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2nd June, 1920. Dear S—- —, Aye, this is Derby Day, but as I said to Janet last night, I'm na intarested & whit. Besides there's no bookies here abouts ongway and I never was one that believed in sending my money through the Post Office, ...in any case.

sat

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The P. and O. steamer Him-| alaya, a liner often seen in part in pre-war days, arrived in Hong- kong harbour this morning and went to the naval anchorage. Sha has on board” No. 5 Cam- pany Hongkong Singapore Battn. B. G. A.. which company is in relief of No. 4 Company which Tuft for Singapore-last-menth.

We understand that a company of the Wiltshire Battalion are leaving for Peking by this vessel during the week.

Victorious Republic of Ireland bursts on wondering world. Hurroosh!!

We had Macpherson through Union between the Established from Greenock forthe week-end. and Cipited Free Scottish Mrs. afac didns' get along wi Well, that's some-bim, which was just as well when Churches. thing to the good, onyway, for all's said and done, for Janet and aside from creeds, Union should her wena aya best separate: mean a saving of money and much besides, Mac bimself is a big overlapping. In Scottish towns enough handful at ops time. As the ratio between corn exchanges it was, he and Kirks is generally about 1 to before the minister and I was and it's a quear place of worship just as pleased to see the back o that ye canna get a seat for him to the train, him carrying yourself, forbye a couple spiece, was a

&

the

CTAZZ

back-affronted me

stone of last year's

minister

on either side o' ye, for your potatoes along wi' his pyjamas in umbrella, lum bat and glares his second-best suitcase, no to. So I'm no' a bit surprised that speak of a bundle of rhubarb for under his arm and a bunch o prevailing

at length gowall flower in his other band. Combines has

Church Of course,

you koow Mac's the length of the But to my way of thinking, it's thrown

way. The an old trouble that ails the Kirk wasn't to blame, though I of to-day. Like the mare's tail. will say he's no they are behind in realising bow servant or at the sight o' Mac's great is the difference in men-face he would have stopped short tality between the generation now rising up and the generation that in the middle of his discourse was young forty years ago. 1 only the change was better of the so- mind understood, much

very ob-

and burried home to his mause and dinner.

blasted cial trouble of to-day his everlasting questions abou:

against

Of course he first riled Mac wi'

the

minded have

believe. if

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result of either physical environ-hadas been there at the time. ment or material affluence. Then, But Mac under

was

the circom-

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Over 100 letters from the local Mayors of the various districts

testified in unstinted manner to the work done. From these we take the [ following typical extracts

As it is then, I'in a great deal more interested in this penitant Bobbevik, Krassin by Dame. through hera just now to see Lloyd George, than in the close favourite Tetratems, though, mind ye. I believe that Archaic or Spion Kop both have the beatings of him. Mind ye, yon Epsom course is a stiff one to tackle, up

about hill for A furlongs. if I seven right, and then yon Tattenham Corner to negotiate would vanish. The chief diffe-

bas Church the ulty before getting on to the home run. If the horse carrying your contend wi' is indifference, the much, money touches wood and makes for the rails yonder, then ye may as well have given your stake as again, hardly anyone, nowadays, stances couldna get a chance to s donation to Edinburgh Royalses caste by no going to the brag and show off and so be Infirmary for all the good sell Church of a Sunday. Good folks wasns having any. Then be got

But, as I said make off it

If the Church prospect of the crops, but if it bed the Churches. before, it's all one to me: besides, are no necessarily confited to started on the weather and the less of a been the high ost of whisky and, Scotland ia Janet's dead this betting business, onyway. Sunday affair and the brother-tobacco. he might have got a

As I was saying. the much-hood it offered less anseris, it more ready hearer. Well any how DISTRESSED ALLIES. helped have talked-of and severely-criticised would appeal much more than it to make a long story short, be

Mont Saint Germain.-" purpose of the Government wi does. Presbyterisoism here has fically got talking about the

How welcome was the gift, and regard to Russia has come to a exalted Sunday and neglected the scenery our glen to be precise its wild ex- bead at last. Yesterday the other six days of the week. The and how it was at present dis-

how great is our admiration for Prime Minister and a wheen more Reformers alleged many faults tinguished by

It will be recalled that the late the disinterested kindness which of them received the delegation against the Roman Catholics, but travagence of colour in flowering from that country headed by M.the old Church had the ever open trees and wild flowers: there the

door and more neighbourliness for-green glory of May was spread-Mr. J. Tatcher, Bead of the prompted you to sand it. It is a Krassin.

ment of Hongkong, made an bood from one people to another W regard to the meaning of bye. Besides, it made a more sucing like a delicate vapour over Botanical and Forestry Depart-truly striking example of brother Oh Mac must see the Glen appeal some time ago on behalf which will continue in a peace a this step, the country should be cessful appeal to the womenfolks, the landscape and the like.

Hantregiville (Rheims)." Ip under no illusion. It means in the sal whenitcomestosetting human! hinder-end the recognition of the nature along certain lines the before herwent away. He mustn't of the Royal Horticultural Society union that was begun in war. Hair-women are aye on the ground miss the unprecedented blod of War Relief Fund, formed for the Russian Government. splitters, Coalitionists, Pro-and floor, mind I'm telling ye. Their's primroses: the sight of them was purpose of distributicz trees and

of the honour and the pleasure of areas war-devastated the Anti-Lloyd

Wee is the first innings, onyway, and wonderful. In the Glen one glory seed and borticultural implements the name of 215 inhabitants (out Georgeites,

Many thanking you for the splendid and Liberals, Independents, Bolshies, often tells in the hinder-end.just succeeded another, for the amongst returning inhabitants of of 500) who have returned, I have Sin Fiends and the Yallow What Scotland needs is a new old oake cast their shadows on France and Belgium.

colour and mossy carpets, dyed with the Hongkong people contributed to generous gift which your Society Pressites may amuse themselves religion wi"

the tassels of the difference warmth in it more of the Guild deep azure of the wild hyacinth that Fund, and they will be inter- has made by sending to each ested to learn how the money family two large and three small trees. . - For long years, it may by arguing on

of cataracts bung in

bas been used.

be for many generations, these between trading relations and hides of an earlier age.. The Inter-and political relations, but most church movement should also beilarch

tenderest green and wild cherry

A report issued by the Societyfruit trees and their kind donors trees stood like pillars of snow. folks will look at the business an enter-church movement.

so white were their trunks. The is just to hand, and from it we will be bald in remembrance at

Hautre-Giville. from a commonsense point of viaw, and decide that it is only a

This Irish business is surely hawthorns pink and white were learn that the fonds collected

Gomoat We have divided} + question of name and not of fact the devil and all. I'm begioning beading with blossom and the amounted to pearly £45,000 (of Without a doubt, the British to think that the best thing that blackthorn was now shedding its which £5,000 was collected by

Scotland and substantial amounts the gifts among the 112 families t

Friends), who bave so far returned to their Overseas Government, realising that salva- could happen to Ireland is Civil

snowy bloom.

by our

bomes. We were much stuck by the on tion for Europe means peace and War and my money

account Well".

to give and intercourse, has commercial

Ulsterites every time... But surely

BD man and to taken this way of solving then these days of scientific dis-aboot it?" isn't be a terribly of their stewardship. the Ex- the exceedingly sensible was in ecutive Committee met recently which the sets of seeds, etc., were problem, because the opportunity Covery it is not beyond the ill-mannered

to desise some me-ordained Minister, too. Te could at the house of Lady North arranged so as to suit our needs

down presented itself, and despite kit of man

knocked me

cote in St. James' Place. Among to a nicety." all the talk-both wind and chanical means whereby Ireland have

B feather

those also present were Lord other might be dug up b the wi newspaper-because way seems promising or practical. roots and set down in some more rose and went outside to see how Lambource (Presideat). Miss One thing is plain. Europe favourable position in the Ocean the hens were managing their Balfour. Sir Harry J. Veitch Cannot go on Duch longer as it the Indian Ocean for choice, where dinner. But Mac didna turn on. Treasurer), Hr. F. J. Esu has been going. It is idle to think monsoons and typhoons are re hair but kept even on-blowing bury (Chairman), Lady Margaret

Healthy babies should steadily gentle smoke from a superannuated pipe Boscawen. Mrs. Henshaw, Mr. of reconstruction and returning gular visitors and the prosperity in one part of the mosquito abounds. This would sheer in the minister's face. Bas. M. Callinson, Mr. Reginald Continent and chaos and de-suit the Irish temperament much he had bis wits about him; I'll Corr, Sir Albert Rollit, Mrs. increase in weight. When baby The lion better than their present stance say that for him. What about Brodie of Brodie, Lady Dynavor, is not doing this there is some- stitution in another.

the cold and the lamb may lie down along among

Atlantic it my friend?" said he gently Lady Margaret Maerie, Lady thing wrong, as was the case could enough, the red blood mantling Jersey. Lady St. Cyres, and Mr. with the child of Mrs. Thomas they side one another, but it's an breekers, and

at Collingwood, Ontario. "Only this about it." Carl Hentschel, CC Secre- Lawrence, a Canadian lady living Republic bis cheek. A at. being anxious time for the lamb for play

My baby has been all that. Europe cannot without being a nuisance to their says he "when all this fragrauice, The Sio Fiends I bave been telling you of, has

From the report made by Mr. divided into watertight compart neighbours.

that delicate ever since she was three it appeared ments; that's out of the question might object to this as interfering died, the wild rose, the sweet in this industrial age. Sooner or their playful pastime o' shoot briar, the honeysuckle, meadow-Fiantschel, later the various Governmenta ing up policemen and old women; sweet, faxgloves, crimson and altogether about 50,000 fruit trees: weeks old,” writes Kra.LawIBUCO. | that survive from the welter of but this could be got over by their white will continue their ministry 48,000 tools, and 400,000 packets "She had indigestion, and al- revolution must be recognised. booting each other, and so ful- of beauty until autumn's dying of seeds were distributed ander though she had

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constipation we were at times character, that's her affair. For ed." What's more, in the event of it," says he, I diuns under-while Serbia and Boumania were and as she was also troubled with afraid we would lose her. I tried myself, I think the worst test to Ireland ever becoming a Republic stand Mac of late. I think be given valuable assistance. which the heresies of the Bolas distinct from & form of must be putting in his spare time Sir Harry Veitch reported on several medicines for her but sheviks can be subjected is that Government having for its policy listening to some of you red-tied finance. He said that the total they did no good. Then I tried which a return to common tasks rotten-hearted murder and rapine, black-nailed gentry that stand collected was more than £43,000, Baby's Own Tablets, and her

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