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Mozart's Concerto in E Flat Major

Part 1-1st movement —Allegro moderato

| Part 2—1st movement—(Csalinued) Allegro moderato [Part 3—1st movement—(Concludes) Allegro moderato

Part 4-2nd movement-Un poco adagio

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Part-2nd movement (Concluded) Un poco adagio (Rondo)

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3rd movement

Part 6-3rd movement (Concluded).

Haydn's Trio in G Major

with Alfred Cortot (Pianist)

and Pablo Casals (Violoncellist)

(Part 1--1st movement-Andante

Fart 2-2nd movement-Poco adagio cantabile.

(Part 3-2nd movement- Poco adagio cantabile

Part 4-3rd movement-Bondo all'ongaresG

Mendelssohn's Trio in D Minor (Op 49)

with Alfred Cortot (Pianist)

and Pablo Casals (Violoncellist) (Complete on four double-faced récorde)

with album,

Schubert's Trio in B Flat, No. 1 (Op. 99) ;

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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احبي

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

I LOVE EVERYTHING. THAT'S OLD "OLD" FRIENDS, OLD TIMES, OLD MAN- NEES, OLD BOOKS, OLD WINE-Gold-

The Ben Line a.. Benarty, from Home, Straits and Philippines ports, la dus here to-morrow,

day.

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ENROLMENT OF A NEW. SOLICITOR

The Very Idea!

MR. WAI-CHIU HUNG OF.

The Long Arm of Coincidence:: MESSRS. DEACONS.

A Wimbledon reader writes to a Homepaper: "Some twenty Mr. Wal-chiu Hung, nephew of years ago, while motoring near A British case of typhold was Mr. H. K. Hung, a partner in the my Scottish home, I met a carriage notified yesterday,

firm of Messrs. Deacons, was ea and pair and the horses took rolled as a solicitor of the Supreme fright, with the rosult that the Court by the Chief Justice, Sir carring was wrecked and its woon- Henry Gollan, this morning, pants, an old-lady and her com

In applying for Mr. Hung jur., panion, badly frightened but not to bo "approved admitted and en-soriously injured, gueOLDEN The P. and O. 8.8. Novarra, which rolled as a solicitor," the acting At- "Two years ago I bought at which left Shanghat at noon yes-torney General, Sir Henry Pollock, house in Wimbledon, and its late terday, is due here at noon en Fri-K.C., said that the applicant was occupant, also a Scot, allowed in bound as an articled clerk on No-old retainer of the family to re- vember 28, 1922, to Mr. J. Scott main for a time in some rooma Hataton, Mr. W.E.L. Shenton and above the garage. One day I was Mr. H. K. Hung, for a period of talking to the old man and learn five years. He served with them ed that he was the coachman until Juno 19,when he left for Eng: whose horses had taken fright at studios with Messelson and my motor. On return to my Messta. Gibson hotel I mentioned the coincidence Waldon, Chancery Lane, London, to a lady, staying there. Well!" W. C., the agents of his principal's sho exclaimed, how curious! I A number of Europeans, recruit- arm. While in London the appli- know the former occupants of ed at Home for service with the cant attended legal classes for six your new house very well indeed, Hongkong Police Force, recently months, conducted by Messrs and I was the old lady's com arrived in the Colony. They are Gibson and Weldon Mr. Hung re-panion when the accident oc Messrs. Guild, McKay Pockson, mained with them until he returned Dali, Galvin, Blakey, Hunter" and to Hongkong on June 7, last year, Fraser.

when he again worked with hi plincipal's firm,

nvaflable for the originating f any concrete schemes towards that end, and the United States would certainly have lost no presting rather would she have gained in European cyos-had she abandon-smith ed her attitude of aloofness and worked in and through the League to attain the end who had in view. Fortunately, however, none of the members of the League has taken any umbrage because America has chosen to Institute her own scheme auch plans, however, must naturally depend for their Buccess on the creation of a stato of International 'confidence. The signing of documents cannot of itself ensure peace; in the last HAS NO EQUAL of the Integrity of the signatories. resort it comes down to a mattor

Peoples rather than Governmonts or Parliaments must belleve in the dictum that war is wrong and that it can secure no lasting set- tlement of disputes between na tions. The "peace habit" must be ao cultivated that there would be. a natural and an instant denuncial tion of any nation which displayed a bellicose attitude in dealing with any controversy which might arise with another.. country. Unless that spirit can be engendered, the signing of No-War Treaties will

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The 8.8. Matang built for the Straits Steamship Company at the Kowloon Docks, sailed for Singa- pora yesterday to be hunded over trials. to her owners, after succesful

To-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council is being held in the Sanitary Board room at the Post Office buildings. This is necessary by reason of the build ing operations which are at pre- sent proceeding at the Colonial Secretariat.

curred."

A couple of tramps, from a re Sir Henry Pollock referred to an mote district were having a moal affidavit filed by Mr. H.K. Hung together in a restaurant. which showed that the applicant

Realisin that mustard was to was a natural-born British subject, be had for the toking, Mike help- having been born in Hongkong oned himself not wisely but too well. "What's the matter with an *** August 4, 1906.

asked his friend, as the tears poured down Mike's cheeks,

| KELLER KERN & C☎., Ltd. | be an utterly worthless procedure. \ Captain A. J. L. Whyte, Royal able to say that the applicant pass-land," was the mournful response

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Speaking with regard to the final examinations, Sir Henry re-

"I'm thinkin' of me father who marked that he was one of the threa During the absence on leave of examiners and ho was happy to be was hanged 16 years ago in Ire

"Have some mustard." Engineers, Lieut. R. F. Wright, ed his examinations with credit.

Brigade, In admitting Mr. Wal-chiu Hung, Then as his friend in turn begar. Hongkong, Singapore- Royal Artillery, acts as Aide-de- his Lordship said he had very great to ween-What's the matter with Camp to His Excellency the Ofl-pleasure in acceding to the applica-ye, Michael?"—he asked. cer Administering the Government tion of the Attorney General. From "Oh, nothin'," replied his friend. cryin' because yo (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, what he had said and the way in "Only I'm

his examinations he (his Lordship) father!" understood, going to Welhalwoi.

could not only express the hope but the certainty that Mr. Wai-chiu Hung would have a successful career in the Colony.

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hindle and son has naturally to see to it that she CM.G.). Captain Whyte is, it which the applicant had passed weren't hanged with your damn

So far as Britain la concerned, It has been made abundantly clear that she is heart and soul with the United Statca on the basic principles of the Treaty, but she wish to convey their thanks for the many expressions of does not surrender her rights as sympathy and beautiful floral (a.nation which has special Im- tributes from their many perial interests to safeguard, friends, also the Rev. Bros. of France does not appear St. Joseph's College, the staff and children of Quarry Bay School and members of the Taikoo Club during their re- cent sad bereavement. They also wish to thank the doctor and sisters

of the Victoria Hospital for their kindness to their loving som Billy."

The

This morning's Harbour Oflee reports gave 16 arrivals and 23 de- partures, with British holding top over-place. Tonnage was comparatively enthusiastic at the moment, main-law and freighto poor, the British ly because she has understandings with other nations which have not yet been invited to subscribe to the pact. She also wants to make her position sure. But, whatever views may be held on the value of the Treaty, we cannot imagine any

return under both headings being less than 5,000 tons. The heavy cargoes inward were rice by Nor wegian vessels and the highest throughs, Japanese and. Norwegian. At 9 a.m. there remained $1 ves- aels in harbour, of which 22 were British.

nation deliberately assert that SWATOW OFFICIALS IN it disagrees with the principle

CONFERENCE.

Hongkong Telegraph.underlying the paet; for that

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. 19.

THE NO-WAR PACT.

The American scheme for the outlawry of war has now so far

advanced that it has been found

would be tantamount to positive support of war as an instrument of national policy.

GENERAL HSU OUTLINES FUTURE TASKS.

of

RICE STARCH IN PEPPER.

YAUMATI SHOPKEEPER

FINED.

Policeman at Highgato: separated the defendant.

Burrister at Bow County Court: Did you give your name to the policeman? Man: No, he took it.

Judge Cluer, to a frult hawker at Whitechapel: We never know what happens to the good fruit at the front of your stalls..

Willesden magistrats! The bath- room is a common room for every

The master of a grocery shop in member of the household, and no Yaumati was suramoned by the one is entitled to use it for an un Sanitary Department, before Mr. lawful purpose, such as storing W. Schofield at the Kowloon Macoal state

gistracy this morning, for selling Motorist accused of obstruction pepper which had been adulterated. at Wealdstone: I was in a Bolles- The defendant produced a receipt tor's office; you know how long for a quantity of pepper which he those fellow's keep you.. said he had purchased from a shop in Mengkok and remarked that he was not aware that it had been: diluted...

COLONY'S RATEABLE

VALUE.

was thrust head foremost into a butt of Malmaoy wine and drown-

ed.

That King John died of eating too many peaches.

That Henry, I died from stuffing himself, with lampreys (eels).

Tradition smashing is becoming : Swatow, June 21.

quite popular among English his- The Conference of Civil and

It was stated that the peppertorians. C. J. S. Thompson, in his The Jervis Bay Affair.

Military Oficiais opened five which was sold to an Inspector by recently published "Mysteries of days ago. The first gession was the defendant contained 80 per History" throws the cold light of Mercantile marine. officers are addressed by the Chairman, Gon-cent, rice starch. It was possible, skepticism on many of the pic- not, as a rule, scare-mongers, and eral Hsu King-tang, who le in con- after having obtained the name of turesque legends favoured in the we wonder, therefore, if the full trol of the Eastern District of the the firm from whom the defendant school histories for centuries.

purchased the pepper, that action | Among these are: facts of the disturbing incidents on province. board the sa. Jervis Bay trans-General Hsu made a brief defence the defendant in the present case

After welcoming the delegates, would be taken against them, but That the Duke of Clarence, by possible to issue the draft of the lomba. Many curious features meat in the province. This. has in his shop.

pired on the liner's arrival at Co of the present system of govern- was responsible for all pepper sold order of his brother, the King, Treaty, containing such revisions are contained in the stories told been described as a return to a

His Worship said that under the of the original plan as have been by Capt. Daniels and his brother kind of feudal regime. General circumstances a fine of $10 would deemed necessary to meet the officers, but among them appears division of the province into four,

Hsu, however, insisted that the meet the case. viewpoints of the Governments no obviously adequate explanation each under the control of a high which have sought some modifica= [ of the sensationally alarming milliary oficial, was in no way to tion of the proposals. In its new wireless messages. sent out from be understood as a division form, the pact is one to which no ing that eight men, however des recent campaigns, but a division the liner last week. It is astonish-spoils among the generals of the peace-loving nation should hesi-perate, could throw a 14,000-ton of labour with a view to the speedy tate to adhere in principle. liner into a panic if all other cir- and, complete reconstruction of view that cumstances were normal. We are the province. He regards it as a told the stowaways invaded the temporary measure to be in force the Treaty does not in

passenger saloons, that a general only until the necessary rehabilita

The report on the assessment way restrict or impair the melee ensued before they were tion is carried through successful for the year 1928-20 ahows that the right of self-defence and that overpowered and placed underly.

rateable value of the Colony has hatches; that while incarcerated; General Hau then reviewed the increased from $29,016,439 to there is no necessary inconsistency they set fire to bedding, and that chief tasks before the Conference, $30,896,447, an addition of 4.75 Beaverbrouka stories told of a This is one of the late Lady between the Covenant.

of the the bose was turned on, effective- the first of which is the drawing per cent...

politician who, making a house-to- League of Nations and the ideal ly quelling their violence. The up of measures to root out the

During the past ten years, the house canvass, came to a farm- which the pact represents. More fire subjected the vessel to immi-remnants of Communist organisa increase in rateable value has house, where he saw an elderly

nent peril for two reasons; the tions and to secure law and order been $14,090,646, or 86.42 per cent woman standing at the gate. over, it is now definitely laid down room in which they were confined Next come measures leading to The present valuation is higher that if a State resorts to war in was closely adjacent to the elec. economic recovery, including as than for any year during that violation of the Treaty, the other tric cables, vital to the steering, of the development of the scheme of

sistance to ravaged districts, and perfod.

The report statea that the num- the vessel, while beneath was a signatories are released from their large oil fuel tank extremely dana local Militia. The address con-ber of tenements reported to be obligations towards that particu-gerous in the event of fire. But cluded with emphasis on the vacant averaged about 824 month-seeing him?" lar State. In these circumstances, is was after the mattress fire had essential place of a constructively, as compared with 445 last year. been put out that the captain volution. Although at first much policy in the completing of the Bo-

Mr. Kellogg's

i

ony

STILL STEADILY ON THE

INCREASE.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TRAFFIC CONTROL,

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph]

Mr. Thompson, Irreverently prying into the evidence, con- eludes that the Duke of Clarence died from poison placed in a cup of Malmsey wine; that King John was carried off by an ordinary at tack of pneumonia, and that Henry expired painfully but prosaically of plomaine poisoning.

ma

Is your husband at home, madam?" he inquired."

"Yes," responded the woman. "Might I have the pleasure of

"He's down in the pasture a- buryin' the dog" al

"I am very sorry indeed to learn of the death of your dog," camo in sympathising tones from the cac didate. "What killed him?

"He wore himself-out a-barking. at candidatos, snapped the wo man.

any nation which deliberately set wirelessed for the aid of a war-destructive work had to be nut its face against signing the Kel-ship, while, as far as we can see, through, it is time now to conso- logg Treaty would certainly place no effort was made to remove the date the gains of the movement Itself under suspicion. Even now part of the ship where they would what has been successfully broken perpetrators of the trouble to n and to reconstruct in place of of course, there may be need for have been safe. It is also strik-down. further revision of the pact, in oring that passengers had to volun-

The daily sessions of the Con- der to make it widely acceptable, teer to guard the stowaways on a ference have been taken up partly but any such modification would over a hundred. Captain Daniels magistrates of conditions in their ship. possessing a European crew of with routine reports by district

A Home schoolboy's composition be on points of detail rather than during the trial in Colombo em-several districts, partly with dis-

on Florence Nightingale states Sir-May 1 suggest through that "The Florenco nightingale on any issue of principle. phatically denied that the crow cussion of the proposals brought your columns to the Trafic was born in the year 1855, the If we have any regret in the but though that may be so, there to deal with the main questions for who so leisurely, andy (since the used to warn the English if the was involved in the disturbances, by members before the Conference Authorities that the policeman, year of the Crimes war, it always mattor it is that, this movement seems definite indication that the which it has been called-admirable Improvement by the enemy was never in this way, it should have originated outside crew were reluctant to guard men | Our Own Correspundent, the League of Nations. Not that To use a hackneyed phrase, it is who were endangering the vessel.

P.W.D.) unnecessarily switches on used to fly about from place to

red and green lights at the corner place and then when it saw them.

of Stubbs and Morrison Gap Roads it would fly back to the English the intervals of watching and make an officer look and it

we would desire to deny the easy to to be wise after the event. in ultimately entalled, for an over-in United States the honour of hav-The master of a ship has certain estimation of a danger, than for coolfes at work on Morrison Hill, used to fly at the head of the Inx Initiated it, but for the simple grave responsibilities. Faced with ap under-estimation. However, might be much more usefully armey and lead the way. It died reason that the Leagus was a critical situation, he may have the Jervis Bay affair has several employed at the very dangerous in the year 1906: The result is esto risk one of two things--being peculiar features difficult to un-bottle-neck temporarily formed wo have now what, "are called tablished on the very basla of unnecessarily alarmist, or of bederstand, and we feel there must two hundred yards distant by the messenger birds that lo- that favouring peaceful menna ofing accused of not having taken have been some other danger ap work in progress at the Naval people take a pigeon and pin & Bottling International

lettor under its wing and 'on: bis duo precautions. Undoubtedly, disputes. the wise master would red parent in Captain Daniels mind Hospital entrance? Yours, etc.

WE R. Cleg "they put a silver or leather The machinery of the League was be called over the coals, if this which has not been disclosed, Hongkong, June 27th, 1928.9 ring!"