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A PICKFORD LASKY PRODUCTION

Francis

LEDERER ONE RAINY AFTERNOON

WHAT HAS ODH# p«Forn; 2"hilippe| Martin, a young Parision actor, cheers Monique Pelerin in a dark- oned motion picture theatre, mis- friend, har for taking

ht repnho. Through the mediing of a reform busybody, Patlippa Pirat loss his job and then la brought to trial, IIa sa sonioncod apend to pay 1,000 francs or three days in jail,

Chapter Four

FAME COMES TO PHILIPPE Monique rashes over to the cashtor's office of the clerk of court "If you please," she says norvoss ly, "I'd like to pay the fine in the Martin case."

The clerk takes the money and kanda har receipt.

Will he be released "immediato ly she inquires anxiously,

"Immediately." The Clerk turned to an attendant and handed him a

card.

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tions. Monique takes advantago of la confusion to make her escape. That night the foyer of Malilot theatre is jammed with people seolt- jag tiekets for the opening perform- naco. Maillot revels in this unex- pected burst of business until the box office girl makes clear to him that it in Philippe they are all com- ing to mee

"But Martin isn't in our show." he says bewildered. "I Brod him. Ion't that funny."

"Funny!" says the box office girl, "il's crazy, If you don't get him back a thousand dimantinied females will fear you to bits."

Panlostelcken, Maillot acts out to and I'llippe, to beg, to implore him to return to the show, Philippe to at his lodgings with his friend, the Prompter. When they hear the knock on the door they both hide In a closet, thiniding it is a blli col- lector who is causing, Ronssured at the night or Maillot they both emerge.

Baillot is not long in coming to the point. "I have been thinking." he says, that I may have done you

"Release Number 6603436" an injustice. Perhaps you have Number G663633 was being catalento. I may have overlooked. Let X-m-m. corted from the tertillon irenumo nce your profile when the order came for his release. Just na I thought. There's some "Who paid the fine?" be ruke in thing thera, And I understand you bewilderment. "A girl? Was the have a volce. Give me your B-flat." pretty"

The attendant shrug his shoul dere. "Well anyway the hun two of The prettiest litis ears--"

Phlipo, waila to haar no more but dashes out of the courthowe in time to catch up with Monique who la hurryla) siuy,

"Madamele," he calls. "plenne

krateful."

Philippo clears his throat pre- paratory to launching a B-fat that will impress oven Mathot, but the producer interrupts him.

"Never mind. I know it's good. You know, ten days ago I said to myself. "That Mariin has thing.

Bome

"Is that why you fired mo?" Phill-

nolta.

You've made me very happy dear follow, that was nothing and

Monique turns upon him furtons at all. Only a joke. You have 2 ty. " you leave in alone or great future, Bartin. I'm having the whole how re-written for you." shall I call the police?"

And now as to salary-you wore getting how much?"

T'hilippe is not in the least put nut. "Do you want to have to pay another fine for me?"

"It wasn't for you," Monique aaya angrily.

Then why did you pay it?" Phil- ippe nakts.

Monique healtatos before Drawer- "Do you suppose," pha anys, "that I want all this ridiculous pub- ilelty to go on... The Monster In 2a11The-Monsler-espan

.. The fonaler released." be sniff contemptuously. "The Mon star!"

ften you don't think I am one?" Philippe asks hopefully.

"I don't care what you aroi don't want to have anything more to do with you." She turns to go, but Philippe entches her west.

I won't let you go until you per- mit me to repay you" he says grondly,

"You won't!" exetalms Monique, "No!"

"Very woll! Tay me thon."

This is a stumper." Philippe, who has never seen a thousand franes, begins to zlammer explana- 1

Five Itundred franes," tho Prompter whispers. But he is ton late.

three hundred france," says Philippo,

"I heard pointing to Philippe. we'll make it."

2011,"

Bay Malllot, Very well,

Philippe is about to grab the offer inil fale again intervenca 119. conversation a interrupted by the round of water bolling over, in a dish that Martin and the Prompler have bean concocting for supper. Martin and his frond begin to argue over the amount of neononing that is to be put ir. and Malliot mistakes the conversation for an argument over hla terms. He raises his offer to 1,000 frates a week, and presses a week's advance pay into Philippe's trembling hands.

"And laten, anys the producer, starting for the door, "if you can think of anybody else you'd like to attack, it's all right with me."

(To be contimod.)

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER

19, 1936.

A HUNDRED YEARS HENCE? XMAS AND NEW YEAR

No. II.-Medicine,

Dress and Housing

By Our

Following the appearanc; of Mr. i. G. Wells's film, "Thinga to Come," there has been mich discussion as to the juture. Var- ious correspondents have therefore been asked to say what, from their own particular angle, the world will be like a hundred years hence,

Last week we gave the answer of a Science Correspondent, Van Aeronautical Correspondent, and a Naval Correspondent,

To-day we give the toas of a Medical Correspondent, an Authority on Dress, and a Housing Expert.

By An

Medical Correspondent Authority on Dress

By a

Housing Expert

upon

of houses and cities TIE DEPENDENCY of the pattern transport methods has been shown recently by the way in which the main roads have been lined with houses. The motor-car is respon

It tnade

Icasible to increase) ble.

NE HUNDRED years hence the WITHOUT knowing precisely what. ONE

medical services of mankind is going to happen to the world will probably be divided into two during the next hundred years it International is impossible to predict what people main

Broups, An Freventive miculcine Convention wall will wear. have become necessary as a result of

From fx leaves to furthingale. from the incites then available for rapid

wat the bound feet of Chlaa to the add the distance at which a person ear Air transjort, und this bouy riglaty control anu prevent the spread saddle riding habit of a French live from his work mi there seems on the menus diseases inclu- queen: from the flowing draperies of to be a widespread desire to live a ing some disorders, such as cancer, Greece and Rome to the sennt short far away as possible.

A probable reason for this desire Which by that time will have shown skirts of the European War and post- to have an infection as part of their War period women's clothes have is the innate wish to be in the open always reficeted current history and country. When the car firal appeared Another important aspect of the attitudes of mind. Presumably they people used to say that they could live in the country while working in town. Bul the development internauopai health services will be always will.

ind diet,

of motoring an building bos

been If the present trend of scientific concerned with nutrition so that aclleency diseases will have been completely simpled out and and commercial thought, invention such that town and the country near and discovery continues unchecked the town are almost indistinguishable. have been there are some things of which we Green fields and trees

destroyed over huge areas in order to build houses for people who love

cause.

resistance to infection raised to

bigh level. Wholesate immunisation

pictely indeviation.

Air

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the

of young children against each and can be certain.

conditioning, high

speed all of the usual clusuhood numenis (measles, &c.) will be carried out as travelling, the possibility of surround- green helds and trees. a matter of course, and other come in oneself with any desired degree utral and mon Infections such as "colas" and of temperature and of consumption will be likewise come visual communication wherever one still remains. What can

controlled by preventive is will mean highly specialised and about it? Naturally people turn to

Karments the probably identical outer

the aeroplane to And out.if that can do what the motor-car did at first. the second group of health work for both sexes, will be on a national or regional basis

No one will wear the same under- enable them to work in towns and

live in the country. At present boh M and its activities will be in three mu.n

Its speed divisions-maternity and care of the garment twice. I will be

of unnecessary and a serious offence aeroplane cannot do this,

Is such that, it straight flying were child, dealing with the results

Jor easy

asy against the stern hygienle laws.

put against straight motoring, people accidents and provision

could ilve on the south and cast dying With a decreasing population

.. coasts and work in London and spend it is clear that in a hundred years the

no more time on travelling than they birth uf child will be a most lin-

Questions of coiffure and cosmetics do now when they live in the suburba portant

matter and one in which the

put Stute

will be vitally interested. are more complicated. Will the art But straight dying cannot be Picked members of the medical pro- of making and dressing artificini hair agathst straight motoring because national have become so marvellous that we there are the awkward businesses of fession will be drafted into n maternity service, and an important hull all crop our heads and buy our taking off and landing. part of their work will also be wigs as we now buy our hats? supervising the health of the grow- ing child with the aid of the inter- national body already mentioned.

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And will cosmelic productions

Garages may be found near busi- approximate so exactly to Nature at ness offices and the new houses most- her best that no one will be able to ly have them. The result is that the motor-cur conveys almost from door Practically the surgery of the detect the synthetic from the true!

to door. The aeroplane cannot do future will be concerned with the Or will the increased knowledge of that at present. Even the autogiro glandular power over height, weight, results of accidents in industry and

Hining the roads with little houses, in the daily life of the mictoring complexion and mentality, and she cannot quite do it. But if, instead of aviator individual member of the far-reaching effect of diet be LD some builder decided to construct a community. Television will make it complete and widely known that the t easy for the direction of this type of use of any cosmetic whatsoever will satellite air town in some fine pleee work and of the maternity services be a black mark, a confession that the of open country, the aeroplane might be used for going up to the office or self. to be carried out by centrally-placed individual has been lazy

and back, Indulgent or has failed in a proper experts controlling special areas.

Old age, and the wearing out of balance of diet or treatment? the body's issues, will be the usual

who There remains the fact that wo cause of death among survive accidents, and for this group men want to attract and men want presume, special homes will have been set up to be attracted. We may

easy therefore, that when not engaged in where, even if euthanasio or death has not been legalised, such work, travelling or sports, the sex measures will be employed as to will dress quite differently; though make man's last illness as comfortable whether it will be a

those

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