'Ax time went on political events of the "gravest import had been faking place. Noorachu, chief the Manchus, had himself proclaim: fed. their king' in 1008." Having ined control of everything in forth-Bast outside the Great by 1617, he attacked and the Koreans in 1620, and began to fnenace Peking. As his huge army advanced the greatest alarm pre-Yailed: in the capital, and Chinese troops were gathered from all directions, til almost half a million were prepared to resist. the invader.
Gri the ceeasion of the defeat of the Korean troops by the Manchus, Dr. Paul had presented a memorial to the throne, clearly setting forth the cnusen of the detent and sug. hight be well if'his Majesty would sting remedies, stating that Bend some magistrate of high rank to express his condolences to the King of Korea and to teach this rude people the art of modern ware fare, that, they might, better resist the Manchus and incidentally furnish soldiers for the Chinese army. lor pronunciation. It is all to the ood for some of the affectations which are to be heard on the West-End stage would be given the bird" in Wigan, much less Oklahoma. They can obtain clear guide from the success of JAmerican players in England self. Thus Laurel and Hardy fill always appeal in any part of England where Wolsey and Wheeler or even the Marx Brothers fail. Warner Baxter, Robert Montgomery, Eddie Can-itor, Will Rogers, Edward Robin-ison and Ruth Chatterton score but other not very much less competent Americans may be re-Sected in British cinemas. These remarks are necessarily made with considerable reservation and diffidence. After all, individual opinions and tastes vary but the root principle on which they are based seems to be worthy of attention.
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