London, July 23. 5 Elaborate arrangements are being made in the Netherlands by Boy Scout authorities to provide for the 25,000 Scouts who will come from 31 different countries to take part in the huge Jamboree which opens on July 31 Most of the contingents will arrive a day or two earlier to prepare for the formal opening which will be inaugurated with a parade pas!) Queen Wilhelmina The British Boy Scout Association sending the largest contingent composed of 8,000 Scouts and Scoutmasters, Eight ships each carrying 1,000 youths have been chartered to carry them to four evacuation ports where their arrival will be superintended with the same care as that used by the quartermaster corps of Jan army Holland will be second with 7,000 and France third with 2300. Despite the distance, the United States will be represented by 1,050 Scouts the fourth largest contingent The Jamboree will close on August 3, but for many days afterwards a large number of the visitors will remain in the country to make excursions to various points of interest Reuter
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