OUR CADETS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1917, Page 6

OUR CADETS.

APPOINTMENT OF N.C.O.'S. Annually the number of non-coipmiii-sioned officers in the Senior Cadets is de plcted owing to some of them reaching the age of IS, when they automatically pass into the ranks of the Territorials, and thus it is that every year new n.c.o.'s have to be appointed. The following are those promoted to non-eomi'hission rank in the Company No. 00 (New Plymouth! Senior Cadets'as from June 1, but it should be explained that among them art' a few youths of Territorial age who have been retained as cadets for the purpose .of assisting the company officers m instructional work:— _ . Company-Sergeant-Major, AA. Trim. Company Quartermaster, W. If. Blydc. First Platoon. —Platoon-Sergeant, \\. Trim; No. 1 Section. Sergeant H. Gibson, Corporal K. Richards. No. - Section, Sergeant H. B. If- Gardner, Corporal B. H. Gardner.; No. 3 Section, Act-ing-Sergeant H. S. Trim, Corporal L. L. i Peilew; No. 4 Section, Sergeant R. Hop- | kins, Corporal A. F. Putt. I Second Platoon:—No. 1 Section, Se.r----j -want S. A.-Sifflcct, Corporal A. AY. Goodwin- No. 2 Section, Sergeant C. Siffleet, I Corporal H. B. Moverley; No. 3 Section, , Sergeant W. S. Bennett, Corporal E. i. ' 1 ,ealand; No. 4 Section, Sergeant A.

■ Moody, Corporal L. Allen, i Company Bugler: R. Morrison. The officer commanding the company i Lieutenant C. 1). Arnold, is anxious thai ' all youths should fully understand then : responsibilities in connection with tin cadets as manv seem to uiulo.r the vnv i pression that it is not necessary for them I to join unless they are specially and individually notified. This is not the case, as under the Defence Act every lad I reaching the age of 14 years, who is not attending a day school is required to i register under penalty of prosecution. Vo 90 Companv has recently been doing satisfactory woYk the attendances being cood, while the drill and discipline have greatly improved, but there is still room in their ranks for those who are holding back through a mistaken idea as to then position.