Scout News

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20728, 11 February 1939, Page 20 (Supplement)

Scout News

Over the New Year this column was kept going- almost wholly by Rover and Jamboree notes, which I must say were very Interesting. However, now that all yon Scouts are back at work again, we want your meeting and camp reports, along with your general activities, sent in. Come on. you scribes, and give the hard-worked Rovers a rest. Let this year see our column bigger, brighter and better than even

By “Silver Wolf"

HAMUTANA. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK He who would be wise must both gain knowledge and use it. SCOUTERS’ MEETINGS Don’t forget, to-nlgbt’s the night! All Scouters, Rovers, Commissioners, etc, are called to a Scouters’ meeting in the offices of Hendry and Hay, Booth and Chapman’s Buildings, Hamilton, at 7.30 o’clock sharp. Business: District Rally. Centennial Jamboree. Please attend If at all possible, as there Is plenty of work to be done in a very short time. SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL TROOP SCRIBES In future, please address all group news etc, to “Hamutana,” 314 Victoria Street, Hamilton. Now that we have all started operations ror the year, there Is no excuse for a shortage of notes. Wo- want to hear from you and we like plenty of news, so set to work you troops and Rover crews. But don’t Torget the change in our editorial address. BT. GEORGE’S Monday night saw twenty-four of our members at the hall Tor the first meeting of the year. As most of us still had the holiday feeling, the amount of work we did was negligible. After we had picked teams for the rally, we spent the remainder or the evening in games: “freezing football’’ taking up most of our energy and most of the dust off the floor. We intend providing serious opposition at the rally this year despite the fact that we started the year handicapped by the loss of our A.S.M., “Jum,” who has joined the Air Force. However, Judging by the practises on Monday evening, we will still be able to show the other troops just how it should be done. Our wall will be up next week and we extend an invitation to local troops to make use of it for practising purposes. All we ask Is that troops will take their injured away with them and not clutter up our hall! Seven or our members attended the Jamboree in Sydney and from what we hear, they all had a great time and we hope that most of the troop will be able to attend the Now Zealand Jamboree this year. Well, cheerio till next week. SYDNEY JAMBOREE (A.S.M. A Henderson.) Wen, the concluding stages of our stay in Australia were drawing near, and practically every day we were out on different excursions arranged for us by various organisations. Finally, however, the day arrived when we were due to sail for home, and one by one we arrived back at the camp to pack and label all our tents and other gear for home. We were rarewelled by the South Island boys, who were to sail a week later. , After arrival in Sydney we had a last look around that bright and busy city and had a last look at. the sights in general before we left them, for many of us, probably, jor a good few years. .-ailing time soon arrived and at eight o’clock sharp, the \watea left the wharf to a chorus of Aus.-ies yelling. .New Zealanders giving hakas. and to an absolute maze of streamers which were our last connecting link with many newly-made friends. Very soon we were passing under too bridge, which seemed to wink at us rrmn the red navigation light which marks the exact centre or the bridge. After we had reached the heads, most of us went to bed or attended tlie .

and the first night was a quiet one for us all, because we were all very tlped. Saturday saw us up bright and early, and strange to relate, very few of us were seasick and as for breakfast—well the stewards could hardly believe their eyes at the amount of porridge and bacon put away by the boys. Saturday and Sunday were spent suietly. most of the A.S.M.’s, at any rate, making up for & lot of lost sleep.

Monday morning we were up extra early as we had to pack and have breakfast and dinner before we landed In Auckland. On arrival at Auckland we were soon through Customs and in a very short time we were all being whisked home by car, trains and trams, etc., after a very happy month spent together as one big happy ramlly. Thus ended our experiences at' the Jamboree and I am sure we were all sorry to hid goodbye to our very hospitable friends in Australia. However, there is one consolation! Our own N . 7. Jamboree is on in Wellington at the end of this year, so we will have a chance to repay some of the many .kindnesses extended to See you in 1940. HAMILTON ROVERS After our exhausting trip of last week, the crew has been recuperating and for the first time in several months we had a leisure life over the week-end. The only reason, then, for these notes appearing is that we are determined to keep faith with our huge public. Last Thursday night the “Husky Rovers’’ visited the fire station, where they received Instruction for fire drill. On Saturday we were all at Pierre’s where we had a pleasant evening. IST CLAUDELANDS Last Monday night we held our first meeting for the year, commencing the year with bridge-building and tenderfoot training. After a strenuous trial or the latter some or the second class boys passed their cricket ball throwing ror the Athlete Badge, Keith passing with flying colours. As it was getting cool by this time we went into our hall and carried on with rally training, “Bosun” then gave us a lecture on the programme for the following year. After supper we were dismissed at 9 o'clock to hold a very serious court of honour. We are hoping to be at the Jamboree, 1940, as a whole troop. Cheerio. FIRST FRANKTON Our troop ntgfit was a momentous one. firstly there were more than two present and secondly we almost managed to get some work done. After our favourite game of Boatrace we settled down to judging distances, heights and weights, Kim’s game, and various parts of the tenderfoot test. Kim's game seems an excellent way to bring out the spirit or brotherliness but unfortunately for this particular test the latter is not required and as a result no one passed. However, some tests were passed correctly and in the weight judging our S.M. managed to guess the correct weight. Next we had a Treasure Hunt, but the pursuers lost the trail and were not clever enough to visit to the nearest confectionary shop to pick it up again. After a sing song with Ruth at the piano, we had a discussion about the rally and of the great things we are going to do there. I hope we will not be like the Bandarlog; all talkee and no workee. Talking is First Frankton’s method or procedure. If we keep at it long enough somebody is bound to become heartily sick of it and start doing something so that before long everybody will working. Next week we hope to start the parties by their different routes towards the summit of rally perfection. Some of the tracks will be fairly easy and others will look well nigh impossible until we concentrate upon it but there is an old Chinese proverb which says that “the longest and hardest journey begin; with a single step," so we will just give it a pop and hope for the best.