CADET REVIEW
6000 CITIZENS PRESENT \ ■■~.'■ ~ r ■■ ■ INSPIRING SPECTACLE SIR lAN HAMILTON PLEASED. Tho Senior Cadets of Wellington city and suburbs, and also tho local rifle clubs paraded at Nowtown Park for inspection by General Sir lan Hamilton on Saturday.afternoon. -Foronco in a way tho weather was propitious, but the raina had made tho turf so ■sticky. that it was almost out of the question to look for good marching. Nevertheless,' the boys did march exceedingly well. All tho ceremonial drill was performed with reasonable precision, the first march past in column of companies being very good. On his round of inspection] General Hamilton was accompanied by the Hon. James Allen (Minister of Defence), tho officers of his own staff, General Godley, and officers of the New Zealand Staff Corps. On parade there woro 42 officers and 1272 cadets, and also the Karori, "Suburbs, and Highland Rifle Clubs, the Fifth Regimental Band, and,the Highland Pipe Band. The slopes above the parado ground were fairly covered with spectators, of whom there must have been at least five thousand.
. / Tho Corns on Parado. The brigade on the groundwas organ? ised and paraded as follows: — Brigadier, Captain C. G. Powles, N.Z.5.C.,; Brigade Major, Captain W. C. Morrison; Brigade Sergeant-Major. S.S.M. Parkes. First. Battalion. —Wellington Collegb Cadets (four companies), under Captain ■Williams and S.M.'s Woodward and ,Wray. Second Battalion'.—Four companies, made up of..St. Patrick's College, St. James's, • St, Anne's (Brooklyn), St. Thomas's (Newtown), and 'Post and Telegraph Cadets under Captain Simton and S.M.'s Brown and Brighting. Third Battalion.—Four companies, the Potono Technical, Tliorn■clon, Kp.rori. Jolmsonville, '.Potono, mid Lower Hutt Cadets, under Major lietliune and S.M.'s Ityanand Morrison. Fourth Battalion .—Four companies, consisting of . Y.M.C.A., Scouts. Boys' Institute, and Technical School Cadets, tinder Captain Frandi and S.M.s Smith and Bell. ' . '....:■ , ' ■-.."/, The. Ambkura boys, and the riflo r.liibs paraded as separate units distinct, from the four battalions. The usual ceremonial of review occasions was observed. The, troops were drawn up in battalions , in quarter column, and in this formation they were inspected by the.'..General'.! They, then marched'past in 'ctiluinn, then in 'quarter column, reforming into battalions in line, and afterwards they advanced in review order; and gave the ■ general salute.. Before the. salute, the. ranks were opened out for physical drill, and, under StalF-Sergeant-Major Parkes, th« boys, gavo a very good display of drill without, the rifle.
Presentation of Trochlea. ; After the ceremonial, General' Hamilton presented the Ladies' Challenge Cups, provided out of -the. funds collected by Mrs. ,-Godley. The cups art awarded for tho best scores made in tho annual 'musketry course, and the ■winners will hold them for one year. Thero are thirty-fivo cups in all, one for every company, but as the musketry course has iiot been completed by somo companies, tho trophies havo not all been .'it-tin. Following are the names of those who received their trophies on' .Saturday':—-. : .'. . ■ Wellington College, "No. I Company, Cadet Gango; No. 4 Company, Corporal Welsh: No. 11 Company, Lance-Cor-poral Eayward; No. 18 Company, Cadet Martin. ' '.' ' ' ■ ■ St., Patrick's College, No. 13 Company, Cadet Kennedy; No.' 14 Company, Colour-Sergeant Hodgins. . St. Anne's No." 21 ■■Company, Sergeant J. Fitzgerald. ni Brooklyn No. 41 Company Corporal 1. B. Morris. Thorndon No. 32 Company, Cadet J. Shearer . ~-... ■Karori'No. 33 Company, Cadet H Sunjey.. . , .Tohnsonville No. 34 Company, Cadet Donovan. • . Post and Telegraph No. '107 Company, Sergeant Thmornton. Petono Technical School No. 29 Company, Lance-Corporal Boyd. Petono No. 36 Company, Cndet M: Corner. ■ Upper l Hutt No. 37 Company, Cadet K. Mudgway. ... Lower Hutt No. 38 Company, Cadet E. H. Murray. Wellington Y.M.C.A. No. 31 Company, Cadet Philips. " Wellington Boy Scouts No. 27 Company, Sergeant'H. Wilson. AVellington Boys' Institute No. 17 Company, Cadet Whitehead. • Wellington Technical School (No. 1), Cadet W. J. Kane. Wellington Technical School (No. 2) i-olour-Sergeaiit C. P. Cranel Each of the recipients was also presented with;a: silver medal bearing 'his own name on one side and > the words "N.Z 'Cadets' ' Ladies' ; Challenge' wip, w,ith crossed rifles and crown as the centre piece on the other. Thoso cups not yet won were received by offiwrs commanding the companies to whom they are presented. Other trophies were presented as follow:— Musketry Inter-Company Challenge Uip:Jvo. 2 Company, Wellington Technical School. ' Challenge Musketry Shield (presented nv the 'Wellington Garrison Officers' Ififlo Association for Cadet. Companies' Teams Match): No. 27 Company Wellington Boy Scouts.
Youiif: Soldier's Cup (presented by the Wellington Garrison Officers' Rifle Association): Lance-C'orporal Rayward, Wellington College. Medal'for Chamnion Cadet Shot-Colour-Sergeant Crance, Wellington Technical School.' Bhodos Champion, Cup: No. l'team Urllinßton Colleco. Physical Drill-Cup: No. 1 Team Wcllincton College.'.'.''. ..i..~" : ; -. Boute MnrchiiiK Cup: No. 1 Team AvolhiiKton CollcKC. Smiad Drill Ciin: "A" Team Weilmctnn TecliUical School. Rifle Kxercise Cup: !'A" Toam WelliiiKtoii Technical Scliool. Signalling Cup: "A" Team Wellington Tpchiiical School. Bueling Medal: Bugler O'Learv, I.M.C.A. "A Proud Day For Mβ," 'After presenting the cups, General Hamilton oriefly addressed the cadets He remarked that it had been a proud day for him. It had given him a-great dnal of pleasure to see so many younf citizen soldiors march past, and to pr£ sont tho beautiful cups to the winners Tho march' past, if appeared to him,' had not been easy, owing to tho soft and.slippery state of the ground, but the soveral companies had dono it vory well. Of course, it was always easier for college and city corps to become proficient in drill, but ho had noticed fino country corps march past extremelv well. As for tho physical drill, he had certainly seen nono better in Now Zealand than he had seen that-day. (Cheers.) The sii?ht of so many youiig soldiors reminded him, of the days in Greeco- and in Rome when the youthoF those'countries wore'trained in the arts,of .war. . So long as. this training ■continued; those empires ramoined eafe^
but as soon as the system was departed tram they rapidly began to' drift towards the breakers. As n soldier of experience ho would say that New Zealand, having fairly started to mako herBclt safo by training her youth to defend their land, would remain safo for at least this generation. Ho thought 'that thoy could all congratulate themselves on having had such .1 (ino afternoon, and such a lino attendance of'citizens. (Applause.)
, Complimentary Chears. While the cups were being presented, discipline* in the lines, which had been altogether remarkably good, was so far relaxed that the several companies gave gentle, suppressed cheers when one of their own number was being honoured. Afterwards tlio Mayor (Mr. J. I'. Liiko) called for three cheers for General Hamilton. The. cheers were heartily given by the citizens present, and the cadets, evidently a little uncertain as to what they ought to do, joined in a little uncertainly. Then Captain Powles called for cheers from the brigade for General Hamilton, and these were given very heartily. Captain I'owlee also called for three cheers for Mrs. Godley, . and the ladies who had, provided the cups for competition, and these cheers were also given with a right good will. As Sir lan Hamilton left tho parade ground to drive away tho troops cheered him continuously. Tho Inspec-tor-General has never made any secret of the fact that he likes tho cadets, and it was very evident that the .cadets liked him. Tho General and his staff officers were guests of tho Wellington Club at dinner on Saturday evening. This morning he leaves, with General Godley, to inspect the Wairarapa , Cadets, returning tomorrow night to Wellington.
THE CENERAL'S PLANS. ■ A WEEK IN WELLINGTON. General Sir lan Hamilton was entertained at dinner at the • Wellington Club on Saturday evening. Tho Inspector-General spent a quiet day yesterday. During the afternoon he, in company with General Godley, visited the Hon. C J. Johnston, at Karori.
General Sir lan Hamilton was to have motored over tho Rimutaka yesterday morning, to stay with Mr. J. C. Bidwill for the day, but owing to"'that gentleman's, illness his departure was postponed' Until, this morning, when ho leaves : for Mastertbn. He will return to 'Wellington to-ihorrow, and will leave for Picton on Wednesday, en route to l Blenheim,'whero ho is to. review- tho Senior. Cadets. 'He returns to Wellington .011 Thursday evening, and will stay here until June 4, when he leaves for London by tho Ruahinc.
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