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MLLE. ODETTE DARTHYS RECEIVES POOR AUDIENCE
A POWERFUL. VOICE
MR. FITZ-EARLE TO SAIL WITH
REGIMENT TO-NIGHT-
LOSS TO HONG KONG
| Cathedral Hall on Thursday, March Nothing cramps a critic's style so One of the best musical conduc- 13. Further notice will appear much as the task of describing the tora we have had in the Colony, later in the advertisement columns performance of a celebrated artist. Hor. W. H. Fitz-Earle, who is leaving is expected to AQ the adjectives Hong Kong at 7.30 to-night by the "triumph." "magnificent" or, "unsur- passable," and to declare that to good 9.9. City
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CHINESE MILITARY SITUATION
YEN HSI-SAN QUESTIONED ON MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS
JOINT CONFERENCE
Shanghal, Yesterday.
before,
of Marseilles with his
a performance has never been heard Regiment for Poona, India, is How dare he, then, in the face more than the Bandmaster of of the great public enthusiasm which the K.O.S.B. It is no exaggera- crowns the favoured few with laurels, tion to Bay that he has raise the barest whisper of criticism? done more than any individual to This difficulty is to be met la des Improve the standard of musical cribing the appearance of Mille. Odetta taste in the Colony, and his de- Darthys, the prima donna of the Opera parture will be a great loss to the Comique, Paris, at the Theatre Royal
last night. To begin with, her audi- many orchestras and Societies that enco was execedingly poor, the atmos.he has assisted. sphere of the "house" was discouraging, Apart from his skill 49 3 con- and it was cbvious that Mil. Darthys, ductor, in which capacity he has al- who is an operatic singer used to the ways shown tact, patience, and accompaniment of a large orchestra, leadership, Mr. Fitz-Earle has com- is not at her best in ballade. In that posed several pieces of music, his Theatre last night, accompanied by the best-known composition being the plano, her performance may have left
The Philharmonic
President Chiang Kai-shek has some of us cold. Her voice is techni-Regimental March, "The Leather wired to General Yen Hai-shan, cally perfect-that, it is impossible not Bottle." asking him to explain the reason of to realise-but it lacked the warmth the mobilisation and movements of and emotional feeling which she most troops on the Tain-Pu and Ping-Han probably displays in characteristic
roles at the Opera Comique,
A Gifted Actress
Lines,
Division.
As Musical Director for the Philharmonic Society for the past three years, he has won the regard of both the members of his
Mr.
Having paid special attention to the defence of the Teln-Pu Line, The song in which she expressed her orchestra and the performers in the General Liu Chlh personally pro-full powers was the tragic piece from various productions, whilst it must eceded on February 21 to Mongshan Gluck's "Iphigenic en' Tauride."
not be forgotten that the difficult and Sikahan for inspection. A The gestures and expressions with task of arranging the musle for the milltary conference was subsequant-which she decorated her songs, although Grund Tattoo fell to his lot. ly called on the next day at full of the exuberance of the French Fitz-Earle also arranged the muste Hauchow. and attended by the high temperament, marked her as on ex-for the
Ministering Children's tremely gifted actress. Hur interpreta- officers of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd tion of Madame Butterfly's aong, which League fete, and formed and train- can never die of repetition, so lovely led the band of the Hong Kong General Hseung Chen, the first is it, was pleasing, but one felt in- Volunteers to their present high man of General Yen Hai-ahan, left stinctively that something was missing.standard. on February 22 from Shans! for Where was the glamour and the full- Weekly Band Concerts they and
themselves Peking, expecting to arrive at throated passion of that song of pathas? Many will have reason to remem "ploughing their lonely furrow" Tientsin on February 24, en route
Mlle. Darthys' gifts, however, com- ber him with gratitude for the band (a la Rosebory) on policies intim to Chengchow, where he will call rise a remarkable range of variety, concerts at the Botanical Gardens,
and in her comic songs she appeared ately affecting the Crown Colonies. a joint military conference to be mest in her element.
at Volunteer Headquarters, and in Shansi-Honan generals, Generals
Kowloon, which he has conducted Thus. concerning Mr. Stanley Han Fu-kui and Shih Yu-san are
during his stay in the Colony, and Baldwin's sudden concern for the prepared to attend the meeting, ac- To please her audience, she sang the weekly band concerts which he Crown Colonies, fearful lest theycording to report.
"Fleur de Roso" in English. In the arranged every Summer alternate- The 121st and 122nd Brigade of opinion of some, this was a mistake, ly at Mount Austin Barracks and at become bankrupt were the "United Empire Party" policy to Taiyuan to Peking on February emit "Ramona," which was included in for the helpful manner in which Shansi troops were transferred from and we were very glad that she should Murray Barracks. The "Shaforce" have so considered our feelings as to also owed much to Mr. Fitz-Earle be forced on them, the Crown 22. Their forces under Generals Lthe programme. Colonies can only cynically smile. Fu-ying and Feng Feng-tse · are
The fact of the matter is that moving eastwards. Canton Mr. Baldwin has merely seized Agency, upon the hypothetical fate of the
of
"Flower of the Rose"
Nevertheless, to hear Mille. Darthys he assisted with their concerts dur- News was a pleasure all too rare in this ing their stay in the Colony,
Colony, and made one regret only the The good wishes of Hong Kong more one's inability to hear her in the will go with him on His departure, setting to which she is used.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY GOVERNMENT
PIERS AND BOATS
The China Mail has received the following communique from the Colonial Secretary:--
ROUND THE CINEMAS
Hit by "Masquerade ” Author
SILENT FILM BEFORE
mingled with not a little envy for the enjoyable times which loyers of 1 good music in Poons have if store for them.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Two Persons Injured in Kowloon
Crown Colonies to bolster up his case against the new Party that has come into being. It is so easy to prate now. of Empire Free Trade having, always been the ideal of the Conservative Party, and that any split in the Conser-{ vative Party now would retard the consummation of that ideal.
Mr. Frank D. Angus, of 80B, Nathan Had there be any fiscal experts in
Road, has reported to the Police that, the last two Baldwin Administra- The question of providing a vehicular:
Twenty-four popular novels in while ho was driving his car in Nathan ferry between the Island and the main-28 years is the record of Louis Road, near Austin Road, a Chinese boy, tions they would have anticipated and has recently received the further Joseph Vance, author of "The being caught in the rear of the car, Ho Chi-kwan, aged nine, ran into it, Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1930. the sponsors of the new "United consideration of Government and it has Brass Bowl," from which "Mag and injuring his left leg. He was at Empire Party" by the creation of been decided that, while it is desirable querade," the latest Fox Movietone once removed to the Kowloon Hospital,
that such a service should be instituted all talking picture, was a concrete scheme designed to with a minimum of delay, it would be After graduating from college
Woman Injured hasten the day when the ideal the best interests of the Colony that Vance began writing in 1901, at The Chinese driver of a public
the responsibility for the construction Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the late the ideal of Mr. Baldwin's own and maintenance of the piers should be 21 For four years he wrote for vehicle, stated in a report to the police. Ke that he was driving his car in Lalch!- Conservative Prime Minister, Party, be it noted!of Empire retained by the Government, and that magazines and newspapers.
the questions of the building of the produced his first novel, "Terence kok road, when a Chinese woman ran asserts that the Crown Colonies Free Trade could be brought into necessary boats out
of Government O'Rourke, Gentleman Adventurer," across the street. He put on his brakes the realm of practical politics.funds and of the most satisfactory in 1905. The next year "The Pri- Unfortunately the woman was knocked with bankruptcy if the policy of the Mr. Baldwin, it is to be feared, has method of running them if so bullt, vate War" came from his pan, and down, and sustained injuries to ker should be further explored. The in 1907 he wrote "The Brass foot. She was taken to the Kwang lost an excellent opportunity of methods of financing the construction forced on them. This sudden educating his own political adher-of the piers and boats out of public Bowl," the most popular of his Wab Hospital. solicitude for the Crown Colonies/ents at Home and of fostering the tention of the Government.
funds are engaging the immediate at worka,
will
FREE TRADE?
be threatened
new "United Empire Party" is
is very touching! During the last three General Election campaigns, one can look almost in vain for any expression of care for the
idea of his ideal among the states-
!
men of the respective self-govern- THE RENDITION OF ing Dominions, Some years ago a fiscal expert in Australia pro- phesied to the writer that the
WEI HAI WEI
Crown Colonies on the part of the plank of Empire Free Trade, BRITISH NAVY "PERMITTED" Párty leaders at Home. The
Preference for Britain's friends, Crown Colonies are left to the
tender mercies of the Minister and Protection against Britain's avowed enemies" would be found who happens to be appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies and his permanent, ad-
ever set foot in even the Crown
.:
in the platform of one of the leading political Parties in the Mother Country or Overseas.
It
TO VISIT THE PORT ?
HENDERSON'S PROMISE
::
London, Yesterday.
made, but he was not detained.
Among his other books are the "Lone Wolf" series, "Beau Revel," "Linda Lee, Inc.," "The
| Fortune Hunter," ond "Joan
T
Vance abandoned writing for several years to travel and collect:
and swerved to the middle of the road.
TWO JAPANESE
Summons for Assault and Obstruction
A summons for assault and obstruc-
new material. His home is in Newtion whilst in the lawful discharge of London, where his books are al the Kal Tack Bus Co., was mentioned York, but he has also lived in his duties, Man Yin, a conductor la most as popular as in America. before Mr. Whyte-Smith the Kow. Many of Vance's novels have loon Magistracy this morning, when boen made Into movies. Fox T. D. Kamato and S. Yamauchi, both Films produced "The Brass Bowl of the Chuwa Yoko Co, Des Voeux In the House of Commons at ture with Edmund Lowe in the when an official Japanese Interpreter
overal years ago as a silent plc Road, appeared as defendants.
The case was remanded to Thursday, question time, Mr. Arthur Hender-leading role. [visers, few, if any, of whom have looks as if that prophecy is on the son said that the text of the pro-|
will be present. In "Masquerade," Alan Birming- posed agreement in regard to Wel bam, a brilliant young actor who
A witness in the Southampton has to be conceded to each other settled, but he hoped that it would started his writing career, plays put it to him that it was "extreme-
when Vance Country: And where the Secre-
murder charge agreed when counsel tary of State and his advisers Dominions before such a move A Conservative member sug- bachelor, and Dan Anisty, notor at the Inquest.
by the Mother Country and the be possible to submit it to the House the dual role of Dan Maitland,
of Commons shortly, young New
ly regrettable" he should have pro- may fail to keep an eye on the ment can make any real headway, gested that there should be a ous society bandit. Leila Hyams
millionaire fessed to have Identified Podmor Crown Colonies on the map! Until that comes to pass the clause in the agreement permitting fa co-featured with Birmingham. they trustingly look to the Crown Cinderellas the Crown Colonies His Majesty's ships to visit Wel-Farrell Macdonald, celebrated Agents for the Colonies to do need not lose any sleep over to bear it in mind.—Reuter.
*
Hat Wel. Mr Henderson promised actor, enacts the part of Detective their best or their worst for the prospect of going into a the Crown Colonies. Where, they bankruptcy under the fiscal policy
| Colony nearest to the Mother eve of fulfilment, although much Hal Wet was not yet definitely had not been born
York
Hickey and Clyde Cook, promin- ent on the stage and screen for yours as a 'comedian, is seen and
ask, when they do think about it of any Party or Parties in the RED TROOPS BESIEGE hard as Blodgett, Maitland's at all, do the Crown Colonies come Mother Country
into the scheme of Empire mat- ters? Are not their hands kept sufficiently busy attending to the Dominions? Why consider the Colonies at all? The Crown Colonies have no High Commis- sloner or Agent-General in Lon don to keep an eyer-watchful eye ontheir interests. Barely
that a member of the House Commona halls from a Grown Colony and when it ham
& Looke
Benny from
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PHESENTATIO TOMR
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To the Editor Sir
LINING CITY
DEFENCE FORCES WIRE FOR SISELE REINFORCEMENTS
BA RAILWAY. SUSPENDED
Bankow, Yesterday Being besieged by over 1,000 forces, of: Communiet aring, the defence troops in Lining.elty, 10:
Chairman Ho
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "Chín= - Mall” -
February 23, 1920.1
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Russell Birdwell directed "Mas- querade. Lumaden Hare, former An old resident told us a Frasor leading man for Ethel Barrymore, Smith story yesterday. Fraser Jane Cowl, Margaret Anglin and Smith was Hong Kong's famous other famous woman stars, direct journalist. It seems he bald a post ed the dialogue. The picture will at the Kowloon Docks before be have its final showing at the became a newspaperman, and that Queen's Theatre to-day
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