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OBITUARY
Dame Clara Butt
London, Jan. 23. Dame Clara Butt, the famous English contralto, once described by a foreign critic" as possessing "the voice of the century," died at her home at Northstoke, Oxford, to-day, "after a long illness.
She had been an invalid for Bore years, suffering from a spinal complaint.--
Kleuter.
Clara Butt was born at South- wick, Sussex, in Feb. 1873, the daughter of a captain in the mer- chant service. She studied singing at Clifton with D. W. "Rootharu, conductor of the Bristol Madrigal Boclety, then at the Royal College | of Music where she won an open scholarship worth.500 guineas and later with Bouhy in Paris and Etelka Gerster in Berlin,
SEVERE WINTER IN AMERICA
Heavy Death Roll
New York, Jan. 23, The arctic weather. which has caused seventeen deaths. has now reached New York State, Buffalo having suffered the worst snow- storm for years.
Hundreds of vehicles are stalled by drifts which even defy snow ploughs. Sheriffs and a mounted | posse have rescued a hundred school-children from buses which were buried in a 17-fost drift at Clairesville, Ohio.
LUMBER SHIP
ON FIRE
Crew Escape In Lifeboat
Tokyo, Jan. 15. After drifting in a ship's boat all night long the crew of 35 of the steamer Forth Bridge, who aban- doned ship last evening as fames were consuming her, were picked up by three motor-boats and land- ed at Okinoshima, an island in the North Japan Sea, this morning. Terrific winds tore the Nan- The Forth Bridge, which was sall- tucket Shoals light-ship from hering to Mali from Victoria with a' anchorage and a tender is now
cargo of lumber, caught fire in chasing the drifting vessel
the vicinity of Okinoshima island Later. The arctic weather is spreading and was burnt to the water's edge. from the Middle West and invad-
The Kahoku Maru, the first She Arst appeared in public at ing the Eastern States in
the rescue.. vessel to reach the scene, a students' performance, of Gluck's farm of severe bizzards, kn-fe-wireleased that it was unable to "Orfeo," in the name part in Dec., like winds and intense frosts.
approach owing to the very dense 1892, and in the same month
THE CASUALTIES
smoke. It Forty-eight deaths have occurr
said that the Forth made her professional debut with Albani, Edward Lloyd and Santleyed since yesterday, bringing the Bridge
a fiery furnace." A at the Albert Hall, taking the part cold spell death-foll to two hun- torpedo-boat from the Maizuru of Ursula Sullivan's "Golden dred.
naval base and several motor-boats Legend." In her earlier years she
from Tsuruga participated in the was a favourite singer at musical festivals and in oratorio, but later she was heard mostly at ballsd' concerts. In 1899 she made her Brs tour in the U.S. Next year she
married the baritone, R. H. Kennerley Rumford, and they had
three children.
After an important Continental round in 1912. she re-visited the U.S. in 1913 and then undertook a world-cour with her husband which lasted until 1914. Bhe has Lung by command before Queen |Victoria, King Edward and King George. Several works were writ- ten specially for her, notably "Sea- Pictures" by Elgar, "Rame, and juliet" by H. Redford and "The Triumph of Alces: is" by F. CHA.
strike of
The temperature in New York to-day was four degrees belo zero. The streets are icc-bound. and the trials of citizens have been augmented by a furnace-men-In apartment house.. who joined a strike of two thou~ sand littimen, forcing thousands of tenants to leave their heatlesk rooms.
At Boston, the temperature: 18 falling rapidly and it is believed that a 33-year-old record will be beaten- Reuter.
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FIRE DAMAGE`
New York, Jan: 24. Despite light" rises of tempera- tore in New England and the Middle West, arctic cold continues to grip the country. EASTERN TOUR
Hundreds of thousands of dol- Possessed of a magnificent voice, fars worth of damage has becu she was the most popular contral-caused by fires throughout the to in England, for after her ear-cold-gripped area. Ha a block lier years on the concert platform | or business buildings have been she chose songs likely to appeal burned down
New Ulm,
at
in
was
search for the crew.- Reuter,
JOURNALIST WEDS
Mr. T. W, S. Armstrong. Married To Miss L. Francis
Singapore, Jan. 17. The wedding took place at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, this week of Тетенсе William Stork Armstrong. of the Malaya Tribune. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Armstrong of Batu Gajah, Perak, and Leonora, daughter of Mr. C. B. Francis of the FM.B. Customs and Excise Department, Singapore.
The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by Miss L Leicester as bridesmaid. while Mr. R. Leicester was best- to the simplest musical tastes. Minnesota, and three villages
man. The sponsors were Mr. and She was made a Dame of the Bri- | have been destroyed in New Mrs. C. H Clarke. tish Empire (D.B.E.) in 1920. In 1027 York State. she opened a shop in London for the sale of sport costumes which was to be run by her niece, and daughter. In 1930-1 she made a year's tour in the Far East, visit. ing India, Ceylon and Japan, where she had most enthusiastic audiences. She sang to them in Japanese.. On her return she said she had been sruck by the fact that the Japanese men were a race of tenors, while the women had beautiful soprano voices.
The Rev. Father N. Maury car
The river as Chicago and parts | of the Ohio River are frozen solid.ried out the service.
New York harbour is a m&58
From a year's tour in Australia she returned to London in June, 1934, on a stretcher and had to be treated for spinal trouble, While she was in hospital her son Victor, who had been farming in Rhodesia, died there of influenza, Her elder son had died in 1923 of meningitis at the age of 20. In Sept., 1934, she had again to un- der-go treatment.
ARRIVAL OF NEW
BATTALION
LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS
HERE. ON DORSETSHIRE
Temporary Billeted At Race Club
of chunks of ice. Shipping is menaced by ice in Chesspeuke Bay. The crew of three of а yacht were found frozen to death in a yacht in Delaware Bay-
Reuter,
CANADA SUFFERS
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Ottawa, Jan, Canada is locked in the grip of winter being swept by howling gales. Temperatures in Western Canada are far below zero.
Forty-two degrees below zeru have been registered on the White River in Ontario. Many roads in the State are blocked by snow. and passenger trains are twelve hours late in arriving in Quebec.
The Niagaru Falls are com- pletely frozen over.--- Reuter..
Finch, was unfortunately unable to accompany his men to Chins owing to illness and was forced to remain in England Temporarily in core- Joand is Major Massey Westrop... At about 10 o'clock the new unit lined up on the Wharf, and began the march up Broadway to the Bund. Preceding woré mounted Sikhs under the command of Trooper Sub-Inspector C. Golds- mith. Immediately following was the Inniskillings. Band with their pipes and drums, The Lancashire Fusiliers, wearing sunhelmete with yellow hackles, and looking very Minert in marahing order, followed next. After marching up Nanking Road and Bubbling Weil Road, they turned into the Hate Course where they will be billetted until Thursday. On that day the In- diskillings will march out of their barracks in Great Western Boad and march to the Wharf, whence the Dorsetshire will sail at day light on Friday morning. The
Shanghai Jan, 21. After buffatting head winds and heavy
seas for more than throw days, the troopship Dorsetshire ar rived alongside the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company's Hong hew Wharf yesterday morning with the lat. Battalion of The Lanca thire Fusiliers, who will replac The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Lancashires will move into theis Also on board the vessel were ta new quarters on Thursday after. placements for the Royal Corps of noon. Signals, the R. A. M. C., the The ss. Sheugkang of the China |ILA.S.C., and a draft of 150 men Navigation Co., will arriva herë from The Worcestershire Regiment | this morning at 8 o'clock off the who ira en route for Tientsin to French Bund with 150 men from replace a similar númber of men in The Worcestershire Begiment in the Regiment. there,
Tientsin. These men will go on board the Dorsetshare on Thursday fternoon, while their replace. mente, who came in the Dorsetalize vesterday, will sail for Tientsin to morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The traffe problem yesterday Wan handled by Mr. E. C. Baker, As sistant Commisioner of Police. Great crowds lined the Band as the troops marched by, and al though north-bound vehicles were. not hindered, south-bound traffic had to wait or make detours;
The arrival of the big white trooper resembled that of a paasen- ger liner for there were many women on board which tended to effset the military atmosphere, Creatings were exchanged with many friends of the battalion and the rich, homely tongue of Landa shire was heard far from its origin but in surroundings none the less hospitable.
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