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MUSICIAN'S DEFENCE OF THE OLD MASTERS
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Programmes of the London Symphony Crchestra have been criticised because of the pumber of works by Bach, Mozart,
There was no that moment #'sound of rifle shots behind. The offer "looked Fround and his other men ding on German who were pouring out of the dug-outa he had passed. As far as they eam up they wers toppled dawa.
The party might have coped with the dug-outs; all were shooting down the mouths of these when they could Bat when the anemy began to appear over the
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masters, which they coutain, and the the situation was clearly hopolves, and suggestion has been made that these the officer ortared his men to retire to works should be replace by English, their fins of shell-holes 40 yards away, French, or Russian music. The opinion of the directors of the orchestra wis gives to a Daily Chronicle
represegla tire by Mr. Thoman Busby, the managing director.
**Our only aim," said Mr. Busby, ie to please the public, and give them what they want--good music well performed. I the public will guarantee as, 'helors. Jan. 25 Fob.
hand, sutleient support for our concerte, + Feb. 19 Har: 11 Mar. 18
we should be quite willing for them to schot the programmes, provided it coc forms to our artistic standard,
THE TUBLIC TASTE.
Last year we gave several programmes which contained a number of modern French, English, and Russian works,
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ENDING ENNMY " FIRMS.
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Me R. Bellion
Mrs E. R. Balilios Mr C. D. J. Ball Mr
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De A. T. Enoderw Miss D. Lancaster
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Sir H. Dalziel complained, in the House of Commons recently, of the great delay which had taken place in winding up enemy Arma in this country. There were 37 enemy businesses under control, and were being wound up, but in not single. case had the winding up heee completed. The heads of many English Brans had been forced to join the colours. ivore allowed to carry on their business Mrs T.F. Cobbs while, on the other hand, many Germans
Miss Chisholm Mr BK Meht Miss J. H. Chisholm Mr. Mellis par Miss J. K. Chisholm Mr J. Merecki Mr C. B. Clark Mr O. E. Chubh My G Miki
Mis JD Murray". MTF Cobbe
Mrs G. A. Morse and
children
and capture that which had been lost by Mr LG. Colman Mr-E Newhouse the men who had gone to the front for
Comptan : Mr. J. C. de Obaldia,
Masie last year, conducted by Sir Thomas national scandal. He also urged that the Mr J. D Beecham and V. Mlynarski, when the German banks in this country should be
case in point is the Festival of British their country. It was nothing less than aHREE. W. Parkes
*
best native works were given ane pro-wound up without delay, ductions, but with considerable financial Mr. McKinnon Wood explained that, in loss. I could multiply these cases, and the early days of the war the Home Office so could other concert managers, sta Isaned orders to wind up these banks. *** I maintain that Bach, Mocart, Haydn No new hrefness was to be undertaken. and Deathoven cannot exactly to cater the winding up of a ban others, great German, as we use the word today. They cally complete, and in the others great lived and worked wher Central Europe progress had been made. consisted of a number of small States, it employed 3 enemy alien subjects; that fand with each other. Why object to number had been reduced to nine and them when no exception is taken to would shortly be decreased, to seven constant performances of "Tennish," Mr. Pretyman the Parliamentary "Elijah," the Dead March in Saul Secretary to the Board of Trade said, anil other works which are just as much acting upon the instructions of. Partia German ip their origin? The classicament, the Department had devoted stran.... belong to the world at large.
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the party had gone a few paces towards employee (out of 3,000 co-partners) has . T.-J. R. John - Wood them when he exclaimed, Here the protested against a reduction in his pro« 252790 beggars are, and down, the trench came fits. They feel that it is more to their the forms of men. You could see them interest to keep the business solid than only about 15 paces away. The sergeant to grab temporary gains. If you can once Mr R Almond Mr.J. Joseph felt and fired-the officer fired standing make the employees feel that they are in Mand Mrs Baker Mr A. Lambden above him-emptied his magazine. About the business along with you, you can Mr G. C. Bouman Mis W.E. Lambert,
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