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LIVE
LATEST COLOUR CARTOON "Horse On The Merry-Go-Round".
FRIDAY
20th Century Fox Picture
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30 - 6 20 220-9.30
ALSO
At 2.30, 5,10,
THE WORLD GANG
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1939.
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
7.15 & 9.30 p.m. COMMONS RUDE
ENOUGH TO
TO LAUGH AT ORGANISATION
UP ON US?"
MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN HENRY FONDA RALPH BELLAMY
JOANNAK AHM- A COLUMBIA PICTURE
3 STOOGES COMEDY "HEALTHY, WEALTHY & DUMB"
“SUEZ "
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MAJESTIC
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
AN AMAZING AND FASCINATING NEW SLEUTH!
HE COLLECTS RARE STAMPS AND CLEVER MURDERERS WITH EQUAL CALMI
London, To-day. IRONICAL LAUGHTER grected the statement in the House of Commons by Sir Edward Grigg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of In- formation, that the total staff employed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information number 872 and in regional offices 127. The number of journalists actually engaged in their profession at the time of their appointment was 26 at headquarters and 17 in regional offices.
HE SAID A MOUTHFUL
London, To-day.
More laughter occurred when Sir Edward Grigg added that, in addition, there were in the news division 48 officers appointed because of their familiarity with press relations work of government departments or the B.B.C. combined in many cases with previous journalistic or broadcasting. experience.
A statement in the House
CONCERN OF HOUSE of Commons yesterday on the
Mr. Morgan (Labour) asked if Sir personnel of the Ministry of Edward Grigg had taken notice of the Information by Sir Edward concern of the House for the state- Griggs, the Ministry's parliament he had just made (cheers) and mentary secretary, resulted more satisfactory explanation regard- in unfavourable demonstra-ing the preponderance of officials as tions from all parts. of the against professional people engaged in House.
would "offer us at some early date a
newspaper work."
required investigation (Laughter and cheers).
Sir Edward Crigg said that Lord Sir Edward announced that of the MacMillan recognised that the situa~ 872 personnel at the Ministry's head-tion quarters, only 26 were journalists!
He added it was realised that this situation "needed investigating." Reuter.
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A new sleuth-amazing, fascinating, differentl
starting
GORDON HARKER ALASTAIR SIM
HUGH WILLIAMS - STEVE GERAY WALLY PATCH • MIKI HOOD EDWARD UNDERDOWNTM
Directed by Eugene Forda
Produced by Twentieth Century Productions Lid. Robert T. Kone, Managing Director
Released by 20th Century-Fax
FRIDAY, ONE DAY ONLY
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WILLIAM POWELL
MYRNA LOY in
"THE THIN MAN"
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NEUTRAL
Madrid, Sept. 20.
determined
Mr. Davidson (Labour) ejacu- lated: "It' requires evacuation!" Sir Edward Grigg added that Lord MacMillan had already taken steps to enable an investigation to be made.- Reuter.
Neutrality represents the true sen- timents of the country, the paper added. Times and circumstances Spain is
to remain have changed since 1914, the journal neutral in the European conflict, the continued, and those who continue to paper "Alcazar" stated here- to-day, show partiality towards either of the commenting on the Soviet aggression warring parties will be shown reason in Poland and the reasserted deter-immediately with all the energy mination of the Allies to keep on the disposal of the Spanish regime.-
Havas. fighting.
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