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FAREWELL

CONCERT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER

1934,

SIR DAN GODFREY RETIRES

MANY YEARS ́AT BOURNEMOUTH

Memorable scenes were witnessed at the Bournemouth Pavillon when Sir Dan Godfrey gave this farewell concert after forty-one years' service AR conductor of the Bournemouth municipal orchestra,

His was a triumphant farewell. One thousand people had to be refused admission to the Pavilion, They had gathered there, knowing that all seats had been booked some few weeks ago, in the hope that of the Lichols would be Bome returned.

Sir Dan throughout the concert was his imperturbable self, but at i the end, whon he was replying to a speech of congratulation by Str Hugh Allen, he almal, broke down as he spoke of the loyalty of the members of the orchestra, sotie of whom were leaving that night after forty years' service.

"I hope it will be possible," he sald, "for them to be rewarded in some substantial manner,"

At the conclusion of the convert | Slr Dan shook hands with Mr. Bertram Lewis, the louder of the

orchestra, And Mr. Montague Birch, the deputy cozulueter, the Intter presenting him with a Inured wreath on behalf of the orchestra A large bunch of whlie heather was also handed to Sir Dan, who was visibly affected by the Jast scenes of his farestel.

ARM IN ARM WITH SUCCESSOR,

SUFFOLK A SHRINE

OF BRITISH GLORY

HISTORIC SPOTS IN BEAUTIFUL COUNTY OF ENGLAND'

A

An nuttending action of the Leagire of Nation nanambly, shown at the left in impressive section at Geneva, Switzerland, the admission of Russia. Above is shown M. Maxim Lit vinay, Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, addressing the Assembly after he had taken his member's seat

planted on the poet's grave, but it speedily withered away. In the churchyard at Southwold in the resting-place of Aunes Strickland. who wrote "The Queens of Eng- lant" and who was born in the Tatjacent village of Roydon; white Honington was the birthplace of Robert Bloomfield, the poet and author of "The Parnur's Boy." the

of which is laid at Supfston.

George Borrow, traveller and

DOVES TO RISE ON

WAVE OF MUSIC

COLOURFUL CEREMONY AT MELBOURNE

Arthur DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

TO PLAY PART

As a climax to the dedication of

The early history of the county | times its pabres rod, holises Bore, of Suffolk is practically the same į dvaro betriod and the harbour as that of the adjolning county of blocked up with snod. In the garther, lived for several years on Norfolk, the former lag the den of the privat rectory nt Stay the banks of Oulton Broad, where he died in 1881; and in the vicinity southern, and the latter the north- merita molberry tree, which is

of East Anglia. ern, section of the Savona kingalons epital to have hop planted by Bury 1, Edmunds is Barfield

Join Milter, One blind poet, while rail, the birthplace f

Your Ehe agricultural writer. ma visit by his old tutior- Thomas

sito la buried in the nearby church- Young. A Fow nike away 14

Fard. The sillastes of hersey and Apsall Church, which 15

other pay their name to the Taurie Krow 1 as keting and lasey-the Shrine of Remembrance, Mel bourne, by the Dake of Gloucester on November 11, 20,000 pigeons will he released by 20,000 war veterans assembled on the Shrine approaches. As the pigeons are thrown into the air by the Diggers. netlag as oné man, a vitoir of 2,000 voices will reach a crescendo note

2.

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The county town of Ipswich. which was known in Saxon times Die Gilgu savie, la principally famous

of the marriage of the Ins being the birthplace of Cardinal parents of the pe aleet of monk: +9 Wolzes, whose lather carried on Moldim, Lord Kitchener, many of fuisfiess in the town ma a butcher, whoor time-stors are buried in the In the pursuit of which he gained church of Lalehrath, which rent- an evil reputation for welliuse it than a memoral to the man who- fertor Beat and giving short i get goh wonderful work in the The Salvation Army early days of the late Grant Wan Citadel now rendes the site of the theatre in which David Garrick. The town of Framfinchata is a the greatest of English actor is of great historie interest. Its Martyr, who was buried there, and made his first profession) aturar- (5. riped out a spected in whose toth was a Mecen for pilin a hynin of triumph, and will thee on the stage in Southern'a 1100 by Roger Bigod, the ancestor Pino for several centuries. for the Biots of Norfolk, and Heary Cockton, the author of the

Just afterwards, however, he was

to arm weight. smiling again, and arm with Mr. Richard Austin. Rueressor, whom he introdured to the audiencK,

his

"I am sure at least," said Sir Dan, "that he will maintain our musical prestige. He bra the essentials. for Biæcess ---- youth, ability, considerable experience and a charming personality."

Mr. Austin, in acknowledging the compliment, said he would en- deavour, to the atmoal of his

ability, to maintain the wonderful reputation which Sir Dan had nade for the orchestra, for himself and for Bournemouth,

"Orunnoka,"

NAMED FOR MARTYR.

Hary St. Edmunds, Thu 1m dima od the days of the Ronan cetipetteet, Brhân sand beter ina ‚capital or East Anglia for a time, was named alter King Edmund the

th the Market II at Sudbury

ustain it until the birds have

later became the property of the ones popular. but now almost un-ensed their direction and sped off The attractions of the sealde Howards, when the dukedom was known, humorous story "Valentine on their long flights to every Stato town of Aldeburgh are described in conferred up that family. Vox, the Ventriloquiat, was buried in the Commonwealth. "The Borough,” a inem from the was forfeital and restured to them, in the town, and in St. Mary's | pen, of George Crabbe, who was on many occasions bezorg it was thurch is the tomb of Mary Tudor, ]. For twelve months, members of born in the town in 1764. In the Badly taken from them in the seven-, the pister of Henry VIII

the special committee appointed to parish chureli are memorials to feenth contury, Within its walls im and to Henry Faweelt, the Queen Mary took refuge during

arrange the ceremony of dedication blind Postmaster-ticneral, who was the nine days that Lady Jane Grey is a statue of Thomas Gainsbordelled their brains for a fitting the pigeon release, sponsible for many postal re-ateupled the throne, and it was ugh, the painter, who was a native climax. In forms. His wife was a sister of munly the men of Suffolk who the town, which, was also the which was suggested by one mem- Dame Garrett Anderson, who waited Mary to enforce her claim Pirthplace of Simon of Sudbury, and unanimously adopted, they Sir Hugh Allen said he wns eum.

at one time the Mayor of Alde to the Crown, in the local church Archbishop of Canterbury, why claim to have arrived at the most missioned to

ever aranged convey to Sie Danburgh, the first woman to hold that are menorink to the petle Henry zcized by Wat Tyler's rebelspectacular climax the warmest good Wishes and offee in England.ant one of the Howard, Part of Surrey, who was when they broke into the Tower for a mays demonstration, and one sincere........... gratitude l. many arliest of British women doctors, executed by Henry VII, and to London, and who was hastily standing in world history. The musicians composers, conductors Wilkie Collins, the novelist, wrote Thong Howard, Earl of Norfolk, secuted by them on Tower Hirds will be homing pigeons, to and performers, and also of the Name while living at a house who escaped a similar fate goldly

he supplied by homing clubs in The county has numerous asso-overy State of Australia. great musical institutions, at the in the town known as "Sea View," Jowing to the sudden and unexpected ridions with the novels of Chriss Dickens. Blundeston, which was a

When the Royal party emerges favourity resort of Thomas Grey, from the Inner Shrine, the Premier The poet, is the Bhunderstone which Victoria, In the name of the Dickens describes as the birthplace tople will

call ou

the Duke of

head of the list being that grand old man of music, Sir Alexander Mackenzie...

ONCE A SEAPORT.

Dunwich is now but A

death of the King.

POET'S GRAVE.

village, but it was once a import- || Edward Fitzgerald, the poet and They all realised, said Sir Hugh,

ant seaport, besides being for a translator of the "Rubaiyat of of David Copperfield; Sudbury is Gloucester to dedicate the Stato'a the great debt they owed to Sir Dan Godfrey. In him the young also the seat of a. bishoprie, which years of his life ut "Little Grange,"

tiran the capital of East Anglia ant Omar Khayyam." spent the closing the Entauswill of "Pickwickr memorial. The first move- e." | Papers": The White Horsements of the dedication will be ne- sumposer always had a friend in need. His record wath stund for

latter was established about 630, în the town of Woodbridge, and he Hotel" at Ipswich figures in thempanied by the choir singing a The town suffered severely frans is hurled in the village church at same story; and it was at "The ant. As the dedication renchen many years, and should be a great

the eneronehments of the sen, in ¦ Bautre, cloro to Bredfeld House, Angel Hotel" at Bury St. Edmunds its climax, the choir will begin a stimulus to Itis successor. offer Sir Dan."

common with the rest of the East where he was born. A rose bush that Sum Weller, first encountered iseende, and at a given signal the he added, "the Anglian erat,

and at various|frons Omar's tomb In. Perain was Job Trotter.

20,000 pigeons will be released, gratitude of all who love music and live by it,**

At the enndlusion the whole audience stood and

sang "Aul

Lang Syne" and "God Save th King,"

TRIBUTE AT DINNER.

About 300 leading citizens.of. Bournemouth were present at the Municipal at A cumplimentary dinner to Sir Dan.

Proposing his health, the Mayor, Alderman J. R. Edgecombe, suid it would be dieult to say how much modern British music owed to him. By giving very many British composere an opportunity at a very important time in their careers, ht encouraged them when encourage- ment was scarce, and, undoubledly brought the ability of many now distinguished musicians 10 the notice at the public.

Sir Dan, in reply, referred to modern music with its new harmonie design and now orches trai effects. Ile said he thought the finest masterpieces of the great composers would long outinst the experimental music of to-day. which Ineked the fundamental factor of understanding for 90 per cent, of listeners-melody.

With regard to the future of music at Bournemoth, he said the Corporation were determined to keep up the town's prestige in that respect, and to give Mr. Richard Austin, his successor, every possible chance to do that.

Sir Hugh Allan, pronosing the toast of the County Borough of Bournemouth, sald Bournemouth was a shining example of what municipalities could do for music.

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