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ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY of others, or ever to occasional
BALL
HIGH REVELRY AT PENINSULA HOTEL
CHIEFTAIN'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO
SCOTTISH NATIONALISM
The St. Andrews' Society annual ball held at the Peninsula Hotel last night was notable as usual for the assembly of a large and distinguished gathering of Hongkong's best-known Scots and their guests.
The picturesque attive of the clausinen, the merry skirl of the pipes, and the observance of the age-old ritual and customs, BO dear to the heart of every Sent, combined to make the occasion nemorable.
The decorations breathed Seatland Kself, Arrayed around the walls and pillars of the ruse room and ball-rooms wwie the various elan shields festooned with illuminated clusters of Scots' 'Thistles. Groups of thistles worò also prominently displayed on the Chief- tain's table, while in the ante-chambers, facing the guests na they stepped out of the lift was a large portrait of Burns Blanked with Scotland's national emblem
His Excellency Sir William Peel and Lily Peel were the guests of honour and were formally received by this Chieftain (Mr. K. E. Greig).
OLD TIME CEREMONIAL
THE PROCESSION
At 9.30 the official procession was played into the ball-room by the honourary pipers P. D. Wilson, G. Nesbit and J. C. Watson under the leadership of Pipe Major J. C Mackic.
Sir H. E. Pollock, Kt., K.C., Lld.,
and Mrs. Alabaster,
Sir Shou-son Chow and Mrs. Wolfe Bir W. W. Hornell, C.I.E, M.A..
and Mrs. Pearce.
shortcomings of our own! Most Scots, indeed, are mindful of the famous lines of Robert Burna:——
"Owad some. Tow'r the giftia
gio us
To see oursels as others see us,” After that, ladies and gentlemen, I am sure you will pardon my few remarks on Scotland and St. An- draw's Society:
Bir Walter Scott.
On these occasions our thoughts turn naturally to matters Scottish. This year we, and in fact the whole world, have honoured the centenary of the death of our great national writer, Sir Walter Scott (Ap plause). What Scotsman does not think with pride of the life of this great man, so eloquently paid tri- bute to by our member, Mr. Kay, at our celebration? What an ox- ample of honesty and upright character! What a combination of brilliance and hard work!
Many of us older folk have travel- led far in foreign lands, and may not in fact have seen Caledonia's rugged grandeur for many a day; still, in every true Sest there is highly developed, and retained, an overgroen memory of the cherished homeland.
Scotland was ever à progressive and democratio country. In no country in the world are greater opportunities for education placed within the reach of all, and many are the jokes made by ourselves and our friends about the raw lads The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau and Mrs, who are said to be caught like
Wood.
The Hon. Mr. W. E. L Shenton
and Miss Grayburn.
Preceeding the guesta was an escort of the Scottish Company of. H. B. L. Dewbiggin and Mrs the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Lauder. Corps under the command. Capt. H. R. Forsyth...
The ball went with a swing from the outset. Gallant men and fair indies arrayed in their bravest and best danced the numbers, chatted gaily, and lent the occasion an air of old world' grace and chivalry.
STATE LANCERS
The state lancers which oficially opened the programme was charm- ingly danced by the following parti cipants
Chieftain's "Set-Lady Peel and Chieftain; Mra. Greig and Admiral Sir Howard Kelly: Mr. Stevenson and Major-General Sandilands; Mrs. Halifax and Mr. W. J. C.
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Vice-Chieftain', Set-Mrs. Wolfe and Mr. A. L. Shield's; Mrs. Southern and Commander E. McC. W. Lawrie; Mrs. Shaw and the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern; Mrs. J. R. Wood and Mr. T. H. R. Shaw.
THE SUPPER
The supper which was held on the first floor dining room wA8, 83 usual, a success in every sense of the word, good food, laughter, and witty speeches being the contribut ing factora.
The Haggis was borno in by Mr. A. D. Wyllie with all due coremony to the strains of the pipes played by Pipe-Major Mackie and his pipers. The dish of honour was appropriately decorated and par taken of by every one to the accom- päaiment of loud cheers. Then came the Barley Bree carried in hy Mr. G. Duncan, and quaffed in turn by each man at the Chieftain's
Lable.
OFFICIAL SUPPER PROCESSION
Squadron Leader P. C. Wood, and
Mrs, Mackichan,
Mr. J. R. Wood and Mrs. Swank, The Very Rev. Desa Swann, MA,
Mrs.
D.8.C., and Mrs, Williamson. M. V. M. Grayburn' and
Fleming.
The Rev. Mr. E. G. Powell and
Mrs Gow..
Mr. J. Owen-Hughes and Mrs.
Henderson.
Mr. D. Gow and Miss Mellor. Mr. J. B. Ross and Mrs. Phillips. Mr. R. M. McLay and Mrs
Middleton-Smith.
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gentle We
can enjoy this joke because many of the lads at whom it was aimed have made their names great and brought honour to Scotland.
Great Migrators.
The Scots as a race are great mi grators-partly through ambition to make their mark in the world: and partly on account of the lack of space and opportunity in their own small country. Many eross the Border and many more find their way direct to the Colonies and Dontinions, or foreign lands. I share with most of my countrymen who migrate the belief that, almost everywhere one goes, with the will to be happy and live on good terur Dr. J. W. Anderson and Mrs. Syme with others one succeeds in doing
Thomson.
Mr. A. Mackichan and Mrs. Danby, Mr. W. Kay and Mrs. Duncan. Captain H. R. Forsyth and Mrs.
Anderson,
Mr. F. M. Bryden (Joint Hon. Secretary) and Mrs. Ritchie,
THE CHIEFTAIN'S SPEECH
The Chieftain, (Mr. K. E. Grieg) said:-Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen---
I have the honour, as Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society, to welcome you here to-night. I won't damp pour joy or delay your dancing by asking you to listen to a lot of havers from me. The privilege, does, however, fall to me, as oc cupant of the presidential chair, to make a few remarka
My early recollections of St. Andrew's Society bring to mind the names of many old friends, and this annual ball is an occasion on which I am sure many of us," especially the older members, look back and remember those old friends and happy times.
Enjoy It!'
80. In ordinary times, with hon- eaty, perseverence, the will to work and a sense of humour, one can be happy in whatever sphere one's lot is cast. This is the sentiment which is so beautifully expressed by Ro bert Burna in "The Cotter's Satur- day Night":-
"O Scotia! My dear, my nativo
soil!
For whom my warmest wish to
Heaven is sent!
Long may thy hurdy sons of
rustic toil
Be blest with health, and peace,
and sweet content]
And, O may Heaven their sim-
ple lives prevent
From luxury's contagion, weak
and vile!
Then, howe'er crowns and coro.
nets be rent,
A virtuous populace may rise the
while,
And stand a wall of fire around
their much-lov'd ̧ inle.”.
From Scots abroad to St. An drew's Society is a short stop. This Society is an organisation for band- |ing together those who are of the well remember I think it Scottish race; its purposes include The Official guests to supper were must have been my first Hong Kong extending help, to Boots in distress | as follows:-
St. Andrew's Ball the remarks of and by no means the least of its
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temporary ideas, but no real lover
Mr. A. L. Shields and Lady Kelly he said, full of indignation,tion of the noble deeds of their all efforts to allay suspicion and strength of the real union we have
Shields.
one of my English guests where I functions is to remind Scotsmen of The post-war dificulties of this
of his country would wish for any E Bir William Pool, K.BE asked him the day after-how-he their heritage and the grent tradi-old world are greater than any change which might, lessen the K.C.M.G., and Mrs. Greig,
had enjoyed the ball: "Enjoy it!" tions of their race, of the inspira- could have imagined. In spite of Admiral M. M. Taylor and Maine inviting your friends to a
with our great and generous neigh baff and then having your Chair countrymen in ancient and modern foar of each other amongst the nabour, St. George, and all the other Admiral Sir W. A. H. Kelly man deliver a speech in which he times, in all walks of life, se ex- tions, we often find what we can
members of our Commonwealth. KOB CMO, M.V.D., and was a great pairs to impress upon plorers and scientists, as political only call nationalism in its worat (Applause) Mrs. Soutborn,
all the guests that they were really Major General J. W, Sandilands, only allowed to inhabit the earth figures, soldiers, poets, writers, law form; that is, nations separating
yem, doctors engineers, etc., and themselves from each other by I saw the other day that under C.B. C.M.G., D.9.0., and Mrs on suferance and that the Boots above all, perhaps, of the great Hallifax. The Hon Mr. W. T. Southorn, I think my friend, very good and honest Boots who have gone tenance of huge fleets and armies admitted free of duty into Canada were vastly superior to all other mass of enterprising, industribus tariffs, state monopolies, the main the Oktawa agreement bagpipes are Englishman, was probably suffering forth into the world and made their and in many cases, alas, we hear (Laughter). Who knows but that
C.M.G., and Lady Pollock, Commodore E. co. W. Lawrie, a little from the effects of Beottish race respected, not for their words
C.M.O D.8.0.. and Mrs | hospitality and the memory of a bug for their denda.
of the resurrection of old grievan-perheps our Canadian friends may extend thin-favour to the haggle- Shaw.
few good leg pulls from me during
ces which should long since-have- Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar and Mrs a convivial evening.
Societies such as St. George's, St.
- and the barley breet Then we'll Patrick Bt beary buried and forgotten, We all take a holiday in the Land of the Dowbiggin....
Toffer no apology for Scotland Andrew's St, Mr. T. HR Shaw and Mrs. Owen- or 8 Andrew's Society in any David's, the Yorkshiremen's Society oven hear of Scottish rationalism in Maple Leaf...
Hughes.
case, but I would not like any re-and the great societies in the Mr. A. Stevenson and Mrs. Melay marks of mine to convey to our Dominions and Commonwealth somewhat extreme form; I believe Bir Hoseph-Kemp MG C3, gueste tak the pride of race which exist to inspira each of their mon the wound common sense of the great
and Mr Thinson.
w Boots have Highlanders are bere within the great British Commi The Hon. MER
Hallidax, taught to pray "Lord, so usa monwealth of Nations' with loyalty Mrs guid conceito oursels"in any and the spirit of co-operation in way blinds us to the good qualities, the constructive work of the whole.
of Scottish man and women bably from time to time call teraitga¦ movie: modification
Welcome to E.E. and Lady Fael,
And now Indies and gentlemen, I want to take the opportunity pre- vided by this function to welcome (Oontinued on Paga IX).
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