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OPENING NIGHT IN THE STAR THEATRE

"IL TROVATORE"

It is quite a long time since

THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1929.

BANKING.

CENTRAL BANK OPENING

NIE IN HANKOW

السلة

A NEW BRANCH

Hankow, Yesterday.

Signor Carpi's Grand Opera Co. The Hankow branch of the visited Hong Kong, and opera-Central Bank of Chine is afficial lovers were glad to welcome them opening to-morrow, is pac last night when they opened their It is emphasised that this bank season here by an excellent per has no connection whatsoever formance of "Il Trovatore.

with the former Central Bank In Hankow which is at present bein is not Verdi's greatest work, beduidated by the Minery or

This opera-written in 1858

ing "considered less interesting Finance.-Reuter. than his other operas on account

of the atmosphere of unmitigated gloom which pervades it from atart to finish. But it is full of haunting melodies, notably the famous "Anvil Chorus” in Act II, the "Miserere Duet;" and the Soldiers' Chorus in Act III.

HAFEZ AFIFI BEY

ON A EUROPEAN TOUR

PRAPS

PRAPS NOT 1

A Manchester cat recently caught a mouse, but instead of ning it has adopted as a friend. Two niere ignatories to the Kellogg Fact.

The new evening gowns, says a

Parisian correspondent, are dis- tinctly bird-like th appearance. Very chick, in fact. -

Hotel hall porters are said to be, in most cases, good linguists. And we all know them to be good palinists

There has lately been a notice- able drop in some of the dancers.

During the recent cold weather sea-birds in very large numbers visited London in search of warmth. They must have been gulls.

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OF INSPECTION

STATEMENT IN COMMONS The chief honours of the even- ing fell to Mlle. Rodini in the part

London. Yesterday. of Leonora." She has a full and Sir Austen Chamberlain stated, ringing soprano voice of tremen- in reply to a question in the dous power. She gave a fine ren- House of Commons, that Hafez dering of the difficult Recit and Afifi Bey, acting Foreign Minis- Strong pressure is being Cavatina "Tocea la notte, whilst ter of Egypt, was

en brought on the overnment at the well-known Aria "Amor, sull gaged in a tour of in- Home to permit the broad cast. ali rosee" was beautifully sung spection of various Egyptian ing of political speeches. Old- At the end of the cadenza her won- diplomatic missions in Europe, fashioned people, however, are derful top A rang out above the which had naturally included quite satisfied to get their gas

visit to Great Britain. He (Sir from tde gas company as usual. A "Tenor Robusto"

A, Chamberlain) would undoubt- edly take advantage of the oppor- The part of "Manrico" was also

tunity to discuss current business, in good hands. Sig. Giovannoni has but His Excellency, it was believ- a clear true "tenor robusto" and

ed, had no intention of proposing his Aría "Di quello Pisa" received negotiations with the British such an ovation that he was Government. British Wireless forced to give an encore. He also Service. excells in the strength and beauty

orchestra.

of his high notes.

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A man recently fined for using bad language excused himself on the ground that he nearly broke his foe kicking against a stone in the dark. How could he be ex- pected to pass over a shock likė that in stony silence?

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"A new spring dress material," says a fashion note, "is a woollen crepe with a pimple design in imitation of tweed." This is the obvious material for rashional dress.

"The public," says Mr. Norman Angell, may be an ass but it is not made up of asses." But what about masses and classes?

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Happiness, according to a well- known writer, is mostly the re- sult of discovering what you can do without. The words "being found out" appear to have been omitted from the end of his state-

As the gipsy "Azucena" Mlle. FATAL GUN BURST Agozzino proved disappointing. Those who remember Edna Thornton in the days of Beecham

TWO SOLDIERS KILLED: OTHERS INJURED find that our sportsmen are quite Opera will realise how the figure prepared to give him a very good of the wild and sinister old gipsy half distraught by

ARTILLERY PRACTICE game in both sports. Should the misery and remorse -- could

Honolulu, April 18. weather, which at the time of dominate the entire opera în spite

Two soldiers were killed and writing seems rather unsettled, of her rags and tumbled hair!) continue as propitious as it has Mlle. Agozzino looked altogether seven others injured as result of Overland China Mail. been for a long time past, the pro- too young and charming for the an explosion of a 155 millimetre part, and we should like to see her gun at Fort Kamehameha, one of gramme drawn up for our Royal as "Carmen" or as "Maddaleng the forts of the Honolulu Harbour visitor will doubtless be carried in Rigoletto; both of which parts

defences, to-day.

One soldier is missing. out in every detail and in the would suit her voice and tempera-

The big gun exploded with tre- most satisfactory manner.

His ment,

As "Count Luna," Sig. Reali mendous force during target prac Royal Highness will be with us for was better in the latter half of tice, while firing at a moving two days, as on Saturday he the evening. His early numbers target at sea. leaves in H.M.S. Suffolk" for were marred by a tendency to and Private Parks.

The dead are Sgt. K. R. Webbs

A youth who risked his life to Japan direct. While in the Colony force his voice. He shone in Act

Army officials have refused to rescue a parrot from the top of he will be given as much oppor-III, however, and the duet with confirm reports that a number of a high building was rewarded "Leona," "Misa di acerbe other soldiers are missing until with a shilling and the bird bit tunity as time permits to see the

lagrima," was splendidly sung.

after the report of the Board of him. And he probably bit the most far-flung outpost of his In the small but effective part Royal father's Empire, and we of Fernando Sig. Maurico showed inquiry appointed to investigate shilling."

the accident. doubt not but that His Royal a good voice and dramatic in- Highness will be most favourably stinct.

The opera was well staged, and impressed. He will, we believe, the scene where the gipsy girls be as pleased with his visit to dance in the red glow of the camp the Colony as the Colony feels fire was particularly effective.

"Rigoletto" is the honoured in having him here.

opera chosen for to-night and should at- tract a full house.

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A long series of experiments with the atom are being made by Hong Kong, Thursday, April 25, 1929. Government scientists at

the Bureau of Standards. Once the

HONG KONG'S ROYAL VISITOR

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Two of the soldiers injured may die, it was learned at the hospital-United Press.

ment.

To prevent a cake from becom- ing stale, says a housewife, put a thick slice of bread in the tin. And then, we suppose. eat the cake.

Policy, a beautiful blue and yellow macaw at the London Zoo, when given food by visitors says; "Thank you." Toujours la Polly-

DR. DESITTER

AWARDED BY AMERICAN SOCIETY'S MEDAL

Washington, Yesterday. tesse. The American National

atom is conquered no imagination KOWLOON WEDDING Academy of Science has awarded

"Found by night having his the James Craig Watson Medal face disguised," was a charge to Dr. Wm. Desitter, the Dutch brought against a man at the. astronomist, whose researches London Sessions. A clear in- resulted in the new theory of Re-fringement of woman's rights. lativity. Reuter's American Ser-

is too vivid to prophesy the re- sults. Dr. Meggers said: "This

ROCHA-GILL is a story you cannot exagger- At the time of writing late.. "It may unlock vast

CEREMONY IN R.C. CHURCH stores of everything points to a right royal atom and yield undreamed of energy within the

In the Rosary Church, Kow-vice. welcome awaiting His Royal powers.

Success thus means, looon, yesterday, the marriage Highness the Duke of Gloucester in the opinion of scientists, that took place of Miss Louisa Gill, when he arrives in Hong Kong on man's conquest of nature will be daughter of Mrs. P. M. Gill and SMALL-POX AT HOME Commons. Snears and snares are his first visit to the Colony and complete. "The Sun" (New the late Mr. Arthur Gill, and Mr.

York).

Mr. M. Manuk will speak on "Memory of Past Lives" at the weekly public lecture of the Theo- sophical Society to-day at 6 p.m.

A. M. B. da Rocha, son of Mr. A. J. C. da Rocha and the late Mrs. C. B. da Rocha.

The Very Rev. Father G. M. Spada officiated, whilst Mr. II. de Figueiredo was best man.

LONDON'S CASES STILL INCREASING

London, Yesterday, Small-pox is increasing in Lon- don. There are now 277 cases in

CHEFOO CAMPAIGN

Chefoo, Yesterday. General Liu Chen-nien officially

denies the report that Chang Tsung- chang's Northerners captured Mu

"You cannot win elections on snores," said Colonel Moore- Brabazon recently in the House of

far more helpful.

An ornithologist tells us that butter-flies are very fond of feed- ing on nettles. We assume that they do not sit-down to their meals.

"I want a nice book."

"Yes, madam. What sort of a book?"

"One to put on my drawing room table-er-it's mahogany!"

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the Far East. The Duke is His Majesty the King's third son and was and still is, we believe, an officer in the 10th Hussars. Physically he is, if we may ven-

The bride, who was given away A cook employed at the Rail-by her brother, Mr. A. A. Gill, all-Reuter. ture to say so, the handsomest of

way quarters was at the Kowloon wore ivory satin and lace, with the King's three fine sons-which Magistracy fined $20, or three silver shoes and carried a bouquet is saying quite a good deal for weeks' hard labour for possession of arum lilies. The Misses Beatrice Gill and Zaida Barros the Prince of Wales is a splendid of 612 heroine pills.

were bridesmaids, Miss C. Gill, sportsman, and he and Prince

An 18-carat gold signet ring, maid of honour and Miss Alicia George are both, to use a popular with initials "FW," found in Barros, flower girl.

In a recent examination (says The maid of honour was dress

the "Morning Post") a fourteen- expression, "well-set-up" young HM.S. "Concord" on the passage men. Both the Frince of Wales Home from China, has been hand-ed in orange tulle, with a picture

ed over to H.M.S. "Tamar."

crinoline hat and the bridesmaids Chang Tsung-chang is at Tungkow-sant in their lives and in their According to Japanese reports, year-old, asked to comment upon where lovely and plea and Prince George have been in

carried bouquets of pink roses. About 1,000 of his troops are still death they the Colony-the heir to the Me. Dykes, acting manager of

After the ceremony, a recepin Fushan city, which is now per- Throne having been here while on/Messrs. S. J. David and Co. hastion was given at No. 11 Hum-sonally being attacked by Liu Chen-

reported the theft of a number of phreys Avenue. a special mission to Japan a few bell-pushes, valued at $14.40, The honeymoon is being spent late in a few days.

nian. They are expected to capitu- to the Siamese Twins. It is an years ago, while Prince George from the houses numbered 85 to was so well known when he was 96 Nathan-road. here with the Navy that we came

A male occupant of No. 74, almost to regard him as one of Canton-road, was fined $50 by ourselves.

Mir TS. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday

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were not divided," wrote:-

"This beautiful passage refers

at Repulse Bay, the bride's

Locally the situation is quiet. The is well known that the Siamese example of people licence, for it going away dress being of rose-Nationalist Liu Chen-nien's return Twins met their death in being beige marble crepe, with hat, coat has allayed the anxiety of the pen and shoes to match.

ple who are overjoyed-Reuter,

Chang at Lunghow

A Royal naval wireless message.

divided."

The Duke of Gloucester, who for failing to report three cases of CRIMINAL SESSIONS to hand states that General Liu of the house to the maid, "how

until about a year ago, was better small pox which had occurred in known as Prince Henry is, like the his house. Prince of Wales when on his visit {1

An Indian watchman was seri here, on a special mission to His ously wounded in the head by an Majesty the Emperor of Japan unknown assailant while he was bestowing upon him the insignia on duly outside a house at Ngau of the illustrious Order of the shi-wan village, Kowloon City, on Tuesday. He was taken to the Garter on the occasion of His Kowloon Hospital... Majesty's recent accession to the Japanese Throne.

TRANSACTION REGARDING STEAMTM LAUNCH

Mak Chun-loong-was yesterday charged with forgery

"Look here," said the master

Chen-nien is besieging Fushan.

dare you tell your mistress what General Chang. Taung-chang is time I came in this morning after reported to be at Lungkow.

I told you not to?"

"I didn't, sir" replied the maid. "She asked me what time you

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A Chinese fisherman pleaded came in and I only told her I was at the guilty to a charge of having in too busy getting the breakfast Criminal Sessions, before the l'his possession 10 sticks of ready to look at the clock." Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) dynamite, nine detonators and a

piece of fuse, before Mr. T. S Whyte-Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy. He was fined $10,

and a jury.

Defending Counsel-"You say that the fence is eight feet high, and that you were standing on the ground, not mounted on a ladder or anything?"

Witness I do. Counsel (triumphantly)

Then

This was the last case on the Bank notes amounting in value calendar, and the charge against to $5,258.38 were reported stolen Mak was that he forged a deed of

A nuraber of coolies were en The Duke of Gloucester is in from the premises of Chinese Ng Shing, assigning to Dr. R. E every respect a typical Briton, flour merchant at No. 300, Des de Castro Basto, the steam, launch gaged in laying bricks at No. 258 and in nothing more than in his Voeux-road, between Tuesday and "Sun Chi On" by way of mort- Shanghai-street, Youmati, when

yesterday. The Police subse-gage to secure repayment of the others who were at work in the perhaps you will explain how you, love of sport. While with us he quently raided a room at the Asia Principal sum of $3,000, and inter- adjoining hanse, No 260, una man only five feet six inches hopes to be able to engage in rolo Hotel and recovered about $4,000t at the rate of $25 per $1,000 aware of the presence of the hight, could see over a fence eight

Per

and other gang, removed a heavy sup feet high, and watch (on a China pony) at Causeway and eight $500, Shanghai bank

notes: A, Gainese formerly ems After hart of the evidence bad porting beam is caused a fall er's actions. Bay and golf at Fanling.

played by the four merchant was been given the heating was ad of bricks which buried one man era witne

SEARA who was dead when ext Royal

will doubtless taken into eustody on suspicion. Journed

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