資料：1931年12月23日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第2頁
資料：1931年12月23日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第13頁
THE BOY SCOUTS’ ASSOCIATION.
AN APPEAL FOR MORE SCOUTERS.
ANNUAL MEETING.
An appeal for scouters for the local Boy Scouts’ Association was made by speakers yesterday at the annual meeting which was held in the Chamber of Commerce room, City Hall, under the chairmanship of His Excellency the Governor (Sir William Peel), who is the Chief Scout of Hongkong and supported by the Hon. Mr. R.H.Kotewall (President).
On the proposition of Mr. C.Champkin the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President: the Hon. Mr. R.H.Kotewall; Vice President, Mr. E.Cock; Hon. Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. T.N.Chau; representatives from each Local Association elected by the Local Association; Mr. C.E.H.Beavis, Lieut. Col. L.G.Bird, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Mr. J.Owen Hughes and the Hon. Mr. W.T.Southorn; Members of the Council, Mr. A.el Arculli, (representing I.R.C.), Dr. Chau Wai-cheung, (representing Chinese Medical Association), the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Mr. R.M.Dyer, Sir W.W.Hornell, H.H. Sir J.Kemp, Messrs. T.H.King, A.J.Lane, Li Jowson, M.L.Lo, C.M.Manners, G.P.de Martin, Ng Sze-kwong, (representing C.R.C.), Commander J.Newill, R.N., Representatives of the S.C.A.A., C.A.A. and Tung Wah Hospital Committee, Lt. Col. T.A.Robertson, Mr. C.A.da Roza, the Hon. Mr. W.E.I.Shenton, Mrs. W.T.Southorn, (Commissioner Girl Guides), Messrs. M.P.Talati, Tang Shiu-kin, the Hon. Dr. S.W.Ts’o, the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Victoria, Rt. Rev. Bishop Valtorta, Commodore A.H.Walker, R.N., Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, H.H. Mr. Justice Wood, and Mr. B.Wylie.
The Executive Committee of the Council consists of the ex-officio members of the Council and ten members of the Council who at present are – The Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Mr. T.H.King, Mr. M.K.Lo, Commander Newill, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the Hon. Mr. Shenton, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Commodore A.H.Walker, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, and Mr. B.Wylie.
Scout Commended.
His Excellency then presented warrants to the following scouters: Messrs. S.A.Sweet (Commissioner for Kowloon), Wong Tse-shing, Sau Fung-ching, Fred Kwok, Pun Lai-chuen and Miss S.Dalziel.
It was mentioned during the presentation of the report by the Commissioner that Mr. Cash, officer in charge of the Mongkok Fire Brigade commended the act of Patrol Leader Johnson Kong in assisting the Brigade at a fire in the district on November 5 last. The Commissioner remarked that His Excellency had approved a letter of commendation which would be presented to the scout concerned at at more suitable time.
Before the Hon. Mr. Kotewall delivered his presidential address the Commissioner mentioned that the Regulations which had been submitted to London last year were approved as was also a clause which they intended to add giving the Commissioner power to appoint the Officer Administering the Government as Chief Scout during the absence at any time of the Governor.
Association’s Advance.
Addressing the meeting Mr. Kotewall said:
Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen,- In his Report for the year under review, the Commissioner, the Rev. G.T.Waldegrave, has said that while there has been a decided advance along certain lines, there has been a halt in other directions, and a retrograde movement in at least one case. My own observations have convinced me that the advance has been greater than the retrogression, because there has been a marked improvement in the efficiency of the Troops. After all, what we should aim at, and are actually aiming at, is quality rather than quantity, though of course the larger the number of boys joining the movement, the more beneficial it would be to the community by reason of the training which Boy Scouting affords to its youth in order to fit it for good citizenship. The trouble, as has been pointed out, lies in the lack of men to serve as Scouters. At our last annual meeting, a strong appeal was made by His Excellency the Chief Scout and by myself for people to come forward as officers; but the response has been I am sorry to say, disappointing. It is this lack of trained officers that has arrested the progress of the movement in this Colony. I now venture to make yet another appeal to those who can spare the time to come forward to act as Scoutmasters or Rover Leaders. Surely, the movement with its splendid objects and ideals, is worthy of some sacrifice from young men who have time to spare; and there must be plenty of such young men in our midst.
Splendid Effort.
“Last year, when we were before you, I said that we were burdened with a debt of $16,000, the result of the purchase of the site at Saiwan for our training camp; and that the Hon. Mr. T.N.Chau and Mr. Tang Shiu-kin had undertaken to raise $6,000 for the reduction of this debt. As the Commissioner has announced in his Report, Mr. Chau and Mr. Tang have more than fulfilled their promise by raising the splendid sum of $7,000. (Applause). I am sure that you will all like to associate yourselves with the Commissioner in his expression of grateful thanks to these two gentlemen for their valuable help, especially for their generous personal donations of $1,000 each. (Applause).
“There is yet another $7,000 to be paid off, and I echo the Commissioner’s hope that before long we may call Saiwan Camp really our own. This can only be made possible by the generosity of those who believe in and sympathise with the work which the Association is doing. More and more the Camp is proving its usefulness, not only to the boys but also to those who give them training.
“In the Commissioner’s Report mention has been made of the difficulties encountered in the issue of the ‘Silver Wolf,’ the local Scout magazine. You will be glad to hear that I have received a letter from Mr. James T.Dobbie, editor of the China Mail, offering to assist in every way he could in connexion with the ‘Silver Wolf’ as well as in the compilation of leaflets to which the Commissioner had also made reference. (Applause). We are very grateful to Mr. Dobbie for this offer which we will lose no time in submitting to the new Executive Committee for consideration.
Public Spirited Acts.
“I must mention the help which Mr. B.Wylie had rendered to us in connexion with the ‘Silver Wolf’ until the temporary suspension of its publication (applause); and I am confident that this help will be forthcoming as freely in the future as it has been in the past. It is very encouraging to see that such busy men as Mr. Wylie and Mr. Dobbie have come forward to give us so much of their valuable time – a public-spirited act which should serve as an incentive to others to assist the movement in work for which they consider themselves best suited.
“Mention having already been made by the Commissioner in his Report of the large number of helpers who have rendered us special services, I will content myself with cordially endorsing his words, and expressing to them the warmest thanks of the Association.
“I must, however, not omit to say how much we all are indebted to our hard-working Commissioner (applause) whose experience, keenness and energy have made the local movement the success it is to-day. During the greater part of the year, Mr. Waldegrave, in addition to his already onerous duties as Commissioner, discharged the duties of Honorary Secretary. We are still in want of an Honorary Secretary so as to relieve Mr. Waldegrave of this additional burden. It is to be sincerely hoped that this announcement may catch the eye of someone who will be ready to make the necessary sacrifice to help us out of what is to us a real difficulty.
Association Fortunate.
“The Association is very fortunate in having as the Commissioner’s assistants a band of workers who give a good deal of their spare time to the movement with the sole thought of serving its interests. The public may not know much of the work that is being done by these men, for big parades and such demonstrations play but little part in Scout training or routine. The Commissioner has always held before his officers and the boys the ideal of the knight-errant, the pioneer, the backwoodsman and the explorer – essentially lone workers who toil for the good of their fellow-creatures. It is, however, the intention of the Executive Committee to hold an exhibition of the work in which the boys are trained, so that the public may have some idea of what the local Association is doing.
“Our work would not have been carried on with such keenness and efficiency, had we not always received the wise guidance and sympathetic support of His Excellency the Chief Scout, who has once more shown his practical interest in the Association by sparing the time to come and preside at this meeting (applause). I beg to propose a hearty vote of thanks to His Excellency.” (Applause).
Sir William Hornell, in seconding the vote of thanks, associated himself with what Mr. Kotewall had said.
Governor’s Congratulations.
In reply Sir William Peel said that he felt an undeserved bouquet had been thrown at him and he had to acknowledge it. His Excellency heartily congratulated the Commissioner on the excellent and full report which he had written and which was another indication of the energy and keenness which lay at the back of the success which the Boy Scouts Association had achieved in Hongkong. Members of the Council were also congratulated.
Continuing His Excellency said that he was sorry his appeal of a year ago had not had better results. There was no doubt that more workers were needed, especially in scouters. He knew there were many institutions, which were added to every year, and these called upon the time of many people. He thought it was probable it happened that the same people came forward every time and it was difficult to get those who stood back. His Excellency reiterated his appeal.
It was very necessary in these days to take youths and train them in the ideals of service to fellowmen and their country and it was necessary that those ideals should not be ideals of theory but ideals of practice. “Do noble deeds and not read them all day long,” quoted His Excellency, as a guidance to scouts.
His Excellency also congratulated the Commissioner on the interchange of visits with neighbouring Colonies and expressed the hope that they would be extended. As Chief Scout His Excellency expressed his thanks to the generous donors of funds for the upkeep of the Association. They seemed to get along quite well but they did want the extra money for Saiwan Camp. Those who had assisted had set a wonderful example and he hoped others would help them to pay for the camp.
In conclusion His Excellency thanked those present for their attendance at the meeting.
翻譯：
童子軍總會
呼籲招募領袖
周年大會
昨日於大會堂商會廳，童子軍總會周年大會作出了招募各界加入成為領袖的呼籲，大會由香港童軍總領袖總督閣下(貝璐爵士(Sir William Peel))主持，與會者亦包括尊敬的羅旭龢先生(Mr. R.H.Kotewall)(會長)。
在詹堅先生(Mr. C.Champkin)的動議下，選舉出以下人士：
會長尊敬的羅旭龢先生，副會長谷克先生(Mr. E.Cock)，司庫尊敬的周埈年先生(Mr. T.N.Chau)，由各區分會選出的代表，比維斯先生(Mr. C.E.H.Beavis)，伯特中校(Lieut. Col. L.G.Bird)，尊敬的普樂爵士(Sir Henry Pollock)，奧雲曉士先生(Mr. J.Owen Hughes)，尊敬的修頓先生(Mr. W.T.Southorn)。會務委員包括阿高利先生(Mr. A.el Arculli)(印度遊樂會代表)，周懷璋醫生(Dr. Chau Wai-cheung)(中華醫學會代表)，尊敬的周壽臣爵士(Sir Shouson Chow)，戴勒先生(Mr. R.M.Dyer)，康寧爵士 HH (Sir W.W.Hornell)，金培源爵士(Sir J.Kemp)，經亨利先生(Mr. T.H.King)，李吾先生(Mr. A.J.Lane)，李佐臣先生(Mr. Li Jowson)，羅先生(Mr. M.L.Lo)，文那斯先生(Mr. C.M.Manners)，馬田先生(Mr. G.P.de Martin)，吳思光先生(Mr. Ng Sze-kwong)(中華游樂會代表)，尼維爾中校 RN皇家海軍 (Commander J.Newill)(南華體育會、華僑體育會、東華醫院委員會代表)，羅拔臣中校(Lt. Col. T.A.Robertson)，羅沙先生(Mr. C.A.da Roza)，尊敬的仙頓先生(Mr. W.E.L.Shenton)，修頓夫人(Mrs. W.T.Southorn)(女童軍總監)，戴拉地先生(Mr. M.P.Talati)，鄧肇堅先生(Mr. Tang Shiu-kin)，尊敬的曹善允博士(Dr. S.W.Ts’o)，維多利亞會督，恩理覺主教(Rt. Rev. Bishop Vatorta)，禾嘉准將 RN皇家海軍 (Commodore A.H.Walker)，黃廣田先生(Mr. Wong Kwong-tin)，活特法官(Mr. Justice Wood)，懷利先生(Mr. B.Wylie)。
執行委員會包括了會務委員會當然委員及10名委員，分別是：
尊敬的周壽臣爵士，湯瑪士先生，羅先生，尼維爾中校，尊敬的普樂爵士，尊敬的仙頓先生，鄧肇堅先生，禾嘉准將，黃廣田先生，懷利先生。
童軍表揚
總督閣下頒授委任書予以下童軍領袖：史偉德先生(Mr. S.A.Sweet)(九龍區區總監)，王子勝先生(Mr. Wong Tse-shing)、仇奉呈先生(Mr. Sau Fung-ching)、鄺費特先生(Mr. Fred Kwok)、潘厲全先生(Mr. Pun Lai-chuen)，達兆小姐(Miss S.Dalziel)。
總監報告提及，旺角消防指揮官卡斯先生(Mr. Cash)讚揚了小隊長約翰遜(Johnson Kong)於11月5日在一場火災中協助了消防隊，總監表示總督閣下為此已簽發表揚信，並將於適當時候頒發。
在尊敬的羅旭龢會長發表講話前，總監表示去年提交倫敦的規條修改已獲批准，其中包括賦予總監權力於總督出缺期間，委任行政官出任總領袖。
總會優勢
羅旭龢先生致詞：
總督閣下，女士們先生們，在過去的一年，華德利總監的報告顯示童軍運動在某方面有停滯，甚至有倒退的現象。然而就我觀察所得，其進步大於退步，因為各旅團的技能均有顯著的提升。畢竟，我們的目標，我們實際進行中的目標，是著重質素而不是數量。但當然，如果有更多的小孩參加童軍，透過童子軍運動培訓成為良好公民，社會將由之獲得莫大裨益。現在最大的問題，是缺乏領袖人手。在去年的周年大會中，總領袖總督閣下以及本人均強烈呼籲各界加入成為領袖，然而很抱歉地，反應令人失望。缺乏訓練完善的領袖正阻攔著本地的童軍發展。現在，我再度呼籲各位能夠獻出空餘時間的人士加入成為旅長(Scoutmaster)或羅浮童軍領袖。這個運動有著良好的目標及理念，很值得各位閒暇的年輕人士參與，相信我們之中一定有很多這類人士。
傑出貢獻
於去年，我曾報告本會有一筆16,000港元借貸作為購買柴灣(Saiwan)作為童軍營地之用，並慶幸獲得尊敬的周埈年先生及鄧肇堅先生襄助籌集6,000港元償還部份貸款。總監於報告指出，周先生及鄧先生已超額籌得合共7,000港元款項了 (掌聲)。兩人亦各自捐贈了1,000港元，相信各位都會與總監一起為兩人的熱誠幫助致以衷心謝意。 (掌聲)
現階段仍需償還7,000港元，總監亦很期待本會真正擁有柴灣營地的一天。這實有賴各位關注及支持本會人士的慷慨解囊。營地正漸漸地顯出其功用，不單在於小童，施訓人士亦由此獲益。
在總監的報告中有提及本會刊物《銀狼》(Silver Wolf)營運困難一事，幸運的是本人已收到《德臣西報》(China Mail)編輯杜比先生(Mr. James T.Dobbie)的來信，表示願意提供一切有關《銀狼》刊文及總監提及的通告彙編等予以協助。我們十分感謝杜比先生的協助，而相關提案已立即放入執行委員會的議程中了。
公益善行
在此亦需感謝懷利先生於《銀狼》停刊前的協助 (掌聲)。我相信相關刊文亦會一如以往般免費提供。對於懷利先生及杜比先生能於百忙中抽空協助，他們熱心公益之善行，將大大鼓舞其他人士於運動中各展所長。
總監報告有大批人士為本會提供了各式各樣的特別援助，我非常認同總監的意思，並代表本會為相關人士致以衷心謝意。
我亦希望借用一點時間來感謝我們勤勞的總監 (掌聲)，本地童軍的成功全賴他的歷練，熱誠及精力所賜。在去年大部份的時間，華德利先生除了要肩負總監的繁重工作，還要兼任秘書一職。我們現正尋找秘書人選以減輕華德利先生的工作。希望我的呼籲能招來願意貢獻時間的人士，以解本會燃眉之急。
幸運的總會
本會有幸可以召集一群願意獻出時間並專注於童軍發展的總監助理，他們對大如童軍大會及展示，小如童軍訓練及日常事務中扮演的重要角色，公眾可能未必了解。他們為領袖及小童們展示著遊俠、拓荒者、森林居民、探險家的精神，亦即為造福人群而辛勞工作的精神。為此，執行委員會正準備舉行一場活動，展示小童的訓練成果，讓公眾得以了解本會現時的運作。
如沒有總領袖總督閣下的指導及鼎力支持，本會的運作就不會如此活潑及高效率。對於總督閣下百忙抽空出席及主持會議 (掌聲)，謹向閣下表示衷心的感謝 (掌聲)。
康寧爵士為尊敬的羅旭龢博士對總領袖總督閣下的指導及鼎力支持的致詞表示和議。
總督致賀
總督閣下致詞，感謝羅旭龢博士及康寧爵士對他的讚譽，並對各位的言論沒有補充。他感謝總監為去年的工作作出了全面及出色的報告，總監如此活力及熱忱的表現，是香港童子軍運動背後的龐大動力。閣下亦對各會務委員致賀。
總督閣下對他去年的呼籲未能達致良好效果表示遺憾，不得不說童軍運動急需人手，特別是領袖人手，他留意到近年來有多間機構成立，當中亦需要大量人手，故此相信要加入的人早就已經加入了，而未加入的則繼續難以招募。總督閣下為此再作呼籲。
在今時今日，訓練青年為社區及為國家服務的重要性日益增強，不單在理論層面，實際行動更為重要。總督閣下以「讀萬卷書不如行萬里路」(Do noble deeds and not read them all day long)一言來勉勵各童軍。
總督閣下亦贊同總監促進的鄰近地區交流活動，並希望相關活動得以繼續舉行。總督閣下以總領袖身份感謝各慷慨捐獻以支持總會運作的人士，總會的財務良好，但亦希望有一筆額外資金以支持柴灣營地運作。各捐贈者皆為好榜樣，希望其他人士可效法他們為營地繼續捐款。
總督閣下最後感謝各位與會人士出席會議。