18th May.
AN Arrrectanive Sovenrion, We learn from Poking that the Emperor highly appreciates th and ability shown by H. E. Tang Shao-yi Vice President of the Waiwupu, la th ditoult negotiations with the repre sentatives of foreign Powers that have taken place within the twelve months, such as the Treaty with Japan about Manchuria, tibetan Treaty, and the Nanchang affair, and his Majesty therefore is desirous of showing the Imperial appreciation by bestowing special rewards upon His Excellency in the near future, 'A Prorosen " Gymnasium."
The Chines mercantile community of this port intend to start what they style a "Ti-ts'so Hui" or Physical Gymnastics Society with a membership of two hundred and forly young men belonging to the various jongs and stores of Shanghai. The Gymnasium is to be in Paothaobsien, just touching Shanghai district and it is proposed after a three monthe'
wutse of physical exercises (under four instructors) to put the members through course of military drill. 'The President, Vice-President, and all the officers are members' of the nati mercantile community, and no one unconnected with a mercantile frm, or store can be enrolled member of the society. The raison, tre given for the inauguration of the Society is the helpless position in which the Isw-abiding Chinese of the Settlement found themselves during the riot of last Decem!
The police were only able to patrol and protect the foreign tion of the community leaving the hinese part entirely at the mercy of th obs and rioters, The Exhibition Opened.
The fourth annual exhibition of the Shanghai Amateur Photographic Soci ty was formally opened on Tuesday afternoon by Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, who was accompanied by Lady de Sausmarez.
There was but 8 small attendance at the ceremony, but later in the day a large number of people visited the exh jon.
The Rev. C. E. Darwent said, bofyre he called upon Sir Havilland to open the exhibition, he would ike to say a few words about the Society, The Shanghai Amateur Photographio Society hisd been in existence five or six years, They bogan in a very small way, and the Society then consisted of, at most, 20 members. The first ox! was an entirely private one but the next was larger, the last and this one being held in the largest room to be obtained for the purpose. There wore now 180 members in the Society, but it was not to be thought that all the mem-Lers had contributed to the exhibition, Decause tha 20. The work o view showed wh be done by 1 members of the Society, but he hoped that in future years all the members, whether they got medals or not, would frond in some of their work. Sie Havilland bad told the speaker that be was not a photographer although he took an interest in art; they all lived in hope. Judging by Sir Havilland de Ssusmarer's interest in all things in Shanghai, in opening not, as Mr.
photographer, but at the same time he took an interest in art in" small way, and smused himeelf sometimes with his pencil and brash. He hoped to be able to look at the bits with an appreciative and understanding eye, and although he id not know anything about the tochoicsl methods of producing such One he Knew whether he liked it, and Shotographa, when he looked at
why he liked it. When going about the country he liked to take away some small picture as a reminiscence of each place visited, and aa he did so with his pencil he had not gone in for photoeapby. If he went in for photography would try to make something artistic out of it, That it was possible to do 80 was evidenced by what he saw there that day. The difficulty with photography would seem to be that it neat spoach thanked Mrs, Holliday for her kindness, and handed her a basket of beautiful roses.
Mr, Holliday briefly acknowledged the compliment.
During the afternoon and evening a string band played selections of music and at 930 p.m. a limelight exhibition of the winning lantern slides was given.
The exhibition was open both afternoon and ovening on Wednesday.
The exhibits are divided into three sec ions:—Seotion I, open to all amateur photographers in the Far East not resident in Shanghai; Section 2, open only to members of the Shanghai Amateur Photographio Society; and Section 3, juvenile class.
In Class A of Section 1 we find four portraits, a sons cape, and a Iandscepo from Mr. C. H. Gale of Hongkong. The portrait which was subsequently awarded first prize, is a bosutiful piece of work and would do credit to a professional. It is certainly the best picture sent in for coment of the soft trait, © The Flirt, man, is "lesson in obtaining expression from moilels, and ina third, "Faith," the modelling is very good. Mr. H. W. Merrill of Hongkong obtains second prize in this class with a landscape, in which he has accurately This gentleman turer, all excel-"The Vista" being one of the best.
A third Hongkong amateur competed, Mr. E. J. Chapman, but hi work is not up first named while Mr. L. Bryd Photographs show some fading. There are no competitors in Class B. In Section 2 class C, Mr. E. Murray takes the first prise with a typical pastoral scene in England entitled " Spring in England," Mr. Chaumont's "A Shady Creek "—a Betty scene—being stoond. Mrs. inethlage, the only Indy exhibit number of pictures, They are mostly oxen creek scenes. She is awarded third prize for "A Spring Morning," but some other of her exhibits are almost as good. Mr, Hewlett sends a carbon print of " portion of Furness Abbey, and Mr. J. H. Craven is also honourably mentioned in this class, Besides thes Mr. E. Wheen sends an excellent photo of some yachts at Woosung, and Mr. J. Carter has one very delicate picture,
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