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Mozart's Librettist Who Became A Grocer
A LOVER WHO LOST ALL HIS TEETH
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Hong Kong, 9th October, 1929. rake in eighteenth-century Venice, to be the friend of Casanova, to
To begin life as a priest, to become notorious as a wit and à comprise:- act as Mozart's librettist and collaborate with him in "Figaro" and the annual training camps seller, and schoolmaster in New York, is surely to turn full circle, during the following week-ends:- "Don Giovanni," and then to end one's existence as a grocer, book-take place this year at Fanling This was the astonishing career of the author of "The Memoirs of Lorenzo da Ponte" (Routledge, 158.), now translated into English
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Friday p.m., Nov.. 15, till Sunday
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The Battery will attend the R.A.
SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEET- ING to be held on SATURDAY, 26th October, 1929 (weather per-classed among the world's hundred restore her lost beauty and make da Ponte might be was skilled in necromancy, could mitting) may be obtained at the best llars. Reply Race Course, Hong Kong Club and the completely illogical fantasy of was at eighteen years of age,
He has pot, it is true, he rappear again as lovely as she Causeway Bay Stables.
Baron Munchausen or Entries CLOSE ut 12 o'clock Mandeville; nor has he De Rouge submit to his enchantments.
Sir John consented, at his suggestion, to Noon on TUESDAY, 15th Octo-mont's tell-tale passion for detail. ber, 1929.
Thereupon he went at once to an tion of imagining that the world is her up as he wished, Instructed her With Da Ponte it is largely a ques- attractive young courtesan, lished later. bent on one's suppression and ex-in all that she was to do, and pro- tinction to the exclusion of all else. mised her a handsome present if And when it comes to romances the affair succeeded. The old lady, EXTRA RACE as it does only too often-Da Ponte having sent all the servants out of MEETING will
is always the wronged or at least the room, awalted in a secret cham- YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and (weather permitting) at Happy always the defender of the wronged, ber the arrival of her young Atlas. promptly printed.-"Chine Mall Omec. VALLEY on MONDAY, 14th Oc
though we learn from Mr. Shep He came a few minutes after ac No. 3A, Wyndham St. Telephone Cen-tober, 1929, commencing at 2.15 pard's wealth of foot-notes that the companied by the girl so well dia- opposite was more usually the case. gulsed that even when looked at carefully she appeared at least seventy. He then drew out of hia pocket a small phial, and, after muttering some words, drink the contents. It was nothing made her
miraculous uid from a particular spring of his, and would produce the wonderful result. He then The Commandant declares the the sofa, covering her with a black this trophy for the year and con- made the young woman lie down on M.G. Company to be the winners of cloth, and after performing various gratulates all ranks of the winning enchantments, ordered the supposed old woman to rise.
Musketry Having nl- ready rid herself of her ragged
The Portuguese Company will clothes and coverings and her false fire Table "T". Rifle Part II. at hues, she sprang into the middle Stonecutters Range on Sunday, Oc of the room with youthful vigour tober 13, 1929. and appeared, as
Indeed she was Rodrigues.
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Gay life in Venice Da Ponte was born, of Jewish parents, near Venice in 1749. He seems to have been a brilliant youth at school, and was appointed at
Latin. Surprisingly and (he wears) against his own wishes, into the gay life of he took Holy order. He plunged century Venice, got into trouble on eighteenth-
account of his scurrilous verses and his love-affalra with married wo men, and had to quit the Republic. He wandered through Italy and Austria, and in 1782 settled down in Vienna as Theatre Poet at the Court of Joseph II. Here, in as- sociation with Mozart and his rival, Salieri, he remained for nine years, producing among countless other works now forgotten "Figaro," "Don Giovanni," and "Cosi Fan Tutte."
a most attractive girl of sixteen or eighteen.
Robbed of His Loot
team.
Recvanaisance Cup
Holiday
Monday, October 14, having been declared a general holiday, no parade will take place on that date.
Officers Mess Meeting Will take place at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, October 18. All Officers are required to attend. Attention is dawn to Officers
The old lady, delighted beyond all measure at the apparent success At the Haymarket
of the experiment, was given a Under the new Emperor, Leopold phlul of the "elixir" to drink-but II., he was dismissed from his post, it was only laudanum, and when she wandered through Europe again, fell asleep Casanova rided her and at last made his home in Eng- jewel cupboard and made his escape. land, where, from 1794 till 1805, he He did not, however, enjoy his loot, was employed as librettist at the for it was all stolen from him by King's Theatre. Haymarket. his 'serving man whom had engaged Fleeing from his creditors-and to convey the jewels in safety to an from the creditors of his worthless inn some mules from the city! friends for whom he had foolishly It was Casanova who advised Da Mess Rules, No. 7. gone ball-he sailed, in 1805, for Ponte to go to 'London. "If you America. Here he found, not Elf want to make your fortune," he de- A conference of all Os.C. Unite Dorado, but new and harsh credi-clared to Da Ponte, "do not go to armed with the Machine Gun will tors. He became in turn grocer, Paris. Go to London: But when follow the Mess Meeting on Friday, bookseller, and finally Professor of you are there, never go inside the October 18. Italian, and died in 1830, a atranger Italian Café, and never back a bi
Corps Band In a world stranger than any dreamt-two pieces of good advice which,
The Band will parade in mufti of by Casanova, at the age of eighty-alas! poor Da Ponte neglected to on Tuesday, October 15, at 5.30
Such was the strange career
He went to the Italian p.m. for Band Practice, Café oply too often and backed bills
Corps Signals for William Taylor, the proprietor
All ranks who have not fired of the King's Theatre, Haymarket, Part II. Table" Rifle must do so
tune of
nine.
observe.
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A HAUNTED THEATRE
"The Last Warning, Universal's mystery special, starring. Laura La Plante, now being shown at the Queen's Theatre is halled as an up- usual and spectacular production:
From the very acquisition of the Hallowe'en Reunion Dinner, Oct. story through every phase of the 31, 1929. Names of those intending work of production Carl Laemmle's to participate together with names,orders that this he made into a of guests should be sent as soon as special were adhered to on a grand c/o Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd. possible to L-Corpl. A. N. Braude, scale. To ensure a successful evening, all
Remembering what a tremendous success Paul Lenf,had made in ranks and ex-members of the Com-directing Laura La Plante in "The pany are asked to make every effort Cat and the Canary. Laemmle de- to be present.
cided to give the director star com-) bination a change to outdo their) spectacular work in this ather mystery story,
Portuguese Company Musketry Part II. The Company will fire Part II. Musketry at Stone cutters on Sunday. October 18.
Element of Terror Dress optional but rifles and He put every facility of. Univer- bayonets and belt and pouches sal studio at their canilmand and must be brought. Launch will gave them a free roín. The result leave Hong Kong at 8 a.m. calling is that critics are acclaiming "The at Kowloon at 8.15 am, Range Last Warning" as more terrifying Officer: 2/Lt. J. S. Rodrigues. At and mysterious than anything ever tention is called to the time of leav. seen before on the screen. ing Hong Kong and Kowloon.
Parades: The Company will parade for training on Friday, October 18, as under:
Recruits at Miniature Range for Musketry. Dress optional, belt, rifle and bayonet.
.
The supporting cast of "The Last Warning" has unusual strength. It contains artists of such prominence that many of them could carry a picture on their own shoulders.. You remember the thrills and chills of that outstanding
Nos. 9, 10, 112 Platoons at success, "The Cat and the Headquarters for Platoon and Cantry!" The same production Company Drill, Dress optional, abilities have combined in "The belt, rifle and bayonet.
Last Warning," and they, Hage sur Company Parade. The next Com-Passed their previous effort in the pany Commander's Parade will be mystery field. held at Headquarters on Friday, October 25.
NOTICE
the director, Paul Leul, defea any- The story is entirely different and one to solve the mystery, before- haad. Laura La Plante id'starred. A large cast is in support.
The photoplay is from the stage play of Rifle Club. All members are re- minded that the Lusitano Cup will the same name which ran for so be competed for on Sunday, Octo-Jong on Broadway,
The story takes place in a haunt- There will also be Souvenirs for the 2nd and 3rd highest acores and theatre which has been vacant five to happen when a producer' rents a a team Competition shoot.
Strength
many thousand at Stonecutters Range on Sunday. ber 18, in conjunction with Part II-ed theatre. The eerie things begin
at
years.
**UNEASY PAYMENTS"
PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on TUESDAY, the p.m., at the Officon of the 15th day of October, 1929, at of Lorenzo da Ponte. Public
We wonder at times whether he Works
is being strictly accurate or just Order of His Excellency the Gov strictly fantastic, as, for instance, to
Department, by
ernor, of one Lot of Crown Lant when he tells us the story of how pounds. Taylor, we are told, was Oct. 20, also, see Order below. at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony rival in love deprived him of all "greatly addicted to practical jokes,
Mounted Infantry Company of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 his teeth by persuading him-in never considered their consequences, The Company will in future be years, with the option of renewal order to reduce a swelling-to rub and his whole life was indeed a con- known as the Machine Gun Troop. at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the gums with aqua fortis :--- tinued hoax." Mr. Sheppard tells Thursday, Oct. 17-Parade Surveyor of His Majesty the King.
In eight days lost eight us of this remarkable man that his Stables at 5.30 p.m. sharp for for one further term of 75 years.
teeth,
and from swallowing.... expenditure on the Opera Machine Gun drill with ponies. few A
drops of the strong and his extravagant way of living
Sunday, Oct. 20.-Field Exercise. poison, so completely lost ali soon got him into serious dificul-Parade at Wongucichong Gap at 9 appetite that for a whole year it ties, and in order to escape arrest sacmed to everyone a miracle that for debt, so it was said, he got him
Armoured Car Co. I could keep alive
on the little self elected member of Parliament will parade at Headquarters on "Both Sections of the Company nourishment I took What was for Leominster in June, 1797. my fury those may well think who this time. Da Pante was instru-Friday, October 18. at 580 p.m. for know what it is to be deprived mental. In raising for Taylor Machine Gun Instruction. of those necessities of digestion, by very questionable means
Machine Gun Company taste, and life itself.
I went about sum of £16,000, of which 25,000 Tuesday, October 15, at 5.80 p.m.. The Company will parade on the streets of Vienna like a mad went to Leominster, 35,000 for in mufti, and No. 3 Platoon will ton having returned from leave, experience and protection.
She is followed by the village man for more than a fortnight, dur-opera
No. 460 Lce. Sergt. H. T. Bux-ahelk, who feels that she needs his expenses, and £5,000 for ing which time eight more of my Banti and "other collateral
proceed by Ford Truck to Kennedy em- teeth came out of my gams as if barrassments."
Road Range under 2/Lieut. J. F. the unexpired portion of his leave
As it
they had been of wax.
Wright.
Is cancelled. Company Dinner will be held at. No. 450 Lee-Sergt. Buxton, is Corps Headquarters on Friday.
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Our "Debt" to Him When he comes to tell us of Mozart, Da Fonte becomes the really magnificent boaster.
remember without rejoicing and satisfaction that it was in great part to my own per- severance and firmness alode that Europe and the whole world owe the delightful vocal music of this wonderful genius,
Dismissed from the Opera
At
the
a.m.
successful evening.
Rifle Club.
The following recruits have been taken on the strength and posted 88 under: No. 1505 Carlos Chan, Corps. Band
from October 4, 1929. No. 1606 Pte. W. V. Edley, No. 4 Platoon, from October 4, 1929
No. 1508 Pte. J. Dobson, Corps, No. 1507 Pte. F. K. Nabl, Corps Signals, from October 7, 1929
Signals, from October 7, 1929. No..1509 Pte. J. H. Tavares, Corps Band, from October 8, 1929.
Leave •
Transfer
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"Uneasy Payments," which in now playing at the Majestie Theatre, is so far the best picture that Alberta Vaughan has played
in.
in her little home town, and on the The story is about a little coun- try girl that wins the dancing prixe
strength of this alone she leaves for the city to achieve fame and fortune..
turns out, Bee Haven, the girl's
part played by Alberta, is not at Charlie Ross, the village sheik, all in need of assistance, but. finds himself quite incapable of coping with the methods of the chorines of New York
The story is laid in a New York
In spite of Da Poute's ingenuity in acquiring money for Taylor he was dismissed from the Opera. He November 1, at 6 p.m. Tickets are transferred from No. 4 Platoon had been sent to Italy to engage ders on parads nights. Price $1
obtainable from Platoon Comman- No. 1. Platoon, MG. Company.
Reversion singers and had returned with only. All ranks are asked to make Allegranti, who had grown so old an effort to be present to ensure averts to the ranks at his own re-night club, at which Bee has a job
No. 460 Lce.-Sergt. Buxton ra that after a few nights she was obliged to retire and quit the stage
quest.
In the chorus. She finds that her altogether; and with Damiani, who, alloted to the Company on Sunday Platoon to be Lance-Corporal
Promotions The Peak Range is
job depends on the favour of the as soon as he arrived in London, morning, October 18, commence
No. 1052 Pte E. G. Sewell, No. 3 owner, and when she sells him finally that she is not interested took a lawsuit against Taylor and firing at 9.15 a.m. There is, however, no reason not never appeared on the stage at all.
she loses her job, and all the to bellave Da Fonte's story, that, So. Da Ponte set up in the Hay-
furniture that she has in her apart previous to the composition of market as a bookseller, and as a re- 17, 1929.
ment. "Figaro"--based on Beaumarchais's sult of a disastrous partnership comedy the Emperor had forbid-con found himself once more hope-Dock at 5.30 p.m. for demonstration den the play Hself to be produced essly in debt. A new director at and instruction in Machine Gun at Court since it was, he said, "too the King's Theatre, thereupon Table "T" under Lieut. H. R outspoken for a polite audience." reinstated him as breitist, but by Forsyth..
Scottish Company -Parades: Thursday, November
No. 5 Platoon: Parade at Taikoo
His story that the opera, words 1804 he had become so deeply in- No. 6 Platoon: Parade at Kow and music, was completed In secrecy volved with moneylenders that he loon Dock under Lieut George in six weeks open to considerable was obliged to ship his family off Duncan. M.B.E. doubt. We may also doubt his to America- courageous step in
No. 7 Platoon: At Headquarters
story that he wrote simultaneously those days and he himself, follow at 6.80 p., under Acting Serst Major Brown. Arms drill, belts
Struck Off the Strength Having left the Colony as from September 29, 1929: No. 1116 Pte, A. McWhirter No. 5 Platoon.
at 6.80 p.m. on Tuesday, October on Tyneside walled upon the
Corps Signals
A deputation from the engineer- Parade at Corps Headquartering and shipbuilding trade unions 16 for Signal "Training" 28 Prime Minister and urged that the working of the receiving and with the Government's plan for under:
special consideration could”, be transmitting sets will be given by dealing with the general
Wireless Section. A lecture on given to their arga,in connection
section are requested to attend... of Signals. All members of the C.Q.M.S. Clark of the Royal Corps of unemployment.
Visual Section. Flag Drill.. Dreas: Matti. Parade at Corps
Thursday, October 17 for Mus-:
the libretti af "Don Giovanni, ed them the next year. "L'Arbore di Dians," and "Assur," The remaining chapters of Da and frogs will be worn, altting with a little bottle of Tokay Popte's life make rather sad read Machine Gun Table Nos. Headquarters at 5.30 p., os on his right baud, an inkstand, ining. As Mr. Sheppard points out, and 7. Platoons are reminded that the middle, a box of Seville tobacco. "It is hard to imagine a place more this practice will be fired at Stone-ketry Instruction. Dress:-Mufti, on the left and a beautiful girl in unsuitable than the New York of cutters on Sunday, November 3 with rifle, belt and bayonet. the room for inspiration.
the early years of the last century 1929,
Restoring Old Bonaty
for a man who by birth and: tem-77
Da Ponte has an amusing—if parament belonged to eighteenth- tragic-story of Casanova, who century Venice. His last days. was for a time one of his friends however, were brightened consider In Venice, In Paris, meeting by ably, we imagine, by the production chance a very rich old lady who in New York in 1825 with Garcla though nearly sixty was extra and Millbran, of the opera which he Vagantly fond of good-looking men, Bimself, always refers to as "My Casanova confided to ber
Don Giovanni H. L. Morrow In and with an air of mystery that be John 05 London's Weekly.
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