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CHIEF JUSTICE'S
-- TOAST.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1939.
aerious matter in those days and quoted "Seo yourselves na others sue The country has good reason to be he would have worn 'n suit of blue you in these pulsating cross sec- proud of its lassics, and buff, the livery of Mr. Fox, tions of love and life to-day." I
And with buckskins and topboots,"
At the present time we do not know what that means," said women occupying high and res Sir Henry proceeded to quote a Sir Henry,
‚ponsible poitions in all walks of Underneath he came across the life. Even the flapper has com description of Burns, by another
COMING SOON!
WYTIKLADE PORC presenta >
Scotsivan, almost a contemporary, picture of a somewhat anneniit into her own land has now a voice MANGMAN-
Sir Walter Scott who wrote the looking youth who might be an all-n the legislature of the country. following on the occasion of Burns' vertisement for Dr. William'a Pink But in spite of this new found first visit to Edinburgh at the age Pille-bofore he had taken them freedom shit the goal "equality" of 25, at a time when, although the (laughter).
having been reached the Iassios remain just the same.
world did not know, he had pro-
commented Sir "Hot stuff" duced the major part of his poetry Henry, "but hardly the stuff from
Throughout the ages poets hav "I was a lad of 14 when he came which great poets are made." But Scotamon gathered at the Volun- to Edinburgh. His person was teor Headquarters, last night to strong and robust; his manner possibly I am too critical because I sung their praises in no uncertain honour the memory of Robert rustic, not clownish; a sort of was brought up on Marie Lloyd, manner. Robert Burns In his But now I will go back to Burns poems and songs has given them Burns, the setting being a most dignified plainness and simplicity, for he is my subject. There is the place of honour. One has appropriate one for expressions of His countenance was more massive the genius of the Immortal bard: than it looks in any of the portraits. another manner in regard to which only to read "Bonnie Jean," "The The President of St. Andrew's So I would have taken the poet, had I he would be remarkable if he were Cottar's Saturday Night", or "My ciety, Mr.. C. Gordon Mackle oc- not known who he was, for a very here to-night. That would be in love is like a red, red rose" to realise cupied the seat of honour behind sagacious country farmer of the old his politics, for in his day it was how some of his greatest works Scottish school the gudeman who rather dangerous to be a red poll were inspired by the Iassics. In which was a portrait of the poet held his own plough. There was lelan. He came into disfavour one of his letters he wrote "O draped with Scottish standards.
a strong expression of sense and more than once for his strong sup. woman, lovely woman, Heaven The fables were decorated with shrewdncas in all his lincaments; port of the French Revolution and designed you to temper man-we realistic thistle. lamps and flowers, the eye alone, I think, indicated the ho grew more bitter as he grew had been brutes without you.” the ceiling lights also being de- poetical temperament and charac- alder. For the fealing of wasted: Let me conclude by repeating corated in the form of the atan- ter. It was large and of a dark powers and opportunities gone one of his best known stanzas: dard with evergreens adding fur-cast which glowed (I say, literally, tends to make a man mora bitter. "Auld nature swears the lovely ther colour to the scene. The glowed), when he spoke with feel-
deara haggis was piped in according to ing or interest. I never saw such custom by Pipe Major P. D. Wil-another eye in a human head, son, being carried aloft by Mr though I have seen the most distin- Alistair Mackenzie to the Chief. gulshed men of my time." tain who then served those at his table. The Barley Bree was brought in by Mr. Gourge Duncan with due formality and spontane After those present had. ant down grace was said by the Rev. F. C. Young. The bill of faro provided by tho. Hongkong Hotel
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Fruit, Coffee,
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An then she made the lassics,
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The Peak Reached.
Burns started out to be the na- tional poot and he once wrote "I hope to become the national poet." Sir Henry said he thought Burns' In three years he did so-the rock extraordinary powers of conversa was struck and the waters gushed tion would also have struck them. forth. By 1786 he had produced That power struck his contempractically the whole of his major poraries more than his poetry. It works. He moved to near Dum-rise and drink with me to "The was brilliant, varied and profound. fries with his powers still un-Lassies"-God bless them. it captured not only his own scx, diminished but with his will power
Dr. Black Replies. but also the ladies. Sir Henry growing less and less strong as the quoted the remark of a lady who days passed. It is wonderful to was very famous, Jane Duchess of think that he wrote "Tam o' Shan-enthusiastically
Replying to the toust which was honoured, Dr. Gordon who said "No man's conter" in one day. During his stay G. D. R. Black said that just pre- verantion so completely carried me in Dumfries he composed the songs viously he had spoken to the off my feet."
The men were also affected, sald which have taken his name over Chieftain and asked whether he
the world. The years to 1796 were the boundaries of his people to enjoy themselves. He Neeps.markable" because his own ex-
perience of life was that the man life. "By the time he was 27 bls had been told to get it over and who were liked by the ladies word fame was assured-at the time let them go on and enjoy thent-
when most of us are just beginning seives (laughter). not liked by the men, (laughter).
Principal Robertson had said that to feel our feet and he died be Burns was the most extraordinary fore most of us have found our
fect." man he had ever met. Burns' poetry surprised him very much, his prose
Sir Henry's toast was duly re- surprised, him still more, but his sponded to. conversation surprised even more than his poetry and his prose,
The Barley Bree. Wi merry sang an' friendly cracks I wat we will na weary. The loyal toast was proposed by Mr. C. Gordon Mackie..
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Doctrine of Original Sin,
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that he saying
appeared to be suitable person because he would make a short speech.
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Proposing the toast of "The Dr. Black said he had no with Lassics" Mr.Alistair Mackenzie and no sister but he had had a few
"The Immortal 'Memory."
It was rather remarkable, con said "Much though I appreciate sweethearts and he was quite cor- tinued Sir Henry, that a man who the honour of being asked to pro-tuin that the lasules would wish Proposing "The Immortal Mem- came from such a humble walk. of pose the toast I am at a loss to him to thank Mr. Mackenzie for ory of Robert Burns," His Honour life should have shown such bril- understand why, on occasions such the way in which he had proposed Sir Henry Gollan, Kt., C.B.E. said liance in Society. When he was in as this, the job is always given to the toast and the company for the
mar way it had bean honoured. that the memory of their patron Edinburgh at the age of 27 he had a bachelor. Is it because a
Mr. Mackenzie had, an insight saint was honoured by drinking his published the major portion of his ried man dare not speak his mind health in silence and fie thought the poems. Burna was educated at a freely or is the reason to be found Into and an acquaintance with the Lime had almost come when they parlah school and Scots knew their in the fact that the bachelor is subject which was astounding in might drink to the immortal wonderful influence. His father more likely to spank in romantic one so young (laughter). But no memory of Burns also in silence. struggled to make a poor living and vein? I have yet to learn the doubt he had found his subject in- He did not mean by that, how the only things that were not poor reason for this old established spiring. But Burns had taken ever, that Burns' dinners should be in that family were their minds.
Inspiration from the lassies, and. custom. interrupled because he could,im-
However, whether we be mar-ho was delighted to find the toast agine no more appropriate way of other men to get a teacher to teach ried or single the subject of our occupying such a position, as it celebrating his kindly memory. A the sonu of the farmers. That toast makes a special appeal to us always did, in the programme for 8, statue was so often the beginning young tutor lived with them in all, particularly on an evening like Burns Night. But he must not of oblivion, but a gathering such turu and got a small salary. The this when we
allow himself to be carried away are gathered to- as the Burns' Dinner showed that books in the Burns family at that gether to honour the memory of by the theme and could only repeat Burns still lived in the memory time Included the ordinary school our national Poet, Robert Burns, is thanks to Mr. Mackenzie for and affection of his countrymen. books as one would expect. Then who has given to the world some the way he had proposed the toast Sir Henry said there were many there was the life of Wallace and of the finest verses in our langu- and to the gentlemen who had ways of approaching the toast to other publications of that kind, aga in praise of the lassics.
risen to it. Burns. He had been looking the plays of Shakespeare and the
The rest of the evening was oc- through some blographies of Burns works of Pope, Homer and Lake, has a special significance. It is cupled with an enjoyable musical to try and get some new ideas and together with Taylor's "Scriptur not without a certain amount of programme contributed by Mr. in the biography of an eminental Doctrine of Original Sin.” Victorian professor he had como Sir Henry said he wondered how pride we have heard. our native George Grimble, Mr. G. MacLeod across, one way of approaching the many boys of to-day were brought country referred to as "the cradle and Mr. J. J. White, a recitation by Mr. D. Templeton proving für The biographer suggested up on the doctrine of original sit where you will in the world you During the evening the. Chieftain of men who succeed," and other acceptable entertainment fare. that a modern portrait of the pect Modern boys probably knew very will find our fellow countrymen thanked the local ladies who had might be painted. The only thing little about its theory and in clear to him (Sir itenry) was what Burns position would probably in positions of trust and respon been responsible for the Scotch Burns would have said to such a have read Answers, possibly the sibility. Why should this be so? proposal.
Dally, Herald or perhaps. the Daily Many explanations are put for-dumplin' and the bannocks,,
iopati,
The first thing that appealed to Mail, hlm in Burna was the mun. IIG had his faults and it was the pon-
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Influence of the Cinema.
To us as Scotsmen the toast
ward but I think you will agree with me that the foundation is luid in the Scottish home, the in- fluence of the mother on the child.
· Mothers of Scotland.
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alty of genius that made that But if Burns were with them fact known the world over. But that night he would have one they were virile faults because his great advantage for he would be eup was not filled with wells of able to go to the cinema. Sir The mothers of Scotland have Loneliness. He was going to nak Henry said he was not fitted for played a great and noble part in them to think of Burns as he might cinema going as his eyesight was so the history of our country and have been if he were sitting infirm that if he went he was al many a man in a high position The Empress of Australia with amongst them that night.
most blind for the next week. has paid a glowing tribute to the round the world tourists aboard, A Remarkable Person.
But he did not desire to follow love and self sacrifite of his mo-is due to arrive in Hongkong on The first thing they would see behind in these matters and he ther this first lassie) in helping February 13 and will remain here was that he was noticed by all his could still study the descriptions him to success,
until February 16. The pro- contemporarica-that he was a re applied to modern films. He had
In days past it was said that agramme of arrangements has just markable person.
Yet his kindly come to the conclusion that his woman's only place was in the come to hand and provide for nature was such that his genius knowledge of English was (not | home. Other spheres of nelivity would not have affected his friend- very profound as he was unable to were not for her. To-day thingsmotor drives around the island and liness and humanity towards them. understand the language of these are very much changed. During the New Territories, a trip to the In trying to imagine what he was descriptions but he could of course the Great War we saw our women-Peak, with dances and dinners at like they hid a certain amount of follow the pletorial representa folk taking the places of men in the Peninsula Hotel, and tours to literary authority to assist them,
practically every profession and Canton. The tourists will be di- 'Sir Henry proceeded to read trade. Not only did they carry vided into three parties. They knew for instance how he No. 51B, Top Floor, Wyndham St.. would have been dressed. Burns from film description to the amuse on in an emergency but they did The Empress will sail for Shang-
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