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THE CHINA MAIL: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1936
LOCAL FILIPINOS:
FOREGATHER
First Birthday Of Commonwealth
FUNCTION AT PENINSULA- HOTEL
The local Filipino community) celebrated the first anniversary of the inauguration of the Com- monwealth of the Philippine Islands yesterday when they held | la tiffin, concert and dance in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel at which over 200 people; įwere present.
Under a Decoration Committee comprising Mr. D. M. Lorenzo, Chairman, and Mr. S. d'Asis, and J. B. Vargas, the Rose Room was hung with the Filipino national colours, with the national emblem on the pillars and the Filipino! fag, and the portrait of President Quezon at the head of the room,
In proposing the Toast of the Commonwealth, Mr. L R. Ide! fonso pointed out the Shields of the Philippines with which the Rose Room was decorated, and
•LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAY said they represented the history
INTERNATIONAL SPIES IN A THRILLING PICTURE
Filled with excitement, action and comerty
Tom spent on their wedding night..........they meet agaku as enemy splat in the services ⚫of their concinni
Astelpa Zadar poseedo
HERBERT
llarshall
VILL WE MEET AGAIN”
with
GERTRUDE MICHAEL - LIONEL ATWILE - ROD LAROCQUE
DAY ONLY
TO-MORROW 1 BY REQUEST
MADAME
of the Islands.
In the middle were the Castle and the Sirene
embodying the Spanish domina-
tion until 1898. Surmounting this] was the Eagle for the United States and the Three Stars stand-i ing for the three main islands of ¡the
Philippines, Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. The ex- blems had now been combined to form the present coat of arms of the Commonwealth.
Chairman's Speech
R. de la Sala,-said:
albeit
family of nations.
Mme. Lotte Lehmann, the famous-Wagnerian (soprano and star of the Metropolitan Opera, is here pictured on the He de France as she arrived in New Fork last month for the opers
POLISH PRESS COMMENTS
Identity In Aims And Methods
COLONEL BECK'S LONDON. VISIT
"CHINA MAIL” SPECIAL
Warsaw, To-day.
40-HOUR WEEK
IN FRANCE
To Be Introduced Next Month.
ACCOMPANIED, BY WAGE-
INCREASES CO
"CHINA MAIL". SPECIAL,
Paris, To-day.
The 40-hour week will be intro- (duced in the French iron ore [mines on December 1, and at the
same time the wages of workers! will be increased 20 per cent. It is estimated that these changes will affect about 22,000 workers."
In order to maintain adequate output to meet the demands after the institution of the shorter working week, 5,000 new workers: will be employed during the next four months, but during the tran- sition period there will be only) |11 working days in every fort-
night.
The French trade magazine Usine states that the price of iron ore in France will be increased (20 per cent. on December 1- |Trans-Ocean Service.
the
APPOINTMENTS IN RUMANIA The Importance Of Armaments
*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.
Bucharest, To-day.
The important role played by armaments in the Tatarescu programme is shown by the fact "Two facts deserve to be expe- that King Carol on Friday signed cially emphasized in connection a decree promoting the
Under-
AUSTRO-GERMAN AGREEMENT
In responding to the Toast, Mr. with Foreign Minister Beck's visit Secretary of State for Aviation to
the -ito London," writes Foreign Minister of Navy and the Air
organ, the Gazetta Force. A year ago to-day, the Com-Minister's
Two high military personalities monwealth the Philippines Polska "One is the identity in
of
also appointed Secretary- and inchoate
semi-aims and methods of England and were sovereign, was ushered into the Poland in organising peace within General in the Ministry of Navy the framework of the League of and Aviation-Trans-Ocean Ser- The keynote of modern coloni-Nations, and the second is the at-vice. A MAGNIFICENT AND UNFORGETTABLE PRODUCTIONsation was struck when on that titude towards the Locarno pro-
historic November 15, 1935, the blems." One of the Wweld's Greatest Love Dramas!
the United States of America Com- The paper also underlines stituted and brought into being identical attitude of England and the Commonwealth of the Philip Poland against the formation of pines, superseding the official title blocs, which "render international, of the Government of the Philip-co-operation impossible and pine Islands.
gender dangers of future
declaration the Mr. Anthony Eden's Recent national events in United States have cast a rosier that in the future negotiations for bue to our future. We cannot but a Western Pact, Poland's interests
The approaching visit of the be doubly thankful for the recent should be well considered, is com-Austrian Secretary of State for Ire-election of Franklin Delano mented upon by the paper as Foreign Affairs, He. Schmidt, for Colonel which has already been announced Roosevelt to the presidency of the noteworthy success United States (Applause) His Becis. In conclusion the Gazette by Trans-Ocean, has now been off- beneficient administration made Folska expresses the hope that the cially confirmed.
England and possible the creation of the Con-relations between
Secretary Schmidt will arrive in monwealth we now celebrate. Un-Poland will become more and more Berlin on Thursday morning next
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A GRAND NEW ROMANTIC TEAM IN A RIP-SNORTING TALE OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE !
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RUSSELL Thouble ron Tuws
FOR
THANK
MORGAN
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TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY!
MAE WEST and VICTOR MacLAGEEN-
“KLONDIKE ANNIE'
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE!
en-
號 wars,"
Vienna Official To Visit Berlin
➡CHINA MAIL * SPECIAL
Berlin. To-day.
der his guidance in the next four intimate in the interests of both for a two-day visit, during which years, particularly in view of his countries, and that of European time he will have the opportunity
promise to make improvements peace-Trans-Ocean Service.
where imperfections and inequali-
to confer with the leaders of the Reich Government on all questions
ties in the Tydings-MacDuffie Law WHITE DEPOSIT in which the two countries have
are found, we can rest assuredj that the political foundation of the Commonwealth is secured.
"Mabulhay!"
IN GLASS
Comedian's Wife Death Mystery
imutual interest."
The conferences will have as their insîn object the outlining of plans for continuing the policy forecast in the agreement of July
11-Trans-Ocean Service.
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Her Throne was the Price She Gladly Paid for a Love that was Diving!
Katharine
HEPBURN Fredric MARCH
MARY OF SCOTLAND
Wednesday At the QUEEN'S
"YELLOWSTONE”
A Universal Picture
Asturtling portrayal of a private life...amid the desh and turmoil of ten thousand fighting men who mode the pages of history ron red with the conflict of two women.
with
FLORENCE ELDRIDGE DOUGLAS WALTON JOHN CARRADINE and a tremendous ́cest of metod stars Directed be JONN FORD
Fri the alev be MAIWELL ANDELSON
Wednesday At the ALHAMBRA
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We cannot, however, dwell on the American aspect of the Common-
Tests to discover the cause of wealth without offering tribute to the death of Nellie May Nobbs, MORE FIGHTING REPORTED that peerless humanitarian expon- aged 34, of Hanley-road. Isling-
· [Continued: from Page`1) · ent of social justice, benefactor
ton, were mentioned at the resum- and friend of the Filipinos, Franked inquest at St. Pancras last reported the matter to Gen- Murphy, last American Governor- month.
eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek at General of the Philippines, First When the case was opened pre-Loyang, Aeroplanes for the de- American High Commissioner to viously the husband, George fence of Suiruan have been the Philippines, now Governor-Thomas Nobbs, told the coroner, asked of the Generalissimo, and elect of the State of Michigan Mr. Bentley Purchase, that his the request has been accepted. (Applause). His election, deser wife had been very depressed and FIGHTING REPORTED ing as it is, is Michigan's gain, but
was worrying over a girl with Peiping: Some fighting occurred the Philippines loss May he be whom he associated in his basi-yesterday in, the eastern section of afforded enough time to lend
Taolín country, Saiyum Accord- JAN KIEPURA his attention and assistance in the bess as a comedian. trying days ahead of us.
tribute
6-MODI MUSICOMERY.
Stars of Radio! Stars of the Scre PAT O'BRIEN
JANE FROMAN JAMES MELTON
JEAN MUER FRANK MCHUGH
WAY FRANK FAY
TO-MORROW
About nine days before he found ing to a Chinese report, between GLADYS SWARTHOUT "GIVE US THIS NIGHT”
A
her unconscions before a gas pipe, two and three thousand Mongol Last, but by no means least, to
someone had telephoned her and cavalry, assisted by aeroplanes and the great Filipino emancipator told her that he had had a love artillery, attacked Husgieberhtu, Manuel Luis Quezon, President of
affair. The suggestion was unbat were repulsed by the Suiyuan | the Philippines, goes our
heavy losses. with the fervent prayer for his true, but he had been unable to troops with continued health that he may be convince his wife that that was so mowstorm raged throughout the
At the resumed hearing Dr-operations. able to bring our political struggie william Reginald Thurtle stated Shanghai: The Chinese morning |
that tests made to discover whe-papers report that the fighting in Roosevelt, Murphy, Quezon the ther Mrs Noble's death was due Easterz Taolin continued all day volun- triumvirate whose names are to cause other thin gas-poisoning yesterday. Local Mongol graved in the heart of every true 804 of the Commonwealth to their honour, do I request you all to rise
to a successful conclusion.
had proved negative for any drug-teers helped the Suiyuan troops to Police Enquiries repel the invaders, who finally with- Det-Inspr. Frank Tasker, of "N" drew at six o'clock in the evening-
-Reuter.
up and Join me in the jubilant, Division, said that he was making
and
enquiries in the case and had taken The gathering then rose echoed the toast "Mabubay," which Possession of a glass with a white isa Tagaloy word, meaning "Good deposit in the bottom. It was to Lack
WEATHER REPORT swall
The anti-cyclone remains [be examined.
Mrs. Edna May Weller, of Lord-stationary over North China and ship-lane, Tottenham, said that at Japan. The local forecast for to- Jone time she lived in Hanley-road day, as issued by the Royal Obser- About the end of August, Krvatory this morning, was: North- Nobbs asked her if she would go east winds moderate fine gener- }down to see his wife, who had tried ally.. ~~To mark the 350th anniversary to put her head in the gas-oven. of the death of Sir Philip Sidney, Mra Nobbs told ber
SIR PHILIP SIDNEY'S SCHOOLİ
had and depressed and wanted some- talk to She added: were placed on his sta-tried to do away with herself, and body Shrewsonry School, where that she would do educated, by the head maa-May Louise L
Mayor and Town Cleric of road, stated that
buty and Major West,
the schoolTO-
before Mo
asked her t
Holloway she
more of this lone- Edec, zway with{|
adjourn
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