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BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF SCOTS BALL
St. Andrew's Ball at the Peninsula popular regiment in Hon Hotel last night was a brilliant suc-To their regimental papers under cess, and a warm tribute to those Pipe Major Maclennan we are chiefly responsible was paid by the truly grateful for their grand Chieftain, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in music for the Highland and other the course of the Official Supper. Scottish dances to-night. (AP
To our honorary pipers under Pipe plause).
Major Mackie, he said, our thanks Lieutenant Colonel Muirhead, are abundantly due, as also to Mr. who has commanded the Seaforth KS. Morrison and his stewards for Highlanders during their stay in their choice of dances and music, Hong Kong is leaving for-home and to Mr. Parkinson and his very shortly. When Colonel and stewards for the arrangement of Mrs. Muirhead sail they will take the commissariat. The decorations with them our very warmest have again been in the hands of wishes for their future happiness. Andy Duncan, on whose shoulders I would like to extend a hearty the mantle of his father so fittingly welcome to Major Wolfe Murrey, rests
no stranger to Hong Kong, who takes over command from Colonel In the course of his speech, pro- Muirhead, and to Mrs. Wolfe Mur posing the toast to the Patron Saint ray. Sir Atholl said:
Chieftain's Speech
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Scottish Modesty
Your Excellencies, Ladies and So great is our Scottish racial Gentlemen-All over the world, modesty that it is only under ex- wherever a few Scots are gathered, treme provocation that we can be together, it is our pleasant custom induced to speak, except disparag- at this time of the year to honouringly, of ourselves or our beautiful our patron Saint, St. Andrew, and country. This year however I to offer true Scottish hospitality to cannot resist the temptation, for our friends. It is my proud privi-since we last met here a year ago
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY lege as Chieftain to extend a very we have seen the Coronation of a
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cordial welcome to all our guests, to King who took to himself a Queen express a confident hope that they Elizabeth we would offer our hum are enjoying our Scottish revels, and ble duty and our unbounded loyal- to say to each of them "let good ty and affection. digestion wait on appetite,” and may to-morrow's brightness not be mar red by any clouds of regret.
We are particularly glad to wel come as our principal guests to- night His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote, and to ex- press the hope that they will be very happy throughout their stay in Hong Kong. This is their first St.! Andrew's Ball in Hong Kong, but we sincerely trust that they will hon- our us by attending many mere. I would like to assure His Excellency of every support not only from the members of St. Andrew's Society but from everyone here, irrespective of nationality. (Applause):
CABLE GREETING - the H. K. St. Andrew's Society were Among cable greetings received by
the following-
Batavia. Heartiest Greetings, McAF lan Chieftain:
Rangoon. Greetings, Burma Caledo nian Society
Selangor, Greetings frae Brither Scots. Farquharson Chieftain
Sandakan. Heartiest Greetings, Young Chieftain.
Amoy, Greetings from Amoy Scots, Murray Chieftain.
Yokohama and Tokyo, Greetings. Kelantan,Greetings free Brither. Sents. Graeme Anderson, Chieftain.
Penang. Greetings Brae Brither Sents. Husband Chieftain.
Malaca Heartiest Greetings, John- ston Chieftam.
San Francisco, Cordial Greetings, McNab. President.
Perak Heartiest Greetings, Scott Chieftain
Taipeh, Hearty Greetings from Tai- peh Scots.
Foochow Heartiest Greetings from Foochow Scots.
Bangkok.
Greetings frae Bangkok Scots, Cochrane Chieftain.
500 CHURCHGOERS IN TEAR-GAS OUTRAGE
Old Friends- While we extend a very warm wel- (come to our new friends we must not forget our old ones. Among the guests to-night is Mr. N. L. Smith who had the responsible task of ad- ministering the Government through some six very difficult months. His conduct of affairs and his invariable modesty of demeanour have, if in- deed such a thing is possible, still Members of the congregation further enhanced the respect and of Folkstone Parish Church, as affection which everyone in Hong sembled for a special service, sud- Kong has always felt for him. denly found themselves attacked
Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen is
gas. The clerk, Mr. J. by tear gas unfortunately not yet strong enough Gibson, was temporarily blinded to be with us to-night, but our ball by the gas when he entered the is graced by Lady Knatchbull-vestry, which was filled with Hugessen and her two daughters, Ifumes. On reaching the church- know you would all wish me te say
yard for fresh air, he found two how much we admired Sir Hughe's
men whose ́eyes- were also fortitude in suffering, how thankful streaming we are that he is now on the road It was at first thought that to recovery, and how fervently we pellets containing tear gas had hope that he will shortly be con been thrown into the vestry, but pletely restored to health (AP a tear-gas bomb was subsequent planse).
Welcome To Seaforths
At the Burns Night dinner January this year my predeces
ly discovered in the churchyard. under a chancel window.
"It is more than a practical joke,” said the vicar, Canon Hyla
Mr. R. M. McLay had the pleasant Holden. "It is a fiendish thing duty of - welcoming the Seaforth to do, and it is diffenlt to give Highlanders to Hong Kong. It is any explanation for such an out- now my privilege to express our age.
pleasure at seeing so many of them I was in the church myself with us to-night. We have got to but was not affected though know them, to admire them and to
a beastly smell like them personally. The swing
congregation 500, but it appears
of the kilts and the skirt of the about pipes are an unfailing zovereign tonic to us exiles from Scotland cha and I doubt if at least for many years past, there has been a more i
felt estone:
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