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THEY FELL IN LOVE....... FOUR AT A TIME!
That's Why
WALTER CONNOLLY HUGH HERBERT MELVILLE COOPER
ERROL FLYNN OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND ROSALIND RUSSELL PATRIC KNOWLES
FOURS
A WARNER BROS. Pisturs
ALSO MUSICAL
COMEDY
TO-MORROW
CROWD
Directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ
"PUPPET
LOVE"
The Dionne Quintuplets in
"FIVE OF A KIND
20th Century'
Fox Picture
with JEAN HERSHOLT
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ESSIE
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Sailing Alone
ROLAND YOUNG JACK WHITING:
·BARRY MACKAY -
THURSDAY, ONE DAY ONLY!
The Third of the Series “JUDGE HARDY'S FAMILY”
Brought Back by Popular Demand
JUDGE HARDY'S CHILDREN
LEWIS STONE, MICKEY ROONEY, CECILIA PARKER. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture.
TO-NIGHTS DINNER
omato Soup...
IDANZIG
SUSPENDS PAYMENTS
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1989.
DANZIG, TO-DAY,
THE BANK OF DANZIG. AN- NOUNCES THAT THE TRANS-
ANGLO- AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP STRESSED
FER OF INTEREST AND THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN AMORTIZATION PAYMENTS ON THE UNITED STATES AND DANZIG'S FOREIGN LOANS GREAT BRITAIN HAS FOR WILL BE DISCONTINUED FOR MANY YEARS BEEN FIRM AND THE TIME BEING; THE BANK, STRONG, BUT THE UTTER SIN- MOREOVER, WILL REJECT FOR CERITY AND WARMTH OF THE. THE TIME BEING REQUESTS | WELCOME GIVEN BY MR.. FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE DES- ROOSEVELT AND THE CITI- TINED FOR OTHER PURPOSES | ZENS OF THE STATES TO OUR THAN NORMAL COMMERCIAL | KING HAVE ADDED TO IT A TRANSACTIONS. OR TRAVEL- | VIVID INSPIRATION AND A LING EXPENSES.
| LIVING FORCE,” SAID HIS EX- CELLENCY. THE GOVERNOR, WHEN PROPOSING THE TOAST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE 4TH" OF JULY RECEPTION AT THE AMERICAN CLUB THIS MORN- ING.
Non-transferred gulden pay- ments to foreigners will be credit- ed to them in the form of blocked foreign gulden., accounts at foreign exchange banks.
More than 400 guests, attended the reception, including members of the gislative Council, officers of the Navy, Consular Body, members of the Le- Army and Royal Air Force, and pro- minent business men."
• The trade of the port of Danzig, which in 1928 totalled 1,476 mil- lion guiden, declined to 375 million gulden in 1938, The trade of the port of Gdynia, on the other hand, increased from 133 million gulden in 1939 to 1,183 millions in 1938.
Danzig's foreign exchange revenues
Mr. Addison Southard, Consul-Gen- from commission trade forwarding and eral for the United States, welcomed brokerage received in direct and tran- the guests and in proposing the Toast of the King, referred to the pleasure ait traffic declined correspondingly.
As a result, Danzig's trade and clear- the King and Queen's visit to the Unit- ing balance towards Poland, which had ed States had afforded the American been unfavourable for some years ow-people and stressed the increased ing to the decline of Polish goods traf- friendship between the two countries. fic through Danzig has become 'still His Excellency the Governor, in re- more unfavourable of late. -
ply said:-
While in the past Danzig had at its
"Once again it is my very pleasant. disposal actually between 25 and 30 privilege to thank you, Mr. Southard,- million zlotys for imports from Poland, on behalf of all British subjects here the boycott of Danzig products in Po-present for your proposal of our Sov- land has changed conditions complete-ereign's health in cordial and charm- ly, to the disadvantage of Danzig.
ing terms.
TRANSFERS STOPPED
"The Fourth of July has been the Danzig, moreover, was compelled to occasion of many a happy hour for increase her imports in order to mo- members of our two nations; but a new dernise her industries so as to be able radiance shines upon this year's gath to increase her exports as compensa-ering whose beams, I firmly believe, tion for the loss in revenues from will not pale with the passing of time.-- direct and transit traffic of the port You, Mr. Consul-General, have spoken of Danzig.
in gracious and kindly terms of the
These factors combined to result in visit paid last May by King George a steady deterioration in the foreign and Queen Elizabeth to the United exchange situation which has now re- States of America. From the time of sulted in a cessation of the transfer its first mention the project of that payments of the Bank of Danzig, which deemed this measure necessary for the protection of Danzig's economic inter- ests. Trans-Ocean.
APOLOGY OFFERED
In our issue of 2nd June, connection with charges made against seven British seamen and two British soldiers at Central Magistracy, it was reported in re spect of two of the persons charged that they were "accused of having conspired to prepare a witness, Lo Kwai Ying, prostitute."
We regret the description given Madam Lo Kwai-ying, and we are satisfied that there is no truth in it's
it whatsoever. We tender our sin- cere apologies to Madam Lo Kwai ying.
JAP DELEGATES
TO TALKS
visit was acclaimed not only by voice and pen but in the hearts of all Bri-- tish people. The friendship between the United States and Great Britain has for many years--been firm --and strong: but the utter sincerity and warmth of the welcome given by Mr. Roosevelt and the citizens of the States to our King and Queen have added to it a vivid inspiration and a living force. Never before have we been so clearly conscious of our, kinshipnot only of Blood but of ideals.
"As I said recently to the Sino- American Institute of Cultural Rela- tions, in China ând in relation to the Chinese, more than anywhere else in the world, that affinity of thought and interest between, the American and the British people is active and beneficent. So for that reason the Fourth of July very special pleasure bringing, as gives to us British in Hong Kong.. does, the chance to pledge again our friendly cousins,
"I have to thank you also, Mr. sul-General,
on behalf of all guests to-day for the delightful hos- pitality which we always exnerience at the hands of Mrs. Southard and
your self on this day!
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