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Scottish Air-Mail Letter MR. ROTHSCHILD

Scottish Regiments: Exhibition of Paint- ings at R.S.A.C.: Leader of Everest

Exhibition: Scottish Forests, Millais Picture: Mary of Scotland:

(Special Air-Mail Service)-

Edinburgh December 5. THE ARMY FACES A CRISIS Concerned about the depletion in strength of Scottish Regiments, the War Office is anxious for rush, of recruita, plea 1

The kilt it appears, is not the at-

FOREST GRANDEUR That the Scotia, or at least was, the greatest lover of forest grand eur in the world was asserted to ma by Captain R. Bt. Barbe Baker 23-we went over some of

the impressive photographs which are to be shown at "The Men of the Trees Exhibition"

MARRIED

To Daughter Of Well- Known Barrister

Landon, Dec. 29, Victor Rothschild, heir to the Rothschild barony of his bachelor uncle, was yesterday married to Barbara, only daughter of Sir John Hutchinson, the well-known Bar- riater-at-law. The bride had pre- viously been received into the Jewish fattb...

The wedding was held at the Rothschild family seat in Hertford- shire, owing to the desire of the nonagenarian widow of the first who is the Baron Rothschild, bridegroom's grandmother, to at-

nd the ceremony.-Reuter.

traction that it was Scots are To illustrate his assertion he in- DIARY OF LOCAL

getting shy about their lege.

And the result is that nearly all the Scottish sections including the Highlanders with whom the kilt is part of the regimental form-want talent."

Here are the numbers or recruits that some of them want: Camer onians 122. Seaforthis 14. Gordons 9. Cameron Highlanders 62, Argyle and Sutherlands 6, Royal Scots 79, Royal Scots. Fuisillers 118, King's Own Scottish Borderers 71. "

The Black Watch, the Highland Light Infantry and the Gordon Eighlanders also want officers--

The Territorial unity of the Scot tish regiments are also consider ably under strength...

stanced the Duke of Buccleuh's estate, which contains some of the natural regeneration of ash. This is said by experts to be due to the past waged on rabbits. It was either a Duke of Buccleuch or a former owner of the estate who decided to plant an avenue of trees all the way to London, an endes- Your which was frustrated by the owner of neighbouring estate,

FAMOUS PICTURE EROM KIP-

FIT ESTATE ..

EVENTS

TO-DAY

(December 30)

(XI Moou, 14th Day) Anniversaries and Holidays-Rizal Day

Meetings-Annual, China Light and Power Co. (1918), Ltd., Board Room of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham Bldg., Noon.

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A famous Mallala picture is to be sold at Chrie's London." It is

Social Functions-Rizal Day the artist's "No" (49 inches by 32 and Matthews, Mercantile Ban Inches) which was the chief tople Celebration. Lane, Crawford's Res- of the 1876 Royal Academy Exhitaurant, 1. p.m. to 4.30 p.m.; Whist hition

Drive, China Light and Power Re creation Club, King's Park, 9 p.m. Catholic Cathedral, 6 am. to 6 p.m. Religious "Quarant Heure," Entertainments.-Kowloon Union. Church Sunday School Xmas. Treat for Primary Children 3pm Other Scholars, 4 pm.

Altogether another 33 officers and 2.000 men are needed.

No shows a pretty girl over a letter she has, just written SOCIETY OF SCOTTISH ARTISTS

The exhibition of the Society of fusing, an after of marriage. It Scottish Artist which opened in was a portrait of Dorothy Tenn- the Royal Scottish Academy Galant, later Tad Stanley wife of Bir Henry Morton Stanly, the great leries, Prince-street, furpilshes

explorer, whom she married in convincing proof that there

1880. is a definite development amongst

"No" passed into the possession the younger Scottish artists. -

The exhibition is the most vital of the Brassey family and was and interesting of the series under valued at 1400 gutneas. This week the Society's auspices. In recent it belongs to the trustees of the years the Society has made a point late Mr Stephen Mitchell, of Kip-Queen's-Turn Back the Clock", of introducing examples of modern pen. Stirlingshire. Next week. the art from different countries to the Millais picture will have a new Scottish public. Recently, Scan-owner and a new valuation. dinavian and Polish pictures and sculpture attracted general atten-

tion.

On this occasion the exhibition is definitely Scottish, but with an in ternational accent. The loan pie- tures are from Scottish collectors, but they include examples of Ma- tisse. Modigliani, and other Con- tinental artists associated with the modernist spirit; while the great majority of the contributions from Scottish painters show the mod ernist influence...

Art, it may be assumed, so far as Scotland is concerned, is in pro- cess of being denationalised. There are examples of characteristic work by the younger Scottish painters which would be regarded as quite at home in Paris, the cen- tre of the modernist movement. There is, however, nothing that is extreme, outre, or merely differ- ent." With few exceptions one can recognise the, authentic note of sincerity.

The President, William MacTag- gart, has for some years contri- buted to the various Scottish and English exhibitions individual land- scare work, notable for its design and weightiness. Two of the out- standing pictures of the exhibition are by him a still-life, in which the interest of colour and design completely outweighs that of the material, and an impressive and individual landscape.

Miscellaneous, Entrance Exam- ination for New Students of St. Stephen's College, Stanley, 9.30 a.m.

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GLASGOW'S DISTINCTION Glasgow was described to me to: day as the greatest book-reading city in Great Britain, excepting London, which, of course, has an Peak Club Fancy Dress Dance. overwhelming advantage in popu lation. The fact is emphasised in of the one-year-old the records National Book Council, whose scheme of "tokens-for-book pre- sents" has jumped from a first issue of 32,000 to 92,000, and is proving outstandingly popular in Scotland. The Scots, ti "fact, an

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Cricket. Triangular Tournament, official of the council tells me, are Hongkong C. C. v. Royal Navy, 11

a.m. Second Division, Police putting the tokens to commend- able uses that were never anti- Craigeagower (L); Royal Navy v. cipated by the promoters of the Hongkong C C. (F). - -.. scheme. Doctors given them to Football-Lai Wan Cup Final, fellow medicos for Inter-profes Navy Civilians; Second Division, sional services rendered, while Royal Artillery Royal Navy: Scottish brides and bridegrooma Young Indians v Chinese Athletic; have discovered that book tokens South China v. Kowloon, Club v are highly appreciated by ministers who officiate at wedding cero- monies and usually receive a pair

7 gloves or an umbrella.......

Bordereras Third Division, Royal Recreio, R. A. S. C. Royal Air Engineers v. Lincolns: R.A.M.C

Force: Borderers v. University.

Hockey-Caer Clark Cup. Y M C. Av Recreio "A" & p.m.; St. Andrew's v. Central British Asso- ciation, 2.16 p.m.

Bugby Triangular Tournament, Navy v Army,

"MARY OF SCOTLAND”. Maxwell Anderson, an American playwright of Scottish descent, has written a play which will be seen here early next year Mary of Scotland." I understand that

Sunrise 7,02 am Sunset, -5,49 the writer has taken the Queen's side in the traditional battle, and p.m.

Tidea-High at 10.10 depicted her as a vivacious, flower- like creature betrayed, by all and Low as 105, and 12.10. sundry. The dialogue is written in modern prose. Mr. Anderson is the author of many playa,^- some of "EVEREST LEADER BUYS SCOTS which have been exhibited here in

ISLAND UN

Mr. Hugh Rutledge, the leader

of the Mount Everest expedition this year, has bought the island

of Clometra, on the west coast of

Scotland,ted

SUNDAY,

(December (T-Moon, 15 Anniversaries

“film form notably “Saturday's Children" and the military tragi- comedy, "What Price Glory He Find Sunday after began his professional life, ar 8 Years Eve Hogomans, schoolmaster, later transferring Holiday.

his interest to journalism, and Religions Quarant Heu Anally becoming one of the most Catholic Cathedral mate Cometra, situated in Kilninian successful dramatists in the States. p.m. Dr. F. W. Norwood, of the and Kilmore Parish Argyllshire. Some dimicuity is anticipated in City Temple, London. preaches a on the south side of Loch Tuadh,anding an actress, for "Mary."

is two miles long and one broad.

It is separated from the adjoining island, of Ulva by a narrow strait, more often dry than under water. The island comprises a consider able extent of arable land, and the manaton-house is a well-balt mo- dern residence,

There are numerous cottages and a farm steading. Gometrs It self is served by two harbours, and was at one time a well-kn ing station,

Mr. Ruttledge soquired the pro perty from Messrs Walker, Fra and Steele, the Glasgow and Edi burrit estate agenta, » by « private negotiation:

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