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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1935.

SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BARD

HONOURED

Chief Justice's Happy Speech At "Burns' Nicht" Dinner

Scotsmen in Hong Kong last night honoured the memory of Robert Burns at a diuñer held at the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel,

The principal toast was proposed by Hla Honour the Chief "Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, who in the course of an ex- tremely witty speech which Was frequently interrupted by Laughter reminded his countrymen that doing, honour to Burns Was deing honour to Scotland.

The toast of "The Lässies" was proposed by Mr. R. R. Camp- bell and Mr. D. W. MacEwen replied.

The time honoured ceremony of piping in the haggis was done by. Mr. J. A, Riach, Mr. J. H. Ross carrying the haggis. The Barley Bree was carried by Mr. T. P. Saunderson, the 20- companist being Mr. D. W. MacEwen.

“LOVED BY EVERY SCOTSMAN”

Burns' poems have been tran- slated into many" languages, and even into Japanese. My inform- ant is the man who shows visi- tots, round the Globe Inn in Dum- ties in which still rests the poet's

Mr. A. S. MacKichan presided, cannot understand him, even with at the dinner and seated at the a glossary, and what the average official table were H.E. Major Englishman, cannot understand he General O, C. Borrett, Commodore Instinctively, distrusts, Laughter) F. Elliot, Fils Honour Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, Mr. Charles L. Hoover, Mr. A. Stevenson, the Hon. Mr. Q. Gordon Mackle, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, Mr. G. G. Wood, Mr. G. G. N. Tin- son, Mr. W. J. Keswick, Paymaster Commander F. R Potter, Capt. Gell and Rev. E. G. Powell. Bir William Hornell, President of St. George's Society was also amongst the large gathering present,

The

toast of The King" was proposed by Mr. A. S. Mackichan

chal,

carefully protected

LAID TO REST

Funeral of Mr.

J. D. Lloyd

manity since the Reformalisa: He snapped his pagan fingers at the gloomy Kirk-made ugly, vindictive, narrow-minded. key- hole-gazing tradesman's god and opened his arm to the beauty. of the earth. He was 窳 faun "bom in an are of elastic-sided boots. He sinned, and he sinned' again, yet now and again there shot through kim-for so strong is hereditya twinge of' respect for the ethics of gloom. More ing, the Rev. H. W. Baines, assis

tant Chaplain of St. John's Cathe- than once hig wenching must

The funeral of the late Mr. "J. D. Lloyd, former Superintendent of the Imports and Exports Office,

columns yesterday took place, at whose death was reported in our the Colonial Cemetery last even-

have been interrupted by a fair:dral, conducted the service.

There was a large and. repre- prophetic smell of brimstone. IL

sentative gathering present, in- Yet where on earth is there s

cluding H. E, the Governor, Sir Scotsman treading the "prim-william Peel, K.C.M.G., K.BE, at rose path to the everlasting tended. by Captain R.F. "bonfire" who does wat at some

Walter: A.D.C. HE. Major-General O. C. moment pause in his journey Borrett, C.B., C.M.G., and seem to hear the sound of D.S.O., attended by Lleut 3 LE C.B.E.. the kirk beli? Burns wag mag-

Hebert, A.D.C... Hon. Sir Thomas nificent'y Scottish: It would have been better for him could Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Hon. Mr. Southorn, K.B.E., C.M.G. HOD.

rantheisms, and have walked N. L. Smith, Hon. Mr. E. Taylor Ron. Mr. T, H. King, Comman- der G. F. Hole, Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson. Hon. Sir William

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Hon: Dr. S. Shenton, Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, W. Ts'o, Mons. 8. Tessier (Consul for France), Kerr H Gipperich (Consal for Germany), Mr. M. J. quist

he have concealed his little

the

solemnly to the kirk Sabbath, but he was not that common type. Only two mez in Scottish history have com mitted adultery in a loud voice. Burns and Bothwell.

From The Pen Of Keats" Of his birthplace I propose to say no more than enough to re call to you Keats's description and I am not going to quote from his Poems or his songs. There is a greater aspect of Burns and his meaning-the meaning of this day -to us Scots, that to me is far more important than a mere cri- tical biography. replied

Keats you re- member visited the little cottage at "Alloway.

from

the unworthy posteriors of to-day by a wooden bar. When asked what the Japanese version sound- ed Kke he generously "Och, it's no sae bad.”

The greatness of Burgs -10 US Scots is that even to-day in Sco;- "THE IMMORTAL MEMORY”

land he is a warm living force: His Honour Mr. MacGregor in He is part of our daily life. and proposing "The Immortal Toast" | Scotland speaks in every word he said:

uttered.

Some men have greatness thrust Many countries have their great upon them, and so it is with me poets but Burns is unique in one to-night: The first intimation thing. Whereas in England or in that I was appointed to propose Italy Shakespeare or Dante la re- this toast to-night was conveyed verenceck fi Scotland Burns is to me not by our Chieftain or by loved. Everyone th Scotland has any member of the Committee of grown up with Burns: many the Society, but in the concluding quote him who have never read stages of a "ladies bridge party. a line of him because his songs Being a tactful man. I dissembled, are in the air, his verses åre some-

forthwith sought ́out. and

our thing heard round the fireside. Chieftain. He explained that at Who ever heard of a Shakes- an informal meeting it had been peare night dinner in England, or decided to ask me if I would pro- for that matter of a Milton night pose this toast. I can only as-or a Shelley night? I doubt sume that some member of the oven in Persia bearded Shelks an- -Committee talks in his sleep. nually quaff a bumper of sherbe: (Laughter). Well, the harm was to the treasured name of Hafiz or done. I couldn't disappoint my lady Omar Khayyam, though both were informant, but 'caveat emptor'. is sweet singers, and 'Omar. at least a sound legal maxim. It is per had an agreeable tolerance for haps a pity that in a Colony with human frality and will long be such a veneration for old old remembered as the first port "who custom' at a dinner given by the pointed out that great truth, that members of a Saclety so rightly gin is a pitfall. Yet all over the jealous of its great traditions world, on this night against a there should arise an innovator, background of tinkling glasses one who has taken the momentous "r's" are rolling to the honour of decision to treat this great toast our

in a different manner from that friend. adopted by the eminent orators who have preceded him.

great national poet and

Emerson's Tribute

Ralph Waldo Emerson in ad- We live in a sceptical age. Few dressing the Boston Burns Club of our cherished old beliefs have In 1859 paid this eloquent tribute; not been assailed by the iconoclasts! The memory of Burns:-I am and we Scots have suffered in com- atraid heaven and earth have mon with others. Bannockburn, taken too good care of it to leave we are now told, was no great us anything to say. The west victory-at most it was an incor- winds are murmuring It, open the clusive”-skirmish; it was recently windows behind you, and hearken suggested that the Bruce was not for the incoming tide, what the a Scot at all but a 'Norman mer-waves say of it. The dotes, per- cenary seeking the best marketing always on the eaves of the fpr his sword. Carlyle, the great Stone Chapel ejješice, may know sage of Ecclefechan is now regard- something 'qbout it Every home ed as a cantankerous, petulant ped- in broad Scotland keeps his fame ant with perhaps some slight skill bright. The neary of Burne- at stringing words together. Who every man's and boy's and girl's now reads Marmion o The Lady head carries snatches of his of the Lake? How in fact can songs; they can say them by Scott hope, to live down Byron's heart, and what is, strangest of "terrible description of him as "the all, never learned them from a most English of poets?" Even Wi- book, but from mouth to mouth. liam Wallace is forgotten. Re- The wind whispers them, birds cently a party of tourists was be- whistle them. the corn barley and ing shown round. Stirling. Their bullrushes boarsely rustle them: guide, having led them to a good nay, the music-boxes of Geneva. vantage point, turned triumphant- are framed and toothed to play. ly to where the great monument them; the; hand-organs of the crowns the Abbey Craig and said Savoyarce in all cities repeat them "Ladles and gentlemen, that and the chimes of beils ring them the Wallace Memorial." The party in the spires. They are the pro- tarted spellbound and then re-perty and the solace of mankind”. verently and with one accord ex-Come Up And See Me...!! rtalmed "Good old Edgar." (Loud į A few minutes ago I warned Laughter).

you that I would depart from, pre- An Enigma To Englishmen cedent in this speech, and now I But there is one great" name am going to carry out my threat. left to us: one who is above the I am going to say nothing of assaults of ever the most emblt- Burn's life, or of his physical ap tered critics; one whose fame has Fearance. That has been given transcended his own expressed to us by Sir Walter Scott in belief, that his narre would be language that I cannot emulate. etter known a hundred years What does it profit us on such a fter his death than it was in his night as this to discuss and dis- fetime the immortal Burns, sec, his character, to theorise on what it was that caused so many ladies to invite him "to come up and see them sometime" (Laugh

My fame is sure

When I am dead

A century the poet sald

They'll hear the bonours on my ter) or whether it helps us to a

head

They grudge me noo Throughout the world he is es- teemed as a great poet, and no- where more so than in England, though the average Englishman

more real appreciation of his greatness to consider such "criti- cisms as Mr. H. V. Morton's. W

"Centuries of repression spoke in him; he was Scotland's only great expression of animal hu-

for

CARTER THE

GREAT

Drew Crowded House

Yet another crowded house Carter The Great and his troupe witnessed the performance of

at the King's Theatre last night.

Many of his tricks and feats bewildered the audience and by his, performance he showed what a clever illusionist he is:

He has the intricacies of magic mastered from start to finish and he certainly about."

knew what he was

His secrets are all his own and not even members of his troupe who had been with him for years As some sald, when Carter dies his have been able to gauge them.

secrets die with him"

This show is the best so far seen in this colony and those who have not witnessed the performance are advised to see it as they will

if they do not. be missing the treat of their lives

til

C.B.A. OFFICERS ELECTED

Mr. Sayer New President

At the annual general meeting of the Central British Association Mr. G. R. Sayer, the Director of Education, was elected the new president, Mr J. Ralston presided.

The report and accounts were adopted and the chairman con- gratulated the Club on coming through the depression with a good financial standing.

Smith wished to be relieved of the It was stated that Mr. N. L.

Presidency of the Association as

Education.. he was no longer the Director of

The following were the other officers elected:-Vice-Presidents,

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Consul-General for the Netherlands), Mr. D. W. Tratman, His Honour Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell, Mr. 3. A. Fraser, Mr. W. Scho- field, Mr. N. M. Carrie, Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Mr. G. R. Sayer. Mr. H. A Taylor. Mr. J. Barrow, Mr. H Green, Dr. J. E. Dovey, Major C. M. Manners, Mr. R. A. D. Fortest. Chev. J. M. Alves, Mr. T. Murphy, Dr. G. W. Pope, Mr. M. F. Key, Mr. RAC North Mr T 8. Whyte- We went to the cottage and

Smith, Mr. Jacks, Mr. D. L took some whiskey. I wrote a Strellett, Mr. B. C. H. Hallowes, sonnet for the mere sake a

Mr. H. R. Butters, Mr. E. I. Wynne- writing some lines under, the

Jones, Mr. D. M. MacDougall, Mr. root: they are so bad I cannot A. G. W. Tickle. Mr. G. S. Kennedy transcribe them.

The man at skipton, Mr. C. Champkin, Mr. D. "the cottage was a great bore H. Blake, Mr. T. Megarry, Mr. R. with his anecdotes. I hate the S. W. Paterson, Mr. Felix A. Joseph, rascal. Hs is a mahogany. faced Mr. W. A. Butterfield, Mr. T. M. old jackass who knew Burns!

Hazlerigg. Mr. W. R. Elyer,"Mr." he ought to have beer kicked for, H. Bottomley, Mr. Q. A. A. Mac having spoken to him. He calls fadyen, Rev. E. G. Powell, Mr. W. himself a curious old bitch, but T. Lewis, Chief Revenue Officer he is a fat old dog. Oh the Buller, Revenue Officers Grimmitt, flummery of 3 birth-place. Cant! Cant! Cant! It is enough Warde. Humphreys, Brown. Ellis, Ward. Merriman, Powell, O'Neil, to give a spirit the gutsache, Davidson, Tallon, Ahern, Tren Many true word they say is

grove, Chinese Revenue Officers spoken in Jest; this may be and staff of the Import and Ex- because his gab hindered my port Department and Statistical

Mr. B. Wylle. Miss E 8. Woolley; sublimity, the fat dog made me office and others

Chairman, Mr. J. Ralston; General write a fiat sonnet. My dear

Committee. Miss A. E Steel, Reynolds, I cannot write about Among the large number of Messia T. S. Whitley. N. 4. Whit- scenery and visitings. Fancy is oral tributes laid on the graveley, V. Bond, B. 1' Bickford, W. H. indeed less than present "pal-side were those from. His Ex-G. Hirst and Associate Members pable reality, but it is greater cellency, the Governor Sir William W. E. Webber and G. Gurevitch; than remembrance. You would Peel, K.Q.M.G., K.B.5 and Lady Hon. Secretary, J. J. King: Hon. lift your eyes from Homer only Peel, H. E. Major-General and Treasurer, W, Stoker assisted by to see, close before you the real Mrs, O. C. Borrett, Hon. Sir Thomas N. L. Whitley; Bar Convener, G. "Isle of Tenedos. You would and Lady Southorn, Hon. Mr. C. Gurevitch. ·

rather read Homer afterwards. Alabaster, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. than remember yourselt. OneN. L. Smith, Hon. Me and Mrs. song of Burns's is of more worth T. H. King, Hon. Comdr, and Mrs. to you than all I could think. F. Hole, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. R. for a whole year in his native M Henderson, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. country. His misery is a dead | C, G. 8. Mackle, Hon, Mr. and Mrs, weight upon the nimbleness of R. H. Kotewall, Hon. Dr. B, W. T50, one's quill. I tried to forges it Mr. Charles L. Hoover (Consul- to drink to-day without any General "for U.S.A), Mons. R. care to write a merry sonnet- Soulange-Teissier (Consul It won't do he talked, he drank France), Mr. M. J. Quist (Consul- with blackguards: he was General for the Netherlands). miserable. We can see horribly

His Honour Mr. and Mrs. A. D. A. "clear in the works of such a man MacGregor, His Honour Mr. Justice his whole life, as if we were RE. and Mrs. Lindsell, H. M. Trade God's sples.

Commissioner and Mrs. Pelham, What To Quote?

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. C. North Dr. ***For not quoting Burns on an

and Mrs. W: B.-A. Moore, Mr. and occasion such as this there may Mrs. E. W. Hamilton, Mr. and Mra appear to be no excuse. For re- T. 8. Whyte-Smith, Mr. and Mra. fraining from doing so to-night Maurice St. J. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. there seem to me to be many. R. Butters, Mr. and Mrs. H. A good reasons. The fuck of the Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fraser, draw puts this speech before the Mr. and Mrs. T. Murphy, Mr. and equally traditional toast of "The Mrs. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, Mr. and Lassies" and anything like a re- Mrs. L. EL V. Booth, Mr. and Mrs, presentative series of quotations D. Burlingham, Mr. and Mrs. Ē. P. from the songs might well result H Lang, Mr. and Mrs. JW. in my inwittingly stealing the Franks, Mr. and Mrs. D, L. Strel thunder of my fellow Scota wholett, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Grant, Mr. are to propose and reply to that and Mrs. Edgar B. Lambert, Mr. toast. But & graver objection is and Mrs. B. G. Grigor, Mr. and Mrs. European Revenue Officers, All that Burns was so versatile and E. Cock, Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Ward, Chinese Revenue Officers, Imports catholle that there is a real dan. Mr. and Mrs. D. Kelvin-Stark, Mr. and Exports. Department, Clerical ger that in quoting what appeals and Mrs. J. H. Ruttonjee, Mr. and Staff, Import and Exports Office, to myself I might be mfirting Mrs. Newhouse, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. European Officers of the Fire on many of my listeners the ob- K. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brigade, Public Works Dept., Chalt- ligation of politely listening to Brown, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. C. man and Members of Hong Kong the few extracts from Burns's Hallowes Mr and Mrs. Felix A General Chamber of Commerce, works that to them make no gp-Joseph, ME and Mrs. 8. TW1 Committee and Members of the peal. Aubrey de Vere in his lamson, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ring, Hong Kong Club Officers of the Memoir of Tennyson gives this Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lowick, Mr. and Harbour Dept. Chairman

and example?

Mrs. A. B. Pürves, Mr. and B. G. Directors of Hong Kong Brewers "Read the exquisite songs of Birch, Paymaster-Commander and and Distillers Bed Hong Kong Burns Tennyson exclaimed in Mrs. H. G. Williams, Mr. and Mr Brewers and Distillers, Ltd., Old shape each of them has the per- Te Ka Po and family, Dr, and Blundellan Club Directors and fection of the berry; in light the JB. Dovey, Mr. and Mrs, Al- Managers of the Brituh-American radiance of a dewdrop! You for fred N. Macfadyen, Dr. and Mrs. Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd., Gande get for its sake those stupid G. V. Grimth.

Price and Co., Ltd.," "Johnston, things, his serious pieces. The Messrs. F. H. Crapnell, A. G.-W. Stokes and Mater, General Flee same day I met Wordsworth and Tickle, Hin Shing Lo, Arthur T. tric Co, of China, Ltd, H. Rutton- named Burns to him. Words- Campbell, LE Lammert, Ho Wing Jee and Son, Hong Kong and Row worth praised him even more s Breen Robert Cryan, Hoon Whart and Godown Co., Busy vehemently than Tennyson had Dedeoglou, A. H Forbes, M. Bees Working Party, P. H. Sin and done, as the great genius Nemazee F.-J. Lobo, F.H-Tyson, Co, Himly. Limited Bincere Co. who had brought poetry back to MH. Esmall, J. Choy L Ltd Sincate Co Nature, but ended Of course refer to his serious efforts such as the Cotter's Saturday Night those hollow, little songs of his (Continued on Fage 11)-

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