GIVING THE BOYS CHANCE.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXVI, Issue 3450, 27 October 1915, Page 1

GIVING THE BOYS CHANCE.

Preljendary Oarlile,' the well-kndwi^;-, ? founder , of v the "Ghurch Army, jla.r,W

organised .; an .; extensive' scheme; fpi;^?; the emigration to Australia of laSd^ i ■:'■ with no futurer in England.; ; . His.; fiirdfeii: posal is ■'< iii^ti; fi^fit; t^hou^and ladsv:^; should be taken; by Wthe organife]tipn ::0 and placed; mi- apposition tp^helt, /; :

themselves ;amdng^ the: hospitable,set?';: ;i; tiers of Australia^;;:A great dem^iiil } has recently arisen^ in Australisi'^irt3<^ strong,' healthy^ .people,', to, L deyielbp ;*'« 5 its resources "4nd supply the need;-61 a,-:;^ labour on jts\,fariTi' laiiids and pother/«: industries. • Some -time smce ;C;th| ,_ )■ Church Army 'jff. oraied a Boysw ■ Department, with 'the object of\giet;s^r'';-« ting into ioi^'cb. \ with .youths :an<S^ ■= boys, who run -wild abput;, the ], streistaKfeift v with no future;.;;.or,..at'/best,;•:casuai'^&i employment,, leading to unemplo^l Jj bility and destitutibn. TheCn^ainv^^ object of this -department was jtS^in^lr^ croduce these lads to; clubs, brigadleß?^f;| scouts, and similay-organisatipnsr^^Sjj^ their benefit, and|ib> get employments ;m ; : for them whenNitney left school in ?roper trades, instead of in ''blmd- ■ illey", occupations. i^Recently:thfcd.e-^~;^ partment has' adopted principled 'j!^)i >f emigration -to Australia t or=i'fadsiv. '%-Pi over sixteen of good■'• are not in trades,/and;have only?|;fi&i{^^ prospect qfi casual Ea^!^?^ boy will be provided ;with. a' prop^:^^ sit, and each party; will be ,accbm;?l|^ panied by an official, and on landing^;,f^';! \i, will be received :by the Churcli „' Army's representatives. The boys

will be provided; with good- situa*}

tiona on arriving, and will not be--lost sight of afterwards. Each f lad.-.' l will cost £10, and the c^fftii Army'- . is hoping to raise £50,000 to take \ five thousand boys away from the temptations of the streets and the effects of casual labour.