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SCOTTISH LETTER. GLASGOW'S WAR CENOTAPH.
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EDINCRGH. June 4th
and very extensive research work in the department of folk music, particularly the Songs of the Hebrides.
TANNABILL'S THIRD JUBILEE.
Paisley has just celebrated the 150th anniversary of Robert Tannahill, His fame is not merely local, however, and his songs are much better known than he
The Dusky Cilen, The Brase o'
The men and women of our genera-
himself. Jessie, the Flower Bun- tion will carry to the grave in their own lane," Bonnie Wood of Craigielen, hearts the greatest of all memorinis to London's Bonnie Woods and Braes, WITH par, beger kinsmen who fought, and dird
"My Dear Hielun How can we forget them, who saw Bakuhicher." their sacrifier? Bat. that the world may Laldie, The Lasa o Arrantennie. know our reverence and gratitude, and
Gloomy The Bras o' Gleniffer," that those who came, after us may war Winter's No Awa'," and many other their memory in honour and learn from are in every ear, but how few know that their example. set up this Memorial Tannahill was the author of them. Many of Stone." The purpose and signißeanes cultured people when they are told this of the Cenotaph in George Square erect- exclaim, Oh, dear me, I know these ed by the people of Glasgow, in memory songs well, but I did not know they ware of their fellow-citizens who gave their written by Tananhill; have scarcely ever hear of him; I thought they were lives in the war could not be better ex- pressed than in those simple and elas Burne's," This is the fate of most of quent words, apoken by Field-Marshai our minar Scottish porta; for just us Carl Haig in performing the unveiling the sun renders all lesser lights invisible, so our National Poet's great brilliancy ceremony The cenotaph decupies a con; tral position, is in George Square, and draws so much attention to himself that stands immediately in front of Glasgow the smaller bars are scarcely noticed. City Chambers. It has been erected to To his that hath in abundance more is the design of Sir John J. Barnt, AR.Agiven, and from them that bath but little R.S.A, is of artistic outline and noble even that which they have is taken away. proportions, the predominant features no one was more anxious than Barns wing simplicity. It consists of a small himself to make known his less known court, the centre of which is occupied by brethren.
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EARL HIC IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
An outstanding character for the caric turists is Dr. John MacCormick, a thin, wiry Irishman with a terrific punch in his shots. He is a kenspeckle figure in
minus" knickerbockers. "Using a par ticularly long cigarette-holder, he smokes almost incessantly. He tried to move a boulder near the fifth and was nighty relieved to hear that he could pick up and play from two clubs' length distance.
Many commiserations were extended to Willie Murray, the last of the Scots to go down at the golfing Flodden, Murray carries, with him a fearful, legacy from the Great War, and it is a wonder that "bo can perform so satisfactorily on the Haks. No fewer than 13 operations were necessary to deal with a severe wound he received in the head; and a man who has undergone such an ordeal and reaches the semi-final of a Championship is some- thing of a hero.
One of the most arresting incidents at the recent meeting of the General Assem- biy of the Church of Scotland was the appearance of Field Marshal Ear! Raig as one of the ruling elders in a deputa tion, fren the Scottish Presbyterian Cherches in England. It was asked what would our great-grandfathers have felt if, six years after Waterlon, the Duke of Wellington had appears in the General Assembly and made a speech? And there stood the Field Marshal who led armies zo victory compared to which Wellington's were but bandfuls, in a black morning cont. Speaking quietly of church bazaars realising £100--just as if the Somm
or coarse of his remarks. In was not going to suggest what the various reasons might be, it was an un- doubted fact that Scottish men and wearen settled in very considerable num- bere for longer or shorter perioda ip Enftand, and especially in London, Their powers of adaptability were Eden. great and to these powers, perhaps, they in an sinull measure owed their pro
It is surprising how easy the attention can be diverted from the execution of a pot John Caven at an eritying clearly Another player wna put off his stroke by
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EARL HAIG AND MASONRY.
Earl Haig has been admitted an hon. member of Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, a Lodge with which, two other Field Marshälla, "Lord! Roberts and Lörd Kitchener were also members, SOCIALISM'S FIRST HONOURS LIST.
Except that the political element is almost entirely absent, the first list of honours conferred on the recommendation of Socialist Prine, Minister "differs little from its predecessors. Due of the Birthday Baronetcies of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has a piquant local and per
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The Knights include D. Y. Cameron, the eminent painter and etcher. W. Galloway, a native of Paisley, and a former Inspector of Mines. WE Sleigh Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who is in the motor and cycle business, John Lindsay. Town Clerk of Glasgow. And Robert Donald, a former Edinburgh journalist, at one time editor of the Daily Chronicle, during the war Director at the Ministry of Information, and at present Cha
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