The Naval Cadets' Trip.
The Naval Cadets, whose existence as a volunteer corps was threatened with total extinction by the new hard and fast regulations, are now confident that clemency will be granted them. At the request of his lads, Captain Barlow undertook to proceed to Auckland to interview the Defence Minister on the subject, and it was resolved to sail to Auckland in the Favorite with a crew, in order that Mr Bryce might see no sham was attached to the Thames Naval Cadets. The Favorite Ileft her anchorage on Wednesday night about eight o'clock, with the following officers' representative crew :—Capt. Barlow" (in command), Coxswain Kirby (sailing master), Seamen-cadets E. Adlam, A. Brown, Jas. Carter, Wm. Campbell, Wm. Hill, H. James, D. Saunders, F. Stone, J. Sullivan, and T. Wells. The passage was not accomplished without toil; the wind proving; baffling and light, the oars were taken to until arriving at the Spit, when a fresh and favorable breeze sprang up. Hardly had the watch been set before a slight accident occurred, the carrying away of the peak-halyards, dis--abling the craft temporarily for sailing until she resorted to the nearest bay to repair damages. This mishap delayed the passage some 45 minutes, when she again got under weigh, arriving in Auckland without further incident at 6.30 on Thursday morning. Captain Barlow soon proceeded to interview the Hon. J. Bryce, who seemed somewhat surprised at the official visit paid by our youthful sailors to the city in an open sailing boat. The Defence Minister intimated that he would feel pleasure in seeing the boys and their boat, and fixed four o'clock to meet them at the Queen street wharf. At that hour, however, Mr Bryce being unavoidably detained sent a proxy in the person of his private secretary, Mr Butler, who inquired minutely and particularly as to the working of the corps, and complimented the captain on the beauty and trimness of the Favorite, and the gallant bearing of his Thames lads. Captain Barlow received an assurance, before leaving, that his request for the continuance of the service of his corps, as the Thames High School Naval Cadets would meet with Defence Minister's favorable consideration, in case of his finding that such a proceedure would not clash with the new volunteer regulations. The business which had brought the cadets to Auckland being now completed, they would have returned on Thursday, night, but both wind and weather were unfavorable, so they laid themselves ont for a day's enjoyment, most of them witnessing the opera-bouffe "Pinafore" at the new opera house. The Favorite was much admired by judges of nautical matters in Auckland, many persons visiting the wharf to see the open boat in which the' Thames boys had come up. A start was made on the return trip at 8.30 yesterday morning, arriving at the Goods wharf, Grahamstown, at 7 p.m. Light winds were experienced the greater part of the time; the oars had not however, to be resorted to more than once for about a mile.
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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4344, 2 December 1882, Page 2
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507The Naval Cadets' Trip. Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4344, 2 December 1882, Page 2
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