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HONG KONG. SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1933 ·陸拜禮 日拾伍年叁玖仟臂英

OUR LONDON ATR-MAIL

LETTER

London Season and the Academy: A Rejected "Picture!: Epstein's Oddities: Gladstone's

Fortress Surrenders: Unappreciated

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LONDON, May 2

THE LONDON SEASON - The season is now fully launch ed. The Royal Academy at Bur.

lington

House and the Royal Opera at Covent Garden have open- ed their doors to the public; Gov eramental hospitality is in eviden ce. The engagements of a pear and of a peeress are announced; and Piccadilly is well and truly "up."

velvet with a summer ermins col- lar, and a brown straw hat Lady Ashfield was in a dark tweed dress

with a blue and white hat, and was accompanied by Mr. Giddens,

young Australian artist.

CANTON NOTES

Expeditionary Army Goes North

THE SOCIAL EVIL.

(From Our Own Correspondant)

Canton, May 18.

The much heralded expeditionary army from the South-West to North China to aid the resistance against the Japanese, has, it now appears, at last started on its mission. The

expenditionary army is composed of units from Kwangtung, Kwangsi

and Fukien (19th Route Army) and it is stated that the men, will pro- coed first to Peiping before decid-

4 THEATRE NOVELTY An eminently successful experi- ment was initiated at the Shaltering on further plans.

The soldiers were given a hearty bury Theatre this week with the object of getting the audience send-off last Wednesday morning on

intervals.

Our foreign admirers assurs be promptly into their seats after the

that it is tradition that counts These are the signs and portents that London, its season, and ita

midst of world confusion. THE ACADEMY'S SECRETARY No one, perhaps, has a batter right to feel gratified, at the size of the crowds which are now flock ing to the Academy than its energe tic secretary, Mr. W. R. M. Lamb: The response to the Duke of Gloucester's appreciative referen- cer to his loyal services the other night was significant of the general esteem. For his tenure of office since 1913 has been studded with achievement and during it he has seen many changes.

society, continue unchanging in the

In fact, with the exception of Mr. Cadogan, Cowper, there is ny associate senior to him and his knowledge of Academic procedure. and iristory makes him a very much trusted counsellor.

AN ACADEMY REJECTION -Mr. Mark Symons, whose picture, "The Last Supper" (which shows the Disciples in modern dress) has been rejected by the Royal Acade my, proposes to leave Caversham, where he has resided for some years, and go to Barkham, a Berk shire village near Wokingham, "where," he said in an interview,

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people from the city gathered to In the foyer, bars and elsewhere, witness the ceremony of the pre- they have installed loud speakers sentation of flags by the public Through these a sort of broadcast bulletin informs the audience of bodies of Cantort to the different what has transpired in the action units making up the expedition. of the play since the last fall of The officers of the Army have in the curtain and urge them to take the course of the past week been their seats to witness the further honoured guests at several banquets given by various local leaders and unfolding of the story.

public organs in the city,

4 DAUGHTER'S MEMORIES

OF WILLIAM MORRIS Miss May Morris, of Helascott, the daughter of William Mo was entertained by the Luncheon Club and spoke her father's work, ctígulāriý connexion with „Morris was the first wou

entertained by Michael sadkerp.

À NINE NIGHTS' RUN After a run of only nine nights the late Miss Dorothy Massing- ham play "The Boldier and the Gentlewoman "} -Was withdrawn from the Vaudeville Theatre, re

AT THE EPSTEIN EXHIBITION Although an expert who paid a visit to the Leicester Galleries dur. ing the morning to see the Epstein "I hear people are holier, heal-carvings and bronzes said that he thier, and happier."

Mr. Symmons is at prosent engag ed on two other religious "pro- plem".pictures entitled "Resurrec tion" and "An Earthly Paradise.

The Academy's decision did not come altogether as a surprise," said Mr. Symons. Before selling "The Last Supper Mr. Symona proposes to send it on tour to art galleries. Two other pictures by bim-studies of children were ac- cepted by the Academy for exhibi- tion, and will, he understands, be hung "on the line."

was the only visitor, the private view in the afternoon was crowded to suffocation.

Censorship of News.

A strict censorship of all news- paper reports and mails will be in augurated on the 20th instant by a new committed appointed by the Flocal authorities and consisting of

of the Kuomintang, the Army and the Police. The object of the now Conership, which will be rigidly carried out, it is understood, is the phevention of the leakage of military information during the pre- sent national emergency. The office of the new committee will be at the Sheung, Kau Lo, in the vicinity of Canton's newspaper office centre, end it is understood that news- papers will have to submit all "copy "for censorship before pub- lication,

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The Social EviÏ, The recently reported plans of the municipal authorities for the im mediate suppression of prostitution in the city are likely to be held für some time, as it is realised that One heard grast admiration ex the problem is more complex than pressed for the bronzes, especially at first thought As a matter of for the head of Miss Oriol Ross, fact, the City Council, which-js and "Isobel" the model, who was again meeting for another of its there in flesh. About the carvings monthly sessions, is expected to in- "Primeval Gods," those with, retroduce legislation, not for the putation as amateur art critice to abolition of brothels, but for the foss were only venturing such guarded criticisms as an inter-inauguration of some form of re- esting work" or "most remarkable, gular medical inspection of pro- my dear."

stitutes by the health authorities; ?

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Frankau-

The Boycott. CROWDS AT THE ACADEMY | MT.

Frankau wearing

old In response to public request, the Etonian tie were there, while M, Boycott Society, it is understand, There was a larger morning crowd at the Royal Academy Pri-Georges Cattaui of the Egyptian has introduced changes in its treat- Legation, was in conversation with meet of alleged Japanese goods vate View than for several years Mr. Clyn Philpot, whose with brought for investigation. Instead past. By eleven o'clock the Galle drawn Academy picture has caus-of having one body to examine these ries were fairly, congested, and ed so much stir. later on free movement was stricted.

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goods, the latest idea is to organise Mr. Douglas Cooper, whose own different sub-committees for the The Lord Mayor, and the Lady Mayor Galleries have just opened, examination of different classes of Mayoress were early arrivals, as was talking to Mr. Derek Walker

and . M.-Jean-Francis was Mre. Baldwin, who was wear-Smith, ing a grey dress and coat and a Laglenne, the French painter who. grey hat trimmed with grey is having an exhibition here after ostrich feathers. (

Whitsun

goods, such as electric supplies, sea products, piece goods, medi cines, etc. Men engaged in the re- pective lines of business, who there fore now these "goods, will be ap The French Ambassador, the Po-

THE DEVONSHIRE CLUB pointed to the different aub. Tish Ambassador, the Lithuanian

and it is thus Minister, the Estonian Minister After three years of hard times, committees, and Mms. Kallas, and the Czecho- during which over 20 per cent of hoped that decisions pow ranched slovak Minister were early visitors. ita members resigned, the Devon will contain as few errors as po The Marquis of leading was a shire Club"Mr. Gladstone's for sible and the wrongful condemna companied by Lady Reading, who trem," it has been called-cele tion of goods which are not wore a dress of waliflower red, with brated its triumph over its difficul- Japanese origin eliminated.

new wing, a a hat to match, and a sable fur ties by opening

tie: The Marchioness of Bute was which members will be able to

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Rice Priest Fall,

in brown and white figured crêpe entertain their women friends for As an anti-dumping measure and de Chine, with a small brown stray the first time. The Devonatra for the protection of local farmers, hat banded with white, and was Club is still proud of its solamn the Kwangsi authorities have im accompanied by Lady Jean Bertie, atmosphere, but it seemed to-day bo who had a long dark blue silk coat and a small dark blue and white

hab

lean proud of it now, brightly posed & new tax or rich imported furnished cocktail bar and the new into the province, The Canton rice, dining-room and lounge with plain, merchants have consequently decid biscuit-coloured walls and the dimed to suspend the export of rice The Dowager Duchess of Monted electric lights, which suggest into Kwangsi. This has resulted in rose wore black, and was with Lady the expensive airs of a fashionable the general, fall of prices of rice in Helen Graham. Busan, Duchess of West End restaurant. Should the Canton, which is of course being Somerest and Violet Duplies 61

Rutland came in during the ter extension attract a sufficiently noon, the former in black, and large number of new members the white, and the latter in black and club may best year continue to beige The Countess of Oxford spread, this time into Horace Wal- pole's old house, the famous No. and Asquith had a black coat, with E, Arlington Street, which it owns Laney tartan skirt in tones of and on which "To let'^ notices have Ted and brown if the Hon. A been posted for some tim thony Asquith escorted his mother.

tmtene Snowden we with a white, fox fur and black and white: Lord and Lady Wakefold were together, Wakefield wearing brown

welcomed by all.

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Taranto, April 25-One workman year or to ago an extensive, was killed and, seven were wounded portion of the club's premises was in an explosion of accumulators in damaged by fire. The Improve the Italian submarine Sopresto mente include fifteen extra bed while they were working in her

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