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Mr H. Welham, Editor of the Straits Echo, and Mrs. Welham, leave for Home by the ss.
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No. 66136. Chanson Indove Song of India).
No. 64723. Caro Mio ben (Canst Thou believe).
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MONDAY, MAY 29: 10235
SYMPHONY CONCERT.
YESTERDAY.
LATEST PIRACY.
LOCAL CHINESE STEAMER
LOOTED.
to
and other possibilities in the New During the week-end seven Territories could be exploited cases of plague, two of small-pox SUGGESTIONS FOR LOCAL ENJOYABLE PERFORMANCE During the spamer's strike last year | three of enteric fever and,two" of the need of encouraging home sup- cerebrospinal fever were reported. plies was emphasised, when a very All except one, à Portuguese case,
The gramophone has been Mr. H. W. Ray's efforts to provide
CAPTURED IN CANTON DELTA. inferior grade of cattle came in from were Chinese. the Territories and fetched exorbit
brought almost to a state of perfec- Orchestrul concerts are worthy of
Another piracy in the Canton ant prices. Rice is grown at pre-
Owing to representations with tion and is now a requisite part of all success. Yesterday's concert delta has been reported. This one sent but not in any appreciable regard to demoralizing films made quantity. There arises the question and exhibited in Shanghai; parti- most households and institutions, at the Star Theatre (a place of occurred during the week-end, the so that we have pleasure in giving pleasant coolness in contrast to the ship being the Chinese-owned of grants of land and subsidies for cularly one relating to the singsong below a brief review of a few only extreme heat of qutdoors) attracted wooden freighter "Woo Fu" of experiment before a permanent girl murder and another of a part of the latest imported records we a sympathetic and keenly apprecia- 159 tons, a sister-ship of the "Woo industry can be founded and it boricide, the Commissioner have been privileged to hear... tive audience and seemed to de- Kwai" Both these ships had been Loves the authorities, to give the Foreign Affairs has received an
Victor Records, Agents, Mesars månstrate that there is a desire for on the Hongkong-Wuchow run for. mutter the attention it merits. The cist request to take up the niat Moutrie & Go, Ltd. No. 88669. Symphony Concerts, that such a many years but owing to the dan-
ter with the Consular Body and Chinese farmer's conservative methods are well know he will secure the prohibition of such pic- Ella giammoloi'amo(Her love was movement If persevered with gers on the West River they were never mine) Bass solo by Feodor will ultimately succeed and de diverted to carrying general cargo he satisfied with the return his fure.tures.
Chaliapin.
serves the unstinted patronage of between Hongkong and Canton. | fathers gol if it entails to extra
The possession of this record music lovers all over the Colony,
The "Woo Fu" left Hongkong on Getting off a P.WD. lorry outlay and he will require, con-
which had given him a
lift a should be the aim of those whose and the subsidised help if needs be Thursday night with 2,100 bags of siderable inducement before he will Chinese, was knocked down by taste is in the higher realm of the of the Government. The inestim-rice-bran, under a Chinese captain embark on any enterprise or experi motor car No. 765, suffering injuries singer's art. Clialiapin is of course able value of such a movement is and crew, for Canton. As the ship has no passenger licence, there nient. An example could, with from which he subsequently died, the famous Russian singer who beyond all compare.
allowed advantage, be copied from California at Meiwai, near Castle Peak. Pro Was
Yesterday's Orchestra consisted were no passengers on board. On where, when the supply of gold was ceeding in the same direction and Russia
special parole of twenty performers drawn from Friday morning, she entered "the exhausted, the population turned to keeping almost, level with the and whose progress through the Coronet and Star Theatres Bocca Tigris and steamed towards under the capable directorship of Lia Fa Shan which used to be a agriculture with the result that lorry was the motor-car, which, for Europe and America has been fruits and staples are now grown so some unknown reason, did not pull series of triumphs. The beautiful Mr. Claudio Altura a young man of Chinese naval anchorage till quite who conducted with recently when the warships. intensively as to leave a surplus for up when the lorry stopped for the voice is heard in all its singing parts export. While on the subject, it is deceased to alight.
súnority. Chaliapin is not merely enthusiasm and yet discretion and moved away for various fea a singer, but an artist; not merely a guided his forces through a pro- sons. Opposite the Ma Chung timely to notice the alleged export |
personality, but a man.
gramme that combined the ambi creek, a launch flying the levies collected by the militarista at
(Atious with the popular, and that had Chinese military flag, order- Wuchow, Have they the authority
only one weak item in it, an fed the "Woo Fu" to: stop. The to inpose these exactions, and if!
item that had an object lesson for order was complied with and a ot hos any protest been lodged?|
those able to discriminate between number of armed men,-boarding It requires 10 knowledge of]
These are by Amelita Galli- the good and bad, or-indifferent in the ship, ordered the captain to economics to see that any taxes at
Curci (Soprano). The former is a music. Mr.. Claudio Altura is also change his course and bring her the production centre will only
Mr. Emangel E. Ellis, of Hong-setting to the well-known Indian a pianist of some distinction. His into the creck. Meanwhile the result in higher prices to the ulti-kong, has been elected a Fellow of Chant not unknown to Hongkong solos on the piano consisting of a whole ship was ransacked. A safe the Royal Colonial Institute.- Concert goers. Galli-Curci gives Chopin Impromptu, a lovely thing, in the compradore's office was it the fight atmosphere and the and a Pastoral by Scarlatti Tausig smashed and everything of any Mr. G. Woudenberg is to take result is a record of great charn, would have been better appreciated value was removed. Even bunk- Nai without a twinge of regret charge of the Holland-China Trad-The latter is a perfect example of had the instrument been more in boards, bed-mats and tea-cups were the singer's and producers' art. keeping with the solos played. The taken till the ship was practically amongst those who got their first ing Company's Canton Office.
No. 66139. Slavonic Dance No. executant however proved hiinself stripped. After staying on board grounding in seamanship aboard a
equal to the difficulties of the com- for over an hour, the pirates
back squaro-rigged five-naster, the pre-
No. 66137. Toy Soldiers March. positions and earned a generous went
their launch sent goneration has seen these
made off and The first is a violin solo by measure of applause.
taking with the
and robberl of much of its romance by
captain Jascha Heifetz to Kreisler's setting Prompt to time the Orchestra them the advent of the steamer.. It seems
of a piece by Dvorak. The title opened with the Overture "King twenty others, the latter including not improbable now that the next
indicates what one may expecta of Diamonds" and it was early members of the Hongkong Tally- generation may see the stemmer
very fine record. The second is evident that the instrumentalistsmen's Guild, pantry-boys, engine- Hitself become a back number and
Kreisler's own composition in less were in good form. The principal room staff and friends of the crew attoost as much of a curiosity as a
serious mood; 3 march items were Mendelssohn's Spring who were on board, Of the cargo, tea clipper would be if she sailed
in miniature that should appeal Song, the burthen being taken by about three hundred bags wero into Hongkong harbour to-morrow. Mr. R. C. Allen, joint agent into the young as well as the older the Cornet, Saint Saens Dance removed to the launch.
Macabre in which the witchlike
The pilot assumed charge after Motorships are becoming increas. Peking of the Hongkong and patron of the gramophone. ingly popular with shipowners and Shanghai Bank, has returned after No. 74803. Khowantching. An qualities of the composition were the pirates' departure and managed it is considered that a fresh nail is a lengthy holiday, fully recovered entr'acté of Moussorgsky done by brought out to the full, and a to get the ship to Canton where likely to be hammered into the in health.
the Philadelphia Orchestra.. selection from Sullivan's Mikado reports were made to the authorities | steamor's coffin by an experiment.
A sustained performance of a which captivated the audience. A and the ship's agents,
On enquiring at the Hongkong which is to be carried out in the
fine plece of dramatic writing the selection from Mignon * also came Stevenson, new 18,000 ton 17-knot Freneli
various incidents' being well in for much applause as the result office of the owners this morning, of a spirited rendering, although it was learnt that the only advice liner "De Grasse" which has been
brought out.
Columbia Records. it seemed in parts that a rapid of the piracy was a letter from the slowly building for a long time pust
tempo had been taken. Variety Canton agents. The ship will be at Birkenhead. It is generally
Agents, Anderson Music Co:-
was lent to the Concert by the solo leaving Canton this afternoon, believed that she will be given
No. 7267. In Questa Tomba efforts of members of the Orches arriving here to-night. It is electric motors supplied by Diesel
Oscura (Beethoven) Singer, Dametra. Mr. C. Altura's efforts have presumed that the captain and driven generators and if so she will
Clara Butt.
been referred to. Mr. F. Altura others have been taken away he the first big ship driver on that
Brigadier-General Pereira, who
Those who have heard Dame submitted Massenet's Thais and with a view to ransom, but no de- plan. Not only is the system ex- gave a fascinating lecture before Clara Butt on the concert stage and Sarasate's Gypsy Airs, two types of mands have been received yet. pected to reguli in a very consider the Royal Asiatic Society in have also listened to her records re- Violincompositions sufficient to try. The owners are withholding their ble saving iu fuel, but as the ship Shanghai left for Hongkong on mark on the difficulty in reproduce the most experienced of soloists, report to the local authorities till Since the community's safety is is designed to carry a large éurgo Wednesday From Here he willing the actual beauties of this Mr. Altura came out of his ordeal the ship's return when full detalls
in addition to a big company of proceed to Yunnan to undertake a singer's voice. However that may with flying colours and stamped will be available. vital concern, these schemes are cabin and steerage passengers the fresh journ be this record seems to breathe per himself an executant of ability with Fortunately, the compradore was ROSS:-On May 28, at the Peak aliko wie and timely.
Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. let us be ready for any crisis that after-holds by the intrusion of British Vice-Consul at Tsingtao, seem to see the singer and ap
Certainly fact that space is not wasted in the Mr W. PW. Turner recently sonality and as the voice rings out, true conception of what is re on shore leave this trip or he would
in sweetness and clearness, we quired.
certainly have been kidnapped. C. P. Ross a daughter.
Mr. R. Alarcon was perhaps a
This is the third piracy of Chin». This attitude, miani-huge tunnel for the propeller shafts now assigned to Peking is preciate her remarkable vocal little unfortunate in. his selection ese freighters on the Hongkong REED-On May 22, 1923, at may arieo.
festly excellent, does not, however results in a big increase in earning temporarily taking charge of powers to the full. An inspiring of Popper's Attegro Giojošo as Canton run this year, The "Wing
capacity, It prepares go far enough.
the consulate at Tsinan, as Mr.
his solo on the 'cello. His accom-Ping" and "Sai Chow," both larger. B. G.Tours has been called from trouble but does not seek to prevent
the latter post to Lincheng..
No. L. 1455. Norman Allin in a panist also was a little too pro- vessels, were pirated in the same double sided record, The Palms' nounced. Mr. Alarcon's abilities vicinity some time ago. it. How many efforts, beyond the newspapers raising their voices in
Officers of the mercantile marine voice la familiar to most Record strument are unquestioned, and it and Nazareth Mr. Allin's bass as a player of a most difficult in- the wilderness, have been made to Co. has paid a dividend of 10 per hear, of the death of Mr. E T heard to great advantage in the it. The concert proper concluded The Hongkong und China Gasin Eastern waters will regret to buyers and his picasing voice is is quite evident he has command of establish arbitration machinery since cent. For, the previous year the Rivero, formerly shipping clerk at lesser known 'Palms' and the more with Crossby's Liberty For Ever last year's costly strike? Not one dividend was 72 per cent. H.M.Consulate-General, Shanghai popular Nazareth of Gounod. March' an item which should never SUN YAT-SEN THREATENS
The late Mr. Rivero was a Spanish that we can recall. Yet the need for
No. '924. Excelsior' and 'The have figured in the programme and
TO TAKE CHARGE. The Great Northern Telegraph subject, born at Ningpo on June 22 Moon Hath Raised Her lamp which the Orchestra would be well Co. (Ltd.), for 1922 propose to pay 1863.
Above is in the more popular advised to drop. It is a poor and total dividend and bonus of 22 pc.,
series. Messrs Eric Courtland and cheap imitation of a Sousa March Chinese Telegraphs Administra
The Hongkong office of the including 5 pr. already paid,
The death occurred suddenly at Harold Williams have combined at its super-worst, and has there-tion has received an intimation reserve and Shanghai on May 22 of Dr. A. G. with excellent effect and the result fore nothing to commend it renewal fund: £55.555 to pension Parrott, who for many years had is a record it is a continuous delight transfer £33.333 to
from Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the effect The Orchestra worked well to that he is taking over the control of fand; and carry forward, £309,761. been one of the best known medi- to hear.
gether and responded magnifi the offices at Hongkong, Shameen. cal practitioners there. Dr. Parrott No. L. 14678. Danzas Fantastic cently to the intelligent conducting and Canton. It hints that Peking. The new pulpit and communion was a native of Suffolk. He was as New Queen's Hall Orchestra, of Mr. Claudio Altura The tone is to be ignored and states that a tables presented with new furnit- 67 years of age, and had been fora Sir Henry J. Wood conducting. of the wind instruments was melo new superintendent will be sent the Ladies Committee of Union ure for the minister's vestry, by long time in China..
These records are remarkably diously beautiful. The string down from Canton to take charge." fine and give the. wonderful suite instruments only need addition to Among the passengers leaving of fantastic dances of Turina, one their forces. This we hope will be
Interviewed by a China Mail Church, were dedicated yesterday morning. The Rev. Dr. T. W. this afternoon by the MM s.s of Spain's latter day composers of forthcoming.. It can only be made porter this moming, the local Superintendent stated that he Pearce offered the dedicatory Amboise" is Madame Flint, note. An admirable opportunity possible if the splendid effort be- would have to ignore the order who is returning *to Paris of obtaining an example of the ing put forward are seconded in a as he was appointed by and Madame Flint is combining effort of one of the finest orchestras practical manner by the general receives his instructions from any speedy plans for arranging There were fewer wreaths business with pleasure and will in the world, conducted by a public-and the Government. We the Ministry of Communica
understand the Concert is to be tions at Peking. He added that repeated on the Hongkong side the Chinese Telegraphs acknow at an early date..
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GIJN HAVEMAN-On such machinery is too obvious to May 24, 1923, at Shanghai, A. require repetition. What will W, M, Van Gija to J. Haveman. happen is quite clear. Matters will
drift along until one day some harm less little labour dispute will become GOMES-At her residence No. more serious than the usual run. 10 Macdonnell Road, on May Then perhaps feverish efforts will 26, 1923, Mrs. Maria Francisca made to improvise some arbitra. de Figueiredo e Gomes, aged.tion machinery-official mediation, a CARNEIRO-On May 24, 1923, City Hall meeting or other make- at Shanghai, Ernesto dos shift. But it will be too late. Santos Carneiro, aged 41 years. Suspicion will have been aroused and joint distrust will have made
85 years.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, May 28, 1923.
NOW'S THE TIME.
prayer.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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Captain Ernest O.B.E. Royal Navy(retired)has been appointed to act temporarily as Financial Secretary to the Govern- ment of Welhaiwej, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, -
record.
Bettlement extremely difficult. What could have been done during industrial peace, when neither side's motives would have been suspect. Honour," while there was the usual Another very old resident of would now have become impossible. big fibral tribute hanging from the Hongkong passed away on Satur
statue that sent by representatives day in the person of Mrs. Maria Settlement would once more have of the late R. E. Belilios, of Hong-Francisca de Figueiredoe Gomes, become chance's caprice. That is kong.
who died at her residence, 10, Macdonnell Road, at the age of 85.
than usual on the Beaconsfield return here in the Autumn with 4 magnetic personality." Statue in Parliament Square on consignment of the latest Paris
To those whose interest is satisfi- April 19. Two of the three large fashions.
ed by examples of the less classical ones bore the words, "Peace with
and more popular songs, dances, fox trots, &c. &c. both Houses have the desired kind, all in that state of perfection for which the Columbia and Victor Cos., are known.
NEW LAWYER.
ME, F.H. LAYMAN 'ADMITTED TO LOCAL PRACTICE.
CHINESE TELEGRAPHS.
ledged only one authority and that no government in Canton, could interfere. Asked as to the situation in the Canton and Shameeń offices," he said that it is almost certain that Sun Yat-sen has secured control of the office in Canton and he be Heves it probable that Shameen has also had to comply. However, up to the present there had been no Mr. Felix Herbert Layman, who treable and telegrams were still has joined the firm of Wilkinson | being despatched and received, but and Grist, was admitted to practise he could not predict anything till in the local courts this morning. · · - instructions --had been received
The Attorney-General, the Hon from Peking. Mr. JH Komp. K.C., in asking for Tennis teams drawn from the His admission said that after ser staffs of Lane Crawford Lid, and vice with the Chartered Co. in
··LOCAL TENNIS.
LANE CRAWFORD LTD, v.
HONGKONG HOTEL":
why, with our Janus gates open The Japanese steamer "Yei Her husband, who had reached the Hongkong finds itself to-day free wide, we again urge the Govern-Mani No. 2," which went ashore same uge, died in January last, from labour troubles. Our in- ment to examine the problem from last Monday on one of the Nine She leaves a son (Mr. Ji E. Gomes. dustrial Janus gates are open wide, this standpoint. Obviously it need Pine islands, has been refloated of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co.) This sudden peace doce not, how-not commit itself. It could readily and was towed into port yesterday and four daughters to mourn her
afternoon. The vessel was badly loss; ever, full the Colony into any false appoint one of those useful commis down by the head and it is menas of security. Horó anyway we sions and base its action upon the feared that the damage is ex The wedding of Mr. Jacob Gould tensive. The greater part of her Schurman ir, a son of Dr. Jacob do not bury our heads in the sand-report. Though it would be much cargo of coal, consigned to the Gould Schurmap, American Minis wa still remember the past'a bitter quicker to provide arbitration Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, had to be ter to China, and Miss Mary Aller the Hongkong Hotel Coy. met Rhodesia as native Commissioner Lessons; bow changing conditions machinery without further ado, for jettisoned. inevitably breed dissension, how the recommendations of that report disputes too often develop inte open we could safely predict. What does conflict. Coneoquently, expecting the Government say? more trouble, Hongkong is only acing facts. But are wo facing faces fully? Since the seamen's
trike much has been said about making the community secure
KOWLOON DOCK FATALITY
The Chief Justice, in granting the application, wished Mr. Layman as At the Kowloon Docks op Satur successful a career in local legal day, a Chinese earth, coolie was circles as he had had in the army, killed through being knocked down
and run over by a truck loaded: with earth He was pushing an empty truck along one set of rails The Rev. Charles S. Keon, of and stopped for a while, stooping.
ton Cashman, daughter of Mrs. to try conclusions at the K.C.C and Justice of the Peace from Joseph Woods Cushman of 247 ground on Sunday morning. The 1908 to 1914, Mr. Layman went The "Maloji, a magnificent Fifth Avenue, took place recently. Lane Crawford combination home on the outbreak of was and twin-screw passengers liner of in St. Thomas' Church, New York eventually won by 52 games to 47 had a good war record, having won EARTH COOLIE RUM OVER over 20,000 tons, built by Har the Rev. Dr. Richard Graham of and members of the teams cele the Military Cross, land and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, to Norwich, Conn., a cousin of the brated their victory later on with
bride, officiating. the order of the Peninsular and
an informal dinner at a Chinese Home Supplies. Every Timepony, was successfully launch Some time ago letters were Brown, and Hillier lost to Hower
Oriental. Steam Navigation Com-
restaurant.!
Scores were Poultry and firewood may not be ed last Thursday, the received in Shanghai from Sir absolute necessities but they are so ceremony of naming the Keith Smith announcing the posts and Omar 29% beat Hawker and extensively and they are not vessel being gracefully performed bonement of his flight round, the Brown 10-1, beat Knight and far from that now. The manner in by the Honourable. Eisie Mackay world A Home paper now states Maughan 6-5. been mid about enrolling emergency which prices soared ben supplier The new vessel, which fa 625ft, by that Sir Keith has loined the avid Roberts and Henderson lost to the American Baptist Mission in downt on the other set of lines. The volunteers and special constables; from Wachow were cut of during 73 ft., by 44 ft, has cruiser stern, tion department of Vickers, Ld. Hewer and Omar 4-7, beat Hawker Nanking, died of typhoid fever on loaded trick was coming from the much has been said about providing the recent fighting on the West and will be fitted with two pole He has abandoned the world fight, and Brown 10-1, lost to Knight and May 2017 Mr. Keen had been con opposite direction on the other
Maughan 3-8
364, nected with the University of Nan- track and ran into him before, he, adequate food supplies. Assuredly River has made it clear that it lasts. There are eleven bulk as he could not collect the necess into sary equipment in time to take
Jordain and Jones lost to Hower king, as Doan of the Language: knew of its approach. His nams. the Colony will never again find would be to the interests of both heads dividing the rease
dealer and consumer if a more con- twelve water-tight compartments, advantage of the favourable and Omar. 3-8j
and | School, for tome: years and was was given-as. Kwok Lo (21) of itself rushed into a similar grave stant, and regular sonine Aware and the double bottom extends climate conditions. He may make Brown 0-2, lost to
nown in China. He leaves á; the Ful- Un matshed, Taf Wp rife and two children. Maughan 5.6
Hunghom. crisis almoet totally unprepared. developed, The Economic Resourcos right fare and aft
an attempt in 1924.
against another hold-up; much has