Vol. XXIV. No. 2.

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THE ARM MALIAN

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JUNE, 1921.

ARMIDALE CHRONICLE PRINT

THE ARM I DALIANA MAGAZINE OF THE ARMIDALE SCHOOL, NEW SOUTH WALES

VOL. XXIV. JUNE, 1921. No, 2

CONTENTS.

Editorial .. .. .. .. .. 1Chapel Notes .. :. .. .. 2Wooden Crosses .. .. .. 3School Notes .. . , .. , . 7Empire Day .. .. 0Original Column .. .. 9Chevy Chase. Monument . 5Cricket .. .. .. .. .. .. 19Football .. .. .. .. .. 27Tennis .. .. .. 37Boxing .. . .. .. .38Philatelic Society .. .. 38Cadets 39

Shooting .. .. .. .. .. 39Library .. .. .. .. 40School Club & Balance-

Sheet .. .. . .. 40Alleged .Humour .. 42University Letter .. .. 43Old Boys' Column .. 43.Office-Bearers .. .. 46Contemporaries .. .. .. 47Exchanges .. .. 48Subscriptions Acknow-

ledged... .. .. ..Notices.. .. . .

Editorial.

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This term has been somewhat devoid ' of interest and event.The chilly morning frosts and mists have frozen the spirit ofenergy that prevails in summer. We. were all glad to welcome"footie" back again, and the prospect of the visit of the SydneySchools' teams is particularly' pleasing. Never was the lack ofopponents felt more than in this season, and the resulting scare,-ity of outside matches has been a.gre&t disappointment. This hasbeen somewhat improved by the formation of two weights teams,who have been fairly busily engaged.

As has been _ promised, the standard of work in the School isbeing slowly but surely raised.. A new ' form-the Shell-hasbeen inaugurated this term, for the benefit of some of the morebackward members of the Lower School. Meanwhile disciplinehas' been far. from forgotten, and the election of six new Prefects,which increases the number to eleven, makes' a record number inthe annals of the School.

Finally, thanks to the Masters and Prefects, the tone of theSchool is being steadily raised; healthy interest in work and. sport-is generally apparent. As this is 'the dominant factor in all realadvancement in the School, we can. feel assured that we are mak-ing progress, and that the School is better at the end, than it wasat the beginning' of the-term.So` shall, we by earnest endeavourto play our parts, advance the name and fame of our School, tillshe is second to none. The School asks us all, as the price of

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our membership, to do our bit thoroughly, always rememberingthat:-

"On the strength of one link in the cableDependeth the might of the chain;

Who knows when thou mayest be tested?Co live that thou bearest the strain."

AN EASTER CRY.

0. God's Christ, whom no, rock-built sepulchreCould hide with all its bristling strength-but whomOur deeds can crucify, our thoughts entomb,Our dreams embalm, anew, with deathly myrrh.

Let us to-day see Thy clear glory stirThese cerements and garnitures of gloom,And come forth in the everlasting bloomThou hadst before the stars and great years were.

Master, the world has need of Thee to=dayAs never in the story of our tears.Such, hosts imprisoned in their clammy fears,And only Thou canst bring the wonder,of relief.

-N. J. Cocks.

Chapel Notes.

This term has been very important from the point of view -ofour Chapel serviees.

On Whitsunday His Lordship the Bishop was present at theearly celebration of the.I-loly Communion and at Evensong, andexpressed himself as delighted with the innovation of Prefects-serving_at the Eucharist This is the first time members of theSchool have undertaken this important office, and we hope thatthe custom- will become general from now on.

On the 15th of April, Donald Bruce Cameron, Frank Brayshaw,George Braund, Norman Moffatt, Wyndham 'Green, and HumfryHenchman were admitted as Prefec.ts in the School Chapel-by theHeadmaster.

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On Anzac, Day, Holy Communion was celebrated at 8 a.m. inthe School Chapel, and the, School went to the Cathedral for theMemorial Service at 11 a.m.

The sum of. £11/5/6 was given during Lent for the MorpethHome for Children.

Wooden Crosses."Go live the wide world over-but when you come to die,A quiet English churchyard is the only place to, lie !"I held it half a lifetime, until through war's mischanceI saw the wooden crosses that fret the fields of France.

A thrush sings in an oak-tree, and from the old square towerA chime as sweet and mellow salutes the idle hour:Stone crosses take no notice-but the little wooden onesAre thrilling every minute to they music of the guns!

Upstanding. at attention they face the cannonade,In apple-pie alinement like Guardsmen on parade;But Tombstones are Civilians who loll or sprawl ,or swayAt every crazy angle and stage of slow decay.

For them the Broken Column-in its plot of;unkempt grass;The tawdry tinsel garland safeguarded under glass-;And the Squire's emblazoned virtues, that would overweigh a

Saint,On the vault empaled in-iron-scaling red for want of paint!

The men who die for England don't need it rubbing in;An automatic - stamper and a narrow strip of tinRacord their date and regiment, their number and their name-And the'Squire.who dies for England is treated just the same.

So stand the still. battalions; alert, austere, serene ;Each with his just allowance of brown earth shot with green; -None better than his neighbour in pomp or circumstance- -

All beads upon the rosary that turned the fate of France!

Who says their war is over? While others carry on,The little wooden crosses spell but the dead and gone?Not while they deck' a sky-line, not whiles they crown a view,,Or a living soldier sees them and sets his teeth anew!

The tenants of the -churchyard where the singing thrushes buildWere not, perhaps, all paragons of promise well fulfilled:Some. failed' through Love, or Liquor-while the parish looked

askance.But-you cannot die a failure, if you win a Cross in France!

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The brightest gems of Valour in the Army's diadem -

Are the V.C. and the .D.S.O., 1VI.C., and D.C.M." -

But those who live- to wear then will tell. you they are dross,Beside the Final Honour of a simple Wooden Cross.

-E. W. Hornung.[Editor's Note.-The above poem was sent to us by Major A.

W..Hyman. It appeared in the London "Times" during 1917].

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Empire. Day.(A Boy's Impressions of the Headmaster's Speech on Empire Day,

to the Boys assembled in the Big School) .In 1902 the Earl of Meath was very much impressed by seeing

the children of a small back-woods school in Canada celebratingthe Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. His imagination was stir-red, and he thought that it would be a great idea if these celebra-tions were kept up all over the British Empire.

In 1903 Empire Day was celebrated. in Sydney, and in thesucceeding years, but it wasn't until 1916, when the Australiansmarched through London, that the English public saw what finemen the Empire was capable of producing. Their imagination,like the Earl of Meath's before, them, was stirred, and from thattime Empire Day was officially recognised in England.

Empire Day should not be a day on which each petty littleparty in the, countries of the Empire gets up and starts haranguingits opponents. Party and sectional differences should be entirelyleft out on Empire Day.

Many Empires have risen and fallen since God created this earth,and the reason that each one has fallen is because it has tried togain too much power for itself, and not to ally itself with, andhelp the other nations of the world. Another reason is that theseempires gradually got divided up against one another, and thusdid not combine .together properly .to meet the attacks of a well-disciplined foe. .

Let Australia try to help the other nations of the world, and notonly to gain power for itself. Let us not think of Australia first,but of Australia helping the otYier.nations of the world. It is allvery fine to think of Australia supplying a large part of the worldwith wool, but it is much finer to think of us helping other nationsby plying this trade than to be only thinking of how much Aus-tralia is making out of it.

One person everybody should especially be thinking of on Em-pire Day is our King. We ought to. realise that he! is not onlyiKing of England, but King of the: British Empire.

When the Prince of Wales came out to Australia, everybodyshouted and threw up his hat, and thought it was very excitingseeing the Prince; but to most of the people it was, not broughthome what Royalty really means. The present King, George V.,is more popular than any other King has ever been in the Historyof England. He goes about the country and amongst the peoplemuch more than any other King ever has done. In the war bevisited the soldiers both in the trenches'and in the hospitals.

A man is always very proud when he hears of one of his coun-trymen achieving some success, or doing some brave deed: but itis not right to always think that anything that an Australian doesis therefore right, because he is an Australian. That way of think-ing is very silly. Australia is only a young country, but she hasdone wonders in her brief history, and, let us hope she will, dowonders in the future: But there is no good in sitting back and"skiting" over what past Australians have done..

On Empire Day We must not forget our brothers (brothers ofthe Einpire) in England, and that their forefathers found and firstbegan to develop this country: It is silly to forget those who havedone so much for us.

Our forefathers (lid not colonise this country, so that we couldenjoy ourselves in it. We must not he content to be passengers

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in life, but we must all pull in the boat and help our country asmuch as we scan, and all the other countries in the Empire aswell. As to the question of religion, we should not always beantagonistic to those who are not of our own religion, becausethere are millions of people in our Empire, who are noteven Christian. There are Buddhists, Mohammedans, etc.; andtherefore why should we be always squabbling with people in ourcountry who have only a few differences in. their belief fromours ?

The chief thing on Empire Day is to think of the whole Empire,not only of our own country. J.L.F.S.

The " Chevy Chase" MonumentOn the twenty-fourth of May (Empire Day) the majority of

boys owning bicycles rode the six and half miles to be present atthe unveiling of the monument that Mr.. A. H. Perrott haserected in memory of the soldiers and sailors who "went West"during the, great War.

Drawn by L. C. Attwater.

The monument stands on the corner of Mr. Perrott's property,at the turn-off to Dangar's Falls and to Mihi Creek. It stands inthe centre of a small fenced off plot which; Mr. Perrott hopes,will one day be part of a park. The entrance to this plot is asmall gate-house with the gate inside, leading from which is apath to a cement circle, surrounding the monument. The pedes-tal stands in the centre of this circle, and is the work of Mr.Perrott and Mr. M. Roberts, with the help of different friends.

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The gate-house represents an Eastern Temple, and the steel gateinside has upon it, a rifle, a bugle, ' a' boatswain's whistle, and ashell, representing the. different emblems of the Army and Navy.The cement of the gate-house: is inlaid with blue chip tiles. Out-side is the name "Nirvana," meaning "rest" or '`peace" (an.East-ern word).. On top of the gate-house is a cement bell (to call thepeople together) . All the masonry is of cement, and local whitegranite, making a very fine effect. Inside the gate a gravel pathleads for a few. yards to a break in a cement circle which sur-rounds the monument and represents the world. In one part ofthe circle is a block with the arrows of direction on it, and oppo-site is another 'block with a line across it, on which the shadowof the flagpoles falls at noon. Then the monument itself. Thereis a step leading to a five-sided cement platform. On each cor-ner of the platform is a pillar of cement and granite, representingthe five children ' of the mother countries. Australia, New Zea-land, `Canada., South Africa, and India.. The British Isles comenext-England, Scotland; and .Ireland-and are represented. by athree-sided pillar sixteen' feet high, of rough granite and cement.On each. side is a marble slab with a smaller plain slab above it.On one side there are inscribedthe names of various men who

died at the war, including a son of Mr. Perrott. The other sidehas upon it a plain slab, with the inscription above it, "The, Un-known., The other side has the inscription: "Designed anderected by Alfred Haroldston Perrott, of "Chevy Chase." Inmemory eternal of the soldiers of the British Empire, who wentWest during the great war.."

Circle and Globe represent The World.

Five Pillars represent Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,Canada, and India..

Triangle represents England, Ireland, Scotland.

Octagonal spire represents eight countries united."

Above this pillar is'a plain slab of cement overhanging for afew inches, and above this a circle forming into an eight-sidedspire, which rises to a height of almost forty feet. This spirerepresents, as th.e inscription says, "The British Isles and Do-minion:;.". It comes almost to a point,. and ends with a globe ofsmooth cement on top, representing the world. Above this globea steel flag pole rises twelve feet higher, making a total height offifty-two feet.

On,Empire Day the monument was a beautiful sight, a sightone can never forget, Each pillar was bedecked with the flag ofthe country it represented, and on the flag pole was the Empireflag that one seldom sees. A crowd of almost five hundred view-ed this splendid effort of Mr. Perrott's, and the tablets were un-veiled by Captain J. L. G. Johnstone, after preliminary speechesby the Lord Bishop of Armidale, Mr. Froude, and others, besidesan explanation. of the monument by Mr. Perrott, and the "LastPost" played on the bugle. The boy who played the bugle waspresented with a note for playing; h.e. immediately placed it. in thebox set up to receive donations for the Dangarsleigh Hall. It waspleasing to see such b, crowd, and. Mr.' Perrott. later expressed hispleasure at seeing so many of the "Armidale School" boys present

-W. MCC.

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School Notes.

On Wednesday, the 16th March, just before the-Easter holi-days, the School went to the Show for the afternoon. We dis-tributed ourselves in all parts of the grounds, the greatest attrac-tion seeming to be the: sideshows. The exhibits were, on thewhole, very good, and were much admired. There was a greatrush on the tea-rooms at five o'clock, and, after G. C.. Macdonaldhad distinguished himself in the ring buckjumping, we returnedto School for tea and prep.

The next day was also half-holiday. A few ardent spirits wentover to the showground again, but most of us went out. to swim-ming holes, and such places round Armidale. As there was noprep. at night, most of us went to the "White City," where the"Slippery Slip" proved popular till late at night; A few went tothe "Merry Widow," which was presented in the Town Hall by atravelling company.

On Friday; there was a third half holiday 'for the Old Boys'match, which started at 11 a.m. The Old Boys were defeatedfor the second time by 177 runs to 158. We. were sorry to seethat so few people from Armidale came to the match.

The next morning (Saturday) there was the tennis match forthe White Cup against N.E.G.S., which we won by Al points, inspite of our raised handicap.

On April 2nd, after our return from the Easter holidays, the 1stXI. went to Ollera. to play their team. We managed to defeatOllera, and also to get three "blow-outs" on the way home, Wewish to thank both Mr. and Mrs. Everett and all others whohelped to make our visit very enjoyable.

On April 18th Major Hyman gave us a lecture on his war ex-periences at the front. He told us of his convoy on the way toEgypt, and of his doings on Gallipoli, also one anecdote of Gen-eral Birdwood, well worth repeating. "Birdie" was one day stand-ing among his officers when a shell burst near by, and one ofthem, forgetting all military etiquette, yelled to him, "Duck,Birdie; duck!" When asked later what he did, the General re-

.plied, "I d--n well ducked!" Major Hyman illustrated his lec-ture with a map and, diagrams. He is an Old Boy of this school,but had.not been here for twenty-five years.

On the 20th April, a dinner was held in the School. Dining Hallfor some of the members of the New State Conferenee. The fol-low'ng were present:-The Chief Justice, Sir. William Cullen, TheLord Bishop of Armidale, Lt.-Col. Abbott, The Hon. A. K.Trethowan, Col. Bruxner, Mr.. Drummond,. Mr. Cootie,Archdeacon Tress, Mr. T. P. Abbott, Mr. T. K. Abbott, and Mr.Vyner, in addition to the School. staff.

On May 14th some of the School . went to a, performance of"Rigoletto," in the Town Hall.

On Anzac Day, the School attended a service in St. Peter'sCathedral, when the Headmaster preached. There was a half-holiday in the afternoon, and also late leave in the evening.

On Ascension Day we had an early service of Holy Communionin the Chapel, and at breakfast it was announced that there wouldbe-no school that afternoon, but football instead. Form VI. played

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a team representing the.,rest of, the School, and defeated them by16-6. -

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On May 24th, Empire Day, we- had a half-holiday. Most of uswent out..to see the fine monument -which has. been erected byMr. A::`H. Perrott, near; Chevy Chase, a description of. which ap-pears elsewhere in, this issue. The monument '' was unveiledby Capt. J. G. L. Johnstone; who is' Secretary ' of T.A.S. OldBoys' Union.

The dancing° class has again been' started by' Miss. Rose Lyons,in the "Town ,Hall;' on Tuesday afternoons. Quite a large numberattend ' from the School'.

Our congratulations are due to D .' B. Cameron,', W. E, Green,G. L. Braund, ' Brayshaw'N: K.` Moffatt, and H: J. H..Henchmanon their appointment as Prefects. This 'brings the number ofPrefects up to eleven, for the first time in the history of theSchool:

On the ` 18th "of. June we hope to hold a dance with. N E. G. S. inBig School :` Probably by the. time this appears in print the dance'will h& a' thing of'the"past-"gone, but not forgotten."

"The Armidalian" prize for best drawing has been awarded toF. Wentworth-Sheilds and J. Whalley. Their drawings, "A Pro-hibition Meeting" and "The Crash;" respectively, were judged ofequal merit, and the prize will be divided The prize for the best'photograph goes to R. W. Docker for his photograph, "OurCamp."

During this term, the shooting for the Form, Cup was held.Forms VIA and VIB shot separately, and tied with an average of94 per cent. Form IV. was third.

On Monday; 6th June, the School .was granted, a whole holidayin-ho

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nour, of the ,King's birthday., Nearly all the School went outfor the, day. somewhere in the country, to such places as Gara orIDangar's Falls; In the. afternoon the tennis match for the,While,cup against N :E O. S:, was played, and we were. defeated by .fivepoints.

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This year, for the first time in the history of the School, fourof the ,Sydney Schools-Sydney Church . of England " Grammar,The. King's School, Sydney High, and Sydney Grammar schools aresending up their football 'teams' to' play our 1st XV... We playedS.C:E:G.S. on the 4th of June, defeating them by 14-13, and areto:play. ;T:K.S. on the lath, S.H.S..on"the 15th, and S:G:S. ' onthe 18th June. We' are sorry that no school but Sydney High isable ,to 'arrangeao stay with us for more than one day, but weextend. our heartiest welcome to the `teams, and hope" that thesevisits will be- the first of many in years to come -H:H:

JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTES.

This terra we have been provided with a common-room; con-taining chairs and a table,;and we are looking. forward to the timewhen we shall have easy chairs. We have some fine hooks, andevery week we receive a weekly number of "Churns." In theshooting for the Form Cup, we did very well, considering we hadno practice, averaging 25 per cent.

All told in "Junior School," we have 'fifteen boys divided intothree Forms. There are nine boarders and six days boys. -K-L.

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VALETE.

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R; A. McWilliam. Entered School Aug., 1920; left Easter, 1921.Successful Intermediate Candidate, 1920. Farm VIB.

J. Mitchell. Entered School July, 191.9; left Easter, 1921. 2ndXV. ; .2nd XI. ; ;.2nd: IV. ; A.A.G.P.S. Team, 19.20 ; suc-cessful Intermediate Certificate Candidate, 1920. FormVIB.

J. C. Warren. Entered School Feb., 1918; left Easter, 1921; 2ndXV.; Swimming Committee, 1920; Choir. Form V.

0. C: Anderson. Entered School Feb., 1920; left Easter, 1921.Private in Cadets. Form Remove A.

J. Nivison. Entered School Feb., 1920; left May, 1921. Form.Remove A.

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Original . Contributions.

THE;HOL.IDAY CAMP.

(Illustrated by Photographs).

There were Algy, Reggie, Buzz-face, and myself. We all de-decided to go camping in the Easter vacation to the MacleayRiver, about fifty miles from school.. We got Mr. Nettle to drive'us down in his car, and to stay the week, and then drive us backagain.

We managed to get away ox the Wednesday before Easter at10 o'clock It'was a beautiful morning, 'though the latter part ofthe day was rather hot.

After some trouble in getting everything.on, we started out inhigh spirits, and quite comfortable, considering the load we hadon board. About eighteen miles out.of town we stopped., at anorchard. and got some a.apples .to eat on . the journey, and to, stewdown at the camp.

A couple of miles further on we had the misfortune to have ablow-out. While Mr. Nettle changed the rim, we prepared lunchand had our first out-door meal somewhat uncomfortably, forthe eggs were not boiled hard enough, and ran all over the place ;mine, not satisfied with sitting on my bread, finally lodged on myboot, so I had to go without my egg. Luckily I fed upon apples,so I did not go hungry.

Our next stop was the timber mill . at the top of the big hill,going. right down to, the Macleay

I took a photo. of the. car. on the road-the first-on-the-roadphotograph. The ferns and vines were very beautiful on bothsides of the road, and.there were various kinds of trees, chieflycedar, and a kind of lantana bush. ' . .

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Before the first two miles of the descent, our' brakes were redhot, and we had to stop at awater-hole at the side of the road,

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and throw billies of water over the break-drums before going any4urther down.

Without further misfortune, we reached the wine-shop, at thebottom of the, big hill From there we were directed to theCamping Reserve at the junction of George's Creek and TheMacleay. We'soon had, our tent pitched, and our evening mealprepared.'

That same afternoon we experienced our first swim in theMacleay. It was gorgeous, the sun 'just tipping the mountains,and. the air delightful and warm.

After tea we played cards till midnight. Then we all adjournedto George's Creek for a swim, and later on to try our hand atfishing. There was a full moon, and we fished till two o'clock

with a catch of onei mullet to our credit.The next- two days were' very hot, and nothing very interesting

happened, except that we all went out exploring up the river, butfound it very rough walking. We saw plenty of wild duck, thoughwe could not get within range of them.

On Saturday afternoon the other three, Algy, Roggie, andBuzzie-face, went out shooting, leaving Mr. Nettle and me fishingin a leaky boat in the Macleay. We had hardly thrown out ourlines when Mr. Nettle hauled in a big perch, weighing about threepounds..

When we started back to the camp. we had five big perch inour bag, and four herrings, of which I caught only one big perch.

The others arrived back soon after with half a dozen rabbits.They had shot others, but had left them, as -they became cumber-some.

Mr. Nettle was cook on Easter ' Sunday, luckily, and gave us afine feed-fish for breakfast, rabbits for dinner, and pancakes fortea, the best meals of the whole time we were down there.

We went about six miles in the car in search of bread that day.The car ran on only three of her four cylinders, and so we did notget back for dinner till half-past four in' the afternoon, and eventhen had only a loaf of bread, for which we had to pay a shilling.It was scandalous, after all our trouble, so we thought.

It rained steadily from that night till the end of our holiday, andwe started back early on the Tuesday morning for a very wet andmuddy journey.

We got half-way up the big hill when the car began to gowrong, and we had to walk up beside it till about three-quartersway up, when it refused to budge another inch. The petrol wasnot feeding into the carburettor properly, and we lost almost halfof it, going two miles on two' gallons.

By this time we were up in the clouds, and practically wet'through. Al.gy; Reggie, and Buzz-face started to walk up to thetop of the hill to a house for petrol, leaving Mr. Nettle and mewith the car.

We fiddled ,:'.gout with the car ,for a while, and then sat in itand played,cards, making the best`of it.

{About half-past three, Mr. Frizell arrived in a sulky with .somepetrol for us, but it was not till half-past five that we moved offagain, after a wait of seven and a half hours.

Two cars passed us going down, while we were "stuck up . "One gave us lunch, but was unable to give us petrol. The' othercar was coming up back again to Armidale, so the driver prom-ised to wait and see us in too.

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the mud, which was up to the differential. casing. There theother car caught us up and tool half our load.

Without further mishap we found Algy and Reggie ten milesfurther on. They had walked on to a boarding house, and hasmeals ready for us, while: Buzz-face heroically, though for nopurpose whatever, walked the twenty milesto Wooloomombi.

We all climbed into the car that so far was not disabled, butgot a blow-out soon after we left the boarding-house. Thathaving been fixed up quickly, we picked up Buzz-face, got to theeighteenth mile peg, and ran out of petrol.

There we did not wait long, for Mr. Watkins earns out in a carfor Buzz-face, and he had plenty of petrol for us.

Just as the town clock struck two I got to bed, thankful toy behome, and very thankful for such a good holiday, although themisfortune at the end somewhat spoiled it. But that is all in thegame, and we all have to smile and make: the best of it. -R.W.D.

THE GUY.R'A MYSrrERY.

(By a Spiritualist).

How our hearts thrilled when we heard of this wonderful caseof the occult so soon after the visit of our illustrious master, SirConan Doyle. Surely, we thought, the stiff-necked people of theNorth must be convinced of the return of spirits from this timeand for evermore.

The facts of the case are briefly as follows : After repeatedstone-throwing, in which all the windows of a certain house werebroken, the people of Guyra surrounded the house (there werequite two hundred present) . Still the stones came, and on eachstone a small, red cross (so our thrilling and, perhaps, truthfulpaper, "The Armidale Chronicle," tells us)

The ten motor cars of which Guyra boasts were brought out,and their lights used as search-lights. Still came the mysteriousbumps -on the roof, but no stones.

Wonderful to relate, the stones hit only on the room in whichthe daughter of the -house was, though it seems to me that shemust have done some quick moving on the night when all thewindows were broken. Still, as a believer I did not question theexcitement at the time.

Next night; in the presence of many people, knocks sounded onthe wall of the room, and the daughter, who suddenly learnedMorse code, translated in these words, "I am your sister-in-law,who died in Armidale five months ago. Tell your mother that herprayers have got me into Heaven, and I have reserved a seat forher," or something to that effect..

Great joy amongst Spiritualists, everyone hoping for stones ontheir house, but prudently putting wire over the windows ! Butwe felt certain that Sir Arthur was right, and thatAustralia wouldsoon believe.

No one in the very depths of despair could imagine our griefand mortification, when we heard on_ the following day that asmall boy with a catapult had been captured in a tree with apocket-full of red-cross stones. He confessed that he got 5/ anight for his work, but refused. to divulge the name of his em-ployer. Perhaps with a little persuasion .. he may do so, and Iintend, by hook or by crook, to get his position and his five bob.

G.SS.

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THE RETURN FROM ELBA.

Dramatis Personae.

His Majesty The Emperor Napoleon I.Marshal de Bertrand (of the Grand Army).Captain Gresham (Commander of the English patrolling

frigate).Vicomte de Choses (Commander of the French frigate

"Phoenix") .Lieut. Normand .(Ofcers on the Staff of the Emperor).Lieut. Duport.Gaston Le Bon (Servant at the Palace).Madeline Dubois (Gaston's sweetheart).Frank Jacobs (English Sailor).Officers and Soldiers.

ACT I.Scene L-Reception Hall at the Impedial Palace in Elba; the

Emperor enthroned, surrounded by Officers.Napoleon. Tell me Normand,-when will the marshal come?Normand. The frigate, tossed by a most heavy sea,

In no wise can approach this rocky coast;Meanwhile, above the foaming ocean's rim,The English gunboat, under heavy sail,Doth swiftly near the isle, in its patrol.

Napoleon. Let some one send a signal to the ship,They must in smaller boats approach the shore;And if the English vessel questions aught,This frigate hath been sent by fearful foes,Who dread the lion e'en in captive chains.

Normand.. It shall be done at once, sir!Exit Lieut. Normand.

Napoleon. How shall they tremble, when in noble rageThe royal lion burts his prison bars,And with a mighty blow shall crush; and quell,The slavish hordes of terror-stricken kings!For all mankind dothplot, and seek revenge,.And shall an Emperor do otherwise?Whose heart, whose mind, whose passions are a man's,Yet not a man, nor yet again a god.But shining like a star 'twixt earth and heaven,A lustrous orb, amidst the troubled skiesOf realms, like clouds, which darken with their strife,The light celestial of unbroken peace.A king is great and noble in himself,A humble servant of the King. of Kings,By whose most dire command, he sways the rodThat guides the, course and actions of a state,And serving all with royal, and knightly toil,Has earned the power and glory of a throne.Anointed, and confirmed with sacred oil,He towers godlike o'er the lives of men.'Tis not the crown, the robes and showy pompThat makes the awe, and reverence o2 kings;But noble deeds, and ceaseless sacrifice,Command respect and love from ev'ry heart.Could man, who counts the hours day by day,,And sees each day but as approach to night,

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Govern a nation, conquer, restless foes?`A ruler must be- strong; and brave, and wise,

Brilliant alike, in war, and council hall.,Whose country is his father, and his child.In all things firm, and just, and temperate,That he may dwell in peace with God `and man.Enough ! Bring here my fav'rite,cloak; and sword,And follow me. We'll watch this errant knight,Who seeks. the bosom of these wintry waves,Obedient to his country and his king.

[Exeunt all.Scene 1I.-Reception Hall at the Palace. Napoleon enthroned,

surrounded by Officers.Napoleon. Ho! Dupont, has the gallant marshal come?'Duport. Your pleasure,. sire, he now awaits without!Napoleon. Admit him to us instantly!

[Exit Dupont and re-enter with Marshal de Bertrand.Greetings my friend, your Emperor welcomes you,Nay, rise Bertrand, and tell us, what's the news?

Bertrand. Most noble sir, the fateful hour has come;The, mob doth openly proclaim you king,The soldiers cheer you wildly in the streets,And children. sing, "the Emperor shall return."The Bourbon king, with most unkingly fear,Has crawled within the compass of his halls,And waits in daily terror. your approach.While bitter quarrels fill the council hallsOf all our ancient foes. A hot dispute,That all but fires the angry flame of war,Has torn and rent their peace and unity.Most surely, sire, your exile is no, more.Strife and dissension needs firmer hand,A noble mind, a purpose strong through all,That looks to God for aid, and not to man.To you my sov'reign liege such grace is giv'n,To soothe the people, quench this bootless strife,That wastes and ravages the fields of France.

Napoleon. 0, happy day ! ' 0, happiest of days !All. thanks, Bertrand, indeed' are useless nowSuch rapture and tumultuous pulsing joys.Burn in my heart and kill my darkest thoughts.But up! the day wears on, the western sunHas stained with blood yon chill and wind blown sea.

Gaston Lei Bon enter.Gaston. Your Majesty, the English officer desires immediate

audience of you.Napoleon. How, in some 'future time shall I requite.

The interruption of this cursed man,A fool, who spies before the eyes of all,Let him who dares disturb the plans .of kingsGuard well his mis'rable intruding head.Admit him instantly.

- [Exit Gaston Le Bon and enter Captain Gresham.Well, Gresham! What has brought you to us now?

Gresham. In yonder bay a frigate of the FrenchDoth lie at anchor. Oft have I perceivedSignals and signs to flash from her to shore,Till :those returning, glaring in the sun,Blinded my gazing eyes. What means it, sire?

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Napoleon. How wild, 0 Gresham, are thy thoughts and fears,Think, you, Napoleon would return to France?0, Gresham, you will never be a spy;But speak.not to, us of return to FranceLest you should rouse a frenzy in our breast,To grasp again the sword of state and war.Farewell., friend! [Exit Captain Gresham.Pass on,.thou fool, to dream. aboard thy ship,And let a monarch from thy clutches slip..

Bertrand. Relentless Time is stern in his decreesImmutable, hard as. the rocky crags,That brave the tempests of,both gales, and seas.Wherefore,. 0, sire, heed these considered. plans;As soon, my lord, as this most angry windHath ceased its torment of the churning seas,The frigate shall be moored unto the shore,And with the darkness shall you go, aboard.Throughout the silent watches of the nightThe boat shall reach the coasts of waiting France.But let not this, 0 sire, be noised abroad,For English sailors wander in the town,Whose idle minds are ripe for plans and plots.

Napoleon. It shall be s'o; till then, sirs, I shall trainThis Elban force to fight for me again.

.aston Le Bon andFrank Jacobs. .

Gaston. He, friend ! Well met I How doss; thou spend thy time?Nay, answer not, I will warrant as, many maids havelost their hearts to thee as the number of wine bottlesthou has emptied.

Jacobs. Nay, friend, you do me wrong. I swear you do.Gaston. I do thee wrong, nay there thou wrongest m.eJacobs. Tut, tut, man,. cease this waspish talk. Be frank

with me; where's your news?..Gaston. 0, Frank, I will be frank, but for the francs. Pay me

the gold, and I will gild thy drunken mind with greatand glorious news. .

'Jacobs. Here, take thy gold (hands him a bag), thou Midas;may it crust . thy faithless heart, and choke thy lifefrom thee.

Gaston. 0, man, speak fair, an thou wouldst hear thy news.Jacobs. False Frenchman, tell thy tale without delay.Gaston. Know then, thou firebrand, that yonder boat

Has brought a marshal, De Bertrand by name,With tidings, from the sunny shores of France,That fickle fools shout his. accursed name;Plague take him, who has smote my blameless head,`When I did spill some wine upon his face;But to return, they, do but wait the fallOf this most bitter' wind; and then they sail,Straightway at. even, on this self-same boat.Now,. Frank,. there is the tale, let us be off,I know a tavern, where we'll drink for luck. .

[Exeunt Gaston Le Bon and Frank Jacobs. Enter Madeleine Duboisfrom the other end.

Madeleine. 0, never have Iheard the like before!To plot the ruin of our Emperor!.Why all the earth doth seem to shake and swim,And .tremble at the vastness of the crime ;

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The very skies are red with angry shameThat they should countenance so vile a deed.False, faithless Gaston, who has sought my handWith many lying protests of his love-I will repay him with most bitter hate.Who loves the Emperor not shall ne'er wed me.But talk is vain, action alone can saveHis life, from capture and anexile's grave. [Exit.

ACT IL-SCENE I.Scene I.-A room in the Palace. The Emperor with Marshal de

Bertrand and Officers watching the sea from. a large window.Bertrand. As yet this wretched sea is rough, and gray,

Awhile ago I stood upon the rocks,And scanned its wastes, hoping to find abateIn these wild burstings of a sullen tide,But wind, and spray, with sharp and biting sting,Drove me to seek the shelter. of these -walls,Wherefore I. fear we,cannot sail to-night.

Napoleon. 'Tis now Bertrand, two days since you did come,And still these angry tempests beat the isle;My mind is troubled with a sense of ill;Last night I dreamt disaster and defeatAre spun for me upon the looms of fate,My thread of glory was about to snap,When startled by a thunderclap, I woke.Dost think, Bertrand, we'll gain the shores of France?

[Enter Lieut. Normand.Normand., Your Majesty, a maid, Mad'leine Dubois,

Doth humbly beg an audience of you.Napoleon. Mad'leine Dubois? Methinks I know the name;

Is there aught else of import. that doth claimOur presence instantly?

gcormand. No, sire !Napoleon. Admit her then?

[Exit Normand and re-enter with Madeleine Dubois.What's thy petition,. wench?

Madeleine. Dread lord, I seek not favours nor requests,I bring you warning of a wicked plot,If you will deign to listen to. my tale,These grievous tidings I'll narrate to you.

Napoleon. A plot! Speak on! Thy story shall be'heard!Madel:eine. While walking slowly homewards yester eve,

I heard my lover's voice, Gaston Le Bon,In low and earnest converse with a man,An English sailor, whom I do not know.They spoke, 0, sire, they spoke concerning thee,The traitor Gaston told the sailor allThe plans Marshal de Bertrand spike toth.ee,For gold, for sordid gold, he sold your life.And now within a tavern they carouse,And vaunt their plot in drunken boastfulness.

Napoleon. 0, maid, what have we here?Such treason right beneath my very eyes!Ah 1 Bertrand, Bertrand; thus my dreams are true.But he, Dupont, take troops and search the town.

[Exit Lieut. Dupont.Such treason; Hellish treason! 0, my God!My spirit sinks to most abysmal depths.These frozen gales that whistle through the trees,

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These lone and rocky coasts that chain my life,This damned treason in a so-called friend CSuch are the wiles of fate that haste my doom,That halt my projects, wreck my cherished plans,And curse my latter years with black despair.And oh ! the undying shame, and agony,Of nameless death, upon an exile shore lI will not yield, I'll fight, and fighting die,That on the page of hist'ry may be writ,"He died the death of monarch, soldier, king."Up, up, my friends, prepare for our depart,To-morrow night in weather foul, or fair,We sail. Sweet maid, I cannot thank thee now,But stay thou with us until happier days,And thou shalt taste the gratitude of kings.

[Exit Madeleine Dubois, and enter Lieut. Dupont.Have you the villains chained?

Dupont. The deepest' dungeon clangs with their fetters, andtheir howls for mercy fright ' the savage rats, thatscurry in its dark. and dismal slime.

Napoleon. 'Tis nobly done 1 Thanks, friend! Go to GeneralConderre and tell him, all his men must be drawnupon the quay at nine to-morrow evening. Let allbe prepared to sail for France.

Dupont. Your Majesty shall be obeyed in all! [Exit.Napoleon. You,.Normand, hasten to the Vicomte de Choses, and

say the Phoenix must be moored ashore, at nineo'clock to-morrow night.

Normand. I go immediately, sire I [Exit.Napoleon. To-morrow night, for better, or for worse.

To conquer fate, or reap a blacker curse.Scene II.-The quay. The Emperor arrives with his staff, and

addresses the soldiers.Soldiers & Officers. Long live the Emperor! (Repeatedly).Napoleon. Soldiers! To-night. we sail for France!

The heart of France is smarting 'neath defeat,They call to us, soldiers, we, cannot fail.We'll seek again the glory of the fray,To feel that riotous coursing of the blood,That floods and rushes through the pulsing veins.Soldiers ! To-morrow's dawn shall. be the mark,Where shall begin a greater glorious age;Across the hills shall sweep the roll of war,Redder shall gleam the night than shall the dawn,The shouts of triumph., and the flying foes,Shall rouse the fiery ardour in your hearts.Soldiers, we leave r isle to gain a world.

All. Long live the Emperor! France and glory!(Repeatedly. and confusedly).

Napoleon. Ah! Bertrand, B.ertrand., fear has gripped my heart.We cannot win 1 Our struggles are in vain !The web is spun, my mortal. life is o'er,Terror, despair, defeat, I see no more.

Bertrand. Courage, my lord, your victory is...(Blare of trumpets and thunder of drums).

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THE FINDING OF ,EPPIE BY SILAS M'ARNER.

"Gold! Gold! My Gold!The precious gold I'd lost'so long."His hands groped nervously along,And twitching felt their way, to whereThe gold was brightly shining, thereUpon. the hearth 'quite near the door,All in one heap upon the floor.

"Gold! Gold! Gold!My Gold!" And poor' old Silas criedFor very joy, and he defied

1The unseen fates to wrest it outOf his old hands. Then all fell outFrom his sweet dream, and in it cameThe sight of a baby, near the flame.

"Child! Child! Child!"Is it my sister come, again?Truly, truly, am I sane?My gold I've lost; the child I've found.;aVo one shall take her. Safe and soundIn my old cottage I shall keepYou, Eppie, till in death I sleep." -W. M'C.

DEMOCRACY.

The following account is given of a revolution which hasrecently occurred in,Stultitia.

"For some time past! the natives of Stultitia have been in con-stant communication with the, great liberators of the world, thepeace loving Bolsheviks. By reason of their advice a rising of thepeople against their government took place on, Wednesday last.Armed mobs of shouting men and shrieking women paraded thestreets, and with singular courage murdered all. the Governmentofficials, who bravely resisted them with pens and pencils. TheArsenal was plundered, for the Army has been considerately at-tacked by the Bolsheviks to help on the efforts od.their brothers.In strict accordance with true revolutionary and democratic prin-ciples, specially built guillotines have been erected throughoutthe country. The execution, of the 'children of aristocrats andcapitalists affords great pleasure to these simple-minded folk;some of whom have executed their own children to prolong thespectacle'.

These happy crowds surrounded ' the Royal Palace, and sum-moned forth their aged king (renowned for his charity andpiety), whom they greeted with hearty goodwill, testifying theiraffection for him by playful blows and kicks. The king, greatlymoved by such loyal love, was overcome with emotion, and faint-ed, whereupon; the mob, solicitous for his health, cast him intothe river, in the hope that the cold water might revive him. Un-fortunately they'-forgot to wait for his recovery; and His Majesty,has not since been mentioned.

The populace then gave itself up to innocent enjoyment. Greatamusement was caused when several aristocrats were flogged todeath; and the mob displayed unusual -vigour and interest jn

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lynching them. The.. Palace, the Mint, and the. Banks werethronged with eager chattering bands of folk, who obtained littlesouvenirs in memory of this wonderful event. In the. evening agreat bonfire was constructed, and the picturesque dances of thecountry were performed to the moans and shrieks of aristocrats,who crackled and toasted in the flames. In order to give thegaieties a patriotic appearance, the national flag was burnt andthe red flag hoisted. There were a great number of these, forthe ingenious people had dipped (or rather drenched) their hand-kerchiefs in blood, thus producing a most excellent. Bolsheviksymbol. It is proposed to kill a hundred people, and to use theirblood for a sacred national flag.; and it is touching to see the loyaland unselfish way mothers offer their children for this purpose.

The inhabitants havejust burnt their town, on account of aspell of cold weather , and are at present seeking to solve thehousing question." -W. W.-S.

ENGLAND.

Scarred and aged by a thousand storms,Frozen by a sun that never warms,.Little isle upon a wintry sea,England, mother thou art aye to me I

Brave and fearless, Empress of the waves,Mourner of a thousand deathless graves,Queen of freedom, and of liberty,England, mother thou art aye to me!

Worn with countless years of fears and woes,Torn with bloody wars against thy foes,Great and glorious in the years to, be,England, mother thou.art aye to me. -W.W.-S..

A City boy wishes to know what a."fur" tree is like."Q.E.D." will tell him.

"A FUR TREE."

(Peculiarimaginativetree "Ofmyowninvention").

A fur-tree is a very peculiar'tree (hence the name) It is onlygrown in Armidale because of the climate, and usually grows to aheight of 700 feet or more. The fruit off it is delicious whenboiled with a. pinch of milk and a. cubic centimetre of salt..

It grows for the first 50 feet; as red as the ace of spades, andproceeds then for a further 61. feet 91 inches with a brilliant,glaring black,. shading into a dark white, then purple and greenwith yellow edges; after that, to the top, it is blue with pink spots.The leabes all come. out in one cluster, which is exceptionallythick, like an apricot tree-'in autumn, and are nearly as large as afour-leafed clover. They. are out ail the year round, giving muchshelter, except from the 3rd of June to July 4th, half-past three,when the tree is bare (only coming out to celebrate the day ofAmerican Independence) .. The fruit is small, like a.pumpkin, and

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Is rather like the lotus of Ulysses to eat, when cooked, as beforeprescribed. We always obtain the fruit with a small step-ladderand a pen-knife, as the fruit never grows high, being only 659feet 41 inches above the sea-level of the top of the tree. Do notconfuse the "fur" tree with the "fir" tree, which is totally. difi7erent, as it is impossible to utilise the skins of the "fir" tree as'used in a travelling rug (this is one reason for the large industryof growing."fur" trees; as one: usually needs a warmr rug whentravelling to the top of a "fur" tree). A wonderful book called"The, growth and knowledge of a "fur tree' 'is written by "Pro-fessor Dryasdust, which would help anybody-requiring. informa-tion about this tree. -W. MCC.

Cricket.

The season just ended has been a most satisfactory one, andour 1st XT's. achievement of again obtaining second place in thedistrict competition was very good,' considering our low place onthe 'competition table before Christmas. Of our eight matchesplayed since Christmas, we have been successful in all except thefirst, in which, ovbing to lack of practice, we ' put up a very poorshowing against Half-Holiday.

JWith regards to' the batting of the team, there is a very pro-nounced tail, only five members-M.oore, Stacy, Moffatt, Brayshaw,and Croft-being able to be depended on. Our bowling is ratherweak, and it lacks sting. It is chiefly of the good length,medium-fast type, and our' two slow bowlers, 'Brayshaw and¶Smith, have not quite reached expectations. However, G. Wat-kins, and Carr have bowled well on occasions, and Moffatt andBarton have also obtained wickets through their good lengthbowling.

The fielding, though fair, could be much improved, and theteam should realise that fielding often wins a match.

Lack of interest on the part of some: of the members of the2nd XI., lost the team any hope that they had of winning the sec-ond grade competition. Nevertheless a few members showed dis-tinct promise'.

More interest has been shown by the Juniors than usual, andthis is a good sign for the future.

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Kelly's Plains sent us in on a fairly true but slow wicket.Disaster overtook us first ball, for Brayshaw was out l.b.w.Moore joined Stacy, and 30 runs were added before Moore wasbowled by Sewell. He played a sure but slow innings for his 10.Carr.soon went, but Croft playing freely, helped Stacy to add an-other 30 .to our total.. Stacy was then bowled by. a short pitchedball from Owens when attempting a big hit. His 45 was compiledin 50 minutes by free and forceful batting. He took advantageof a poorly-placed off-field, where he obtained most of his runs.Soon'afterwards Sewell dismissed Croft for 16, just when helooked set. Moffatt, like Croft, started patchily, but after givingan easy chance he settled down, and runs came freely from hisbat, one six being included in his score before he was unluckilyrun out. Watkinsi (8) and Smith (15 not out) both played wellfor their runs, but the rest of the team were easily dismissed,with the exception. of Hymari, who got 9, chiefly from cutsthrough slips: Our innings realised *137, which was fair, consid-ering the slow outfield.

2.20 p.m.

1st XI. MATCHES..

v. Kelly's Plains (comp.); 6th. March. Won.

Owing to heavy rain during the week, it looked very doubtful!whether the wicket would be sufficiently dry for us to play onHowever, with the aid of a little sand we were able to start at

Kelly's Plains commenced their innings, and three wickets hadfallen for 26 runs when rain came on. But as we still had achance of winning the competition, the Kelly's Plains captain,Sewell, very sportingly agreed to play it out. Owing to the rainthe popping crease became very greasy, and it was difficult forthe bowlers to keep their feet. Chiefly owing to the bowling ofG. Watkins, eight of their wickets were down for 48, but the lasttwo batsmen helped Fenton, who. had played steadily throughout,to bring the total to 90.

G. Watkins with 4 for 15, and Barton and Smith with two wick-ets each, were the most successful with the wet ball.

School-1st innings.F. Brayshaw, lbw, b. SewellA. E. Stacy, b. Owens .. . .

T. R. Moore, lb. SewellR. G.. Carr, st., b. SewellB. . Croft, b. Sewell . .

N. K. Moffatt, run outC. A. Watkins, b. SewellS. G. Barton, h.. SewellG S. Smith, not out .. .

G. Watkins, e. Owens, b.Sewell .. .. .. .. .. ..

G. Hyman, b. Faint .. .. . .

Sundries.. .. ..

0

Kelly's Plains-1st innings.0 M. Faint, l.b.w., b. Smith .. 15

45 Lasker, b. Barton' .. 010 Sewell, c. Carr, b. Barton . 5.

2 Oliver, st., b. Brayshaw. . 916 Fenton, notout . .. .. 3119 R. Faint, b. Watkins 58' Owens, c. Hyman, b. Smith 04 Snell, b. Watkins . .. 2

15 Rixon, b. Watkins, .. .. .. 0A. Lasker, c. Croft, b. Carr 7

2 W. Post, b. Watkins . 119 Sundries . 57

33, Brayshaw. 1 for 18, Carr 1for 4, Moffatt 0 for 5.

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 90137 Bowling: Barton 2 for 10, G.

Watkins 4 for 15, Smith 2 for

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v. Town Team.; 9th March. Drawn.

This was a team got up by Nix. Watkins, Mr. Hickson, and Mr.Mackenzie to play us on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr..Watkins won the toss, and decided to bat. After 8 wicketshad fallen for 81 runs they declared, leaving us only 40 minutesto get the runs. To their total Mr. Hickson (15) and M`Lachlan(16 not out) were the most successful contributors.

Moffatt (4 for 27) and Carr (3 for 20) both kept a good length.

Moore and Stacy opened, but neither got going. Moffatt andCarr kept together for a time, but owing to the good length bowl-ing, runs did not come very quickly. -Medhurst proved too goodfor Davidson and Smith, and 6 wickets were down for 44. Bray-shaw and Hyman then played out time, our total reaching 58,which was a very poor effort.

Town Team-1st innings. School-1st inningsMr. Hickson, c. Barton, b. T. R. Moore, el. Capoo, J.Carr.. .. .. . 15 Chisholm 6Mr. G. L. Mackenzie, st., b. A. E. Stacy, b. Chisholm 6Carr.. 13 N. K. Moffatt, e. Tomlins-Mr. Chisholm, b. Moffatt 4 son, b. Medhurst .. .. . 11Mr. Medhurst, b. Moffatt .. 6 R. G. Carr, b. Mottershead 12Mr. Oliver, b. Garr .. .. '8 F. Brayshaw, not out .. 11Mr. Capon, b. Moffatt .. 0 N. Davidson, b. Medhurst . 0Mr. H. Morse, h.o.w., b. G. S. Smith, b. Medhurst . 0Moffatt.. .. .. .. .. . 0 G. Hyman, not out .. .. 2Mr. Thomlinson, b. Brayshawll Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 10Mr. M`Lachlan, not out 16 -

Sundries.. .. .. .. 6 Six wickets for .. .. .. 58Eight wickets for . . .: 81

Bowling: Barton.. 0 for 4,Moffatt 4 for 27, Carr 3 for 20,Brayshaw 1 for 10, Davidson 0for 15..

Iv. Half-Holiday (comp.), on Sports Ground; 12th March. Won

by 4 runs.

Half-Holiday, on winning the toss, sent us to the wickets; andMoore accompanied Stacy to the creases. Stacy soon got going,,but when 12, he was run out. Brayshaw was almost immediate-lyl.b.w., and when Chisholm had accounted for Moore and Carr,we had lost 4 for 20. However, Moffatt and Croft put up a pluckystand, and added 32 runs, but the tail again failed, and we wereall out for a poor 58. The bowling, though -of good length, lackedsting, but it was the neglected state of the wicket that was chieflyresponsible for our. collapse.-

Half-Holiday's first wicket realised 25, and thus our hopes of awin seemed very remote. However, Moffatt and Carr, who wereboth bowling well, dismissed the next six batsmen-rapidly, andwith the score at 7 for 52, G. Watkins was tried, and in two overshe 1dismissed the last three batsmen for one run, leaving us win-ners of a close game by four runs.

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T. R. Moore, b. ChisholmA. E. Stacy, run out .. . .

F. Brayshaw, l.b.w., b. Chis-holm .. ..

R. G. Carr, c. & b. ChisholmN. K. Moffatt, b. MedhurstB! H. Croft; b. ChisholmG. S. Smith, l.b.w., b. Chis-

holm .. .

C. Watkins; b. CarterS. G. Barton, b. 'MedhurstG. Hyman, c. Medhurst, b.

Carter .G. Watkins, not out .. .. .

Sundries... .. .. .. . .

Total .. .

2 Half-Holiday-Ist innings..12 Milner, b. Carr .. .. .. 8

Donohue,. Lb.w., b. Moffatt 121 Medhurst, c. Moffatt, b. Carr 21 Carter, b. Moffatt .. .. . 0

18 Tyrrell, c. Moore, b. Moffatt 4

16 Chisholm, run out .. .. .. 6Callaghan, b. Watkins .. .. 6

0 Hays, c. Smith, b. Watkins 1

2 Schaefer, c. Croft, b. Carr 1

4 Cashman, st., b. Watkins .. 0Edmunds, not out .. .. 0

0 Sundries.. .. .. .. .. 1402 Total .. 54- Bowling: Moffatt 3 for. 20,58Carr 3 for 10, Watkins 3 for 1,

Barton 0 for 9.

v. Old Boys, at School; 18th March. Won by 17 runs.

As last year's annual fixture was postponed owing to rain, theOld Boys arranged to play us this term. Although their teamwas not as strong as usual, they managed to get a fairly formid-able side.

Stacy won the toss from H. Morse, and at 11.30 a.m. went t othe wickets, accompanied by Brayshaw. They scored freely, un-til G. Blomfield was tried, and in his first over he clean bowledStacy with a beautiful ball. In his 24 were included. some goodoff drives. Shortly after Moore arrived, Brayshaw was caughtoff H. Morse for a very well made 25. Cameron and Croft were.both dismissed by G. Blomfield, and we had 4 down for 57 whenMoffatt joined Moore. The scoring immediately quickened, and atthe luncheon adjournment our score had passed the century with-out further loss.

Continuing after lunch these two, who were both batting well,carried the score to 145 before Moffatt was l.b.w. to a full pitcher,when only one short of the half-century. This valuable& partner-ship realised 88 runs in the fast time of 42 minutes. 'Moffatt bat-ted well, and in his score were included two 6's and seven 4's.Carr and Smith both failed, and then Moore was. bowled for a veryvaluable 54. He scored all round the wicket, and gave a chance-less display, and though starting slowly, he soon warmed up, andscored more freely. The rest of our batsmen failed to get going,and our innings closed for 177.. Of, the bowlers, G. Blomfield wasthe most successful, taking . 3 for 24. E. Hyman kept wicketssplendidly for them, only allowing 3 byes.

E. M. Hyman and G. Blomfield opened for the Old Boys; andput on 59 before G. Blomfield was bowled by Brayshaw'for a well-made 24. The next 4 wickets fell cheaply, but E. M. Hyman (40)played a nice innings. F. McKeown (20) and J. Snape (29) puton 44 for the seventh wicket, carrying their total. to 9.42. How-ever, the last three men were unable to make the required runs,and their innings closed for 158, leaving them 17 in arrears.

The batsmen found little difficulty with the good length bowling.of Carr, Cameron, Moffatt, and Barton, but,Brayshaw (4 for 38)and Smith (2 for 19) had the batsmen in trouble. Scores:-

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School-1st innings. Old Boys-1st innings.

F. Brayshaw, c. Smith, b.Morse .. .. .. .. .. .. 24

A. E. Stacy, b. Blomfeld .. 25T. R. Moore', h. McKeown . 54B. Cameron, c. Snape, . h.

BlomfieldB. H. Croft, b. BlomfeldN. K. 'Moffatt, l.b.w., b.

E. M. Hyman, c. Moffatt, B.Brayshaw .. .. .. .. .. 40

G. Blomfel.d, h. Brayshaw 24F. Simpson, c. Carr, b..

Brayshaw .. .. .. .. .. 00 N., Davidson, B. Brayshaw 86 J. L. Johnstone, c. Moffatt,

b. Smith .. .. .: .. .. 5G. Crouch, b. Smith .. .. 3F. McKeown, b. Garr .. . 20J. Snape, b. Cameron . 29

Simpson .. .. .. 49R. G. Can, b. Johnstone .. 3G. S. Smith, c. Moore, B.

Johnstone :. .. .. .. ..C. Watkins, not out .. .. .

S. G. Barton, run out .. . .

G. Hyman, c: M'Keown, b.Davidson .. .. .. .. ..Sundries .. .. .. .. :.

0 H. Morse, c Watkins,.b Carr 55 F. Blaxiand, not out .. .. 30 R. Blomfield, run out .. .. 0

Sundries .. ' .. 2183 Total .. .. .. .. 158

Total.. .. .. .. .. .. 177 Bowling: Brayshaw 4 for .38,Smith 2 for 1, Carr 2 for 32,Cameron 1 for 26, Moffatt 0for 17, Barton 0 for 10.

v. Kelly's Plains (comp.), at' School; 19th March. Won-by 6wickets and 13 runs.

This was our last competition match, and though we were un-able to win the -competition, by winning this match it left us onlytwo points behind the premiers, Railway, whom we had the satis-faction of defeating in the last round.

Stacy, on. winning the toss, sent Kelly's Plains in, so as to mini-mise the chance of a draw.

The first five batsmen all scored well, Oliver being the mostsuccessful with a hard hit 37. But the rest ' of the team fell topieces before G. Watkins, who secured the excellent average of5 for 7,, and they were all out for 127. G: Watkins gave of hisbest, and he kept a much better length. than lie had in any of theprevious matches.

Brayshaw and Stacy both started to score freely, finding littledifficulty in the bowling. Soon after the half-century appeared,Stacy was caught in the outfield after contributing a free 27, inwhich his placing on the off was noticeable. Moore seemed un-easy, and, after poking for a few overs, was clean bowled by aball which came in from the leg. Moffatt 'hit freely, but aftercompiling 18 in quick time, he was out to a nice catch by Sewe'll.'.Brayshaw was the next to go, being bowled by Sewell.. His 35was,compiled in his best style, some very nice strokes being in-cluded in it, but he needs to take more 'advantage of the loosestuff. Cameron and Croft took the score well. past that of Kelly'sPlains before stumps were drawn. Croft hit freely, and was, at-tractive, while Cameron played nicely for his 15. Scores,:-

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Kelly's Plains-1st innings.F. Lasker, b. Brayshaw .. 24Sewell, c. Cameron, b. Bray-

shaw .. 22J. Lasker, c. Watkins, b.Carr.. .. .. .. .. 21W. Post, b. Moffatt .. .. . 5D.. Oliver, b. Watkins .. .. 37P. Lasker, b. Moffatt .. .. 3A. Lasker, b. Watkins. 3R. Faint, c. Brayshaw,. b.

Watkins .. . .. .. .. 4J. Faint, b. Watkins . 0H. Rixon, c.. Moffatt, b. Wat-

kins .. .. .. .. . 0M. Faint, not out .. .. . 1

Sundries .. .. .. 7

Total .. .. 127

Bowling: Watkins 5 for 7,Carr 1 for 27, Brayshaw 2 for41,: Moffatt 2 for 25, Smith 0for 3, Barton 0 for 18.

School-ist innings.

F. Brayshaw, b. Sewell .. 35A. E. Stacy, c. R. Faint, b

J. Faint .. . .. .. 27T. R.- Moore, b. J. Faint . 3N. K. Moffatt, c. Sewell, b.

J. Faint .. .. .. .. .. 18B. Cameron, not out .. .. 15B. H. Croft, not out .. .. 39

Sundries .. .. .. .. '3

Four wickets for .. 140R. G. Ca", C. Watkins, G. S.

Smith, G. Watkins, S. G. Bar-ton, and G. Hyman did not bat.

v. Ollera, at Ollera; 2nd April. Won by 48 runs.

'Unfortunately during the war, these enjoyable matches were putoff, and this was the first match since 1914, and we hope that itwill again become an. annual fixture.

The weather looked very uncertain when we left School at 9.15a.m., but on arriving at Ollera it cleared off, and we were able tostart straight away.

Once again we were favoured by the toss, and Brayshaw andStacy opened. as usual. Brayshaw, however, was soon dismissed,but Moore and Stacyput on 50 runs before the former was l.b.w.for 27. He opened briskly, and was shaping very well when hewas given out. Croft joined his captain and another good partner-ship ensued, which was, unbroken at the luncheon adjournment.Croft was dismissed almost immediately after dinner by Rev. Mr.:Best, whom he seemed unable to master. His 26 was obtained byfree cricket in his best style. Moffatt came in, but soon afterwardsStacy gave point an easy catch. He was not as aggressive asusual, but seemed at his ease with the bowling. Although marredby one chance in the slips his 45 was compiled very nicely bystrokes all round the wicket. Moffatt continued to bat freely, andhis 29 was compiled in as many minutes. He did not bat as wellas usual, being over-anxious to hit; and thus it was no surprisewhen he was clean bowled. Our: tail had -failed to put up a re-spectable stand during the whole term; but in this match they

-failed unusually, the last six men making only 8 runs amongthem. These men will have to aim at all-round proficiency before their,places in. the team are assured. Members of the 2ndXI. ought to realise that now there is an opportunity for gaininghigher honours Thus, although four of our batsmen made 127,our innings closed for an unsatisfactory 142.

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Ollera then went to the wickets and were able to obtain only60, of which Mr. A. Everett compiled a very nice 14, which includ-ed two boundary hits. Cameron bowled well, and had bad luckin,only obtaining one wicket. Barton taking 4 for 11, bowledsome very nice balls, but was rather erratic. Brayshaw and G.Watkins captured two wickets each.

Stacy decided to let Ollera follow on, and with 4 down for 24,it-looked like an innings victory for us, but F. Curtis (47), A.Mackenzie (37), and D. Jackson (19) pulled the game out of thefire for them, and with some: assistance from the remainder, theirtotal reached 153, leaving us 72 to win. Smith bowled the besthe has done this season.. Keeping a good length and breakingwell, he obtained 3 for 18.. Of the other five bowlers used, G.Watkins was the most impressive; taking 3. for 4'1. Hyman kept.wickets splendidly in this innings, dismissing two and allowingonly three byes. -

When Croft and Stacy opened for us, we were batting againsttime, light, and the possibility of rain, and thus we decided toscore as quickly as possible. Croft (12), Stacy, Moffatt, Brayshaw,and Barton were all .dismissed in trying to force the runs, butMoore and Cameron took the score past their total before Moorewas bowled. Moore started uneasily, but when he got going,scored freely for his 30. Cameron batted pluckily for 21, and he,like the remainder, threw away his wicket in attempting big hits.'Of the others, C. Watkins. was the luckiest hitter; obtaining 18.Thus we won a. most enjoyable match by 48 runs.

We wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. Everett for the very enjoyabletime that they gave us. It was ' a most homely outing, and wewill always look forward to this fixture.

Although we left Ollera at 6 o'clock, we _did not arrive back un-til 11 o'clock. Fortune, though favouring us in the match, seem-ed to have deserted us utterly, as we had three blow-outs in therain on our way home.

Following are the scores :-School-1st innings. School-2nd innings.

F. Brayshaw, b. S. Jackson 3A. E. Stacy, c. Curtis, b.

Rev Best .. . . ' 45T.. R. Moore, l.b.w., b. B.

Jackson.. .. .. 27B. H. Croft, b. Rev. Best .. 26N. K. 'Moffatt, b. Curtis .. . 29B. Cameron, c. D. Jackson,

b. Stewart :.. .. .. . 1C. Watkins, ,c. Everett, b.

Stewart .. .. .. 0G. S. Smith, b. Stewart'... . IS. G. Barton, c. B. Jackson,

b. Curtis .. . ... .. 5G Watkins, not out 1

G. Hyman, c. Curtis, b., Stewart .: .. .. 0

Sundries .. .. ... .. 4

F. Brayshaw, c. sub., b. S.Jackson 3

A. E. Stacy, b B. Jackson .. 4T. B. Moore,, b. Stewart .. 30B. H. Croft, b. S. Jackson 8N. K. Moffatt, c. sub., b.

Jackson .. .. .. . 8B. Cameron, c. sub., b.

Jackson .. .. .. 21Stewart ..

C. Watkins, b. Stewart .. 18G. ' S. Smith, Lb.w., -'-b.

Stewart.. 0S. G. Barton, b. S. Jackson 1G. Watkins, c. supb., b.

Stewart .. .. . .. . 5G Hyman, not out :. .. .. 4

Sundries. .. .. 13

Total .. .. .. .. .' 142 Total 119

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Ollera-1st innings.F. Curtis, b. BartonD. Jackson, b. CameronH. Mackenzie, b. BartonT. Everett, run outA. Mackenzie; b. BartonA. Everett, c. Smith, b.

Watkins .. .. .. . ..S. Jackson, b. Barton .

B. Jackson, c. Croft, h.

Ollera.-2nd innings.8 F: Curtis, b. Cameron .. .. 470 D. Jackson, c. Moffatt, c.

12 SmithS m i t h . . , .. ..191 II. Mackenzie,. c. Hyman, b.0 Watkins .. .. .. 7

T. Everett, -c. Watkins, b.14 Moffatt .. .. .. 2

1 A. Mackenzie, b. Barton 37

Brayshaw .. .. 0Rev. W. P. Best, not out .. .10Dr. Harris, c. Croft, b.

Brayshaw . .. .. 2J. Stewart, b. Watkins .. . 1

Sundries . .. .. .. .. 11

Total. .60Bowling: Barton 4 for If,

Cameron I for 17, Brayshaw2 for 20, Watkins 2 for 4.

A. Everett, st., b. Smith .. 3S. Jackson, not out'.. .. 5B. Jackson, s. Stacy, b. Smith 8Rev. W. P. Best, b. Watkins 11Dr. Harris, c. Cameron,: b.

Watkins .. .. .. 6J. Stewart, l.b.w., b. Bray-

shaw .. .. 2Sundries .. .. .. .. . 6Total .. . .. 153Bowling:. Watkins 3 for 41,.

Brayshaw 1 for 21, Smith 3 for18, Barton 1 for 19, Moffatt 1for 24, Cameron 1 for 26.

SECOND XI. MATCHES.

v. West End (comp.), at West End; March 5th, Drawn.West End; batting first on a fairly firm but slow wicket, owing

to rain, compiled 109. Davidson bowled very well, taking 8 wick-ets for 33 runs off fifteen overs. School lost one wicket for 15Puns, when rain stopped play.v. La Salle (comp.), at La Salle; March 12. Won by an innings

and 50 runs.La Salle batted first, and only obtained 50 runs. Davidson 4

for .10, Crouch 3 for 16, and Mackenzie 2 for .4 doing best withthe ball.

School responded with the very fair total of! 141, Cameron with77 not out \doing the best. He played a very sound innings, andonly gave two rather difficult chances. Davidson (21) and L. P.Wilson (12) were the best: of the others.

In La Salle's second attempt they only scored 41. Mackenzie(8 for 19)' obtained the wickets. Keeping a good. length with hisslow to medium pace leg-breaks, the batsmen were unable toplay him with any confidence. Cameron also took 2 for 4.v. Boovolong (comp.), at Booorolong; March 1.9th. Lost by 105

runs.School batting first compiled the.very small total of 57, Mac-

gregor (15) being the only man to reach. double figures.Boorolang. replied with 162, Upson making 70. not out. David-

son (4 for 50) doing the best with the ball.

THIRD XI. MATCHES.

v. Town Team;. March 10 & 15. Won by one, run.G. Braund (28 and 8) and W. Coventry. ('10 and 9) were our

most successful-batsmen in our totals of 64 and 46. Mulligan'(5for 26) and Macgregor (7 for 11) did best with the ball.

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FOURTH XI. MATCHES.

v..centrals: March 5. Won by 59 to 57 and 4 for 33.Atkinson took six wickets, A. Wilson three, and M. P. Wilson

and G. Phillips two each.Whalley (15), M. P. Wilson (9), and A. Braund were the top-

scorers for us.

FIFTH XI. MATCHES.

v. High School; March 5. Won by 82 and, 87 to 43 and I for 14.Bigg (15 and 25.), A. Clift (11 and 4), Charlton (20 and 6),

Donnan (14), G. Mackenzie (18), Winn (ii), and J. Blomfield(12) were our most successful batsmen. A. Cliff took six wickets

v. Centrals; March 12. Won by 108 &,71 to 6'8 and 3 for 39.A. Brayshaw (13 and 12), G. Mackenzie (16 and 10), A. Slade

(A3), J. Blomfield (23), Neville (14 and 20), and Cordingley (12not out) did best with the bat.

A Slade (4 wickets) and J. Blomfield (5 and 2 wickets) bothbowled well. -A.E.S. & T.R.M.

We have to aplogise for an error in the last issue of theArmidalian. Miss Nancy Consett-Stephen, who presented theMontague Consett-Stephen. Cup, is not the sister, but the auntof Montagu Consett-Stephen..

Football.

The standard of football this season has been quite good, and issteadily improving, especially in the forwards: The first fifteen,to the time of writing, have played five matches, including compe-tition and non competition matches, and have gained a victory ineach case.

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Added stimulus has been given to the firsts this year by thecoming visits of the Sydney schools, and we are looking forward toa few victories at any rate.

We have been faced with two difficulties this year, viz., the halfand centre-threequarter positions. Smith, though light, has donevery well as half ; and Crouch, as centre, shows great promise,Our forwards are a much-improved pack, both in regard to weightand experience, and the backs, though not quite as good as lastyear, are fairly strong.

Croft i has been elected Captain, and Braund i, Vice-Captain.The latter and Moffatt have filled the two vacancies on the Foot-ball Committee.

The Second Fifteen has shown a vast improvement this year,especially in the backs, who are combining very well. The for-wards are a solid, hard-working pack, and are beginning to passthe ball amongst themselves more.

Amongst the Juniors, there are quite a number of promisingyoung players, and as there is a competition for boys under 8st.7lbs. and Est. 7lbs., these have had plenty of chances to, improve.

All our efforts this year are centred on the matches against theSydney schools, four of which, viz., S.C.E.G.S., T.K.S., S.H,S..,and S. G. S . , we will play in Armidale, and three, viz, N. C. ; St.J.C., and St. I.C. in Sydney.

Seven of the team were chosen in the New England representa-tive team; and performed creditably.

9/4/21. v. Veterans P.C., on School Ground. Won, 23-6.Macdonald; Moffatti, Chftii, Crouch, Stacy; Crofti (capt.),

Smith i, 'Allison, Whalley, Mulligan, Croft ii, Phillips ii, Attwater,Blomfield i, Braund i.

School won the Loss, and Vets. kicked off from hospital end.The game was mostly with the forwards, and the backs only gotthe ball occasionally. The ball was not coming out of the scrum,and forwards were not making use of their opportunities. Stacypicked up a stray pass, and, after beating the opposing backs,scored between the posts. Croft i converted. 5-0. Play wasup and down the field for a time, and mostly with the forwards.The forwards started. dribbling, and Bra.und picked up and divedover. Croft i converted. Scores, 10-0. ' Not long after Smithsecured from a scrum, and passed to Crouch, who went over nearthe corner. Croft's kick went wide. Shortly after, the half-timewhistle went, with the scores still 13-0 in our favour.

After the kick-off Vets. livened up a bit. Vets. kept pressingSchool, and scored, but failed to convert. Scores 13-3. Shortlyafter, Moffatt secured again in the loose, and scored, after side-stepping several opponents. Croft converted. Scores, 18-3.Vets. pressed again, and scored, but failed to convert. Smithstarted a passing rush, but it was spoilt by fumbling. Shortlyafter Crouch received, and, after side-stepping several opponents,scored near the posts. Croft converted. Scores, 23 .6. Short-ly after, full-time went, with the scores still 23-6.

This was our first match, and the backs could not handle theball properly. Macdonald was safe at full-back, but should learnto get his. kick in sooner. The forwards were scrappy, withCroft ii . and Braund i prominent.16/4%21. v. Veterans F.C., on School Ground: Won, 27-3.

Macdonald; Moffatt i, Carr, Crouch; Stacy; 'Croft i (capt.),Smith i; Allison, Whalley, Green," Phillips ii; Attwater, Croft ii;'Blomfield i, Braund i.

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School won the toss, and, decided to defend the hospital end,and from the kick off were put on the defensive. Shortly afterthe start School were awarded a free kick, and Croft i kicked. anice goal. 3-0. Stacy secured from a ruck, and, after out-pacing his opponent, scored in an easy position for Crouch to addthe extras. 8-0. School backs were combining better, and theforwards were getting more of the ball..

Smith i picked up in the loose and sent the ball to Croft i, toCarr, who fumbled, but Croft i picked up and passed to Moffattwho, with a clear field crossed and scored between the posts.Crouch converted.. 13-0.. School kept up the attack, and from aline out Smith i secured and passed to Crouch, to Stacy, who for-ced his way way over near the corner. Croft's kick went wide.16-0. Play remained in midfield till half-time sounded, with thescores still 16-0 in our favour..

After the kick-off, Veterans livened- up considerably, andSchool had to defend. After two or three determined rushes,Veterans scored near the corner, but the kick went wide. 16-3.Play remained in midfield for a time, till Croft i secured, and, aftera hard run, passed to Stacy, who was tackled on the line, butmanaged.to pass the ball. back to Croft i, who wenfi over and con-verted with a good kick. 21-3.Veterans pressed hard , but Macdonald saved, by good,. kicking.Smith secured from a serum, and passed to Moffatt, who, after. agood run, passed to Croft i, who jumped over the heads of twomen and' scored, but failed to convert. 24-3. Shortly afterSmith secured and sent to Croft, to Moffatt, who crossed in thecorner.. Croft's kick failed. 27-3. Full-time sounded shortlyafter, leaving us winners of a good game by 27-3.

In this match the whole. team played much better. The backswere getting more share of the ball, and were combining better.The forwards were greatly improved, but slacked off towards theend from lack of training. Crouch and Moffatt played very wellin the backs, and B aund i, Blomfieldi, and Croft ii were the bestof the forwards.

274/21. v. Uralla F.C.. (comp.). Won, 40-S.Macdonald; Moffatt i, Carr, Crouch, Stacy; Croft i, Smith i;

Whalley, Vyner, Green, Braund i, Attwater, Croft ii, Phillips ii,Blomfield i.

Uralla won the toss, and School defended the southern end.Immediately after the kick-off the ball was kicked out, and Urallabrought. the ball into our twenty-five, but Macdonald relieved witha good kick. The backs brought play into their twenty-five, andfrom a mark Carr kicked a nice goal. 3-0. Forwards broughtplay into their twenty-five, and Croft i obtaining, passed to Stacy,who scored in the corner. Croft's kick went wide. 60. Playsea-sawed up and down the field, and Uralla forwards kicked theball across our line, but it went out of touch. A. rush by. the for-wards followed, but was spoilt by a knock-on, and Croft i receiv-ing from the scrum scored after a nice run. Crouch convertedwith a nice kick. 11-0. Uralla carried the ball into our twentyfive, but good kicking by backs prevented a score. BIomfieldstarted a nice rush, but backs fumbled, and Uralla forced. Schoolwere given a free-kick, but Croft's, kick, though good, failed. Thebacks got going, after the kick-off, and Moffatt scored. Croftconverted. 16-0.. Half-time sounded shortly after.

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scored, but Uralla forced. Croft ii, after a nice run, brought playinto their twenty-five, and Smith securing from a serum. passed toCroft i, to Crouch, to Can, who attempted a field goal, but failed.A passing rush by backs was spoilt by faulty handling, and ascrum resulted. Whalley secured, and dived over in a handy po-sition for Crouch. to add the extras. 21-0. Some good ruckwork followed, and Moffatt securing, scored in the corner.Croft converted. 26-0. A dribbling rush by forwards was spoiltby a knock-on, and Smith securing from the resulting serum,dived over.. Crouch failed to convert. 29-0. Play was broughtinto their twenty-five, and Carr attempted a' field-goal, but againfailed, Shortly after Smith i'secured and sent to Croft i, who divedover, but failed to convert. 32-0. Moffatt secured, and by usinghis pace scored in the corner, but the kick -failed. 35-0. Urallabrought play into our twenty-five, and were awarded a free-kick.School fumbled the ball, and Uralla scored, but failed to convert.35-3. Smith received from a serum, and sent to Croft i; toCrouch, to Carr, who scored. Croft ` converted. 40-3. Full-time went with scores still 40-3 in our favour.

In this match the. whole team played very well, the forwardsworked very well, and backs were combining better, although thehandling was faulty. ' Croft ii, Blomfiel&i, and Braund were thebest in the forwards.

60/4'/21. v Veterans (comp.). Won, 42-3.Macdonald; Moffatt i, Carr, Crouch, Stacy; Croft i, Smith i ;

Whalley, Vyner, Green, Phillips ii, Croft ii, Broomfield, Wilson i,Blomfield.i .. '

School won the toss and defended the hospital end. From thebeginning Veterans made it a forward game, but the backs got theball occasionally. School forwards were getting more of theball than Vets., but were not feeding the backs enough. Smithobtained from a line-out, sent to Croft, who sent to Carr, but thepass was rather erratic, and nothing resulted. Smith. obtainingagain, ran Stacy into a good position, and he scored a. nice tryafter out-pacing his opponents. Crouch failed to convert. 3-0.After the kick-off, Smith secured, and sent to Croft, to Crouch,to Carr, who sent to, Moffatt , but he was tackled almost on theline. School were awarded a free-kick, and Croft kicked a beau-tiful goal. 6-0. From the kick-off Vets. brought play into our25, but Macdonald relieved with a good kick. From the line-out,Smith obtained; and sent to Carr, to Smith, to Moffatt, who cross-ed. Croft converted with a good kick. 11-0. Play went upand down the field till Smith, securing from a line-out, sent toCroft, to Crouch, who scored between the posts, after a nice run,but failed to convert. 14-0. Not long after a combined rush bybacks and forwards resulted in Carr's scoring, but the kick, wentwide. 17-0. Half-time then sounded.

After the -kick-cff, forwards livened up considerably, and Phil-lips, Wilson, and Blomfield were prominent in dribbling rushes. Apassing rush by the backs was spoilt by faulty handling, but soonafter Smith obtaining, whipped the ball to Croft, to Crouch, to'Carr, who scored. Croft failed to convert. 20-0: IcnmediQtelyafter the kick-off, Carr picked up in the loose and passed toStacy, who scored in the corner. Croft converted with a goodkick. 25-0. Shortly after the kick-off, forwards started apassing rush, which resulted in Vyner's scoring. The kick went -

wide.. 28-0..' Veterans pressed hard, and were rewarded by ascore;, but the kick failed. 28-3. Phillips broke away from. a

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line-out, and Stacy obtaining, dived over. Crouch's kick left.nothing to be desired. 33-3. After the. kick, forwards broughtplay into Vets.' 25, and Smith obtaining sent'to Moffatt, whoscored between the posts after side-stepping seven or eightopponents. The kick failed. 36-3. Stacy obtained the ball af-ter the kick off, and passed to Croft ii to Carr, who scored. Thekick failed. 39-3. After the kick-off a passing rush by the backsresulted in Croft i's scoring. 42-3. Full-time then sounded.

The forwards all played very well, with Whalley,. P hillips,Blomfield, and Croft ii the best, but the backs were, too individualto combine, and should learn to pass the ball sooner.

25/5/21. v. Walcha F.C. (comp.), at Walcha. Won, 16-8.Macdonald; Watkins ii, Carr, Crouch, Stacy; Croft i, Smith i

Green, Vyner, Whalley, Mulligan, Attwater, Croft it, Braund i,Blomfield.

Moffatt i and Phillips ii were. absent from this match, and theteam was weakened considerably. Their places were taken byWatkins ii and Mulligan.

Walcha won the toss, and school. kicked off against a strongwind, with the sun in their faces. The field was very greasy, andthe play was mostly with forwards. Just after the kick-offSmith kicked the ball well up, and following up tackled the; full=back. Walcha were penalised`in the resulting ruck, and Crouchlanded a nice goal. 3-0. Walcha, forwards pressed hard afterthis, and were prevented from scoring only by good kicking byMacdonald. -SchoolSchool forwards carried the ball back to half-way,but Walcha again pressed hard, and from a line-out their five-eighths obtaining forced his way over and scored. Walcha con-verted with a good kick. Walcha, 5-3. School livened up, andforwards gradually worked the ball up to Walcha's line, andSmith securing from a scrum passed to Croft i, to Carr; whocrossed over. Croft's kick went wide. For the remainder of thehalf the play was rather dull, and mostly with the forwards, thebacks failing to get going, partly owing to faulty passing, andpartly owing to good tackling by Walcha backs..' The whistlewent with the scores still 6=5 in our favour.

After the kick-off School had the. wind in their favour, butWalcha forwards playing well, brought the ball at once to ourline, and. scored, but the kick failed. Walcha, 8-6. The for-wards livened up and brought the ball to Walcha's 25, whereSmith obtaining, sent to Croft, to Crouch to Carr, who kicked abeautiful field goal. 10-8. After a lot of forward. work in the.centre of the field, the ball was taken into Walcha's 25. A drib-bling rush, in which. Braund, Croft ii, and Blomfield were promin-,ent, resulted in Whalley's scoring near the corner. Croft's kickfailed. 13-8. Walcha attacked strongly, but good kicking andtackling by Brayshaw, who had relieved Macdonald, who was in-jured, saved us. Walchaagain attacked, but were penalised, andCroft relieved with a good kick. ' From the resulting line-out theforwards carried play into Walcha's ' 25, where Braund dribbledover and scored. Croft's kick again failed. 16-8. The whistlewent shortly after with the scores still 16-8 in our favour, aftera rather disappointing game. '

Walcha forwards were far superior to ours, but spoilt theirchances by picking up in the rucks. Our forwards were hangingon the ball too much, and backs also failed to get going.

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4/6/21. 1st XV. Y. S.C .G.S. Won, 14-13.Macdonald; Moffatti Can, Crouch, Stacy; Crofti (rapt.),

Smith i; Green Whalley, Mulligan, Braund i, Attwater, Croft ii,Blomfield i, Phillips ii .

School won the toss and defended the hospital end, and Shareplayers set the ball in motion. Almost immediately. School wereawarded a free, but Croft failed to find the line. Shore returnedthe kick, and Macdonald gathered and lined well. From the line-out a promising back movement was spoilt by knocking on. Fromthe scrum, Shore brought the play back, and started a passingrush, but Carr intercepting a pass, ran down the field. His passto Moffatt unfortunately . went astray, and Shore brought play.back to School 25, but Carr relieved with an excellent kick. Theball was up and down the field, play being exceptionally fast, withboth teams extended to their utmost. Croft i put in a great run,bringing the play well into Shore's 25. Carr "specked" the ballover the line,. and following on smartly, scored the first try of thematch. Croft's kick at goal was successful. School, 5; Shore:nil.

Play remained in mid-field for a time until Smith i securingfrom a scrum, punted high, and, following on, got the Shore full-back before he had time to get rid of the ball. Hard play followed'in Shore's 25, and:School were awarded a free, but Croft's kickfailed miserably, and Brooks relieved for his side, by finding theline, but the relief was only temporary.

From, the line-out, Blomfield broke away; but knocked on, andplay returned to half-way. A fine combined movement, in whichSchool forwards, as well as backs, took part, resulted in Stacy:scoring in the corner. Croft's kick again failed. School, 8;'Shore nil. From the kick out, play was brought to School's 25,and Shore were 'attacking like demons, in their endeavour to piercethe School's defence. School were penalised, and Grossmankicked a very fine goal. School, 8; Shore; 3. .

After an interchange of kicks by the full-backs, Shore broughtplay back to School's 25, but Can relieved. Hixon, at half-way, secured the ball, and, running strongly, evaded Croft's at-tempt to tackle him, and scored in the corner. Boazman kicked abeautiful goal. School, 8; Shore; 8.

From the kick-out School backs brought play to Shore's 25,.and, after repeated efforts, Crouch scored in. the corner. Croft'skick again failed. School, 11; Shore, .8. Shore brought the playback into School's 25, and used all' their. energy in an endeavourto score, but without result. Soon afterwards Moffatt secured,:and' did an excellent run, but was forced out near the corner..Half-time went soon after with the score- 11-8 in School's fa-pour.

Macdonald secured from the kick-off, and lined well. Shorewere pressing hard, but good line-kicking kept them back.Gregory repeatedly opened up play for his 'side, but over-anxi oiis-ness spoilt many attacks. From a free Croft found the line well,but. Shore forwards weren't to be denied, and brought the ballflack. to our 25, where Macdonald marked. Boazmaii broughtplay back again, and Shore were only, prevented from scoring bygood tackling. Stacy secured, and, running-up field, punted highand followedTon, but the ball bounced out in the corner'. Shorebrought play back to half-way, but were. penalised. ' Croft's kickfailed again. Give-and-take play followed, and Macdonald, thelull-back, secured, punted high, and followed on. The bounce

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beating the Shore full-back he secured and registered a try..Grouch failed to convert. School, 14; Shore, 8.

Stacy secured from the kick-off, but was forced out near thecorner. The ball was kicked over the line from the line-out, butShore forced. Crossman obtained near half-way, and, using hispace, scored an excellent try in the corner. Boazman landed asplendid goal. School, 14; Shore, 13. Full time sounded soonafterwards, leaving us winners of a splendid game by one point.

The for--wards played very well in this match, with Blomfield,Braund, and Croft ii the best. The backs did not play up to stan-dard, and Shore broke up - our, attacks by hard tackling. Carrplayed excellently, and Moffatt- and Stacy were reliable. -tH.C.

SECOND FIFTEEN MATCHES.

5/4/21. v. The High School., Won, 15-0.The team played very well, considering the lack of training, es-

pecially the forwards, and towards the, end of the second half thebacks showed quite good combination. ,Watkins ii scored in thr:first half. In the second half, Watkins ii (twice) and Smith fscored, none of which were converted.914/21. v. The Cadets. Won, 6-3. -

In the second half forwards woke up and played very well, butthe backs were rather weak. Livingston i scored in the first half,and Vyner in the second half, after a nice passing rush, In which'Vyner, M`William, and Blomfield iii were prominent.

Brayshaw i and Livingston i in backs, and Vyner and M`Williamin forwards, played very well.13/4/21. v. La Salle 1st XV. Lost, 9-6.

Mostly a forward game, which suited our opponents, as they:had a much heavier pack. Watkins ii scored, and Barton kickeda beautiful goal from a mark near half-way. Vyner and Mulligan

.were best in. the forwards, and Brayshaw i and Magoffin it playedwell in the backs. -

23/4/21: v. La Salle 1st XV. Lost, 17-3.Rather a scrappy game, and mostly with the forwards. Our

opponents were rather heavier, and our tackling was rather weak.Barton kicked a nice penalty goal in the first half. Brayshaw i,and Magoffin it played very well in the backs, and Vyner, Slade iand Mulligan were best in the forwards.30/4/21. v. La Salle (comp.). Lost, 19-3. -

La Salle had a much heavier team, and in the first half runningdown the hill they scored rather freely,- chiefly because Schoolforwards failed to tackle. In the second half, School livened upconsiderably,' and La Salle-failed to! score. Barton scored after anice run, but the kick failed. Allison and Slade played very wellin the forwards, and Magoffin ii and Slade ii in the -backs.14/5/21. v. Magpies (ioamp.). Lost, 8-6. -

This was a very. even game, and very fast. The backs werecombining well, and some good passing rushes only just failed toscore. Watkins ii scored in the- first half, after a very fine run,,and Blomfield iii scored in the, second after a good, dribbling rushby the forwards. Brayshaw and Magoffin shone out in the backs,and all the. forwards were good, especially Cameron and Mulligan.18/4/21. 2nd Fifteen v. La Salle (comp.). Lost, 3-0.

This was a fairly even game. The field was still a little wet,.,and La Salle had,a heavier team than. ours. This was perhaps the

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best form the 2nds had displayed this season. La Salle :scored inthe first half, but failed to convert. Cameron almost :crossed forSchool, but was just stopped. In the backs, Brayshaw i and Wat-kins ii. were the best. Cameron, Mulligan, and Allison in the for-wards were prominent.21/4/21. v. Magpies (comp.).. Lost, 5-0.

1The ground was wet and rather slippery after heavy rain, andthe ball was rather .greasy. The game was very even, but mostlywith the forwards,. though some good passing was done by thebacks. Magpies scored in the beginning of the second half, andconverted. The backs were much improved in defence, Slade ii,Magoffin, and Brayshaw being the best, while Mulligan and Cam-eron were quite the best in the forwards.1/6/21. v. High School (clomp.).. Won, 3-0.

This was a very good match, and very interesting to watch.School only scored towards the end of the game, when Watkins iiscored after a good passing rush. Brayshaw I and Slade ii wereeasily the best in the backs, though the combination was the bestshown up to date.. Vyner, Cameron,, and Biomfield iii were thebest of the forwards.

THIRD XV. MATCHES.

9/4/21. v. La Salle. Lost, 9-O.The game, was rather scrappy and, with the exception of

Braund ii and Magoffin i in the forwards, and Slade ii in thebacks, nobody played well. .

16/4/21. v. La Salle. Won, 12-6.This was quite a good match, the backs playing especially well.

McCorquodale and Braund ii scored in the first half, and Coven-try twice in the second. All the backs were good, and Magoffin.i,Braund ii, and Broomfield played well in the forwards.

14/4/21. 4th XV. v. Cadets. Lost, 5=3.This was a better team than the usual fourths, and should have

won. School were leading till last five minutes, when Cadetsscored and converted. Wilson iii scored the only try for School.

9/4/21. 5th XV. v. La Salle. Lost, 12-0.Cordingley, Whiteman i, and Hyman were the best, the others

being rather inexperienced.

11/4/,41. 5th XV..v. High School. Lost, 19-0.This team consisted mostly of new boys, and was rather light,

and lacked experience. The game was rather ;scrappy.13/4/21. 6th XV. v. High School. Lost. 211--4).

Rather a scrappy game, as team cons.sted mostly of new boys.Cobb ii and Hazelton were best.16/4/21.. 5t.h XV..,v::Town Team. Lost, 17-0.

Our team consisted of new boys, and was rather fight, so ouropponents had a rather easy time.28/4/21. 3rd XV.. v. Cadets. Lost, 5-0.

This team consisted mostly of boys over 8st. 7lbs., and not inthe seconds, and consequently they did not know niuch about thegame. Hyman and Slade ii. Flayed well in the backs, and Rosewas the best in the forwards.

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30/4/21. Srd XV. v. La Salle. Drawn, 6-6.This was practically the same team; as previously, and should

have won. Murray i and McCorquodale scored for us. Benja-min ii was easily the best in the backs, and Cliff i and Rose playedwell in the forwards.

FIRST JUNIOR MATCHES.

18/4/21. 1st Junior v. La Salle. Won, 10-3.This team consisted of boys under 8st. 7lbs., and played very

well together. Magoffin i and Braund ii were the best in theforwards, and Benjamin! and Cordingley in the backs played well.MagofHn i and Benjamin i scored, and Cordingley converted both.20/4/21. 1st Juniors v. La Salle. Lost; 21-0.

This was rather a weaker team than the last team, and La Sallehad a much heavier team in the field, so they were rathed badlybeaten. Magoffin i and Braund ii were the best.

27/4/21. 1st Juniors v. High School (comp.). Won 11-3.This was the first match of the: junior competition, and the

whole team showed great improvement. Magofiln i scored twotries, and Benjamin i one, and Cordingley converted one.. Magof-fin i and Braund ii shone out in the forwards, but the whole teamplayed well.

7/5/21. v. Cadets (comp.). Lost, 3--0.This was a very even match right through. The whole team

played very well. Cadets scored about the middle of the firsthalf, but School failed to score, because of faulty handling.Magoffin i, Cordingley, and Braund ii were easily the best in theforwards, and Mackenzie ii worked well in the backs.

9/5/21. v. De La Salle (comp.). Lost,. 9-5.This. was also a very good match,but the ground was rather

muddy, and rain fell. during the match, which made it more a for-ward game. 'Magoffin i scored our only try, and Cordingley con-verted if. Cordingley played brilliantly in the forwards, andMagoffin i and Braund ii' were good. Hyman and Mackenzie iiplayed well in the backs, considering the state of the ball.16/5/21: v. High School (icom.p.). Won, 8-3.

This was a very even match, with the backs much improved.High School scored first, but failed 'to: convert. Benjamin i scoredour first try, after a fine passing rush, started by Braund. In thesecond half, Benjamin i scored again, after another find run, and.converted it. Magoffin i, Braund ii, and Cordingley were the bestin the forwards, and Mackenzie ii and Charlton in the backs.

28/5/21 v. Cadets (comp.). Won, 11-0.This was a very good match, everybody playing well, Coventry i

scored one try, which he converted, and also kicked a penaltygoal, and Neville scored our other try. Braund ii, Magoffin i, andCordingley played well in the forwards, and Coventry and Mac-kenzie were the pick of the backs.1/6/21. v. La Saile (comp.). Lost, 15-0.

La Salle had a much heavier team, and scored mostof theirpoints through using- their weight; although their combinationwas very good. The forwards all played much better, and Charl-ton and Coventry i were very good in the backs.

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SECOND. JUNIOR MATCHES.

18/4/21. 2nd Juniors v. High School. Won, 16- 3.This team consisted of boys under Est. 71bs., and played. very

well for their first match. Cox ii two, Kenna, and Benjamin oneeach, scored for us, and Beath. converted. two tries. Wentworthand Peek were easily the best in the forwards, and Hazelton andBeath were the best in the backs.20/4/21. 2nd Juniors v. St. Mary's. Won, 42-0.

St. Mary's team consisted of very light boys, and our team hadrather a walk over. -.Wentworth in the forwards, and Benjamin ii;Brayshaw ii, and Lethbridge in the backs, were best. No recordof those who scored was kept.27'/4/21. 2nd Juniors v. High School (comp.). Won, 23-0.

This was the first . match. of the competition,. and the teamplayed very well. Benjamin ii and Gilder scored two tries each, andPeek; Kenna, and Beath one each, and Benjamin'ii'converted one.Cox ii played a good game in the forwards, and Lethbridge, Ben-jamin ii,.and Gilder were the, best in the backs.2/6/27. v. High School. Won, 16-0.

School played very well, and won after a good game Cooperscored three tries, and Lethbridge one, and Cooper convertedtwo. .Cooper, Lethbridge, Beath,, and Hazelton played very well.4/6/21.. v. St. Mary's (com:p.). Won.

School won this match fairly easily, although St. Mary's putup a good fight. No record of the score was kept.11 /5/21. v. Do La Salle (oomp.). Lost, 16-0.

Rather a scrappy game, with patches of good play. School fail-ed to score, through faulty handling in the backs. Benjamin,and Hazelton were the best, in the backs, and Wentworth and'Peek in the forwards.:17/5/2'9. Y. St. Mary's (comp.). Won, 18-0.

School played very well, and combined much better in thebacks. Cooper, Kenna,'Ha.zelton, and Gilder scored, and Benjamin iiconverted three. Hazelton and Benjamin were the best in thebacks, and Wentworth in the forwards.18/5/21. v. High School (comp.). Lost, 3-0.

A very scrappy game. School failed to. score through faultyhandling in backs. The forwards were not working well, andspent most of their time getting off-side. High scored the onlytry shortly after the start.1/6/21: v. La Salle (comp.).. Lost, 26-0.

La Salle completely out-classed our team in both forwards andbacks. The backs played very gamely, but were beaten by paceand good passing of opponents.2/3/21. Combined 1st and 2nd XV. v. Veterans. Won, 3--0.

As this was the first game of the season, the team was not intraining, and the backs being away, further weakened the team.Clift it scored after a'passing rush by forwards and backs. Croft iiBraund i, and M`William were the best.19/3/21. Combined 2nd & 3rd XV. v. High School. Won, 21-3.

This team was rather a mixed one, and consisted of firsts, sec-onds, and thirds. Watkins ii (three), and Cameron i scored forus. Crouch kicked a field goal and a penalty, and converted onetry.

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4/5/21: 5th Team v. Primary School. Lost, 40-0.School team. consisted of young boys who hadn't played before,

and Primary School had a walk-over. Livingston ii and Brownwere the best for us.9/5/21. Sth Team Y. St .Mary's.. Won, 26-3.

This was a slightly better team than the previous one, and wonrather easily. Cooper was easily the best in the backs, though theothers played well.V. Primary School. Won, 11-9.

Murray i scored three tries, and Blomfield ii converted one, butthe game was rather scrappy. -B.H.C.

We wish to thank very heartily the following who gave con-tributions for the entertainment of visiting teams: The - OldBoys' Union, The Lord Bishop of Armidale, Mrs. H. K. Archdall,H. M. F. Croft, Esq., T. R. Forster, Esq., C. R. Blaxl.and, Esq.,R. T'. Vyner, Esq.

The 1st IV., as usual, has had little time for practice and mat-ches, though perhaps we have been a little more fortunate thanlast term. On two Friday afternoon's Mr. M`Lachlan_ has got upa team to play us on the town courts after school. We wereVictorious in both these matches, though the games were fairlyeven.

Last term we played N.E.G.S. in the series of matches for the"White Cup" on 19th March, in the morning. Under the new han-dicapping, much more even games resulted, and though we didnot lose any sets, they were all very even.

N.E.G.S. won the. match this term by 5 points. Scores areheld over till next issue.

1st IV. MATCHES.

v. N.E.G.S., at N.E.G.S.; 19th March.A. E. Stacy & C. Watkins v. Misses A. Southcote & E. Forrest,

31-, 31-Same v. Misses H. Howse & L. Baynes, 31-, 31-S.. G. Barton & G Crouch v. Misses A. Southcote A E. Forrest,

31-25, 31-26.Same v.' Misses H. Howse & L. Baynes, 34-32, 31--27.'

School; 8 sets, 251 points; N.E.G;S., 0 sets, 210 points.

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v. Town Team, at Town Courts; 14th May. .

A. E. Stacy & C. Watkins v. W. MLachlan & 0. Capon, 6-4(unfinished) .

Same v. J. Parker &J. Knauer, 6-2, 6-3.S G. Barton & G. Crouch v. W. M`Laeblan & 0. Capon, 6-5, 6-3.,Same v. J. Parker & J.. Knauer, 6-5 (unfinished)

School, 6 sets, 36 games; Town, 22,games.

v. Town Team, at Town Courts; 27th iMlay.A. E. Stacy & C. Watkins Y. W. M`Lachlan & 0. Capon, 4-6

(unfinished) .Same v. J. Parker & J. Knauer, 6-2, 6-2.S. G. Barton & G. Crouch v. W. M'Lachlan & 0. Capon, 6-4, 6-5.Same v. J. Parker & J. Knauer, 6-5 (unfinished).

School, 5 sets, 34 games; Town, I set, 24 games.

Boxing has started as usual this term.Owing to football on Wednesday afternoons, the Class on Wed-

nesday has been done away with.. This makes the evening classvery full.

The punching-ball. platforms in the gymnasium have long beenempty. It would improve the hitting very much if punching ballswere brought, to use on them

The lighting, system in the gym. has been greatly improved bythe overhead lighting. Before, shadows were' thrown from thedifferent lights at the side of the gym.

As well as the School tournament, which is held in the fourthterm, we hope to arrange a tournament with .the PresbyterianBoys' Club. This tournament would be. very good practice, andwould increase the enthusiasm for boxing in the School -R.J.M.

PHILATELIC SOCIETY NOTES.

A Stamp Club has recently been,formed in the School. Thereare at presgnt twenty-two members, and we hope there will bemore in future. A large catalogue, in two volumes; is being ob-tained by means of a small subscription from every member, anda safe place for keeping valuable albums will be provided.

We wish to notify all schools where a similar society exists thatwe would like to enter into correspondence with them with. aview to exchanges, etc. -H.H.

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Drills have been held regularly this term. The 1903 quotawere issued, with new uniforms the first Friday, and these havehelped to improve the outward appearance of the platoon,

The competition for the Everett Cup, for the best section in theplatoon, will be heldon.Friday, June 17th: Some difficulty will. befound in awarding the points this year, as there will be no rifleexercises.

The band has practised regularly, and shows sign of improve-B.H.C.ment, though there is still room. for more.

SHOOTINGTV (j / C,).

Practice for the Imperial Challenge Shield has been going onthis term, and the scores are very much better than those of lastyear, though most of the improvement is probably due to the newrifles. The final team is not year chosen.

In the Form shooting, 6A and GB tied for first place with 235points out of 250. IV. was third with 230. points. -N.M.D..

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Library Notes.

This term more interest than usual has been shown in the Li-brary, and a large number of the boys-have been regularly takingbooks out.

Last year the Library spent hardly any money, and the commit-tee decided to spend last year's money, buying some new books.About one hundred and eighty volumes, comprising books of allkinds, have been ordered. About one hundred and thirty of thesehave already arrived, and are. being numbered and put in theLibrary. Also several new- magazines and, periodicals have beenordered for the Library, and altogether there is a general im-provement.

The Library Committee have also decided . to purchase anEncyclopaedia Britannica. M.P.W. & Q.C.M.

SCHOOL CLUB NOTES.

On April 11th a meeting was held which received the estimatesof the masters for the different sports. It was decided that £31,which were included in Mr. McKeown's football estimate, be paidto the Sydney schools visiting us, in order that they might have asleeper on their journey up. Also that £64 belonging to thelibrary be paid into the bank. _

All the estimates were accepted.A letter was read from P. S. Dowe, the School. representative at

the meeting of G.PS. Sportsmasters at Sydney Grammar School,February 18th, 1921, pointing out that the meeting. did not atpresent affect T.A.S.

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Alleged Humour.

Answers to Carrespondents:-

Geoff. We hope that the attraction to the "beetle" lasts, butyou must "sheil(a)a" as much as possible.

The Gang. Pleased to hear that you study Dickens, but whythe preference for "Our Mutual Friend."

H. Umf. Sorry that you are not the only fine prefect. Nextseason they should turn out a fine cricket team, and in a couple ofyears their XV. should be quite respectable.

Moving Platform. Now that the "vision" has appeared, wesincerely hope for your sake. that it doesn't fade. too soon. , Theblazer shouldn't, anyhow.

Dick It is rumoured that you like, parsons. Is it (w) right?Fixo.Leen. Of course, you could run in every race at All-

Schools And why not, pray?

Wantedd to Know:__

Who's doing the fashion plate out of his job? Those tanbrogues suit you top hole, Reggie.

Who can't play beneath his dignity?Who is the "passenger" in the Australian Cricket Team. It's

just as well that there is a "tarter" there to carry the burden.Who gets a l(etta) every second "day" from N.E.G.S.?Who.does not patronise inferior operas?Whether one: most be very fat to make good jokes?

They Say:-That the Davis Cup is to be won by. D-ck-r.That the Everett Cup is to be won by Foy.That the (Good( Form Cup may be won by Herb.and the. N.E.G.S. Cup by D-gob-t.

LITERARY GEMS EXPLAINED.

"Theirs not to reason why; theirs but to make reply." Inter-mediate Candidates.

"He was full of joke and jest." Also of cricket and of fat."He frothed his bumpers to the brim." That's what done it."Why are we weighed upon with heaviness and. utterly con-

sumed with sharp distress, while all forms else have resf fromweariness?" Because we're going for the Leaving very soon.

"The Poet . . . chanted a melody, loud and sweet ( ?) " "'Twasclose on thirty years ago . . . . "

"To be or-not to be?" the dance with N.E.G.S. on August 5th."A musical cherub singing in high note" "Where do flies go?""His hair is crisp and black and long." And brushed back."There was a sound of revelry by night" in No. It. Who was

on duty?"What thou art we know not." The Guyra Mystery. -H.H.

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Our University Letter.Dear Mr. -Editor,- Trinity Term.

What a pity there is no river at Armidale: The G.P.Schools' boatrace. has just taken place, and Newington, in forthe first time, wins the eights. How great it would be if Armi-dale were only able to enter into this best of G.P.S. contests.

We can, perhaps, make up for it in our football, and in the ath-letic sports to be held later in the year.

Lloyd Oiver is to be congratulated for two things. First, ofcourse, congratulations on his engagement to Miss Meek. . Goodluck, Lloyd!- And, secondly,. for a credit in Materia' Medica.

Jimmy Parker just mi sed his "blue" for tennis in not beingavailable for practice for the inter-'Varsity contests.

Hugo de Burgh is doing good work as Secretary to the CricketClub, and Harry Hingst is Treasurer to the Football Club.

Rex. Chambers has completed his Arts course, and is now con-tinuing his law.studies.

The School now has a good number of Old Boys at the 'Varsity.De Burgh, Magnus, Hingst, Parker, Stephen, White, and Tooth areall in residence at St. Paul's, and M. G. Wilson and R. E, Smith,who were at the School for a time, are also there. Olver, Flet-cher, Murray and Macgregor are in residence at St. Andrew's, whileM. Goldsmith (a former master) is at Wesley College. Chambers,Marsland, J. P. Findlay, and A. P. ' Findlay are the others who aretaking courses here.. The following fresh men came up this year:-Stephen (Arts), White (Medicine), A. Findlay (Medicine),Tooth (Science and Medicine)

No more news this 'term, Mr. Editor.:Yours sincerely, UNDERGRAD.

Old Boys' Column.

As the Headquarters of. the Union have now been changed toArmidale, would all Old Boys on reading this kindly send me atonce their full name and correct address. This will prevent inthe future any mistake in the Armidalian not reaching you, andyou will thus be kept in full touch with all matters concerningthe Union." J. L. G. JOHNSTONE,

Hon. Secretary, Armidale.We offer hearty congratulations to Mr..and Mrs. Jack .Johnstone

on the birth -of a daughter.. .

L.. C. Stephen, 0. C. White, and 0. Tooth have entered St.Paul's College, University of Sydney. The, all have the con-gratulations and best wishes of the. School for their careers.

(The Editor, Old Boys' Column).Sydney, 1st June, 1921.

Dear Sif,-May.1 claim a little space in regard to Rugby Union football

in general, and the Great Public Schools' Old Boys' Team in par-ticular.

Some of the Rugby Union's strongholds is the Great Public

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Schools of N.S.W., and to us they look .to keep the old game: going,and from us some of their finest players have come.

At the present time the Union game is having a hard strugglewith the League, but we are thankful to say that this season mat-ters seem 1to be on the ascendant again. With the visit of, the"Springboks" this year, and a visit from a French team next. year,competition for representation is keen, and naturally the standardof play is higher.

With this preliminary I come to what I really want to say. Itwas suggested early in the season that a club should be formed,composed of Old Boys of the Great Public Schools and Old Boys ofsimilar Schools in other countries, for the purpose of participatingIn the Rugby Union competition. The idea was received with en-thusiasm, and many Old Boys joined up, and . it seemed possiblethat we would be able to have at least three teams in the compe-tition, but several members dropped out for various reasons, someof the reasons being not worthy of Old Boys of the Great PublicSchools. However, at present there are two teams playing.

The Club is not out to win matches for the honour and glory ofthemselves, and it was not formed for that purpose. It wasformed primarily to help the grand old game of Rugby Football,and' also to unite Old Boys of the Great Public Schools in a closersocial relationship, and I think you will agree that these objectsare laudable.

I am writing this letter with the idea of bringing the teamunder the notice of Old Boys, who, perhaps; are not aware of itsexistence, in the hope that they may join up. There have beenplenty of fine players at the School, and their support would bewelcome. Of course this applies mainly to Old. Boys living inSydney, but it also applies to Present Boys who would like to playafter they have left. Therefore, remember the team is perman-ent. It was not formed for this season only, and if you cannotgive your physical. support, then let it be montt and become hon-orary members.

Finally, by giving 'this. team your support you are not onlykeeping up your associations with Old Boys of other Schools, butyou are also helping the Rugby Union, which is deserving of yourvery strongest support, insomuch as it stands for all that is bestin amateur sport, and is typical of the spirit of the Great PublicSchools.

Yours faithfully, P. S. DOWE.

May 13th, 1921,A. W. IIyman, Esq., 60 Margaret-Street, Sydney.

Dear Sir,-I am writing to ask you if you know R. L. Delpratt's act-

dress. He and I were mates at School.' together, and we havedrifted apart. If you have it, I would be much obliged if youwould put it in the next Armidallan, please. There are quite a'number of Old Boys in this district now, and I saw most of themat the local Show last month. G. E. Gall has a property. abouttwo and a half miles from us, and is doing well. Fred Duncan isstill managing his mother's place. Ian Perry is working on Gurley Station, about twelve miles from here, and Neil Carson is stay-ing with friends in town. The Pitmans live out at Garah still, butI have not heard or seen anything' of them for a long time,though I saw Hugh Livingstone the other day.

I suppose all these chaps, except Gall and H. Pitman, were at

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School long after you left, but I thought you, and others, mightlike to hear of them.

I am still working on my father's place, and manage to have apretty good time as a rule. The flies are very had at present, and,as a result, I am kept busy looking after the sheep.

When I was in Sydney last February I met (accidentally onLindfield station) the doctor who bought the late Dr. Tozer'spractice, and he turned out to be an Armidale boy, and was Cap-tain of the School.

Well, I must dry up now, and get to bed.Yours faithfully, R. P. WHALLEY.

ARMIDALE SCHOOL OLD BOYS' UNION.Annual subscrinti , i 1(; ' Me membecalcp, £7! 10President-Lt.-Col. 11. White, C.M.G., D.S.O.lion. Secretary-(..l;. J L. G. Johnstone, Solicitor, ArmidaleHon. Treasurer-Major C. Richardson, M.C., Armidale.

ANNUAL. MEETING.

tt.-Colonel H. White, C.M.G.; D.S.O., President,, was in thechair, and the following were present:-M. F. Bruxner, A. J.Waters, K. C. Waters, Chard, G. Remington, Tooth, L. J.Morshead, de Burgh, A. W. Hyman; P. S. Dowe,'R. G. K.Whalley, Pearse, G. G. White, J. R. Windeyer, L. C. Stephen,A. N. Tooth.

The minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting were readand confirmed. A. W. Hyman moved the. adoption of the AnnualReport. He congratulated the Union on the condition of affairsdisclosed, and drew special attention to the fact that many OldBoys had not yet sent in their War Record. He emphasised thisbecause these records would be bound up and form, part of thearchives of the School, to which future generations of. Armidalianscould refer, and there was no other way by which War Recordscould so readily be obtained. He was supported by Messrs.Whaley, Dowe, and Pierce.

It was decided that in future notices of reminder should be sentout to. Old Armidalians, stating that their subscriptions were due.

A. W. Hyman then proposed the following resolutions:1. That the Headquarters of the Union be transferred from

Sydney 'to' Armidale, and this. change should take place forthwith.2. That the General Meeting held in Armidale in September,

1920, be considered as having been regularly constituted in ac-cordance with Rule 25.

3. That the necessary; administrative machinery for bringingsuch transfer of Headquarters into operation should be carriedout by the.loeal Sydney committee.

The Chaiman said he thought the time was now ripe for thechange to. be made, as the, present "conditions sh'owed that theSchool was the natural rallying point, and no better test of thiscould be shown than by the attendance of Old Boys at all theMeetings in Armidale. He thought that the contra attractions inSydney rather minimised this, from the Sydneypoint"of view; 'hewas of the opinion that nothing but good would: follow from theproposed change. R.G.K. Whalley supported the idea;' althoughhe had previously been in favour of Sydney, being the'Head-quarters; 'he stated all ccncerned had only been actuated bywhat was the best for the Union, but at times a certain amount offeeling had-'been displayed, but there was u reason for this in any

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way. T. de Burgh also spoke on the matter. The motions havingbeen put to the Meeting w%vcre carried unanimously.

It was decided that the future editorship of the Old Boys'Union column should be left in the hands of the I-Ion. Secretary ofthe Union in Armidale, and that A. W. Hyman should be asked toco-operate.

It was resolved that Mr. McKenzie, now on the staff of theSchool, he invited to establish liason between the Union and boysleaving the School.

The meeting decided that every assistance be given to theSchool Board of Directors in asking Old Boys to take shares inthe School, and that a letter be signed by the Hon. Secretary ofthe Union, accompanying the appeal to be sent out by the Board.

It was decided that the Old Boys' War Memorial should not beallowed to fall into abeyance, but until the matter of the presentfinancial position of the School was more satisfactorily establish-ed, it could not be proceeded with. It_was also pointed out thatMrs. Dangar's splendid gift of the Junior House to the Schoolcould not be really accepted until the School's financial affairswere more assured.

It was resolved. that this meeting recommends to the newHeadquarters that Rules No. - be-amended as now printed,as same were now in accordance with the practical experience and.requirements of the. past year. This resolution to be confirmed.at the next General Meeting' called in Armidale.

M. F. Bruxner moved a vote of thanks to the: retiring Officers,and this was. carried unanimously. The meeting then terminated.

Sydney, 9th-May, 1921. .

.Office Bearers.Captains of the School.-D: B. Cameron, G. S. Smith.Senior Prefect-B. H. D. Croft.Prefects-A.'E. Stacy, G. S. Smith, M. P. Wilson, G. C. Macdonald,

D. B. Cameron, F. Brayshaw, N. K. Moffatt, G. L.Braund, W. E. Green, H. J.. H. Henchman.

School Club Committee-The Headmaster .(President), The Mas-ters, M. P. Wilson .(Secretary)., D. B. Cameron, G. S.Smith, B. H. D. Croft, -A. E. Stacy, G. C. Macdonald,F. Brayshaw, N. M. Davidson.

Captain of Cricket-A. E. Stacy. .

Cricket' Committee-Mr. R. Palmer, A. E. Stacy, B. H. D. Croft,F. Brayshaw.

Captain of Football-B. H. D. Croft.Football Committee-Mr. F. M.cKeown, B. H: D. Croft, G. L.

Braund, N. K. Moffatt.Captain of-Tennis-A; E. Stacy.Tennis Committee-Mr. E. H. Vines, A. E. Stacy, S. G. Barton, C.

WatkinsDebating Com,mitteeu-lAr. A. Mottershead, G. S. Smith (Secre-

tary), A. E. Stacy, D. B. Cameron. .

Boxing Com,mlttee-IvIr F. At..McKeo:wn, B. H. D. Croft.Swimming Committee -Mr...E. H.'Vines, G. C Macdonald.Library Commttee-Mr. Cdoke, G, C. Macdonald, M. P. Wilson.Magazine Committee-Mr. E. H. Vines, W. Wentworth-Sheilds

(Editor), G. S. Smith, .14. J. Henchman ..Dramatic Club Committee-Mr. L. F..Palmer,. M.. P. Wilson.

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Camera Club Committee`.Mr. Co'oke, B. H. D. Croft (Treasurer),N M. Davidson..

Shooting Committee-Mr. L. F. R. Palmer, N. M. Davidson, B. H.Croft, A.E. Stacy.

N.B.-All communications with regard to Cricket should besent to Mr. R. Palmer; Tennis and Swimming, to Mr. E. H. Vines;Football and Boxing to Mr. F. M. McKeown; Shooting, DramaticClub, and Cadets, to Mr. L. F. Palmer; Library to Mr. Cooke;.Camera Club, to Mr..Cooke; "Armidalian," to the Editor (W.Wentworth-Sheilds) ; T.A.S. O.B.U., to Captain J. L. G. John-stone; Armidale; Editor of Old Boys' Column, A. W. Hyman, 60Margaret-street, Sydney.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

An unusually large number of magazines have come to theSchool this term, whose variety and change are as different asthey are interesting. Was it not Stevenson who wrote, "How.bene-ficial is the pittin of two intellects against each other?" Andhow true is it of agazines, for in no other way do we perceive soclearly our failure in many places to reach the desired level ofperfection.

Of all the magazines that reach us, one can safely say that themost admirably produced. is that of S. Peter's College, while itscontents are in keeping with its pleasing appearance; the imita-tion of Addison's Sir Roger de Coverley would flatter the author,could he read it; and the quality of the numerous contributions inverse reflects much to their credit..

A very close rival, however, is found in the journal of the Dun-troon Military College. The humour in it, `once sampled;needs no further advertising, and the drawing and poems callforth our unstinted praise, The poem "Summer," in particular, isof unusual merit, and its author should be ;congratulated upon it.Large in size, there is not a dull. page in it, and it is of an excel-lence which would be difficult to approach.

Among the English. magazines we received, the Taylorian affordsa most striking example of the high standard to which' a schoolmagazine can be brought. "F'.P.B. is a budding Burne-Jones,and the photographs of the Renown have been splendidly repro-duced. Epigrams in German and Latin have not as yet becomefashionable in Australian schools, but there is no lack of them' inthe Taylorian.

The Uppingham School Magazine leaves little to be desired.The sonnet on Peace is such as is seldom seen in school maga-zines, while the quaint humour portrayed in the ode to a snail ismost original:-

"He needs no bonds at six per cent.,He pays no economic rent,He wants no money for repairs,He never has to;;climb upstairs,He has no trouble with his drains,He must have, got colossal brains,Sole=master in his own snug. house, :He needs no 'maids. to make him grouse,.

-No clumsy cat.e'er breaks his china.,

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I l.e snaps his horns at -every miner,\nul never heeds the price of coal,His;is- a.rnost untroubled soul:"

Much nearer:.hoin.e, and better known . to many ofus; is theN.E.G.S. Chronicle, which is by far the best girls' magazine thatwe receive. The description of the Duke of. Connaught's visit toDelhi is riiost vivid and interesting. "An Echo from the Past" is,indeed ;i modest title for what follows, and the "Song of theBrook 'most graceful and dainty, while Aroni's Sunset is a des-cription . of nature which would rank highly anywhere,

Perhap- 'lie.' most conspicuous pageinthe magazine-is -that onwhich the cartoon figures. No doubt the' title, "Cartoon"above adards the reason for some strange irregularities in thesense ,i' proportion.whicli e.'nfront the eyes'. It'is evidently quitea school l'irr. which emits !I-.smoke from. the. chimney, judgingby the amount of smoke which.+Iarkens the sky.

Many other are the magazines '\hich we would like to mention,but spoei' forbids. We are mo_l r-ra,teful for all the ideas andpleasure We have gained 'from:' 'perusing them,, and hope for aregular deliver'. of Ahem to :us. for they, are of great interest to all1bl'ir uunieri,r.!s rh atlrr. W,.W.-S.

EXCHANGES.

We ilelol it%l;, lge. %%rlr. thanks, t!r-! re011!I of tirf; 1'liIli,wing ex-change I'Lu .\lh nr n (2 The .\-c!i;rnr rttrari,ri,. The Car-thusian, The: (;lil'loui rn 1), I'Iik, I :ru i-t's (;r 1leue liegister, TheCorian; The'IT,ril.\Irurr,rri. The Ilr,rrr,vinn (2 . I'''e;,:DuntroonJournal, The Leys I orlnightl' :1-.'! The' Magpie,, ,The Marlburian(2), The Me1burnian, The 1VL!I .T.1111 M,rgazine; (2), The N. E. G. S.Chronicle, TI kiri%'s School \lag:iririe,,. .I'lie .I. Peter's CollegeMagazine, The I' liean, The \ewing£oni;in I'Tu Radleian, TheSchool Magaiin I ppmghain (21 . 'Th. ,-r oteii collegian, TheSydneian, The Taylorran, (2),, The 'I oow',""riiba, Grammar School,'The Trinity 'College Magazine, The T' cl!Iw; rer, The Wykehamist(2)

SUBSCRIPTIONS.:

We, acknowledge r-ceil-I ,.i the following -uiI-erii.!iun- payingfor "Arauidalian';' to r:rI' ., I + n_;-Miss La' nine, .1 ',. If. 30 9/21;Mr. II. W.-aver 1 . 1.. 28/2424; Mrs h:. ..arrioil 4/,, ta, 1/2/22;Mrs. I!:ur_ar, 4y.;: to I 1/22, Dr. Harri., i/,to;I I -;22, Mr. T. E.Skuse i to 1/1 'U; \irs. F. R. White.: r/,. lip 30/9;/2,1; Mrs.Brett 4/,to;31/;,I2./2;1; Mr. II. E. Kater. 4/; her 1/1,/,22; Mrs. A.Mackeurir i I r r r It: < ' I : 1 3 . A..\I`\\"iiiianr 2 . it, 1 In'2 1

NOTICES.

Th .\rrnidalian" k p111li-ln rl of the end o3' i aehclrooi term.The sulascription is : i/, .I srr: rrnrnnn, postage included. , _i

The Editor wilt esteem =it a fag our; if, any. ir.l I3(-) ,nol, in regularreceipt i4 his nirigazine'wilt cornrnr.inicate;; ;_ivirig full mime andaddress, \U!IJ)

The Editor, °Armidalian," The Armidale School.