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MUSICAL JOTTINGS.

(Continued from Pago 7.)

apecial feature of producing his works this year and for the first time many of the public have been made familiar with his chief works. The following interesting blographical noto is taken from Well's Handbook of Music and Musicians:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1928.

HONGKONG BANK'S APPEAL.

PLOT TO SMUGGLE EX-ENEMIES & CLUBS.

CHINESE.

REVELATIONS MADE AT A

SINGAPORE TRIAL

SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB PROPOSAL.

- (Continued, from Pape 1.) .

NAVY AGREEMENT 'BOMBSHELL.

(Continued from Paga 1.).

The question "of admitting Ger-1926, however, the defendant com-that Franco favoured the limita- mans and other citizens of ex-pany began to fail to meet its enemy countries. is again to be obligations to the complainants,tion of light craft from the view- STOWAWAYS TO U.S.. brought up at the annual meeting under this, or other, credit arrange point of aggregate tonnage, while of the Singapore Cricket Club. Itments, and, by November, the bank Great Britain desired limitation took the matter, up, mud went and Details were disclosed before the will be proposed to delete the pre-inspected the godown of the ac-by classes. A mean solution bo Schubert, Franz Peter, born at Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. sent rules excluding them and to cusod, in accordance with the terms tween

thora contentions **Y18 Lichtenthni, Jan. 31, 1797; died at N. Gourlay) at Singapore last add a rale stating that "any mem- of the trust receipts; it was then Vienna, Nov. 19th, 1828. Com-week of a scheme to smuggle her who is by birth or naturalisa- found that part of the goods covered reached. Each country, since the ser of vocal and instrumental Chinese into America from Singa- tion the subject of a state at war by the trust receipts, dated re- outset of the negotiations, on- musie. For the foundation of his pore which was revealed recently with Great Britain shall upon the spectively June 18, July 6 and 19, phasized general education he was indebt- when 12 Chinese stowaways were outbreak of war cease to be a August 7 and 20, September 23, fed to his father; but the beauty discovered at Port Said on the member of the club."

of his volce attracted so much at-America-bound steamer Chinese tention that he was received into Prince,

When the men were returned to the choir of the Imperial Chapel.

Singapore by the Port Said au- from the person who was alleged to have arranged their passage to America, the money they had paid. When this was refused some of them revealed the scheme to the local polive. One of those men was soon afterwards produced 43 a witness lu the Second Court in a prosecution against Wong Ting Soo, a Sage Street Chinese, and his clerk, on charges of cheating, and abetment of the offence of stowing away on a vessel. The witness, however, dented all knowledge of the affair, and the case was, nd- journed to allow of the police getting into communication with some of the other slowaways. This, it was reveafed when the case

its special maritime October 13 and 27 and November 4, naval conditions, France emphas were missing, whereupon the bank sjeed the necessity of ensuring The question of admitting, sub-demanded immiedinte payment. The security for her colonies, parti- heen raised at previous annual no longer able to pay all at once, jects of ex-enemy countries has defendant company, however, was cularly communications with North meetings but has met with oppost-and naked for an extension of the Africa, for which she requires No thorities, they tried to get back tion. I is understood that, with credits, promising to pay the whole small submarines and contende the passage of time, the oppost- debt when the confpany would be that they should not be subjected tion then expressed no longer replenished with fresh capital to limitation on

This contention does not apply

For five years he was taught to sing and to play the violin. attempt arems to have been made to teach him composition, but he was supplied with music paper, Land thenceforward he wrote in cessantly, as his fancy dictated, without any help whatever, always carefully signing and dating his MSS, which extend us far back na 1810. In 1815 he composed two symphonies, five operas, and. no less than 137 songs (67 of which have been published), besides many important pleces Count Johann Esterhazy, in 1818, secur-

ed.

Schubert's"

nervices

exista. "

which they were then trying to get. This, however, did not materialize, Mensures to ensure that the and the company went into liquida- management of the club rematration in March, 1927. in British hands will be proposed

two rules setting forth that no foreign subject or naturalised Bri fish subject becoming a member of the club after August 31, 1928, shall be eligible for membership of the committee or be entitled to vote at any meeting.

LOCAL BASEBALL.

CHINA SCOUTS OVERWHELM ST. JOSEPH'S TEAM.

| top throughout. St. Jonepli's were weak

Bank's Enquiries.

to highpowered submarines with an extensive cruising radius.

In big tonnage France also re- ten quiras surface ships undor thousand tons to ensure rapid:

"In the meantime, the bank made commantention with her colonies certain inquiries, and found out and to defend her coast. These that some of these missing goods, vessels should not be limited as covered be the trust receipts, had their armament is purely defen been sold by the defendant com- sive, but cruisers and other light- pany, but the proceeds of such sales craft better armed for attack were never paid to the bank, hence should be limited according to the the present action,

British viewpoint.

These are two very important The question now to be decided la whether, according to the existing points whereon the compromise is law of China, facts will warrant a established.-Reuter. conviction on either of the two alternate charges preferred by the complainputs.

Ownership of the Property,

sich goods shall be applied to the retirement of the drafts, for which the goods are pledged, as collateral that any property belonging to antation. That being so, the rela- "It is plainly clear by Article 391 security, tends to increase my hesi- other person, may be the object ionship between the parties in the of misappropriation, irrespective of present ease cannot be other than whether the right to the property that of creditars and debtors, andi,

is obligations.

Breach of Contrael.

resident teacher of music to his daughters. The appointment was of great importance to him, yet it led to no permanent improvement in his prospects. His life appears against Wong Ting Suo wis called, to have been one long series of dis- they had been able to do in the appointinents. Of his greater ease of only one of the other eleven operas, not one was placed upon themen. The case against Wong Ting stage during his lifetime. With Soo's clerk was withdrawn.

The second league game between bis.songs he had better lack; many In reply to the Depoty Public South China Scouts and St. Joseph's at them were puldished, and their Prosecutor Mr. S. HI, P. Whitley) was a poor affair with the Scouts on fresh, bright and melodious music the stowaway stated that with and the Scouts were quick proved irresistible. Among his eleven others he came from Ching to inke advantage. The result wie a MSS, seven or eight may be found to Singapore to meet the accused, win for the Scoute by 13 to 3..

■ (dated the same day; yet oven in

who, he has been told-in. Clfina, St. Joseph's opened with a run in is that of ownership, pledge, or as such, no criminal liability can such cases he never repeated him could arrange the passage of the first and the Scouts were blanked, other right in rem, or whether the lie, when a debtor fails to faffil

elf-he Bad a new inspiration for cach praduction. The original MS, Chinese into America, Out of St. Joseph's then played four point property came into the possession of Hark! hork! the Lark was write sum of 3369 which witness had less innings, while the Scouts nutches of the alleged offender by virtue of ten at a beer-garden, on the back brought with him he paid the ne five at their second visit, a single in law, contract, or through the man- of a bill of fare. His greatest rused $800, and spunt the balance the third, another five in the fourth,agement of the affairs of others,

"The generic term of the offence dramatic work, Pieyabras, was in clothes and other necessities and que in the fifth.

St. Joseph's got a single in the ut in Chirene law there is one con- commission from the Court Theatre for the voyage. They were taken sixth, but the Stouts cancelled this dition necessary to establish this is Fraud, and the central notion of at Vienna. It was rejected on ac-n board to a small room in the ant in return by a home run through kind of offence, and this condition this kind of offence is, the fraudu count of the windness of its libretta, bowels of the ship, and remained Chan Yec-ting. St. Joseph's went is that the alleged offender must ent mismanagement of the affairs Of his ten symphonies, not one made there until the vessel reached Port to hat for the last time with a deflcit not be, himself, the owner of the of another to the detriment of his property which is the object of the interest. Misappropriation is quite its mark during his lifetime, but Said, when, anable any more to of 11 but could 'do no more than

another kind of crime. There each one carries the stamp of bear the close continenient, dark-single and the game ended as stated, alleged misappropriation,

must he fraudulent intont: that is genius. The greatest and lontestness, and heat, they gave them-Messrs. Hollands and Shim were the

umpires.. is the one in C Major (recently (selves up and were sent brick to

most essential in this kind of com- revogalos by ILM.V. and Singapore.

"It has not been proved, beyond plaint, and, therefore, I am inclin- (Columbia). His best-known works.

doubt, that a right of ownershiped to think that, although there Lave Rosamundo, +18 Sony of

has been created by such an ambas been a breach of contract on Miriam, and his Unguished "Sým-

biguous transaction. You cannot the part of the accused in this dony. His masses are much sunr

be owner and mortgagee at the lense, which, in itself, is, of course, by both Homan and Anglican choirs,

same time. I therefore fail to see very déplorable from the point of. that the complainants have proved view of commercial probity, it has, that they are the bone fde owners nevertheless, constituted only n of the goods cavered by the trust civil liability, but not a criminal receipts, and the fact that it is liability, and, therefore, the necus- stipulated in such trust receipts ed are nequitted of the charge that the proceeds of the sale of inde against them."

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Return of Moncy' Refused..

In reply to Mr, K. A. Seth (de- ending) witness said that before The left he was assured by the ac

used that if he failed to arrive the United States his money returned. That Was would be why, when he was sent back to Singapore, he went to the accused, But the accused refpsed to pay.

Counsel: Where's are the other

The last Victor records to hand Fare (1) a piano one by Harold

Batter, playing Liszt's Study in Pat gul in the Night by Schumann, eminot trace the latter piece by that name and if any render can milichten me 18 to the set of pieres in which it appears, stowaways? shall be obliged. It is not the Witness: They have all gone famais Nachtsturk, which portrays back to China. They also were a calm and serene night; the pre-not able to obtain a return of their sent solo seems to represent one of money, and have paid their panas. the minst restless nights it is age back to China from money got possibile to conceive. (2) A 10-by pawning the clothes they had inch violin record by Heilitz, play-bought for the passage to Amerien. ing two dainty solos with his What are you doing here?am accustomed perfect execution. working as a cook for a detective

officer.

P

A European?—Yes. He lives in Robinson Road.

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One would wish that some of the attractive operatic records from ["La Traviata," "Lohengrin," "Ri-]

goletto," "Romeo and Jullel," "La Detective Inspector Dixon sinted Tosca," and "Pagliacci," appear that when the Chinese Prinée pass. ing in the H.M.V. catalogue, haded through Singapore a week ago

THE LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.

THREE MORE MATCHES DECIDED,

Good progress is being made with the Lawn Bowls Championship the Colony, and of the last eight players still in the competition only one pair has to play off, namely, Messrs. Hoghin and Gibson. These will meet during the present week, if weather conditions permit, and the semi-finals will then be ready for decision.

Results of the latest tes played off are as follows:

J. Ferguson beat J. C. Brown, 22-5.

R. Dunean bent W. Macfarlane, 21-11.

A. R. Clarke bent J. O. McLaggan, 21-8.

Wonn, Czecho- 18-months-old child

been included in the month's hatch he took the last witness on board, Attached by a cockerel in a

at farmyard received here. The same remark and the latter recognised the cap-Slovakia, an applies to the Backhaus record, the tain and the only remaining mem-received fatal Injuries.

Show Boat" numbers and Noelber of the former crew as persons Coward's baritone records of songs on the vessel on which he had from his own revue "This Year of stowed away. The room in which

Grace" Of those to hand, the he was confined he indicated as were trying to pass the Customs Symphony in G minor will be wel being far aft, and low down. barrier, secretly. The Customs

coined by Mozart lovers and the

Mr. Whitley: He is. employed

officers are very strict now, so that

airs sung by Peter Dawson by as a cook now by one of the Euro-there will be no one to get them Handel worshippers. of the pean detective officers? Yes. We through obstacles. Better wait till Mozuri Symphony, the catalogue were trying to get into touch with things become more normal. Be states:

one of the stowaways. The first careful not to give my name to "These records of the G minor man denied all knowledge of the anyone coming here. Write my Symphony are going to fill a long-affair, and when we found the name in letters only. The two feft need. It is Mozart's fortieth last witness a cook happened to inan agreements of Leong Wah symphony, and the second of the be wanted by Mr. Poulain, so he Chen and Leong Choong Low rouched me. I have tried· many. group of three which were the last got the job.

times to collect your money for

he wrote. It is one of the most Can ho cook? Very well.

popular works of its kind: You have sampled his cooking?-you-but have been unsuccessful.

years

the

most-As recently as last night.

A Letter from New York.

for muny popular of his gymphonies (though

They have up to now only $145- (American Dollars).. After de- that position is nowadays being

ducting my expenses you will re- disputed by these in E flat and C Proceeding, Detective Inspector celve $65 (American). Your share major). Tunes go tripping across Dixon stated that the last witness will be sent to you by registered the pages of this Symphony in the took him to a Sago. Street house post. ($110.65 Straits Currency). You also abated previously that |most delightfully care-free man- and pointed out the accused as

have a 'true air of spontanelty."

ner: they remain orderly but their the person who had arranged to you have some more bills to collect birth and their adventures always smuggle him to America. In from here. I will be glad to collect accused's house, which consisted for you. Always send me the of a first Bloor, part of which was address of your debtors, and their used to provide sleeping accom-loan agreements. Please address medation, witness found agree- me as Bogy Slak Sian,"

LOCAL BASEBALL.

SOUTH CHINA TO PLAY SHANGHAL

ments between the accused and Another letter produced was as persona to be amuggled. They follows:****

"To my brothers in New York were for the paymont of loans advanced to stowaways,, which City-I am now idle at home, un- were to be collected in America. able to support my parents. In Witness also found the following our village home (in China). I heard that In Singapore there is a "To Wong Ting. Soo, Singapore. man named Wong Ting Soo, who From Boey Siak Yew of New fills up vacancies in America and The first game starts at 5 p.m. York City-I have received your in New York." sharp to-morrow, whilst the teams letter stating that some more will

The lottor went on to say that will engage in a further match on the coming here. I would like you having obtained the necessary cash Sunday at 4 p.m.

The South China "Dragons are letter to play two further matches against the Shanghai basebal team..

to know that at the present from relatives in China, the writer time there is a constant change had arrived in Singapore and was of new customa officials on waiting for a Princo ne vessel Mrs. A. Whatham, of Marquena- guard at the wharves. The old to convey him to America. rond, Canonbury, fell between the ofllcors are no more on duty The Turther hearing was ad- platform and a moving train at for many of them were wound-journed, the D.P.P. withdrawing Waterloo and was fatully Injured, 'ed by runaway Chinese who the charge of cheating."

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Not Proved.

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