資料：1925年1月15日《Hong Kong Daily Press》第5頁
BIG SCOUT RALLY.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR PRESENTS THE PRINCE’S BANNER.
About 15 Troops of Hongkong Boy Scouts and 6 Wolf Cub Packs paraded at Volunteer Headquarters yesterday afternoon, and were inspected by H.E. the Governor.
The parade was taken by Mr. C.Champkin, the Acting Commissioner; and Col. T.A.Robertson, who is to succeed him in this post, was also present in Scout uniform.
Among the spectators were H.E. Major-General Sir John Fowler, K.C.M.G., the General Officer Commanding, Mr. J.Reid, and Mr. R.M.Dyer.
A party of Sea Scouts presented a very smart and workmanlike appearance, as did the Scottish Troop, who were played on to the parade ground by a piper.
The newly-formed Japanese Troop, composed for the most part of exceedingly wee lads, were nevertheless very good, and seemed to take the proceedings inordinately seriously.
After passing round the lines, Sir Edward Stubbs received from No. 6 Troop the Prince of Wales’ Banner, which he proceeded to hand over to No. 8 Troop who have qualified to hold it during the ensuing year.
In a short speech, His Excellency congratulated the assembled Scouts on their smart appearance, and paid tribute to the excellent work done by Mr. Champkin during his tenure of office as Acting Commissioner.
Mr. Champkin, subsequently addressing the parade, said:-
“Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs,- A long time age, when there were not so many houses in the world and men had room to hunt and ride, there was a fine old custom amongst the Scouts and Indians that roamed the forests and plains. These free men came in from their hunting grounds once a year and assembled in some convenient place at sunset to renew their allegiance to the great Chief.
On such occasions they formed a semi-circle, just as you are doing now, and the Chief Scout that addressed them always faced the setting sun. I don’t know why this was so, except perhaps that they could see him better, but, of course, it also meant that all the Scouts were facing East and there may have been some important reason for this. We look to the East for wisdom and it is towards the East that we turn to greet the dawn.
Now, this is our great day of assembly, and our time of greeting to our Chief Scout. For me it is something more, for it is the last time I shall address you before giving up my charge as Acting Commissioner. I would like to tell you of what we have achieved and of the gratitude I feel for all the ready and cheerful help that you have given me, but I would rather remind you that you are looking towards the East and that the great Boy Scout Movement of which you are are a part, is the Rising Sun.
You are not to be content merely to look upon the dawn. It is for you to bestie yourselves and to see that the Boy Scout Movement spreads its light in Hongkong until it has brightened all the dark places. Every Boy Scout must be an optimist. It is easy enough to make pleasant ways more pleasant, but that is not enough. The mission of the Scouts is to make hard ways easy.
The first time I addressed you when I took over this charge I told you that a good motto for a good Scout was ‘Take the hardest path.’ You can overcome all obstacles by hard work, patience and a sense of humour, and the greatest of these is a sense of humour. No Scout was ever a good Scout unless he knew how to be cheerful and laugh at difficulties and I hope you will go on being cheerful and continue smiling till Mr. Waldegrave comes back, and then he will know I have looked after you all right during his absence.
Now, if we were just a Troop we could greet the Chief Scout with our Patrol Calls, but with twenty Troops and Six Packs I am afraid it would simply be a frightful row, so being British we will give the Chief Scout three rousing British cheers and I am sure our brothers of the Japanese Troop will follow on with three equally rousing ‘Banzais’.”
The Scouts and Wolf Cubs on parade responded enthusiastically to the call for cheers, and the Japanese troop afterwards gave a portentous greeting in their own tongue, producing a remarkable volume of sound for such tiny fellows. His Excellency was heard to comment with pleasure on their performance.
Miss Woo, Headmistress of the St. Paul’s School for Girls, presented a flag to the St. Paul’s Troop of Boy Scouts.
翻譯：
童軍大會
總督閣下頒授太子錦標
昨日下午，香港童子軍15個童軍旅及6個小狼旅於義勇軍總部進行集會，總督閣下到場檢閱。
大會由署理總監詹堅先生(Mr. C.Champkin)主持，同場有其接班人羅拔臣上校(Col. T.A.Robertson)，他亦穿上了童軍制服。
出席嘉賓包括駐軍司令莊福勒爵士 KCMG聖米迦勒及聖佐治爵級司令勳章 (Sir John Fowler)、利德先生(Mr. J.Reid)、戴勒先生(Mr. R.M.Dyer)。
在場海童軍表現醒目及專業，同樣優秀的是吹著風笛的蘇格蘭童軍旅。
至於新成立的日本童軍旅，主要由幼童組成，表現亦不錯，而他們亦看來很重視這次活動。
檢閱完畢後，司徒拔爵士(Sir Edward Stubbs)由第6旅手上收回威爾斯太子錦標，並頒給本年獲勝的第8旅。
在簡短的訓詞中，總督閣下對各童軍的優秀表現表示認許，並對詹堅先生署理總監時的表現表示敬意。
詹堅先生致詞如下：
「童子軍及小狼們，在很久的以前，當這個世界還未有那麼多樓房，人們還在進行狩獵及騎馬時，一群在森林與平原生活的童軍及印第安人有一個習俗，就是每年於同一時候離開狩獵地區，並於黃昏時份齊集一起，重申對偉大酋長的忠誠。
那個時候他們會如同你們這樣組成半圓型，而總領袖講話時則會面向夕陽。我不知道為何要面向夕陽，可能是希望眾人可更清楚地看到他吧。但相對來說，就代表各童軍就正面向東方，這可說有特別意義，因為我們常說前往東方尋找智慧，而那亦是我們迎接晨曦的方向。
今天是一個集會的好日子，並且是我們拜見總領袖的好時刻。而對我來說今天亦意義重大，因為今天是我以署理總監身份作最後一次致詞了。感謝你們一直以來對我的支持及準備，使我們一同取得非凡成就。現在你們正面向東方，如同偉大的童子軍運動一樣，正在迎接旭日初昇的一刻。
但你們不應為迎接晨曦而感到自滿，你們應發奮圖強，將童子軍運動之光發揚至全香港，照遍每個黑暗的角落。每位童子軍都帶有樂觀主義，可把愉快的事情變得更為快樂，但這樣還不足夠，童軍的使命應是將困難變為簡單。
猶記得我初上任時，我曾對大家說，一個好童軍應「捨易取難」，你們可透過努力、忍耐，以及幽默感克服所有難題，其中以幽默感攸關重要。一名童軍之所以成為優秀童軍，關鍵就是樂於面對困難，從容面對困難。我希望你們可一直保持從容樂觀，好讓華德利先生(Mr. Waldegrave)回來時，可得知你們有所成長。
這時候，如果這裡只有1個童軍旅，我們可以對總領袖簡單地做個隊呼，但現在這裡有20個童軍旅及6個小狼旅，相信同樣做法會有點費時失事。所以現在我們一起來對總領袖做出英式的歡呼，亦請日本的童軍兄弟一同三呼「萬歲」。」
會場的童軍及小狼均熱情地作出歡呼，而日本童軍旅之後亦以自己的語言作出豪邁的致敬，這群小童一同作出了如雷貫耳的呼聲，總督閣下再度對他們的表現表示贊許。
聖保羅女書院校長胡小姐(Miss Woo)為聖保羅童軍旅授旗。