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1923.

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BOOTTISH LETTER. « BURNS IMMORTAL MEMORY.

{FROM OUR OWN CORAMPONDENT.).

EDINBURGH, January 31st One hundred and sixty years ago a

discernment.

"AHEAD OF THE HAIL.

[CARLES FROM CRYLON PAPERS]

ON DUTY TO THE LAST.

LONDON, February 4th. A diver preparing to blow up the toe auto bruser friadne which is lying off Eastbourne, and which was sunk in 1815, by a portion of the ship and standing as found the skeleton of a marine, supported en duty with rifle and sized bayonet in his hands.

if

iffering from neuritis, na

Old Iron and St Old Asbestos, Old Cark tionality is a valuable idea in its place hospital eight months, bat.ination

Coppa

"blast o Januar' wind blow hansel in on Robin." and on every "Twenty-fifth all over the world, Score gather together TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY and do tomour to the memory of their The vitality of the the 6th, 7th and 9th MARCH, 1993, at H.H. national bard.

Burns culte is amazing. It is healthy. Naral Yard, Hongkong, and at Kowloon

Naral Depot, commencing each day display of Scottish sentiment, but also,

MR. BOTTOMLEY RE-APPEARS. at 9.30 am, with an interval from it must be admitted, it has a counters

19 Noon to 1.30 pm.

[balancing weakness. It is much more an

LONDON, February 5th. OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL BIOBES,motional than an intellectual impulse. Mr. Horatio Bottomley, attended this

dc.

&c..

The Burns Clubs are larger and more afternoon a private sitting of the Bank- Life Boats, Whaters, Oars, Colls and numerous than ever. but we lack con- ruptcy Court in connection with his firmation of the fact that the quality of affairs, He won ordinary clothes and Electric Cable, Cooking, their appreciation of the Bard's work is was accompanied by a prison officer and

He walked Iron Beds, Mattresse Stores Ships Fittings,

improving in

Perhaps hospital attendant. Ho and Fittings, Life Rafts, Life Belts, Carpete, prve it is best, a recognise the essen-y and looked pale and worn and much very slow. Table Covers, Blankets, Canvas, Labor and Metallic Hoses, Old Cordage, tial soundness of the inspiration to thinner.

right

Arm was in a sling. Na He boen Reza, Uld

Indis

Rubber, Old Leather, rovere a great democratic memory." Rags,

of result

and has been Woollen

to be Old Brass

and Burna expressed the Scottish quali- able to and Gun Metal, Coal Sacks, Wood Gua ties better than they ever had been, or

sttend his public

March.

accounts, in on the Motal

Blocks,

ever will be expressed. This year's which he has been engaged with Ganges, Steel Tubes, Lampa, Steel Wire Rope, Ch' Chain Cable, Drilling celebrations were more widely spread assistance since last July will be lodged special and Grinding Machines, Fiance and Cutter and more numerous than on any re- with the Official Receiver in the coarse

nes, Tabler, Chairs, Stools, Binnacles,vious occasions. Unlike St. Andrew's of the present week. Engines, Compasses, Clocks, Darita. Tra Drame, Day, that other Scottish Festival, it is

Casen, Fold ap Lavatorien, Old Pack-sa enthusiastically observed at home as AN INDIAN WOMAN BARRISTER. ing Cases, &c.

it is by the Scot abroad, and we do not ALSO

Birna Nicht, hit of a

LONDON, February 8th A QUANTITY of STRUCTURAL now speak of a

Miss Tata, the first Indian woman to be STEEL WORK, comprising Stanchions, Beams,

called to the Bar in England, received 17 Strate, Gutters, c, and sundry other Steel-LIBLAND FOR THE NATION.

international welcome from a varied gather The farm of Ellisland, near Dumfries.ing of students at the Student Movement work, and a large quantity of Fire Bar Iron

Lots mo

be inspected on Moxpat, the 5th where Burns reaided from 1788 to 1791. House, Russell Square. She was especially Marou,

has been gifted to the nation, by the congratulated by ons of the first group, Also sale of OLD AND SURPLUS VIC- TUALLING STORES Kowloon

direction of the late Mr. George William of British

British women barristers, Miss The an-Ashworth, who recalled that when an In- FRIDAY, 9th MANCH, comprising

Bon, merchant, Edinburgh Condemned Provisions for Poultry or Piga nouncement was made at the" anual spectress of Schools in Bombay she examin- ed Miss Tatn in her multiplication tables. Food. Remnanta of Serge, Flannel, &c.. Bod. dinner of the Edinburgh Burns Club in

.. Before his death Mr. Miss Ashworth said that Indian women ding, Clothing, Mes Gear, including Electro Edinburgh.

drer

their Bri- Plate

Williamson, a former President of the barristers had an advantage

sisters inasmuch as they were treated Terms of Sale ---As detailed in Catalogas. Burns Association told his brother to see

"HUGHES & ROUGE,

greater equality by their fellow that Ellisland, was handed, over to the

barristers. She thought this was. due to

to a greater amount of tradition and custom the British side. Miss Tata welcomed the responsibility that Idina women were taking up and expresscel pleasure that they were not lagging behind their Western sisters in ontering the legal profession.

on

Burns Week.

By Appointment Auctioneers to the Burgh of Dumfries to be the property dinn

Admiralty,

Hongkong, 20th February, 1923.

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"FARHOULARS

of VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate

'No. 13. WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages

By

PUBLIC AUCTION,-

IN ONE LOT Ün MONDAY, The 18th Day of Man, 183, at 8 o'LOOK F.M.

By Meer, LAMMERT BROTHERS AT THE OFFICE, DUDDELL STREET,

the nation, and to remain for ever in the national possession as a centre for Burns interests. He had instructed his brother to build a farm house suitable for residence according to matern ideas. but not in any, respect to inwerfere with the buildings as they were in Barns' time, and he constituted the authorities in the burgh af Dinfries, the sheriff and other local officers to be the permanent trustees of these buildings on behalf of the nation, and that it be a centre for Burns relies SIR JAN HAMILTON'S WIT

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MCGRIGOR BANK VICTIMS. ·

Loyoos, February 19th.

In a leading article, the Times, dealing with the plight of ex-rank officers who have become victims of the McGrigor Bank failure, declares that hitherto the War At the Mother. Club of Burns Associate's recognition of their responsibility tion, Sir Ian Hamilton delivered a lively towards the victims is quite inadequate and forceful address. Among his points Evidently the case must be presented was where he said that by Burns's im-on more, it is to be hoped strongly, in Pafliament, before the inadequacy of the pulsive genius a force was breathed into

of ten shillings in the

pound in Caledouin which will yet carry the Clyde brought home to the Army Council. Me into the orth Seu; which has put Grigors, to all intents and purpose, was Glasgow at the Head of the British an official concern of the War Office and Government also at its tail; which has mast inake good the whole loss of all those enabled Scotsmen to make yet another induced and encouraged to believe in the Nova Scotia of New Zealand, to turn Bank. Natal into the Garden of South Africa, and to become IT in the Dominion.

together with the Texts of all the most import of the maid Section of land at the rear Canda. Sir Inn followed this up by for international honours.

unt Treaties concluded with the countries of Eastern Asia, the varions Customs Tariffa Trade Regulations. Chambers of Commerce Sealer of Commissions, Consalar and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamps Duties, Signal Codor, Chinese Festivals, Tables of Money, Weights and Measures and other Com- marcial Information.

"It is published at the Office of the "Hicks MONG DAILY PRISS,"

The Directories and Descriptions are of ---

Pekizz

Mesure, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, .... Solicitors,

8. Das Voeux Road Central:

and Mesura LAMMERT BROTHERS -

Auctioneers,

T THE Property consists of First ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground situstę ab Victoria in the Caleny of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as RECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 8158 together with the messuages erections or buildings thereon now known as No. 13, Wing Hing Street and

One or two Secondly ALL THAT

of Inland Lot No 2100 saying that nightingales, Grecian vases, being a scavenging lane. All of which pre skylarks, daffodils, roses, lilies, and the paintable B with olaims that

A British team without Cyril are held for the residue of the terms of more ethereal species of love making had assailabla 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1916, been the stock-in-trade of the Tyrists talley and Roger Wethered is unthink- created by the Crown Lease thereof together Burns weighed in with a louse whichble, and, of course, the Amateur Cham with the valuable machinery now situate in carried so piercing a truth home to plon of the par must head the team. or upon the said premiess and at No. 1 humanity that millions have been saved Others members of the American team Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions of sale may beby it from getting swelled heads because o not seem to have their places so well they happened to be wearing a well hat:asured as the two Oxonians mentioned, obtained from

hough the claims of the three men who THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND CHAIR,

went from Scotland-John Caven, W. B. Professor James Ritchie, whose deathTorrance, and W Willis Mackenzie-are has just occurred; was the first to occupy a strong as any of them. But new blood the Chair of Bacteriology at Edinburgh is naturally looked for, and three names University. The Chair was founded by bare already gained a good deal of pro- means of a. bequest of only 250 shares minence in team forecasting Two of left by the late Mr. Robert Irvine, Granthem are Scotsmen--John Wilson, Prest- But the shares were in Christmaswick, St. Nicholas, who played with such Island, and after the dividends had se-

the Scottish Idistinction in winning cumulated for a dozen years a suin of £30,000 was realised. The island, which Amateur Championship, and W. A. Mur- had been taken over by Great Britain, y, Bomford, the winner of last year's was found by Sir John Murray, of the "Golf Illustrated Gold Vase, and with "Challenger," to be rich in phosphate de his partner the London, Amateur and the.. cening Times Foursomea Wilson, of posite, and the company in which Mr. Irvine had shares took these over, and ourse, played for Scotland last year, did well. Christmas Island proved to be and won in the singles, but he has im measurably improved his reputation since a Treasure Island" indeed.

the Prestwick Championship. Murray'al BURNSIANA.

At the London Burns Club, Dr. Flem consistently fine play in three successive ing responding to the toast of "Scottial Times" tournaments and in the English Vernacular hiterature," said that on ont evente he won last year constitutes a occasion he suggested to Sir Harry Land strong claim to international honours. A er that all jokes at the expense of-Scots third man who cannot be overlocked" is men were invented by Scotsmen for th Charles Hodgson, the Yorkshire Cham- entertainment of Englishmen, Lauder rpion, who was so much in the limelight plied-"Aye, mon, that's true. But ye in the last two duampionships, ken everytime ye mak' an Englishma orUARY

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THE LATE LORD KINNAIRND.

vatory Bad, Glasgow, of the Dowager The Jate Lord Kinnaird was descend Counters of Glasgow. She was 71 years ed froma an ancient Scottish family who age, the daughter of the late Bir did yeoman service to the country long Edward Hunter Blair, Bart, and was Her before the Act of Union. Though most married to the late Earl in 1873. of his life was spent in England be most notable publio service was given kept a close touch with all Scottish when her husband was Governor of New affairs. He was thrice Lord High Can Zealand from 1892 to 1807. It was to her missioner to the General Assembly of the a source of much gratification that to Church of Scotland, and he took parties: Lord Glasgow fell the duty of signing lar interest in Dundee institutions is the Act of 1803 which oufranchised the rest at Rosie Priory, on the banks of women of New Zealand.

Andro

the Tay, had always as guests men and David Young Cassels, of Fairleigh, women who were worn out with social Bothwall. A member of the firm of Pott and religious work. Lady Kinnaird Chapels, and Williamson, engineers and daughter of Sir

Agnew, of Stranraer, who prodeceased her husband ironfounders, Motherwell. A Merchiston. by only a few days, shared his devotion in and West of Scotland player, Mr. a well-known figure in to all good works A fine type of mus Cassels was cular Christian Lord Rmnaird was athletic, dideles, particularly in Rugby ONGKONG HANBARD REPORTE widely known from his long connection football. In 1880, 1692 and 1883 ho as a player and administrator with: A played for Scotland against England, sociation football. He was one of the re and was also capped thrice against Wales presentatives of Scotland against England and once against Ireland.

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in 1870, a match which was not recognised Neil M'Lean of Breds, Donside, Aber as an international because the Bettiah deenshire 87. He was the youngest B team was composed of Bootland against the late Alexander Colia M'Lenn, Expland at Kennington Oral. Football Laggan, and a member of the firm of was played in thone yours, with fewer Maclaine, Watson & Co., Jav He re restrictions than now, but Lord Kinnaird turned from the East Indies nearly 50 took a fourless part in the roughest garner years ago and in the early nineties ac INTERNATIONAL. CLAIMANTE IN GOLF.

quired the estate of Breda, Mr. M'Lean

It is early yet to begin speculating was a Justice of the Peace for Aber what in to happen more than three deenshire, but took practically no par months hence but already names are in publio life. He is survived by a being discussed as probable candidates widow and a family of four sons and two

(Continued at foot of next column.)

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