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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929.

INTERPORT ROWING.

YACHT CLUB'S CREWS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Preparations have practically been completed for the intarport rowing events which are to take place on

Yacht Club,

MUSICAL JOTTINĜS.

(Continued from Page 7)

selset choir of Trappist monks on April 1st. 4527."

FAREWELL LUNCHEON.

FLOATING OPIUM DIVAN.

INTERESTING FUNCTION ÄT

CANTON.

OLD WOMAN READY TO VAL FINE.

Canton, Apr. 17.

ic asked.

CHICKENS AND COAL.

CHINESE SENTENCED FOR THEFT.

A Chinese was charged this

Tho

Mr. Chu Chae-hsin, Coinmis- An old Chinese woman and her morning, before Major C. Willson, In his 'Chant du Fou,' Nowman sioner for Foreign Affairs to the foki were charged at the Police with the theft of four chickens Saturday at the Royal Hongkong says Krazmaly has made music, Provincial Government of Kwang Court this morning with illegally and also with selling two encks

There will be three interport events stonel; no note means, just what to Monsieur A. Danjou, Consul for ing divan, the prosecution stating guard af 8.a. Fuk On.

for the first time, four-dimen hung, gave a small luncheon to-day conducting a floating opium-smok of coal, the property of the first altogether, including the acnior

Evidence showed that the house- pairs, senfor fours and junior fours, it purports to mean, . but some-France, who is proceeding on Home that her sarppan was used as boy of the complainant met the The inter-club senior fours race, for thing quite different; and to leave on Friday next.

divan by the fishing junks. At the luncheon, which was held will start at 4.15 Pan, over a course all, the notes have to be seen-in in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, charge against the foll and ques-ancks of conl and four chickens the Stock Exchange Challenge Cup pierce to the true meaning of it

The Magistrate dismissed the coolie at the wharf on 1st April, and engaged him to take two correct focus which of there were present besides Mr. Chu toned the old woman. uf one mille. The inter-club junlor their fours for the no will start at "lens" of the car of which few Mr. Y. Leung, Secretary to Mr. Chuanld, and I do not want to send defendant failed to do so and was

Challenge Cup. course means an adjustment of the Chao-hsin and Monsieur Danjou, over the same

"You are a very old woman," he to the Indian guard's house at

No. 32 Tang Lung Street. 3.30 p.m. The junior paizs race for people are as yet capable. It Chao-lsin; Monsieur Eynard, the over a course of three quartera or was this revolutionary work that new. French. Consul in Canton: you to gnol. Can you pay fine not seen again until on the 13th the Murduch-Kennett Chailenge N mile, will start at 4.16 p.m. led to that disgraceful exhibition Monsieur de Franequeville, Vice-

The old woman's face lit up and inat.. which the houseboy mot him crews which are to represent of hooliganism at the last Festival Consul for France: Monsieur

in Western Market and accused Canton have already been announced Un Laithreb) of the International Duchateau, Manager of the Bunque she smilingly replied: "Of course hira of the theft. The defendant and the crews representing the

ting the Yacht Society for Contemptiblo Music de l'Indo-Chine; Lieutenant Laurla, can."

beiged to be spared, ne he had "All right," said the Magistrate sold the two sacks of coal, and be ...The hostile reception of this Commandant le Detachment du ALS follow: Senior fours, o porleder masterpibeo broke him heart. Hy Canton de l'Infanterie Colonial; Nay to will conflacate your offered to make restitution when

On dung himself sobbing my Monsieur L. Henry, Postal

time I

able. As to the chickens, he (154 lbs.), No. 4, R. Schmidt (167

Prazbs misaloner of Kwangtung; and eainpan.”

excused himself by saying they. Hr.), Stroke 1. Deyble (154 lbs.) with shoulder. Prazbal

have been stolen from him: He was then taken board the '88.`. Fuk On to wait for hia. master,. but, as soon as opportunity offer ed, he jumped from the steamer to the wharf and was arrested by a constable, after a chase, in Queen's Street.

Club

aro

2, W.

F. Lenfesty (126 lbs.) is coxOh, my God!") he wailed in his several other members of the Senior Pairs.--Dow, R. Schmidt, soft native Icelandic. Newman's French community in Canton, stroke H. Deyble with F. Lenfesty ao nuggestion that this great work be Our Oum Correspondent.

broadcast at an early duto is said

Cux.

to be backed strongly by the manufacturers of wireless receiv- GAMBLER GETS HEAD

Junior fours-Bow, W. J. Purvis (167 s.), No. 2, J. A. E. Kendrew 1107 m.), No. 3, G. P. Padgett (175 1.) atroke E. Binsworth (150 lbs.)ing sets. After all this nonsense (and there is a good deal more of with E, W. Schramm (140 lbs.) as

it) our critic has to get in a “dig" The senior fours crew has been at English musical taste. He says entirely changed from the one which he has no fear for Krazmaly in represented thu Royal Hongkong England, for we know how to Yacht Club in Canton during the last honour great musicians, Has interport but the sunior pair remains sworth who only recently arrived Baby, Sleep, recently received

BROKEN.

ELECTRIC PLANT.

BIGGEST CASH DEAL

EAST OF SUEZ. }

Shanghai, Apr. 17. What is believed to be one of The Magistrale inflicted son- the biggest if not the biggest cash tance of two months' hard labour deals over made East of Suez, was on the two charges. completed to-day by the ratepayers A little dispute which followed of the Shanghai International Set-

LIGHTER FINE GIVEN AS A CONSEQUENCE.

altered. In the junior fours, Ilim.Pol the gifted composer of 'Sleepa run of luck at a gambling game tlement agreeing to accept the WAR BREAKS OUT IN

from

Trome

the

On Saturday evening the visitors from Canton will be, entertained to a dinner at the Lane Crawford's Re-

few

gensons

been

·

AFGHANISTAN.

Sakao

on the Taiping wharf yesterday offer of the American and Foreign pus-knighthood, while even the pro- led to the appearance in the Police Power Company of £10,000,000 for has been given tint of stroke with Padgett and ducer of relative tritles like 'sea Court this morning of two Chinese, Shanghai's electricity department, Kendrew retaining their old positions Drift. Paris' and The Mass of one with his head heavily bandag- with plant and assets as a going. at 3 2 respectively.

Purvis has Life has been awarded the lessered and the skin on his back slight- concern.

HEAVY CASUALTIES IN FIRST bean

plure at Bow.

distinction of a Companionship of ly abrased.

The purchasing company is a

BIG CLASH.. Both the Canton senior pairs and Honour" From the latter it is The injured man apparently has subsidiary of the Electric Bond the Hongkong senior pals have

Share Company which been selected from the Senior fours evident that he does not appre-appeared in the Court before, and

Calcutta, Apr. 17. The Hongkong crews have cinte Delius, who is slowly coming owing to his quarrelsome dispost-operates in thirty-one states of crews

Heavy fighting is reported to show good form in practice and some into his own and has for the last tion, and was fined $5 or 10 days the United Sates and seventeen gol races are expected.

among the imprisonment, while the other de- foreign countries and whose assets have broken out in Afghaniston It is Interesting to note that the somewhat select list of modern fendant was fined $3 or four days are officially stated to be G.$1,075,-between the forces of the ex-King Canton crews will make their first composers patronised by the Phil-in gaol.

000,000. Associated in the deal is Amanullah and Bacha local waters after harmonic Society. in Appearance

The bandaged man was peoved the British group, including Mr. F. (Habibullah Khan), break of nine years.

at this and remonstrated, but Mr. Dudley Docker, Director of the Only meagre details are avali- Although Covent Garden is not Hamilton said to him:-"Go away! Midland Bank, Ltd., etc., Sir Harry able. The rival troops clashed, exactly an ideal opera house on If your head had not been smash Cassie Holden, Lazard Brothers, it is understood, at Shaikabad, the whole the news that its leased, the sentence would have been the Whitehall. Electric Invest which is approximately

ments, Ltd., and the Whitehall miles from Kabul. Trust, Lid.-Router.

Very heavy casualties were suf-`. is to be renewed for two years will be welcome to opera-lovers.

fered by both aidas, and it is This means there will be four

sons, would be pulled down, that learned that the hospitals in Kabul, more seasGIN there and,

Southwark was severely over-arc crowded with wounded.-. Musical Opinion points out, every

crowded, and that the construc-| Renter. · mouth of delay in demolishing the

tion of large cinema would house strengthens the chances of

affect traffe at the Elephant and someone (Sir Thomas Beecham,

Castle. CLUB SCORE EASY VICTORY- for choier) erecting a theatre toļ

OVER NAVAL TEAM.

replace It. Subscriptions coming in woll for the new sunson The Hongkong Rugby fifteen played and a very limposing list of singera their bust match of the season against is advertised which however con- Lean from H.M.S. Cornwall atsists mostly of foreign artists. Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, the civiliana scoring an easy victory

staurant: This function is open to it members of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club and should be well attend

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The

LOCAL RUGBY.

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much heavier,"

L.C.C BANS £250,000 SUPER-CINEMA.

TO SAVE 13 HOUSES FROM DEMOLITION,

forty

LAND SPEED RECORD.

Mr. Cecil Whiteley, for the ap An application made to the plicants, said that the proposed LC.C. Theatres and Music Halls cinema would be one of the finest CAPT. CAMPBELL LEAVÉS Committee for music and dancing in the country and cost £250,000. FOR VERNEUK PAN, and elnematograph licenses 011 The Mayor (Mr. Thomas IIe- behalf of the St. George's Theatre, witt), for the objectors, anid thatį

Cape Town, Apr, 17," Southwark has been refused. it would be a shame to pull down Captain. Malcolm Campbell has Opposition from Southwark 15 well-conditioned houses, as left for Verneuk, Pan, and is most by 21 points (thive goals and vo Much is written from time to tries) against 3 Apne Try).

time regarding the severity of Counell, was based on the grounds housing conditions in Southwark confident of success and very im- better gether that their opponents and musical criticisms. Here is an that the plans showed that to com-were appalling. He knew many patient to get his attempt on the showed accuracy in their pussing. example of a man saying what he struct the cinema 15 dwelling-cases of six, seven and even eight and speed record finished.-Reu-

housos, necammodating 199 per-people living in one rooni, up the attack early in the thinks-it i EL comment on a They took game, and never starkened. With Stockholm concert under Talich, well-combined rush they scored their made in Musical Opinion; first try shortly after the start, but the kick failed. Soon afterwards they added further to their score, gistering two goals before the in terval, to give them the lead by 15

puints to nil,

very

"I am constitutionally incapable of king the (Beethoven) Ninth Symphony with its dreary slow movement and vulgar 'joy themu. The Scherzo is the best part Ho The Cornwall team, who were much far as I am concerned. Such a heavier than the Club players, lacked drastic criticism of mine cannot their opponents accuracy in passing. Affect Beethoven, or anyone else. but within a minute of the resump-It is my misfortune not to like the tion their forwards found an opening music, that is all. I wish I could and scored their first points, an un-

......The orchestra was try.

eficient, but scomed lacking in elasticity and acceleration, The chorus was poor and insufficient, I thought. The soloists were 30- 6: the baritone far the best. Of the conductor I can only say he seemed capable, and was a good overconio actor. He appeared and staggered at the end of the, DEMPSEY TO RETURN? work, in the approved platforin

Chib again took up the offen- sive and through some skilful passing replied with a try which was left unconverteut. A short time before the final whistle went the civilians scored a goal, to give them a win by 21 points to three.

PREDICTION OF AMERICAN

SPORTS WRITERS.

manner...."

The same critle visited an orgon recital at the Town Hall: "The organ appears to be one of those which takes for their motto. Little organs should be heard and not The sports editors of the American seen. I didn't think much of it newspapers predict that Jack Demp and it was out of tune. The pro- sey will enter the prize ring again to gramme was awful..." win the world's heavyweight title.

It is very true that a criticism

New York, Apr. 17.

This prediction apparently is based not only reflects the writers' on the fact that the ox-champion has personal views but the state of resumed active training,

his liver during the concert or at] the time he wrote about it!

The latest gossip mentions 31x Schmeling, of Germany, as Dempsey's probable antagonist, which will give the fight the desirable international flavour-Reuter's American Service,

FANLING GOLF.

THE ADAMSON CUP,

For the Adamson Cup (April), TW. Carr qualified with a score of 69 (92 24). Other scores

were:

MARINE COURT.

MAKING FAST TO STEAMERS.

Sitting as Marine Magistrate this morning, Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., had two cases before him, the defendants in both being charged with making fast outside. of five others alongside two vessels lying in harbour.

Kwok Lo, the mistress of 96 2472 cargo boat, brought up for making 1374 fast to the B.8. Hein. Foo Sing, sald

F. E. Booker 87

1871

S. Stacey

R. F. Clark 87

+

There were seven entries.

£1

A. J. W. Dorling 90—1674she was discharging cargo when

FRIENDLY FOOTBALL.

she was arrested and declared that she had not been there long. The prosecuting officer, Sgt. Gold- smith, however, anfd he passed defendant's craft twice, the first, time being about an hour before the other, and seeing that defen- Before a big crowd of football-dant had not moved away during enthusiasts at King's Park, an in- that time, he arrested her. De- teresting match was played be. fendant was fined $5.

tween a Hongkong European team The master of, a cargo boat had und Kowloon College yesterday nothing to say when he appeared afternoon and resulted in an easy on the charge of making fast out- win for the latter by 7 goals to side of five others alongside the

.. Botnia, and was fined $5...

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