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STION FOR HONGKO

NO TALENT?

unless

you

know

You'll never give it a try!

HAVE often heard people say: "How I wish I could draw and

paint, but I do not have the talent.

"

This is not true. Many are saying that because they simply have not tried. Their talents remain undiscovered. Those who have tried are often disappointed with their first efforts and do not bother to try again. They do not know that talent needs a lot of practice and application to develop fully.

The word talent' however, is no hurry to sell it to pay your rather vague something like the apartment rent. I am quite sure idea of an abstract painting-in that Leonardo da Vinci did not spite of the positive meaning we come up with his Mona Lisa with can find for it in a dictionary. his first effort either.

I believe that anybody can be taught to draw and paint. Art

is not, however, as difficult as

Expensive?

-SAYS MEMBER

CASEY SUNG

Many people think that art is should And drawing in black You must not be too concerned a very expensive hobby. Well, and white monotoneus, you can with things such as technique, it needn't be if you choose your start playing with watercolours. colour-sense or composition at supplies wisely. Some of the I personally think that you can- the start. These things will equipment, if given good care, not start with this medium any come to you gradually and after lasts a long time. Of course, at too soon.

much practice.. first you must do without your dream of a studio easel. And what could you do with an

Lastly

So friends, why not give your talents a chance? You will it seems to be, but it is not simple either. If you want to paint On the contrary, if you do artist's beret and a white over- There are very good scholas- probably be surprised and de- lighted-not only with what you beautifully you must be patient finish something a lemon-shaped alls? Mother's apron would do lic watercolours for sale and apply yourself constantly.

can really do but also with the orange for instance, which is just as well for a start!

in most art suppliers. Lastly, pleasure this wonderful hobby When your first drawing or quite presentable for your first

you'll need a couple of brushes will bring you. painting inishes up looking like attempt, don't fool yourself by For drawing you'll need only and a pad of drawing paper and anything but the real thing saying that at last you've ac- a pencil or a speedball and ink, you are ready to do your first don't lose heart, for you are in tually discovered' yourself!

and drawing paper. If you masterpiece!

★ STAMP NEWS ★

⋆

PRE-ADHESIVE HANDSTRUCK STAMPS

AT

T first sight the field for specialisation does not seem very wide, but the 20 years of organised postal com- munication before adhesives made their appearance, has provided a mass of material for the postal history collec-

tor.

There is still, no doubt, much undiscovered material hidden in the Colony.

Pre-stamp covers are a com- plete and absoriving interest in themselves; they seem to te in increasing demand and many philatelic dealers are now offering them, and the scarcer items command very high prices.

for the Postal arrangemeris

early traders and colonists were simple; all letters were sert to the British postal agency at Macao to await despatch by the first ship sailing for Calcutta, Madras or Bombay

No postage fees were collected

from the senders and letters · were not postmarked local-

STOFFICE

HONGKONG

184t

Post Office for onward trans- mission, the covers being stamped

with a ship-letter markings of Calcutta or other Indian post offices at which they were received in transit.

ly; it was the practice to send The first postal agency was them unpaid to the Indian established on Hengkong Is-

The 17-21 Club's five rules

Membership in the 17-21; Club is open to all within that age group. Contributions and all ac-

tivities of the Club will. be limited to members] only..

Contributions may consist of anything that is publishable articles, letters, stories, photo- graphs, drawings, verses. But only, the best will be printed.

All contributions MUST be original. Written contributions should not consist of more than 350 words, photographs and draw- ings will only be accept- ed in black-and-white;

.

land in February 1841; the first recorded- handstruck stamp is known to have been introduced early in April, 1841.

is your name Merrill?

WHILE HE MIGHT HAVE

•BEEN KNOWN AS "OLD STINKY” TO HIS BOYHOOD PALS, MERRILL HAS A GREEK NAME MEANING

FRAGRANT." Kbay...

Q1959 158

11-21

Elizabeth Taylor

R FAY

Credit Card to Roy Fay, Hongkong.

-Credit Card to Casey Sung, Hongkong.

MEET THE MEMBERS!

CLEMENT PENG KONG, 17, student, 11, Cheung- shawan-road, 2nd Roer, Kowloon.

ALLEN LIANG, 19, student, 17, College View, 1st floor, Bonhams road, Hongkang.

KAN WAI-FOR, 19, clerk, 11, Soy-street, 2nd. floor, Kowloon.

ARTHUR HO, 18, student, Prince's Terrace, 5th floor, Hongkong.

NORMAN · CHAN,

17,

student,/26A, Ming Lun- street, 6th floor, Heng- kong.

WALLY_FU, 17, student,

18, Pak King-street, 3rd · floor, Kowloon.".. MARGARET E. FU, 19,

· stadent 18, Pak Kung. street, 3rd floor. Kow loon.

FRANCISTRYUEN,

clerical assistant, 142, Lockhart-road, - ground floor, Hongkong

| FICHAEL LAM YING, 17, student, FlatTM 320, 121, Java-road, North Point,

FRIENDSHIP STEPHEN STEVENSON,

ACQUAINTANCES are many, true friends

are rare,

For most friendships can be laid completely

bare

By few probing questions on their loyalty; And in times of distress, will they with ali

their fealty

Come to your despairing cry, to your needy

care?

Damon and Pythias we may not be,- So much so, I am sure we can all see. Our principles of life must be of such, Though they may tax us so very much, To answer all calls of friendships.

Credit card to Peter Lee, Hongkong.

Shekipmei

ment Area, Room 13, 6th - floor, Block “R”, Depart. mental Quarter, Hong-

hong.

PATRICK

кно, 19,

student, 169, King's road, 2nd Roor, Hong- kong.

MEMBERSHIP-

Fill this in, and sand

it to the China' Mail, 4-3 Wyndham · Street, Hongkong.

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