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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5171, 29 August 1927, Page 2

“A small Scout rescued a bigger boy from drowning. Neither of them could . swim, so it was. a very brave act of that Scout to go in at the risk of his life to save the other. That Scout will not get the highest reward, although he did a brave act, because he had neglected to carry out the Scouts’ motto, ‘Be' Prepared.’ He ought to have learned to swim. Remember that: learn to swim, not for the fun of swimming, but to be prepared to save life Again, a Scout saw a riian run over by a train. The only chance of getting him out was ' to crawl under the train, and to do that he had to pass along a line on which another train was due. He dived down and got beneath the train' just in time. He saw the man’s leg was cut and bleeding. He stopped the bleeding by applying a tourniquet, and so saved the man’s life in a double' way. That was a fine piece of work. He had the pluck to act on the spur of the moment. He knew what to do, and he did the job , That was a real example of what a Scout could do. So I hope you will be prepared. In these days of motoring there are lots of accidents, so there is lots to do.”—Sir R. S. Baden-Powell.