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‘ARGUS' MADE NEWSMEN GASP AT DEMONSTRATION -
A YOUNG MAN named Nathaniel Copeland wandered into the "Telegraph" office after the Final Edition went to bed yes terday and sat on the corner of a desk to yarn about Australia.
During the course of his conversa- tion he ensually produced a pack of playing cards.
"Pick one," he challenged, I did.
"You've just picked the Queen of Hearts signes for you that you'll be changing your residence at the end of the month!"
breast I gaspect, and patted my pocket, to maite sure he hadn'i glimpsed the lense P'd just signed for a new-dat.
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By me a crowd of hund bolled reporters, were gathering.
"When am I going on leave?" one challenged in writing
folded strip of paper.
The visitor looked thoughtful. "You've written something about a holiday," he said after a pause. Yes, that's it. You're going on leave. You will leave Hongkong by the steamer Potsdam next month.
Which, of course, is perfectly true. D.V.
It won't the end of his e- monstration of the powers of tele- pathy. He gave the number on one-collar Hongkong bank-note, casually taken from the pocket of one of his audience,
He told another reporter his birth- day,
His mind A cable sub-editor, haunted by the possibility of more and more crises (ind, of course, more and more cables) asked hopefully in writing whether there would be a War in Europe.
NO WAR
The visitor was quite confident. "You want to know if there'll be
without
war in Europe?" he said. touching or seeing the slip of paper.
"The won't. Germany and Italy realize now that Britain has re-armed on quieldy for them. There will Pee in Europe.
All of which was very mystifying, but may have been explained by the fact that Nathaniel Copeland is really "Argus", a telepathist who has been demonstrating on the stage since he was six years of age.
In Australia, his name is an house- hold word. In England he has made! several appearances at Covent Gar den and onen gave a performance for the late King George V, who ex- Jelter pressed his amazement in through his Private Secretary.
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He is playing a short season at the Queen's Theatre in Hongkong-the first time he has appeared In
Colony.
this
"Argus" appears at all perform- ances nt the Queen's. His father formerly of Scotland Yard, assists the demonstration by asking individual. members of the audience If there are any questions they would like to ask.
RUSSIAN BALL
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 29, 1939.
By Walt Disney
FRESH
NEWS IS KNOWLEDGE
Per king Fresurssentente fic
QUESTION: Who is the tennta- player and amateur gardener who has just been installed as a Sultan?
ANSWER: Sir Abdul Aziz, the new Sultan of Perak, richest of the Federated Malay States: Q: What happened at the tr
staltation?
A. The new Sultan was enthron- ed and underwent a ceremonial purification. Unlike other Mala- yon rulers, Sultans of Perak do not wear a crown.
Q: What are the new Sultan's in-
terests in life? A. He 13
one of the recognised experts rice cultivation and
on knows as much about the sub.. Jeet as his British advisers. His hobbies are tennis, golf nad gardening. He has played in, and won, many tennis tourna- ments in Malaya gainst all
comera.
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by Clemens Schmalstich. (Sung in German); "The Barber of Seville" Una Voce Poco Fa (Rossini) Millza Korjus (Soprano) and Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Variations On Mozart's "Ah! Vout Dirai-Je Mamon" (Adam)....iillza Korjus (Soprano) and Berlin Broadcasting Orchestru
LISZT PROGRAMME Radio Programme Broadcast by of H. E. Bir G. W. ZDW on a Frequency of 845 ke'a. Lady Des and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m.
and 0-11 pan: on 9.52 m.c.s. per (Sung in Germunt; La Danza (Ros-
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sini); L'Arlatella (Neapolitan Song- Biscardi)....Joseph Schmidt (Tenor) with Orchestra. (Sung in Italian); Invitation to the Dance (Weber).... Milizo Korjus (Soprano) with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra. (Sun 12.30 Musical Comedy Selections. In German).
£3.00 Time, Weather and An-| "Swing Along"-Selection....De nouncements.
8.03 broy Somera Bund with Vocal Chorus;!
Erlo Coales' Compositions, The Jester At The Wedding..... TO-MORROW EVENING. Under the "Student Prince" Selection; "The Patronage of Col. Forbes-itobertson Vagabond King"-Selection...Henry Eric Centes and Symphony Orches- and Officers of the A. & S, Highlanders Croudson at the Organ of the Pura- tra: A Song Remembered; Music Of John McCormack Night. Donizetti's entire Comte and Roman mount Theatre, Manchester; "Sunny The the Opera THE DAUGHTER OF THE Side Up" Vocal Gems; The Love (Tenor) with Pinno accomp. by Ed-
of Purade"Vocal Gems,..Light Opera win Schneider; Saxu-Rhapsody REGIMENT, with the assistance Members of the Hand of the A. & S. Company with Orchestra: "The State-Sigurd Rascher (Saxophone) with cond. by the Highlanders, by kind permission of the ly Homes Of England" (Noel Coward) Symphony Orchestra
Hugh French, Ross Landon, John Composer: Valselte From "Wood the Per Gatrell, Kenneth Carten, (Male Quar- Nymphs"....Light Symphony Owing to many requests formances hereafter will take placu un let) acc. by Ilis Majesty's Theatre chestra cond, by The Composer; Bird Orchestra, London, cond. by Ben Songs At Eventide....H. Robinson Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,
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AMY SHERWIN, the distinguished second,
H.K.T. Prima Donna of Covent Garden, Her Majesty's, Crystal Palace, &c., Acknow-
12.0-12.20 pm. Relny of Service ledged by Preen and Public to be the most accomplished Lyric Artiste who of Intercession from St. John's Cathie- has ever visited the East, (end this dral, opinion has heen endorsed by the lend Ing papers and the public of Hongkong). Assisted by her ENGLISH OPERA] COMPANY.
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Buenos Aires, Mar. 28.
and Argentina
Germany have
advance for any sight of the Season, Back signed a barter pact whereby Ar-Soldiers in uniform 60 cents to
Doors open at 8.30 to commence at The Russian community in Hong-gentina will export 100,000 tons of Senta, other peleen as usual. kong will hold its Spring Ball wheat and 8,000 tons of wool to Ger- p.m.
HUGO GORLITZ, Manager. (Easter) at the Peninsula Hotel on many for six months, In return Ger- Tuesday, April 11, from 8.30 pm. many will provide railway materials to 2 am. During the evening, Gon- charoft's Ballet and a gypsy chorus including 64 locomotives, sleeping Icars and freight cars-United Press. will entertalu.
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8.30 Loridon Relay At The Black
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Mr. Wilices nt home in his own Presented by S. E. bar-parlour. Orchestra
Reynolds and Pascoe Thornton.
0.00 London Relay-'Empire Ex- change'.
Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Bruno Walter.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.
Harry 1.40 Elsie Carlisto and Roy's Orchestra.
You Can't Pull The Woul Over My Eyes-Fox-Trot; You Gotla Know
Dance Fox-Trot How To
Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.
9.15 Studio-A talk by Sir Atholl MacGregor an "The Activities of the (film Salvation Army in Hongkong and
His South China”. Colleen')....Harry Roy and His 9.30 London Relay-The News. have passed a Bill for the preservation Orchestra with Voen! Refrain; He's
March 29, 1914. the Senate and the Chaisher of Deputies
It In reported from Brussels that both
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9.50 Band Musto, Selection Of Wilfred Sanderson's
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After prolonged Cabinet meeting,...Elsie Carlisle (Vocal) with Or-Songs: Intro: Drake goes West; My Mr. Asquith announced in the foure of chestra; I've Got Beginner's Luck dear Soul; Captain Mac; The Com- sizes of listeners with a smile and The Band brow, and the no-brow. Written and Commons that Fluid Marshal Sir John Fox-Trot (film 'Shall We Dance'); pany Sergeant Major: Friend of mine; song for the high-brow, the low- by Grentrex Newman. French and Lieut. Gen. Sir John Ewart They All Laughed-Fox-Trot (film Up from Somerset; Until,
of H. M. Coldstream Guards cond. presented Freed. The Government had re- Shall We Dance')....Harry Roy and by Capt, Windram,
The Musle by Wolseley Charles. quested them to remain and were await His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain;
10.00 London Relay-The Fol-De- B.B.C. Variety Orchestra conducted ༽ w༠ (Huusion, ing their final reply.
Off Rols'.
by Charles Shadwell, Produced by General Gough is still at the Cur- Coversation For
Emmerich); Star Gazing (Neiburg.
In a song-and-lough show light-Harry S. Pepper. ragh.
11.00 Close Down. for Levinson)....Elsie Carlisle (Vocal)
with Orch; Lil Liza Jane-Quick-heartedly designed for all sorts and step; Little Spanish Shawl-Quick-
"Sir, Edward London,
han kft Carson
Harry Roy and His Orchestra. 2.15 Close down 0.00 An hour of New Dance Music and Variety,
The US, Consul-Grural in Hongkong Mr.-G-E-Anderson, reports to Washing ton: "Although the chief portion of the Colony of longkong is on laland composed almost entirely of a moun- tain ridge, in which rouds have been
Dance Orchestra-The Merry-Go- constructed in the past only for pedes irlans, sedan chairs, or rickshan, and Round-Fox-Tret; Oh Will You Wash mostly at exceedingly steep grades, the My Father's Shirt?-Comedy Quick- past year has developed a considerable step....Sld Millward and His Nil- Dance Orchestra-Tango trade in automobilen. Some 40 or more wits: ate now in use in the colony, and three garages are loing a thriving business Muring-Tango; is renting cars for tourists pleasure Played Tango...Emil Roosz
His Orchestra Vocal-Don't say parties.
(Fenyes- There is a strong movement in the "Goodbye" Say "Au Revoir" colony toward the improvement of all Amberg); Darling-you are so dif- roadways on the lower levels and on ferent to-day (Fenyes-Amberg).... the mainland portion of the colony Zarah Leander ace, by Eugen Wolff's на to aeromodate automubile
trafic.
When
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and
The extension of roadways into the Orchestra. (Sung in Gennan); Cine- interior of the mainland la dificult, in mn Organ-"Happy Days"-Selcetton vlow of a range of high hills to be...Quentin M. Muclean; Military Crossed, but n considerable ataount of Band-Milanollo (The Coldstream Mackenzie- road wollding for military purponen kan March-Hamm, nirendy been done, and further, exton Rogan); Royal Ale Force March Bust non and widening of this system are
10 YEARS AGO
March 29, 1929.
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being made as funds and opportunity Civics, arr. Amers)....The Band of are had. The prospects of conciderable H. M. Coldstream Guards cond. by road extension for motor purposes nzo Capt. J. Cousley Windram; Dance favourable, and it is probable that the Orchestra-Good-Night Little Skip- extension of motor rond te points per-Fox-Trot; I've Got A Pocketful near the Chinese frontier, particularly Of Dreams-Fox-Trot; (Film Slag. to Fanling, a popular golf course, will
you Sinners')....Brian Lawrance and be made in the immediata zuture."
ills Orchestra with Vocal Chorus by Brian Lawrance; Dunce Orchestra- Any Broken Hearts To Mend-Fox- General Ludendorf, who is now a Trot....The Organ, The Dance Band years of age, in spending his declining and Me (Plano); days in fighting Freemasonry Judaism, and in propagatlug the wor heard by Ivy St. Helier).
Heller at the Plane; ship of the old German gods.
To-day he was sontoneel to a ling of breros And Mantillos (Valsade und $40, with an alternative of sixteen days Canty); J'Attendrai....Rina Ketty
Army imprisonment, for libelling an photographer, whom he described as a (in French) with Orchestra; Orches "Frenchman" in an article entitled "The fru-The Bassoon (Ashlyn); Yo Got Something There (Hart and Hylton) Immorality of Freemasons,"
....Jack Hylten and His Orchestra with Vocal Retrain.
7.00 Captain D. D. Richards, acting master,
Closing Local Stock Quota- Chinhun,
master, acting has gone
thotions. Shantung: Captain J. Beck, of
7.02 Llaz-Bailado In D Minor. Hulchow, has gone maxter, Chinhua.
Captain E. 1. Gallic, of the Kwok- Plano Solo by Louis Kentner. yang, Для geno Inaster, Mulchow. Captain . H. G. Ashby, rem llome lease, bas scone master, Kwoijang-
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Mr. A. Aberne, chief officer, Tatshan, Joseph Schmidt (Tenor).
"Il Trovatore"-Ledern Sum Him- ..Joseph Schmidt
is on reservn, Mr. T. Gofton, chief off- cer. Hlukinng, has Rone chief officer, mel (Verdi)...... Fatshen. Mr. H. 8. Patrickson, chief (Tenor); with Chorus and Orchestra. officer, Shantung, gone caler om- (Sung in German); "Martha"-Ach, So Fromm, Ach, So Traut (Flotow).. cer. Kluklang.
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reserve.
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on Saturday next by the Doctor,
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