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THE
HONGKONG
CHINA EXHIBITION
OPENED.
PRICELESS COLLECTION. ON VIEW.
ARTS AND CRAFTS.
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931.
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Things Chinese garnered from alt quarters and all dynasties have heen pucked to the City Hall to make the China Exhibition, the must abrorbing display Hongkong A har aven in recent years.
to the response generous organisers appeal has resulted in the largest collection of priceless Chinese craftsmanship of past ages and interesting demonstras tions that has ever heen gathered in Hongkong.
dic-
Once past the specially corated entrance to the City Hall, averything IR Chinese within Decorations with a strong Eastern. lavour lead to the upper floor. where the Exhibition Hall and St." George's Hall have been flied out for the dispiny of abjets d'art and crafts respectively.
The Exhibition Hall is a verit- able thesaurus of bronzes, cern. mics, paintings, tapestries and jade, the aggregate value of which would
probably defy compilation. those As mural decorations aro long scrolls with their unique figures of past generations, er
featuring
lag mystic swirl- landscapes ing mists and gnarled trees.
In a ense over in the corner there is a money Sung incense bowl that couldn't buy. The owner standing hy will proudly point out the smal black spot that adds a couple of lakhs to a value.
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THOUSANDS HAIL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. .
NEA
St. Louis is noted for the hullabaloo they seem to put an annually when the Cardinala come The entire city turned out en masse to hail the National League home to play in the world serias. champions as they ware escorted down the main streets, in automobiles, two players to a Y. And at Sportsman's park, the lines formed early for the rush for bleacher seats. The above pleturas Gad- by Street, left, manager of the triumphant Cardinals; Horaca I. Anspaugh, 29, of Sedalia, Mo., first in line at the blancher gate, and a "street scene” na the conquering Carda paraded the main thorough.
to
farer.
may hope to see her recover fully her former predominance in art. The output during the course many centuries of work and in-
of
For those desirous of making We hope, of course, to clear ex- opinion of many, this was due to themselves more acquainted with penses and to make a amull profit internal weakness and perhaps things Chinese, there are always which will go to missionary and some lack of self-confidence. With connoisseurs, eager explain, charitable institutions, a list of the much to be desired attainment lee which has been prepared and will of peace and unity in China, we cases and in addition a series of The hall is dotted with
be published when the grants are ench containing relies of pastures has been arranged.
Toa is obtainable and also din-made. flower pota, dynastien bowls,
Where all have worked so hard. ner of the cholrest Chinese dishes. vases of all descriptiona: every
No exhibition of Chinese would I feel I must resist the temptation one bearing a neat, card telling its
deal for age, history and other important be complete without fireworks. of singling out names of members dustry is known to have been events of its life, A huge Golden and a fitting finale to a day at the of the Committee whose work has enormous, Gourd, once the object of admira-City Hall can be had at the Murray heen outstanding. I will leave tunately still exists, In spite of the tion in the Imperial Ching house Parade ground where each night you to judge of their efforts as fact that, owing to frequent dynas round the Exhibition, it changes and the transference which hold is a big attraction. Then a will see a different programme of you go
trust everyone will enjoy and distribution of capitals, there I will ask His Excellency was a terrible amount especially collection of Ching plate comes in pyrotechnics. for a lot of admiration.
the Governor to perform the open- of paintings, destroyed, ing ceremony.
"ills Excellency anid:
Naturally these priceless pos. sesalons are ant for sale, but one or two antiques will fall under the hammer before the exhibition ends. They are the gifts generous collectors.
on a
Curios in the Making.
Opening Speech. Promptly at 3 p.m. His Excel fency and Lady Poel, necompanied by Sir Shou-son Chow arrived at]
tha
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Hongkong Trocoute. First Kow-and all of which is of great in the West, and tho statement that
leres eratulate the Chairman of an offspring of
prayer.
said;
Origin of Iden. As many of you know,
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pottery
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It is not
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Was
The influence of Chinese art on It is my privilege to-day to open
do not propose the West is too well known to re- City Hall and were greeted by this Exhibition. guard of honour of scouts and to take up much of your time, nsquire stressing. From the 15th girl guides under Scout Muster it is not the abject of an exhibition century, when the first attempts
comprising listen to speeches, and 1, like at colonization of the Far Dormer. The troeps the guard were: 10th and 13th most of you, have come here to see took place, the influence of Chi- In St. George's Hall are assum-
Scouts,
First and learn much that is new to us, nese pottery began to be falt in bled all those industrious work Hongkong Sea
European porcelain le in fact but men who are to be seen in dingy loon Scouts, Second Kowloon Girl
Chinese pottery is side streets, inbouring far into the Guides. Deep Son Scouts and the I
incontrovertible. The Committee, Mrs. Wolfe, and ail her alght on painstaking and delicate Third Hongkong Girl Guides.
repute of Chinese that will later result in a
Fatelfondy was introduced helpers enterprise which kreat magnificent article resting proudly to the organisers and the party they in on the in getting up England and America has in fact
undiminished коле magi background in
some moved to the Theatre Royal Stage. this Exhibition. There is no doubt Antia front window. Scroll writing.
where Dean Swann offered a short that it must have required a great turies, and it is seldom that Euro- pean porcelain does not show some ivory embroidery, rattan work.
deal of organization, and also a
deal of persuasiveness and trace of Chinese genius. carving, blackwood workers and
renneity In asking His Excellency to de: jade turners, they are all there, clare the Exhibition open, the
'have termed valuable such a plying their peculiar looking im chairman. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. a large collection of
κα further plements.
and interesting material including "china." To A fascinated crowd is always Before calling upon His Excel an exhibit kindly tonned jointly by Chinese influence on the Weat is formally the Lingnam University and the evidenced by the fact that the around the ivory carvern; they glency the Governor to
Greek name for "Chineso" away convinced, at last, that the open the Exhibition, I should like Canton Government.
I cannot lay claim to an In-Seres", which is derived from the 16 ball-piece artually is carved out describe very briefly how the of one solid block.
idea of holding an Exhibition imate knowledge of Chinese art. Greek word for raw silk, and from which our own name for silk is that truthfully I can But the stall that is hardest to originated and grow.
BILY is the
have always had the greatest ad-derived. approach in this section
The study of Chinese art is a from
miration for such of it that I have special exhibit that comes
eseen. Though many have imitated very large one Indeed, and the Canton, the joint property of the Lingnam University and the Can-successful Exhibition was held by it. it still stands out in its origin-ordinary person can achieve very We are therefore very grateful to. tam Govermount Bureau of Sericul- St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, in ality, and indientes that the Chi-little with the time at his disposal.
of it. ture. It demonstrates the history 1928, and early this year the Com-nese have a genuine love
practical oppor- of silk after the cocoon stage mittee of the Victoria Diocesan and do not regard it merely from the promoters of this Exhibition
nequiring a commercial standpoint. China for giving us Deft
fingers fly over a bunch of Missionary Association discussed cochons bobbing in boiling water. plans to reproduce an Exhibition shows over three thousand years unity of
April
and knowledge of it than would other lines. In
4 of uninterrupted history kre and a brush chap sticks
wise be possible..... of artistic development, whether in brought into play and eventually spe the end of the filament is found a committee consisting the sculpture, ceramica. Jade,
D. M. A. members was formed painting.
Missionary Work. - However, # lacquer or textiles, Its Industry Eight of them go to make one and started work.
Another object of this Exhibi- single thread of silk and gradually was very soon felt that a broaden in this direction never seemed to tion is to exhibit aspects of Chris
South compact mass of silk on the ing of the basis wae most desira.' flag even under adverse conditions, tian missionary work in
and in fact the period to which China. Even when I was a small to ble
members is transferred tiny
epic the Sung Dynasty bulong,
from the Protestant Christian spools.
teln 969
1279 A.D., three centuries boy, and that is over fifty years Filk embroiderers in one corner and Missions were asked to join
China, and ac of terrible adversity, of perpetual "go, I used to hear a good deal
about missionary work are working their delicate fabrica: the General Committee men hammer away on blackwood cepted readily. I should like to struggles against invasions,
been which han never a great help their advice divisions and constant struggles and it left an impression on ong In another: artists crouch over a add what
has always been a good to have been China's creatively of has been appreciated. Jy has such
exhibition In
The aims and objects of such richest age. to- bren brought
may sometimes have felt that they Chinese craft
an Exhibition are firstly to foster
showed too much recklessness, one gether in such a small space.
interest in Chinese arts and crafts Fireworks and Tableaux.
for So long as the retained her ari- has never had anything but the their and to help towards mutual friand- Various
featuring hip tableaux
and understanding; secondly, ginality, she stood out prominent, greatest admiration events in Chinese life are the rain to exhibit aspects of
Christian but fost ground considerably in dominant courage, and the great attraction in the Theatre Royal. in South China and to de- the 18th and 19th centuries owing results that they have cheve A wide variety of these picturesquemonstrate the value of missionary to her imitating the West to same Though they may at times have
sights with and colourful
effort. Thirdly, as a means of extent, the result of which was a felt a little disappointed at the banners, weird dresses and sym-raising funds, though this is by diminution of creative powers and results of their work, they (Continued on Page 13.) bole has been arranged.
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