THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY
OCTOBER
1934.
FAREWELL
CONCERT
SIR DAN CODFREY RETIRES
MANY YEARS AT BOURNEMOUTH
Memorable scenes were witnessed at the Bournemouth Pavilion when Sir Dan Godfrey gave this farewell concert after forty-one years'. service as conductor of the Bournemouth municipal orchestra. . His was a triumphant, farewell. One thousand people had to be rofused admission to the Pavilion. They had gathered there, knowing that all seats had been booked somo few weeks ago, in the hope that: some of the tickets would be returned.
Sir Dan throughout the concert was his imperturbable self, but at the end, when he was replying to speech of congratulation by Sir Hugh Allan, he almost broke down as he spoke of the loyalty of the members of the orchestra, some of whom were leaving that night after forty years' service.
"I hope it will be possible,” he said, "for them to be rewarded in somo substantial manner."
At the conclusion of the concert
Mr.
A large bunch of white heather
was also handed to Sir Dan, who
was visibly affected by the last scenes of his farewell.
ARM IN ARM WITH SUCCESSOR.in
Just afterwards, however, he was
SUFFOLK A SHRINE
OF BRITISH GLORY
HISTORIC SPOTS IN BEAUTIFUL COUNTY OF ENGLAND
of
An outstanding action of the Ligue
Nationa assembly, shown at the left in. Impressive Ression at Geneva, Switzerland, the admission of Russla. Above is shown M. Maxim' Lit- vinov, Soviet Commissar Foreign Affairs, 'addressing the - Assembly after be bad taken his
- momber's sont
iplanted on the poot's grave, but it
speedily withered away. In the DOVES TO RISÉ
ON WAVE OF MUSIC
COLOURFUL CEREMONY AT MELBOURNE
churchyard at Southwold in the resting-place of Agnes: Strickland. who wrote "The Queens of Eng- |land,” and who was born in the adjacent village of Reydon; while Honington was the birthplace of Robert Bloomfeld, the poet and author of "The Farmer's ey"" the scene of which is laid at Supiston. George Borrow, traveller and author, lived, for several years on the banks of Oulton Broad, where he died in 1881; and in the vicinity. of Bury St. Edmunds is Barfield Hall, the birthplace of Arthur DUKE OF GLOUCESTER Young, the agricultural writer, who is buried in the nearby church-
TO PLAY PART yard. The villages of hersey and Landey gave their name to the
Wookey.
arles posa as kerty and linsey-
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NAMED FOR MARTYR.
As a climax to the dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance, Mel
The early history of the county ¡ times ita palaces and houses were Sir Dari shook, hands with Mr. of Suffolk is practically the same overwhelmed and the harbour Bertram Lewis, the leader of theas that of the adjoining county of blocked up with sand. In the gor orchestra, and
former being the den of the ancient rectory at Stow Norfolk, the Montague
southern, and the latter the north-¡market is a malberry tree, which is Birch, the deputy conductor, the ern, section of the Saxon kingdom reputed to have beer planted by latter presenting him with a laurel of East Anglia.
John Milton, the blind poet, while wreath on behalf of the orchestra.
on a visit to his old tutor-Thomas The county town of Ipswich, Young. A few miles away is which was known in Saxon times Apsall Church, which
Was the as Cipcawie, la principally famous Hecne of the marriage of the being the birthplace of Cardinal parents of the greatest of modern Wolsey, whose father carried on soldiers, Lord Kitchener, many of
bourne, by the Duke of Gloucester business in the town as a butcher, whose ancestors are buried in the the parait of which he gained church at Lakcheuth, which con-
on November 11, 20,000 pigeons will be released by 20,000 war Bury St Edmunds, the Villa veterans assembled on the Shrine an evil reputation for selling in-tains a memorial to the man who Terior meat and giving short dit such wonderful work in the Fausting of the days of the Roman approaches. As the pigeons are Stalling again, and arm in urm weight. The Salvation Army early days of the late Great War capital of East Anglia for a time, thrown into the air by the Diggera,
preopatiam of. Britain nii later the f with Mr. Richard Austin, his Citadel now occupies the site of the successor, whom he introduced so theatre in which David Garrick, The town of Framlingham is was named after King Edmund the acting as one man, a choir of 2,000 the audience.
Betors Set of great historic interest. Its Martyr, who was buried there, and voices will reach a crescendo note made his first professional appear in mined cast: was erected in whose tomb was a Mecca for pil in a hymn of triumph, and will **I am sure at least," said Sir ance on the stage In Southern's 1100 by Roger Bigod, the ancestor Kims for several centuries. Dan, "that he will maintain our
"Oroonoko."
at the Earls of Norfolk, and it Henry Cockton, the author of the sustain it until the birds have musical prestige. He has the
of the once popular, but now almost sensed their direction and sped off Parentials for success youth,
The attractions of the seaside | Howards, when the ability, considerable experience town of Aldeburgh are described in conferred upon that family. It and a charming personality." "The Borough," poem from the was forfeited and restored to them pen of George Crabbe, who was on many occasions before it was Mr. Austin, in acknowledging the born in. the town in 1761. In the finally taken from them in the seven- compliment; aald he would en- parish church are memoriala toteenth century. Within its walla deavour, to the utmost of his him and to Henry Faweelt, the Queen Mary took refuge during ability, to maintain the wonderful find Postmaster-General, who was the nine days that Lady Jane Grey a statue of Thomas Gainsbor-cudgelled their brains for a atting reputation which Sir Dan had responsible for many postal re-occupied the throne, and it was ugh, the painter, who was a native climax. In the pigeon release, mainly the men of Suffolk who of the town, which was also the which was suggested by one men:-
the greatest, nữ
English
later became the property was known, huinorous alory *** Valentine on their long fights to every State
Vox, the Ventriloquist," was buried in the town, and in St. Mary's Church is the tomb of Mary Tudor. the sister of Henry VIIL
On the Market Hill at Sudbury
in the Commonwealth.
For twelve months, members of the special committee appointed to arrange the ceremony of dedication
nindo for the orchestra, for himself tarme. His wife was a slater ed Mary, to enforce her claim birthplace of Simoa of Sudbury, ber und unanimously adopted, they
and for Bournemouth.
the warmest good wishes amil sincere gratitude_of.. MARY. musicians composers, conductors and performers, and also of the great musical institutions, at tho head of the list being that grand old man of music, Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
Dame Garrett Anderson, who was
ONCE A SEAPORT,
POET'S GRAVE.
Sir Hugh Allen said he was com-burgh, the first woman to hold that are memorials to the poetic Henry when they broke into the Tower for a mass demonstration, and one at one time the Mayor of Alde to the Crown. In the local church Archbishop of Canterbury, who claim to have arrived, at the most was seized by Wat Tyler a rebels spectacular climax ever. arusged missioned to convey to Sir Danm
office in England and one of the| Howard, Earl of Surrey, who was earliest of British women doctors "xecuted by Henry Vill, and color London, and who was hastily outstanding in world history. The Wilkie Collins, the novelist, wrote: Thomas Howart, Earl of Norfolk,xecuted-by-them-un-Tower Hillbirda-will-be-homing-pigeons-to- "No Name" while living at a house who creaped a similar fate solely
be supplied by homing clubs in in the town known as "Sea View." owing to the sudden and unexpected ciations with the novels of Charles
The county has numerous asso- every State of Australia. death of the King.
Dickens. Blundeston, which was a
When the Royal party emerges favourite resort of Thomas Grey, from the Inner Shrine, the Premier the poet, in the Blunderstone which of Victorin, in the name of the Dickens describes na the birthplace People will call on the Duke of of David Copperfield; Sudbury is Gloucester to dedicate the State'a the Eatonswill of "Pickwick ur memorial. The first move- Papers"; "The White Horsements of the dedication will buc Hotel at Ipswich figures in the companied by the choir singing a some story; and it was at "The chant. As the dedication reaches Angel Hotel" at Bury St. Edmunds its climax, the choir will begin a that Sam Weller first encountered crescendo, and at a given signal the {Job Trotter. ̧·
120,000 pigeons will be released.
Dunwich is now but a small village, but it was once an import- i Edward Fitzgerald, the poet and They all realised, said Sir Hugh, ant seaport, besides being for a translator of the "tubaiyat of the great debt they owed to Sir time the capital of East Anglia and Omar Khayyam," spent the closing Dan Godfrey. In him the young also the sent of a bishopric, which years of his life at "Little Grange, composer always had a friend in tutter was established about. 430. in the town of Woodbridge, and he His record would stand for The town stuffered severely from is buried in the village church at many years, and should be a great the encroachments of the sea, in Bulge, close to Bredfield House, stimulus to 118 successor. "I common with the rest of the East where he was born. A rose bush offer Sir Dan," he added, "tho Anglian roast, and ut various from Omar's tomb In Persia was gratitudo of all who love music and live by it."
At the conclusion the whole audience stood and !mnu "Au}d Lang Syne" and "God Save the King,"
TRIBUTE AT DINNER.
About 300 lending citizens of Bournemouth were present at the Municipal at a complimentary dinner to Sir Dan.
Proposing his health, the Mayor, Alderman J. R. Edgecombe, suld it would be difficult to say how much modern British muslé owed to him. By giving very many British composers an opportunity at a very important time in their careers, he encouraged them when encourage- ment was scarce, and undoubtedly brought the ability of many now distinguished musicians to the notice at the pubile.
Sir Dan, Juroply, referred to modern music with its ew harmonie deslyn and now,' arzhes- tral effects. He said he thought the finest masterpieces of the great composers would long outinst the experimental music of do-day, which lacked the fundamental factor of understanding for 90 per cent, of listeners--melody,
With regard to the futere of music at Bournemoth, he said the Corporation were determined to keep up the town's prestige in that respect, and to give Mr. Richard Austin, his successor, every possible Chance to do that.
Sir Hugh Allen, provosing the toast of the County Borough of Bournemouth, said Bournemouth was a shining example of what municipalities could do, for musle.
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