THE BOY SCOUTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 773, 23 March 1910, Page 7

THE BOY SCOUTS.

, VISIT H.M.S. POWERFUL. ;: v

Yesterday afternoon. H.M.S. Powerful was yjsited by 200. Boy Scouts under tb« direction of Lieutenant H. M'Lsod, then cpmmander, and the various Scoutmasters. The lads had a thoroughly good time. -They were shown everything of interest on the ship, and watched the bluejackets going about their daily occupations. The men were exceedingly good-to them, and presented the young visitors with mementoes, of their visit in. the shape of-buttons and other gifts, te the great delight of the boys. ■ -. : ■ The Admiral takes a great interest in the Boy Scout movement, and when . ip Sydney he addressed the Scouts .who. visited the flagship. The boys had hoped that he would address them yesterday, but unfortunately he had an' engagement which prevented his doing so, and he left a message expressing his segret.-; .' :. - : - The Scouts have a—well, perhaps, it w a war-cry, common, to all the Scouts, "Bβ ■prepared, zing-a-zing, bom-bom' , —it goes on something like that, and this was given with great effect, before,. they reached the ship, the sound of it brmgV; ing' all the sailors' heads to the side to investigate. . . -~ . - - On tho way home an accident occurreoto', one'of tiie boys, Bert Smith, .oi Banks Terrace, .a member of the Pathfinders' Patrol. The pinnace in which the boys were brought ashore was towed, by a launch for a time. Then the haw<ser slackened for a little before the launch began to tow again. Just after, it began to tow the pinnace once morethe boy Bert Smith by some meanscaught his leg in the hawser, with the exceedingly painful result that the bones near the ankle were injured. It was for, tunate that no fracture resulted, but as it was the.boy. had to be taken to thehospital,- and will be invalided for some days. ■ ' - '

All heads ache some of the time-? some ache nearly all the time. But the twenty million people who use Stearns' Headache Cure never .tolerate headache for more than a.few minutes,. ■They know what to .do. A rendering of J. H. Maunder? s caa? ta±a, "Olivet to Calvary,*' was given by the choir of St. Mark's Church, last night, under the direction of Mr* Watkins. when thoro was a good attendance. The eolos were taken, by Mis* Gladye Wstkins, Mr. J. Ferguson, and: Mr. Culverwell, while a quartet was sung by Miss Moore, Miss Hilton, am , - Mcssrrs. Nelson and Andrews. ■•. ,■;.■;.'• Let J. J. Curtis and Co., Shipping Forwarding, and Customhouse Agents Customhouse Quay, move your furni tnre. They've had years of experience ixL this kind of work, and Trill do it : to your satisfaction. No careless packing.' er rough hand Hag. Moderate -shago*.—