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SCOTTISH TRAITS. (3 The following is a fuller report of the speech of Mr. A. G. Gordon, chairmen of the Burns dinner, then we were ablo' in the time at our disposal to give in yesterday's issue :--.

Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of speaking to you about sertain traita of character of the Scottish people. One of the first trait is their humour. We are, I hope, a Christian people, but I am certain, that our Christianity has on tested a good many times by that often repeated proverb of Sidney Smith's that it takes a surgical operation to get a joke into & Scotchman's dead.

A recent writer, whom I cannot iden- tify, and whose name I do not want to know, denies that there is anything in our humour that is light in touch, de- licate and graceful. He asserte instead that there is much that is austere and Fawkward.. tiresome, und unpleasant. Now each nation takes its own humar in its own way--some joyously, some seriously, but none mory conscientiously then the Scotch.

If you want the most beautiful flover of humour, wit, you must go to France for it. There is no wit so subtle, so fuished, so complete as the French wit, especially the wit of the Parisian. There you will find what might be term

ed the aristocracy: of wit.

Wist I nman by wij is this. Two mer wero riding together one day through Paria. One was excodingly bright and clever, while the other was correspond ingly dull. As is usually the case, the latter monopolized the conversation. The talk of the duliard bad become almost unendurable, when as companion saw a man on the street far ahead yawning.

Look,

We are over- be exclaimed, board!

That story divides the sheep from the Koate, was telling it once to a Scotch ** How could they ady, who remarked: Janve been overheard is that distance?

* Madom," 1 reples,

...tuat nover occurred to me before""

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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,

and

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

DRDENS BY LT.-COL A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

1-JOINED.

S. E. Grimstone having joined is allotted Corps No, 2032 and· posted to Scouts Company, 1

2.--RESIGNED,

Mears. Vernon & Smyth, in their 20th weekly share report dated the January, 1817, - sente:---

Since our last report the Chinese New Pte. Year Holidays lave intervened business has been practically at a stand- still. At time of going to press a few cash transactions have been put through at reduced rates, but until money becomes No. 190 P. R. G. Murdock is per easier no marked increase in rates can he expected. The Rubber Market accord- ing to latest advices from Singapore remains unchanged. The following are our today's wired prices from Singa

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pore.--

Alor Gajahs... Glenealys

$3.90

2,40

Kedahy

4.10

Kempis

8.10

Malaka Pindlas Malakoffs

2.30

4.20

4,30

New Serendahs Sandycrofts Tapahs

5 ...21,

mitted to resign, dated 19th January,

1917.

3. -----LEAVE.

Reference Corps Order No. 3 of 12th January, 1917, the leave therein granted to No, 1991 Pte. S. 8. Moore is hereby eancelled.

No. 2038 Pte. H. E. Spencer Payne is:

granted weeks' leave from 24th January, 1917.

No. 2000 Ptc. R. H. Sharp i granted |

3 months' extension of leave to 28th: April, 1917.

Plantation Rubler in London is quoted: at 2/11. Sterling T/T is quoted 2/32, Silver 37 3/16, Shanghai T/T and Bank's buying rate for 3 dis Bills are still To Nominal. Singapore T/T. is 99.

BANES-These are now in request at $700 with no shares offering,

MARINE INSURANCER.—Small sales of for the following are all nominal: North Cantons are reported at 5. Prices

Chirtár The 150, Yangtszes 9255, and Unions $900.

FIRE INSURANES.-China Fires and Hongkong Fires remain nominal at $105 and 875 respectively,

SRUPING. Douglases after sales at $116 are now quoted at 8117 buyers. The demand, however, is very limited and holders; are now offering to sell at this figurs Steamboats have still buyers at $20. Indos (preferred) are nominal at 6411. Deferred were quoted this morning buyers at $1321, but at the close there are no buyers over $132, Star Ferries have sellers at $343,

Oua. No business has transpired in these, and rates are nominal as follows: Langkate Tle. 213, Ural Cupians 39/9,* Shells.100/- ex dividend.

REFINERIES-China Sugars, business has to-day been done at $127 and 8123), Malabons are wanted at 9371 and 80 offered for Marc

MINING.There is no change to report in the market,

Wanves. Sales have takes place at 885), and are now wanted at 988.

Dos--Kowloon Docks have changed hands at $125, Shanghai Docks remain moniral at Tls, 37.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.--Cen- trals have sellers at $100, Hongkong Hotels $115, Kowloon Lands $35 and West Points 280, Hongkong Lands are nominal at $90, and Humphreys are in demand at $7.

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COTTONS. The Shanghai Stock Ex- change is closed until Monday next, and quotations remain nominal as follows: Ewes Tls. 145, Kung Yike Tls. 13 ox dividend, Shanghai Cottons Tls. 17, and Yangtszepoq Tis, 5.

The Scotch have no wit. Life to them has been too intense, and t bitter a truggle for the production of hungur of the French kind, Neither have they drollery, which is the result of standing the intellect upon its head, so that it sees things bottom upwards. This is the possession of the Irish-not the North Irish, who are only Scotch people who went over to Ireland to be born, but the Bouth frishnan, the Milesian, who sees. MAGELLANEOUS-China Borneos buvo things upside down habitually. It is buyers at $71, China Lights 41. Cementa because of drollery that theap loveblo, 811.80 Waterhosts 810. Watsons 01. kind-hearted people are so irresistic. Pesells $8, Stem Laundries $33. The An Irishman was once sent to deliver fallowing are quoted nominal: Provid alivo hare, which escaped and started to ents 89. Dairy Farms 3. Electrics Irun for its liberty. The Irishman made$51, Tees $100, Ropes $344, Peak Trams

no attempt at pursuit. Not he. He (old) $10, and (now) 81, simply shook his sides with laughter, while he exclaimed: Ye may run, ye may run and kape on running, but small good it'll do yez. Ye haven't got the address1}

29th.

ary.

Mao-Next Settling Day, January Malabon Sugars Co-Transfer books will be closed from 1st to 15th

Hongkong. Canton February.

and Macao Steambost. Co. --Transfer · books A Scot's humour is always grim beefnised from. 31st January to 13th Febrit- cause he is always in contact with the tragedy or lite. A Brotchman goes out to play goll. He is annoyed by a slow player woo is head of him on the links, but to his antagonist: I dinna deny and tells his caddie to gather up the

what y brocht forward from the sticks and go back to the club, as he Romans, but I take my stand here and does not want to follow a funeral now (he was holding on to a railway. ceston all day. The caddie replies, citer thought: **Ah, no! Dinna be hasty. He might drop deid afore he has gone three hoes* Is there any nation like tals, sensible ziways of the divinities hanging over them?

pote. humour is always dry and never sweet; always biting and never, equzai- ing. There was a patch woman whose husband was sick. Although she attend ed the church of the Noma Meleod, she sent for another minister to namuster spiritual advice to her husband. The minister caue and dis- covered that the man was suffering from typaus iever. In speaking to the wife be assed or what charch she attended. Buo reputed that she went to Norman's

churen.

Taen why did you not have him come was the query.ja

Why," answered the woman, do you think we would risk Normie wito the typhus fever ?

4.—PROMOTION.

be Tomporary Lance-Sergeent during his absence for 12 months' leave from 3th February, 1917, No. 1060 Corpl. A. Hamilton,

5. PARADES.

at

Sunday, 28th inst.:

8,50 11), Belchers 6" Section

Belchers Battery, in marching order,:| 150 gunds ball ammunition, for in- | spection and half-charge gun prac tice.

Munday, 29th_inst

3.10 p.m. Centre Section X.G. Co.

drill at Kowloon Dock. Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Statue Wharf at 4.30 p.m.

5.15 p.m. Artillery Battery and Right Section M.G. Co. section drill on Murray Parade Ground.

5.15 p.m. Left Section M.G. Co, and Civil Service Co. Bayonet exercises at dicadquarters.

5.15 Scouts Company platoon drill on

Cricket Ground,

5.15 pm. Recruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground under Opl. Grimes.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section. Class

"B" at R. A, Theatre. Tuesday 30th inst.-

5 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables.

5.15 pm. Stretcher Bearer, Section at

Headquarters.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section, Class

Bat R. 4. Theatre, Wednesday, 31st inst.:-

5.13 p.m. Engineer Company (Taikoo Section only) section drill at Taikoo Docka,

3.45 pm. Signalling Section, Classes "A" and "C" at Happy Valley for held work.

Thursday, 1st Feb. ----

3 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey Club

Stables.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section, Class

DR. A, Theatre, Friday, 2nd Feb. ¦---

5.15 p. Recruits of all units at Head. quarters. C.S.M. Witcholl and Cpl. Grimes will attend.

6,30 p.m. Signalling Section, Class

"B" at K. A. Theatre. Sunday, 4th Feb.-

8.45 am. All units at Headquarters for route march, Dress Marching order withenu tunic, greatcoat and ress tin.

6--DETAIL.

On duty 4th Feb.--Scouts Company.

Do. 5th Feb. -... Do.

Do. 6th Feb. --Civil Service Co. Do. 7th Feb.-Artillery Battery. Do., 8th Feb.-Belchers @" Section. Do. 9th Feb-Centre Sec. M.G. Co. Do, 10th Feb.-Right Sec, M.G. Co.

Liont. Weall.

Post) on the Epistle of Jans. Now, if working farmers can conduct a disOrderly Officer from 4th to 10th Feb. cussion of that kind, and conduct it well, after dinner, what cannot such a nation in its serious momenta do before dianer 20

The Scot is endowed with an excess of caution unnecessary reserve. Recently a train in Scotland came to a junction, when the porter shouted inside each carriage: "Change carriages for Duan, Calleader, and the Trossachs.'

Aitor

he had gone, an old Scotchman said: I'm for Duan m'el', but I would not let on to that man.' This story shows the national reeve carried toc far; it would, perhaps, be a good thing if the Seatch prople let, en more than they

do.

It follows as a natural consequence for the 'nhabitants of a country so poor as Scotland to migrate when there are so many rich lends to go to. But every. where that the Scotsman goes he re- tains his characteristics,

Never revolu

The grimmest example of Scotch humour tast I ever heard is, this itory that was told me of criminal contionary, be is for culture and everything demned to death. Just before the exe that is for the welfare of his adopted nation. The problem with Scotsmen. cution his sounsel went to see him for

"How did the purpon of cheering him up. He going to other countries is: told the Soot that sentence had been they get along until we got here!" pronounced, it was perfectly just, and be must hope for no mercy, but he asked if there were anything he could do for

him. The condemned man thankeit him, said he was mest kind, and there was one request he would make,

*What is that?" asked biz visitor, "I would ask you to go to my chest and fetch my Sabbath blacks.""

"And what do you want with your Sabbath blacks!”

"I wish to wear them as a mark of

respect for the deceased," replied the

condemned man

Lord gi'e us gudo conceit o' curls, may be called the national Prayer, and them is, perhaps, no prayer that has been so remarkably answered. Once a Scotsmas, cornered with Shake- speare, said: Shakespeare might a been an. Englishnan we hae nae evid- ence to the contrary but he was able enough tae ha'e been a Scotsman."

The Scotch have one illusion, too. It is that nobody notices their accent.

A. F. CHURCHILL, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.O. Hongkong, January 8th, 1017.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

ORDERS FOR WEEK ENDING FEB. 3RD, 1917.

VACCINATION DUTIES,

Members of the Sayingpun and Queen's College Divisions will meet at 10 a.in, on Monday, Jan. 29th, at the Western Sanitary Board Office for House-to-House Vaccination-duty.

APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.

The following Appointments and Pro-

motions

Or

HONGKONG RESERVES.

ORDERS BY MAJOR: WAKEVAN, H.X.V.C.

DETAIL

duty from the morning of Sunday, 28th January, to the morning of Sunday, 4th February B". "Cor. H.K.V.R. ⠀⠀

Next for duty II.K.V.C. Orderly Officer--Lieut. B. R. Branch,

PARADES FOR THE WEER ENDING

FERRUARY 3RD, 2017,

Sunday, 28th January

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and B Cus., including Signalling and Machine-gun Sec- tions, on the Cricket Ground si 8.30 The 132. Kowloon Residents of "A" Coy. at Kowloon City at 9.13 .m Taikoo and Kowtoge Residents of "B"

Yeumati Coy, at

Polico Station at 9 a.m. Dress: Drill order.

Great conts should be married and left

on the laurich,

Monday, 29th January :-

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5 p.m. under Instructor Sgt. Oxherry. Dress: Drill order,

Signalling Section at Volunteer Head. quarters at 3.15 p.m. under Signal- ling Instructor Lee. Upl. G. Lĺbyd. Dress: Clean fatigue.

Machine-gun Section at Wellington Barracks at 5 p.m. under Instructor Sgt. Bowles. Dress: Clean fatigue. Tuesday, 30th January

"A and "B Cos on the road

outside the Law Courts at 5 p Kowloon and Taikoo Sections of the Polo Grand at 16 p.n.

Dress: Drill order. Mounted Section nt Jockey

Club

Stables at 3 pin. Dresa: Drill order. Wednesday, 1st January: -

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5 p.m. under Instrucior Sgt. Oxberry. Dress: Drill order.

"D" Coy, at Voluntor Headquarters

Dress: at 5.15 p.m.

Drill order.

It is requested that all members will attend.

Thursday, 1st February:

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5 p.in. under Instructer Sgt. Oxberry. Dress Drill order. Machine-gun Section at Wellington Barracks at 5 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. Bowles, Dress: Clean fatiguo, Mounted Section at Jockey Club Stables at p.m.. Dress: Drill order.

Signalling Section at Volunteer Head- quarters at 5.15 p.. under Signal- ling Instructor Lee Cpl. G. Lloyd. Dress: Clean fatigue.

A test will be held on this date, details of which are posted on the Equip- ment Cupboard at Volunteer Head- quarters.

Friday, 2nd February ---

* A and B Cos. on the roud outside the Law Courts at 5 p.m. Kowloon and Taikoo Sections on the

Dress: Polo Ground at 5.15 p.m. Drill urder.

No.

Pie.

STRENGTH,

59 Pte. N. S. Marshall is permitted to resign

W. Gallagher inving joined is allotted Corps No. 634 and posted to Coy. A Platoon No. IV., Section

16.

Pte. G. L. Buchanan having joined is allotted Corpa No. 63 and posted to Coy, "A/ Platoon No. 1., Section 4.

G. K. H. BUTTON, Capt.,

Adjutant. E.K.V.R. Hongkong, January 26th, 1017.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

NOS. ASD 4 COMPANIES.

The attention of all recruits and all members who did not fire (er failed to pass) Part II of last year's. Course is drawn to Orders of Jan. 25th and 26th.

PARADES, CENTUAL, 5.30 P.M. Monday, Jan. 28th-No. 2 Company,

Maxim Gunners, Al Recruits. Tuesday, Jan. 30th.--Ncs. 3 and 4 Com- panies, Ambulance Platoon, and Buglers and Drummers. Wednesday, Jan. 21st-All Recruits. Friday, Feb. 2nd.-No. 1. Company.

PATROL EQUIPMENT, CENTRAL DISTRICT. Warning offers will detail one Bergt. or one P.-c. on each shift in Central District to supervise the issue and return of Whistles, Capes, Belts, etc, The Sergt. or 1.-e, so detailed is to he indicated on the Patrol List. Visiting Inspectors will make it part of

their duly to report any want of proper supervision in this matter, or any irregularity in entering up the Equipment Book.

JOINED,

are made provisionally, pending confirmation by General. J. C. Dalton, Chief Commissioner- Chiah Tiang-eam, M.B., B.5., to be

Divisional Surgeon, and posted to No. 1 Compuy-James Maxwell. Victoria Division,

No. 2 Company.-A. A. Place, E. J. F. Ho Leung, to be Divisional Superin- Gomes, and J. G. Gill,

tendent, and posted to the Victoria,

(8d.) F. C. JENKIN, Division.

D.S.P. (R.).

Lau In-chung to be Ambulance Officer, and posted to the Victoria Division. Privates Lau Ching and Tam Shik

ling, Salyingpun Division, to be Lance Corporals.

Private Kong Ki-tai, Queen's College

Division, to be Lance-Corporal.

PARADES.

IfY.M.C.A. Division

Scotsman is naked what part of Scotland he came from, his first remark, after answering the question, is apt to be: Now that is curious. How did ve kes, I came from Scotland at all?"

There exists between all natives of

PEER FINED, FOR BEING DRUNK.

When Lord Hendley, aged 61, was charged at Tower Bridge Police Court last month with having been drunk and disorderly at Waterloo-read, a polico constable said that after having been Company Drill and Stretcher Drill ejected from Waterloo Station he placed

daily at 8 pm. until further notice. his arm round the neck of a woman. Saiyingpun Division:-

Lord Headley, who declined to take Field Day with Hongkong Volunteer the oath, stating that he would swear

Rentrves. Fall in on the Cricket" on his honour as a Peer of the realm," Ground, Sunday, 28th inst., at 8.30 said that he had been working on in- # Dress: Shorts, puttees, hel tricate calculations all the previous inets, haversacks (fitted) and water-night and was very tired when he bottles (filled).

arrived at Waterloo. All that he had had Stretcher will be required.

drink was two bottles of slout Victoria Division:

and a cup of coffee. He denied that bo Monday, 5.16 p.m.--Lecture on First had put his arm around the woman's

Aid.

An Englishman mesta a Scotsman in a pouring rain and remarks that it is regular delage. The Scotchman, does not PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD. ay that it is a deluge in the first Scotland a bond of sympathy. Where do place because there will never be another, you find persons who love their country NOTICE.

The most that you are likely to get him as do the Scotch? Let three Scotchmen to admit, is that If it were gaun to meet in a foreign city and they form F

FROM Iai February till farther notice the keep on se it's doing, it might be wet

a St. Andrew's Society to assist their following changes will be made in the afore evening." Company's Time Tablo

"And he can retreat countrymen.

Beotland has been a stern mother to SUNDAYS.

from that L

Tuesday, 5.15 p.m.-Company Drill I have heard of a Scottish farmer who her children, never overfesting them, From 5 P.M. to 5.50 P.X. every quarter of an kept up a discussion on the topic of and using the slick when it was never Friday, 5.15 p.m.-Lecturs on First boar instead of every ten minutes,

Aid, From 6.50 1.3. to 7 .. every tan minates instead of every quarter of an hour.

BUNDAYS and WEEK-DATE The 8.10 F.M. Car will be discontinued.

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Faith" during a tea mile railway journey, dismounted at the end of it and, as the train was moving off, called (Continued as foot of next Coluran.)

their native land they always look back sary; and when they have departed from and bless her. Ours is a little country, and that ia, perhaps, one reason that we lore it so well.

(8d.) E. RAFHS (Officer in Charge of District), Hongkong, January 29th, 1917.

neck. I may have is far forgotten myself as to try and kiss a pretty young woman," he said; I have done it be fore, but not an old frump, as they say this woman,vie" ordered 20s, of his bail to be estreated The magistrato Ened him 10%, and

Notice of appeal was given.