Although the Governors of the jous States of Australia are honorary or active members of the Boy Scout Movement, Lord Somers, Governor of Victoria is the first actually to go upon a long trek with Scouts. Last week he started with some 80 neouts on six days' march through the tortuous ranges of Giposland. This was the district where the two factions, supporters of the explorers Sir Paul de Strzelecki (better known by his title of Count) and Angus MeMillan, still 7 make major claims -upon behalf of their heroes. The Historical Association of Australia are landmarking all the various points of interest and. erecting. monuments to the various leaders of exploration parties at the points where they are known to have visited. Perhaps some such monument will mow be erected to commemorate the feat, for he led his Scouts through practically untrod country, untrod, unless, by the bare fect of natives has led to the Department taking: in the far distant days or the lone further action and an inquiry is to seeker of gold. etheld into the whole matter almost As it was in the example set by Smmediately. It is many years since him during last year's disastrous anything approaching bribery on a, bush fires when he so ably aided and jarge scale has been voiced and'—undaunted after the quelling of Inquiries in parliament only too' the fires—turned and spoke straight
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