Out of Doors • Stormy weather interfered most unfortunately with
the celebration of Bank Holiday in many parts of the country. The population that has slept under canvas during the past week is really a very large one. Scouts', Guides' and school camping parties steadily grow in number. The Duke of York's admirable schoolboys' camp at the seaside is now an annual institution. Regular troops are in camp, and we particularly regret discomfort in Territorial camps, for there men are generally giving up patriotically to service the best part of their holidays. This habit must be making a notable improvement in the health of a substantial body of people, old and young. We hope that during the school holidays some of the gardens in the squares in the " residential " quarters of London may be opened to the children of neighbouring schools who may come and play there under supervision while so few of the " residents " are at home.
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