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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1926.
NEW WORLD'S RECORDS AT BROOKLANDS.
Mr. J. G. Parry Thomas, driving a 400-H.P. car of hits own mako, set up a now? world's record for tho kilo meter and tile at Pondine: Sands, South Walos on the 27th April last. The figures are as follows v
Kilometer..160,242 miles por hour Mile 160,349
The above figures are a mean of two trips in each case, Thomas having driven ona trip in each direction when'attacking the records,"
Ordinary Shell No. 1 Spirit and," Triple Sholl" oil were used, and, the Royal Automobile Club" supervised arrangements.
Later in the evening, Mr. Thomas filled up his tank with a mixture.
The speeds obtained were as
follows:
of "Shell". Aviation Kilometer... 169.29 ailes per hour Spirit and Bonzol, his idea being Mile..... 168.074 do.
the greatest speed attained during to try out the capabilities of his the trial being 172.331 miles per car on a special mixture.
CHINESE LEPER MISSION.
SECRETARY COMING TO
HONGKONG.
hour.
ASSAULT IN LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
HUNGARIAN PREMIER
SLAPPED.
On the 26th. May, at Brock lands, he broke the world's record for one mile on a straight course from a standing start, reaching a speed of nearly 130
miles per hour.
RECENT OPTICAL DISCOVERIES.
THIS YEAR'S ACADEMY.
NEGRO, DANCING GIRL AND-
BROKEN STATUE.
FUNERAL UPSET.
THE UNREST IN
KOREA.
Tokyo, June 10,
Only one problem picture, and, some notable portraits which are
A message from Seoul' states tho Pictures of the Year, is In-
that the funeral procession brief the story of this year's Royal of the Korean · Ex-Emperor Academy...
wag'thrown into confusion this Twenty years ago the pictures at morning when nearing the burial the Royal Academy covered the place by some forty students who walls almost from floor to ceiling, attempted to distribute Inflam- and were of all sizes, all kinds, matory literature. amidst much good and bad jumbled together, shouting. The students were ar- making an effect as gay as a bank rested but the Korean crowds lin- of flowers and weeds, and muching the route took up the shouts moro restless.
and thereby added to the dis- turbance.-Reuter.
That has been all changed. The affect this year is almost rostful, with no more than two rows of pictures-except perhaps in · Gal- lery IX.. where the smallest pictures are and with only one row in the Centrál Gallery..
The pictures are, mostly of a size possible for modern rooms, and there is an evenness of tone and accomplishment which is in direct contrast with the shows of years ago. Good painting is not at all rare here, but fine colour and good design are.
A Pretty "Rima," There are two "Rimas," and those who want a pretty Rima who might be an Earl's Court lady on her way for a swim will like Mr. Alfred Priest's.
Mr. Harold
Harvey's "Rima" is different, and, like Mr. Epstein's, is a creature of the imagination, a strange aprite with a cascade of hair, bold.
Premier Robed in Flame."
|ing a court of birds and reptiles. The walls of the Central Gal- There are pictures of badmin lury have been painted gold-ton, a jazz orchestra, the weighing beautiful in itself, but trying for of the Derby winner of 1924 any but the most distinguished of (Lavery), but very little else that pictures, especially when they are is fairly topical.
He is more successful in his
hung in a single line. It is Sir William Orpen has painted RELIABILITY OF BRITISH
curious how few of these pictures a bust of Miss Gladys Cooper' INSTRUMENTS.
can stand it.
against a very light curtain, which The colour of Mr. Ricketta's almost makes her a silhouette, and The general meetings in connec, "Judith" is rich enough for it, but a not very successful portrait of Geneva, June 10,- News has been received in Hong-
tion with the Optical Convention, his figures are lay figures; the Lord Derby in his lord-lieutenant's M. Bethlen, the Hungarian held at the Imperial College of flame-coloured rebes, like wings, costume, wearing the Garter kong. of the coming visit of the Rev. T. G. Wu, General Secretary Fremier, was the victim of an as-Science and Technology, South in Mr. Philpot's portrait of Mr. ribbon. - of the Chinese Mission to lepers,sault by a Hungarian, who burst Kensington, bogan on April 13, Baldwin, though the head is not Shanghai Mr. Wu is at present into the room where the League when a number of discussions took up to them, hold their own; and in Canton having travelled there holds its session and sharply slap- place or subjects connected with the imposing arches of Mr. Oliver portrait of a surgeon wearing his
face, shouting, scientific research and the pro- Hall's "Alcantara Bridge, Toledo," white overalls and rubber gloves. overland by way of Fecchow, ped" Bethlen's Amoy and Swatiw in the interests "That's on behalf of the Hun-gress of the optical industry. Sir though almost monochrome, can
Mr. George Clansen's portrait garian nation."
Frank Dyson, president of the stand it.
of "Emery Walker, Esq.," is in- of his Mission."
The Italian delegate rescued Be-convention, presided during part Sir Frank Dicksee's portrait ofteresting and learned. Mr. Through the courtesy of Gen-
Miss, Hedley Fitton, in pink and MaEvoy's fairy style is hurdly eral Chang Kai-shek at Canton,thlen from his assailant, and the of the morning session.
latter was arrested.
Mr. R. S. Clay, D.Sc., gave a gold, with grey fur, looks quite suitable for men, and his Mr. Wu was enablea to visit i Kam,
Bethlen's assailant is named De brief account of some of the his pretty he seems to have used Ramsay MacDonald is not 21 an island leper colony in a no-
region. Justh, and is secretary to the torically interesting Instruments Powder puff all over it. torious pirate infected
at the convention. The trip was made by a Chinese Hungarian Republican party. He exhibited
the early navigating gunboat in company with the Rev. obtained a ticket of admission as Among John Lake of Tungshan and the a journalist. He declared when Rev. Shu Ding Chong, the Superin arrested, "I wanted to brand a tendent of the Tai Kam Leper Co-criminal." lony.
"
Although the party met with many armed pirates on the trip: they were unmolested. At the settlement, Mr. Wu preached to a gathering of over one hundred people, mostly labourers who com bined piracy with their profes- sion.
Mr. Wu is expected to aerive in Hongkong on Saturday and ar-
Question of Financial Control.
can.
+1
Later.
instruments, he said, they had an astrolabe supposed to have belong ed to the Spanish Armada, It was found in 1845 under a rock on the north side of Combe Hill in the island of Valencia, Co. Kerry.
success.
Two Portraits of the King.
In contrast to this is Mr. Grif- Mr. Jack ca's-canny in his porfenhagen's "Sir George Frampton" trait of the King in his Garter almost
super-man.. Mr. cloak. Mr. Sims got into trouble Charles Sims paints Lord Binnes- enough last year by making the burgh, Mr. Gerald Kelly "Charles King. look picturesque. All you Whibley, Esq.," Mr. Hugh Riviero can say about it is that it is a Lord Ullswater, and the Hon. John portrait of the King on a dull day. Collier Sir John Bland Sutton.
rangements are being made for Boarded by detectives at his re.through the pinhole in one sightsion of white horses and red coats A. Goscombe John.
him to address some local meet- ings in regard to his humane work of helping and caring for the most afflicted class of sufferers, the SIMPLEX SYSTEM lepers.
CORRESPONDENCE.
guest.;
A most orginal work here is Mr. Wheeler's carving of a mother and child from a tree trunk.-A. M. B.
A later Geneva message says within view of the place where Mr. Munnings, on the other Bethlen was attacked while attend- three. vessels of the Armada were hand, paints the King on bright In sculpture there are Mr. ing a private committee dealing wrecked. The instrument was days, sitting in his carriage going Charles Hands, by Mr. Alfred with the question of anding the made heavy at the bottora so that to races. The best of his Royal Toft, Lord Reading by Lady Hilton financial control of Hungary. His it would remain steady in the pictures is the small one of the Young, the late Mr. Bonar Law assailant is a Hungarian Republi- wind. It was held up by the ring procession coming up the hill, by Mr. Humphrey Paget, Lord and the swinging arm was rotated with Windsor Castle in the back-Weir by Mr. B. Schota, and the until the sun's image formed ground-a gay, sparkling impres- effigy of Lord Leverhulme by Sir Bethlen's hotel yesterday was
fell. on the other sight. Thus the and Royalty in holiday mood. sun'a meridian altitude on that
Mr. Munnings, indeed, carries It is noteworthy in this connee-fday could be determined, and tion that while the League Council from that, knowing its declina-brightness and outdoor jollity throughout the Academy with yesterday agreed that financial tion, the latitude was determined. racehorses and gypsies and fairs. control of Austria should terminate Among the quadrants was one by His "Kilkenny Horse Fair." his at the end of June, it is still con- Bird on a piller stand, said to have diploma picture, is perhaps his
dering the question of ending been used by Captain Cook.
most charming, and so also is Mr. financial control of Hungary," al- Mr. Clay drew attention to a Walter Russell's diploma picture though Sir Austen Chamberlair en microscope and some telescopes "Alice," which is another canvas Tuesday stated that Mr. Jeremiah made by Christopher Cockes, a that holds its own in the gold Smith, the League's Commissioner very early English maker. The room; as also does Mr. Philip. General, considered bis task had microscope was of peculiar in- Connard's "Mantelpiece Decora ended.
terest as being Dr. Hooke's own tion" of long-tailed birds against There has been on extraordinary working microscope, and one of turquoise blue. anti-Hungarian outburst in the the instruments that was obtained
Mr. McEvoy's portrait of Mrs. French press, arising out of the by Dr. Demainbray for George III. Claude Johnson in Room I is a Si: Everybody overywhere is proceedings at Geneva, particu-It was in a fine state of preserva charming pieture that looks like a apparently very much interested in larly on account of a letter M. tion. Among the historical teles-water-colour translated into all, copes was the Gregorian telescope and in that room is also Sir John strike news, particularly where Briand sent to the League Secro made by, the celebrated optician, Lavery's delightful interior of a cases of unwarranted abuses on tariat recommending an interna Benjamin Martin, at the Globe of library in New York. Mr. Grif the part of pickets are concerned. tional convention to suppress cur Visual Glasses in Fleet, London, fenhagen's "Dawn" challenges the The past week in Swatow has been rency forgeries, Although M. about 1760. rather eventful, so the following Briand did not mention Hungary, Thomas Hancock,
It was made for old masters, but his uninteresting summary well worth recording his letter is described in the Mass., for presentation to Harvard and from same is obtained a
French newspapers as a rebuff to University. glimpse of the situation here. the moment.
THE STRIKE IN SWATOW...
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Pictures of the Year. The telescope, was Bethien, "and his band of pre-lent to Professor Winthorp for use -The pictures of the year, apart To begin with, on May 31 an torians and country gentlemen rul-in the expedition to Newfoundland from Mr. Munnings's and a few Indian watchman (in the employ of ing by terror."
in 1761, to observe the transit of others, are nearly all portraits. Jardines) fell a prey to the strike
Some of the French newspapers Venus over the sun's disc. pickets after landing a CRSE of attack Britain for her "partial" milk from the Hongkong steamer. attitude towards Hungary.---. He was marched to the strikers' headquarters and there detained
till the evening when, a group of] his countrymen with big sticks
Reuter.
The problem picture persists only in a rather comical painting of a negro with a saxophone, a RECORD BIBLE YEAR.nude girl dancing, and a smash-f
ed colossal statue called "The Breakdown, by Mr. G. E. Souter.
OVER 10 MILLION COPIES.
Last year was a record year for
the
To a Daily Chronicle representa- tive Mr. Souter explained that his idea was to show in allegory that jazz was the dominating feature in modern art.
a
Another picture that will make talk is Mr. Frederick Elwolle "In Camera," a court scene with n young girl in the witness-box under the serutiny of magistrates
went and released him-the..case Russian was returning from town! of milk as well. The outcome of on his bicycle carrying a parcel a protest lodged with the British when the pickets intercopted him, Consul "ls not yet known.
taking away the bicycle and the Bibles. One of B. and S.'s godowns was parcel containing a bag of sugar broken into one night, and on the and a bottle of whisky. He was then 600 English Bibles and 366,800 The Bible Society sent out 610,- morrow when a police representa- told to go about his own business.
English New Testaments, tive was there investigating the matter a "strange" scene occurred Undoubtedly protests have been when the pickets intervened hav-made by these two all companies largest number ever issued in a ing resort to arms with no loss of to their respective Consula. Judg year.
Ing from past experience with the life of any sort,
The total Issues of the society, and lawyers. The moral of this The Masonic Lodge was again present regime, of course, little or in complete Bibles, New Testa- may be that no girl should go broken into a second time and ne satisfaction can be obtained sustained losses to the extent of from the Authorities. What next?ment and smaller portions (at through such an ordeal without some seven to eight hundred dol From the above accounts can least one completo book of Scrip- the presence of others of her sexi lars.
the British Government sit placid- ture) was last year 10,452,733-but the point that matters is that Last but not least the two out-ly and do nothing in this violation an Increase of 412,158 for the it is a brilliant piece of painting, from the Royal Arms over the rages of Sunday morning when the of Treaty rights? What is the year. Socony and-A.P.C. were involved, use of the "Hollyhock" in the port?
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as the result of each of their tub. Let's have a landing party and give. During its history the socloty beach to the policeman at the sian employees being assaulted by the pickets the time of their lives has distributed the Scriptures indoor... It is, perhaps, too photo Last year it graphic, suggesting another asso the pickets. In the case
of the Too much "face" has been lost al-579, languages,
clation of its title. new languages, Sir William Orpen's Closing 5.0.0, Russian, the parcel he was ready in this strike region, and it added seven carrying was taken away from him, is high time the Home Government Four of these are African.
Time, Avignon," with tigers yawn- he however refusing to hand over considered the prestigo and protec
In regard to Russia," says the ing. In their cage, and the public
the bicycle which the pickets also tion of British lives and property society we have regretfully to gaily going home, suggests that demanded. Whereas in the case-Yours, etc.,
of A.P.C. the "stunt" took place
ANTI-PICKETS.
just outside their office. The Swatow, June 8, 1926.-
report that all our efforts to gain the artist, too, was tired when he an eafrance have failed."
painted these thin tigers.
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