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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931.

"MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND."

BRIGHT PRODUCTION

STAGED.

OPENING SHOW.

In its endeavours to impart rome fresh blood into its ranks, tho Hongkong Philharmonie Society made a wise move when it came to the costing of "Miteg Honk of Holland," and that fe why, more than anything else, the Theatre Royal curtain dropped night on a performance that

easily

deled be

enn

to the

Society's roll of credi

creditable Ruc- While I not elther brimful of merry jest ur tuneful melodies, "Miss Hook" is a Ught, inconsequential little thing, that rumes well within the grasp of an amateur company.

"Miss Huok," however, cannot be classed cxnetly a happy cholee of play. Musical comedy plots are never expected to be

10 siropg, but the story of

missing liquear recipe that strings couple of romances together little too flimsy to compensato for the none-too brilliant libretto and It was an paucity of catchy sira. acid test on the Society's band of players and on the whole they managed to emerge ereditably.

Producer's Task.

Of all the tasks that had to be

ETON BOYS IN "ARMY MANOEUVRES" IN WINDSOR GREAT PARK.

Our photo shows the Eton College D.T.C. on the march in Windsor Grant Park, proparatory to "manoeuvres” on a big scale. The boys were pro- ided with some of the latest milltary equip muant to misist them in their "operations.” .

IF YOU LIVED IN RUSSIA.

¿Continned from Page 81

theatre, There are a dozen legiti- mate theatres in MosŁOW alone. Most of the plays are

concerned with present-day life. "Brend," which

Sai for the pea-

tackled fully, none was more 12 rouble showred how difficult than the one that con-Communists fronted the producer, Mr. W.M

sants

Wen

the

RACE MEETING PROSPECTS.

SITTING BULL FOR

MAIN EVENT.

By "Ringtail"

BELGIAN CONGO

REBELLION.

RIVER STEAMERS UNDER FIRE.

RADIO BROADCAST

PROGRAMMES FOR TO-DAY

AND TO-MORROW.

A rebellion of natives in the Belgian Congo spreading steadily, according to an official announcement from Brussels. It

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of ***385 metres. There will be plenty to occupy was stated that the tribes along

4.00-7.00 pm. their the minds of rucegeers this after the left bank of the Sankuru are

Chinose music- over to contributing Robertson. He has plot that

7.00-11.00 p.m. European reluctantly unfolds itself and pota of wheat for the city work on when the last race meeting in open revolt and that all river.

I saw "Pass to Life," the new of the 1931 season will be held steamers are constantly being sub-gramme of Columbia records. very much prolonged intro-

7.00 p.m. Mail notice, se jected to rifle fire. The announce- movie which deplets the story of by the Hongkong Jockey Club. duction

Ocbeta. 7.04-1.20 p.m. of principals

how the government built a com The Hongkong Autumn Cham-ment adds that the authorities are little in the way of libretto to assist him, while towards the endale rehabilitate the "bezpri- pions is the principal race on the taking all necessary steps to crush

programme, and as the field is the rebellion.

Hugging action.

with

end ornithomeless waifs).

in

Those Eyes.

Fox Trot-Tho Barmaid's

Song CB121. Fox Trot-Give me Back My Hoart.

CBI 14. Fox Trot-Beware of Love. Waltz-Little Russian

Rosa CB169. Waltz-When I Passed the Old

Church Door. CB90. 10.30 p.m. Rugby mid-day press

11.30 p.m. Close down.

nows.

pro.

Traume (Wagner art. Whoughby). Alhumblatt (Wagner are. )

Willaghby).

J. H. Squire Celosia Octat. DX20. Scene de Ballet (de Berlot

arr. Sear),

Second Movement from "Symphonie Pathetique." (Technikowsky arr. Robertson).

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. 982. -7.23-8.00 p.m. Musical Comedy. Review of Revues.

Debroy Somers Band, DX 247. Les Cloches de Corneville-Vocal

Gems,

all the broken threads that have The government runs lotteries strong one for this event, a fine been waving round in the breeze and horse races and makes a goodly finish should be seen. On current for two act

hastily gathered sum of money from them. In one form. Sting Bull should win. Together erammed "any

With two such well-known rua- off hew", it would appear, just tottery in which I took a change for

a rouble I stand to win on Jan. 1. uers as The Grouse and Fi Fo ft in with the finale. Mr. Robert- son did his best to expedite some 232, my choice of a pis. in a engaged in it, the Hongkong cordion, a pair of men's shoes, a Autumn Subscription Grifin cream separator, an incubator, fur-Champions looks like providing a One good touch was the inter

sportsman should pointion of some topical references iure for three rooma, a bicycle, race that no

mias. any

No matter from what angle) into a few of the musical mum-and a two-room apartment

one of Russia's nine capitala1 you regard it, the race looks lo One day I attended the horse be nothing but a match between

All records in the above European races; t

rumoured ጊዮጊዜ been added to the libretto, hupetashok" would run. This little head and shoulders above all the Meanre, Anderson Musia Co

that these two ponies. They stand Programmes are kindly supplied by Folly to be Wise-Selection. evidently such leenge

is unperchestnut mare was brought prane other runners and backers have

SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME. missible.

MEL of the stable, but the track only to decide whether Fi Fa ia a 11.00-12.15 p.m. Relay of Service Excellent Couple.

was too heavy to risk running the better mud paddler than The from Union Church, Kennedy Road.

Preacher-The Rev. Frank Short. lovers, So

is this three-

Order of Servleo. Voluntary. product of

Hymn-"Give to Our God Immortal

Praise."

bers. Much would have been achieved if something similar had

In Doris Bielby and Rexiguldpride and joy of all Itussian herne Grouse to discover the winner.

Anderson, the Society found

44

an venr-old heroes, that her |

admirable pair to marry the ro: the old Czarist mantic interest. Mrs. Bielby

spacious stable is lined with mir brought to play the tuneful 80-rurs to keep her preut, and General prano that made her rendering of Budemmy, the soldier-hero of all Kate in "Yeomen" such a success, little Russian boys and girls, mukes and was perfectly at home aher a personal visit about once a Sentional musical comedy fent-week, to feed her sugar.

home in a

Anderson,

No

The magnificent old grandstand, ing lady role. Reginald

To Hongkong was half full. Betting ran high. making his bow audiences, proves a lucky find,

occupied the ins he has all the attributes of the enclosed royal hox, which jesenile lead, an excellent stag protected on all sites by corridors robust tener. His where armed guards used to stand. presence and is rollicking moments were more con- A six stated that only government,

pas peasant vincing than his romantic

and factory officials In Aulo work

pair entitled to sents there. every call, and

Next: Justice in Soviet Russia. Courts without lawyers,

sages.

wered

this

their

voices blended well in ducts. In a part that called for

re-workers as judges.

straint, G. W. McLeod stood out

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old Mr. Hook. His was prae- leally the only role that called

for anything in the way of chura- terisation, and he made an

le

arc

Denmalis Personae. artis-

Mr. Hook (A widower, a wealthy He job

V.C. Labrum struggl-liqueur distiller), G. W. Mcl.cod. of it,

Captain Adrian Pasp, of the the barren ed valiantly with

quartered at that had to serve him as Mounted Artillery libretto the chief dispenser of quips, and Arndyk, F. E. Skinner.

Lieutenant De Coop, of the anything could have been ob

the role of Simon Mounted Artillery quartered ut infned from Slinks, he managed it. Side by Arndyk, R. E. Pugh.

Bandmaster

ter Van Vuyt, of the side with him was S. A. Sweet

quarterd ut whose artistry was a triumph of Mounted Artillery Austaincil mute eloquenes. They Armlyk, C. Reg. Anderson.

Latdwig Schnapps, (foreman of are no easy matters, these dumi

distillery). T. R. Rowell. rules.

Other Characters.

and

Tom Rowell had past experten ze to help him in the colourless past of the distillery's foreman breezed in anil off the stage in the approved style. He made a capi- tal job of his song. Anne Moodie

An Old Policemun, R. S. Spence- tayh.

"Van Eck G

ordinary! Dutchman), S, A. Sweet.

very

Freda Vous, sent to an Orphan

Simon Slinks, (a loafer by the canal i Arndyk), V. C. Labrum. helped the plot along with a cau-School at Amsterdam, Judy Court. ple of numbers in

taneful voice.

in similar comfortable style.

mce as

made

Clara Voor, sent to an Orphan School a! Amsterdam, Tilly Strange,

at

ily selections are:

1st Race.

King's Colour. Bright Star, Sanction.

2nd Race. Duylight Eve. Crown Prince. Paul Pry.

3rd Race. Hellotrope Lenf. Bronze Eyes. As You Like It.

4th Race.

Sitting Bull,

Gleneagles.

Pride of Tsingtao,

5th Race.

St. Moritz.. Thunderclap. Rosetrop.

6th Race. The Grouse, Fi Fa. Good Day.

7th Race. Choctow H. Celerity. Sunning.

8th Race.

Imperial Hall,

Orlando. Mount Elburz.

FOREIGN CHILD

MURDERED.

SHANGHAI POLICE

INVESTIGATIONS. Frank Skinner locked Well as an

Gretchen, manageress at the Artilleryman Captain bui

The sovered head of u hard work of his song, and Judy distillery). Aleitha first.

An Out Market Woman. Rita young child, which has since been very Court made an all-tan brief appear.

Cole. She had

proved not to bo Chinese, was Gretchen.

Minn, (muid to the Hooks), found in an alloyway off Park dainty little song and was most

Anne Moodie.

Road in Shanghai inat week and promising.

Sally, (Miss Hook of Holland), Among the smaller party italph

the inquest on Thursday

ก open verdict was returned by the Spenceloph was a jovial policeman, Doris Bielby.

Ladies of the Chorus. Procurator of the Special District R. E. Pugh, an artilleryman, Tilly

Hilda Arnold, Dorothy Baldwin, Court. Previously a decapitated Strange and Bessie Hirst, girls ut the distillery, and Rila Cole, un Marjorie Bird, Minnie Hons, Edith body was also found several hun- Booth, Olive Brewer, Doris Brooks,dred yards away in another alley- Margaret Buchanan, Hilda Crof-way. Experts are attempting to ton, Olive Dalziel, Sybil Dalziel. determine if the two sections were Ethoi Farrar, Rhodu Fowler, Joan at Geeks, Bestie Gill, Norah Holmes, Eathor Hooper, Doris

old markot woman.

un

The Orchestra.

That band of Phyd,

Mr. J. L. Gecks wielded a capable baton over an orchestra that only a few occasions was at variance with the chorus.

attalaci D helpera incidentally good standard in the first act an-garet

loughing number,

also

one time one.

The head has distinct foreign Hunt, features, such on blue eyes and Doria Major, Ellen cheek bones; of the body nothing Instance Mitchell, Mar- is specially distinctive. The child Russell, Marjorie Scott, may be foreign, possibly of mixed Dorothy Shaw, Elsie Smith, Muriel blood, but is thought that it was Starling, Clara Wadmore.

Blegal union.

The police in the moanwhile ara

also some bare Smith, Ruby Spenceluyh, Dolly the unwoleome offspring of

514

about cheesOS.

The unaccompan leri male cotette in the secend act

similar grade.

was

Gentlemen of the Chorus.

011

Invocation and Lord's Prayer.

Hymn Jesus King Must Wonder-

ful."

Scripture Reading-

|

Columbia Light. Opera Co. DX235. Percival Mackey and His Band. DX219. Bitter Sweet-Vocal Gemia.

Columbin Light Opera Co. 9980. 8.00 p.m. Local time and weather report.

8.04-8.40 p.m. Orchestral. Mere Melodious Memories (arr.

Finck).

Herman Finck and His Orchestra. DX197-DX198.

The Damask Rose-Selection.

Court Symphony Orchestra. DX24. Dancer of Seville (Grunow).

Hymn Bark the Glnd Sound Our The Two Impa (Alford).

Saviour Comes.”

Prayer.

Offertory.

Offertory Prayer.

Hymn "From Greenland's Tey

Mountains.

Address-New Territory Evangelistie

Work.

Hyn "Thou Who's Almighty

Word."

National Anthem.

12.15 p.m.

- Bunediction.

Voluntary.

Chinese programme.

1.00 p.m. report,

2.00 p.m. Close down. 8.00-10.00 p.m. European pro- Krumune.

Local time and weather

8.00 p.m. Local time and wouther report.

8,04-8.30 p.m. Progruzuno uf Vic tor records,

Orchestral.

8.30-9.00 p.m.

Organ Recital by Mr. G. E. Long- year from the Union Church, Kounedy | Road.

Sir Dan Godfrey conducting the Buurnemouth Municipal Orch. 9506, The Gipay Baron-Overture

(Siruus).

Bruno Walter and The Symphony

Orchestra. L2352. 3.10-0.30 p.m. A Concort. Violin Solo Air (Goldmark), Violin Solo-Skellienne and ftigaudon

(Francoear-Kreisler)

Arthur Catterall. 0610. Vocal Duet-Tho Sweeteat Flower

that Blows (Peterson and Hawley).

Vocal Duet Marigold (Dowdon

and Besly).

Dora Labbetto and Hubert Eisdell,

DB107.

Piano Solo-Rondo in E Flat Major

(Hummel).

Piano Solo-Viennese Dance No. 1

(Gaertner).

Ignaz Friedman. L1750. Song-Simon the Cellarer (Bellamy

and Hatton).

Song-Roll On, Thou Deep and Dark

Capelecto Italian (Itallan Cuprise)

(Tschaikowsky), Leopold Stokowski and the Phila

Blue Ocean (Dale and Petric). delphin Orchestra. 6949-6050.

Norman Allin (Bass). 3807. Shepherd's Christmas Music (Bach). 'Callo Solo-Tarantella (Popper).

Leopold Stolcowaki and the Philla-Cello Solo-Angletto (Bizet

delphin Orchestra, 7142.

art. Scar).

W. H. Squire. L2371. 9.30-11.30 p.m. Danco music. Fox Trot-Charlot's Masquerade-

Who Cares? Fox Trot-Charlot's Masquerade-

I Fell For You, OB145. Fox Trot-Californian Seronado. Fox Trot-Say a Little Prayer

For Me CB130, Fox Trot-Where Can You Bel Walta-Can This be Love? CB135. Fox Trot-Adeline.

Programme.

1. A Dream of Paradise (Gray).

Theme (Var.) (Paulkos). Chorale No. 147 (J. 2. Bach), 4. Offertoire (Faulkes). Prieru (nulles). 9.00-10.00 p.m. Programme Victor Records.

ני

of

A Coneeri. Song Solveig's Cradle Song (ürlog), Song-Solveig's Song (Sunshine Song)

(Grleg).

Violoncello Solo-Evening Sang Lucy Isabelle Marsh (Soprano). 4014.

(Schumann), Violoncello Solo-Jocelyn-Berceuse

(Godard).

Pablo Casais. 6630. Chorus-Swing Low Sweet Charlet

(arr. Reddick). Churus-Prayer of Thanksgiving

(arr. Kremser). Associated Glee Clubs of America. Plano Solo-A In bien Almes (To My

- 36770.

Beloved) (Schutt). Plano Solo-Waltz in E Flat (Durand), Harold Bauer, 0508, song-The Swallows (Dolo-Dell' Song-Ave Maria (Schubert).

Acqua).

- Darwin Bowen, Jr. (Boy Soprano), 85847. Violin Solo-Serenade in G infor

(Arunaky). Violin Solo-Minuet in G No. 3,

(Beethoven).ERE

Mischa Elman, 1404,

Dylons).

J. W. Baldwin, J. Barnot, R. Fattempting to ascertain if a two-Song-Lead Kindly Light (Newman- as of all the the Philhar-Bates, H. J. Beal, A. G. Brawer, D. months old baby has been missing.

Song-Abide with Mo (Lyle-Monk)," monic, mountings and settings Buchanan, C. G. H. Christian, A. C. F. Crof

Rainald Warrenrath (Baritone), 1279, were flawless, and the scenery of, L. Colo, C. D. Cole, C, C. W1, II. Hunt and Mr. T. V. Harton, G. Dunean, Jr. H. 1. FouMorton, F. H. Neale Richard All records in the above Europoon

10.00 p.m. Close down. zam an artistic job, that combin-tain, P. J. Guntrip, 3. HUI, A, G.

Gon, R. S. Rosen, J. H. Shaw, F. S programmxs are kindly supplied by ed wall with the lighting of Mr. Humphreys, A. C.

R. R Matthews, A. M. Mitch W. Smith, W. Stoker. D. R. Thomas, Mart. Thang W. 3. Brower.

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CHIN.

Fox rot-That's Where the

South Begins. CB143, One Step-Tid-Die-id-dle-Um-Pum, Fox Trot-Under the Sweetheart

Treo ch131. Fox Trot-In My Little Hope

Chest. Bluex-Sing You Sinners. Fox Trot-Nippy-Two of

Everything Fox Trot-Nippy-It Blust bo

Ton, CB150. Fox Trot-Amy. Fox Trot-Ro-Ro-Rollin“ ·

Along. CH88. Waltz Flour D'Amour. Fox Trot-Cuban Love Song. CB149. Fox Trot-In the Still of

the Night.

One Stop-After Your Kiza. CB144, Fox Trot A Siave to Love. Walte-The Samo na We

Fox Trot-Carissima.

CB78.

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SWEEP TICKETS AS

CHOCOLATE. :

September 14, Customs officers seized 13 large boxes in the chart room, marked "New Milk

Choco Inte" and two smaller ones labelled

books

| 15,200 BOOKS IN A SHIP. "Manila envelopes." They were

found to contain 15,200 The discovery of 15,200 books of comprising 182.400 tickets for a awoepstake tickets which were be- Limerick sweepstake in which Umed to Do. OB147.ing smuggled from Ireland to prizes were tickets for the big Free Fox Trot-Happy Days-

England, hidden in boxes marked State Hospitala sweepstake. chocolate, was described at Liver-į O'Henrahan denied any know.

Hodies. 'Oh. Fox Trot-In a Quiet Corner. Fox Trot-One Night Alone

With You, CB122, Ono Stap-The Growing of the Cotton Queen. Fox Trot-Reach Out for a

Rainbow, CB67. Walls The Sacred Flame. Fox Trot-Mother'a Smile,

AB108. Fox Trot-Be Careful With (Continued on Prevlors Columu.).

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cently

O'Hanrahan, esater of lodge of the boxas, saying he the Limerick steamer Clonlara, and seldom used the chart room. O'Sul Eugene O'Sullivan, the first mate, Ivan said he accepted full respon were summoned for importing sibility.

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