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THE BOY SCOUTS.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
their brethren of the land they are still fooling their way, but are already proving their value."
Sweet Dainty and Innocent Her Name is "Rose."
Scouters at Home The Commis- Bloner while on leave was able to at-
There always seems to be some tend two important Scout Conferences And also to discuss local affairs with thing annjogus: to
flowers in Imperial Headquarters. He was pre-little girin-their daintiness, their sent at the Commissioners' Dinner at
innocence. which the Chief Scout invested with swoolness, their the Silver Wolf Decoration Mr. C. II. Perhaps that has inspired many Blasan until recently our 1los. Treo-mothers to give their girl-babies surer and an Assistant Commissioner, flower-names, John's
even when the Bir. Blason is still carrying on Scout-fashion in names Ing a Commissioner in Jersey.
It is announced that His Ex- colloncy the Governor will attend the annual meeting of the Boy Boout's Association to be held at
8 p.m. this evening in 8 Cathedral Hall.
The Annual Report.
The following are extructs from the Association's annual report, which reviews in detail the activities of the year:
In spite of certain unforeseen changes in the organisation mnde during the year, we are glad to be able to report considerable progress in several directions. The number of boys receiving training in the Move- mont has increased, Salwan is be-
Finance.
We require the sum of Sixteen Thousand Delinte to clear off the Mortgage on Yalwan, but we nood yet more to enable us thoroughly to put Instal the property in good order,
are very
a more satisfactory water supply and sanitary system, and to erect addi- tional rooms for storage etc. nt the
We foot of the garden. grateful to Mr. Tang Shlu Kin for his great generosity in promising to pay for, the equipment required for training' purposes.
otherwino..
Jaku
*
has dictated
And though A child may be as fragiloly dainty Da u roso that is not to assume
that she need be any leis vigorous and healthy than har more robustly built later. Moro important than more weight
the healthy, normal function- ing of a child's vital internal organs, the stomach, bowels, kidneys, ilver etc. These aro the mninspringa of health, each one
Silver Wolf-Wo regret that for various reasons the publication of this magazine has apparently falled dur ing the year. This is due to two causea, financial and editorial. It bos been proved that the style and get-up I too ambitious and that the work of editor la more than can be expected of already hard
Commle- worked stoners. Even a quarterly produc- tlon is enough work for one man with. out any additional Scout responsiblil- Des, no that if anyone is willing to help us by becoming editor of our | vitally important, Magazine which in future will be pro- duced in a simpler style, he with be
ringing to justify its existence na n Training Centre, the Colony has been divided into two District Associationa with dirtinet advantage to the over- night of the Grosins, and there seems to be a fuller and keener realisation of the open-air essence of Scouting,
Opening of Salwan Camp.--From a Scout point of view the formal open. ing of Salwan Camp by Mr. W. T. Southern, Colony Commissioner of the Girl Gulden, was the most important event of the year, The Rev. N. V. Halward has been anpointed Assist ant Commissioner for Training and will be helped by Mr. S. A. Sweet who until recently nesleted in similar work In Northumberland. While on home leave two members of the Association I received with open arms, completed their Wood Bader Courses and there are now seven Benuters th the Colony holding that coveted mark of having successfully meaned.
Training Course.
District Associations.--Ar
Foreign Seouls.
We are glad to have been able frors
To keep a child's vital organs in perfect working order there is nothing finer than Baby's Own Tablets. Mothers should always the reattirements of a Scent Omerr time to time to welcome foreign Scouts keep them at hand, and then, at passing through the Colony, mostly the first symptom tint all in Fapanese. At the time of writing not well, there is a sure, safe and this Report there are some scouts of another nationality in the Colony who pleasant-to-take corrective avall. have not the official Senut Introduc able. Govern in time, Baby's Own tion Passport, which would have cer- Tablets have prevented the tiffed their bona fides. We have africt orders from the International Senut development of minor troubles Bureau not to recognise any so-called Into allments far more acrious. scouts travelling without these pass- Infantile indigestion and con- parts and we tak this opportunity stipation readily give way 10 af passing on the warning. We have recently
Tablets. Equally received visits from the Baby's Own Chief Scout of Japan and a party effective for diarrhoen, worms of his Scouts on their way to Siam, and bowel troubles generally they and from the Chief Commissioner of do not gripe like the old-fashioned Ceylon. We much regest that as the
Other In-
there
js
been alrendy stated, the Colony hna now been divided for Scout Adminis trative purposes. tale two District Associations, Hongkong and Kowloon. This will relieve the Headquarters Staff and the Council of much detail work in connexiom with the netun) running of the Groups, setting them free to direct the general policy of the Branch, and its finances, and also to act as a connecting link between the Districts and Imperial Headquar-
timo tere. For a little bound to be a certain amount of ex. periment, until the respective respan-Chinese Resul Association in Canton crude purgatives. Abilities of the Counell and the Dls.
has not yet complled with the require-gredlents of the tablets allny trict Associations have been appor- ments of the International Scout ferer, colds and croup, while tioned in the beat way to enster suc-
Bureau which includes the Scouts of cessful and enay working, hut already
42 Nations we are not able officially Headquarters han benefited by the
La recognise its members there. relief afforded by the Kowloon Ass-
soon as Political Party and Military ciation. The Districts will however
influences are divorced from Scout leave the raising of funds and the ing in China, we shall be able to control thereof to the Caunell,
work in en-operation and we eagerly order to avoid overlapping. The Rev.
look forward to that hapny time. It narcotic. From chemists every. F. A. Armstrong has been anpainted will add tremendously to the zest and where. District Commissioner for Kowloon, possibilities of local Scouting. We and his local Committee is already in being.
Wolf Cubs.
Growth in numbers has been strong- est in this Junior branch of the Movement, the numbers at the begin ning and end of the year, being 89. and 115 respectively, showing an In- Crones of 99 Cuba, Two new pacien have came into being. It may be of interest to strie that che of our keenest Cahmasters Mrs. Melville Smith, who left a few years nữɑ for England has just been annointed Cub Commissioner for one of the Birming han Districts and frequently menta Asher the donor of the Totem
Pole.
Scouts. In actual numbers there is a decrense of 21. hat, this shortage Es due to at least two troops having to go into temporary abeyance for lack of scoutmasters.
Rover Scouts.-Three show an in- crease in numbera of 13, Many of the Rovers nre Service, men," and necerdingly we are in this Branch hable to considerable fluctuition of numbers.
As
are very glad that one connexion with the local Japanese Scouts keeps as
are
during teething the tablets invaluable, easing the pains and thus Inducing sound natural sleep although they are guaranteed to
neither oplate coulain
nor
elsens ever, and that they share PRECAUTIONS IN CUBA. with us in our activitips so far as in possible.
Our Future.
There is no reason why this should not be exceptionally bright, but there
one great obstacle in the way of the attainment of absolute brilliancy
and that is the Inck of Sensters. There are a great number of men in the Colony who were Reouts in Leir | boyhood, or who helped run Scout Troops or Cub Packs before coming Ens. Many of them, we know, have their time already filled up with business, Chinese studies, H.K.V.D.C. and so on, but we often hear it and that there is nothing to do in Hong- kong. Here quite definitely is some- ❘ thing that
wafting to be done. Scouting requires just comman rense, and a study of the landbooks. The reat required comes with experience. though the prstem of Officers Train
ng makes things much easier and preventa grievwas mistakes. To such ld Scouts we make a special appen? for help. There are others who have not been scouts but while realising the value of the Movement, hesitate to take the plunge. To them we ap- seal no less urgently to "Come on in. It's Jolly fine."
Deep Sen Scouts--We have been able to welcome many Deen Sen Senuts In the Colony, mostly from amang the men of H. M. Navy. This sertion of Scouting was designed to meet the growing desire of old scouts at sea to keep in close touch with the Move. Accompanying the annual repart ment, and members of it have nirendy | are the draft regulations for internal thrown themselves keenly into our management. taen! Interests, doing especially excel- Col. Francis S. G. Piggott, 1.3.0, lent work at Satwan. Deep Sea
who was attache at Tokyo from 1921. Scouting is, of course, oven to mem- and has been decorated by the bers of the Mercantile Marine.
Emperor of Janan. has joined the Sen Scouts-The Group of Sea Wax Office staff as Deputy Military Scouts hon made grent procress under | Secretary and Assistant Secretary Sen-Scoutmaster Roll. Though the of the Selection Board, with the tem numbers have been intentionally porary rank of Brigadier. This no- kept within certain limits, they have bolntment Win Announced Inst increased from 22 to 30. And thero | Sentembér Col. Piggott, who 18. a been the training staff available, this Roval Engineer, has had considerable number could have been much larger. experience at the War Office, as be SPA Rover Scouts-Here again was in the department of the Chief there has been increased enerev. of the Imperial General Staff in 1914 Several of the Sen Scouts, have gone and 1920-21, and is now G.5.0.7. for it into the Sen Hovers, and various milltary intelligence relating to the felends have fained the crew from † American. the Balkans. Italy and the outside the Group. In common with East.
MILITARY GUARDING THE SUGAR HARVEST.
Havana, Jan. 12. "Army planes cruising ·08 Bky pickets and Infantry with fixed bayonets are guarding the thous- unds of acres of sugar cane now ready to be harvested, in view of the campaign of arson which has been fixed to start on January 15.
Orders have been issued to the military to shoot at sight anyone. found firing the sugar cane, All the resources of the secret police tre devoted to discovering the per- sons responsible for the plot.
In Havana itself, the police have their weapons been ordered to use without hesitation or regard to sex to break up all demonstrations near the Presidentini Palace, whore already there have been several disturbances. In one these, women supporters of the Government were partly stripped and publicly spanked by four women opponents.Reuter's Am- erican Service.
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