PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM.—SIXTEEN THOUSAND MILES.
LO THE EDITOR 07 THE "SneerAroa."] have received several generous contributions towards a Spectator Tent* at Risley (August 8th-17th) for our primary boys' camp from your readers. The sum (E16) is not yet quite completed, and Tam sure that your commendation of our purpose as "a truly sound and Imperial one" will ensure the early completion of this little fund. So far as "hospi- tality" is concerned towards our Colonial schoolboy Cadet visitors, and the expenses of training scientifically the England team for the Roberts Trophy, I have received handsome donations from the Duke of Hamilton, Mrs. Godfrey Wedgwood, General Campbell, Colonel R. W. Inglis, Mr. G. Rooke Collingridge, and others, and I will ask you to be so kind as to publish the complete list a little later. I think there is no reason to doubt but that English schoolboys intend to give a good account of themselves in the Roberts Trophy Competition in this its first year. Thus on Saturday last at Harrow-on-the-Hill our City primary schoolboys ("Lord Roberts's Boys") enjoyed the kind hospitality of Harrow School. Shooting with Service rifles at 200 and 500 yards, our boys made 443 points, while an eight from Harrow School scored 409 points. Average age of our boys, fourteen years. S. Meyer. of Swan Street (L.C.C.) School, Portsoken Ward, made the highest individual score, 33 (highest possible, 35) at 200 yards. At 500 yards H. Groves, of Sir John Cass School, Aldgate Ward, tied with De Mancha and Lord Carbeiy (31 points out of highest possible 35). As this was the first practice this year, things look promising for August, if the necessary financial aid be forthcoming for the August training camp.—I am, Sir, 81,c., REGINALD J. E. HANson, M.A. Cantab., R.N.Y.R., Hon. Sec. "Lord Roberts's Boys."
42 Sun Street, .E. C.
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