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Show , m aUAINT SOLDIER CEREMONY How Crack Scotch Regimen;, the Sea- , B forth Highlanders, Ushers In B the New Year. K Tho Soaforth Illghlandors, ono of L Scotland's crack rosimonts now at tho H front, havo ono of tho most pocullar m Now Yoar'o ovo customB of tho wholo H BrltlBh nrmy. Tho coromony la pic- H turcsquo and Imposing. B On tho night of Hogmanuy, at about 10:30 o'clock, tho roRlniont assom- bloa in tho barrack square A fow ' K mlnutoB later tho oldoat aoldlor In tho battalion, droasod ns a Druid, mnkoa his appoaranco, to tho accompanl- B mont of a fiourlah of trurapota. As- K condlng tho ImprovlBod throno, ho K collB on tho votoranB to Bhow tholr K uniforms and achlovomonts of bygono B tlmoa. To tho music of tho plpea and . B braBB bond veteran after veteran, ar 'rayed In tho uniforms worn by tho rcg- ! lmont at different porlods, marches , past and salutes tho Druid. Tho Druid BW thon toastB "Tho Beaforth Highland- ' H After a display of Highland dancing K tho alarm is sounded, and tho second . BS oldest soldier, arrayod as Father Timo, K 'approaches. The votorans thon re- , BB treat, loaving tholr honors to bo guard- . B od by their succosaors, and Father H Tlmo oxpols tho Druid. BH At tho last stroko of midnight a ' loud knock is heard at tho gate and BJ out rings the sontry'B challengo: i "Halt! Who goes thero?" ( BB "The Now Year!" comes back tho BB answer. 1 H "Advanco, Now Year, and glvo tho jBB countersign '" u tho next command. H "Pass, New Year; all's well!" r iW Tbo gatu is then opened and the - youngcat boy of tho battalion enters, dros8od na tho high chief of ancient Roes, to represent tho Now Yoar. Tho colonel obukea hands with tho boy, whllo tho band strikes up, "A Quid Now Year to Ano and A'." Aftor tho colonol's greotlng to tho battalion tho national anthom 1b playod and tbo mon fall out |