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THE HONGKONG TERMAL
CHINESE
"POTTERY AND
BRONZES
CHINESE DESIGN AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.
The art of casting in bronze in China dates back traditionally to some three thousand years B.C., and ten hundred years before authentic Chinese history began. Yu the Great, founder of the first Dynasty in 2205 B.C., ordered to he castnine groat cauldrons, which woro preserved as royal | insignia until 233 B.C. But there does not now exist any piece of
ON BOLSHEVISM.
"WORSE THAN A WILD ANIMAL."
PRAGUE ART SCANDAL,
MINISTER OBJECTS TO NUDE STATUES. A vory frankly worded pro- A now Stato Institute of Health Prague also has its art scandal. clamation excoriating Bolshevist tendencies in Shanghai and urge to be opened, and one of the ing the police to hunt out all professors of the Academy of Art Communist agents has boon was entrusted with the work of
external decoration. issued by Colonel Yen Chung consulting anyone. he decided yang, Chinese Chief of Police, to that the main entrance would be his men, roports the Shanghai improved by allegorical figures Times.
either side, and that those figures of Houlth and Strongth placed on should be made ones of a man and
The proclamation sets out by saying that as he has been in
Without
EUROPE'S CHAMPION
TYPIST.
4,078 TAPS IN FIVE MINUTES.
"WE DON'T WANT HATS."
INDIGNANT TURKS AND EUROPEANISATION.
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Tho
Now
succession Mallo. Odotto Piau Turkey are scoting with dis
Paris. For the third year in Tho castern provincos has won the European typewrit- content at tho. Governmont's ing, championship, the contest Europeanising reforms. for which has just been held Government admits that several ing repeatedly as many times as tho districts of Erzorum, Sivea, horo. The test consisted of writ. vilayets are affected, including passito during a period of five Trebizond, and Razalı minutos a memorised sentence another riot has occurred at
scorn" was incasured not as in chosen by the competitor. The Maracho. England and America, by the number of complote words writ- Unfortunately, the Minister of ton, but by the number of koy Health, who was to open the taps made during the five which they had taken down from place in public, is none other minutes, deduction being made the mosquo. They shouted, than the Catholic Monsignor for all errors, ful Clerical Party. When hoing 4,978 keys with only fiftoon restored order by force, making Shramick, the lender of the power- Mito. Piau succooded in strik- | want hate!" The authorities learned of the decorations he took errors during the stipulated forty arrosts.
a women.
their religious indignation by The demonstrators marked
parading before the Vall's house carrying the sacred green flag
'Down with hats!" "Wo, don't
Chinese bronze that can be défini- office only a month he has not tely assigned to the First Dynasty, been able to address his men and although in a few cases bronzos has adopted proclamation form have been tentatively ascribed to instead. He expresses regret that the Second, or Shang, Dynasty the men's wages have not been (1766-1123 B.C.). What is unde- paid up to date but says that niably certain is that as yet no wages are now only one month "primitive pieces are kuown. in arrours. Extant early bronzes, display a The Polico Chief then goes mastery of design and craftsman-right into the subject of Bolehe private view, and then refused period. In virtus of the fact that Meanwhile at Sivas the ship which must have been the 'vism and describes the ovils like to open the institute until they she had proviously won the counter-revolütionary, court has rosult of centuries of long, evolu-ly to ensue if these tendencies had boon romoved. As it was championship twito, Mile. Piau hanged the clerical author of a tion.
are not stamped out in Shanghai. impossible to romove the figuros now becomes entitled in addition pamphiot against hats. . This seemingly miraculous Elo sketches a picture of condi. in time for the opening days, the to receiving the prize of 2,500 state of perfection isapparent, says tions in a Bolshevized country Minister of Public Works decided franes for this year's victory to
& compromite. "Eyöryone who has on the "Art Critic" of the London and states:
Thus the become the permanent owner of Morning Post, in the remarkable seen the condition of nationals of reverendi gontleman passed the handsome championship cup. collection on view as Messrs, a certain nation which adopted between two discreetly covered
The champion, who is a French Yamanako's, New Bond Street, Bolshevisni when it was strong figures, which did not offend the which dates from the Chou will realize this. Theso men are moral oye: pine and other fouves girl employed by the League, of sufficient Nations at Genova, by this victory Dynasty (1122 B.C.), to the Tang to be seen on the wharves beg had been used vin 618 A.D.-906 AD. The earliest ging for alms. Those people are profusion..
beat all previous world records in orample is a magnificont "Wine not of the same ruce as the Chi-
After the opening the Ministor typewriting -speeds. Jar" which, is monumental in neso but people should know
The third shape and wonderfully beautiful what conditions are like." in ornamentation and patina, This jar is almost similar to ono in Baron Sumitomo's collection at Osaka, Japan, which is the most famous in existence. Parti- cularly fine also in shape, work manship, and richness of colour are the covered vessels for hold- ing wine,.. one of them having a proud outcurved mouth and graceful body bearing four panels of the" clouds and thun- dor" meunder, with central nipples, "symbolical of fertility; and growth,
MUTATIONS IN STYLE.
Sir Oliver Lodge has summad up his cosmic boliots as follows: tinual creation in the depths of "I believe that croation is con-
прасе.
Things may happon whereof We can have no conception. When one considers that we are receiving the light of years ago and that this self-same stars which shone thousands of light is only roaching us now, it can only testify to the unity of
of Health ordered the removal of place was taken by an English the figures to the cellar, to girl named Mitchell, who scored remain there until inken back, to 4,060 key taps with only three mind that created and is creating
The proclamation goes on to state that: "Bolshevist, and Com- munist agents are now very the artist's studio. actively engaged in propaganda work for results which will be worse than a flood or a wild animal.
ROYAL BARBER.
HAIRDRESSER STILL
BUSY AT 84.
Britain's oldest barber, Mr. Charles Howlett, still working, though he is more than half-way through his 85th year, shavos
in his little shop at Snet!isham, Norfolk, in the market-place of his native villagè.
But on days of the wook he drives his little pony trap to Sandringham to attend to Kings and Princos.
The succooding Ch'in Dynasty was of short duration (255 B.C., but it introduced a wholly new style. Strength gave way to afund cuts bair for farm labourors sort of rococo elegance and sym metrical decoration illustrated in A beautiful incopse burner with basket-like pattorn and birds,; their wing outspread as if in up- ward flight Vory little is known about the bronzes of this brief period, and until further speci- For nearly 60 years he has had mens are discovered it will be kings and cowmen as, clients, impossible to explain the influen-having held the appointment of eos that brought about the suddon hairdresser, at Sandringham for changes mentioned and those 57 yours. that uppour in the Han or third style period (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), which is completely different fron the Ch'in having in spirit, breadth, and boldness a closer resemblance to the Choú.
On November 10, 1885, ho gave King George, thon Duke of York, his first. shave, and also cut his hair. On January 20, 1880, he trimmed the Duke's beard for the first time.
The Six Dynastics (256 A.D. princes have sat under the scin- Since then many kings and 618, A.D) are represented by ad-sors or razor of this remarkable mirable gilt figures, notably those barber, among the King of Nor of Buddhus, while of the way, the late Duke of Clarones, Tang period (618 A.D.-906 the lute Prince John, the Prines A.D. are filicon 'splendid pieces of Wales, the Duke of York, of silver found in a tomb at Pei Prince Henry, Prince George, the Huang Shan in Hsi-an F, the Inte Dake of Teck, and the Crown capital of the Shensi Province. Prince Olaf of Norway; Charming in form and exquisite in ornamentation Arc 2 vako
with birds and flowers, the covered wine jure the bowl, and dish.
Note.. lo should be made of several exum. ples of Scythic and Japanese bronzes, which add artistic and instructive variety to a collection unequalled in this country.
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The latest craze of certain sec- tions of artistic London, says an evening paper, is to dine in Lime- house. You find a queer mixture of young people in search of colour, sailors from the docks, as well as the Chinese' themselves, who vary from students to the At Paterson's Gallery, Old inhabitants of Limehouse. Those Bend Stropt, there is an attrac-whe go in search of local colour, tive exhibition of Chinose pottery. come away a little disappointed, The principal pieces include an for, beyond an animated party of excellent pair of biscuit vases Chinese playing mah-jongg, there a biscuit blue and turquoise vase is nothing to suggest that you are (Ming, & large, Ting Yau bow! in the district that Thomas Burko burner (Sung), and two bronze the etroots appear empty and sacrificial vases" (Chou),
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