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ENGLAND OF BRITAIN OR——

The latest tract of the Society for, Pure English opens up a question which has long been of Interest to Scots, especially thow of a perferved type. As is well known, dwellers north of the Tweel object to the use of the words England and Eng. Ish to denote these islands and their in- habitants, aoil when an English politician sadreses a meeting here he has to be EDINBURGH, September 28th. warned to use the word Britain. Many The holiday season is practically over, aguileles Sassenach has come to grist in and one of the first-great-duties-facing this pitfall. Of late years Britons Over- the Scottish citizens is the Novamber poilsen have also taken part in the objection, on the Scottish Temperabce (the Local Great Britain and Ireland, the United Veto) Act. Since I last wrote you on Kingdom, are familiar dedignations, but this

subject a quiet but great change has they do not include the Colorive, and Di eune over the electorate; is may have pendencies: when these are thought of little or no effect on the morning poll British Empire is the namo most in use indeed it cannot have much-but all occasionally the British Commonwealth, parties recognise that the way is being not a satisfactory title, since there. paved for fresh legislation on what may Commonwealths within the Empire. For be called centre party lineIt is gener-adjectives wo has British and Britannic ally agreed that drunkenuess is an evil, (often used in Frame), but again these and that the public-house stands in argent will not do when citizens of the Empire need of reforming. Is there not in that beyond the home frontiers are in question. agreement common ground for action Then, what is to be the name of the in- Cun moderate opinion not unite in forcing dividual citizen of the Empire British- an issue on the lines of eliminating abuse or is heard abroad, particularly in the and the inducuements to abuse! Unfor- United States, but with a suspicion of tunately the Scottish Temperance Act depreciation, and, although Freinau and givre uo help in that direction. As has Stevenson use it, it is not

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It is one of the Saxons and Normans, who entered it the most encouraging directions to which later, and even so it does not include the the temperance reformer can turn, for it other Celts of these islands. opens up a prospect of constructive mea OUR TREMBLING EARTH,

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It is not generally known furth of which are entirely beyond the one of the Scotland that there is a well-defined existing Act. There is happily abundant seismic belt in the Central Highlands of widence that the mind Scotland, and that the inhabitants

a fourth option. The institution Comrie, Auchterarder, Dunblane, Bridge recently in Edinburgh of the Public of Allan, and the towns of the Ochils know House Reform League was an important just what is meant by a seismic distur step, and although the Lengue were not bance Once while skating in this re Kuccessful in obtaining an amendment of gion we felt the ice heaving in an un- the Act this year, the work will go on canny way uncanny because the pond was Such spe.ches as that delivered by Bishop merely a Booled field, with the ice adher Deane in addrowing the Syuod of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney are ing to the grass and with no deep water powerful help. His statement that account for the heaving. And then the ice cracked loudly and was shivered into large body of opinion found the Act to thousands of fissures, and all to spoil our be unsatisfactory and imperfect" is no skating. When we got home wà. heard more than the bare truth. His conten- that an earth tremor and passed over the tion that No Licence" makes one law district and bad rocked houses as well as for the rich and another for the poor skating-ponds, will be difficult to controvert; and so will On another cccasion while three of us- his statement that a large body of opinion

A plat of ses in the reformed public house, with ampers were sitting on disintertested management and every in-ground on the Battlefield of Sheriffmuir, we heard a low rumble like a heavy ducement offered for so-called temperance mineral train crossing a girder bridge drinks, a way to effect the most bene ficial change in the drinking habits of the people. Other influencial leaders of our social life are delivering similar mes Rages to the Churches and the people, And it is emphatically plein that "No Licence is not the only alternative to

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strange sound to break upon the vast expanse of silent moor. As we debated what it could be we all three felt our- "Oh! an selyes swaying very alightly.

w said simply for when arthquake! one has come to rest safely after rocking with the hillside one is not inclined to be garrulous.

By the way, the opinion is held, în earthin quarters that the earthquakes are most frequently felt at the closing hour of places within the meaning of the Act, and that they have not been so common since Auchterarder went "dry" SOMETHING OF A COINCIDENCE.

The free gift to profters beris of the holdings which they at present copy in one of the provisions in fond Levertine gift of his propertide in the island for the benefit of the islanders, The crofters are now, but discusing the gift, and it will surprise most people to learn that they

A bushand and wife bave just been are in doubt as to whether they should

tried in Glasgow for what is called the accept the land. One element of the quesgo-cart" murder. The husband was tion which is regarded as of considerable discharged and the wife condemned. importance is that of the payment of rate. After the trial I was a witness to a little The collection of rates from crofters has

always been a diffealty in Lewis, an ekserome in one of the alcoves of the lobby. where, and if the crafters should become in animated conversation with the libe the proprietors of their crofte, default in rated man was Mr. T B. Simpson, ad- the matter of rate-paying might have convocate, who assisted in the Crown pro sequences not so easily evaded as where seention. For some time the chat lasted, the Local Authorities have to deal merely with tonauta, What the crafters really Want or some of them is the land free of rates.

LORD HORLEY

and the men parted seemingly on the best of terms. Catching night of me, Mr. Simpson remarked: Well, how's that for the long arm of incidence? I've been wondering all through the trial where I had seen Newell before, so I asked him Lord Morley was looked upon as an ora just now. He remembered me all right. tor in Scotland-though not as a great He was one of my platoen in France in one. He was heard at his best, in

I was then a loot in the 11th 1916, my opinion, when speaking in his political Royal Scots, and he was one of my lade home, the Montres Burghs, where he was We were in the same trench for a long much more effective than in the House time. Isn't it remarkable 1 agreed. of Commons, and I may say that I lis

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One of these exceptions was at a meet ing which I attended more than 25 years ago in a small hall in a small town which shall be nameless. It wan a Saturday night, dud a considerable proportion of the audience were the worse for liquor Several tipey men, stood leaning against the platform, and interrupted the spook- er constantly with their conversation and frequent expectorations, Stupid drunk- ninterruptions al come from other parts of the hall. Mr. Morley's patience must have been sorely tried, but he showed. no sign of anger and made no protest,

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