資料：1937年6月18日《Hong Kong Daily Press》第1頁
LOCAL SCOUTS THANKED
Rev. N.V.Halward, Colony Scout Commissioner, has received a letter from the chairman of the Coronation Committee in which he says:-
“I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to thank you for the effective combined Scouts’ and Guides’ display given during the Coronation festivities and to request you to convey to all those concerned in it the expression of His Excellency’s high appreciation.”
翻譯：
感謝本地童軍
香港童軍總監侯利華牧師(Rev. N.V.Halward)近日收到加冕籌委會主席之來函，略謂：
「本人受命於行政官閣下，對你於加冕慶祝活動期間負責童軍及女童軍聯合會操致以謝意，並希望你能將閣下之心意轉達全體相關人士。」