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THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN,

CABARET DINNER DANCE

AT H.K.. HOTEL.

The Society of Yorkshiremon in Hong Kong gave their first social function yesterday evening in the Hong Kong Hotel. It took the form of a Cabaret-dinner-dance, which was greatly enjoyed by all who took part. The Society is very fortunate in its offices, and it has... tho Governor (Sir William Peel K.C.M.G., K.B,E.), as its president,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.

KWANGSI PEACE RESTORATION.

WONG-CHEN CONFERENCES

PROCEEDING.

weather. "Some of my very closcat business friends are in Bradford. (Loud laughter.) You would think! at the time you are bargaining that they had sold you not only their cloth, but their mills too-and then later you come to reckon up [SHOK OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] the cost and you find something very different." (Hear, hear!) In welcoming this now Society, they wero welcoming one that would add greatly to the social amenities of Hong Kong, Yorkshiremen had been somewhat slow in starting, but this inaugural meeting showed that they intended to be very successful. Ho wished the Society

CANTON, Mar, 20. Goneral Wong Shiu Hung, the newly appointed Commissioner of Awangsi, who has been making arrangements for the, restoration of posco in Kwangsi in Hong Kong for several wook, revisited Canton yesterday to confer with Goners! Chen Tani Tong in connection with

all prosperity in the future. (Ap-his new duties and responsibilities. plause.)

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while Mr. J. Scott Haraton is vice- president: Mr. E. W. Coulson,

Mr. Scott Haraton's Reply.. Hon. Treasurer, Mr.. J. G. Meyer,

Mr. Scott Harston, in proposing Hon. Secretary, and the Committee is ng follows:-Mrs. R. M. Dyer, the toast of "The Guests," said Mr. J. H. Bottomley, and Mr. J. H. that this meeting might be con- sidered as a very successful begin. Shaw,

The Society The official party yesterday evening of the Society. ing was as follows:-Sir William was of very recent birth; and a very Peel, R.C.M.G., K.B.E., President deep debt of gratitude was due to of the Society, Lady Peol, Mr. T. the energetic sccrciary, Mr. Meyer. E. Pearce, President of St. George's The Society despite its youths had Society and Mrs. Pearce, Mr. T. H. membership of over 100, including R. Shaw, President of St. Andrew's some 25 of the Amazon tribe. Society, and Sirs. Shaw, Mr. L. (Laughter.) Also no less a per- N. Murphy, Vice-President of St. sonnge than the wife of an exceed. Patrick's. Society, Mr. J. Scott-ingly prominent past president of Harston, Vice-President of the So-St. Andrew's Society, who doubt riety of Yorkshiremen in Hong less appreciated this added lustre Kong, and Miss E. Scott Harston, to his fame! The Scots were world and Hon. Mrs. Chan. Tufton. Capt. Jamed, but Yorkshiremen did not T. A, H. Coltman (A.1).C.) and Mr. lag far behind. Q. W. A.. Tulton (Private Seere- tary) were also present,

The now Kwangsi Commissioner wax accompanied by Mr. King Kit Yuan, former Polico Commissioner of Wuchow.

Upon landing General Wong and his party proceeded in automobiles to the private home of Goneral Chea Tsai Tong is Tungehan, where they had a lengthy discussion of the problems of Kwangsi.

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in conversation with the local Presstoca Mr. Kung Kit Yann said that General Wong's visit Canton, was in response to the in-. vitation of General Chen Teni Tong,

It is understood that General

Wong will not leave Cantu until be has made definite arrangements with General Chou Teai Tong for restoring pence in Kwangsi, and this will require several days,

As an evidence of their renewed

After a few more remarks which caused a good deal of laughter and The President of St. David's So applause, Mr. Scott Harston ended friendship, General Chen Tani ciety, unable to attend being tem- by telling an amusing story of Tong is giving a banquet this even dying man who noticing the savourying to General Wong Shiu Husg porary absent from the Colony.

Some sixty members of the So-smell of cooking ham asked to have in the Tool Si Club in Tungehan,

soms and was told no, he couldn't, General Chen Ming Shu, as we ciety were present and the guests.

it was preparing for the funeral numbored about two hundred and fifty.

Scots and Yorkshiremen, Mr. T. H. R.. Shaw, in replying for the guests, said that he wished

The arrangements were mado most efficiently by Mr. J. G. Mayer, the Hon. Secretary, and the Com- to convey the very best wishes of nitteo. Quite a feature of the St. Andrew's Society for the future entertainment was the programme success of the Yorkshiremen's So itself, with its etching of York Minster on the cover, and a photo- graph of the harbour on the back.

It contained the following gems

'od thi noise, all o' yer, "Theear's nowt Ah like better than a bit o gooid, speking when Al's fooill o' gooid grub."

all the military leaders in Canton, has also been invited.

It appears that all is not well in Kwangsi. Obstales of a more less serious nature are still

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blocking the path to peace and tranquillity. A number of sub. leaders are not altogether satisfied with General Wong's plans for the restoration of pence, and are mak- ing things "hot" there. General Wong Shiu Hung Returns to Hong Kong.

(Wah Ta Yat Pau.)

NO NEWS

BROPHY.

OF

MARTENOTS "ETHER MUSIC."

TO BE HEARD HERE NEXT

'WEEK..

SEARCH BY AMERICAN DESTROYERS.

ANXIETY REGARDING

SAFETY.

Mr. G., Brophy, who began his flight from Masso to Manila at 8.30 n.. on Thursday, had not arrived in Manila up to a late hour last night and much anxiety is folt

for his softoy.

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SOME PARTICULARS-REGARD. ING. THE INVENTION,

As there seems to be a great

deal of enquiry regarding the pa ture of the invention of M. Mar tenot, who is to give a demonstra- tion and concert at the Star Thea;

tro at 9.16 p.m, on March 28-some! The American authorities are

people feeling rather dubious lest sparing no effort in order to locate it should prove to be some “quack” the whereabouts of the missing affair a few words about it will Anxious watchers in probably be welcomed. airman, Manila waited in vain for nows of M. Martenot" has been demon. the airman, but hope is by nestrating his invention in several of the world capitals, and "such wal micans given up.

the recoption accorded to the Euro- pean demonstrations of his "Music from the Ether" instrument (popu- 'the 'Martenot') larly known as that he was engaged to give his first American performance in Philadelphin Dea.

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When it nowa was revived of Brophy on Thursday evening, steps were taken with a view to sending out search parties, but apparently up to a late bour last night no news had been received. Search Begins, A Router message received yes, the Philadelphia Symphony Or chestra. This is the biggest and @nest orchestra in existence, and terday read:-

such a person as Stokowski, the conductor, would never have done the inventor this honour it the demonstration had not merited the serious attention of the musical world,

Search Ships Engaged,

MANILA, Mar. 20. ' The destroyers Peary, Truxton and Paul Jones, and the aeroplane tender Heron, carrying two 'planes sailed shortly before midnight bound for. Lingayen Gulf.

They will start the search for Brophy under the general command of Captain Bristol, the commander of the Navy Air Squadron.

Nichols Field is preparing two giant Sikorski planes, which are: taking off at daylight, to join the

search.

U.S. Navy Sweeping Thirty Thousand Mile Area..

LATER.

M. Martepot, born in Paris 33 concert years ago, has been a

While a wireless operator during pianist and cellist eines boyhood. the War, he noticed that the aparatus for generating waves en- abied the production of strangely beautiful sounds, and that was the origin of his invention.

It has the appearance of a small piano, but there the resemblance ends, for the keys of the "key- All the available sea and airboard" do not operate hammers resources of the US Navy in against wires. They are connectod Manila have been drafted to search with batteries and bulbs resembl for Brophy covering an area ex-ing the interior of a radio receiv ceeding 30,000 square miles.

ing, sot.

In addition to the destroyers and the aircraft-carrier sont out yester day, Admiral McVay has four more destroyers and another aircraft tender and two squadrons of aero- planes out with instructions to sweep the wide sea area between Manila and the Pratas.

CANTON, Mar, 20. General Wong Shin Hung left Canton for Hong Kong this morn It is reliably reported that Gen ing by the s.a, Kinshan. cral Wong, when in Canton, do- a plan for

Destroyers are everywhero steam- finitely decided upon dealing with the Kwangsi probleming at a speed of 22 mots. As a result of a series of confidences Mrs. Brophy is here trying brave. with the Canton authorities.

ciety of Hong Kong. Some people thought that the launching of w national society merely meant the arranging of a festive occasion like this. He could assure them there of dialect, which should be appro-was much more to it, and the Com- ciated by all, whether they come mittees of such Societies were from the three Ridings or from the carrying on, in a quiet way, some yery useful work. Scotsmen and Yorkshiremen were supposed to rest of the world.

have a lot in common, both in their virtues and in their faults, but if he started making comparisons in front of so many loyal members of St. George's and St. Patrick's Bo. cieties that might end the evening in the fashion of Donnybrook Fair (Laughter.) He would only say that his Yorkshire. friends were as true and as generous as any he ever came acroBS, (Hear, hear.) The Yorkshireman was a great sports-futuro to accept Nanking's appoint-She is confident that her husband

Give him a gun, a dog or a ment as Rehabilitation Commisis safe. man. horse and he was happy. And as sioner of Kwangsi, and in case Pei to cricket! When he was a young Chung Hsi and Chang "Fat Fu man Lord Hawke captained York should show any opposition, he will shire, and piloted the county tenin probably be compelled to resort to through 28 successive matches with force, with active support · from out a defent, This love of sport Canton.

TOASTH.

Ee, by Gum! wen Aw wero comin' ower, t'top o't moors bi Blubber 'ouses ta t'dinner it we'er that theear cowd Aw feel es tho' Aw could ește two dinners ta neet! Any roond meni card looks like es tho' thecat's plenty o' seran and Ah'm bahn ta dig in and got me money's worth!1"

Aw wer readin' it dictionary tother day an aw discovered 'at

General Wong is prepared to ly, to keep calm, and answering return to Kwangsi in the nearqueries mailingly,

was, perhaps, inherited from a It is feared, therefore, that civil great Yorkshireman and his follow-atrile will again aniso... era-Hobin Hood and his Merry

a chap who 'ad a 'oppy wor Men. To this day the Yorkshireman

chap whos warked at some sooart

had in his heart that same love of

o' wark w'en's wor laikin'. Nah

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It produces the whole range of audible sounds, from the lowest of the double-bass or the basson to the highest of the violin or the piccolo. The moladies played on this instrument are accompanied on the piano by the inventor's sister, a very varied selection of einsale and modern works figure in their repertoire.

and

There are three ways of playing the instrument. In one case the player stands away from it, and the right hand, by its movement, gives the pitch of the sound by MANILA, Mar. 10.waying a thin metallic thread, There was no news of Brophy at while the left hand regulates the ten o'clock to-night.

Admiral MeVay has ordered three destroyers and the airplane tenders Avocet and 'Heron to depárt im mediately to search the area of Brophy's proposed route, especial-

freedom and of the open country- VICE-ADMIRAL SIR W, A. H. ly in the neighbourhood of San even though he might work in the

part of the country. (Applause.)

'ther's owd Joe Stacey, as nice big industrial towns of the southern

chop as ivrer lived, whoa nivrer

During the evening there was, in mells wi' onnybody if moosbody

addition to speeches and dances, an He doesn't wark mella wi' 'im.

excellent musical programme, to hauf 'is time, but he's nivver idle, which Messrs. Scott Harston, Cyril not 'im. W'en 'e isn't workin' heJackson and H. Varley contributed. goose an stau's on brig' 'at goous ower 1 béck an watches t watter. Thats 'is 'obby an' a good 'un an' all, coss it costs 'im nowt and never fails im coss ther's allus plenty o watter runnin' under brig.

THE SPEECHES.

MR. T. E. KEAROE'S FELICITATIONS.

Mr. T. E Peared, in proposing "Success to the Society," said that as President of the St. George's Society, he was very pleased that he had been able to hang on to office long enough to propose this toust. It was thirty-five years ago that be Orst mado acquaintance with Yorkshire, and with Rugby foothill, when he went to Black heath School. They used to ho given at their Saturday dinners as much roast beef and Yorkshire puddings they could eat. The Rugger was, however, of a very hight standard. (Hear, hear!) Whenever you pick up a good knife and fork to have a good bite of food you find on them certain mystie symbols staring that they vame frott Shaffield, in Yorkshire. (Hear, hear!)

THE MENU.

York Hera D'Euvres (I Bootham Bar)

(An' a Sup'o' Summat),

Fruit Cocktails

(For them es doan't loike 'other sanrt)

Turtle Soup ('As the scen t' turtles laikin' in t' Airo et Bwinegate !)

Hornaca Soles a la Greenbloise (Reight off tull an' Barnsla'

express).

Naturill Foie Gras

(Fra Pudach)

Patela' Brig Chicken (An' summatˇelno nu' all)

KELLY.

FROMOTING SINO-BRITISH FRIENDSHIP AT CANTON.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Fernando.

volume of tone. In the second case, the right hand, instead of moving in space, is held above a' keyboard which it scarcely touches and which serves simply as a point of roforence. The third method of playing is the latest part of the invention. Here the performer

The ships base will be the Lia--uses-the-keys-as-in-the-cano_of_the_ gayen Gulf and they will report to piano, but the keyboard is a speci

al one, allowing him to transmit Manila every hour.

to each key an individual vibrato, and, if he wishes he can obtain Sover- quarter and eighth tones.

Mrs. Brophy in Manila. Mrs. Brophy rushed to the nero CANTON, Mar. 20.

drome this afternoon to meet her Vice Admiral Bir W. A. Kelly,

H.husband. She was much larmned Commander-in-Chief of H.D.M. Squadron in China, is ex- by his failure to appear. She is pected to arrive in Canton to-mortearful but hopeful that her hus- ruw (Saturday).

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The local authorities, upon being band is'enfo somewhere..

Able to Keep Aflost for Severni informed of this through H.B.M.

Days. Consul-General Herbert Phillips, are making big preparations to welcome their distinguished visitor.

The gunboat Chungshan has been instructed to most the Bri

tish gunboat carrying the Vice Admiral as it enters the Chu Kiang and to fire a salute...

Upon

landing Vico-Admiral Kelly and his party, accompanied y Consul General Phillips, will call on General Chon Ming Shu and other high officials of the Can- tan Government,

In the evening the British Vice- Admiral will be the guest of hon Hooam Killed Beef wit Squares our at a banquet given by General Chen Ming Shu in the Tooi Bi Club in Tungsben.

J

Yorksher.

(Then es eytes mocast pudden' gets mooast meetat)

Selby Taties, Hriggus Beans (Look alippy wi' t' pepper lass}

Scarborough Hokey Pokey (Mind tha' teeth on t'hute)

"Dessert

On Sunday the British party will call on Mayor Lin, Yun Koi, General Choa Tasi Tong and others, and on Monday Vico-Admiral Kelly will be the guest of honour at a banquet given by Genorat Chen Ming Shu at Government House, The Canton Government is ook

SHANGHAI, Mar, 20. The Gale Aviation Company, who are backing Brophy's fight, are still optimistic that the airman will be found,

al composers are writing special works to be performed by the 'Martenot' and orchestra.

Tho instrument is not miróly a curiosity" says a statement is. Bued by M. Martenot, nor is it intended primarily to imitate the sounds of other instruments, but to provide new resources of ex- pression of composers sonorítios hitherto unknown-and' novel col: They slate that before leaving. Hong Kong Brophy fitted the entire our effects to enrich the orchestral The instrument is not fusolage with air-Alled bage and had palate.

no auch the wings waterproofed, and it is automatic, employing believed that if he was forced down means as records or perforated to the sen he would be able to keep afloat for several days, given an rolls. The lamps are analogous to those used in radio initial electrio absence of bad weather.

It is understood that the search vibrations with the aid of appro- which is being made by the Ameri

priate circuits"! can fleet is most thorough, cover- | ing no loss than 35,000 square miles.

'Macao Aviation Force Helping. In addition to the searches in stituted by the authorities at Manila, it is understood that Com- mander Cabral of the Macão Aria- Ing forward to the visit of Viceton Force, has been searching the waters in the vicinity of Macao, but has not found any trace of the missing flier. The flier's route was over the Pratas Shoal, but it does not appear that he had been seen there,

Whenever he went Home it was (Fill up thi' mags an ark to t' Inda Admiral Kelly to-morrow with the

one of his duties to visit think de-

lightful town, Bradford, where it

was generally raining. (Laughter.)

spoutin')

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greptant delight. The occasion is being looked upon in Government citefes here as a rare opportunity

But the hospitality of Bradford (But there's nowt to boat a coop o' tut probioting Sind-British friend.

ship. more than made amends for the

tey off o' t'ob.).

Anyone with the slightest know- ledge of music can play the Mar- tonot, according to the inventor, and those ignorant of music can teara to play it within a fow wecka.

There will be.only one, Damon- station in Hong Kong, as men- tioned above, The prices of ad- mission are 24:40, 83.00, 82.20 and 81.10. The concert is being given under the auspices of the Consul General, for Francs And the Hong Kong Musical Society, A.M.B.8.

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