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THE ROBBER SYMPHONY
Can the moving picture
dished
again and
the
phony It is a distin
tain to the heights of art? There productions of which proved
the usual trash one h
en There is a great deal of decora- are some who firmly believe that it box-office successes.
week after week. Those who look tive formality in the picture, its can, and there are also some dis- illusioned directors and scenario Once in a while a genuine effort askance at everything labelled rhythm, the make-up of the players, writers who started out with a here and there escapes the vigi- "highbrow" can be assured that the settings remind one of a great deal of enthusiasm to produce lance of the picture magnates, but there is nothing highbrow about marionette show. It is not too pictures of truly artistic merit- the public gets tired of sitting this picture. In its perfect simpli- overemphasised, but just enough to they have a different opinion. through a show to pick out a few city, not to say naivete, lies its main give an interesting, piquant flavour These men do not deny the pos- choice bits from the rubbish heap. charm. The story is only a bit o to the production. The lovely out- sibilities of the moving picture as a The Londoner, New Yorker, or Pari- fantasy out of which the director, door scenes taken at the Cote means of expression, but they as- sian can escape to special picture Friedrich Feher, has woven a de d'Azure, in the mountains of Tyrol, sert that as long as the big firms houses where they make a point of lightful pattern. There is very little the High Alps in France, and on control the industry with their capi- maintaining a high level and select dialogue in the picture and even the Mont Blanc maintain the na- tal and ownership of hundreds of their programme from the-produc- that, left out, would not be missed. turalism of the picture. Though the picture-houses the standard of the tions of the whole world. Because The acting and the accompanying chief part is played by young Hans moving picture will remain at its there are some producers, not for music is so expressive that any ex- Feher, son of the director, there seems superfluous. If are really no stars in the picture, present level. The "big shots" of getting the Russian state produc- planation the picture industry don't like ex- tions, in England, France, Holland, there are scenes in which the direc which in itself is a pleasant innova- perimenting. They have no con- and Sweden.
tion sometimes drags, they can be tion. Every player has his turn excused as they are not too many and delights us equally well. victions other than that a picture
It is altogether a production“ must make money. Their only faith
or too long, and the picture as a whole make up for it amply. The which nobody should miss, and the photography aims high and ofter absence of the usual sex appeal and achieves its aim. There are some other box office vulgarities makes it very unusual and amusing shots, a picture eminently suitable for without the forced and rather stale children too.
In Hong Kong where one has not is in the box-office. "Give the peo- got that means of escape one must ple what they like," they say, mean- be extremely thankful to Mr. L ing that you get the same old stuff Zimmerman for bringing to us such
THE
News."
WORLD GOES BY By "ULYSSES"
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PRESSURES AGAINST PEACE
Among problems now confront- From the point of view which ing the world's peace advocates, still thinks in terms of a world THE latest description of the war, yourselves, lads. Remember what distribution of raw materials is economy, the only conceivable al-
23 reported by "In Par- my old father used to tell me.
vital. The subject, it may be re- ternative to a catastrophic series of enthesis," of the "North China Daily jobs like this nothing succeeds like called, was the basis of an official imperialistic wars is an opening up excess. But, you know, I still think British proposal some time ago for of the vital raw materials of the In Parenthesis doesn't mind ad-it's a pity you haven't got a leg an international conference to find world to all nations. And this of economic solutions for related course must be accompanied by a mitting that he was responsible for show. Makes things brighter the quiet which prevailed on Sun-my mind.”
political problems. The war in correlative freeing of the clogged day. It was with the greatest re- As you will doubtless remember Spain brings the question into channels of world trade. But to-day the time may already have passed luctance that he had to summon the things moved a bit faster yesterday sharper focus. high commands to a conference over morning, but Ip has warned them
The force which economic pres- when concessions to freer capitalis- the show they are putting up. There that unless they get more snap into sures exert upon the dictatorships tic methods will serve. Italy, Japan was a certain amount of stiffness their turns, he'll definitely take the is emphasised in the present inter- and Germany are being daily car- about. the proceedings at the com- show off
vention crisis by a remark Chancel ried closer to a state capitalism like lor Hitler made recently during a that of Russia. And the pressure mencement, but Ip, decided that the only thing was to tell them where Little Audrey dropped in yester-speech at a party rally in Wurz- of their rulers and upon their rulers they got off.
day dressed in Chinese clothes, and burg. Germany wants the Franco may be too great to permit any so-
forces to win the war, he said, be- lution save that of war. "Looka here, you fellers," he re- not too good at that. -
The dangers of a system that ex- marked transferring his well-chewed "Got a cigarette, Ip?" she asked.cause Germany needs Spain's ores
ploits another's legitimate needs cigar from starboard to port. “You've "Certainly. But what's the idea? for the making of its munitions.
Such incidents help to clarify one are clearly evidenced in the flood of got this show all wrong. Don't you Why the Chinese habiliments?” understan' your public wants ac- "I'm helping the Chinese in this jof the underlying causes of world facts impounded in these 800 pages. tion. Why, that lousy little one show."
unrest; but the cure is now the The other contributors have hewn horse show in Spain has been play- "Whatever do you mean. If you'd chief concern. This need gives out a monument of graphic docu- ing to full houses for the past year, had a grain of sense you would have timely impact to a survey of the mentation to support the opinions and you fellers with all the talent evacuated to Hong Kong weeks ago." political and economic effects of presented by Professors Elliott and in the world aren't doing any bet
"Yes, and have been vaccinated, monopolies in the production of ter than a one night stand
inoculated and segregated. Believe non-ferrous metals, recently carried fout under the auspices of the Bur- "Yer fires was pretty good, and me, big boy, when I want to be
eau of International Research of that entr'act on Friday was the shot, no Hong Kong squirt is go snake's hips, but believe me, or being to do it with a hypodermic, Harvard University and Radcliffe
College. lieve me not, when you ain't got a when there are nice big guns about beauty chorus-and that's a pity be- to do it properly." cause I reckon a leg show has the box office beat-you've gotta givem sumpin' fer their money."
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H. T.
"SHE USED TO BE
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SO SLIM"
Chance Remark Which Opened Nurse's Eyes
It is often a chance remark that
The results of the study are com- "Well, what have you been doing?”” "I'm a Chinese irregular. Didn't pressed within a book dealing with International Control in the Non- you see me last Friday. I was yuloh-Ferrous Metals (New York: Mac- "Well, what do you suggest?” · ing my sampan down the river, near millan. $6.50). The work outlines Fr'instance, why not open each the Idzumo. Say, did those lads
the unequal geographical sources of day's programme with an overture? get a scare?”
valuable raw materials; traces the Izzy could put in plenty of oompah, "What were you doing there?"
trend toward monopolistic control, makes a woman realise she is putting oompah on the Whangpoo, and all "Well, you see, I was a bit sore and weighs the-strategic implica-on weight Nurse N.C. heard the Ma. the rest could come it with their over my failure to torpedo Izzy ations of the interdependence of tron say she was looking middle-aged instruments. Believe me, boys, if few weeks ago, and I was sort of nations in the light of these relat- and plump and it opened her eyes. we can't give 'em legs, we gotta looking things over again, when they led factors.
Read how she got rid of that unwanted give 'em noise.
opened fire on me."
The temptation to exploit the con-fat- "But weren't you afraid?”.
sumer, one infers, is the main I am a nurse, and did not notice how The way they weakness in the operation of in- heard a remark passed by Matron
I was putting on flesh until I over- "Yes, terribly. were carrying on might have made ternational mineral monopolies. Isn't Sister looking middle-aged and "Oh, yeah? Well Izzy looks bet-me late for lunch.
Whether price, production and dis- plump, and she used to be so slim.' I ter on the bill anyhow, and I tell "But I mean all that machine-tribution of vital industrial raw determined to try Kruschen, and for yer again you've got to think of gunning, and the bombardment-
materials should function in a free the last four months I have steadily lost weight. When I weighed myself after yer public. Make the show snappy, "The bombardment was not so world market under the impartial that chance remark, I was 10 stone keep the audience thinking how good good. I got pieces of shrapnel in my control of an administative agency 8 lbs. I weighed myself each week, and it is. and even if its rotten they hair, which took the amah quite a sponsored by the League of Na- I now weigh 8 stone 7 lbs. I did not terwards. But the tions is a question which, in view kept on ordinary food. I shall never diet or do any special exercises; just like it. And how? And think of time to get out.
of the belligerent policies of the be without Kruschen. (Nurse) N.C. the noospapers. Do you think all shooting didn't worry me.”
"Have-nots," merits enlightened You are safe when reducing weight these fellers here want to telegraph "Why didn't it?
"The only way they
hit a consideration their home papers just to say the
"If you are referring to the Izumo, allow me to inform you that the vessel's name is not Izzy.”
to
day was quiet. Why boys, unless target with a you speed things up a bit, you'll fx bayonets and charge" - And be off the front page, and only Little Audrey left the room smiling wriggle in as a three line par. Be gently.
Professor Elhott's outlook on the political implications is decidedly
dismal. He concludes that:
with Kruschen Salts. - Krüschen is not- in any sense a drugs it is a saline-an ideally balanced blend of six natural mineral saks which doctors have ap-/
proved for many years as a safe treat-
ment for obesity.
Raging In North China
Greatest Battle Of War Raging
MAGNIFICENT REARGUARD CANTON RAID
ACTION BY CHINESE
STUBBORN EFFORTS
TO STEM GREAT
ONSLAUGHT
Peiping, To-day.
JAPANESE
WARSHIPS NEAR HOIHOW
Canton,
Scouting planes sent ent Canton Air Force early this ing returned here with that three Japanese warshi
Details are at last trickling through of the bat- tle raging in North China, where the Japanese opened a major-scale offensive on Tuesday in the region between the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and sighted near Hoihow, but the Peiping-Hankow Railway.
The battle is the biggest clash of armed forces in the Far East since the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.
the vicinity of Bocca Tigri
Warships of the Fren East Squadron have put in an pearance at Kwangchow-Wai were seen cruising outsid Bay-Our Own Correspondent.
that Kuangling is defended
not
First phase of the operations began when the Japanese troops were set the difficult task of cross-only by the Chinese division which ing the Yungting River, west of Ku-An, at a spot retired there from the Nankow- from the Nankow where the river is 300 yards wide and is flanked Kalgan sector but also by two divi- with steep banks on either side-
Heavy rains had raised the level of the water until it was from four to five feet deep.
This, together with the strong nature of the Chinese positions on the south side of the river, greatly hampered the Japanese, whose losses were very heavy.
sions of Communist troops.
TAIYUAN BOMBED
Tatung, where the white flag was
FROM CRUISER NEAR HONGKONG
Canton, To-day. learns reliably that air raid on Canton ried out by seaplanes apanese cruiser at the
the Pearl River. bombs were dropped on irts of Canton but fur- details are still awaited re- ding the whereabouts damage done
and
Several foreigners heard and saw bombs dropping south of Canton between 11 o'clock last might and midnight.-Reuter.
FRENCH FIRE ON REBEL PLANES
Paris, To-day-
The small town of Port Bon, on the Franco-Spanish frontier, was again bombed by Spanish, Nationa- list planes yesterday.
It is also reported that French
hoisted when the vanguard of the anti-aircraft batteries on the coast Japanese army reached the town,
body of the Japanese forces. has now been occupied by the main
opened up fire when Nationalist planes tried to bomb a French steamer-Trans-Ocean.
Immediately after capture of the captown, Japanese Sappers began to resistance. also repair the railway bridge, which had been partially destroyed.
Yesterday, Huaijen was occupied, while a Japanese bombing squa-
After seven hours' desperate fight- By noon the Japanese had ing they finally succeeded in gain-tured Yangtzekang ́and had ing 2 footing on the south bank, entered Fangshanhsien. thanks mainly to artillery and air-Fighting continued throughout Japanese troops advancing south dron raided the capital of the pro- craft support."
the afternoon, the Chinese troops of Tating are encountering little vince; Taiyuan Trans-Oceani
CON-
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the
As the Chinese were lacking in battling with magnificent courage both these weapons, they were com-in the face of superior equipment. pelled to retreat south, upon which Chinese headquarters the Japanese rushed tanks and ar-north front was subjected the moured cars across hastily
whole day to persistent air raids. structed pontoon bridges, and suc-
BOMBING RAIDS ceeded before nightfall in capturing Squadron after squadron of Ja important Chinese positions.
panese planes dropped bombs on the town of Chochow and stations on the Peiping-Hankow Railway.
CROSS TING RIVER The Japanese advanced eight miles and crossed the Ting River with- Yesterday afternoon, the
left three bridges intact.
Ja-
their vanguards yesterday evening
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Aerial Dog-Fight Over Loyang
Tientsin, To-day.
The first air battle on the North China front out difficulty, as the Chinese had panese occupied Tafangchan, while took place over Loyang, an important strategical Meanwhile, Japanese forces had were nearing the stations of Pat centre where one of the largest Chinese air force pressed forward in the adjacent sec- chaw, Sircheng and Tin shing, on aerodromes is situated, yesterday. tor of Kuanhsien and crossed the the Peiping-Hankow Railway.
Japanese bombers appeared over Loyang in an The city of Kuanhsien, centre of Japanese troops also made ad- Jendeavour to wipe out the aerodrome, and were the Chinese defence line, fell into vances in Shansi yesterday, accord-met by a flight of speedy Chinese fighters. their hands at 7 o'clock yesterday ing to Japanese reports, which! A thrilling dog-fight ensued, lasting for over Two hours later they had entered the direction of Yenmenkuan Pass half an hour, at the end of which time the Japanese Yungchingsien, and then carried Rumours that parts of the planes were forced to retire.
Yungting River.
morning.
SHANSI OPERATIONS
claim that the Chinese retired in
out an encircling movement with Chinese Communist armies had
the object, which failed, of trapping been sent to Shansi by the Nanking No details can be obtained as to casualties.
eight Chinese divisions, representing Government are confirmed by news Trans-Ocean. the first line of the Chinese defence.
MAGNIFICENT REARGUARD
ACTION
near
Four of these divisions, under the command of General Wan Fu-lin. former Governor of Heilungkiang, are now slowly withdrawing from the positions they occupied Kuanhsien, but are offering stubborn resistance to the Japanese advance in a magnificent rearguard action, in spite of the fact that in this sector the Japanese are particularly well-equipped with rapid light tanks and a fleet of aeroplanes, which continually harass the troops.
26TH ARMY FIGHTING HARD
Further westward, four other Chinese divisions, forming the 26th Army under General Sun Lien- chung, are endeavouring to stem the Japanese offensive that was launched south of Lienghgiaughsien at 9.30 yesterday morning.
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PALESTINE
will incur the usual charge. pursuing a Machiavellian policy.
The League Council, while en-Shall we deserve either accusa
Ition? dorsing the British proposal that there should be prepared more- detailed proposals for the parti- tion of Palestine, was plainly no
more disposed to grant carte Sir Edward Stubbs blanche approval than were
members of the House of Com- Sir Edward Stubbs has retir mons. M. Delbos paid tribute to ed from the governorship of the frank, loyal and impartial Ceylon, and by the time these attitude of the British Govern-words appear, says the "Crown ment Colonel Beck worried round Colonist" in a comment on the the question of immigration. A career of Hong Kong's former few more lukewarm speeches and Governor, he will have arrived, that was that. No-one bursting with Lady Stubbs, in England. with enthusiasm, and no-one At 2 dinner given in his honour prepared to insist upon opposi-before their departure, Sir Ed- tion, with Great Britain as the ward said that he felt a good deal of harm was done by those proposer.
Brief cabled reports indicate, n authority not retiring when however, that Mr. Eden adroitly in the normal course they should shifted the burden of responsi-do so, thus blocking the way to bility and it is apparently a Com-promotion of younger men. He mittee of the Council which will disarmed criticism by cheerfully visit Palestine to negotiate with admitting that he had blundered the Arabs and the Jews and then once or twice lately, and that this submit detailed proposals to the probably indicated it was time British Government and to the he retired! But his real reason, League in addition to that already indi- League. Whether a
was that, retiring while Committee, will be able to any cated, better than the Peel Commission still in possession of health and evolve a scheme that is likewise vigour, he hoped he might do satisfactory to Arabs and Jews much to spread a better know- remains an issue of considerable ledge of Ceylon in England, and doubt, though the chances are to correct certain misrepresenta- Strauss Orch. possibly greater. now that the is-tions of that Colony. This is a Concert Orch. Sues have been made fully clear, very laudable ambition, in which and the forces making for possi-we wish Sir Edward every suc- cess, and it is work that needs Albert Sandler & Orch. ble compromise are slowly and
All the Colonies should Grenadier Guards Bandwith difficulty beginning to work doing.
be far better known in England on both sides. London Phil: Orch. The sword, not of Damocles than they are, and no one is bet- Edward but of Solomon, is suspended ter qualified than Sir
disseminate that over their heads. It is probably Stubbs to true to say that, despite even the knowledge. He has had a very lexacerbation of recent events, distinguished career in the Co- the majority of Arabs and Jews lonial Service, extending over in Palestine, if some of their Malaya, Hong Kong, Jamaica, intransigent "leaders" Cyprus and Ceylon, but he can would find render still more valuable ser- along vice in England by his wide the Jews, knowledge and experience of the these Colonies. It is understood cal, that he is becoming a vice-presi onths, dent of the Colonial Empire Un- That ion, it is pleasing to think that, tutti, both through that body and in may yet stultify himself; he other ways he will help to “pro-
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