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HOW TO SING.

CARICATURING ROYALTY.

ADVICE TO STUDENTS BY WHEN KING EDWARD WAS

CHALIAPINE.

Chaliapine, the famous Russian singer, who is again in London, stated recently that the artist must learn not merely voire production, but also a general harmony, of sound and behaviour. He des cribes what it feels like to sing to over 9,000 people (the capacity of hele days when, waking

Albert Hall). up, I feel myself to be magnificent, and rejoice that I shall sing in the evening. "I shall give the best I have to give." I think, "Ishull sure: And then, perhaps, the first song misses the effect of which it should be capable,What is the matter with him?" say the people in front of the platform.

pass whatever I have done before,"

is

Something I cannot say what

wrong. Minutes of terrible Suspense pass before there comes the fundamental understanding. between the audience and myself. There are other days when I feel dull and unwell and unwilling. Even my throat secuns out of order I dread the concert that awaits me. Yet, despite such a mood, the very first note often brings me to that vital contact with my listeners which is the reaction of spirit to spirit, and all is well,

MYSTERY BOX. ·

JOANNA SOUTHCOTT'S

WRITINGS,

WILL. IT BE OPENED?

THE CHINA MAIL.

and the famous box, which was to

OBITUARY.

FORMER HONGKONG

POLICEMAN.

BOWLERS.

INTERPORT MATCH.

Mr. Tacchi hae received a cable

LAST NIGHT'S BLOW.

TYPHOON, FILLING UP.

We regret to have to record the announcing that Shanghai. Bowlers death of Mr. William Quincey, there to leave the Northern Port for into chief of the Shanghai-Nanking Hongkong on September 7. Somewhere in Devonshire, in Railway Polico, says the N.-C. Daily | a spot known only to a chosen Netes of August 20. Mr. Quincoy, few, lies the famous box of Joanna who was 76 years of ngo, retired Southcott, around which periodical- from service less than a year ago. ly during the past century all Within a very short while he suffer manner of tales have been woven, ed a severe shock through the death' Joanna Southcott was a religious of his wife and his death occurred mystic, born at Gittisham, Devon on Friday night, at his home, Gor-

The typhoon which passed close shire, in 1750. She wrote rhyming don Cottage, Whesung Road.

enough to give us stormy condi- prophecies, and declared herself to

The late Mr. Quincey was one tions on the harbour last night is be the woman spoken of in Revela of the most romantic figures in now reported to be filling up to tions xiii. She died in 1814, leav-China. Every one know him as the res had to come down to a kalf- the north of Hongkong. The for- ing a large number of followers protégé of Chinese Gordon" and

hour service and landing Was be opened on January 12, 1915, "in,y sought his acquaintance in difficult but otherwise there was the presence of twenty-four bis- order to hear his narratives of the not much interference. The No. hops or other appointed clergy."

stirring times of the Taipings. He 5 signal was lowered at 6.45 The year 1915 came and went

was a most engiging character, with to-day. The forecast indicates that and the box was never opened a wonderful geniality, ready to we will have to put up with overcast Followers of Joanna Southcott are receive callers even in the small skies and occasional rain. calling for the opening of the box. hours of the morning and he would The caricature of Max Beer- The press secretary of the move-always oblige with some exciting bohm of H.R.H. the Prince of ment has interviewed the Arch-story. Gordon found the big, then Wales, which recently aroused bishop of Canterbury, whose but a few years old, abandoned in such a storm of indignation, had chaplain, in the course, of anthe rains of his native village, neat its counterpart exhibited in official reply, says

Quinsan, just after the Taipings had America sonie months ago, when The Archbishop has repeatedly ruined it. The boy was scared of our popular Prince was depicted urged that the box he opened forth the great General and Gordon netu- as an old man sitting in a pleture with, and has done his very best to ally had to keep hini tied up until gallery in which twelve portraits secure that this should be done. ho got in away from Chim, but were hung, each representing some Those in ebarge, however, have was the making of young Quinec7. well-known British girl, who, it was declined to act unless conditions Gordon took the boy Home, gave thought, might have made a suit- were made which would make the him a perfect schooling and Inter able bride for him had he chosen whole proceedings farcical. You sent him to Aldershot for five This would-be humorous effort rival hoses in different parts of military training. Cordon's sister are doubtless aware that there are years, where he had a thorough was not greatly appreciated, and England which claim to be the failed to attract much attention. authentic article. The Archbishop took a great fancy to him and Mr. Consequently, it was discreetly requests that in anything you Quincey used to recall with grafi- withdrawn. But the Prince of publish in the inatter with regard tudo her never ceasing efforts to Wales has been freely caricatured to himself this letter he made

to select her.

ANGRY,

across the water, though never in public. an unkindly fashion, or in a man- her likely to offend. Certainly liberties have never been taken with his features.

Mr. Beerboluo's sketch and its exhibition reveal the fact that Royalty are by no means immune from the playful pencil of the car- toonist. So long as the sketch is not actually libellous, or likely to convey a double and mischievous meaning, the comic artist may sketch away to his heart's content. British caricaturists, however, have What has happened? I cannot generally refrained from making say. It may be that the warm members of the ruling house sub- glance

of a friend T the jerts of their fun, and have preferTM- sympathetic glance of a beautifuled to employ their wit and skill at wonian unknown to me has been the expense of some foreign

KING EDWARD AMUSED.

an inspiration. Or it may be that monarch. indefinable harmony has at once established the understanding.

It has been asserted that the late Naked spirit to naked spirit-King Edward was highly amused that is the essential relation. It has at the continuous efforts of a Dutch been said that if you would see a artist to depict him in all kinds of man as he is, you must observe him absurd attitudes, and would heart-

himself was shown hini.

The conditions which apparently prompted the use of the word "farcical" include the following

All present at the opening must read the prophecies.

The assembly is to last three days.

it

into which he had been adopted Young Quines unde the best use of this valuable training and, when still a very young man, he returned to China for service in the Hong kong Police under Captain Deane. He had an aptitude for acquiring Chinese dialects, he was a master in the art of disguise and he very soon rose to be Chief Chinese Investigator.

bench him the culture of the circle

The Sai Kong wharf on Con- naught Road West which had been buffeted and swamped by the pro- vious tyhoons is now practically a skeleton as last night's blow put on the finishing touches and carried the loose planks away.

Yesterday and this morning, the tide was abnormally high, with the water coming up to within a foot

or so of the Praya wall in same places.

A large crack was noticed in the party and cross walls of a house in when the occupants, comprising Des Voeux Road West last night

seven or eight families, immediate- ly removed a few effects into the streets where they bivouacked for the night despite the rain. to become serious at any time and The blow never seemed likely hooded ricshas could proceedalong the water-front in both directions.

MURDER TRIAL

PRISONER GOES FREE.

A suitable house must be hired or lent for the occasion, and the box must be placed previously for

The murder trial in which Mok three days in the vault or cellar of

It was of his work in this office Tal was charged with having the house, which must be close to that he used to tell some particularly caused the death at Wanchai of a a field or a railed-in space.

exciting stories. In order to gain man named Lai Fung, alias Lai The first day must be devoted information or to secure the arrest Fung Tsang ended suddenly this to a discussion between the of the most dangerous criminals, afternoon in the release of the pri bishops and a double jury of Mr. Quincey, as a coolie, a hawkersoner, who was defended by Mr. twenty-four believers.

a pirate, or whatever was a suitable Campbell Prosser Kinstructed by The second day will witness a role, would frequent the worst Messrs. Lyson and Hall). sign from the Lord of great op'um den or robber hunts and tiffin the Attorney General (the When the Court resumed after The third day the scaled writ-sometimes he would have to spend Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp K.C.) who ings are to be opened and days or weeks in them, with his life was in charge of the prosecution examined, and they may be in danger all the time. He used to informed Mr. Justice Gompertz burned if the verdict of the say with pride, "It was worth it, that he had considered the case bishops is against them.

though,-for-seldom-eume away during the interval and, having rẹ- If the followers of the century-without my man.'

gard to the nature of Mr. Prosser's After the Boxer Rebellion, Tang cross-examination and to the

could not ask the jury to convict.

importance."

in a Turkisk bath. There, without ly laugh whenever a caricature of dead Joanna Southcott are really, Shao-vi at Tientsin, was only too evidence of the witnesses, he

his clothes, one cannot tell offhand whether he is à general or a porter. Only the degree of impressiveness and of dignity natural to himself the man is apparent.

So with the artist's public, which must be divested of the coverings of personal reserve and national tendency before it can be properly

reached.

In Italy, sunny Italy, they cry out with vivacious exuberance as soon as one appears. The contact is there already, and the artist's function is to maintain it.

In England, where you have so little sun, one is conscious in the begining that an audience is pas sive, quict, perhaps rather heavy.

But when an English audience has been brought face to face with the reality of art, when a tiny tremor creeps from the spine to the heart and the head, away goes passivity and reserve and heavi- It cries and applauds with as much fervour as any audience in Italy, or indeed, in any part of the world.

ness.

Only on one occasion was he angered, and this was when he was represented as crushing the life of

desirous of seeing the box opened they will surely agree to a modi- thankful to secure the services of fication of the conditions, as Mr. Quincey, with 50 Indians under suggested by the Archbishop. his orders, to establish something a dog with his foot, the meaning of Some of them in the meantime like order in that sadly wrecked the cartoon being that Britain was are making extraordinary state city. Mr. Quincey soon put things attempting to strangle the ex-ments. "Moscow's fate will be straight and established the nucleus istence of a smaller nation. It was Britain's doom, unless the bishops of Tientsin's present splendid pointed out to our late ruler that the open Joanna Southcott's box," says police. Later on he did the same sketch possessed an interpretation one.

for Tsinanfu and then, when he was that was purely political, but his "If it is not opened, we shall of an age at which most men would notorious love for animals would have disasters of physical pheno-be only too pleased to retire from not permit him to be associated mena in weather, earthquakes,nctive servies, he took aver control with any species of apparent wind, and lightning, and the sword of the railway police and he ha crucity, and he was greatly an- of war, plague, and insurrection."irtone as good work with them, whilst noyed.

THE EX-KAISER'S COLLECTION,

The ex-Kaiser has probably been caricatured more than any

col-

living being. When first he went to Doon he took with him a lection of over a thousand care toons, most of which had been collected on his behalf during wartime. Early in 1915 he was shown a caricature that appeared in a French journal, in which he was portrayed stepping on the necks of three soldiers supposed to represent Britain, France, and Belgium, causing them to emit blood.

was

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His Honour said he was of the same opinion and the prisoner was accordingly released and the jury discharged.

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A tram-car accident occurred | last evening near the Monument at Happy Valley, Drummer Hope, No. 9176, of the King's Band, being

bound

PRINCE OF WALES.

VISITS DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR.

DEAD GIRL'S LETTER,

APPEAL TO MAN TO TAKE CARE OF BABY.

A verdict of Suicide while of Unsound Mind was returned atthe inquest on Miss Georgina Black- man, 25, a typist, of Leyton, who fell from a railway viaduct at Caterham, Surrey,

The girl's father said she had had

a child. He did not refuse to have

her at home, but he could not allow ber to live there with the child as he had no means.

Ernest Pierre Quick, of Wood-

during the frequent outbreaks which ACCIDENT TO DRUMMER. followed upon the establishment of the Republic proved of the greatest value in countering attempts to

AT THE WISHING WELL. make trouble in Shanghai.

Mr. Quincey had a large family of

The Prince of Wales had lunch six sons and four daughters and injured. At the Cemetery gates with Mr. Thomas Hardy at the baving himself gained so much from the band, which had been engaged latter's Dorchester residence. The a Western education, he saw to it for Warder Hooper's funeral, Prince was the only guest. The understand those among whom He did not have a great deal of for, a homeward

Rightly to serve is rightly to that they had the same chances. dispersed and its members rushed lunch was of the simplest descrip- Which is why, when I was asked

service is passed.--"The Prince spare time in which to engage in Drummer Hope jumped on the step at table. When the Prince was car. tion, a Dorset parlourmaid waiting in America, "Do they understand

of Wales." art in such and such a city?" 1

sports himself, but he was a thorough of the car on the wrong side whilst invited he said: "This, indeed, tonic harmony" something sportsman in all things and a keen it was in motion and, in attempting is a great honour." replied: "I cannot tell. I only

The drawing appealed to his to brace you up?"Mr. Justice follower of all gamen. His sons to unlock the guard chain he was After lunching with Mr. Hardy know that they can feel the magni- vanity as a war lord, and he gave Astbury."

lave taken after him and are well thrown heavily to the ground. He the Prince of Wales motored to ficence of art, which has no city instructions that it be reproduced,

and a thousand copies made of it. dually turning drones into workers. playing fields.

Surgeons by their skill are gra- known for their activities on inany was picked up in a dazed condition some farms, the occupants of cote, Woldingham, said the follow- and no country, but is universal.

Exaltation permeates the artist These he later distributed among "Mr. Neville Chamberlain. M.P" pleasure calling on the man to see where he was medically attended. ed the car at Malden Castle, say-

It always was a and taken to the Civil Service Club which were his tenants. He stopping letter was addressed to him:-- Dear Emest-Not a word from when he realises that the spirit of his friends. He did not, however,

It is perfectly legal for a land-the pride in his eyes, when he pulled Fortunately his injuries the audience is linked up with his have printed on them the title lord to make 1,500 per cent, profit photograph from his pocket slight though he had to be removed of time." He flung himself on a

were ing, "I think I am 20 minutes ahead you again. This is the last thing I shall ever ask you to do. Will own. He should beware lest this that associated with theif he can." Judge Cluer."

(which he did on evory visit) and to hospital by ambulance.

grassy slope at the wayside for a you please take baby into your a should obscure his judgment. original, which read-"What the

rest, but a little girl on a Shetland home, and give her the care and There is in me a sort of critical | madman will never do!"

pony came along, and the Prince happiness she is entitled to ? You controller, far harder to please than

sat up and talked to her.

will not, I am sure, refuse to do any other critic.

He then drove to the famous this for your own child. At the "Wishing Well" of Upway, which present time baby is with Mrs. is approached through a bower of Taylor, of Park-road, Upper Cater of Crimson Rambler and other ham. roses. Here, in the presence of u Emest, if you never do another gathering mainly composed of good deed in your life I beg of you young women, the Prince drank to take care of our baby. Of my- the water from the well. Then, as self I shall say nothing. Goodbye, bidden by Mrs. Smith, the aged and God bless our baby-Georgie, custodian, he threw the remainder Mr. Quick said he had supported For the 24 hours ending August of the water in the glass over his the child since its birth. were reported. For the 48 hours 24, no cases of notifiable diseases left shoulder,

Did you wish, sir?" asked a ending August 26, one case of bevy of rosy faces. The 1923 session of the Daily enteric (Chinese) was notified. Vacation Bible School closed last Yesterday one case of small-pox Prince.

"No, I didn't," replied the Landlords are only human; they week after running a month (Chinese) was reported. have to eat and drink, so theyThere are 12 schools in the Colony

But you should," said the girl cannot let their houses rent free.with 125 Volunteer teachers, and the deaths in parentheses follow, Princess !"

The returns for the week, with adding. wish for a happy. Judge Snagge.

1,010 poor boys and girls in all patients being Chinese except People have such divergent views attendance. The teachers are speci- one case of small-pox (British) and as if he secried to detect a care-

The Prince raised his har, smlled | friend.. nowadays as to what is bad langu-ally trained. A sum of $1,500 was one of enteric (Indian) Small-pox fully prepared plot, and said, I would warn hiu also against age. Judge Snagge,

raised to cover expenses. Appro- 4 (3); enteric 3; paratyhold 1 (1); "Well, I'll think about it." wearing enormous spectacles und Girls will never give up smok-priate closing exercises were meningitis (1); puerperal fever 1 letting his hair grow long to showing, because their sweethearts held in the large Auditorium of the (2). Two Chinese died of in Prince drove to catch the train at has but the same relation to art as he is a master, and agains: adopt usual week-end present nowadays YM.C.A. in Bridges Street.

The girls raised a cheer as the have the multiplication tables to ing the pontifical pose of a Cicero. is a box of cigarettes.-A witness.

fluenza, which is not a notiflable Weymouth for London. higher mathematics. It is necessary, I would tell him that his education at Bow County Court.

disease. but it is not miich in itself alone. should never end until his death,

Neither would I say to a pupil,

How can harmony be attained? By adjusting every part of one's personality to the medium of ex-

pression. Harmony does not come only from the intelligence, nor from the voice. It comes from all of these at once, and from movement, gesture and appearance as well.

In my view, the singer should be as careful about how he uses his hands and feet as about how he manipulates his notes. He should even be as careful about how he brushes his hair and what cuff links he wears. #03

Every man has something of the divine in him, and particularly every man who is capable of artistic expression.

If, therefore, I ever realised my vision of a school of all the arts, I would not merely teach the

technique of harmony, for technique

genius or his talent according to its particular needs.

I do not mean, of course, that he should not learn from those who have gone before him. I would

say to the pupil:

Now So-and-so, whom you resemble, followed such and such a part. That other whom you also resemble, followed that other part. Study their tracks, and learn from them something of art's geography. Then make your own path, the path which your feelings tell you will best take you to your goal."

Finally, if the pupil grew to be an artist able to reach with his naked spirit the naked spirits of others, I would' wara him against being content to repeat himself.

that always he should examine his

So-and-so, whom you resembleia, experiences for whatever might be many particulars, did so and, of value to his development. You had better dolikewise."

I would impress upon him that' ince art is a giant, and he but a

No mere copyist ever becomes great. himself, and must cultivate his

The artist must remāla† ɔigmy servant of the giant, hẻ

oust remain humble.

A great many Governments said. "My boy playing golf in neither appreciate, support, nor Scotland." The sons have chosen understand learning, Viscount widely differing professions, but all Pecl.

are doing well, in banking, engineer- To the true motorist, the noisy ing, medioine, mining, teaching and barking of his engine is as cheery general commerce. The late Mr. and comforting a sound as the Quincer was a famous and most jingle of the harness was to the old-attractive character and he will be time "cabbie."A motor-cyclist genuinely missed by sunny hundreds summoned at Ealing for not having of foreign and Chinese friends, an effective silencer.

Don't bellow at me. Save it till

you get home for your husband.- Judge Cluer, to a woman witness.

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