . . . . . . Cadet R. Brads haw . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet R. Gibbo ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet L. MacG regor . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MA'rC il No. 3 (under 16 years) . Cadet N. Foolces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cad et ,J. Birch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lance -Corp oral J. l\'IcLean . . . . . . . Cadet A. Dicki e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet J. Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet L. J ackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet .1:.\.. . Benne tt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet R ees-J ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cad et P. Dickso n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cad et R. W y lcl e-Bro>vne . . . . . . . . .

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MATC H No. 1 (over 16 years; .303 rifleti). Corpo ral A. Mills . . . . . .... . .. . 64 Cadet D. Ashley ...... ...... .. . . 60 Corpo ral A. Andrew~ . . . . . . . . .. . . 61 Cadet W. Snell . . .. ·.· ...... .. .. . 60 MATC H No . 2 (ov er 16 year s) . Corpo ral A . Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Serge ant M. Stand ish . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Cad et C. Palme r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 MA'l'C H N o. 3 (over 16 years) . Corpo ral A. Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cadet C. Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 AGGR EGAT E FOR HlGH ES'r SCOR E IN MA'l'C HES 1, 2 and 3. Cad et N . Fookc s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Cade t A. Dicki c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Cadet A. Benne tt . . . ...... ...... 198 Lance -Corpo ral J. McLea n . . . . . . . 198

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(By "St and Eas y." ) Sin ce the cam p hel d in Ma rch bot h A and B Compan ies hav e bee n ma inly on rou tine wo rk, com ple ting and rev isin g the syl lab us for the yea r. Bo th com pan ies par ade d on An zac Da y and too k par t in the ma rch pas t the Cen ota ph and to the ser vic ma rch ing wa s spl end id and e at Puk eku ra Par k. 'l'he tho se boy s wh o par ade d are to be con gra tula ted . The syl lab us of wo rk for Cad ets doe s not go bey ond par ade gro und wo rk, so it ten ds to bec om e mo not ono us eve n to the kee nes t N.C.O. h eld a :fiel d day , wh en a sma Con seq uen tly las t yea r we ll tem pte d. One pro fits by one tac tica l sch em e was at's mis tak es, so tha t this year we are mu ch bet ter off. A Com pan y has ext end ed its wo rk to bat tle dril l, and lur kin g pan the r-li ke for ms hav e bee n see n of late pro wli ng am ong the gul lies and hed ges of the Sch ool gro und s. It is rum our ed tha t the se wer e bel ate d pla too n com ma nde rs sea rch ing for the ir "Lo st Leg ion s.'' On nex t :field day A Com pan y inte nds to tak e the key pos itio n wit h elan . B Com pan y are equ ally determ ine d to def end to the las t ma n. It is to be r egr ette d tha t the re wil l be no cam p nex t yea r. Cam p offe rs a spl end id opp ort uni ty for try ing out all ran ks in the ir res pec tive jobs. 'l'he re the gro wle rs, wo rke rs and shi rke rs ine vita bly :find the ir level. New boy s too get a cha nce of me etin and a mu ch mo re com pan ion g tho se alre ady at Sch ool abl e spi rit pre vai ls as a resul t. "Th e pow ers tha t be, " how eve r, say tha t the y hav e no mo ney , so tha t cam ps can be hel d on alte rna te yea rs onl y. '!'hose boy s wl10 com pet ccl mu st be con gra tnl lltecl on t hei llt the Dis tt路ic t Me etin g r fine sltootin g. We tak e tltis opp ort uni ty of wis hin g Cap tain L. An dre w, V.C., suc ces s in his tou r of dut y in Ind ia, and

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MP ION SHI PS 71 also of wel com ing his succ ess01;, Cap tain Dy kes . We wish also to con gra tula te F. Dav is on gai nin g a cad etsh ip at the Roy al Mi lita ry College , San dhu rst, Eng lan d. Aft er a two yea rs' cou rse he wil l rec eiv e his com mis sion on the New Zea lan d Sta ff Cor ps. It is ple asin g to not e tha t dec ide d to go to the ref res her a num ber of boy s hav e cou rse hel d at Tre nth am in Jan uar y, 1928. 'l'hi s hel ps N.C.O. 's con sid era bly and keeps us up- to-d ate in our trai nin g me tho ds. Ou r tha nks are due to the Def enc e staf f for the ass istance the y hav e so free ly giv en_us dur ing the yea r.

BO XIN G CH AM PIO NS HI PS (W . Ha yw ard .) The box ing cha mp ion shi ps this yea r too k pla ce in the Sch ool Gy mn asiu m on Thu rsd ay, No vem ber 10. The re was a ver y larg e atte nda nce , and all enj oye d the exc elle nt pro gra mm e pro vid ed. 'l'he tou rna me nt as usu al was spl end idly con trol led , the arr ang em ent s lea vin g not hin g to be des ired . We wer e for tun ate this yea r in hav ing a wel l equ ipp ed gym nas ium in wh ich to trai n, and und er the cap abl e sup ervisi on of Mr. Egg leto n the boy s acq uire d a tho rou gh kno wle dge of rin gcr aft. Mr. '1'. Tho mp son officiat ed as refe ree and his dec isio ns alw ays gav e ent ire sati sfa ctio n. 'l'he oth er officials we re: Jud ges , Mr. W. H. Moyes, Mr. A. L. Mo ore , Mr. J. W. Con neJl, and Mr. H. G. Dy er; tim eke epe r, Mr. G. F. Be rtra nd; ann oun cer , Mr. A. J. Pap ps; me dic al exa m iner , Dr. Wi lso n; glo ve stew ard s, Mr. A. Blu nde ll and Mr. W. Shr imp ton ; official rec ord er, Mr. A. W. Dip ros e; finals stew ard , Mr. R. C. Wi lso n; official sec ond s, E. Ha rma n, C. Mc Nei ll, '1'. Lis t and A. Bec k.

'i'he committee comprised : Mr. F. J. Eggleton ( cha11'inan), R. Wynyarcl, R. Shaw, K. Gibbons, D. Ashley, J. Wallace and D. Latham (joint secretarie s). Boxing instructor , Mr. F. J. Eggleton. All are to be h eartily congratul ated on the manner in which they carried out their duties, and the success of the tourname nt generally. 'l'he results of the prelimina ry fights (held on November 3) were as follows:Uncl er 5st. 7lb .- S. Henclerso n drew with F. B. Reid; J. Anderson a bye. Under 7st.- J. McCauley beat '1'. 'l'hompson ; Hunter beat R. Griffiths; D. Latham b eat Calvert. Semi-final : ,J. McCauley beat Hunter. Under 6.-t.-S. Smith beat II. Gray. Under 9st.- A. vVylcle-Brown beat F. Deighton; Nicholls beat K. l\'Iatthews ; lVL Sha"路 beat ,Johnson. Semi-final : A. Wylde-Br own beat Nicholls. 'l'JJc rcsulb.; on the final night were:-

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FLYWETG II'l'. Quilliam beat BewlC'~-. - 'l'hesc t"路o boys are cousins 11ncl they gave quite 11 goocl exhibit ion. '!'here was Yery little clifferencc between them all through, and it wa. 路 only by the narrowest of margins that Qnilliam won. :\feyilJe beat Arthnr.- Artlnll' was most agg1路essive, but he timecl his blows baclly, with the r es nlt .that he very rarely connectecl. Nevi lle, on t he other hand, was always steady ancl time after time penetrated his opponent's d efence ancl thus ;;cored by the pointfi, particular ly with the left . Final.-Ne ville beat Qnilliam: Neville was the heavier of the two boys, and wa~; too good for Quilliam. He won with something to spare. lTNDER 5st. h0at PowC'1'.- :\fol11n made most of the fighting in eac h l'Omlcl, bttt dicl not ea lT? right throug l1 with his blows, witb the result that while be was more Yersatilc :\~ohm

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and used both hands his punches lacked sting . Power for the greater part of the bout only attempted to use his left and did not show a very impressive d'efence. Nolan won comfortably. FinaL- Nolan beat Allen: Nolan did not put up such a good display as in his contet:it with Power, but still he knew too much about the game for Allen and won fairly comfortably . He led all the way. UNDEI~

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FinaL-E. Henderson beat J. Anderson: Anderson did most of the attacking, but Henderson met the onslaught determinedly, and just before the gong ended the first round he landed a pretty right to the chin. Anderson again forced the fighting in the second round, but Henderson remained very stead~' and using both bands :nicely, probably b ad a sli ght advantage at the end of the mix-up. In the last round he rush ed in just as vigorously as Anderson bad done in the two previous rounds, and leading w'ith a useful left won the fight. UNDER 6st. FinaL- Carroll beat F. Reid.-Canoll had an advantage in reach and did most of the leading in the first two rounds, displaying a Yery neat straight left, with which he scored to the body. 1'ltis was particularly valuable in the first round. ln the second round he varied his style somewhat and used tile left to the l1ead and face and followed up with t he right to the body. 'l'he third was more or less a repetition of the other two rounds, but at the :-:ame time Cauoll did not have matters his own way by any means. Reid on several occasions, in fact, scored well, but did not always follow up his advantage. UNDER 6st. 7lb. FinaL-A. Dickie beat S. Smith: Dickie possesses a 11icc right hook, and while he had the best of the exchanges in the open, when it came to in-fighting Smith equalised the points. Dickie was putting all he knew into l1 is 1>1ows, hut ~m ith cove reel most of them, and in the lust r oJJ11 (l h w;ls p;Jr t icHlarl,,路 <lg'"'I'Cf.is ivc and wipccl oO' most ut the anears in points, with the result that Dickie won by only a narrow margin.

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UNDE R 7st. l<'inal .-J. McCau ley beat D. Latham : This bout opened very lively and both freque ntly connec ted with rights and lefts to the face all th1·ough the round. McCau ley was the more aggres sive in the second round, but both landed freque ntly with rig-llts and lefts, hardly any attemp t being made to co 1·er . Jn the last round they stood toe to toe practic ally throug hout, the crowd being worked up to a state of great enthusiasm. 'l'bere was more finish in McCau le? 's efforts and be gained the verdict. UNDE R Sst. Final. -Walla ce beat E. Calved : \"lo,Tallac e was the faster of tb e two boys ·and opened well, connectino· in quick success ion with right and left to the face, and ge';.erally he succee ded in taking- his oppone nt's blows on his gloves. 'L'he fin;t wns a really good ronnel . There was Yery little real work clone in the second round, but honour s were again slightJ y with \Valla ce. Jn t h e third round both boxed willing ly and display ed a good knowledge of the game. Honou rs were, lJOwev er, again with Wallac e. UNDE R 9st. Final. -l\L Shaw beat Wylde -Brown : Sha.w had the best of tl1e contes t practic ally all tbrougl1, a left hook being among his chief stock in trade. 'l'bere were some lively exchan ges in eacb round, but Shaw was t Le strong er and better conditi oned of t he pair. UNDE R 9st. 7lb. FinaL -Hayw ard beat..:'\. Hntche n: This was anothe r very excitin g contest . It was open all throug h and both fought with g r eat determ ination , l1ard hitting being a feature of t h e encoun ter. Haywa rd's blows "'enera lly landed cleaner than did Hutch en's, who often c~nnecte~l with his oppone nt's should er instead of the face . UNDE R llst. H. Fookes heat \Vyn yarcl.- Thi:-; w;ls one of' the best <:ontl's1s ol' fltc CHn ing- . Bo1h were 1·cry M and they were well matche d so far as height and reach were concerned . Fookes , howeve r, was the faster of the pair, and

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in the first round used right and left with lightni ng-like rapidit y. Wynya rd display ed a good .right, and once or twice connec ted very neatly to the chm. In the second round Fookes severa l times neatly penetr ated Wynya rd 's defenc e and while h e also had the best of this round, towards the gong \Vynya rd landed a bea~ltiful rig~t and also scored with a left. Both opened vigoro usly m ~he third round and Fookes early connec ted with a left whiCh made Wynya rd groggy for a while. Fo~kes had the better of the closing stages, but \Vynya rd fought a go?d fio·ht. At the close the referee congra tulated both pupils o~ a very clean exhibit ion of boxing . S. Anders on beat R. Shaw. -'l'his too was a good contest. Shaw vvas the more aggres sive in the openi? g stages, but Anders on covered .nicely and sco~:ed with :;evera l clean hard lefts. He display ed better JUdgme~~ all t1Jrono·b and in the second round almost had Shaw m diffi.culti c~ on the ropes. Early in the second round Anderson connec ted nicely seYe r al times to the face, and while Shaw tried hard to equ alise matter s Anders on 's defenc e remain ed too so und. Final. -Ande rson beat l<'ookes: Both mixed matter s freely in the first ronnel, which ended with honour s even. Fookes had scored ·with severa l rights and lefts and Anders on conten ted himsel f'with good straigh t lefts. In the .·econcl J'Ouncl there was again little betwee n the boys. Anders on made l<'oolces miss once or twice and landed a sting!n g l eft which shook Fookcs , but h e retalia ted with a hard right and left just prior to the gong. 'l'he latter blow unfort unatel y damag ed Fooke s' hand, and he was not able to continu e the fight, which therefo re went to Anders on. lt was a disapp ointme nt to all concer ned. Anders on had a slight lead on points up to tl1is stage and a sterlin g encoun ter was anticip ated in the last round. SENIO R CHAM PIONS HIP. · H. JVI. Brown beat K. Gibbo ns.-Br own had t h e best of the openin g exchan ges, scoring nicely with right a~d left swings , but Gibbon s showed to bette.r advant age .m t11 e clo se work. Tn the second ronml G1hhons was m<,.lim'rl to J'n sl J in to malcr t llC' fig·llt. elose, lmt li e invariahl~' ll' i'L i1 to Urown 1n sCO I't'. In the 1!Jinlro lnHl Brown held his mhanta u·e and ga in ed a popula r l'ictory oYer a worthy oppone nt.

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(J. Fair brot her. ) Dur ing the cour se of the seco nd and third term s, thre e new boys , Rich arcls , N evill e, and R. Crus h, have ente r ed the Prep . 'l'he roll now mim bers 42, of whic h 17 are boar ders and 25 are clay boys . This year we were not very succ essf ul in the nati onal gam e of foot ball, as the team that com pete d in the Prim ary Scho ols' Com petition won only one gam e and lost the rem aind er-s ome by narr ow, and sad to say, som e by larg e marg ins. Cric ket is now in full sw!n g. We are fort unat e this seas on in havi ng· t h e valu able assis tanc e of Mr. B. B. Wils on, the No rth Tan mak i coac h and Yor kshi re prof ession al. Mr. Gibs on, also an old Eng lish play er, has kind ly offe red to forf eit som e of his leisu re hour s and take the Prep . for prac tice on Mon day after noon s. So far we hav e won two and Wed nesd ay matc hes and lost two. In the last one agai nst \Vai tara , Prep . mad e thei r high est scor e (109 ), in whic h McK enzi e (cap tain ) contribu ted 45 runs and McC allum (vic e-ca ptain ) 30 runs . Tim e prev ente d the Wai tara boys from batt ing. This year we have a pecu liar spec imen of a crick eter in the Prep .; he bits boun dari es in prac tice and usua lly mak es ''du cks '' in matc hes. In the Ann ual Spo rts and Stee plec l1ase we were mod erat ely succ essfu l. W . 1. Da,· ies, of the lowe r Prep ., won t he Juni or Stee plec hase, whil e R. B. Wal sham cam e fifth and secu red seco nd faste st time in the seni or even t. On Spo rts Day Blun dell and Blac kley won cham pion ship s, whil e Carr oll was jnst defe ated in the und er 14 cham pion ship . Wal sham easil y beat the othe r com petit ors in the seni or mile by som e sixty yard s. Alth ough the educ atio nal wor k has been inte rrup ted by mum ps and mea sles, five boys have been gran ted exem ptio ns from the Prof icien cy Exam ., bnt thei r iden tit ies l1ave not .nt been p11bliel~· 1101' ific(l. '!' li e rest of Stan dard Vl. llOJll ' Lo stte('eed i11 tile cxa!Jiimt t ion t ha t wiH be held at tbe Cen tral Sc hool in the near 'rhre e boys have ente red for the Juni or Nati f utnr e. onal Scho larsh ip.

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The annu al exam inat ion has been cond ucte d by the .sen ior Insp ecto r, Mr. N. H.. McK cm:i e, and Prep . has agam l1ad a very .succ essf ul year . We are all Ycry so 1T~' t o l1ear that th e ~eacl ?£ our depa rtme nt, Mr. Pope , has anno unce d I:n s mten t10n of retir ino· at the end of the year . Eve1 · smc e he cam e to om; Scho ol, seYen year s ago, Mr. Pop e has ?een a . grea t favo urite with both fello w-te ache rs and pupi ls.. H1s loss will be felt not only in the class-roo m, b:1t ~lso ~n out- door activ ities , for he has sacr ifice d man y of h1s l~1sure hour s to com e out and coac h us in foot ball and cnck et: We wish him long life and happ ines: ;, and hope h e w1ll continu e to be a freq uent visit or to the old Scho ol.

OR IGI NA L CO NTR IBU TIO NS MID NIG HT. In silen ce deat hly still as of the tomb , Alon e in sole mn com mun e with the dead , 'rbe air is hush ed, the imp enet rabl e gloo m Grip s fast the :tron gest . soul ~n drea d; No trem or saYe the beat mg of a hear Whi ch seem s as shak en as the quic k t draw n brea th; 'rhe furti ve step , the sudd en guil ty star t, Betr ay the hour of dark ne:s _and of deat h. Jn shad ow clflrker shad ows d1m appe ar; . Grey scud ding clou ds obsc ure the pale m?o nbgh t, But thro uo·h the dark ness of the mur ky mgh t rrhe re shi; es a star ; as if to bani sh fear The doc k strik es twel ,·e, a11d with the echo es go 'l'llC''e o·loonw thou o·bts and all is peac e belo w. ,, "' • r' D.P. (VI. A.) TO A LAD Y ON sn~M.'l"l'JNG 'rO 'rHE DIC 'rA'l 'ES OF DAM E FAS HIO N. . Ye rave n lo cks, that once this head ador ned, Tha t even Cup id 's eye mig ht joy ~o see, Oh ye who se once-proucl mist ress JS subo rned , 0 lie ve now forg ot b? all but me~ For 1;ow, obey ing li'fls hion 's crue l behe s~, The rovi ng wind s ti.Jy beau ty mus t rece ive, And now no mor e may gold en beam s care ss, Or "bat he thy brea thin g tress es, mee kest Eve ,"

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That slend er neck , those r osy, roun ded ears, T hat were in black est nigh t secu rely seale d, Beca use of that one voice a wom an f ears Are now to comm on vulg ar folk r evea led . Such sham e it is that I woul d fain All wom en be them selves again . E.P.A . (VT. A.) PA.Rrl'ING. Ligh tly the breas t of the ocean is heav in"' . g the shore , W av~lets cares sm "'' Murm urmg sadly for one who is leavi ng, He who r eturn eth no more . Gent ly the breezes of heav en ar e sio·hi n"' . g an endle M oanm 0 "' ss refra in; Over th e tree tops the ecl1o es are dyin g, ~umbing a h eart with its pain . D .P. (VI.A..) NOV EM SES' l'ERT TI PER DIE.M. One clay as I was wand ering by chan ce Alon g a ront e so little knmv n to men I saw a rock- boun d valle y there belo, ;· And the oily gliste ning of a dism al fe n. In that broa d cany on, crow ned by fern and palm , Thou sand s of work ers labou red 'n eath the sun Whil e hu g·e and sullen beast s dl'ew to and fro W ains laden with t he labo ms of each one. stood and gaze d awhi le at this stran ae sio·lJ.t ·Jupon , o an emin ence again st the sk y Whil st there below me puny ma~ 'did seek To trans form n ature ; and I heaYecl a .·igh. A yout h in vestu re blue per ceived I then Watc hing with h awk- lik e eye the wond rous scene . "Wh at work of king s is this ? Wha t work ers I cr ied, " \Vh,\· toil they ;;o in this ravin e?" these ~" Wha t mi g hty proje ct bar-; t he poten tate, For whom these my t·iacls labou r with out r est? Perh aps some myst ic t empl e will they raise Or some maus oleum b1.1ilcl at hi s beh est?' '

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"Or is th is massiYe work to be the site Of nobl e shrin es of learn ing for the law, Of colle ges, ancl p hilosophic sch ools. Pray tell me, boy, what all this work is for1 " The yout h stare d up at me with stead y eye, And for a mom ent look ed me up and down . Quot h h e, ''The se are the form er unem ploy ed, And tbis, 'tis hoped , will be a footb all grou nd." C.J .S. (VI. A..)

I NSP IRED BY DOG RAC fNG 0~ BEH ALF OF I-ITS DOMESrrTCA TED RTV A.L. The elect rical hare has made itself d ear 'l'o gr eyho unds and all of their ilk, So now we su gges t for Selim a 's zest 'l'h e mech anica l sauc er of milk. Ev ery cat is lined up for tbe twen ty lap cup With a numb er ador ning its rump , At the gun every one start s to ruri. for tbe fun Of track ing tbe milk to its clump. A sly artfu l use of the la cteal juice, By th e moYement of lever s in rows , K eeps the lov ed liqui d treat , so sedu ctive and swee t, R egula t ed bef ore the cat 's nose. 'l'he allur ing whit e dish, lik e a sleek fl ying fish, F'lits at tweh e yard s per sec. o 'er the grou nd, Whil e each f eLin e well back ed by the crow d close ly pack ed Follo ws bard on it boun d after boun d. Meri torio us win! t h e victo r's led in By the owne r, th e t rain er, the judg e. rl'b e Crow d's plau dits ring OUt and- -n eYer in dou btTo the total isato r they trudg e. B.C.B. (VI.A.. )

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81 Cre pt up to the wate~s whi rl~n~, Pu lle d his rod up, w1ldly swn:lm g; Fe lt the lin e gro w tau t as wir e, La st att ain ed his hea l't 's des ire . "F ish the re ma y be in the sea, Fis h in me the re non e be, '' . Sai d the nv er. Ga spi ng on the san d it lay , Fit tin g end to per fec t day . NoYice cam e he -fi she r we nt, W oncl 'rin g wh at the riv er me ant . "Fir.;h the re ma y be in the sea, No w in me t h ere non e be, '' Sai d the riv er. D.A .S. (IV .A. )

Mi ld Sp rin g's wit h us; Col d Wi nte r's gone, An d La nd and Sk y Fre sh cos tum es don . Gone, gon e, the tim e Of clamp and col d; Wa rm clays, cle ar ski es No w we beh old . Oh ! Te nde r Sp rin g ! 'l'h ou bring路 'st to flow 'i路s Fre sh, pul sin g life In thy wa rm sho w 'rs. 'l'he lar k soa rs hig h, 0 'er dew y law ns, An d sin gs sw eet son gs Wh ile Sp rin g's clay daw ns.

F.B .R. (ITI.A.) HI S FIR ST 'l'ROU'l'. "W on 't you wh isp er, rip pli ng riv er, lf a tro ut in the e cloth qui In thi s pla cid poo l so dee ver ; p Wh ere the mo urn ful wil low s we ep. " "Fish the re ma y be in the sea, Fis h in me the re non e be, '' Sai d the riv er. Bu t wit h wa yw ard nes s of you Ne ver hee din g worclr.; of soo th, th, To ok hir.; rod -c as t-lost his tra ce. L:m gh 'cl the riv er for a spa ce. "F ish the re m ay be in the sea, Fis h i.n me the re non e be, '' Sai d the riv er. ''S tre am so tre ach 'rou s tho u dos t li e; On thy san ds a tro ut I spy ." 'l'a kes his tac kle , ma kes a cas t, In the tro ut' s mo uth , hoo ks it fas t. ''F ish the re ma y be in the sea, Fis h in me the re non e be, '' Sai d the riv er.

(A n Idy ll.) As if a noo n ete rnal 'l'h rou gh all the lan d mu st be, A sum me r sun in azu re sky She ds gol den wa rm th on me. On gra ssy ban k rec lin ing Be sid e the cry sta l stre am , Wi th hea vy eye lid s dro opi ng I laze, and dro ws e, and dre am . Th e pla shi ng of the riv er, 'l'he pal ms stir red by the br~ Th e lau ght er and the sho eze, utm g, I wa nde r far fro m the se. Am ong tho se air y mo unt ain s So ma ny lea gue s a\vay, Wh ere sou nds the oce an' s mu rm ur, An d bab bli ng fou nta ins pla y. A flee ting clo ud my cha rio t, Ac ros s the blu e sea wa ve, I see k my des tin atio n, I find the res t I cra ve.

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And now the shado ws lengt hen, A shive r shake s the fern, Reluc tantly day closes ; At last we must return . Refre shed, we see in climb ing 'l'he dusty track of clay, The crims on 'cl settin g of the sun, Last glory of the clay.

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D.P. (VT.A.) SANC 'l'UAR Y. Rovin g briar and twiste d tree, Hold for me a myste ry, ,Toys so sweet and pleasu res fair, Hide in carele ss freedo m there. Brigh t-eyed birds of pluma ge gay, Here unvex ed do hold th eir sway, 0 'er the quick ly growi ng weeds Whic h the rich stored l1illsid e feeds. Peace so deep the soul does hold, Slumb er deep and peace untold , 'l'ill the tired heart lose the stress Of a man-m ade wilde rness. Beaut y lives witho ut disgu ise In nn earthl y parad ise. G.L.E. (VI.A .) 1-CHABOD. The strong round sun casts clown his fiery brand s, A foldin g veil of dust raised high by wheel And polmd ing steed envelo ps thron gs that kneel And cringe befor e the mona rch of the sand s'l'he build er of a hundr ed cities, the terror of the outer lands . 'l'he scene has chang ed; the lonely watch er feels, As silver y Io weave s her spells and steals 0 'er rollin g desert , roame d by sheph erd bands Who keep their si lent vigil by the stars, 'l'hat all is mute and vain, and all must chang e As these, the powe rs of East and West, deran ge '!'heir order ; and the childr en of their fancie s are all marre d. The lust of life, the pride of conqu ering kings Lie in the dust, from whenc e a new 'vorld spring s. J.S. (VI.A .)

In tb e begin ning God made us the earth witho ut . form, witho ut void, witho ut light, Then made He the land, and create d the sea and divide d the day from the night , 'l'hen place d fish in the sea and fowls in the air after settin g the stars in the sky; All thing s 'neath the sun He create d save one-f or Satan create d the :fly. When the great bront osaur ns stroll ed OYer the land and the dinos aur saunt ered at ease, \Vb en the tranq lul tricer atops trudg ing along made our forefa thers trip up the trees, When the mega losau rus lay down for a snooze with a stout sopor iferou s sigh, The great est offence to the anthr opoid ape was that crimson incarn acline :fly. ViThcn the Conqu ero l' sat very fenrfu l nncl fnt .in the spring time of ten-si xty-si x, \Vh en he made his artille ry fire in the air to put his poor foes in a fix, 'l'he bagat elle braYe of some nonde script knave would neYer ha Ye pierce d Harol d 's eye, lf he had not .路een reel and lifted lris head to batter a frivol ous :fly. In these clays of enligh tenme nt, wisdo m and wit, a question perple xes the wise, Embo died so plaint ively in that sweet song -in the winte r-time where go the flies. In battal ions and cohor ts and legion on legion they wait while the winte r wears by; 'l'hen, tortur ing, teasin g, torme nting they come, to the la st, firial .'Olit 'ry fly. B.C.B. (VI.A .)

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'l'HE OM TNOTTS RED STAI N. . Jn t l1e midd le of t h_e big, lonel y, wind swep t field, a b1g, lonel:v house stood , Its bare brow n stone walls stand ing out in the wate ry rays of t h e settin g winte r sun. Fitf~ll gusts of cold wind ruffle d the long grass , and occaswna l show ers of rain beat again st t he br own stone walls , and rolled down , _e~hm:stecl, t~ the groun d; but alway s th~ sun l~ept gleam mg m a Yam attem pt to dry up t he ram and mfus e warm th into the scene , which , save for an occas ional impe rtinen t sparr ow h oppin g on the concr ete path, and a few cackl ing hens, was entire ly devoi d of life. . Prese ntly, howe ver, a big, grim- faced man, wrap ped m a long, thick overc oat, came hurry ing al ong t h e road, up the footp ath, and in at the back door, whic h slamm ed behin d him; wher eupo n the distri ct relap sed into it origin al calm. As the , un sank l ower in the north weste m sky, it sent four little inqui r ing rays throu gh the fonr big panes in tbe wind ow of a big room facin g the rear, when ce they crept , millim etre by millim etre, along the carpe ted floor. Had those rays been equip ped with ears, they woul d have heard , as the back- door slamm ed, some one hurry into the room , and comm en ce hurry ing to and fro as if m a frenz ied attem pt to escap e hom a priso n, when the foots teps of the gaole r had been heard . If they bad listen ed a little longe r, they woul d have heard a falter ing of the hurri ed .·teps , a crash , a screa m of horr or-th en nothi ng more ! As the sun, howe ver, sank lowe r in the sky, and the weak little sunbe ams crept a few millim etres onwa rd into the most presu mptu ous one there slowl y mean derec l a strea m of omin ous red liquid , whic h trick led sl owly on, leavi ng a deep stain on the carpe t as it did so. A sparr ow flew past, twitt ering , as if in prote st again st the dread ful happ ening ; a show er of rain beat again st t h e wind ows in an attem pt to blot out the awfu l reel stain ; but still the sunbe ams crept on. Then , hurri ed foots teps came to the door, and, as they did so, the perso n who h ad rushe d in at first, distra ctedl y went to it, waili ng as she went, '' 0 Ge01·ge, come quick ly. I've spilt the sauce , and broke n the bottle , and I hink I've spoil t the carpe t. Wha t shall I do 9 And the most ambi tious sunbe am lit up t h e remain s of the sauce -bottl e as the sun sank tq r est. R.C. (I.V.A .)

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OFFICERS OF THE ASSO CIAT ION- 1927. President: A. R. Stand ish. Vice-Presidents : Dr. E. F . Fook es and A. J. Papp s, B ..A .

Hon. Secretaries : L. W. Love ll and

Hon. Treasurer : C. Smar t.

H . Boon .

Hon. Audi tor. F. N. Whit comb e

Executive : R. J. Ho'we ll, H. Brow n, G. More y, F. J. C01·kill, J. Pa lmcr, H. C. Ne"-e ll, J. Legg at, M.A., S. G. Rowl ands . Editors of Old Boys ' Section: H. C. Newe ll and J. H. Boon . SEVE NTH ANNUAL BALL. 'l'he seven th annu al ball was held in the Scho ol Assem bly Hall on Mond ay, May 25, and litera lly it was a huge su ccess . Every body who atten ded enjoy ed the dancing, goocl natm ed jollit y andli ght-h earte dness preva iling. Many of those who atten ded expre ssed the belie f that it was t h e best ball held ~ret . Certa inly, when one consi ders that there mu.-t have been over 300 dance rs prese nt and every thing went off as smoo thly as could be, there is room for cong ratul ation . The music , which was provi cl"ecl by Mr. H. lVIcN eill 's nove lty orche stra, comp rising si:x;: playe rs, was excel lent. The notab le featu re was the reviv al of inter est by the youn ger Old Boys , while it was also pleas ing to see so many prese nt from more remo te distri cts. 'l'he deco ration s in t lte Assem bly Hall were diffe rent f rom anytl1 ing attem ptC'cl in the p~st 11nd were wond erI' Ll li ~· cf[ect iv '. 'l' hc wltol c scJJCmc was canie cl out in paper , toget her with a little green ery, yello w, manY c and helio trope being blend ed ·w ith charm ing effect .

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Mrs. A. R. Standi sh was chairw oman of the ladies' commi ttees which worked in conj unction with the executive of the Associ ation . Supper was served in the dining hall, where Mrs. P. F .. Atkins on was respon sible for the tastefu lly decora ted tables. 'l'he supper commi ttee comprised Mesdam es II. R. Billing , '1'. Fookes , D. Hutche n, T. P. Anders on, A. J. Papps, L. W. Lovell, H . Russell , A. Bewley , W. N . Stephe nson, W. H . Moyes, R. H. George . 'l'he ladies who assiste d with the d ecoration s were: Mesdam es L. I. Rea, H. N . Seldon , M. Kirkby , L. W. Lovell, Misses H. Wilson , G. Stephe nson, C. Stephe nson, D. Clark, B. 'l'aylor , M. Johnso n, E. Johnso n, M. Russell , B Mande r, R. Lovell , M. Lovell, K. Moyes, D. Brown , M. Hutche n, M. Boon. Some little time later the Associ ation Execut ive tangib ly recogn ised the invalua ble assista nce · of Mrs. Standi sh and h er fellow worker s, when a ladies' evenin g evenin g >vas h eld at the Club at which the ladies' committees were tb e Associ ation's o·ucsts. The functio n wa.very succes sful and during t he evenin g Mrs. Standi sh was presen ted with an engrav ed silv er salad bowl crested with the School badge in apprec iation of her great help. AUC.K LAND REUN ION.

SCHO OL'S FINB R1 GBY RECOR D. 'l'h e visit to A ucklan d of t h e School fifteen on Angu ~t 20 to play the annual Rugby match agains t Auckla nd Gramm ar was made the occasio n of t h e second annual reunion of the Auckla nd branch of the Associ ation. A dinner attend ed by about 60 Old Boys, includi ng a small delega tion from New Pl~· mouth, was held at the Royal Hotel ancl subseq uently the gather ing adjour ned to the Chamb er of Comme rce, w!Jere the conver sazione took place. John 'l'erry, as preside nt of the branch , preside d oyer an enthus iastic asl:lemb ly. fn propos ing the toast of t he School, John traced with pride its rapid growth in recent years both in the realm of scholar ship ancl sport. Old Boy. were proud of tlw snccrss of tlll'ir Rehool in footbal l nncl sl1oo1"ing, bHt 1ill'V n'llH'InherPcl cdso that the• Behoo l hn cl prorlncccl selt~lcH·s who had si11 Ce made t he!r mark in pnrsui ng the ir ~tudiel:l abroad .

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Respon ding to the toast of the First Fifteen , Mr. A. J. Papps, the coach, said that in the last six years the School llad produc ed two All Blacks in H. Brown and J. Walter , and 20 former membe rs of the fifteen had gained 'l'arana ki represe ntative honour s. The fifteen had played 24 games in the past six years and had won 20, lost three, and drawn one. In those games it had scored 380 points, and only 128 had been scored agains t it, a match averag e of 16 to 5. Of five match es agains t 'l'e Ante College, generally recogn ised as one of the hardes t teams in New Zealand to defeat, tl1e School l1ad won three, lost one and drawn one. 'l'he School had also beaten Wanga nui Collegiate School on four occasio ns in five matche s, Auckland Gramm ar School on four occasio ns in five matche s, Y.l anganu i 'l'echni cal College three time~ out of three, and Nelson College three times out of three. New Plymo uth had also beaten Palmer ston North Boys' High School and Mount Albert Gramm ar School in vears when those colleges had had except ionally strong "teams . "I am disappointed the boys clicl not give you a better exhibit ion in th eir match ao·ainst Auckla nd Gramm ar School to-day " said J\fr. Papps, wl1o gave an assuran ce that the team ~v~s capabl e of a much better display , as it had shown in recent games agains t Hamilt on High School , 'l'e Ante and Wanga nui Colleg iate School, in all of which cases New Plymo uth had won by comfor table margin s. The team was not the best that had represe nted the Schoo l-he considered the 1923 team which had beaten Auckla nd Grammar School and won the M:oascar Cup held that honou rbut this year's team was quite up to the averag e. Tn it were only five membe rs of the previou s year's combin ation. .Among other toasts honour ed were the Old Boys' Associ ation, respon ded to by J. H. Boon, on behalf of the parent body Clt New PJ~rmonth , G. McB. Salt, Auckla nd bt'mlch, and .J. D. J\Taekar, vVellington bt·;mell. An enjoyahle musica l and elocuti onary prOf\Tamme eontJ· ihutecl to the :;nccess of the evenin g's entertainment .

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PERSONA L NOTES . RON. SYME 'S SUCCESS . Ron. Syme, who is at Oxford, continues to add to the scholastic achieveme nts of Old Boys. Ron., who recently secured first-class honours in Great~, is probably the most brilliant classical scholar New Zealand has produced. While at School, he won a Junior University Scholarsh ip, heading the list for 1921, and in the following year entered Victoria University College, where he at once attracted considerab le notice with his work in languages under Professor Rankine Brown. After two years at Victoria College, Ron. went to Auckland College to act as assistant to Profe.路sor Dettmann . 'l'here he took his B.A.. degree, and the following y ear the M.A. degree with first-class honours in I.mtin. lie also gained senior ~cholarships in Greek, Lat in, 11ncl Fren ch, and a postgraduate scholarshi p in m路ts. At Oxford Ron. has earned several distinction s. lie " 路on the Chancello r 's prize for Greek prose and the Gaisford prize for Latin verse. At Oriel College he was awarded the Bishop Fraser scholarship for post-grad uate work. It is probable that he will stay another year at Oxford.

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Jim Shaw, who was recently on the teaching staff of the Waitaki Boys' High Sch ool, Oamaru, accepted a position on the staff of th e Wangann i Collegiate School. Don. Sutton is also t eaching on th e staff of the same school. Old Boys will learn with r egret of the ill-health of John Brodie, who has bad consid erable tr路ouble with a leg following upon a football injury. John has relinquished his literary work with the Daily News and is taking a rest cure up north. Dick and Arthur Christie are at present on a trip to Sydney to meet their parents, who are returning from England. Jack Ogle is in th e Bank of Au.tralas ia at Manaia. Charlie ("Romm1 ") Rohb is in his fath er 's m ercery sl1op nt ITnwera . H . lJli CCllH i,; <Jssis1"1lni -engin ecr at th e A rapllni llydroclcctric works. He is always pleased to show an Old Boy over. 880 YARDS JUNIOR HANDICAP .

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Clayton Shaw is still reporting for the W aikato 'l'imes. He was in New Plymouth recently. Olive Shaw and Denis Crapper are in the New Plymouth office of Burgess, Fraser and Co., Ltd. C. G. Calvert is studying for the teaching profession at the Auckland Training路 College. His brother Gordon (''Inky Bill'') is now working on his uncle's farm at Ahititi. C. C. Lobb is working for his father at the building trade. H. Garner is attending Auckland University College. Don. Robertson is working at L. A. Nolan and Co.'s, while his brother Colin is with Messrs. J ones and Sandford. Stew art Black is on the staff of L . H. J ohnson and Co. E. W. Tonks, who vvon a Taranaki Scholarship last year, is studying at the Canterbury College. Ernie Bowen, who won the senior steeplechase in 1923, is on the commercial staff of the Auckland Sun. Jack Innis is on the staff of Messrs. J . H . Cock and Co., New Plymouth. Colin Campbell is a member of the office staff of Hy. Brown and Co., New Plymouth. C. Dinniss, R. Carey and A. Hetherington are members of the staf-f of the New Plymouth branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia. M. E. Parrott has entered upon a journalist's career with the 'l'aranaki Daily News. J. Palmer, C. Lash and A. Evans are workmates in the New Plymouth Savings Bank. We understand that C. Lash has been promoted to the position of manager of the Fitzroy branch. Ken. Fookes is with Norman Bellringer, accountant, while Fred Read is also interested in accountancy, having started with the firm of Duff and Wynyard, New Plymouth. P. Graver, W. Griffiths and J. Baddeley are with the New Plymouth staf-f of the Bank of Australasia, while G. Fookes and D. Bullock m:路e on the local staff of the Bank of New South Wales. G. Duncan is on the local staff of the National Bank.

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"B ill" Pet ty, las t yea r's dou ght y ful l-b ack , ~s e~颅 plo yed wit h Hu nte rs, Ltd ., Ne w Ply mo uth . ~II.s b1g bro the r ''D um p,'' wh o aga in rep res ent ed 'rar ana kl .m the full-b ack pos itio n in the pas t sea son and ylaye~ m 'l'a ran aki -W ang anu i tria l t~e tea m, is wo rkm g w1th h1s fat her 's old firm, Pet tys , fur nis her s. G. Wr ay is wit h Ho lm and Co., shi ppi ng age nts , Ne w Ply mo uth . Jac k Ew art has the ide a of bec om ing a nur ser ym an and is at pre sen t wo rki ng in Puk eku ra, Ne w Ply mo uth . Jac k W alte r stil l pla ys Ru gge r for Str atf ord and sho ne out we ll thi s sea son . The Ta ran aki He ral d and Bu dge t has the fol low ing Old Bo ys on its sta ff :-L ite rar y De par tme nt: Fra nk Ke lly, "Fr og gie " New ell, Ge ino ton . Co mm erc ial De par org e We lls and Da ve He the rtme nt: Syd . Ro wl and s and Alf . We st. Co mp osi ng sta ff: Ton y Phi lpo tt. On the lite rar y sta ff of the Da ily Ne M. Pan 路ot t (Ha we ra) and W. ws are : D. Sax ton , L. Inc h, Ew ing (St rat for d). Ge org e Rea kes is rep ort ing on the Elt ham Arg us. C. Bo swe ll is on the sta ff of the N evv Ply mo uth bra nch of the Un ion Shi ppi ng Co mp any , wh ile Jac k Law is on the sea sta ff of the sam e com pan y. "W all y" Jon es is stu dyi ng dis pen sin g wit h the Ne w Ply mo uth Fri end ly Soc ieti es. Len . Lov ell and Fre d. Ne we ll are cle rki ng wit h Hu gh Bai ly, acc oun tan t. J. H. Tho ma s, J. Hu tch ins on ancl C. Str om bom are on the sta ff of Me ssrs . W est on and Bil ling , sol icit ors , Ne w Ply mo uth . T. 0. ("B uck " ) Jon es vis ited Ne w Ply mo uth recen tly and if loo ks cou nt, is a fai rly pro spe rou s citi zen of Au ckl and . Ha rol d Mo rey (" Sam ") is in his fat her 's dra per y bus ine ss wh ile ''B ill' ' has tak en to iro nm ong ery and is emp loye~l wit h H. Wa rd and the Sou th Isla nd wit h the Co. ":S ill" we nt o~ tou r of Ta ran aln rep l'es ent atlv es dur in~ the Ru gby seas011 . T. L. Bai ley has tak en up tea chi ng and is a pro bat ion er at the We st En d School , wh ile G. S. Ba yly is tea chi ng at Mo tur oa.

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91 Syc1. Mc Can n, wh o has ach iev ed a gr eat dea l of not e as a tra ck cyc list , is in Au stra lia. Ste wa rt Ha yto n is em plo and Co., har dw are me rch ant yed wit h C. A. Wi lki nso n s, Ne w Ply mo uth . Jac k Me dle y, wh o play,~d Ru gby for Tar ana ki thi s sea son , is wo rki ng in the office of his fat her , wh o is the Dep uty -Of fici al Ass ign ee. Sta n. Bil ling is em plo yed wit h Ma cky , Log an, Cal d\Vell, Ltd ., wa reh ous em en. Ke ith Cle gg is in the Ne w Ply mo uth Pos t Office. 'l'ed Jac kso n. is wo rki ng wit h his fat her in the lan d age ncy bus ine ss. Per cy Wr igh t, B. Co llin ge and Ed win Wr igh t are wo rki ng tog eth er in the loc al office of the Sta te Fir e Ins ura nce . '' Barn.ey '' 0 'Do Ins ura nce Co mp any 's office, wd a is in the Ne w Zea lan d are fou nd R. Ha rris and Bo wh ile in the Vic tor ia Office yd Las h and in the Un ited Jac k Gre y. Ch arli e Ha rris has tak en up arc hit ect ure and is wit h Me ssrs . Duffill and Gib son at Ha we ra. E. J . (Gi nge r) In.sull and in the Ha we ra Ba nk of Au "R at" Ha mm ond , jun ., are stra las ia. Oth ers in ban ks the sam e tow n are Br.ian in Wi nfi eld and ''B irm ing ham Bu rt (Ne w Sou th Wa les ), '' R. Blu nde ll (Ne w Zea lan d), and Ra y Sym e (Na tio nal ). All an Wa lke r ("G ing er" ) is now far min g nea r Ha mil ton . W. C. (Ni ck) Ca rte r is in. his fat her 's gro cer y sho p, Ila we ra. Bo th he and "R om an" Ro bb are pro min ent rifle sho ts and often. vis it Ne1v Ply mo uth . Alf . Wa lke r is in the offi ce of the Ha w era Bac on Co mp any . Jim Ha mm ond is stil l wit h Tat e, che mis t, Ha we ra. Sel wy n Co ope r is on the Elt ham sta ff of the Lo an and Me rca ntil e and spe nds mo st of his tim e ''on the roa d.''

F. Gra nt hns bee n tra n. We llin gto n office of the Na ferr ecl fro m Ha we ra to the t ion al Ba nk of Ne w Zea lan d. "J el'l 'y" Pea se is wit h his cou sin Bri an ("B eer y") on. the lat ter 's fat her 's far m at Ma nga tok i.

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Godfrey Hawken is managing his father's farm on Lake Road, while Peter is farming up the W anganui River. J. L. Simcock is with '1'. H. Irwin, chemist, Ponsonby , and passed his final exam. in Pharmacy at the end of last year. Hugo Wall is in the National Banlc, Wanganui . H . .A. Insull has recently been placed in charge of the secondary departme nt of the Granity District High School, near W estport. Ken. Lambie is scb ool teaching near Blenheim. 1'ed Olsen, -vvho was for some time with the Flying Corps in Egypt, has recently been transferre d to India. He is stationed at Risalpur, an isolated place near the .Afghan border. He is frequently employed on dangerous work, having to fly over ·wild mountaino us country, peopled by hostile tribes. He expects to be in India for about four years. We wish to congratul ate C. Yates on his appointm ent to the position of Registrar of the Massey .Agricultu ral College, Palmersto n North. Ern. J effries, one of the School's best half-backs , was transferre d in June from New Plymouth to the .Auckland branch of the Bank of New South Wales. '' J eff'' played for Tukapa and on behalf of his football friends Mr. J. McLeod presented him with a well-filled wallet before be left, remarking that in addition to his popularity , his personalit y and his influence among the men with whom he played, both in club and representa tive football, had made him a great asset to the district. '' J eff'' played for .Auckland Marists for the remainder of the season and twice played in the northern province's B representa tive team. We have just heard that, out of 300 applicants for ten cadetships in the New Zealand 'l'erritoria l .Air Force, H. S. W eston and Jack Buckeridg e have gained the distinction of being among the successful candidate s. Congratulatio ns to both. NO'l'ES FROM WELL 1NGTON. Ivor Mclvor, who is secretary of the Wellingto n branch of the .Association, sends the following notes regarding members, for which we are grateful :-

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93 BoJ:> .Ayling, who was formerly with T. and W. Young, now m W . D. and II. 0. Wills, Ltcl., sales branch.

Bob ~othamley iR still with Henry Berry and Co . Ptv., L~d., and JS an enth usiastic member of the Old Boys Co;nmlttee. · . Doug. Banks is in his ~na~ year at Training College, for whom he ha.R been playmg m the First Fifteen dur·inO' the past season. "' G. C. B~ckett iR on the staff of N .Z. Truth and takes a very keen mterest in the local branch of the .Association. W. G. Buchanan ha s been transferre d to the Public \Vorks Departme nt.

"YV· F. C. (Ba.ldy) Balhan~ has r eturned to Wellingto n ~me~ IS on tl~e staff of Wellmgto n College, and is also a_c tmg as assistant l ect urer in French at Victoria UniverSity College. . .Alan Brool,er is frequently to be seen in the Empire C1ty, which is his headquart ers.

Gord~n Brun.ette is now residing at Seatoun and is in t he electncal busmess. Bill Berridg·e has recently been transferre d down to the local branch of the Public Trust Office. . .A. J. Chr~stie~ who recently completed his Law ProfesSional ~xammatwn, has been working with P. Keesing as managmg clerk.

~· M. Chappell iR staff officer in the General Manager s office of tl1e Bank of New Zealand. Bob Ca.ugl1ley is on tll C' staff of .A. S . Paterson and Co., Ltd., and is :tudying h a rd for .Accounta ncy. . J . Cattanach has r ecently sold his stationer' s business m Cuba Street and has been in the employ of Whitcomb e and Tombs, Ltd. Eric qolson is h ead ledgerkee per in the Union Bank of .Australia., Ltd. R. ~oth er is on the staff of the Commerci al Bank of A ustraha, Ltd. J?ick. Christie recently completed his pharmacy exal?matw ns and has been relieving in various pharma.mes of late.

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Les Dinniss is now with Izard, W eston and Stevenson, solicitor s. He complet ed his Law Profess ional at th e beginni n g of the year. R. M. Dolhy is still at Victori a UniYers ity College , and we extend cong ratulati ons to him upon his success in gaining t he Sir Ge01·ge Grey Scholar ship. Jack EaveR is with Alex Dunn, solicito r. Ted Foden is now 'vith his brother , N.A. Foden, who recently set out on his own as solicitor . A. C. Fookes is in the Lands and Deeds Office. N. Forbes is with the Union Steamsh ip Compan y, Ltd., and is at present assistan t purser on one of the Lyttelto n ferry steamer s. A. Griffin is on the staff of Welling ton College and is studyin g hard for honours in French this year. Frank Grant is in the Advanc es Departm ent of the General Manage r's office of the Nationa l Bank of New Zealand , Ltd., and is studyin g for Bankin g Diplom a. L. G. (Chesty ) Goss holds the rank of captain in the perman ent Defence Fo;rce here. E. W. B. (Peter) Griffith s is attach ed to the Welling ton Public Hospita l, where he is finishin g his final year of his medical course. Donald Grant is practisi ng at Petone as a solicito r. T. G. A. Harle was until quite recently inspect or's account ant in the Union Bank of Austral ia, Ltd. He has been transfe rred to Ashbur ton as manage r of the local branch of the bank. A. L. Hempto n has recently been promot ed to the position of Assista nt General Manage r of the Bank of New Zealand . One of the oldest Old Boys, Mr. Hempto n has proved himself to be a Yery keen support er of the local branch of the Associa tion. E. W. Hurstho use is of the firm of E. vV. Hurstho use and Co., enginee rs, and is another of our origina l Old Boys and a very k een support er of the branch. II. Honeyf ield has been with Wright , Stephen son and Co., Ltd., but left that firm during the past week to take up a respons ible position ·w ith t l1 e Kiwi Bacon Compan y, Ltd., at Palmer ston North,

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95 up his h an cl a~ an , f tl BaRil l Hooper l , iRf still holdino· b . <. . . Coo m o 1e. aw, anc JR requent.ly to he Reen controll ing aJthe traffic m t be busy thorong hfareR of the City. Dmino- t l r ecent Royal tom· h e was one of Mr. M~Hvenev's ""sta1l~ warts who compo:-;c(l the spec ial c:-;cort for tile D{ ke and 1

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R. Hoby l1as been attendin g Victori a Univ ersity College aR an all day Rtmlent <md ta king lectures in Ao-riculture. ~

W. J. Harris is with Evens' Pharma cy. . H. A. Insnll has had an extra yellr at Trainin()' Coll eo-e tlns year. "' · "' Owen J ohns is with the Eastern Extensi on Cable 9ompan y, Ltd., andl1is younge r brother (Dumm y Junior) IS With the Welling ton branch of 1·he Nationa l Bank of New Zealand , Ltd. . Ray J ennings is with T. llnd v.,r Young in their Rbippmg rlepartm ent.

Er~c Lash. was lmtil .a ~ew months ago dispens ing for the Umted Fnendl y SociCtleR, but then be left on a trip to Canada and Americ a. Jack Leach i's with tbe Allianc e AsRurP,n ce Compan y. Jack Law is assistan t purser on on< Compan y's Lyttelto n ferry steamer s.

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~orman Little is now in the lep:al division of the Public Trust Office here. W. E . M_onk is no'Y on audit duly with the General Manage r's office of the Nationa l Bank of New Zealand , Ltd., and JS one of the k ecne.t member s of our branch. G. Ncville Morey has a pharma cy at I-Iataita i. J. D .. Mackay is on the staff of Welling ton College a~d one of the ho~se masters at Firth House. He had the ~msf01~tune to stram the mu~cles of his leg very badly and ~o wa~ pre.ventecl fro.m lendmg ·valuabl e assistan ce to the Varsity Fifteen dunng the latte1· l1alf of the season. J. Mountj oy is at the 'l'eache rs' 'l'rainin g Coilege,

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W. Nash is with Perry and Perry, solicitors. M. 0Rborne is on the staff of the British Imperial Oil Company, Ltd.

R. E. (Teddy) Pope i>: still with Perry and Perry, solicitors, and as a vice-president of the local branch has been one of the keenest supporters of the Association in the City. He has taken a prominent part in amateur theatricals and during the past winter gave every other spare moment to the problem of reducing his handicap on the Hntt links. Jack Penman is with the G. F . \Vilson Company, and during the summer did well in the diving events at the local s\vimming championships. Ken . Robinson is with Williamson's Pharmacy at Petone and is now studying hard for his optician's examinations. W. G. Rawson, Native Trustee, has proved himself a worthy President of our branch of the Association. Harry Head is teaching at Petone, and his brother Earl is on the staff of the Government Actuaries' Department.

R. I. M. Sutherland is manag\ng clerk for Scott and Mellish, solicitors. A. J. Sherwood is on the staff of the British Imperial Oil Company, Ltd. S. G. 'l'hompson is on the staff of the New Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd. F. V . W. West is practising as a dentist in Hiddiford Street, N ewtown. L. W alle\' is with the South British Insurance Company, Ltd. Paddy Way has recently been transferred down to the local office of the Standard Insurance Company. Jack Sutton is on the staff of E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd.

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OLD BOYS' FOOTBALL CLUB.

'l'he season 1vhich has now drawn to a close has marked a very successful year in the annals of the Club, not only from a competitive point of view, but also from t,hc fact that the members of the Club and the general public have responded so well to the necessity for a successful season. 'l'he senior fifteen played good football throughout the season, and at the end of the competition were well up on the ladder; however, the main trouble was an old one, the absence of hefty forwards, and one marvels at the way they stood up to the heavier packs. The first and second juniors were not so successful, but we have the com;olation of knowing that some good material is coming on. Our fourth grade team ran out winners of the Northern Division of that competition and met Waimate at Stratford for the final. After a fast and 路 exciting game W aimate were successful in annexing the championship by one point, the scores being: W aimate 13, Old Boys 12. A social evening was held at the Club Hooms on 'l'hursday, November 24, to farewell Mr. F. M. Whyte, a member of the Executive Committee and delegate to -the Rugby Union, who is on transfer to Christchurcl1. It is with regret that we have to report his departure from New Plymouth. Opportunity was taken to present trophies won during the season to the following players:

Mr. C. D. Dinniss: Most improved senior back. Mr. K. Hiley: Most improved senior forward . Mr. F. Frethey: Most improved fourth grade player. The annual match against Gisborne Old Boys was played in New Plymouth on Easter Saturday, and after a fast and exciting game we avenged our defeat of last year by 22 points to 9. The future of all teams in the Club depends to a very large extent upon the support which boys leaving School accord. 'l'he Club has .b een formed for their benefit and we must ask that on leaving School they remember and endeavour to keep in existence on the playing fields of the world that spirit which has been instilled in them by their Alma :M ater.

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'l'h c School Magazine depends lm·gel? :Eor its existence on the support of the Old Boys. An endeavour is made to give in the Old Boys' column a full account of the Old Boys' Association, together with su ch personal news of Old Boys as comes within our knowledge. vVe t.hm·efore appeal to Old Boys to join the list of sub scrib er s to the Magazine if they h ave not already done so; to send us news of theiT doings in other centres; and to notify us of any change of address. With the active support of Olcl Bo~r s, the success of the Magazin~ is assured.

EXCHANGES We beg to acknowledge receipt of the followino· exchanges since the last issue :-Otago B.I-I.S. Magazin:, Christchurch B.H.S. Magazine, Waitakian, Nelsonian, Hamiltonian, Palmerstonian, Fideliter (Whangarei High School), Christ's College Register, Victoria University College Review, Otago University Review Melburnian, Ashburton ian, King's Collegian, A{lCkland Grammar School Chronicle, Geelong Grammar School Quarterly, Albertian, 'l'imaruvian, Sydney Church of England Grammar School Magazine, Scindian.

SUBSCRIPTIO NS The Business Manager, Mr. Shrimpton, wishes to acknowledge the following subscriptions received since last issue. If your subscription has been paid and your name does not occur, please notify the Business Manager at once :-D. Saxton, '26, '27 ; L . O'Halloran, '26- '29; R. Buick, '27; E. Hine, '27, '28; A. N. Sampson, '27- '29; M. Chm·ton, '27; S. Sacller, '27; T. Bailey, '27; 0. Bayly, '26, '27; W. Parrott, '27, '28; G. S. Bayly, '27 ; G. Saunders, '27; M. Geddes, '27; H. Bellringer, '27; C. Strombom, '27; R. Harr·is, '27; G. MacDiarmid, '27; S. Betts, '27; D . Blackhall, '27; S. Alleman, '27; S. Batger, '27; '1'. Betts,

'27, '28; R. Boddy, '27-'30; V . Mitchinson, '27, '28; E. C'lelancl, '27; A. Hunt, '27, '28; J. Beaven, '27; L. Avann, '25- '28; F . Clemow, '27- '33; E. Boulton, '27-'29; W. Aldis, "27; R. Cau ghley, ''2.7, '28; L. Mander, '2:5-'80; Mis. Furlong, '27; H . L. Calder, '24- '29; C. MacDiarmid, '25- '27; J . Dockrill, '27; F. Blundell, '27; R. Ward, '27; I. McCallum, '27 ; II. Johns, '27; A. Marfell, '27; C. Wood, '27; N. Sherwood, '25- '27 ; F . Ballantyne, '27; A. Sykes, '25- '27; L. Horrocks, '27; C. N orris, '25- '31 ; A . Os borne, '27; J. Willis, '27; D. Purdie, '27, '28; W. Weston, '25- '28; S. White, '25, '26; L. Nolan, '27; R. Dolby, '27; '28; D. MacDiarmid, '25-'27; N. MacDiarmid, '27; J . F. \Vhite, '27; J. H. Blair, '27; I. K. Sole, '26, '2'7; A. Healy, '27; M. Lysons, '27- '30; H. Ben n ett, '27- '29; E. McCallum, '27; E . Colson , '27 ; J. Wyborn, '25-'30; R. J'ulian, '27; C. Vile, '27, '28; H. Dempsey, '27; B. Campbell, '27; S. Hayton , '27; J_ Pease, '28, '28; A. MacDiarmid, '27; J. Brien, '25- '27; J_ Medley, '27; D . Hetberington, '27; A. IIetherin gton, '27; Miss Dowling, '27; A. Brokenshire, '25- '27; R. Whitehead, '27; J . Curtis, '25- '27; H . Hine, '27, '28; B. Jorman, '25-'27; D. Ward, '27; E. Hammonds, '27; M. Morey, '27, '28 ; C. Green, '27; R. English, '25-'27; F. J . Cooper, '27; G. Reakes, '27; E. Bleasel, '27; F . Jeffries, '27, '28; C. Gibson, '26, '27; J . 'l'homas, '27; F. Clark e, '27; J. Donald, '27 ; C. Noble, '27; A. Allhusen, '27; E. A . Brook er, '25- '31 ; R. P. Honnor, '25- '27; L. Bellringer, '27 ; A. Preston, '27-'29; F. Davis, '27; H . Grayling, '27; '1'. Muir, '27; D. Bell, '25-'27; D. Chapman, '25-'27; J. Galbraith, '27; N. Bridgeman, '27; R. DennyBrown, '26- '28; E. S. Smart, '27; H. Anthony, '27; 'l'. Hair, '25- '28; W. Jones, '27; M. F. McRae, '27; A. Betts, '27; J. Hawkings, '25-'28; P . Neild, '27; S. R. 'l'ait, '27; J. Windelburn, '27; W. Pease, '27; A. Shaw, '25- '27; P . Atkinson, '27- '29; F. Kelly, '26, '27 ; G. Easton, '26, '27; A. Bewley, '26, '27; J. Bennett, '27; C. Campbell, '27 ; F . Reicl, '27; J. Ewart, '27; 'l'. 0. Davies, '27; J _ K. Riley, '27; Il. Wall, '27; A. Binnie, '25- '27; A. Christian, '2fi- '27; P. Hawken, '26-'32; A. MacDiarmicl, '27, '28; W _ Canning, '27; E. Stanley, '27-'33; J. M. Hark er, '25-'27; G. Burwell, '25- '28; J. Duigan, '27; C. Bates, '27. 'l'his li st wa8 mad e complete up to November 16, 1927.

New Plymouth Boys' High School [ESTABLISHED 1882).

Fees (per term)Tuition Preparatory

£4, reducible to £3 lOs. if paid within 30 days £4 lOs. , £4

Board

£21,

" £19

Weekly } Boarders

£ IS I Os.

" £17

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music (including practice fee)- Seniors, £3 3s. Juniors, £2 12s. 6d. Boxing, I OfDancing (Winter term only) 15/-

Subscriptions (per term)Games- Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library 1/6 Magazine I /6 Tennis I/N.B.-ln cases of removal, six weeks' notice must be given to the Secretary, otherwise parents are liable for half a term's fee.

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms this year are as follows :First Term- February 8th to May 6th. Second Term-May 19th to August 19th. Third Term- September 13th to December 16th.

~cfu :J.!IIumau!IJ TARAHAKI HERALD AND

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