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no Indefinite colour. sincora in matter and form, with Burns there In nevor a suspicion of false sentiment, never a ↑ ord too much, and no one could tell The anniversary of the birth off what he saw, how he felt and so much and say so little. He wrote Robert Burns was fittingly cele- that in how we can feel with him brated by Hongkong Scotsmen on That, gentlemen, in a nutshell, la Friday night, under the auspices of the St. Androw's Society, when

why we a large gathering at the long-stund him ro well. kong Hotel roof garden toasted the memory of the nationl bard.

Among those prouent (who numbored altogether nearly five score) wore Mr. Juos Roid President of the St. Androw's Booioty, who was in the chair. and Dr. G. D. R. Black (Vice- President), Commodore Storling, tho Rov. J. Kirk Maconuchie, and Meear. R. M. Dyer, J. W. Bonnar, 0. M. Young, J E. B. Rose, B. Wylie, II. D. 'Adams, D. Gow, A. K. Henderson, D. Harvey, and A. Ritchie (Seerotary),

The bill a fare was of naturo in keeping with Occasion.

of a lonely wayside cottage, en- That is how a man coming out

Joying next to no education, with no fortune, next to no influence and speaking a provincial dialect, has compelled all mankind to Haten.

the warld, wherever Scottish folk That is why In every part of are gathered and the Scottish tongue known, wherever Scottish hearts bent with human feeling and patriotic emotion, his works; are counted a great treasure, his Came a great heritage and his genius a great impulse, shedding gladness on the humble home, cheering the social board, inspir- thoing the dream of youthful ambi-:

tion and reviving the courage of The Immortal Memory.

faltering hope. (Applause). Poet Laurente of the Under Dog. Proposing the toast

We ke Burns and appreciate "The Immortal Memory of

his poetry because of his rugged Rohert Burns;" Mr. B. Wyliehonealy and sturdy independence. said: At the outset I have Ife was the Poet Laureate of the

thank you for this Under Dog. Burns told Scotland) Uppertunity of being counted and Scotland has passed the word among those who from year to along, that there is always room beer at the top of the ladder for those year in this place have privileged to propose the toast to who are born at the bottom, that The Immortal Memory" of our the road to success is no private National Bard.

thoroughfare but a free highway even from gutter and garret open for all who care to pass along.

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Tear hear). Even those who do not get so far on the journey,

with Burns as their guide, they

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-A. S. WATSON & COMPANY, LIMITED about poetry. It would be unfair, for a' that," containing as it does however, for me to say in this a prophecy of the unity of the regard, that the ports have only race and a plea for the solidarity themselves to blame. No, I won't of our common humanity, is found- i go as far as that. But I will con- fed on the thoroughly Scottish sen- fess when it comes to wrestlingtiment of the value of man as man, with some of the exponents of of the dignity of labour, whether uiry subtleties aut almost unin-physical or mental, as compared telligible diction, I am moved to with the tinsel shows of privileged vole poetry a bore, a nni-ance indolence. and an afliction.

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We like Burns for his expred- ions of kindlinere and sympathy onerrning man, bird and best.

We like him for his scorn for Again, in fairness to the poets.the empty "birkie caled a ford") it must be admitted that randers and for all king-made dignities conditions are altogether against unbacked by merit. Even the the proper appreciation of poetry mest untutored can appreciate Nowadays we live in a state of at that these lines contain the em- most continuous excitement. Trabodiment of practical Christianity pressions crowd in upon the mind and all that is worth while so fast that there is Biltle time modern Socialism. for calm reflection or the develop ment of the higher self. There are nu many things to be done, so aaay reet lines af massements i In winter storm h. n "por:

etion their bail on our nerve. Labour sweet la feep was lock- strength the', when we do fine" we find him lamenting over i urselves with a few moments of the wee, helpless birds and the pere anal quietude, the overwork: silly shop. Ja lis addressen toi ed mind in self-defenes beenmes a kind of vacuum where none but the most unonsequential thought are toleratel.

But if a person, in addition, slaen mint file proetry, dona mot gravitas Towards it. that is the end of poetry so far as he is concerned.

The Poet of Conumonplaer Truth.

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the Monse and the Bairy and We tribute to his auld mare Marelal and pet yowe Maille, every Hine ja mares. The world in m

parably richer for poetry like that. | (Applause),

We also read with keen jovi when he days the hypocrites, į cranky killjoys and relixions humbuga. Barnst influence on the belong Bgion was noteworthy in that, al- to the lafter category; but although he wrote "The Cottar's though I confess I do not perhaps Saturday Night," perhaps out properly appreciate the great most outstanding pleture of home thoughts and emotions contained į religious Hfe, yet he was also the ! in the output of must poets, yet | slayer of the crade Calviniam of I can understand and appreciate his time. His humourous and al- Burns. Hear, hear). And so can most sympathetic "Address to the you. So can all of us.

Deil" robbed that form of religion There, to my mind, lies his once and for all of many of its hor greatness. We like Burns because rors, and it in agreed that his his was the common message of a

Being exposure of cant aud common man to common people.tual matters was badly needed,

pharisnical-self-conceit in spiri The power and

in qualities of sen- Burns' Ranting Joyousness, poetry lies

We really like Burns. We like ability, simplicity, freedure and

the ranting joyousness of him. the high falluting, but of comman

(Hear hear). For all the grim- ness of his life, for all the mourn place truth.

ful passion which broke aut even in his most striking verse, the result was not sadness. Behind it was the joy of the artist, the joy of the man who was determin- ed to make the world realise that

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