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SCOTTISH LETTER,
(From Our Own Correspondent. ) ·
Eeryninen, May 24.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES..
THE CHINA MAIL.
of
But this was not all, My" letter which was settled at the Croation for good and all. Does not the Bible was a take-in-over-the-counter one, Ky that the sun was to rule by play and so she had to ring for some one and the moon, by night-not Parliato come for it from the hinterland ment, If our clocks say it is one of the office. Not being hersell near. welook when the sun says it is only the bell-push, she signalled gracefully to a fair müden at the other end of twelve, they are "just tollin" a lse,"
our Forbge. it makes it "King för the ten, please? At that wamer for my rheumatism the stage nearly collapsed, but I eukl mornings at Rus to ca' it seven registered a vow to give that counter o'clock. It would be tellin' the fall my custom in future.. country if they Parliamenters wad mind their ain business, and last the sun and mune alone."
GAMBLING ON WAR RESULTS.
WAR WAGERING AS A TRADE.
foss was interested" when, only this at anything in this direction, but en morning. I received an elaborate progasal
settled, but this
of the
Dr. George Smith was desperate disgustAnd the peopis appostnum spirit.
..
people are so addicted to prosecute i thing that seems forbid that this very practice seem'd to be enecurag by its being contraband...
t
leading Prosbyterian Churches of Scotland are this week holding their aittings in Edinburgh. The Duke of Monte is H.M's Lord High Com missioner; the Rev. Dr. John Brown, of Bellahouston, is the Moderator of the Established Assembly: and Principal Sir George Adam Smith;
A NOVELLIST 3 'ACCOUNT OF DUNDEE. the of Aberdeen University, is
Freo It is a disturbing, squalid, sordid, Modemtor of thoUnited Assembly. The personnel of the rollicking, hugger mugger" jolly, and Assemblies presents some interesting miserable place."That is Dandes features. One of them is the pre-in a capsule, according to Frederick
[DY SPINCES ERIOR RUGBE M..] sence of Lord. Scott Dickson, Lord Niven in his novel called "Two
Generations. The story opens with In spite of the comparative scarcity Justice Clerk, in the Church Scotland gathering. Another is the Bort of essay, from which Dundee of paper, and the consequent increase part which will be taken by Lord appears to be in a parlous state. in its cost, then is no falling off in the phlets that reach members of Parliament Guthrie, one of the Sinators of the What is there for the people of number of By sheets, leaflets and paru- College of Justice, in the FF.Dundee to do? the author ask every morning. Within the last day or They point out that those who make two I have received: long printed com- Assembly. This is a return to their money (that is, in the ease of murication asking me in s pointed old state of affairs. Before The
"Ooght the Governihent to be in Ten Years Conflict there was no malting more than a mere wage) da manner, "Shall we continue the war? Assembly at which Judges of the not they get beated about it-give peached?" also a thoughtful proposal Court of Session were not present as dama "for the place. These live explaining how the war may be paid for representative elder; but when the beyond the City areas-to dodge the without any cost to anyone, as well as Diption vane it changed this taxes, they add, indignant, and an impassioned reminder that the war is by no means so important as the doubtless rightly so. They state among other customs; and the return definitely that the employers are cotments that the clergy should wear in question in regard to the sort of vent: of the Judges is a sign that they may interested in the workers, have no church. I have ceasuri to be surprised now is in Church Courts without ofending any party is the State.sire to make their lives worth third interesting point is the presence. And at time some pensive
that, in spite of the Governments regent of Dr. George Smith, C.1.E., the listener may brouk in with a little father of the Moderator, is a repress waggle of his head for. perhaps decision, there should be an issue of sentative elder in the United Free preficing sigh, or a Hah of Premium Bonds I thought the case was ik male for my Assembly.
Proposal in the very besic who ate making the money, what off desp well-known to a former generation, as
thein? What are their interests? I imagine that my unkinwn friend La distinguished journalist, first in
Champagne instead of whisky who writes in so glowing amanner about India and then in Edinburgh. He is that's all the difference, one will this rejected scheme must sigh: for the afes the biographor of Thiff and Carey,
'elucidate. Bas they buy pictures god old days when our deplorable the great missionaries,
on the contingencies of Siczës, openly For the second year the Assemblies at least," another will kay. And the ancestors used to gamble freely an were opened under the dark shadow one who sighed will sigh again and Batties. Treaties and Campaigns," and agree They do-occasionally, the bets were made and the olds were of the world war, and again the end of picture that is nur the line-as quoted on Exchange, According to spectacula: ceremonies which are Royal Aulemy. The signi- Daniel Defoe, quits £20,000 was ver wont to mark the proceedings--the
second siege of Limerick. It is only air lorce at Holyrood and the ever ficunce thereof sonie understand, and ture on one side or the other upon the and counsel is to the authorities of that day to say that. popular procession from the Paker others do not.
darkened."
they forbade such transactions, but that The price is yon 6 (13%) of 83 per copy.to the Cathedral, and the Hall under
Framhail this Dundee's malady only increased the business, for, as De
Foe says truly epruch Orders for the book should be accompanied the shadow of the Castle were would seem to be mortal. And wholly missing. The only military further examination discloses still note was given by a guard of honour provided by one of our school cadet more sinister morbidity. There is corps. But of course the "cloth for instance, a dangerous deficiency
pin musical taste; and literature is THE GENTLE ART OF RESO The registered postage is 18 reu, to Foresis as prominent as ever in our streets,
all but unapparent." Mr. Niven Before long certain ingenious men so and Chins 40 sen. and to Europe & America and at the moment the City seems discovers that of writing Dundee perfected the gentle, art of hedging *0 sen or 35 cants.
to be populated principally by
is technically known ministers and soldiers. Just before has given us, next to nothing enjoy all the pleasures and profit of what it gaming by rale Many influential papers of the weld the Assemblies were constituted, afAnd be Hippantly dismisses Gilfillan.dras De Foe calyay n dead cert". According to this latext He gives an example of how this was mid sensation was created of the And so on.
He inngines that a town in of novellists, Dundee is in the last done..
in Lawnparket by the appearance of a
besteed, and the wagerer, Wanders conjunction with two or three others PUBLIÒ AUCTION,
Yet soother Who's Who and this couple of Conscientions Objectors stage of decadence. time from Japan! The reader is apt at when paraded with a placard bearing' The story itself is depressing, and run down all discourse of the taking. The Undersigned have received into regard it as a curiosity, ansigthe wonds, "The Mother of the First its best features are scenic. This is the Town, and offer great Odds it shall
Westora
this description of Dundee at dusk. not be taken by such a day." When they structions to sell by Public Auction, the East has now become
havo laid out money on that under practically almost to the isst detail. Bat Conscientious. Objector (FOR ALCOUNT OF THE CONGRENZD), Who's Who In Japan is far more than picture representing Mary kneeling Murray strolled away from the noisy standing, they turn the Scale," and ery heart of the City, and in the old down the town, saying that it shall be a curiosity; it is a vary sound and usefull if the feet of Ohriat. reference book. It is printed in English
Barack Park found a remote seat.taken, till the length of the first odds is and contains brief biographias, ca, the
It was quiet there and he had the fully run. And in this way they used to accepted model of prominent men in Japan.
park to himself, partly because it was gain £9,000 or £3,000 if the town was Mr Kurita sa akilful editor and Alle done
taker, and lose nothing. if it. was not Sir James Alfred Ewing, K.C.B. too early for the shadowy ruddlers taken. In order to make the method hit work wall.
in the new Principal of the University and partly because this park is not clear, De Foe states a case in this way: of Edinburgh, in succession to the late situate, like many in a position Siz. William Turner. Sir James is offering short cuts to people going. nutive of Dundee, having been born home. Topographically it is not like there in 1855, the third som of the that. From where he sat he could late Rev. James Ewing, and was hear the footsteps of people going educated at Dundee High School and past on the Burrack Road, and coulit the University of Edinburgh. Until hear children's raucous voices squal- 1876 he was engaged in engineering Jing below, mellowed by distance work, and then was appointed Pro- perhaps, down on the Loches Road. fessor of Mechanical Engineering in vacant message-boy dawdied by in the Imperial University, Tokio. He Barrack Rond, bolding a stick against remained in Japan for fully five the railings, relishing the noise be hope the calculations here set forth are years, and thereafter accepted an created; an old man on the verge of correct, but I cannot accept any respon- sibility for them. and I may as well con- Davitation to return to Dundee, and the next world, leaping heavily on
tess at once that problems of this sort, for the following seven years he stick, dragged his feet along the or of any sort that involve the use of occupied the Chair of Engineering at gravel, shuffling towards the gate figures, always bewilder me. Assuming University College, Dundee. Subse- The rattling of the message-boy's. De Foc to be right, it follows that the quently Sir James was elected to the stick against the railing ceased. wagerer was sure to win either £500 or their Chair of 31echanism and Applied Them came a little more quiat. The £2,500, always apponing" that he could
induce A and B and C to pla
play Mechanics in the University of outlines. left the bushes, the leaves.
ore likely to win And he was more parts. Catabridge, from which he passed merged. There was a hint of damp- the larger than the smaller amount, aa thirteen years ago to the post of ness that made Murray turn up coat the odds were rearly always in favour of Director of Nagal Education.
collar and thrust hands in pocket town being taken, as De Fod'explains: Tis visible by experience, not cre There was a suggestion of the smell
town in ten is besieged but 'tis taken. DEATH OF MISH DEBRIE MACLAREN-
The Art of War is so improvd and per The news of the death of Miss of cats as well as of the wet earth:
Generals are so wary, that an Army Jessie Maclaren, a missionary of the Lights were lit in the town holow:
seldom attempts a Siege, but when
to o go on with it. Chias Inland Lission, at Fioning, the thin bot drifting glamour of day
they are almost sure As I have said, the advocates of Pre- Li-Ch'wan, West Chins, was received was dissipated rearward on the River Tay with great regret in the City of Perth, summit of the Law.
For turned to a discouraging leaden, hue wiwa Bonds, who are again becoming
busy, may wali
envy the opportuni where she was, well-known.
And enjoyed our ancestora.
by many years she was closely identified along the City front."
Lam far from mying that there was no with St. Stephen's U.F. Church, and
turpitude involved in the methods des-
realy
think that took a keen interest in all the affairs "Every man in the actual fightingcribed by. De Foe, I of the congregation. About 10 line, said a guillons young Scots the man who sould wheedle the others into playing his game deserved to win, months ago 'she was on visit to officer who was killed not long s60 just as I always think that a victim of Perth, and during her stay she deserves a gold medal every week, the confidence trick deserves to lose BTAINABLE at the 'Cars Maddressed several meetings in con- some of the offers a silver medal PARIS AND EUROPE, MAYENOZ FIERY) Oce, 5 Wyndham Street, Hong,nection with the Women's Foreign once a month, and the Headquarters SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FRIGHTFULNESS.
Mission.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
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