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K.C.C. CONCERT

PROGRAMME FOR

SATURDAY

Another out-of-door concert has been arranged by the K.C.C. for to-morrow, Saturday, when the programme will be as follows—

Pärt 1.

1. Orchestral Selections

2. Song- Devonshire Cream

and Cider "

..Sanderson Mr. B. O. Kime.

3. Song Tua Sergeant

Major

Longstaffe Mr. G. H. King

4. Comedy Song-" Tiddle-

iddle om pom

Mr. P. H. Segon

5. Quartette

(a) A wet sheet and a

Flowing Sea".

Lloyd

(b) "Doctor Foster". Hughes

The Imps Quartette

6. Song A Birthday"...Cowen, Mrs. Percy Youngbusband.

7. Humorous Song-

Gorgonzola

Mr. V. C. Labrum H 8. Song Drake Goes

West"

Sanderson Mr. J. Goble 9. Song "An Irish

Ditty

Mr. C. S. Trowt

Part II.

1: Orchestral Selections 2. Song-The Bandolero

French

Stuart

Mr. B. O. Kime 3. Comedy Song "Every

Morning"?

Mr. P. H. Segon 4. Quartette

(a) "Rolling down to "Rio":

German (b) "The Parson of

Puddle"

Anon The Imps Quartette

5. Song Harlequin

Sanderson Mrs. Percy Younghusband G. Humorous Song-" Tell

England

Mr. V. C. Labrum 7. Song-"She is Far from

the Land"

An Open-Air Performance At Kowloon

THE VENDOR OF SNAKE-POISON GIVES A DEMONSTRATION

(From Our Special Correspondant)"

The old Hong Kong band of the baskets, and took out a snake, doubt must have seen or heard of which appared to be a cobra, Any- these Chinese snake charmers, oray, I took & for one as it had a to give them their proper names, flattened head and the Chinese vendors of antispake poison drugs me of it was given as fam: sue But the newcomer would no doubt tow. find a description of the way these people go about their business in- teresting reading, unless of course he has the luck to chance upon one of these enterprising salesmen "holding forth to an admiring throng of men, women and child

ren.

He then went on to say that this fellow was a really poisonous bezat. but to demonstrate the faith be had in bis own powder, he let the snake bite him in the tongue and them inmediately applied some of this powder to the wound. Not unn turally he made out that he was suffering untold agony from the bite, bat, never mind brethren my powder will pull me through."

I first saw one of these people at work some ten or fifteen years ago and I had almost forgotten about their existence until two days And sure enough the powder did ago, when, coming out of the Kow- pull him through. At least he was loon Police Court, I saw a group none the worse for his experience of about a hindred people who and in a few minutes he was more formed a ring round this travelling chirpy than ever. And what wa salesman who was attired in only the result? Demanda came from a pair of shorts

every section of the crowd for this This fellow did not carry the re-magical powder and soon otr gulation brief onse. He had some friend the salesman was on his way thing more bulky--something more minus many packets of the powder in keeping with his particular line but with his purse very much re of business, and this onething was plenished of such gonds, prepartions, that he had to have an assistant to help him cart it round,

The salesman wax squatting on the ground with two baskets (the very flat oues) to his right, while immediately before him was an at- tache case which had evidently seen better days,

Sure Thing!

I thought that this was too good to be true, so when all the people had gone away, I got hold of cantankerous looking old fellow and asked him what he thought about it all

This fellow was very complimen- táry. He first of all called me a fool for not seeing through the bluff. and then went on to say that the My curiosity aroused, I elbowed salesman was nothing short of a my way into the front ranks, and fraud. It was true that the fellow then gradually edged nearer and let the snake take bite at his nearer the

man until I saw that tongue, but long before he did that, the case contained dozens and he had taken the precaution of re- dozens of neat little packets. These I was told, contained the surest for maka bites, and no matter whether it was a nip from a non-poisonous, fellow or the bite of the much dreaded bamboo saake, the powder there for sale, was a guaranteed cure.

As is usual with these Chinese

moving the reptile's fangs so that there was no poison in the bite af all.

Personally, I put it lower than that, a little palming of red paint onto his tongue proliably explains the performence.

The beauty about the whole thing is this. The Chinese people know

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started off by telling his audience stories which had nothing to do with the drug that he was offering for sale. He gave me the impres Lambertsion that he was studying his audience, then at the psychological moment, the nan suddenly stopped talking, put his hand into one of

Mr. J. Goble 8. Song Come to the

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News in Brief

RECREIO THEATRICALS

--WORKING HARD ON MUSICAL SHOW.

salesman comes along with his snakes, he is bound to do good business, I wonder. though if it can be possible that the people only buy the powder because they feel it only fair to pay the poor salesman a few cents for the amusement he provided?

BIRD PROTECTION IN SINGAPORE

COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY APPOINTED.

The Recrute Amateur Players, At the Kowloon Magistracy yes whose musical show is to be pro

Singapore, July 22-In recent terday, & young woman, Nui Ynet duced early next month are work

times much attention has been call- Ngga, was charged before Mr. Buling hard to make the ventured to the cruelty meted out to ters. with unlawful possession of success.

birds by some of thow engaged in 10,000 heroin pills at No. 549 An extra large stage is being the sale of caged birds, and cor- respondents have written urging Sergeant Lamont said that a to allow for a Mannequin Parade that conditions under which birds

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raid was made on the premises and | and a Tango,” defendant was not there but she.

Perhaps the most attractive feare housed in Singapore should be was sent for. When she returned ture of this play will be the many this subject will now be pleased to investigated. Those interesteklin she produced keys and opened two songs from musical comedy hits learn that their protests have not suitcases in which the pills were which it carries.

been in vain, found. Two taela of opium were

The success of these is assured also found on the premises.

the very thanks to

capable Pleading guilty defendant said hands into which the music has that a friend had left the suit been entrusted. The orchestration is cases in her cubicle and had gone by no means an easy-task has been away. A fine of 82,000 or eight ably undertaken by. Mr. Eduardo SALLEH RADIO SERVICE months was imposed on the first Sequeira of the Brunswick Dance

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The following gentlemen have been appointed to serve on the YOUR PICTURES Committee: Mr. R. Hubback (Chairman); Mr. F. N Chasen | (Vite-Chairman), the Hon. Mr.. Tan Cheng Lock. C.B.T., Mr. E Elphick,

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"To inquire into and report on (a) The import and export trade in Wild Animals and Wild Birds in Singapore, with special refer- ence to the retail trade;

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