Mr, Chaplin has had ample opportunity to absorb new ideas for future productions, as every place visited during his two months' tour was new to him, with the exception of Bali, No doubt the information gained from his tour will find a place in his new: films. He anticipates coming out to the East again quite soon to get the background for his forthcoming picture. The people of the East. fe finds, are on the whole less liable to excitability. than their Western counterparts, and he found them, to rise his own words, "very cane, very nie and very rational."
He is known out here almost 2s well as he Is in the West, and even the tendency to be less excitable did hot prevent a crowd of villagers in Balt from following him when they recognized him while he was taking 2 rickshaw ride through the village Streets, "AN the natives, started following vs." he declared, "and we soon trid pretty nearly the whole town at our heels. We had a grand asked, it not your intention to return here in a few Success of "Modern Times"
Mr, R. W. Davis, the Manager, was able to recall the fact that he joined the "North-China Daily News" two years before Mr. Little's retirement, And one of the printing staff, Chi-nan, who has been on the paper for 46 Yours, was introduced to Sir Charles and recalled the period when he had to deal with the paper as edited by Mr. Little, whose Chinese name, Sir Chaces was told, meant "Standing Virtve." Afterwards Chi-nan mitted that in point of fact there were three other Chinese members Of the staff who served in the time Mr. Little, one of them being Qetually four' months his senior, but hho pleasantly explained that they were always content to allow him to talk to the Editors and he felt, therefore, that they were not aggrieved at being kept in the background, Except fora short visit to England 1 baby, Sir Charles remained in Shanghai until the age of 11, when he went home to England, "He returned as a midshipman in the Royal Navy. in 1600 and remained out on the China Station till 1901, having had much experience of service on the Yangtze.
Referring to the mention made the editorial columns of the tempera~ ture of the day on 'Which he was Dorn, the Admiral was reminded tha his father, Dr. L, Little, was particularly keen' on studying the temperature and kept his instrument out'on the Bund and paid dally visits to It in order to ascertain the exact state of the climate. Those were Shanghai's restful days and in sharp contrast with the bustle of the big city Into which Shanghai has grown. As the Kent came up the!
Whangpoo the only building which iF Charles could recognize was the British Consulate, all else had been changed, these natives knew me as soon as they saw me." he said.
Mr. Chaplin was overjoyed to hear fof the phenomenal success. achieved in Shanghai by his latest picture, "Modern Times." Over 72,000 people paid to see this picture while it was being shown simultaneously at two of the Shanghai cinemas, where it, easily established a record, previously held by his former triumph, "City Edgar Beeching were united in marriage, the Rev. E. J. Ottewell oflciting In the presence of only a few The bride who wore a gown of heavy white silk and carried a bouquet of lies, was given away by Mr, ES. Booth, Of. Arthur J. Grant was the best man, Aferwards a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Booth at 184 Route Pichon, Ins, Beeching is an accountant in. the Finsnce Department of the SMC, and Miss Rolls has been on the staff of Butterfield and Swire.
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