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"LOCAL SCOTSMEN

FOREGATHER.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937.

Whose strong right hand has over

benn Their stay and dwelling place!

His First Two. Books. It is recorded that the first "two books he read in private were the Life of Hannibal and the History. of Sir William Wallace.

Hannibal gave his young ideas such a turn, that he used to strut in

A pleasant function, in typically Scottish surroundings," over a hundred Pacal Scots attended dinner at the Volunteer Head-" quarters last night, on the 168th drum and bagpipe and wish him- raptures after the recruiting anniversary of the poet's birth, to self tall enough to be a soldier, do honour to the immortal memoryhile the story of Wallace poured: af Robert Burns.

Senttish prejudico into his veina which boiled there, till the flood- gates of re shut in eternal rest. unconsciously approaching the In this mood of mind Burns was land of poetry, and one of his ear- best efforts in the strain of piety and Imagination was when he wrote the lies:

OhMan while in thy early years

How prodigal of time, Min-opening all thy precious hours,

Thy glorious thful prime

The decorations, which included cleverly designed Interior of a Scottish homestead, was the work of Mr. Gorue Duncan, O.B.E., and It converted the large hall into a happy rendezvous in sympathy with the nature of the proceedings. Enthusiasm reached its height when Piper P. D. Wilson piped in the haggis, which was carried round the hall by Mr. B. Wylie,

On the death of his father, under while Mr. Blackley presided over somewhat unhappy circumstances, the Barley Bree, The haggis was the poet's melancholy increased duly honoured by the Chieftain and, in addition, he had added res The entering was done by theponsibility of being the head of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, his house. He took the farm of | Ltd., whilst Mr. F. W. Ramsay dis." Mossgiel and endeavoured to charged the duties of general settle down to his farm, but it supervisor.

was not decreed that he was to The Chieftain (Mr. R. M: Dyer) West. Attention, as the proverb be a great agriculturist. in the presided, and those present in ways, is a good farmer cluded His Excellency, the General world over and Burns

all the Officer Commanding the Forces in

Was such China (Major-General C. C. Luard, writes an ode on the sheep he le by fits and starts. But he who C. B.). his A. D. C. (Lieut. about to shear, a poem on the Johnson), Commodore J. L. Pear-flower he covers with his furrow, son, C.M.G.. his Secretary (Pay- master-Commander Rogers), Cart. market, who makes rhymes on the who scen visions on his way to C. H. Steele (A D. C. to His Excel horse an is about to yoka, and a lency "the Governor), Lieut. Col. song to the girl who, shows the L. G. Bird; D.S.O., (Administrative whiteat hands among his reapers, Commandant of the Hongkong has small charco of leading a mar Volunteer Defence Corps), and Mr.ket or of being laird of the fields; G. M. Young, the Hon. Mr. A. 0.

he rents. Lang, Dr. Black (all past presidents of St. Andrew's Society), Mr. P. Tod and Mr. R.. O. Satherland (Secretaries), and other officials and members of the. Committee.

The Programme."

Burns' Dreams.

the Muses and not of rising mar- The dreams, of Barns were of kets; of golden locks rather than of yellow corn. Having sung of the Maldens of Kyle in strains not likely soon to die, the mind of Burns now took a wider range. He desired to try his genius on matters of a sterner kind; some thing better than a ballad to his mistress's eyebrows.

The speeches were interspersed with some very well rendered Scottish Honga. Following the toast of The Immortal Memory, Mr. George MeLood säng "There was a Lai," and after The Lassies and been tonated, Mr. Blackley-con- As an apostle of the New Light tributed "Green Grow the Rashes" and an opponent of the terrible A very interesting ten minutes doctrine of predestination, he talk on Scottish humour was given wrote "Holy Willie's Prayer"a by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, satire, daring, personal and pro- whilst others contributing to the fane. Willie claims praise in the programme were: Mr. R..O..Suther-singular, acknowledges folly in the land, Highland Fling, Mr. K. plural and makes Heaven account- McNaughton (Empress of Russia),able for his sins.

To show.thy, grace is great and

ample

song. John Anilerson, My Joe," Yet I am here a chosen sample "Mr. D.

Templeton, recitation. "Address to a Mouse." Mr. J. Chapman. song, "A Man's a Man for a' that."

The accompanists at the piano. were Mr. George Grimble, who has leiated in the capacity for very many years, and MY. J. B. Milne.

The Immortal Memory. Proposing the "Immortal Mem- ary" Mr. Dyer said: Gentlemen.- It is with mingled feelings that address you to-night. Years have passed since we first gathered to- gether to cel rate the anniversary of the birth of our poet. Some of you were here then, the rest are younger members of our race whom we welcome, but there are others, would not have you for get them on this eve of memories. May we nebieve as much in our short day.

I'm here n piler of Thy temple,

Strong as rock.

A Guide, a buckler and example,

To Thy flock,

Patriotic Schtiment. Having wearied of this Calvinis- tic controversy, he resolved to slake his thirat at the pure well springs of patriotic feeling and domestic love, to rise out of the lower regions of lampoon into the pure air of poetry. His poems be- came records of his own emotions and experiences! They exhibit the puru, patriotic sentiment and a deep sympathy with the fortunes here and hereafter of his fellow- men. (Hear hear). The surprise created by his Kilmarnock edition in the Lowlands" of Scotland was like a summer sun rising on a win- ter morning. The old and young It is nearly 170 years to-day, in sang his songs and repeated his the County of Ayr, that "a blast poem; even the devout refolced O' Janwar win' blew hansel in on that idle verse had at last mixed a Robin. Like many who have note of morality with its mirth A achieved greatness, his future life Cameronian divine said "Keep it was very much influenced by his out of the way of your children, lest early environment. His father, aye find them as I found mine, read- silent, austere, elderly man who Ing it on the Sabbath."

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Love of Country. Prince neas of friends to discontinue his

But only lest we gang tae holl, Charlie, left the Kingdom of Fife journey to Jamaica after he had

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Gentlemen, In my halting words, During his Border and Northern-lines which, I believe, in the I have endeavoured to emphasise for his peace of mind and settled written on his way to Greenock tours he saw many sights and kindness of his heart, he after the spirit of religion, independence, in Ayr where he married, and his that fine lyrte beginning, "The wrote many verses, in most cases wards obliterated. family were born. The simple gloomy night is gathering fast," being hospitably recolved, al-

and patriotism which permentes piety and faith in his Maker which and settled in Edinburgh, where though, occasionally, otherwise.

The frosty civility he received his life and works. It la true that thia early influence of a Coven he felt neither eclipsed by the titl

during his second winter in Edinho spoke of Premiers and Peers On vialting the famous Carron ourgh made him think seriously with contempt, that he refused to anting father had on the poet's ed nor struck dumb before the Iron works in Stirlingshire and be-of resuming the plough, and, advia-drink the health of Pitt, saying, life, and works, are borne out in learned and the eloquent, but tooking refused admission, it being a ed by friends, he selected Ella-he preferred that of Washington; his version of the Ninetieth Paalm, his station with the ease and grace Sunday, he wrote the following land, a beautiful spot fit allko for that he wrote bitter words about. a favourite in the Burns' house- of one born to it. He seemd to with his diamond pin on the win-the steps of a ploughman, or a combinations of princes, and that

say to all, "I am a man, and you dow of the Inn.

poet, but after three years of this all the high places of the land in- he retired to Dumfries shortly to stead of being filled by gonius and dic.

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