Brighton's Aquarium has always been world-famous, and deservedly iso, but the new building should fering even greater renown to Bi itain's largest: seaside resort. 'The Jnew Aquarium, which cost £120,000, was opened on' Wednesday by Prince, George, the King's youngest son. The original tanks, which have given such joy to countless thousands of visitors in the past, have been rejtuined, but considerably improved. In one of the tanks, the largest fof its kind in the world, there are sixty dogfish on exhibition, some of [them being over 4 ft. long. Another: tank contains 1,500 sticklebacks and the feeding of these will be one of] the regular features of the Aquarium. A bowl of whiting is lowered fon a string and the sticklebacks swim into it. One of the largest tanks holds forty English sharks and 100,000 gallons of water and but not least, there is the little tank belonging to Patricia, the purple lobster.
The new building is equally wonderful outside, tiful white terraces rise above the level of the road. There is a bandstand, a theatre and a restaurant opening on to a sun-cafe, Masterpieces for National Gallery A stir has been been caused in circles by the news that the ture of the Conaro family by Titian and the Wilton Diptych have been bought the National for Gallery. The prices paid were £122, }000 and £90,000, respectively. The Titian wa sperry of the Duke id, who is said to reluctant to part with it, Only after considerable pressure from Mr. Ramsay Mac-Donald did he make up his mind {to dispose of it to the nation, The "Conaro Family," which is a huge picture, is a magnificent achievement {in colour and design. Mr... Samuel Courtauld gave £20,000 towards its purchase and Sir Joseph Daveen }£16,000. The Wilton Diptyen, Wat iwas purchased from the Earl of Pembroke, was painted for Richard by an tin known artist about 1281, It is an especially beautiful example lof primitive art.
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