THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBEK 2ND, 1925
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LOCAL SPORT.
SOOTTISH COMPANY'S SPORTS,
"KEECHONG" CER, CO PETED
FOR
**OUR MITHER COUNTRY."
Supporting Captain Boss, was Lieut.. Colonel L. G. Bird, D.B.O., Commandant
Pte. B. Wylie, in proposing the toast of of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Our Mither Country, took his hearers Corps, Commodore AFB Stirling back to the days when they were children Major Black, President of St. Amittee and looked to their "mithers to help Society, and members of the Committee them on with their kilts and to help them of the St. Andrew's Society.de pai to do "everything that needed, "doing. Excellent weather favoured the årst The hall was tastefully decorated with They could never forget what their annual inter-placcok sports of the Scots and greenery in profusion, in the "mithers had done for him; what their ceatre being the huge tub for the "dook." tish Company. Hongkong Volunteer De-Ling."
TOAST LIST. fence Corps, for the Keechong." Cup (presented by Mr. R. G. Shewan) on the i The list of toasts and the musical Hongkong Football ground on Saturday gramme was arranged at follows: ---
Toast: The King. afternoon. The attendance, however, was Pipe Marches: Barren Rocks of Aden." not hurge owing to the counter" attrap-
Pibracho Donald Dhi, tions on other grounds. ·
Thire platoons competed in the various ovents, the points gained by each being as under:-No. & platoon, 50 points: No. platoon, 20 points; and No. 5 platoon, 12 points. As a team, No. a plation, car- ried all before them and annexed the valuable trophy.
A Mair was the outstanding figure in the athletic events, winning the 100 yards, 20 yards, 110 yards and the 580 yards. He also covered two rounds in the relay race and gave, his platoon the highest points. R. Bell (No. 3 platoon) also ran well and was the only competitor to seriously challenge Mah.
The programme was enrried through with despatch and smoothness and mich credit is due to the committee and officials
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THE COMMITTEE.
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Tonst: Our Cbiet.
mither had been to them. - In the same way they could never forget what the "Mither Country had done for them Scotsmen and how Scotamen, although pre-roaming the world, always looked to the "Mither" Country with love and rover- ence and respect, in gratitude for all that. had been done for them. (Applause.)
Proposed by Fre. D. L. McWhirte Reply Major G. D. R. Black, V.D. Songs: (1) The Wells o Wearie."
(2) Bia Hundred Pipers."
Mr. G. Macleod.
Toust: The Mither Country.
Proposed by Pte. A. Wylie. Highland Dancing:
Toast:
By members of the Reel Club Strathspey and Reek
Marquis of Huntly." Our Guests.. Proposed by Lt H. C. D. Adams. Responded to by Messrs. Mekay
(Shanghai) and W. Kay, Monologue and Stories Selected
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Lieut. J. Bartholomew. Songs: (1) The Road to the Isles."
(2) MacGregor's Gathering
Pte R. M. Keown.. Recitation"Mr: A. S. Mill.
PRESENTATION OF. PRIZES. Songs at the Piano: Humorous,
Pte. J. W. Blackley. The following carried out the sportsRegimental March: Fiielan' Laditie Committee/Lieut. K. S. Morrison
Sword Dance
Pte. Sanderson. (Convener), Pte. A. P. T. Farquharson Songs: Scots Wha Hae and "Anuis (Hon. Secretary)," Sergt. Swann und
Laurie," in G. MacLeod. Corp. Gerrard (No. 5 Platoon), Corp Halloween Fun: Hyde and L/Corp! Mair (No. 6 Platoon), Sergt. A. Grant Simpson, Corp. H. K Forsyth Pres. Walker and Stevenson (No. 7 Platoon),
Umpire Pte...W. Logan (Reserve Com pany).
Starters.-2/Liest. H. E. D. Adams and Pto. J. M. Walker..
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PRIZES PRESENTED.
Dookin' for Apples. Tawtie Pot. Guising.
Tresele Scone,
Auld Lang Syne.
God Save the King.
"OUR CHIEFTAIN”
This toast was proposed by Pte.. D. L. McWhirter, who said: The toast" of Our Chieftain" might quite fittingly be proposed in the same way as the Loyal toast is proposed. He is, as it were, our King; to him we owe a loyalty as deep as was accorded the Chieftain of yore and sentiment would fit the mere propos tion, "Our Chieftain.".
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** OUR GUESTS,"
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This toast was proposed by Lieutenant | Adams, who expressed the .heartfelt thanks of the Scottish Company to that true Scotsman Mr. Stevenson," "chief. tain" of the Dairy Farm, for his kinduess in providing the grand pudden" natur- ly, the baggia, without which no Secttish dinner would be complete: to Geordie Duncan to Pto. Ben Wylie, who had been in silent worker behind the scenes: nad tb the Acting Quartek-Master Sergeant, not for his forgetting the wee butcher' share in providing such a grand meal. Proceeding, he remarked that they ought
There were always new arrived here.
Ret hold of overy new Scotsman who arrivals for the Engineers, the Infantry the Armoured Cars, and the Mounted Infantry: and if they got hold of these. they would have a Scottish Company 220 instead of 120 strong. (Hear, hear.) He. coupled the toast with the names of Mr. Mackay and Mr. Kay.
Both these gentlemen. appropriately responded at an interval in the
dook- operations
ing
A special welcome was given by the Chairman to Lieut. Donald Logan, whose transfer to Shanghai was, contemplated but later cancelled.
Lieut. Logan, who was described as one of the ablest officers the Corps ever had, maden fitting response in spite of his allegation that he was not good at speech- making.
PRIZE PRESENTATION, Captain J. B. Ross performed, the 'core- mony of presenting the following prizes:
Cup presented by Major Black, V.D., for the best shot in the Company in the year 1924-95-Won by Corporal Goodman,, the second best shot in the Company in Prize, presented by Mr. W. J. Kerr for the year 1924-25.-You by Pte. W. J. Carrie.
THE QUISERS.
In the course of other remarks the At the conclusion of the sports, the prizes were given away by Mrs. G. D. R. speaker said that R. L. Stevenson hadi
The entry of the guisers at an appro- Black, wife of the Major of the Scottish said that The happiest lot on earth is
Not the priate interval in the evening's proceed | Company, who was the recipient of a
-to be born a Scotsman."
ings was the occasion for much merri- "hawbee counting" Scotsmen of bouquet from little Miss Morrison The
Recehong" Cup was received amidst Sassenach friensis, nor yet the Scotsman ment. They were led in by the "suld applause by. Lieut. Mackenzie on behalf as portrayed in the words of "The Panky ither" and her "wee sonnie" (alias
wee butcher" and their of the winners, the No. 6 platoon..........
Duke," but rather the individual whose the
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Arthur)both in this respect and in the number of to which he bad been unanimously elect In the Hongkong Scottish Corps
entries. He also thanked Mr. Morrisoned. (Applause.)
We hae gallant men galore, and his hardworking committee for what. they had done, and the Hongkong Foot ball Association for always coming to the help of the Volunteers by lending the ground.
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The meeting concluded with ebeers for Mrs. Black, which she acknowledged in a few well-chosen ́words.
RESULTS.
The results were as under :-
100 Yards Flat Race-1, A. Mair (No.
6); 9, A. G. Simpson (No. 7); 3, A: S. Forsyth (No. 6). 10.2-seca. -
High Jump.1, A. 8. Forsyth (No. 6);
4ft. 8in. 4.8.
Broad Jump.1 H. G. Howard (No. 7), A. S. Forsyth (No. 6); a W. Hyde (No. 6). 16ft 44m.; 15.11411
own as hoss
He asked the codipaux to rise and But the pride of the lot is Captain Ross.! pledge their loyalty to "Our Chieftain." He's a hefty Hielan' chiel,
Major Black, who was received with the An' his men a' loo him weel; singing of For He's a Jolly Good Fet He's the sort o' man they're prood tae breathed the atmosphere of Scotland. low," said that the gathering that night carried their minds back to what they Oh John, John, ma Hielan' laddie John, had read in Jane Porter and Walter See that ye come back tae us agen: Scott; to what they read about Wallace An' altho' yir somewhat fat, and Donald, Earl of Atholl of Rob Roy Ye are pane the waur of that.
and Macgregor's coming. The spirit of Yir ma hefty herty Hirlan laddie Jobn all these historical Scots, who had done
so much to make, the name of Scotland The company at the close of the even- known and revered, was in that gathering's programme gathered round the 2, R. Bell (No. 3); 3, W. Stewart (No. 7)ing of the Scottish Company of the Hengniano and joined in the singing of "Auld
kong Volunteer Defence Corps-n spirit Lang Syne" and the National Anthem. that would live wherever Scots resided throughout the world. He took that ap portunity of thanking the members of St. Chieftain, although the duties of his office Andrew's Society for electing him as their were not confined to looking beautiful or trying to look beautiful on the night of St. Andrew's Ball. He would strive to uphold the traditions of Chieftain maintain the high standard set by those who had gone before him, and thus show
0 Yards Flat Race.), A. Binir (No. 8) A. G. Simpson (No. 7). W. John stone (No. 5). 20seca; 20.3-5sec
Hurdle Race, W. Hyde (No. 6); A. Mair (No. 6); a, W. Stewart (No. 7).
Сілесе.
Ofheiala Race (open)-1, Lt. G. c. Macgown; 2nd Lt. H. E. D. Adams.
Putting the Shot-1, H. R. Forsyth (No: 79, H. G. Howard (No. 71; 3, H. K. MacKenzie (No. 20ft. Sin.; 20.23;
25.1.
440 Yards Flat Becc-1. A. Hair (No. 6); 2, R. Bell (No. 5); &, W. Stewart. (No. *), 562-3scus.; 57secs.
440 Yards Flat Rnes (open)-1, Pte. Macklesworth, Bdsm Hanna M..
sec. ; 55.4-bsëcs.
880, Yards Flat Bace-1, A. Mair (No. 6); 2. R Bell "(No. 5); 3, W. Korr (No.
(7),
min. 26.3-58ecs.; 2.20.4-3.
Tug-of-War-No. 7 Platoon beat No. 5
Platoon by two pulls to one.
Relay Rave No. 6 Platoon,
HALLOWEEN DINNER.
CONVIVIAL GATHERING AT HVDC
HEADQUARTERS.
At night a happy gathering assembled at the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. Headquarters for the Scottish Company's Halloweet Dinner..
There were over one hundred present and the Pipers were there as well as the haggis. The toasts were submitted with only short speeches", which were to the point.-
The call to dinner was sounded on the pipes, and then the Scottish Volunteers filed into the hall in their tartana and uniforms. Next followed " grace.” Broth was dque umple justice to and then the company settled down" to "wet their whistles :!# and demonstrate their uppre ciation of the many good things provided,
When it came to dooking" time, it was entered into with mucli merriment, the knights of the treacle scone being not a whit hicbind in adding to the liveliness. of the occasion
Capt. J. B. Ross, who presided, read a latter of apology from Mr. K. W. Shewan for his absence, and the following cable gram from Calcutta BL. Andrew's Society
Greetings Calcutta Scottish Crad
dock.
appreciation of the high hondur they and done him by electing him Chieftain.. (Applause).
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