1947-05-24 — Page 9

Are You Sure?

Answers on Page 10

The Lemer Yellow Tre-

foil is popular in--

Covent Garden, forticultural Hall. Cardiff, Edinburgh, fre land.

Can you give the name which might refer to

Market town

of Berkshire,

3. Quilo Apart from shops.

London bridge over Thames?

where would "you expect

to

Brid

Fish-plates, shoes, chairs?

4. Witat is this fellow call- cd7

Porn?

Brazil,

G. The largest Smith Ameri. ean country. Is-

Argentina.

Chill,

'0. Which of theso famous county regiments bears a figure of Britannia on its badge

Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Hamp altre, Cheshire, Dorsetshire?

7. Atstumaturge i Plumber,

surgical instru- meni, wonder-worker, meteo. rologist. potter?

Do you know the official

names for

Old

Ballcy,

Petticoat-lane?

Law

Courts

0. What letters appear on alandard typewriter keyboard

in alphabetical order?

10,

Who were the authors

Whiteoaks. The White Com-

Ofame

pany?

HOME CRAFT

CENTRE

A girls' home craft centre will be opened in Singapore soon to provide household training for homeless and

destitute girls.

The centre is to be residential and will be staffed by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.

Present plans call for practical Instruction In the re of young children and nursing, together with a certain amount of academie school- ing and basic training in home crafts.

Associated Press.

' THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1947.

Muscovites Isolated

From Rest Of World

By Rigid Censorship

Moscow's

By JOHN H IGHTOWER (Associated Press Moscow Correspondent)

man in the street in about as completely isolated from the rest of the world as he can be without moving to the moon, as news about him is regularly permitted to reach other lands only, through rigid censorship.

in detail to foreigners in Moscow, but their results become known from time to time. Occasionally Russian acquaintance of an Ameri- can or other foreigner drops out of sight and word comes from a re- lative or friend that he has been taken away

the

The Socrot Police Foreigners resident In Moscow News for him from outside claim that every block or building renches him in the main only police agent to keep a lab on

has an informer if not a regular through the press and radio activities, of the people, which function as voices of the government, army. Communist Party or other controlling or ganisation.

side his national borders except on official or officially approved mis- Blons. He has little or no relations with the few, foreigners in his own country. What he knows about other people, their politics, econo- mic systems and living habits are overwhelmingly the things his government lets him know if it does not actually seek to impress theth upon him.

Hidden microphones are constant- ly feared by those who thinks they might have something worthwhile

all-time

2 Chippy: MAKE A CHILDREN'S COAT-STAND

¡ODAY'S idea for a children's above. It fits underneath the cir

coat-stand comes from Mrs the centre post); four cup

cular top and lakes the top end of books;

TODA

L. A. Bassett, and a vory attractive piece of furniture it makes for the hall or nursery.

YOU WILL NEED-

1 piece of timber, 2ft. Dina, x 2ins, squaro for the centre post; two pieces 12inn. long x 3ins. x lin. for the bane; two pieces Dina, loog x 24ina. in. to bo cut diagonal- ly in half for the four centre post triangulur supporis; one plece 12- 14ins, in diameter for tho circular *top; one plece 10-12ins, long x sing. xin. (This is Zins. shorter than

glue, screws, nalls or panel pins, STEP 1: Make your base as shown in small dingram. Use carpen-

THE BATH

ter's glue and two screws assembling.

when

STEP 2: The top: From your plece of wood 4in. wide x in. thick, cut out 2in. square in. the centre to take the top of the centre post. Now acrew this plece to the underside of your circular top across the gin. As

Your

it is shorter than the top it conf not be seen in the diagram. STEP 3: Now to assemble the job. Screw the centro post to the busd from underneath. Glue and noll (panel pins are best) your triangular

supports to the base to the post. Next, glue and KETOW

circular top to the post. STEP 4: In the one I made added n toy to the top, and this can be practical as well us attractive. The one in the picture is a store- howe for tennis balls and marbles. STEP 5: If you want a really nlocky Anished job, you can paint the stand as I have done in

cream and dark red.

REJECTION OF EPSTEIN WORK

Artists

CAUSES STIR IN ART CIRCLES

and all those to say. In the American colony this people who appreciate art fear probably reached art higli

when the Foreign Ministers in Britain have been shock- Conference

was on. Only two

be free of

or

the

- By LADY MARGARET STEWART

The trustees were unanimous

"Also,

made

It may be that trustees of Engilsit public galleries have gradually de veloped too academic a point of

there was some sugges view.

that there was not

The director of the Tate is .Dr Rothenstein,

of the Late Tale! painter, Slr William Rothenstein,

Not enough room at the

home in Hyde Park Gate and we reasons given

It seems clear that the

Kon

Д

He is not permitted to travel out three rooms in the residence of theed by the decision of the in their rejection of the work lon

American Ambassador were amicial-Trustees of the Tate Gallery with the exception of Henry enough room in the Gallery."* ly considered to microphone menace,

to reject Jacob Epstein's Moore. another great sculptor,

who unfortunately is away in That is, of course, a ludicrous sup and the chairman of the trustees, is Moscow's foreign colony

took "Lucifer." telephone tapping for granted and

America.

position, and could hardly have Sir Jasper Ridicy. also suspected its servants of being

been intended seriously. This great winged bronze was actual or potential

I called on Mr Epstein at his

Jacob Epstein informera. the art sensation of 1945, when

comes originally Foreigners who studied the Russian

official from New York-he educational

still har while technical subjects were well Galleries in London,

system report

for rejection about merely that it was exhibited in the Leicester discussed the rejection

are trace of pure New York accent what Epstein describes as but he has lived for many years In which he still was very much "red herrings," such as the profess- England, a country which he loves taught and an educated class was steadily being built up, the studenta

annoyed and mystified. In the ed preference for his "Madonna and so well. learn everything exclusively

I wrote at the time that actual studio, crowded with all child," a work which has been in If he gets other Information it is the commitnist

from viewpoint and

manner of work-bronze figures America for a long time. in "Lucifer" was undoubtedly one generally by accident.

Suvlet terins.

and heads, paintings, drawings of Epstein's finest works-in-again saw the impressive deed a masterpiece.

might of Lucifer, which is the cause of the controversy.

According 10 the cultural criticisms, regularly published in the Moscow press, every phase of art should be in line with Soviet teachings and idents.

Jazz Popular

Perhaps the western influence that is most free in Moscow American Jazz which is very popu- lar with hotel dining room orches-

tras.

Capitalist Encirclemont

The Moscow press constantly harps on the

theme of

capitalist encirclement, oppression of workers abroad, American and British im- perialism and the superiority of the Soviet system and nation.

Art critics all over

Britain agreed that it was magnificent.

ALMOST AN INSULT The weekly magazine Caval-

"What is so extraordinary and cade said of its modelling that almost impossible to under- stand," said Epstein, "is that, although I invited the Trustees

DISGUSTED

FEELS DEEPLY

Miss Sally Ryan of New York on

It was sold, nine years ago, to a His many landscape paintings at- the

test to a deep knowledge of the understanding that Epstein English countryside, and especially would not reproduce the work of Epping Forest. again. Apart from that, the Tute possesses only one major piece of Epstein's, which he, executed

20 years ago.

HADN'T SEEN IT The offer to the Tate was made

Pillars of

Wisdom devote

One high diplomalle offelal ex- it "remains among the best that pressed the belief that Soviet poll- the art of sculpture has seen istical development might be modified

over future generations by the since the age of Michelangelo to come and view the work be- by the Seven growth of a large educated class and Donatello." which would tend increasingly to

fore accepting it, they refused, Trust, founded in 1937 to and the rejection was made ing from the sale of Lawrence of to public purposes the profits aris- break down barriers and establish Personal contacts, with Rus- more and broader contucts with the

without even bothering to see Arabia's famous book. sian, except for offelally-assigned rest of the interpreters, walters and other ser responsible

world. Other

equally

it!" The sculptor himself considers

Lawrence's brother, Prof. A. W. vice people, are greatly handicap- point is le persons think the critical it the major piece of his last that this was an extraordinary pro- Archaeology, at Cambridge Unive

Personally I agree with Epstein Lawrence, Professor of ped by the language barrier. But of Soviet education is so effective period, and confesses himself cedure, and one which might well be sity, is head of the Trust, and un- nmong the hundreds of reporters

that children brought up to fit it will to be shocked and disgusted" even though it was not deliberately handsome.

Interpreted as amounting to Insult, questionably and delegates lu Moscow for

the limits.

be able to think beyond Its ference, some contacts_with recent Foreign Ministers' Con-

over the whole business, and intended. One of the most striking recent incredible that such a generous citizens were made. These served examples of the isolation of Soviet gift from the Lawrenrce Trust the sculptor, "that he had been too attitude of mind

than citizens was the government decree should have been kicked out.

forbidding Russians who married foreigners to leave the country. The Soviets take the line that the citizens of a Soviet state have res- ponsibilities to the

which

merely to underscore rather disprove the isolation of the sian people.

Soviet

Rus

pleased

Very few Russians seem to be greeted by a foreigner in a public place. Operations of

ever

state

Soviet secret police are not known marrying furcigners,

the

they are not permitted to escape by

the offer was most

But the key to the whole situa- to lie in the strange Trustees who refuse a work of art and vote for its exclusion, without having previously seen it,

"One of them told me," continued tion seems

husy, but, of course, had already Bech "Lucifer" the year before, Several of the other Trustees had never seen it at all,

However, the fact remains that "Lucifer" was thrown out "Otherwise I was given to under- not from heaven but from the stand that they did not like it as Tate Gallery:

much as some of my other and earller works..

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

*YOU'VE GOT NO MORE SENTIMENT THAN A GREYAOUND

BUS!

WELL, I THOUGHT.....

+

BILL DO THE THINKING

AROUND

HERE!"

of Art

Gallery

Throughout the years he has always been the centre of violent controversy, in which Insults and highly coloured epithets have been hurled at his work, notably at "Rima" and "Genesis," but despite the treatment which this great and sincere artist has received in Britain. he has remained,

to clear out of England and go back

I asked him if he was not tempted to America. He said, "No."

young son, I could see that Jacob Situng at home with his wife and rejection Epstein felt very deeply about the of, perhaps, his Anest work.

number of years of great effort and "Lucifer" is also the. result of a hard work, the reward for which is keenly disappointing.

"Perhaps," laughed Epstein, "my but I don't think so. At the moment son will be a famous Academician, bo ho likes acroplanes best."

That is the mystery behind which,

the real reasons oppcar obscure, and which tempts the lay-" The little boy had just finished man to wonder

whether more two large flower paintings in which personal prejudices and antipathies he had made considerable use of are involved.

the primary colours.

'Everyday Is Mother's Day"

BY KEMP STARRETT

ISTAAREY

THE 'MOMER' WHOSE ONLY "BABY". IS A POOTCH IS APT TO BE VERY TOUCHY IF MOTHER'S DAY IS IGNORED.

'LOOK OUT!?

GON TDO

SHES

WEEEECE'S EEK

ANY DAY IC MOTHER'S DAY FOR THE CAT. Ledger Syndicate

AS WE SAD...EVERY DAY IS MOTHER'S DAY WATU SOME GALS.

“WITH SOME MEN IT'S ALWAYS MOTER'S DAY.

!.... MOTHER'S DAY TO WAIT ON THEM.

VAN DID I TELL

HIAL OFF

EC,

ITS". ALWAYS" MOTHERT DAY THE ROAD.

MOTHER'S DAY.

DAY AFTER DAY AFTER, DAY AFTER DAY....

AND IT'S VERY OFTEN MOTHERS DAY TO LISTEN TO POPS SYMPTOMS OR HIS OFFICE TROUBLES.