[歷史] Boy Scouts rally is huge success

資料:1950年6月18日《Hong Kong Sunday Herald》第3頁


Boy Scouts rally is huge success

The Prince of Wales Annual Banner Rally of Boy Scouts in Hong Kong, which took place yesterday on the La Salle College grounds, Argyle Street, was a tremendous success.
Despite the sweltering afternoon heat, 22 troops from all over the Colony comprising about 650 scouts showed up in full array.
The Deputy Commissioner of the Colony’s Scouts, Mr. C.C.Quah, at the conclusion of the three hour meet, presented honour certificates to 23 scoutmasters.
Reverend Brother Cassian, who is a Rover Scout, described those present as “in excellent spirits and all together in grand harmony.” He explained it had been expected that only around 12 troops would really attend.
The troops present were composed of five Hong Kong troops 16 from Kowloon and on Sea Scouts troop.
The Banner Rally is part of a yearly competition open to all troops, for which the Prince of Wales’ Banner is the aim.
The second part of the competition is the Scouts’ Camp held around the end of the year.

The Banner
Points made by each troop for various tests during the two periods are summed up, and the troop found to be leading in points gets the Banner. This is presented at the St. George’s Day Scout Parade the following year.
The tests, which embraced the basic training of a scout, were divided into five sections comprising the Tenderfoot Test, the Second Class Test, the First Class Test, the Troop Item exercises in Scouting, and General Inspection.
The troop with the highest number of points in all was the 15th Hong Kong Troop, who came through with 86 1/2. The Sea Scouts came second with 84 3/4, while 4th Hong Kong bagged 84 1/2.
Acting as judges in the various tests were Captain J.Headlam (formerly of the Scouts of Malaya), the Reverend Andrews, Messrs. Ng Sze-tat, Daniel Luke Frederick Wong, Lee Kwan-biu, Clifton Large, Kwok Ming-tak and several members of the Services Rover Scouts (from the Army), and Deep Sea Rover Scouts (from the Royal Navy).


翻譯:

童子軍比賽順利舉行

香港童子軍週年威爾斯太子錦標賽,在昨日於亞皆老街喇沙書院操場舉行,活動非常成功。
抵受着下午酷熱的天氣,來自本地22個旅團,約650名童軍精神抖擻整裝待發。
香港副總監柯昭璋先生(Mr. C.C.Quah)為歷時3小時的活動完結時,向23位童軍團長頒發了證書。
羅浮童軍加斯恩修士(Reverend Brother Cassian)形容一眾參與者「精神抖擻,和睦相處」,他原預期只有12個旅團出席活動的。
參賽旅團中,5個來自香港,16個來自九龍,另有1個海童軍旅。
是次錦標賽是旅際週年比賽,他們的目標是威爾斯太子錦標。
第二場比賽,即露營比賽,將於年底舉行。

錦標
各參賽旅團於兩場比賽所得之分數將作統計,最高分者將勝出比賽,並於來年聖佐治日會操時獲得錦標。
比賽內容以童軍訓練綱要為主,並分為5個項目,分別為初級章測驗,中級章測驗,高級章測驗,團隊合作測驗,以及小隊檢查。
獲最高分之旅團分別為香港第15旅86.5分,海童軍84.75分,香港第4旅84.5分。
以下人士為比賽擔任評判:克林上尉(Captain J.Headlam)(曾經是馬來亞(Malaya)童軍)、安德烈牧師(Reverend Andrews)、吳斯達先生(Mr. Ng Sze-tat)、陸榮生先生(Mr. Daniel Luke)、黃腓特烈先生(Mr. Frederick Wong)、李君彪先生(Mr. Lee Kwan-biu)、克利夫頓先生(Mr. Clifton Large)、郭明德先生(Mr. Kwok Ming-tak),以及多名隨軍羅浮童軍(來自陸軍),及深海羅浮童軍(來自皇家海軍)。


Mr. J.Headlam is shown inspecting a Troop during the Hong Kong Scouts Prince of Wales Banner Rally at La Salle College yesterday. (“China Mail” photo).
昨日在喇沙書院舉行的香港童軍威爾斯太子錦標賽,克林先生正檢查各旅團。(《德臣西報》攝)