1941-03-07 — Page 15

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 7, 1941.

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British Trade Difficulties. In China Caused by Japan

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter).—Difficulties placed in the way of British firms wishing to sell imported goods direct to con- sumers in the occupied areas of China are still increasing, Mr R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, told the House of Commons to-day at question time.

BASSO'S RECITAL

Mr Y. K. Sze Captivates Local Audience

IT IS, unfortunately, all too seldom

is that Hongkong afforded the oppor-- tunity of listening to a singer of quality, but when the occasion arises the music loving publle make avid response response, and such was the and welcome accorded Mr Y. K. Sze, basso, when, accompanied by Mr O'Neil Shaw at the plano, he gave truly delightful recital at the Penin sula Hotel last night.

He was not, however, in a posi- tion to say whether it was every- where impossible-to-do-sopr

Mr Ianilton Kerr asked whether, as this was a gross violation of the Open Door Policy, representations ind been made to the Japanese Government.

Mr Buller replied that these ques- tions had frequently been taken up and that the whole matter was under further consideration.

Mr 1. C. Hannah asked: "Are we with America 12 this working inatter?"

Mr. Butler replied: "We always work with America,"

Occupation Army's Cost

LONDON. Mar.. 6 (Buuter),-in the House of Commons to-day, Mr Hamilton Kerr asked whether the Foreign Secretary was aware that the cost of the Japanese Army in eccupied China was largely met from revenue contributed by Japanese companies established under Anny supervision. that all exports from occupied China have to leave via trafle routes over which Japanese companies have been granted monopoly and whether he proposed to take action to stop the resulting heavy, inx on

on British traders. Mr. Butler replied tint ac could only repeat

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as he had informed

lle spared neither himself nor his voice in his selection of songs. With admirable control he modulated his tones to meet with the acoustics of the comparatively small lose Room, and, singing in six different languages, held his audience spell-bound.

The whole of the first half of his programme, which opened with Way ner's Wotan's Abschied (Wotan's Farewell), was sung in German, while the second portion was sung in Chin- ese, Italian, French, English and Rus- the House on February 26, the system sian.

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of trade and exchange established by the Japanese tended to favour Japan- The sacred tune of Schubert's Averse interests. The resultant effect on Maria, perhaps the most well-known British trade and the Government's

of his pieces, was excellently sung constant attention.

and extremely well received. The timbrous and sonorous notes rolled forth with all the beautiful solemnity

the song commands, while in parts his volce attained an exquisitely pure quality.

Air Vice-Marshal Breese Killed

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)--Air Vice-Marshal Breese has been killed

His most difficult rendition was on nelive, service as the result of a Mephisto's Song of the Flea, and it fiying accident, states the Air Minis- would, perhaps, have been an un-try,

Air Vice-Morahal Breese was ap- fortunate item with which to have concluded such a grand recital, but pointed Air Officer Commanding No. second encore was that favourite 18 (Reconnaissance) Group in Sen of all baritones the Volga Boatman tember, 1938, and was proinoted Air

and it

It is doubtful if any in Hong-Vice-Marshal in July last year. kong have ever heard it sung to better effect.

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Mr O'Nell Shaw rendered plano solas-selecting his pieces from De-

bussy.

The programme was

Woinn's Abschied (Wagner); Ave Marin (Schubert); Der Wanderer (Schubert); Teh Grolle Night (Schu- mann): Die Belden Grenadiere (Schu- mann); Requiem to me mother (Prof. Li Wei-nin); Meditation (Prof. Ben- Jauni Ing); Meditation (Ilomantle) (Prof. Chao Yuen-chen). Qui Sdegno (Mozart); Nonnes qul reposez Lacerato Spirito (Meyerbeer);: _1}] (Verdi) and Mephisto's Song of the Flen (Moussorgsky)~~ATL.

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