Many argosies, richly laden, have eft the shores of England for the East, but never hitherto has any vessel borne so. far eastward a cargo of treasures similar to the one stored on board the P. & 0. S. Mantua, which arrived in Shanghai for Japan on September 16.
The Mantua contains "in her bullion room the finest collection of modern British paintings and drawings that have ever been sent from England's shores for exhibition. The whole idea of the exhibition is to. exhibit to foreign. countries British art which has hitherto suffered from want of propaganda Mr, Roy Bishop, who is in charge of this wonderful collection, infor ed the "North-China Daily News
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