TtfE rEWINGTONTAN

NEW INGTON COLLEGE, STANl\lORE, SYDN l•:Y

"1'le111or pnerttie." Htw.

E1lito,.: F. G. STEJ:u:.

JJ<li/orial ro1111ril. U. B. DARKE, X. S. l'tCKrnlNG. H. L. ASTON, J \\".\TLlX<l, R. I•'. ('RIPP8.

f>r1•/cd8. F. 0. STEJ•:LE (Senior). A. B. ~{ACDONALD, R. B'. CRIPPS, .1. n. llH"K8. 11. n. D .\RKE, \\". G. F. BuowN, x. s. PrcKEnr:so, \\". S. \1 WTO:\, A. 1\. HE\ERJDGE.

J'oollwll 1·11J1lai118.-ht XY .. F. u. STEE1.i::: Vice-Captain, .T. {L JI1< Ks: :?ncl XY., ~\ . K. BHERIU<.£: 3rd XY., L C. Ross.

(illllll'.~ ('()llllllif/('l".-F. G. STEELE, .\. B. '.\!ACDO:\'ALD, R. F. CRIPPS, .J c;. llH KS,\\'. G. F. Ruowx, \\". S. ::"<EwTo.x, H. B. DARKf'-

<'1triNlir111 f 11io11. President, R. F. CRIPPS; Vice-President~. H. B. l>AllKf:, ('. W .• h ::-. ;-.;1 xc:s; Secretary, A. R. COLWELL; C'ht\ir-man of .\lisC'mbliei;, :N". S. PJCKF.lUNG.

No. CXXIX. [JUNE, 1916.

'I'm· 1leath ot' Lord Kifrhener, so tragoit• in its suddenness, is the g-reatesl disaster that has so far befallen us. There is, howe,·er, one note of !'ornfort. His work was practi<'ally done. Certainly no other mau eonld haYe planned and organised with sneh effect as ht-. Ile forged the weapon. It is left to other men to wield it. His tir ... t work of any importance was in the Cyprus and Palestine slll'\"('.v,.;. During the expedition he twice sa,·e<l the life of the ll'a<lt•r. Captain ('ondor. The work, owing lo the continued hos-

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tility of U1e Arabs, had, howeYer, 1o be ahandoneJ. After sen•ral years he bec-ame prominent again by g-oini; disguised into the mid:;! of the Sondanese tribe..:;, su<·<·eecli11g in gaining the iwti\'e support of many of tlwm. His great a<'hie' ement, h<l\YeYer. was the c-arrying throu!?'h or the Dongola Nlmpaign, mul hri11g"ing about. the final annexation of the Sondan. The l>uil<ling uf il rail-way to '\ady Haifa. through the sands of the de>'t>rt. '' lls an arhie\·ement of the fit~t water. He defeated the l>en·ishes at Atharat Omdurman. but they were not great strategic ddories. 80 well was the work clone that expenses were £aOO.OOO under his own e"timate. Ile made ,·ery important reform;, 111 the lmlian Army, while the final <·learing up of the ~uerilla hantls in Houth Afrit•a was his work. "• e <·an not ~ay too mud1 <·on(•ern111g the importance of his work <luring the beginning of the war. It may seem unnecessary. but we will slate briefly some of' his a<'hie,·e-ment. Q,·er .i,000.000 men hm e heen organised. Ammunition and guns are heing proclurecl to an enormonsly in<·reased extent, an<l, g-reatest of all, the Consniption Bill has hee11 forced throng-h. At the time of his death he was on an important mission to Ru.:;sia whirh rniirlJt ha\·e had important resultR. On!~· a f'ew 1l11ys het'ore we re<·ei,·ed news of what seemed at tir;.t a narnl defeat off the <·oast of .Jutlan<l; further news, howe,·er, was more rea:-suring. The mag-nifire11t brnYery ol' the battle cruiser squa<lrot1 was 11011-

clerful in the fo<'e of Sll('h o\·erwhelming odds. The l'ictory ~hows that the British sailor has not lost the "N'elson ton<·h." The hlorkade is still intact, and the Germans haYe rerei,·etl a shatter-ingo hlow from whirh they will take some time to 1·e<'m·er. The objed of the Germans .;eems to ha\•e heen to a<·t as a <'01·ering forre to allow se1·eral <·ruisers to s lip away as <'ommer<"e raiders. Unhappily the cost of \'idory, especially in narnl warfare, is always hea1·y, anrl we ha,·e to mourn the Joss ot' 5,000 goallant i<ailors.

The death of' the g-reat soldier con,·eys i1s lesson, ewn 1o the ;;mallest of 11~. that there is no higher aim, exrept the following of Christ and the punmil of duty.

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'l'llE HEi:lHL\.\TIO~ OF HE\·. I'. I:). W.\DDY, :'.\!..\.

Jt is "ith 111on· n·gn·t than \\!' l'<lll l'\.Pt't'"" that \\l' h:l\c h•arncd that ~lr. \Yaddy is resigning' tlw hcudrnastcn-hip of the King's School, \\ith "hose loss Wl' hall' 'l't'Y deep sympathy.

\\'hat he bas bt•1•11 to The King·-. 81·hool it is for th<' ;.ehool to o;ay, but no 0111• l'an hi' blind to 11w l'l'llHlt'kable prosperity it has enjo,vecl during his reign. It has gro" u in numbers marH•l-lously, it has deH•loped in new dirpctions, it has ' more than maintained ito; a11d1•nt 1·eputatio11 (01· !wait h~ sports, and on the l'ducutional side it has won a largl' and, we belie\e, uuprecc-dPuted success."

\\'e arc 11101·1• l'om•ernl'd with thl' larger sen ices which, through his own sehool, .\It". \\'addy has r1•ncll'red to all the schools. .\ sport to tlw finge1·-tips1 he has infused juto his ow11 tl'ams, and into all tlw contests i11 "hich th<'y hu,·e takt.>11 part,

.,. a "holesome sp1rit of fairnes.~ and chi,alry. He Jias i,,toocl as a posithe forel' for sport righteousnt.>ss. Keen as any man for his o\\ n teams to wi11, lw has made '" l'l'j1 eompl'titor fee l that a contl•st unfairly \\Oil \\Ollld be an offence to his nostrils, and a source of shan~e rut ht•r than honou1". .\ ge11erous opponent, be has always had an 1•ye for good pl:1y, \\IH'fher fo1· hi!< si<k 01· against it. If lw won he was frankly glad, and if be lost he \\lts magnanimous t•11011gh io aelrnowleclgc cleh•at, tt nd congrat ulutc the winner.

During his lwadmustership important de,elopmeutis in our ctlucatjonal Hfr ha\ e taken place. The transition from the old \Oluntary eadl'I an·angl'mentls under the State Go,·ernment to the Connno11\\t•alth (;o,er11ment ill\ohed some awkward ques-tions, and "lw11 a1~ at tl'mpt "as macll' to 1.J1·ing the Schools uncle1· one a11thol'ity, tlwy resentl'd. The headmasters took a tirm stand, and none a firmer om• than :\lr. \\'addy. A.s a result, proper freedom \\lts n·c·c•i\ed. \Yith 1he introduction of compul-sory training, 111•w conditions \\'t'n' int rod uccd. I.Jut the 'al 1mhle conet':<sion \\Us 111ade to the ~choo l s that these bovs \\'Ct'e ullO\\l'd to drill undt•1· S(']wol t·ouditions in,.,tl•ad of drilling at night in their rcspe<.•t in• arl'as. In all tllls ;\ll'. \\'add,\' \nts a strenuous and doughty fighter.

The transit io11 from the old rl'ginH' under whlch tltl' Schools O\\Cd no allegiancl' to t•x.ternal authoritr, ,.,tne that which tht·1· 'oluntarils ga1c' th1• l ' nhersity, to Ill(' pi·1•scnt one. in which tb

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c ( ;o, t'rnml'11t ha' som1· control exPrl'ist'd through the Bursary Endownwnt Board, i111 oll ing the n•gbt rat ion of schools, aho look place during his hl'admusten;hip. This was u de,·elopntt'llt d1•111uuding Plos1• wutehfulness from. tht• ht•acltuasters. and iii this he bore a , .. aluabl1• part. .\nd if to-day we ha'e n~ached a starre that is likt•l,I' to hi' ;;tut iouary and is, on the "hole, satisfacto11·, it is due to tht1 t•fforts "hich lw and others pnt forth at the proper time a ncl plaee.

Th1•se art• solid s1·1·1 ict's. :\It". \\'addy "ould be the first to insist that in "hat hl' hai,, clone fo1· his O\\ n' school he has re-cch cd large suppol'l from hi is maistcrs, Old Boy;;, and friends ot

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lht> Sd10ol, aml in "hat he Im;; dont' in shaping- till' poli<'.\ of the schools g-enernll.\· he ha;; heen one of a happily unill'd band. But in both NlS<'S hi>; colleague>S \\Ould be l'qually 1•111phatic in i;a_1iug that in CH'Q0 thing accomplished he has tak1•n a leading and strenuous part.

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C:AP'l'AJN A. c. A. JEKYLL. "'J'uddy' Jekyll killl'd in Fnrnc1·1" u11d y1•t, u11oth1·r bnllc

:\e" iugtoniun'i:; life wu;; atltlccl to the talc of precious lht•s fn·l'ly and cheerfully laid down for the lireat l'au,,c.

Jekyll came to u;; as a boarder in 1904, and, after pa,,,,ing the ~lutriculation Examination in l!JO!J, he entered the Medical School. llis years spent at Xewington "ere y1·urs of faithful ser-' ice to th1• School he Jo, cd so well. lu the cla»s rnon1, on the football and cricket fields, on the nfte range, he put his whole hca1·t into the tusks asbigned to him, and us l'rdt•ct he carried out the duties of Im; position with marked succt•is;.

lt wa,, on the football field that he guin1·cl most cli,,tiuctiun, and in 1908 he was elected captain of the lst X\'. His gritty, deadly tackling, which repulsed many a fie1·cc attack on ou1· line, will not l'l'adily he forgotten. But, aho,·e all, lw "as a >;ports-man to hi;; finger-tips, and by his quiet, unassuming nature and stmn.'· d ispo>;ition he won his way to the hearts of all those with whom he "as associated. A a fitting clo;,,e to his school career he was bra<:h.etcd equal for the Old Boys' L'riZl'.

Thi· schoolboy \\Us thl' father of till' undl'1·gntduat1', ano the '>J>ll'nclid record of faithful serdce g-a11wd at ,\'ewington he• al"o gai1H'd at the Uni\l~n;ity. The new;; of hii:; ch-alh ca11sNI a kcling of profound regret amongi:;t his old Unheniity comrades.

Jel<yll pussl'd his final examination in Medicine in 1915, and soon after he offered his senices to his country. lie was appoint-ed captain ·in the IL\.M.C. He reached France in .M<ly, J!Jl5, and, whilst attending to the wounded in tlw first line of trenches, he recch-ed the wound;; which resulted in bi;; death. 111 one of his ll'tters he wrote, ""'ill t1·y and do my little bit for the old :::ichool," and we who k.ne" hm1 knC\\ that his ''little bit" meant another :-;tuge along the path of DutJ. when• he \\Ould meet with his old wa1·m cheering smile all hardship>! a11d dtlngcrs l'\en unto the end. \Ye deeply mourn the lo;;s of one "hose• life ht'ld imch promi;;e, but "e thank Goel who Jias em·idwcl us with the bright example and the sweet memory of .\rthur JekJll. To his ROITO\\ ing family \\e 1•xtend our d<•1•1>t•st sjmpathy.

SERCJL:ANT J. L . SAUNDERS,

llril'f mention was made of Serg1•ant J. L. Saunders' death, \\bich occunecl through meningitis iu Egypt ou J uuuary lst, in

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our last issul' of thl' ··;.;c" ingtouian." \\'!" arc JIU\\ able tu gilc a fttll account of this.

\\'hill• at .\nzac he l'arricd out hi;; duties faithfulh· and \\l•ll. On the ell' of January l:<t he complaincd to t"·o of l1i

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s <·0111racks that lw was not f<"t'ling \\ell. He went outside. ancl hacl a lit of retching, aftt'r which he :seemed to g-et a sort of fl'' l'r and ag-tll'. but suhsequcntly Jw rl'turned to bed In thl• morning lw co111-plainl'd that he thought hl• had rlwu111ati,.,m. Thl• nlllt tl•r 1u1s reported, and the doctor was brought in to t•,a111i1w hi111. The latter diagnosed the case as one of meningitis, ancl had Se1·geunt 8aund<.'n; rt•mo,·ed to the hospital, but he \\as beyond all aid, and plUiH<'Cl away at 3 a.m. on January lst befon• n·ad1i11g tlw hospital. Jfr was accorded the honour of a military funeral. heacll'd hy the famous 26th Band. .\ ,oJley was tir<.'d Oll'r hi" g'l'llll', 'l\ncl t hl' "Last L'ost" o;otmded by till' hugh•rs. lle was buril'cl beHicle t hl' soldiers who fell in the battle:< of Kassassin and Tel-el-J(ebir, in which the British defeated the Egyptians.

'Ve offer our most sincere sympathy to his i;ono\\iug relatiYes.

The J\iug's ::lchool match fell on Empirl' Day, and ll•d to a pleasi ug- Ii t tit• celebration. Bet we en the second and fin;( 111u tl:hcs the boys of both Schools were drawn up in hollow square round the flag st ufl'. Tl1e 11 eadm:.rnten; of the two 8choolsj b1·il'fly addressed tll(' g-athering, "hich wm; incrt'ast•d b.I' thl' presence of a good many 1 isiton;. 'J'lw Allit>d flags tloatt>d from the tlai,'1;laff, and ttl the eonclusion lh\'j' we1·e •minted with ring-ing cl1ecn>.

LE'L"l'EH8 FHO~I OLD BOYS O~ .\C'Tl\·g 8EH\'l('E.

The following is an extract from a letter from Coq><>ral J\. X. Pattrick, Sth Hfcts., 13th Batt., 4th Brigade (from l'lmalia) :-

.. Onct• more \\C arc in the land of sun, sand, etc., but this time we are landed in the heart of it, irn,tead of at a dl'cent place like Alexandria or Cairo. We arrhed here on the morning of the 3rd, at 5.30, and h~l\e all been cursing the sand and wind e\er sinee. as it hlows hard all day, and as a result t lwn• is a co11tin11011s cloud of sand s\ll'eping OYer us. , \It hough \\l' arri1ed at !l.30 a.m., \\t' did not officially disembark till 7.30 p.111., when "r were imnwcliutely l'ntrained for this place. We came o'er from Lt•mnos on the Taruscian, having what might hl' calll'cl a lucky trip across, for, although we h'lld an escort (a French

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tll»:.l1·uyer), we "ighted l\\o s11hniarines l'al"l~ on :\ .. w) 1•ar's Da1·, " hi le on Xew Y1•ar's night a st1·am1·1· 0111.r 11 hours behind i'1s "as torpedoed and sunk, su you >il'e Wl' had a narrow >-queak, a ncl ~·ou can imagine that wt• would han.> he1•11 !<OllH' catch . as lh<'rC' \\t're 2,000 aboard. l101n•1er. all's w<'ll that t•ncl,.; well.

"l am writing this under 1 ile conditions in u little dugout , 4/l. h1· 5ft., in the desert, and sand pouring in on one all the timt•. · You ha1e no idea "hat a strain it wa,.; on l'\eryone's nencs the last week of the e1acuation. \\'e did not lrnow when we \\ere going, but what we did know \\US tlml thousands were lea1ing e 1ery night, and as each day passed 1\l' knew that it only "anted u little news wafted to Johnny Turk, "ho would then ha1e made our positions untenable, and ha1c drilen 11!1 into the i.ea, for the1·e is not thl' shadow of a doubt as to how thinly our lines were manned. l10\\ e1·er, all is well that <•nds w<•ll, and one cannot speak too highly of thl' people re,.,ponsibll' for thl' details of the whole mm·ement, as e' erything went along like oilNl machinery. The troops came down " 'illiams l'ier in hundreds, nnd were immediately packed on lighten;, and taken to either a troopship 01· cruiser. There was not tlw slighlN;t appearance of congestion or confusion. and, in rny opinion, t lw grl'atrwss of the e1 acuation of -15,000 from such a precarious position, 11nclouhtcd-ly makes good, or at least some reparation for the mhtakes that ha1·c already been committed. Still it was undeniably sad, especially to the old hands, to ha1·e to ll'a\'e a pince they felt they O\\ ned, and to think that 1somc had bnried their best pals there, who had fought alongside of them. \\'hy, whcre,·er we "ent, one ran against little mounds, with jui;t a plain cross, with a hcro's name written thereon., in pencil. And there 1s no doubt that it was the thought of tho»(• poor fcllom; "ho lay a couple of feet under the earth, that spn'acl such n gloom 01 er all of us, when we heard that "e wpre to len1 e the pla<·e whe1·e Aw;traliun,.; had made irnch a name for tlwm,.;ehl's. and acldecl a fresh chapter to tbe history of the great European War, that is lo el'er Iii e in the memories of the present g1•nera t ion. ' I h s place is practically on the canal, and \\as laid out by the Frenrh 1x•ople in the most artistic style. There are dri\'Cs through a1e1111es of 01·erhangi11g trees, rows of houst•s o f tlw cottage type and large 1·illais, all built by the ('anal Co. It is really too pretty to describe."

Corporal L. P. Penman, A .. \.:.Lc., writes from :\!anus Island (late German New Guirwa) :

"\\'c had a most mii.erablc 'oyagc bere iu au O\ercrowdcd tub, with the result that moi:;t of us were hopelessly sea-sick none wor"e than myself. l will nut forget the agonies of that ti-ip if 1 lhe to be 100 years old.

l.Ipon ou1· anhal in thexe part,.; 11e \\('re quarautincd on account of an outbreak upon board ship. The close confinement to a prescribed place for one month, \\hen we anticipated the joys of searching for strange and 110\ el sensations, 11 as not the

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cheeriest of welcomes. While in iwlation. we had the unique experience, 1o us, of being in the mids t of a se1ere earthquake, not to mention man1· miuor shocks from time to time. On 1he l'it of January, ahoui 11 p.111 .. we Wl're awakened from our repose by the mos1 awe-inspiring sounds ancl sensations. The ground groaned, cr!'akecl. cracked, 1rembled. swayl'd. rocked, and clicl Pwrything except turn upside clown. and we almos t expectf'cl that to happPn. lllany of lhP mpn "ere hysterical, and numbers S<'a-sick, or, more l'OITcctly speaking, land-sick. Part of thr island was submerged. and 1riuch damage doue. One canuot analy:-;e 01w's fet>lings. but the dominant thought was of thf' immPnse possibilities of clt•strnction that are behind i.:u<'h a di s-turbance. The suhtenanf'tln rumblings continuf'cl for ~ome time. and slight t n·mors could he felt for days, just as if tlw land was s inking into place again.

St•1·en cla.1•s nftt•r 11·<' gninecl our fret>dom. J was onlere1l n'l me1lic·al orclprl.r in c•hnrg<' to procee<l 1o ~lanus lslaml, Aclmirnlt,1· (;ro11p, n 1•1J1st<•r of islnn<ls sornl' :l:10 miles from Hahanl. Whit<' nwn han• 0111\· lw1•11 in tlwse islands for four vears or therr-aho11ts, nncl t•onsN111c•ntly the !'Oastal 1 illages ai·e only pa1·tly l'ililisP<l. 11hilp tlw inlnncl tribes are wild, feroriow; !'annibal,., l"pon this station wp lunl' numlwrs of young boy" who know th<' tush• of human fl<•sh. and within a day·s jour1wy inlancl from hPn' l"annilml feasts are ll'PPkly p1ents.

"l'1•rhnps the greatest sonrl'e of fasc•ination is found in thP srP1wry. SPa, ii<land, bush, and insect Ji fe a!I hold a wealth or ht'tiuty. Tl1i>: is pa l'I it'nlnrly true of th<' vegetation. whirh is 11•r.1 rieh in colour. ancl Prreptionally profnsh<'. .\11 kinds or plants an• found, from the mammoth monarch or the jungle to th<' tin.1· "st•nsitilP plant." from trailing 1i11es as thick ns a man'i< hocly to ch•lipnte 1rt>ndil;;, from swaying, tall palms to minnte ferns. ,\II 1;; intl•nninglNI in n mannPr that no word;; conlcl desrribe. ancl one l'annot hnt wonder why so many lwnnti ful things arr 1•1·owclecl into Cllll' spot. The grea1 clrawb

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ack to thi« station is it<.; isolation. \\'p werr ninf' weeks \l"ithont a visit from a s tpnnwr. which meant no mail or supplies. Jt is now one month sin1•1• thl.' last onr nrrh·ed."

Snpp<'l' TTnhrrt Alexander, 4th Fit>ld Coy.. Engineers, writrs :·

"On rPturning to the Peninsula in Xovemher. I transferred to m.r prrsl•nt unit. Hncl some ,·ery intPresting work for a few W<'C'ks. ancl was sorry when the e' acua1ion came along aucl put an Pncl to it. We ha1p been in Egypt for 2~ months, camped right out in tlw clesprt. WP are doing n desultory kind of train-ing, anc~ on thf' 11hole ha\"e lwen having a remat·kably ea!;y tirn(', muc·h cllffpn•nt to \1hat wp had expected. This peace camp Jifp i«. ho11e1rr. \er.1· tiring. and the wl'nthe r is getting hot, and th<' flies nnno.ring. I shall be pleased to get away nnd ha,·e f<Ome more acfil<• srn icP. 'Ye should grt away from here within 1wo 111ontl1s at flll' 1er.1· latt>st. and probably nrn!'h rrn·lie1-. nncl J am

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in hopes of renewing my acqaintanceship with England. T have recently met a great nnmber of t·nin•rsity nwn of my own time or thereabouts."

('. D. Holliday:-"I was extremely fortnate in seeing mother nncl father. As

we swung out of the railway station J rnf't tlwm. as Wf' mar<•lwcl past the saluting hase at the Domain I saw tht>m: lat!'r on. as we were marching to the .\ gric·ultural Crouncl, l nwt father, an<l then, of course, we were together nt night. Considering ho\\ fortunate T was in that rpspect, I am nil the more sorr,\· tha t I did not see you. Yon nwr rest ass111·t>d thnt I wi ll often thin), of Xewingto11 whil!' f um 'away. Tht> hnppiPSf years of 111y Jiff' \\'Prf' spent thpre. nncl whn fell'I' tlw futun' mn.r hold I ,\ill alwars look bnf'k "ith grntit111le to tlw dPnr old School."

On ~lny 2~ rcl ~fr. \\"i se\\'on ld. tlH' fl'n\'f'lling secretary of th<' l 'nion, cnrne out nncl deli1·erecl an aclclress on "\\'hat the Christinn l ' nion is." •r1w ('lll'istian 1·nion is not an inst itntion to stop pillow-fights, and is not intended for i1H'ali1h; and old \10rn!'n. ft is meant for fellows "ho ha\ e sonw iro and grit in them. 'l'hc•rf' is an idea that religion is for the milk nncl water sort of 1wopl1'. hut this is a wrong impres«ion. Take un,r or the great 1t•111h•1·s: they ha\e realised that religion means sonwtliing to them. Tlw aim of the Chri,;;fian l'nion is to mak!' rt>ligion manly. l'l<•nty of fellows rlo not Imo\\ ''hat religion nwans. Tlw_y are not iranw to do the little hit more that is reqnirecl o f fht>nl.. Mi". \Vis!'\\Onld Raid that there was a \'f'l'\' fine f<'llow at his school. llr \\as n great spo1·t. and won the

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Rhoclei-;' Scholarship. \Yhil e lw was in l~ngland the \\ar broke ont. and he w!'nl to the tren<'lws a« a clodor. Ilis duty was to attend to the nwn bro11ght in h.'· tlw st retcher-benrers. nnt the time c•a111P when there W!'I'!' no s tretcher-bearers. There were some men l,\·ing wouncl!'!f in "Xo :\fan's Land,'' lwtween the trenC'lws. This young clo<'fnr <'rnwlecl out and brought them in one h~· one. For this a<'t ion lw was awarded the D.S.O. He was willing to clo a little bit mor(•. and he obtained an adequate rew.arcl.

The Christian {lnion is to help fellows to do a lit1 le hit on their own. If yo11 don't like the Clll'istian l ' nion, it is jnst ns wrlf f01· you to get ont of it. 'l'he little hit 111ore runs 011 t in two or thrE'e clirE'<'fions. It rPqnirPS a littl(• 111orp of ,Hln than mere attenclance ut meetings. Yon ar!' also going to 1ind ont whether religion clm•s anything by means of Bihl<' st 11cl.1". Yo111· object i~ to S!'e and understand the meaning of lift'. If yon clo not stncl\' th!' Riblt• 1·ou do not think it worth w hil e to folio" ont the rnles set clm~n °h,Y .Jesns. 'l'hro11gh nihle stud.I' \II' ''I'!' going- to learn sonwf hing ahont ,Jpsns. Tlw llihlt· is Iii\(• a c·o111-

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pass which help!'; one to find one's way. lt is going to h<'lp ~-011 to enlarg<' your ' ' i!'ws, and SN' the g-reat lanclmerlrn of lift'.

;\fr. \\' ise" ould told us another stor)' of a young doctor "ho went to Manclwria to help th<' Manehul'i.ans fight disea..;e. \\ hilst there the plague broke out in a place and began to spread. This .ro11ng doctor \'Olunh•ered to go up to the centre, and he wns snt•-e<'ssfnl in stopping the sprencling of tlw plague. lit> himself. hoW!'\'er, caught thp plng11e and died. lTt' was willing to <lo n littll' bit more, and his life \\US worth while. The \"icero,,· pl'O-clnimecl a. day of public mournii1g in honour of him.

Mr. Wist'wotild, hefore closing, said that he had noti<·<'cl in-at t !'ntiwness and im;i ncerity nmong;;t many of thmw J>l't"sent. mHl that if thev did not wish to take the matter s!'riouslr. it would he l>ettt•r

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for them to drop it altogether. It was wa<.;t(' nr tinw to s!'1l<l out spPaker:; to an insincere audien!'e.

Tlw Com1111ttt>t' also has this opinion. and at our m<'Ptings W<' wrnh to!<<'<' in f11t111·1• onl,1· thost' who frnly think that th1y <'Un obtain g-0011 from tlw ('IHistinn (Tnion. and who nre really sinc<'r!'.

THE FIRST FTFTEEX'S TTITP TO TTTE IlOY.\L :\!TLIT.\RY COLLEGE.

Tht' First Fifl<'1•n w!'r<' e\'.1remely pleased wh!'n 11w Head-master gn'e his <'Ons<'nt to tlwir accepting tht' no~·nl ::'lfilitary College's kind imitation to b!' their guests for a fe" days. arnl piny tlwm a ganw of football. .\ccordingly when .Jnne :ll'd was fht•d ns th<' dat<' for the matc>h, w<' assembled on the C't•ntral Railway Station on the night of ,June 2nd, and caught 1he Cooma mail for Qul'anbc,yan . • \s tlw King's Birthday fell on the :\londay following, we \\t'r<' n'lkecl to stay until :'ifonday night, and play them two matches. \Ve had !'ngaged compartments, and. n!'cdless to say. we got "plenty'' of sleep on the way down, There \\ert> some \\Oulcl-h<' l111morists amongst us, and they amused us for som!' t im<'; one of t hesp war< nearly left behind at :\lenangl<', hN•n11s!' 11<' snicl that he fancied that it Olenangl!') \\US a fishing rt•sor1, whil1• another used to demand at <''er~· stntion the senic!'s of a "portah."

On arri1nl nt Q11!'anlwyan we were met by the captain of the Il.M.C'. XV., and Wt'r<' drhcn to Olli' destination in two transport wnggons. n·l' arrhPd th<'re about 5 a.m., and aft!'r partnking of ~ome light r<'freshn1<'nt. wer<' taken to our quarters. \Ye irnme-1lia1!'1y turiwd in for a couple of ltours' sleep. Aft!'r breakfast on Saturday morning\\(' took the opportunity or looking round tlw CollPge as much as possible. The College O\'!'rlooks an ex1t>nsin• plain through which rnn~ the Wonongla Hh·!'1'.

Th!' <·adets' q11nrters c>onsist of a number of blocks, !'ach of \\hich contain abo111 20 rooms. On Sntnrda~' morning sonw or 11s

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played billiards or sat over the fire in 11w l!(•C'rt>11tion Hoom. \\hi le a h•w walked Olt'I' to Canbe1Ta ('h11rl'11. In t lw u rternoon \It' play('(( 0111· first match with llw ('olleg1'. and artPr a \Cry I'\ en and w(•ll-contt>sted game. in "h il•h tlw res11 lt "a-. in clouht right up to the finish. "e were beaten b~· Hi l:l. \ s tlw C'olleg1• has ne11•1· bPfore had more than :l points '<'Ol'Pcl against them. 0111· trip so far "as not in \ain •. \t night \It' attt>ndt>d a conc1·1'1 ghC'n hy tlw OftiC'ers' Training SC'hool, whil•h is l'at11pt•d :tho11t hair a milt• from the College. On Sunday 11101·ning '"' went to ('h11r<'11, after whieh we changecl into whit1• 1•a11' as uni forms. lent 11s hy the cadE'ts. and e njoy1•d a ''<'I',\' intPl't"•ting l1•1• t11r1• 011 tn•nch warfare, \\hiC'h was ghen by ('aptain lfro" nPll, who was on uC'the senit'l' from 1he l'l'treat from ~Ions to tlw hattl1• of the Aif-Jtl'. \\'C' spC'nt 81111day afte1·110011 in soll i11g 11 111t11.t' of lwclg1•s, and in Yh;iting C:ene1·al Bridges' gTn11•. "hil'h !it's on th1• top of a hill O\t.>rlooking tlw ('olleg<>. :'.loncla.1· 11101·ni11g wa,; takt•n np in tPnnis uncl hilliarcl-., "hile latpr nici-.t of 11s dsit1•cl tlw 1·a11-tP1•n at tlw Oilil•prs' Trnining SC'hool.

Then c·am<• 1h1• most ex<'iting e' ent of th<' whol1• t ri1) \\'1• pla.1·l'll tlw ('ollt>gr a return matC'h, and dt>fNlt(•cl thPm hy !l :;. a fl'at11rp of tltl' aftl'rnoon !>Ping the barrarking of about :WO nwn from tlw '1'1·aining S<'hool. who wpre strong s11pport1•rs of 'i1•w-ington. This is tht> only ocrasion the ('ollt•gt• t1•am has ht•t•n hea11'11. \t tlinn(•r on )lon1la.'· night, Hanson. tlw C'ollt>gt• t'ap· tain. llHHlt· a short spep1·h. thanking u" for 1·oming so far to pla,1· tlwm. 8t1•t>lt' replied in a nC'at speN•h on lwhalf of the tt>am. thanking- tht' <·adt>ts for tlwi1· \\arm \\l'lt•onw. and n•f1•1T1•cl to th1• 1•xc•Pll1•11t sportmanship whiC'h th<' ll.\I.\. had clisplayt'cl in ho1 h gaml's.

\\'I' ](•ft aho11t 9 p.m .. aftt-r l'X<·hanging lwarty l'IH•t>rs with 11w ('ollegt' 1•tult>1s, who :11'e smnt- of t hi' fiitl'st sports w1• ha"' <'"'r nwt. \ftt•r a "some\\ hat" slePplPss j<l111·npy wt• nrri\l•cl in Syclnl'y abonl G a .m. in 1ime to !-.tart tlw half-1·e:Hl1· 1•xan1s at n'a.m.' 'l'h11s endNl onr of tlw most pl1•asa11t t1.'ip,; ":<' li:l\P 1•1p1· had, and 11(' takP this oport11nit.v of again thanking' 011r hosts at 11w ('oll1•gp for thp hospitality and kindnl'ss s hown 11s.

)IF.ETTXC OF THE .\THLF.'l'TC C'Lrn.

The annual meting of the Athll'tic C'l11b was hPl<l on thl' :!;'i1 h \lay for tlw plp1•tion of the C'ommittel' for the ensuing ,\'Par. The rl'port of the treas11rer. )ft". ,Jones. and the st'<'retary, \lr. ,Jan it', \\t•re both acloph•d. The balanct>-shePt was n•acl, and shO\\t•d a falling-off in c•omparison to la"t year, c•hieflJ on uc1·011nt of 1111' d1•1•r1•a'<P in the takings of the !uck-shop.

'l'lw ( h1b hud to rt'port a fair mras11rt• or st1l'<'1•ss in c•ric•kl't. a~ cl nri ng t lw first tt•rm w1• playNl fo111· 1•om1wt it ion ma !C'lws. tl II of \\hil'h we \\Oil, lt'l\\ing llS t'<JllHl \\ilh S.(l,:;,, for first pJ!l('('. . \ final nrnt<'h 11as 1>,la,1·ecl. when, aftl'r an PXC'iti11g <'ontt'st, WI' s11C'-

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8111iplrmr11/ lo T/11 :Ye1ci11!Jfrmi1111, .fuue, l!ll(i.

KILLED IN ACTION.

~lajor l\loffat Reid, rst .\.L.IT. l\fajor F. Campbell, 2nd Battalion. Captain D. S. Freeman, 15th Battalion. Captain A. C . . \. Jekyll, R.1\.i\1.C. Lieutenant ] r. P. Barton. Lieutenant C. TI owes, Raj put Light Infantry. Company Scrgeant-:\lajor D. N. i\IcGregor, 3nl Battal ion. Sergeant C. R. Lm·ett, 19th Batt. Corporal R Lewin. Corporal N. Roberts. Lance-Corporal K. IT. Jackson. Trooper L. R P ountney, 5th A.L.II.

' Trooper N. S. Jeffrey. Private \\. 11. R. \\'oods. Private R. S. :\leek. Prirnte J. Coutts, 1st Brigade.

DIED OF ILLNESS.

Sergeant J. L. Saunders.

D ROWNED. Pte. F. (;uille.

MISSING.

Pri,·ate F. N. Dash, 8th Rfcts., lst Battalion.

WOUNDED.

Captain E. \\'. .\tkinson, 19th Battalion. ,, J. L. Sandy, 1st Field Artillery.

Lieutenant \ \ '. ?II. Ed wards. ]. 11. ~lcDonald, 2oth Battalion.

Sergeant \\'. Crooke, 18th Battalion. ,. ( ;. I loward, 1 s t Battalion. ,, 1\. i\JcKern, 4th Battalion.

Corpora l JI. J. Peisley, ".\'' Coy., 2nd Battalion. Lance-Corporal S. Il uclson, 6th A.L.11.

Trooper 0. ,\llsopp. ,, 11. Brown, 211d A.L.II.

Pri,·ate C. Newsome.

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RETURNED TO DUT Y. :. lajor C. Shellshear, .\.:.l.C., 4th c\ust . . \ux. I lospital.

l. (;, l\lackay, 4th Battalion. T . ~li l lner, .\.S.C., Di,·. 1 leaclquarters Staff.

,. \\' . S. Lawry, rst .\.L.JI. Lieutenant C. K. .\lien, 13th }.fiddlesex Rgt.

,, 11. 11. :.reek. King's Royal RiHes. Sergeant 11. 11. l\loffat, 6th L. 11. Regt. Corporal c;. R. Buchan, 13th Battalion. Trooper N. l\ I off at, 2ncl Rfcts., 6th A. LOii. P r i\'ate S. \\ ' . Korff, i7th Batt.

INVALIDED HOME. Lieut. ,\. K. ).Janey-Lake. 7th ,\.L.ll. Sergt . . \ . S. ~. Pattrick, 2nd Rfcts., ist Batt. (re-enlisted) Sergt. .\. C. \\'. ).lcKern, 4th Battalion.

.. L. ).ldlanis, qth Battalion. Corp. R. Lobban (discharged).

S. Broome, 12th /\.L.H. ,, 0. '.\I. Barker, 12th .\.L.H.

Trooper R. 11. K. Clarke. ,, ]. Simpson . ., 11. \\'.Crane. 3rcl Rfcts., 12th LIT.

Dri,·er B. \\'. 1\1 arina, .)rd Batt., 1 st Field Artillery. Pri,·ate R. S. Boyer, 26th Battalion .

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. \. L. Lane, 3rd Battalion (discharged). \\ ' . C. Tasker, r3th Batt. (discharged). \\'. \\'arlow Davies. \ \ ' . (;. l\T cCourt, 17th Batta! ion. E. C. Bush . . \. \\'. E. ( ;arcliner.

DISCHARGED ON ACCOUNT OF ILL H E ALTH. Scrgt. E. F. Campbell. Pri,·ate ,\. Price.

1 I. Langwell. RETURNED F ROM RABA UL.

Lieut. ~. S. Bate. Scrgt. . \. 'N. N orthrott (re-en listed).

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHE S. '.\lajor I. C. l\ lackay, 4th Battalion. Captain T. I~. Parker, 28th Di"' Royal Engrs., Salonika.

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ON ACTIVE SERVICE. Licut.-Coloncl J . \\ '. Lucas. :Major A. L. Dawson, A.A.l\I.C.

,, Cookson. ,, J. ~lailer Kendall, R.A.i\l.C. ,, N. l\lcTaggart, ist l\lining Battalion. ,, J. l\lorton, 3rd Base Hosp. ,, G. Short, U.l\l., i7th Battalion.

Captain D. Buchanan, Adjut., i3th .A.L.l I. ,, B. Carruthers, O.C. Sth F .. \mb., H ... \.ill.C., F'ncc ,, P. 11. Crane, .\djutant. ,, S. N. Doust, RA.l\I.C. ,, F. C. Geyer. ,, E. S. James, • \rmy Vet., 5th Light llorse Regt. ,, C. S. ~lurphy, lJnion Forces, South Africa. ,, Re\'. A. ~leek, Chpln., 3rd F .• \., 48th Div., France ., R. l\lcClelland, . \.?ll.C. ist . \ust. (;en. I lospital. ,, T. E. Parker, 28th Di,·. Royal Engrs., Salonika. ,, C. 11. \\ 'csley, 10th .\.L.Il., 3rcl B'g'dc, Egypt. ,, C. A Brough, Field .\rtillery. ,, (;. Parker, 1st Di,·. Ammun. Col., ist Batt. F .• \. ,, C. \\ '. Marr, .\ust. \\"irclcss Squadron.

Fleet-Surgeon R A. N. Brennand. Lieutenant G. D. Allen.

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E. Beaver. 11. \\'. Brough. J. Bowry, Engineers. A. Campling, Dental Corps. J. \\". Cook, 3rd North Stafforcbh ire Rgt. R. F. Corfe. M. Davies. R. Gowing, AQ.~l.G. .\. L. llewish, Sth lUcts, 3rc.l Battalion. N. J. Hill. S. llolmes, 9th Rfcts., 2oth Battalion. Spencer llorc.lern, A.L.II. F. ;.Iarshall, Dental Corps. F. :.Ieares, 5th Brigade, Field Artillery. R Morrell, 6th A.L.Il. McDonald. l\1. K. Nolan. A 1\ewman (Dental Corps). .\. T. Pau ll, 26th Battalion.

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Lieutenant E. Pearce, .Artillery. K. F. Potts. C. c;. Prescott, qth lHch ., 3rd Batt., France. D. S. Rowlands. ]. Terras. - \ ' irgo. \ '. T. S. \\ 'arry, 25th Battalion. West. R 1\1. K. Wilson, O.C., 16th H.fcts., 4th Batt.

,, C. R \\'ise, yd Border H.cgiment. ,, 0. 11. \\'oodward, 1st l\li11i11g Batt.

Flight Sub-Lt. G. E. Johnson, R.N . Flying Corps, Eng. Company Sergeant-nlajor 0. Patison . . \rmourer-Scrgeant 0. Gemell. Staff-Sergeant .Ayres, A.M.C. Sergeant :\. Northcott, Officers' School.

( ). Robertson, Officers' School.

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.\. T. R. Brown, Officer:;' Hchool. D. Eager, Officers' School. R. Col\\'ell, Officers' School. L. (;all. R Campling. C. Criffiths, ''D" Coy., i9th Batt. L. I loskins, Engineers. \\'. llooper. C. D. l lolliclay, i5th Rfcts., 2ncl Battalion. C. J. Kaeppel. 1liller. Prentice, A.11.C. C. Nixon, Engineers. D. 1\1. nlurray. .\. R . .:-.luir, 45th Battalion. R \\'. Pettit. 11. \\·. Powell, Ord. Staff, 1st .\ust. (;en. llosp. J. C. Ross. \\' . D. Scott H.. P. \\'alker . . \. C. K . .:-.lcKenzic. 2ncl .\ust. (;en. I Iospital.

.. R. c;. Brown, .:-.Jachinc c;un Section. Corporal D .. \rguimban, .\.L.11.

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F . R. Calbraith. 6th JHcts., 211cl \.I. 11. J. \\ ' . Calagher, 9th Rfcts., rst .\. L.11 .\. I~. ;.,1 illcr, 3rcl lHcts .. 13th Ba ttalion .

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L.-Corpora l .:\. .:\. Crozier, 6th Rfcts., 5th , \.L.II. B. Find lay, ".\" Coy., 9th Battal ion.

,, B. Spcdding, zoth Battalion. Trooper C. ,\bbott, 12th A.L.IJ., 3rd Rfcts.

,, S. Alexander, A. L.1 l.

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11. .\. Brown, 2nd L.ll. H.gt., Ist Brigade. J. S. Campbell. Gall. S. Gall, 2nd A.L.II. K. I. Cill, ''A" Squadron. 6th A.L.11. 11. G. Lawson. T. C. ?I I orrow, 1 s t L. l l. Brigade. E . .Norman R. K. Pountney, 211<1 A .L.H. Price, znd A.L.H. K. C. Riley, 16th .f<fcts., 6th A.L.H. E. Roseby, ll .. \ . 1\1. Sandy, 8th Rfcts., 6th A.L.H. R. G. Scott. E . Steel, A.L.II. R. M . Stee l, 2nd DiY., AS.C., 4th A.L.Il. Brig. L. B. Steady, C. ·well s II.\\' . \\'hyte, 12th AL.II.

(;turner F. Albery.

,, D. Boxall, qth Rfcts., t st Brigade. J. ,\. Carlisle, 4th A.F.A L. Clarke, -J.lh Rfcts., 2nd Brigade, F.A. 11 . Gissing, Jst F., \ . ,\ . E. Gregg. C. J. von llagen.

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Gunner J. Johnson. E. N. Leahy, i6th Rfcts., i st F.A. 1\1. Lawson.

,, J. L. Norman. ,, R. ~L. Percy, 8th Rfcts., 7th F. ,\ . ., R. \\ '. Peel. ,, C. E. Reddall, i3th Rfcts., ist F. ,\. Brigade. ,, A. Small, i6th Rfcts., ist Field ,\rtillery. ,, L. J J. Thompson. ,, K. \\ ' inn, 1 3th Rfcts., 3rd Field Artillery. ,, T. l\l. \\' alcott.

Sapper Salisbury, l~ngineers. ,, G. Chandler.

Bumbar<lier R. S. \\ 'hiteman, i5th Royal Fusileers. ,, L. K. ~leale, qth Bat., Howitzer Beige., F .. \ .

Driver N. S. l\lagee, B.A.C., 5th F.A. ,, II. F. Williams, qth Battery, F.A.

,, K. C. B. \Viseman, i5th Battery, 5th F.A. Private H. cle V. Alexander, "D" Coy., 8th Battalion.

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E. Atkinson. C. J. Bleazard. E. R. \\'. Brown, 13th Rfcts .. 2oth Battalion. J. P. Bush, Signaller, 6th AL.II. J. Bryant, 3rcl Rfcts., 53rd Battalion. E. G. Bracken, Camel Corps. R. L. Campbell. R. Coates. \V. Colborne. C. R. Crowther, 7th Rfcts., 15th Battalion. Daniels, A.M.C. H . Dingle, ,\.l\I.C., 6th Rfcts., 1:-;t F. ,\mb. J. Dugan, 4th Rfcts., 17th Battalion. L. A. Dill, 8th Rfcts., 3rd Battalion. A. Fynmore. Geddes. H. Grimes. C. 0. Harrison, -tth Coy., Field Engineers . G. B. l lunt, 6th Rfcts., r7th Batt. A. S. 11 unt, 6th Rfcts. , 17th Battalion. Jeffries. E. R. Jamieson, A.l\J.C., 9th Field ,\mbulance. A. \\' . James, rnth Rfcts., 2nd Battalion. \Y. L. Laing, 9th Rfcts., 3nl Battalion.

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Pri,·ate R E. ?.lurray, 1st R fcts., 17th Battalion.

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E. M. Lane. A. ~Iurray. S. L. Moore, 9th Rfcts., 18th Battalion. G. McKern. J. McDonald . J I. ~IcCaus land. L. Penman, A.M.C., Rabaul. R j. Percy, 9th Rfcts., 1st Battalion. A. Rofe, A.~l.C. JJ. de Q. R obin. 0. A. Richards, A.~I.C. ,\, I ~ . . Ramsay, 36th Battalion. \'. T. Roper. 1 lamilton, 3rd Rfcts., 53rcl Battalion. C. J . \\' . East, 19th Batta lion. B. lloward . R Jamieson, .\.~J.C. A. .\. Hay, 9th Rfcts., 18th Battalion. P. J. Stewart, 9th Rfcts., 18th Batta lion . ] . Tarn . . \. C. \\'atson, 9th Field .\mhulance. 0. C. White. T . Whitton. N. Winn, 3oth Battalion, Machine Gun Section. F. \\'inn , 3oth Battalion, ~rachine Gun Section. C. Weakley. C. W ebb, A.M.C. \ T. S. \ Vilson, 12th Rfcts., 13th Battalion .

., \\' . Smith. nugler 11. Harker, Canadian R egiment.

RANK NOT KNOWN. \\' . Andrews. - Barton. 0. Bea le. . \ . Burling. - Burnham. - Cooper, A.~I.C. T . Cuthbertson. L. Davies. F. Dawson. R Draper.

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II. J. Englert. R. Forbes. S. Freeman. T. \Y. B. Gale . C. Glasson. .\ . • \ . Goodall. -;'\[. Grainger. Dr. C. 11 arker. R . 1\ . JI olloway, Engnrs. S. J urd.

Supplement lo Thr -:i.·e11'i11,r;to11ia11, ,J1111r, 1!1Hi.

J. Keam. R. Lumsdaine. A. l\facdonald. C. l\f a rs h. \ '. T. l\farshall. Engnrs. R. ~kCnurt. C. Miner. 11. l\.forrison. A. 11 . Pawley.

G. M. Perrett. C. Scri,·en. - Sm ith . A. Sutton, ,\.i\f.C. 0 . Tedd. W. Tink. .\. T. Trollope. ,\.T. 11. C. Trollope, . \ . ~l.C'.

I). Classon, Royal Flying Corps, England.

NEWINGTONIANS ON HOME SERVICE.

Chaplain-Col. Re,. C. J. Presrntt, .\cting Senior Chaplain Colonel .\. E. Perkins, D.S.O., P.?11.0., 2ncl I )is trict. Lt.-Colonel Sir Herbert ~[aitland. ~fajor C. ,\. Buchanan, O.C. Rifle Rc"en·e Corps.

,, C. II. E. Lawes, P.~1.0., :\filitary Camps. (;, II. ,\bbott.

,, C. Purser. ,, 1\-I uhs. ,, \Varden.

Captain E. l\I. Boyer, Chaplain. ,, R. J. \\'hiteman, Ai\f.C., Liverpool. ,, C. i\f. llay, A.l\f.C., Liverpool.

Jl. E. B udden, Specia l \\'ar Chest Com missioner . S. Leadley, Special \\'ar SerYice, c/ o B ritish Consul,

Genoa. A. Peel.

The Editor will be pleased to recci,·c any corrections and additions .

. \rrangements are being made to send copies of "The :\ ewington ia n" to all Old Boys at the front, whose addresses can be obtained. It is requested that these, when safely rcceiYed, -;hou ld, as far as possible, be ackno,, -ledgccl.

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ceeded in c•arrying- off tlw shield for the third time in th~ last fire year". l ;nrort1matl'h our tea111 was not so succes<;£11I 1n the begi~rning or tlw new (';>mpetition.

Jn football "e "en• not too s11c-c•1•s,;f11l, but shO\\l'd an im-1wo1l'mrnt towards Ow latter 1xirt of the season, which was VE'r~· <·reel it a hi r .

. \t tlw .\ll-Sc•l10ols .\thl<'tiC' ('hampionship meeting wr gained a (']osp third h.r ,.;c·oring :!:! point"· 8.( .f>:.(o.S. winning "ith 29 points.

Th1• llifl<' Shooting must st'l'm 11•1·.r disappointing to those \\ho ha1P st•t•n the 1rn1111• of :"il'\\ington fig111·p so promirwntl.r in shooting d11ring· pn•1 iou"1 .1·1•a1·s, a11cl it 1111s point Pel out that greatPI' at1t•ntion 11111st lw gil<•n to this h1·anC'h of sl'11ool spori.

'l'lw rollo" ing w1•rp tlwn t•h•c•tt•d: Stt>rle. \Inc· Donald. Cripps. II i«l,s, J:ro\\ n . .\'<'"ton. Dn rk!'.

VAl.ETE.

F. \. E. J ,Awr.s.-C'nm!' F!'b, 1!)06; left ::\fnrch, 1916: Prefel't. l!lH-l:i-JG: Jst Xl.. l!ll l-15-16: ('aptain. l!Jl6: ('omhitwcl School<= :!ncl X I.. 1 ()Jii: ht X \' .. 1!11:;: .\ thletiC'"· l!lH-15: Hifle '1'1•:1111, 1915 : Open Sc·holnrship. 1!112; \Yigrnm .\lien SC'holnrship. l!ll:l-H; S<'hof1Pl<I Sc•lrnlnrship, 191.f ; Counc•il's Srholnrsh ip. 191.i; .Tnnior (::\latri<'. l'a :<s). 1913: Si•nior (::\fatrir. l'n~s). 1!ll4; LE>n1 ing C'N-tifiC'atl', l91;i: l"nhe1·sity Exhibition. rn1;;; Champion C'ommon-w!'alth ('a<l!•t TPnm. 1913; Champion Stat!' C-nclt't 'l'!'am. l!l14 .

. \. K C:Rf:o<i.-Came. Ft•b .. 1908; left :\larch. 1916; PrE'fect, l915-l!l16: lst XY .. 1912-13-14-15; Captain, 191:>; llonour l'ap. l!ll:J-14-15; ('ombinPd Schools lst :X\ · .. 1913-15; Jst XI., 1911-15-16; \"iC'<>-( 'nptnin, 1916; Athll'tir:<. 1915; Hifl1• 'l'!'am, J!)J.;; .Jnni'lr. l 9J .; : !'nlist NI for active sen ice, 1916.

A. 0. l•>rnrs.RT.-('nnw F!'b .. 191.f; le rt ::\larC'h, l!l16; Jst X\' .. 1915; lst XI., 1915-16; Hille Team. 1!>11-15; .\thletics. 1!115; 2ncl ll igh .Jump C'hnmpionship, CombinNI S!'hools' Sports, 191.i: Brcl -room l'ref1•!'t, l 9f5.

CL 'I'. At'STJN. ('nm<> l~nste1·. 191:1; h• ft En'<tP1-, l!llll: 2rnl XT .. 1915; l:<t XI., 1916; llNlroom Pre rt'!'t, 1915.

FOOTBAT,L.

x.c. "· ·r.K.s \s this wa" th<' first 1•om1H•ti1io11 mnt<·h of tlw sl':t"on. it <'Ont-

manilt•<I n 111ort' than onlinnr,1· clt>grPt• of int<•1·1•,..t. \"o do11h1. tlw

588 THE NEW!NGTONlAN

spectators- there were a 111rgl• number of them had eome pr<'· pared for a good match: and their l'xpectatiomi "l'n' not clis-appointl'cl. The wl'ather ronrlitions \\l'r(' not all that (•011kl ha'l' been desired; but the t\\O or three light falls whirh ocrurrecl dm·ing t lw aftt>rnoon were not s11flkient to intt•rfen• matrriall~· "ith an interPsting and \\l'll-eontesll•d gumP.

Xewington won tlH' toss. und l'lectecl to defend the g.rm-nasinm end. For the firRt t'e" mjnutes pla.r hovered uhout half· way. 'l'.1\.S. then brought the- ball into X.C'. te1Titor.r. hut Steele put. the ball out. Again King's attal'kecl. un<l u seri t-s of r11cks followed in Xewington's twent.r-fh <': 11wn from a sc·rnm nE'ar tht> line l\loore (T.KS.) ohtained tlw bull, and. eutting in hetween the fi\'e-eight ancl the scrum. scored a 11".r· llP\\itt eomertecl. T.K.S., 5; N.C., nil. .\ft er the kiek-off, the hall 1·( · maint>d "ith the forwards fo1· sonw minutes, pla.1 ll1wtuatinp hetween half and quarter way. Three or four line-outs. in which 'l'.T\.S. hacl the adrnnt11ge, followed earh other in qui(•k succes-sion. Then l\f-acDonald serurecl. ancl passed to Steeh'. "ho put the hull out well. King's forwanls broke through from tlw line· nut, but dicl not gl't Yery far. Soon 11fter. tlw ball ag11in <·anw 011t to Steele, "ho kicked :-;traight do" n tlw field. 'l'h<• forwards followed on hard. hnt were pulled up b.'· the whistle. 'i'ewington hucl the best nf the scrum that follnwed, ancl tlw ball c-ame out tn Cripps, who, however, 1·an out in t h e <'Orner. Some minutes late a free ga\e ::\ewington -a rhanre of scoring, hut the hall fell short. The play worked hark to half-way, whe1·e Suitor. H('Cur-ing from a srrurn. missed u good rhance b.v t1·ying tn "·m·k th(• blind side .. \ free to T.K.S. now brought pla.'' well into Xewing-ton territory. where the Yisitors pressf.'d hard fo1· sonw tinw. Th<' hnme team. howe,·er. put up a good rpsis t nnrP. and fill' ball wns graclnally brought hark to half-w11_1-. .\nother King's ~khool nrnh 1\'as stoppt>cl by Suttor. "hn found his line well. XP\\i11gton now took the oft'enshe. and the fo1·warcls, led by lli<·l<S, hl'ought the hall into King's twenty-the. .\ free to X.C'. plac·t>cl theii· oppo-nE>nts in a pt>rilous position. from which tlH',\' were monwnt:u·ll.1 relie\'ed b.r a forward rush. Palm er, howi>,er. serul'ed, ancl sent the ball back to the twenty-fi,·e. For some minutt's Xewing"ton pressed hard, and th e attark cu lminated when Snttol', secur ing from thC' line-out. landed the ball in front nf the posts. ln the tn!<."le that followed a rree "as a wa rclecl t0o :N'ewi ngton. an cl Cripps pnt the h11ll over neatly. X C .. '.l; T.K.S., 5. Fol' some t ime after this play eentred rnund thl' half-way line, uutil a frpe brought T.K.S. into Newington territory. .\nother free shortl.\· 11fter brought play well within the horn<' twenty·fh<'. Hut ·\"(•w· ton Rawcl thP .sih111tinn by putting the hall ont at half-way. \ rPw minntf's Inter the whistle sonncl<>d for half-tim<'.

Shortl,Y a ft er the 1·es11mpt ion of pla.r a frN• was a" a l'd(•cl to T.T\.8 .. but ~loore's attempt at goal faill><I. King-'s ronrnrds imm1•clinlely attacked. and for a time t h e position look!'d ;;e1·i-ow; for .':t>wington. .\ft<•r some se,ere n1<·k work almost on tlw g-onl liuP. ~CaeDona ld secured. but his pass was i11ten·1·pt1•d. Tlw hall passed ont to Moore (T.l\.S.). who, howeq•1-. fnil<>d to hold it. and fo r the moment the sit11ation was k:l\l'CI. Hnt T.l\ R. ror-\\ Onls again c>nmc> on. and tlwir opponents had a hard st r11g-gl<'

THE NEWINGTONIAN 589

1o hold them hn<'k. Steele marked, h111 faileo to find his line, and a return by Litt le (T.l\.S.) again brought the play dangerously nt•ar X.C. goal lint>. Tlwrc followed an exciting tussle, in which tht• Xewington forward>< gaml•ly held off their header opponents. At this jun<'l un• an unfort unatP acl·iclt>nt occurred. The King's fkhool the-eight \\"llS injured so se' erely in the leg that he had to l!'a\e tb!' field. and for thl' rest or the game the visiting t!'nm was a man short., \\'lien pln.v was resumt'Cl f\ing's continued their ng-gn•ssi'e tnt>ti<'><. and final!.'· got the ball o'er the line. !'\t•w-ington pre\entpd a s<'on• hy forcing. The ki<'k-off brought no reliPf, for t hl' ba 11 \\tts a I most immedia tel.v sent into X.C. l\\l'nty-fhe. ll<ll\e\t'l'. affl'I' some minutes the struggle again <'t'nt1·pd rouucl half-wa\'. Thence a forward rn><h, headed by Orr. took the piny into J\i1;g"s h•1Titory. ,\ smart mnrk by crn'wthrr placed XP\\ington in a good position. hut Littl<' marked and sent the ball \\I'll up tht> field. Suitor s('t'u1·ed and c•t>ntrt>d. King's again marked. and founcl the line at half-way. llulhnt and Crowther a 1·011pl<> of 1ni11utt>s lntp1· b1·ought the hall on.

, Ronw exci1ing pla,1· follo\\t•d. Sullol' st•cui·ed from a l'll<'k in King"s twen1 .v-fi1·e. and !<<'1 the ba<'kc; g-oing. The ball cam<' out to Stel'le. who was mo\ing fast. ancl looked like scoring. E\i-d1•ntly thinking himself too <'lose to the sidt•-line to be able to g<'t thl'011gh. he C'ent rl'd hut pnt too n111<'h weight into thl' kiC'k: tlll' hall passe<l wl'll lwhincl the po!<ts. and was forced. T.K.S. no\\ nttarked, hut Palnwr found his line at hatr-w-a,r. where pla.'· fluc•tuated for a tinw. l•'inally the hall C'ame to Little. who sent it straight dO\\ll the fidcl. l\'ing's fonrnnlo; nearly got O\er, but wc•r(• lwl<l ofT. \ frep to Xl'wington rPlie1pd tlw prl'ssure. and th(' few minntc•s remaining before full time sa" no alteration in t hr score.

The ganw was almost entirel.1· a forward orw, a fact whirh is pPrhaps tH'<'01111tecl for by the clifliC'ult,,· of handling the wl't hall. 'l'lw Xewington forwards \\ere c·onsiderahl,\' light<'r than theil' opponents. "ho kept them on the clt•fensh·e a good part of the tinw. Tlowe\PI', they put in some renll,r solid work. flicks was tlw most prnmi11ent. whilr Orr. Crowther. and llulbert wc•1·c' all to th<' fore at one tinw or nnother: hut in n closely-packNI for-ward gaml' s11C'h as this, one c•an harcll,\' particularise with nhsolntt' fairnpss. .\ II thr hacks plnyerl "'ell. though not brilli-n ntly. St ee h• n 11<1 :\foC' Dona lcl, ho"·e, er. 11·er<' c•onsiclera bly a boYe 1h<• Hll'l'!lg'<'. On the whole, Xt•\\ ington·~ s11p1>0rters ha\'<' no l'P:l><On to h!' 1lissatic;tic>cl with the team's showing. whi<'h "·as im-mt•asura hl ,1 s11p1•rior to that or thP prC'dons " ' eclnesclay.

N.C. ,. S.C.E.0.S.

T'lnyecl at "\('\\' ington. '\t>\dngton won thC' toss. and Shorr kil'kt•d off 1<l\\:tl'<ls tlw

g-ymnnsium pncJ. For some minu1t•s pin~· remai1wcl wi1h the for-\\Hl'ds. Tlwn a fre(' was nwarclPcl tlw 1 i><itors llassall (S. ('.E. 0. S.) pn1 tlw hall O\Pl'. X.C' .. nil : 8.C'.E.(:.S .. :! Xewington t h1•n at ta1•kp1l. hut t lw play graclua ll,1 workt•d l>11(•k to hal f-wny. and thenc•p into XP\\ington tPrritOJ',I. Finnll,1 their fonnu·ds

590 THE NEWINGTONl.A:-1

broke through, but l\faeDonalcl !'\a,·ecl by going clown on the ball. From a ruek. follo\\ing on a pa!'\.«ing n1sh hy Shon"s haeks. Zeitseh broke thl'Ough. and took the ball to hnlf-\\ay. ll t•r<' Sui-tor secun•d and pasSC'd to Steelt'. \\hO ki,·kpd straight up tlw fit>lcl. .:\°\'\\ ington follo\\ecl on hard. and S.C. l~.( ; .S. \\as c·ompelh•d to forC'(» Shortly after ~.C. baek!'\ again got mo1ing. 'l'ht' hall eame out a<; far as ~laeDonald. who \\Us in111H•diat(•h· ttwklC'd . Play remained "ith the forwards until tlw ganw ~ms a gain opent>cl 11p by a fr<'<' to Shore. The nsitors fail(•d to find the11· line, ancl l'alrnPr, taking the ball, put it out "ith :i fi1w k ick. Shore for" anls no11 got a rush going. ~la<' Donald sP<'11rt'd from tlw oncoming forward s and passed to Steelf', who <'f'ntn•tl. J~ing (S.C.E.G.S. ) returned s traight tmrnrdR thp posts. ;-\t'wington jnst sa1ed by forcing. After some rnin utt•s of sC'rambling play. dm·ing whieh the ball flew backwards and forwards in N(•\\ ing-ton territory, p lay was again transferred to tlw S.('.l~ .< l.S. sidt> of half-\\ay. A free was g iYen against ~e\\ ington in 8hon• twenty-five. but the kick did not find thr linr. /I minutl' lntpr Crowther secured ancl eentrecl. The for\\ arus followf'd on. and aftrr n scrarnhl P. Sehwinghammer seorl•d in tlw e01·1wr. \l:w-Donalcl con,rrted. X.C'., 5: S.C.E.G.S, 3. Scrnmhling play ~ol­lo\\l'Cl. Tlien Steele put the ball out almost on tlH• to11l'h-li1w. Smith (S.C'.R(l.S.) C'Pntred, and relie,ed th<' prt'ss111·1-. From. a seru m the ball eame out to Uassall (S.C E.G.S.). who took it on: hut Palmer. coming aero".<;, piekecl up and found his liiw at half-"a·'" Thr r \•mnining file minutes of the first half sn"· fa-.t np<•n pln,\', in "hich neither Ride gained the achantag\'.

.\ fter the kick--0ff Shore got a rush going. hut \\:Is s toppetl hy tlw good taekling of 011r baek"'. PI ery on(• of ll'hom got his man. ,\ftt>r a s<"ries of rucks t h e hall passt>d out to ll assall (S. ('.E.O.S.). lTI' ran half the lrngth of tlw fil•lll. and s1•01·l•d in 1hP eorner. Thr tr,v " .. as not eom·ertecl. X.C .. :; : S.('. K<LS .. 6. Shore again attaeked . UiC'k!'I and Schwinghammrr hl'Okt• through, n n<I brought the bol l to holf-\\U.)" 1Te1-e n hard 1<truggh• took plat'<' between tht> forwards. l<'inall.r Shore brok<" thl'Ough. hut a good murk by S11tto1· pullrcl them np. Shor tly arll•r .\lud}onald seenred, and cen tr<"d. Shorl' marked. Xt>wton took t lw 1·Pt 111·n. ancl did 11 f1np line-kiek. Newington hacl tlw lwst of t lw two or thrl'r 1·11eks that followed. Then Xewton got hold of th<' ball, and cl'nh·f'd. 7.eitseh, in attempting to piek it up k iek<"d it ~tgainst thl' goal poio;t. It bounced back to H ulbert. 11ho ran round thP fnll-haek, uml scort>d. The kiek fell short. X ('., 8; S.C'.K<l.S., 6. 'l'wo or thrrP minuti>s lati>r, Snttor kl'C'tJr<'<l from a sc•1·11111. and, eutting in betwet'n the half and fiH•-pight. tm"st•<I to l!i!'ks. who grounded thl' hall behind the goal line. This was tlw most hrilliant pieet' of play sePn during thP aft Prnoon. :\lad}onal<I eonwrtrcl th<" try. X.C .. 13: S.(' .E.G.S .. Ci. Shm·t• now att:H'kt•d strongly, and play beeame 'ery fast. Thr home forwards, how-t>\Pt', 11erP equal to the occasion. 'l'hl',Y lwld tlwir opponpnts haek till Suitor Reeured, and set the baeiis mo1ing. Tlw ball pnRio;e<l right along the three-quartf'r lint> to ~l\• Donul<l. who put it out just on Shore's t"enty-fi,<'. Thi' p i ll,\' now hecn11w morl' OJ>t'O. 1•'01· filt• minulPR or more tht> hall ft(•\\ from 01w sid1• of tlw groun<l to th e other in a bewilcle1·ing fnshion. Finally. Zt•its<·h. Crowther. and Schwinghammer got 11\\ll,\', hut wpn•

THE NEWINGTONlAN 591

pulll•d up h,\'tlw "hi;,th- fo1· a "nock-on. From tlw "cru111 S11tto1· st'curPcl. C'onii ng- round t lw blind sick. lw pa"'"l'd to ll1•1 (•ridgl', "ho lookl•cl lik1• H'oring. hut ran out a l'oupll• of .1anl,., front tlw toul·h-liiw. Huc·loi followed. S.C'.E.Cl.S. rnllit•d during- tlu• la"t fi11• minufl'"· and attac•kt-d dt'sperately; but \\ht'11 tlw full-time "hist ll• soundl•d the• scon•s w!'re 1111altered.

Tlw garnl' wm; l'Xtrenwly fast. and inten.,.,f ing to \\atch. It "Jlt•aks 1oh1111l's for tht- condition both of forward >- a11cl lnH·ks that the• pm·<' 11 a s not ~lllo" ed to slal'ken right up to the· c•rHI. 'l'hl• st•c•o rHI half \\a:; 1•1l'n fastt-r than thl· first. .\II tlw fon1al'Cls pla.1•c•d l" .. cc•llc•ntly. IJulLH'}'t and Sch11inghanm1t•r Wl'l'l' l'liJ>l'ci-all.v nufil'c•ahlc'. Timt- aful again thl',Y got a"a.' "ith the• ball at 1hl• fol'; and, \\hat is more. they both scored. llick" ttJl(I Zc·itsl•h \\l'l'l' also 1t>r) p1·ominent. The rest \\('I'<' not >iO 111uch in l'I icll'IH'l' indidduall,r. but were always on the ball. Tlw lnwlo; al,.;o plasc•d an l'XCl'llc•nt ganw .. \II of them, with tire• excl•ption of Bl•11•ridg1'. "ho did not seem altogether at homl', gait' a :;plt·n-did <"d1ihition of football. Palmer 11as mucn SUl'l'l' than in fo1·-nwr nwtc·lw,.,, and his kkking \\llS good. S1•1don and ~!<-Donah! did 11hat little• the') had to do well. Steele's line-kit-king 1111» 1c1·.1 good. 811ttor pla)·ed 11 e ll throughout. and madl• 11p for his Ol'l'U-sional lwsitation b,\' morl' thau one brilliant pit•cc of work. _\lto:.re•t hl•r the• game was Olll' of which Xl•wington 111uy 11 ell be proud; and till' result holds out promise for the fut11n'.

N.C. '· '1'.S.U.

l'la.vcd ut Scots' College. :\(•wiugtou kiched off, and lost 110 time in nttucking. For

t"u or thrl'c 111i1111tei; the ball ho1ered round quartcr-11ay. l•rom a sct·11111 ~lud)onald secured, and passed to Jlulberl, who 11·a;; tac·kll'll. 8t•H•rnl ruck;; followed. Then ~l.acDouuld again sl'curcd, and s(• nt tlH' ball to Steele. who passed to Zeitsch. The latter ran t lr1·ough and scorNl. .\ lac Donald co111erted. X.C., 5; T.S.C., 11 i I. . \ ftc•r till' kick-off Xewington again at tack NI. T .S.('. 11 ere t wict' n•li1•1 eel l>y frl'c kicks, but each time our fonrnrds 1.J1·oughi tbl' hall back to tlw twenty-t11e. Se1C•ra1 passing rns ht•x bj Xe11-i11gton hacks 11c•n• brought to a standstil l bj the tackling· of thci1· opponents. For11 a1·d 11ork followed. then llulbert l>rokc th1·011gh <~ rnck, pic·kt•d up the 1.nill, and, though tackled, got O\cr the touch-line, ~lacDonald comerted the try. X.('., 10; T.S.C., nil. Thl' kil'k-ofT brought no relief to 'l'.S.(., for Palmer. with u ;;pleu-did kick, fou11cl h1x line in the corner. In the lilw-out Hulbert got t lw hall, fon·cd his 11 ay 0 1 er the touch-lim', aud "l'Ol'l'd; the kie·k failt•cl. X ( .. 1:.1; T.S.C., nil. Hoss (T.S.('.) 11ow broug-hi pla,1 into Xe•11ington !t'rritory 11ith t110 good line-kick::<. The attuckt•r". lu>11e1l'r, 11erl' almost immediate]\ drhen hack to tlwi1· "" n t'IHI, 11 he1·e play fluctuated for a ti1;H., Huc·k" followed l'<ll'h otlwr in q11icl' x11t•cession. Finally, from one of these, the ball <'umc· out to :\lacD011ald. 11 ho hacl no dillicultj in plating it OH'r tlw touch-lint'. Once more :\lacDonald put the ball 01er the bar. X.C:., 18; T.S.C., nil. Fro111 now till half-time the ball

592 TRir Nr:WINOTONIAN

rciuu111t'd in Scots' tc1Tito1·). Once 11 frt'l" l11·011ght thl• ddt•ndt•r» up tu lrnlf-\\ay, but .'\.('. was stil l attacking whl'll the half-tin1c \\hii-;tlc sounded.

Shortly aft\•r the kit'k-off 'l'.S.C. rnarkt•d; tht•ir attempt at g·mtl failed, and Xe\\ington forced. lllacDonalu was iustrumcutal in transferring play to the other cud, wlwn· it 1·t•n1uined for tht· g-1·t•ater part of the time. forward pla) und(•r tlw posts cnd<•d in a 1Pn-yards' scrum. from which .Macinf.}TC (T.S.C.) secun•cl. Jli ,; kick put the ball out ut half-way. Soon aft e1· this Steele got !>OM;esi;ion, and after beating se,·eral nwn, clhl'cl over in tlw t·oruer and scored. j\J ac Oonalcl co1;' ert t•cl. :\ .C'., 23; T.S.C., nil. After the kick-o,ff there followed >;Ollll' open pla,1, during which N.C. backs and forwards got several passing ruslws going. Jlowever, '1'.S.C. managcd to hold them back till rt•lic1·cd by a free kick. Scrambling play cont inued for some t in1c about quarter-way. T.S.C. then gradually worked tht• hall buck into Newington t<>rritory. Some minutl•s later our for-\Htrds, led by llick H. broke through into their opponents' t\\enty-til e; the ball came out to Zeitsch, who run oq•r and scored. The kick fell short. N.C., 26; T.S.C .. nil. After the kick-off T.$.('. l'amc on somewhat mo1·e determi ne<lly. Theil- for\\ ards n.l ta.l'l<t•d more s1 rongly 1 hun they hucl yet don<'. and a>;siskd by t IH' kit'k-i11g of Hoss (T.S.C.), brought play 111to .Ncwington twenty-live. l'n.lmer, howe' er, saved adroitly, a.nd sent the ball back. 'l'llen·-after play ho,ered about ha.If-way until Newington forwanls ab.-ain broke th1·ough. A se1·ies of line-ouls follo\\ed between half and quarter "ay. Then the forwards got a" ay with the ball at the toe. Darke, folio" ing hartl, picket! up tlw bull, and, n111-

niug round the full back, sco1·ed bet\lcen the posts. The kick !ell short, and the full-t inw whistle sou11dcd inuuetliatPly aftl'I". ..\.C., 29; T.S.C., nil.

Despite the big sl'Ore they obtained, the winners in th b 111atch gm·e a 1ery poor exhibition of football. The game \\as slow throughout, and from a spectators' point of dew posse><sl'd hardly a gleam of intprest. Had the team played with a.nythillf.{ like the sparkle the~· exhibited against S.('.KG.S., the scon· \IOUlcl hu'e bel'n hdce as large. In all probability the explana-tion iH that the team "a;; stale. During the preceding M'll'll da,n; they had pla.)ed no Jess than three matche'> one uguin,..l S.C.E.G.S., and I wo against Duntroon u nd, no doubt. "t•n• i11-l·linl•d to rest on t lwii· hard-earned lam'l•li;. .\h;o. the an·a11gl'-1111.•nt of the team "as quite out of the ordinary. Cl'ipps "us nut ,\ t.•t able to play, and Suitor was st ill ;;uffl•ri11g from slight 1·011-t·us:s1on su:stained in the 1n·c, ious Monday's match. Thi,; nt'Cl';;>;i-tuted a re-anange111e11t both of backs and fur\\ard>;. Still, 1111• fad remains that no one, with the pos~ibl(• except ion of J'ahlll'r, pi used up to tn1e form, anti it is perbap,.. just a» well t hat t hi,., "as the la>;t compt'tition matcb of tlw term.

THE NEWINGTON!AN

l is t :xv. r. Old llo.' s. \\"on , 8-6. r. H.11.8. \\'011, :J3-3. r. 8.<:.8. Lo>it, 2.'.i-0. r. H.< . I~.( :.l:l. \\'011, 13-0. I'. Old Boy>-1. \\'011, 8-3. r. l ' nh l'l 'si tj .· Lost, 6-0. r. 1:..\1.('., ll1111t 1·uon. Los t , r. LUI .(., Dunt 1·0011 .· \\'on, /'. i:l .• ).( '. Los t , 38-0.

16-13. 6-5.

2ntl :XY.

r. ( hr istian Brntheri-..- Lost, 33-3. 1. 8.C.E.IU:i. \\'on, l ::i-6. r. H.( :.8. Loi.t, 16-3. r. i:lt. ( ll'llll'nh. Won, 60-0. r. \'..\!.(' .. \. Lost, 16-0. r 8 .. l.('. Lost, 40-0. r. T.l•«H. Los t , 11-0. )

Jlompdithe. r. 8.( · E.( •. ::;. I h«t" ; no s<:ores ..

3rd XV.

r. llu1·lst <>1H' ('ollq~e.- \\'on. !J-0. '" t:ltu1111101·l' .\lt-1 hodis t;;.-\\'on, 13-!l. 1·. ('hri s t ia 11 ll rot hl·1·s.-Lo»t, 15-3. r. t:l.('. KU.8.- \\'on , 11-8. r. H.<:.s. Lost. r. ~lal'ii,t JJro1'heris.- Lost, 60-0. r. T.l\.l::). Lost. } . "( J•'('" 1 . .. ('0111petiti\·c.

t. ,1 • • ~ · ·~ jost, .,-o.

0(.'( .\810~.\L :\UTES.

593

\\ 1• "ish to '''Pl't•ss 011 1· sympathy "ith Josie Hughes, w hose fatlwr l'l'l'l'ntl) di.-d. :\lany of us remember him, a s he \\ith .\lrs. llug lws and hi" '1•11t•rable father am] mother "a!< a fre-qut>nl 1 isitor to t lw l::i<:hool on Sports Days and other occasions. lie \\ao; a loyal friend to Newington.

594 TRF: NEWINGTONIAN

It "a" "ith dl•1•p n·grl't that \\<' h1•ard of th<' d<'ath from pneumonia of J\eith Hamilt on. on .\pril :n"t. \\'t• "ish to 1•,prpss 0111· deep1•st sympat h.1· fo1· ~11'. and ~II'>'. lla111ilto11 in th!'ir hl'-n•a11•111ent, "hid1 is doubll' ;.ad in that it is tlw s1•1·oml Joss tht',1· h111<' sw4ained within' recent ~ear;..

\\'e offt'I' our ('Ongratulations to S .. f.('. and to 8.G.::l. f'o1· II in-ning- the Eight-oar and Four-oar Championships l'l'Spt>cthel,1 al tJw \II-Schools' Ilegath1 .

• \ number of boys p1·psent1•d tht•111sP1'es for tl11• Junior l·>,aminat ion. chi!' fly l>y t lwir 0" n "ish. They seemed "01·1',\' 1 o think that thl:' anl'il'nt exautination was al>out to <Iii•. and \\ish1•d to ghe it i·espectal>le l>ul'ial. Ho" far •h1·.r su1·c1•eded in doiug that 1·t·nrnins to he seen, but it \\'11<; quit1• to1whing to sl'l' IHI\\ th1• last 01·1·asion of holding tlw 1•xamination 1·allt>d out 1olu11-tl'10r;,. Tlw Pagt•r n1;,h through the doors of tin· (ln•at Jlall 1•ach morni11g- n•calletl tlw joy of a foot hall rush. lt hi delight-ful tu see such inten·st sho11 n in an t•xan11natio11.

\\'ant ed to know who said: HPoriah."

''ll1m much is a frl'e pa""'?" "lluw many tu·1• there iu thl' lst X\". '.''' ".\ stud is a female cow.'' "011e of the products of (len11au East .\frica. is sheep, which

come' from the A1·gl.'ntine."

\\"antecl to know:-"\\'ho took his sallu,.,t and nutcbuok to the pictures on

:J/6 16'?" "\\'hu is in>;ular and na1TO\\·minded'?" "\\'ho 11 as al111os1 al"l'l'"ted fo1· ait·ini.r his humour at the

e:-..pt•11.~e of a pillar ol' tin· la11 '!"

"\\.ho 11 as promott>d 1o the rank of corporal 11 hilc at JJun-troon'!"

.\Jast1·r: "\\' lwrc is ;rour fril'nd. Pl'liblt', to-day?'' Hoy : "Oh, I ll'ft him 011 the hl•ach, sir."

.\Jaster (to C'h1•mistr.1• Cla:;s) : "lit-at l'Xpa11ds, l'Old t•on-tracts ~ ght.• me an exa1nplc of this.~'

!fright Sl'l10lar: ··ye,,, sir, in :sumn1t>r the daJ·s arc lung; iu 11i11ter they are :short."

(.\lastcr dt'lightfully cornplimt•11ts ho,\ 011 hi" po11t·r,., ot olJHl'l"I a tion ,and \\IJnders that Ill' hi msl'I f has not 11ot ic1•ll th is singular faC't hefo1·<'.)

.b Horace 111·ote it: "Fal>ulosw pal111ubl.'s." As L--c interpreted it : "Storied dngworms."

THE NEWINGTONIAN

Thi' :\'"' i11gtm1 pot•t-lam·ratr"s latC'st spasm:-

Tin: "lff( Ii: ()!-'Till" \JRsHJl' ""Hl'li.\l'l ' Tiii : HKY.''

11 "as the airship, "Scrape-the-Sky," That saill'd o't•r the g·1oom~· to"n,

'l'ht• <·aptain had taken his frath1•1·-ht•<l, That ht• might come softly down.

l:t11e \\tls his no,,<' from the frosty air, II is frt•t "1•rt> as cold as c-la.'.

,\~ ht• stl'Pl"Ni a course for the Sl)uthern Cross, \rnl flap1wd 11pon bis way.

"Oh. 1·aptain. I lwar the ch11rch l>ells ring," 'l'ht• ho,\ on tlw l>owspril roar'd,

Tlw ea pl u in ,..pi1:t>d his frat lwr-hecl, \nd h1•a\t>d it O\t•rboanl.

··o. 1•aptai11. I !war the ne"sboys <.'I".\". ··o. sa_Y, what may it be'.'"'

"Sh. o't·lot·k elosing." the eaptain cried. "\1111 'I" ill ht• thl' clt>ath of me."

:-;., fast 1 IH',\' fl1•w t hroug-h the starry sl,~', Till tht'_\" stnl('k "ith a shhering shock,

\ncl hung likl' the "a<:hing. high and dry, On a C'h11rC'h-spire's "path!'r-coC'k.

f'hP g1·1'l1I JH'Opt>llPr C'PRSC'd to turn, Tlw l'nginC' C'Pas!'fl to b!'at.

Tlw l'nptain thought of 1,;ingdom ronw, \s ht> jom·ne~·etl to th!' strt>et.

811<'11 \\Us th1• \\Tf'ck of the "Scrnpr-the-Sky" On an anC'ient "!'ather vanl'.

Oh, i-;:11r ns all from tht> wish to fly ro tlw C'loml:-; on an a!'roplane.

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or,n nOYS' l':.'\ IOX.

\ r1•1111io11 of Ohl """ingtonian'< will takt> pla1•p at nau-1.iann's ('a ft'. Iii:! l'i t t St l'C'C't. on \\' !'<lnescla_,. l'\ eni ng. :;t h ,Jn ly. Oi111wr at fi.1.i p.m. \ f!'atnre nf tlw g-atlwring- will lw tlw honouring of Old Xt•wing-tonians who htl\ !' offl'rPcl tlwir sen iC'es to tlw F:mpin'. -.nnw of \\horn ha,·e alt·patly rptunwcl from a<'tHC' ""niC't'. It is. fhp1·pforl'. hnpetl that as many of them a~ po~~ihl!' will ht' prt•st•nt In alto" tlwii' ft>llow-Xt•\\ing-tonians tlw 1l1•sin•1l Ofl(Y>rf unit.'.

596 THE NEWIN01'0NIA~

All Old :\t•\\i11g·to11ians an• l'PfJlll''-lt>cl to att!'ml \\lwther tlwy l.>t· memberR of tlw l ·nion 01· not. Tit·kPts (:I 6 1·at'l1) may he obtained from th1' hem. t 1·1•as11rers or lurn. ><1·c1·1•tm}t·~. or otlwr mPmlwrn of tht• ('01111C'il.

(h l ' ICl '.-l:f;,\llEll'- FOi: 19t!l.

The folio\\ ing additional appoint11H•nt• ha" h1•p11 nuult>; :\tr. Eric· S. l\elynaC'k as rnw of tlw ,ioint honora1·.' st•t·rptaril',,,

LI ST 0 I•' EXCTIA X(; ES.

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