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A Riot of Fun And Thrills

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30th, 1928.

REORGANISATION OF CHINA

MERCHANTS COMPANY.

COMPLETION OF CANTON-HANKOW RAILROAD APPROVED.

SCHEME FOR THE RESCUSCITATION OF SHIPPING

COMPANY.

National Communications

Conference.

NANKING," August 13th. Yesterday's Committee meetings of the National Communications Conference approved for adoption

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CECILIA HANSEN.

VIOLIN RECITAL IN THEATRE ROYAL.

A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION.

Miss Cecilia Bausen is acclaim-

ed as being the greatest woma violinist, and has even been called Further development should aim the Woman Kriesler." Her dist at the consolidation and introduc appearence in Hong Kang_last tion of better transportation facili-night seems to justify these titles ties for the convenience of the in soms measure; her recital ended public. This will involve the issue in a storm of applause such as is of profit-sharing bonds at low 'n. seldom heard in the Theatre Royal, tërest, co-operative service with the and she was not allowed to leave various Government Railways, par- the stage until she had granted two chase of new steamers to replace encorca. the obsolete opes, training of a staff of experts for permanent ser- arise how Jses this woman violin- But the question must inevitably. vice with the Company, and theist compare with the acknowledged opening of new coastal routes. masters of the bow We have had The final phase of the Company's in Hong Kong the privilege of expansion, according to the scheme, hearing within the last, 19 months will include an extensive inland Jasch Heifitz, who may certainly. Driver "navigation service, an itter- be placed second only to Kreisler, oceanic service, and the erection of and is by some critics considered as great; and Jacques Thibaud, the ship-yards

virtuoso of the French school. Miss Hansen's art cannot be liken

comprehensive scheme for fundamental reorganization with a view to improving the service and accelerating the development of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company submitted by Mr. Chao Te Chiao, Director-General of the Company. Mr. Chao's proposal was favourably discussed by Con

ference members even before it was referred to the Committee

Navigation of which Mr. Yu Ya Ching is Chairman. Other import- not proposals approved are thoes calling for immediate commence- inent of construction, for the com

Railways To Be Completed. The Committee on National High-ed to that of either these two and in a comparison it seems to come pletion of the Canton-Haakaw, the ways and Railroads likewise adopt-after theira Thibaud is a far more Lucg-Hai, and the Hangchowed several important proposals Onished performer with his ex- Kingpo Railways as well as the con- struction of a new iron bridge across the Yellow River on the Peiping-Hankow Railway.

substantially as submitted. The following is summary of the proposals:'

quisite technique, while the fire of Heifitz playing is that of genius, and youth. Compare for example the dance music of Thibaud and such music as sets you dancing, that of Cecilia Hansen. He plays.

Brahms As Miss Hansen rendered but the Hungarian Dance of it was the impression of the dance itself, with its hurry, ita intoxica. tion, its rythmn and the beat of both hearts and music.

1. To complete the Canton Bankow Railway: Construction to Shipping Development.

start with the Chuchow Hengchow Mr. Chao's memorandum pleads (Hunan) section. To meet the cost for a thorough reorganization of of construction, the proposal recom- the China Merchants Steam Navi. menda that one or more of the following four methods may be gation Company. The mismanage-resorted to; (e) to utilise part of ment by certain members of the the Boxer Indemnity refund from Company's former Board of Dire-Great Britain; (b) to float a forte of her art. She plays always

tors, and the financial difficulties "which have always confronted the Company in the past, are dealt with at length To encourage foreign financial co-operation (and I may say that there have been many inquiries from foreign

eign or domestic loan as the authorities see fit; (e) to appro- priate a portion of monthly re- venues from the Peiping-Hankow, the Tientsin-Pukow, the Peiping Mukder, and the Peiping Suiguan Railways; and (d) to instruct the Provincial Governments of Hupeh, sources," states Mr. Chao, it has

Hunan, Kwangtung and Kwangs; been decided to

the through which the entire Railway discard old steamers which are more of traverses, to provide funds for the a financial burden than an asset cost of construction of the unfinish to the Company, to regain oured section. navigation rights and extend our 2. To complete the Lung-Hai shipping routes and to enable all grades of the Company's employers to devote their entire attention to their work, it is imperative that the Company be thoroughly organized along modern business lined."

Railway: Construction to start, with the Lingpao-Tungkwan section, for which the promised forty per cent, of the Boxer Indemnity refund from Belgium will be sufficient. As regards the remaining section from But before any attempt at re- Tungkwan to Lanchow, the Fro organization, Mr. Chao is of the posal states that other suitable opinion that the nature and charac-means can be devised when the time ter of the Company should first be arrives for its construction. determined and recommends that it be placed under Government man- agement with a Supervisory Board

which shall include Directors chosen by the shareholdera.

The proposal recommends that attention be first devoted to im- provements in the operation of the steamers, accounting and auditing, advertising, preparation of budget, curtailment of expediture, elimina tion of varioua corrupt practices andaqueeze," revision of the re- gulations governing the manage- ment of the Company's wharves and a thorough investigation and re- valuation of the Company's real

property.

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3. To complete the Hangchaw Ningpo Railway: Funds should be appropriated from the revenue of the Shanghai-Hangchow Line.

4. To build a new iron-bridge across the Yellow River on the" Pei- ping Hankow Railway about one mile above the old Bridge: Funds to be arranged by the Railway Administration.

Two other proposals approved by the Committee recommend the plan- ning for the construction of two trunk roads, one connecting Che kinng with Kinagsi, and the other connecting Szechuan and Hupeh Kuo Min News Agency.

That would seem to be the key-

seemned to, tear the universe to emotionally. In the "Concerto in D Major of Tschaikowsky she pieces, to play on every string of human emotion, and the finale left the audience nearly as exhausted as the artiste, and with the feeling that they had lived a life time in fifteen minutes,

Like all emotional musicians Miss Hansen needs the aspiration of She started in a her own art besitating and kalf angry manner. and then as the music began to grip her, her notes became firmer and more exultant, and before Vitali's Ciaconna" had got very far the whole audience was held in a spell which lasted all through the recital.

of the programme were Poldini'e Perhaps the most charining items

Poupée Valsante" which Miss Hansen played with a gay spirit- uality, strikingly different from her rendering of the Tschaikowsky Concerto; and the first encore which again was in a light key.

Cecilia Hansen's technique canaot be described as "feminine," indeed she has a trick of over emphasis which at times comes very near jarring, but it is essentially not the technique of a man. She shows ber Russian blood in the fierce vigour of her playing, in her tempestuous interpretation, and in the colour which she seems to infuse into her The curious mixture of music. tenderness and force which dis tinguishes her art is quite unusual and extraordinarily moving.

Miss Hansen. we accompanied with great skill by Mr. Boris Zahkaroff who will also play the accompaniments at the second re-

MR. JAMES H. LOGAN DEAD. cital ti be given to-morrow in the

THE MAN WHO PRODUCED

THE LOGANBERRY.

Mr. James H. Logan, who gained. world-wide fame by producing the loganberry, has died at Oakland, California, at the age of 86. He was formerly a Superior Judge ja Santa Cruz as well as District Attorney there.

Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill, jr.". shown at the Queen's to-day until Saturday. The frozen faced come- dian of College," "The General." and "Go West," is the mollycoddle son of burly Mississippi River The noted blackberry and rasp- boat captain, Bill, jr., gets, into berry hybrid which was named after all sorts of scrapes and then caps Logan was presented to the Univer- things by falling in love with the sity of California by him" for the daughter of a rival captain. Howbenefit of the people of the nation." he wins the girl of his heart and Loganberry culture is now a major

Theatre Royal at 9.15 p.m.

The programme of last night's concert was as follows:-

1.-Ciaconns .................... ........ Vitali. 2-Concerto D Major..........................................

Tschaikowsky, Allegro Moderato, Canzonetta, Allegro Vivacissimo. 3-La Follia 4-(a)Becitativo and Scherzo,

Corel-Kriesler.

for Violin only......Kriester. (b) Hungarian Dance...Brahma (c) Poupee Valsante....Poldini. (d) Rondo des Latins...Bazzini,

MOTOR-CARS IN COLLISION NEAR GENEVA,

effects a number of rescues during industry in many parts of the SON OF CHINESE MINISTER

a terrife tornado carries the story from one laugh to another. Ernest Torrence, usually seen as a villain, appears as Bill, sr., in his first comedy picture for some time. Marion Byron is the charming lead- ing lady and there is a large cast of supporting players.

La Bohème.

United States, notably Oregon, and the berry is largely grown in Great Britain and many other countries.

The Telephone Girl. Herbert Brenon, who directed

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The accident appears to have HANSEN

IN

ONE POPULAR VIOLIN RECITAL

GENEVA, August £nd. Three English tourists were 2 terrible seriously injured in motor accident near Geneva on the road from Vesnaz to Mont Alegre Beau Goste," and "Peter Pan early this afternoon. has turned his mind to political La Bohème is showing at the drama in his latest picture, The been due to one car trying to pass World to-day till Saturday. Lillian Telephone Girl," which is showing a number of vehicles and coming Gish plays Mimi and is well at the Star to-day until Saturday. in collision with another car which supported by John Gilbert as The story is one of mystery and was approaching rapidly from the "Randolphe. "La Bohême por intrigue, and of a bitter war be opposite direction. The shock of traya Miss Gish, who does not mere-

tween two men who are candidates the impact was so great that both ly act Mimi, she is Mimil. Her

in the election for governorship. cars were completely wrecked. delicate romance, her faith and her

On the eve of the election, the The driver of the first car, Mr.

AT THE PIANO: wonderful love for her poet are unscrupulous faction unearths a Stanley Hoole, a British subject, depicted with surprising skill. The scandal in the life of the rival can- aged 18, bis wife, and a young Eng BORIS ZAKHAROFF. settings of the big picture are in didate. All the evidence is com- lish lady, Miss Catherine-Mackay; keeping with the theme, reproduce-plete except for the name of the who was staying with them, were tions of the quaint old streets of the woman in the case." The Tele- all seriously injured... They have Latin Quarter having been specially phone Girl," played by charming been taken to hospital. reconstructed, La Bohème," which Madge Bellamy, learns this vital has already been screened at the secret, and it is how she turns her Queen's Theatre, is a notable pic knowledge to the advantage of the ture and its return will give general man she loves that gives an excit pleasure

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The driver of the other car was a Chinese student, Mr.

Juteo Cheng, the son of the Chinese Minister in Paris. He received injuries through enlinter, at breken. glass

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