t,
diminution of juvenile cigarette smoking, 'larrikinism,' and generally a
tendency towards a sense of responsibility and a desire to become good
citizens."

Wherefore it is seen that the chief aims as laid down in my scheme have
been fully realized, namely, to secure:--

(1). A sound mind in a sound body;

(2). A disciplined mind;

(3). Ability to shoot straight; and

(4). Sufficient knowledge of drill to secure self-confidence in the
field.

Some time after Lord Kitchener's tour of inspection the first flying
machine arrived in Sydney. It was sent out by the Bristol Company--a
biplane of the most primitive kind, where the pilot sat on the front of
the lower plane with his feet resting on a board, and the passenger
squatted behind him with the engine racing at his back. There was, of
course, considerable excitement in Sydney and much curiosity to see it in
the air. We were holding a camp of instruction for the mounted troops at
Liverpool, and the proprietors of the aeroplane suggested a flight from
Sydney to the camp, some twenty miles, and asked permission to carry it
out. I naturally agreed.

It was a perfect summer's morning when, at about 7 A.M., a small black
spot was seen high up in the air; it was the flying machine rapidly
approaching the camp at a height of some 3,000 feet. It landed safely on
a spot previously selected, much to the delight of the men in camp, most
of whom came from the country districts. The Governor-General, Lord
Dudley, was in camp with us, and was anxious to be taken up, and I
personally also intended to arrange likewise. Something, however,
intervened, with the result that the pilot left the camp before we
returned to lunch after the morning's work.

At the conclusion of the camp I returned to the barracks. The morning
after I was going into breakfast when a messenger arrived from the
manager of the Bristol Company with a letter inviting me to be the first
to fly over Sydney, and asking me to go out to the Ascot Race Course at
about eleven o'clock, where the machine was quartered. I drove out, and
on my arrival I was told that the pilot was away but that the mechanic, a
young Scotsman of about twenty years of age, who had a pilot's
certificate, was available if I wished to trust myself to him. I
certainly felt rather doubtful on the point when I looked at the youth,
especially as he had not been up in it himself since his arrival in
Australia. However, I took courage