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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1590, 6 November 1912, Page 6

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THE NEW ZEALAND CADETS. ' THEIR RECORD. The Senior Cadet team which repK* ficriW Nc\v Zealand ijt tlifr Toro'iito Exhibitjrjn in Canada, nn<l acquitted itself with great distinction in various litmus .against cadat contingents from other centres, arrived took in Wellington fey the Main Trunk express train from .Auckland yesterday afternoon, . arid iyas O'lficinlly iv.olcoiiied at ''ther railway station by tha iiayor (Mr. 1). M'taren). There were also .present .011 ,tlie '.platfotiu the Hon... Jns. Allen (Minister for Do* Colonel J2. S. Heard (Director of brail Duties at General Headquarters), Colonel (i. C, I). Wolfe (Adjutant-General nfc Headquarters), .Mnjor j, G. Hughes jfS-O. (Headquarters Staff), and Major i»" / Officer, Wellington Group), Mi% •Chatfibld iriid Miss. Coajies frepre* settling Victoria Wiiij Iff. ft. 0/irtoch {\\ cl:l]',ngton : BrAn.clv. of the Js'avy J/fcagi.ieX T.he Navy .tieag'u©,, and., the Victoria have 'Undertaken; the billets nig of the boy a du.n'ng their, stav ia torn. ' * ' Bronzed, and looking alert and fit, the taoets presented- a very smart appearance as fh.ey paraded on the station platform 1 under their commanding officer (Captain Frillarton), for inspection. A Mayoral Welcome. After inspection, the Mayor brief!) welcomed the bop.. He had had, he said, an opportunity of seeing the cadeti before they left, for Canada, arid w.aj Very pleastd indeed to see them homo again, looking fit and. .well, and to ex- . press, to th.erii hi' 9 .hearty appreciation of .the m.aniier fn. which they .had', deducted themselves at the competitions. ' They', had done credit to themselves and to New Zealand by their general' bearing and proficiency in military exercises, and h« felt sure that they had not only profited .personally by their experience, bat their achievements would furnish. .ah' example ■and an. inspiration to'' the Senior Cadets of the Dominion; This little function Over,, the-con tincent, headed by the band cf the Fifth (Wellington) Regiment, marked to Parliament House, where they Were'.the .guest# of tha Minister. for JJefence (Hon.. 1 Jaa Allen), at afternoon tea. The Prime Minister's Greetings, Immediately after the adjournment at the. House at 5,15 p.m., the Prime Miniv ter (Hon. W. F. llassey) :the . Defence Minister (Hon. Jas. Allen), the Hon. H". Eraser (Minister lor Public ■'Works),; and several members'of ..the Legislature, witnessed an exhibition of squad drill by the cadets, who paraded on' .the. tenmV court, The- excellent appearance and general smartness of the cadets, as they went through Tinous .'vihoyemerits .under:-.; Sergeant-Major Parkes(GrcnadierGuard»), was very favourably commented upon, . and at the co.n.crusi6h^dt : .the : .exerciks. the> spectators, ip{iti^-" , applaiiidcd i ; the,bays. '■■ Tho. Prime Minister (Mr.' Massey) then: briefly addressed the cadets. "Captain '•' Fulla'rton and cadets," he said, "I have very muclrpleasure on be-half of the Parliament elf New Zealand in right heartily weltomihg'you .hoihe : to the land of yb.iirj birth." They in New Zealand, he contm-. tiwl, had watched the cadets's doings dur- • ■ iug their recent visit to-their Canadian cousins,: and had received; .gratifying .ro.ports of their successes'in'the competii. Hons. They had done credit tothemseivos,' their commanding officer (Captain FullarIon),, and their sergeant-major instructor (Sergeant-Major Parke#), and - to; their couatry. He;'felt certain that.their experience in Canada had been educative, and the impressions gathered in their travels would add % tJi&V-usefulness..as citizens 111 after years';.: They had demonstrate}! iff'no wiffertflih.' way thit::thc.:Mh'ij of .tiis land under the-,.Southern.'. Cross were as good as those of the Lady of the Snows—(npplause)-tuid ,if : the time ever came when they would be called, upon to defend theiT country he felt sure .that tliey would give a good account, of themselves. (Applause.) Tlio cadets. it W.er<> ■t.fen. ; disnife<i'i; ( Well-Conducted Lads. Captain I'ullarton said, lit the course df' a brief conversation with a representative ; of The P'flMiKioifi that . : the,.'boys had'-icoii-ducted themselves * admirably . while «ii tour., aikl ie had had 110 fault whatever to lind with them. Their health, (jenerally speaking, had been of the: best. Cadet Somerville, who had been taken ;ill with 111 attack of what was.at first supposed, to ■ lave bee 1 typhoid fever, but w'as..su'bselueatly diagnosed as a mild touch of. jtoiname poisoning,' had quite recovered, \iid returned to Sew Zealand with tho j.thers. Cadet Ryan, who had. suffered ail ittack of pneumonia, remained, behind, lie vas progressing very favourably towards a :omp!etfi recovery, and probably would re;iini to New Zealand by the;.next steamer. Record of Achievements. At the presentation of prizes at the conilusiou of tho competitions at the Toronto Exhibition, the :eremo.iiy; hoivever, was the presentation if six trophjes to the New Zealand team or their great work in the various co'm>etitions. They carried off everything ia ■ he team events with the exception of tho iliooting competition. The .'prizes preseut- • .xl were as follow:— Physical drill, first . prize, Strathcona ~ Cup.—New Zealand. Second prize, Cailtt-. dittii. National Kxhibitiou Cup—Ml, St. Louis, Montreal. Third ,prize, .Canndiun National Kxhibitiou Cap—liidley Collfge, " St. Catharines. ' Canadian National Kxhibitiou Cup .for marching, manual exercise, awl. general appearance, Daughters of the Empire Cup ; .—New Zealand. ' Tug-of-wa.r, Canadian National ..Exhibition Cup—New Zealand. C.hn.l.leng(S;Cuii;.ahd thirteen silver niedals,. donated by the Exhibition' itsoeiatioii—Nova Scotia:. . Second - prize; Empire Defence League Cup—Kiiglaiid. ■ Championship shot, Lord Roberts's Gold ' Medal—Cadet C. Knight, UnclamU .Second prize, Lord Roberts's Silver Mednl—Cadet J. llevl, England. Third prize, Canadian ■ National.Exnibi'tio'ii Broiize jtedijl—Cadet , E. Remniiit, England. Fourth and fifth prizes ■■ J, ' Beeby/ J/iigliiJid ; Cadet G. Stairs, Nova Scotia. Sixth p'riza —lis Wallace, British Coluiiibia.- Seventh, eighth, and ninth prizes, Lord l!ob?rls ! s '. liooks—Cadet -C ' Stockwell, Manitoba; Cadet G. A. IVedd, Toronto Collegiates,. and Cidet H. E. Price, England, Team •••• ' No. 2; . ■. 1 '..... Best individual shot in company, fifteen Canadian National .Exhibition 'Cups-^C., ICnight.'Enslaiidi No. .1; .G. Stairs, :Nova. ■. : Scotia; C. Stockwell, Manitoba; R. Wal- , lacj. British '^dbinib^i"K,' •. land, No. 2; G. A. WeVo, Toronto Col— Jegialos; G. Brodie, Woodstock; Cadet New Zealand; A. Bre.therton, : Australia; CadekPatricfc, St; C'atliariiies.; Cadet B. R.^Sinithi/Alberta; I; H. MacIntyre, Scotland; Cadets G. Squires and A. Bendell. Newfoundland, (tie'):;, l/ilice-Cor-poral W. Ashley, Irolnnd; K. Marshall, Toronto Public Schools. To-day's Events. ; Tli'is niflrn'injr the New Zealand bo.Vs .wit be joined by the Canadian .touring team of cadets, who.drHve'by.ihe-MaraM^'fr®. ],yttelto.-.i. 'L'lic programme for to-day is <0 <is follows;— Civic, aild military reception at the ~ Town Hall at 9.30, a.m.. The .Municipal ' Tramway Band will be in attendance, also' the New Zealand Cadet Contingent.' At . 1.43 p.m., iJiii.'ad.e of ljoili. : • contiji^e.irt^;■ nlso'- }' Wellroglon College and St. Patrick's. College Cadets at Drill Hall, Buckle Street. 1 March to Newtown Park.. Exhibition of drill and physical exercises, 2.30 p.ni. In ! ca.M the weather is i.iVcte'tiicnt',..t'lio-. i)oj-{icl« ', will he h«id in the Town Hall. The l:ona u'f the sth (Wellington) Regiment will bt in attcwda.ijcei .At. 3.30. Diih.i ;niarcli.;;t« tfOver'ntnerit House for irispectipn and' : eri" lertainment by his Excellency the Governor at 4 p.m. At 8 p.m.. enlcrtaiilinont by T.M.C.A., at tho Y.M.C.A. Builduigs, Willis Street. Billeting of the Cadets. . . . , . . Mrs. ChatTicld, secretary of the Victoria. League, stales thiit oiv. apoount of the inability to procure the;.,services, -ot . : Boy Seouts, she would l.ikc those people who had promised to billet members.of the Canadian Cadet contingent, be at' flic reception, of tlie; lafts 'rit thc: /I'o.wn .■ H'aM this morning at 9.30 o'clock, for ' tiic purpose of taking the boys, to their " respective lioincs, .The ; fii'st. . intention. was to get tho Boy Scouts to do this. .