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KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW.

The following is the draw for the qualifying round of the Junior Championship of the Kowloon Golf Club, to be played on Sunday next:

8.30 a.. J, Harris, W. Milly. 6.35

J. R. McCaw; A. E. Silkstone.

LOCAL TENNIS.

LADIES DOUBLES CHAM-

PIONSHIP.

unarodny, Mrs. Gull and Mrs. Playing on the C.B.R.C. courts McCaw beat Mrs. Blaisse and Mrs. Fischer by two straight sets in the second round of the above com Petition. The scores were 6-3, 6-1.

LOCAL RUGGER.

CLUB OVERWHELMS "KENT."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1930.

NANNING'S PLIGHT.

AERIAL BOMBARDMENT POSTFONED.

According to à Wuchow report, the Cantonese have decided to post- pone the proposed aerial bombard- ment upon Nanning, the stronghold |of the Kwangsi troops,

It was originally decided to hom bard the city a fortnight ago, but delegates to Wuchow to request the mer hants in Nanning dispatched

THREE TALENTED LADIES.

CHARMING CONCERT AT THEATRE ROYAL..

Mrs. R. II. Gregory is a very great asset to musical circles in Hong Kong. Her lovely voice delighted the audience at the concert given last night in the Theatro Royal in aid of the Tung Wah Eastera Hos

VIOLONCELLO RECITAL.

HAWAII FLOOD DISASTER.

MLLE. ADELE CLEMENT AT TYPHOON CAUSES BURST-

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THE CITY HALL.

INTERESTING AND VARIED PROGRAMME,

It is a pity that greater support was not given to the violoncello recital given by Milo Adéla Clément

ING OF RESERVOIR.

HEAVY DAMAGE IN SUBURBS OF HONOLULU,

[UNITED PRESA.]

Honolulu, Nov. 10,-A_typhoon storra has caused one of the most recorded in the history of the Hawaiian Islands,

Tho bursting of a reservoir in the mountains above Honolulu caused rushing waters to cut a five-mile path through the business and re-

damago and some loss of life. section with. tremendous property

Nine were known to be dead this

More than 30 were missing. Several morning, the death roll including one woman and four children. hundred homes in Kalihi Valley

Cantenore Commander-in-Chief, pital, and the thres Spanish songs at the City Hall on Tuesday even-spectacular flood disasters hero over Lenoral ChenTsai Tong, to postpone the bombardment so as to allow in the first port of the programme ing. However, those who attended merchants and other residents to being particularly charming. Mrs. were not lacking in their apprecia evacuate the city. In reply, the Gregory's voice has a quality oftion of the interesting and varied General promised to delay the bom softness, often lost under the rigid music which she gave them. Lardinent. far, ten days.

Now that that date has expired training of a musio school, and she

The programma oponed with a and as many civilians are still un-sings with birdliks ease and fluency. zonata by Bréval typical of the 18thsidential districts of the Kalihi able to leave the city, the mer-She is always on top of her music century which it represented. In chants have again appealed to. Ginneral Chen to postpone the bom- and never straining, up to it. In spite of its undistinguished theme! The Club "A" XV, scared a run have granted the request and has abandoning Spain, for Italy, the Clément, by her sheer artistry, gavo bardant. The General is said to the second part of the programme, and lack of development, Mlic. away victory over H.M.S. Kent in a friendly match at Happy Valley Rivon them another week.

Merchants in Nanning, Lauchow gave the dramatic "Paco, Face Mio it a dignity and charm which it did last evening when they piled up A. A. R. Botelho, W. E. 20 points against 3 of the ashin and other cities in. Kwengsi ar Dio" from Vordi's "La Forza del not really possess. The memorisa. were destroyed. Much livostock was

The first half was very loose and taking efforts to prevail on the Destino," and then wrung curtion of such a slender work as this

warring factions to come to a bottle- scrappy and the score at half-timement without resorting to further hearta with "Un bel di Vedremo" is a far greater effort than would was 8-3 in favour of the Club.. W. Borrowminn, L. Jack.

from Madame Butterfly." * be the case for works of greater fighting.

Supporting Mrs. Gregory were thematic and contrapuntal signi two other very talented ladies, ficance. One felt the recitalist was Mra. Portallion and Mrs. Snowden holding herself in reserve for better

things to come.

J. Litton, E. C. Fincher. 8.45 G. Henderson, G. D.

Reid. E. O. Murphy, James

King,

Hunt.

8.40

20

*

6.50

8.53

11

9.00

11

T. Seddon, J. Daniel.

9.03

11

9.10

M

.

9.15

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A. Tale, C. Ros.

0.20

F. W. T.

Ross,

H.

Laughton.

9.25

0.30 - 11

After the interval the Club. im-

E. R. Price, W. C. Simp-praved considerably and scored ne

W.

L. Rumsey,

Wolley.

W.

CG Anderson, L. El

ford.

A. S. Sinton, E. W. Sapsed

0.35

33.40

W. A. Orchard, W. Stoker.

11.45

H. T. Buxton, J. Gellet-

loy.

9.30 9.35

G. Meyer, W. Grores. J. S. Smith, H. Ring- shaw.

LOCAL HOCKEY. ·

CLUB "A" r. H.M.S. TAMAR.

The following will represent the Club "A" to-morrow at King's Park at 8p.in. sharp-

1. W. Sapsod, L. A. R. Dunoan, 6. A. L. Plummer, B. L. Stock, E G. S. Dale, A. N. Other, S. J. H. Fux, H. A. F. Korrig, T. W., Southam, R. G. Edwardes-Jones, J. B. Napier-Bell.

less than three goals and thera tries to bring the final score to 29.3. in their favour.

Bonnar and Segalen played well for the local side. but the sailora lost many opportunities to get through owing to over-eagerness.

BRITISH CAR DRIVER SMASHES RECORDS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. Į

COMMUNIST LEADER

RECANTS. BUKHARIN ADMITS ERRORS

OF THE PAST,

Moscow, Nov. 18-The Press to day publishes a long statenient made by Nicolas Bukharin, the noted theoretical leader of the Communist Party, fully admitting his Right-opportunist mistake, and endorsing all docisions of the 18th congress of the Communist Party held some months ago as to the RUGBY, Nov. 20, political line taken by the present Jack, Dunfee, the British holder Ichders of the party.

Bukharin also urges the merci of the world's 200 miles speed re- cords for all types of cars, yester Inse treatment of the members of day, with the assistance of Dudley the so-called "Industrial Party" Froy, broke five more records on who according to the recent dis the 3onthery Track, Paris,

covery plotted to wreck the indus Driving a three-litre British Sun-trialization plan of the Government beam he covered over 330 miles in for counter-revolutionary purposes three hours and averaged 117.20 and the public trial of whom will

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Janes.

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drowned, including several hundred pigs owned by Hawaiian farmers and residents of outlying area.

It was rumoured that five civilian cupioyees of the Pearl Harbour Naval Station were swept away while attempting to rescue another an employee of the morning news of their number. Lot Fernandez,

apur the fonoluke Advertiser, Mrs. Portallion, who has a very

"Oriental Musle" of the West,

whose automobile was overturned by fine contralto, gave us the well-

the flood waters, was drowned.

The rainfall during a period of Her second item-n group of five known To Music" and "Who is

24 hours totallod 12.74 inches. Oan- Sylvia1" by Schubert, and, in the members of varying types-were

Jone wero cut through the most second part of the programme, the well-chosen and beautifully played, affected localities in both businesa Samson and Delilah aria "Softly This especially applied to the and residential districts. Bridges

Then, after Wakes My Heart."

Elégis (Faure)- sweeping, legatoare cut and roads are cut and also Mrs. Snowden Jones' second group

cluttered with. wreckage, of sangs, the two ladies gave a piece of pathos-the Ade (Tchere. couple of really delightful duets. paine)--an essay in the bizarre and

Mrs. Snowden Jones' voice, so

of great technical difficulty-and the clear and typically English, made a moat pleasing variation from the "Plèce en ut mineur" (Boulanger) Southern richnen of Mrs. Gregory's which, although very attractive, was singing. The rippling water quality in reality a typical specimen of what

Love's Sickness," and, of Purcell's

The Merry Month of May," swept the European composer imagines to us back to the Merry England days be a sound-portrayal of oriental

Down in that the music reflects,

music, the Forest," and a song by Greig, were équally well rendered. The

Frederick Mason's' baton, gave

Of the next group,

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Tran service, lights, telephones and gas lines are all broken. The some distance. Mud, great rocks Oahu Railway was washed out for and uprooted trees are everywhere. Jentative estimates of damage ran from G.$100,000 to G.8200,000, and it may go considerably higher.

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other than that they needed a deft technique for their performance. Bach has done this sort of thing much better, and this quintet of rathor formless cadenzas conveyed little to the hearer.

A New Spirit.

initial attention went to the masses of twisted-buildings where it was feared more dead, might be dis covered. A polien cordon was established about the worst affected thousands of curious from poking areas in the city, prohibiting the

about the ruins.

Scores are suffering from ex- posure and havo no homes. Relief work is being organized to care for epidemics are hoing takon. these. Medical precautions against

The Programme.

Part L 1 1-(a) Minuet from "Berenice"..

(b) Chanson d'Matin......Elgar.

(The Orchestra.). 2-(a) A Granada...Alvarez. After the interval, we met an (b) Ay, Ay, Ay!...Pérez Friere entirely different Mile. Clément, (c) Clavelitas.......... Valverde.

(Mrs. Gregory.)

She attacked her last items with 3(a) To Music. Schubert.a nerve and virility which seemed (b) Who is Sylvia Schubert to say: "These are the things I've

(Mra. Portallion.)

Ecen really wanting to play!" 4.-(a) I attempt from love's sick-

The "Bufto Galante" (Delano) ness to By Purcell with its changing moods and idioms (b) The merry month of May...was a combined triumph for its cam tem, would have swept one of the poser and its two interpreters. The two main residential valleys of the (c) Down in the Forest Anal "Sóténade inattendue," with city. The danger in this connection

Stanford.

ita quasi-Spanish lilt, was simply delicious.

Much apprehension was left for a time concerning the so-called "Pali the famed Nuuanu Pali or cliff. reservoir," up Nuuanu Valley noar

Collapse of this reservoir, one of the main collectors of surface water in the Honolulu water supply sys

has now passeil. -

Hundreds of Cara Abandoned.·.

Hundreds of abandoned motor-

cars stand at various points where the flood halted them and caused their drivers and other occupants to abandon them unceremoniously. Many strange tales are told in this confection

Landon Ronald. (d) Good Morning!.........Greig.

(Mrs. Snowded Jones).

One can only find a single fault 5-(a) Legend and (b) Sea Laugh-

with Bollman'a Variations Sym ter:." From the Hebriden"

Kennedy Freser.phonique"; it is far too short a (The Orchestra.)

work for such a potentially. fertile theme and for its composer's bound Part II.

less invention. Never was this-mare 6-(a) Pace, Pace, Mio Dio. (La noticeable than on Tuesday when Forza del Destino)...Verdi. the audience, would have been glad (b) Un bel di Vedremo. of more. Mlle. Clément simply

Col. James P. Barney, accom- (Madama Butterfly) revelled in the rendering of this

Puccini. work-one achieved an added plen panied by his sister and a chauffeur, (Mrs. Gregory.)

sure in sympathy with her own ob- were involved in one of the most 7.-Softly Wakes my Hoart, (Sam-vious enjoyment. And so ended an

hair-raising of these alories. Their son and Delilah)...Saint-Sacus. interesting and instructive pro- car was wasted off a bridge as they

(Mr. Portallion.)

were crossing a stresm. The sister gramme.

clung to a tree until rescued. B-(b) Cherry Ripe. Hora.

Colonel Barney and the chauffeur (b) I Know à Bank, and

swam ashore. All are now in a (c) The Song of the Palanquin The recitalist's technique was local hospital, suffering from shock

Bearers... Martin Shaw. ample for the severe demands in and exposure. (d) Wake up!

*************volved. But Milo. Clément is far

LATER. Montagno Phillips.

more than a mere technician, Her (Mrs. Snowden Jones.)

Damage to roads and bridges of beauty of phrasing and smoothness the island of Maui as the result 8. Duet for Soprano and Con- of bowing were the attributes of the of the typhoon storm over the

tralto

pure artist. One felt she extracted Hawaiian Islands amounted to ap (a) Shepherd's Dance. ... every ounce of beauty out of every-proximately 0.850,000, according to Edward German thing she played. Let us hope stic Tadioaqvifer to day- (b) Bing, Joyous Bird

will stage an early return and will

The damage to pineapple cropr Montague Phillips.give her recital in the more con has not been estimated but is be 10.—(a) Ai Forest Melody

genial acoustics of the. Theatre fieved to have been considerable, d Montague Phillips. Royal.,

Hilo, Hawail, Nov. 19.-Kilauea (b) Giguo... (Edward German. For Prof. Harry Ore, it is difficult Volcano, on the Big Island" of

(The Orehdältä.).

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BOXING

CITY HALL

SATURDAY,

6th December, 1930, at 9.15 pm.

15 Rounds Contest for

Lightweight Championship of the Colony and Belt

than a rehearsal with Mlle. Clément were three strong and six minor MAIN EVENT The only trace of this was bis ten- The eruption was, accompanied by deney to under-emphasis during the apoctacular displays from ava The following merchant ships early part of the programme. To fountains in Halemauinati, "the were in harbour yesterdaywards the end, his balance with the

Wharves:- Kowloon: Vogtland, tolo instrument was superb, and, crater pit, Empress of Japan, Calcutta Maru; throughout, his delicacy of accom Holts: Antilochus; A.P.O.-Taikok paniment was a model for the taal: Sumatra; China Merchante: carncat student. Personally, I was Tai Poo Sek; O.S.K.: Menade delighted to realisp what limpid Maru; Douglas Lapikik: Haiyang; tone he could produce my previous Quarry Bay: Apooy; Saikong: erroneous impressions having been derived from the harsh radio repro- Sun On, Shiu On.

ZBW" studio Dooks: Kowloon Kwong Bang, duction of the Bui Tai, Kwong Sai, Yuen Sang piano,

On Loo; Taikoo Commandant

Henri Riviere, Charles Hardouin, The. 11.11.5. Empress of Asia ár- Tai Yuan, Paul Beau,, Kalgan.rived at Tokohama on November 25

Buoys:-A1 Patris, A4 Protes

at a p.m., left on the same day at laus, A Touoer, As Kiangau," 10 p.m., and is due at Hong Kong Hong Kheng, B9 Limehow, B13 Nanokang, O18 Halvard IT Hellos, CO Helikon, B24 Oremet,

on December 2. She will leave for Manila on December 3 at 4 a...

Na Emilie Big Chak Bang The BJ; s.4. "Talme will leave for B34 Tainan, 138 Boletan, C47 Mau Bingapore, Pepang and Calcutta on Babg, C48 Gozad Maru, B50 Hdnor about Menday, December at kafjöll.

11 a.m.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following warships were port yesterday mga

In Basin... S. Tamár. North Wall. Petersfield. South Wall. Bruce, Sirdar. East Wall-Moth, Moorben. North Arm.-Kent

West Wall of Dock. Berwick. In Dock-Marazion; S/M. Ordin,

Buoy No. 2.-Medway and 8/M. Buoy No. 8-Thradiah." Buoy No.-IL-Sorsph.

Fareign Men'' of“ Truzione mind gue Patria, Japan Argus.

Between.

STOKER PERGY LAKE,

Holder H.M.S. BERWICK and

A. B. DOBSON,

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Booking at Montale's fi

For members of the Hồngkong Boxing Association on WEDNESDAY, Hed, and

THURSDAY, 4th December.... General Public: FRIDAY, 5th, and SATURDAY, 6th December.

- BINGSIDE GRATS 45, OYRERS 12. and 41 2...

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