Witness Hums and Sings at Judge's Request A hornpipe and some passages from the opera, ely," were sung in court when Mu Justice Astbury further heard the action by Frederick Austin, the composer, against the Columbia Gramophone Company for alleged infringement of _plaintiff's musical cop: right in "Polly."
Mr. Albert Katelbey, who ar-"ranged the score for the defendants' records, was asked by counsel to sing the passage containing the words "I will have my hum-
Mr. Katelbey complied in a strong baritone voice.
At the judge's request the witness then hummed a hornpipe and at the end remarked that he had no breath left.
Counsel said he was told the tune went much faster, and asked the witness to hum it or whistle it'in quicker time.
Witness I'm afraid I cannot. I'm too dry. (Laughter.
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