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Collection Of Tartans: "Darling Loch Monster": Pass Of Glencloe: Anger In Glenlivat: Embarrassing Choice, Of Sites: The Church Of Scotland. Sir John Withers Scores: Nesting Of Grouse
A big surprise
Special Air-Mall Service Edinburgh, April zi. defnitely instituted. This move- was caused to- ment, originated by Dr. Gordon day by an announcement that Bottomley, aims at establishing a Lord Strathcona has given in-Scottish festival on lines similar structions for the sale of his fam- to that of Malvern, ous Highland estates.
"These consist of 18,000 acres. and include the famous Pass of Glencoe, the scene of the mas- sacre of the MacDonalds by the Campbells in 1892..
".
Also included is the magnificent castle beside Loch Laven built by "Donald Smith, the first Lord Strathcona, who made railway history in Canada and helped to build up the Hudson Bay Com-
pany.
united church coming under the Jurisdiction of the Synod.
The final terms, subject to legal adjustment. of the draft agree- ment for transferring the Aged and Infrm Minister's Fund of the Synod to the Church in Scotland and other financial arrangements were approved, thus completing the negotiations for the full and Anal recognition of the. Presby- tery of the Synod as a présbýtery of the Church of Scotland.
SCOTCHED
Sir John. Withers, an English- Scot, man, scored heavily off a Mr. J. H. McKie, in the House yes- terday.
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Mr McKie was apparently try- ing to startle English and Welsh The scheme, it is stated, has members with the assertion that now reached the stage at which Scotland always had a higher the leaders of the movement are consumption of water per head of considering where the festival the population than other parts of should be held. Two centres sug the country. Sir John/interrupt- gested are Dunblane and Bridge ed to quote "Phairson swore of Allan, and it is true that either } feud."; would provide an appropriate set- ||-. 'Phairson bad a, son, ting for a summer drama festival. besides being within easy reach by train and bus of the Larger areas of population in Scotland A claim for consideration for
The sale will be the largest in Stirling. is, however, also being Scotland for many years.
PRINCESS MARGARET & THE DRAGON
The Duke of York, as Earl of Inverness who was the guest of honour of the London Inverness- shire Association at their dinner in London, said:
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Who married Noah's daughter, And nearly spolled the flood, By drinking up the water. Which he would have done, I at least belleve it. Had the mixture been Only half, Glenlivet
Mr. McKie instead of welcoming
made, and the historical and liter- ary associations of the town and district will not be easily overlook- Į this confirmation of his state- ed.
Between Aberdeen in the north and: Ayn in the south many other possible sites are proposed.
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
London
derator for the ensuing year.
ment, made the strange confes- aon for a Scot that he had no knowledge of "Phairson."
"UNCONSCIOUS OF THEIR
"
DOOM" "The fame of the Loch Ness
Keepers in the Highlands (a monster has reached every "part The annual meeting of the Scottish correspondent writes) "re- of the earth. It has even enter-Presbytery of the Synod of the port unusually early nesting of ed the nurseries of this country.Church of Scotland in England ITOUSEN
"The other day I was in
the was held in 8t Columba's This is the usual sequal to a nursery, and my younger daught- Church, Pont Street. the Rev. mild winter, and is regarded with er, Margaret Rose, aged three, Percival Mackenzie, of Dulwich, little favour by keepers. Early was looking at a fairy story plc-moderator. The Rev. Dr. H. R. A. nesting too often means that the ture book She came across a Philp, Newcastle, was elected mo- birds will make
a second nest. picture, of a dragon, and she de-
The result is that the first brood scribed it to her mother.
The following were appointed to is neglected, while the second is represent the Synod at the Gen-still in the "cheeper" stage when eral Assembly The Rev. Dr. Ar- the season opens. chibald Flaming, the Rev. A. F. Pheasants are also getting down Mackenzie, CF., Catterick; the to it early. An English keeper Rev. Mr. Seivwright, Carlisle; the tells me that his penned pheas- Rev. Dr. Philp, Mr., John Buchan,ents began to lay a fortnight ȧgo. High Commissioner to the Gen- and that he has found the nests eral Assembly; Mr. W. M. Mac-of several wild birds, who are al- phail, Dr. William M'Call, and Mr. ways stower of the mark. John G. Gibson,
HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON
"Pointing at the picture, she said: 'Oh, look mummy, what a darling Httle Loch Ness monster.''
SCOTLAND GIVES UP WHISKY There is anger in Glenlivat and sorrow in Perth. The Scots have taken to red wine.
"Red Wine," not to be confused with "Its old disreputable sister "Red Biddy," has nothing to do with claret or burgundy. It is made from raisins or rhubarb and is strong.
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The Rev. J..R. Moffett, Clerk to the Synod, submitted the schedules of the eleven congregations of the Synod, showing an increase in the membership of each with one ex- ception. The membership is over 5.000.
TRANSFER OF SCOTTISH
+ FAMILIES
ар
The Highland. Society of Lon- don, of which the president, this Owing to an anomaly in the
year is the Duke of Connaught Excise laws it pays a duty of only
and Strathearn, has acquired the 1s. 6d. per Imperial gallon. It
fine collection of Highland and may be of a strength of 22 degrees
other tartans formed by the late and can be fortified up to 42 de-
Mr. J. G. Mackay, Portree, a well- grees with immature spirit. This
khown writer on the kit and tran- gives it an alcoholic content fully
slator of Gaelic stories; in order The London Presbytery was auto augment its own collection, half that of whisky. It is sold at
watch something like 4d. per gull com-thorised, by the Synod to
This large and valuable collec- pared with the 25. 8d. per gil the situation in Corby, Northamption was formed by
the society tonshire, caused by the transfer
It many years ago. contains of Stewarts and Lloyd's works from
great number of tartan patterns Lanarkshire, with a view to pro-authenticated, signed and sealed viding religious ordinances for the by the chiefs of the clans Scottish families who
have cerned, and a number of patterns migrated there. It is proposed to of old eighteenth-century Bets: Inaugurate services in Corby The specimens in the Mackay col- the autumA.
lection will in some cases be used
of whisky.
Very naturally, the Scots are in- creasing their consumption of red wine, which they mix with beer or whisky. The distillers want the Excise duty altered.
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