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PRINCE HENRY AND THE BOYS

BRIGADE.

In old days the tame Minister who was willing to keep his friends of the Piss informed of Cabinet secrets was quite an institution. He was willing, [OM OR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

tow, to accept payment for the job, Bub KDISHURGH, May 8th. how, although much is told privately as The visit of Prince Henry to Glasgow between friends, nud is used judiciously, was made the occasion of a remarkable no payment ever passes. A Minister who demonstration of loyalty to the Thine, xccpted pay for Government secrets, and The proceedings from Brst to last would was discovered, would in these days of have been a revelation to these good harsh public virtag lese not only his jeb people in the South who, failing to allow hat his liberty. Unless he happened to: for that picturesque excessiveness of be the Prime Minister, he would be pro- phraseology which the Scottish Westested ünder the Official Secrets Act by County owes to its strong Celtic admis-has indignant colleagues. So it many be ture, for their ideas of Glasgow from said that though there often is leakage, the fantastic outbursts of certain of its as with the recent Budget. it is not, eor- picture rupt Feakage. It is indiveret chatter political representatives, and our" douer 'city' as a hotbed of revolution over a friendly glass in private houses.

WISTER AND SOMMER SPORTS. and a, menagerie at “wild men " was the real Glasgow, and not the

With the change of seasons there comes gow. of sensational fiction, that found a change in our Scottish sports, Winter expression to the unanimous and spon-sports, of course, must be weather-and- taneous enthusiasm with which Prince water-proof Football is in no way in Henry was greeted. The primary object terfered with by a shower of rain, and in the damp winter from which we are of the Prince's Visit was to inspeët the glowly emerging good and elrer games Glasgow Battalion of the Boy's Brigade were played on fields that were prac tically hogs. The stamina of the foot- He braves: Glasgow, as these who really kilow it are ball follow is marvellous. aware, is met merely a centre of enn.all weathers to his favourite sport. Indeed football is often so exciting that mere und industry: it is profoundly it drives away all sense of discomfort. interested in the higher side of life. Rad Do, any of the summer sports come into it done nothing ef sve originate the that category! None is so strenuous as Boys Brigade, it would still have been football. Some go on rain or shine, But entitled to the "gratitude of mankind, into that list cricket does not enter." The parade stat was 10,500," a number Many sensational things happen in which constituted a record, and, as the cricket, especially in a wet season; but Priner remarked. entitled the Battalion they are largely affairs of chance. If we to describe itself as two brigades. As consider the enormous growth of interess those who are acquainted with the work of reernt years in sport-Rugby Icot- ing of the Brigade know, those figures hall and lawn tennis are two cases 7 represent a huge agunt of hard and con-point-it may be said that here in th retentious work on the part of the officers North cricket is largely marking time. and a very substanial sum of solid it must be kept in mind that cricket in moral achievement. In the light of what Sectland is greatly different from thu the Brigad has accomplished, we may game, in England. For one, thing it is rank its founder, the late Sir William An amatone's game at most only a Smith, fot only among Glasgow's great couple of professional (bowlers) will est citizens but amg the real makers turn out for a side and this, we strong of Empire and the benefactors of many contend, makes it a saperior "sport": kind. The Brigady was established at at the professional variety in popular critical time, when the social effects of town South. Then few games last more

even

last universal, education and of widening than one day-beause of the amateur This quick decision of herty we eening, apparent. It ful character of the teams: some Bleda, vital social function by giving only four hours

a new and deeper meaning to discipline, the matches is here considered preferable encouraging self-respect, and assisting in to those which are long drawn. out. Re.. the practical application of Christianity cently, for instance in Australia the Test matches resolved themselves into It has supplied to everyday life. healthy and socially constructive chan- contests of endurance, like the old-time. nel for liberated energies that might in six days' walking contests. Our Scottish many cases have wrought individual and public do not care much for this long- communal harra. It is unti-militarist in drawn-out business. The English play- the best, the only positive sense, for its in Australia, certainly did not like gives a spiritual and a moral direction the wearing and prolonged Tests, The to the military virtues. Glasgow is justly two summer sports which have mad, proud of its position as the hand-centremost headway and show no sign of in Scotland are golf and lawn slackening of the Boys Brigade, and the impres tennis. There is a great spread of com- sions of it gathered by Prince Henry

The interest in the national cannot fail to result in a further stima-petitive golf, with all sorts of champion- lation of this great regenerative move ships.

events is excviitionally keen, while as for ment.

Priage Henry made an exéeitent in following round the experts in their con pression on Glasgow, and is easily, the tests the public find the exercise very the stewards. Golf has orator of the younger generation of the agreeably and come out in numbers rather Royal Family. He speaks clearly, fiuent troublesome ly and with an engaging twinkle in his won on its merits, and came on the srelie when multitudes of men and women were eye. If his chaff was not extemporaneous looking for relaxation after the wearing it had the air of being so.

fects of present day business. Doubt vas, there are others to whom gelf enmes Elevation to the Peerage has evidently first and business anywhere else; but they jafused more " pinto the leader of are in a minority. Then no better gift the Liberal Party. When in Glasgow in-has been given to our girlhood than lawn any do not play the game organisation of tennis, augurating the new Young Liberals,who chose the Lit of with real style or accuracy; but they get May for their demonstration anul cele- plenty of fun and recreation out of it. certainly dominating brated it in the time-honoured fashion of And what more do many of them want! their late associates of the Labour Party. The girls are -Lord Oxford delivered in unusually tennis, Where many of the young men vigorous speech. His old manner of rigid the football enthusiasts go in the guin

They are certainly austerity was sridom in evidence, giving mer is a mystory. place to a buoyancy which developed at not all on the cricket, field or the golf intervals into dippancs, An ungalines cours

THE EARL OF OXFORD,

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critic remarked that perhaps the absence NEW HYNARY.

of Margot

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The issue of a draft new bymmary by Certainly while in the aute-room be re sembled a school-boy on the eve of holi- Joint Committee of the Presbyterian day. In every respect the Earl of Oxford Churches uscited much interest in Scot was in marked contrast to the rejected land. It has form received with general of Paisley when he was last seen in Glapproval is expected to he adopted without mach discussion by the eeming gow departing for London.

The policy of the Young Literals may (irneral Assemblies, and may be in public be gathered from a "Land Song" which use by the end of the year. About 20 was should at the opening of the meet ymns in the old book have been pension- ing to the tune of Marching Throughduft and not one of the additions has Georgia

Hark! The shout is swelling from the

East and from the West, Why should we beg work and let the

Land-Lords take the best? Make them pay their taxes for the land

well risk the rest;

The Landi was made for the People"

LEAKAGE OF THE BUDGET. **

"A cronk in its throat or dust in its .... mouth." But hardly less interesting to us in Scotland here is the inclusion vi eleven of the best of our Scottish para phrases, in deference to the desires of the our Presbyterian friends across

eras. Many Border and beyond the favourite sacred poems have been chosen, They include My soul, there is a country" by Vaughan, and "A servant with this clause, by George Herbert; All the talk of all the world is two of John Bunyan's" He that is about the Budget, and it is remarkable down," and "Who would trub valour that here in the North there was littles" Kipling's Recessional, of course

masetary sense, but also is Give us delight in simple or no speculation, in on the prospects of the taxes. Whenever things"; Tennyson's opening section of there is a leakage of Budget secrets, the In Memoriain," and three verses from bole, na with a fountain, is always at Milton's Nativity Hymn, "Tune will the top. The Treasury officials are close run back and fetch the age of gold

and an always, and the printers who set Whittier's Beside the silent sea up Budget papers have never been known Black's "Jerusalem in England's green modern to betray confidence. Feposed in them. and pleasant land." la more This year there was a lot of leakage, days we have Caron Benching's Thanks which began after, Mr. Churchill sub- of a boy," G. K. Chesterton's "Lift up mitted his main proposals to the Cabinet.a living cation," and Laurence Hous The name of the Cabinet Minister who man's Lust of possession worketh dosa- gave the show away is supposed to be lation" not forgetting John Addington known-1 have heard the same name from Bymond's With Dame of freedom in several Quasters. The particulars hust their soula and light of knowledge in have it given by one of the Cabinet, their eyes" not, of course, Mr. Churchill himself. The Chancellor is very rarely talkative OBITUARY.",

The death is announced in Glasgow of because strict soerney adds greatly to the interest in his speech. In this instance Major D.. S. Miller, who in 1860-sent Mr. Churchill did keep a good many the first steumper to Japan. He almira- interesting points up his shreve, and did tion for Japan was keen, and he had a not disclose then to the Cabinet until lifelong friendship with the well-koown it was too late-for a garrulous colleague, Buron O'Kouro.. Major Miller served or colleagues to tell editors of news for many years in the Volunteers and

was a leading Scottish Freem:ANGTI, papers over cocktails at a club.

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