Macatro Pacis success at rehearsals resulted in the attendance at the final rehearsal and concert of all the leading musicians and eonduct~ ors in Rome, and an invitation conduct a symphony concert Milan, which was arranged for October 28, the day before he left for Venice to embark for Shanghai. Tt was freely stated that Italy had other such symphony conductor, and he was urged to. remain in taly, Especially complimentary was the celebrated composer, Res phigi, some of whose works' have been performed in Shanghai, who placed his motor car at the di oral of Paci and gave him souvenir a copy of the proof of hit atest composition with his own corrections. maestro Paci is duo to arrive in Shanghai early in Decem.. ber and it is hoped that he will lconduet' the Sunday concert on December 18. He brings with bin many new selections, including }some works of modern composers have achieved distinction, together with some choral composl= jons, Quick Action It is to be hoped that the report. concerning the forthcoming intro-auction in the House of Commons of a Bill to deal with the question Of dumping is correct. Tt {tis will remove the suggestion, heard all too quickly, that the new Cabinet has been slow in getting to work the matter of figeal refer! anticipates that Trade will be empowered mpose emergency duties the tration of goods -whfeh, it can be proved are being dumped on the British market, the. mahan dit) beng fed "al such gine Amount to prohibition: If this ant Would "in" some "eases" practically
ination in correct i leat tha the hands, o€ the Hoard of Trade. ery wide' powers will be placed
and while the British constitutional ist will topard the further: gras ing of power 40 government depar ments "with some "uneasiness camber be urged in this Junctare that the scheme is" without moti only it is to be hoped that action thereunder will be more rapid than fit was. under Wunder. the Safeguanding of Industries Act. In this cage the a
sideration" took an unconscionable cumtiaton of evidence and its con time to' the annoyance of the home ranufactarers, and itis to be hoped thatthe Board of Trade will the necessity arises, move swift!
the demand for protection against dumping makes iteelt tance "hae" moved rapidly. and probely very effectively to prevent {ine "dumping consequent upon, the depreciation. of the pound. sterling. and if Britain is to obtain Mediate results from the tari which © may" be "expected, sone measure' is" imperative. at. the pre sent time to prevent the ace High of dumped stacks ofer to th Passage of the. tart measures A Wrong Method?
It is reported from London that business-men are taking up dancing jin the hope that cheerful polkas, waltzes and tangoes will lead to. forgetfulness of business worries. Miss Belle Harding, a leading: dancing teacher, is reported to have said on the subject that thes, the business-men, want "something: they cannot spare time for exercise: remote from their work. AN. of which sounds very nice and plausible, but is any good done by' for in such a manner? There might be something in it it shoul bolan harassed jorehant_ in. Shanghat Miratt,"but as things axe at present. too much dancing is likely ¢o land kim into one.
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