NEW ZEALAND BOY'S RECORD.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12409, 26 November 1908, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND BOY'S RECORD.

A London correspondent, writing • on October 9fcb, states:—" Cndet Friar, of Onehun^a. Auckland, has sbot welL and conaistently during hia six weets' stay witn Xiord Roberts' 3 Boys ', lie innde one point less than the .winner- in the 'shoot- for tlieLady Gwendolen Guinness tropby and silver medal (woo by Ernest Barltrop, act. 14, of Sir John Cass School, 62 points fur highest possible 70), and he was second in tho m;ttsh for Lord L'heylesmore's Cop. afisr a re-shOot, baying tied with f.jur English boys. This cup v.ls won by : Charles Knigbt, aged 1!> years, \<ho for a . highest .possible of 50 points scored 45 points at 25 y srcls, firing his 10 rounds in 83 sbcotids. t:»det-Uolour-sergeont Friar's -'/visit hus been satisfactory in every .r-'&jv and its success justifies the b<ipe that Australia and Ucnada inny join wita New Zealand in 1909 and repeat tbo experiment. "We shall rely upon tho farther k-iu'd assistance of a Specfcntor tent (third year). and help again towards this hospitality in 1909. Wo are much iudebted to Lord Cheylcsmore, General Murray (dirwetar of military training), . and • (Japtain Davidson (of tbe Army Headquarters Statf) for interest and advice, atici to the kindneßS of tbe Secretary of State for -War in lending 20 shbrSservioe rifles for practice purposes.. It is impossible .to choose n -teism truly represantative .of ED^iisa schoolboys until there is a uniter?sl cadet system (scbool'and senior) in the Mother Uountry. Neverthekss when on October 20th, at 3 p.m., the Lord Mayor announces tie results nf the 'Lord Roberts Trophy' GoiupfitifcioD, 1908, our boys will- bo faur.d to occupy a creditable position in a list which includes teams officially representative of the Dominions of New Zealand aDd Canada, tbo Uommonwealta of Australia. K.-vUil, Queensland, and the Trensvsal. Mny we not hope tuat tbq Gabinetjnay back Mr Haldane in His desire/for -;i sohool nacot and seoior cadet systotJi to be in workicg order and efficient; in 1909, on lines uniform with the excellent sjatenv in Natal and -no*' Zealand— an Imperial L!riti.~b. C:i.:ot. 'system" ■