WELCOME TO CHIEF SCOUT

Evening Star, Issue 21945, 4 February 1935, Page 8

WELCOME TO CHIEF SCOUT

LORD BADEN POWELL AT AUCKLAND [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Feruary 4. As the Aorangi drew alongside the wharf this morning a contingent of Boy Scouts raised their voices in a haka of welcome to the Chief Scout, Lord Baden Powell, who, leaning over the rail from the boat deck, shouted his thailks. Lord Baden Powell is accompanied by his wife, two daughters, and Colonel Granville Walton (Commissioner for the River Scouts in Britain). They left England on October 27, and at each port inspected Scout and Guide rallies. The Chief Scout spoke in high praise Of the international jamboree at Melbourne, being particularly impressed by the brotherly spirit of the Australian boys in welcoming visitors from Oriental countries. Ho said there were in the world today 2,269,545 Scouts and 1,204,869 Guides. The movement began twentyseven years ago. The outstanding need in the upbringing of youth to-day was an adequate system of health culture, Mussolini and Hitler had recognised that but the training in Italy and Germany was compulsory, and had a military aim. There were only three countries without a Scouting movement, Germany, Italy, and Russia. Scouting in Germany had been superseded by the militaristic youth movement. In Italy Mussolini had adopted many of the teachings of Scouting. Scouts were not recognised in Russia, because they were unable to take the vow to God.

Lord Baden Powell, who will be seventy-eight this month, hopes for a quiet fishing holiday in the North Island after the Auckland welcoming functions are over.