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AT 2.30, 6.10,
7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
HEAT WAVE! JOHN GARFIELD
ANN SHERIDAN
PAT O'BRIEN "CASTLE on the HUDSONTM
BURGESS MEREDITH
HENRY O'NEILL - JEROME COWAN • QUINN "Big Bay~ WILLIAMS · JOHN LIYEL An ANATOLE LITYAK Production. A WARNER BROS. —First National Picture
Also MUSICAL COMEDY "SEEING SPOTS"
FRIDAY
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MARLENE DIETRICH in "SEVEN
SINNERS"
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Complete Exposure Of Broadway Hot Spots! They are there to show you a good time and roll you for you money If they ask you for a daree inok for a knife in the back They fill you up with drinks that are loaded and if you don't watch out they'll take the shirt off your back They Are Experts In Putting The Bee On You!
The story of the 'percentage" giris
of the hot spotal
LADIES MUST LIVER. EVEN IF MEN MUST DIE!
Cafe
HOSTESS
Preston FOSTER
with
Ann
DVORAK
Screen play by Herold Shemale Directed by Sidney Salkow."
PICTURE
A COLUMBIA
FRL "LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR"
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Irving Berline six new songs! Sonja hente's greater bril- liance! Tyrone Powers gay romance! Rudy Valles's sing. ing! Sonja skates her sensational Ice Tango for the first time on the screen!
SONJA HENIE · TYRONE POWER
'TO-
MORROW
ONLY,
FRI:
SAT.
romancing to the six new hit melodies of
Irving Berlina SECOND FIDDLE
20th Century-Fox Pjeture
RUDY
SAZUIA- KO
VALLEE EDNA MAY
OLIVER
MARY HEALY LYLE TALBOT ALAN DINEHART
Warner Oland, Boris Karloff in
"CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA"
"
"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"
If You Are Too Busy To Write Home Just Post a Copy of the Overland China Mail which gives all the News there 18
Both Local and Coastal·
Don't
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1941.
THAILAND ENTHUSES OVER PEACE TERMS
OFFICIAL COMMENTS in Bangkok unanimously hail the peace terms with Indo- China as a success for Thailand and em- phasise Thailand's gratitude to Japan, though a section of the press hints that Thai- land expected something better.
SUC-
The Premier, Luang Pibula Songgram, ap- pealing to the public to celebrate the cessful conclusion" of the Tokyo conference, says Japan untiringly executed her task with efficiency, thoroughness and a strict main- tenance of justice for the sake of peace in this part of the world.
CHUNGKING RAID
He added: "When someone does us a good deed we for ever ap-
it in our preciate and cherish memory."
A Thailand Foreign Ministry communique déclares that Japan-
ESTATE DUTY ORDINANCE
The first reading of the Bill amending the rates of Estate Duty will be taken in Legis- lative Council to-
morrow.
WAR OF NERVES
se mediation brought Thailand a The German Foreign The "Bangkok Chronicle." Office spokesman is now Thai-owned daily in English, refusing to answer ques- says that though it may be felt
After a long respite square deal. Japanese bombers yester- day resumed air raids on Chungking in a two-hour attack, between 11.15 a.m. and 1.22 p.m.
Eighteen enemy planes took, part. In twa batches of 9 each Kept at a high altitude by anti- mireralt fire, the first batch of 9 raiders dumped thire dozen boruby on the suburbs, causing negligible damage.
The second batch broke through and flew over a part of the city. The riders dropped no bombs on the city proper, but decasionally strated the streets with machine KULS. Central News.
TO BE MARRIED
in
the territorial gains are slightly, tions about Germany's in- below expectations, this is an tentions towards Greece, cccasion for national rejoicing.
corres-
The vernacular "Prajamit" says writes the Berlin France ceded only a small por-pondent of the Madrid tion of the territory lost to her by Thailand but Thailand is thankful newspaper "Ya."
to Japan for her mediation,
Prestige Restored
The "Supab Bartus" says Thai- land's prestige has been restored in the eyes of European nations.
THE A
SIMULTANEOUSLY, CORRESPONDENT ADDS. BIG PRESS AND RADIO CAM- PAIGN AGAINST GREECE IS GOING ON.
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Is
It is regarded In Berlin as Nga that the Greek situation now in the hands of the military. Current reports In the German
The Thai Mal says the treaty is satisfactory. Japan is the most powerful nation in the East and she can protect all other Eastern nations against troops are in Greece. Reuter.
anoression. "She is always our best friend,"
Meanwhile the Premier visited the Japanese Minister, Mr. Fatima, yesterday afternoon and of thanked Japan.
forthcoming marriare The announced between Mr. Ng Ting Cell Servant and MISS Cheuk Shiun Wan, teacher, 250. 4 Yim Po Fong Street.
LEE THEATRE
Percival St. & Leighton Hill Rd.
He talks and how!
Charlie
This
time the was the first Premier had called at the Japan- ese Legation since assuming office over two years ago. — Reuter.
NEW INDIAN TRADE
COMMISSIONERS
The Government of India spokesman yesterday announced that Indian trade commissioners are shortly being appointed Canada and South America.
to
Sir F. E. James suggested in the Assembly that the appointment of representatives in Burna Malave would not be overlooked. -Reuter.
and
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SHANGHAI TRAMWAY STRIKE
THE ENTIRE TRAM AND BUS SERVICES IN THE FRENCH
IN CONCESSION
SHANGHAI BEEN HAVE
STANDSTILLED OWING TO A SUDDEN STRIKE OF DRIVERS AND CONDUC- TORS THIS MORNING, SHORT. LY AFTER THE MEN HAD PRE- DE- SENTED A SERIES OF MANDS FOR MORE PAY AND RICE ALLOWANCE,
Dissatisfied with the company's reply that the demands would be considered, the men deserted the vehicles while on the road, with the result that the Concession's streets are now blocked for miles by rows of stationary, empty trams and buses. Reuter.
DESPATCH RIDER
IN ACCIDENT
A 70-year-old Chinese was ac- cidently knocked down by a mili- in motor-cycle yesterday Lary
ing Edward Road and admitted to hospital. The cycle was driven ly a soldier of the Middlesex Re-
ment.
Chaplin STAR THEATRE
in his new comedy
The Great DICTATOR
1
'Produced, written and discted by CHARLIE CHAPLIN PAULETTE GODDARD
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