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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18414, 21 May 1920, Page 5

v The annual smoko concert and prise presenta.ion or No. 7o Company Senior Cadots, Now Brighton, mul tiro local section ot e Company lemtoriais, was hold in the .Pier Hail on Wednesday evening, BieutemuH A j’. Hopkins presiding over a very largo attendance, winch in’cluded Coionoi R. Young (.Officer Commanding Canterbury Military District), sever*! o.her officers, returned men who had bc.cn members oi tho Cadet Company and representative citizens of New MrigUton. Colonel Young presented tho prizes, as follow: —General efbrJncy—Cadets Reed, Thompson, Anderson and Sucklin'-. Rdlo shooting—Cadet F. Smith 1, Cadet L. Harding 2. Squad drill competition—No. i Seciion, Sergeant L. Tabley. A special presentation was made to Colour-Sergeant S. O Donnell, who is transferring lo llio Territorials, in recognition of excellent service to his old corps. The social side of the. proceedings included tho honouring of a lengthy toast list and (ho contribution of an entertainment programme, towards which items .were subscribed by Cadet Ivan Baker and Private F. Bountreo end Messrs Walter D.rako, W. Chammen, Brio Baker, E. Reed, B. Dunbar and others. During tho evening addresses of interest to the "cadets wore given by Colonel Young, Colonel F. B. Crcswcl!, Major Rowe and the Rev W. Walker. Mr A. W. ©w!m promised to present tho oampanv with n football, and Mr AV. Drake offered his services as coach to the company football team, Clio offer being gratefully accented. Supper was provided by the Pier management, and tho proceedings closed with tho singing of tho National Anthem shortly before cloven o'clock.