TE KORERO For Boy Scouts

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 246, 17 October 1928, Page 20

TE KORERO For Boy Scouts

Examination board meets to-night at headquarters.

Several troops will be out under canvas for Labour Day. Amongst those are:—Leys Institute, Huia Valley; Heme Bay, Swanson; Kitchener, Piha; Edendale, Onetaunga; St. James, Waiheke; combined Sea Scouts, Pine Island. *'*-•* Sea Scout Cruise. Given good weatfier the Labour Day cruise should prove a great success. All Sea Scouts are very keen on it and it should prove the beginning of real Sea Scouting. Some companies are having friends visit them at Pine Island on the Sunday. Officers please note that the picture parade cannot be held until after the cruise. Night yet to be decided. > * * « • Hospital Visitors' Report. Sea Scout Commissioner Woods and Sea Scout Commissioner Foote, of the Victory Troops, paid a visit to the hospital last Sunday afternoon, writes Mr. W. B. Upton. The following Scouts and Sea Scouts are in the Princess Mary Hospi-

Scout Andrew Hawthorne, of the Ayondale Troop, is suffering from ostedmilitis. He is improving steadily and goes home every Sunday. While in hospital he practices first-class work. Scout Whitefield, of the Kaitaia Troop, is also suffering from osteomilitis. His progress is very slow and while abed does some very fine carvin" of bowls-and trays. c Kidney trouble is the complaint of Scout Francis, of St. Andrew's Troop, Epsom. He had two operations and is now doing well. He is working for his second-class.

Sea Scout Holland, of the Calliope Sea Scouts, had an attack of pneumonia. Ho is up and about and will shortly leave the hospital.

Sea Scout Campbell, of the Victory Troop, cut his foot and is suffering from blood poisoning. He is slowly improving- . . . " *** * . Successful Comedy Performance. The St. Francis Troop of Boy ScOuts held «a very successful function when they staged the brilliant comedy "Niobe" at the Tlieosophical Hall, Queen Street, last Tuesday, October 16. The proceeds are in aid of their troop funds. » • • '• Vindictive Sea Scouts (Bayswater).

At 5.30 p.m. last Friday the master and bosun, assisted by Mr. Waddell, jun., launched the whaler. At 7.30 p.m. 32 boys mustered and preparations were the Labour Day cruise. Numerous jobs, of splicing and whipping were done. Electrician's badges were presented to Goodale, Melville and Jenks; tenderfoot to Cox and second-class to Jones. On Saturday several boys were tested for their cook's badge. The remainder were kept busy on various jobs. • • • • Victory Sea Scoots. The following report comes from Bosun R. Mclntyre, of the Victory Sea Scouts: On Wednesday, October 3, the Victory Sea Scouts' usual routine was broken, when a lantern lecture was given by Air. Smith, whose talk was chiefly on naval battles, and extremely interesting. The slides, which were presented by Mr. Stebbing, were also very interesting. The lecture ended at 10 o'clock, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer. On Thursday, October 11, 22 boys paraded at the Herne Bay Hall, where good work was done among the Tenderfoots an<J second-class candidates. Last Saturday a parade was held at Cox's Creek, and the finishing touches were to the launch and the whaler, which were launched ready for the Labour Day cruise. All members of the troop are urgently requested to attend parade on Wednesday to make arrangements for the Labour Day Camp. The Scouting fraternity of Auckland and others arereminded that the Victory Sea Scouts are holding their annual grand concert at the All Saints' Hall, Ponsonby, in the near future. • • • » Fame Sea Scouts.

Ships Writer Waldron, of the Fame Company, advises that a complement of thirty-three Sea Scouts rolled up at Armstrong's Hall on the 12th inst. and received instruction in seamanship and signalling. A tenderfoot test was held and lesulted in a further five boys passing their examination. On the ftth inst. repairs to boat's equipment occupied most of the time. A parents' meeting is to be held at Point Chevalier Sailing Club House at 8 to-night, with the object of reorganising the committee, a m large attendance is assured. The troop desire to express their thanks to Mr. A. O. Franklin for his generous gift of a large Union Jack.