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Duvivier hesitated, "momentarily|brated harpist, taking part, minds impressed by the rigid conviction in went back seven years.

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AT TAIKOO.

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The new

the man's voice. He recalled stories The Press recapitulated the cir-

steel screw steamer that he had heard of Sarbecoff. His cumstances of the first two perfor-Hoihow" built to the order of the only religion was said to be de-mances, the mysterious deaths, the China Navigation Company Limit- moniem, and all his compositions subsequent years of silence.

And ed,

was launched from Taikoo veined

Monday. melancholia the general attitude of anticipation Dockyard on

Designed and à morbid romanticism. He was rather gruesomely emphasised for passengers and cargo, the occupied in the world of music by the fact that Duvivier's photo vessel is 298 feet in length on the

that Poo the place

held in graph was published more frequent-load water line, 44 feet in mould- the world of letters. His work ly than Sarbecoll's.

ed breadth and 25 feet in moulded!! Was so individual that even un-i In spite of himself, the young depth, with a gross tonnage of musical people could recognise his French harpist was worried. At 2,850 tone, and is in every way a music after they had heard any one first he laughed at his fears, then sister ship of the "Hunan," which opus of his.

Its character was al- he became annoyed as it swelled to has recently been placed in ser- ways weird and awesome... wild greater volume.

vice.

The "Hofhow" will run its trials ..shouldering . . .

"M'aleur," said Duvivier, "It has small matter, but realising that early in April and be placed in ever been

my regret that there was everywhere a feeling of commission immediately after com- circumstances prevented me from 'morbid expectancy he became faint-pletion of trials hearing the Symphony on alther ly apprehensive. Not that he be-) occasion. But I beseech you to lieved for one moment in the super- MODERN DEVICE FOR have It performed again. for natural, of course. That was ridi- the sake of the world 'which lives'culous. So was superstition. He by fine music. And if I may

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"The Symphony will never be in his thoughts. Certainly the heard again," said Sarbecoff, shak- music was terribly weird, but the ing his head.

informality of the rehearsala coun-

"I do assure you, m’ajeur, that no-teracted the atmosphere to some thing but fevered imagination caus-extent.

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In Italian Trawler.

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The first ship fitted with the Marconi "Echometer," an ultra- ed the deaths of Heym and Vauban, At last the evening came. There

sensitive sound apparatus which Knowledge of the strange story was not a soul in the vast audience

I am not at who did not know practically every every second, has completed her registers the exact depth of the sea would not affect me. all sensitive to atmosphere."

detail connected with the history of trials off the coats of Gambia and When Sarbecóff smiled his mouth the Symphony,

—a lívid, crimaon gash in an ivory- It was placed at the end of lo De Oro, West Africa.

hued face-drooped sardonically at the programme. When Sarbecoff the corners. He did so now, for appeared, and bowed in a stiff, curt the first time in the conversation. manner, there was heavy applause. "Can you be so sure of that?" Equally loud, so it seemed, was the he asked, after a pause.

acclamation

greeted "Perfectly sure, m'eleur. My Duvivier. mind is not so credible, so nervous.

that hed

The composer, who had no baton, waited for quite a considerable time after it had ceased.

Strange things never influence me. I tell you, I am not susceptible to fancies. As for the supernatural

Then he raised his handa. ...'. and superstition. . . ." He snapped Very strange were the opening his fingers and laughed.

bars, Almost from the beginning "So you really believe that only the great audience fell under the imagination was responsible, my influence of the music. It was in- friend?"

sidious, sinuously pervasive. They "Certainly. What else?" Duvivier, connected the story with the music grew Impatient. "Come, come, as it proceeded. M'Bleur! You must allow the Surely this was the most eerle of Symphony to be performed again, all his ceria works. ... and be so good as to let me play the part to convince you."

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There followed a long argument,

The Second Movement came and passed. Then the Third Move- ment..

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in which it was very evident that With the opening of the Fourth Sarbecoff was deeply afraid of and final Movement then nervous ten- some sinlater quality in his queer alon passing through the audience work. Only he knew the peculiar could almost be felt. The music be-- circumstances in which it had been came louder in its evil Intensity...) composed, and by which It had been Suddenly it broke off and the gentle, inspired. And these, for a reason plaintive notes of a harp rippled Tues, of his own, he never divulged. quietly through the great hail.

At length, however, he gave in to Duvivier's insistent appeals.

"But only on certain conditions, M'sieur Duvivier," he said.

Wed.

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