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WRITING POETRY AND FICTION.

FULL OF PROMISE.

£86,000. “SALVED.”

EXHIBITION LIQUIDATORS

·COMPETE TASK;

A BIG HANDICAP.

London, Dec. 28.

This was the comment made by Sir James Cooper, one of the three liquidators the others being Mr.

OLD MASTERS.

SENSATIONAL DROP IN PRICES

MANY SURPRISES.

Eleven old masters from the late Marquis Curzon of Kedleston's col- Christie's. lection realised £24,171 recently, at

Within the last month, two speeches: by negroes regarding "We have tried to do our job in negroes have reached a great part a businesslike way and I hope we of America (writes Robert Thave succeeded." Kerlin in "The Friend") first by radio and then by the daily Press.

The first by a negro woman gave jan account of 50 negro women who

are eminent in various fields of J. G. Palmour of the British

H. Thomas, M.P., and M achievement. The second was by

negro man and gave a similar Empire Exhibition, Wembley, on account of 100 notable negro men. the conclusion of their work.

Hardly a calling or profession was wanting: engineers, inventors, only has it proved unnecessary to Their statement shows that not scholars, bankers, big business call upon the subscribers for the men, pocts, novelists, editors, final instalment of 25.8d. in the The first lot in the sale, the actors, musicians, preachers, pain-pound, but that they are able to attractive full-length ters, sculptors.

Diana Lady Milner," which kept The principal lot was Romney's Mr. Hammer, the auctioneer, busy Charles Agnew's nod at £12,600. till bidding censed after Mr.

The picture is a pedigree work which belonged at one time to Birj

was paid £84 by the sitter. Frederick Milner.

Romney painted it in 1791, and

of "Mrs.

For a week, in the latter part of make a refund to them of 9.82d in Farthing by Sir Thomes Beechey, September, the New York dailies the pound on the amount of their fall at £1,998-a good deal leas carried half-column reports of two guarantees.

than was expected in view of the rising popularity of this follower of Sir Joshua Reynolds, and the fact that the late Lord Curzon pald £4,880 for it ten years ago.

negro congresses then in session în Thus £85,954 138. 6d. has been Harlem, the negro metropolis of "salved," apart from the half the country, a portion of New York crown, for which it was not neces City. These were the Pan-African sary to ask,, Congress and the Elks Congress. The New York World has a negro on its regular staff.

New Type of Story. Time-honoured American maga- zines of the first rank contain short stories, poems and articles by

negroes.

Mr. White's Death,

"We were handicapped," continu ed Sir James, "by Mr. James White's death just before he completed his deal with us.

had

"In conjunction with the solic

Anglo-French Master.

On the other hand, the £1,050 paid for "A View of Paris," by the Anglo-French master, R. P. Bening ton, exceeded all forecasts, as the last saleroom price of the picture was £646. The purchaser was Mr. Of books about negroes and of tors we had to continue the develop Hannen's son-acting presumably books by negroes there is such anment of the estate and credit the for a private collector. Increasing multitude that it is a trustees' accourt. That has been Other surprises were caused scholar'a full-sized job to remain done, and not only has a handsome by Hoppner's Georgiana Lady an authority on them. Here I shall profit been made, but the trustees Vernon, which made £1,785-- confine my attention to fiction and still have a valuable land left over, drop of £1,000 since it was.sold in poetry. In a generation there has "If the Exhibition had been, 1919; and Francis Cotes" "Countess been an utter change. The stories wound up at the end of 1924 the of Shipbrook," which made $2,257 of Harris, Cable, Page, which so guarantors would have had to pay an advance of nearly 31,500 charmed a multitude of readers in 20s. in the pound, and I believe against its price in 1914. The the last decades of the last century, that even that would not have been briak bidding for the last Curzon exploited a negro, the ex-slave, the

lota Dutch family group by

old plantation "darkey." Their sufficient. type of story has ceased to be "Everything has now been paid Cornelia de Vos, was also unexpect

off with interest. It has meant, ed, and the price paid, £997, was

written.

In the last six years there have pretty hard work for all of us dur considered high. appeared a half dozen Southern ing the last two years, but we were writers who have made negroes determined if it could possibly be scape belonging to Mr. S. Taylor A Salomon Van Ruisdael land- their major characters In serious done to clear up everything before later in the afternoon made £2,205, novels or draman. The last Pulit- zer prize for the best American

Christmas.”

and a small Reynolds portrait of drama produced in the year was The Guarantors' Loss "Miss Margaret Durant-a pretty awarded to Paul Green's "In Abra-

work in a scheme of blue-made ham's Bosom." Paul Green is a

The guarantors were called upon 21,207. North Carolinian, and his play con- in all for about £2,000,000. The cerns itself wholly with tragic as three liquidators received between pects of negro life. It has been them" £25,000 for their two years. successful this season on Broad-work-an amount fixed by

way.

Best Short Story.

4.

the

court. The largest guarantor, Sir START THE DAY Robert Macalpine and Sons, who

Another Broadway play entirely subscribed £150,000, and whose and almost surely all will continue FEELING RIGHT concerned with negro life is "Porgy", a dramatisation of a

"calls" totalled, £181,250, receives to go right throughout the day- tragic novel by this title.

back £6,187 10 Porgy

That, Joyous early morning sense was written by a South Carolinian.

When asked by an Evening of well-being depends chiefly upon In Braithwaite's Anthology of Standard representative to-day the regular functioning of the (American) Magazine Verse of what they thought of the result, a intestinal tract. To dispel con- 1926, eleven negro verse-writers are member of the fin said. "Call it a stipation,billous, attacks, sick represented by 23 poems. In Christmas-box if you like we are no 2017: 290 SUN O'Brien's Best Short Stories of thankful for anything

PINKETTES

1926 one of the 20 writers' is a Mr. Eric Gamage, another guar negro. Two of the beat selling antor, said: "I think we are lucky headaches Pinkettes are perfec- books of verse published in Ameri- to get anything, we must beythank tion. They regulate the liver, aid ca in 1926 were by two youngful for small mercies.47 the breath sweet, quickly rollove negroes. A large-selling novel was

digestion, keep the skin clear, and by another.

Another guarantor, who desired Files. Of chemists averywhere, or

KEEP YOU WELL

A few words our space will per- remain anonymous made the post free, 60 cents per vial, from mit but a few-about the moat pro- epigrammatic comment If the Dr. Williams Medicine Co. 60, mising of these young negro Exhibition had been run as well as Kiangse Road. Shanghai. Keep writers--for they are all young.

There is Countee Cullen, aged 25, have been a success.

the liquidation has been, it would Pinkettes handy and they will en whose first book of verse, "Colour," has reached its eighth edition, and whose second book, "Copper Sun," recently published, is hailed by critics as notably superior to his first.. An anthology of negro poetry edited by him, is announced under the title "Caroling Dusk.".

The soul of the aspiring refined negro le poignantly intimated in the poetry of Cullen, with the artistry of the masters. A recent

theatres have been review of "Copper Sun" is entitled having an extraordinary time.” "Keats in Labrador."

By Labra- All of them made arrangements

THEATRE SLUMP.

MANY LONDON BOX OFFICES IDLE.

London

dor is meant America. The writer for a holiday boom. Some lessees offers justification of both epithets. let their theatrestwice to

Plumbing The Depths.

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CHURCH NOTICES.

A CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR IS MADE FOR ALL NOTICES UNDER THIS HEADING

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG.

Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop. Evensong (6 pm.) Preacher:

management with s. play suitable Feb. 12, 1928, Sexagesima Sunday. There is Cullen's friend and for the evening, and also to another

Holy Communion (8 a.m.). coeval-but' utterly unlike him- management with a children's play.

Military Service (9:30 a.m.) Langaton Hughe, with his two.

Matina (11 a.m.) So great a rush for seats was books of verse, "Weary Blues," and anticipated that the theatres alone, "Fine Clothes to the Jew." They leaving out music-halla, cinemas, have been received by a wide circle conjuring entertainments, and con of white readers and noted by white certs, made arrangements to sell no critics as distinctive in manner and material. In the main they deal fewer than 455,000 seats, during with life in the underworld, the

the week.

The Dean.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

SCIENTIST. AGA

street, the cabaret. The soul of the Then came the snow and frost, Branch of The Mother Church, negro is here, too, most poignantly the shortage of taxicabs, and a The First Church of Christ, Scient jatimeted. Not all negro critics, general fear of the difficulty of

fst in Boator however, have approved.

getting home, Equal in talent to these two youthful poets are three young writers of short stories: Rudolph In consequence the box offices are Fisher (frequently in the "Atlantic idle, The theatres are living Monthly), Jean Toomer (Cain), almost entirely on what money was

Walrond comes from Jamaica.

Advance Booking."

U.S.A.]

Macdonnell Road, below Howen Bond Team Station.

Sunday Service · 11.15 ́a.m. Subject:-"Boul."

[5.80 o'clock.”).

and Eric Walrond (Tropië Death taken in advance booking before Wednesday Evening Meeting at One must go to the most graphic Christmas started dat writers to Ind artists who so ready money on Boxing Day.RATE And Friday, 10 a.m. to and tragic of post-war Continental One pantomime took only 26 in

Race Conflict.

Reading Room at above address,

Tuceday and,

deeply plumb the depths of the the seats occupied had been sold 12 Noon. AM soul.

before, and even then many of the Monday and Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. sold seats were not filled. Another]. The Public, is cordially invited If one wishes to view the more Christmas play took only £2 in cash to attend the service and visit the tragle and horrible aspects of the other night, when SA A race-conflicts in America, one must A non-musical play-an ordinary read Walfer White's novels, sort of success had only £40 in "Flight" and "Fire in the Filat."advance bookings on one night This too brief a reaume must not when no cash whatever was taken end without the mention of one who at the door, although normally the is both poet and novelist James cash takings would have been more Waldon Johnson Recently-15 years after its first publication, than £100.

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, WAN KOWLOON;

Sunday, 12th February, 1928,

Sexagesima vis

18.15 a.m. Holy Communiongo

11.00 - a.m... Morning Prayer:

then unnoticed-The Autobio So far it has been the worst Preacher: Rev. W. Walton Rogers. graphy of an ex-Coloured: Man, by Christmas weak me the history of2:45 pm Sunday Schools, SA Hr. Johnson, has reappeared in Mr. the theatre.

Knopf's artistic Blue Jade Library,

and at once receives in the New

York World's column of praisa

This fact would seem to suggest

that white America has spiritually slave preacher of the travelled in the last 15 years. In plantation

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