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Hong Kong. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1931.

Musical Events.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931.

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Ladies and the Rotary Emblem.. A patient in the Tung: Wab Hos Counsel submitted that this At the Twenty-Second Annual pital, named Wong Sum, (55), tried was a case where, the Judge Convention of Rotary International to commit suicide yesterday, it is could order that death be sworn hold in Vienna, Austria, from June alloged, by cutting his throat with a to have occurred on April 23, 22 to June 26, this year, Rotarians pleco of broken bottle.

1931, and grant leave for appli- seriously debated whether women

cation of letters of administra- Eshould be allowed to wear the em A dog owned by Miss Z. Leck, oftion...

blem as a lapel button or as an 1 Saifee Terrace, Kowloon, was re-

Cook's Affidavit... omblem in their coats or 'In their moved to Ma Tau Kok for observa- Dealing with other adavits dresses. The debate arose, out of a tion, after it had bitten Alvena on the disappearance of Tso Sui, resolution confining to Rotarians. Laihovetsky,, aged 18 years, of 2] Counsel said that a former cook the authorisation "to wear the Taifes Terrace.

in, Chicago, Chan Siu-ków, had affirmed that he met Tso, Sui in Rotary emblem as a lapel button. Ilitherto, the ladies of Rotary (ie., Miss N. Holmes, Secretary of the Seattle and agreed to return to the wives or the mothers or the Hong Kong Excavation and Plle China together. They left Seat- daughters of Rotarians) have been Driving Co., 12 Des Voeux Rond tle on the President Madison.. authorised to wear the Rotary but- Central, has reported to the Police They had their meals together on.

often conversed. either да ди omblem in a that over the week-end, some per- the skip and broach, a bit of jewellery on a hand son gained entrance to the office by Tao Sui appeared to Chan to be bag, or as a button. Now, they may means of using a duplicate key, and uneasy and morose. not wear it as a lapol button. They stole $100.* She places suspicion On April 22, five days after leav

was going for have, of course, the right to wear on a former Chinese "No.. 1" boy. ing Seattle, Chan

some tea and when passing the place the emblem on their personal bits

A coolie, named' Lai' Hon, of 884 where a cinema show was on, BAY, of jewellery and Hand bags, and

He was not there. such things as that.

Lockhart Road, who was a passeng-tat hTso Sui Opposition to the resolution was er on the top of a load on a lorry inquired from the others there and expressed, based on the grounds (1) proceeding along Connaught Road was told that Tao Sul had not been that it was Illogical, ns ladies do Central yesterday morning, ac-for some time. He then informed: « not Have lapels, and (2) that it cidentally fell off near the junction the ship's officers and a search was could not be enforced. Neverthe- of Centre Street and injured him-made, but no trace of Teo Sui was' less, the resolution was carried, so self. The man was removed to hos- found. the ladies of Rotary now may not pital where after examination, his wear the emblem as a lapel button. condition was found to be serious.

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Roll Calls. Here Counasi reterred to a point In the affidavit of Chan which did.

An enquiry into the death of not agree with that of the Purser Chan stated that Kong Kau (18) and Chan Chi (16) of the ship. was heard in the Kowloon Magis calls were made at every port of call tracy yesterday afternoon, before and Teo answered Nr. J. A., Fraser and a jury.

the first one The only and was absent at all the

two youths were killed by revolver others; whereas the Purser said A Fishy Paradox.

One of the best established bogies shots during the rioting in Kowloon that Teo Sui answered the first roll call at Seattle and the second at. Both were mem- is that the fish in the sea are boing on September 20; fished away. So exhaustive is the bers of a mob which assembled in Victoria, B.C., and was absent at

A verdict of all others, modern trawl, so ruthless is the Lalchikok Road,

modern fishing "justifiable homicide" was return-in his affidavit, the Captain of the

Captain's Affidavit, competition of the industry, that the old grounds and fed. all our own narrow seas no longer yield a worthy harvest.

Personal Pars. ·

ship said that he was informed' of Tso Sul's disappearance on April 23," and a search of the man's effects resulted in the discovery of a letter· The forthcoming marriages are in Chinese. This letter was trans- annnounced of James Cameron, of lated and kept in the Captain's the Chartered Bank, Haiphong, and cabin, but was unfortunately lost; the first concert are a Brahms

Isobel Margaret Young, en route The President Madison was three trio, and Cesar Frank's trio,

from Home on the 8.8. Rawalpindi; days out of Victoria, B.C., on April with an interesting set of piano Ser fish are. The proof came in and of Percy Honry Larken, of 69 23, and no small craft or ship had Caine Road, and Rosie Lettice Chan, bean sighted after leaving Victoris, of 318, Hennessey Road.

and the Captain was of the opinion that Tso Sui must either have fallen Professor K. H., Digby F.R.C.S., or jumped overboard on April 22

If you are not a genuine lover of the world are unanimous in North Sen. is fished hard again fish M.B., B.S., who is proceeding, Homeand drowned.

Mail Commentary.

The Silence.

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Apparently parachute jumping from captive balloons is a recognise ed feature of trans-Atlantic fetes and amusement parks, and in the past the jumpers have had to be handsomely paid for their services.

Now there are any number of men who are ready to jump, and jump with joy, at quite reasonable

rates.

OR

Again and again we have heard all thut, and it had the most logical, reasonable air, so that we felt it ought to be true. Now arises professor and declares that the more fish you take out of the sea the big the war, which stopped fishing in pieces entitled Pictures from an the North Sea. By that the number Exhibition by Moussorgsky. of fish was increased prodigiously, Press references in all parts but their tiza diminished. Now the

grow bigger and bigger yet.

on long leave, was, with Mrs. Digby, Counsel submitted that on the Let us always try to believe in guest of honour at a ten party given affidavits the Judge could give of music you may skip this and greeting the Schneider Trio as

to swear the death of turn to another column more to musicians of a very high order, science. And this paradox in per- by the members of the University leave

haps only another form of that Medical Society in the Union A-Too Sui on or aftor April 22. your inclination. There has for well worthy of large and appre- familiar in everyone's experience:sembly Room yesterday afternoon. Five months, he said, had elapsed too long been a genuine plaint ciative audiences wherever they The fewer fish a man catches, the Professor Digby was the recipient since the man's disappearance and

visiting that musicians -

as go. The career of each of the bigger they always are.-H. C. B. of a handsome silver chased cigar no word had been received from

box, while Mrs. Digby was present him. well as resident are not auf-Trio is a guarantee in itself of in the Daily Telegraph.

ed with a basket of flowers.

After further discussion, Counsel even by the highest quality of musicry The Devil's Picture Books. ficently appreciated

suggested that an order that death Two queer results of bad trade

A tragle discovery was made on bo aworn to have occurred in the those who profess to like music that no professing lover of this

Our muse can afford to miss. We be- and lack of employment are report board the mv. Vonezia yesterday month of April was sumcient. in all its varied forms.

Identity of Applicant. Musical Society, led by such a speak for the Musical Society the ed, states a London gossip-writer, after she had arrived from Macao

from Washington, U.S.A.-an in when her master, Captain Wonds, His Lordship granted leave to

the bridge swear death as having occurred. devoted enthusiast as Mr. A. M. most cordial support of its plea crease in the amount of stamp duty was found dead

was an old during the month of April, 1931. Bowes-Smith, has steadily and for large attendances to hear collected on playing-cards and more Captain Woods, who

"parachute-jumpers" than oppor-China hand, died of heart failure. He added that when the grant of diligently been sowing good seed, the Schneider Trio and also the tunities for the display, of their When the pilot loft, the Captain letters of administration occurred arranging concerts and recitals Heifitz recital later in the month. hazardous occupation.

was sitting in a chair on the bridge he would require evidence of iden- apparently asilcep. It was not until tity of the applicant. He explain- by local amateurs, directing Opportunities to hear such talent- public attention to visits from ed artistes in the Colony are few

some time later, when an attempted that while he was not suggesting was made to awaken him, that it that that was what occurred in musical celebrities, and other-enough to risk depletion by in-

was discovered that he was dead, this case, there was the possibility Captain Woods had had command of that some one, having learned of wise endeavouring to place Music sufficient support.

several ships on the China Coast be the man's disappearance,, was im on the high plane to which it

fore he took over the Venezia with personsting his son. rightfully belongs. Its efforts,

which he had been connected for Mr. d'Almada undertook to pro- unfortunately, cannot truthfully

most of the time she had been in vide evidenze of identity. service. be said to have been crowned

<|||||||||||||Ƒ¢¶£}} | 51 74£43 BLZHENINO One can understand this resuit of with complete and undiluted

To-morrow, the Empire will pay general unemployment; even jump- Major Ho Shal Lai, officer on the To-day's Thought. success. But it has not been its yearly formal respect to that ing from balloons, with the chance General Staff of the Vice Comman- Headquarters at thereby discouraged rather great body of men and women who that the parachute may not open in der-in-Chief's does it keep plodding on, patient-sacrificed their lives in that great time, is better than no work at all. Peking, (and son of Sir Robert Hohia lips that tell you what he is ly awaiting the full harvest calamity which befell the world in But the sale of more playing-cards Tung), arrived in Hong Kong by thinking about.

the years 1914-1918. Not only will is a little harder to understand. the Dollar. liner President Taft. that must one day be its well-the great dead be remember- Cards not only need buying, but Major Ho was specially detailed by

Chang Hsueh-liang merited reward.

ed, but those also who survive to those who play with them usually Marshal In our correspondence columns day that great calamity maimed in reed money for the staken which Peking to accompany General Hines,

body and mind.

they venture. On the other hand, Officer Commanding the American last week Mr. Bowes-Smith told

Claims to be the originator of the no work means more time for card- Forces in the Far East with head-

dollar account for quarters in Manila, who has been Today's us something about the Schnei-Two Minutes' Silence have been playing-so that may der Trio who are giving two made at varying times by several the increased circulation of what making a tour of North China. 2/8 1/8. chamber music concerts in the people, but it is not generally our Purlian forefathers were pleas-Major Ho

known that it was Sir Percy Fitz-ed to call "the Devil's Picture Hines to Nanking where the party Searching for her father who Helena May Institute on Tuesday patrick, of South Africa, who was

books."

were entertained by General Chiang had been missing from his home and Friday, November 17 and 20.responsible for bringing forward And perhaps the American unem- Kai-shek and the Finance Minister, a 12-year old Chinese girl yes- When General terday stumbled on his corpse in The nature of this treat may be the idea of the Two Minutes' ployed play for 10Us which are to Mr. T. V. Soong

Silence. He was in London when be redeemed when trade improves Hines came South on his way to a field not far from Shamshuipo. body had several stab realised when we learn that the he put the fden before the late Lord and the Boom Bird roosts once more Manila, Major Ho accompanied him The

wounds. Trio consists of a pianist, violin- Milner, and it was-immediately, ap-

banner.---Ceylon as far as Hong Kong.

The murder, which Jevidently took place early the ist, and 'cellist, and the type of proved by the King and the Govern↓

previous night, was apparently music performed by them ment. It is believed that Sir Percy

Inot committed for robbery, be- cause money, a bangle, and keys piano trios is one which is got the idea from a similar cero- mony which was carried on in

were found on the body. practically never heard in the South Africa during the WorXt Owing to an extended run In Colony. We have had individual used to be the practice at Johan-Shanghai, the screening of the pic pianists and violinists here, but nesburg, it is said, to blow mine ture, "Daddy Long Legs," at the

hooters, not at 11 o'clock, buf ́ at King's Theatre has been unavoid ao chamber music trio has visit-mid-day, so that for a brief space ably postponed for about two weeks. ed us since the War. An addi-people could stop and think about tional attraction is the fact that those at the front trick, who died

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick,

In the applicant's affidavit, ho they have with them a clavicem.

in Cape Town on January 25, 1931,

also gave particulars of his balo, better known as a harpsi-was a well-known figure In South

father's estate to which the chord, for which music was Africa. It was he who was un

widow and three sons were en titled. The estate consisted of a written before the pianoforte animously selected to deliver the oration at the unvelling of the

deposit receipt. with the National was invented, and at their second monument to South Africa's dead Members of St. Andrew's Society City Bank of New York for concert they will devote the first in Delville Wood, five years ago, who Have not yet returned their 30,360, a deposit of $10,000, in half to a recital of 17th and 18th A ploneer of Mashonaland, through ball subscription lists are requested the Bank of Italy, and $2,000 odd century music, using this in which he accompanied the Ran by the Secretary to do so at their in cash. The National City Bank dolph Churchili expedition in 1891, early convenience, so that Invita- had already acknowledged, the strument, following with Aren- he was imprisoned by Kruger in tons may be lasued to enable them deresit receipt but no communi sky's beautiful piano trio in 1885 for complicity in the Jameson and their guests to attend, the chtion had yet been received from

Itald.

practica, dances.

the Bank of Italy. D'Minor. The works chosen for

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Observer.

Columbia's

News in Brief.

The summons aganist Mr. A. W. Summers for failing to become an eficient Volunteer, failing to attend drills and the G.0,C's Inspection was withdrawn at Central Magla- tracy yesterday afternoon.

It is a man's eyes rather than

Ten Years Ago.

in

[From the "China Mall" of November 10, 1921.1

is worth

accompanied General

LOST: AT: SEA.

(Continued from Page 1.) advertisement would be fruitful, He submitted, however, that in the case of a man disappearing from the ship the notice would

serve no purpose.

The Estate.

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