HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 105well, finishing first and second. No. 8 Platoon(left-half of "F ") managed to go throughthe League without losing a match. Severalmen who only came out from home lasttrooping season played in the above Leagueand did really well, one or two showing goodpromise.(kla.ls (klalsTeam. Pla.yed. Won. Drn. Lost. for agst. Pta.No. 8, 7 li 2 0 8 2 127, 7 li 1 1 5 1 11" 9, 7 3 2 2 8 5 8"10, 7 2 3 2 8 3 7" n, 7 3 1 3 5 7 75, 7 1 4 2 1 2 6"6, 7 0 1 6 1 10 1.. 12. 7 1 2 4 4 10 4"SIX-A-SID"E FOOTBALL COMPETITION.ON the completion of the Platoon League theabove League was organised, there being twoLeagnes-i.e., First and Second. Each oldCompany has a team for each League. Thereare certain restrictions imposed, the mostimportant being that once a man has playedfor one team he can on no account play forthe other. The League i8 a double one. Old"F" Company have gone through the firsthalf without losing a point or even having agoal or corner scored against them, so arestrongly fancied as the League winners.I.EAGUE TABLE TO DATE.1st Lea.gue.For Agt.Team. Pld. Wn. Drn. Lat. a.c. a.c. Pts."F/' 3 3 0 0 114 00 6H G," 3 2 0 1 22 3 0 4"H"u 3 1 0 2 2 0 8 5 2uD," 3 0 0 3 1 0 li 1 02nd Lea.gue."D." 3 2 1 0 2 8 1 5 5"F," .. 3 2 0 1 li 6 2 1 4uH," 3 1 1 1 06 26 3BOtU 3 0 0 3 o 1 29 0MEDITATIONS ON THE RANGE.EAOH morning early ~s I sitIn this delightful s tI chew the cud and itateThe hardness of my lot,For here am I, a soldier born(Tho' many think it strange),Compelled to sit and vegetateUpon this blooming range.Now, ere I my commission gotI could command an army,And saw dim Future far unrolled,A baton there to charm me ;But when I to the army came I found out very soon That I, a soldier brave and bold, Commanded a platoon. My mind is rudely wakened From day-dreams full of bliss When some uneducated man Shouts" Centre; no, a miss." 1'he telephone rings violently; The receiver at mv ear Is agitated by a " Damn! " The only thing I hear. It's useless to reply to it­It causes discontent-And so I disconnect the wireAnd swear the" damned" thing's bent.I then endeavour to resume:My erstwhile train of thought,And dream again of my desireIf things were as they ought.Now, Subalterns will all agree, On careful meditation, That irksome duties such as these Cause mostly tribulation. So why not do away with them­It would indeed be safer-Or, anyway, all ranks to please, Do musketry on paper ~ SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.WE very much regret that in our last quarter'snotes we omitted to mention about thedeparture of two of our members-namely,Col.-Sergt. D. M'~rillan and Sergt. G. ShrubshalLThe former went to Australia, ondischarge after 21 years service, and thelatter to the Depot.Yet another departure has to be chronicled.Sergt. F. Warner is at present at RawalPindi on probation for the Indian OrdnanceDepartment.Headquarters left Ambala early in Aprilfor Solon, and those of us who are luckyenough to belong to the Companies concernedare delighted with the change.The Officers challenged us to a tennismatch, and proved much too good for us.We put forward six couples, and did not wina single set. The Officers were very kindly" At Home."The single Sergeants at Headquartersentertained the married people to a picnicin the "Happy Valley," a delightful spot