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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

School 'NotesRoll of Honourletters to tne Head

MasterValete, July, 1916 ...Salveoe, September, 1916

... 297 Besults of the Cambridge

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University Local Examin-ation., July, 1916 31G

Prize Winners, July, 1916 ... 317Cadets' Field Day 322Annual Athletic Sports ... 322Cricket Notes 324

School Notes.

The prizes won by boys in the examination held in July lastwill be distributed by the Headmaster towards the end of theTerm.

The Christmas Vacation will begin on Wednesday, December20th, and the boys will return to School on January llth, 1917.

The Entrance Examination will be held on the previous dayat 9.30 a.m.

The following Old Boys of the School have recently died onthe field of honour: —S. J. Allen, F. J. Harris, A. W. Beauchamp,E. J. Meyers, S. T. Spicer, C. J. Ellis, and A. B. Francis.

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We offer our deepest sympathy to the parents and otherrelatives of these brave Whitgiftians, who in illustration of thenoblest principles have laid down their young lives.

Such sacrifices are memorials of the Great Sacrifice of Calvary,and will live imperishably on.

The following letter has just reached the Headmaster fromMrs. Stewart, wife of Mr George Stewart, M.A., who acted asHistory Master for a few Terms until he was called to the Armylast February: —

14, Edward Street,Abingdon, Berks,

November 12th, 1916.To the Rev. G. A. Jones,

Sir,—Am sure you will be sorry to hear that my husbandhas fallen in action.

I thought perhaps you would let the boys know. He was .very happy while at Croydon, and he took a great interest inthe boys there.

Yours sincerely,MABEL R. STEWART.

Masters and boys have received this sad news with deepsorrow, and our warmest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Stewart inher heavy bereavement.

Yet another name must be added to the above list of Old Boysof the School who have made the great sacrifice for the safety,honour and welfare of our beloved country.

A. W. Bayliss entered the School in September, 1905, and leftin July, 1909, with a creditable record.

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He joined the Army and went to France in November, 1914,was wounded in January last at St. Eloi, and died in Leeds Hospital.on November 16th last.

He was buried at Mitcham Road Cemetery last Wednesdayafternoon.

The funeral service, dignified and impressive, was conductedby the Rev. F. E. J. Bird, Pastor of Thornton Heath Congrega-tional Church, with his accustomed reverence and sympathy.

Mr. Bird represents the Croydon Education Committee onthe Board of Governors of the Whitgift Foundation.

The School was represented at the funeral by a draft fromthe Cadet Corps, who very willingly attended to show the sympathyof all connected with the School for the sorrowing relations of this.former pupil who bravely fought and so patiently suffered.

" Fraryhurst," Pollards Hill East,

Norbury, S.W.,November 22nd, 1916.

Dear Sir,—I wish to convey to you my warmest thanks foryour kindness in allowing the Cadet Corps to attend the funeralof Old Middle Whitgiftian Lance-Corpl. A. W. Bayliss, LondonRifle Brigade, who died in Leeds Hospital of wounds receivedin action at St. Eloi in January last. I was very much moved,on seeing them, as it was so unexpected, and the bearing andconduct of the lads deserve the warmest praise, and I shouldbe very glad if you would kindly convey to them my gratefulappreciation.

My son went to France in November, 1914, and was aboutto be gazetted as Second Lieutenant in the Scottish Rifles(Cameronians) when he was dangerously wounded. He hasborne his sufferings as one would expect a Whitgift Middlehoy to do—with exemplary patience and cheerfulness.

If you can send me a copy of the next issue of the SchoolMagazine I shall be much obliged.

Yours sincerely,E. S. BAYLISS.

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ROLL OP HONOUR.

KILLED IN ACTION.Captain A. T. CHAPMAN, 3rd Battalion East Surrey Regi-

ment (April 26th, 1915).Captain E. RUDDOCK, the Royal Worcesters (June, 1915).

Second Lieutenant ALAN BTJLLER FRANCIS, Duke ofCornwall's Light Infantry (August 24th, 1916).

Second Lieutenant FRANK RIDLEY INGRAMS, M.C., EastSurrey Regiment (August, 1916).

Second Lieutenant H. JAMESON, 1st Surrey Rifles, 21stBattalion County of London.

Second Lieutenant ERNEST G. ROUTLEY, M.C., The Buffs(October 7th, 1916).

Second Lieutenant R. P. STONEHAM, D.C.M., 1st BattalionThe Sherwood Foresters, Notts and Derby Regiment(May 9th-, 1915).

Sergeant R. G. JOHNSON, The Australian Contingent.Corporal JOHN SYDNEY ALLEN, 9th County of London

(Queen Victoria's Rifles) (July 1st, 1916).Lance-Corporal T. R. A. FERGUSON, 24th Battalion' County

of London (May 25th, 1915).

Lance-Corporal E. J. MEYERS, Royal Fusiliers (October 21st,1916).

Lance-Corporal J. B. WALTER, .D.C.M., Royal Berkshires(August 9th, 1916).

ARTHUR ,W. BEAUCHAMP, 10th Royal Fusiliers (July,1916).

C. J. ELLIS, 26th Royal Fusiliers (September 15th, 1916).

E. S. IVISON, 4th London (Howitzer Brigade, R.F.A., wasdrowned in the ^Egean Sea (October 23rd, j.yl5)

P. JEFFERY, 9th Battalion, The Australian Contingent.

H. G. L1BBY, 1st Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles(January 18th, 1916).

HAROLD VICTOR NEWCOMBE, 7th Buffs (July 1st, 1916).FRANK ALAN ROFFEY, Australian Infantry (August 10th,

1915).

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C. SAUNDERS, 12th (County of London) Battalion, TheLondon Regiment (The Rangers).

A. J. F. TRACEY, 15th Battalion, The London Regiment(Civil Service Rifles) (May 24ih, 1915).

A. F. WYETH, East Surrey Regiment (October 13th, 1915).

DIED OP WOUNDS.Lieutenant H. T. RICHARDSON, oth Battalion Northum-

berland Fusiliers (August 23rd, 1915).Lieutenant STANLEY T. SPICER, 2nd South Staffordshire

Regiment (August 9th, 1916).

Sergeant A. C. DODD, Surrey Yeomanry (October 28th, 1915).

Lance-Corporal A. W. BAYLISS, London Riflo Brigade(November 16th, 1916).

FREDERICK JOHN HARRIS, 2/lst London Regiment (July9th, 1916).

T. S. JAMES, 12th (County of London) Battalion, The LondonRegiment (The Rangers).

P. C. LENNARD, 15th (County of London) Battalion, TheLondon Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) (December29th, 1915).

E. G. VINING, 9th (County of London) Battalion, The LondonRegiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) (June 9th, 1915).

Second Lieutenant E. G. Routley, M.C., of the Buffs, waskilled in action on October 7th at the age of 24. He was a sonof Mr. E. G: Routley, of 139, Melfort Road, Thornton Heath,and was educated at the Whitgift Middle School. He joinedthe Army three weeks after war broke out, and won theMilitary Cross for conspicuous gallantry on the field on August3rd, 1916. In a letter to a friend Second Lieutenant Routleydescribed the adventure in which he won the Military Cross: —" We went over at night time, 11 p.m., and managed to take theBoche by surprise, and without much difficulty or many casualtieswe got three lines of trenches and about 90 prisoners. On thewhole it was great fun, and the raiding of dug-outs- was mostprofitable to all of us. All the men got helmets (a Tommy's greatambition) and I managed to come to grips with a Germanlieutenant. Before going over I managed to teach all my platoonto say ' Hande hoch!' and it worked admirably, as the Hun wasso dazed by a five-minute bombardment of .75's and field guns that

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it was a great relief to him to be taken prisoner. Needless to sayr

we had casualties, and those, coupled with the ones of July 1st,have rendered us 'down and out,' so we were relieved and we arehaving a quiet time here. We did quite well with decorations.Five of my platoon got D.C.M.'s, and I managed to get a MilitaryCross. Things seem to be moving in the direction of finis now."

We have to announce with much regret that Second LieutenantFrank Ridley Ingrams, of the East Surrey Regiment, who hadbeen awarded the Military Cross, has been killed in action. Hewas the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Ingrams, of Clifton-ville, Birdhurst Rise, South Croydon. Born in 1897, his age was18 years and 9 months. He was educated at the WhitgiftSchools, and was about to go to the Continent to complete hisstudies when war broke out. He sought and obtained thepermission of his parents to make his military age correspond withhis appearance, saying that he had only one life to live and heasked nothing better than to give it for the honour and freedomof England. He immediately joined the University and PublicSchools Brigade as a private, and a month later was gazettedSecond Lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment. He went to thefront in November, 1915. For some time past he had been incommand of a company. His Colonel, who was seriously woundedin the same engagement, speaks most highly of his excellentqualities and extreme coolness under the most trying conditions;while the Chaplain writes: —" He will be a tremendous loss to hisregiment, especially to his company, who were devoted to him; hewas thorough and absolutely fearless. Everybody knew how wellhe deserved his Military Cross."

Alan Buller Francis, Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall'sLight Infantry, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis, 31, BroughtonRoad, Thornton Heath, and grandson of the late William Francis,Moseley, Birmingham, was killed in action in France on August24th, 1916, aged 20.

He was educated at the Whitgift Middle School, and onleaving school entered the service of an insurance company. Hejoined the Army shortly after the beginning of the war, andreceived his commission in the D.C.L.I, in March, 1915. Hespecialised as a grenadier, and was bombing instructor to thebattalion. Wounded by the bursting of a bomb, he was in hospitalfor some time. Soon after his recovery he asked to be sent to thefront, and went out in May last. His death was caused by a shelfduring an attack by the Germans, death being instantaneous.

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His Commanding Officer writes:—"He was a gallant,courteous and unassuming boy, always ready to volunteer forspecially dangerous service, and the men of his platoon weredevoted to him." His Chaplain writes:—"He was such a dear,good lad that everyone loved and respected him; personally, I fee!I have lost a very good friend, who was always ready to help me inmy work with the men. I laid him to rest in a spot behind thefiring line, and when I tell you that his men brought him 2,000yards back over rough and dangerous ground you will know howmuch they thought of him."

Frank Alan Roffey, who has been reported killed in action onAugust 10th, 1915, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.Roffey, of 55, Church Road, Croydon. He was educated at theWhitgift Middle School, and on leaving was apprenticed as a motorengineer to the Central Croydon Motor Co., Ltd. On completinghis apprenticeship he decided to take up farm life and left Englandon July 30th, 1914, for New South Wales for 12 months' tuitionon the Government Experimental Farm at Cowra, but in January,1915, he volunteered to serve his country, and was allowed to leavethe farm before the expiration of his training period. He enlistedin the Australian Infantry at Sydney, and after the usual course oftraining at Liverpool Camp and Egypt, landed near Anzac.

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SIR,—To-day I performed the painful duty of burying No.19957 Pte. C. J. Ellis, 26th Royal Fusiliers. The deceased, Ibelieve, to be a brother of yours. He left a note amongst hispapers stating that you should be communicated with in the eventof his death. His papers, etc., have been forwarded to the properchannel.

I had him buried in a grave by himself, and my men carveda wooden cross and placed it on the grave. I cannot inform you atthe present moment of the exact spot of the grave, but in a fewdays' time I shall be in a position to give you the exact spot. 1am still in the trenches myself, and I dare not state the placeuntil I get out of them. If you would like to know then I will letyou know willingly. I am expecting to go out very shortly now. Iwill close now by expressing my deepest sympathy with sorrowingrelatives. I remain, yours sincerely,

DOUGLAS G. WEBSTER,2nd Lieut., Machine Gun Corps.

To Mr. C. W. Ellis, Arran, Alton Road, Croydon.

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The following Old Mid-Whitgiftians, not previously mentioned,are on military service: —

Corporal E. M. L. Huttly, 4th Essex Regiment.

Corporal F. C. Streddes, Royal Engineers.A. J. Mager, unit unknown.

B. Stacey, 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.C. Stacey, 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.

Award for Gallantry.

The Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in action has beenawarded to an Old Mid-Whitgiftian, Lieut. T. 8. Ghutter, Cana-dian Force. He, accompanied by an N.C.O., proceeded behindthe block, and captured two unwounded enemy snipers who wereinflicting casualties among our men. He has on many previousoccasions done very fine work.

Letters to the Head Master.83, Langdale Road, Thornton Heath,

1st July, 1916.MY DEAR SIR,—You will be sorry to hear, as 1 am deeply

grieved to say, that my dear son, Sydney John Allen, was killedin the advance at Gommecourt on July 1st. You will rememberhe joined the 9th County of London (Queen Victoria's Rifles)and went to France in November, 1914. On July 1st his regimentformed part of the brigade that failed to pierce the enemy line atGommecourt after advancing through curtain fire to the third lineof trenches. Although we at home feel the loss keenly, we feelthat Sydney's death was a glorious one, as although the advancefailed our brave soldiers held the German guns, thereby savingthe situation at other points of the line. The advance is graphi-cally described by Mr. Beach Thomas in the '' Daily Mail'' of 5thinst. under the heading " The Epic of Gommecourt."

Yours faithfully,F. J. ALLEN.

The Rev. G. A. Jones, B.A.P.S.—You once very kindly signed his paper when he thought

of applying for a commission, but Sydney preferred not to leavehis pals, but to rise from the ranks. He was a Corporal.

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9, Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath,18/7/16.

DEAR Sin,—At the request of his family I write to inform youof the death of Frederick John Harris, who you will no doubtremember was a pupil at your School some five years ago. It istheir wish that should you have a roll of honour for Old Mid-Whitgiftians who have fallen, in the present war that, his nameshould be placed upon it. He served in the 2/lst London Regimentfrom the outbreak of war—first in Gallipoli and then in France,where he was wounded on 2nd July, and died from his wounds on9th July at No. 7 Canadian Hospital, Le Treport. If you woulddo this his family and myself will be greatly obliged.

I don't know if you will remember me, but perhaps you may,as Fred Harris was my friend, and we were always together atSchool.

Yours faithfully,EDGAR M. CHESHIRE.

The Rev. G. A. Jones, B.A.

231, Melfort Road, Thornton Heath,23rd July, 1916.

DEAE SIR,—You will be sorry to hear that my son, A. W.Beauchamp, who was a pupil at your School and left in 1909, hasbeen killed in action with the 10th Royal Fusiliers in France.He was advancing across the open to attack a village and fell shotthrough the head.

He was our only son, and'his loss is a great blow to us.

Yours truly,

A. R. BEAUCHAMP.Rev. G. A. Jones, Headmaster.

5, Cheapside, London, E.G.,25th October, 1916.

MY DEAK SIR,—It is with deep sorrow that I have to state-that my eldest son, Lance-Corporal E. J. Meyers, was killed inaction on 21st October, and that my second son, Private N. F.Meyers, was severely wounded on the same date. In case you mightlike to see them I enclose copies of letters we have received.

Yours faithfully,

H. W. MEYERS.Rev. G. A. Jones, B.A., Whitgift Middle School, Croydoru

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Wesley Manse, Sapcote,Hinckley, Leicester.

DEAR ME. JONES,—I very much regret to have to tell you ofthe death of my brother, Lieut. Stanley T. Spicer, who died ofwounds in France on the 9th August. My brother, as you know,passed through the Whitgift and went out to Ceylon after leavingschool. He returned with the second Ceylon Contingent in Novem-ber, 1914, and enlisted as a private in the Rifle Brigade. In June,1915, he took his commission, and was gazetted Second Lieutenantto the 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment. Went to France begin-ning of January, 1916. Was made First Lieutenant from 4thJanuary, 1916. So far we have received no particulars about hisdeath, as we only heard last Monday by wire from the War Office.My brother was a member of the Old Mid-Whitgiftian Association,and I thought perhaps some mention might be made in the nex-issue of the Magazine. If you would care to have fuller particularsI will send them on as soon as we receive them.

It is a great blow to us, and my mother is suffering deeply.Sincerely yours,

VIVIAN SPluER.

British India ss. " Ellenor,"27th June, 1916.

MY DEAR MB. JONES,—I thought perhaps you might beinterested to hear from an Old Mid-Whitgiftian on his way toMesopotamia.

If you remember, I called on you before I left for Gallipoli,just six months ago. Since that time I have been to Egypt,spending a few weeks in Alexandria, Port Said and Tuly beforesailing to Basrah.

I arrived at Basrah, the port for the Persian Gulf, on March3rd. From there our division moved up country towards the firingline, going into camp at Shaek Saad, Orah and Wadi, the lastnamed being only three miles from the Uur Hannah trenches.

Our division (the 13th) took over the Hannah trenches on 2ndApril from the 6th Division.

We were entrenched only 90 yards from the Turks, andattacked their lines on the morning of the 4th. We were successful,and continued our advance to the Fellahai trenches, which wecarried after a very gory night attack.

The following morning we handed over to the 6th Division,and moved back for 48 hours' rest before we attacked the Sannihatposition.

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Two days later we attacked, but this time were not successfulin our attempt, and consequently we suffered very heavy losses.

I was wounded during the attack, and moved back to a field.hospital at Orah, afterwards to Basrah, and from there to India,where I was granted leave.

I stayed at Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills, stopping for a few hours atKarachi, Poona, Bombay, and Bangalore on my way.

I am now on my way to re-join my regiment in Mesopotamia.I believe that the weather is very hot there, 120 degrees in the

.shade, and the great difficulty is to find the shade!The country is very flat, and in the hot weather closely

resembles a desert. There are no trees, except in the date districts,Basrah, Amarah, and Quetta. Very little live, with the exceptionof jackals, hawks, vultures and other birds of prey. The bullirogs are most annoying, as during the greater part of the nightthey croak in sympathy with the humming of gnats, etc.

Of course, there are any number of Arabs and Persians here,and, I believe, they dress in the same manner as in tlie oldBiblical days.

When one is proceeding up river they gather on the banksin order to sell fowls, eggs, dates, etc, They are terrible thieves,and one has to be very careful in dealing with them.

I sincerely hope that this letter won't bore you, but one hasso little to do on board ship that writing is practically the onlyway of passing the time.

Please remember me to Mr. Corby, my old form master, andany other of your subordinates who were there during my time.

Wishing you and the School every success,I remain, your affectionate old pupil,

SPENCER W. ADES (Lieut.),6th Batt. The King's Own Regiment,

38th Brigade, 13th Division, I.E.F. (D).

Prance, 19th October, 1916.DEAK MB. JONES,—I am very sorry for not having written you

before.About two months ago, after seeing you in May, I was in the

Artists' Rifles. I got my commission in the 5th Border Regiment.Then I was sent to Barrow-in-Furness. From there I was senton a Company Commander's Course at Rhyl, North Wales. Afterfinishing that course I was sent to the front, where I am still.

I can truthfully say that I am thoroughly enjoying myself.It sounds strange, does it not? I am now attached to the follow-

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ing' regiment: —lst/9th King's Liverpool Regiment, B.E.F.,Fronde.' This is my address. • The authorities have stopped usputting our addresses at the heads of our letters.

I think the war is going on very satisfactorily from what Ihave seen.

My brother Dudley, I understand, is taking a commission inthe Royal Flying Corps, and I hope he will be successful.

I must close now, hoping your son will have very good luckwith the Canadians. Kindest regards to yourself, Mr. Crabb, andthe other masters.

I am, yours sincerely,CLARENCE L. CH1LDS,

2nd Lieutenant.

No. 1975, " C " Company, l/4th Queen's R.W.S.R.,Chitral Barracks, Nowshera, N.W.F.P., India,

29th June, 1916.DEAR SIB,—My mother has written me that she called to see

you, asking if you would speak for me re a commission in theIndian: Army Reserve of Officers, and said you would like to hearfrom me. .

I am proud to write to you, as it enables me ta get in touchagain with a school I have always thought so much of, and I havealways regretted having had to leave your school at such an earlystage. I believe my mother explained the reason to you duringher interview.

I am more than anxious to obtain a commission, which, ofcourse, you will understand, as the majority of my relatives havebeen, and are, holding commissions in either the Army or Navy.With my comrades in the battalion I get on very well, and we havequite a good few Old Mid-Whitgiftians and Grammar School Boys.

Well, Sir, you would no doubt like to hear a little about the"Queen's" out here. We have called ourselves "The TouristRifles." Quite a good name, don't you think so? I do, after allth6 places we have visited. We started with Secunderabad, in theDeccan (Southern India), which is only five miles from Hyderabad,,which is, I believe, by far the largest State in India, and ruled bythe Nizam. The most interesting trip from Hyderabad, I alwaysthink, is the one to Golkonda, where the ruins of the capital of thethird great Mohammedan dynasty of the Deccan lie. We spentChristmas here, and had quite an enjoyable time. UnfortunatelyCol. Cutler was not there to celebrate the " Queen's " first Christ-mas in India.

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Our next stop on our tour of India was Lucknow, which dropsdown to the fifth city in size in India, There are. very, manyplaces of great interest here, including t"he world-famed Residency.,,the great hall of the "Great Imambarah " (a beautiful sight) andGeneral Havelock's tomb. The Residency is, of course, one massof ruins now, but the gardens are still very pretty in the summer.As "troops" will, we grumbled a,t Lucknow, but we did notknow when we were well off. Now that we are on the North-WestFrontier we long, with aching hearts, to get back there again,and I must say that everyone did his best for us whilst wewere there. During the hot months of 1915 parties of about 200from different companies were sent up to Lebong, a very fine .hillstation, .in the Himalayas. The place was surrounded by tea planta-tions, and looked very, very pretty. On a very clear day we couldsee, from Tiger Hill, the sun rising on Mount Everest. That andthe moon shining on the snow-clad Kinchinjunga at night are themost beautiful sights I have seen in liclia. Lebong itself, whichis 6,400 feet above sea level, is reached via Darjeeling, an exceed-ingly pretty place, by the Darjeeling and Himalayan Railway, oneof the seven wonders of the world. The track is 52 miles long,winding round and round the hills, through mist and clouds, asheer drop on o.ne side, and the mountains towering above yonon the other. You no doubt know the type of train used in themountains. The carriages and engines of this railway are the sameas the majority,, and reminds one of the little mountain railwayat the "White City." • •

During the latter part of 1915 a double company was sent toFiggabad, not far from Lucknow, to relieve the same number ofmen from the l/5th " Queen's," who have gone- to the PersianGulf. I was not fortunate enough to be sent there, but I believeit is a very nice place.

We spent Christmas at Lucknow, but I managed to get leaveto go to Calcutta, where I had the most enjoyable time since Ileft England, spent with some friends of mine at His Majesty'sMint. I won't attempt to describe the place, if you will kindlyexcuse me. All I can say that for India it is a second London ; that,I am sure, is enough. Then came the order to proceed to Peshawar,on the Frontier, the most important military station m India. Itis situated at the entrance of the celebrated Khaibar Pass, betweenthe Swat and Kabul rivers. This garrison holds, more or less, thekey to India; that is, as far as the hill tribes go. We weremobilised for active service in the Gulf. Everybody soldhis kit that would not be required on service—and waitedimpatiently, anxiously, as you will understand. Then the

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worst shock of all; they did not want us, and ever sincewe have been drying to make our kit up again, and onArmy pay this is not done in a week. It caused stoppages, etc.,which annoyed everyone. Just after all this we struck camp atPeshawar and marched to Nowshera. What a march! The sunwas more than warm, but the Grand Trunk Road is IT to inarchalong. The " Queen's". did it in great style. Nowshera isnot at all interesting, almost barren, and we had nothingelse but training, finishing at Palosi, a three-day camp, and onethe boys will never forget. The water ran out on the returnmarch, which was about 15 miles across broken country, and theheat was terrific.

Half the battalion are at present in Cherat, but very shortlywe are going down, to enable the other two companies a chance fora spell in the hills. We are only 4,500 feet up, and can seeNowshera and the Kabul River in flood quite plainly. The onlyadvantage we have up here is at night. It is much cooler than onthe plains, so we can sleep. On the plains it is not so; they have the"punkas" going all night. During the day the heat is muchabout the same, being 108.° and 112° up here, to the 109a and 116Pon the.plains.

Please don't think it is all " milk and honey" out here for us.We have had to put up with many hardships since we left England,and this year they think they will have some more fighting, whichis very hard work in the extreme heat of August, which is about thetime the tribes usually break out. In Cherat we are only fivemiles from the hostile border, so when we are exploring the "Khuds"we have to be careful not to go too far past the boundary post,otherwise

To make things more interesting for me I have joined thedrum and fife band, and am getting on very well with both the bugleand flute. They saw self-praise is no recommendation, so I willsay no more on the subject.

Well, Sir, I must really close now or I shall miss the mail.Everybody in the battalion is quite well, happy, and, well, notprosperous. Army pay won't allow it.

I myself am in the pink of health, and I trust, Sir, good healthfavours you also.

Thanking you for the interview you gave my dear mother, andtrusting you will do all in your power for me,

I remain, yours faithfully,DUDLEY C. BAILEY, Pte.

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Somewhere in France.

D|EAR SIB,—I take it that a few lines from one of the oldMid-Whitgiftians would be very welcome. We were only a fewweeks in Egypt, and I was transferred to the 24th Battalion. Mypresent address is No. 3651 Pte. H. W. Tarbath, "B" Co.. 24thBattalion, 6th Australian Infantry Brigade, France. We managedto put in a very good time in Egypt. We went into the principalmosques, and they were truly magnificent. Their building andtheir woodwork are somewhat dazzling. And we were out at theSphinx and the Pyramids. What an ancient landmark they are!What wonderful history has been woven round them! The peopledo not come up to the standard. We were delighted when we leftthere for France. The boys were extra keen on meeting the Hun.Things have been very quiet up to now.

If you have any time to spare you might write a few lines tome, and I should be delighted to receive a copy of the SchoolMagazine.

Please remember me to Mr. GriJIpin.

Yours sincerely,

HAROLD W. TAEBATH

Salonika, 23/3/16DEAR MR. JONES,—I feel I must first apologise for the length

of time that has elapsed since I last wrote to the old School.Before the war I was still in touch with one or two of the oldMasters, but until yesterday I had not heard from anyone whoknew Whitgift School. Yesterday I was talking to a Corporalin my unit and he mentioned the name, and subsequently I foundout that he knew the old School well; so I decided to make whatamends I could and write to-day. Since the outbreak of war.being in the Territorials, I did six months' training in England atMaresfield Park, Sussex. Then in January, 1915, left Englandfor France, and after three weeks at a quiet little village behindthe line in Belgium we went to Ypres, where we remained forfour months, conducting two field hospitals and two dressingstations. Here we lost a number of bearers and one transport man,all of them splendid fellows, and we felt the loss exceedingly.We lost the driver under particularly unfortunate circumstances.We had removed some five miles back behind Ypres to Poperinghefor a rest, and whilst there the village was shelled, we receivingsix shells in our transport lines which resulted in the death of poor

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Rewcastle. It was a mercy of God that we did not suffer heavily,for most of us at the time were having dinner. Another 30minutes later and we should have all been at work on the lines. We,of course, lost a number of horses then, and later on, at the secondBattle of Ypres, we again lost more men and two water carts andhorses whilst they were shelling that unfortunate town. Youmay guess we were glad to see the last of it when we movedfarther back. From there we set up our hospital and dressingstation at various points of the line, finally arriving at Vermilles,near Loos, where again our bearers suffered, and in one night lostfour men killed and one wounded. The headquarters of my unitretired to a place six miles from Vermilles, leaving myself witha water cart and a pair of horses at a little village three milesfrom Vermilles to supply the dressing station there with water.I was there for five nights, during which time I found an oldlady who allowed me to billet in her cottage, who treated me likea guest and' who refused to accept a sou for anything. Here, asin all parts of France, I had continual occasion to thank Mr.Prunier and yourself for the French I learnt at Whitgift. Wethen left the line, and, passing from one place to another, finallyentrained for Marseilles, which we reached after a two and a halfdays' journey. We stayed there three weeks, then sailed, the unitto Salonika, myself suffering from fever, after to Alexandria, whereI stayed for three months and then rejoined my unit here. That'sa rough sketch of how I've spent my time. We were ten monthsin France and Belgium. I was three months in Egypt, and havebeen three months here, so it's fifteen months since I last sawEngland. We've had rough times, of course, times when forweeks bully beef and biscuits were our sole means of support.When we first arrived in Belgium it was fearfully cold, as it washere a few months ago, but we never had the terrible experiencesof the trenches, and that is something to be thankful for. Herewe have tons of work to do, but no hostilities have taken place.It is a very hilly country, and consequently each waggon requiresa team of six horses. We also have a lot of mules for pack work.My mother has Ted Horley in London. The poor chap waswounded in the retreat from Mons. He was in the L.B.B.

Well, Sir, I must buck up and finish. I should like to hearnews of the good old School if you have time to write. I sincerelyhope the Whitgift is as prosperous as ever. I hope you will givemy best wishes to all the boys. I hope they will all strive to keepup the standard of thoroughness and reliability which has giventhe Old Boys so much to thank the School and its Head Masterfor in after life, and particularly in this tremendous trial and

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test of the young manhood of Great Britain. I pray that theymay never be put to that terrible task, but if they ever shouldbe, provided that they remember the old School and the splendidmorale, then I'm sure they'll stand the test.

So good-bye, Sir, for the present. My address is 53 DriverJ. B. Potter, 85th Field Ambulance (3rd City of London FieldAmbulance), 28th Division, Salonika Forces.

I hope that you are quite well, Sir, and I remain,Ever yours sincerely,

JOHN B. POTTER:

56, Queen Elizabeth's Walk,Stoke Newington, London, N.,

October 30th, 1916.

DBAK SIR,—I trust you will pardon my troubling you, but Iknow you are always interested in the doings and welfare of OldBoys. Also I am asking your kind permission to have the SeptemberMagazine. Ted and John are at the Front. Ted is in the 10thBatt. Royal Fusiliers, and is a bomber. He has been through the" Big Push," but came through unhurt. John has obtained hiscommission in the 10th Loyal North Lanes., and went out a monthago. Bertie and. Cecil are also in the Fusiliers, 6th Batt., andcame home on final leave last week. They are two such big fellows,very keen and anxious to be with the boys. They are happy andcontented. It is the parents who feel the loss of these bright,brave boys from the home. I know you will be proud (as we are)to know all four have answered the "call." I was greatly dis-tressed to hear of the death of my sons' schoolfellows. We can donothing but pray for their safety and a speedy end to this terriblewar.

I enclose 2s. 6d. as a small contribution to the School MagazineFund.

With kind regards, believe me, sincerely yours,

MARY STACEY.To Rev. G. A. Jones, Head Master, Whitgift Middle School.

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Valete, July, 1916.

VI.—Atkins, L. E., Green House; Junior Prefect, Cambridge Junior(1916), First Eleven House Cricket and Football

Cannon, F. L., Blue House; Senior Prefect, Cambridge Junior(1916).

Webster, II. E., Green House; Senior Prefect, CambridgeJunior (1916).

Va.—Brenchley, E., Yellow House; Cambridge Junior (1916), SecondEleven House Cricket and Football.

Brown, F. H., Green House; Cambridge Junior (1916).Chester, A. M., Blue House; Cambridge Junior (1916), Churc'h

Tenements Scholar.Davey, L. T. L., Blue House; Cambridge Junior (1916).Lambert, E. L., Yellow House, Cambridge Junior (1916).Traxlier, J. F., Eed House.

Vb.—Cropley, H. D. W., Captain of Blue House; First ElevenSchool and House Cricket and Football. Dux Ludorum(1916).

Dodsworth, G. W., Green House.Jones, S., Blue House.Mason, H. G., Green House.McAllan, P. H., Yellow House.Morriss, E. A. W., Yellow House; Second Eleven House

Cricket and Football.Scott, H. K., Yellow House.Shingles, L. C. W., Blue House.

IVa.—Dewdney, A. C., Eed House; Second Eleven House Cricket andFootball.

Hawkins, H. B., Grem House

IVb.—Bailey, T. E., Green House.Chalons", J. E., Blue House; Third Eleven House Cricket and

Football.Donnelly, P. J., Green House; Second Eleven House Cricket

and Football.

Ilia.—Gibby, H. J., Eed House; Third Eleven House Cricket andFootball.

I.—Bissett, W. G. M.. Blue House.Fickling, H. D.. Blue House.Young, H., Gre«n House.

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Salvete, September, 1916.

Va.—Rogers, C. L. M., Green House.Saundeirs, D. K., Green House.

IVa.—Fletcher, H. J.. Blue House.Hodgson, L. P., Green House.Luce, B. P., Blue House.Muckle. D. W.. Yellow House.

IVb.—Hayward, L. P., Eed House.Lewin, C. G. H. J., Blue House.Newton, A. C., Yellow House.Sewell, H. A. H., Blue House.

Ilia.—Home, B., Bed House.Pollard, G. E., Yellow House.

Illb.—Bogers, G. C., Green House.

II.—Bunker, C. J., Blue House.Buniker, B. A., Blue House.Hemsley, J. W. P., Yellow House.Lovie, A. G., Green House.Pearson, L. G. S., Bed House.Webb, H. P., Green House.

I.—Cole, A. P., Green House.Colls, H. A., Yellow House.Mai-tin, K. C., Yellow House.Nordemann, G. S.. Blue House.Platts, A. B., Blue House.Bawling, P. E., Blue House.Beading, W. V., Blue House.Biches, G. J., Green House.Sturges, C. H., Green House.Turner, E. J. C., Bed House.Walker, B. B., Green House

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Results of the Cambridge University LocalExamination, July, 1916.

The following boys passed the Examination : —

SENIORS.

Third Class Honours.R. F. Tubb

PASS LIST.

G. A. Awcock G. K. TruslerTabb and Trusler also passed in spoken French.

JUNIORS.

The following boys obtained Honours : —

SECOND CLASS.

S. W. Hayter

THIRD CLASS.

*J. D. Adams N. D. McAdamC. T. Boakes *W. L. Walder

*Distinguished in French.

PASS LIST.

L. R. Atkins L. T. L. Davey W. G. MadgeE. H. Blacknell *R. O. Durling A. L. MeyersR. Brenchley L. A. Hall H. W. MeyrickF. H. Brown F. C. P. Hart L. G. A. MoirE. C. Bundle R. W. A! Hawker P. E. Pamment

*F. L. Cannon L. G. Heasman W. S. TidballA. M. Chester W. R, Herring S. G. TidyC. S. Clements A. T. Johns H. R. WebsterC. C. Comber D. G. Keynton J. J. WilliamsonW. H. Cullum R. L. Lambert

*Distinguished in French.

Hayter, Adams, Boakes, McAdam, Walder, Blacknell,Brenchley, Cannon, Durling, Hall, Heasman, Johns, Keyntonand Webster also passed in Spoken French.

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Prize List, July, 1916.

ENGLISH.Form.

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Vb

IVa

IVb

Ilia

IIIb

II

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Vb

IVa

IVb

Ilia

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Prize.C. T. Boakes

V. W. Coghlan

C. A. Ashley

C. D. Bristow

A. G. Ives •

C. O. Boys*

P. E. Marriage

B, D. Holder

J. J. Perkins

HISTORY

G. K. Trusler

R. Brenchley

A. W. Giggins

C. D. Bristow

G. W. G. Wilks

E, D. Hunt

IT. II. Dowden

T. C. Brook

3. E. Elliott

Highly Commended.E. P. TubbW. L. Walder

A. L. MeyersE. BrtenchleyN. D. McAdamW. M. BiversleyH. K. ScottK. B. WebbC. H. RedmanP. L. BoxallC. W. C. CarlineC. C. GardnerA. S, HotsonA. Birtles

H. H. DowdenL. S. King

G. W. WalmsleyG. C. Parker

N. W. B. ParkerE. C. Lee

Commended.L. G. A. MoirS. W. HayterE. O. DarlingA. M. ChesterA. T. Johns

C. HuntE. J. CharmanJ P. O'MearaJ. G. CarlineB. J. CullumC. E. Bleach

P. B. WestbrookII. G. P. Northwood

C. E. Manning

T. C. Brook

E. C. EogersC. D. Dolton

AND GEOGRAPHY.

R. F. TubbC. T. BoakesL. G. A. MoirA. I;. MeyersA. M. ChesterL. M. Smith (ii)W. M. EiversleyL. J. EichesC. HuntVV. M. CookB. J. CullumC. H. Bedman

V. A. DarlingtonH. A. ArdleyA. G. IvesV'. W. HolmesH. E. NovionP. O. ScottG. W. Walmsley

L. G. HollandG. C. ParkerH. D. PicklingE. C. L*e

S. W. HayterE. P. PammentP. L. Cannon.J. P. TraxlerS. G. Tidy

G. S. WalkleyC. A. Ashley

J. G. CarlineD. WithersS. IsaacsonJ. P. O'MearaC. W. C. CarlineC. C. Gardmer

,F. W. HardstoneE. C. TillII. A SharpeC. E. ManningH. HubbardE. D. HolderD. A. E. MooreA. WeeksE. 0. EogersR, C. M. Coates

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form. Prize.

VI S. W , Hayter

Va A. T. Johns

Vfa C. A. Ashley

IVa ,T. F. O'Meara

IVb A. G. Ives

Ilia H. E. Novion

II Ib O. B. Bundock

FRENCH.

Highly Commended.

C. R. TruslerE. F. Tubb

P. C. DeaneN. D. McAdam

L. M. Smith (i)H. K. Scott

C. H. RedmanH. L. Hall

V. A. DarlingtonC. E. Bleach

A. BirtlesH. G. F. North-wood

H. H. DowdenH. Hubbard

Commended.

VV,, L .WalderJ. D. AdamsE. 0. Durling

D. G. KeyntonE. H. BlacknellJ. F. Traxler

I*. H. McAllanH. G. Mason

C. D. BristowA. F. T. Campbell

C. C. GardnerJ. D. Waller

E. W. BoorerF. W. Holmes

E. E. DaviesS. P. Spinner

VI S. W. Hayter

Va A. L. Myers

Vb F. M. Cooke

IVa F. L. Boxall

IVb G. W. G. Wilks

Ilia E. C. Till

Illb C. E. Manning

II D. A. E. Moore

I C. M. Macdonald

DIVINITY.

E. F. TubbW. L. WalderG. K. Trusler

E. BrenchleyJ. F. Traxler

J. M. Purkess

J. G. Carline

A. G. Ives

A. Birtles

0. B. BundockG. T. Clinton

S. J. DarlingtonL. G. Holland

S. E. ElliottE. C. Eogers

C. T. BoakesJ. D. Adams

F. C. .P. HartD. G. Keynton

V. F. D. Coppardi L. J. Eiches

J. S. Wild

A. C. DaleA. E. EatleyK. B. Webb

C. W. C. CarlineC. R. Webster

F. B. WestbrookH. Sidwell

F. E. Marriage

P. W. BrookE. D. Holder

H. D. FicklingE. C. Lee

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Set. Prize.

1 R. F. Tubb

MATHEMATICS.

Highly Commended.

W. L. WalderS. W. Hayter

2 E. A, Taylor

3 W. M. Riversley

4 F. L. Boxall

5 L. V. Dewdney

7 A. Birtles

8 H. Hubbard

9 E. C. Lee

10 R. C, W. Coates

A. L. MeyersA. M. ChesterD. F. MulliganC. E. Collins

H. L. HallC. H. Redman

F. W. HardstoneD. B. Worley

C. O. BoyseH. J. Gibby

R. D. HolderT. C. Brook

R. C. RogersG. Bravery

Commended.

L. 6. HeasmanG. A. AwcockJ. D. Adams

W. G. MadgeR. Jj. LambertG. Dods worthL. G. Riches

A. F. T. CampbellT. C. CampbellH. FergusonJ. G. Carline

A. G. IvesH. A. ArdleyC. E. Bleach

W. R. K. ClarkH. B. NovionF. C. Sherwill

H. W. WatersH. W. PlummerC. E. Manning

G. C. Parker

V. S. JefferyH. B. Parker

form. Prize.VI R. F. Tubb

Va A. L. Meyers

VT> W. M. Riversley

IVa H. L. White

IVb D. B. Worley

SCIENCE.

Highly Commended.S. W. HayterG. K. TTusleiW. L. Walder

R BrenchleyN. D. McAdam

I. K. Scott

P. R. P. KnellC. H. RedmanK. B. WebbF. L. Boxall

L. V. DewdneyM. R. HarveyG. W. G. Wilks

Commended.G. A. AwcockL. W. Poynter

A. M. ChesterF. C. P. HartE. A. Taylor

X. J. RichesD. P. Mulligan

J. G. CarlineD. WithersL. G. Longmore

V. A. DarlingtonL. A. DavisL. J. Webster

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MEASUREMENTS AND NATURE STUDY.

Form. Prize.[Ila K. C. Till

Jllb ]I. 11. Longnuiu

Highly Commended.

H. A. SharpeF. W. IloJmos3. B. ChutterA. Birtles

F. E. MarriageF. A. Cole'

W. B. LewisW. E, K. ClarkJ. A. Dives

II. Hubbai-dR. 13. Davi«sH. H. DowdeirL. S. King

-II O. \V. Walmsloy

NATURE STUDY.

D. A. E. MooreP. VV. BrookR. J. Child

E. A. RichesR. ID. HolderS. J. DarlingtonT. C. Brook

I F. B. J. Wheatley 17. C. RogersE. C. Lee

L. G. VedyI N. AV. B. ParkerJ. J. Perkins

VI W. L. WelderVa W. S. TidballVb C. L. Home

IVa B. J. CuliumIVb L. V. Dewdney

WRITING.

DRAWING.

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G. D. StephensD. II. Hatchings.R. A. Joye\4. II.

VI G. K. Trusler

Va N, K. Giles

Vb ( ' . L. Ilorno

IVa S. Isaacson

IVb S. P. Grubb

Ilia II. R. Holmes

!,. G. ITensmanVV. L. WalderP. K. Pamment

S..G. TidyW. R. HerringG. Robinson

D. F. MulliganT. W. LittlejohnR. J. Charman

C. 1). BristowJ. B. HewitsonA. E. Chinn

L. V. DewdneyC. 0. GardnerC. E. Bleach

A. BirtlesW. II. TyrrellR. W. BoorerH. A. SharpeC. 0. Boyae

G. A. AwcockS. W. HayterI?. F. Tubb

L. M. Smith (ii)D. G. KeyntonS. E. A. MannVV. H. Shave

G. R. Hutchings0. ChapmanC. K Collins

I). E. XobleD. E. TalmadgeV. i. LawesH. B. Hawkins

A. G. IvesJ. D. WalterP. W. Hardstono-

R. D. HuntW. B. LewisA. J. FaulknerG. D. Stephens

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form. Prize

IIIb C. W. Serle

II E. A. Riches

I N. W. B. Parker

Highly Commended.

O. B. BurvdockH. HubbardD. H. Hatchings

Commended.

P. O. ScottH. H. LongmanF. E. Marriage

H. E. N. Snow D. A. E, MooreP. D. Noble R. A. JoyeL. Hamlyn R. J. ChildC. H. R. Northwood E. H. Jeffery

E. C. LeeJ. O. AwcockG. Bravery

L. H. LampreHR. C. RogersC. M. McDonaldJ. J. Perkins

MANUAL TRAINING.

VI W. L. Walder

Va G. Robinson

Vb H. D. W. Cropley

IVa A. E. Chiim

IVb H. A. Ardley

Ilia R, W. Boorer

IIIb H. W. Plummer

R. F. TubbS. W. Hayter

R. BrenchleyN. E. Giles

C. ChanmanC. E. Collins

H. I,. WhiteC. D. Bristow

E. 'ChapmanL. A. Davis

F. W. HolmesII. ». Holmes

F. E. MarriageC. W. Serle

II C. H. R. Northwood P. D. NobleF. Harding

I R. C. Rogers E. C. Lee,( L. II. Lamprell

F. L. CannonG. A. Awcock

W. R. HerringW. IT. Shave

R. G. HutehingsJ. M. Pnrkess

J. B. HewitsonA. C. Dewdney

R. F. StuttleD. B. Worley

W. II. TyrrellA. Birtles

G. WrightS. P. Spinner

R. J. ChildD. A. E. Moore

J. 0. AwcockF. B. J. Wheatley

EARLY ENGLISH CHURCH HISTORY.

Va S. E. A. Mann

Vb D. F. Mulligan

IVa B. J. Cnllum

IVb C. E. Bleach

J. F. TrailerG. Robinson

G. S. WalkleyH. G. Mason

W. M Cook

( A. T. Johns\ N D. McAdam

A. W. GigginsH. X. Scott

W. «K Da viesD. Withers

K. G. F. Nicholson V. A. DarlingtonF. W. Hardstone

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Cadets' Field Day.

The Cadets had their first Field Day on Tuesday, July 28th,when they marched to Farthing Downs. After some close orderdrill the real work of the day began. One Platoon, representingthe enemy, took up its, position on the Reigate side of the Downs.The remainder of the Company, the defending force, had to preventthe enemy from reaching Purley, their main objective. The opera-tions afforded a good opportunity of showing the Cadets thepractical application of extended order drill, and ended in thedecisive defeat of the enemy in the final rush of the defendingforce upon the wood in which he had concealed himself.

The weather was perfect, and a most enjoyable day was spenton the health-giving Downs.

Sergeant-Major Osmond, our Drill Instructor, was present,and gave us the advantage of his practical experience.

Annual Athletic Sports.

The Annual Athletic Sports were held on our ground onSaturday, June 24th. The afternoon was beautifully fine, andthere was a good attendance. Although we were without refresh-ments and band we spent a very enjoyable time.

There was a large number of entries for all events. Therunning was good, and there were some close finishes.

Yellow House gained the highest number of points and isChampion House for the year. There were five competitors for thetitle of " Dux Ludorum"—Cropley, L. R. Atkins, Bristow, Walkleyand Collins. The honour fell to Cropley with 20 points.

Long Jump (Senior).—1, Cropley, 14-ft. 10-in.; 2, C. Chapman,14-ft. 7-in.; 3, L. R. Atkins, 14-ft. 2-in.

Long Jump (Junior).—1, Plummer, 12-ft. 8-in. ; 2, Harrison,12-ft. 1-in.; 3, J. G. Carline, 11-ft. 8-in.

^Throwing the Cricket Ball (Senior).—1, Cropley; 2, Allin; 3,Purkess.

Throwing the Cricket Ball (Junior) 1, C. T. Mason; 2,Stokoe; 3, Sharpe.

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*High Jump (Senior).—1, Cropley, 4-ft. 6-in. ; 2, Bristow.

High Jump (Junior).—1, Plummer, 3-ft. 6-in.; 2, Hamlyn; 3,.Harrison.

440 Yards Handicap (Open).—1, Collins; 2, Atkins; 3, Har-rison.

220 Yards Handicap (Junior). Final.—1, Plummer; 2, Colls:3, Stokoe.

*220 Yards Scratch (Open).—1, Cropley; 2, Bristow; 3, Collins,

100 Yards Handicap (10-11). Final.—1, Colls; 2, Harding; 3,,Novion.

100 Yards Open Handicap. Final.—1, Isaacson; 2, L. R.Atkins; 3, Bristow.

100 Yards Handicap (11-12). Final.—1, Thorpe; 2, Sharpe;3, Bravery. •

*100 Yards Scratch (Open).—!, Collins; 2, Cropley; 3, Atkins.

100 Yards Handicap (12-13). Final.—1, Grubb; 2, Stokoe; 3,Chutter.

100 Yards Handicap (13-14). Final.—1, Collins; 2, Bristow,3, Allin.

*440 Yards Scratch (Open).—1, Collins; 2, Walkley; 3,Cropley.

80 Yards (under 10).—1, J. O. Awcock; 2, P Brook;3, Talmadge.

Team Race (Senior).—1, Yellow; 2, Blue; 3, Red.

Tug-of-War (Junior). Final.—1, Green; 2, Yellow; 3, Blue.

*Half-mile Handicap (Open).—1, Farndale; 2, Walkley; 3,Walder.

Team Race (Junior).—1, Blue; 2, Green; 3, Yellow.

*One Mile Walk Handicap.—1, Daniels; 2, C. T. Mason; 3,A. F. T. Campbell.

Tug-of-War (Senior). Final.—1> Yellow; 2, Red; 3, Blue.A. MONEY.

The events marked * are championship events.

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Cricket Notes.

This is the first time for many years that we have been unableto play off the whole of the House Matches. The weather provedso unfavourable that several had to be abandoned.

The position of the Houses at the close of the season was: —Red, 56; Green, 56; Yellow, 38; Blue, 30.

FIRST ELEVEN MATCHES.

May 10th, 1916. Green v. Blue.—The first House match ofthe season between these teams showed lack of practice. Thefielding was good, but the batting was very weak. Green Housescored 14 runs, Cropley taking seven wickets. Blue then went inand collapsed for seven runs, Atkins taking six wickets. Thesecond innings could not be completed in time, so Green Housewon on the first innings by seven runs.

May 13th. Red v. Yellow.—This match was played undermiserable climatic conditions. Red batted first and were all outfor.21 runs, seven of which were scored by Comber and seven byCullum. Yellow, who were only playing nine men, replied with •»score of 25, 15 of which were contributed by Giles. The fieldingwas fairly keen, but the batting left much to be desired. Of thebowlers Walder was splendid, taking seven wickets for nine runs.Comber took three for nine. Scores : —Yellow, 25; Red, 21.

May 17th. Blue v. Yellow.—The first innings on both sideswas very poor, Blue scoring 18 and Yellow 15. In the secondinnings Cropley won the game for Blue by scoring 57 not out. Thehighest scores for Yellow were Giles (8) and Coghlan (13). Scores: —Blue, 72; Yellow, 44.

May 24th. Blue v. Red.—This match was played in idealweather. Blue batted first, but being without their captain andone other man they only knocked up a score of 21, oub of whichGiggins contributed eight. Red scored 57, thanks mainly toPurkess (19) and Comber (13). Of the bowlers Comber took sixwickets for 10 runs and Pamment three for nine. Scores:—Red,57; Blue, 21.

May 31st. Red v. Green.—Green batted first, and put up ascore of 45 runs. T. C. Campbell played very well for 12. Cullum

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and Comber bowled well, but the fielding of the Greens was ratherweak. When the Beds went in to bat the first few wickets wentdown for a few runs, but Chapman ii put a better complexionon things. They could, however, score only 26 runs, thus leavingGreen House victorious on the first innings by 19 runs. Atkins andStone bowled very well. Scores : —Green, 45; Bed, 26.

July 1st. Bed v. Blue.—Bed won.

June 3rd. Yellow v. Green 1st.—Yellow batted first and made61, of which Bobinson i made 25 and Tidy 20. Atkins was thebest man for Green and scored 21 runs. The best bowlers wereWalder for Yellow and Atkins i for Green. Scores: —Yellow, 61;Green, 42.

July 8th. Bed v. Green.—Green commenced the battingagainst the bowling of Purkess and Comber. The batting ofGreen was rather weak, Tubb being highest scorer with six runs.Comber was the most successful bowler for Bed. Bed opened theirinnings in a. bright way, and soon overtook the Green score of 23,thanks to Chapman (12) and Purkess (10). Atkins now began tobowl in great form, and Bed collapsed for 36 r.uns. With theexception of the bowling of Atkins and the batting of Chapmanand Purkess the game was featureless. Scores :•—Red, 36;Green, 23.

July 12th. Green v. Yellow 1st.—Green batted first in drizzl-ing rain. The first few wickets fell quickly, but Mason and Stonescored 19 and 28 respectively. Tubb added eight, making the total55 for three wickets. Walder and Bobinson bowled well for Yellow,taking nearly all the wickets. Yellow batted in heavy rain. Thehighest scores were made by Meyers (5), Farndale (7) and Bobin-son i (6). Scores: —Green, 61; Yellow, 34.

July loth. Red v. Yellow.—Yellow batted first and made 34runs, of which Giles and Bobinson each scored 11. Bed then repliedwith 44 after some good play. The highest scorers were Moir (11),Trusler (10), Comber (7) and Stephens (7). The fielding of Bedwas very good, Allin taking three fine catches. Giles took twowickets, Walder three and Robinson three for Yellow. For Bed,Comber took four and Purkess three. Scores:—Bed, 44;Yellow, 34.

SECOND ELEVEN MATCHES.

May 13th. Green v. Blue.—Green went in first and made 33,.of which Daniels made 11, Mason nine and Gillard eight. AwcocL

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and Noble bowled well for Blue. Blue, who had only nine men,replied with '21. The highest scorers for Blue were Butley andHarvey. Mason, Sharpe and Daniels bowled well for Green.Scores:—Green, 33; Blue, 21.

May 20th. Red v. Green.—On a perfect wicket a close andexciting game took place oetween the above teams. Bed openedthe batting and scorecj 32 runs. Chapman making 12, Stephensseven and Herring five. Hall was the best bowler for Green.Green made 30 runs, the chief scorers being Hall six and Rogersfive. Stephens was the most successful bowler against Green.Scores-.—Red, 32; Green, 30.

May 27th. Yellow v. Green.—Green went in first, making 26,of which Mason scored six, Sidwell four and Cullum (B. J.) three.Brenchley and Farndale bowled well for Yellow. Yellow then wentin and scored 32, Brenchley making ten, Boorman eight and .••itokoeand Noble four each. The best bowlers for Green were Mason annSharpe. Scores:—Yellow, 32; Green, 26.

May 31st. Yellow v Blue.—Both teams turned up in fullforce, and Blue started the batting. They played well against thegood bowling of Boorman, Farndale and Brenchley. Farndale alsomade two good catches. Yellow then went in and made 47 for sixwickets. Noble scored nine and Clark eight. The highest scorersfor Blue were Lawes and Isaacson, who each made ten. Scores: —Yellow, 47 for six; Blue, 38.

June 29th. Red v. Green.—Green batted first, scoring 40 runs,of which Mann made 17 and Sidwell eight. The bowling of Redwas erratic, although Scott and Dewdney did moderately well.Dewdney took three brilliant catches. Red batting was weakagainst the fine bowling of Mann and Hall, backed up by smartfielding, particularly that of Hunt, "Webb and Hewitson. Huntbrought off a fine catch. Red only made 19 runs.

July 5th. Green v. Yellow.—Green batted first and made 50runs, of which Mann made 15 and Hunt six. Brenchley bowledwell for Yellow and took five wickets, while Farndale took three.Yellow then went in and made 22, Farndale making the highestscore of ten. Towards the end of the innings Green's bowling wastoo good for Yellow. Mann and Hall bowled well for Green, and•each took four wickets. Green won by 22 runs.

July 8th. Blue v. Yellow.—Blue went in first and made 55runs, their best batsmen being Davies (15) and Isaacson (12). Stokoebowled well for Yellow, taking three wickets for seven runs. Thehighest scorer for Yellow was Darlington ii, six. Stokoe, Brenchley

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and Clark each made four. For Blue, Harrison took three wicketsfor three runs, and Godden four wickets for ten runs. Scores: —Blue, 28; Yellow, 55.

July 5th. Bed v. Blue.—Red batted first and made 35 runs,of which Dewdney contributed 16 in good style, and Scoggins sixagainst some good bowling by Harrison, who took seven wickets.Blue then could only score 27, the best innings being played byIsaacson, who scored 12 runs. The fielding was smart on bothsides. Scores: —Red, 35; Blue, 27.

July 15th. Blue v. Green.—Green went in first with seven menand made 19, of which Mason scored ten. Godden took all thewickets except one. Blue then went in and made a very poorshow, but they did better towards the end of the game, and beatthe Green by six runs. Hardstone made six for Blue. For GreenHall bowled well. Scores: —Blue, 25; Green, 19.

July 19th. Green v. Red.—Red went in first and made a verypoor show, all being dismissed for 13 runs, of which Dale scoredsix. Hall ii and Sharpe bowled well, and were supported by good

'ground fielding and catching. Green then batted and scored 39runs, to which total Home contributed 14 runs in good style.Scores:—Green, 39; Red, 13.

THIRD ELEVEN MATCHES.

May 10th. Green v. Blue.—Blue batted first, but made fewruns. From the first they were outplayed, and were soon allout for ten runs. Green then went in and made a good stand.Joye and Rogers batted well for Green. Scores:—Green, 17;Blue, 10.

May 13th. Yellow v. Red.—Only seven men of each teamturned up. Red batted first, and Hall and Dale scored four each.Stokoe took two wickets and Darlington three for Yellow. Redwent in and showed themselves stronger than Yellow. The bestbatsman for Yellow was Clark. Scores: —Yellow, 17; Red, 8.

May 17th. Red v. Green.—Red won the toss and put Greenin to bat. Red had only ten men, but they showed their superioritywith the ball. Green were dismissed for 27. Red soon began toscore, and quickly beat their opponents, obtaining a total of 38.Red won.

May 19th. Blue v. Yellow.—Blue went in first and made 53,of which Harrison scored 18 and Godden and Davies each 10. For

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Yellow, Boorman score'd eight, while Stokoe, Clark and Holder alsodid well. Harrison (five wickets), Godden, Davies and Tyrrellbowled well. Scores:—Blue, 53; Yellow, 18.

May 24th. Blue v. Bed.—Red batted first and made 49, ofwhich Scoggins made 20, Boyse eight and Webster six. Blue hadonly eight men. The best batting for Blue was done by Hunt (2)and Godden (2). For Red, Scott took four wickets. For Blue,Tyrrell played well and made three good catches. Harrison andKing also bowled well. Scores: —Red, 49; Blue, 8.

June 3rd.—Yellow v. Green.—Green won the toss and battedfirst, making 89 before they declared. Towards this total Plummercontributed 23, Mason 16, Scott 17, and Rogers 16 not out. ForYellow, Clark took three wickets and Baker two. Yellow, who hadonly seven men, were quite outclassed, and were dismissed for fiveruns. For Green, Mason took three wickets, Hutchings three andLee one. Scores: —Green, 89; Yellow, 5.

June 28th. Blue v. Yellow.—Yellow went in first and scored23, of which Holder made six and Bravery and Harding five each.The best bowlets for Blue were Godden and Davies. Blue thenwent in and also made 23, the highest scorers being Davies (7) andGodden (5). Smith and Darlington bowled well for Yellow. Inthe second innings Yellow made 12 and Blue 20. Scores: —Blue,43; Yellow, 35.

July 1st. Red v. Blue.—Blue won the toss and put Red in tobat. Awcock stayed in throughout the innings and made 13 runs.Gibby and Hutchings made six each. Only five of the Blue teamwere able to bat in the limited time, and all were bowled byAwcock. Scores:—Blue, 55; Red, 30.

July 15th. Red v. Yellow.—Red batted first against the weakbowling of Yellow, and some high scores were made, Hutchingsbeing top with 18. Boyse, Scott and Atkins also batted well forRed. Boorman batted well for Yellow and made 12. The bowlingof the Red team was very good. Boyse and Scott each took fourwickets. Scores:—Red, 70; Yellow, 20.

July 19th. Blue v. Yellow.—Yellow batted first and were soonall out for 21 runs. Boorman took two wickets, Smith one andClark four. Owing to the good batting of Godden (9) and Kingand Ellis (3 each) Blue reached 24. The bowling was good, Harri-son taking six wickets, Godden two, and Longman two. Scores : —Blue, 24; Yellow, 21.