Tokyo, May 22.
Japan to-day refused to take part im the Chinese Art Exhibition to be held in London from November to [March next year, in connection with the Silver Jubilee celebrations.
Notice to this effect was served on IMr, Robert Lochart Hobson, Keeper jof the Department of Oriental Antiquities of the British Museum; Mr, George Eumorfopoulos, the collector who recently sold his collection to the British Museum: Mr. JOscar Raphael, another collector of JOriental Art; and Sir Percival David, expert on ceramics, who are now here seeking to obtain the loan of ome Chinese masterpieces held in japan.
Japan's decision followed refusal of the Society for the Investigation of Important Arts of ithe Education Ministry to issue permits for the exportation of some pieces, which are regarded as naional' treasures—Rengo.
These words, uttered by a grey-haired, bespectacled woman in a conversation here, constitute the final epitaph for Col. 'TE. Lawrence, better known as "Lawrence Arabia" and "Airerafjsman Shaw."
The woman was Lawrence's mother, who hag just arrived in Hankow from the interior on her way England, and she was referring to the fact that Lawrence crashed on his motorcycle while trying to avoid running down a cyclist She spoke lovingly of her famous on and, commenting on his rise to fame, said: "He was clevaied by God for a great purpose, which T think he accomplished. His greatest friend, Mr. D. G. Hogarth, told me that Tre had come out of the Great War with clean hands, He always despised people who made money out of war."
Mrs. Lawrence appeared to be greatly fatigued after her trying trip from Chengtu. "Both my eldest, son and I have been il," she said.
The son, Dr. M. R. Lawrence, who attached to the Church Missionary Society, was confined to his cabin during the Later part of the journey from Chungking "on account of an attack of dysentery.
Mrs. Lawrence listened with deep interest to the story of her son's simple. funeral.
She stated that she was proceeding to England. as quickly as possible, travelling as for as Shanghai by the s. Kiangwoo—Reuter.
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