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Show STUDENTS GOT THEIR MEAL Chinese Ambassador Furnished It to Sons of Mandarins, Though Not by Any Means Willingly. An amusing anecdote of the first week of the war is told by Herbert Adams Gibbons in his new book,. "Paris Reborn." The wards of th& Chinese government studying in Paris, mostly the sons of mandarins, accord-ing accord-ing to Mr. Gibbons, finding themselves suddenly destitute of funds, applied to their ambassador and their consulate" in vain. Finally as a last resort 60 hungry-students hungry-students literally forced their war into the embassy, devoured the appetizing appe-tizing meal which had. already beea served in expectation of his excellency excel-lency and ended by raiding the pantry. While they were thus occupied the-ambassador the-ambassador returned, but being told by the concierge what was happening-inside happening-inside he decided that prudence was the better part of valor. Accordingly he retired to a nearby restaurant and telephoned to the police. There is nothing a Parisian enjoys better, even a Parisian gendarme, says Mr. Gibbons, than a good joke. He reports that the police did not go at their task very strenuously, adding, however, that in the end it took morev than words to get the students out. |