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SPIRIT OF THE SEA

THE DUKE OF KENT ON ADVENTURE

GAVE AWAY £5

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Because His Horse Won

Discovery As Training Mr. Walter Hatchlusán, wealthy

Ship

nfty-year-old head of a famous publishing house, gave away ave- pound notes after his horse had at Alexandra Park The Duke of Kent, as Commo-won a race dore or Sea Scouts and Deep Sea recently. Scouts. recently received on behalf of the Boy Scouts Association the Royal Research Ship Discovery, now lying moored in the Thames

The horse, Broad Oaks, was bought for £35 by Mr. Hutchinson when it was a two-year-old.

It won the Autumn Cup as

at Temple Steps, Victoria E-100 to 7 outsider. bankment.

note."

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As racegoers were congratulat- ing the owner, he pulled out his Mr. Ormbsy-Gore, M.P., Secre-wallet and said "Here, have a £5 tary of State for the Colonies, who opened the proceedings, said that It would be difficult to find a cere- mony that would more deeply stir the imagination than that of the taking over of the Royal Research Ship Discovery on behalf of the Boy Scouts Association, to which

Crowds swarmed round him and he soon emptied his wallet.

A friend of Mr. Hutchinson sald that often, after he won a race." he would give pound notes to un- luckly backers.

"He is a very generous man," added the friend. "After a dinner which has pleased him he will sometimes give a £5 tip to the waiter."

CHIEF SCOUT'S SPEECH Lord Baden-Powell, the Chiet Scout, said it was a great day for the Scouts. First, because it was the birthday of his Royal High- ness's eldest son, to whom they wished a long and happy life; and, secondly, because it was just a year and a day since the ship had been offered to them. "Among the many donors, in addition to Lady Hous- ton, who had helped them were the Pilgrim Trust, which had built the bridge from the shore to the ship "Bo-they were calling it "The Flgrim

Bridge." in recognition of their help and the King George V Jubilee Trust.

she had been presented by the Government 04 the

Falkland Islands. Towards the end of last year the Discovery Committee pro- posed to him that the Government of the Falkland Islands, in whose ownership the ship remained, should be asked to present the Discovery to the Boy Scouts Asso- clation to serve as a training ship for Sea Scouts and as a memorial to Captain Scott and all those who In her had played their part in KTUSHU HOTEL

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here now she Hes," Mr. Ormsby- Gore added, "home from the sea, moored in the heart of London, and with many long years of ser- vice still to come; keeping alive for all of us, and especially for those of the rising generation who, will receive their training in her, a tradition of great adventure and gallant comradeship."

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The ship was formally handed over by Sir Herbert Henniker- Heaton, Governor and Comman- der-in-Chief of the Falkland Islands.

YELLOW FEVER MENACE

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Sir Malcolm Watson, director or the Ross-Institute of, tropical medicine, who, startled the world of medicine some years ago with his statement that there was danger of yellow fever spreading from Africa into India and Asia through air transport, declared real that that danger is stil a one to-day, when he was inter- vlewed in Penang recently,

He is making a tour of Malaya

of the country, with special at and inspecting the health service

tention to anti-malarial work, in the ploneering of which in this country he himself played so pro- minent a part.

Even, London, said Bir Malcolm, was not free from the threat of yellow fever, son an infected England by air, before the disease patient might get from Africa to

began to show.

There was reason to belfeve, however, that the methods of counteracting the threat would be successful. Experiments were going on all the time.

R. G. England, Mr. Apsley Cherry- Garrard, Mr. E. M. Joyce, Lady Kennet and her son; Mr. Q. Mars- ton, Professor H. Balfour (pre- aldent of the Royal Geographical Society), Captain Sir David Wilson Barker for the Royal United Ber- vice Institution), Sir William Bragg (president of the Royal Society), Sir Robert Burton Chadwick (Mas- ter of the Company of Master Marlaers), Lord Dufferin and Ava and Rear-Admiral "J. A. Edgell (Colonial Office Discovery Com-" mittee), Mr. R. E W. Flower (De- As regards the memorial pur-puty Keeper of Manuscripts, Bri- pose of the ship, a museum had

tish Museum), Captain 3. R. been fitted out, and they had al- Hemsted (captain of H.M.9. Pre- ready accumulated a small collec-sident), Mr. Arthur Howard tion of Interesting relics and hoped (Mayor of Westminster), and to increase it very largely. The many members of the Antarctic public would then be admitted on Club, representatives of the Falk- some four days a week.

land Islands, the Colonial Office Discovery Committee, and the Boy Scouts Association.

On the training side, in addition to forming the headquarters of about 20 troops of Bea Scouts, the ship would serve as a hostel where they could put up a good number not only of Sea Scouts but of Deep.. Sea Scouts as well. For the latter it would be a rendezvous where they could meet each other and at the same time give some of the seafaring spirit to the boys. That would be of good service to the boys now that England was com

"SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE”

The Duke of Kent, in accepting the ship, sald he did not feel it necessary to go into the details of her history, but he would lay stress on the very fine tradition which he bore. "If I were of an age to be trained on board," he 400- tinued. I know that I should feeling into her own again as a sea not only very thrilled, but some- what overawed at being so closely associated with the Discovery.

"The spirit of adventure is an outstanding characteristic of Eng- lishmen, and I am sure, there is nobody in the country who has not at some time or another falt the urge to go of to the wilds and

find some place, or see some thing, that nobody has ever seen before.

Power.

The interest that many 30- cieties had shown in their venture made them feel that they were on the right road to make the ship a centre for the spirit of the sea.

They also had to thank the Zoo, which had presented them with a husky dog-a real husky, used to drawing sledges--to "come and live

on board.

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I am ever more certain that there Lare, very few people who have not A WONDERFUL-TRADITION

heard of the Discovery, and follow- ed in detail her wonderful voyages Kent had said, they felt that in In spite of what the Duke of Many of them have had a secret. longing to have sailed with her.

these days of over-civilization the

I think, too, that many of them

spirit of adventure was being killed, will have" envied those who have

by such slogans as "Safety First." been privileged to serve on board.

But they hoped that the wonder- ful tradition and historical exam- "This feeling. has built-up a tradition which is worthy of the

ple. of the ship would inspire many highest principles of the Scout

generations of boys with a high movement, and I am sure that spirit of adventure, courage, loy there could be no

alty, and self-sacrifice in service." more Atting place. around which the future

On his arrival on the Embark-. activities of the Sea Scouts might

ment, opposite the ship, the Duke

be centred. I am certain that the

of Kent was received by the Chlef

members of the Antarctic Club,

Scout. On board he was welcomed. and particularly those Ave mem-

'by Lord, Somers, Deputy Chief bers of the first voyage who are

Scout, Lord Hampton, Chief Com- with us, must look upon our cere-

missioner, Boy Scouts' Association,

mony with mixed "feelings."

and Admiral A. V. Campbell, Head- It

Bea must be a sad moment for themScouts and Deep Sea Scouts quarters Commissioner for to think that their old ship will no longer sail to the far corners of

The bridge from the shore to the the earth. On the other hand, it ship's gangway was lined by boys must be a great satisfaction to from over 13 local troops of Bes know that she should now be in Scouts, Other Sea Scouts lined

the hands of so fine an association

the rails of the ship while the as the Boy Scout movement...

ceremony was taking place. The "Bir Herbert, as Commodore of ship was decorated with flags, and the Sea Bcouts and the Deep Bea

the Duke of Kent's special stand- Scouts, I am very glad to be able, ard as Commodore was broken at to accept the, most generous gift the mainmaat head when he step- that the Government of the Falk-ped on board.

land Islands has made to the Boy The guests on board included- Ecouts, and I take much pleasure In addition to Captain, M. Barre, In accepting the Discovery on their Lieut-Commander L. C. Bernacchi, behalf."

Lieut-Comdr. F. E. Dalley, Mr. W. After a brief service, conducted Lashley, and Mr. J. Miller (a. by the Rev. Leonard Spiller, Chap-member of the present mainten- tain to the ship Discovery was ance crew), all of whom had served welcomed to her new berth and

in the ship-many who are famous voyage by Captain A. H. Armitage,

for their work in the Arctic or of the Antarctic Club, who was her Antarctic. Among others were:- second in command on her first Mr. James W. B. Marr ("Scout. voyage; and Commander E. C. Marr” of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Shankland, R.N.R., River Superig 1922 expedition, who called in the tendent and Chief Harbour Master Quest when he was a patrol leader of the Port of London Authority. of the 1st Aberdeen 'Group), Capt.

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