Incensed by the alleged unfair treatment received from their om-ployer, over 30. rickshaw' pullers Slormed a rickshaw hong in Sinkiang Road, Chapel, on March 2. - Chinese Police, who responded to ihe alarm. wrested two persons.
It was reported that an accountant of a certain rickshaw hong. passed the Liu Kwei Kee rickshaw hire firm' in Sinkiang Road recently and tnformed the pullers that his firm provided feasis'to its employees on' the Afteenth day of the frst moon. As the Liu Kwei Kee firm did not give feasts that day, the pullers felt they had been cheated by' their employer.
As the pullers rushed into the ho ind threatened. violence, the owner raised an alarm, resulting in the ar-Fest of two persons by" the police. No material damage was reported. as written by Mozart, it becomes Creation of glory. Soloists were Mrs. JO. Fullam, Mrs. P. D. G. Gain, Mr. David MeGavin and Mrs, Geo. Piercy. 'Mrs. Fullam's voice with its clear, sweet tone, carried beautifully the soprano airs,' while the vibrancy: of Mrs, Gain's voice expressed the deep feelings assigned to the contralto MeGavin's rich tenor led to the beginning of the Joh" The strong and force-Tal agitation demanded by the bass voice was well expressed by Mr. Piercy.
Twenty-one orchestra pieces _were smoothly conducted by Mr. R. C. Young to bring out the rich harmonies of the Handel masterpiece. The "Messiah" was given at this time for two reasons, one because itis) rear Easter, and the other because iUaffords an almost last opportunity for a programme of this kind to be supervised by Mr. Young who will soon be departing from" Shanghai, Mr. Young revealed his usual. talent bringing out the tones conveying] the varied emotions upon which' the music of the "Messiah" is based, At the organ was Mr. L, H, Barton, When Mr. Barton brought in the sonorous and reverberating nolos of the organ to harmonise with those Of the orchestra, the music rose to Superb heights, The collection, after payment of expenses, was donated to the Cathe ral for the maintenance of its organ,
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