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[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:]

EDINBURGH, September 93th

TEK, RETURN OF RUGBY,

Another season of Scottish Rugby has opened. Few summers have been so generous as that of 1925 in favouring the cricketer with ideal weather, and he can hardly complain if he must now leave the The English newspapers are employing field and make room for his more robust the "silly season "in deploring the decay fellow-sportargan. With the passing of of the art of conversation, The complaint the years enthusiasm for the Rugby game ia an old one, and has probably been dis- north of the Tweed becomes keener and cussed by every generation since mankind its devotees increase in number. In the became civilised. For once the Scottish cities, where the game has its greatest nowspapers have joined in the holiday hold, some of the principal clubs run no controversy-we can generally tide overlever than six Aftecas, and both in the the two dall.mouths by the help of gossip North and in the South new clubs are about grouse, golf, and the Highland hanging up und stimulating public in "gatherings" and dances. The follow-t in districts where meantime Rugby ing may be taken as a fair summary of practically a stranger. While the keen the opinions on the modern status of ruggies for Championship honours-un- conversation on this side of the Border.cial, yet greatly desired-ensure much There are two circumstances which are ditement and not a few thrills, the main said to have a specially advorse effect interest will again be centred in the upon the talk of to-day. One is the op- performances of our national side against portunity afforded by the madora press or countries. Last season. Scotland Blaze of for the publication of what would: other inibed her programme in wise be talk. The wit, we are told, de-Rh, and achieved a triumph that was enes to lavish his good things, free of the more welcome in, that it was charge, on a small circle of friends or throughly deserved. Every contest was acquaintances. He stores them up and turns an honest penny by putting them into print. This may be so-though real ou possession. This season the prospects. wit is apt to find spontaneous utterance equally promising. Apart from the at the moment of its birth-but, even ifting up of the famous Oxford three- it is so, we doubt if the tendency haster line. practically all last year's been conned to the present generation. Players are available, and the selectors stol not have great difficulty in Ending The ather criticism is that the prevalence

asrong team to defend the record estab of what is called "shop"-the tectoicalist and to carry on the succession of terms of golf,on of moters and so forth vices Attingly crowned by the success has been destructive of ordinary conversa against England at Murrayfield. During There can be no doubt of the the ose season several alterations have existence of this tendency, but the que hem made in the rules of the game, nod tion is what it has replaced. If it has it wit be interesting to watch their effect taken the place of personal gossip there on club play. No one will claim that the is no much to regret. And we may take rulare perfect--far from it--but on the it that each generation has had its own other hand, there is no justification for shop the amusements and the wines hast adopting new methods to spoed which our forefathers loved must have up de game to the New Zealand stan- been a common subject of talk at their dari For most people Rugby at present dinner tables and in their focial gather. is fut enough in all conscience, and if ings. Real conversation is closely related the

Lion.

sad both the 'Calcutta Cup and the national Championship returned to

changes help to remove such avoidable and irritating delays

to reading, and it is very doubtful if some evils of our critics are right in assuming that causeby unsatisfactory scrum formations serious reading has greatly decrensed in they ll be heartily welcomed both by the last fifty years. Attention is spread player and spectators. over a wider series of subjects than it THE TINESE PROBLEM.

used to be but the proportion of readers In recent affray among Chinese great who spend time on serious hooks of one dificut was experienced in securing

state

from the parties involved, kind or another may be as large as ever it was. Brilhant talk enn never cease to owing to the various dialects of Chinese exist when brilliant men,er women come poke It is not unlikely that the dif-} together, and ordinary conversation must ficulty arose from the unwillingness of the always reflect the interests of the time various Chinese to assist the police. A That conversation has degnerated in our

chaplin in a Scots prison visited four own.day is a thing impossible either to Chiper and met from three of them the reto, o spik Englia. Ask Loo Pod.” prove or to disprove.

Loo Pod was unable to plead the same excuse, as he had been resident and doing husinasin Scotland for several years On reaming from trial one of the non- Englishpeaking three was asked by the gallery oficer, "What did you get?" He glibly replied, Six mont. Far too, much." rbis calls up the strange theo logical fact that a prisoner in Scotland is either in Episcopalian, & Roman Catho- lie, or Presbyterian; though, the attend- ancestorship is not obligatory. carding those who belong to esoteric meets capne are Episcopalian to England and Presbyterian bere.

THE UNSOPHISTICATED HEERIDES.

THE ALTERINGS OF THE BASHFUL

Ac-

It is easy for city-dwellers to forget that there are regions not remote from our own doors where the modern world is still terra incognita and its inventions ́are gegarded with unfriendly suspicion In one at least of the Hebrid Isles, Suma mer Time is still recognised by only a very small minority of the population The visitor who, on being told the time of any event or occurrence, should inquire whether Summer Time is intended, wil! feel gravely rebuked when Semais

How it that the bashful, retiring Bhaldie or Lain Chaluim Og solemnly brough life so often succeed in drawing people who wish to pass unnoticed

responds, "No, God's "Time ?" There attention to themselves One Saturday are, of course, even amongst the Hebri- last super two ladies, who both hap pened be wearing black, took a sail deans, those whom. the cursed spirit of to Rothesay from Wemyss Bay. On 're- compromise has touched. At one croft, turning to the pier in the evening to get Burprised by the lateness of the hour the stem they found they had to wait recorded on the clock, a vititor asked some mites. The pier was crowded, and to their surprise and relief they whither it was Old or New Time, and noticed long wooden box which hap- was informed by the lady of the house, pened have no one sitting on it. They too polite to snub him, "Oh well now, their god fuck, for Rothesay Pier is noted were jut fongratulating themselves on

I don't know; it will be just about for. ita esence of seats, when two work between."

ing girl came up to them and said: D'ye 'ce ye're sittin' on coffin ?? They re at once, but not before they had bee noticed by all the people round about," who were looking at them in a of rough wood it certainly was the shape curious my Although the-box was made

of a co though larger, the coffin being inside. The discomfort of both ladies was quite pitlufto see, and ever on the boat

Wireless, too, is certainly not canay: The islander's quickly became accustomed to the strains of SSC,Orchestra, and would even tread a measure to the accompani- ment of the Savoy Orpheans; but the Bound of the human voice emerging from

a black shell or a sinister-seeming trump going to Wemyss Bay one passenger was

was disconcerting to, old-established faith. I board to say to another, the coffin then One evening, when a group of the younger that wen sittin' on it.".

being

on board also:," "Thon's the ladies and bolder inhabitants had gathered at Niall Mhairi's to listen-in to the wonder-CLAN FECE AT WEMBLEY.

There is a wicked little story associated ful new invention, came aleo Iain Grea-with the uncal side of the tattoo at saith, curious but disapproving.

The Wembley The officer responsible had the occasion was St. Swithin's Day. All day duty of slotting their respective tanee long the rain had poured down in au untary bare Being an Englishman, inno for the Grand March to the different mili remitting torrent. "After a few announce cent of the grim tribal traditions of ments there came lecture from 2LO the North he told the gigantic Drum upon the traditions counected with the fajor of the Gordons his pipera were to Play The Campbells are Coming" Now day.

The lecturer from London com the Campells and the Gordons have had menced by telling what u good omen wo. A blood feet for as many centuries as bad had in that the day had been there are tops on a pipe, and nobody with any Eghland lore would ever dream ideal one of glorious sunshine. This was of allowing lie two to come within arm't too much for the patience of lain. Rising rench. But the Musical Director knew up and grasping his in disgusted nothing of this He was conscious of triumph, he ejaculated. There you are having dmped a big brick, however. now, didn't I tell you it was a lot of when the Cordon Drum-Major replied. nouserse!"

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