The Boys in Blue

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 4, 23 May 1914, Page 5

The Boys in Blue

GREAT PRAISE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. GENERAL HAMILTON SINGLES-OUT OUR CADETS.

TRIBUTE TO HIGH SCHOOL TRAINING. In the course of his remarks at a civic reception at Wellington yesterday, General Sir lan Hamilton showed that his praise of our cadets on the racecourse on Wednesday was not uttered merely out of courtesy to his listeners. The junior company from the New l Iymouth High School caught the popu|«r fancy, and they caught the eye ofthe great general, too, as the following Press telegram will show;— Sir lan said he could not say much about the work of the Territorials now. Phut must-wait for his report to the Minister, but 'he was going to break a custom and mention the name of one. company. Of all the inspiring sights He had seen in those splendid cadet parades, the most inspiring was the company of junior cadets of the New Ply. mouth High School. Those boys were under fourteen years of age, but in the presence of the Minister and ttic offl. eers they had not let an eyelash quiver as they were being inspected. He had mrvelled a t the graven little images, ■"id had thought how. splendid it was t» think that such training would be, prided down by the %g" to hheir eiitld-ren, for he was sure they would n.-ver forget what they had learned