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Dance records in a dozen different styles. Every one packed with tricky rhythms and startling new instru inental effects. Vocal refrains add to the fim. It's funt the kind of music you want for that party at your house. Come in and sample them-today! ·
Ol' Man River-Fox Trot
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Make Belleve-Fux Trot
(from Show Boat) With Vocal Refrain
PAUL WHITEMAN AND HI! Oscureștra No. 21218, 10-kork
Ramona-Waltz With Vocal Refrain Lonely Melody-For Trot
PAUL WITEMan And His OnCHESTIA No. 21214, 10-inch
There Must Be a Silver Lining (That's Shining for Me)
Fax Trot With Vocal Refrain WAKING'S PENNSYLVANIANS My Stormy Weather Pal-Waltz With Vocal Refrain
JOHNNY JOHNSON AND HIS STATLER PENNSYLVANIANS
No, 21227, 10-inch
Together-Waltz With Vocal Refrain
WARINGS PENNSYLVANIANS
Dear, On a Night Like This-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man-Fox Trot (from Show Boat)
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Why Do I Love You-For Trot (from Show Boat)
With Vocal Refrain Nar SuZKRET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA "
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Let n Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)
Fox Trit With Vocal Refrain
ROGER WOLFt Kahn and His OrchesTRA The Man Love-Fox Trot (from Strike Up the Band)
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PAUL WHITEMAN and His. ORCHESTRA Awar Down South in Heaven Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
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In the Sing Song Sycamore Tree-Fax Trot
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I Just Boll Along (Havin' My Ups and Downs)
Fox Trow With Vocal Refrain
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ALL STAR Onchestra No. 21212, 10-inch Everwerp You Go-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.
LONDON'S FACETS, [tion we "Must be there," and
H.R.H. PRINCE. HENRY'S INTERESTING SPEECH.
THE NATION'S "ACTIVITIES.
that means "Push and Thrust," in much the same way as one has to in a crowd. 1 hunting field if Jone wants to see hounds when they really run. Towards the no- complishment of this end and in the endeavour to reach a wide- spread and better understanding
that it is the duty of the author ities to find a site within the re- sidential area of Kowloon Point for a kiddies' playground. It may prove a difficult matter, but we are sure it is not an impossible matter. Kowloon, as we have em- phasised time and again, is grow-
The annual dinner of the Lon-of the subject of trade and com- ing rapidly; the Tsim-sha-tsui
merce, there is no body which district, we think, is going to dedon Chamber of Commerce (In- could have more influence than velop out of recognition. It will be corporated) was held at the Con- the one whose guest I am to- a centre of huge business offices, naught Rooms, Great Queen-night. (Loud applause).
The Right Hon. Sir Douglas highly-priced living quarters and street, Kingsway, W.C.
Hogg, K.C., M.P.; (the Attorney- Sir James Martin, J.P. (pre- General), in proposing the toast first-class shops and stores. Is it, then, to have no "air lung" at sident of the Chamber), occupied of "International Trade and Good all?
Will," said that international
Every big city we know the chair. has at least one open space, a The toast of "H.M. the King" trade could not flourish without public park of some kind; and having been duly honoured, the international good will, and there now is the time that local official-president, in proposing the toast was nothing more certain to pro- of "The Queen, the Prince of mote international good will than dom should give the matter most Wales and other members of the the maintenance of trade rela- serious consideration. Every Royal Family," said that during tions
we
thing must not be sacrificed to the that last eighteen days, as Pre- H.E. Sonor Raul Regis de great God of Commercialism. In sident of the Chamber, he had Oliveira (the Brazilian Ambaa-
add been honoured with no less than sador) responded. 'conclusion,'
would
five engagements to meet mem- Value of Trade Done. that the
site particular
bers of the Royal Family, and
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor we have in mind fronts on four out of those five engage-
(Alderman Sir Charles Ai Nathan-road and is now in the ments had been in the interests of Batho), in proposing the toast possession of the military author-commerce and industry. If they "The Commerce and Industry of ities. We can advance, we think, considred, in addition, the claims London," said that the present very good reasons why this loca-ever-ready help in the relief of was an age in which it paid to ad- tion should be utilised as a child-sickness, the amelioration of
Defaulting States.
on their Royal House for their
com-
vertise cleverly. In being asked
ren's playground and also very suffering and distress, and in to propose this toast he had real- good reasons why the present oc-other matters affecting the well-ly been asked to propose the toast cupants should be induced to being of the whole community, of "The London Chamber of Com- they got some realisation of the merce," for the two were synony- vacate it, but these we will leave crowded life of the members of mous. A body which had among until we know what the Govern- the Royal Family. Those who its member 8,285 merchants, ment has to say in reply to the had passed many years of their 2,906 manufacturers, all the in-.
surance companies and banks, motion standing in the name of lives in the reign of H.M. Queen and on the council of which sat re- Victoria had witnessed the grad- Sir Henry Pollock,
ual building up and development Presentatives of the Stock Ex- change, Lloyd's and 52 trade or- of the British Empire into munity of nations united together ganisations, covering a total of under one Crown. The responsi- 30me 60,000 firms and companies, bilities of the Royal Family, un-could, he thought, justly claim to One of Reuter's telegrams re-der his Majesty's gracious direc-represent the commerce and in- cently published in the "China tion, were ever increasing, and dustry of London. The Chamber Mail" referred to Colonel the splendid realisation of those was in almost daily correspond- most ence with His Majesty's Govern- Howard Bury having drawn responsibilities gave the
trade of London, which was attention to the number of States lively satisfaction to all His ment on matters affecting the Majesy's subjects. (Loud ap valued at some £750,000,000 per in America who had defaulted or plause.)
Prince Henry. Thursday: the point at the mo- repudiated their public debts.
Great Industrial Centre. His Royal Highness, Prince ment is that there is every likeli- Very properly he urged the For-
was received Sir Stephen Demetriadi, K.B.V. hood of the subjects concerned eign Secretary to make repre- Henry, K.G., who
sentations to the United States with loud applause, said: On be-(chairman of the Council); in re- receiving further consideration Government and point to the hard-half, of my family I thank you for sponding to the toast, said that way in which London had many facets, and the at the hands of the Government, bondholders, most of whom are the enthusiastic
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a surmise which we trust will ships of such defaulting to the you have honoured this toast, and superficial observer, catching the British subjects. Col. Howard for the kind welcome you have ac-ray from one only, at the angle prove a reality.
Before such a re- from which he looked, thought of Bury stated specifically that the corded to me. As to public bathing facilities, sum involved amounted to no less presentative gathering it would London in terms of that facet. this matter, in our opinion, has than the enormous total of be presumptuous for me even to Some thought of London as the been over-emphasised. The aver- £78,000,000, to which Mr. Locker touch upon a subject, if not, in- financial centre of the Kingdom; Lampson, the Under-Secretary deed, a science, so deep, so ab- some as the seat of Government, age member of local society pos- for Foreign Affairs, replied that struse, as that of trade and com- out how many realised that Lon Scases strange ideas-or at least "after carefully considering the merce But every British citizen is don was a great industrial centre? expresses strange ideas -on the matter the Government had de-innately proud of and jealously The census of production might point. He says, in effect: here cided that no useful purpose could guards that pre-eminence in trade show-indeed he thought it would be served by such representation and commerce which in the past show that there was more manu- we are on an island (or if in Kow-to the United States. Evidently has gone far to establish the facturing done in London than in loon, practically surrounded by the Government and their Under- greatness of our country. (Hear, any other city in the Kingdom. the sea), yet it is so difficult to Secretary for Foreign Affairs are hear.) The war has produced He wondered how many people apathetic, the latter rather great changes not only in the thought of London as a port- What he for-pathetically murmuring that he markets of the world, but also in the greatest port in the world enjoy a bathe. gets or ignores is the fact that hoped Col. Howard Bury would the ideals and thoughts of those or realised that into it came the serve in three much of the water he can see "not press him at present." That who took part in it. Certainly, food supplies without which the
is all very well; and seems clearly one result has been to draw closer land would is unfit for bathing; and in this to point to the fact that the debts the bonds of Empire, both politi- months, or that from it sailed connection unhesitatingly are of auch long-standing charac- cally and in the fields of com-ships carrying 44 per cent, of agree with certain of the author-ter that the Government are con-merce, and to produce more inter- the goods which the country sold vinced the United States Govern-dependence of Dominion trade. to the rest of the world. London far bigger ities, such as the Naval author-ment could not reasonably be ex-In the meanwhile, potent forces was a bigger thing, itias, that the Harbour itself pected to consider them seriously. have within the last few years thing, than any one interest; it should not be utilised for bathing Long lapse of time over such exercised world-wide influences in was bigger than finance or insur debta is generally regarded as transport and commerce, and by ance, manufacturing, merchant- purposes. Time was, and not so sufficient to quash them, but it means of air services and wireless ing or shipping; it was the HANCOCK-KING-On April 18,
1928, at H.B.M. Consulate-Gan- very long ago, when Naval ratings is quite conceivable that the closer contact, and consequently epitome of the varied activities of
aboard the warships riding at "lapse" was owing more to the better understanding, are day by the nation.
The London Chamber of Com- eral, Shanghai, before C. F.
debtors' action than to the day being established between the
merce also had many facets, as it Garstin, Esq., and at the Holy buoys in the Harbour were per creditor's negligence. At any nations of the world.
must have, truly to represent the Trinity Cathedral. by the Very mitted to dive overboard.
rate, particularly in these post- A week ago the British In complex activities of this great Reverend Dean Trivett, M.A bathe around their vessels. This War days £78,000,000 is no small dustries Fair, visited by H.M. the City. Only those in close and B.D., assisted by Reverend T. Ward Hall, M.A., Gwennyth practice has been stopped, and sum to be hanging in abeyance in King and Queen and the Duke of daily contact with its multifari- such a way, and would justify the York, in London, closed its doors, ous interests could form a true Gertrude, second daughter of rightly so, for on occasions the British Government doing every- after, I am pleased to say, a re-estimate of the great work which Mr. and Mrs. W. S. King. of water in the Harbour is positive thing possible to bring the debtors cord Show attracting more than it was doing for the trade of the Shanghai, to Edward William, younger son of Lieut. Col. Cly filthy. Pollution as the resuit to a full realisation of what is £200,000. We have read recently country. If he turned his eyes to honourably expected of them. of the old-established Leipzig the future, he saw London with Hancock, D.S.O., and Mrs. of industrial enterprise is con- The affair seems fully to justify Fair, and Canada is to hold an her power and influence not Hancock, of Worcester. Eng- stantly taking place, and all the a clear, comprehensive and con- Empire shopping week in this diminished, but ever increasing. bathing beaches in the vicinity of clusive statement both by the month. In all these undertakings Already new industries, were be- the Harbour are notoriously fear British Government and the Gov- trade representatives have an op- ing planted here in the South, ed as visiting grounds for shoals ernment of the United States, as portunity of studying the respec-influenced by cheaper land, lower evidently it has hung fire much tive nations' requirements. It rates, and a more tolerable clim- MOONEY-On Thursday, April 19, of jelly fish. As regards Repulse too long already.
· 1928, at 124, Kungping Ter- race, Shanghai, Dennis Mooney, Bay, this has a certain reputa- aged eight months, dearly be- tion as a week-end resort, perhaps loved son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. '18 a "fashionable" resort, but CORRESPONDENCE.
land..
MARRIAGE.
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Mooney. The funeral took place in the Hungjae-road Cemetery,
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"UNSATISFACTORY.”
and
those who have bathed here will
OH; LISTEN TO THE BANDI"
has been suggested by those bet-ate than in the North. The in- ter able to judge than myself, dustrialisation of the South, that perhaps this intercourse which would be given a tremend may modify our tendency to ous impetus should the Kent coal- somewhat insular disregard for fields be still further developed, the wants and demands of others, must necessarily increase the born of a confidence in our own activities of London and its port.
productions and forgetful that
DO YOU KNOW?
To-day's List of
Little Posers.
agree that it is by no means an ideal location, and if the Govern-
what is ideally perfect for us may not meet the necessities of people Hong Kong, Tuesday, Apr# 24, 1928, ment has any money to spend on
providing bathing facilities for (To the Editor of the "Chius Matt") living under different conditions. Trade and commerce is becoming the public (which we think it Sir Through the medium of an international struggle, and J kasn't) it could be more profit your columns I should like to exam sure you will all agree that if ably employed elsewhere. How-my appreciation of the very Britain is to maintain her post- fine condert given by the Queen's As announced in our news ever, in the matter of bathing Regimental Band on the Cricket columns today, Sir Henry beaches we consider it is more or Ground last evening. The personnel Pollock, the senior unofficial mem- less up to the public to fend for of the Band are to be congratulated ber of Council, is to move at
on the "really excellent display. It nights when the band was playing, themselves.
was one of the very best musical to enjoy the Ane music, Thursday's meeting a resolution
As to a children's playground entertainments I have ever listened While we are about It, may I sug that the Government's replies to at Kowloon Point, our sympathies to. The very large and enthusias-gest that these weekly band con- his questions concerning public |
tic audience which turned up at certs be revived during the coming From day to day in the "China are entirely with Sir Henry and yesterday's performance and which summer? Goodness knows we have Mall" appear half a dozen questions bathing facilities and the provi-the good people of the Peninsula. heartily applauded at the conclusion little enough in the way of amuse of a general nature, for which sion of a playground for children The Government's declared opin of each of the different items on the ment and diversion in this sleepy acknowledgment is due to the near Kowloon point are unsatie-lon is that there is no area at programmé demonstrated the great city. There are several regiments "Dafly Sketch, Answers will be factory.
We do not, of course, Teim-shu-tsui which is really suit. Popularity of these open-air con-ationed here now, and, If they found on page 9 of this issue. at this juncture exactly able for permanent reservation
certante qe te keqe ne bude could take it in turns to provide 1. What an allonymous book is 7
2. Which is the smallest State of If my memory serves me rightly, entertainment in the way of what Sir Henry means by un- as a children's playground. With the band of the East Burreys used musical treats, they would be doing U.S.A. satisfactory." ___ He_may not be this opinion we most desidedly to hold open-air concerts in Kowa grent public service to the Colony 8. In what cathedral is the tomb satisfied with the scope of the differ. We could name more than loon at regular intervals once a and their efforts, would, I feel sure, of St. Feler? official replies, or he may not be one location which is eminently week, I think-In 1925. Those be highly appreciated by all classes 4 Who was the first President
of the Royal Academy? / satisfied with the official line of sulfable but which is not imme very enjoyable affairs were a great of the community,
boon and proved immensely popu-
· Yours for ■ Brighter
With what English statesman action in regard to the matters diately available, which was what far with the public, who used to
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