1922-09-25 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1922,

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EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.) SIR CHARLES SANTLEY DEAD.

LONG CAREER OF A FAMOUS BARITONE.

LONDON, September 22nd. The death is announced of Sir Charles Santley, the noted baritone.

WEATHER REPORT.

Fept-93rd, 14,60-Warning to Hong. rang, Coast Forts, &c-Depression or typhoon of unknown intensity within 120 miles of Lat. 15 deg. N. Long. 125 deg. E., moving West.

Sept 14th, at 6,50.-WarningTM to Hong kong Const Parts, Depression or typhoon of unknown intensity within 190

Lat 14 dog. N. Long. 133 deg. E West...

30

ober 24th, at 14.30-Warning to |

Hongkong Cast Forts, &o-Typhoon of unknown intensity within 120 miles of La 12 deg N. Lorg. 116 deg. E, moving WS

Sept. 24th, at 13.20-Pressure has increas od moderately over Japan and slightly from the Loschoes to Hongkong.

AL Takio.

Thedeceased, who was 88 years of age, irst appeared in London in 1857 and his first great success was in the opers "Dinorah" at Covent Garden two years later. There after he made a great name in grand opera and in 1870 took part in The Flying Dutchman. the first Wagner opern to be produced in England. He visited America † in 1871 and again in 1891, Australia In 1889 and the Cape in 1893 and 1903. His musical jubilee was celebrated at the Albert Hall in May, 1907. He was "Luighted the same year. Sir Charles published "The Art of Singing" and "Reminiscences of my. Hongkong to Cap Rock- Life."

The Anticyclone is now central to the The depression passed over the Visayas yostonlay

afternoon in a work south-westerly direction. It may develope into a typhoon At 6 m. this morning it was in about Let. 11 deg. N. and Long. 118 deg. E.

COTTON. SPINNING

CURTAILMENT.

SHORT-TIME IN HOME MILLS.

The

Losnok, September sl. Federation of Muster Cotton Spinners at Manchester announces that the vote in favour of short-time at the mills spinning American colton has now been increased to over the necessary 80 per cent. "Consequently a curtailment of production is compulsory on all members of the Federation. The general plan will be not to open the mills on Saturday and Mondays for a month.

U.S. POLO PLAYER'S DEATH. KILLED IN MOTOR SMASH.

NEW YORK, September 22nd. Mr. Charles Rumsey, sculptor and ip ternational polo player, was killed through bis motor car crashing into a bridge at Long Island. Owing to his death; the Meadowbrook team has withdrawn from "the International Polo Tournament, thus giring the cup by default to Eastcott, an "Anglo-American team with which Meadowbrook should have contested the final on Saturday..

FRENCH INCOME TAX.

MINISTER'S EXEMPTION

PROPOSAL.

PARIS, September 22nd. The Minister of Finance proposes to empt from Income Tax all salaries up to 8,000 francs a year, involving a loss to the Treasury of 90 million francs. The aboli- tion of the Government monopoly in mutches is also suggested.

THE RUBBER PROBLEM.

Loxnox, September 22nd. A meeting of the Hubber Groweta' Association, Sir West Ridgeway presiding, passed a resolution declaring that it was unable to proceed further with considera- tion of the International Plantation Rubber Company scheme until the recom- mendations of the Colonial Office and the decision of the Government thereon were known.

REVISING THE DUTCH CONSTITUTION.

The HAGUE, September 22nd. The Second Chimber has approved the draft proposals for the revision of the Constitution,

THE CAREER OF A FAMOUS SINGER

an

Madame Alice Gomez, the once famous- singer, who died in an institution in Devon, was a Eurasian the youngest of a family of eleven children, and was born in Calcutta. She made her Erst appearance in public. at the Dalhousie Institute. She received her earliest instruction in music from elder sister who in her own words, was a second mother to her. This was followed by more systematic training under Signor Antonio Niccolini, who was then the conilac- tor of the Calcutta Opera House. Later she became a pupil of Mr. Webb, her faturn. hus band who had just come out to India as organist of the Calcutta Cathedral. She studied under Mr. Webb steadily for five years and it was he who first aroused in her an enthusiasm about music in England. In 1880 Mr. Webb induced Madame Gomez to go home to adopt singing as a professior On her arrival in

in England she Wh introduced to several musical notabilities, including the late M. Kabe who, after bearing her sing, obtained an engagement for her to sing with Tatti at the Albert. Hall After this she had plenty of engage ments and sang at the Covent Garden. Promenalle Concerts and elsewhere in London with Edward Lloyd, Antoinetta Sterling, Mary Davis, Sims Reoves and a host of others. Her London tutors were Shakespeare, Blume and finally Madame Gomez, musical

Ranely he was in her day,

celebrity

nover appeared in public in America or on the Continent. There was a niche for her in the London musical world she said, and she refused, to give, dp London until London gave her up, which it never did.

FIFTEEN YEARS': SILENCE.

At an inquest at Shoreditch, on August 11th, ou the body of Henry Yetton, 67, of Cambridge-road, Bethnal-green, & WOMEN stated that he had lived with her for fourteen or fifteen years, and during the whole of that time she had never known' him to engage, in conversation of any kind.

Hongkong Balafal for the 24 hours ending at 10 a 24th Sept 0.00 Inch. Totul daca Jannate lat, 66.13 Inches, szaluzi an average of 73.96 taches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ·ondlag, at noon, to-day is as follows :---

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FORECAST

E. winds, fresh to moderate; fine.

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Formos Channel

South cost of Chins between (The sine

Hongkong and Lamocks No. E South court of China between The same a

Hongkong and Estuen

No. 1.

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, September 24th.

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Day

Barometer Temperature Humidity

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