PRINCE OF WALES BIRTHDAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1531, 10 November 1883, Page 2

PRINCE OF WALES BIRTHDAY.

carterton-tamtahi races. Patron, \V, 0, Buohanan, M,H,R,; Judge, W. Lowes'; Handicapped, B, Kimberloy; Starter, N, Grace; fcjtewatda R. Crawford, H, H, Woltore, F, W. E, Seed, 6. W. Dellar, W. Franoiti, H. P. Tunuorangi, and L, Nix; Olorli of Scales, A, MoKenzie; Clerks of Course, E, Goodin, and 0, Waglaticl; Hon Treasurer 111 W. Muir; Hon Secretary, 0. H. Giles. ■ This meeting was the cento of attraction in the Wairarapa, but the attendance was not so largo as was anticipated, owing no doubt, in a great, measure to the several other events that took place in the district yesterday, there being not more tban'oiglit hundred persons present. The morning gave hopes of a hot, mid-, summer day, and caused overcoats; and winter attiro to be discarded for straw hats aud dusters, The illusion, howevor, was dispelled about noon, and a cold wind, and threatening sky becamo a source of discomfort and anxiety .to tho premature attirists,' A large number were conveyed by the special trains to the course, but ihe majority with a fine day in perspective,' either wont in vehicles or on horseback. There was a very tame feeling among tlia people, a kind of bottled up fun whioli could not find sufficient vent on the field; sport, and there was a longing among them for the old fashioned games of oyor and under, canary pool, roulette, &0., .to speoulate an odd shilling or two to keep them alive. The only two innocent games on tho course, coooa nut and bird pool, wore well patronised, and kept the boys well amused, Mr A, L, Whyte, as usual, catered well for the inner man, Mossrs Giles and Elliott doing tho alcoholic business, and Mr Ofsoski being all there in tho fruit line. The Oartorton band contributed their quota to the day's amusement by rendering some well played selections, The course was very rough, and the hurdles very narrow, tho former will no doubt be remedied whon the proposad new Jockey Club get to work as they iutend to improve the whole nirangements of the course The narrowness of tho hurdles gave tho doubtful horses an opportunity of edging off, which was oarried out to perfection in tho Haok Hurdles, when tho whole of them shirked tho jump, Even this could be obviated by erecting wings; a plan that ought to be universally adopted, Mr. McFarlane's totallsator put through £6OO during tho day, the largest dividond being 13175, The whole arrangements were carried out without a hitch; Mr C. Giles, tho secretary, having everything well In hand. Mr Wolters officiated as starter, in the absence of Mr N. Grace, and got the fields away satisfactorily. Mr W. Lowes'judging powers were not severely 1 taxed, the finishes being unquestionable. At the scales Mr A. MoKenzie was nil attention, and on the course the united efforts of Messrs Goodin and Wagland were successful, Tho racing throughout was not of a very exciting nature, except in the hurdles, when three out of the five in the Handicap I ell, and in the Hack, whon the three that started did nothing but baulk and run off, Tho Cup was a splendid race for the first mile and a half , between Administrator and Ninette, when [ the mare was licked, and the coltoame in as fresh as a daisy. The Field was never t in it, tho weight telling from the start, i Two out of the three haok races were | won by Gabble with the greatest of ease, i and the question was again discussed ; " What are Hacks," It is almost time something was done to settle this question, for whon we see such horses as Comus and Gabble entering in five pound sourry . races, it is no wonder that haok racos are [ becoming things of tho past, and stewards j have to hunt round to make up sufficient [ entries to start the race. ■ The Stakes was a regular boil over, j nothing but Kakapo was supposod to be I in it, but tho old horse was in no form to , go the distance, and Ninette upheld her . reputation by scoring a win which was a , very popular one, . The consolation was won by The Field, . Mr Freoth receiving a cheer on the weighing in being correct, tho public thoroughly sympathising with him in his continued hard luck, The following aro the events and the ordor in which they wero run, Handicap Hukdi,e Race, 25 sovs; second 1 6 sovs from the stakes'; 2 miles. J. Robinson's Liability, Cyrs, list 91bs tv » , (Hord) 1 iuu Anaru s Kohai, list 121bs (owner) 2 , Peter list fibs, Septimus list 4lbs, Mountain Deer lOst also ran, Liability got away at the start and led by tho stand, Septimus, Kohai, Mounteer Deer, [ and Peter following in the order named, I At the first hurdle Peter fell, but Lyford was soon in the saddle again, Septimus baulked at the second jump. Kohai, Liability, and tho Deer went at the third hurdle together, the former gaining considerably in tho leap. The fourth jump was negotiated by. the trio well together, and they passed the stand Kohai slightly leading, the other two neck and neck, The fifth and sixth hurdleß were cleared in tho same order, when Kohai shewed signs of distress and fell back, the other two assuming the lead alternately, Liability had a slight advantage at the seventh jump, and then they went for it, There was a splendid race down the straight but tho last hurdle proved too much for the Deer, who camn down a regular cropper just as his chance appeared good for a win, leaving Liability to pull up an easy winner, Kohai came in second, tho rest fell, Totalisator. 64, 31 on winner; dividend £ll7s, Hack Hukdm Race of 10 sovs; li miles; lOst up. This was won by Shamrock after the trio had causod considerable amusement at the hurdles by either baulking or running off Uncle Tom and Lavatoria wero the other runners. Totalisator, £l2: 7 on winner; dividend £1 9 S , Biktiiday Cup Handicap of 50 eovs: second horse to roceivo 5 sovs from the stakes; third liorao to save his stake, 2 miles. P. F. Tancred'a re The Administrator 4 yrs, 7st 9lb (Graveatock) ~, 1 W. Strang's bm Ninette, aged, Bsfc 41b T _ ~ (Hayward) 2 J.Freethsgm The Field, aged, 9at (Gough) 3 To Whiti, 7st 41b; Miss Danebury, Gst Satellite, 9st 41b, and Fleetwood, 7st 101b wero scratched. Administrator led past the stand for the first time, Field boing next, Ninette well up, Ninette then went into the lead, and tho paco became very hot. At tho turn by the junction of tho roads the colt had a slight load of Ninette Tho Field being evidently licked. Coming past the stand for the second time tho pair wero racing nock and neck, The Field a long way behind. Graveatock thon tried what the colt could do, and let him draw ahead. Hayward called on Ninette, and tho mare l'espondod gamely, and they kept together till the junction was reached when the mare began to exhibit symptoms of being pumped, and though Hayward sat down and rode her, the colt was allowed to win without being asked to so, « n 6 was noVflr in Totalisator v ! „°l winner J 77 on Ninette; dividend 2s. Hukry Sodeey of 15; once round the course j entrance ss. Comus led for half way, then Unole Tom took the post of honor. Gabble,

however, ocoupied the position passing; i the judges stand, Unole Tom -being] second. Totalisator £2619 d on winner} dividend £1 4s. Hovel Race of IB bovb; 1| miles; catoli j weights. This was a merry race, go all the way, j My Dream winning.in a oanter, and -was aold to Mr P, F. Tancred for Tom, Peter, and Tim also ran. Totalisator £8416 on winner j dividend £llß. Haok Rage of 10 sovs; once round the course. Nine ran; Gabble winning easily, My Dream and Komni being second and third respectively. Totalisator, £sl', 35 on winner j dividend, £l9s, OAItXEItIOH'TARAIAMI SIAKES Of 20 SOVS \ 1| miles; weight for age. W. Strang's b m Ninette, aged (Carey) 1 J. Robinson's g g Satellite, aged (Herd) 2 Rui Anuru's oh r g Pawa, aged (Harris) 3 Kakapo also ran. Fleetwood and The Field ■ were scratched. Satellite got the bost of the start, but did not keep the .lead long, and on passing the stand the four could be coferod with a oloth. They commenced to string out at the first turn, Ninette going in the load, with Satellite next; Pawa and Eakapo (who oarried lots of beef) falling back beaten, Satellite stuck well to tho mare, but she had lots to spate, and won in the commonest of canters. Totalisator, £134; 31 on winner; 73 on Kakapo; dividend, 13 17s. Consolation &andioap of 10 bovb. Onoe | round the course. The Field,:Bst 101b (Gough) ... ... 1 Pawa, Bst 21b (Holmes) .. ... ... 2 Peter, 7st 131b (Gravestock) 3 Poter went away at a clinking pace and led half way round, -vhen Pawa went to 'tho ffont, but Tho Field Boon wrested the lead from the roan, and landed a winner by about three lengths. Totalisator, £9l; 41 on winner j dividend, £ll9s. CRIOEET. Midland C.C. v Masterton C.O, This match came off in Mr. George Dixon's paddock yesterday, and resulted in a win for the Wellington team by seven wiokets, There were a goodly number of spectators on tho. ground and during tho afternoon the Masterton Yolunteer Band kindly enlivened , the proceedings by playing at intervals, A fair pitch had been prepared by the local team, though at times the ball was very erratic in its movoments, Wellington won tho toss and sent their opponents to the wicket. The visitors being very strong in bowling littlo , stand was mado by Masterton. A number of the players appeared to play , too carefully, especially as the ground ■ was not true. The whole team were ; disposed of for the small total of 23, of ' which seven were bys, McGirr being ! particularly distinctive, taking eight , wickets for six runs. The Wellington ; men managed to put together 50, > Blacklock getting 10 by rather lucky ! play, Harrison and Perry divided 1 bowling honors by taking five wickets | each. After a short interval the local knights went in for thoir second i innings, and this time made a better , stand, putting together double the i number of their first essay, McGirr ' proving again very destructive, taking 1 six wickets for eleven runs. Perry J topped the seore with a well played 9, j and both Harrison and O'Connor i played good cricket for their runs, t This left the visitors 21 to get to win, whioh they did with the loss of three wiokets, Perry taking two of them for throe rung, The fielding on both sides was very fair, considering tho state of the ground, the longstopping of Minifie aud Blacklock being especially noticable, Messrs Harrison and Kreeft acted as skippers for Masterton and Wellington respectively, Messrs Ford and Mcßeth proved impartial umpires, and Messrs Kibblewhite and Allan wielding tho pencils for the I respective teams, A team from the same Midland club was to have visited Greytown yesterday, but decided not to [ do so at tho last moment, thus enabling ! the club to send its strongest team to i Masterton, The following are tho scores;— ! ' > , " Masterton, ■ Istlnninga, 2nd Innings. Harrison, b Luxford 1 b McGirr 0 1 Perry, b McGirr 0 b McGirr .. 9 i MoKenzie, b McGirr O o Willis .. O : Beard, b McGirr ~ 3 Substituto ~ 0 ; Minifie, b Luxford., 0 b McGirr .. 3 i Welch, b McGirr .. Ob Luxford .. 0 [ Green, b McGirr ~ 0 b McGirr ~ 0 [ Williams,'R,G.,b&Q ; McGirr.. .. Ob McGirr ~ 2 . O'Connor, b MoGirr 1 b Luxford ~ G 1 Isitt, b McGirr ~ 5 b McGirr ~ 2 , Maxton, not out .. 5 b Kroeffc ~ 2 , %s .. .. 7 Byes .. 17 No balls ~ 1 Total ..23 Total.. 47 Midland. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Renner, c Isitt ~ 7 Luxford, b Perry ~ 7oPorry.. 1 .Duncan, b Harrison,: 1 hit wickot .. 4 Blacklock, b Porrg.. 10 c Perry ~ 5 Kreeft, c Harrison.. 0 not out.. 7 Willis, lb w' ..1 . Burns,b,Perry.- ~8 MoGirr,/b Harrison 3 not out 4 Bannister, not out,. 0. . ; Paul, h 'bHarrison ~2 ' Kelling, |j Perry ~ 0 • Byes .. 7 Byes .. 2 Leg. byes ~2 Widos ~ ~ 2 Total ..50 Total.. 23 MASTERTON WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. The most successful gathering for some years past took place yesterday in conneotion with the above. A very large number of children and adults sat down to an' excellent tea, the trays for which were provided by Mosdamcs Jones, Galloway, and Matthews, a subscription tray by ladles of the congregation, and one. provided by a levy on tho baohelors. It is needless to say that full justice was done to the many tempting edibles provided, After tea had been thus satisfactorily disposed of, members of the congregation and others began to gathor m tho chapel for the Anniversary meeting, and by half past seven a very largo number had assembled, Tho proceedings here were opened with hymn 335, by the Sunday School Choir, "Joyful our voices we raise," followed by prayer by the Re V, Mr Young. The choir then sang hymn 535, " A year sinco in concord assembled.," The Rev. Mr Isitt called upon Mr R, Brown to take the chair, and Mr Brown, who was heartily greeted, said he should defor any remarks lie had to make till others had spoken, if time permitted. Ho would ask Mr Galloway to read the report of the Sunday Sohool for tlio past year, which was as follows j In presenting my report for the past year, I cannot give any material increase in the numbers given in my last report, for although many new names appear on the roll, many have left, principally through remov-

ing: to too. great a distance, from the sohpol , c to continue attending,. The number how on \ the roW 169, Mid tho awage attendance, £ for the' year has been 87, whioh does not .j appear good from such a number, but it . must be : taken into consideration that a j great number of the scholars are small children, many of whom'do not oorne on cold or wet days. This it will be seen materially 1 affeots the average attendance for the year, ( The scholars aio divided into ten olasses, < five boys and five girls. The boys and girls ' aro kept separate both in the classes and during the singing and prayer. The Boliool is opened and closed with singing, tho . organ used this evening being used for the purpose. You will no doubt remeinbor that at the last anniversary we had no instrument, the former one being burnt. We continued without one till May, whon we purchased this Amerioan organ for £ls, a material difference in singing being tho result, I must not omit to say we are greatly indebted to Mr Rapp for teaching the children tho hymns for. the anniversary, His suceoss you have witnessed this evening. As I am also Treasurer it.will be considered necessary that I should give some account of the-financial position of the school. The income for tho year has been £6112s 4d. We have expended £6O 5s Bd, leaving a balanoe of £1 Ca Bd, but there are liabilities to the amount of £ll whioh we hopo to pay off from receipts of this anniversary. Our school, thongh giving plenty of room, is by no means well finished. Wo hope to get the inside lining completed at once. The timber is ready, m foot" it has been waiting a considerable time, but we have not had the means to put it up. I Bhould also men-. tion that wo have had a concert for the bonefit of the_ school. For this wo have to thank Mr Keisenberg. Tho proceeds wero devoted to the purohase of lamps for;the sohool to the extent of £5, £2 went towards the building fund and £2 towards the library fund. Tho library has been somewhat added to, and we have also just purchased a iew more books; The library is taken advantage of pretty fully as it is free to any scholar who can read. The books'aro ohanged once a fortnight, the girls changing one Sunday tho boys tho next. , . , R, M, GiLLOWAY, Secretary, Tho choir thon sang hymn 371, " Wo aro but Childron hero," and tho Rev Mr Young of Greytown with i vory earnest address a« to the religious training of children, particularly alluding to tho mother's infiuonce in this respect, i Another beautiful hymn ■ (361)—" Gentlo Words and Loving smiles"—was then given by the choir; tho little people singing with precision and expression rarely witnessed in a country Sunday 'School. —Mr Baumber gave a brie/ address on the necessity of giving good training to tho children while their minds were easily impressed for good or evil. He said teachers must themsolvei bo fully convinced of God's truth before they could successfully impart it to those under their care. Ho also poiuted out strongly the necessity for careful preparation on the part of the teaohcrs for their duties each time they mot their classics, The choir followed with another pleasi ingly sung hymn (283)-" Onward Cliildrcn"—which was given with considerable j spirit. Tho Rev Mr laitt then gavo a short address, He said ho was mueh gratified to i 800 so largo an attendance, and he paid a i tribute of thanks to Mr Rapp, who had ? devoted a considerable amount of time aud ; patience to training the children of the ' choir. As many through'bad weather last Sunday had not had the opportunity of [ hearing the' children' sing, he intended to let them do so at next Sunday's service, He r followed in Mr Baumber's steps concerning ' the importance of tho training of the young, I and pointed out that the Sunday Schools in I these days had not tho drawbacks and [ difficulties that had to be contended with I a few years ago, ■ He had noticed a great 1 improvement in the tone of their Sunday School, and for this ho felt they, wore indebted in a. great measure to the , secular schools which inculcated res'f pectful demeanour f aud also strict > discipline, He dwelt strongly on tho r necessity of Sunday school teachers going , about their duty in a cheerful manner, as , nothing was more likely to.maltoreligiou distasteful to tho young than being too austero ' and making them believe that it was wrong i to have a little fun of any kind. He related i tho origin of the infant class, which, in . Masterton, was under the chargo of Mr Beere, and concluded an instructive, and, at tho same time, an amusing speech amid ' applauso. The choir then gave, with great E sweetness, hymn 159," Hear us, Jesus," j The Chairman then made a few remarks, [ Ho thought the congregation should assist the Sunday School more by divising moans 1 to make it mora attractivo to children. ! Much had been done in tho past without any, of tho advantages that oxisted in the [ present day, H» suggested that tho Kindergarten system might, with success, be 1 introduced into tho Sunday school, 3 Hearty votes of thanks were thou passed I to those ladies who provided the tea, and to j Mr Rapp for his kind services in giving instructions to tho choir. ' Tho Rev L. M, Isitt in speaking to the > voto to the ladies,, said they had always j made tho greatest effort to have a thoroughly successful.tea, and gavo a groat amount of time and work to insure it, They frequently said "Well, I am suro I cannot give so much attention to tliis next year," but yot \ they always did so, aud ho thought they » always would (laughter),—Hymn 327 " I J know not what awaits me," a very sweot j melody was nicely given by the choir, | After this the Rov Mr Isitt said that ho felt that something moro than a mere general voto of thanks was due to Mr Rapp ' for tho generous manner in which lie, though ( not a member of the Wesloyan Church, had ; answered their request, that ho would givo J their choir a little training, He had devoted j a great doal of timo to the task, aud with 1 astonishing results. He moved a special voto of thanks to him for doing bo, Mr Rapp mado a suitable reply, and paid a high ■ compliment to his "first mate," little Miss Galloway, who, as organist, had beenindis, pcnsablo to his eucccss. As for himself, if - those present wero pleased with the singing, that amply repaid mm (applause). Tho moetlng was then closed with tho benediction, pronounced by tho Rov Mr ; Isitt, and tho choir sang a final hymn as the ; congregation dispersod, ' The prscceds of the Anniversary services, tea/Ac,, amounted to the sum of £15108,, which met tho liabilities of the sohool, and : left a balance in hand. In concluding our report, wo must pay onr tribute of praiso to tlie singing of tlio choir. Most of tho members of it are 'very small ! children, and as_ will have boon gathered from the description of tho proceedings tlioy had boon trained for the past few weeks by ■ Mr W, Rapp, and his success is really won- ! derful, They followed his baton last evening with the greatest precision, giving full effect to piano or forte parts in the tunes, , and singing together like clock-work, The Wesleyan Sunday School is entitled to congratulation for the advance it is , making, and the success of its operations. Although the teachers were apparently lectured a littlo and very much advised in a friendly way, and tho congregation taken a little .to task for not taking moro interest in the school, it is very evident that a keen interest is taken in it, and that tho various teachers aro earnestly working to place " the pebble in the scanty streamlet," which will turn the current of tho tender minds under thoir charge into tho "broad river of truth," THE FIRE BRIGADE COMPETI TION. Ponoiuauy at half-past ten yesterday, tho teams of the Wellington and Masterton Fire Brigades met near the Post Office corner in the friendly competition which had been arranged, The visitors arrived on the previous evening and had enjoyed an opportunity of a little quiet praotice with the local engine, bo thttt they were fairly well prepared for the event. The dark blue uniforms of tho oity team contrasted well with the military red of the local brigade, bat at a fire we should give a preference to the latter ea more distinctive, and less likely to be mistaken ju a crowd. The arrangements rnßde foK the ooutest wore three heats

dry practice,'and a similar number tor < wet practice. Mr Gappev aoted as judge, \ and was evidently weir up to his work. ] Messrs Biah and Elkins occupiedtheir old . posts as timekeepers, and Mr George Dixon was an efficient startar, Through ( out the contest no fault was found with f the manner in which one and all of these < officials discharged their duties, and the < entire absence of wrangling or discord j was a pleasing feature in the affair. THE DRY PKACTICE, In the first heat a team of eight men had to run tho engine out a hundred yards, oxtend two hundred feet of hose, ! and pack it up again. Masterton opened ■; the competition by running out in 49 seconds and paoking up in 52 and two fifths seoondß, total, 1 min. 41 and twofifths seconds, The packing up was a little slovenly, but otherwise the work was well dono, Wellington followed with a run out of 52 and fourfifths seconds, and packing up 50 seconds, total lmin 52 four-fifths seconds, being 11 and two-fifths seconds more than the Masterton time. The work was neatly done excepting that the delivery _ hose was twisted a little in running it out, It the second heat Masterton made still better time, doing the running out in 48 and four-fifths seconds, and the packing up 51 seconds total lmin 39 and four fifths seconds. Tho Wellington team too beat their former trial, running out m 62 seconds, and packing up in 54 ' and four-fifth seconds, total lmin 46 and four-fifths seconds, being seven seconds more than tho Masterton time. Masterton haying won two out of tho three heats was declared tho winner in the dry praotice. THE WET PRACTICE, The wot praotice consisted of running the engine down to a water plug, extend--1 in; tho hose, and Bending a jet of 1 water over a rope strotohed across tho 1 street. Wellington led off doing its work neatly and expeditiously in lmin 2 and one-fifth seconds. Masterton followed with lmin 7|seo, Wellington winning by J five Seconds. In the second heat Master- ! ton tried hard but unsuccessfully to ' reverse tho position by pulling through in , 58 and four-fifths seconds, but the Wellington team beat their former time i by doing the task in 51 and three-fifths t seconds so that it won both heats and i carried off the honors of tho wet practice, i Where the Wellington men got the ■ advantage of Masterton in this practice was in running tho online straight | to the wator-plug, whereas the Masterton team ran the engine by it and then s backed it, The Wellington plan was 3 the quioker method, and won them I; the wet contest, The competition closed . at 1 p.m., hearty cheers being given on f either side. The Masterton Brass Band enlivened the proceeding by a selection of • good and welcome music, The contest • was witnessed by Bome two or three 3 hundred spectators, who appeared to take b a lively interest in the result. ) l ' THE BANQUET. | In the evening tho visitors were enter--1 tained at tho Etnpiro Hotel. About ® thirty firemen eat down to a table well f spread with appetising viands. Captain { Suit occupied tho chair, having on his 3 right Foreman Adams of tho Municipal , Brigade, and Lieutenant Keester filled the ' vice chair. In proposing the health of i tho visiting team the chairman said that 1 Masterton had done its lovel best to win i that day, and it was as much as they t could expect to carry off one event from f old firemen like those who had come up " against them. Tho officer-in-chargo of ® the Wellington team had had eighteen j years' experience, whereas he had only 3 enjoyed three years' training under i Captain Whiteford, and his Masterton 8 experience. The competition did good to . both sides. Last year they went down to 0 Wellington somewhat over-confident, y This taught them a lesson, and on the 1 present occasion thoy had done hotter, i He hoped they would bo able to meet r Wellington again next year.—.Foreman ■ Adams, in acknowledging the toast, said the Wellington Brigade had groat plea- ' sure in visiting the country Brigades and (| cultivating friendly feelings with them, j. There was a vast improvement in the 3 Masterton men since last year, whioh ~ mißht bo attributed to tho comt petition referred to. Their time for e wet praotice had boon reduoed from .- ono minute seventeen seconds to sixty b seconds. The Wellington men did not expect to win the dry practice, as they 1 rarely touched au engine. He.was quite ® satisfied with the result and did not want » one team to win all tho honors.—Tho a health of the Masterton Fire Brigade was 8 subsequently proposed by Branchman j Parsonage, coupled with tho name of f Secretary Easthope, who responded in yr humorous terms, warning tho Welling--0 ton Brigade not to be too confident, t They had taught Masterton last year how p to win the dry praotice, and this year thoy J had taught them how to win tho wet one. • Of course at hydrant practice the Wolling- '• ton brigade from its constant praotico s must be superior. Not many years ago the Wellington brigade took third place at a Victorian Intercolonial competitioß, 1 and Masterton was entitled to indulge in 0 a little pride in boating Buch a team, 1 His concluding advice to the Wellington i men was " don't teach us too much," 1 The toast of tho judges, timokeepors and f starters was proposed in eulogistio terms 1 by the Chairman, and responded .to by 3 Mr George Dixon. The toasts o5 tho press, ladies, &0,, were duly honorod, and at intervals some excellent songs were ' sung inoluding "Fire Brigade" by „ branchman O'Meara, "The old mill r stream" by fireman Peacock. " Poor Joo 3 tho Marine" by fireman Morris, "Humphrey Hodpe" by fireman Webb, "Babies , on the Block"by fireman Mansell, "Tho , River Clyde" by fireman Murray," I am 1 so volatile" by fireman Mills, a recitation . by the Chairman, &o f The Company broke up aftor spending j , a very harmonious and pleasant evening. I r CADET REVIEW. i , Op of tho most pleasing, celebrations [ on the Prince of Wales' Birthday was , the Cadet Review at Featherston. Over a hundred and fifty lads assemi bled on the occasion, the Masterton contingent heading the list with forty • four in the ranks, under the command ' of Captain Grundy. The Cartorton J Corps, 33 in number, was officered by [ Captain Bennett, the Greytown, 37 i strong, by Captain Porritt, and the [ Featherston, with 39 rank and file, ; hy Captain Gundy. Going down ' there was an unfortunate delay of an hour and ten minutes at Woodside, which proved very weaii some. However tho Corps got to Featherston at last, and were marched down to the school ground where they were put through a series of evolutions in battalion drill by Major Bunny and ; Drill Instructor Bezar. A little after one an adjournment was made to tho Royal Hotel where Host BrunsMllhad prepared a capital dinner. Fortunately he had laid in a good supply of provisions, for the appetites of the young* sfcers, sharpened by a long fast and exeroise were almost terrific and the way in whioh the sucking pig and plum pudding disappeared was said to be something marvellous, Before jt| corps were dismissed, Major Bumy

expressed his great pleasure in seeing the lads all together, and hoped soon the Featherston and Oarterlon corps would, like the Masterton and Grffftown ones, appear in uniform, The il&dets subsequently returned home,..highly delighted with their day's and with the reception they wi\h inFeatherston, , "