Scout Notes

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 97, 27 April 1939, Page 9

Scout Notes

SCOUTS HOME FROM AUSTRALIA (By Rewa). The British Isles contingent to tho Australian Jamboree (held near Sydney, at Christmas) arrived back in England in the s.s. Jervis Bay on Monday. Tho contingent consisted of 19 Scouts, two Rover Scouts and six Scouters, under tho leadership of Rear-Admiral Collins, C. 8., R.N., Assistant County Commissioner (Scouts), Berkshire. Besides participating in tho Jamboree, where they met Scouts from aU over Australia, tho British Empire and several foreign countries, the contingent enjoyed a fourteon-day motor coach tour through Southern Australia and Victoria to Sydney, and on their way back they did a sightseeing tour of Cairo. Wherever they went they were greeted by brother Scouts and were given an enthusiastic reception. Tho Scouts selected to represent Great Britain came from Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devonshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Leeds, London, Middlesex, Surrey, Worcestershire, Yorkshire,, Scotland and Wales. A Russian Tribute Madam Krupskaya-Lenin, Lenin's widow, who has just died, wroto thirteen years ago; “The chief thing that English Boy Scouting gives to their children is a life of romantic and decorative colour; does no violence to a child's free will; gives scope to its initiative and self-reliance; broadens its horizon; makes life full and rich; and to a high degree develops its social habits.' l 3rd West End There was an excellent attendance held last Monday in the West End school. The inspection was won bj “Seagull'' patrol with the “Dove'* patrol as ruuuors up. Throughout tho night there were various kinds of gen eral Scout wofk aud competitions, competed for amongst the different patrols. We ended parade with a .few games. The competition from the bottle-drive held last Saturday was won by tho “Hawk" patrol, who colloetod about 580 bottles Everyone is looking forward very much to the coming Scout Jamboree. 4th. Palmerston North All Saints' At the meeting of the troop held on Friday wo began with prayers and flag-

break. We began to discuss our concert which is coming off soon. Boys were picked to do liakas. Next wo had games of dodge-ball. A play was picked for tho concert and boys chosen for the parts. Other items were arranged. Following this Scout F. Matthews was presented with his first class badge. Scout Donald and Douglas Brown were given their cook's badge and second R. Nortby liis ambulance badges. The meeting closed at 9.15 p.m. sth. Te Awe Awe On Wednesday evening we had a visit from “Little Wolf'' of St. Peter’s troop. L. Berry, tho first of the cubs, has passed his tenderfoot. A.S.M. took W. Lennon R. Jackson, K. Tucker and R. Albrecht for their first class signalling. We were , glad to welcome two new boys to the troop, L. Coupe and D. Brattle, both from Cloverly. The evening closed with final arrangements for a bottle drivo on Saturday.