資料:1923年4月13日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第6頁
HONGKONG BOY SCOUTS.
To-Day’s Jamboree.
Signalling apparatus, specimens of knotting, cases of butterflies, bowls containing various members of the aquatic species, electrical contrivances to which the writer would hesitate to give a name, and all kinds of other paraphernalia connected with scouting activities greeted the eyes of a Telegraph reporter who called at the City Hall this morning. It will all be used at the Boy Scout’s Jamboree, the Scouts of the Colony are giving at the City Hall today and tomorrow.
All the rooms on the first floor will be in use. In St. Andrew’s Hall specimens of Scout handicraft will be on view and the Scouts themselves will be seen at work. St. George’s Hall is to be used as an arena, in which the Scouts will give displays. One of these will be the construction of a 24 feet trestle bridge by a squad of Scouts drawn from the troops and instructed by Staff Sergeant Best, R.E.
Exhibitions will be given of sick nursing, tailoring, basket-making, book binding, carpentering, art, naturalist work, metal-working, telegraphy, leather-working and die-carving, showing how the movement is helping make the boys into useful citizens, and, judging by the specimens the Telegraph representative saw this morning, the local Scouts have attained a wonderful state of proficiency in some of these branchee. There will also be a camp scene, and a sea scout exhibition of knotting and splicing, and a club room where instruction will be given in various forms of Scout work.
In the arena, displays will be given of Swedish drill, Chinese exercises, uses of the Scout staff, stretcher drill, trek cart work, ceremony of investiture of Scouts, and life saving instruction.
There is to be a propaganda and publication department and a refreshment room.
The Jamboree will be opened by H.E. the Governor, Chief Scout of Hongkong, at four o’clock this afternoon. The Jamboree closes at seven o’clock. Admission is free.
Tonight the Scouts stage in the Theatre Royal a Scout Campfire Concert. An excellent programme has been arranged for this, including songs, recitations, violin solo, Chinese exercises, a sketch, music, shadow acting, illuminated club swinging, etc., concluding with the much-looked-forward-to Scouts’ A.D.C. effort “A Storm in a Tea Cup” or “Potted Tempest.”
翻譯:
香港童子軍
是日舉行童軍大會
旗號裝置、繩結展板、蝴蝶標本、水養生物、編者寫不出名字的電子裝置、及一切與童軍活動有關的展品,已使今早於大會堂進行採訪的士蔑報記者大開眼界。本地童軍將於今日及明日於大會堂舉行展覽,而上述都是童軍大會的展品。
屆時整個1樓都有展覽,聖安德烈廳(St. Andrew’s Hall)會展示童軍手藝品,同場亦有童軍進行手藝作業。聖佐治廳(St. George’s Hall)會進行大型示範,其中一項是長24英呎的排架橋紮作,是由一隊由各隊伍混編而成的小隊製作,他們皆已接受頂尖的皇家工兵特級上士的訓練。
其他展覽包括護理、裁縫、手籃製作、釘書、木工、藝術、大自然研習、金工、電報、皮革製作、及雕塑,以展現童軍運動引領孩童成為有作為的人。另外經本報記者今早觀察,每個童軍於各個環節都有良好狀態表現。會場亦有營地示範,海童軍繩結及織結展示,另外亦會於一個房間進行各種童軍步操排練。
舞台的展示包括瑞典體操(Swedish drill)、中式步操、童軍棍示範、擔架製作、手拉車示範、童軍授章儀式、及拯溺教學示範。
會場亦設宣傳及出版部門,另外亦有茶水部。
童軍大會將於下午4時由香港童軍總領袖總督閣下主持開幕,至下午7時完場,費用全免。
今晚於皇家劇院(Theatre Royal)舉行的會是童軍營火音樂會,節目內容豐富,包括歌唱、朗誦、小提琴獨奏、中式表演、繪圖、音樂、皮影戲、光棒舞動等等,展現出「童軍版本」的業餘畫劇團(A.D.C.)作品《茶杯裡的風暴》(A Storm in a Tea Cup)及《暴風雨》(Potted Tempest)。

