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HE THE GOVERNOR ON THE POET.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S TRIBUTE.
Thus we like to think that such a per- The independenes which pervades his HIS EXCELLENCY, in proposing The poems appeals to me tremendously. Not son as Jenny Galdes did throw her stool Immortal Memory of Rabbia Burus,only the independance which know at the head of the episcopal prolate in nobody to be superior in rauk, hut his St. Giles' Church that Sunday morning said:
· Gentlemen,--You must excuse me it general independance that makes him and daur him to say mass in her tug. "To the Immortal Memory”—a tunst do not make myself heard at the other satisfied he is right when he thinks he We like to think that Mary Stuart, Queen tions Commission an Italo-Germao agree exclusively associated in the minds of nod of this ball. The fact of the matters right. This spirit of independance of the Scots, was as virtuons us, she was ment has heen reached regarding decotamen with the name of Robert liveries under which Italy waives certain
in that, not being a hardy Seatsninan; 1 through the whole work of Burns considered beautiful and that hers was found the atmosphere here too much for Then -hover his sense of humour. Ian unlawful imprisonment and an un- is to be found in almost everything he righteous death. We like to think it true me, and have had to spend much of the evening meditating upon the immortality
that Black Agnes at intervals during the famous defence of Dunbar Castle did, with her handkerchief, coolly wipe the dust of battle from the rimparts in full
there was the vain endeavour of Catbu- view of the English besiegers." Then
claims.
A RUMANIAN LOAN REQUEST
CANCELLED..
PARIS, January 25th. The Rumanian Government has decided to cancel its request to France for a loan
Burns-is honoured on January 25th wherever Scotsmen congregate; in other
words, throughout the world. Locally
In
the anniversary of the National Bard's birth was celebrated at the Hengkong Hotel, last night, under the auspices of St. Andrew's Society. S
The gathering. was a notable one. addition to H.E. The Governor (who, an excellent speech), the Chieftain and members of St. Andrew's Society there were present, among others:
of the Bard upon the verandah.
The toast which I have been, induced
wrote. It is a great quality. It has been
often said that a Scotsman cannot see, a joke, and that when he does he is slow to propose to you is that of Rabbie in exchanging it. The fact of the matter Burns." It is necessary for nie, a pagan is that when he sees a joke be thinks amongst Scotsmen, to speak the exact about it. If it is a good joke, it is some-
hope in the coming year. Great Britain of one hundred million francs to which although indisposed, remained to make truth, and let me say at önce that I have thing worth having-and, being a Scots-rine Douglas to save the life of her King.
be mil, had restaud her place as a lend Eng nation, and the London market was For- the best for the foreign borrower. eign and colonial loans issued last year amenated to £130,000.000. Thee Overseas Loans formed the best foundation for the txpansion of the export trade. The fact that imports had risen from £1,003,000,000 (?) to 41.000.000.000, (1) while wowerysimultane
it is understood the Frenck Government was favourable.
PETROGRAD'S NEW NAME.
Moscow, January 25th. The Fetrograd Sevit has decided to rename the city Leningrate.
MISS BONDFIELD.
LONDON. January 25th. Following her ministerial appointment dency of the Trade Union Congress,
Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, Major General Sir John Fowler, Sir Wm. Rees Davies, Sir Claud Severa, Hon. Mr. A G. Stophen, Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Hon. Mr. F. H. Hulyoak, Messrs. A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G., D. G. M. Bernard, James Reid, J. W. C. Boanfr. B. M.
no fault to find with the adjective imman, why should he give it away without by barring the door with her bare arm.
mortal. It is a truism of literary critic
ism that man who has been successful
As boys, how we used to shudder and tingle with pride at the picture.
The reason for the exchange of oce's
getting something for it? (Laughter.)
What with Burns' independant outlook, in his life, or soon after his death, goes his hanour his centage, and other qualideal notion of any historien, Hersonage through a period of comparative quiet ties, Scotsmen to-day have a better for that of an actual uncompromising before-long after he is dead-we arrange national possession than his peenis impression is, therefore, entirely one of throughout his life and evidence and accurate history. For in stance, no one doubts the authenticity of him in his, proper position. Two of the Burns was
Nor is greatest writers of Scotland, I am sorry throughout his works, "the catpain of the stories of the women martyrs who to say, have not yet found their rightful his soul" Again, there was no histerness died in the Grassmarket and in the Sel there room for disbelief in the story that niche--I refer to Sir Walter Scott and in the man. If he did not like a man, way for their conscience sake.
he never displayed bitterness. Every Duchess of Gordon was instrumental in and what Scotsman has not been thrill- thought that the Scotsman was always ed by the tale of Flora MneDonald'
assisting in the cheape of Bonnie Prince the eller brither."
Charhe? It also makes for pride in our their menfolk when, in 1943, they seceded from the Established Church of Scotland."
Dusly leiding freely abroad, conclusively Miss Bonified has resigned the Pres Dyer, G. M. Yeung, G. Hahbs, W. Nicho Thomas Carlyle, both of whom are severe. he said, so, and sometimes forcibly, but by means of a kiss to each recruit, the
proved the satistory growth of invisible exports But while the entled was good any real advance would be conditional upon the sence of serious labour disputes, coxkty ncerning takich constituted the darkest spot on the horizon. It was vain to talk of prosperity while the shadow that veiled war hung over Central Europe. The in dustrial collapse of Germany was com
"the Reuten- plete, and the new currency," mark, as soon as it was thrown open to sale and purchase, weght follow its prede
the Reich mark.
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are payment of by Ger- propaganda among the French troops.
many was only possible
of German experts over
A. message from Magenes states that in consequence of information by soldiers, the French police discovered a Communist thing was conspiracy [ distribute nati-militarist 1111 EXCESS It is stated that over 70 arresta were We effected, including many Germans.
PANEL DOCTORS" FEE.
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it
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must be prepared to accept German goods on au unheard of senle, mostly in direct competition with our own. possible to contemplete with equanimity the increase af Germany's competitive The court of enquiry fixed the panel world trade by 10 par ceat, over her best doctors' capitation fee at 9, recommend year, 1913, which is requisite for the paying that it remain in force for three years,
nt of her reparations.
Sir Walter Leaf concluded by remark ing that the elretion had dissipated the Fears of rash experiments like a capital levy. Hence there was no occasion for alari mong nervous and amateur inves tors,
IMPERIAL DEFENCE. THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE AIR FORCE.
Lusnos, January 24th. The report of the sub-committee of the azperial Defence Committer, dealing with the co-ordination of the army, Avy and air force, dismissed as impracticable the reposals for sabordinating the Minis terit ads of the three service to the Minister of Defence, or of amalgamating the three service,.
"JAPANESE SQUADRON
AT SYDNEY.
SYDNEY, January 24th
The Japanese squadron has arrived and been heartily welcomed.
A State dinner was given in honour of the Admiral and the officers.
An extensive programme of entertain- ments has been prepared.
LATE M. LENIN. “
RICA, Jinary 24th.
edmitted to view the ADE
son, Dr. Forsyth, Messrs Ï. B. Ross. J.he restored to their proper place, and a man was a brither." though he no doubt raising the 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders,
ly under-rated. But, eventually, both will
Struthers. D. K. Blair, D. Harvey, B. Wylic, Prof. Juhn Anderson, Messrs. A S D. Cousland, Alan Cameron, J. Me
very high place it is, too.
With Burns it has been different. He has reached his right level, though it is
Anul (concluded His Excellency) I do
wouh! reject that sentiment, even if he were born on the southern side of the border. We all, hope, understand him, and we all envy him. (Loud applause.)
Arthur, A. H. Ferguson, W. Galloway-ssibly not such a high level as he will not think there, is anybody here who women to think that they were behind Rev J. Kirk Maconachie, Messrs. McBean | reach. He said himself, somewhere or Ross, W. Russel, & Stevenson, D. Gow other, that he would only he respected and A. L. Shields.
100 years after he had gone. Well, the hundreds years have passed, and time his amply proved the truth of the pra phecy. I may unhesitantly say that the word immortal" is right, and that the immortality of Robert Burns will endure as long as his language, as spoken, is understood. (Laughter.)
The function proved one of the must successful ever organised in the Colony, the speeches and musical programme heing of a high order.
His Excellency the Governor was met at the main entrance by the Chieftain. Past Presidents and members of the Com- nittee of St. Andrew's Society and con- ducted to the reception bail.
Progress to the banquetting hall was processionai, being led by Pavers Me Ewen:
After the Rov. J. Kirk Maconachie had asked it blessing, an excellent dinner was partaken of. Everything was announced, as will be seen from the menu printed below, in the hosts"mither tongue."
THE CHIEFTAIN'S SPEECH.
:i
Again, we have the unimperishable story of Helen Walker, who walked bare- foot to London that she might intercede for her sister then lying in prison under sentence of death for the murder of her infant child. Every Scotsman here to- Walker the prototype of the fictitious night will readily recognise in Helen The Jeanie Deans, immortalised by Sir Walter
Scott in "The Heart" of Midlothian."
Piper Wilson's fudering of "The 1st Highlanders was the introduction to a capital musical entertainment which con- tinued throughout the evening. contributors were; Mr. J. H. Jay ("The Wee Wee Lassie "), Mr. S. Gray ("Star
Of like wonten in fiction we have many.
Out
a Rabbie Burns), Mr. J. C.. Taylor hut time pressce. Of the heroines in real
Alton Water ). Mr. A. G. Simpsone, there are many even to-day.
are very apt to forget our womenfolk, the here 10,000 miles from the Homeland we mothers who with aching hearts are think- who are wondering about their brothers ing of their boys and girls; the siatera and sweetheaita. Might I repeat what St. Andrew's Mr. B. WYLIE, proposing The Las our Chieftain said on
Night." See to it that ye diana" forget them," sies," said:
THE LASSIES.
must make muy position clear. I have been asked to propose the health of this North Briton. I feel it would be senteely" Sound the Pbroch ")," Mr. J. Bar. fair to you, to me, and to Robert Hurns tholomew (Tamo Shanter"), Mr. K. to do so without explaining that I have McNaughton (John Anderson My Jo"), no great knowledge of bis works, and that it is impossible to give him the praise which is due to him without being
must hasten to add that I possess e elain acquainted with what he has written. I to Scatch blood. I cannot even pat for- ward the claim that I sometimes wear a tartas tie.".
Auld Nature
Her 'prentice han she tried ca man, An' then she made the Insses, O."... You will chserve from that passage,
I discovered, when it became necessary Mr. Chieftain, Excellencies and Gentle-lass who first set him to rhyming. Thus
the Bard was very thuch linked up with
The toast of "The King" baving beca A message from Mscow states that the duly honoured the Chieftain (Mr. R. to celebrate the 30th of November, that men, that our Ploughman Bard not only body of the late M. Lenis in
"SUTHERLAND), in introducing His Excel that day Being asked by a former followed the Biblical order of Creation but coffin covered with wreaths and flags.lency the Governor, said:
Chieftain to go more fully into matters tacitly agreed to the superiority of the was brought to the city with much cere mony, acompauled by the widow and Your Excellencies and Gentlemen, Scottish, I found that Burns was 2380- relatives,
Hundreds of delegates were It would seem that each yehr the skiri ciated with everything that is Scotch. other sex Made last by the hands of a conveyed through
the streets lined with of the pipes barely dies away on the even Then I was puzzled about the regard Master Craftsman, the lovely dears' were On the other hand, the port expresses troops and draped in mourning, to the ing we mest to honour our Patron Saint, there was, for Burns, and Mr. Stephen ever to him a source of inspiration.
care. I now realise why think co-ordisation by the Imperiul Defence Trade Union House, where guardsof before the officials of St. Andrew's 50 luduced twe to study him with 5th Through his contact with them we are
honour, composed of prominent
a,ciety begin making preparations to com- Committee is insufficient to secure full took ten-minute turns.
public were memorate in fitting form the birthday of great deal of hun, for he it was who left with a wealth of glorious song and initiative and responsibility and
our National Bard. Tonight His Excel preserved the Scotch language, which in the spirit of the purest poetry.
It was easy, sometimes too easy, for strengthening.
It is stated that tho
of the leney the Governor has honoured us with his time was in danger of falling into Soviets wilk cleet M.M. Kameneff, Rykoff his presence, and to him and our other disregard
What of this Scotch language? Opin Burns to eulogize the lassies. He was a and Tsurupa as joint successors in the Presidency of the Commissars, and that distinguished guests I tender a hearty ions differ about it and have always puet, and love was but the fuel to feed
welcome. ILis Excellency has further
gift dependant on then be no change in the home and paid as perhaps the greatest compliment differed. Writing in 1779, Beattle said: the mystic fire. With other poor mortals foreign policy.
one, in hla high position "can confer upon To write in that tongue and yet to write it is very di lerent, our Scottish Community, that is, Gentle seriously is now impossible. Then, in the occasion, the potency of the Athol in proposing The toast of the 1609, Francis Jeffreys remarked: "I beg rose, and, above all, the knack of being evening doing. His excellerer leave to observe, that able to translate into wo of shews his deep appreciation of a post of Scotch is not to be considered as a pro- we may feel in our hearts.
Taken altogether, we are an inarticulate Anyhow, it race when it comes to describing our undoubtedly occupy one of the bighest of a whole country..... niches in the world's literature. Buros is great language.
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Lesbos, January 24th. Mr. Frank Hodges has been appoint ed First Civil Lord of the Admiralty, and Mr. Harry Gosling Minister of Transport.
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[Mr. Frank Hodges is secretary of the Miners Federation. He went to work in SAILOR AMOK ON SPANISH remarkable personality, whose works vincial language... It is a language
a Welsh mine at 14 years of age; in 1909 obtained a Miners Federation scholarship at Rukin College, Oxford. He helped to found the Central Labour College. was prominent in the minery strike of 1921. He is 33 years of age.
62 years of age.]
RAILWAY STRIKE.
TO BE CONTINUËD.
LONDON, January 4th."
The executive of the Locomotive Men's
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Whaur sits our sulky: sullen dame, Gatherin' her hrows like gatherin' storm Nursin' her wrath to keep it warm."!
It is hard in such circumstances to talk gibly of the lassies wi', their lint white locks, their lips like roses wet wit dew, their heaving bosoms, and.cen sae bon-
Of the lassies Burns wrote much, but he wrote no love-songs on imaginary heroines. They, were all real and these to has immortalised in the sweetest of bis versc. It was a bonnie, sweet sonsie began his love and poetry. We have to night toasted the Man, let us now toast Mr. Bartholomew briefly responded for his inspiration- The Lassies," "The Lassies," and the Chieftain brought memorable Burns Nichit to a close by tendering thanks to all who had assisted particularly H.E. Governor. in mains the overantic success, "Following was the menu, or, as the Society would have it the Bill Fare
"GivTM me still Hale bricks, a scone an" whisky gill." A TASTY BITE Just a something to gar ye eat. Coo's RCMP KAIL Watch an' no jaup yersel.
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Ann Drama.
STOVED HEN AN HAM
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As soon's the clockin' time in by."
HAGG19,
WIA THE HONOURS
An* muckle dio. there was about it,
Baith leod an' lang.".
ROASTIT MUTTON
tauties, biled and champit; Bashed
neeps and ither orra greens. An anither mouthfu'. BILED PEDDIN
Sic a grund nicht we're hacin'. DESSEET A' Sic Lixe An' kebbücks, green an': mitey. BARLEY BRZE Frae weel-kent Scottish Vineyards.
Whaur'il ye e'er sce inen sae happy There's naething like the honest nappie.
In glass or hora? After the eating and drinking came z final indication of National taste in the form of another poetical effort, thus "Let half-stary'd slaves in warmer skies See future wines rich-clust'ring rise;
But, blythe an frisky, Their lot, auld Scotland ne'er envies. She eyes her free-born marlin, boys
Tak aff their whisky."
I do not suppose love and liking for the lassies. At the more than I To me it is something in He TRAGIC RESULTS AT VANCOUVER sentiments so full of sympathy and that Jeffreys meant what he said, but moment no one feels this racial disability
kindly thought, endear him to all: per the difference between the two is the mea
Bure of what Robert Burns means to the nature of a task, a duty made per- VANCOUVER, January 25th.haps no song ever written is sung more Mr. Harry Gosling is president of the The chief officer and a member of the often and with such heartiness and fer Scotland. Scotland, at the time he start haps doubly irksome because of my age
vour in every land than "Auld Lang ed writing, was at its lowest level from and the thought of hame Transport Workers Federation and took crew of a Spanish steamer in port were
nevera National point of view; it was in aling part in the big dock strike of killed and five wounded when a sailor Syne." and, by a curious anomaly, he danger of sinking into a province of
by a "greater concourse of people 1912 He is a member of the Port of ran amok, brandishing a knife and axe. Loudon Authority aid of the London The police were unable to secure him and those who gather each New Year's Eve England. When you imagine that a man County Council. He was elected Labour shot him dead.
round the shadow of St. Paul's in the like Boswell apologised for being a Scot, 31.P. for Whitechapel last year, Ee is
heart of that great London Metropolis. you can also imagine the state Scotland so to-night, Gentlemen, we are yas in. I do not think there are many afforded the unique opportunity of hear- Scotsmen to day who apologise for being ing what I know will be the well con Scotsmen - And, I think the present sidered views of one who does not hail hardy nationalism of all Scots owes much
I am also not anmindful of the fact that from "Old Scotia," and in consequence to the immortal memory of Robert Burns nie, soft and blue.
I do not propose to go too deeply into is able to speak without bias, not having been brought up from childhood, as wo the life of Robert Burns, especially the to entirely confine my remarks to the Mr. Doheny, the Californian oil opers Scots are, in nu atmosphere of devotion minor details. All we are concerned with lassies of my own nationality, would be A great deal It may be that lots of you here to-night Society decided to inform the railway tor, testifying before the Senate com- or even reverence for our beloved "Rab is that, having lived his own life, be something in the nature of an injustice. As them wha' like to taste the drappie manager's that the strike must continue. mittee which is investigating the charges bie Burns, I will now call upon His produced certain poems.
The reply of the railway managers to against ex-Secretary Fall in connection Excellency to propose the Immortal of time has been wasted in writing ad have taken to wife daughters of an alien
Bromry's letter was ant at mid with the Tradome oil leases, atated he
him. He says himself something to the their hard task. I can conceive of Eng. right.
plause.) It emphasis that the managers lent Mr. Fall $100,000 on November 30th, memory of Robert Buras." (Loud ap-versely of him, and also in defending race. My sympathy goes out to them in
effect that a man may like a glass and nothing more difficult than for an are not prepared to discuss a revision of 1021. The loan was made by witness
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a pu may like a laes. It is quite polish lass to scttle down with a dour, the
decision of the National Wages Board, personally. The money did not belong to
sible that he did not confine bis liking to thrawn Scotsman for a life partner. But but if the Locomotive Men's Society's any oil company in which he was inter-
single glass or a single lass. That was when I say so much I do no intend to excutive will indicate the existing ested. The purpose of the loan was to
largely his own business. I cannot help convey reproach to my-Aunt Tibbie difference"
they have in mind, a meet enable Mr. Full to enlarge his ranch hold-
MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
thinking that much of the adverse critic used to say: ing will be arranged-if the difference ure ings in New Mexico. There was no dia-
ism arose because Barns came from a be usefully discussed at CLI
cussion at the time of any contract be-
U.S. CRUISER WITHDRAWN.
"There's nae twa bodics make scones low social rank, though that seems rather tween the Government and the Doheny
ridiculous, seeing that at the same time
Alike, and that's the way wi' love." oil interest. The loan had no relation
WASHINGTON, January 24th. to no subsequent transactions relative
Upon receipt of advices by the State the upper classes were not free from such
Contemplation as to just how, where to oil leases. Mr. Doheny declared he left | Los Angeles on January 17th, in order to Department that the rebel leaders had tapses. What we do know about Burns
ever, not my purpose here to-night. Re- give this information, travelling vid New definitely and absolutely abandoned the is, that ho was brought up in an honest and when a blister micht licht, is, how-
"At a meeting of the Edinburgh Univer Orleans to apprize Mr.. Fall of his inten blockade of Tampion, the cruiser Rich God-fearing and poor faraily circle, and
book of poems. There was a time when to the lassies of our own kind, the very
rand from the secretary of the Rockefeller hot new, he stated definitely that tion. Mr. Doncay said he regretted not rand has been ordered to withdraw from that early in life he published his first luctant as I am to confine my remarks should the Russian Government be accred giving the facts when previously before Tampico.
New York; stating. that it Foundation, ed recognition by Great Britain the
It is understood that when the salvage he thoughts of going to Jamaica, and if nature of this gathering compels me to sity Court on December 17th, a letter was the committee, but to have done so would
was proposed to offer to the university work on the wrecked Tucoma is completed, he had he would certainly have written give them the greater share of my atten appciatment of Mr. James O'Grady as have been volunteering something in no Ambassador to Moscow will be announced
way connected with the contracts with the the cruiser Omaha and six American das about it. I can imagine what the last tion. From Margaret, Maid of Norway,
Scottish women furnishes a glorious and capital sum of £50,000 towards the eres tion; in association with the Royal T immediately,
be like. It would, no doubt, run-
inspiring record. Perhaps it is Roman firmary, of a clinical laboratory and ther The opinion is held in Ministerial Pan-American Petroleum Transport Comtroyer at Vera Cruz will also be recalled, verse of his poem on the subject would down to Madame Melba, the history of
pany.
Ho declared he had kuown Mr.
which ever hovers on the frontier crest completion of the endowment of the Pre- "Te've sunshine shores, I main confess,
of our "Never, Never land" and makes fessorship of Burgery on n full-time bane Out there the balance, to redress.
us see the glow in the printed and pic The trustees further offered an anest We've bonnier lusses to caress,
tured page. The fascination of person grant of £1,150, for a period of at least Than your Sultanas.
five years, to meet cartain salary charge. ality depende as much on the period as We have good whisky-and Ob, Yce, We have no bananas.'
on the person. One might almost say that the posthumous fascination of hi torical personages is no more or lens & he wanted to know my opinion of the poetised reflection of their temporary in I find it difficult to finence, depending largely on the ramen- immortal bard. express what I want to eay without quot- tic strangeness of dress and customs, on ing poems Barus, in his poems, I think the bading out of actuality and the expresses almost every one of the quali- legendary accretions that in time he ties which have made England-I mean come indistinguishable from ascertainable Scotland and England-what they are reality.
• such present
RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA.
FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
LONDON, January 24th. ·.
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circles that the diplomatic recognition of Russia is a foregone conclusion as a result
xenerally
of the General Election and the attitude
manufacturers
of
Fall intimately for thirty years, and his BRITISH FINANCIAL MISSION only thought was to help an old friend.
He intended to require Mt. Fall to repay
the loan.
TO BRAZIL..
RIO DE JANEIRO, January 34th
[Mr. James O'Grady in Labour M.P.
Mr. Doheny's attorney suggested that The members of the British Financial for S. E. Leeds and general secretary of President Coolidge be asked to appoint and Economic Mission to Brazil bare born the National Federation of Grueral Wark-
Born at Bristol in 1608. educated at board of experts to examine all the appointed honorary members of the local
facts regarding contracts with the Pan-Commercial Associazion. St. Mary's R.O. School
became
Mr. Edwin S. Montagu, in the course a member of the Town Council; eventh American Oil Company, and if the beard British French and Russian forces 1015 reported that the contracts at the time to 1818 with the rank of Captain: sent of making were not wise, desirable or of a speech at the assembly of the Asso by Government on special mission to adrantageous for the Government, the ciation, declared that British capital Rasia in 1917, and notinted exchange Company would reconvey to the Gover would continuo, to go to Brad, and that Great Britain was desirous of being in the forefront in onomia co-operation in
of prisoner of war with the Soviet in ment all its interests-in euch contracts. 2010. Harried out special recruiting work in Ireland in 1918.]
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Your Chieftain, Mr. Sutherland, said
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION OFFER.
The Prince of Wales presided on eral council of King Edward's Hospital December 18th at a meeting of the gen- Fund for London, at which grants were awarded to hospitals and convalescent homes for the present year. These aggre
over last year. gated £235,000, an increase of £15,
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