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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 1933.

THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH CORRESPONDENCE CRIMINAL SESSIONS

GOOD RECEPTION FOR PHILHARMONIC'S for publication, unless so desired.

FIRST., NIGHT..

Most of us were interested and intriguad when it was an- nounced that the Hong Kong Philharmonic Soolaty had decided to produce "The Fountain of Youth." Many of us had never heard of it very few of us indeed had seen it in London. What is this Fountain of Youth7, we asked and the Philharmonie Society kept its own counsel-so naturally we want to see for ourselves, Wa found The Fountain of Youth" to be a comie opera, with some very pretty music, quite amusing patter, and offering an opporin- alty for pretty stage settings. The reception given on the opening night showed that the choice of plece made by the Society was warmly approved,

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GOOD MUSIC AND AMUSING PLAY.

SEVERAL GOOD PARTS One of the things one likes about The Fountain of Youth is that it has several good parts of roughly equal importance, and one of the things one likes about the Philbar- monic Society's production of it is that these major roles are all well taken

It is hard to choose between Mrs.

Telley's Daisy and Mrs. Mathi son's Mrs. Dalebrook,"

The lat ter was probably the larder and less sympathetic though larger part, and one's only criticism of 1 Mrs. Dalebrook was that she did not differentiate. with Bufficient sharpness between her two charac ters, as the old woman and the young girl. It is hard of course to ask a singer to sacrifice any of her better motes, but it would have been more effective. I believe, had sho sung less well in her character of the old woman and sprung 4 youthful voice as well as a youthful appearance on the audience after

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Mrs. Pokeford

Rita Cole. Kitty Clover (Village Girl)

Dolly Starling. Sally Sorrel (Village Girl)

Dorothy Shaw. Peggy (Village Girl)

Esther Hooper. Dolly Dock (an old worem)

Marjorie Dodsworth, ACT ONE, Dalebrook's Farm near the Village

of Yongly. ACT TWO.

The Same, Ten Months Later. (Time The Present.), BALLET. (Specially arranged by Winifred Henderson.)

Eileen Bellamy, Winifred Hender- son, Susum Potter, Yvonne Shen tou, Mary Whitham, Minna Whit ham.

{All letters intended for padli. cution must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not but as evidence of good faith –ED. |

THE CASE OF CHENG KWOK YAU

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sie,-In today's issue of your morning contemporary the argu- ment is advanced on behalf of the above named Tunhappy youth" as you rightly wall"him, that he is product of our times." Of course he is!

Armed Robber Gets

Three Years

INCIDENT AT SAI TAU

VILLAGE

Sentence of three years' hard labour was passed on a Chinese who was convicted at the Criminal Sessions yesterday (before Mr. Justice Wood) on a charge of rob bery at Sai Tau Village,

CANTON NOTES

The Canton Chamber of Com morce has petitioned the South. West Folticut Council for the can-, cellation of the increased tariff on imported curle oil, in order to re- Jove the hardships of manufactur ers promoting, the growth of & now industry,"

At the inseting recently the South-West Political Council.jesued instructions to the Superintendent of Customs to enforce only the old tariff rates.

A report of the local conditions to the Ministry of was made Finans, Nanking, who had made the increased tariff.

Work in the destruction of the Hung City Wall has com monerd and more maloes are to be built in the district

In the near future it is expected that highways will connect Nam Hung with Chiukwan and Taiyu.

A technical report of the Fukien Reconstruction. Department is visit ing Canton to-study the reconstate tion work accomplished in Kwang tung.

Mr. Chu Chi Ngi has been ap- pointed Director of the new Bureau of Industry, to develop the indus trial resources of Hainan Island. The new burenu will devote its attention first to the ixrease of

producing

land, on the food Special attention will be paid to certain sub-tropical products for which Hainan is amited, such as

pine-apples, blanket and cocoa-mata,

coffee, beetel nuts and possibly rubber, Enquiry is being made into the prevalence of fires in the Sai Nàn City, Shamahui, district,

Mr. J., A. Fraser, Assistant Attor nuy-General in outlining the case against the defendant said that Sai Tau was a walled villago near KowNaun loon City and the house where the So was the unhappy fuki who offence took place was at the end sothe seven years ago was executed of a row of houses outside the for killing the owner of the shop village. There was a yard outside where he was employed. This foki the house, a sitting room adjourn was getting six dollars a month.ing the yard and a bedroom behind A blow on the head and some few the sitting room.

On December 4, there were living hundred dollars would be at his disposal thereby enabling him to in this house, the complainant, his provide his wife and children with wife and an invalid roman named a decent subsistence. Of course it Teang. At 8:30 pm, while the was a chance, and he took it and family wore in the sitting room pro ne paid the penalty. He had a paring to have their evening meal fair trial and was legally con three men entered, the accused demned. That I fully admit, but being one of them. The first man Turely there was something to be said: "I am a policeman and I said for a man who takes such a have come to search for contra With that he took some torrible chance and such a despe- band." vate step rather than continue to wires from his pocket and thay watch his wife and family under-bound the complainant, and his wife go a process of slow but sure star-and put them on the bed used by ration, though perfectly legal the invalid, woman, Anyhow, he took that chance and cotton quilt being thrown over their paid the extreme penalty. Now herds. The accused then sat on the what I wish to ask is this: Was bed. there any ples for mercy made or The other two men procceded to any

voice of protest raised ransack the place. In the mean- by any individual vor. any

time the complainant's wife said to Institution 10m behalf off this the accused: "Lift up the quilt anfortunate victim of circumstan- little or we will suffocate. The crs? Not a bit of it! He was a quilt was lifted, probably by accus or man!" He had been faced od, and they were able to see some- with an opportunity and a terrible thing of what was going on. One temptation and he succumbed, of the men came up and asked the maintain Sir that on the ground of complainant's wife for her keys, humanity, justice and merey, this She gave him her keys and told the robbers what was in the various an oleniency as the unfortunate. boxes which they opened. The mes then went off into the bedroom, prieve is now being signed.

leaving the accused still sitting on Nevertheless, I wish to say this: the bed. After a while, the actua I regard capital punishment as a

ed gat impatient and shouted to his blot on our civilisation and on that companions: "Have you Anished ↑ " grund alone I would sign the peti. There was no reply and the accused tion for reprieve. But further-left the house, telling the complain- more I would like to say this also, ant and his wife not to get up.

The accused walked towards the (and, that is, to ask those who are responsible for this petition where East gate of the village and as he they will be in the next murder was leaving a man, who was case should the condemned happen to be a poverty stricken and deș- perate foki or coolie who had neither recanted his religion mor been provided with the means of postponing the course of the low!

A HANSON Canton, Jan. 17, 1933.

CHORUS OF VILLAGERS, GUESTS, ETC. Majorie Bird; Minnie Boss, Mabel drinking at The Fountain of Elkins, Ethel Farrar, Eva Finlay, Youth" and Toni Hazel, taken by Rhoda Fowler, Bessie Gill, Mar P. J. Gantrip and R. Dormer. Mrjorie Heap, Gwen B. Lakeman, Quntrip is splendid in the way in Hilda Nives, Muriel Smith, Tilly which to grow younger and older Strange, Clara Wadmors, Marfan had at least as strong a claim as the play demands and looks jorie Warnes. thoroughly embarrassed in soʻdoing! J. W. Baldwin, D. Buchanan, J.youth for whom a petition for re-

He takes his songs well, and speaks not only to his audience, but to This fellow players a thing not many aruateurs succeed in doing.

Bir; Dormer has a difficult part and holds it well. A little shyness! in love making and singing will no -doubt be less evident at subsequent performances, and he certainly deserves the warmest applause for his singing of the by no means easy

cradie song at the and.

The Funny Men,

R. Canning, A. L Cale, C. L. Cole, G. Duncan, Jar., G. H. Fogler, L Fleetwood, A. G. Humphreys, A. C. Jeffreys, F, S. Nicholls, G. H. Owen, R. S. Spencelayh, F. W Stephens.

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THE CHILDREN, -

Vivian Hollidge, Pauline Strange, Dorothy Watson, Enid Watson, Leslie Hogan, Derrick Hollidgo, Freddie Jones, Norman Smith. The Policeman R. S. Spencelayh, The Fireman...... A. E. Moss. The Dancing Partner

A. G. Humphreys,

Then there are the "funny mom Mr. Bert and Mr. Labrum as "Vachery" and Mugwort. Vachery is always good-and-has-a-senzo Dances arranged-by-Winifred dramatic entrance. "Mugwort" is Henderson, member of the Associa inclined to be slow-but perhaps tion of Operatio Dancing of Great rapidity of speech or action would Britain. not suis the part of the melancholy

R. C. Butler. sexton, Suffice it to say that both

J. Dobson. gentlemen drew a good many laughs and plenty of applause from list night's audience.

A Wicked Yellow, Mr. W. Houston Bailey had the role of Sir Bullion Blunt, a financier who sees a way of making capital out of the Fountain of Youth.. His entrance and first song were splen- did but he seemned to lack life a littlo at subsequent appearances.

Wigs by Scenery:

designed by T. V. Harmon and painted by Chan Siu Fong, Photographia Ming Yuen Studio. Lighting

REDUCTION OF RENTS

friend of the complainant's whe about to enter the gate. The com plainant, who had jumped out of bed and had followed the accused shouted to his friend and the do-

Merchants have petitioned the City Council to hold a thorough examination into the cause of the cutbreaks, and they suggest that all fire policies he registered.

At Wuchow it is proposed to tighten up on the Japanese hoycott, as a result of the attack at Shan- baikan. Recently the anti-Japan- se Society of Kweilm ecarched all the important firms in the city for Japanese goods.

AMOY'S NEW COM- MISSIONER

Police Reforms Promised

TENANTS REDUCE RENTS!

(From Our Own Correspondant)

cused was arrested. An Indiasí con- stable, who appeared on the scene

AMOY, Jan, 14- took all the parties to the Police Mr. Lin Hong Hui, the newly Station, where the accused was appointed commissioner of the Pub- identified on the following day by lie Safety Bureau of Amoy asum

following office yesterday, the complainant's wife. Stage Manager ......

The defendant claimed at the the resignation Mr. Lin Chin Property Master

of the Police Station that he was wrongly Seng, former head Wardrobe Mistress Tilly Strange. 110 THE EDITOR OF THE HONO XUNU identified and in the Magistracy he bureaus The new chief was ap- Prompter ... w. Gill

DAILY FRESS.")

had declared his innocence, point-pointed by the Provincial Govern- Hon. Pianist

Margery Rice.

ing out that nothing was found on ment of Fukien. The oath-taking Costumes

Sin, May we, as an initiative him.

ceremony was held at the bureau A-Man, Hing Cheong, Alt

Hung and Ah Chong:roup of resident householders and The prisoner repeated his state- and among those present were many Shopkeepers, foreign as well asment, but the jury returned a ver representatives from local organiza Campbell Moore. Chinese, draw, through the co-dict of guilty."

tion as well as Government officials. luna of your valued Paper, the

The new chief addressing the as attention of the Authorities and all BANISHEE PLEADS GUILTY sembly said that many steps needed concerned to a matter of vital pub

to be taken in reforming the police lic importance which fully war La Ming Po appeared before administration: Bratly, to increase rants inmediate action, and that Mr. Justica Wood charged with (1) salaries; secondly, to select able and W. 8. Brewer, the reduction by Government burglary and larceny (2) larceny, experienced officers; and thirdly, to THE ORCHESTRA. Legislation of all Rents for private (3) and (4) receiving stolen goods establish a training bureau. The residences, Shop premises and other and (5) breach of banishment above reforms will be started with

out delay. nccommodation, by from 30 to 50 order, Mise N. E. Flint, D.R.C.M.er cent, as it has already been Defendants pleaded guilty on all

(Leipzig), W: Barton, done in other neighbouring cities, counts and was sentenced to eigh Owing to financial depression and G. E. Longyear and E. O in view of a permanent all-round teen months in the first connt and business difficulties a demand for Schroeter.

decline in the income of the popu- twelve months' hard labour on the a reduction of house rent was voic Mrs., G. W. R. Griggs. lation, as shown in the following. second count, the sentences to run ed in Amoy. Recently an organiza

N... Botelho.

It is common knowledge that the consecutively. On the third landtion known as the "Tenants Rent average income of practically the fourth counts no senterice was pass Reduction Union" was organized by "Bandsman N. F. Ellison. whole population, with the excep-ed and on the fifth he was sentenced tenants. The reduction, demanded Sergt. J. Thrower. tion of the several huge combines to two years' imprisonment with was 30 per cent Tenants in the city are all agreed to this, so they "L/Cpl R. Prosser owning a great number of houses hard labour, the sentence to run con-

paid their rentals with a 30 per JH. Shaw. in Hong Kong, and smaller house-currently with the other sentences.

cent. reduction" but the landlords E. Stevens: owners, also perhaps the Owners

refused to accept In conséqueños Horn *Bondsman R. Guttridge. of some Hotels and a few Private.

the business of collecting rent le Trumpet Bandsman W, Scarr. Hotels, has decreased visibly by 20 Trombone

now suspended pending a settle- *L4Cpl. A. Ellison. to 60 per cent., and this decreased

ment. It is now learnt that ́ ́a Timpani, Drums, sto.

standard of the people's income

"Landlords Union" has been also Bandaman H. Trussell. has now definitely reached por

formed to protest against the re At the Piano-Miss M. A. Rice! marieney Salaries everywhere have

duction. Hon. Musical Director and Conduc- been reduced by 10 to 80 per cent,

tor:-D, Smith · Hill,

of all Government Servants as well

Violins

And 'All the Best! What can one sag of all the rest, ladies and gentlemen of the chorus, except that they sang very well and the ladies looked very chura ing ospecially in their pretty frocks in the second act. So much do-i pends on the chorus, and yet unless they fail to pull their weight the audience is apt to overlook that Viola fact. Last night they most cer- 'Colloi tainly did not fail in singing, Contra-Bass though one did feel that a little mors animation in appearance and better grouping would have improv. ed the general effect.

Tas Ballet,

The Rose Bud Ballet is charming and Miss Winifred Henderson and har companions deserve our thanks for whah was a delightful interlude of graceful well planned dancing One only wishes that there had been an lopportunity for a second ap pearance.

The production was in the capable hands of Mr. S. A. Sweet and the musical direction in those of D. Smith Hill. To produce The Fountain of Youth" must have meant a great deal of patient work! for both gentlemen, but we think

Flute...... Oboe Clarinet Bassoon

By kind permission of Lt-Col. E. J. de C. Boys, M.C., and Off- cars, 1st Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment,

LOCAL L.T.A. SECRE TARY RESIGNS

MR. C. P. F. JAMES GODS HON LEAVE

50,000 HEROIN PILLS

ANTI-PIRACY GUARD

CHARGED 2-

as of Commercial employees; Firme Following the seizure of large and Shops, even old established number of heroin pills on board ones, have already, and are still the s.s. Anhui on its arrival from more reducing their Staffs, a num- Shanghai on January, eth, a Bhan ber have closed down, others beveling constable, who was stationed PROGRAMME-GIRLS.

their mere living only, and the on board the ship as one of the (Arranged by Eileen Aris). number of the impoverishing, and anti-piracy guards has been arrest John Churchill, Lily Carr, Anne fully or part time unemployed ed. that they will find the reward of Fowler, Ivy Gladstone, Kathleen shows a considerable increas. Thus He was brought before Mr. But their efforts by glancing each night Glendinning, Molly Groundwater, it in evident that the whole of theters at Kowloon Magistracy yes from the attractive stage to the Eileen Lysault, Doris Marchant, Foreign and Chinese population terday on a charge of being in pos appreciative audience.

By the resignation of Mr. C.P.F The Fountain of Youth Gwen Marchant, Ida Bitchie, Win finds it ever more dificult to con session of the pills.

tinue to pay the present renta, as Mr. Sparrow, A.S.P. in prose James from the secretaryship of the being given again on January 19 nio Ritchie, Iris Warnes.

The Committee of the Hong Kong they are very perceptibly encroach cuting, stated that the constable Hong Kong Lawn Tenois Asocia at 4.45 p.m. and on the 20th and Philharmonic Society, desire to ex-ing upon that narrow margin left was in company of a lie, who tion-spositit which be has held 21st at 0.30 p.m.'

press their thanks to:-The Phoebus for absolute necessities, as food, was carrying a sock, when the for nearly three years the Asso CAST,

Noonlight Co. (Agents of Wm. G. henith, clothing, schooling, -bus and Chief Ofear of the ship opped clation in particular and the ten- Joshua Dalebrook (a Farmer). Jack & Co.) for loan of Neon Sign, ferry. The present day house rente the latter and found live pavels ng public in general, have lost a

P. J. Guntrip, Peak Tramway Co., Star Ferry Co., averaging 880 to 100 for three which contained 50,000 heroin pills

The came wen adjourned

Mr. James, together with Mrs. Tom Hazel ... It. Dormer The Press of the Colony, Anderson roomad and 8100 to 100 for four

James, who well-knoWIE #100 Nicholas Vachery (Clerk arid Music Co., Tanng Fook, Betty roomed flats, god shop rente aver-

tennis player, and their young son Churchwarden). H. J. Best Clemo, Baby Spencoleyh, C. Rog aging from 8180 to $400 tard Mark Mugwort (Sexton):

Anderson, I. A. Bates, A M far more, date from previous, mere the purpose of this litter to call left for San Francisco on the V. C. Labrum.Bowes-Smith, J. C. M. Grenham, abundant times, but are utterly residents Associations,

sident Wilson yesterday morni R. P. K. Jones, 8. M. West 2 out of date and hit therefore all Shopkeepers and Firms to an Bir Bullion Blunt (a Financier) ----

on home leave. Although he W. Houston Bailey President The Hon. Sir William working and trades people of the forward and to request the downreturn after Ave months Srur Pattock (Village)

Shenton

Colany very hard to day Other most to dosants belly hero, James Intimmer that he is TAGARA CFB, Nives, Committee Mrs GWI Cities have promptly taken me per cent... Amos Yalden (Villager)

Griggs, Mrs. J. H. Shaw, J. W. sure to stop houseowners, charg

INITIATIV E.. B. Manwaring. Baldwin, TV Harmoning too high rents, by decreasing Hon. Conductor. D. Smith Hall, the rente: from 30 to 50 per cent William Fokelord (Villager)AGE

WE Ashby, Hon Producer: S. A Sweet. The state of affairs demands the Mrs Dalebrook Mary Mathison. Hon Secretary H Bos immediate attention of

Aust. Bocretary G, H, Owen ment and all, contour Daisy (her Daughter) 1999

Jena Tetley Hon. Treasurer:-D, Buchanan.in (Uontinued at 100

Jan: 17:

Tenants,

valuable supporter of the game

I understood that Mr.James, while, in San Francisco will das deavour to secure from Mrs Helen Wills Moody, the world's ladies tannis champion, who visited the Colony last year a cup for loand competition,

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