CHINA'S TREASURES
London Exhibition
VASE THAT IS THIN AS A WHISPER
A. Chinese expert was unpacking it are some beautiful silks which a poreclain vase from a packing- a Russian excavator recently found case at Burlington House, where in tht tombs of a Syrian chieftain the Exhibition of Chinese Art, is
at Baikal, in Siberia. A lacquer being prepared.
vase in the same tomb proves that they were put there in the year & A. D.
The packing-case was no or- dinary thing of lath and nails, but a box covered in lapestry, woven with gold thread, and fastened with an ivory handle. There were no paper shavings inside the case. but padded silk, tited to the exact shape of the rase.
vase to
The Chinese expert Ufted the the light, and then. through its transparency, shone a faint, delicate pattern.
"Look," he murmured, "It is as thin as a whisper."
It is just this atmosphere of ex. quisite fragility which la setting so many problems in the preparation of the exhibition. Chinese art, in Its own country is never shown in bulk, but always a few pieces at a time. To-day I was shown the design of the decor which will i preserve, as far as possible, the true spirit of the pieces them selves.
ENSHRINED
Case are being made, of white wood, locking rather little shrines, lined with the cream- beige-hand-made Chinese canvas that will cover the walls of the rooms, and foodllt, probably, from below. In each shrine will stand one star piece of porcelain or jade, with a few smaller pieces on white
As the careful unpacking and arrunging toes on, and her staf In another room are battling with ho. difficulties of preparing an English catalogue for the Ex. hibition.
All sorts of complications have urisen. One is colour. Chinese eyes do not sec colour in the same way as English eyes, and many an exhibit described in Chinese, for instance, as a shade of green. is undoubtedly. for the Englishman, a shade of blue.
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Then, as one of the transistors explained to me, there is the dif. ficulty of Chinese symbolism. In Chinese, every hing in a descrip. tion, is symbolical,
... “WITH DECORATIONS” So, a vase which is described by the Chinese expert as "porce- lain with decoration on the face, Shui Ch'ao Tu or the Levee on New Year's Day, ie, the narcissus. the mandina Domestica. the prunus, the camella and the lung- chih fungus, in cloisonne enamel on a copper body," has simply to be bolled down,
English In the catalogue as "Chinese porcelain vase, with decorations."
In addition to that, an immense wood stands of various heights be- illustrated catalogue is being pre- pared which, will "contain more than two-thirds of the whole ex- hibition, and, will be an invaluable ext-book for collectors after- wards.
hind it.
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Here, in this shrine, will rest the porcelain pillow, curved for the 'neck, of the great Emperor Chien- lung yu-yao ware coloured bl-se the secret colour of the old Chin- ese craftsmen never divulged, and now lost."
Emperor
There in that shrine, will be the Chia-ch'ling's tea-pot. carved from solid white jade, with a phoenix head for the spout, and a flower for the Ud.
NOT A CHIP
In some rooms, the canvas that covers the walls will be dyed. to Lone with the exhibits. In one, it will be a pale shade of blue.
A staff of 30 people, including the Chinese exports, are working hard at Burlington House now to prepare for the opening of the exhibition on November 28. The hinge .collection that came over from Shanghai in H.MS. Suffolk la all unpacked' now, and stowed away in special glass cases, for the actual setting out of the exhibits cannot begin until the end of the month.
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Of all the huge, fragile colled- tion, not one plece was so much as chipped on its journey.
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This morning a photographer arrived to take the first of the thousands of photographs which
will be required for this catalogue.
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"REFRESHER" CLASSES-
Nanking, Oct. 23,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1935.
ANNUAL SPEECH DAY
ONLY TWELVE HOURS
Record Flight From Lady MacGregor at Central
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During the past few weeks Hong Kong has been very much in the limelight regarding aviation and now we have received the news that further progress is hop a to be made to day when the Imperial Airways plane, Dorado, piloted by Capt. W. Armstrong, arrives from Penang about 12 hours after tak- ing off from the latter port.
The plane on another of the series of experimental fights be- ing undertaken in connection with the eventual linking up of Horg Kong with the Imperial Airways service.
The previous fights have been survey, but for the purposes of the present is the Arst under ser- vice conditions.
Only one stop is being made at Tourane where the plane will re- fuel and then immediately resume
its flight.
British School
At the St. Andrew's Church Hall yesterday, the annual prize giving of the Central British School took place in the presence of a large gathering of school children and their par- ents. The prize giving ceremony was performed by Lady Mac- Gregor
An appeal for co-operation between parents and teachers was made by the Headmaster, the Rev. G. E. S. Upsdell, who stressed particularly the harmful effects caused by the falure of pupils to do home work. "A chid who does not do compared with evening's bome work, which is moderate amount of home work set in the leading schools at home-not only becomes backward himself, but retards the other children in the class,” he said.
Headmaster's Report
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In presenting his port, Mr. Upsdell said in part:- Lady MacGregor. ladies, and gen- The plane was originally sche-tlemen.-It gives me much plea- sure to present the report for this duled to leave Fenang at 6 am yesterday, but the departure was school, at what will probably be our last prize-giving, before mov- delayed in order to enable it to teet two other Imperial Airwaying to our new home. plancs-one from Australia and the other from England.
The Dollado is expected to re- main in Hong Kong unil Tuesday, when the return trip will com mence, the planë being scheduled to reach Penang on the following day.
- JUNKERS PLANE A big "Junkers freight and pas- sengers plane, to be added to the Eurasia Aviation Corporation's fleet employed in China services, left Bangkok yesterday, bound for Hanoi, from which a direct fight will be made to Hong Kong The plane is expected here during the week-end.
The machine, which is of the monoplane type, has an overall wing spread of 96.9 feet, a length of 62 feet and a height of 14.10 feet, with wing area of 1.190 feet
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"EXTREMELY USEFUL" In thanking Lady MacGregor for so kindly presenting the prizes, Mr. A. O. Brawn. Inspector of English Schools, said:
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"Tam sorry the Director Education is unable to be present to-day. This is not the first time that Lady MacGregor has helped us with prize distributions. Some That our standards are hign is months ago, she gave away the clear from the reports we receive prizes at the Peak School Sports concerning children who have and a few weeks ago, she gave passed of for further education away the prizes at the Quarry at home. Thus Joy Booker, who Bay School and at the Bellos went home from the school last Public School for Girls: It seems year. has passed her Cambridge | to me that Lady MacGregor has Leaving Certificate with distinc-been extremely useful to US. tions in English and History, ob- (Laughter), taining credits in Mathematics, "In expressing my appreciation Geography, and Biology, and a (and. I think. I can say the ap- pass in French: she was a normal preciation of 99 per cent. of Hong scholar and is indicatory of the Kong? of the work of the staff. general standard of work through-I would like to single out Mr. Ro- out the school.
well who works like a Trojan." He always has done, but he has done more this year. For the greater part of the year, he has done at least two men's work When the Headmaster was ill, he was.
in- valuable as he has also been lately in helping our Department and the architect In selecting and ar- the ranging the equipment. for new school.
The Hong Kong School Leaving Certificate was obtained this year by Pryde, Baxter, Burn, and Gre gory: the three former obtaining distinctions in English, and it is interesting to note that they have made a good showing in sports, The plane is fitted with three which indicates a Hornet TIC, engines and is cap-education.
well-balanced
able of a speed of 177.5 m.p.h. Captain Kaspar is in command.
Our cricket eleven had a varied and extensive fixture list under At the conclusion of Mr. Brawn's the captaincy of R. Holden ably speech. little Jean Hale present- supported by Baxter, and the team ed Lady MacGregor with a beauti- proved themselves to be a credit | ful sheat.of yellow gladioli Lady
In connection with the opening PROPERTY SALE to the school. The football team MacGregor suggested that the pu
of post-graduate courses by the chung shal
Medical College
Shanghai), Tungch! University
(Shanghai). Peiping National Marine Lot Disposed
university and the Shanghai Medi- cal College through governmental aid, the Ministry of Education notified those universities of re- gulations governing granting scholarships to the worthy medical graduates.
According to these regulations,, total of 10 scholarships will be offered by each medical school through the funds granted by the Ministry of Education,
Each of these institutions will specialize in one subject such as physiology. pharmacy, anatomy and pathology. Central News Agency.
FLOOD PREVENTION.
Nanking, Oct. 23."
PICTURES ON SCROLLS The packing cases in which they travelled are works of art in them- | selves. All the smaller pieces came in the tapestry-covered silk-lined boxes, the larger in cases of high- ly polished teak, with decorative Chinese lettering down the side. Some of the cases are the famous Imperial yellow, some jade green. The pictures, most of which are on long scrolls, came packed in ordinary blue denim, .he cloth of which the Chinaman makes his Klanghan work-a-day coat, but lined faside according
A plan to build a flood-preven- tion dyke along the Han River from Chungchang to Chiuchow in Hupe has been mapped out by Mr. Hsih Teh-chiung, Director of
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has not been quite so successful, pils might have a holiday and Mr. but the inter-house matches' have upsdeil announced that there produced much promising mater- would be no home-work that ial- Swimming and hockey have evening. This was greeted with been enjoyed by nearly the whole applause. school, and the splendid sporting spirit of the girls' hockey eleven even evoked praise in the local press.
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SOCIAL UNION
PRIZE LIST
The prize 3st was as follows: J. R. M. Smith Scholarship:- Ian Kepton.“
At Messrs. Lammert Brothers' Auction Rooms, No. 4, Duddel! Street yesterday afternoon, a valuable leasehold property, re- gistered at the Land Office
Government Scholarships:Form Section D. of Marine Lot No."204. The social Union has been very 5. Peter Simon; Form 4. Mavis was sold by the Order of the active throughout the year, the Borner; Form 3, Jenny Felshow: Supreme Court by public auction, visit to Canton by many of the Form 2, Mana Shand; Form Ul, The property consists of the senior children being very instruc- Eleanor Lewer; Ferm LI, George right, title and interest of Lau tye and interesting. The library Scott. Chung Ling. allas Lau Yee Kwai too is extensively used of and in all that one undivided | whole "school, and the sixth share of and in all that plece dation provided is totally inade-
by the Lugard Scholarship:-1935: Mer- accommo-lyn Grant.
Dock Company Scholarships:—1, or parcel of ground of Section D quate for the number of children Margaret Bel: 2, Ian Kempton, of Marine Lot No. 204, with the who use it.
Ezra Abraham Scholarship- messuage erection and balldings thereon, now known as No. 9. Sai On Lane.
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Prizes
The outstanding "event 01 the Walter Kennedy Pryde. year was the laying of the Class Prizes-Form 5. Kathleen foundation stone of the new Hopkins; Form 4. Donald Street; Crown Lease of Marine Lot No. school in May by H. E. the Gov-Form 3.-Marion Hill; Form 2 204. dated the 4th March 1855 for
ernor, Sir William Peel. Splendid Phyllis Kirby: Form Ul. Fleming work has been done in the past Kinnaird Form L Jim Lindsay. the residue of the term of 999 years, commencing from the 16th
under very trying conditions, and Special Prizes:War Memorial of November 1884.
we look forward to the children Prizė,
Pryde; Walter Kennedy taking full advantage of the ex-Dowbiggin History
Peter the whole lot is about 4537 square cellent facilities now within their Watson and Fleming Kinnaird; Engineering Bureau, feet, and its annual Crown Rental
English
Patrick Mr. Wang Hwn-is $80.00.-
Composition, I am sure I have the full sup- Burn: Drawing (presented by Miss The upset price for the lot was port of the parents and children Hall), John Guard, George Kir $1.000.00, and this was advanced in expressing my appreciation to man and Eeanor. Lewer) French by bids of $100.00 until the sum of $1,400 was reached, when Mr.
the Staff for their unceasing lab- (presented by Miss Heap). Peter Lau Six Yue of No. 3, Jervolspecially to Mr. Rowell who so ably tics (presented by Mr. Mulcahy). ours on behalf of the school es- Coombes; Progress in Mathema- Street berame the purchaser.
carried on under very difficult Kathleen Hopkins: Geography circumstances. A change of Head- (presented by Mr. Rowell), Ronald masters is bound to affect a school Holden: Montargis French Prize, of this nature, and the subsequent waiter Kennedy Pryde." illness of one of them threw an
with pure white saiin. The pic-ching. Sectional Chief of the Na- tures thematives are mostly paint-tional Economic Council, who ar- ed on silk, and mounted on ex- rived here. to-day from Hankow.
The project, the cost of which quisite brocade.
is estimated at $24,000, was the- roughly discussed upon the arrival of Mr. Wang at Hankow. The de-
But the Chinese collection is by all of the exhibition, no means Twenty-five. large cases have just arrived from public and private
Chinese collections of
art
America, and the officials
bually unpacking them now.
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tails of the scheme were submitted to the Central Executive Commit tee for approval, ne
Meanwhile Mr. Hath has begun.
to draft labourers into the districts
Boston, an expert travelling with of Chungchang; Kingshan and
it. Perhaps the finest statuary in the exhibition will be from Mrs.
J. D. Rockefeller's private collec-. tion, but that has not yet arrived. Still more pieces are coming in from all over England, and from Europe. The Emperor of Japan. too, has agreed to send a large collection, and it has already left Japan, and is on its way in Eng-} land in a liner, with another ex- pert to guard it.
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It is expected to arrive at abou: the end of the month, at the same time as a wonderful collection of aliks from the Soviet,
DONATIONS
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Passes in the Hong Kong Uni- extra burden on the staff who res-versity School Certificate Examin- Kennedy Pryde (Honours), Kenneth Baxter, Pa- trick Burn and Leslie Gregory.
The Hong Kong Travel Associa-ponded so splendidly at this criti-ation:-Waiter Tlenmun, in central Hupeh, tntion acknowledges with thanks the cal time. undertake the work, which is ex- receipt of the following subscrip- pected to be inaugurated antiops: November 1.--
Central News Agency.
CHINA'S ATHLETES
Pelping. Oct, 23.
China has decided to send a basket-ball,eam., a soccer squad and Chinese boxing outat to next year's Berlin Mee, according to
Mr. John Mn, Chlef track judg÷
of the Sixth National Athleic
The Eastern & Australian
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enjoyed this ceremony very much. $12,250 I want to: congratulate Mr. Ups- deli and his staff for all the work they have done during this last year, and also the pupils for
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Meet, who arrived here his morn- se bejauler wheel aww has on their ability, brightness, and hard Mr. Lee Ashton, of the Victoria ing from Shanghal Mr. Ma, who North-eastern delegates, who took work, and the winners for win- and Albert Museum, has just rets Director of Physical education part in the recent National Meet,ning all these prizes. I am sure gratefully received by Mr. F. G. turned from Russia, where he dis- of the National Tsinghul Univer-The Pelping athletic delegation you will all be very pleased when Maunder, Secretary to Earl. Haig's sity said that the names of the headed by. Mr. Id Chou arrived the new school is opened and Fund, York Building, Hong Kong. ̈ players will soon by announced. here by frath at 3.56 o'clock this when in your new home. I hope Cheques should be made payable
Arriving with Mr. Ma-on-the afternoon.—....
covered a varied, and remarkable collection of Chiness art, and per- suaded the Bovlet Government to Jend it to the Exhibiidon. Among
same train this morning were the Central News Agency."
· you will win more prizes and do to Thomson & Co., and Cross far more than in the past year!!
"Poppy Day Fund."
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