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$40,000 JEWELLERY

ROBBERY.

DEFENCE WITNESS HELPS PROSECUTION.

AMAH, AND TWO MEN

FOUND GUILTY.

Unanimous verdicts of "guilty (except in the case of.oze, prisover) wers returned by the jury at the Crional Sessions yesterday before the Paisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) at the resumed hearing of the, Castle Road robbery case.

'RIGOLETTO."

OPERA COMPANY'S SUCCESS.

A SPLENDID SOPRANO.

Several things impressed me very favourably in connection with the performance at the Star Theatre by Carpi's Italian Grand Opera Cox- pany of Verdi's "Rigoletto."

Mlle. E. Ersanili, for instance, has a wonderful soprano voice of While it would be an exaggeration extreme compass and rich tone. to say that she could be regarded entirely as a prima donna, of the Grat order, yet she possesses a voice of a quality rarely met with out- side Europe.

As Gilda, she also displayed power of acting quite on a par with her lovely voice.

Maddalena (Mlle. G. Benedetti) also sang very well indeed. A rich contralto, she made a strong appet to her audience nad one could easily forgive whes, appealed to the writer as a too-frequent use of hard palate. Nevertheless, I thought she was quite refreshing, and a worthy member of a delightful quartette.

A Pleasing Jester.

The prisoners were Ho San, Chung San, Wong Hoi (an amah) and Cheung Fat To, who were all charged with robbery; and the second prisoner on an additional count of receiving a stolen pair of plari ear-rings. Ho San admitted the erime at the first hearing and was not in dock, but he was called as a witness for the defence by Mr. Hin Shing Lo, who defended the fourth prisoner, Cheung Fat To.

According to the cases as outlined by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant Attorney-General), five men enter- ed the house on January 31 and stole a considerable amount of pro

I had heard about Sig. V. Reali's remarkable voice and found that' perty, mostly jewellery, only a small part of which had been re- his powera of interpretation, in- covered.

breath-control, It was alleged that all tonation,

general the prisoners took part in the rob technique, and tonal qualities quite bery, the woman having assisted beyond criticism. One hesitates to

describe his voice. the robbers to enter the house.

A tenor-cum- Mr. Hin Shing. Lo. for baritone, he has wonderful "stay- the

prisonar,

ining powers" and his sense of the put an alibi, Counsel said that on dramatic responded readily to the January 31 his client was in his exacting demands of the difficult parents house at 12, Praya East, rôle of Rigoletto which he filled ad- and had never been out of the house mirably. that day, as he was suffering from a skin disease. After his arrest, the prisoner made a confession ad nitting a share in the robbery, but counsel alleged this was obtained by the police on the gromise of agress, it was only natural. that. pardon and under threats of phy-fatigue should become evident in sical violence.

fourth

Sig. F. Taminello was pleasing ns the Prince of Mantua. His was also a most difficult part and per- haps, in view of the stuffiness of the theatre while the acts were in pro-

the last and most trying act of all. He did his best with Donna e Mobile," an old favourite with lovers of Verdi, and contrived to make this, his final effort, one of the successes of the evening.

Prisoner as Defence Witness. The defence had indicated at the previous hearing that Ho San, the prisoner who pleaded guilty, would be called to say that Cheung Fat To did not participate in the rob-number as was the quartette which bery.

At any rate, this was an "encore"

was a musical triumph for those concerned. Blend intonation and expression were ideal. A great quartette.

In the witness-box this prisoner, however, asserted that Cheung Fat To was one of the men who took part in the robbery and he was. Sig Belleti as Count Monterone armed with a revolver, Chung and Sig. Mauceri as Sparafucile San, the second accused, did not also contributed to the success of take part, nor was he aware that the performance. the pair of ear-rings which witness left with him for custody was stolen property..

Mr. Lo proceeded to question the witness on the incriminating state- mert made by him as regards the fourth accused, but be abandoned the examination, stating that the witness, was "hostile."

The orchestra were, On the whole, quite in sympathy with the vocaliste. At times, however, strings and wood wind were inclined to cross and the horn was flat on several occasions. A good string bass and

'cello. an expressive. Violins were weak and were over- balanced by the brass which betray- Ineross-examination by the pro-ed a tendency to overblow.

H.A.E. secution, witness said that Chow Tong (who had turned King's evidence and was not now avail- able) presided at a meeting to plan the robbery at which the woman

Last night the Company, present- accused was also present. Witnessed Buccini's La Tosca before an added that subsequent negotiations

"LA TOSCA.""""

16 beautiful new Red Seal recordings head the April list of Victor Records

Well-loved arias from the operas

⚫ hymns

un mansual song of the Philippines.. and Bach's lovely and Impressive Suite No. 2, played by Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orches tra. These are followed by fourteen popular songs of today, sung by the leading headliners. Come in and enjoy a musical treat soon!

RED SEAL RECORDS

Trovatore Di quella pira

(Tramble, Ya Tyrants) (Verdi) With Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra Cavalleria Rusticana-Preludio e

Steliana (Thy Lips Like Crimson Berries) (Mascagni)

GIOVANNI MARTINELLI

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No. 8109, 12-Inch Norma-Mira Norma-Part 1 and Part 2

(Hear Me, Norma) (Bellizi) We Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra

ROSA PONSELLE-MARION TELJA No. 8110, 12-inch ̈ How Beautiful Upon the Mountains

(F. Flaxington Harker) The Holy City (Weatherly-

Stephen Adams)

MAHION TALLEŸ No. 6919, 12-inch La Traviata-Coro delle Zingarelle

(Chorus of Gypsion) (Verdi) La TraviataCoro del Mattadori

(Chorus of Matadors) (Verdi)

METROPOLITAN OPERA, CHORUS No. 4105, 10-inch

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Lucrezia Borgia—Brindief

(Drinking Sorg-It Is Better to Laugh) Alleluja (from the Motet Faruitate).

SIGRID ONBUEN No. 1967, 10-kla Your Song from Paradise

(Brookton-Brown) Zamboanga (Song of the Philippines)

REINALD WERRENRATI (Dyer-Cator)

No. 1369, 10-inch Suite No. 2, in B Minor-Part I

Overtare (Bach)

Suite No. 2, in B Minor Part 4

Polonaise Double-Miquet-Badinerie

(Bach), FREDERICK STOCK AND

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA No. 6914, 12-inch

Suite No. 2, in B Minor-Part 2 Overture (concluded) (Bach) Suite No. 2, in B Minor Part #

Rondeau Sarabande-Bourrés (Bach) FREDERICK STOCK AND

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Lover, Come Back to Me

(from the musical comedy, The New Moon) One Kiss (from the musical comedy,

The New Moon)

EYELIN HERBERT No 21883, 10-pch Heart O' Mine

Itrom Warner Bros, picture, Noah's Ark) » Old Timer

PAUL OLIVER No. 21879, 10-4pch PII Never Ask for More Glys Your Little Baby Lots of Lovin'

ALLTEN STANLET No. 21874, 10-fach

My Old Pal Wel. Guitar Daddy and Home With Guitar ::

JIMMIE RODGERS

No. 21757, 10-inch

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CHICAGO SYMPHONY ÚSCHESTRA No. 6915, 12-4ach

RECORDS

Yo Te Amo Means I Love You

(from the Paramount picture, The Wolf Song) at Redskin (from the Faramant picture,

Redakin)

HELEN GLASX

No. 1878, 10-inch

The Spell of the Blues Poor Punchinello (from the Paramount

picture, Looping the LOOPEDERICK VETTEL

No. 21875, 10-hina”.

Gems from Blackbirds of 1928

I Can't Give You Anything But Love- Dig a Diga Do Must Bare Thai Man

-Magnolia's Wedding Day

St. Louis Blues......

WARREN MILLS AND HIS BLUE FERMILARES

No. 35962, 12-inch

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

FLYING WEDDING AT.

HANKOW. --- CHINESE COUPLE FOLLOW

LATEST CRAZE.

China's Brst wedding in the air took place recently at Hankow,

took place between Chow Tong and appreciative audience who warmly where tremendous interest has been

the house.

July's Verdict and Sentence. After

a short retirement, the jury announced that they were un- animous in their verdict.

They found the second accused, Chung San, not guilty on either charge, and the other three accused guilty. The second accused was thereupon discharged.

His Lordship sentenced the wo

too, was of a sery high standard have arrived there for the inaugura

the players. The acting The Company will present "Lasion of the Yangtze Valley air Traviata" to-inght.

MORE TRAFFIC CASES. MOTOR-CYCLIST FINED.

A number of traffic summonses

were taken yesterday morning by

service.

Chater Road,

LOCAL WILLS.

THE LATE MR. EDWARD. SHELLIM.

ESTATE $770,000,

near

the Mr. Shellim tired in

HAPPY VALLEY ROBBERIES.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

EXPECTED..

maa to three years' hard labour, Major C. Willson, at the Central gathering of people was seen at had been a member of the Legised had pretended to be unable to

the aerodrome to witness this un- usual spectacle...

ARRESTED MAN REMANDED,

The Chinese who" was concerned Net personal property in Eng in the burglary at the house of Mr. land amounting to 203,166 and W. H. Edmonds was brought be estate in Hong Kong worth 8539,100 fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester were left by Mr. Edward Shellim, day and on the application of the further remand was who died as the result of an ac police,

riding

granted. An officer attached to the Fourth cident while out

It was stated in court that the Group Army at Hankow was united Devil's Dyke, Brighton, on Decem defendant had shown the police in marriage to a Chinese girl in a ber 7, 1928.

where be had hidden some of the Ryan monoplane circling over the city as the ceremony was being per. autumn of that year after a long silverware stolen from Mr. A. T.

with the

Hamilton recently, and articles - to formed. The Byan monoplane, the business connection Wuhan, was escorted by another Colony. He was head of the firm the value of $118 had been re-

covered.

At a previous hearing, the accus- aeroplane, the Hankow, and a huge of Messrs. David Sassoon & Co

lative Council, and chairman and follow the proceedings and his director of some of the leading Worship had then inquired if the remarking that she had been un Magistracy amongst them being a faithful to her employers and but summons against Mr. M. I. De

public companies.

man were half-witted. Yesterday, Rescaling of probate in respect for her assistance the robbery Ville for driving his motor cycle

The interiors of both aeroplanes of the personal effects and estate the police stated that he was only would not have been carried out No. 132, through Queen's Garden

were decorated in true bridal in Hong Kong has been granted to

shamming. with such ease and success. Ad without a permit.

Mr. De Ville explained that he fashion with silk drapings and flow the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, dressing the other two prisoners, His Lordship said that they were had applied for a permit, about ers, while streamers dage from solicitor, attorney for the execators; the robbery at Mr. Hamilton's

the wing The actual ceremony Mrs Sara Shellim (the widow), re members of a larger gang, and three months ago but had not re- that they entered the house armed ceived any reply. Under the cir. took place in the air when the considing, at Hove, and Mr. Edward house and later he took the police A grave feature of the robbery was cumstances he thought no permit tracting parties exchanged ringa Howard, of the Royal Palace to a house in Kowloon City, where and the couple who went up single that they tied up an old lady, and was necessary.

ber of the gang concerned in the - it was likely that as a result of His Worship: You thought silence came down to earth well and truly Hotel, Kensington. Power is re- it was hoped to find another mem-

served to grant probate to the third

crime. The Police, however, missed executor appointed, namely, Mr. such treatment she had since died. meant consent?

Defendant Quite 80, your

David Sassoon Shellim of Bombay. their quarry, hence the necessity for". The sentence for both of them

a further femand. Worship.

The terms of the will provide for would be five years' hard “labour

His Worship: You are also sumtions were and twelve strokes of the cat.

All the cases in the present moned in that you failed to procouple who established a precedent & trust of 200,000, the interest to Luna Eryl Valerie, attains the age month's Sessions calendar have now duce your license when called upon in wedding ceremonies in Chian go to the widow until a daughter, to do so. Is that correct? That is General Chang Wei was the prof 23 or marries, when the interest been concluded,

so. I had no license or me, I had cipal speaker and declared that the will go to her for life. In the ceremony was carried out in the air mialaid it..

STEALING PLANKS.

SEK LEE MUI RESERVOIR

THIEF PUNISHED. "

married.

Silk Draperies,

After the fring wedding a recep tion was held at which congratula

showered upon the

I am afraid I can't accept your not as an act of bravado but simply excuse for assuming that, you had to demonstrate the safety of air permission to ride through Queen's transportation. Garden. I think you should have made inquiries. You are fined $4 on each summons.

Mr. R. W. Smith was summoned for allowing his car to be driven by an unlicensed driver, & Mra, Chazz. The latter was summoned for driving without a license. Both admitted the offence and were fired 25 each

The chauffeur of public car No.

350 was summoned for touting in Peddar Street.

LUCKY MAN.” MAINTENANCE ARREARS CAS DILEMMA

event of certain contingencies, this tain Jewish charitable institutions 8200,000 may eventually go to cer in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The balance is left to the widow,

ME. J. J. BOLTON'S WILL

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Estate in Hong Kong worth $2,800 with net personalty in Eng land amounting to £196,288 was left by Mr. Joseph John Bolton, who died at Claygate, Burrey, on November 2.

On Tuesday the accused confess ed to the police that he knew of

SIX MONTHS FOR BURGLARY.

SEOP

"FOKI" ARRESTED

IN HOTEL

$800 FRITTERED AWAY,

Sentence of six months hard labour was imposed on a Chinese by Major, C. Willis pt the Central Magistracy yesterday. He pleaded guilty to the theft of 85,953,38 from the Wai Leo: Import and Expert 6rm of No. 300 Des Voeux Road Central on Tuesday lest

According to the police, the

A Chinese was sentenced to three months' hard labour by Mr. T. S. White Smith at the Kowloon Hagis tracy yesterday for stealing thirty

A surprising position occurred in planks of wood from the Sek Lee Mui Reservoir on the Tai Po Road

in which barwick Police Court, which Thomas Vernon Dickens,

money was stolen from the firm's Mr. J. H. Corver, of the Hong

son of a clergyman, was accused Resealing of probate of the will safe on the night of April 23, and Kong Excavation and File Driving

of being in arrears under a main has been granted to the Hon. Mr. according to the manager of the. Co., Ltd., prosecuted and the de- Mr. W. Kent, A.S.P. prosecuting, tenance order granted to his wife W. EL Bhenton, solicitor, at firm a former foki had visited the fendant pleaded guilty.

told his Worship that the defendant by the Brighton magistrates in torney for the executors and trus piace on the night of the theft and Detective Sergeant Meadows told was proceeding from Des Voeux February, 1923.

tees Measra W. A. and D. C. he was the man they suspected. the Magistrate that the defendant Road to Queen's Road. When near It was stated at a previous hear. Bolton sons), and Mr. W. P. Police investigations revealed and three others were seen by on the entrance of the Hong Kong ing that Dickens had admitted Corbett (nephew). The sum of £500 that the foki concerned had regis Indian constable carrying away Hotel, It pulled up and the driver committing Ligamy with the wo ia bequeathed to each of the executered with a woman at the Hotel four bundles of planks. He shout asked a couple who had just emergman, and he had been remanded torn gogo

Asia that day and accordingly the ed to them and fired a shot over ed from the Hotel, whether they for inquiries.

Among the bequests are annuities police waited for him there. Oa their heads. Three of the men wanted the car. The driver received Mr. E. J. Kenshole, for the woof: 262 per annum each to a cook, the following afternoon the fuks escaped but the defendant was a reply in the negative and was man, said that he was unable to housemaid and waitress and a arrived and was promptly arrested.. arrested. There had been several about to move off, when Mr. Kent produce further evidence, and the year's wages to another employee Most of the money was recovered thefts of wooden planks from the stepped up and told him he would only thing he could do was to ask if these were serving at the time from his person, but the defendant site at the Reservoir,

be summoned for touting."

for Dickens' discharge."

at testator's death) and a legacy of admitted to his Worship that in The chairman of the Bench in34 to another waitress now marri- the short space, of time between the discharging Dickens, said, I ed. The remainder of the estate robbery and his arrest be had think you are a very lucky man. I goes to the family of deceased. frittezed away, over $800,

The Magistrate convicted and passed the above roentioned sentence.

After ascertaining that the de fendant's record was antisfactory his Worship imposed a fine of $10.

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