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OUR SCOTTISH AIR-MAIL

LETTER

Scottish Missionaries and India: Historical.

Records Still in London'!: Serious Outlook on the Clyde: Dr. Christie's Services to Manchuria

(Special Air-Mail" Service}

SCOTTISH MISSIONARIES AND INDIAN REFORM

While reports are made by the eper from time to time on mat- Iters or interest for the informa. tion of the Secretary of State, 1 do not consider it necessary to ar- range or their publication,

The matters referred to do not to me to be of sufficient pub- ie importance to justify their pub Hication."

SHIPBUILDING OUTLOOK

Edinburgh, June 6. The Indian situation, upemploy-!· int. and the Christian attitude to war were discussed by the Gen- eral Assembly .pf the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh on May 31. The Rev. J. Hutchison Cockburn (Dunblane), presenting the report of the Commitler on Church and Nation, said the "committee had asked for guidance of their own'

Returns from the shipyards for missionaries in India about the what might be called the fifth Government's roform programme, month of Year IV. of the great de and the findings of the mission pression are. anything but bright. aries had rather steadied the com- Apart from small craft, only oud mittee on the central course that, ship-a 1,400-ton destroyer-wa while they perhaps could not ap- launched from a Scottish yard, and prove of every detail of the Gov- since the beginning of the year the ernment's action, still the Govern- | total output from Clyde yards has ment were entirely honest, and seen a mere 12,000 tons, compared their methods could not be serious with the 200,000 tons of better ly, impugned. The White Paper days. There is, of course, a bright- containing the Government propo- er side. Compared with the con- sals would through the years prove dilions of last year when only 5 to be an, honest document, laying down proposals that the Indian people, if they cared, could deve lop into full self-government.

ANGLO-SCOTTISH CRICKETERS

per cent. of the building berths of British yarda had work under con- struction-the work in progress has more than doubled. In Scotland there has been a decrease of about 4,600 in the number of unemployed ahipyard craftsmen since the be- ginning of the year, And work ❤a the warship tonnage recently or dered will re-establish more as time advances.

Although two seasons ago he was compelled to refuse a similar in vitation, it js understood

It cannot be said that there are that it is probable that immediate prospects of orders for this sumber D. R.

Jardine merchant ships other than a few will lead a team of Anglo-Scottish coasters and small fry generally. cricketers on a Scottish tour. The However much they may be anxious great difficulty facing the England to modernise their fleets, shipown- captain is to find enough players, ers cannot be expected to embark for Scotsmen in English county on building programmes until pre- ericket are few and far between sent restrictions to the flow of trade with the two notablé exceptions of himself and Ian Peebles, the Glas- cease to darken the outlook. While shipowners no more than others in gow Academy box, who plays re

commerce and industry are not gularly for Middlesex. Nigel Hale placing all their hopes on the forth- of Middlesex comes of Scottish coming World Conference, the con- stock, and N. S. Mitchell-Innes, the viction is growing that only by in- Somerset slow bowler, was born international co-operation can econo- Calcutta and educated at Sedbergh. mic recovery be achieved. There the supply Ards, with the exception of the two professionals, Kennedy of Hampshire and Jack son of Worcester. The former hails from Edinburgh and the latter from Aberfeldy

SCOT'S RECORDS IN

LONDON

MISSIONARY WORK IN

MANCHURIA

Interesting details of the work of Mukden Medical College, China, were given at the annual meeting of the Glasgow Auxiliary of the College, which was held in the Christian Institute. Mr William Cuthbert. presided, and others pre- sent included Dr. Dugald Christily, Dr. W. A. Young, and Miss H. K. M'Lean, of Mukden.

Further references to Scotland's neglected historical records were made in the House of Commons, when Mr. 3. C. M. Guy, the Unionist member for Central Edinburgh, put several questions The report stated that the sub- to the Secretary for Scotland, scription from January 1 to date this year amounted to £120. The Mr. Gug asked if any of the amount contributed by the Auxili Scottish national records were at ary in 1932 was £801, which in present in the Public Record Offi- cluded a special subscription of ce, London, and if so whether im- mediate steps, would be taken to have them returned to Scotland.

Be-Arrangement Plans,

ANOTHER PEACEFUL REVOLUTION!

SIAMS ARMY COMMANDER GIVES TROUBLE

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGEVOY]

Bangkok, June 21. Siam experienced another peace- ful revolution overnight when Phyabaho!, Commander-in-Chie: of the army (who lend the last revolution restricting the powers of King Prajadhipok) now turned out the old State Council. He declares his intention to open a People's Assembly in accord. ance with the Constitution, and 'meanwhile a cable has been sent to the King at Huahin assuring him of the loyalty of the Army, Navy and people in taking this action.

To check the spread, of Com- munism, King Prajadhipok in. Aprif last dissolved the Assembly and appolated a new State Coun. cli to govern, pending elections: for the Assembly, the King -assuring 'the country that it was

only a temporary suspension of the constitution,

IN HONG KONG TO-DAY

SHOWERY..

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, „FORECAST AND REMARKS, (BJUND BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.35 P.M., ETATED':--

AN ANTI-CYCLONE IA. SITUATED OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF JAPAN; PRESSURE 18 MODERATELY LOW OVER 6.W. CHINA,

LOCAL FORECASTS, WINDS, MODERATE, FAIR TO SHOWERY.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

(June 22).

(V Moon, 30th day). Coronation of King George V. Summer Solstice (Hsia chih). Theosophical Society Meeting, "0

p.m.

Meeting of proposed Hockey Association, Volunteer Headquar ters, 5.30 p.m.

Meeting of creditors, China Gin. ger Preserving Co. (1920), Ltd., 33, Des Voeux Road Central, 3 p.m.

Legislative Council Meeting, 2.30

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Theatres.

Queen's: Fast Workers." Central: Cohens and Kellys in

Trouble."

King's: The Golden West." World: "Gay Diplomat." Star: "Loose Ankles." Majestic: Madison Square

Garden.". Oriental; "Life's Comedy."

Dances.

£100. Mukden College, the chair. man explained, was founded in 1913, and in that connection he mentioned the services which had been rendered by Dr. Christie, whose work in Manchuria had ex- Bir Godfrey Collins, the Secre- tended to 52 years. Since its in- tary for Scotland-There are in ception the College had produced there the Public Record Office several, 207 graduates. This year

were 88 students in the College, 74 Scottish papers which were remov- ed to London in 1921 and a number of these, 67 were Christians and of whom were men and 24. women, of volumes and Departmental pa- ! pers affecting Scotland for periods 31 were non-Christians, from the 17th to the 19th century. Dr. Young, in the course of an I think this question might well be address, spoke of the troubles times raised when the contemplated ar- through which Manchuria rangement of the records in the passed, observing that notwith- Register House, for which provi-standing these changes the work of sion is now being made, is farther the College had gone on steadily, ship: F. L. Rapley . E. C. Fin- advanced.".

A question which war becoming oun cher (Club de Recreio green); J. J. Basto. W. MacFarlane, 6. N. Mitchell . E.-G. Post (Kowloon C.C. green), 5.20 p.m.

Sir Godfroy Collins-No, sir..

Reports of the Keeper.

bad

Mr. Guy Is the right hop. of very real importance was what gentleman aware that these nation was to be the ultimate relationship al records are being retained in of the work of the College with England contrary to an expressed that of the Christian Church. At Treaty obligation ?"

the moment it was on integral part of the Church's work. Heferring the future of the Collega, Dr. Young remarked that they had al- ready been told by Japanese lend- Sir Godfrey, in reply to another ere in Manchuria that so long as question by Mr. Gus, sald-There missionaries kept their work free is no statutory provision for pe- from political taint, as long as it riodical raporte by the Keeper of was spiritual; there would be no the Registers and Records of Scot-desire to interfere with that work. land.

The report was adopted.

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