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[Part 1—1st movement-Allegro moderato
(Fart 2-1st movement (Continued) Allegro moderato [Part 8-1st movement-(Concluded) Allegro moderato (Pert 4~~2nd movement-Un poco adagio
Part 5–2nd movement — (Concluded) Un poco adagio (Rondo}
3rd movement
Fari 6—3rd movement – (Concluded)
Haydn's Trio in G Major
with Alfred Cortot (Planist)
· and Pablo Casals (Violoncellist)
Part 1-1st movement-Andante
(Part 2-2nd movement-Foco adagio cantabile
Part 3-2nd movement-Poco adagio cantabile {Part 4-8ră movement-Rondo all'ongarese
Mendelssohn's Trio in D Minor (Op 49)
with Alfred Cortot (Pianist)
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LABORATOIRE D'ELECTRICITY-PARIS.
MONDAY, JULY 2, 1928.
DAY BY DAY.
The "Chinese Prince" from New York sailed from Keelung on Saturday and arrived hero this morning at daylight.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Building at Kowloon Point.
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
The Very Jake!
The Long Arm of Coincidence- "Some years ago," writes a Not tinghamshire man, "one of my cousins, a poultry-keeper in Che- letshire, purchased a number of
Chinese goose, whose loud and dis cordant cackling, in season and out, so irritated and disturbed his uncle, with whom he lived, that the lat
Sir-With Eoference to the tor from "Troglodyte" under the above heading In your issue of 28th June, I would like to express
reasonable modification of the law is to be performed to absolute Pro- hibition, or, at any rate, that it
THE FIRST POINT OF WISDOM, 18 TO would be far wiser and more states- DISCERN THAT WHICH IS FALSE; THE manlike to seek to control the liquor HECOND, TO KNOW THAT WHICH 18 traffic than to suppress it. Rigid | TRUE-Lactantius. enforcement of Frohibition must entall the upkeep of a tremendous. preventive staff, and, unhappily, we have no assurance that under either Party the existing corruption will not" continue to prevail. On the
Brisk bidding marked the sale by
nophow to get rid of the birds, took tariff issue, we cannot detect any public quetion of the Hongkong and my appreciation of his criticism ter, after many vain requests to his
pany's steam launch Crane at Messrs. esta by the Government.
owner left the place shortly after- tween the two Parties. The Re-Lammert's Rooms on Saturday.
As is generally known, the Kow-wards for a holiday, and despatched publicans have always bean
loon Residents' Association devet- the whole flock to a Chester sale.
"As luck would have it, my A coolie working on the new ed considerable time and labour cousin attended this very sale and staunch advocates of pro-
school building at Stanley was to the composition of a scheme for tective tariffa, and the De killed on Saturday morning by the the amelioration of the traffic pro-sew the geese. As his own had the fall of a large rock which had blem at the Star Ferry Approach, proved very good layers and had given every satisfaction from his, question does not appear to differ become loosened by the recent the initial requirement being the point of view, he bought the lot and
widening of Salisbury Road at the had them sent home forth-with!! very materially therefrom, for it
site of the old garage. In the to
The launch was knocked down Legislative Council on April 19th is under the Colonial Secretary stated that standard to Mr. So Klu, who
4 stood to belong to firm of a comprehensive scheme had been of American labour, although shipchandlers. The price realised was prepared to meet as far as pos- it is suggested that.
the $4,850. Mr. L. E. Lammert was the sible the desires of the K. R. A.,
auctioneer. duties should be such AB to
whose proposals had received due consideration. Yet two month's later we find a building in course of erection on a site which will preclude the introduction of any effective traffic scheme, as the con- gestion at the "bottle neck" will be as bad as ever. Surely this is another striking argument in fav
markod divergence of viewpoint bo. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-of-this flaunting of public inter-advantage of the fact that their:
mocrat attitude ότι
contemplates
measure
maintain tho high
NO PERIODIC REFILLING prevent monepolles. This is rather
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too vague to be convincing.
The protection of American lives and interests abroad, is one of the planks in the Democrat platform, but there again this is all a matter
rains.
The quarterly magazine of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, the excellent standard of which is well maintained, contains an appeal for support for the new Soldiers' and Sallora' Home.
what
An incident of the Hanley elee- tion was the first appearance on the platform of Henry, Denville, aged seven, who said: "Please vote for my grandpa." That was politicians would call a "botter lead" than Mr. Gladstone's first effort in oratory, at the even earlier age of three. The occasion, was Canning's election for Liverpool In 1812. "Much entertaining went on in my father's house, where Mr. Canning himself was a guest," Mr, Glad- stone wrote in his record: "and on the day of a great dinner I was taken down to the dining-room. I was set upon one of the chairs,
RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE. of Interprétation of the phrase; in The Hon. Mrs. Edward Warner, our of some representation of pub- any event, the Republicana pay lip wife of Major. E. C. T. Warner le interests on the Legislative service to the same thought and D.S.O., M.C., commanding 2nd Bat-Council,
Lalion Scots Guards, will leave I believe there is some regula-standing, and directed to say to the cito their intervention in Hongkong for the North on the tion in force governing the lease company, Ladies and gentlemen.' Nicaragua 09 being based Empress of Russia on Wednesday. of Crown Lands and I understand
Demo- that policy. The
The annual report of the For-sale and sold by public auction to immediate crats promise of
elgn Silk Association of Canton the highest bidder. Can any of independence for the Philippines ia shows that trade during the year your readers inform me if this is In accord with the Party's tradi-was not seriously interfered with, eo? tional policy on this question, but though the export figures totalled
Thongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, JULY 2, 1928.
J
AMERICAN ELECTION
PROSPECTS,
on
auch land must be advertised for
If such a regulation exists it
its expediency' is very much to be 54,848 bales as against 66,679 would be Interesting to learn why | Audacious, still has a reputation on
bales last year.
"
questioned. That the Filipinos are. gradually fitting themselves for
Lady Tyrrwhit had a narrow | self-government, we have no doubt, escape from shooting while travel but their education is as yet by no ing to Chungking, says the China Digest. It appears from the report means complete. However, the that Lady Tyrrwhit had taken re Democrats stand on this issue, infuge in the bath room during a far more clear-cut than that of the spell of firing, but was escorted With the Democratic Convention
armed guard. Almost immediate- at an end, everything is now set for Republicans, who have merely side- from there to the bridge by the the forthcoming United States Pre-stepped difficult and, for them, ly after leaving the room a bullet
and penetrated
passed very awkward issue.
through the room,
sidential election.. Both the main parties have chosen their candi-
Pence in Industry,
clean
ין
it was, waived in this instance.
Enclosing my card.-Yours, etc.,
KOWLOONATIC.
Kowloon, June 30, 1928,
CHINESE RESTAURANT
PROJECT.
DRINGING WEMBLEY FEATURE TO HONGKONG.
Mr. J. S. Gillingham, R.C.N.C. lato of the Naval Yard, Hongkong, who has just been appointed Con- structive Manager at H. M. Dock- yard, Dovonport, and was formerly stationed at Birkenhead to super- vise the construction of H.M.S. Merseyalde (and claewhere) as a raconteur whose stories are always worth listening to. One of them concerned a torpedo instructor, who was trying to drive into the thick heads of a raw batch of lads a fow basle facts concerning his pet wea P. "If yer can't read," he ex- plained, "you can always find out the size of a torpedo by passing a bit of yarn round, it, mensur- Ing
the length, 'and thon dividing by 'pi, which is three- A point-one-four-one-five-nine." moment Inter: "Anyone like to nrsk any questions?" Up spoke a A Chinese Restaurant on similar daring youth: "Please, air, why The Japan Advertiser of June dates for the Presidency and Vice- Nothing in recent months has Presidency, and both have issued given us such complete antisfac 20 says:-The sudden disappear lines to that at the Wembly Ex-do you divide by pl The There have Lion as the steady progress of the ance of the Standard, a steam hibition is to be opened in Hong-torpedo man didn't know. He had their "platforms."
industrial ence movement initiat-launch of 49 tons, which belonged kong in the near future. Negotia- been taught to do it; it had always been no surprises in the selectioned by Sir Alfred Mond, now Lord to the Standard Oil Co., of New tions for a suitable alie were start- been done; that was enough for of the Presidential candidate, and It Melchett, Cynics who in the first York, nominally owned by a Japaned In 1925 but it was not until last him. But he was not going to ap- now remains to be seen whether Mr. place recused the great financler of ese on Monday afternoon, which week that an offer of $440,000 for pear ignorant before a parcel of striving after an unattainable aroused the suspicion of many on the A. Tack building was accepted. lads, "Why?" he thundered fere- Hoover or Governor Smith will idenl, have so, far forgotten them- the Yokohama waterfront, again The alterations necessary have ciously, "Why do you divide by pi? Whadjermean, arakin' a silly succeed President Coolidge in the selves as to take an interest in crented excitement yesterday. It been placed in the hands of thing like that? Why, because the Lords Commissioners of the Had- occupancy of White Ilouse. It is recent developments, thus uncon- became known that the boat left Messrs. Palmer & Turner.
aciously paying a warm tribute to Yokohama on Monday morning for The Restaurant will be a four {miralty thinks fit?”. anid that the Democrat is a man those who have accomplished so Alexandrovsk, Saghallen, having storey building with a Roof Gar- of greater personality than his much. There is every justifica- 'been sold to the Russian Govern-den. The distinguishing feature
The boat is manned by a of this Restaurant will be found in | "Prisoner, have you anything to opponent and that his fine record tlon for confidenec in the future ment.
stability of industrial relations. crew numbering only six..
the exquisite panelling of the Buy? of services as Governor of New We may be a trife premature, but
"Assuredly, your honour. I'de- rooms, entirely of embroidered aire to state without reserve er York State will commend, him to we cannot doubt that the employ- Mr. Hin Wong, professor of San work and China and glass plaques. circumlocution, that the penalty fin- the electorate, but we doubt whether cra'conference,meeting in two days, Yat Sen University and Boy Scout These were used in decorating the posed should be in keeping, or as it Liese assets will is suffuient to will ratify the prenosal to create Commissioner in Canton, complet Chinese Restaurant in Wembley, were, commensurate with my stat-
a National Industrial Counell, one carry him to victory. The fact of the functions of which will be his first year's service with the A Dance floor will be laid on the ton in life, which has hitherto that he is a Roman Catholic will unto establish conciliation boards to University last week by finishing Roof Garden and lifts will run to been one of no inconsiderable iru
investigate any trade dispute re- the tests to the ecouts under his all floors.
The Chinese Restaurant has "Well, you seem to have a lik! questionably lose him eoma support ferred to them before a strike or supervision. It is understood that
Mr. Wong has decided to resign been registered us A Limited for long sentences. Ten years." in the South, whilst his continued lock-out is declared, Rejection, ar personal advocacy of the desirabilitemporisation, would be suicidal.from the chair of professor in the Company under Local Ordinances
It is hard to believe that in 1928 ty of amending the Prohibition The Trades Unions Congress has College of Arts and lecturer on and its shareholders are leading
already declared itself by an Journalism in the School of Law local merchants and officials of one can make a living by witchcraft, Law, in face of the Party plank overwhelming majority. In the and Political Science at the Uni-Canton. The management will be but a woman has just been sent to the under Mr. Y. G. Lum who had gaol, at Yarmouth for getting £88 favouring enforcement thereof, is hands of the employers, therefore, versity in order to assume likely to cause some dissension in is an instrument fashioned with duty of foreign secretary of the charge of the Wembley Restaurant, from a neighbour over whom she
Kwangsi Industrial Exposition to assisted by Mr. Wu Shiu-kui of threatened to "cast a spell." It. the Democratic ranks. We shall the object of introducing a
spirit of good will and understand-be hold in Liuchow, Kwangaf, in the To Yuen-West Point, doubtless hear much more on this ing in relations between employer the autumn of 1929. isaue before election-time in Novem-and employed, and we are sure ber.
new
Owing to a technical Irregular- they will use it well. The machinery will be purely voluntary, fty in the previous proceedings, the When we come to analyse the Re-bat in this we see no handicap, court-martial of Corporal Edward publican and Democratic platforms, The unexpectedly large verdict in McCana, M.M. of "C" Company, we are left with a feeling that there favour at last week's meeting of 2nd Battalion, King'a Own Scottish is little In the latter which is likely the T.U.C. is illustrative of the Borderers, on a charge of being deep impress in Labour. eireles of drunk whilst commanding a guard to cause the electorate to throw over what is called, for want of aat Wellington Barracks at 11.55 the Republicans. We write, of better term, the new outlook. Ap.m. on June 16, was re-helded on course, without having seen more striking change in the Labour Saturday. It was stated that the attitude has to be noted. The old accured had committed a number than a brief cabled summary of the idea that Capital and Labour are of minor offences, but was other Democratic programme.... None the eternal enemies pursuing a cease wise a very capable non-commis leas, we cannot ace that there is less war, has disappeared we sioned officer whose fine conduct trust for once and for all. In its had won the approval of his much that is new or constructive place we find a readiness for a sort superior officers. The finding of in it. Indeed, on most of the big of industrial Kellogg Treaty, the Court will be promulgated in
due course. issues the Democrats do not appear In looking for a reason we have to
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HUMOROUS FILM AT QUEEN'S.
"ROOKIES" A CAPITAL ENTERTAINMENT.
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portance.".
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was stated that the victim had "fer two years paid her 5s, weekly from her pension." Anti-witchcraft in- surance is even more of a novelty than the Pluvial Policy against bud weather.
The people of Hastings are pet)- tioning the Trinity Brethren to re- move the new lightship recently placed on the Royal Sovereign shoal, The current film at the Queen's and replace the old one. This new a syren, nicknamed Theatre, "Rookies" extracts many a lice Laugh out of altuations typically "Mournful Mary, which produces a American in their depiction of mill-disma! bellow ending with a feroci- tary life. We are shown the efforts ous grunt that can be heard for of a newly-joined recruit to justify miles inland. It is urged that the himself in his new aphers, and his the old syren was good enough for encounter with the pretty daughter its purpose. of the Judge, who is the honoured guest at an Army manoeuvre. The subsequent escapades are produced A doctor who is noted for his with an eye to the unusual, and in obesity treatment received the fol- to differ widely from the Republi-go back to the General Strike of
1926. There was, never a cletrer A feature of the last few weeks one of these, the here, the heroine lowing letter from a golfing patient: cana. Both favour arms limitation, instance of good following in the has been the great upheaval of the and the villanous Sergeant who "Dear Doctor That diet you put the outlawry of war, the creation of wake of a great catastrophe. Both earth's surface and tearing up of makes life a misery for the first me onto is working wonders. Yea an efficient privately-owned mer-sides were bitterly shocked by old landmarks immediately adjoin-named, are seen making parachute térday for the first time in months chant marine and the enforcement the results of that grim expering the church says the Wanchal descents from an Army balloon. I holed out the penultimate button of the Prohibition Law. On the last-ment. The leaders of the T. U. C. Wesleyan Methodist Church Quar- George K. Arthur, Karl Dane and of my dress waist-cont."
were brought to realisation of their torly. A very necessary road im- Marceline Day are casted in the nained question, the Democrats responsibilities in the use of the provement is being effected at the chief roles, and the production may
The health bulletin of Eastern want "honest" and the Republicans strike weapon, and to great pro-junction of Kennedy Road and be recommended as being excellent
fit. The wiser counsels have, of Queen's Road East, which when entertainment, providing much that, porte for the week ended June 25, "vigorous" enforcement. The lat-course, been subject to bitter at- completed will make the edge of is in distinct contrast to many re-issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, gives the ter Party, of course, is in the more tacks by recalcitrants, but so great the roadway in front of Wanchai cent military films.
In response to many requests, following cases, the figures in awkward position on this issue, for has been the transformation that Church a much safer place to It has to explain why it has per it is surprising they are not in linger about in for after service theatre-goers will be pleased to parentthesis indicating deaths: mitted the Volstead Act to be solous, Mr. A. J. Cook, has been it is anticipated that the distrac- Thomasita Birdwell, the two goon (10), Tamatave B. Cholera, widely ignored. Apparently, the taken seriously to task for unjustl- tion caused during worship by the juvenile dancers who have proved so Calcutte (97), Madras (6); Democrata have switched over to fled charges, and it is sufficient to frequent hooting of passing motor popular have been engaged to give Hangoon (2) Bangkok 1 (2):
week the "Dry" side for electioneering remark that the "pacifists" are ears will be considerably reduced, further performances during the Small-pox, Bombay, 2012)
strong enough to take disciplinary With Queen's Rond widened and purposes, but the fact remains that action. The preservation of peace straightened out so as to give their candidate differs from the in industry 4s of equal advantage visibility over a stretch which is
Sir John Hosking (74), Party viewpoint. Our own view is to both employer and employed, at prosent practically, a bio tired judge of the Supreme Court Shanghai (3), Keelung 1, Dairen 12
and Britain can rejoice in the signs corner the necessity for so much that Governor Smith's policy of of co-operation to this end.
hooting should be removed.
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greater number. The most rebel- gossip than it le at present. Also learn that Cherie Valentine and Plague Bassein 1, Bombay (2), Raya
of New Zealand, has died.
Calcutta 28 (20), Madras 7 (2) Negapatam 4 (2), Rangoon 5. (1), Vizagapatam (8), Pondicherry
To 2(2), Belawan Dell 9(3),
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