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SINGERS

The Hong Kong Society for Enthusiastic Audience

in Theatre Royal.

the Prevention oľ Cruelty ta Animals has decided to hold ita Annual Carnival Ball this year, on Friday, March 6 at 9.15 p.m. This will be during Race Week.

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"INIQUITIES" OF SHANGHAI.

Sharp Rejoinder by French Paper.

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STATEMENTS BY HU HAN-MIN.

Apropos of the present agitation A good deal of interest has been being conducted against the Shang. aroused by the visit of the West-hai Municipal Council on the alleg minster Glee Singers and there

was an unusually large and enthued score of its inability to maintain sinatic audience in the Theatre law and order in the International Royal for their first concert last Settlement, the following extract night. Those prezent were

Te from

an interview with Mr. Hu Rugby, Yesterday.

warded by most unique and de- Han-min, president of the Legisla. The Dean of Canterbury. the lightful entertainment. The Glee tive Tuan, by a special representa Very Rev. Hugh Richard Lawrie Singers consist of six boy tive of the Journal de Shanghai is Sheppard, D.D., M.A., well-known sopranos,

two male altos, three not uninteresting, Nor is the note in connection with his broadcast tenors, three basses, and one big thereon appended by the editor of on religious services, is resigning humorist, and every one of this the French newspaper. on February 28, on his doctor's talented company has a goud and advice. His health is improving well-trained voice. The stage set- steadily, but his doctor warnsing and grouping are most attrac- him not to continue his work in tive, and skilful lighting effects Canterbury, British Wireless add distinction to many of the

Service.

Concessions Criticised.

The passage from the interview is as follows:-

"In order to delay the abolition songs and glees. The voices all (of extraterritoriality)

the ques- [Dean Sheppard, who was blend beautifully and aro very tious of lack of security, civil war, Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, sweet and true, while the perfec- etc, are raised. But have you not London, from 1914 to 1927 is a tion of their attack and the skill similar things in Europeand' son of the late Canon Edgar Shep-with which the special features of America" he continued la дл pard, D.D., Sub-Dean of the such number is presented can only energetic voice. "Why do you not de- Chapels Royal. Educated at Marlcome from long and careful remand extraterritoriality in the borough and Trinity Hall, Cam-hearsal..

United States or in Britain when bridge, he was Secretary to the The Singers appear to have an one of your nationals have been Bishop of Stepney in 1905, and enormous repertoire and the selec- threatened or killed by bandits, or Deputy Priest-in-Ordinary totiens given were very varied, rang for any other reason?" King Edward VII and to King ing as they dit from grave to way! "And in the foreign concessiona George V, Extra Private Chaplain and from sentiment to the broad in China, are you any better pro- to the Archbishop of York and afcat comedy. They included part tected? In Shanghat, for example, temporary chaplain in France songs and aolos; some sailor and I will only quote you that during the War. He has publish-shanties which gained tremendous great cosmopolitan town" continued ed, many well-known books, in-applause:

charming cycle of, the president of the Legislative cluding The Human Parson," Welsh airs and some even more Yuan-"Not a day passes in which

Parson, Dick, or Harry in this, that, or "The Impatience of a

charming "Old English County you do not hear of assassinations, and "My Hopes and Fears for the Songs." Prettiest of all these thefts and kidnappings. The foreign the other Department is likely to Church." He was appointed to the Warwickshire song, concessions in China are veritable Canterbury in "Among the Leaves So Green O" rendezvous for dangerous criminals; sung by Maxwell Oldaker and the the focus of trade more or less tay. sopranos, but "Widdicombo honest, the paradise for the pro- Fair" (Devonshire). with its priators of roulette dens, dog rac- comical stage effects, brought ing, for trading in white and yellow iown the house, while "I Married women; the centre for contraband, a Wife" (sung by Albert Greene) of counterfeiting and the holy land made a special appeal to the mas- for pilgrims who go there in search culine element in the audience. of degrading pleasures." "Old Mother Hubbard," with its "I do not say that a small number chorus of barking dogs, was anof foreigners do not profit from the other amusing number.

privileges of extraterritoriality and of the regime in the concessions, and

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RETRENCHMENT?

With

SPIRIT.

REVENUE RAID.

INSTALMENT PLAN.

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Among the chief successes

-"ACWO."

RECOGNITION OF MOTORSHIPS. Shanghai, which is larger, and

Watching Charges By Master Portera.

was pointed out by Mr. Richard all the big Chinese commercial in-

state that it has been decided to abandon or at least postpone it?!

Has the Retrenchment Com-

The No. 1 and No. 2 firemen of mittee given careful consideration

the as. Tai Lee, appeared before before it is too late (before con- Mr. E. H. Williams at the Central the evening we must single out do not enrich themselves, but if tracts are given out) to Public Second Court this morning charged for special mention "The Bells of foreigners were far-seeing and Works Extraordinary for which with the unlawful possession, joint-St. Michael's Tower," with Its compared the private gains of a few provision has been made in the ly, of 17 jars (22 gallong) of Chin-beautiful echo effect and wonder- merchants of opium or morphine ese spirit, and five Ib. of Chinese (al imitation of the jangle of bella and other stupefiants, of some pro- 1931 Estimates? Maintenance tobacco, without paying duty. at the end of ench chime. We prietors of roulette houses, of of roads and upkeep of existing First defendant denied the upe the Singers will give every gaming and other dubious trades, buildings are recognised as vital charges whilst the second defendant audience the chance of hearing with all the losses which the honest. this part aong since It is quite industry and commerce of the for- pleaded guilty to both. items of expenditure even in an The Magistrate asked Revenue unique and delightful!

eigners suffer in China, they would Jalmost bankrupt State; it is not.to Omeer A. W. Grimmitt if he were At the performance to-night sincerely join with me in asking for

a complete change immediato, abolition.” these we refer. But there are new satisfied with the pleas, and he re-there will be

On Wednesday a

Editorial Reply. markets,

new plied that he could not prove the programme. new latrines,

contrary, He would say, though.oup of Irish folk songs will be

That portion of the editorial foot- schools, new roads galore in the that at 3 o'clock this morning, on special feature. On Thursday note referring to the above is a 1991 Estimates that must be the arrival of the Tai Lee, Revenue the place of honour will be oc- follows:-

"As for the foreign concessiona Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 27. 1931. thoroughly scrutinised from the officers raided the stokehold of Supied by some Scottish folk songs.

the toys and girls will love the West- which are represented to us as cities tho atcamer and found angle of sheer necessity in this contraband concealed under a num-inster Glee Singers and it is of perdition, we content ourselves phenomenal time of financial ber of plates.

All the firementiafactory to note that a special by putting a few questions to the stress. It matters not that all were taken into custody, and on matinee performance has been ar-eminent Chinese statesman:

"Why is it that Chinese men of these Budget items have been enquiries made later the second de-ranged on Saturday next at 3 p.m.

fendant stated that the stuff was all when wo prodiet a full house of politics, and, notably the most im the dollar remaining formally approved by the Legis- his.

youngsters!

portant members of the Chiness below a ahilling and with the lative Council. Much of an ad-

It was Mr. Grimmitt's opinion

National Government purchase Civil Servants being dissatisfied verse nature has happened since that the No. 1 fireman was really to

houses in the foreign concessions with the revised basis of sterling then, and the public would take blame, and he believed it to be

and never in the Chinese city of business among the firemen. salaries, the community is getting it ill to find later that, apart from His Worship discharged the first

capable of indefinite extension, and a little impatient in regard-to-the public health and the police ser-defendant but imposed fines of $250

where politicians would have the work of the Retrenchment Com-vice (excluding certain higher or, in default two months' jail, and

advantage of enjoying a Chinese administrative and judicial regime. mittee. So far as the rate grades in the latter), costly $100 with the alternative of six

weeks' hard labour, consecutively While the Mersey Docks and Har- as well as the protection of the payers are aware nothing has works had actually been com-on the second defendant.

bour Board were recently amending Chinese police? been done. A lot-a mighty lot menced in spite of the existence

the by-laws modifying the watch Why are all the big Chinesa may be contemplated; but the of the "Retrenchment Committee.

ing charges by master porters, it banks, all the Chinese millionaires. weeks and the months are pass- Seven months is a long time for ing rapidly, and the last state of that Committee to be at work the Treasury will be considerably without one acrap of information worse than the first if the posi-being vouchsafed to the rate- tion is not coped with forthwith payers. Thus it is asked in all

The Anelent Egyptians had their and if the efforts of the Re- seriousness: What has the Rea month" aystem too, according to Board, under the chairmanship of

"Ave dollars down and five dollars At the meeting of trenchment Committee are not trenchment Committee done and examples of Egyptian writing and Mr. Arthur Wi Bibby, the matter specialists say, is coming over the accelerated. It should not be for what does it contemplate in the evidence revealed by a collection of came -forward In the gotten in this connection that, so direction above indicated?

writing equipment now on exhibit ceedings At the Field Museum of Natural mittes in

of the Traffic Com-Broken white and creamy 'rachel

pro spirit of make-up, long as the work of the Com-

the form of an History, Chicago,

additional by-law to

are, for instance, the tints of News in Brief.

cover mittee continues, so long will we

:the Ono Pedikoshu, who dwelt in the omission throughout. This

powder that will replace · deep вож have a valued member of the

Inland lot No. 8105, situated in Roman ruler of Egypt, apparently Brownbill, chairman of the Traffic style demands a complexion all its year 30 of some Ptolemaic or by-law, as explained by Mr. E. G. rachel and sunburn, for the Civil Service doing nothing but|

willowy, languishing, present-day King Kwong. Street, Wong Nel bought something on the instalment Committee, Retrenchment Committee duties Chung, consisting of 4,750 square plan and, when he had finished his "steam vessel" or "steader" as In- defined the words and still drawing a salary of £850 feet with an annual rental of $28 series of payments, he was given a cluding "any vessel propelled who latest shade of rouge, containing a

Capucina is the name for that since July 11 last year. and an upset price of $19,000, was receipt inscribed in Egyptian ly or partly by electricity or other hint of orange in its cherry red, It is not for one moment argued purchased at the land sale at the hieroglyphics upon a limestone mechanical power."

P.W.D. yesterday by Mr. Chung Aake. or inferred that he may not be Chung-ehan at $30,800.

Mr. J. A. Shone seconded the land blue eyelash pencily are re- [doing that work well--the public,

This receipt, together withn adoption of the new by-law, and placing black ones, in order to give number of inscribed tablets, boards the Board duly confirmed the re- that soft natural look, which is de- [knowing nothing and not being

Cheung Yee (85) married wo and potsherds, has been deciphered commendation, Mr. Richard D. Holtmanded by the restful fashions of

the moment. permitted to know anything, can employed, pleaded guilty at the by Dr. T. George Allen, asslatant remarking that he entirely agreed that the course taken by the Traffic curator of Egyptian archaeology. not judge or criticise at the pré- Kowloon Magistracy to keeping No.

Besides Pedikosha's Instalment Committee was the proper thing to sent juncture at all events. But 2, Pine Street as a common gam receipt the collection Includes do

how long will it be deemed es five weeks, while nine other Chin Been attached to mummies of per- whereon a god lives to the spirit of bling house and were fined $80 or wooden shipping tags, which had sential to release him for nor-ese were fined $2 each for gambling sons who had died away from home. the laundryman of Amon, Nebensi mal duty as a member of the Civil on the premisen.

for use in transporting the bodies

"The earliest Egyptian writing Service?

To their relatives. The annual inspection of the St.

aquipment conalsted of a cylindrical Cannot the Government now John Ambulance Brigade by His One legal document among the pen case, a rectangular pallette,

To-day's dollar is worth 2/10 give an indication of what the Excellency the Governor will be potsherds beare the oath by this with cups for cakes of black and 3/10d. AAN DE KHET Retrenchment Committee has held on the South China Athletical and every god who dwella with red inks and Fajar Tor Water: Among the Chinese New Year football ground on Monday at 6.15 him to establish the case of a dissolve the ink,” Dr. Alá státes... done, already, and what is contem im. A cordial Invitation to attend tgart Sout was used in making black orders issued by the Police within plated in the very near future is extended to those members of Alimestone stela is inscribed ink red was made from an iron the tast few days in Canton, was There is no desire to pry into the the public who are interested in with a prayer, for a man who wis oxide. Pens were alender reads, one prohibiting the use of toy tor Inner. "workings of the various the St. John Ambulance movement, evidently athighly respected, citizen, tufted by chewing; In Ptolemaje pédoes and other dangerous arti. Departments; there is no Inquisi-By kind permission of the 0.0.-the that the gods may give a martuary times beavier hollow reeds were clos, and another, forbidding the Band of the South Wales Boy-offering of bread and bear, oxon used, their ends being bevelled and playing of cards and all forms of whether Tomy derers wil be in attendance

and Burke pur essas punt the points split like modern pens." amusements allied to gambling.

veness

mon, and Chan Fal(32) .. ungi

NOT UNKNOWN IN ANCIENT EGYPT.

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Holt that whereas there was a dif- stitutions installed and continue to ferentiation in the by-laws" origin-he installed in the foreign Conces- + ally made in 1917 between "eteam- sions? ships" and "sailing vessels" using i

"Why?.... Why?...." the docks, there was no reference at all to motorships, · ·

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NEW IDEA IN MAKE-UP.

A change,

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50 the beauty

of the

Ten Years Ago.

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