BOY SCOTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 6

BOY SCOTS.

■■. '■■ ■"——' , V —-',■-■■■■■■'■':: With the undulating expanses of Khandallah as,their objective, city ami Miratnar lads,-10 strong, entrained at 'l'hqrndon Station oii. Saturday afternoon. • During the journey they exchanged experiences,- iuado a mental note of the number o£ tunnels, and of points of interest, and generally, exercised their, powers of observation. They wore met at the station by tho- local patrols, ami marched to 'the,, red? dence of. the Rev. Mr. their scoutmaster. Here,, instruction in. the plan for tho afternoon's work' was detailed. ■ ' .

. Briefly, this wavthat filibusters.had.cached ' some treasure trove and had landed oh theshore, and sent α-party-to-remove;.it.--.,' Their intentions becoming known, a. reconnoitring party (the visitors) were told off to intercept the pirates.(local lads). Tho latter were given a. few minutes' start. The city lads spread out over a mile of country, and .endeavoured to capturo the pirates. In this, they were only partially successful, one-third of the.booty and two desperadoes only being reported'captured. How tho booty -was ;captured is not quiti olear, The honours.of the day rested with,tho Khandallah patrols. A gun was fired to recal 1 the reconnoitring party. : Refreshments , won supplied by; the residents, and were heartilj ' partaken of. Three cheers wcio, given for the hosts, and, with parting salutations of wai cries and scouts' choruses,; the city' lads tOoK the homeward train. •-.■•.•■"■,-i ■>■■.■. ! - .■ ■' ■" "■-'■ ; , •" ■ The primary-object of the boy ecout movi- , ment is to train the young..mind'to'a Jiigl' t ideal of citizenship. One of the,rules.is for -.:. each scout to perform nt.least one 1 kind._ a day. Others cqinradaship, obed;once,; loyalty, thrift, and s'elf-i'olinnce.' Co operation of thoso.-intcrested. is sought, and in« formation as to. formation of' patrols, is -bV \ tainablo from the organising secretary, o.d Y.M.C.A. Rooms. Wellington.' ,':.•.. :■ .'An address will bo given to lioy scouts , parents in tho 'y.M.C'A. Rooms on''Tuesday, ; when, firsts and-.second-class-' badgesv-.nill ; b\:, ■' to successful candidates. ; : - :