Sir Ronald in reply recalled that on Saturday he had tried to make a speech in the presence of 6,000 people, but he feared that all anybody could realize was the presence of a grimacing figure on the platform. It was very kind of the Committee of St. Andrew's Society to treat him as a brother Scot: ought to be on the strength of his name, but that did not always follow, for names were Gueer things. He had, however, good justification for his claim to be a Scotsman. The tradition in his family was that his great-grandfathers on both sides received the Freedom of the Burgh of Wick. He could not conceive for what, but possibly it might have been due to their capacity for burning the candle at both ends (laugh ter). They might have had an unparalleled power of absorption. At migrated to Australia—at his own any rate his rear-grandfather
expense—(laughter), but his grandfather had -gome back and his father had kept up his connexion with Scotland, having commanded the Seaforth Highlanders for 12 years and having been Honorary Colonel when he died. Sir Ronald then recalled his connexion with the St. Andrew's Society of the Argentine, mentioning that he had received the great honour of being made a life member. He urged the St. Andrew's Society of Shanghai to live up to the high motto of all Scotsmen and urged them to keep up their charities. The Society was a great force in the country and would continue to be so.
Sir Ronald proposed the health of Admiral Leveson, who remarked in reply that while he was not a Scotsman the Navy was always pleased to carry Scotsmen, and accordingly he was going to carry the Minister north on Friday.
A further toast proposed was that. of Mr. Barton, thie Consul-General. Replying, Mr. Barton paid a high tribute to St. Andrew's Society. Everybody, he said, knew how much Shanghai owed to Scotsmen and to the work which St. Andrew's Society was doing in their midst to-day.
The final toast was that of Mr.
G. Stephen, who mede one of his characteristically happy replies.
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