CADETS FOR CHRISTCHURCH.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 136, 19 June 1901, Page 2

CADETS FOR CHRISTCHURCH.

ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE BOYS. We have been supplied with the following list of the cadets who left for South by the Waihora last evening, in charge of Mr Marshall (Matawhero), assisted by Master Bertie Johnston, of the Gisborne school staff Lieutenants Campbell and Doyle. Sergeants Gardner, Picken, Hair, Marshall, Quinn, Wilson, and Brennan. Corporals Judd, Cameron, Baty, Ted Wallace, Malone, and Warren. Privates Page, Geo. Campbell, Juo. Judd, Charles Judd, Ashdown, Currie, Gray, Farmer, Wright, Cyril Aislabic, Arthur Aislabie, Greene, Henry Lange, Allen Lange, Seymour McFarlane, Willie McFarlanc, Boyd, Rcdpath, Graham, Johnstone, Smith (Makauri), Cecil McClure, Baldie McClure, Ben. Malone, Barrow, Tietjen, Winter, Woodward, Hapgood, Cumming, Eice, Corbett, Brown, Karaitiania, Hughes, Smith (Te Arai), and Kirk—s2 all told.

The following arc the Gisborne cadets : J. Bean, W. Mcßeath, Walsh, Cooper, Clayton, Jones, Hardy, Bolt, Morgan, Peterson, Butler, Tate, Lucas, Douglas, Andrews, Bloomfield, Little, McConnell, Ford, Moore, Somervell, Tansley, Parnell (2), Hills, Faram, Dixon (2), DeLautour, Maunsell, Bell, Bourke, Symes (2), Aston, Blair, Adair, King, O’Neill, and Mcllroy. Evory precaution has been taken for the safety of the lads en route.

The company is divided up into small ■ sections, each under a senior officer, who . at certain stages of the journey will call the roll of his section and report all well or otherwise to liis superior officer. In this way Mr Marshall hopes to keep in ready touch with each and all, to use the senior boys as guardians of the juniors, and discover promptly when anything goes wrong. Mr Crammond has kindly promised to have the boys breakfasted on board, the steamer in Napier this morning before embarking on the train, and as they carry blankets and rugs with them, they will be prepared for any wintry weather they may have to encounter between Napier and Wellington. . The best thanks of the corps arc due to the Mayor and Mr E. N. Jones for the prompt and able manner in which, once the matter was placed in their hands, they brought things to a successful issue. Having secured the Premier’s acceptance of the corps, the Mayor spared no pains to ensure that every' stage of the journey was provided for. Picking up the chain the Defence Department had dropped, ho hooked it on link after link until the other end was made fast in the City of the Plains. On the way down, he was making the way smotk for them, and providing for their safe and comfortable transport. ,Itis no wonder the villagers of Makaraka were aroused when throe cheers were given for tho worthy Mayor of Gisborne, and the stout old schoolroom reverberated to the echo; and yet breath enough was left to give vent. in like manner to then - feolings of gratitude to the Honorable James and the Premier, also well worthy of their share of praise. Hundreds of people gathered at the wharf last evening to witness the departure of the lads. They lyere in great and cheer Attest cheer was givefi by the boys before the launch left the wharf, while those left behind gave cheers for the lad§.