[English] CORRESPONDENCE. THE BOY SCOUTS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

THE BOY SCOUTS.

[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir,- You seem to me to contradict yourself. You deny that the Boy Scout receives any military training and yet you assert that a trained Scout makes a good recruit for a military organization - the Cadet Corps. Presumably, therefore, he would also make a good recruit for the Nationalist Volunteers. You surely cannot have failed to notice that the Scout movement in Hongkong has been gathered almost exclusively into the hands of the Roman Catholics. In the present political situation cannot you bring yourself to entertain any sympathy for the views of

Yours etc.,

"AN IRISH UNIONIST."

June 10, 1914.

Source:

1. Page 5, "Hongkong Telegraph", Thursday, 11th June, 3rd Year of the Republic of China

   • 18th Day, 5th Lunar Month, Jia-yin Year

   • Thursday, 11th June, 1914 Common Era