SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1929,
THE CAMP FIRE
ROUND THE
My dear nephews and nieces,
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By Uncle Charles.]
although during my scouting days in Hawaii and Shanghai, I have Here we are again. A week has tried to trace the origin, 1 have passed since we last met around so far met with no success. this Camp Fire, and I suppose each
However, our Chief Scout has of you has something to tell me. found a very happy name, and its Why not start right now? Remen-unique syllabic formation appeals ber, I am always pleased to hear in a curiously scouty way to all from you all.
Scouts and Guides. There are per- haps very few persons who could give a dictionary definition of the word, yet there is not one scout in the world whom the word does not create a distinct thrill. Every
We can have quite a little jam boree of our own through the medium of these columns. What is i jamboree some of you may ask. Well the word "Jamboree' is itself
THE
tribe, when brother calls to brother, and sister calls to sister.
Now that you know that Jam borec means: a Grand Palaver, want you all to hold this palaver with each other through these columns. A little story, an account of your experiences, or a short paragraph about the activities of your group or patrol will start the ball rolling. Some of you take the lead, and the others will follow.
I hope to hear from some of you
CHINA MAIL,
Our Catholic Scouts
THE ONLY COMPLETE GROUP
IN COLONY
A BRIEF HISTORY
Camp Amusement
INTERESTING WAYS OF PASS- ING ODD MINUTES
FUN WITH A PENCIL
I am indebted to Scoutmaster D. Take courage in one hand and s W. Luke for the following brief pencil in the other, and it won't history of the 16th Hong Kong be long before you are making (Catholic Cathedral) Group. He quite passable sketches. Why not is justly proud of his company for, make sketches your camping record as he says, it is the only complete this year? group in the Colony. I reproduce There are few more interesting here what he has written to me, ways of passing odd minutes than and if other Scoutmasters will fol- by jotting down impressions in a low suit and give me the history of sketch bock. Even those who argue their respective groups, I shall be that they know nothing about for the drawing can get some good fun pleased to publish them general information of the public. with a pencil if they will forget Scoutmaster Luke writes as fol- their modesty and be hold enough to try to sketch simple things. The lows:
This Group has been formed just trouble with most chaps who try to over one year and is controlled by sketch is that they are far too am- the Catholic Cathedral Authorities. bitious; they want to include thei
The
As in other things,
before Saturday next, and until Valtorta, D. D. President. Rev. Fr. their paper!
Patron is Monsgr. H. whole landscape in the frame of wrapped in mysteries of Zulu anti- Scout and Guide knows it is a then, be of good cheer all of you. Parisotti, Vice-President Rev. Fr. you cannot do the biggest and
quity. Its origin is doubtful, and
The Rovers.
MORE HUSKY YOUNG FELLOWS WANTED
WHAT THEY STAND FOR
Grand Palaver with others of his
Camping Hints
SOME MORE POINTS TO REMEMBER
(Continued From Last Week) Cump Fires
There are several kinds of fires Cooking fires and Warmth fires, Council, sing-seng or
Fires of Friendship, but in all cases the spot you should select for your
UNCLE CHARLES.
The Girl Guides' Grotto
Byrne S. J. Group-Chaplain, Rev. hardest jobs until you have first Fr. E. Teruzzi, Treasurer; R. D. practised doing the easy ones. Baptista Esq. Secretary of the Committee; E. C. Olaes Esq., The
To Record Camp Life general committee
However feeble your efforts, the consista of Messrs. L. A. Gutterez, J. King, vague lines you put on the paper A. Tse, P. Leong Hing-hee and D will be sufficient. to recall momenta W. Luke Esq. as Scoutmaster.
in the camp life that otherwise you would not have recorded. That crude sketch of the footbridge, for instance, that you tried one day, may be the reminder of a pleasant corner of the field with its sun-
Flag Blessed
This group is at present the only complete Group in Hong Kong and consists of 50 members (Cubs, Scouts and Rovers).
They Are Only Courting You! Friendly co-operation has always existed between the Guides and Scouts in the States of the Com- merwealth. If you go to a sports presented us
We want more young fellows to join the Hover Movement. Perhaps few of you know what Rovering really is, and to enlighten you, and above all I hope it will kindle the spark of enthusiasm in you, I reproduce the following article fires should be on the leeward side meeting, a rally, or a bazaar or Flag and our patren, His Lordship written by a "Rover" in the march of the tents. The turfs should be ganised by the Guides, you are al-Bishop H. Valtorta blessed the Flag
Issue of the "Silver Wolf."
There is a tremendous field of Service open for Rovering in Hong Kong, but at present the number of Rover Scouts in this Association is very small.
carefully removed.
How to Lay it
Cooking Fire
A good way of laying the fire is by the pyramid method. First obtain a good supply of dry dead wood. In the centre of the place from which the turf has been re- It is not surprising to find that moved, a forked green stick should Rovering is not a very large concern
be firmly placed in a perpendicular in the Colony at present, for only position. Around this stick place a quite recently has the Rover Move-tair amount of dried leaves. muent in England established itself Over the leaves lay a good supply on a firm basis to face the diff of twigs with their ends resting on culties it has experienced during the forked stick. This fire is the the first few years of its existence, fire of friendship. It is hardly to be expected that the Colony can go ahead of the Mother The cooking fire is made for an Country.
entirely different purpose, and it For Services
must be made in such a way as to Those not ia close touch with avoid using considerable amount of Scouting often have but a vague fuel. The "trench fire" is best for idea as to what is meant by Rover this purpose. All you have to do ing and what Rovers are meant to
is to dig a trench about two feet do. The answer is
long and about one foot wide. Get that Rovers form a Brotherhood of Service. A two logs and flatten them at the small boy joining the Scout Brother-bottom. Lay them on the ground, hood as a Wolf Cub promises to do
each side of the edge of the open- a Good Turn to somebody every day. ing. Then light your fire and place As a Scout he promises to help your cooking utensils over the logs. You can light it in the same way other people at all times. As a
you would the "Friendship Rover he dedicates himself to Ser- vice.
The Incinerator The Rover Brotherhood is not confined only to those who have been Scouts beforehand, but is open to any man of seventeen and over, who endeavours to live by the law of love and wishes to play his part in spreading the Spirit of
Peace and Goodwill towards men.
Even Married Men One cannot help feeling that there certainly must be something very worth while in Rovering when in stances occur as they have done quite recently in a Crew in England.
On separate occasions four married
Fire."
All rubbish which will burn should be disposed of in the in- cinerator. This can be built in many ways. An old dustbin, or oil drum will suit the purpose. The incinerator should always be kept buraing when there is refuse to be disposed of and the ashes should be occasionally raked out and buried.
Your Wash-Table
Can be casily constructed with a piece of old corrugated iron. Get four square logs and drive about foot of the ends into the one
Our President has very kindly a beautiful Group
recently at & very impressive which many other Groups were re- ceremony held at the Cathedral to
presented.
Proposed Display
most certain to see a few Scouts moving helpfully in the back- round. It is interesting to hear that the headquarters of both move- ments have definitely approved this co-operation. Several months ago the heads of the movements in Eng- A concert in aid of Group Funds and conferred together to discuss was held at St. Patrick's Hall on measures for securing still closer Wednesday, 7th August and there co-operation. It was agreed that if was a good attendance. The Com- the Scouts and Guides continued to missioner and Our Vice-President progress at their present rate in Rev. Fr. Byrne S. J. were present. England, and, indeed, all over the We hope soon to put up a Grand world, they would have an enor. Display of Scoutcraft at the mous influence in the near future Cathedral Compound.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
Have you a chum in an- other country? How would you like to correspond with a Brother Scout or a Sister Guide abroad?
I want to help you to know friends who are thousands of miles away or may be within a stone's throw of your own. town.
If any Scouts or Guides would like to have
4 pen friend, please communicate with me--Uncle Charles, e/o "The China Mail"-and I shall be glad to help you.
on the policies of their respective The Group will be at Camp at) countries. Therefore it was felt Sai Wan Bay from Sunday, 18th t that the time had come when the Thursday, 22nd August and we will Scouts and Guides, having the same be sending a report of the Camp
to this column on our return. ends in view, should work closely together, and consult each
A Birthday Party other, with a view to directing their On Sunday, 11th August a tea- energies in the wisest way. And party was held at Headquarters on shine and sounds, where you sat so, in England the next step will the occasion of Scoutmaster with the pencil in your hand. So
very
Rovers.
be for country and district commis- Gutterez's birthday and all those take your courage in your hands as sioners to get in touch with their present enjoyed themselves thanks well as the pencil, and see what "opposite numbers" and see how to the games prepared by Mr. W. you can do. Perhaps you will dis- far they can mutually assist each Lamb of the 3rd H.K. Central cover some unsuspected talent that will mean many happy hours in the other. Although the matter has not as yet been made the subject In order to be well prepared for future. of a special conference, the Scout the Pathfinder's Badge Test 'the
Go Slowly and Guide leaders fully recognise Group went for several outings in the value of working together. the Kowloon District, and is also Discussing the matter in an issue having instructions every Saturday subjects your eye will have got into of The Guider." the Chief Scout at Central Fire Brigade for the training a little. But still, go slow- quotes an amusing sentence from Fireman's Badge under Captain and stick to easy objects for a a report by a scout, who writes: Bucheridge and Sub-Officer II. tine. Here are a few subjects to "Fortunately, all my Rovers who Chan who have very kindly devoted choose from: a footbridge, a barn, are courting are courting Girl their time to instruct the Group. a cottage, buildings of all kinds, Guidea!"
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The Cubs' Corner
Last week I promised to tell you something about the fruits we eat,
The Library
We have an efficient library in the Group with Patrol Leader J. Tavares as Librarian and we hope to get more books soon. Ali books
given to the Library will be very gratefully welcomed and the Scouts. will collect them on receiving a
When you have done a few simple
gates and fences. This doesn't sound an exciting list it is true, but each drawing you make in this careful way will be an eye-training in preparation for harder things.
Yet if you never tackle the harder objects, these simple things will be a source of pleasure when camp is You will remember the
over,
men of forty years and more came to ground. Nail the corrugated iron and I am sure you have all been note from any ladies and gettie particular occasion on which each
are many
be Invested as Rovers.
In Hong Kong there good and stout-hearted fellows of Rover age, who have no particular hobby or regular occupation for
spare time.
A fellow be tween the ages of 17 and 20 is not one who will sit and do nothing in his spare time, so either collectively or singularly these chaps take to some form of amusement, which, too
their
over it, and then with a hammer make a dent deep and wide enough to hold sufficient. water for your ablution. You may bore a hole, plug it with a cork, and there you will have a wash basin which will empty in the same way as your bath tub at home.
men.
painted the room themselves.
was attempted. Don't be put off waiting patiently enough to hear We have a fairly large room at by want of success at rst; if the what I have to say to you this week, the Mission school as Headquarters drawing is going badly, scrap it; Now why is a strawberry so call-and the Scouts white washed and it is better to do that than to rely ed? This is not a puzzle, and I do not think you can tell me why this little red plum-like fruit, which we all like so much, is called straw- berry.
It was called that because its run-
on a rubber and worry holes into Furnitures Wanted
the paper. If you use a rubber, the The furnitures were mostly golden rule is, put in the right line made by the Carpentry Scouts before you rub the wrong one out. and We will be very grate. The original name was not straw-
By Gilcraft in the "Scout." have not the time for active work berry at all, but "STRAY" Berry. ful If any ladies and gentle- men who have any "furnitures amongst Scouts. These men are often, is of no benefit to themselves already Rovering in their ordinary ners had the habit of rambling feet which they can spare to kindly give or to other people. If only some daily activities and we wish them away from the parent plant, and to the Scout H.Q. The Cub-Section older fellow were to come along and every success in their good efforts.. as a cluster of straw had to be lead them to some healthy and use. We do not ask them for more, but placed over the parent plants be
fore they bore fruit the ful form of activity, they would be quite ready to follow the lead.
Leaders Wanted
This brings us to one of our great- est problems in connection with Rovers, namely that of Leaders. It is very difficult to find a better name for a youth between the ages of 17 and 20 than that of "Rover."
stage in his life.
name
we would like them to be enrolled Strawberry had come into common In the Brotherhood that we may all
be strengthened by their fellowship. One Evening A Week
use.
Now gooseberry also has nothing
is at present taken charge by the Rovers and we hope we will be able
to have the assistance of some Catholic Ladies as Cubmistress.
Bravo! The Rovers The Rovers are doing very active service. They have assisted the to do with any silly old goose. Society for Prevention of Cruelty On the other hand there must be Originally this name many who could quite easily give berry because of the resemblance of to Animals in their work by visit one evening a week to practical the bush to the gorse Rover Service. If in England, as
was gorse-
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WORKS.
1928
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1929
19' 9"B
L 7'30"B Tytam Tuk
108.57 9"B 26' Wong Nei Chung. 9"B 06B Pokfuium
·27′ 9′′B - L. [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": from A. denotes "Above Overflow; L. de
notes "Ievel with Overflow,"
Storage in million and decimals
Osuco, from Shanghai. Duboso, D'Artagnan,
Shikoyama, from Osaka. Yamamoto Yukio, c/o Hozan Maru", from Tokyo.
Tusu, from Amoy. Hike, from Shanghai..
Tytam
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
1928 1920 Kowloon
Reservoir, 2'10"B 0'11"B Shek Lai Pui Re-
servoir
0' 2" 20 5′′B Reception Reservoir 12"B It Storage in million and decimála of gallons
of gallons
1928
1929
202.95
384.80 Kowloon Reservoir
1928 1929 323.56
349.97
Tytam Byewash
2.88 22.37 Shek Lai Pui Re-
Tytam Intermediate 195.90 Tytam Tuk Wong Nel Chang
Pokfulam
154.42
servoir
115.42
46.55
22.57
33.15
461.55- 422.67
Tytam ng the markets etc. They have grams are lying at the office of the Tytum Byewash Again Cranberry should be rights taken charge of the Cuba and Great Northern Telegraph Com- Tytam Intermediate many as twenty per cent. of all who ly called Craneberry. The long together with the Rovers of other pany (Limited) of Denmark:--- Fellows between these ages form received the benefits of a public-slender stems and branches looked They were present at the District Sports Club. Groups formed a the bulk of Rovers at present. At school education and a good home very much like the neck of a crane this age a chap is at a most critical were to devote just one evening a and it is from this bird that the Captain Superintendent of Police Rover meeting and The Hon. He finds himself week to helping their younger and name Cranberry was derived from. on the threshold of manhood with less fortunate brothers what a dif-¦
Damsons are plums from Dames-gave a very interesting talk. Recruits UAE a body full of vitality and energy ferent England it would be. Much cus, though exactly what they have
We have several new recruits to and with a mind that is in a violent the same might well be said of this do with that Syrian city is doubt. state of evolution, which is changing | Colony.
ful. Medoc cherries should be call-the Seout-Section and all of them his outlook on life from that of a
Don't Wait
ed "Medoc" because it was in that have passed the Tenderfoot Tests Owing to the and duly invested. boy to that of a man In this
There is any amount of sympathy part of France where it was first
end of the Scout-year fast ap- stage his interests, ambitions and for Scouting throughout the world grown. ideals are in a state of roving.
Currants are named from their proaching they are busy preparing but that does no good unless it be-place of origin. the Greek city of
for their badges. comes active. Definite opposition docs at least put Scouting on its
Corinth:
At present the only difficulty is that owing to the gradual increase mettle which is more than passive thing about the origin of the names in need of extra officers to assist Now that I have told you some of the strength of the Group we are sympathy will do. Do not wait to of a few fruits, I want you all to and we hope soon to be able to be asked for your assistance; the write and tell me some more. world is moving too fast to allow There are many more, you know,
solve this problem. time for waiting and furthermore and if you will only ask your pa
What a tremendous help It is to him, if at this time he has a real friend in an older man who can help to direct his energies to a fruitful purpose and serve as a brake to the wild impulses of youth.
To Overcome Obstacles
Heetings
Our meetings at Headquarters of
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 22nd- Aigust, 1929.
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sarily have to be a man who is a the Spirit of Rovering. master in all the peculiar activities Spirit of Rovering is that of
lows grams are lying at the E. E of Scouting. A Rovir Leader Questing for Service. That means
Cubs Every Wednesday and felegraph Co. office, Hong Kong: should be a man who has had some venturing forth to find service that talking to any friend they may Scouts: Every Tuesday 4 pm- Saturday 2 pm-4 pm.net experience of life, who can remem needs to be done, and having have who is already in touch with 6 pm and Sunday 2pm-5 pm.
found it, to do it.
Enroll At Once
Fxpansion, from London,
1,893.00 383.00 Reception Reservoir
5.72 29.81 11.06 66.00
Total..... 1,811.46 1,040.40 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District In millions and de- eimals of gallons during the month of July.
1029
1098 Consumption
312.06 184.19 Estimated population 423,960 434,280 Consumption per
hend per day
0.2 Includes 2.73 M.G. from Talkoo, 18.23 M.G. from Kowloon, 742 MG/
from Tsun Wan and 10.49 M.G. from steamers, etc.
Total Awa Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of July.
1929
· 93,50* £71,160
1928 Consumption 200m 117.97: Estimated population: 166,120 Consumption.per
22.0 head per day.
... 17.6 Does not include water sent to Hong Kong bat includes 0.49 M.G. from Teun Wan
Full Supply in all districts during June, 1928
July, 1929. Full supply in all Rider Main Diz-
Constant Supply in all district dur tricts during July, 1928, from 1st to Jenkins Kremlin, from Shang- 11th Intermittent Supply in all Bidering July, 1928.
Main Districts West of Eastern supply in all districts was 6 am-6 From Ist-16th inclusive the daily Street only from 12th to 14th and p.m. From 17-81st inclusive a con- Kitten, from Wintongld.
Intermittent Supply in all Rider
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ber his own youth and who will help enthusiastic young men to overcome the obstacles that lie be
Those who are keer to do some fore them and lead them in the path thing need not be too shy to start, of Service.
but should have a shot at it and in a short time we hope the Rovers to all interested to attend its meet The Group extends an Invitation There are many who thoroughly give it a trial. Anyone who is appreciate the Spirit of Scouting interested can easily gain touch of Hong Kong will be one of the ings on first receiving a note from but have to admit that they singly through Scout Headquarters or by biggest assets to the Colony,
the Scout Movement. The Spirit Rovers: Every Friday 7pm- of Rovering in the Colony is very 9 pm. Church Parade 1st Sunday
ean, though the Rovers are few at of the month Quistgaard, from Bangkok. present but they are growing and
them.
8 LACK
Superintendent
Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1929.
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Main Districts West of Garden Road Stant supply was operated in all dis- from 15th to 31st July,
July, 1929,
Sapply by Street Fountains only during the whole month. On 1st July the hours of supply were 5-8 am.
tricts.
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is satisfactory, y
Total rainfall to July 31, 1928, 53.06; 1929, 37.08
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