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THE HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH. 1911.

SPORT

The final for the Railway Cup was played on Monday, the 15th inst; attor a drawn match on the 9th, and resulted in a win for Miss Coppinger who beat Mrs. Crawford by 3 and 3 to play.

CRICKET.

Davies, G. Lammert, D. Reid, A. B. Haworth, and L. E. Lammert.

H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. . CIVIL SERVICE 2ND XI.

SUPREME COURT. (BEFORE THE CHIMP JURTICA (SIR WILLIAM BEES DAVIES, IT)).

THE CHINESE WILL CASE. The hearing of the ease in which the plaintiff is claiming a share in his father's estate and who is alleged by the defence to be an impastor, was con tinued yesterday.

The evidence at yesterday's hearing dis- closed the fact that the plaintiff wa admitted to St. Joseph's College in Hongkong at the age of about 4 but was entered up in the College' register as being only 15.

The Chief Justice said that it would be rather, important to establish whether the school register was really." faked."

Lordship, but it seems to me that the supported by public funds," observed Eis matter ought to be cleared up at any rate. The public does not contribute for the education of men offigi or 3 years of age like this. I do not think there is any justification, even if he were only 18. or 19, for putting him down as 13 years. of age."

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The plaintiff aid that it was at the suggestion of the Headmaster that his age was put down as 15.

ART OLUB EXHIBITION. The still life scene cannot be too highly praiadd the arrangement of the fruit, on, The annual exhibition of the Hongkong, a polished table with a basket" in "tha Ert Clab, which opened yesterday at shadow behind, is admirable; the fruit depicted has body? and is rich, sipe the City Hall and continues today, cand agious; there is 'n warmin tains much of interest both to the avowed and glow of colour that in admirable.

udent or patron of the Arts and to Near Aberdeen is an interesting example of Dr. Carvalho's bold methods members of the general public. Last year and freedom from hampering tradition. the exhibition suffered from a somewhat He is prepared to put on the paint, high proportion of medicers and even bad not with a trawel, at say rate with the The reflection an work but this year most of those who palette knife, if thereby he can get the

affect that He aves.

H.K.C.C. 1st XI. o. ROYAL NAVY. perpetrated that kind of thing have water through trees in this scene is daring rther refrained from sending in their and scooput in execution. The nul

The following team will represent the pictures" or, it may be, their work has tarian operations of the Public Works Department do not always lend them improved out of knowledge. The result saves to artistic reproduction but the...C. on the ELK.C.C. ground, at

12.15 p.m. on Saturday, the 17th inst is that an Elimination Committee would artist has done distinctly well with R. Hancock (capt.), T. Pearce, Major not have had to condemn more than ten Hill cutting near Matsukak; coloura

tion of rock and perspective of the cut. M. Edwards, E. J. R. Mitchell, F. E. per cent. or so of the exhibits, and, in anting in the hillside are entirely satis Farthing B. D. C. Morgan, L "I do not know whether this is a school exhibition of amateur work such as this, fying; only the skyscape falls short; it the admission of that ton per cent, is is too fat to suggest the o'er-arching doubtless preferable to invoking the in- Mrs. B. O. Byrd's "A Son of Hong- vidious operations of an Eliminationong de sxceedingly distinguished; at Committee. It is such a pity to discours of a Chinese lad under a large bamboo age anyone; a man might be much hate The Besh tinta, hudowed by the The following team will represent the Worse occupied than in painting dauba hat, are most skilfully rentiered and the HFCC on the Navy ground, Happy and his patient efforts may someday have hands are admirably drawn the mouth Valley, at 2.15 p.m. on Saturday, be their due reward. That is the spirit, ab was pridently the great difficulty. Tap, 17th inst.-F. N. Young (cap), H. H any rate, in which one prefers to venture analler pointings of Chinese child faces Benson, M. D. O. Sandberg, W. W Mackenzie, A. S. Exell, R. K. Valentine, upon the difficult and dangerous seas of a delicately and beautifully painted. criticism and it was gratifying to fad Cheung Chau and its temple have 480 M Dorking, W. Eraser, J. E. so much in the Exhibition that could be gested some of her best work to MTR. G. Edkins, and A. J. Palmer. honestly admired and praised.

McPherson but the tinte of the mounts. The Hanging Committee decided not to have detracted considerably from the group the work by subject but by author, effect of the very able work she has surpris as the librarians would say, and in all exhibited. The fact is the the aircumstances it seemed far the more ing weing that Mrs Mackheroon bus convenient arrangement. In a compare carefully selected the tint of the paper tively small exhibition, the product ofon which she works in order to provide work by a still smaller section of the quitable background. In Temple Altar” community, the chief interest, naturally, she has used a yellow-brown paper with was in the contributions of individuals, excellent effect. Detail of ordamebt is and approached from that standpoint: Mrs. McPherson's forte; in the brass the exhibits could be more readily ex work in the temple and in the objects in amined. The work of particular artists, the Chinese joss-paper shop she has shown Mr. Railton, Hon. Becretary read the in most cases. fall into its own sub-see what in be done in building up interest, reply from Singupore FA. to the invita-Mr. J. R. Wood with stealing a quantity tions"

Hongkong painters. areing detail without overloading the piction from Hongkong F.A. to send a team Catholic in their tastes and aspirations, ture. In a better frame her moonlight' up this season to compete for interport at 840, from Messrs. Tung Tai Tseung and divide their attention pretty evenly scene would be more easily recognised for between all classes of creative work in what it is-a most distinguished piece their particular sphere. An attempt is of work, with depth, atmosphere and high given below to indicate some of the fea- technique. The Rice fields," just above," tures of interest in the Exhibition. is scarcely worthy of a place in such good company as Mrs McPherson has, provided. Junks at New Year" is impressionim that has not quits succeed ed; the reflections are too zatallic even though the light was obviously strong and even glaring: The bead of Mrs. Earle is a delicate and well-drawn piece of por-1 traiture. Altogether, Mrs McPherson has made a most able contribution to the

for

THE WHIBITION IN DETAILS: “

Full of atmosphere" is Mr. G. E. Bissors Derchet." It represents a stormy sea, grey and cold, and is instinct, with life and movement. The darkening cy is masterfully painted. This is one of the best things in the exhibition, full of the art that conceals art. "Fishing," Mr. Blason's other contribution, contains well-drawn figure "of a Chinese youth, angling. The artist seems to have acted as his own Elimination Committee and to have been unduly severe; he should lot. Hongkong see more of his work

The position of the paintings of Mr. F. G. Purvis in the exhibition-next to dazzling window-hardly does justice to their quality. It is interesting to zote

that all but one of these paintings is ou good. The moonlight scene is a very delicate composition; there is

calt to attain, and the cloud

so dime

This picture requires study. to

exhibition qu

"FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Mr. J. Wilton presided over a meet- ing of the H.EFA. held at Victoria clubs were represented i-Ambrose, Cairo, Barracks last evening when the following Tamar, G.A., Hongkong Club, Police, SOA, Kowloon, United A.C., St. Joseph's, and Punjabis.

Mr. Elden Potter, who is appearing for the defendants, assured Hi Lordship that evidence could be called on the point, but mentioned that the Head master was, unfortunately, away from the Colony at the moment.

PILFERING FROM A

SHIPYARD.

Four Chinese, three of whom were ship- yard apprentices, were charged, at the Magistracy. yesterday morning, before, of brass copper and white metal, valued honours. The letter stated that as their Kee & Co., engineers and shipbuilders, football season was now closed it would Sergt. Carpenter said that the firm had be considered next season.

lost a quantity of metal through thieving. The Holiday matches were arranged as In this case the first defendant was found follows:-

Monday, December 28th, at 4 pm in possession of a piece of metal in the shipyard and acting upon a statement International Match, Olab ground. Eng made by this youth a house at No. 46, and Scotland. Hessra J. RodgerWhitefield, was searched and à quantity and M. L. Railton were elected was found underneath the fourth defend captains of the Scotland and England ant's bed. This statement also led to the teams respectively.

Tuesday, December 27th, at 4 p.m. Charity Match, Club ground, S.C.A. v.

United Services.

arrest of the second and third defendants. Lau Yo Hook, a writer employed in the firm, gave evidence as to the arrest of the first defendant. A piece of metal The Army were granted permission to

was seen to drop out of the youth's play a match on the Garrison ground at trousers. Asked if he could identity the Sookampoo between teams representing metal found under the fourth defend Nary and Army on Monday, January ant's bed this witness said that it looked 2nd, at 4 p.m.

similar to that used in the yard, but that the evidence against the second. would not year to it. Mr. Wood said third and fourth defendants was not suf ficient to warrant a conviction. They would be discharged. The first defendant was sent to prison for seven days with hard labour

Mr Elite has also found inspiration in the temple at Cheung Chau and a comparison of her work with that of Mrs McPherson will be of value to the art student. Mr. Elias has made a mistake, not only been considerably damaged by was laid before the meeting in which it in introducing three pictures which have

The report of the League Management exposure to local mists but are hardly on was stated that the Kowloon Club defied a level with her later work But perhaps the Management by playing Eve in the the idea was to demonstrate progress.

Τα To get the islands on the Pacific side Club Kowloon match, October 29th last, when the League Secretary did not give of Hongkong on to so small a canvi de permission for him to play. Mr. Wegman authentic shimmer on the afects are from Harlech Road" is

Mrs. Bowes-Smith bas done in Islands (Kowloon) protested against the League lovely and its quality for the steamer and She'

succeeded in this without Management meeting being held wit

TIMELY RAID. nature. The flower studies in 20 chance to defend themselven Corres out his Club being informed, as they had this exhibit are full of interest. The pontlenes between the Ulub and League bowl of roses lacks depth-Bowers,

bowl

ALLEGED ROBBERS SURPRISED: Secretary was read and a proposition table and back ground are all of a that it be referred back to the Committee piece and the foliage is too harsh as a was defeated. M Pascos (Kowloon

Four men and a woman were brought; rule, but in Chrysanthemums Mrs. Secretary) exalained that he had to before Mr. Lindsell, stan being in the Bowes-Smith has done her best work intention of defying the Management and will possession of two daggers. The

Magistracy and charged with Atmosphere is the quality that seeme, that he misread the League Secretary's lacking in some of her work; it is too letter which he anderstood: to read that

lithographic in appearance

me given permission from the ship he could Mrs. A. Loire has queer freakish sketches called and play Eve in the match in question. The Capital Sins." "Envy" is as good ation and dismissed the amo

"The Seven' meeting accepted Mr. Pascoe's explana any; they are clever and expressive bat The raport by the Referees Board on in some cases defective in drawing.

"the case of "Batterham, of H.M.B. Mrs. G. NHumphreys exhibits in Ambrose being ordered off the hole in the black-and-white are not only the best in Ambrose-Palice match on November 28th

Its lights, in the foreground, rather tend to distract the attention. A Cruising "Day is in quite a different rein-brod daylight and a brisk, fresh morning-here Mr. Purvis has achieved natther succese the ship in full sail is particularly well done. He has a skilled hand with sea- scapes but his "Old Houses at Macao is also attractive in another style of painting; it has warmth and colour and is a pleasing composition.

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architectural studies. His colonnaded

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woman was also charged with having in her possession a number of Singapore counterfeit coins The woman, admitted the second charge, but all five denied possession of the daggers.

Miss Julie Biriukova hea more freedom in her water colour sketches than in her

Inspector Wills said that, at 6 pm. OD oil paintings Of the four large "heada"

Monday, with a party of police, he. from life the one of “Mrs F.," in pastel,

executed a warrant on No. 2, Tam Lang has a softness and light and shade which

second floor, close to Water Street. All pats it for above the other three with the exhibition but they would be singled at Batterham be censored for his Hefendants were in the second fro thair harsh and severe outlines. Kiss out for distinction in a metropolitan Biriukova's copies of scenes in chivalry gallery. The Little People is an conduct in this match" met with the cubicle, the third defendant and the woman being the chief tenants. A search by a Russian painter are well done. She, exquisite productos, instinct with impeeral of the meeting has several water colours of tropical agipation and deep festing and most

way made and behind a cupboard, vegetation; they seem a little harsh but original in design and inanner of trest Cole has an assured touch. In the paint wrapped in a dirty piece of clothing, two convey the sense of strong sunlight. ment Pierrette is a dainty creation, ings his flesh tints seem too wax-like. The daggers were discogered. The second and Skill in design and perspective is the with a superb quality of line; the lady portrait of a Scotch lad has an obvious fourth defendants were new arrivals in feature of Mr. V. A. Trambitaky's in velvet is admirably posed and the defect of proportion. Two good water the Colony The Inspector said that the interior called "The Dance" commendsartist delicately conveys the sense of colours of Stromness were pleasing.rald was made as the result of informa A curiosity which attracted the attention received to the affect that the party itself by reason of the perfect perspective. Miss M. Kirkpatrick's skill lies in tion of visitors was a picture made of was about to commit & burglary The shadowy Sgures of the dancers crayon-cariacature. Torn, bleeding, from used pestage stamps, by Mr. artistically tone down the severity of the their context,

some lines of Rupert D'Aquino. subject, and the delicate colouring of the Brooke's afford a theme for her mordant

MA Abbas exhibits a book plate marie helps to this end. Several other humour. The sketches are quite effectiven he has yet far to go.

design which shows promise, b

, but in colour exhits of a similar character are worthy good in line and colour.

Work of study, particularly an imaginative Miss Huxley has done well with at

A mélancholy interest attaches to work treatment of the Colosseum at Rome. A water colour of sunlight and shadow oa, by the late Mrs. Britton. Apparently she still life group seems instinct with the a tree-bordered roadway. The work has was able, after her return home, to renew influence of the cold North, so cold and an attractive quality and is more success her acquaintance with the face of Nature, comparison with similar ful than her other sketches in the same in England and some very charming studies in the Exhibition painted by class in which the colours seem a little harvest scenes are the result. artists who have spent their days in the inadequate, especially in comparison with Sonth. One looks, not in vain, tort. Aubrey's garden scenes near by. Mr. Trambitzky for Russian snow scenes Mrs. Aubrey has painted some English, He has some impressionist work of thin gardens and has produced work which kind which is wonderfully interesting glows with life and warmth and colour. Those familiar with Russian landscape There are some delightful colour asses will not be surprised at the marked in the pictures of flowers in gardeni bor yellow tinge, of the "old" snow, painted ders, and a garden path, embowered in just before winter releases its icy grip, trees and bordered with flowers is a There is character and feeling in this particularly fine water colour. >scenes; they are an interesting expression, -of-national art.

distinct in

the drawing seemed open to

Facen

Mr. RG. Edkins should go far. Hi Misa Bowen has made good use of a deen" shows decision and adeptness with

black and white Drying Nets at Aber holiday in Yunnan Her pictures of pen and ink; the Chineseibpy carrying a pagodas and temples are

but procosmonal lantern is a live piece of

́air in admirably "depicted," attempt to depict a well-known local The colouring is perhaps a little weak. scenic effect--sunset jipping with a buddy Reverting to the first picture mentioned, glow the peaks of barren fills, it was pity after devoting such skill Prominent in the exhibition in the and care to the junk that the artist did work of Dr. Arthur de Carvalho, who not pay a little more attention to the several ambitious canvases: His hill in the background on the left. The undoubtedly ""Tressures abstol Head of an Old, Man", has been treated most sympathetically;; it is sur

rising, that an artist so. 80988, in years

Lama Island" she has made a clever boy solarly good in drawing. The,]

for fich warmth of treatment the still life study of Fruits stands out above

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all the others Treasures as large, 3 900 Fakenham bobe Mould have been. Jarresting composition dpminated "by a" able to see and reproduce the caID=WORD, Chzasz lion which has been rangnificently expression of ol

portrayed. In the centres red Chinens

sailkind imperyiwith ial blue-border, behind

thats yellow cushion on the right, a

manelled Elaissonine vaso and on the lefte not qui

pkild fölinge is seen through:

pwin

e7 Khongbláa presented for: three or

bour paintings kut Dr. Carvalho haal risen

the magsitado;of the tanke: hej nat; Himm -the-work is a little unequal End, VASO LIS painted inest zbli objecta take scend place but..the fost / essemble

othe

Frangisefare-re- uns the roses.do, hst level. The Sunlit

nother veing it thae!

Light and study of the same kind.

jvery evenin

szkapu- the

As no evidence of possession was hrought against the first, second and fourth defendants, they were discharged, For being in possession of counté leit, coins the woman was sent to prison for four weeks

As to the charge of unlawful possession of the daggers the man and womato remanded pending decision

THE LEAGUE OF FELLOWSHIP.

[“ Sir," said Mr. Tapman, Bir," said Mr. Pickwick,

're a fellow!

ou're gnother!"

the Magistrate'z

Ch. XV. Pickwick Papers.

The day the League of Fellowship was formed, I said with joy No more will social quarrelling my gentle soul ahoy,

The ink within my fountain pen no mots shall reek of gall, Nor shall find, sa heretofore,, men squabbling ́at The CRA. its energies no longer will beatiz

TH

The Mayor and Corporation prize their District, Officer; A lion-and-lamb millenium is, bound to compe, test, And poor old Adversarios will fad his business, bast.”

But what is this they're saying in a press report I see They're, going agin the Government? So says Maconnchie l No racial question shakes them (for the Peak is hardly such), But fellowship with Government! Well, that's a bit 100.

Moreover, as I read it, there is: internecine strife; .. Dissension in their counsels į would appear unduly rite. ¿The 14 voices in the wilderness") are lifted; in dispute,- A little rift at bye and bre will make the mume mate.

Fetch opt

Thigh Wardhan 14 Get the daggerjont of pawn).

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