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Anne Baxter William Holden - Sonny Tufts William Bendix - Sterling Hayden - Howard Da Silva
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
with Johnny Bondu » Joan Stalace - tan ang Padrend by BOSTE FELOWS
Directed by JOHN FARROW
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THE CHINA MAIL, WED NESDAY, JULY 14, 1940.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION LEE THEATRE
Supreme Court Justice Refuses To Run
SENATOR BARKLEY
FAVOURED
Philadelphia, July 12.
Justice William O. Douglas stepped out of the Do- mocratic Party Vice-Presidential picture and Sonator Alborn Barkley of Kentucky came to the front as the 30th Democratic National Con- vention began in Philadelphia, Justice Douglas, designated as President Harry Truman's first, choice, declined to leave the Supreme Court and make the race.
As dolegates convened at 1613 GMT for the first session. word circulated in the conven- tion half that Barkley may get the Administration's call on a ticket certain to be headed by President Truman.
not authorise a campaign and has asked that thera ba none
"Darpito
thelu. on his behalf. we intend to
iሰ place him nomination," Governor Cle- mente sald.
Justice Douglas told reporters that he would not accept n, Vice. Southern United
States dele-Presidential nomination. gates who planned to fight Mr. Douglas if he reacted favourably that Barkley may now be the choice.
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Enquiry Into Air Crash
London, July 12. Lord Pakenham, Minister of Civil Aviation, announced tò- night that there would be publia court of enquiry into the loss of the Swedish Oky. master airliner and the Royal Air Force York aircraft which both crashed at Northwood, near London, on July 4 with the loss of 39 lives.
The announcement added that preliminary Investigationa are taking place and that further announcement will give the composition of the court of enquiry and the date on which the formal hearings will be opened.—Router.
9009944.
Bombing Raid Over Himalayas
London. July '12. Flying over 20,020-foot
Nanga Parbat. one of the highest peaks in the Himalayans, aircraft of the Royal Indian
Air Force have curled out}} » their first air attack on the Kashmir raiders'. military in- stallations in Gligit, New Delhi Radio said tonight.
Gilgit, a mountainous tract of Kashmir to the north of the up- Į per Indus, has. been regarded as the nerve centre of raider Ins filtration from the north.
Justice Douglas declared in a voting for their candidate later ran, generally statement. "I say definitely and
The Gilgit Agency, Jented from finally that I am not available in the week.
the British and In the resulting atmosphere of Kashmir by for any public office". He said
Interest lay handed over to Kashmir State gloom, the keenest ho felt that "no person, while a member of the Supreme Court, in the choice of running mate representatives on Aug. 15. lest Vice-President, by the British Folitical Agent, CNN fór the post of
|from which Mr. Truman stepped was, in November reported to Fifteen hundred Party delegates are meeting in late President Franklin D. Roose-control.
out of Kashmir's the same hall where, last month, velt died.
(armed co- large lashaar the Republicans chose
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York
The Vice-Presidential candi-lumn) of tribesmen from Swat date le expected to become State, further west, entered Stale os the man to break the
leader of the Democratic Party Gilgit and forced Kashmir State Democrats 16 years of unbroken
if Mr. Truman retires. power.
Senator J. William Fulbright Arkansas, said he thinks most delegates, Southern
rebelling sgainst President Truman's civil rights programma which curtalls discrimination. against
negroes would approve Senator Barkley's choice.
should seek political Vettanto the highest office when the have passed
Governor Earle Clements, of Kentucky, said that the name of Senator Barkley will definitely
Many Democrats were con. be, placed in the nomination for vinced that Mr. Dewey
would the Vice-Presidency.
defeat Mr. Harry S. Truman, to- Barkley's Request day's President and the most Governor, Clamenta ald in kely man to bo picked when
Convention ..........statement that Barkley will the
gots down to
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority', on: Authorities”.
Jump was considered an absolute guarantee of enough strength for the pair to get into a game, and also guaranteed nt least four trumps.
G.O.P. Attackad Senator Barkley made the key- note address when the Conven- tion opened.
Ho attacked the Republican
record on foreign affairs, but paid tribute to two Republicans-- Senator Arthur Vandenberg. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Re- presentative Charles Eaton, of New Jersey, of the House Foreign Affairs Group.
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troops to relire to the Kashmir border further south.---Reuter.
RADIO
ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting
on a frequency of 845 kilocycles. from 12.15 to 2.00 p.m. and from "They made great contributions 3.00 to 11.15 p.m., and also on to the European recovery plan": 0.52 megacycles in the 31 metre Senator Barkley declared-Asso-band from 12.15 to 1.30, 7.30 to ciated Press and Reuter.
8.30 and 0.15 to 11.15 pm. H.K.T.
Jamming Of Radio Broadcast
12.10 pan-Morning, Prayers (Studio). 12.10 p.m.-Dally Freerazine Bummey, 12,32 p.m.-The Boston Promenade
Orchestra
1.00 p.m.-"The Radio Revoliera"". 1.10 p.m.-News, Weather Beperk
Announcement.
1.25 p.Interlude,
1.30 p.m.-"From the ShowTM
2.00 p.m/Close Down,
8.00 p.m.-Programme Summary:
ASKS THEM FOR GIFTS WHEN you make П double jump in your partner's original ly-bid major suit to force your skle into a game contract in that declaration, you give the op- The bidding at Table 1 prae- much less Information tically obliged West to lead the than if you had forced with a only unbid suit, clubs. As a con- Jump
In some other suit. Even sequence, the defenders got the Jump in No
Trumpa
risks first two tricks and the declarer giving
them additional specific only one extra, information, as your partner may
The defenders at Table 2 were respond to it with a bid of an- knew nothing about what other suit,
Washington, July 12. Possession of side- their opponents' side suits. West had to lead in com- suit facts frequently tells the op- therefore
State Department officials re- ponents what to lead against you, plete darkness. Hearts not have ported today that "Voice of whereas lack of them compels njing been bid, he reckoned that America" broadcasts- to the Far guess on their part which in ef- major 'sult was a little more East and Russia are currently 5.00 p.m.-World and Home [ect invites them to give you likely to be his partner's than gifts by a wrong lead.
the minor.clubs. So he opened free from jamming "for
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The Soviet Foreign Ofee, in response to an American protest, sald Russia was not to blame for the-Interference.-
The State Department and Government agencies, how-
Tothe
6.01 p.m.--Children's Half Hour: "The
Black Abbot" by O... When l'art
**The Mysteriów 30%, Dawlib", (BBOT=). 9.40 p.m.-"Wednesday Berotiada?”, 7.00 pm—"It's n the Ab". Variety Request Progrande Presented de Busan Howard.
Newy (London Betar). 8.15 p.m.Brief Encounter”. An Adap- lation by Maurice Hoespoot of the Fm Story by Now? Cuwerd. Pro- duced by Rex Tucker, (BBCTS). 0.15 p.m.-Vocal Recital, by MarwarYt
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Recomp, by Donald Primer. (Stable) -9,35 p.in/-"Take, your ›Cholo="",
10.00 p.m.-World And Home News
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10.1 p.m.-Weather Report," 70.16 p.m.-Rawies and Later
Two Plance.
over, traced the origin of the 10.30 p.mule for You", Geraldo
Siberian
paint rough- 5.000 miles east of Moscow.
trouble to
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"Jamming" carlier this year
Concert Orch. with The Chair (ORES). 11.00 p.m.-Radio News Rest (Landwo
Helay).
about 11 GMT when the 11.15 p.m.-Weather Report Voice" began its dally halt hour
Down programme of world news and Russia's castern ex- features to panses. Soviet language pro- ! grammes beamed 10 Western Russia have not met with undur Interferences since they began over 10 months. ago.-United Press,
500-YEAR-OLD BIBLE BOUGHT
London, July 12. A vellum copy of a Bible printed In Latin in Mainz, Ger many, In 1462 was purchased for £15300 at an auction in London today.
The successful biddór was a London bookseller.
The Bible, was from a collec- tion of books formed by the late Baron. Horace do Landau,—-A580- clated Press,
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