MOST EFFICIENT CADETS

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 267, 8 November 1923, Page 4

MOST EFFICIENT CADETS

•IN THE SECONDARY schools. RIDDIPOKD CU^coMPsn,,^ TECHNICAL COLLEGE Jg TB P RUNNING. t • The judging of the secondary &L, - cadets corps who have qualiU f competitoii in the Riddifcfd cS£J? taking place. All the secondary I™? = of the Dominion are eligible 'for • eootnt, and in the T ■ competition is narrowed down to 1 ■ corps from each of the three ,T manda-Xorthern, Central, and gontT < crn The Heddon Serial Tecti J College corps were chosen W t j! (•nlmu-i-Corarnandant and officers of the 1 Northern Command, as the most '_ in that area. Last year the honour ' rested with the Hamilton High School •In the other two command district,' J S ; -ofs College, Wellington, Kels College, Nelson, cadets are the respec • tive representatives. Both had a iM lar honour last year. The Technical College cadetg p»nd«d 1 yesterday before the judges, Colon.i w ' IL L. Burgess, C.8., C.M.G., D8o" ; Major P. W. Henderson, M.0., and OtZ tain Conway, of Defence Headquarter! Staff, Wellington. Four hundred etron* and under the command of Major G f , ' 1 O'Shaunessey, they made an impres.ive showing in an exhaustive test of drill- \ ing lasting close on three* hours. The corps has made great improvement dur- ; in? the past few years, and were deservedly congratulated by the Colonel 'on their selection to represent the 1 Northern Command. The school has its ' own trumpet band, to whom can be ' attributed no small portion of the raccess achieved. J The fall-mi and mareli-piut ireie characterised by excelleat discipline and steadiness. Afterwards each of the j officers took his section in turn and put I it through all the branches of the train. 1 ing. ! Colonel Burgees, in addressing the ■ muster afterwards, said that & very high standard had been reached by tie I seeondarv schools ml the Riddiford Cup competition. The cup was by Mr. W. Riddiford, of Woirarap*. The judging of the other two schools ■will take place at their respective diei tricts on Friday and Wednesday next