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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1929.

·LOCAL COMPOSERS

WILLIAM HEUGHAN

NAVAL THREAT

A UNIQUE EVENT IN HONG KONG

ENJOYABLE PROGRAMME

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Mr. and Mrs. Bowes-Smith, Mr. Ore and Mr. and Mrs. Bonenfant are already well-known, but we welcomed two newcomers in Lieut.-Col. Cardow and Capt. Macnair.

THE MASTER SONG

INTERPRETER

·GENTUS OF SONG

In William Heughan, the world-

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FOREIGN OFFICE ANXIOUS.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

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IN OTHER PLACES

SHADOWS BEFORE.

“INATHR^ŞMAIL-

CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN: COMING EVE

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Mr. A. F. Richards taken the Today Theatre Hoyal: place of Mr. R. Swettenham as Macdona Players present "Getting member and deputy chairman of the Married," at 9.15 p.m. Standing Advisory Committee on Today Jestio Theatre; Oplum, Singapore.

The Escape, at 5.20 and 9.15 The Four Adventurere, at p.m. 2.30 and 7.15 2.3.

pointed to art as Colonial Secretary and Mr. W. Bartley, as Under Secre tary, with effect from Dec. 29. "Free Press," Singapore. *

Mr. G: Hemmant has been ágs

[By A Musical Critic)

famous Actor-singer, the publisher Foreign Office dxpresses A programme of music written have an artist who is in many red anxiety with regard to the Hankow exclusively by local composers is pects unique. That he is an accom situation and states that protests such ↑ unique event in Hongplished singer with a voice of - have been made both to the Hankow Kong that the concert at the markable quality and resonance Garrison Commander and to the Helena May Institute last night and a sound musician, the critice Nanking Government. Both have aroured much interest in musical throughout

replied saying that steps are beling: circles here.

mously agree, that he is versatile, taken to control the situation, but and generously blessed with that as there are no signs of improve sensitive poetic divination whichment, It may be necessary to take assures immediate response to the naval action to protect Japanese varying mood of the post and the musician, is amply borne out by lives and property.

If They, Refuse the glowing tributes paid him by

Hankow, Yesterday... The latter is a violinist, and a many of the world's leading critics.

The local Japanese newspaper composer whose "Barcarole" was The subtle art of creating atmos- particularly charming and much phere-an essential in the equip-states that Japanese officials have

The Fawnbrokers Guild of the applauded. Ita glowing melodiesment of those who would belong to received Instructions from Tokyo were played with ease and grace that rare and remarkable guild, the that in the event of the Chinese by Mrs. Bonenfant and she also song interpreter, is likewise his, authorities refusing to curb the French Concession (Shanghai) have rave a sympathetic interpretation and over it all the radiating influ activities of Chinese pickets, the requested the Concession Chinese naval authorities are Ratepayers Association to demand of three preludes by Col. Cardew, ence of a vivifying personality, Japanese

authorised to take stringent sction." the abolition of a sanitary tax which the authorities propose to impose. Beuter.

MUKDEN AFFAIR

YOUNG CHÀNG TO BE QUESTIONED

Tokyo, Yesterday.

it is reported that appifcants for the post of Chinese assistant to the Enginger-in-Chief of the Whangpoo Combervancy Board, Shanghai, will undergo an examination on the 20th Instant..

M. Leon La Maire de Warzee Hermalle, the Belgian Minister, has returned to Shanghal, from Home

"Love Haugry."

To-day — Quzen's Theatre

To-day World" Theatre; "The Humming Bird (at 5.109.15): Chinese picture The Spiders" (at ̧ 2.30 & 7.15).

gerous Money."

To-dayStar Theatre: "Dau-

Jan. 17-18 World Theatre; "Dangerous Money" (at 5.10 & "The 9.15) Chinese picture Spiders" (at 2,30 & 7,15),

Jan. 17-18 Star Theatre; "Proud Flesh"

Jan. 17-19 Queen's Theatre; "The Enemy

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Jan. 19-20-World Theatre; "Hot Water."

Jan. 19-20-Star Theatre; "The Love of Pharaoh❤

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Jan. 21 Star Theatre Fred Coyne's Musical Comedy Company 9.15 p.m.

Jan. 21-22--Theatre Royal; W

leave. He was accompanied by his Heughan, the world-famous actor wife Baron J. Guillaume, the singer and superb-mime, 9.15 p.m.

Feb. 16-Variety entertainment Charge d'Affaires, came to Shanghai

Luard. from Peking especially to welcome by the E.0.3.B. as farewell to Mre

Land Sale

With such an equipment, he has Mrs. Honenfant carried the bur-. den of the music on her shoulders no necessity to coudno his art, and

a perusal of his extensive repor and deserves all praise! She

toiro shows that the numbers con- played throughout the evening en-tained therein are taken from the tirely from memory and yet never songs of many lands. From folk- failed in accuracy, She has song to Grand Opera arla, ballad breadth and power, yet can play to art song, he explores the entire with delightful delicacy when oc- gamut of human emotion. Each casion demands. She had many number is a song picture painted recalls and was the recipient of with voice, gesture, and facial ex- flowers at the end of the evening. pression. Even his body is elo-t is learned that the Japanese Her leadership and technique were quent in themes calling for graceful Consul-General at Mukden has been him.

'Instructed to question General invaluable, in Col. Cardew's "Trio mimicry of dance and posture, auch Chang Haneh-liang.on the circum The Lourdes Recreation Party Jan. 21-At PW.D: Offices, one for piano and strings." The is his consumate artistry, The violin part was in the safe hands following extract from the "Detroit stances of General Yang Yu-ting's and The Far Eastern Veterinary lot of Crown land at Shamshuipo of Capt. Macnair, while Mr. Times" gives an interesting eum execution and also whether dis-Medical Association bave Bonenfant gave admirable assist-mary of his powers, and gerves to burbances are expected to result exempted from registration under ance as 'cellist. It is an ambi-show how he is appreciated in therefrom. No reply has thus far the Societies Ordinance, while the Chun Yik Association is required to tious work in four movements, of greatest cities of the world where been received.

It is feared in some quarters that forman proof of its existence, naye which the last two are quite the he has scored so anany successes:-

"Detroit music-lovers listened a struggle for power is likely to a Singapore paper. best. The third movement (Scher. zando) gives a brilliant opening to to the superb voice of Haughan, take place, resulting in an outbreak the planist and the recurring marvelling the while at his mime of disturbances endangering, the

and dramatic powers. For peace of Manchuria.-Reuter. "motif" is brought to an enthral-tic ling climax by 'cello and violin. Heughan is rightly termed one of The fourth movement, with its de- the world's few genluses of Cong. licate "pizzicato" effect is full of He possesses that rare and remark- charm and the "Allegretto" leads able gift of illusion and mastery.

to a spirited and vigorous finale. of song delivery that adds perfoc- The work was received with ap- His songs ranged through all the tion to an otherwise perfect voice. plause and calls for the compos- moods of comedy,romance and tragedy, and in them all he was

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The three songs on the pro-equally at home." granime by A. M. Bowes-Smith were most ably interpreted by Mrs. Bowes-Smith. The accom- paniments were a trifle heavy for the voice, but all have a charm of thelr own. "The Fiddler of

STOLEN NOTE

Dooney" is Intricate and difficult CHINESE GETS TWO MONTHS

"Sun-

but has an Irish lilt, "A Lullaby” is in simpler vein; while shing and Rain" was bright and pleasing, and won an encore.

Mr. Harry Ore contributed a "Variation and. Fugue on a theme

HARD LABOUR

A Chinese appeared before Major C.Willson, OBE, yester day, charged with receiving a stolen banknote.

IN SHANTUNG

QUESTION OF JAPANESE TROOPS

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Sports Jan. 17 Billards exhibition match, South China Athletic Asso ciation rooms, 7th floor, Chine Building, 8 pm

Jan. 19Fanling Hunt steeple chase, & p.m.

Jan. 19-Entries for Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament close on this date.

Meetings

A single armed robbery was re- ported over the week-end, says the FIN C. Dally News to hand. The murder of a Chinese for reasons unknown otherwise marred what

Jan. 17-Meeting of Creditors of might have been a clean sheet for the S.MP. Two alleged murderers the Hong Kong Finance & Invest were arrested by police attached toment Co., Ltd, at 6, Des Voeux-rd

Central (4th Floor), noon. Hongkew Station,

Jan. 24 H.K.V.DC. Sergeanta” Mess Meeting, 6.p.m.

Jan. 29 Annual meeting of Officer Mess. (H.K.V.C.C.), 5.5.48

Shanghai, Yesbirday. The vernacular papers state that, New rules under the Quarantine Mr. Yada called on the Foreign Ordinance provide that cattle amy Minister yesterday. The Commis-only he landed or shipped at SH.B. sloper of Foreign Affairs of Shan-wharves or Telok Ayer reclamation, P } tung was also present and the Inter but the Government Veterinary of the Hong Kong. Benevolent, Sq view lasted forty minutes. It is Surgeon may, with the consent of reported that Mr. Yada informed

Feb. 1-Annual general meeting

ciety, St. John's Cathedral Hall,

Dr. Wang that a further 8:000 the Colonial Secretary or in ex- 5.30p.m. Cathed Japanese soldiers now in Shantung would shortly be withdrawn.

RETROCESSION

BELGIAN CONCESSION AT TIENTSIN

circumstances, ceptional landing or shipping elsewhere.

permit

Feb. 2-Extraordinary meeting |of Shareholders of the Hong-Kong & Shanghal Banking Corporation, City Hall, noon.

** Miscellaneous

Jan. 18-Search light practice at Stonecutters A MASS

Jan. 19-20 Searchlight practice at Lyceun.

In view of the approach of the winter months and the necessity for precautionary measures, strict or- ders have been asud by the It will be recalled that on the

Bureau of Civil Affairs for by Beethoven" for two pianos, arrival of the 8.5. "President

Kiangsu Province to the different splendidly played by the compos-Pierce" on Dec. 18, It was discover-

police commissioners, forbidding

Jan. 18 Mr. L. A. Parker will er And Mrs. Bonenfant. Aned that one of a number of cases

Shanghai, Yesterday, them to leave office without special read a paper on The Lubrication "Elegie" for 'cello played with containing banknotes printed in the The "Kuomin" News Agency cor permission first being obtained of Internal Combustion Engines" much sympathy by Mr. Bonenfant United States for the Futien Bank respondent at Tientsin reports that | and some interesting "Transcrip- of Yunnan, had been stoken.

"under instructions from the Min- The fact was reported by the fatry of Foreign Affairs, Huang erected by the officers and men of

The unveiling of the memorial (Diesel) at the Institution of 'The

gineers," 6 p.m.junkya tions of Cantonese Melodies" play- ad by the composer of which "Two American Express-Co. to the Bank Yu-fa is carrying on negotiations the former 32nd army corpe, now Scientist, free lecture on "Christian Jan. 21-First Church of Christ, Butterflies" had a quaint fascina-

with the local Belgian authorities the 3rd Division, took place at Science," Old. Chamber of Com tion and "Raindrops on a Banana

for the retrocession of the Belgian Lunghun, near Shanghai, during merce Room, City Hall, 5.45 p.m. Tree" was particularly effective.

Concession in Tientsin."—Reuter, last week-end, the ceremony being We hope to hear it again.

The concert was attended by a large and appreciative audience.

and, on examination, it was reveal ed that out of a total of 120,000 banknotes of a face value of $50 bach, 662 were missing from one case.

A few days ago, a Chinese: ap proached the Cheung Kee exchange shop with one of these missing

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DISBANENT.

notes and was detained and hand- DECISION TO LIMIT ARMY TO

MASTER H. PHILLIPS ed over to the police; He said that

MANY ATTEND FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY,

he got the note from another man

in settlement of a debt and the lat

er was in turn arrested.

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The Appeal Committee under the Cinematographi Films Ordinance for INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS Nanking, Yesterday. 1929 will be as follows: Inspector& SHIPBUILDERS OF Disbandment. Conference's General of Police, Commissioner of

» HOND BONG The first man was discharged but | scheduled session this afternoon bas Lands, Secretary, for, Chinese the other man was sentenced to two | been postponed to January 17. At | Affairs, Commandant SS. Police, months" hard labour.nl • yesterday's meeting, the disband Inspector of Schoola, the Hon'ble ment committee under the chair-Inche Unus bin Abdullah and manship of Marshal Feng Yu-halang Messrs. D. Santry E A. Stevens, tentatively decided to limit the Na See Tiong Wah and W. J. Wilcoxao tional Army to sixty divisions. Reuter,

Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the

The funeral of Henry Phillips, the 9-year-old son of Inspector and Mrs. H. E. Phillips, of the Kow-prosecution. loon City Police Station, whose tragic death, as the result of. be

ing accidentally knocked down by

a motor 'bus, was reported rester-

Mr. J. R. L. Calder left Shanghai day, took place at the Protestant for Austraila for a short holiday by Cemetery, Happy Valley, last oven-the C.P.O.S. "Empress of France."

ing.

The service at the graveside

DR. WANG'S DENIAL -

How few foreigners there are dwelling in Chins is revealed by the "Chinese Economic Journal" which gives the number as half a The "Sin Wan Pao" states that million, which is a good 200,000 Dr. C. T. Wang has denied to the more than most people expected.

PAPER entitled "The Lubri- cation of Internal Combus- tion Engines" (Diesel) will be read by LA PARKER, Esq., M.IMECH.E., M.LMARE, on FRIDAY, January 18th, commenc ing at 6 p.m.265 26 The Committee extend a cordial invitation to anyone who may be interested.

A LANDSBERT,

Hon. Secretary.

STAR

THEATRE

was conducted by the Rev. G. TD. MacDonald, E. J. Field and Freas that a Sino-Japanese customs Against this figure is the 10,000,000 Hong Kong, 16th Jan, 1929. Waldegrave in the presence of a family, F. Booker and family, E. A tariff agreement would beligned Chinese living abroad. Hence, large gathering of mourners, which Vincent, A. H. Elston, G. C. Moas on January 26. Dr. Wang paint says the North China Standard," Included Inspector and Mrs. and family, George Witchell, Wed out that as the Sino-Japanese it seems important for the Chinete Phillips, children, and Mrs. Evang Shannon, E. G. Post, M. A Grant commercial treaty has expired, the government to treat the foreigners (chief mourners); Inspector and and Merlyn, J. G. Hooper, Gand other matters would be dis under the protection of other go- taria question, extraterritoriality right. leat, their greatest numbers Mrs. D. W. Barnett, Mrs. H. Saunders, RH. E, Marks, J. Bcussed during the negotiations for veramente are Kelly and Mrs. G. Saunders; Chief Dick and damily, Faveril Wodehouse, new treaty Inspector Peter Grant, Mr. W. A. Russell, J. Smith and Dorothy, The Foreign

warded. BIS Murphy (Assistant Director ofw. Ilyses, W. M. Armitt, II. W. according to the 9in Wan Pao," A Calcutta mera

ister added, Criminal Intelligence), Inspector Fraser, A. J. Smith, J. Carey, H. that after February the Nation- cigarette threatens Lane and Detective J. Carey (Cen Thorpe, S, Kelly, A. R. Clark, D. Wallst Government would anerease diplomatic hitch tral Police Station), Inspector J. Barnett, 3. J. Clarke, Stimson and the Customs duty Ogg (Tsimshatsul); Sergt. F... family, Paterson and family, S. G. ported Kelly (No. 2 Police Station); Foole, P. Logan, Hopkins, Dudman, 100 per Sergt. W. Hynes (Bay View); In Camingham Swan, Babey, Hoare, spector Fallon and Sub-Inspector Cotton (Yaumati); Sergt. Armitt (Kowloon City); Inspector H. J. Millington and Inspector S. Kelly (Sanitary Department),

There were also representatives from the Kal Tak aerodrome and the Navy, and detachments from the Indian and Chinese sections of the police force,.

Cargill, Mlington, Hant... and.

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