in Shanghai Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, the! famous cartoonist, playwright and arrived in' Shanghai yesterday on the N.Y.K, stem Suwa, Mara accompanied by. ife, en route to India, Few will have forgotten the ear-fo toons of "Old Bill" at the front with which Captain Bairnsfather not only' entranced the western world but started career of fame. In fact
also enjoyed by the Russian troops known that these cartcone were
tains "during 1916, torving inthe 'Carpathian Moun 'After the war, Captain Bairns-father went on m lecture tour of England and the United States. with series "of war lectures. On his return he. produced the publication called "Fragments from. France' to six volumes. It would be superfluous to recapitulate all the plays, he has written, popular as they have been wherever they' have been produced.
He "is now tra round. the world to recuperate after an exten.
"jp lecture tour of the States" and purpose of acquiring for a book now in. the iration for the Viking rk, The title that he ned to this book through the Or-Sent," to contain 20,000 words and 100'illustrations in pen and ink oF wash drawing from his own hand.
Nor is this to be merely. a travel Pook for Captain Barn" ther is taking with him on this\ ar "Old Bill""as his batman and the Orient will be viewed through the eyes of both, not yet dead, public will not Let him die, Several times he has been sent off on long' leave and once oF twice recommended for iseharge but invariably he has been yecalled for active service. He was ju-fact paraded. by request in Ja-Ben, as Capon Balesfather passed time, mo doubt, as other eld soldiers, rough nw days. ago. In hho will fade away—but in his own time, In addition to this book Captain Beirnsfather has a. nearly-finished playin hand which he hopes to. com Dlete before reaching England and Subsequently to produce there. "So far no title has been given it but it is on a modern theme having its Jocale in England. More that this not vouchsafed, 'Captain Bairnsfather has a most, engaging personality, isa easy con 'Yersationalist and n' keen observer of everything that comes within hi Ken.' That he is a hard. worker his Productions show, and the birth of those that, are yet in embryo will be awaited with pleasure.
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