THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1925.
THE BOY SCOUTS.
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ITALIAN SECRET SOCIETIES.
Rome, January 14. Thore "Wan' a strong muster off In connection, with the Government Bill against secret societies, Boy-Beauts and Wolf Cube at the including Freemasonry, the report of the Commission of Afteen for Hoogkong Volunteers' parado reform of the Constitution, has been published, accusing Musonte ground yesterday, afternoon, when Lodges of having persistently- anti-Nationalist aims from the risor His Excellency the Governer (Birgimento to the present. It alleges that they frequently attempted Edward Stubba, R.c.3.d) procont-to stir up mutiny in the Army and Navy.. Their anti-clerical activi- ed the Prince of Wales banner to ties are also touched on. The report concludes by stating that the winning troop. Fifteen troops Freemasonry is a danger to the State. Even some supporters of partisipated, including the newly the Government consider that the new restrictions will merely formed Japancao troop and the cause Masonic activities to become more secret, and therefore morg Bcottish troop. The lattor, unit, dangerous, than ever. It Is reliably stated that the Grand Master, dronneri In: moticon!
costume, Signor Torregianl, has already dissolved all the Italian Lodges and enlivened the proceedings with the Freemasons will be inscribed on the Lodges of other countries: faw bagpipe selections.
--Reuter.
Thero was A largo crowd of #poutatora, among those provost being Major General Sir John, Fowler. Bir Cland Severn, Sir! Henry Pollock, the Hon. Mr. P. H.
COAL CRISIS.
London, January 14,
Halvank Lt. Col. Robertson and A crisis has arisen in the Dorbyshire soft coul industry owing
Mr. I. M. Dyor.
to the Miners' Executive turning down the owners offer to restore H. B. the Governor was not on the seven and a half per cent, reduction in wages made some time arrival by Mr. C. Champlin, acting go conditionally on the establishment of a separate Wages Board. Compulsinger, who accompanied The decision to hand in notices, expiring on January 27, has alrendy the Governor during the inspection heen acted on by ten thousand miners. It is expected that the of the troops.
romalning ten thousand will similarly act to-day. Twenty-five In preventing the banner to the thousand other workmen are involved and fourteen colllery com- Eighth Troop, His Excellency con-panien concerned.—Reuter. groulated that unit on having won the trophy and wished them con. tinued succok. Hi Exculloney noxt presented warrants to Mrs. White and Miss Wells, both in charge of Cube, and to Scoutmaster Ilo You-kung.
THE PRICE OF TEA.
London, January 14.
It is authoritatively stated that in consequence of the down- ward tendency of the price of tea, the Royal Commission on food prices is now not likely to turn its attention thereto na matter Another presentation, also in the of special urgency, although the Board of Trade is keeping a careful form of a bauner, followed. This watch on the price is the interests of consumers, banner was presented by Mias stated there were thirty-five million pounds more tea in Britain at It is offcially Won, Hendmisteress of St. Paul the end of 1924 than 1923, and it is believed the falls in prices Girls' School, to the St. Paul's last month and this month will be followed by College Troup.
another shortly.
-Reuter.
Mr.
BLOW TO INDUSTRY.
London, January 14,
The Scouts' Motto. After the presentations Champkin addressed the assembly, He said: A long time ago, when there were not so many houses in
The Short. Time Organisation Committee of the Master Cotton the world and man had room to Spinners Federation decided, at Manchester yesterday, upon the hunt and ride, there was A 600 curtailment of production to the extent of 894 hours a week to be old custom amongst the Scouts continued to the end of the month.-Reuter and ludiuns that roamed the forests and the plain. These free men enme in from the bunting grounda once in year and assembled
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that addressed them always faced He win pleased to welcome the the setting U I do not know now oldition to the Boy Scouts why this was so, except perhaps of the Secttish Troop. On behalf that they could see him botter, but of all, he wished to thank Mr. of course it alou meant that all the Champka for the hard work which Bcouts were facing East and there he had put in during the absence may have been some unportant of Mr. Waldegrave. When Mr. reason for this. We look to the Waldegrave told him ho Enst for wisdom and it is towards guing homo, it
was W09 rather the East that we turn to greet the shock to him because he could dawn.
not then think of a man who could Now, this is our great day of tate Mir, Waldegrave's place. Ile assembly, and our time of greeting toter found he had taken a too to our Chief Scout. For me it persimistic view.
Ho was wore something more, for it is the Inst Mr. Chumpkin had done everything time I ball address you before possible for the giving up my charge as Acting Air. Waldegrave would be pleased Commissioner. I would like to to find the results on his return. tell you of what we ince achieved In the meantime, he would like and of the gratdude I feel for all to thank Col. Robertson who bad the ready and cheerful help that kindly contented to act as Comunis- you have giyen me, but I would ouer. His Excellency concluded father rotund you that you are by welconnug the Japanese troop looking towards the Bast and that and expressing the hope that they the great lisy Scout Movement of would give the movement their which you are a part, is the Rising close co-operation. ¡Appeauso), Bull.
Must be Optimists. You are pot to be content merely to took upon the dawn. It tor you to bestir sourselves and to see that the Boy Scout Movemont sprends its Tight in Hougkang
until it has brightened all the dark places. Every Boy Scout must] be un optimist. It is easy enough to make pleasant ways nure plen-ant, but that is not enough. The mission of the Seouts is to make bard ways easy.
overcome all
Biovoinent, and
Cheers for the Governor and the Mr. Champkin brought the function to a close.
AN OLD PRESCRIPTION FOR PALE THIN PEOPLE
Builds Up The Blood and Restores Strength and Vigour.
The first time I addressed you. when I took over this charge told you that god motto for a If your blood is not fortified good Scout was "Take the kardest against the multitude of disease
You can path."
gorms that surround us, you risk obstacles by hard work, patience boing a prey to sickness; you may and a sense of humour, and the not be able to put in a good days* greatest of these is a sense of work without a constant fooling humour. No Scout was over "of oxhaustion.
good Scout vulens he know how to
bo cheerful nud laugh at clitti A simple, safe and effective cultios. nad I hope you will go blood tonio is found in Dr. Wil- on being cheerful and continue lioms Pink Pills. With good amiling till Mr. Waldegrave comes blood you will be able to ward off
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Trafalgar-square is not a spot one associaton with the Ice Age, though people have complained boforo now of the cold aspect of its asphalt. During oxcavations noar the Admiralty Arch frag- monts of fossil bonos were turned up the other day: They included a part of the task of a mammoth, a nock vertebra of a hippopotamus ane tino of an antlor of the great antlered red deer, and portions of the skeleton of an aurochs great ox. The whole of the frag monts, about a dozon in number, have been examined and idonti- fied by Sir Arthur Koith and Mr. K. H. Burne, of the Royal College of Surgeons, to whose mu seum thoy have boon presontod. They wore found in the stratum of sand and gravel 30tt. bolow the level of the surface soil, which study of the geological formations has shown to ho part. of a low terrace leid down by the River Thames at various par "ds during tae ico Agu.
The formations in this vicinity wore carefully examined in 1892, when the foundations for the por soat Admiralty buildings wore being mado, and clear evidence was round of an extensive arctic bed, marking the final acerotions] of the glacial period. In and under that bod woro discovered flint implements of the Stono Ago, and since the bonos just | rucovered come from a lowor lavol, it is assumed that they belong to an ourlior poricd.
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back and thon ho will know headaches, stomach troublo, the A.D.C.'s Great Triumph I have looked after you all right tired feeling" and lack of am- during is absence. Now, if we bition.
were just a Troop we could greet the Chiof Soput with our Patrol building up your blood through Get out of the sick class by Calls, but with twenty Tromps and the use of the old-time and woll- six Packs I am afraid it would known blood tonic, Dr. Williams* simply be a frightful row, so being Pink Pille. Got a packago today, British we will give the Chiefuse them according to directions, Scout three rousing British cheers and I am sure our brothers of the and in a short time you will noto a marked Improvement in your Japaneno Troop will follow on with threo equally rousing Bauzais.general physical condition, (Applause).
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