CENTENNIAL JAMBOREE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23829, 8 June 1939, Page 8

CENTENNIAL JAMBOREE

»COyjgjßS; .AND ROVERS *vi Vv •••:’ ' ' ' ADMINISTRATION OF CAMP - ■ <•', • :C~f'. • ‘ ■ r. ' ' THE ORGANISERS’ DIFFICULTIES • I' - • ~ .’'yV (SpbclaL: to Daily Times'),,.-'. : '4 .WELLINGTON,, Jun? 1. The organisers of the Boy Scout Centennial Tarriboree- at Heretapnga next Novemberi'iare at present engaged m arranging for. Scoufers and Rovers senior members of the Scout movement. to.'assist 'ln the administration of .the big camp. -They find their chief difficulty, is in the uncertainty among the prospective helpers as to whether, they will be able, to obtain leave from their employment at the period of the jamboree. Many leading business houses, ‘-however, have already given assurances that the Sgduters. .and. Rovers in their employ will -be released for the period of the jambofei; and it is understood that arrangements are being made for the public servants connected with the jamboree to obtain leave of absence.

As will be between 6000 and 7000 boyi encamped at Heretaunga the need fo&as many trained Scout leaders as is possible to help in controlling and directing the activities of the bovs evident.A. Many volunteer helpers have offered to give up their annual leave to undertake this work, then employees will release them-for jit. and the jamboree organisers '.wherever pos-sible-are approaching the persons and firms concerned and appealing, for then co-operation. e■ ■ A. ■ ■

SCOUT NEWS f • DAILY MORNING PAPER V ARTICLES OF TOPICAL INTEREST (Pta Suited Press Association) < WELLINGTON June 7 A daijy morning paper will be a feature of the Centennial Boy Scout jamboree at Heretaunga next December, It,! will contain the latest news and pictures of the Jamboree and articles of;>topical and general lntere;g to Scouts; It will be published at the camp. The organisers plan to make it in, matter and make-up a real up-to-date ..‘tabloid newspaper, selling probably -at twopence a copy. It will be run by professional journalists assisted by‘members of the Scout movement.- • u "i . Bound copies of the entire issue will be obtainable at the close of the jamboree and- will probably be sought s.s souvenirs! of the occasion. Similar papers have been conducted in connection With ‘jamborees in Europe and Australia \ SCOUTS FROM OVERSEAS DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSPORT (Pea United Pbehs Association) ' ‘ v WELLINGTON, June 7. Because, of thp difficulties of transport at the time of the Centennial the Australian contingent of Boy Scouts to attend the Centennial Jamboree at Heretaunga, Hutt Valley, next December. will be limited tf 520 boys, of whom 106 will be from New South Wales. To fit in with the time of the jamboree and the Christmas and New Year traffic rush it will be possible to book.only trans-Tasmah accommodation for hoys by two steamer sailings. ‘The contingent will attend In two parties. Thev first will arrive in Auckland on December 18 and will sail from Wellington on January 9. The second wiljvarrive at Wellington on December 25 and will leave Auckland on Janu* ary,? 16 for Sydney. In each case .the ship will be the Awatea. Time has been allowed both parties-for sightseeing. A further party, of about. 50 Rovers and Scouts willarrivfe about a fortnight before Christmas and will tour the Dominion .before‘the Jamboree

opsns. Confirmation that a party of 50 boys, natiye Fijians, Indians and European®, will'be coming from Suva, has been received from jScout, headquarters there. The Fijian contingent is expected to lend colour jo the, international youth gathering. It is highly probable that another party will come-fforn .the Dutch East Indies. Other- countries that have manifested Interest have-been South Africa. England., Canada and Holland, all of whioh are likely to be represented at the Jamboree. ■> ■ ! Considerable entei:faihtnent-r-and- embarrassment —has ' been , caused , the jamboree organisers ■ by- .theif • correspondence from abroad, much of ■ it written in languages with which few New Zealanders are familiar .-A letter in Spanish from Chile was comparatively easily deciphered, but lacking an interpreter the organisers were baffled by a letter from the • White - Russian Scouts in their national script -and tongue. After considerable deliberation they decided to write back a'polite letter saying they tVere very.sorry the White Russians could hot, see their way to attend the jamboree. It seemed the answer mgst -likely to be the right one.