Vol. XX. No. 2.

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THE ARMIDALIANA MAGAZINE OF THE A.RMIDALE SCHOOL, NEW.SOUTH WALES

Vol. XX. JUNE, 1917. No. 2

CONTENTS.

Editorial, Chapel Notes ,. . 1 Dramatic Club, Cricket' . . . 19Obituary 2 Tennis 24In Memoriam 3 Football 27Distinctions 3 Camera Club . ... 33

Old Boys Serving the Empire 4' Office=bearers 33News of Old Boys on Active Valete & Salvete . .. . 34

Sertice . '7 :School Notes . . . . 35A Glimpse of, Naples, Pom- . Old. Boys';Union. 37-

peii, and, the Blue Grotto. 13 Exchanges, Special Notice 37Cadet Notes . . . 15 Old Boys' onion BalanceShooting 16 sheet . . . . . . 38Library Notes :16 Old Boys' Union Trust A/c: 39Glee Club Entertainment 17 Answers to Correspondents 40

EDITORIAL.

That the war is still "with us" is only too evident to the man incharge of a`SchoolLma:gazine;although many people in Australiaseem to persist in-trying, more or less successfully, to relegate allthoughts of=it to the li-mbb of things unpleaant.

Our honour roll, our list of distinctions, our list of brave andfaithful dead, increase steadily, and the retiring Armidalian Editorfeels that if it were possible to make all the "cold-footers" inAustralia edit school magazines,there would be a speedy rise inthe temperature of their pedal. extremities.

-Our" conternporary, "The iMelburnian;", with -an honour, roll of-four figures, publishes an earnest appeal to all its "Old Boysover twenty years of age to' setiously ask themselves why they,are` not at the front.

May the Editor, the third of than ilk to enlist from T.A.S. (all,athree being married men) request every male over twenty yearsf he, whekds this-paper to ask himself thequestitn:-'

"Cah I posslbty remain behind any 1on^er

CHAPEL NOTES.

.On Thursday; =April 26th, a Memorial! Service to the latelieutenant Beauniont`..jRUndle was held in. the School Chapel.-w'hat is it that makes these services so impressive? Is it not'that we realise the privilege,. oftiaving, done something towards

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moulding the lives of men so brave and gallant?, and that theseeds of great achievement of noble sacrifice are perhaps being;sown now in the minds of some who are. sitting where our heroesat in their day.

Anzac Day (April 25) was observed by.a celebration of Holy,'Communion in the School Chapel at 7.30 a.m. At the service wespecially remembered Old Boys of the School who have fallen, inthe war, and who are now. fighting. At 11 o'clock -te -School,attended the Cathedral 'Service,, where Canon ii oyster, of St. -John'sCollege, preached a most impressive sermon.

On Sunday, May 6, Mr. Harvey. kindly relieved the Headmasterat Matins, and the. Ven. Archdeacon Johnstone took .Evensong and-preached. This enabled the Headmaster to preach at Bishopscourt Chapel in the morning, and at the Cathedral in the evening.Archdeacon Johnstone's visit to the School Chapel was much ap-predated,

The Festivals of Ascension Day, Vhitsunday, and Trinity Sun-day were marked by special selvicts and sermons', as was alsoEmpire Day, May 24.

We are looking forward to a visit from the Warden. of St. John'sCollege on the last Sunday evening of Term, when he is topreach. We take.this opportunity of extending to Canon Forsterour sincere ;sympathy in the serious; illness, of. his. wife.

Obituary.aUR UNFORGOTTEN DEAD.

For since by moan came death; by man came also theresurrection. of the dead.

F. A. BONES. &URDEKING. L. d. poNCANNONP. W. CHAPMAN,.E. CREEKT. G. B. DIB$SD. P. DALZELLC, S: GARLANDG. D. HALLF. P. LACY

G. D.,IrACARTHURC. 'R.. MIDOUGALL0. MAXWELL

-0. W. L. PULLINGH. W. H. RAWSON-B: RUNDLEH. V. WOODFORDH. E. WRENJ.. WILLIS

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IN MEMORIAM.CAPTAIN P. W. CHAPMAN, M.C., killed in action in March,was at tht:School during 1903-04. He afterwards went tothe Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Here and at Hawkes-bury he had a brilliant career. Whatever he .took up he didthoroughly and conscientiously. He was in the 1st XV.and 2nd XI. His football character is described as a "strongand dodgy runner,, and a splendid tackler." Afterwards atHawkesbury he is again noticed for his : thoroughness, and,hard work. He played full-back for the College :team, andwas a' great.service to the team.. He obtained a.certificatefor "best on piggery." Later he received recognition fromthe Metropolitan Water Supply Board for services., rendered'in saving their. property from bush. fires. Wh-en;-war brokeout, he enlisted as a ,private,but his sterling qualities.. soon .showed th.emselves,' and he gained rapid promotion; and at..

the time Of his. death was a Captain. A praiseworthyachievement! He gained the Military Cross for gallantry onon the field: of battle. Partiaular`s' of his death are givenelsewhere.

LIEUT. REAUMONT RUNDLE.-We regret exceedinglyhaving to record the death of Lieutenant Beaumont Run'dle,who died of wounds received in France on April 15. Lieut.Rund'le was at the School from 1903 to'"1b05. `Before leaving he was awarded his Colours in football, being an excep-tionally good "forward." His "broad jump" record estab=lished at the sports meeting in 19,03, of 21ft., also heldgood for some years.. He served in the South African war,where' 'his "b'ither Major Rulidle, was killed. When the-war broke out he was in England, and enlisted as a Privatein the Imperial Remount Unit. Later he, received a coin-mission and joined the" ammunition column of AustralianField Artillery. We extend out deep sympathy to his widow;who is living at "Kenwo

COMPANIONS OF THE D.S.O.

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Martyn, A. M., Lieut.-!.Col.,: C. de 0.I:.illips, 0., Lieut. Col.C' owther, H. A., Major:

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CROIX DE CHEVALIER OF.:.T.HE. LEG.lAN4OF HONOUR.-Bt uxner, M. F., Mapr

CROIX de GUERRE.

M.artyn, A. M., Lieut.-Col.; D.S.O.

MILITARY CROSS.,:AndFerson,:J. S:; Major, (French Honour).

'Browtitxrg, Rrii;, Capt.OHAPMAN.cP: W;, ,CAPT..Cropper, G.;!H:, Capt.Clarke; JLieut.D angar; _ C: ?;Cc- Nlaj or.Kae.ppel; G.A.;:Lieut.LACY, F. P. CGAP:T.M;artyn, P 1 , WieutRichardson; C; R.,- ajor.

MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES.'CCNCANNAN, G L ;qAP, CTTooth, 0. W., LieuLMorshead, L.J., Lieut.-Col:Phillips,. 0., Lieu.L.-Col., D.S.O.FULL ING. C. W . L LIEUT.

nderson, J. S Major; M.C. (twice).ANDERSON, P. 5., .LIEUT.Bru n r, 1P. ( M jpt ;Legion of Honour)..

OLD BOYS' SERVING THE EMPIRE.

ABBOTT, J. P.ABBOTT,' T. 'K.

'ABBOTT;; T. K.ALEXANDER, C. H.ANDERSON. P. S.

M'C:"`ANDERSON "J. S.ANDERSON; C. A.ANDERSON, D. S.ALCORN. Dr.AINSLIE, J.BARRY, C.. ..BARRY, 0. .

BLOMFIELD, R.. H.BLOOMFIELD, C. V,

BONF. B.BONE, F. A..BONE R. 13.

BOND., 'G.BBETT, G:

BROWNING, R. H,; M.C.BRUXNER, M. F.",BROWN, W. R.BURDEKIN,. S.

;;BR TJ.ND G.

BRAUND, E. ,

BEESTDN SBLAXLAND, F,

GUNNER G. D. HALL.(Killed)

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BURROW, R.. W. P.CAPEL, R.CAPEL, R.CAPEL, P..CARTER, A. C.CARTER, T.

COHEN;. E..CROKER, C.CROAKER; H CCROWLEY.. A. B.CHAPMAN; R.; :.M-'C.

CHAPMAN;, E. W..

CAY, J. S.CHARD, C. M:COOKES, J, C. "

CORY, H,. V. B.CONCANON, G.-L.CREER,. E:COX,, H,- C.CROWTHER, H. A;CUTCHER, : H. L.

CLARKE,; ,G M.C.CALOW,-P..F. -CROPPER; C. H-.; M.G.CHAFFEY, E.COOPER,, A:- E: H.CRAN,- G. -L. -CADELL, A.. M.CADELL, T.

*CASEY, E. -N.DIBBS,-T..G G.B.DRYSDALE, R.- H.DALZELL, D, P. ,

DANGAR, H. V. .-

DANGAR,-.C. C.;M,C,DEBENHAM, F.DOWE, C.DOW,E. G. S.DOWLING. F. 0.DONKIN, F. L.DOYLE. E. D.DIXON, H.DU MOULIN; W.DE BURGH, H.EDWARDS, W. R.EARP, R.

FENWICKE, T,FENWICKE, C. M.PUTTER, R. L.FORSTER, F. R.FLANDERS. A. W.FLETCHER, R. H.FLETCH, ER, J. T..FLETCHER, K. G. McK.GANT., C. R. .

:.GQRDON, D...GOLDSMITH,:H..H;.`GARLAND, . C. W. S.-GRIGSON,.'A..HARRIS, ; P: V.HASSEL, A..:HIGINBOPHAM, L. R. H.HUTCHISON;. L.C.HYMAN,. A., H.HYMAN,- E..'HOLDEN, R.HALL, ,G. D.HALL, E, C.HARGRAVE,. ;E..HARGRAVE, J.'. S.

HUDSON; S.HUDSON, B. J.JENKINS, R.JENKINS, V:JENKINS, O J:.

"JENNINGS, -J. W.JENNINGS,, F:. A.JOHNSTONE, J. L.,,; G.

JOHNS.TONE, G. °R: S.JOHNS.TONE; F.KAEPPEL, : C ; .M:C.KING, P: G:KELLY, R. A.LACY, F. P.LACY, J. D.LOVEDAY, A. C.MACARTHUR, G. D,MACARTNEY, E. E.MACARTNEY. G. W.MACARTNEY, R.

McDOUGALL, A. T.MACDOUGALL, C. R.

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MACARTHUR, A.MACLEAN, E.MACLEAN, A.MACKAY, F. K.MACKAY, K. N.MACKENZIE,'W.MAGNUS, A. N.MARSLAND, E F.MARSLAND, E. J.MARTYN, A. M., D-.S.O. ;MARTYN; P. M.; M.C.McLEOD,. S.MENZIES, S. M.MORSHEAD; L. J.MORSE, B.MORSE, J.MAXWELL, C.

MAXWELL,. M..MOXON,'1, . W. (;.MURRAY,A. J.NIVISON, F. W:NORTH, T. H.NORTH, A. T.NOEL; C.OGILVIE, D.

*OSBORNE, A. T.ONSLOW, J. A. W.PARKER, R.PEARSE, E. W.PEARSE,.M. W.PENGILLEY,' J.PULLING, C. W. L.PHILLIPS, 0.; D.S.O.PRINGLE, H.. C.PAYNE F. M.PITMAN, H. J.RICHARDSON, C. R.; M.C.RICHARDS, R. R.RICKMAN, C. E.ROBINSON, M. W.RUNDLE, B,RODGERS, A. R. J.HODGERS, R. J.ROSS, L.REMINGTON, H.

RAWSON, H. W. H.SCHOLES, H. W.

SCOTT-SCOTT, E.SLADE, C.SLADE, R. R.SLADE, A. E.SIMPSON,: G. T:STEVENSON, J. E. G.STUTCHBURY,, R..STOPFORD, G. F;STRETCH; N, . ,:

SIMPSON, F. L.SIMPSON, E.SCOTT, H. V.SNAPE, - J. E.SAUNDERSON,W..SMITH; A. G.SANDILANDS, J. B.TAYLOR,- C.: W; L.TAYLOR, W. L.TAYLOR, G. L.TAYLOR, P. G.TERRAS, B. -H.TOOTH, O: W.,

*TOOTH, A. W.*TURTON, E. L.

TINDAL, L. W. L.TINDAL, A. W.VALLIS, R.VYNER, .C. J.WALKER, H. V.WALKER, G. B..WILLIS, J.WRIGPT, C.WORTHINGTON, R,WEAVER, J. W. .

WINDEYER, J. R.WHITE, H.. F..WHITE, A.WOODFORD, H. V.WREN, H. E.

WILSON, A. W.YOUNG, T. ' C.YOUNG, G. E.

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NEWS OF OLD BOYS ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

The Headmaster wishes us to express his appreciation of themany letters that come to him from Old Boys serving at theFront. He realises that they are as much to the School as to him,personally, and if he fails to answer them as promptly as heshould like, he feels that he has done better by making extractsfrom them for the magazine for the pleasure of their, manyfriends on this side, to whom' such news is immensely interesting.It is nice to hear how frequently the Magazine turns -up amongour soldiers (and., one regrets to think how many copies don't!)at .the Front, and how interesting they find it. At least we canassure our fighting brothers that nothing the School can -do forthem is a trouble, and our thoughts and prayers are theirs' con-tinually. Truly, "we rejoice with them that rejoice,, and weepwith those that weep."

DISTINCTIONS.

Since last issue three more Old Boys have received .distinction,namely, Major H. A. Crowther, Major M. Bruxner, and Lieut. G.Clarke.

Major Crowther has received the Distinguished Service Order.Major Bruxner has had the French Legion of Honour conferred

on him for exceptional work in Egypt.Lieutenant Clarke. has been awarded. the Military Cross for

gallantry. .

We have been privileged to read. private letters giving the cir-cumstances of the death of Captain Bob Chapman. ' It appears hewas leading his men at the time, having stepped into the place ofhis senior officer,. who was killed in the same charge... Theremarks made by the officers who had to do with him, show himto have been a most exceptional officer, very much beloved-by allhe came into contact with. ' On the occasion when he'was. awardedthe Military Cross,' he is officially spoken of as "having showncalm and great gallantry, and undaunted spirit,' and;. as 'having"saved many casualties." His body lies in Bernafay Wood,ceme-tery, side by side with the Captain whose place he gallantly filled.A simple cross has been. erected over his grave Iiy the membersof his Battalion. We are pleased to think we are to have amemorial in the School. in. memory of this brave and gallant "OldBoy." The parents and relatives of Cap`ain Chapman intendplacing a Memorial Tablet to his memory in the School Chapel.

Raymond Croker writes from Pelham Downs:-"We arrived atPlymouth on 17th February, and were at once sent down here(Pelham Downs). The camp here is very well fitted up, and is

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much easier" than Australia. I_.appli'ed and obtained permission tobe allowed to go with the next quota to France, and expect to sailnext month. We all had to put our gas helmets on a day or soago and go into a gas chamber filled with gas four or five times asstrong as. what we are likely to experience -at the' front. I didtqo feel any after effects, and -so you may imagine the 'efficiencyof the helmets." [He has just been wounded in the right foot,we are sorry to say].

Driver Roy Rodgers writes from Park House cramp, near Tid-worth, which is apparently the receiving depot for Lark Hill:-"Icame across on the Orontes, and arrived at Plymouth on February17th. We took the train there and arrived at Tidworth at mid-night, slogged four miles with our kits, and got `here.' This is.only a depot, and from here we go to Lark Hill. This is a greatlittle spot, and We are very well treated. We have had about halfan hour's sun since our arrival. Its raining now. The mud` isankle deep everywhere, but after the first day you don't dodgemud holes any longer. The cold is not very severe, but is a bitnippier than anything we ever had in N.S. Wales. the trip acrosswas not too bad, though monotonous.. We had leave at Melbourne,Fremantle, and Durban. . . Remember me to all at T.A.S.

He. travelled across withGeorge Dowe, "Jimmy" Parker, andRay Croker.

We have just heard the facts how Max Martyn won the MilitaryGross. He was tunnelling when he came upon a party of Germans,And he immediately attacked them and killed five with his shovel,single-handed. His nerves then gave way under the strain, andim was invalided to England, but has now returned to the trenches.

We sympathise very deeply with Major H. F. White, who hassustained -a great loss in the death of his son, aged nine months.Major White. never. saw his son, as he was born shortly after hesailed.

F. K. Mackay writes from Macedonia:-``A few days ago I re-ceived an "Armidalian," September, 1916, the second in two years.Needless to say, I was delighted to hear of you all again, andthought you would like to know what I am doing, .and where Iam. Well, Ileft England on 12th October, 1915, with 600 artil-lery reinforcements for Hellis and Rubla Bay. Left Egypt in1916 for Salonique, where I have been ever since. Macedonia isnoted for flies, prickly scrub, and malaria in the summer,and for.rain, snow and liquid mud' in the winter. The summer here wasvery trying. The temperature gets up to about 110 deg. in thevalleys, and is.very oppressive. The winter is the other extreme.The -`Show' really started here about August, and we have beena bit now and again. The 10th Division got rather a bad time in

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Serbia. I mean 1915. There have been several bloody affairs onour front. After one we buried about 2"000 Bulgars. Lately,however, things have been very quiet. To-day a Bootie "bird"came over our lines, but two of the R.F.O. went up, and he {didnot go back. Altogether this is a very beautiful country. It isvery moittainous, but there are lovely valleys miles wide, wherethe rivers run. The villages are also very pretty with their whitewalls and red-tiled roofs (from a distance). When you get intothem you are very disappointed, for they are filthy. Dogs, don-keys, cattle, fowls, and family all live in the same house, thoughthe quadrupeds have the ground floor, I am hoping to get leavewithin the next six months. It has started, but is going so slowlythat it ill be some time before my turn comes. I must go now.Please remember me to all at T.A.S."

His brother Kenneth was up at the School a few weeks ago tosay good-bye before he went into camp..

- J. E. G. Stevenson has been in the trenches for over two yearsnow. He went -through the Gallipoli campaign, and is now inFrance. He gained his Captaincy in January, 1917.. He says theweather is very cold in France,. and that if anything is put downfog five minutes it is covered with a light film of ice. While atGallipoli he contributed to the Anzac Book, and got 1st prize forhis contribution, "An Australian Home in 1930."

Lieut. Harry Dangar has quite recovered from his wound, andhas joined up with his battery again in France.

Corporal ("Dad") Croker is in hospital in England with a badlyburnt instep, and has to keep his foot suspended in the air,

Letter from Private B. S. Morse, dated 31/3/'17, mentionsthat 20 volunteers from each Company had been called. for specialinstructions in bombing. More than the required number volun-teered. The chosen ones then went through a fortnight's instruc-tion, at which work he was at, at time of writing. In a subse-quent letter he riientioned tile, bombing raid, had takenplace with satisfactory, result. He had lucky escapes,two German bombs exploding so close to him that he couldhave caught either, but he came through without a scratch. As aresult of this raid many awards for bravery had been granted- toofficers and men. It was in this raid that young Haynes, of Rim-banda, met with severe injuries. Private J. N. Morse also volun-tc ered for this raid, but was turned down-not being too well atthe time. It was just after this that B. -S. Morse met Lieut. H. H.Dixon in the front trenches, looking well. He wished to be re-membered to all his ' old Armidale friends.

Corporal J. B. Sandilands ik now going through an InstructionalSchool for Officers in England, and hoped to get his'commissionwithin two months.

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_A teligram received the 9th instant by Mrs. Blomfield advisedthat Blomfields, Snape, Morses,, and Johnstones.were well.

The following extracts of letters received by Mr. and Mrs. Hall,of Newcastle, from men in Geoff. Hall's Company, will show howpopular Geoffrey was with all his "pals.':-

"Geoff. was killed about 3 o'clock on Saturday, 24th February,while working at his gun in the trenches. He was buried on Sun-day afternoon, and several Newcastle fellows were at the grave-side, and a. number of his old mates. I (a, friend of his) arrangedwith his mates to set up a cross above his grave. I suggested thematter to the Battery, and,was overwhelmed, with subscriptions,so much. that I had to confine it to his own especial friends, andis a few hours had 160 francs."

His officer was present when he was killed, and describes himas. follows: "H.e was a quiet, reserved, and an ideal lad. He wasrespected and loved by. all. He was, a genuine and noble.. lad, andquite earned ,the. title of a "typical little gentleman." He wasalways.-cheerful. and willing, and an excellent example of what agood. soldier, ought to be. Your son was hit severely in the mid-dle'of the.-back.. He was knocked unconscious immediately, andpassed away a few minutes afterwards."

.:Another instance showing how loyal he was to his friends:-A mortar battery was leaving for France, and was a couple of menshort. His two pals were picked out to go with it, because theywere brothers. It was is blow to them to be taken. away fromtheir friends, and be put among the strangers. When Geoff. heardhe immediately said he would go, too,. so as to be with hisfriends, though it meant severing his connections with all hisother friends, with whom he was exceedingly popular.

Errata.-In the last number we said that Geoffrey Hall had abrother at the front.. This .is not true, and was put in through amisunderstanding-.

Elsewhere appears a photograph of Lieut. Geoffrey Clarke, whohas been awarded the Military Cross. Hearty congratulationsfrom the School! Particulars. of the incident are not yet to hand.Later news states that he has been wounded, but fortunately notseriously, in the foot.

We regret to. hear that Stanley H. Gaden, whose name hasappeared in previous lists of Old Boys on Active Service; has notbeen able to carry out. his. wishes, being pronounced medicallyunfit. -

Signaller Croaker writes of his experiences:-"We had a goodtime last 'spell-in,' as our office was in an old dug-out of Fritz's,about 40 feet below the surface, and we were able to have a fire

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t2 help keep out the cold. ' The. first night we had no wood, andthe dug-out was 'sweating' a bit and dripping on us. I had awater-proof cape over me, and on waking up.found I was.coveredwith a thin sheet of ice on the water-proof. One is getting usedto such things, but it touches up our hands and feetl" SignallerCroaker ('Dad') has now been about 12 months on the WesternFront without going. 'off-duty.' We wonder if it means lack ofreinforcements, or- that our friend is keeping particularly fit. Wesincerely hope the latter, and that the time is not far distant whenwe shall hear of his getting the holiday he deserves.

George Lind-Taylor has sent an occasional message reportinghimself and other Armidalians he has come across, as well and fit,in spite of the severe cold.

When we last heard of Arthur Tindal"he had passed out of StJohn's Wood (Officers' Training Corps), had received his Com-mission (R.F. Artillery), and was at work at Lark Hill." He writesvery cheerily, and finds "the work interesting, but admits that afterten hours'-hard work during the day, it is a little hard to getdown to the study of theory. in the evenings. We hear; too, that"Tindal and his eldest brother were two of a few selected to ridethe fresh remounts, and generally to give a -hand in' the equinepart of the business.

Mr. Snape thoughtfully sends us word of Jack from time totime . Jack writes as having had a week's spell "at. pick andshovel work for six hours a day." He also mentions Ivan Morse,as being away at an Instruction School for three weeks. Appar-ently Basil Morse, George Lind-Taylor, Dick and Walter Blomfleld,and Snape are together. Good luck to them all.

Robert H. Fletcher writes from Salisbury where, he says, "Weare stuck fast in mud-the stickiest, most greasy, and most plen-tiful I have ever experienced." His letter describing his, trip onthe transport was lull of interest. " Arthur Cooper, Tom Carter,and Bruce Sandilands were all on, board. The. following showshim to.have lost nothing of his old spirit:-"We should. have beengoing to France next week, but some inconsiderate beggar in ourbut brought mumps back from the hospital, and we are isolatedfor three weeks." Again, "I have given up my stripes,., as thatwould. mean staying on, the staff here for six months," and ,thatis the last thing a man wants." He says the March winds, judg-ing from their effects on Salisbury Plain, are all they are said to,be, and he quite realises now why the March hares go mad 1

Writes an "Old Boy" :-"We have been back in the trenches aweek, and things are not going too badly. When we are hereFritz. "strafs" us, and when we get back to billets our officers do

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the same, so we are kept-lively; but still- we are not looking badon it !" Nothing like taking it cheerfully!.

- N. Tindal has been fighting in France since August last.. He isin the 2nd Devons, and recently. was asked to take command of aplatoon that was being organised for special work..

C. W. Lind-Taylor has returned home, invalided. We hope thathe will soon recover from his wounds in the leg, which havebrought him-his discharge from the A.I.F W e add' our expres-sions of welcome to the many he has doubtless received since re-turning,, .and express: our sympathy. With. him. that he is incapaci-tated, hoping it is only temporary..

Victor Jenkins is on his way back, invalided.' The wound Inhii, thigh' refuses to heal;-we are sorry'to hear. We hope the-voyage and a`rest at home will make him thoroughly fit'again.

Angus, Murray. writes from Camp. on Salisbury.Plains, and-wasanticipating arun up to London at the week-end with a footballteam. Everything'was going. very well; and he hoped to_be draftedon: to France a week-or so later. He had seen- Mrs. Abbott andseveral Old Boys.

Gordon ("Bill") Taylor, of the R.F.C. (Bristol), wrote an inter-esting-letter in March, just prior to going to France. He seems in-love with his "birds." He says :"I have had several trips lately'to bring machines, here: . . . It is, absolutetIy necessary to followsome: landmark unless you know the country very well,'and onone occasion, there being no railway, which is the best guide, Ifollowed an old Roman road. I was sent to Coventry ' the otherday to bring back a scout to Bristol. I passed Warwick, Stratford-or_-Avon, Cheltenham, and Gloucester, and arrived at the. aero-drome after 50 minutes' flight. My next trip was from Farnham,and on my way back I landed at an aerodrome near the AustralianCamp on Salisbury Plains, as I knew Bob Fletcher.was somewherethere. I Yound..him,. and also Arthur Cooper. . . The machineswe have area all Sopwith . scouts, fitted with ..80 h.p. Le' Rhoneengines. Their best point is their climbing capacity, and theirspeed is not to be despised, as it is possible. to get 110 miles perhour out of them. They are very quick on the controls, and con-sequently can be manoeuvred very quickly. This is essential, asit is the work-of a scout to look for Huns or keep. them off. slowerof less flexible machines. I looped for. the first time a few daysago-the sensation at first is not too pleasant, but after doing itonce one rather. enjoys it. T It,is a great strain on the ' machine,however." Taylor sent his . remembrances . to his friendsof the VIth.

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A GLIMPSE, OF NAPLES,- POMPEII, AND THE BLUE GROTTO.

I am an Australian of the Australians,. Like most of us whohave been brought up in this out-of-the-way corner of the world,I enjoy no holiday more than a holiday of travel. Accordinglywhen, before the war, I was offered a trip to England and theCentinent, I did not need to be asked, twice. The voyage-I en-joyed every minute of it (after the first three days of misery)-but that's another story. Suffice it to say that after weeks oftravel in England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, at last I reachedNaples.

I` was with a touring party, and we--arri-ved by-train. Whenyou go to Naples go by boat, if you want good impressions' first.Naples- is preeminently -a city with a flavour. -In other cities theWok streets,- especially Cannongate,.in Edinburgh, 'had 'a flavour,the by-lanes of Rome had a higher flavour, but Naples easily tookthe prize for the highest flavour; and if you do not held yournose you need not open your mouth to appreciate the flavour. Asyou walk down the main streets you see innumerable goats, somerunning across.-the road, some being milked on the footpath, allvery noisome. However, you soon get used to- them, and' thenhave time to enjoy life. Here you see two bare-legged raggedlittle boys sitting down on the footpath hungrily devouring amess of macaroni and tomato sauce.- The boy takes one end of- along piece of macaroni. in his hand, dabbles it in tomato sauce andthen, holding it at arm's. length above his mouth, catches thenether end between his lips and, like a fowl gobbling up a worm,speedily absorbs the whole.

You pass oa. past the gay shops, across the streets beside theelectric trams, past old men and women. with lined and wrinkledfaces such as.Methusaleh might have had, past pretty young Ital-ian girls, with dark. complexion, dark hair, and dark eyes, who singwith rich, full musical. voice on the streets at night.

Under a colonnade you find a public letter writer, a man whowrites letters for those who do not know how to write. What astrange experience he must have. There is a young girl besidehim now dictating a letter to him-is it a love letter? I wonder.Then an old downcast woman comes to him, and he writes herletter. I wonder. what her sorrow is. So day after day the letter-writer_is there ready to Write `for: any passerby. Only our censorsat the front have such an opportunity or reading other people'sletters.

But'-Pompeii must be visited.' We left Naples and went off bytrain early. in the morning, and travelled a little distance' roundthe bay. Then we, got into:- a voiture, a little low, four-wheeledcarriage; and drove through the dirtiest and dustiest village (.atleast T hope so) in Ghristeildom.. As. we drove along the road, shit

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inches ,sleep in dust, ppo t little boys, ciothed,in rags, ran a longway beside us begging for money. On the' footpath's were to beseen old women looking after huge cauldrons: of tomato saucecooking in the street. Other old women were squatting on theroad, selling tomatoes or other vegetables that were lying in thedust of the road and looking most uninviting. At intervals alongthe road we. came to great stands like clothes-horses or towel.-horses, on which macaroni was hanging out to dry. The dustfrom the road hle`w freely on to it, so you may be sure none of uscared to eat macaroni for tea that night.

At last we `reached' the real Pompeii: We wandered for hoursover the strange- roads--paved with rough blocks of stone, wornwith deep ruts' where the cart wheels went. We visited innumerable houses with atruim; tablinum, peristilium. Of course wesaw the'famou§ mossaic of the dog with "cave oanem" beneath it,a fearsome animal enough, to frighten away any unwelcomevisitor from the door. The houses are almost all roofless. The,roofs were smashed in by the weight of ashes on top of them.But there were one or two still with roofs unbroken; and onewhere the walls were depc'rated ,= ?th charming paintings offairies; enclosed in a border of the Pompeian red that modernartists cannot reproduce.

The baker's shop was 'particularly interesting, because therewere'still not only.--the mill, stones where the grain was ground;.but., alsotthe. oven from which were taken cakes or loaves bakedover 1800 years ago. We saw these cakes in the Naples Mu-seum.. They, were shaped something like. hot cross buns, withlines drawn radiating from the centre to the circumference.:.It would take along. time. to tell of the temples, the forum, the

theatres, the baths, the thousand and one interesting things thathave been.brought to light, and when I was there in 1912 .exca-vations ;were still going on, so ,there is still plenty more to helearned of: the lives of those men of old time.

Very reluctantly we returned to Naples to find our hotel.Next morning we set out to see the Blue Grotto. We cross. the

Bay of Naples in a small bay steamer, with the sun shining aboveas it can in Italy and Australia. We pass the deep blue waters ofScrrento, and come to the island of Capri, where we get off thesteamer into little rowing 'boats. The boats will hold only twobeside the boatman, who rows us to a little opening in the rocksat the foot of the steep rocky side of the island: The opening ishalf under the water and half above the water, and is just largeenough to allow, in calm weather, a rowing boat to enter intothe cave of grotto. As the entrance is so low, you :have to liedown flat in the boat while the boatman puts his oars in, and bymeans of a 'chain hauls the boat into the cave.

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As soon as you are inside the Grotto there is a wonderful scene.Everything is blue. The water is blue, the roof of the cave isblue, the boat is blue, your face and hands; and clothes all lookblue. All the light in the cave comes from the.one opening. Thefloor of the cave is covered with water. There were seventeenrowing boats inside, and probably there would `be room for fifty,so the grotto is of a goodly size, and the roof is.fairly lofty, like arough, rocky Cathedral roof. But that strange, indescribableblueness !

Late in the afternoon we.returned, looking towards' Vesuviussmoking away in the distance, overlooking the, deep, blue :watersof that magnificent Bay which, with the trees. of Sorrento, thecliffs and gardens of Capri, the buildings of Naples in the distance,and. the blue sky overhead is a sight as beautiful in its way as anyiii God's world. -E.H.V.

QADET NOTES.

This has been an eventful term. On April 25th the platoontook part in a march through. the streets in connection. with AnzacDay celebrations. On this occasion the marching was such asreflected credit on the School. On the following night'anothermarch took place, the platoon going afterwards to a concert, heldin aid of the cadets,. of this area. Once again marching and con-duct were all that could be desired.

During the term the practical part of the musketry course wascarried out at the local range. The shooting, on the whole, wasquite. satisfactory, the grouping being especially good. The high-est score was obtained by Sergeant A. D. Hingst, with 97 out of110, other good scores being Thompson i 9.1, Elliot ii 87, Cox 86.

Uniforms have at last been issued to all except 1899.' quota,and the drill already is much improved as a result. Next term,when the 1899 nondescripts have departed, the platoon shouldpresent a still smarter appearance.

The Everett Cup, for the "best section, will be competed for atthe end of the.term.,. The syllabus for the competition covers alldepartments of section drill," and, in adddtion, miniature rifleshooting. A healthy spirit of rivalry is being shown, and it ishoped that the -contest will prove a close one.

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SHOOTING.

The Form Competition was completed this term, resulting in awin for V. from VI. after an exciting contest. Scores wereV.,. 476; VI., 371: A pleasing feature of the competition was themarked improvement -in the shooting--'the winning score in thefirst match was 411; in the second -433, while in the third whenthe two previous winners'met it required 476 to win.

Allsopp, of V.,, caused. some excitement in the last stages of the;final by scoring the possible at a time when V's. chances, lookedrather blue.

The shooting for the Imperial- Challenge-Shield will take placeat the end of term.- Practice for this has been going on regularlyfor some tYne,-and it is hoped that the team Will put up a credit-able score.

LIBRARY NOTES.

The Library funds were considerably swelled this year- by thedonation of £1.0, so kindly made by Mr. C., R.. Blaxland. TheCommittee wish to thank him sincerely, and to assure him: that hisgenerosity is keenly appreciated. Owing to an inadvertence, thesenotes were not included in last issue-hence this belated ac-knowldgment of Mr. Blaxland's kind thought. The Committeeare making a careful selection of books on which to expend the..money, and the new volumes will be ready on the shelves at thebeginning of next term.

Our thanks. are due `also to the, following for presentationfi 1, othe Library:

Mr. Mitchell: Valley of Fear (Doyle) ; Stand By ("Taffrail")Pip (Ian Hay) 'The Safety Mataeh (IanHay), Sentimental Broke(Dennis).

Abbott.-Ends of Justice, The Lost Prince.Carter ii.-Trench Yarns.Mr. Jennings:-When a Man's- a Man.

Mr. B. Hughes.-Sundowner Slim, and. Men, Women, and Guns.We are also indebted .tp, Mr A. Fletcher for current, ? imbers,

of the Scientific American.

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GLEE CLUB. ENTERTAINMENT.

On Saturday; .night, March 31st (last Saturday of last term),the Glee Club, under the supervision of Mr. Mitchell, held a con-cert in the big School in aid of the Y.M.C.A. Hut Fund.

In the morning an auction sale of unclaimed articles was held.The proceeds went theisanre,fund:,.

The first item was a. farce called.."Box and Cox." Mr. Jenningsmade an admirable printer, and when he "removed his coat fromoff his back,". the doorknobs instead of studs on his shirt front,caused'a burst of applause.

Mr. Mitchell was a hatter, and Dowe ii was the boarding-house:Tkeeper.

Both the printer and the hatter are trying to escape from thetoils of an affectionate and, adoring widow. The incidents thattake place- are very amusing. However, in the end the lady mar-ries another, and everybody lived, happily ever after:

Several choruses were sung by the members of the Glee Club,and Croker''s' songs, "The Lighthouse Keeper" and "The. Admir-al's Broom,' Were well sung and much appreciated. Docker gavesome selections on "his banjo, which were very good. His "makeup" was excellent, and he. looks just like the "darkie" in the"Swannee River."

Nathan's furlesque- of Minnie Love. singing the "Broken Doll"vo or three

times. His long, drawn out "yous" occasioned roars of laughter.Mr. Mitchell gave a sketch of "A Servant Girl," and now we can,

quite understand what the mistress of the house has to endure,,Booker gave us the "Other Department Please," and got out of

breath in doing so. We surmised' that the shopman took his -

breath away vwith the long list of articles for sale.Dowe ii, Booker, Mr. Mitchell, Nathan, and Williams gave a,

"Burlesque of an Operatic -Chgry$!;'i,Dgwe,ii,ywas the theatrical'manager; the others were the chorus. The harassed manager wastrying their voices, which shook. the whole room, and the, audi-ence had the, greatest,. difficulty in keeping their seats..,.,The,chorus were .sacked one by one,. and. then'the manager _shOwgdhow it should be done, but his, voice was, still more unpopular,because he received. a whole greengrocer's shop full. of yegetables.

Miss Flemming'sviolin solos were much,appreciated.Mr. Harvey,sang "There is, a Land," which was much appreei

ated.The proceedings terminated . with the Glee -Club's original

"Good Night" song and the National Anthem.Mr. Jennings and Waters i, were the accompanists.: ,

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We wish to thank Mrs. Docker -for her-'valuable aid in supplyingus with dresses, etc., the Matron and Miss Ingall for providingsupper and giving us costumes, and the proprietor of the "Armi-dale Chronicle" for printing the programmes free of charge.

The programme is reproduced below:-

BOX & COX (an Original Farce).Characters:-

PART I.BOX (a Journeyman Printer) . .. .... .. Mr. F. A. Jennings.COX (a Journeyman Hatter) .. .. .. Mr. G. Mitchell.Mrs: BOUNCBR :(a Lodging Housekeeper) .. .. .. .. Dowe it

PART II.OPENING; CHORUS- Glee ClubSONG ,& CHORUS,.. "Monterey" AtkinsonCHORUS, "There's. Nothing New".. .: Glee ClubHUMOROUS SONG, "The Other Department, Please" . BookerSONG, "The, Admiral's, Broom" CrokerCHORUS,, "Old King Cole" .. Glee ClubVIOLIN, SOLO (Selected) Miss FlemmingSONG, "Little Grey Home" .(parody) .. .. .. ..HillSKETCH,. "Reminiscences of a Servant Girl" .. .. Mr. A. MitchellSONG, "There's R. Land," .. .. Mr. C. G. HarveySKETCH,."Burlesque of Miss Minnie Love," "The Broken

null"\ dsthanSONG,_ "The Light Housekeeper .. .. CrokerSKETCH, Operatic Quartette . .. .. Glee ClubCHORUS, `Good Night" Glee Club

GOD SAVE THE KING.

DRAMATIC CLUB.

On Tuesday, June 9th, Sir Arthur Pinero'.s well-known farce,"Dandy Dick," will be staged by members of the Dramatic Club.Active rehearsals have been in progress, and great keenness hasbeen displayed by both those in the final cast and their under-studies. As this is a three-act farce, perhaps, as such, it may beregarded as, a rather ambitious venture for a school company. Wedo not expect to show a second. G. W. Anson or a second RobertBrough, but we are practising hard, and hope to meet with a fairmeasure of success.

Along with the production of "Dandy Dick" there will be stageda short scene from Shakespeare's JuliusCaesar, and also a shortseine from Corneille's "Le Cid" (in French).

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CRICKET.

The cricket seson, just `ended, has been a very satisfactory one,though in spite, of an inability to secure many matches for the 1stXI.; and especially for the seconds. We won seven matches, andlost three, which is a much better result than last" season. Allmatches played in.Armidale were won, but when we came to playagainst other schools we did not fare so `w_611'" But we played,while on our tour, on different wickets to which we had beenaccustomed, and considering we were only beaten by 39 runs bythe strongest team, we did not do badly. In Queensland we didnot have as good bowlers to contend with, as .we,usually did atArmidale, and fields were smaller, but nevertheless, the,. batsmanrather failed to pile up the runs. Cox bowled consistentlythroughout the. season, and Hingst i usually, backed him up.Elliot ii, our change bowler, also bowled well, especially in thelast. match in Toowoomba. Macgregor and Counsell both showedus they could make runs when needed, and also Brett, especiallyth the tour. Hinst ii did well with the bat for the first"'half of theseason, but was unable to play in" the second half. Thompson,Doweii, White, and Harris i showed also that they could alwaysget"a Ifew runs,, and Harris was always relible s wicket-keeper.The. fielding on the whole ws satisfactory.

The second eleven only played six matches (winning four, los-ing two), but nevertheless they practised keenly at "the nets insome, cases showing good talent, and so next year the first elevenwill not lack good men. The seconds generally play De La Salleist )[I.; but this "

season,DeLaSalle only managed to arrange a

team for our3rd'"XL'The Juniors i nthe past have not taken cricket very seriously,

but this season they. have been, keener, and; among them, andindeed in the whole school, there has been a far less number ofshirkers. Let us hope' that this same keenness will continue.

Macgregor, Counsell Hingst ii, and Cox were awarded FullColours at the end of last year, and Brett, Hingst i at the end ofthe season.

Half Colours were awarded to Doweii, Elliot ii, Harris i,Thompson 1, and White

Macgregor got, the prize for fielding, and a bat for best battingaverage:

Cox got a bat for best bowling averages.Prize for most improved player was not awarded.'The, following-are the principal averages for`the past'season:-

1st Eleven.BATTING.

Ing's. N.O. Total. H. Ser. Avge.Macgregor 12 0 265 50 22.1_

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Counsel! .. . . 1-1. 1 183 38 18.3Brett .. .. .. 12- 2 178 45 17.8

Hingst ii 5 0 77 21 - 15.4.Thompson:. . 11 0 1-i.7- 36 10.6Harris i :11. 4 _74. - :26 10.6Cox . 12 1 112 56 1`0.2

BOWLING.Runjs. Wickets. Average.

_....Cox ..

Elliot iiHingsti

546 55 : 9.9215 1-8 11.9526' 29 18A

- 2nd -Eleven.

BATTING.Ing's,. N.O:

Livingston. i .4 - 2.... . .. . 9: 1.1

Pmdlay i 8 :1White .. 8 . 1 -

;Crokir .. 8 0:

Total.. .H.. Scr,: ;Avge.: :7:9 . ;.37 ...39.5: ,.::.435 51* 16:87; .

84. . 2;7 . 10;.5 .

68 -21 9:7:1

5.9:_.. - 22 7.38

BOWLING;Runs. Wickets. Average:

.Findlay-i .. ..Elliot i ..B'arnes', R: V.Barnes,` T. B.

12 . :2:83:

90 15 16.00121. . .18 6:72236 - - 301 7.53-

-EASTER, 1917::-Queensland Cricket'Tour:.

FIRST.ELEVEN. .

We had long looked `forward to a trip "to .Queensland,. and were

very grad -wrier arrangements. were made to: play at Southport;Brisbane; and Toowoomba:. We went off in high hopes of victorybut; alas,were doomed' to three -defeats:

At about 430 a.m. -on-Easter Monday we left school and' eaughtthe express for Brisbane. To those who had not been to Queens-land- before the Journey was very interesting; espeeially over theToowoomba ranges. We spent the night at I3rlsbane, and- startedearly next morning for Southport: L: Elliotii took us bp'. by !rotorlaunch to the Southport Grammar School. Southport went>in 'andHingsti.;.and._Gox.-::managedto t li a p n s , e of:tl em for 9.3. We !feltrather pleased, but our batsmen -wen IVto-pieces, andWewere: soona!Ir Out for -63.- 'Soiithport'went inr`agarn; and, our`menwere Obvi-.ously very -tired both with th'e_travelling and the heat, so that thescore. reached 139 before Southpoi-t closed their innings. We.replied with 8 for 18, of which Ma-egregor, playing a good game,made 5:0..

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The.fielding was poor, and T.A.S. ought certainly to have madea better score had not the team been so tired.

W&Were kindly entertained at dinner by Mrs. Dixon (the Head-master was unavoidably absent), and we received a warm wel-come from Mr.' Melbourne. That evening we spent some' time ata Red Cross concert on the little concrete pier, where we wereentertained with songs; recitations, ventriloquism, etc.

Next morning (Wednesday) we were off early for Brisbane:Brisbane Grammar School opened. Miller' and MacDonnell wereboth'.cau'ght off.Cox's bowling; and the score stood at two for 55.Atthow and Lawton then went in and, maintained- an invinciblepartersh'ip ' Atthow scored 206 not out, his total including sirteerr6's and seventeen 4's. Lawto`n'also gave a brilliant display, histotal of 171 not out including eight G's and -twenty-two 4's.. TheGrammar School ground is on the small side, but.a large numberor 6's would have been 6's on any ground. T.A.S. made 140.Ccunsell had the bad. luck to be run out after a careful mnings' for38. He was run out at Southport also. Macgregor, Thompson,and Brett were the only others to reach double figures.' In thismatch, too, the= fielding was poor, and the team was, tired.` But,with such experienced cricketers as Atthow and Lawton,.Brisbane,Grammar School, certainly deserved to win.

We must thank - Mr. and Mrs. Bousfield for, entertaining us atdinner at the school, and looking after us so well.

That evening we' went to see ."Fair1.and Wanner,",-perhaps-un--wisely, as we were pleading ."that tired feeling" as an: excuse forour defeats. However:: we, got back to the hotel in time to have a°good sleep before leaving next`morning for, Toowoomba.

As Toowoomba Grammar School had beaten Brisbane Grammar,we, might have expected a still more humiliating defeat. Hence wewere pleased.when, with Eliiot i4 and Cox bowling,:: we., got Too-w6'nrha.. all :out for'' .134. But our.: batting was ' disappointing.Brett did well with- 43; not out, and.Counsell again had bad'1uck;and tipped one on to his wicket after scoring only 3. .-Macgregor,and Thompsofi were the only others to score double figures Ourinnings closed with all down- for 95. Toowoomba. put us-in again,,and. we were seven down for 50 when time . was-up,,so that Toowoomba. won on. the .first. innings by,39 runs.

Next morning the Tennis four met the -Toowoomba four-, buti}rct,witb no better success than the eleven. Scores will. be,found'elsewhere. Of course we hope ,to retrieve our .defeats at.s.om&future date.' Harder -.training--.and. more constant-and-untiring'practice seems to .be what is wanted. We.hdve, been-handicappedb;. 'having so few teams to cornpet'e with- but -this -should- makeusto practise right up to the last possible minute, and at every op-portunity, so that we can. bring credit to T.A.S.. when we do getan opportunity' 6f meeting-other oe.

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As at Brisbane and Southport, so at Toowoomba., we were verykindly treated, and not only did Mr. and Mrs. Barbour provideafternoon tea for us, but next morning, after we had watched thetennis, for, some time, those of us who were, not playing had aApl.endid trip in motors sent-for us by. Mr. Barbour. We weretaken over the ranges and saw some magnificent. views, and thor-oiighly enjoyed our outing. We hope we may some day have thepleasure of entertain teams from Southport, Brisbane, andToowoomba at T:A:S.

We left Toowoomba that,afternoon (Friday), and arrived backat T.A.S:'somewhere about-midnight. We were all very sorry tohave no news of victory to bring back, but nevertheless we allthoroughly enjoyed the trip,'and hope there, may` lie many more, inthe.iuture, no less,,. enjoyable but much more victorious.

Details of the scores follow:-;..Southport. Grammar School; April

1st innings.-Southport-1st innings.

Reid,. c Macgregor b, Hingst i 0Sehrimer, .c White,. b Hingst .3Blacklock, b: Cox .. . 7Marks, b ,. Cox , . . 4Osborne c. & b: Hingst i . 3Lucas, b. Cox . 4Overland, c Thompson, b Cox 24Dixon, b. Hingst i . . 16Campbell, b. Cox . . 2Mayers, c.Elliotii, b. Cox . 22Massy, not out . . . . .7

.Byes . . . . . . . . . .. L

Total . . . . . . . . 93

Bowling: Hingst i, 4. for 53;Cox, 6 for 39.

School=1st innings.Macgregor,.b. Blacklock 4.Counsell, c. Schrimer, b. Black-

lock 1-Brett, c Mayers, b Blacklock 20Thbmpson, e Overland, b Black-

lock , . . , 0Cox, b. Blacklock . . 0Hingst i, b Massy 10.White, c:: Marks, b Massy 4Harris, b. Blacklock . . . . 0.Dowe ii, b. Blacklock . 1Croker, not, out . 5Elliot ii, b. 'Massy . . . 2

Sundries . . . . . . . 6

Total . . . . , ,.. r.q:r:03;1.

10th; Lost by 40 runs on

Southport-2nd innings.Reid, c. White, b. Elliot ii 10Schrimer, run-.;out 52Blacklock, b. Elliot ii . . . 0Overland,: b. Elliot ii . . 0Dixon, b. Cox . . 0Marks, c. White, b. Elliot ii 2Osborne, c.. and b. Cox ... 0Lucas, not out . . . 32Mayers, c Counsell,.b.Hingsti 11Massy,. b.. Hingst i , . 1Campbell; not out: . . 15

Sundries 16

Total . . . 139Bowling:: Hingst i; 2 for 30;.

Cox, 2 for 42;Elliot ii; 3 for 38;Macgregor, 0 for 3.

2nd innings.Macgregor, c Mark, b Massy 50Croker, b. Massy . 0Counsel]., run out.. 0Brett, c: Osborne, b. Massy 0Hingst i; - i. Massy . . 5White, c. Marks, b. Massy'. 3Thompson, c -Marks, b Massy 11Harris i, not out . 7

Sundries . ...' . . 2

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v. Brisbane Grammar School, April 11th. Lost by 290 runs on1st innings.

Brisbane G.S-1st innings.Miller,, c. Macgregor, b. Cox 17Maconnell, c. and b. Cox . . 30Atthow (retired) . . . . . 206Lawton (retired) . .. . . . 171

Sundries . . . . . . 6

TotalT o t a l , . . . 430

Bowling: Hingst i, 0 for 116;Cox, 2 for 153; Elliot ii, 0 for,117; Barnes i, 0 for 43.

v. Toowoomba Grammar School.

Toowoomba-1st innings.Barbour, b. Elliott ii . . . . 17Kent, 'c: White, b.. Cox . 53Reithmuller,, not out . 35Thorns, b. Cox . . . . . 0Martin, b. Cox . . '. 7Ballantine, b. Elliot ii . 12Mayes, c. Brett, b. Cox . 6Clarke, b. Elliot ii . . 0Forster, b. Elliot ii 0Hunter, c. Counsell, b. Elliot ii 3Henschele,. b. Elliot ii . 1

Sundries . . . . . . . 3

Total . . . . 134

School=1st innings.Macgregor, b. Nothling . 27Counsell, run. 'out . 38Thompson, c. Genning, b. Noth

ling . . . . . . 20White, b Nothling 9Brett, v. Nothling, b. MacDon-

nell . . 48i-Iingst i, b..MacDonnell . . 7Cox, b. Charity . . . . i-Barnes i, c. Atthow, b. MacDon-

;.nell . . . 5Dowe ii, c. Atthow, b. MacDon-

nell . . 0Harris i, b. MacDonnell 0Elliot 14-not out . . . 1

Sundries ... . . . . . 14

Total . . . . 140

Lost by 39 runs on 1st' innings.

Bowling: Cox, 4 for 81; Hingst0 for 17, Elliot ii "6 for 32. '

School-Ist innings.Macgregor, b.- Kent . . . 14Counsell, ho.w., Herschele _3.Thompson, c Clarke b Thorns 12White, c. Barbour, b. ' Kent 0Brett,....not out . . , . 43Hingst.l, l.b.w., Thoms . 4.Cox, b. Thoms . . . . . . 0 -

B a r n e s i,. b. Barbour 6Dowe-ii,, c. and b.. Barbour . ' 5Elliot ii, b. Thoms . . 3Harris i, Lb.w., b. Thoms . 0

Sundries .. . . . . . . . 5

Total . . . . . . . 95

2nd innings.Macgregor, b. Kent 20Thompson, b. Kent 0Counsell, b. Hunter 4Hingst i, b. Martin . . 0Brett, not out . 21Barnes i,'c. Kentb. Hershele 0White, c. Reithmuller, b. -Hun-

ter . . .. . ... . .. 1.

Cox, not out . . . .,

. 3Sundries . . . . . . . 2

Total . . . . . . . 50

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THIRD ELEVEN.

v. La Salle; March 31st. Won by 5 wickets and 55 runs.La Salle, 23 and 70; School, 74 and 6_ for 74. Waters ii,-,36,

McIntosh 12, Waters i 21, Phippard 14. Bowling: Waters i, 6 for.13; Waters ii, 4 for 8:

JUNIORS.

v, La Salle; March 31st. Won, by" 96 runs.La Salle, 37; School, . 133. Campbell i 28, Borthwiok i 27,

Albott 28, Vyner1 1'6. Bowling:, Campbell i, 4, for _28; Abbott,6 for 9.

TENNIS

Tennis was not so much in evidence this term as it was last.This owing largely to football; but nevertheless many boys play.

.The Committee have drawn up some rules,. which._have resultedin the court being kept in better condition, and also giving moreboys a chance to play.

During the cricket tour, as two members of the four. were inthe team, and also two members of the second four, we decidedt) try conclusions with the Toowoomba Grammar School, and,were beaten by a narrow margin. The game was played on thecourts of the Glennie Girls' School, and, we wish to thank. MissLawrance for kindly giving us the use of them.

On Saturday, May 19th, we played St. John's Theological Col-lege on their courts. The students treated us to afternoon tea be-fore a large fire, which was very enjoyable, as the afternoon was.bitterly cold.

On May 5th we played Armidale on the Town Courts, and werebeaten by a few sets, The Town four gave us afternoon tea.

All the four have been awarded Half Colours, So far the fourhave played five matches. Won a,. lost 2.

The Second and Third 'fours 'have played one game each, whichthey won.

The" following his" an; "account- of the matches.

1st IV. MATCHES

Mixed 1st IV v t.G;S.' 1st.IV.This match was played .on the Glennie Girls' School's: courts,,

kindly lent for the occasion by Miss Lawrance. School were

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beaten by two rubbers. This four was not the real 1st IV., andconsisted of :two 1st IV. members ,and two. 2nd IV. members.Croker and Macgregor v. Barbour and Kent, 2-6, 1-6.

v. Brodie and Graham, 6-1, 6-0.Brett and Hingst i v. Barbour and Kent, 2-6, 1-6.

v. Brodie and Graham, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6. -T.G.S., 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 42 games; T.A.S., 1 rubber, 3 sets, 32

games.T.G.S. won by 2 rubbers, 3.,sets, 10 games.

1st IV. v. Town Team.This match was played on the Town Courts. After the match

each member played a singles with 'a member of the Town four.The four played well in both the singles and doubles. School wonb, five games.Croker and Macgregor v. Kenny and Kellett, 4-6, 5-6.

v. -Druid andHenderson, 6-4, 6-2.--Borthwick and Williams v. Kenny and Kellett, 1-6, 1-6.

v. Druid and Henderson,, 6-1; 6-1.:T.A.S., 2 rubbers, 4 sets, .35 games ; Town, 2 rubbers, 4 sets,

32 games. School won by 3-.games.Singles-

Croker v; Keilet, 2-6.Williams v. Henderson, 6-4.Macgregor v. Kenny, 7-9.Borthwick v. Druid,' 6-0.

T.A.S., 2 sets,.21, games; Town, 2 sets, 19 games. School wonby 29- games.

1st IV. v. St. John's 1st IV.This match was played at St. John's, College. As there is only

one court at St: John's, each pair ,plays two sets against theiropponents. Borthwick and Williams were in excellent form, andBorthwick was brilliant, especially' in the game against Dunstanand Holmes. The students.. gave the four afternoon tea, whichwas much appreciated.Croker and Macgregor v. Dunstan and Holmes, 6-3, 3-6.

v. Conran ,and. Weston,. 6-5 2-6.Williams and Borthwick v, Dunstan and Holmes, 6-1, 6-3.

v. Conran and Weston, 4-6, 6-3.T.A.S., 5.sets, 39 games; St. John's, 3 sets,.33 games.

won by 2 sets and .6 games.School

1st IV.' v. Town -Teams

The Town combination was=too . strong for our. Four. , Therewere two Old Boys playing,. Mr.:H.arny;iIarse and.-Mr. Kenny.Croker and Macgregox: v. Kenny and K;ellett, 1-6, 6=5, 22-6.=

v_.,Morse and Henderson, 2- 6, 2-6. . ,

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Williams and Borthwick v. Morse and Henderson, 1-6, 4-6.v. Kenny & Kellett, 5-6, 6-4 (unfinished).

Singles-Williams v. Morse, 4-6:Borthwick v. Henderson, 5-7.Croker V. Kellett,, 0=6.Macgregor v. Kenny, 5-7.

Doubles. =School, 0 rubbers, 2 sets, 29 games ; Town, 3 rub=hers, 7, sets, 51 games... Town won by 3 rubbers, 5 sets, 22games.

Singles.--School, :-0, sets, 14 games; Town, 4. sets, 26 games.Town won by 4 sets., 12 games.

-1st, IV: v. St. John's 1st.IV.This was' a return match with St. John's, and we were again

victorious:Croker and Macgregor v. Dunstan and Pyke, 6-5, 6-1.

-v. Conran and Weston, '6-4, 6-1.Williams and Borthwick v. Conran and Weston, 4-6, 6-5, 6-1.

v. Dunstan and Pyke, 6-5, 6-3.School, 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 52 games; St. John's, 4 rubbers, 1

set, 31 games. ` School won by 4 rubbers; 9sets, 21 games:.Singles.-Macgregor v. Conran, 6-1; Croker V. Weston, 6-2.

SECOND IV. MATCHES.

2nd IV. v. North Armidale 2nd IV.This match was. played at North Armidale. The ladies of North

Aunidale kindly provided tea, and the 2nd IV. wish us to conveyheir thanks -to them. '

Brett (Capt.) and Hingst ii v. Mackay and Cowley, 6-1, 6-3.v. Wiseheart and Dunshell, 6-0. 6-1.

Counsell and Hingsti v. Mackay and, Cowley, 2-6, 6-4.Y. Wiseheart ' and -Dunshell, 6-4, 6.3

(unfinished)T.A.S., 3 rubbers, 7 sets, 44 games; North Armidale, 0 rubbers,.

1 set, 22 games. School won by 3 rubbers, 6 sets, 22 games.

3rd IV. MATCHES.

3rd IV.. v. La.Salle 1st IV.This' match was played on the School Courts. School had no

difficulty in winning. .

Barnes (Capt.) and Cox v. Rummery and M'Shane, 6-1, 6-0..v. Bonner and Cavanagh, 6-1, 6-5.

White and Tooth v. Rurnr fiery and WShane, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.v. Bonner, and Cavanagh, 6-5, 6-4r

T:A:S.;, 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 57 games;. D.L.S., 0 rubbers, i set, 25games. School won by At rubbers, 7 sets, 26 games.

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FOOTBALL.

RETROSPECT.

Committee.-Brett, (Capt.), Counsell (V.-Capt.), B.arnes1.

The promises of a successful football season are much brighterthan we at first expected.. Of the five. matches played by the 1stXV., four have been won, and the fifth match ended in a draw.In all other grades similar. success has been met with, only havingbeen defeated twice.

Of our last season's fifteen we have Brett, (Captain), Harris i,Hirgst i, Doweii, Croker, Williams, Barnes i, Iand Counsell. Coun-sell, owing to an injury, had ;to retire.after the first match, butreturned to assist us in the last two matches of the term.

The forwards have shown splendid form, ,and. keep. together verywell. Barnes i, Williams, Waters i and ii. done particularly goodwork in the scrummage. The forwards must learn to keep theball more in the open. The backs have had several changes, andare not working well together, but with Hingst ii and Counsellagain in the three-quarter line, we hope to be able to showgreatly improved form:, Macgregor has taken Harris i's place asfull-back, Harris i moving to the three-quarter line.

The practices have been consistent, and the, enthusiasm shownby all branches; particularly by the juniors, has been most grati-fying to their coach.

1st XV. MATCHES.

Harris i; Hingst i, Macgregor,,Counsell,. Croker; Brett (Capt.),Dowel!; Barnes' i, Bigg, Barnes ii, Waters t, Thompson, Elliot ii,Simson i, Williams,

This was our -first match of the season, and we had a fairlyeasy win, though it-was "no "walk over." : In this match; Waters iiwas hors-de-combat, owing to a bad foot.

The forwards were working excellently together, especiallyWilliams, Barnes i, and Waters i, and the ball was going out wellto the backs, who were handling and passing well Our fi' st trycame from Hingst L Brett ran in from a line out, ran up the line,and passed back to Hingst, who scored. The kick was unsuccess-ful. 3-0. Counsell next secured the ball and broke through,,and scored again'; the kick was a failure. 6--0. In the secondhalf, though our condition was not of the best; we kept the ballmoving,' and soon after obtained a free kick in front of the goal.Counsell -made no mistake with the kick : 9-0. The ball nextcame out of the serum and went from Dowe ii to 'Brett, to Wit-liams, who scored. '12- -0: Full time went soon after, leaving uswinners by a substantial margin. The Headmaster refereed.

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v. Centrals. Scoreless draw.Harris i; Livingston i, Hingst i, Mr. Mitchell, Croker; Brett

(Capt.), Dowe ii, Barnes i, Bigg, Barnes ii, Waters i, Waters ii,Thompson,Simson i, Williams.

This,was our second match with the town team. The townteam was much stronger, and the game resulted in adraw. Mr.Ditchell played in the three-quarter line to strengthen the backs.this match was more of a forwards game, and the backs couldnot get the ball going, although the ball was coming out of theserum well. Centrals pressed hard, and in the second half weremostly in our twenty-five, but the position was saved time aftertime by the hard and solid play of Barnes i, "Waters ii, and Wil-li'ams: We had.several attempts at goal, but all attempts failed,tivhich emphasised:the fact that ,we require a. good place kick. Mr.Mitchell and Brettt,- were the most prominent in the backs, and\V( re well backed up by Hingst is The Headmaster refereed.:

v. Centrals. Won, 13-9.,Harris i ; Livingston 1, Macgregor, Hingst i, Croker; Brett

(Capt)., Dowe ii, Barnes i, Bigg,. Barnes ii, Waters i, Waters ii,Thompson, Simson i,_ WRIlams.

Centrals put in a. stronger team than they put, in before thistime, and we won by keeping the game very open and giving ourwing men a chance. In fact the game was so open that. theHeadmaster remarked that it was the most open match he hadever seen a School team play. In the first half, Town scoredthree tries, but failed to convert any of them, and at half-time-.thescores were 9-O.A` In the second half., Croker secured the ball. onthe wing, and did a.brilliant dash up the line and scored in thecorner. Kicked failed. 9-3. Our forwards then worked theplay down into the opponents' twenty-five, and Thompson i picking

Sup in the loose, scored. 9-6. Again the play was worked intothe Central's 25, and from a line out Dowe ran in and scored inthe corner. Kick failed. 9-9.. Excitement was, now intense. Theforwards were now working like Trojans, as was indeed thewhole team. This was in a large ,extent due to, the enthusiastic,barracking on the line, and as we have mentioned elsewhere,. .nothing heartens a team. more than barracking. The ball cameout of the serum to Dowe, to Brett,,who kicked a very nice fieldgoal. 13-9. Full. time whistle went soon' after. Mr. Mitchellreferred.

V. New ' England. Won, 16-3. .

Macgregor; Hingst i, Harris i, Counsell, Liginstan i, Brett (Cap-lain), Dowe fl; Barnes i, ; Bigg, - Barnes ii, Waters i, Waters ii,Thompson; Simson i; 'Williams.,,

This ;match was, really only a practise match for the Firsts,. asw(, had' to give New England sortie trf` o eifiotlnts as substitutes.

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We won by 16-3. In this match Macgregor and Harris i changedplaces, and Macgregor played a good game as full-bck, his tacklingbeing exceptionally good. We worked the ball into New England's25, and from a serum the ball went from- Dowe ii to.Brett, toCounsell, to Hingst i, who scored. Williams converted with agood kick. 5-0. Hingsti secured and passed to Livingston i toCounsell, who scored. Kick failed. 8-0. New England thengot a free kick in front of our goal, and Debenham kicked a pen-alty. 8-3. Harris i kicked. a penalty goal. 11-3. The ballwent out from. the serum to' Brett, to Counsell, to Harris i, whopunted high and followed on. He picked up and passed to -Brett,who scored between the posts. Harris i converted... 16-3. Fulltime went shortly afterwards. In. the first half the backs' wereworking well together; but seemed -to go to pieces in the second.It was the same way -with the forwards. The Headmaster refereed.

School v. Armidale Juniors. Won, 5-3.Macgregor; Livingston i, Harris i Counsell, Hingst i; Brett

(Capt.), Dowe ii;' Barnes i, Bigg, Barnes ii, Ellioti, Waters ii,Thompson, Simson i, Williams.

This match, played at the Sports Ground on, Red Triangle Day,in aid of the Y.M.C.A. Fund, resulted in a win for School by5 to 3. From the' kick-off the ball was returned to half-way, . but'School very soon brought the ball to the Armidale twenty-five.Here Parker; by a long line-kick; relieved the pressure. From ascrummage near our twenty-five, Brett picked up smartly andpassed to'Counsell who, after taking the play to the other end ofthe field, gassed to Hingst i. Unluckily Hingst was forced intotouch by the opposing full-back. At half-time there was no score..Soon after half-time Armidale took the ball into our territory,,where School fought hard to save a score, but in a scramble onthe line,, Jones secured the ball and' forced his way over. Armi-dale .J1 iiors '3, School 0; 'This score provided a stimulant to theplay; and -many good passing rushes by Dowe ii, 'Brett', Counsell,Harris i.; Hingst i, and Livingston almost succeeded in gaining atry. From a loose pass by Dowe ii, Harris i secured -the ball and,cleverly !cutting' in' transferred the ball to-Counsell, who passeddour men by smart side-stepping, and scored one of the best tries.or the 'season. Harrisi converted. F4om this onward Schoolbegan to 'throw the ball about more, Williams, Waters ii, andBarnes i being particularly noticed by their fine dribbling, andthen passing the ball to the backs, but Armi'dale's defence was toostrong for us, and the match ended-School 5.,.Armidale 3.

Amongst the School backs Brett did some very good defensive-work, and his handling of the ball. was very fine. He was wellassisted by Counsell. Macgregor, as full-back, was a little slow,with his kicking, but was a .sure tackler. All of the forwards

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played .consistently,- Williams, Barnes i, Waters i, and Simson fdoing solid work.

We wish to thank Mr. Herb. Howard for refereeing.

2nd XV. MATCHES.

21/4/'17. 2nd XV. v. La Salle 1st XV. Won, 41-0.Borthwick i; Allan, Fisher, Harris ii, Tooth; Sheehy, Findlay;,

Thompson i (Capt.), Wall i, Elliot i, McIntosh, White, Davidson iii,.Davidson i, Carter ii.

This team .was really a mixture of 2nds and 3rds, and was a"walk over." The forwards did most of the work. Elliot i broke,one of the ruck twice and scored, and again by following on. hardscored another. Other scorers were Thompson i, Fisher, Wall i,Tooth, McIntosh,..1 try; Findlay ii, 2 tries; McIntosh convertedtwo, Borthwicki one, and' Thompsoni one., All the forwards,played. well, and hard; of the backs, Harris ii, Findlay, Fisher, andBorthwick were the, best.

23/5/'17. 2nd XV. v.. Centrals. Draw, 6-6.Borthwick i'; Smith i, Sheehy, Fisher, Elliot ii; Harris,. Findlay

(Capt.) ;- Wall i, Davidson i, Elliot, McIntosh, White, Davidson iii,Decent, Carter L , I -

This match was against, a weaker town team than the 1st XV.generally play, and was a very good game, as the scores indicate.

The. play was up and down the field the first half, both sidespressing hard. At half-time the scores were nil all. In thesecond half the forwards got together a bit more. Some of themdidn'e seem to know they were playing in the first half. Shortlyafterwards Jones. (Central) kicked a very good penalty goal fromnearly half-way. 3-0. Again Town pressed and got a free kickin front of -'the goal, and they made no mistake with the kick.School now woke up, and pressed hard. They got a free kick infront of the goal, and Borthwick kicked a goal. 6-3. They fol-lowed on from the kick-off; and pressed, though they were drivenback a couple of times. Findlay then secured and ran down theline and centred, and. Elliot ii following on, scored. The kick wasa, failure. Centrals then took play into our territory and got. afree kick, but the kick was unsuccessful. Full time went shortlyafterwards. The best backs were Findlay, and Harris ii, and bestforwards were Wall i, McIntosh, and Elliot i, though the othersplayed up well.'

v. La Salle 1st'XV. Won, 31-0.Hill; Smith 4, Allen, Fisher, Tooth; Harris ii, Findlay (Capt.) ;

Allsopp, Davidson i, M`Intosh, Decent, Carter i, Nathan, Hawke,Carter ii.

Again this team was a mixture of 2nd and 3,rd XV, thoughthere were more 3rds than 2nds. Again we proved too strong for

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La Salle. The play was mostly in the enemies' 25. Several pass-ing rushes resulted in tries. Our scorers were McIntosh (2),Decent (2), Hawke, Tooth, Davidson i, Fisher, and Findlay. Harrisii converted one try and Allsopp another. All the backs playedwell, and all the forwards, worked hard but a couple; McIntoshand Carter i shone out more than the others.

WEIGHT MATCHES.

School (8st.) v. Public School 1st XV. Won 3-0.Borthwick i ; Blomfield ii, Fisher, Harris ii, Allan ; Harris i

(Capt.), Dowe ii ; Barnes ii, Wall , Hill, Croft i, Mitchell, Kelly,Nathan, Stephen.;

Our team was too strong for Public School, as the serum wasgetting the ball out well to the backs, who made full use of theball. - Harris i scored four tries, all of which originated in theserum, the ball going from Dowe to Harris, who scored. Harris alsokicked a penalty goal, and converted one of his tries. Harris ii didsome fine "dodgy" runs, and scored twice. 'Dowe ii scored onceand kicked a penalty goal, and Barnes ii scored one. The finalscores were 32-0. Wall i and Barnes ii were the best forwards,though it is hard to pick out any individual player in- the backs.They,all played well.

12/5/'17. School (8st.) v. La Salle'1st XV. Won, 9-3.Bortthwick i; Harris i, Harris ii, Fisher, Blomfield ii; Brett

(Capt.), Dowe ii ; Barnes, Bigg, Davidsoni, Walli, Hill, Crofti,Kelly, Mitchell.

This was a stronger team than the one against. Public School,but we did not win so easily this time. X strong wind was blow-ing, which greatly hindered our line-kicking when running againstit. The combination in the backs in this match was not so good asin the previous match. Brett made several attempts to breakthrough, but could not; also the opposing backs were on.to himtoo fast for him to pass In many cases. Our first score camefrom Dowe ii who, following on from an ineffectual kick for line,scored in the corner. He failed to convert. At. half-time scoreswere `3-0 in our favour_

In the second half, College got a penalty goal, which equalisedmatters. Dowe ii then secured and ran down the line, and scoredbehind the posts, but again failed to convert. Scores, 6-3. Brettthen broke through and scored, butthe kick failed. Scores, 9-3.Full time went son after, leaving us the winners, with scores un-changed.

(JUNIOR MATCHES.

1/5/'17. Junior Team Y. St. Mary's Juniors. Won, 60-0.Carter ii; Livingston ii, Harris ii,. Fisher (Capt.), Borthwick ii;

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Blomfield i, Kater ii; Hill, Wall i, Decent, Hawke, Croft i, Sheehy,Mitchell, Kelly.

Through a misunderstanding our team was too strong for ouropponents, and it was simply a "walk over." Our scorers wereHarris ii 3 tries, 1 goal, 2 field goals; Fisher, 2 tries, convertedtwo; Blomfield, 2 tries; Borthwick, Wall i, Hawke, Decent, andSheehy 1 try and goal.. There is no need for criticisms, as ourteam did as they wished.

21/5/'17.` School Juniors Y. St. Mary's Juniors. Won,. 22-0.Campbell i ; Livingston ii, Blomfield i, Borthwick.ii, Stacy; Blom-

field ii (Capt.), Kater ii; Carter i, Hill, Kater i, Kelly, Davidson ii,Coupland, Atkinson, Phippard;

We again proved too strong for St. Mary's, and won by 22-0.Our scorers were Kater ii, Coupland; Blomfield i; I try; Stacytri- s ; Carter, f try and 1 goal; Campbell i converted one.

22/5/'17. Juniors v. Public School Juniors. Won, 12-0.Campbell i; Livingston ii, Borthwick ii, Blomfield i; Stacy; Blom-

fieldii (Capt.), ..Katerii; Mitchell, Coupland, Atknson, Stewart,Davidson ii Kelly, Brand i,. Wyndham.

This was a good game, and we again proved the winners. Trieswere scored by Mitchell, Stacy, Blomfield ii, and Stewart,.noneof which were. converted. Best players were Campbell i, -David-son ii, Kelly, Stacy, and Blomfield ii.

26/5/'17. v: La Salle. Won, 21-20.Campbell i; Livingston ii; Blomfield ii, Fisher, Blomfield i;

Fisher (Capt.), Kater ii; Kelly, Croft, Coupland; Mitchell, Borth-wick ii; Davidson ii, Hill, Wyndham.

This was a very close game, as the scores indicate. Our scorerswere Fisher; Croft i, and Hill. Sheehy converted one try, kickedtwo field goals, and a.: penalty. The best backs were Fisher andSheehy,, and best forwards Hill and Croft i.

21/5/,17.v. St. Mary's. Won,. 28-0.Campbell ii Stacy, Blomfield i, Borthwick ii, Livingston ii;

Blomfield ii, ' Kater ii ; Mtchell, Croft ii,. Croft i, Mackenzie iii, Hill,,%yner ii, Carter ii, and Kelly.,

Our scorers-were Stacy (2),-Hill (3), Blomfield ft (2).. Camp-bell kicked a penalty goal, and Borthwick ii converted two tries.Best backs were Stacy, Blomfield i and ii, and Borthwick ii. Bestforwards were Hill., Croft i, and Carter iii.

NON-CADETS.v. St. Mary's. Lost, 0-9.Borthwick ii;. Livingston ii, Wilson ii, Stewart, Smith; Stacy

(Capt.) , Kater ii ; Atkinson, Watkns, Bushell, Vyner ii, Phippard,Allison, M:aokenzie iii, Braund i.

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School team didn't wake up until second half,'when it was toolate. Best backs were Livingston ii and Stacy; and best forwardsBraund i, Phippard, Allison, and Mackenzie iii.

CAMERA CLUB.

The membership of the Club this term is bigger than ever, andmuch enthusiasm has been shown, especially among some of thenewer members..

Many members who are in the First XI, took some good photos.while on the cricket tour in Queensland.

One member was so enamoured by the moon rising over thewater at Southport that he promptly took a time exposure (lastingabout half- an hour) of it, and it was a very good photo.

Kelly won the competition with views of Swimming Carnival,with Brett second.

The Landscape Competition was declared "no competition" onaccount of there being insufficient entries.

The Portrait Competition produced some very. good photos.,which were not entered. It is very disappointing that no oneexcept two or three. members seem to take any interest in thecompetition. . If this continues, competitions will have to be stop-ped altogether. Some members are very casual, and don't. seemto bother their heads to find out when a competition closes. Thereis always a notice on the wall behind the printing-room wheneach competition closes, and if these members troubled to usetheir eyes they would be able to see when entries closed.

Members are also reminded that printing dishes must not beleft on the pianos, in the music. rooms. If they are found printingin these rooms their negatives and prints will be confiscated, andpossibly they may receive a .more serious punishment.

Except for a few incidents this half year has been the mostsuccessful that the Camera Club has had for some years.

OFFICE - BEARERS.

Head of the-House-H C. Hingst.Captain of the School-P. N. Macgregor.Senior. Prefects-H. C. Hingst, F. G. Brett.Jungor Prefects-C. M. Counsell, A. D. Hingst, J. A. Croker, F. G.

Elliot.

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School Club Committee.-P. N. Maegregor_ (ex-officio)H. G.Hingst, F. G. Brett, C. M. Counsell,. J. A Croker, F. G.Elliott, R. V. Barnes.

Captain of Football-F. G. Brett.Football Committee F. G. Brett, C. M. Counsell, R. V. Barnes.

Captain Tennis-J. A. Croker.Tennis Committee J. A. Croker, H. C. Hingst, C. M. Counsell.Library Committee-H G. Hingst, F. G. Brett, P. N. Macgregor,

C. W. Simson, L. Blomfield.Magazine Committee-The Editor (F. A. Jennings, Esq.), P. S.

Dowe (Secretary); C. M. Counsell.;Dramatic Club :Committee-L. F..Palmer, Esq., R. C. Hingst,,C. M.

Counsell, J. A. Croker,-P. S. D.owe, J. C. McIntosh.Camera Club Committee=President: Thef. Headmaster; C. C..

Harvey, Esq., H. C. Hingst, F. G. Brett, K. C. Waters,P. S. Dowe (Secretary).

Shooting Committee-A. D. Hingst, C. M. Counsell, G. C. White,C. W.. Simson, S. D. O. Thompson.

N.B.-All communications with regard to Cricket should besent to Mr. Vines; Football, Tennis, and Swimming, to Mr.Mitchell; Library and Cadet Corps, to Mr. Gale; "Armidalian" andBoxing, to Mr. Jennings ; T.A.S. O.B.U., to Mr. R. K. Waley, 63Pitt-street, Sydney.

VALETE.

T. A. Everett. Entered School June, 19,12; left Easter, 1917.Member of Armidalian and Shooting Club Committees;2nd XV., 1916, 2nd XI., 1916-17; Corporal in. Cadets;Form V., Commercial.

N. B. Carson. Entered School February; 1912; left December,1912; Re=entered February, 1915 ; -left Easter, 1947. 1st XV.,1916 half colours, 1916) ; 3rd, XI.; Band, 1916; Form IIIA.

SALVETE.

Form V. N. M. Kater D.Form IV. B.. H. Croft i.Form III1A. C.. N. Andrews.Form 1118. A.. B.. Hays.Form IL H. F. Croft ii, J. Whalley.

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SCHOOL NOTES.

Congratulations to Hingst i and Brett on gaining full colours forcricket; to Elliot ii, White, Dowe ii, and Thompons, on gaininghalf colours for cricket; to Elliot ii and Macdonald on gaininghalf colours for swimming; to "Croker, Macgregor, Williams, andBrthwick i, on gaining half, colours for tennis.

At the` end of this term we are losing Mr. Jennings, who hasenlisted. Mr. Jennings has been with us for 31 years, and hasproved invaluable as Mathematics and Commercial master... As.organist and choirmaster he has been indispensable, and also asEditor of the "Armidalian," and as,boxing "master" he has been agreat help. He goes into camp a week after we break up.

On behalf of the First Four we wish to thank the students ofSt. John's Theological College for the enjoyable time they hadwhile out at the College.

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On. Anzac Day the whole School attended a memorial service inthe Cathedral. Canon Forster's sermon was very powerful, and iti, not to.be wondered at that many of the congregation weremoved. His sermon was appreciated very much by the School.

The following facts'Mabout motor cars and aeroplanes may be ofsome use to our engineers:-"The motor cars were introduced byGeorge Stephens a long time ago.. There are many kinds of motorcars, such as Fords, Study bakers; Overlands, Buick's , Catalacts,Chandler, Oakland, which are used to the present day; A motorcar is a body shape box with pneumatic tires, and is. driven bybenzine, which makes the propellor -fly round at a terrific pace.

"Aeroplanes are used a lot during this present war. They areused for taking messages over enemy lines or dropping bombsover enemy country. An aeroplane has big wings and a very bigpropellor in front, and if anything goes wrog the driver generallycomes down in an umbrella affair called a parachute.

[Extract from an essay by a member of the School].

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The group photos. this year-arebeing taken by our own expertsinstead of employing outside help, as we usually do.

-The. local agency for photographic requisites has entirely runout of material owing to the energy of these enthusiasts.

At Southport the First XI. (during their- tour) patronised apatriotic concert on the pier, and very much amused (?) by theantics of a "funny man" who imagined he was ,Harry Lauder,. orsome other, wit. Some, members were so overcome that they hado.be taken -off,the pier

During the term the Headmaster received-a letter from the Sec-retary of the Citizens' War Chest Fund, saying that Barker Col-lege would give £50 to the War.Chest Fund if five other schoolswould give £50. The Head asked if we would take up the chal-lenge. "After a few minutes' discussion, we decided to subscribe£50. In four days over £50 had been promised, and up to datef£48 had been paid and sent to the Secretary of the Fund. TheBeadmaster gave £5-towards-it.

in his headlong flight.

Our former Hercules. has been exceeding the speed limit in hischariot in his Olympus. Remembering his stalwart form and finechest, we should say the police would be frightened to arrest him

charge of 89-00 women in a munition factory.Latest advices state that Miss Price, our late Matron, is in

in. future' the steeplechase will be run at the.. end .of:the secondterm.. The. points will be counted in. withthe championship at.theAnnual Sports. This year the steeplechase will be run8n Mon-day, 18th.

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FLIGHT-LIEUT. "BILL" TAYLOR, in his Sopwith Biplane.(t1 is the machine-gun; B telescopic sight for same).

THE ARMIDALIAN. 37 -

We must congratulate the First XV. on their successful seasonso far; and. also all the other teams. We would like to remind theSchool that many football matches are often won by "barracking."If the whole School turns out to see a School team play, it heart-ens the team, and the encouragement makes them play the harder.

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THE ARMIDALEOLD,BOYS' UNION..

--Objects: To. encourage. intercourse. and fellowship among _ all'past-members of the School.

The subscription is 5; a year. Life membership costs £5!Every member of the Union'-receives, without additional ' sub-

scription, the School magazine published,four times a yearBoys upon leaving School should leave their name's for enrol-

ment as members with the -Head Master, -or they should com-municate with the Hon. Secretary, Mr R`. K. Waley, 63 Pitt-street,Sydney, or with the Armidale Branch Secretary; Mr. H. J. Morse;Faulkner-street, Armidale.

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Query:" -'=Tile answer to your qu&stion, "Why is `know-all'like a sugar-ant?" is "Because lie is always among the half-pennychews.,,

."Recruit;"=We suppose tea does get cold if it stands for 21y(ars, but:what if you don't drink tea?

"Blazer.". -Since the pri:ce: of: blazers rose last week you mustbe more careful. A new rule is "Only. one. blazer a term."

"Conalescent."-Elliman's embrocation is a ,great cure forsprained ankles and noses. (We may mention we are not, gettingaiy for this ad,3)ut we are liying in hopes).

"Sixth Former":' Since; when has-Sixth Form been a;recruitingagency?

"Merchant."=You should) keep your tie on the chair' at night,and not keep everybody awake by its barking at the moon.'.

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