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EDINBURGH. January 14th, Lord Pentland's death came as a shock

During the past few months many hundreds of eviction decrees have been obtained in Court, less than forty have been put in operation, anul only about 6fteen teasats have actually been evict ed, the others all having resumed accu-

pancy.

In the result, property owners

are lying out of some £200,000 of rent. the public rates are burdened with ar rears of roughly $100,000, and property is

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to the Scottish public, his illuesis was not decaying because of lack of repair. The FEBRUARY 25th, 26th and 28th, at 9.30 p.m.

known outside his personal circle. As further the situation "develops the more Capt. John Sinclair, he represented eminous it grows. Disorder is increasing, Forfarshire in the House of Commons for and physical violeher is becoming an e- about 14 years, and during the last five estapaniment of the Clydebank web's of these he was Secretary for Scotland. activities.·.. He owed his political promotion in large SCUTS PROVERBS. measure to the close personal friendship

One of the most recent publications of which subsisted between him and the late the Scottish Text Society is the re-issue Sir Henry Campbell-Berman, whose of Ferguson's "Proverbs," a sixteenth

executor he was. Though a man of great century collection. The book-which, of personal kindliness. Capt. Sinclair figur-course, is only circulated to members of ed in several keen party controversies, the Society,is of peculiar interest to but these differences did not leng survive Scots, and a few "swatches" may there the occasion of them. He had in his fore be given of its contents. A number composition a strain of obstinacy, which of the proverbs are not specially Scottish, was as much relished by his political but the majority illustrate what is gene- friends as it was resented by his oppon, rally regarded as our facial charactor. ents and at times that characteristic For instance we have an addition to the ST. GEORGE'S BUILDINGS, Top House Starzz.made the way to agreement more difficult very familiar proverb, not purely Scot.

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than it need have beca. He was as tish, "A penny cat may look at a king." deliberate in the formation of his ln the form in which it appears it is a opinions as in the expression of them, halfpenny cat-"A halfpenny cat may and once he had reached a conclusion look to the king, and so may the cat that custs nothing." Again we have this

Byting and scarting is Scots folk wuning If that could have bera ex plained to the late Mr Froude, what a difference it would have made to his Life of Carlyle. Or again, going back to the pint of cation. It is hard to wife and Sound advice is given thrive in a year."

was difficult to more. To the House of Commous he brought the experience of ten years in the Army, a knowledge of the working of Local Authorities ob- tained as a member of the London County Council and familiarity with the state of affair in Ireland gained as thus, Put two pennies in a purse, they A.D.C to the then Lord-Lieutenant. will are draw thegither." And then there is the pathetic proverb which one could fancy to have been used in a good many When he was, elevated to another place" as Lord Pentland of Lyth, Caith-cireanistances in Scotland, "Mony speaks bess, the intention was to give the sent of my great drinking, but few of my sore We also proverbs which tish Ove a direct representative in the thirst." House of Lords: it was notorious, at time bring a focus on the history of Scotland, time that the group of Scottish Peers some of them used on very famous occa who were taking an autive part in the sions, for example, Better bairns greet affairs of the day bad more real know than bairded men," that remark which ledge of Seatland than the whole of the annoyed poor King James Vi. so much Scottish Liberals in the Lower House pat at the age of 14 or 13. Of more tragic together, and it was felt that a compet association is the proverb quoted wher ent member of the Government was reQueen Mary was being betrayed to allow quired there to meet their arguments her to be cuted in England without When he was appointed Governor of serious interference from her son. It A proverb Madras it may be said that it was a ran-Dead men bytes not "

to his political which might be put in an examination great surprise even friends. On his return from India Lord paper in Scottish history was "Nearest Pentland gave one the impression that the king, nearest the widdie," that is. he chafed ant a little ne the politicales. There is also in the colleation activity imposed upon him by his wema ery considerable mumber of general bership of the House of Lords. He took proverbs, such as An ounce of mother part in several of its debates on Indian wit is worth pound of clergie problems, but much of his time at West minster was speat in the Commons lobby, for the renewal of old party and personal friendships.

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pound of learning-or the contemptuous proverb, "Send him to the sea, and he will not get water"; or the proverb,

Lykt geir is half bought." Lastly, we find admiring amusement which less for- tunare towns derive from Aberdeen but which did not date from our own day. Here is the 16th century we rend this, He is an Aberdeen man, taking bis

OBITUARY.

At Glasgow, on the 10th inst., Robert Lang 79, inte of Hongkong. prirouPIE PROSPECTS IN BKYE..

The rent strike a Clydebank, that notorius burghdoon the water Glasgow, drags on its weary way, and there does not seem the slightest pros-word again." pect of a settlement. "Another eviction

has "become a BOUND FOR CHINA, dese at Clydebank "

1. An illuminated address and a cheque Familiar large type heading in Scottish newspapers. Socialist poison is for 3 have been presented by the at the bottom of the difficulties and fear congregation of St. Mary's R.C. Church, is expressed, not without good reason, Hamilton, to their rurate, the Rev. J. P. that the evil influence may spread to Conway, on the occasion of his departure other industrial districts in the West of for China to undertake missionary work. Scotland. The trouble may be shortly summarised. All, over the rest of the country the increases of rent fixed in the Rent Restriction Art have been paid, if not cheerfully at least punctually. Clyde- bank set itself from the first to oppose A Welsh syndicate has purchased the the intrenses, and it has mann d-by working rights of the diatomite deposita resistance within and without the law in the island of Skye and it is proposed to maintain its position for five year to apply for a guarantee under the It has benefited, too, by the poverty Trades Facilities Act in order to develop which severe unemployment brought, tu

Crown lease from the the locality-taking fall mulvantage of the the industry. The working rights are opportunity to shelter behind the alle held under a gations of distress, which was a factor in Scottish Board of Agriculture. Diata- at least some of the cases. But in reality aite is capable of many and varied ases the movement has been one of theer in industry, and the owning company lawlessness, and for the moment it looks suggest that it might well be made into a remunerative source of employment in as if the law had been beaten. The recent the island, which bas lew, if any, indus endeavours to break down this conspi tries. All the diatomite used in this racy have served only to demonstrate a

strange powerlessness in the legal machi. country, chiefly in gun and munition, nery. On what must be now a score of factories, is imported, and it is stated acensions officers armed with warrants to to have been proved that the Skye de- turn out non-rent-paying tenants have posits are amongst the first in the world gone into the district. Always they have as to extent, and unequalled in the been met by organised mobs. Sometimes, quality of the diatomile.

being without police protection the ONE MILLION POUNDS FOR EUADS. officials have found it prudent to with- I understand that the Minister of draw tmder some sort of compromise! At Transport, Colonel Ashley, has submitted other. times, protected by strong forces to the Cabinet a programme of road con- of police, they have endeavoured to struction which includes the making of carry out their duty. They have the important new roads in Scotland, the found the offending families barricaded Scottish share of the grant is believed to in their dwellings, and have had to force amount to about E1,000,000. It will be. entrance through passages blocked with mainly disbursed on the construction of sympathisers. Generally only passive re- road in the West. Highlands. When sistance has been offered, and on several Mr. Gosling, the late Minister of Trans occasions it has been overesine. The port, visited. Scotland last year he was houses have been entered, the tenants much impressed by the need for a road. turned out. their furniture carried away, which would have Fort-William as and the doors fastened. Then the forces minal point, and it will probably bu of the Inw march away. Scarcely have found when the scheme is approved that the sound of the policemen's footsteps Mr. Gosling's. successor has similar views died down when the houses have once as to the necessity of such a road. more been opened, the 'furniture carried

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back, and the former tenants reinstated. FOOD OR MEDICINE? And then Clydebank has settled down as. An interesting combination of delica before, still paying no rent, and waited cics. unthought of by Soyer or Fran for the next eviction threat. This farce catelli, was the fortuitous result of the! cannot go on interminably. Who is to recent dirty weather in the North Sea conquer, the law or disorder? Some of A cargo of potatoes on a German ship the details of the situation remind one bound for a Scottish part became mixed of the old land war is Ireland. For in up with a quantity of glauber salts, and Lalance, there is the elaborate system of on examination it was discovered that scouts and alarm carriers in Clydebank, the potatoes had become impregnated with and when bailiffs appear the mob is sum saits to the extent of 25.2 grains per-lb. moned to obstruct their proceedings. Apparently no one has attempted by ex- But for the absence of firearms the tac periment to find what this effectively re tics of the Irish Land League are carried presents as a blend of food and medi, out in every detail.

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