Scouting

Hutt News, Volume 16, Issue 40, 31 March 1943, Page 2

Scouting

By "Tuakana"

Hello, Everybody ! j 1 wonder how many people have noticed all the building activity near the main Hutt Bridget Well, take a look next time you are passing and note the progress of Third Lower Hutt's new Scout Hall. The frame is almost complete and one can now gather an idea of what the hall will look like when .finished. Very hard work by the Scouts and their friends and parents is going into this job. St James's Troop have made a start on the land adjoining and their Patrol Hut, which will later be extended into a Scout Hall, will soon appear among the willows.

A few weeks ago the 8.8.C. broad cast on short-wave the radio Jamboree of 1943 Here is a brief outline of the items —A recorded talk on the Scout Law and Promise by our late Chief, Lord Robert BadenPowell —"If you keep the Scout Law and Promise you will always be happy, even if you live to be over 80 yeai's old like me." From Chungking came the voice of a Chinese Scout who spoke of the work of his brother Scouts among air raid victims of his much battered city and an Australian Scout replied to him with words of cheer and encoui*agement. Our Australian told also of the great work done by in the Australian forces in Papua who got their men and gear across flooded rivers by using Scout methods.

On that dreadful Sunday morning at Pearl Harbour Scouts and Guides were out among the bursting bombs and shrapnfel hail tending the wound | ed, comforting the dying and keep-J ing the way open for the essential services—so the story was told byj a Scout in Hawaii. From South Af-i rica, India, Canada, from the International Rover crew in Cairo, from Gibraltar came the voices of the 1 Scouts Norwegian, French, Dutch, and Belgian Scouts now in England sent messages of chser to their brothers in occupied territories. A Czecho-Slovak Scout told how Scouting lived on in his land, despite the arrest and detention in concentration camps of their leaders, despite executions and deportations. Then Lord Somers, Chief Scout of the Bri tish Empire spoke briefly of the work of British Scouts. 70,000 now wear the National Service Badge and their work goes on untiringly. On behalf of the Scouts of Britain he sent greetings to all other Scouts throughout the world, especially those who, hungry, oppressed and in prison, are still clinging to their Promise and the hope of better days.

Now here is the local news. Entries for the Scouters Camp, 10th and 11th April close with me on March 31st.

An invitation to visit Palmerston North on the third week-end in May has just been received. The cost for Scouters and Cubmasters will be approximately 12/- to be brought to Old Wolves last Thursday in April without fail. Entries close with Mrs Fonkey, 16 Bracken Street, Petone, by Easter. Information for Scouts will be sent to all troops in due course It is time to apply for entry to the Wood Badge course now. The Hbme Studies for Cub, Scout or Rover sections are done in three sections during the winter. What about it'l