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TO-DAY'S WIRFLESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY 2.B.W ON 355 METRES.
„HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1932.
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11
UNIQUE SCOTT PAPER SELLER'S TEA SCENE BEHIND THE DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
EXHIBITION.
WITH DELYSIA.
CONTRIBUTED TO BY THE MAN TO WHOM SHE GAVE
KING.
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Btock quotations. A unique and intensely interest- 11.30...m.-Chinese progranime,
ing Sir Walter Scott Exhibition 12.30 p.m.-Europese programme of opened in the National Gallery of
Columbia records.
1 p.m.-Local time and weather report. A relay of the Hong Kong
Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the management. (During the intervals recorded | land. music will be broadcast from the Studio.)
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press unwn, etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close down..
5 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 8 to 0.20 p.m.-Children's Concert. 0.00 to 7 p.m.-A lecture on "The Chinese in the Philippine Islands."
I
to 10.30 pm.-Europeaa pro-
gramme.
WAR-TIME MASCOT.
A London newspaper soller whose daily stand is in Addison Road, London, W., outside Olympia, had Scotland, Edinburgh, last month, tea with a famous actress recently. It has beeli arranged by the Scott
With him were thirteen other Centenary Committee, with the survivors of a squad of young men assistance of a number of well who joined up with the 3rd Batta known people and bodies in Scot-lion 8th London Rifea, and who paraded for inspection in Hyde Park in the early atmmer of 2015.
They were inspected on that day by Alice Delysia, who was then aking her debut in London, and who presented the twenty young recruits each within mikrot.
His Majesty the King has shown his interest in the xhibition by Ioaning the portrait of Scott, paint. ed by, Sir Thomas Lawrence for George IV. between 1820 and 1820, and which is now in the possession of His Majesty.
The exhibition is in three KCC- tions, original portraits, engravings, and books, MSS. and relics, and these are fully described in a well
to 0 p.m.--A programme of Colum. got up catalogue which will form
hin records.
worthy souvenir of the occasion.
to 7,37 p.m.--
Scottish Selections.
On the stairway leading to the exhibition, which is housed in the upper rooms of the Gallery, is Sir Band-- Scottish Sole Dance - F. Chantrey's marble bust of Scott,
Toe Dance" (Delibes).
which was shown in the Glasgow Band-"Scottish Solo Dance "uxhibition of three weeks ago,
Sailor's Hornpipe."—Highland Military Band,-4753. Song
My Ain. Folk" (Mills and Lemon)-Dame Clara Butt (Contralto). Song..." Eileen Alannah" (Mar- ble and Thomas-Dame Clara
Butt and Quartette,-X341. Vocal Chorus-"Auld, Scots Songs Medley" (arr. Francis)-The
Maestros.-DX214.
All of them went to the front and some of them ütled out the battle. field.
The other day Mile. Delysis was on the way to the Palace Theatre, where she is playing in "The Cat and the Fiddle." She had paid her fare, when the taxi' driver, Victor Nutley, of King's Cross, and to her: "You gavé mis a mas cot in Hyde Park seventeen years go. I remember you, but perhaps you Have forgotten me."
Brought Me Luck."
But the actress had not forgotten, and the result was a decision to meet again all those still alive of the squad of twenty young soldiers,
Fourteen of them have been
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Real-Life drama was mingled $1600 during the last few nights of the run with the Red Indian pagesatry of "Hiawatha," which was pers formed for the last time this season by the Royal Choral Society at the Albert Hall, London.
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Two of the men performers, dress. 31.300 ed and "made up” and Redskin
$1651 "braves, had a dispute about a woman performer, and when the thousand players trooped from the arena for the interval on Wednes- day night, an unrckepried "camp" scene took place in the vestibule, while a number of people, includ ing members of the audience, look. od on
One of the "braves" violently îr squaw's "arm, and gripped the her tears were mingled with angry passages of words between the two men, both of whom pre- sently became violent. A com- 'missionuire succeeded in pacifying
them after a time.
The performers who figured in this scene were not allowed to take part in the remainder of the per- formance.
On the remaining nights of the show, official of the Society looked out for them at the entrance when
they arrived, fearing a renewal of
bostilities.
Jealousy is believed to be the
Among the portraits that which attrasts the attention at once upon renching the top of the stairway is a full-length study by James Hall, an artist who was practically an amateur but who has been more successful than others with greater reputations in securing a likeness which shows many of the features of the death mask near by. Scott found, and they went at Delyaia's cause of the trouble, and thero is is standing in walking-dress Ican- Song- I'm Gled My He'it's Mying on his stick. The picture is invitation to her house in Grafton possibility that at least one of Ain" (arr. Inglis). Margaret initialled and dated March 31, 1838,Street. In the evening they sat in the three persons concerned will be F. Stowart (Soprano),—4738, but it is mentioned in correspond the stalls at the theatre where she invited to resign from the normally
was playing
extremely dignified ranks of the Chorus Annie Laurie" (arr.ence of the year 1830-31.. Drawings
Horne). Wm. Turner's Ladies relating to the portrait were sub- One of them is Herbert Wood-Royal Choral Society. Prize Choir Nottingham.-4218,mitted to the National Gallery in house of Liverpool Road, Isling [1.3 to 7.50 p.m.- Williar. Teil 1932, and indicate that the pose ton, N., now a married man with Overture" (Rassini)-Sir Henry may have been suggested by the two children and who earns his J. Wood conducting, the New Crombic drawing which was includ-living by selling the Evening Stand. Queen's Hall Light Orchestra.-ed in the Glasgow exhibition and is ard. 3059/5050.
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He told Délysis that he was sure her lucky charm brought him luck at the front.
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report.
7.50 to 8.13 p.m.-
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Octettes.
Three Raeburns.
He said to an Evening Standard Three Raeburn portraits include that exhibited in Glasgow and loan-representative.
A master mariner, who after 36 years at sea, has been out of cm-
ed by Sir Robert Usher, Bt. One "I remember that day in Hydeployment sinca 1091, is now selling
makes
"Salut D'Amour" (Elgar),
Barcarolle" (from Tales of
of the other two is notable for the Park when she gave me that mas Hoffman "
It was a little, round world Offenbach).-J.H.
atmosphere it possesses, which cot. Squire Celeste Oelette-1901.
one of the most outstand with silver, legs and silver arms. "Poom" (Fibich).
ing in the exhibition. It was She had a very smiling and cheer Love's Old Sweet Song" (Mol-painted in 1808 for Mr. Constable,ful face and spoke to us very kind.
J.H. Squire Celeste
passed into the hands of the Buc-ly: I want to wish you all the Octette,-3790.
cleuch family in 1820, and has been best luck in the world' she said. **Twilight
the on
Waters"
loaned by the Duke of Buccleuch, I am giving you this little charın (Squire).
It shows Scott seated with his back in the hope that it will mean good **The Piccanpinnica' Picnic "
against a wall, Hermitage Castle fortune and that you will come back (Squire).-J.H. Squire Celeste and Liddesdale in the background, to England safely when this trouble
and the dog Camp' at his fect. A second version, with one or two variations is at present at Abbots. ford.
Octette.-DB2..
8.13 to 9 p.m.--
Concert Items, Song- Waltzes From Vienna- For We Love You Still" (Strauss and Carter)-Marie Burke (Soprano). Song "Waltzes From Vienoa- Love and War" (Strauss and Carter), Dennis Noble and Chorus.-DB20.
Piano
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"It's not much good talking about what's happened since the War. Sometimes it, has been very bad indeed, for the wife and the
There are many drawings of ex-two kiddies especially. ceptional interest, some of which are mere rough sketches. One at- tributed to Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., and is a pen-and-ink or brush drawing of Sir Walter Scott, stand. ing, with his handa rosting upon a
The Other Six,
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His figure, tall and upright, his face still bronzed by the winds of Seven Seas, he stands by the kerb- side in Eating Broadway endeavour ing to weather adversity's blast by
matches selling
City-bound
crowds.
In spite of everything, Capt. Wilson remains undaunted. "There are hundreds of mercantile marine officers worse of than I," he said,
sadly.
"You can see them phy day in Poverty Bay-that's what we now call Fenchurch-street, where the shipping offices are-but when you ready for anything. And if you don't keep yourself afloat, no one elso will work the pumps for you.”
stick, and is said to be remarkably anything that would do me any have boon 30 years at sea you are
like Seat as he was seen daily in
Princes Street when he resided in. Edinburgh,
good now. As a boy I had been a bugler and deck hand on board. the training ship Exmouth, and 1 Terrace to Miss Marie Tempest, the boy in Cumberland
was also house,
Solo" The Rustle of Spring" (Sinding). Piano Solo-To the Spring" (Grieg)-Lestin England-4114. Song "Alice, Where Art Thou?"
(Guerasey and Ascher); Song" My Sweetheart When a
Three examples of the work of Boy" (Enoch and Morgan).- Heddle Nash (Tenor),-DB792, William Nicolson, R.S.A, includo Accordeon Duet "La Tour-
a brightly executed pencil and
"It will be good to see "gome" of terelle (The Dove) (Damare), water-colour drawing of Scott seat- ---Jean Daveyelt and Louised, with his right hand on a stick, the old lads to-night, and to know Logist Accordeon Trio-" Hilda" (Roy-a dog's head in front, and in the what is happening to them in these
nand),The Doveydt Brothers, background the hilt of a claymore days.
-DB363
Song" An Old Violin (Taylor
and Fisher)...
Song "Looking for You" (Tay
actress.
I wonder what had happened and a targe with dirk and pistol. The Ather Nicolson drawings are to those other six!"
of Scott's dog Maida and of one
lor and Sanderson). - Olive | of Lady Scott's favourite dogs. Groves (Soprano) with Albert Sandler (Viol jist→DB7. Continued on Page 103
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There are about 130 engravinga, original manuscript of the Lay of the majority loaned by Mr. A. N. the Last Minstrel, and was given "G. Aitken," and all of comiderable" by Scott to Lady-Dalkeith-in-1808– interest. Several of them, parti, There is also the original mann oularly those done in foreign coun- soript of Marmion. It shows many variations from the printed text, tries are not much like Scott, and The pages contain part of the intro- might not be recognised if isolated duction to Canto addressed-to- from the exhibition. But most of Wm. B. Rose. They show the well- known lines on the death of Mr. them are really very good,
Pitt some of which were added 'as annfter thought. There is 'n great deal of correction on this page, and maay of the lines dro stroked out heavily and other vertions substitut-
Altérations:in M69,
An extensive collection of MSS includes a transcript, from the Westinued at foot of nest column.
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