New Device Tested Municipal officials tested the new siren installed at the corner of Foochow and Kuangsi Roads on Monday at nine pin. The system in its more complete stages will consist of several new departures in crime detection, in that individual houses and stores are to have bells on the premises, with which the inmates will sound the alarm when armed robbers make their appearance. The message is communicated to the main siren, while separate "hooters," as they are affectionately termed, will respond at the entrances to alleyways, and a red light common ground and a common meeting place. It was good to realize what a big part in life was played in the craving for beauty and self-expression.
Mrs, Pratt then said that she had great pleasure in declaring the exhibition open.
After the opening ceremony punch was served and the large number of paintings were then inspected by the visitors. Of special interest fare the many oil paintings. Some of these are the work of Prof. V. Chytil and are remarkable "for their depth of colour. A. conspici fous feature of the exhibition is the predominance of Chinese subjects. The Russian Room contains some interesting studies, the work of Mr. Peter Paul Stoopin, Mr. Modest Plaado and Mr. Victor Podgoursky.
The work of the Shanghai College lof Fine Arts is an example of the ability of Chinese artists to interpret western arf. Most visitors cannot visit the exhibition without spending a considerable portion of their time in the room occupied by the Commercial Press where are exhibited many examples of various inds of art printing together with sed in their production.
ing by the four colour process is familiar, but very intoresting from the technical side. Some very fine effects a obtained by printing with as many as 11 shades. The various pieces of sculpture were also very much appreciated.
The exhibition as a whole shows the high standard of art in Shanghai and the excellent standard Jachieved by local artists. A number} of very fine water colours also form an important part of the exhibition. Oils have been contributed from Peking and Tientsin,
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