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Baden-Powell and the International Director Scouts. and Wolf Cubs of a'l troops assembled in the grounds of the British Consulate, on Thursday afternoon, to welcome Mr. F.C.) Millington, Commissioner of the Shanghai Branch of the Boy Scouts Asgociation, on his return from Home leave. Drawn up on three sides of a square, under their officers, the Inds presented a very smart " appearance. They were inspected by Mr. Millington, who then spoke to them for some 20 minutes, giving racy account, plentifully intermixed with aneelote, of what he had seen in the Scout world Guring his holiday. The Scouts were particularly interested in hearing of the home life of the Chi-f Scout, the vast collection of his trophies, presented by Scouts from all ever the world, and his doings Scoutmaster of the local troops recruited in the district where he lives.
Whilst the Scouts listened with} rapt attention, Mr. Millington read the following, message sent to them through him by Sir Robert Baden-Powell:— have now had the opportunity of looking through the book photographs which you were so kind als to bring me from the Boy Scouts Association of Shanghai and I wa: to thank you—and that most cordial ly-—for it. Tt tells me more than any amount of reports what the Troop is like and how it is apprecinted by its oral supporters, and, more especially, how it is now housed in its splendid headquarters Lam delighted to soe that the Gi Guides work in ce-operation with the Scouts and to realize that the smartness of both must tend to uphold the reputation of the two movements, No doubt their example will 0 far amongst others who see th and spread a-better spirit of a cipline, good-will and ce-operation, 1 shall watch the development of the Scouts and Guides of Shanghai with all the greater interest now that T have them before my eyes, thanks to the exzollent. photographs which you have given me. Please ive them my cordial good wishes and best hopes for their future suc-easees and good camping.'
Mr, H, S, Martin, Director of the Boy Scouts International Bureau, sent the following message:—gladly take the opportunity of the return of Mr. Millington to] Shanghai to send you a message of most cordial greeting. We regularly, receive reports of your activities and read them with the greatest interest, I want to congratulate you on the excellent proges which you are making and especially on your fortunate acquisition of the Mitlineton Camp, which will be a great help towards your development. It has given ug the greatest pleasure to hear of the cordial ¢o-operation which is now ta ish and all foreign Scouts Shanghai, This is a splendid development, because it 1s putting into practice the spirit of the fourth Scout Law, 'a Scout is a brother to every other Scout.' T send you my most sincere good wishes for your continued happiness, prosperity and good -eamping."
After the reading of these and] other messages, the boys cheered only Scouts can and departed serene-Jy nappy.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.