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TO-DAY

(September 29),

Michaelmas Day.

28th day of Jemadi-al awal,, Entries cloan for Eleventh Extra Race Meet, nona.

Lammert's Auction at 4, Duddell Street, p.in.

Farewell" At Home" far. Rav, and Mrs. Watkins, Cathedral Hall, 4.30 p.m.

÷SCOTTISH LETTER

THE SCOTT CENTENARY

A DREAM OF GOOD SPIRITS:

AN APPEAL TO REOGER MEN

(BY ANDRĂ)

STORM HAVOC IN

SCOTLAND

DAY OF FRAYED NERVES

ABERDEEN STATION GUTTED

Glasgow, August 13-The worst electric storm experienced in Boot land for a great number of years' terrified many people, and caused extensive damage to property, in the early hours of yesterday morn

September 6, 1039. Arrangements are being made to do homage to sir Walter Boott, the

ing.

V.R.C. Aquatic Sports:-Cham-centenary of whose death will be pionships, 5.30 p.m.

observed this month. As nèlimax,

3.30 p.m.

Theosophical Society Meeting, across

p.m.

the whole of the Scottish Borderland. Galashiels is erecting Lawn Bowls Inter-Dept. Com-a bust of Sir Walter, which is to petition:-Government House be unveiled on September 21st by

Government English Police, at

Aliss Patricia Maxwell-Scott, sä House.

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The storm, which was at its worst

H.K. Civil Service C.C. Meeting, there will be a chain of beacons on the West Coast and Aberdeen- shira, was caused by the heat-wave high temperatures" mixing" with a depression near the Bay of Biscay, The lightning was both fork and sheet, and was so continuous in many areas during the disturbance great-great-great grand-slaughter of that newsprint could be rond. The Sir Walter On this occasion an thunder was deafening, and was oration will be delivered by Sirccompanied by torrential rain." Robert Horne, M.P. There will

Whist Drive: Police R.C., Happy Valley, 8.30 p.LI

Badminton Club Meet:-Soldiers' & Sailors' Home.

Star: Queen's:

Navy

Theatros.

Chasing Rainbows.”

Splinters"

:

the

Central: Midnight Daddies.” ; King's: "Sinners in the Sun" Oriental "A House Divided.".

Tex Dance King's Restaurant: Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels and King's Res taurant.

Tides:-High at 8.80 and 21.15; Low at 152 and 14.50...

Principal Mails -

..

he celebrations at Hawick en Sep tember 10th, when songs written by Scots will be sung by a chair of over 200 voices. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh, the Earl and Countess of Minto, Bir Gilbert and Lady Ellio, are among those who are expected to attend. At Jedburgh, where Scott made his first appearance as an advocate in 1700, a bronze tablet, giving a full lace portrait, is to be inserted in the wall of the Sheriff Court Buildings. Sir George Douglas is

An aftermath was that many

people complained throughout the day yesterday of nervous headaches, gripping abdominal pains, and loss of appetite. People of nervous tem perament were the worst affected.

Scarcely anyone in Glasgow could have been asleep during the storm, which we the worst experienced for many years.

The city suffered a terrific bom-

blazed for hours with forked and bardment of thunder, and the skins sheet lightning With ovory flash

to be the principal speaker at the the city was illuminated with the Inward-Canada and L.S.A by Kelsa celebrations on September brightness of day, and looking Empress of Russia,

FRIDAY

(September 30).

Path, while the Bishop of Daghem away out to the surrounding hills. will give the orationin the abbey Fone could see the tops silhouetted nt the Melrose commemoration.

Good Sign for Olyds Trade.

in the night.·

The storm began shortly after A contract for a passenger and 1.39 a.m., and continued for about cargo motorehip to the order of two hours. It quickly reached ter Messrs. Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., rific proportions. Peal after peal Sydney, has been secured by Messrs. Barclay, Curie & Co, Ltd., of thunder smashed through the Whiteinch. The order is boon to failence, like the discharges of buge the Whiteinch workers, as the yard

29th day of Jemadi-al-awal. Lammert's Auction at 47, Gran ville Road, Kowloon, 10.30 am,

Lammert's Auction, 3 p.m Sale Lenschold Property, China has been idle for some months canon, followed by hightning rain. Most people, rudely awakened, Greenock will also benefit by the Auction Rooms, 3 p.m.)..

contract, as the order for the pro- looked furtively out of their win V.R.CAquatie Sports-Champelling machinery (Diesel Engines) pionships, 5.30 p.m.

Annual General Meeting of St. Andrew's Society, Jardino Mathe son's. 5.43 p.m.

Kowloon C., Meeting, 6 pm. Whist Drive H.M., Tamar, 9.43

Theatres.

p.m.

the

Queen's

"Splinters tr Navy."

King's: "Siners in the Sun." Star: "Chasing Rainbows." Central: "Midnight Daddies." Oriental:"A House Divided." Majestic: "The Spy."

Ten Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels.

Tides:-High at 3.10 and 21.29; Low at 2.30 and 15.20.

Moon: New moon: 1.30 p.m.

Principal Malls.

has been secured by Messrs, Johndows, Many of them covered their heads under the bed-clothes. Tho G. Kincaid & Co. Ltd.; Greenock.

The Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, women and children were par which was closed last month owing

to the depression in the mineral ticularly excited and coal trade, is being repinned. In Knightswood the lightning. The decision for the partial re-hit a chimney-head of a Corpora opening was made by the Clyde tion house, which was instantly" fill- Navigation Trustees and their ac

tion was prompted by the suddened with acid fumes. Soot covered spurs in the coal trade, Aamall the dining room floor, a wireless set. umber of dock workers started

immediately in order to, have the was sinashed to smithereens, and power station and the coaling furniture was damaged. The femi- berths ready to deal with the ship-ly escaped injury. ping.

A Wee Drapple.

The Scottish pot malt distillers Association at a meeting at Elgin, owing to the crushing duty, have agreed to, a general stoppage of

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At Renfrow a horse sheltering near a tree was killed, and two other horses were killed outright at Drumchaply.

Sick Children's Galm. Commendable calm was shown by the little patients in the Royal Hos- Nary. Happy Valley; Hong Kong pital for Sick Children at Yorkhill. Į Club RA Club.

They regarded the lightning very Third Division B.W.Buch as though it were a wonderful Inward-Europe vi Nedapatam Signals; Sookunpoo, at 3pm, St. by Akita Maru.”

Joseph's v. Rrelo, Chinake, Happy firework display, and were not Outward.-Europe vid Victoria Valley, a p.m.-Chiccss Ahletic alarmed:

and Europe i Siberia by Pres. University, Chinese, Happy Valley, At the Dog and Cat Home at Cleveland, p.in.- Europe via Mar-4.30pm South China. Radio,

Corkerhill, however, there was scilles by Buwa Maru, 9.30a.m., on Caroline Hill,num. October 1.

Cricket:-Kowloon C. C. Volun-panic. The animals whined and teers at K.C.C., 2 p.m.

shrank back in terror, and one of

SATURDAY..

(October 1)

30th day of Jemachi-nl-awal. Entries close for Chinese B.0. Mixed Double Championship, 8,30 p.m.

Eleventh Extra Rage Meeting ot Happy Valley.

→Sport. V.R.C. Championships, 8.30 p.m. Football

Hockey-Mainak Tournament,

St. Andrew's Club r. HMS, the attendants had to take a Por Phocuiz, R.AS.C. v. "Incognitos, sian cat in his arms and pacify it. Polico e German Club,

**Though the ruin which pattered "down" sounded torrential; the Air Ministry recorded a fall of only 3) of an inch.

Theatres

King's: "Sinners in the Sun." Queen's "Splinters in, the Navy."

Central Midnight Daddies." Star Chasing Rainbows." Oriental "A House Divided."

Tas Dance at King's Restaurant; Dimmer Dances at Peninsuland Hong Kong Hotels and King's Restaurant.

First Division (Kick off 4.20 p.in,Kowloon . South Chini

Tides: High at 10.00 and 22,00; Kowloon ground; Police. St. Joseph's, St. Joseph's ground; R.A. Low at 3.25 and 15.80. F. S.W.B., Sookunpoo; Chinese

Athletic Rossio, Club ground:

Principal Malls

Second Division (Kick off 3. Inwardirom Europe

The storm was responsible for the destruction of the entire .block of station buildings at Inveramszy, thics miles beyond Inverurie, pon the main Aberdeen-Inverness line, Inveramsay is the point at which the branch line to Turriff leaves the main rout::

At 5.6 in the morning A. Milne,

aabunter, saw a vivid flash of lightning strike the wires of a tel- ephone pole at the west end of the station and run right across the roof, which burst into flames...

-Gounded the alarm, calling.

p.m.):-Enstern v. St. Joseph's, Negipstam, (papers only) on But-out the stationmaster and other c St. Joseph's Kowloon e Bouth sang from Loudon (parcels only) ployees living at the station... China,

Kowloon Ewo u Navy, op Idomeneus; from U.S.A., Japan, Lagos (Continued on next Column.) and Shanghai on Pres Garfield.

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