Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29


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Great Britain.---Eilen Terry died on
July 81 at the age of 80 in her timDereo
cottage In the charming little hamlet OF
Small Hythe, in Kent. Like many otners'
she found great comfort toward the
end An Thomas a Kempis. and few
DAYS before her death she wrote on the
fyieaf of her copy of the Imitation
six lines OF verse, requesting mo funerai
gloom, my dears, when / am gone, no
s'tears. black raiment, graveyard ulm-
ness" Her son and daughter obeyeu
her behest, made the cottage gay with
brightest flowers, and posted a copy OF
the lines on the cottage gate, Tne
behest was characteristic OF that spirit
of delight.
Beyond question Ellen Terry was one
of the greatest actresses of all time. IL
Is doubtful If any human being mas
enunciated the Shakespearean line
more exquisitely, or II Shakespearean
comedy ever had more exquisite inter-
prefer. AS Beatrice or Mistress rage
she seemed the comic spirit itsen,
ravishingly embodied. Charles Reaue 5
description Of her in letter to friend
transmits better than photograph. pof-
trait or other memorial the singular
glamour Of her youth. Ellen" said ne,
lis an enigma. Her eyes are pale, ner
nose rather long her mouth nothing
particular, complexion a delicate brick
dust. her hair rather like tow. Yet
somehow she is beautiful. Her ex-
preston kills any pretty face you see
beside her Her figure Is lean and
bony, her hands masculine In size ana
form. Yet she is pattern OF fawn~
like grace Whether In movement or
repose, grace pervades the 'hussy
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China.---On July "a Secretary KEEL
iogg dispatched note TO the National
LIST government OF China, whereof the
following are the two most important
paragraphs:
with deep realization of the ma
ture of the tremendous difficulties con-
fronting the Chinese nation, l am ir1l-
pelled TO affirm my belief that a new
and unified China Is in progress OF
emerging from the chaos OF civil war
and turmoil which has distressed that
country for many years. Certainly TINS
Is the hope OF the people Of the United
States
"As an earnest Of the belief and the
conviction that the welfare Of all the
the creation In China Of a responsible
authority which will undertake to speak
to and for the nation, | am happy no"
10 state that the American Govern
ment is ready To begin at once, through
the American Minister 10 China, nego~
tiations with properly accredited rep
resentatiyes whom the Nationalist gov
eminent may appoint IN reference 10
the tariff provisions OF the treaties be-
tween the United States and China,
with view TO concluding new treaty,
In which IL may be expected that fun
expression will be given reciprocally TO
The principal OF national tariff au-
tonomy and 10 the principle that the
commerce Of each of the contracting
parties shall enjoy In the ports and the
territories Of the other treatment In no
way discriminatory as compared with
the treatment accorded TO the COM
merce of any other country"
The note does not specifically men,
ton extra territoriality, but some dis
cover IN the following passage an In
direct reference 10 that vexed question
fattefing 20 Chinese hopes:
1.-THE good will Of the United States
toward China Is pfnvefhial, and the
American Government and people vel.
come every advance made by the Chi
nese In the direction Of unity peace
and progress.
we 40 not believe in interfer-
ence IN their internal affairs, We ask
Of them only that which We look
from every nation with which we main
tain friendly intercourse specifically