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BRITISH CONCESSION IN SIBERIA. Government circles in Moscow, reports the Riga correspondent of The Times, attach great economic and political im- EDINBURGH, January 17th portance to the new 38 years' concession. The Burns, cult, far from decaying, is granted to the British Priamur Mining growing in strength from day to day, Co., formerly the Priamur Syndicate, and year to year. On The Twenty Ltd The company is entitled to ex- fifth," the anniversary of the poet's birth- plot iron, silver, zinc, and lead in the day, there ware dinners and suppers in Maritime Provings over a considerable every city and town and hamlet in territory 300 mile north of Vladivostock, Scotland, and at all of them "The Im-Olgi, and Vladimir Bays.
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The company may also. fish' and hew traditional solemnity-and, be it said, foresa For the first six years the con- loving enthusiasm. The functions of cessionaires may import, free of duty, two of the Burns clubs-those in Irvine machinery, instruments, and other nodes- and Peterhead-had an especial,interest sitica. The company is subject to the in the fact that they were celebrating same taxation as the Soviet State enter- their centenaries. In accordance with prison Disputes, are to be settled by custom, Dumfries Town Council visited arbitration. Should the arbitrators, fail the Burns Mausoleum in St. Michael's to agree, the Mining Institute in Leain- Churchyard, and laid a wreath on the grad will nominate six well-known Euro- poet's grave. There were also reaths pean mining experts or lawyers, from from Indian admirers and Scots in among whom the company will select a Calcutta," and from New York. At the final arbitrator. supper of the Kirn Burns Club, Sir Harry Lauder remarked that in all his world tours he had seen more monuments erected to the memory of Burns than to any other man, and intimated that he had great pleasure in guaranteeing that there would he raised a thousad pounds for the erection of a monument to Burns at a point on Cowal shore.
On the celebration of their centenary, the Irvine Burs Club unveiled a bronze tablet, which has been placed in the outer wall of the house in Glasgow Vennel in which Burns, as a young mai of about 22 years of age, lodged during the whole of his sojourn in Irvine from the early autumn of 1781 until the spring of 1782, a house which is within a stone- throw of the flax-dressing workshop, still standing where the poet and his partner Peacock were burned out on Hogmanay night, 1781, and Burns, according to bis own statement, was left like a true poet, without a sixpence"
of Scotland, it is asserted by Mr. J. M. Menzies, the secretary of the Dumbarton was incredible in these days Burns's Burns Club, exercised a tyranny which landlord was subjected to the severest asked his gardener to dig up. ecclesiastical criticism because he has toes for the Sunday dinner. It was such few pota- instances, said Mr. Menzies, which led The ordination of a minister in Kilmar- Burns to denounce cant and hypocrisy. nock was the occasion of the writing of "The Ordination," in which Oliphant was referred to thus:-
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THE ANTI-BRITISH MOVEMENT. "CHINESE VIEWS.
The following extract from an article recently contributed by the Rev. G. G. Warren to the Review of Reviews is worth attention:
M.P., has purchased the Island of Eige.. The Right Hon. Walter Runciman, off the coast of Inverness-shire. island lies south of Skye, about two hours motor boat journey from the mainland, is The
On somewhat the same lines was the has a Presbyterian church on it, a couple about five miles long by four miles broad, speech of the Rev. Dr. L. MacLean Watt of farms, and a number of crofters. Bir at the Albany Club. He objected to the Wm. Petersen, the island's former owner;
saatomical mode of stripping an author: to his bare bones, and holding up
had a residence on the island, but that. faults, which were really measures of his
was but down in his life-time, and time, as the measure of the man." In rebuild is not known. Mr. Runciman whether Mr. Runcimin will restore or this wzy the "midden' biography missed the mark.
school of will certainly have a quiet time there, Buras services in the preservation of for, though the island possesses telegraph the Scottish vernacular were also deliveries and collection depend on the communication with the mainland, postal phasised by Dr. Watt Burns, he said, weather. A steamer from Mallaig calls saved the vernacular at a time when it at the island about once a week, but that had fallen into disrepute, when critics is again dependant on the weather. such as Beattie declared that even among the Scots people themselves it was reckon LIVINGSTONE MEMORIAL SCHEME. ed as a vulgar vehicle of utterance, when so-called "leaders of taste compiling lists of "Scotticisma" and were busy employing itinerant actors and other hirelings to teach the Scottish people how to be imitation Englishmen. revealed to these, and to the whole world, Burns the pith and melodie beauty which re rained as the core of the ancient tongue of the Northern people. Through him consideration, it was found advisable," passed on the pathos and passion of the Gacient ballad, the nature vision of Gawain Douglas, the satire and invective of Dunbar and Lyndsay, the rural life with its superstitions, the town life with WILD SCOTSMEN," its Bohemian outlook, the great story of national struggle, the fun, fuddle, and religiosity which lay at the back of Scot in London, boxing and playing rugby comed as spectators but must provide paratively moderate views of the causes A number of French police officers are actually take part. All others are wel even if I were to admit that the com tish humanity, and which have not quite matches. Their reception at Scotland their own transport. passed away, And Burns had the gift Yard astonished them, at least one part
A movement is afoot to establish a per- explorer, David Livingstone. At a re manent memorial to the great missionary- presentative meeting at Glasgow it was decided to launch & public appeal for endowment of the house in Blantyre funds for the purchase, restoration, and where Livingstone's early life was spent.
Sunday, 7th March. Firing will take place on the Shek O Machine Guns, Road from the Armoured Car and Motor
2,m,
am right in saying that there are no misdeeds of our Government or our merchants at the back of the present anti-British movement, the more closely we follow the steps of the earlier genera tion and do nothing, the more complete
perience of life in Chica has been as long is likely to be the collapse of the move- Some of my fellow-countrymen, ment. whose friendship I value, and whose ex:
Win this conclusion. They say we simply and as full as my own, differ from me
Dress: Tunics, belts, shorts and putties, Parade at Volunteer Headquarters at It was also agreed, if, after fuller helmets. Motor cyclists. Breeches. Officers for duty Gunners, Lieut.
to include Blantyre Lodge and grounds Brackenridge, M.C. Cars, Lient. R. in the scheme. It is estimated that the Moncrieff. whole scheme will cost about £12,000, including £5,000 for endowment.
OPECIAL NOTE,
must listen to the Chinese' view; that it is our Bounden duty to meet their views ball-way. The objections to the As the above parade" is of an experi- abuse of the word Chinese recur to me mental nature, only those detailed will when I am given a Chinese view. But
of anti-British feeling which can with
It is hoped all operators will fuish by care be compiled by careful extracts (and
of inspiring in the expiring ashes of the of it did. A number of the London 12.30 p.m. day in which he lived & fame and police who are Scots by birth, dressed message for the coming age.
in the kilt and tartan of their individual
still
way.
more careful editing) from individual
views, I should not agree that that was writers who are incontestably Chinese citizens, were rightly called Chinese any reason for meeting such views half- The only question. I should ask. about them is: Are they truthful. Do nothing but the truth If they do our they tell the truth, the whole truth, and plain and boundea duty is to adopt them? duty is to reject all that is not trus, to Dress: Helmetz, khaki tunics, kilts, to go the whole way. If they do not, our
add all that is.??
One short passage in the speech of the clans, marched up and down the Yard, The Dyer Cup Competition will be fired
2-SCOTTISH COMPANY. Rev. Dr. Hutton & the London Bugs playing the bagpipes "That reminds on Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 7th Club is worth recording, it for no o reason than that he has recently resigned policeman, "We used often to are these
other me of the war days, remarked a French March. his charge as minister of Westminster wild Scalemen making that wonderful son,
Range Officer; ind-Lieut. K. 8. Morri- Congregational Church in order to noise, with their native instruments It Launch will leave Murray Fier at 9 a.m. assume the editorship of The British is fine music while it lasts at full speed, and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.m. Weekly, Dr. Hutton said it was signi- but when it dies down the wailing is
ficant that Keir Hardisho, whatever pretty hard on the ear. I believe it was khaki sprons, khati hose tops, and short one might think of his views, was a great originally written to make these wild putties, belt, braces, pouches and frog. Scotsman-based his political faith not follows fight. It won't have that effect on Karl Marx but on Burns's poems to-day."
The Twa Dogs" and "A Men's & MaD THE HAGGU. for a That There was not much danger to any society, he aid, from the course at a Burns dinner, and its little assaults of any man
Ahaggis always forms the central who based hip political passion on those two poems Procession round the tables headed by a TYRANNY OF THE CHURCH.
piper is one of the events of the evening. Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware That jaups in luggie;
Burns
The gift to Dumbarton by Mr Gowring, St. Bride's School, Eastbourne
Arms Will be drawn from Headquar ters on Friday, 5th March, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or 2 and 4. p... or 5 and tween 8 am and 1pm 6 p.m, and on Saturday, 6th March, be-
3-RIFLES AND BAYONETS. Members are reminded that the rifles and bayonets must be returned to Corps Headquarters as soon as possible.
4.—STRENGTH. The inevitable critic has written to the as from 1st March, 1928, and posted to
The following is taken to public memory the power indeed the newspapers, asking whether it is really No. 2 Platoon (Infantry Company:-No. tyranny of the Scottish Church in the a national dish. It is lineal descend 1026 Pte. S. Jex.
a great-granddaughter of the post, of the burgress ticket presented to him by the Dumbarton Town Council, has recalled
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer,
Gi'e her a haggis!
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olden daya There is a tradition that a ant of the hachis, he says, dish alergyman, the Rev. James Oliphant, somewhat similar in composition, indian who had great influence in the burgh, as French as the ragout Let us give denounced the Magistrates for their credit where credit is due. action in granting the freedom to Burns, and used his power to keep the grant the Burnsites quite willing to give the I suppose there are weaklings among out of the burgh records. The Church Freach the credit if they would take the
(Continued on next Oolumn.) haggis as well !''
on the strength,
5-APPOINTMENT,
The following is extracted from the Hongkong Government Gazelle, dated 27th February, 1928-
Owen-Hughes to be Second Lieutenant in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from the 25th March,
1920,
Armoured Car Company, is permitted to No. 704 Ice-CorpL S J. Willimont,
resign from the Corps, as from 28th February, 1928.
LD. JOLL, Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hongkong, 5th March, 1926,
NOTICE,
The Annual Rifle Mesting of the Corps will be held at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 4th, and Monday, 5th April, Entries will close on Baturday, 20th,
CORPS KIFLE MITING.
His Excellency the Governor has 1923... been pleased to appoint Sergt. Harry (Oontinued as fool of next Column March, 1928.,