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A CITY OF THE DEAD.

SHRINE OF CENTRAL

AMERICA,

The Carnegie Institution Washington, in conjuction with the Mexican Government, are about to undertake an exhaustive explon tion of the Final city of Chichen 1. in Yucatan.

This is one of the largest, oỀ X!». ancient ties Central America whose ruined temples, palucvms, and Jombs cover an ava approximately 6 miles lone by miles broad..

In it is sitouted the sacred cenote, vast circular well 300 yards in diameter, and 140 het deep," into which for centuries offerings were, thrown to the god of rain by the Telees. Nanes, and Midas,

These offerings rasisted ofetiss most perfeet of their young men al women, and the fest of their jewel- in gold, silver, jurde, turquoise, and esther previas material. A short time ago the cenote was partly dredged out and yielded a great treasure in gold ornaments and vessels, carved | inde, and other precious stones, fu- gother will turn of the b of young adults, both male and frole.

At the end of last your Dr. Morley, of the Carnegie Institition, and th Gunn, of the Liverpool Univninity, i spent some wicks in Chichen Itz making a preliminary inspertica un J cleaning the forest which has avant- přetel overgrown the ruins, in pre paration for the work which is now To undertaken.

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a hungry wolf separated from the pack he attacks a wounded man and then recoils, suddenly remembering his canine forbears, to the scene. where he leaps through a window and saves the almost gets executed. heroine from a diabolic plot that

befriends him. The climax, where Galloway is folled, is masterly.

No one seeing the picture will ever forget that last scene when Rintintin, who had left Dupre after a beating, returns with a brood of pups. It is a treat for old and young alike.

Claire Adams As Felice

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Rintintin is the prince of dogs. All lovers of animals and good Mc ravish descrves unstinted pictures will not miss this rare praise as do the rest of the actors, Pernanity to see both a strong Walter McGrail, Pat Hartigas, drama and unexcelled animal Myrde Owen, Charles Stevens and Fred Huntley, Chester

gettably and beautiful in "Where the North Begins," which opened at the World Theatre yesterday.

Not an inch of the Elm but is packed with thrills that are as acting. different from the usual ones as

It is a Warner Brothers classic] Franklin is responsible for the night from day. It is the genuine of the screen, following the high direction. article a gripping love romance standard set by this organization. of the far north where men come The story, briefly, deals with to measure their own brawn and Shad Galloway, the factor who coming against other men, where rules with iron fist the isolat- might is right, and nature relented Hudson Bay Company's trad less against the weak.

Hing post, and who tries to get Gabried Dupre out of the ways, so he can have Felice McTavish at his mercy. Dupre sets out with a team, is shot and wounded by hired outlaws, left for dead and discovered by the wolf-dog, who

Rintintin, the clever police dog. plays in this picture. His acting is uncanny to the 11th degree. It is unbelievable, the manner in which he registers throughout the story--from the moment when as

1482. FRANCE in the reign of

ROXOR

His Most Christian Majesty, Louis XI BLIZABOTH was still Queen of ENGLAND: The NETHERLANDS still groaned beneath the yoke of SPAIN,

It was still the opinion of most people that the Earth was as flat as a pancake and that around it revolved obediently the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

În ITALY, but a short hundred years before

Cardinal Colonna had invented

& dangerous two pronged fork,

but folks still mostly tore their food

to pieces with their fingers.

WITCHCRAFT was still in full swing: SUPERSTITION still reigned supreme, or shred grudgingly her dominion with Mother Ohurch,

The great Cathedrals everywhere were the Refuge and Sanctuary of the people against Despotism and none more so than that of Our Lady of Paris

before whose massive portals

le laid most of the story of

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

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Offer which should be lodged unt later than 80th. Juzie, 1924, should be addressed to H.B. M. Acting Divisional Architect, H.M. Office of Works, Shanghai.

W. J. ROBERTS. H.B.M. Acting Divisional Architect. Shanghai, April 1924.

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