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· FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931.

CORRESPONDENCE,

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.

have so often criticised in these columns, are a disgrace to any civilised community and none would suffer if they were to be closed to the public and added as extension to the “Cheera Club for Soldiers and Sailors." displeased comments onthe fact strategy, with particular reference that the Sakharoffs' performance to the newer forms of warfare- The bitter truth is that the Gov-after one postponement has now mechanical, aerial, bacteriological, ernment does not take the slight-been cancelled altogeher, What- etc. lest interest in the cultural life offever may be the reason for this Another thing puzzles fe in the community, and does nothing second disappointment, the public these Volunteer arguments, and can scarcely be blamed for feel-it is that reference is always made to ameliorate the conditions ob-ing somewhat indignant over this to "milltary" emergencies. The taining in the Colony which make treatment, coming as it does solite-blood of the Empire ia its residence here so dreary an event soon after the prolonged uncer trade after all, but what would tainty as to the date of Toti Dal happen in the event of a "civil" for a great many of us. If it were Monte's recital.

emergency similar to the military not for the various Associations I wish to point out that the ones always so much feared? and Clubs and parish debates Hong Kong Musical Society. Supposing an epidemic-by some which the more energetic or which does its best to disseminate strange freak of nature were to ganise in their spare hours, we advance information with regard lay low the majority of the busi- to forthcoming concerts, is na ness men of Hong Kong; could the should be in a state of perpetual much inconvenienced by these Army step in and keep the wheels. melancholia. It is left to private changes as anybody, and can only of commerce revolving for us: enterprise to achieve anything pass on such information as is re-Good fellows though they are, worth while, and to those indi.ceived from impresarios and ad-doubt it. I would give much to ace vance agents. The revised dates Lieutenant Dash frowning over a viduals, who help to brighten our for the Sakharoff Dancers were bill of lading, or wondering just lives in the face of active dis not circularised by the Society, as what magic was involved in the ep couragement and often official we felt we should incur part of toring and clearing of even the the blame in the event of another meanest tramp that salls the high hostility, we take off our hats.

cancellation: and as things have sons! Even more would I enjoy turned out our decision was justi-secing Colonel Pom-Pom struggling red.

with the intricacies of "double The only impending musical entry." At the moment, he pro- event to which attention can be bably imagines it has something to drawn at the moment in this do with this new contract Bridge. case with a fair certainty that it and he sleeps none the worse o' will take place, since the artiste nights for his. belief!.

hiswn Company, and at least sixty per cent. of the Corps should be able to put the entire Corps through battalion drill. Every the To the Editor of the "China oil" man should be instructed in

rudiments of military history, and Sir,There have been several in the elements of tactica and

News in Brief.

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer left for Shanghai yesterday by the a.a. Empress of Asia,

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The lowest open air temperature is in the Colony-is the second I am aware that a certain few yesterday was 63. degrees.

The piano recital by Yourn Guller on officers spend part of their time at humidity at 10a.m. was 67 and at Tuesday, April 21, at 9.20 p.m. in pinces like the London School of

the Helena May Institute 4p.m. 90.

At Economics, where they are initiat the first recital, which we tooked into the mysteries of interna- The Chief and Petty Officers of the responsibility of organising, tional law, economic science, etc. H.M.S. Cumberland are giving a the audience was most enthusias- But the percentage of officers who farewell dance on Monday in the tic, and it is due to the keen de- undergo such instruction is infinite- R.E. Theatre, Wellington Barracks. sire expressed by many that they ly smaller than the percentage of should have another opportunity Volunteers to non-Volunteers in The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, of hearing this splendid artiste, this Colony. Likewise, they get contains Director of Medical and Sanitary that she is giving a further per- leave of absence from their normal some of the highest intelligences Services, and Mrs. Wellington left formance before her departure. in the Empire, a fact for which by the 9.3. Empresa of Asia yester.

day. four dramatists and authors havel perhaps reason to be thankful Mr. E. E. Benham, who was the and we wish we could say the receipient of a farewell presentation same for the Colonial Service. Club, left yesterday by the a.s. Em- in the Naval Dockyard Recreation Unfortunately it is not possible to press of Asia for Shanghai. do so. Apart from the Indian Civil Service, the entrance aminations for which are exceed ingly stiff, the other branches of the Colonial Service admit of the two iron bars entry of many second and third. quarry at Kowloon City.

ment Service at all.

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Admitting a previous conviction, Cheng Fung was in the Kowloon Police Court this morning, sent to jail for three months for stealing

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more than the unfortunate-or en- thusiastic, as you will-Volunteer

On this occasion the concert will duties for such courses, which is take place at 9.20 p.m., which! will probably suit many people better than an afternoon recital. gets for his parades.

Yours, etc.,

A. M. BOWES-SMITH. Hon. Secretary, H.K. Musical Society.

No, Sir When I see muchly- beribboned majors, and bright young subalterns, pouring over their books on Commercial Arithmetic at Night Schools in this Colony, then I shall be prepared to reconsider my views regarding Volunteering. Ua- THIS VOLUNTEERING RACKET!l then, however, nothing doing!

Hong Kong, April 9.

I am afraid this is a lengthy [To the Editor of "China Mall,”]

epistle, Mr. Editor, but I think it is Sir,--The annual Inspection of the time someone blew up this bogey. Volunteers has, I nee, brought

Yours, etc. forth the perennial grouse against

"LAI TEE."

at the number of those who are "evading their obligations to the British Empire." Just what the General is going to do about it when he gets this information, he does not say, but it is a nice idea.

anyway.

one

Hong Kong April 10.

MR. SIT KOK-SIN.

ANNUAL BIRTHDAY

BANQUET.

A BRILLIANT FUNCTION.

rate intelligences, and, in some The Naval Armament Supply the "slackers" of the Colony, al- P.Say I, in passing, he allow- departments, of persons who Offlcer notified the Harbour Master though the G.O.C. struck a new ed to congratulate the Corps on its should never be in the Govern- that a small quantity of fireworks line of thought when he indicated; really excellent show last night?

and small arms ammunition will be that the census which had recent- By some fired for proof purposes at the ly been taken will provide informa- process peculiar to British Stonecutters rifle range on Montion making it possible to arrive Colonies, men possessing not the day afternoon. slightest qualification attain the

A Japanese poodle bitch,, belong- highest posts that a Government ing to Master P. D. Keyser, of has to offer, and as a direct re Saifee Terrace, was removed to Ma sult we see every day crass exam-Tau Kok for observation yesterday, after it had bitten Miss Danenberg, ples of muddle, waste, inefficiency, of 27, Jordan Road, who was treated

Now, as one who has not yet Mr. Sit Kok-sin, the celebrated and work given to deputies and in the Kowloon Hospital.

graduated into the Methuselah Cantonese actor, gave a brilliant to his juniors who are far abler than

class, but who has nevertheless no reception and banquet For having possession of 50 taels intention of becoming a Volunteer friends, both Chinese and foreign, The family of the late Mr. K. C.their seniors. Thus, the people

of raw opium at the Kowloon Rail-in this Colony, I would beg the on the occasion of his birthday, Lau wish to thank all friends for who by virtue of their official way Station, Chu Yick-man was in favour of your space to explain in the Kam Ling Restaurant last

night. expressions of sympathy and at positions are the social lenders of the Kowloon Police Court this morn my reasons for my attitude.

Several hundred guests tendance at the funeral and for a Colony, are frequently found to ing fined $1,500 or six months' im- I will preface my remarks by attended, the scene being a bril-

possess the culture and intellec-prisonment. The oplum was dis- stating that for young men in liant one.

covered sealed in pineapple tins.

their early twenties. I consider In addition to a traditional, tuality expected of the average

Volunteering an excellent form of and extremely colourful Chinese Mr. Miram engineer-in-charge, sport, and with a crowd of decent entertainment, a special orches- Hong Kong, Friday, April 10, 1931. artisan. The remaining few, who

arrived from Home with at least of the Upper Dam at Aberdeen has fellows, really good fan. What I tra had been engaged to cater to reported to the Police that between object to, however, is the current those who cared to dance in the a few ideals higher than Bridge 10 p.m. on April 4 and 6 a.m. on military point of view toward European style. Not the least ac- A SAD BUSINESS.

and golf, yield to apathy and the April 5, some person gained en- Volunteering, in its relation to the ceptable part of the evening was social mood, and things which at trance into the stores by breaking a citizens of thla Colony.

jan impromptu "show" by several The late lamented holocaust that of Mr. Sit's friends just prior to Hong Kong is an easy target Home are placed by every class padlock, and etolo tools to the total

value of $168.

swept over Europe brought to light dinner. - art,

Mr. Sit Kok-sin, probably the for satire, and it is only to be in positions of importance ---

very strong fact, and ft is "You will go to the Revenue Office that "cannon fodder can be pre-eminent actor in South China expected that sharp literary music, the opera, the drama, wits would expose. it for what it museums and libraries -exist and pay three times the duty on this manufactured at remarkably short to-day, is now appearing with his is a South of England suburb only in a weak and stagnant form tobacco and spirit" said Mr. E. W. notice. It may not be very good confpany in the Koshing Theatre.

Hamilton in the Kowloon Police material, In the light of strict transplanted to the China Sea. which we can afford to ignore. Court this morning when he cau- efficiency, but it was willing, and INCREASE IN SCOUT WORKERS. But perhaps there are some of us Art hardly exists here at all, save tioned Tong Shun for having posit was good enough for its pur who are not ashamed of living, in perhaps for an occasional exhibi- session of 1/0 gallon of spirit and pose. This being so, I fall to see a suburb and would resent it if tion held, in a hired room, after 11⁄2 lb. of Chinese tobacco on which why presumably intelligent human tund work with Scout Groups num daty had not been paid, at Yaumati beings should spend years of their bered 54,210, an increase of 7,651, the Colony were run on any other great difficulty and persuasion; Railway Station. Defendant, who life-and of their spare time-in The number of Commissioners social lines. Whatever we are, yet we have in our midst artists was on bail of $19, had to pay $5.59. learning to form fours, hit bulla appointed during 1030 was 3,050, ģu

eyes, and so forth. and we are of all sorts and con- of undoubted ability who could

RADIO ACTIVITIES. The type of man we have in the increase of 208, This with an in- ditions are of

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Volunteers the type of man who crease of 1,792 other local officials to a total of 18,108 was regarded to the welfare of this part of the Home if they wished to commer-

is expected to become a Volunteer

Just the man who was told in as a sign of extended interest in Empire; not perhaps as indi- clalise their gifts. The same

the late War that it was his duty the Scout Movement on the part of siividuals, but In the mass. If we criticism applies, to music, which

the public. to take commissioned' rank. He are not Government Servanta we in this Colony is confined to petty Actual hours of transmission will be told the same thing in the are employed in business houses little soirees arranged after the totalled 262.75, of which 153 were next war, and in spite of any ser upon whose commercial transac manner of a Mothers' Union devoted to European programmes vice he may have had with insti tions the financial stability of the meeting, and which the majority and 109.75 to Chinese programmes,tutions like the Volunteer Corpa, he will still have to undergo a European Chinese course of training (quite rightly). Colony is largely dependent. We of the public refrain from attend-

before he is put in command of men of his own. I main- tain, therefore, that our Volunteer Corps, as it la.constituted to-day, serves no useful purpose. We are told that

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Ten Years Ago.

(From the "China Mali April. 10, 1921.7

To-day's dollar is worth 2/ 6%.

are all vital little cogs in the wheel ing. Opera, except for the Phil-Morning Transmis of Imperial development, and it harmonic Society's annual pro Commercial News

& Church Relays 51 41 may not seem to matter two ductions and the efforts of Mr.

Evening Transmis-

10% 05.75 hoots to Lord Passfield and the Strok to bring celebrated artistesons British public whether we play to the Island, is unknown here, j

183! 100.75 Bridge or mah-jonng, whether and only occasionally touring com-Monthly, Percentage 53.23 41.77 we read Mr. Priestley or Mr.panies, which, are seldom first During the month the following H. B. Lawrence, or whether we rate, give performances in our in-items were broadcast:-- have no intellectual life at all adequate public theatre, with its Ruaning Commentaries beyond occasional concerts of in- bad lighting, ta hopeless acous Dance Programmes strumental music in the Helena tice, and its insuficient, dressing European Relays.

European, Studia Concerts

May Institute. On the other rooms. As for the drama, we are Chinese Studio Conccria?

although it would be dan-reliant here upon the generous Chinese Relays gerous to say that it is the rule, activity of a handful of amateurs, European Lectures

Chineso Lectures it assuredly le not the exception because no good company would European Children's Programming 4 unit, the Corps is not fulfilling its Seth, Sum Pak-ming, H. Silog. that ability and efficiency are ever dream of paying profes-cifinale Children's Programmes 4 real duty. To my way of thinking, Simon Teo Yan, U Sz-wing, Yong Koon-cheun, and allied to culture and the pursuit sional visit to the Colony Our New does issued during overy man in the Corps aheuld be Sing-klu, Li

able to get out in front and drill Messrs.. Wing Mow Sang & Co.: of Intellectual

The museum and library, which we March, 48,

2 mal sergeant major call knock Höhour of Mr. M. Molver, Senior Gmuch into the average man's head Boarding Officer of the Harbour De- Bas the Volunteer Corps could in partment, who is shortly retiring.

ve years! The conclusion is ob The following were the hosts: vlous, therefore, and it is that Messra, Check Yiu-fung, Chan Chou, 6 until the local Volunteers are or Francisco Tse Yat, George Grimble, ganised more as an Officers' Cadat F. Gomes, Les Mon-kow, Lo Shun- o Corps, rather than as a regimental wa, Louis Quong, M. Rafeek; H.