SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929.
Girl Guides' Grotto
Two' English Rangers who visit- ed the Internation Camp for Girl Guides at Bierville were vastly In- terested in the work of their French sisters, They write:--
We were only two ordinary Eng- lish Rangers, but the commissioner we met taking Englund's contingent of Guide officers across Paris had given us permission to come to the
camp, instead of waiting for
THE
ROUND THE
Here, There And Everywhere
PRINCE HENRY OF THE
H.R.H.
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands, on his recent flying Prince Henry of the
visit to London, found time to call at the Imperial headquarters of the Boy Scouts' Association. Be fore leaving, his Royal Highness said, as president of the Dutch Boy Scouts, he rejoiced at their good work, and wished them luck.
Visitors Day So we left the Gare d'Orsay early one morning, and ar- rived at Bierville, some 40 miles south of Paris, aoon after break- fast. Four friendly "Eclaireuses" (French Guides) met us at the station and escorted us through the woods and up a steep slope into the Camp. The first glimpse was of A group of tents In gay colours-orange and green, This was "Brittany." We learn- ed that the Camp was divid- Boy Scouts Build Nesting Boxes cd into groups, each nam-
The annual bird house building ed after a French province and
contest to furnish the city of possessing its own emblem-an Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.. with enough ermine for Brittany, Roland's horn bird shelters to keep the feathered for Aquitaine, Vercingétorix' folks near the homes of residents helmet for Auvergne, and a stork,
was held recently by the boy scouts a grasshopper, a lamp, and a distaff of that city. In addition to the for Alsace. Provence, Burgundy value of bird houses erected by the and Ile de France respectively.
As we emerged on
scouts in keeping the songbirds in Toledo, the scouts doing the work open grasay space where the learned much about birda and their breaking
"Colours" of
had just taken place, the camp- ers were gathering round one of the French Commissioners for "Meditation"--a short daily talk on the spiritual life of a Gulde: When this was over we all slipped away to quiet spots in the grounds for half an hour's silence; then we re assembled for the main activities of the day. Rehearsals of singing, country dancing, gymnastics, etc., and the orderly work which still remained to be done occupied the rest of the morning. Each group consisted of as many different nationalities as possible and lived like a separate community.
to the
habits.
A new
M
The World-wide Brotherhood The scouts of Hyderabad, are to have foundation stone of which was laid headquarters, the
recently by the Governor of Bem- bay.
competition camp, extending over three week-ends, was held on the bank of the river Jumna, about 200 scouts taking part. A number of the leading scouters are Gilwell trained, ami the standard of the camp was
The Chief
The Delhi boy scouts' annual
Uniform
excellent.
THE CHINA. MAIL.
CAMP FIRE
Commissioner's flag was won by the Fox patrol of the 13th Delhi Troop,
In Far Of FIJI There are about 665 scouts, cubs, and rover scouts in Barbados, where the Government makes an annual
grant of £100 to the funds of the scout rally, held in Fiji, attracted movement. The second annual
and cubs, from all over the colony, some 600 rovera, sea acouts, scouts, and this year's rally is expected to be even larger.
A First Birthday The 1st Hawthorne Group, Brisbane, celebrated the completion of its first year of existence by a birthday recently. Fourteen Scouts ast down to tea, after which those who had completed a year's service were presented with scr- vico stans. Games and singing followed. Scoutmaster I E. Slaughter (Ibis) reported that 26 boys had passed through the group, six Wolf Cubs had gained both first and second stars, and two had won proficiency badges. class badge had been won by four Scouts, who had acquired between them six proficiency badges. Camping played an important part in the year's work. of the group at present was 14:
The
first-
Not only did scouts parents and others actively associated with the movement turn up in force, but nearly every man in the district turned up for the day, and splendid progress was made with the build ng. Mr. Masters concludes. "It was a great tribute to scouting by
the folks of the district."
The Cubs' Corner
There is no better exercise than walking, but If it is not judulged in properly it is better left alone. First of all, when you are walklog, keep your shoulders up and your head back, and swing along smart- ly. Keep your mouth closed, and breathe regularly, taking long, deep breaths that fill your lungs with fresh air and vigour. Don't swing your arms wildly into the air or across in front of you, but let them swing naturally. They will soon adopt just the right swing. If you are going on very long trip don't try to rush it; keep up a steady paco, and rest for five minutes at
have a tendency to soreness, pow regular intervals.
If your feet
der the inside of your socks with boracic powder, or soap them well, and see that you always wash them carefully at the end of the day. If your leg muscles soon grow tired regular walking muscles will make them like those of the village black. smith, but until then you will And, A search for real jewels and other it very helpful to wear a pair of treasures was one of the attrac-military puttees.. There's nothing| tions at a Sea Scouts' garden fete like them for supporting weary held in the grounds of a Brisbane young calves. And as a final warn- suburban residenca recently, when ing, don't drink enormous draughts Scouts were able to demonstrate' of water when you're hot and tired. to visitors their skill in practical Wash your mouth out first, and
then drink moderately.
Five Volumes of Braille Baden-Powell's handbook, “Scout- ing for Boys," which has been translated into most of the langu- ages of the civilised world, has just been published in Bralile for the benest of sightless boys who may wish to become scouts. It makes an imposing work of five volumes.
A Treasure Hunt
scoutcraft.
Sheffield Scouts in Switzerland The Boy Scouts of the King Ed- ward VII. School Troop, Sheffleld, recently spent a fortnight's camp The strengthing holiday at Lugano, Switzerland, Thoy pitched their camp on one of the most beautiful sites, by the side Every Man for Scouting
of Lake Lugano. The boys are in charge of Mr. A. W. Gaskin, Scout! A splendid proof of the high master of the School Troop, and by the settlers in the North Coast for Shefleld. Mr. Gaskin is a mem esteem in which acouting is held Assistant District Commissioner district is furnished by a report ber of the Swiss Alpine Club, and forwarded by District Commissioner has, on several previous occasions, L. V. Masters. ing bee was arranged to assist the Switzerland on climbing and other Recently a work-taken parties of Shefield Scouts to building of the Eudlo group den. [ expeditiona,
The
Old Scout's" Column.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
1.
The county of Kent is called "the garden of Eng- land."
2. The flying fox is another name for the fruit bat. It is given this name owing to the fact that its head resembles that of a fox. In Venezuela,
South America, the
3.
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Now the Girl' "The Training of Guide Officers."
The Fourth Guides are one of Everything was translated, either
Law the latest constel- by the speaker or one of the official
lations to appear in interpreters, from French to Eng-
the film firmament. "The Fourth 1lsh, or vice versa, so that all might
Law" was recently released by understand. Refreshments were
British Instructional Films, who served immediately after the meet- ing broke up, and we then had a
Nowadays soldiers The British chose khaki, a coloursociation, with a picked cast of produced it for the Girl Guides' As- brief opportunity to make friends
Our Soldlers' wear 'very drab which can hardly be distinguished Guides. The scenes revolve round with Guides from the different
uniforms compared when its wearer is lying on bare Canadian girl, who, lonely in Eng- odour of ozone. It is most general- countries-Canada, United States
to the bright scar- earth. The French adopted a shade land, joins a London Guide comly seen just before a lightning- of America, Belgium, Norway, Den-let and gold of years gone by, but of blue termed "horizon blue," and pany, where she at once finds a host flash, and is simply a brush dis- mark, Holland
and Lithuania.there is a good reason for it. In the Germana a dingy known as of friends. Her adventures quickly charge of electricity. (There were no representatives of the old days, when guns were not "field grey," and most nations of give point to the title, which being lands farther east than the last 80 accurate as they are now, any size dress their men for war intranslated, is, as every Guide named.)
soldiers had to get very close to these or similar hués.
knows, "A Guide is a friend to After tea, at 4:30, the Eclaireuses each other before they could shoot
all." showed the "Flying Up" ceremony with any certainty of hitting the of a Brownie to a Guide Company: enemy. But inventors increased the Girl Scouts of America went the accuracy of the rifle, and soon through a Scout enrollment, and the it was found that a man in a red English Guiders acted as Brownies,coat could be seen a long way off,grammes for children, but it is not one of their number being awarded
a year's service star.
Here our visit ended, for we were due back at Paris that night, but we went away with a larger con- ception of what unselfishness, friendliness and enthusiasm can do in bringing together Guides of varying tastes and opinions, and making them realise their sister- hood and power
to forward the great ideal of world peace.
Welfare, workers Films for have for a long time Children been agitating for special film pro- and formed a very fine mark. So generally known that the film trade various countries sought to ind has made several attempts in this new colours for their soldiers' direction.
About a year ago a clothing so that there would be less children's film section was run in a loss of life
circuit, of theatres in and around London. It was found that the children at first attended the per- formances in large numbers, and appeared to enjoy themselves. But they gradually drifted back to the adult performancès, for a variety of reasons,
The idea was to Colour to Sult get uniforms that Surroundings would so merge'
Into the colour of the soldiers' surroundings as to be almost invisible at some distance.
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of the Chinese people," But it declines, politely and sympathetica!- ly, to follow Mr. C. T. Wang to the agree to the renunciation of the end of the road. Before they
rights and privileges of their nationals in China, the Government our provinces which first obeyed it, been prolonged and complicated by MOVING SLOWLY
must be convinced that the sur- t is too early to say that its power the unwillingness of the local "A large harbour will be con.
render will not
a firmly established. cause loss and.
Even in Manchurian commanders to comply According to Mr. George Ber- structed at Woosung in accordance nard Shaw, a university education verdict of fifteen years' imprison to the Nanking Government's re- not become an occasion or a cause overnment of Marshal Chiang Kai-
The full text of the British reply, suffering to their traders; and will he regions most firmly held by the with the wishes of Nanking. with the latest designa, where
The British Note naturally does large wharves and godowna will be destroys civilization by damaging ment for high treason against the quest for the abolition of extrater- of diplomatic friction..
hek numerous incidents have not mention this subject, but its students' intellects and killing State, which was given against ritoriality has now been published, constructed no that the wharves in
Cautious Steps
hown that the independence of the contention that the Immediate "The thing to Professor Tuka at the provincial perhaps in consequence of the dis- the International Settlement will original thought,
Facts which are town of Bratislava, is bound to closure of the American answer in
Chinese courts la still an unrealized abrogation of extraterritoriality be rendered useless." So says the do with Oxford and Cambridge,"
deal, The British Note, indeed, would be disadvantageous, to the "China Times" when dealing with he declared in an address at Ply-bring, ir rtant changes In the a newspaper published in China, knowledge to Chinese and Euro- the resolutions carried by the Com-mouth University, recently, "is to political safe of Czecho-Slovakia. Its purport was known in advance; peans explain and justify the desirexpresses a very general complaint Interests of British merchanta and mittee for the Construction of the raze them to the ground and sow
Professor Tuke, who was elected all the Governments approached by of His Majesty's Government to Chinese and foreigners when it "might involve the Government and Central Area of Shanghal..
the foundations with salt. Ito the Czech Parliament as a fighter Mr. C. T. Wang had made it clear nove slowly and cautiously along efer to the existence of groups people of China" In political and is too much trouble to knock them for Slavak autonomy in 1925, has that, much as they appreciated the the way of concession. Let the ho set up "arbitrary and illegal economie dificulties" is fully borne We further read that the cou: down, use them as asylums for the again been nominated by his own moderation of his deatle Note, Nanking Government have full ribunals such as the boycott out by recent events in Northern struction of a new Shanghai, for mentally detactive. You must re-party, the Slovak Peoples' Party, as they did not consider the time had credit for the zeal with which it committees which spring up so China.
place them by local universities,"
a candidate in the, elections which come for the abolition of the sys has shown in promulgating lawswiftly in China-or sock to fur- The universities were not wholly took place at the end of October.tem of protection by the extrater
based upon Western Juridical her their political aims by of Chinese territory and for niak bad, he said. "There are two As thla powerful party, composed ritorial courts to which their principles; nevertheless, it remains xercising pressure... ing the port into one of the largest classes of men in this country mainly of Catholic peasants, is one nationals had resorted fox nearly and observanes, there is still "And there is another factor in- upon the cities in the World. It is designed who have good social manners," of the leading prope of the present century.
true that, between promulgation Fudges.
lines. The construction work wil he admitted, "University men and Czech Coalition, the Taka verdict
Past Quarrels
great gulf fixed." Western prinspiring prudence in concession. Mr. be gradually extended to surround-
will undoubtedly mean a break-up The sympathy with which the yet imperfectly understood, when that China was unified or nearing ciples and methods of justice are a CT. Wang assumed in his Note *ing districts and in accordance with
of the Coalition.
Chinese dersand was treated by the they are understood the plan, Shanghai will be divided "EXTRALITY MUST GO!?
at all unification. But is that assump- Father Hinks, the lender of the United Staten finds a parallel in by the great mass of Chiton Justified by the facts? Is into Industrial, commercial, wharf,
Slovak Peoples' Party, has come out the British Note. Save for a very nese outside the Treaty Ports, there no danger to foreign interests and realdential districts.
thstanding misin defence of Tuka, and in the brief and necessary excursion into The number of Chinese judges from the military chiefs of the understandings to the contrary, the newspaper, "Slovak," says: "We history, which may arouse Chinese who Nation
not shall not abandon Tuks, Behind criticism, 1f only because pro Tuka stands the whole of Slovakia, nations ever Hold Identic extra the national nisations, the the merits of past quar
the purpose of promoting the com- mercial and industrial development
to build a central arek on scientific
Much more follows on the same lines and, as pointed out in the "North-China Daily Nawa," """'dresmi city" will become a reality, This latter assertion in youched for by the Chinese Dr
gallora."
Nanking
Government
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Slovak Peoples'.
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ants, the citizens,
the ortains no.
Dea-Chinese
app
been trained in the North 7 It can hardly be sup. of these principles and posed that they are now so tamed. officers who have learns to be unable to deflect the course mathode "Increases of Justice in their strongholds. Sentil 3400 The fawurable, experience of the sta subjects of those forelyn Powers mer which have surrend thela extraterritorial rights was cited by the Chinese Foreign Minister in
protected support of his plea His Note wa
of the presented last - Aprile, Bince then“
Boviet Russia, which is one of these has been on the brink of
at with China "over a quiation of Anchuria, and
that the quarrel kas
SEE AND
SHEARE JANET GAYNOR.
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