FAMOUS RUSSIAN
PIANIST
APPEARING HERE
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Far East Crials
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPIT.
A. GUILLOTINE ILLUSION
CLEVER TURN AT THE
KING'S THEATRE One of the most novel acts, and, remarkable Blaston, is being a brought to the King's Theatre an by Mr. F. A. Clare, to-morrow, when he will present his Wonder Show.
Sir-Under the caption "Do not 4 medille in the Far East" writer, "A.A.B.," contributed article in your issue of yesterday. If he intended to be provocative, he has succeeded admirably, but one likes to credit a newspaper writer
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1932.
PESSIMISM AS BRITAIN'S KEYNOTE!
(Continued from Paga 1).
not exceeding 150 C.C. or 250 C.C. or exceeded the latter figure. This change was to give designers a freer hand.
NEXT WEEK Alexander Brallowaky, the Rus- sinn super-pianist," who gives one
The Chancellor's most Import recital here on Friday, 29th. April,
rolated to a aut announcement ut the King's Theatre in the course of his seventh consecutivo
measure for proventing fluctua- tions in sterling. He also En- American tour, stands in the front
nounced that a small impartial rank of those fow planints of
The Illusion is no well presented committee would be appointed to the younger generation who are replacing to-day the grand old with a sense of responsibility and complete that the audience inquire into the taxation of Co.
operative Societies. names of yesterday.
balance rather than with the per-will not only be thrilled, but
tirely mystified. Miss Marjorie Mr. Chamberlain recalled that "Ife has fre, a brilliant and versity for producing something Leu officers her head to the guil-at the time of the September scintillant style, and. an acute provocative. If he does not in- sense of dramatic confrontations", tend to be provocative, then I re- latine, and before the very eyes said the distinguished critle of the ret his views are not broader, his of the startled onlookers, the knife Now York Herold Tribule, Law ethics and ideals are not of a higher descends. The head is then taken away and placed on the blade of a rence Gilman. "All this spells | plane.
sword suspended across n chair, 'temperament' and temperament
which it speaks to the The writer condones Japan's from Brailowsky has, beyond question".
Born in Kiev, Russia, the child Kraping designs on Manchuria. He audience, answers questions put by developed so amazingly and his enlarges on Chinn's talent was so obviously not an or-lords; on her disordera and various dinary one that wealthy relatives other alleged shortcomings. - But become interested and transplant has it ever occurred to your con- matter how ed the entire Brailowaky family to tributor that wo
master well Japan can run another's ter- Vienna where the great Leschetzky WIB teaching. This ritory--these can never be adequate
Les excuse to justify one nation Wan the summer of 1911. than one year later young Alexan- robbing another of her possessions, der was the star pupil of the Leschetzky school.
South America.
many
war-
п
"Thou shalt not coret--thou Alinit not steal" are not merely priestly exhortations. By all civi lised peoples, through centuries of human experience, they are.regard- d as the codes of honour in deal- and man and ings between man
still more so they should be the codes of honour in dealings among the nations. A person of integrity would rightly shrink from being associated
with anything that savours of stealing or robbing or anything dishonourable, and yet unblushingly there are to be found such writers as "A.A.U." with such they perverted moral aense that can calmly justify Japan's unmoral actions.
moment
The guillotine illusion Illustrated. Professor Martin, disappears into thin air, and returns. later in its original form as part of Мік Leu. It is one of the feats most astounding illusionist Hongkong has ever seen.
In addition Miss Van Camp en-
sor was faced with a prospective Emergency Budget, his predeces deficiency of £74,000,000, tv Snowden had produced a scheme which was acclaimed at home and abroad as a model of #overy but sound and salutary finance. By a combination of economy and new taxation, provision had been made for a reduction of the debt of 32 millions and surplus of 11⁄2 millions,
RADIO BROADCAST
RELAY OF DEBATE, FROM THE Y.M.C.A.
Broadcast by 2. B. W. on a wave- (845 K.C.'s).. G.00-7.00
Chinese Pro- length of 365 metres..
gramme,
6.00-6.30 Concert. ****7.30-10.30 p.m. gramme.
p.m.
Children's
European Pro-
7.00 p.m. Mail Notice, etc. 7.05-7.25 p.m. Operatic.
Sapeto Mascagni). Song-Cavalleria Rusticana-Vol Lo Song-La Tosca-Vissi D'Arte
(Puccini).
Eva Tarnor (Soprano). 1,2118. Orchestral Manon-Fantasy
(Massenet). Atarck Weber and His Orchestra,,
30040. Song-Tannhauser (Wagner)-O Star
of Eve.
Harold Williams (Baritone). Song-Carmen (Bizot)-The Toreador
Song. Harold Williams (Baritone) with the B. B. C. Chorus, 0873. 7.25-8.00 p.m.
A Selection of the latent Dance Tunes.
Quickstep-Now's the Time to Fail
in Love. Fox Trot-To he Worthy of You.
Remarkable Result, They had to-day the satisfaction of recording that not only had Lord Snowden's Anticipations been fulfilled, but in addition to a small surplus of £364,000 there must be taken into account the fact that instead of the £23,000, 000 which it had been proposed
Savoy Hotel Orpheans. CR123. to take lust April from Dollar Ex-Tango-Three Little Times. change Fund, it was only necess: Tango-Jealousy. arry to take £12,750,000, In short, they were about nine millions better off than Lord Snowden had anticipated.
"This remarkable result," said Mr. Chamberlain, "kaa produced a profound impression upon in structed opinion in all parts of the world."
to
Economics had been more than mado good. In addition, a reduct- If morality does not function intertains with her troupe of train-ion in unemployment come
ed pigs, which answer names, open their aid, so in the end, instead and shut gates, and indulge in a of economies of £22,000,000, they amounting to two-round serap in the boxing showed Aavings
£34,500,000. The taxpayer also ring.
had nobly played his part and made a magnificent response to the appeal for early payment.
The year 1914 brought the war and once again the family moved. this time to Switzerland, where it remained until the Armistice. The third and final migration was to France where railowsky after his first appearance became the talic of Paris. Success in every music cen- tre of Europe followed, culminat- ing in a triumphant debut in the United States, which was soon to be matched by similar suecEAS in born pinnist Brailowsky N with an unusual feeling for the Tomunties and "a Chopin inter. preter to the manner born" (Olin Downes, N. Y. Times, March 3, 1980) but his repertoire embraces the realm of politics, let us be the entire literature of the plan. frank enough
to proclaim that "THs Bach is as noble and Sear-might is right. I prefer, however, Intti on delightful as his Schum to believe that “A.A.B." belongs to is lyric and poetle", He has a loyal that minority whose moral sense public in every music entre of is been warped, find that most the world and he has earned the mitions of the world have higher acclaim of the most noted critics deals and finer sense of morality. in Europe. South Amerien, Ata- While I feel that the sympathies tralin, and the United States.
of the right-minded section of the world is with China, I am suffetent- ly undeluded to believe that other nations will altruistically fight to save her. Nor can it be expected of them. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend". how much greater then must be the love that will induce a nation to sacrifice her imanhood and the happiness of her people for another! And China knows this too.
NANNING NOTES
FOREIGN MILITARY
INSTRUCTORS
Nanning. Apr. 14. The Government seems to be doing its best to suppress banditry,
robbers bat the
of But if there is one qualification Kwangsi have had too big a start] A.A.B." undoubtedly has, it is to be eliminated quickly. Just amazing courage and unbounded recently the Authorities here confidence. Unabashed, he affects Japanese executed fourteen robbers in ane to know all about the week. Still there Seems to be "who dislike and despise the Ameri- plenty more at large, for the luchow-Kweilin, postal bus was fired on last week and a passenger, the Principal of a High School at Lluchow, was killed.
Within a few months, all Nanning's main streets will
converted into motor ronds.
The third net is a clever mind rending turn by Princess Zenda, who succeeds in revealing the con- tents of everybody's and anybody's pockets.
The show is an additional Cil- tertainment to the film "A Holy Terrer", and the King's Theatre management is to be congratulat ed on entering this opportunity seeing one of the cleverest "turn" which has yet left America,
FRAUD CHARGE
PREFERRED
CHINA DISPENSARY PROSECUTION .
Taxpayers Praised.
Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra. CD417.
Fox Trol-All of Mo. Fox Trot-I'm for You n Hundred
Per Cent.
Savoy Hotel Orphans, CB419. Waltz-by Dretel Waltz-Rose Mousse.
The Bohemians. DB740. Fox Trot-Just Friends. Fox Trot-As Time Goes By.
Savoy Hotel Orphieans. CB418. 8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen- ther Report.
8.05-8.25 p.m.
A Concert, Violin Solo-Kol Nidrel (Bruch).
Bronislaw Huberman. LXING. Sone-0 Lovely Night (Sir Landon
Itonald).
Eva Turner (Soprano). L1827. Piano Sulo-Minuetto from Suite
(Suk, Op. 21).
Dennis Noble (Bailons, DB750.
No. (Granados).
D. PRIM
Caspar Cassado. L.2016. 8.4-Dr. Radio will give his third clue of the radio treasure hunt.
Ignaz Friedman. · L2260. The Budget land, in fact, been Song-Son O' Mine (Wallace). saved by the income tax and super-Song-The Rebel (Wallace). tax payers, who had shown that alapa be sense of duty and citizenship upon of at times which reliance a
In Britain faced
crisis. Many had suffered hard- ship, but it would console them to
had not know that they
only effected a substantial saving in the cost of Treasury bills, but the stimulus of their example had strengthened and invigorated the peoples in many other lands who had looked again to Great Britain with fresh confidence and hope in her capacity to lead the world in overcoming financial difficulties, -Renter and British Wireless,
cats,"....the Americans, whose Formerly employed at the China "scurrilous Press and its hectoring Dispensary. Pun Chik-man up- politicians merely excite the smiles peared before Mr. Wynne Jones, of the Japanese."...."the Chinese at the Central Police Court this masses who are detestably cruel" morning, on a charge of fraud by
It is difficult to omitting to enter certain transac ete, ad nauseam. find what else that "A.A.B." does tions in the company's books In
celation
sent to the to Hoods A not know.
of
he
new order of things is fast coming
Methink, however, he has tor-United Dispensary. Canton.
The figures mentioned on the into being before our eyes. In what gotten one thing....the humely old
hack-English proverb..."there is many warrant under which the deren was one of China's, most
aslip between the cup and the lip." dant was apprehended were $070- ward provinces, We may now
(Hongkong currency) ind travel to all of its important Japan may have "the finest artil-2 cities by car, except Paseh in the lery" and all that, but so had one | $383 (Gold).
Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appeared for extreme western part of the pro- mighly nation in 1914, and history vinee, to which a road is reveals that one tiny nation, Bel-Messrs. Y. C. Wong & Co. (Chinn hoing built.
glum, made that mighty nation Dispensary) while Mr. Horace Lo
met represented the defendant. Now that Kwangai has its own miss her destiny. Napoleon
in applying for a week's formal aeroplane squadron, it should fear with a similar tantalising fate, and no further Invasion. It was an Japan, with all her preparedness remand Mr. Brooks indiented that other emotional welcome which Nanning and schemings....will history re- there would possibly be
charges brought against the de- gave to the planes when they peat itself? Yours, ete..
fendant.
now
arrived, for it had forgotten the nightmare of attacks by the Kwangtung air fleet only a year nge. Now with British aeroplane instructors and a German military professor at the Milltary School and the Arsenal brought up-to- data by German experts, the citizens of Kwangsi feel they have no cause to fear.
In spite of the fact that Kwangsi is supposed to send an army to Assist in the suppression of the Reds in Klangal, very few, if any, Our Oion Correspondent,
have
S. W. P.
UNDER DOCTOR'S
ORDERS.
EYE STRAIN TROUBLES MR. MACDONALD. "
London. Apr. 19, The Prime Minister, Mr. Kam- Bay MacDonal, is experiencing trouble again with his right eye,
The defendant was formally-en. manded for one week on $2,000 bai!
NEW SOLICITOR.
THE TEA DUTY.
Concern About Method of Collection.
Alessrs. famous
London, Apr. 19.
the Brooke Bunit's
offeinl tea firm, in an
statement, welcome the ten tax because it will give a fillip to Empire producers. They do not think it will have much affect on consumption.
The Secretary of Messrs. G. Payne and Company expressed the opinion that the price of ten would was true that nil stocks over a certain quantity already held in Britain would have to be declared and taxed.
8.25-9.00 p.m. Orchestral and Band Music, The Caliph of Bagdad-Overture
(Boieldieu). The B. B. C. Wireless Military Band. DB744.
Der Freischutz-Overture (Weber).
Willem Mengelberg and His Concert- gebouw Orchestra. LX164. Offenbachiana (arr. Finck). Herman Finck and His Orch. DX327. Stradella-Overture (von Flotow,
arr. Balfour). Bournemouth Municipal Orch. DX326.
9.00-10.00 p.m. (Approx:). Relay of the Debate from the
European Y.M.C.A.,
Road, Kowloon.
Salisbury
Motion-"That the Professions Hava
Been
Improved Through Their Adoption by Women." Chairman-Mr. P. S. Cassidy. Proposer-Miss K. T. Curton. Seconder-Miss K. M. Knill, Opposer-Mr. J. Crozier. Seconder-Mr. A. E. Jeffries. 10.00-10.30 p.m. Variety. Song-You Didn't Know the Musls. Mary Charles (Comedienne). DB760.
Vocal Duet-Lies.
Layton and Johnstone. DB
Solo-A Faded Summer Love.
rise immediately If the tumour Organ Quentin M. Maclean. DB759.`
The effect on the wholesalers, he added, would depend upon the method of collecting the tax- Router.
PROUD OF SON
AIRMAN'S MOTHER GETS GREAT WELCOME.
MR. G. S. FORD ADMITTED TO PRACTISE.
Shanghai, Apr. 19. Before the Chief Justice. Sir
Ars. Elizabeth Short, whose son Joseph Kemp, at the Supreme
Attorney Robert, was killed in an air battle Count yesterday, the
gone up to this time but he will be allowed to go to General, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, at Soochow in February, arrived!
DOCK
Geneva on medical conditions.
Vocal Genis-Bow Bells.
Columbin Light Opera Co. DX332. Song-Dancing in the Dark.
Binnie Halo (Comedienne). DB755. Vocal Gems-Holen.
Columbia Light Opera Co. DX881. Organ Solo-Whistling Rufus.
Teranco Casey. DB753. Vocal Duct-Cuban Love Song.
Layton and Johnstone. DB757. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.
10.33 p.m. Clone Down.
All Columbia records in the above European Programmes are kindly sup- plied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY.
BIG STRIDES IN SPITE OF TAXATION.
London, Apr. 19.
A bulletin signed by Sir Thomas moved for the admission and en- this afternoon aboard the Preal- rolment of Mr. George Stephen dent Taft, accompanied by her son Horder, Physician in Ordinary to GUARDIAN IN THE Prince of Wales, and Dr. W. Ford to practise as a solicitor and Edmund.
Long before the launch convey- The Attorney General S. Duke-Elder, the ophthalmic proctor. specialist, says that the recently notified his Lordship that Mr. ing her from the Dollar wharf at reported improvement have not Ford had served his articles in the Pootung arrived at the Customs due to Colony, had sat for his examinn- jetty, a huge crowd of sightscera been maintained, largely
In spite of the tremendous taxa- ILL-TREATMENT OF
landed a number of movie cameras the strain of the past five weeks tions at the end of March and had, had assembled, and as Mrs. Short BOYS ALLEGED having made it impossible to exer- satisfied the examiners.
There was an affidavit fled by recorded the scene. Mrs. Short, tion the British motor industry cise the necessary care. Charges of ill-treating two young The condition of the eye is such Mr. Ford to the effect that he who enjoys the distinction of being has had to bear, amounting to normally had complied with all the formall- the first woman to recoly a 160,000,000-or seven per cent, of guardians were brought against a that Mr. MacDonald,
official welcome by man named Fan King-chung bewould be advised to take a cem
now taken her place as the world's Sir Joseph Komp said he had Government, was deesed in black the country's revenue-Britain has fore Mr. Wynne Jones at theplete rest for several weeks bui
Among the welcomers were dele-second largest car producing na Central Police Court this morning. the doctors, however, will allow much pleasure in admitting Mr. from head to foot.
Mr. W. M. Thomson (Assistant him to proceed to Geneva on the Ford to practise and wished him with Secretariat for Chinese Affairs) condition that he is subjected to every success in his career. Mr. gations of Chinese boy scouts and tion. appeared for the prosecution, and the smallest strain, possible and Ford will be associated Mr. G. S. Ford was for the de-three consecutive hours daily must Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist,
be given to complete relaxation.
fondant.
ties.
of
He will consequently fly to Mr. Ford applied for a date to
Wat Lam, a 28-year-oki inmate at be fixed and at the request of Mr. Geneva at 8 p.m. to-morrow in a Thomson the children were closed machine. Sir Thomas Ilur the Shanghai Boarding House at Pak
sulphuric acid
early yesterday examined before the hearing was der and Dr. Duke-Elder are also si Street, swallowed a bottle adjourned. Mr. Thomson made going.
It is explained that whereas the morning, afterwards dying in great Government Cyll the suggestion that his Worship
Hospital. should see the boys' condition be condition of Mr. MacDonald's left geny foro too long a period was allowed eye, which was operated on, has improved, the undue strain thrown
The P. and O. 8.8, Kidderpore, from to elapse.
The hearing
Wan adjourned on the right eye has caused its de- Singapore, is dus here at noon on
terioration.-Reuter.
Sunday, ant to-morrow afternoon.
at tho
the Chines
This statement was made by Sir Herbert Austin, head of the Austin Arm, to-day, when the new model 10-herse-power Austin was Introduced.
girl, galdes, and various other publle organisations, all carrying American flags.
Mrs. With tears In her eyes, Short walked slowly to a waiting nearby Cathay Hotel.
declared Sir Austin
that the car, which conveyed her to the Interviewed by Reuter she said, I am proud of my son".
industry is now fourth among Bri- Industries. British Mr. Itobert Short's remains will tain's great he burled on April 24, at lungiao cars headed the Hat of registra cemetery, on the outskirts of tions in a number of Dominions Shanghai. Four Chinese and tour and Colonies where American cars
Router Special Service. American aviators will act as had hitherto dominated the fold. pall bearers-Reuter.
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STRIKE AVERTED. NEW ZEALAND SEAMEN HOLD
BALLOT
SPECIAL SESSION. JAPANESE DIET MEETING NEXT MONTH.
Tokyo, Apr. Auckland, Apr. 10.
Boa-Cabinet has decided to call The threatened strike of
here has been narrowly extraordinary session of the I Averted. To-day employed seamen on May 23-Router. outvoted the unemployed. by a The situation here, howeve
still uncertalar-Reuters small majority.
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