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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1930.

From Far Victoria

LORD AND LADY SOMER'S KEEN INTEREST

THE CHINA MAIL.

ROUND THE CAMP FIRE

WARRANTS AND AWARDS

Lady Somers, who is the State Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association of Victoria, has done much to encourage the growth of this valuable movement in Victoria, while Lord Somers has been the mr inspring of the Scout movement.

It will not be possible to estimate They both enjoy camping out and the increase in the number of joining, in the joys of Guiding and Scouts during the past year until Scouting.

after the coming census. Figures meeting of the Girl Guidos, Asso- have, however, come to hand which ciation of Victoria Lady, Chancel show that no less than 10,016 presided as deputy State Commis- Scouters' Warrants have been issu sioner, in the absence of Ladyed during the past twelve months. Somers, who was away with her husband touring the Mallee, but she sent a happy message to the meeting, and commended the fino spirit animating guiding in torla. The Minister for Education

At the recent annual

Of this number, 6303 have been issued to persons who have never previously held a warrant in the Boy Scouts Association, and 3713 Vic-to previous warrant holders taking

(Mr. H. I. Cohen) also expressed his firm approval of guiding "People have suggested to me that guiding should be made compulsory in State schools, but I feel that that would be contrary to the spirit of the movement," he said, "The Education Department will con- tinue to give every facility for the advancement of the association, by placing schoolrooms, basket ball courts, and sporte grounds at the disposal of guiders."

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CHINESE GUIDERS

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MRS. SOUTHORN ASKS FOR CO-OPERATION

BRITISH SCOUTS ABROAD

Of Interest To Guiders

Mrs. T. II. King, has taken over the duties of Mrs. D. R. Kinloch. as Colony's Secretary, of the local Guide Association.

The following ladies have joined the Association as Vice-Presidents: Mrs. Wellington, Mrs. K. M. Talati and Mrs. R. E. Desai.

We congratulate the 2nd Kow- Each year the number of Britiahloon Company on securing thres Scouts who have journeyed abroad trophies during the same year. for their summer camps has in- Banner, the R.S.P.C.A. Cup and the They won the Prince of Wales' creased. Last year, despite the fact Tennis Cup. While we rejoice with that the World Jamboree was held this Company in its successes BRIGHT SIDE OF GUIDING

At the beginning of August, some

nevertheless we hope that other Companies will make a fight to Owing to my sudden departure 7,000 British Scouts visited the

wreat the trophies from them in. for England in consequence of my Continent. A representative party

the next competitions. mother's illness, Miss Jaques is attended the Spanish National Jam. acting as Colony Commissioner and bores, held at Barcelona in connec- We give a warm welcome to all has taken over the compilation of tion with the great exhibition, and who have joined un. Some come report. I am most had a right royal time. The camp for a long atay, others tend a hand- The actual the annual warrants. number of warrants cancelled, re: fully occupied with her own work, bays created a very good impression are able to do so.

Miss Jaquess was most enjoyable, and the British willingly for any short time they grateful to her. presenting the actual lose of

These frienda Scouters to the movement, is 2230. but in true Guide-like spirit she with their smart and workmanlike helped during the year and are These figures may appear to be very

has made time for these additional ways. A party of Scouts from with us, still:-Miss R. Christian, satisfactory, but whether the influx duties. I am very grateful to Mr. Hendon

visited Gibraltar and Miss A. Tickner, Miss D. Christian, of Scouters has been sufficient to Ralphs (Acting Director of Educa- Tangier. At Gibraltar they had a Miss MacNjder, Miss Raymond, cope adequately with the estimated tion) for affording Miss Jaques wonderful time, whilst at Tangier, Miss P, Honey, Miss Oakley, Mrs. increase in the number of Scouts facilities, for coping with the extra where they were billeted in the ex-Rule, Miss E, Kwok. remains to be seen.

Guide work. Mr. Ralphs' sympathy Sultan's Palace, they found some During the

and interest have proved a very difficulty in getting to sleep, owing GUIDERS TRAINING CLASS great help to us in furthering to their luxurious surroundings. Gulde interests in the schools, They wore entertained, amongst

Greatly to our regret Mrs. Re- others, by Spanish, Moorish, and month for the purpose of helping A class has been held every mington had to go home early in Jewish Scouts, and had the time of Guiders to run their several Com- the year owing to 1-health and their lives. When they wore leav-panies and Packs more efficiently Miss Jaques was appointed Assisting Tangier they received a tale and to train themselves in all ant Colony Commissioner. We gram of greeting from his Majesty branches of Guiding.. The average hope that Mrs. Remington will re-King Alfonso of Spain..

attendance was eleven. It la hoped turn to us completely restored to It la expected that this year will that this will be raised because, health for wo miss her indefatig-seo a further increase in the num the whole Movement in Hong Kong able spirit and many accomplish-bor of Scouts visiting foreign coun- would be greatly benefited by the ments in Guidecraft. I am very tries. And it is through these meeting together of Gulders. glad that Miss Sawyer has consent-visits that the friendshipa made at ed to act as District Commissioner Arrowe Park during the World for Kowloon. Mlas Sawyer has had a Jamboree, between Scouts of almost great deal of experience of Guide- every nation will be strengthened, work in India and her assistanco and still stronger ties forged be and sympathy have already been of tween the Scouts of the world. much value to us.

year 97 awards for gallantry were made to Scouts under the jurisdic- tion of the Boy Scouts Association. throughout the Empire.

The "Old Scout's" Column.

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Mrs. Southorn's appeal | growth has been a happy and a Chinese to have more Chinese healthy one. We have flourishing Gulders girls to join the local | Chinese companies both

Girl Guide Movement Brownies and Guides. The Chinese is an appeal which I hope no Guides wear their own charming Chinese young ladies in the Colony naitonal dress carried out in dark would turn a deaf ear. There is blue in winter and white in the no gainsaying that we need many summer. Uniform in the Gulde more Chinese girls to join up, and world is as elastic as all its rules, help to disubuse the seeming which are only made to keep the difference which is a barrier to a Movement together and not to en- friendly relation between the girls force rigid laws on its members. The success of Guiding among all races and creeds is due to the fact that it adapts itself to the tempera- ments and traditions of all. It creates an atmosphere of unselfish.

The Movement has consolidated considerably during the past year. We welcome heartily the formation of new Chinese companies and we hope that many Chinese girls, will join the Training Class so that they may qualify to assist in forming new Companies and Packs. It is only through the whole-hearted co- operation of Chinese women and

of the West and those of the East. The Guide Movement in all parts of the world has done much to promate Interna- tional good feeling and fellowship, and proud is the girl who belongsness, joyousness and camaraderie.girls that we can make true mean

to the sisterhond of Guides.

Southern

ing and aims of Guiding and dia nbuse the antagonistic or "enthuse" the indifferent.

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During the year Mrs. Aubrey

gave the class an interesting talk

on the "Wild Flowers of Hong

Kong," and Miss Looker gave help-- ful advice on "The Management of

Small Children."

in Guide and Brownie work in every ; play a part however humble in this capacity I send my heartfelt

great peace movement with its joy- ful fellowship, its wealth of in- terest and its unfailing philo-

thanks.

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my

way And if one

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We were very glad to welcome back our President Lady Clementi,sophy: M.B.E, who is 80 actively and keen- "It is worth a thousand pounds ly interested in the Movement. a year to have the habit of look- Lady Clementi met H.R.H. Princess

ing on the bright side of things." Mary. Lady Baden Powell, Miss Speaking of the "bright alde" 1}

(Overseas Commissioner) and have just had the pleasant ex- We may not agree wholly with a

other Guide leaders at home. perience of meeting again some of certain Brownie's prayer-'Please

The Guides and Brownies. of the Ceylon Guides on Writing in the God make me a good girl, but you

Hong Kong shared in the world through Colombo: Splendid and invaluable work" in wide pleasure given by the news needed any further evidence of the This and "Education need not worry too much for I'm Much More Journal,"

this direction has been achieved by that His Majesty the King had con- strong link of affection forged by a Brownie-but Miss Esther Kotewall-herself Mrs. learning to be said: there is no doubt that if the true Guide, together with Miss Woo Scout.

a Peerage on the Chief Guiding It was amply proved by "The aim of the Girl Guide move-spirit of guiding and scouting wore M.B.E. a pioneer in Guiding among Commissioner, Hong Kong Boy quarters, which have been named Mr. Waldegrave (Chief the half-hour spent at Guide Head- ment is to make efficient future to be fulfilled everywhere, peace

the Chinese. Miss Kotewall has Scouts) with his women citizens, good housekeepers and understanding would prevail

usual kindness the "Southorn Room." I feel very translated the Tenderfoot and mothers. It is all this and over strife and distrust."

and allowed us to join in his telegram touched by this, but very unworthy Second Class Testa into Chinese of congratulations to Lord Baden-of so great an hanour. The Room much more. It is in addition an

and has produced an admirable Powell. In this honour, the Chief is delightful, so spacious and adventure. We are apt as we get

little book with illustrations. This Gulde, Lady Baden-Powell has older to get into grooves-the day-

awell-equipped, and it raised has been published at Miss Kote large share. dreams of youth are liable to fade

the inde- vision of those Hong Kong Head- wall's own expense. We are deep-fatigable partner of his work, an when once we have stepped into

quarters which we all desire so our grown up niebe. But in Guid-

ly indebted to her for this admir Inspiration to all with whom she keenly. At the moment we are con- able piece of work. ing there is a spirit of romance and

comes in contact. Many times dur-tributing our mite towards the Im- perial Headquarters. We do want enterprise which time and age can- not dull. We are reaching out to

to have our stake in the centre. point of World Guiding, but next an ideal of world-wide friendship, of joy in beauty, in Nature and Art,

year I hope we shall set to work of merry wholesome fun Indoors

to build up the funds for a piensant and out of doors. This is not "high

little home of our own, where wel can keep our belongings and talk! over all our Guide joys and diffi- culties. It will need hard work but It can be done I feel sure. As Alice Hegan Rice says:-

"Don't take it out in washin' jes' set yer mind on its and do. It."

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Now that the Boy Scouts' Scouts. have acquired Training & beautiful aite

Centre land at Saiwan £5 their training centra, I hope that Scouts and even. Cubs will make full use of their opportunity. There is nothing so pleasant, I think, than to spend a week-end under canvas and be close to Mother Nature. To learn to know the ways of birds and insects, "Here. in Hong and to be among the flowers and Happy and Kong I look for-trees is a pleasure denied to many Flourishing ward to further de-people. You are now the envied velopments of this ones, so make good use of the camp great world movement. So far Its at your disposal.

falutin" talk.

She is

A very healthy sign has been the ing the year I have received letters co-operation of many ladies of, from her showing that her interest various communities as Vice-Presiis personal and keen in our little dents. It was my intention to ask these ladies to an informal discus.

corner of the Guide world.

was impossible owing to my de- sion of our future plans, but this

parture for home. I hope at some future time to carry out this idea. Meanwhile I thank them warmly for their readiness to assist in the Movement.

And to all those who have help- ad so loyally and whole-heartedly

THE NEW GERMAN objective when they are describing picturesque figure of a career officer

LITERATURE

what they see before their eyes. Social activity is tending more and more to dominato the lives of CLOSER CONTACT WITH MODERN individuals and it is hard to judge

LIFE

POST-WAR INSPIRATION

Interviewed some months ago about the tendencies of German literature, a great editor replied that to his mind its most striking trait is the class' contact it maintaina with the epoch in which we are living, writes Jean Tarvel in "Comedia," Paris.

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this conflict impartially.

In the German Army by drawing from diaries.

Sir Montagu Burrows (Scout | said at the Imperial Guide Camp at Commissioner for. Special Testa)

Foxlease in July 1928:-

"The Kingdom ruled over by the Chief Guide and Chief Scout is one of the largest In

the World."

We in Hong Kong are proud to be subjects in that Kingdom and to

OPENING UP C.E.R.

Epoch. He has also made a collec- tion of speeches and articles written. Bince 1921 and entitled Seven Years, Train From Vladivostok A Chronicle of Ideas and Events in to be equally pre-occupied with the which his excellant mind is shown

affairs of his time.

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Post-War Questions Post-War occurrences also inspire the German novelists. Bruno Frank, Facts and Confileta

in his book caled New Politics, has

Harbin, Jan. 14. Political Prognostications sketched portraits of Stresemann

The trans-Continental train ser- The two most striking traits of recent German literature are a pre-affected by the Locarno spirit, bu!auasions, has written a book called

and Briand. This work is noticeably politician

Willy Hellpach, a doctor and vico le due, to be resumed on Janu of democratic porary 22. Through service between dilection for all the facts that go to it.is polled by a melodramatle Political Prognostication of Ger- restored to-day.

Manchuli and Harbin will make up modern life and a passion-climax. Arnolt Bronnen, a young

The first train ate participation in its conflicts.

man, full of facts and penetrating from Vladivostok reached 'here yes. dramatic author who purposely goes

observations. An exception must be 'made, how-

Egon Friedell has terday afternoon at one o'clock, ever, of certain important groups of background for his novel entitled 0. in for extreme tendencies, scs A3 &

consecrated three rich volumes full bringing with it a number of Chin- real quality, but limited influence,

of Ingenious interpretations to a like the one headed by Stefan

cao civilians and wounded soldier:: S. (Ober Schlesien) the fighting captivating subject seldom treated, who were that took place in Upper Silesia The History of the Civilization of the Soviet. troops during the raid taken prisoners by George. But, on the whole, these

before that provinco was partitioned the Modern Epoch, Count Keyser-against Tungklang.. The train was tendencies are the real explanation between Germany and Poland. ling continues in his European heartily welcomed by a large gather- of the striking auccess that Ger-

Formery a radical of the extreme Spectrum to mingle jokes with pro- ing of Chinese and foreigners. man War literature has been en-

Left Wing, Bronnen has passed over found philosophic views on modern This pubilc is less interested in joying in the past twelve months.

Telegraphio. commanications and penetrating the interior of people's This succese in

From the life and modern peoples, po evidently

to the opposite party... the

mall between Harbin and Hallar most excessively Nationalist point soul than it is in little facts that dominating characteristic of the re-

If love does not occupy a largo have bean restored since to-day. of view and with an almost replace in modern German literature rcials to present-day life. For this construction period, and a respect volting severity of judgment on his to-day, there is a plethora of books, and wounded soldiers, who ware

Six thousand Chinese, civilian DENTIST. reason, novels or stories describing in it. The triumph of Remarque's

former comrades, he discusses with nearly all of them mediocre, on love, taken prisonera by the Soviet troops modern life in its exterior aspects book, which far eclipsed all those German probleme. In his delicate again the positive character of mo- last year, are now reported to have real talent one of the burning

or rather "sexual problems" Hers when Tungklang was ralded late will always interest this public, thus which preceded or followed it, must giving a key, to the popularity en- not make us forget such estimable little novel, Jacqueline and the dorn Germany and the country's in been released and are awaiting Joyed by certain memotra, biogra-Works as The Case of Bergeant Japanese, Heinrich Eduard Jacobterest in social problems make them trains to convey them to their

Grischa by Arnold Zweig or War

contraals Berlin during the period salves folt. Even in pooter the native homes. phies, and books of travel and adven by Ludwig Renn. A. M. Frey has of inflation with the old centres of

samo elements are to be found, but Gen. Ting Chao, Commissioner of depicted conditions in the hospitals Heidelberg, and draws a paralk! be

German culture, Würzburg and. In Germany, as clowhere, the great Defence for the Amur River Dla behind the lines, and a sallor named tween Eastern and Western civiliza in the most noble of all literary Chinos authorities to take care of public has singularly little Interest tricts, has been instructed by the Ringeinatz, who has become a

forms, To attract a public it the re eased Chinese-Kuo Wen. popular singer, has written up histion.html Wartime reminiscences with much Heinrich Mann, a member of the necessary, to do what Walter verve and humour: A moving col older generation, but still unques Mehring did in his Poems, Ioetion of lobbers written by young Honably, the most powerful German Lieder and Songs, where He atudents killed at the front has novelist, described post-War Ger- blands a popular humorous been published, and a young man many In Mutter Maric, only to re- tone with fantasy, satiro, and velled named Ernest Glasser in the Class-, turn in his latest work to the period sentiment. His poems are char of 1902 describes the impression following the Franco-Prussian War. roing examples of free versc. They the Wartime suffering and priv His sociological tendencies and his are the work of a man who is hon made, on the children behind interset in the mentality and cus- closely in touch with modern the lues. Karl Federo, author of toma of that epoch are revealed in and are the exact opposite of "puro

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