[歷史] Hongkong Scouts Honour St. George.

資料:1939年4月24日《Hongkong Daily Press》第7頁


Hongkong Scouts Honour St. George
PRINCE OF WALES BANNER RALLY

On Saturday afternoon approximately 700 members of the Hongkong and Kowloon Boy Scouts gathered at the Diocesan Boys’ School ground and staged a Rally for the Prince of Wales’ Banner. The activities of the afternoon were in honour of the Scouts’ Patron Saint, St. George, whose anniversary was celebrated on Sunday.
Deputy Commissioner C.Champkin led the English speaking members in a renewal of their Scout Promise, and District Scout Commissioner F.H.Chan performed the same for the Chinese boys.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and Mr. E.Cock, President of the Association, inspected the troops and joined in the singing of the National Anthem.

GOVERNOR’S REMARKS
In a short speech to the Scouts, His Excellency thanked them for their invitation, commended them on their splendid showing and their work with refugees in the past months. Presented to the 18th Hongkong (Cheung Chau) Troop by the Governor was a Special Certificate of Commendation for the excellent work performed at a fire on the Cheung Chau Island, last year.
With best wishes and expressing the desire to see another meeting in the near future, the Governor with his A.D.C., Captain S.H.Batty Smith, left the school ground.

TROOPS PRESENT
Troops assembled included the new Tai Po Tsai Troop attending their first Rally.
Troops who competed were 1st H.K. Sea Scouts, 1st H.K. St. Joseph’s College, 2nd H.K. Cathedral (Catholic), 7th H.K. King’s College, 10th H.K. St. Paul’s College, 12th H.K. Queen’s College, 13th H.K. Central Chinese, 15th H.K. Wah Yan College, 1st K. St. Andrew’s Church, 4th K. Garrison, 5th K. Roving Fifth, 6th K. Diocesan Boys’ College, 8th K. Shamshuipo, 11th K. Wah Yan College, 13th K. St. Teresa’s Church, 15th K. Mong Kok, 16th Kowloon City, 17th K. La Salle College, 19th K. Tai Po Tsai Village, 20th K. Yiu Yeung School and 21st K. Young Men Christian Association.

WARRANTS PRESENTED
The Scouters who received Warrants were:
Chang Chung Yan, R.Ashton Hill and Yung Wing Tung, Group Scoutmasters; E.G.Stewart, G.S.P.Heywood and Andrew Wan, Rover Scout Leaders; Lee Ching Iu and Kwok Ping Cheung, Asst. Rover Scout Leaders; Wong Tsz Shing, Cheng Tze Chau, Ralph Dorner, Chan Kwei Cheung and S.L.de Faria, Scoutmasters; Robert Maycock, Lo Chi Ping, Wong Kam Pun, H.V.H. St. Burnett Lesson, L.C.Millington, R.J.Leonard, Lai Kim Hung and Lam Po Wah, Asst. Scoutmasters; N.F.F.S.Nolde and Yeung Sui Yee (Miss), Cubmasters.
The first half of the Competition for the Prince of Wales Banner resulted as follows:
1. St. Andrew’s Church, 169 points out of 200.
2. Diocesan Boys’ School, 164 points.
3. Shamshuipo, 163 points.


翻譯:

香港童軍慶祝聖佐治
威爾斯太子錦標賽

於週六之下午,大約700名來自香港及九龍之童子軍齊聚拔萃男書院操場,一同參與威爾斯太子錦標賽。活動同時亦為童軍主保聖人聖佐治之周年紀念活動。
副總監詹堅(C.Champkin)帶領全體英語人士進行童軍覆誓,再由區總監陳福康(F.H.Chan)帶領華語童軍覆誓。
總督羅富國爵士(Sir Geoffry Northcote)及會長谷克先生(Mr. E.Cock)於檢閱一眾旅團後,一同頌唱國歌。

總督致訓
在對童軍的簡短訓勉中,他感謝了童軍的邀請,對他們的表現致以評價,並對過去幾月間各童軍於難民營中之工作表示讚賞。總督頒授特別嘉許狀予香港第18旅(長洲),以表揚其於去年長洲大火中之出色表現。
在致以祝福及祈願他日再會後,總督及其副官史密夫上尉(Captain S.H.Batty Smith)一同離場。

出席旅團
新成立的大埔仔旅團首次出席參加比賽。
出席比賽之旅團包括香港第1海童軍旅、香港第1旅(聖若瑟書院)、香港第2旅(主教座堂)、香港第7旅(英皇書院)、香港第10旅(聖保羅書院)、香港第12旅(皇仁書院)、香港第13旅(中央華童)、香港第15旅(華仁書院)、九龍第1旅(聖安德烈堂)、九龍第4旅(駐軍)、九龍第5旅、九龍第6旅(拔萃男書院)、九龍第8旅(深水埔)、九龍第11旅(華仁書院)、九龍第13旅(聖德肋撒堂)、九龍第15旅(旺角)、九龍第16旅(九龍城)、九龍第17旅(喇沙書院)、九龍第19旅(大埔仔村)、九龍第20旅(耀揚學校)、九龍第21旅(基督教青年會)。

頒授委任書
以下領袖獲頒委任書:
總旅長(Group Scoutmaster):鄭宗仁(Chang Chung Yan)、希活(R.Ashton Hill)、容永東(Yung Wing Tung);
羅浮童軍領袖:史伊尹(E.G.Stewart)、希活(G.S.P.Heywood)、安德烈尹(Andrew Wan);
羅浮童軍副領袖:李澄耀(Lee Ching Iu)、郭炳昌(Kwok Ping Cheung);
旅長(Scoutmaster):王子勝(Wong Tsz Shing)、鄭仕超(Cheng Tze Chau)、杜馬(Ralph Dorner)、陳桂昌(Chan Kwei Cheung)、花利亞(S.L.de Faria);
副旅長(Assistant Scoutmaster):梅愨(Robert Maycock)、盧志平(Lo Chi Ping)、王錦泮(Wong Kam Pun)、利臣(H.V.H. St. Burnett Lesson)、美靈頓(L.C.Millington)、李安納(R.J.Leonard)、黎錦洪(Lai Kim Hung)、林寶華(Lam Po Wah);
小狼旅長(Cubmaster):奴都(N.F.F.S.Nolde)、楊瑞釵小姐(Miss Yeung Sui Yee)。
威爾斯太子錦標賽首場比賽結果如下:
(200分滿分)
1. 聖安德烈堂,169分。
2. 拔萃男書院,164分。
3. 深水埔,163分。