1939-03-07 — Page 2

TINTORETTO WAS 'LOST' IN R.A.'s HOME

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PAINTING claimed to be a Tintoretto, worth thou- sands of pounds, has been disclosed neglected in a store-room at the Compton, Surrey, home of Mary Seaton Watts, widow of G. F. Watts, R.A., the famous Victorian painter.

It had lain there for years, dusty,, unnoticed, because "Mrs. Watts set little value on paintings which were not by her hus- band."

The Tintoretto is now in the hands

of West End Arm of picture re-

U.S. Hopes Of

storers, and is to be offered for "Society Of Nations"

chase to the National Gallery. The present owner of the picture wishus to be anonymous.

AMERICAN people are keenly

interested in establishing a Society of Nations," as distinct from the League of Nations.

Paintings by Tintoretto have been quoted in recent yearn at prices ranging from £4,000 to £14,000.

This view was expressed by M. This one is described as "a very fine example of Tintoretto's later work." Louis Dolivet, secretary of the Inter- national Peace Campaign, at the con- Mary Seaton, Watts died at Compference of the Campaign's General ton last September nged eighty-Counell in London recently, when right. She left £50,907,

Her marriage to G. F. Watts when he was sixty-nine was one of the great love stories of Vietorian times.

about 10 delegates were present from 17 countries,

M. Dollvet has just returned from America, and said that international

sign of feeling against the totalitarion

An artist hemell, she abandoned her airs had produced there an explo painting to devote herself to her husband, sustained him in his fall-States. ing health, and encouraged him with his fe's work.

Mr. Hans A. Sebubart, the art lealer who now has the Tintoretto in his vaults, said:-

Tuesday,

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Arabs Called Him Spy, Now He Pleads Their Cause

The American people were willing IN A QUIET WEST END HOTEL IS AN ELDERLY MISSIONARY - THE MYSTERY MAN WHOSE HELP AND ADVICE MAY BRING PEACE

to support any metion on the part of

the Administration directed against

the policies of the totalitarlun States TO PALESTINE. to the extent of providing food and war supplies to the democratle States "Mrs. Watts had a fine collection should they become involved in war. Lord Cecil, who presided at the of pictures when her husband died. morning session, raid that day's She was tremendously attached to fundamental issue was between the him and his work, and put little rule of law and that of the jungle in value on pictures which weve not by international affairs.

Jim.

There must be outside euch coun-

"His paintings were put all round try, he said, some tribunal to which the walls, but the Tintoretto was appeal could be made to say whether never hung. If it hud,, it would have particular action was in accordance the with international law and the been detected. It went into storeroom with other pictures of principles of Justice or not. quite good value.

"When the painting was found, it was dirty and covered with a yellow

varnish.'

WORLD SUPPORT

"The fundamental thing is that we fight not for our interests or gain or prosperity, but for the establishment of the rule of law in international affairs. If we can really set that for-

His thick Highland accent-which 50 years away from his native land has not dulled-was a strange contrast to the gold-embroidered brown "abayeh" which covered his lounge suit, to the Arab headdress which! shrouded his face.

He has been

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What It's Like to Fly a Bombing Plane

In

with that originally Seventy-year-old Daniel Oliver knows the Arabs and Palestine as few men do.

Air Commodore Sydney W. actual course the friend of more Arab leaders than even Lawrence of Arabia.

He must frequently consult his He has broken bread and taken salt in Arab encampments in the desert wastes, and has Smith, former Air Officer Com-planned.

manding the R.A.F. Base at instruments and check the machine's Singapore, and now command-delit.

Countess Of Old Kent Road Dead

"The Countess of the Old Kent

aged

G. F. Wofts died in 1904, apeward as the great polley of our re- Roadus Mrs. Charlotte, Bracey eighty-seven. ile had been married spective countries we shall receive Wright, Countess die Lormet, before to Ellen Terry, the actress, support from nil over the world.” when she was sixteen years old. The marriage lasted a year, and was then annulled.

Among the most famous of his pictures

"Hope," nro

"Love and Life," and "Love Trimptmnt.**

Rare Chess Set

Owned

BUFFALO, N, Y.

Christina Vn Ankum believes he has one of the oldest carved chess sets in the world. According to the famby records, the chess set pieces were carved in Holland in the 17th century. They are made of solid ivory, and are yellowed with age.

dined in the mountain palaces,

of sheikhs. And he has been

sentenced to death as a "British Stonework tervention of a judge who was a

spy," to be reprieved by the in-

former pupil,

Drilleding No. 26 Training Group,

With A Gun

recently discussed modern Ser- vice training methods.

for

BOMBS OR PHOTOGRAPHS

"The observer's job is to map out a route which will bring it back on

He is directly responsible to the to its proper course, analsted by u. Air Ministry the elementary i certain amount of co-operation from

in three words." he said.

"The Arabs sum up every problem THE use of wall drills or chisels for training of pilots and observers at the pilot.

"The observer has several other: making holes in stonework or 34 centres throughout the country, In this conference not only I but masonry to take plugs or some other modore Smith, "the observers of a addition to navigation he must be "During the war," said Air Com-duties aboard a R.A.F. bomber. In all the Arab delegates make those means of fastening has hitherto been two-seater had a comparatively easy an expert in bomb-aiming, aerial three wards Chamberlain, Chamber-

anything but pleasant for the work-job.

photography, general reconnaissance lain, Chamberlain."

man, and so a firm in Central Ger- "His duties were to report and and the art of

runnery. OUR PRESTIGE HIGH

many are dowing an, apparatus at observe during flight, to take oera-

"In actual warlare the bomber "You people

home may think it the Leipzig Spring Fair this week, slonal photographs, do a spot of ar- would carry two pilots, while the On China, u resolution demanded Bracey-Wright, an engineer,

baha string of amber beads-slip

use the Lewis gun.

Ocially designated as observers, 151 embargo an Arms and wor

When she and her husband material for Japon and an agreement

first through his fingers, "but never has much easier. It is in the form of a

VARIED DUTIES

would undertake the dutles of navi galoe, bombèr," and : gunner respec- by the Powers to refuse all imports went to live in Camberwell in 1009 the prestige of British officialdom gun. and is operated by turning from dapat

"Since 1995, when Britain began tively. the Countess interested herself been higher than it is in Palestine small crank, as shown in the lustra- social work and represented Northto-day.

Lion. Instead of the barret of the to re-arm, we have been given al-

1,500 WANTED Peeltham on Camberwell Council "From Gerteroi Hayning, Lent To University until her retirement in 1934.

the gun, there is a drill which is given craft of longer range and speeds in

some cases showing an increase of So important is the work of the G.O.C. In Jerusalem, to the newest alx blows at each revolution of the 100

cant.

observer that in December the Air recruit of the Palestine police force, crank and also rotates as well. One of her sons, the Rev. Louls they are respected by the Arabs as hole can be bored in Berkeley, Cal.

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further Nowadays the duties of a bomber Ministry appeated for Live bables Instead of case records

from corruption and fair und free will be used hereafter by the house-Bracey-Wright, R.N., said,

of are so varied that a crew of five per-1,500 recruits, and, inquiries are bo- stonework with the simple device sons is required, instead of two. ing received at the rate of 1.000 hold economics class of the Univer "My mother had a deep affcelion Just in administration.

without any great exertion, and The courts hand out Justice and clean and circular hole for a plug navigate his machine the multifari sity of California. Parents were so for the people of the district where

"The pilot cannot leave his seat or week. Candidates must be between

17% and 25. anxious to co-operate in the course she spent so much of her life, and she nothing but justice.

a surprisingly ous controls

five months preliminary After of a modern bomber that after 50 Httle boys and girls once declared. 'I have found peuce in "It is not the British officials nor be produced in

him fully occupied.

training they are posted to Servico had been selected, 70 other applicathe Old Kent-Road-and-shall-spend British-administration in Palestine time. Fitters, plumbers and

Bilishe used the trouble, ne Carpenters, as well as other trades this means a seat deal of ex-squadrons for complete training tions had to be rejected,

the rest of my days here.'"

men, will welcome this said. "It is policy.".

simple tra work for the observer. Through with rank of sergeant, pay at the appliance which saves much time and out the fight he sits with a map in rate of 12s. 6d. a day and an oppor- labour.

front of him, comparing the plane's Itunity to qualify for commissions.

A resolution was passed declaring, was known is dead, that while destring the end of the

A descendant of Baron de Lornel cruelties ravaging Spain it profested against any pressure on the legitimate one of Napoleon's officers), the was presented at Government of Spain to induce it to Countess at 17 surrender unconditionally.

Court and at 10 married Mr. William | strange," he said as he let his 'mis-which makes this kind of work very tillery observation, and, if attacked, remainder of the crew, although of-

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ARABS' 'KICK' ·

"The Palestine problem is not a quarrel nor u struggle between Arab and Jew. It is the kick of the Arab against Zionism-a very iliferent matter,

""One man and one man only, I am convinced, can make this conference a success and by that can bring pence | to Palestine.

"He is Mr. Chamberlain.

bebeve the conference will succeed if the man who tackled a far greater problem-in going to Berch- tesgaden, Godesburg and Munich- and who is, in my opinion, the great- est peacemaker the world has ever known, will throw all his weight intu arriving at an enduring peace for # troubled country,

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"I"-here Mr. Oliver gave modest shrug beneath the folds of his "abuych"-"come to London to help all I can."

Girl Swept Underground

FALLING into a swiftly-run- ning, mill stream at Aber. gavenny (Mon) recently, six-

Dodd year-old Pamela

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swept 100. yards through a tunnel which runs beneath a warehouse, -

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Halfway through the tunnel is a 14ft. waterfall, and over this Pamela was plunged.

Her playmates' erles" were heard by Mr. A. Vaughan, a shop manager, but they were too frightened to ex- plain.

CRYING FOR MOTHER

Mr. Vaughan, however, guessed whut had happened and went with his assistants to a point where the stream emerges into the castle meudows.

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There they found Pamelo, clinging the bank and crying for her mother. She had escaped with bruises on the forehead and shock.

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