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Today, (March 14.).

Meeting of Kowloon Tong Garden City Club, 3 p.m.

TRAGIC HEIRLOOMS OF SCOTLAND,

HISTORIC RELICS ON EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

Athletica: Inter-University Sports. Cricket-Division I.: Indian R.C. Civil Service (F.); Divimon II. University. Retrcio (L); Kowloon C.C. v. Police (L), Toyal Engineers v. Hong Kong OO. (L.),

-A ̈glaan case was opened for me Civil Service . Indian R.C. (E.) in London; and I hold in iny hands Craigengower C.C.. BASC. (F) the historic silver chain and pend- Huskey-Caer Clark Cup, Stant, which Mary Queen of Soots Andrew's Hong Kong Ladies, took from her neck a few minutes Brereto v. Diocesan Girls' School.

before she knelt at the block in Racing First Extra Race Moot-Fatheringay, saya H. V. Morton in ing (Happy Valley).

the Daily Expresa, 2

MARY STUART'S DEATH PENDANT.

Queen's Theatre: "So This Is London,"

World Theatre: "When A Brother Sherifcos" (Chinese film).

Star Theatro: "It."

Contral Thoatro: "Hit The Deck

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European Mail:-Outward: Europe i Marseilles (Khyber), 10.30 a.m.; Europe vid Siberia (Karmala), 6 p.m.

Sunday. (March 15.) 4th in Lent

St. John's Special Services, Cathedral, 11 am. "Is Christian Science Christianity" by Rev. H. V. Koop, "What of Sunday!" by The Dean.

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Football: Combined Police v. S. China "A," Carolino Hill, 4 p.m.

Central Theatre: "Hit the Dock." Queen's Theatru: "High Society Blueg

World Theatre: Flying Swords Woman" (Chiness film).

Star Theatre: "Money Talks.”

Monday.

(March 16.) Annual Meeting of Shareholders, A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30a.m.

Inter-Varsity Sporto Caroline

Bill.

Queen's Theatre: "High Society

Bluca.

World Thentro: Flying Swords Woman" (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: "Money Talks." Central Thestra: "Hit the Dock." European Mail:-Outward: Europe vid Siberia (Pres. Madison)

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Tuesday,

(March 17.)

St. Patrick's Day,

St. Patrick's Society Ball, Penin- sula Hotel.

Queen's Theatro: "High Society Blues"

World Theatre: Flying Sworde Woman" (Chinese).

Star Theatre: ""Faust.' Central Theatre: "Iit the Dock," European Mail:-Outward: Europe ria Suez (Athos II.), 2.30

Near it was af crystal ring which holds a dark brown spot-a drop of the blood of Charles I. which was gathered on the scaffold at White hall.

“Would you like to ser a lack of Bonnie Prince Charlie's hair? "

I defy any und who has read the life of Mary Queen of Scots to look at these lending reins without the feeling that he is faced by some thing rather, sacred.

An extraordinary relic in one of a set of four hors-ahoce which made reversed 'print. Theno were forged for an attempted escape from Churtley, and per- haps the plotters had remembered Walter Tyrrell, who, o legend says, reversed his horse's shoes after the death of Willirím' Rufus

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In my hands was placed a glass casket and a strand of gold-brown Another romantic relie is the hair as soft and silky as a woman's woman's cloak in which the Earl of "Now this is very precious. It Nithadale escaped from the Tower is the lock of hair which fary of London, where he was imprison Queen of Scots gave to John Hamiled for his part in the Jacobite ton of Udaden bofore the fatal rising of 1718. battle of Langside in May, 1888,"

And I took in my hands a little scaled glass which for centurica has been kept in pitch darkness, Inside is a lock of lovely fair hair, the hair of a young woman, the hair of, Mary Stuart cut on Scottish soil before the battle which drove her to eighteen years of captivity and death,

I was taking a privileged glance at the Scottish Exhibition which wax opened to the public at 27 Grosvenor-square, It is the most romantic. exhibition London has soon for years,

Heirloom Gifts.

Garter Ribbon. Memories of Bonnie Prince Char- fis are found, of course, all over the exhibition.

There is a piece of the Garter ribbon, which he wore at the battle of Culloden before he was driven into the heather. There is the pocket knife which he used when his was hiding, ragged and hungry, in Glen Moriston.

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There is his purse very small one made of rabbit skin; there are innumerable pieces of his cloth. ing.

Side by side with these relics of Charles Edward is the wedding Castles, and country houses all ring of Flora MacDonald, her over Scotland have been ransacked watch and her chatelaine. Ah, well, for their tonsure old families all and that's the end of anauld over Great Britain hato generously sang " Strange how these things given their heirlooms, and the remove one,

sult is a collection of beautiful and A relic which should interest Justoric Scottish objects more com-every one is the secret portrait of Charles I., Len't by Mr. Cuninghame piete and mere interesting than ny Graham. I know of only one other before assembled under one roof,

It is a Bat panel covered with

To a Scotsman, or to any one portrait of this kind-the secret acquainted with the sad, romantic painting of Prince Charles in the history of Scotland, this exhibition Museum at Fort William. is a great experience.

There is beauty, loyalty, and incoherent splashes of paint, but pity in every yard of it. Littla when you place a polished cylinder homoly things a square cut from on a certain part of it the face of the plaid of Prince Charles, the King is reflected upwards into These secret portraits picce of needlework by Mary the metal. Stuart, a night-shirt which bewere, used in Jacobite days when longed to Charles I, and things men toasted the King over the like that--which have been hand-water.".. ed down for centuries with re-

Old Tartans. ligious veneration from father to I could go on writing about this son, are now seen for the first exhibition for hours. I have not kaid a word about the admirable time in public. When Mary Queen of Scots was with her, needle, dreaming of the little son who ha been taken from hor and was in time to become James VI. of Scotland and I. of England.

p.m.; Europe vid Bucz (Antonor), in captivity she spent weary months the wonderful. targes, claymores,

4.30 p.m.

Wednesday.

orch 18.) Annual Meeting, H.K. Electric Co., P. & O. Building, 11 am.

"Annual Meeting, Green Island Cement Company, Exchange Build-. ing, 11.30 am.

collection of Scottish portraits; pistole, silver, old tartane, pewter, regimental prints and the contem- porary needlework, version of the battle of Culloden which, I believe, every officer in the Brigade of Guards is going to see.

A Crowned Heart.

It in a great ehow, and London She made for him & sot of lead-lowes a debt of gratitude to Lady Annual Meeting, Dairy Farm Icoing reins exactly like those used Elphinstone and her committee, and

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Queen's Theatre: "High Society Blues,"

World Theatre: "Flying Swords Woman" (Chinese Alm)

Star Theatre: "Faust"

to-day to teach babies to walk, They are made of brick-red silk embroidered with silver.

lab to the undeniable Misa E. Wade, who motored all over Boot- land persuading reluctant noble. (men to send their family treasures

to London.

She embroidered her thoughts on them; a swaddled child beneath a {silver crown, then a lion passant Scotland has paid us a great com. under a crown and-poor Mary-pliment by entrusting so much of

her soul to us for three weeks?

Contral Theatre: "Hit the Deck," a crowned heart.

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