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flag and a Union Jack. The windows in both halls and "the ante-rooms were draped with striped curtains, which added much to their cozy appearance. At intervals it has always been the custom to decorate the walls with shields bearing the St. Andrew's cross, but this year the idea has been improved upon consider- ably. The shields were flanked by flags- the Scottish, St. George's Cross, and the green flag with the harp of the Emerald Isle-whilst underneath were smaller shields with the lion rampant of Scotland, the Irish harp, or the Royal Standard. Along with the shields were the names of the counties of Scotland, the Highland counties being in St. Andrew's Hall, the Lowland counties in St. George's Hall, and the Midland counties in the ante-room. In St. George's Hall the fine portrait of Her Majesty the Queen was flanked by the Irish flag and the Royal Standard. The hand-stand dividing one hall from the other was decorated with arms, whilst above the band in St. Andrew's Hall was the banner of the local society. In the auto- room was a portrait of the first president of the society, the Hon. Phineas Ryrie. The decora tions in the theatre were pretty much as usual. The well was adorned with shields bearing the rampant lion and the thistle, and the pillars above were entwined with greenery and joined together by festoons. On the stage were a couple of howitzers, these, together with the other military decorations, having been procured and arranged by Lieutenant Ogilvie, R.A.
His Excellency the Governor and party arrived soon after nine o'clock, and were wel- comed by the President of the St. Andrew's Society (Mr. James McKie) and several leading members of the committee, some of whom, including Mr. D. Gillies and Captain Anderson, were attired in kilts. Piper Sinclair, of the Naval Yard Police, led the way to the ball-room. Here a strain of the National Anthem was played by the band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and then the ball was opened.
The set of the President of the Society (Mr. James McKie) in the opening dance (Lancers) Was made up as follows:-Mr. James McKie and Lady Blake, Sir Henry A. Blake and Mrs. Gascoigne, Major-General Gascoigne and Mrs. Stewart Lockhart, Sir John Carrington and Mrs. Law, the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart and Mrs. H. W. Robertson, the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman and Miss Anderson, the Hon. J. J. Keswick and Mrs. Powell, Mr. David Gillies and Mrs. Goodman.
The following was the Programme :-
1. Lancers..
2. Waltz
3. Caledonians
4. Waltz....
............. 5. Eightsome Reel... 6. Waltz
Cuidchan Righ. Ruacam Racum. An Comunn Gaelach. Uilleam's Calum's Moray. { Am Braman air reang
nan Teilear.
Ben Cruachan. 7. Caledonians
Glen Albyn, 8. Strathspey & Reel.. Failie Sheamus More. 9. Waltz.... Bhratack Bhan Chlann Avidh 10. Barn Dance
Bodaich nam brigisean. 11. Polka
.....Cead mille failche. Tha mi gu Tinn.
12. Waltz
13. Highland Schottische 14. Caledonians.. 15. Waltz.. 16. Strathspey & Reel 17. Waltz
18. Lancers........ 19. Waltz 20. Eightsome Reel 21. Waltz
Ardmore.
...Tulach Ard. Fear a Chinn Mhoir.
Cabar Feidh. „Buachill nan Caorach.
Cuidchan Righ. Uilleam's Calum's Morag.
Port more McEwen. Fraoch Eilean.
22. Waltz & Galop
Auld Lang Syne. Supper was commenced at half past eleven, when the Governor's party, headed by Piper Sinclair, took their places at the President's table on the stage of the theatre. The party in- cluded those forming the President's set at the opening of the ball, and in addition the following: Their Highnesses the Maharajahs Seindis of Gwalior and Bikanir, Captain G. C. Anderson and Mrs. Dickson, Sir Thomas Jackson and Mrs. Wildman, Colonel the O'Gorman, and Commodore Powell and Miss. Powell. The haggis was carried to the President's table by Mr. A. Stewart, headed by Piper Sinclair.
The following was the Menu:
** Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it! But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.”
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Turtle Soup.
Saddle of Mutton.
York Ham.
Corned Beef. Roast Capon.
Sheeps' Head Pie.
Roast Turkey. Roast Kobe Beef.
Corned Tonguo.
Game Pie.
Pâté de Foie Gras in Jelly. Lobster Salad.
Roast Pheasant.
素质
Chicken Salad.
Roast Wild Duck.
THE HAGGIS.
Hot Potatoes.
Fair fa' your honest sonsie faco, Great chieftain o' the puddin' race, Aboon them a' ye tak your place."
"Freedom and whisky gang thegither, Tak' aff your dram."
Goosberry Tart.
Puffs.
SWEETS.
Jam Tartlets. Jellies.
BLANC MANGE,
Vanila and Chocolate Ice Creams. Bootch Shortbread.
"We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet for auld lang! syne."
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On the proposition of the President the toast of "The memory of St. ·Andrew"
was drunk in solemn silence.
The President announced that telegrams of greeting had been despatched to the kindred societies at Yokohama and other Eastern ports, and read greetings which had been received by the Hongkong Society.
The message sent from Hongkong to Shang- hai, Singapore, Kobe, Yokohama, Manila, and Tientsin ran as follows:-
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Hongkong brither Scots greet-brither Scots. Wood."
The following were the replies:- From Manila :—“ Chief Cadell and Manila Scots send kindly greeting to brither Scots in Hongkong. Hutton."
From Yokohama:-President, your brither Scots send greeting."
From Shanghai:"President Brodie Clark and brither Scots sond hearty greeting."
From Tientsin:-" Greeting frae brither Scots. Tientsin."
From Singapore :-
'Singapore Scots send kindly greeting to Hongkong brither Scots. St. Clair."
From Shanghai :-
:-"Hoo's a' wi' ye?" From Amoy: Here's tae us, wha's like Us?
Damn the ane, brither Scots! Admiral McShiney, MacMarshall, MoSandy, Ahtom." most satisfactorily.
The whole arrangements were carried out Mr. David Wood filled the onorous duties of secretary, and he was ably assisted by energetic committees.
The different Committees were made up as follows:-
Invitation Committee.-Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G, Captain Hon. H. W. F. Trefusis, Messrs. J. C. Peter, D. Gillies, E. J. Main, G. Stewart, A. M. Marshall, H. W Robertson, R. L. Richardson, D. R. Law, G. W. F. Playfair, J. McG. Forbes, and David Wood, Hon. Sec. (Convener).
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Ladies' Room.Mr. D. R. Crawford and Dr. Young.
The following gentlemen acted as Stewards, -Capt. G. C. Anderson, Messrs. J. I. Andrew: W. Armstrong, G. Murray Bain, D. R. Braid- wood, D. E. Brown, J. Brownhill, H. F. Carmi- chael (Capt.), E. A. Campbell, R.A., Lt. W. L. Campbell, R.A., Duncan Clark, T. P. Cochrane, A. Coutts, D. R. Crawford, John Dickie, C. W. Dickson, Peter Dow, A, Ellis, A. J. Ewing, H. W. Fraser, J. Fulcher, G. C. Fullerton, David Gillies, J. Grant Smith, A. R. Grieve. T. F. Hough, J. L. Houston, W. C. Jack, R. F. Johnston, (Hon,) J. J. Keswick, J. W. Kinghorn, J. Kirkwood, D. R. Law, Jas. Macdonald, E. F. Mackay, J. A. Mackay, J. Maclehose, A. Main, E. J.. Main, F. Maitland, A. M. Marshall, J. H. C. McMurtrie, (Capt.) A. Milroy. R. Mitchell, A. Moir, A. C. More, M. Morrison, J. R. Mudie, W. Nicholson, (Lt.) Gordou Ogilvie, R.A., J. C. Peter, G. W. F. Playfair, W. Ramsay, Archibald Reid, R. L. Richardson, H. W. Robertson, A. Rodger, J. Rodger, P. W. Sergeant, C. S. Sharp, C. Sher- rington, R. Shewan, A. Sinclair, T. Skinner, C. McD. Smart, J. R. M. Smith, Alan Stewart, Gershom Stewart, J. Stopani, J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., Murray Stewart, W. Taylor, (Hon.) A. M. Thomson, O. D. Thomson, (Hon.) John Thurburn, (Capt. Hon.) H. W. F. Trefusis, W. Malcolm Watson, Maxwell Watson, A. F. Williamson, David Wood, Dr. Young, G. M. Young.
FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
SEVEN MEN INJURED.
At about three a.m. on the 2nd inst. a fire
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broke out in a two-storey building at 275, Queen's Road Central, the ground floor of which was used as an umbrella and shoe-shop, and the first and second floors as a store and dwelling-place. The fire originated in the. ground floor, which was gutted, but the fire- men were successful to a certain extent in con- fining it to that area. From their situation, however, the first and second floors inevitably suffered considerable damage. During the operation of subduing the fire, Sergeants McKay and Noble and P.C.'s Broomfield
on were standing and Baker, who sunshade playing water on the flames through a window, were precipitated to the ground by the sudden collapse of the sunshade, all four sustaining severe outs and bruises. Three Chi- nese firemen standing immediately underneath were also injured by the fall of the sunshade. The seven were conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital, where it was found that, with the exception of one Chinese fireman whose foot is rather seriously injured, the hurts were trifling. The place on which the European con- stables were standing was an erection used as a protection against the sun, held in position by iron supports, which were altogether unable to bear the combined weight of four men, and collapsed, as already stated. The fire was eventually mastered, but not before considerable damage had been done. The loss was at first estimated at $14,000, but is likely to be greatly below that figure. The house is insured for $10,000 in the Northern German Insurance Company, which expects to be able to salvago a large quantity of the goods, and thus reduce the figuro for damages. The fire is supposed to have been caused by the explosion of a kero- sene lamp.
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Supper and Wine.-Messrs. T. F. Hough (Convener), H. F. Carmichael, J. L. Houston, A. C. More, W. Ramsay, A. Rodger, J. Rodger, G. C. Fullerton, T. Skinner, Peter Dow, J. Maclehose, Sherrington, A. F. Williamson, A. Ellis, M. Morrison, C. MOD. Smart, A. Moir, Duncan Clark, W. Malcolm Watson, Maxwell Watson, F. Maitland, C. S. Sharp, and Hon. Seo.
The China Inland Mission at Shanghai has Decorations.--Messrs. J. R. Mudie (Con-made public the following news:-Telegraphio vener), R. Mitchell, E. J. Main, A. J. Ewing, information has just come to hand that the W. Armstrong, J. W. Kinghorn, J. Kirkwood, C.I.M. agent at Tientsin had received a letter Arch. Reid, W. C. Jack, J. I. Andrew, A. R. from Mr. Graham McKie from Pingyangfu in Grieve, J. Brownhill, P. W. Sergeant, Jas. South Shansi, reporting the safety of Mrs. Macdonald, Lt. W. L. Campbell, R.A, Lt. P. A. Ogren and infant, of the Misses M. E. Gordon Ogilvie, R.A., John Dickie, Capt. A. Chapman and M. E. Way, and himself; also Milroy, and Hon. Sec.
that Mr. P. A. Ogren had been murdered. Mr. McKie reports the native Christians to be stary- ing, and beseeches help. There is every reason to believe that the above-named are the persons referred to in a telegraph from H.B.M. Consul at Tientsin to H.B.M. Consul-General here, stating, that from trustworthy sources he had learned that five or six English and Swedish missionaries were still alive in Į Taiyuanfu and under the Prefect's protection.
Dancing and Music.-Hon. J. J. Keswick, Captain E. A. Campbell, R.A., Messrs. G. C. Anderson, E. F. Mackay, J. H. C. McMurtrie, Alan Stewart, W. Nicholson, O. D. Thomson, A. Sinclair, E. F. Johnston, J. A. Mackay, Murray Stewart, H. W. Fraser, and Hon. Soc. Card Room-Bon. A. M. Thomson, Messrs. G. Murray Bain, D. E. Brown, J. E. M. Smith, A. Coutts, and Hon. Sec.
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