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FRANCO-GERMAN
ISSUE.
PLAN FOR AGRICULTURAL
CREDITS OUTLINED,
FOLK-DANCING
AND SONGS.
FESTIVAL AT DIOCESAN
GIRLS' SCHOOL..
London, May 10. With the object of encouraging The possibility of a Franco-mutual understanding and good Gorman compromise with regard fellowship among all races and
to the projected Austro-German nationalities, and to atimulate in-
is Indicated customs union Paris and Berlin messages.
In
A. Paris telegram outlines
the French alternative plan, based on what may be described na an International Agricultural Bank, for which the industrial countries of north-western Europe will supply the capital in order that It may be lont to agricultural countries in south-eastern Europe, on the security of their land and crops, so as to make sales possible In the present state of the world markets.
The lending countries will also undertake to absorb.a cortain proportion of the produce which is at present a surplus. This will Involve the creation of pre. ferential tariff notes by the pur chasing countries.
torent in the preservation of tradi tional national songs, music and, dances, a largely attended Inter- national festival of Folk-Dance and song was held in the grounds of the Diocesan Girls' School on Saturday afternoon. The proceeds were in aid of the St. John Am- bulance Brigade and St. Andrew's Church Organ Fund.
The festival was initiated and organised by St. Andrew's Church and the Diocesan Girls School, the various communities of the with the co-operation of oilleials, Colans, Societies, Institutions, Kowloon Union Church, and many individual helpers.
n
The Programme.
The programme opened with English Folk-Dances performed by girls of the Diocesan Girls' A report from Berlin states School and St. Andrew's Church that the Foreign Minister. Dr. Folk Dancers,
this being followed Curtius, in n speech said the by English Folk-Songs by buy Austro-German delegations at choristers of St. Andrew's Church. Geneva would welcome all other The Chin Woo Athletic Assoçlu- proposals and plans for restoring lon Musicians rendered a selec the health of European economletion of Chinese music, and played life, and co-operate Intensively for a Chinese dance, performed by He regretted the So Miss Choi, Siu-wan and Miss therein. called French counter plan had Cheuk Suk-fal., Mr. Axel Hamre not been made available to the rendered two Danish Folk-Songs, German Government, na obviously and the Quarry Bay School gave The it had been to other Governments. Scandinavian Folk-dances. --Reuter.
German Community Choir sang n song of their country, after which Kowloon Dock dancers rendered an Eightsome Reef and * High- land Flug, and later.
a sword dance, bagpipe accompaniment be- ing supplied by Pipe Major Mar- An- kie. Boy Choristers of St.
Scottish drew's Church sang Highland traditional air ant Diocesan Girls' Schord juntora
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
REFUSES.
WILL NOT APPEAR AF PALLADIUM.
London, May D
performed the Maypole Dance. Then came an old Glamorganshire Charlie Chiqdla will not appear love song in Welsh by Mrs. Rather at the Royal Command perform-Hueper, and a Welsh Dance by shee of variety artistes in the pupils of Misses D. O'Keefe and London Palladium on
Henderson. Following This was definitely announced us were Welsh traditional airs by
day.
Moulay.
This honour to the music hall world which bas been much appreciated by the profession for some years has been regularly attended by Their Majesties the King and Queen. This year there will be 110 execption in spite of the King's recent illness.
The Director of the Palladium, iza ilt Interview, said that he cabled Charlie Chaplin wire, namely, un April 27 and April 29 requesting his
appearance and intimating that it was a Com- mand performance.
Chaplin's Repiz. Charlie Chaplin only replied to day from Juan les Pins
this
the choir of the 24th, S. W. Bor- derers, an Irish Jig by pupils of alisses D. O'Keefe and W. Hen- derson and old Irish songs by the Four B's Quartet and Mr. C. W. E.
English Rishop, Two
Folk- Dances concluded the first half of the programme.
Japanese Dance.
The second pap commenced by Miss with a Japanese dance Yuki Takeda, music be ren- dered by Mrs. Y. Takeda and Mrs.
Murata. Additional contribu Lors were Miss Tung Lal-yung, who gave a Chinese dance, Mr. E. 1. d'Aquino (Portuguese Folk- Songs). Diocesan Girls' School juniors told singing games for Very sorry: cannot appear at children. girls of St. Stephen's the Pulindiuin. Have made it a College (old world Chinese dance). principle never to appear on the Patrol Leaders R. Wood, Yu Shin- stage since I have been asso-woon and Sea Scouts F. Anslow ciated with the screen. Will you and J. Hamer (Hornpipe), and accept a donation for your worthy Sea Seouts Shantyman, Donald cause?
Hoping you have the and Paul (Sea Shanties). success you deserve."
Accompanists were Miss E. K. Walters, Miss E. Bunker, Miss S. Swift. Mr. R. Baldwin, Mr. 11. Leen and Mr. R. Woolley.
The Director was very much surprised at Chaplin's refusal, describing it as unprecedented. He said that foreign artistes ni previous Command performances sometimes cancelled their pass- ages home in order to perform hefure their Majesties,-Renter.
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