BOY SCOUTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19830, 22 December 1919, Page 8

BOY SCOUTS.

INSPECTION BY GOVERNOR-

GENERAL,

. 1S Excellency the Governor-General inspected the Christchurch and Rangiora Boy Scouts and the Lyttelton Sea boouts at Latimer Square on Saturday afternoon. There was not a large muster on parade owing to the difflmiltieas , getting all the boys together, hut the local troops were well represented The parade was under the command of Colonel D. Oossgrove, Dominion Chief Scout, assisted by Colonel Oesswell I rovincial Comnrssioner, and Captain D. C. Oossgrove, Deputy-Provincial Commissioner.

As his Excellency came on to the Pfirnde ground ho was greeted with a haka by. the boys. Ho then inspected the various troops, and afterwards presented the following trophies won in the recent Dominion competitions ■— King’s Standard for best all-round troop Men vale No. 1 troop, under Scoutmaster R. J. G. Collins. (Third year in succession.) Sargood, Son and Ewen’s Otter Challenge Shield for swimming—Merivale No. 1 troop. Totem Pole for Junior Scouts (Bull Pups)-—Menvnle No. 4 troop Bristol Piano Company’s Signalling Shield—Avonside team, under Scoutniaster D. Richardson. . Shooting Cup and Badges for Shooting— Avonside team.

His Excellency congratulated fhewinnors of the trophies on their success. He said that he had come into clom association with the Bov Scout movement during the wa r and during the epidemic and on both occasions the boys had done very good work and had proved themselves useful members of the community. He advises! them to keep on doing as they had done and to work hard and play bard and tc keep themselves fit. It was the Inst opportunity he would have of inspecting them and he wished them all the best of luck and good fortune, and hoped that the movement would succeed as it deserved to succeed.

At the conclusion of the inspection the Scouts gave three hoartv cheers for his Excellency.