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Alavely lady and a game- bler who was too smart to gamble with love.
"I'm not much on words, sister, but you know what I'm thinkin”!”
GEORGE RAFT + Dolores Castalla HARRYMORE YOURS FOR THE ASKING"
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THE BLACKEST ROGUES THAT EVER LIVED BECAME THE WHITEST GUYS THAT EVER DIED! hoofs thundered and three desper- Pistols barked death.. adoes made their getaway with their biggest haul! Then out of the blistering desert they found themselves with a foundling in- fant on their hands!
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBE
ASTOR WILL
CASE
Protracted Battle
Ended
GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS
Washington, To-day.
A protracted legal battle be tween the brothers John Jacob! and Waldorf Astor and the US Government," for the recovery of £4,150,000 worth of Federal and State taxes over a period of years on their father's estate, has end- ed with the refusal of the Supreme Court to review the case. The Appellate Court ruled that the tax was correctly levied be cause the father, who died at Brighton, England, in October 1919, created two trusts for his sons in contemplation of his death. The brothers argued thatį "contemplation of death" failed to take into consideration "long- pending and leisurely considera- tion" of transfers of property prior to the execution of the trust deeds-Reuter.
HEAVY WEATHER IN EUROPE
Storm Damage At Emden
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
The most recent photograph of T. Campbell Black, winner of the London-Melbourne sir derby, who was killed in an zir collision”... at Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool, last month.
EXPORT CREDITS
FOR CHINA
(Continued from Page 1).
THE KING AND. THE EMPIRE
Suggested Visit To. South Africa
HOPE EXPRESSED
Bloemfontein, To-day. Lord Clarendon, the Governor- General, speaking here yesterday, referred to the possibility of the King's visiting South Africa. He said that it was anticipated that) in the year after the coronation, or at any rate within a reasonable. space of time, the King would travel to India in order to be: crowned Emperor.-"
Lord Clarendon was particular- ly anxious that the King should. visit not only South Africa bat also other portions of the Empire.{ He expressed the hope that in the course of the next two or three years the King would find it poe- sible to visit South Africa, as the head of the British Common- wealth of Nations.-Reuter.
Exports to China have always DUTCH ROYAL
ROMANCE
Wedding Arranged For January
"CHINA_MAIL" SPECIAL
within the scope of the scheme, and the present appoint- ment simply provides the ma- jchinery for facilitating its applica- tion. The scheme, as is well-known, is operated on a strictly commer- cial basis and does not, represent
The Hague, To-day. Ja subsidy to British trade.
Princess Juliana The Crown REPORTS DENIED
announcement and. Prince Bernhard zu Lippe Last night's The storm which has been rag-points out that the Export Credits Biesterfeld are to be married on 6. according tả Het ing on the North Sea and Baltic Guarantee Department deals with January Sea caused great danger on the exporters in the United Kingdom Vaderland.
Plans are being discussed for a islands of Borkum and Norderney,nly, and adds that there is no the protecting walls being crush-trath in the reports which have trip by the newly-married comple been in circulation that a loan or to the Dutch East Indies in the; Walls 1 metres thick failed to withstand the breakers.
Emden, To-day.
A STORY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND ACTION!ed and terraces washed away credit has been negotiated with the spring of 1937 Trans-Ocean
Three men who found 43
romance... only when
they courted death!.
3 GODFATHERS
THUR.
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SAT
Chester MORRIS ED
Wali BRENNAN
Lewis STONE PETER B. KYNE'S
HERVEY Great Saturday Evening
Post Romanos 2.
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Chinesé Government. The Depart-Service. ment has appointed as its represen- Fire brigades, Storm Troops.tative Mr. W. M. Kirkpatrick, who WIDE DIVERGENCE the labour service and members bas for many years represented |
KING'S
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At 230, 530, 7.15 & 9.30 pan. - LAST TWO DAYS
ALHAMBRA
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A1 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 3.30 pm
STO-DAY ONLY
ANOTHER ROMANTIC SMASH BY THE PRODUCERS OF "SAN FRANCISCO ́ ́!
The thrill of creat lambærtainment elec-
| trifies the screen as Įthis six-starred
triumph thunders: | info history! Ro- Įmance at its might- est.....of the glamor. ous girl who won the hearts of men ...the hatred of women...and mied |a nation's destiny!
JOAN CR
FORD
ROBERT TAYLOR BARRYMORE
CLARENCE
BROWN'S
FION
GORGEOUS HUSSY
with FRANCHOT TONE MELVYN DOUGLAS JAMES STEWART Deco CLARENCE BROWN
Produced by Joseph Manichæarles-
•Mero-Goldwyn Mayer!
Next Change at the KING'S ---|
ON THE SCREEN - *WOMEN ARE TROUBLETM
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
QUEENIE
of Volunteer corps are hard at British commercial and financial OF VIEWS EVIDENT On The Stage work coping with the situation-interests abroad. Trans-Ocean' Service.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
FROM EARTHQUAKE
Venice, To-day-The damage
He has had e-
perience of exchange banking and|
(Continued from Pòze 1)
the import trade, in India, and has eralissimo flew on to Nanking. been on financial missions to Ja-arriving at the Capital at 110 pm, just two hours before the pan, Hong Kong and Chile.
Mr. Kirkpatrick's appointment Chang Chim-Kawagoe meeting. in the earthquake is now estimat-will necessitate his resigning the started
ed at several million lire, besides
seat in
With Her Hawaïlen Troubadours Also Nina and Jose (Mexico's Brilliant Dancers)
FIRST- SHOWINGS IN
Parliament he has held | Following the Hangchow confer- a certain amount of damage to since 1981 23 one of the two Con-ence, the officials of the five North- historical monuments which can-servative Members for Preston ern provinces all went back tol not easily be assessed.-Beuter. This makes the fifth by-election their respective provinces to con- KOWLOON
Ser-tinue with their unanimous scheme pending-British Wireless
for maintaining Chinese sovereign--| ity and integrity. It is learn- jed that General Han Fo- Pacification Commissioner Shantung, left Kangchow
vice.
Edward Arnold
“SUTTERS GOLD"
SPANISH CIVIL WAR
(Continued from Page 1)
Siege Of Oviedo THOUSANDS LOSE THEIR
-Lee Trary Binnie Barnes
THE BIGGEST THRILL DRAMA IN MOTION PICTURE HISTORY!
SUN.
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Fred Astaire
"FOLLOW THE FLEET" Ginger Rogers
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London Press Comments
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London: The rumours of a of British loan to China
Giant Show. Tops The
Year's Mightest
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Daily at 2:30, 5.20,7.20 & 920 p.m. ONE OF THE 10 BEST BRITISH 1935 PRODUCTIONS:
PAUL ROBESON⚫ LESLIE BANKS in
are de-for Tainan by train at 8 am yes EDGAR WALLACE'S “SANDERS OF THE RIVER”
finitely scotched by the creditsterday, and General Chu Weing- announcement, says The Times chang (representative of Shansi This is a timely and commend-and Sufyan) and Mr. Kto Ting- able decision, the more so since Yuan (representative of Hopel British manufacturers and and Chahar) went back to Shansi Faris: The siege of Oviedo cost the Government troops and the traders in China have hitherto and Tientsin respectively by train or no assistance of on the same date. General Yang Asturian miners about 4,000 men had little and the Nationalists 300, accord-this particular kind. Even in a Fu-sing, the Pacification Commis the region so rife with suspicion siener for Shensi, who went to in- ing to an announcement by Nationalist broadcasting station at and imputation as the Far East terview the Generalissimo on Sun- La Coruna. Thousands of rifles, it should be difficult to ruis-day, also returned to Sian, the cap- or misrepresent the ital of the province, by train at 2 hundreds of machine-guns, several conceive cannon and a considerable amount decision now taken. It is not p of equipment also fell into thelbased on political motives nor is!
hands of the Nationalists.
FROM LEAGUE
it even competitive, except as a MUST BE DIVORCED During the three months of monopolist might define compe- siege the city suffered considerably. tition. Nor again need it pre- every public building being dam-clude co-operative financial aid
(Continued from Page 1) aged. The first food supplies in for China herself if and when
Franco-Soviet Pact, Belgium's iso- weeks arrived in the city on Sun-all the Powers concerned, are
lation policy and the dangers of day afternoon, even water having ready to participate therein.
Bolshevisin. Mediterranean and The Daily Telegraph observes: been rationed because the supply! was cut off, and during the last"We have heavy losses to make colonial problems are also said to days of the siege the city was up before recovering anything be included in the agenda of the without lights.
Colonel Aranda, like our old place among the na- conferences.
Rome: Political circles state who directed the defence of the tions trading with China. The city by the Nationalist troops, economic, conditions in China that the object of Count Clano's has been promoted to General. aré improving fast, and it is visit is to co-ordinate the policies! According to an announcement clearly the moment for bold en-jof the two Governments. No actual
Reuter
treaty or pact will be negotiated;} by the headquarters in Burgos, the terprise."
MR. KIRKPATRICK'S CAREER but a clavication of the attitudes victors immediately formed two Mr. Kirkpatrick, who is va- of the two Governments is expect- new columns, one to force the eating his Parliamentary seat, ed to be sought on the problems of Reds out of the harbour of Gijon will spend a short time in the the new Locarno and the future of and the other to break the resis London office of the Export the League, as well as Spain and Itance of the miners in Mieres.
Members of the Red Militia taking to China.
Credits Department before go the Franco-Soviet Pact-Renter. BERGENERAL MILCH IMPRESSED He is well-equipped by his Rome: The Secretary of State they were commanded by foreign owledge of the Far East for in the German Air Ministry. his new post. He started his General Milch, who is visiting London: The Foreign Secretary business career in an Eastern Rome, was received by Signor has received, both through the exchange bank and is well ac-Mussolini on Sunday. Netherlands Minister in London quainted with the import trade Following a quick visit to and His Majesty's Minister at The In India, where for some time Naples, where he saw Pompeii Hague, expressions of gratitude he was the partner of the late and Vesuvins, General Milch con- Lord Cable in Bird and Co. tinued his trip of inspection, in- for the services rendered to
Calcutta
Spray clading the Turin military, airport, Netherlands subjects in Spain by Subsequently he visited the and the motor and aeroplane de His Majesty's Government Bri- par East on various occasions partment of the Fist work {tish Wireless Service.
en prisoner at Oviedo declared that
| officers--Trans-Ocean: Service.
NETHERLAND'S THANKS
for special
AFGHAN WAR MENISTER VISITS ANKARA
mer
* Ankiza, “ To-d
The Afghan
War Minister
¿day with his stad on a visit of
and in 1924 Commenting on fils inmpressions on a financial and com-in an interview published in the Japan. He Giornale d'Italia, General Mich Kong in 1927 to declared that during the past two Oriental Tele-years Italy; had made extraordin- 333-34/paid aary progress in the field of avia
hile repre-tion, the
inplaner,
of the
with NINA MAE MCKINNEY: A UNITED ARTISTS RELEASE
TO MORROW
13 HOURS BY AIR With FRED MURRAY
- JOAN" BENNETT: A PARAMOUNT PICTURE.
HK. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Clothing for boys and girls
URGENTLY WANTED
Our needy children must be
fitted out for school
HELP US TO HELP THEM
and the
having