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CAN THE TARIFF CONFERENCE, BE EXHUMED?

CHANGING TOWARDS CHINA.

Tokyo. July 24

In 1906 Japan went to war with China and defeated China erish ingly.

AT THE STAR.

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"EMPTY CRADLE" AND **TRUMPET ISLAND."

"EXCUSE ME SHOWING FOR THREE DAYS.

From to-day to Saturday

"Excuse Me," a comedy..anact- "The Empty Cradle and "Trumpeted in a Pullman car, will be Island" will be shown at the Star screened at the Queen's Theatre

from to-day till Saturday.

Theatre.

A Tokyo correspondent writing

The story of "The Empty It was a famous stage farce by to the "N. C. Daily News" says:

It is perhaps necessary to put

Cradle." which is a screen adapta. Rupert Hughes, and this in- "Customs the

Conference" Intion of Leota Morgan's novel, defatigable worker adapted his a highly play and supervised its production Peking into the record, briefly, at "Cheating Wives," is

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer this point because it definitely dramatic study of present-day for the marks the change of policy-in fact social und domestic conditions, organisation.

The familiarity of some of the the yolte face of Japan in her deal Burton King. the director, de- ings with China.

veloped his story by masterfully audience for experiences on Pull- contrasting the domestic pro- man cars may make the misfor- blems of two families-the family tunes of the characters, seera that lived on the top of the hill, specially funny, but certain it is In the year 1908 China differed and the family which lived in its that the locale of the story-a shadow. The subject matter is train speeding across the Ameri- with Japan over what was known as "The Tatsa Maru Affair," when handled in an effective and telling can continent-seems a prolifie China caught a Japanese smuggling way. Dramatic action is inter one for the development of many incidenta comedy, and it must be said that arms and alert the Tatsu Mara 'spersed with into Emba, after taking a pet shot which are delightfully humorous, nei her Mr. Hughes nor director for two ut the little whip Japan and no matter how tense and seri. Alf Goulding have overlooked any rent in an ultimatum, and had "topus the story may become, we opportunities of laughing.

Excuse Me" is a swift, joyous take it back but that is another know that within a few flickers of

film we will all be lively again..

farce, capably acted by an excel- story.

Then in 1915 Japan went in an-i Bert Wheeler is responsible for rent cast. Norma Shearer playe other altimatum--the famous 21 much of the wholesome comedy, Marjorie Newton, a society, girl deraands, which after a period of whilst the star players are the who is persuaded by her fiance. excitement came to an end at Ver-distinguished emotional artistes, Harry Mallory (Conrad Nagel). Bailles.

Mary Alden, and Harry T. Morey. to take a chance of finding a The Lesson Learnt.

"Trumpet Island" is what minister on the train, so that she But all this time an element in might be called a triology of love, can accompany him as his wife to Japan, an element which in which a blase society girl takes his new naval post in the 'Philip- jeure into actant Control some three a trip in an aeroplane to commit a pines,

only

or four years ago, was spposed to spectacular suicide, but when the The difficulty of finding the the game of blaf versus China, machine is wrecked she falls, on minister ferms" the certre of the They did not like the 23 demands, a privately owned island and amusing plot, but other interest- nor did they approve of an ultima-meets the man of her dreams, who ing trouble and trouble-makers tumn with a string to it. They were has adopted this retreat as his enter: One of the latter is Fran- old friend of Harry, wise and they won their way at home." because he, too, wishes to cine, an

lab, strangely enough won it with get away from the artificialities played by Renee Adcree, who is the Kenseikai in power as it is of life among the moneyed mob.running away from her husband. today. The late Count Kato, the There is plenty of matter in the She plans to fool any detectives) "Bakoid "Kafo, ““was the head of the picture that will absorb attention who may be around by having Kenseikai party them and Minister and give that delight which is so Harry pose as her husband Her for Foreign Affairs when the 21frequently described as "thrill" precocious child calls him "pape"

fast as Majorie comes on them. demands were made on China und

| ware backed by animatum.

Count Kate had, however, léarnéd) ja lesson in his 10 years of frustrate ed ambitions due entirely to his [attempt at a ""Tony"""with"the" 21"

demands.

Baron Shidebara is a relation by mariage of Count Kato. He did not approve of the 27 demands; he had nothing to do, with them. Withi the coming into office of Shidehara, the new policy developed in ful! strength and was welcomed an alb, Ísfies,

But while the policy was approve ¦ led the method in which is was de-, monstrated and the man who de-j Imonstrated it, did not have the con- fidence of tha: powerful element of Japanese or Chinese who realised the enormity of the blunder Count Kate had made in 1915.

Mr. Ei Hioki hack in Tokyo. from a prolonged stay in Peking. Jas the High Commissioner of Japan

to the Customs Conference whichi died or fell into a comatose state. some weeks ago, after a lingering illness and was buried over-late but not quite deep enough,

Can It Be Disinterred?' Mr. Hioki has said he expects to return to Peking in August because

he says the Customs Conferenço will be disinterred by that time and will "resume" business. According

to Mr. Hioki the conference will begin again where it left off, which! meuna that Chiba has secured tarif uutonomy from 1929.

In sporting circles, however, among those who are accustomed to think and take as few chinees as? possible, the odds are heavily against Mr. Hioki's predictions. {The "wise guys" accept as true the

unofficial dictum that the Con-j ference is an dead as Hector and that only when a real government representing all China has been formed and reccgnised by the Powers and Governments interested i

Mr. John S. Fisher is backed by Mellon interests as candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.

Bert Roach appears as a bibul ous travelling salesman, and his acting is really funny. Walter Hiers is also amusing in the role Lof the long-suffering and over- curious porter. Others in the cast include William V. Mong," John Boles, Edith Yorka, and Eugene Cameron.

WORLD THEATRE.

"THE WHITE SISTER.”

This picture, which will be.. screened at the World" Theatre from to-day til Saturday, is an outstanding success for Lillian Gish. It was a boom film of three years ago and the story, is well known; but as entertainment, it is well worthy of a second or even

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