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Itis satisfactory to learn that the pictures and drawings in

the basement of the Tate Gallery have_ not been damaged nearly so much- as was at first supposed. The indefatigable Director of the Gallery, Mr. Aitken, set to work at once with all the expert help which could be obtained, and which was most enthusiastically given, to dry the Turner and other drawings. He was soon able to announce that the colour had returned to its old brilliance and :that comparatively, little damage had been done. The rumour that Mr. Rex Whistler's decorations in the Refreshment Room had been ruined also turned out to be untrue.

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