Brilliant Round of Ceremonies to Mark Feast of Scotland's Patron Saint The first act of Dr, J: E. Murray, President' of the "Shanghai St. Andrew's Society, on Wednesday on the occasion of the festival of Scot land's Patron Saint, was tosend'the following eablegram:—"Comptroller, HM, Household, Buckingham: stroland, was-" certainty: oe. far a8
cerned. Beyond' that, one only thing ea crat wan consider wither' he. could. be eaion by. those to: whom he was slying distance, and of, these the Possible opposition was fined: down Palace, London—Shanghai Scots, ensembled, St. Andrew's Day, respectfully send: loyal and hearty grootings to His Majesty—Murray, President."
This was followed, by. the tnt pramd message, Every" abled to, kindred! societies Blazing Corn. (Gordon): and Serjeant BuzSur (Oliphant), Both receiving 100 ya, and' Spring Eve (Gobne),. receiving 80: 94 As. Wrorkd. Gut, not one of them: came sith a tans a wining, (V.DK, Craddock up), and. of the going: easily to. Di oinburgh, Batevia,, Malecea, whole field one scarcely could have Svrembar Sendakany Cebus lei Zound a winner more popula. Manila, Singupore, Penang, Hong: 'The starters were one, "Chen Boke, Henao, yar st orb. Bean 120 Hankow, Kobe, Yokohama, 'Tokioy Hel'pecr (2: Pi: BetmaS Wy, Daven' Calcutta, Tsingtao, and Bick Turpin (Wr Dv Crease) 100 Daring the: day, ro Pend, (4, 8. Dua) Pllom wore: rwcaved from most of Rietnuiy Pu) 00 3g, These, "The message also wan sent in rely. to congratulations received by "witslew from. "Seotemen on board Mores, near Colombo. Muster of Blibaple, Chairman'
In the afternoon the Society. re-"calved the following. exile, which Inter way peated in the bal-room at! the Majestic Hotel:~"Murray, Pre-silent, St Andrew's Society, Shangfaicthe King commands" conve to-you- Hig Majesty's cordial thanks for the loyal. greetings.
Shanghai Scots, which he. warmly 'AL 8.0 amy, there was an ihe ceremonial at the: War witnessed. by" many hundreds of people. 'To. the ight of the Memoriny there was Major-General Duncan, Commanding' the Defence: Here, with hia Wee Sine. (it D. ant) 150"
Serjeant Burtur (Cz L: Oliphyst) 100 4 Prior to the race, the band of The Green "Howards, under "Mr. Tom Francis, discoursed Scottish" musi in a moat attractive manner, which was not surprising, for, as everyone knows, the: Yorkshiremen are direct descendant of "King Jamie's fbroquen"". "However, even they fad-away into comparative obscurity; when the: Chain Gang's. ffeil calculator got to work. He should! have been put out of business inside ten minutes, so: disgracefully erampod were his odds, but, as. he only had-one firm in opposition, and they, knew leas about the business than he. did, he prospered. exceedingly.
more or leas offeial, he was ked after the race for was: the full pipe Shanghai, Scottish. Mu As. to. the race, it needs little futely, in front wore Dr. J. description. Dick Turpin went well 'Murray: (President of St, Andrew's! away from the fall, of the flag and Society), Mr. "J. F. Macgregor: covered the frat half-mile jp a level (Vice-President), the committee of minute, which meant that he- only! the Society, and' representatives of had to' remain on his legs to win.
number' of Highland: clans Not. only did he stay on them, but End. Scottish' regiments, bearing he used them to very good' ad wreaths, and: behind them a very, vantage, and romped home in 1 mi fine parade of the Shanghai' S62 sec,, a very easy winner, many Scottish, commanded by Capt. A. lengths' ahead of Equability, who Knowles.
As the half-hour struck, the pipes than Serjeant Buzfuz, who was' [likewise was many lengths' botter and drums marched in slow time third. The fact that Craddock before the Memorial, playing a'scales anything over 168 1b. makes Highland Lament, which of all Dick Turpin look not bad for aver-musie is the most calculated to sob age. racing, 'There was such a 2 man thinking, This concluded,' monstrous difference over the. field the wreath-boarers deposited their that it was too exacting to wait for tributes, the military representa- the Inst one in, but someone said: tives coming. smartly to the salute Beith won the' wooden spoon before stepping off the plinth. Uncle Sol.
Prominent. amongst the tokens, There. was a suitable interval Which in the main were representa-, whilst those who were the strongest tions of the crests of those concern-' made short work of Ewo's bountiful ed, were tributes from the Shanghai supply of haggis and game. pies, St. Andrew's Society, the Shanghai and then, after a short speech by Scottish, S.V.C., the Scots: Guards, Mr. B.D. F. Beith, in which he (carried, "by" two. serving _non-' made a reference to Scotland, Mrs, commissioned off the Royal Duncan distributed. the cups to the Highlanders, the Gordon clan and, riders of the placed: ponies, 5 regiment, and the London Scottish, After the tokens had been la fon the Memorial, two buglers of
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