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LEAVING EAST TO-MORROW

MR. W. G. LAWSON TO

SAIL FOR HOME.

ACTIVE CAREER.

THE

THE DISARMAMENT PARLEY

FRANCE AGAINST THE BRITISH PLAN

London, Apr. 21. At the Disarmament Conference today, the French plan for an International Army, to be placed it the disposal of the League, Severing an nasociation with the which M. Paul Boncour had de Far East which has extended over feaded, was criticised by several many years, Mr. W, G. Lawson, speakers, including the South formerly of the Standard Oll Com-African delegate.

Mr. Tewater, pany, is leaving Hongkong on who likened it to turning swords retirement to-morrow, Railing by not into ploughshares, but into the P. nnd O.. liner Rawalpindi,tanks.. accompanied by his wife and daughter.

HONGKONG

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1932.

TELEGRAPII.

PIANISTS MUST

PEAK CAR PARK PROBLEM

TWO FINES FOR OBSTRUCTION

INTERPRET.

WHAT BRAILOWSKY

THINKS.

Mr. S. T. Butlin, of Messra, "It is no necessary for the play- Linstead and Davis, and Mr. C. J. or to know the personalities of the Waddell, of the Public Works De-great composers as it is to know their music," declares Alexander partment, were each fined 35 by

the Mr. Schoßeld at the Central Police Brailowsky,

distinguished | Court this morning for allowing pianist who will play here on Fri- day, 25th. April, at the King's Theatre.

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that

That Is the reason why the planist abould also be a very grent reader of musical history and musical biography. The pianist is like the actor. He is an interpre- ter. An interpreter is

one who inkes the thoughts of another and gives new fe to them. If one is

so necessary to study the lives of the rent painters, unless one has the task of copying or re-creating the painting of those masters. With the stage and with music. however, one has to know the mind in order to give new life to his thoughts.

and Interesting career, and many these, it is understood, ineluding might have been when Mr. Bullin studying painting it is not always.

There was

one

their motor curs to cause obstruction outside the Penk Hotel, at 3.46 p.m. on April 10 last.

Mr. Butlin said when he parked his ear at 3 p.m. the car park was fall. There were other ears off the stand and he had parked his there an several other occasions,

Sergeant

Bayating sid when he visited the place the car was not full, although it pork

parked his car. other ear off the stand.

Mr. Waddell said he would like to explain that the car park was full, as Mr. Butlin had stated. He had parked his motor car and also eyele there for the past motor at

Reven years without anybody tak ing notice of it. The road was a eut de ane and not used by vehlen Jar traffic. He had spoken to Mr. B. D. Evans, Hon. Secretary of the Automobile Association, about the and Mr. Evans

M. Titulesco's counter-proposal to the British plan for the limit Mr. Lawson, who has been contion of vertain instruments of nected with shipping practically warfare was presented in the name all his life, fus had a most varied f fourteen countries unspecified.

are the tales he can tell of life France. nboard ship in the nailing days.

These fourteen countries, while He will be greatly missed in favouring the principle of quali. Hongkong, as well as other partstative reduction of

aggressive of the Far East-- familiar figur armaments, advocated that the and a man of sterling worth, who question of whether these should somehow 14

have be

abolished

placed solved the secret of perpetual the survice

The League youth.

should be lisrassed Inter.

seemed to

or of

It is interesting to recall that) —British Wireless, Mr. Lawson first went to aen in 1868, when he was only eleven. months aid, nhoard the sailing ship Synthia, which had then just

been launched by his mother and

The followlug forthcoming weddings Are amounced-Mr. Jamen Erneetcar park there

"The matter of interpretation is after all the fascinating thing about music. Loschetízky often had pupils, come to him to play the same composition; and euch would play it in his own way, often quite differently from each other. Yet

formance. Both were excellent. Each has been something new and interesting in his aspect of what the composer wanted..

larves, muster of the A Wing Lee.promised to try to have the pre-eschetizky would praise each per of which his father was master. to Miss Grace Moor Whittaker, en sent space enlarged. The vessel was bound for Sydney, route to Hongkong on board the nu Sub-Inspector Saumler« inform- with general cargo and passen Tai Ping; Mr. Chuh Wynhone. No. ed his Worship that the nearest Kers, and on arrival there the 81, Gloucester Rond, to Miss Chungcar park was Messrs. Lane Craw Synthia marked for Hongkong, and Lon-loon, of the same address.

ford's Garage, but that "was not

Take the B Minor Sonate of In addition to cargo, two horses :

fre. He thought they charged were shipped, These being the

$20 a month, but they might al-izst, which I consider one of the Krealest works written for the first to be brought from Australia Scotia for the Siberian Trading low ears to be parked there at $1

piano, This masterpiece is BOR fo the Far East. It will he neen) Co., of whom Messrs, D. Brace and per day.

ceptible of an infinite variety of that Mr. Lawson'a association with Co.. Dundee, were the agents, this

Hearse Driver Fined,

treatment. Paderewski very prob. Hongkong began when he was still boat and four others being the a baby. This trip lasted alterat to enter the Obi Hiver Tropi The driver of the motor hears ably plays it in a much different gether for three yeare, before the the sea. Subsequently, Mr. Law-belonging to Mr. Van Epps, theaner from that Franz Liszt, did it, yet I am certain that Paderew- return to England, as the Synthia son transferred to

steamer undertaker. was summoned

byski left nothing undone to secure remained in the East trading to Dolphin and made the trip

to Sergeant Clark for failing to pro- all available information relating vide the van with a traffic directo Liszt's itens upon the work. Saigon, Manila and Japanese parts. London. He then joined the 15. in the days when Vedo was the Fornhurst, a Liverpool-owned boat. tion signal, the vehicle being a

This is a duty which every sincere empital of Japan.

at Dundee, carrying shook from left-hand drive,

Interpreter owes to the composer Norway for the making of boxes

or creator. for Lever Bros, a hand run in the winter, and after that he was for

Mr Lawson's tather then made another vaynge, and on his return

the

RADIO BROADCAST

TALK BY MIL. BOWES-SMITH TO-NIGHT

Brondcast by Z. B. W. on a wave- length of 866 metros. (846 K.G.').

European Lecture from the Studio. 6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinesa Programme. 7.00-10.30

European Pro- gramme.

p.m.

7.00 pm. Stock Quotations, Mall Notice, ele.

7:03-7.30 p.m1.

"Wand of Youth" Suite No. 1

(Elgar, Op. 1a). London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Edward Elgar. 9470-0472.

1. Overture-Allegro Molto.

2. Soreando-Andantine.

3. Minuet (Old Style) Andante.

Sun Dance-Prento.

6.

7.

Fairy Pipers-Allegrette.

G. Slumber Scene-Moderato.

Farles and Glants-Presto. 7.30-8.00 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-Dancing in the Dark,

Victor Salon Orchestra. 22818, Song-Carry Me Back to Old Virginny, Rosa Ponsello with Male Quater. 6609. Song-Moonlight Saving Time. Maurice Chevalier (Baritone). 22723.

Call Piano Solo-Indian Love Piano Solo-Huguette Waltz. Orchestral-A Mood in Blue.

Rudolf Frimi. 22640.

Victor Salon Orchestra. 22410, Whistling Solo-Auf Wiederschn.

Bob MacGimsey, 22309. 8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen- ther Report.

8.03-8.45 p.m. A Concert. Plano Solo-Turkish March

(Beethoven)

Piano Solo-Brooklet (Schubert-

Rachmanino).

1198.

Sergei Rachmaninoff. Song-Songs my Mother Taught Me

(Macinrren-Dvorak). Song-Since First I Mot Thee.

(Watson-Rubinatela).

Rosa Ponselle (Soprano). £310. Harp Solu-Annie Laurie

(Douglass-Scott).

Harp Solo-Last Rose of Summar

(Moore).

John Cockerill. V-62. Song-Far Apart (Schneider).

John McCormack (Tenor), 166-1.

His Worship asked whether the van had been on the road for any length of time, and Sergeant Clark remarked that he thought it had been used for some time.

Krame); Dundee and the van which was used ta take

bading to the mortanry,

a time in the fruit trade.

It was

In 1900, Mr. Lawson joined the 8.8. Strathcona at went out to Toronto, she being the largest ship to enter the lakes

For the defence it was stated from the son. Mr. Lawson was that the vehicle was an old truck Chier Officer, and the trip ended and as such it had laren fitted with in his seizing her for whges, Hea signalling device. After it had was thus, one might say. ship-been converted into a hrarse by owner for 4 week, but in the end the Hongkong Hotel Garage it had managed to get all the crew and not been provided with the device, himself paid in full. From Mon- but wooden hands were now fitted treal, Mr. Lawson shipped as to the vehicle. row-puncher on the . Promona Hur London, and returning to Idee he joined the 8.5. Loch nry, of the Dundee Loch Line Co. This vessel was sukt Manita company, being renamel

#L

to it

the Antonio' MacLeod, and recon-

structed for the Philippines, inter island trade. Mr. Lawson acroni- panied the ship to Manila and then returned Home.

he wanted to take his young son with him on another voyage, but

Comes East Again, the lad's mother wished him in

Coming to Hongkong, he learned his remain at home to continue schooling. That

last that the China and Manila Steam- voyage which Mr. Lawson, senr.. ship Co. were building the Zafiro undertook, for he died at sea bend Rubi at Glasgow, where he tween Sydney and Calcutta.

the Way

Apprenticed on Clipper.

form he

the Zafiro when she was launched, and after her trials he transferred to the Rubi as Chief Officer.

He

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A fine of $7 was imposed.

Dangerous tabit.

|

"It takes some timy for tie young student to realize that fine plano playing is far more a mat- ter of big minds than of tong fingers. In fact, the Individuxi hand sums to have comparatively tle to do with the matter. Take the case of Josef Hofmann. his technic is gigantic. There is no thing beyond the reach of his pianistic genius. Yet his fingers are comparatively short."*

*

HOME FOOTBALL

NORTHANTS SCRAPE

HOME

London, Apr. 21.

Violin Solo-Letter of Love

(Cui-Elman). Violin Solo-At Evening (Friml

Mischa Elman, 1160. Pine Solo-Staccate-Caprice

(Vogrich).

Yolande Muro. 115. Song-Boat Song (Moses-Ware). Song-A May Morning (Weatherly-

Denza).

Lambert Murphy (Tenor). 1016. 8.45-9.15 p.m. Operatic. Huldigungs March (Wagner),

London Symphony Orchestra con- lucted by Siegfried Wagner. 9168. Tannhauser Overture (Wagner). Symphony Orchestra under the direc- tion of Albert Coutes. 9050-9060. The Flying Dutchman-Overture

(Wagner),

Berlin State Opera Orch. 9275.. 9.15-9.40 p.m. From the Studio. An impersonal and non-technical account of the Second Battle of Ypres, 1915, by Mr. A. M. Howes Smith.

in proseenting the driver of a summons for motor Jury on AT speeding in Hennessy Road. by

35 miles Travelling at

an mar Worship that lorry drivers had Inspector Saunders informed his

In the English League, Third habit of speeding along that road.ivision, Southern Section, North It was very dangerous, as therempton Town to-day defeated Clap

(April 22nd in the seventeenth an- were several frequently-used cross ton Orient by four goals to three. rouds.

The game was played at Northamp-niversary of the first poison gas at-

tack made in the Great War).

9.10-10.25 p.m.

The defendant was fined $29.

ton.

The revised table follows;;

Gouls

STABBED WITH SCISSORS

Fulham Itending Southend Exeter

A GAMBLING DEBT QUARREL

Crystal Pal.

Brentford Luten

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P. R. 30 13 12 14 72 68 38

40 15 7 18. 03. 06. 37. 40 15 7 18 63 66 37 31 12 10 34 172 31 30 11 12 10 50 72

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went with a letter of introduction |to Mr. A. G. Gordon, who WIS Even in those early days, Mr. Superintending the construction of Lawson fonged for the sea, and the vessels. Mr. Lawson joined his mother placed him on for a time in the hope that would grow out of the iden. It

Brighton Norwich was all to no purpose, however, remained with this Company until

A gambling debt is stated

by Cardif for the young lad eventually sailed the vessels went under the Ameri

After guing Home, Mr. the police to have led to a serious with the Dandee clipper Bal-an flag. lochmyle as an apprentice in 1884,Lawson became Second Offer of stabbing affray in Blake Gardens Watford

morning. when leaving Liverpool for

the newly-built Straits 5.5. Com- yesterday Calcutta.

Chinese was stabbed by another Northampton Most of his time on this ship was pany's steamer Kula, which,

A pair of scissors and Swinden spent hetween Calcutta and Don-the way to Singapore, had the with

injured. The injured

Bournemouth dee, and he made his last trip in misfortune to get wrecked on the seriously

island of Socotra. Here the naan is now in the Government Torquay

39 12 9 18 09 93 33 her in 1888, by which time he

34 13 7 19 62 87 33 was third mate. In the following fives swarmed over the ship, and Sivil Hospital in a critical condi- Bristol It.

Clapton 0. 30 11 10 18 74 83 32 for a time things looked masty.

39 10 Mansfield year, he passed for seeand mate,

9 20 67 101 20 Lawson

As a sequel to the affair, Wong managed to

Gillingham charged before MrThames and joined the s.s, General Gordon. But Mr.

Sau

98 22 38 73 26 with a

24 48 102 21 of Maclay, Melntyre, of Glasgow muse them for a time

thes Central Scottish song or two. After steal-Wyune-Jones, at Aboard her he made trip Mecca and from there to the lacking one of the ship's boats, they Police Court to-day, with inflict Sea, then from Bilbon to Glasgow.said they would return at nighting grievous bodily harm in Yew

Cheung. when he left the ship, having had and compel all aboard to go ashore.

Fortunately, however, a Russian Detective-Serg. Macdonald said enough of steam."

the the injured man was stabbed in After this, Mr. Lawson joined il tanker was attracted

four places, and his present various sailing ships, and in 1894 spot by flare signals, and even-

condition

reported to he passed for master. He was, tually altogether, "in sail" for ten years, stranded crew were rescued and serious.

Accused was remanded until and all his certificates are for taken to Singapore,

Monday, square-rigged ships.

Mr.

to

Lawson and

Swallowed the Anchor,"

the

Returning to steam, he joined

After six months in Malayan the s.s. Juno, built by Gourlay Bros., of Dundee, for the Straits shipping, Mr. Lawson enme

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AMOY PERFECTLY QUIET

COMMUNIST ARMY AT

CHANGCHOW

Latest news from Amoy is to the effect that the situation there is perfectly quiet, although it has beou found necessary to declare martial law.

H.M.S. Devonshire, which is

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (Rachmaninoff, Op. 18). Sergei Rachmaninoff with Leopold

Stokowski and the Philadelphis

Orchestra. M-59. 10.25 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

10.30 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Co.

THEATRE AGENT

IN TROUBLE

PAWNED CURTAIN AND CARPET

Employed as an advertising agent at the Prince's Theatre, Ho Sec-yuen was charged before Mr. Fraser, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with pawning a cur- tain and a carpet, the property of the management of the theatre.

Prosecuting, Detective Sergeant Lamont said defendant was em ployed by the theatre about six weeks ago. During this month, he received notice that his services would not be required at the end of the month. Yesterday after- noon he was seen carrying a parcel under his arm, and when question- ed at the door, he said it contained clothing. He was allowed to go without further Interference. Soon after he had left the theatre, the property was found to be missing. and later in the day, he was arrest- ed on board the s.s. Sui An, which

to "I don't believe in flogging, but for to Hongkong and joined the s.s. Tele- dangerous criminals like you, it is S.S. Company, coming ont Singapore in 1895 Second machus. then, two years later, hecesary." said Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistrqey this morning Omer. It is interesting to note joined the 8.8. Derawongse, which when a mal named Li Pan was that the late Mr. David Harvey, he left in 1914, when he "swallow-charged with matching a bangle from atanding by at Amoy, sent the of Hongkong, made his first triped the anchor" by joining the a small child and with returning from following message on the altuation

Oil Company. en- Standard

from banishment before his term of 10 aboard this vessel, as fourth gineer. On arrival in Singapore, whose servies he retired in August years expires. Inspector Clark told yesterday:

tiln Worship

that

the child was in the It can now be accepted as a fact was due to leave for Macao at 5.30 Mr. Harvey joined one of the Innt.

arms of its mother yesterday morning that the army at present in occupa p.m. During the war, Mr. Lawson did when the defendant came up from betion of Changchow is Communist third engineer, and proceeded to military duties with the Volunteer hind and snatched the bangle from and part of the Communist

or- Defendant stated that he needed Hongkong. Mr.

then Reserve. and whilst on the Bel- the child. Defendant was sentenced niisation which exfats at. Lung-money at the time and had pawned Lawson transferred to the s.8. Zweene ascher's Fort lights he was rather to six months in addition to 12

first yen. There is reason to believe the curtain for 83 and the carpet Chief Oficer, running between badly injured when the belt driv-strokes of the birch for the

offence, and 12 months for the second. that Cantonese forces are advanc- for $6. He intended to go back to Rangoon and Penang, Inuding the ing a dynamo broke.

The sentences were concurrent.

ing on Changchow from the border the country to get money to redeem first consignment of Burma oll at Mr. Lawson remembera Ilong-

of Kwangtung-Fuklen, and further the articles when he returned. the latter port, but there was no kong when the seafront was in Thrills and nenusement are well developments must of necessity be sale for it, and the cargo had to what is now Queen's Road, whilst combined in the current programme uncertain.

After hearing the evidence, his be taken back to Rangoon some when he first went to live in Kow at the King's Theatre, where a double

Worship convicted the defendant. LWO mantha lator. The same loon there were no flata there ex- attraction in being offered. In ad- Up to the present there has been His Worship:-Defondant is not

011 the steamer was later put

the cept at

junction

reaction at Between dition to the film, "A Holy Terror" no

Amoy, wheran regular criminal, is he? Somatra-Shanghai run and carried Cameron and Nathan Roads.

which

is full of excitement, there is martial law has been established. Sergeant Lamont: No, your the first cargo of oil from Sembilen

after his adventurous and active splendid vaudeville show given under The local altuation is perfectly Worship,

the Mr. Lawson has well includes a startling guillotine net. adjacent waters continues to

direction pl" to Shanghai.

P. A. Clare. This quiet and the control of Amoy and career,

Ho is just a young man goue Siberian Trip,

varned a rest, and his many Miss Van Camp with her clever per

be wrong?Yes. After an attack of malaria, Mu. friends will wish him and family forming pigs, and Prinerss Zenda Lin very efficient.

Defondant was bound over In Lawaon returned Home and later [overy happiness and prosperity in an amazing mind-reading display. A No nnxiety exists at the present the sum of $200 to be of good bo-

stenmer the Old Country. the paddle

Programme not to be missed.

nt Kulangsu.

haviour for 12 months.

served on

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24th May, 1932.

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Hongkong, 19th April, 1932

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