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went back to the grand parade of nations at the Olympic Games of 1812and I understood. On that day the trained muscle of the whole world paraded before The Looal Association of Boy Scoute
he King. The young men of the conscrip having decided to rates by public sub-
Continental nations marched past wh the military gait and carriage which they seription a small amount to enable a
In an article on the gradual awakening had learned in their years with the Scouts Hall to the built on a site given by of England to the magnitude of the war, colours chests for out, hands with palms forward. Among them shone by contrast the Military Authorities, desire us to Mr. Will Irwin, the well-known American the 50 Britons and the 100 Americans. publish the following explanation of correspondent, writos in the Weekly Die These advanced with a free, say, natural what is meant by Scouting and the patch-
owing, walking as Greck statues would walk should they suddenly some to life. benefit that the boys derive from the
fit that the b
In those days when the Germane were We of the English-speaking peoples, the raining Term Scouting is meant the later and more deeply vastly amused, then core bhok to notice striding without interruption toward sparting peoples, thrilled at it. We were therefore, when Con-
Work and attributes of backwoodamon, distressing days when Calais stood in explorers and frontiersmen. In giving deadly, imminent peril, we neutrals felt that the Continental journalist called this gait "sloppy"—or its equivalent in the little impatient with London. Save for Continental tongues. the elements of these to boys we apply the darkened streets, the uniforms, the SPORT AS TRAINING FOR. WAR. system of games and practicia which most display of military goods in the chop
Now that gait of the trained Anglo- their desires and interests and is at the windows, London seemed to be going on Saxon athletes at the Olympic Games was
From the Loy's much as usual. There were theatres; and the gait of there English soldiers.
The same time educatire.
the theatr.s were full. Thro was danc
By appointment to the Imperial Household point of view, Scouting puts them into ing in the cafes and hotels; and the thing lacking in the Continental armies, fraternity gangs, which is their natural floors were orowded A Londoner here in short, and present in the British, was of Japan, Officially Recommended by the
athletic training. These men, unlike the organization whether it be for games, very different.
and there told us that London appeared European conscripts, had played cricket Medical Colleges, of The Imperial Unlvemities.
He had not seen Paris or football, had ridden or run cross- mischief or loafing; it gives them a snart nor the smaller French cities whose mood dreas and equipment; it appeals to their was, in little, the mood of Paris. He had try since they were old onough to of Tokyo and Kyoto,
get about alone. Primarily, they were imagination and romance and it engages not seen Brussels nor Louvain nor Liege athletes, with the athletic sense in their thera in active and open air life.
There was no use of trying to tell him-muscles and athletic instinet in their From the Parents point of view, it he who had not seen. So wo let it go at brains. Your soldier is only a glorified gives physical health and development that London was very different. It teaches energy, resorefulness, and All this in October, and now, Londen athletic, and war is the greatest of all sports. In that gait of theirs lay hidden handicrafts; it puts into the lad discip revisited after three or four months be the secret of England's new armies the line, pluck, chivalry and patriotism; in gins to take on the aspect of a city atmirage of making soldiers in a fer a word it develops character, which is war. The change is subtle, so subtle that monthe. Half the technique of soldering, more essential than anything else to it defies general description. One vers it and that perhaps the most important lad for making his way in life and which mainly in little things. If there is any half, they have been learning just for is yet practically untaught in the schools. large sign, it is the changed appearance fun all their lives.
A new army could The method of instruction in Scouting of the London crowds There is less never have been prepared for the front is that of creating in the boy the desira vitality in their movement; they”: seem. so soon in any conscript country in the to learn for himself, and not by drilling more languid, somehow. This was a world or in any country, except, perhaps, knowledge into him.
phenomenon of the French crowds last From the national point of view, then our aim is solely to make the rising generation into good citizens. We do not interfere with the boy's religion, what ever form it may be, though we encourage him to practise that which he professes Our training divides itself under three
heads:-
1. Individual character training in resourcefulness observation and elf rell ance to gain the Scout's badge.
(SAMPLES FREE
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ÇALDBECK,
summer, One observed them a long time my own which has the same love for MACGREGOR&C.
One
is Britain. Training, training wherever one goes:
The motor-car · turns a
before be perceived that this was due to
scarcity of young, lusty mon Again, in England, until by the shortage of London appears, externally, to be going a labour here and there, the perplexity of little to seed, sa every French town apertain industries, you perceive that the pears to have gone wholly to wed. This, new rmy is creeping up toward con- in itself, constitutes a good sign.
script. figares.- docan't do a hard and dirty job in a dress suit, but in overalls. The plumbing corner you are by a village green: t in the bath-room of your once highly to khaki is practising skirmish
tactics. You, turn into a road; a con of order for days on end. When you company in mufti, their diversity of
proving their diverse social clothes plain they reply that it seems impossible making a practice march
Everywhere you feel now--US. to keep things in repair, so many mon 3. Service for the State, such us fire have gone to the war. You make a purgaturen- the could not feel Tast brigade, ambulante, missioner, sailor, life chase late in the afternoon, and ask to people. orn, gradual uprising of saving and volunteering. Scouting up have it delivered that night. The shop- peals to boys of every class and can lekeeper is sorry; it cannot be done. So carried out in all countries.
many men have gone to the war.
2. Handicrafts or hobbies which may help the boy to make his way in life, fi which we give proficiency badget
cffcient-hotel-in out of order; it stays ont
You
The following is what we teach and how visit one of those London houses where COMPANY REPORTS. we get the boys to acquire character. Inancy, order and service came as natura the first place we make the scout promiss his honour to do his best to carry out the Secut Law, which is
1. A Scout's boaour is lobogelij
2. A Scout is take yo
3. A Scout
Puuty is to ba useful to help
à Số 4 a friend to all aud-a bit. ther to every other Scout, no matter in what social class the other be lungs
6. A Scout is courteous,
6. A Boout is a friend to animal
7. A Scout obey orders.
difficulties.
in.
piled
is
as a process of nature. The bad HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. or littered with Red G
Subject to audit the Hongkong equipment or dus or military by jerks. Tige, and service goes Electric Co., Ltd., propose over the war, which passed lightly To pay a dividend of 20 per faen in October, has struck caut, say 82 per share on
60,000 shares
WEARING MASK
To place to reservo
To write off plant account for
depreciation
To write off property account
For depreciation
It has struck in harder, doubtless, than any outsider caned from the meia appearance of things. No rae not ovch the Chiness, shows las on the surface what is going on inside than the English To write off furniture account Some of the world-succas of the Loglish for depreciation walki is due, no doubt, to their front.? To pay a bonus to staff
+1
s. A Scout smiles and whistles under all Your Briton is continually fooling the To carry forward to
9. A Scout is thrifty 10. A Scout is clean
ti
thought, word
account
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The mport of the board of directors to the shareholders is as follows:
alien races by an appearance of leuk stupidity which hides talout or genius; zome
his of
sucess pro- and deed.
derds, donotas, from that jaet. They The whole cbject of Bir Haber Badan too, there is a certain real ecomon seus Powell in ieangurating this great seems in his struggle to keep all things-whe uf Boy Scouts is to seize the boys her business or pleasure--going as usual. character in its early stage of enthusiasm Pernaps the Parisian takes the war and 10 endesivour to mould it to the little too Bard. Perhaps he would faru right shaped
better if he should relax in the unevent GENTLEMEN, The directors have now to The Chief Scout lays down the necestials. To an outsider the proposal to hold submit to you a general statement of the aity of a separate Headquarters or the Ascot as usual stems a shocking offenes Scouts, a place of their own in which to Adis who have neither tips for 2011 affairs of the Company and balance sheer they can practise their various indi-energy for festivals of their own; tha. for the year ending a1st December, 1914. crafts. In Hongkong for the past 18 it should have been even proposed scems The net profits for that period, after | months the Scotts have had the privilege to prove some strange Huw English paying all charge-leave-8102,231 01- of using St. Patrick's Hall and are character. But the promiscuous gaiety of class-rooms at St. Joseph's College, These the hotels, the cafe, the theatre long which, added to balance brought forward AUTOMATIC RIBBON MOVEMENT.
were not suitable pines for Yarious people do not overdo the thing-ap from 1918, $10.000.21. onounts Lo NEW METHOD OF CHANGING RIBBON.
reasons and now that the movement has pears only proper relaxation from a very $12,912 for appropriation. NEW TWO COLOUR DIAL OR INDI-widened and in al probability will con serious piece of work.
CATOR.
tinue
to do so, it is imperative that a
Least of all can one understand the Central Hall should be available for all attitude of certain super-sensitive Eng scouts irrespective of denomination ish people who object to the sight of creed.
British officers and privates in uniform before noted, is calculated to make the make of life no worse a mess than it is The training of a scout is varied and, is dancing or dining in public. Let us boy grow up into a good self-reliant already. If I were going to the line. citizen. Among the various tea for 1 am sure 1 should feel not only justified, which the hall would be available would but eternally right, in taking my girl le as a gymnasium, for fins al hand out and letting youth bare its Aing. remains for appropriation $91,005.5%, out fret-work wood carving, shorthand, there is only so much fortitude in any
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It is now proposed to deal with the net profits as follows:- To transfer to reserve fund $20.000 00
To write off stationery account.. To write off furniture, fixtures,
and vanit
100.84 21.05 To write off organization account 1,000.00
After making these transfers, there
etc., all of which tead to improve a lad's of us; why waste any of it before the time of which the directors recommend th mind and help to make bin a strong recomes which calls for all fortitude? To payment of a dividend at the rate of 6 ful member of the community. These husband one's fortitude-not to make a per cent, pa, on the capital, which will compared with the other outdoor attracfas until it is necessary-stem: the Eng-absoru $74,504.14, leaving a balanes of tions will, we feel sure, show that the lish way. I am not sure but that that is $16,441.39 to be enrried to new profit and
los arcount. movement is worthy of support, and, com- bined with the various exercises of tate of the great English strengths. dour scout work; will make the boys of to-day sturdy. meful citizens of tu
morrow.
Any lady or gentler desirous of assisting, either is Scontmasters
·SCOTTISH SERIOUSNESS.
There is no need to detail the course of events so fresh in memory, which in the first few days of August drew the ninjor part of Europe into a state of war.
The effects of this colossal war naturok
New Scotland, or at least the capital of Sectland, makes a different app:al. Theo you know at once that you we in lecturers or by subscribing to the Scouts fe midst of war. It is not so much they made themselves felt all over the world; buglis sanding. hack and forth from putting a sudden strain on the finances Hall Building Fund may do so by our Cast: to Arthur's Seat; it is not much of every country. municating with the undermentioned the uniforms in the streets, or the officers
Large cash balances lid to be kept on Officials:Lady May, President; Com making brown the dining-rooms in the hand, which, added to the difficulty of modore Anstruther, R.N., Commissioner Hotels; it is the spirit in the people. They transferring money from our various for Scouts: Licut E. It. Kennedy, ie taking it seriously, and the show correspondents, forced us to leave a sub- Infantry, Chief Scout: Mr. N. J. Stulit. The statisties on recruiting, cu
stantial amount of money unproductive. Treasurer; or Mr. E. H Ridgett Farrell they be published, would show it also.
Shareholders will see with pleasure that Secretary of the Local Association of Boy One cau smile with teader humour at the notwithstanding the adverse circun contrast between the English regiments tances the present balance sheet com- and the Scotch regiments ne they swing down High-street or Princes-stics. The para favourably with last year's
In accordance with the Article of faces of the English show that they regard Auciation Messrs, Tong Yat Chun, Li the proceding casually and will continue Po Lung. Li Ping Hau, and Tang to regard it casually until the tinis rally Chung Chak retire from the board, but, comes to make a fuss. The fates of the being elegible for re-election, offer them Scotch are set and dour and hard-thelves accordingly. face which understand, the Garmina
Scouts.
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Mesa Chuy Chong and Ng Tung Kai
Commercial Commissioner in Australia, rifle. The bagpipes skill everywhere our auditors for the past years
they
We now retire, hut offer themselves for re
election.
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming.
Look PooNG SHAN. Chairman
A report from Mr. Miata, Japanese fear most to tes behind the sights of a received by the Tokyo Foreign Office a few ahead of the marching regimenis, days ago, says that on February 25th a have cursed the bagpipe as a caricature meeting was held in Sydney, of repre-on music in old days. Now I know what sentatives of the Chamber of Commerce bagpipes are made for-was. In these and other commercial and industrial times they stir up the martial spirit until organizations in Australia and New it thrills to your very ides. South Wales, the gathering numbering The Gan regiments march with a five hundred. Mr. Shimidzu, Japanes kind of shuffling thump a gait figured out mathematically, doubtles, giving Consul, was also present,
A resolution was passed boycotting Ger- the greatest pace with the smallest ex man goods, and urging Australian mer-penditure of energy. As they come down chants and retailers to give the preference in unison on their heavy cowhide boots they seem to shake the earth. It sounds to British goods and those of the Allied like the tramp of conquerors. The French Powers. It was further agreed that have a freer swing. Their rawest levica Australians shall prevent the entry of show a little of the gift of veterans. Yet German goods into Australia, and do all the British Bootch, English, Welsh, and in their power to encourage the use of Irish alike, have something about their British articles in Australia.-Japan marching which the others lack. Gazette.
was it I wondered-Suddenly my mind
What
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