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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1933
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(Special Air-Mail Service)
1-11:30 am. Stock and Exchan ge Quotations, Weather Report.
Rugby, March 95.-In the report 11.30 am. Chinese recorded proof the British Broadcasting Cor-
gramme.
poration for the year 1939 it is recorded that during the year the number of licences issued increased 4,330,735 to 5,209,953, The from Corporation volunteered as a form of assistance to the national finances to relinquish to the treasury out of its share of licence revenue £160,000 in the year 1932-39.
12.30 p.m. European programme of Victor and H.M.V. records. 1 p.m. Local Time and Weather
Report
1,30 p.m. Rugby Press News, Selected London and New A York Stock Quotation, etc. relay of the Rotary Club Tif- An Speech from the Gloucester Building Restaurant.
2 p.m. (approx:) Close Down.
1.30-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro-
gramme.
7-10.30 p.m. European pro
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77.20 pan. New Dance Tones.
Fox Trot-My Heart's At Ease. Fox Trot-Another Night Alone
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Orchestra. B6247. Fox Trot-Cannot Tell You Why
Fox Trat-Here Lies Love... Jim my Grier and His Orchestra. 24174.
Fox Trot-When the Band Goes
Marching By
-One Step-Watch the Navy...Ray Noble and His New Nayfair
Orchestra. B6236.
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The King and The Royal College of Music; Duke of York's H. Q; Cardinal Bourne's Illness; London Law Courts;
A General, and The Buttons, The Art of Richard
Sickert; Bequest to Tate Gallery.
(Special Air-Mail Service)
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THE PRINCE AND THE
Yesterday afternoon it was stated that the Cardinal's condition; re- MUSICIANS
mained satisfactory. This an- London, March 8.-The jubilee nouncement followed a consulta- of the foundation of the Royaltion between Dr. Halliday Suther- summoned from College of Music is to be celebrated land, who
Londen, and Dr. Monro Robertson, in May.
a local practitioner. His improve- ment is regarded as the more en- couraging in view of the fact that on Friday his condition was 30 from Bishop Butt, serious that he received the last auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, who hastened to St. Leonarde front
As it appeared that such assist-
The King and Queen have pro- ance was still necessary the Cor-
mised to attend a concert to be poration had offered to forego a further £250,000 in the year 1933-34. given by the students on May 8, The Corporation bought a site near and on the 10th the Prince of Droitwich for a new long wave high Wales will dine at the college with power transmitter station to remembers of the council, and will place the Daventry transmitter. attend an entertainment in the It is expected that the new station Ferry Opera Theatre afterwards, will operate by the summer of 1834,
and New York Stock Quota tions, etc.
(Local Time and Weather Report)
7.30-8.15 p.m.
Instrument.
Violin Solo-Caprice Viennois
(Kreisler), Violin Solo-Humoreake, Op. 101 No. 7 (Dvorak)...Fritz Kreisler DB1091.
Piano Solos-Bees' Wedding
(Mendelssohn).
sacraments
London. ..
OLIVER TWIST?'
Tho Prince is president of the college, as his grandfather was be fore him. Edward VII, as Prince
"Oliver Twist" has always been. of Wales, founded the institution at a meeting at St. James' Palaco in a fertile source of error for the ago, and he artist, and the coloured poster ad- February 30 years opened the building on May 7, 1989vertising the new Lyceum produc tion is po excoption to that rule.
Past History,
The reason for the founding of the R.C.M. may now be put down bluntly. The plain fact was that the old-established Royal Academy of Music had fallen into a state of backwardness and "aluggishness that was the despair of the most serious and active musical spirits of the time,
It illustrates the famous scene on the steps of the Surrey side of London Bridge, "on the same side of the river as St. Saviour's Church," where the conversation with Rose Maylie and Mr. Brown- low, overheard by Noah Claypole, led to Nancy's death at the hands of Bill Sikes.
In the poster Noah is seen crouching on that side of the steps where in reality there is neither
Piano Soles-Etude in G Flat, All that is ancient history. With
Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin). in a very few years the RA.M., un-buttress nor steps--only the arch of Piano Solos--Rustle of Spring der Sir Alexander Mackenzie was the bridge and he is accompanied
thoroughly reformed, and for by Fagiu. Sinding)...Irene Scharrer.
now the two greni D1303, long time
schools have worked not as rivals Violin Solo-Lisbesfreud (Love's but as collaborators.
Joy) (Kreisler). Violin Sol-Liebeslaid (Love's | DUKE OF YORK'S H.Q.. Sorrow) (Kreisler) Fritz
Kreisler. DB985.
Piano Solo-Organ Prelude and Fugue in A Minor (Bach-Liszt) ...Mischa Levitzki, D1819. 8.15-9.45 p.m. Symphony No. -5 in E
Minor from the New World (Dvorak) played by Sir Hamil ton Harty and Halle Orches
tra.
(This Suite is from Z.B.W.'s Library)
8,48-10 p.m.
Very few people seem to know the origin of the Duke of York's martial on Lt. Baillie-Stewart was Headquarters, where the court.
held.
They were built in 1801 by George III's son-the Duke of York-as ai school for the children of soldiers who had been killed in the Napo leonic wars.
Now, to the novel "it is stated distinctly that he was alone in eavesdropping, and that at the end
the conversation he "darted away at his utinost speed, and made for the Jew's house on last as his legs would carry him,"
LAW COURTS BUILDING
PLANS
The archives of the Law Court are being rearranged, and yester day the staff of the Chancery Ro
turned The buildings were gistrars
out ten folio. then known as the Duke of York's volumes of uncommon interest. School.
They contain ten sets of plans sent
!
At the beginning of the present century there were hears thou sand boys there, and, areased red jackets and foragecaps, marching behind their own band, A. Crowd...Diana they were quite as familiar sight as the old Pensioners from the Royal Hospital.
Variety.
Song-Three's
Clara (Contralto). B4280. Instrumental-Lion Rig... Mas
In 1909 the boys were moved tere Hawaiians. B4286.
down to Dover, and the building Song-Mah
Lindy Lou....Paul was used as the headquarters for Robeson (Bass). B4309.
the London Territorials. Since Orchestral-Happy Memories then it has been known, rather Selection... New Mayfair Or-allogically, un, the Duke of York's chestra. B4318.
Headquarters.
Song-March of the Grenadiers
Jeannette MacDonald (Sp-WEDDING OF LADY ANNES rano), 92247.
Piano
Solo-Moon...Raie
Costa. B4328
da
Humorous Song-I Want to Cling to Ivy...Jack Hulbert B4203. Orchestral Black Eyes... Victor
Salon Orchestra 20037. . Humorous Bong-I'm in Love with SUELA......Frank Crumit B4231. Orchestral Cuban Love Song
Paul Whiteman and His Or
chestra 22834. 1. Song-Paris, Stay the Same
Maurice Chevalier (Baritone)
29294,
Song-Love me Tonight. Diana
Clare (Contralto) B4280. Instrumental-Lonesome Without my Baby Masters' Hawaiiana B1286.
Song-Ma Curly-Headed Baby Paul Robeson (Bass) B4309. Song Dream Lover, ......Jeannette
MacDonald (Soprano) 22247: N Piano Sole-When the Morning Rolls Around Raia da Costa B4325.
WELLESLEY
by distinguished arhitects for the building of the Conuts, mère than sixty years ago.
Hicks-Beach says that these were The Principal Registrar, Mr. E. known to be in the library's keep- ing, and this is, therefore, no "find in the technical sense: But they certainly reveal the architectural taste and draughts. manship of the Ruskinian era.
One competitor, E. M. Barry, was a son of Sir Charles Barry! who designed the Houses of Far liament, and he nearly had his plans for the interior of the Courts accepted; but these plans have not yet come to light.
A colour scheme of spring violets was chosen by Lady Anne Welles-winner, went on to make 3,000 The late G. E. Street, B.A., the ley, grand-daughter of the Duke of drawings with his own hand, and Wellington, for her marriage to the brought the cost down some thou Hon. David Rhys at St. George's sands less than the estimate. His. Church, Hanover-square, W., to old master, the late Sir Gilbert day,
Scott, R.A., preferred an ornate in- terior with a painted dome and skylights. but his idea was rejected in favour of the severer schome w know to-day.
Lady Anne's gown of soft white satin was of the colour of white violets. The bodice and skirt were covered by a pattern of tiny violets embroidered in pearls, as also was the hem of the long train.
The bride carried a bouquet com- posed of white violets which were grown at the Berkshire hoone of her parents, the Marquess and Marchioness of. Douro."
Lady Anne's twelve bridesmaids wore frocks of the colour of poima violets and carried bouquets of purple and mauve violets.
LOOKING AFTER BUTTONS.
Marshal Franchet D'Esperey, the famous French soldier who is lying, injured in Tunis, is no stranger to Great Britain, where he has oftes been an interested spectator of the Army manœuvres,
He has the reputation of being the strictest disciplinarian in the French Army.
The Hon. David Rhys is the third ann of Lord and Lady Dynevör.
At the time of his engagement he was answering inquiries behind the modelled in 1915 it was his habit When that army was being re- reception desk of one of London's te step any private soldier whom new luxury hotels
he on wearing an unbuttoned Humorous Song - The Flies The Hon. David is 25 and his tunic, and chat with him on fauni.
Crawled Up the Window...Jack bride is 23, mag de data **
liar terms, asking him to what re- Hulbert. B4963.
Among the presents they receivgiment unit he belonged. Orchestral Two Guiters....Viced is a pair of handsome lacquered Nothing ever happened to the
tor Solan Orchestra. 20037. Humorous Song-The Grand
of Abdul Abulbul Amir...Frank Crumit. B4331. Orchestral-Tell me with a Love Song...Paul Whiteman and His Orch: 22834. Bong-You've Got That Thing... Maurice Chevalier (Baritone). 22294.
10-10.27 p.m.
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Orchestral.
Noisette
(Nutoracker)
Suite (Tschaikowsky),...,Phila
book-rests from the Queen. From Lord and Lady Moad Carnegie the poilu in question. But his respon- bride received a silver bowl.⠀ sible chief, if he were under the orders of desperate Frankie,? CARDINAL BOURNE BETTER would find himself in for a day's arrest for allowing his men to ap- Cardinal Bourne, who is lying iller improperly dressed. with pulmonary edema at St Leonards-on-Sea, was stated to be NEW PICTURES BY SICKERT better yesterday. His secretary said to a reporterThe Cashinal has had a good night and the doctors are satisfied his pro gress.
The exhibition of all-ps and drawing by Mr. Bickert which opened to day at Mr. Wilson's gal lery in Ryder Street is interesting The Cardinal relapse last week that goes without saying. The Fax < since | particular interest, however, lies in was entirely unexpected,
pro- | the presence in the same exhibition his arrival at St.Leonards
wasof paintings so far separated in
delphin Symphony Orchestra gress though necess
satisfactory Out W Wednesday last point of time as the exquisite "St
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