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Comprehensive Report Of
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The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the Boy Scouts Association will be held in- the Sandilands Hut (Oil Guides Association Headquarters), a 5.19 p.m. on Wednesday. April 4, 1934. His Excellency the Governor: Chief Scout for Hong Kong, has kindly promised to take the chair, and be fore the opening of the meeting. His Excellency will present the Frince of Wales Banner to the 10th Hong Kong Troop.
Akela Cup for Wolf Cubs taking part in the Swimming Sports was also won by the same Group.
On September 30 His Excellency the Governor and Lady Peel gave the Girl Guides, Scouts and Cubs & delightful party in the grounds of Mountain Lodge.
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Increase In Strength.
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934. THE AFTERMATH KIANGSI & HUNAN OF THE GALE MORE HOPEFUL
Further Reports Of Success Attends Effort To Suppress Bandits
Damage
Yesterday more reports were available with regard to the dam- sudden gale age caused by the which visited the Colony in the early hours of Wednesday mor- ning.
The newly launched West River gunboat. HMS. Robin, which was iving alongside Talkoo Dockyard received a severe buffeting on the starboard side, and she sprang a leak as a result of repeated im- pace with the sea wall
The death roll has increased to ten, as reports dribble through of casualties outside the Harbour.
The 'ss. Tal Ming, bound for Hongkong from Wychow, went ashore a few miles above Shiuhing on the West Rive: but managed to refloat under her own steam, after an hour.
Over three feet of water enter- ed the holds and she was imme-' We have mentioned an increasediately taken round the slipway in strength. The census in Sept- and hauled up. ember 1932 showed a total exclud- ing officers, etc. of 514, though there was a slight increase by the end of the year when we took an- cther local census to get accurate figures for the Government Grant. The September Census for 1933 gave us a total of 510, but the January 1934 numbering produced
Junk, No. 3189 was wreaked 550. This is largely accounted for by the fact that the September when it was caught when sailing Census which is taken for Imperial of Foo Tol Island, immediately Headquarters finds us at the end south of Stanley. All of the crew, of the summer holidays with troops clinging to the wreckage, were not yet recruiting or only just get rescued later in the morning with ting going again after the usual the exception of Chan Kam-sing recess, while in January Groups are and Chan Kam-ho, who are be- in full swing and with their num-lieved to have been drowned. bers on the increase. If we include officers our total numbers approx- mate 800, apart from examiners and Instructors, who number an- other 50 or so.
Commissioner's Report The Commissioner's Report for 1933 is as follows:-
The past year has proved in many ways one of the most satis- factory that we have had for some time. There has been greater all round activity, in general the eff- ciency and keenness have been more marked with a better re- alisation of our aims and objects. our numbers have increased, and above all more of our Scout Officers have adopted the only methods by which a Group can properly be conducted. The causes of this are mainly the elementary Training Courses through which prospective officers are required to pass before they are granted Warrants, and the valuable assistance rendered by the
While certain Groups fell into China Fleet Troop of Deep Sea Ecouts who have acted as Instruc- abeyance during the year the loss tors and Examiners with zeal and sustained by this was more than counterbalanced by the founding efficiency.
The Deep Sea Scouts ran a series of new Groups. With two excep-
Klangsi, March 5.
At the end of the summer the 50th Division of the 22nd Army were sent here and soon after their arrival they began a determined forward movement. Much effort was put into the building of de- fence works, and blockhouses and on "several hills around "the city some very fine forts were bullt. of defences was bullt up around Gradually, a very efficient system the city and then plans began to be laid for the recovery of places in the hsien that for several years had been in the hands of bandits.
Early in January this year, a corps of gendarmerie came over from Bunan, fighting their way through to Tungku. The road from here to Luyanghsien, in Hunan, has not been open for several years, owing to bandits, but these gen- darmerie cleared the road as they Then, in came over the border. collaboration with the troops of the 50th Division, places along the road
were
garrisoned and fortined, Thus the town of Palpu, which for some four years has been practi- cally & desorted town in a wilder- ness of uncultivated felds, has been recovered and once again is beginning to become a populous centre. Later, in concerted action with troops at Wantsal, other 'places. were recovered from the Four children of a junkmistress bandits. Staoyuan, which for long perished when their craft capsiz- had been the base from which ed near Fa Tai Moon, but the Kung Ho-long made his raids, was woman herself and a boat hand captured after some fighting in were rescued by s junk which which the bandits were defeated. passed the spot later in the mor- Much of the bandits' armoury was where the local Soviet Government ang. They were brought to Hong-captured at this place. Kaotseng, kong.
had its seat, also was captured, se was Hsikang, another place which had suffered much from the Reds.
A rescue was effected by people at the Waglan Lighthouse of two
Neglected Wilderness
of classes in Pioneering, that "istions the failures were due to lack young children who were being All these places were then garrİBON- bridge building and so forth, Mr. of Scoutmasters, one leaving the washed ashore. It is not known Fitz Henry of the Government Fire Colony, one giving up owing to lack to what boat they belonged, but ed and fortified. other series im Fire Drill and Theory interests The new Groups are Brigade held or arranged for an- of time, and one owing to other it is possible that they may have after which some 80 scouts passed widely spread over Colony, Taipo. excellent! Cheung Chau, Stanley, Mong Kok, an
Kowloon Tong, Victoria. Most of and are being run by trained men them are connected with schools under favourable auspices.
examination with
marks. Dr. Y. 8. Wan organised First Aid Examinations, assisted by Drs. Kirk, Karanjia and others, each boy being put through a really strenuous test by at least two
the four examiners sitting on each occasion, while Dr. Wan als helped in arranging the Examina tions for Interpreter Badge, assist ed by Mr. Thomas Tam.
The usual two Raliles for the Prince of Wales Banner Compet!- tion were held in the Spring and Autumn, the one at the Diocesan Boys School by the kind permis- sion of the Headmaster, Mr. C. B. R. Sargent, who himself is Scout- master of the School Group, and the other at Balwan. The 10th HK. (St. Paul's College) and ist Kowloon (St. Andrew's Church) troops were first and second in each alternately, coming out with equal points. The final possession of the Banner depended on the re- salt of the Competition Camp which was held in October at Bal- wan, St. Paul's Troop won this competition. St. Andrew's being second.
Salwan Training Camp has be- come more than ever the hub of
the Colony.
Saturday after Saturday finds a Scout Activity in busy crowd there at work. We have already mentioned the Competition Camp. Many Troops have also spent days under canvas there and the Naval Deep Sea Scouts had a most successful time in the same way at Christmas by kind permis-
come from the saine Junk report- ed earlier as having capsized off into some of these recently re- the lighthouse.
..
The two youngsters, who are aged 11 and 12 respectively, suffer.
ed considerably from exposure. They are now at the Kowloon Hospital.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS
Waterlogged Junk Dangerous
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ston of the Commander-in-Chief.
Salwan is not the only place where Scouts camp or practise 5th Kowloon Scoutcraft, for "the Troop have a hut in the Kowloon Foothills the 1st Kowloon have a
The position of the derelict, site in frequent favourite camp
which is considered to be a danger use somewhere along the Talpo Road, the Diocesan Boys School to navigation, is given in Latitude 22 deg. 07 mins North and Longi- excellent winter
In the
tude 114 deg. 25 mins. East. Shatin Troop have an camping ground
Station. Scouts on bike tests Pass area; near the Shatin Police make a practice of blyouacking August in the Western Waters of the Colony during which they had for the night, the 10th HK and the Sea. Scouts in particular, and ample opportunity to prove them- not merely "fair this latter Group also runs a win selves to be The Annual Swimming Sportster camp in the same district. In weather sailors." were held as usual in October in
addition to their annual summer We have already mentioned the érulse. Taipo is also a favourite important part played "by the Sea Scouts in the spot. Stanley used to be so, but Naval Deep is now getting too populated for Association's work. It was a great the purpose. Various troops have pleasure to the Commissioner to gone further afield to Macao and be able to present on behalf of Canton, while che party took the Chief Scout the 8llver. Acorn the services to Medal for good trip to Swałow.
The Rover Section is still a Movement to Payinent Lt. Com-- problem, but this seems to be mander K. 8. Fleming-Green, R.N., also the case at tome. Rover China Fleet Troop Scoutmaster.
took place Leaders are hard to get, for if any This ceremony officers need very special qualifica- Christmas morning in the D. 6. 8. tions, they do, and it is most ex-Camp at Salwan. acting work since the task is that of suggesting the right way rather than leading, of advising rather than planning, and yet with the full responsibility of a Leader.
The Cabs.
the V.R.C. Bath. The Bird Chal- lenge Cup was won by St. Andrew's Troop (1st Kowloon), who beat the Sea Scouts by half a point. The
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We are very fortunate in having the Fleet us as he has Scoutmaster with already done important work for the Deep Sea Scouts in the Navy elsewhere.. Merchant Bervice con- 'ditions make it practically im- possible for more than a very few The Wolf Cubs are definitely D. S. Bes, to be in one ship, so alive, but we still need to have that it is a real pleasure to such better organisation so as to unite keen scouts to be able to plunge the Girl the various Packs into some sort at once into a scanty atmosphere.
Our Aslaftons withi of little association.
It must be remembered that Guides continue da friendly Cub Training is essentially dit-ever. We put Baiwan at their ferent front that of Sconte, disposal, and they the, Sandi- and Kowloon. Wharf and Godown on though working towards the same lands" Hut at ours for meet- paay's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark end. Cubs are not Junior Scouts, ings and Rallies. There is fre- though the youngest section of quent Interchange of représenta- by Mark and Delivery can be obtained na
the Scout Movement, and it any lives at our respective meetings the Goods are landed,
Cubmaster error attempts to and we combine in sending cable- run his Pack on Scout Troop lines, grams of good wishes to the Chief up into the Scout and Chier Guide wherever when his Cubs go Scouts they will lose the sense of occasion demands it. something new and progressive, We are glad to be able to re and the feeling that having left port that there are clear indica the small boys they are being ad-ons that Scouting. In China is mited into something really big. gradually taking a turn in the The Sea Scouts are up to full right direction which will even- strength and working under very tually bring it into line with the Their Scout policy, held by all the 40 favourable conditions. move into excellent headquarters and more countries represented on owing to the generosity of the the International Scout Bureau. Committee of the Sallors' Homms We are grateful to His Majesty's and Missions to Beamen has help Coneul-General in Canton. Mr. E ed them on considerably, also the Bhillips CM.G., for wing wel- practical sympathy and interest come. asalstance both to the Can- show by the Naval Authorities. ton Scouts and to us in our efforts They were unable to take part in at establishing contact, the Banner Competition right Greetings and visits are ex- through the year owing largely abaned regularly with our Scout to their having to move their friends in Macao, though they are Headquarters at the time of the still small in numbers. We sin first Rally. In addition to ccc cerely thank them and them and storial camps ashore they had an the Portuguese Officials for many adventurous
week's cruise in courtesies and kind assistance,
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Consignees must have a Revenue Messrs. GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 aug Officer in attendance when damaged on Mondays and Thursdays, within the dutiable, goods are emmined by the Bree Stone prolly notified that
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All Claims against the Steamer must Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be escognised. be presented to the Undergoed, on or Canngases are requested to surrender before 11th April, 1994, or they will heir Hill of Lading to the Undersigned not be recognized. for Countersignature.
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