1930-04-26

14.

THE FAIRY POODLE.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

The dog gave a sad little "Wuff! Wuff"

"I knTw what you are! Joan Joan want t› meet a fairy. Okt | cried-auddenly in delight, "A falty Mes Jenkins Tad fallen and hurt poet Pat sure a funny thing like her back diy that the doctor you can't belong to the earth. said she pla› go to London, and you a fairy poodle?"

get the whol a very clever doc- tur Otherwire She might never walk again. Hut that would have cost a great deal of money, and Mrs. Jenkins run' ad afford it.

I Wis # great shame, Joan thought, a Jenkins was dear old lady, always helping her neighbours he some

And then she lol an idea.

way.

Af the end of Parmer Blake's bit paddock, close to the old, broken

Are

"Wuff," said the dog. Joan though the bark sounded rather {like "Yes.""

"Very well," said Juan, shaking a finger at him, Listen carefully to what I've got to say, and then go back to fairyland with the message."

And she told the poodle all about

Mr. Jeakins. Of course, she didn't really believe that the dog was a fairy, but st!!!-

When she had finished a pleasant vaice suddenly called out, "I'm

THE

"When We're Quite Growed-up."

Ken. wants to be a sailor, then he'll

sail the Seven Seas; Key, wants to be a poet, and write

of flowers and trees. Jill thinks she'll be a dancer, or

else a "talkie" star,

Anil Colin wants to be the driver

of a red car.

I think I'll buy a tiny house, all white and green and small. with little, laughing children, too,

A roly-poly puppy, a pussy, blue and

to patter through the hall,

grey,

And lots of Love, and Laughter, and

Ice-cream ev'ry day!

afraid Snowball is not a fairyWe'll have such lots of books and

andle, my dear!"

fence that unclosed the orchard,-was a circle of dark-green grass, Ti

Jain looked round and saw a where the fairy folk dance." Mr.little, white haired man sitting some Jenkins had told her, "when they way off, under an apple-tree in the are minded, ta danes in the moon-, orchard, She had not noticed him Potk say, too, that one in her eagerness to search for a light, may sometimes a fairy there in fairy in the paddock; and now she broad daylight.”

blushed to think how silly she had Joen. "I knew he was just an or- diary dog," she answered, and jumped up, and ran off home, telling helf, rather tearfully,, I fancy, that she was a silly girl.

I'll see if I can find a fairy there, thought Joan, as die left Mrs. Je kins cottage ir 1 do. I'll ask her to help Mrs, durkins,

When she reached the paddock the', only creadures Er she saw there, at first, vere some fowls, a couple of in Tat from the next field, and a sheep that had bluntored in through a gap! in the fence, and could not find its was back into the orchard.

ducks that had wandered

Then just as Joan was beginning to feel a wee but disappointed, some- thing stirred in the long grass that! surrounded the fairy ring. Her heart began to best faster, and she rin formidely, thinking.] maybe, it was a fairy

But it was only a little dog-the funniest, ghost little dog that ever Hry plump, and had

WAR

A smooth, while skin, and big, sad looking eyes.

The next day when she called to a Mrs. Jenkins, she had scarcely entered the cottage, when the old lady called out, "My dear, what do you think?

Yesterday evening. gentleman, a great London docter, came hers. He has offered to send me to London. to?a big hospital there, where they will soon make me well, he says. And he had such a funny little dog with him—an ugly, white thing."

"Oh!" Joan cried. Then she said, "Dyau know that was a fairy pond" And she told Me, Jenkins about her adventure in the pad- dick.

"Well I never," the 'old lady said. "He must have heard all you, said, and afterwards come here see mo."

"Where have you come from?" Joan askeit, rather severely, drop | ping on her knees beside it.. " be- "I knew it could not be just an lieve you're conne' in 'here to chase | onlinary dog." said Joen. It was the fowls."

a fairy poodle, Mrs. Jenkins."

toys, two birds, and rosas, too,. with sunshine luoding ev'rywhere

and skies al white and blue.

we'll have cosy rooms inside, and a

kennel for the pup,

At my Little White and Green Dream House when I'm quite growed-up!

Nora Scott.

History Easy.

"If you rhyme the facts of his-

tory," said the new master, "it will help you to remember them. For hundred instance. In fourteen ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue." That will help you to remember the date of the discovery of America."

ROUND THE CAMP

LOCAL SCOUTS' OUTING..

A full day outing is planned for

MR. BLASON HONOURED."

Information

has been received

The next day the master thought he would test his theory..

"When did Columbus discover America, Jones?" he asked,

three Columbus sailed the dark blue "In fourteen hundred ninety-

Bea, came the answer,

Dog Fixtures.

At a recent examination a school. boy was asked: "What are the Dog-days?"

His reply was: Mondays and Thursdays, Harringay: Tuesdays and Saturdays, Wembley."

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Whose Birthday.

It was the first day of February, and the teacher, of a first-grade room asked her pupils: "Children, can anyone tell whose anniversary comos in this month?"

After much delay!ono little girl raised her hand. The teacher said, "Mary, you may tell us."

Mary very proudly stood up and said, "The groundhog'a”.

That Collar.

Now, you

Teacher: "I should like my child- ren to take more pride in their personal appearance. Tom White, how many collars do you wear a week?"

Tom: "Please miss, do, you mean how many weeks do I wear a col- lar?"

In Pieces.

Small Child: "Mammu, you know we had an eighty-plece dinner set?"

Mother: "Yes, darling." Small Child: "Well, it's in eighty- one pieces now,"

His Ford.

A Scotsman was examining the cash book in which he made his son enter all his expenses while at col- lege.

Suddenly he exclaimed: "After all my years of hard work, my money is being wasted by you in -extravagant living and motoring."

"Motoring" said his son.

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OUR OFFICE PUZZLE.

Do you know what this is? It is something that you have seen your Daddy use when he has been going to write let ters. To find out what it really is, connect the first number. ed dot to the second numbered dot, and so on until you com. plota the picture at the 33rd numbered dot. Try and see what your effort looks like.

Han guide to imagine life in an In-, CHILD'S LIFE SAVED

BY SCOUT.

PROMPT AND CORRECT ACTION

IN EMERGENCY. ·

dian camp. The camp site must be! in a lonely spot, many miles, away from curious visitors, for other- wise the Indian girls will not be permitted to leave their sheltered homes. So the camp is generally on a hill, in the pine country. If It is pitched towards the end of A 12-year-old Chinese lad who is summer the season of the rains may now following his normal vocation threaten, and always at night the of helping his father in a coffee- peace of the camp wil be shop on the outskirts of Kuala broken by the wild. 'pi-doga' | Lumpur ower his life to the plucky growling and rushing round rescue of his unconscious body the house. And, instead of from the bottom of a deep mining and among forests of Australian prompt application of resuscitation learning 'woodcraft' by the seu pool by a Sikh watchman' and

gums, the excursions are conducted measures by a Scout. through green rice fielda to the steep woodland paths beyond."

A typical Indian camp was held at

The story is told in the following statement fasued by the District Commisaloner of the Selangor Boy Scouts' Association:

GUIDING IN INDIA.

"The Indian Girl Guide News twenty-four Seria of the 24th Hong From the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave Sheet" gives an attractive picture of the progress of guiding in India, Kong (Shu Man School) Group Commissioner of the Hong Kong The Indian guide handbook, "Steps to-morrow. Starting out at 8.15 Boy Scouts Association, at present to Girl Guiding," has been tran- a.m. from this school at 128, Shang-at. Hame on leave, that Mr. C. Hslated and printed in the languages bai Street, the Scouts will cycle to Blason, who has recently retired of various provinces-in Guzerathi, the New Territories. Tiffa will from Hong Kong and was Assistant under the direction of Lady Kashmir. The site chosen was an be had at Taipo, and the rice home Commissioner of this Associaton, Ramanbhai Lilkanth, commissioner old' mogul garden, on the shores of

"Yok Kit, a cheery boy of about| will conclude at sbout 4 p.m.' han- en awarded the Honorary of the Guzerat division, and also the large lake of Nazim Bagh. The twelve years of age, who helps his Only twenty-four Scouts are to Silver Wolf by Lord Baden Powell, in Kanarcse and Hindi, in the pro-report in "The News Sheet" gives father Foh Lal Puan in the run- join this outing and those who are the Chief Scout, in recognition of vinces. This is a wise stap, "for a glowing account of the Kashmir ning of the coffee-stall at the 24 desirous to participate are request his valuable services to the Move guiding is spreading to outlying camp, with its eight tents pitched mile Sungei Best Road, went to ed to enter their names early by pagment. The award was announced towns and villages, and children | round two huge and ancient chenar bathe with his brother at a small ing ten cents, for which-they will and made at the Annual Scout from all over India are clamouring trees, its workmanlike tranches and deep mining pool which is only 100 each recolve a group photograph. Commissioner's Dinner at the Hotel to join,”

cooking places, its woodcraft ex- yards away from the road at that Scouts are requested to bring Russell, London, on. March 25 last,,

curatons, and camp fire ceremonies point, Yok Kit got into the deep "their own bicycles. Those who do at which dinner Mr. Waldegrave was

all marvellous experiences for water in the centre of the pool and hot poses machine of their own present.

Indian guides, many of whom must sank, and his brother raised an may hire one from the school for

practise their guido-ideals and keep alarm. 80 cents.

their guide promises in houses where the yard is shared by the cow, the hens, and the relations" families, in cities where even a child may not walk abroad.: *

The

"Old Scout's"

Column.

"The difficulties of camping with guides in India are great," says the report from the All India camp, at Ganeshkind, Poona, on a site lent by the Governor of Bombay. But, in spite of the difficulties, several successful camps have been held in various provinces in the last few months. It is hard for an Austra-

"Fortunately near at hand was the watchman of the Thye Hing Magara Singh, who ran promptly to Engineering Co.'s factory, named

the spot. Bubbles were pointed out to him as marking the spot where the boy had gone down, and Magara Singh plunged in, found the body, and brought it nahore.

Hanh Hong friends of Mr. Blason wil no doubt, agree that no honour has been more richly deserved. Mr. Blason's home address is-Charleston House, St. Aubin, Jersey, Channel Islands.

may now have its curtains wide, nostrils and also to cause deaf- that he knew he was doing more Its windows and door open, its ness. It also helps you to ward than that If the boy had gone chimney amoking. We may even off thirst when the days are hot unchecked there might have been know what is being cooked for and the marches long. Remember several boys ́deafened in his school.

"At the same time, attracted by This might not be know that; it will lengthen, the life of Boxing ears is a cruel thing even the commotion, Chan Kong-lam, you confine teh! your studies to ledge as useful to ordinary folks your water bottle. March with for a mother or a father to do. Troop Leader of the Boy Scout woodcraft learn as that: wo may learn from prae- your mouth open, and the wind | Many a child has had its ear-drums Intelligence. ing. or do you tices, but it teaches, one to ob and air will parch your throat, permanently injured in this way. troop at the Methodist Boys' School; sometimes go serve, to look, to listen and to taking up every particle of mois- The ears are very delicate, and do came running up and appreciated apart from the forest tralls and moll. And even the sense of ture. Finally though this is by not readily recover from even slight the situation at a glance. He ran a seek to gain and display your in- smell can be valuable to you, for no means the final word on "nose- damage. So take care of yours. few yards to the neighbouring fac télligence? It will be admitted a memory may help you to re- training"-breathing through the Do not Addle with them; do not tory where he asked Mr. Wong Yet- that one can be just as clever at call roasted peanut was sold in nose will help to stop you from pull them or box them; and when 100 to telephone for the ambulanca

at the General Hospital. observing, at judging, at tracking, the streets, or when, the factory snoring. and at many other things, during over the hill was working at full oity life as during country walks pregnure.

Displaying Your

and visita. In some things the city guide or scout can excel.

Suppose we go for a walk

through your own district hav-.

than

* #

I remember one day Your Ears, when I was a boy at Always breathe

school, one of the Your Nose through your nose," older, bigger boys suddenly deve- writes - Sir Robert loped a bully's nature. He thought

you clean them, do not work too'

"Then he ran back to the posti hard with the towel. Dry them, by all means, and there let it end.

where he found a small crowd col~] lected round the Iffeless body of There are many the boy. Kong Lam took charge, Your Eyes. ways in which you arranged the body correctly, and

can protect your applied the Schafer method of re-

ing no other object in mind Baden-Powell, taking up the adit a fine thing to go about the play eyes those windows through suscitation. He continued the to discover what wevice which has been handed down ground, steal up beside some small which you peep out upon all the treatment for about 30 minutes have fallod to observe a through generations. Fifty years hoy, and give him a avand box on wonderful things in life, and with- until normal breathing was restored. thousand times. Let us see where nto Mr. Catlin wrote a book call the ears. No doubt it pleased him, out which you would be perhapsThe ambulance which had mean- the hills lle, and where the valed "Shut Your Mouth and Save I remember this particularly bo- poor miserable things more while arrived took the nick child leys, which way the streams run Your Life, and he showed that cause I was one to collect one of to be pitied than to be away for further treatment and the and the railway. What buildings the Rod, Indiana of Amerien had those smacks, loved, Bad lights, reading late, medical authorities congratulated occupy the highest bills, apart for a long time, practised that well, he carried on for a few or in a shadow these and many Kong Lam upon his prompt action from residential houses? How is method with their children to the minutes, and all unknown to him other habits prey upon your which thus saved the boy's life."/ the lay-out of your church gov-extent of tying up their Jaws at the meter presently caught sight eyesight. Avold them. - Also avold "The Schafer method of resus- arned by the points of the com- night, to ensure their breathing of him, and watched him through such playing strain as you see men citation, of the apparently drowned paad? What are the principal only through their noses. Breath a window., Presently, the master and women under when they play consists of alternately compressing trees, about the station? Howing through the nose prevents came out, and master and boy went night tennis, Ons of the gölden and releasing the Body of the many different kinds of fences de gérms of disease" getting from the in together. And the boy did not rules of scouting and guiding patient at the normal "speed of you seet

The air into the throat, the lungs, and elf down again that day, neither did should be never to play-night breathing, that is to say Afteen certain hours the walk may the stomach; If, also provents a he box any more ears. To us who tennis; for here you call upon the breathe par minuta. This treat- be a different long. The house growth in the back of the throat suffered it seemed at the time that eyes to perform at maximum offici- ment has to be continued, “with which an hour ago was quiet, called adenoids, which are apt to the master was but stopping a boy ency under a most intense artificial patience and perseverance" until closed, and apparently deserted, latop the breathing power of the from bullying, but now I believe light.

normal breathing has been restored."

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