serene and duet ae: he hag See tee ance withthe git of the silver speech un trust and shake the confidence of decent reception from other stations is very remote.
Once again the Scotsmen in the Port led the way for the national goalie of the. season in their. usual brilliant manner. Amid'st the decorations of the "Bullring" which consist fed mainly of the St, Andrew's Cross he various emblems of Scotland, the Shields of the various Clans," the Thistle, and the Knights in armour standing guard to the Chieftain's Throne, Mr. J. ¥. Lee with Mrs Parkingeon as his hostess received the guests shortly after ten o'clock.
Following this, the band struck up the Grand March, and finally broke into a fox frot, in which joined. Several recs the principal eight being The Chiettain and his bortes. the Vice-Chietfain, Mr. D. J. Purves, and Mrs Purves. Dr. Skinner and Mrs. Fisher, and Mr. T. C. G. Pearson and Mrs.
Rigden. The supper wax held in the Jpari-mutual room the principal guests being Mrs. Chilton, Rear Admiral Wainwright, Captain Budgen the various naval captains of other Hons, andthe Consuls) with their devon behalf ofthe. Guests, Th Rear Admiral Wainwrisht respond
Vice' Chiettain tend' the sroms that-had been.
Brither Scot in other ploces, in his tual breezy manner. Dancing" cons Unued inti the easy hours et the morning and. the. Soci," and "in particular the Committee responsible for the arraffgoments and the helpers who attended to the decorations, are to be congratulated on their efforts, im the annual golf match played on Sunday between the St Andrew's Society and St. Georges's Society, the former ance again proved themselves to be perfect hosts, The Singles in the morning gave them hopes of victory as they were leading. jut the excellence of the timn, with the haggis—which the Scots after wards claimed to be English and the wives.
No Pipes for Haggis Unfortunately the entry of the haggis which was carried by Mr. Purvis, with Messrs. Thomson and Jack, following up behind with the whisky and cup, was unaccompanied by the shiel of the pipes, as for the first time in several years a piper Iwas not available. The ceremony, however, was carried out with the could not include being under the weather as it was too perfect a day for that, but never mind, they have that Aghting spirit, which provides for them {0 struggle on to victor and may their turn come In the Spring.
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