WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY · 28, 193
University
Officials
Elected
Kam 13. Akma||***
Law And Commerce
Society.
At the seventh annual general business meeting of the Law and Commerce Society of the Hong Kong University, held on Friday last in the Commercial Department the following gentlemen were elected as office-bearers for the year 1934- 1935:
President. Prof. R. Robertson, M.A., Vice-President. Mr. M. A. Cooper B. Com., Graduate Vice- President. Mr. Soo Chong Hee, B.A.. Honorary Vice-Presidents, The Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, The Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, and Mr. B. C. Mac-j
namara.
Honorary Members. Sir William Hornell, C.LE, Hon. Sir William Shenton. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E., Hon. Dr. R. 11. Kote- wall, Hon. Dr. Tao Son Wan. Mr. Wang Kwong Tin. Mr M, K. In. Mr. T. A. Martin, and Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell.
Chairman, Mr. Kwik Khik Tji- hiang. Bon. Secretary. Mr. Li Ka- tit, Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Leung Yan- theung, Hon. Auditor, Mr. F. G. Maunder. A.C.A.
years:
British Royalty Visits U. S.
Earl and Countess of Athlone
Twe distinguished visitors to our shores, the Earl und Countess of Ashlone, are pictured as they arrived at New York. The Earl is N brother of Queen Mary of England, and once was Governor General of South Africa. The Countess, better known as Princess Alice, is a cousin of King George.
|LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
The Hongkong Horticultural Representatives of the respective Society's 1984 Flower Show will be held at the Volunteers Head- Fourth Year Grou 3. Mr. Lake quarters, Garden Road, on Wednes- Ming. Fourth Year Group 5. Mr. P.day, March 7. from 3 pins. to 6.30. P. Tata. Third Year Group 3. Mr. p.m. Jai Ko Nin, Third Year Group 5.
the Bong
Mr. J. S. Hoy, Second Year Group 3, It is antonvert that there will Mr. Yip Da Chin, Seemad Year be no Tiffin service in Group 5. Mr. Goh Tiang Hin. First Kong Hotel Roof Garden Chinese Year Group 3. Mr. James Hsu. and Restaurant Friday, March 2. First Year Graup 5. Moore.
Miss
taurant by the Rotary Club.
ART AND DRAMA
THE CHINA MAIL.
LONDON'S LATEST SUCCESS
Magnificent Acting. Brilliant Comedy.
LUNT AND FONTANNE IN "REUNION IN VIENNA"
By W. A. DARLINGTON.) Every body to whom beautiful, pulished acting gives pleasure must
PROSPERITY OF THE THEATRE
Old Stage Favourites Return.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
A feature of present and forth- coming shows in the West End is) the return of "the Old Guard."
"Cabbages and Kinga" is notable in this respect. The cast-contains at least four artists who will be especially welcomed by the older generation of playgoers.
It is good to find Cyril Maude back again. After his "comeback" to London at the Haymarket last year, in a play which was not a conspicuous success, it had seemed that his.previous long absence from the stage was about to be re- peated.
There is Sybil Arundale: first seen on the stage in 1891, became famous in "My Lady Molly," 1902, has progressed by way et music! hall, musical comedy and panto- mime to Ibsen, and was last seed in the West End of 1929.
Randle Ayrton has a part: mak- ing, as Touchstone in "As You Like! " at the Phoenix, his fret West End appearance for 10 years; has done all sorts of things in London own management and other people's, is first-class In Shakespeare and is now Stratford- on-Avon's permanent stage direc- tor.
under his
Eva Moore will be seen: she set London talking about "Eliza Comes to Stay," and achieved her greatest success in "Old Heidelburg" with George Alexander 30 years ago.
Turn to Frederick Ross, appear- Jing in Edgar Wallace's play, "The Terror." at the Lyceum. It is 35 years since he began acting.
The return of these veterans is Helen owing to the reservation of the Rex- contrive somehow, at the earliest one of the surest signs of the new~] possible moment, to see Alfred Lunt found prosperity of the West End and Lynn Fontanse in "Reunion in theatre. The Arts Association of the H.Vienna." Unless debate R. University will hold B
grossly mis.
INDIAN MUSLIM SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting On Sunday.
SOUND BALANCE SHEET AND MEMBERSHIP RAISED
I am very
with the Medicals in the Union taken this play of Robert E. Sher- UNPUBLISHED WORK
Assembly Room on Monday, March wood's is going to add one more to
5, at 36 p.m. The object is the list of really big London suc- that "Co-education is a success incesBOS, jthis University."
OF PAGANINI
The comedy is a deft affair, not Compositions Of Great
Italian Violinist.
and
ably well written. It is slow The RMS. "Empress of Russia" quiet at the beginning, but it has left Vanroaver for Hong Kong, via the chief ingredient of success
Shanghai, last each art is better than the one be- A balance of $3,656.34 is shownapan, ports, and in the balance sheet of the Indian Saturday, and is due in Hong Kong fore. The last scene is a piece of Muslim Society for the year 1933, on Thursday morning, March, 45. work of which any dramatíst might, the annual general meeting of
She will leave for Manila on the which takes place at the Mosque,)
evening of March 15, 30 Shelley Street, on Sunday of 21
p.m.
MSS, EVENTUALLY COLD IN 1910
Julius Kapp. in his fe of be proud. Probably Mr. Sher Paganini (Berlin, 1922)," gives wood's share in the affair is 28 some curious particulars about his great us that of his actors--and unpublished compositions. The Rev. Dr. Norwood, Minister yet, with my mind still bot with the inf's heirs set the high price of Pega- of the City Temple, London, will excitement and thrill of that per 100,000 lire (£4,000) on these re- The expenditure for the year amounted
be the speaker at the Rotary Club's|fect performance, to $1.195.12 while $1.711.54 was received from aub- "Ladies' Day" at the Hong Kong myself to believe it. scriptions during the year.
Hotel Roof Garden on Friday. The the address will be The membership
#t the begin. subject of
stood al
of 50
1.144 at the end of the year showing an increase members over last year.
ITALY UNDER THE FASCISTS.
} cannot bring lies.
A Reunion In Vienna The theme of the play is a meet-
or
The city of Genoa appointed-u commission 10 advise for against purchase. The report that of 86 unpublished
lag of the year was 1.094 and "Armaments in the Modern World." ing in Vienna of certain members stated
of the old aristocracy, who try to MSS., three were of real value, Ticket No. 45735, which drew the revive for one night the mad delight seven were somewhat less con- first prize of $146,321,58, In the of the old days before the Revolusiderable, South China Athletic Association tion. Mr. Lunt plays a wild Haps while nineteen were almost, and four were mediocre, Derby. Sweep, was held by a syndi-burg prince, now making a living the rest utterly Insignificant. The ente of the staff and workmen of the as a taxi-driver in Nice. Miss offer was therefore refused. Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory. Fontanne is the woman who was the Calony's leading rubber factory once his mistress, new happily mar with other relics, by auction, at Eventually the MSS. were sold, ried to a distinguished psychologist. Florence, in 1910. The musical The following passengers sailed. The Prince lays confident siege works were acquired by Olschki, on the American Mail Line. 8.8. to her. There is a scene of hot of Florence, for 17,500 lire, and President McKinley, from Seattle passion, wonderfully played by from his possession they passed to Present day conditions in Italy February 17, destined Hong Kong both under the Fascist rule was reviewed Mr. Sang M. Ho, Mr. W. Y. Lin, escapes to her home with her lover Cologne.
woman the Historical Musical Mureum at by Mr. G. P. de Martin, former Mr. and Mrs. T. Simpson, Mr. C. P. in pursuit, and the husband takes Director of Education, in an uddress Wong, Mr. Y. L. Young, Mr. and a hand in the game. The end-of three concertos (in E, C and A) entitled, "Impressions of Italy in Mrs. Chin Bing Yuen, and Mr. which I shall not describe, since to had been sold privately.
Д large Frank Otis Cole. The President | do so would be to lose its subtle
Mr. G. P. de Martin's Address.
the Year XI", before
actors. Then the
But before the auction the MSS.
Kapp gives a list of the works.
audience in the Hong Kong Hotel McKinley will arrive in Hong Kong essence-leaves one with the oddest le characterises the "Maestosa grill room yesterday.
The address was sponsored by the Italian Cultural Association and among those present was Comm. A. Blanconi, the Italian Consul General.
The speaker dealt with the rise.
of Fascism, its aims and achieve
March 9.
MUSICAL REVUE AT THE QUEEN'S.
Change Of Programme
Successful.
and most unexpected sense of satin-suonata sentimentale" (with varis. faction; for though the Prince gets tions, on Haydn's Austrian hymn) his desire, we know that the real as one of Paganini's best works; victory lies, where we wish it to a "Sonatina and Polacchetta" as with the husband,
ļa graceful piece of medium dim-i High Comedy Acting iculty, and a "Sonata amorosa e Throughout two acts, in fact, our galante" sa very effective. sympathies are played on with the
lightest, surest, and most delicate
ments and explained, in the light of one who has lived in the country,} many of the aspects of the new
touch. With all the emphasis at myj regime which have been able to
A complete change of programme misconception. The speaker gave a
In the Henry Bellit's musical revue command, I repeat that the acting. complete survey of conditions in was given at the Queen's Theatre of Mr. Lunt and Miss Fontanne in Italy to-day, touching on the social last night when "A Night in Holly, this play is high comedy acting of and political sides of the nation with Wood Grove, California," was pre-exquisite quality; and I will pay great familiarity.
MYSTERY WRITER IN COLONY.
Frank L. Packard ́At Repulse Bay Hotel
Mr. Frank L. Packard, mystery story-writer, in in the Colony, at the moment. Ho la staying at] the Repulse Bay Hotel, with Mrn. Packard and his daughter, Mar- guerite Packard, prior to their de- spartúre by the Empress of Aali on
March 23.....
sented before a full house.
Catchy tunes, songs
well rendered and specialty dancing,
tendance.
Cecil Parker, who plays the hus- band, the great compliment of put-
CRAZY PROGRAMME IN LONDON SHOW.
Slap-Stick Work At "Palladium."
TONIGHT
AT 9.30.
GALENS
TO NIGHT
AT 9.30.
THE BIGGEST SHOW YET SEEN IN THE ORIENT
"A
Henry Bellit
PRESENTS
NIGHT IN COCO- NUT GROVE"
New Acts!
New
Songs!
New Numbers!
AN ENTIRE
CHANGE
OF PROGRAMME
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