資料：1937年7月15日《Hong Kong Daily Press》第1頁
THE KING AND EMPIRE SCOUTS
CORONATION MESSAGE
Lord Baden Powell, the Chief Scout, broadcasting a message to Empire Scouts, read a letter which he said he had just received from the King at Buckingham Palace. It read:-
“The Queen and I are much interested to hear of the home rallies and camp fires organised by the Boy Scouts all over the Empire to celebrate the Coronation.
“We are very grateful for their loyal good wishes and for their kind thought of us. We hope that they will have a happy evening to remind them of the occasion in their years to come.- (Signed) George, King Emperor.”
Lord Baden Powell told the scouts how the King had bestowed “on you, and on me as your figurehead, one of the highest honours – namely, the Order of Merit. His Majesty handed it to me,” he went on, “at a meeting in his room instead of at the more formal investiture, so that he could talk to me and tell me how pleased he was with the good work done by scouters, and with the keenness and smartness of the Scouts all over the Empire. Well done, the whole bloomin’ lot of you!”
翻譯：
國王與帝國童軍
加冕上諭
總領袖貝登堡勳爵(Lord Baden Powell)向各帝國童軍廣播一段訊息，是一封由白金漢宮寄出，來自國王的一封信，略謂：
「王后及本王很高興得知帝國各地之童子軍舉辦了各式各樣的會操及營火會以慶祝加冕大典。我們感謝各位對我們之忠誠與關懷，祈求各位能於將來之歲月記着當日之精彩時刻。
(署名)佐治(George)，國王暨皇帝」
貝登堡勳爵告訴各童軍關於國王之賞賜，「作為你的元首，賜予你最高榮譽，其名為「功績勳章」(Order of Merit)。陛下將之頒予給我」，他續說，「王上之所以不在正規的典禮場地，而選擇於會面房間授章，其用意為希望與我促膝長談，以表達王上對各領袖之感激之意，並對整個帝國童軍之敏銳與智慧綻放之光彩致以認許，做得很好！」。