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portrait; Mr. E. J. Chapmen, Beverley. Minster; Mr. C. H. Gale, Tai 0; Mr C. H. Gale, Cattle Study; Mr. E. M Xavier, Evenfall; Mr. Tung Shin Wa, the First Kitchen Lesson; Mr. W. Nicholson, Sunset, Hongkong Harbour; Mr. Chan Wing To, Evening Departure; Captain Verreker, with a Kodak in North China; Mr. A. Fong, portrait; Pun Lun, portrait; Mr. M. Mameys, portrait; Mr. A Chee, Four Beauties; Long Hing and Co., Des Voeux Road Central; and Dr. Jordan, barmen.
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pieces of Hardanger work; French Convent. | Chu Pak, Fung Wa Chun, Woo Hoi Chau, samples of lace; French Convent, collar; Italian Ho Kom Tong, and members of committee. Convent, samples of lace; Amoy Lace Guild, lace; Mrs. Gimlette, two pieces lace; Mdlle. M. A. Steele, collar cuffs and pillow cover; Mrs. Mitchell, six d'oyleys; Italian Convent, silk flounce: Kowloon Blind School, thirty pieces of knitted work; China Foreiga Knit- ting Coy., hose; Mrs Talati, fable cover.
In St. George's Hall, which is under the superintendence of Mr. Ram, ia a very creditable display of woodwork and domestic In the same hall are a collection of paint-
furniture. Here are articles which commend ings, black and white drawings and designs, themselves as much for their artistic merit as On the whole they are very creditable. their household utility. H.E. the Governor has While several reach a high standard of lent a handsome teak writing table and a teak artistic merit, there are others about whom sideboard. Messrs. Kuhu and Komor have a nothing complimentary can be said. Mr. beautiful collection, which includes a cherrywood Leonard D. Philpot gained the gold medal for buffet, a magnificent tea and coffee service, and "Sunrise on the East River in which some other artistic exhibits. Very pretty also is the pretty colour effects are presented. Taking suite of drawing room furniture exhibited by the others in catalogue order, the visitor notes
Messrs. William Powell and Sons. At the Mrs. F. A. Saunders Sunset in Hougkong opposite end of the hall is the suite of fibre Harbour.' Mrs. A. M. Dealy has several furniture lent by Harris, Keeney and Co-a artistic child studies, one of which "Sydney very interesting exhibit. Merit has been secures the silver medal, though to some judg-recognised in awarding the gold medal to Mr. ments her "Frankie" is better. Good colour A Ling for a carved panel, an exquisite piece ing characterises Mrs. Bird's "Still Life Study", of work. Awards here are: her portract of an old woman, and her study of fruit, all of which obtain silver medals. "The sleeping bloodhound "
(after Landseer) is con- spicuous, both for merit and size, and deserves even better than the silver medal awarded. Similar awards are given to Mrs. Schroter for a portrait on Florentine euamel, to Yat On for a portrait painted on ivory, and to Mrs. C. Grace for a miniature painting ou ivory. In the other portion of the gallery the most attractive pictures are the two Japanese water colours lent. by Mr. K. Yamonoi, which are real works of art. The other winners of. silver medals are Zoe Ram (portrait). Mr R. T. D. Sayle (St. Albans), Mrs. Watkins (Wuchow and the Cemetery, Hongkong), Miss Chatham (Highland scene), all water colours; Mr. A. P. Goodwin (portrait Japanese girl), Mrs. Bird (Time Study, a sketch in white chalk on grey paper; Mr. L. G. Bird (design for poster), Zoe Ram (portrait, and study of a head from life), Mrs. Bird (life study), all crayons. In the architectural designs Messrs. Dennison, Ram and Gibbs obtain a silver medal for the proposed new Government offices, and Messrs. Leigh and Orange for Prince's Buildings. This division is under the superintendence of Mr. R. T. D. Sayle.
The needlework and fancy work section, under the superintendence of Mrs. Trenchard Davis, Mrs. J. Marchant, Mrs, W. Bailey and Mr. Fung Wa-chun,is & revelation of what nimble fingers and an artistic taste could produce. The French and Italian Cou vents are the most important exhibitors here, though a number of ladies have on view speci- mens of dainty needlework. From the French con vent there are beautiful eclesiastical garments, all made by the deft fingers of the orphan girls, and from the Italian Convent there is even a greater display of these wouderful creations. There are
beautiful band em broidered garments, fine specimens of torchou lace, and exhibits from the China Foreign Knitting Company of singlets and socks done by machinery. Remarkably clever work by the girls of the Kowloon Blind School is a striking feature of one of the tables. Ladies will be interested in the pieces of old lace, Limerick and Chantilly, some of which is over 100 years old, and in the lace from Amoy and Chefoo, worked by Chinese wo- men. Several local ladies are to be commended for exhibitions of hardanger work and others for pen and ink d'oyleys. A number of Chinese have lent beautiful Chinese embroideries, and there are also some very fine old tapestries. The prizes awarded in this section are as under: Gold medals-French Convent, r. be; and Italian Convent, I hand embroidered berthe. Silver medals-The French Convent, band embroidered blouse; Italian Convent, hand embroidered, lady's nightdress; Italian Convent, hand embroidered lady's underskirt; Italian Convent hand embroidered tea cloth and napkins; Mrs. L. G. Bird, pisce embroidery; Italian Convent, hand embroidered table centre; French Convent, chasuble; Mrs. Osborne, child's frock; Mrs. Fuchs, d'oyleys in peu and ink; Miss Master, tray cloth and two
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Sir Henry Berkeley said-Your Excellency, the Committee of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition have invited you to be present this afternoon for the purpose of opening this exhibition. The object of the Committee is to promote a taste
for and work in arts and handicrafts. The efforts of the Committee have been rewarded with success, and we hope that your Excellency will be able to ray, when you have walked through the exhibition, that it is one worthy the Colony, particularly the exhibits by
the members of the ancient Chinese race whose civilisation dates back for thousands
of years, governed by men of a nation
of Western civilisation. Sir, we ask you now to declare this exhibition open and to enable you to do so we present you with this key, with which we ask your Excellency to formally open the exhibition (Applause).
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His Excellency-Sir Henry Berkeley, ladies and gentlemen:-I have often read or heard it said with regard to some book written by a passing visitor to a place that he has not had an opportunity of forming an opinion about the place, and that the book therefore would Gold medals-Hongkong Government, part better not have been written. I think in the of teak staircase, designed by Mr. E. A. Ram; case of a visitor who has only been for a few Mr. A Ling carved panel, Silver medals-days or weeks iu & place and who has not had Mr. L. G. Bird, teak mantelpiece; Harris an opportunity of bearing the views on questions Keeney and Co..~(2) teak chair and suite | affecting the place of res douts there, that this of fibre furniture, Mr. A. C. Little, teak criticism is probably correct. On the other sideboard ; Messrs. Wm Powell and hand I think that where a visitor has been him. Co., suite of drawing room furniture; self for some months a resident, where he bas CH Gale, teak bookcase. Mr. bad, and taken advantage of opportunities of Ho Kom Tong, wickerwork and matting; discussi g these questions with members of all Mr. A. I nghi, model yacht; Mr. R. classes of the society of that place, that he is Hemming, model wharf; Robinson Piano Co.. even in a better position to write about it and piano; Moutrie sud Co., trausposing model to make up his mind as to its wants than the man piano; Lok Hing, blackwood cabinet; and Mr. who has resided there all his life or oven a long A Ling, teak sideboard. Messrs. Kuhn and number of years, because he brings with him a Komor were awarded two special silver medals power of comparison with other places that the for their exhibits.
long resident has lost. It is for this reason that I make mention of the notes as to the wants of this Colony which I entered in my note book between the 29th July, 1914, when I arrived in the Colony, and the last day of that year. find some sixteen wants of Hongkong entered. First of all there was the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Secondly there was the Tytam Tuk extended water scheme. Thirdly there was the Chung Sha Wan junk shelter. he fourth note Was "aubual flower show and art exhibition
(applause). The others. I need not mention These notes were not entered necessarily in the order of the i portance I attribute to the public works but in the order in which they occurred to me or were presented to me. I remember that I did then as I do now attribute con. siderable importance to art exhibitions. What I was struck with ou first arriving—if I may be forgiven for saying so was the atilitarian feeling of the place. So much was the sense of beauty obliterated in many of its inhabitants that they even failed to realise the natural beauty of Hongkong. Since then I bave had it said to me over and over again by visitors-" How is it we were not told that Hongkong was b-anti-- Tul. We were told that it was a large com. mercial port. We were told-inaccurately, I think—that it was an unhealthy place. We were never told that it was one of the most beautiful places in the world." The utilitarian feeling is to a certain extent natural. I remember being told of the usual reply of the sopkeeper when it was being represented to him that he was making an apparently exorbitant charge--
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The miscellaneous section, housed in the old Chamber of Commerce Room, is under the superintendence of Mr. L. G. Bird. Here is a wide variety of exhibits, totalling over 200, and its chief interest perhaps centre round the many old Chine-e curios which are fou id the tables and Ou the walls. There are rare Chinese books, wonderful carvings in jadestone and in ivory, and beautiful silver work. Mr. Chao Leep Chee has lent his pewter dinner service consisting of 110 pieces. This would have been awarded a prize bad it been submitted to competition. Persian brass work is shown by H., the Governor, while Messrs. Lok Hing have some splendid specimens of blackwood." The feature of the retiring room is the immense wedding cake of ten storeys exhibited by the Cafe Weissmann. It weighs about 450 pounds and is really a splendid specimen of the confectioner's art, Beside it is a castle in sugar, very cleverly constructed. The prizes awarded here are:
Gold medals-Cafe Weismann, cake and sugar work Wing Cheong, silver screen, Mabel A Crofton, book bound in blue. Morocco, gold tooled and inlaid in colour.
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Silver medals-Wing Cheong, silver deagon boat, Wang Hing, two silver flower bowls; Wang Hing, pair silver flower vases;
Mrs. Jo-dau, copper Repousse tray; Mr. A C. Little, pair pewter porringers; Mabel A. Crofton, book bound in brown Morocco, gold tooled and inlaid in colour; Mabel A. Crofton, book bound in undyed Morocco; Mabel A. Crofton, book bound in Green Morocco Nezreth Printing Office, 37 books; Mr. Fung Shia Ws, old China vase; Mr. Hang Kwai Sou, ivory engraving; Mr. Choa Leep Chee, three Chinese pictures; Mr.JUn. Chuku huen, four Chinese water colours; Mrs. Choa Leep Chee, two sets fancy dressed figures; Mr. A. Rodger, model of sugar pan and machinery.
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We don't come here for our health" (laughter), which means that most people are out here to make money. That is quite a legitimate desire, as it means the support of wife and family and in a minor degree one's self. Others are here with the idea of advancing their posi- tious, also quite legitimate ambitions, and mingling with all every oase has in various proportions some bigher sim. But I don't think The opening ceremony, performed by H. E. it can be said that people are here any more for the Governor, attracted a large gathering to the cult of beauty than they are for the benefit the City Hall. Among those present were Sir of their health. At the same time there is no Henry Berkeley, the chairman of committee, reason why we should not make things around Sir Francis Figgott, Colonel Darling, Hon. Mr. us as beautiful as we can. If I have to be all Sarcombe Smith, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. day in my office there is no reason why I should Mr. H. E. Pollock, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, not sit on a beautiful chair rather than an ugly Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hou, Mr. Wei Yak, Bishop office stool. If a lady has to spend a large part Pozzani, Dr. Clark, Dr. Jordan, Portuguese, of her time in writing obits, there is no reason German, and Japanese Consuls, Messrs. Lau' why she should not write them on pretty paper,
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