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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CANTON'S "RED" REIGN OF TERROR.

A vivid idea of the terrible nature of the "Red" reign of terror which was experienced

In Canton throughout Sunday, Monday and Tuesday last is given by the four photographs published below. (Photos: Mee Cheung).

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The above picture shows a crowd interested in the collection of dead bodies after General Li "Fuk-lun's soldiers had defeated the "Reds" on Tuesday morning.

A rather gruesome gollection of corpses qutside the building of the Public Safety Bureau, One of the corpses is where a great fight took place between the soldiers and the "Reds."

that of a Russian.

This street of gutted buildings bears cloquent textiminy to the work of incendiarism com- mitted by the "Reds" as part of their methods of terrorism. Wifespread havee and destruc- tion were caused throughout the entire city.

Some of the ruined buildings in the Tai Hong Road, where a tremendous blaze took place.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1927.

WITH THE STARS AT HOLLYWOOD.

A FAMOUS "UNKNOWN"

PLAYER.

"THE WEDDING MARCH.”

Hollywood, Calif. It's easy to become famous throughout "the country if you are a movie "star" --but it's not so easy to have that fame recognized in Hollywood. Competition is too keen.

However, there is one little girl here who has just reversed the rule. Fay Wray is listed well up. among the "who's who of movie- land. But she is practically un known to the world in general.

Miss Wray's local prestige is due largely to one man. Erich von Stroheim. Fully a year and a half ago, Von Stroheim chose her as his leading lady in "The Wed- ding. March." Many of the cinema town's biggest metresses would jump at the chance to play in a Von Stroheim film. But to have an unknown girl walk off with the leading feminine, role had been unheard of.

"Jannings Likes Her.

As a result of Pay being ele- vated to what Hollywood calls stardom, she immediately became [a subject for much renversation. Yet the outside public knows lit tle of her because The Wed- ding March Is still uncompleted. When it does eventually reach the screen as it no doubt will some day-Fay's fan mail is due for a tremendous increase.

One way to get a slant on the young netress' future is to talk to Emil Jannings, noted· German actor. Jannings looked at a few reels of "The Wedding March"--- it is still too long to see the en tir pieture "in one evening--and immediately demanded Fay Wray as his next, leading Indy?

I didn't make any mistake," declares the actor. "She is mag- nificent-and is headed for the very peak. During my several months in Tellywood. Thave seen many of the younger girls at wark aird I have seen the result on the screen. Of them all, there are only two who have the mak ing of great actresses. They are Fay Wray and Janet Gaynor, whose works in "Seventh Heaven" is one of the greatest perform- ances have ever seem,"

Jane's Fame Swift.

It is interesting to look into the pasts of these girls, who accord- ing to Jannings are to become the toast of filmm fans. The careers of both have been nearly paralled. They struggled along for about two years doing this and that, but never getting ony- where.

Then Janel gol her lucky "break" and Von Stroheim made Fay is leading lady a few weeks later. Janet sprang from àlmost nothing to a star of tremendous route is popularity. The same predicted for Fay when "The Wedding March" is released.

After 1 Years,

When Jack Muthall frst broke into the class of popular movie aetors, the industry hadn't even roined the word "star" for 14

1180.

That was some years ago. And Jack is still sitting on the creat ef his popularity wave Bu!, i hus been only during the last year that his rise in the heavens of celluloidia, has been meteorie.

There were two things that kept Jack in the saine eld rut for so many years, One was, that he was too conscientious and the other was that he wasn't conscien- tious enough. One day Jack would get the idea inte his hel that he was being paid for acting so he should act. And the next day he would "elown" all over the set and take nothing seriously. Wrong Both Times,

"I realize now that I was wrong i in beth instances." admits the actor. "But you know, I really did think that if I didn't act wasn't earning my salary. Then one day, not so long ago either, I woke up. I always got along fine with individuals in my private life. They seemed to like personality. And I realized that if I was going to get by 'or the screen I would have to give au- diences that same personality. So I stopped acting and started being natural.

my

"Another thing I have learned is that this is a serious business just like any other busines.. During the last year I have been looking at it in that light and working hard."

Wins Popular Vote. Judging from his last few pię- tures, Jack actually has found" himself. And by the time 1928 rolls around he will be elevated to the star division. A few weeks ago he was voted the second most popular male featured player in a national census taken by a film magazine.

It took Mulhall a long time to learn not to be an actor. There are only two acters in Hollywood who can act and still appear na- tural on the scene. They are Charlie Chaplin and Adolphe Menjou. Both are entirely dif ferent on the screen than in real life and yet they appear perfect. ly real.

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