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· THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18. 1938

Russia Can't Allow Conquest of China

SUN FO

FO REVEALS SOVIET ATTITUDE TO JAPAN'S AIMS

China Will Mobilise Army Of 8,000,000 in Year

London, Apr. 12.

Mr. Sun Fo, prominent Chinese political leader, speaking at a press reception at the Chinese Embassy to-day, said he had been informed in Moscow that although Russia did not intend to intervene in the Far East at present, where China appeared to be fully holding her own, Russia could not afford to allow Japan to conquer China, and if any danger of that appeared, Russia would certainly intervene, regardless of the consequences in Europe.

Mr. Sun Fo said that China was quite confident of winning. She already had 2,000,000 men under arms, and in a year's time would have 8,000,000.

The moral effect of China's recent successes upon Japan must be pro- found, as every Japanese had been brought up in the belief that he was invincible.

Mr. Sun Fo procreded from the reception to visit the Prime Minister. He goes to Scotland on April 14 to visit the Clyde shipbuilding yards, and will return to London in about a week's time.

The Roman Catholic Bishop Yu Ping, whe was also at the reception, was recently received in Rome by the Pope, to whom he gave. long account of the war in China. He returns to China air to-morrow,—

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WHITNEY GOES TO PRISON

New York Broker Unbowed In Adversity

Ossining, Apr. 12. Iichard Whitney, the American broker who was convicted to-day and sentenced to ve and 10 years Imprisonment in Sing Sing on charges of and arceny, entered Sing Sing with his chin up, haughtily stumbling al the end of a line of handcuffed prisoners.

Storms In Europe Ruin Fruit Crops

Asked to

make " cóminent, he moved his head in negation, but ; there was no gesture of despair.

He was assigned No. #4,835, and sleeps to-night in a darap 4 by 7 foul cell in the old cell block, which is the customary place for newcomers,

Tokyo, Apr. 13. The establishment of a bank of issue in Shanghai to provide a new currency for Central China is being studied by offeinls of the Federat Reserve Bank at Pelping, states A A New York message says that the Domei

Federal Court has revealed that the report. The

firm instliation, while afliated Whitney

has abilities of to the Pelping Bank, would issue its $7.634,050.50 and assets of $1,181,- own currency, which would not be 334.69.-United Press. exchangeable at par with Federal Reserve Bank notes, but, would have

it

new

value of its own.

The proponents of

the scheme

defend the plan on the grounds that!

present circumstances prevent cir-

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CHALIAPIN,

GIANT BASSO FROM RUSSIA, DIES WITH FAMILY AT BEDSIDE

Paris, Apr. 12. Feodor Challapin, the famous Russian singer, died to-night from acute anaemia. His wife and five children were by his bedside.

When Feodor Chaliapin sang the distraught Czar in "Boris Goudonov" even so meticulous a critic as Deems Taylor grew lyrical. For the gigantic peasant boy who became one of the outstanding operatic figures of his age was more than the greatest basso of all time. Ile was one of the finest of all living factors and a personality so varied and colourful that he dwarfed his contemporaries by the sheer magnetism of his matchless talent and physique.

Towering six feet four inches the Indvantage of the easy Soviet divorce resonant basso that pointed Chaliapin laws and freed himself from Mme. te fame and fortune when he was a Tarnaghi with whom he had not lived poor cobbler's apprentice in his home for 21 years.

town of Kazan, Russia, rumbled Then he married Mme. Petzold. mellifluously from a cavernous chest, There was another saddening in- The basso was proud of his tremend-cident in his life. While he pursued ous stature and until ble last years lie the upward path to operatie glory kept himself hard-muscled and vigor- his friend Gorki was becoming famous

literary

the in the

field. When Soviet revolution came Gorki urged Challopin to stay in Russia and help An for back as Challapin could rebuild a new land. But the singer member and he always was proud

OUS.

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to sing. He sang the rich folk songs of his native as a boy playing in GORKI FRIENDSHIP COOLED the felds near his home with bis

This caused a coolness in their closest chum--Maxim Gorki, who inter became one of the greatest Rus-relations. And when Chalupin left stan writers. Later he volunteered Russia in the '20s for a concert in to sing in a choir and he sang so the United States giving his solemn

return-and word to

did not the much at his work as a cobbler's ap

cents per 18 hour haptiapin was so for five

became complete. prentice

pleturesque a day that he was discharged,

Even then, he related later, he figure that he became almost legen- thought of himself as an opera' star. dary during his lifetime. Ance- He would sit at the cobbler's bench dotes without number were told about

him. Beniamino Gigli, the and hum to himself imagining some lim

the singer, role of which he had read in books used to relate how the basso

sso singing suffering as the character suffered, an opera in Russian suddenly re- Addressing as he triumphed and, membered triumphing s bowing graciously to the mudly cheer- his servant in the wings he sang:

"Go to the hotel Immediately. ing audience.

Get the two bottles of good wine i forgot in my room and bring them here as we leave immediately after this damned opera is over.”

"It was only then that I would notice that I had hit my thumb with the hammer so the cobbler chased me away," he said.

peasant

Hof

something,

HUGE APPETITE

CARPENTER'S APPRENTICE

Is appetite was gargantuan his From the cobbler's place Chaliapin. favourite dishes being huge bowls whose parents were poor

raw, chopped cabbage before folk, went to a carpenter's, but here

Then he be-breakfast and black bread with raw too he had no success.

onlon, a reminder of his childhood. came a messenger boy, but he lost is capacity for liquor was astound- that job when he climbed fence to

veterau listen to a band and lost some iming and he once drank a

newspaperman soggy in an all night portant court papera in the process.

journalist Through all this he kept regular bout and long after the attendance in the choir and with was carried to bed Chaliapin still was

On the

.

of

to play a member of the mob in

Anton production "Der Damon' (The Demon). With

this taste of the theatre Chaliapin

of

in

the concert

young Corki he got the opportunity drinking-and satform he had a Rubinatele technique of his own. He was extra- temperamental — usually good voice. Then he would pound critics noted when he was not

was not in such knew there was no other career life for him and be joined a troupe storm up and down beating time to

the plane, abuse his accom

accompanist and wandering players.

Indicate what he felt was the tempo. This was in 1800-he was then 17 After the concert he always made it and he acted and sang with the a point to cheer up the erestfallen ac- players until the tone in went to companist, usually with a gift and

dinner together.

Once

ace a that he was to sing at 11 o'clock at a monage informed his

musicale.

"Good," said Chatiapin. "I am always in good valee at 11 p.m."

"But this

is 11 am," said the manager, '

"What," roared Chalinoin. "You ask me to sing at 11 o'clock in the morning? Why I can't even spit at that hour."--United Press.

work in a railroad station. He slept where he could and cked out a bare living singing in front of cafes. It he was that was about this time offered an opportunity to sing in local opera. Only 17, he was one of the youngest men ever to perform a leading operatic role.

SANG AT CAFE DOORS

Froin

Tiflis. Baku he went to

VISITED HONGKONG There he also sung before cafe doors and one night in 1892 the teacher

Chaliapin visited Hongkong early Ussatov heard him and told him that in 1836 on his way to Japan where he he had a great voice. Ussalov, the gave a series of concerts. He also only instructor Chainpin ever had, gave a public performance in Shang- took his young protege to Petrograd.nl, but it was found impossible to There he sang his first role for the arrange for his appearance in Hong- critics and they dwelt harshly on the itong. gruffness of his profound bass.

But despite their unfavourable re- port Chulispin found favour in in- circles-the sister of coin- fluential poser

Glinka announced an interest in him--and he was given an appoint- ment to the opera Moriensky, nut when he failed to goin recognition for his brilliant work because of pelty politics Chaliapu joined a private

opera.

QUESTIONS BRITAIN'S SINCERITY

Attlee Suggests Bargain Made To Abyssinia's Cost

London, Apr, 12. The Prime Minister in the House of Commons to-day retorted that lo was not aware of such an absurd Clement Attlee, lender of the Oppo- allegation us that made by Mr.

sition, who said that it was current in mar

many quarters that Britain was prepared to make profit out of the sufferings of Abyssinia.

So well known did he become that! before the turn of the century the Imperial Opera had given him im-. portant roles and In 1000 he scored a triumpl

Milan, Giullo Cattl- Casazza, later director of the Metro- politan Opera House in New York brought him to Italy and in 1986 in- duced Challapin to come to America. But New Yorkers received the basso coldly apparently because he broke operatic tradition by singing to the character he was Suppoeed to be addressing instead of to the audience. | ACCLAIMED IN SOUTH AMERICA From New York the singer went to South America where he became more popular than ever, Only in the Mr. Attice hnd asked whether, in 1020's did Challapin consent to return the course of the Angio-Italian to the United States and here too, at negotiations, a request had been fast, he was hailed as truly an operatic made for Incorporation of some genius. As Don Baslilio in "The Abyssinian territory in adjacent Barber of Seville,” as Mephistopheles British territories by way of frontler as Don Quichotte and rectification, or otherwise, and the of Britlah rights or Jasting niche in the pperatic hall of claims relative to Lake Tsanu, fame.

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His personal life Was equally discuss details of the negotiations glamorous. In his first autoblography before their conclusion-Reuter "Pages from My Life" he wrote of ETHIOPIA TO_oppose what a crilie called "rather Casano-

BRITAIN'S REQUEST vian love affairs." He always was

London, Apr. 12. beleaguered by lovesick women and The Ethioplan Legation has issued

girls in whatever rlly he sang. But a statement saying that if the Bri- his first-and unhappy-love left its

mark on his life.

In 1808 he married Gullla Tarnaght, Organised by Major G. M. Churcher an Italian ballerina who bore him and Mr. Andrew Tse, an exceptionally eight children. A Catholic share fine display of gladiol! is on view fused to give him his divorce although In the Gloucester Arcade, near the he openly declared his new love for Clover Flower Shop. Over forty Marie Petzold with whom he lived named varieties nce to be seen. for 10 years. Finally in 1927 he took

fish Government Intends to request the League Council to release States from undertakings not to recognise the Italian annexation of Abyssinia, the Emperor will oppose the decision by every means, as it is contrary to the Covenant and

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