"IOLANTHE."
REHEARSALS IN FULL
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925.
MUSIC RECITAL.
YESTERDAY'S CONCERT.
Thore was quite a large audi-
NOTABLE VISITOR.
PROMINENT JOURNALIST
HERE.
Thero arrived in Hongkong yes- When, after the conclusion of ence in Bt. Andrew's Hall laat 'the annual general meeting of the evening, when a piano and violin terday, by the s.a. President Wilson, Hongkong Philharmonic Society Tooital was given by Mosure. Lone of the best known newspaper recently, the members gave a brief Jongon and J. A. Bilowski, men in America, In the person of of the concerted Speaking critically, it must be Mr. Ray W. Howard, Chairman of recital of some
said that neither artiste was up the Board of the United Press numbers of "Iolanthe,", it was
to first-class standard, but this Associations. Besides being Chair. obvious that the Society were well fact did not deter those present man of the Board of the United into their "stride" with the reheur-from warmly applauding the vari-Press, Mr. Howard is also Chair-
als for this well known opern. jous items in the programme, man of the Board of the Scripps-" In "Iolanthe" there is probably a The violinist (Bilowski) was Howard Newspapers. comprising greater proportion of musical the bettor exponent of the two, about 50 daily newspapers in the numbers in relation to the Whole but although he showed marked United States, and the Newspaper | opera than in either of the two skill as an executant, his playing Enterprise Association. The -produced last
season by the lacked tone and expression. Some Scripps-Howard, newspapers'Include Safety, and, for that reason the of his work in Mendelssohn's such influential journals as the votal talent of the principals has Concerto in A Minor, however, Cleveland Prend, the Cincinatti) been the main point in the 'selec-was quite good. tion of the cast. The results are M. Jongen's piano work was on most promising and a real musical the houvy side, but he mastered treat should be in store for the some of the intricacies in the big Colony when the opera is produced pieces quite well, and of his dolo numbers Saint Saons Etúde Valse in Decembe»
proved a very showy number.
It is too early to give any details of the production or to enumerate. the mimbers of the cast, but thei sold items of PhylEs, Iolanthe und the Queen of the Fairies will be "given by arthelés so well known in Hongkong for the quality of their singing that even without the suje port of the powerful Philharmonie? chorus, they cannot fail to please! the most critical. The gentlemen!
LAWN BOWLS.
Post, the "Pittsburgh Press, the Columbus Citizen, the Baltimore] Post, the Washingtai News and others.
Mr. Howard began his newspaper career
115 # reporter un the Indianapolis Nries and had a rapid rire, becoming, in 1912, President and General Manager of the United) Bruss "Association which grew into; one of the greatest news gathering organisations. In the world under his management and took on an international scope with distribu- tion of its news to leading journals]
In in many foreign countries. The final match of the Shang-January, 1921, Mr. Howard became Chairman of "the Beard of the
SHANGHAI GAIN A
VICTORY.
.
Since his arrival in the Far East, Mr. Howard has interviewed Mar- sh Chang To- at Mukden, in
Moscow and its interference in which the War Lord denounced China, Mr. Howard proceeds to
"CANTON RAILWAYS.
chosen to give those gems of the hai interport bowlers took place United Press and was made Chuir- Gilbert and Sullivan embition, yesterday when they met and the Sentry Song and "When defeated a teain representative of man of the board and director of "Britain really ruled the Waves" in the Second Division of the Lawn the Scripps newspapers, which their respective roles of Private Bowls, Longue,, on the Police changed their name to the Scripps- | Willis and Lord Mouniaral, render|groen."
Howard Newspapers. the sitecess of these ems equally
The Shanghai team was comi- certain, whilst the Lord Chancel posed of Messrs. Johnson. Mar- lor and Lord Tolloller are bound to shall, Bell and Meisend, whilst bring the house down in that the Second League team wa entrancing trio with Mountarat: Messrs. Shellshear (Yacht Club, "Bati: Hart Never. Won' Pairja. T. Hamilton East Point Manila to-morrow and will re-visit! Lady"
Recreation Club, D. Rumjan Hongkang on this way back to the There is one important innocu-Indian R. C) and J. Clark States. tion in this production of the Police R. C.)- Philharmonie Society, namely, that The Second League started off the bulk of the pits are to be well, gaining a nine to one lead given to local charities. That the fourth. head, and leading anxiety of the producer, the musi-by 17 to 7 at the ninth head. gal conductor, the Serretary and Shanghai then came away and the Committee as to the success, levelled matters up by the time whether from histrionic, musical the 19th. head was reached, the or financial standpoint of the score standing at 19 all. There
A Canton correspondent reports initial productions of Gilbert and was much excitement and keen- Sullivan "operas, must be experi-20s, especially when the Second that traffic on the Chinese. Section Lengue scored two at the 20th of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, ameed in order 10 be fully head. A great effort was made which had been operating regularly appriciated, and
all these by Shanghai at the lust head, prior to the mobilization of troops points great anxiety was felt last and string four, they finished in the East River sector, is now winners by two shots, the final suspended on account of military scores being Shanghai 13, Second [requirements. League 24.
Shellshear was a good No. 1. Sam Shai Railway went on strike The employees of the Cantorand · was produced before the "Gandolf whilst Hamilton and Rumjalin two weeks ago, and the operation ers," which resulted in a loss of were also sound if not quite sof over $1,400; had, the order been re-conspicuous. Clark was a good of this line was suspended for
The strike having beer In the visitors'·
team lime. versed it is doubtful whether the skip. Society would have risked another McLeod, the skip, was the out-settled, the service is now running The Canton-Hankow Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.
standing player and he was regularly.
season.
"Fortunately for the Society, the "Yeomen of the Guard" which brought in a profit of about $2,000
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Shanglui nection with the forthcoming pre Johnson duction, he was doubtless thtaking Marshall
If the 'Gandoliers" rather than Ro the "Yernion of the Guard." With McLeod (skip) reasonable support from the Posingda
dent of the Colony and more fortune as regards the weather dur- ing the time the production is bei ing given, there is ná reason why loinntha heald not result in a utantial preût, and the greater ita, the more will our local char) - Hes benefi
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of the three, railways has under" gone more or less of a change, since new Director-Generals have been appointed by the Government, in place of the former officials, who have wither been arrested or have
taken light to parts unknown.
RIVER COMMUNICATIONS.
The communications in inland water have somewhat'. Improved since the Government detailed a portion of the river flotilla to stations where vessels, require" a. Leonvoy through districts known to |be, infested with bandits. Native
craft have how resumed their usual sailings on the North and West
Rivers, at on the East River
vessels are plying only to those
districts where military operations
Native
are not being carried on craft are also seen on the Pearl River Delta -resuming their, tradi to the Shek-ki, Kongmoon and Sze Yap districts.
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RAYMOND CONCRETE PILIS.
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In this connection it is inter- esting to know that the Society has now adopted a new rule to the 14 effect that subscriptions of not less 15 than $12 per annum entitle the subscriber to be enrolled as a 18 "qubscribing member" with the 19 right of twa tickets for one per- formance of every opern and con-)
After the gute Inspr. Kent wel. cert given by the Society, with the additional advantage of priority of comed the players and asked Boking. As it is the intention of them to accept souvenir spoous to the commitee to give a concert in commemorate the occasion. Mr. March next, it will be seen that T. C. H. Brayfield took advantage the cubscribing, member is, in of the opportunity to present effect, paying nothing at all for his sons to the members of the team membership and is assured of so doing he remarket, amid who played against his Talpo terim. obtaining the best available seats laughter, that the Taipo skip had for the various performances made arrangements next year to A very attractive programme Residents wishing to avail them sharpen up his plough-sheur in will commence at the Star Theatre selves of this opportunity should order to plough the green at Taipo this evening and will continue communicate with the Hon. during the rainy season instead of over to-morrow and Saturday. Secretary of the Society at the in the early autumn as was the In addition to Paulino Frederiek.
case this year.
boing screened in Smouldering Mr. McLeod replying thanked Firos," Tad Saplarn, spoken of Inspector Kent for the fine time as the World's greatest Xylopho- they had had. He was sure they nist, will appear each evening. would never have a better time. Those who wish the Star Theatre They had been everywhere, seen on either ovening, will have a everything, enten everything and musical 'treat in store for them. He. manipulatos the xylophona
The Chinese man-of war, Hai Manuel Ferreira da Rocha have drunk everything.` (Laughter).with un caso and grace that is Chow, which was in port hore been appointed representatives He thanked Mr. Brayfield for the admirable, whether it be in class during the end of last wook, re-for Portugal in the forthcoming Fahamu, Oct. 14., fine time they had had at Taipo ical selections or syncopated jazz. turned to Hongkong again yester Tariff Conference in China. Ad- The high rents demanded by I was a wonderful day and if the
Ho has selected from his reper-day morning. The Ying Chi, an-miral do Lacorda is well known landlords which caused the recent Shanghai team were to go there toire for these performances, other cruiser of the same class as the Administrator of the Port Strike of tenants and the conse- next year then he was certain he "Zampa," "Russian Rag," "Soxtet arrived last evening.
Works of Macno, while Mr.Rocha quent, disorders, will reduced. was coming down. (Laughter). from Lucia Di Lammermoor's @R
is the very popular Deputy for The situation is accordingly caster. Three hearty cheers for the and "By the Waters of Mino- It is reported that Admiral Macao who has just arrived hero
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