Mr, Leopold's songs were changed to suit his very serious handicap. an "unfortunate throat condition.
Gitted with an exceptional tenor voice, his two songs were done with taste and his canzonettes with a fine clarity of execution, The Tost! Vorrei Monro in clean Tialian, which followed a first number was particularly pleasing. One would wish to hear him in the Donizetti and Puccini arias under' more favourable conditions Mme Robitchek's linguistic abilities were well shown in her three arias Jand in the pleasant English song used as an encore, In careful Russian, the Dvorak Rusalka was followed by the Aria of Amelia from Verdi, and of Salome from Massenet's Herodiade, As in other arias, the tone quality was. often sacrificed to dramatic effect, In mezzo-voce passages Mme Robitehek was at her best, singing with taste and Following the satisfying Grieg Sonata came a group of splendid ari 'Of pleasing, stage-presence he wai fable' immediately to command the sympathy of an audience temporarily diverted by an amusing misplacement of chairs, A Verdi Romanza sung dramatically in living Italian, the Rimsky-Korsako Song of the Se Traders from Sadko vigorous and warm, the solo. of Collins from Boheme in masterly interpretation were climaxed in the impersonation Jof Mefistofele from Bolto's opera. Gitted with so magnificent a voice, extraordinary" dramatic sence and the indispensible foundation of a [broad and meticulous training, one would wish for this young artist all the wealth of dramatic opportunity available on the operatic stage of this generation, The splendid song "Die Belde Grenadieren" as encore, brought an interesting programme 16 suiicient climax, June 16."
With several kidnappers hot on his wall, an intended. victim escaped failure on the pretext of going 10 the toilet and, dashed into house In. Chapel, snd was eventually" reshed by sin armed. mililamaa liv. Sng in the next house, who arrested {io of the pursuing kidnappers Fed anded.-quiries "made with. the Shanghai Furniture Company at 542 Peking Road yesterday revested that freie "proprietor, "Mz 'Hsieh Deb yung, the intended vielim. had Heady returned home safely' after ore than ten days" of thrilling ex-Perlence at the bands of his captors, followed by his dremaile escape and rescue, ME. Hsieh was kidespped while riding in a private rieksiaw {0 his Chapel factory on his dally business Snepeetion on June' 2. While going the factory, which {sin Soong Kung Yuen Road, from his home in Myburah 'Toad, Mr. Hsieh was waylaid near Tze' Yuen Rosa, also Chapel, by. two armed kidnappers. He was dragged down from his Fok: Shaw and forced into a walling car bearing a Chinese lence. He' Blindfolded and driven to the lid appets lair which was changed four times during his imprisonment.
The Fourth Move On June 9, after the kidnappers had moved for the fourth time to house in Lukachieh near Chung San Road, Mr. Hsieh was forced to write a loiter to his family asking for ransom. Before the letter could bring 8 reply, he decided to escape. It was on Friday that Mr. Hsieh suggested to the kidnappers who guarded him that he should be allowed to go to the toilet. There was no toilet equipment in' the flimsy structure and eventually he succeeded in persuade ing the kidnappers to allow him to eave the house accompanied by one of their number. The kidnappers thought that it was safe but as soon as Mr. Hsieh had left the kidnappers' lair he shouted for help, and made dash for freedom.
The chase was soon joined by another kidnapper but when he realized that he was at a safe distance from the pursuing criminals, Mr. Hsieh dashed into a villager's house and shut himself inside. "'Then-came the exciting moment. "According to the story related to the Chinese police, an aged woman occupant of the house thought that Mr. Hsieh might be a robber since she saw that the men Outside the door were trying to catch him. "At this critical juncture, Mr. Hsieh explained in such a loud voice that a member of the Chapel Militia Corps who was having his breakfast in the next house was attracted 10 the scene. He covered the two kid-rappers with his service pistol and sent for his comrades. The men were arrested and ore facing the Nantao District Court.
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