At 8 o'clock in the morning some 400 bay scouts, rovers, gil guides and wolf cabs paraded Hie Briton Consulate to solute the Flag. The troops represented were the Shanghai Public School Troop, the French School Troop, the Cathedral School Troop and the Catholic troop, -in addition to the }wolf cubs and girl guides. The parade formed up facing the flag staff, and after the saluting, was inspected by the Consul General, Sir Sidney Barton, cat.
The Consul General addressed them on Empire Day and its significance, and concluded by offering prizes to Boy Scouts, Girl }Guides and Wolf Cubs for the best essay on Shanghai's monuments.
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