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PACK 11.

NEWS OF THE DAY

PICTURES

Hongkong

FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1030,

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

Annual Race Meeting Opening Day

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ABOVE: Mrs. A.. E. Southard, wife of the U.S. Consul, and Mrs. J. II. Taggart diss probable winners at the Opening Day of the Annual Race Meeting at Happy Valley.

UPPER LEFT; Mr. Nerihewie, son of II. E, the Governor, giving a Shah Sergeant the name of horses he chose to win.

LEFT: The display of silver cups at the Race Course last Saturday. -Staff Photographer.

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UTANCHES.

Hongkong. 25th June, 138.

CHAMBER

MUSIC

Large Audience Hears Some Fine Renderings

An excellent programme of cham- ber music was given at a concert held at the Rose Room of the Penin- sula Hotel last night, by the well- known Trio, Prué Lewis. Ettore! Pellegattl and Lindsay Lafford. This was Mr. Lafford's last public appearance before his departure from the Colony.

with

The concert commenced Mozart's Trio No. 3. Pruc Lewis contributed a number of classical and semi-classical solos, while Pel- legatti's masterful handling of the cello contributed In no small way to the success of the concert. AL the piano, Lafford was most sym- pathetic in his playing, both in the solo numbers and in the groups.

The other principal work of the evening was the Arensky Trlo, In which the artistes brought out their best and rounded off "an excellent evening's entertainment.

The following was the programme: | 1. Trie No. 3 (Mozart) by Prue Lewis. Ettore Pellegatti and Lindsay Lafford.

2. (a) Prelude and Fugue in A

Major (Bach).

(b) Choral Prelude. "Ertodt uns

Durch Deln Gute" (Bach- | Rumarch) by Lindsay Laf- ford.

3. (a) Stelliana (Bach-Franko).

(b) Pavane (Marcello-Franko), () Tambourin (Romeriti-Fran-

kol by Prue Lewis.

4. Sonata Op. 40 (L. Doelimann)

by Ettore. Pellegatti.

5. Trio in D Minor (A. Arensky) by Prue Lewis, Ettore Pellegotti und Lindsay Laffurd.

URBAN COUNCIL

At a meeting of the Urban Coun- cil on Thursday, at 4.15 p.m., corres- pondence relative to the appointment of the officers to net under Ordinance 8.of 1935 (section 2), and to act as Food Officers under Ordinance 13 of 1035 (section 2) will be considered. An application for an eating house Heence for No. 432, Prince. Edward Road, ground floor, will also be con- . sidered.

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go swimming into a crime wave!

CLUES DISKOVERED! MERDERS

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CROOKS CAUGHT

TOM SAWYER DETECTIVE

A Paremount Picture with

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BILLY COOK

Dired by Louie King

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TO-MORROW

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Mr. C. L. Gregory, photographed setting the scales before bringing

In Strathbannock in the Wong-Nel-Chung Stakes last Saturday.

Staff Photographer.

31r. Addison E. Southard, the American Consul-General, photographed when studying, the notice board last Saturday. Staff Photographer.

Mr. B. L. Two and others at Mr. T. L. Wong after he was unseated by Wild Bull prior, to the start of the Wong-Net-Chong Stakes-Stof Photographer,

Mr. Paul M. Hodgson weighing in the Jockeya" for the "Annual Race Meeting “Openlige" DayStaff Photographer:

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