SKIRL 0' TH' PIPES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1804, 17 July 1913, Page 7

SKIRL 0' TH' PIPES.

BY THE PIIIMB MINISTER. Spiralling at tho Wellington Pipe Ban! and Dancers' Association's conoert at tho Opera House last evening, tho Prime: Minister said chat though he could not boast that he was a Scotchman, ho DjUst have inherited tlio spirit of some kilted 1 auoestor, as tlio music of tho pipes olfruys appealed to him. Not that lie had a particularly good car for music, for as a matter of fact ho had considerable difficulty in distinguishing ono turns from another. Unquestionably' the pipes gavo enjoyment to many and stirred ujp the enthusiasm of millions of the raco. (Applause.) They only had to refer to tho history of tluoi Empire to provo that. They would all remember the piper, who was playing his company into action, whoa ho was shot through both legs, yet fearing the effect of tlio stoppage of tlio music of till?' pipes,, ho played on, maimod as ho was, (is his comrades rushed on to victory,; Long would they all remember the pipes in connection with tho Relief of Lucknow, so well told in tho eong 'Jessaos Dream," and tho effect of "The Carpi* bells are Comin'," and "Tho Wild Moogrcors" Slogan," on both besieged and bosiegers. (Applauso.) They weru proud of their Scottish regiments, and proud of Ulo part they had played in tlio history of thlp Empire, lii a young country like this it, was a good thing to see those who wero glad to wear the tartan and tho sporranit was a romindor of tlua great men whoso deeds woul i bo remembered as long as the raoo lasts, and that would be, ho fervently hoped, to tho end of time, (Ln/ thusiastio applause.)