資料：1937年11月30日《Hong Kong Daily Press》第1頁、第2頁、第16頁
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT
Governor’s Appeal At Boy Scouts’ Association Annual Meeting
REV. N.V.HALWARD DECORATED WITH SILVER WOLF
At the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the Boy Scouts’ Association, held at St. John’s Cathedral Hall last evening, it was stressed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, Patron and Colony Chief Scout, that though the movement locally was doing fine work, there was much room for improvement and advancement. The boys of the really poor classes had not yet been reached. They, after all, would be the fathers of the majority of the new generation, and it was important that they should be properly moulded. His Excellency appealed to the public for a very much wider subscription list and a greater number of trained helpers.
Those present at the Council table were H.E. the Governor, the Rev. N.V.Halward, Colony Commissioner, Mr. E.Cock, President Hon. Mr. T.N.Chau, Vice President, Mr. D.A.Pockson, Hon. Secretary, and Messrs. Lo Koon-hang and Lo Koon-kan, Joint Hon. Treasurers. Amongst others who attended were Hon. Mr. N.L.Smith, Hon. Dr. R.H.Kotewall, Hon. Mr. T.H.King, Commodore E.B.C.Dicken, and the Rev. J.R.Higgs.
The first business before the meeting was the adoption of the annual report and the adoption of the balance sheet and accounts. These proposed by Mr. Cock and seconded by Hon. Mr. King and proposed by Hon. Mr. Chau and seconded by Commodore Dicken, were carried unanimously. Next came the election of the Council for the coming year. The outgoing members were re-elected en bloc, with the exception of Sir William Hornell, who has left the Colony. Mr. D.J.Sloss and Mr. A.E.Pratt became new members of the Council.
AWARDS PRESENTED
Next came the presentation of awards and warrants by His Excellency. Notable amongst these were the award of the Silver Wolf to the Colony Commissioner by the Chief Scout for his most excellent services to the movement, a certificate of commendation from His Excellency the local Chief Scout to Scout Dicken Lay for his smart action in arresting a thief on June 23 last, and the District Scoutmaster’s warrant to Mr. Quah Cheow Cheang, this being the first such ever awarded a Chinese.
COMMISSIONER’S SPEECH
The Colony Commissioner then made his speech, as follows:
Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, brother Scouts. I find it very difficult to express in adequate terms my feelings on such an occasion as this. Whilst I appreciate to the full the honour which the Chief Scout has seen fit to confer upon me, and which you, Sir, have just so kindly presented to me, I am at the same time very much aware of my many shortcomings as Commissioner. It is only because I have had the wholehearted support of all Members of the Association that I have felt justified in carrying on during the past year or two.
The criticism has been made that Scouting in many cases tends to take the place that religion should hold in a boy’s or man’s life. First and foremost I am a Christian and a priest in Christ’s Church, but I have for many years looked upon Scouting as a practical means of expressing some of the great ideals for which Christianity stands. A Scout does his best to help other people at all times and tries to be a friend to all. Brother Scouts, you and I belong to a great worldwide movement which, if each individual member plays his part to the best of his ability and in accordance with our Promise and Law, will I firmly believe, help to bring about a better world in which men will learn to appreciate and understand one another instead of continually flying at one another’s throats and resorting to war with all its attendant horrors.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
I am proud to know that this Association plays its part in these two respects. Both corporately and individually, know and unknown, many acts of service to the community have been performed year in and year out. In this connection may I remind Groups that the Street Sleepers’ Shelter Society is again calling for volunteers to help in the running of shelters this winter. In the past many Scouts have volunteered for service and I hope there will be many Scouts offering themselves again.
Friendly relations with our brother Scouts in South China have been well maintained during the past year, and we all hope that conditions will soon be such as to enable us to resume those frequent interchanges of visits which help so much in the promotion of friendship and goodwill between this Colony and South China. In conclusion I would like to thank you for the support you have given not only to myself, but to all officers during the past year.
HIS EXCELLENCY’S ADDRESS
His Excellency then addressed the meeting. He said he did not think it was necessary for him at a meeting of this sort to dilate on the principles underlying the Scout Movement. Those of them who were not active members were deeply interested and fully aware of these principles. He would put it in one phrase. The boy was father of the man and if they wanted a satisfactory mankind it was absolutely necessary that they should prepare the antecedent boykind. The question arose as to what Hong Kong was doing in this respect. From what he had found, although progress was being made, it was not far as it ought to be, certainly not as far as the movement demanded.
Nevertheless, valuable support was being given and here he would like to express his thanks to the multifarious kindnesses of their many friends. In particular the Colony Commissioner had asked him to express his gratitude to the Military and Naval authorities and to the heads of civil government departments for the facilities and help given during the year. He also thanked subscribers and not least those who had helped them out in their Chai Wan debt, which was still over $4,000.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
His Excellency did not, however, wish to paint too bright a picture. There was room for improvement. The assistance of trained workers was lacking and he appealed to young men with experience in scouting to come forward in greater numbers and to offer their services. Notwithstanding their numbers it was obvious that shortage of workers and shortage of funds were preventing the movement to get down to the poorer classes of boys. These would be the fathers of the new generation and it was immensely important to see that they were properly moulded. Hong Kong had a great name for its devotion to social services and His Excellency thought that perhaps the Boy Scout movement had taken a back seat in this respect. He took this opportunity of making a very strong claim on the pockets and endeavours of the public.
In conclusion His Excellency congratulated the Colony Commissioner on the honour of being awarded the Silver Wolf. It was a very high award and only given for very meritorious services of an international character. The Rev. Mr. Halward had been a Scout for 18 years, seven of which had been spent in Hong Kong and South China, and he was deeply grateful for his services. With that he would wish the Hong Kong branch of the Boy Scouts Association every success in the coming year. (Applause).
VOTE OF THANKS
In proposing a vote of thanks to His Excellency, the Hon. Dr. R.H.Kotewall said in part: “Your Excellency, the Colony Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Commissioner has entrusted me with a pleasant duty. It is to propose a vote of thanks to His Excellency. His Excellency is a very busy man, having to take up the threads of many things which must be new and strange to him and having to grapple with many problems in these times of stress. His presence here, therefore, is proof of his high endeavours, and selfless devotion to duty and his deep interest in the movement and it is indeed a pleasant task for me to propose this note of thanks.” (Applause).
The meeting then dispersed with the singing of the National Anthem.
LIST OF AWARDS
Assistant Scoutmaster’s Warrants
Lee Kam Kong, 5th. Hong Kong Group; Choo Siew Hong, 10th. Hong Kong Group; Fung Kim Sheung, 15th. Hong Kong Group; Lau Tin Chak, 18th. Hong Kong Group; Kong Yet Ching, 3rd. Kowloon Group; Liu Ting Fai, 9th. Kowloon Group; Wong Chee Ming, 15th. Kowloon Group.
Scoutmaster’s Warrants
F.C.Cottee, 3rd. Hong Kong Group; Shum Yiu Kam, 10th. Hong Kong Group; Jackson Ng, 9th Kowloon Group; Ku Yee Jing, 10th Kowloon Group; David Lee, 15th. Kowloon Group; Yung Wing Tung, 16th. Kowloon Group.
Rover Scout Leader’s Warrant
James Campbell, 3rd. Hong Kong Group.
Group Scoutmaster’s Warrants
Quah Cheow Cheang, 1st. Hong Kong Group; D.M.Edmonston, 3rd. Hong Kong Group.
District Scoutmaster’s Warrant
Wm.C.Low, Hong Kong and New Territories South District.
District Commissioner’s Warrant
Quah Cheow Cheang, Hong Kong and New Territories South District.
Certificate to:- 1st. Hong Kong (St. Joseph’s College) Troop for winning first place in the Prince of Wales’ Banner Competition Camp, 1936.
Certificate of Commendation from H.E. the local Chief Scout to Scout Dicken Lay of the 13th. Hong Kong (Central Chinese) Troop for his smart action in arresting a thief on June 23rd. 1937.
The Silver Wolf to the Rev. N.V.Halward, M.C., M.A., Colony Commissioner, Hong Kong Branch, from the Chief Scout of all the world, for his most excellent services to the movement.
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR 1937-8
President:- E.Cock, M.B.E., M.I.N.A.
Vice President:- Hon. Mr. T.N.Chau.
Members:- A.el Arculli, Lt. Col. H.B.L.Dowbiggin, O.B.E., Hon. Mr. T.H.King, A.J.Lane, Hon. Mr. N.L.Smith, C.M.G., Tang Shiu Kin, M.B.E., Lau Ping Chai, Commodore E.B.C.Dicken, O.B.E., D.S.O., Rev. Cyril Brown, Dr. G.I.Shaw, Mrs. T.H.King, M.B.E., Major C.M.Manners, O.B.E., Hon. Mr. M.T.Johnson, W.Kay, Dr. S.W.T’so, C.B.E., LL.D., Lt. Col. R.C.B.Anderson, M.C., D.J.Sloss, Li Jowson, Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Hong Kong, His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, G.R.Sayer, M.P.Talati, H.S.Mok, W.N.Thomas Tam, Col. N.M.S.Irwin D.S.O., M.C., George She, Hon. Dr. D.J.Valentine, M.C., F.G.Maunder, Rev. J.R.Higgs, W.C.Clark, Hon. Dr. R.H.Kotewall, C.M.G., A.E.Pratt, Lt. Col. H.L.Murrow, D.S.O., Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Rev. C.B.R.Sargent, Chan Fook Hong, Esq., Representing Kowloon District, The Rev. Fr. E.Teruzzi, Wm.C.Low, Esq., Representing Hong Kong District.
Executive Committee of the Council, 1937-8
Hon. Mr. T.H.King, Col. N.M.S.Irwin, D.S.O., M.C., H.S.Mok, Commodore E.B.C.Dicken, O.B.E., D.S.O.C., Tang Shiu Kin, M.B.E., F.G.Maunder, D.J.Sloss.
翻譯：
有着改善及增進空間
總督於童子軍總會周年大會表示讚揚
侯利華牧師獲頒銀狼勳章
在昨晚於聖約翰座堂舉行的香港童子軍總會周年大會中，香港童軍贊助人暨總領袖總督羅富國爵士(Sir Geoffry Northcote)表揚了本地童軍的工作，並表示他們還有很大的改善與增進空間，特別是還未觸及本地的貧窮小童，他們與其他小童一樣，將會成為新一代之父親，他們亦應獲機會給予塑造。閣下其後表揚了眾多的捐贈人士以及眾多領袖。
出席之會務委員包括總督閣下、香港總監侯利華牧師(Rev. N.V.Halward)、會長谷克先生(Mr. E.Cock)、副會長尊敬的周埈年先生(Mr. T.N.Chau)、義務秘書帕克森先生(Mr. D.A.Pockson)、聯名義務司庫盧冠恆先生(Mr. Lo Koon-hang)及盧冠勤先生(Mr. Lo Koon-kan)。其他出席人士包括尊敬的史美先生(Mr. N.L.Smith)、尊敬的羅旭龢博士(Dr. R.H.Kotewall)、尊敬的經亨利先生(Mr. T.H.King)、狄根准將(Commodore E.B.C.Dicken)、希格斯牧師(Rev. J.R.Higgs)。
在開始大會前，先需通過周年報告及財務報表。報告由谷克先生動議並獲尊敬的經先生和議通過，報表由尊敬的周先生動議並獲狄根准將和議通過。接着是來年委員選舉，全體委員得以當選連任，除了已離開本地的康寧爵士(Sir William Hornell)，新加入委員有史樂詩先生(Mr. D.J.Sloss)及普拉脫先生(Mr. A.E.Pratt)。
頒授獎項
接着是閣下頒授獎項及委任書，值得一提的是由總領袖頒發予香港總監的銀狼勳章(Silver Wolf)，以表揚其傑出服務；香港童軍總領袖閣下頒發予童軍李迪根(Dicken Lay)之嘉許狀，以表揚其於6月23日協助抓捕小偷；頒發童軍區長委任書予柯昭璋先生(Mr. Quah Cheow Cheang)，成為華人中之首例。
總監致詞
香港總監致詞略謂：
總督閣下，女士們先生們，各位童軍兄弟。我現在找不出任何詞語來形容我的感受，我十分感謝總領袖授予，以及由閣下頒授給我這最高榮譽。但我亦深知我作為總監的不足之處，能獲得如此成就，全賴總會全體成員的鼎力支持，才讓我在這幾年得以堅持工作。
有人批評，童軍運動多次試圖取代宗教對小童及成人生活之影響力，我首先必須聲明，我也是基督徒，更是教會的牧師，我一直視童軍運動為基督教偉大理想之實踐。童軍無時無刻都在幫助他人，並努力成為大家的朋友。童軍兄弟們，你我皆在同一個偉大之世界性運動，如我們能時刻竭盡所能地執行誓詞規律，相信我們會將世界帶向美好，進入人類懂得互相欣賞及理解之世界，而不是互相攻擊，訴諸戰爭之恐怖世界。
呼籲成為義工
我很自豪得知總會在這兩方面均發揮着作用，團體以至個人，知道與未知道的，不同的社區服務正年復一年地進行。說到這裏，我想提提各位露宿救濟會(Street Sleepers’ Shelter Society)現正召集義工協助露宿者度過冬天。過去已有無數童軍提供了協助，我希望大家於今年繼續提供協助。
過去一年，我們與南中國之童軍兄弟一直保持良好關係，希望情況快點好轉，好讓本地及南中國可恢復其頻繁交流，保持雙方之友誼及親善。最後感謝過去一年對我本人，以及對各領袖提供支持的各位。
總督訓詞
閣下表示他不會在這個大會詳述童軍運動的基本原則，那些未加入之人士其實亦了解這些原則並感到興趣，他會形容為「兒童乃成人之父」(the boy was father of the man)，一個人要走向成功，於孩童時就應開始部署準備。有人會問香港關於這方面之現況如何，以他之觀察，雖然有進展，但未達到應有的程度，當然童軍運動也不例外。
話雖如此，社會各界亦給予了寶貴的支持，在此對他們的善意致謝。香港總監請求他特別鳴謝陸軍、海軍及各大政府民政部門首長，在過去一年對總會提供了設施場地及其他幫助。另外亦需感謝特別捐款人士，尤其是協助償還仍超過4,000港元貸款的柴灣營地。
改善空間
閣下並不希望說得過於理想化，因現時還有改善空間。因缺乏資深人士，他呼籲更多有童軍經驗的青年挺身而出加入成為領袖。現階段因缺乏人手及資金，阻礙了童軍運動延伸至貧困孩童層面，他們將成為新一代之父親，好好塑造他們尤其重要。香港在社會服務享有盛譽，而童子軍運動卻正在退向二線，他借此機會強烈呼籲公眾加以提供資金及支援等支持。
最後，閣下祝賀香港總監榮獲銀狼勳章，這是一個崇高獎勵，只頒予在國際層面上有傑出服務的人士。侯利華牧師服務童軍18年，其中7年在香港及南中國，感謝他的貢獻。祝願香港童子軍總會於來年一切順利。(掌聲)
致謝動議
在對閣下之致謝動議，尊敬的羅旭龢博士表示：「閣下，香港總監，女士們先生們。總監交付我一項愉快任務，就是對閣下發起致謝動議。閣下公務繁忙，需處理多項千奇百趣的事情，並在時限之壓力下解決問題。閣下撥冗出席本會，證明了他的高度努力、無私奉獻，及對運動之濃厚興趣。我很樂意發起這項致謝動議。」(掌聲)
大會最後以頌唱國歌作結。
獎項名單
副旅長(Assistant Scoutmaster)委任書
李鑑光(Lee Kam Kong)，香港第5旅；
朱兆恒(Choo Siew Hong)，香港第10旅；
馮創棠(Fung Kim Sheung)，香港第15旅；
劉天嘗(Lau Tin Chak)，香港第18旅；
江亦正(Kong Yet Ching)，九龍第3旅；
廖庭輝(Liu Ting Fai)，九龍第9旅；
黃熾銘(Wong Chee Ming)，九龍第15旅。
旅長(Scoutmaster)委任書
郭提(F.C.Cottee)，香港第3旅；
沈茹甘(Shum Yiu Kam)，香港第10旅；
伍積臣(Jackson Ng)，九龍第9旅；
古義貞(Ku Yee Jing)，九龍第10旅；
李大衛(David Lee)，九龍第15旅；
容永通(Yung Wing Tung)，九龍第16旅。
羅浮童軍領袖(Rover Scout Leader)委任書
金巴路(James Campbell)，香港第3旅。
總旅長(Group Scoutmaster)委任書
柯昭璋，香港第1旅；
艾文臣(D.M.Edmonston)，香港第3旅。
童軍區長委任書
盧威廉(Wm.C.Low)，香港及新界南區
區總監委任書
柯昭璋，香港及新界南區
獎狀
香港第1旅(聖若瑟書院)，1936年威爾斯太子錦標賽優勝隊伍。
由香港童軍總領袖簽發嘉許狀予香港第13旅(中央華童)童軍李迪根，以表揚其於1937年6月23日協助抓捕小偷的出色表現。
由世界童軍總領袖頒發銀狼勳章予香港總監侯利華牧師 MC軍功十字章 MA文學碩士，以表揚其對童軍之傑出服務。
1937-8年度會務委員
會長：谷克先生 MBE大英帝國員佐勳章 MINA皇家造船師學會會員
副會長：尊敬的周埈年先生
委員：
阿高利(A.el Arculli)、杜碧健中校 OBE大英帝國官佐勳章 (Lt. Col. H.B.L.Dowbiggin)、尊敬的經亨利先生、李吾(A.J.Lane)、尊敬的史美先生 CMG聖米迦勒及聖佐治同袍勳章、鄧肇堅 MBE大英帝國員佐勳章、劉平齋、狄根准將 OBE大英帝國官佐勳章 DSO傑出服務勳章、布朗牧師(Rev. Cyril Brown)、忌連梳醫生(Dr. G.I.Shaw)、經亨利夫人 MBE大英帝國員佐勳章 (Mrs. T.H.King)、文那斯少校 OBE大英帝國官佐勳章 (Major C.M.Manners)、尊敬的約翰遜先生(Mr. M.T.Johnson)、祁(W.Kay)、曹善允博士 CBE大英帝國司令勳章 LLD法學博士 (Dr. S.W.T’so)、晏打臣中校 MC軍功十字章 (Lt. Col. R.C.B.Anderson)、史樂詩、李佐臣(Li Jowson)、香港會督(Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Hong Kong)、尊敬的麥基利哥爵士(Sir Atholl MacGregor)、西雅(G.R.Sayer)、戴拉地(M.P.Talati)、莫慶淞(H.S.Mok)、譚雅士(W.N.Thomas Tam)、伊溫上校 DSO傑出服務勳章 MC軍功十字章 (Col. N.M.S.Irwin)、施玉麒(George She)、尊敬的華倫泰醫生 MC軍功十字章 (Dr. D.J.Valentine)、文達(F.G.Maunder)、希格斯牧師、克拉克(W.C.Clark)、尊敬的羅旭龢博士 CMG聖米迦勒及聖佐治同袍勳章、普拉脫、苗爾露中校 DSO傑出服務勳章 (Lt. Col. H.L.Murrow)、尊敬的周壽臣爵士(Sir Shouson Chow)、舒展牧師(Rev. C.B.R.Sargent)、陳福康(Chan Fook Hong)(九龍區代表)、丁味略神父(Rev. Fr. E.Teruzzi)、盧威廉(香港區代表)。
1937-8年度執行委員會
尊敬的經亨利先生、伊溫上校 DSO傑出服務勳章 MC軍功十字章、莫慶淞、狄根准將 OBE大英帝國官佐勳章 DSO傑出服務勳章、鄧肇堅 MBE大英帝國員佐勳章、文達、史樂詩。
香港總監侯利華牧師 MC