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As a result of correspondener with the Town Clerk of Manchester drama tie developments, are hinted at in the controversy which for 19 years has surrounded the Chinese art collection of Mt. John Hilditch and his offer to the Corporation.
“NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
REPORTS ON SIGNALLING PRACTICE,
It communicating to the Fleet extracts from the reports made by H., ships of signalling practices carried out with mer chant vessels during the quarter ended March 31st last, the Admiralty state that the returns show a high standard of Mr. Hilditch's house, the Minglands,
emciency. A total of 1,203 exercises was carried out as compared with 1,589 for Crumpsall, Manchester, is an amazing treasure store of Chinese objects of the previous quarter, and 1,205. for the graphic and, applied arts. It contains corresponding period of 1924. The per pottery, porcelains, glass, paintings, centage of failures worked out at 125 prints, ivories, lacquers, armour, and per cent, as compared with 2.5 per cent. bronzes of periods supposed to date for the quarter ending December 31st, 3,000 years B.C., to A.D., 1966, and the 1924. In the list of ships in order of value of the rarities has been estimated merit, first place was taken by the air- at £250,000.
craft carrier Pegasus, on special service, In 1913, the City Art Gallery or with 107 successful exercises The cruiser ganized an exhibition of Chinese artCarlisle, in China, had 90 and the Wey and for "soins erason, Mr. Hilditch's
month, on trooping duties, 58; while the offer to den his valuable scllection was ships with 30 or more to their credit not accepted a
were the Hollyhock (China), Concord, and Calypso (Mediterranean), Cornflower, and Clematis (Red Sea), and Chatham of art and his affection for the City (East Indies). On the mercantile side,
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Mr. Hilditch is an enterprising and enthusiastic collector of Chinese objects)
ís so keen that after years of con
troversy on the subject of the merit of the Ellerman ships were first, with 84 his unique collection, he is still anxious successful exercises; the P. & O, second, to bequeath a representative selection with 83; and the British India and of his beautiful treasures to Man British. Tanker Companies tied for third chester.
place with 70 each.
Shall he be allowed to do it?
The Admiralty have approved of IS IT GENUINE..
balance crews for the river gunboste Some months ago, a committeed of Mantie and Woodlark being sent to Chinn Manchester artists, and art experts by freight steamer ria Canada, Formerly examined the collection and declared in reserve at Hankow and Shanghai res" favourably.
pectively, these vessels have recently, Later, the Art Gallery Committee since the widespread anrest, been com agreed that the collection should be
inspected by experts from London, to pleted to full complement by ratings from whom Mr. Hilditch addressed certain the cruisers Durban and Despatch, and questions, the chief being: Is the col lection genuine?
The experts were asked to decide if the objects were worthy of being ex hibited at the City Art Gallery,
The experts were Mr. R. A. Hobson, of the British Museum and Mr. Rackham, and they made the inspection on May 27th, this year. Mr. Hilditch Faays: he was of the opinion that no secrecy was to be made of the results Lof: the inspection, and the
that no statement has been made public
iends him to say "That there may be
they were last reported at Nanking and Chinkiang respectively. The number of gunboats in commission on the Chinese rivers is now brought up to 15.
* SANTO, ON THE YANGTSZE.
A change is pending in the post of Rear Admiral and Senior Naval Officer on the Yangtze, China, in which. Rear Admiral
Murray Anderson has just completed
some rather dramatic development two years His successor will be Bear. Mr. P. M. Beath, the Town Clerk Admiral John Ewen Camerah, CB, of Manchester, wrote to Mr. HilditchVO, who was promoted in July 1924, on July 13th, as follows:-
The report of Mr. Hobson and Mr. and Das since taken the courses for senior "Rackham was for the information af officers at Fortsmouth and Greenwich. the Art Gallery, Committee, and the Hear-Admiral Cameron was formerly in Committee desire" me to state that command of the Devonport Reserve; in they are not aware that any promises 1921-29 he commanded the Tiger, in the were made that, the experts should Rosyth Reserve; and, in 1910-21 he was answer the four questions enumerated captain of the Crescent, port depot-ship" in your letter to Mr. Hobson and at Rosyth. For the greater part of the Mr. Rackham on the occasion of their war he commanded the cruiser Phuton visit to "Minglands" on the May 27th in the Grand Fleet, and besides being
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present at Jutland he assisted to bring down a Zeppelin, L.7, off the Schleswig To that latter Mr. Hilditch replied: const in the same month. Paymaster shall be pleased to welcome Mr. Commander L. Si Brown, who has been Hobson and Mr. Rackham to make a nominated to the gunboat Hee as Secre salection of Han, Tang and Sung tary to Rear-Admiral Cameron, was pro- Pottery for exhibition in the Man-moted last „January, while serving us chester Art Gallery during the Secretary to the Captain-in-Charge at months of October and November, Portland naval base. His assistant will 1925. riote you say The report be paymaster-Lieutenant G. W Best, of Mr. Hobson and Mr. Rackham hitherto in the Commodore's Office at was for the information of the Art Portsmouth naval barracks. H.M.S. Bee Gallery Committee. Have all the was last reported at Shanghai. members of the Art Gallery Com mittee received a copy of this ro-, port? Have the ratepayers of Man for this month announces the forth- chester and the owner of the colles coming retirement of Captain T. J. 5. tion a right to a copy of this Lyne, D.8.0., now in command of the Imv- porti
pregnable, training establishment, at Ply- With regard to the four questions, mouth. Captain Lyne entered the Navy I was certainly under the impression be a boy seaman in 1885, and is the only that the questions would be answer officer who has risen to the rank of post ed; There was no refusal when 1 captain in modern times from the lower made the-request in the presence of deck. Capt. Lyne obtained his first com Alderman Todd, Councillor Sutton, mission, ns alicatenant, for zealous ser- Dr. Sidebotham, Mr. Baward, Mrvice during the Boer War Later, in Hobson, Mr. Backham, and a friend command of a gunboat in China, he of mine
earned promotion to commander for If there had been any refusal, the special surveying work, his directions for experts and committee. "would not. have been allowed to go further with navigating the Ran Kiang and other my collection, as I do not believe in rivers being published as & Blue Book: a secret report with regard to my During the late war he commanded miner collection, believing as I do that sweepers working from Harwich, and was publicity in municipal matters is the promoted to captain and awarded the breath of life. Why should I be D.8.0. Cafraid of the report of the experts?
Why should the Art Gallery - Com-" mittee be afraid of giving, the re- port
FRANE BULLOCK TO RETIRE.
Over 200 native Chinese collectors," Frank Bullock, the jockey, stated, as during the past 18 years, have seen the the Aintree races on July 24th that he collection, and without exception, says has definitely made up his mind to retire Mr. Hilditch, each has declared to from racing at the end of this season be the most comprehensive collection of His future plans are not decidest, but ho all periods of Chinese art in exist
may go to Australia 1 am retiring
In November when the exhibition of now before it is too late, he said, his collection is held, Mr. Hilditch is to me not so young as I used to be, and lecture affiche - Manchester: YM.O.A this everlasting wasting tells on my op Art Collectors "and Oriental : Art"; health--I think it is time I cut it out. and, during the course of the lecture, I am finishing this season, and then I he, will touch on the question as it shall probably take six months' holiday. affects the City Art Gallery, Jockeys are the most self-denying people It is interesting to recall that Mr. of all professions up in the morning Hilditch's Chinese wreath of king early, with the great barrier of weight fisher feathers, pearls, and precious always to be studied. A jockey who is Chinese stores, sent by hum as a tribute i likely to be out of weight hds to have to the life of the Into Lord Leverbule
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