1935-03-29 — Page 6

Simon Reports HONGKONG SINGERS'

On Parley

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

AUDIENCE WITH KING

London, March 28. Responding In the House of Commons to a request from the leader of the Opposition, Mr. George Lansbury, for a statement on his Berlin visit, Sir John Simon, said:

"The House is aware that the visit to Borlin is one of a series of vialta of exploration and enquiry now being paid on behalf of His Majesty's Government to various foreign capitals and that when these visits are concluded they will be followed by a meeting at Strosa, North Italy, where bopo to meet Signor Mussolint and Monétour Laval,

"In these circumstances it will

SUCCESS

Fine Rendition Of

"Elijah"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-

Hauptmann's Appeal Set

WILL BE HEARD IN LATE JUNE

Trenton, NJ., March 28. Mondelssohn's exquisito oratorio,

Bruno Hauptmann's appeal will "Elijah," can still attract huge be heard on June 20, according to audiences, the whole world over, an announcement made to-day." as was typified last night when Hauptmann, condemned to die St. John's Cathedral', was prac-in the electric chair for the tically Alled to hear the foug- murder of the infant son of Col kong Singers. render this work.

and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, la In the hands of auch A com- till housed in the death cells here, potent choir and sympathetic within sight of the door of the soloists the work loat none of its execution chamber, through which (magatilçence and beauty. Several he has seen a dozen condemned

of Mendelssohn's pasanges in this | taken - already during his oratorio are the most emotional carceration-Reuter. compositions in all of the many sacred cantatas. To obtain their full meaning and to reveal their profound muscfanship demands a technique and quality of singing of the highest degree. This was provided by the Hongkong Singers who can regard this as their most successful public performance to date.

EXTRAORDINARLY SINCERE

B.B.C.'S NEW CHAIRMAN

LORD BRIDGEMAN APPOINTED

London, March 28.

in

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FRIDAY MARCH

HOME-COMING

OF PRINCE

| DUKE OF GLOUCESTER HEARTILY CHEERED Londori, Mar. 28.

H.R.H. tho Duke of Gloucester received a hearty welcome home to- day on returning from his long Em- pire tour.

H.M.A.S. Australia was escorted to Portsmouth by destroyers and flying boats, and all ships in har bour were dressed overall, while the Royal Salute was fired as the Aus- tralla proceeded through: Spithead.

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of Grand National From Daventry

STUDIO CONCERT

From ZBW on a`wavelength of 055 ptres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programimo, 7 pm. Stock Quotation, kindly loaned by a listener,

7.03-8 p.m. Progrumme of records. Songs-My old Kentucky home. Bonge-01 Man River (Showboat") The Duke's two brothers, the

Paul Robeson (Bass). Prince of Wales and the Duke of Orchestra-MorgenblatterWaltz York, went aboard and wore the first of many to great him..

After a civic ceremony, the three brothers left in. a Royal train and when it arrived at Victoria the King and Queen and many other members of the Royal, Family, the Australia Premier, dir. Lyons, and many Ministers were awaiting the Duke.

After greetings had been ex- be obviously undesirable to make The rendition was by no means The Prime Minister announced changed. Their Majesties returned a full statement as to the position perfect, but it was extraordinarily in the Ilouse of Commons that by direct route to Buckingham etil under investigation. Unsincere. One felt the necessity Viscount Bridgeman had been ap-Palace, while the Duke, accom- authorised speculations, such as for a little more verve among the pointed Chairman of the British paled by a captain's escort of the have appeared in some quarters, sopranus both in the chorus work Broadensting Corporation in place Life Guards, drove to the Palace by should be disregarded. I may say, and in some of the solos. In an of Mr. J. I. Whitley, who died way of Victoria Street and the Iforse Guards Parade at the Mall; however, that in the course of the effort to give the fullest emphasts last month.

in order that the waiting crowds two daya' conversation with Iterrto the pianissimo phrases there was Hitler the European problem in a tendency to be a little too

could give him a welcome. He was relation to Germany was roviewed restrained, thereby losing some of

British Wireless. and all topica mentioned in the the wonderful harmonic effects of London communique of February the composition. 3 were brought under discussion,

...

Lord Bridgeman his been a member of the Board of Governors cordially cheered all the way. of the Corporation Aince 1933.

DELIGHTFUL CONCERT.

TALENTED AMATEURS AT

·THE S. AND S

Mr. H. A. L Fisher has now been appointed to the vacancy on Brief though it was, the fincat the Board. Mr. Fisher is Warden work of the chorus was in

"Ife of Now College, Oxford. He was OPINIONS DIFFER

that shall endure to the end shati | Minister of Education from 1916 *Considerable divergence of be saved."

The voices harmonised to 1922.-British Wireless. opinion between the two Govern- with glorious effect and the sing- ments was revealed by the con- ing was outstandingly, expressive. versations, but the result of the

The important solo work of meeting was undoubtedly valuable, Elijah was taken by the Rev. W. In that both sides were able clear-H. Baines and. it la not exaggerat- ly to understand their respective to state that no other local points of vlow-a process indis-baritone could have aung the pensable to any further progress." dificult recitatives and airs with a greater depth of feeling. He cap- Asked if any of the conversa-tured the spirit of the composer in lives of people with moderate To introduce good music Into the tions that had taken place, or the acornful denunciation of the means is one part of the Methodist would take place within the next Priests of Baal, and he succeeded Church's polley in building, large ten or olaven days, would alter the in Expressing tho position of the Stresa Conference, hopelessness of the prophet in fact that the sixpenny celebrity completo central halls all over England. The or had a conference been definitely his prayer to God to take away his concerts in these halls are crowd. arranged between the three former was ad every Saturday night in the

powers, Sir John Simon moving expression, his voice was winter belies the fallacy that first replied tha the Stress meeting was full of tonal quality and Hong-class concerts are not popular. for the three powers mentioned kong will impatiently await fur- and he did not think it was ther appearances in these sacred possible for him, or anybody, to speculate as to what would be the possible events after that,

"RESOLUTE" HERE

ON TOUR

works,

"O REST IN THE LORD"

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE -QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange Bave been received by Mesars. Swan, Culberton

Mar. 27. Mar. 28. War Loan

British Government Securities

redm. after 1932 £105%· £1061⁄4

Chinese Bonds

and Fritz in conjunction with Renter.

4

5%

5

%

Loan 100800

(J. Strauss). Orchestra Blue Danube-Waltz.......

(J. Strauss). Humorous They're always together. Humorous The Vegetable Blues, Orchestra-Noel Coward Medley.

Frank Crumit. Hamorous The Pensioner

For Trot Out of nowhere.

William McCulloch. Fox Trot-Thank you most sincerely. Humorous-I miss a little miss, Humorous Three little words.

Frank Crumit. Fox Trot-Laughing Marionette, Fox Trot-Rag Doll.

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. -8.03-8.16 pm. Talk on "Flower Day for the Society for the Protection of Children" by Mr. G. P. de Martin. Ragamuffins.

8.16-8.30 pm Harry Roy's Niger-

1. St. Louis Blues; Some of these

daya.

2. Dinah; After You've gone;

Nobody's Sweetheart.

4. Sweet us just you;

Heebies

Jeobics; I wonder where my baby is to-night.

4. Fox Trot Medley.

8,30-9 p.m. Relay from Daventry. The B.B.C. Danco Orchestra direct-

by Henry Hall.

9-9.45 p.m. From the Studio. Brs. R. Sanger Suprano.. Madame H. Arnold-Cello, Mrs. G. W. Griggs-Pianoforte.

1. Songs:

Programme..

Richard Strauss.

Dream in the Twilight Crown of my heart. Serenade.

Mra, R. Sanger.

2. Sonata in A Minor,

Caix d'Hervelaix (1670-12),

Madame H. Arold and Mrs. G.

3. Songat

The Star

April

Birthday Song

9.45 1.5. Quotations.

Rogers. Rogers.

..Huntingdon-

Woodman,

Mrs. R. Sanger.

Press Bulletins, Stock

(a)

Preludio.

Bonds 1808.

(b)

Gavotte,

(e) Papilion.

(Eng. In.) £100%

£100%%

(d) Minuct.

£ 30

£80

W. Griggs.

£ DO%

00%

£ 81%

BIN

£ 33

£33

5

£ 28

311⁄2 £101

1011

£44 Lung Tsing U. Hai Rly. 2013. £ 18 £ 174 Foreign Bonde and Banks German 7% Int.

Loan 1924

£ 41%

£66th

£ 704

Japan 5 Sterling

5% Loan 1012... 89 6% Reorg. Loan The Sailors' and Soldiers' Home

1013 (L. Ins.) DG (known to the Services as "The S. Bonds 1925-47 E 0014

5% S'hai-Nanking and S."), built by the same Church

Rly. for member of any or no denom Tlent-Pukow Sir John Simon was received in Mra. F. T. Portallion sang her ination, pursues the same policy Rly.... an audience by the King at Buck-passages beautifully especially then its musical ontertainments in Tient-Tukaw Ingham Palace to-day. He spent in the Lord." The soprano 80109

Railway (Supl. famous and much loved "O Rest Hongkong,

Loan)

... £ 28 three quarters of an hour in the were very effectively taken by Snowden Jones concert, held on 5 Honan Rly... 311⁄2

The programme of Mrs. E. 16% S'hai-fl'chow. private apartments of His Majesty Mrs. D. Snowdon-Jones and Mrs. Wednesday evening, illustrates the Ilukuang Rly.

Ningpo Rly.£101 talking with His Majesty. It is J. Anderson-Miller, while Mr. J. A. claim. understood he discussed with the Kennedy found the restrained type King the conversations he had in of music admirably suited to his Berlin-British Wireless.

voice.

The concert opened with two 5% quartets, "A Strango Adventure" The double quartetten

were and "A Wooer went a-Wooing" by exceedingly well sung, noteworthy Mrs. Snowdon Jones, Mrs. N. among them being the delicious Mathieson, Mr. H. G. Anniss and "O Come everyone that thirsteth." Dr. L. T. Ride. These were handled by Mrs. Anderson-Miller, Mra. E. St. G. Kirke, Miss B. M. Bicheno, Mrs. W. Sinclair, Mr. H. Anniss, Mr. J. A. Kennedy, Rev. Cyril Brown, Capt. G. P. Joce and Mr. L. Peckham.

Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.C.O., was at the organ and Mr. J. Ander passengers son Miller, LR.AM., gulded the aboard, the luxurious Hamburg-chorus through the intricate move Amerika liner arrived in Hongkong ments with a baton full of sym- this morning on her 14th annual pathy and understanding. round-the-world tour, and berthed The large congregation joined at the Kowloon wharves. Of the in singing the hymn "Praise my Bloom" tourists, 194 are Americans and 97 eou! the King of Heaven" before "Love's Germans, the remainder com- the start of the oratorio, and at Quilter). prising French, British, Italian, the conclusion Bishop Hall offered Swiss.

Spanish, Argentinian prayer and gave the Blessing. Abined in the duets, "The Whirling Courtaulds

The same two artistes then com- Rumanian, Uruguayan, Portuguese, retiring collection was made Czecho-Slovakian and Hungarian behalf of the Hongkong Benevolent of the Spinning Wheel" (Hadyn) Distillers citizens,

Soelety, S.AG.

and "I know a Bank" (Martin Dunlop Rubber Show):

Electric Musical Baritone solos by Dr. L. T. Ride General Electric Industries...... were "The Kerry Dance" (Molloy, (England) "Old-Mother-Hubbard (Hely-Imp Chem. Ind. Hutchinson), "Requiem" (Homor) Impl. Chem. Ind.. and "Rolling down to Rio" (Ger bet, 10/ sh man).

Impl. Tobacco Internat.. Nickel Belle Royce £1 no par val ...

NOTED PASSENGERS ON BOARD

With

oter. 300

the

Members of The European Bobility on board include the following:-Duke Ludwig, of Bavaria, accompanied by Duchess: Prince Adolf von Schaumburg-Lippe, of Buecke burg, and the Princess; Baron Eitel Friedrich Schilling Cannstatt, of Berlin; Baron Oscar

von

on

"WE FARMERS MUST HAVE TARIFFS"

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were Mrs.

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Loan 1907... £ 764 Robert Herrick's "To Daffodils" | Japan 0% Sterling Ships of Arcady" (both Michaol H.K. & S'hai Bank (Donald Ford), with "A Piper" and Loan 1924.... £ 004 ภ ยย. Head), and "Arrogant Poppies" Chartered Bank £6 (Armstrong Gibbs)

(Lan. Regd.). £125 £12015

Snowdon Jones' solos,

14% £14. Commercial and Industrial Mra. Mathieson sang, "Go from Allied Iron Found- Somervell), "An Eriskay Love Lilt" Associated my Window, Go" (arr. Arthur (Hebridean), "Coucou" (P. J.

Elce. Industries O'Hara), "Still as the Night" Austin Motors ord. (Bohm), "The Cherry Troo Deth Boots 5/-ah.....

nh. (Alma Goatley), and British American

Philosophy"

(Roger Tobacco

Canadian Celanese Chineza Eng. and Blin. (Bearer)

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Mr. H. G. Anniss (tenor) sang "Thank God for a Garden" (Del Reigo), and "Pluck this Little Flower" (Landon Ronald)..

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S'hai. Elec. Constr. Tate & Lyle ........ Turner Newall

Violin solos by Miss Ezekici were "Rondino".

(Beethoven-Kreisler) United Steel "Canzonette" (Sammatini-Corte) Watney. Combe & "Bource" (Sammons), "Berceuse" (Fauro),

Held def. ord. "Rigaudon" (Handel) Woolworths and "From the Cane Brake". (S. zh. Gardiner).

The concluding items were a trio, A Man who would Woo & Mald"

von der Lancken-Wagnitz, of Ber- necessity of implementing a tariff lin: Prince Rudolf Hohenlohe-policy! Langenburg, and the Princess The supreme néed of the home Anna; Baron Joachim von Finck, farmor is a general tariff on all of Noothaitz, near Dresden; Baron agricultural produce. adjustable to Friedrich Von Diorgardt, of meet currency changes and inter- Leverkusen; and Count von Pfeil, nal subekties, with preferential of Adelsdorf, and the Countess. rates for Dominions products, and

The Resolute is already

foreign foodstuffs taxed to as high 0 a level na may be familiar ship in these waters. koep them in the third place.

necessary to She has made 13 previous eruises around, the world; but this time upon this article as the view of a Queen."

I ask my city friends not to look and a quartet, "A Regular Royal she appears in a new dress. The selfish farmer. Thila policy is black coat of paint covering her definitely good business for the Mrs. G. W. R. Griggs and Mr. hull has been removed and the ignation as a whole.. Home agricul- now glistening white all over. ture working at full capacity could create at least £300,000,000 of now wealth.overy year,

VETERAN SKIPPER

The man who is taking her on this great cruise is Commodore Fritz Kruse, who has made 13

Ono caso of Smallpox and two previous round-the-world cruiaos casos of Typhoid, were reported to on this famous liner.

Jocal Health authorities on the Wednesday.

The accompanying was shared by Frederick Mason, AR.CO., LT.C.L. It was a delightful concert, as was woll attested by the keen ap preciation of the audience.

B/-

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9.50-10.20 p.m. The entire musteni numbers from "He Wanted Adven- ture" with Bobby Howes, Judy Gunn. Marie Burke, Raymond Newell, Wylle Watson, Theatre Chorus and Orches- ira.

10.20-10.30 p.m. A Venetion Bar- | carolle--Serenade (arr. Willoughby),

The J. II. Squire Celeste Octet. 10.30 p.m. Reuter, Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further- London Stock and Commodity Quota--- tiona.

10.36 p.m. Relay from Daventry, 10.45 p.m. The Grand National. A Running Commentary by R. C. Lyle and W. Hobbies, Relayed from Aintree, near Liverpool.

11.30 p.m. (Approx:). Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcast. From The German Short-Wavers.

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4.4 p.m. DJD, DJN Announcement (Germ., Engl.) German Falk Song... Vre- Erame Forecast (Certo," Engl.) Bloại Concert.

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1,35 pan. Xews in English,

Selnes

6.43 p.m. Relayed from Hamburg i

tiana from the Oparetia. "Clivia." 4.49 pam. Nuwa in German.

7 pm. Concert of Light, Howie.

News in Kagliam.

2.18 1.0. Cimer down DJB, DIN (Gerni,

· BAST ABIĄ ZONE

· East Asia Zone broadcast through DJA on (31.35 metres, and DIN (8145 metres);

1 pm. DÍA, DIN Anseuncement (Gerta..

Engl) German Folk Song. (Pro Krumms Faciesst (Germ.. Engl.) 1.15 p.m. Woman's Hour, “Cradle Bongu” 9.13 9.m. News in English on DJA and

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11.10 p.m. News in German an| DJA (and

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11.49 pm. Hope and Half-God bless 'em

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DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

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