14.
THE BUNNIES GO BLACK-
BERRYING.
Bly and Bobby Bunny camo down to breakfast one sunny morn ing In rather a bad temper, for they were feeling bored and didn't know what to do with themselves or where to go that. day. Mother Bunny was very good and generally arranged to take them somewhere on Saturdays, but she was expect ing visitors and was too busy to apare the time.
The boys had just begun to eat their porridge when there was a "It sharp rap at the front door. must be the postman," said their mother: "run and open the door, Billy." Bobby and he ran together, and who should be standing there but Master Percy Piglet, looking very brown after his seaside holi-
day.
"Hullo, boys, where's your mother?" he asked cheerily, as he took off his cap.
Hearing his squeaky little volce, Mrs. Bunny appeared.
"Well, Percy, what is it this time?" she inquired picasantly,
"Please, Mrs. Bunny, do let the children come with me to-day, and I'll take ever such care of them. I've heard there are heaps and heaps of blackberries ......ripe in Famer Jones' lane. We can have
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on, boys, and play the game. promised your mother we should All thèse baskets, and I mean to keep my word, so whistle all the time and get to work."
The Bunnies felt, rather ashamed of themselves and worked very hard. Bessie, too, joined in with a will and quickly filled her basket, and started to help Percy fill his..
All of a sudden they missed Yel- lowhead, and, looking round, saw her busily eating up all Bessie's berries. Her feathers were dyed
BEDTIME STORY.
THE
Years ago, in a place nobody ever heard of, there was situated a town called Blot (at least, that is the nearest I can get to the original name, which hai no vowels, and a great deal of V's in it).
All the people who lived in Blot had huge opinions of themselves and were possessed of very long
black, and her wings were all sticky tongues, so long that they could and dirty.
lick the tips of their noses quite easily.
Bessie burst out crying, and be- tween her sobs called out: "Oh you,
greedy, greedy, girl, Yellowhead! never should have believed it of you. I'll never ask you to tea again, or to a picnic, or anything. Never, never, never," and she stamped her foot at Yellowhead who was so frightened that she flew away home.
Billy and Bobby comforted Beasle and filled up her basket from their own. Percy, too. gathered a lot more and handed them over, so that when they showed Mrs. Bunny the result of their outing she said they had been good children.
Clever!
Tommy's school report had just
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Joan's pet word is "Why." She al- ways demands an answer to her "whys" too.
I said: "It looks as if it's going to rain."
"Why?" asked Joan. "Clouds," I answered briefly. "John Brown. I see," said Dad, "hanged himself."
"Why?" asked Joan.
"Why?" said Joan. "Because he is run down," said Dad.
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And Jim giggled.
I said. "He's ill, Joan. "Why?" said the young hopeful. "Why! Why; Why" stormed Dad. "look up the encyclopedia and see."
Joan is quite irrepressible, and nearly said: "Why."
Mum instead said: "Have some
"You're too young to under- stand". Dad said severely, but Joan bananas, Joan dear." wasn't squashed.
"Why?" she queried.
"You haven't lived long enough to be old enough to understand enough to be told about John Brown."Jim volunteered this mix- ed information.
Joan for once was thinking the affair over, su didn't ask "why,"
"That billy-goat'll have to be shot," Jim declared hotly..
"Why?"--Joan wasn't thinking any longer.
"Because." said Jim, "he eats all the vegetables and boots."
"Why?" asked Joan. "Just to be miachlevous,” I said.
said. "Mr. Davis is going Home,"
Their stock of knowledge was of startling dimensions, and visitors to the town quickly became nervous wrecks. Then they were compell-Mum
ed to depart, as they thought of
their wives and families, and they used to weep bitterly, and vow that never should their descendanta ba submitted to the ordeal of living with the Blattites.
Every decade the population de- creased, because the people used to fight to the death every time they quarrelled. You see, they had such hot tempers that they couldn't curb them, and they grew hotter and hotter, so that the undertakers had to work overtime.
No other town would have any-
a plenie and bring home a lot of arrived, and, as usual, it was a bad thing to do with them, though they
Say
berries for tarts and jam. Yes please," he added very polite. ly,
"Well, I don't suppose you can get into any mischief if you simply walk there and back. I'll give you all an early lunch, and you can come home in time for tea with Mr; and Mrs. Belgian Hare and their family.
It wasn't very far to the lane. and the Bunnies, who had never seen blackberries before started at ence to eat all they picked.
Percy got cross with them, for after half an hour, there wasn't a berry in any of their baskets, "Come,
ane.
"My boy," said his father in the same way that he said it at the end of each term, "I'm tired of this. How is it that young Jones, who is the top of his, form, while you are two years younger than you, is at
at the bottom?"
"Well, dad, Jones has very clever parents," replied Tommy,
A Howler.
Teacher: "Now, toys, what is a vacuum?”
Johnny: Please, miss, it's where the Pope lives!"
were sorry for them, because they were unhappy, and had gone too far to ever be happy again.
They will never be let loose among us, anyhow, because they had a Kreat battle, wherein the remainder of the population, one by one, had fallen, like King Arthur's knights, and only two remained, and went away to different towns lest they should quarrel.
So, if you ever meet a person who has an abnormally long tongue, and knows everything, and has a bad temper, you will know that they are the unfortunate descendants of the last Blottites, and pity them accord- Ingly.
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Not Right?
Joan: "Mummy, you know that new razor you gave daddy for Christmas 7"
Mother: Well?"
Joan: "Bobble's sharpening it on the kitchen step-that's not right, is it?"
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meter of a molecule of iron has nover been indisputably measured. But it is certainly little larger than the millionth of a millimetre. A million molecules could therefore easily sit on a pin's point.
How is stone made?
Firstly, by the assembling of par- ticles of matter through the winds or the waters; then by pressure of more and more reaped-up materials, or by height of water, as in the scu, above it, and, perhaps, finally, by
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ROVER SCOUTS “SERVICE."
A STORY FOR SCOUTS.
An interesting lecture, more in the pature of a story, was given by Major Cassal to the boys of the 2nd Hong Kong (St. Andrew's) Group, in the Church Hall last evening.
Because of their own generally expressed wish, the work of blood transfusion carried on by Rover Scouts is little known. A typical report of this life-saving work per- formed by these elder Boy Scouts young men rovering into manhood The speaker recounted some of --comes- from Northampton,his many vivid experiences with In that town no fewer than big game hunting in Nairobi,; eleven lives have been saved where he shot several Hons. and twenty blood transfusiona given by the Rovers of one Scout Group alone since 1928. In that year, when the General Hospital made an appeal for donors of blood for patients, the Rover Scouts of the
Major Cassal took part in the Matabele Expedition with Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the Chief; Scout, and he also figured in the Boer War.
He indicated his willingness to Boil an ounce of isinglass in a Group responded en masse speak in the near future on the pint of soft water until it is quite without payment as a practical tribes of Africa, in regard to and offered their services folk superstitions of the native
dissolved, and strain through a second saucepan. Dissolve a quarter of an ounce of white Castile soap in a pint of water, strain as before, and add to the first Balution. Dissolve an
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interpretation of their service. One Rover has given his blood on three occasions, and several have done so
boy learns how to take physical twice, and the hospital authorities
exercises in the right way. He is service on are loud in their praise. ounce
A similar taught how to sit, stand, walk, considerable scale- by and run in the way best calculat- Rover Scouts has been going on Ined to promote good health. London and many other large dis- tricts for some years. Thus, apart from the multitudinous lives.re- scued and services rendered by mem- bers of the Scout movement-a considerable number of people can say definitely that they owe their lives to the service rendered by a member of the Scout movement.
3rd Kowloon Pack
Stir and heat the combined solu- The Pack was started in April tlon over a slow fire until the liquid 1929, and twelve keen little girls almmers, when it is ready for use. joined up. The meetings were held. The solution should be applied while in the Garrison School, Kowloon, still hot to the outer surface of the par-jon Saturday afternoons at 216 tent with a small, flat brush, care
p.m.
being taken to work it well into the seams,
Why does a stone sink? Because the molecules of its ticles of matter are heavier than those of water.
Can water wear away a stone? It can carry, away the surface particles of a stone, as gradually it hits the surface and loosens it.
What happens to all the dust? It falls into the son; it is carried over the world by the winds. It mingles with the soll, or in millions of years is forthed into soils and may become stone.
Is it possible to make gold?.. No; we know no way yet. But If we had the power to split up atoms we could break up the mer cary atom to make atoms of thallium, and break up the thallium to make gold.
It was decided to have two sixes, and Elves and Pixies were chosen respectively.
and Clover. On January 2 two re- On May 11, 1929, Miss Jaques cruits joined, one-a German girl came over and enrolled eleven who having learnt English especially were ready and had passed their for the purpose, which shows a Recruit Test. It was such a happy very real enthusiasm on the part day, the Brownles had been look of the Guide friend who encouraged ing forward to wearing their her to do so. At the end of this brooches.
month we had to give up our meet-
We have a silver paper collec- ing place at Government House, tion: each Brownie brings as much owing to building alterations, and as she can and this is kept in the for two weeks met at the Heleze "Hospital Box" until a fair amount May, until we were kindly given has been collected. The allver leave by the Army Education paper is destined for a hospital in authorities to meet permanently at Britain, and it is quite a competi- the Garrison School near the bot tion to see which Six can bring the tom Peak Tram Station. most. Perhaps some other: Packs would like to join in with us.
Were the old alchemists right? They were right in supposing that one element might be transmittedDuring the summer we had a into another; wrong in supposing it lentio, which the Brownies enjoy. could be done by chemical means ored tremendously,
by temperatures such as they could obtaine
Why does a cork float?
Because its vegetable fibre and the air mixed with are lighter
The
"Old Scout's"
Column.
One instructor said that not one boy in fifty does these things correctly without being taught, yet it makes a great deal of differ- Sometimes it means all the differ- ence to his health and strength.
ence between good and bad health
-The Stalker's Badge
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Twenty photo- graphs of bush animals or birds) taken, developed and printed by yourself earns you the Stalker Badge, which, many Boy Scouts have not troubled about.
In reality this is real scout work, for it calls for cautiousness I wonder if all and, grentent of all, patience. Why Guides? Guldes know why Lying in wait for perhaps hours Guides
they are called on end or stalking the animal written once by a captain; ex-ning of a wild Indian.
The following story was causes you to exercise the cua- plaining the above
Besidea photographing the birda On the North-West Frontier of animals, you must be able to des- India there is always a certain cribe ita principal characteristics, amount of fighting, and hard, dan- such as its appearance and habits: gerous work for our British troops to do,
or
Birds or animals photographed in their natural haunts or la ac-: tion always command a ready sale, and thus, besides being a profit- able enterprise, you Stalker Badge.
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earn the
On February 5. one new recruit was enrolled, and on the 8th the whole Company was present at St. Paul's Girls School for the Prince The best-known regiment of all, of Wales' Banner Competition. and the one most feared by ban Before we closed for the Summer The ambulance, and 'cooking work dits, is named "The Guides," and holidays three others feined and necessary, afforded much interest the men in this regiment are train were awaiting enrolment
and amusement at Company meeted to take up any kind of duty, let Hong Kong Companyings for several weeks beforehand, and are renowned for their cour with only alz, members, the rem "foreign subject to most are the handy men of India at
daly useful in camp, This Company started the year the cooking especially beluga age and gallant conduct. They Camp a bit about camp gad
Would you like to know
nants of three patrols Shamrock, Two German recruits joined in can always be relied on. In fact,
Gadgets gets? These are not Clover and Snowdrop: this was due March, and a Brownie from the in the East, the word "Guides" but very often come in handy at to the fact that it is an open Garrison School Pack in April. comes to thean courage, resource home, d European company, whose recruits On April 28 three Guides were en- falness, honesty, and kindness A good bottle-opener can be made The preliminary results of the come from vario
of the rolled and two Guides went home so what better model could Guides from a wooden clothes peg, and a Hong Kong Boy Scouts Association Colony, 88 the numbers are affect for good, leaving our numbers at follow than this regiment, and screw. Cut off the end of one of rally held at the St. Andrew'zed by fam
leave or twelve for the rest of the year what better name can they be the prongs, and drive a screw in it Church ground, by kind permission going homes for
BL Gulden attended the special called? of the Vicar, on March 22 (8átur, §. During
service in St. John's Cathedral on
de and yon hayo a handy battle-opener. day) lust are --
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