1934-03-26 — Page 12

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30. ROSE LAI and NC CHO FAN

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A Chinese Picture With English Titles

"TWO BROTHERS"

WITH

WONG CHO WAN

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THE LONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CHORAL SOCIETY.

CHINESE CHOIR'S FIRST.

PUBLIC CONCEIT."

MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1934.

NEW COUNSELLOR

MR, HOWE APPOINTED

¿TO PEIPING

The Hongkong Chineso Charal

Shanghai, Mar. 25. Society hold its first concert under The North China Daily News the baton of Mr. J. Anderson learns that Mr. Robert George Millar, LR.A.M., at the Hongkong Howe, at present attached to the University on Saturday night, and Foreign Offco, has been appointed the way in which the various num-successor to Mr. E. M. B. Ingram bore were received was most on-s Counsellor to the British couraging for this first effort. Legation at Peiping.

The concert was held under

distinguished patronage of His

Excellency

Mr. Howe will sal? from. London'

lency the Governor, Sir Wil- for the Far East at the end Ham Pool and Lady Peel, and was April. attended by a

Vice-Chan-

"י.

of

The new Counsellor is 40 years Sir William Horne, gathering. cellor of the University who has of age. He received his education shown a great interest in the con- at the Derby Grammar School and ***at Cambridge. During his wide cort, was present.

This Society is undoubtedly a diplomatic service, he has served welcome addition to the musical as British Charge D'Affaires at circles of the Colony. Mr. Ander Copenhagen, Belgrade, Rio de son Millar and the organisers of the Janeiro and Bucharest-Reuter. Society must be heartily congratu-

Mr. Ingram has been in the lated on their initiative.

Foreign Office and Diplomatic Ser. vice since 1919. He came to China in 1929. He received the C. M. G. In the last New Year honours.

Saturday's programme, which was broadcast, presented to the public old airs, glees, part songs, folk songs and sea shanties, sung by a choir of nearly eighty voices.

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The effect was pleasing. Each from Mr. Anderson Millar, Sir Wil- item was rendered with rhythm and Bam Hornell and the artistes who, tonal-success acceptable to the car, | had helped them that evening. Every number came in for rounds The songs rendored by the choiri of applause, and several were re-during the evening were "American peated.

Battle Hymn" by H. Walford Solos were sung by Miss Irene Davies, opened the concert Roe, L.R.A.M., A.R.G.M., whose "The Vagabond" by R. Vaughan pleasing voice was well appreciated Willams; "O who will o'er th by the gathering, Captain O. P. Downs so free" by Pearsall, "Mow Joce and Miss Dora King joined the ing the barley" "Dashing choir in several of the songo. with a smoothing fron" and Bill

Lt. Col. C. H. Kuhus accompanied Boy," sung by Mias Dora King and throughout on the pains, while Mr. the "In this hour of softened Oswald Lyen gave four delightful

"Shenandoah"

and

renditions of popular clasalcal "Bound for the Rio Grande," sung masterpieces on his violin, which by Capt. Joce and the choir; "The wore well received. His execution long day closes by Sullivan of Kreisler's "Liebesfroud” and]"Trade Winds," sung by Capt. Joc "Poeme" by Fibich were most ap-and the choir "The Keeper and preciated.

"My Billie Boy," sung by Mias Dori During the Interval, Miss Shim King and the chair; and fasily Tak-him, Chairman of the Society, hymu. Miss Roe rendered: "Th said a few words of appreciation of Shepherd's Song" and #Tb the splendid support they had had Malden".

LAST TWO

DAYS

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 G

9.30 p.m.

KING

DOWN MEMORY

LANE WITH A WOMAN'S HEART

The author of "Design for Livin

has given us an forgettable "De -for-Loving

ITALY VOTING

END OF CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES?

Rome, Mar. 20 Italy want to the polls today. All men over twenty-one, and all the married men, no matter what their ages, went out to voto "Yes" or "No" for a single list of 400 selected for the Fascist Grand Council,

names

The list of 100 was solected from 1,000 submitted by Indus- trial, cultural and social organisa-, tions throughout Italy.' pears first on the list.

Premier Mussolini's name ap.

It is expected that Italy will return an almost unanimous yes to the. 100 names selected. however, will probably be the last Italy over selects, as Premier Alussolini recently declared, that he had never liked the Chamber. It is expected that it will shortly bờ abolished-Router Special,

The now Chamber of Deputies,

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JANET GAYNOR

WARNER BAXTER -

in

'Paddy the Next Best Thing"

od by the Rov. Mr. Rogera, who, spoke on watchfulness. He took the story of St. Peter as his theme,. FAREWELL PARADE FOR REV- and anid that Peter failed his Master because he was not watch- ful. He asked the boys to be The St. Andrew a Troop of Boy steadfast and vigilant throughout Scouts and Wolf Cub Pack attend-their lives.

W. WALTON ROGERS

Chur

ed a special farowoli parade- sor- At the conclusion of the service, vice to the Vicar, the Rev. W. the Scouts, under Scoutmaster R. Walton Rogers, in St. Andrew's Dormor and Assistant Scoutmaster Church, Kowloon, yesterday morn-R. H. Wong, and the Wolf Cubs, ing, when a full congregation was under Cubmistress Miss F present

formed up outside the The service was impressivo, and The Vicar, who also Chaplain the Scout colours word carried to the Troop, thanked them for all and placed in the Banctuary. A they had done, and hoped they party of Scouts also acted as would keep up their activities to sidesmon;

the furtherance of all that Scout

An inspiring sermon was preaching Cubbing meant.

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IN MEMORIAM.

I DONATIONS TO BENEVOLENT

SOCIETY ACKNOWLEDGED The Hongkong Benevolent Society acknowledges with grateful t thanks the following donations in memory of the late Mr. Edward Stone: Air. and Mrs. David Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cameron Wm. Baird," Montreal

EL B. Beaumont, Montreal Mr. and Mrs. C. Pryce

| Mr. and Mrs. D. Miller

Mr and Mrs. B. Garrod

Mr. and Mrs. Loo Y. Ton Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Monagh LAFAEN, Ryari.

A M.. Parker,.

JP Oram Bheppard".

MAP: Cox, Shanghai

Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Costello,

Shanghai

Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Fetterly

Shanghai

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shaw, Manlia. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hayward,

Kobo Mr. and Mrs. M. FitzGera B. G. Ryan, Kobo

Yokohama.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Yokohama

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Mr. and Mrs. E. Hospes,

hama

C.P.R. Staff, Hongkong

5 H. G. Dring, London

Robert Dollar: Line

5 FB., Wilson

The S. C. M. Post has received the following donations to the Hong

6 kong Benevolent Society in!, membry

5 of the late Mr. Stoner

Mr. and Mrs. A. Kicka

4 Mr. John Bentley 44

Mr. G. 8. Archouts