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Part 5-2nd movement—(Concluded) Un poco adagio (Rondo)
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Part 6-3rd movement - (Concluded}
Haydn's Trio in G Major
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Part 2-2nd movement - Poco adagio cantabile
Part 3 -2nd movement Foco adagio cantabile (Part 43rd movement-Rondo all'ongarese
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TOTAL
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928.
DAY BY DAY.
GENIUS BEGINS GREAT WORKS; LABOUR ALONE FINISHES · THEM.-—
ENGLISHWOMAN'S BID FOR ATLANTIC FAME.
The Very Idea!
the newspapers. If they infringe the law, they can be punished. But a system of consorship under which the most trivial item of
FIRST TO CROSS IN AN news has to be submitted for Joubert.
The Long Arm of Coincidence.-- AIRSHIP approval, is absurd 'and totally
Hore is the curious experience of a A shopkeeper of No. 10, Chung unnecessary. On the point of the On Street reports that a foki veller and writer, hopes to be the hand one, from a dealer who told Lady Drummond-Hay, the tra-chased my first motor car, a second-
Londoner:"Some years ago I pur manner in which the system is absconded on Monday Inat, taking first woman to fly across the Atme that it had previously belonged operated, the evidence in the case with him $90 in cash and the m'a lantic as a passenger in a dirigible to a gentleman in Buckinghamshire.
illustrated
during the, hear-
chop.
Cebu.
Ing. We have only to cite Yesterday's health return shows the instance of the censor who three cases of typhold fever (one deleted from the report of the Japanese and the others Chinese), As well as one Chinese case. of proceedings of the case any reparatyphoid fever. ferences which reflected upon him-
under notice showed how ar
She is negotiating with Dr.The car went very well for some Huge, Eckner, the German expert, time until one day, when leaving bitrary and irritating it is. The
The s.s. P. Aboltiz, newly built for a passage in the new German London, the engine suddenly lost idiosyncracies of the censors, and by Kowloon Dock for the Inter- airshin Count Zeppelin, now near-power and stopped just at the on- the hazy conception which they Island trade to the order of Philip-ing completion at Friedrichsha-trance to a large works. have of their duties, were, well pine owners, sailed yesterday for fen.
"A faw moments' investigation of "It is a question of price," she the engine showed mo that the said. "I am not at liberty to dia-magnete was at fault.. On looking close the sum asked by Dr. Eck-up I found out that I had come, ner. It is pretty considerable, to rest just outside the works of come to terms the firm responsible for the manu- but if we can' shall be the only woman passen- facture of the magneto. At the ger on the fight to America. same time a motorist drove up and DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
The widow of a British diplo- entered the works, but in a very. HAS NO EQUAL, to bring home that point. In Mr. S. V. Sassoon. Mr. R. M. da mat, Lady Drummond-Hay has short time came out and asked if he this connexion, we are rather sur-Rocha and Mrs. da Rocha and Mr. just returned from Friedrichsha could be of any assistance. He was
R. H. Crossfield were among the fen.
particularly interested in my car prised that the Magistrate made passengers arriving in Hongkonged London in a Zeppelin during
"Captain von Schiller, who raid-ns he was the previous owner."⚫ no. comment on the unsatisfactory by the Korea Maru.
the war, showed me the new air.
Mr. Louis Du Cane, who plays attitude of the censors when, un-
ship," she said. "The outer cover "Ali Baba" in the Royal pantomime Passengers leaving for Ausle now being put on. der cross-examination,
this, Benson; tells the following story tralia via Manila yesterday includ- There is one other aspect of theed Mr. H. G. Manwaring, Mr. C. P.wide, and it has five 12-cylinder London restaurant.
The ship is TG3ft. long, 102ft. about two Scotsmen who visited a Magistrate's decision which in Hughes, Mrs. H. C. Way, Mr. R. C Maybach molors, which will give Angus and Sandy sat down at a Patterson and Mr. H. W. Furnessita cruising speed of 75 miles an table, and, after great consideration
hour.
and discussion, told the restaurateur "In time, of course, women will to bring them two steaks. The or use the ship as ordinary passender was executed and the waiter gera. There are sleeping apart-glided away,
Several minutes Inter the waiter. ments resembling the wagen-lits on foreign trains, à ladies dress- passed the table, and ho noticed ing-room, an electric kitchen,, and gazing at the steak in front of him that one of the Scots was sitting a dining salos,
with a dour expression.
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The
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THURSDAY, JUNE 21., 1928.
CENSORSHIP RULINGS.
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worth nothing-namely, his offer to remit part of the sentences, If
A Committee meeting of the the defendants publish in two Hongkong Automobile Association consecutive 'issuos an apology to will be held to-morrow (Friday) the. Japanese community. This evening at 5.15 in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and recalls his “previous rulings in Co., Ltd. the cases against anti-Japanese orators, in which he promised to) recommend a reduction of san- tences if the anti-Japanese de monstrations died down. Deel- sions of this type conflict with the ideal of fitting the punish- ment to the crime, in that they make the sentences dependent on extraneous circumstances.
Motor-Car Insurance,
1:
Whilst operating a lift at Douglas and Company's premises, No. 17, Connaught Road Central, a Chinese received injuries to his left arm, which necessitated his removal to hospital.
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"There will be accommodation for 20 passengers, but on the At- lantie trip I understand that only a few officials will be on board. and the Count Zeppelin will be "Benzine, will be used as fuel,
"Steak pll right, air?" queried the waiter,
The Scot looked up mournfully and said, "Aye, mon, the steak's a' is finished wi' his teeth." richt. I'm just waitin' until Angus
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able to travel from 7,000 to 8,000 miles without 'refuelling.' A Chinese fisherman, named
A woman who dkl not appear at "One of the plans discussed by Jarrow to answer Chan Ho, was yesterday sent to the Dr. Eckner is to make a non-stop drunkenness wrote a letter to the a charge of Government Civil Hospital auffer-fight to America and back, but no-magistrates and signed herself ing from injuries to his right arm,thing definite has been arranged "Yours sinfully." caused by being jammed between so far. Before the ship crosses
a launch and the Shamshaipo the Atlantic, probably this sum Ferry Wharf.
News has been received officially in Singapore that the 2nd Batta lion of the Welch Regiment, which is at present in Shanghai, will re- lleve the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment at Singa- ore during the next trooping sea
mer, it is likely to make a fight to Leeland, and possibly another to Egypt.
"Ultimately. It is the intention to take it round the world.".
is your husband here?
Solicitor at Bow County Court: Woman:
No. Whenever it is a court affair it is your humble.
Willesden woman: She has scandalised me by, word of mouth and also by mall.
Lady Drummond-Hay has had Evidence of means at Bow Coun many flights, among tho most ty Court: Well, he has a brass interesting of which was one from plate on his front door. Budapest to Constantinople, when An omnibus driver, who was fined she travelled 900 miles in a day. 30s. at Enfield for driving too fast, "I think the Atlantic flight will asked: What have I to do? The be so comfortable as to be almost last time I was summoned it was dull," she remarked.
for falling to proceed.
"I happened to hear about the Count Zeppelin, and thought that
A British wireless message If we'return to the proposal to states that Priory Park, the introduce compulsory insurance of winner of the Royal Hunt Cup, le public motor vehicles against owned by Mfr. Jack Joel, St. third party risks it is to correct a Jerome (2nd) by Lord Lascelles, We shall be surprised if more possible misapprehension. Any and Knight of the Grall (3rd) by than purely local interest is not suggestion that the carrying of an Sir D. Broughton.
insurance policy will be made a aroused by the decisions of Llent.- (-condition of the licences, renewable Col. Eaves In what is known as on July 1st., has been definitely the censorship onse. Administer and satisfactorily disposed of, to
gether with any supposition of the ing the law as it exists, the Magis right of the CS.P. to put the trate could, in our opinion, scarce-scheme into operaten without re ly have done otherwise than to ference to higher authority, This, It will be remembered, was have registered a conviction. The the burden of our previous com- law may or may not be a wise or inent on the subject, since when Probate of the estate of Tam In necessary law. That is largely we have established that not only A. Yow, a farmer of Lung Tong
a matter of viewpoint. But that
legislation be necessary village, To Shan district, who before the scheme can be enforced died on January 6th has been the defendants did publish matter but it will not suffice merely to granted to his wife Tam Li-shi, which had not been censored, authorise new regulation: an 143, Connaught Road Central. ROYAL PORTRAITS FOR There can be no doubt--and that, amendment of the Ordinance is Decensed left local estate of in itself, quite apart from the on the score of Police interference
essential. Much of our objection $1,400.
nature of the matter, is, under with individual liberty is thus
will
ciple, however, we still have our
Hon.
+
At the Marine Court this morn-
existing regulations, an offence. satised. On the general prin- ing, before Commdr, J. B. Newill, As to the sentences for printing doubts. The guarantees afforded D.SO,, R.N., Chan Sham, master of matter urging a boycott, much as the pedestrian or passenger of securing his craft outside five a trading junk, pleaded guilty to
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Countryman fined at Acton for drunkenness after an enforced it would be interesting to make journey to the police station on an the journey to America in it, and ambulance: I was only on a visit
to London, when I saw Dr.Eelner he ex- pressed his willingness to take me provided we could come to terms.bourne he is now in his eighty-.
Every day the veteran Lord Lam- "If we are able to do so there is second year-puts a green flower in no doubt that I shall go."
his buttonhole. It is a curious- looking bloom, with long tapering metals, It fifty-two years old. Whenever ·lic dinės out this simple green flower is seen in the lapel of his coat. Ho seems very proud of his curious button- hole, and when people compliment him on its magnificent, colour ho smiles retrospectively.
Most people who admire. Lord We are informed that in res-Lambourne's green buttonhole tako
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A gentleman approached a ́stall in the market place, presided over |by an agressive-looking individual, who was offering some fowls for Halc.
"What will you sell this one for?". said the gentleman, picking up & hen which was obviously of a rather advanced age.
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we disapprove of the utilisation compensation for injury ure
eminently desirable, and it would others alongside the s.3. Tai Lee ponse to a personal request ad-it for granted that it is an orchild of the Press for any such purpose, be foolish to deny it. A point to No. 1. He was fined, $5, with the dressed to Her Majesty the Queen a really wonderful specimen of a we cannot but regard them as cx-be remembered however, is this, usual alternative.
by Mrs. J. C. Knight Anstey, wife green orchid. Lord Lambourne is of the President of the Wesleyan one of England's recognised orchid cessive, especially insofar as they Compensation for injury cannot
specialists, and a great lover of On being charged before Mr. W. Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, the the obtained 'unless it is Arst
Bowers, involve prison terms for each in-established that the neeldent is the stray this morning, in connexion written, to Mrs. Anstey to say that Lord Bessborough at the Savoy Schofield, at the Kowloon Mag-Hon. the Colonial Secretary has Lord Lambourne sat alongaldo dividual partner of the defendant fault of the driver, that is to say, with the highway robbery committe is directed to inform her that Hotel recently, together with five Company. Indeed, the Makis he is culpably reckless. One is trate's right to inflict this punish-not required to be perpetually outed on the Kowloon City Road, the Their Majesties will be pleased to hundred representative hotelkeep- of doors to realise that serious women who were arrested short-sign portraits of themselves to beers. He was wearing, as usual, his ment on every member of the firm risks are frequently taken in the ly after the outrage were both re-hung in the new Home now being "green orchid." He revenied to a is arguable.
bullt on, the Prayn East.
Daily Express representative the street, to the danger of the public,manded for one week.
The portraits will be procured secret of the flower. It is not an As a
newspaper, our natural by drivers of public vehicles, and
Amongst the passengers who and sent to Buckingham Palace orchid. It is merely a sprig of. that the one-car owner-driver is instincts are against any form of not the least of the offenders. arrived by the P. and O. liner for signature.
myrtle from his late wife's wedding censorship. Anything which tends We have been forced to the con- Mrs. G. Haslam, Surgeon Lieut. some way make it possible for such wistfully as he said: "I have worn No doubt the Colony will in bouquet. Lord Lambourne smiled |Rawalpindi to lay were Mr. and clusion on more than une occasion. to restrict the Press is repugnant that some of them regard narrow and Mrs. Brevetor, Lieut. L. M. portraits to be obtained as shail it every dry since Lady Lam- to us, and, on general principles, squeaks as the very salt of life, Tregear, Lieut. P. Tupper-Carey, be worthy of the gracious personal bourne died." we adhere to the view that ite and our principal objection to the Pay Comdr. H. Meredith, Lieut. Interest their Majesties are thus showing, in what Hongkong is try- liberty and freedom ought not to proposed legislation is that it may Condr. Thomas and Mr. Roffey,
ing to do for Service,men. tend to even greater recklessness. be interfered with except under We have seen it argued that the The many friends of Mr. A. C. conditions which are far removed public driver can take out third- Diss, formerly of Hongkong, will frum normal. The Hongkong party insurance himself and be-be interested to learn that he is come as reckless as he wishes now a member of the firm of Coni Government, however, considers with or without the police scheme, and Cu tailors, of 18, Conduit that the Regulations of 1925, im- That may be so, but we would pre-Street, London, W.I. He will be posing a censorship on vernacular fer to suggest that the driver is pleased to see any Hongkong
intelligent enough to protect his people Home on leave who may Brussels newspapers, ought still to remain own interest voluntarily, is also care to give him a call. in force, and it thus comes about fikely to be the more Intelligent
and considerate user of the road. A guarantee, in the sum of $50 Copenhagen that it remains an offence for such The danger is much more apparent for his future behaviour was un- Vienna newspapers to publish any mat in the case of the owner-driver dertaken by the uncle of the young Helsingfors ter, other than a genuine trade who finds increased revenue essen- Chinese, who was convicted by Mr. Lisbon ..
Buenos Aires advertisement, which has not pass-tal to meet the additional operat-W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- Bucharest
ing burden which would bo tracy on Tuesday of stealing a
Shanghal ed through the hands of the cen-forced upon him under the insur-jacket from a house in Austin
Yokohama sors. Objecting as we do in prin-ance proposal, Our own Holution Road. The defendant was accord- New York ciple to any system of censorship, would be the elimination of the ingly discharged with a caution. Geneva we cannot but protest against the extent of its operation locally and the methods employed by those, This morning's Harbour Ofcesistant directors, three assistant Prague Athens who operate it. Indeed, we can reports gave 14 arrivals and 16 camera men, six dress designers Badrid not see why adequate control over Japanese and Chinese registering the way from Germany to Holly Bombay
departures, with only British, and two architects were taken all in vernacular newspapers could not under both headings. Tonnage wood for the erection of settings, Hongkong bo secured without the necessity was comparatively low,
in "Sunrise," the celebrated Ger- Silver (spot and forward) but of any form of censorship. Let freights were good. All heavy man director, Mr. F. W. Murnau, cargo returns were made by having been given a free hand by the law plainly state what is British and Japanese, the total for Fox Films in the making of this "Illegal matter" and then leave the former being more than 18,000 lm masterpiece. Murnau, used publication to the discretion of tons. At 9 am, there remained 62 his mandate to the full extent, vessels in harbour, of which 22 spending a million pounds on the the printers and publishers of
were British.
production.
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Miss Buerella Taylor has been ap- pointed headmistress of Queen Margaret's School, Scarborough, in accession to Miss Fowler.
An anachronism is a thing a man puts in writing in the past before it has taken place in the future, i
A mariner's compass is a little post, stick up in the sea, and wheti people want to know the way, the ships ge and look at it.
"Sic Transit" means the cross- ing from Guernsey to Jersey.