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WAGGON TURNED TURTLE.

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Boy Scouts went to the rescue of an Ox Waggon in South Africa is told in the following letter received, by the Boy Scout Headquarters.

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mention here, will enjoy reading this delightful biography.

WILD IRISH BOY.

"Dennis Delivers the Goods," by Charles Haud; Cecil Palmer, 7/6.)

Dennia O'Dowd is an Irish hoy who, owing to the death of his parents lives with an Uncle and Aunt in Londo.:, He is just 12 wild boy and apt, common with all real bys to be mischievous.

["Storm Over Europe," by Douglas Jerrold; Benn, 8/6 net.] This is a story of love, war, and politics which takes as its background the struggle in pro gress in many European coun- is, main object in life is to be tries, e... Roumania, between the of help, to his elders, but natural- old and the new order of things. In this book we. have twelve ly prefers to help in his own way. is certainly topical, episodes from his life describing but the author's story prejudices his attempts to make life easier can lead to only one conclusion-for others. Failure and the ridi- the triumph of monarchy Roman Catholicism over republi- canism and will the wisp As a story it is quite exciting in some parts and weari. some in others. The Prologue Is a very clever and witty piece of writing, so are the next thirty or forty pages, but is not until near the end, when we have swift

theories.

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artian. that the author again renches such a high level.

Dne

or two of the sayings are quite bright, and Cambridge men will enjoy the first sentences on page 21 where we have, "The function of Oxford in my time was to en- able the upper classes to do with out eduention. It succeeded ad mirably."

We imagine that Mr. Jerrold would do more brilliant work in historical and critical essays of the Guedalla type. He has a large vocabulary and an unusual gift of aphorism, and is obvious- y a man of wide reading. The Prologue of this book whetted our. appetite, but the other courses, though good, were not up to the hors d'oeuvres.

KIPLING AGAIN.

cule of his friends concern him but little, and Dennis must go. down to history as a worthy com- panion of that other famous boy hero William whose adventures Somehow Dennis isn't quite so con were published some time ago.

vincing as William, but that may be on account of environment.

INDIAN SUPERSTITIONS.

The Wishing Stone," by F. E. Penny; Hodder & Stoughton, 7/6.]

The latest book by Mrs. F. 7. Penny will please many of her readers, but will not increase her public to any great extent. A reculiar green' pendant worn by Daphne Fernadez, an Anglo- Indian is the Wishing Stone, and the ladies' faith in its powers in-

Dick trigued

Dangerfield, 3 typical English aquire who is travelling in India. He has had an unnecessary quarrel with his wife and leave England. Daphne, who claims to be psychic, soon makes Dangerfield feel that he should be, and the change from the sport loving gentleman to a keen student of the supernatural is very abrupt. The book works its way towards its inevitable end and one doesn't feel at all

"Rudyard Kipling," the story' of thrilled when Dick and his wife.

a Genius, by R. Thurston, Elaine. are reconciled.

"The Wishing Stone" is merely a peg Hopkins; Cecil Palmer, 5/- net.]

on which to hang, a series of Indian superstitions.

"Is Kipling a genius? Yes, a tremendous genius. there enn be no doubt of that. He is a great artist who has risen in style

without recourse to the imitation of the great writers of the past, by the single virtue of impetuous talent and inmate gift" so writes R. Thurston Hopkins in the Bio- graphy of Rudyard Kipling.

The author admires all the works of one of our greatest liv ing, literary figures. and maintains that the Scottish character, which Kipling inherits on his mother's side, has prevailed in shaping his philosophy.

"THE FORGOTTEN IMAGE."

The Forgotten Image," by Eleanor Scott; Ernest Benn,

·Ltd., 7/6.]

The author of Randall's Round has given us another weird story, but one Illustrating an entirely different type of weirdness. The life of a set of women in a Settle- ment In London is vividly-por- trayed, and the difficulties of run- ning such an Institution by no means over emphasised.

Allison Marshall, in an attempt

with that of Beryl Chambera, a not too popular inmate. Beryl has a grudge against the world, but attempts to hide it in un- Patural affability. She nearly succeeds in ruining Allison, but not quite. The book does not get at all tiresome In spite of its length but one could wish that the end was not such a terrible tragedy.

Miss Scott's reputation for real- ly good work is enhanced by "The Forgotten Image."

BOOK FAIR.

How Italy Popularises Literature.

Rome, April 30.

The annual Book Fair, which takes place simultaneously in all been fixed for May 4. This effort the principal Italian cities, has.

is to popularise a love of reading and to promote the sale of Italian books, first organised four years ago by a group of authors, has now become one of the most successful features of each recurring, spring. The rows of decorated stalls set up piled high with good literature at in some central street or square, moderate prices, invariably attract large crowds.

This year the Fair in Florence, the chief centre of the Italian book trade, is to have a new feature in a small motor-train of books, which will pass through the city, taking in the suburbs, to convey the at traction of the printed word to those who may not be able to attend the Fair.

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To the lover of Kipling's works, to free herself from the thraldom 209, Queen's Road Central, from this book should appeal, and those c ал over-indulgent mother, Shanghai.

who have read and re-read "Kim" and "Puck of Pook's Hill," not forgetting the many other excel- Jent volumes too numerous to

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enters a settlement and lives with five or six other workers at Fro- bisher House. From the begin- ning her life becomes bound up

FIJI SCOUT REWARDED.

The Silver Cross with the Bar and Certificate has been present-

Drouth, from Shanghai.

E. V. JESSEN,

Superintendent. Hong Kong, June 25, 1930.

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the Scout songs echoing among its vastnesses are things never to be forgotten.

Tent,

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

"The fellow who lacks gin- ger is always looking for snap."

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a year after it had been initiated by the Chief Scout, Lord

'An easily erected and ed in England, has only just Baden-Powell, to Rover Leader

A Novel cheap camping tent adopted the Wolf Club section. It Ilaltia. Makaba, of the 2nd

was invented in 1926 was enabled to make a beginning Davilueva Group, of Boy Scouts in

by a British Bcout. on the 20th, anniversary of its Fiji. The double award, which

There are no poles to it, and it can Boy Scout movement by the gen-has been sent for presentation to

be pitched in half a minute. erosity of Mr. Clarence Howard, His Excellency the Governor at

The

a disposition to foster the "mili front and rear of i president of the St. Louis Boy Suvo, has been made to Rover

the tent

tarlatic apirit, but the "Newcastle supported with Chronicle," commenting on Scouts' Council, who gave £2,000 'Leader Makaha for two nets of The girl Scout movement, as it

to enable Wolf Cubs

"A" shaped shearlegs.

Those subject, says: or Junior pallantry. In November, 1927, he is called in America, has been

legs are hinged, st

"Obedience and Boy Scouts to be commenced. I wam out into the flood waters of

and again

the top ability to understand as well as to. steadily growing during the last

The Wolf Cubs branch of the Boy the Rewa River, and rescued two

half-way down, 80 that they fold into a small compass, essentials of auccessful business

carry out instructions are the first * few years. There are now about

Scout movement was inaugurated Fillan children from drowning,

The hinged portions are furnished and are taught in the Scouts. one million girls in America who have benefitted by scout training,

in England, the birthplace of the the two children having been en-

with small side supports. "George and Dudley" are the world scout movement, in 1916 gulfed by the flood. A year later, and their numbers are increasing writer's young nephews, and she for boys of 8 upwards, too young to

The legs are attached to the tent has created almost as great an evil

Since the evil of unemployment' in November, 1928. Makaba at

so that the whole thing folds up too much compulsory Idiengas every month. One of the strong has been describing an out-of-the- become Boy Scouts. To-day there great personal risk, stopped, a

a desire to work with the hands and together. Only two pega-one at membership of this organisation, est points in American Girl Scout way seaside, place much frequent are 203,160 Wolf Cubs in the Bri-runaway horse at Nanaori Hay- create original things. training is its joyous, well-ordered by families and campers of all tish Empire. The American deci- ing, secured the horse, Makaba

the back and one at the front-are whose activities and social ser He learns to live, in har- used, the four shearlegs forming, vices are known the world over, is ed celebration of the great tradi- sorts during the summer holidaysalon to adopt Wolf Cuba comes Inwent back to find the Indian driv-mony with tional feast daya.

other boys; May day and in December..

4 pegs themselves. other quaint and lovely folk fea-"To this seaside place on the desire by parents and schools the roadway, Makaba then ren-

response to a widely expresseder of the buggy. Finding him on co-ordination of mind. and To pitch the tent, it is placed, a standard by which an employer tivals were almost lost in Ameri-East Coast of South Africa every that the character training of the dered, first aid to the, injured man.

muscle in sport and games; the folded, on the ground, and the rear

may judge." ca until the Girl Scouts began to year come Guides and Scouts. In Scout Movement should be made

meaning of self-reliance, courage, peg, which la fixed to a guy rope at- celebrate them again,

hundreds from different parts of available to the smaller boy.

discipline, fair play and true

tached to the top of the shearlegs, Another of the Girl Scouts in the District, all under canVAS.

sportsmanship, of trying to see is driven into the ground. The novations is a series of "histori. Very ship-shape and handy they the American National Council Three years of research work by

things from the other fellow's pegged down, and the tent is pitch- cal hikes." In them are combinare, and

A GENTLEMAN.

point of view.

ed, A wonderful useful have preceded the actual starting.

Comping presents a fine oppor- There have been many defini-tunity for nature study-the reali Just the other day, from our

tions of a gentleman. One ofsation of the wonders of creation; stoep, we saw a huge ex-waggon

the most satisfying is Bernard seeing the grandeur of the sunrise crawling over the slant of a sand- the heavy waggon. And they did, Slaw's: "A man who always tries hill, Buddenly "turn

and the sunset; and hiking "mid turtle it too, yet how, I'm still wonder- to put fa more than he takes out." scenes of beauty far from the beat wheels whirling in the air, oxen ingl struggling to keep their balance, Imagine a steep, slithery sand cumstances of our lives.

This can be applied to all cir- en track. If a camp be near and all the packed crowd of men,

the water, aquatic sports can be in lill of loose, white sea-sand, with- women, and children chucked out out a bush or reed for supporting to give good value for our and aching; and life-saving can be In our occupations are, we try dulged in as swimming, boating and rolling down the bill. Ita tremendous heavy waggon flat wages or feest American Girl Scouts have an really was a funny sight, though on its tummy and these boys with In our friendships do we think Camping is not all play. There

practised, other new scheme which they call naturally a hair-raising one too, their staves levering it right-side more about what we can do for are tasks to be done, but they are "the little house, In the "little especially as a baby of the party up, and all in so short a space of others than about what we can house which may be anything was buried under the waggon time. The oxen were inspanned, get them to do for us?

done cheerfully, and work becomes from log cabin to an entirely

a pleasure. Camp's main asset is But in a few minutes there folk re-packed and off went the In our religions, do we aim at the happy atmosphere which par modern club house, the Girl was a whole heap of Scouts on laughing crowd intact while the making things better for every-vades every corner every hour of Scouts spend their time "playing the scene! Where did they come Scouts, their good deed done, dis- body, or are we intent merely the day and night, at house a thing Impossible in from? I just saw young George appeared into nothingness again. upon saving our own souls Gool nights under the stars awak the modern American home, and Dudley fly from com where, Young George and Dudley came Even if certain folks show him There the Girl Scouts plan and soon the Scouts were fishing home to finish an interrupted din no courtesy, a gentleman behaves In lighter vein, around the camp en fu him a great love of nature. furnishing, practise cooking, sew out the baby quite unhurt, picker, so perhaps the others were pleasantly to them. He ls more fire be entertains. He faces the on the sewing machine, make curing up and conforting the childoing the same. But how did they concerned with this contribution firelights with the utmost confd tsing and cushions, and hold all dran, and, prosently, when every know they were needed? They social amenity than with thetrience. Al Scouts are star perform theff tings, receiving at the one was actinted for and safe just came running from every same time, a genuine education in ly out of the way these hands where.Three cheers for the fully use you another way of The glow of the camp fire light

“Do good to them that despiteri era under the stars," house management of your

ed the joys of gipaying, camping, crowd. adventuring, and learning some thing about their own country. Troops of Girl Scouts set out in motor caravan of two or three cars to see the world, covering Bome fifteen hundred miles of new country in, a fortnight at the cost of about 10 dollars (about £21.

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move-

Some time after the The Girl organisation of the Guldes. Boy Scouts had been formed, Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed the ment of Girl Gulues. He is now On most camp sites, the chairman both of the Guide Standing there is sure to be Council and the Executive.

Camp. some tree stumps that

Lady Baden-Powell is Chief dozen different ways. Here is one the office of prealdent

can be utilised in a Guide, whilst Princess Mary holda example:-

Choose a nice fat stump (not too is to develop food citronship The aim the Gaffle movement

water), and hollow it out so that character. It is als far from the tents, and close to the among girlsormin

drive two pegs into the side of the for others and loyd HER

basin will rest in the top. Then pose of inculcating oughtala stump, and another peg into the hearts of the girls, besides opposite side, for the soap, tray, ing them in habits of obe and and towel.

observation... and self-reliance. Physical development is promoted and Guides are taught how to be useful to others.

The esteem. in

Tribute held in Britain is No Greater which Scouts are

quency with which one sees in the younger girls together to work as Useful crafts are taught in the proved by the fre companies, thus bringing older, and newspapers advertisements of em sisters. Having made the Golde ployment for boys with a stipula promise, a girl is eligible to all tion that applicants must have the rights of the organisation, three years. Some people declared claiminst some thousan been members of a Scout troop for she then belongs to a huge sister- and

membera.

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