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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20171, 25 February 1931, Page 15

!l__JJSSggßS==== letters, one from the ' District and the other from the* Timaru District Council of the Workers' Education Association, h&ye been re-, ceived by the Canterbury District Council congratulating it upon the great success of the Summer School held at Waimate during the Christmas and Now Tear period. At Monday night's meeting of the Canterbury District Council the question of the locality?where trie next Summer School shtill be held was referred to the' incoming Council to be appointed after the opening of this year's session on • March 28th. Localities that have been suggested are Oamaru (Waitaki Boys' High School) and Temuka. The picturesque oeremony. of presenting a "tabua, or whale's tooth, to Lord Baden-Powell was an after-dinner item when the Chief Scout was entertained in Auckland, The presentation was made by. Toganivalu, a district Scout commissioner from liji, auu* Scoutmaster Kikau. Kneeling in front of the Chief Scout, the Scoutmaster held the whale's tooth, with its plaited lanyard, .before him, and delivered the greetings of the. Fijian in his own tongue. Toganivalu then interpreted the as follows: "To our great white chief. According to our v own native custom, I beg to present to you. oit behalf of the Scouts of .Fiji,, a tabua as a token of our friendship and loyalty to you. Scouting m. Fiji is making rapid strides, and we have now reached the when the younger generation ib reaping •the benefit' of tho_ movement, and we look forward: to their becoming good citieens, loval to their Godj. King, and country; We hail you as, .® ar 1 c )*! and extend to you and to her ladyship, on behalf of our brother Scouts and Girl Guides in Fiji, the hope..that your prove as happy ana successful as you yourself could wish. "8.-P." chatted with the two Fijians for a few moments and thanked them for. their gift. "Give .them my love .when you go back to Fiji," he said. ( A . shrilling advertisement in the classified section of The Prkss will sell your goods* "JTry ' it. l 13 , words Jhree insertions 2s 6d« _