Important © Augmentation of Local Cultural Facilities Some few weeks ago, ort Shanghai residents who are earnestly committed to the advancement of painting—_and allied arts, met at the rooms of Dr. A. de Carvalho and organized, the Shanghai Art Club. Subsequent-Ty, a second meeting was held in the Hail of the Royal' Asiatic Society, ssinca which meeting the new project has assumed an important and most Promising aspect.
Now in Own Premises, marked has been the carestness of the organizers, that quite recently others came forward with the offer of a guarantee of the rental, of club premises. Thanks to these well-wishers and the wholehearted ce-operation of the Shanghai Land Investment Ca., the Art Club is now stalled, for a minimum period of six months, and with every prospect of permanency, at 390 Avenue Foch. Here is now to be found the nucleus! of a ideal requirement the importance of which has long been realized, but its realization, even in embryo, hitherto been impracticable,
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