The recital of various works, given on Thursday evening in Holy Trinity Cathedral, in aid of the funds of the Charity Organization Committee, drew a large attendance, Just under 50 voices were brought together under the baton of Mr. R. B. Hurry and they sang three items—unaccompanied in a manner that la deserving of the highest pre It would be difficult indeed to differentiate between the three works given, for they were all sung with a balance that was a real triumph and an appreciation of light and shade which reflected credit upon the chorus as it the conductor. General; the work of the chorus executed and remarkable for tone. The items were "Jerusalem" and The surrender of the sowl to the Everlasting Love" by Peter Cornelius, and Tschaikowsky's "The Cherubic Hymn."
the organ Mr. Hurry played Tal "Third Mode Melody," Mozart's "Fantasia 2 in Ostinato." It was in his treatment of the last named that he appeared best though his rendering of in added greatly to ths argument for " more general adontion of the works of some of the older English composers for celig'- ous purposes.
Miss E. R. Jansen and Miss Mc-
Cape played the only other instrumental selection in the programme. Bach's ''Goncerto for two violins."
Tt was played in a most pleasing style, which added greatly to the interest in the first and last movements and did much to show the popularity of the second. Both violinists are to be congratulated on their performance of a work of more than average difficulty.
Mr. Hurry is to be complimented on the undoubted success of the recital. His choice of vocal items was exceptionally happy and his chorus did him full justice by singing in a manner which must set a new standard in unaccompanied work in Shanghai.
At about 4.15 o'clock on Sunday morning the peaceful slumbers of Mr. Edward 8. Little, 30 Gordon Road, were' disturbed by the report of firearms just outside his window. Hastily jumping into some clothes, Mr. Little went out and found that a gang of three armed robbers had been trying to break into a foreign-built house, 20 Gordon Road, which is tenanted by Chinese. A fair-sized hole had been made in the wall and entry would doubtless have been made had the cracksman not been disturbed.
An Indian watchman notified the police of what was going on, and police arrived on the scene in time to find the gang still at work removing bricks in " section of the wall unlighted by any street lights. The arrival of the police caused the gang to separate and make a dash for liberty in as many directions as their numbers. One of the rob-bors fired a shot at the police, and two shots were fired by P. O. Irvy, who succeeded in capturing one of the gang, who is now held at the Gordon Road police station. None of the shots took effect. Detecti are at work on the case and it expected that the other two members of the gang will be taken into custody.
Eight armed men took possession h of the residence of Woo Chang-sun, 41 Medhurst Road, near Avenue Road, at 7.16 o'clock on Sunday night, and got clear away with a considerable quantity of property. No one was injured. The robbery was not reported to the Bubbling Well police station until an hour and a half later.
All the gang were armed with tomatic pistols, according to the story the victims told the police. The bandits entered the house, and while a part of the gang covered the inmates with their automatics, the others drove all the male servants, numbering about 15, out of the house and locked them up in an outhouse, Meanwhile the members of the household were rounded up and pushed into one room within which they were locked. Having thus disposed of the occupants of the house, the robbers proceeded to ransack it, taking away with them jewellery, silks, clothing, and other goods to the total value of 87,000.
The proprietor of a cigarette shop in the West Hongkew district was shot in the jaw by an armed robber on Sunday evening. The shop, which is at £40 Tung-dong-ka-loong. was entered by three men, two of whom were armed with toy revolvers while the third member of the gang was really armed with a loaded revolver. The men succeeded in getting $15 in cash. As they were leaving the shop the proprie-for grappled with one of the men
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