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SLUMMING IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.”
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. |
Mr. Ballwin possesses the hum touch." as the Lord Protost of Dundee said when conferring upon him the Free- dom of the City. Certainly this priceless gift is the main cause of his popularity. Where he showed it in his visit to Tay sille WAY
not in his sympathetic talk about unemployment, or his delightful harter abous, smoking, or bis sharts of wit concerning his Scots ancestry, bet his tour, at his own request and contrary to the official programme, through The Blue Mountains. The name of Blue Mountains"
suggests
FELICH, June teth,
A GABLIC MASONSie Loda,
In a recent number of an, American publication we read that a lodge in tilasgow, Scotland, conducts its work in the Gaelic language, and has done so for forty years." The paragraph continues,
This will probably be gratifying news to some of the members of our Grand Farisliction,' It would probably be
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tatifying news to a very wide eireté were it not for the obvious disadvantagi that "the statement is not true. Forty towering years ago or thereby a Glasgow lodge way empurpled hinterland of the city. But founded and named "The Gael" under as the rose starils: sweet by any other the idea that, a Tinelle indge would be a name se, inversely, the name can concrali dveïded advantage in such a Highland The B centre. On one occasion, and on one clearsßes | nerasion "imly, was the work conducted in Elow irae Gaelie, and why it has never been repeat fquires such a magniloquent title is sailed has been always a mystery.
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offensive stench Mountains is one of the scheme sums in Dundee.
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CHINA AT THE CROSS ROADS.
VIEWS OF THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTER TO PEKING.
"If any new international conference is to be called to discuss Chinese problems
Italian destined to live among its decary It is from Hunan the province of walls while he pined for the sunshine and Chine which has hardly a reputable in the near future, sich a conference)
colour of his native Mediterranian.. record in regard to peaceful life and | Having no escape from the dull grey'surance of brigands, that a Greenock past base its agenda ga, the treaties nad
So declared Mr. John Van MacMurray,
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roundings he decided to do the next bust missionary, the Rev. W.-E. Shearer, has Agreements made at the Washington Con- INGS (Basement). thing, and on the bleak gables facing his returned home to spend his furlough. Heffernes I am personally in, favpur of! windows he painted a range of blue his just passed through Lendon, and be an early convening of an international mountains and a sunny sky. It was forr going home to Greennek is spending | gathering on Chinese questions, provided through this irregular mass of backlands
a week or two at Colchester, "Mr. Shearer such a gathering limits its discussions that Mr. Baldwin went slumming, visit is the son of Mr. Alexander Shearer, of within the scope outlined at the Washing- ing 'crewed single-apartment houses. On leaving one of the rooms the Duke of fireenock, and since he went to China in
ton Conference or makes the propisel Atholl who was of the small party; ob 1557 has sarnt all his time working for served What a terrible, conscenes the the China Inland Mission at Chowkia Customs meet its starting point." landlord of this house must have.kow, in Huona, where his companion That is just what I have been think missionary has been another Greenock ing myself," replied the Prime Minister, man, the Rev. John-Brock. Just before Jew Enited States Minister to China, to rubbing his chin in serious contempla-Mr. Shearer's departure for home the representative of tion. When Mr. Baldwin returned to city was attacked by brigands, and hisAgency white on the train which was the courtyard below it was obvious that position was dangerous for a time. his experience had impressed him. Enter-Luckily he escaped injury or capture, ing into conversation with the Svegetary Another Scottish missionary. Miss Anni for Scotland he was heard to observe Sharp, is also working for the China quietly. That is the worst of the cursed Inland Mission "it Chowkiakow, where system. It is to get rid of these condi- she runs the provincial girls school. tions that we must use all our brains."
These are not our worst houses pyon," whispered an official. I wish he could see some in the Overgate."
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NEWS FROM A BAR CÓPNTRY.
The following. culled from the casital column of the flasgow Herald will in
the Tube News!
carrying him to his new post in Peking.
Minister MacMurray denied that he had received any instruction regarding America's more for calling a conference of the powers, to consider extra-territor jality.
Continuing Mr. MacMurray said, Personally, I em in sympathy with the Chinese national movement,, signs of which have been manifested during the recent disturbances in this country, but it is regrettable that some of the leaders in the movement have been influenced by radical elements.
CHENA AT CROSS ROADS.. China is to-day at the eruss roads of' radicalism and idealism, and, for that
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MR. HALDWIN'S PRESBYTERIAN MINTURE"rest your realers-Scotsmen generally. and more particularly those of the West In the course of an after-luncheon of Scotland, have more than a passing speech, Mr. Baldwin made a delightful interest is the alarming situation which tern to the chaff of the Lord Provost has arisen in Shangbai. More than 50 about his love for tobacco as indulged in per cent, of the population of the Briti through a pipe
to the course of it he settlement are Scots or boast Scottish des- confessed that his favourit blend was
ent, while the majority of the sea faring Glasgow Presbyterian Mixture," that class, hail from North of the Border. For This friend Lord Haldane kept him sup- more than half a centary shipping firms plied with it, and thus the mixture was in the Eust have had their ships built nade by a clergyman of the Church of on the Clyde, and incidatully have reason, her people must exercise specia!
eare in 'conducting 487 movement such An isochromatic Plate, giving a Fins Render- Scotland Smokers who thought they eruited extensively their engine-room and
ing of Tone and Colour Valdes without the had heard of most hiends of tobacco were deck officers from Glasgow and Greenock. is now carried on."
Mr. MacMurray said that his interviews of A Ligh: Filter. Un account of its inclined to believe that Mr. Baldwin was For many years a prominent figare in
with Baron Shidebara, Japan's Foreign High Speed, the Plate is quite suitable for Mr. joking. But the Rev Dr. John White. Shanghai shipping circles was who in addition to being the minister of Thomas Weir, unele of Lord Weir, while Minister, in Tokyo touched on the pre-Hand-Camers Work, and is One of the Best
sent Chinese situation, but that the con, All-round Plates obtainable, as it is capable k the Barony Church is also Moderator of Mr. E. Clements, now in business in
serations exchanged were very informal. of dealing efficiently with practically any thereal Assembly has helped to unilasgow and an esteemed Baliahouston The game was also true, he said, about abject that may present itself. mave the mystery,
says Dr. personality is still remembered with
SOLE MANUFACTURES:- White. the mixture is one of my claims affection in the Marine Engineers - his talks with Baron Shidehara on the
Federal-Mitsui wireless question. to fame, and I am sorry to say it always stitute at Shanghai.
He added that the policy of the United WELLINGTON & WARD, LTD. ends in noke." It was originally intro
States Government toward Soviet Russia dued to him by n South African, who
ELSTREE, ENGLAND. Ambassador not yet changed. asked him to try it. Dr. White himself
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Karakhan being the dayen of the Peking ture, and authorised his, tobacconist to
Diplomatic Corps, Mr. MacMurray in-
to him to tends to pay a visit Dr. White has smokedment, blend it for him.
on his arrival change greetings Peking.
Asked for his views on the American
expressed his regret that such a law was enacted for it has brought about undesir able effects upon American Japanese re lationship, but that nothing could be done just now regarding the Act.
PLASTERERS' AND GOLFENS
Sandy Herd was a plastere in St. Andrews before he went to Portrush to take up his first professional appoint
of The Incorporate Society
it for years and has found it delic Plasterers will now be able to march iously mild and very diol." Many of proudly to their next annual golf com his friends who tried it became its petition just as if they were stockbrokers staunch devoices, and a day he intro or barristers. Not only Herd, but Willie duced it to a journalist. I was through M Farlane, who triumphard in the Aue this journalist that Lord Haldane beeamerican championship. is one of their order. After When M'Farlane quitted Aberdeen, be acquainted with the mixture. giving it a trial, his Lordship was no did so as a plasterer, but when he got thusiastic regarding its charms that to the other side he found the knowledge he immediately came to the resolution and skill he had acquired on the Aberdeen that he must take soine of it to Mr. municipal links of much more value than Baldwin. The tobacconist whe blends the lus apprenticeship to cements and lime." tobacco has no hesitation in supplying is astonishing that, notwithstanding When their success in the British Championship, an ounce of White's Mixture.
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told that the secret" was out he looked the Americans have been none to success somewhat surprised. but he did not deny ful in their own. Now an Aberdonian that the mixture was herited to DF. succeeds Cyril Walker. of Chester, as White's formula. Mr. Baldwin, hchampion, and in the Grst sixteen are volunteered, had been smoking the mix-seven Scotsmen, one Irishnan, and an ture for about two years. Its ingredients Englishman. The influence of the Seat were known only to a select circle, and on the Americau golfer is impressive.
An interim dividend of sine shillings while not disclosing the full Facts, he Bobby Jones has from his boyhood been gave the clue that it was composed of five under the tuition, ab Atalanta, of a Scot different mixtures, one of which a Bour-the same professional who conched Miss 4 share, less income tax, was paid in January, absorbing £83,700. A further, tobacte. He stated further that he sup. Alexa Stirling. Most of the players, we dividend (being the 402nd since the four GILMAN & Co., LTD., plied the Premier and Lord Haldane finished well up in the championship of diation of the office, of eleven shillings through a tobacconist in Westminster. the United States will be at Prestwick per share, less income tax, was declared Their combined supply was about 4 h. It was pleasant to see Laurie Ayton in payable on July 1st, absorbing £102,300. A perfect stylist, his This leaves £48,177.2.10 to the credit of every two months. On the basis that the the prize-list. quantity was equally divided, this gave health was against him in this country, Proft and Loss Account unappropriated. The total funds of the office amount to an allowance of about half an ounce per but he has been very well since going day, to each..
to Chicago six years ago.
£4,995,849.1.0.
MAPPING OF CHINA. HOW SIR A L. HOSIE'S GREAT WORK WAS DONE.
and 2,000 cities as well as showing the navigability of rivers, heights of mountains, etc., was an accident. They had at first no intention of making a map. The idea was merely to saper-impose some data on an- Lady Rosie has just disclosed how her other map. As the work proceeded they husband, the late Sir A. L. Hosie, whose found city after city of the two thousand death occurred early this year, une to edit missing, and in writing them is Jis- the now well-known map of China which covered that they were making a new map. bears his came. It appears she helped Lady Hosie did most of the mechancial him considerably in this tremendous task. part of the work, her husband, who had Therefore she speaks with intimate know-visited many of the places emmerated, ledge. As is well known, Hosio spent forty supplying the necessary information and years of his life in Chind, often travelling giving the final pronouncement as to their în its remotest and least-known parts, and position.
story of the economic and commercial Lady Bosio recoris the price that resources of the country interested him welled up in her when the completed deeply, In the Daily Telegraph's work arrived from the publisher and when columns Tady Howie new tells us in effect her husband, told her that but for her help that her hand's invaluable map of the task would have taken him fire China, covering the twenty-two provinces years intead of two.
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WITH to, went to Shareholders ITH reference to the Notice dated the of the Company whereby a Final Call of $6.00 per share was made payable on the lat AversT, 1825, the General Margera have decided in view of the Present Condition of Afisire to Extend the Time for Payment of This Call.
Notice is Accordingly Hereby Given that the said Date for Payment of the said Final. Call is Extended until the 2ND NOVEMBER, 1925, and that the Farm of Cankers Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used as though the Daks named therein were the 2nd NOVEMBER, 1925."
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