HONGKONG SKETCH CLUB TODAY'S ART EXHIBITION.
The first purely amatour art sabibition to be held in the Colony, opens at the Cay Hall to day, at 10 a.m., when the Trubia will be given an opportunity of viewing the work turned out by the mons. hers of the Hongkong Sketch (lub. Tho exhibition comprises pictures painte skutust several years past by Hongkong zeudents, not in the Colons only, but a at Home, in Now Zealand. Japan and <tte paras of the world 11 LX in Ine, election from the life work of lin Deuters, and it must be emphasised that
so why showe to be lærld in the future
is aut unlikely that there will be at least one or two exhibitions every year the pictures entered will only be close executed during the previous six or (welve months as the ease may be,
From a small beginning, about four years ago, the Hongkong Sketch Club has become # flourishing institution Since the Helena May Justitute has been the Club's headquarters; private monthly ex hibitions have been held there and mem
bers have met, discussed and criticised
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2018.
quite so fresh as it might be, but the tures and the drawing are both good. the landscapes The Terii, Nara" and Landscape, Naca." also the “ Temple in Causeway Bay" (which is not іл the catalogue) are her best The fulinge in the View from lake at Nara" ja some- what thin and weak, but both her pagodas are well done. In The Bazaar, Nara the buildings are very well-executed, but
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MOTOR-CAR FALLS OVER PRECIPICE.
LIEUT. SYKES SERIOUSLY INJURED,
MIRAQULOUS ESCAPE OF MR. AND MRS. MCKAY
fon." Frightfulness at Fanling," "Joy Rid
Of ing 1950," "Cheung Hui by Night," |
"Bunset over Lua Tau," "Moonlight," "The Peak by Moonlight," H.M.8.1 Triumph's Jast visit to Hongkong," Value for Money," "Look Bee Girl," und "Hongkong from Stonecutter'a "; and, in class C, "Choung Bui from
A serious motor-car accident took place, Stonecutter's," "An Interior," Treas yesterday afternoon, on the Taipo Road. in Wind," "Design for Book Cover," as a result of which Lieut. Sykes, R.GA., "Firelight," "A Poster," Study,"
Troens seriously injured, Mr. McKay, of the Close Taikoo Dock Company, and his wife sustained minor bruises, and the Chinese chauffeur broke an arm.
again the foliage needs more attention to
bring it to the level of the rest of the picture The picture of the little Japan- ese guri is beautifully fresh and seen, and round the the large expanse of white figura bia a delightful sunshiny effect. The composition in most of the landscapes is decidedly weak. In "Pagoda. Nara," the reflection on the water is a trifle out of place
"' (nr. Sharman,"
hauled, Calm," and Junks." Ая will be seen from this list, Lieut. Milling- ton shows groat versatility. Much of his excellent, and shows peu-and nik work heatness of execution. Hie work in this medium, is, of course, well known in the Colony through the pugos of the lose Reserve Guzetic, but he has one
pen-and-ink sketches which Are
new
li appears that the party had gone on motor trip to Taipo in the morning, and met with the accident when returning at about 4.30 p.m. The var at the time was travelling at the rate of about four miles thirteenth inite-stone over the bridge on an hour,
and bad just rouched the the Taipo Road. It bad then to negotiate
Mrs. Ram is not by any means better than most of the efforts which have an angular portion of the road, on
as successful in her portraits of
Miss Wilkinson (not catalogued) and her own
life
one of his bat exhibits.
one
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side of which a hillock and ́ ́ on the Among his water- colours A study of an Interior in other & precipice. No one socis actually to little son as she is in the others, while warm, soft tone has great charm, and i know what happened at this point. Bome the portrait of Miss Angel Ormiston can.
state that the car was travolfing near the He shows, also, edge of the road, and a small land-slide aome moonlight sea-scape studies which occurred; while others assert that the not bear comparison with that of Miss Mention must, however, be
are very effective, white his junks in stev Hastings.
Whatever the steering gear gave way. made of Mrs. Rams suiniature of the monochrome are decidedly good and give cause, the car went over the side, dropping
evidence baby She has caught the smiling expresi
of careful study to ensure a distance of about 30 feet into the bed ston on the little one's face very happily accuracy Bywan Bay will, no doubt, of a small stream, studded with rocka. be one of the RIOS admired of Lieut. Mrs. McKay, who was flung out of the Miss V E. Grimble shows four still
Millington's efforts. groups water-colours which are
He has obtained an car as it was turning over, collided with each other's work to their mutual benefit. easily the inst of their class in the exhibi excellent atmospheric effect in his eca & tree, which broke her fall, and conse
Like every other artial, bowever, quently, she suffered only a few abrasione The time having come when the work has on, especially No. 31, which is very sait capes.
ably mounted and framed. Her composi, he has his weak points, and these are on her face. Mr. McKay was also thrown schieved a standard worthy of public tion is very good and her treatment of nearly all to be found in his Shipping out of the car, and fell some distan Yerogation. it w na decided to hold an the colours makes a harmonous picture. Hongkong, which is easily his Jeant away from it. He received
bruise over! exhibition, and to devote the proceeds to but she makes up for that defect by her bour from the Peak, and has a wholly most unfortunate of the quartette, as be The drawing in No. 32 is rather faulty, successful effort. It is a view of the Harhis right tenaple. Lieut. Sykes was the wur charities The members of the tub bold colour scheme. She has effected a imaginative piece of plateau in the forefell with the car and was jammed under are defraying the expenses of the exhibi bautiful representation of a curtain in grand.
The University 12
shows most neath it. He is stated to have smashed Of her outdoor markedly his great penchant for detail, both bis lege, in addition to sustaining tron, and are hoping for the full support of these pictures.
drawings. of which she shows three- Lieut. Millington shows his great ver numerous other injuries. The chauffeur, WITH EACH FREEZER, of the public The tommittee is composed Pulborough, Sussex, Farm at Pulsatily by a ereditable attempt at portraitos, had his right forearm broken. The
buruugh. and st Lady Blay (President), Mrs. B. Brown
Old Doorway. Pui
damaged. car was irretrievably The tone is Jorough,
best are in Bdr. Shartonn." the last-named
trille too hard.
After the accident, Mr. McKay, who (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer). Mrs. The Leatment in this sous to have been
Mr. C. H. Biason, who has only recent carried Mrs. McKay to the side of the was little the worse for his expericner, others.
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Miss Grimble also shows a study ly taken to oil-painting, bes two exhibits road, and then, with the aid of WATER ICES, FRAPPES, SHERBERTS,
J 1, McPherson, Mrs. Ram, Mrs. carried much further than in any of the Murray icott, Messrs. H. W. Bird and of an old woman's bead in charcoal, which EL Sun, and Lieut. F. C. Millington. appears unBuished, and do not in any The public ure naked to note that the way approach the execution of the black Exhibition opens at 10 am, about which and-white study of an old man, which is hour Mr H. W Berd will judge for the being sold by auction this evening, and
which iy special prize to be awarded for the bes
inust creditable specimen of From 3
chebal work. реантен. group of
13.p.m. to 6 p. ten will be provided by Wiseman's Café,
ise Grithin contributos six water-colours and a Naval band will be in attendance
"Hollyhocks in Japan," "A Fine-tree," Azaleas
Volcano At 6 pm. H.E. the Officer Adiuinistering
Komonopaki the Government will arrive, and a quar;
Hoihow Jank, and Onumu Lake ter of an hour later Mr. H. P. White will All are beautifully soft and aunusperte, offer
for sale by auction ten pictures and show that she is especially good at presenter by members of the Club on
18 full of Hollyhocks but she is even better iu the The trous to the left of the Komonopaki Volcano "
wowers
The
colour,
Picnic
to
in that medium Sanser, Lamma and enolles wa Rear, raised Lieut. Sykes,
enolles working Rest Buy "besides NIK water-who was unconscious. Fortunately, at
Sc colours At
"Hongkong at this time a party of motorista composed; Night." "Dawn,"
Hope,"
A Water of Inspector Angus, Sergeants MoWalter and Low Carrier "
Water. At Grant and Watt, arrived on the scene and Sea would have been much better with rendered fret lid to Lieut. Sykes, whom out the junk, which is an eyesore.
they bandaged up as The
Bell
as possible. mould of the sea is really beautifully Sergeant MeKelvic, of the Bhatin
and the grey sky harmonises was sent on s a motor-cycle
to Police. while the in. picture. Hongkong at Night" has a jured were put into the motor car, which soft cloud effect, and the reflection, in proceeded in the sume
me direction Half the Harbour are nicely treated. Mr. way the party were met by Dr. Lindsay Blason, however, secins to have put too then had Lieut. Sykes and the chauffeur Woods, who applied some restoratives and much into some of his pictures. Here, for instance, the elimination of the junk ruuved to the Government Civil Hon would have been a distinct improvement.
pital. Mr. and Mrs McKay preferred to
portrayed, "well with the rest of the fetch Dr. Lindsay Woods,
style of the artists, and, na spec! beputifully done, though the volcano itecil In at least two of his pictures his colours / 80 home, as their injuries were slight
of the Red Cross. These donations, smaller work. it may be stated, are typical of the die a
lake in Lanet ve meas of al talent, are fully worth porchasing
eng stated with confidence that there who are not familiar with the artistic talent, of the Colony will rece) VE a very pleasant surprise. Nearly 180 pictures have been, hung and they wer a wide range of work-water colours, oils, pún and ink, charecal, and pastels.
is not so well treated. There is a nakry
feet on the top of the mountain, but do not harmonise. The rocks in whether the artist intended this or not is
“Onunu Lake" is about thei not clear. beat of her efforts.
Mins Hastings has set in two studios in charcoal, one of which
Evening
is entitled This shows 13 old man seated in a most uncomfortable attitude on a atual, in deep meditation Miss The chief lady exhibitor is Mrs. J. Haslings would have done better to have McPherson, who has ten pictures placed the old man in an arm-chair or Class B- The Moving Finger Writes." something else more suitable to the title. "Hongkong." Hungary.lands, belter.
Harbour... Her other charcoal study is decidedly Night
flongkang Hacker.l
-Light,** M Inon Mrs. Murray Scott has four Har over Lancatumis in Class B. "A Junk," "Plover's way
over
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spoil & good picture. Water Carrier is fresh and clean, but the man's head is slightly out of
proper tion to the rest of the body.
Mr. E. L. Sim shows a collection of The Government Gazette notifies that very carefully-drawn and well-executed landscapes. All his colours harmonise, the following Public and General Holi and in most cases his composition in ex-days will be observed as Government Holi- tremely good. He shows the following days, in 1919;— *Landscape in Pastel," View from Magazine Gap, Landscape-Sur- rey," Cottage-Brombau-Bedford- shire," *Landscape A quiet, Willer- Landscape -Lo Wu-Fanling," "
House Fauling Golf Course, Evening Fanling,"
Landscape River Ouse," " Deep Water Bay from Lamma *Island, Cottage-Manila,' Vancouver island, "Corn Scott, and L. N. Leefe). All ber pictures are bill," and
Bridge near Little Hongkong Village, Her picture of Wongneichong, Sunshine
"Landscape The Wit in the
style, consisting of broad junk is quite fresh and cleaa, decorative
but her washes of
Chinese Temple-Wan- not quite in proportion. chai, colour
lowy Ouse," chiefly body colour-on market coolie tinted
She shows
Cottage in Buckinghamshire," of Though the general attitude is good, his two in which
Looking
toward an oils, of
"Bluebells is feet are badly drawn.
A Quiet stream Fanling, Of the others, in Surrey," and a "Study in Still Life." much the better ope
Bowland, Midlothian" is Though she could|
is a good study. be equally as good in oils as in water though the shade in the foreground lacks The best of a very even lot are "Bluebells colour, on the whole her body colour work drawing and moling and is not deep in Surrey and Landscape, Surroy." shows her at her best in the exhibition.uagh in tone "Sun'shine is the The bridge near Wong-pei-cheong would Of her water colours
his best if it Hongkong Har clearest of Mrs. Scott's Class C pictures have ranked with bour-
-Night, Sunset Over Lan Tau
Mrs. Brown has Let Thu" and were not that the work од the und
Coung Chow" in Class B, and "The Chinese hoals stand pre-ominent. "After
woman 13 the foreground Sunset,"
done on white paper land" which ja
Gateway, Switzerland," and Switzer
not B0 well executed B.S the Class C shows a very difficult subject, well treated,
Her work, as a whole, remainder of the picture. We are rather though the artist is not at her best even appears unfoished. More work has been doubtful as to the colour on his "Half- in thit.
Mrs. McPherson's small pictures pal into her Swiss econes than into her way-House, Fanling," but it is wonder-
Local efforts. are typical of her work and show
ful what bizarre effects one does see out kong in ita various phases. Her
"Poate
Mrs. A. C. Franklin shows "On the there at tinage. All Mr. Sim'e pictures Dinners Fand for the Services. The has been altered for the better since it was
hillside, Trees, Victoria Peak, contain
"Joss
extraordinary amount of Rev. F. G. B. Hastings, R.N., Hon. taken down from the Upper Peak tram-
"Chinese Shop." Jopper Shop,
detail. His trees are not so well done Tronenrer of the Services Entertainment way station, and is now without doubt,
in Cheung Chau harbour," View
when they are large as when they are Fund writes:-"I think that enough the finest in the room. Mrs. McPherson of Han Chau," "Junk at Choung Chou, specialisce in atmosphoric effect, and in A Dull Day," and Acales in Botani-all; this is distinctly, noticeable in money has been obtained and purpose
ere Gardone
his Surrey
to close the list on Monday. in Clasa O. H
landscape. His Cottage, this she stands for above all others in the Hongkong through the P is quite shorn of its top branches. He has produced thanks to those who have aubsoribed so I should Manila wxhibition.
has one tree which seems to be like the opportunity of expressing my Mrs. Beckwith has nearly 20 pictures, atmospheric in effect, but trees might none of which is on the catalogue. Most have been more barmoniously composed a wonderful colour scheme in his " Blue generously and promptly, and also to the of her painting was done in the Isle of Her interiors are fairly successful, but bells in Surrey." The composition in his Fress for bringing forward the appeal so Man and shows tynical views of English she bas rather neglected detail. The pic picture of Deepwater Bay is open to prominently: landrea.pe.
cles are excellent in ture of the stranded junk has been very criticism; the rocks ato faultily done, their treatment, and her foliage one of
one of carefully done. The pier in the picture His still-life study is clean and fresh, in contrast to most of his pictures, which most difficult branches of water-colour of the Peak might have been left out. of the other exhibitors. The composition rather muddy Bascombe, who contributes and "A Quiet Pool" Mr. Sim has one drawing is much better than that of any Some of the islands in her sea-scapes are are frequently over-done, though this is not the case in Bluebella in Surrey " of her pictures ehows careful thought,
Jordan Road at night." sad each picture seems to be ful' of suo-
A Corner of picture in pastel work which is a very light. Her animals are well draw and has still a lot to learn.
and Kowloon Reservoir, and The Penk,' successful first attempt, full of promise. correctly placed, adding a tou
The colours blend well. touch of eal
"View from life to all her pictures. Her small locsi Mias H. A. Parker has sent in two Now Magazine Gag pictures are not so extensively treated an land," and "Mount Pool, New Zealand not show the care which he has put into Zealand scence" Nativo Bush, New Zoe having been done in a hurry, and doen gives the impression of
are her Home efforts, but they all bear wvidence of very careful attention to detail Ponk at Sunset," High West at
woll three local stadion"
- The his other efforts. and be considered goms in their ow and Rain Clouds." The pisturos drawn
may
Sunset," particular line. Her hest are two sonnos from Bully. Isle of Man, in which the in New Zealand are good in colour and
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Mrs. Beckwith's
is in the exhibition only ono
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Beckwith bas n dooided talent
Peng Chan, noor, Hongkongfor
of
G. P. de Martin, work, and it in a pity aho did not show Rand, Beobo Bour Taipo,"
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Lieut. Coltman exhibits a serios en-and-ink sketches done by bim in Franco when on active nervion. They Hor pictures, bowel, West at Sunset" lacks little picture showing the shadow of
do not show the same Wuncourt." "Ruins Wancourt," aloud on
"Bo- qualities. hill is the tit-bit of her sm-lor fforts. We should like to see more
contrast in colour.
sult of
Hun dhall Hitting Ammunition Other lady exhibitors are Miss D. Store "Our Dug Out," "Portion of Lander, who has sont in a water-colour: Batentin-le-Patit Wood," No. 3 Gun in 10 tamplo
A House, in action at Wancourt," and "Panorama
Πίνα Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton, Taino: Coltman undoubtedly has a talent far Sketch from Observation Post." Lieut.
At Me Melbourne postman on Saturday, he "Islands," anch work. His pictures are peculiarly fare Mr. C. D. Theao.con interesting boonus they wore" drawn was charged with stealing a coat and
ofton on of O. D. Wilkinson,
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odd scrap of paper on hand Craigieburn," the Tosk of contributed
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Complainant stated that, defendant Ram," and "Portrait of Misa Hastings
the largest number of drawn under Are, is the best of the came to the house to deliver fattors, and, --and landaespe, in which she hate site pictures but also covers the widest rangu. bunch.
Ho
minutes' Ister, witness was in- Low Japanese sernes, namely, "Torii Unge, Moonlight, Blongeuttern by Night, Wong Shiu Yuk, a 15-year old student of carried away some clothice; itnove im- has in class, "Green Island by By kind permission of the Committee, formed by a fots that defendant had "Pagoda, Nara
Landoenph Bazar, Nara,"
The University, Moonlight over the the Ellin Kadoorie School, exhibits two mediately went to the Peak Tramway The Bridge Bay, A Blady in Grey," NATE," View
Htreet
JAL
"Entrance Nara Park," and ***
Defendant wind Nara" Stormy Sunset over Gresh Inland, which have great merit. They are just boarding aor. Porkapa hor beat work are liar two per-
full of work, and there is no doubt that, wearing the clothes at the time. Wanted An Amni," "Johnstone land. traits of Min Hastings and of "Mr. | lng,"
with tuition, tha Ind will develop into ***The Finished Article, Visi-a real artist. It original, his brown that he only delivered some letters,
Defendant donlod the charge, stating, Wilkinson, both of which are remarkably turn, Bywan Bay," "The Night be basket of flowers is wonderful for a boy
In both these the colour is not fore Kirkon," "How to get classed B1,” of bin ago...
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