Once a pretty little town, Hollywood, with its shady trees, is being despoiled by the real estate man and the bill-sticker—the former, who flings up stucco courts, and the latter, who advertises everything on earth. Yet there is much beauty in the wonderful mountain and beach views, tke millionaires' and film celebrities' homes in Beverly Hills; the panorama from Lookout. Mountains; the hundred little drives in Sunset and Santa Monfea, If Hollywood is not the most up-to-date town of its size, it is not from want of trying. Practically every house has its radio equipment, there are two local broadeasting stations which bring people in ightly touch with all western communities, and eastward ay far as Chicago, 2,000 miles. away. Efficiency, rather than age limit, is the basis'on which motor-driving certificates are issued. Boys and girls, from high-school age up, drive their ears. You may count up to 200 cars, the property of students, outside every high-school. "All Hollywood has its own natural teeth; I never saw a false set of teeth during nine weeks: there, The Great Arena Hollywood Bowl is quite famous for ity Pilgrimage Plays held in July. The seating accommodation is nearly 80,000. Built in the shape of an arena, it lies between the hills and is entirely open. to the heavens. A quaint character who is always called on to assist at the plays is Peter the Hermit, who lives with his donkeys all the year round in the surrounding hills. He well loved, and is often in the cast of cinema productions.
No one can deny the world's eigner, but to. live there would be to live artificially, without fresh air and healthy winds, Mr. Lo Chang, Chinese Consul-General in Canada, who has just been transferred to duty in the Foreign Ministry at Peking, retura_ ed to Shanghai, with his daughter, Miss Daisy Lo, by the str. Pre sident Piercd and will remain' in Shanghai for some time.
Tae American Consulate-General is interested in securing information as to the whereabouts of Mr. W. A. Weisel who was formerly' resident of Shanghai. Any Particulars concerning his present! elited.! ' Gant whereabouts will be greatly appre
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