THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926.
HEAT WAVE.
·SHANGHAI INSPECTOR
SUCCUMBS.
WORKERS ON STRIKE, **
MUSICAL JOTTINGS.
A NEW FORTNIGHTLY. FEATURE.
BOUND OVER
INJURED MAN BEFORE
COURT.
After being confined in hospital [BY ALLEGRO."]..
for a month and a half, suffering from a fractured arm, a Chinese, The heat wave in Shanghai claim-
There are unfortunately very who was seen in the act of steal- few local ed its first foreign victim on Friday
events of musicaling some building material from interest, but there last. Inspector John Forbes Pron-
are many the premises of Messrs. Trollope ger, in charge of the criminal office music-lovers in the Colony and it and Colls at Shek 1 Pat was at the Mixed Court, died at the is hoped that this new feature charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nikill, General Hospital shortly before Musical Jottings-will make a at the Kowloon Magistracy thia noon from heat apoplexy. Inspec- sufficiently wide appeal to justify morning, with being a rogue and tor Prosser reported for duty as the Hongkong Telograph's enter vagabond, usual in the morning, but complain-prise in engaging me as their ed of being unwell Inter. He was musical contributor. Having once taken home and then rushed to the heard Melba "and on another General Hospital, where he died at occasion introduced myself to 11.40 a.m.
Percy Grainger in a third-class General regret will be felt at the railway carriage, I am considered news of Inspector, Prosser's death to possess all the qualifications because not only was he auch a necessary for airing views on general favourite at the Mixed musical topics,, local and other Court and in the Municipal Police, wise. Perhaps readers will not but tragic circumstances fire involv-nedorse that opinion. Hence, for His death was very sud-safety's sake, I adopt a pom-de- den. At 10 am he was in his usual plume, "Allegro," and if anyone health, but a few minutes later he can think of a better hathe "than complained of illness.
that, am open to suggestions.
ed.
Ile was taken home in one of the Court lawyers' cars, but as his con- dition because worse he was rushed to hospital. He was admitted at 11.20 a.m., and was dead inside twenty minutes. He leaves a wife
and three children.
LONG, SERVICE HẠN
The late Inspector Prosser, wie was 45 years old,, was one of the long service men in the Municipal Police which he joined in 1907. Before service in Shanghai, he was in the Aberdeenshire Constabulary for three years. In 1970 when pro- moted Sergeant, he was transferred in the C. 1. 1. of the Municipal police and in 1923 he was prompted to the rank of the Municipal police and in 1929 he was promoted to the rank of Inspeclir.
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Let it be clearly understood, nt the outset, that gramphone devotees who desire a complete critique of every new batch of Victrola, Columbia or Brunswick records that arrives, must turn elsewhere The task of wading through dozens of indifferent, records in the hope
finding one or two gens is altogether too drivelling. Life is too short,
But it is worth mentioning that Anderson's liave just received severni records of
and
"COUNTRY GARDEN." "Shepherd's Hey" two Mirris dances arranged and play ed by Percy Grainger. Sinee Country Gardens" was introduced In that year he was tray derrel al pianist, it has had a great
to the Colony five years ago by to the Mised Court, where he took Vogue, having been played by charge of the criminal other and British, Portuguese and Chinese had been there ever since. Daring | in various interprolations, ranking his active police service he was from a serenade to a gigue. attached to Central, Hongkow andParticularly during the first year Wayside stad lons,
The late Inspector Prosser, was shaved to the rhythm of it and or so, pumple sang it in their baths, a man of quiet but likeable disposi-beat tion. During his youths he was breakfasting. From Kowloon late time to its strains while keen sportsunari and played in the Police cricket team for a long time-boarding-houses the sounds of "tum-tum-tilum-tum" permeated
HOT WATER STRIKE.
Thirteen hundred workers at the Naigal Wata Kaishn No. 9 mill. 60 Marchin Road, Shanghai, are on strike of through any economie or political easy but merely because of the weather.
It was alloged by the witnesses for the prosecution that the de- fondant was seen in the act of taking a plank from near Mesure. Trollope and Colls Company's works at Shck Li Piu. A watch- man raised the afarm and the de- fendant ran away.
Before he had gone very far, he fell into a nullah, and, when pick- Trollope and Calls, he was found to be suffering from a fractured ed up by employees of Mesars
arm.
On being handed over to the police, the man was bent immedi- ately to the Government Civil Ho's- pital from which institution he was discharged last Monday.
Two previous convictions for tree-cutting were produced in sub. stantiation of the charge brought against the defendant.
In his defence, the prisoner said that he had lost his way and on passing the contractor's works he was attacked by the watchman, who fractured his arm. The de- fendant denied that he fell into a nallah.
It was stated, in reply to the Magistrate, that the place where defendant was found was about a mile and a half from the road.
Ils Worship convicted the de- fendant, but. said" that as he had fall, he would be board over to be already suffered sufficiently by his of good behaviour for six months.
TO STUDY U.S. INDUSTRY.
A DEPUTATION FROM AUSTRALIA.
In recent months, however, he had the Peninsula. And then, with a not enjoyed the best of health.
grin of delight, Mr. Harry Ore
Melbourne, Aug. 4 ordered several copies for his
Mr. Bruce has fisked the piano pupils. But even-Mr. Öre employers and employees organisa- being Lettish-does not quitétions to nominate 18 men from catch the spirit of an old English such, from which the Government handkerchief dance; in his hands will select'a 'party of eight persons It resembles a flippant French to visit America to study industrial music-ball ditty, and causes Mr.
conditions-Reuter. The workers are striking to ob-Ore much amusement. Let us
A message from London, on fain an hour's rest during the day hope that the piece, jolly though July 31, reported the Daily Mail now that the mercury is hovering it be, be given a rest for a year or saying that the Government has above the 100 degraus mark. The so. But, in the meantime, all decided to send a small Commis- strike started at noon last Thurs-those who have endeavoured at
sion composed
leading day and no settlement has been one time or another to play it to reached as strikers demand that themselves or to the public, might they be paid for the hour they take do well to call in and see how it
The lek-out at the Ewe cotton played by the composer. mill, 46 Yangtzepoo Road, enn- Linues, so does the strike at the
oft.
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On the other side of the recird.
of
employers' and labour workers' study industrial relationships in representatives in September to
the United States.
Wing On cotton mill, 30 Seoul Road, Perey Grainger plays Grieg's the Colony becomes more. than These two disputes involve nearly "Norwegian Bridal Procession," ever apparent. The life and sur- 5,000 workera.
and since the two men were great roundings in Hongkong are not No sign of settlement is discern-Friends-Grainger stadjet tidler conducive to practising, and ope ed in the strike at the Nikka cotton Grieg at the latter's home in Nor-wonders how many erstwhile good mill, Pootung, where about 2,000 way--we may, be sure that his is stigers are just letting their workers are out. Forty foremen virtually a model interpretation. affected by the strike are reported
voices go to waste," through sheer listlessness.
to have called, a meeting on Thurs-
day, and drawn up fentative, condi- If radio concerts are to be given. What musicians really need tions of settlement. These includ-in Hongkong, let us at any rate here, to keep them up to
the
ed reinstatement of 29 dismissed be provided with something worth scratch, is a replica of the private workers, the granting of a special listening to. Unaccompanied "Monday Club" in Shanghal, food allowance of 10 cents per day. songs are rather trying, even with which held its "At Homes" in and compensation for workers in the best of vocalista. They al. various music-lovers' houses every jured in their employment.
ways remind one of a soldier Monday during the Winter, for some years. "Everyone present who could perform was liable to
be called upon to "do his bit," to sing or to play the piano or violin,
Nanyang Brothers are starting getting up to test his vocal powers a special food allowance system on after the seventh glass of beer, at August 1, This allows, the grant-anestaminut. If a thing is worth ing of a scale of allowances doing, it's worth doing well, and ranging from $1 to $2.50 per the Radio Society should.invest in the case might be, and theɛe in- month, according to the scale a good piano or get the loan of ΟΙ pay, to all workers one before it broadcasts any more earning less than $40 a month. musical items,"
Amyng
This allowance will, be paid while Vocalists, take note. rice maintains its present high the most recent publications of level, but in case rice goes back al-songs, the following come in for a most to normal at $13 the allowance goodly share of praise: will be reduced by half.
CANADA'S CUSTOMS SCANDAL
GOVERNMENT.SUES TO. RECOVER MONEY..
Ottawa, Aug. 4.
Kave
formal concerts proved a powerful incentive to amateurs to keep "pegging away" and also opportunities for performing before other people, thereby eradicating "stage fright." The "Monday Club" at Shanghai has now really been "Song of Nightingale,"
merged into the British Musical Montague Phillips. "Come cushion your head,"
Society, and the B.W.A. Musicales R. Cantngsby Clarke,
are a feature which has helped (CHAPPELL • CO.):
to replace it, and to maintain "Sunga of Remembrance,"
quite a high standard of efficiency, Landon Ronald.
(ENOCH & SONS.)
It should not be impossible to in-. ***** Martino Shaw.ugurate a similar musical circle in Hongkong, at any rate during the Winter months.
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Anoher preliminary rehearsal The Government is suing a num for the "Prates of Penzance" is If anyone would like to have ber of distillery and other firms to take place next Monday. I un-information na to what a dominant to recover monies alleged to be derstand that the Philharmonic eleventh is, or a double bass, or 'due to the Treasury in connec-Society is anxious that any newly what Caruso said to Tetrazzini in tion with the Customs' probe dla-arrived musicians should come Hyde Park in 1890, will be kindly closures, The principal auit is forward and ́assist, as the address enquiries to "Allegre," against the Dominion Distillers, principal parts have not been care of Hongkong Telegraph, who Limited, of Montreal, for $700,000 defnitely filled and fresh "blood" will answer, to the best of his in connection with the sale from is always welcome.
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dictionary and a powerful im- When it becomes necessary to agination. The answers will ap- converted for beverage purposes. I a number of principal parts, pear in this column on Thursday -Reuter's American Service. the scarcity of good singers in week."
It is allegod, was subsequently
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