Scout News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 101, 30 April 1936, Page 10

Scout News

(By “Tuakana.”;

Conducted weekly I'd the interest of Scouting in tne ui»crict, and to acquaint the public with the work which Scouting embraces. All contributions should be in the hands of “Tuakana’’ c/o A. F. A. Woolla ms, Ridgeway Street, at the lat

How would the Scouts in Wanganui district like to possess an area of land, no matter how rough, in the vicinity of the city —something that they could look on as their own property and on which they could feel that they were not trespassing? That’s something I Scouts have in South Africa. Tift? I Southern Rhodesian Government has presented 75 acres of ground in a valley in the Matoppo Hills, near Bulawayo, known as the “Cradle of Scouting.’’ to the boy Scouts of the colony as a camping ground. The camp, which is in future to be known as Gordon Park, is surrounded with many miles of wild and rugged country, over which the Scouts can hike and practice the ideals’ of Scouting. It was near this spot, while scouting during the Matabele War, 1896, that the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell, developed the idea of Scouting which, from the formation of this great game for boy-:, inculcating loyiuy, obedience observation, helpfulness to others, romance, and adventure. has, above all. led to the unit'-’ of youth whose membership excee Is 2,500,000 in 4S countries of the world. Dominion Bover Commissioner. Air Marshal Sir Robert Clark Hall, K.8.E., C.M.G.. 1D.5.0., Legion of Honour, was appointed Dominion Rover' Commissioner at a meeting of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Boy Scouts at Christchurch recently. This appoinnient has been made because of the resignation of Dr. F. J. Borrie, who wwas appointed Metropolitan Commissioner for Dunedin at the : same meeting. Sir Robert arrived in ; Christchurch in September. 1934, before which he was in command of the coastal area, one of the commands of the Royal Air Force. When aviation was still more or less in its infancy, Sir Ro! ert learned to fly, his Royal Aero Club certificate being number 127. His first flying was done on a Bristol boxkite originally at the Brooklands private flying school .and later at Salisbury Plain. He joined the Royal Navy in 1897 and was appointed to the Royal Naval Air Force in 1913, as a squadron commander. He served with this arm in the Dardanelles campaign in 1915. On the formation of the Royal Air Force he was appointed wing commander and was mentioned in dispatches for his service in France. He was awarded the D.S.O. in 1918, and a year later was created a Companion of the Order of Sr. Michael and S. George. In the same year he was given a commission as wing commander in the Royal Air Force, and served subsequently at the Royal Air Force College in Egypt. He was later in command of th Mediterranean group. In 1929 he was appointed to the rank of air mar-1 shal, and until 1931 was iDirector of I Equipment to the Air Ministry. From October, 1931, till August. 1934, when he retired, he was in command of the coastal area. Dominion Rover MootOne of the Wanganui members. Rover W. Takarangi, who represented the group at the 193'1 Easter Moot, has aimed back in Wanganui. A full report of the doings of this, the, first Dominion Rover Moot, will be published in the notes next week. Thought for the Week. D ’you ever stop to think how full this world is o' things to love, if your heart’s just big enough to let ’em in?— Gene St ra tt on Port er. VE—K—T. Next Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m., Rover Den in full uniform. Every “white stripe’’ man who wants to keep ahead of his patrol will be there. Help your “8.M.” by training v mrsrlf. These are. your meetings. L'se them.White Stripe Man. Honours Roll. ' AH names and badges passed 11 is month should be in the hands >f lie writer by Monday morning, Mly t. Ist Wanganui City Rovers. This Wednesday our brothers of the Ist Marton Rover Group are celebrating their fourth birthday and lecai Roar-- will be going through for the event. Cars leave the Rover D?n at 7.15 p.m. sharp. Rovers! I'nifvrm please! And let’s show Marton cur courtesy for their presence at our Inactions in the past.—S.R. Mate. ‘ ‘ldeas.’’ Tracking is a good idea—the sandtray problems and so on. Lead up to sense and memory training games. They are all good. Handicrafts are invaluable, and Ajood for money making—clay modelling, basket and raffia work, rug making. fretwork, poker work, leather work and all the other “works,” lead soldier and toy making, linoleum printing, bead work—and a hundred others! Tent making and gadgets for next year’s camp —the winter’s the time to make them. Indoor camp-fires. Winter hikes and Saturday afternoon excursions. Practising new songs, working up displays and stunts for troop concerts and so on. |

R.A.O.L.L. Do you belong to the R.A.0.L.L.? What's that? you say. Well, it means the Royal Ancient Order of Litter Louts. The Chief has often spoken of this litter habit and has written his opinion in the Scout. ! I would content myself with what he has said, but I felt I had to give you the opportunity of reading an extract from a letter 1 received. This is what the writer of the letter says:— “I have just come back from Austria. The last day before leaving I went up a mountain called the Geisberg. 5000 feel. On arriving at the top 1 saw about twenty or thirty young men and women doing wonderful acrobatic feats. They had walked up from the bottom that morning, bringing their lunch with them. Soon after onr arrival they started to pack up their knapsacks, and what struck me more than anything was (heir wonderful tidiness. ’’The girls collected the bottles which they had used and took them back to the hotel, while the boys coJ lected all the paper and rubbish, put it in a heap and burnt it, scattering the ashes so that you would not know that anything had been there. Then just before they finally left, with their knapsacks on their backs, they all stood together and sung their thanks to God. ‘’it. was really a most impressive sight, and 1 only wish that some of our English people would follow tl(ir good example.” I Will you please v e; a goo 1 example by developing tidy habits? Those Matches. A Scout, when on a hike, should never be without a box of matches, as they can be very useful. If a Scout meets a cyclist in difficulty, he is able to give him a light for his lamp. Matches can also bp used to clean the surface round a punctured inner-tube. It. is annoying when the drawer of a matchbox slips out and all the matches are. lost . This can be prevented by sliding a match along the side between the u:aw and the inside of the box. There is one more thing that a Scout sbou'd always endeavour to carry out — even if his box is full it should take only one match to light his lire. Reminder for Poisons (Scouts should cut this out). Send for doctor, name drug suspected, Keep any cup where poison is suspected. In every case, whatever the poison be You may give water, milk or tea. Oils may be used but two exceptions lie: I In phosphorus poisoning and in Spanish I UyIn every case where staining is not found To give emetics is both safe and sound. So mix at once —he quick, and don’t be flustered— Two tablespoons of salt, or one of musIf stains are present then proceed with care And of emetics most of all beware. The poisou known, to make the pa t ien t For alkali corrossives give an acid. An arid antidote in household use Are table vinegar and lemon juice. M hat alkalis to use need no revealing. Take white wash, chalk, or plaster from the ceiling. ( arbolic acid poisoning to make the *Give. tablespoonsful two of sulphate of magnesia. In opium poisoning he snores like some old Druid. Give him a teaspoonful of C'ondy’s fluid. In strychnine, opium, when there’s long stagnation, Resort to artificial respiration. < “In half tumbler of water.) The Great Orange Problem. Is was at a Christmas party, and as 1 helped myself to some fruit from the proffered bowl 1 suddenly wondered why the oranges should be wrapped in paper. After all, nobody eats orange skins, do they? It was a problem indeed. When picked, oranges are almost green, so that they are allowed to ripen on their way to this country. Oranges, perhaps, more than any other fruit, are liable to be ruined by “mould.” a disease which easily finds its way through a bruised skin or rind. It will be easily understood, then th’-.t the wrapping lessens the chances of the fruit becoming bruised—and thus mouldy; while, in addition, if one particular orange should become infected the paper prevents the spread of the disease. Oranges also contain a quantity of oil which the paper wrapping helps them to retain as a preservative during the voyage.