The Chinese Art Exhibition, which was opened to-day in ald of the Chinese medical relief funds, brings back all the Joys of the Burlington. House Exhibition of two years ago. In one respect it is even better, in that it smaller and one is the less in dan-Ker of being distracted by something before one lias examined one thing properly. Also several of the ceases of porcelain are set out in the room #0 that the pieces can be seen from all sides. "One recognized some old favourites from Burlington House, particularly a Agurine of a buffalo of the Tang dynasty, which I always badly wanted, But" for' the most part the exhibition is quite new, and in every piece, from a Shang dynasty bronze to a piece of Chien hung famille rose as perfect as it can be.
The greatest attraction is Mrs. Lonides's rolling horse of the Ming dynasty. a small white porcelain horse with grayish mane, -yolling on his back, so life-like that one really expected him to get up. It Is curious that in ancient days horses, real horses, seem to have been very gen= erally used in China, and very favourite subjects of artists: whereas now we only get the Mongolian pony (except of course imported horses).
Another fine figure Is a dark green jade on, from the old Summer Palace, and another is a delightful porcelain elephant, the artist having Improved on Nature by colouring him pinkish mauve, There are not many pictures. but they are well chosen, "including a lovely restful study of lotuses. and 9 wonderous old man, white-bearded. in 8 red gown and a'fine fur hat with big ear flays standing stratuht out. Tt Jsvone of those portraits which if you before It quietly will tell you Ness, stories, "Besides the usual things that come under the title of art are many other of the belongings of iife—furniture, writing materials, musical instruments, mirrors and instruments of ritual. But all alike have that specullar vest~ ful dignity with which "the great Chinese craftsmen invested everything they made. It Is a pleasant contrast to the mushing life we lead. ranges emg out tthe Srna bs arena ts a avos of the be, Mie? inthe full Aight of victory" in North China where we: have no bases would be impossible.
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The only indispensable condition is that Hongkong should be adequately fortified.. It Is through Hongkong, with which fs bound up the fate of South China, Mr. Barrett Insists, that China may ultimately be saved: ea be sinbued with snow spirit of unity and witha desire 10 pus coun try, Obits" disband renee Mts great ets. But without, a British flong-Kong, China 1s-out oft from fages' Intent upon' change.
Barrett says "political fires arise in the East and often, as jungle fires, disaster seems imminent" but in, the end only dry grass is consumed. happens, Britain shout in the. Pa count East Shout St" impentist adolescence, ined and Japan hss passed, It Is, perhaps, worth remembering that in 1925-27 when Chinese Nationalist was in the grip of the Soviets foots, and all China was beside self with anti-British passion, many pessimists prophesied that Great Bri-lain's history in the Far East was! closed, To-day there are many signs that "Japan's triumph may die.of its own vertiginous suees,
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