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The new Sound Version of the Motion Picture
HUMANITY
by the Christian Films, Ltd., Hong Kong.
Sponsored by the Bishop of Hong Kong, Entire Proceeds to be con-
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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1939.
JAPANESE PLANS FOR HAINAN ISLAND
Kwellin, To-day.
There is growing evidence of Japanese Intentions to build up Hainan Island as a naval and air base.
HALF MILLION MARK PASSED IN DERBY SWEEP
The number of tickets sold on the Derby Sweep at 9.30 a.m. to-day had already ex-
Besides laying out a big air-ceeded the 500,000 mark, field, an unceasing shipment of military, supplies has been sent to the Island. This includes guns, tanks, bombs and shells of vari- ous descriptions, as well as 300 cases of airplane parts and other
arms.
A big armada of war vessels is concentrated there. Among them are three aircraft-carriers, three cruisers, 13 destroyers and 22 gunboats.
Fighting continues in many
and prospects now are that the first prize will be in the vicinity of $250,000.
The third prize is likely to be about $72,000 and the third prize about $36,000.
The ticket numbers have already reached 535,000.
parts of the Island. In spite of NAZI ARTIFICIAL
the Japanese occupation of Kiungchow and Hoihow, Chinese troops cling to their
the hilly regions in the outskirts RUBBER WORKS
and are still harassing the in- vaders.
Six Japanese planes raided the highway between Szewui and Tsingyuan in Kwangtung yester-
BLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY day afternoon.
MORE FOR YOUR MONEY THEN EVER BEFORE ! IMPORTANT FIRST RÜN PICTURE AND STAGE SHOW FOR THE ONE PRICE OF ADMISSION.
MILLION-VOLT DRAMA WITH A MILLION-DOLLAR CAST! You'll thrill at the daring expose of this vicious crime-trust that
defled a nation. THEIR ENTIRE RACKET EXPOSED ON THE SCREEN!
RACKET
BOGART BRENT
BUSTERS
GLORIA DICKS ALLEN JENKINS WALTER ABEL
Directed by LLOYD BACON, A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION - A WARNER BROS, PICTURE
EXTRA ADDED STAGE ATTRACTION FAREWELL PERFORMANCES OF THESE ARTISTS.
THE FAMOUS
NOVAC DUO
THE MOST
SENSATIONAL
OF ALL
ACROBATIC DANCERS
NOTHING SO DARING
NOTHING SO THRILLING
EVER SEEN ON ANY STAGE
TO-MORROW
MONDAY
TUESDAY
GLORY RIDERS OF THE SKY RISK THEIR LIVES
mighty picture that will hold you spellbound.
MEN WITH
ME MURRAY
WINGS
GYMILIAND TOM CAMPBELL
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BERLIN, TO-DAY. Bombs were IT IS STATED THAT CON dropped at Sungkong and Shang-STRUCTION OF THE BUNA lam, where about ten civilians (ARTIFICIAL" RUBBER were killed and wounded.
WORKS NEAR ~ MERSEBURG
A Japanese artillery unit IS SO FAR ADVANCED THAT mounted guns at Mahow, south of THE PRODUCTION OF SYN- Samshui, on the West River, and THETIC RUBBER ON A LARGE shelled Kamlee, opposite the SCALE WILL BEGIN SHORT-
LY
River
Central News.
CHINA-BURMA AIR SERVICE SURVEY
Kunming, To-day.
Paving the way for the formal
The company recently increas ed its share capital from 30,000,- 000 to 50,000,000 marks.
Other factories are.
to be erect
ed and Germany plans to equip all motorcars with buna tyres in the course of this year.
HE'S ANTIQUE EXPERT AT 8
Kenneth Beckett, aged eight, of Edmonton,
inauguration of the air service be Steeplestone-close, tween China and Burma on Febru- London, N., scorns toys, would ary 28, a survey flight between rather have an ancient piece of Chungking and Rangoon has been Roman, pottery given to him as a made by a C.N.A.C. plane with present than a toy train. satisfactory results, it is announced
For Kenneth is no ordinary boy hero to-day.
he is one of the youngest col-
!
Starting from Chungking at lectors of antiques. 6.40 o'clock on the morning of
For three, and a half years he Feb. 22, the surveying machine, has saved up all his pennies for carrying one bag of mail matter, antiques, coins and stamps, and arrived here at 9.80 o'clock the spends all his time studying his same morning. After one hour's collection. stay, it resumed its journey to Burma
After a brief stopover at Lashio where its engines were examined, the plane arrived at Rangoon 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The plane is expected to return here on its way back to Chungking to-day-Central News.
Regularly he visits stalls at the Caledonian Market for new "finds," and exchanges confiden- ces with connoisseurs..:
He knows stamps at a glance, is an expert on pottery marks and dates of coins.
“Playroom” in his home means museum, marked "Private." No one but Kenneth is allowed » handle or even touch any article In his collection............
TIENMEN LOST Says his mother: "I've never
Ichang, To-day,
Tiemmen, in central Hupch; has been lost to the Japanese,
After the capture of Tionmen, a Japaneso column from Kingshan, | 90 miles north west of Hanltow, in alad trying to push westward They era encountering stif Chin- Les resistance at Walipu în the
Auburbs Kingshan.
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known, qucha
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