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· LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT.

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TWO-MINUTE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1924.

TALKS A Daily Tonlo

By ROBERT POWER

ON THE HILLTOP..

The Navy League concert given at the Theatre Royal last night was a fitting wind-up to the celebration of." Trafalgar. Day".

of the bill, but the viow is worth signs of life. Lonely, and grand, and will long bo remembered as being one of the most successful all the laborious toil.

were

It has hoon a climb to the top black-faced sheep, thore are few

itsolf?

At one mighty and solitary is the top and enjoyable amateur perfor-time it seemed we should never most height of the great hill mances ever given hare. There reach the summit. At loastiteoom range!

Reason took a 'different Is it but a fancy, that, while was not a vacant seat in theed so. whole theatre, which had been view, and aided by porseverance we stand upon the hilltop, we most tastefully decorated by the summit was reached at last, are nearor peace, and under-

How glorious, how oxbliarating standing, and Heaven the Royal Navy, Among those presont

His Excellency the view that burats upon the eyes "Go, man, and got out upon the the Governor and practically the when the top of the hill is won, high places" said Carlyls. Thora whole of the Colony's leading Overhead, the vast expanse of the is inspiration and freedom in the blue sky, dappled by flocey elouds: wild, while the champagne air residents, together with many Yat higher than we are, black and the boundless space uplift Naval and Military ofleora..

spooke against the sky, fly tho the spirit. Souvenir programmes, choco-birds. Fearlessly they beat thoir It is a poor soul that cannot

wings. lates and cigarettes were offered feathery

Steadfastly bear somatimos to be alone. To for sale by a number of locul they set themselves in the boanis climb upwards; to breast the hill ladies, and the proceeds of of the sun, or are buffetted by and stretch the muscles with the entertainment were up tolthe winds. They aro the physical effort-it is healthful for the optimistic expectations of mariners of the ethers.

body and spirit. To stand par- the Committoo responsible of All around spreads the ched upon the top of the height the organisation. It was ab- pauorania of field and wood, little with Naturo anrolled below, is a nounced by the President patchon of diverse colour, with thu thuulus. It makes the everyday of thu foun1 brauch of red and white of the village houses things of life look paltry. Tho the Navy League (the Hon. Mr. and the old farmsteads. Hero froe winds, the cry of the wild! P. H. Holyoak) that a sum of and there a grey church tower; birds, the sight of the vagabond $4,000, was expected to be realised a puff of white smoke betrays creatures of Nature, the lone- as a result of the day's celebra- the railway train which looks liness that cleanses and heals-

like tions an announcement that was from this militude

a why, all this alters the perspective grooted. with applasme, Thanks toy ongino drawing its tiny car- of life and its troubles. It makos were also expressed to Mr. W. A. ringos. That gleam of silver bom soom small; they are small Dowley, who had organised the appearing and disappearing be compared with the vastness of concert; to the Hon. Secretary, hind the hump of the lower hill, the overlasting hills. Mr. L. M. Whyte, for the arduous is the river. Far away in the It means offort to climb the hill, work he ad put in: and to all distance, melting in a purple and perseverance, to gain the othere who had hofped to make, haze, roll the surges of the grout summit. But when you arriva the day so successful.

hills. How wonderful that the there, lan't it worth while. In

A very lengthy programme haluman eye, so small and delicate, life, to get to higher things meanH

can take in the vast expanse of labour, discouragement, and mis boen arranged, the concert not

countryside!

givings. But when you gain tho finishing until 12.15 a.m. The

Tho air is fresh and keen that final altitudo, the toil of the! Band of the 1st. Batt East Surrey laws over those upland heights, ascont is forgotten in the joy of Regiment (under Bindmaster It is uncontaminated. No human the prospect that bursts upon the Bradshaw) opened with a spirited and brilliant rendition of Ansell'sing makes a habitation here, vision.

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far the

scuttering.

On the billtop: Noaror Heuvon: "Plymouth Hoc," and later in rabbits, the wild fox, and the Closer to the stars! the evening earned unstinted applauso for its magnificent

playing of Miller's descrip

fantasia

Was

very

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Live

Scrooge evening was the cello playing of "Trafalgar,"gue impersonating.

A in which the

Christmas Miss Dallas Fraser, the well- The from Dickens' solo Death of Nulson"

Carol" Mr. Charles Olive infused known English collist. In both

and vigour creditably taken by one of the feeling

into his the Aria from "Orpheus" (Gluck) bandsmon. Malini, & magician charactorisation, the atmosphere and the Gavotte (Popper) whe who needs no further introduction, of the excerpt being heightoned demonstrated exceptional artis- tha scored two successos, one when by the playing of Christmas carols try and talent and

(171 luc! by the East Surrey's Band. Mrs. recipient of ontinusiastic he porsuader (ourteen

A vivacious interpreta- Jadies to go on to the sage as a Mathieson sung "The Enchanted ovation. Committeo, and another when Forest" (Phillips) with her action of the well-known patriotie he performed several Of his customed charm and ability, the song "There's a Land" earned amazing card tricks. Mrs. Harold first part of the programine ond- for Mr. R. MeArthur Keown W. Perry, whom we have not ing with the band selection mon hearty plaudite, whilst Mrs. Douglas Reid, charmed all heard before, would, had not the tioned above.

by her singing of "Love's a programme stated otherwise, have

The opening item of the secund; Morchant" (Molly Carew). Mr. had to give an encore for her part was the one-act farce "AG, A. Musitano completed the song "The Toilers" (Perolomini.other Pair of Spectacles" in! It is a rather unusual type of sons, which the characters were credit-list of suicists for the evening by but Mra. Perry gave a faultless ably sustained by Miss Alvent singing a love song, the conclud-i rendering of it and earner un Brennan. Mr. I.. M. S. Lloyd and item of the programme being. Igar's "Land of Hupe and stinted appreciation. Mr. G. II.

Mr. A. N. Lucey. The play was Glory" by the Band of the East Piercy gave a robust interprota-

produced under the direction of tion to Phillips "The Fishermen Mr. Rupert Foster. Mr. A. Hyde solo was rendered with spirit by Surrey Rogiment in which the of England," following which Lag having given Lohr's woll-Mrs. C. Macini. It was a fitting Madamo Bonenfant further

known song Nirvana." Mrs."

finale to a really splendid concert. onhanced her reputation as an

C. Mancini delighted all by accomplished pianist by playing

rendition ber

of "Broak

'Mention should be made of the Dvorak's "Humoreske

[ Day (Sanderson) There services of the accompanists: Liszt's

The Nightingale,"

Harry prolonged demand Mrs.

Woods, Madu Her playing was marked by feeling and expression as well as brillant technique. In his mono-

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Commencing to-day, and con

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