THE ART CLUB'S EXHIBITION.
HIGH STANDARD OF MERIT.
AMATEUR WORK.
Many new names figure among the exhibitor in this year's Hong- kong Art Club Exhibition, which opened to-day at Lane, Crawford's. The fresh blood fuclides
one or two artists who are out of the amateur r stage, although it is picus- ing to note the standard of the hardy perennial artists
if any thing, slightly above the Kauni
Among the newcomers, a group af etchings by Mra, Southby catches the eye. Her glimpses of London and North China are delightful, and her etchings on the whole are grently above the usual standard of exhibitions of this kind. She has also included)
a couple of water colours and aquatints,
Commandant Cadde is ageln well represented with his singular land anch
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wascapes in and about Paris,
THE HONGKONG
LADY PEEL AND “HELEN.”
Lady Peel photographed in conversation with Mrs. Helen Will Moody at the K.C.C. resterday afternoon. Mr. R. E. Lindell, Pre- ident of the club, and Mr. M. K. Lo are also shown in the picturo,
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
LOCALLY.
Confined from Pey to
ing in
SENT
BURGLAR
TO GOAL.
ONE-ARMED MAN'S
CHASE.
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY," DECEMBER 9, 1931.
a tracerled euthedral window being among his best. Mrs, M. O, PAK. ter's display, done in
her
NADA joyous style, te perhaps a record
her
recent trip into the interior. Another newcomer is May, Marly, with a trio of French futuristic oils, Two young local artists, Misers, G. W.
W. Arzold and Restinuld Woolley, have sent in i comprehensive col- lection Indicative of their versa- tility, including water colours. charenal and pen-and-ink sketches. The usual ron
Hongkong. either in of carefully-alone | aveortiance with the "sandwich" familiar loud and seascapes around system or by the island and New
a geleme of post- Territaries.graduate apprenticeship, for those at 2,36
Gdy inter his children's room showing work of lead amateurs, mechanical
A. yesterday. anni in well to the fore.
electrical enliving on the second floor of No. vineering graduates for As usual the field of comeri etu-
whons 18 Nguchingwai Road found i facflies for being sent to appren- stranger Inside. He was handi- dies has been entered by Mr. A, Ab.ticeships in British works en notapped by the fact that he had tas with some artistle work, white bas made available.
only one arm, but he nevertheless Kave chase and caught Intruder, though he was unable bang on to him. A detective who was outside the house at the fine heard the
emmotion "ventudly arrested the man.
Dr. Nowton has some well-chessen sudjects. He is also sent by a few statuettes. An innovation in the children's gretion, which entaip- some amusing efforts,
The exhibition will remain on to-morrow and Friday
That
Other Puiolx.
the
tir Salesian Institute should be encouraged and assisted tally to extend its facilities for the training of artizans for The building trade and otheri Glying his name na Li Kwong.
craftsmen.
manual
the intruder was charged before Fraser at the Kowloon Magis. racy this turning with house- breaking, Int after hearing the
The full list of exhibitors is: Mr. A. Abbas, Mrs. A. Auzolt, Mr. G, W, Arnold, Mrs. Balean. Dr. Batean,
That the Education Department Lady Mary Barton, Mrs. C. R.
of the Colony should consider the feasibility 1. M. Cameron, instruction Brown, Capt. D.
of making Mrs. II. Parvalis, Commedant hand and eye training more tant should have been charged and other forms faets, his Worship said the defen. Mrs. Dunty, Mrs.
S. Gub-tive in the general schools of the with burglary. Inspector Smith bay, Miss Harry, Mr. Teheng long, Colony of nil grades, Mr. J. H. Hunt, tapt. Kilbee,
accordingly Marly. Dr. Newton. Mrs. Nur
Caude.
Evening Classes,
Ewo
who prosecuted, tangnded the charge. Mrs. Pfister, Miss H. Rhodes, Mrs.
It was stated that in order to Hampden Ross, Mrs. G. I. Saver, The Committee is unanimous in loosened
get into the house. defendant Dean Swann, Mrs. Southby, Mrs. urging the necessity
iron
bars пл the squeezed through. Bowes-Smith, Dr. W. Wang, Mr.stablishment
On him were maintenance Found a piece of cloth, two keys R. Woolley, Mr. Lee Yook Tong.
by Government uf Junior hidden in his sucks, and three A.O.C.A.. Ms. Lander Lowis, afrs, Technical School. This
school implements for picking locks, should reed the apprentice system Tartz.
With a previous conviction
ATLANTIC FLEET MOVEMENTS.
VISIT TO THE WEST INDIES.
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or
for
KOWLOON MOTOR MISHAPS.
of the Colony with adequately against him, defendant was sen educated and promising youths, teneed to six months' hard labour. But the matter ran not be left at that. The next stage is the stage of evening
offshift classes. How are these classes to Be organized, controlled and maintained?. Our answer is that Government should establish and maintain (10) Jastitution
which! should have a dual function, thats It has been decided that a pors to say that it should combine a tion of the Atlantic feet, compris Junior Technical School with an ing the battle-cruisers Hood and organization for the further and Repulse, and the Seennd Cruiser technical education of workers. Squadron, ILMS. Dorsetshire, H.M.S. Norfolk, H.M.S. Exeter and II.M.S. York, shall visit: British West Indian porta during that it is necessary to appoint that whilst driving notor lorry the coming spring.
Tandon, Dec, 8,
One-Sided System.
The Committer is also convinced well qualified and experienced
TWO WOMEN RECEIVE INJURIES.
in
Kowloon yesterday and, in
Two motor Rezidents occurred
eneli case the persons injured are in a serious condition.
Trang Fuk-kin, à Heensed motor driver, has reported to the police 2680 along Nathan Road near Pitt woman named Tsoi Yuk-
SALE OF YOUNG DAUGHTER.
MOTHER IN TEARS
IN COURT.
When two women wore charged before Mr. Grantham at the Central Police Court this morn- ing, one with transferring her
losed daughter to be em-i
the
the
mui-taai and AN A ather with keeping her. Inspector Fraser, Inspector
of Mui-teal, stated that it was one of those Casual transactions which the Department had been endeavour- ing strenuously to check,
The girl in the ease was present. ed by her Hok Lo mother to a Fakien woman, a spinster who was being looked after by her brother, who is in an influential position at Manila. A sum of $110 was paid to the mother an "einexar and ginger"
money. That the transaction was a most casual one was shown by the fact that it was put through by a go-between whose nanie neither of the parties ap- peared to know.
There was a most painful scene in the Court when both
women burst into tears, the mother, who hal another child in her arms, pro- testing that she was forced by poverty to sell her older daughter. She now wanted the child boek,
Bs Worship, who was inform ed that the S.CA. were not pres sing for a heavy penalty beyond desiring to check these enanal transactions, fined the mistress $25. The child's mother was dis- charged with a caution.
The official opening of the Rotary Club playground Wanchai, which
was to have been performed by the President, Sir William Hornell, this afternoon, has been postponed, owing to the grounul being under water. An announcement of a later date will be nude in due course.
IF YOU LIVED IN RUSSIA.
(Continned from Pune 6.)
face curtas, shawls and anyon bloomers alas were displayed. in sunburned shade, at 18 roubles
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In the first store I entered I ran into a queue at the shoe counter. Fathers and mothers were shop ping for their children.
uality is obvious in the way Rus
Sex sian fathers or mothers shop, de- pending on which parent has his day of rest when the decarlon arises.
The man clerk behind the coun ter, in a fuded grey chambray Rus- sian blouse, handed each customer either a left or a right shoc. Never hoth-the customer might put them on and walk out! Every- thing is serve self, parents trying on their children's shoes.
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An old man was leaning on the counter poring over a newspaper You could buy children's stockings package of ragged food tickets.
stamped clothing coupon from that day but you needed the
June 2 or 30. There had been no food ticket dated May 20, 21 or
store and only those who did not stockings since that date in this get them then could have them The ships will be detached from principal of this technical school, Street the Bag of the Commander-in-We want new machinery, and the shin, aged 37, of 310 Portland The Chief off the north const of Spain first essential piece of machinery Street ran across the road and was sturdy, high-laced black ones with on the 18th or 19th of January is, we think, the Technical School, knocked down, receiving, injuries heavy sales.
The children's shoes looked after exercises have been carried This involves some one to direct to her right leg. out.
"They are not so Commander-in-Chief, in Hongkong is The
it. The present school system of
In trying to avoid
good and they cost from five to H.M.S. Nelson, and the remalider Director of Education has no one yesterday afternoon, the driver of
wonian 10 roubles," a mother complained one-uided, of the Atlantic Fleet will use to advise him with reference to motor lorry 3783 swerved sudden-
The pedestrian in Prince Edward Road to me. Gibraltar as their main base until the special needs of the industries y, causing the vehicle to skid and the return of the ships to their and their workers. There is no overturn. honte posta in March-British one to whom
The woman was struck Wireless,
the industries and taken to hospital lu a some- and
their workers ran turn for what serious condition. help in this vital matter.
The Technical Institute has no building
and no permanent staff: have two departments- Junior it is directed by one of the two Technical School and a Bepart- Inspectors of English schools and ment
for the Further
COAL MINING HOURS.
GENEVA MEETING IN JANUARY.
London, Dec. 8.
at
In the House of Commons question-time, the mines Minia- ter, Mr. Isane Foot, announced that the International Labour
A
knal
its activities, which could not in Technical Education of Workers. our opinion possibly be extended The
the whole field
function of the to cover
Junior apprentices and other industrin educate boys from 12 to
of Technical School will be to apprenticed
workers, are limited by the vary-] 18 who are going to be and 16 to
There are
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matter if you should buy a grand no deliyerica. No piano you would have to arrange for transporting it. (I once got on a street car behind a man with an unwrapped, small white con ander his arm.)
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC.
From Z: B. W, on a wavelength of 366 metres.
6.00-7.00 p.m. Concert.
Chincao programme, G.00-6.30 p.m. Chinese Children's
7.00-11.00 pan. European pro- Crame of Columbia records.
7.00 pm. Mall notice, etc 7.03-7.22 p.m. Band Selections. Second to Nona (Ord Ilume). El Abanico (Javelbyes). The Voice of the Guns (Alford). Triana (Lopez). Valse Creole (Tschaikowsky).
Reg. Dand of II. M. Grenadier Guards, 4009, 1844 and 9382. 8.00 p.m. (Local time and weather report). Song You Didn't Have to Tell Me
7.22-8.08 p.m. Varicts. Song-Let Love Take Care of You,
Vocal Duet-Without That Gall
Binnie Halo (Soprano). DEC09. Voca! Duet-1 Wanna Sing About You.
Layton and Johnstone. DBGLL. Band-Whoopee-Film Songs Medley.
Billy Cottor, and His Ban:). DB382. Itumorous Song-Parkin' in the
Moonlight. Humorous Song-Sitting at a Tabic
1.nld for Two.
Florence Oldham. DB23. Humorous Sketch-The Royal and
Ancient Game,
Clapham and Dwyer. DB070. Organ Solo-Whistling in the Dork. Organ Solo-Thrill Me.
Reginald Fourt. DB612.
8.08-8.45
Opera. p.m. Selections from
Organ Solo-Frodarica-O Maldon, My
Maldon (Lohar). Organ Solo-Frederica-Wayside Roas
(Lehar).
Quentin M. Maclean. DB277. Piano Sole-Rosenkavaller-Fantasy on
Love Themes (Strauss orr. Graignet).
Orchestral-Madame Butterfly.
Percy Grainger. DB28.
Selection (Puccini arr. Godfrey). Nuw Queen's Hall Light Orch. 0300. Organ Solo-Tales of Hoffman-
Barenrolle (Offenbach). Organ Solo-Cavalleria Rusticana.
Intermezzo (Mascagni),
Terance Chevy. DB130, Piano Solo-Rigoletto-Paraphrase.
(Verdi arr. Linzt).
Irene Scharrer. DB76. 8.45-9.00 p.m. Hawaiian Music. Honolulu. Kawaihau.
Hawaiian Silver String Quarlet, 5431. Guitar Solo-Dreamy Nights in
Honolulu.
Waters of Waikiki.
Frank Perera 3744. Isle of Oahu.
Frank Ferera (Stoci Guitur Novelty), 3745. 9.00-11.00 p.m. Dance Music.. Fox Trot-Help Yourself to
Happiness. Fox Trot-Not That I Care, 2642-D. Fox Trot-My Cradlo Sweetheart. Fox Trot-With the Help of the
Moon. 2455-D. Fox Trot-It Looks Like Love, Fox Trot-A Lonely Gondoller.
-2463-D.
Fox Trot-When It's Sleepy
Tito Down South. Waltz-You're My Only
Sweetheart 2641-D.
Fox Trot-Dream a Little
Dream of Me.. Fox Trot-Ev'rything That's
Nice Belongs to You. 2450-D. Fox Trot-Under the Spell of Your Kiss. Fox Trot-Personally, I Love
You. 2880-D. Fox Trot-Were You Sincero?
Fox Trot-I'm Happy When You're Waltz-The Kiss That You've
Happy, 2406-D. Forgotten. Fox Trot-Blue Kentucky Fax Trot-Good Night
Moon. 2545-D.
Sweetheart. Fox Trot-I Wouldn't Change You
for the World. 2547-D. Fox Trot-You Didn't Know
the Music. Fox Trot-Can't You Seo. 2648-17. Fox Trot-Waitin' for a Cail
From You. Fox Trol-Who Am I? 2648-1. Fox Trot-A Faded Summer Love. Weltz-Call Me Darling. Fox Trot-Little Mary BrowIL
2655-D. Fox Trot-Charllo Cadet. Fox Trot-Bugio Call Reg. Fox Trot-Doo Blues. Fox Trot-Confessin'. Fox Trot-Good Evenin'. Fox Trot-What's the Uss? Fox Trat-I Wonder How It Waltz-When the Organ Played
at Twilight.
news.
Waltz-When I Look to the 11.00 pm. Rugby mid-day press
West. 2270-D..
2051-D.
2013-D.
2263-D.
Fecle. 2284-D.
11.03 p.m. (approx:), Close down, Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
All records in the above Furopean programmes are kindly supplied by
In this same department store I
prit saw counters stocked with course white muslin underwear, slcasy priated silk machine-made dresses fashioned in the long-waisted mode of several years ago, children't ing grants which are voted for it to some constructive trade. We one whole department of hats for dresses in unattractive prints, in the annual education estimates, suggest that the curriculum of women, old-fashioned felt cloches sturdy stockings for children, and
Advisory Committee.
the Junior Technical School should cover 1 years and that the
in bad colours, a a carnation pink, Office, at the request of the Bri-Advisory Committee we suggest should be limited to start with to ribbon and each hat 6 roubles.
For the
of the number of pupils in each year with a wisp of cheap grosgrain Constitution
drab blue, dirty grey, all trimmed tish Government,
inviting Was Belgian, Czecho-Slavakin, France, the Director of Education as 30. The total capacity of the Germany, the Nederlands
Chairman; (2) a representative of school would therefore at first ba
In the china and glass depart Poland to attend a meeting
and the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock 120.
ment, the battle green flower vaser Geneva
in Janaury to discuss in Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co; (3) representative of the
The Instruction.
were 4 roubles and alongside of G$25,000 worth daily at Torgain. formally the ratification of the Co; (4) a representative architect; school would have to be, to begin pompadours, nymphs, elephants, ply of goods. Up a side street a The Instruction given in the decorative statuettes of ladies with stores showed an increased sup them at n slightly less price, Each day I was fa Russia the International Convention on hours; of work in coal mines.--British con
(6) a representative of the Chinese with at any rate, more general all mixed up with the busts of small for store hung out a sigh Wireless.
contractors; and (6) repre- and Тена technical than the Lenin and Stalin. sentative of the Engineers (Chinese) Institute, as members, School in England. This is part- curriculum of a Junior Technical
one day: with the Principal of the Technically because the pupils who come to store, I saw antique ikone that
accident we got a big sup- In Torgain, the forelga-money Ply of good fur conts." School as Secretary and Member.it will be far less educated than any collector would value, jewels ragion out, were available late in All
Now y
navy blue coats for women, the members would appointed by Government for cause the Junior Technical School old rugs that are priceless,
be the English pupils and also be left from czarlst days, fine china september. This is the first year torm of three years, a member while it will have to continue to being eligible for reappointment.
be bought ready made. Mrs. O'Brien Twigg died in the
lencis its aula, proudly at each now addition of government produced callzo, wool- Ruselans enthusiastienlly call this Country Hospital yesterday morn-
Aim of the School.
have to initiate them into English. jackets, table linen, cutlery, all
progress-culture. They
look ing at the age of 59 years. The
The
Committee making the kinds of food, fine wines, ne ciga-wards the day when they all can funeral took place in the after-the Committee anys:
Recapitulating the proposals, above recommendations compris rettes, inlaid and painted boxes,
of any kind as a step ed Sir William Hornell, Professer anmovars, almost anything tourists buy clothes when they need them, She was the wife of the well-should be established and main-A. S. MacKichan, R. M. Dyer,
idea is then that there C. A. Middleton Smith, Messrs. would like.
a bod whon an old one falls apart, known Shanghai chemist, who has tained by Government, for five S. W. Tao, G. P. de Martin, T. H. R. (comrade) in charge of the store nights and all the slices the child-
The shaved-headed Tovarish plenty of apont 03 years in
blankets for cold winter China. years In the first instanes Our Own Correspondent,
Shaw, T. N. Chau, E. R. Price estimated that during the summer ran need. Technical School which should (Secretary).
tourist season the government sold
Next: Health in Soviet Russia.
noon.
OBITUARY.
MRS. O'BRIEN TWIGG.
Shanghai, Dec. 9.
Our
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