CHINESE ART TREASURES.
WARSHIP’S VALUABLE CARGO. EXHIBITION .IN 'LONDON. ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS. (Official Wireless.) (Received July 26, 12.30 p.m.) RUGB’if, July 25. The cruiser Siuffolk reached Portsmouth to-day with a consignment of Chinese art treasures of a value variously estimated at between £2,000,000 and £10,000,000. This probably is the first time a British warship has carried works of art. . The Suffolk, which has returned for a refit, by ’special arrangement between the Chinese and British Governments transported the exhibits, which are being loaned from the Imperial collection for the purpose 'of an exhibition of Chinese art to be held in London during the autumn at Burlington House on the same lines as the Italian and Persian exhibitions of recent years. Special precautions have been taken during each stage of the journey, and after unloading nearly 100 cases, containing over 1000 items, including ivories, bronzes, sculptures, paintings carvings, porcelain, je.wels, and rare books, they were taken by road to London on Government lorries under a strong police escort. Museum experts will arrive later from China to supervise the unpacking of the objects which illustrate '4OOO years of Chinese art.
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19638, 26 July 1935, Page 7
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