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POCKET-MONEY

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[Bya Harley Street Woman Doctor}

To a parent, the child's money allowance becomes a perplexing pro- blem.

Some children are given pennies galore as they ask for them; other children have none. This is an unfortunate state of affairs in both савез.

Children who spend their money without any responsibility appear great in the eyes of the child who has none, and they will probably be- come spendthrifts in later years. The moneyless child is made to feel awkward and shy: his helplessness increases his feeling of inferiority, and he is apt to draw into his shell.

So Much a Week

Every child should be given a specified sum of money per week, † even if that means only a penny, | and be advised to save half and spend the remainder. Many parents do not believe that children under- stand money.

The money sence of a child was brought home to me recently when a tiny boy in the street asked me to

give him a penny for two half- pennies. On my inquiring the rea- Bon of his request he said, "I might lose one of my halfpennies!"

Every child should be told that if he spends his allowance on one day or at one time there is no more forthcoming till his next weekly pay day. If he is anxious to purchase something, he must save up for it. A spendthrift child can be checked by giving him no allowance, but by making him "do things" and pay- ing him for them.

Mother as Banker Recently it was suggested that every time a job was done a slip of paper was handed to the child. The meant that a halfpenny was due for work. In due course there were several slips of paper. Either parent cashed one or more of these when needed.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

ABOUT COCOA

We drink our cocoa regularly, and enjoy it, but though we know it comes from a plant that grows in hot countries we may not know just how it grows and the form in which it is gathered ready for the manufacturer.

Cocon is really the seed of the cocon or cocoa tree. The fruit is very much the shape of a cucum- ber, and is about 7in, or 8in. long. it is yellow in colour, and ripens to red when the sun catches it. It grows close to the trunk of the tree.

When gathered, the fruft is left for several days in heaps to fer- ment. Then the thick, warty rind is opened, and the very numerous almond-like seeds, or beans, which lie like eggs in a nest, are removed and dried. It is from them that the cocoa we drink is made. Each bean is covered with a thin brown akin, which is taken away, and after the beans have been dried and broken up they are called cocoa niba.

The cocoa tree gives two crops of fruit every year.

"TABBY'S" NAME

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Do you know why pussy is some- times called a "tabby?"

A very long time ago merchants came from the East bringing lovely cottons and silks. Some of them came from Mosul and brought muslin. From Damascus they brought damask, and so on.

IS THIS YOUR NAME ›

THE CHINA MAIL.

Did you know that every Christian name has a special mean- ing7 Long ago, people thought that boys and girls grew up under the influence of their names, so it was considered very important to choose one with a splendid mean- ing.

If yours is 'JOAN, you have a beautiful one, since it comes from Jan old Hebrew word "Chaanach," "The Grace of the Lord." Its full spelling iB "Johanna" and "Joanna," bat Joan is more often used nowadays..

In Spain it is written Juanita, In Italy, Giovanna, and in France, Jeanne or Jeannette.

It bus been used in nearly every country in Europe at one time or another, but we, perhaps, remem ber one special bearer of it best- "Joan of Arc," the Maid of Orleans, who led the French troops to vic tory in the fifteenth century.

"Mind Yer Grammar"

A amall boy simply hated the idea of going to school, but at length parental discipline prevailed and he was packed off completo with satchel on the opening day.

He returned at mid-day and im mediately on entering the kitchen, where his father sat, he burst into a flood of tears and kept repeating "I wish I hadnae goed. I wish I hadnae goed."

"Will ye never mind yer gram- In the East was a district called mar" said his father.

"Ye mean Attableh. You have probably readye wish tae Goad ye hadnae went." stories about the clever Caliphs of Bagdad. Attabjeh way

part of Bagdad.

The people of Attsbich had learn. white silk. It had a beautiful water- ed to make very wonderful black and mark. When this silk arrived in Britain they called it Tabbi silk.

"Tabbi"

Queen Elizabeth used to wear a dress. Later, fine Indies

used this silk for making their best

dresses.

Then someone thought how much By counting the slips the capital like Tabbi silk the common pussy's was reckoned. Under auch congloasy fur was. The name "atuck,"

ditions a child shows great in elination to do jobs.

and to-day we still call black-marked

pussy-cats tabbies.

IDENTIFIED

Aunt Mary (examining school

Jonn): "And where are you, dear!" photograph proudly displayed by

Jour (eagerly): "Well, aunty, do you see that fat girl right in front""

Aunt Mary: "Yes, dear."

girl just behind her?"

Joan: "And can you see the tall

Aunt Mary: "Yes, dear."

of boots beside her?"

Joan: "And can you see that pålr

Aunt Mary: "Yes, dear." Joan (triumphantly): that's me!"

ROUND THE CAMP FIRE

BOY SCOUTS WALK TO PEKING

TIENTSIN CHINESE TROOPS' TRIP

CHINESE NEW YEAR HIKE

Peking, Feb. 4.

Leaving Tientsin early on the morning of the Lunar New Year's Day after a warm send-off by the Tientsin district Kuomintang, a party of six Chinese boy scouts. arrived here at six o'clock Monday afternoon, covering the entire dia tance of about ninety miles on foot in Ave days. Members of the party are: Hu Ting-chiu, Jen Chih-yuan, Chang Chih-soo, Liu Chen-wa, Liu Tan-fu and Chang Po-chun. Shelter Denied Them

The hiko, according to the spokes. man of the group this morning, was organized for the purpose of de- monstrating to the public that so far as the Boy Scout movement in Tientsin was concerned, the Lunar New Year was no longer in exist ence. "We deliberately chose to start on the morning of the day, when many Chinese stayed at home to celebrate New Year" he said. "Becondly we wanted to gain some Insight. Into Chinese village life, and I must say that despite some unpleasant experiences when we were denied shelter for the night on the 'New Year's evening, on the whole, the great majority of vil- lagers received us with great hos- pitality." CAN

SHANGHAI SCOUTS'

PROBLEMS

"Well,

correct

HOLD YOUR HAND OUT !

Schoolmaster: "Jones, the following sentence-Before any damage could be done, the fire was put out by the village fire brigade","

Jones (forgetting master ia village firo chlof); "The fre WAA put out before any damage could be done by the village fire brigado.'"

Conscience

"But, Bobble," said his teacher, didn't your conscience tell you that you were doing wrong!"

"Yes, mias," Bobble replied, "but you always said I mustn't believe everything I hear."

Teacher Dead!

The teacher was trying to boost the sale of photographs of the class, and she said that the children would look at the photos some day and say, "Thure's Harry, he is a chem- Ist, and there's Peggy. she's a dressmaker."

Then a small voice from the class sald, "There's teacher, she is dead."

Not Her Business

"Willle," said his mother. "I wish you would run across the strest and see how old Mrs. Brown is this morning."

"Yes'm," replied Willie, and a few minutes later he reported: "Mrs. Brown says it's none of your busi- ness how old aba is." THE LOST SQUIRREL

OUT HERE.

The squirrel who seems to be so successfully caged really has a way out of his prison, if he could find it. Perhaps you can find the path for him! The blind alleys are scarce in this maze, so that their accustomed help will be largely lacking. But there are several good- eized islands—if you can find them. The discovery of an island in a maze is a great help to its solution.

16th H.K. SCOUTS

To Honour Their President

„The "Old Scout" has received an Invitation from the 16th Hong Kong Scouts to be present to-morrow at their Club Room at Caine Road at 4.16.p.m. on the occasion of a presentation of a "Thanks Badge" to Rev. Father Parisotti, O.B.E.

BOY SCOUTS OF SIAM who is the President of the Group.

HONOURED

HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION AND "GOLDEN ARROW" -FROM THE

JAMBOREE

There are two rather important questions facing Scout troops of Shanghai at present, one is, what

"CHIEF"..

A PERMANENT MEMENTO

Lieut-General

Lord

Baden-

the Jamboree, and the other, what the World, has forwarded a Golden to do in the nature of a display for Powell of Gilwell, Chlef Scout of to make for the Handicraft Exhibi- Arrow to the Boy Scout Association tion. The Jamboree will be held of Siam as a souvenir of our hay on Easter Monday and the competi-ing sent a representative contin tion will be exactly similar to that gent to parti -pate in the World adopted for the last Jamboree, Le. Jamboree August last. each troop will put up a twenty

This Golden Arrow is now kept minute display according to its own for exhibition at the Teachers' ideas. Much originality is looked Club.

The

"Old Scout's"

Column.

any, when examinations were held, he did so well that people who did not know how hard he studied mar- veled. Finally the story of his out- standing scholarship gained under auch great difficulties reached the ears of the Emperor himself, who gave him a high appointment.

Sacrifices To Gain

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The Chinese story

books tell us of an other lad who was Education too poor to buy oll

who

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1930.

ORDER

YOUR

1930

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DIRECTORY

OUR

MARK

NOW

Orders have far

exceeded expectations

but we had a high so make sure of your

determination to become a great scholar. This lad noticed that white reflects light, so on nights when the moon was shining be sat out in the cold and held his book so that the light from the snow would fall on its pages as he studi ed. After the snows had melted There is an old story he collected great numbers of glow- Strange of a little Chinese boy, worms and studied at night by the

Study Kwang Hung by name, light which they gave. Lights who wanted very much These stories from the Chinese that he might become a great mattirely true. We do know, however, to learn from books so olden tales may or may not be en- in the Kingdom. But all day long that they are true in spirit and be had to work for the magistrate that many, many Chinese lads have and needed the little he could earn. studied under great difficulties in because his family was very poor made great sacrifices and have One day an officer gave him some order to gain an education which books. He couldn't make much use would elevate them in the Kingdom,

for as there will naturally be more The Golden Arrows were issued of them, however, because he had interest shown in displays showing to all the representative con. something new, rather than those tingents on

no money-to buy oil to put into his the last day of the lamp. And he had no time to study which are based on the old famillar Jamboree after the Chief had buri- by day. form of Scout display. The Handled the hatchet of hostility, saying: craft exhibition to be held on the

."Here is the hatchet of war, of same day will represent work done enmity, of bad feeling, which I now by the Scouts during the year. bury in Arrowe. There is such a large range of handicrafts for Scouts to choose from that there should not be much difficulty attached to deciding what to do for this competition.

DANISH SCOUTS

Honour Founder at 20th

Anniversary

In sending the Golden Arrow to. the Boy Scouts Association of Siam, Lord Baden-Powell wrote:

"I hope that the Golden Arrow may be a permanent memento for your Headquarters of the participa tion in the Jamboree of your re- presentative contingent; and that its underlying message of Peace and Brotherhood may be spread far and wide among your scents."

"THE SILVER WOLF"

Speaking about

Earl education I am re- Beauchamp's minded of Earl Exhortation Beauchamp, the Kwang Hang thought

Chancellor of the Necessity about the matter as University of London. Recently he is the he worked all day exhorted the members of the Bed- Mother of long for the great ford College for Women to use the Invention magistrate Ha education given to them, not only was going to be done but he deter but in order to extend the princi

couldn't see how it for the purpose of earning money mined just the same to become a ples for which their education great scholar. And, because he stood. "Education should not be a would not give up, one day an idea cloistered virtue," said Earl Beau- came to him. His next door neigh champ, "those who acquire learning bour had more money and could should not allow their talents to be buy oil. If he should make a hole buried in the ground, they should through the dividing wall, some of use them for the benefit of others. his neighbour's light would shine They must spread the knowledge through. The neighbour would be they have secured throughout the none the poorer and he would be country for the betterment of the ever so much richer beenitse of the nation and the individual”,', chance to study,

"The sphere of wes Women's }, mán's Influence is of Influence ever growing import- Growing ance, Kld Earl Beau- champ, "and among

Copenhagen.The twentieth an The "Old Scout, has received a A Warm Welcome

niversary of the Danish Boy Scout copy of the December issue of the Immediately after their arrival, movement was celebrated here re- "Silver Wolf," the official organ of the scouts called at the headquar-cently when a delegation of Scouts the local Scouts and Girl Gulden

That very evening he ters of the Hopel provincial Kuo presented a pleture of the first Associations. The Editor and his The Ides fried his idea and iti mintang, where they were accorded Danish Scout troop to Dr Oscar staff are to be congratulated on the Worked worked. By the little arousing reception. To-day they Hansen, ene of the founders and excellent production, which full were guests of honour at tiffin first chairman of the Danish of chatty and interesting articles fo came into his mean quarters he local and individual public service

stream of light which Jointly tendered by the provincial Scouts both Scouts and Guides. could see the characters in his of a worth while character is the and Peking district party, head-The following day the Scouts

--- books, although he had to move his work of non-statutory bodies such quarters in the Chungshan Park-paid homage to their headmaster, formed the first Scout troop In book about a good deal so that the As the Boy Bconta and Girl Guides

sight-seeing programme Hartvig Moller, who was first Denmark and thereby. Introduced light would fall on the part be which are bound to exert tranged for the ors, secretary of the movement and has Scout sport and camp life in the wanted to str But so eage was growing influence on national as

at the boyhood and youth of Danish boys, he to zet

that be well as local character." "I not The Danish Scout Corps, on the scarcely noticed the inconvenience. this point well worthy of discus

niversary of this day; tablet on the wale of

Baion of the

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whether

Kambler

Earl Beauchamp,

not true that the tfon the more lis result of voluntary

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