SCOTS WHA HA'E

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 255, 8 January 1941, Page 4

SCOTS WHA HA'E

fame is so well deserved should oe honoured in Whakatane,- and not only by Scots. For Burns' bestknown line is "and man to man, the world o'er, shall brothers be for a' that" (Excuse my Scotch). What about Scots and non-'Scots getting, together at rather short notice and holding an open Burns' Nicht in aid of whichever patriotic fund wants a few pounds now? Probably there would be no difficulty in getting along a local or visiting speaker to give a real good Burns* address. If not, well then we will have to do the next best, which is listen in to some radio Burns' Nicht in of the main centres. So what? Yours etc., HOP SCOTCH.

Sir,: —It is pleasing to see tg.at the Caledonian Society is flourishing in spite of war conditions and the enlistment of some of its pipers, I con gratulate the new secretary on his suggestions for spreading the work, of running the. gatherings over a greater number of people- I hope that at a later date the local Scots will seriously consider holding some sort of Burns Nicht. I have attended! some in other towns and; also listened to some good radio addresses on I Robert Burns. Surely* a poet whose (Continued at foot previous column).