SCOUTS JAMBOREE

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1929, Page 3

SCOUTS JAMBOREE

KING’S MESSAGE

(British Official Wirelqpp.),

RUGBY, August 2

The Prince of Wales, who, spent h}st night in camp, at thp Roy Scouts’ Jamboree, at Arrow Park, Birkenhead, was, a.stir very eaijly this mqVping and visited the camps, of; scout of yarf.ous nations, V j Ris )t ,Royal /piglings received, grtgtings, varying, fro.qi, enthusiastic. cyies ” • % e French Scouts, %: rqtbljflg. oW tppitopis by. spout from the. Last, and lypii’d, 1 --crips of ?ujijß. Tbo to,HP PPQUjjrigd three hours. Thpija- was. a. grppter gatheringmf foreign Ambassadors and Ministers qu. thp grandstand tins afternoon when tlfe Ptipce, sa,w an inspiring pageant of Spogts;r.,- Sir Rpbert Baden Rowell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, on w.bom, a pepyage was yesterday eppr fert'pd, had H greqjt ovation, fropn 50,000 scouts, on the. area,, when h#. appeared with the Pi^ipce. Addressing the. Scouts, t)l®- Prince said.:,;lt. was surprising to see. h°W tfiglsn>yepient had grown in the Britishbut it was’ almost more striking to. find how- it had caught on, as,Jit had done, in foreign countries as well. The Jamboree proved that the. idpa that l/iy Vbphind. the, Spout ippverapnt was, reajjy a big one, and one, that appealed to. all sorts of people, irrespective, of nationality. , Every day, he added, scouting is growing and extending and bringing into, closer touch tbe youth of : nations, The Scout moyer ment is a wonderful thing for individual countries, and for a better understanding between, peoples, v .

The Prince read the following mes- < sage from the King: “I heartily wel- jcpme the. Boy. Spouts who travelled f from homes in far. distant parts of'the 1 Empjre, and many foreign lands/ for . ! the coming-.P,f-age of the Bpy Scout movement. Tin's is a unique assembly, P representative, of- the. youth, of all great ; nations, of the. world. I ask you to jj remember that the future of the world j 1 depends on those of yon. wh,o, are taking > part in this Jamboree. I hope you j fhoroughly enjoy your, stay: in this ; country, and have a happy and bene- M ficial experience. I am keenly disap- : pointed it has been, impossible for me to be present on this memorable occasion, but I am glad my eldest son is. to j represent me. It' has given me great i pleasure to, mark this event in your ; history by conferring a peerage on Sir s Robert Baden Powell, Chief. Scout ever. ; since its inception. He has been the j. mainspring, of- this adventure from its . small, almost humble, beginning, until to-day, when you. number nearly two millions in your ranks. This recognition of his valuable service to the , cause’ will he welcomed by vyhn ; realise, the importance of- training, ithc ; world youth, both in mind and; body. At the same time, I am aware, that j , wie,. splendid achievement ; of this orga~ * ganisation could not have been possible | without J: the support, giv r en the Chief . Scout by his officers. I wish God speed ; to you all. May you go from strength i'to strength, development and prosper- | ity.-’-’ 1 ANOTHER DONATION. !' '•. . tONDON, August x 3. i Following upon the gift iof Mr | Schiff’-s cheque for £IO,OOO, Mr T. W. i Whitehead, of Dunblane, Scotland, has I handed to Lord Baden Powell, a cheque !.for. £SOO .for the Boy- Scouts. CHIEF SCOUT. j TO VISIT DOMINION. (Received this dny at 10, a.m A LON'DON, August: 5. 'Hie Chief Scout definitely intimated thatvhe, .W'i)i he delighted to. visit An. c tralia and New Zealand, leaving England at the. end of September, 1930, i the. Dominions desire a visit. N.Z. SCOUTS’ RALLY-. ; WELLINGTON, August 3. in perfect weather conditions, a monster rally, of Boy Scouts and Girl Gui,dcs was held at Association Park, Ki,ibirnie., this afternoon, to mark the. 21st aiiniversavy by Sir Robert Baden. Powell. The function in Wellington ‘coincides with the international gathlerfng;; and scouts and guides from all, over the province were present. The. Governor-General and - Lady Alice Ferguson received a typical scout welcome-, The Mayor and, Mayoress were present, as well as the Dominion Chief Scout, General Sir Alfred Robin. *}.

AUCKLAND SCOUTS PARADE. ..AUCKLAND, Aug. 3. Over one thousand Boy Scouts paraded o» Saturday afternoon tp celebrate the anniversary of the. founding of the movement. A procession made 'an. imppsing spectacle as the. bpys marched through the city.