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Rita HAYWORTH GENE KELLY
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Cover Girl
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TECHNICOLOR
with Les Bowmain • PHI Silwers • Jinx Falkenburg
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MAR. 6TH
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Lyrics be t
JEROME KLAN IRA GERSHWIN THE COVER GIRLS
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Pleasure
TECHNICOLOR
IN
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1946.
NEWSMEN THROWN OUT Red Army Expels Americans From
Stripping Of Adventures Of A.P.
Dairen Plant
Dairen, March 4.
A Dairen engineer who worked
in the big Anshan steel works
Correspondents
(By Richard Cushing).
DAIREN, MAR. 4.
between Dairen and Mukden told RED ARMY OFFICERS THREW THREE AMERIČAN
on Associated Press correspon.
dent that the Russians brought
3,000 to 4,000 Japanese prisonera
to
to the plant. Just September remove heavy machinery, which was reported
ported to have been shipped to Vladivostok.
The engineer said that an count number of former Japanese xm- sided in the dismantling
players, and
job and in 11 days the big plant was stripped of nine blast furn- uces, tool shops, milling machin ery, chemical equipment, research equipment and motors, Chinese Commanlats ported to have carried away what
left.
informant said that even tanks were used to sap alement other vehicle in haul
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CORRESPONDENTS OUT OF DAIREN TO-DAY, WE LEFT IN STYLE IN A FIRST-CLASS COMPART- MENT AND IN SAFETY FOR THREE HUSKY RUS: SIAN SOLDIERS WEARING LARGE PISTOLS CAME TO SEE THAT WE GOT OFF ALRIGHT.
WE DID NOT PLAN TO LEAVE THIS BUSY SOPIET- CONTROLLED PORT CITY SO QUICKLY BUT THE RUSSIANS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IF WE STAY- ED WE WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN IN OUR HOTEL ROOMS. IF WE VENTURED OUT OUR "HEALTH MIGHT BE ENDANGERED."
We were nut seeing much of colonel had Dairen anyway. A nothing to do but accompany us wherever we went to make sure that we did not see anything that should not be see
ikl not seen and
Tuneful Show
who enjoyed
ing the equipment · away under with the "wrong persons." the Technicolour musical "Bathing
direction of more than 50 Soviet technicians.
Civilians
Dairen
BRIDGE
NOTES
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South, Dealer Naithor elde vulneradio
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Those filmgoers
Beauty" would be well advised to Bouth
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My brief anchaperoned survey repatil
there has of the town begun when I slipped book sents in advancs for "Cover 20 her little stripping in the Dair out of the commanding general's, Girl," which is soon to be shown
hendquarters and found civilians at the Lee Theatre. Although 88. en vicinity.
Indicating possibly
this film lacks the From who 1
spectacular 68. could obtain an that the Russians intend to started version of what was going seenie effects of "Bathing Beauty.""
Associated Press.
it has any charm all of its un in Daire.
DWTI. Gene Kelly, as the owner ato finish, of course, but his partner night-sk does some of forgave him when he brought home the Ingat dancing of his career, the bacon.
Detroit Dispute
Today the three of t (Ser geant Dick Wilkins of "Stars and Stripes," Associated Press photo grapher Julian Wilson and my- self) are headed back for Mukden. The Russians began mudging us
!!
of
West led the Queen of
NOTICE
As from Monday, 4th March,
a performance which ranks him clubs, and South took the club Aca!
the equal of Fred Astaire, and and drew two rounds of trumps Thop the Offices of these Guilds will he ho led the ten of diamonds, playing on the Third Floor, Union Build- the King from dummy. East Look
።።
a wor
worthy
succes.or. Rita Hayworth proves
for noller showed the Russian secret good-looking, of them in n startlingly
con-
that Bouth had minguessed a diamond
began.
Kelly does a dance with his short time found me having tes in the home of a family of fright, which for sheer virtuo West when his ace of hearts failed to conscience, a shalowy replica of The anguished mean lot aut by enexi Scandinaviana.
from now.'
himself,
and
MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF CHINA
Detroll, March 4. General Motor< Corporation
out of town after silaped out yesterday rejected the strike ar-
CJ.O. of the commanding general's head-clusively that. In addition to being the Ace of diamonds and, convinced ing, 3 Pedder Street. bitration proposal by the
she can also act! Then
finenso, returned s diamond. Naturally. CHINAGOAST OFFICERS GUILO United Auto Workers Union but quarters, sucret vote by the strikers whe- carload their efficiency. A! The story is simple, and has an outh won the rest and then the fun
macie
R counter propospl
ther they wish to come back to the job.
The company
told the Union
The General was red with rage that should the delegates "reject var latest offer we propose that when I was returned to the head the National Labour Relations quarters and said in effect: " Hoard or other Independent um sorry von gentlemen have to leave so roon but you are going conduct a secret vote
in be on the train in two hours to deter- near our employees
whether they will return to mine.
PUT IT AWAY" work.'
take the The
prepared to Corporation's statement Wilson pren
General was in reply to the Union's offer General's Bicture. The
my picture taken to return to work under the Gene- said "I have ral Motors offer of an 18-1/2 cent only on my birthdays. Fold that an hour wage increase and other thing up and put it away."
the
thu Then
gave General provided the Lerros
for Colonel
tongue lashing a would accept arbitration by an arbitrator named by President letting me escape and unde v gave him another when Wilkins Truman Associated Press,
and Wilson slipped out later for a little last-minute shopping. Batavia, March 4.
We were bundled into an auto- Indonesian sources state that
to the station.. the National Committee (Con- mobile and seed gress) of the unrecognised In- Three Russian soldiers with side A special com- donesian republic has asked Sutan arms put us in
train. the troop Sjahrir to be a "leader" of the partment. of reorganised Cabinet representa They sat opposite us and refused tives from all major parties, to let any one talk to us. Slahrir reained from his posi- sat there until the train had pas tion of Premier on Friday--As-, ed the jurisdiction of the. Dairen
commander-Associated Press. sociated Press,
company
They
ENGLISH GIRL'S ACCUSATION
sity has never been caualled, it's tally could have boon haard teri milan JAWAY. And East, in a hurry to defend The tunes, which form an inte- himsel), claimod just superbl
that Bouth had gral part of the story of the film.coffeehoused" him. (That torm com.s many months from the early days of What, when were popular for
SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS in England. They include "Long the players in eallochouses were usually Age and Far Away" and "Cover vary unethical) Cans said that South AGAINST THE B.M.A. Girl."
BEFORE CLOSE OF had perceptibly hesitated before playing
FINANCIAL YEAR. Taken as a whole. this film has dummy King of Diamonds, sa though that indescribable Kun which woudering whether to lat the ten ride
The British Military Adminio- or put up the King South juslated marks the difference between a production which is merely good.bat the hesitation had been only histration's financial wear closes on the 31st. March and all merchants and one which is excellent. One natural measured pace, and suggested
and contractors are particularly requested to submit promptly to well imagine that the techni- that East get himself a well ollod stop
the Departments cal rows making this really en-watch to help him play the gaino.
concerned any joyed doing it. On the whole a
outstanding accounts for supplies "must" for every keen cinema- geer.
that pay- and services to the Administra- tion, so as to ensure ment is effected before the 31st. March
can
Direction is by. Charles Vidor and the screen-play by Virginia van Upp.
G. W. A.
POLLITT ON RUSSIA
All this discussion may have been musing, but it was poloticas The moment South made a diamend play. he admitted (te anyone who took the trouble to hluk rather than oouut aplit seconds) that he didn't have the Ace of horrib South beld the hourt Aoe he'd use the hearts to discard his diamonds instead of tackling the dla monds first. East should therefore have returned a heart funtoad of the
Rhondda Valley. March 4.
Harry Pollit, General diamond.
the British Com- Secretary of
funist Party, declared to-night that in 18 months to two years
Russia's economia reconstruction Yesterday you were David Burasicne's would reach standard superior partner and, non vulnerable against
to any country in the world.
Her reconstruction policy was
a sample to Greet Britain, he
added. The food situation in Rus:ia was worse than in Bri tain at the moment, but in six months It would be equal
HORSE-TRADE
Reuter. FRANKFURT, MAR. 4. BREAKDOWN OF AMERICAN DISCIPLINE IN EUROPE.
WAS REFERRED TO ON TO-DAY BY A CHAPLAIN TO THE UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE, COLONEL L. CURTIS, IN COMMENTING ON A BRITISH GIRL'S LETTER TO THE ARMY NEWSPAPER "STARS AND STRIPES CHARGING THAT GER MAN FRAULEINS ARE BE- ING PERMITTED TO "LIVE" IN U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS HERE WITH AMERICAN OFFI- · CERS WHO ARE "ROTTEN TO THE CORE." The British girl's lotter said: bring men on duty in order to "I know of several instances and koop guests overtime.
I
FL
reaction
The situation has raised If necessary would offer proofs of Imen
to the storm of sympathetic consider ratten core. Maybe they have not lost from Chaniains and G-Is.
One chaplain said he was glad anything in this war or. suffered any hardships and that is why the ccandal has come at last into they can forget they are at war the open."-Associated Press. with the evil which
caused 80
much suffering in this world."
The headquarters compound is a several suuare mile area on- closed with barbed wire where houses han a street of civilian
om- been converted into bullets. cers and civilians are permitted to take in wirls any time except between the hours of 10.30 p.m.
and 9.30 the following morning.
Girls are permitted to stay in
kept in
vulnerable opponents, you bold:
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The bidding: Jacoby
14.
Burnstone
15.
Bchenken 2 H..
This appiles only to accounts in re.
respect of the period since British Administration Was I sumed.
It doce not refer to claims for the year 1941.
Payment of accounts submitted later than Thursday. the 14th March, 1946, may be considerably delayed.
H. R. HIRST, S.O. I (G.A.) Finance. The Treasury. Hong Kong.
22nd February, 1948.
STORMY SESSION
You IN CHUNGKING
Chungking. March 4. The Kuomintang Party in its plenary session hns
cleared the decks for full discussion of the Manchurian
The conservative today. quoting diploce of formal ne-
Eve "China Lines" Sources sald
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Chungking. March 4. ANSWER: Hid two spadce. You Communists here announce that have fine support for a spado contrant the Nationalist Government has and must show your partner the chance informed them that General Yeh The opponents probably have the bulk er what may be profitabis sacrifice. Ting, Commander of the
Com-
of the high card strength, but your mumist New 4th. Army, who was good distribution may largely offset soutions betw
and captured in 1941 custody since, will probably bo released within the next few days Score 100 per cent for two spades, The releast. for which 20 per cent for three diamonds, 0 lor the Communists have been clam-pass. caring for a long time will pre-
QUESTION bably go a long way toward im- the proving relations between Government und the Communist
To-day you bold the same haud, Party General Yeh Ting is at the bidding continues: present in custody In Chungking.
FaDoby
Burnstons Bchonken -Associated Press.
1B.
2H. 49.
5.
Controlled Economy In Japan
TOKYO, MAR. 4.
the compound over Sunday but THE GOVERNMENT HAS RE-APPLIED CONTROLA.
must leave early on Monday morning,
BURNED UP
A guard on duty at the head- quarters compound said the ma- ority of enlisted men were "vlo- hortly burned up." He told, of! cases where officers had tried to
LED ECONOMY. OVER ALL BASIC NECESSITIES WITH CEILING PRICES ON FRESH FOODS OF ONE-THIRD OR LESS THAN THE ACTUAL PRE.. SENT BLACK MARKET COSTS.
18. 4H.
What do you blar To-morrow).
JAP. CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT
point.
Potations between China and Bus- sia on economic cooperation be- fore the Russians fot out of Manchuria. It in also learned that the Kuomintang had arme which sessions during stormy some members demanded the re- of Foreign Minister and signation
Wang Shih-chich. Those Bald the demands
were not
You however, on his role in signing the Chinese-Russian Treat but Pass because his critics thought he han
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boen too concillatory to other Chinese parties. Acsociated Press,
STALIN'S SON A GENERAL
Un
Moscow, March 4. Cassily Stalin, 26-year-old son Tokyo. Mar. 3. of Generalissimo Stalin, has been Doctor Toyahiko Kagawa, noted remoted to the rank of Major. Japanese Christian leader, to-day General, from that of a Golonel. asserted the Japanese Christians of the. Red. Air Force. He took would "most heartily Welcome patt In the battle of Stalingrad the opportunity to weak for in- and saw detion on the Third Rus ternational justice Вда world alan Front дя a member of the pence from the
relieaug view
Guary Aviation The move has been taken as der price control throughout.
Removed controls
He was awarded the Order of over fresh pant of the recent economic mea- suros designed to control inla- foods include fish. This removal He told the Jiji prese in an in- the Red Banner in 1942, and the WASTED EFFORT on and brand the Black Market. Inst October resulted in prices in verview he had no ovodramation of Order of Suvorov, and Glad, ho
Chicago, March 4.
these control costs have mediately coating and this trend a foreign press report that he has 1945; for "skilled and courageous Many of
leadership He the Sindace on the brobo hyte, beef forter doing at the end-dation which is responsible for International commister of ember tad bean mantiese beveral has
The crackemen into boon drastically reduced from ballooning
posed world church council of In his father's Orders of the Day. Daily nocenation the current counter measures. office in East Chicago heights of the war.
which are not foodstuffs have The reduction of food coats if Protestant Churches, but added: Associated Press. went to a lot of work.
hocossillos within
nowly cance f any Japanese were given
The former Under-Secretary Sofia, March 4. to be an interpretation of the safe embedded in concrete, rolled recent Black Market prices. The Government announce that decision made by the Big Three" out on a doliy truckloaded it. The new, prices do not. Include cramped lacomes under measures the opportunity to dissues from i
controlled niting cash salaries to 600 Yen relicioue lot of view. Inter the State Department Sum a memorandud has been rocolved Foreign Ministers in Moscow last on motor truck sud drove ayant and recently adipated to con motiv plus bank withdrawals, & national justice and world peace Welles, to-day urged that of pe from United States Secretary of December to the expot that the thin the safe. A. J. Kono,
Mr. Byrnes, on the Bulgarian Cabinet be enlarged to supervisor told polled, same price of 250, Yen for 300 Yen per head of family and in view of the fact that Japan treats, with Italy be has lost place in international "boforshor State,
i relations”—-Asaŭciated. Prom, da settlement Associated broadening of the Bulgarian On-Include members of the Omposition, revoral checks and $8.50 in cash proximately five bushels Coal 100 Yen for each dependent.--
[That's all Associated Prese, dar and Bimilar Items also remain und Asociated Press, binet. The cedorandum in sald partiesAagociated Press.
220, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON
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They blasted loose a 400-pound been reduced by half from the fally, enforced: would being such" "rt is amabtar) of great signifi, hington, March 4.