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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929.

At the Jamboree

A FEW HOURS AT ARRÓWE

PARK

THE SCOUTS' SONG

The experiene of an American

at the dumbaree is worth reproduc..

He writes:-

ing.

It did not occur to us until we arrived that we had chosen Aug. 4 for our brief visit to Arrowe Park, the day on which, 15 years before, the World War Iiroke out. That, in itself, was sufficient to add deep meaning to the event. for now, instead of nations armed one against another, a great camp of men and boys from every coun- try of the globe, stretched before us in the universal desire for brotherhood and sting peace. The Scouts have beaten the spears of war into staves of useful deavor and helpfulness.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ROUND THE CAMP

THE SCOUT'S SECOND LAW

Jack And Jill Go Scouting

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

(By Rosalee Hawthorne)

it was the fifth day of school and for the fifth time Jack and Jill saw that Nikolaievitch failed to salute We arrived early on a morning the flag or to repeat the Pledge of of wind and sunshine, following Allegiance. The ather fifth graders heavy rain, hoping to be admitted noticed the omission, also, and before the official opening at noon, frowned resentfully at the Russias as we had but a few hours to boy who had been assigned to their spare, but the Warden, though room on the first day of school. polite, was adamant, and we were Miss Ryman, the teacher, did not obliged to perch ourselves on seem to be aware of this unpatriotic arrow wooden duck run at the behavior on the part of Nike

and wait for over an alevitch, although usually nothing entrance hour in a sea of mud; while Scouts that occurred in the room escaped of all nationalities passed and re- her attention. passed like swarms of bees before The flag ceremony was the first! a hive-black bees, brown bees event of the morning. After it was yellow bees, white bees, all busy over Miss Ryman announced that and all happy, slithering, sliding, the Fifth Grade would go on a squelching through that amaz-nature-study hike and picnle the ing mass of soft earth.

following morning. In the excite- "Pretty thick, isn't It, air!" ment over this happy prospect, the observed a inll had to a Scout Afth graders forgot the new pupil "I don't know which is and his lack of respect for the flag. the worst, the mud that drags your shoes off or the mud that gets in- side them

Master.

A Sea of Mud

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA

heatedly. "You don't see me asking anybody to go with us who won't salute the flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance. If he won't be loyal to our Buntry he needn't expect me

be friends with him." Jill pondered for a moment. Then she said, "I wonder if it isn't just as unloyal for us to let him think Americans aren't kind, and friendly as it is for him not to salute our flag."

"I never thought of that,"ad mitted Jack.

"A Scout la Loyal"

FIRE

Girl Guides' Grotto

INTERNATIONAL CORRES.

PONDENCE

Would you like to have a letter come to you all the way across the ocean with an American stamp on the outside, and inside news of

of their house and the gayly chat-what a American Girl Scout la do- tering children hailed the twinsing and thinking? American Girl exuberantly.

Scouts are anxious to become ac- "Hurry up! Jump in" they quainted with you and to exchange clamored, bouncing excitedly up ideas and news with you.

If any and down.

Girl Guide would like to start a "We said we'd wait for Nik, and correspondence with a Girl Scout he isn't here yet," Jack told their she should get in touch with "Old impatient schoolmates.

Scout" care of the "China Mail."

one

"Oh, you should worry about, The Guides of Poland Itchy-Vitchy, scoffed toy. "We can get along without him, to Poland is an herole one. It did The story of how Gulding coma Hurry up. Come on, or you'll miss hot begin with a big public meet- all the fun."

ing, under the patronage of Influen- A New Friend Won

tial people. It began in secret, and Jack and Jill looked at each other had to be carried on surreptitious- for a moment in hesitation. Then Some of the tales of adventure through their minds flashed the of the Polish Scouts and Guides words, "A Seout is loyal-trust-read like a page from a story of worthy-a friend to all."

teil heads they voiced their de-did not exist on the map at all. With ancivilised times. In 1786 Poland cision.

She had fallen a victim to heri { "We said we'd wait for him." neighbour, Austria. Until a few sald Jill. "So we can't go on with. years ago the girls and women of out him," said Juck.

Poland were not allowed indulge

!

seemed very quiet. Minutes pass-

The bus drove on.

The street

do," said Jill.

"It was the only right thing to [lin)

"If he comes within 15 minutes in any form of outdoor sport, but you can take the canyon bus and the Guides are now making up for get there as soon as we do," said what their mothers missed. Wear- the bus driver. more stops to make."

"I have several ing, wood carving, and embroidery

are the chief Guide handicrafts.

A Birthday Party Juy 6 was the seventh birth- day of the Queensland (Austra

Auchenflewor Girl Guide Company, and it was celebrated by gone it would give him a terrible ay cake, the gift of the captain, "If he had come and found us real birthday party. The birth-

dack.

ion of Scouts and Americans," said with its seven candles, was decorat-

ed Nik, puffing and anxious-eyed.

in green, white, and gold, the And then around the corner dash-company's colours. During the

"I might not have, either, if our captain hadn't talked at our last troop meeting about the second law, Scout is loyal." She said that the best way to show our loyalty to our country is by living up to our Scout laws and being the best citizens weed. can be, because a country is judga by its people. Then she read some thing out of the Boy Scout Hand- book about showing good will and brotherliness to new citizens."

"Why. I read that, too, but some way I never connected it with Nik," right, Jill. If we let him get the wrong idea of our country we aren't living up to our second law. Let's art in right now to show him that Americans are kind and friendly.", So Jack and Jill hurried over to where Nikolaievitch was standing and asked him if he would go with them to the plenic. The boy's face glowed with happy anticipation as they made plans for him to meet them at their house, where the school bus would stop for all three of them. Then the bell rang and they went back to the schoolroom. That afternoon Jack and Jill talk- ed the matter over with some of their schoolmates, who finally agreed to make a special effort to be friendly to Nik at the picnic.

Nikolaievitch Listens Engerly As Miss Ryman went on to tell of the interesting things they would do on the hike, the blue eyes of One ingenious American boy wonder. But no one paid any at-served Jack. "Say. I guess you're

Nikolaievitch grew wide with eager hitched his feet to two square tention to him, and at recess, when all of the other children were gathered in excited groups making plans for the picnic hike, the little Russian boy was left by himself in a corner of the playgrounds. That was better, however, than what usually happened at recess.

Because Nikolaievitch was unable to speak plain English and made many funny mistakes and wore queer, baggy clothes, some of the thoughtless boys teased him and called him Itchy-Vitchy instead of being kind and friendly and trying to make these first days in America happier for the stranger. Which than being left

Have you a chum in an- other country? How would you like to correspond with a. Brother Scout or a Slater Guide abroad?

I want to help you to know friends who are thousands of miles away or may be within a stone's throw of your own town.

If any Scouts or Guides would like to have a pen friend, please communicate with me "Old Scout" c/o "The Chinu Mail"-end I shall be glad to help you.

was even worse alone!

Suddenly Jill spied him kicking dejectedly at the slide with the. stubby toe of his boat, and turned impulsively to Jack.

The next morning brought per feet picnic weather, and Jack and Jill waited eagerly for Nik and the "Jack, that new boy looks dread-school bus which was to take them biscult tins and made excellent fully lonely and left out over there as far as the canyon where the hike headway up the steep slope that all by himself when everyone else was to begin. Presently the school led to the market, while others is having such a good time planning, bus came around the corner-but took to stilts, and many discarded for the picnic. Let's go over and Nik was not yet there! Jack and shoes and stockings altogether and talk to him and ask him if he'd like Till searched the street with frantic paddled.

to go along with us."

eyes, but there was no Russian boy Finally, at noon, came our orders "No sirree!" Jack protested in sight. The bus drew up in front to form "two-deep" before the box office, but, the crowd of patient

waiters was by now too large to get into any kind of formation, and the only thing that obeyed the command was the mud which was already much "too deep" for com. fort! And so, with one-big push,: we wedged ourselves through the barrier and were inside, at last,

The

Old Scout's" Column.

by him till he finish. I think maybe "My father he need help. I stay get left. by!"

Has school wagon go "Yes, but if we run for the can- go bus we can get there in time yet." said Jack.

caught the bus and reached the They raced to the corner. just canyon in time to join the other] hays and girls for the hike. True to their word, most of the children were kind and friendly to Nik, and) his blue eyes sparkled with happi- ness.

he exclaimed on the way home after "I think America one fine place,"

a joyous morning in the mountains, among friendly boys and girls.

"Oh, if is!" came the twins' proud response.

OUR SYMPATHY

For Col. And Mrs. Christian

On behalf of the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts in Hong Kong, the "Old

Scout" extends heartfelt sympathy to Col and Mrs. Christian on the death of their daughter, Dulcie, last Saturday.

Miss Dulcie Christian, who was only 18 years of age, was very popular and was a leading member of the Local Guides Movement. Her untimely death came as a shock to all of us and although she is gone, her memory will be for ever with

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On the following Monday morn- Ing the Fifth Grade arose as usual for the flag ceremony. Then to the surprise of all. boomed out above the others in a

a foreign voice] fervent struggle to repent the funds, the Kookaburras sold first fternoon, in order to raise patrol Pledge of Allegiance. happy hearts Jack and Jill anyagpies held a competition. About And with id and darning outfits,. and the Nikolaievitch salute their

4 o'clock a commissioner arrived, flag! America had won a new friend! nd, after being welcomed by the captain, was entertained by the Guides. The following items, were who his acquaintance was, "B.P." rendered by the different patrols:- took it all as a compliment. But An imitation campfire by the he quickly discovered that the Kookaburras, a short but humorous Boer's good opinion did not extend play by the Magpies, plantation to the Boy Scouts. "Oh, no," he maladies aung by the Galahs, and a implored, don't have saything charade acted by the Blue Wrena. to do with them; they are During afternoon tea the Commis-I downright bad-hended by

asioner

awarded several service general, and going to make all the stars, and presented the Patrol boys into soldiers." 110

t'orner Cup to the Galaks. She was Most of our indus- then presented by the Guides with Our Industrial trial troubles come book, in remembrance of the jolly Trouble from the self-in-time spent. with them at the Easter

terestedness parties, creeds, and cinsecs. If this could be eliminated, and replaced by good will and co-operation, it would mean peace and contentment, increased prosperity and happiness

In the present-day bended kindness and consideration The Scouts were preparing their Following The world of speed and for others, as a rule of the road, mid-day meal. Each little tent

Ideal efficiency it may was following that which is had its little earth hole wherein

Hometimes appear meun star of guidance along the mouldered logs of wood and its pot that little thought is given to the ideal way. One has only to go of food, Swinging in the flames. ideal. Many, indeed, without in- abroad with open heart and eye to see everywhere reflections of the

A little farther on a small dark dulging overmuch in analysis, sup-

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Truy

Along the coun- An Unquenchable try lanes, in the Love city streets, in homes, in offices,

all round.

of camp.

The Cubs' Corner

was showing much concern pose that the ideal is imaginary ideal shining through the practical over a very large pan of rice and unattainable. And they con- or the commonplace. which apparently would not cook, clude that, since the demand of the He dived his little fingers under hour is for practical knowledge of the lid every other minute and material affairs, the attaining of placed a few grains of rice in the such knowledge is what must én-, palm of his dusky hand, shaking gross attention. But even in this and in factories, there are innumer "In our Girl Guide movement we his head. At the next tent some pursuit one cannot progress very able considerations one for another. have exceptional opportunity for HOW TO GROW A MINIATURE older Indian Scouts were making far without having in view some Little deeds of various details, in helping to this great end," writes

FOREST pancakes with much skill and offer-standard of excellence or ultimate many situations, reveal the ideal the Chlef Scout. "For one thing, ing them to the passers-by, The Scouts' Song

but our

attainment.

Stars

A Communist Compliment

women

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the fine. the self-forgetful, the we can build up in the future Next time you go for a walk in! Perhaps it is because tender, and the strong. And it is generation of 'Guides to the Men' the country look out for the nice The day's program told of de- Like The the ideal is, thought out of these expresalona of the this spirit of unselfish broadmind-things growing on the fields, for lightful entertainments to come.

of as primal and per-sometimes only half-formed ideals, edness with which to oust the pre- now is the time to make an Indoor few brief hours were

fect that many im which like the stars may guide us vailing self-interest. Secondly, warden. epent, and reluctantly we had to ngine it is not ordinarily to be on our way, that the moral excel-having our branches in every Eng- Bsay good-by. We left to the adopted. But if anyone thinks that lence of nations must be formulat-lish-speaking Dominion and Colony, ten. At the bottom of a bowl, box, This is the way to plant the gar- strains of a song rising very loud- the world is not following the ideal, ed. Even from what may Beem we can all foster that identical flowerpot put a layer of pebbles. ly from a tent to the accompani- he may at least be assured that the failures to bring out all that is de spirit throughout the Empire of This is to form drainage. Then ment of apoona beating on mugs. ideal is perpetually preceding the sirable, the Ideal may be eventual-good will towards one another, and cover with fine earth, or better still We could not catch the words, but world. And it will continue to do ty unfolded. It is the unquenchable loyalty to our common King." with coconut fiber. each verse-and there were many jso until the warld with more cager love of the good and the true and

One of the most --ended with

awareness needs and consciously the beautiful that has moved the

Arrange your acorns dad nuts Do You Want precious "Jamboree, jamboree,

follows. To the observant, the world steadily yforward.

posses-carefully, cover with fiber, and Liberty sions of men and press down firmly. Put the bow! Jam, jam, jum, JAM, JAMBI" {ideal is evidenced in the common- the sound increasing in volume places of daily living, as well as in

The Communists and girls is liberty.

and boys in a dark cupboard and sprinkle

DO YOU KNOW Our fore-with warm water about twice #

LUCKY BOY SCOUT until It rose into a mighty rear. the greater affairs of the world.

some time ago de-fathers fought and died that they week. In five or six weeks, time On Sunday, Aug. 11, a peo- Recently, for example, a subur.

clared war on the might have it, and we become indigou will see little sprouts peeping the ceiling, because of the nitteen, of West Ham, whose friend- That a fly can walk upside down Scout Reginald Bonham, aged plo's service of thankskiving and ban church in America went

Scout and Guide nant at any attempt to remove our hrough the fiber. Then put theickers on its legs. prayer for the gift of Scout Ideal out with its mesage to movement.

They disapproved of freedom from us. But what is.this bowl in a sunny room, and soon wishes to release

When it ship at the Jamboree with Dr. of St. Louis (America) led to the *itsolf; ItForest H. Staley, a scoutmaster, ral, which, like the Scout Brother never enter its portals. Its bulletin ere, and they were intensely annoy- want? Perhaps you say that liberty own. When the troelets are bigger with the aid of a hair. hood, is also young."

This seron a certain day, placed where he ed because Scout and Guide train is being able to do anything you you must plant them out of doors.

latter offering to take the boy to vice was followed by the service who runs may read, bore the ing was inoculating the youth of want. But is it? Perhaps you Save the pips from the next

America to give him the Empire against Communist in- want to pick up a stone and tons orange you eat, let them dry, and of welcome to the Scouts of all legend:

a medical the world.

THE THUMB TRICK training has left England to "We why not reach our ideals, Ruence. The Chief Scout, Sirit through a window, but if you then plant them. They will grow Probably no more atirring hymn has. even been sung but like the stars they guide us declaration of war as a compliment. can't get away" with things like amelling white blossoms. of the hand and close the fugers

Robert Baden-Powell, regards that do, you will soon discover that you quickly, and in time bear sweet-

begin his now. career. - in a cathedral "before than that on our way."

"My intention," Dr. Staley, said Place your thumb in thẻ: palm It inspired him to write an interest that. On all sides are "Keep Off

"B to which rose on boys' voice between

give Reginald the Who would not like to own a pot over it. It would be interesting article, which appeared in a re- the Grass" signs, "No Trespassing" full of tiny palm trees? Well, all under the armpit, withdraw the schools can bestow."

that Then tuck the hand up best education

American Along The ing to know how cent issue of "The Guider" In It signs, "Park Behind Here" signs you have to do is to plant some date thumb, and try to put it back Bonham met eyes have seen the glory of the

Ideal Way many of the spend he describes an encounter with a all curtailing our liberty. Curtall stones, and then be patient for again. Seems simple, but try it.

Dr. Staley when coming of the Lord," followed at ing the graystone structure, readed with the political altuation and we can really enjoy liberty. Cer-If Mother will lend you one of

Ing motorists, pass-disgruntled, Boer who was disgusting it? Perhaps, but only so that month or two. the conclusion by the words: "Go the message. How many were his womenfolk. At length he said:tain laws and regulations are, ab her shallow flower bowle, you can evergreens such as yew forth into the world, in pesca: be moved by this reminder to consider "Have you heard of the Girl solutely necessary when many on make a pretty little garden to These will stick upright in the thelastically. of good courages hold fast that whether they held in their hearts Guides? They are going to make people live close together, and we stand on the nursery table. Half sand. A strap of mirror arranged wanted to go abroad and I am wo which is good render to no manja guiding Ideal, it would be still afference in this country, teach must all learn to obey them. In all the bowl with damp add, heap in the boss forms a fine "pond," glad." evil for evils strengthen the faint more interesting to know. It is ing them to think, and not belleve so doing, we safeguard our real ing, it high at one side, to form a With pebbles and sand you can The boy's father is a tramway bearted; support, the Wosk, help, cortain, however, whether he admits the dret agitator who comes along. itberty-the right to live peacefully hill" and cover with moss. Next make tipy paths winding over the inspector and dives at Warwick the afficted basaur all meal or not, that each passer by who Seeing that the Boer did not know and happily together

make a "forest" with sprigs of hill.'

road," Stratford:

was held in the Liverpool Cathed-meat the passers-by who may their principles and of their lead-thing called liberty that we all you will have a tiny forest of your allows sir in under the suckers

the mighty columns and arches to

the tune of "John Brown." "Mine

neked to play in a game of base.

ball.

or box.

"It is wonderful," he said on- *Islave always

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