TE KORERO

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 73, 27 March 1929, Page 24

TE KORERO

A Call for Help

The police officials have requested our Commissioner (Mr. W. J. Holdsworth) to give the assistance of boy scouts in the search for a boy who is missing from his home in Grey Lynn. Any of our older scouts (at least 2nd class boys) who are willing to help are asked to report to the Newton Police Station as soon as possible. A full description of the missing boy will be supplied them there.

A meeting of all Scouters of No. 1 District is called bv +h« An«i<tanf Com. missioner

The Scooters' Hike

"Although there were not the numbers expected it was one of the finest gatherings of Scouters I have attended," writes D.S.M. G. C. Iversen, in connection with the Scouters' hike. "We camped for the night at a spot handy to the bush. One Scouter prepared the evening meal, while the others took an excursion into the surrounding bush and enjoyed the panoramic view, obtainable from the top of the adjacent Pukemakateo, and on their return a hot meal awaited them. Over the camp fire we all enjoyed talking over experiences and troop troubles and it often turned out that other Scouters present had had similar difficulties, thus enabling them to give helpful advice. The evening's korero was interrupted by the late arrival of Captain Gee, the Pukekohe S.M., who journeyed over 50 miles to attend the hike. With his arrival yarning started afresh and as the. billy boiled for cocoa, we learned of the disadvantages of running a troop in the outlying districts. lam convinced that such free discussion of common problems will go far toward better Scouting in Auckland. So the evening passed, until cocoa was served and good-nights said. After breakfast wo set out on the dav's hike, heading in the first place through the bush to the ridge above the Waitakere dam. All found great interest in examining native berries, several specimens of which we brought back for identification. Taking a circular route through ,the bush, we came out at the Waitakere stream, about a mile from the Cascades, where we had a late lunch. On the reeurn trip we split into two parties, one returning by road, while the other chose the bush track leading up the western slope of PukemakatecT. The first party In camp had the billies boiling awaiting the other, when the

cook prepared creamed beans a la pom me de terre served on hot toast a. la tomato .sauce! With the falling dusk we were on our way homeward after, what all voted, a wonderful week-end. So thoroughly did I enjoy the week-end that 1 have decided to call another Scouters' hike at no distant date." • • * ♦ The Easter Trail. About twenty St. Mary's boys will bo hitting the- trail for the ranges on Thursday night. Mr. C. Pa gey, of Wellington, will be in camp with them at the invitation of -D.S.M. lverson. Nine seniors of the Leys troop will hike fr.om the Huia Valley up the West Coast to Muriwai. Eighteen Heine Bay boys will be under canvas at Waimauku under S.M. L. Pietersen. Although a separate camp, 15 of the St. Barnabas Troop will also be located at Waimauku. To compete for the Canrpere; Badge, eight St. Aidan's Scouts will be out on the trail. Pukekohe is combining with Papakura for the week-end camp which will be held in the Hunua Valley. Five of St. George's will be at Piha under A.S.M. C.' McPherson. Several other troops and Sea Scout companies arc availing themselves of the extended week-end for camping, hiking and cruising. * * ♦ • Services Recognised. At a meeting of the Leys Institute Scout Group Committee hold on Monday last, the following letter from the Atlas Assurance Company was read:—"My company has much pleasure in enclosing herewith a cheque for £2 2/, and which we would ask you kindly to accept and uee in euch manner as you desire as a token of our very sincere appreciation for the excellent work done by your troop in carrying out salvaging operations at the recent fire in Mr. A. E. Stuart'e grocery shop, Poneonby Road] 'It gives my head office and myself keen satisfaction in making thie donation, and we would ask you kindly -to convey to your lads our thanks for the splendid work which they did and for the manner in which they eo promptly rose to the oocaeion. —Yours faithfully, (Signed* H. L Tjggeax, Manager/?

Sea Scout Regatta. The sincere and whole-hearted praise which ie heard on all sides should more than recompense all those who worked eo hard to make the day the great triumph that it was. In a note to Michael Captain R. A. Woods, Assistant Commissioner for Sea Scouts, asks for recognition of the whole-hearted support of those responsible. Captain Woods expresses thanke to the committee of the Takapuna Boating Club whose effort* made the regatta eo enjoyable and successful. As controller of the regatta Lieut, llainee proved invaluable. In referring to the presentation of the handsome silver cup by the Commodore and officers of H.M.S. Philomel, Captain Woode expresses his grateful thanke to the Royal Navy for their assistance and encouragement which they at all times exend to Auckland Sea Scouts. In conclusion, the Assistant-Commissioner congratulates the five Auckland Sea Scout companies on their good attendance and on the Scouty atmosphere (which attondtxl the regatta. It is hoped that regatta it* but a start toward one that will rival tho Anniversary Regatta. A special prize-giving function ie to be arranged in the near future. The following report of the Sea Scout Regatta is sent in by Mr. R, E. H. Smith, I Ist Mate, Hawke. Company.: The first Kea Scout Regatta wae held at Bayswater on March 23, 1929, under ideal conditions. The rowing race was the first event. Calliope, in their gig, and Vindictive and Hawke>, wtth their respective whalers, faced the starter. Calliope finished first, beating Hawke by a email margin, with Vindictive third. Unfortunately Hawke'e boat crowded Vindictive on the. line and wae disqualified,

otherwise, on corrected times, they would have won. The sailing race was nert, and wa.s very closely contested. Vindictive, Calliope, and Hawke were the only boats on the line, at the etart, and got away in that order. On the run to the first mark Hawke worked out a good lead, rounding a good minute ahead. During the slog to the weather mark, Calliope came up and rounded half a-length ahead but to .leeward. The gig showed good form, and their coxswain made no mistake* on the lead home, beating Hawke to the line by a boat's length. The backwater race wae very interesting. Vindictive scored the inside position, with Calliope and Hawke next. At the first mark Hawke had the inside position, and Calliope rounded just ahead and, of couree, the Hawke crew fouled them, resulting in the judge*? disqualifying both boats and giving the. race to Vindictive. The obstacle raoo was something new. The crews were required to sail to the first mark, row to the next and sail to the finish. Hawke (scratch) got away lir.-st, with Calliope liu, Vindictive I.lm close up. Hawke led the way round, but were neatly headed by Calliope at the last mark, where their main halyards got fouled, ami for eomo 30 Kecouds were unable to Bail. On the last lap Hawke held their lead, and got the gun ljm ahead of Calliope. Ketvult: —Hawke, 1; Calliope, 2; VindJc-

the, '<i. The officers' rowing race wae a very popular event. The boye were eagerly watching to see som« of us start "catching crabs," but I tnink they were disappointed. The non-Galliope crew won the tose, eo they took Calliope'e gig, leaving the. others Victory'* Montague whaler. The non-Calliope boat got the lead and Calliope, in spite of their very able coxswain, could not shorten the gap, with the result the non-Calliope crew get the "silver oars." Among the many other interesting events were the swimming races, greasy boom, roj>e wrestling, and a rowing race between Vindictive officers and Takapiina Boating Club official*. The latter crew won by a good margin, an<l dwerve credit for their performance in a atrange boat.

The results of other events were:— Takapuna Class, 12ft 6in.— Tio 1, Treviek 2, Kitty 3. Tauranga Class, 7ft. —Jonquil 1, Scud 2, Witsh Wynne 3. Greasy Boom.—Holland 1, Hill 2". 2.lyds Swim.—Holland 1, Wirth 2. 50yds Swim. —Ashfield 1, Patterson 2. On Sunday a church parade was held at the Navy yard. Devonport, when the eommonder of H.M.s. Philomel presented the Hawk crew with a silver cup, which was given by the officers of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, to be competed for annually by Sea Scoote in the obstacle race. The Hawko Company wish to convey their utmost thanks and appreciation to the Naval officers, Takapuna Boating Club officials, the Master o.f the Vindictive Company and all who contributed toward making the firet Sea Scout Regatta such a complete success. The S.M. of Fame Company of Sea Scouts aleo writes expressing appreciation for the manner in which the Sea Seouta Regatta was run, and desires to thank officers and committee concerned for the arrangements made, which enabled his Company to have euch an enjoyable time. He further wishes to compliment otlier companies on their euccesses during the day. • • • • Victory Sea Scouts' Report. On Wednesday, March 20, the Victory Sea Scouts paraded with, about 20 boys. Corapaes instruction was given by an exNavy man. Yeoman Signaller L. Legge instructed five new boye in semaphore. Later their new Cubmaeter, Mr. Jackson, took them for marching and drill. On Saturday about 24 Scouts attended the Sea Scout regatta. They arrived there late for the rowing race but won their heat of the backwater race. On Sunday a church parade was held at All Saints' Ohurdh. They are holding a four-days' Easter camp at Onetounga,

Hawke Sea bcouu. March 'has been a very notable month [or the Hawke Sea Scouts, writes their master, Mr. A. J. Vcart. At tie beginning of it they received the championship flag for the Sea Scouts race won at the Anniversary Day regatta. At a week-end camp held on the 9th and 10th six ewinimec .badges were earned, the successful Scouts being F. Henry, R, Wrigtht, M. Maquire, S. Wilehere, T. Teirney and C Hammond. And on Saturday last, at the Sea Sooute' regatta, held at Bayswater, the troop was successful in winning the very handsome cup presented by the commodore and officers of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy for the obstacle race. The cup was presented to them on Sunday at the dock after Divine service, at which representatives of the Sea Scout troops were present. In making the presentation, Captain Glover (H.M.B. Philomel), congratulated the troop upon its achievements and eaid he would be pleased to inform the commodore and officers of the result of the race. It is needle&s to say that the officere of the Hawke troop are very proud of their Scouts and are- looking forward to next season when the boys will have had more experience

Vindictive Sea Scouts. On J'riday last Sea Scout Hoc Murphy was picked, as tho most improved boy for the month, to go for the Easter cruise in Mr. McKay's launch. Mr. Hill was officially introduced to the boys as a mate of the company. Instruction in Morse and semaphore concluded the parade. On Sunday part of the company paraded .% the Calliope Dock and attended the Navy's church service, after which Captain Glover presented, on behalf of his colleagues and himself, the "Vindictive" Cup to the Hawke Company. Speaking of the regatta Mr. Thode says: "We of Vindictive realise that tho success was mainly due to the splendid efforts of Mrs. MeClenaghan, Lieut. Haynes, the committee and membere of the ladies committee."

St. Aidan's Report. Seven St. Aidan'e Scouts held a weekend camp at the S.M.'s boatnouse last Saturady and Sunday, writes 'Deerfoot. , A very enjoyable time was spent swimming and boating on Saturday. After breakfast on Sunday all adjourned to the Orakei Bush where scouting games were played. Each Scout brought hie food and had to cook it himself. Several recruits have joined up lately and are very Tceen. In the Cup competition the Wolves are still leading by a email margin, with the Lions second. On Saturday the Cubs journeyed to St. Helier's to play cricket. The first innings wae played, before lunch, the score, being St. Aidan'a 53, St. Helier's 12. St. Aidan'e were then entertained to lunch by St. Helier's. After lunch the second innings was played, St. Aidan's 30, St. Helier'e 18. Thus St. Aidan's won by o9 runs. Both packs then adjourned to Lady's Bay for a swim. Before leaving the ladies committee dispensed afternoon tea.

Onehunga Town Troop. A meeting of supporters and friends of this troop was held recently to form a troop committee. Headquarters were represented ly Mr. E. B. B. Boswell (Ast. Comr.) and Mrs A. E. M. Roughton (Acting Secy.). Mr. Thomas, the scoutmaster, had arranged several displays by the boys and these took place before the business of the evening was commenced. Mr. Gray son, the troop's ambulance instructor, presented a very fine display of first aid work by the boys, after which eight Cubs were enrolled in the Scouts and two Scouts initiated. A very pleasing feature of the evening was the presentation to the scoutmaster of a pennant in blue and gold (troop colours) bearing the name

"Rover." This flag, which was presented by three Si-outn on behalf of tne other boys of the troop, will fly on Mr. Thomas launch "Rover," which he has so often used for the benefit of the troop and pack. After the business of appointment of the committee lady supporters served a delightful supper.

Pathfinder History. As a result of a request from a correspondent we publish below the main point* in the history of St. Barnabas' Church. Scouts who desire similar help for their studying in the Pathfinder Badge are welcome to write to "Michael" and a condensed report will be published as soon after as possible. St. Barnabas' Church was originally built by Bishop Selwyn for the Maoris at rarncll, in 1877. It was moved to its present site in Mt. Eden in 1908, during the time when Canon McFarland was vicar. The old original portion of the church wa«s pulled down and the piessent brick one erected. One of the former vicars of the parish was the Bishop of Wellington, Dr. Sprott.

Our Morse Section. With Easter and its attendant camps and hikes it has boon decided to suspend the Morse reading for this week. Last week's message read: (To) P/L H. Jones, Auckland II (From) Scoutmaster Brown II Send mo 3i pounds of tea (Indian) AAA Go to MT. EDEN station 2.75 miles North of Newmarket on Auckland-Helensville line AAA Ticket will cost 3/6 AAA AR The symbol for the oblique stroke in P/L should have been contained in the one group and not spaced separately as "in Auckland-Helensville." This column has been running for several weeks now and before a prize competition is announced '"Michael" would like to hoar from S;-out.« of any difficulty they may find ill reading.

Hospital Report. The hospital visitor, Mr. W. B. Upton, save he is very pleaewl to report that a Scout troop irs forming at the Princess Mary Hospital. Two boye have enrolled and are training for tlieir tenderfoot. They are Edwin Guin»n and Ivan Allintrham. They arc both working exceedingly well and are very keen boys.

Wellington Gilwellians. "The 3rd New Zealand Uilwell training camp for Scoutcrs toinmcnced at Miss Nancy Wilson's property at Lowry Bay on Saturday week. , ' writes a Wellington Scouter. "It will continue each weekend up to and including Easter. D.C.C. Sandford is acting as S.M., D.C.C. Green as A.S.M., and Rover Scout Middleton (Gilwell Woodbadge) troop leader. We have got eighteen Scouters and Rovers working in three patrolsSeagulls, Kukuhus and JUoreporks. In spite of a dampish week-end we achieved eight sessions, and from the enthusiasm and standard shown at the start I think it will prove to be a really good course. On Sunday we had several visitors, iscluding Akela Leader (Miss) Wilson from Bulls (who purchased the Lowry Bay camp site and arranged the formation of a reserve to protect the surrounding bush) and Akela Leader (Mrs.) Addis, who has been in Auckland for the past two years and is now returning to England — and, 'rom our point of view, to GflwelL-