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the window and into the middle of a crowd of people coming out of 

 a small church just opposite (Magdalene Street). The room was 

 practically wrecked. There was not an atom of glass or crockery left, 

 the furniture broken, and the walls covered with remains of apples 

 and oranges. The " quiet " freshmen were in the thick of it, and 

 enjoyed it as much as the rest ! All Hunt said on his return was : 

 " You seem to have had a pleasant evening in my absence, and my 

 landlord has given me the sack." 



So much for these stories which one could go on telling, with the 

 help of those who took part in them, till the cows come home. 



Hunt was keen on all sorts of sport — hunting, fishing, and 

 shooting. He was an exceedingly good rifle shot, and even in those 

 long ago days there were two things which he thought and talked 

 about to his pals, and they are both things that are in the forefront 

 of discussion to-day, viz. Universal Compulsory Military Training, 

 and Tariff Eeform, though not known by that name then. As far 

 back as 1892 he published a pamphlet entitled " Socialism or Pro- 

 tection, which is it to be ? " advocating protection of our industries 

 and preferential trade with our colonies. Hunt maintained that 

 in the case of a serious war every one who could shoot would 

 have to go out. He said to me, " You and I will both 

 go." He went with Lovat's Scouts, and was in some very heavy 

 fighting. As may be imagined his quaint descriptions of his adven- 

 tures were most amusing. My share was two years garrison duty 

 at home. As to the Tariff Eeform, was he not persuaded in a bye- 

 election to come forward and fight and win a seat which borders on 

 Wales for many miles, and was held by the Radicals for some years 

 before the Home Rule split ? It was the first seat won in an agri- 

 cultural division on the full Chamberlain programme, and although 

 he only retained his seat by a decreased majority in 190G, he more 

 than trebled it in January 1910, and was unopposed at the last election 

 in December 1910 — an eloquent tribute to his popularity in his own 

 county. 



After leaving Cambridge he was Master of and hunted the 

 Wheatland Hounds for many years with wonderful success. As an 

 instance of his keenness, the writer was staying with him many 



