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FUTURE OF THE ALBERT HALL

PUBLIC INSTITUTION OR MUSIO HALL!

MR. COCKRAN'S PLANS AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

BECHE-DE-MER ENGLISH.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,

PIDGIN TALK OF THE SOUTH SEAS.

Usually, the white resident in. 1 black man's country learn the native tongue But in many parts of the South Pacific the native

The future of that National inangunges are so numerous, limited stitution the Albert Hall was dis cussed at some length last month in the House of Lords when Lord Aberconway moved the second read ing the Albert Hall Bill. This

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to amends the original- chatter that the proprieton would be able to lesss the hall. It is well known that Mr. Cockran has many -ingenious plans for making the place pay-which at present it fails to do. but their Lordships showed pretty plainly their dislike of the measure.

Lord Aberconway moved the second reading of the Royal Albert Hall 'Bill

"A National Disgrace." The Duke of Atholl, in moving the rejection of the Bill, said it was almost a national disgrace that the spirit of the Trust established by the original promoters of the Royal Albert Hall of Science and Art should be broken, and that it should be made possible for the Albert Hall to bo let, without any safeguards whatsoever, for a period of twenty-one years to the highest bidder without any condition of any sort, and should be pst to pur- poses of a variety theatre. That- was what their lordships were being naked to do. His purpose was to try and safeguard the interests of music lovers in general in this country. The Royal Chors: Society had its offices in the building and since the war had held eight or ten concerts per annum, as well as some thirty rehearsals. That at least should have entitled the society to Tat Royal consideration. College of Music was indirectly linked up with the Albert Hall. It was now proposed to kick them out bag and baggage from the Albert Hall, just as the Albert Hall

some

As

orchestra had been kicked out a result the Royal Choral Society was in great danger of disappear- ing The last place for big music on popular lines, now that Queen's Hall had gore, would, inder the bill, cease to exist.

and local that it has been found easier to let the natives struggle along with the white man's tongue than for the white man to struggle with theirs.

BERNARD SHAW WINS LAWSUIT,

"THE

DISPUTE OVER -CHOCOLATE SOLDIER."

The suit brought against Mr. George Bernard Shaw, the drama- ist, relating to film rights in the musical comedy "The Chocolate Soldier" and Mr. Shaw's play Arms and the Man" was dismissed with costs by Mr. Justice Eve in the Chancery Division of the High Court.

The action, was brought by Mr. The result is béche-de-mer English |J. A. Levinson, of Los Angeles, & member of the American Bar, who -o named because its first develop is interested in film rights and who ment was on board the bosts of asked for a declaration that the "Der Tapfere Saldat," pearlers and Ashers for beche-de-mer operetts (trepang, a sort of sea slug the English version of which is

known as "The Chocolate Soldier, language full of all manner of did not reproduce say substantial quaint compromises and inventions. part of Mr. Shaw's play " Arms and Ono peculiarity is that it dethu Man," and that he was entitled to produce a film version of the scribes most objects by stating that operetta without Mr. Shaw's con- they are quite different objects be sent. Alternatively, Mr. Levinson said that consent was given by Mr. longing to something. Thus,

Shaw's secretary, Miss Patch. thimble is hat belonger finger," and an envelope" trousers belong letter," and a horseshoe becomes

boot belong horse.”

With less concrete things, it is much the zame; hunger, for exam- ple, is stomach belong me walk about pleaty." Cumbersome and indirect, perhaps, but remarkably expressite

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Mr. Levinson also claimed an in- CONSIGNEE NOTICES. gases, and the Company's burveyors, junction to, restrain Mr. Shaw from stating that any film entitled "The Chocolate Soldier" or based on the operetta would infringe, his top- right.

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"My Friend Mr. Shaw," During legal arguments, Me. Vaissy, K. C., said that if he were to read in the cold atmosphere of the court the bratto of The Cho-

CITY OF DUNKIRK "colate Soldier it would be seen Yet sometimes it has a perfect how ridiculous was the suggestion having arrived. Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being directness. Thus: "You been so that Mr. Shaw wrote it.

Mr. Justice Eve: But not to a lauded at their nak into the hazardons "Ob, my towel beleng letter (blotting

aandfor extra-hazardous Godowns at Holt's Californian backwoodsman or paper) "No, Marster."

"Yes"

He would say:

Whart, whence Delivery may be obtained. MA TORT miner. you not been sen it "

"It No Claims will be admitted after

after the good chap, the writer of this. Which, of course, is quite correct

Another peesliarity is the addi- is very funny," Ther, he would be Goods are left the Godowns, and all tion of words in the manner of suf-come a millionaire and an influential Goods remaining undelivered after 25th fires. If you want to call someone person and go about saving. My April, 1927, will be subject to Bent

Claims against the Steamer must good man, you must call him a friend Mr. Bernard Shaw wrote good-feller man," and a big feast The Chocolate Soldier" (Laugh- beter days Undersigned on or becomes a "big-one feast," and so ter.) on. Some of this is due to need for Mr. Gover, K.C. (for Mr. Shaw), emphasis, but the natives' innate said that Mr. Shaw took fall res sense of rhythm has as much to do ponsibility for the action of his secretary and stood by every word Indeed, beche-de-mer English has at the letter Mr. Shaw felt that

of One Week. A little ho would like to go into the box. a distinct pulse in it.

Mr. Justice Eve: Weli, he is a while ago I wrote a book of verse

rare avis in that way, either as to in it, and was astonished to find how naturally and easily the words the box or the dock and phrases rhythmed.

with it.

Still another peculiarity is that seldom is any tense other than the present uzed. This would seem to make for confusion, but actually it

is not so.

So common has this curious

tongue become that in some of the French islands the Frenchmen have had to learn it in order to converse with the natives. It is amusing to hear them struggling with it-the only English they know. A béthe- demer French is not possible, ap-

Mr. Gover stated that Mr. Saaw had been offered between $15,000 and £32,000 for the film rights of

"Arms and the 'Man."

"Mr. Shaw was not called."

Mr. Justice Ere, giving judg. There was no cause of ment, said the action was not main- action underlying it

tainable.

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Vanished Halls Of Music. The Earl of Balfour said the great block of land, including the Albert Hall and running downparently..

The language is usually spoken southwards, was unique in this country, and he thought there was very quickly, and with the words nothing quite parallel to it in any so run one into another and the other country,

It included the accents misplaced that tourists and

That the ancient Egyptians suffer Natural Riitory

Muscum, the others often mistake it for a native Victoria and Albert Museum, and tongue, never dreaming that thed from most, but not all, of the risk and subject to Terms and Cordi- not be range be admitted after the

No Claims Holt's Wharf, The the Imperial College, and many natives using it proudly believe ills to which modern mar is heirtions of Store for Delivers from Goods have left the Godowas..

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no fewer than 30,000 Egyptian to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from por to port to the final port of call to that group one of the most import-

If ever again this place was de-mummies"

Anatomical deformation was which the option extenda ant, independent of the uses to which it had been put, was the voted to science and art, under this

prospective management, the art found in very much mummies. Albert Hall.

which would take the foremost place The Pharaoh Biptah, of the 19th When he was young, indeed when would be the art of self-defence. Dynasty," had a typical club-foot ho was middle-aged, there were The Royal Choral Society would be There were bone breakages in hun- great choral performances at St. deprived of the place of which they dreds of mummies, particularly of Storage per be silmitted after the James's Hall, and Exeter Hall. had been allowed the use for many arms, and many of the mummies Both of these had vanished. Of the years, and probably have to take had splints.

Several mummies of the pre- Queen's Hall, which we still with refuge in community singing. us, be heard rather depressing

A Select Committas.

stones in the bladders, whereas rumours. He was not aware that

Viscount Burnham anid that the stones in the kidneys did not ap there was any other great hall in

pear before 300 B.C. existence in which choral perfor. Albert Hall was a definite part of

A case of spinal tuberculosis was mances could be held Excellent the Victorian tradition, no matter though it was, he did not think the how much artistic criticism might discovered in the Afth dynasty. have been directed against it. It Cancerous ulcers, apparently, were Central Hall, Westminster, quite of the size necesary, and, of could not be treated as if it were not known until the Byzantine

was far inferior in point of private property of the ordinary period.

Dr. Sack found that bed teeth tccommodation to anything which The purposes of its origin

were very rate among the ancient could be given by the Albert Hall were public purposes. As Lard He could not see, without mis. Balfour had said, the funds were Egyptians, especially among the giving, an alteration in the status provided by a public body, and, poorer classes, but that with the got together by subscriptions that advent of more luxurious, living were obtained on public grounds. teeth began to decay, and the teeth Circases And Prize Fights. It would be a great mistake to act of 500 distinguished Egyptians near Lord Newton said everybody knew as if they had no public respon- Gizeh were as bad as the teeth of that the Albert Hall had not paid sibility in this matter. Supposing modern men. its way for a long time. The their lordships, referred the bill

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dynastic period were found with ect to Bent

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An important discovery made by climax seemed to have come with to a Select Committee Evidence Dr, Sack was that not one of the the L.C.C.' demand for an expen-could be given from the public mummies which he examined show.

thousands diture of by xtremity and there might be even some recous-

of point of view, and one hoped that el any sign of syphilis, which ap- pounds. In their distress the authorities of the hall mendation made that the greatest pears to prove that this discase yas had looked about for someone to local authority in the country-the not known in the ancient world.- assist them Mr. Cockran, who had London County Council-might do been called fu, would describe him- well to treat it as a place of public self as one of the world's great education as well as of public en- showmen, or, perhaps, the greatest tertainment showman on earth. He was the idol

Lord Gainford zaid he had been

Retter.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE. From April 21st to 27th, 1927.

of the sensational Press On a interested the Albert Hall for moment's notice he would be pre- some time by his asscciation with the British Broadcasting Company, pared to organise anything from Pan Anglican dinner to a nigger which had had to consider from minstrel entertainment. The last which halls and institutions in the thing he would have any use for country music could best be broad,

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would do was fairly obvious. To The Marquis of Salisbury (Lord A use his own language be would pro- Privy Seal) said they did not want bably, in the first place, stage n the Albert Hall to be degraded in

(Hear, hear.) They Thur. 21m10 66 gigantic prize fight one of those any sense. competitions in which a man earn- were anxious that the status of the ed a great many times & Cabinet hall should be absolutely safeguard-Fri. Minister's salary for being knocked ed In order to secure that the best gat. eut in a minute or two. Ho might way would be to send it to an as an alternative turn the pla ordinary Select Committee. into a circus. If the circus Was A failure he might turn it into a dancing-hall. There cemed to be no probability of the place being waod for the purposes for which it was originally intended;

(Continued on next column).

The Duke of Atholl withdrew

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