on Coming Exhibition London, May In the course of an address delivered here to-day ut a banquet of the Hoyal Academy, Sir William, Lieweulyn, President of the Academy, dwelt at length on the splendour of the Chinese art exposition to be held.
"London next autumn, The exhibition, he said, will Jelude specimens of all China's ancient arts as well as a gathering fof "objects of incalculable worth from all parts of the world, A. number of remarkable exhibits, the President added, are coming from the Peking Palaces—Havas.
After being on public display for twenty-eight days at the old premises of the Bank of China, at the corner for The Bund and Jinkee Road, the preliminary exhibition of more than 1,000 articles of Chinese ancient art treasures destined for London was closed yesterday afternoon, It was estimated that, during the short exhibition period, between "20,000 and 90,000 persons, including many foreigners, visited the old bank building to view the rare collection of ancient treasures which consisted of paintings, calligraphy, tapestries, embroideries,—bronzes, "porcelains, Jades, lacquers, ancient books, and archological specimens. the treasures will in cases, ready to be loaded on board HMS. Suffolk which Is due to arrive in Shanghai on June 6 and whicn will leave Shanghai two days after, taking the treasures to England. Several Chinese officials will accompany the shipment to London, The majority of the treasures have been selected from among those of the Petping Palace Museum now stored the Ben Building, Rue Montauban.
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