SCOUT NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 358, 6 May 1911, Page 5

SCOUT NEWS.

The travelliiii-t i ■i i ' l ' ll:, which took a one-night stand in TV Knits on Thursday dragged in it:i tram several very j miserable looking animals, <-lnet j amongst them being a poor neglected pony,suifering from a very bad i'uro leg, and limping along at a funeral pace Scoutmaster Dines noticed the animal, and drew Constable Capp's attention to it. The horse was detained, and handed over to tho J-Vund-keeper, win. will either have it paddocked, or simi, as circumstances justify. Two o!' tho boy scouts annul oi the matter, and were promptly on the scene ready to give any help required. It is well thai, the spirit of humanity to dumb animals should be encouraged, and it is -ratifying to know our scouts fully appreciate this. The Scouts patrolled on Saturday afternoon last, for tho first time in uniform. There was a good muster, and the hoys entered heartily into the Bpirit of the work. After tin- eight laws had a;<;:un been expounded to them the.y started to thai out a track which had been laid for them. After some very d'ulieult work and a considerable" amount of patience, the boys found the track and stuck to it until the ead. Alter scouting a nieeoting was held, when a tootball club was formed. Scout Willie Hitchcock was appointed Captain, and Scout Cory Matthew Secretary. A football match will be played ■between the Scouts and Cadets this aftornwn,