BOY SCOUTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 72, 25 March 1912, Page 2

BOY SCOUTS.

The arrival of Liout.-Gonei'al Sir R. S. S. Badon-Powell is boinp looked forward to with ;noro' thaii ordinary intnrost by past as well as present members of tho organisation, aud by all sections of the- community. His connection with Mufeking aud ovents in 'South Africa won a great place in tha minds of Britons at Homo mid overseas. To tho great nutn* bor of thoso from Now Zealand who played a (strenuous part in thoso fetirring events his_ coming will revive many scenes which kept tho nerves on tension and ovory faculty on tho alert. lie m's oxpcctd by the Auckland express which urrivco a little after 4 o'clock on Wednesday, the 29th May. Tho proposed arrangements aro that the train will bo met on arrival by local Scout tioops and thoso which have armed from cho ofchor centres. Lator, oflioeru and ex-oflicors of tho organisation will meet tho General. Scouts will tißsemblo again in tho eveuing. Thursday morning is set apart for any special nrrangomtuts. In tho aftoinuon there will be a great Scout rally, und again upon the Goneral's departure by tho Bteauior for Lyttellon at 8 p.m. of t.lio samo duy. Scout centres as far as New Plymouth and Napier and Nelson and Mavlborough aro being ' communicated with. • The Kolburne Troop of Senior Hcoutb roctmtly marched to To Kamm Station, near Torawhiti, and hud an oujoyable time of it. They woieo shown o\er (he station buildings, inspected a pft site, nsaistod in a haul of fiah, nnd did good scouting work. Tho finish of tho return march was—at t.lio doublo —for tho Kul-ori our. Tho thanks of the troop i<s duo for the courtcy extondod by the owner, Mr. M'Menampu.