SCOUTS’ JAMBOREE

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 August 1929, Page 5

SCOUTS’ JAMBOREE

INTERNATIONAL MARCH-PAST IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE (Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, August 1. The Scouts’ march past was an unforgettable sight, a legion of boys swinging by under the eye of the Chief Scout, America carrying the Stars and Stripes, 200 Australians carrying the Commonwealth flag, and the rest. of the nations in alphabetical order with flags flying and bands playing. The contingent of German boys had a particularly warm welcome from the crowd. The whole was a colourful spectacle, owing to varying uniforms, scarves and national emblems. Many in the contingent were also carrying pennons which they raised in salute and dipped as they passed the saluting base. The contingents, representing forty-two nations, Dominions and Colonies, took fifty minutes to go by, twenty-five abreast. Canada’s backswood men made a brave show in maple leaves and yellow cardigans, as. did Bulgarians’ green turbaned Indians, and Japanese led by Counts, anti other popular squadrons. Sir R. S. Baden-Powell, in a Scouts uniform, was the recipient of a spontaneous “For he’s a jolly good fellow” when he broadcasted an address eulogising the Duke of Connaught’s work as President of the British Scouts’ Association, and expressing a hope for continued progress of scouting. Three thousand British Scouts gave an exhibition of folk dancing to broadcast music concluding with 1500 Scots dancing Highland reels with bagpipes. A final three cheers for the King were given with rare vim by the biggest assemblage of boys in the history of the world. WELL-DESERVED PEERAGE. (Received August 2, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, August 1. The King has approved that the dignity of a Barony be conferred upon Lieut.-General Sir Robert BadenPowell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, which is at present holding a great international jamboree at Birkenhead. General Baden Powell gained fame in the South African War as the defender of Mafeking. It was in 1908 that he founded the Hoy Scouts, with the object of promoting good citizenship in the rising generation.