... NO RIGHT TO SPEAK That. no doubt. he said, was the motive behind a statement supporting the local prospective Liberal- Unionist candidate which was associated with the names of two Liberal - National peers and two Liberal-National M.P.s. I think ...

... suggested that something might be done about the name of the Union. Here I am : I certainly don't speak English. ,and neither does Sir Alexander. He is Scots speaking. A Good Cause Like her husband, Lady Gray also takes an active interest in a great diversity ...

... Speaking Competition A team entered by South Edinburgh won the Edinburgh area round of the speaking competition for Junior Unionist Associations in the East and North of Scotland, held on Saturday. The winning team was : Chairman. Mr lan Hutton : speaker ...

... Public Speaking Edinburgh, November 18, 1954 Sir,—~During the winter months there is let loose on Edinburgh audiences, largely elderly, a spate of knowledge on sundry cultural subjects delivered by experts in halls and classrooms possessing acoustic qualities ...

... Architect Speaks Is there a Scottish architecture ? is the question that George Bruce will put to Professor R. H. Matthew in an interview in the February edition of Scottish Life and Letters, to be broadcast on Sunday evening, February 21. Professor ...

... Speaking of English London, Auguét 23, 1954 Sir~Dr W. B. Moonie says that we Scots speak th- English language I have recently spent a week in Glasgow, and I do not agree with him.—l am &e, London Scot. Aberdeen, August 24, 195{ Sir—~Commenting amusingly ...

... Roughly Speaking Last vear we attempted to take a vow, partly as the result of domestic pressure that we would drop public speaking. As it turned out we were much too half-hearted, with the result that, now that the lugubrious season of unwise utterance ...

... “SPEAK FOR BRITAIN” Mr Willis also has a banner heading: “ Let East Edinburgh speak for Britain.,” He declares that the election takes place at a time when many are feeling the full effects of Tory policies upon the cost of living. Whilst prices of some ...

... Speaking of Enclish Edinburgh. September 4, 1954 Sir,—Here is a companion story to the one in your issue to-day from Mr Victor de Spiganovicz about the cockney landlady: it must be nearly a century old. At the time of the makinphof the Elgin Rothes. and ...

... Speaking of English Crookston Old House, Heriot, . August 29, 1954 Sir,~Local accents in the British Isles will alwafrs remain so, but a standardised English should be recognised by the absence of an affected accent. Consonants such as r, ch (loch), &ec ...

... President Will Speak VCP ) 11070 , nino a ill in yr. ;T. ma , 2• 4 9 gel d nises° W' doe AM' £ OO Ve t else` :er° i A 0 , c • President Eisenhower is to make a major electioneering speech in Indiana to-night in an attempt to counter discontent among American ...

... PIANO AND VERSE SPEAKING Solo Verse-Speaking—Girls under 14 but not under 12-1, Jean A. W. Ostler. Preston:m:ls; 2 (tie) Marjorie Hoag. Tranent and Geraldine Laing. Boys under 14 but not under 12-1, Maurice M•Kenzie: 2. David Gloag Ottls under 18 but ...