Isle of Man teaser

**macwilkin** · 26th February 08, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I asked because I haven't got a clue, and thought there might be an interesting connection there between Hong Kong and the Isle of Man.

I still haven't got a clue!

The question will hopefully be answered soon, Matt.

T.

**sharpdressedscot** · 26th February 08, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I asked because I haven't got a clue, and thought there might be an interesting connection there between Hong Kong and the Isle of Man.

I still haven't got a clue!

Maybe they just like the tartan?

**starbkjrus** · 26th February 08, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

The question will hopefully be answered soon, Matt.

T.

And global commerce slowly grinds to a halt as Todd directs all reference resources (including those of NUMA) as well as the entire internet into answering this question for us.

Good for you.

**Raphael** · 26th February 08, 01:11 PM

That is a lovely tartan and I would love to have one in my collection.

I just emailed the Hong Kong Police department and hopefully they will have some answers.

**macwilkin** · 26th February 08, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Raphael

That is a lovely tartan and I would love to have one in my collection.

I just emailed the Hong Kong Police department and hopefully they will have some answers.

They're going to wonder what the sudden surge in interest in the HKPD Pipes & Drums is, because I did that very thing last night!

T.

**Raphael** · 26th February 08, 02:06 PM

I am not sure how helpful that the Hong Kong Police would be. We are, after all, digging up the history of the colonial government and that they may not have lots of paper record for the band. I still have lots of interest in the tartan, as that was the pipe band that got me interested in kilt wearing a long time ago. Aside from the Maple Leaf and British Columbia Tartan, I feel that I have some connections to it.

Although I have a theory on how the tartan was picked for the band. The pipe band could have been started by a piper from Isle of Man. It is only my theory. Who knows. Or the Tartan was picked because there was an abundant of the Isle of Man tartan in the warehouse.

Until I get the bottom of it, I can only speculate.

**James MacMillan** · 26th February 08, 04:15 PM

This is getting interesting!

Wouldn't it be a shame to discover that they were just using some old bolts of tartan that someone found, lost in a warehouse.