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COMMUNIST FRICTION PROBLEM IN THE LIMELIGHT
THE BAN WAS LIFTED on the National People's Political Council meeting, which opened in Chungking on Saturday, when Gen- eral Chiang Kai-shek addressed the meeting.
The seven Communist delegates did not attend the meeting, news of which was with- held in the hope that the Communists would be prevailed on to attend, but since it was definitely established that the Communists were not attending, news of the Council was released.
Cause of the Communists' ab- their demand stention is due to to certain political concessions.
The fact that they did not attend indicates that such con cefcions
unacceptable arc the Government.
to
The Kuomintang, as well as the minority parties, are not attach- g importance to the Communist abstention
Referring to domestic affairs in Saturday's address, the Gen- Cralissimo declared final
vic-
tory must be the goal. tional defence must
everything else.
Na-
be above
He added that if the re
is no national security there cannot be freedom.
rights. liberty and Reuter.
AMBITIOUS
THEATRE THE LARISSA SCHEME
QUAKE
when the walls of buildings col- lapsed.
One party was dug out from beneath an enormous pile of de- bris.
ly
BERKELEY
SQUARE TO LOSE ITS RAILINGS
The railings at Ber- keley Square, except those round the statue and fountain, are be- ing removed to make scrap iron for muni- tions.
Berkeley Square was laid out in 1709, part of the develop- ment which took place between 1700 and 1750 of the Mayfair district. British Wireless.
and
used for Chinese films plays, commences its new career with a premiere gala of "The Great Dictator," featuring Charlie and Chaplin, Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie, and this will be fol- lowed by "Rebecca" and other first class productions.
For ordinary occasions prices of admission will be boxes $1.10. back-stalls 70 cents, front-stalls 40 cents and gallery 30 cents.
For "The Great Dictator," how-
Entertainment in Hong ever, the charges will be slightly
+higher and wth range from
cents to $2.20.
picture will run for 18 days.
50
Though damage to RA.F. per- Kong is to be given a new sonnel and property in the Larissa stimulus. On Friday next, It is expected that this opening earthquake was slight, one air-
Booking is open Lee Theatre, the biggest
at the Lee craftman was injured and many persons had remarkable escapes in Hong Kong it seats Theatre or at Messrs. Tsang Fook
and Co., Ltd., of Marina House. 1,400 - is
opening its
Yesterday
"Re- a preview of doors as а
first-run becca" was given at the theatre, and no praise would be high en- cinema.
version ough for this Alm
of As soon as the roll was calledli Renovated at D cost of over Daphne du Maurier's famous no- and all accounted for, squads $150,000, and including air-condi-vel, and in which Lawrence Oliv- were organised and rushed into tioning, this theatre, built in 1921ier and Joan Fontaine make mov- the town, where, alongside Greek by the late Mr. Lee Hysan, is nowing-picture history with their per- soldiers and civilians, they work- compable with the best in thefect characterisations. ed throughout the whole of Fri- Colony, possessing as it does sound It is undoubtedly an outstanding day night and Saturday.--British equipment second to none.
film, having an excellent cast and Wireless.
On Friday this theatre, former-an unusual plot.
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