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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25,
ROYALTY AT HOSTEL BALL.
Wonderful scents were witnessed at the Princess Elizabeth Hostel Ball at Claridge's Hotel where the Duke and Duchess of York witnessed a procession of beautiful Society women carrying life like dolls in imitation of themselves. Photo shows the Duke and Duchess on the platform from which the doll parade wns judged, together with the Duchess of Sutherland, Viscountess Curzon, Miss Gladys Cooper and Mr. 'Leslie Henson.
THE BURNS CULT.
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW MEMORIAL:
CHANGING CUSTOMS.
pride," Sir John declared, adding, however, that it was dificult for the B.B.C."to get plays or other iterature in the form dealved.
EXCITEMENT AT HANKOW.
HANDLING OF GRENADES CAUSES EXPLOSION.
"FATAL INJURIES.
Nobler Memori Proposed. A nobler meniorial to Barns) than the mausoleum) which en- shrines his ashes at Dumfries was proposed by Sir Robert Bruce.. He suggested that the mausoleum) To-day is the anniversary of the should be embodied in the new! birth of Robert Burns, the Scottish memorial, for which an appeal) bard, and in honour of the occa-should be made to Scotemen the sion Hongkong Scotsmen are world over. holding a "Burns Nicht" dimer at Dr. Joseph Hunter (Dumfries) the Volunteer Headquarters, at said the mausoleum was the mecca excitement for a short period dur which the toast of "The Immortal of Burna pilgrims, and should being which everybody fled from the"
immediate neighbourhood. Memory" will be propised by Mr.preserved in the greater memorial Robert G. Showan,
The neighbourhood of the Cus- Lams House at Hankow was," on the 10th inst., the scene of wild
which was proposed. The marhie The cause of, the excitement The question 48 to whether statuary inside the mausoleum was was a loud explesion which oc Burns Clubs are becoming too crumbling away, and would have curred shortly after three o'clock. respectable" was recently raised to be replaced.
Coolies working in the vicinity and by Sir Robert Bruze, presiding it Sir Robert Blair (president of others without stopping to observe the Barns Federation Conference the London Burns Club) supported the cause fled in every direction,
at Derby. He said: "The belief the suggestion for a world-wide and some who had observed that there was something vulgar appeal.'
soldiers present shortly before new came to the conclusion that a first
about association with a Burns The question of the Club has gone. Gone also inmemorial was referred to the class battle was about to be large measure is belief in the executive,"
staged for the possession of Han-.
The reality, however, proved to
allegation that the annual celebra-. Sir Joseph Dobble. (Edinburgh), kow. tions were more concerned with who was born at Alloway, was the drink than the devotion to the selected president in succession to Tal Kowloon No. 9
Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Railway Station immortal memory. Tamo Shan- Sir Robert Bruce, who, on, come an accident which occurred Fatirely, under English Management, Electric Light and Fans throughout.ter would find himself in ungon-pleting four years as president, possibly through careless handling nary Boom with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billard-Rooms. genial company at some of these was presented with an illuminated of a number of hand grenades. A number of soldiers were on duty Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. modern festivals-evei perhaps at copy of Burns's songs.
our annual Federation luncheons- The Conference decided to meet unloading these from a truck, and Kama moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress for these latter for two years now next year at Aberdeen, whose dele-one is reported to have let one have been run on a teetotal basis, rate said that a flag day was being drop. This may or may not have (A Delegate "Shame," and laugh-held there that day in aid of the caused the original explosion, and ter.) It is to be hoped we are not local Burns Club's efforts to raise ones enquiries are being made beraming too respectible £1,000 to endow a cot in the Aber into the matter by the military
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Sir Robert attributed the change deen Infirmary. He read a tele-authorities.
of eustoms in some degree to the gram from the secretary stating: Enquiry will ht a difficult fact that women were now mem-Cot far day taking Aberdeen matter 2.9 one soldier who bers of Burns Clubs, and had even by storm. Streets not deserted apparently was carrying one or formed clubs of their own, but he Citizens responding liberally." more bombs in close proximity to claimed that Federation policy bad To a delegate who wished to his abdomen was eviscerated as a been the chief factor in lifting the condemn Mr. John Buchan for resuit of the explosion. The other cult out of its oll reputation. saying that Scotland had only pro-was so seriously injured in his "The cult is now moving for-uced one great genius-Sir Wal- lower limbs that there is small ward shoulder to shoulder with alter Scott-the president replied, hope of his recovery. those other agencies that are Loil-"There are some things which are
ing for the social amelioration of better left alone."
The Significance of Burns.
Excitment led down very quick-
1
the people. It is the realisation The Conference, attended by 160ly after it was discovered that the of the poet's ideal, that brother-delegates from all parts of the affair was one of pure accident, hood of man, that we are reaching country--some even from the and the wounded man was re- after. We want that, among our-United States-vas followed by a moved to the hospital. Later in selves in industry: we want that luncheon. The luncheon reverted formation indicates that the cargo socially; we want that in our in-to the earlier tradition, for it was that was being unloaded were ternational relations. And it is not "T.T."
Stoke's morlar shells; this would- 'coming yet for a' that.' Just
account for the severity of the think how the poot would have
wounds inficted. been thrilled by that part realisa-' Commenting on the Federation tion of his dreams in the League discussion, a Scottish journal re- of Nations ! As evilence of the marked:-Legends, it is truc, die spread of the Burns cult, he said hard, and it may be that the fame agencies have succeeded, how. the haunting dread of that at Canberra, the new capital of Burns is still associated in some far of Australia, it was proposed to inde with common frailties, a poverty has been removed, with erect a memorial to the poet. love of Scottish drink, fallen fear, injustice, and ignorance, are "We have had amazing evidence since on evil estate, and implacate matters that might thrill the poet, of a Scottish literary revival, and warfare with the unco' guid. But could be appear to-day," no less nover. since the days of Fergusson among the more serious sort the than "that part realisation of his and Burns has there been so wide-significance of Burns and his work dream in the League of Nations." spread an interest in the vernacu has long been disassociated from Much has to be accomplished be- lar. Among good friends of the the incidentais that sb "tickled the fore his ideal of the "Brotherhood. movement there has been some ap-car of the groundlings." is of Man" is fulfilled, but Burns prehension lest broadenating burning eloquence, his passionate himself would be the first to should become a serious menace, rebellion against spiritual and acknowledge the really extraordin- flooding the country day as it social tyranny, and his intense,ary progress that has been made. does with spates of the spoken often humorous, realisation of the Another aspect of the Cult is word of standard English. Per-common humanity-these are the manifested in concern for the sonally, I have not looked upon aspects of his work which retain a Doric. Here too the movement broadcasting in that light any perennial freshness and signi- has borne fruit, and it is pleasing more than I have regarded the icance. Tam, of Shanter, as Sto note that the B.B.C. has sym- daily newspaper 38-3 menace. On Robert Bruce told the Burns pathetically considered a sugges the contrary, I believe that we Federation Conference at Derby, tion for the broadcasting, in one might eventually get very consider would find himself in uncongenial form or another, of literary uble practical assistance, in our company at some modern Festivals, Scots, though some difficulty, in campaign for the preservation of and would certainly look in vain getting plays or other literature a knowledge of the vernacular for such a "d-outhle crony" as his in the desired form is remarked. immortal Souter The Federation, In.concluding his address to the from the broadcasting.".
however, possibly with a realisa-Conference, Sir Robert Bruce To this end he had been in com- tion that the Band was becoming brought forward a proposal which muulcation with Sir John Reith, loe unreasonably respectable will doubtless arouse great in- director-general of the British institution, hen reverted this year terest, both in this country and Broadcasting Corporation, who to a time-honoured tradition of among Seots societies in America sent a message stating that he hospitality, while conceding no and elsowhere. An appeal, it is considered the B.B.C. should en-inch of its ground or the more suggested, should be made for a deavour to broadcast, in the form weighty aspects of the Burns Cult, nobler Burns memorial, to embody of playa of otherwise, the type of This Cult, as Sir Robert Bruce the mausoleum which at present Beattish speech, which was both remarked, has emerged from the epshrines the post's ashes at beautiful and descriptive, and shadow of an old reproach, and is Dumiries. The mausoleum "fa which might be described "literary Sente Local patois, "shoulds with all those other and is not a worthy memorial to as now moving forward' shoulder to stated to have fallen into decay, for example, so-called Glasgow agencies that are tolling for one whose memory drawa men and speech, is a travesty of the real the Bocial, amelioration of women literally from the ends of thing. and is not a nutter for "the poople." How far these the earth.
1928
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