SCOUT NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 76, 11 March 1933, Page 5

SCOUT NOTES

(By

“Robin Hood.”)

Dear Scouts, — “Littlejohn” is away OU a holiday, so there is no Commissioner’s letter this week. Therefore you will have to put up with one from me.

1 am going to ask why so few of you boys have gone for your Camper’s Badge. It is a very interesting badge to work for, and one that you can feel really proud of when you have got it. It shows that you are a real out-of-door Scout, a useful cook, a handy man with ropes, and in short a fellow who knows how to look alter himself and others out-of-doors. That is what a Scout should be able to do: help others, and help himself. If we all learn to help ourselves instead of waiting for other people to do things for us what a much happier and better world this will be. It is out-of-doors and in camp that we learn to do this more thany anywhere else, so let us see more of you out and about or under canvas. I have heard rumours of some Scouts coming to the Rissrngton camping ground for Easter. I hope a whole lot of you come. Yes, but don’t come in cars. Let us see you hiking it like proper Scouts. Good hunting. —“Robin Hood.” HASTINGS FOUNDERS' DAY SERVICE. The combined service of Scouts arid Guides was held in St. Matthew’s Church. There were present about seventy Guides of all ranks representing the six Hastings companies, and sixty Scouts from Havelock, Hereworth, Hastings, and Frimley. Miss Herrick, Deputy-Chier Commissioner of New Zealand, Hiss McHardy, Divisional Commissioner, and Miss Loe, District Commissioner, were all present, and also a large number of parents and friends. The services were conducted by the Rev. Brierley, chaplain of St. Andrew's Group, and followed the lines of the services all over the Dominion. WELL DONE, SECOND HASTINGS! This week I received bv post a magazine, “The Totem.” This was something new to me, so I opened it at once. It was the first number of the monthly magazine of the Second Hastings Troop. It contained details of the troop’s doings for the past year, the beginning of an adventure story, funny stories and general Scout news. The subscription is very small, only one penny per copy. Second Hastings is indeed to be congratulated on this new venture, and they deserve the support of all the Scouts of the district. ESK TROOP NOTES, There were terrible doings in Eskdale last Saturday night. A band of evil-doersh eaded by the terrible Hongi were smuggling treasure to their secret lair. But worse than this, there was a gang of dangerous criminals of the worst kind out not only to rob the smugglers of their treasure, but to murder them as well. Now, the police, headed by Fat Policeman Sim, Seragi the Sleuth, and Detective Frowning Fred got to hear of this and held a council of war. After much talking they stalked forth from the police headquarters with looks of strong determination on their faces. They made short work of the robbers, one actually being caught in police headquarters. But the smugglers were not to be found. Many times a worried policeman would return and ask the question, “Seen ’em?” only to receive a sad shake of the head from his superior officer. At last at a quarter to nine the smugglers made a desperate dash for it, and got to their lair safel,before the police had time to realise what had happened. After that we ate the treasure