LATEST INDIAN
NEW SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
LOAN
TO CONSOLIDATE
POSITION
London, Apr. 25.
A prospectus is being issued on Tuesday and subscriptions are closing on Wednesday for million pounds of Government of India 5% stock, 1942/47, the price of insite being £95.
SOME INTERESTING DETAILS
THE
Interesting particulars of the
The new buikling will stand on the new waterfront of the Praya
HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1932.
THE BRAILOWSKY |EURASIAN SENT TO
RECITAL
FINE PROGRAMME
FOR FRIDAY
9.30 p.m.
1.
Toccata and Fugue, D minor
GAOL
DETENTION HOUSÈ
ABSENTEE
of
Houtkoing is assured a musical After four monthis abroad, dur- new Sailora Home und Seamen's treat of the first order when Alex-ing which he tried his fortunes Institute, now under course of erec-ander Brailowsky, the noted lux-at Canton and Macao, but had fail- tention, are given in the annual report sin pianist, gives his recital ated at both places. Robert Jim
of these institutions.
The King's Theatre on Friday, at Muda, self-described as a Eura-
A fine programme hassion British subject, native The money is being raised to East Reclamation on the west corheen chosen, this being as follows: Penang, has found, it expedient provide funds towards repaymentner of Gloucester Road and Fen-
to return to the House of Deten of six million pounds of 6% bonds wick Street, at the end of which
tion at Victorin Gnol, to which falling. due in June and for rail-street, close alongside the building,
Bach-Busant he had made periodient visits and way capital expenditure in India, is a very convenient public pler.
Scarlatti whence he had absented himself and general purposes.
This is the first issue of indian
on the last occasion without leave. Beethoven Sterling Stock since May, 198).
"I was late." he told Mr. Wynne and since that date the whole
Jones at the Central Magistracy this morning when charged with taking French leave.
The Magistrato:-You late? Very late. In fact, months late.
Indian financtul position has shown a rulent improvement. Unlike several loans issued 12 or 18 months ago, this is in no aense a loan of necessity, but one issued for consolidating the position.
The main entrance will face the harbour, but there will be another entrance from Fenwick Street, Tom ing to the Restaurant and Concert
all, and by a staircase to the com- modious Chapel on the first floor.
Pastorale and Capric Sonata, op 27 (Mnonlight) Adagio sostenuto-Allegretto-Presto
agitato.
Ballade G Minor Fantaisie Impromptu C, sharp minor
Chopin Waltz, A Bat
Nocturne, !! Ant Polonaise. A dat
were four
return
RADIO
BROADCAST
CHILDREN'S CONCERT THIS EVENING
365 metres.
By Z. B. W. on a wavelength of (84E K.C.'s), 6.00-8.00 p.m. European Pro- ramme of Columbin Records.
Children's Con-
6.00-6.20 p.m.
ceri.
Fourteen Songs from "When We Fraser-Simpson)--Happiness - Miss. Were Very Young" (A. A. Milne- ing The Fastlon-Halfway Down- Hoppity-Growing Up-Buckingham Palace--Politeness-The Three Foxes | -Brownle — Market
Square The Christening-Linea and Squares. J. Dale Smith (Baritone). 4104-4106. 6.20.6.34 p.m. Band Selections. The Black Domino-Overture (Auber,
arr. Winterbottom). B.B.C. Wireless Military Band, D125, Softly Awakes my Heart (From
**Samson and Delilah"-Saint-Saens).
Bacio (Arditi).
III
Inmates of the House, it was Reflets Dan L' Eau
chussy disclosed, were permitted to go Ritual Dance of Fire
M. de Fallaout every day to look for work or
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Rachmanioff
Guards, 4028, exercise. But they muɛt Prelude, G. major Hungarian Rapsody, No. 2 the
Liszt
6.34-6.55 p.m. by a certain hour in the afternoon. Messrs. Montric and Co.
Steinway plano kindly lent by Muda explained that he returned Song of the Waterfall (Squire).
Homewhat fate, and found the Scont of the Jasmine (Squire). door closed against him.
the
A roomy basement provides a commodation for a locker room and lavatory, paint store and curpen- Since the gold standard erials, ter's shop, boiler-room, coul store and further store over 40 millions sterling of gold boxing-ring have been remitted from India.ace, while one side is being given the and this export, as was recently to the Deep Sea Scotts and
for Club pointed out in the House of Com Hongkong Sen Scouts mons by the Secretary for India, Room and Headquarters. There is has greatly helped to strengthen a central court round which so that building is erected rupce exchange and the position whole place will be very well ven-
Evidence of the improvement is tilated. afforded in the quotations of Gov- ernment of Indin stocks in London. the 4%% Notable examples are sterling stock, 1940/55, which in September was G1 and is now 89,
stock. and the 6
1930/48. which has materially rise in the same interval.---British Wireless,
of Indian credit.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY IN CANTON.
COCKTAIL PARTY AT THE CLUB
Canton, Apr. 25.
'
On the ground floor will be the mannager's office, hooking office,
rom, seamen's billiard
library availaide for all ranks, seamen's reading room, public with special accommodation for kilchen and seamen-boardera, pantry, Indiea cloak room, concert
restaurant,
hall, dressing reum for performers, chair store and other rooms for storage purposes.
Accommodation for the Chinese stuff is catered for by a mezzanine flour between the ground and first floors, and in various' rooms con- veniently situated about the build- inse.
Other Facilities,
|
grace.
beed before the American public, in the six years Brailowsky has
Principal Wander Hill:We al- he has developed from a brilliant! and romantic young artist to aways give them half-an-hour's great and mature musician. An Interesting analysis of Brailow- sky's "new style" was done by Olin Downes in the New York Times after the pianist's last Carnegie
all recital on March 3, 1930.
He explained that ne hard-and- fast rale was made of this regula- tion. They took belated inmater In at any time. "We would be only too pleased to take him in at any The critic wrote under the head-time." Principal Warder Hill ob- line "Brailowsky Delights Again,"
served. and in the course of his comments be ́sal; ·
A very successful cocktail party was held in the, lounge of Canton Club on Saturday from 7 to 9 .. The hosts of the even- ing were the members of the St.¦ George's Society. The Jingy was decorated in red and white. The President, Coniniander R. M. Hunt, R.N. (retd), D.S.0., in 11 shard speech proposed the toast | European steward. There will be of England.
four dormitories, une being for the use of the very few Asiatic seamento excellent advantage. who may need accomodation, and thirty-eight cabina.
Ponty
Γων
"The con
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The Govern-
to
Muda at their own expense ment at Hongkong then shipped Shanghai. He returned south and was last at Canton before coming back here.
The police authorities, said Sergt. Mottram, took a serious view of the case. applying for the maxi- mum sentence of three months.
Detective-Sergt. Mottram said that Muda some years
bad “He is a born pianist and essen- served a short term for absenting tially a romantic player. In past himself.
ta He claimed
be #1 senson, and again last night, he native of Penang. but enquiries proved himself to be a Chopin in with the authorities there did not in the first Boor will be the ofli- terpreter to the manner born and confirm this statement. They meru eers' lounge, billiard room, dining | to excel in those which had a peely brought a reply that he would Į room, study and lecture room. fortien or rhapsodie tinge. But on the officers and engineers reading for this occasion he not only rejicon not be wanted there.
their "tickets", Chuplain's offfee, in the romantic style, but added vestry, Chapel and ante-room and a Back, Scarlatti, Schuman, Debussy, waiting room for ladies.
Rimsky-Korsakoff, Moussorgsky to The second foor is entirely de- his palette, with the Wagner-Liszt voted to sleeping accommodation | Tannhauser overture as a rather for eighty seamen, except for two flamboyant finale. la birst comfortable
the group of Bach and Schumann. Mr. Brailewsky's intellectual leanings, to which we have referred, showed
trast between the great grasp of his Bach in the Chaconne and the The third floor provides well-lit | Scarlatti of the A major sonnta and airy bedrooms for forty-one was fortunate, and Mr. Brailowsky officers and engineers, on the fourth played Scarlalti with brilliangy floor will be the Chaplains and and sparkle. He did not too great- manager's flats, with rooms for they exaggerate the tonal proportions of the various warships in hars; Nember 1 Boy and the Launch of music not conceived for a mo
His Sehuminn tony, and Sir William Hornell, coxswain, while there will be a well. era grand piano. Vice-Chancellor of the Hongkong | equipped laundry on the roof,
kud a fine breadth of phrase, death University. A dance
Tire sub- Was
There will be one passenger lift of tim, and a fere lyricism. sequently held and although the and one baggage lift, in addition to variations sounded rather as nas in- Tunction atlicially terminated at four staircases, two of which exomparable improvisation apon a p.m. nny ust remained tend from the basement to the ruf, theme that as the tight-rope that Janger, thoroughly enjoying them- one to the third floor and, ano 19
some pianists represent them to selves. Our Own Correspomicut, the second floor.
e. The performance was one of His interesting to note that the unceasing interest, vitality and firm of contractors happens to bedience of large size attended Mr. rhetorical significance. An au- the same which erected the present Brailowsky recital. Needless to Seamen's Institute
twenty-two years ago.
Messages Were exchanged he tween Canton and the flowing branches of the Suriety; Hung- kong. Manila. London, Shanghai, Kampala Uganday, New York, and Murrambidgee Australina.
Amought these prosent were the
Consular Body of Canton, officers
9
SINO-JAPANESE DEADLOCK
REASONS EXPLAINED IN COMMONS
HOME FOOTBALL
ARSENAL DRAW WITH THE VILLA
IV
the
London, Apr. 25. Asked the reasons for the dead- lock in the Sino-Japanese negotio- Cons at Shanghai, the Foreign
London, Apr. 25. Secretary, Sir John Simon, in the
Villa Park to-day, in House of Commons to-day, said the First Division English League. main difficulty arose over the ques Aston Villa drew with the Arsenal, tlo of #fixed time-limit for the second stage of withdrawal of the gh side nelling once.
The league leaders follow: Japanese troops to the Interna
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. tional Settlement and certain muni- | Everton ... 011115 63.63 cipally-controlled roasts adjacent to Arsenal 39 19 10 10 79 47 48 it.-British Wireless,
Wednesday.. 40 21 6 13 93 78 J8 Aston Villa.. 10 19 8 102 67 40 Huddersfield 39 18 10 11 78 57 46 West Brom 41 20 615 72 40 46 Sheffield U... ja 20 614 79 63 40
--Reuter,
NEWFOUNDLAND TROUBLES
SIR JOHN SQUIRES STUBBORN
London, Apr. 25. According to a mensage from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Sir John Squires has decided, despite the aerlous demonstrations against bis
HIS EXCELLENCY'S DEPARTURE
LEAVING FOR HOME SHORTLY
say, there was much enthusiasm."
FROM KWANGSI TO INDO-CHINA
"DOOR" OPENED ONCE AGAIN
Nanning, Apr. 20. For the first Time for overa year, it is now possible to go to Indo-China vin Longehow. Since the "Red" uprising, the "door" into Indo-China had been closed until (such time as the Chinese authori-
Asked if he had anything to say why this maximum sentence should not be inflicted, Mura reiterated his plea of having been a rifle Inte" on returning to the Home on the last occasion. He urged the Court to take into con- sideration the fact that he had given himself up to the police of his own accord,
His Worship passed sentence of three months' hard labour,
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
The following cable at the close of the sugar market yesterday has
Messrs. een received by
treath and Coj
Pet-
London Terminals.
August 1932 4/9g up id. December 1932 5/111⁄2 up d. March 1933 5/4% up %d. May 1933, 5/6% up 40. Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d moru,
New York Terminals No quotations.
BROOKLANDS
ties made reparation for damages BLUE BIRD THRILL AT done to French
property. Evidently n satisfactory agree. |mont has been reached, for the Customs have once more opened up.
SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S ESCAPE IN MISHAP
Octets.
DB41.
J. II. Squiro Celeste Octot. DB107. Twilight on the Waters (Squire). The Piccanninnies Pienie (Squire).
J. 11. Squire Celeste Detet DBZ. Memories of Devon (Evans). Collette (Fraser-Simson).
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. D8231. 7.00 p.m. Mail Notice, ote, 6.55-7.33 p.m. A Concert, Piano-Solo-Caprice Chinola (Scott). Piano Solo-Pennoso (Scott).
Cyril Scott, Vocal Duct-The Sweetest Flower that
Blown (Peterson and Hawley). Vocal Duct-Marigold (Dowdon and
Dara Labbette and Hubert Eisdell, D8157. Violin Solo-Pouper Valsante
(Foldin-Kreisler). Violin Solo-The Song of Songs
(Moya).
Sascha Jacobsen. 4771. Song-The De'il's Awa' (Traditional). Song-The March of the Cameron
Men (Traditional). Alex. Carmichael (Baritone). 4759. Piano Solo-Rosenkavalier-Fantasy on
Love Themes (R. Strauss, arr. Grainger).
Bealy).
Percy Grainger. DB28. 7.33-8.00 p.m.
Variety, Vocal Duet-Here Comes the Bride-
High and Low. Vocal Duet-Here Comes the Bride.
I'll Always Remember. Jean Colin and Clifford Mollison, D370.
Organ Solo-Body und Soul.
Quentin M. Maclean. DB46. Humorous Song-We Must All Poll
Together. Humorom Song-Gorgonzola.
Jack Morrison. D8330. Voen Duct-Lazy Lousiana Maoiì. Vocal Duet-There Will Never be
Another Mary. (Layton and Johnstone). DB123, Xylophone Solo-The Squirrel Dance.
Rudy Starita DB145. Humorous Song-Bigger and Better
Than Ever. Humorous Song-Hold Your Glasses
with Bottoms Up.
Ella Logan. DB116. Song-There's Something About You
That's Different. Song The Sunshine of Marseilles. Maurice Turner (Baritone). DB11. 8.00 p.m. Local Time and Wen. ther Report.
03-11.30 pm. Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Presa News.
11.30 p.m. Close Down.
All recorda in the above European Programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
CHILDREN IMITATE POLICE WALK
WOMAN ACCUSES INSPECTOR OF BULLYING
"We imitated the inspector's walk," said a nine-year-old girl wit-
A unique plan for the suppres sión af robbery in the Longchow area has been
Sir Malcolm Campbell, during devised. Local an exhibition run in his famous ness at Marlborough-street Polica officials are to be held responsible Blue Bird car at the Brooklands Court "and to make us laugh Mrs. for all robberies. committed in Bank Holiday meeting at Way- Chalmers did the same." their districts and must produce bridge recently momentarily for- either the robberg or
loot got he was not on sand, and as the taken by time. This is already great machine gained speed the having a salutary effect.
rear tyres went into a terrifying wheel spin.
the
Not only is it possible to travel
torn off
I new
She told the magistrate that the two children imitated the inspec-
Mrs. Daisy Chalmers, aged 31, A secretary, of James street, Maryle- bone, was charged with being drunk and disorderly while having government recently, to continue parts for Home leave on
His Excellency the Governer deto most of the big cities of Kwang-able that the threads should be
On the concrete it was Inevit-charge of a child of five. Friday, to lead the government forces.
si hy motor-car, but the Govern ment is about to begin
like paper. There was He will, however, be supported May 6th. on which date he will ar- by only three members of his form- rive at Queen's Pler at 11 a.m.
road from Ho Tai, in
only one-sixteenth of an inch of north- The departure will be unofficial,
of the trouble. to connect with the capital of way immediately. Kwelchow Province. When this. Blue Bird continued on her way project is completed, it will be and for a moment the spectators at them," she said, "but he said, "I thought he was going to smile possible to make the trip from stood breathless. Sir Malcolm If you don't behave yourselves and Just above Wuchow to the capital had, however, realised what had walk properly I will have you lock- of Kweichow in approximately happened, and he gradually slowed four days, 08 against several up. He went out again after ed up. I resented this bullying, weeks under existing conditions,-changing tyres and covered two and told him so, and To locked me Our Own Correspondent,
lapa at a speed of about 100 miles up." an hour.
er Cabinet, alx of the other having but Ifis Excellency will be pleased / West Kwangsi, to Nan Tan, thence / rubber on the tyres and this gave i tor's walk, and that was the cause
announced their intention to re- sign.-Reuter,
U.S. BASEBALL.
VISITING NINES SUCCEED
New York, Apr. 25. Only three basoball games were played to-day, the results being: National League,
2 St. Louis 3 Philadelphia American League.
5 Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Reuter
to see any who may wish to be present. Dedinary dress will be worn,
:
BRITISH PREMIER HAS REST
GOES TO MOUNTAIN
RESORT
men have returned to their respec tive capitale.
Inspector Briggs said that the woman said to the children, "Hoads The Schnelder Trio gave
up, shoulders square, quick march!”! another She then sword at him and sald very successful concert In London, Apr. 25. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to-day Auditorium of the Young Men's "You West End police are all car
She became excited, and he Owing to the temporary adet his son Malcolm, who arrived Christian Association on
at Geneva by air, and the Premier The hall was packed, and the artistes formed the opinion that sho was journment of the Disarmament 10 Conference, which is awaiting re- afterwards proceeded for a short made great Impression on the large under the Influence of drink.
The charges wore dismissed. ports by experts, several states-rest to a resort in the Jura Moun- Chinese audience.
Lafm.-British Wireless,
4
the
Saturday.
rupt."
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