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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1993.

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EDINBURGH, April 4th.

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It is understood in Court circles tha: prior, to the royal marriage that theking will create Duke of York a Knight of the Thistle, and that his Royal Highness will wear the Order in honour of his Scottish bride. The King the twoad green riband of the Thistle at Lascelles was redding last year.

recalls that Viscount ceremony. One

I Knight of the Carter en the ove of his

Sir James Barris on being asked to select a quotation from his rectorial address at St. Andrews for incorporation in the brochure to bo

be presented to Lady Elizabeth Howrs by people of her own country, Forfarshire, has promised to write an origical

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Another Forfarshire man, Mr. David Paterson, who is a member of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers, is preparing the brochure, which will contain nu utching of Glamis Castle and the coats of arms of the various towns in the county.

A Lanarkshire uno suggested the Lead- hills and Warlockhead might apply guid for the wedding ring; but the time was found too short for the idea to materialise. Gold can still be washed from the streams

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LAND AND HEAVY TAXATION.

One more example of the pressure of taxs- tion

upon our great landed estates is an nounceri among

new joint stock in Scotland is the Buccleuch Estates (Ltd), a private company formed by the Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Dalkeith, to take over and ad- minister the l Duke of Buccleuch's estates in the counties of

kirk, and Dumfri Durgh, Rexburg, Sel

to

The nominal capital is £100,000, divided into 50,000 preference and 50,000 ordinary shares of £1-inch,

The

of estates Companies under the Limited Liability Companies Acts is not a how movement Twenty years ago the Warwick Estates (Ltd. was formel, and five years ago the Howard da Walden Estates (Ltd). "The excessive burdens on landed estates are of such a character that overal Scottish Landowners have followed the course of forming a Limited Liability Company for the administration of

Flow (Sir

Keir "દર્યું Lawder (General

A NOTABLE Scottian ScroOL..

of

Watson's College is one the largest and most celebrated of Scottish schools. Its “old boys are met with all over the world and

and in every profession business; maDY them have attained high poaltions. Wat- sunian Clubs flourish in the East and the West-especially in the East and Far East and are to be found in South Africa and Australasia. The bi-centenary of the death of George

Watson, the founder of the which has now become a renowned

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is therefore of more than werely Edinburgh

NOW ON SALE.

interest. Watson came of a family of Edin. DIRECTORY

burgh

merchants, but himself specialised in the higher branches of hanace. He was the first accountant of the Bank of Scotland, but did business on his own account, acquiring

fortune by dealing in bills of exchange

with correspondents, chielly in London. Watson is described as a very worthy - and in is recorded that he was particularly fond of quoting a rhyme of his own making—

"He that has a watch this rust do, To packot his watch

And watch his pocket tou." By his will, Watson "mortified" £12,000 sterling to raise a bospital for the mainten ance and education of "the male children and grandchildren of decayed merchants in Edinburgh," placing the administration in the hands of the Edinburgh Merchant Company. This capital sum has, of course greatly increased. At first the sebool was a residential hospital," but it is now a highclass fee-paying school. Three members of the Coalition Government, were educated" within its walls,

LASTER IN SCOTLAND.

What used to be the Spring Holiday in Scotland is now called Easter, and nothing. is more remarkable than the way in which we are falling into line with England and the sentiment of the Universal Church. It is true that the austerities of Lent appeal less to us than the joyous festivity of Easter. We may belong to different bodies, but we are of one mind when it comes ter Simnel cakes, hot LFONS buns, Easter eggs and holiday. It is not fair to way that, oveas on Good Friday, the holiday

Aminance of.

alone prevails. If secularism and the sport are increasingly evident, the stricter observances are not neglected. In the Anglican branch of the Church of England the ritual is richer than in most Roman Catholic churches in this coat-all the services of Holy Week are out with elaboration and dignity. their extates. Last year four estates were The celebration of Easter is as religiously formed into private companies, viz-The insp

insportant in England as Christmas Day. Cowhill Estate Co. Dumfries (Major Henry but it is only recently that the name or Keswick), capital #200,000; Nether Pollock the practices have been adopted in Scot John Stirling Maxwell) capital land, except by Eriscopalians and Co- tholics. In a number of Fresbyterian churches, at least in the cities, there were special services every evening last week, with a poon service on Good Friday, and in a very large number of churches there were fimited liability company owning musical services, on the evening of Easter an estate of course

my's much less Sunday. income tax, super-tax and saves death duties. The shares can also be allotted to members the formation of the com- of the family on taking the place of their pany, the dividend family allowances. The ability of each member of the

the the company is limiter to value of fully-paid-up shares, additions capital may be raised by the private issue of debentures; an individual dies or may, be made bankrupt, but a company has perpetual succession or may be voluntarily wound up.

Archibald Stirling of Keir, Dunblane), capital £50,000;

and Glenressdell Estate Co., Glasgow (Sir Peter J. Mackie), capital $25,000.

COVERNMENT AND THE SCOTTI GRAND

COMMITTEE,

THAT CLASHOW ACCENT,

!!

Lady Frances Balfour is of opinion that the members of Parliament for the Clyde Valley-which is a picturesque way of dea them are misunderstood because cribing, they talk in a foreign language. She ex- pressed this opinion recently to an English M.F. His roply astonished her, for it was given in the most perfect imitation of Glasgow Scots she had over heard. As the

member had picked it up from hearing his Glesca colleagues, it give one some iden of the many opportunities he had bad of hearing them.

A RUGGY INTERNATIONALIST.

The death is announced of Mr. W. P. Donaldson, the Lorettonian. After B brilliant sporting career at the Musselburgh

Some inconvenience, if not embarrassment, is likely to be caused to the Government on account of its inability to "feld" a. majority in the Scottish Grand Committee. The Scottish Committee consists of all the members from Scotland, with 13 added from the other parts of Britain, making a total of 1,, he went to Oxford, and got his 89. Scotland returned 15 Unionists and other parties ტე. Assuming that the

as half-back in 1892, 1893, andi 1894. He played against England in 1895 and 1896, and against Ireland in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1800, when a member of the West of Scotland Club. A member of

the iron ring in Glasgow he was well-known and widely esteemed.

A JAPAN ESTATE.

additional members were all Unionists as, in the

would be the circumstances,

case in order to make the Committee correspond as early as possible to the state of parties in tao House, the Government would still be in a minority of 29. Moreover, if the 14 National Liberale from Scotland voted steadily with the Government they would be unable to give Ministers u nisjority, | £5,633. although the margin against them would be reduced

to 1. Such being the situation, the Committes has not been set up. Trouble over this matter is expected in the near future.

THE SPIRIT OF MODERN GOLF.

The late Charles Chicken, 63, Kyo Machi, Kobe, Japan, a native of Scotland, has left

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ARCHITECTS AS SEEN

BY OTHERS.

AMUSING VIEWS.

What is golf From the relative pro-

Mr. Maurico Webb, in a' lecture on "'As mineace given to its implements in the Others See Us," which he gave at tho emporium windows, from the salaries of its Architetural Association, read a number Hagens, and frous the imizanence of the multitudes who wear, in all westhers and at of letters purporting to have been writton all duties, the garment which is the pride of by embers of other professions ex- its tailors, that were an infantile query sure. Pressing their views of the architectural At the conclusion of the ly in this of all fans. But golf, like Gaul | Profession. in Roman

oman times, may

may be into three evening Mr. Webb admitted that most of

the letters were Paris-professional, the amateur and com

not genuine. Extracts petitive, and that played for the sheer joy of from them are as follows:-

From the wife of round, and the question of

Bu architect: Al- the moment is--which should have priority: though, wo live in a house designed by the

he competitivour tire just fur joy" schools are my husband) is a most in-

hold the who

team, regimental convenient one. (Laughter.) public school Cur by whatever name you call that spirit of "all for the side, detect and dren in

in present-day club more for the " that don't smoke.

tendency to

the common

government # inure andl such for

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Front a member of Parliament: I know nothing about art and don't want to, but I wish you would design chimneys

From a sculptor: Architects are rather mure troublesome than most men. I am very glad I am not an architect."

From a contractor: There are architects and architects.

for the man who says, like a game." Fears of this nature, werd bound to arise in & season waigh opens with longer special trains, and wider fair wayn, a host of new trophies, and legions From an architectural student of the of

tyres.

The game has reached Amen Association: I have been asked by the canisation point a ponderous phrase but Committee to say that we think architec pas enough criticism. One thing is toler- ture should be enjoyed as are the other. certain, the immediate probléin mustarts in life, and not lookes upon as office.

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be tackled by every club in its own way. routine. That they may all strike the balanco. be twesa the rival ideas is perhaps too much my pictures can be properly hung is in From a painter: The only place where hope,

their future golfing hap the attics. but

All the best rooms should is in no other hands. We have our golf architects, here is a job for gulf states.

have at least one top-light, What is lost sight of by the stern

From an art critic: Architecture is school who fear that our young plavera critics.

too complicated for me and my brother

to

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When the Doctor prescribes he expects the Druggist to fill the prescription with Pure Drugs. The quality of our Drugs, Medicines and Toilet Goods is not surpassed.. Have the Doctor's Prescription filled here and the result will be Matisfactory.

THE PHARMACY,

piness

ren

will lose their golfing fibre if they are From a cook: I am certain no architect

footle about all the designed my kitchen. compelled to time that very fuw

of competitive kidney

Bora ard not

From a late Housing Commissioner: I game has a kaack of making all its vietinis "red hot."

27 have become an agent for wireless sets, Granted that the nexts of all sorts and

and find the business more lucrative. conditions of club members have

From Judge: From a professional duo got du consideration on the old familiar lines, one litter my Court with models, and they point of view. I detest architects. They cannot see looming any

anywhere the dan

gar that the rate of golfing giants will die

work in pairs with opiniona diametrically

out. It is from the one stick and a bag opposed. (Laughter.)

of

derive

ethod that young Americans have

so much. Golf, it must not be forgotten, is to a multitude something very

different from two-men tournaments before Mr. Ramsay MacDonald," speaking at roped galleries." One final question. Ia Newport, said the Labour party proposed the ordinary "you and mo" kind of club capital levy to pay off the National Debt, meraber to be called selfish if he lovos golf so that taxation might be reduced, and a

Communal Government go ahead,

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