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ENTERTAINMENTS,
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MEANING OF A CLAUSE,
Questions na to the power of
discussed before His Honour Mr..
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1924.
MUSICAL TREAT.
WONDERFUL PLAYING AT
STAR THEATRE. ·
Under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor (Sir
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BRITAIN AND CHINA.
CHANGE OF POLICY FORETOLD.
EMBASSY PROBABLE.
Peking. August, 18.
Justice, A. Dyer Ball in the Sam- Concert opened to a crowded August 27-30-World Theatre;}
mary Court this morning when house at the Star Theatre Inst "Itching Palms."
August 27-28.-Queen's Theatre; Wong Ting-an, the landlord of night. The programme com- The British Minister, Sir
No. 88, Wu Trung Street, You- Theatre, mati, claimed possession, of pre- pletely satisfied the audience, Ronald Macleay, accompanied by the extended Lady Macleay will proceed on six months' furlough in November, Polish mises there from the Ching Cheong Judging " from
firm of carpenters on the grounds applause at the conclusion of each Private correspondence from that they had wrongfully taken item; and neither Monsieur nor London says there are to be im
Prisoners of Love." August 27, Star concert by the celebrated violinist M. Premyslav.
** SPORT.
bers spoke about the Ordinance with "all its Imperfections." Although the "China Mail" drew attention to these admissions, at the time they were made, and pressed for a commission to revise the Colony's entire health system, August 27, Coronet Theatre;
"An Old-Fashioned Boy" and Principal toment to ith lot were Richard Stubbs), the Premyslav (From Our Own Correspondent.) they failed to impress the Un-Burglar By Proxy.* official Members as being strong enough evidence to support a demand for reform. That was last year and since then much has happened. To-day there is evidence aplenty of the need for action, evidence, be it added, entirely from official sources. We are referring of course to the recent Sanitary Board meetings. at which statements, were made showing plainly how inadequate and how anomalous is the present health system, banishing, as the acting Sanitary Board Head him- self tacitly admitted-banishing common sense under the threat of "administrative and financial chaos." This is only one of the statements the Unofficial Members
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
August 28.-Lammert Bros., at Sales Rooms, valuable building land, 3. p.m.
August 2-Lammert Bros. at Sales Room, a collection of postage stampe, 5.15 p.m..
COMPANY MEETINGS.
|
August 30.--V.R.C. fourth night possession." swimining fête, 9 p.m.
Mr. 1. C. S. Brooke was for Madame Premyslav can feel other portant changes in the British world which are plaintiff and Mr. D. MacCullam for than gratifled at Kowloon's wel diplomatic the plaintiffs,
come. Fortunately, the services expected to affect Peking as well as elsewhere. Reports declare Mr. Brooks said that the pre of Mr. Harry Ore were available that, the British Legation in mises were in one of five houses owned by the plaintiff and were let as an accompanist which added China, in spite of denials, will be to tenants as what were known as much to the night's enjoyment raised to an Embassy not later family; or in a more legal term, and gave both visiting musicians than next Spring and that there dwelling houses. The terms of the an opportunity to rest between is an agitation behind the scenes in London to send out as first September 16.Extraordinary letting were contained in a rent their arduous duties. general meeting of The China receipt issued to all the tenants The programme opened with M. British Ambassador either Bugar Refining Co., Ltd., at the which contained a clause that in Premyslny (violin) playing Pug-prominent Banker or some well "Prelude et Allegro," known man of affairs. In any Registered Office of the Company, case the tenant desired to go into nani's
another line of business he was not followed by Paganini's "Concert case, it now seems conceded that Pedder Street, noon.
October 3.-Second meeting of permitted to transfer the premises D-major "Allegro Maestos." the appointment-of-a -Soviet the China Sugar Refining Co., to other tenants but must surrender Both compositions have some Ambassador to China, working in Ltd., st. Co.'s Office, Pedder them to the landlord." This, said deeply musical passages which conjunction with the" general Mr. Brooka, was " covenant were fully appreciated by the situation, demands. a re-shaping Street, noon.
October 18 Extraordinary against Designing or sub-letting audience.
of British policy with new instru- General Meeting of Douglas S.8. without the consent of the land- Madame Premyslav's cello) menta, Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office lord, ulso a covenant against any first two solos were "Suite of the Company, 20 Des Voeux of the tenants carrying on business A-major Adagio-Allegro," by Road, Central, noon.
other than that carried on by them Boccherini, and "Tarantelle"" by at the time of the letting.
Popper (the famous 'Cellist), both The premises concerned were let of which called forth warm appre- as dwelling houses but the tenant, ciation. a woman named Wong Yee, had sub-let them without consent and they were at present being used as
carpenters' shop.
October 20-Third meating of
The China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Podder Street, noon.
November 5-Further extra ordinary meeting of Douglas 8.8 Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road Central, noce.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Attention is called to cur advertisement columns with regard to the sale of crown land on September 1.
A reason advanced for the success of some of the swimmers at the Olympic Games was that at their homes they could swim all the year round and were always in trim. We know there are a few atalwarts who take an occasional dip when others find that bed is the best place on a morning when about We-have also heard of the party of Hongkong schoolboys who spent Christmas morning at Telegraph Bay but finished up by throwing their bathing trunks and Theatre again this evening is the
excellent double
programme comprising "An Old Fashioned Boy," starring Charles Ray, and Burglar by Proxy," starring Jack Pickford.
Wrongful Possession. The person to whom the woman had attempted to sub-let or to put into possession was the defendant who he (Mr. Brooks) claimed to be in wrongful possession.
RADIO.
had further treats in store with
In the third part, M. Premyslav EVENING STUDY AT YM.C.A. "Caprice Viennois" (Kreisler), The Hongkong Branch of the "Ave Maria (Schubert) and Chinese Y.M.C.A., ever willing to "Zephir" (Hubay) all rendered further the opportunity for the with that technique and student to improve his knowledge, virtuosity one expects from an has decided to offer a course of instruction in radio "telegraphy. exponent of his calibre..
The audience insisted on an Mr. R. L. Moeller, the Secretary, The landlord of the premises encore to "Ave Maria," a demand has, favoured the "China Mail" with the following outline of the concerned said that they had been which was generously conceded.
Madame Premyslav won her arrangements: let us domestic tenancies and per
Purpose. The practical course mission had not been given for any way even deeper into the hearts business to be carried on there. In of the audience, in the fourth in Radio is planned to meet the ross-examination he admitted that part, when her offerings were needs of two classes of men, those a more literal translation of the "Guitarre" (Moszkowski), "Noc- who wish to learn more about this word premises in the chanse of turne" (Chopin), "Am Spring-fascinating subject from the the agreement read by Mr. Brooks brunnen," (Davidoff), all played standpoint of the pleasure they.. would be "shop"
with distinction and with genuine may derive from it, and those who Mr. MacCullam said that there feeling, admirably restrained. wish to take ff up as a profession, was no priority of contract between
To ring down the curtain on a Equipment The Y.M.C.A. has defendant and the landlord and memorable musical evening, M. recently installed a complete Radio the person who should have been and Madame Premyslav played a receiving set and accessories of sued was the principal tenant. He duo by Handel, in form a Passa-the latest design. A special room. towels into the water. Neverthe-
claimed that plaintiff should be caglia. This was really the big has been set aside containing this non-suited, less, there must be some who
thing of the evening. One ven- equipment for the use of the Mr. Brooks claimed that it was tured to think that, after all, the students. yearn for company and the con-
for the carpenters' shop people to strings are best left to their own
Outline of Course.--The sub- fidence of numbers on a winter
ascertain whether or not the prin- devices, and that von Bulow was jects required for the Government morning when a friend, in all
right when he said that the examinations and regularly taught The second portion of the first cipal tenant had power to sub-let.
His Lordship said the cass up- seriousness, prescribes a swim for Portuguese movie play ever made a cold in the head. From offhand will be eman nye tine peared to stand on the construc- Piano is in reality not an instruin the Y.M.C.A. Radio School may
tion of the clause "in inquiries we learn that the V.R.C. performance in the Star Theatre ronant desired. to go into another What with double-stopping and bath is sometimes empty in the this afternoon. In the evening Mine of business he was not per- passages flowing backwards and cold months but if a sufficient Premyslav gives his second mitted to transfer them to other forwards in close imitation, the
the thermometer reads
65.
extraordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club is advertised for Friday, September 5, at 5.30 p.m. In the Matheson and Co., Ltd. » Board room of Messrs. Jardine,
1
Showing in the Coronet
number of members asked for the | concert, privilege they would probably be allowed to swim through the Judgment was given for the winter. Others who have recollec-defendant in the Summary Court tions of the Serpentine will vote yesterday by Mr. Justice A. Dyer for one of the beaches in or near Bail in the case in which a landlord the harbour. Perhaps we may yet claimed $140 from a tenant, who hear of a Hongkong winter swim- he said committed a nuisance by ming club.
the roasting of chesnuts.
Street Nuisances.
At Sotheby's last month there was sold a copy of "An Act of Common Council," printed in 1655. The law was passed in the time of Oliver Cromwell "for the better avoiding and preventing of annoy ances within the City of London," It declared that:-
case the
ment.
tenants bat must surrender the violin and 'cello became at once to the landlord."' That to his blended and expanded into a would seem to mean there waa quartetto, to which the ingenious some line of business there already bowing' of the talented perform- and that if the conductor of the era added a startling lustre.
The second concert will be given business wished to leave he could not sub-let to any other business at the Star to-night and these nersons without permission. His with an ear for music should take Lordship said that he could not the opportunity to hear these see anything to prevent the tenant accomplished musicianis. using the premises as a shop. The agreement seemed to imply that!
This Evening's Concert;
be classed as follows:-
(a) The Continental Wireless
Code Alphabet.
་་
(b) Diagram of Transmitting
and receiving Apparatus.
(c) Knowledge of Transmitting.
4.
Apparatus.
(d) Knowledge of Receiving
Apparatus.
(e) Knowledge of the opera- tion and care of Storage Batteries.
(f) Knowledge, of Motor Gen-
erators.
"
(0) Knowledge of the Inter- national Regulations gov- erning Radio Communica- tions and Radio Laws. Instructor. We are fortunate
Before Mr. J. A: Fraser, at the Hongkong Magistracy, yesterday afternoon Pun Yuen driver of car the tenuit took the premises for The following is the programme No. 1334 and Ho Chim-on, driver me line of business and. until for the second of the two concerts of car No. 574. were summoned by there was some business there the which the celebrated Polish Traffic inspector C. F. Alexander clause in question had no applica- violinist N. Leopold Premyslav is for using private motor cars for tion. If evidence for the defence giving in the Star Theatre under public hire at 1.30, a.m, on August could be given as to there never the patronage of H. E. the Mars, one of the most skilled men 17. A fine of $25 was imposed having been any change in the Governor. in each case.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
No man shall after the hour. of nine at night-keep-any-rule whereby any sudden outcry be made in the still of the night, as
On Thursday last Mr. T. H. T. making any affray, or beating Rogers the doyen of the F.MS. his Wife, or Servant, or singing bar, attained his 78th birthday.'
under pain of 3s 4d.
business carried on in the premisest.
he did not think the clause could be held to cover the case,
After the evidence of the prin cipal tenant and further argument, Hudgment was reserved.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
On the arrival here of the "Shinyo Maru" from San Fran- cisco, via ports, It was reported that a woman passenger had died on board during the voyage,
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for
in securing as instructor Mr. K. Y.
in the acience of electricity and Scotch Phantasy...Brach, telegraphy now in the Orient. He Grave-Adagio cantabile. : has specialized in Radio and
Scherzo (Dance)-Andante-
Finale guerriero.
(VIOLIN), 2Concerto A minor_op_33-
Saint-Saens,
&
together. possesses
with thorough knowledge of this sub- ject, the ability to teach it in a practical-manner--
Time. The terms of 18 weeks will include 36 lessons in Radio,
. Allegro non troppo
Allegretto con moto in one part the class meeting two evenings Finale
Interval.
3. (a) Caprice.
(b) Preislied.
Wagner.
(c) Gipsy Airs........Sarasate.
each week, Tuesday and Thurs- day, from 7 to 9 o'clock. The term begins Tuesday, September 1924, and continues until Thursday, January 15, 1925.
Fee-Tuition fee for the full (VIOLIN)A
course of 36 lessons is $15 to mem- (a) Gavotte Popper.bers of the Y.M.C.A. Students (b) Chant d'Automne will furnish their own sending.
Tchaikowsky key and receiving ear phone which (c) Spanish Dance.......Dvorak may be purchased at actual cost
(CELLO).*
price from the Association,
Radio Club.Students may Duos for Violin and Cello, (a) Bercense........... Gliere. supplement their studies by Webor. enjoying advantages, of member- ship in the Y.M.C.A. Radio Club which offers fellowship with a congenial group of men and a chance to acquire general-informa-- tion of Radlo matters in addition to the prescribed course.
We wonder whether a similar Mr. Geo. A: Allau, Mr. and Mrs.
Paganini. The Hon. Mr. P. H. law could not be placed upon the Chas, A. Fossum, and Mr. and Holyoak is introducing a resolu- Statute Book for Hongkong, the Mrs. W. S. Smyth arrived from "President „PENTYCROSS. —At the Peaktion, which amounts to a challenge more so as this Act provided fur- Manila in the s.5,
ther that
Wilson." Hospital, on August 26, Mabel to the Government, pressing as it
"No hammerman, as a Smith, dearly beloved wife of F. H. does for an adequate health a Pewterer, a Founder, and all The United States warship the week ending August 164 Pentycross. (Shanghai papers service. Whether the Colony's other Artificers making a great "Trenton," says & Bushire message, amounted to 82,400 tons. The sales please copy),
health system should, be, revised sound, shall work after the hear has sailed for America with the during the period were 74,477 tons. of nine in the night or afore the body of the murdered Consul Mr.
No. Kam Cheong, OZORIO. On August 21, at the in the exact terms laid down in
244, hour of four in the morning Imbrie, The Persian authorities Portland Street, summoned for General. Hospital, Shanghai, Leo E. Ozorla ("Baby") be the resolution is of course open to
No man shall shoot in the rendered full honours.
erecting a shed at Portland Street S Street, for wager or otherwise. loved son of Mr. and Mrs. argument, many people feeling
on August 7 without permission
(b) Valse.. Invitations are being issued by from the Building Authority, was F. X. Ozorio, in his 21st year. with the "China Mail" that a com-
No man shall digge any the Indian Muslim Society (Hong fined $25, this morning. hole in the Street for any kong) for the occasion of the mission should first investigate
matter, except he stop it up bestowal of titles on Inspector local conditions, but there can be
again... No man shall blow awab Khan (Khan Sahib) and Mrs. Walker, of No. 88, Nathan A house coolle, working for no question about the need for any horn in the night within the inspector Mohinder Singh (Sirdar Road was fined $5, or seven days' roform. That is so glaring indeed City, or whistle after nine of the Sahib), of the Hongkong Police, at imprisonment in default for LIME-WASHING INCIDENT,
Clock in the night under pain of Police Headquarters, at 5 pm, on dumping rubbish at the function of that the query arises how has it
impriponment.
Friday, September 5. Those who Nathan Road and Granville Road. HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Acacer 27, 1924. beon ignored so long? The answer.
The "shooting, in the street" bave received Invitations are rouw Ng To, owner of No. 17, Chung is worth seeking Because it has a would include the firing of crack usted to note thatthe word hat A coolle named Chan Lin was Saul Lane West, x n summoned by direct, bearing upon the possible trs, of course; the order aganist tell were nadvertently witted this morning charged with theft of Sanitary Inspector with for not BIRCH FOR BOYS auccess of the Hon. Mr. Helycak's hole-digging might curb the activi
four planks of wood from a build-lime-washing his premises be
Chan Hung-sang, a boy, charg resolution during the debate that ties of the Public Works Depart Dr. WM Axling, a missionarying contractor's shed at Hok Untween February and March;
The case was heard before Mr. fed with theft yesterday of a white is sure to take place, to-morrovement. Blowing any horn, playing in Japan, speaking at a meeting village on August 26. He was
on the hillaide- afternoon Briefly it.
gramaphone records in any under the kushtray of the Federal sentenced to one month's hard £4. D. Melbourne this morning, cotton this.For
Defendant atated that he did of Tai Hang Village to be dried, Cornellt of Chairche in American flabouring language, during office hours and has bean after 9 pan; should certainly be a sald the- Ispanese,
have the house ligt Wanted by "kiwas "Sentenced Health penal, offence. Whistling should struck
The China Mail.
ORBOW'S
MEETING.
To-morrow afternoon's Legisla tive Council meeting represents the first opportunity the Unofficial Members have had to tackle the
a long time past now known that the system left many
Government regarding the desired. Over Calon obsolete health system, ago it was officially na since
Sanitary Board a new Public Health and
provided auch | Ordi
Idence of the need for this
being hous
be prohibited from midnight to Chris
midnight within municipal limits. Seriously, the Act from which, we have quoted has much to recom-, mend it in a place like Hongkong? which is a city of Incessant street | noises during the day and greater
part of the night
CAUTIONED.
240, To Kwa contractor in, March but did not the birch, by Mr. Melbourne this
morning | advise the Sanitary-iluspector morn
Brooks himself at the time. On May 27,
amed Cheng Fuk Works he sold the house to another man for theft of three planks of wood
And had no right to lime-wash the from a house
course
house afterwards. It was true he struction at Fuk Sau, Lane, was received a notice to have the lime also sentenced by
defo
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washing done again. Defendant to be birched was found guilty and captioned. I was ten strokes
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