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Show The Actor In China. If tho new reglmo in China succeeds suc-ceeds .in abolishing' class distinction in civil administration It will bavo accomplished ac-complished a dlmcult task. Hitherto three classes of tho population have beon esteemed by tho Chlnoso "lowest "low-est of the low," these being nctors, barbers and chiropodists. These nnd their children nro barred from becoming becom-ing Mandarins. Their grandsons, according ac-cording to the letter of tho law, aro permitted to bold government posts, but this pcrmlselon has seldom been granted Some years ago a grandson of Cheng Chnng Keng, tho most famous Pekln actor of his day, was appointed one of the secretaries ot tho Chinese legation In licrlln. Tho appointment ap-pointment aroused a storm or protest among alllcinl circles in China, and but for tho Eiipport of tho empross downgcr would havo been rovolied. |