1917 The Taranakian, Vol. 6, No. 2 December by New Plymouth Boys' High School

EDITED BY THE PLYMOUTH BOYS' PUBLISHED TWICE CURRENCY

BOYS OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND A YEAR DURING THE OF THE WAR.

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THE "TARANAKIAN." CONTENTS. Acknowledgments Agriculture Annual Athletic Sports Annual Break-up Annual Steeplechase Board of Governors ... Boxin~ Notes Cadet Notes Camera Club Notes ... Concert Notes Cricket Notes Editorial ... Essays Exchanges Football Notes Form Averages House Notes Imperial Challenge Shield Library Notes Masters, Past and Present Old Boys' Notes Preparatory Notes ... Prospectus Roll of Honour School Institutions School Notes Shooting Notes Sports Dinner Staff Subscriptions Tennis Notes Term's Diary

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SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS. [ESTABLISHED

BOARD OF GOVERNORS: D. HUTCHEN, ESQ. (Chair111au.) DR. E. F. FOOKES. T. G. HIRST, EsQ. F . W. ATKINSON, ESQ. H. TRIMBLE, ESQ. L. C. SLADDEN, ESQ.

E. P. WEBSTER, ESQ. S. Fox, ESQ. R. V.T. D . ROBERTSON, ESQ. S. G. SMITH, ESQ.

Secretary and Treasurer : W. BEWLEY.

PRINCIPAL : W. H. MOYES, M.A., B.Sc. ASSISTANT MASTERS : A. R. RYDER, M.A. C. G. BoTTRILL, M.A. R. Kmn. MISS J. McLEOD, M.A . MISS E. BILLENS, B .A.

ABSENT ON ACTIVE SERVICE: H. V. SEARLE, M.SC. (Lieut.) RESIGNED TO GO ON ACTIVE SERVICE: V. J. B. HALL, M.A. (Corp.), •Killed. C. J. HAMBLYN (Corp.), Wounded. V. S. McMURRAY (Corp).

R . H. EsPINER, (Lieut.). W ounded. M. A. MCDONALD, (Corp). T . BuxTON (Caplain).

PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT : C. A. McKINNEY.

PrefectsC. C. Yates (Head Hou se Prefect), C. McKay, E. L. Tan sey, A. R. Callander, V.'. M. Atkinson, S. F. Drake, K . Brokenshire.

School ~ontingentOFFICER COMMANDING : Captain A. R. Ryder. Sergt.-Major: J. J. K. T e rry. No. 1 PLATOONPlatoon Commander: Lieut. C. H. Vlynyard. Platoon Sergt. : E. L. Tan sey. Section Commanders : Lance-Sergt. : R. Corpora l : D. F. Lance-Corporal : Lance-Corporal :

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R. H. ROCHEL, M.A. C. H. WYNYARD.

THIRD TERM, 1917.

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MISS BANWELL.

M. Rockel. C. Saxton. R. Lea land. D. Denny-Brown.

No. 2 PLATOONPlatoon Commander : C. C. Yate s. Platoon Sergt. : v\T. M. Atkinson. Section CommandersLa nce-Sergt.: Corporal : S. Corporal : K. Corporal : F.

D. Doile. F. Drake. Brokenshire. Train.

No. 3 PLATOONPlatoon Commander : Mr R. D. !{ide!. Platoon Sergi.: H. H. Go ss. Section Commanders : Sergeant: K. Clemow. Sergeant : A. R Callander. Corporal: J. M. Hine. Lance-Corporal : S. Spence.

A. M. BRADBURY, Art Master.

No. 4 PLATOONPlatoon Commander : Mr. C. G. Bottrill. Platoon-Sergt. : 0. Bayly.

W. M. FALCOI:IER, F .I. A. {N.Z.) Commercial Master. MISSES DOWLING AND PIKE AND MESSRS. R. N. RE NAUD AND F. W. G. McLEOD , Music. MISS HUMPHRIES ,} MISS MACKAY Dancing.

Section Commanders S<>rgeant : Sergeant: Corporal : Corporal :

: A. McHardy. C. McKay. C. C. Herbert. H. Bry~e.

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MagazineB usiness Manager : Mr. R. H. Rockel. Eciitors : F. Train , R. M. Rockel. ]. Kin gston , H. Go ss. ]. M. Hine, W. M. Atkinson r A. R. Callander, E. L. Tansey, H. Bryce.

Cricket CommitteeMr. C. G. Bottrill (Chai rman) , C. C. Yates (Secretary), S. Drake. C. McKay.

Football CommitteeMr. A. l-?.. R vder (Chairman), A R. Call ander (Secretar:vl. F. Tra in , E. L. Tansey, S. Drake, W. M. Atkin son, R. Scown , H . Br yce .. Selection Committee : Mr. R yder , ]. J. K. T er ry. C. C. Yate s. Captain 1st XV.: J. ]. K. Tet-r~·· Vi ce-Captai n 1st XV.: C. C. Yates. Captain 2nd XV.: F. Train. Vice-Captain 2nd XV. : M. Osborne.

Swimming CommitteeMr. C. 'A. MtKinn ey , (C hai rm an), C. McKay (Secretary), 0. Bayly, E. L . Tansey, A. R. Ca iJ ander, H. H. Goss .

Camera Club CommitteeMr. W. H. Moyes (Chairman), J. Kingston (Secretary), F. Train , E. L. Tansey, I. ·M. Guild . A. E. Rey nolds.

Finance CommitteeMr.

R. H. Rockel ·(chairman), C. C. Yates (Secretary), H. H . Goss, W. M. Atkinson, C. McKay. A. R. Call ander.

Library CommitteeMr. C. H. Wynyard (Chairman) , ]. M. Hin e a nd S. Sre nce (Librarians), S. Drake, E. L. Tansey, C. McKay, R. M. Rockel, N. Waddle.

Tennis CommitteeMr. C. H. Wynyard (Chairman), H. Bryce (Secretary) , S. Drake, W. M. Atkinso n, A. R. Call ander, C. C. Yates, J. M : Hine.

Concert Club CommitteeMr. C. A. McKiuney (Cha irman) , Mr. C. G. B ottrill , R. Bothamley, H. H. Goss, C. C. Yates.

Shooting Committee:.:_ Mr. R. Kidd (Chairm an) , C. C. Yates (Secretary), 0. Bayly, E . Boulton, E. L. Tansey. C. C. YATES ( Hurd Ro1•. 1911,)

Edited by th e Boys of th e New Plymouth Boys' High School aml Published !wice a year dnring the co lltimtall ce of th e TT'ar. VoL. 6.

DECEMBER . 1917 .

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-~--===== The Subscription is 3/- per annum (postage in cluded), and should be iorward ed to lhe ··Busin ess Manager, Ta ranak1an, Boys' H ig h School, New Plym outh ·." Subscribers will please notify any chan ge of address.

EDITORIAL. EAVE-T AKING is seldom a plea&mt thing, especially wh en lon g-standing ties are severed. ~\h. \ Valter JJ ewley l"nls, in t h e early hist01l of t he School, a m ember of t h e Board of' Governors. ater on h e resigned his seat and afterwards became Secretary to the Board. 'f hi s offi ce h e has held for many years, and during that time has shown himself to be an efficient and painstaking official. N ot only was :Mr. Bewley the Board's Secretary, but h e also took a keen personal interest in the School. His grasp of the business and his unfailing courtesy to all with whom he came into official relations will long be remembered. It is therefore with all the more regret that we l earn that he is to retire from the posit ion at t he end. of th e year. vV e t ake this opportunity of bidding him farewell, and hope that many years of rest will b e granted him. Further, we only hope that his suc.:::essor in office "·ill prO\ e as diligent, helpful and courteous. \iV e hop e that the words u ttercd by the Minister for Defence and by the Headmaster will long remain in the m emories of t hose who l1 eard t hem on Sports Day . Most emphati c<tlly a boy' erlu ·ation , that i. , hi s equipment for the battle of life, does not con.' i t m erely in what h e leams inside tl1 e four \Yalls of t h e clnss-room. To be sm e he learn· there oYer and aboYe his actual subj ects of study t h e groundwm·k of ch aracter and the qualities of truthfulness, honour and self-reliance . But these moral qualities can be but partially learned inside.

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\\hat is wanted in addition is the fuller development in all the out ide activities. But we leave the mo·r al aspect to glance at th phy ical. All too late have .educatwnal official (not t eachers) come to recogm~;· th~ fact t~at ~he development of the body must go on pan passu w1th that of th mind and of the character. The, present war l,a empha ised thi point . So far . are modern appliances of war· .h om precluding the n ecess1ty for p~rs ona l v1gour anu bodily strength and endurance, that lt ·would seem that the contrary were the fact. . H ence we feel that it is not out of place once more to bri110' forward this must important subject. The n umber of p arent s who still object to their sons' participation in the regular school at11letics, OT who give but a grudging consent, is larger than one would h e inclined to believe. Games are, we contend, absolutely ue cessnry for the proper physical development of all boys, and are furth er, th e mo st pleasant and easiest form o.f exercise . ·•vVe have long advanced beyond the stage at which i·nstruction in order to· be effective was consider.:;u necessarily irksome. The old system of thw:ntinO' for t.hwnrt0 . ' s sak e h as gone . mg We hope we shall be pardoned for once more referring to the old bogey of waste of time in sport. 'I'his o•host we tried in the editorial published in the " TaraILa kian " of :May, 1914, to la y . Had we space we sh ould reproduce h ere the analysis. there given of a boy' s week. A furth er part of, a boy's education, and n very imp_ortant p~rt too, i that of learning how public and offi Cial functions of all kinds are conducted. This training ever:y properly conducted second ar y school endeavours to g1ve; and m any a boy has h ad occasion to bless tl1 e day on which this instruction was given. On the other h a?d m u ch of the bungling and awkw ardn ess only too p amfully apparent in many public functions is due to ~wthing but lack of this training. The good schoolmaster r:,; the good opportunist, and h e mak es · the most of all visits of eminent men, Ministers of the Crown He. It i s but right that the citizens of to-morrow sb~uld have opportunit~es of seeing and h earing su ch men. These men must m no- way be to any member of the community mere abstractions; and we strongly hold .that time taken from ·r egular school-l essons for such purposes is well spent. In spite o£ our somewhat lengthy sojourn as guests of the Taranaki Jockey Club and in spite of the ()'reat difficulty experienced in obtaining books, materiat and

apparatus, we are glad to be able to s.ay, in all truthfulness, that the School is much more. efficiently equipped than we had thought possible . The great difficulty was ihe laboratory accommodation, chemicals and appmatu s. However the diffi culty h as heen Yery la rgely overcome. 'l'he work ce-rtainly is being carried on' under uiffi culties , hut owing to the loyal co-operation of JI.Inst ers and boys n.nd owing to a resolute en deavo ur on the part of all to make the best of all circum stances, these lliifi eulties have yery largely di sappeared. But t h e new buildinO' no"· s~::ems at laM to be in sight, and the en joyment ~f this will h e all th e sweeter because of tb e recollection of difficulties surmounted.

On e of t h e l essoD s of the present war is the enormous 'a lur of inten sive an<l scientific r ulture of th e soil. Ther e i~ not the slightest lloubt that Germa ny hn s b een nhle to hold out as long and stontly as sh e h as done, and seems likely to b e able to continue to- do , mainly owing to her full 1eeognition of tl1e vA hH' of scientific agriculture. But tl1 er e are signs that in this country this matter is being taken up seriously. So far the soil ha s been producing crops of all kind s without much atten tion to scientific treatment, and merely because of the plant-food which h ad been accumulating fo r many centuries . In orcler to encourage . till further the study of agriculture, properly so called, th e Education Department h as establi sl1 ed Ag ·iculturnl Bursaries, wl1ic:h are tenA hle on th'3 sa m e terms as those awarded in Home Science. vVhile th e neglect of what Ar e sometimes ca lled " c ulture" (not " kultur") subj ects would bP a di saster, tl1ere is no ilouht that s uch techni cal subj ects as Agriculture ancl Home Scien ce h ave b een long neo·lected.

SCHOOL NOTES. The following have entered the School during the Second Term :- Hodder, H.; Prideaux, J.; Bayly, Gordon; Bell, G.; Bell, D. Th e following have entered the School during the rrhird T erm: Wilkie, ·vv . G.: Catanach, W.; Grant, K.; Gi loert, R. ; Seown , G. · Williamson, R.; Pearce, E . The following left during the First Term :-Boon , A.; Prideaux, E.

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The following left during the Second 1'erm :-Pitt, H.; R1gg, C.; Sampson, L.; Hill, C.; Allen, K.; Blane; P. G.; Hughes, ~llan; Marshall, _R.; Morrison, D. C.; Pease, R. H.; H1ll; F. R.; Hutchmson A · Y·ttes It · 'V K . T . ; Scown, R . S . ' . , " ' ., 1 est, Th e following l eft during the Third Term :-Fookes, N. C.; Brydon, I. 11..; Bedford, E.; i.l'Harcly, 0. qn September 20th, M.r. Broome-Smith gave a lecture IJ?- the_ School Din~ng-room. .Mr. Smith spent 23 years .m m1sswn .work m ':Vest A_irica. :S:is sphere of labom e~tendecl from the Cong~o all along t be coust us far as Sierra Leone an~ Senegambia. During- his work he came 1~to contact with all sorts of types of men. In vVest Afnc~ the Mohamme~a~s are very numerous, and t~ey are the only act1ve nusswnanes other than Uhrist~an . We learned that some of the natives, particularly t1~ose alo?g the northern shore of the Gulf of Guine.a and ~.f the hmterlancl of this territory, were highly intelli o ent,_and~ m many cas~s, highly cultured. Most especially 1s this the case w1th t~e powerful Hausas . Many of these are now at the front m Fran ce and Flanders, and ~lave acqmttecl th~!J?-selves hke men . Missionary actiYity m the parts of Afnca where JI.Ir. Smith worked hn. hatl remarkable success; but "the han·est i. white and file labourers are few. " . Of the eight bishops in \Ves t 01 -11 Atnc~ fo_ur are natn~es, all of whom are gmd uatps ll\· exammatwn of Enghsh universities. We \Yere much m tere~ted by the accou_n t. of the pigmies in the g 1 eat, clark forest o-f the Aruwiml. These little folk, \i'llo h aw su:ffe1·ed so much a~ the hands ·of both natives and Europea?s, are now hemg converted to Christianitv. JI.Ir. Sm1~h to_uch.ecl upon the brutalities prnctisPd hv . Gennan officJals 111 tllP Cameroons. HP nlso to](! us in.eidt' nh lhthat he had bound up t"llo hunched and one footless leo;s and h andless,_arm , all Yictim s of Ruropean gTPerl. Th 0 le?ture was 1llu~trate cl by a serips of excellent lantern shcles. ~hese views gave a very vivid idea of life nm1 . cener.y. m the 15re?-t continent. This is all th 0 nwrr· m.terestmg at. tl1~s hme, \i'll en almost the "lll•olr of Afric,1 w1ll soon he m thr ha11fls of thr Allirs, Tiribin, PrnnrP and Portugal. It is not oft.en th at a "Jiillister of the Crom1 is present at the_orclmary school rlining-tnble ,1 t the u sual hour and with the regular boarders. Such. ho-n·evrr, "lias theca e on Sports Day, when Flir James Al len c:1mp up to- the School with Captain 11.ock&trow aud lunch ed

there . After this the Minister was present at the Sports until the prize-giving at 3 o' clock. Fortunately the day was fine, and the grounds were looking their very best. vVe imagine that a three-hours' mspite from deputations is a somewhat novel experience for a Minister of the Crown; but we firmly believe that even jHinistel's when Yi:siting for some special purpose, as was Sil' James Allen, should be treated as guests of the d<ty, and should be allowed to forget business for a short time. \V e trust that Sir James Allen will some time visit the l:)chool again, and we can assure him that, tho1wh we are but small, he will be heartily welcome. o 'fhere h as passed away this term a figure \Yell kno\-vn to_ ev_ery boy, especially to the Boarders . ·we append a chppmg 'from the local press, and wish to assure lHl's . lio-berts of our sincerest sympathy in her bel'eavement :After a long illness, Mr. J. A. Roberts passed away this moming at the age of 64 years. He came to New 1-lymouth thirty years ago and established himself in a small fruit and grocery business where JUT . Waddle 's tailor ' s shop is now. 1'h e Tea-pot store he called it, and the name was retained after he l'emovecl to l£1iot Street, ' 'Tea-pot' s" becoming quite an established ;nstitution. _\h. ltob el'ts himself \Vas a man quite out of the ordinary; he h ad seen a good deal of the world and was of all observant nature and fond of r eading, so that h e was e:x:cellen t company. Some two Ol' three yeaTs ago he met with an accident, bl'eaking a leg, and as for very many y~rs he had been in anything but robust health, 1·ecovery was slow; in f::ct it may be said that he nevel' r ecovered, and latterly h1s strength had steadily declined and his friends realised that his end could not be long defen eLl. Since the appearance, of the last issue .of the ' ''l'amnakian," an Old Boy who left School but two years ago uml n present boy have both learned that theil' fathers have laid clown their lives for the cause of freedom aml justice. while fighting on the French front. vV e r efer to Burford Norman and Stewart Jackson. To both these and to the other members of the bereaved families we temler our sincerest sympathy. In doino· so howevel' 0 '· we f ee1 t 1wt "b etter l ove hath no man than tLis, that l1e' by clown his life for his friend ." One afternoon as P. vVright was on his way home {rom School, and was quietly cyclino· clown the Gavel' Street hill, a clog ran out and got in front of the machme. Wright did his best to avoid the animal, but in vain.

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'l 'h e consequence was a nasty fall . He re.ceived some bad bruises and was for some little time very much dazed by his fall. :Fortunately help was at hand, a~d after r~ ceiv ing every attention he, was sent home m a taxi-cab. After a week' enforced absence he returned to School quite recovered, and ready to run over and damage seriou ly the next dog. \V ar very sorry to have to record that both H. Blanchard and R . Goldsworthy have been fo r some month in the Hospital. 'fhey are,, however, now well on the road to recovery, and are able to get about a little . \ Ve hope to see them both back at School again as usual at the beginning of next year. At the end of October the J ock~y Club decided to enlarge the ' Tote. " This meant that the festive and gay :Fourth Former hnd to leaYe tl1eir loved baunts. They were transfened to the, Outer Stand, and the staid and studi ous Fifth were accommodated upstair in the laro·e 'tand. So true it is that merit always rises. The chi~£ drawback from the point of view of the Fourth F ormers is the veJ:y near pro~imity of their place of study, or, us traducers assert, theu place o.£ gambols, to tLe Staho uer.Y Hoom

'f h e story of the landing, of the progress of the campaign, and of the evacuation has been told so oft~n that we much preferred to hear Sapper Moore-Jones s runnino· commentary on his picture,s and to listen to his inf;;:mal talk. In this way the whole business was brought home to u s much more vividly, and it is but rio·ht t hat this should be so . We were much interested to"'hear the lecturer say, as John Masefield h as said, t hat we, were within au ace of forcing the Straits, and th at the attempt must by no means be written clown a complete failure. A small charge was made for admission , aml the Association benefitted to the ext ent of over £5 . No doubt in time to· come we shall, especially when the war is over, h ave many opportunities of seeing vie\YS and of hearing\ good lectures; but it is safe to say that few will have for us the interest that Sapper l\IooreJ ones's pictures and lectures . on the Gallipoli campaigL. have had.

On 'fuesday, September .J:th, the day ou \Yhieh we re:mmed school after our week's holiday, Sapper ::Sioun·! ones c.a me up to the School and delivered u. n mu st IJ?-te~·estmg lecture in aid of the Returned Soldiers' Assomatwn. The School dining-room made nu exc:elleJj t lecture-hall, and it was well fill ed . The lecture, wh ich was Illustrated by some seventy excellent lantern Rli<lcs, wa. of very great interest. Th e slides were all tll('. \I' OTk of Sapper Moore-Jones himself, and we had the nssist:meC' of our own eyes in getting a much hetteJ· unclerstautlin'" of the insuperable difficulties of the Gallipoli camp a ig1; \V' e were first shown maps of the n ear East, tl1en of the P eninsula , then of the actual oorouncl fouo·ht ovel'. One of t h e ~Teat difficulties met with was th~ mcngrc knowledge of the country, till, fortunately a good map was found ·On the body ·o.f a Turkisl1 officer . On lookin o· :1t the steep, forbidding cliffs we wondered that a land~ mg was ever e:ffectecl, and that, when this was e:ffectecl, our ga1lant troops ever Jmng on. Anzac CoYr. Ruvh Bay, Shrapnel Gully, Achi Baba, Johson's Jollv, orHl such names h ave now become realities for us. "

About the middle of the last Term the Jockey Club began the enlargement ·o-f the Totalisator building. 'l 'his uecessitated au exodus' of the Fourth Form. This uelebrate.d Form h ad lived so long in undisturbed possession of its safe seclusion that it mourned, as did Ngatitua. or the Accadian s in their days of migration, but the Fates were relentless; and so the migration took place to the Outer Stand, long the sanctum of the Fifth. The latte.r were accommodated upstairs in the Ladies' Room in the large Stand. The full-length mirrors which adoru t he walls of this room are much appreciated by the n ew arrivals. A marked improvement in their general appearance is already mo st noticeable. U nfortunately, the locat ion seems likely to be only temporary, and a return to the old h aunts i s imminent. The great drawback to the present quarte.rs of the Pourth is the immediate proximity of the Stationery Room. On the 30th of July the School was assembled for t he presentation of Live-saving and Long-distance Swimming Certificates and Medallions won by the boys during the year. Mr . D. J. Hughes, President of t e locnl branch of the Life-saving Society, before presenting the Certificates, expressed his appreciation o.f the progresA made in this branch of sport hy the Scho ol in the past few years. He strongly urged those who were not efficient in the art of swimming and life-savin g to- becom e

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efficient as soon as possible. Mr. P. Schwartz announced that in the coming year a meeting would be h eld for the Championship of the Secondary Schools of the Province. He also stressed the point that all boy· should become acquainted with the knowledge of swimming and lifesaving. The Medallions and Certificates were then presented bv Mr. Hughes. The complete list of recipients app<:>ars in the last issue of "The Taranakian."

were in the neighbou~hood of £200. By the time all the receipts were h anded m a day or two late1·, the total was found to be £203 15s. Needless to say, we were pleased with this alllOUJ?-t, and we wish to express our h earty thanks to the lad1e.s who so kindly assisted us, and to 1\lr. Openshaw, and to those parents who lent their cars to collect produce, and to all donors of material or produce .

One day about the middle of the Second 'l'erm, 1\lr. Moyes anno unced that we had been requested by the ladies of the, Patriotic Committee to run the Red Cross :\Iart. At a meeting of the School it was decided that committees should be formed from the Forms VIA. and VIB. 'l'hese committees began to colle ·t produ ce, meat, etc., from all around in view of having a record day, nnrl to make all arrangements. As the day approaclled, boys brought game and poultry, which tlH' Smnrt Roarl Freezing vVorks kindly cons ented to k eep. On the day before the great day, boys were, busy ·kinning hares, plucking fowls, making stalls, while some of our enthusiastic shots fitted up a rifie-rangc . "Mr. Openshaw kindly assisted us in the butcher 's shop , the result be,i.ng that this presented a most business-like and attractive appearance by Friday night, when th e stock of meat was inspe cted bv a number of people. }Irs. Moyes, assisted by a number of laclie. , lll<maged th e cake, and sweet stalls, and, on Saturdny lllOl"lling, the produce and fiower stalls were arranged on the footpath, and all were soon in full swing . l\1:rs . Burge :-; "·as in charge o·f the flowers, Urs. vValker of the smalJ goods , aml .Jirs. K ebbell of the prOlluce. Before 10 u"c:lock buys "-ere out sellmg buttonholes, golliwogs, oraugcs, , hilliug parcels and ticket for all manner of g u esses <m<l cuJllpetitions. The rifie range was bangiug away, <md the Yarious stalls were doing good busine s . Defore noOJJ the butCher's stock showed signs of being depleted, but the other stalls were still doinQ' a rmll'ing trarle. Throughout the aftemoon, a 1·ose-bowl given llv .Jlr . Ha,yden, a wristlet watch given by l\Ir . Gre iD er, a imilli.ing by Mr. Bradbury, and several other articles of value were disposed of. Trade went on brisklv till about halfpast five o'clock, when almost everythin g W<l S sol <l. About this time the takings weJ.'e collected, and it ''"as found, much to our surprise, that the proceeds of the day

" L'entente cordial e" produces something more than its title implies . In proo-f we give the following ex~~1ples of sight translation :-Let vieille diligence-The d1h~·ent old lady; 11 s'assit eu _tloiiU:JH_t aux cl1evaux leur. anmens ·obriquets-Ass1sted m hurhnp: then· o!d. so~:mqu~ts at the horses (evidently the translator was thmkmg of, fiTst ' 'briquettes" and then of "bricks' '; "old ," we p~·es~lllle, re±crs to bri <;k- b<tt.s, ,,. hich haYe b een used as llllSSlles). 1:\..nother tTanslator is impressed with the extreme ,1 cre of the horses. He translates "chevaux plus maigres q~e nature" b y " horses older than nature." Yet another o·ives in " les chevaux qui devuient eu• lever la voiture"b a translation reminiscent of Gulliver m " horses happened to occupy the carriage ." vV ar-work is to be encouraged among our sisteTs, uspecially if the following relllark c~lled from a l<'reucl1 "' ~say JS true. 'l'he bloom of youth_ IS ever coveted aud nwuy and colllple,x are the cosme_tlCs u seJ auJ _recommended, but the following prescnpbon lS the Sllll]_)lest and cheapest.: I\ us soeurs coudent. pour etre plus £ra1st>s. \V e hope our lady friends will try the method. On August 22nd, 23rd, aud 2-±th, the Sehoul "·a · inspected by the Education Department's lDspectorr:;, .Jlessrs . Hudman and Cresswell. 'rhese gentlelllen lllacle au exhaustive examination of the School in all its dep<ntments , and saw every class actu ally at work. 'l'hi is not the place in which to refer to the report on tJ.?.e sclJOol, hut both expressed npproYal of much that. they saw. They 11acl in this school what the.y h<rYe had 1n no otlJer, ualllely, the poetry of lllOilon. Indeed, we .shall JJ ?t be exaggerating greatly when " ·e say that wh1l_e yuitmg a question or while listening to an answer o~n VISitors' eyes woulll wander out eastwanl ancl b e occu}Jlecl, to some extent at least, by the poetry of motion, a. the pundits of Form VIA: would say :

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Qu adrupedant e putrem sonitu qu atit ungula cnmpum. To which we would add: A little nonsense now and then Is rehshed by t h e wisest men. 'l 'he h alf-term holiday was given on 1\1ow.lay, Uetolle1· 22nu. 'l'h1s en a bled. many of the bo arclers to get away from Friday afternoon t1ll .Nlonday mgh t m- Tue.sda y morning. Many went home, and others went to triemls. One party went camping near :b;gmont Y1llage on the green banks of Waiwakaiho . Anoth er party accompanIed by several teachers took cars to t h e, end of .i\langore1 ltoad, and th en shouldering their swags tramped to the top of the Ranges. Tempted by the treacherous finene:;s of thet weather, instead of camping at the usual Ranges ' Camp, they pushed on to the saddle leading up to the Hump. On this saddle they bivouacked for the night. All promised well till the clouds came up eady in the morning. This was followed by rain about 6 a.m . A comfortable night h ad however been spent in spite of the fact that one youth spent a night of misery as his bunk-fellow persisted in making him "lay on a stump. ' \.fter breaking camp a move: was made up t h e Hump and across the s" ·nmp. Thence tlt ey Jmn·dtell to t he North Egmont Hostelry. During the whole of the tramp rain· came don·n in torrents, and nt t.imes the "·ind blew fiercely . Ho,ve.n r huge fires and good appetites soon made all comfortable in a short time. Next clay n return to town was made in cars . \Ve unclersbnd tlt e Bgmont Village party en joyed fully th e interior of their t('ut, alt.lt ough some. of them did go up to the lHon ntnin House :mel tlt en walk er] l'01llld to Dawsmt 's Fnlls, " ·}til e auot.!ter p:nty mn·de :m unsuc· cessful attempt on tltc' ii1ttn mit , Ulliinccessful onl y on account of the rnin. It w:ts V('l'.V unfortunate that tlt e rain spoiled so muc-h of t h e outings. Rut it is worth 11oting that not one memhrr of any of t.h e parties was one whi t the worse i n :Illy \V:\Y for tramping aud wetting. Indeed nlJ nre more i·ltnlt reacly to go again. 'l'he fine eugTaYiJtgs of "'l'h e C'onnwtiou of Quct'll Victoria," "Tl1 e Maniage of Her ~Injesty, and "The Christening of the Prince of Vv ::tles, ' ' , o kindly presented by Arebcle::tcon Evans, have no1Y be en hung in th e clini llg'room. rrhere they are a clistind addition on nc count of their artistic excelln ce <lS well ns on accou nt of t lt eir histo1'ical interest.

NEW HOUSE FROM ACROSS THE GULLY.

SCHOOL NO'l'ES.

vV e have always understood that the R acecourse was laid out primarily for the pmposes of horse training and racing. But this year it h as been the scene of human training and contests. For week s b efore the Steeplechase, and indeed to some ext ent since then, the R ace•uourse: was the reguLn sc l1ool ha.iuing ground. The tminiug ha s been ve1·y larg ely uuder supervision of the masters, aucl e,-ery eu courag em ent ha::; b een given t o youthful athlet es . Soon after til e b egin ning of the third t erm relay ra ces r ound th e course wer e nm. The Senior wa s won by Form VIB ., and the Junior by Form V. The winter and spring just p ast seemed to us t o have beeu unusually wet. R eferen ce to actual observations bears out the g enernl impression. Gum-boots and waterti ghts lmve h eeu much iu evid en ce, and th e long grass in spriug t est ed the watm·-resisting capacity o£ these' to the utmo st. \Ve haYe, howeYer , th e con fwla t ion of kno"l'l-ing tlmt we have ouly oll e more year to sp end on the Racecourse . A. it i s we have b een more comfortable than we had any right to exp ect , and ther efore our gratitude is further due to th e Taranaki Jo ck ey Club, which h as assisted us in every possible way. Every t erill ::;ees an extension of the work clone in t h e G-ully. 'l'he recbma tion and widening is pushed forwanl uonstantly. At the present r ate of operations we shall h;n-e in the not remote future the1 whole area recluimeJ aml both sides t erraceLI.. 'l 'h ere \vill be sufficient room for a full-sized football ground , "-hile the terraced sides will aftord a unique advantage to spectators . Like everything else, thi s development h as been seriously hindered by the war • A reporter who· had a gTeat flow of language aml of the resources of English once stated that " on th e g olf hnks hundreds of \\-oolly lJlowing-machines were at " ·ork keeping clown the grass ." 'i'Ve ha ve adopted the ::;u g gestion, and for some tillle a number of sh eep h ave been enclosed on the Sports' Ground. 'l'he r esult h as been a distinct improvem ent in the quality of the turf . 'l'he grass has b een k ept within Lmits during th e Tush of spring growth. 'l' he. unusual amou11.t of 1·aiu this winter and spring hn s can ·ed more trouble than usmll in dealing with lawns and turf. After a very long delay ·e n route the Christmas tobacco parcels sent hy the present boys to the Old Boys who are at the Front h ave arrived. In lthe Old Boys'

SCHOOL NOTES.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

column will be found a number of letters acknowledo·ino· receipt of these parcels. The· chief value of the letLt~ seems to us to lie in the fact that they are a bond between us, and that they give us so vivid a picture of conditions at the Front. These details are not the items given by the usual news agencies. One of t_he amenities of our temporary quarters on the Racecourse 1s the annual clearmg-up . Every desk, form, blackboard, etc., has to be t aken over to the school. The matter is complic<tted by the transference of all the stock o-f books and stationery and of the fittino·s of the 0 stationery room. ·we believe that this will be our last temporary flitting, and that our next mo;-e after this one will be to our new buildings. Although the eruption of a volca no can hardly be said to be a school matter, yet sn seldom are "1\·e \Yithin the reach of such phenomena that \Ye mention here the fact t~at. the detonatiou s of the outburst o-f Ngauruhoe -were d1stmctly both h eard and felt in New Plymouth. To read of eruption~ iu• n text-book is ,all very well, but to h ear and feel 1s a very much more real thing. It is to _be regT~tted that the Yery cloudy weather which pre.Ymlecl durmg the eud of October aml the beo·innino· of November e:ffectively prevented us from s~eino· "'any smoke or glow from the mountain. vV e presun~e that most people know tlwt N gauruhoe, while not visible from the actual town as Ruapehu is, is quite readily seen on a clear day from th e top of Paritutu. A.lthou(J'h the mountaiu itself is not visiol e it might fairly be i~ferred that any smok e or glow seen n little to the north of Ruapehu would be tltnt hom N gauruhoc.

Mr. Swanson has presented us with a set of boxingo·loves. "' "Thlr . B. H. Chaney bas given n cup for a Boxing trophy. Mr. Maclaren Thomson has g1ven us sw1mmmg hophie . lVIr. Hutchen h as given a literature prize for award to t he Upper Forins. To one and all of these lad·ies and gentlemen we tender our heartiest thanks for the very acceptable donation. . \'i e nlue much more highly the spirit that prompted their generosity. ·

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. \V ~ wish to acknowl edge, with many thanks, the following gifts:n£rs. nothamley ha s prc scni. ell us witlt a hn·nclsome eup for a sports trophy. )hs . Paton has given u number of book · to the Library . Mr. J. E. \Nilson h as also presented the Li.brary with books. Mr. T. Avery has presented the Library with ::t copy of "Chemistry in the Service of Man. "

TERM'S DIARY. }Iny 24.- Scl\Ool re.sumed for Second 'rerm. }[ny 31.- Footbnllma.tch ngninst Athletic Rowrs . 'iVon by 12-3 . June 3.- Clmrch Parnde at \iV hiteley Memorial Church. June ·t. - Holicby; King's Hirth.d ay. J nn e 21. - Football match, 2nd XV. against Technical College . Lo st, 8-3. Football match, 1st XV. against Athletic Howrs. \Von , 10-3. .Tune 2G.- :Jir. :Jidiunn.y l eft to go into Cnmp. .Tun e 27 .- Junior Team fired for Imperial Challenge Shield. Average 81.3. J nne 28. - Senior T eam fired for Imperial Challenge Shield. Average, 85. Football match 1st XV. ag-ainst T echnical College. Lost, 9-5. · Football match 2nd XV. against Athletic Rowrs. Lost, 9-0. June 28.- .Tunior B tenm fired for Imperial Challenge Shield. July 2. -:~\Iiss Billens joinerl the School. July 5-Football mntch, 1st XV. beat 2nd XV. by 44-0. July I. - Football matcli 1st XV. against Waimate at Hawera. Lost, 5-9. July 9.-Hal£-term holiday. July 19.- Football match, Techni cal College beat 2nd XV., 3-0. Football match, 1st XV. beat Athletic Rovers, 3-0.

TERM'S DIARY.

FORM AVERAGES.

July 26.-Football match, Athletic Rovers beat 2nd XV. by 16-0. Football match, 1st XV . beat Technical College by 6-3 . July 28.-School conducted the Patriotic Mart . .T uly 30.- Presentation of Swimming Medallions and Certificates by Mr. Hughes . August 4.- Football match, 1st XV. beat Stratford D.H.S. by 15-0. Cade.ts paraded on Anniversary of Declaration of War. · Augm;t H .-Football match, 1st XV. heat a team of Old Boys by 46-0. August 16.- Football match, Technical College heat 1st XV . by 16-3. August 22-24.-School inspected by Messrs. Cresswell and Rudman. August 24.-End of Seco-nd Term. Sept. 4.-School re-opened for Third Term. Le.c ture in Dining-room by Sapper J!ooreJ ones. Miss McLeod joined the School. Sept. 15.-Football match, School beat a Waihi team hy 57-5. Sept. 20.-Lecture in Dining-room by Mr. Broome-Smith Oct. 4.-Annual Steeplechase run . Oct. 16.-Inspection o£ Cadets by Major Cox . Oct. 22.-Hal£-Term Holiday. Nov. 8.-Annual Sports, and Presentation of Shooting Trophies by Minister of Defence. Nov . 17 .-Shooting Championships nred on Rewarewn Range. Nov. 21.-Boxing Championships decided. Nov. 24.-Tennis match against Girls' High School. Sports' Dinner. Nov. 26 .-Te:nnis Championships played off. ~ov. 29.-Annual Break-up.

I1'orm Vln.-Average 63.7. 1 A. :M'Hardy 72, 2 H . Goss 71. . Form V.-Average 71. 1 C. Noble 89, 2 N. Waddle 88. Form IVA.- Average 64.1. 1 S. White 78, 2 C. Kyngclon and C. Johnston 74 (equal) . Form IVn.- Avera,ge 54. 1 C. ·white 73, 2 C. Jones 72. Form ITIA. - A.Yel:<1ge 68. 1 M. Barak 92, 2 E. Smart 86. Form IIIn .- -AvPrage 61.7. 1 S. Herbert 79.2, 2 M. Osborne 78.

FORM AVERAGES. SECOND TERM, 1917. Form V!A.-Average 46.3. 1 K. Brokenshire and C. C. Yates 67 (equal).

PREPARA'rORY SCHOOL. Form III. -Aver~e 74.6. 1 W. :Mackay 85, 2 P. Ltriffi ths 78. Form I1A.-Average 65.6. 1 D. Mackay 81.9, 2 R. Arthur 74. Form !ln.-Average 74. 1 W. MacLean 94, 2 C. Saxton 84. Form II.-Avera.ge 70.8. 1 H . BeHringer 87.3, 2 G. Fookes 78.8. Form !A.-Average 81. 1 P . Sladden ancl C. Gilmour 84.5 {equal) . l.<'orm ln.- Average 60 . 1 R. List 79, 2 G. Bell 76. THIRD TERM, 1917 . Form VIA.-N o exam. was held this Te·rm, as it was considered better to utilise the time in actual teaching. Form Vln .-Average 55.6. 1 H. Goss, 73; 2 A. :Jl'Hardy, 70. Form V.-Average 69.3. 1 C. Noble, 91.4; 2 N. Waddle, 86.7. Form IV A.-Average 65.7. 1 S. White, 77; 2 S. '.Crain, 76. Form IVn.-Average 57.4. 1 C. A. Jones, 74.4; 2 C'. White, 71.7. Form IliA-Average 70 .1. 1 M. Barak, 94; 2 K. O' Halloran, 88. Form IIIn.-Average 61.1. 1 ·D. Penman, 87; 2 S. Herbert, 82.

FORM AVERAGES.

PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Form IlL-Average 66.4. 1 W . Mackay, 86.9; 2 P. Griffiths, 82.6. Form ITA.-Average 68 .1. 1 D. Mackay, 83.1; 2 :F. Williams, 81.7. li'orm Iln.-Average 79.4. 1 M. Lysons, 94; 2 'i~ . ni'Lean, 93.8. Form H.-Average 69. 1 G. Walker, 82.4; 2 G. Fookes, 82 . Form IA.-Average 77.7. 1 H. Garner, 85 .8; 2 C. }I'N Pi1l, 78.6. Form ln.- Average 66.7. 1 I. Jones, 81.7; 2 G. Bell, 74.5.

ESSAYS. The Essays for the prizes so kindly presented by George Grey, Esq., 'llere "·ritten during th e last Term. The best eight or ten in each class were selected ancl sent on to Mr. G. H. Dolby, }I.A. H e has been kinil enough to spend a good deal of time and trouble i 11 sele.c ting the best in each class. For this we tendel' l1im our h eartiest thanks. It will be remembered t hn i the ~enior class consisted of Forms VIR. and V., nnrl t l1 e Junior of the rest of the School. The following nre th e results:Senior-K. C. Roberts, Fonn VIR. Junior-C. 'iV . Old, Form IV1~. The following are notes by Mr. Dolby :-The subject, "~ ew Plymouth as u; Port: Past, Present and Future,·' did not l end itself to much literary treatment; it was rather a question of p utting down the facts with some approach to accuracy and keeping the. narrative well balanced. The Senior essays were all good, and showed that the subject h :Hl l1een 'lle}l studi ed. Few graspeil the fact thnt a goocl 'i ntroduction is hni£ the battle. If ~-ou start dully no one will read you. Several used "when nature designe d the North Island, etc .," evidently recollected from some history of the Harbour. I put No. 272 first, and though ·I do not pln ce the others in strict order~ I thought 251 and 257 were gooc , and liked 206 for its plain straightforward dealing with the subject. Some writers were too C!i:ffuse., gettin"' away from the subject.

CRICKET NOTES. This Term has seen a decided. incrense in th~ ~um ber of boys anxious to take part m the game . This Is explained, perl~aps, by ~he fact that tlte annual match with Wangamn College Is to be played early next Term. To get a more fiery wicket, a concret~ pitch has been laid clown just above Niger House and IS provmg very beneficial . During the winter many improvements were carried out in connection with the grounds . Th.e centre pitch was dug up and laid clown in fresh gra~s, whilst a turf practice wicket was formed nenr to the pmes. Despite the fact that no cricket was· indulg ed in until after the Annual Athletic Sports, ~atters w.ere soon so arran"'ed that there were two groups m operation, practising b~th at batting and at fielding . On Saturday, the 17th of November,. a match "·.as played a(J'ainst a town team. Our first mmngs closed for 58 run&., "'to which Town replied ~ith 81. In o~r secon~ innin(J's th e score wns 94, to whlCh Goss contnbutecl 51 by se~erely punishing all loose stuff tb at en me along. The following ar e the detailed scores :HIGH SCHOOL . First Innings. Yates, b. Mr. Blamires ... Goss, c. Mr. Weston, b . Mr. Blamires O'Hallora.n, c . Mr. }fackay, b. Mr. Johnson }l'Kay, b. ~1r. Jolinson .... Wills, l.b.w., b. :Mr. Blamnes Reeves, b. Mr. Blamires Hine, not out ... Sinclair, b. Mr. Johnson Brokenshire, stumped, b. Mr. Johnson 'l\wsey, c. nncl b . Mr. Mackay Greiner, b. Mr. Mackay ... Extras

4 13 2 5 4 3 11 0 3

3 4 6

58 .. \ Total Bowling analysis .-Mr. Blamires, four wickets for 14 runs; Mr. Johnson, £our for 28; Mr. Mackay, two for 8; Mr. Anderson, none for 2.

CHJCI{ET NOTES.

CADET NOTES.

Second Innings. Hine, c . .Mr. Blamire.s, b. Mr. M 'Donald . . . Tan ey ,b. ML Bottnll .. . Go , b . Mr. Hughes Yate , c . .Jh. Blamires, b. Mr . ..iU'Donald . . . U'Halloran, t . .Jir. Stainton, b . .:\Ir. JU'Donald .JI 'Kay, l.b.w. , b. Mr. Blamires .. . Brokenshire, b . .Yir. Hughes I~eeves, l.b.w., b. Mr. Hughes Greiner, not out Sinclair, b. 111r. Hughes \Vills, c . Mr. Blamires, b. Mr. Hughes E xtras Total

7 2 51 1 0 9

3 0

8 0 4

3 94

Bowling analysis.-1\lr . Robertson, no wickets for 22 ruus; Mr. Bottrill, on e for 14; Mr. MacDonald, three for 4 ; Mr. Mackay, none for 4; Mr. Blamires, one for 23; Mr. Hughes, fiv e for 7. TOWN . :First Inniugs. .:\Ir. Johnson, b . .:\I 'Kay .JJr . .Jiackay, b. 1\I'Kay ... .:\lr. Blamires, G. O'Hallorau, b. Siuclair .:\lr. Sinclair, b. l\I'Kay ... .:\Ir. M'Donald, b. Goss ... Mr. A.nderson, b. M'Kay Mr. Hobertson, b. Goss ... .:\Ir. Stainton, c . and b. Br~kenshire Mr. HuglJ es, l.b.w., b. M'Kay .:\lr. w-es ton, retired hurt :\h. Bottrill, not out E xtras Total

8 2

4U :2 1

3 1 7 3

...

0 0 5

81 Bowling analysis.- .J1'Kay, five wickets for 35 runs· Goss, two for 16 ; Sinclair, one for 18; Brokenshire, on~ for 7.

'l'he work this TBrm has been more interesting. We commenced with company and platoon drill at the end of 1ast Term and continued it up to the middle of this 'l' enn . P'ilysical drill \Vn s also earned out in sections by the N.C .O. 's up to the inspection by :Jiajor Co:s: . After this inspection we were put on to the most interesting portion of the ~rill syllabus, namely, extended ordei' drill. 'l 'his was earned out by the ,,-hole company at :first, but soon t l1e, platoon commanders took their respective platoons through this drill. After this the platoons went on to infantry attacking and achancing under rifle fire. Since the publication of the last number of the " Taranakian, " there haYe been three parades. On the ~th August, the anniversary of the Declaration of War, t]Je company paraded bYo hundred strong on the School oTounds . From here we marched to the Courthouse, ~vhere a large public meeting was h,eld and an address was giYen by the Mayor. \.. patriotic resolution was passed stating the unshakable determination of every British subj ect to continue the war to a successful issue. 'l'he next pare\J.e took place on 'l'uesday, October 16th, on th e R acecourse. }(ajor E. r. Cox, accompanied by Lieuten<mt Crutch , inspected th e company. After the inspection, the section command.ers put. their respect~ve squads through· the phys1ca l dnll , whwh was also m spected. Then the platoons, earh commanded by a serO'eaut, carried out some platoon drill for ·t he competition . The mark s given by .:\Iajo.r Co:s:. and Lieutenant Crutch are:lst. No. 2 Platoou, bergeant Atkinson 146 2ud. No. 4 Platoon, Sergeant :M'Hardy .. . 145 3rd . Ko. 3 Platoon, Sergeant Goss .... .. 144 4th. No. 1 Platoon, Sergeant Tansey .. . 142 After the competition the whole company went t.hrouo·L. the company drill, and the Major gave us a few ,;'ords. He remarked on the steadiness of the company and on the e:ven sta~dard t.h roughout. 'rhi~ last caused him much difficulty m placmg the platoons m the competition. The last parade was to £orin a guard of honour to Sir James Allen on 7th November. The, company fell in eighty strong at the Drill Hall,, ~nd then mar~hed ~o the railway station. H ere the Mm1ster was rece1ved m

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CADET NOTES,

due form. He then inspected the company and was kinu enough to compliment us on our appearance. The company was then dismissed. The heavy rain was the one drawback to the parade. General Itemarks.-"Uthough without rifles, the boys IJ aYe e;anied out Cadet work with enthusia sm, and the standard of Jrill reached has been high1y spoken of by all sta:ff officers w.h o have seen the company at work. There is a possibility of a "barracks" being held next year by :Jiajor Sl eeman and this event 11ill be eagerly awaited by the boys. A course of instruction su ch as this would prove of inestimable value at the b eginning of th e school year. The Sole Cup for the best sergeant for th e year bas been awarded to Sergeant-Major Yates, to whom we o:ffer our congratulatio·n s.

SHOOTING NOTES.

•

.After tl1e numerous setbacks which \Ve experienced during the first term, while practising on the miniature range for the Imperial Challenge Shield Competition, we naturally expected that \Ye would not be able to maintnin the position which we \\·on last year. However, despite the lack of rifles and reliable ammunition, we practised assiduo usly under the instruction of Mr. Kiclu, and thus, in face of the fa ct that we laboured under adverse conditions, obtained some degree of efficiency. As a result, when we shot off for the match, the form Jisplayed was Yery little below last year's, especially when we take in to consideration the fucts that we used faulty ammtlll ition aud practically strauge rifl es . :For, as a culminatiug disaster, the bolt of t he rifle \\·e were to use in the competition was broken off a few days before it was needed and consequ ently the sights had to be readjusted on a strange rifle. The Senior A team shot off for the competition en the mon.1ing of 'rhursday, June 28th, und er t iJ e supcrYision. of Mr. C. ·webster. 'l'he light wns excelleut, but a light, gusty breeze slig-htly interfered with the shooting. Considering th e altered regulations, some of the scores obtained were very creditable, and all rellect on M:r. Kidd' s coaching. The individual scores were as follows:-

THE IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELDS IN THE HIGH COM;MISSIONER'S OFFICE.

SHOOTING NOTES. Slow

Sgt . -Majol' Yates (capt.) Rgt . Tansey .. . RO't. Bayly fi~·t, Atkinson RO't. Callan<ler p~ivate Harrison Private Greiner ... Private Morey Private Graylin g Privnte Boulton ... Pl'ivatc G. Bn:dy Totn]

25 Rapid

Total

(50)

(100)

46 43 45 38 45 47 40 42 44 43 44

41 38

41 44 43 39 43 46 43 41J

91 79 89 90 79 85 90 85 8'\

477

465

942

t±6

,\ vemge sore for tenm: 85.6. \ vrrnge nge of tenm: 16 yen rs 10 months. In the nfternoon the Junior Team, with Mr. \Vatkin . as supet'Yisor, fired for tlw comretitior. Tl1e inCl.i' iclnnl srorrs \\·ere as follo'l'l·s :-

Pri,·,1t0 Private Pri ,-at<' Private Private Priv1te

~I':\1 e il1

(cn ptnin ) ...

Barn k Bothnmley D 1eker . . . vV a ters ... Boon Pri v:-~te Smart Private KingstoD Total

Bull (50)

Figure

Total

(5 0)

(100)

45 41 46 39 4.4 37 40 36

42 37 38 39 39 43

328

320

83 88

76 82 76 79 79 651

Average score of team: 81.37. Average age of team: 14 years 1 month. As the date for entries was approaching, the Senior B Team was ohliged to sl1oot off und er very adverse " enther conditions . The light was very poor , and a cold wind serv0d to in crease the discomfort of the competitors. Lieut. Crutch acted as supervisor. The incliYid.ual scores were as follows;-

SHOOTING NOTES.

Sgt. Goss Sgt. M'Hardy Corp . Herbert Corp. Hina Corp . Johns Pr·iv-ate Boon Pr·ivate O'Halloran Privat Guild

SHOOTING NOTES.

Slow (50)

Rapid (50)

37 39 39 39 43 39 40 42

34 3::i 39 41

·10 30 42

'rotal 318 296 An•ra gc score for team: 76.7. Average ngr of team : 16 years 5 months.

Total (100)

Ill

75 78

RO 77 19 70 84

vVe should like to express our thanks to the n·entlemen who gave up their time and business to co1~e :m 1l Sl~J)erintend the shooting . It is significant of the goouwlll hon?e to>va~·d_s the School that ''e never l1ave any tr:ouble. m o~tmmn~· someone who willingly gives up ln s husmess m our mterest on such an occasion as this. A s~ort whil~ ago we Teceived news of this year's cou~p et1t10n and found that we had again figured well agamst the other teams. Our Senior A Team took 15th place, and Senior B 46th place amongst some three hunclrecl odd school s. The Junior Team came 21st on the li st of almost two hunched competitors . The scores ohtained d urinp: the practices preccdi no· this competition, and in the competition itseH, \H'l; counted for the Searle Cup (Senior Competition), tl1e }I.JmhlyJJ Cup (Junior Competition ), and the Loveclav Cup (under 15). · The results for the Senior Competition are as follows:l 00

The results follows:-

Total Per(300) ce ntagc

Pvt. Grayling .. . 90 46 47 47 46 276 92 Pvt. Harrison... 90 47 47 45 46 275 91.4 St.-Major Yates 87 46 48 47 .J-6 274 91.2 Pvt. Boulton .. . 86 49 46 48 45 274 91.2 Sgt. Callander.. 89 47 44 -1:5 46 271 90.2 Sgt. Bayly .. . . .. 91 46 44 44 45 270 90 Pvt. Bayly .. .. .. 84 47 45 45 .43 264 88 . Thus Private Grayling was winner of the Searle Cup wrtl:t an average of 92 per cent., and Private Harrison second with an average of 91.4 per cent.

:M'N eill ....... Both am ley ... Barak ......... Kingston ...... Smart ·· ······· l>Yi. Ducker . ....... 11vt. Boon · · ········· Pvt . Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt.

the Junior Competitions are as 100

Total (250)

Percentage.

88 88 83 79 79 76 76

44 46 46 41 42 42 41

46 45 46 40 40 41 40

45 43 46 43 41 40 40

223 222 221 203 202 199 197

89.2 88.8 88.4 81.2 80.8 79.6 79.2

11rivate :JI ' N eill was thus wrnner of the Hamblyn Cup with an average of 89.2 per cent . PriYntc Bothamley was winner of the Loveday Cup with an average of 88.8 per cent., and Private Barak second with 88.4 per cent. These latter results are very satisfactory indeed, seeing that the competitors were n11 under 15 years of age. During the term holidays we suffered severely from l'arious unknown pillagers, who succeeded in stealing nearly a case of unused .303 ammunition, in addition to several of the ri:fles we used on the miniaturu range. As yet only one of these latter has been discovered, aml ihat is irretrieYably ruinrd. It was found, cloggecl with mml ann rust, by some children who were playing near a small creek . It had evid ently been cast away out of sig ht into this stream when no longer of use, as au unexploded cartridge, jammed in t h e breech, had rendered it useless for the time being. As we have already ordered ri:fles for next year we are hoping that we may be able to regain the position which we won last year, by winning again at least one of the shields. We take this opportunity of heartily thanking :Mr. KicH for the time and trouble which he has bestowed upon us this yer~r on the miniature range. \~Te all feel that the succ·ess the i eams attained was almost entirely due to his tl1orough coachino· and to the enthusiasm "·hich h e infused into them. REWA REWA RANGE. On Saturday, K ovember 17th, we held the MacDiarmid Belt Competition out <tt the Rewa Rewa Range. Considering the fact that we hacl had absolutely no

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praf'tice o_w:ing to our inal:iility to obtn:in either rifles or ammumtwn, the scores \\ere very crechtable. The ]ending scores were as follo ;vs : -

Sen ior and Junior, this year. You will, I believe, have ~Jready r eceived the news through a Press cable that ~au have won both the first prizes, as well as the third in the Senior Competition. I s hall be very glad to hear from you how the boys were tr;<ined, and, if possible, to receive a photograph . I trust yo ur example will encourage further entries from Jew ;l,ealnnd. Perhaps you could help a little in this direction. The number was much too smalL Altogether ;)000 shot in both competitions. V\Te must soon bring this to 50,000, and later to far more. I hr~Ye to r~cld that you will be r~wr~rcled a specir~l pri11r for your R 路l10ol's all-round excellence. I am, dear Sir, Yours very truly, RAYMOND W. SCHUMACHEH. R.M. Depot, Deal, Kent, 6/10/ 'IB. Dear Sir,-A.s winners last year of the Imperial Challenge Shield the ll.l\L Depot Cadets wish to cono-ra tula te your team on their splendid score and on win~ing the ?hield. vVe hope to have many more good mr~tches w1th you. Yours sincerely, H. G. GRANT, Capt. and Adjt., Royr~l Marine J_,ight Infantry. R.M . Depot, Deal, Kent, 7/10/' 16. Dear Sir,-The Depot Royal Marine Cadet Corps as bst ye:u winners of the Imperial Challenge Shield wish (o coug-ratubte yonr team on their sp]enlhcl score anci on winning the Shield. vV e hop e to give you anotlwr good match next yea_r . Yours sincerely, H. G. GRAN'I', Capt ., Royal .Marine Light Infantry (0.0. Cadets). October 4th, 191G. ~Ir. :Jioyes, Capt. H.yder, and Shooting Teams of 24 and 110 Coys.,-I hope you will forgive this intrusion, b路n t I cannot refrain from offering you my heartiest con-

200yds.

Rgt. Atkinson Pvt. Boulton Pvt. Boon Pvt. Greiner Corp . Johns Sgt. Bayly Corp. Hine

500yds.

Total (100)

45 47 41 43 42 41 43

47 92 44 91 48 89 44 87 43 85 42 83 33 76 Thus Sergeant Atkinson won by one poi11t after a very close contest, Private Boulton coming a close SPCOnd .

The L ady Godley Cups for the Nos. 24 and llO Companies were awarded according to the scores obtained in the class-firing earlier in the year. Some of the higher scores were :Group (25)

200vds. (~0)

lOOyc!s .

Total

(20)

(65)

Sgt.-Major Yates 25 18 19 62 L.-Sergt. Rockel 25 17 15 57 Corp . Hine 20 20 16 56 Corp. Greiner 20 16 20 56 Sgt. Bayly 15 19 19 53 Sgt.-Major Yates gained the K o. 24 Company Cup and Lance-Sergeant Rockel the No. llO Company Cup. Those wbo have been successful in winninO' shooting trophies this year are :o Sgt.-.Jiajor Yates (No. 24 Company Godley Cup). L.-Sergeant Rockel (No. llO Company Godley Cup). Sgt. Atkinson (MacDiarmid Belt). Private Grayling (Searle Cup). Pr~vate M'Neill (Hamblyn Cup). Pnvate Bothamley (Loveday Cup). \Ve have received the following letters, which require no comment :vVytham Abbey, Oxford, . . October 9th, 1916. Dear Su, -I wnte to congratulate most heartily yourself, your school, yom shooting teams and their ~nstructors on the really brilliantJ results oMained in firmg for the Imperial Challenge Shield competitions,

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gratulations on your recent " double event" in the juve. nile shooting world. This news comes to me through the contin~ntal mail of to-day's date. I cannot explain jl'tst w hat my feelings are: I certainly could not be more pleased if I had still been amon<> them. It is certain that tl1is achievement could not have been attained unless the happiest relations existed between yourselves ancl your units. This I know was the cnse two- years ago . The greatest credit is clue to all concerned, particularly to the lads and their pesent instructor. Their esprit de corps will be gTeatly strengtherJed, and it can safely be left to them to make t h e utmost use of it. Tl1ey hn ve every reason to be proud o£ t.1Jis fin e performanc.e so early in their cnreer. My hearti est congratulations to a ll. Tieli eve me, Sir, Yours most respectfully, 0. A. BOND.

IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD. PRESENTATION OF PRIZES BY THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE.

The meritorious achievement of the shooting team. o£ the New P lymouth Boys' High School in the Imperial Challenge Shield Competitions of 1916 was consummated on Thursday afternoon, when the bronze replicas, ·Of the shields, and the 1si:lver and bronze medallion won by the members of the teams, were formally pre-sented by the Minister of Defence (the Hon . Sir James Allen). VERY HANDSOME SHIELDS. The, bronze replicas of the Imperial Challenge Shield were inspected ·with not a little interest by the crowds present at the sports. In tl1e senior competition, in whid 323 teams. from various schools tl1roughout the Empire participated, the, New Plymouth High Sch ool teams won both the fir st (with shield) :mil third prizes, while. in the junior contest, in which 197 teams competed, the School al so annexed th e first prize (with shield) . In the, two events the School t hus won prize money amounting to '£55, in addition to the bronze replicas of the shields, and twenty silver and nine bro-nze medals , which

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go· to the actual members o£ the teams. Owing to the O'reat risk attending ove.rsea carriage at the present time, the National Rifle Association decided not to send out the actua l silver ch allenge shields which the winning tea ms flre en titled to hold for one year . The shields, however, are being di <;pbyecl in the windows of the High Commissioner's Offire, where tbey are attra0ting ve.ry rm1siderahle interest and attention. The bronze replicas formally presented to the School by Sir James Allen are of e:s:quisite workmanship rmd design . They stand nearly 4ft . l1igh flnrl are 2ft. 6in. across, being mounted on solid oak. Ea ch is symbolical o£ Britannia and th e Empire, "~Vith tl1e fo1lowing inscription appearing- at the foot: ' This shield, the o'ift o£ Raymond W. Schumacher, is dedicatrd to t.he y outh .o£ the ·E mpire by them to be kept, in perpetuity as a challenge shield for shooting to be competed for annually by teams from all parts o£ the Empire .. , 'l'he silver and bronze medals won were also inspected with great interest. The donor is J,ieute.n antColonel Schuma ch er, o£ the South African Forces . Following are the nam es o£ members of the successful tenms : Senior Competition .- " A" ·team (first for the Empire): Sergeants Hamerton, J.Jucena, M'Murray, Corporals 0. Bayly, ·vVyborn, Ewing, Cadets Traill, Boulton, Grayling, Herbert. "B" team (third for the Empire): Sergeants Yates, Tansey, :M. Atkinson, C':1dets ::\Iorey, Hooker, Johns, Duckworth, Fookes. Junior Competition (first for the Empire).Cadets Pott, Greiner, Alleman, Hine, G. Bayly, O'Hallor:m, Harrison, Guild. 1

THE .PRESENTATION. The presentation o£ the shields and medals took place at t he ScJ10ol grounds during an interval in the annual iiports programme. A platform had been erected on the gro uucls nnd around .this a very large crowd of interested spectators gathe.recl. :iYir. D. Hutchen (chairman of the High School Board of Governors) presided, and t l1 ere \Yere also on the platform the Hon . Sir Jas. Allen ancl his daughter (Mrs . Montgomery), Mr. H. Okey, M.P., the. :Jfayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dmg-ess), Lieut.-Colonel M'Donald, Captain Rocktrow, Lieutenant Crutch Mr. "\V. H. Moyes (Principal

IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD. 32 of the School), and Mr. Dixon (the Minister's private secretary). The bronl'le replicas occupied prominent positions on the. front of the pl atform . :Ur. Hutchen, in a few remarks, said the Imperial Challenge Sl1ield Competitions were established about six years ago- hy Colonel Rclnunacher, of South Africa, w ho provided a fund fo-r the purchase of annua.l prizes io be ·ompete<l fo r by all schools throughout the British Empire and by cadet corps. The New Plymouth Boys I-Iigl1 School first competed for the shield in 19f3 and l1arl continued to· do so every year since1 then, the record of the School team showin g a steady improvement each year. In the first year in which the Scl10ol competed - 1013-the rifles use.cl were of an inferior pattern, but the team securer] twenty-ninth place and received a prize of £2. The success achieved was due largely to the. ent lm siasm and lmrd work of the late Corporal V. J. B. Hall, who- h ad charge of tl1e team, and to Captain Frank Rnrtnell, who had coached the boys. In 1914 the junior tram gainefl seventh place and the senior team again appeared in the prize list. In 1915 the senior team was tenth out of 341 schools and the junior team ninth out of 122 schools. Both teams were easily first of the N e.w Zealand teams who competed. In 1916 the shooting was placedi in charge of Lieut. Searle, to- whom a great deal of credit was due.. The senior teams gained first and thircl places and the junior team first place for the Empire, n meritorious performance and one of which they roulcl nll feel justly proufl. (Applause.) In the senio1 competition 323 teams competed and in the junior 197. ~Ir. Hutche!J then expresser] pleasure in calling upon the 1linister of Defence to make the presentations, remarking that Sir J ame.s waR so nlease cl with the r ecord of the School that h e had paid a spec ial vi it to New Plymouth for this purpose. (Applause.)

THE MINISTER'S ADDRESS. Sir James Allen aitl that when it became 'known to him that the SclJOol had put up the great record it had in the competition h e felt h e. would like to have the pleasure of formally hnuding the Rhields over to the care o{ the School. UJJtortunntely tl1e silver shields which were won had n ot bc.eu Re11t to ~ C\Y Zenlnml . It wa consirlered too claugerous to :elHl them out all(] tl1ey had therefore been retaine<l in Engbml However, they had the bronze replicas and h e \Yas delighted to have the

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opP.ortunity of formally presenting them to the Scllool. Lieut.-Colonel Schumacher, who hacl orgamsed these competitions under the National Rifle Association, had made them open to all schools of the .Empire, so that tho se tropJJies were Empire shields . Wheu the competitious were inaugurated, Colonel Schumacher desired to make the boys of the Empire e:s:pert in the use of the rifie, v.·hich had come into· its own a g ain in this great war. At one time it was thought by many people that the b<tyonet would be of no mme u se in actual warfare and that the rifle woulrl be of Yery little use in face of the machine-gun fire, but the lntest they had hom the front was that the rifle was a we<.'tpon the u se of which must be cultivated and be made as perfect as possible if ,, wished to defend ou1· Empire now or in the f uture . 'l'he bayonet, too, lwcl come into its O\Yn. They would all have read of tl1e bayonet fights in Fra11ce during the last twelve mouths or more. Colonel Schumacher had auotl1er idea, too, ancl that was that the money which "·as giYen for cash prizes should not go to the individual boys, but : l1nuld be deYoted to the furtl1er encou mgement of the use of tlic rifle in the school s competing. The principle that wn s in culcated here was one they must not forget, aucl in ~l scho ol like this they had learned to play the game uot for the iudiYiclual but for the team <.tnd for the school, just as in this grent and tenible war om soldiers 11·ere playing the game, and fighting not only for this couutry but for all the countries of the Empire and fOl' all om Allies. (Applause .) It was "-ith wry 0 'l'eat pleasme ind eed that he came tc lm?seJJt these shielrls, and · he would band them over kllo"·ing full well that they were being pbcecl in t he hamls ·of the School wl1ich, ever sin ·e he hntl known anything about it, had ah·ays called for hi s admiration, ei<pec:ially in regard to its cadet training . He \Yell recolle ' ted his fir t visit, and said how much h e \Yas struck "·ith the training at that time, and he had never been c\jsappuinted since. He always went away from a school like this feeling that they could look with the greatest hope to the future when they saw fine young lad tecciving· su h n sound training aH they were gettiJJg th e1-c am1 fitting themselvc ~1s noble citizens of this g-loriout~ young country of New Zealand , fitting themselves to fight not merely for themselves but for their country, for their ountry's industries and for its high clmracter, so that it would have a high moral standing among the nations and that the worlcl would know that our word was always

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cur bond and that there was no tearing up {)I our scraps of paper when we put our names to them. (Applause.) Continuing, the :Minister said it was a very big record that the School had put up . It was the first time that New Zealand had won first place in the senior or junior competition; in £act he believed it was the first time New :0ealanu had ever won a fir st, second, or third prize in the competition, but the New Plymouth Boys' High School was in the prouu position o·f having won first prize in both the senior and junior competitions and also third prize in the former competition. These competitions were open to- all the schools of the Empire if they liked to compete, and they were also open to. Boy Scouts, and certaiu o£ the N avy . Looking through a list recently be found that England, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, :J'[alta, Jersey and various other parts of the Empire had competed for these shields, and the £act that despite this wide competition this one school h ad secured both first places and one third place was a particularly fine performance. Fourteen schools in New Zeal and alone competed in the senior competition and seven in the junior, and he congratulated th e boys and the :Masters most heartily upon the brilliant succes> they had achieved. He looked upon it not as a success of this School alone, but for New Zealand as a whole. It was a New Zealand honour won by the bo·y s of the New Plymouth High School. (Applause.) 'rhe competition was widespread, and all concerned could feel justly proud o£ the record which had been established . Lieutenant SeaTle, who hau had charge o£ the shooting , was away doing his duty at the £rout, and all honour to him. " .May h e be brought back rmfe aml souml to you," concluded the :l\Iiuister amid fmther applause. Sir James theu presented the shi elds, SeTgeant Lucena r eceiving that won by the senior t eam and Cadet members of these teams \Yere also presented with silver medals, whilst the members of the senior team which came third in the competition Te.ceivecl bronze medals . At th e call of Sir James, hearty ch eers were g1vcn for the 3c1ool and for the t eams . Mr. Moyes (Priucipal) expressed hi:; thanks to Sir James for being present on this occasion and assured him that they appreciated very much the fact that, in i:'pite o£ the many calls upon his time, h e had made it convenient to he with them that clay The occasion wnulcl lon g remain a pleasant recollection to those who PRESENTATIO?-; OF S HOOTING TfWPHIES BY THE HON. MINISTER OF D:E.FENCE.

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h"'d been fortunate enough to receive a prize at the ~llini ster 's h ands and would, h e hoped , b e an incentive to the young er boys to maintain the high r eput ation won by the School in the shooting world. 'l'here h ad l:leen t.imes, ::'llr . :\loyes contmued, dunng the past five }ears ,,~h en the outdoor training given to the boys in the , · hool ha<l been . obj ect ed to, it being argued that it could not b e c on sid eF~ d a necessary purt of a boy's edu·atiou. They h ad, ho i'i·ever, always turned a deaf ear t o such nrg mn euts-( hear, h ear)-contending, and be thoug ht rightly so, too, that no boy was educated who only r eceived that knowledge that could b e assimilated within the four walls of the class-room. (Applaus e.) Shooting mu st always rank high in the outdoor life of a schoo-l, for no oth er pastime inculcat ed in such a ]ll ark ed degr ee self-relirmce, patience, and p erseverance. ·'The boy vir]w \Yins his place in th e School t eam shoots for t he honour of his sc hool, and l at er on , wh en the call orn es, h e is found shootin g for the honour of hi s country and hi s Empire .". (Applause .) 'rhis \Yas not m ere oujectuee. Of th e bo ys vdw composed the fir st t eam in 1912, bYo were still under militar y ag e, four h ad b een for man y months fi gh t ing in Fran ce, whilst anoth er wa s on hi s wa y t b er e. And as it was with the shoo-ting so it 1n1s >~·ith oth er branch es of school sport . Of the fiftt:: en '"ho fought t h e b attles of this School on t h e foo t ball field in 1912 on e h ad since died in New Zealand , fiye had b een \YOund ed , on e h ad been m entioned in dispa tch es , h vo lay buried b eneath for eig n soil, and t wu h ad been dec ora ted by the Kin ~ for conspicuous braver y on the b attlefield. (Applause .) " N eed I say more, " pro eecled ~Ir. ::'IIoye s, " iu favour of org anised school ga m es? Nec cl I say tli<tt "·e are proud t o han~ kuown t his fin e lwJJ of y oun g m en ? 'rhey were leader s in sch ool sport, aml tl1 ey ru e l eaders t o-cla y '"hen >~· ord comes to g o over tb e parapet. " (Applause .) In conclusion, l\Ir. :Moyes said it " ·oulcl h aYe b een 11 oticecl in the competition t his year the School occupied fiftee nth pla ce . This wa s a bi g drop fr om the proud posit ion h eld la st year, ~mel although h e did not wish to makr excuses it wa s only fair to the boys that h e should ay th ey had worked under great di sadvantag es . The fire clestroye d all the rifles they h ad and although they had tried throughout Australia to do so they were unable to procure other s. H e hoped, however , that when tb e 11·ar w;:1s over and r ifles were again procurable, the School '" oulcl once more attain its proud posit ion and that in

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the future they woul.d have Sir James Allen officiating in th e same capamty as he had done that clay (Applause.) · At the call ?f .Mr. Moyes the boys gave tbi;ee hearty cheers for t he .:Th'hmster? and the ceremony concluded with the playmg of the N ahonal Anthem by the School hantl. -Taranaki H erald.

HOUSE NOTES. The fo~lowing new bo.ys have joined the ranks of the Boarders since the last Issue of the " T aranakian" ..:._ W . Catanach, K. Grant, D. R. Williamson, S . Sco.;.n and E . ~earce. At the e~d of the Second Term, R~ Sco~n left us. vVe W!Sh lum success in his new sphere of hfe. During the, Second Term we were apprised of the fac,~ that Mr . ¥.Murray was ~bout to go into camp prepaiatory to J Ollli~g the fightmg forces. As we wished to present him with some token of our respect for him the Pr.~p~ratory Boarders stayed up till the later supper' when MI. Moyes presented Mr. ]'['Murray with u safety rn:zor. ~r. M'.M:urray made a few appropriate remark. ' afte~' whwh three cheers were called for the departin~ soldier.. o . Once more ha ~, ~~mont favoured u s with a taste o:f ~mds as keen as bi tmp:. Boreas.'' During the ~1:iddl ~ erm ?f the ear, a very bitter south wind made life very nksome for evei:yone connected with the House. HowPVCT, nil good thm gs come to· an end; and so the ga le hom the ,;ontll. abated and l eft us wondering when the next would arnve. On June 29th the Pierrots, who have been pructisincr ~ g reat deal this Term-a !aet which is most forcibly ~ml?res sed on m?st Boarders-favoured us with ,, concert . .rhis took place m the Racecourse buildings. Th e concert Itself was a .great suc?ess and greatly relieved the monotony of .haYmg to wlule away Saturday night in reading Ol' playmg ca rds. The Concert Comm ittee haY e ,;incc given several entirely successful concerts, all of which have been patronised by the Boarders . During the half-term holiday in t h e Second Term ·the First Fif.teen journe;yed to Hawera, where they played a match agamst the \:Vtumate team. A number of Boarders took the opportunity of seeing the H awera Show as

31 well as the football match. A party of Boarders also went up the mountain with JHr.Both·ill. However, the weather was not all that co uld be desned, and the plans which our youthful mountaineers had intended to carry out were uot all realised . No one can say that we have never faced the camera man; the real movie-fiend, in fact! Excitement was tense when 1\lr . .lloJ:'es ann~unced .a t dinner one day that one of the lo cal P1cture Compames wanted to obtain a film of the School. However, the photograph was taken all right, with the result that every Boarder, on the following Saturday, went to see the marvellous production. No small amu sement was caused by the sight of one hundJ ed Boarders rushing to dinner, but the height of hilarity was reached when on the screen was flashed a notice to the effect that a picture of "Taranaki's future manhood" ~as to ~ollow. . Then was . seen a fine assemblage consistmg mamly of broad smiles; one a very broad smile ! N eeuless to say, the owner of the smile, on seeing his efforts at a pretence of joy so vividly portrayed on the screen·, . t here and then decided to adopt acting as his professwn. As it was decided that our Christmas holidays this year sho uld be much ranger than is usually the case, we were allowed ten days' holiday at the end of the Second Term. \Ve broke up on August 24th and were to commence work again on September 4th. But evidently the luxury of horne-life was too great for some of our number, for lo! on September 4th the dining-room presented quite an empty appearance at breakfast, and it was quite evident that all the Boarders had not yet retumed. Accordingly the idea of commencing School for the 'l'hircl Term was abandoned until September 5tu, ''hen ever yone was present and eager to commence work again.

On the first evening of the 'fhird Term, Sapper MooTe-J ones gave a lecture on the Landing at Anzac. The lecture was held in the School dining-room, where the lantern and screen had been fitted up. Sapper MooreJones' slides were greatly appreciated by aU, and we were sorry when his lecture had come to an encl. Shortly afterwards, on September 20th, Mr. BroomeSmith visited us, aml gave a lantern l ecture on Missionary Vvork in Africa. Mr. Broome-Smith has spent most of his lifeJ working among the natives of the Dark Continent, and thus is well qualified to speak on the sub ject.

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His l ectu re was extremely interestiug, a~ u we all enjoyed the lanterusli.des h e show ed u s. 'l'h1s lectm e was also h elcl in the dmmg-l'Oom. All the Boarders were "out " on t he i::lchool' s :Mart Day . Judging from r esults, it would seen:. (hat ceThun of our number are experts at sellmg flow ers . As preliminary training :for t}Je Steeplechlts.e, a paperultase was h eld on. September 27th. lt was qmte a damp day and was_ t h erefore not a very pl easant one on ':~ lC~ to b e pursumg three yo utl?-s loaded _w1th huge ba"' s . o:f' paper. Ho,Yever, we all enJoyed the J~nmt, and _no doubt it did a oTeat deal towards counteractmg t h e cft ects ·onequent ~n t h e frequent visits which ar e pmd to Tea-pot s by ·1 lar"'e· section of the Boa.rders. LOn October 4th the Steeplechase was run o:ff beneath an extremely warm sun. vV e o:ffer our congra.tulahons to Fussell who won the event. His success was no doubt clue to th'e. excellent "knock-out" all Boarders are acquainted with. . . , . s1)orts Day was th1s year somethmg of a ~~d- lette1 clay for us all, as Sir J_a.m es All~n wa~ v1s1tmg tb . School. H e was ente1-tamed at dm_ner m t he School diniuo·-room which presented a feshve appearance, n all tl~e Sch~ol trophies w~re displaye~, as well }s the t:Jhields won by the Shoohng T~a;m s m last yea: s Imperial Challenge Shield Compeht10ns. vVe were glad also to see several ·old Boarders :!?resent wl~o had come to receive medals as r eward for then success m the abovementiOned Shooting Competitions. As Sir James Allen arrived in New Plymouth uy the mail train it was decided that we should form a o·1uucl of hono~r for him. As Mr. _Ryder h ad numerous ~rrano·ements to ma.ke for the ensmng sports, Mr . 'iV:ynya rcl took cl1 ar ge of u s and m~rched us to the station, where we were inspected by Su· James Allen . On the way b ac ],_-the fire-bell rano· · "' out and we Boarder f · ,. s all hop th ed · ere th at we would b e allowed to see t h e un u any was. Bu t our commander firmly m arched u s back throu o~b th e rain to S chool~ where we had the pleasure o£ rem_o,in"' desks from the Prep . room, preparatory to cleamng th~ floo r for th e dan ce wh ich was to b e h eJcl t her e n ext evenin g. \.lway. before Sports Dny a great UC<11 ha s to be_ donf' ?'' fth.ai in th e way of cleaning-up the School ground s.. there is no o·ymnasium left u s, we Boarders fall m kfr ~ l ar"'e share "'of this work, which we do before brea as t:>

HOUSE NOTES.

instead of physica l chill . It was indeed "nice to get up iu the morning" and hump lumps of concrete to an everiucrensing pile of debris ! But we we1·e amply r ewarded for t !Jis in seeing that everything was spick and span for the 8th November. Iu view o£ the approach of the Box ing Championships a great deal of boxing has bP-en done this Term especially amongst the Boarders. A great deal of interest wa s shown in the sport, and every evening numerous bouts were fought. Mr. \Vynyanl and M:r. Kidd haYe been in ch arge ofl the boxing this T erm , and , with the aid of the Box ing Committee have formed " order out of ch aos'' with regard to the styles of :fighting adopted by some of the Boarders . 'l'h e Boxing Championships were h eld this year on the lawn outside the Librar y . The following Boarders were su ccessful in the various championships :- Tansey (Senior), Harrison (under 9), K. O'Halloran (under 8) , A. W alter (unfler 7), S. Jackson (under 6). W e congratulate the above winners. 'I'he Sports Dinner vvas h eld on Novemb er 24th. All the Boarders were present and, a~ usual, acquitted themselves honourably, nay, gloriously ! However, we hear that t h e Master on duty next moming had not a little difficulty in rousing the drowsy inmates of his Hou se in tim:e for breakfast. This T erm h as seen the T ennis Courts in great demand as far as Boarder s are concerned. A n ew court has been laid clown near the New House an d should be fit to play on by next T erm. A team of six-all Boardersplayed a m atch against the Girls' SclJool on the 24th November. Our t eam was successful in this match , an account of which will be found under t h e Tennis Notes. \Ve o:ffer our congratulatio·n s to Hine, who was successful in winning the Tennis Championship.

AGRICULTURE. 'I'h e work on the plots h as, for the past two T erm s, been broken into a good deal, partly owing to a. new arrangement of th e time-table, and partly owiug to breaks in the work fo r examination purposes. In August last, Area 1\. and C, consisting of 1j acres, which h ad been down in permanent pasture for t he

.AGRICULTURE. AGRICULT URE.

Area E - one acre-has again been divided into plots of on e-twentie~h of an acrEl each. The gTeater portion ha s been sown m mangels-J er sey Queen and Gatepostan~ r~n e:s:pei:iment in t lie variation of the 11·ii!th ·of the chills is being carried out, drills of 1-lin. 2lin. , and 28in . being use<l in differ ent plots. The r~mainder of tbe area has b een sown in ::.\Iaize a nd Sudan Grass.

past year, were trea.ted ~ith dftierent types of ph os:J?h.atic manures and also with hme. Ihe whole area was divided into eight strips and was top-dressed as follows:No . 1, Ephos phosphate, 3cwt. p.a.; No. 2, basic super, 3cwt. p.a.; No. 3, qasic slag, 3cwt. p.a.; No . 4, rock phosphate, 3cwt. p .a.; Nos. f> and 6, burnt lime, 3cwt. p.a . and super 2cwt. p .a.; Nos. 7 and 8, carbonate of lime, 6cwt. p .a. and super 2cwt. p.a.

The orchard was pr uned during the winter and has be en k ept clear of all 'ne cls. 'l' h e areas between the trees were planted with Gamek eE:p er potato es, and th e rrop is looking very healthy. · ·

The results have given conclusive proof of the advantage of liming. Strips 5, 6, 7, and S are all looking far better than the others, although the basic slag has given good results. The dressing of carbonate of lime shows a slightly better result than that of th e burnt lime, and the clovers are now (D ecember) showing up very well. 'f h e Lucerne in Area D- i-acr e-wa s cultivated and harroweJ in August and came away well, but the only portions that appear to be doing well are those in which the 0oTound was sub-soiled three years ago. The cows were later on turned in at interval s, and the feed made a oTeat differen ce in th e milk yield. The area \Yas then ~lased and tb e Lu cerne ha s just r ecently b een cu t for hay. Area B of one acre wus sown in Algerian Oats in the autumn and supplieJ .a welcome change of food to the cows at the end of the winter . 'l'he ground was then ploughed and a portion of it ha s now b een so\Yll in Carrots in which four varieties ar e b eing use d , viz. : vVlnte Be o·ian, Matchless \Vh'ite, Barrib all , and Sill clair ' s . An~ther portion has b een divided into plots for a ompetition in Carrot growin g for prizes presented by the Chilean Nitrate Propaganda Ltd. 'fhe work in tli e.·e . plots i .. being carried out entirely by the boys, no ;lClvwe as to methods of preparation of th e gTouncl , sowing , or manuring, b eing given. Fom Y n ri e ti~s haYe b een sow:n h y ea ~h boy, and portion of the manunal treatment will. con. 1st of an application of nitrat e of soda a ~ a t op-<lressmg. In addition prize ~ h aYe b een oiler ecl fo r th e b eRt photos slioll·ing tl1 e eff ert of the t op-d res sing· of ni.trate of socln ou t.l1e plots. Area F - on e acre- was sown in Algcri a11 Oats and Vetch es , ~mel ha s mncl e g·ood progress. Tl1 E' aren has r~ l s o been cut for h ay and will b e fe d to t h e co11·s with the Lucerne.

In connection with the ' yllabus of work required by the Educatwn D e p r~ rtm e nt for tl1 e Intermediate Exam ination , pra ctical work in gardening has been carried out by the Junior Classes, and. pruning, c ultivation of veget ables and of flowers have form d part of the year's work. The sh eep which were purch ased for the purpose of k:)epmg down the grass on the t::lports Ground have thrived, and were recently shorn by two of th e senior boy.· . We are indebted to the Board of Governors for the fin e n ew P. & D. Duncan plough, which ha s been purchased to replace .the only one, which , although very useful, proved too hght for th e class o:£ work required. The milking records of the School cows have been reguhrly k ept, and books have b een k ept to enable us to determine the cost of running a small h erd. The appended statem ent will give an idea of the su ccess which lw s attend ed our efforts durin"' th e first ye ar iu whicll this sch em e has b een in operation :WORKING ACCOUNT. £ To Wages .. .. ... .. . .. ... 52 , Rent and Rates ... 19 , Pig Food: Pollard £2 8s, Bran £1... 3 Bacon C u r i n g Charges ........... 6 ,. Purcha s es of Suckers ······ ····· · 2 Gross Profit ...... 89

s. d. 0 0 b 0

£ s. By SalesMilk ... .. ... . .... . 137 17 Bacon ...... .. .... . 33 16 Calf sk::iiLs ..... .... .. 0 8

0 0

))

£172

13 0 0 0 0 9 9

£ 172 1 9

AGRICULTURE.

TENNIS NOTES

STOCK ACCOU:!'<T. 'l'o Cash5 cows: 2 at £12, 1 at £18, 2 at £14 ···· ·· ······

s. d.

£70

£ s. d. By Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hl 0 , Profit and Loss Account : Loss on Stock 8 10 0 56 0 0 , Balance £70

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

£ s . d. To Loss on Stock . . . 8 10 0 , Net Profit 80 10 9 £89

By Gross Profit

£ s. d. 89 0 9

£89

In order still further to encourage the scientific gh1dy of Agric ulture, the Education Department has establi shed Agricultural Bursaries. These are held on the same conditions as tl1o'se attaching to the Home Science Bursaries in connection with Otag·o University. Holders of Bursaries must have a Senior Leaving Certificate, and the Bursary may be held at the Ruakura or any of the other State farms. Full particulars can be obtained on application to either the Education Department or to the Headmaster.

On the morning of ?aturday, November 24th, 1917, we _played a match agamst the Girls' High School on then c<?urts. The. weather was perfect. 'IVe must also inke tlns ?PPOrtumty of thanking the girls for the e::s::crllent mornmg tea provided. . \V e _were successful in winnin~· the majority of the game.s,. b:lt t~e. pla~ on the wnls ~!de \\·as distinctly prom1smg, pa1 hcularly that of Phylhs Heal and Eileen Ballantyne, ~oth of whom won their games against their opponents. rl:e fo ll?wmg ar~ the detailed results (the nam es of the guls lwmg mentioned first in each case):--SINGLES. C. Terry v. H . Bryce .................... . 'JI. Hawkes Y. J. Hine . L. Hurle v . A. Calland~~:·:::::::::::: : :: E. Ballantyne v. P. Atkinson ........ . ~· Evans v. IV. M . Atkinson ........ .. .. I. Heal v. C. Yates ....................... .

25-40. 19-40. 32-40. 40-35. 32-40. 40-26.

DOUBLES.

1. Hnrle and C. Terry v. Callander and Bryce 44-50 E. Ballantyn e nncl M. Hawkes v. Atkinson ii. and Hme ...... . ...... . ......... . 32-50. P. Hea l and F. Evans v. YateR and'.A.ti~i~~~~·ii: 44-50. RESULTS.

TENNIS NOTES. The Third Term is not the Term where 'lie usually :find much tennis activity, yet this T erm has been an exception. :Much interest has been shown , the matcl1 against the Girls' School and the ChampionshipR probably accounting for this. vVe were once again left witl10ut a Chairman , aR Mr. :M'M urray left us for Trentham during tlte y ar . 'IVe were extremely orry to lose him, for hi s "·ork p;aw much encouragement to the players. :Mr. ·viTynyarcl, wl10 i R very keen on th e game, ably :fill eel. the position. A great deal of the practice and ladder games was handicapped through the scnrcity of bnlls, the Committee being unable to procure any in the town. In spite ?f this the Championship pla y was of n l1ighcr order than ll1 previous years.

Points Games

·· ·· ·········· ······ ······

Girls. 308 2

Boys. 371 7

Our Championships were held on Monday November 2,6th-·~ perfect clay . U~expecteclly, J. Hi1~e won the hamp10nsh1p. The detailed results are aR follow:, M ..Atkin~on v. ?nxton.-A~kinson went to tbe front ehrly' h1s placmg bemg good. .Saxton. recovered tow arch t e end, b:ut c~ulcl make no ImpTeRswn on Atkinson's lead. Atkmson s bO'ame ' 30-24 • · .T. H ine v. P. Atkinson .- The play right through was ve? even. N e1the~' player led by n:ore than three point!'>. Atldnson \IRS dnvmg well, but Hme s playinG' was too steady, and l1 e won by 30-27. · "' . ~· B!yce v. J. Terry.- This game sho\\ccl a O'reat ranat10n m the play of the oppoueniR. Bryce believ~d in

TENNIS NOTES. 44 usin"' the full face o£ the racquet, while 'rerry was cutting "'th e balls . 'J.' h e game ended in favour of Bryce by

30-22. E. Reeves v. 0. Bayly.- Reeves proved the better man all through the game and \\:on comfortabl y by

30- 12.

~I. Atkinson v. C. Yates .-A very interesting game. Atkinson led well and manag ed to k eep th e lead, although Yates pid: ed up well toward s the end of the gamP . Yates wa:;; ont1 of form , so Atkinson won by 30-28.

SEMI-FINALS . ,J. Hine v . E. R eew s .- l1eeves played a very good O'Ume hut Hine wa s too st eady and placed the halls wel1, ;H110~1gh Reeves r eturned ver y well with the ba ckhand. Hine won by 40- 36. :!\!. Atkinson v. H. Bryce.- Bryce served !our ~ouhle faults. In the latter part of the gam e ~ tlunson s ser~ ,i ce fell o:ff and h e threw away points, wlnl e Bryce nrew up. Atkinson was the winner b y 40- 32. FINAL. J. Hine v. M. A"tkinson.-After a short spell, Atkinson i . app eared to play o:ff the fin~l with Hm.e. A~t first it appeared that Atkinson was d1str~ss~d w1tl~ his b t (]'ame and Hin e took th e lead . Hme s serviCe enned "'with the ' score·-Atkmson · ')~ , rr·m e 8 . Atkin son' s service openell with a good rally, h eventually g aining th.e point wit h some pr.etty .net pl~lY;. His service wa s showmg to advantage , wlnle his .dnvm."' was e:ffective . Hine, n evertheless , played st efld_Ily, h; short lobs confusing hi s opponent at times. Atkmson 1 , Hine 13. About this time, Hine 's service began to. troublf> Atkinson hut some brilliant rallies wer e . w1tnessed. "Saf et y"' stamped itself indelibly on Hm e' s play · Atkinson 11, Hine 19. . . . Atkinson recovered slightly, with lline. Judgu;tg lns r eturns badly . In the earlier sta ges .of his ,.,serv.ICe h e "'ained points, but lost them later . Atkmson J 1 , Hme 23. "' A poor hack-hand strol.:;: e b y Atkinson lu s~ him ~l1 e fir st point. Hin e was servmg exce~lently, while A.tkmson's volleying and driving lacked Judgme11t. Atkm son 19, Hine 31.

TENNIS NOTES.

45 Atkinson opened his service with one to the corner which beat Hine, hut Hine's careful play was asserting itself. Atkinson 24, Hine 36. Hine's service opened with even play. Atkinson drove well, but his oponent still played soundly. Hine was gaining points with his service only to lose them with weak hack-hand play. Atkinson 29, Hine 41. ·Atkinson served two good halls and gained paints. A back-liner from Atkinson found Hine wanting . Hine'·s back-line play at this stage was poor, and Atkinson, playing with determination , pullt;d up. Atkinson 36, Hine 44. Hine was undoubtedly the safer of the two, hut he wafi finding some di:ffi.culty with AtbnRon' s hacl;: -line Rhots. \Vith dashing play, Atkinson reduced his opponent's lead. Atkinson 42, Hine 48. Atkinson was playing well, but had left his run too lute for Rine was playing a sterling game. He gained two points, hut failed to return a short lob from Hine, and the latter became th e champion for the yef!r. Atkinson' 44, Hine 50. Hine h ad played a fine game and was very safe. Atkinson was dashy, hut safety was wanting.

PREPARATORY NOTES. During the latter part of last term we continued against Junior Boarders and Day Boys football competitions in which we came second . At the beginning of the present Term our roll was increased by the coming ·of G. Scown, E. Pearce, R. Williamson and A. Eyre, alL of whom are in the Upper Preparatory, the total roll now being >32 in tne Upper and 37 in the Lower Preparatory Department . Owing to the r e-dressing of the cricket pitch we have had no crick et tl1i s Term as yet. But the ground, owing to the ceaseless attention being given to it, will soon be ready, and we hope to have some cricket very soon. nh. Kidd has taken over the boxing instruction, :mel each evening there are some merry bouts. One small youth of a hardy nature shows promising skill and ability in the art. H e m anages to swing his arms about in a most cyclonic mnnner, and although he generally misses his mark he is very e:ffective at close quarters.

PREPARATORY NOTES.

'l'he houour of \Yi nning the Steeplechase ha s once mOTe Eallcu to a PTeparntory Boy, E. FusRell. The llrep. did well in the RportR also, the sack rac e b eing \I' Oll for the second time by a Junior Prep. ho y, H. Blunclel1. D . Mackay \YOU th e 75 y nrcls under 13 (open ). Cartb ew won the under 12 championsl1ip and G. Dell the under 10. Th er e has been a mild craze for photography among our r ank s since the fine weath er h as com e . One of our subjects for a recent essay wa s " Hi ~Iajesty's ;.rail," and one boy took it to m ea n the King 's personal mail, and mncle som e mo st extravagant st atements o-n the subj ect. The under portion of the Prep . building has been boarded up to serve as a safe place wherain to stow our bicycles. \Ve can now feel sure that our bikeR "~T on' t h ave mysteriously disappeared when we go to look for them. For the fir s~ time a boy has been cho sen from tl1 e Preparatory for one of the shooting t eams) and as our representative m ade one of the highest scores we are naturally very pleased. 'rwo of our boys belong to the Band, which is progressing spl endidly. It was able to give some very good selections at our Sports. A number of tl1e Prep. Boarders now b elong to St. Mary's Choir. The Upper Preparatory School was visited on November 26th by Mr. A. J . Morton, the Inspector, who examined Form III. The result was that out of 19 boys presented 16 obtained Proficiency Certificates, z路gained Competency Certificates , while one failed. The success-拢u1 candidates were: R. Botnamley, C. Duckworth, T . Forbes, P . Griffiths, T. H asell, 0. Johns , S. Jackson , D . Jury, Vi . Mackay, A.. Moyes, Vl. Nicholson, B . Noakes , h Pea. e, E. P Nn ce, H. Rolcl en, G. Water son , L . T eed, aml A.. Brennan gainecl Compet ency Certificates.

CONCERT NOTES. This year has seen a marked extension in our operation , and it is our llO"pe that, next year, the Concert Club will become a still livelier institution. Since last issue of the Magazine, we J1ave l1 eld tlnee concerts. For the THE BAND, 1917. THE ORCHESTRA, 1917.

Ctflllt rn Clu/J Pl!ofo.

CONCERT NOTES.

:first, we had been working up a plantation scene, while the Day Boys worked up a _farce . Ho-wever, it was decided to turn the "Nigger Minstrels" into a band of Pierrots. \ ;Ve h eartily thank the "New Plymouth Pierrots" £or the loan of their costumes for the night. Practices £or t h e concert were held every evening from 6.30 to 1, and it was due to the enthusiasm o.£ the members and to their regular attendance at practices that this con cert was such a success. Thus, on the 21st July, the assembly room in the Racecourse buildings was arranged . A large stage was erected, and the room was illuminated by "\Vizard lamps, £or the lo an of which we must tlwnk :M:r. Robertson . From 7 o'clock until half-past 7, No. 3 Dormitory was laden with the perfumes of grease paint, and gay with the throng of whirling Pierrots. At last, wh en most of the Boarders had made their way to the 'theatre," the "actors" appeared , like several gho sts, all along John Street. At 7.30, the Pierrots lined up behind the scenes, and when the club's wristlet watch chimed the hal£-hour, the opening choruses were struck up. 1 he second hal£ was taken up by a farce., which The truth of thrilled everybody from head to foot . spiritualism was, indeed, proved beyond all doubt. Following is the programme : THE PIERROTS.-CAST: Rosebud . .. ........ ..... .. .. .......... .. Brackebus'·t. Puma (Pianist) ................................ Yates. :Jir. Hunter ............ .. .... .. .... .. .......... Goss. Sam .............. ..... ....... ........ .. . . Cachemaille. Ossipo:ff ...... . ... ... .... ... ............. .. .. .. Osborne. Sal es ......... ... ............ ........ . .......... Rawson. O'Brien .... ...... ............................. Hen~on . Shorty ......... .......... .. ................ .. . .. Reeves. Joe ........... ..... .. ........... .......... ·... .. Mitchell. Arty ......... .......... ....... ........ ... .... .... Bryce. Slender .... .. ......... ....... . .. .............. ... . Pope. Cherub .. ..... .. ... ............... ........ . ..... Meikle. Guy ............. ......... ... ..................... Forbes. :Jiangolcl vV urzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiothamley. Snowy .............................. Mac. Robertson.

"48 . 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

8. 9. 10. 11 . 12 . 13. 14. 15. 16.

17.

18. 19. 20. 21.

CONCERT NOTES.

Opening Chm·uses-"The Long, Long Trail, " "vVho' s Your L ady !Friend ?" "The Tax·im eter Car," "The Broken· Doll ." Remarks .................................... Mr. Hunter Song-"Bayou" .. ... .. .......... .... ... . . .... ... .... .. Sam: Witticisms ... ... .. ...... ... ...... .. ............ .. .... .. .. J O ~:>. Song-"I wouldn ' t leave my little wooden hut for you" ... ................ .. .... Slender and Sales. Newspaper Clippings .. ... ... .. .... ... .... ......... Puma. . Duet-"Be my Rainbow" .. . Cherub and Rosebud. Jokes ...... .. ..... ............ . ........ . .. .. ... ... .. .... Arty. Song-"But it is so!" ...... . ... .. . ....... . Mr. Hunter. Remarks . .. .. ... ..... .. ........... .. ................ Shorty. Song-"Ale:s:ander' s Ragtime Band '· ... Ossipo:ff. Anecdotes ................................... ... ... O'Brien. Duet-"Alabam a Jubilee" .'.. Jo e and Mr. Hunter . Conundrums .... . .... .... . .... . . .. .... .... ... .... .. . . . liuy. Chorus and Elocution-"Oh! Alice where art thou?" O'Brien and Shorty. (To our own words), Pierrots. Remark s ...... .. .................. .. .. .. .. . ......... . Shorty. Song-"Everybody's doin' it" .. .. .... ..... . ... . Arty . Blowing o:ff Steam ..... .. . .... .... ..... .... .. . .. Blossom . Harmony ( ?) ... ... .... .. . . .. .... .... ........ Six Pierrots. Jokes .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. Mangold Wurzel. Song-"Good Night" ... .. .. .. .... ............... Puma . Interval. PLAY. : "THE :J1ESMERIC TEA PARTY." Drama tis Person::e :·BT.Own (host) . ......... ................ .. .. G. Morey. Robinson (medium) .. .. .. . ..... ...... .... B. Johns . Dr. Mesmer (Robinson in disguise) , Tom (footman) ... .. ....... . ........ . .. Geo:ff . Bayly. Fred and Charley (Brown's sons) .... .... ..... . ... . ... . ..... ............ 0. M'Hardy and D. Daile. A labourer ... ... .. ... .......... ... .... B. Sturtevant. "God Save the King."

A second concert was held m the Prep . Room on Saturday, 22nd of September.

CONCE RT NOTES.

PROGRAMME.

2. 3. 4. [).

6. 1. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Overture .. .... .. .... ... . . .... .. ... .. ... ..... . ..... Orchestra. F lute and piano solo ............ Horner and .Zinsli. Song and anecdotes ........... .. .. Goss and 1'Iltchell. Pianoforte solo . .... .......... ...... ., .... ...... ..... Yates. Reading .......... ........ ..... ............. . .... .. ... Ca:nd~. Pianoforte solo ., ...... . ...... ..... ... .. .. ......... .. Zmsh. H.ecitation .......... . ............. .. ......... ... .. . .... Neal. Song ...... :.... ............. .................. Cachemaille. P iano solo ......................... ....... ...... .... Hayden. ' Cello solo .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Rockel. Song ..... ...... .... .. .. ... ..... .. .................... M'Rae. Cornet selections . .................. .. ... .. .... .. Osborne. Clarionet solo . : ..... . .. :.. . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . K. Ward . H.ecitation ............ . .. . ... . ............ .. ... Brackebush. Violin solo ........................ . ............. Bothamley. P iano solo ........ ... .. .... .. . ... . ................ Morey ii . 'lhought r eading ...... .... ... .. .... Candy and Forbes. Song .............. ... ....... ... ...... .......... . ..... Rawson . "God Save the King."

As soon as we came h rwk from t h e term holidays to practice for another b rgc conc ert. IV e de icle<l to run a concert on lin es similar to those of our Pierrot cmw ert. However, we were not to be Pierrots this t ime, hut "Strollii1g :Jierry Makers .' ' vVe received g1eat help in t his concert hy tl1 r addition of Catanach , 1rho is a most valu r~hl e nsset to tl1e Club. 'rhe secon tl hn lf of the programme "·as taken up hy m10ther spiritist production, in whi ch t.he audience had tbe tbril1ing ex ~ p 'rience of witnessing an illuminated violin turning g-iddy fl.ins in the rbrk . \ Vl1ile this was gain"' on , t he ligllts were suddenly sw itch ed on, and Professor Davenport, th e medium, wa s discovered :bn ding without hoots or coa t , rbng ling t h e mysterious violin on t he end of a fishing rod! This concert took pb ce in th e Prep. Room on Rntmday, November 3 .

'"e com m encerl

PROGRAMMR. ].

'2. 3.

Opening cl1 oruseg-"'rLe Long, Long Trflil, " "Are we aU Jwre ?" " \iYh at the-- , How the - -, \Vl1y t.h e - -, Who the - vVhere h ave you been to-night?" l~emarks . . .. .... ... ..... ... .. ... .. ................ Mitchell. Song- "Long white cloud " ...... .... ... ..... . . Bryce.

So 4.

6. 7.

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

1-1-.

15 . 1G. 17.

18. 19. 20. 21.

22. 23. 24. 'Y ,..,o.

26. 21. 28. 29.

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CONCERT NOTES.

Jokes ....................... ··········· ....... ...... Horne:r. Song-"Be my little baby humble bee" ... ... Go . Anecdotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spence Song-"l'm from Chicago" ............... Catanach: Witticisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forbe. Song-"Put your troubles in your old kit bag" . .... ... .... ...... . .... ..... . ............. . .. .. .. .. ... Reeve Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cach emaille: Song-"The Kipling ·vl alk" .. .. . ........ .. . Mitchell. ViTitticisms . ........... .. ... ................ . ..... Rawson. Soug-"'l'rentham" ............................. .... Pope. Jokes . ... .... ........ ... ... ........... . ........... . .... .J-ones. Duet-"Oh! Mr. Dream :Thlan" .... ...... .. ........ . .............................. Hobinsou and William . . Hemarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce. Duet-" H it's a lady-thumbs up! " ........ . ..... ............ .......... Cr~chemaille and Walter i. "The Village Blacksmith" (?? ?) ......... . ..... Gos . Song-"I've lost all ambition in life !" ....... Gos . Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter. Song-"I' c1 love to live in l oveland" ... . ..... Jones. ·Jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reeve . · Song-"Auzac" ................................ .. Rawson. Song-"I st art my fla y over again" ... Catanach. R.emarks . .... .......... ......................... .. ..... Go-s . . Song-"If you were the only girl in the world" ...... . ................ ... .................... .. ..... Horner. Advice on love ... . .... ... .......... ...... .... .. . Catanach. Song-"Oh! oh! Antonio!" ................ .. Spence . Song-"Br~ck home in Tennessee" ... Cachemaille. Song-"The Soldier" ...... ............ -~- .. ... Horner. Interval. PLAY: '"rHE SPIR.IT R.APPER.." Drama tis P erson::e : Jones (host) ....... ............ ........ C. W. Morey. Prof. Davenport (mediu;m ), \iV . J. Catanach. Aminaclab (butler) .......... . ........... A. Gilbert. Brown (guest) .................... ..... . . H. H. Goss. R.obinson (guest) .. ..... . ..... .... ....... It . Donald. ,J ohnson (gu est) .. ..... .. ...... .. ... R Bothamley. Smith (guest) ............... ... .... . .. ..... C. Forbes. Hidden Violinist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K Duck er . "God Save the King."

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'l 'he bea utiful weather whid1 pTevailed ou 'l'hursday wruing, November 8, continued throughout the after11 noon, and th e result \Vas that the A.nnual Athletic Sports of the New Plymouth Boys' Hig-h School must he classed as even more ::mccessful than its predecessor s . Good 1mwagement means eYerything to a sports carnival, and it may be. said-as a \'\? elling-ton visitor declared on 'fhursday-thctt no other sdwol sports in New Zealand are so capably managed. Certain it is that <tfter coming a\Yay from any of the m eetings iu recent years one i s con--rint;c<l t hat the gatherino· cannot be improved upon. Yet the next year sees som e slight alteration made that adds ·till more to the attractive nature of the day's races. As an instance of the. splendid organisation and control of the offi i~1 l s responsible for the Sports it should be mentioned that 45 events, some of which necessitated twelve heats, ,,·el'e decided in fo ur to :five holUS. The races were, as usual, keenly exciting, theTe b eing many close :finishes, and the lads showed them ·elve · to he sportsmen of t he best kind. Defeal was accepted smilingly-victoTy modestly . A number o£ the boys displayed exceptional promise and should show up well in the athletic woTld in yea rs to come. The r ecords for the junior long jump junior high jump, 75 yards under 10, ancl100 yards uncle~ 12 were broken, and some others were also broken. Among those present during the afternoon weTe Sir James Allen (Minist er of Defence), Dr. A. W. AYerill (Bishop of Auckland), Lieu t.-Colonel .M: 'Donald (General Staff Officer), Archdeacon F. G. Evans, Captain J. F. Rock trow, Mr. H. Okey, :M.P., l\llr. C. H . Burgess (1\'[ayor o£ New Plymouth), }fr. D. Hutcben (Chairman of the High Schools Board), and Mr. R. :M asters, Stratford (Chairman of the Education Board). Parents from ever y part of the province, and in numerous cases much farther a:fi~ld , wer~ present . The School Band gave seventl_ sel echoll S durmo· t he afternoon unrler the baton of ::\h. F . IY. G. M'1cod, and r~cctuitted itself verv creditahl :c Mrs. Wood'~ orrhe~tra was also in r~ttenda'lwe, aml pln:verl sele ction ~ on tbe ground :111(1 also in the diningroom, where a group of workers unrl er Mrs . :Moye, provided f.lfternoon tea.

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The' officials one and all performed t heir duties to the satisfaction of everyone, and 路much PTedit is due to them for the success of the day's sport. Following is a list of offic1als :-Judges: Messrs. A. M'Hardy, E. P. Webster, L. B. \Vebster, W. C. "\Veston, E. F. Blundell, R. W. D. Robertson, and Dr. E. F . Fookes. Starter: Mr. W. H. :Jloyes. :.Iarl,sman: l\Ir. C. H. vVynyard. Ground Stewards: 111essrs. C. G. Bottrill, R. D : Kidd , R. H. Rockel, C. A. M'Kinney, W. 11. Falconer. Timekeepers: Messrs. J. Bennett, E. Whittle, \V. Roberts, N. Greiner. Committee: :Mr. A. R. Ryder, ~Ir. A. M. Bradbury, E. L. 'T ansey, H. Bryce, H. H. Goss, S. F. Drake, A. M'Hardy, C. M'Kay. Ron. Secretaries: \V. jl. Atkinson ancl F. E. Trai.n.-"Tara.n ~1ki Herald." 150 YARDS OPEN. The heats in the. 150 yards open were first run o:ff. There were twelve l1 ents, the total number of competitor being 151. Some good times were puf up , the best being by Beckbessinger, who won the seventh heat o:ff scratch ill 16 1-5see. First heat: G. Boon (4yds.) 1; time, 17 2-5sec. Second heat: Bothamley (3yds .) 1; time, 17 3-5sec . Third heat: A. M'Hardy (scr.) 1; time, 17sec. Fourth heat: Lealand (4yds.) 1: time, 16 2-5sec. Fifth heat: Daile (4ycls.) 1; time, 16 2-5sec. Sixth heat: R. Boon (3yds .) 1; time, 17sec. Seventh heat: Beckbessinger (scr .) 1; time, '16 1-5sec . Eighth heat: Whittle (3yds.) 1- time, 17 1-5sec. Ninth h eat : Zinsli (5ycls.) 1 ; time, 17sec. Tenth heat: Kingston (7yds.) 1; time, 16 4-5sec. Elevel?:,th heat: Penman (12yds.) 1; time, 17 1-5sec. Twelfth路 heat: Forbes (10yds.) 1; time, 17sec. Final.-Lealand (4yds.) 1, M'Hardy (scr.) 2, Daile (4yds.) 3. Time. 16 1-5sec. Won by a clear yard. 100 YARDS.-UNDER 15. Five heats, tf4 runners. First h eat : Bothamley (scr.) 1, Waterson (6yds.) 2; time, 11 4-5sec . _Second beat.: O'Halloran (6yds.) 1, Smart (6yds.) 2; t1me, 11 3-5sec . 'Ihircl heat: Forbes (5ycls.) 1, Moore (3yds.) 2; time, 12 l-5se c. Fourth h eat: Kingston (3yds.) 1, Brenllan (7yds.) 2: time , 11 2-5sec. Fifth h eat : Penman (5yds.) 1, K. Ward (6yds.) 2; time, 12 1-5sec.

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Final.-K. O' H alloran (6yds.) 1, Kingston (3yds.) 2, Penman (5yds .) 3. Time, 11 4-5sec. 100 YAHDS.-SENIOR CUP. First heat (championship) : Bryce 1, Yates 2, Callnndrr and HeTb ert (dead heat) 3. Ti:o1e, 11 3-5sec. This ,,路as a sla shing finish, the judges having a hard task to sort out th e winners. Second h eat: :M'Hardy (scr .) 1, Lealantl (3yds .) 2, JJiJJ c (5yds .) 3. Time, 11 1-5sec. T"elv e start ecr. Third heat: Beckbessinger (scr.) 1, Goss (6yds .) 2, )Jr;lcke.bush (2yds.) 3. Time, 11sec . (equalling E. D . ColsoJ1's 1路ecord mad e iu 1012). '1\Telve started . Fo urth h eat : Doile (2yds.) 1, D. Mackie (4yds .) 2, G路. Boon (4-yds. ) 3. T ime, ll sec . Ten started. Final.-Beckbessinger (scr.) 1, Lealand (3yds'.) 2, Doile (2yds .) 3. Time, 11 1-5sec. The winner, who is a promising runner, won by a foot . (In his morning h eat [l e ran t be di stance in llsec .-equnlling th e record.) 100 YARDS.-JUNIOR CUP. li'irst h eat (championship): Whittle 1, Kyngdon 2, L . O'Halloran 3; time, 11 2-5sec.; eigh t started. Second heat: K. O' Halloran (6yds .)l , Bothamley (scr.) 2; time, 12sec . ; t hirteen started . Third heat: Knuckey (5yds.) 1, .JiooTe (3yds.) 2; time, 11 3-5sec . ; thirteen started. Fourth h eat: Cole (3yds.) and Horner (3yds.) dead h eat 1; time, 11 3-5sec.; twelve started. Fifth heat: Kingston (3yds.) 1, Penman (7yd.s.) 2; time, 11 3-5sec.; twelve started. Sixth heat: Snowdon (9yds.) 1, C. White (7ycls .) 2; time, 12 2-5sec.; twelve started . Final.- Whittle (scr.) and Kingston (3yds .) dead heat 1, K. O'Halloran (6yds.) 3. Time, 12sec. LONG Ju.i\IP.-SENIOR CUP. (Record: F. A. Bruce, 18ft. 9in., 1913.) 路 A. Callander (scr.), 18ft. Sin., 1; R. Boon (3in.), 18ft. 4in. , 2; D. Mackie (12in.), 17ft. 10tin., 3. Nine competed . LONG J UMP.-JUNIOR CUP. (Record: L. H. Wood and K. Fox, 16ft., 1916. ) H arrison (scr.), 16ft. 9in. (record), 1; Whittle 16ft. 6in., 2; Webster (3in .), 16ft . 4in., 3. Eight competed,

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75 YAIWS.-UNDER 13.

'fh'is was Hesults :-

a :fine race,

t h ere being 50 starter s.

Meikle (35yds.) 1, 'l'eny (scr.) 2, Snowdon (80ycls.) 3. Time, 2min. 15sec. 'l'he limit boy, Sno~don, made the pace throughout, but at the tum into the straight Ten y and .1\.ljlikle had hi s measure, Meikle :finishing be t and winning with something to spare.

D. :ll ' Kay (2yds. ) 1, D. Bell (5yds.) 2, Williams ( cr. ) 3. Time, 10sec. 100 YARDS.-UNDEH 12. (li.ecOI·d: B. Hutchen, 1914, and A. . J\loyes, 1915, 14sec.) First heat (championship ) : (\uth e:w 1, S. Foukes 2, canbn 3. 'l 'ime, 13 3-5sec., b eatmg the record by ·J.5sec . Seven started. . ~ Second h eat: l •'u ssell (5yds. ) 1 Gih~lOUl' (2y ds.) 2, G. Bayly (5ycls. ) 3 . 'fime, 13 -±-5sec. :\'m e started. Final.-Carthew 1, Fussell 2 , Gilmom 3. Time, t:3 3-5sec . \ :Von by inch es . ]3.

100 YARDS.-'CNDEH H CU .P. Fii·st h eat (champio nship) : :.'Halt 1, Brennau 2, 1\'uli.er 3; time, 13 ·ec.; ele,en started. Set:ond lwat: Hca (3ydsJ 1, D. Bell (10yds .) 2, G. Bell (10yds .) 3; time, 12 4-5sec . ; nine started . Thii·d h eat: K. \'{ard (3yds.) 1, 0. Johns (4yds .) 2, ~l 'Rne (4yds .) 3: time , 12 4-5se ·. Final.-K. W ard (3yds.) 1, Rea (3yds. ) 2, :JL:tlt (scr.) 3. Time, 13sec. A close :finish.

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First heat: D. Macki e 1, .J . Scanlan 2. Second h eat : \\ills 1, ReeYes 2. 'fhircl b eat : \:Vaterson ,ancl ~ Ho1wrts (dend l1 ent)]. Fourth h eat : Osbome 1, C. ~-h1te Q Fifth h eat: A. Walter 1, K . O'Halloran 2. Sixth h~at: Grayling 1, Cole 2 . Final.-W •i lls 1, Grnyling 2, Moore 3.

.Ei ght h eats \l· ere run , with a total of 120 competitors. .First h eat : Lealand (Gyds .) 1, Kingston (10yds .) 2· time, 25 4-5sec . Second heat: G-oss (15ycls .) 1, Beckbessinger (scr.) 2; t ime, 25 4-5sec. Th·i rd heat: Forbes (13yds.) 1, Spence (5yds.) 2; time, 25 3-5sec . Fomth h eat: ~insli (6yds.) 1, Hughes (13yds .) 2; time, 25 1-5 s~c. F1fth h en~: Osbor ne (6yds .) 1, : \loore (7y<1 s .) 2; bme, 26sec . _Sixth h eat: D. :JL1ekay (22yd .) 1, P r mna11 (14yds.) 2; t une, 25 3-5see. 8 eYeu t h heat: D. Uncki e (7yds.) 1, K. O'HallornJJ (12yds .) 2; time, 25 :j.!j,;ec . E ightl1 l1 ent: Gilbert (3yds.) 1, 0. Ba yly (3yds.) 2; time, 26sec. l~'inal. -Goss 25 3-5sec.

Zinsli

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HIGH Jl UP. - JU:\TIOR CUI> . (R ecord: L. I. Day, -±ft. 6~i11.. , 191-±. ) .R. ·ward (scr.), 4~t. 9-h n., 1 (record); Kyngdon aml Whittle (scr.) , 4ft. 3~·m. , 2 . Ward showed himself to be a beautiful jumper, . and his performance evoked 1·ounds of applause.

75 YAR.DS.-UNDER 10. (R c ' onl: A . Moyes, llsec., 1914.) G. Bell (scr. ) 1, D;n·ies (5,yds .) 2, C. M'Neill (scr.) 3. Time , 10 4- 5scc . -1-5 ~ec . better tlmu the r ecord. even started. 50 YAH,DS.- UNDER 10. G. Bell (scr.) 1; Da,7ies (3yds.) 2, Sladden (scr .) 3. Time, 7!sec. Eight started . 440 YARDS-SENIOR. (Record: F. A. Bruce, 56 2-5sec., 1913 .) Zinsli (20yds.) 1, Goss (30yds.) 2, C~emow (10yds .) 3. Time, 56tsec . There were 23 compet1tors. Won by three yards.

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440 YARDS- JUNIOR. (Mrs. Bothamley's Cup ..) (Record: D. Grunt, 59 3-5sec., 1915.) Kingston (10yds.) 1, Whittle · (scr.) 2, Snowdoll (30yds.) 3. Time, 59 3-5sec. Sixty-four competitor . A well-contested race, Kingston 11·inuing by about t-wo yards from ·whittle. 75 YARDS-UNDER 14. (Recorc1: A. n. Bothamley, 9sec., 1916.) First he~t (championship): Malt 1, J. \iV alter 2, Brennan 3; tuue , 10sec.; rleven started. Second heat : D. Mackay (4yds .) 1, C. s~ ::d on (2.vr1s.) 2, }1'11ae (3y cl .) 3; time, 9 3-5sec.; teu started . 'Ihird heat: K. Ward (1yd .) 1, 10. Johns (3yr1s .) 2, D. Bell (6yds.) 3: time, 9 3-5sec . ; ten started. Final.-D. Mackay 1, K. \iVard 2, Malt 3. Time, 9 2-flsec. An exciting finish, the placed boys :finishing in a b1.uch. 50 YARDS-UNDER 11. Gilmour (scr.) and G. Bayly (2yds.) dead heat 1, H. Fookes (3yds .) 3. Time, 7 3-5sec. Twelw sta1·ted . Another close race, the judges being una hle to cl r ·ide between Gilmour and Bayly. 'l'HllEE-LEGGED RACE-75 YARDR. First heat: C. Herliert and 0. Bayly (scr .) 1, Donald rand Cole (5yds.) 2; time, 10 3-5sec.; twelve couple:> started. Second heat: D . Mackay and \iVilhams (15yds.) 1, Teed and \iV atkins (15yds.) 2; time, 11sec.; thirteen tcouples started. Third l1eat: A. vValter nnd D. Fox (10yds .) 1, Brown and Musker \10yds.) 2; time, 11 3-5 sec.; thirteen couples started. Fourth heat: Penman and Short (10yds.) and .S. Hutchen and C:nthew (15yds .) dead heat 1; thirteen couples started. Fifth hPat: ' Train and Jones (10yds.) 1, Grant anrl Lee (5yds.) 2. Final.-Bayly and Herbert 1, Donald and ColP 2, Train and Jones 3. HIGH JUMP-SENIOR. (Record: D, S. Sykes, 5ft. 51in., 1914.) Herbert (scr.)", 4ft. lltin., 1; Tansey (scr.), 4ft. 10iin., 2; Terry (scr.), 4ft. 9iin., 3. Six competitors.

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Camera Club Photo.

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57 INVI'TA'l'ION RACE-100 YARDS. Beckbessinger (N.P .H.S.) 1, :i\l'Hardy (N .P.H.S. ) 2, !:[arkness (Stratfor~ J?.H.S.) 3 . Also st arted: Jo~nson (Stratford D.H.S.). 'lh1s was a good race, Beckbes.smger cutting the 100 yards out m 11sec. dead, and wmmng by about a foot from :M:'Hardy, who was about 2ft. in front of Harkness. 50' YARDS-UNDER 12. First heat (ch ampionship): Carthew (scr.) 1, S. Fookes (scr.) 2, Gilmour (1yd.) 3; time, 7 3-5sec.; eight started. Second heat: :Ma cDiarmid (4yds .) 1, E. Ja ck on (5yds.) 2, Pridea u:s: (4yds.) 3; time, 7 3-5sec.; eight tarted. Fi.nal. -C:~ rthew 1, Gilmour 2, Ja ck son 3. Time , 1 2-5sec. A close fini sh . 100 YA-RDS-UNDER 10. (}Irs . Bmgess' s Trophy. ) G. Bell (scr.) 1, C. ::\I 'Neill (se;L ) 2, R. Fookes (scr. ) Time, 14 2-5sec. Seven started. \Von comfortably . 150 YARDS-UNDER 12 . Gilmour (6yds.) 1, G. Bayly (10yds.) 2, Carthew (scr. ) 3 . Time, 20sec . Thirteen started . OLD BOYS ' RACE.- 100 YARDS. (lir. l'ridham' Cup. ) Hoffmann (4yds.) 1, L. B. Web ter (3ycls .) 2, Lovell (3ycls.) 3. 'rime, 11 1-5see; . EleYen others started. D . 'ykes wa s the scratch lll 3 ll , and Dr. Fookes and E. P. \\ ebster \Yere on th e limit (5ycls .) . Pat. ViTebster o路ot n :flying start and looked a comfortabl E' winner, but Hoffmann bea t him by inches. 120 YARDS H URDLES.- SENIOR. (R ecord: F. A. Bruce, 18 2-5 ec ., 1914. ) First ]JCat (ch::nnpionship) : Terry (o\\路e 7yds.) 1, Herbert 2, Bryce 3 . T1mel 19 3-5sec. Terry, who jumpml 'l'l路ell , won with something to spare. Second h eat : T ansey (scr.) 1, :F. Train (scr.) 2, Hine (scr.) 3. Time, 20sec.

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I~in a l. -Train

1, Tansey 2, Hine 3. No time taken. Ten y seemed to be winning when he hncl to pull out owing to kne e tl·ouble. 120 YARDS H URDLES .- JUNIOR . ~<'irs t heat (championship) : Kyngdon (owe 7yd .) 1, L. 0 Halloran 2, Harnson 3; tim e, 20sec. Second heat : Reeves (scr.) 1, Knuck ey (scr .) 2, Drown (scr.) 3 · time 20 2-5sec . ' ' l~inal.-Reeves 1, Kyngdon 2, H arri son 3. \iV 011 by a yard. SACK RACE. (Twenty starters in each l1eat .) First h ~ at : C. Saxton (9yds .) 1, K ebhell (10yds.) 2, Morton (8yds .) 3. Second h eat : Carthew (13yds .) 1, G. Bayly (13yds .) 2 , W at ers (7yds .) 3. Third heat: F. Bhmc~ell (6yds .) 11 L ysons (13ycls.) 2, Arthur (10yds .) 3. :B ourtl1 heat: ScalJ lan 1, H. Roberts (10ycls .) 2, Grnyli11g (scr.) 3 . ;Final.- Blundell 1, Ra~ ton 2, L ysons 3. 'l' he ra cr proY1ded plenty of amusement, Blundell skipping: in first with a littl e to spare . 220 YAll.DR- U N"DRR 14. (Ti erord: A. R . Hoth am lPy, 20sPc., 1016 .) D. ~Ia c kn.y (12yds.) 1, Malt (scr .) 2 , .T. Walter (sCl' .) 3. A g ood ra ce . No time tak en .

ONE MI LE OPE N . (Dr . Fookes' Cup. ) S. 'l'rain (25 0yds .) 1, Snowdon (250ycls.) 2, Williamson (25 0ycl s.) 3. Time, 4miu. 5'2 2-5sec. Th er e wer e 74 s t~rte r s . It "~'\"as an inter estin g race, the scratch boy. bem g unable to mak e any 'impression on th e lende1·s . 'l'h e "· i1m ~r )wcl several yards to spare. The youngster s on the lnmt (350vds.) were applauded on completi ng t he course. TU G-OF-WAR. . '~h e tugs-of-war ca n alwa y_s he reli ed upon to pro, id e exCitm g contest s and feven sh ent husia sm In H e seniors, th e Boarder s (Bnrkh ardt, Bryce Tan sey M' Kay Goss, Osborne, K . Fox, P. A.tkin son ) defeated ' t h e Da'

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Boys (H erbert, Terry, Bayly, A. ::M: 'Hardy, R . Boon, Saxton , Hrokenshire , R ock el) . 'l'he Hoarder s won the first pull, the Day Boys the• second, and the Boarders the third . In t he junior s, the Day Boys (J. Clemow, B. 'Boon, ninlt, Guclopp , H amblyn , \Vebster , B. Hutch en, C. Smith ) ddeatecl tl1 e Boarders (J. \Valter , A. \ Valter , -Wills, Zin sli, D. Fox, Brenn an , Jon es, Old ) . The Board ers won t he· first pull, tl1e Day Boys the second , and th e l!;hir d "' ns easily t h e best of th e clay . The sides were steady alJout 15 minutes, and then the Da y Boys gradu{l.lly proved superior . OTHER EVENTS . Throwin g t he cricket ball (competed for previous to th e sports) .- Renior : 1\I ' Kay, 77 ya rds. Junior (und et 15): H ayden , 68 yards. SENIOR CUP. J. Terry: Steeplechas e. 5, 100 yards 0, 440 yards 5, 880 yards 5, lon g jump 0, high jump 3, 120'yards lmrdks 5-tot nl 23 . C. H erbert : 3, -L 3, 0, 3, 5, 3-171. H. Bryce 8 points, A. . Callan der 51, and (; , Yates 5, Ylere t he oth er contestants for t he cup. Prev;ious winners : Hl03, N. Matthews ; 1904, L . n. Stohr; 1905, L. B. Stoh1·; 190G, J. Gib bons ; 1907 , ,T. Sinclair 1908, .J . Sinclair ; 1909, '1' . Tuohy ; 1910, F . E. Clarke; '1911, F . E. Clarke and G. 1\Iartin ; 1912, F . A. Bruce · 1913, E. D . Colson and F . A . Bruce ; 1914, F . A . Bruce; 1Dl5, F . \. Bruce; 1916, .T ..T. K. Terry and C. C. Yates . JU~ IOR

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C. Kyn gdon: Rtce:plech a e 1,_ 100 _:rarcl s 3, 440 y ard s 3, 880 yards 3, louo· JUmp 1, lugh JUmp 2, 120 yard R lnuclles 5-18. Whittle : 0, 5, 5, 0, 3, 2,. 0-15. L. () ' H allora n: 5, 1, 1, 5, 0, 0, 3-15. H arrison 7 p o~nts, R. "'\"'\ anl 5, A. M:'Neill 3, also ompet ed for t h e cup . · Previous winners : 1911 , F . A.. Bruce; 1912, H. V . B . Hirst; 1913, D . Grant ; 1914, B. A. Norman ; 1915, . C. H erb ert ; 1916, E. Beckbessinger.

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UNDER 14 CHA:JIPIONSHil>. (Cup pr esented by :Jir. J. Bennett.) :Jialt: Steeplechase 5, 75 yards 5, 100 yard.s 5, 220 yanls 5-20 . J. Walter 10 points, Brennan 5 points, and Musker 1 point, were the only others who received points . Previous winners: 1913; A. :J.I' H ardy; 1914, K. Fox; 1915, 0. M'Hardy; 1916, A . R. Bothamley. UNDER 12 CHAMPIONSHIP . (Cup presented by 1\Ir. C. Carter. ) Carthew: Steeplech ase 3, 50 yards 5, 100 yards 5, 150 yards 0-13. S. F. Fookes: 0, 3, 3, 5-11. S. Hutchen 6, B. Scanlan 5, H . JH 'Neill 1, were t he· only oth ers 11l1o scored points. Previous winn e1· · : 1913, E. Pope ; 191-J-, B. Hutchen; 1915, F. \Villiams; 1916, F. Williams. UNDEH 10 CHAMPIONSHIP. (Cup presented by .Jir. Moyes .) G. Bell: 50 ya rd,; 5, 15 y ard s 5, 100 yards 5- l G. \'. ili'Neill: 1, 3, 3-7. P. Sladden 3, H. Fookes 1, aml G. \ Valk er 1, also compet ed. Previous winners : 1914, F. \Villiams :~Ut1 1.. . .i'.loye;;; 1915 , S . F. Fookes ; 1916, C. :M'Neill.

On Thursday, September 20th, a. Form Relay Race was held on the R acecomse . The distance was a mile, and the race was run on the outside cour se, starting opposite the r esult-board. There were two competitions-a Senior and a Junior-the former being won by Yin . and the latter being won by IIIn. The following are the results:Senior.-1st, Yin. team; 2nd, V. team; 3rd, VIA. team; 4th, IV. t eam . Junior.-1st, IIIn. team; 2nd, IliA. team; 3rd, Vln . team; 4th, V . team. There were five members in each team, and the winning Senior team did th e five miles in 27min., while the winning Junior te::Jm covered the five miles in 28! min. 'rhe winning Senior team consisted o£ Gilbert, F. 1'rain, P. Atkinson, Doile, and KnapmaJ\. The members of tbe Junior team were Don ald, Cole, Renaud, Brown, and C.

Sm~nt.

Th e following Thursda ;y , September 37th, a paper lw r-;e wa s nm. Th e course, which >vas sl.ightq over five miles, was clown Eliot Street, over the old railway bridge, up th e Old Hospibl Road to the top of the hill, and £rom there acro ss country back to School. The hares- A . Gilbert, F. 'rrain and P. Atkinson- left School at 3 p.m., and three minutes later th e hounds started . They lost t h e trail b efore reaching the bridge, and sbrted oft to the coa st; but a-fter a few minutes th ey picked it up again. The hare. were fil'Rt seen ou t h e top o£ the hill on the Old Hospitnl Bond , aml 0. Bayly, who ,,~ a s lead ing, began to overhaul t h em un til l1 e caught them fording th e Te Hemri about a quarter of: a mile from , chool.

440 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD. (Presented b y Old Boys .)

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1902: R. Paul; 1903 n. Am bury; 1904, L . B. Stohr: 1905 , I .. B . Stohr ; 1906, I. P. Grant: 1907 , I. P . Grant; 1908, J. Sinclair; 1909, T. ::.Ualone; 1910, F. E. Clnrke; 1911, G. :Martin ; 1912 , I. W. Pott; 1913, F. A. Bruer; Hll-1:, F. 1... Bruce; 1915, F. A. Bruce ; 1916, .T. J. K. •rcny; 1917, J. J. K . T en y .

Quite a considerable number o£ books have beeJJ addeJ to th e Library this term owing partly to the e:s Pf lll1iture o£ our owH funds and partly to .the kindness of nuious friends. 'fo these we t ender our heartiest thank s , ml we can assure th em th:~t we thoroughly appreciate this kindnes s . 'l'he latest additions are as follow:-

STEEPLECHASE CUP. 1912: H. Hine; 1913, J. B. Wi lson: 1914, C. .T. Emmerton; 1915, N. M'D.iarmid ; 1916, \V. NicholsOD · 1917, E. Fussell .

8CIENCE .-'rh e :Modern Locomotive (C . Allen). PHILOSOPHY AND HELIGION.- History o£ Engli sh Bible (F . Brown); 'rhe Rise of Presbyterianism in Scotland (Lord Balfour); 'rhe Ground Plan of Eng-

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li~h Parish Church (A . H. Thomson); Early Reli.

gwus Poetry of Persia (J. Moulton)· The Historical Growth o~ English ~arish Church (A. H . Thomson) . Comparative Heh gwn (F .. J evans); Early Religion' P?etry· of Hebrews (E. Kmg); A Cyclopredia and Lhble Concordance (Frowcle) ; 'rhe Vanguard (Gale). HISTORY ArJD GEOGRAPHY.-lVIaster Mariners (J. Spears); Peoples and Problems of India (Sir T Hol~erness); A Geographical Discovery (J. Jacobs): A~.PI~ce of Coal (E. Martin); The Cptton Plant (F~ vv ~lkmso~); The Empir~ (E. .Sammon); Forest and Stream (G. Rodway); B1rcl Life (W. Pycroft) · Th \York ?f Rain an~. River (T . Bonney); Plant Animale (F . Kiebal); Chma and the Manchus (H. Giles). Brasses (F. w:arcl); Natural History of Clay (A~ Serle); Lmks Wlth t he Past (Seewarcl) · Earth \Vorms and their f-llies (F. Becldard); The Story of a Loaf of Bread (r; ~· Wood); The Atmosphere (A. Berry). ~he Wan~ rmgs of People (A. C. Haddon); The Natural ~1story of Coal (B. Ardner); The Individual m the Ammal Kmgcl~m (J . Huxley); The Origin o£ Earthquakes (C. Davison); The Migration of Birds ~T. Coward); Plant Life on Land (F. Bower); Bre"mg (A. Chapman); Everyday I!i£e in Soutl1 Africa (E: E. K. L~wncl~s); The Imperial Heritage (E. D. W1lhams); '!:he .R1se and Fall of Krugerism (Rcoh]e and Abercromb1e); W1th the Royal Tour (R F Knight). · · · · BIOGRAPHY AND COTIRESPONDENCE.-Letters of Self.-made Merchant (Lorimer); From Log C'a hin to W1nte House (W. lVI. Thayer). · LANGUAGE AND .Lirr:ERATURE.-Greek Tragedy (J .. Shep~arcl); Life m the' Medial University (R p,aite); Goe~he ~mel 20th Century (F. Robertson); rhe .Ballad m Literatm:e. (T. Henderson); The I elan.clw Sagas (\iV. Crmg1e); Ancient Stained and Pam ted Glass. (F. Eden)· King Arthur in History and Legend (W . L. Jones). WAR BOOKS.~With t~e French Eastern Army (W . E. Gray); Bntish RegiJ?ents ~t the Front (Reginald Hod~er); The Campaign o£ Sedan (G. Hooper); The llussian Advance (Marr. Murray); The German Fleet (A. Hurd); Famous Fights of Indian Native Re"'iment~ (R . .Hodder); The Submarine in War (C. W. Danville-Fife); The Fleets at War (A. Hurd); How

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the vVar Began (W. Courtney); The Campaign Around Liege (J. Kennedy); The First Campaign in Hussian Poland (P. Standing); The Slav Nation (S. Tucie); With the Scottish Regiments at the Front (E. C. Vivian); Motor TI·ansports in War (H. W. Yatt); :Forty Years After (H . C. Bailey); How the Nations vVagecl War (J . Kennedy); With the R.A.M.C. at the Front (E. C. Vivian); The Battle in Flanders (E. Dane); A Manual of Military l1'rench (G. Pitt); A Modern Warship (E. Attwood); Aerial Locomotion (Furgerson); Warfare in England (H. Belloc). JUVENILE I!'IOTION.-The Young Ranchers (E. S. Ellis); A Strange Craft (E. S . Ellis); Campfire and Wigwam (E. S. Ellis); The Boy Scouts in the Rockies (Carter); The Boy Scouts down in Dixie (Carter); Wild Adventures Round the Pole (G Stables); The Little Duke (Yonge); Marooned on Australia (Favenc); Swiss Family Robinson (Kingston); The Fairy Beclmaker (G. Howe)· Sons of the Vikings (J . Gunn); The Little Duchess (E. Turner); Frank Already's Fortune (F. Fox). FIOTION.-The Fugitives (Bridges); Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne); Blazed Trail Stories (S. E. White); A Courier of Fortune (A. vV. Marchmont); A Moment'~ Enor (A. vV. Marchmont); By Stroke of S»ord (A. Balfour); Eugene Valmont (R . Barr); Andre Cornellis (Bourget); A Damaged Reputation (H. Bindloss); The Pit (F. Norris); A Fair Ue:fugee (M . Gerard); A Glorious Lie (D. Gerard); 'rhe Crisis (W. Churchill) ; Richard Carvel (\V . Churchill) j The Prince of This World (J-. Hocking); 'rhe Daughter of David Kerr (K. H. Tootle); The Chronicles o£ Rebecca (K . D . Wiggin); Beatrice of Venice (:;\Iax Pemberton); Glengarry Days (R. Con nor); Sir Nigel (Conan Doyle); The Adventures of Sher]ock Holmes (Co:qan Doyle); The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Conan Doyle); Marjory Mallory (I. Hodgkinson); The Air Pilot (R. Parrish); The Smiler Bunn Brigade (B . Atkey); Mysteries of the Riviera (E. P. Oppenheim) ; According to Maria (l\Irs. J. Lane); Our New Selection (Steele Rudel); The Olcl Blood (F. Palmer) ; The Serpent (W. M. Scott); Light-fingered Gentry (D . G. Phillips); Sandy (A . H . Rice); The Man Trail (H. Oyen);

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When Greek Meets Greek (P. Trent) ; Captain Gardiner (R . Allen) ; Two Years Before the Mast (Dana); The Tru:fflers (Merwin); The Heart of Thunder :J1ountain (Bingham); The Snow Burner (Hemy Oyen); Torchy, Private Sec. (Sewell Ford ) . We have much pleasure in acknowledging the following presentations :-The Vanguard; The Rise and Fall of Krugerism; With the Royal Tour; From Lo<> Cabi_n to ~hite H~use; The Little Duke; Swiss :p'~mily Robmson; rhe Fauy Bedmaker; Sons of the V1km0' · 'fhe Li t'tle Duchess; Frank Already's Fol'tune; Th~ Crisis ; Richard Carvel; The Prince of This IV orld; The Chronicles of Rebecca; Beatrice of Venice; Gleno·any Days; 'fhe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Me~oirs of Sherlock Holmes; According to Maria; Light-fingered Gentry; Sanely; Two Years Before the Mast; \iVhi taker's Almanac, 1912; In the Days of Auld Lang Syne (all presented by Mrs. Paton); Masefield' s Gallipoli (presented by J. E. Wilson (Esq.); 'I'he 'fru:fflers; 'l'he Snow Burner; The Heart of Thunder Mountain· Torchy Private Sec. (presented by W. H . Moyes, Esq.). '

BOXING NOTES. . At the beginning of. the Term, as we had no pl·ofesswnal coach, Messrs. K1dd and Wynyard began lessons in the G~mnasium . . As the Boxing Championships were approachmg, many boys took advantage of the instruction of these two Masters to glean some of the finer points of the art. A punch-ball was obtained and this helped materially in the training of the comp~titors for the various championships. We must thank Mr. Swanson f~r the. welcome donation of a set of gloves . The Champwnshlps took place on November 19th, on the front lawn. Mr . W ynyard acted <<S referee, while Mr. 11£'Kinney acted as timekeeper. 'l'he following are · the results:1. Under 5 stone.-S. Hutchen v. G. Bell.- The bout was willing from the start, Hutchen hitting with straight l efts and having the advantage of the :first round. In the second round, Hutchen led, anJ Bell went down to a straight l eft, but except for a good right by Bell, the l'01md was uninteresting. Things once ao·ain became lively in the third round, and after a, goocl fight , Hutchen won.

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2. Under 7 stone.-Mitchell v. Malt.-Mikhell led and bnclecl two hard lefts, which he followed up by an~ther ]eft and two- rights . _ Malt was not using his left, but got in two good rig:lits.. 'At the end of the first rounrl, :Jlitcb ell was leadmg. In the .next roun?, Ma~t stootl up better, an(llanded two go?clnghts to }htchell s hea d , but Mitchell gained the pomts. The last round 11-as very lively, ~l(itchell becoming very activ~, but ~lalt evading well. At the end of the round M1tc'lell was d·' clare,l the winner. :!. Under 6 stone.-Barrell v. Snowdon .-Rarrell made it 11·illing, 1mt soon tired, and Snowdon landed . omc aood rio>hts. Snowdon's round. Snowdon led, and Harrell placed a good one tg the jaw, Snowdon repl~ing with hard rights and chasmg Barrell round the rmg. Snowuon's weight and size were telling, and although he was not using his left, he won the bout easily. 4. Under 7 stone.-Walter i. v. Ducker.-\Valter led but the round was very tame, tapping only taking pla~e . \Valt~r' s rol!nd. In . the seco_n.cl round things were very unmterestmg, but m the thud round Ducker began to lead , and things became lively. \Yalter was yery quick, and was declared the winner. 5. Under 8 stone.-K. O'Halloran v. Wyborn.There was notbiug of note in the :first round, but vVyhoTn 's footwork was ver y good. 'fhe second round was also tame, but in the third O'HaHoran bad his opponent busy, and won a very tame bout. 6. Un der 7st.- Hawson v. Brunette.-Tbe first round was marked bv an exchange of Glows, of which Rawson had a shght ~ dvantage . Both fought well, Rawson bei11g- very good with his ]eft . Brunette was forced to th e ropes, and Rawson won a hard-fought baHle. 7. Bye.-.Ta ckson v. Hunt. 8. Bve .- Barrell v. B. Scanlan.- This was very vigorous for "a bye, and more wil1ing than the last bye. 9. TTncler 8 stone.-Zinsli v. Forbes.-Zinsli led and o·ot hard lefts on to Forbes's head , thus obtaining a big lead in points. The second Touncl saw a live~y "go" in which Zinsli was badly clowned by a beautiful left . The third round was a bout of hard hitting, and Zinsh was declared th e winner. 10. Under 9 stone .- L . O'Halloran v . Harrison.Harrison l ed with strong lefts, and was too quick, or~al loran missing some good chances to get home. Harnson was leading at the· end of the first round. The second

BOXING NOTES. 66 round ~ aw O'Halloran wake, up and ~and Harrison some good nghts on the head. 0 Halloran s round. Harrison began to-lead, but was pushed back by hard rio·hts . Harrison began to lead again, hitting h ard, but O'Halloran was equal to the ~ead s, and a very even and interesting fight ensued. Thmgs w_ere so eve_n that another round had to be fought. H arnson led with lefts and immediately a willing_ "go': :vas witnessed. 'rt was' most strenuous, Harnson wmning. 11. F. Train v. L ee .-A bye. _ 12. Final under 5 stone .- B. Scanlan Y. S. Hutchen . - Scanlan jumped to it from the start and Hutch en went llown to a weighty right. Scanlan' then b eo·an to hit hard and follow Ul~ well. Scanlan's round ~asily. In the second round thmgs became warm , Hutch en standing up much better, but Scanlan ~on the round. The third round was fast, Scanlan making the pace and o·ettino· a deserved win. "' "' _ 13 . Final under 6 stone .-Snowdon v. J ack son.J ackson led, making it hot , and things became willino·. At the end of the first round Jackson had most point . The secoml round sa\\· both leading and l1itt ing hard. Jack son was rather quicker t han ' nowdon , wl1o laid himself open to ~ttack by not keeping up a firm guard. Jack son won tlus_ round also. 'rhe tl1inl round opened by each exch angmg h ard b~ow s with left and right. J ackson becam e very aggressrve and was declared the winner. 14. Final Junior Champion ship under lOst. 7lb .O ·. B ayly ':- Ca~bml er .-Bay~y lee~ and lan cl e~l a ~·ood lcf ~, to w]nch Callandel' rephed w1th a beautiful nght swmg to th e h ea (l. Bayly's reach ben·an to tell and b e won the first roun~l by ~ne P?int. Bayly began ' the seqon~ round byleadmf\' w~th h1s l eft. Callander was very qmck and evaded his bigger opponent' s h eavy punches well . Towards the end of the round Callan der landed another ri~·ht . _The third round was ver y i~teresting, ~ayly_leadm_g With one ~o the body, and Callander replymg with a nght to· t he Jaw, and later another to the sid e of the h ead. Callander was doino· excellent footwork b~1t Baylv was too big and h eavy, "'and was declar ed tb ~ winner. . 15. Semi-final und er 7 stone.-Mitch ell v. Hunt.II'h tch ell l ed and hit h ard with l eft and riO'ht Hunt responding ;vi_th similar tactics. The round ;as 'very even, each ob_tammg- the same number of points. The second round Immediately became lively, Hunt showing up

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·ell. 'rhen :Mitchell woke up, and landed some pretty ;'lows on his adversary's head . Hunt went clown, and Uitchell gained a majority in points. ~n the ,third round, \J:it -hell led and ~unt r~sponcl ec1. . ~htchell s blow_s be• ·an to tell, especially h1 s h ard nghts. Hunt, seemg a ~;Joel opportunity, landed .:\litch ell on th e point, and the tter went clown. Th e gong t h en went, and Mitchell 1 ,ron 16. Bye .-Walter i. v . Train i. 17 . .Final under 8 stone .- K. O'Halloran v. Zinsli.o·Ralloran landed three lefts in quick c _suc?ession to %iusli's jaw, and the latt er went Jown. Zmsh began to tire early, and 0 ' HalloraJ,l won the rou~cl. The second round was more even, 0 Halloran leaclmg and landmg ome o·oocl body blows. 'rhe tl1ird round opened by O'Halloran ch asinO' Zinsli round the ring. Early in the round O'Halloran l anded a hard right, a~d Zinsli went down for six seconds . O'Halloran contmuecl landmg rio·hts ancl Zinsli again went down for eight seconds. Zi~ sli was absolutely clone, and O'Halloran won easily. 18. Final under 9 stoll e .. - H anison v. F. Train.--As J:Ianisou had strained himself, this took place on N ovember 2Gth. This was the best fight seen at school foT many a year. Train led, but H anison , . wlJo pos~ess_es, a most powerful punch , l anded a gooJ ngh t on r ram s head, aucl the latter went do•vu. Clean hitting then took place, '!'rain leadiuo·, anll Harrison waiting and landing very tellin o· right~. Towards the end of the round it looked like t~ kno ck-ou t, but Train continued the fight like a hero. The secon rouml sa'" Trai11 l eadin g and punchiiW straight. Although Tmiu laudell some good lefts, H~ni s ou kept cool , cmd to ever y lea d of Train' , retaliat~ eel "·it lJ a stunning right . 'rowanh the end of the round Hanisou had 'rrain Jone, and put in rig-ht after right. 'l'rnin wa s well sh ak en up , and things looked hopeless for him. He went clown again ancl a knock-out seemed ineYitable wh en , at six seconds, the g-ong went. The tLinl I'Ol.m~l aw Train buclc up and lead well, but only to receive Hanison's powerful right on tue sicl e of t l1 e head . However, Train stuck to it very pluckily, but finally the gong went anll Harrison's Tights won for him a great fight. 19. Final under 7 stone.-Mitchell v. J. ·walter.Vi alter led, and Mitchell responded with a. good r ight to the h e a d. ·w alter was k eeping cool and forced Mitchell down . E ven points. The second round saw "\iV alter

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lea d, and :Mitchell went do~n for nine. seconds. vV_alte1 landed a o·ood right, and M1tchell swu~g an ugly _nght, b ut missed . \Valter's round. In the thud round_Mitchel] "·ent clown for eight secon~ s . vValter . made thmgs hot, and :i\litch ell , tired from h1s two previOus bouts, bega 11 to hit th e a ir, swinging wildly. Mitci1ell then went _down for seven seconds, and Walter was declared the wmner. 20 . Final Senior Ch ampionship over lOst . 1lb ..\l'Kay v. Tansey.-This wa s the event of the day. .ll'Kay began by leading, and things became warm f~·om t il e start both hittin"' h ard. Tansey landed a hard n ght ou u·Kay's head, and 1\i'Kay replie<l with a right swing, followed by an e:ffecti ve body blo w. He followed the e up with a 'left and rio·ht to Tansey's jaw . Tansey then made the pace, and .fo~ced M'Kay t o the ropes.;-)l ' Kay round by a half pomt. In the second round Tans_ey led with a left to :Jl 'Kay's jaw,, to which ::M:'Kay rephed hy sendino· Tansey to the ropes. Then l\'[ ' Kay was forced to th e ~:opes, and clinches followe d. lll ' Kay got a 15ood straio·ht left to Tansey's chest, but Tansey reta h ated with"'a hard left to the jaw.-Tansey's round by lj- points. The third round opened by 1'ansey putting two good _blow, "·ith his left on M'Kay's face. M'Ka y then delivered some goo~ hard_ rig-hts_to th e side of, Tansey's li ear1, .'1'aJ1· sey replymg w1th tellmg l efts. 1\'[ Ka"J7 swung a nght, hut missed, and Tansey la nded a pretty left to the h ea d. After a mo. t exciting l)out •ransey \Yas declar ed the w1nner. W'INNERS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS. Senior ........................... L. Tansey. Junior .......... .......... .. ..... 0. Bayly. Under 9 stone ............ R. I. Harrison : Under 8 stone ............ K. O'Halloran. Under 1 stone .................. J. Walter. Under 6 stone ..................... Jackson. Under 5 stone .... .. ......... B. Scanlan.

CAMERA CL U.E) NOTES. At the end of l ast Term the enlarger which had recently been purchased to replace the one lost in the School fire was fitted up in the dark room. As it is a much better machine than the olil one, and as there are greater facilities for using it, some high-class work has been done by some of the, members. Many alteration

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have been made in t h e d_ar~ room this T~rm. One of our ~[ asters being in an ar~J stlc frame of _mmd u n~ertook to paint the inter~or. 9wmg to some miscalculatiOn m the mixing, the pamt fmled to dry, and red hands and clothes were revelled in by some of the carelesl'l members. At thB same time a red elechic light and a few very neces·ary benches were erected . 'rhe S:J?lall clark room. that adjoins th e boot room has been repaued and proves Itself ~-ery handy when the largeJ.' one is occupied. Towar_ds the end of last Term an amount of badly-needed matenal "·as purchased . Owin"' to Scown leaving at the end of the Second 'l'erm it -w~s fo und necessary to_ fl:PPOint a n ew Secretary, and Kingston now fills the pos1t10n. The boys in the Junior Forms have done most of the photography this yea.r, and the types of camer~ mo~tly used by them are t h e V.P.K. and the Browme. rhe Senior boys who are the possessors _of expensn~e cameras do not seem to h ave the same enthusiasm as then younger fellow m emb ers. Some of the boys have given the Masters a lot of trouble keeping them out of their way. It has become quite a common sight to see a boy with his amera set hidin(l' behind a bush trying to snap a Master while he is weedi~g the garden or cutting the la~ns . We are still waiting patiently for the day in the near fut ure whe.n we shall have our new dark room with all its up-todate conveniences. H ere we will be able• to go through the most difficult photography in the proper manner. This is not to say that good photos are. not taken at the present time . It is quite the opposite. So_me of the photos .taken by some .o f t h e members would nval a profe ssional's . The best, however, have been taken by one of our Masters who h as recently invested in a new camera. Frequently during the week-ends h e has ri~den up Mt. Egmont on his " Dougl as" and returned with a bag o-f spoil that might well be valued by any photo"'raph ollector. To-wards th e. end of the year it was decided to arrange for a competition to obtain photographs for the M agazine. 'P rizes of £1 and lOs. were awarded to the best oToups of fo-u r photos consisting of two of the sports and two of the grounds. The prizes were keenly competed f:or, ::mel the results were as follows :-1st, L . Tansey; 2nd, R. Bothamley and C. M'Neil.

ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. The Annual Steeplechase, which precedes the Athletic Sports, was run on Thursday afternoo;n, October 4th. Each year sees an increase in the number of the runner the figures this year being something over 200 as com~ pared with 190 last year. The five-mile comse, which wa. t he same as t h at used for several years past, presentt>cl a variety of conditions, but no very great difficultit> . First, the Avenue Road was follo-wed to the Henui Bridge where the course turned again towards town down tl1~ right bank .of the 1iver and out on to ih e Old Ho. pita] Road, from wh ere it ran across the old railway bridge to \Vatson, Lemon, and Hobson Streets an d back to tl1e School grounds. :Mr. Cliff and Mr. Page, whose properties were traversed, had considerrttely removecl toch路 in order to pbce no hindrance in the way of the r unn ers . The limit boy set out alone at about 3 .10, and was followed at intervals by groups of the. other competitorR, until eleven minutes l ater the nine scratch men were al. o on the move . After leaving th e Avenue Road the com petitors were lost to view until a long ridge on t he opposite side of the Henui River and more than half-w a:~ ronnel the course was reached. A few seconds after hnlfpflst three the first boy came into view, and more t hm1 a minute elapsed before the second, tl1e third , and then fl continual stream followed. Fussel l, 12 years of nge, who received the limit l1 andirap, proved to be the leading boy, and he flrrived at the winni11g post 50 yflrch: flhPrHl of Boon. who made fastest time , 27min. 45sec . The first nin e were as follows:-

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Fussell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boon . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Smart . . .. . ... ... .. .. . .... . Sladden . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rea . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. J. Scanlan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Malt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Renaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Actual time.

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11 41> 610 6

34 27 31 35 31 31 34 32 29

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31-

1() 45 30 40 41 35 36 45 46

The best times were: B. Boon, 27min. 45sec.; Knapman, 28min. 50sec.; 0. Bayly, 29min. 15sec.; P. Atkinson, 29min. 16sec . ; Zinsli, 29min . 41sec.; Renaud, 29

THE SCRATCH MEN START. ON THE MARK.

STEEPLECHASE SNAPS. Ca11ura Club THE WINNER (FUSSELL) FINISHING. THE LIMIT MEN START.

Ph oto.

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min. 46sec.; Grayling, 29min. 47Hec. The ave.r age of the fastest times is much higher than than of any preYious year. The fastest time last year was H. Lucena' s 29min. 39sec., while the record for the, course is hE;ld by F. A . Br uce, who r an it in 26min. 21sec. iii 191 4. Boon is 14 years of age, and his performance this year speaks for his ability as an athlete. 'rhe previous winner s of th e Ste eplech ase Cup are :- 1912, H. Hine ; 1913, B. J. \/\Tilson ; 1914, C. J. Emmerton ; 1915, N. MacDiarmid ; 1916, W . Ni cholson. CHAMPIONSHIP

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Position in the Steeplechase counts in connection wit h the various Championships in connection with th e Sports h eld on November 8. 'rhe points were as follow: Senior Cup.-Terry 5, Herbert 3, Yates 1. Junior Cup.- O' Halloran 5, M'Neill i. 3, Kyngdon 1. Under 14 Cup.- Malt 5, J. Walter 3, Musk er 1. U nder 12 Cup.- S. Hutchen 5, Carthew 3, D. Sranlan 1. -Taranaki H erald.

FOOTBALL NOTES. Anoth er season ha s come and gone, and in most. respects this year's footb all has been very successful , not. only from the point of view of m atch es won but also from the enthusiasm and k eenness which has exist ed amon gst the Junior players. Th e First Fifteen showed great promise at tl1e beginning of the season , but the back s, although much improvecl on those of la st yea r , r arely played up to expectati on s. The forw ards wer e a solid, hard-workino路 pa ck and played :fine gam es in almost every IJ1 R;t ch. On th e whole the t eam was perhaps superior to the previous tea m of 1916, which beat T e Aute. Th e t eam won the North ern Ohampionsl1ip in the Taranaki Hugby Competition , but was unfor tun a tely unable to play off a fin al with the successful \ Vaimate t eam owing to the lateness of il1 e season. 路 Th e Second Fifteen is mrl onht.erlly the fin est t <>am of. Seconds t h e School ha s turned out fo r m any yea r s. Th e forw ards wer e fairly h eavy and worked well, whil<> the b ack s, alt.J.ough light, were quink and , in some

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quite outshone the First Fifteen in defensiv ,,-ork. 1:\ Jt hough the team did not wi.u an outsid: 1-?-atch, - ~he scOl'es were m most_ cases lo\Y, and the Second l •lfteeu deserve great credl t for tiJ c g''llllCS the r playe~ thro~t_ghout the season. 'l' lil' followino· nla,yed 'i~ the Fus~ FrHeen; ,1'eny (captain), Yates (Yi. ~e.:-capi.ain), G~ss, M Hanly, _Ia,~se;y, Boon, Fox, Herbert, Bayly, l\1_ Kay, Callamler , Iram, l3rokPnshue Drake Saxton Bryce and H eynolds. ' ' ' ~esults o£_)11!-atclt~s :-~ames_ played 13, lost 3, won 9, drawn 1 . . ~omt ;; for 211, pomts against 40. Second _l• Ift~en 1:9-atcl~es: Gan;:tes played 1, lost 5, won 2. Pomts fol 2b, pomts agamst 88. FIHST FIFTEEK "· HOVEHS ( W~ on 10 to 3). ,. 8choo_l wo,n the toss nud kicked oft against the wind 1 o_r ~- whrl_e 8~hool \\ere kept hard }Jl'essed, their play llemg clev01d of any dash or enthusiasm. It was almost he end of the first spell before School woke up and a ~orward rush , head ed by }l'.Kay and Goss, brougl1t pla; ?wn the fiel~. School were driven back, but a combmed ))Ieee of play by Callander and Fox brouo·ht play back. F r_om a serum the hall. "·ns "·hipped out t~ Yates 1:'ho, cuttmg m, made a. fin e run, but was collared . Th~ f?rward_s heeled out ,the ball, and ' another passing rush s~,w Terry s~ore. M Kay converted, and . oou after llal£nne went wrth the scores 5 to 0. . A.t the commencement of the second }1alf, l\1'E. ay b1ol~e through and dashed down the field. A.ftpr- several me:ffectual atte!fipts, Ro-v ers succeeded in stopping him but Goss, recervmg the hall, rushed over the line j scored. M'Kay converted with a fine k' k S and on by their reverse, Hovers a.ttacked hotl;c ~nd f~mTe. serum . ' d s piC ?ml.;:e(al th mage b ll near the line one of. ther'r- fo rwar up e a and scored. The kick failed . Soon after C_allander da~hed through the opposing forwards and ardecl M ·Hardy an.;t Terry, rushed play into th~ Hovers quarter. Good kickinO' relieved the Ro . 1 , ·d s trme . • anr s h or·tl y a ft er~ar went,b leavmO' School vers, t11 · _ ners by 10 pomts to· 3. o e wm

FIRST FIFTEEN v. TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Lost 9 to 5). School won the toss a1_1d kicked o:ff with the sun behind their backs. Techmcal College pressed hard at

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the beginning, and two attempts at goal from penalties in our quarter fell short.. Soo-n after, Yates, being hard pressed under our goal, kicked for the line. The ball fell short, and Oliver, taking/ it on the full, dashed over and scored . The kick failed. Techn al College 3, School 0. Sohool began to infuse mme vig-o ur into their play and in their turn pressed their opponents. A. smart passing rush sa.w Terry cut in and pass to- Yates, who sea reJ near the corner . M'Kay converted with an exceptionally good kick, and -half-time sounded with the scores:-School 5, Technical College 3. From the kick-o·:ff a forward rush, headed by Hardy and Goss, broug.J:lt play down the field, but faulty handling by our hacks saw us forced into our own twenty-five. Here o-ur forwards got going, and a brilliant rush down the field saw Technical hard pressed in their o-w n quarter. From the line-out, Fox broke away and passed to Goss, who launched himself over the line with three oppcsing men on top o£ him . The decisian of the referee was against us. Technical College gradually fo-rced School into their twenty-five, aml M'Kay was penalised for o:ffside. Oliver's kick was successful. Technical College 6, School 5. Soon after, an opponent marked, and from nearly half-way Oliver kicked a very fine goal. rrechnical College 9, School 5. Soon after time sounded with the play in midfield. FIRST FIFTEEN v. SECOND FIFTEEN (First Fifteen won 49-0). It was expected that the Second Fifteen would put up a good game against the Firsts, since they had done so well in the matches agamst the teams in the competition. Some supporters o£ the Second Fifteen were even hoping for a victory for their side. The team, however, failed badly, and the Seniors, who knew the weak points in their o-p ponents, played to t hose weaknesses every time. Tries were gained by Drake -±, Callander 2, Terry 2, Bayly 2, Saxton, Yates and :M 'Hardy. Yates converted three tries and M'Kay two.

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.Fll=tS'l' FIFTEEN v. W AIMATE (HETURN MATCH) (Lost 9-5). The follo•1Ying account is taken from the " Hawera Star" ::......_ Great interest was taken in t h e match New Plyill ou t b. High School v. .hlanaia Senior Cadets, on Sa tm·day, July 7th, at the Show Ground. After a strenuous, hard-fo ught game, victory rested with Manaia by the nan·ow margin of nine points to five. Play from the beginning of the first spell was fast and good . The ball travelled up and down the field without much advantage to either side, excellent work being shown by both teams. School were g-etting the ball in the serum, and made use of their opportunities, t h e ball travelling across the field in brilliant passing r ush es, but the excellent defen ce of th e ~Ianaia backs staved o:ff attack after attack . Hickey Lynskey, and Roberts especially showed capital spoil1ng work. Then Manaia attacked. Hickey started a rush and the ball was carried over the opposing line, but ~1 ' K ay. dived for it and saved an almost certain try. Again in a few minutes School were forced. School forwards wel'e generally ~· ettin~· the ball in the serum and aJso on the line-out, where Terry especially was playing a fine game . This gave t h eir b acks fine ch ances, and they attacked again and again . At len gth the ball came out to Train, who beat his· opponents 'cleverly and scored a really good try . M'Kay goaled . School 5, Manaia 0. t1puneJ on by this revel'se, Manaia attackeJ hotly. A free kick given them in a good position enablell .Balley to place a fine goal. School 5, Manaia 3. The second spell saw Manaia working with splendid determination, and play was very fast and keen. A loose foTward rush t ook play well into School quarters, where tho b:1eks, failing to field accurately, Fergusson secured and dashed across. No- goal resulted. School 5, Manaia 6. School attacked at once with great determination and gave some very fine expositions of the passing game, the ball being thrown about in great style. :J£anaia backs were, however, more than equal in defence. rrhen

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Bailey, following up well, spoilt a return, and securing, passed to L yn skey, and he to ' Roberts, who :finished a fine dash by scoring near the posts. The kick failed. School 5,

Manr~ia

From this out Mana.ia had genera lly tl1 e best of the play, their deadly tackling upsetting ~he School attacks. The match wns played rig·ht out to the finish, School making a magnificent struggle to cross the line, and almost succeeding on two occasions . Shortly after, time was called, lea,7 ing Manaia the winners, after a splen·hd game. Mr. vv T. Cleaver refereed satisfactorily. The excellent form shown by both teams was the theme of general favoun<ble comment . The High School boys (in the first spell especially) showed really brilliant passing. In the secollCl, however , the forwards were not ;tble to hold their weightier opponents, and they did not o·et so many chances. M'Kay played an especially u seful g·ame. T erry and T ansey were the pick of the forwards. Lynskey, Klenner, Hickey, and Roberts were the best of the Waimate backs, whose tackling a tld spoiling work ''"as wry good indeed. They h ad no·t the same combination as tl1eir opponents. The forwards were ·goocl, especially in the loose. FIRST FIFTEEN v. ROVERS (SECOND ROUND). (Won 3 to 0.) This match was played under very trying conditions. A steady rain th01·oughly soaked both the players and the ground, and the ball was consequently so greasy that it was impossible to pick it up. The game started very bris1:ly, and for a while School were hard pressed. The tension was relieved by an energetic rush headed by Callander and Bayly. From a line-out Goss secured and, after a fine run, passed to M'Hardy, who scored. The kick failed. Until half-time the play "'as alternately up and down the field. From the kick-o:ff a forward rush, ·headed by Reynolds and Tansey, carried School to a good position. Rovers by smart work in the forwards worked out of their quarter and dashed down the :field. M'Kay relieved with a good kick. From th8 line-out M'Hardy and H er-

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bert broke th!·ough, ~ut were brought back by a sharp run by Lovendge . Time sounded with the scores:School 3, Rovers 0. FIRST FIFTEEN v. TECHNICAL. COLLEGE (SECOND ROUND). (Won :6 to 3.) . 'I'his n_tatch decided the North 'raranaki Championslup. Durmg the greater part of the o·ame it was raining heavily and the ground was very ;,.et. Technical College kicked o:ff and after seventl lineouts pressed School. M'Kay relieved with a good kick. Then the_ forwar~s, headed by Fox and Terry, carried the pla_y_ mto thmr oppone~ts' twenty-five. Here, from an ~xmtmg scrummage, Kidcl whipped the ball out to Tram~ who dashed ro_und the blind side and passed to Hamhng, who beat h1s man and scored. M'Kay failed to convert. School 3, Technical College 0. From the kick-o:ff School were forced into their quart_er, but a forward ru.sh, in which Goss showed up promm_en~lY:, brought .rehe£. Soon afterwards, Terry hurt his lllJurecl knee and was forced to retire, but I'esumecl lat~r. From quarter-wav Technical College starteel a passmg rush, but fumbled the ball and Yates backed by Bayly, carried• play up the field' with a rush: Here School st~rte~ a passing rush, and 'rrain cut in n.eatly, but spoilt his run by bad passing. School contmuecl to press, and from -a serum near the line Yate bi:oke through and scored. Soon after, half-time went with the scores:School 6, 'l'echnical College 0. On res~ming, Technical College attacked fiercely an~ .a cm·tai~ score was saved by Bayly, who tackled bnlhantly. rhe s.chool forwards, by dint of hard graft, :vorked out _of th~n twenty-five, ·but Srhoo] \\ere pen;tlIsecl and Ohver k10ked a fine goal. School G, 'l'crhni c,l l C'ollPgf' .'J.

~rom _th~ kick-o.:ff, Fo:s: broke a"ay and, backed by fine lme-bckmg, the School for'l\:uds 'IYorkecl down the line. Oliver. relieved Technical College, and their forwards, chargmg clown the field, pressed us in tl1 eir turn.

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Brokenshire saved a critical position, and our forwards, headed by :Tht('Kay and :M'Hardy, worked School into a o·oocl position. From now on to the end of the game the ~atch was really confined to strenuous forward play. Fuller by sheer strength, broke through our forwards, but w~s magnificently collared by Brokenshire. M'Kay and M'Hardy, with splendid co-operation, rushed cl~wn the field and, backed by Teny and Goss, kept Techmcal College 1wrd pressed when time went with the scores:School 6, 'rechnical College 3 . :FIRST Fili''rEEN "· S'I'llATl<'OllD HIGH SCHOOL. (\V-o n 15 to 0.) Stratford journeyed in and played us on our own grounds . School won the toss and played with the wind. For a while Stratford pressed us, but our backs o·ot to work and brought School into a favourable position. A penalty kick by M'Kay failed. A passing rush by School saw Drake, our wing~three-quarters score near tile corner. The kick failed. School ordered a serum out and from a clashing rush Drake again scored. 'JI'Kay's kick failed. Shortly after, Reynolds broke through, and half-time sounded with School pressing. School 6, Stratford 0 t:\chool attacked from the kick-o:ff and our backs started to put more vigour into their play and to handle the ball more accurately. Jl"~rom a dashing rush neaT half-way, Drake ·s printed down the line and scored. The kick failed. Another rush saw Yates pushed out at the corner, but £:rom the line-out :BII'Kay dived through t he serum and scored. Yates failed to convert. Another passing rush from quarter-wn:y saw Drake ag-~in score . 'rhe kick failed. School agam started a passmg TUsh , and Callander cut in neatly but was collared in time. Shortly after, time went with the scores:School 15, Stratford 0. SCHOOL v. TECHNICAL COLLEGE. T> ATRIOTIC MATCH. (Lost 16 to- 3.) School kicked o:fl' "ith the sun behind their backs ::mel for a "hile play was eYel1, the t"~Yo pa cks of forwards feeling each other's strength. 'l'hen the Technical backs

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tartecl to throw the hall :1 bout, and from quarter-way Ruru O'Ot th e hall, and fnulh collaring by om hack allowed him to score. Oliver converted .

pressed Hovers htud. Until half-time neither side had scored, but in the beginniu g of the second h alf ShaiTack broke t hrough and scored for Rovers . T h e kick failed. chool \Yere now kept hard pressed, and Bridger dashed throug)J and scored. T h e kick failed . Soon after Singh cored hom a pasr:>i.J1g rush. 'l'he kick again failed. J) eckbe ssinger clash ed away , but was collared; and time went wit h Rovers winners by 9 to 0.

T ecl m i c r~l !),

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School no'\\ worked in to tlH' 'l'r(' ln1 icn l q n:nt er, an cl from a penalt)~ }l'Kn.\· k ir k ecl r~ fin e g-on l. 'l'echuie:u l fl, Sc hool 0.

'l ' echnical again \YOrked down tl1e :field, aml Hmu beat Yates and scored. 'l'h e kick biled , unci half-time went with the scores :-

SECOND FIF'l'EEN v. 'l'ECHNICAL COLLEGE. (SECOND ROUND). (Lost 3 to 0.)

Technical 8, 8cliool ;} .

The g-round was wet and slipp er y and speculation was rife . At half-tim e llO score had been registered, but soon after the commencement of the second h alf 'l'cchni.cal scored from a short passing r ush . The kick fa iled . :::>mart broke a\Yay and ran the length of th e :field, but was collared b y t he oppo sm p· full-back, and so on after time went with the sc ores 3 to 0 in favour of Technical College. Both forwards :mel ha ck s in the School team played a :fi.ue game in this match.

On r ecommencing, S ·lwol , h eaded by .Jl 'J:lanly nncl Uoss, \YOrked U]J the :field <11Hl fol' :1 while l1eld Technical hard p1·essed. T echn ical l'elleYed ,..,-ith gootl kicks, and from a fonnud ruo;l1 S kelt011 brok e through and scored, conve1'tmg his own t r y . 'l'echnical lJ , 8chool J. For a while 'l 'echnic:nl held :::ichool preo;std, but our forward s worked their "·ay out. lu the open Yates received t h e ball and sprinted up the :field , but was collar ed. 'l'echnical worked back , and hom a passing rusL 'D liver received the b all and , beating Bayly, dash ed oYer and scored . The kick failed, and time went with 'l'echnical Colle.ge the winners by 16 points to 3. SECOND FIFTEEN "· '1'.1£CHNICAL COLLEGE. (Lost S to 3.) In thi r:; matuh the seconlls played a ve1·y plucky game ag ainst a much h eaYier tee~.m. In the :firs1; spell B eckb essinger made ct fin run nnd just g ot over , but was caught in the air and tbro\Yn back by a big forward. Our hacks were playing well , and a c1·oss-:fi.eld kick by 'l'echnical College saw Smart take the ball aull sc ore. Daile just biled to conver t . Feakins aud Hich::mls scored for T echnical. SECOND J.i'H"l',l!;.l£N v. ROVEHB. (Lost 9 to 0.) As in their form er match our second s played a very ·dashing game . 'l'hough playlllg ug'uiust n much older and heavier team they not only h eld their own but at times

t;ECOND FIF'L'EEN '· H.OV'1£RS (SE COND ROUND ) . (Lost 16 to 0.) The \T e c a nd Lea Yy gTonncl \Yns :1gaiust our comparat ively light team. The RoYers were in great form anll made all their poi u ts in t h e :first quarter of an honr. \Vhen t h e School team on ce settled down to play, they 110t on ly kept Rovers at bay but pressed them mo st of i.he time . SECOND FIYl'E.l£N ". THIRD FH"l'EEN. (Secoud J.i'iftec u won 19 to 3.) 'l'his match was arranged for a spare Thursday, and 11·as ver y keenly contested. R owell, Beckbessinger, Henson and Osborne scored for th e seconds, and Whittle for t)w Thirds . SIXTH FURM .BO l.HDERS v. DAY BOYS. (16 to 6.) Boarders played with three of their best m en away, and the match resulted in :\ win for Day Boys. H erbert scored twice, and Johns and Bayly each once :fo-r Day Boys, while Atkinson ii. and Jones sco-red for Boarder s .

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FORM IV. v. FORM V. (6 to 6.) This match resulted in a dnm aft er a fa st, hard game, contested vigorously hom the Leginning to the very end. SECOND FIFTEEN v. FARMERS. (Seconds 5, Farmers 3.) This match proved very fast and willing, the Farmers' team varying greatly, as they were playing some of bo-th the. First Fifteen and the Fourth Fifteen. The Seconds were more uniform and worked well to;;ether. Doile scored for the Seconds, dribbling the ball from nearly half-way. SCHOOL COMPETITIONS. 'rhe following is the final result for t be Junior Competition:Senior GradeBoarders A .................. . 16 points. Day Boys B . ............... .. 15 " Boarders B ......... ......... . 14 " Day Boys A ................ .. 3

Junior GradeBoarders .................... . 15 points. Day Boys .................... . 12 " Pre para tory ..... .......... . 11

SPORTS DINNER The Annual Sports Din)J er for 1917 took place in the School Dining-room on Saturday, November 24th. The tables were 11ell helen with ;freight appropriate to the occasion . In all about one hun ch ed and twenty sat clo1111. The invitations were confined to all Sports and Shooting Champions and to all members of Senior te::nns ancl of Committees . All the Masters, with the ex eption of nh. ltena.ucl, who was unavoidably absent, also 11ere plesen t. The :function went o:ff with a good swin g, an d it can safely be said that the Sports Dinner of 1917 wns one of tl1 e most successful yet held. The to ast-list was somewhat shorter than on previous occasions, and even the

longest speeches were marked by that brevity which is the soul of wit. One< very pleasing feature was the distinctly highN tanclard of the speech es delivered by the boys. .\ fter justice, and peJ:haps more than justice had been don e to the Yiands, the p1·oceedings proper opened ,nth the usu<1l loyal toast of " The Kinrr " followed by th e singin g of the National Anthem. b' Atkiuson i. then proposed the first toast on the list that ?£ ' "l'he li"irst JTifteen. " The season could fairly b~ cl ~scnbed as havmg b,een a s~ccessful. one .. The team, by wmnmg the North 'I ~~nmab Champ10nsh1p, had proved that. U~fortunately 1t was found impossible to arrange. any outs1dc school matches except with Stratford. 'rhe ·p~ak~1· then proceeded to pronounce a eulogy on athletics m general and on football in parti cular. He claimed that manl y exeTcises had much to do with the development of chara cter , and that the proficient athlete was much surcrior to th e confirmed "swot." T erry, in his response, thanked t l1 e proposer of the ~oast and the romprmy for the h eart y mamwr of receiving 1t. H felt pleased tl1at tha tenm h ad met witl1 the appro,nl of t he nst of tlH• School, but added thnt 11hate.ver sncces;; had been ntb.ined wa. due to· the zeal and loyal supp<?rt or th e memb •rs ~f the team, and especially to the nnhrmg h elp and coachmg of Mr. Ryder. 0. Bayly, in proposing the toast of "The First Ele_Yen, '. felt that cricket was sometimes looked upon as mfenor to footbnll. This was a mistake, and it was to be hoped that as a 1esult of the match arra n"'ed with \Vangnnui for next term CI·icket would teceive ~fillip . Yates, in his response, after ncknowleclgino· the compliment of the toast, said that h e had no fea~·s for the future of cricket in the School, and that enthusiasm was sure to increase. The liberal treatment of the Cricket C'lub. by the Finance Committee was, at any rate, some s1gn of onfidence in the prospect s of th e game. Brokenshire then proposed the toast of the "Sports Champions." H e spoke strongly of the benefits ronferrecl by the variou departments of School sports, and congr~tulat e fl the 11inners of th e di-fferent championships. Then• 11as sometl1 in g more t han t he m ero winning of competitions, nncl that was the preparation involved . Still fnrtlwr thrrc was thr true chivalrous sporting spirit,

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. The toast was respon~ed to by T ansey and M'Kay on behalf 路of all the champwns. Both speakers fully endor sed the proposer's remarks about the importance of a ?ourse . of athletic~ . . Tansey spoke particularly of boxcmg, h1s own spec1ahty, and }I 'Kay o:f swimming . Tl1 r large number of competitors in all competitions was n m::tter ?~ congra~ulation , a:nd it was .to b e hoped thnt tlns sp1nt of :fnendly, yet k een , nvalry woulcl still further grow . Drake followed with the toast of the ''Shoo tin()' Teams." This toast h e felt sure would be a popula~路 one. The successes of last year h ad not been r epeat ed this year, owing very largely, at any mtP, to the impo>;sibili ty of obtaining suitable r ifles or reliable ammuni tion. Howev er the. teams had don e well, and all COllrrrned had gone into the shooting whole-h earterll y . Boulton, in his reply 1 t h anked l1otl1 the proposel' and the receivers of the toast, and could assure one and all that the teams had done their best. From tl1r k eenness shown all through the year there was "'Oocl .reason to hope that in time to come th e de eds of 19Hl would be, to some extent at l east, repeated. Th e presm1 t urgent need was that of good rifles and ammunition. Rhooting on the big range had particularly suffered in this respect . Mackie then proposed "Boys Leaving." In a few remarks, conspicuous for . their extreme brevity, hr hoped that those l eaving h ad h ad a good time at school and that in after life they would have every success and happiness. Callander, in his reply, emphasised what the School had done路 for him in all respects. He was sure that if imy boy failed so to benefit the blame lay on himself and not on the School. Many things were learned besides wliat was taught in the class-room, and perhaps the-se were, after all , as imp OTtant as any of the others. Personally he would can'Y away with him a deep sense of gratitude of what he owed to the School, and h e felt l eaving to be a great wrench. The last toast on the list was " The Masters," proposed by Clemow i. H e pointed out the many ways in which the Masters had help ed eve1'Yone and thanked them for this real interest. 路 A.ll the Masters spoke in response. Each thanked the proposer for his kind remarks, and each spoke briefly on the various School institutions under l1i s management.

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Cam era Club Photo .

' SPORTS DINNER. There was a spirit of comradeship and keenness in all that was said, and this spirit was most pleasant to notice, As usual on such occasions some sound advice was given. During the evening a musical programme was got through. The orchestra opened the proceedings with " The Pasha March," which was so well played that a vociferous encore ensued. The- rest of the programme was as· follows.: "Anzac Chorus," with solo by L . Rawson; song, "I'm from Chicago," by Catanach , with chorus; violin solo, "Rubinstein's Melody, " by R. Bothamley; solo, with chorus , "Kipling Walk," by N. ' }[itchell; solo and chorus, "Tennessee," by M . Cachemaille. The proceedings concluded by tl1e singinO' of "Auld Lang Syne' iu the orthodox fashion. o

ANNUAL BREAK-UP. The Good Templar Hall was all too small to hold the big crowd o£ people who assembled for the annual breaking-up ceremony of the New Plymouth Boys' High School. Dr. E. F. Fookes, vice-chairman of the Board of Governors, presided, and with him on the platform were the Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Averill) the Veri. Archdeacon F. G . Evans, the m embers of the governing body, and the members of the teaching staff. TJ1e stnge wa s ·tastefully arranged, and the School cups and trophies made a brave array . Two new trophies were included- Mrs . Bothamley's handsome cup for the junior quarter mile and Mr. B. H. Chaney's neat little boxing trophy. The School orchestra, 14 strong, under the concluctorship of Mr. R. N . Renaud, made its fir st appear:mce in public and earned hearty applause for its rendering of R.homberg' s "Toy Symphony" (in two parts). Proce::> ding s opened with the singing of the "N nti onal Anthem. Dr. Fookes explained that Mr. D. Hutchen (chairman of the Board of Governors) "-as , despite his best endeavours to come up h ere, detained in \Vanganui on ur()'ent leo·al busines . H e also announced apologies hoom Mr. J. Okey, M.P. , ancl the Hon. Thos . K elly . The Princi1Jal was then called 011 for his r eport, and on his coming forward the orchestra struck U]J " For h e's ;\ jolly good fcJlo,y. '' T he audience joiue(1 i11 ;\L\cl sn n g l'nthusiastically, giving three h earty ·heer.· <ilt the onelusion.

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PRINCIPAL'S REPOR'l' . Mr. Moyes's report was as :follows:-At the close o:f 181G it '"as expected that owin t the unsettled condi~ions due to th e _war an~ to the 1ac~ that ~he School work would be earned on m temporar , premises, there would be a decrease in the attendan 3 It cam~ therefore as a surprise to find that on Sch cei 0 re-opemng the roll number again showed an increa~ 'l'he total roll number for the year is '256. Of these ll6 bave been Boarders and 140 h ave been. Day Boys. As was to be expected, the scarcity of labour on ~he farms ha :; had a marked e:ffect on the number remainmg at School and has resulted in many boys leaving :vho ::vould ha-ye: otherwise _remained with us. However, m spite of this th_e boardmg department has remained full, new boys takmg the place of those leaving. EXAMINATION RESULTS. In the J?Ublic examinations held at the end of 1916 fifteen candidates were entered for Matriculation . Of these T . E. Hamerton, R. Kidd R. Lealand D tG Mackie, A .. Phipps, G. H. Rodger,'D. F. Saxton', an.d E·. Tansey gamed full passes ; ·w. M. Atkinson, I. R. Bryd_on and ~. C. ·Fookes gained partial passes, and four candidates failoo. D. G. Mackie was the winner of a Senior National Scholarship, while Junior National Scholarships were won by A. Candy and J. W. Jillett. R. ~owell ~md C. J. Way were successful in passing t~e Pubh? Servwe EJ?-trance: and N. Ellerm gained: a parhal pass m the Pubhc ~ervwe Senior. It is only fair to add that very few candidates· now enter for these Public Service etxaminations . In filling in the entry form it is necessary for a candidate to sign a declaration to the e:ffect that he will, if successful, accept a position in one of the Government departments . It will be seen therefor~, .t~at entries ar~ sent i:r;t only by those boys desirous of JOmmg the Pubhc Servwe. iF·or the Public Service Entrance examination held this week only two boys were entered from this School. Two candidates sat fo·r the Second Term' s University examination, and of these J. K. Terry was successful. One candidate sat for t h e first section o£ the LL.B. degree, the results of which will not be known until next year.

It is gratifying to be able to report tL at for the first tune in its history the School now h as an Upper Six th ]'orm comparable in size to similar Forms in ot her schools. This ye~r six candidates have been ent ered for the Junior University Scholarship examination and we have every r eason to hope that th ey will acquit themelves creditably. THE STAFF . I have again to report a number of changes on the ta:ff. Mr. F. \V. Christian , B .A. , left us early in the year, and :Jir. A. S . Bannat yn e, M. A., t oward s the end the second term. Jl.lr. V. S. M'Murray, last year ' s head boy, who at my request had accepted a position on the sta:ff in order to h elp us over th e diffi culties t h at had arisen through th e war, resigned on reaching th e nge of 20 and is now in camp. R ealisin g the utter impossibility of b eing able to obtain the services of suitnble m en as sistants, I suggested to the Board tb a t lady teach ers should be included on the sta:ff. Acting ,on my suggestion, the Board appointed Jl.liss Bill en s, B.A. , of Patea, and Miss M'Leod, M.A. , o£ Hawera . Both th ese ladies have entered with enthusiasm into th e work of the , chool and their appointment has made t h e staff a strong one. Miss K. Winfield, who had charge of t he Low er Preparatory Department, r esigned at the end of the fir st term. The vacancy thus caused wa s filled by t he appointme,n t of Miss Banwell, who h as carried out th e duti es entrust ed to her in a capable and effi cient m ann er .

SCHOOL INSTITU'riONS. In spite of the disadv antages n ecessa rily attached to our present residen ce. in temporary quarter s, all the School institutions h ave been carried on successfully. In football the high standard set by form er teams ha s been maintained. Although, owing to th e war , no School matches we.re played, the team was able to give a good account of itself in the Rugby U nion fixtures, winnjn g the Senior Cadet competition for North Taranaki. In shooting the boys h ave again acquitted themselves creditably. One junior and two senior t eam s we;re entered for the Imperial Ch allenge Shield Competition, and wer e successful jn gaining 21st and 15t h places for

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t he Empire. Both teams were easily first for New Zealand. It is only fair to add t h at the boys were greatly handicapped through om ina bih t y to obtaiu suita blc rifles to replace those destroyed in the fire of last yeat. Th(:' a unun] sports \H'rl' hcl<l 0 11 'l' lmrscla.Y, ~ovembe,1· 8, on which occasion Sir James Allen presented the t r ophies won by the School in th e Imperial Clwl l enge Sh ield Compe,tition of 1916. Swimming and life-saving have recei·wd special attention and h ave now become << recognised feature of thr School activities. During the ye.ar two boys \TeTe awarded h onorary instructors ' certificates, three were nwarded teachers' certificates, eighteen obtained bronze. medallions, twenty-five obtained proficien cy certificates and twenty-eight obtained elementary certificates. Large rntries were received for the long distance s,..-immin o·, ,..-hich was won by C. M'Kay, who conred a distance of 3 miles 446 yards . I wish to take t his opportun ity of e:s:-pressing my thanks to tho. e. gentlemen who have assisted in various ways in connectiol\ with swimming and especially to Mr. Swanson, who has on seYeral occasions sent us handsome donntion s for thi s branch of s-port. The cadet work still ma intains the high standard set in previou s years. This is now in charge, of :Jh. Hyder, who has been ably assisted by the other members of th staff. The Mao·azine has now concluded the si:s:th year of. 0 its e:s:istence and continue,s to be of inestimable value to the Scho~l. I regret to say that, owing to the increased cost of printing, it ha s been found nec~ ssa ~·y for the duration of the war, to cut down tl1e -pu1Jhcahon to two numbers a year in place, of three. The musical side of the School work has been carried on with care and attention throughout the year. A second teacher for string instnunents has begun work . and the pupils are. mnk~ng sati sfn?tor:f p1·ooTess . S ver?l boys are taking up d1fferent wmd m strument ~ and JD time shoul d prove effechve pla:fers. In. tl1e p1anofo~te section several boys are sho,nn g con Jclerable. ab1ht~· and ar~ gettino· :1.ccustomed to more nchanced work. ThH School Band continues to do Tegulnr ,..-ork and macl: its first appearance in public on Sport Da y .. Tlle • .hoot Orchestra has be.e n in regular rehearsal and Is contnbuting to this evening's function.

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THE CURRICULUM. . . In_ the class room ~he work has natmally sufte1·ed th10ug11 ll?-adequate eqmpment and the scattered nature of th: ;t~1ldmgs udsed.. N eveJ:theless, every membm· oi' my s a llas spare neither time nor trou hle to keep th ~ \Y~rk up ~o t he necessary. standatcl and we can I thinke -burly clmm t h at .success has attended our eJfdrts. Th~ fn~t ~ha~ ~6 b~ys m the ~ourth and Fifth Forms qualified lm Sem01 Free Pla?es 1s evidence of this. The curri~·~llun~ ~·emams 1~rnchcally the sa:me as that of last yenr. ll~ e. sc1ence woi k has .b~en earned on satisfactorily bv uhhsmg the two remammg rooms of the old buildino·vs but, needless to say, w~ are anxiously awa;ting the tin~e wh~n the new ~chool 1s ready for occupation and well eqmpped laborawnes are aTailable. ?'he course provided in agriculture has been carried out m a thorough and efficient manner with plensinO' results. Through t h e a-ssistance given by the Bonrd we have been able to make_this of a thoroug·hly prnctical 1:atn~·e and of rea l use to the boys concerned . A small brmmg scheme has been in operation for the last twehe months, and I am pleased to say that the first balnnceshe.~t showed a yrofit of £80. In connection with the ao·nc;tlture I w1.sh to tende~ my thanks to :i\iessrs. E. P . \\ ebster and ~· \V. Atkmson for t he great interest t.l1 e:y: hn:.ve taken m the work and to Mr. Harry, of tb(· Agnculturnl Department, for much valuable as.';istance. In history, the period set for matriculation has been that from 55 ~ . C. to 14.85 A .D. Lessons given have inclu~~d a detmled exa:~xun:;ttion of the current European poh ~~ca~ systeJll and Its mfl uence on English religious lllStltutwns and methorls of o·o1·ernment. The Middle Forms have specialised in the period of coloninl development ~n~l an effort has been made to render clear, both the ongms of the present European stnwo·le and the nec.essary c~1anges which are imminent in B~itish colo 1Jial pohcy . It IS wort~y of note t hat history nn s been marlr a c.;on~pulsory subJect for those !lesiring to qualify for · a Semor Free Place. PREPARATORY SCHOOL. The ~reparatory ~chool has again been filled to its . full capa01ty and contmues to do good work. On ).fanday and Tuesday last the School was inspected by :i\lr. Morton, who also conducted an examination for pro:fi-

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ciency certificates. The r esults were eminently satisfactory ; 19 boys sat for the examination, 16 gained proficiency, 2 gained competency aud 1 failed. It is only righ t to add that the boy who failed had only recently joined us and had for some con si dera hle time bePn away from school. A STRIKING l1ECOTID. ·

I regr et to say that every mail brings us news of further casualties amongst our Old Boys fighting in France. Along with the other Secondary Schools of tl1e Dominion this School has clone its duty no bly, and it ha s established a record of which those connected witb it may justly feel proud. 'l'he response of t ho old Secondary School boys of the. Dominion affords a striking t estimony of the value of secondary education . Of all the boys who have passed through this Scho ol durin()' the la st six years, I do not know of a .single ·one of mi li t ary age who h as not volunteered for active ser vjce,. Since war was declared 26 Old Boys ha\e made the supreme sacrifice, 48 h ave been wounde.d, and 250 are on active service. Three more of our Old Boys have b een rlecorat ed for bravery on the battlefield. These are \i\ . E. Moore, A. :M:'Isaac, and N. Little, each of whom has been awarded the Military Cross. vY e are also proud to h ear that Lieutenant-Colon el I. Standish, D.S .O., wa s recently the, recipient of the Order a':l~ Rt. ::\Ii cha el and St. George. We have been deeply touched at the spirit whicll has prompted Old Boys to remember t11e School eve11 amidst t h e horrors of war. Three boys-G . Bendall, R. White and E. Mason-who were with us but a short time ago, have found a grave in France and Pach of them h as bequeathed a sum of money to the School. 'l'hough they have gone from us, their memory wiJl always remain with us , and will sprve :u; as in spir::~tion to t hose who follow after them. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I would like to say that a difficult year has passed with a minimum of trouble, largely owing to the h elp and sympathy of the people of ew Plymouth and T aranaki. I cannot adequately expre s my thanks to the Board of Governors for the advice and assistance given me on all occasions, nor to my

staff? to ev~ry member of which I owe a deep debt of gratitude. The School has to thank a l aro·e number of frie nds for monetary donations to the Spmis Fund and .\Ir. ·G. Grey and :Mr. Hutchcn fo r valuable prizes ~hich are to be awarded to-night. I sin cerely hope that twelve months h ence the n~nual pri7.c-giYing will tnke place i11 the Assembly Hall m the new Scl10ol buildillg'S. CHAilUIAN'S ADDRESS. Dr. l<'ookes said he was :mre all would agree that t he re.port read by Mr. :Moyes wa a very excellent one, and, reflected great. credit on the Principal and his loyal ,,taff.. A great drsadvantage was the lack of school lnulclmgs, ap.cl it was only clue to the comtesy of the 'l 'aran aki Jockey Club that the work had been ca rried on . A;notLet· difficulty was the matter of replacing m embers of the staft who had been accepted for active service and the <1cldition of two lady teachers had, he was pleas~d to say, been atten.cled by most satisfadory results. 'rhe good work ca~T1ecl out clunng the year could not have be~n . accomplished but for the support accorded the P rm01pal by the staff. The Tioarcl was therefore under a deep debt of gratitude to the whole of the t eaching staff. As to the work of the Board itself the chief disability during the year had been the lack ~f fun ds . The equipment of th e Girls' HiO'h School had involved the Board in very con ~ id erable"' expense, and for this and other reasons th e Board had fo und itself in a serious difficulty to replace the Boys' Scl10ol, which had been destroyed by fire. However, as t hey knew, the Government had now placed £5000 on the Estimates towards the re-building of the School, and that amount too·ether with th e insuran ce on the old School, should' en~ble a start to be made at the earliest possible moment. The School had made exceedingly rapid strides in the last few years, <tncl now occupied a very important position among the institutions of its kind in the Dominion . He understood thm·e were only one or two other schools in New Zealand which had a larger number of boarders. The Chairman then aclrlressecl a few wo1:cls of advice to the boys, stressing the fact that every lad, from the mallest to the dux, had a re ponsibility in working for and maintaining the good n:1me of th e School. Th e education they were receiving at th<' Rcl1ool would assist them to fight the goo d fight in the years that were to come. In conclusion, he. hoped the 'boys would r emember that in the work they were going to· do during

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the long vac<ttion they would be performing a duty to the Empire-as those Old Bo ys ~~-ho ~vent to the !1-ont were doing-and he. iD;J.pressed upon them to do it well. He ll"ished them all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

he believed h e was raised up to save the Empire- had said, it is not what it gets but what it gives that makes the Empire great. An instrm ce wa s our comi.n g into the \n.H to protect the sm<lll er nntions-ll" e hadn 't don e so yet , but he hoped ~Y e n·ould before ~v e finish ed . He reminded the boys tl1at ever ybody had something to contribute to the tone ot the School , and the boy who n·ent to school t o get and not to giYe was not helping to i'orwnrcl the ideals of th e School. It was not only the boy who was a suc cessful sclJOlar who counted. It was the boy who strove for hone sty, purity, truthfulness and o·entlemanline ·s \Yho w·as equally needed to contribute to the \\·elf:ne of the Scl10ol.• (Applause .) All must striYe with their utmo t power to h elp to bring up this School ll"hich , h e was convinced, was going to be one of the oTeat schools of the futme. He felt that one of the ;ecrets of the Scl10ol's welfare \l-as the interest taken in it by th e Old Boys. He "-ould honour the Scp.oo_l if ~e knew nothing more thnn Mr. Moyes had smd m h1s report, that eyer y boy who was of military age, who had pas~ed through the School in the last six years, had volunteered. Just as the Old Boys were doing their bit, so must the present boys do thei1·s. A point he wished to impress upon parents was the necf ssity of allowing their boys to r emain at school as long as they possibly co~1ld. Tile last year or two at sch.ool , when the boy P,ad n sen to a position of respons1b1hty, had the most Important bearing on his future life . lf they found that th_ey were able to allo\\- him to stay there for that extra penod they would be doing th e ver y best thing for their boy's career. From his acquaintance ~vith the School h e had lcamt somethino· of wh nt brought about the success of the School-it ~'as the personality of the h eadma ster , :Ur. Moyes . (Applause .) To' the Board of Governors, as <l men1her for several year of the Christ's College Board of Governors, and at the present time Chairma;n of the Rino·'s Colleae Board of Governms, he would giVe them ,, piece of ;dvice quite voluntarily-and they nee~ln 't take it if they wi shed not to-tf they \1- m~tecl t_o achwve t he b est re~ults trust the Headmast er, g1ve lnm a free hand and leav~ him alone . (Applause.) They would o·et t1J e b est out of the staff anc~ the best out of the boys hy b-usting . Tb e H ea clmaster trusted his boys, that ~as ,dry h e o·oi" such good 1·esults. Tl1 e lad, who w_ere gomg to h elp on farm s during th e Yacation were gomg t_o do hard labour, and h e hop ed they would come b ac~ w1th a o·ood record of work accomplished. He was remmded of 0

SPEECH BY DR. AVEHILJ.1. His Lordship Bishop Averill was then introduced by th e Chairman and expressed his thanks to the Board of Governors for the invitation to attend and to present the prizes. He might say that _he had taken a ~Teat interest in the School for some tun e, and he Teahsed that it was rising to be quite one. of the best schools in the Dominion. (Applau se.) He hoped that the good people of Taranaki would realise that in the School they had a Yery valuable asset, not only to Taranaki but to tb_e whole of N ell" Zea land . Th1s develop ed School- for It had certainly made marked progress in. the last few year s-was still in the formative stage, w~u ch was a most important period. It was of paramount I~portance that the foundations should be well and truly laid. The value of sufficiently high ideals could not be exagger_atec~. Let them not reo·ard the School as a merely local m~h· tution. He felt it was going to be similar tc the Engh ·h public schools. (H ear, hear.) He wanted to. warn them of the spirit whi ch the London Times d~ s cnbed_ as the dominant spirit before the war . The Tunes sa1_d that England 's greatest trouble was a lack of a desue _for excellen ce . Th ey were contented to be, without. bem~ anything. This spirit of ~el£- complac~~cy> of, selfsatisfaction , which we sometJmes cn llecl ta_rho a, and which was condemned by Earl Rob erts, Aclmual B eatty, an d others, constituted a very grave men.a ce_. It mem1t being satisfied . with low ideals. The b egmnmg of ~ng lnnd 's o-reatness was when that grand man Earl Kitchener cill ed for volunteer three years ago and o·ot {l response of five million men. The .speak~r referred. to F. S. Oliver's "Ordeal by Battle," m whwll. the .wn~eT ~mrn c d tl1e Empire of the great danger of allo"m g 1t. policy to outrun its armaments . It was JUSt t~1 e same thing with th e School. They must h ave a pohcy, but they must l1ave armaments, icl~als. They mllSt have _th ideals l 1igh and k eep th em lng·h , re solve to. make the School occupy a high plac ~ ancl n~ver waYer m. tlwt resolve. To the boys h e smd h e w1shed to re~und them that they went to school not to get b~1t to give . That great man Ll6yd George-he called him great because

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an answer given by Mrs. Selwyn, wife of Bishop Selwyn to an inquirer who asked if she were not afraid of what might happen to her husband in Melanesia.. She replied that she knew he was perfectly safe because he was doing his duty. So he said to the boys he knew tl1ey would be safe us they would be doing their duty. He wi. heel them a very h appy Christmas, and hoped they would come back with uew vigour to help the School on still further and make it u,t least one of the very best in the Dominion. (Applause.)

Form V.-Form prize: C. Noble 1, N. vVaddle 2. Languages and literature: C. N able. Mathematics and science: C. Noble. Drawing: G. Noble. Histoq: N. Waddle. and E. Reeves (equal). Form VIn.-Form prize: A. M'Hardy 1, H. Goss 2. Languages and literature: 1\.. 1\l'Hardy. Science and mathematics: H. Goss. History: H. Goss. Drawing: S. Drake. Form VIA.-Dux medal: 'K. R. Brokenshire. Form prize: K. R. Brokenshire 1, C. C. Yates 2, A . R. Callander 3. Languages and literature : K. R. Brokenshire. Mathematics and science: K. R. Brokenshire. General excellence: A. R . Callander. The prizes won at the swimming and athletic ·ports, also the boxing competitions, were then presented (as published in the reports of the gatherings), and, in addition, the following shooting prizes:vV. :l\1. Atkinson, senior champion, MacDiarmid Belt and P ewter. C. C. Yates, Lady Godley Cup, No. 24 Company . H. :JI'K. Rockel, Lady Godl ey Cup, 110 Company. A. D. M'N eil, Hamblyn Cup, miniature range junior championship. B. H. Grayling, Searle Cup,' miniature range senior championship. l.. R. Bothamley, Lo,-eday Cup, under 15, miniatme range championship. T ennis Championship.- J. M. Hine. Sole Cup, b est sergeant .-Sergeant-Major Yates .

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PRESENTA'l'ION OF PRIZES. l 'h e prizes were then presented by the Bishop, and each recipient was loudly app]auded and, in the chief iustu,nces, heartily cheered. The prize list wa a follows:Form I n .- :Form prize : G. Bell1 , I. Jones 2. Form L<~.. -Form prize: C. l\l'N eill 1, H. Garll,_e1· 2. Form II.- Form prize: G. ·walker 1, G. Fooke· 2. Form IIn.- li'orm prize: vV. M'Lean 1, lL Lyson ~ Form IIA.-Form prize: D. l\1ackay 1, F. William 2, K. Neal 3. Form III.- Form prize: W. Mackay 1, P . G1:iffiths 2, H. Holden 3. Prize for Nature Study.-Lower Preparatory: M. Lysons . Form IIIn.-Form prize: S. Herbert 1, D. Penman 2 . Languages and literature: S. Herbert. Mathematic and science : S. H erbert . Histoq: :i\1. Osbome. Drawing: L. Rawson. l"orm IIIA.-Form prize: M. Barak 1, E. Smart 2. Languages and literature: M. Barak. :Mathematics and science: M. Barak. History: M. Barak. Drawing: M. Barak. Commercial: A. Walter. Agriculture: D. Sutto11. Form IVn .-Form prize: C. White 1, C. Jones 2. Languages and literature : C. White. Mathematics and science: C. Jone s. History: C. 'White. Drawing: E. Knuckey . Agriculture: C. Old. Form IVA.- Ji'orm priz : S. White 1, C. Kyngdon 2. :i\_1atbematics and ~cience: _S. W11ite. Lan~uages a]](l hterature: S. Wh1te. H1story: R. Blundell. Bookkeeping: H. Morey. Drawing: S. Train.

Mr. H,. vV . D. Robertson, in a brief address, asslJred Dr. Averill that the Board of Governors allowed Mr. l\Ioyes a free hand-two (not too) free hands-in the n.clministration of the School. The uppermost question before the Board was that of rebuilding the Boys' School. Even without a building the staff had achieved very good results-how much better would they be with the advant8 ge of a proper building? The money available would not allow of the building o£ anything more than the hare cla s rooms-no luxuries, no gymnasium, no central hall could be provided-and they were faced with 'tl1e possibility of h aving to canvass the people of Taranaki for as istance and should that be necessary he trusted tl tnt a goocl response would ~e made. . . . The ceremony endecl, as 1t began, w1th the smgmg of the National Anthem. -Taranaki Herald.

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Corporal D. L . 'reed acted as chief dispen,er on the transport \Yhic h c;trried his H einforcement We haY e just heard tha~ h e has been ordered to retum to New Zealand in th ship. No doubt the rea son is hi s professional ability. L. I. Day has kept F it>Jt Year ' s Terms at Victoria College obtaining first-classes in Physic::;, Theory nud Practical; and second-cla sses in Pure Math ematics awl Cll emishy, Inorganic and Practical. Sergeant Alfred Henry A vety, r eported \Younded in t he casualty list, joined the Aushalian Imperial Fmces, in Captain 'rivey' 8th Brigade, in August, 1915. ·when wounded Le had recently 1·eturned hom two weeks ' leaYe in England. He is now in ho spital at Birmingham. Sergeant A very had the distinction of being among the fitst who entered Bapaume after its capture . Lieutenant A. R. 1\l'Isaac h as been awarded the :Jlilitary Cross for eonspicuou s braYery on th e French front. He "·orked with most untiring euergy aud determination for three cbys "·Len1in charge of a carrying party who. e duty it \Yas to keep his battalion supplied with material hom the brigade clump. It was necessary to make each trip under Yery heavy shell fire, and it was clue to hi s fine personal example that the supply was m aintained . Sergeant S. C. Foote has been awarded n bar to the Distinguished Condu ct Medal previously won by him. Amongst those who h ave been wounded since our L<>Jt is~ue are :-Corpoml C. J. Hamblyn (gunshot \Youucl in the fing er); Sergeant L. C. Riehards; Sapper H. Bradbury ; Sergeant H. Fraser; Lieutenant N. F. Lit tle; .PriTa t e C. Hendrickson ; Sergeant E . A nnshong. In the C<mterhury College Aunm1l Sports, H . L. I,ucena won the Steeplechase. It \Yill b e remembered that "JJucy'' obtaiuecl the fastest tim e in th e Sch ool ~i.eeplcehase last yenr. EYidently his arduous studies l1 aYe uot been so engrossing as to preYent him tn kiug hi::; share in athleties. He proposes entering th e Flying Corp s and goes iuto the 'rraiuiug Sch ool at Christchmch almost imme<liatr]y. _ I·Lnry Hine, w l1 o ,,·o n i he first Schoo] Stceplcchasl' , \\"hieh \\"tt ~ ruu iu 191~, is nlso nhout to join the Flyiug Corps. H e goes iutJ tra in ing at Aue:klnu<l almo ~t unmedia tely .

ON ACTIVE SEHVICE :

CORP. D. L. TEED. PRIVATE F. CLEMOW.

PRIVATE W. BLANCHETT. PRIVATE L. AVANN.

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Sergeant vV. C. Beck was wounded in the left leg and received a fracture of the left arm on October 11. :He has since been removed to the New Zealand General Hospital at Brockenhurst, and 1s making a good recovery. CaptainS. L. Serpell, who was in practice as a doctor ftt :Uangaweka up until the time of his enlistment, has so on got to the French port. Already he has won the .Jiili.tary Cross for bravery. C. Putt is still in Trentham with the probationary mnk of corporal in the N .C. 0. 's Class of the 34th Reiu-fon:;ements. He tells us that in the same· class are Len. ~ vaun and George Hooker. Putt has submitted a suggestion for the design to f a badge for the 34th 1~ einforcemen ts. V. S. MacMmray is still in Trentham, but is an:s:ious to get away with one of the Reinforcements rather than ,,·ait for the chance of a commission later. Mean-.;,•lrile his training goes on steadily. From Hugh Fraser we have re ceiYed the following:" Just .a few lines of thanks for the Xmas parcel sent by the boys, 11·hich I very much appreciated. My parcel ·awaited me at our billets when I came out after my first ·Spell in the trenches, and its value was concsiderably enlumced owing to the fact that our unit IYa s then experiencing a s•1wll financial drought, and anyone with tobacco w.as to be env ied. Eric Colson also got his parcel at the ~ ame time. \Ve are together in the Trench Mortar Buttery of the Fourth Brigade, and at present h e is in the trenches. Things haY'l been quite lively here and 11·e received quite a. generous baptism of fire . The village in which we are billeted has been thoroughly smashed by Fritz's shells, and every day .a nd night he drops ,a, few in ·our neighbourhood . .AJs yet, I am glad to say , his shells have kept a mod erately respectable distance from our homely barn. ','

C. Ba;yly writes from Palestine:" I got your parcel of tobacco and cigarettes, for which many thanks. R was very kind of ) 0U to r emember me, more especially as I am not with tl1e New Zealand l<'orccs. I have now been out h ere about eight month., and find t he country very interesting. If it had a rainfall anything like 'l'armtaki I ,>hould say it 1\·ould grow almost anything, there being a. great depth of soil. We are. looking forward to the tim e when the war will end and getting home again." 7

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France, 25/6/17. Dear Sir,-Ma.y I , t hrou gh you , offer my ver y bes t thanks to all concerned for so kindl y se nding me t ho tobacco and · oigarettGs? They a rnved safe ly a t ow day s .ago , and it js indeed a plea~ure to t lnnk t hat, niter so m any yea r s a way fro m hom e, on 1S still r ememb ered and t hat ·s uch proof of r emembrance h as been sent to m e. As I .smoked I t hou g ht, .a s I a m sure many another must h ave been do~n g at t ho sa m(' tim C' , of the dea r old S choo[ .a nd of the grand t im e IYC used to h a ve t here '· of t he ru shes. up . t he :s chool.lnll wh en t h e second bell had s tar ted; of t he foot ball g round; ·Of the Cl'lcke t m t he Gym. in t hG 11·ot \Yoat1w r ·· of t he . Gully ::mel t he rush acro ss it in th G hot weather to be " frr st in" at the " back of t ho Cc m. " Then of th e school itself . t hough I mu st confess th at m t ho se days t he Seni or a nd Ju nior R oom s did no t strike oil o as be ing nHoget hcr II C'ePssaJ·y. In fact ll'e often used t o t hink t hat t hC'y co uld quite eas il y have bee n dispensell w1t h ! Howeve l', one r ea h ses no11· II' hat inestim able ben efit w obta ined fro m ll'i t hin t heil' \\'a il s. and of lhc kin dness :mel forbear~ ance of our mast er s an d mi s tr esses one cmm ot .s peak too highly. I am s ure tha t we all lea m ed t.herc t hol'oughl y the groun d-work on II'Inch our f ut ur e ca r eer s so mu ch depended. I t is ll'i t h fee ling of t he deepes t and s mcer est g ratit ud e t ha t I look back to t h d ays I 'spen t t her e, and it is1 t ha t genuin e sympathy whi ch I am sure all old pupils feel f or t he school t h at has helped so much in maintainmg t he hi gh standard and g ood n ame wit h whi ch one always hear our old school associat ed. I am indeed sorry t o see so many v ld Boys in t h e ca,<; ua lt y li st. Some of t h em I knew . ~nost of their nam es arc fa mlli ar , a nd on e r eali.ses th at they wer~ JUSt t h e m en . t1le good s p<>rtsmen. who 11·ould 1rillingly do th eir duty and gn·e up t heir lives fo r t heir King nnd Co un t r y fo r a just ca u~e and ·fo r the honour of t h e1 old school. In d osing , I \Y oulcl aga m llke to t h ank you ver y ver y much for your kin dness, and to rcmain,-Yo urs ver y since rely, NEWTON l\l A'r THE \VS .

L eo H ooker writes from Ohadd.e rt on Co.mp :I k now· you ll'ill be quite surprised to hea r f rom me, but I rece ived my copy of th e " Taranaki a n," Dece mb er issue, yesterday, .and t hought you! mi ght like to knoll' holY .a nd 11·her e I 11·a,. fo r t he Old Boy.s ' Notes . I joined the army ll'ith t he 19th Be~ info rcements, N.Z.F.A. , but wa s unlucky enoug h t o be tran sferred to t he 22nd s. \Ve left Nell' Zen lancl on 16th F ebru ary. an d after n. tln·ee mon th s' voyage arri ved safely nt Pl y mouth . The lat ter par t of t he t r ip was p retty exf'it in g, one of our convoy, t he B allarat, was torpedoed , .as you will have hea rd before now. \ Ve h ael sever.al scr aps with submarines, the last thirty-s ix hours out. Our

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escorts got one of them down . Chadderton Camp is n ear Manchester, .a nd is the New Zeal and F ield A1·tillery Depot, with about 500 t ro ops a t rp resent. ~W e get a.s J11uch leave a s we want t o l\'[nncliester and Oldham, and expect to go t o London for four clays .on t1Je 23rd May . Afterw ard s, we .sh all be off to FranGe a t t he shortest notice. Glad to hear you have .a. new school at last, and .a l,so to hear of your winning the Imperial Schools ' Shooting Competition. \V e hav e a good few King' s College and Gr ammar School Old Boys here with u s, and the u sual argumen ts alwayR 1\l·ise about the best colleges, best athl et es, best rifl e shots, et c .. so~ I 11ad much plea sure in letting them r ead the Shooting N otes i n t he " Taranakian." John Grey came over in the ·same ship ns I. He is in t ne 22nd Infantry ; a.l so Ted Mason is in th e 21st Artiller y in t his camp. King George is coming to in spect us to-morro\\., so I must .£m ay to d ea n m y gear. Kindest rega rd s t o l\fr . Ryder .a nd old 5th Form boy.s. ~Without looking at the signature o£ the following excellent lett er , all Old Boys will recogni se t h e writer :-

Ju st a few lines t o let you know thnt I am once more in F rance . I ·h av.e been h er e for over six week s ; but have not reached t he fi ring line . I m~ now in .a «;egr egation ca mp, owin g to t he fact that on e of my t en t -mat es ha s contract ed measles . So IYC nre all now segr egated for a period of tbr.e e week s. ~We have a great t1me in {his camp. ·w e do a. route m ar ch i n th e mor ning , and h ave th e afternoon off. So you can see t h at we ar e not over worked . W e d o mo.st ·of our o11·n cooking . Jove! 1_ bet you IYOulcl laugh if you ~~~ere only t o see this chicken wipin g the tears and smok e fro m his eyes, tryi ng to mak e a dr y hash ou t of " bully" a nd t inned vegetnb.l es . Don ' t be surpri sed if I appl y fo r t he position of chef to t he boarding sch ool wh en I arrive back.

My kn ee is no w completely better . bu t I' m afra id it will not stand mu ch knock in g about in a gymna-sium . Tt i.-, ho11·ever , good enough fol' or dinar y milit ary routin e~ I see t h at tho slack er-s ar c now Lcing called u p . Jove, I am glad to hear it ! It's a bou t time some of t hose begga r s were sen t over h ere. It seem s t ha t No w Zealand is too f ar from t he 1nr zone to feel the effects of t he wa r. Th e p ul;llic d on't seem to realise t hat such a t hin g as a \l' a r exists .

If t he p ublic of New Zea la:nd only sa 11· once some of the t hing•<; 11·hi ch to li S nre ever y-d ay sigh ts, it mi ght lea rn a g reat lesson . fipro. i n Fwnce, b o~·s and g irls .n rc to be seen doi ng men's work, 11·hile one of thC' m ost common sig hts is to sec a II'OnHln followin g a plough . A man of, milita r y age 1s n ever sC'en over h er e unles' )le is in t ile f amous lluo of t he F re nch uni form. yet despi te th is

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fact, one ·does not see a. square yard of 'raste ground . It is ali under r:u ltivation. A ll this "·ork is done by th e \\·omen, childr n. and old men of France. It is t ruly wonderful. I have never yet r eceived a "'l'.ar anakian. " Do you know if any hav e been ~sent to me~ If not, 11·ill you .a::;k Mr . Ryder to send me them m future and fix up the s ub. with my pater. I would hke to •s ee the " Mag. ," so as to see how things are going 'nth the old school. One hears very httle about it nmrncl ay,, a my m ates have now left New P lymouth. · I ·Supp'ose football is no"· in full s\\'ing . Jove, I ,rould like to hav e another game with the boys! Perhaps we "·ill be abl to form an Old Boys' Club when this war is over. I hope so, any. way. Whom are we playmg t h1s year? Have you arrangecl g~me .wl'tl1 K'mg ' s yet? I wou ld like to see our boys get in a a wm w1th one of the big •schools. I have seen several big matches both over here .and in "Blighty," but have not seen .a match to equ al the school m atch fo r combination and dash. . Please give m y kindest r egards to tho masters ;mel boys, and 1f you <!an spend the time pl ease drop me .a lin e and tell me how things are progressing wit11 the · old school. \Veil, I must now close. There are many more t hin"'s I would like to m ention, but there iSI a four -page li;n it on om· ~orresponclence.- I am . yom·s sincerely. ' ' 'JENKIE.''

A. H . Avery writes as follows :It was a very pleasant surprise to receive the tin of tobacco .a nd cigarettes sent to me by the school. I see very little of N n· Zea.!anders, for we m·e seldom qlose to each other, mid m1ything at all from home is particularly welcome. The '6rst time our Brigade went into the line in France we r elieved New Zealanf1 troops, and in O~tober la st year we 'ver e 1elieved at Armentier by New ZeaJancl troops from Fler.s. We "·ent to the Somme and took over the same sector which lmcL been held by Tomm ies m eanwhile . Those are practicaily the only occasions I have had of seeing .any boys .from New Zea.!and while I have been in France, and the ones I spoke to came from every\"1·h er e else but Taranaki. We are having a long-looked for spell from the trenches after a very hard winter . It is only a matter of a few days, though, when we .shall be moving again; this time to the north, close to place.s we were at last summer. So far l have come through without mishap, and I am now .a Platoon Sergeant in my Company. Please accept my th anks for the kind thought. and "·ish s conveyed by the gift just Teceived ,

F. 'l'hrossell writes from France :p ~ ckets of Three Castles from the old school, fu r "·hieh please aecept my sincere

1 have just received a tiu eontaiuiug c ig~r ettes

thanks. .\ t prese nt 1 ea11110~ t hi nk of any body ,,·lw attended Lhe school 1yhose name yo u have not incl uded in the school !toll of Honou r. Shou ld I do so, I "·ill be pleased to let you k now. I r ecmve the School l\Iagazme regularly, and am much im p!'essecl "·ith the steady progress it is making; it i.s indeed a ere• clit to al l concemed '"ith t he 1'1Titing of its many interesting pages, aml brings me back to the many happy cla.ys I had at the Schoo l. when I sit here in a "bivvy" readmg its pages . 1\Ir. Hyder is the only master now on the staff '"ho was there 1rhen I left the .school, and , like myself, he must be proud of the great progress the school h as made s ince then . The feat of the shoot ing tenms in the recent l mper inl Competition is one yon mi ght we ll be proud of . I look fon1·ard to the t une when lads will be com ing fro m cYcr y part of Ne'" Zealand to t he school, a•• the~' do to m n n~ of the co lleges m New Zealand. Ma y the old school continue to p1:ogress until it is the recognised leading secondary college of the Dom inion is th e IY ish , I am sm e , of .all Old Boys. ·-.rb en addressing the cm·elope it struck m e that Nell' P lymouth College "'auld sound much more up to elate. than N .P .H .S. [\Ve h eart ily endorse t he rem ark in t he conclud ing sentence. - Editor " Taranaklan ."]

N orma.n Little write. from France:Since I last wrote I have had another •spell in the trenches and then had a week well buck behind nt a Gre nade School- qu ite n big , how , r eached by a joul'lley by tr.nin. Had a >er y good time at the sc hool- very intere st ing work , and had n good bil let j n the vi llage n ear by. There "·ere a few N e11· Zen la nd er s and Australians, but most of t he chaps we re from t he >nrions Engl ish divisions scatter ed .about. Being n pe rmanent ~o rt of in stitution. they haY e built an e xcellent ante-room. furni ·hed "·ith ea. )' chairs. stoves . etc ., and a :fine big mess-room- tucker quite fln sh . ;\ '"'"' days ago I joined up 11·ith the batta lion ngnin. which at pr ent out for a " re:t ." and is in .1 ca mp "·ith huts (th billetinO' accommodation is not sufficient for all Lhe troops behind tl1e lin:, and camps have bee n buil t to take the surplu s) . The ca mp isn't as good as billets "·ould be. but is quite comfortable !!H the same, i~

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I h ave been transferred from the Ru.ahine to the Taranaki Company----<Same batt~lion , of course (2nd Wellington) . Though I've been quite cb se to the Taranaki chaps before-both in the line and out--I haven't seen much of them till now , and wa.s qune surpri-sed to find such a number of New Plymouth chaps . l knew that Strathey Ewing was .a Second-Lieutenant in the Company and had seen him sever.al times, but Gideon Pott is here .also (a.s .a Sergeant); B ertie Kelly; Gerald Chong (.a stretcher-bearer , N.Z .lVI.C. , attached to the C-ompany); " Bill" Howson; Allan i\latthews (our orderly-room Corporal) , .and a Corporal call ed Stanley , who is also an old High School boy. Quite a crowd, eh? So I'm quite satisfied with the change. The weather is a good deal warmer on the whole, though rather .e rratic still. We still get a lot of cold northerly wind with r.a in and occasional ,snow , but we .also get (which we didn't get before) .some days that are quite clear and on which the sun 11:anages to give out quite a. summer warmth. While out "resting" in intervals of the u sual fatigues , ''e get in quite .a lot of "recreatwn" (specially organised as a feature of the work), football in particular. I've bad quite a 'lot r ecently. both as player .a nd as referee. I got your parcel of ,socks .all right, and have to thank you vel'Y much for them . Socks always come i.n very handy up here.

Athol M'lsaac, who h as since won tb e Military Cross, writes £rom France:I am s till wandering round this war zone, and I must say that it looks like daybreak on the ·western front at the present time. We are at rest for a fe w ·d ays, and about .all we look forward to is the arrival of fresh wa.r news , ::mel so far it's been very good. You will have read it all by this time. Well, I have done mor·e than read about it. I have ·h eard most ·of the preliminary bombardment, and as soon ns things began to happen news of it was sent us by wire. We are not in it, but of course don't know when we might be sent there. If we are, there will be very little mercy .shown the Germans by our fellows after reading about the destruction of the Bapaume district. We are leaving winter behind us , but very, very slowly . · Even though the trees are beginning to break out in bud we get occasional heavy falls of snow .a nd biting winds. No one will be sorry when ,s ummer comes, even though it means "over we go, and the best. of luck." We have had so many shifts since coming to France that we have occupied some of the most interesting parts of the British line; and when we are able to tell you names of places they

O N ACTIVIC SEf~VICE .

PRIVATE S. BORRIE. PRIVATE V. KIRKBY.

PR IVATE C. H. PUTT. PRIVATE G. BLANCHETT.

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wi ll be quite easily recognised by their frequ ent occunence in communiques . l£ach one has its own peculin,rity, e·i ther wit h r ega rd to trenches or hilleL ~ . Some trenches are rcmarkaLle for qui etness and other s for '·unqmetness," and so, too. billets nmy be anything from n, millwnaire's hou·s e to a ba.rn or a thing <t little bigger than n, dog kennel. 1 rec:etved a " Budget " to-day o.f J anuary and 1t w.as very good. I think we get most of our war news from New Zealand pn,per.s, even though we get most of the Engli sh papers n, day old. I think it is because we r ead just about t he whole of the paper in order to get :all t he N ew Zealand news. Major Claude Weston is back in Fr.ance after attending a senior officers' course in England for three months . He is looking very fit .and well. UnfortunatelJ' he 'ha s gone to our Second Battalion, and it's a great pity, becau se he is th e i110St popul ar officer in this battalion. They have great fun with new officer s in the battalion telling them I'm a J"ew, and 'il·hen they .ar~ talking to m e are most polite about Je1Ys. ·w ell, the stor y h as become so strong that n J"ewi sh minister sent me an invitation to attend the Feast of t he Passm·er.

A little later the same writer forward ed th e following:I have to thank the school sincerely for t he parcel of cigarettes and tobacco sent to me by them. The parcel .a rrived on the night before we moved to t he trenches to take up our positions for the big attack, which you have read about ere this. I still have some of the tobacco left, which has been in and out Qf Messines several times. But the cigarettes I fin ished while toiling on the crest of the ridge. I ,shall try to tell you .a little about the stunt, but there is no one on earth able to write an adequate description of the affmr. I hav-3 ne ver seen anything to approach it, and I have been in the battalion all the time . We moved to our positions under a considerable ga-s-shell strafe, which necessitated wearmg our respirntors. F earfnll:v ~ afe things, bnt most uncomfortab le. 'L'he Hun. threTI' these s he lls all night, and when kick-off time came we were still peering from our masks . Of course very few of u s knew the exa ct minute of /3tarting , but we were not left in doubt for very long. At 3.10 a.m. the earth trembled , and then we hea.rd .a terrific explosion. It was t.he great Wytscha et~ mme, .and was followed by numerous other smaller ones. Every"body looked towards it, a.nd a number laughed hystericall y . The sky over the whole length of' the ridge was full of smoke, :flame .a nd ·e arth s'hooting upwards for hundreds of feet . Immediately after, the guns opened. Hundreds of them , and it w.as ]ike the ro!lmg of a thot~sand or more drums,

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and making such a din that it was1 useless even to talk to one 1s self. The whole countryside was covered ,,-- ith the smoke and gases of exploswn, \\·hich cling to th e earth in t he still morn ing . The infantry were by this time "over the bags" and well on their way. You in New Zealand should be very proud of your representatives here. They are the best troops in the ,,·oriel. That's not conceit, it' s fact. They ar e fully aw.are of the ser iousness of the business , but the most cheerful boys in France . The Hun had received -s uch a surprise and had .so many guns destroyed by our bombardment that h e was not ahle to r eta liate much , and our casualties v.-er e slight. When the la st lines had reac·hed th eir objective, t hey dug in and secured themselve against .attack until early .in the afte rnoon more troops went forward and fully establish ed our hold of the entire ridge and village allotted to t he Division . We remained for a f e"· days, and th en were relieved for a.: r est, ,,·:~ sh , slu1ve and all that. Of cour.s e , even though I 've said nothing about it so far. we have had severHl casualties . and one ca n remember sever.al good f ellow s who are not 11·ith us no11·; but ours can be n-o tbing to those of the Germans'. Our enormou s weight of art iller y and the sights on the captured area speak for t hem selves. I must close now and wish the school the best of good luck. I have mislaid the invitation at present . but will send it to you if I find it.

the boot .as part payment for being walked on. I laughed one day when we were being relieved. Old Fritz had been, a nd still was, lobbmg t r ench--mortar stuff along t he sap, and of course we wer e losing no time in getting down. \Ve'd just got to the most awkward -corner when -o ne poor unf-o rtunate made .a mis-step and settled down up to the knees . He pulls out one leg minus the hoot a nd then the other, finally sitting down in the middle of the mess, both feet fairly planted in the mud a.ncl blocking t he s ap. Just t hen over comes a bomb with a peculia:..· whistle . \\' e could see it wasn't going to l and far from u s, .and tl1e ch aps behind pushed forward. There was a bang just to one side, a nd the next I saw of the -chap in t11e mud was ,a couple more on top of him. They got out at last, .and off we •s et making up for lost time. All bar the chap in the mud thought it .a good joke . He is s till o.f t he opinion that the said mud is t he finest glue kno\\·n. Thi s last t im e we h ave been d-oing 24-hour shifts , that is, 2-t hours on duty in t he f ront line, 11·ith no sleep, t hen a similar period in bed. Didn't we sleep some after .a spell in the line.

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H ere is anothe-r letter from an Old Boy, who was also a Master: l've another spa sm (excuse the te rm ; it ,,·as on e of Burgo's) and h ave decided to g ive yo •J ,,·h at li ttle ne11·s th er e is. Th e monotony of the last fe11· months. together ,,-i th t he discomforts we have had to put up 11·ith, mad e lettN-wri t ing some wha t like a fatigu e, and you •know how much fatigues of any kind are liked her e. \Ve' r e glad enough to get lette rs. sam e ns we appreciate good dug-outs. But to sit d01n1 11·hile your feet and l1a.nd s fr eeze and write about the 11·eath er is too mu ch like t rying to shift this Flanders mud into .a -sandbag, while rain and sno"'- find their " ·a.y down your n eck. However , winter has just abou t become a thing of the pas t , though rain is still a. bi t •of .a bother , and the monotony has gone too. Since last writing " ·e' ve been in a bit of a hot corner, but managed to co me through not much t he \YOr se for \\·ear. \Vhen we took over the trench es they looked quite sorry fo r themselves . and in places 1wd given up existence altogether. But ,,-e r emedied the bigger defects a.s well as possible, and at least co uld get about in comfort, though a slight departure from t he st rait vnd narrow pat}J. wa-s liable to land one well in ihe mud , which had a bad habit of rising over the top.s of -our thigh boots and often enough keeping

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The Hun had ru bad habit of pa ying unasked-for call s to our t renches a.t definite period s . lt appears h e h ad formed the habit befor e 11·e came, and h ad Lad som e m easure of succPss . But l1e was doom ed to di sappointment 11·hen be tried it on u s. Both times were fai lures. and the second time he lost more than \Yas good for him. Howeve1·. the crowd I be long to have finished 11·ith Runs for a while , .and we have a. fe w stiff march es befor e us. We are going to have som e -sport mixed witl1 our traming , too, and should get in a few football matches . 1 played for our company t he other da y . It was rather h a rd 1\"0rk getting over the soft gro und 11·ith mud boots and ordinary togs on; but \\·e had a good ga me all the sam_e. I haven 't hea rd any more of getting to " Blighty ," but am still well to the fore a.s far as chan ces go. Well, i mu st close now. 1t's just on tea-time. Please r ememb er me to the ma st ers .a nd boys.-Yours sincerely, ''W}JED.' '

Another letter from France :N.Z.E. Tunnelling Co., France, June 9. I must own I owe you an apology for not writing before this, arid at tl1e sa me t im e I want to thank you for the parcel of toba cco and cigarettes which arrived yesterday_ It cam e very welcome, I assure yo u. As I h aven't taken to a pipe just yet, I distributed the tobacco a mongst my mates. They voted i t a. god-send. I can assure you , as good tobacco 1s unubtain able here. It is re ally the most sensible gift parcel I have received yet,

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.[ am "-ith t he 'funn eller s her e . I ,-oluntee red front th e Inf nnt r.v after Twas abou t ten day s nt t h.e ba <;e , ju st on the spur of t he moment from a desire t o go up t he line as soou as possibl . · o\1· t Jtnye all equal desire to get a11· a~· from i l, as lllOSt of U have . 1 "·a s II"OUnded on 28th l\larch :tfte r !'our wee ks in t he line. Fbrtunat e ly it was only a sli ght \\' CJUnd in tlt e head from -shrapnel. I w.a s in .tt base ho spital for three \l·ecks, and put .i n another two 11eek s at th e N e11· Zealnnd Ba se before r etnming to th e Company . While at the base I met. ~Ionteath , 11·ho h ad ju st been di scharged from hospital after an at ta ck of wftuen ~a, anti. l>e had a regular confab over old tim es. I also sa\\· J enki m;on t her e . I h a d met both in Sling Camp, Salis bury, a s 11·ell. I h ave been bac k on t he line now about six 11·eek s and .am feeling as well a s ever. I cam e down fro m t h e tren ches t iYO days ago for a spell behind t he lin es . You will be plea sed to henr tbn t I r eceived t he Septemb er and C1n·t stmn s numb ers of t he ' 'Taran akinn ." I 11·as greatl y bucked up to hear of th e school's splendid \Yin in th e Empire Challenge Shield Competition. I t 1s ind eed something t o be proud of . l am afra id I will· have to dra w t his r athe r shor t letter to a close. I could give you som e ver y interesting n ews if it wer e not for the censor. But ther e it is. Please r emember me to the mas te rs and boys . and t ell them I .am ,f eeling a.s fit as e ver. 'Vith best wi sh es for the f ut ure success of th e school , -I am. :\ours sincerely, L. G. EYRE.

From the Front:France, 8/6/' 17. The most pleasant surpri.se of my present hfe "n s t h e r eceipt of the tin of cigarette~ .and toba cco f r om t h e good old school. Thi s r eached me yesterday, a date whi ch , if thing.s continu e ns wen as they've started , will be the most famou s in N ew Zealand' s part of th e W estern front :fighting and on e of the most famou r, ·of th e wnr. I'm not permitted to relat e anything mor e definite yet . but the paper s will have told you all long befor e this reaches you. perhap s aiready more than I luiow myself, for ea ch individua l' s horizon here is limited almost entirely to h is own particular unit. E'·o r myself , I'm not in the front line , but pretty near it, and hope io be right th er e ve ry soon now. From a military aspect life here is splendid and conditwns per fect--a. r eal picnic, in fa ct but all the same old Tara naki would do me anv time. Your enclosed Active Servi ce Lis t is most inter esting . · I' ve met just 20

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Old Boys in France and lmve s1x m m y Company (3nl 'l'aranaki) , E . Olson, K. Blundell and H. L<'ra.se r being in my own p latoon. 1 had the plea sure of meeting !\li ss Grant at Brockenhurst just befor e I left England , .a nd you may be sure the old d.ays were well thrashe d out. I can' t think of any Old Boys whose nam es are omitted from your list , but will sure let you know if I come across any . J received the Decemb er l\Jaga~me r ecently . It's out on its own . 'Veil, I must close now with most grat eful •thank s for your kind present and best wJ shes for the .school g enerally, and hope it won' t be long befor e 1 cn n look you up once again.- Yours s incer ely, JACK N. B ULLARD. .P .S.- l'ru parl e~vousing in good style aud r eviving Mi.'ic Drew 's one-time tuitwn very quiekly .- J.N.B.

ll'orest Pa-rk Section, Brockenhur.st , 16/7/' l i. A little while ago I received a tin of tobacco and cigarettes f rom a Boys' Committee fr.om the " High," and, a.s I've forgotten who t h e secretm:y w.a s, I'm writing you to thank your committee for t hem. The plug toba cco wa s specially acceptable , a s ther e is consider a ble difficulty in getting an ything s trong enough out in France . The English toL acco we get i ssued , or buy at the B.E .F . canteen s, is usually not worth smokin g-burn s too much. Certainly of lat e th ey have stocked Havelock and Golden Eagle in the N .Z. :Oivtsional Canteen s, bui:J it J S ver y often mighty difficult to get to one of tho se . a nd the t r en ches "·ithou t toba cco are wor se t han awful. H ave been at t h e a bove ho sp1t :1l for about a IYeek now ; came ove r with lung troubl e, pleurisy a nd suspec ted phthi:;is, but happily t h e ex haustive examiEat ions l 've been und er ha ve failed to show an y t race of t h at and I'll be board ed shor tly ; ma y t.hen be sent t o a convalescen t home and p oss ibl~· back t o France . 'fh at School Roll of Honour yo u sen t in the t iu is inte r e.~ t in g .and shows the old " High" h as done its " bit," but l ' m afraid it need.s a good deal of r evising now. Only ver y seldom indeed have I come .acro ss any of t h e " High" boys , nut many of th em , I think, were my contemporaries. H ave hearJ t hat the two .P.aul l:uys, Stan . and Syd. , h ave been doin g good work. S. Ewing is in t hi s ward , su spect ed dipht h eri a, lm t not hing f'n mf' of it . Hope J t>nkinso n l' ve h eard m en t ioned yc r y weTI, t oo. Ca n 't write :m y mor e; h ave n o energy. .A gam m any than h t o the boys and best wi shes ·to your self .- Yours sincerely . .A.. JV!. MACDIARMID . Ca ptain .

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Ted Mason writes from France:lt is about three weeks smce I wrote my last letter hon1e. A New Zealand mail .a rrived to-day, but .so far only a small quantity of it has been issued. Thousands of letter.s come from New Zealand eacl1 mail, and these are sort ed out .a s per .schedules held by the Base Post Office authorities and forwarded to the many units in the field. Jusl; a week .a go to-d.ay we came out of action in order to have a well-earned rest far from the fighting zone. From the place wher.e I am now writing it took u s thr.e e days to "trek" ac.:ross c.:ountry from our line. Of course a trek means a big undertaking even with ~ battery. All the horses (nearly 200), guns, wagons, .a mmunition, fodder , ·Cooks' gear, farriers' outfit, and food for the men .are included jn the column, and all portable gear h as to be carried in the limber s and wagons, so there is not such .a. great deal of space fo r the gunners to be accommodated. However, we often changed places with t he driver , so they had a r est out of the .s addl e. The battery moved off early in the moming and usually t rav elled about sixteen miles a day; consequently we halted for the night •some time after lunch on the outskirts of a village. The weather being fine fo r the march, some of 11s slept under trees for the first two nights. On t he t hird night 11·e reached our destination, after travelling something like fifty miles. 'We are billetted in farms about a ki lometre from .a fairly large village . Our horse lines are quite dose to our q_uarters, and also near a good stream that '"inds its way through a pretty valley dotted with tiny yiJlages. In onl er to break the monotony of gl'·oomi_ng and cleaning harness every day , \r e llftve sports and a li ttle training in gun-drill at 1·egular intervals . I may say that our t eam's harness is kept well polished .a nd is looking splendid at present. Every morning the horses are taken out for an hour's exercise and for grazing. The country through which ". came \l·a,., very pretty indeed , .a nd harvesting of crops was in full swing . Each farm had its crop •of oats, wheat. beans and potatoes , the Ia.st two mentioned being particularly in abundance. When we were travelling along a Tidge of a hill, far in th uistance co uld be seen the sprre of the church towering above the gl'een trees , .and we knew then that a village was near by. Every valley h ad its small village-sometimes two or three-in a nice cosy corner .and surrounded by trees and orchard.s. • 'l'hose two tin s of cigarettes (this refer.s to a parcel sent by his mother) came at the right moment when my suppl y had finished. I r eceived them at a small village in )Vhich we halted while on the trek. The boys had run out also, but they could not buy anything in the form of a .c igar ette in that little township, so my luck was .all right. They are far s uperior to the

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Castles" ·sold to us in the ·c anteens. We can buy a tin . a shillin -of course "m-ade for soldier s." However , of fifty fot . dg th . . the purpose . Every week we h are not so ba ' as . ey set ve . k t ey . d . 1 of packets of cigarettes , but t h e boys smo e are 1ssue a coup e . 11 h their funds are I I only in a case of necessity-genera y w en t h em . d · good order a so lacking . The parcel .c am e mtact an m . . ' . d "Budgets" a. few · days ago , .and enJoyed r eading ,some _. 1 ecerve the good old ne ws from Taranaln . . . 'r;~ter is eoming on, and th<'l days are drawmg m ; yet the "~ f k I am k ee ping fit ·eather ha s kept fine for a couple o wee ·s. '. w d · g the fresh .air· so I can't cornplmn . an am enJOY '

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Somewhere in France, 1st July , 1917.

" k ou for Xmns parcel of smokes whicl: I r:eI must tMm y h' l at Messines I recewed 1t. eeived not long ago . Ithwlads w lrees~:v~ ready .sl;ould we break · . e we were e · m At tlre t Im . t ~ tr'rtte like that when c i garette~ urse comm" a " ' ' Of 1 t hrong L co -' 1 obl Y ''' elcotne hl w~ e t ~ · · · The orrood "·ishes, too , were scarce , 16 Y H . also r eceived one or two of th e se nt from the old Schoo1. : .av e . Jn France. . 'nee· I arnved ~[agazm es Sl ' t . . f . the Li ht Horse and Otagos o use We made t h e r·oad f~~nt on t~e day of the stu nt, .and our when they we.nt .o ut 1ll t~ok u ) outpost. fo r a co upl e of nights. Le\\·Js gun tea ms also .I "bl . fo. the purpos ,. . haY e been Jaym g the gun c;,J es 1 l . t. . . conn ec tion over the grounc S mce then II e , . tiny . nd mam a1mng k 1 of· con so lrt1a ~ ' . ( h . t. l Lewis gun teams) ta en on . 1 W 1 ave smce t at JS 1e . . gawet. e 1< of the guns protectmg ·a ft ·ork and I am on one "' . . . .L' ntz antt-ml'cra " 1 . l e tl1e other nirrht. ery excr.t.tng t JO o 1 dump. We rae a .: ed .bombs all round u s; fortunately the made a ra1d and d1 PP "duds , I .1111 .~orry to say 1 d 1 closest to u s "·ere · ' · · d fo ur that an ec . F ,. t· do\l·n but must shelter behm t hat '"e failed to bnng :my '11 zes d , f the " duds" in perh 'rrl t I secure one o the darkness of t . e lllo~ ~d ropellor scarcely damaged .at all. 1 feet order, wrth ts ta tif ~vemr Have taken out the c.ap, 1 It would make a b~alu d ~ s~arge ~ud incendiary powder, so it detonator, charge-exp o er , c . d by t .... e K ing and General is perfectly ha.r mless now. ,ere r ev1ewe '" ' Just recent1Y we "t d our M aJor . w<·.tl1 the D .s .0 . and several G dl v has since d ecora e NoC.~.'s .a nd m en with Military Medals. . to rro on shift · I h Well, I tnust dose now , as ave o With best wishes to the old School, Yours very s incerely , . N IV.AN W. WESTO ·

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Eric Grant writes :Sling Camp, Salisbury, July 15th, 191'1 . 1 am \Hiting to thank you, .a nd through you the boys of th School for their kind remembrances in the form of .a parcel 0 ; c1garettes .and tobacco which I received a .short time ago when at Hornchurch. I was there convalescing from pneumonia which I contracted during the w~ter in France. Needless to say, the parcel ''as ~ery acceptable mdeed, and I should like you to convey to the staff and the boys my very great appreciation of their kindness in thinking of u s while we are .away from New Zealand.

'r. E. H amerton, in a letter from which the fol1 ow.in ..,: extract is taken, t ells u s of his early experiences in a lel:wyer's office. \Ve hope some day to see K .C. after h1s name. Just a few lines to let you know how I mn g etting on . I fully intended writing long before this, and three \Y eek s ago started a letter which, however , I n ever finish ed .and ha s now become slig~tly out of date . .As you see by the address, I am now a buddmg lawyer and am liking the work very much now 1 h ave got a h ang of things. At first everything was very str.ang and I began to wonder what JI:uul prompted me to select the law game. It took quite a month to get into the running of th e1•ery-da.y part of the business without having great long documents sprung on to me. But now everythin g is going along very decently, and from what I lH1ve .s een of it I think I .s hall like it. I h ave a very decent boss,. too, and that goes a long way in llelping a fellow along . One night a week he coaches mo . .and h e always explain s any peculiar points t hat crop up durin g t h e work. Am very glad now that I stn.rted in .a s mall ofiice . Ther e are only the two of u s here, and practically all t he w·ork that passes t hrough the ofiiet:! comes und er my no tice in .some way or another. Wher eas in a larger office I would only be conceTned with th work .of one paTticul ar department. and t hat li king stamps for a \\·hile, I expect . Am n ow doing .all t h e work in con n ection wjth the debt and inter est collecting, the simpler Court work, a11 the typing and engrossing, .and a bit of the simpler drafting; and to-day have had my first lesson in book-keeping. So you see _[ get plenty of variety n.s well as gaining· ex per ience nncl a general idea of t he work . 'T'hc typing gets .n, bit monotonou s sometime.s aftet· you have been at it solidly fo r three hom·s or . o. Then is t he t ime t h at m~stakes 1Jegin to cr eep in and your pn Lienee begins to go . I have found it's mu<'h better to knock off for n whil then and go on with some other \York or mistakes will cost you more time than you will g.a.in.

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'l'he following letter speaks for itself and for its well-known writer:Ohinepoutea, Ruatorea, .i!}ast Uoa.st , June 22nd, 1917. I received your most welcome letter .and\ am now going to tell you where Ruat.o rea is. If you will just set before you ·a map of the North I sland of New Zealand and look down the East Coast you will see just south of the East Cape .a bay called 'l'uparoa:; well, six miles in from there is situated the city of l{uatorea. It consists of <• p1cture .show, a post ofiice, twoi Llacksmiths' shops, and a •couple of stores; so it will not be a hard city to see in your mind's eye . It is getting very cold her now , and we are h aving plenty of fires . Our music consists of a gramophone and .an y tunes we can whistle . Who takes th e important place of drummer now ? I got a letter from Chas . Yates at the same time ,as I got ;yoms. I have been h elping to put up a fence .all day and am very tired, having overworked myself. I bet you put on .a good :smile when you read the .above and say , "Cat ch old Tommy overworking himself. " I am going down to the pictmes t o-morrow night, a.s I have not been since I've been here. Well I'H clo se now, with kind regards. - ! remain, sin cer ely yours, 'l' OlVIMY JOHNS .

'I'. B. Kelly, who h as smce made the supreme sacrifice, writes as follows:'l'he Fourteenth h as arrived Home, and we ar e now on Salisbmy Plain, anxiously waiting to go over to France . The companies h ave all been split up. There isn 't much chance of sticking to your mates here. I h ave come across several old School chaps. Colson and Gid. Pott .me here on the training. Chong i.~ in the Medical Corps. J enkie is at W alton-on-Tha,m es. Bendall i3 over m France. Most of the 12th and nearly all of th e 13th me over t h ere . L. S . \Varren has been wounded and was in Tmtdou on furlough . I r eceived the lVI.a.y '"rar.anakian ' ' It was 11·ell ru shed by all t he School chaps that are h er e. We had a good trip over. Prom Wellington to Albany was quite rough enough for u s . I IYas very glad that I h ad to report s ick only once . W e were very glad when we pulled into Albany. It is a cheerless sort of a pln.ce, .a1 little town .something .after the stvle of \ ¥aitara. Onr n ext port was Durban, which we reached nf.tPr n ve t~· plea.~ml t trip of sixteen days. Severn 1 ladi es camP · down :mel supplied n s with sack s of oranges , m::mcla.r ins and pineappl e. . From Durb an ~H· went on to C~pe Town: where we spent a few days. There we were quarantmed nommally for a few clays. B11t we wPTe soon taken out to Rhodes's estate, and

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the ladies of Cape Town turned out to feed us . Thel'e \vere two or three Australian boats in. The Au.str.alian s ra re a wild lo~, bu_t they are good ~ates . A. man that h as au Australian w1th hm1 c an r ely on bemg looked after . My mate and I were very lucky her e . \Ve me t som e ni ce people 11·ho entertained u s well. _IVe spent three dn ys with them a11d had ;a good tim e. \Ve smled fr?m Gape Town in a rough sea which la sted for 'a day, after wh1ch we had a very ca lm trip of twelve da ys t o Dakar a French port. \Ve were there pick ed up by anoth er . escort wh~ accom pam ed u s to within two days of Plymouth. \Ve hatl two torpedo _boats with u s the la.st two days. Tl1 ey ca n travel. \Ve were domg .about seventeen knot s , but th ese little boats were running rmgs round u s with not a sign of smoke from their funnel s. \Ve wer e carrying life-belt s, and having boat drill every day till we reached Plymouth nfte r a long trip of fifty-seven days.

R. \V. Laing writes from ]~'ran ee : I have to-da y received a parcel of tobacco nnd cigarettes forward ed from th e old S chool. anrl I must tl1ank all concerned very m~ch for them. I may state th at it is ju~ t about im possible to obtam -a decent tobn cco in t hesc> pnrts, and n good smoke i s ;-er:v mu ch npprcciated . . I r egret very much t h nt I .rm1 unabl e t o f urnish nn.r nnm es of Old Boy.s •Serving wi t h t he forc es . I nm in th e 2nd A uckland Infantry and ,-ery seldom m eet an ~· of the boys of the W ellington R egnnents, wh er e mo st of ou r New P lymouth boys would be . I must again t ha nk you nll Yery mu ch ind eed for t he smok e~. and tr us t th at the School is in t he same progress ive state.

Reginald Tiroken shir e writes from• tl1 e :firin"' lin e ·0 . Since wri t ing my previou s letter to you just a week ago. the great battle .of M ess in es has tak en place "·ith complete su ce ss . The New Zealand Divi sion wa,. engaged, and ours is t he honour of taking the town of Messines itself (or rather its ruins) an d over a. mile beyond it. When I wrote you last we kn ew that the battle wa s immincst , but did not know t he exact ela te \Ve wer e soon to find out . On Wednesda y evening last we were fi t t ed out in batt! order. Each man c arried equipment, rifle and ammunition , bombs . pick and ·slwvel. About 10 o'clock , the Battalion march ed out of billet s to the tune of ·the R egimental Band . .and set ou t for the trench where the troops were to a;s semble befor e th e .attack. W e r eached t h e assembly trench .a li ttle .a fter 2 a.m. on Thursday morning, and crouched very low waiting for hostilities to begin .

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On the way up, the Huns wer e lobbing ga s shells all around. We had to pass through the g as. The gas they were using i s known as " t ear-shell" g.rus . It affects the eyes. T ear s were stre.aming down our faces and we l1ad to stumble along halfblinded. We could not wear our masks •a s we could not see through them in the darkness. However, once through the gas we soon r ecovered. At exactly t en minutes pa st three , just .as it was beginning to become light, a mighty roar "ihook the earth. W e had exploded an enormou s mine under the Hun trenches . Our trt?nch rocked like a ship at ISea. W e wondered if it would go up also. Immediately the guns on both sides opened up, the tanks started for the Hun trenches, the first wa ve of infa ntry leaped over the para pet, and t he great battle had begun . The fron t of the New Zealanders was right opposite Messm es . The Irish 1rm·e on our left and the Au st1~alia.n s were on our right. Of our boys . t he " Dinks" were the fir st to leap over . Their objective was the Hun fir st and ·s econd line. The Hun trenches wer e blown to atoms. It wa s difficult to tell where the trenches had been. Every yard of ground wars churned up by s hells. Follo wing the "Dinks,' ' the Canterbury and Otago boys reached their objectiv.e , Me ssines itself, a nd a trench behind it. As each wa ve reach ed its objective the boys immediately began to dig in. At fiv e minutes to four, our turn came. 'I'he bombardment "·as t errific. Shrapn el and high explosives wer e bursting everywh er e . \Ve got out ()f the trench ra nd m ade our way acros s No :\'Ian's Land , winding in and out am()ngst the shell holes , up over t he ridge pa st Messines . H er e lYe h alted and t ook cover in sh ell-hol es . Our own ban·age wa s bur.sting ab9ut 60 yards ah ead. Hun prisoner.s wer e coming in ;vhol esale . W e found them in sh ell-holes, dug-ou ts , et c. They made no r esistance, but }JUt up their h.ands .and r an toward s our line . Ou'· obj ective was :J fa rm1 and farmhouse about n mile beyond l\lessines . A s the Art illery barrage slowly moved on, we followed preceded by .a t ank . After the Artillery h ad. fmished with the farm , the tank cruised m·ound a nd .cleared it, and t hen we ru shed in, but .all we found wa s dead Huns in dug-outs and trenches. W-e th en b egan to dig in and prepare to hold th e po sition as we were t hen the m()st advanced line. Mea m,•hile, our .a rtillery was burst ing about 150 yard s ahead . \Ve r ea.ch ed our obj ective about 6 ra .m. A Hun snip er over on the left ()f our position gave u s " lot of trouble. He shot our Sergeant rand three men before we

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could dig in . Later, when <Some Auckland boyti allv.;:mccd , he held up his hand s, but, under the circumstances, he was not entitled to mercy. '.rhe Hun m·tillery began to play on our ne11· tren ch , and we began to lose gradually more and lnore men. V'l e held the position for about seven hours of heavy bombardment, and then t h e Au.str.ali\)-ns passed through us and a.dvanced nearl y a mil further. Their adv.ance relieved us of a lot of anxiety, as they had then to bear the brunt of any counter-.attacks. . ·we hell! our trench until 6 o'clock on Friday eveuiug, and were then relieved and placed in a trench back near Mes~iue~. Thiti trench 11·.a s much firmer and deep er than the one we had left and , being further back, so strict " look-out wa s not r equired. We felt grateful for this, as we were very tired, .and the lack of .sleep , warm food and drink , was beginning to tell . About 8 o'clock that night, Fritz started a new counterattack all .along the n ew line. Our n,rtillery and machine-guns put o-v er ,a terrible barrage, -a nd b.y midnight his attack had failed. ·while the attack was raging , I and sever.al other s were temporarily attached to the l\{achine-gun Company, and ,,·ere very busily -e ngaged filling belts with .ammunition and passing t h em on to the gunners. U ntil the time when we were r elieved . about midnight on SaturdCLy , nothing exce pt the u sual bombardment occurred. \Ve are now back again in billets enjoyi ng a " ·ell-earned r est . This war is n. terrible bus1ness, .a nd I fear t hat there will be many sad h emts in No\\" Zealand ll"hen the n e11· s goes through. Our ranks .a rc .s adly th inned. One nt isses old friends once smiling and ch eerf ul 11·hom one ll"ill n e ver see agaiu. :'\-Ly Company came out with ouly on e officer and .about hnlf it m en . Other Companies suffer ed 11·o rse . Con siderin g our nrtiller~· sup eriori ty t he Hun lo sses mu st have bee n enormou s. Poor Da vy Jmn es IYUS killed. Hope J enkin son and Va ughan Kirkby wer e "·ouudecl, also Eric Le Pine. George Bollinger was severely wounded :mel ha s s ince di ed. _\[ajor \Yeston, lo st a brother , George . of the Otago. As for m:vsclf . I cnm e t hrough unharmed , a-lthough my escapes wer e wond erful. A pi ece of sh ell went t hrough t h e sleeve of my <·oat "·ithout touching my arm. Further on t iYO occasions when out in the open. shells burst 11·ithin a f.C' I"l f eet without g iving 111 <' nny th ing hut t r C' moncl mt R Rhocks.

t he School, where many h appy d a,ys were spen t . Fi1:st, let m e express m y grateful appreciation of t h e tobacco and ciga:r ettes. [ t i s str ange, but so mehow no brand of tobacco or ciga rettes obt ainable here o r in England suits our palates like the good old NmY Zealand stuff. As to t h e Xmas greetings, h eaded by the old crest and motto , I arn grateful to the School for its good wishes. Although they arrived only ~ix: month s Jato, still they. are none t h e loss ch ee ring . As to my expe ri ences, they h:tv e been some what thrilling of late. W are at present enjoying .a re st after taking part in th e Battle of Messines. \Ve h ad n strenuous time, and -our rank.s are sadly t hinned. 'l'h e artiller y support was ll"onderful in its intensity and ·accuracy. The Hun trenches were batter ed and unrecognisable. 'l'he tank s and aeroplanes also did ' wonderful 11·ork . and mad e an advance comparatively easy . Our hard est task wa.s to hold t h e ground already 11·on . Of th0 more hnrro11·ing and horrible details of wm· most soldie rs h esitate to speak or 11orite. But t h er e is a humourou s side. One incident qccurrecl during our btest adva nce . One of our boys cam e upou n, Hun emerging from a dug-out. The Hun immediately t hre 11· up hi s h ands , exclaiming, " I am not a bayonet man o r n sniper. I .mn only n ·m cinenwerfer man." Our boy replied. " )~ou are just the - - I am looking for ." You wi ll a pprecia te th e aboY-e if y-o u kno11· that the meinenwerfer or "minnie werfer" is the most destructive of German sh ells and one ol-er which 11· c most speedily "get the 11·ind up ." Other Huns gave tl1 eir ca ptor s purses, gold .and silver watches and other trinkets a nd souvenirs to ,<; pare their lives . Ncedle<;s 1"0 say our boys accepted the bargaiu. Here is another incident of a " Tommy,'' IYho was tak en prison er by the Hun s som e eighteen months ago , n.nd mad e to IPJrk in their front line. ·when our boys advanced h e was found together with many Huns in a deep dug-out . On hi s showing hi s id entity-disc he was tsent back to our lines as escort to his en emy companions of the dug-out. On his way back he picked up ai rifle and .a ba yonet, and tho, e who were one<' hi s persecutors ar e now posted as "missing."

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A :few days later, also from France, t he same writeJ: says:-I •:1m writing partly to acknowledge receipt of the toba cco nnd cigarettes so kindly sent by the old School , an d also , fo ll0\1"ing the example of other Old Boy.s, partly to keep in touch with

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Olmrles H. Potts writes from F ra nce :I have just r eceived ,3\ parcel of tobCLCco and cigarette-s "With Best Wishes and Xmas Greetings from tho Old School.'' These T am gren,tly enj oying. More especially did I appreciate the f act t hat the " Old Boys" are still remembered by the " Old Scl10ol. " tUthough our boys are taking part in .a nother " pu-s h " ju st no11' . I nm not with them, as .a small percentage 11·er e k ept baC'k as a reserve , and I was one of t hose selected. As 11·e arc some 1ny behind the firing-line .and having p erfect weather .a nd not too much drill, we are quite enjoying ourselves ; bu t , of course ,

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would be better pleaosed if it wrus a.]] over and we were back in New Zeaoland. Still we are hoping it won't last much longer , and I r eally think that if Russia would make a good "push," a month or two would see the collapse of G.ermany. I am glad the old School ha s been going ·a head so during the last year or two. and trust it will continue to do ISO.

E. C. Stanley writes as follows:Somewhere in France, June 13, 1917. H aving received to-clay .a parcel from yourself and the boys of the New Plymouth Boys' High School, I have much plesaure in writing •anc1 tha.nking you all for the same, which anived in splendid order and much appreci:ated . Parcels of the kind which you .s ent .are hard to obtain in this ·C ountry; s o you ca n imagine the pleaosure derived from a smoke of good m at erial. I have often thought of writing to you, but with so many rela t ives wanting letter s a poor soldier does not have much t ime to 'spare, and of late we have done a good deal of moving about ; but, n evertheless, I never forget the old School, and ·a m ·l ooking forward to the time when I ca n again enjoy a day t here . The example and record puti up by the present ·a nd past boy s is one that any •school might well lie proud of, and .any n ews concerning th e School is alway eagerly ,sought after by all Old Boys wham I have come in contact with. In the same Company as myself are Lieutenant Little and Private Kelly, both of whom are well. Alan Matthew.~ has been wounded , but only slightly . I have not seen Charlie Hamblyn since the attack, so do not know how he h as fared . At present we a.r e out of the line, but not far .a way . New Zealand m ay well be proud of her 'boys after the way they co ndm~te d themselves during the attack. The Rifle Brigade, whom all used to pass remarks about, .a.re out on theiT own. I ,s ee by th e paper that another Old Boy h as gained promotion. I r efer to Captain Sten. Hurle, of the Middlesex R egiment . H e has been wounded and is now in Blighty , which is not a bad place to be in. I enjoyed m y six months there, .a nd :am just longing for another trip, although if I ca.n go through without .a n y more wounds I shall be greatly pleased, for they .a.r·e not much to look forward to, even the s lightest. W ell I must soon bring this short note to a close, but before doing so I I!Ilust voice my appreciation of the Y.M.C.A. for what they ha.ve done .and ar-e doing for the Boys. Only the other night as we came from the lin~> ,a fter being relieved, hot coffee and biscuits were ha.n ded to u s f rom an improvised stall built alongside the road and .a.long·s ide what used to be our own front line. These little a-cts are thought much of by all, for a.t any time a sh ell may !.and on top of their fra-il shelt-er. Now 1 must

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clo'se, again thanking yo()u all for your most welcome parcel, and please .a coept my best wishes for yourself, the boys, and the welfare of tl1e School. Hoping soon to expr·e ss the same in person at no great distant date, so .au revoir.-From yours sincerely, E. C. STANLEY.

It will be remembered that E. C. Stanley has· been wounded on at least four occaswns. Hence he speaks from personal expene:r;J.Ce.

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PAUL, SYDNEY V., Lieutenant.-Sydney Paul was about 28 years of age. At the New Plymouth High School, which he attended for some time, he was onej of the most popular boys. As an athlete he was equalled by few, and his performances as a member of the School's first fifteen, which in those days made annual visits to vV ellington and other centres, gave promise of exceptional ability. This was fully justified by his subsequent career in the game of Rugby, ~or after an absence of some years he returned to his native town and earned the distinction of wearing the amber and black jersey of the 'faranaki reps. Clever, dashing phiy characterised his work among the forwards, and caused him to be regarded as a tower of strength to any team. In other branches of sport he carried with him the sam e enthu siasm and energy. At bowls, which formed his father's favourite pastime, he proved himself an accomplished player, and in .January, 1914, played in Mr. A. K. Smurt's• team which was. runner-up for t .!J e 'L'ar:maki championsltip . In the hunting field he was equally well known as a valued member ·of the North Taranaki Hunt Club. A member of the New Plymouth Lawn Tennis Club, he displayed unusual skill a. a tennis player, and could have gone fa.r in that direction had he been mclined. Throwing himseH heart and soul into the military work in the training camps, after he had joined the Fiftl1 Reinforcements, h e speedily began to work his way up on the lndder of promotion. According to Lieutemnt-Colonel Fletcher who retained conun:mcl· of the "Fighting Fifths, "' splendid work was done u,t Gallipoli by Lieutenant (then Sergeant) Paul. Soon after going

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to France he was given a commission, and aftet periods of training in England he l'ejoined the W ellington Battalion, and the ne-ys which came throug·h recently means the termmatwn of a career whi ·h promised much. HARLE, D. A ., Lieutenant.-Douglas Allan Harle wa the second son of Mr. G. H. B.arle, formerly o£ the New Plymouth Post Office and now Postmaster at Ashburton. A clever and industrious boy, Douglas Harle showed exceptional promise at the New Plymouth Boys' High School, and at Wellington College (which he then attended) and subsequently at Victoria College his early promise was borne out. He attained considerable success with his studies which he continued while employed in the office o£ Mr. A. H . Johnstone, solicitor, and early last year (when his age \\as 21 or 22) completed the LL.B. examination. He went into camp with the 18th N.C.O.'s, but was successful in passing the examination for a commission and was posted to a later reinforcement. While in camp he was admitted as a barrister and solicitoT of the Supreme Court . Lieut. Harle, especially while at .w ellington, was well known in various branches o£ athletics, and at New Plymouth he was a member of the New Plymouth Tennis Club. A brilliant career has now been cut short, and deep sympathy is felt for his parents and relatives. KIRTON, C. I., Private.-In the cabled list of victims of the Beerfeners railway accident the name of "C. I. Kirton" was included. Anxiety was felt locally lest the soldier's name should be Chudleigh Inwood Kirton, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Kirton, of Fitzroy. Official advices proved the; fears to be only too true. The deepest sympathy will be felt for his parents and family in the loss that has befallen them. Chudleigh Kirton was only 21 years old, and was managing farms at Uruti and Matau for his two brothers who had already gone to the front. However, on being drawn in tbe ballot, he asked only for sufficient time in which to make arrangements regarding the properties and gladly went into camp at the end of May (30th Reinforcements) and succeeded in leav-ing New .Z ealand with the 28ths·. He was an excellent stamp of a man, bright, popular and enthusiastic as a soldier as in everything else he took up.

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LIE UT. D. A. HARLE .

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BH.OWN, D . B_., Private.-A very noble but extremely sad record m the war attaches to the family of Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, of. Mangorei. 'rhree of. their sons h ave met their death in actiou and another has been wounded. David, who is the third boy to lay down his life for the Empire, and \\hose name was included in Friday's casualty list, was previously 1路eported wounded, and the correction that be was killed in action on October 4 came as a tenible blo\1 to his people. He was on]y a mere boy, scarcely more than 21 years of age, full of. the joy of life, ambitious and with unlimited energy . It was hi s aim to be a lawyer, and after passing the preliminary examinations at tl1e Ne" Plymouth High, 'chool he entered the office of ~Iessrs. 'i\ eston ancl vVeston. He sen-eel three or four years iu t l1 eir employ, both at Inglewood and in town, and immediatelv the war Started he offered hi. serYiCCS, but as he was under age he could not he taken. However, not to be denied, he persisted in his e:fforts and early in 1915 was successful. He \lent into camp \lith the 6th H.einf.orcements, and was orderly to LieutenantColonel \Veston, hut managed to get a\\ay earlier with the 5th Reinforcements as "batman" to Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher. In the fighting at Gallipoli, and subsequently in France, he was wounded three times and some months ago qualified for a commission in England, but went back to France to await a vacancy. -Taranaki Herald. KELLY, T. B., Private.-T . B. Kelly was the son of Mrs. C. T . Kelly, Courtenay Street. He left School, where he was always a good worker and a. helper, at the ~nd of 1914. He then went out into the country and engaged in farming. As soon as he became of age he enlisted in the 14th Reinforcements. He had been in France almost a year before he gave his life for his country. MASON, E. F., Gunner.-"Ted" Mason was for some time a newsboy on the sta:ff of the Taranaki Herald. On leaving the High School he ente1路ed the seTVice of Webster Bros ., auctioneers. He then obtained a position in the Public Trust Office, and finally rose to be cashier in the Hawera branch. He enlisted in the 21st Reinforcements, and was in all the fighting through Messines and La Bassee. At the time of hi s

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death he was 21 years of age. His was therefore a busy life crowned by the act o£ self-sacrifice for right and justice. GUILD, W . A., Sergeant.- \ Y. A.. Guild was tbe eldest son of Mr. Guild, manager of the Cape Egmont Dairy Factory, at Pungarehu. H e lett School in December , 1913. \iVLilc at School he was a boarder, and in addition to his good work as a scholar, was recognised as the handy man "When any mechanical devices or r epairs were necessa ry . In th1s work he "IYaS distinctly ingenious. 1~£ter l eaving School he entered the service of the Nationa l B<mk of New Zealand, and, on becoming of military age, he immediately enlisLecl and w,~s ~oo_n o~,the French _£r_ont. His name was po sted as nussmg , and later hdmgs confirm our war. t fears. IV c ca n ill a:fford to lose such as he . WARREN LEV\TIS F.-Lewis ·warren entered the School'in 1908, and did well there . At that tiiJ?-e hi parents we:t:e living at Kori.to, and he _used to b1cy?le in to School every day. After passmg the J_umor Civil Service Examination he entered the servwe o£ the Bank of ~ew South \~Tales in New P lymouth. r~fter some time h e ''as moved to Auckland, where , on t lw outbJ"eak of \Yar, he enliAte cl in the -!th Brigade, N. Z. Rifles . He went to France, and in a little over a year after leaving N e" Zealand he gave up his life on the battlefield in France. KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS. Atkinson, S. A., Capt. Baily, R. H., Pvt. Bendall, G., Pvt. Bollinger, G. W., Lisut. Brown, D . B. , Pvt. Burkhardt, A. P., Pvt. Coates, F . H. , Pvt. Ccllis, D., Q.M .-Sergt. Crone, C., P vt. Griflithi'S, S. J ., Pvt. Guild, W. A., Sergt. Hall, V. J. B., Corp. Harle, D. A., Lieut.

Kelly, T. B., Pvt. Kirton, C., Pvt . Lepper, H. M. , Lieut. Mason, T. E. , Gunner. Mulloy, Wattie, Sergt. Okey, S. M., Sergt. Paul, Sydney, Lieut. Quilliam, Reg . P. , Corp. Rider, F. H., Pvt. Sole, L. P. , Corp. Stoddart, J. H. , Pvt. ·warren, L . A., Pvt. White, R. W. , Corp.

ROLL OF HONOUR. WOUNDED. Armstrong, E. , Sergt. Baker, S. G. , Pvt.' Beck, W. C., Sergt. Billing, 'F. H ., Corp. Blythe, H. , Gunner. Bradbury , H., Sapper. Oliff,. A., Pvt. Dowling, R. E. C., Sergt. E llerm, E. B., Corp. E llis, "\Xi., Pvt. E llis, T. J ., Corp. Espiner , R. H., Lieut. Ewing, K . S., Lieut. Eyre, L . G., Pvt. Fraser, H., Sergt. Grey, J. , Pvt. Hamblyn, C. J. , Corp. Haworth, L. G. , Pvt. Hendrickson, C., Pvt . Hill, L. G., Sergt. Howell, I . J. , Sapper . Hurle, S., Capt. J enkinson, ·w. H. , Pvt. Kirkby , V., Pvt.

Knight, G. , Trumpeter. Little, N. F. , J~ie ut . Linn, B. , Corp. Lusk, D. A. , Lieut. il-bckie, H. J. , Pvt. Matthews, A . B., Sergt. Mn1one, T ., Trooper. Matthews, N., Capt. Illont.eath, R . M., Pvt. Morshead, H. B. , Pvt . Mulloy, ·wm ., Pvt. .M'Conn<lll, T·., Uorp . M'I saac, A. l=t., .Lieut. Okey, R. L., Lieut. Okey, W. P. , Sergt. P atte1·son, W. B ., P vt. Richards, L. C., Sergt. Simmons , W., Trooper. Smith, L ., Lance-Corp. Stanley, E. C., Corp. Tuohy, 'I. V. , Pvt. West , V . W ., Pvt. Whitham, A., Sergt.

ON ACTIVE SERVICE. Adlam, R., Sergt. Arthur, "\V ., Pvt . Avann, L., Pvt. Avery, H., Lance-Corp. Avery, F. S ., Pvt . Baker, F. R. , Lieut. Bayly, C., Lieut. Bayly, A. R. , LaJlce-Oorp. Bates, •r. H. , Pvt. Bacon, 0 . L. , Corp. Bacon, A. T ., Lieut. I'ellringer, L. , Pvt . Blanchett, R. , Lance-Corp. Blanchett, P. , Gunner. Blanch l.'tt, W. , Pvt. Blyde, W . IH. , Pvt . Blundell, K. , Pvt. Blundell, R ., Pvt.

B eck G. .:\1. , (~.111.-Sergt. Bruc~, li' . A.; Lieut. .Brokeushice, R ., Sergt . Barrie , S. , Pvt. Bullard, J. N ., Lieut. Buxton, T., Capt. Bollinger, H. , Pvt. Callagh an, F. F ., Gunner. Carter, S. G. , Pvt . Cartwrigh t, A. , Pvt. Chappell, N: M ., Pvt. Clarke, E. F. , Lieut . Clark, R., Pvt. Chong, G ., Pvt. Coker, A. C. , Pvt . Cook, H. L ., Lieut. Cliff, J ., Pvt. Claridge, A. R., Liem.

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ROLL OF HONOUR. Clemow, F ., Pvt. Colson, E . D., Corp. Cornwall, C., Major. Cornwall, N ., Capt. R.N. Outfield, E. , Sgt.-Major Day, E. , Sergt. Diprose, A. IV., Corp. Dumbleton, A. G. , Pvt. Ewing, W. H. G., P vt. Fair, C. W. , Pvt. Faris , E. I., Capt. Foote, S. C., Sergt. Fordyce, W. B. , Pvt. Gray, R . B. , Pvt. Gra.y, A., Pvt. Grayling, F . S., Pvt . Gibson, C. T1• E. , Pvt. Grant, I. P ., Lieut. Grnnt, A. H., Corp. Grant, Eric, Corp. Glasgow, B. Sergt, Gaukrodger , R. , Driver. Goss, L., Lieut. Gibbons, J., Gunner Han cock, R. T ., Pvt. Hawkins, G. J. , Lieut. Hedley, E. , Pvt. H epell, W. , Pvt . Healy , N. R,., Pvt. Healy, A., ·Pvt.' Hempton, M. , Pvt. Hill, S. A ., Sergt. Hill, W., Corp. Hirst, J. B., Corp. Heldt, F. , Pvt. Hoby, S ., Sergt. Hobson, P ., Pvt. Hooker, H. S. , Driver. Hooker, G. B., Pvt. Hooker, L. IV., Pvt. Jackson; R. M. , Sergt. Johnson, H . N. , Pvt. Kelly, W. F., Lance-Corp. Kibby, R. , Sapper. Kimbell, Corp. King, T. L., Pvt. Laing, R., Pvt,

Langmuir, E ., Pvt. 1\<Jartcll, A., Pvt. .Mander, J. H., Lieut. 1\(utin, W. H. S., Pvt. Mackenzie, R. Vif.., Lieut. Mander, G. , Trooper. Med•va.y, J . . Trooper. Martin, G. H., Pvt. Monk, A. G., Sgt. Morey, Alf., Pvt. Morey, A. W ., Pvt. Moore, W. E., Lieut. Th'LacDiarmid , A. M., Capt. M 'Arthur, A. ,· Sem:t . M'Murray, V. S., -Corp. M 'Allum, L ., Pvt . MacDonald, A. M ... Pvt. Mace, L ., Pvt. Newell, D. R. , Lance-Corp. Olson, E. E., Pvt. O'Driscoll, A. J ., Pvt. Oliver, P. S., Pvt. O'Brien, 0. A. E. Paterson , D., Pvt. Paul, G. , Sergt. P aul, Stan. , Sergt. .Pearce, H., Prt. l'epperill, C. E ., Pvt. P-erry, ,V. L. , Corp. Pott, I. ,V. , Trooper. Pott, Joe, Pvt. Pott, G. H., Pvt Potts, C. H ., Pvt. Pridhaui , C., Capt. Putt, C. H. , Pvt. Quilliam, C. , Lieut . Quilliam, N., Pvt. Quilliam , R. H ., T_,ieut. R-enaud , H. , Pvt . Rowlands, F. , Pvt. Russell, G ., Q.M.-Sergt. Sah·ay, G. F. , Trooper. Searle, H. V., Lieut . Serpell, S . L. , Capt . Sinclair, R. G. B. , Lieut. Skelton, N ., Pvt. Standish, I. T. , Lieut.-Col.

" F on PRIVATE E . MAS0:\1 .

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F IUNCE , 19 17. PHIVATE F. P. WARREN.

PRIVATE D. B.

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Standish, A. R., Lieut. Stanton, V. W., Pvt. Stoddart, B., Pvt. Sykes, D. S., Pvt . Stapp, A. D ., Driver. Teed, D. L., Corp. Thomson, A. R. Throssell, B. , Gunner. 'I'unbridge, P. A., Sapper. West, B. F., Pvt.

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West, H., Pvt . West, V. 0., Pvt. Weston, I. W., Pvt. 路wells,. Decimus, Pvt. \Vhita.ker, G. L., Pvt. White, C. J ., Pvt . White, K. S. , Pvt. Woodhouse, R., Sergt. Wright, C. G. R., Pvt . White, A., Pvt.

The .above lists .ar-e not complete, and very possibly there are serious omissions .a.nd errors of detail. For any information or corrections the business manager of the "Taranakian" will be very grateful.

MASTERS, PAST"&? PRESENT. M:iss Winfield, who left us, greatly to the regret of the Lower Prep., was married in July to Eric Shaw, who is an old boy of the SchooL :Mr. and :Mrs. Shaw have taken up their residence in Inglewood . Thither they are followed by our best wishes. 路 Towards the middle of the second term, M:r. Bannatyne ]eft us to return to AuckJand. This left u s with two Masters short. The vacancies were filled by the appointment to the Upper School of two ladies, Miss M'Leod, :M.A., graduated at Otago University after a specially distinguished course, and has had considerable experience in secondary teaching. For the last five years she was in charge of the Secondary Department of the Hawera District High School. graduate of Victoria ColMiss Billens, B.A., is lege, and has also had considerable secondary school e:s:perience. Prior to coming to us she was in charge of the Secondary Department in ' the Patea District High School. To both these Jadies we give a hearty welcome, and trust that their stay with us will be a happy one. Anumber of secondary boys' schools have appointed ladies to the staff, and there seems a probability of an everincreasing difficulty in getting men . Even after the war

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the difficulty will not vanish immediately . :Meanwhile we are confi4ent that lady teachers will do good work, i1J?.d that they will receive from us all the help we can g1ve. Mr. Hutton is now resident in Christchurch. He was in town a few weeks ago 路On private business, but stayed as short a time as possible, as his work hurried him back home. " vVeed" Hamblyn, upon whom we look as au Old Boy rather than as a Master, is still in the thick of the fighting after his wound. More will be said of him in the Old Boys' column. Mr. Searle is, at the time 路Of writing, at Sling Camp. Hut by this time, of course, it is more than likely that the 26th Reinforcements are in France.

EXCHANGES. vVe h ave .to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of ch e .following Exchanges :- Dannevirke High School ::\In.g azine, The Spike, Palmerstonian, Otago Boys' High School Ilfagazine, Scindian , King's Collegian, Southhndian, Canterbury Agricultural College Magazine, Auckland Grammar School Chronicle, vVaitakian, Christ's College R egist er , N elsonian, Lux (Church of England Girls ' Gra.mmar School, Darling-hurst, Sydney), Ashburtonian , Adastrian , W ellingtonian, Torch bearer (Church of England Grammar School, Sydney).

SUBSCRIPTIONS. The Business Manager begs to acknowledge, with t h anks, r eceipt of the following subscriptions :-G. Hooker, ' 15, ' lo, ' 17; S. Cou"rt, ' 17; I. Yickery, '17'; B . BurkhaHlt, ' 17'; D'A. Bishop, ' 17; L. Fagan, '17; H . W. Kirkby, ' 17 路 H yam Bra sch , ' 17': R. H. Bourke, ' 17; J. H. N . St odda r t, ' 17'; R ev. H. . A.mbury , '17 ; H. Bayly, ' 17 ; Y . Bayly, ' 11 ; C. C. S . Ca nrTy, '17 , '18: K. W ebster, ' 16, ' 17 , ' 18; H. l.I ' K . Smith , ' 15 ' 16, ' 17 ; B. P. Bellringei路, ' 17; K. Quilliam , 17 ; ll. Deare, ' 17 : W. Ewing, ' 18 ; A. Marfell , ' 17 ; E. F. Ilfason , ' 18, ' 19, ' 20, '21; G. F raser, ' 16, ' 17 ; L. Dobson, '17 ; L. Avann, '17, '18 ; G. Shaw, ' 18, ' 19; E. A. Johns, ' 17; Mrs . Colson, '17 .

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PROSPECTUS. NEViT PLYMOUTH HIGH · SCHOOL. (Established in 1882). THE NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL is situated on what is probably one of the finest school sites in the Dominion . Standing on the edge of a plateau that stretches inland from the coast, it commands a magnificent view of the town and the ocean on the one h and, and of ~ft. Egmont on the other. It is within 15 minutes ' walk of the Post Office and the Railway Station, and is within two minutes' walk of the £ar£am,ed Pukekura Pai·k. '['HE SCHOOL GROUNDS cover an area o£ 17 acres, which are laid out in l awns, tennis courts, crick et ground and agricultural plots. In addition to this, 8 acres adjoining the School have been leased for the agricultural work in connection with th e School. A further area of 11 acres next to the· School has been permanently secured for football grounds. THE BOARDING DEPARTMENT is under the super' ision of the Headmaster, who is assisted by six resident Masters. 'rhere are two houses adjoinin&' each other, one being the house occupied all along and the other being a fine new building containing 35 rooms. 'rhere I S ample accommodation 1n the two houses for between 90 and 100 boarders. All domestic arrangements are in charge of an experien ced Matron . The following is a brief description of the Principal's house, taken from the "Taranaki Herald" :Built o£ reinforced concrete, with rough-cast finish, it is indeed an imposing structure, probably unequalled by anything o£ its kind in the Dominion. It is situated only a very short distance from the School proper, and the site appears to be an excellent one, 'healthy and commanding a splendid view. The front portion is mostly two-storied , concrete pillars from the main entrance supporting a fine little balcony, which gives additional attraction to the building. Inside, the plaster finish, with Oregon panelling, is extremely h andsome in appearance. On the ground floor the first rooms inspected were the private sitting rooms and dining-room for the Principal, Prefects' room, and then the splendid, large dining-room, to seat 200 boys,

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'l'here is a semi-circ\1lar bay window in front , and at the side th ere are windows wherev:er practicable, so that there is an abundance· of 1ig:ht. This portion is only one-storied, <tnd the ro"om· is of good h eight, greatly assisting ventilation . The design is good, and the room is, in every respect, ideal fo r the purpose for which it was designed . · · Then , jutting out £rom the eastern end to the north, is the most striking portion of the whole building. Dormitories for 24 boys are here, 12 b eds being on the ground :floor, and 12 upstairs. The position is such that the c1ormitories get the benefit of the snn all day long, and they are wonderfully airy and well lighted . The health of the boys h as been the first consideration, and it is safe tG say that no flchool in New Zealand can boast of better dormitories. A small wardrobe is p1:ovided for each boy, and . quite near to the dormitories are shower-baths, etc. Other rooms. on the second :floor include the sick bay (three beds), Principal's quarters (four bedrooms), and a work ·room. · On the eastern side of the building provision is made for another "wing" to be built at some time in the future. Altogether, the accommodation could hardly be improved upon , wh ether from the point of view of the Principal, the boarders, teaching st a:ff ur domestic sta:ff. The Hew boarding-house, it is not too much to say, could not be sU.rJ?assed anywhere in the Dominion. It is a valuable a·cquis1tion to t.be School, , to New Plymouth, and to 'taranaki. B0ARDER'S OUTFIT.

School uniform- . Three U niforill Shirts Two Singlets (if worn ) 'l'wo Uniform Knicke1:s Eight H andkerchiefs Three pairs School Stockings . Four Collars One D ark Suit for Sunda y Three Bath Towels One Overcoat One Necktie (black preTwo ·pairs Boots ferred) One pai1· House Shoes Brush and Comb One pair Rubber Shoes Clothes Brush Tooth Brush One School Cap and Badge One Leather Belt 'I'ooth Powder Two Pyjama Suits , . One pair Braces Two Soft Shirts suitable for One Prayer Book One Boot Outfit Linen Collars All articles must be marked distinctly and a list fixed inside the trunk.

THE DINING ROOM.

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The school is divided into :-

(1.) The Upper Schooi.-This consists of Forms V., VIA. and VIB . In this department boys are prepared for the following examinations:(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Junior University Scholarship. Taranaki Scholarship. Matriculation. Engineering Preliminary. Solicitors' General Knowledge. (f) *Entranee Examination for Duntroon Military College. (g) Senior Civil Service. (h) Pupil rea_chers' Entrance Examination.

*'l'his examination is held in December of each year. 'l'hb subjects are (compulsory) English, History, Elementary Mathematics, Geography, General Knowledge; (optional-two of the following) Mathematics (Div. II.), Physics, Chemistry, Fren0h or German . The course at Duntroon extends over four years, and from the day of their admission to the Royal Military College, cadets need cost their parents nothing. The Government provides £200 a year for each boy, who is, moreover, able to contribute from the age of 16 to the Public Superannuation Fund. On completion of training at the College at the age of 20 or 22 years, the cadets will join the New Zealand Sta:ff Corps, with the rank o£ Lieutenant at a salary of £250 per annum. At the usual rate of promotion they will attain in seven or eig-ht years the rank of Captain at a sa lary of £350, and successi,-ely the rank of Major with a salary of £475 after 15 years' service, of Lieutenant-Colonel at £600 after 22 years' service, and of Colonel at £750.

(II.) The Middle School.-This consists of Forms IliA., IIIB., and IV., and prepares boys for the Upper School. The following examinations may be taken by ~mpil s in this section of the School:Senior National. Ravly Memorial f:lcholarship . Senior Free Place. Public Service Entrance (formerly called Civil Service J llnior).

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'l'HE PREPAR&'l'ORY DEPARTMEN'l'.

Scope and Aims.-'l'he aim of this department, which ts organised separately from the Upper School, is to prep<1re boys for secondary education. By combining ll'ith the ordinary primary school syllabus the innumerable advantages offered by a secondary school, it so prepares boys that, on leaving it, they proceed to higher ,,-ork w·ith a minimum of interruption. The courses of st ud. · o£ ihe .:V:iddle and Lower School dovetail, all(l, as the preparatory syllabus is not fixed by the Education Department, it can here be modified to suit individual requirements. 'l'he elements of French, Latin and Elementa ry Science are taught the pupils by those masters who w-i1l subsequently take them for advanced w-ork, thus the contin uity of study is uninterrupted. Organisation.-'rhe schools consist at present of 61 pupils, of whom 20 are boarders, who are subject to ordinary house discipline, including special supervision of preparation of work. · The lower division of the school consists of 21 pupils, varying in ages from 8 to 12 years, 1\-hilc the upper division prepares boys :for Education Uoal'd Scholarships and proficiency certificates. pecial schemes of work, covering the whole preparatory progress of a pupil, are in operation. Class Rooms.-'rhe class rooms are new, large and haudsome. 'l'hey have been specially designed fm this rlepartm ent, and are finished in asbestos and oiled rimu. 'l'hc low er division room is fitted with modern hyloplate blackboards for drawing purposes, while the teaching of g·cography and history is helped by an electric arc lamp and lantern. All the apparatus necessary for geographical a.nd scientific work is provided. Library.-The U.epartment has a special library of its own, and the reading matter provided is carefully supervised. Cames.-The Lower School enters · teams in the local football and cricket competitions, "'hile every boy physirally fit takes part in these winter and summer games. T11 ron junction with the Upper School, the boys play in g-roups suited to age and weight. All tho pupils, without ·exception frequently do some gy.m nastic work and physical culture.

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Cadets.-Tho se boys who are old enough drill in No . 2 Company of the School Cadets, while t he smaller boys receive the elements of drill in special squads. Boarders.-'l'hese pupils are provided with a separate (lormitory from the remainder of t he school, and -in nll respects, except as regards length, preparation classes nre subject to t h e ordinary house discipline o:f the school. Playing Fields.-'l'he playing fields are spacious, and include an excellent cricket ground, as well as tenn is court and miniature rifle r ange. 路 The teachers in charge of this departm ent have h ad special training in primary school work. The boys thus have the benefits of a secondary school training in the way of gymnastics. drill , and the supervision of all school gnmes.

COURSE OF STUDY.

To tlJ e Uppm.路 and Middle Schools there are three sides, viz. : (1) The Classical; (2) The AgricultUTal ; (3) 'l'he Commercial. The Classical Side.-8ub jects of Instruction: English, French , Geography, Arithmetic, Chemistry, Latin, History, A.lgebra, Geometry, Elementary Physics, 'rrigouometry, Heat, Elementary Mech anics, Drawing, vYoodwork. The Agricultural Side.-English, Geography, History, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, Botany, Agriculture, Dairying, Animal Physiology, Chemistry, Elementary Mechanics, Book-keeping, Drawi.ng, Woodwork. The Commercial Side.- English, Geography, History, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, 'l'rigonometry, Ch emistry, Elementary Mechanics , Book-keeping, ~hort h and, T ypewriting, Commercial Corresponden ce , lhnwing.

SCHOL ARSHIPS .

Pupils attending the School may compete :for the following Scholarships;-

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(1.) Junior National Scholarships.- fhese vary in value from £5 to £35 per annum . They are tenable for three years ttnd are open to· boys under 14 years of age. (2.) S~nior National Scholarships.-Open to boys undet 16 years of age and tenable for two years. Value varies from £6 to £35 per annum. (3.) Bayly Memorial Scholarship.- Open to boys und er 14 years of age and tenable for three years. Value £10 per annum. (4.) Taranaki University Scholarships. -Tenable for four years . Value £60 per annum. These are awarded on the results of the Junior University Scholarship Examination, and in order to obtain one a candidate must gain a place on the credit list of that examination. rhe scholarships &re open to all candidates who have attended a school within the 'l'aranaki Provincial District for not less than two years and are between the ages of 16 an.d 19 years on the 1st day of December nearest to the date of the examination. · .(5.) Junior University and Senior Uriiversity National Scholarships.- Value £50 per annum for thTee years.

FEES (Per Term).

Tuition-£3 , reducible to £2 lOs if paid within 31 days. Board- £16 , r educihlo to .£14 if paid within 31 days. Weekly Boarders--£13 lOs , r educible to £12 if paid within 31 days. Extras- Dinner for Day Boys, £2 2s ; Music, £2 2s; Boxing, lOs; Dancing, 15s. Subscriptions.-Gnmes, 4s ; Libr:uy, l s (for boarderlil 1s Grl); Magazine, ls. ·

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THE LIBRARY.

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