BOY SCOUTS' ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18372, 4 May 1925, Page 7

BOY SCOUTS' ASSOCIATION.

DOMINION EXECUTIVE. A • meeting of the Dominion Executive Committee •of the Boy Scouts' Association was held •at Lominion Hteadqua,rters on Friday evening. There were present— Brig.-General A. \V. Andrew, CM.6., Honorary Chief Commissioner (in' the chair), Kev. W. H. Urbell, Messrs C. D. Hardio, H. S. J. Goodman, G. W. Bishop, Lieut.Commander A. xN. Tebbs and Mr L. M, lain, M.P. Apologies for absence were received irom Coionei P. C. .b'enwick and iteaurs H. Heroert Smith, W. T. Chaiiewood and l'\ Cressweli. 'i'fco Chief Commissioner reported that the loliowing telegram had been received from the private secretary to the Prime Minister:—•"lhe Prime Minkster sincerely thanks you for the kind expression of sympathy and good wishes conveyed, in your telegram on behalf of the Dominion Executive and the Boy Scouts of Kew Zealand, which he deeply appreciates." Sir Alfred Kobin, District Commissioner for Wellington, reported that the Wellington Scouts have recommenced activities since the epidemio and he already had two more troops ready to form. The Wellington Fcoufa had opened a club room in a convenient part of the city and this, it was considered, would be of very great value and assistance to. the organisation. General Andrew drew the executive's attention to an article by Lord Hampton in the February issue of the English Headquarters' Gazette —the "Scouter." It would appear that Lord* Hamoton'o remarks emphasise the" necefljsity for a policy"; simitar to that in vogue in" this Dominion.'General Andrew stated that he had recently communicated with Earl Jellicoe, who is now ,New Zealand's representative on the Imperial Boy Scout Council, asking him to dra.w Lord Hampton's attention to his remarks, and to the policy which 'Was adopted in New Zealand during his term of office as Dominion Chief Scout. An excellent report of the Central Troop of Boy Scouts at Palmerston North was submitted. During twelve months'' working the Troop .-Committee was 'instrumental in raising £l6O for the troop. Cash in hand after deducting expenditure was £7B and assets 'and troop property on hand including piano and trek cart amounted to £B7. The report included a report of the chairman of the Troop Committee, together with a report of the Scoutmaster on the training of the boys,, and a balancesheet from the treasurer. This, in the opinion of the chairman, showed what a troop could do when organised and con-j trolled by a live working committee. There! are other troops in the Dominion who are J running on the l same lines as the Central, Troop at Palmerston North, but it was the; aim of the executive to have all troops, throughout the country organised and work-; ing on similar linos. . | In addition to his recent propaganda ciiv cular "Boy Scouts at Work," General An-j drew reported that he had drawn up one for the working of Wolf Cub Packs. ! Correspondence received from Messrs R. S. Abraham, and A. H. Amos accepting appointments aa members of the Dominion Council. ■-. .' Tho Chief Commissioner reported that he had received requests from the Dunedin Exhibition Jamboree Committee for recoml mendations for the appointment of a Camp Chief and a quartermaster, and he had recommended Commissioner J. D. Campbell, of Itarotonga, and Mr J. Slipper, of Palni> eTHton North, for these appointments, Comr.uhications had been received from Aus-j tralia making enquiries regarding the visit] of Australian Scout troops to New Zealand ; next summer. As the result of negotiations by Dominion Headquarters, the Minister of:. Internal Affairs had written stating that Cabinet was prepared to grant free railway/' passes to 40 Australian Boy Scouts visiting! the Jamboree during the Dunedin Exhibi-: tion, and a 50 per cent, reduction in faresj to over that number under the age of 16; years. T J • In view of the success of the South ISJ

In view of the success of the boutn i»'. land Training Camp held last Christmas; North Island commissioners had been asked to enquire and submit their views regarding the possibility of a sufficient number of Scouters being available to attend a similar camp at Palmerston North during the same period next year.

"Eugene Onegin," one of the few operas written by Tschaikowsky. is remarkable for its Slavisch suggestion, and at the same time hints of the composer's fondness of opera 01 the Bellini, Kossini, and Donizetti school. A very fine arrangement of the principal features of "Eugene Onegin" has been _ recorded for the gramophone by the Band of me Grenadier Guards, conducted by Lieui. George Miller. It is of particular interest to instrumentalists for its tine passages for toe clarinet, piccolo, cornet and euphonium, ine famous Lienski air, 'A Distant Echo of My Youth," receives particular attention, injs remarkably successful record is certainly one to add to the "bands" secnon of ones gramophone library.