BOY SCOUTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14283, 25 August 1910, Page 7

BOY SCOUTS.

(By Rangat-ira.) There was a <;ood attendance at the monthly battalion parade held on Caroline Bay last Thursday evening. Over 70 scoills ol all ranks were on parade -Miss Reid. Scoutmistress, Girls' Peace Scouts. (Girls' .High School) with, an escort ol patrol loaders. Misses Buchanan, Nurrisb, Gibbs, Fraser. from her troop, was- present for the purpose ol handing to each troop sergt. oi' the ] Boy Scouts a troop Hay. C'Juef Scout- , master J. Williams formed the Scouts j up in line, the troop sergeants were ; called out to the i'rcmt and received; j i'rom the young lady representative, j their troop Hag. The boys were pleas- j ed to receive tiiem, and more so at the j remarks Miss Keid so kindly made in , reference to assisting us at any future time. The Scorns paid then;, the ladies, a compliment, by giving the ''Scouts Rally" and the nowiy-iurmed fife and drum bam! played a couple of tunes in a creditable manner. Band-masi-er Robinson is going to make the hand a success, am! the hoys are going to back him up. Mr 'Robinson is prepared to teach other six boys if they conn* along on Wednesday and Friday evenings, at ibe hall at 7 x).m. No. II go to camp at Holland's on Saturday, and will remain there during • term holidays. Goraldino hoys are coming in on Saturday week for the purpose of attending church parade on following Sunday. No. 11 1 Toon will make them welcome in their fainn lor the night and come into town for parade together. No. 1 under Scoutmaster COonoghue go into camp at Elwr.rt.hy's. Pareora on Friday: they will also come in for the Sunday church parade at ICingsdown. The following were oil parade last Thursday. Mr Rainier, District Commander being unavoidably absent : Chief-Scoutmaster J. Williams. Scoutmasters M. O'Donoghue. G. Grandi and C. Clarke, St aif-Sergt.-Major .T. I Fergu.sson, Battalion Bugler Segar and following Patrols —No. 1. ".Pewit. ' "Woodpigeon." "Moropork." No. IT. "Raven." "Tui," "Cuckoo." No. ITT. "Wolf." No. IV. "Tiger," "Buffalo." No. V. "Ram." "Panther," and Temuka troop. Patrol-leaders I/. Rockingham. L. Grandi. L. Ferrier. C. Anderson, L. Clare, C. Mee, L. Hughes, Ij. Irwin. Troop-Sergts. Duncan. Cmiekshank and Buchanan. The. Indian Club team meet at the. school, "VYaimataitai, on Friday, at G. 45 p.m. for practice. The display committee meet at hall n't 8 p.m. on Fridays instead of Wednesday evenings. The secretary, rred G. Dunn has the tickets to hanc., which mav be obtained at the liall on Fridnv evening. Scoutmaster Grandi gave the boys some useful instruction in bridge-build-ing. last Saturday afternoon. N\ xt Siiturday afternoon hut building and shelters"will be taken up. The boys parade at Mr Tripp's paddock, Wai-iti Road. 'Die brothers Segar deserve a word of praise for the excellent manner in which they played the bugle march whn the battalion marched to the hall. Tliey relieved the band at intervals. The" latUer being out for the first time on the march, acquitted themselves creditably. Well done Claremont! The "Buffalo Patrol" rolled up strong for one living a long distance away. number of boys are goingup for their fir>t>-class 'badges. Arrangements wil be made with Dr Gahites. Inspector, to examine them in First Aid. Send in names to the. Chief Scoutmaster at once and be will examine in signalling and knoti ing.eic. Mrs Kelland has extended a hearty Wi home to the boys during the term holidays. "Nonhdown'' is again at their disposal for camping. The Chief Scout. T/ouiomnit-Goueral Sir Robert Ster/honson Siuvt.li BadenPowell. K.C.R.T K.C.V.O, 'the son of the Rev. Prefr-.sor Baden-Powell, of Oxford, was born on February 22,

1557. Ho was educated at Charter- ; house, and joined the 13th lijissars in ISO 7. He served with that regiment in India, Afghanistan. and South Africa, and was mentioned in despatched for operations in Zulu land in li-'SS. In IW.'i lie received tlie rank of brevet lieutenant-colonel in command oi levies for special services in Ashanti He was appointed chiel-ot stall officer m ilatabelaud in 1896-1597. was mentioned in despatches, and received the rank of brevet, colonel. During the Smith African war in IS9JI-1901, his heroic defence of Mafekmg will always 'be remembered. For this he was promoted to tiie rank of major-general. .; After Mulching was relieved lie took ; part in the operations in the Transvaal, | and got his C.B. lie organised the ! South African Constabulary, and was | inspector of that body, 1900-1903. j From 1903-1907 he was inspector-gen- ' cra-1 of the cavalry in Great Britain. In October. 1909, he was knighted by ' his Majesty the King, and invested with "the insigna of a Knight Commander of the "Royal Victorian Order. On the King's Rii'thday. 1909, the King made him a Knight. Commander of the , Hath.