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SCOTTISH LETTER. NEW DOCKS FOR ROSYTE.
[FROM OUR OWN, CORRESPONDENT.)
EDINBURGH, November 9th. An interesting bit of news has crept out during the past week; which may have important developments in the Immediate future. The Admiralty, it appeara are examining the bed of the river Forth, west of Boryth Dockyard, The purpose of these bores, it is believed, is to test the sea bed and toarn whether or not it is suitable for the construction
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1991.
Dinns gang over i muckle intae spablic hooses. Dinna be workin' 'mischlet on the old man yo'll be some day. Is canna pick thutic to places and put it to gether again. Udif needs cool heid, alear con and steedy hands. There's plenty time for a dram when ye've made name: and position for yeresis in the world
An old caddie paid a tribute to Tom Morris that carries a power of meaning. "Eco is it, Sandy," he asked, "that I
a swear in Tom's hearin' if I'm ober1" and then, added, "And that' only when I canna be anything else." THE LAST HOPE...
.
of docks capable of accommodating the game to devide the Draughts Cham how battle cruisers.
pionship of the World will be played within the next few weeks in Glasgow.)
Boyth" possess the largest docks in Britain, but these are not large enough to take in the monster war vessels for which contracts have..just been placed, principally on the Glytle. Dockyard facilities must be provided, for these ressels, and an early start minst be made with the works, wherever situated, se
Taking all things into consideration, It is asserted, the Forth is the only river" suitable for such a modern, dockyard. This, Do doubt, has influenced the Admiralty to proceed with the prelimin Ary borings.
It is estimated that if the work pro
peeds" work" will be found for between 4,000 and 5,000 men
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We have been conquered on the court SHANGHAI LINE-Skings spproximately lasery five days catste Ossion
And roated in the ring, Our cricket has been out of sorts,
Our pelo nos the thing
We saw our pride laid low upon the links And were, I think, knocked out at tiddly.
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HAIPHONG LIKS:
But though our fires of sport are low. | BORNEO
Their warmth gous chiefly west; Though even the ashen had to go,
Hope lives in every breast;
A brilliant blaze next year will fill, ou
games
If we can keep our draughts to feed our
flames.
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CALOUTTA
At the quarterly communication of Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry, They are telling this story of Six the Earl of Elgin, C.M.G.,, was anani-Robert Horse and Sir James Barric:- monaly elected. Grand Master Mason of Sir Robert, possibly from an Income-tax Scottish Freemasonry. Among the other point of gier, was having some quiet aminations for Grand Lodge chat of the playwright in regard to the approved of were:-Senior Grand War handsome royalties, he was receiving & 2 den, Lord-Blythswood; Junior -Grand
But," said Barrie, my plays are not Warden, Viscount. Maitland; and Junior Winners! Ah!!! responded the Grand Deacon, the Eart of Airlie
Chancellor, "I 'sec: those that don't Pan out Peter out."
The Benevolent Fund has suffered greatly in consequence of the war, and in order to meet the calls mada upen it, Grand Louge authorised the transfer ence of £20,000 of investments from the General Fund to the Benevolent Fund. and an increase of the contribution from
each entrant.
The Earl of Elgin was married in January last. His wife is the eldest daughter of Lord and Ledy Cochraner of Cults Lord Elgin succeeded to his father, the celebrated Viceroy of India in 1917, and the is 40 years of age. Hir interests are varied, and include pigeon breeding. Since his youth he has been Christian Endeavourer, and his wife shares his Evangelican feanings.
THE URQUHARTE AND ZUESIA.
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A NEW PEN - FICTUER OF EL.A.
A new portrait of R.L.S. appears in this week's Outlook. The writer was A resident of Samoa, where her father wa Chief Justice, knew the Stevenson family
woll, and frequently stayed with them at Vailims In the midst of the flotsam and jetsam in the Southern Sens atrange society which collected like (says the writer), Stevenson kept his picturesque personality. To this day I velveteen jacket over the tan-cotton cor can remember his dress-the brown duroy trousers, the red silk saah round the waist, the cream-coloured yachting cap, and a long flowing tie: Starzison and his wife often more rings on their.
His foot was a slender as a woman's toes for they all went about bare-footed hand, and his hair was allowed to grow
Mr. Leslie Urquhart, who is prominent in discussions regarding Russian finer dial obligations to this country and, Franco, as the son of a Rosebire man who sa a lad went to Russia to engage in the oil industry. The elder Urquhart accumulated a considerable sum of money, and purchased an estate in Radiest and most fragile bone-frame imagin shire.
most to his shoulders. But he was never slovenly, and as clean sa à pin, His eyes made the most striking feature a brown blaza set in his pais free. Rather than being emaciated, he had the daint
lit up the whole body of flesh like a able in a man, while his restless spirit light in an alabaster lamp." AND A NEW STORE.
The Urquharts are not the first Scots who have from time to time risen to positions of imiganes and affluenca în Russia. For a long period the Ozare had always a Soots doctor in the Royal The Stevensons used to dance to a palace. The earliest settlement hardy-gurdy (declares the lady writer). Ecote Colony in Mosodaben back to the reign of Mary Queen of Boots. The They had a donkey tied up in the tennis poet Lormontov and the musician Greco Suddenly one memorable day gorovitch wers docended from Scots, the donkey began walzing to a particular as their names indicate, Lermont and tane, and to no other, owing to some
circus, memory! Gregor in Boots format
DE. W. 8. BRUCK AND THE BOOTIE DA
CHINA AND THE LEAGUE (OF NATION.
and District Branch of the League of Under the auspices of theEdinburgh
The body of Dr. W. & Brace, the Antarctic explorer, was removed from his home in Edinburgh on the 19th Nations Union an address on Chins anniversary of the setting out of the and the League of Nations" was deliver. Beotia on her great royage. The Booted in Edinburgh by Mr. K. T. Sem. tish Bags which draped the coffin were those carried on the Scotia.
LIFE IN THE HEEBRIDES.
We often hear sentimental people pity the crofters of the Highlands, and especially of the Islands. But there is another side of the question which they mover appreciate at its proper worth. Here is what a native of Loch Maddy writes, "The people who come here pity us because we live so far away from cities, on a dull, wet island, with stormy seas round about us and no theatres, or music-halls, or, picture-palaces
night Batmetus paison to go at people, that most of our men have seen more of the world than they have and yet come back gladly to the islands. Plenty of people here make a good living, and nobody is destitute. I would not like to be in Glasgow without a
MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP vis Singapore, Penang pound in my pocket, but I would knock
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Thursday, : 9th Feb. Manfis, Zamboanga,
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NEW YORK vis fusi.
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about the island for months without penny. If I had fallen into that con dition, somebody would look after me till I got on my-feet again."
ABERDEEN KECTORIAL.
Mr. Sem, said that from time to time immemorial there had been a national sentiment in China, in favour of a League of Nations. Confucius lived" at the time of the spring and antama period, as it was called, in Chinese his tory, when China wis divided up by a number of feudal States, which were wars which led to alliances sad alliances constantly warring against each other, which led to wars, in a very similar state as Europe, was in before 1914. Confucius was a passionate advocate of peace, and one of his favourite sayings
was
Within the four sesa we are all
brethren. In turning to their literature
Bernhardi they had no Nietzsche or who wrote in glorification of the war. On the contrary the commonest and recurrent thame of their literature
military man by profession. Hence in was the horror of war, and in their history the national heroes whom they cherished most to-day were in no case their social organisations they had four class scholars, agriculturists, artis. ans, and merchants, with no place for soldiers. This, complex influence led to the dominant characteristica of the Chinese, nation today. They were pat The students of Aberdeen University leas, law abiding, persevering, and pone have had a gay time of it of late, and loving Against tyranny or oppression,
strenuous time, the occasion being the they offered decisive resistance, alection of their Lord Bestor. The usad might be overwhelmed for a while, but fights were punctuated with kidnapping they roes again stronger than their con expeditions, leaders on all sides being querora China was the oldest living captured and held in durance. Even nation of to day because of the fact that couple of members of Parliament, who their existence nested on moral forces were to speak at student meetings, had such as were embodied in the League of narrow escapes from the hands of ad Nations. ventnroun youths. Festually Bir Robert- Horne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was elected by 557 votes. Mr. Donald Mao lean, MP, a second with 400 votes; and Professor. Soddiy, Oxford, the Labour candidate, was third with 251 votes.
BANDY HEED ON TOM KOREIS.
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The death is announced, at tho ago of 61, of Baron Mackay, who some months ago became heir to his uncle, the Tate Lord Reay, The Baron was married to Baroness Johanna Bertha Christina Vas Dedom, by whom he had three sons and Some interesting reminiscences of St. a daughter. His death took place in his "Andrews and its worthien 35 years ago home in Holland. It was only us work ars appear in Sandy Hard's "Golf that the asher of the late Lord Besy Life," written by Mr. Clyde Foster, ol who, was Chief of the Clan Mackay, the London Being News. One of the were interred in the parish church of most pleasing is, the tribute that Herd Tongue, in Sutherland.
The late Alexander MoNab, of Middle:
pays to Tom Horzis, the G.0.M. of golfban
The greatness of Tom Morris grows on WILL PROVED, me as the years pas" he mys, “ and forgotten anyings and kindnesses come too, Korso Menstrie, Kinross, and well- back. Nothing better pleased him than known in London, for many years Fre to let us boys watch him and the other sident of the Clan McNab Association, men at work in the shop, It's a right a director of the British Burma Patroć NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA that is good for young gen, he would leam Company, and other companies, his
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