Shanghai, Sept. 28. G6]T will be very interesting for me to hear myself conducting an orchestra in Turin whil that many of my friends will part lo I am in Shanghai and I hope ticipate in the enjoyment of this phenomenon chuckled Maestro Mari Paci in the course of an interview with the "North-China Daily News" yesterday. As already recorded in this journal, conducted a symphony orchestra; the programme was recorded and station 2RO, Rome, will be broadcasting the recording tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock, For the coming symphony concert! season, 1998-1039, besides our already very large repertoire," said. Maestro Paci, "I will have at my disposal a Jorge sumper of interesting. new works, Ttalan and French, "which, given the present limited ancial Fesourees of the Municipal Orchestra, ye would not have been able to purchase. without two generous dona-
"The donations Maestro Paci referred to have been granted by the Italian Ministry of Popular Culture, and by the French authorities in Shanghol. The Tatter have given the orchestra a grant of $20,000 and hope that in return the orchestra will "dedicate a certain number of its performances exclusively to French music." _'The story of the other donation Is a somewhat longer one.
Following his illness last May and June, Maestro Pack was granted three months' holiday, which meant a stay of 25 days in Tialy, "to be employee the main purpose of curing myself, recuperating my strength and health
concerts."
age here for the winter season Suggestion The chairman of the business subcommittee of the orchestra, Comm. Luigi de Luca, suggested a petition to the Ttalin Government for funds to buy new Ttalian musie and to permit the helping of a few young Chinese musicians by engaging them as ad-Uitional instrumentalists. As Macsteo Peel himself was going to Taly with official letters of introduction, It, was decided he was to present himself to the Ministry of Culture to put forward "our case" in person.
"Well, I did not have to walt until my arrival in'Europe to know, the result of Comm. de Luca's move." he continued, "When we arrived Hongkong, the Italian Consul there fame on board to inform me that Rome's answer on the subject had al-randy reached that office. According {o the cabled information, the Ministry of Popular Culture had granted 'a donation of 60,000 lire, to be apportioned ina sum of 20,000 lire to be spent in purchasing new Italian musie fand the remaining 30,000 lire to be used for the realization of the plan of the chairman and the conductor of the orchestra. You can easily imagine how happy I was at the promptness land the generosity of the answer of] my government!"
'On his arrival in Port Said, more! ood news was awaiting him.' "The official radio station, operated. by the DAR, informed him that the orchestra' of Turin was at his disposal for a symphony concert at the end of August when, his cure being Anished, his health would permit him to conduct again, Thrilling News was a really thrilling piece of!
said Maestro Paci. "In 1931, during my last long leave, 1 had conducted the Rome and Milan orchestras with great success and. artistic. satis faction. Now I was to make the scquaintance of the Turin Orchestra, considered today perhaps the best in Moly, and as my terrible illness had left me in awful doubt of ever again being strong enough to come buck to Shanghai to conduct, this was an opportunity for me to test the results of my cure!
Before making the necessary arrangements for his concert, however, proceeded straight to Rome (o present his thanks, He was. court Susly received by Comm. Nicola di Pirro, the general director, who showed great interest in the history and activities of the Shanghai Municipal Orchestra his advice, Maestro Paci held several meetings in Rome and Milan with prominent musicians and auditors and with their help compiled a list of new symphonic works. which will soon arrive in. Shanghai "from, the Ministry of Culture itself, He then went fo the health resort for his, cure, The concert was arranged for August 27 and he arrived in Turin three days before for rehearsals. The Programme chosen consisted of C. Franck's. "Symphony in fommasini's "Serenade,"
Walk to the Paradise Garden" and, Respighi's "Tarentella from suite Rossiniana."
"Spontaneous Ovatlon'
"The several maestros of the organization and all the musicians gave! me the most flattering reception," he Maestro Paci, while in Italy, said, "and here I must say that at] the end of the first reading during the rehearsal of the 'Walk to the Paradise Garden' by Delius—a work Inow for them—all the musicians rose Ina very spontaneous ovation!"
'The orchestra is 78 musicians strong, Ihe said, and is a very fine and responsive one. The programme was false broadcast, but the lateness of the hour—8.30 am. in Shanghal—meant that probably few in the Far East heard' it, The concert had been recorded, however, and would be broad-feast tomorrow night on 2540 metres, 11.BIO me/s, at 7 pin.
"and now here Tam again in full form and reinvigorated and refreshed loy "a short but wonderful cure of allan alr and art," he concluded, hope to be able to give the Shanghai public for the twentieth symphony leoncert season under my direction a flong series of unusually good pro-[grammes where a lot of symphonic. Inovelties will be presented for the first time in Shanghai.
"I have recommended, and 1 hope the Council will give its approval, that the opening concert be fixed for Sunday, October 9, at the Lyceum Theatre at the usual time of 5.15 p.m.
cannot tell you yet what the programme will be, but T can assure you that for this re-appearance of nine fat the conductor's stand 1 shall choose Jamong the best numbers of our repertoire and 1 hope that the hall of the Lyceum will be sold out."
Japanese Strikes British Woman Shanghai, Sept, 30.
A__British_ woman was yesterday morning so badly beaten by a Japan ese bus conductor that she had to bbe taken to the General Hospital and treated for injuries to the head and body.
The woman, Mrs. J.D. Morris, of House 12-A, Lane 1885 Vu Yuen Road, had boarded a Japanese bus outside the Broadway Mansions at 9.10 o'clock in order to go to Broadway East and Muirhead Road. Near her destination she asked the Japanese conduct for what the fare was. "He apparently did not understand English, and she asked the Japanese driver. The latter, according to Mrs. Morris, said the fare was 10 cents. She gave the conductor 20° cents, "she said, but received only 8 cents change. She protested and then alighted from the bus, The conductor followed her to the street, Mrs. Morris later reported to the Settlement Police. There, she said, he slapped her face, pushed her in ihe chest, grabbed her by the neck and finally bumped her against a wall. After this treatment the conductor left her, stunned, in the roadway, boarded his bus and rode off in it, She made an unsuccessful Jattempt to hold him tilt help arrived. But when the police came from Way: side Station the bus was already out, sight, Mrs. Morris was taken to the General Hospital ina molar-car and treated for her injuries. Her condi-{lon was not considered to be serious, It is understood that the incident wag reported by the Settlement Police fo" the Japanese Consular Police. British Consular authorities also are investigating.
The number of the Japanese bus involved was 20, witnesses told the investigaters.
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