Tahiti Becomes “Movie-
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Minded”
Amusing Sidelights of Fairbanks’
Visit.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, May 20.
THE Douglas Fairbanks’ movie show left for Hollywood on the last mail boat.
One of the last shots which they took starred one of C. B. Nordhoff’s Gala pagos turtles, which were presented to him by Gifford Pinchot, when the lat ter visited the Islands a few years ago.
The turtle was attached to a sort of capstan bar and, as he slowly walked in ap circle, the capstan raised water from a river by means of a chain buc ket arrangement. In order to make the turtle walk a bunch of lettuce was sus pended in front of his nose on a stick.
The whole story is a very amusing comedy and should do well, especially as all South Sea stories to date have been dramas (so-called).
One of the minor, but amusing, effects of the Fairbanks’ invasion is now appearing in the form of the pyjama mania. Our wash-lady called at the house the other day to get the clothes, clad in a stunning Lido outfit and a total lack of self-consciousness.