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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1928.

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TRINITY COLLEGE.

A LOCAL CENTRE TO BE FORMED.

JACQUES THIBAUD TO VISIT TAKE OFFENCE AT SOLDIERS'

HONGKONG.

SKY-LARKING.

In view of the fact that a local Hongkong will shortly receive a Guardsman John Duncan, of visit from the famous French vio-the Seats Guards, appeared before Centre of Trinity College of Music linist, M. Jaqcue Thibaud. The Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon is in process of formation in Hong- fast that Thibaud comes here under Magistracy yesterday afternoon on kong, for the purpose of bringing the management of Mr. A. Strok is

a charge of assaulting Mr. J. Ilau, the advantages of its examinations sufficient guarantee that he is in sub-officer of the Kowloon Fire within the reach of residents; it the very front rank of violinists, for Mr. Strok brings none but the Brigade, on May 13, at the Laichi- may be of interest to give some particulars as to the growth of, kok buthing beach. best musicians to the Far East..

The complainant said that he and work done by this now great Thibaud had a great reception in Shanghai, where he charmed large was returning from the beach with and national Institution. audiences by his delightful playing, a party of seven ladies and four Trinity College, which, was The N. C. D. News says of him: men when the ladies, who were founded in 1872, is the oldest "In many respects M. Thibaud re-walking in front, were stopped by examining body for music. The minds one of Kreisler more than seven soldiers. Witness and an-original scheme of Higher Emmi- any other violinist we have heard. other of the party went up to the nations was announced in 1873, Yet there is no real similarity. soldiers and asked them to leave and the first public examination held in 1874. At the present time' Perhaps the quality which strikes the girls alone, one most is the purely self-respon- sive and original nature of his music. Like the old folk-songs of every country, which have sprung in the dim past, one knows not how, from the quil of the lands they be long to, M. Thibnad's playing stands out as something absolutely native, racy and individual,"

A Photographic Joke. In the course of a recent chat in his New York Hotel, Jacques Thibaud told the following story- of a photographic joke.

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"I was touring In Europe a few years ago and when we reached England one of my photographie friends posed what he considered a

A Chinese girl said that the bonus or otherwise howsoover by funny picture. It showed Harold Bauer, the pianist, at the violin, party met the defendant, who was way of profit to the members of Pablo Casals, the Spanish cellist, with five other soldiers. Three the Corporation. About £3,000 is men stretched out their disbursed by the College annually at the piano, and Jacques Thibaud of the (myself) the violinist, playing the arms to obstruct the party and the in connexion with (a) Scholarships PASSENGER SERVICE defendant threw some sand at tenable at the College, (b) Local 'cello.

Exhibitions tenable at Local Cen- the them. "To make matters worse

altres, and (c) national prizes to To manager of the concert hall in which we played, did not receiva

local examination Candidates.. the proper advertising material

mark the Coronation year of King Edward VII, and to commemorate and placed a great enlargement

The defendant then went into the 30th anniversary of its own of this "freak" picture outside the

the box and said that he together foundation, the College, in 1902, concert hall entrance.

were presented the sum of £5,000 to the with three other soldiers returning from Laichitok and on University of London for the pur- ascending from the beach by the pose of establishing a University scaffold stairs "they were ly Chair of Music. The gift was ac- lurking" among themselves. There cepted by the University, and His was a crowd of Chinese girls Majesty was graciously pleased coming up at the same time. to permit the use of the title "The Defendant and his friends stood King Edward Professorship of watching some, people swimming Music." The University elected and later a Chinese dressed in a as its first Professor the late Sir bathing suit came up from the Fredorick Bridge, C.V.O., M.A. beach and eacorted the girls a Mus. D., who was a Vice-President short distance towards the bus terminua. The man returned and spoke to the soldiers, accusing them of having molested the girls. The man Inter went back to bathe but shortly afterwards two more Chinese spoke to the soldiers about molesting the girls.

"The audience was very large and many of them honeally believed that we were actually able to change our instruments and give trio recitals alternately as planists, violists, or cellists! To add to the public deception, two youthful critica wrote articles raving about the great virtuosity and versatility of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals trio in being able to change over night and at a moment's notice. "Unfortunately no credit was given to the photographer's imagination, the real cause of all the excitement." As a matter of actual fact, Messrs. Casals and Thibaud are pianists of no ordinary merit, and Mr. Bauer started his career as a violinist.

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Owing to the heavy rainfall of the past few days a Chinese house al 3 Kremer Street, Tai Kok Tani, suddenly collapsed yesterday crent og panic in the neighbourhood. The house was unoccupied at the Lime, being under repair.

"Sky-Larking."

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The soldiers told them to away as they knew nothing of the accusations. The complainant took off his coat and hat and truck defendant across the mouth, The defendant then retaliated and mocked the defendant down,

Asked what the "sky-larking" consisted of, the defendant replied that they were joking and shout-

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cepted the story for the defence)

Police from the Mongkok policeing to each other. station hastened to the scene and Guardsman Peden in evidence of what happened and bound both later the fire brigade turned out said that the girls seemed to take complainant and defendant over but there was nothing they could offence at what they were saying to be of good behaviour for six dn under the circumstances.

on the stairs.

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months. His Worship remarked Guardsman McGill said that that the complainant on belog re- they had been shaking the stairs monstrated with by the soldiers and this seemed to annoy the had probably lost his temper.

His Worship aaid that he would girls.

His Worship said that the facts like to warn the defendant and his Paris, June 1, of the case seemed pretty clear. friends against "sky-larking" with Suscriptions to the five per cent.He said that the soldiers seemed Chinese girls. "Sky-larking" in Consolidation Loan now total 18 to frighten the girls and they be- this country, he said, was likely to

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