1936-12-09 — Page 9

Four Hongkong Artists

THEY CATCH THE BEAUTY OF OUR COLONY

1: Luis Chan and Lee Byng

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By E. M. BARRETT

URING the last three months an opportunity has been given to the Hong- kong public to see the work of several young Chinese artists who are working here in Hongkong.

But for the encouragement and help given by the Working Artists' Guild it is possible that none of these exhibitions would have been held, and it is, ertain also that the gemine andratal 3 kindly interest taken by JI.E. the Governor has helped enormou-ly in making them a sucress.

Several one-man shows have been held, and though the attendance bas not been very large at any of them.

them those who did

vigli

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were

be belleve,

astonished at the quality and charm of the exhibits, and those among the visitors who had any claim themselves artists were, humbled to think that they had been unaware that such excellent work was being done here in Hongkong

BAN and still, more that two at least o *འ་་ the exhibitors are entirely self taught and three of them without the means which would enable them 10 dive anything beyond their spare me to

wonders And yet one

If Lut Chan for instaner bad been able to alve all his time to painting would he have done so well?

thels art.

There is a certain nerceness arti defiance in his work which lends glamour to everything that

writ Here is a mai who produres. paint, whatever the conditions of his life.

may

1.

Whatever hardships t entall he will find the time and the money to put paint on canvIe, pants like a knight going into battle does not, one feels, love painting. ut rejulces

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in it.

You would not say of Luis Chan that he pored over his canvas like a lover but that he used his brush or is palette knife like a rapler or a broad sword; cut, thrust and slash, eneving out the beauty and colour that he will, despite all odds, eut for himself from life.

might

If a good fairy Med Laits Chan's pockets so that he could to Europe

go to study, wh

what would happen? Impossible to

He say. achieve greatness or in discovering that thinking he had nearly reached the mountain top he was in reality still climbing the lower slopes, might fall inte despair and so further. But 1 believe that

because I believe he paints, is

would make good, becaus

that every canvas he

De

il

bottlefekt. Bisillusionment regard-

ing his own genius would, if it time.

be just one more of the forces

which

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

LAJS (DAN

JAPANESE GIRLS YOTE

AGAINST · LOVE!

Tokyo, Nov. 24.

A stout and gentle man of modest income is the heart's desire of the composite Japanese bride, as judged from the responses to a questionnaire here. And she is willing to Ive with her hus- band's parents, bear him three children and be content with three movies a month.

schools at which Japanese Birbs are at the thesilve, or for government taught how to deport themselves as į oficials, wives. The instruction goes into such things as bouwkeeping, cook- ing, sewing and the intimate matters of personal relationship.

DIVIDED ON INFIDELITY

!

Forty per cent, sperified a mini- mam income of taa yen ($30) a month for their funshand, 40 per cent, and they could get along on $26, and 20

per cent. said that less than $21 was sufficient.

as

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EARTH'S CRUST IS COOLING

FROM THE INSIDE OUT SCIENTIST EXPLAINS

Washington, Déc. 1. The earth's crust actually may have started cooling from the inside out instead of from, the surface inward, according to n theory explained by Dr. L. H. Adams, physical chemit of the geophysical laboratory of the Carnegie Institution.

This theory upsets the popularly held belief that the earth was once a molten ball, that it gradually cooled from the outside downward and that millions

of yenen in the future it will be "cold."

In a talk on "the earth's interior: composition," Dr. its neture and Adams indicated that originally the earth was a weil mixed moiten mass. Gradually, he explained, the Iran began to fall away from the sillente which then began to crystallize

ut the bottom.

If is conclusion is true, then the earth was soffd some hundreds of miles below the surface long before it was crystallized at the top.

of the

DECEMBER 9, 1936.

RADIO BROADCAST

Violoncello Recital-By Susan Jones

A VOCAL RECITAL

Radio Programme Brondcast by of 355 Z. B. W. on a wavelength metres (845 k.c.'s.), 31,49 metres (9.52 megacycles).

12.30 pm. The B. B. C. Wireless Military Band,

1 p.m. Time and Weather. 1.03 p.m. Four French Songs by Albert Prejean.

1.10 p.m. Oetela.

1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Time, Weather, and Annoliņce- ments,

1.40

p.nl. Variety. 2.15 p.m. Close Down.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Hawaiian Melodies. Mauna Loa.....Kanul und Lula; Samoan Love Song....Andy John and His Isianders; Lel Gürdenia; Song of the Ianlands. Royal Hawalan Band: On the Dreamy Moana Shore; Tropical Hulas...South Sen IN- landers.

7.20 p.m. Three Songs by the Boswell Sisters,

Why don't you practice what you reach: I met my Waterloo: Lullaby of Broadway,

Stock 7.30 p.m. Closing Local Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Murket Report.

7.35 p.m. Alfredo Campoli and His Concert Orchestra.

"One the most cogent renkons for believing that the earth is crystalline is that in no other way can we easily accoual for the fact that the trust dillers so markedly from the Interior," Dr. Adams report-Magyar tel.

"Granting that the earth was oner molten A seell-surred, 31:

-

rently must admit that the separa tion into zones on so large a seale took place either by the falling of a heavy insoluble quid to the bottom (thus producing the Iron core) or by The reskum of a process of crystalll- zation, this residum becoming the

TUS!"

2,000 MILLION YEARS

Dr. Adams estimated that the initial solidification took place some 2,000,000,000 years agu. Bis predi- ention was based on the finding of minerals which had progressed at Ipast 1.500.000.000 years along the shaft schedule from radium to lead. The chemist said that the tempern- tures found below 200 miles from the earth's surface probably were nearly

h A those found

there originally belleves that "the greater part of the earth is now as hot as it was when solidifleation first took place."

At the centre of the earth is the core. The scientist concluded that it had a diameter somewhat more than half that of the earth, consisted of a very heavy substance, probably metalle Iron or nickel iron and was plastic rather than rigl

Because It is non-magneile, this malten inctal has no appreciable In- earth's magnetism, turnee on the Dr. Adams explained.

THRIFTY TREND APPARENT The muswers to the questionnaire revealed in girls at a "ridles' Sixty per cent. would save more school" here were equally divided on than $15 month, 30 per cent, would the question of what to do if the save between $6 and $15, and 10 per

would husband continued to neneinté with: cent.

save "AN much other women after marringe.

possible." Most of the girls would try to! Seventy per cent. asked to be reform him, but if that failed, half taken to navies, plays or concerts would tolerate the hug at least three times a month, and of them band's Infidelities while the other: 39 per cent. wanted to go four times half would leave him.

For more. A

of the girls large majority

Fifty per cent. of the girls

said wanted their anarriages arranged, they wanted three children, 25 per rent, said they would like to have Barough go-betweens and dtd eure to be wosed,

four, 20 per cent. said five, and 5 of opinion, Dr. Adams A minority voted for love matches.

PREFER CITY LIFE

A majority proferred stout men. men who liked sports, men on de-}

he has been fighting all bis life inite gabrics, a-home with the bus

not

15

is

the service of his art. It is hardship that, if one is an admirer of his art, one must fear for Luis Chan. but too much praise which may well- ken the herceness of his attack. Nearly everything that he does vivid and arresting. Much of it poor, some of it astonishingly good. He

draws, with vigour and pssurance, colours boldly and attacks any sub- jert which interests biru without consideration of its techien! aif- Beutiles.

A "Luls Chan" purchased now may possibly be an investment that will bring in a good return, 1 will certainly be a pleture to which you will turn

your eves

band's parents, life in the city instend of the country. A few spoke un for virile men, or men who liked music)

REFUSED TO

RUN ARMS, LOST JOBS

- SEAMEN'S CHARGE British seamen are being dis missed from British ships for again. And in contrast there was an ex-refusing to work in vessels hibition of water colours by Mr. Lee carrying arms from foreign There is strength and vitality too ports to Spain, according to

Byng.

in Mr. Lee lyng's work, but it ́is | evidence collated by the National expressed in a very different way. Union of Seamen.

Each brush stroke hus been made with deliberation and restraint. Mr. Lee Byng suggests what Mr. Luis Chan proclaims, and because there a not a stroke which has not been con- sidered, and which fails to express what he had in his inind, his sugges~ tion carries weight.

I once heard

someone SOY! don't like poetry,

it makes me feel sick. I don't mean Kipling or

Macaulay of course, they are dif ferent. There are people who might make the sume distinction be- tween the work of Luis Chan and

1

Mr. W. R. Spence, general scere- tury of the union, made starling revelations from evidence in his possession.

He mted the allegations of 25 stamen who were landed at South Shields a few days ago, having been sunt back from Danzig. They had gone there in a ship enrryingt à gen-f cral cargo.

After infoading they were ́ordered to load a cargo of munitions for Spain.

Without inquiring_whether

the arms were for the Government or work. the rebels, the crew decided not to

They were immediately "paid oft" and given their fores home. Oficers and engineers deelded to remain with the ship, and it is stated that a foreign

was signed on.

Lee Byng, but there be moved believe, who could fail to by the charm of the latter's deliente water colours, the pictures of spurs and sails appearing out of the mist, of clouds heavy with rain, and of pale sunshine altering down upon the water.

Byng's water colours be an Invest-miss of other

crew

per cent, wanted six.

One girl said she would like to have 13 children-United. Press.

The

The centre of the care has a pressure of more than 47,000,000 pounds to the square inch, the che

ist estimated." While the tempera- ture estimates show some differences

sold that

many scientists placed the tempera- ure of the earth's core nu high as 5,000 degrees,

Great Walking Stick Mystery

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE WALKING-STICK? Six years ago nine out of ten young men carried walking- sticks.

To-day the only walking-sticks on town and city streets are carried by aged men or cripples-with rare exceptions.

Yesterday, writes a London repofter, I asked a manufacturer where alt the walking-sticks have gone.

out. Just count the number of umbbrellas you see carried by young men "Out of fashion," he said shortly, umbrelins are in-walking-sticks to-day. They all carried sticks some years back."

Ear Operation May End

Tommy Rose's Air Career

TOMMY ROSE, who has been seriously ill in Johannesburg, plans to

fly home at dawn to-day,

ī

Rose has had a serious operation to his car. Hearing is an im- portant feature of the Air Ministry examination or commercial flying licences. Rose, it is feared, may lose his B pilot's licence. That means that he would be unable to fly for living.

Charles Scott, who also took part in the "hoodoo" Johannesburg race, has and to undergo a similar ear operation,

GERMANS IN CHINA

Los Angeles, Nav. 20,

Germany's colonial experiment on the shores of Kinochow Bay, in Northern China, from the viewpoint of the historian and political ́scientist, is criticized by Ralph A. Norem in a book entitled “Kiao- Would the purchase of one of Ler Union officials have collected chow leased territory,"

evidence, and Mr.

Norem is instructor in poli-1 Students of colonial government ment? I do not know, But I um sure Spence hones to have his handytical sciences at the University will be interested in Norem's exposi that unless you are one of the people ed to an M., who will raise the of California at Los Angeles.

it will be week-end, when

tion of the German system of whom poctry makes feel sick that to

administration in the House.

Klaochow. Em- have one hanging on your wail will matter in the

Published by the University of bracing as it did A large native The Government will be asked Cullfornia Press the book first dives Chinese population, the colony was concerned with local ad- penalised because, in a foreign port,perialistic jockeying which opened" they remained loyal to declared China for division into spheres of the halls of government. and the British policy and refused to handle Influence by, the great European problem of law enforcement where arms for either side in Spain. powers.

one kind of law was used for the Dropping the role of historian, native Chinese and another kind for Norem, then discusses quickly and the Europeans. objectively the status in international

be

losting and. Increasing pleasure. whether. Befiish seamen should be into the welter of diplomatie, Imative representation In

These two young artists. the one ardent, defiunt and

self taught, making experiments in medium; the other thoughtful and his seascapes

every

are deserving of help and encourage ment, and both, in return, are giving

of Kinochow which was Birst

Wedding Dance Waltz (Lincke):

(Vilmos,

Melodies

irr. Piercy): Cara

and Mia (Sievler Prisker); Old Boliemian Town (Marsden and Kennedy); Your heart called

mine

(Edgar-Lewinnik- Hayon); Vienna in Springtime (Leon- Dominic Pelosi); Obstination (Fon-

arr. Crook); tenailles,

Tango Habanera (Payun, air. Hartley).

p.m." Time Weather and An- nouncements.

8.03 p.m.

From the Studio. A Recital by Albert A. Burton (Bari- tone) and Violet McGowan (Se- prano).

Soprano Solos-The Mikado" Yum Yum (Gilbert and Sullivan); "Putience"-Putlence (Gilbert and Sullivan); Barstone Solos-She is far from the land (Frank Lambert};, Fulrings (Easthope Martin): Suprano' Solos-An Eriskay Love Lift (Ken- nedy-Fraser); Silent Noon (Vaughan Williams): Rise up and reach the

turs (Eric Coates); Baritone Solos Roses of Picardy (Haydn Wood): Somewhere a voice is calling (Arthur

Tate).

F.

8.35 p.m. Two Strauss Waltzes. Doctrinen; When the lemons binom

Johunn Strauss and Symphony Orchestra.

8.45 p.m. From the Studio. A Violoncello Recital by Susan Jones, A.RC.M.

De naghse Melj Contredans--Old Dutch Folk Tunes and Dances (arr. Julius Tongen); Andaluza..... (Granados); Requiebros....(Guspar Cassado).

9 p.m. London News and nouncements.

An-

9.20 p.m. Variety Items. Vocal Sing Gipsy Sing....Anonu Winn; Saxophone Solo-Schon Ros- marin....Marcel Mule; Accordeon Solo-Czardas... Glgetto Caston- celli Vocal A Broken Rosary... James

Melton

(Tenor); Instrumental Wedding, Chimes.The Brothers

Vocal-When-did-you-leuve- heaven?. Francis Langford; In- strumental-La Java du Bataka.. Prof: Giuseppe Gargano (Mando- Jine).

9.45-10 p.m. From the Studio. A Pianoforte Recital by Lilian Quina.

Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) Valse (Mischa Levitzki): Juba (Na- thaniel Dett): The two larks (Lecheliszky).

10 p.m. London Big Ben. Dance Music.

11 pm. Close Down. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-length and frequencies are observed by Daventry.

Rign Frequency Wavelength

4,200 kr.

9.51.

GRA

СЕП

CBC

,685 k..

GHD

GRE

11.750 .c. 11.305 .

CAF

15,140 kr.

GBG

17.780 1.c.

GЯT

G91

21,470 ke 15.280

G8J

GRL

k.c.

21.349 kr.

41.59 met $1,35 metres

metres

$1.50 25.87 Met

26.28

metres metro JUH meters (3.97 metres 19.64 kuetrea 15.68 metres

110 k... 49.10 metres

Transmission 1

(G.9.B., 17.9.6.)

pm. lg Hen, Oxford v. Cambridge. 4.30 p.m. Chamber Music,

4.50 p.m.

6.30pm.

'Imperial Azairs.*

Empire Magasin," No, 17,

6.10 p.m. The News and Announcementa, Greenwich Time Bignal at 3.46 p.m.

Transmisalon 2

(0.9.F. G.N.G. “G.S.N.)

7 p.17. B Ben Quentin `Macloan, at

7.14

the Organ of the Trocaderà

Cinema, lephant and

Lendon.

m. Imperia! Alzira,

Chatia.

7.30 p.m. 8.10 p.m. 8.40pm. Henry Hali's Musle-Makoru,

p. Tha_News_und, Announesments. Greenwich Time Signal at. 9.18' no. 1.20 p.m. Bong and Dialect Blari

the Wret,

Herr Krish and his Orchestra, "Hiraight Crooks,

Transmission 3

(0.9.D., C.8.3., G.SJL.) 10. Ben. The

Orchestra.

1.11.

of

-Walah

I p.m. "The Folleeman's book," 11.15 p.m. 2A_Thieves" -Kitchen,“ 11.45 p.m. Ozlatá v. Cambridge, 1136 KM. QU-fashioned Dance. 1235 am. The News and Announcements. Gem kh_The Bird số làng Balo $3.50 A.TA.

Old-fashioned, Dances (cont'd),

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Mr. Shi residence on Monday morning, A noted Mr. D. H. Blake, brief religious service took place at Yue-man, Mr. Fung Chok-lam, Mr. restrained, indies with delicate

the Wing Pit Ting in Pokfulum, | Lo Yuk-long and many connected when all the relatives and frlendir with local theatres and cinema. und

flower and loving care. and having 1:5

present paid their last respect to the houses. deceased.

Among the wreaths sent were foundation a training at the Ontario

The funeral procession WEB a those from the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. College of Art where he made no in their paintings something for

The author's conclusion deals once

simple one, followed by many motor R. H. Kotewail, Mr. D. J. Dlake, small success, have both of them which we should be grateful: pictures of leased concessions which the more with the diplomatle grabbing

cars conveying the relativez.. The Mr. Kwok Chen, Mr. Wal Po- their fect set on the road to success. which are not only pleasing in them- Powers received from prostrate for concessions in China. · It ends on

chief mourners Included Mrs. Lee cheung, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong, that while tragic note as he cites the energy, solves but which, because they are China. He points out

There was a large attendance of Hay-lap, Mr. Lee Ka-kay, eldest son Mr. Tam Woon-tong, Mr. Lo Yuk- painted here in Hongkong, can teach China handed over jurisdictional industry and ingenuity which Ger- relatives and friends at the funeral of the deceased and three younger tong, the Lee Theatre, the Lee Tung to Bay.

ree beauty in very many places rights to Germany for the lease period many poured into the tiny Rating service held yesterday afternoon of sons,

two Construction two daughters, and Ц

Company, Tolping Both of them are working in the where, perhaps, we had never looked of ninely nine years she did not purt only to lose it to Japan after Mr. Lee Hay-lap, the younger nephews, Mr. P. H. Lee and Mr. W. Theatre, Ming Sing Cinema, Kow- time that they can spore from

loon Cinema and the Wah Ha Mo- the to find it.

relinquish her territorial right to the it had become a modern commercial brother of the late Mr. Lee Hysan. Among the friends attending weretion Picture Company. daily task. of earning a living, both

iport.

elly-United Press.

Mr. Lee Hay-lap passed away at his

Which will get there first or which

wil

go

the furthest it is impossible

to

(To be Continued.)