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FRANCESCA DENIES AT THE CHINA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

THURSDAY,

MARCH 17, 1938.

EXCELLENT

CONCERT BY

R.A.M.C. PARTY

FLEET CLUB

A

Produced By Mr. A.A. Barton

LIVELY ITEMS The Royal Army Medical Corps concert party produced a non- stop variety show in the concert room of the Military Hospital on

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very Interesting programme lightful piano solos in his usual should be clearly marked "By Air Mall" and bear sufficient postage. In- of songs was given tast night by accomplished manner.

sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency Francesca Denies at the China The Finale (Etude Symphontor, forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office. Fleet Club, in ald of the Hongiques, by Schumann) was tremen-

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scored a great success with two Francesca Deales Is already little pieces by Scriahine "Prelude" well-known to Radio Listeners, and "Etude." an encore being de- who welcomed the opportunity of manded. seeing her make a personal ap-

pearance...

Santuzza's Song).

Then

came planissima one of Mimi's Songs from La This song was Boheme (a part generally taken and by Lyric Sopranos), after which ACWO she gave us the" Habenera from Carmen and Delllahs Song, which are both frankly Centralto!

It is difficult for one voice to do justice to such a varied selection, but Francesca Denles tackled. them all with great courage and

keen dramatle feeling.

Serta's Ballad from the "Flying Dutchman" Wagner, is not an

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PROGRAMME Aria: Senta's Ballad from "The Haiphong

(Wagner). Swatow Flying Dutchman" Francesca Denies.

Pianoforte Solo: (a) Romance; (b) Finale from "Etudes Sym- (Schumann)-Harry phoniques"

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Direct Service"----Landon date. Imperial 10th March. Shanghal and Swatow. Japan and Shanghai.....

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The programme was brought to two a conclusion by four songs; Her programme covered a very popular English ballads, and two wide range, since she started with most charming Flemish songs two numbers for Dramatic which were very sweetly sung the Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Soprano (Senta's Ballad and Singer achieving some delightful

The performance last night was attended by Colonel H. H. Blake O. B. E, A, D. M. S. China Com- mand, and Mrs. Blake, Lt-Col. C. Crawford Jones, R.AM.C., Officer Commanding No. 27 Company and the Military Hospital, and ali RA.M.C. bfficers, the Matrón and sisters QA.I.M.N.S.. sisters of the Royal Naval Hospital, and about 250 others.

The concert was produced and Barter. A. A. presented by Mr. who la well-known to local radio

Two Arias: (a) Vol lo Sapete O fans, and the show was vely

Easy song without the support of Mamma from "Cavalleria Rusti- Donde from beginning to end.

cana" (Mascagn}); (b) The vocal and Instrumental an orchestra, and the singer was numbers were extremely well done, fortunate In having Harry Ore as Lieta from 'La Boheme" (Puc- and the work of the comedian, C. het Becompanist, for he did every-cin1):-Francesca Denles,

Arias: (1) Mon Bishop, and bell-boy. J. Levering- thing possible to make the piano ton, was the cause of keeping the part effective, and played those s'ouvre a ta voix from "Samson et

(Saint Saens):

{b} |Haiphong chromatie passages in brilliant Dallia" audience in fits of laughter.

Habanera from "Carmen" (Bizet): Calcutta and Straits

Shanghai and Amoy.. At the conclusion of last night's style.

Mimi's lovely Farewell from Act-Francesca Denles. performance. a few speeches were

Planoforte Solo: (a) Prelude. Shanghai and Swatow

Saigon delivered and presentations, made. III of La Boheme was sung with charm and

(b) Etude (Scriable):-Harry Orc

(a) Japan and Shanghai... was great delicacy and The whole production

Two Songs in English

Shanghal and Amoy worthy of most stages and it is was most appealing: while the

Shanghai hoped to put it on in a bigger singers.voice was heard at its best Homing (del Riego); (b) Songs in the contralto strains of "Mon my Mother taught me (Dvorak): theatre.

-Francesca Denies. The programme was as follows: Coeur S' Ouvre a ta Voix"

the

'Ballads: word "Reponds

ma A

Two Flemish PART I

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(b) Kindje (Mortelmans):— tenderness and feeling H. Wiggins, "Tenor "The English

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Harry Ore is always popular in Hong Kong, and gave some de

RIFLE PRIZE MEETING

(Continued from Page 1)

These competitions have been in- cluded in those which

Two

coeur

Air Mall by "Pan-American Air-į

Kalsar-I-Hind.... Bhutan......

Agamemnon......

ways Direct Service"--- San | Pan-American » Francisco date, 11th March Shanghai

Bangkok

(a)

Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow Japan

Straits

Straits

Japan and Shanghai..

Calcutta and Straits..

YACHTING RACE

Win For Miss P. M. King

The sweepstake races

U.S.A., Canada, Japan arid Manila

(Seattle date, 26th February)

.נ.

Airways Plane.

18th Mar.

Glenshiel....

19th Mar.

G.G. Paul, Doumei

19th Mar.

¡Hosang

10th Mar

Sinklang..

ifth Mar.

Szechuen.

19th Max.

Sphinx.....

Suth Mar.

Marechal Joffre.

20th Mar

Tjibadak. Conte

20tb Mar.

Biancamano... Yingchow........ Liangchow........ Teucer.....

20th Star.

20th Mar,

214t Mar.

21st Bar.

22nd Mar

Van Heutsz....

gfad Mar.

Menestheus...................

23rd Mar.

23rd Mar.

Pres. Jefferson..

23rd Mar.

Eumaeus.

| Mausang.

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termerly Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club galled are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails. Sergeant. C. Bishop. Recruiting comprised the "Grand" Aggregate. yesterday afternoon resulted in a are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Officer, D. Johnston. Clerk-Bloggs, while the two short range events win for Kittiwake (Miss P. M. H. Wiggins, Sad and Stupid Lad, which take place in the afternoon King. N. Leath: The Company "While have been added to those events Detailed results were as follows: we're Waiting for You."

which together make up the "All~| Comers" Aggregate. INTERVAL

PART II

"A" Class-Started "at 14.45

The Company: "We Want to be Happy": A.A. Barton. Baritone "first time, one to be known as the Nereid II

"Long-Range" Aggregate, which in- cludes the two, long-range

Travel The Road." Pat Thyer, "Be-

cause." Guy D'Hardelot; N. Leath, Monologue-"The Lion and Albert.' Stanley Holloway: H. Wiggins, Teror "I Hear You Calling Me." Charles Marshall, "Ye Banks and Braès," Traditional: Little Nell...A Drama in One Act-Little Nell. F. Florence. Little Nell's Father, F.

Finished Corr. Pas. In addition, two, new aggregates Carpenter 16.21.02 16.21.02 2 have also been instituted for, the Capt. M. T. L. Wilkinson).

15.22.41 18.22.41 (Lt. ET: Stanley, R.N.), com-Gull, D.N.F. (M. R. Stock). petitions mentioned above, and the Redshank

16.24.35 18:24.35 (Capt. R. H. Bower). Prize" Aggregate, which includes True Blue 16.24.55 16.24.55 5 the scores made in all the events

(Miss J. L. Smith).

other to be called the "Founder's

For

Per

Date and Time

Thursday, 17th

8.10 AM 8.30 A

: 8:30 AM 10.04 AM Noon 19.30. PM 3.30 PM

THURSDAY

Samshut and Wuchow Straits and Calcutta... Swatow and Bangkok.

Tal Hing

Talamba.. Kalgan..

Kongmoon

Tai Lee...

Straits

Cremer..

4

Swatow and Bangkok. Shanghai and *Japan...

Hellos...

Ranpura

1

Shanghai. Japan, Canada, US.A. C. & 8. America & Europe via

B.C.

for Vancouver

(Parcela Canada only)-due Vancouver; B.C. 4th April

Par.

4.00 PM

Beg.

5.00 PM

Emp. of Russia...

Ord.

5.30 PM 3.00 PM

in the "All-Comers" Aggregate. Kittiwake 16.18.18 16.18.18 plus those made in the "Long #Miss P. M. King). Range" Aggregate.

Jean, D.NF. (Col. G. C. Gowlland). Davies, The Villain-Hector. J. Har-ly made in order to ensure that, as

These changes have been special-La Linda, D.N.F. (Capt. Northcote). Japan and *EUROPE via Biberia ...

Mixed Classes-Started at 14.50 vey, The Constable, C. Bishop; Un-far as possible, the "All-Comers"

Finished Corr. Pos. accompanied; Bowen Road Scenes-ind "Grand" Aggregates will, in Diana

€ 16.18.40 18.16.40

son.

18.20.40 18.18.01 5

1

4

A Visitor. N. Leath and C. Bishop, the normal course, ce unlikely to Mr. N. W. Dimsey). C.O.'s Office, A. A. Barton, Pay be won by one and the same per- Colleen Office. C. Bishop, N. Leath and F.

(Mr. G. J. Tarr). Davies: I am a Soldier, Jay Gee-

ANOTHER CHANGE

Aeriel

16.17.27 18.13.24 "The Unknown": The Harmony

Another change which has been (Mr. A. C. F. Drew Wilkinson). Three, H.FD.-"Ballyhoo." Revei. introduced for this year's Meeting Dorothea 16.18.20 16.15.38 "Dance Dolores." Lombarde: The only, is

the combination of the (Mrs. L. Drummond). Company, "Lights Out."

Class X and Class M competitor. | Aflsa

16.29.04 16.17.354.7 who uses the S.R. (b), or "1914" (Mr. G. Moffatt Wilson). rifle, and who wil therefore shoot Heron for the Class X Prize List only, and the restriction of the published Widgeon Class M Prize List to those who (Miss H. Crawhall Wilson). wish to shoot with the 8.R. (a) Gael rifle.

God Save The King.

At the Piano: Mrs. A. A. Burton. Compere: A. A- Barton.

Bell Boy: J. G. Leverington.

NEW ROAD

In all cases the Class M competi- (Continued from Page 1)

tor, trrespective of the class of rifle which he uses, will pay an Fifty thousand cooles are to be entry fee of one-half that payable employed in building the roadway by the Class X member. The rea the total cost of which is estimat-son for this temporary change is ed at more than 1,000,000 Chinese that the majority of the members dollars.

ave had little opportunity this

A new military road between season to shoot with the SR. (b) Yunnaafu and Burma, frontier class of rine, while the number of station of the railway from Ran-members who, by regulations, are goon to Mandalay, in the extreme compelled to shoot as Class X com-

auth-west of China, is to be built.petitors, is extremely small.

This military road will make As regards H.E. the Governor's Yunnanfu more and more the Prize" it should be noted that this nerve centre of supply of rein-year each of the twenty membe forcements both in men and sup-who qualifies to shoot in the final piles to South China since Yun-stage will receive not only the nanfu has excellent connections.K.R.A. Silver Medal with riband with Chungklang. Changsha, and bars, but also a cash prize as Kwelyang and Kwellin,-(Trans-well, and that in addition to HE ocean).

the Governor's cash prize of $250, an additional $175 has been added by the Association.”

BADMINTON

SEMI-FINALS

Some good badminton was seen

the

ISLINGTONIANS

WIN AGAIN

Manila March 18.

FRIDAY Samshui and Wuchow........ Sandakan

Air Mall for Slan, Lanchow and Chengti, etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Barvice " To further points by surface transport as Services permit). Amoy and Foochow (vla Amoy)... Kongmoon

C

15.35.11 18.22.211 3

Straits and Calcutta Swatow and Shanghai..

(Miss V. A. Buckley),

18.26.46 16.13 569 -3

16.38.42 18.13.42) 2 (Major GT. L. Archer).

TABLE TENNIS MATCH

Y.M.C.A. Defeat Air Force

| Kitano Maru......

Chung Cn. Hinsang.

Eurasia Place Tjisadane....

On Lee.

Suisang.

Fooshing.

Air Mail for Wachow, Ewellin, Kweiyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C. Airways Direct Service." C.N.A.C. Plane

Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, E. &. S., Africa, Aden, Egypt "and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 15th April

SATURDAY Samahui and Wuchow

Air Mail for “K.L.M. Airways Ser- vice"-due Amsterdam, 27th Mar. Kongmoon Tientsin

........

Friday, 18th

8.15 AM 8,30 A

G.P.O. & LP.o.

Rex. Ord.

9.00 AM

9.30 AM

10 30 AM

10.00 AM

Parcela 11.00 AM Ord

Noon

18.30 PM Kowloon 1.0. Hog-16th 5.00 PM Ord. 18th 5.00 PM G.P.O.

| Róg. 18th 5.00 pM

Ord. 19th 8.00 AM

G.P.O. & K.P.0.

Par. 15th 5:00 PM Reg. 10th 9.40 AM

Kalaar-I-Hind.......... | Ord19th 10.30AM

Saturday, 19th 6.15 AM G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Kongning.

Kaisar I-Hind Fook On.... Prominent...

Beg

Urd.

Hultan....

In a friendly table tennis match played last night, the European Y.MC.A. defeated the Royal Air Swatow. *Amoy and Foochow Force by eight games to one. Atrmall for "France Orient Airways

Scores:

S'vice"-dae Marseilles, 3rd April Marechal Joffre Lämpard (Y. M. C. A.) lost to Saigon, Ceylon, India, East & South Sowerbutts 22-20, 17-21, 18-21.

Ashton (Y) beat Moffat 31-13,

** 9.30 AM

10 00 AM

10 00 AM

10.30 AN

3.00 PM

{GP,O. & KP.0.

Reg.

4.40 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

G.P.0.4 K.P.O.

21-18.

Anderson 22-20, 21-1B,

Goldman (Y) beat Hillier 17-21. 22-20, 21-17.

(Y) beat

Manila, Straits, "Ceylon, India,

*Egypt and *Europe via Naples Conte -due Naples, 11th April

Africa, Egypt & Europe via Mar- seilles, due Marseilles, 17th April Marechal Joffre..

Canton.................. Haiphong

Tainan.....A....... Nicholas Amoy and "Shanghai...

Urd

Rog.

4:15 PM

5.' ZM

5.00 FM

5.00 PM

Blancamano

Sweetman (Y) beat Pharoah 18-21. 21-9, 21-18.

Ashton and Lampard · (L) ́beat

And

lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" Pan-American

Airways Plane -due San Francisco, 27th March

Sowerbutts

21-20,

Ord, 20th 6.00 AM

Sunday, 20th

8 20 AM

9.00 AM

Smith (Y) beat Harris-21,Airmail for Manila, Guam, Hone-

22-20, 21-15.

at the Talkoo Club last night when the Men's semi-finals of

The Islington Corinthians today Monat Doubles Championship of the beat the Y.CE. Athletic Club by 21-19. Colony were decided.

two goals to nul-(Reuter).

Siberia

Sphinx..

SUNDAY Sweetman and Smith (Y) beat (Bwatow, Foochow and Tientsin......Nanning.. The following were the scores:- It will be recalled that the Harris and Pharoah 21-12, 21-17. Shanghal, Japan and Europe via

Dalziel and Goldman (Y) beat P.H. Wong and C. Au beat L.A. Islingtonians, in their two pre- Carvalho, and A.M. SUva · (15-2,vious football matches. defeated Nicholas and Hillier 21-12, 22-20. 15-10)

the All-Chinese team by nine} P.K. Hul and K. Yong beat goals to all, but were held to al M.A. Oliveira and J.J. Remedios goalless draw by the University of

Santo Tomas. (18-13, 15-9).

Tomorrow evening, a Ball will be held at the Peninsula Hotel, com- mencing, at 9.30 p.m.

G.P.C. & K.P.O. Reg

4.10 PM 5.01

Ord.,

Kouloon P.O Reg 18th50 PM Ord. 19th 5.00 PM G.2.0. Bog. 19th 5.0 M

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