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The Land of the Guel

important society

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925.

of Higanders for the cultivation SHREDS AND PATCHES.

For ther native tongue (An ComuBO Guidheach) hua basti keceived a circuina vatlining proposals in coLL- hection with a Great Gathering of

Mise Vere Hutchin- The following seems to be a

son, has just published her new novel, The Naked Man. This something like this: Perhaps it Freedom la all very well in a heat was right to dissemble your love. wave, but what If Winter Comest but why did you kick me.

down stairs?

Magistrate

(to

Golf from Two Sides is the Great title of a recent hook. Conan Doyle, do they play golf on STONES OF. woman who threw the Other Side toot

LOVE.

Cinels which is to take place in For SHOTS. son, a sister of Mr. modern version of that saying Glasgow in June, 1928, under ita

A. 8. M. Hutchin which, if memory serves, goes auspices, the pirposa being to stimulate intereas in, and raise funds for, the work which is going on for the preservation of Gadio a spoken tongue, for the popularia. ing of its music, the developmeat of it literature, and the study and practice of Celtic urt For His work the Highland Association, which is the translation of its Gaelic title, hus been largely responsible and it was largely due to its efforts that provision was made for the teaching of Guslic in schools. The impetus which was given to the na- tive language of the Highlands after this concession had been

Hand-painted knees are the granted, it would appear, was only latest thing according to some an invited guest to a Bishop's temporary and the Association, authorities. This illustrates in Christmas party. He failed to which is greatly concerned over the which direction women are tend- keep

A Chinese General is reported to have said that he wants to see blood shed every day. Obviously a "Red" general.

ing.

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"Next Winter to Be Worst in 216 Years, Says Savant." this mean that another Residents

Does Association is to be formed?

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If it rains to-day, the prospect

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cansus figures clearly showing that the number of Gaelic-speaking people is rapidly diminishing, haa organized the Great Faill of 1936 to mark the inception of a rigorous compaign to check this decline and to keep Colic healthily alive sa language in every day use. Quite apart from the cultural value of bi-lingualism it is only natural for the week-end will be a pour that Scotsmen should be anxious to una." keep alive the most precious of living links with a glorious and Chicago is having an average romantic pust: to those overseas of two murders a day. This does the appeal should come charged not concern us. We have given with a particularly strong sentiment, up eating tinned food. and it is interesting to note that invitations are being issued to re- presentatives of all known over sens Scottish ખાત Highland Societies to attend this Celtic Con- ference in order that they muy co operate in discussing ways" and means for securing a mighty revival Fifty-seven new of interest in the study and practice sponges have been placed in the of the old Guelio“ tongue. If British Museum. We should like Dominiona und uther Countries to add the one who sponges on us would care to take a more direct outside the Post Office. interest, it is also indicated that Opportunities will be afforded of

The "Daily Mail" suggests that alloting them stalls. It is mucerely our beds are too short. Some of to be ped that the response inus are too long in them. money and goods from Scots and Cinels at home and abroad will be sthetent for the purpose the High- land Association has not itself out

to achieve.

A THOUGHT FOR SUNDAY.

"They That Watch for the Morning"

would have us believe that civilised

The Corporation of Greenock recently inspected the local water supply. A Job, for which some Scotsmen have no taste.

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We hope that China's doubting attitude towards the Occident may prove to be an accident.

That the Bagpipe

A FALLACY. originated in Scot

land.

stones at a man): Why did you do it?

Woman: I love him.

SUPERSTITION.

Bishop's palaces are not immune. The writer was

hly engagement. Hie absence meant thirteen at table. A hunt was made for someone to make it fourteen. A sigh of re thirteen was exceeded. This is lief ascended when the dread

fact. So is the following all the way from Australia. Several Mercantile chiefs gathered to- gether the other evening, the guest of honour being the Speaker of the Federal House, Mr. Watt, K.C. One of the bestknown Flinders Lane merchants was there along with some of the Fire Brigade chiefs. Horrified, they found they were 18. Nothing for it but to secure a big doll and place it on a chair in front of the otherwise vacant fourteenth seat while it glared with glassy eyes at the cocktail set before it: Gravely did the waiter hover round it, keeping its dishes re- gularly supplied.

ALL GENERALS, journalists

the

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The two local have bud press. They have written up

given Canton Canton but they have also written it down. We feel it useless to ge our maiden aunt-who has siderable wealth-to make the trip. It canaqt be done for eme time. In the old days one either got Cooks to guide, or ranged cerning the

with a missionary friend, with a present situation

slight knowledge of the lungunge which have made us wonder if he.

"There is reason to believe that and a less one of the city, to show has been the mouthpiece of the

the origin of the bag-pipe miast be you round.

The latter was more Government. This seeming, con-

When one is inclined to be down sought in remote antiquity. We exciting for on a trudge to 800 tempt of the public bas, in the cast and discouraged at soms more are able to trace it in ancient flowery pagod you would. main, led to the formation of mout as to the moral trend of the Egypt, in Chaldaes and in ancient British Yamen where our Cadet.

than usually jessimistic prune Persia, and by inference in Sincere's or come full tilt on

either emergo at the back of numbers of Residents Associations. labbertiny world, one can take rom Greece...... These Associations in their turn the who have least faith either duce by the Romans into the bogue. Tn those days various fat in by self-evident fact--tub That the bag-pipe was intro- at nequired. the right tones or sinologues played excellent tennis have increased the work of the in the world's present progress or British Isles is a conclusion sup- things stood out prominently-at Government to a great extent.ultimate salvation are always those ported by the discovery in the least two did-the abeo awful A reference to the report of any

who know it least,

foundations of the Practorian smells and the number of "brives" For rely, as a matter of com- Camp at Richborough of a small in taterdemalion uniforms, and of them will show the numbers of an experience, pessimism of this bronze figure of a Roman soldier oficers and generals." Leaves on communications

to which the sort is ever rooted in ignore. If playing the tibia utricularis. The Vallombrows nevor clustered as these Government has had to reply by the feet of ordinary workaday the interesting fact in connection that vade mecum to promotion- aru follow daily the treks worn Rev. Stephen Weston-points out did. You thought immediately of communications dealing with folk-the musses, as they are called with the instrument, that the How to become a sergeant-major matters of public policy, and the with such bountiful theca Romans and instituted colleges in 24 ssons" But these generals urgent need inseparable from a never for a moment belive, as some for training pipers on the bag- remind me of a story of Tim Healy, place governed as is Hongkong humanity is merely charging down pipe, a practice followed in the and as in China, it is possible one. With some of the matters on the steep pince into the sea of Highlands in the 18th century, day to be the son of an amal, and

and notably in Skye.... which "J.C." writes we find our perdition.

the next a millionaire or an official, i "The statement- made And yet the tras optimism, which.

by there may be some point in it. selves in agreement. We have no is fast becoming indistinguishable several writers on music that a

Tim Healy, Governor-General of knowledge of the extent of the from heliet in and practical ap bag-pipe is represented on a con- the Irish Free State was once on entrance and employment of plicution of the principles laid torniate of Nero is erroneous, as a tertaining a Bassenach to a review Russians. An early view of ours down by Jesus of Nazareth, verification of certain references of the Free State Army, and be has been that. the British run of aternal sanny blue, as its the first place, to Montfaucon, plied. Why, the gold on the uni- moves very little under skies will show. The error is due, in asked: What do you think of them? Magnificent, the guest re- Colonies for the benefit of others, dour-facri opponents

to who misunderstood the explana- form would redeem poor old Eng- and we spend no time in elaboratibink. The path of the one is tion of Bianchini's drawing which land's national debt.

often as much a path of grey he reproduced." Ency. Brit. Why, every man is a general except

And ing a simple thesis. "Actually sllow us with the other Only 11th ed. III, 205, ... what has happened in this servant there is this vital difference Another account (lean authen odds in the Royal Enclosure the colonel, who is shouting tha question is exactly nothing" While the believers in life as a tic) of the history of the Scottish Why is that? Why are they all Letters to the press when passionately declaims our correusing the mis moving though pipes is that they were sold to the generi

spondent. We beg to differ; but twilight is but the coming of dawn. Scots have not yet seen the joke! were too."

"Don't know," "Hald twilight towards durkness our Scots by the Irish, and that the His Excellency. dealing with serious subjects in a only to assert that we have gone Those who look upon Christian

"Their mothers serious manner, are not to be back on this most important optimism as nothing more than the despised and their contentions matter. Wages are higher and fulness, the crying of peace when stupidity of unwarrantable cheer- ignored, simply because the

servants are less competent. and there is no peace, entirely miss this writers of them choose to conceal probably less willing. Registrant. We have good reason for their identity to the general tion

four good cheer. It is one thing to under the present fast stamb'e along in a gloom that is public. We are quite certain that dwindling regime is banned, or gathering hopeless darkness, and many of "J.C's." contentions-in damned, the letter which we published Colombo found it of no avail b whitening into glorious day..

because, forsooth, along in a gloom that we believe to quite another thing to stumble

yesterday find an answering Choloroform There has perhaps chord in the minds of many who not been sufficient time for the do think for themselves and Government to state its mind who are not necessarily bare

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** EXACTLY NOTHING."

In the common and understood. phrase for the benefit of their health. Had the Government

regarding the administration of

the Public Works Department, But surely the days

Neem

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SEA

COOKS.

always been went to treat their manier had to face was the food. The mariners of England have not greatest perils which the hardy

whose services are valued and from begin to take an interest in the cooks with respect. It is not a man Even when the Board of Trul whom much is expected who acquores quantity and quality of the rationa cognoment of Slushie. To be the artist in the galley was too called the son of a sea cook was, offen chosen by a process of un in nautical circles, ever more natural selection The mod who grevons un insult than to be called was no good for anything also was Holdier. remarks a Home paper the man to cook. Hence arose the But they have changed all that reputation of the rea cook for lab Your modern mariner has a gentle-berliness and flaccidity. Hence it It was stated at yesterday's man with a certificate in the galley, is that in the old stories of the sen haphazard are past. Some of committee meeting of the Hong and now we hear that the cook it in the cook who takes an' oz- that Publicity Bureau which we the streets off the Praya East are kong Chinese General Chamber of is to rank with the after guard, hibition of himself, while the others have urged or had it for indeed in a "fearful state. A Commerce that $5,400.45 had The International Organisation of die like Britons. Even in pas moment considered the thinking inspection will prove this The testing against the Bolshevik mis- conclave nsembled at Faris lise de for the galley was often strange.. bean spent in circular cables pro- Merchant Marine Officers in solema senger boats the choice of actista side of the Colony's scattered com- state has continued for some time deads in Canton, ete. The Tung Cided that in future cooks are to. When Dickens went to Ameries in munity-there might have been past. If It has not. | health| Win Hospital was contributing to have officere status. We are not the forties, the pastry cool fall ul. no need for such as J.

eturns it must be

the cost as was the

informed" where they will mank A new man dick to death," Commercial Güllüs

the table of precedence or what will Dickets reported, has bec pen to paper. As it aro

Providence

be the limite of their authority ged out of bed and po Zup 10 for malcontents, and, no

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called the stup a husbandyte by two các irreverent, badmon, fagorship! for the rest of fiel

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