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"MERRIE- ENGLAND"

Philharmonic Society's Performance

Then God save, the King!

And God save the Queen!

And let us all sing

And dance on the green

In memory of Robin Houd. In memory of Marion,

And all the merry men and maida

hotch-notch of history and tradi- tion, with the will to be merry junt a little forced, the songs fittle too obviously trying to be madrigals... And yet there is in I something of what we all feel about England.

German was not a great com. poser,, nor Basil Hood a Shakes peare, but when they set out to

LOSS OF $8,000

REPORTED

HOTEL VISITOR'S COMPLAINT

The loss of a sum approximating $8,000 was reported to the police this morning by a Chinese visitor nt the Melehow Hotel is Dea

Voeux Road Central.

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write "Merric England" they were trying to express a feeling which || loss. was genuine if somewhat clouded pointing out that he could by sentiment. And, puradoxically,Į have avalled himself of a it seemed that the very absence of costume and singing helped to make the concert version given by the Philharmonic Society, Saturday, more convincing than the operatic version played some five] or six years ago,

THE HONGKONG

CORRESPONDENCE

New Wireless School

The Editor,

Hongkong Telepraph

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1934.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Sunday, Nov. 11-His Excellency and Lady Peel, attended by Captain' Walter and Mr. Pilcher, were present int the Special Service at St. John's Cathedral in the morning. Ilis Ex-

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Orchestra

ellency the Governor, attended by Relay of Hongkong Hotel Captain Walter, was present at the Armistice Day ceremony at the Ceno-! taph and subsequently at the ceremony at the Chinese War Memorial. Lady former ceremony from the Peel, attended by Mr. Pilcher, witness- Supreme Court. Suprem

In the afternoon Lady Feel, attend- Walter, witnessed a

ZE.K. PROGRAMME From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of

355 metres (845 kilocycles):

6-8 p.m. European Programme.. 5-7 pm. A Relay of the Hongkong

of work might come to Hongkong Fund between Leants from His Ma-kong Hotel Roof Garden,

7 p.m.. Closing Local Stock: Quota- tions, London and New York Stock and, Commodity Quotations.

7,08-7.25 p.m. Vocal Gema. Duchess of Dantzig (Caryll), Lilae Time (Schubert).

Light Opera Company.

Columbia Light Opera Company, 7.25.7.40 p.m. A Violin Recital by Renee Chemet.

1. Introduction and Rondo Capric-

clono (Saint-Saens, Op. 28). Serenado (Tosoli).

3. Serenade (Pierno). 7.40-83.m. From the Studio.

Sir, in connection with the proposed new Government Wireless School, and the suggestion that Arriving from Canton by trala Britons might find openings fox

themselves Who danced at their wedding." yesterday evening, he took a reel the Colony, in view of the fact thated by Captain

as wireless operatora in It is all rather like that, a lively on the second floor. He carrieritish wireless operatora in search football ninte in ad of Ear! Haig's Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong-

only a kit bag, and paid $5 as TI deposit at the hotel office.

Early this morning, he informed on chance, I think the position only's Services and the Rest of the

Colony, the management that he had lost might be clarified.

Monday, Nov. 12-Lady Peel, at- about $8,000 from one

of two There is at present a shortage of

at dinner of Contre-Amiral Kuent Richard, Commander-in-Chief of the bronstpockets of a European-style Chinese wireless operators in the tended by Captain Walter, was the cont. The money, he said, was Colony, due in a great degree to

He said he the fact that large numbers of the French Naval Forces in the Far East in Hongkong notes.

have men, who have received their train on board the Cruiser "Primauguet." suspected a man, who may

private wireless Tuesday, Nov. 13-Lady Peci, at- been a hotel servant, whom he had ing in the old

little while schools have gone to Cantos andtended by Captain Walter, was pre- aven in his room a previous to his discovery of the Shanghai, preferring to work for sent at the French Convent in the the Chinese Government and at occnsion of the Investiture of the Mother Superior by Contro-Amiral various jobs ashore to going to sea. Richard with the Order of Chevalier There has not been for some time of the Legion of Honour.

The following dined at Government any further supply of operators, as

Legge. there have been no facilities for House:Commander H. C. training them since Messrs. But.., Mr. J. C. Richardson, Miss J. terfield and Swire became tired of Mackie and Mr. 5, E. Skey, Rah.

Wednesday, Nov. 14. lis Excel. training wireless operators for the remainder of the shipping con tency, attended by Captain Waltor,

free, and

was present at the annual display of the flongkeng Fire Brigade in the les in the Caluny closed down their school at Taiko afternoon, presenting the trophies at

The result has been that some the conclusion of the display.

have shipping companies

been

The following dined at Government fereed to employ men who were House: Mr. C. L. Hoover, Captain definitely incompetent as they could F. C. Martin.0.9.N., Captain F. Man- not get any better to replace them.uern, R., Captain and Mes. A. R. Private companies felt it was the Hammick, the Very Revd. Dean and duty of the Government to create Mr. Swann, Prof. and Mrs. J.

Z. E. K. PROGRAMME supply for the demand occasioned Sheelsnr. Pref. and Mrs, Middleton by the laws of the Colony, and it Smith, Mr. W. J. Binale, Lt. Col. A. C. Marsh, Mr. and Mra, H. G. Sheldon,

8,30-10 pm. European is doubtless as a result of pressure ¿fes. D. J. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. H. 11.

Z.EK. brought to bear in the right direc-Turner. Major and Mrs. J. A. A. programme from tion that the Government is going Crims, Me. I. D. F. Reith, Mr. W. J.quency of 910 k.e's.

8.30-8.47 p.m. Bollet to start up a school.

Keswick, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shields, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. Suite (Luigini). A. S. Mackichan, Mr. J. Macgreger and Mr. G. B. G. Hull.,

With the possible exception of the two lending nien, A. V. Sanders Exsex, and E. J. Dyer as Sir Walter Raleigh, none of the singers seemed to be identifying them- selves in any way with the charac ters to whom their songs had been allotted. They sang na they would sing on the conceri platform, not with that extra consciousness that amateure nhw

when they are

facility, numely by depoalting the large sum with the hotel manage, ment, the Manager referred him to the police na the proper quarter to whom he could address his complaint,

The man, it appeare, le an agent sent here by his employers to make purchases on their behalf. The police are now investigating.

Dr. E. M. Gordup, transferred to Public Health the United States arrived hera Service in Hongkong. from Manila by the President Lincoln, accompanied by his family.

A four-year-old girl; Cheung Ku. was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday following a motor mishap at the Taip Bond, when she was keked down and injured by a car, Nuo 2941.

taking j part Ja opera. Pro- fessionals, except in rare cases, put the wrong before the action n99, having kut Inte IL custume, consider that sulllcient help has bren given to the audience to enable them 10 dramatise the

for themselves.

Su th Elizabethan stage manager chose rather to put up a notice this is wood" Lann to distract the attention of his audiences from the beauty of the words and the netion of the players by an elaboration | Ankerlea.

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Thursday, Nov. 15.-The following lunched

MARITAL WOES

MARRYING MDIVANI SEEKS DIVORCE

"The Journey Back vin Biberla" by Miss P. W. Brown,

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-10.30 D.m. Chinese Studio Concert.

9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins. Rugby, Mid-day Press Nowa, Purther London Stocks and 1 ommodity Quata. tiers.

10.40 p.m Clone Down, Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management.

All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel

Recorded on a fre-

Egyptien

Concert Orchestra,

1. Allegro non troppo. 2. Allegretio,

Andante sostenuto. 4. Andante expressivo. 8.47-9 p.m.

Hislop (Tenor).

2.

3.

Four Songs by Joseph

O Sing to me the Old Scotch

Songs (Leeson).

Yo Banks and Bries (arr. Levs), MacGregor's Gathering (G. A.

Lee),

Fox-Trot-Ache in my ileart,

Vivaca).

Vivaco).

Evelyn Laye (Soprano),

Fox-Trot-Wedding on the Air.

Jack Jackson and his Orchestra. Vocal-A Million Dreamsa.

The Ponce Sisters (Comediennes). Piano Duct--Mr. Whittington-Who

do you think you are?". Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green.

10 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Week-end Broadcast From The German Short-Waver

for Special programme

Far Eastem Ulsteners wC be broadcast this evening by

on 31.38 metres na underz Special Programme for Australia DJA and 19 31.1ēm, and (D,74%. zrepectively. -

6. Hymphants Concert Max Trapd. Vkilin Cancerto In A-minor, Becle huern, naturale Symphonie No. In F-Majnt. Rololat: Erich Kohp (Vkili). Neview of the Week in German, Beslew of the Week In English, Opening Announcement DIA. Gar

Palk Song. Programme Forecast (German, Engilah) High- lighta of F» Work's Programme. 9.33 p.m. A Handay, Evening's ProgrammA, 9.30 p.m. Fairy Tale

The Mudrid Convention requifer certificates of a certain standard from operaters working on various types of ships and in various areas.

3. Government linuse:--Ba For some time, local wireless Royal Highness The Duke of Saxe. Mr. Eugene Consul for Nicaragua in Manile, and perators have been examines up to Camry and Gotha, Brigadier and Mrs. son of Mr. T. E. Lacayo, Consul for a comparatively low standard and S. Thackeray, Gesandtschaftsrat Nicaragua in Hongkong, is leaving passing have been granted i Von levelzow, Herr and Frau Glp

Von Gvalman. Ober- Hongkong on the President Lincoln certificate known as the "Special perish, Baron

burghauptmann Nord. tomorrow on a pleasure trip to the "A", which enables an operator to

In the afternoon His Excellency nád United States, Mexion and Central ¦ serve as sole operator on the usual

Lanly China coaster roughly from Vladi Walter and Mr. Pilcher, were the Peel, attended by Captain

4. Bonnie Wee Thing (Fox). vontock to Singapore, including the

vf L. Cal. A. E. Willina, 9-9.30 p.m. Quartet No. 2 in D Judge and Mrs. Franeis auster- Philippines and Dutch East Indien, D.s.o., M.G., and the officers, Int. Bat-Major (D.Dur) (Borodin). manni trikyed here by the President According to the Madrid Conven- talion. South Wales Borderers at a

Pro Arte Quartet. Lincoln from Manila, necompanied by tion, no such certißente As the Band Concert.

1st Movement--Allegro moderato. To anyone who has gone year sies. P. Houssermann and daughter. "Special "A" can be recognised, and Mr. R. Bruce dined at Government 2nd Movement-Scherzo (Allegro after year to the productions of They are here to meet Mrs. Hausser-technically holders of "Special "A" House. the Philharmonie Society the difman's

mother, arriving on the certifleates should it for full Friday, Nov. 10.His Excellency 3rd Movement--Notturno-Andante. ference in the volume of sound President Hoover, Judge Haussermann Brittel: Postmaster-General's Cer. the Governor presided at a meeting 4th Movement--Finale (Andante produced by the churns must have in President of the Benguet Con been very apparent. True, the Soured Mining To

tificate, 2nd Class, an examination of the University Council.

Saturday, Nov. 17-1is Excellency 9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, which if carried out' fully

and Lady Peel, attended by Captain | London 1 p.m. Stocka and Commodity Chinese operator of the averageWalter, were the guests Mr. F. C. Quotations. But when the thing class could hope to pass without at Hall at luncheon at the Eleventh

9.33-10 p.m. Variety. those of either the King's on the fand weak. Queen's, and the auditoriums is far has been going well, and you have least eighteen months' intensive Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley Piano Solo-Sleeptime down South.

afterwards remaining to witness the Piano Solo-Life is just a Bowl of smaller, but that is by no means sung with a will, giving the lead training.

Certain minor officials of the races.

Cherrien, the whole story. A great DIAFIJ

to some Iras certain fellow in the

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Richardson dined

Carroll Gibbons. Radio Government

Department bos just people can sing well when they chorus which

ever since the Madrid Convention, and accompained by their guests, were

and Lady Peel, attended by the staff Song-Brave Hearts. one of a crowd but are smition encored, then you stand up, happy have been all for this innovation Government lonke. His Excellency Song-Near and yet so Far, with shyness and uncertainty with the close human companion-oring entirely the special represent at the performance by the when they feel that their voires ship. and, feeling yourself

quirements of the case and the Hongkong Philharmonic Society of may be distinguished. The very hearty "man Windsor." you

needs of the shipowners. Their "Merrie Eugland" at the China Fleet close quarters in which the chorus) sing well and lustily.

view has been that if Chinese opera-Club. were packed, with the men and ..

tors could not pass the examination women standing shoulder 10

then shipowners abouki imporl shoulder, helped the mare timid} The leading parts were all well British operators on theusunt and served to mass the sound, taken, though with the exception enlonial home leave contract terms, with a consequence that the chorus of Mrs. Buves Smith, the fatties a ruinous proposition as things are were consistently good and the anng rather over carefully, Both at present, quite apart from the audience showed their appreciation Mrs. Lockhart and Mrs. Valentine fact that the wireless operator of from the start, a factor which did have strong, trained volees, but a China coaster does very little fur

Los Angeles, Nov. 18, much to stiffen the marade of the they both seemed to be afraid to his living and that a European is

The amazing Mdivani trio are let themselves, go. Mrs. Lock quite wasted in Buch a job,

the again in the limelight, with To confess to having been horest hart's songs did not perhapa suit Fortunately these small fry were

the

Princo divorce of more than once at previous per- her very well; she has some lovely overruled by the business interests announcement that final papers In Serge of the Philharmonic notes but they seemed to be concerned, and their personal cap-Mdivanl from Mary McCormic, the Spelety does not imply any want smothered at times and to lack the rices were subjected to higher and ex-Opera singer, have been Gled In of appreciation of the very hard fulness and roundness of which more knowledgable opinion, with

the Superior Court, work that has been put in by one felt that her voice is capable the result that. instead of all. The marriage will be finally dis- singers and producers, but when it Possibly it was the tempo which holders of "Special "A" certificater solved to-morrow.--center. is atided that "Merrie England") was too slow for her.

being hauled ashore and put

The application for divorce was seemed too short, and that it was?

The same

carefulness through an examination they could made by Prince Serge Mdivani with real surprise that I saw that robbed Mrs. Valentine's songs of not possibly pass a proceeding shortly after he returned to the my watch pointed to half past some of the charm that they certain officials considered most United States, after attending the eleven when "The King" was play should have had. Her

vnice is necessary—a printed endorsement wedding in Paris of his brother ed, it does suggest that the Society flexible and one feels that she was issued, which, when pasted in Alexis to Barbara Hutton, heiress were very wise to confine them should be capable of putting realide the "Special "A" certificate.to the famous Woolworth millions. selves

Samuel on this

Prince to the emotion into her singing. All legalises that certificate in the nume cension

Serge named concert version. A series of con- her songs were pleasant to listen aren and roughly under the same null, the famous Utilities mugnate certs on these lines will probably to, but they demand something conditions as before.

who is now standing trial on strengthen the confidence of both mare than careful rendering, Consequently, there is no reason chorus and lands, and we may be especially perhaps the wistfuito bellave that applicants for train charges of fraud, no "the frequent

companion" of his wife. certain that when the Soriety puts ent song and that attractive dueting and now certificates will be re-

Mary McCormic replied that her on its nuxt-opera the performance | which leks as that "love is a quired to priss an examination friendship with Insull was perfect. will hold together better. fimm it happy thing.”

which, while possibly more exte has done recently.

shame to bring old gentlemen into Mrs, Anderson Miller sang well sive and dilleult than that for the wholesome, and that it was The lemon lenrat hy the mass- and let herself ge more with old "Special "A", will be at all the case.

prohibitive to the average youth ing of the chorus is remembered. conséquence that one enjoyed her who has entered for and passed the

His Second Wife. and the producer can convince the songs better because she seemed old examination. If the examina-second wife, his first venture into Mary McCormic is Prince Serge's stage manager that a solid group to enjoy singing them, but it was tions were left entirely in the hands matrimony being with Pola Negri, of singers who can he heard for Mrs. Bowes Smith to show us "making a cheerful noise," is to once more how delightful it can of certain minor officials in direct the famous screen actress, be preferred to rather timid be to listen to singing that a contact with the seagoing wireless divorced him in April, 1931.

departments of shipping firms, married Mles McCormic shortly string of yokels, pirates or peasant pears to be absolutely effortless, there is no doubt in the minds of after the divorce, and two years lasses threaded neross the stage Mrs. Bowes Smith is exceedingly and all conscious of the physical lucky to have been given a throat knowledgable, people that the exam- later she brought an action against

between them, the Phil which seems to pour out song as nations would be made quite un him for separate harmonie will take the place it easily as does a bird's. Her voice necessarily difficult in order that

the personal views of these officials alleging cruelty.

About the Kame time, Mae is ensy and passionless, a little in- Before turning to the principals, human perhaps, but because it might be justified, and it is to be Murray; another woll-known film that the now school will be star, and wife of David, Serge's the moral can be again pointed mands so little of our emotions under the, control of more senior brother, began a suit for divorce. very forcibly by a comparison of is completely satisfying to the car. officials who know what is required

Rumoura were current Aix the volume, the trueness and the The two leading men, Messrs. and how to do it.

months ago that Prince Alexis, the commequent pleasure given to the Sanders and Dyer,

The new school, if properly con- third brothor, was estranged from audience; of the songs by minor pleasing, careful performances, ducted, will be of very great assis his wife, Barbara Hutton. The characters in "Merrie England" As a whole, both choras and tance to shipping companies, for it young couple passed through Hong- with the rendering of similar items principals were good, and if the should provide a certain surplus kong in March this year on a when the operatic versions have criticiam of the latter seems of operators over the direct de "belated honeymoon." been given. If you are used to little unsympathetic, it is because mand, thereby enabling the com- concart work there is not much one feels that with such capable panics concerned to pick and choose, embarassment in lifting your voice singers to draw upon, the producer and to replace incompetent operators. Many of them are lazy and alone. But if you are one of the should have been able either to tors, which they are at present entirely lacking in initiative, but many who can put up quite a resist the over-training which reforced to employ for want of others, with training up to the require creditable performance leaning sulted in the stiffness mentioned, with men who are keen and more or ments of an elementary certificato against the piano, you feel the lack or to have encouraged the singers less efficient within their limits. such as the "Special "A" of moral support when you find to overcome. the strangeness of It will be seen therefore that the yourself well forward on the stage, singing an opera part on the con- question of possible employment for with the principals politely stand- cert platform. Perhaps if he had British operators on the China ing aside as you clear your throat, made war on score books he would Coast does not arise, Your voice is apt to fail you and have got the desired result I do not intend this letter to be Hound, even to your own ears, thin

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Idle gosalp keeps many girls.

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