CHINESE ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
AT THE CITY HALL.
EXHIBITION OPENED BY HE THE GOVERNOR AND SIR SHOU-SON CHOW.
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HIS EXCELLENCY'S REFERENCES TO THE ENDURING WORK OF CHINESE ARTISTS OF BY-GONE GENERATIONS..
Thus long-heralded China Exhibition, which marks step forward in the cultural development of the Colony, was officially opened at the City Hall yesterday afternoon by His Excellency the -Governor, Sir William Pool, K.O.M.G., K.B.E., and Six Shou-Son "Chow. His Excellency, with whom, was Lady Peol," as nacom panied by Capt. T. A. H. Coltman, A.D,C,
The official party were met at the entrance to the City Hall by members of the reception caminittee, a guard of honour being formed by Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of the Colony, and aftor- wards proceeded to the thoatra, where the official opening core- woney was performed. With His Excellency on the dais were Lady Pool, Captain T. A. H. Coltman, A.D.O., The Very Rev. A Swann, MA., D.SC., Dean of St. John's Cathedral, Mrs. E DC Wolfo, The Rev, W. Walton Rogera, The Bev. N. V. Hal- ward The Rev. C. B. Shann, Mr. P. B. Barker, Mr. J.-H. Hant, Mr. O. E. Raven, Sir Shou-Son Chow, Kt, Mr. W. T. Tam and. M. F. C. Mow Fung. After the opening ceremony His Excellency the Governor, Lady Peel and the official party proceeded on a tour of the Exhibition.
ADDRESS BY SIR SHOU-SON CHOW IN CHINESE.
After the Dean had pronounced yard it murely from a commerci the opening prayer, Mrs. E. D. C. standpoint. Wolfe, in introducing His Excel- loney, said:-
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MRS WOLI'S SPEECH.... Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, Chairman of the general committee of the Exhibition, in introducing H.I.
3,000 Years of China shows over three thousand years of uninterrupted history and artistic devolopment, whether iu painting, sculpture, cerumica, jade,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1931
Thero is an enormous amount for you all to Boo End Twill not detain you any longer. It gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the Exhibition opon, and to urge you all to give it all possible support in order that the various missionary and charitable institutions which it is hoped to help may bendis thereby patrons
Sir Shou-Son Chow then address ed the gathering in Chinese, after whion the official party proceeded. on a tour of the Exhibition.
19-Soap-Stone Carving and
Chop Meking."
Chop making is a paying trade in China Avery Chinese ins his own peculiar sign or stamp. Those am carved from wood, ory- stal, Ivory, capetone, and brass, Visitor may have their name in Chinos oharacters transferred to a chop for a very modest suim at this stall
-Jade. In addition to the turning of it by hand. To facilitate the work this stone, figures are carved upch in turning, a manual lathe is used, the design of it going back for many hundreds of years, and des pite its seeming primitivancas, it
Turning
Hall Tastefully Decorated. The City Hall, both inside and out, was most tastefully decorated, and provided a fitting setting for the many priceless works of art to bo found within its walls..
In St Andrew's Ball were does excellent work. hibited the most beautiful and re-Doll Making: Wire Puzzles, presentativo: specimens of Chinasa
that could be obtained for the oc in the Chinese theatre, quaintly paintings porcelain and bronzes Little models of characters seen ension Deboriptions of individual pieces would convoy little in theseade, and coloured, of wax and columus: suffice to say that, the er four paste may be purchand at emples, of ancient Chinese crafts, this stally manship displayed though by no
Also puzzles which interest child means forming the greatest of the ran of all ages, and some of these sttractions offered by the intricate Chinese designs tend to hibition, were of themselves ample shortness of potiones and loss of repayment for visit to the City Hall.
ORAFTS, IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL,
TRISOD.
15.Joss-Sticks and Joss-Dandjes. Jess-sticks or isoonss sticks and jos-candles enter into the religi ous life of the non-Christian Chin | In presoating these demonstraaoo the evolution of thess interest ese to a great extent, and here we tions of Chinese craftsmanship, ting, and to the Chinese, necessary has been the nim and endeavour of articles,
16.—Carpentry,
the Committea to confine the list to those of a distinctly national origin, carefully excluding any Here we see the making of tube which have been introduced by of and such like everyday articles; copiod from Western or other attention is drawn to the nature countries.
of the tools used and their mark ed difference from those usually handled by the British workman. 17-Palm Leaf Raincoats: Grass Bandals.
Stall No. 1--Fire-Crackers and Fireworks.
The manufac
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YESTERDAY'S TRANSAG-
TIONS
There was a stendier tone in the market yesterday morning and a few more buyers in everything. Rates were practically unchanged.
Banks were on offer at $1,000. $420 and 2425, were in deraand at Unions, which were done at 8417),
the close at $410,
Ohina Underwriters were wanted `nt: $5.7-
at 31.
Whampoa Docks were in demand
Providents (old) were in request at $5.10, and the now shares were also wanted at $9.65.
Hotels (old), after being done at closed in demand at this rate, with sellers asking 815.20.
Hong Kong Lands were obtain ablo'nt #894.
$182.
amphreys (old) were wanted at
Egalties were offering it $13.49. Ewer could have been booked at Tis 10.00.
Shanghai Cottons were offering at
801.
123 EST MOMSEN N
Zoong Sings wers wanted at Tis.
Trams, which were put through at 1 and $21.80, closed in de mand at $91, with sellers seeking
$21.80.
Star Forries were on sale at
China Lights had sollers ut $201, Hong Kong Electrice were wanted at $76,
done at $19.60 and 310,70, closed in Cements (combined), after being
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It is generally conceded thai gunpowder was invented by the Chinese, and from time immamoria tant part in their social and re- coolies and riekaba pullors in These articles are used by Chin firecrackers have played an impor ligious festivities. turo of Firecrackers is shown here. interesting souvenirs of Chino
their everyday life. They forin the Governor, said Before call lacquer ar textiles. Its industry in using instead of gunpowder, a ing upon His Excellency the this direction never seemed to fing harmless
workers, Governor
non-inflammable sub-18.-Feather Dusters: Bamboo Hata. to formally open the even under adverse conditions, and stance, owing to risk of fire. Exhibition, I should like to desin fact the period to which the Sung Rattan Ware and Mat Making. beloved of the Chinese "boy," and ribo vory briefly how the idea of Dynasty helongs from 200 to 1278
The ubiquitous feather dustor, holding an exhibition originated AD, three centuries of terrible
"The use of rattan and Ba-grass the familiar coolie hat are scened handa at 76.15, closed at this adversity, of perpetual struggles
for the making of furniture, mats, here in process of manufacture. against invasions, of divisions and bathing baskets ote, are well known These are both essentially. Chinese constant struggles in its own coun and at this stall we can follow products. try, is considered to have been the whole of the process of many China's creatively richest agn.
facture.
and grow.
4.-Bliver Ware and Jewellery.
the
Dairy Farms were offering at demand at: 8191
Sinceros were in demand at 810- Constructions (old), which chang...
rate in demand. The new shares were also the medium of sales at 82,05, closing in request at 82.10.
Govovernment Loan was wanted at 89 per cent. premium.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Successful Lectures and Displaya. 8.-Ivory Carving
Mention must be made of the Here various items of Carved Displays, Tableux and Lectures Ivory-ware can be seen in the pro-siven in the theatre. It is sufficient esa of making, Particular atten criterion of their excellence to state tion is drawn to the carving of that at each performance ivory balls within balls. The popu-theatre was filled to capacity, while out any special feature.
The market continued quiet with lar belief that the balls are first so many people attended the lecture Unions were done at $425. carvod in actions and then re on Cliness Pareofaan given in the Providents (old), after being dealt cunningly fitted together will on Exhibition Room by the Rev. H. du in. at 25.25 had sellers at the close dispelled one for all
I. Pyner that it was seriously deat this rate. The new shares were bated as to whether or not the put through at $2.50, and $2.05. Exhibition will remember the cuff-tween the hours of seven and nine with buyers
lecture should be repeated. Those who were at the Wembley The Chinese dinners, served be-sales at $15.10, ht, which they closed Hotels (old) were the medium of links and similar articles turned in the evening, were adjudged by visitors. A similar demonstration excellence, and many chcery par out under the gaze of delighted popular vote to be of unequalled. of the nit of the Chiness Silver ties were to be seen in the dining mith can be seen at this stall," Toom during those hours. The
-Chinese Lanterns and Paper
formal invitation to bridge has now temporarily given way to one to a Chinese dinner at the Ex- hibition, so popular is this innova- tion, proving
Decorations.
with sellers asking $13.
Lands were offering at $82 Realties were in demand at $12),
Ewos were done at $16, and there were fafther sellers at this rate at the close.
Trams were offering at $21.00. 8274.
Ching Lights were to be obtained
As many of you know, a very ancaful Exhibition was held by St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, in 19, and early this year the Com mittee of the Victorin Diocesan So long as she retained her Missionary Association discussed criginality, alia stood out promin- plans to reproduce an Exhibition ent, but lost ground considerably in on the same lines.
In April a the 18th and 19th centuria owing special committee, consisting of to her imitating the West to some V.D.M.A. members, was formed and extent, the result of fich was a started work. However, it was diminution of creative powers and very soon felt that a broadening some falling off in taste. In the of the basis was most desirable and opinion of many, this was due to Atembera rupresenting the Pro-internal workness and perhaps testant Christian Churches and some lack of self-confidence. With Missions were asked to join the the much-to-be-desired attainment General Committee and accepted of peace and unity in China, we readily. I should like to add what may hope to see her recover fully her
great help their advice has been former predominanes in art and how much their work has been output during the course of many The Appreciated.
centuries of work and industry is Aims of the Exhibition.
known to have been enormous, and The aims und objects of such an in spite of the fact that, owing to # great den fortunately still exists, exhibition are firstly, to foster infrequent dynaatiu, changes and the terest in Chinese arts and crafts transference and distribution of and to help towards mutual friend-capitals, there was ship and understanding; secondly, amount, especially of paintings, a terrible to exhibit aspects of Christian work in South China and to demon-
destroyed. -strate the value of missionary cifort; thirdly, as a means of rais- ing, finds. though this is by no The infnence of Chinese art on-Umbrellas Silk and Oll-Paper. nenna one of the main objectthe West is too well-known to re- We hope, of course, to clear or quire etressing. From the 15th cen- penses and to make a small profit tury, when the first attempts at which will go missionary and colonization of the Far East took which has been prepared and will post and the sintement that Euro charitable institutions, a list of place, the influence of Chinese he published when the grants are poau porcelain is in fact but antility. At this stall, can be seu Where all have worked so hard, offspring of Chinese pottery is, the manufacture of this very use I feel I must resist the temptation think, incontrovertible. The great fal article in various designs while it was estimated that at least
E singling out names, of members repute of Chinche pottery in Jng- of the Committee whose work has land and America has in fact gone
7-Raw Silk and Silk Reeling." 1,500 people had passed into the been outstanding. I will leave you it is seldom that European porce fashioned basin or reel nowadays who were in possession of Patron's with larceny, of and three others an undiminished for centuries, and and girls many be seen using the old of course, school-children and those At this demonstration, Women Exhibition. This number includes,
these primitive methods have been Tickets. replaced with modern machines. The programmes for to-day and driven by power, and one of these to-morrow are given below, can be seen actually in operation.
made
Ceremony,
Weat,
Influenca on the West.
to judge of their efforts as you go round the Exhibition, which I trust lain does not show some trace of everyone will enjoy."
Chinese genius. It is not mrpris I will now ask His Excellency the ing that for centuries the English Governor to perform the opening have termed porcelain chinn
To go further back, Chinese in- uere on the West in evidenced by The fact that the Graek name for "Chinese" was "Seres." which is derived from the Greek word for raw silk, and from which our own name for silk is derived
His Excellancy, in his opening "proch, said':-
"GOVERNOR'S SPEECH,
all to secure a supply of pretty The Christmas season is approa ching; bere is an opportunity for Chinese lanterns and paper decora tions at reasonable prices, as w as to see them in the making
In the Far East, the Chinese made silk or all-paper umbrella bar largely supplanted the satin, or
also from the point of view of cloth article imported from Abroad, not only for economic reasons but
8.-Gbine Embroidery:
well known and universally admir The Chinese embroiderers' art is ed. At this stall, may be men Chinese women and girls deftly applying their handicraft, and specimens of their work may he purchased
Spectacular Fireworks.
At seven o'clock a rework dis Ground, and, as was fully expected play was staged on Murray Parade by the large number of people who assembled to witdean it, it more an uphold the reputation for a collence the Exhibition has already earned for itself.
In this condection it is interest-
Cements (combined) were in the market $19.60
NG t
Ropes were done at $174. Dairy Farms were wanted #281, but sellers required $29.
Watsons were on offer at 816). mand at 88.30, as were also the Constructions (old) were in de new shares at 8.15.
ing to note that up to the hour of ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL, seven o'clock over 2500 had hear taken at the door of the City Hall, HEARING AGAIN ADJOURNED.
5.20
Today,
p.m.-Opening Ceremony, Hon. Mr. WT Southorn and Dr. to 4 pm Great Birthday R. H Kotewall
Tableaux in the theatre).
in which ten Chinese are charged Yostorday's hearing of the case
with receiving a quantity of coal from the Holt's lighter Scirou on the night of October 20-21, was de voted almost entirely to evidence by Police officers of the arrest of the defendants,
Mr. M. M. Watson is prosecuting, the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th men, Mr. while Mr. P. M. Hodgson defended
8 to 6.30pm-Lecture on Chinese M. A. da Silva for the 2nd, 11th, M. K. Lo appeared for the 7th, 8tb, 5th and 10th defendants and Mr. pictures in the exhibition 19th and 13th defendants. The 6th room) by Mr. Li King Hong defendant was not legally repro B.A. (in English), g
sented
II.B the Clovernor, in formally The study of Chinese art is a very poning the Exhibition, said: large one indeed and the ordinary Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my person can achieve very little with privilege to-day to open this Ex-the time at his disposal. We are hibition. 1 do not propose to take therefore very grateful to the pro up much of your time, as it is not moters of this Exhibition for the object of an exhibition to listen giving us a practical opportunity to spesobee, and like most of you, of acquiring a greater knowledge have come here to see and learn of it than would otherwise be do not need to sketch out the dealga 7 to 9 p.m.-Chinese dinners much that is new to us, and all of possible.": which is of great interest.
9.-Blackwood Garving.
usually carried on in a little shop The carving of blackwood is in a back street by Chinese crafts. men who are to export that they beforehand. Flowers, figures, strap work and the pretty bamboo de signs ho all carved directly from the rough wood,
10-Brass Ware. Here may be soon at work the
Tongratulate the Chairman of j Missionary Work in 8. Opina.. Committoo, Mrs. Wolfe, and all her helpers on the enterprise which they is to exhibit aspects of Christian Another object of this Exhibition Lave shown in getting up this missionary work in South China. Exhibition. There is no doubt that Even when I was a small boy, and brass engraver, with his few tools it must have required a great deal that is over fifty years ago, I used and alicet brass turning out work of organization, and also a great to hear a good deal about mission which will challenge comparison, lent of persuasiveness and pertina:ary work in China, and it left an The work is, wholly done by hand city in getting together such a large impression on me which has pover collection of valuable and starest-bben erased. There has always been and the proces may be traced from ing material, including an exhibit a good, supply of workers, and
the raw material, kindly laat jointly by the Linguam though one may sometimes have felt 11-Bell Willing: Engraving University and the Canton Govern- that they showed too much reckless ment nese, one bas pover had anything
I cannot lay claim to an intimate but the greatest admiration for Chinese, who reverence a good Enowledge of Chinese art, but I can thole dominant courage, and the hand in writing the quaint truthfully say that I have always great results that they have artlitic characters Visitors may hadis greatest admiration for achieved. Though they may at obtain at small cost the Chinese such of it that I have seen. Though times have sels a little disappoint transliteration of their name in many have imitated it, it stilled at the results of their work, they faney characters. stands out in its originality, and can rest assured in the cortain Indicates that the Chinese have a knowledge of comiderable achiere genuine love of it, and do not re ment.
Extraordinary Serpil writing is beloved of the
At this stall, may also be seen skilled oraitamaa engraving small Ivory articha
Tai Shun (in the theatre)-their-evidence, Mr. G. E. Kerr, 0.50 to 7 pm The Story of King After the police officers had given
Yeung Chung School. 8.20 to 0 p.m-Tens
coal" oversser of Butterfeld Ě Swire, gave evidence to the effect that he saw 127 tons of Natal cont the 1. Tinhow on the morning of being weighed into the lighter from October 19. Later that day the lighter proceeded to the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter as the signal had been boisted Witness went
9 to 10 pm. Firework Display Tomorrow, Baturday, November 7. 3pm-Opening ceremony, Sir Joseph Kemp and Dr. 8. W.
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3.80 p.m.-Ledure on Chinese pic on to describe his visit to the turen (in orbibition room)-Mr. lighter on the morning of October Chinese).
lighter open and the place in a Li King Hong, B.A. (in 21 when he found the hatch on the 2-Leture on Silk, by a mem- diffy state, ang bilagord
ber of the Sericulture Bureau, Mr. Hodgson than mbmitted that Canton de he had no case to answer as far as 5 to 5.30 pm Lecture an Obiness the frst defendant was concerned Music (in the theatrey Mr. Pun and Mr. Lo made the same sub- Messrs, Ma Ping Lit and Leung they were botal overruled by the In Tat B.Sc. Assisted by mission in respect of his clients but Man Tuen
Magistrate, who, however, upheld Mr. da Silva's submission in - re was accordingly discharged. The spect of the lath dofondant who
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aux (in the theatre), 630 to 7 pm The Story of King 3.30 to 6 pm-Teas
Tai Shun (in the theatre,
7 to 9 p.m.-Chinese Dinners. 9 to 10 p.mirework Display.
was then adjourned tilt Mon day morning bait in the sum of 450 cash and 1500 hand being allowed for all defendantä
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