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BI-LINGUAL NEWSPAPER OF CURRENT EVENTS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND THE ISLANDS AND IN SCOTLAND
SRUTH
DI-ARDAOIN, 20mh LATHA DE’N MHAIRT THURSDAY, 20th MARCH 1969 No. 52 SIXPENCE
Leanaibh
gu dluth
ri cliu bhur
sinnsir
Fol low in the footsteps of your forebears
NATIONAL SAVINGS
National Savings Certificates
Post Office Savings Bank
Trustee Savings Banks
Fish Ladder, Pitlochry — An example of a
to reach the upper stretches of the river i
Hydro Board construction designed to allow salmon
o spawn. The dam is 900 ft. long and has 35 pools.
BATHADH ’SA’ GHAOL
ARCACH
Air oidhche-Luain chailleadh
ochdar a bade beag Longhope
a cheartachadh n’an deidh i air
a’ beul-foidhpe.
Seo mar a chailleadh am bata
le na bh’ innte, i dhol thairis
’s cha deidheadh i am feasd air
nuair a chaidh bata-teasair-
ginn Longhope gu cobhair an
Irene a chaidh air na creagan
air Ronaldsay.
B’e seo sgioba a’ bhata-teas-
airginn gu h iomlan agus na
measg bha da athair ’san da
an deidh bhi
robh i de’n
cheartaicheas
Horr= ?=
ru • Li. i. • na bh innt.
fhein a bha beo airson na ,,
u u sabhailt n £
mara ach mar a thachair cno
t i r-t j ^ • is j- Qea.lbnacln ur
mime a b fheudar geilleadn • fVl •
do dhuatharachd is stoirm na ia cu ei-' • u T
mara rhuair sgioba an Irene gu
talamh—tioram gun tubaist ach
Tha e ’na chuis—longnaidh bithear a’ caoidh nan sonn a
mhac. Chlisg an rioghacha do mhoran, ged th2, gu robh am rinn cobhair cho trie air seola-
nuair a chualar gu robh am ^ata—teasairginn seo a dh’- dairean eile: —D. Kirkpatrick
bata ainmeil an T.G.B. air fheumadh seoladh a shamhradh ’sa dhithis mhic Raymond agus
chall trath maduinn Di- ’sa’ gheamhradh aims an aon Jack, Raibeart Maclain ’sa
mairt 's cha robh moran do- caolas as miosa smth a tha mhic, Seumas is Raibeart,
chais air a son idir ann an timchioll na rioghachd de’n Seumas Swanson agus Eric
gaoth a bha ruighinn 60 mile t-seorsa nach b’ urrainn i fhem MacPhaidean.
’san uair ’s na sruthan ceal- . —— — ■...—^
i, a tha ’sa’ ChaOias Arcach PROTEST OVER EDUCATION
B’ eolach ane suagh air „
anS.KirlSiicS REORGANISATION
beo aig an robh tri braisdean The Branch Qf the
SNP has condemned the re- statement reads as follows:
organisation of secondary “ It seems that having
education and its effects on abandoned to a great extent
the Nicolson Institute, the class distinction in education,
only secondary school in we are being faced in Lewis
Lewis and Harris. with the introduction of dis-
Although it welcomes the crimination on a residential
abolition of transfer tests basis.
which lead to a common “ All pupils should enjoy
course in the first year, the an equal cnance and if the
Branch thinks it iniquitous defence of this system, which
that the students from the is to come into effect in
local areas must undergo a August, is based on lack of
form of selection test while classroom accommodation at
those in the Stornoway area the Nicolson, then provision
need not as they will auto- of extra accommodation
Tha mi faidnn gun d’fhuair Paul matically go on to the com- should be an immediate prio-
McCartney bean is laogh na cois. I mon course. The Branch rity.”
CALUM GEUR
Radio Telephone Links
To The Small Isles
Mr Russell Johnston, Liba- —
ral MP for Inverness-shire, mal service boat ran on Feb-
has been in touch with Mr ruary 5, and the opportunity
John Stonehouse, the Post- was taken to give attention
master General, about break- o the Rhum link which had
downs in the system over been continuously out of ser-
Christmas and the New Year, vice for the longer period.
He has now heard from Mr “ The engineers were not
Stonehouse in the following able to reach Soay until 13th
terms: February and then found that
“The service had been e equipment on the Island
badly affected by a succession needed to be completely re-
of faults in the period 5th placed. This was done as
December 1968, to 4th Janu- quickly as possible and ser-
ary 1969. Another fault oc- vice was restored on 16th
curred on 30th January at February,
which time the Island of “ New equipment of the
Rhum also had been without transistorised kind is now
services since 28th January, operating on the Phum link
Weather conditions were very and I have arranged for simi-
poor indeed and a boat cros- Nr type equipment to be in¬
sing for the maintenance en- stalled for Soay. This should
eineers could not be arranged be completed and working
to either Island. within the next few weeks.
“ The local boats, normally Mr Johnston said that he
available for hire, were un- was very happy to know that
serviceable and although we on "both Rhum and Soay
considered a crossing from more modern equipment has
Skve and even the u^e of a been installed which it is
helicopter, neither alternative ’’oped will improve the stan-
proved practicable. The nor- dard of service.
Coming to
INVERNESS?
Be sure to visit Holm Woollen Mills
where you will be able to see a
magnificent range of Tartans and Tweeds
Shetland Tweeds, Rugs, Scarves
Cheviot Tweeds, Knitting Yams
Knitwear
Authentic
REPRODUCTION TARTANS
in 49 Clans
The Largest Range in Scotland
JAMES PRINGLE LTD.
WOOLLEN MILLS :: INVERNESS
Telephone Inverness 31042
Also at Skye Woollen Mills, Portree
BI-LINGUAL NEWSPAPER OF CURRENT EVENTS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND THE ISLANDS AND IN SCOTLAND
SRUTH
DI-ARDAOIN, 20mh LATHA DE’N MHAIRT THURSDAY, 20th MARCH 1969 No. 52 SIXPENCE
Leanaibh
gu dluth
ri cliu bhur
sinnsir
Fol low in the footsteps of your forebears
NATIONAL SAVINGS
National Savings Certificates
Post Office Savings Bank
Trustee Savings Banks
Fish Ladder, Pitlochry — An example of a
to reach the upper stretches of the river i
Hydro Board construction designed to allow salmon
o spawn. The dam is 900 ft. long and has 35 pools.
BATHADH ’SA’ GHAOL
ARCACH
Air oidhche-Luain chailleadh
ochdar a bade beag Longhope
a cheartachadh n’an deidh i air
a’ beul-foidhpe.
Seo mar a chailleadh am bata
le na bh’ innte, i dhol thairis
’s cha deidheadh i am feasd air
nuair a chaidh bata-teasair-
ginn Longhope gu cobhair an
Irene a chaidh air na creagan
air Ronaldsay.
B’e seo sgioba a’ bhata-teas-
airginn gu h iomlan agus na
measg bha da athair ’san da
an deidh bhi
robh i de’n
cheartaicheas
Horr= ?=
ru • Li. i. • na bh innt.
fhein a bha beo airson na ,,
u u sabhailt n £
mara ach mar a thachair cno
t i r-t j ^ • is j- Qea.lbnacln ur
mime a b fheudar geilleadn • fVl •
do dhuatharachd is stoirm na ia cu ei-' • u T
mara rhuair sgioba an Irene gu
talamh—tioram gun tubaist ach
Tha e ’na chuis—longnaidh bithear a’ caoidh nan sonn a
mhac. Chlisg an rioghacha do mhoran, ged th2, gu robh am rinn cobhair cho trie air seola-
nuair a chualar gu robh am ^ata—teasairginn seo a dh’- dairean eile: —D. Kirkpatrick
bata ainmeil an T.G.B. air fheumadh seoladh a shamhradh ’sa dhithis mhic Raymond agus
chall trath maduinn Di- ’sa’ gheamhradh aims an aon Jack, Raibeart Maclain ’sa
mairt 's cha robh moran do- caolas as miosa smth a tha mhic, Seumas is Raibeart,
chais air a son idir ann an timchioll na rioghachd de’n Seumas Swanson agus Eric
gaoth a bha ruighinn 60 mile t-seorsa nach b’ urrainn i fhem MacPhaidean.
’san uair ’s na sruthan ceal- . —— — ■...—^
i, a tha ’sa’ ChaOias Arcach PROTEST OVER EDUCATION
B’ eolach ane suagh air „
anS.KirlSiicS REORGANISATION
beo aig an robh tri braisdean The Branch Qf the
SNP has condemned the re- statement reads as follows:
organisation of secondary “ It seems that having
education and its effects on abandoned to a great extent
the Nicolson Institute, the class distinction in education,
only secondary school in we are being faced in Lewis
Lewis and Harris. with the introduction of dis-
Although it welcomes the crimination on a residential
abolition of transfer tests basis.
which lead to a common “ All pupils should enjoy
course in the first year, the an equal cnance and if the
Branch thinks it iniquitous defence of this system, which
that the students from the is to come into effect in
local areas must undergo a August, is based on lack of
form of selection test while classroom accommodation at
those in the Stornoway area the Nicolson, then provision
need not as they will auto- of extra accommodation
Tha mi faidnn gun d’fhuair Paul matically go on to the com- should be an immediate prio-
McCartney bean is laogh na cois. I mon course. The Branch rity.”
CALUM GEUR
Radio Telephone Links
To The Small Isles
Mr Russell Johnston, Liba- —
ral MP for Inverness-shire, mal service boat ran on Feb-
has been in touch with Mr ruary 5, and the opportunity
John Stonehouse, the Post- was taken to give attention
master General, about break- o the Rhum link which had
downs in the system over been continuously out of ser-
Christmas and the New Year, vice for the longer period.
He has now heard from Mr “ The engineers were not
Stonehouse in the following able to reach Soay until 13th
terms: February and then found that
“The service had been e equipment on the Island
badly affected by a succession needed to be completely re-
of faults in the period 5th placed. This was done as
December 1968, to 4th Janu- quickly as possible and ser-
ary 1969. Another fault oc- vice was restored on 16th
curred on 30th January at February,
which time the Island of “ New equipment of the
Rhum also had been without transistorised kind is now
services since 28th January, operating on the Phum link
Weather conditions were very and I have arranged for simi-
poor indeed and a boat cros- Nr type equipment to be in¬
sing for the maintenance en- stalled for Soay. This should
eineers could not be arranged be completed and working
to either Island. within the next few weeks.
“ The local boats, normally Mr Johnston said that he
available for hire, were un- was very happy to know that
serviceable and although we on "both Rhum and Soay
considered a crossing from more modern equipment has
Skve and even the u^e of a been installed which it is
helicopter, neither alternative ’’oped will improve the stan-
proved practicable. The nor- dard of service.
Coming to
INVERNESS?
Be sure to visit Holm Woollen Mills
where you will be able to see a
magnificent range of Tartans and Tweeds
Shetland Tweeds, Rugs, Scarves
Cheviot Tweeds, Knitting Yams
Knitwear
Authentic
REPRODUCTION TARTANS
in 49 Clans
The Largest Range in Scotland
JAMES PRINGLE LTD.
WOOLLEN MILLS :: INVERNESS
Telephone Inverness 31042
Also at Skye Woollen Mills, Portree
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