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LABANDONMENT OF ROSYTH.

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OCTOBER KTH,

MILGIONARIES FOR CHINA,

Rev. A. T. Palhill is returning to his "parish of Shu Ting, Sichuan, China, to carry on the missionary work which he has been performing for the phat 40 years. He will be accompanied by his | brother, Mr. C. Polhill, who bas spent 10 years in Tibet. The two brothers, both Etonians, made history in 1885, when they were part of the "Cambridge seven who sailed by the steamer to take up missionary work in the East.

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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

EDINCROн, September 8th. The announcement by the 'Secretary of the Admiralty, in which it is intimated that it has been decided to reduce Rosyth Dockyard to a "care and main tenance" basis was received with sur prise and consternation, not in the east

Scotsmen in Canada are celebrating the of Scotland only, but in naval circles anniversary of the landing, on September much more widely spread. The Ad-5th. 1773, from the ship Hector, of 200

Scottish emigranta miralty have come to a right decision in Sentia. This was the beginning of the Picton, Nova

determining to make a cut in excessive tide of emigration that has been flowing dockyard accommodation: but they willment of the tide is that associated with From the Clyde ever since. A later move-

BOOTS IN,CANADA.

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find it hard to justify the selection of the came of Thomas Douglas, fifti: Earl Rosyth as one of the two Royal dock of Selkirk, a young man of benevolent character, who, deeply moved by the yards-the other is Pembrok-marked sufferings of the Highlanders, established down for deposition. Rosyth was declar.in 1503, a colony of about 800 on Prince Edward Island. This prospered, and ed by Earl Beatty a few years ago to Lord Selkirk later obtained a grant of be the most up-to-date' anyï efficient dock. | 5,115 square miles in Assiniboin, better ard in existence, and he added that Settlers arrived in ts12 and 1914, and known as the Red River Settlement," mbe maintained to preserve the Fleet were put under the charge of one Miles of His Majesty's Navy efficient and reads mission, from the Earl of Selkirk and the MacDonnell, who was given a joint com- to perform the work for which it has Hudson Bay Company as first Governor bern built. If this opinion requires any

of the new colony. In 1814 trouble broke ont, and MacDonnell put it all down "te revision to-day, it is in the direction of

the Glasgow men, "These Glasgow strengthening Rosyth's claim to be the rascals," he wrote to the Governor of most modera and indispensable of all the another colony, "have caused us both

much trouble and uneasiness.

A more Hoyal dockyards.. Millions of money stubborn, litigious, and cross-grained lot have been spent upon its construction: were never put under any person's care. it is equipped with all the latest im- or rations could have availed to stop I cannot think that any liberality of rum

provements in plant: it is the only Royal their dissatisfaction-Army and Navy dockyard on the East Const north of the discipline is the only thing it to manage such fierce spirits." In spite of any Thames; and in every way it proved its troubles, the Red River Settlement was value during and also since the war.

never entirely abandoned. In 1834 Lord Selkirk's interests were re-acquired by When the subject of dockyard necuno the Fludson Bay Company, and in 1968 dation was recently discussed in the the Dominion made a statutory bargain for the company's rights. After the House of Commons, and the redundancy suppression of the Red River troubles in of existing arrangements was pointed 1870 the province of Manitoba was or ganised and incorporated into the Domi emt, ne suggested that a victim

nion. Thus ended one interesting chap- should be made of Rosyth. The naval ter in the Scottish settlement of Canada, experts, no Iss than the civilian THE CULT OF THE KILT., members of the House, were silent on The fact that the question of whether that pointe since to them all it was pre- or not the kilt is hastening towards the sumably inconcefahle that the Admiralty absolete is the subject of some contra. verty here suggests that it hover will be. would make a sacrifice of the best dock Nothing stimulates a cause like an argu- yard in their possession. It is, however, ment over it, and the observations of noi so surprising after all. This is by those who aver that the philabeg js fast no means the first, ume that Barth has becoming a monopoly of the Scottish been threatened. On previous cusions regiments will inevitably awaken civilians when economy in the Royal Luckypads sense of their national responsihili- has become imperative, the Admiralty lies. But is the tilt cuft at the moment have turned frst in the" direction of in decline? It is extremely doubtful. Rosyth. In January, 1022, after the True, the wearing of the garb has become Washington Conference had put a Umit largely ceremonial, but ceremonial keeps tr big battleship construction, and the many worthy things alive, and is not to Geddes Committee *was exclaiming

be despised. The wearing of the kilt on against excessive expenditure, the Ad Special occasions is, indeed, one of the miralty decided to reduce establishments Aims and objects of the Scottish societies in "the Royal, dockyards, and selected in London, and how successful their long Rosyth for the severest cut of all. This campaign has been in manifest not only policy they are still pursuing, and it is in our dining hall, ballrooms, and con- impossible not to conjecture that poli- cert salons, but in our communities over- tical considerations rather than questions seas. One firm has just despatched thirty other orders from Bulawayo are being attended to. Does this look like a wan- ing in popularity!

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of efficiency have determined that the Highland outfits to Cape Town, and English dockyards shall be spared, while a Welsh and a Scottish one are sacrificed. It is unfortunate that Parliament is not sitting when this announcement, has been mande: it is certain that if it had been in session the Admiralty would have been pressed by the Scottish members to ex plain their remarkable unwillingness to recognise the advantages.

SPORT ON THE HIGHLAND MOORS.

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Shooting tenants and their friends have been getting some excellent sport on the Highland moors during the past day. or two. No new records have been estab lished, but on most of the famous sport- ing sanctuaries" the yield of game is well up to the average.

suite of Mr. Kirkwood's enthusiasm, that Though there are some who say, in porridge is out of favour, I hear of a well-known Scottish artist who has done some of his best work on plain oatmeal and cold water. Painting amongst the blem by carrying a poke of meal! The Western islands, he solved, the food pro- other ingredient-fresh water–wäs never far to seek.

LABELLING THE SCENERY.

The magazine issued by St. Columba's Scots Church, London, puts forward the suggestion that our scenery ought to be labelled. "Many a tourist," it ia remark-

Lord Woolavington, who has achieved fame in the world of sport as well as in the sphere of business, is shooting ed, "has been thankful to the railway over Knockando moors in Morayshire, company for its conspicuous signboard at and the other day, along with a party of the Pass Killiecrankie, or for that mark- friends, he had a bag of 1801 brace of ing the summit between Dalwhinnie and grouse."

That is not quite up to lust Dalnaspidal, or at Shap or Beattock." year's big day, when the bag for eight Notices of this kind would at least be guns was 295 bruce, but it constitutes preferable to advertisements for pills nevertheless a good afternoon's, sport.

On the well-stocked Cawdor moors in Nairnshire, which are again leased by Mr. Chubb of New York, the results are in some respects even better. For four.

VICTORIOUS LAUGH.

days shooting the total bag was 780 JUDGING HILARITY FOR A PRIZE. brace and a couple of hundred mountain

Pier, Folkestone, recently, to decide the laughing championship of the district

A competitor from Bishop Auckland, Durham, aged nearly 50, won easily with an effort adjudged to be the nearest approach to the real hearty Inugh that spells avoirdupois."

hares. The shooting party included Earl The whole gamut of laughter was teat- Cawdor, who has just returned from aed in a novel competition on the Victoria prolonged sojourn in Asia, and the veteran Field-Marshal Earl Haig.

Glenfiddich moors and forests in Banf- shire, where the season's bag generally ranges from 3,000 to 6.000 brace of grouse (and also a substantial toll of deer and ground game), are let this year to Mr. Phipps of New York, and there too good sport has been obtained: and the Duke of York, along with Earl Beatty, shoot- ing over the far famed Grandtully moor in Perthshire, and 1271 brace of grouse

These are wonderfally fine achieve ments, but they are scarcely equal to the great bags obtained on some of the Scots The silvery laugh-Ruled out an o modra in the old days. At Carron count of the return to the gold standard. in Morayshire, for instance, the big The guffaw. A hefty attempt lacking

slaughter." of August 23rd, 1910, still in realism.SA holds a place in the history of Highland The snigger. An ill-favoured travesty sport. On that date eleven guns killed of real laughter.

The laughs ranged from giggles. to. bysteria, says the Westminster Gazette. The only unmitigated. failure, was a competitor who imitated the Laughing: Cavalier.

The spectators acted as judges Among the efforts recorded were

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The explosive laugh. Caught most of the audience unawares.

The rour-Admirable in volume, but mistaken for a symptom of pain.

1,802 grouse and 12 hares. The bag for. The chortle.-A clever effort, lacking in the season was 3,600 grouse, That High spontaneous gaiety. land record, however, was soundly beaten on one of the Lowland Beottishmoors. On August 30th of the following year (1911) a party of eight guns Lilled 2,623 grouse on the Roan Fell moor on the. borders of Roxburghshire and Dumfries shire. "Pro-di-gi-ous," as old Dominie. Sampson would have said, is the only word that fita.

The silent chuckle.—Perilous to health and indicative of selfish enjoyuesti

The side-splitter-A lose contestant for the honours, but revealing # sense of strain

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