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THE GIRL GUIDES
More Assistance. In Work Needed
Saturday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
lose their heads in times of emer-many of the young women whom |genez,
we meet in Hongkong, if they realised We have a great deal of splendid thila, would be glad to lend a hand material in Hongkong. I think the with Gulding. other Commissioners would
agree So we do appeal to you this morn-i with me that our Guides are a mosting, particularly to our Vlee-Pre-{ excelicat crowd of girls. The pitysidents, to help to And new
of it is, though, that there are many Guldern. The responsibility is be- other excellent ones who would love coming far too heavy for the few! to come into the movement too. We who have to bear it. We are be- have had applications from schools coming distracted and worried over und churches who wish to
pleasure.
The need for new Guiders was stressed as the greatest problem Guide Companies, or Brownie Pan a thing that ought to be
now confronting the Girl Guide Movement in Hongkong, when the annual general moeting was held yesterday in Sandilands Hut. Lady Northcote, the Patroncas, presided.
Mrs. A. R. II Phillips, Colonyį token throughout the four yourn that Secretary, read the minutes, after she has Been the Badge Secretary,
Hance's place.
I would like to say, how deeply we appreciate Lady Northcole's kind- ness in coming to this meeting, and also to thank her, as our President, for showing, as she has done through out the part rearon, her real Interest in the Girl Guides of Hangkung.
You have very kindly passed the| annual read, but, if you do not mind, I would it very strenuous
problem in Itongkong the difficulty This is, of course, our great major
and we have had to
Of course, if we can get people who say "no" at present as we have not leaders. the better, but anyone who is keen have been Gulders before, so much is no use starting fresh companies as long as our present ones are hope and has the right kind of spirit, can leasly understaffed.
be trained. The best way of easily
In to come along to gelling training which Mrs, T. H. King, M..., Colony Mrs. Blahop has kindly taken Mrs.
airo to work under an experienced the monthly Guiders' Meetings, and Commissioner, read her report, and
of getting Guiders. We are apt to Captain for a time. Lack of know said in part:
One of our biggest debts of grati-| say hopelessly, "It is the fault of the need not prevent the right type tute is to Mrs. Phillips, our Secretary, modern girl. She won't who carries the whole of the Guide Gulding. She is too selfish.
take up of girl from coming along. Actually, Even if we could find say, six or eight organization in her capable hands, the ones who have been Guides be- new people who would be willing to There are so many friends I would fore, seem determined to keep out lend a hand, I would not only re- like to thank the Press for their of it now." But I am sure we are leve us of this burden, whirl Is failing courtesy and interest, and wrong when we take this line. Young becoming too heavy for us, but would to many others, that I would detain people are probably much the same mean that Guiding in
Hongkong you for too long; but I must thanks they ever were.
could really go forward. We should The Guides and Gulders for their
glad to hear of bl be especially It is very likely that the modelingud people who could help us port and balance sheet as/loyal en-operation throughout the young woman dislikes the idea of with our Chinese Companies.
And exacting Guiding because she has got a com ke to make some comments upon year. I wish them ali "Good Gulde-pletely wronų! impression of the whole
Then there is one other probletn thing t. I am afraid that you may con in 1939.
She may think of the Guide over which we need help that is over Rider that we have rather too
Lady Pullock, in proposing theas a very healthy sdrl of person with the badge work. As you know, lying adoption of the report and statement a shiny nose who comes up and slaps Guides may try for opulent looking Bank balance lying
a number of idle but we are saving for a definite of accounts, gratulated the Aa-you on the back and calls you by badges, including useful things like purpose--and that is to have a trainer elation on the year's
work. The some horrid nlekuame which you Needel woman, Child Nurse, Cook, out from Headquarters-which is outbreak of the recent trouble saw can't bear, or perhaps she feels that Ambulance. Photographer, etc. It is very costly business, but it makes all the Guides "in action”, making them- there is something slightly milltary often difficult in Hongkong to find the difference to the efficiency of elves useful in the various refugee about the whole movement. ~
|iveople who willing to test the every Gulder and so benefits each camps.
Well, there is no doubt that these
Guides for these badges. Actually Guide.
wrong impressions of Guiding have [il
it is a very casy job. I simply work- sometimes been given. I myself have means that someone who has
or what- always hated the type of Guider who ing knowledge of cooking or trlen to turn herself into a drill-ever it is, is willing to come along sergeant. But we must remember occasionally and test the firis There is our same old cry--"May
that Guides who behave like that are tording to the regulations laid down we open a new Company or Pack"
I doing great harm to the movements a very easy job to do, but not easy
Guide handbook. As 1 say, as the case may be, but we have to: refuse because of the lack of Guiders. Mrs. J. R. Hiss made a strong
game" which Baden-Powell Invented
dlways to find the right person to do Mrs. Higgs is going to speak to you appeal for new members. She said was not in the very least to that.
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11 might be possible for some of that subject, so that I am not in part:
It was game which had rules and the Vice-Presidents themselves to going to enlarge upon it.
but one I only want to speak to you quite regulations, but he himself never thing I feel strongly--that is, that briefly this morning. My reason for forgot that it was a glorious ette of some
ever help us, or to give us the names of
ethers who baye
n specialised know- there is no better training for good
particular subject. of the Gulde Council felt that at the spirit. When I was Home on leave
again.
in the subject could talk it over with be brought before your notice. as I thought when I saw her before, her. You will see the keenness of the Gulding all the world over, of course, that she really is the ideal lender In conclusion, Mrs. Higgs expressed Guldes by the varied badges taken has its dimeulties and problms, but for the Gulde movement. She is the Guiders' appreciation of the sup- during the year; and slace that end we in this Colony have very pressing completely charming, full of com-port given by the President and of the Extension, by the gas stove, and urgent ones to deal with at pre-monsense and humour, and so free Vice-Presidents, has been made in a kitchen, many | sent, more Guides have taken their Cook's Badge.
By die end of
inst season
It was most gratifying to see that 228 girls passed the Proficiency tests. numbers dropped by 60 odd, but our was, however, unfortunate that numbers always fluctuate.
there were not more Guiders to help with the training of Guides and to undertake the formalion of new Companies.
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Arst-class of our probierns an Gulders should Baden-Powell, and I t Lady so perhaps anyone who is interested
Council Changes
Need for Guiding
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Lady Northcote expressed
Council to Mrs. gratitude of the I suppose there has never been a
Phillips and Mrs. Higgs for their time in the history of Hongkong when
unfailing hard work. We have lost in true friend in Mrs. Gulding has been inore needed than Bartholomew. I would like to take it at the moment, and this for two
Alms of Gulding
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. this opportunity, on behalf of the reasons: festly, because there is an Now what are those things? Well, Association, of thanking her for ali enormous amount of voluntary work primarily, the creation of a type of
ried Miss Dr. REGISTRY WEDDINGS Among those present were! that she has done, and to wish her which needs to be done, and which girl who is essentially healthy in Katie Woo, Mesdames L. Dunbar, C. and General Bartholomew the grea- may increase quite suddenly
Two Chinese weddings took place useful Deakin, M. K. Lo, W. F. Webb, J. H. at the Registry yesterday before Mr. resigned the Badge Secretary's work in times of crisis and danger the with her fingers, interested in hob, Hanee, T. Lunsen, H. Owen-J. Gould, Deputy Registrar at the end of the season, and we are need is for people of character who bies, and handicrafts, level-headed in Hughes, S. Gubbay, N. K. Littlejohn, Marraiges. more than grateful to her for all the are trained to be sensible and brave, an emergency, a good mixer and a H. C. Margrett, and the Misses Jane time and endless trouble that she has und who can be relied upon not to good friend. I feel quite sure that Buckwell and Barbara Hance.
test happiness in England. Mrs. Hance time; and secondly, because at my body and mind, sensitive to nature W. E. Bishop, G. E. S. Upsdell, D.
and loving an outdoor life,
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Mr. So Chi-shút, evangelist, mar- ried Miss Yuen Shul-wa, student, of 65 Yu Chan Street, Shamshuipo. The witnesses were Messrs. Clyde H. 'Herndon and Au Yeung-tai.
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A. R. P. LECTURES
Union The Women's A.R.P. nounce that a course of Anti-gos lectures will be held at the Volunteer Defence Corps Headquarters on Tuesdays at 10.30 January 10.
1.3. Mr. Loo Yee-ming, assistant secre- tary of the China Căn Co., Ltd., mar-
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