YOUNG AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 146, 21 June 1924, Page 16

YOUNG AUSTRALIA

BOYS REVIEWED BY PRINCE OF WALES.

The fifty Australian schoolboys of. the Young Australia League who aj'e visiting England were reviewed by the P-rinco of Wales in the garden of St. James's Palace early last month. The boys were wearing the uniform of the league, which closely resembles that of a naval cadet, and were headed by their own band, led by a diminuti-ye drum-major, wiiose silver-headed staff stood higher than himsicH. Captain Brough, the founder and director pi Hie league, was in command, and Sir Joseph Cook, the High Commissioner forAustralia, and Senator Wilson accompanied them. The boys carried the three flags which were presented to them befure they left Australia. One is the Union Jack, another is the Australian flag, and the third is the league's ovvii (lag, bearing the map of Australia. The stall of each is surmounted by a silver kangaroo.

The Prince, who was attended by Sir Godfrey Thomas, v.-alked over from York House. Sir Joseph Cook introduced Captain Brough, whom the Prince recalled was not a stranger to him, they having met both jn France and in Australia. His Royal Highness expressed to Captain Brough his approval of the organisation, wished it all good fortunej and hoped that it might send another body' of boys to this country. During the inspection the Prince spoke to Max Smith, of King School, Parramatta, •who was one of the guard of honour when the Prince visited that school. Another boy to whom his Royal Highness spoke was J. Pockley, who is a cousin of the first Britisher to be killed in the war. D. L. Waddy, the cricketer, who is a master at Rugby, is an uncle of young Pockley.