DOMINION BOY SCOUTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 7

DOMINION BOY SCOUTS.

The weekly meeting of the Gisborne. ; troop was.heUl'uast .eVenijig.A Beforei the btfurAof the' meeting (7.30 p.m.) several . boys ■ praoJjise;l knot-tying, and became fairly efficient- m the 1 commoner knots. The troop then fell m, and [the roll was called, showing 38 scouts and officers present. Three prizes vwere then presented as folloAvs: 1. By the Sergeant to Corporal' Eaton, a copy of ,r Scout Tests," for diligence and behaviour iv scouting", games. 2. By the Sergeant to Scout Maieking. ipeie,,,^ copy, of f "Woodcraft," for ditto ■ (tie' witli Corporal - Eaton). 3. By his leader do Scout E |McLaott- V|lan, art ambufrnco outfit,, for, bqst i behaviour, in the own patrol/. -The .troop; Ayas the,u divided into three, squads for • praotice 1 m. various branches of scout trainings ? .One. squad, -under Leader Ellery, ; .practised* physical drill with staves, and got oh Avell. . Another, under Sergeunt Porter, went through .the semaphore signalling t othe end of the second circle (A to N), and about six out of the nine could sig-nal-fairly well for beginners. The third squad,, under : Leader Jones,' went through . some ambulance tWorkv chiefly-practising carrying an injured man on a^ stretcher. -A, game Ayas then, played as follows : The patrols were ' serifc one by ono <to' the Childers road, and Carnarvon street corners -to make the "gone, home" sign there with stones. These" were to. be destroyed byo other patrols after making their own sign. If two patrdls'sm'et obe could be,nd the other back to -headquarters by /its leader touching thJB opposing leader. The Cuckoo patrol, under Leader Jones, -played the game best, as they destroyed two signs,: and made their own, and Avere never seen by an enemy. A game with tracking irons was arranged for this afternoon. As It is to be. on the beach it will be fairly easy to follow the trail. A tin whistle band has been started jn connection with the troop by Mr Don, but has only reached.the scales so far. '■■■■;