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THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 22ND 1916
A CENTENARY REVIEW. Although the actual date is not till May 20th, the centenary of the Royal Scottish Academy was celebrated by an exhibition opened in the middle of April and by a banquet on the 19th.
Sixty years after the foundation of the Royal Aendemy t London in 1789 twenty-four Scottish artista associated themselves in the establishinçut of 'an Academy in Edinburgh" on the prin ciples of that in London."
The early history of the Royal Scottish Academy is one of a struggle against hostility and prejudice. Art was not in
good way in the Scottish capital; artists were few, and, generally speaking, of little importance. The Edinburgh. School of St. Luke was the earliest in- dication of desire for art training north of the Border. Its incorporation is dated October 18th, free. But it had a brief career, and but one of its pro- dants, Allan Ramsay,
PRIZE FIGHT IN THE OLD
STYLE
BARE KNUCKLE CONTEST ON
MITCHAM COMMON.
EASTER YORN SCENE.
A remarkable bare-knuckle prize-fight, conducted under the regulation rules of the ring, took place on a quiet part of Mitcham Common recently,
The fight went to eight rounds, when one of the contestants gave up owing to an injury. But from the time the ting was made till the last spectator left the scene an hour and a half elapsed, and there was not even a rumour of a police man on the horizon.
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS.
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The fight had been carefully planned beforehand, the site chosen with an eye to secrecy, and every preparation made to secure fair play.
CHURCH NOTICES.
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Holy Communion at 8 san-Choral. Matina at 11 s...
Preacher:-Bo, EL. Coplas Mayla, Holy Communion at 12 noon. Eversong at 6p...
Preacher Ror, W. F. Scott, p.2.
CHIOS Cavac-Kennedy Read. Sunday Services, May 29rd you
Sunday School at 10 am Morning Service at 13 kom, ban
Hymns: 29, 185, 268 and 179, P.S.A. in Lecture Hall at 4p.m. Evening Service at 6 pm.
Hymns: 67, 281, 179, 235 and 333. Preacher, Moraing and Evening
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Friday, May 28th, at 8.30 pm-Christian
Endeavour Meeting and Social Hou... Saturday Circle, May 2nd, from 8 pm-
FA
Early arrivals staked off a ring of the in Scottish art An Academy of Design, correct size, stuck sticks into the ground. which afterwards became known as the and tied strings round. Two tin baths Trustees Academy, was formed in 1760. There was a Society of Artists in exist and ample supplies of water, together ence then, and in the following year with towels and other appurtenances of! seceders from that body formed in the ring, were brought, and by the time organisation called the Free Society." the select audience, numbering about But even when Burns arrived in Edin-
·GUARANTEE, CORPOLATION h in 176 art had still made little 200, had arrived, everything was in
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progress, and of artists of note the poet readiness. found only Alexander Nasmyth and Archie. Skirring. Ere the century was out, however, Raeburn was achieving a great reputation, and the number of minor painters was increasing rapidly, so that Stoddart in 1790 was able to say that "painting occupies a very high rank, and the general taste of Edinburgh in this respect may be said to be superior to London."
THE FIRST STEP.
The contestants were middle-weights, men of between 24 and 28 years of age. said to bail from Tooting or Mitcham. They stripped to the waist and were both in splendid condition. Seccnda, time- Keeper equipped with the regulation stopwatch, and referee took up their positions and the fight began.
EXCITED SPECTATORS.
The first round opened with both con- testants acting cautiously. The smaller of the two was first to take the initiative.
It was not, however, until 190s that a Society of Artists with any lasting pea
Silence had fallen on the crowd as soon sure of success was formed; and this body gave the first public exhibition in Scot- as the men entered the ring, and in the lund by artists," as the title-page of the calm of the Sunday morning, with hard. catalogue described the exhibition which a breath of wind blowing, the impact was opened on June 20th of that year, of the blows with the bare knuckles in Core's Lyceum, Nicholson-street, Edin sound almost alarmingly loud. burgh.
When the round ended the crowd broke
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the service the Bishop will Mr. John H. Haut, o., 48 Reader)
tip..ng
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(Daring the service two adults will be
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Church) Christian
The Choir will render special music.
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took the chair at a meeting which founding and bets were freely made. The ed the Scottish Academy and elected its smaller man, it appeared had already over Korca. The southern, depression has!
become favourite.
first Council. The President was George
As the fight progressed the smaller man, Watson, and its first meeting was held can June 3rd, 1820 So,early as the fol according to eye-witärsses, rapidly im Flowing December two indabers of the proved his position and seemed certain Council resigned, and soon afterwards to gain the verdict on points. Blood be seren Associates followed their example gan to flow, the taller man having re -the result of the influence of the olderceived a "Bevere blow on the nose." rival, the Institution of Fine Aris.
The crowd round the ring became
cheering every blow..
The remaining members of the Academy, greatly excited, yelling cat-calls and ted by the example of William Nicholson, determined to go on. They held their
Meantime, дл unofficial grandstand first exhibition in February, 1927. consisted of 989 works, contributed by had come into being. The scene of the sixty-seven artista, and it was opposed fight was just over the fence from by an exhibition run by the Institution
Τε
the first tee at Tooting Bec golf
at the same time. Moreover, the financourse, and the shouting attracted the
cial results of the Academy's first ex hibition were disappointing. Receipts of 1 had to be put against an outlay of having arrived from the above Parts, Con-490; but the situation was saved by the signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that of £160 which was received from all Goods are being, landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whenço, "and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be
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donors and subscribers The following year produced hetter results, and from that time the Academy never looked back.
ART AND MORALS.
crowd of golfers waiting to drive off. They lined the fence, and enjoyed an excellent view of the exciting encounter.
In the eighth round the smaller man. A certain by this time regarded as winner, hurt his wrist. He made a great effort to contince, but the pain was too severe, and his second threw in the towel.
COLLECTING THE PUESE. The sympathy of the public, too, was on
The purse, said to amount to several the side of the Academy, and in 1820 the pounds, went to the taller man. The hattle was finally lost and won when the
money or, at least, part of it-had been Institution, deserted by the whole of its collected by the simple expedient of associates, gave up the struggle, although passing round the bat between the continued to perform a useful function rounds. The response on the part of the in acquiring many of the old mastersrowd, composed entirely of men of the which formed the nucleus of the national working class. was evidently generous. collection now housed in the National Gallery of Scotland.
They punished one another all. right," said an eye-witness of the fight, but I could not honestly say that the fight seemed any more savage than an ordinary glove contest.
The Academy now began to expand and develop. In 1938 a Royal Charter was colained, and in 1850, when the National Gallery" was founded, there was erected an addition to it in which. from 1855, What struck me as remarkable was were held the annual exhibitions of the the completeness of the arrangements, Academy. In 1911 a new charter was and the confident way everyone concern- granted, under which, while the numbered in them went about his business. One ef Academicians remained at thirty, the could see, however, that precautions had restriction to twenty in the number of been taken to guard against a surprise Associates was removed, and the latter visit by the police. The wide expanse were granted a say in the management of the common afforded ideal ground of The Academy. There is a quaint in- over which to scatter in the event of terest in the fact that, while members alarm, but none was given. must, of course, be of high repute as artists, sculptors, or architects, they were required by the conditions of member, ship to be only of “fair moral character."
SHIPPING TOTES.
At the Marine Court Jesterday, before Lieut. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., a boatwoman was fined $1, or one day's hard labour in default, for mooring her host inshore, at a distance of less than 100 yards from low water mark. A boat- master and boatmistress were also ined 815 each, with the alternative of two weeks' hard labour, for failing to exhibit the regulation navigation lights while under way.
The total number of deck passengers entered for the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. Jesterday was 1,084, of which the sa Hydrangea (British) carried 711 from Kwang Chow Wan..
The Master of the a's. Fook Sang (British) from Calcutta and Singapore, reported to the Harbour Office yesterday afternoon that one Chinese deck passen- ger died from pneumonia during the voyage to Hongkong.
Beports from Maso state that the Canton boycott pickets have seized thir- teen cargo boats and detained them near Ma Lau Chan, Most of the passengers on board were sent to Shekki. At Nam Tan, near the New Territories, the pic kets are stated to have seized a large wooden boat.
"Considering that the fight took place between 10 and 11.30 in the morning there were surprisingly faw people about the common, which on most Sunday mor nings is a favourite resort of people who reside in the vicinity. The promoters evidently counted on Easter Sunday be ing quiet, and they were right in their calculation."
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
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SUNRISE AND · SUNSET ' IN HONGKONG.
FOR MAY, 1926.
(STANDARD TIME OF THE 10TH MERIDIAN LAST OF GREENWICH).
Sunrise. "Sunset.
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