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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928.

THE CHINA MAIL;

A "FRANCOPHILE"?

TOOK NO NOTICE.

AFTER HOURS.

GERMAN PRESS FEARS EASED.

LIVING IN CONDEMNED HOUSE.

HOTEL MANAGEMENT FINED.

OCCUPANT FINED.

AMERICAN TOURISTS.

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SIR WM. TYRRELL.

London, Yesterday,

RACE TICKETS.

CHARGES AGAINST LOCAL SOLDIERS.

ALLEGED MULTILATION,

"

Shadows Before..

·COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

· IN THE “MAIL.”

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Little French Girl," 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

To-day-Star Theatre; "The

February 28-25-Queen's Thea- tre; "Lovers."

At the Central Magistracy this The manager of the Tung Shan At the Central Magistracy yes- The apprehensions expressed in morning, Chan Kwan-sang was Hotel was fined $25 before Mr. R. E. terday afternoon, the hearing was Bat." the German Press with regard to summoned before Major C. Willson Lindsell at the Central Magistracy opened by Mr. R. E. Lindsell of the To-day-World Theatre; "Tum- the appointment of Sir William by Sunitary Inspector Strange to this morning for selling and allow-case in which Corporal J. Davidson bleweeds." Tyrall, the new Ambassador "conse using the ground floor of ing liquor to be drunk

to

No. 4, Tung Lai Lane for habita-premises after closing time.

on the and Bombardier G. H. Lowe, both Paris, on the ground that he is n!

To-day-Munic recital at Helena of the 31st Company Royal Artil-May Institute, 5.80 p.m. Francophile und likely to pursue 268 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1905."said the defendant was only guilty Hong Kong Jockey Club to

tion la contravention of, Section Mr. E. Davidson (defending) lery, who were employed by the To-day and February 27-Sixth an, anti-German policy. are con-

sell Dancing display by Miss Violet troverted in an official, German it was stated that an order was of a technical offence, The hotel, tickets at the public entrance at Capell's Pupils, Queen's Theatre; statement pointing out that Sir W. made by the Magistrate on March he said, did not or was not meant the race course during the annual 5 p.m. Tyrrell is one of the creators of the 30, 1927 for the floor to be closed to cater for Europeans, but at mid-race meeting, are charged on three To-day-Whist drive and dance

for habitation, but apparently the night on the evening in question counts in connection with the al-at Seamen's Institute, 8.80 p.m. Locarno policy, and that his ap-i pointment may be assumed as evid-order had been disregarded, thus the two American tourists came in leged mutilation of tickets. ence of Great Britain's sincere de- necessitating the fresh summons,

to change some money and ordered sire to carry out this policy in a

The charges against the accused Mr. C. A. S. Russ who appeared drinks at the bar, and although this were: (1) attempting to ateal $75, manner free of any one-sided, and for Chan told the Magistrate that should be refused as the hotel only (2) alleged embezzlement of $75, specially anti-German tendency. they were not refusing to obey the had an adjunct licence, the bar boy and (3) alleged fraud of $76 by

Magistrate's order, but he had come who was not accustomed to deal mutilating entrance tickets. to Court to inquire if it were not with Europeans was afraid to re- Mr. R. A. Wadeson prosecuted on possible to have the case re-opened. fuse, and thinking that he could behalf of the Hong Kong Jockey Chan, was not legally represented best get rid of the Americana by Club, whilst the accused were de-| when the order was made and did serving them the drink they wanted, fended by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones. not how sufficient to place his

he did so. However, instead of position before the Court. Mr.

taking the drinks and leaving the, Russ auggested that perhaps if the

Americas lingered on. case was re-opened, the order be reconsidered."

-Reuter.

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NAPIER ENGINE FOR SPEED TEST.

London, -Yesterday. It was stated that the remark-

able Napier engine used in Flight Lieutenant Webster's seaplane which won the Schneider Trophy air race in September. and in which Captain Campbell's car has just raced at Daytona, the world's speed record on land, is to be :given a third task of gaining the world's speed record on water.

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Major Willson sa that Mr. Russ's application for re-opening of the case was out of time, it should| have been made within seven days | of the making of the order.

$25 and made a fresh order.

The Magistrate Imposed a fine of

-MODERN MUSIC.

STRAVINSKY'S "RIPPING NOISES."

W13

2

"The Road To Yesterday."

February 23-25-Star Theatre;

February 28-25-World Theatre; "Altare of Destre."

February 24-Cheer 'O dance at City Hall, 8.30 p.m.

February 25 Craigengower Cricket Club's annual Bachelors'

Dance,

M

..

$76 Too Much,

February 29 Star Theatre; The facts of the case as outlined Dancing display by the Pupils of by Mr. Wadeson were that certain Miss V. Capell, 3.15 p.m. officials of the Jockey Club, hav-

Sports. ing suspicion that money paid at

To-day-H.K. Hockey Club 1st the gate was finding its way into XI. v. 1st Batt. Queen's Regt., other people's pockets set a watch on the men at the gate who took in

To-day--Whist · drive at the the money. From the balcony at Cheer O, Y.M.C.A., Chater Rd., Remanded last week on a charge the end of the private standa, 7.30 p.m.. of larceny as i servant of 86,000, directly above the public entrance,

A

SIX MONTHS.

CHINESE WHO PLEADED GUILTY.

5+

U.S.R.C., 5 p.m.

February 26-First Extra Race

the property of a local Chinese firm, the officials watched the two men Meeting, Happy Valley.

Chinese who pleaded "guilty" who were taking money at the March 3-"American" lawn ten- came up before Major C. Willson public entrance and saw that, in-nis tourney (mixed doubles) for at the Central Magistracy this stead of issuing whole tickets to members of the Ladies' Recreation morning for sentence.

people who were coming in, they Club, 2.30 p.m. This adjournment was given at issued half a ticket in

March 3-Fanling Hunt steeple exchange the last hearing on the application for $3. Later on they issued the

chases (Spring meeting). of Mr. M. K. Lo (for the defence) other half for $3. who reported that $3,000 of the This was observed by the officials missing money had been recover for a little while and a number of They

plainants if time was allowed.

they circum-the Garrison

shown.

March 11-Sixth extra race meet- Ing of Macao Race Club.

March. 14-Ninth bi-annual racé The difficulty experienced by one ed, and there was a possibility of people came in this way. and although it only

for ship's life boats ("Trevessa" Trophy) starting at 4 p.m. weighs 850 lbs. it gives 875 horse generation in appreciating the as- more being returned to the com- then went below and stopped certain people and asked to see

Lammert's Auctions. power. Its compression ratio ispirations of its predecessors

This morning, Mr. Lo informed their tickets, and were

February 27-At 5, Armend almost ten, to one and it is re- urged as one of the most important}

fact, some опе half and Bldg., (Ground Floor), Kimberley garded as the most highly de- reasons for the application of the Magistrate that the balance of in

the second half. On Rd., Kowloon, valuable household veloped engine in existence. Bri- history to musle by Dr. P. C. Buck $3,000 the accused had sent to the others

in a lecture to members of the country and the people now refus- that tish Wireless Service,

communicated with furniture, 11 a.m. Music Masters Association and the ed to return it, In the

Sergeant Major February 27-At Sales Room, stances he would leave the matter who was in charge of these men and Duddell Street, Silver and plated Incorporated Society of Musiciana

entirely in his Worship's hands the Sergeant Major sent out to ware, 2.80 p.m. at Whitehall Rooms.

February 28At 25 Humphreys There were millions of people in what sentence to pass on the ac-warn the men that they were go- the world who liked music, he said, used. He would like to state how-ing to be relieved immediately. Bldg., Hanoi Rd., Kowloon, house- hut the number of them who were ever, that the accused was paid Shortly afterwards, two of the off-hold furniture, 2.45 p.m. musicians could be counted in only $5 per month by the compinin- cials of the Jockey Club went to the Hughes & Hough's Auction. thousands. The difference was notants whilst in their employ, and public entrance, took away the tills House Street. valuable leasehold March 1-At Auction Room, Ice that the musicians could pay well also in view of the fact that this and the counterfoils of the

used property altcate in Peak District, The Minister of Labour has de- and that the others could not. If was the accused's first offence, Mr. tickets and checked up the money per

Meetings. clared that the arbitrators' award they analysed it down to its lowest Lo suggested that he could be dealt with the counterfoils. They found

there was $76 too much.

To-day-Meeting of Hong Kong in the metal dispute is binding terms a person became a musician with leniently,

Mr. Wadeson said that the pro-Automobile Association at Messrs. cedure as regards the issue and re- Jardine's, 5.80 p.m. turn of the tickets was as folowa;

BINDING.

GERMAN METAL TRADE ARBITRATION.

Reuter.

Berlin, Yesterday.

when he acquired discrimination,

The Magistrate passed sentence and as soon as they began to see in of six months' hard labour.

gave

MR. HARRY ORE.

RECITAL.

the

Lockout Postponed, The metal manufacturers have a piece of music what it was that

February 24 Fourth anuval A day or so before the races, the meeting of shareholders in the adopted the Ministry's decision its composer was trying to get down)

Garrison Sergeant Major and the Hong Kong and Territorial Estates, and postponed the lockout until and how far he succeeded in doing February 29 on condition that so, then they became musicians. PROGRAMME FOR PIANOFORTE Corporal went to the offices of the Ltd., at St. George's Bldg., 7 Con-

Treasurera, Linstead and Davis and naught Rd., 11 am." the strikers resume immediately The ordinary person who looked on and that the metal workers music as something which

were handed all the tickets that February 24-Annual meeting of throughout Germany accept the him a pleasant sensation down his Mr. Harry Ore (at the piano), were going to be used at the race seat holders of the Union Church,

by Miss five pfennigs per hour increase backbone found it extraordinarily assisted

E. Dunbar meeting. On every previous occa- Kennedy Rd., 5.30 p.m." involved in the award.-Reuter.

difficult to believe that his appre- (soprano), is giving a recital at sion, at the end of each day the February 25-Ordinary yearly clation would be greater if he took 9.30 p.m. on Friday at "Mult-used counterfoils had been handed meeting of shareholders in what the philosophers called the nomah," No. 2, May Road, the re- back together. with the unused Hong Kong, & Shanghai Corpora- genetic view. What a person with-sidence of Mr. L. Dunbar.

tickets and an equivalent amount of tion, at City Hall, noon.

February 27-The Hong Kong Tramways Limited, hold yearly meeting at Messrs. Jardine's offices at noon. meeting of the H.K. & K. Whf. & February 29-Forty-first annual Godown Co., Ltd, Measra, Jardine's,

SIR GEORGE MILNE. Fout any knowledge of music enjoy- The programine will be as fol- money to the used counterfoils

ed most was the notes, but that was lows:-

PROMOTED TO RANK OF FIELD-MARSHAL

London, Yesterday.

of

Secretary's Evidence. not the part of music that mattered (Plano) First Movement most. The thinge to search for XVII Sonata, Second Movement of Linstead and Davis, Secretaries of Mr. C. B. Brown of Messrs. were the human qualities of the XVIll. Sonata, Scotch Steps, Turk- the Jockey Club was the first wit- creator that were embodied in it, ish Patrol-L. van Beethoven. Sir George Milne has been pro-and these varied in form with every Miss Dunbar-My Mother bidsness called. He deposed that the moted to the rank of Field Marage. Until they knew the

two accused were employed by the noon. cxact me bind my Hair-Haydn; Die

Miscellaneous. shall-Reuter.

position of technique in any period Krache (The Raven)-Schubert; Jockey Club as men in charge of the gate at the, public entrance.

February 23-Annual. Show of [General Sir George Milne, they could not know what the com- Invocazione di Orfeo--Peri. G.C.M.GA, G.C.B., D.S.O., has been poser was trying to express in his (Piano) Kreisleriana No. 1, They received respectively $60 and flowers and vegetables at Volunteer From Strange Countries and People, free tiffins. Davidson, the witness by Mr. Harry Ore, at "Multnomah" $35 for the four days in addition to

Headquarters. Chief of the Imperial General works,

February 24-Pianoforte Recital Staff from February 1926.

Scherzino, Final March from "Car-was told; had been previously en-No. 2, May Rd., 9.30 p.m. Crude And Hideous. entered the Army in 1885, So few people realised that every-]

Daval"-Schumann, --

Miss Dunbar Four

gaged in this kind of work, having and had wide war experience. thing at some period of time was

Modern

February 28-Sir Shou-son Chow.

He

APPOINTMENT OF BRITON RECOMMENDED..

to us. "I don't suppose we ever

| Rhapsody—Liszt, more modern than our time," ob- Berved Dr. Buck, "but the time will

He commanded Constantinople, modern; were it not so there could American Songs:When I go alone,/ Sorved at extra race meetings pre-and Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall enter-| 1919-20 and was Lieutenant of be no history. Things which to A. Buzzi-Peccia; The Bird of thevious to the annual meeting.

Dealing with the issuing of en- in Chineas Merchants Club.

tain Sir Miles Lampson, K.C.M.G., tne Tower of London, 1920-1923. day seemed so crude and hideous Wilderness, E. Horsman; The The new Field Marshal is 61 that it was difficult to understand Player Queen. J Carpenter; besides these sold at the gate, 100 bers of St. David's Society, Lane,

trance Nckets, Mr. Brown said that

March 1-Annual dinner of mem- years of age.

how people ever tolerated them, April Ecstasy, W. Reddick.

(Piano)-Gavotte de Valentini, and Walsh for disposal.

tickets were given to Messrs. Kelly Crawford's Restaurant, 8 p.m. when they were written were the last word in human beauty, and Berceuse and Gavotta Op. 12, Three tickets were printed in numerical Hong Kong Police Force by H.E. The March 28-Annual Inspection of really meant at the time exactly Chinese Airs transcribed (1) Pre-order and collected from the wit- The Governor. MEXICAN RAILWAYS. what the music of our time meant Gold Dust shaken from the Willow-geant Major a day or two prior to lude, (2) The two Butterflies, (8) ness's office by, the Garrison Ser- dream that things are going to be tree-H. Ore. Eleven Hungarian the race meeting and handed to

those in charge of the gate. In Messrs. William Willett Ltd., of Battle Creek (Michigan),

structions to ticket sellers were Sloane Square, S.W., state that they Mr. W. Cannon, of Milton Road, that they were, to hand a ticket to have for, disposal the freehold of come a thousand years hence when West Hendon, N.W., was knocked each person entering the enclosure. the Dyke Estate, the beauty spot Thornton, Pre-Overture. It is impossible to think/down by one motor-car and run At the end of the day the money near Brighton."" Sir Henry

Yesterday, people will say of the Meistersinger sident of the Canadian National how anybody ever thought that over by another in Edgware Road, near the Hyde, Hendon, and died in Railways, who visited Mexico to beautiful.' Then along will come advise the Mexican Government a man with an historical sense who hospital from his injuries. on railway matters, announced will reconstruct it according to the that he recommended President aspirations of the period in which decided to ask the Commissioner of day bore different series numbers.quested to watch the public enclo- the witness. The tickets sold each ruary 19, deposed, that he was re- The Middlesex magistrate has Calles to appoint R. A. Henry Pre-it was created, and those who can Police to reply to allegations of witness said that at 12.30 p.m., on of the private stands. This was Proceeding with his evidence, the sure gate, and did so from the end sident of the Mexican National apply history, to music will enjoy police inefficiency made by Siz Railway system,

Mr. Henry is an official of the work of any man you must stand in other residents of Bishop-Avenue, was counted. He was

it. If you want to understand the Herbert Nield, K.C., M.P., and Stewards' Room when the money people coming in and they were February 18 he was in the about 1220 pm. The witness saw Canadian National Railways.- his shoes. You must try to edge Hampstead, in neglecting to pre- there was more money than there in charge of the gate did not tear told that issued with tickets which the people away from these days of aeroplanes vent improper conduct by couples ought to have been. and cinemas, and put yourselves in motor-cars at night. back into that period and try to see what those masterpieces meant to human beings at the time they were composed."

Reuter.

IN PRIVATE.

CABLE AND WIRELESS

DELIBERATIONS.

London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons, in

reply to questions, Mr. Baldwin said the Imperial cable and wire

tickets sold together with the un- corresponding to the number of

sold tickets were turned over to

at the perforation but approxi

In cross-examination." by Mr.mately half way. Witness would Hugb-Jones, Mr: Brown admitted not say that this was done in every that Lowe had not previously been case, but he saw it done in many in- something satisfying. Their whole employed as ticket collector. He stances. Sir Henry Coward, in the discus-outlook was different because they did not think that the system of The witness then accosted the sion which followed, said music, as had not been brought up to respect issuing tickets was faulty.

patrons and asked to see their

he understood it, should express the things which the older genera-Replying to further questions, tickets. Three had the numbered beauty, but much of what passed tion was taught to respect, "the witness said that he had, had halves of tickets whilst two ladies for music to-day-he did not mean don't think that after a certain age suspletons of malpractice at previ produced the perforation part of jazz, that was not worth troubling any man, however young he may ous meetings. However, no traps tickets without any numbers. less conference was not yet finish about to his mind could not be have kept himself, can give a real were set and no action taken by Witness then reported the matter to ed and it was impossible at pre- called beautiful nor did it sound ly impartial verdict on anything, witness..⠀⠀

Mr. Brown and later to Police sent to make a statement as to nice. Were they to admire that be that has come after his time," said Mr. Hugh-Jones suggested that Sergeant Baker. whether, the recommendations cause it expressed the feelings of Dr. Buck. "I am quite certain," that was an extraordinary attituds Later the money was taken to the would be présented to Parliament the timesT

be added, "that the stuff Sir Henry to adopt, and Mr. Brown replied Stewards' Room, and counted and before adoption. The, igaues. in- Dr. Buck Bald he found, as Sir Coward and I don't like to-day will that he would have been glad if his afterwards the two men in charge volved are such that it is obvious Henry Coward had found that there he as simple as A.B.C, in fifty years cuspicions had been unfounded. ly in the public Interests that dis- was an enormous lot he did not time. Even now. I can hear some Torn Half Way cussions should be private. understand in modern music, but ripping noises in Stravinsky," Mr. F. M. Crawford, who was an Reuter.

that the next generation found in it (Laughter.)

official of the Jockey Club on. Feb-

of the gate were relieved by tườ other soldiers

The case was adjourned until Tuesday next,

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