1934-01-30 — Page 7

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1934.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"

"THE PIRATES OF

PENZANCE"

"Who's Who" Of The

Production

FIVE PERFORMANCES TO BE GIVEN

Judging by what has been wit левед at the rehearsals of the Philharmonic Society's production.] "The Pirates of Penzance," show promises to be one of the best ever staged in Hong Kong.

thin

It was produced here in 1926. hut such a tuneful play will easily

bear repetition after an interval of

Speeding Target for British Bombers

Constructed mainly of rubber and steel armor plate, this speedboat was developed by the famous D. fl. Lawrence, known as “Lawrence of Arabia” and officially as 'Aireraftsmau Shaw, to improve markkinao- ship of British fighting planos. Picture shows Lawrence at wheel of "mystery craft.”

eight years. Only one of the prin❝THE CHOICE FOR SOUTH AFRICA

cipals in the original production remains the name: Mrs. A M. Bowes-Smith, who took the leading.

BRITAIN"

part of Mulsel then, and appears in Startling Pamphlet By

the same role on this occasion. Mrs. Bowes-Smith needs no intro duction to Hong Kong audiences. having taken the leading soprano, part in anthe, Tom Jones and The Griska,

Sir Stafford Cripps.

LEAGUE HOPELESS

Socialist Plan to Form Dictatorship

TO STRENGTHEN

COAST DEFENCE

SALE OF A BABY

Charges Withdrawn

Chinese Secretariat.

· MAGISTRATE ́ ́ REBUKES PARENTS OF CHILD

child.

WO-

ENGINEER'S DEATH AT AMOY.

Mr. G. P.. Brown.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO'S OFFICER

In discharging the defendants the Magistrate said that the man Lo Yan and her friend Chung Kwal, who both appeared to be "go- between," were dealing in a very dangerous business. He pointed out that many transactions, which On the application of Inspector often -appeared to be correct and Messrs. Butterfield and Swire of the Fraser, attached to the Secretariat proper adoptions, were illegal and death at Amoy of Mr. G. P. Brown, for Chinese Affaire, the charges punishable. They should take very second engineer of the Chine Navi against four Chinese, for taking good care, otherwise they might go gation Company's steamer Tean part in a transaction for the sale to prison for six months.

It is understood that death, which

News has been received by

of a child, were this morning with- Addressing the father and occurred in hospital, was due to drawn, by permission of Mr. E. W. mother of the child, the Magistrate peritonitis. Hamilton, at the Central Police said it appeared that they had not The late Mr. Brown, who was 32 Court.

committed any actual legal offence, years of age, was a native of Sunt The defendants were Wong Him but it was 'an offence against all derland, ` His mother Uving at and Lo Luen, the father and mother ideas of what was right. "Your North Shields. of the child, Lo Yan, a woman "go-json is the only grandson of the He joined the service of the China between," and Hung Chung-ho, a next generation and you should Navigation Company in December

1928.

$746,000 ESTATE, married woman, who bought the not have sold it," he concluded. Mr. Lam Woo Leaves Large Fortune.

WOMAN STORE OWNER'S $11,800 WILL

Seaplane Base For Robben Island.

The late Mr. Lam Woo, con- DEFENCE MINISTER'S POLICY

tractor) of 1 Tramway Path, who died on December 27 last, left Cape Town.

Jocal estate sworn provisionally South Africa's coastal defences under $746,000. known for her excellent presenta- Sir Stafford Cripps, the Labour are to be considerably streng- Probate has been granted to tions of Dame Carruthers in The M.P. who created a sensation last thened by the establishment of Ho Fung-kee. Tin Fong, widow, Yeomen of the Guard, the Queen of week by an infelicitous reference a seaplane base at Robben Island.

Fairies in lolonthe, and the. to Buckingham Palace in 1 Duchess in The Gondoliers. Sho speech at Nottingham, has again With the rapid advancement Isabel Agnes Rapley. late of

Mr. N. Mathieson, who takes the contralto part of Ruth, Is also well

the

has also taken similar Darts in Shanghai and Tientsin, including that of Queen Elizabeth in Merrie England.

come to the fore.

London.

This time it is with the issue of In pamphlet entitled "The Choice)

and Lam Chik-ho, building con- tractor.

THE HEART OF A BUILDING

IS THE

SANITARY, CENTRAL HEATING

?

AND

DOMESTIC HOT WATER

•

INSTALLATION

at

to

TROSE DESIGNED & INSTALLED

that has been made in recent Messrs. Elite Styles, Hong Kong, who died at Palma de Mallorca, years in war material. the au-

Balearic Islands, Spain, on April 13, for Britain," in which the formerthorities have realised that the 1933, left local estate valued Another member of the cast Solicitor-General elaborates the me-jland fortifications on Signal Hill $11,800. known from previous production is thods by which the Socialist League guarding the entrance to Table Mrs. Starling (Edith, who was of which, incidentally, he himself Bay, which are of a prewar type Kitty In The Fountain of Youth is the head-must seize dictator- and Kate in Merric Englund. This hip when Labour is again in of-will be useless to repel and for- Jady has been in the Sadely since ice.

1920.

The part of Kate in The Piratezi is being taken by Mrs. E. Frost. who has played Gianetta in The Gandoliers and Buttercup in Pinnfors in London. That of Isabel is taken by Mian D. Hunt. a mem-i ber of the chorus aince 1929.

The Male Roles.

in

The principal male roles are being taken by actors who are new to Hong Kong audiences, and the Society has been fortunate "unearthing” this Frederic, the youth who is appren tfeed to the pirates, is represented by Lieut. Comdr. E, C. H. Bran-

talent.

son; while the Major-General is ex

He says that democratie ma. chinery must be used to achieve power and then must be rapidly adapted to the needs of chang- ing society.

Probate has been granted Denis Henry Blake and Charles Ed-

ward Lawrence Grist, solicitors.

Wong Kwai (or Qual), inte of eign invasion. High-powered 31, Sheung Yuen Lane, Sap Yat Po, seaplanes at Robben Island, Canton, who died on June 5, 1933,

left Jocal estate valued at $14,800. which was formerly leper

Probate has been granted to Ho settlement and les conveniently Kan-ching. at the entrance to Table Bay.

a

Dictatorial powers, he proceeds, will be more effective in guard-j must instantly be acquired by the

the Peninsula ing

coast line {Cabinet against reactionaries: all

vested interests inside and outside will also be able to control the against any invasion. The planes

Parliament must be swept away and immediate control seized i finance east, and west coast of Southern

land- those nerve-centres Africn.

The minesweepery, Sonneblom and Immortelle, are to be abolish- In respect to foreign affairs, Shed and will share the same fate Stafford Cripps says that the League as the Pretea. Regarded pure-}

capitalism.

انه

of Nations is hopeless. He envisages y as an arm of defence,

a new coribination of peoples who minesweepers are

the looked not

APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL.

Provisional Leave Requested.

APPEAL PROM JUDGMENT OF FULL COURT

Provisional leave to appeal

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ROYAL NAVAL CANTEEN

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would be willing to accept interna upon as being particularly valu-the Privy Council against a deci cellently portrayed by Mr. W. Rtional socialism with an interna-able. Their chief function infsion made on December 22, 1933,

Evans Thomas, who is well known. in Tientsin and Peking for the parts he tank in several of their plays and light operas, such as the Duke of Plaza Toro in The Gondoliers, Sir Joseph Porter in Pinafore, William, the butler, in Junr, etcetera.

tionally-controlled defensive force.

the Russians.

time of peace is the training of by the Full Court consisting of To Aid Soviet.

men, who at the outbreak of the Acting Chief Justice, the Hon. Finally, he says that, within the hostilities would man comman-Mr. J. R. Wood. Mr. Justice P. next two years, Japan will have deered fishing craft such as Grant Jones and Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, reversing the judgment attacked Russia and that all pre-trawlers and whalers. parations must be made to assist These sweeping changes in of the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. South Africa's policy of defence R. Wood. and allowing the appeal: It may be remembered that, at have been advocated by Mr. O. of Au Wing-ki and Au Wing-yun. one more adequate for the part of the Labour Conference at Hastings Pixow, Minister of Defence, fol with costs, in the matter of the the Pirate King than Mr. B. 0.13 October, Sir Stafford Cripps pro-lowing his return from Britain Chinese Restaurants, Kime, yet he has only done concert duced a scheme for a Secialist die and Europe where he studied the work hitherto and has never taken tutorship by abolishing the House question of armaments closely, part in a show of this kind. The of Lords and muzzling the House Reuter,

It would be difficult to find any.

same remark applies to Mr. J.

of Commons by putting the Prime

Goble, who fills the part of the Ser-Minister in a strait-waistcoat. La-

:geant

of Police. Both Mr. Goble bour leaders, alarmed by the pros-

and Mr. Kime are in the 1st Lin-pects of the effect on the elector RETIRING MANAGER colns. Mr. R. S. Speneclayh, who ate, blanketed the scheme by

has been in most of the Society's ferring it to a

productions since 1926, as a mem

ber of the Chorus, is seen 118

Samuel on this occasion.

Chorus and Orchestra.

re-

special committee

for prolonged consideration.

FAREWELLED

Was thisi

morning granted by a Full Court comprising the Acting Chief Jus Itice, the Hon. Mr. J. R. Wood, and the Puisne Judge, Mr. R. E. Lind- sell.

Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instructed

Mr. F. C. Nash, made the appll-

estion on behalf of Chu Yun-chi,i [the appellant, and asked for, three months within which to draw up

Bir Stafford Cripps, who repre- Chinese Dinner To Mr. the records. This was granted.

sents the East division of Bristol

in the House of Commons, is the

The chorus is doing its work son of Charles, first Baron Par- occasiona moor, who has on two

very well. It consists of 24 men

and 23 girls, and it may be ven-served under Mr. Ramsay MacDon- a personal opinion that old as Lord President of the Coun- the standard of beauty of the latter cil.-Reuter.

tured as

is above the average. But you

must come and judge this for your-].... :oclves.

The orchestra will consist of 20) instruments, and although the writer has not had the opportunity of hearing them, it can be saldi with confidence that they will do their part well, since they are un-| der the able direction of Mr. C. E. Trowt, Bandinnater of the lat Lin-

ENCOURAGING SOVIET WORKERS

Medals For Technical Proficiency

Helsingfors. Decorations "For Technical|

Allan Cameron.

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BIRD SHOP MURDER MYSTERY

Enquiry Concluded Yesterday.

VERDICT OF MURDER BY PERSON UNKNOWN

Mr. Yeung Yuen-wo last night gave a dinner, at the Kam Ling Restaurant, which formed both a farewell of Mr. Allan Cameron, re- cently retired from the Oriențal| managership of the Canadian Paci- fic Steamships, and a welcome to Mr. Payid Drummond, his successor, and Mrs. Drummond. A large num- ber of the shore and floating staffs [of the Company attended.

Mrs. Cameron was prevented by ging partner of the Kwoop Feng illness from accompanying her husbird shop, 118 Des Voeux Road

colns. The Hon. Pianist, who has Proficiency" are to be awarded band.

A.T.C.L.

The enquiry into the mysterious danth of China Wan-pei, 65, man-

Central, was concluded yesterday before Mr. Balfour, sitting as Co- roner, at the Central Magistracy.

put in a lot of good work at re-by the Soviet authorities to all Mr. Young spoke of the regret} hearsals, in Miss M. A. Rice, those workers who show special wheth he, and all, felt at the sever yesterday afternoon, 'assisted, by a Jakill in their particular trade./ ance of a tie of so many years and jury comprising Messrs. D. Smith- On the administrative and organ- Winners of the medals will at the same time expressed the hope Geld (foreman), A. da Silva and A. ising side, averything has been have their photographs printed that Mr. Drummond would carry on H. Basto... working smoothly and efficiently in in the newspapers as an encour the tradition of his illustrious 'pre- The tragedy occurred on the the capable hands of the Society's agement to others-Reuter. decessor. enthusiastic secretary, Mr. G. H.

Owen.

prexious triumphs.

night of December 20-21. The de

Mr. Cameron suitably replied and ceased was found lying dead in his paid a tribute to the crews of the bed in the cockloft. Medical testi- Empresa bosta. He commented up mony showed that death was CRUS-

The Producer, Last, but not least, comes the· It is only accessary to add that on the fact that several of the "boys" ed by, a compound fracturs of the name of the Producer, Mr. R. R. the booking for the public opens at were serving the party at the res skull and laceration of the brain. Davies, who has produced at least the King's Theatre February 1, and taurant.

Further evidence given yesterday six light operas for the Society that you may alt almost anywhere Mr. Drummond also expressed falled to throw any light on the aince, '1924. His succosses with in the theatre for three dollars or the gratitude of his wife and him- mystery, Iolanthe, Tom Jones and · the pre-less. The performances · ars on self to Mr. and Mrs. Young, 24]. The jury returned a verdict of vious performance of The Pirates February 6, 8, 9 and 10 at 9,80 p.m.) Several other speakers, members “Death by murder by person or and other plays, are sufficient and on February 7 at 4.80, As of both shore and Hosting staffs of persons unknown,” and added, "the tribute to his ability, his koonnons Mabel sings: "All is prepared, ur the C.P.B., paid a tribute to the evidence tendered by witnesses that and his endless store of patience. gallant crew await you,” and all you copelony and sympathy always shown the 'foor war bolted and barred on In the present instance, there are have to do is to book one of the them by Mr. Cameron during his the night in question is, in opr indications that he will surpass his Abppa dates and go and see them, service with the Company,

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