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BURNS NICHT" IN HONG KONG.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY'S ANNUAL

COMMEMORATION DINNER-

LAST NIGHT'S FUNCTION AT VOLUNTEER

HEADQUARTERS.

THE CHIEFTAIN'S SPEECH.

"But how the subject theme may gang

Let time and chance determine: Perhaps it may, turn out a ̈sáng, Perhaps turn out a sermon.'

11

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The annual "Burns Nicht anniversary dinner, in commemora tion of the birth of Robert Burns, was Held last night at Volunteer Headquarters, and as usual proved sa most acccessful and happy function. The dinner was held under the auspices of the Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society but was open to all Scotsmen to attend. The colours of St. Andrew's in blue and white streamers stretched across the hall, and the name coloured Bunting draped the walls, with Scottish and other national fags entwined. At the head of the hail, immediately behind the Chieftain's table was hung the portrait of Robert Burns; while at the opposite end of the hall the temporary stage showed a clever and realistic reprès sentation of an old Scottish kitchen, on similar lines to that meth at the Halloween" dinner. To Mr. George, Duncans due the credit for the decorative scheme; and he accomplished, his task most successfully.

There were just over the 100 present, the majority Being members of the St. Andrew's Society. The Chieftain of the Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society (Mr. R. M. Dyer) presided, and among the guests present, were EE. the General Officer Commanding the Forces in China (Major-General C. C. Luard, C.B.), his A.D.Ö.

·(Litut, Q. Johnson), Commodore J. Pearson, C.M.G., his

·Secretary (Paymaster-Commander Rogers), Capt. C. H. Steele (A.D.O to HE the Governor), Lieut-Colonel L. G. Bir D.S.0. (Administrative Commandant of the Hong Kong, Volunteer Defence, Corps), and Mr. G. M. Young, the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Dr. Black,7 (all past presidents of St. Andrew's Society), M P. Tod and Mr. R. O. Sutherland (Secretaries), and other officials and members. of the Committee."

The company were piped into dinner by Pipe-Major P. W. Wilson, who also at a later stage piped in the haggis borne triumphantly by Mr. B. Wylie, and the Barley Bree carried by Mr. Blackley. It should be mentioned that the haggis was made in the Hong Kong Citab kitchens.

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The dinner was catered for by the Hong Kong Hotel, the service being under the supervision of Mr. P. W. Rainsay, who was in charge of the catering arrangements, and also of the wine service, etc.

The Bin of Táró,

warm kail Welcome canna bear me:

A lee dyke-ide, a zybow-tail,

And barley-acona shall chear

BROTH

"An' & refreshin'

synd Liquor." 'HAGGIS.

"W' Kali so' Beel". TÄTTIES AN HERRIS'.

o' Happy

"

Paal, a favourite in the Barns household.

"O Thou the first, the greatest

friend

Of all the human race,

Whose strong right hand has

ever been:.. Their stay

place

and dwelling

Having wearied of the Salvinistio controverty to resolved to atake hill. thimt, at the pare. Well kprings of parthotic feeling and domestie love, to the out of the lower regions

ences,

Buras The Trus Hearted Löver. Many people are still of the im- pression that Burke wat z univerzal And Marofitant laver, And point his pöcht ar evident proof stali pròs

of lampoon into the pure siz f Rigacy. As a matter of fact ho poetry. His poems became records Tote some two hundred and fifty of his own emotions and experi- love songs, and only three or four contain indelicato references, even They exhibit the pure patriotic those were not considered improper sentiment and a deep sympathy as the time he lived. Notwithstand with the fortunes here and here ing the foolish or malicious state- after of his fellowmen. The surments that Burns had many lovers, prise created by his Kilmarnock he actually had but four real edition to the Lowlands of Scotland loves. One would in all prob was like a summer sun rising on ability have been his limit, it the;

winter morning.

Brat had accepted him had lived: The old and young sang his as long as he did! His first bonta songs and reposted his poems, even of calf love with Nellie Kirkpatrick the derout rejoiced that idle verse | (when he was 14) and Peggy Thomp- had at last mixed a note od son (whan 17), mážte him a poet." morality with its mirth. A Came But these adolescent loves were not ronian divino isid " Keep it out at the loves of Burns matarity. The the way of your children, lest ya Arst

three women whom Buros find them as I found mine, read. loved after the age of 21, were ing it on the Sabbath

Allison Begbie, Jean, Armour and Mary Campbell. The first refused him; he married the second and was forced into freedom by her father; the thirt necepted his offer of Harriage but died before they could be married. The fourth woman whom he loved (Clarinda), loved him but could not marry him a fact recognised by both of them.

He was persuaded by the kind- ness of Iricads to discontinue his journey to Jamaica after be had written on his way to Greshock that fine lyric beginning "The gloomy night is gathering. fast," and settled in Edinburgh where he felt neither eclipsed by the titted or struck dumb before the learned and the eloquent, but took his station with the case and grace of cas born to it. He seemed to say to all I am a man, and you are no more, and why abould I not net and speak like one.

In support of the contention that Burns was in no sense a Rekle lover, we must remember that be loved Mary Campbell not only till she died, but to the end of his life. The fact that he sat out în the stackyards on Elliland Farm with tears flowing down his checka through the long moonlight night

During his Border and Northern tours he saw many sights and wrote many verses, in most cases being hospitably received and obcasionally on the third anniversary of her otherwise. On visiting the famous death, and wrote To Mary in Heaven " proves the depth and Carron Iron Works in Stirling- abire and being refused admission Permanency of his love. But I digress somewhat. It is my duty it being a Sunday, he wrote the peak of the lassies not of following with his diamond pin Burns. As for understanding them, ou the window of the Inn.

I am reminded of a particularly "We cam na here to view your of advanced years who, when asked notorious and successful lady killer

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to say what he knew of the Inssies remarked:Nothing absolutely nothing. But by Gad I love 'em? Bo, Gentlemen, £ ask you to drink heartily to the Lassies them! May we all find favour in their eyes, and continue to treat

fa hopes to be mair-wise, But only lest we gang the hell, It may be was surprise."

.....

lines which after I believe, in the kindnces of his heart he obliterat

od.

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Replying to the toast of the Bhall Tragapofid And when those legs to guld, It is recorded that the first two the steps of a ploughman, or a poet, Lassica, Mr. J. M. McDonald said: Star Ferrion

books he read in privato were the but after three years of this he Chieftain, tientiemen, The task Wa Life at Haba pah the History of retired to Dumfries shortly to die. I have been entrusted with this Gentlemen in my halting words evening I can only describe as besig Sir William Wallace. Hannibal.

I have endeavoured to emphasise the perilous In the extreme Most men gave his young ideas such a turn spirit of religion, independence, had it requires all their courage that he used to strat in raptures and patriotism which permeates his merely to ask a Lass a simple ques. after the recruiting drum and bag life and works. It is true that he tion, and having received."yes" Explorations ....Tis: 41 nom, =

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wrote bitter words about combina dom of Lassics? How shall be dare judice into his veins which boiled tons of princes, and that all the to reply for a race that has pro HKK. Whards "..... there, till the floodgates of life shut high places of the land instead of duced," in the castle, Catherine H&W. Docks in eternal zeit

being filled by genius and talent, Dougias, in the close, Jeannie Hongkow In this mood of mind Burns was were occupied is were the high for independence of mind, and the Shanghai Dooks

Ledder rate tamous still today New Engineerings. unconsciously approaching the land places of Irani with idols of wood weight of a strong right arm H.K.EX. Hatala of poetry and one of his earliest and stove. W

Bards, who won so many hearts HK. Linds But all this and more has and when he was alive, has captured all Hong Kon efforts in the strain of piety and

Realty Food fills the wame, an' keeps as imagination was when he wrote the had been done by thousands in our hearts since, chiefly through his Territorialn

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land, whose love of their country love lyrics. The very first poem he Humphreys Estates was never questioned.

Over wrote, when he was yet only Prince's

Building...... Burns love of his country is difteen years old, was to a bonnie Rural Leads written in too many andying lines sweet, sosie lasa," about his own we Cations

admit of any doubt, it is a love age, who sang as she worked be

Oghai Cottons (old).T which may be laid up in every side him in the field. This poem. man's heart and practised in every was but the forerunner-as Mr. man's life.

Logan has told you of a great many love lyrics, including some of the most exquisitely beautiful in in the language, name was poetry. He breathes the werd Jean and

"Auld Scotland wants nge skinking

ware That jaups in luggies.

ROASTIT MUTTON.

As Echt as Tammie."

BILED PUEDIN”.

DESERT ANSIC LITE

Weel-hain'd Kebbuck."

THE BARLEY BREE. Nae Heel Tapa.

Wi merry sangs an'. Iriendly cracks, 1 wat we will na weary.

Wha says that Bobbie Burns is

deid f

Who says he lles below the weed, A pickle stoor, baith heart and

hild,

"This hummer yeari

"Oh Man while in thy early years

How prodigal of time, Mis-spending all thy precious

hourgla

Thy glorious youthful prime.".

On the death of his father under

somewhat unhappy, circumstances The following words are homely the poets melancholy increased and but particularly expressive and in addition be had the added res may be well applied to the present ponsibility of being the head of day. his house. He took the farin of Mosgiel and endeavoured to settle down to his farm, but it was bot

Dell blast the loons! but they decreed that he was to be a great

hae lee'd

For Robin's here."

*! The Kaumortal Memory."- The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns" was proposed by the Chief- tain of Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society, following the loyal toast, which he had also submitted

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"The kettle of the King and

Perista clout may faite Oh how that inme inspires my

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Among ourselves united,

For never but by British hands Shall British wrongs be right ed."

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But Jean is only one of the Chins Providents. Lassics of the poet. There are also Constructions the sheep he is about to shear, a

Dairy Warmin Nell, Peggy, Mary, Nannie, Eliza, Der A poem on the flower ha covers with

Marie, Mente, Anna, Elle, Phemy, Hong his furrow, who sees visions on his

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on his hotse brais abeat-to yoke, rise tet und imagined, whom Burns has ope

De and a sing on the girl who allows to The Immortal Memory of Robert the whitest bands among his resp Buen ers, has small chance of leading a market or of being laird of the fields he rente

the rest are younger members of yellow corn.

our race whom we welcome, but

there are others, I would not have

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Gentlemen, it is with mingled feelings that I address, you to-night Years have passed since we first The dreams of: Burna were of ifie gathered together to celebrate the Muses and not of rising markets. Anniversary of the birth of our own of golden locks rather than of propose the toast of the Lassies. the Lassies who will permit no even poet. Some of you were here then,

Having sung of the Maldens of You will observe that I have not man to speak for them. Thus even Kyle in Strains not likely soon stated that it is my pleasure. The though I invoke the magic name of you forget them on this eve of to die, the mind of Barns now took fact that I have ommitted this, how: Burns to placate the Lission for THERAPION No. 1 memories. May we achieve as much a wider range. He desired to try ever, is not to be construedas daring to speak for them, I think

his genius on matters of a sterner meaning that I am either die discretion being the better part of THERAPION No. 2 in our short day,

kind, something better than a pleased with the task, or with the valour 1 shall attempt no reply to THEBAPION NO. 8 It is a matter of 110 years to-day ballad to his mistress's eyebrow subject. Quite the contrary! Gen the Toast, but I shall leave the in the County of Ape that a blast As an apostle of the New Light timen, have you ever paised to Lessies to speak for themselves O Tanwar win" blew hannel in and an opponent of the terrible dne.onsider (without reference of they always have done as they

trine of predestination he wrote curse, to biological considerations) always will

Maslédi Programme, greatness his future life was very daring, personal and profane Willie forts of home, no beauty, no love. Like many who have achieved Holy Willie's Prayer A satire, what our world would be like if His peopled entirely by then 1. No com-

Following the last proposed by much influenced by his early en claims prame, in the singing No softening, ho gentle infiance the Chieftain, MF, G, McCloud were Mr. B. C. Butherland vironment. His father, a silent, knowledges folly in the plural and austere, elderly man who had been makes Heaven, accountable for his in lives. Where elég does that quiet sang. There was a Lad," and "fol- land Flingi Mr understanding that makes a man lowing the submitting of the toast Empress of Rus suspected of being out in the forty sins

beloved di mich, come from, but of The Lasies," Mr. Blackley Authorsod, My Jes Green Grow the pieton recitation, from women ontributed

That a man should not fall victim There was a fost interesting Man's a Man for 2 that

Bashes

Mouge Mr. J. Chopman, to their charms is a mystery to

The accompanists at me I confess, and I feel very much ten minutes wi' the Rev. J. Kirk in sympathy with the poet whose Maconachie, who gave the company were Mr. George, Grimble, who remetabrance we are gathered here some Scottish humor while others many years has come along to per this evening to perpetuate and contributing to the programme form this duty, and Hr.

(Continued ar foot of next column); Milne,

en Robin

five!! with Frinde Charlie felt the Kingdom of File for his peace of mind and settled in Ayr, where he married, and his family were be

born The simple piety and faith in Maker which this early infuence of Covensating father had on the post's life, and works, are borne out in his version of the Niäétieth

Yet here I am a chosen sample To show thy grace is great and

ample I'm hera a pillow of thy temple,

Strong as a rock, Guids a buckler and exam

ple

'thy Block.

honour.

WEST BARR7,. SAM WALSMAña),