Guides And Scouts' Rally
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The second group represented the Oirl Guide Movement which was started in 1010, as also was the Sea Scout Section which formed the third Group,
The fourth and Ah groups. which greeted the audience, in their own particular manner, with the help of their brothers and sig- tera from the edges of the arena, were the Woll Cubs and Brownte Sections which catered for younger boys and girls, from eight to twelve years of age.
THE EMPIRE
Then there were groups. repre- senting a number of countries and part
of the Empire England, Scotland, Ireland. Wales, Hong Kong, Holland, India, Canada. China, Australia, United States,
Egypt. Malaya where Scouting and Gulding flourish.
The demonstration of National Games and pastimes was given by the Third Hong Kong Company. Girl Guides, Third Hong Kong Scouts, combined Fourth Hong Kong and Kowloon Troops, and Eighth Kowloon Scouts, who res- pectively did the English Country Dances. Scottish Highland Games, Canadian Rope Spinning. and Chinese Games. A roll of drums signalled the end of this item. when
Then came the final (tem. The entry of Britannia (Mts, H. Owen- Hughes) Was a procession of colours and a formation of "Wheel" Rally.
BRITANNIA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1937.
Colony Coronation NATIONAL
Celebrations
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UP-COUNTRY VISITORS
CHRISTIAN
COUNCIL
To the thousands of visitors China Problems At
from the up-country districts, Coronation Week in Hong Kong must surely stand out as the most Britannia majestically entered colourful period of their simple lives. Thousands of them lined the streets each day the proces- sions" were held and so anxious were they to catch a glimpse of everything that was happening that they even stayed out til very late in the night, many of them taking up the same positions time and again, and gazing in wonder- ment at the millions of coloured lights that formed the night de- coration scheme.
and stood on the centre of the platform. Colours massed On either side of the platform and butts were placed on the ground. Rovers, Deep Sea Scouts, Gulders and Scouters proceeded to the Centre and formed a ring while two Deep Sea Scouts stood around colours and the platform,
Eight "spokes" formed up out- side the arena and each consisted of sixty members, the smaller ones being left out, All Rovers, Deep Sea Scouts, Quiders and Scouters, except one in charge of éach "spoke." formed up in one group. In readiness" to form the Hub. The smaller scouts and guides were divided into eight equal groups, while cubs and brownies got ready in their places and the eight CubmasterS for markers stood in a group just inside the arena."
The eight Cubmasters spaced out thirty-two spaces at angles of
spokes doubled on in single Alle led by the three physical training spokes.
each display group went off quick-forty-five degrees, walle the eight ly. The Highland Games marched off, the dancers tripped off, the Chinese Games ran ropers spinned off.
off and the
The Recession' of Pageant was followed by a display of Highland Dancing by members of the Third
· Hong Kong (Seaforth's Group.
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The eight groups of small scouts and guides then doubled into place one group was at the outer end of each
spoke where
they started to form the rim. Cubs and Brownies scampered into place in eight equal sections, and formed the rim.
When the Band started to play the Wheel steadily and slowly re-. volved once. except the rim of of cubs and brownles who stood still, facing outwards. When they returned to their starting place. they all faced outwards again.
The displays of Bridge Building. Signalling. Chinese Boxing. Back- wards Drill. Planeering, and Trek Cart were respectively enacted by Fourth Kowloon Scouts, First Hong Kong Guides, First Hong Kong Sea Scouts, Sixth Kowlcon Guides, First, Hong Kong Scouts, and First Kowloon and Fourth Hong Kong Seouls-combined. Another Chinese Boxing display was presented by the Eleventh Kowicon Scouts, while tower building for signallera, was King," which concluded the dis- performed by Second, Tenth and play.
Thirteenth
combined.
Hong Kong Groups
After the Arst chord had been played by the Band, everybody joined in Singing "God Save The
PRESENTATION
There was a very pleasant (and informal) ceremony at Govern- ment House yesterday morning when the Hong Kong Boy Scouts Association presented His EX-
The Tumbling display by the GOVERNMENT HOUSE First Diocesan Boys' School (Sixth Kowloon Troop was a pageant of splendour, rivalling, anything or this nature that has yet been seen here. It completely won the ap- preciation of the audience. for it was splendid in every sense of the word. not only in its acrobatic skill but also in its ir.comparable hum-cellency the Officer Administering our. The success of this was due to the excellent instructions given by the Scoutmaster. Mr. G. S. P. Heywood.
the Government. Mr. N. L. Smith. C.M.G., with a copy of the Corona- tion Souvenir Programme..
Four King's Scouts-R. Maycock, 4th Hong Kong (Murray) Troop: Shul Ka Wing. 1st Hong Kong Sea Scout Stephen Wong. 1st Hong Kong (St. Joseph's Troop: W.
PHYSICAL DISPLAY Games by the Wolf Cubs and Brownies of Hong Kong and Kow- loon were followed by a Physical Display by scouts of various troops | FitzGibbon. 2nd Hong Kong after which came the presenta- Catholle Troop. formed the tion of awards by His Excellency delegation which made the pre- the Officer Administering the Gov-sentation, and on the programme ernment, who, after presenting was inscribed:
the "Prince of Wales" Banners to the Scout and Guide winners, pre- sented a silver cup, to the First Kowloon Girl Guides Company. the runner-up in the "Prince of Wales" Banner competition. His Excellency also gave a letter to Peter Cook, of the
First Hong Kong (Sea Scout) Pack written by Mr. Hampton on behalf of the, Chief Scout. Lord Baden-Powell. as follows:-
Dear Peter,
I live a very long way from you. all the same the news of your plucky deed in October last has come all this way to me..
I am just writing on behalf of the Chief Scout, who is away in
India to tell you how glad I am that you had both eyes open and did exactly the right thing. It was a real Good Turn and a credit to your Pack and to Cubs every where.
Your sincere friend,
'Presented with the compliments of the Boy Scouts Association on the occasion of the Coronation of Their Patron His Majesty King George VI to commemorate the Empire-Wide Good Turn of the Boy Scouts in distributing the Official Souvenir Programme."
MISS SETO WAI SHEUNG, M.B.E.
"His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the appointment of Miss Seto Wal Sheung to be an Honorary Member
of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)."
This was the text of a Communi- que issued from Government House yesterday.
Miss Seto is well-known for her work with the Society for Protec- (ED.) HAMPTON
tion of Children and soclal Im- Chief Commissioner.provements generally.
The above picture gives a splendid idea of the enthusiasm roused among spectators by the Chinese processions during the Coronation festivities in the Colony.
AMUSING INCIDENT"
There is, of course, the lighter side to the week of festivities but what appeared the writer as the most amusing was, the fact that some. Afty of these refreshingly gulltless gathered outside the Des Voeux Road entrance of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, looking with mouths agape, at the revolv- ing doors. Perhaps they will find same little consolation 1 some kind soul would tell them that they are not the only people who have gazed, awe-struck, at those self-
same doors!
Then there were the two bid women who, on passing the Bank, Immediately turned" towards the two llons guarding the entrance to the Clearing House of the Far East. they bowed reverently, to the lions, and "chin-chin jossed" three times! One wonders if they, too, were after an overdraft!
But in all seriousness, these up- country visitors all helped to make Coronation Week in Hong Kong the success it turned out to be. May they be back here again. in 1941; to celebrate with us, Hong Kong's Centenary.
DARING ARMED
ROBBERY
A daring armed robbery occurred at the Kam Wah Cafe in Canton Road early yesterday morning
Chan Sau, master of the shop, was sitting behind the counter at about 1.15 am, when two men who were armed with a revolver and a knife entered the shop. One of the men banged his hand on the counter, so as to attract Chan's attention. and when he Icoked up he found himself starring into the face of a revolver. The second man who was holding the knife opened the shop's till and drained it of it's contents, while Chun was kept under cover by the first man with the revolver.
After taking silver and bank notes to the value of $100, the rob- hers backed out of the shop and walked towards Cedar Street via Laichikok Road.
Chan tried to follow them, but he was noticed by the man with the revolver, who threatened him, If he did not return to the shop. Chan obeyed and summoned the police for assistance. The Police are now searching the vicinity in the hopes of finding the robbers.
CORONATION BALL AT HONG KONG CLUB
Meeting
The Eleventh Biennial meeting of the Nadonal Christian Council of China now in session at the New Asta Hotel, Shanghai, is con- fronted with problems in two felds. First, that of preparation for the meeting of the Interna- tional Missionary Council sche- duled to convene at Hangchow in October 1938; second, with critical problems in its environment in China,.
On Friday, May 7, the Council turned its attention towards pre paration for the world Christian meeting in Hangchow, Rev. Earle Ballou, a secretary of the National Christian Council, outlined what has been done and has yet to be done along this line. This meet- ing should," he said, "reveal to what extent the Christian move- ment has now become a world- wide movement and also show what the Church can do in relation to society as a demonstra. tion of increased loyalty Christ
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CHINA DELEGATES Considerable attention was given to the question of selecting, the China delegates to the 1998 meet- ing. Inasmuch as there are now some 500,000 Protestant Christians, 30.000 Protestant church workers and about 6.000 missionaries in China, he made it evident that selecting the 50 Chinese and 10 missionaries who are to attend the Hangchow meeting is far from a simple task. It is expected that the selection of these delegates will be completed by May 1938.
Mr. Ballou said that the Church is the basic unit in the selection of these 60 delegates. It was. however, pointed out that, these delegates should represent the Christian movement in China at large rather than specific units thereof. The Executive Committee of the National Christian Council has the necessary power to insure a sufficiently wide representation in the delegation. In addittori Mr. Ballou said that the entertain- ment of delegates from abroad will involve the raising of 100,000 dollars:
about
NEW LIFE MOVEMENT Col. J. L. Huang. General Secre- tary of the New Life Movement, was introduced to the Council and Invited to sit with the group con- sidering the Relations, as this group bad
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KOWLOON MURDER
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Mr. Chan Lai Chun, Managing Director of the Sincere Company and a Director of the Tung Wah Hospital, died shortly after he was. admitted to the Kowloon Hospital on Thursday night as a result of having been stabbed in the back The Chairman of the Council, by an unknown assailant in Prince Rev. Alexander Baxter, pointed Edward Road shortly before 19 out that heretofore the National P The victim was leaving, the Christian Council" had taken no Shung Yuen Cafe in Prince Ed- action with regards to the New Life. Movement. He furthermore pointed out that while there had been previous reference to Church co-operation with the New Life Movement, Madame Chiang Kai- shek's "Message to the National Christian Council" as read to the Cound on the evening of Thurs- day, May 6, had been the most definite appeal for such co-opera-
tion so far received..
ward Road at 9.55 p.m. when, an unknown person came up from be- hind and stabbed him in the back. Mr. Chan came from the Ko Yul district, Kwangtung and be- came the Managing Director of the Sincere Company Limited, last July when he succeeded Mr. Ma Ying Put following a reorganisa- tion of the Company. Mr. Chan
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tragic death.
deeds"-deeds made between in- dividuals and red deeds"-deeds
RESOLUTIONS The Counc then took action along the following lines: The resolutions adopted noted that the Six hundred and flity persons
Council had heard with great attended the Coronation Ball held at the Hong Kong Club last night. Madame Chiang Kai-shek's "Mes-
interest and sincere appreciation stamped by the Government office The ballroom was lavishly de-sage." It was noted that at the
concerned and urged that steps be taken to see that "white deeds" corated and the function was
end of the "Message" it had been
are turned into "red deeds."" He brillant success.
stated that "Most important of all
drew "attention to the bearing of in reconstruction is a renewal of the land and taxation, laws spuit, and
the development of schools, hospitals and churches. This desirable result He pointed out that in Hangchow could only be obtained by co- the officials had declined
His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government (Mr.
N. L. Smith, C.M.G., Mrs Smith and Miss Judith Smith attended.
|LATE MRS. PAU CHIU
The funeral of the late Mrs. Pau Chiu, who died at her resi- dence No. 25. Canal Road West, Happy Valley on Wednesday at p.m. after a very short illness, Look place at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoou, and was attended by many relatives and friends.
Rev. 8. Kau Yan Lee, Vice- Chairman of the Chinese Angil- can Church Body, Hong Kong, conducted the burial rites.
The deceased lady was prede- ceased by her husband, the late Mr.. Pau Chiu, a prominent local Chinese merchart about three
Joas agu.
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The late Mra Pau Chiy leaves six sous, one is at present in Lan- don, seven daughters and Afteen grandchildren
bereavement
to
mourn her
character."
operation between the New Life Movement and the Churches. It was recommended that Christians in China-individuals as well as Church groups should co-operate in the programme of the New Life
Movement as far as possible.
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to
exempt the Christian schools from taxation because the property was owned by Mission Boards, taxation belig, therefore, not on the school as such but on the foreign owners. Mr. Mills pointed out that the isque involved is still under con- sideration.
Executive Committee of the Na- It was decided also to ask the
tional Christian Council to such steps as might be necessary for consultation with the Head- quarters of the New Life Move-ing exemption from taxation. ment if and when specifle aspects That in short, the Church is out- of the proposed co-operation need-side the orbit of the rules for tax ed attention. While there was reduction. Nevertheless, he said, some discussion as to whether the three pastors in "Nanking had, on New Life Movement had political implication or whether it exemption from taxation for their any their own initiative, applied for had any direct relation to the churches.. Kuamintang, the resolutions pre- sented were adopted without any that the East Cheklang Church opposition when these matters Federation, had voted against ap- were cleared up by Dr, Y. C. Yang. | plying for church exemption: from the chairman of the group.
Mr. Mills razed the question of take the relation of churches to taxa- tion. He said that churches are not mentioned in the rules govern-
LAND LAW AND TAXATION
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Mr. Mills reported, however,
taxation on the basis that their freedom, would be safer under
Rev. W. P. Mills of Nanking those circumstances, The issue is death, and to them the deepest then presented the report of the a new one requiring caretul con- sympathy is extended in their sad group on Relations of the Church sideration. This was the first time to the Government of China as that any national Christian or- concerns the malter of the Landganization had put the conaldera- Law and taxation. He pointed out ton of such ал inue on Its the distinction of the "white programme.
Apart from family wreaths, several beautiful flowers were laid on the grave."
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