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ALPINE DISASTER.

TEN PEOPLE KILLED.

London, Jan. 3. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mad in a message from Innsbruck states that eight Eng- Jish people and 'two Germans were caught by an avalanche while ak ing in the Arlberg Mountains shortly before noon on Saturday. Two persona, one an Englishman and one a German councillor, were rescued alive. Five bodies have been recovered. Four 20 R- Identifed English and the other

MONSTER BAZAAR.

TO COMMENCE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE HONGKONG“ TELEGRAPH,

No efforts are being spared th make a success of the monster bazaar, which is being held from lo day on the first floor of China Build- ing; on behalf of St. Paul's Girls' College, for the purpose of raising funds needed for the new college Building. Dr, R. II. wall is the chairman of the Honorary build

a Gorman ski-ing teacher Itising Committee, and Miss Woo, the believed that three English people Principal of the College, is an active ure, still buried under the snow. Resene partits are working but member of the committee.

Hum needed is the tremendais masses of snow make it difficult. The party, who were staying at hotels in Zurs, by one of three

MUSICAL JOTTINGS.

Good Gramophone Records-Why H.M.V. records are unobtain“ able-more about. Home Broadcasting.

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Some very good grämophont ra- cords have been making their ap pearance of late, but before any word of pralse could be written in these columns, the local dealers: had sold out of them. The re-

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cords of merit needed no tulverlin- ing br recommendation: they' simply disappeared at oncu, The Twenty records of Harold Bauer's $270,000. rendering of Beethoven's Moun of this $160,000 hits been light Sonata sold out in a day of obtained, and another $50,00bs Kreisler's, Liebeslied" and "Liebesfrond" were snapped up has been promised by the Govern before I had time to call at Mou- ment. The outstanding

strie's on the very day of their ar-. amounting to $70,000, is hoped, to rival: recent Victrolf Waguer re- The Bay Mail bulletin Geneve materially decreased by the pro cords have met with the same fate. DRINK correspondent says details have ceeds of the buzaar and voluntary Anderson's sold five complete sets been received there regarding the avalanche disaster at Zurs in Western Austria wherein six Eug Fish people and ong German were killi.

wore tripped avalanches.

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MOTOR CAR PRIZĖ,

Mandolasohn's pianoforte trio

in C, Minor last month, and could have disposed of as many again, This morning work was going on

while the Columbia isatio of apher, Miss Woo superintending the Debussy's Petite Bailo has also He says that the moving mass many helpers in doing the numericon very popular. This demand was half mile long and 150 wideous jobs that have to be performed, for records of "good" music is The English dead are Maurice The stalls have been attractively are very gratifying; there must be Backham of the Admiralty Marranged, and are loaded with useful many music-lovers in our midat, in shal's offre at the Law Courts, articles. The complete corner of spite of our savoury repulation. Hugh Morgan, architekt, of Himp the first Beor of the building look-

I would specially recommend a star, A. A. Hopper (85). Boarding ch to Chueen's Road and brilliant piece of planb recording, of Trade, Henry Mande (45), Pedder Street has been obtained, the Naith Waltz (Delibes-Doli- soliciter, of Maida Vale, Charles and thanks are due to Mr. C.. G. nangi) played by Bachais, with Stocker (27), Oil Works manager, Anderson, manager of the Assur-restraum" on the other sile. Chatham, Misa Cicely Penrose Fosance Franco Asiatique Co, for the This Victrola record appeared ter (-10), of Liskeard, Cornwall, use of his allice verandab There months ago and a fresh stock has The German is named Lehr.

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Rugby, Jan. 15.

HM.V are issuing two sets of records. of unusual interest. Chopin's 24 Preludes, played br Carlot on three red-label records, will be very popular, as they have not been recorded before, except for an occasional one on old- process records. Here is an op- portainity of studying interpreta- in and the choice of pianist could not have been happier.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG..

is no lick of prizes, the chief one arrived, it even this may now being of ours the Fiat four-be exhaustal. seater inator ear, which is one-view on the Pedder Street motor stand. This is one of the prizes that can be won in the Lucky Dip, and in addition there are 4,000 other prines. Chandes for these prizes can be obtained at the $5 still which is the principal stall of the Sir Alfred Husiam, one of the bazaar Miss Woo informed a best-known men in the Midlands, Telegraph representative that has died suddenly in London." there are five hundred prizes to be He was the founder of the well-won that are worth considerably known engineering firm at Derbys more than $5 each. bering his name. ffe introduc. The stalls have been well laidsky's Concerto in B flat minor for ed the patent refrigerating plant out, and contain a variety of ar-piano and orchestra, soloist Mark into the Colonies and was the Grticles that will no doubt find ready Hambourg, on black label records tot up such machinery and cold buyers, especially as the work has number unkuorn, probably six chambers ahogrd ships. Ife was been performed by the. College When 1first heard this concerto accompanied by a litter outburst ported to have made this astound- thus the poncer of an important giris, Crochet work, knitted ar-played by Hermann Klam at about the country being sent tr business that has develop infieles, Trucks, dal's, cushions, with Prim. Concert in Oetober, 1913, the dogs-musically speaking by ng statement about the University. conveying frozen meat and other worked and painted covers, sweets, its broad themes were so captivat the British Broadcasting Company, of Hongkong. perishable foodstuffs from over chocolates, and others far Loing that during the next twelve | Reference was ande in these Jot

numerous to mention are for sale,months I could not resist any optings recently to the diminishellish started the Hongkong Uni-

seas to this country.

SIR JOHN KELLER.

The death is also anuminced Sir John Srots Keller at the age of 86. He was for many years Secretary of the Royal Geographi cal Socigly. To him; has been largely due the great development of geography as a scientific study, which it has been the aim of the Royal Geographical Society to pro- mát--British Wireless.

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EXPLORATION RUND OPENED.

Rugby, dan. 15.

fish Houduras.

The appeal states that the's

STALL HOLDERS,

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The other work is Tschaikow-

One of the most Lalked-of events in the musical work at home has been Sir Thomas Beecham's, de cision to leave England and take himself off to America, this being:

single musician to be found!

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Sir, The Bishop of Exeter is re-

Most unfortunately the Eng-

versity on secalar basis, Without being certain, my im- pression is that Lord Ingheape or some of his firm were sub-

forscribers to that university. That

university inspired the Canton..

ese students, who have proved a most difficult body of students to deal with. If the Hongkong, University had been established on a thoroughly Christian basis and dad, as we wished," also thught reverence of the Con fucian philosophy, probably there would have been no trouble in Canton.

rtunity of hearing it played attendances at concerts at Home Mark Hambourg, Adela Verge, as a result of the "wireless" craze At the $5 stall Miss Kolewall is. Eatmund, Trent Scharrer, Solomon and the serious questions that in charge, and she is assisted by and Moisbiwitsch all rendered i have been opened up by the en Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Li Yik-muiat Qarep's Hall in 1914, from gagement of a huge orchestra M. Li Tae-fork, Mr. K. V. Tag, which fact its popularity may be broadcasting-now taken over by Misa Leung Sau-king, Miss Weifeadily ganged. Not unnaturally, the state-with foreign conduc Kam-spg, and many others. At gramophone devotees have beer fors, and seats obtainable In the the General Stall, Mis Mabel awaiting its recording with inter fall at an absolutely uneconomic than officiates with ton assistants,eat. Yet it has been a long time prie. That is only one matter on and at the Cushion Stall Miss Fokin making its appearance,

which there is strong feeling. Lan Hing and Miss Ada · lówok Liszt's twa concerts and After Tailing to come to terms are the chief Reiters with Hungarian Fantasia, Grieg's with societies as to the fee for three assistants. Misa Choy. Whig | Schumann's, Saint Sagn's, Beetho-broadcasting their concerts, the. EARLY CIVILISATION.. | Kau, with Miss Beatrice Lam are ven's 3rd, 1th and 5th con- Broadcasting Company are said to in charge of the Sweet Stall with certos, Franck's "Variations, have organised their own concerts

The quarrel of the Bishop and others, while Miss Hg, Kan-lan and Symphoniques" and other plane on the very hights on which the Lord Inchcape is no concern of Miss Ng. Heung-yņu and others and orchestral concerted works | societies were giving their performing, but I cannot allow the state- officfale at the Thirty Cent Stall. have long since taken their mances. Discrimination seems to ment about the University to pass The Dairy Farm have a stall which | plant' in record albums, but still have been shown' in, the selection unchallenged. Sir F. Kenyon, Director of the is in charge of My, J. W. Blackley, the popular "Bat minor was of choral eoneerts for broadenst British Museum, has issued an ap who is assisted by 31r. K. L. Chức, left tackled-probably because ing. There has also been much to

I have been for some years a peal for contributions to a fund Mr. G., Lee, "Mr. J. Choy, "Mrs

member of the Court and Council it is longer than one of the others cavit at in the general policy of of the University of Hongkong. for the exploration of the remains Cheung Wing-ken, Mr. Cheung and it may not have been easy to the R.B.C. and among the ment Not only have I always taken a of early Maya civilisation in Bri-Yau-keun, and Me. Wan Yiu-singdividu. Irene Schurrer played it bars of the Commission which is deep interest in the affairs. of the The arrangements for tea are 2 mins, Solomon in 30, and to control, broadcasting for the University, but I have also been being handled by Messrs. Lane, Hambourg in 32. You may well next five years, there is not a continuously in personal touch of Labuantum? where operation Crawford, but those assisting smile, sceptical reader. But with

with its students. Aa one of the were condgried last Spring shows being Miss M. Gittens, Miss A. Late the eccentricity common to those

two representatives of the Chinese signs of lung nesuption and re-and others.

with antical kink. I used to

community, on the Hongkong Le Broadcasting cannot be given all gislative Council, I am not alto- latively remote, antiquity. It is The rooms and verandah are collect statistips or that kind and the binme Yor depressing state gether unacquainted with what has reasonable to suppose that an innily decorated with flags for the even inform you with certainty of affairs in the concert world-at happened in Canton during the last tensive survey of the Colony from occasion and coloured electric that it was in the second half of any rate, the cinema, and gramo two eventful years. I say - the archaeological viewpoint lights have been installed. the Brst movement where. Schurrer phone must take their share. hesitatingly, and with all the. would result in a great contriba-Musical selections will be rundered saved on time!), Hambourg is These factors must be reckoned emphasis I can command, that the tion to our knowledge of the origin by an orchestra of the Chinese often criticised for thumping and with in Anterich top, although Sir statement that the Hongkong Uni and development of pre-historic Musical Association by permission playing to the gallery, but his Thomas speaks of it as though it versity inspired the Cantonese American culture-British Wire of Mr. Andre Van

students is entirely without heavy-handedness is not

were a concert Utopia and wire- The organising Committee is a place where he has an orchestraless were non-existent there.

Foundation. follows:-Mr. J. M. Wour, Mr. Lito contend with, and here again remains to be seen whether his I have always found the students Yik-mui. Mr: Kwok Yau-ting, Mr. the choice of pianist for the re- hopes will be fulfilled or dashed of our University to be courteous, Lam-woo, and Miss F. C. Wob.

to the ground. Curiously enough, quiet, considerale of others, and Those doing duty at the entrance cording was very suitable.

Just after Sir Thomas' outburst, amenable to discipline and reason. are. Mr. Wei Chung-ken, Mr.,

Unfortunately, both of these at news came through that one of the seamen's strike of 1922 they by the H.M.V. Company, and owing the States had suffered a loss of the general strike and boycott be- gan in June 1925 their conduct to the very inconvenient agree- £13,000 on a season's working, and has been beyond reproach. Only Thanks are expressed to the fol- ment in force between them and its future existence is in jeopardy a few of them may be Christiana, The Postninster-General has un- Hounced that the trans-Atlantic lowing:-Directors of the Chinese the sister company in America, unless the public rally to its sup-but they are all gentlemen. They

dealers East of Singapore are de- port.

have the right to be protected from telephone service will be extended Estates, Ltd., for the use of two barred from selling anything 18-

irresponsible uspersions; and in to all places in the State of New large rooms, Nestle's Milk Co sued by the British concern. It In the local musical world, the protesting most strongly against

"Light Co., Chinese York, as from Saturday next. Electric

is very hard luck on muste-lovers Hongkong Male Voice Choir will this slander, I appeal to that charity British Wircicas.

Musical Association, British and American Tobacco. Co., Wing On in the Far East, for the Victrols have given their second concert and tolerance which Is, or should Co., Ploneer, Silk Store, Dairy Company, catering perhaps for a this season by the time these be, the guiding principle of the Bishop's life and profession.— different kind of demand in the lines appear in print. There are Yours, ett., Farm, Mr. D. M. Goodall, of Lanc, Crawford's. Bluebird States, releases far fewer records Musicales at the Helena, May In- of quality, and produces practical-stitute on Jan. 20th and Feb. 3rd. Cafe, Messrs. Lowcock and Ho, and the P.W.D. for the loan of ly no symphonies, concertos or Alsa, there is Mr. Harry Orc's chamber music works. We are piano recital at the City Hall on flags.

The number of tickets in the thus cut off from the opportunity Jan 25th at 5.80, tickets (12)

of bearing all kinds of standard obtainable at Anderson's and ven, Mozart, Tschaikowsky,. De- A méssago from Adelaide, South Lucky Dip already sold outside up works and the only way of cir elsewhere. The programme la bussy, Grieg, Scriabin and Harry The bazaar will be declared open cumventing this state of affairs is on popular lines, including Schu-Ore himself. Mrs. Sanger (20+. to ask filends in England to get mann's Symphonie Studica and | přáno),Mr. Li Chor Chi, (baritone) held either on March 26 April four o'clock this afternoon by the racords for us, have them care. Chopin'a A flat Polonaise; there and Mr. O. de la Cruz (violin) will

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London Jan. 3.

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