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OUR SCOTTISH AIR-MAIL

LETTER

Angus Folk in London: New G.0.0., Scottish Command: Highland

Agricultural Show: Admiralty Orders for the Clyde."

(Special Air-Mail Service)

Glasgow, February 14. Forfarshire, Men in London.

Many messages of congratulation were received at the first meeting of the London and Forfarshire (Angus) Association last night. The association has been revived after a lapse of some years. Among the messages was one from the Duchess of York, which read: "Hoping it may only be the first of many future meetings of Angus folk in Loudon," and others from Lord Strathmore and Sir James Barrie.

BOOKS and READERS

JORROCKS' ENGLAND

AN INTERESTING BOOK-

ON R. S. SURTEES.

fantasy of the comrade who took us is slogan "the Five-year Plan in Six months" is a not-so-fantastic Comment on grandiose Russian am- bitions. And the dialogue he puts into the mouths of a director and a foreman at a Soviet motor factory

sum up, without any of the too. conscious superiority which is al

JORROCKS'S ENGLAND. BY ANTHONY

SIBEL, Methuen. 7s. 6d. muet), Mr. Anthony Steel has carefully After duty at Sandhurst he was pieced together the historical pic posted to his old battalion-in-Edia-tures to be found in the novels of burgh, was reappointed for educa Rebert Smith Surtees. He has an tional work at Camberley, and left unfortunate habit of assuming that most as offensive. in visitor to for France with the Fifth Division.ost of his readers have not read Russia as too-ingenuous credulity, Thereafter he was a Chief of Staff Surtees, winch those who have are have reached after prolonged study. the majority of the Works af the view that expert economista successively with Corps, Fourth Army, IX. Army

the X. Army. likely to find annoying, and he is

"How's production to-day, Corps, and at Horse Guards. Heat times inclined to dwell upon the Forty trucks," replies the fore- Yovarish 1" asks the director: had two brigades in the Irish attractive enough. He shows that man- all except the engines and obvious; otherwise his book is trouble, and also the Ulster Divi- the interests sion. Before going to Colchester in narrow

of Surtees

the whools, Vovarish. were 1927 he was Director of Staff Duties questions, with the exception of his drawings show a human reaction, no social or economic cigarette 1" For the rest any of at the War Offee. He was at Hai-agriculture, were included among intuitive, rather than intellectual, leybury and Sandhurst.

Royal. Visit to Highland Show. The Highland and Agricultural Society's Show, which will be held by the Duke and Duchess of York, at Dundee in June, will be visited but the royal visit will not take

press

Royal Scottish Academy. The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh yesterday elected "two inter associates to the rank of Reademician. They are Mr. E. S. Lumsden, Edinburgh, and Mr. W. Sommerville Shanks, Glasgow. The place, ny reported in a 44 runner-up was Mr. Charles Op-agency message on Friday, on the penheimer, of Kirkcudbright.

opening day of the Show, Tuesday, June 20. That is the day on which all the classes of stock are judged, and it would be the least suitable of the four days for the Show to be honoured by a visit of royalty. The arrangements for the royal visit are still in progress, but there will be no announcement of the plans until the March meeting of the directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society.

Woman Piper.

Piccadilly this week has boon treated to a new entertainment. A woman piper has taken to the pave- ment edge, and delighted passers by with a fine air for martial play

ing.

The war-like tines and the -old--Scots-songs came-from- her pipes as well as any kilted piper could have played them.

Soots. in Yorkshire,

The second annual dinner of the Scottish Regimental Association of Yorkshino was held in Leeds Town Hall on Tuesday, February 21, when 700 former members of Scottish regiments were present. Among the guests who promised to attend were Lieutenant-General Sir A. R. Came ron, Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch, who took over the Scottish Command on February 18

New Commander in Scotland.

Careers for Women.

any

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them; art, literature, music, re-to the human things. As much ligion-there is scarcely mention of cannot unfortunately be said of Mr. of them. Polítics seldom Kingsley Martin's accompanying appear outside "Hallingdon Hall," schoolmaster-orholiday account of which was doubtless a reminiscence the tour they made together. Its of the author's solitary attempt to of the people of England, especially enter Parliament. The daily life that of the comfortable middle classes, between 1810 and 1800 is, however, pictured in his novels as in few others. Surtees without hunting is small But, after all, beer, and Mr. Steal leaves hunting out almost altogether.

What Mr. Steel fails to bring out clearly is that what appears pre- judice in Surtees was more often the revolt of moral or aesthetic sentiments. Nothing in the world did ho hate so much as something

unnecessarily combative tone once issues great and small is reasonable discounted, his reasoning-about- enough. But why, many readers will wonder, endure the admitted discomforts of a journey to Moscow have been found equally well at for the sake of reasons that could home?

THE HORSE

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

(March 8).

(II Moon 13th Day). Ember Day.

Sale of Race Ponies, Hong Kong Jockey Club's Paddock, 5.16 p.m. Lammerts Sale of Wax & Indri cating Oil, Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, 10.30 am,

"Concert at Sailors & Soldiers* Home. --St.-Andrew's Church Lenten Ser vice, 6 p.m.

Whist Drive, Seamen's Institute,

9 p.m.

Ball.

Practice Dance for St. Patrick's

Annual Meeting of Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers,.Ltd., 3 p.m... Guild Business Meeting, 10 a.m., Kowloon Union Church :Women'a

General Committee 6 p.m.

Theatres,

Central: Roadhouse Murder" Queen's: "Red Headed Woman. King's: "Sherlock Holmes." World" Are You Listening ? Oriental: "Sky Devils." Majestic: "Painted Desert.”*- Star: "Laugh and Get Rich," Dances.

Hong Kong Hotel; Gloucester Ten Dances at King's Restaurant; Building; and Majestic Dancing Academy.

rant; Peninsula, Hong Kong and Dinner Dances at King's Restau-

Repulse Bay Hotels; and Gloucester.. Building..

Sports.

Hockey Mamak Tournament: THE HORSE AND HIS SCHOOLING. By (King's Park), 5 p.m.; Friendly Tamar 2. St. Andrew's Chub

Lt. Col. M. F. MCTAGGART, Match Hong Kong Hockey Chub vi D.S.O. with a frontispiece in Army (U.S.RO.. ground), 4:30 pm Colour and Sixty-three Other

Tourna- Rugby: Seven-a-e de Illustrations by WINIFRED RO-nent Club, ground): Borderers BERTS. 9 x 5, xi,+08 pp

"A" e. Falmouth or Tamar "B," Methuen, 7a. 6d, net.

"A" 4.30 p.m.; Borderers "O" v. 4 p.m. Hermes""À” v. Tamar “A,” 4.15 p.m.; Royal Artillery v. Kont

Club "B". Cornwall, p.m.; Suffolk or Kent "A" 4.45 p.m.; Club "A". Borderers B, 5.15 p.m.; Hong Kong Bank u. Kowloon Rugby Club, 5.30 p.m. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma y. Ju Lawn Tennis:--Open Doubles: J Tak Cheuk and fu Tak Lam, 6.30 p.m.

Sunrise:-4.30 am.; Sunset :-

TidesHigh at 18.45; Low at 1.35.

THURSDAY

(March 9).

low." Thus he loathed amateur horse-dealing because men who took part in it were apt to trick their friends or men, of their own station. A deputation, including the Very He positively detested steeplechas. In this little book, well produced Smith and possibly other Principals corrupt, and disliked flat-racing illustrated, Lieutenant-Colonel Me Rer. Principal Sir George. Adaming because it was ill-regulated and at a moderate price and excellently of Scottish Universities, will meet because it led to gambling. Any-Taggart confines himself to the the Scottish Unionist members in thing in the line of bull-baiting, single subject of schooling. the House of Commons to-morrow rat-pits, knuckle-fighting he disliked some

As on afternoon to discuss the serious because they were brutal and-there horses and horsemanship, he is here other matters relating to position of graduates owing to con is no other word for it-low. Nor at times at variance with other lowed by educated men and women. Surtees was a man of his own class 'day advocate not only patience but gestion in occupations usually fol- does Mr. Steel point out how much authorities Almost all writers to The Scottish Council for Women's Today there is no wide gap between gentleness, but many of them insist Trades and Careers have been invit- the squirearchy, from which Surtees that a horse should be called upon ed to take part, and they will be issued, and the nobility. There was to perform whatever he is asked to represented by Miss M. H. Irvin and Professor Bowman. --

a gap then. Surtees looked upon do before he is allowed to return to the nobility as a different social his stable. If he is allowed to have Lieutenant-General Sir Archibal

urder from his own, and looked his way and refuse to do your will R. Cameron, C.B., C.M.G., Colonel

upon it with unfriendly eyes. The he considers himself the "better of The Black Watch, will take over

Duke of Donkeyton may, indeed, man," and the lesson will be in- at Edinburgh the appointment-of

Our anticipation of the Clyde's have been the Duke of Northumber creasingly difficult to impart that G.O.C.-in-Chief, Scottish Command.

share of the naval orders under the land, a political foe, but there is is their argument. On the contrary, Towards the end of the year his in the announcement now made by the other noblemen who appear in there is no necessity for you to win 1933 programme is fully borne out no certainty of this, and in any case says Lieutenant-Colonel MoTaggart, old battalion, the 2nd, The Black the Admiralty. The contracts have the novels are not much better treat your victory on the spot. You can Watch, will come under his com been well distributed, and by mid-ed. Mr. Stoel's remark that the afford to wait; very likely he will mand again on transfer from Col- summer the shipyards and engineer prejudice against the Army was an think better of it in the stable; chester to Glasgow. The battalion was in his command when he reing shops will have more work in inheritance of the old English give him something easier, or give Ministering

Hong Kong Women's Guild and cently had the 4th Division before progress than they have had for suspicion of a standing military him a rest. Your victory will in Helena May Institute, 10.30 n.m

Children's League, being promoted and selected for many a day. Added to those of the force appears just, and it accords Scotland.

1931 programme, the contracts will very well with what we have said much

any case be dearly bought, and

Kowloon Residents' Association, provide fully three years' work for It was in Parliaments largely made apparent defeat, if it is won only

more harmful thaa

St. Andrew's Church Hall, €:p.m. craftsmen sorely in need of employ-up of squires that this suspicion at the expense of heat, exasperation Class on "The Problem of all, an Et, Androw's Chul. Discussior. meat. With this work to warm the was mostly vented. For the rest, it on both sides, and the use of stenance," Chater Room, Church Hall, machinery and generally enliven must be said that Mr. Steel's work if not that of spur. the yards, shipbuilders will be able mercantile orders as may be in de- to compete more hopefully for such mand.

Ten days after assuming com- mand nt Edinburgh the new G.O.C.-in-Chief will complete 43 years' service. He was a brigadier- general in France at the age of 45 and a major-general st 51. Severe- ly wounded at Magersfontein when adjutant of the old 73rd, his subse- quent appointments were Station: Staff Officer at Ladybrand and Military Secretary to Sir W. F. Hely-Hutchinson at Capetown.

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In addition to the orders just announced there are

about 12 vessels on the 1939 programme yet to be placed. The most important of these is a large depot ship for

(II Moon 14th). Meetings.

Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Theosophical Society, 8 p.m.

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Sports.

is based on very careful documenta-feature of the book is that it does One valuable

Dances.

that the tion, except that he has not noted not assume the necessity of a riding-

at Tea Dances Slender Billy" episode school,

Hong Kong fictel; Gloucester Building; and in Handley Cross is taken from ordinary timber jumps fitted with at Peninsula at Hong Kong a jumping-lane, or even the King's Restaurant, Dinner Dances Pierce Egan. The book is a contri- wings. Lieutenant-Colonel MoTag Hotels; and King's Restaurant. of the work of Surtees but to the gart suggests the use of quite low bution not only to literary criticism study of the age in which he lived.

"knife-rests," which can be moved so that the ground does not becozza "poached" by the horse continually taking off and landing in the same wanted, a second can be employed, high jump. This certainly squads & court): 4,30 p.m. forming rather a long jump than a common-sense method, at any rate. for early stages; but if a horse is to, bo schooled for the show-ring or high fences in the hunting-field it is Dor's characters are vigorously surely necessary in the end to put simply drawn. him over something higher.

destroyer flotillas, and most people LOW'S RUSSIAN SKETCHES places. When a bigger Jump is

in the West of Scotland will be in clined to take-it-for-granted that the upper reaches of the Clyde will not be forgotten when this contract is decided upon. In the Govan dia- trict one of the greatest shipbuild- ing areas in the world-the only vessel at present on the stocks is a small steamer for Bombay owners. The unemployment and distress in this quarter is notorious.

Low's RUSSIAN SKETCH BOOK. Draw ings by Low. Text by KINGSLEY, MURTIN. X 73. 141 pp. Gol Janez Ba. 6d," net.

TWO SHORTER NOTES.

A Tale of Canada.". ARM OF GOLD. (Le Bras D'Or) By RALPH CONNOR 7X5, 341 pp. John Lane. 78, 8d. net. This is the brisk tale of a Scottish

Racing-Entries close for second extra race meeting, signals. First H.K.S. Battery Hockay: Mamak Tournaments

Lawn Tennis Open Singles, S. (Marina), 4.30 p.m.

A, Rumjahn v. Ho Ka Lau (stand

A TALE OF CINEMA-LOVE

By

TO BE WORTHY OF SHADOWs.

HELEN EASTWOOD, 74 x 61, 206 pp. John Long, 78, 8d.net, Fern, after an obviously innocuoui The bigotry of an aunt forced escapade, into a deplorable marriage with a drunkard' many years older within a reasonably short space of than herself. Fortunately he died time, leaving Fern to take care of step-daughter. Considering her

Low's sketches are admirable. Nor is it only for their artistic qualities that they are to be ad mired. They have, ne ever, the draughtsmanship and the humour Scottish Cup Features,

that make bis cartoons notable. They have also and it is this that The replays in the second round anyone turning to them from the of the Scottish Cup were notable dreary procession of pretentiously for the victory of a Second Division unintelligent books about Boviet club, Hibernian, over Aberdeen, Russia will be grateful the stamp THE one of the First Division leaders, of a free mind. He wont to Russia and for the excellent fight put up a conducted tour; and (this by by Queens, pace at auger way of description with ett by The issue when these two clubs meet criticism) there are many things he community living on the shores of again next week must be regarded has not seen, or, if seen, not rethe Bras d'Or, a Canadian inlet. na more open than, ever. Such hard corded for a fair comparision the The hero. is Hector MacGregor, a sooond-round contests will stimulate book by his American fallow-car young. Presbyterian minister of self old and past all hope at twenty- interest in the third round, en toonist, Dig," might be taken. sturdy and physique, whose brother eight, Forn found her supreme con pecially as all four ties are to be He is unable also to resist a fling Jock needs an expensive operation solation in going to the cinema, and between First League opponents, at the virulent anti-Bolshevistone to save his life. Hector's attempt of the heroes of the screen. She all her bottled-up love went to one the three Second División clubs picture, shows our special corres to borrow money from which have so far survived having pondent on the job" woording the skinflint parishioner is unsuccessful, asked for a photograph and, shame a pious,. wrote to him and he replied He all, by a curious. freak of chance, absurd things some special corres but a party of New Yorkers who ful of her own maturity, she send received byes-into the fourth round, pondents regrettably have recorded came to the Bras d'Or on a Bahing him one of her step-daughter. The or at the insane pro-Bolshevist-expedition show him how to acquire netor appeared and Fern watched another picture shows & Red soldier, the money more easily by an inwest him gravitate towards the girl. "protecting-tractors from Cham ment in International Oil: Mary whose picture he possessed. But the The President of one of the Southberlain and Poincaré." American republics is said to be

Bella at the telegraph office is not film actor had ideas of his own such a cathusiastic-goer his judgment, implied rather than whole neighbourhood becomes in had revealed and which had so But on most things he has been ad discret as she should be, and the The personality which the letter that he sees more than 340 Along a year: We imagined that the synthe expressed, in sane and just cynical volved in a risky speculation. The charmed him was different from tio bad men of Hollywood found enough to be just. His sketches of visitors have an effect on the hearts that in the photograph. He suar the South American scene a fruitful the proletariat at play" are in as well as the finances of the coun- pected the best and in das course, source of inspiration for blood-spired, with the kind of affection the try dwellers, and after several mis; claimed Fern de his wife, and thunder" plots. But perhaps Russian people inspire in lovers is happily united. Mr. Con- from Moms Kellyand

fortunes more than one pair of the republion obtain their sincere visitor, Bolshevist, anti

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