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HOMECRAFT FOR SCOUTS.

HOW TO KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING.

(By Lizet. GENERAL LORD BADEN-POWELL}

[Special to "Hong Kong Daily Prass." All Rights Reserved.]

CORRESPONDENCE.

EXCHANGE PROBLEMS

AGAIN.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "RÙNG TONG

DAILY PRESS."]:

Sta. With the wilver dollars pass. ing freely side by side with our banknotes, and millions of dollars' worth of silver being minted in London and Bombay, our exchange rates still hang a considerable dis- tance over parity, as shown by the fact that there are sellers of Shang- hai caela to-day at 79-3/4. We are told that only the arrival of the new coinage and its injection into

circulation can relieve the situa tion. It begins to look as though" our troubles really had their origin

all,

You remember the old story of small amount to start with, especial-in a shortage of the media of ex- the Brownies, the good little chapair of coal, because the weight of change, that is, banknotes, after wha did useful work about the house it squashes down the fire and chokes before the other people were upit

A fire wants air to make it burn; And you remember the Boggarta, the little rotters who did nothing ; therefore leave lots of air space in but run about and make a lot of it by crinkling up the paper, leaving noise and leave things untidy and the sticks criss-cross on the top of dirty?

this. and the coal lightly above them.

Well-Scouts don't want to be Boggarts. Their job is to be like the Brownies, and to be useful in their homes and helpful to other people.

In order to be a good Scout a fellow must know how to lay and' light a fire-at home in a grate as well as in the open in camp.

A soldier carries a change of clothing, etc., in his pack on his back.

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Folding Your Clothes. The Scout has to " Be Prepared " to do his duty at any time of the day or night.

Sailors and soldiers, firemen and policemen, and other such men as have to be ready to turn out at any time of the night, always make a practice of putting their clothes neatly in place so that they can find them at once, even in the dark, and get into them quickly..

It is interesting to look back as earlier correspondence and consult the views expressed therein. In an account of an interview with the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes appearing in the S.C.M.P. for July 19, 1030, he is quoted as saying that there was no shortage of banknotes, as evidenced by the fact that he was cffering to buy exchange for cash and act for delivery up to next Chinese New Year at the saITE mto, with no takers. At the pre- sent moment, it is possible for a bank to buy Sterling at 1/0-3/8 for cash and sell för next June st: 1/8-15/16. And this in spite of the fact that the situation has Fot changed materially since the time of the Hon. Mr. Hynes' interview.

It is true that there are heavy drawings from abroad by over-se in Chinese, but the bulk of these drawings are simply for deposit is Hong Kong and do not affect the aituation. The truth of the matter would seem to be that an artificial· tightness of money has been creat

So Scouts and Woll Cubs should do the same, and be careful to folded by our leading bankers, simply

them and stack them in the order in which they want to put them on.

You should practice a few times slipping out of bed and into your clothes in the dark, and you will soon see how much more quickly you can do it if you have them all | |nid ready intend of having to hunt about for them in conlusion. This quickness may some day be the means of saving life.

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Then soldiers and sailors have to keep their clothes in very small

space.

A soldier, as you know, carries a change of clothing and all torts of other things like brushes, Before laying the fire you must razors, soap, etc., in his pack on first, of course, clean out the grate his back. In order to get these and get rid of the ashes, of the old things into such a small space every article has to be folded very neatly and very tightly, otherwise it will Many people waste a lot of good fuel by throwing away the cindera.not fit in. You should pick out all the cinders So if you are going on a camping and only throw away the powdered tramp you will have to be able to ashes. Cinders mixed with coal fold and pack your things in the give a lot of extra heat to a fire and same way into a small parcel.

You cannot do this unless you are Here is a tip which I use for in the habit of always folding your dividing the ashes from the cinders. things neatly; so you should pree- If you haven't got a sieve use antise this with your clothes in your wire fireguard. Shovel the own home. And it is good for the whole of the ashes of the fire into clothes. They keep in much better it and let the ash run through to condition, and they look much better zo into the dust-bin and keep the on you when they have been care einders that are left to go into the fully kept in this way. Also, if you should be away from home, and want one or other of your things sent to you, you can tell other people exact where to find them if you have everything in good order in your

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In laying your fire be very careful to do it in the right ways, if you don't the fire won't light and you will have all the trouble of laying it over again.

room.

There is no mas there clean and Beginners generally put too much paper, we little wood, and too much orderly with his belongings than the coal on at first. You only want a real old Scout or backwoodsman,

BUY A FLANDERS POPPY!

In Flanders Gelds the popples blow

Between the crosses, row 021 FOW.

That mark our place; and in the Sky The larks still bravely singing, Fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead, Short daya ngo," We lived, felt dawn, aw sunset glow,

Loved and werà loved, and now we lie

I Flanders folds.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw

The torchy be yours to hold it high. If yo break faith with no who die,

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders feldu.

JOHN MCRAE.

The foe is now, poverty, disease, disablement the bitter aftermath of war for so many of its direct and indirect victims... The Poppy Day fand stand as barrier, stronger every year, between those who have no other help and the slough of dupet despond.

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"RADIO ACTIVITY IN HONG KONG.

PROPOSED WIRELESS AND GRAMOPHONE EXHIBITION.

GREAT INCREASE IN NUMBER OF LISTENERS.

With only one member, absent. I indication of the interest that has the Hong Kong Broadcasting Com-been aroused by the activities of mittee met for their third meeting the Broadcasting Committee, who on Thursday evening in the Sani- have been fortunate in being so well tary Board Room, Mr. N. L. Smith served by the Programme Secretary presiding. The other members pre and by the ladies and gentlemen sent were:-The Hon. Mr. W. E. whose contributions to the concerts L Shenton, the Hon. Mr. J. P. bave been very highly appreciated. Braga, and Mr L. H. King, Prof.

Successful Concerts. R. K. M. Simpson, and Messrs. R. "A feature. of the Programme Sutherland, O.B.E... B. Wylie, Secretary's review of the working Frank Austin, H, Lowcock, and of her department to date is the Chan Houng Pak.

number of reports that had been re-

Radio for the Hospitals.

Of the several matters discussed ceived in connection with the vari- thereby creating an uncertain at at the meeting, which lasted nearly ous concerts broadcast from the mosphere which is fatal to the one hour and a half, the most im- Studio, the Portuguese convert, be smooth conduct of the operations portant was a proposal submitteding very well received. of the Colony's businesmen who, by Mr. Lowcock to hold a radio The Chairman reported the pur- with all the other things they have and gramaphone exhibition some chase of Chinese instruments at the

time next month. This proposal gestion of Mr. Lowcock. to contend with, may well cry out

The. against the avarité of their was enthusiastically "received. Mr. Committee was, gratified to learn bankers,

Lowcock roughly outlined his that the Chinese programmes were It is a question how much longer scheme, which was to hold an ex- considered extremely good the merchants of the Colony inhibition in the City Hall on three tend to stand for the Government successive days, commenting on a

A letter of appreciation was read fencing the privilege of note-issue Thursday and ending with the last from the doctor in charge of the in private hands, when that privi day of the first or third week in

Matilda Hospital. The full text of... lege is used for the sole bereft December.

this letter will be broadcast shortly.. of the holdere. Yours, etc.,

Plans for Exhibition.

It was announced that the Naval SQUEEZE. The main objeste of the Ex-Hospital has been equipped and is [On enquiry being made at the hibition are: first, to arouse in ready and prepared with 40 in broadcasting ja Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank we terest were informed that there is no Colony; and, secondly, to afford for the patients in the hospital to the head-phones and four loudspeakers

shortage of banknotes. There is a radio and gramophone dealers an listen in for the first time on general shortage of cash in the opportunity to exhibit comprehene November (Poppy Day Appeal). Colony, due to several uses, and sively radio sete, gramophones and It was also announced that twelve recently Chinese and American records, and radio gear of all gentlemen had subscribed amon depositors have been withdrawing Colony. In order to make the ex- which an excellent receiving set h

kinds which are obtainable in the themselves a sum of, 8:00, with large amounts, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank has not withdrawn hibition as attractive as possible, been installed in the Army and from the market and is buying and Lowcock proposed that the Y.MO.A., City Hall.

third and concluding evening he selling an usual.

A suggestion was considered and Provided proper

devoted to a dance night, with approved by the meeting that a security was forthcoming the bank prizes offered for the best and most series of short talks be delivered by is as ready to advance money as original dresses, etc. As a fillip to members of the clergy on Sunday' over it had been. As to the return the Show, and also in order that evenings. These discourses will be to a silver bacis, the Bank had radio amateurs might find an in- limited to ten minutes for cach not particularly wanted the change ducement for the display of their speaker. but public opinion did. Now it talent, a special prize will be given had come there were enses of river being refused, an entirely illegal

act.]

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS..

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 2.

Plague, "Tamatave: 2 cases, deathe.

Alexandria: 4 cases, Baghdad: 1 casë. Cheribon: 1 case.

Cholera.

Calcutta: 5 cases, I deathe. Tuticorin: 2 cases, 1 death. Prom Penh 8 cases, 4 deaths, Swatow: 5 deaths.

Small-pox. Berbera: 10 cases, 3 deaths. Aden: casc.

Bombay case, 1 death. Calcatta 3 cases, 2 deaths. Cochin: 16 cases, 2 deaths. Karachi: 1 caso, 1 death. Madras 11 cases, 3 deaths. Pondicherry: 1 death Batavis case. Metado: 1 ease. Samarinda: 5 cason

for the best exhibit of radio sets full dance programmes to be broad- Arrangemente will be made for built by amateurs in the Colonytast once or twice a month from 8.30 The price of admission to the Ex- p.m. to midnight during the winter hibition will be 50 cents only, and season. The music for the first of # for the dance evening.

these dance evenings will be sup Mr. Lowcock has already been plied by the Lyric Orchestra. promised support by no less than

Commercial and Shipping NewE. sixteen intending exhibitors who The Chinge merabera reported are willing to put up $100 each for that the daily commercial news are space allotments for various articles regularly received at Canton, Kong- for the Show.

The City Hall will, it is hoped, moon, Switow, and Amoy.

Chan Houng Paks, secretar of the be provided with a number of Chinese General Chamber of Com- audition rooms so that each ex merer, informed the meeting that hibitor may have a chance of the commercial items were greatly demonstrating the special qualities appreciated at the various places

of his ect...

Increasing Number of Licences.

Mr.

inentioned.

The Chairman announced the The Broadcasting Committee's pleasing fact that for the past few modest efforts at suppring occa days the approaching arrivals of all sional entertainments to the Colony, steamers of the C:P.R. and Dollar. with the kind distance of local Lines, and also of English mail talent, and a daily commercial teamers had been broadcast from service are receiving encouraging the Studio in the P&O Building. support, as the following figures in Similarly, all mail notices issued respect radio liconers will show. by the Post Office are being repeat The total number of licences issued ed daily by wireless. These inro up to the end of January last was vations for the benefit of the ship 172; by November 3 they had inning and mercantile communities creased to 545. The respective in-cannot fail to be appreciated, and ercases for each of the nine months are yet another evidenes of the from February to October inclusive earnest efforts, on the part of the are as follows:-81. 41, 41, 27, 27, Broadcasting Committee, to be of 31, 34; 27, and 66. For the first five the greatest service to the com- days in November 27 new licences munity of Hong Kong with the were issued, which is a convincing limited resources at their command.