BOY SCOUTS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1925, Page 4

BOY SCOUTS

(Contributed.)

The boys of the Second Hokitika Scouts had tin interesting visit recently front the brother ol their scoutmaster. he having iust arrived from England. Having been a Sea Scoutmaster in Cardilf before sailing, and a number of scouts being on board a

passengers, a temporary troop was soon formed on the ship, and what would have otherwise been a somewhat tedious voyage (via South Africa and various Australian ports) was spent in useful activities. But win., impressed our local scouts even mor< was the way in wliuh it was pioten that a scout not only has a Irieiul in cverv port, blit a whole ciiHe ol brother scouts ready to in abe him welcome and treat hint as one of themselves.

Obviously New Zealand scouts arc not well situated for realising tin truth of this Seoul Law, but the Fecund Troop have tried from the iir»*. to keep the world-wide nature of the movement well lo the forotront am: in this community wivere quite a large number of young people have never been outside their own district, the advaivlages of as wide an outlook a? possilik' uro very

The Jamboree Trip should l ain ill this direction and other attempts include a plan for exchanging correspondence with scouts in other lauds. 11,c* visit of two Christchurch Patrol Leaders to the last summer camp, and visits which are expected snortlx from the District Scoutmaster of Timaru, and the Scoutmaster of Palmerston South.

The Second Trop, ami especially the Jamboree Party, are niixons to express their thanks to tin* ii.R.A. mid all others who have done mi nmol' to make a sueicss of to-night’s euchre tournament, which is to he used to help pay rail expenses to the Janborce.