SENIOR CADET NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1920, Page 3

SENIOR CADET NOTES

MATTERS GJb' INTEBEST. TO WEST COAST COMPANIES. (By " Shorts.'> .Realising that there is muck information of great interest to tlie numerous Senior Cadets in tlie "West Coast district which liither1c has been unpublished, it is in--I;Tided m iutnre to print notes at intervals concerning the doing's of the various Senior Cadet companies in Group 21 (West Coast). Matters ei general interest to Senior Cadets will he dealt with by the writer, and _ queries relative to various points on which information is required are invited, and will he answered in this column. LADY GODLEY CUPS. Several cups, which were subscribed lor by the ladies of New Zealand and presented for annual competition among the members of various companies, are lcTown a K the Lady Godley cups. One is available for each company, and is held by the cadet recording Ihe highest total score. In addition to holding 1 the cup for twelve months, tlie winner is presented • 11 n .. _ i _ 1 ml. u.

with a silver medal. Ihe results for the year ending May 31, 1920, are as follow : No. 02 Company.—Cadet R. Aimstrong (now 13th Regiment), North Reach, Cobden, proved the winner, his total being 07 points. The runner-up is Sergt. J. D. Baybutt, whose total was 93 points. Xo. 03 Company.—Cadet W. E. Lucy won the cup with a score of 93), Cadet A. F. Jamieson gaining second place with 91 points. No. 65 Company, Hokitika.— Cadet IT. Spoor won the competition with the remarkably fine total of 111 points, only -four points off the "possible." " Cadet W. A. O'Brien, with a score of 104, was the runner-up. Cadet Spoor is also the winner of the gold badge for the best shot in Group 21. Tlie above Cadets are to be eon."■ratul?' ed on their excellent performnnccs, and it is to be hoped that tliev will stick to rifle shootinn; and lat.pi* on compete at the meetings at Trentham. N.C.O. CLASS. The class for N.C.O.'s and those aspirin"- to N.C.O. rank is held everv Monday evening in the Drill Shed. The subjects taught are: Physical training, infantry training, and musketry... ..Every Cadet i>- invited to attend these classes, the only condition being- that attendance must be regular and not spasmodic.