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RURAL CONDITIONS. IN INDIA.

BAD PHYSIQUE, SUPERSTITION AND OVER FECUNDITY HAMPER PROGRESS.

WHY FILM STARS FAIL?

PLAY MATTERS MORE THAN THE PLAYERS.

MISS SWANSON AND MISS NORMA TALMADGE,

*THE IRIS BARRY.}.

The Royal Commission on Indian meat are not eaten to any extent Agriculture, of which Lord Linlith-by the massos, the diet is deficient gow is chairman, has issued an in important particulars. Colonel interim report of the evidence Graham told the commission that taken at Simia of officers serving he had no doubt that innluutrition the Government of India. The re- is one of the outstanding diffieul-

Several of the big film, producing port, which fille 400 octayo pages, ties in improving agriculture, throws new light on conditions of "because your inefficient, disease-firns seem to have decided that the ural life, and deserves attention ridden population is not going to vogue of many of the established sercen artists is waning. Keen ob- not only from the agricultural apply itself to the land in the way

servers of film affairs expect during | economist, but from all who are that (UE) cffcient population

the next year or so not only to see interested in the health, education, would," and general advancement of the The Chairman asked Dr. Clous-many new atars, but also to witness strenuous efforts on the part of Indian population.

ton, if every increase in fortility actors and actresses already famous, Dr. Clouston, the Agricultural of the soil and in output of agri-o maintain their hold on the Adviser, the first, witness, holds cultural produce is met, us in the that the Government of India past, by an increase in the popula should be responsible for the co-tion, is there likely to be any rais ordination of research work in the ing of the standard of living? He provinces, and should supplement replied that he did not think there The work of their Agricultural and could be much unless some form of Veterinary Departments. The pre-birth control is practised. Very sunt Board of Agriculture in India early marriage is the main cause is handicapped by the fact that it

of the rising birth-rate. Sub- has been given to funds and no executive powers.

sequently he mentioned that the population of india bas increased by a hundred millions in the last 5 years.

Dr. Clouston drow a lepressing picture of the present state of az industry which provided three- fourths of the 320 millions of India

Educational Needs.

public's affections.

Quito recently both Miss Gloria Swanson and Miss. Norma Tal- madge, for instance, have appeared

films much more carefully inade than has been recently the case with either of them. Miss Swanson, in The Love of Sunya," and Miss Talmadge, in "Camille," were in- finitely more attractively photo- graphed, played more interesting rúles, and played them much better. Not long ago Miss Swanson was with a means of livelihood. The Much of the evidence concerned considered the most popular of film land is largely in the hands of the educational aceds of rural owners who are rent collectors India, where illiteracy is the rule actresses. Her popularity has de rather than agriculturists. The and not the exception. Mr. J. A. clined since, largely because she has idea seems to prevail that the agri-Richey, then Educational Commis for some timo past appeared in culturist requires but a modicum siner with the Government of second-rate pictures. Miss Talmadge of brains, capital, and enterprise, India, stated that it is generally has also suffered something of an and that he can be relied on to accepted that agriculture, as apart eclipse. The absurd "star" work out his own salvation on em from simple nature lessons, is not tem, of course, is largely to blame. pirical lines. The cultivator has a subject which can be taught, in There was long a theory that a film muny depredators contend a primary school, and no attempt

to

company had only to sign against. In the Central Provinces, to do so in authorized by educa- 4 popular star and then for instance, wild pigs aboundtional departments. Agricultural 1ct him or her appear in any kind of inconsequent nonsense in order to continue success, The

sys.

book. their films and the public to flock in to see them, solely on the strength of the star's nume...

haiit of demanding dozens of close-

The stars themselves fell into the

everywhere and make nightly raids | middle schools are strictly technical ou cane, juar (the large millet), or craft schools providing a course rice, and other crops, on which in agriculture of practical cinema proprietors were expected to they feed all night, returning to character for boys who have receiv their taunts in the jungle in the ed the general education up to Semi-wild cattle, about the age of 13, Bombay alone early morning. though of limited numbers and maintains that these schools have local occurrence, do an enormous been a success. The ordinary agri amount of damage to crops. To culturist in India either does not destroy these animals would offend send his boy to school at all or the religious prejudices of the sends him for a few years only Hindus; to construct a fencing while he is too young to be of use that will keep them out of the field to this parents, or sends him in the is too expensive to be a practical hope that he may find some other proposition. The types of fencing opening than agriculture. Agri- used locally are inefficient, oven culture without capital, agricul- for the purpose of keeping out the ture as he has seen it. carried on wild pig and the jackal.

ly his father, offers few attractions to an intelligent, schoolboy."

The rural population is often of poor physique and easily succumbs to epidemics. Discase has reduced expectation of life in India to less than half what it is in countries like Great Britain.

Distetic Defects.

views of their faces in every picture, on the score that if the public likes a face it likes it often and large. But the public is not

stupid as many believe.

The reason Miss. Swanson and Miss Talmadge became famous was that they had appeared in interest- jug films to advantage. Neither of then is strictly beautiful, but Miss

the high-spirited, Swanson, with her pert nose, has style and a gift for interpreting modern girl.

gentlemanly

their wellfound laboratories, and The agricultural colleges, with staffs of specialists, fulfil an indis- peusable function in the agricul Ptural development of the provinces.

Miss Talmadge proved herself! Dr. Clouston, noting that three jong ago in "The Passion Flower' Colonel Graham gave the Com- provinces are without such college an actress of ability, and in many mission interesting information on said that without higher teaching another picture has conveyed moods the dietary of tho people and its institution a provincial depart

and emotions-with sincerity-But effect upon health, so far as this went of agriculture cannot effer has been investigated. The great tively bridge the gulf between the both these performers have appear- differences in physical efficiency of researcher and the tiller of the soiled far too often in uninteresting

pictures. the Indian races is traced to On the general question of adapt- differences of diet. The vast ing rural education to rural needs, majority of the people of the coun-he, said that as yet little had been tryside depend on rice, wheat, done to give effect to resolutions of Farley, millet, maize, vegetables, the Board of Agriculture on the and fruit; and, as milk, eggs, and subject.

TOYS IN SUNKEN

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" EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD.”

The film public, in England at any rate, is extraordinarily loyal. Miss Talmadge's performance in" Camille will thrill thousands of women; Miss Swanson in "The Love of Sunya" (though it is not good picture, only considerably better than her former ones) will win back many admirers.

That they will ever regain their full popularity is open to doubt; but by appearing in good filmą in- stead of poor ones they will un- doubtedly make up lost ground. A CLOCK THAT TOOK 3 YEARS good film will make an unknown actress world famous in A few anonths; a succession of bad onest will shatter the prospects of the most celebrated. alar.

TO MAKE.

VIENNA, June ist. The hour was struck for the first

The established favourites are

it is too late.

inan stokers left half-made when time at 1'p.m. to-day by a remark realising this; many of them before they scuttled their battle-cruiserable historical and musical clock Moltke in Scapa Flow with the rest in Vienna on which artists, gold-

of their surrendered fleet, were smiths, and sculptors began work among the things found in the en- gine-rooms of the sunken Moltke, in 1911. The Viennese claim that in 70 feet of water.

The air pump had been made by Lord Weir's company at Glasgow. Its installation here is surely a compliment to British engineering, for the Von Moltke, sister-ship to the Gueben, famous for her Dar danelics exploits, was built for speed.

it is a new "Wonder of the World." |

The clock has been set up in the Hohe Markt, Vienna.

Twelve historical figures appear, each on the first stroke of the hour, and each parades for sixty minutes his appearance being accompanied by appropriate muafe. Thus Mar- cus Aurelius steps out at one In the 80 feet of space from one o'clock to the notes of the Pindar bunker wall to another and for 160 Victory Ode, Charlemagne at two feel sternwards men work freely, o'clock to the notes of the Hilde smoking, talking, and using acety-brand Song..

lene cutters. But they cannot From three till four Duke whistle. He would have lungs as Leopold the Glorious, of the House strong as an air compressor who of Babenberg, holds the stage with could whistle in compressed air. his consort, the beauteous In these engine rooms bang upaide Theodora, Princess of Brabant, down the eight vast turbines which their appearance being signalised developed 70,000 horse-power and by the Song of the Nibelungs. The drove the Fo Moltke in her pride poet Walther von der Vogelweide at 27 knots. Now one sees them is accompanied by his own Crust- merely as great masses of steel ders' Song.!!

covered with thick, muddy rust. Rudoll von Hapsburg and his A toy spring gun that a German we appear from five till six; from niechanic had apparently been seven till eight the Emperor Maxi- naking for somie child in his home milian 1. Burgemaster Liebenberg land was shown to me, and I was the mayor who held Vienna against told of fancy daggers made of the Turks, appears at 8 p.m. to the sheet trase and of a half-made music of the ballad, "Oh, du lieber kettledrum found earlier.

Augustin";

"; Prince Eugene at tan,

A cat-o'-nine-tails, with leather Maria Theresa and Franz vou thongs 14in. long was found in the Lothringen at eleven; and at stakehold. Eucked in a hamper in twelve Haydo, the musicinu, ap- 蹑 Gorminn newspaper with the pears to the notes of a passage

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