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filling up. The study that must be given to "levels" might casily be overlooked. A tod is being at one end should have some sort of align ment with a new road proposed per | bapa far away (in the case of a rapidly growing town like this) and the practical considerations dependant upon "levels" are surprising); mumer ous to the beymau, when he comes to chat with some patient surveyor of architect who will explain the

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It is the natural tendency of newspapers to be censorious, and we have just given an additional reason why this in 50. Yet we desire to praise where pratse is deserved, and we must certainly remember our PW.D. when that mood cotues.

Oaf listen to the Band

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast bat bahappily it hath Done to soothe the clumsy tram on the (impatient motor. Every Today night the local military band plays outside the officers" miest, It plays well. Its conductor is early capable

and

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repertoire is chiviously extensive. Many passersby tarry

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BURNS NICHT.

"IMMORTAL MEMORY **

HONOURED.

HONGKUNG'S CELKURATION.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 1922

Many biographica hod beenOh wad ye tak a th cht and men'! written of Burna, said Mr. Stopbon, Ye aiblins might - I dinna kun- and many eloquent speakers` nad | St I hae a stake - writers had vird with each other I'm wae to think upo' yoon deo. in praise of his matchless gonius; but | Even for your sake!"

he thought that the truest appreniao' maut," and others.

tion ever said or written of him was To bis mind the must convincing by another great Scotsman Thomas description of what happened to a

and

a

The rising moon began to glower The distant Cummock Hillsof over, To coont her horns wi' a my power I set mysel,

it was a braw nicht--aye, an awfu' | Cadyle, who as long ug, as 1828, at as weak-headed taun when he partook raw nicht. The wild Hiclanmen and time when it was the fashion to spak too freely of the Lut oual beverage. chuny Lowlanders were there in force. apologetically

Fomewat as on such occasions as the pr.sent Chief won in most genial mood. patronisingly of Burny, as (laughter) was the passage -- the proposer of the evening's toast in

man of some gifte, perhaps, but barsh happiest vein. The pipers were in ly fit to be admittal into decent great fettle, the singers in excellent society." At the t me Carlyle wrote voice. The dinner service (se always) Burns' songs were already a part not was faultless. And, of course, the only of the mother tongue of Scotland But whether she had three or four "Mountain Dew

tasted but of Britain and of all who spoke the | I couldna tell.” sweeter Local Scotsmen, fore-British language. "Burns,” he said. Carlyle' reference to the bumble gathered at the Hongkong his found a tone and words for means at Burns command meant that Hotel fast night to celebrate the every mood of man's heart. It would he was lacking in a liberal education memory of Robert Burns Old Scotia's soull praise to rank him as the That seure of disadvantage had never, immortal hard, wanted only one greatest of all song writute, for we con apparently, occurred to Burns' mind. thing more to complete their happi. find no one worthy to be called secondlu our of his epistles he went so far ness-power to seize old Father Time to him. (Applause). No British manas to disparage College education. and bid un stay the hours so flerting

widely influenced the What's a your learnin swift.

never

schools.

tour

Your Latin names for ho as an

stools

If bones: nature made you fool

What Saits your grammat

has ever thought and ferlings of so many men Nearly a hundred people were pre

as this solitary and altogether private sent, meinbers of the Hongkong St. An individual with measus apparently so humble." There spoke the true Beer-- a drew's Society, and their gues when Pipers R. G. McEwen Neil man whose unerring judgment at that Drummond, and P. Douglas Wilson early date had already placed Burns A set o'dull merited hasbes, plays i the party into the dining room,

in his true position, and so true had Confuse their brains in college clarses, where the Hon. Mr. A. 6. Lang, the that become that wherever Scots- They gung in stirks and tome out! President, took the chair, with His men were to be found, which was Excellency Senhor de Freitas (the all over the face of the earth and in Portuguese Minister to l'eling), the the engine rooms of every British ship Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G.. then the face of the sea-flaughter) Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. J. Reid, Dr Forsyth, Dr. G. Black, Mr. W Nicholson, and others at the same tabl Mr. T. W. Hill acted

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SHANGHAI Januar 26,

The death has occurred of Mr. Duncan Mackintosh, of the Engineer- ing Department of Messrs. Jardine Mutheson & Cn. Ltd., in the General Hospital after two reeks' illness with typhoid A linotype expert, Mr. Mackintosh was well known in print ing offices at Hongkong and Harbuo. He was a native of Inverness and had been in Shanghai weven years. T was on the eve of going on hote leave. He was married in Matchai eigh ven months ago and was Party

ght years old.

OBITUARY.

INSPECTOR A. GORDON

News was received here yesterday of the death at home on Monday, of Jospector Alexander Gordon of the

And syn they think to club Par Hongkong Police. The deceased who

Dassita

to listen to its music, many would like to stay but niay cot Even on a fine Light fullest enjoy ment is obviously impossible for those able to endure the discomfort of prolonged standing because the

had been in indifferent health for trafic, as already mentioned, harder,

jane te suffering from a severe its heart to the mosteal appeal for

they celebrated that night with the By dint of Creek

attack of spine, went home up leave on einde. Consequently, it would b.

Jest means at their disposal the im-Cie nie a spark o' nature's lite mortal anomory of the greatest of their | That's a' the learnia I desire."

about a year ago. soneer of joy fo many of the nitary

It was known here. however, that his sojourn at home authorities world sonetion whilex

countrymen, Be need not recall to

In quoting these lines, the speaker hnd not effected any change e his perment that might rendile a v

them the well known story of Burns' hoped that no one from the Hangkonghealli, and he was compelled to considerate ses ut in bo Secretary for the memorable occasion.life, the litter poverty that surround University was present. (Lighter spead the major portion of his leave el his early years, his short triumph and appinuse). What Burus' night in the south of Enghod, instead of promptly stopped if it didn't. Many Tound residents would gladly pay

in the blaze of the bright society have achieved had he entered the lists his native place. Tominton). Co. small admission for to dara palve

of Edinburgh, his disappointments as a fully qualified literary workmen Banffshire North Scotland and early death, nor regimental band cont on a Satur

was idle to specnute; but they could day or a Sutode alternat

travel the well-known and well consider, brielly, what Burus had Inspecter Gordon sprat the best years Forty eight years of age. the late wore path and seek to find sorte done. At the time Burns was born of his life in Hongkong coming out ebould not prove impossible to find a suitable site in th· Botanical Gardeni An artistic souvenir menu card new explanation of the estra Scottish patriotism was almost dead. here in 1897. or at Happy Valley, providing offationed with a favourite portrait of ordinary hold his works had on Deprived of their Parliament and of

# us 3 it worth the port course, the rand thongh

the inscription, the English-speaking

all semblance of royalty, depressed by whale. Anyway it might be an ex

"Scotland my auld respected Mither," thought it would please them more if

and bitter civil and religious long perment well word trying when the set forth the Bill o' Fare with approbe recalled to them by quotation the strife, Suctsmen bad almost forgotten weather becomes a little war's.

priate quotations for every item. all-embracing quality of his genins. the glorious history of their country. Haggis, of course, was given pride of first of all, Burns possessed in an Burus stored that. The speaker Misty Reflections.

place in the menu. It was played in eminent degree what all true poets would eay that at that time Scotland with customary ceremonial by Messrs. must have, the capacity for love and was in danger of being absorbed by the the United Motor Company are suing Drummond and Wilson and carried sympathy not only for man himself predominant power of the day. What Major Cassel and he is counter-claim by Piper McEwen. The fare was as

but for all that surrounded muc. follows:-

a terrible fate that would have been ing damages for the alleged mis- Burns' "Lines to the Wounded (Laughter and applause). Burns re- handling of his Napier motor car was Fortune if thou'll but gie me still

Hart and to the monse whose nest be stored pride of race and nationality concluded before the Puisne Judge Ilale bretke, u

stone an' whisky overturned with bis plough were, said when both were at their lowest ebb. (Mr. Justice Gompertz) in the Mr. Stephen, excellent examples of le nude the humblest Scottish Summary Court yesterday afternoon. this among others, but he thought the ploughman proud of his ruce and

Those Pakdwellers who have lately been taking a melancholy interest in the gathering signs which show that the February logs are on their way, should revi what in London has to say about logs in a revent number of big weekly. Had they anything of a portical soul about them, they would realte. it arene,

That

gill!"

B.

SALMUEN.

Face.

"Nae could faint hearted doubtings | tances were at their worst:—

tease hita."

"I thought me on the ourie cattle. Or silly sheep, that bide the brattle O'wintry war,

He

MAJOR CASSEL'S CAR.

HEARING CONCLUDED

The hearing of the case in which

At the conclusion of the evidence

An' Pease a Beans wi' Kail an lines passage expressive of sympathy calling, because both were sung and Me. G.G.N. Tinson, wo uppeared for

beel."

for dumb animals was that written shared by Robbie Burna. at time when the poet's circums-achievements of Scottish men since Cassel bal failed to attach any blume The great the Company, submitted hat Major

that time and the glorious deeds of to the defence for the condition of the immortal Scottish Divisions in the the car. Before it came into Mr. Great War were inspired, he firmly Row's hands, Mr. Scott put it believed, by that pride and that together; he also overhauled it at Ilk happing bird, wee, helpless thing.patriotism which Buns revived. various times; it was next in the That in the merry months o'spring, Delighted me to hear thee sing: What comes 'tbe?

ENTREE.

"An' murkle din there was aboot it, Baith loud at lung."

HAGGIS.

"Auld Scolia wants nae alina in ware

That juups in luggies. But if we wish her gratefu" prayer

Gie her a buggis!** Naue exerlied it. few camn near it

It was sae fine."

mist is poetry," though in Hongkong it generally gets a much harder name than that. He point out tani mist was the usual clothing of the gods when they descended to earth but, of course, they didn't have to slither down on a wet, raw mornit in one of our Peak trans. Touching on the symbidical aspect of misty surroundings he quotes this fine pass- age from Ruskin's Modern Pain. ters Our whole happiness and power of energetic action depend upon our being able to breathe and live in the cloud

rejoicing to catch through the thi nest films of it,

"As soon's the clockin' time is by," glimpses of stable and substantial things; but yet perceiving a nobleness. You mixtie maxtic queer hotch even in the concealment, and rejoicing

patch." that the kindly veil is spread where the untempored light might haveThere's Darthing like the honest acorched us, or the infinite clearness wearied. However, as oue Peakite irreverently retorted when these things were pointed out to him "Old Ruskin mig t have thought different- ly if he'd had to live in a cloud that rotted his boots."

Making Gold.

CHICKEN AND HAM.

SWEETS.

DESSERT.

nappic Wharr'll ye e'er see meu sae happy As them wha like tae taste the

duuppie

In glass or horn."

COFFEE.

"Aye free aff han' your story tell

When wi' a bosom crony."

Ncer claw your lug an' fidge your

back

Where wilt thou cower thy cluttering

wiog

And close thy ee!"

Burus had made imperishable the hands of Messrs. Weir and Davis for Scottish dialects and ancient melodies a time and the Indian chauffeur also

was born. of Scotland composed just before he had access to the car at all times. Mr. Tinson claimed that the most

If strangers looked upon Scotland as that had been proved against Mr. sland of romance and noble effort Rowe was that he made one small As Carlyle had truly said, those and if Scotsmen were proud of their dint in a bra s collar, and that was a lines were worth many sermons on race and of the deeds of their fore matter of no importance. Mr. F. G. mercy, in fact they were the voice of fathers, surely they owed all that to Vaux, who represented Major Cassel the first song he wrote, as a lad of 16. Burns death in 1896 was celebrated Major Cassel that ou April 26, after Mercy itself. (Applause). As to love Burns. (Applause). The centenary of called attention to a tatement by was inspired by a bonnie Scots laas with much more than usual solemnity the Messrs. Weir an Davis had who was his helpmate in the harvest all over the world and at Dumfries finished with the car, it was going field and probably the last was that Lord Rosebery made a notable speech "excellently," He suggested that the exquisite gem, clear cut as a diamond with his customary eloquence. reason no charge was being made by "Oh, wort thou in the could blast." The speaker preferred the simple the United Motor Co. for work done He had said the first and last word verse on the same occasion of the on the Napier was that they knew about the tender passion:

humble Scottish poet Charles Murray, damage had been done by their who took for his text the dying words operations. There had been "gross of Burns: "I be more respected a fraishandling of a very valuable hundred years after I am dead than I instrument."

His Honour reserved judgment.

Had we never loved en kindly Hud we never loved ass blindly, Never met and never parted We had ne'er been broken hearted.

am at present." He wrote: That contained the essence of a "My fame is sure; when I am dead thousand love tales. His songs of A century," the Poet said, martial life and soldiering were not "They'll heap the honours on my But raise your arm an tell your leas convincing. A great modern head

English poet bad left on record his opinion that the most graphic battle picture in any language was contain- ed in the liues:-

An' hum an' baw.

crack Before them a'." "Wi' friendly sangs an'

cracke

↑

friendly

The trumpets sound, the banners

By,

Dun.ber. A pack of cards is another fair illustration of the point we a at. A emplete paci. is a good pack with which a good game may be played, but there is Decrsary process called the shuffle which re- sults in various kinds of "handa” being beld. No one criticises the If those two fertile minded sons of game as game, or the puck as a Uncle Sam, Henry Ford and Thomas pack, from one or two "hands." Yet Edison, get their way, the financiers LOURENCO.--At his rerilence at the public does that very thing the of the world will soon be wondering No. 9 Chatham Road, Kowloon, matter of public works, and we where they are. The motorcar on January 26th Eduardo (newspapers as a part of the public magnate has discovered that St. Lonrenco, retired captain of and representing it. have made the Paul knew what he was talking about Portuguese artillery. Aged 644e-mistuko at times. To wander when he described love of money as years.

Funeral will pass the about the Colony just now with eyes the root of evil and he thinks that if I wat they did na weary." monument to morrow afternoon open, putting two and two together, gold ie wiped out as a basis of currency An' faith we'se be acquainted better at 5.15 pm. (Macao, Shanglini ( as the saying is, and sting it as a the cause of all wars will disappear. Before we part.

The gathering spears are ranked ready, and Lisboa papers please copy.] whole, is to discover not only that Edison uow throstena to make it pus-

The loyal toast having been And shouts of war are heard afar, very busy sible o test the theory by inventing a honoured at the conclusion of

The battle closes think and bloody." department but that all of these process for making gold artificially dinner, the President expressed his Another passage which would ap. thirty от

80 jobs that it is It has been discovered," he told pleasure at seeing such a splendid peal to any of their acldier friends pre. busy with have direct relations with an interviewer the other day, that turnout of Scotsmen to do honour to sent and whieu summed up the simple soma biz scherue or plan not apparent load, instead of being an element, the memory of the national bard. He creed of the fighting man was:- from any one angle In effect, this is composed of two ingredients. This, then called upon Mr. G. McLeod for For gold the sailor ploughs the main, is far sighted and intelligent planning, new discovery is a part soution of the the opening item of the programme, a The farmer ploughs the manor, for which we have not given them problem of making gold artificially, song "There was a lad was born in Bat Glory is the rodger's prize, credit. We bad even doubted its I have always feit that the clause in Kyle."

The Bodger's wealth is Honour.” existence. Any one P. W. D. job bonds whici provides that they shall Mr. MoLood's interpretation of this may be judged as a job, and yet be paid in gold of a certain facness beautiful number wou hit immense Stephen, "that Burza ever referred to "I cannot find," remarked Mr. its coherent relation with another is dangerous. Fools and boires, anys a wise North job in another part of the Colony may who own the bonds say if tucy woke refrain and demanding an

What would people favour, the company joining in the that unfortunate ekirmish at Flodden

encore Hill-laughter)-about which Conatry adage, should not be permit-asily be overlooked. For the city it up some morning to find that guid which was forthcoming in the noble much sioppy and sentimental poetry ted to see unfinished jobs. Un-self, town planning on this scale may could be maou actuced as cheaply as "A man's a man for a' that." fortunately, it is

has been written-(laughter)—such as of seem to have come too late, but that pig-iron? Well, that is exactly what perfection. Though the whole be is not so. The ideal city is kept in may happen any day""

John Loyden's lines: Here iu greater than its parts, it is parts only mind whenever alterations are ro- Hongkong we ought to be able to use that the public precives, in govern. quired from time to time, as they are, houses as a basis of currency-they're ment, in administration, in for an and three alterations are all treated scared enouga. axcellent example) the business of our Public Works Departmout. For that matturit is so with a newspaper that

The China M.

"CRUTO, JUSTICE, FIAL (** BR VIOR

Horozora, Thursday, Jan 24 192.

TOWN PLANNING VISIBLE.

counsel 16

as opportunities for single atops in the direction of reform. It e in Kowloon that we see the bird's oye view of the

moat conspicuously

er up

CROUP.

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ROBERT BURNS.

THE HON. MR. STEPHEN'S SPEECH.

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"Alas that Scottish Maid should sing.

The combat whore her lover fell.

That Scottish imep should wake the

string,

The triumph of hér fors to tell." Proposing the toast of "the Im Burns did not write about Floddon is conducted on any sort of policy. Coverament

mortal Memory of Robert Burns," but ho wrote "Scot who hao"- While in one sense any issue of the showing its effects, and our curlier VERY young child is susceptible to the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stophen. Vioc (applause)-surely the gandest battle Chino Mail is a thing complete in prophecy that Kowloon will yot be ful is attacks your little one of first oxpressed his apnas of unfitness be writ on."

Dina twat with this dese President of St. Andrew's Society, song that ever has been or sver_will itself, begun and ended, it e nos a the city and Victoria the suburb looks sou propre fur is. It relate for the bonour devolving on him, and

(Applause). criterion by which to judge the paper, much less extravagant than it way dowel, sun tie alone, shot b

bi ist when chemists shops are usiy

Robbie's addiction to good fellow a institution. There is a con have done at the time. Our P.W.D. write his Muconnclio was not speaking in bis for instante in the opening stausss of then his regrete that the Rev. J. Kirkelip was very well set out inhis poemy, tinuoustosa about it, a dominant literally as the faith that moves Cough Remedy at ind. 16 ever fois atrod, Br. Stephon wished Mr. Tam O Shanter," Willie browed characteristic, a thread of policy, mountains," but there in a limit even as quickly and it to Maconachi a spardy tocovery from a peek of mant," and oflints. orbish cannot be discerned in one to the business of levelling down and For by all Chemists and sturt

bis indisposition. (Applause). “Fare you weel auld Nickie-ben!

kropo

They grudge me noo"; To-day the hundred years hat sped That prove it true.

Dum- Next came the

excellent item. Mr. T. G. Paterson then sang, "Annie Laurie" and so won the hearts of the company that he had perforce to give an encore. Whilos as the feathered ages flee,

This was forthcoming in "Ye Banks and Braes," another fine Time sets the sand glass on his knee,ber well rendered. An' ilka name baith great on wee skirt of the pibroch, Pipers McEwen, Shak's thro' his sieve; Syne sadly wags his pow to see The few that live. An' still the quickest o' the lot Is his wha made the lowly cot A shrine, whaar ilka rev' rent Scot Barches it turns.

Drummond, and Wison playing a bagpipe soloction wich was received with great enthusiasm. A few happy reminiscences from the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn next caused mach amusement and evoked not a little cheering. Mr. B. Gray was then heard to advantage in "Mary Morrison," one of the poot's most beautiful lyrics. Skilful, graceful, and tireless, Mr. D. G. Nicholl, clad in the national garb, We'll speak of Rab's gin he could land dancing for which he received An' Ist das cough o' grief come near's ; gave a fine exhibition of High-

Our mither's pealms may be forgot, But never Barns. This nicht, auld Scotland, dry your

tear,

years

hear's;

Lan ovation. Mr. G McLeod Life's but a fivver, And he's been healed this bandrod air Scote Wha Hao," followed by was next heard again in the martial

the exquisite "Flow Gently Swift To live for ever.

Afton submitted in response to prossive silence. Mr. Stephen, whose T. G. Paterson brought a thoroughly The toast was honoured in im insistent demands for an encore. Mr. space had been punctuated with enjoyable programme to a conclusion burate of applauso and murmurs of with "Will Yo No Come Back Again.” approval, was then ecorded acclama- "Auld Lang Syno" was then sung in tion long and sinosro.

CONCERT CONTINUED.

AN ENJOYABLE PROGRAMMN,

| traditional manner and the "official" proceeding terminated with thờ National Anthem. The pipore then marched down the main at ircase followed by the whole company. A small but still unwearied unofficial The concert programme was roing bell and clearing a space among

minority" then returned to the diu sumed with a recitation, "Tam the tables dauced foursone and eight- 'Shauler," from Mr. J. Bartholomew, some reels to many a "boochi" until who was cordially applauded for an the witching tour compelled a stop.