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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BURNS' NIGHT.

Which ever as she could with wherever

baste despatch,

HONOURING THE IMMORTAL POET.

There was quite a big muster of

Scotland's Fame.

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Burns,"

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MONDAY. JANUARY 26, 1920.

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But he's tint the blythe blink he plause) to raise the number of of the war. That is rather a fine] COMPANY REPORT. possible. Berna of

guests to-night to three. (Echoing thing for Scotland with its very course threw himself heart and

In my a'in countrie.

an aside. "Well, two and a quar-scanty population. In fact I may She'd come again, and with a soul into the movement becoming

We are what we are, gentlemen, ter"). He has so identified him-say-"Go and breed Scotsmen." s prominent member of the corps greedy `ear,

styled "The Dumfries Gentlemen because the land of our birth is self with the musical part of the Well, gentlemen, we want you now. Devour up their discourse. The Cottar's Saturday Night is Volunteers" which prompts us to "Bonnie Scotland" as well as the programme that he may to-night May I hope to get a good many in

The report of the directors of tender and moral, it is solemn the conclusion that had his travai! "Land o' Cakes." Its beauty has consider himself a Scot. However, this room for our new little Scot-

(Ap-what I wish to say is that this is tish company of the Hongkong the above Bant, to be presented Hongkong Scotsmen to dinner at and devotional and rises at length upon this sphere been the present entered into cur blood. the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday into a strain of grandeur which instead of more than a century ago plause.) Also, whence, think you the second Burns dinner I have Volunteers? I must conclude by at the first ordinary yearly that albuence of melody attended here and I think on the thanking you very much for a very Meeting of the Company, to be night when, under auspices of modern poetry has not surpassod. we should have found the author came

held at the Company's Registered the Hongkong St. Andrew's His Brother Gilbert Burns, who of those soul-thrilling lines "Scots which every strath and gler and former occasion I was able to say pleasant evening (applause.)

Offce, No. 2, Queen's Road Scolety, "Burns Night" was cele- was his confidant at all times-inwha hae" in the lead, answering the corse of Scotland has, melody that a few words about the great Sect-

Subsequently the Rev. J. Kirk Central 011 Saturday, 7th brated. The dining room Was

and the a letter written after the death call to arms that recently went auld wives crooned at their spin-tish poet. I can to-night only re- tastefully decorated.

of our Bard states that the Epic thro' our land and competing for aing wheel, lasses lilted at ewe peat part of what I said then, that Maconachie was called upon. He February, states

The Directors have pleasure in: special menus. which were couched in dialect of a humorous was first repeated to him when pride of place in the leap over the milking before the dawn of day, the longer one lives and the more confessed to being taken aback. kind. bore an autographed por- they were taking a communal walk top to the skirl of the Pibroch, doddlers played at weddings and one gets to know and to appreciate He had thought his duties for the submitting the Profit and Loss The one Sunday afternoon at which ing his bit towards laying the christenings, and pipers sent echo- the relative values of the great evening had ended with the saying Account for the year ending 31st trait of the immortal poet. chair was taken by Mr. Young, he was highly electrified, Gentle Proud Usurper of this day low, ing among the hills to inspire the poets and singers of all ages the lef grace. What to say now he did December. 1919, together with

sound. a lament for the heroic to his environment, that Burns was year, and a great deal of water had the President of the Society, men do you wonder at its effect on in honour of Scotland's name and march of the warlike living, or more one realises, having regard not quite know. It was many athe Balance Sheet at that date. those supporting him at the Gilbert? I do not. We are told

Gentlemen. I ask you to join me dead? A long line of nameless truly a great man. He was to run below the Brig 'o' Beon, Since

The Profit for the year after principal table "being:The that, as our Bard grew up some

in old Dumfries, Burns deducting all expenses amounts Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G..what to his Father's disapproval in the Toast, "To the memory of Scottish minstrels lived and died Scotsmen what Englishmen arellast he took part in such a func-]

illustrious Bard, Robert generations before Burns, and Fer-only beginning to realise Keats tion Major-General Ventris, C.B.. thebe cultivated the art of dancing

guson, Tannahill, and Lady Nairne, was to England. He was broughtown toon. In these distant days to $370,268.68 which your Direc- and all the rest of our sweet sing-up, as you have heard, in humble his modesty, would have sent him tors propose to deal with as Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Mt. at which he excelled, thereby

The toast was duly honoured. Geo. Hogg, Mr. J. Reid, Mr. H. gaining much favour with the

ers took the old tunes and gave surroundings where, one would to the floor if anybody had sug- follows Certain englerents MR. GORDON'S SPEECH. F. Campbell, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar, Ladies.

The next speaker was afr. a. G. them a form and resture as im think, the great thoughts he gave gested such a thing as making a To pay a dividend of

could never have Mr. John Macdonald, Mr. T. Eresulted: owing to that and his

6 on 'e paid up mortal as their own "fame. (Apexpression te

speech. He confessed to feeling a 43 years 2 member

found birth. He died at an early great sense of degradation in be Capital absorting...$120,000.00 Hough, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. Wceniality of conduct which

do-Gordon,

plause). received with loud ap- Nicholson, Mr. J. H. Wallace. Mr.veloped later he incurred from und

Again it seems but the other age and notwithstanding the harding reduced from verse to prose To pay a Bonus to G. M. Shaw and Mr. W. Adamson.

day that there was pointed out to fight he had through the greater and he did not think it was serving Mr. President. Members and the Black Watch Highlanders the part of his life he produced a mass any good purpose for him to at- During dinner and the post of me quarters adverse criticism:plause, who said:

St Andrew's the evening, the band of the but, Gentlemen, in reviewing this

expediency of exchanging the garb of poetry of every description tempa to pay any tribute to Burns: phase of his eventful career we Guests of the

Society: I Wiltshire Regiment rendered an

suppose there of old Gaul for the uniform of which to us of the present day ap after the eloquence which had al. To write off Organiza- forget the Calvinistic

Com- khaki; the one would be less of pears simply marvellous.

ready been expended. The blasts enjoyable programme of music must not

He was Jawar win blew milder in To Transfer to Reserve that included any Scottish airs. Age in which he lived when his are

shining mark for the enemy same is true of Keats. done by Mr. Douglas Wilson. Mr.ed to err on the side of leniener tell the difference between a bear than the other, and its adoption brought up amongst surroundings these latitudes than in the land o' The playing in of the Haggis was detractors would hardly be expect-pany who would find it hard to

pease Scone. would probably result in saving in suburban Londea which one Kyle where Burns first saw light To carry forward (Laughter), For the benefit of many lives. You know their de would have thought would have but Souter, who was also in national when arraigning him on any real

Scotsmen were not in any or imaginary foibles. Indeed the! costume, being the bearer.

After the loyal toast had been result of the serious affair if he/such, I may be permitted to sayleision. I think I hear them say:-been the last environment to pro-sense lukewarm in their tribute to that there, was no question oAll this may well be true; but duce a great poct. He died at the the genius and personality of their honoured speeches were delivered. youth was to prove his constancy Fancy Bread about the "Cakes" we stand by the kilt and the tar-age of 26 and he has left national peet. Whether they most

in which connection I would

poetry which we realise more and honoured that genius or person- with which the name of Scotland tan."

(Applause.) in proposing the Toast of "The quote the following lines by him has been associated, they were a That, a critical world may say, more is among the finest we posality he would not take it upon with deep regre: the death of the Mr. T. F. to be sung to the tune of "Bonnie very plain bread indeed and as is magnificent but it is not wax.sess in the English language himself to say. Burns came closely late Mr. Chan Kai Ming, which destitute of leaver as that which We say, magnificent or not.it is consider Burns to Sectland and to their hearts and it seemed to took place on December the 11th. six the children of Israel were con- war, for the kit and the tartan Keats to England are types of him largely to lie in the fact that 1919. In accordance with the he was the poet of familiar folk. Articles of Association Messrs. demned to eat in the wilderness. are inseparable from the senti-what real poets are. ite Laughter.) The only sweetening ment that makes these men the however, than Keats. Burns was folk they all knew very well in Fung Ping Shan. P. K. Kwok and.

He had those the

and country ide they had came from the fact that redoubtable soldiers they are truly a great man.

that Ng Chang Luk now retire, but they were the frait of honest teil: Take these away and you break qualities we have heard of to-night feed. They were all characters of being eligible, offer themselves and hunger as you know is "guid their touch with a continuous tra--patriotism, sincerity, sympathy the country idc and

that for re-election. transforms every and a wide outlook on humau ne- Was hic ansmer 1 got-kitchen" and together with the dition which

I have been reading again asked *Hainsome

chief parritch,

why they of man in the Regiment, be he "Scot-ture. Scotia's Food" formed the staff of fish, English or Irish into a Black that wonderful letter written to national hero of Burns. life of a people whose tastes were Watch Highlander with all the the noblemen and gentlemen of the prison were said to be odious ed by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth were dash, vim and dare devil courage Caledonian Hunt in 1757-year the country side and that is my being eligible. offer themselves and Fleming, who retire, but as simple as their ideals high.

"We cultivate literature on a lit- Scottish blood in him helped By-broke out-and in that his patriot./answer if I am asked why we make for re-election.

THE IMMORTAL MEMORY.

Immortal Memory," Hough said:---

Mr. President, your Excellency! and gentlemen:-One of the pre- deminating idiosyncrasies of the Scottish Race is the respect in which are held the traditions they have inherited (applause) and we Scotsmen of Hongkong (using the words of the Motto of a celebrated Scottish Cavalry Regiment, the Scots Greys, claim to be "secondt "to" None" in our adherence to this characteristic-in giving effect to which we are gathered together i to-night to honour the memory of ene who has done more than any cther individual to keep Scottish Traditions ever present in Ou .minds.

Dundee."

In Mauchlin there dwells

proper young Belles.

The pride of the place and

neighbourhood a.' Their carriage and dress,

stranger would guess. in Lon'on or Paris they'd

ten it a:'

Miss Miller is fine, Miss Mark

land's divine.

Miss Smith she has wit, and

Miss Betty is braw,. There's beauty and fortune to

to got w Miss Marton. But Armour's the jewel for me

o' them a.'

The Armour mentioned was Miss Jean Armour whom he afterwards married.

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So fill the mountaineers, with the

fierce native daring Which instills the stirring mem-

ories of a thousand years And Evan's Donald's fame rings

in each clansman's ears."

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De oatmeal was the motto pra ron to understand and express then came out in the very first lines parisons were said to be obvious posed by Sidney Smith for the potency of the Highland tradi- of the dedication. He gloried in

Edinburgh Review," and jocular tien:- as was the suggestion it touches But with the breath that fils Sard, proud of the name, but his genius of Sir Walter Scott the romantic figures with which his the keynote of Scottish character their mountain pipe.

highest ambition was to sing in his stages were crowded did not lay and history, for what have we not

country's service.

hold on them in the way Burns fa- our own Edmund Burke in all his miliar folk did. They kent them 5 resulted as follows: First seeing the light of day in

a little oatmeal? Our At about this time Robert be-done an January 1759, our illustriou

embarrassed. Fathers fought on it, worked on

democratic ulterantes because he financially

a-John Anderson and his leal was filled with the true spirit of Bard, Robert Eurns. was therefore me born just 181 years ago on a small somewhat more than usual, and it, though; and studied on it, wrote

democracy. When the French Repouse, Tam o' Shanter, the Cot- farm about two miles out from the meditated emigrating to the West ballads and preached sermons on

volution broke out he was filled r and his household. They had Heart of Mid. 3 Partick This Indies. However the counsels of it, and created the Scottish King-

May there never come a time with horror, just as Burke was,een them all and knew them all. Rangers town of Ayr, the eldest of a famiis his friends prevailed and follow-ship which we are all so proud to of seven. And we may assume

ing their advice he proceeded to claim, on a diet chiefly composed when the mind of our race will be and though it did not stifle his and they loved them. It came to Celtic that his early experiences were edinburgh in an endeavour to get of oatcakes and oatmeal porridge. closed against such sentiment as writings it affect him in a wasion they had been told they did Aberdeen different from those of contemascistance in the publication of a (Applause.)

that! (Applause). Let us go on we realise again to-day by reason not know how to appreciate Burns. Airdrieonians. porary youth of his age and station second edition of his Poems, hav. Of such frugal fare they sub- doing our share resolutely, faith of the horrors we experienced in He might quote in that connection Ayr United in life for the most part carrying ng failed to come to terms with dued a hard and stubborn soil and fully, conscientiously, of the work the war we have just gone through what Rossetti said, that Burns had Dumbarton with it but slight relaxation from the Kilmarnock publisher who had made it yield its yearly toll of of the world let us keep well to Burns has left us a magnificent a place in the heart and mind of Hamilton A.C. 4 Clydebank

harvest: they took tribute of wool the front with the same success book of poems which, for Majorten Sectsmen where Shakespeare Raith Rovers 2 Queen's Park 5 The daily round of strenuous brought out the rst issue.

than a Third Lanark 0 Kilmarnock appealed to little more farm work. In fact we are tu Burns set out for Edinburgh in and mutton from the moorland and that we have done of yore: but General Ventris and myself, I that at the age of 15 he was doing the month of November, 1786, a hillside, and of hide and beef from let us not forget that we owe the may say we cannot read without tenth of the same number of his

countrymen. man's work and as he grew up whe-riving there on the second day the fallow lea: they levied on loch unconquerable spirit in us to car feeling their very comprehensive

Though the words Afterwards the health of "The Royal Albert 0 Cowdenbeath .2 ther at the Plough, Scythe or afterwards, having performed the and sea to support their fisher folk Auld Mither Scotland, that it is philosophy. Reaphook he feared no computer, fourney on foot. He was well re and kept the rock and the reel, and from her breast there has beer are sometimes a little difficult for Chief" was proposed by the Hon. he and his younger Brother Gilbert eived there and among his Pethe fiving shuttle busy to clothe drawn the celestial Ichor which is (laughter) the poems ring true Mr. Severn and responded to, Mr. being the only help their father trons may be recorded the names themselves in homespun, so that has nourished genius in the cot-and we value him just as much Yeung acknowledging the good employed. We must take it how of Dr. Blacklock, the Earl of Glen- the old Arbroath toast became a tage as generously as in the hall, as we value our English singers. work of Mr. P. Tod, the Secretary, ever that he had one great advencairn, and the principal men of let-very epitome of the vocations of and that has made the inherit. it is for that reason I came here who also was enthusiastically call Allos Ath tage over many of his young comters of that day. Special mention that primitive time: "The life of ance of the plowman's son more to-night with the vary greatest ed upon for a few words in which he wished the Society continued patriots, the good fortune of havmay be made of Lard Monboddo at man, the death of fish, the shuttle precious than a Dukedom. We shall pleasure, because I felt that in you gentlemen of been born to God fearing whose table Burns was a frequent and the ploo. corn, horn, linen, play our part all the more worthily joining with

The musical programme was parents whose teachings inspired quest experiencing the kindness yarn, int, and tarry oo." Xay in public, or private station, if Scotland I was helping to honour man. On behalf of and condescension of his Lordship's more, defying the rigours of an every fibre of our being thrills to his great his early compositions such "Poor Mailie's Elegy" on the death lovely and accomplished daughter, ungenial climate, they set them an Auld Scottish sang, and we feel Major General Ventris and myself greatly enjoyed and mirth and

beg to thank you very much and merriment reigned in the gather-St. Johnstone 10 Brechin City 1 Miss Burnett. In his "Address to salves, in their dour and stubborn in our inmost heart: Edinburgh" she is celebrated in way, to make flowers grow where "That where the caller breezes to hope that this will not be the in until the final "Auld Lang Dundee Hibs. 4 Lochgelly Un. 0

tast Burns dinner we shall have Syne" was joined in. nature never intended such flow. the following couplet. "

the honour of attending. (Ap- Fair Burnet strikes th' adoringers to be; and they became so cunning in the mystery of Adam's eye,

gardener Heaven's beauties on my fancy art; that the Scottish

took the place of direction wher- shine,

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sweep Across the mountain's breast Where the free in soule are nurst (plause).

In the land that we Lo'e best."

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MR. SEVERN'S SPEECH.

THE G.O.C.'s SPEECH.

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of his favorite ewe, "To a Mouse on the destruction of its Rest when ploughing, "On" sering wounded hare that had been shot at" "To a Mountain Daisy" (which his Flough bad turned down) and

Savings banks were invented Bradford City many others proving the strong

I see the sire of love on high, ever man laid out flower-beds, or feelings of sympathetic compas-

his works indeed built green houses, throughout the And own

When the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn General who said,-Mr. Chairman by a clergyman.

Everton The bes: marksmen are usually Manches. City sion which predominated in his

divine.

civilized world. (Applause.) rose to speak he was accorded aand gentlemen, up to this moment mind. These effusions were pro-

Middlesbro In such simple lines of industry most enthusiastic reception, the have enjoyed my evening in those with gray or blue eyes. This level woman died a few duced prior to the year 1786. cars afterwards in the flower of were laid the material greatness company joining in "For he's a nensely (laughter) and I only wishLinseed is the nearest approach Oldham Ath. ...but that beautiful Epic Youth. Burns expressed his sensi- af Scotland, its furnaces, its majolly good fellow" and cheering for the eloquence of my dear old to milk in composition of aps Preston N.E. l'oom "The Cottar's Saturday bility on that occasion in verses chine shops, its shipyards, its flax continued for some time. He friend, the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn. vegetable food:

In England at the present time night" was a much earlier produc addressed to her memory.

and ate mills, and all other form said:-Mr. President, Your Excel- For he is like a slot machine there are 1,888,000 more females tion. I would ask you to follow It must have been about this of productive energy that have lency, and gentlemen, I rise to say (laughter). You put a dinner in

> Abandoned owing to fog. me while I quote from it. After time that our Bard composed the placed this little country and its a few words which I feel should the slot and out comes a speech than there are males.

New York has a clock on the

SECOND DIVISION. describing the homecoming of the touching lines published under the few millions of people in the front be the natural tribute of that por laughter), I am afraid I am just first pier of the Hudson River

Barnsley Family, the stowing away of their title of "Highland Mary."

rank of the mechanical activity of tion of the assembly to-night, the other way. I put a speech in

Bury Tools, and the frugal evening meal O Mary: Dear departed shade, the world. (Applause).

which is not Scottish, to those the slot and out comes the din- that strikes ship time.

Norwegian fishermen are using Bristol City Well,

3 Grimsby Town 1 (laughter.) The late Mr. Roosevelt once very kind hosts who are entertainer, Where is thy place of blissful

a species of submarine telephone Coventry City 0 West Ham Un. 0 have it and 80 1 rest?

said that the State of New York ing us so magnificently this even would

Fulham

1 Tottenham H. 4 See'st thou thy lover lowly laid? was merely another name for the ing. As 1 rose you were kind address you as the other half to aid them in their work.

3 The Eskimo's family lamp con-Huddersf'd T. 1 Blackpool Hear'st thou the groans that aggregate of the people in it, and enough to so salute us. I am sure of your guests. I must say I consists of a shallow semi-circular Hull City 5 Lincoln City

I could not help thinking that you included Major-General Ven- sider it a tremendous honour and dish of soapstone, with a wick of Leicester City The Manuscript was found there must be in the Dutch blood tris, in a way we appreciate most privilege to be invited to this din-fat-saturated mose.

Notts Forest 2 Clapton Or The sire turns o'er, with patria-among some papers after Burns' a certain deficiency of imaginat-highly. I can only speak as a porner-to be admitted alone like Australia is suffering from a Stoke

0 Birmingham death; he had dedicated them "Tation. Can you imagine a Scots- tion of the Sassenachs here this Daniel in the lions den, amongst prickly pear pest, which takes Wolv. Wand 2 Stockport Co. Z man, however matter of fact and evening and I do so with very great sil you Scotsmen, I do claim to advantage of the rivers as a Mary in Heaven."

The proceeds of his Edinburgh common place, offering such a de- pleasure. The G.O.C. is wholly be a bit of a Scotsman myself (ap means of spreading.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE. infinition of his native land? The Sassenach: I am only a quarter. I plause). My wife's mother is In a new shipyard at Belfast Bri. & Hove publications placed Burns funds which enabled him to re- land of brown heath and shaggy have endeavoured on more than Scottish Doughter) and I myself all vessels will be built on the Cardiff City urn to Ayr marry Jean Armour wood, land of the mountain and the one occasion to instil this fact into wear very often a tartan tie. How-electric welding principle instead Gillingham and proceed thence to Dumfries food, the land of our sires must various Scottish assemblies in ever on this occasion I suppose I of by riveting and calking, Q.P. Rangers 5 Northampton 1

Of the twenty odd million acres Reading 2 Bristol Rov. where he was appointed to a small indeed be part of ourselves. We which I have taken part. It is a ought to say something about the office in the Excise.

know the feeling that prompted fact. But to-night I feel I must Army. Will I tell you part of what which comprise Ireland nearly Southampton 2 Ply. Argyle Byron to say:—

yield to the prevailing opinion that Scotland has done in the war? I one-seventh are barren, being Swansea Town 2 Norwich City 0 He wales a portion with judi-t

"When I see some tall rock lift I am only a Sassenach, that there got my A.D.C. to look it up and I mountain, turf, bog or marsh. Swindon Town 0 Portsmouth cious care,

its head to the sky

is nothing Scottish about me, that found that Scotland had furnished Orange blossoms were adopted And "let us worship God"

× Match abandoned. less than 32 extra service bate for bridal wreaths because, the Then I think of the bilis that o'rI know nothing about the race or says, with solemn air.

shadow Culbean."

the language. I am here at your talions and kept them up through oranga branch bears fruit and

This is not counting flower at the same, time--a sign Gleagow... And we can well understand his reference to his Mother whose You will recognise that the period "Why, the Scottish exile think guest. I feel it a very great hon- the war.

1 have traversed was a very trou- that the sun turns a kindlier face our and I feel that major-General about another 14 battalions raised of plenty: household duties appear to have lous one in Europe, the climax to his native land than it does to Ventris, who is the other guest in the Dominions by men of Scot A profession which has flour-Stewart's C. 0 Gala often kept her employed away of which was the French Revolt-euntries less favoured, like there to-night, appreciates most tish extraction. Altogether you ished during the war and which Loretto from these family gatherings. tion, and the authorities consider-one who sang:-

highly the great honour you have may say about 50,000 men were is more prosperous, in Paris at Selkirk Bat still the house affairs would ed it necesary to prepare for even- "The sun rises bright in France done us. I feel I must include put in the field by these extra bat- present than at any time is said Hawick draw her thence,

George Grimble (laughter and aptalions and kept there until the end to be that of fortune telling. tualities by raising local levies And fair seta he

They, round the ingle, form a

circle wide:

cha!' grace

The big Hall'-Bible, once his

father's pride:

His bonnet rev'rently is laid

Aside,

His lyart haffets wearing

thin and barË, Those straina that once did

sweet in Zion glide,

rend his breast?

Gentlemen, in my crude review

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have endeavoured to touch upon most phases of Burns" life but one point remains for one to draw your attention to, his intense patriotism.

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