THE BOY AND HIS DOINGS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 233, 2 November 1929, Page 3

THE BOY AND HIS DOINGS

By "Leader"

! ! A churr.-h parade ivns lield at ihe | Porfc Prc-bytcrian Oliurch on Sunday last, ihere bcing a fair attendance of S'couis. % * 4 C'oining into i lie dining-rooin tlio old lady fouiiL her ^raiulson bending over the cat and ea redhill. v examining it. "Wlmt are you looking at the cat likc tliat for, "jolinny?" The inquired curioubly. i The iittle hoy glanced up quickly, j wliilst the slreni'ig cat ivenb on pur1 iing c'oni entcclly before the fire. I "Oli, grandma," ko cricd, "tlie pussy (* at has gonc to sleep and left its engine running!" *l» *i* v TJie Noruay Scouts hrought to the Jamboree as a present to the Chief Scour a trninpct which helonged to the oid Yikjngs centuries ago-. * =;-• * Murphv (trying to take a rise ont of .Sandy): Hullo. Sandy ; still at it? Wliat do you think you're digging out that hole for?" Sandy: Aiv, mon, pinch yersel. Ilm not digging out the liole. I'm digging out the dirt and leaving the hele. * * a A foiv days ago ihe population ihe little town of Ljusdal. in northern Hvveden, ivas ont in the sfrcets enjoying ihe unusual and inipressive sight of a Germaii circus parading tlie main street ivith flving banners and gay xnusic. Suddenly there was a cry of fear in the eroxvd, for in the middle of the noad, quite alone and seemingly paralysed with fright, was a five-year-old hoy in tlanger of heixig crnshcd hv the elephant lieading tlie parade. No one rushed to save him for the little one wa s almost undcr the fcet of the elephant, and overybody expeeted a catastrophe. Then, at tlie last inoment the huge aninial tenderly seized the ehild xvith liis trunk. lifted him out of the ivav of the ])roeession and deposited him gentlv hy the side of the street. The (Towd eh'eered with delight and the elephant ivent cahnly on his way. ovidentlv uneonscious of the great popularity he had just won in Ljusdal. i '* « ■ Faddv ou.stomer: I don't like tlie looks of that liaddock. Fislimonger: Wcll, madam. if it's looks you're after, rvhy don't you buy i a goldfish ? j * * * ; Last weelc it was announced that a | lettcr liad been received from Scout ! Hany Etheridge, of Napier, who is j now "on his way home from the big j Jamboree recently lield in England. 1 The letter reads: — ! 6 Great Stuart street, ! Edinburgh, j Sept. 15, 1929. I Fenr , _ : i As you can see by the ahove address^ j I am iiow in Bonny Scotland. Five of j us arrived here last Thursday after i travelJing all night from Biriningham. | llv last letter ivas from Ilfracombe, so I will give you an account from then omvards. Thursday, o. — We journeyed through Exmoore to Glastonhurv, where >ve had lunch as the guests of Clark's boot and shoe factory. After luncli we were showii through "the factory. which was most intcrcsting. Then we ivent on to Batli and had Ica there and were hil— lcted for the night. Eriday, 6. — We were shoivn through the i'amous Eoman baths and then went round the town and saiv the old gabled houses. Tlieu we went through Bath Ahbey. In the afternoon we went to Greater Rissington, where ive were the guests of Major Alalding, who oivns a fine old manor liouse there. Saturday, 7. — We motored to Cheltenham and Gloucester and were the guests of the Scouts at the latter jilace. We went through the Catlfedral and then motored on to Cliepstoiv, where ive saiv an old Norman castle. We picked up a guide and traversed the Wye valley, past Tiltern Ahbey ruins to Monmouth, where the Mayor and. otlier dignitaries gave us a great dinner. We did our hakas for tliem and then went on to Malvern, where we put up at the artillery barracks. Sunday, 8. — Wo went to a service at i\[alvern Ahliey. In the afternoon Ken White and I were taken for a car ride hy two Alis.s Browns, whom ive had prbviously met in London. They gave us a real good time.

Alonday, 9. — We went on to Worcestcr and were shown through the Boyal Pottery AYorks, which provcd vcry interesting. We went on to Stratford-ou-Avon and had dinner ivith Alajor Reece Afoggs, who oivns a vcry old manor of the Tudor l'eriod. AVc then visited Ann Hathawav's cottage and Shakespearejs birtliplace, al.so tlie college wliere he* was educated and tho churcli where lie is buried. Then we went on to Birmingham io the Scout camping ground at York AYood Park. Tuesday, 10'. — AYe went ont to Bourneville and wero shown through the village and then through Cadbury's factory. They gave us "morning tea" of cocoa and chocolate hiseuits, and presented us each with a eakc of chocolate and a guide hook. Tn the afternoon we went to Smetliwick, where we were the guests of the Scouts. Tlie Deputy-AIayor, who is distric-t commissiouer, welconied us. AVedne.sdav, 11. — In Ihe afternoon we went through the Ariel cycle factory. The various ]>roc:esses were very interesting and our photos were taken and we were given afternoon tea. They al.so gave us each a bronze mascot such as you see on the Ariel tank. That night at 10.50 we took the train (five of us) to Edinhurgh and arrived here at 7.50 the next day. The day oi' arrival was spent in hafhing aml getting scttled doivn in our temporary liome here. Eriday ,13. — AYe were taken through Edinburgh Castle, and saw the wonderful wai* meinorial. In the afternoon we went and saiv the Forth hridge, and then took a ferry to Inchcolm, which is a little island ivith a faiuous old monasterv* on it. That. niglit we went to the talkies and saiv "Soimy Bov," with A1 Jolson. Saturday, 14. — AA'e niade a motor tour of 58 miles to Rosslyn and saw the chapel and castle. and then on to Peebles, where we had tea, and canie back hy another routo. As you can see, we are having a real good time, and we like Edinburgh verv mucli. On AA'ednesday we are going to Glasgow, through the Trossacks and will see Locli Lomond and Ben Lomond. I will go back before tlie others so that I can call at Birmingham and Manchester. The desk I am writing this letter on was tlie property of Rohert Lonis Stevenson's people and was bought from his grandfather. Alore tinui prohahly tlie great R.L.S. liiniself wrote on ihis desk. AA'e are leaving for another jaunt in a couple of minutes. so I must go and get ready. Plea.se give my hest wishes ! to -all my friends in Napier. — Y'ours , sincerelv, HARRY- * ^ * Father: AAliy were you kept in at school ? Son: I didn't know where the Azorcs were. Father: In fufure, just rememhcr ivliere you put things. * * * The Okief Scout has received £10,000 from an American banker for promoting friendship among boys. AArhen driving nails in hard wood amateur carpenters will fincL that if the nail point is first dipped in a piece of common soap it will go in mueh easier. In this coiinectioii it is a good idea to liorc a hole with a brace and bit in tlie end of tlie haimner handle and fill it with soap. Thus you will always liave tlie soap ready for use where it cannot get lost. * * * Answer to last week's puzzlc : — Under the spreading cliestnut trce Tlie village smithy stands. Tlie smith a miglity man is he. AYith largo and sinewy liamls ; And ihe niuscles of his brawn arms Are strong as iron bands. ❖ ❖ ❖ Fill in the letters to- make the ivords described. AYhen this is dono correctly the central diagonal line, represcnted by noughts makes the nanie of a fioiver of the woods. Oxxxxxxx Bragging xOxxxxxx BUnding storm. "xxOxxxxx Slipped xxxOxxxx Call to mind xxxxOxxx Sleejis xxxxxOxx To adopt a clium xxxxxxOx Good-hyc xxxxxxxO 0. To propliesy. Answer will appear next week.