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MUSICAL JOTTINGS.
Some Comments on "The Geisha"
The Next Helena May Musicale.
[BY ALLEGRO."]
1929,
schools, and that he conveyed an impression that a "good deal of explanation would be needed be- fore the placartis could convey the message which they were in- tended to carry. None the less, we cannot see why the official at- titude could not have been less brusquely intimated and some ap
The accounts of "The Golsha" preciation have been shown of the presented some, amusing differ- Board's efforts in the matter. Itences of opinion which commenced withEWH." and "ACWO" is pertinent, also, to ask precisely giving the honours of the evening who makes these vetò decisions, to the men, while the S. C. M. Post Is it a case of certain Government critic wrote:The ladies neatly departments setting themselves in steal the majority of honours and it is they who make the produc authority over the Sanitary Board tion the success it is." If so, we heartily agree with the. This prompted me to search through the accounts for further speakers at Monday's meating that contradictions, a few of which are such action reduces the work of appended: the Board to a farce and lowers Its prestige and authority.
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The only grain of comfort that we can gather from the incident is that the matter may again come forward when a committee of the Board goes into the whole question of health propaganda. All the same, in view of the Government vete on the posters, as at present designed, we can appreciate the viewpoint of the Unofficials whch
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Mimosa.-"Mrs. Bowes Smith somehow reduced this role to the commonplace! (Either because she failed to realize the possibili tics or because the part does not really appeal to her),"-ACWO. "Seldom has she sung botter or acted with such understanding of her role"S. C. M. P. "I am confident the role could not 'hore have found a more capable expon-
"The music is not. ent."-E.W.H. quite in the compass of her volee and she would be wise to omit the endenzas."-ACWO. "Her princi pal songs were in a lower key than
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FRIDAY DEC. 27. 1929.
THE WRONG WAY.
The form of government under which Hongkong labours provides so little scope for the effective play of anofficial opinion that we cannot but regret any Government action-which seems to treat as of mal account the efforts of those who gratuitously give much time and service to work connected with the administrative life of the Colony. For this reason, we find
ourselves in general agreement with the attitude taken up by two Unofficial members of the Sanitary Board when they prolested, at the last meeting, against the manner in which the Government had turned down the proposal to dis play at various points in Colony certain health propaganda posters which had been specially designed for the purpose of the fly stressing the evils of nuisance und of the spitting.habit. reaction to this
The OMeinl
the
to its best advantage."--E.M.B.
Molly "Leila Clark has a voice much too light for the contralto part of Molly"-ACWO. "What is the authority for saying it is a contralto part? Was Letty hind contralto, or anything but a delightful dancer?"-E.W.H.."She had not the dancing capacity to do more than fill the part pleasant- y."-E.W.H. "Her AUCCESH much enhanced by the graceful dancing with which she followed "Her up her numbers."-V.IL.C dancing did much to contribute to the success of the evening."-- E.M.B. "She is a dainty dancer." ACWO.
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more time and thought on the question. Whilst from the strictly conelitutional standpoint the Gov- ernment has the right to turn down Sanitary Board proposals, ita would appear ressonable to expect that some measure of faith and confidence should be reposed in members of the Board when they put forward their considered views on a matter of this kind. These men are neither cranks nor fad dists; they have presumably been
Juliette. She (Eileen Bellamy) chosen to serve because they can.
AUCCESA does not make a offer useful advice to the Govern-Juliette. She is hardly suitable to ment. The least they expect, there.be cast for a soubretta part which fore, is some show of co-operation needs someone of slight build and a dainty dancer."ACWO. "Mrs. and some trust in their judgment. Bellamy made a great success of At times, as in this inleldent, they the little French girl."--E.W.H. appear to get neither the one nor Mrs. Bellamy had what was, per
haps, her best part as the French the other.
girl."-E.M.B. "It is the best part we have ever seen her in." V.H.C.
Inconsistency?
Wun H.-"Mr. Greensmith takes liberties with the book, the fewer improvements made Ya Owen Hall's work the better the
DAY BY DAY.
WE CAN NEVER REPLACE A FRIEND; ➡Schüters
The Very Idea!
"Hero" are thres howlers
The_P."and O, a.a. Khyber, from Matriculation candidat Shanghai, is due here at 6 am, are from a Botany paper.
"The abomata is the fruit part to-morrow.
of the plant It is formed of pro-
The health return for the past toplamak bara ha
little paws" (No-Scottish candi- three days shows seven Chinese "Leaves breathe through their. date could have made this error). cases of smail-pox.
Messra. Komor & Komor ad--The food of a plant consists of vortise that Mr. Kodoka will mineral waters, starch and onlt, all extend his exhibition of pearls obtained from the soil until the end of the month.
THE MACAO MILITARY REVOLT.
Pictures in To-morrow's Supplement.
To-morrow's issue of the Tricgraph Pictorial Supple
than be more ment win usually interesting from the fact that it will contain"
illustrations dealing four with the recent military revolt in Macao. Besides a photo- graph of Monte Fort, whore. the mutineers were quartered,' there will be atreet scenes, showing a soldier under cover and special police on duty, na Avell as loyal officers watching developments from a point of vantage.
Other pictures appearing in the supplement will be groups taken at the weddings of Mr. E. J. Hankin and Miss Flor ence Banks, and of Mr. E Bougon and Miss M. Hahne mann, whilst there will also be portraits of Mr. N. J. Perrin and his bride.
Sporting events illustrated will include the football match Between the Army and Navy, as well as the Rugby game be tween the Club and H.M.S Cornwall, whilst there will be a. group of the Committee of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, another of the winners of the Inter-Cinss Football Competi tion at Queen's College, and a picture of the presentation of prizes at the Yaumati School Aports. There will also be pic- tures of displays given by the pupils of the Peak School last" week
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Customer: I say walter, when am I likely to get that half duck I ordered twenty minutes ago? *
Walter: When someone ordora the other half, sir. Wo can't go out shootin' half ducks!
[The death-Enell of the housR« hold" butler appears to have been sounded-Daily paper.
Old Institutions, one by one, Time is for over scuttling. And now, I read that soon.
rend th there'll be
No pompous males a-buttling.. "Slc translt gloria”—some will.
Bigh.
Tradition, suro, will suffer, When butler Perkins is no mora The stately household's buffer: Yet, there's an even greater rub,
Now Perkin knell is sound-.
What will our poor, dear, play
wrights do?
My! Won't they be confound-
`ad!"
The two little girls sat on a door-step, gravely discussing 11-
Not without a touch of superiority, one said, "When my” mummy was fll, she had two nurses to look after her."
The other, after a little envious: silence, announced triumphantly.
"Well, when my big brother was ill we had the air fertilized
There is nothing connected with |the Press that has over got - me- into Buch great trouble as the ne curacy of their reports of what I have said.Lord Darby
Civilisation and war caanot exist longer. in the same world, Prof. Gilbert Murray. -
There is no place like the Old Kent-road for happinesson à Saturday afternoon. Mr. H. AL Fisher
People will do anything now- adaya to save a few minutes; though what they mean to do with those few minutes is quite another
An undercurrent of ridicule is apparent in the comments of some
The sa. Empress of Canada will influential public men and news- papers of Europe upon President production.”—S. C. M. P. "His nail for Manila at midnight on Sun-question. Dr. Cyril Norwood. Hoover's proposition for freedom lines are good, his gage even day, December 29th,, instead of at of the seas for food ships in time better."E.M.B. of war. There is an inclination
"Some of his 5 p.m. as advertised.
"His topical allusions We have received two useful and VILC. to detect in the suggestion a drifts were very witty indeed."--
artistle wall calendars from ing away from the basic proposi- were the bit of the evening."
Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., of Union Building. tion set forth by the Briand E.W.H.
docs
Candid Friend (to. Novelist): 1. darésay you hayo made a grant, deal of money by your books, but you must admit that you, have written nothing that will live.
Novelist: Possibly not: hut when it becomes a question of which shall live, myself or my writings, I never hesitate,
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Kellogg pact that there should be
Fairfax. "He hardly no more wars. Europe enquirca justice to his songs." S. C. M. P. why it is that, after having invite. He is not quite up to the standard No arrests have as yet been and secured the adhesion of prag required by his songs."-E.M.B. effected in connexion with the dar tically all the nations of the world "His singing, was excellent."- ing robbery which was perpetrated to a mutual agreement to renounce E.W.H. "Hja voice was very early yesterday morning" at "I wish you would not chatter." war as an Instrument of national pleasing."V.H.C. "He acts just Messrs. J. Ullmann and Company's No wonder your husband left you." jewellery store in Chater Road,Mr. Sandbach, KC, to a voluble policy, the President of the United as well as he sings."-ACWO. States suddenly turns around and
Marquis Imari.-"It wouls when a plate glass window was woman at Lambeth. offers a suggestion for humanizing appear that Mr. Brack felt that smashed with a hammer and the wars which have been re-his style was somewhat cramped several wristlet watches stolen. ounced Agreeing heartily with by the limitations of his role. The total value of the missing his proposition that the starvation B.M.B. "He takes the principal goods is $366. of women and children should be honours among the male roles. abandoned as a weapon of war excellently cast."—S. C. M. P the enquiry is made why all other weapons are not naturally aban- piece excellently."E.W.H. "Ha through dozens and dozens of
Living according to schedule doned, since war has been outlaw- excellent operatic efforts in Scone baskets and buriches of flowers "to ed. Indeed, the President's Bug-I quite amazed us."-ACWO.make sure they had got everything."
the As for the gifts wrapped in brown-prevents people from taking things gestion, taken with the backThe very fact that.
Even had it re-
Takomini.-"He sang his lillic-
very
It is a consoling thought that, even if humanity lasts a million
years and devotes itself entirely. to science and mathematics, there will be plenty of quite simple pros blems still unsolved. Mr. J. B. S. Haldane.
If parents would have perfect: children they must themselves be perfect people Professor Wini fred Cullis.
scheme leaves us wondering what ground afforded by the Briand-operatie recitative was actually paper, scores of people hunted as they come,Viscount Agula, the Government's real desires are. Kellogg pact, does lend itself to emanating from George Maaa through piles of them placed on a the semi-darkness of a It will serve to an understanding satire. And yet, it is pointed out
I was quite enough to set the table la
passage. Chocolate boxes. went of the matter if we recull that in by leading American journal, audience laughing."-V.H.C.
astray. Overlooked packages were reason and common sense have
Though I am all against litter September last, after very full their place in the discussion of
Although rather late in the day, taken by friends to the recipients! relations. The consideration, the whole Board International
Even if the handing-up of bou-The Rev. S. F. L. Bernays.
There is nothing in the Old or by expressing the opinion that ail decided to put forward to the peace pact, to begin with, did not should like to sum up the above dressing-rooms. It was all wrong. outside, you should see my study. renounce all wars, but, as its focs the performers in question made quets etc., is taboo during earlier Government the proposal to issue vigorously pointed out, left loop success of their parts. It was performances, the last night' cus- New Testament to suggest that these posters. Indeed, the Chair-holes for wars of self-defence, for more important that Molly should tom should never be abandoned by they are to be called the word man of the Board himself proposed wars in the fulfilment of commit-look a typical young English, girl the Society in fairness, not only to God-Canon T. A. Lacey,
ments to the League of Nations, and dance gracefully than that she the artistes themselves, but to the motion approving of the ex- for wars in support of the Monroe should lack these qualifications those who have been kind enough periment being made. It was, Doctrine.
WHO WAS As for Wun Hi's "Improvements" moreover, explained, at that meet-nounced all wars, it would still and hold forth like Kirkby Lunn to send them gifts,
need material implementation
The next concert at the Helena on the original; something had to ing, that the Board had sufficient before that renunciation could be be done about this. The "pidgin May Institute will take place on AKHENATON funds in hand for the project, so made effective. The pact needs English" of the original was Janary 9th at 6.30. Mrs. Bowes-
to be supplemented by the "crea- Judricrous and much. of Smith will sing Brahams and Russi that there was no question of section of courts of arbitration, con- could hardly be understood. It sian composers' songs: her husband ing a special grant. The members ciliation and adjudication of
deficient in will play Beethoven and Chopin; also WAS of the Board, Official and Unofficial international disputes, or by the humour and Mr. Greensmith got bis and the second half of the program
universal acceptance of... already alike, no doubt imagined that the exlating courts. It will need, no best laughs from his own gags me will be devoted to Grieg's Sonata scheme would go through, and withstanding protesis of well. The whole show may be termed à l'in C minor for,Piano and Violin, intarian, Bang
sentimentalists, the great, success and from a financial which Major J.P. Macnair. will that the submitting of the matter meaning
establishment of some form of point of view it should have set the play the violin part. This concert to the Government was merely a international polles to enforce the Philharmonic Society on its feet will be the first the season's series matter of form. We can, there-decisions of such courts. All again. This, however, remains to to be broadcasted...
A very good batch of Victor re fore, imagine their surprise when, this is yet to be accomplished. be seen, as the expenses involved in The nations of the world may feel such a well-staged production must
cords has come to hand: Cortot op Monday last, the Board was that out of the peace, pact may have been very heavy,
plays the Children's Corner Suite of orally notified by its Chairman in time proceed auch an organiza-
On the whole the booking was Debussy and two of his Preludes,
As a result of this vision that the Government did not con- tion of the world for peace, that
wars will become unknown. But spread out over all the performances on two discs. These are well worth publication. of the pending the complotion of that far more evenly than usual, but it getting Yehudi Menuhin, the the young idealfat strove to moral law. He said that war posters desirable. In the first organization, it is well that sub- did not provent many scores of pen, violinist prodigy, gives us an In- discover the workings, of the jects which may lead to inter ple leaving it til the last minute provisation which reveals mgr.
fare was a cruel and sense- place, it does strike us as being national disputes should be settled and consequently falling to get ad vellous tone, though the piece is not
less business, and when ne rather unusual, and somewhat as far as may be by infernational mission on Monday night. The very interesting, McCormack sings casual, of the Government to make agreements. If the whole ques- last night's show was specially suc several Schubert songs, for a tribes around began an attacks. tion of neutral trade in Lime of cessful, but there were many who change, while de Luca and Schipaon-Egypt he refused to offer the notification in, the manner war could be determined, and the regretted that the favariable cus give excepts from Riggoletto, Bach-resistance, so that the greater which it chose to adopt, Instead of method of enforcing, that deter tom of the Philharmonic Society of lovers will like the Shepherds. part of his kingdom was WAL
Akhenaton died in the early communicating to the Board Inmination established, one patent having bouquets, and gifts from Christmas music played by the lowed up by howling, savaging couse for international dissension well wishers passed up over. foot Philadelphila Symphony Orchestra.
twenties, about the year 1360 writing the reasons why it and would be measurably removed lights was abandoned on this oc. But I do not know how many peo
3.C, but he did not die before reached its decision to ban the from the field of controversy: casions. It is one of the features ple will be attracted by now or
leaving the mark of his Idealism upon the destiny of? posters. It is true that the Chair. Mr. Hoover's proposition does not of a last night and the entire chestral work New Years Eve in
mankind. man pointed out that officers of go so far as to cover the whole audience usually stays to witness it. New York If that is a true im question, but it may be the intro- As It was, the performers found a pression of the festival in Fifth the Education Department did not duction to a more comprehensive veritable flower garden behind the Avenue, give me Hongkong every favour the use of the posters in plan.
stapp and had to search diligently time.
sider the
King Akhenaton was one or the Arat truly civilised men in the world, and by some Indeed, has been described as the world's earliest, humanis
While man and nations! were weltering in chastic, paganism, Akhenaton was the first to perceive the divine pr- der in the universe. Incanta- tlonk were scending every day to the delty of the sun but Akhanston, looked behind the sun and saw God,
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