The motto of the Rover Scout is "service", On Dee. 11 there" was unveiled at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in North Soochow Road a fitting memorial to four Chinese Scouts who lived up to, and died in carrying into. effect, "this motto.
sing aged 21, Bao Tsiang-wa age These four leds wee, boo Yuen. 18 Ying Ven-dah aged 19, and Mow Teiangeriang aged 18 years, all of 'Troop. the' Olinese Chamber of Commerte
On January 29 of this year—the second day of the trouble—they reported for duty to their scout.
Bir. Yih." Although first duty is to the land that] gave him birth, Scouts in every Country are non-combatants. The four lads mentioned above, known full well the dangers that attended any "Service in" the war-stricken area, volunteered to assist the re-gees and render "first aid" to Those who needed it, At 9 am, on that. morning, with Red "Cross Dodges hastily' tacked on the arms of their shirts, they mounted a Chinese Red Cross Society truck and, Aigappeared in the diveation of North Szechuen Road," Their were stretchers, their am Dandages and iodine "and. their Danner that emblem of internation~ Service—a ved cross ona white Fround. "Av some time during that Morning the truck, its driver_and the four scouts apparently vanished into thin alr.
group' of gentlemen. who assiste Despite the Herculean efforts of the scoutmaster no news could. be obtained, Other groups of scouts and Red Cross. workers operating the war area made inquiries, in every direction but the most persist-certainty as to the manner in which the Rover Scout mothing more than a word, they made it a mtg ie ft a tered only minor injuries during the during the evacuation of the Nine-
The case of Rover Scout Yang shows admirably the result of Scout} training. During the evacuation the contending army's planes flew Tow over the Nanziang sector and. subjected the troops to a sweeping fire from, their machine-guns. Yang, who on that day was messenger be:
Scout outposts and Scout!
and. was riding a motor-eye lo, received part of this leaden hail in both legs. For some time! he lay unconscious. Upon coming to his senses he crawled to an a house, drag is 'After a vert he decided that to stay here' was only. courting further trouble, for soldiers donot always Feeognise Scout's uniform, anduging his Tegs as well as he doult'ne strted crawling. After Prat seemed hours of excruciating Pain he reached the: town of Nan-Biang. "Here he found a doctor, bu: while this. gentleman was cleansing the wounds, the house, was bombed. hie time, however, Fate was kine
shoulders and. cartied him to.
out mon took Yarig'on ther junk on. the creek and eventually.
jo reached Quinsan. "For eighteen ours he had nether food nor drink the smile. of the Scout. was wanting. "From Quinsan he was en to Soochow where, at last, he ved. proper medical treatment.
Thin scoutmaster, Mr. Yih, having]
news of hin, feared the worst
the country. "around Nanziang leaving nothing to chance separ.
Quinsan ang at last, picked up trail. He found Vang in the hospital at Soochow. The hand bake of Scout and Scout. and outmaster meant that which 15
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