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Hearts of the World is more than a piętose play; it is a world drama it goes straight to the heart. human quality that makes Hearts of the World"

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THE CHINESE IN FRANCE. SOME AMUSING INCIDENTS.

SALT MERCHANTS, STREKK An interesting and anaising necourt of], The 'striks declared by the sale mares life with the Chinese labourers in French chants as a protest against the increase of tax on sat transportation by the Flanders is given by "ex Private F. A military lenders on the north borders Vin an article in the Jfvwchester Guaren ered to elisent the taxation, continu The military leaders have

dan, from which we extract the flow-bur reply that they, equitata com they have besons unpaid for several months.

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At first the easy "familiarity of the SARIONAL MILITARY MOVEMENTS

Since is an empation by You mus Chinks was quite startling. Thappened troops, we turn that White & lod Hill to be leading against a wooden shed when is being fortified with numerous niggas

Throught back fain the mouth hunters! one of them came up to me in the ali sted that more givan 200 podies are being engaged to assist the troops in pre

defences

es, the phjeet of which is The people are apsiaus Other infurine tion states that sing, the Kwangsi troops, who were on the White Clear" Bill. er forved to Bare, to attother plan, thus relatina Tetween chedis and Yunnanese troops huse lam strained, and it feared that collidon is impendius,

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shutting matter. No intention of any kind was expressed on his face, atuh, with ou saying a work, he unbuttoned Toys: tunie peket. rook out in pocket book, and examined my papers. Apparently he found nothing of any interesit, so put the book again, buttoned up the pocket and shule, of Sorue

aft raarls Catyther Chink approached me in the san

delightfully informal way The Look my glasses off my nose And put thềm on hi. town. He seemed to first they satisfactory, and evidently wishing to buy them, he asket How many flanes. idid not wait to part with them, by vás fok This course ets advocated pa

ones." and omveyed so Ele looked at them for a moment, then carefully, pât there back my nose, luked at them again, and walk led off with affected uneoterma.

number much en him.

It is repogled' text trings on this Pastern outskirtsad the city have poenit; establishes a Police station, and we wnding me troops 4. police darios in the locality. The Superlatin- dear of Police, who has not beettanutshe ed. has addressed the Vaanatos fenders on the quafter rug SERU VRDON

Bar E It is stats of that the confess naylons of the South-West preinpes is aider

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the Military Cavernment and i have the Austra ti? Diretors reformed and reselected, pospedited The MRS. are in favone of having a rod Gavemment formed in fan tima. The will make at is proposal known to Prehiament o mien

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Whether consciously or consciously they assumed that all age were equal, and that other men were just.other open add nothing more. Thus the arfifciat, inequae Ensserulles, lity due to army corstitions led the with hostility, hostility they often prossed with great frankness. One day

were talking to some Chinks wh "She" of them tapped me on the chest and The prizes were given by the Supe "said, wiglean emphatic shake of his head, [ Chairman,

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Aquatic, sports, and a sangioves at my held m Cantun, yesteriku. A Burira be of students, putice:

military Fathers took part.

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telegrams froin, Peking wing that the The Military Government has revived. Peking fossemont has apporter Wang Yap tonu as the chief of the Northern as labor,

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Their solidarity was astonishing They were well treated. so that they had few Krievantes. Nevertheless, when they did have a grievarice they acted as one niño," and there was never a blackleg. Ons morning, when we were beginning our CHILD OF SEX PROVES SENSATION

IN NEW GRIFFITH FILM. daily task in the woodyard, the Chinks arrived, a disorderly rabble, shouting and gesticulating. They were supposed to march in columns of fears, and as a rule that formation was just recognisable when they were on the road, though only just.enly burst forth in the theatrical horizon This morning. however, there was no and proved a g sensation. formation of any kind. They came on, a realistic is his that everyone has blue, seething mass, and poured into the been amazed at his almost unbelievable The little followe yard. We wondered what was the matter. genius in portrayal. Their English corporal told us that they is Here Alexander, and the guiding had received no bread for breakfast, and hand that has hrought him so prominently this was the trouble. When they were in the public ese is that of D. W. Grillth, alt inside the ward they were ordered to that gains of the motion picture world.

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No work, no food." At length the hub admirers believed that he was departing hub died down, and they dispersed or sat to make another Birth of a Nation oh their haunches and smoked, Another "Intolerance" When reports began attempt was made to sempet them to go to come back to Americe staring that. to work, but in a moment they came run-Grifith was in the heig-ilar de France ning in from all quarters, and all was and was receiving the nith of the British noise and contusion. Then they subsided and French Governments ia seuring once again and finished their cigarettes realistic scenes, the same admirers wer while two of their cooks made tea, which positive in their assumption that another was duly handed round. After an hour spectacular sighting picture was in the or two G.S. wagon laden with loaves process of making. of brand arrived. These were cut op int quarters, and a quarter was given to ear Chink. When every man had caten his share they all weat off quietly to their

allotted tasks.

They were mistaken.. Somewhere in France, with death on every side and ruthless German detruction in the air," David Wark Grifith produced The sweetest love story ever-told." It is call.

Sometimes when we were working with "Hearts of the World", and will be the Chinks the spirit of rivalry manifest shown with such note players as Lillian ed itself. Once we were anloading a tria and Dorothy Gish. Robert Harron, Mrs. of short, thick wooden planks and stash, the mother of the two girls: Jose. ing them in the yard. We carried the phine Crowell, Kate Brice. Robert Ander- in on our shoulders, two at a time. Sudson, George Fawcett, George A. Siegman fi denly one of our men appeared with three-and, the littlest brother." Muster Ben planks on his shoulder shouting "Chinese Alexander-appearing in the very scener no goods. The challenge was accepted secured amid such horror and suffering. with alacrity, for a Chink appeared with Any who fail to see this wonderful pro four planks and shouted Chineeshaduction will miss the greatest picture ever gooda, Ingaleesha no gooda.”’ He was screened in Hongkong. Booking" is followed by one of us with five planks on Mouthie's.

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with six planks, but immediately after- THE RANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY wards a soldier came along with seven, looking very hot and uncomfortable beneath such a heavy load. We all shout- The house which greeted the Banvard ed derisively Chinese no goods," and Company on Saturday, when they staged there was a long pause, and we thought Hello, Hawaii," made up in enthusiasm the victory was ours. But suddenly the anything it lacked in numbers, and the. Chinks burst into gleeful laughter and on tertainment, which was highly amusing clapped their hands in mad excitement, from beginning to end, was voted a thor We did not know what had happened oigh success. Specially appreciated was until we saw a Chink staggering under a Miss Hazel Boyd's imitation of Charlie kind of pagoda which his comrades had Chaplin, for which she received several... erected on his stalwart shoulders.. It was recalls. Another item, that proved very built up of sixteen planks! Perspiring, popular with the audience was" If I were breathing hard, and taking short, rapid only a man," sung by Miss Pearl Jar steps, his pagada on the verge of toppling diniere and the beauty chorus, over every instant, he reached the stack and then allowed the structure to collapse amid wild shouts of Chineeshs goods, Ingaleesta no gooda!" It was a warm day, and none of us felt inclined to dis pate the final verdict at this meeting of East and West

The Company, who have again been de laved hy shipping ditheulties, are putting Oh, Pana" on the boards to-night, wher there will, no doubt, be a big audience to give them a rousing farewell, Banvard”? are on their way to Singapore and thence. to India and Ceylon,