TOPICS OF THE DAY.
SCOTLAND YET! The s.s. Clan MacTavish she wasna built tae i'echt; Tae pit tho matter plainly, her airmament was lieht. But edi! the lads aboord her vrha laid her single gun They asked nac better farin' than battle vri' the Hun. A pencofu', lumpin' freighter tao ony careless eye, All innocent an' sniilin' the raidin' craft cam' by. Tho Clan MncTavish smelt her an' kenned her through it a' ; She spent nae time in speerin', but opened up tho ba\ Doon cam the raider's deck-hoose, doon cam tho raider's rail; Sho spat a nmckle broadside o' roarin' iron hail. Tho Clan MacTavish shuddered tae fc-el her gapin' side, But cheerl'u' an" undaunted her saucy gun replied. Compared wi' sic a conflick, for a' the Book affirms. Young David and Goliath woks met on equal terms. An' soon the Clan was blazing but still her aim was true, An' till sho sank, aye firin', her bonny banner flew.
They talk o' their Revenges, ah' Granville he was fine, Aye, fit tae be a skipper o' ony Scottish line; But ;not the grandest vessel that focht in days of old Can beat the Clnii MacTavish when a' the tale- is told I —Touchstrne, in Ixindon "Daily Mail." •
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 4
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