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494 MISCELLANEOUSlists for a year. Any oue who wishes these lists of filmspassed should write to the Committee on Film Censoring,4 Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai.III.THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF CHINAG. S. F. KempThe Boy Scouts Association of China received itspresent name during the holding of the Olympic games inShanghai last May. At this time an enthusiastic meetingof people interested in the movement was held under theChairmanship of Mr. Chung Mun-yew, then President ofthe Chinese Boy Scouts Association in Shanghai, which wasorganized in the spring of 1913. It was decided at thismeeting to recognize the gathering as the first meeting of theNational Boy Scouts Association of China, after at leastsix representatives of the great cities of China, where localorganizations already existed, have been added to the alreadyexisting National Council.The First Shanghai Troop of Chinese Boy Scouts fullyjustified its existence in the first year of its history. Thiswas the memorable year 1913, when rebel and governmenttroops were lighting in and around Shanghai. The woundedwere succoured, the dead were buried, and refugees were fedand led to places of safety. At the conclusion of therebellion seven members of the Troop received the medal ofthe Red Cross Society.A number of Troops were formed between the end of1913 and the Scout Rally held in Shanghai, May 19, 1915.Some are in connection with the Young Men s ChristianAssociation, the officials of which have taken an interest inthe movement from the start, some in connection withschools and colleges, such as St. John s University, Shanghai,the Griffith John College, Hankow, and KwangtungAcademy, Canton. The movement is rapidly becoming anational one.The Scout Rally held in Shanghai in May of this yeardid much to bring the Scout movement into favour andprominence. In fact such a great impetus has been givento the work, that the executive officers of the Boy Scouts,