資料：1924年10月10日《The China Mail》第9頁
OUR BOY SCOUTS.
INTERESTING NUMBER OF “THE SILVER WOLF.”
“You will see also that the number of members of our Association is going up by leaps and bounds. In June we had seven members, in July fifty-two and to-day we have over a hundred. This is the most satisfactory feature of all. It means that Hongkong is taking a real interest in the Boy Scout movement. It means that the community believes in your ideals and is backing you to live up to them and to advance them in every way you can. It is not so much a victory for you as a victory for Scouting, but it is for you to justify the public faith in the Boy Scout movement and this should be a matter of personal pride and concern to each individual Scout.”
Thus Mr. C.Champkin, Acting Commissioner, in the current number of “The Silver Wolf,” the official organ of the Boy Scouts Association, Hongkong, which contains some rattling good yarns as well as useful information in regard to scouting.
To deal, boy-like, with the exciting parts first, there is a story of a thrilling lion hunt in the early days of the construction of the Beira Railroad. It is told in the subdued language of a master in the art of story telling, the reader getting a far better idea of the risks run by certain things being left to his imagination than if each item were given its full significance. The fact that the author is a friend of the editor’s who took part in the Matabele War of 1893, the uprisings in Mashonaland and Matabeleland, the South African and the Great War, who took part in the relief of Mafeking and is known over a great part of savage Africa by the native name of “Makubele,” leads even more interest to the story. Readers of “The Silver Wolf” will learn with pleasure that it is the first of a series which “Makubele” is writing for them.
In the concluding instalment of “Tigers and Things,” the Acting Commissioner tells how, in stifling heat and pestered by stinging flies, mosquitoes and red ants, jeered at by monkeys and fearful of snakes, he and his friend backed their way though the jungle and lay in wait at night in pits for the tiger that knew better than to come within shot. Hardly less exciting is he in his talk with the Wolf Cubs on the subject of Jack O’Donnell, the Pirate Chief of the “Death of Glory” who, we read, is “the only genuine old pirate who sailed up the China Coast and buried a lot of treasure near Hongkong.” We can quite understand his reticence on the matter of where this is buried. We agree with him that it is a Wolf Cub affair and that the greatest secrecy must be observed. It would certainly not be to their advantage to have Ice House Street people forming companies to go and look for their little board and “selling short” and all that sort of thing.
Judge On Fishing.
So much for the parts in the perusal of which one holds one breath. But be it not assumed that there is nothing interesting to even the casual reader in the rest of the contents.
Mr. H.H.J.Gompertz, our Chief Justice, in giving advice to aspirants for the “Sea Fisherman” badge writes most interestingly of fishing in Hongkong and as the Pathfinder tests require knowledge of the history of the place and any buildings of historical importance the District Scoutmaster gives notes which are of general interest and should prove of great value to those preparing for the badge.
“A few words about Mars” is Mr. J.Fenton’s contribution to the number; and workers for the “Star Man’s” badge should be encouraged to pursue their studies by the inkling the article gives of the wonders that still defy our knowledge.
Hints as to the guaranteeing of a good water supply in camp by E.P.Minett, M.D., D.P.H., and as to timber trees, their ages and figuring by the “Old Pioneer” complete this very important and interesting section of the magazine.
Much instructive information is contained in A.S.M. H.Braga’s illustrated account of a holiday in British Columbia; and then there are the Troop Notes which of course are more of domestic interest.
The Chief Scout’s letter regarding the conduct of Scouts in the motor omnibus accident appears in the correspondence columns also among others, letters from the Commissioner, the Rev. G.T.Waldegrave, and the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Blason, as to their experiences at the Training Camp at Gilwell and the Jamboree.
翻譯：
我們的童子軍
最新一期精彩《銀狼》
「總會成員人數突飛猛進，6月時有7名新成員，7月有52人，至今已有超過100名成員，成績令人十分鼓舞，因為這正代表香港現正關注童子軍運動，亦代表著社會已認同童子軍理念，鼓勵大家參與，並且協助童子軍不斷改進。這雖然不可算是個人或整個運動的勝利，但社會大眾對童子軍運動的信心，亦值得每位童軍驕傲及加以關注。」
署理總監詹堅先生(Mr. C.Champkin)表示在今期香港童子軍總會刊物《銀狼》中，有多篇高質量，以及實用童軍資訊的撰文。
首先是男士最愛的精彩刺激文章，講述貝拉鐵路(Beira Railroad)建設初期的驚險獅子捕獲行動。文章由專業作家以婉轉形式表達，不將故事全貌展現，讀者透過對情景的幻想使故事更為驚險。這名作家其實是編輯的一位朋友，他曾參與1893年馬塔布萊戰爭(Matabele War)、馬蘇納蘭起義(Mashonaland uprising)、馬塔布蘭起義(Matabeleland uprising)、南非起義(South African uprising)及世界大戰(Great War)，亦曾參與梅富根(Mafeking)解圍行動，以「猛虎布萊」(Makubele)之名聞名大半個非洲，使故事更為精彩。相信各位《銀狼》讀者會對「猛虎布萊」的首次撰文感到興趣。
「老虎與雜碎」文章尾段，署理總監講述了他和他的朋友在森林裡的經歷，酷熱難耐的環境，蒼蠅、蚊子與紅火蟻的不斷滋擾，猴群的嘲笑，恐怖的蛇群，在如此環境下躲藏在土坑內等到晚上，等候老虎步入圈套。另一篇驚險文章，是署理總監對小狼講述的「死亡榮耀」海盜首領積奧當勞(Jack O’Donnell)的故事，「是一位貨真價實的老海盜，他活躍於中國沿岸水域，並於香港附近埋下了不少寶藏」。我們絕對理解署理總監不透露寶藏埋藏地點的原因，這是小狼事務，亦是高度機密，否則這些小董事們前往雪廠街組織公司然後被「賣空」股票就不好了。
釣魚法官
以上就是令人緊張得令人屏息的內容，但不要以為其他輕鬆文章就會平淡沒趣。
我們的按察司甘弼仕先生(Mr. H.H.J.Gompertz)在釣魚章(Sea Fisherman)撰文中分享了多個香港良好的垂釣地點。指引章(Pathfinder)要求考生對一些地點及建築的歷史有所認識，童軍區長為此所撰寫的筆記，相信會對有志考取此章人士帶來莫大的幫助。
芬頓先生(Mr. J.Fenton)本期刊文為「淺談火星」，相信會鼓動天象章(Star Man)人士對我們尚未認知的宇宙奇觀進行研究。
米奈特 MD醫學士 DPH公共衞生博士 (E.P.Minett)「老前輩」一文，講解了如何維持營地食水供給，另外亦講解了如何為樹木鑑定年齡及判別的方法，為整份豐富及有趣的刊物作結。
其他內容包括副旅長(Assistant Scoutmaster)布拉加(H.Braga)分享了他在英屬哥倫比亞的假期遊歷。另外亦有本地人更感興趣的小隊筆記。
在「讀者來函」中，有總領袖對巴士意外事件期間童軍的表現的來信。其他來信則包括總監華德利牧師(Rev. G.T.Waldegrave)、司庫白禮信先生(Mr. Blason)來信分享基維爾營地訓練及大露營的經歷。