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THE 18T (HIGHLAND) DIVISION, MEMORIAL AT BEAUMONT HAMEL

[THOM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT. } -

EDINBURGH, October 1st. In unveiling the memorial to the Fifty first (Highland) Division at Beaument Hamel, Marshal Foch paid the tribute of a great soldier to the valour and endur ance of a Territorial Division "of Scottish

soldiers. As long as the record of brave

deeds awakens a response in the hearts. of men their story will not be permitted to die. At the bidding of duty they for sook the quiet hills of home for the fields of France and Flanders. The crofter, the Asherman, the miner, the gillie, and the farm-hand turned aside from the arta ot, peace to learn those of war. At Festu-

STATUS OF PEKING LEGATION QUARTER. SOVIET AMBASSADOR AND THE

DIPLOMATIC BODY.

Mr. Karakhan sant on "October 10th the following Note to the Representatives of the Powers signatory to the Protocol

of 1901:

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In acknowledging the receipt of the Note of September 19th, 1994, of their Representatives of the Excellencies Pewers signatory to the Protocol of 1901, the undersigned Representative of the order to avoid misapprehensions and in Caion of Soviet Socialist Republics, in fall accord with his Notes of August 95th ard eth, has the honour to state the following:-

THE NAVAL DEFENCE OF

SHANGHAI.

3 WARSHIPS AND OVER 7,000 OFFICERS AND MEN.

While detailed' accounts have been published of the fine work done by the Volunteers in keeping the Settlement's boundaries during the recent weeks of stress. there has been no adequate report of the part taken by the men-of-war of the various nations assembled here, re- marks the 6. Daily News. Certainly na member of the S.V.C. would wish it to be supposed that his work alone was

regions of history, we would put on re worthy of notice, and before the memory of those exciting days recedes into the cord what the Nuries did and Shanghai's appreciation of their great services.

INTIMATIONS

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SATURDAY,

Nov. 1st

MONDAY,

RIGOLETTO

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA AND PAGLIACCI

TOSCA

Nov. Srd

TUESDAY,

Nov. 4th

LA BOHEME

WEDNESDAY, ... Nov. 6th

THURSDAY,

Nov. 6th

FRIDAY,

Nov. 7th

CARMEN

LUCIA DE LAMMANOOR

1,432 men.

2,807

1,104

317

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1,038

975 en

SATURDAY,

Nov. 8th

Nov. 10th

•MADAM BUTTERFLY

TUESDAY,

Nov. 11th

Including extra Japanese-

over 7,000 men. Of these approximately 1,360 were landed as an armed force to assist in the pre- the 400 French marines who joined in tection of the Settlement, not counting guarding the French Concession.

British force was made up as follows:-

Japanese U.S.

375

400

Italian Portuguese

100

40

This

165-400 French

The Senior Naval Officers in Shanghai

were:-

+

Nomura (Jap),

HONDAY,

MIGNON

BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

BOOKING AT

ANDERSON'S.

SANITARY ENGINEERS.

Few people, in all probability, realize that there were at one time as many as The The undersigned states that in his Note thirty-one men-of-war in harbour,

ships were manned by more than seven bert, in 1915, they received their haptism of August 23th he expressed his assur-thousand picers and wen. Here is a Ruce that the difference of opinion na Nat of the nationalities represented with of fire, and from that time till the cap-

British 3 Cruisers. 3 Gun- ture of Greenland Hill," and the final existing between him and Representatives their ships and crews:-

boats advance in 1918, they were in the thickest of the eight Powers signatory to the

Protocol of 1901 will not prevent him U.S. Cruiser, 10 T.B.Ds. of the fight, admired by the French, lear

and 4 Miscellaneous ed by the Germans, and welcomed by from establishing a modua vivendi he-

French 2 Cruisers Italian Cruiser tween the Soviet Embassy and Legations the divisions on their flanks. "The reputa-

located in the Diplomatic Quarter.

Portuguese Gunboat tion which they made for themselves at

Japanese 2 Cruisers. 4 Gun- Notwithstanding this he is obliged to Beaumont Hamel in 1816 they sustained

boats in 1917 at Roeur and in Flanders and declare as he has already done before round Cambrai, in 1918 in the section of that he regrets to be unable to approve Morchis-Bapaupe, and lastly amid the all the regulations which were establish- French armies in Champagne, where in jed prior to him.

In view of this and having regard to July they attacked the Germans before Reims. It is fitting that the scene of their the conclusions which Their Excellencies first great exploit should have bean were good enough to make in reply to chosen as the site of their memorial. statements contained in the Notes of the After the failure to take Beaumont Hamel Ambassador of the Union of Sevist Soei- in July 1916 the Battle of the Accre began alist Republics of Aug. 25th and 28th, the in the autumn. To the Fifty-first Divi. latter deems it more prudent to say that sion was assigned the task of capturing his attitude with reference to "conven- the almost impregnable ridge of Beau- tional regulations" depends entirely upon mont Hamel Then the weather fought the divergencies between the Tinion of against the Allies, and the attack was Soviet Socialist Republics and the eight postpered again and again, till at last, Powers signatory to the Protocol of 1901, early on a November morning, amid a which (divergereics) partis have mani- Rear-Admiral D. M. Anderson (Brit.) C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. dense fog that never lifted the whole day | fisted themselves ja connection with the

C. B. McVay (U.S.). through, the flower of Highland manhood transfer of the former Russian, Legation

H. Prochot (Fr.). 1 Captain H. Morone (Ital). was hurled against the ridge which guns to the Government of the Union.

Being, however, animated by desire Line-Comdr. Bevar (Port.). to meet half-way Their Excellencies who The seemingly impregnable ridge was have kindly, taker upon themselves the Apart from the very long and open "lue taken and Beaumont Hamel won for the initiative, to acquaint him with their which the landing force had to guard "Friends are good on the day of viewpoint of the indivisibility and im and for which a considerably bigger num. mutability of the status of the Diplo ber of men would have been desirable, battle," says the Gaelic inscription upon matic Quarter, the undersigned considers not a little work was done on the river. the monument, and the thought was echoit opportune to dwell again on this ques The anxieties regarding the dynamite magazine will not have beca forgotten. ed by Marshal Foch. "Sons of Scotland, tion.

These were effectively set at rest by the sleep in peace," he said; "you leave us

placing of American destroyers in special with a living memory of the fidelity of

positions along the Pootung shore in the your country to ours. The French child

Huangpu in order to watca over all the ren who in after days will ask the why

property on that side. The neutraliza- and the wherefore of this monument, will

tion of the Huangpu from Woosung to the Arsenal was also due to the direc be told something of those men, strange ly garbed, who came across the son to

The undersigned on the contrary.

tions laid down by the Senior Naval fight by the side of France in her hour clined to think that the status of the Officers mentioned above and issued for the guidance of the contending Chinese of need. Perhaps they will gather a hint Diplomatic Quarter constitutes rather of that strange camaraderie which made combination of more or less tecanical reaval forces. This effectively kept fight the Jocks Supreme favourites with the gulations purporting to facilitate co-ing out of the Huangpu and safeguarded homely peasant folk of Picardy. On existenes of different properties belong the tremendons shipping interests of

Shanghai.. every anniversary of the 13th November when the Mayor fies the Scottish Stab-ng to Powers located on a limited terri- tory placed under special conditions. dard at Windy Corner," they will re. However, it is quite natural that the said member-that their village was captured regulations assuming even their useful from the Germans by the Highland Divi-ress cannot be considered to be immutable sion. In the quiet of Scottish hills, where the noise and the clamour of war came but are modified under the influence of not at all, there are many who will think the constantly changing events both in

those who internal and internatisual life of pea had to be kept standing by continually with pride of that memorial went forth to battle, who endured the pies."-Horta, strange and unlovely life of the years of war, and whose familiar faces are now but a memory. The silent figure, that looks cast across the famous "Y Ravine at Beaumont Hamel, where so lately lay the "friendless bodies of unburied men. keeps watch over gail that is for ever hallowed by Scottish blood:

and inen had seemed unable to take.

Allies

**

The international law as well the his. tory of the status of the Diplomatic Quarter admit in his opinion of doubts being entertained as to whether the in- divisibility and immutability of the statas can be based on incontestable juridical arguments.

For Wu Pei Fu is marching down

On Shan-bai-kwan we hear,

And hopes to be in Mukden town

Within the present year; The pig-tailed lads of Kiang-su.. Have got it in the neck from 1

is in-

With Sun Yat Sen, who with his men

At Shao-kwan is' fixed, With General Lu and Wu Pei Fu

One gets a trifle mixed ! But try and grasp this simple thing Canton is threatened by Chen Ming From Glasgow Bulletin

י

It would be affectation to pretend that the men of the landing party did not cajoy the period spent on shore as a change from the cramped life on board ship, The only time when there was any trace of discontent was right at the beginning of hostilities, when the men

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of Consignees_by werkers of the world, as distinct from mined in the presen

Messrs. Goddard and

on 31st October, the coterie of agitators and windhaga 1924, at 10a.m. Claims against the who so arrogantly claim that title, there

The 31st. Highland Division Memorial, as has been said, stands in an area over which the tide of war passed several times. Though grown over with grass and weeds now, the ground for miles around still retains traces of heavy shell fire, to such an extent indeed that it is still quite uscless for agricultural purposes.: From Thiepval one can see something like a dozen memorials. The Ulster Division has a large tower on Thiepval Ridge, kept LABOUR AND PROHIBITION.- by an Ulsterman, who has a magnificent The association of Miss Ishbel Mac-are none to whom we owe more than to including those for Cargo short delivered mart brogue. One car descend huge German Donald, daughter of the Prime Minister, our respective navies, and Shanghai does dug-outs a few yards away. The New with the enterprise of converting the old not forget it. Zealand Government has not only erected Five Bells at Poplar into an establish-

a fine memorial on this part of the front, ment for the dispensing of lemonade,

AT SHANGHAI.

SEPARATION ORDER TO MES

L. BROOK..

hat has also bought a large piece of raspberry cordial, ginger beer, and sa- MATRIMONIAL DIFFERENCES ground, which is preserved as the war saparilla is fitting, for the young lady is left it. The trenches are still intact, and an ardent prohibitionist. But local op- the ground is strewn with rusted rifles, tion, not prohibition, is the liquor policy pieces of shell, helmets, and even a of the Labour Party, and the Prime Minis wrecked 'plane. The Highland Terri ter himself is not a teetotaller or, at all torial memorial though placed almost inerente, was not within recent years, his a hollow of the Y Ravine, arreats the eye cual whisky with his dinner. Many pro was made to Judge, Sir Skinner Turner An application for judicial separation custom being to have a heavily-diluted minent Socialist MPs, including almost in H.M. Supreme Court at Shanghai, every member of the West of Scotland last week, by Mrs. Lena Brook, on the brigade, are strict blue-ribbonites. ground that her husband, Mr. Edwin Brook had failed to comply with a recent

at once.

ERIC LIDDELL'S NEW RECORDS,

Eric Liddell is making new records at Kilmarnock, and not as a sprinter. Ho is the leader of a Students Evangelistic Campaign, and the local sporting entha- siasts are crowding to the meetings in the hope of getting race-track wrinkles. The students are billeted in a church hall, and to some of them the experience in vividly recalling Army days.

DIL STEAMER FOR CHINA.

THE NEAREST SUBSTITUTE"

They are telling 4 good story up Aber.order of the court for restitution of cou- deenshire way just now concerning jugal rights. Respondent did not sp

pcar.

Mr. M. Reader Harris, who appeared Ythanside farmer a wife who endeavoured

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to replenish an empty purse by taking in for petitioner, said that the parties were their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and summer boarders. One of her visitors married in 1912, and there were two Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at. Kors, suggested that he would like a poached children of the marriage. Mr. Brook had loom, whence and/or from the whares delivery egg for breakfast. "I canna gie ye a

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Messrs. Yarrow & Co., Ltd, Scotstoun, pouched egg," the worthy lady whispered, not complied with an order for rastity may be obtained

but I have something as gweed, maybe tion of conjugal rights made by the on the Clyne, who have delivered the better. I can gi'e ye. a bit o poached court on June 11th and was consequently twin-screw. shallow draught oil tank salmon." And she did.

guilty of the statutory offence of deser- steamer Shu Krang, of 750 tons grose, to

tiod: No proceedings for divorce were the Anglo-Saxon Oil Company, for their THE PARROT AND THE STAGE WAR.

being instituted. service on the Yangtze-Kiang - River, China, have booked another order for d river steamer for service in the East.

BROKEN CHINA.

One force is now at Shan-bai-kwan

An one at Cheng-te-fu - Opposing them is Yen Hai Shan

With all his yellow crew; A fierce attack" will soon begin Against the hapless Chang Tso Lin.

(Continued on next "column.)

Sir John Martin Harvey is telling this Mrs. Brook formally gave evidence of parrot story. During his visit, to Edin- the marriage and of the fact that, sinch burgh last week, some occupants of a flat the order of the court was made her hus opposite the Lyceum Theatre bought a band had not returned to live with her, parrot and placed it in the window. The nor had be offered to make a home for trade unionista held so many of their boy her. catt meetings just outside, that all, the bird pow says is Martin Har-r-vey, having heard the name shouted so much in broad Scots. The parrot has been kold to an admirer of the famous actor for £5. And, perhaps, a pinch of salt.

His Lordship granted a decree of judicial separation, and allowed costs to petitioner. A

Mr. Reader Harris intimated that there would be a further application on the queation of alimony.

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