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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER
ACTOR- AVIATOR PASSES
DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION
COL. ROBERT LORRAINE
London, Dec. 24.
STEAMER DEATH OF STRANDED IN TYPHOON
DRIVEN ASHORE ON LUZON COAST
CREW SO FAR. SAFE
(Special to "Talograph")
Manila, Dec. 24. The death is announced of the actor! and airman, Colmel Robert Lorraine, after
The typhoon hus resulted in the An operation for quinas,
Oceanic Oriental Colonel Lorraine served in the Air stranding of the Force during the war, and Inter Navigation Company's steamer Golden attempted a flight to America Peak operating out of San Francisco
and
FAMOUS COMPOSER
ALBAN BERG DIES IN VIENNA
WROTE OPERA
"WOZZECK"
Vienna, Dec. 24. The death has occured of M. Al- ban Berg, the composer of the opera, "Wozzeck.Reuter.
Alban Berg the Austrian composer was born at Vienna in Feb., 1886. lie began to compose as a child before he had had any instruction in music. Colonel Lorraine was born at New
A radio message received from the His first lessons were given him at Brighton, Cheshire, in Jan., 1876. He
makter of the ship, Captain K. home. After leaving school, he was flent faces the footlights as a boy of Hansen, states that the vessel was for two years a clerk, but at the same la sppearing at provincial theatres blown aground last night at Tandee, time studied music
under
Arnold in "The Armada. His first chance on the Canurines coast, South Luzon, Schonberg to whose school he later in London came in 1894 when he was The crew is safe and the vessel is belonged on a composer nud го- given the part of Alf
of Alfred Dunsconibe
conut | apparently not damaged, but needs presentative of the
modern ex- lending in "The Ne'er-do-Well" at the Stranald in order to be reflonted.
tendencies. A presatoms Theatre.
Privato This led to other London
member of the Society for In Ongement
Toni
Despite the fact that the veset had Performances of Music founded by Prisoner
and in 1808 full steam up. In an effort to ride out Schonberg, he acted as conductor. He Claudio in "Much Ado about Nothing." the gale, the anchors gave way. also wrote commentaries on Schon-
On the outbreak of the South African war in 1892 he joined the
AliThe
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The dock at Tandoe was washed "Carrello holably a guide to the
The typhoon paved into the China Sen curly in the afternoon, and at 2 p.m. was sixty milen south-west of Manila, moving west.
and served with distinction na away, and most of the lumber-town chine-gunner. In 1001 he went to was demolished. New York and played various parta at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Afteri A visit to England to play Henry he went back to New York and ninde one of the greatest successes of his career as John Tanner in "Man and Superman". For two years he played no other part either in Amarien or England and at intervals in Requent years he revived the with equal success.
From Laguna Province it is re ported that many houses and crepe have been destroyed, while inrge aum- subbers of trees have been blown down.
TWICE WOUNDED Meanwhile he had become interested) in aviation which was then develop-1 ing rapidly. In Sept., 1910, he achieved the first flight ever made! across the Irish Sen. On the authreak of the war he joined the Royal Corps | and was on active service from the beginning to the end of the conflict, beinig wounded twice, receiving the D.S.O. and M.C. and reaching the rank of Lieut.-Colonel,
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In 1919 he returned to the stage and achleved a triumph in “Cyrano de Bergerac." He afterwards made two ventures in management at London the and played in “Arms In Jun., 1928, his Death" production of "The Dance of
ere led to a Strindberg
diplomatic pro test. A translation of the play had been offered him by the Anglo-Swedish Literary Foundation, but, regarding t as unsuitable, he had a special trans- lation made. After the production of the play the
the Swedish Minister pro- tested that he had "distorted" String- berg. Lorraine defended his transia- Hun, declaring that the Minister's knowledge of English WAS not sufficient to enable him to judge its quality. In March, 1928, Lorraine un unge his intention of leaving the stage to take part the develop. inent of the British film industry.
DUKE TAKES COMMAND.
ITALIAN CHIEF OF RED SEA FLEET
Massawa, Dec. 25.
The Duke of Spoleto arrived here to-day to take over command of the Red Sea feet. He is the third men')- ber of the Royal Family to go on active service.
|
and themaile analy sis of the "Kanimer-symphonie", be sides preparing a piano stere of the "Gurrelieder" and of Schroker's opera "Der Ferne Klang."
OPERATIC SUCCESS
1935.
His own compositions include piano sunata, four songs with plan and five with orchestra, a string. quartette, four pieces for the clari- net and plano and three orchestral pieces. These works take an impor-
bistory of the
dove- lopment of modern music in Vienna. His first great success was won with the opera "Wozzeck" based on the by Buchner, Produced at the Berlin Opern in the winter of
Rough sens wrecked a fishing boat in Cavite Province, thirty fishermen being stranded at the Ash trap-tant place in the United Press.
CLAUDETTE COLBERT MARRIED
DOCTOR IS LUCKY
+
HUSBAND
3
(Special to "Telegraph")
Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 24. Misa Claudette Colbert, the beauti ful film star, has married Dr. Joel Pressman here.
The couple have been engaged_for some time, and there was talk of an earlier secrot marriage which both denied in San Francisco recently.
It was following their arrival there from Hollywood by aeroplane newspapermen auf phd picture them
to question and
that
in view of the "romance report." Dr. Pressman flew at the cameramen with his fists and beat a way to a walting Automobile for Miss Colbert.— United Pressi
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cause grounds were unfit. The com- plete results as cabled by follow:
FIRST
Aston Villa Blackburn Bolton
Brentford Grimsby
Signor Mussolint has sent a Christ- maa, present to his fighting forces. The
present consists of a package f cigarettes and a bottle of cogune:
lundreds of lorries are engaged in transporting the packages to the front.
Christmas Day here is not pleasunt, | #Leeds. The temperature is 94 in the shade Liverpool and the air is thick with flion.-Router. )
DUCHESS OF YORK ILL
BUT CHILDREN GO TO SANDRINGHAM
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ. The Duke and Duchem of York, who
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Christmas
intended spending
the King and Queen at Sandringham have changed their as the doctors attending the who has been suffering from
decided it would be unwise
for her to travel in view of the bad weather.
Their children, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, are with their grandparents at Sandringham.— British Wireless.
DARDENELLES PROBLEM
TURKEY MAY BUILD NEW FORTS
Paris, Dec. 24. The Turkish Forelan Minister and Ambassador visited M. Plorre Laval, the Premier, yesterday,
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It is reported that they had a dis- cussion regarding the re-fortification of the Dardanelles, to which it is bo-
Shanghai, Dec, 26. loved France will offer no objection If Mr. Chow Lu loft for Hongkong Britain is favourable to tho, project. yesterday aboard the President Grant, --Router.
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reception, was destined to open great new paths in dramatic
Ench music. of the 16 scenes follows
special musical form. Thus Scene 1 is a suite, Scene 4 consists of 21 variations theme, Act 2 is a symphony in five movements and Act a sequence of six inventions. This new depar ture led the musical world to base great hopes on Berg
DENSE FOG DISPERSED
INTENSE COLD IN BRITAIN
London, Doc, 31. Early this morning a south-easterly wind sprung up and dispersed the dense fog which throughout yesterday prevailed over the greater part of England and disorganised traffice by
rail.
Later this noming, there was A slight fall of snow in Southern England, and it was followed by rain. The weather is still cold and the ronda are treacherous-British Wirless.
London, Dec. 24. Yesterday was the coldest day in England since February, 1920- United Presa.
NO GUNS IN POLITICS
FRENCH MOVE TO AVERT TROUBLE
Paris, Dec. 24. The Senate, by 207 votes 84, passed en bloc
three inws relating to dis- armament of political leagues, pro- hibition of the carrying of arme, stricter control over the Press,
The only variation made was that the Cabinet will be responsible for the dissolution of the leagues by Press- dential doerer Instend of by the Minister of Interior and the Stato Council.
and
The Deputies are likely to assent to the new laws-Heuter.
CASUALTIES HEAVY
TEMBIEN BATTLE
TOLL
Rome, Dec. 24.
An official announcement states that the casualties in last Sunday's battle) In Temblen on the northern front
were.
Ethiopians-Six hundred killed and two thousand wounded,
Italiana Seven afflcers, and six white soldiers and 157 Askaris.- United Fresn
REPUBLICANS' -
HIGH HOPE
2) BORAH SUPPORTED IN
MIDDLE WEST
Washington, Dec. 24. Hamilton Sonator
Fish told Senator Borah to-day that he could carry Virginia, North Carolina and Florida peainst President. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election.
Ho sald thero was tremendous pro- Borah support in the mid-West and ho wuold soon start consolidating Borah's strength in New York, ho saidUnited Press.
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