:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10,' 1930.
THE
LORD RUSSELL'S "EVANGELINE” AT THE THE COLLECTOR AND
SPEECH CRITICISED
QUEEN'S
CREATES MISUNDERSTANDING PEACE AND WAR IN NOVA
J
IN INDIA.
LABOUR'S POLICY
Rugby, Yesterday,
SCOTIA ..
EMOTIONAL SCENES
yesterday.
THE STATE
EXPORT OF WORKS OF ART
CHINA MAIL.
*NEW
SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
at Hong Peninsula Hotel,
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN "CHINA MAIL" - WARNING FROM ABROAD
Social Functions Edwin Cagowe's United Artist's
For very many years there, have had Its been periodie discussions of the
To-day-Tea Dances As the brief summary of the production, "Evangeline." speech made by Lord Russell. Under-fret showing at the Queen's Theatre vexed question of the export abroad Kong Hotel and
of ancient works of art in British 4.30 pm. Secretary for ludis, at a small The director, it must be admitted, private collections. The late Sir
To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong Labour Party meeting during the has gripped with a sense of feeling the Claude Philips, was never tired Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, week-end, has given rise to criticism words of the immortal poem by Henry of `advocating the policy of 8.80 p.m. and misunderstanding in Indan, Wadsworth Longfellow.
promoting legislation either pro- To-day- Second annual dance Lord Russell has issued a statement He has picked out
the typical hibiting or imposing heavy, taxa of the Hong Kong. Ladies' Hockey characters with, care. Dolores Del Rio, as follows:-
"The summary of my speech as Evangeline, does much to give an tion upon the export of our art Club, at Lane, Crawford's Restaur
At the present momentant, 8.45, p,m...... cabled to India has been so abrid-impression of an emotional, clever and treasures..
sentimental actress. However, her there is a fresh outbreak of theso To-morrow Royal Marines Old ged as to make it most misleading renduring of the song composed by Al discussions,
Comrades Association Dinner. A fuller report would have
con Jolson, betrays her tongue, and one is
Connoisseurs, politicians, and
January 17-Hong Kong Automo- vinced even my worst crities that left wondering whether the words are patriots of every sort and kind bile Assen, dinner-dance, Peninsula. I pleaded for co-operation in the in French or English. Apart from have given their closcat attention to best interests of Britain and India. that, she enacts, her role splendidly. the subject, but in spite of the fact My whole speech was devoted to ex-Given a little more talk on her, part, that every year witnesses an in- plaining the position in India to an even better impression would recrease in this traffic, no one has those Britans who had, not time suit
yet made a practical proposal likely to make a study of it. I never used;
to satisfy, Parliament or to appeal the phrase, Dominion Status is not
to people of common sense. possible for a long time.'
What I actually said was that the evolution of democratic institu- tions had taken, a long time In our own country, and even now was not
7
The Story The story opens with Jovely scenes! of the peaceful. quiet and anti-war villages of Grand-Pre, In Nova Scotia. This goes back to the years when, at the conquest of Canada, Britain and France went to war.
However,
a law tol
j
Hotel.
Entertainments
Star
To-day- Queen's Theatre. "Evangeline."
Masks of the Devil."
To-day
Theatre.
Today - World Theatre, "Faust.""
Today Majestic Theatre; "The Patent Leather Kid."
Home Maila To-day-Inward from Landon (Hector).
To-morrow-Inward from Europe
A fairly wide experience of the prevailing opinion among those most closely concerned leads one to the conclusion that prohibition. of ex to revert to the Grand port would be extremely unpopular, perfect. I hoped that with the cd-Pre, Carewe has given a very excellent and that the imposition of an ex- operation of the Indians we might depletion of the villagers' quiet, but port tax at the present time would be able to evolve a workable scheme nevertheless busy, life-farming, agri-
be regarded by the dealer as a via Nagapatam (Talma); from In the best interests of all, and in culture, sheep roaring, and so on.
Here Evangeline and Gabriel
severe, blow, to that return of com- America and ports (President this matter the Labour Party was (Roland Drew) meet; and love, in as mercial prosperity, while the col- Polk), absolutely sincere.
cord with the words of Longfellow,ector would feel such
Sports "I hope my Indian friends will plays its harp, and soon the village is impinge unfairly, upon his liberty,ney (Finals) Theatre Royal, 8 pm. not be misguided by such mislead-gay over their betrothal. ing reports. I deplore the attitude At this time, a declaration comes
The attitude of the art dealer is January 12-Fanling Hunt and of the Congress as much as I de- from King George II for War against perfectly simple, straightforward Race Club Paperchase, Souza's. plore the attitude of the Tories and France.
The villagers, in the height |
He says,
Bungalow, 11.30 am. the Press, who are causing the pre-of the feast, and mingled with the Bri- and natural one..
effect: "Why should my trade be
Jan. 14-Meeting of Football sent embarrassment, and I trust my tish army (under orders from Gov-
singled out as the victim of taxation Association Council, 5.30 p.m. Indian friends will rally round the crnor-General Halifax), are asked
take up arms. Undaunted this over while all other trades are let alone?" proposals of Lord Irwin, than whom whelming surprise, the un-warlike The attitude of at least many col. there is no better friend of India." -British Wireless Service.
SAMOAN RIOTERS
Why They Did Not Go Before Administrator
Wellington, Yesterday.
a
The Dealer's Attitude,
in
To-night-Garrison. Boxing Tour-
To-day
www
Meeting
Regular Monthly
Nova Scotians resent the order, and are lectors is just as plausible. They Meeting of Marine Engincor's)
6 p.m.
J
at once made prisoners. Heart-read-contend that they have a perfect.
Gußd of China (Hong Kong ing scenes figure in the plundering of right to use their knowledge and Branch), 67, Des Voeux Rd., Ctl., the village, and the enchaining of the their wita in collecting works of art disobedient villagers for transporta with a view to their increasing in
Lammert's Auction tion, to unknown lands on the Ameri-value, and then selling at a profit. dell Street, antimony and cloisonne || To-morrow—At Sales Room, Dud- In the confusion, Evangeline loses They have no desity, they say, that Gabriel: mothers are deprived of their their collections should leave the wax, 11.
can-const.
•
Miscellaneous To-day St. John's Cathedral
"HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION,
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M Booking for the Dinner-dance
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9065
ELECTRIC RECORDING
Columbia
Process RECORDS
Scratch
BAND OF HM. GRENADIER GUARDS
Martial Moments
March Medley,
9822
Lo: Here The Gentle Lark
La Benediction Des Poignards
C. P. MARCEL.
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, January 10, 1930.
Barcarolle
9382
Valse Creole
9087
Poet and Peasant
Overture.
Two Parts
9469
Les Patineurs
Walim.
RIFLE SHOOTING
Les Sirenes
744
On The Quarter Deck
Ellesmere
March.
A meeting of all interested in Rifle Shooting will be held at. VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS "
WEDNESDAY, 15th January, 1930,
at 5.30 pm...
for the purpose: of: reviving THE HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE, particularly with a view to entering for the Interport, Shoot,. BUSINESS:——
Passing of Accounts, Election of QMicors, Programme for 1930.
B. WYLIE, Chairman (pro.. tem.)
January 9th, 1980.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Love of Mix PAR The following programme will be
loved ones; and others are left to die. country, but if native fellow-collec
Then Carewe takes us back to Britors and native museums will not, or Hall Whist Drive, 8.40 p.m. tain where, William Pitt attacks the cannot buy, and American ones will To-morrow Opening of Scout broadcast today from the Hons. Government in the House of Commons and can, then America must have officers",Training Camp, and Scouts' Kong Broadcasting. Station ZBW A mesange frain Apia states that 58 for its namerciless deed in burning the what we do not clost, to keep. Samoans belonging to Mau have sent a village and scattering #peaceful} letter giving certain reasons for not people. *
Company Ground, Salwan Bay on 365 metres:-- 8.30 p.m. appearing before the Administrator.
5-6 p.m. Programme of H.M.V. The Mau adherents have entirely aban-
January 18-Hong Kong Univer-Victor records supplied by
courtesy of Messrs. Moutrle. sity Congregation, Day, 5. p.m
"Chal Romano," Overtura
(Kotelbey),
An Acadian Folk Song
And there is the further, for midable, and only too familiar argu- A return to the U.S. coast is made, ment about the impoverishment of doned the Falgata and Vaimauga dis- and we are led to Maryland, where many of our great houses and tricts as required, but are assembling some of the Acadian villagers have familles.
at Leavivas and Solosolo. No Mau settled. Here Evangeline, is drawn to The nut is hard to crack, and the uniforms were seen in Apla to-day shore from her boat on hearing the legislator..who attempts to crack it The situation is all quiet.-Reuter.
Hable to crack his fingers Instead,
CHAMBER MUSIC
199
Helena May. Institute
Kern),
The Band of H.M. Cold- stream Guards.
"The Banio Song". (Homer), - -
Peter Dawson, Bass-Baritone. MY SHOT DAI "Monastery Belle" (Lefebure Waly),
Victor Concert Band.
Mark Hembourg.
(A previous cable stated:-Official search of Gabriel but all in vain..
Acadian folk song, and she lands in knows perfectly well that he is Delightful Concert at "O Man River" ("Show Boat"- notices have been posted in the chief] Years pass, with changing scenes, Yet many cannot help hankering] centres of Sammon, requiring all until Evangeline, who has been with Samoses not usually resident within Gabriel's father, is parted from him in over the idea that some scheme may certain areas to leave them and re-a storm on the rapids mysterious yet be devised by which the exodus Last night before a large and ap-|"Tha Mill in the Forest,” turn to their own homes before canyon in the Mississippi,, near. Ohlo. of our works of art may be checked Preciative audience yet another delight-1
(Richard Ellenberg) January 12. Fifty-eight specified Evangeline is swept ashore. Tired and and the national coffers at the given, at the Helena May Institute by "Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 14"
ful concert of Chamber music was persons have been called on to meet sad, she strays into a settlement of same time be replenished.
(Liszt) the Administrator at Mulinu to-day. Jesuit priests where she is made a
popular amateur artistes, In our dilemma it may be of in- Twenty-eight others whose arrest for Sister of Mercy, A visit to Philadelferest to note what has occurred in of Brahms's songsWir Wandelten,"
Mra Bowes-Smith opened with three "La Source Ballet"
(arr. Winterbottom), " various offences was prevented by phia hrings her to an almshouse for the two European States, both cele-"Standchen" and "Von Ewiger Liebe."
The Band of HM. Cold- the native organisation "Mau," are crippled and lame. There, on a bed, brated for the greatness of their
stream-Guards. required to surrender at Apin before in sullen solitude lies Gabriel,-worn
She Inter geve three Russian songs Sehon Rosmarin" (Kreisler), noon on January 11.]
out, old, gray-haired, and "dying.
artistic possessions. Italy andTo the Children" (Rachmaninoff), A brown bird singing"
(Haydn Wood)Reginald Foort. Extremely pathetic is this closing Austria have both, tackled the pro- "A Fairy Story by the, Fire" (Mezi-
kanto) and The Clock" by Sachaow. "Over the garden wall" scene when Evangeline singe, in a blem in no uncertain way. The
(Henry & Horridge), • crying tone, but happy in Gabriel's Fascist: Government made out some a curious accompaniment in which the sky, original and beautiful song, with
John Beary. arms, thus bringing the long search in considerable time ago a formidable load ticking of a clock predominates. "Glockenspielen (Male), m the path of love to a climax.
1st of ancient works of art in the The Merikanto song was very English
"Pastorale" (Gullmant), Alice B. Francis, Donald Reed and private possession of Italian col sounding, while Rachmaninoff's suited Paul McAllister do well in the support- lectora, and laid it down that in no the singer to perfection. After Roger ing cast.
circumstances would these be allow Quilter's pretty little "Love's Philo-" ed to leave the country.....
{sophy" Mrs. Bowes-Smith gave un'ap- Quite recent legislation in Austria propriate, encore in Mallinson's New is of a subtler and less drastic Bowes-Smith divided his com
Year's Song."". character. Sections 1 and 6 of atribations between Beethoven abd ... new Austrian law distinguish be- Chapin tween a loosely formed collection
The Chopin Item consisted of ser and one that as such has a "unity" "Preludes" Nos, 1, 7, 15, 17, 20, 21
EDITOR'S DEATH
Loss to American Journalism
Lake Wales, Florida,
Yesterday. The death is announced of the
ITALIAN OPERA
distinguished editor, Mr. Edward Signor Carpi's Company
Bok. Mr. Bok, who was born in the Netherlands in 1863, came to America at the age of 6, and be came editor-in-chief of the Ladies'
tion be held until 1919.
at Star Theatre
seven
*
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Arthur Menlo & A.
-Nevilla Taylor.
(b) "Hoppity"",
When we
(a) "Half way
(c) "Growing
** were very young") (A. A
Milne, H. Fraser-Simson)
(a). "Happiness", b) "Missing". (e) "In the fashion" ("When we were very young") (AA Milne H. Fraser-Simson),
A George Baker.
6-7 pm Chinese Programme, 7.48..p.m.-Weather Report...
of its own. Suppose, for instance, and 22, and all were really well played. Signor Carpl's Italian Grand Com-that someone has formed, has in- Particularly fine were Nos. 16 and 17 9: p.m.-Studio Concert (Pro- Home Journal in 1889, which posi-pany will open a brief season on herited, or has otherwise acquired (the well-known ons in D flat)gramme contributed by the Chin-
Thursday next at the Star Theatre. a collection representing by typical
The celebrated C-minor No. 22 was esa Glee Club)..... He had been a Vice-President of ne opening: piece will be "Laloxamples the life-wórk of an early-plendidly given. the Curtis Publishing Company, of consecutive nights and in the ordering to the new, law, would be re- pianoforte in C-minor, in which Major Boheme" and will be followed on painter or school, then that, accord-th Grieg's. Sonata for violin and The concert was brought to a close Philadelphia, since 1891-Reuter's named by "Rigoletto," "Madamegarded as a "unit" American Service_
Macnair Joined the concert-giver..
NAVAL AFFAIRS
Speech of the King to Be Broadcast
New York, Yesterday,
Naval Conference."
New ¡U.8. Crulser
Butterfly," "Barbiere di Siviglia" "Cavaléria Rusticana"
and
The Public Interest ..
{"Pagliaccí," "Faust," and "Carman.? That these units should be pre- part designed to form & Dr. Albert
There are 65 artistes in all, and the served fataot is considered by the company includes 12 stars, a full legislature as a matter of public forchestra, chorus and ballet.
interest. It is not insisted upon Ona indication of the rather that the owners shall not sell or striking success of the Carpi-Com- otherwise dispose of such unita, but pany la the high prafae: given., it he is forbidden, to dispose of them "The visit of the Italian Opera piecemaal.
1(a), Hilo March,
Figdor foundation, passing to thes: museums of the State and of the town of Vienna.d
An. Unworkable Law
It will be seen from this that the very first, case that? came before... the Austrian, courts resulted frs)
Pianoforte Bolo, (b) Kohala March,
Messrs. Henry Wong, Quinn 1. Wong, John & Joe Taeu. "Liabestraum" (Lászt);"
Miss Lillian Chenalldy, Vocal Solo, A Me Alfred Lee (Baritone). "Nirvana" (Stephen Adhzos
steel Guitar (with Aceonly)
Mr. Henry Wong,
John Tage 5-Vocal Solo,
Rose, in the Bud"
(Darotity Foster),
Miss Ivy Chanalley (Mezzo Soprano). Hawaiian Music, "Helected".Messrs. Henry Wong, Quim Wong, John & Joe Tren Violin Bolo Adagio (De Berlot),
Mr. Liu Yat-an Interval (Nawa Bulletin).
Planoforte Solo, *Novelotte" (Schumann),
Min Lilla Chenalloy. King's Serenade,
Meeste Henry
Wond Quina. Wang, John,
The National Broadcasting Com- Company sets one thinking once It will be readily understood that, in depriving the exner of her poo- pany is arranging to broadcast more on the extraordinary genius while it is easy to frame such a law fit, and then in permitting the per- throughout the United States the and career of Verdi, who, without as this, it is by no means easy to non to whom the collection.had been King's Speech at the opening of the disparagement of others before or interpret it fairly in individual sold to dispose of at least, large mi
aface, is naturally the synonym for cases, t
part of, it piecemeal. In other all: Italian opera. The praise So far, only to one case has the words the law In prac has, as Mare Island, Cal., Yesterday already given them in Individual law been applied. The collection soon, as it has come into-operation, The Secretary for the Navy bái
notices of their productions is not concerned is that of the late Dr. been proved agworks
whit too high. Never have we Figdor, a connoisseur of mense on account of the heard sa fine a band of principals, and deserved fame. My learned method of government nor has Signor Carpi, collected so correspondent Dr. Hans Tietze com: law forbl good a chorus and orchestra. The monta on the event in the following | :{"listed high level of general excellance is words: 20 has, bec amazing
By The fate owner, the patriarch of out.
authorised the launching hers on April
4 of the 10,000-ton cruiser "Chicago"
—Reuter's American Service.
BANKER'S WIFE
Gives Information Against Lorang
Beats for the entire season may European collectors, regarded this even there, be booked in: Advance at Moutria's measure as a sequestration of his figuring, fora the Star Theatre.
property, which, strictly speaking
has been...?! the ex-Amer and the salt the col
The
Italy, the
Vocal Balo,
**Thora"
& Joe Taen,
(Stephen Adami,
ME' Alfred Lee (Baritone).
ŝto 11. Steel Guitär (with Accbmp,), "si
Mr. Henry Wong &
John Treuz A
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