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THE HONGKONG TELL

MONDAY APRIL 19, 1926.

ST. GEORGE'S DAY,

CHURCH ON PROHIBITION.

OPPOSED TO MODIFICATION

NEXT FRIDAY'S ENGLISH,

CONCERT.

A Full Programmo,

On the night of St. George's Day the colebration of the Na tional day, which opens with a brief ceremony at the Cenotaph in

OF THE LAW.

Disease Lessoned.

Washington, April 17. "Drys, in the persons of lead- ing churchmen alone, held the the morning at 9.30, la to-con- stage at to-day's prohibition in elude with a concert, both vocal quiry. They unitedly testified to and instrumental, at which only the benefits of prehibition and as English music will be performed sorted that any modification of the and sung.

RUBBER AND SILK.

SIR WILLIAM FURSE ON RESEARCH COMMITTEE.

·JUNK RAIDED.

HIGH-HANDED INCIDENT AT

CASTLE PEAK. ́...

Crew Bound and "Dumped." Society of Arts Address.", Fung Tol, master of a junk, rp ports to the Police the circum London, April 17. stances in which he lost his junk In on address to the Society of and cargo in the neighbourhood Arts describing the work of the Cast Peak on Saturday when rob- Imperial Institute, Sir William-

bora hoarded it under a pretext. Furse stressed the desirability of at Tin Man, near Castle, Poak, at He states that he was anchored

duced revolvers and threatened to shoot if anyone made a "roisy, The junk crow was gagged and bound and put into the hold. The Junk was got under way and later they were put ashore, and the Junk salled away in an unknown diross tion.

morning that they succeeded in re

It was not until 6 the following lensing themselves and they the found they were on an Island in Deep Bay. Later in the day they

hour's steaming fell in with Num- forry launch, and after about an were able to get the Deep Bay

boat came alongside..

There were transferred and brought to Hong- overal men in her and one of them kong member of his crew was comply-Ton board; and the total loss of asked for some tobacco. While a The junk had a quantity of cargo tribute to the vocal side. In ad- of disease associated with alcohol: ously be extended to several suit- ing with the request, vix or seven junk, cargo and valuables amounts dition it is expected that the Male sm and denied that the use of able parts of the Empire-Reuter, men boarded the junk, Two pro-to nearly $600.

The band of the East Surreyslaw would tend to bring back extending the scope of the Ceylon 8 p.m. on Saturday, when a cargo ber Two Police launch. They word

has been engaged and it is hoped aloons with the whisky Interest that many of the Amateur Vo- dominating nolltios callats who "so often delight

Physicians, for the "Drys," pro Hongkong audiences will conduced charta showing diminution

Voice Choir will be present to render some of the old English Glees which are such favourite items in their repertoire.

It was the fashion at one time but is no longer, thanks to the educative efforts of some of our lending musical writers Bad critics at Home-to pretend to think that English music was either non-existent or of such poor quality as to be unworthy of consideration.

drugs had increased under prohibi tion, stating, on the contrary, that there had been slight decrease.

British Waters.

The. United States Prohibition authorities are also understood to be seeking an agreement which will permit. American officials to search ships In British Wast Indian waters-Reuters Antericon Service...

the

That is but a shallow view held

Washington, April 17. by unthinking people whose

The noted Yale economist, Mr. minds ware over-awed by the pretensions of foreign musicians, Irving Fisher, testifying before the principally of the German School. prohibition committee, Bupported: Let it never be forgotten that Mr. Hoover, Judge Gary and other from the days of Byrd, the Father Industrialists, emphasising of English music, and Purcell, great improvement to Industrial down to the present, when Elgar efficiency since prohibition, He ranks among the leading com estimated that the nation had. posers of the day, English music saved thereby six milliard dollars; has gone steadily on its even path, never rising to the heights annually-Router's American Ser of a Beethoven or Bach perhaps, but never suffering more than temporary eclipse,

English music is like the Eng- lish character, always plodding steadily along : never rising to great heights nor tumbling to, bottomless depths; and always a force to be reckoned with.

vice.

ESTEVEZ FOUND.

BRITISHI AVIATOR FINDS HIM IN DESERT,

Mechanic's Grave Condition.

Calro, April 17.

It would be a fine thing if, in this year of grace, whon England. ia once more rising from the mists and fears of a temporary set-back where-amidst the cro- codile tears and funeral orations of "friends" over her final eclipse The Air Force has received a and passing from the world wireless message from Amman, stage, she has dwelt for a brief "Pilot found." This is taken to space to take her placo again as

mean that Estevez is alive, but it the unchallenged leader of na-

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARYtions in all that helps to the ad-does not mention the mechanic.

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vancement of mankind, it were Reuter. possible to give, in the limited

Catro, later. time available on St. George's Estevez has been found alive in night, an ordered retrospect of fairly good health. Hitherto theit English music from say, Purcell is no trace of the mechanic,--

down to the present day.

This is the last occasion for

Reuter.

Cairo, later. Estavcz's mechanic has also been found alive.

some time on which Hongkong will have an English Regimental Band on St. George's Day, so let the most be made of it, but also, The British flying officer Coghill if the time in too short to attempt found Estevez 40 miles from

ything so ambitious this year, his machine. Hia as here suggested, would it not blistered

feet were and slightly septic, but otherwise his condition

be possible to be laying the plans for next St. George's Day is fair. He was conveyed by aero so that the loss of an English Regimental Band will not cauze plane to the nearest medical sta- Such a void?-Contributed.

tion. His mechanie was found 25 miles from Estevez and will br similarly transported for attention: if his condition" permits. It is still a mystery how they both managed to subsist-Reuter.

Others Progress.

REMINISCENT OF SUFFRAGETTES.

DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON BY WOMEN.

Anti-Strike Movement.

London, April 17. The largest demonstration by wo men since the days of the Suf- fragettes was carried out under the? auspices of the Womens Guild of | Empire to-day,' when 20,000 of them marched from the city to the Albert Hall to participate in an anti-strike meeting..

The gathering was composed of all classes of the community. A large proportion of the demonstra-

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Calcutta, April 18. Spanish aviators have arrived from Agra.-Router.

U.S.A. NAVAL EXPENDITURE.

TWENTY MILLIONS FOR NAVAL BASER..

Ten Million For Hawali.

Washington, April 17.· Mr. Wilbur has asked Congress tors reached the metropolis by to appropriate nearly $20,000,000 speelal trains and char-a-bancs to construct and. Improve naval from Scotland, Wales and the pre-bases. Half of it is destined vinces. There was some display of for Pearl Harbour, Hawail.- unsympathetic feeling-Reuter. Router's American Service..

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