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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATOH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS. HOTEL MANSIONS.

HEW SELECTIONS Or

ENGLISH SILVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND

LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, OUPS, BOWLE, ETC,

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE MAKING OF A SINGER

Madame Melba's Advice.

A London dorrespondent writes to an exebango--I had the privilege of a chat with Madam Melba recently."How often," she said, “have I been asked the secret of the royal road to succésa' by studente

MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA antering the prifession, who, sing, in many

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

1. FALJONER & 06. AL AGENTS FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND COAL DEPARTMENT

BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S - NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY OHARTS AND BOOKS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

MIYAKO HOTEL,

KYOTO, JAPAN,

A NEW AND STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.

JAPAN

"

OOALS,

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & 00,)

HEAD OFFICE-1, BURTDAHO, TOETO, LONDON BRANCH -94, T STREET, EO.

2281

HONGKONG BRANCH :-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUR STREET, Finer F1003,

OTHER BRANCHES:

MARUNG-VCHI, TOKIO,

CABLE ADDRESS !

*TWASAKI.' Which applies to all Branob Offices. Al, A BO 5th Edition, Wastero Union Codee 'used.

All Letters Addressed :-

MANAGER, MITSU BISHI Co.,

with name of place noder. BRANCH OFFICES:-- Nagasaki, Mori, Konz, Karamu, Shanuma, HongKong AND HANKOW."

AGENCIES;, YOKOHAMA: MASADA, Esq. |OBINKTANG: Mezera GEARING & Üo

waye, are totally unfitted for the career of public singer. Another question fro- quently saked me'ls, ̈*Is it so easy to sing

as it appears to be 1 To this I emphati

́cally answer, “Indeed it is not ľ~ To sing : well at all in only attained by very hard work, not the work of six, 18, or eighteen months but the work of yours! Students, now-a-days, sing a few exercises, then rush - Auto ballads; then follows a public appears. auce. In my opinion, many singors are lost to art by making their appearance too 600m. It is not fair either to student or tesaber.

"How for intending students possess the qualities necessary for the making of. [no artizt., Twolmpörtant things are health and an exceptional voice. When I my health, I don't wish to be misunderstood; I mean health of body and mind. If the matter were to be investigated, it would be found that every great singer has, and has

MANILA: Mossra MACONDRAT & Co. had, a grest constitution. Therefore one

entoring the profession must have a bealthy sod woll-balanced mind. It is such so arduous and difficals career, in which will

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takusima, Oohi, Bhinner, Namazuta and Kami-be found many pitfalls and heart-burninge. Yamada Collieries and also Hojo Colliery. which will shortly be ready to produce on large scalo the best Bnzen Coal,

a

The Head and Branch ees and the Agencies of the Company will receive any Uollieries.

New York, San Francisco, Hamborg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy,

Ibsaghs!, Chefoo, Tiental, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Beoui, Chenalpo, Tokohams, order for Coals produced from the above thero qualition, the first-step in a singer's j

Takuanka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobo, Maldenru, Kure, Bhimoncsek, Moji, Waka maten, Karsten, Nagasaki, Kuchinoten, Sasobo, Maldaru, Mike Hakodate:... Talph, do

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Telegraphie Address MITSUI (A.B.C. and 4 ) Ondon) CONTRACTJES OF COAE to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsens and the Babe Railways; Prindpal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mall and Freight Steamers.

JOEK PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milike, Tagawa, Yamano, and Ida Cost bitnas, IOLE AGENTS for Hokoka, Honda, Kanada, Bujinotaba, Mameda, Mannoum, Onoura, Stall, Banabara, Trubakuro, Teebinobant, Toshio, Yunkibers, and other

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8. TANAKA Manager, Hongkong. Hongkong, October 6, 1906.

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T. MATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong,

No. 2, PEDDER STREET, Hongkong, April 25, 1906,

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1

OTAL FUNDS AT 81er DECEMBER, 1905,

£17,837,319. Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £2,750.000 Paid-up Capital £867,500 0 II-Fire Fonda........ 3,386,720 18 8 III-Life & Annuity Funds 13,702,888 8 6

Next in import-nice ia musical intelligence; then comes a perfect ear, ambition, in- dustry, and a great power of endurance,

"Granted that the stulent possOKATA

career is to find a good teacher, and got the voice properly posed.". Oh the pity of it! [The many, many voices that come under my notice all to pieces, completely ruined') IF I had my way, there would be a law passed by Parliament forbidding the many self-styled professors of singing' from practising their profession. Yearly hundreds of voices are ruined by these "charistane, who posket their fees and ruin what often. would be lovely voicia. This is becoming really a very serious matter. The unfor £17,887,119 81tunate public are fleeced. Perhaps no one Revenue Fire Branch... 2,081,044,19 has had a better opportunity of seeing the Life & Annulty 1,715,08 19 10 barra duna than I hare. It is appalling

Branches......

the mischief worked, and of such a kind that it is positively irremediablo. “With the student it is not always the question of finding the teacher; the difficulty lies in the lack of the necessary money. Very few, starting out on an artistic career, realige what is necessary for that career, and the money it will cost before they are fitted to appear in public.ph

£8,774,859 19 6 The Accumulated Funds of the Fire, and Life Departments are free from liability In respect of each other.

1497

* SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents

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SOLE AGENTS. 1

To start with, a singer must be a good- linguist abo must remember that there is work, and great work, beyond voice produc tion. Then there is deportment, that most essential point in an artistic career, and lastly, clocation, Someone once defined Genius as an infinite capacity for taking palnia.' Woll, in Art this capacity, one must have, to become great singer. There Rno royal road to sucess, a Boma fool- fehly think. Any success worth having in

| W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.,

BANK BUILDINGS, Hongkong, May 18, 1906.

only attainal by hard work and study. Bat

then the student's work must be well-dires!. 1024. It is well for them to remember Ruskin's words, "Nothing is denied to well-directed labour i

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NKOPE. CARE.

The fundamental principle, then, is to have the voice properly 'poced'; all work starts from this point. How few realise how carential this is in the starting of an artial'a carder." "It means hard work." Il the Atudent is easily discouraged abo novor

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can become a great singer. No hard and TYPEWRITER fast rulo can be laid down for the average time a student should study before making a públic appearance. Not low than two years, I should say possibly longer. It all depends on the progress made. In that time she should be able to converse in two or three langdagog, and her deportment

RIBBONS

REPAIRS TO TYPEWRITERS AND BICYCLES

DONE BY SKILLED WORKMEN,

8.45 p.m., and 9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. to 11.15 should be perfect. How many young PLEASE CALL

pm, every ball hour,

SUNDAYE..

singers with good voices and artistlo percep- tion alienate their audiences as 4000 se they appear on the platform by their grimsoes, If they don't possess natural, grace, they should acquire it, and correct any facial faulte by practising daily before a mirror..

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SATURDAYE.

singer is rather apt to overinok is the neces

7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.Every 10 minuttssity of exbroising good taste in ber drces.

NIGHT CARS as on Walk Day!. Some sturally have perfect tuto

all the botter for themselves. To those who have not, I would unhesitatingly, say, Consult someone who is a recognised authority on drass, You Httle know what this meape in the career, before you

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Feud by the Inquidators. Hongkong, August 27, 1906

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I should alas advise the young singer to caltivate physical optimalen, By that I mean when she is walking to throw out the chest well, breathe in the a through the nostels, dad novor: sllow heresif to flop or grow round shoulder- ed. Plenty of fresh air is what I would recommend to all. I would advise them to sleep with the windows open-mire are Always open. Every morning I take my

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AND ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE

I exercise with my dumb bells. It is a

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received Instruc- Tous to Ball by Public Auction.

FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED;"

SATURDAY

the 19th January, 1997, at 11 AMG

"their Saxus Rooms, No. 8, Dzi Vaux

Rosa, Corner of Yoo Hours Street,- The Revenue Sohooner

115

PENG FEL

as she now- lies ab: Sarnon, North of -

ВАМОНСТРО,

Her dimensions are m Length over all... 941178 fest. Breadth

........17 foeg. Doptheile An

.... fest

The riaping Gear Sails, Anchora, eta, lying in the Godowns of the Imperiai Maritius Custome and will be sold with the vessel...

Built of Teak with Iron Frames by the Hongkong Whampos Dook Co. In 1898,

TERMU ZÁS UIDA!. For further particulam, apply to

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers

Hongkong, January 11, 1907.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received. Instruos tions to sell by Public Austion,

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 23rd January, 1907, commencing ab

3 P., BOARD the Rambler,"

the following

HLM. Burveying Vessel

BAMBER E.

Single Screw,

DISPLACEMENT

Composite Bulit, Copper

INDICATED HORAR POWER EXTREME LENGTI .... EXTREME BESADTH...

835 Tons

650 N.D.

..163ft. Sin. 2015. ein

Compound Surface Condensing, Exeaza Horizontal, by Alder.

PROPELLER.One Griffith's Gun MetaL BOILERS...Three Cylindrical Direct Tubular, LOAD ON SAFETY VALVE

50The Two Normandy Bingle No. 10, distilling

2,668 gii.

DISTILLING

CONDENSERS lens. water per 24 hours.

HULK MIDG E, late Twin-Sorow Gun Vessel, 603 Tona, Cordpoolte Built, Coppor Sheathed

LENGTH BREADTH

FORE

155 ft. 0 in. *£6 ft. 0 in.

To be sold as they now the in Hongkang Harbour, with all Fittings, etc., on Board. A list of Fittings, etc., to be sold with H.M.8. Rambler may be seen at the Office of the NAVAL STORE OFFICER, H.M. Naval Yard.

The Admiralty will not be responsible for any errors in description of Ship, Fit tings, Stores, etc.

The vessels will be open to Inspection for seven daya before date of sale, between 10 LM, and Noon and 2 and 4 P.M. (Satur day and Sunday excopted).

Inspection Orders can be obtained

ined from

the Auctioneers

Terms: Cash beforo delivery: 25 per sent of the purchase money to be paid on the fall of the hammer; balance and the clearance to be effected within seven days after date of sale.

: HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government. Hongkong, December 20, 1906.

-2475-

PUBLIC AUCTION.

MELJ Undersigned have repaived instrup- -

tisus from M. GASTON LIEDEBT, Haq.. CONSEL GENERAL for France, to Sell by Public Auction,

TUESDAY,

the 29th January, 1907, at 2.30 e.K within bin Beridence No. 10,

MACDONNELL ROAD,---- THE WHOLZ OF HIBA VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, THEREIN CONTAINED, ----- Comprising --- TRIKWOOD - HATSTAND with Grim, WALNUT COTEERS BRASS HANDLES Hatt TABES, COCOA NUT TABLES, MARBLE-TOP BLACKWOOD FLOWER STANDS, TABLE LAMP, (OIL and BIECTBIC COMBINED ELECTRIC CEILING FAN, OVREDANTELA with Grabs, TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAWING ROOK SUITE, TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE CHAIRS, DISS CHLIES DISSER WAGGONS, TEARWOOD SIDEBOARD with BEVELLED GLASS, DISSER Sanvies (130 pieces), CLASS and CROCKERY

TOE CHEST. ONE FILTER

Besk by MARBLE-TOP MOTHER-OF-PEARL Ixtato BLICK WOODSIDE TABLE, MOROCCO INLAID

СПАТЕН, Такисор Вородних, 264KYkorno Traxes and FANS, BED ROOM

DRAGON CYOLE DEPOT,

11, D'Aguilar Street. WORKS AT 4, ARSENAL STREET,

Hongkong, January 11, 1907,

USE ONLY & USE ALWAYS

JAMOST

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Auctions.

Far Superior

to the

Qerman Kinds.

EAU DE COLOGNE

PUBLIC AUCTION,

mistaken idea that singers should ooddle-tions to Sell by Public Auction,

HE Underalghed have received instruc

PON: LCCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

themselves. I am a firm believer, fa aim-

ple food it is seldom I drink pure wine, generally wins and enter. When over fatigited Toccasionally take a glass of cham

pagau

When a singer works both voice and (Commercial. Shipping, etc.)

braio, rest is necessary,I make it a rulo) The best paper for

to friends ta posting

Have an afternoon atesta daily—only a short one, though, Farty bourn are orion=" $17 per Annum (including Postage),tial for the preservation of a singer's voice

home

Unita Mart - Ortor,

WERDIẨM DYRI Honecord.

and health. No one can afford to play fast and lucsa with their voice

the

SATURDAY,

19th January, 1907, respectively, com

mencing at 230 r.x., it No. 4,

COKEN ROAD CENTRAL

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SILVER AND IVORY WARE Catalogues will bo usnéda, TERMS 1-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, January 9, 1907.

EB

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

FRUITE, TELKWOOD DRESSING TABLE and

URLEY OF DEAwers with BEVELLED GLIB,

DENBORA BRÁNS MOUNTED BISTEAK

Hand Hair" MatTBERJES, MABALE TOF WASESTAND, SINGLE IRON.BrrisTEAUS, and 2215 Bedding, Coosing Stove and UsraHDA,

&o, &

THE Undersigned has received fastrac-

Tous to sell by Publio auction,

SATURDAY

the 10th January, 1807, commencing at p.m, at his BATES ROOM,

DUDDELL STREET, SEVERAL COLLECTIONS OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPE, (Including some rarities). Now on View WS Catalognes will be issued. TEENS Can on delivery,

GEO.P LAMMERT

Hongkong, Jundsty 11, 187.

alto

A Quantity of Pazin in Poz

On View from the 28th inst.. at Noon. TERME --AS UQual

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, January 16, 1967,

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