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OUR SCOTTISH AIR-MAIL LETTER

DEATH OF SHIPPING EXPERT: HISTORIC ENDINBURGH CASTLE FOR SALE: SIR R. HORNE ON SCOTTISH: HOME RULE: FIRST AID ON THE ROAD:

MANSION BOUGHT FOR FIVE ·

SHILLINGS

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AND ANGLICAN COMMUNION

TO RADIO FANS

LICENCES. EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31

The Post Office authorities notify holders of Brondoàsting receiving. licences, that these licences expire on December 31. "New licences for 1933 will be available at the Wire-"“ less Licensing Office, 1st Floor, Post Office Buiding, as from Janu- ary 1, 1933, and will be issued during working hours against the receipt of a remittance of $10.

Applications may be made (a) personally, (h) by massenger, (c) by post. It is essential under (e) and classes in first aid for motor and preferable under (a) and (b) ists throughout the country so as that applications should be, accom- to supplement the valuable helppanied by crossed cheque payable that voluntary workers of the so-to Hong Kong Government. The city have been giving on the now, licence will then be sent by roads to victims of accidents. Al-post or messonger as soon as it is though these voluntary workers are ready. Where actual cash is ten- posted at dangerous points on dered; a new licence should be re- main roads, it is obvious they can-ceived in exchange, before leaving not attend to every accident,, there- the Licensing Office.

In the case of renewal, the pld fore the plan which the society

(SPECIAL AIR-MAIL SERVICE)

EDINBURGH, Nov. 29. London-Scottish Marching Air. Although it is generally the practica of the London Scottish Ter- ritorials to follow the ways of the Gordon Highlanders, to whom they are affiliated, there is little likeli hood that they will change their regimental marching air although the parent regiment has done so, Hitherto "Highland Laddie" has bean common to both and the feel

will put into operation for tench licence should be returned with ing in the Scottish" seems to being the motorist, to help himself the application... that while the traditional Gordon and his fellow-motorist is practi march, The Cack of the North," cal wisdom and it is to be hoped

is quite appropriately chosen to that motorists for their own sake. committees of both House of Par

are concerned, there is no reason, why the London Scottish should abandon "Highland Laddie." The adoption to "The Cork of the North" perpetuates the territorial and family nganciation of the Gor- dons; the London Scottish claims to have a wider Scottish tradition.

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will support the scheme when tails of the lectures and classes in

first aid are announced.

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*

sion whether, a Scottish private hill inquiry shall be held in Edin- burgh or in London. As a matter, Mansion Which Was Purchased for of. fact, only a few are hold in London although it is said that

press wealthy corporations

for their bills to be argued in London- in the hope that it may scare off soma opponents on the score of ex- pense:

Five Shillings. -

The Paisley woman who purchas. ed one of the Costes mansions for five Shillings, when taking shelter Scottish Wirl's Success,

from the rain whilst a property For the second year in succession sale was in progress on November a Scottish girl has won a scalpture 21st at Paisley, has since received competition open to the wemen of over half-a-dozen offers from peo- the Empire. It is Miss Helen ple from all parts of Great Bri- Mackay, and she has been awarded tain who are interested in the pro- The new proprietrix has £100. from the, Feodora Goichen perty. Memorial Fund for her study of just seen the interior of the house Christ recumbent and supported and expresses herself as thoroughly by the Virgin Mary, entitled "I satisfied with her bargain, and am the Way." This plece of sculp when asked if she intended selling ture is now on low at the Royal the property replied that for the Acadeiny, where Miss Mackay has present she was not making any already had eight pieces exhibited. statement on the matter.

Lyceum Club.

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Shipping Expert the late Mr. David Pollock,

Members of the Scottish Circle -of-the-Luceum-Club-entertained.

The recent death of Mr. David the Duchess of Hamilton, who has just been elected president, at lun. Pollock, author and naval archi- chron on Nov. 18, when a gather tect, is a loss to the shipping com ing of 60 Scottish ladies assembl-munity. At one time he was an ed in her honour. The Duchess outstanding authority on the ship- was welcomed by the Viscountess building and marine engineering Elibank, the vice-president. Though industries He was the author of an air of privacy surrounds the Modern Shipbuilding and the doings of the Scottish Circle, it is Men Engaged in it." "The Ship- believed to be one of the most ac- building Industry,"

"Dictionary tive of the numerous groups into of the Clyde," and the "Diction which the Lucrum membership is ary of the Forth." Born at Les. divided..

1856, mahagow, Lanarkshire, in David Pollock came to Glasgow as

Gowned Pier Parada.

youth, and served his appren- tiship with A. and J. Inglis, Point- house, afterwards joining the staff of Dehny Dumbarton & Co. Later he becaine-superintendent of the Ceylon Steamship Company, for whom he designed and superintend ed the construction of the Lady Gordon..

The Church for Scotland.

The Motor Show... Members of the Scottish Motor Trade Association have good rea son to be pleased with the results of the Motor Show at Kelvin Hall. It is, of course, hardly possible, to arrive at anything like a true es timate of business done or slimu. lated at an exhibition of this kind but the result has been such as to indicate that the, long looked for trade revival has now begun. Of An invitation to enter into free course the fact that there were in-and unrestricted conference with creased attendances at Kelvin Hall representatives of the Anglican may-bo-accounted--for-to-some ex Communion on the possibilities of. tent by the presence of heavy vehi; fuller unity was accepted by the *eles.

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in May last, when it dis cussed the question of its relations. with the Church of England. Ro- The St. Andrew's University" has presentatives of the respective many interesting customs and one Churches met in private conference of the chief is the Sunday pier in Edinburgh on November 22nd parade after the chapel service in and an official statement was issu *the town of the scarlet gown." ed later announcing that on the The gown-wearing students, both motion of the Archbishop of York, male and female, march down the Principal Martin (Church of Scote pier and return in procession on land) was appointed chairman. A the high wall. On a sunny day series of discussions took place on the spectacle is picturesque, but it the objects at which the conference is quite another story when there should aim and the procedure to is a high wind and spray is driven be followed. It was agreed that over the wall. Another custom in the appeat issued by the Lambeth Raisin Day, when first-year stu- Conference of 1930 formed the ne dents must present a pound of rai- cessary starting point, but that, as sins to third-year seniors and cook the Archbishop of Canterbury said breakfast for them about dawn. In in his address" to the Church of the residences the second-year stu- Scotland Assembly in May last. dents visit the rooms of the need only suggest the general "freaders" in an endeavour to get spirit and outlook with which the possession of the raisins, which conferring parties should enter or may be hidden, but in a place to their task. It was no part of the which, there is access; and usually business of the conference to nego some very ingenious attempts are tiate terms of union between the make to camouflage,' the case, box Churches or of amalgamation un- or bag containing the fruit. When der ond or the same form of gov the senior receives the raisins a re- erntent. Rather the aim should ceipt is given in Latin. Other stube to nacertain, in view of the dents demand to see it, and if it alamant needs of the times, the is not produced the fine is a pound common ground of Christian faith of raising

and purpose in which they stood and tar consider ways and means Salary of the Secretary for Scotland, by which as branches of the

• Sir Robert Horne, appealing for tion: they might assist one another

Church adhering to the Reforma a higher salary for the Secretary in their commour witness and ser for Beotland that the Minisvice at home and abroad. Matters ter now received £2,000 a year of difference between the Church Some one shouted "22000, and would emerge in due course, and Sir Robert turned to Bir Archi would be examined at a later, bald Binclair, who resigned from the Scottish Secretaryship with Bir Herbert Bamuel recently, and much taughter was caused when he was unable to say what his salary had been as a Minister. The salary pill procedure mentioned of a Scottish Secretary now in £2,225 a year as a result of the 10 por dont. cut which was made in Ministers' salaries last year.

on

First All on the Reid,

The Scottish-branch of the Bri tish Red Cross Society is enclea- vouring to arrange for loctures

{ntage:"

Beottish Private Bill Procedure.- The reform of Scottish private.

King's Speech at the opening of Parliament on November Slat, doubtless an effort on the part of the Government to meet the cla-

Histeris Edinburgh Church for Bale. St. George's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, which was attended by Sir Walter Scott, is to be sold. The Church which was built in 1792, was designed by the younger Adam, The Boott pew is in the gallery and is marked by a brass plate bearing the dates 1810-; on the hundredth anniversary of the faueral of Sir Walter Scott a ser- vice was held in the church at

which the identical burial service of a hundred years before was read. The reason for the sale in that it is proposed to amalgamate the congregation with that of St. Paul's Church, which is near by Bir Robert Horne on Scottish Home Rule.

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Dealing with specific proposals for Scottish Home Rule on No (Continue on next column.)

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vember 24th, Sir Robert said thated that any project for a Scottish as soon as one began to examine Parliament would so wenken Scots them in detail it was seen that the influence in the House of Commons - two Kingdoms of Scotland and and во lesson their prestige England were so interlocked and throughout the world, that he interwoven in all their interests would give the last drop of his that they could not be dragged as blood to fight it and believed he under without injury to both coun-would have the support of the tries and added he was so couvine», great majority of bla countrymen.

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