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GENERAL UPRISING? .
Hankow, Jan. 18.
by the Committee of St. Andrew's that since his coming he had Hankow is suffering from an- Society, Shanghai, to Major-Gen- realized what a tremendously-im- other Communist scare as was eral Sir John Duncan. The Pre-portant part Scots played in made evident last evening, by the sident of the Society, Dr. J. Elliot Shanghai. Ile believed that the sudden declaration of martial law Murray, was unavoidably prevent-
were the predominating in all districts and by the replac ed from attending, and the chair race there, perhaps not numerical ing of the barricades around the was filled by the Vice-President, y, but he believed that the most French and Japanese Conces Mr. J. F. Macgregor. The others important export from Scotland sions, from which the defences present were Mr. Brodie A. to the East was undoubtedly had been withdrawn for weeks Clarke, Dr. R. J. Marshall, Mr. brains and energy, and he had past. On inquiry, it was learned C. M. Bain, Dr. H. Couper Been these there. It was, there that the Garrison authorities Patrick, Mr. C. H. Rutherford, fore, a subject of regret to him had received information that Past Presidents; Captain Cook that they had had no, Scottish re local Communists intended to Cullis, A.D.C. to General Duncan, giments in Shanghai, but it was take advantage of the absence of Dr. A. C. Bryson, Messrs. C. Tnot his fault. There were two large, numbers of troops on the Beath, A. M. Cannan, David Hall, Scottish regiments in their force, Hunan and western Hupeh George Hogg, James Macbeth; but when he wanted a battalion he fronts and stage a general up- Ranald G. McDonald, R. D. 2s not allowed to name any par-rising in the Wu-Han Cities. So Murray, C. W. Porter, D. C. ticular one, so that he could only far nothing has eventuated, but Hutchison, A. Gray, Hugh Martin, conclude that General Luard had the various authorities are tak R. Wood, A. E. Stewart, R. G. kept what he thought best in ing the greatest precautions Dowic, A. T. 'Downie, J. G. Glay,
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against the possibility of an out- Hon. Secretary of the Society, and Pipe-Sgt. MacLennan.
The Empire and the East. break. Proceeding General Duncan │". Comic Opera Touch. A Quaich.
said that people might think that
Armed robberies are still the In presenting General Duncan it was quite unnecessary to send order of the day and the mis- with a quaich, Mr. Macgregor ex- such a large force out, but creants, in almost every case, ap- pressed regret that professional the policy was right. The sending pear to have little or no difficulty duties had prevented the Presi-out of this force had had a very in making a clear get-away. A dent from taking the chair. Mr. important effect. Many people in comic-opera touch was added to Macgregor had been told that the the East-Asiatics-thought that the hold-up of a private house on community of Shanghai had been after the Great War the British Chinese territory in the rear of largely built up by Scotsmen-al- Empire was on the down-grade the French Concession the other though he would not be so bold as and could not afford to safeguard day, when one of the robbers, be to say so in any other gathering its interests in the East. He ing accidentally wounded in the than this. In the course of the thought that the Empire had leg by a companion, crawled on history of Shanghai crises had effectively proved that it could. to the street dragging his loot arisen, but Scotsmen had alsc (Applause). They had shown the and, presenting his revolver at a arisen to help her out of them. people, both foreigners and policeman who had been attracted
The past year had been one of others, that they meant to protect to the scene, forced the guardian the darkest in the whole history their interests, whatever the of the law to lift him into a of Shanghai, and they all remem-cost. The cost was not counted.riesha, after which, speeding up bered what they, felt like in Jan- There was danger, and the troops the coolie by threatening him Lary and February. Then they were sent without any question with his revolver, he managed to heard that the troops, were com- as to their cost. He thought that get clean away with his booty. ing out and that was a tremes- would always have a good effect. Smart Work in Concession.. dous relief, and when the Scots They had also shown the Chinese As a result of smart work on men heard that a Scot was going that the biggest British force the part of the Police of the ex- to command them that produced ever sent to the East was not in- British Concession, the gang re- a greater joy and a greater sense tended to be used for bullying sponsible for the holding-up of of security. Mr. Macgregor China or for aggressive pur-two Chinese exchange companies went on to say that he believed poses, and that should have a has been rounded up. Its mem- that every single member of the good effect.
bera proved to be men of the Defence Force had been in a sense The Shanghai Scottish. local garrison. After a prelimin-[
were handed over to the Garrison authorities for punishment.
a diplomat. He had seen Tom-1 General Duncan in conclusionary trial by the authorities, they mies fraternising with the coun-I said that he had been tremendous try people, and the way in which ly impressed with the Shanghai they would take the children on Scottish. He had seldom seen a their shoulders was simply mar-finer unit, and they compared most vellous. He felt that that whole favourably with the London Scot spirit had been inculcated by Gen- tish, and he could not pay them a eral Duncan, who had proved him- higher tribute. He hoped that self to be a magnificent soldier Mr. Macgregor would convey to and a wonderful diplomat in times the officers and men of the unit of tremendous trouble and. dif. his appreciation of them, ficulty. After congratulating Prior to the conclusion of the
luncheon Mr. Brodie Clarke call- ed upon those presento toast the chairman, Mr. Macgregor, and wish him bon voyage on his trip Home Mr. Macgregor suitably responded.
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