The Archive · 1935

CHINESE YEAR

London, Feb, 17, The Jubilee Year is going to be also a Chinese year in London, de-lared Mr. Quo Taichi, the Chinese Minister to Britain, speaking at the annual dinner to-night of the "People's National Theatre."

Among the facts he quoted in support of his statement were the success of the Chinese play "Lady Previous Stream," which Is now approaching its 100th performance, the exhibition of modern Chinese paintings here this week, the great exhibition at Burling ton House in the autumn of trea sures from the Palace Museum Peiping, and the expected visit of the famous' Chinese actor, Mei Lan= ang.

The British Museum's recent purchase of the priceless art collection of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos, the Minister declared, had established a permanent memorial, in a great year for China in England, of the Cultured relationship between British Democracy, which had. kept, sure-footed in the democratic path, and Chinese democracy.—Reuter.

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