資料：1940年5月27日《Hongkong Daily Press》第5頁
SCOUT COMMISSIONER IS –
“DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY” AT HONGKONG PEOPLE
“Spending Time Eating, Gambling And Pleasure Seeking”
“One of the main reasons for these wars that are going on in this world is the selfishness of the people. As scouts, it is our duty to help to keep wars out, and remember the second part of our Scout Promise – To love others at all times-” said the Rev. N.V.Halward, M.C., M.A., Commissioner of Scouts, when he addressed a large gathering of boy scouts at their rally held at the Diocesan Boys’ School on Saturday.
Some three hundred boys, representing 18 troops were present for the annual contest for the Prince of Wales’ Banner which was won by the Hongkong Sea Scouts.
Competition was keen in the various contests which included whipping, knotting, Kim’s game, splicing, estimation, first aid tests and life line.
At the conclusion of the competitions, the Commissioner thanked Mr. C.G.Sollis, Director of Education, for his presence for the first time since he was made President of the Hongkong Boy Scouts’ Association. Mr. Halward also spoke of the valuable assistance given by Mr. G.S.P.Heywood and the Rovers.
EASY TIME HERE
“You, as scouts, are having a comparatively easy time here,” said the Rev. Halward. “You are not suffering from any hardship, from bombing and many of the disadvantages which your brother scouts are suffering in China and Europe.
“Above all things a scout should not be selfish and try to remember to do his good deed every day. I wonder how many of us have done a good deed every day for someone else?
There are times we must admit we find it very hard to find
good deeds to do, but at other times we have missed many opportunities to perform our duties, and the reason is we are too lazy to do so and forgetting our Scout Promise.”
“GOOD SCOUTS”
Continuing, the Rev. Halward said that he came down to Hongkong to get rice for people in Canton, where many are dying in the street every day. “I am disappointed and angry at the people in Hongkong because I find them spending their time in eating, gambling and pleasure seeking.”
“Scouts having their arms covered with badges and looking smart, but forgetting to do their good turns, to my mind, are not scouts. And for those who have no badges but are doing their daily good deeds, they are the “darn good scouts” that our Chief Scout wishes them to be.”
THE RESULTS
The results of the contests were as follow:-
Hongkong Sea Scouts, 104 points; 1st Hongkong, 101; 17 Kln., 89.5; 21 Kln., 85; 11 Kln., 82; 5 Kln., 79; 13 Hongkong, 79; 15 Kln., 78; 7 Hongkong, 76; 4 Kln., 75.5; 1 Kln., 75; 15 Hongkong, 74; 12 Hongkong, 73.5; 6 Kln., 73; 4 Hongkong, 65.5; 5 Hongkong, 56; 10 Hongkong, 46.5; 27 Kln., 42.5.
The following were the judges:
Mr. G.S.P.Heywood (St. Andrew’s group), Mr. W.Lowe (4th Garrison), Mr. G.Wilby (St. John’s group), Mr. W.H.McKenny (Deep Sea Scout), Mr. R.Cane (St. Andrew’s group), Mr. R.Apperly (1st Kowloon), Messrs. A.Mayte, W.Sutcliffe, G.Chosley, G.Bhumbara, A.Bylett, R.Longadon, N.Noble and I.Shewbridge (1st Hongkong Rover Sea Scouts Group).
翻譯：
童軍總監
對香港人表示「失望及憤怒」
「浪費時間吃喝、賭博及享樂」
「引致現在世界各地都有戰爭的其一原因，就是存在着自私的人。作為童軍，我們有責任出一分力消除戰爭，謹記我們的童軍誓詞第2句——時刻愛護他人。」以上為童軍總監侯利華牧師 MC軍功十字章 MA文學碩士 (Rev. N.V.Halward)於週六在拔萃男書院對着一眾參加錦標賽的童子軍的訓話。
現場約300名童軍，來自18個旅團，參與年度威爾斯太子錦標賽，比賽由香港海童軍奪冠。
比賽項目繁多，包括套索運用、繩結、金氏遊戲、拼圖、測量、急救及制定救援路線。
於比賽完結時，總監感謝教育司疏利士先生(Mr. C.G.Sollis)的蒞臨，這是他作為會長出席的首場活動。侯利華先生亦提及到希活先生(Mr. G.S.P.Heywood)及一眾羅浮童軍對活動的寶貴協助。
享受從容時刻
「你們，作為童軍，其實相對地正享受着從容的時刻」侯利華牧師說道，「因為與中國內地與歐洲的童軍兄弟相比，你們還不用面對困境，度過空襲及其他苦難。
身為童軍最重要的是絕對不能有自私心態，並努力日行一善。我很好奇我們究竟有多少人能做到對他人日行一善？
有些時候的確很難找到一些事情來行善，但其實很多時候我們都錯過了讓我們履行責任的機會，其主要原因，就是我們過於懶散，導致我們連童軍誓詞都能忘掉。」
「好童軍」
侯利華牧師說他在香港把大米運到廣州(Canton)，每日都親眼目睹有市民在路邊死亡，「我對香港市民感到失望及憤怒，因為他們只顧着吃喝、賭博及享樂。」
「很多童軍都滿手徽章，看起來很醒目，卻不去行善，對我來說，他們沒有身為童軍的資格。而那些沒有徽章，卻在努力行善的，就是總領袖一直致力培訓出的「絕好童軍」(darn good scouts)。」
比賽結果
比賽成績如下：
香港海童軍，104分；
香港第1旅，101分；
九龍第17旅，89.5分；
九龍第21旅，85分；
九龍第11旅，82分；
九龍第5旅，79分；
香港第13旅，79分；
九龍第15旅，78分；
香港第7旅，76分；
九龍第4旅，75.5分；
九龍第1旅，75分；
香港第15旅，74分；
香港第12旅，73.5分；
九龍第6旅，73分；
香港第4旅，65.5分；
香港第5旅，56分；
香港第10旅，46.5分；
九龍第27旅，42.5分。
以下人士出任裁判：
希活先生(聖安德烈旅)、羅爾先生(Mr. W.Lowe)(第4旅駐軍)、威爾比先生(Mr. G.Wilby)(聖約翰旅)、麥肯尼先生(Mr. W.H.McKenny)(深海童軍)、凱恩先生(Mr. R.Cane)(聖安德烈旅))、阿伯利先生(Mr. R.Apperly)(九龍第1旅)、麥特先生(Mr. A.Mayte)、沙里夫先生(Mr. W.Sutcliffe)、哥斯里先生(Mr. G.Chosley)、邦巴拉先生(Mr. G.Bhumbara)、拜萊特先生(Mr. A.Bylett)、蘭登先生(Mr. R.Longadon)、諾寶先生(Mr. N.Noble)、謝必全先生(Mr. I.Shewbridge)(香港第1羅浮海童軍旅)。