WORK AND PLAY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14656, 25 January 1912, Page 5

WORK AND PLAY.

! CADE!" 011-ICEUS' CAMP j Favoured by glorious cununcr aim- ! . e ii.2;e, i*ie oucanipuient c>i Juu.or - CatluL ;S p;"veecdllill SUiCVLiUJ* ! :u;u iiKtCoaiuir.' at, the Show Grounds. "liil- ltuii. uagciy iitead-al aiid succcssiui cimip i;c-:u -iiixce such camps remarked Captain Stevens i.u u repor-er There arc over uiiK'iY oil iters ill camp, including i-J; Xoi'tn Is'iLud uuioierSj who Lavo been raaii.iig iioliday in tiie iirouth. The oa.:ap id not ;-s souio might think, a ti.oji.iij- paxtj- affair, but lfi i*i:ig tcnciiKtcd on strict military lines. -\ot a i jarring note, so to speak, has been j sounded s-a far, the officers, jii.stly I strainers to one anoih;.-, ''h.ttiiig it" i r.i--rly and getting so agreeably ! thai much add.tic.nal nieasurc is tho I it c-t" the teacher*. Captuir, Stevens, j Coii.n-.andant of Junior Cadets, 5s in ■ cuiiimand and has with him Sergt.- ' Ahijor Kennedy, Artuig-tjnarterniaster, iSwgt.-Mfiior IJishoo, camp SeriiiMa;or>, Sorrjt-ltajors Omcniing and Mellows (instructors) aid Ju,=t (v.-ith Captain Stevens in the orderly rconi). The. conditiou cf the camp represents the acme of cieanlin.-iss, everything being neat and orderly. The officers j are doing their own catering and find ■ thai the system works satisfactorily. ; .Six men ar<? told off oa;h day to wait j on t-ach other at mess and tho sniii--1 t.-.rj- arrangements, are looked after !n tho same itnv bv "fatigue-is" furnished l-.y the officers. Yesterday morning Captain Stevens J h--: t-ared tho assembled officers on | roa.-ral line*. remarks proveking - He spoke under tho headings of (1) general organI :.--u:c:i and icrrcMvuiiWca: ('2) Bati iali-.m ccniniands: Vi) aiiii:a.tnre ranges ; (-41 tarsi-i practice and (5i discharges :'■■■!■ raupts. The lecture lasted for .in ■ i:.'ur and a quarter and was attentive! v h-tentd i:.. It is a feature that the o.ifi?ors lib? commanders like Captain i Stevens, who personally instru.-ts rnd ; lectures io them. The- o!li:'>r= niv.-ent. ; repie-eut <.>met!,hi.- lii;.-, 7'.>r--< cadets. i so that if the instilling of the knotr-jV-d.w has the desired elToct it will i liave a \r!de> dissetiiinatioii. j _ T'Kis"_ inonraig reveille «"iil sound at i •>-So_oVlock and the men parade for : "faiigno" at 6, ohysieal evflrcises b-2- ; iii<r iakru lialr an hour later. Bres't- ; l*i\st will ho at 7.Si) and at 8.80 the oftu-ers fall in for son ad drill, companv • d,;i| canine: from P,30 to 11.30, ar.d ; dinner at 12. Instruction in inusketrv | and sa'utius with t-ha sword will he j th> afternoon. i T-"rid.ir trill l>-< devot,vJ to c-omnanv i r.nr! .skeleton lut-taiion <3ri!l. and on I Ratiirday er.mp wiii b» struck, a pood innUT tr-aolmrs hav'.-ac; to resume their . d-.iiiej on Moadsiv.

OFFICERS AT PLAY. That there's a time for everything, even tor school teachers to indulge in some strenuous sport, was shown yesKi'day afternoon, when a sports neeti:)g; ui which a party oi men r.-oin the fciuitiihekt works took part, was held. There were a number of spectators present and the oincers showed themselves hospitable hosts, serving afternoon tea and iced drinks. Captain Ariiut. of Cust, was responsiblo for tho excellent sports arrangements. Following are tho details:— 100 Yards Races: (1) H. Fitzsimmons (Works) 1, Captain Sprout 2, J. Durroch 3; (.2) Lieut. Fooid 1, Lieut. JlcDouald 2, Lieut. Lapdell 3. Both finishes were close, and the races were run in good time. Putting the Itilb Ston<?—T. Campbell (Works) 1, Captain Patterson 2, H. Fitzsimmons (.Works) 3, Captain Rae -l. Tup.-oMVar—The carap team won r.'.tiLcr easily, although it was some tiu'.o before thoy asserted their str/ngih. The .team was as follov.'s: Guniniings, Captains Fatt3ison, JLleary, 3lac!de. Grcig, Grah.iKi and Rae. and Lieutenants B. Poulinston, Searie and Eg;letcn. Jl:ijor Jfoir captained tho team. Relay Race^—Camp team (CaDtain Rre.. I/ieutenants Parr, Foord, IToDonald, Boves and Sprout) 1. Works' team ill. Fitr.simmons, X. Bennetts. J. Kirby, D. Irving. D. Gillespie, and J. Davroek) 2. The raco was eorafortably won, the losing team being hindered through one runner failing to bo on tho alert for the imaginary dispatch—a piece of wood. Hop, Step, and Jump—H. Fitzsimmnns (Works) 1, Lieut. Ha;erty 2. Numerous wrestling bouts occupied the remainder of the afternoon. A highly meritorious concert under canvas—two marquees being joined—was hold in tho evening and largely attended.