SCOUTS AND GUIDES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 24 February 1931, Page 3

SCOUTS AND GUIDES

GREAT RALLY AT AUCKLAND ROYAL MESSAGES (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, 22nd February. At a great Boy Scout and Girl Guido rally held in the Domain yesterday in honour of the visit of Lord BadenPowell, 10,000 boys and girls were on parade and gave a magnificent display of marching, Scout craft and tableaux of historic events in New Zealand history. Messages from the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary and the GovernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe, to the Boy Sconts and Girl Guides of New Zealand were read by Lord and Lady BadenPowell. The Prince of Wales wrote to Lord Baden-Powell as follows : “My Dear Chief Scout.—l have had the good fortune to have visited all the British overseas Dominions in my time, and in each of them I have been glad to see the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides on a promising foundation and possessing very much the same standard of efficiency as their brothers and sisters in the'Old Country. My hope is that in all parts of the Empire they will go on developing, not only in numbers and scoutcraft, but also in the grand spirit of goodwill and courage which I saw so wonderfully shown by those gallant fathers and elder brothers who fought in the Great War. 1 desire you will give to the Scouts and Guides my cordial greetings and best wishes for good camping.— Yours sincerely,—Edward.' ’ Princess Mary’s message was as follows :

"May I take the opportunity or sending by the Chief Guide my warmest greetings to the Guides and Brownies of New Zealand. I am always immensely glad lo hear news of guiding in your country, and I know that Iho movement lias made splendid progress during these last few years. It Is a very great pleasure lo us in England to meet New Zealand Guides, and I hope that wo may have the pleasure of welcoming many more. I hope that the future will bring much happiness and succss to you all.” llie message from the Governor-Gen-eral extended cordial greetings. “The New Zealand Boy Scouts and Girl Guides,” he telegraphed, “are a great asset lo the Dominion in promoting those qualities of enterprise, resourcefulness, self-denial, and self-re-spect which so singularly characterised the early pioneers, and without which go nation can maintain its vigour and prosperity.” Lord Baden-Powell said he had replied to His Excellency stating that “The pluck, virility, and resourcefulness of New Zealand people in the earthquake area had earned world-wide admiration, and it was the hope of Lady Baden-Powell and himself to reproduce those qualities in (lie young through Scouting and Guiding.” Lord and Lady Baden-Powell left for Rotorua to-day.

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