THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 6, 1939.
NEW ZEALAND IMPORTS
ALHAMBRA LICENCE SYSTEM: NO
NATHAN RD, HOWLOON DAILY AT 2,30-5,20-7,20 & 9,30 TEL. 568 86
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.
A BLOOD-RED CHAPTER IN MINING HISTORY !
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GEORGE O'BRIEN
IN
PAINTED DESERT
With LARAINE JOHNSON RAY WHITLEY Directed by David
Howard. Produced by Bart Gilroy, Screen Play by John Rathmell and Oliver Drake.
RAD 10
CTU RK O
TO-MORROW
A Paramount Picture
P
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Ray Milland
in "MEN WITH WINGS”
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GENERAL BAN ON JAPAN
Wellington (N.Z.), To-day.
Details of further import licences issued show that there has been no general ban on Japanese goods in New Zealand.
One importer reports that he was advised that li- cences were not being issued for Japanese cot- ton goods, English blankets and German rub- ber sheeting.
Plain cotton piecegoods from the jare unable to plan for the future. United Kingdom were not greatly The Premier, Mr. M. J. Savage, affected in his case, but
orders yesterday defended the new import from Japan were cut to about one-licences, saying that under the third.
system imports would increase Applications to import art silk rather than decrease.-Reuter. from Britain and Japan were each cut to about one-third.
A motor firm reports that im- ports of tyres from Britain are being allowed in the same quantity as during the first half of last year, whereas American and Cana- dian tyres are cut by 55 per cent.
FRANK STATEMENT
CHINA TARIFF PROTEST
Chungking, To-day.
The British authorities in Shang- hai have addressed, a memorandum One of the Wellington licences
to the Japanese, voicing opposition allows the same number of British
to any tariff revision in North cars as in the first half of last
China, according to a Shanghai dis- year.
patch.
Importers continue to
J
urge a A protest by the American au- frank statement of the New Zea-thorities is understood to have land Government's licencing policy, been sent a few days ago.—Central saying that until one is given they News.
DOUBLE-BREASTED IS PREFERRED
BY MORE MEN THAN FORMERLY
THIS MAY BE TRACED TO ONE OR TWO
ESSENTIAL STYLE CHANGES SLIGHTLY
ADDED LENGTH, AN EASIER CUT OF
CHEST, BROADER LAPELS AND SHOULD-
ERS ARE THE MAIN POINTS. IT IS
SAFE TO SAY THAT DOUBLE-BREASTED
LOUNGE SUITS ARE IN QUITE A MAJORITY
AGAIN.
L
CHALK STRIPES IN BLUE, BROWN, BLACK
AND GREY ARE VERY POPULAR AND
DOUBLE-BREASTED STYLES IN THESE
ARE REALLY SMART,
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