SCOUT NOTES

Northern Advocate, 16 September 1932, Page 2

SCOUT NOTES

(By “LONE WOLF.”)

[Conducted weekly in the interests of Scouting, to acquaint the public with the work which Scouting cmbraces. All contributions should be in the hands of “Lone AA’olf, ” care of the “Advocate,” at the latest on tlie Tuesday of each week.] FIRST AVITANG AREI BOY SCOUTS. The scouts of the Trinity Troop were the guests of the First. AVhangarei Troop last Saturday evening, when they wore invested by G.S.M. Ferguson. All the troop took the Promise in the usual way. The inspection and books came first, as usual, followed by a. spell, in which the officers of each troop got to know each other bettor. Then followed games, for the night was a “pound night” for the two troops, no parents being invited. A chariot race followed a tank race. Both wore fun-makers. In the former the boys were in scrum formation with the smallest boy on top. This human chariot, ran up the hall to the platform and back, the first back being regarded as the winner. In the tank race the boys wore all roped in a bunch, and they had to run the same course as in the chariot race, the winner also being the one first back. These race teams were made up of the different patrols. An interesting game of “gusto” between the Bulldog patrol .and the Tui patrol followed. A game of gusto was also played between Trinity Troop and AAHiangarei, the latter winnning. Then came the investing, which was followed by a. game between officers of both troops and half a dozen boys, three from eftcli troop. Then came the “eats.” All the boys squatted in horseshoe formation and were- handed a cup of tea ani some “eats.” After that they had a peanut scramble, followed by boys playing officers in a game of gusto. The Wekas and Foxes also played. “Fall in” followed, and three hearty cheers from the Trinity Troop to the First Whangarei Troop were answered by three “He-si-cars,” the Japanese cheer, and dismissal. 8; 8; 8! 8: SCOUT LA AY DEFINITIONS. No. 7. A Scout obeys the orders of liis parents, patrol leader or scoutmaster without question. Let the seventh law sink right into your heads. If a Scout is told to do a, thing he is supposed to do it right away, without any answering back or asking questions about what he is told to do. 8i m & DO YOU KNOW? How many people know that, the sails of a windmill, according to the way they are set, serve as a semaphore, and have a message for those who can read their signals? In the days of smuggling - , millers whose mills were near the coast, wore sometimes in league with the smugglers who could conveniently store their kegs of smuggled brandjl, their tobacco, tea, or silks, among the sacks of flour at the mills. The millers could always give them a signal as to when there was danger, in the shape of an excise officer prowling about, or when the coast was clear. The danger signal was given by sotting the sails in the position of a St. George’s Cross (fhe upright cross). “All Clear” was signalled by placing the sails to form a St. Andrew’s Cross—like an X. The upright position is also a sign of mourning at the mill, or some other trouble. 8; 81 , 81 CORRECTION, In last week’s notes it was stated that 11 Cubs passed their tenderfoot, examination; it should have read 11 scouts of the Trinity Troop.