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"THE GREAT COMMANDMENT"
A picture unlike any you
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John Beal.
with
Maurice Mos-
covich Albert Dekker, Mur-
Jorie Cooley
Also "MAGIC SHELL"
(Terrytoon)
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1941.
BRITAIN MUST NOT
BURN THEME: NEW FIRE GUARD
(By Reuter's Lobby Correspondent) "BRITAIN MUST NOT BURN" is the
And Latest MOVIETONE theme of a new decision by Government re-
NEWS
SYSTEM
Germans
garding fire-fighting in residential areas. Leaving
Bohemia
In the opinion of Mr. Herbert Morrison, NEXT CHANGE "A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN" Home Security Minister, the people's fire- bomb army must have both adequate num- bers and the esprit de corps that comes from good organisation and training.
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FLEMING
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The Screen's Greatest Adventure Hero Lives Again!
Pt. II
ROBINSON CRUSOE
OF CLIPPER ISLAND
"A RIPUBLIC SERIAL·
STARTING ESCAPE"
SATURDAY
Norma Shearer Robert Taylor.
To secure these he is issuing instructions ren- dering all men between 16 and 60 in vulnerable areas liable to compulsory enrolment unless they are in
exempted classes.
DOUBLING LEASE AND LEND
Goering's sister-in-law has arrived in Switzer- land from Bohemia, where her husband, Alfred
Goering, has been mana-
ger of the Skoda works for the last two years, it learned in Czech circles in London yester- day.
Henceforth the fire guard will form part of the air raid warden was service but with their own officers and organisation.
Compulsion will reinforce the She was allowed to move her existing volunteers but must possessions from the Reich in a not diminish their numbers and railway truck which presumably enthusiasm. It will give the contained furniture. compulsory fire guard at places of work
assurance that their homes arc effectively guarded during their absence.
an
• Mr. Morrison féels the time has | now come to introduce a higher degree of organisation and train-
President 2,000,000.
and
officers always on duty. officers
Reports reaching London show that
other rich many Germans who took refuge in Czechoslovakia to escape R.A.F. returning raids are
to Ger- many owing to the growing tension in Czechoslovakia. From the number of influential
SNATCHER CAUGHT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") jing for fire watchers, who are Germans who are either leaving It is learned in Wish-no estimated to number, Bohemia or sending their families ington that
back to Germany, Reuter learns it is evident that serious trouble Roosevelt has intimated First step will be to have is apprehended ́ belire long. to Democratic leaders he
non-commissioned Reuter.
will ask Congress to in-
Three Essentials crease the Lease and Lend programme to $14,000,- Commenting on the proposals, 000,000 shortly after his Mr. Morrison vaid that for return from his myster-things were necessary. ious voyage in the North Atlantic.
success 0* the scheme
the three
Firstly, that volunteers who have given their services devoted- ly for many months continue their
of
Actual amount will be deter-work.
ranks Secondly. that all mined from Mr. Harry Hopkins' Information on the needs of Bri-wardens and the new fire guard tain, Russia and China. Already leaders achieve the closest defence officials are prepared for operation.
Co-
a tentative Lease and Lend expan- Thirdly. cooperation between sion doubling the present $7,000,-the national fire service and the
fire guards.---Reuter.
000,000 outlay.
THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECT- ED TO RETURN TO WASHING- TON ON AUGUST 13 OR 14, AND MR. HOPKINS 15 EX- PECTED TO BE WITH HIM.
Industry's Request
Amount of the request will be fixed not only on the need of Eng and, Russia and China for war materials but also on the in- dustrial capacity of the growing U.S. armament Industries and the manpower available.
Defence industries have asked the Office of Production Manage- ment for additional funds for Lease and Lend materials so that they can map production sche- dules. International News vice..
INDUSTRY COAL CONTROL
Ser-
UNDER THE SCHEME FOR THE CONTROL OF THE COAL INDUSTRY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ASSUMED WIDE POWERS IN CONNEC TION WITH PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION THROUGHOUT.
THE COMMONWEALTHACIN- CLUDING POWER TO REQUISI
·TION ANY OR ALL MINES. IF NECESSARY, U
The Premier Mr. R. G. Menzies, made this announcement after a Cabinet meeting yesterday and soid existing facilities would be used to increase supply and build up stocks at storage centres.
Mr. Norman Nighell, Chair- man of the Repatriation ::Com- mission, has been appointed Com- monwealth Coal Commissioner, with power to take measures to improve the fixing 4 of 4 prices.. "profits; and treight rates. Reuter."
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Walking in Humphrey's Avenue at 5.30 p.m. yesterday with her daughter, Mrs. R. Gutierrez, of No. 16. Cameron Road, had her handbag snatched.
The snatcher was eventually arrested by a Portuguese boy, O. Julebin.
Before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon this morning, Yuen Ngau. 21, was sentenced to four months' hard labour and eish strokes for snatching, while Julebin was commended for his
effort.
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