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Mr. A. Borges, Country Com- Guides. Congratulations of the missioner for Macao Scouts, was Association are extended to her. among the spectators present at
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when a junk collided with her!- SCOUTS' BROTHERHOOD,
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TWENTY-FIVE-YEARS-OF-
SCOUTING.
Erection Of Camp Fire Shelter At Gilwell.
Afghanistan Joins Movement.
Afghanistan in the latest coux-| try to start Boy Scouts, making a total of 47 countrica registered| with the Boy Scouts. Internation- at-Burenu.
THE £1,000,000 A DAY FOG.
High Cost Of London's Black-Outs.
London.
When ex-King Amanullah visited London some three years
London has had some bad foga ago, a demonstration of Scout- The year 1988 marks the ing activities was organised for in the past few weeks. Office twenty-fifth birthday of the Boy his benefit at a few days' notice. workers have been able to arrive The present organisation under half an hour late without un- Scouts Association.
King Nadir Shah is believed to due apology. By a happy coincidence the be a direct result of that de- had chaotic periods. And that Railways have
great World Jamboree will be monstration. · tween the St. Andrew's Club' A friendly hockey match win held at Godello, near Budapest, started under high auspices, for ed in all the evening newspapers: The Afghanistan Scouts have old familiar headline has appear- Ladies and the Macao Scouts, be played between the Club de Hungary, in August. To spe- their Chief Scout is the Premier "London's Black-out.” The latter won by the odd goal Recreio Ladies and the 1st Kow.cially perpetuate this landmark of Afghanistan, H.R.H. Moham- in three after an interesting loon Scouts on Wednesday, March in Great Britain, the birthplace rational Commissioner is a day while it lasts, according to mad Hasham Khan, and their Fog costs London, £1,000,000, Manhao, the Scouts B. G. D'Almada, of the St. of the Movement, Lori Baden-
Powell, the Chief Scout, has np the Minister of Education, ILE, the computation of the London centre-forward, who scored both Mary's School Guides, will probLroved a jdan to erect a great All Mohammad Khan.
Chamber of Commerce. These ably be in action for the Re- Camp Fire Shelter at Gilwell
losses include damage to mer- goals, previously played in the crelo, The team the Scouts will Park, the Boy Scouts training SILVER WOLF AWARDED.
handise, delays in traffic, on forward line agalart the St. fold, will probably be as fol- centre and camping ground in
of artificial lighting and the safe. Andrew's men.
Many present lows:-R. HL Wong; P. L. Wong, the Epping Forest.
Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief guarding of shipping, airways and past scouts and Guides took Scout Lee; B. Dormer, P. L
MacNider, Second Wingward afford accommodation
The Camp Fire Shelter will the Silver Wolf, the highest
Scout, has awarded the Order of and railways, amanda part in the second match.
But perhaps we may console. Second Mackay, Second - Boud, caiupors or more for camp fire ward of the Boy Scout Move ourselves that our fogs have some.....
to: 600 R. L. Woolley, Scout Arnold, Scouts Owns and similar gather Hoof, the General Commissioner For whenever I meet an oversee |ment, to Monsieur. Etienne Van value to our tourist industry, Beout Gibson.
ings in wet weather. Those who and Deputy Camp Chief of the visitor on delightful spring have experienced a wet day .-P. Belgian Scouted
morning, when there is light to Mr. E. Oven last week, was The Dayspring, which is Le fire in the wet will apmeciate Commissioner of Hong Kong thing he asks ma enthusiastical- camp, and efforts to hold a camp The Rev, G.-T. Waldegrave, haze over Hyde Park the drat herself formerly a member of quently used by the Sea Scouts, the boon which this will be to scouts, is a holder of the highly in sala this what you call a real the Central British School Girl had her stern allg damaged all who camp at Gilwell,
award
Miss L. Carr, who was married
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