THE BOYS' BISLEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 684, 8 December 1909, Page 9

THE BOYS' BISLEY.

;j;■ TO-DAY ; S-MEETING AT '■■ ■ Boy marksmen : from-.various; quarters will assemble'; at Trentham. to-day.-for-: tho "Cadci ;Bißley,"- .'which;-has .been arranged, by .tho Wellington Garrison. Ritio Association. Thero, are 137 entries, representing - cadets from' the; public schools and tho secondary colleges. The range'officers for ;tho' day will' be Captain Cowles/: of ' the Wellington Rifle .Battalion .Staff, and Captain Mathesbn, of the Wellington. College Cadets, both of' whom have been largely instrumental : : in .bringing about the: .meeting;.which.is tho first of its kind here; : ■'■'■ : -The: senior .cadet from; each .company will ,be in charge of the '.ammunition, and will bo responsible for its safe keeping. Markers and scorers will fallen with the company,to which thoy belong at:Lambton Station at 8.30 a.m; -On:the bugle-oall."Markers," an N.C.O.' from each company,will fall in as direotod, and on "Pdll-in" sounding cadets will fall ■ in-on "Markers." Arma and pouches will then be examined.;-...:; ;'-;■.:.■.;-■;:.,'.; ,;■ '-.-.- ' The'return" train is timed toieaeh Welling;ton' at 5.30 p.m.. While Shooting is: in progress only the cadets actually snooting tfill bo allowed on the mounds; the remainder will keop.at.least five.paces in tho rear, The following.ofneers have promised to' assist 'at the range ;—Captains Chesney, A.A'.G. [District: Staff), Davis, Turner, MacDiarmid, tiieuts.: Henderson, Mollor, Merrielees, Willis, Davis, and several cadet-officers.. •'. The' Chief \ Inspector of Schools has given permission to count. compelitors from '■ the public schools as "presont 1 ' on the sohool roll. :.---.-"'■•-. . ''——-~.:..'';■.'.,..r