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KING'S
FOR THE FIRST TIME
At 2.30, 5.10,
7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
UNCENSORED VERSION!
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Universal's presentation of Erich Maria Remarque's Greatest Novel
Directed by Lewis Milestone
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A 20th Century
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720*- 9:30
•
A Universal Picture
RICHARD GREENE in "HERE I AM A STRANGER”
MAJESTIC
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NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON
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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1940
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SHARP FRENCH - REPLY TO JAPANESE ALLEGATIONS
Paris, To-day.
A COMPLETELY CATEGORICALLY. official denial
has been given to reports from Japanese sources that arms and munitions are being sent to South China by the French Indo-China Railway.
AN ODD "COINCIDENCE"
Amsterdam, To-day.
An odd coincidence is the sub-. ject of much unoffiolal comment. During the last Lowland scare, in November, a Dutch ship, the Blledricht, was sunk. Promptly on the heels of the present tension, the Arendskerk has been torpa- doed by a Nazi. U-boat-Reuter.
PRINCESSES
AN ACTION THRILLER BRISTLING WITH DRAMATIC ARRIVE IN
MARKED
by the police
MARKED
by the underworld
MARKED
. for the life no
woman wants to leadi
EXCITEMENT !!!
WARNER BROS. PRESENT
HE SENSATION OF THE HOUR
GIRLS
on
LONDON
London, To-day.
The King and Queen and the two Princesses returned to London yester- day from Sandringham, where they have been staying since just before Xmas.
The King held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace and handed to Mr. Oliver Stanley his seal of office as Secretary for War.
Sir John Reith; the new Minister of Information, was sworn in and both were later received by the King audience.-Reuter.
in
PROBATION NOT KEEN TO
ARE THE THE MARKED WOMEN OF TOMORROW?
Directed by Willaan McCain - Sroon Pay by Crano Wilbur “A” Fast" Hashanah Pittore - Fransad by WARNER BROS.
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"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"
Richard Green * Basil Rathbone * Wendy Barrie A 20th Century-Fox Picture
DAILY
AT
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5.20
7.20
9.20
TO
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HANKOW
STARE
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WALTER-
KOWLOON
57795
BON
WINCHELL BERNIE
SIMONE SIMON
LOVE AND
HISSES
BERT LAHR JOAN DAVIS
Seven hot-and-hissing
songs including
GORDON & REVELT
DICK-BALDWIN RAYMOND SCOTT
QUINTIT RUTH TERRY
DOUGLAS FOWLEY
CHICK CHANDLER
Directed by
LATEST HITSE OLED Suhu Fanfold.
IF I WERE KING
Paramount Picture
TRAVEL
of
It is stated that the insistence these reports, which French circles are obliged to deny as regularly as they the are circulated, appear to reflect desire of certain Japanese circles, particularly military circles, to jus- tify by military considerations the destruction by aerial bombardment of the last railway communication existing with that part of China which is free from Japanese occupation.
The statement says that the greater part of the traffic on this line consists of goods from the United States.
If these allegations and the bom- bardments are repeated, French cir- that cles will be tempted to think despite the orientation of the Japan- ese Government, which does not de- sire to increase the difficulties in re- lations with the Western Powers, these acts come from the Japanese military cliques which think that they need the not respect, with due discipline, instructions coming from higher au- thorities and the Japanese Govern- ment.-Reuter.
BIDS TO
BOOST U.S. DEFENCES
Washington, To-day. New warships costing $276,000,000 will be needed by 1945 in order to complete the Navy's current and pro- posed construction programme, ac- cording to Admiral Stark's testimony before the House Naval Committee.
Meanwhile the Secretary of War, Mr. Woodring, is appearing before the House Military Affairs Committee [SPECIAL TO "THE CHINA MAIL"]
and appealed for the committee's sup- San Francisco, To-day. port for new army funds. Several sailors of the German "This winter our Army has not steamer "Columbus"- which was been an army. In
"' said Mr. being', scuttled on December 19, last year, Woodring, 'adding that such an army, have cancelled their passage to Ger- as opposed to one
on paper, would to "speak with au- many via the Far East fearing cap-enable America
Havas. ture by British warships.
-Router. thority for peace.'
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