Islands Scouts At Sydney
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Jamboree
rl] Pacific Islands were represented at the Seventh World’s Scout Jamboree held at Bradfield, Sydney, in December, by native scouts from the Loyalty Islands and Nauru and by French boys from New Caledonia.
The seven broad-shouldered Loyalty natives attracted much attention—they were garbed in blue and white sarongs and wide-brimmed straw hats, and wore no shoes. The islanders were in charge of Rev. Father Benignus, of Loyalty Is lands, and the whole French contingent, numbering 42, was under the command of M. Andrew Annette, assistant com missioner at scout headquarters in Paris for French colonies.
The Nauruans were a section of the young natives who are now undergoing technical training at Geelong, Victoria.
It was originally intended that a group of Fijians should attend the Jamboree, but that idea Was passed over in favour of sending a contingent to the next Jam boree, which will be held in Wellington, New Zealand, at the end of this year.