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Christmas Gifts

Columbia Albam Sets

of

Musical

Masterworks

BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY No. 8

BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY No. 5

MOZART-JUPITER SYMPHONY

for your musical

friends

C8127/29 $9.90

C8016-19 $13.20

C8141/44 $13.20 GREIG PIANO CONCERTO IN A MINOR

Vienna Phil. Orch.

.London Phil, Orch.

London Phil. Orch.

Friedman (Piano) with Orch. C8067-70 $13.20 MENDELSSOHN CONCERTO IN E FOR VIOLIN

Szigeti (Violin) with Orch.

C8137-40 $13.20 LALO SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE FOR VIOLIN

Huberman (Violin) with Orch. CB119-21 $9.90

DVORAK-SYMPHONY No. 5

SCHUBERT-UNFINISHED SYMPHONY

C8140-44 $16.50

C8006-08 $9.90

C8077-79

Halle Orch.

.London Sym, Orch.

TSCHAIKOWSKY-CASSE NOISETTE SUITE.. Royal Phil. Orch.

BEETHOVEN-KREUTZER SONATA

$9.90

Huberman (Violin) Friedman (Piano). C8036-39 $13.20

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER

Peggy Cochrane Widowed

1938.

HUSBAND DIED AFTER

MESSAGE

Used Needle-"That's Ended It"

A Changed man, lonely, nervy, miserable, was how friends recently described middle-aged Dr. Dis. ney Hubert Cran, of Holland Park-avenue, W., husband of Peggy Cochrane, who was found dying at his home with a hypodermic syringe by his side. "That's finished it," he whispered just before he died. Dr. Cran and his wife had been living apart for some months. When they married Dr. Cran turned the mews behind the house into a studio for his wife. While he attended to his patients she rehearsed the "numbers" which gave her the name of the "tune a minute girl."

A friend said, "He loved his! wife very deeply and said he' had nothing more to live for. From the moment they separated everything seemed to go wrong for him.

BROKE HIS LEG

"He broke a leg, was Involved In an accident, and became very nervy and depressed. I understand that divorce proceedings were pending."

It is understood that Dr. Cran received message concerning his wife shortly before he wa found dying.

Редку Coelirane - at present voralist with Jack Payne's band was told of her husband's death by telephone. She was too upset to apar with the band at Chiswick

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd. Empire on that night.

Ice House St.

FURS

Tel. 21322

PRE XMAS SALE

OF FUR COATS, JACKETS

AND

FOXES POPULAR PRICES

SILVER

FURRIERS: ANATOLE ZAITZEFF & CO.,

14, Queen's Rd. Asia Life Bldg. Room No. 314.

Tel. 33922.

BUICK

for a smoother ride

CONCERTO TO CABARET

She is one of the most versatile entertainers on the stage or radio. She plays the piano, violin, and sings, and has also composed many popular tunes.

On one ocension she played a vlo- concerto at the Queen's Hall, and an hour later was appearing as planks in a West End cabaret show. She has been a musician almost from babyhood.

When only eight years old sho refused the offer of A scholarship at St. Petersburg (now Petro- grad) in favour of one from the Royal Academy of Music,

When she was 14 she won, on the same day, both the open pianoforte and open violin championships at the Bristol Eisteddfod

BABY BOOM IN AUSTRALIA

Melbourne.

A boom in babies is overtaxing hospital accommodation. Every available bed in the leading hospitals and every bassine! In their air- conditioned nurseries have been booked for months ahend.

Duck Eggs

Suspected

Mr Alice Longhurst, of

Memorial-avenue, West Xam.

E.. and her twelve-year-old

Edward Arc in Whipps

Cross Hospital with suspected food poisoning. Mrs. Longhurst is on the danger list.

Bon

A daughter said: "We all

had fried duck eggs, and soon

afterwards my mother and bro- ther were taken ill. They lind nothing else that would have

made them I."

Londoners are Shy of

the "Mike

The London public is shy of thei microphone.

""

This is what the B.B.C. has found DENTIST

out since the feature, "In Town To- night" was resumed recently.

Mr. John Wall, Director of Variety, thought it would be a good idea to take the microphone into the streets and ask pussers by to say what they liked.

It was a nice idea, but it has not worked out just as Mr. Watt thought It might--not so satisfactory or so happy as he had planned it."

GASSED BY

ACCIDENT

While experimenting with a newly- invented as apparatus which he had not previously used, Mr. Frederick Ransom Pickard (38), dental surgeon, of Cockfosters Road, Hadley, accl- dentally gassed himself.

Mr. Michael Standing, one of the stars of the Outside Broadcasting By error he had fixed to the Department, brought to the micro-patient's end of a tube an attachment! phone three people, and asked them which should have been connected to broadcast.

with the mixing stop-cock. The re- sult was that the valve controlling the supply of gas did not net.

At the last moment they ran away through a fit of what is kron at Broadcasting Houses as "Microphonitis." In other words fear of the mike.

Dr. John Oliver, of Cockfosters, gave this explanation at the inquest recently.

The apparatus allows patients to give themselves gas if they feel pain during the filling of teeth. They can stop the supply of gas by ecasing to

Mr. Standing and Mr. John Snatge who was with him--had quickly to collect three other people, and they did so, but the B.B.C.'s problem re-press a tube. mains.

The coroner (Dr. George Cohen) This is the attitude of the B.B.C. recorded a verdict of "Accidental about sell not plant anybody, be- was evidently examining the appura this troublesome question. death," remarking that Mr. Pickard cause that would be dishonest to listus to see what instructions or advice teners. We appreciate the difficul to give to patients in their self-ad- ties of bringing people to the micro ministration of gas to relieve pain. phone so unexpectedly, but we think that, after half-a-dozen attempts, we might achieve something listeners will like, and that they will realise that we have finally found our feet, 10 to speak.

10 For

WHERE RAILWAYS PAY NEW SOUTH WELSHMEN ARE TRAIN-MINDED

Sydney,

the first time in the history of

On their figures for the year just the B.C.C. the Director-General has accepted an invitation to a cocktail ended, the New South Wales govern- ment railways claim a world's record party in his honour..

Professor F. W. Oglivie will drink for intensity of rail travel per head cocktails with the Variety Depart-of the population. There were more ment at the Langham Hotel shortly than 180,000,000 passenger journeys,

Jolin

Watt will introduce an average of 70 Journeys for every There have been approximately when twice

many applications as the Director-General to the variety man, woman and child.

The railways have made a proft hospitals can accommodate. Septem- producers, and other members of the

SIP

ber and October, always busy months, light entertainment section of the of £6,528,128 for the year, although the reason for which the authorities B.B.C.

this Agure included a treasury con-

have no explanation, are busler than October 27, the day of the party,tribution of £800,000 toward losses they have ever been-Austral News, was John Wall's 38th birthday.

on non-paying lines.-Austral News.

LUXURY ALOFT

From Hong Kong to Bangkok by landplane in the day—- then from Bangkok onwards you fly in one of the four-engined Imperial flying-boats.

It's the luxury which surprises so many passengers in these big Imperial flying-boats. They find themselves taking meals in the comfortable soundproof saloons, enjoying the passing scenery from the promenade deck, or smoking in the smoking cabin - a steward always at their service. Nights are spent quietly on land in hotels or rest houses. The fare includes everything--even tips. Try this luxurious method of travel. A single experience will make you an enthusiast

7 DAYS FROM HONG KONG TO ENGLAND

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Bookings and information from Imperial carways (Far East) Ltd. St. George's Building. Hong Kong. Telephone 31111. Telegrams: Airways Hong Kong; or the

Company's Booking Agents.

SALES:

Reliance Motors Ltd,

SERVICE:

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33, Wong Noi Chung Road.

Tol. 28330,

Tel. 31261.

Needed Urgently

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Winter Clothing Hongkong Benevolent Society

11, Ice House Street.

MONDAY

-

THURSDAY

10 a.m. to 12 Noon.

Rofrar's ANNOUNCEMENT

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gentlemen. Our reputation for service and satisfaction has been bullt up on

service and satisfaction for our customers.

To-day Rolny still continues to give the utmost in value, in offering high quality talloring at prices within the reach of all.

Special Offers in Men's Suits during December only.

We are selling these fine suits at the cost of the material alone. This we are able to do because we produce more men's suits than any other clothing factory in Europe.

CALL IN TO-DAY AND MAKE YOUR CHOICE FROM THE WIDE RANGE OF STYLES, MATERIALS AND SIZES. Only Rolny can give such good value at such low prices.

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COPIES OF

PHOTOGRAPHS

by "Staff Photographer"

appearing in the

"SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST"

"THE

and

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

may be purchased

at the Business Office

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