Correspondence

a fortnight to practice before our first match, but this year, owing to unavoidable rearrangement of fixtures, we have to play Leeds Corinthians, one of the strongest of our opponents, very early in the term. We must work hard to make a team as quickly as possible, and hope that last year's " middles " have developed and will show last year's keenness to learn.

Cortes ponbence.

To the Editors of " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

May I take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Stevenson for his able coaching of the 1st and 2nd XV's this term. The achievements of the teams are entirely due to his tireless efforts, and we hope that the better displays of so young and inexperienced a XV have been gratifying to him.

I would like also to thank Mr. Rhodes for all the hard work he puts in to produce an efficient Colts XV, and Mr. Stead and Mr. Wrenn for their handling of the more junior rugger.

I should like also to thank Mrs. Price for the excellent teas she so kindly provided the teams. Yours faithfully, K. LOCKWOOD, Captain of Rugger.

We have received the following letter from South Africa, and we hope it will be of interest to any Old Peterites in that part of the Empire:—

PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN. Letters should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Major H Mill Colman (Bedford), or the Honorary Treasurer, P.O. BOX 2002, L. R. Russell, Esq. (Brighton). DURBAN. The Editors, " The Peterite." Dear Sirs,

I wish to solicit your help in passing on information to the Old Boys of your School and also to the boys of the School who may be contemplating leaving the Old Country when they have completed their schooling.

There is in existence an Empire chain of Public Schools Associations which lay themselves out to try to help old public school men. The members of these associations have first hand knowledge of conditions, climate, prospects, business and professions in those parts of the Commonwealth where they exist, but feel that they are not called on as often as they might be to assist with this knowledge. The reason is, I think, that the schools are not aware of the existence of these associations.

I cannot give you detailed particulars of any other than the South African organisation. This consists of a Headquarters branch in Durban, with major branches in Capetown and Port Elizabeth, whilst there are district representatives in East London, Johannesburg, Rhodesia, Zululand and Basutoland.

I would ask you to publish this letter in your School Magazine in the hopes that it may catch the eye of any of your Old Boys resident in South Africa, or in Australia, New Zealand or Canada, where equally active organisations are operating. I can assure them that should they take the trouble to make contact they will have a very warm welcome, and will find, we hope, the Associations helpful both in a social and a practical way. We feel that the results will be beneficial both to them and to us, since by increasing our membership, which to-day stands at 400, we strengthen the chain which we hope will in time develop into a unified Empire Public Schools Association.

Unfortunately I have not been able to get in touch with the Canadian Association, but I understand that their headquarters are in Vancouver. The names of those organisations known to me and the addresses of their Hon. Secretaries will be found attached, and I hope they will prove of interest and value to the Old Boys of your School. Yours faithfully, H. MILL COLMAN, Hon. Secretary, South Africa. EMPIRE CHAIN OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATIONS.

SOUTH AFRICA.

The Public Schools Association of Great Britain.

Branches: Durban: P.O. Box 2002, Durban, Natal, S. Africa. Cape Town: P.O. Box 1072, Cape Town, Cape Province, S. Africa. Port Elizabeth : P.O. Box 199, Port Elizabeth, E. Province, S. Africa.