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The Amoy correspondent of the "Shanghai Times" writes on November 27:--
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local bandit chieftains, and these came streaming in at all gates of the city with banners unfurled, Some of those bandits are mere revolutionaries against the North- ern government, but others havs been a terror to the people in the surrounding regions for years past. Just when we were getting ready to evacuate if necessary on atmos- the shortest notice the Iphere began to clear, and better
reports begun to come in. seemed as if things were not so bad as had been made out.
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"THE SNOB" TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
The story is that of a hand- some, personable young snob, an instructor in a private academy,. lecturer at and a favourite women's clubs..
The central character is ad- Itmirably played by John Gilbert, The as the young instructor. "anob," anxious to advance him- self by any means, makes ardent. love to the daughter of the town's wealthiest mar. although ho is engaged to a gountry school teacher.
He becomes the teacher's huse band in a death-bed marriage, and she contrary to the doc- tor's prediction, recovers. The "snob's" treatment of her, his infidelity, and His attempts to release bimneelf from the mar- riage in order to marry the wealthy woman, his fawning on those of greater wealth and posi- tion, and his arrogance to those below him, form the basis of the story,
The school teacher leaves him
This has been a hectic week of thrills. Six days ago the city was packed with Northern troops, thousands crowding the streets. Those of General Khong were just leaving as those of General Chang came in.. At that time it
Hospital Cleared. was rumoured that Chang had
Representations were made to made an agreement with the the military by the community South, and was about to take which led to a superior officer charge of the city, and as a blindsending along to the hospital and he "put out problammations to that ordering standards and troops to effect. Although rumours were be cleared out. The whole thing flying thick and fast..and it was was probably a piece of impud said the Southern troops were ence and effrontery on the part of coming ons we had no idea that two young officers who for the they were so near. Suddenly atmoment had power in their hands daylight next morning Chang and in the midst of the general chaos. his troops cleared out, and in the As to future policies, in rela- course of that day the Southern tion to Christianity and Christian Army came pouring in until the education we can as yet say streets were iterally blocked with nothing. In the meantime the weary soldiers who had walked city has been occupied by the for several days on a forced Southern government and a small march. And so, before we knew number of troops, while the rest where we were, the "Red" in have passed on to take part in when she discovers his unfaith- vasion, talked of for several their campaign against thefulness, and he, learning that she Its really a wealthy,woman, begs months. was an accomplished capital city of Foochow. Pict....
To be just to the, incoming her to come back.
Yorma Shearer, who has been The suddenmess with which it army from the South, there has
on the Tenme look us all by surprise. Be.been during these days no lootmaking rapid strides fore and after the coming of this ping, soldiers have paid for their screen in the last two years, does amy we were without mails or purchases. coolies have been another good piece of work as Conrad papers for about ten days, as hered, and paid for labour at the school teacher.. 'nunches and every means of fixed rate, bandits have been held Nagel can always be counted on transport between Amoy and herein check, and rumour has it have for a good performance. In this had been commandeered for army all been marched off in the front he plays the teacher's friendt Use. We were in the dark as to ranks of the army, to fight Phyllis Haver as the rich girl, the fortunes of war in the neigh against the North. A part of the Hedda Hopper Alleen Manning, bouring province of Kinngsi, and organisation is a proaching band. Margaret Seddon, Jack Curtis in other parts of this province chiefly consisting of Cantonese and others of the cast, support at of which were a part of a students, whose im is to make the principals to excellent ad
vantage: concerted plan and had a definite known the ideals of the "Peoples [hearing on what was happening] Army," and at the heart of the
here..
whole movement there are young men who are ready to lay down their lives for their country. For several days we had a very. anxious time here. To begin
Price Beth Sides." with two young striplings of off-One of this, preaching band cers came along and claimed the came to Westminster College, and
It would seem, if the movies new hospital to bidet their troops in the course of his address said conception is true, that the lives in. and in the general confusion that he was a fool who said any of prima donnas are fully as it was impossible to know whething against Jesus Christ be hectic as those of the stars of ther they had the authority of cause he was one of the greatest the screen themselves. Certain- superior officer or not. The reformers that ever lived.
Any Clara Kimball Young's "En- doctor reasoned with them
other went to a non-Christian ter Madame," is thrilling with vain, and they took foreible pos- school, and said their aim was to its depiction of the vicissitudes
the Christian of the vocal heroine.. session. We did not then kow if exterminate this was an indication of a wide Church. They have also a police
One can understand why the spread eeling, or simply an m-section, whose duty it is to re-play upon which it was founded eident. Immediately afterwards port bad behaviour of soldiers.(written by Gilda Varesi and too ugly stories began to circu-Out and out of course, the whole late as to the attitude and inter, movement is anti-foreign, and tions of the new government rightly or wrongly they believe towards foreigners. Several Chi-hat the foreigner is responsible nese friends said that it would for more than half the troubles te better for us to leave the city of Chipa at the present time. at once, while others thought that such
& move was premature. What could we do, a few "Im-
Like most of those of real merit, perialists" in the heart of a Chi-
D1 ID you ever have that nerve-rack- the story of Enter Madame" nese city, and not a single method ing experience enused by a bit of is not complex" or confusing, of getting out unless we went to mucus or phlegm that stubbornly re having to do with the attempt of the coast and hired a junk? These to be dislodged, but tickles and a prima donna of the opera to experience of being shut in like strangles? Just a few sips of Cham-win back her husband, who, this with women and children berlain's Cough Remedy. swallowed through her neglect, has become among us is not a pleasant one. very, slowly and allowed to glide down so far attached to another, and
Another element in the situa-the threat, will stop that tickle and what tion was that not only had the ones give you immense rolief. Try Southern army come in, but they that way, too for hoarseness, bron- chial and other coughs. For sale had received and recognised the everywhere...,
Anxious Time.
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