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"MUSIC AND THE ALL-BROW."

LANDSLIDE AT LEE GARDEN STREET.

MUSICAL REALISM.

EXTRACTS FROM LAST NIGHT'S

RADIO TALK,

The following extracts are taken from last night's radio talk by Mr. C. Dudley Hartlets:-

THOROUGHFARE ALMOST

BLOCKED.

The continual downpour during the last few days had had the effect of causing, several minor landslides, but one on a larger scale occurred at Lee Garden Street last night.

At about 10.30 p.in. residents in that street heard A deafening noise, and later discovered part of the street almost completely block

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1930.

CITY BURGLARY.

COMMERCIAL PRESS STORE

ENTERED.

HAUL OF GOODS AND MONEY.

The loss of goods estimated to be worth $5,700 and $71.05 in money was discovered when the Commercial Press, Ltd.. of Queen's Road Central, opened their doors for business yesterday,

In the ordinary course. nobody remains on the premises when they are closed for the night. This cir- which had fallen from the Lee Garcumstanco favoured the burglars, den hill. The boulders were, only who entered the premises between a few yards away from some of the time of closing on Tuesday the houses.

evening and the following morn

'Owing to unforeseen eirown- stances, next week's talk will de- finitely be the last of this series. The cessation of Music and the All Brow" at the end of the mouthed by huge boulders and earth is inevitable, and the talks on Gilbert and Sullivan, Chinese music, Simple Song Composition, the Organ and other subjects will have to be regretfully abandoned. Sorry as I ap to leave the job an- finished, I have got a lot of fun out of these chats, especially as is has done me a lot of good to set my own instinctive musical views

in order and so justify them to myself as well as to you; but there it is

Before dealing in detail with this, let me say a word to those who bald that a picture made up of musical notes is an absurdity. Here are extracts freni two pieces which are known as “The Funeral March of a Marionette" and "To a Water Lily"-which is which? It is not possible to believe that you cannot distinguish the one from the other. Right; you must there- fore have derived different mentäl impressions from these two items. In other words, you appreciate musical realism without realising

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Expressing Emotion. -

Now skip back a few centuries and see what composers did in those early days to express emotions. Actually they did very little, as

Fortunately, there were no casual-ing. ties, as the street was deserted at the time. Chinese children usually play in large numbers underneath the spot where the landslide de curred.

SEDITION CASE.

MAGISTRATE DISCHARGES

DEFENDANT.

That the evidence before the

Court was such as to east doubt upon the guilt of the defendant was the reason given by Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday in "discharging a man who was brought before him on a charge of distributing seditious leadets.

GOVERNMENT COOLIES CAN GO ANYWHERE! INDIAN WATCHMAN DOES NOT

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THE REEL CLUB.

CHAIRMAN REVIEWS SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

ELECTION OF OFFICIALS.

NANKING AND THE PEIPING TREASURES.

WARNING AGAINST CON- TRACTS WITH REBELS.

The following official statement | issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was addressed to the N.G. Daily News last week. :-

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In reviewing the past year's activities of the Reel Club at the annual meeting held yesterday at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, "It has been recently reported Mr. K. S. Morrison, the Chairman, that the principal participants in sounded a pleasant nute when he the present reballión. against the mentioned that the last season National Government have gone to might be considered a most success the length of establishing at Pei- ful one. The expert tuition" of ping what is professed to be a Pipe Major Mackie at the classes, government, with Yea Hai Shan at it was stated, helped to a great iu hond. extent to achieve the satisfying results.

"It needs scarcely to be pointed out that such an action on the part Dr. G., D. R. Black was unani-of, rebels is only a last attempt, mously voted President for, the irrevocably doomed to failure, at eoming seasan..

The Chairman, said:

The report and accounts having been in your hands for some days,

usurping the power of the National Government for the advancement of their own personal interests. With the National troops converg-

I propose to adopt the usual pro-ing upon cities now held by rebels ceedure and take them as read. the fate of the illegitimate govern- It is gratifying to find the financement at Peiping is definitely seal- of the Club is "in a satisfactory (ed.

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A systematic search had been carried out for everything of value in the showcases, one of which.. containing cameras had been shift- ed to the rear part of the premises. The landslide is of aneh dimez-The indications are that it was the sions that it will take at least two work of a gang, who may be con- days to clear the street.

nected with burglaries in recent years, including the adjoining pre- mises of Messrs. 'Lock Hing

position and ample for its needs. "Lest, however, persons who are The goods stolen include fountain The decline in membership noted not well acquainted with the situa- pens, inkstands and other articles.in the report is hub temporary and tion should be lured by the in. Three cases near the main door the present season promises to find surgents to enter into any contracts containing this kind of goods were us with a larger membership than having a pecuniary or other object, "entirely deprived of their contenta. ever. There is little clse to say it is hereby declared, in most Police officers are investigating with regard to the accounts, except unequivocal terms, that any çön- the matter following a report made

to urge members to pay their cur tracts or agreements of whatever immediately the burglary was disreas subscriptions promptly in order nature" which may be made with covered.

to minimize the trouble and un- the so-called government st Pei- necessary work to which our bon.ping, or with any rebels, by in- treasurer is put in collecting over dividuals, firms or corporations, due subscriptions.

foreign as well as Chinese, shall Our season last year was conced-be regarded as null and void and ed to be most successful. The able as having no binding force whatso- and courteous tuition of Pipe Major ment and that any person or per- ever upon the National Govern- Mackie was the main contributory sons who shall conclude auch con- to our successful series of classes, tracts

agreements shall be and also to the proficiency shown considered to have aided

abetted the present insurrection. most enjoyable and well patronized articles of antiquity now kept in "It is further declared that those dance was held at Lane, Craw the former palaces at Peiping, or ford's restaurant, and the incoming elsewhere, which are the property committee will no doubt arrange for allowed to be sold or in any way of the Chinese nation, are not a similar function this year. The disposed of, and that any person Giving some facts of the case, Inspector Lane said that the indian thanks of members are due to or persons who shall purchase or was employed as watchman in the Mass Highet and Grant, our be liable to severe punishment."

to possessed of such articles shall yard of the newly opened South hon treasurer, and hon. secretary, China Motor Shipbuilding and Re-add & personal word of thanks to respectively, and I would like to pairing Works, Limited, at To Kwa

them both for the assistance they Wan. Having orders not to allow anyone to enter without a pass, the

have given to me. We are also in-

tion of a pass when complainant, who was employed by the P.W.D. waterworks, attempted to enter. It was alleged that the complainant then pushed his way in without showing a proper pass and then threw atones at the watchman.

From the evidence it appears that a Chinese constable, who was of duty, was attracted by cracker firing at the entrance, of a tea house in Queen's Road Central,

AGREE.

With a bandage tied round his' head, a Chinese P.W.D. coolie ap-

they had not thought out the where he saw a number of people peared before Mr. Lindsell at the by those who attended regularly... A

methods that our later composers adapt. They expressed dignity-by alow, anthem-like music-happiness by fairly brisk, danee-like music, invariably in major key-and sorrow -by slower music in the minor. And that was pretty well the end of their resources. If you want examples, hunt through the works of Bach; you will find in them more emotion expressed by him than by any other composer of his

scattering, leaflets in the air.

He followed the men and, meet ing two detectives, he immediately called upon bis colleagues to stop one of the men, the defendant.

The detectives told the Court that the constable pointed out the defendants who was immediately arrested. Up to this point, the evidence tallied, but afterwards there was a good deal of variation. The constable claimed that no one Just as a short break, let's try a else was pointed out or arrested. ecuple of experiments. If the One of the detectives stated that minor key really docs make a piece the constable had a struggle with of music sad and perhaps sombre, a hawker but he did not know why.

time.

Kowloon Magistracy as complain- ant in a case in which an Indian watchman, Bachan Singh, charged with assault.

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we'll see what happens if we try! The second detective stated that he Indian naturally demanded gradur. debted to Mr. Saunderson for carry-

to put the last verse of John saw the constable chasing a youth, Peel "where he has gone far, but did not know if he was eventual far away, we shall ne'er hear his ly seized, horn in the morning into the minor, so as to intensify our grief at his decease-There now; doesn't

it help 1

After hearing the defendant and his witnesses, who disclaimed all knowledge of the distribution of the leaflets, his Worship discharged the defendant.

Here is another. Do you re- member that popular old one-stap "The Policeman's Holiday !" Well, imagine that he (the policeman) has got home, found his wife in If it doesn't, then either the title the middle of spring-cleaning, his or the composition is rank bad. mother-in-law, self-invited, staying For an example, take "The Golli- for a month and all the children wog's Cakewalk by Debussy. Now at home with the measles. In the golliwog cap possibly dance, and minor, this old dance tune is quite yet the very title brings up a mentaď suggestive of the tragedy of his picture of this clumsy grotesque nursery monstrosity performing the most ludicrous antics. And that idea is a clear as can be in the musical representation.

ruined day off.

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Realistic Music.

During last century, there was a great rogue for, realistic music. One of the worst cases was a thing called The Battle of Prague," in which cries of the wounded, bugle ealla and various other sounds were imitated in the music. Who its composer was I've forgotten, but as he must now bo. dead lat us not speak evil of bim. Even to-day one hears that tawdry descriptive thing called "Jet d'eau" by one Sydney Smith. Honestly can you successfully subject it to any of the tests cutlined in the previous chats in this weekly serial? Surely not. By the way, please do not mistake "Jet d'eau for "Jeux d'eaux "' by Ravel-one of the most artistic bite of realism in the whole of music.

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Look out for Sunday!" So much for what can be per formed on the piano. In next Sun- day night's programme, between 9 and 10.30, a batch of orchestral re cords which have been selected in collaboration between the Pro- gramme Secretary, Messrs. Ander acn Music Co. and myself, will be put on the air. They have been chosen especially from the point of view, of realism, and it would be very gratifying if all "All-Brows"

Provoked at complainant's be coolic on the head with a thick haviour, the Indian struck the

with such force that the complain ant bad to be sent to hospital.

cans stick. The blow was struck

Defendant told the Magistrate. that the coolie, with two other

Defendant

workmen, had said that as they were Government servants they could go anywhere. arked for a pass, but the coolie could not produce one. This led to a quarrel nod defendant admitted having struck the coolie.

ngon as hon. secretary since the departure of Mr. Grant. So much for last year's activities.

Practice Dances Next Week.

Arrangements for the present sea- son's programme, have, owing to the late date of this meeting, mittee, and in this connection you devolved upon the present com

will have seen from notices in the Presa, that practices will commence on Monday, September 22, at 5.30 p.m. at the Helena May Institute, as usual.

Your committee have given very full consideration to the establish- ment of a separate class and tuition for advanced pupils, but this matter The Magistrate was shown a pass which was used on Saturday and has unfortunately to be again left Sunday, but his .orship remark- in abeyance owing to the im- ed that it did not hear any signature possibility of securing the Helena more than one night Magistrate: It is probable de. May for fendant had

provocation.

weekly. Fined $3, and he will pay $9 as

In conclusion, I am pleased to tell compensation to the complainant."

you that the Reel Club has been fortunate in again securing the ser- vices of Pipe Major Mackie to con- duet tuition during the ensuing

on it.

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who can will turn their sets on 150 STUDENTS KIDNAPPED.th these remarks I beg to pro-

during that time. The items to be performed range from "the squalid

WUCHOW.

pose the adoption. of the report and accounts and after that has been seconded. I shall be pleased to answer any questions members may desire to ask.

The report and accounts were seconded by Mr. H. E. Forsyth and unanimously passed,

and horrible ("Mars-the Bringer BANDITS RAID SCHOOL NEAR of War," a magnificent piece of stark crudity) to the delicate "On It is very difficult to say where Hearing the First Cuckoo in According to a Wuchow report, tawdry realism enda, and artistic Spring" by our wonderful British an unusually daring outrage was re- portrayal begins. Hindof's "Musical composer, Frederick Delius. Most cently perpetrated by a bandit gang Snuff Box" is decidedly the latter, of these recurds will be orchestral, under the notorious Wai Ah Pui although most realistic. Perhaps my reason for choosing this medium and. Lam Yee at Sunchow last the subtle, distinction 18 this: being that the orchestre has in week, when they visited a school artistic realism should be suggesfinitely more realistic devices at its in broad daylight and kidnapped tive rather than definite.

disposal than any other sound over 150 students and teachers. One of the most vivid musical source.

4 Two, students were shot for offering pictures ever drawn was the ":1612 On the off chance that your ap-resistance. Overture" by Tschaikowski. In it preciation of the records might be One male and one female tea- ho never oversteps the bounds of increased thereby, I will ead thischer were eventually released an that the suggestion might be use- good musical taste, and yet de-chat by putting on excerpts from conditionally, while two of the fully carried out by the new com- finitely carries the bearer away a couple of records from the same students escaped and arrived safelymittee who should arrange the with the skill of his realism, Next source, Messrs, Anderson Music at Sunchow. The bandits have de

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time you hear it, give your Co., whiob. are called Instrumente imagination full play,

of the Orchestra." They will give But, of course, the personal you a very definite impression of olement must predominate to a the tone-qualities of the various far greater extent than we have and varied sounds that go to make allowed for before. And that is up the greatest of all forms of where the big-minded composer musical interpretation. The ones shows himself. He should give you which you will hear are these a title for his music which is not viola, fute, aloc, clarinet, bassoon, too definite, but which should be horn, trumpet, trombone, bars and sufficiently intelligible to set up a celeste. train of thought in the hearer's, mind to fit in with the music with which it is supposed to correspond.

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Please don't forget Sunday night. Next week's talk concluding the serien will deal with modern British composera,

manded the sum of $580,000 and 160- cattics of opium for the release of the remaining captives.

According to the released tea- chers, the bandits number over 300 and they have altogether some 280 captives whom they are holding for ransom,

A-later report states that the. bandits have removed their cap tives to Sheung Po Tong, to which place a number of troops have been dispatched to co-operate with the garrison troops at Tenghaien to effect their release.

At the discussion which followed, it was suggested that the Club should hold a dance prior to the St. Andrew's Ball. It was thought that this function would help materially in bringing members to gether. The Chairman remarked

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NEWSPAPER AGENT FINED.

OBSCENE. ADVERTISEMENTS IN CHINESE PAPER.

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charge of distributing. papers containing obscene adver tisements, Ko Mow Nagi, describ ed agent for the Ngan Ching Po, s Chinese newspaper published, in Canton, was yesterday brought" be- fore Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy... ·

he did not know which particular Defendant said that the paper contained many advertisements and one was referred to.

sive one

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Chief Detective Inspector Rey- nolds, for the police, said that there were several objectionable advertisements, and handed the translation of a particularly offen- to the Magistrate. for peruanl. On August 21 the defend- ant was warned, but when another copy of the newspaper was procur advertisements were found. It was ed on August 29, five objectionable

alleged that several other verna- cular papers in Hong Kong carried cerna had been warned to remove these advertisements and these con-

them.

Continuing Inspector Reynolds said that a copy of one advertise- ment, which announced the sale of pills, was forwarded to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, who held that it was undesirable ing & cure," said the officer, "these and misleading.*"*"* Instead of offect

pills. make people worse, and in some cases sufferers are placed con siderably beyond, cure." Inspector Reynolds said that he was not press- ing the charge as the summons was more in the nature of a general warning.

Defendant: The paper is pub lished in Canton and I have no control over its advertisements am only its local selling agent.

His Worship pointed out that if defendant sold the paper in the Colony he was guilty of distribut- ing. He was fined $20.

The rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10.a.m, yestórday was 9.25 inches.

The rainfall for the last five days

dance to be held either in October 17.32 INS. RAIN IN 5 DAYS. or November.

The following officials have been elected for the present acason:— President Dr. D. G. Black. Hon. Secretary:—Mr. T.. P. Soun- derson, STARS ARE

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Sept, 12 - General Committee:-Mr. K. B. Morrison, Mr. A. L. Shields, Mr. A Stevenson, Mr. H. R. Forsyth, Mr. R. D. Sutherland, Mr. W. Robertson, Pipe Major W. G. E. Mackie, Miss J.Whyte, Mrs J Ralston, and Miss B. Laing

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