GUIDE NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21808, 13 June 1936, Page 9

GUIDE NOTES

(By the Provincial Secretary) Miss R. Eldridge has passed her captain’s warrant papers. The following guides have gained the undermentioned badges:—Athlete badge; M. Saddler, P. Cuddon, J. Thompson, P. Cook, J. Martin (Merivale Company), M. Brown (Riccarton Company), J. Seb, M. Haynes (Methodist Orphanage Company), M. Tresize (St. Saviour’s Company), G. Bunt, J. Pearson (Cambridge Terrace Company!-, S. Christie, P. Greenslade (Cashmere Hills Company). N. Randall, J. Stevenson, ' J. Stringer, C. Adamson (Tennyson Street Company). Cyclist badge: H. Butler (New Brighton Company), I. Martin, J. Thompson, M. Sutton (Merivale Company), J. Adams, J. Parsons (East Belt Company), D. Carter, J. Gott (Tennyson Street Company), M. Biel, J. Biel, J. Harris (St. Chad’s Company). ■. Cobbler’s badge: The work for this badge is to be left at the guide office on Tuesday, June 16. Needlewoman’s badge: The examination for this badge will be held at the guide office on Friday, June 26, at 4 p.m. Cook’s badge: M, O’Connell, M. Gilmore, P. Donnelly, E. McGee, N. Walsh (Phillipstown Company). Child nurse badge: W. Watson, A. Hercus, J. Gillan, G. Bunt, J. Pearson, E. Burt (Cambridge Terrace Company). Fancy dress party: The committee of the St. Andrew’s Company is giving a fancy dress party on June 27, in St. Andrew’s Hall. Treasure Island; This game was played at a jubilee rally, for which a treasure hunt had been specially asked. It might very easily, however, be played at an ordinary meeting. The patrols were given the following instructions: “This garden is an island, said to contain buried treasure on which you, a band of mariners, have been wrecked. There is plenty of water on the island, and vegetation, so you are in no immediate danger of starvation. All your stores and equipment, however, were lost when your ship was wrecked. Before seeking the treasure, therefore, you must, of course, find out how you can best live on the island, and what you can find to be of use to you, in your struggle for existence. To do this, divide your mariners into couples, and send them out to try to discover the things mentioned below. Do not let them take large quantities of materials, only a specimen large enough to prove that the plant or tree from which it comes can really be found on the island. A certain part of the island has been planted by the native inhabitants with vegetables, apples, but naturally shipwrecked mariners cannot take the food supply, of the natives. Also, all birds on the island are considered by the i

natives to be their own property, and must in no way be touched or disturbed. The natives are harmless* as long as their possessions, flowers, and food supplies are left alone. List of things to be collected:—(l) Something with which you could roof a hut; (2) something you could eat; (3) something out of which you could drink (several coconut shells had previously been scattered about a shrubbery); (4) something with which you could light a Are, as your matches were all spoiled; (5) twigs of four trees you would burn on your fire; (6) twigs of four trees you would not burn on your fire; (7) something out of which you could make a cooking utensil; (8) something out of which you could make a weapon; (9) some materials with which to make a bed; (10) name three wild birds you have seen on the island (say where you saw them); (12) name two insects you have seen on the island (do you think they were poisonous or not?). When you have found all these tilings, bring them to the grass plateau on the north of the island, and a native may give you a clue as to the whereabouts of the treasure. Remember, there are other rival bands also encamped on this island looking for the treasure, and the swiftest will be the one to find it. When the patrols had finished their collections, they were sent to a guider disguised as a Red Indian chief. She gave them very simple written compass directions, which led them to a certain spot on a grass meadow, where the treasure really was buried. It consisted of an old tin chest, wrapped in sacking, and was filled with tiny jubilee tokens, one for every guide there. The excitement was tremendous when the winning patrol, who had noticed an old spade lying about, and had thoughtfully brought it along with them, dug deeply, struck the tin, pulled up the box, and distributed the treasure to everyone.—(English Guider.)