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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1948.
MANILA ANNIVERSARY WITHOUT FANFARES
ago.
·
Manila, August 13. Fifty years ago today America took this city and the Philippines from Spain. Little ceremony` will mark the anniversary occasion. Filipinos fool the city was snatched away from them by U.S. forces that muggy tropical day half a century
The battle which put the ancient Spanish-Malay city under the American flag was a comic opera episode performed on a powder keg under the direction of American officers who preferred diplomacy to killing. And like the battle of New Orleans, during the English-American war of 1812, it was fought after the war was afficially ended.
Admiral George Dewey had Fort San Antonio Abad on the sinashed the venerable Spanish outskirts. A reginient of Colora- fleet nearly 3 months before do Volunteers hoisted the Qag and occupied the hook shaped Cver the fort while Dewey sign-
alled from the Olympla peninsula of Cavite with ita
mand surrender. Only "half
to
do
Burma Curfew Order
Rangoon, August 11. The district Muglervate to. day ordered
ourfew In Rangoon, Byriam and Insain from 10 p.m. focal time nightly.
The reason for this step 'was said to be the activities of insurgents in the Rangopa
arna.
Byriam lles across the Ran- goon river five miles Bouth Eait of Rangoen and 26 miles off Thongwa. Insoln surburban
nine miles North of Rangoon,—Associat- ed Press.
town
Yugoslavian Attitude On The Danube
naval base. Then he sat on hearted and Intermittent Are" his flagship, the Olympla an-
greeted the advancing troops, who chored in Manila Bay and were more concerned with keep- waited for reinforcements from ing Aguinaldo's men from fol. the United States, 7,000 miles lowing them than in the enemy. away. He had won the battle, Firing was still in
progress but could not take advantage when Dewey noticed a white dog
the of it without participation of Fosting over Walled City. the Army.
and Navy
representatives ushore, mel Jau- A Spanish squatron sent outwent
Belgrade, August 11. from
Barcelona 10 drive, off Cenes and arranged capitulation Yugoslavia today accused
The terns. By 5:00 p.m. when returned hastily Dewey
aur-
the Western powers BL Just word came of un American naval grader had benu signed.
the demonstration oft
Iberian
rian then an embarrassed naval officer Danube Conference here
the const, Short,
purtly min noted that no one had remember-trying to reopen
Fermin Joudenes, governer general and ed to holst the American colours river system to "Austrian and captain general of the Philip over the city. file did so himself German penetration," pines, was a prudent man. He at once; started looking for
1 way
out which would Fatisfy "Spanish honour" and save his face,
andled
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the
of
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CINEMA WORLD
SHADOWS BEFORE
"90 EVIL MY LOVE" (Queen's).
Stars: Ray Milland, Ánn Todd.
The long line of films deal- ing with criminal psychology had its beginnings about four years ago. These films passed through various stages.
There was the time of the guilty criminal, when popular heroes found themselves sudden- ly portraying an evil fellow with wel under-lip. Then there was the stage of the Am I Guilty? series. In this the poor hero tirely heroino), while under [some specified influence, might murder and have committed usually seemed quite sure that he had.
A
These passed on rather rapidly
to the Cold Killer
post-war influence).
group (the
And now we have reached the stage of the Well-Dressed Mur- der. Can we go highert
The ingredients for this group
is one unscruplens character, a Int of expensive sels, and fabul- ous clothes hung on high-priced stars. From that anything cuti happen.
"SAIGON"
DOUGLAS DICK. In love with Veronica Lake, watches 'while Alan Ladd counts the money in her brief-pase. In the
background is the third member of the team of fillers, Wally, Cassoll. (Paramount)
M
"LIBBON STORY" (King's)„ Farrar, Walter Rilia.
Stars: Patricio Burke, David
story: Sples, music,
romanco
and internationel hitrigue are all brown into this story of the in- ternational melting-pot of Lisbon during the war Gabrielle Girard Burke). who leaves
In "So Evil My Love" Ray Hong Kong of racketeers? It Lake enthusiasts won't see much MUland is the
than the sheep-dog bob, Unscrupulous seems unfair that other porth more Character, who arduces a banned of the Orient should receive unhappily called into use again. and
(Paramount). widows'-weeded missionary preferential treatment. woman, played by Ann Todd.
The Alon Lata of "Saigon," Danube After she forgets her prejudices
flagrant black Under A Strain. This gives him
called Larry Briggs this time, she joins him in mailing scheme gninst her best friend, and for love of him mur-grimness. with meinents of boyish a chance to vary steely-eyed
Three days Izle a
Opposing a British amendment fler
riors message
her friend's husband when to a Soviet draft convention, the he threatens her.
sportiveness, and also to Suffer came by ship from Hong Kong.
when he rejects Vernolca Lake It was a cabins trom Washington, Yugoslav delegate, M. Aies Beb-
Ann Todd is never quite nu-
the sake of his friend. thentic despatched August 12-the day ler, declured that if it were ac Domanded Surrender
before the "battic directing the cepted, "the Danube would be wanton. She looks too wae fortunities with wooden abandon. Courtly correspondence passed suspension of hostilities against once more open to German ag- the first and not suffèlently pas-
Paris for Three ex-US Army fliers In back and forth between the Am- Spain. The Hong Kong--Manila | greasion
A result of the sionate for the serund. Ray MIL- Shanghal arc engaged for mans invade, becomes involved.. erican and Spanish commanders. crble had been gut-Associated Western policy."
land is as charmingly stolid ascen
lucrative Olight which, Americans Press. By August 6th the
even to Military. Intelligence work ever, and the fact that he plays those unfamiliar with
through her flance. (David Far- China, would proposal impatiently demanded surrender.
a forger, a seducer, should have smelt loudly of fish. a murderer, a
var), He is trying to get an have extended free navigation to a fence and a blackmaller seems One of the three is dying but is eminent French scientist out of the "international river system," only to have caused him a great not told, and it is for him the Tauber plays Andre
France. Richard The Occupied Including parts of the important deat of amusement. Geraldines
Joubert, other two risk their all. Their M Danube tributaries, Morava, Tis-Fitzgerald is the best of the prin sponsor is left behind during Burke to provide money for
who joins vocal forces with as the ciples as a neurotic, weak woman shooting battle, and the trio landfarv Danube mouths and lateral with an "eternal child" complex.in Salgon with
tarving refugees in his secretary,
Most of
takes. the spy-work Susan Cleaver. Pursuit by
charming little place in Paris, where Intelligence is still on the trail of the missing French police rutenant, Keon,
Luther Adler) orens Ladd's eyes scientist. (British National Films
Ltd.). act that they are involved the
nt
It WAS refused on paper BIG POLICE DRAFT
Jenat. Careful plans were
drawn up
up for an attack. Thi FOR MALAYA'
began at 935 a.m.
13,
August
from
London, August 11. in a combined Army-NEW
The Arsi 40 of 300 former cperation which found
and colonial fleet supporting American unit Palestine police
police officers with Palestine ser- advancing up the beaches the suburban town of Vice who have been chosen for, Brigadier, Ceneral, Arthur duty in Mólaya, will leave Lon- MacArthur-father of the present don Airport tomorrow by special Supreme Commander Allied aircrafti Powers in Juper and Brigadier
Colonel William Grey, the new
entral Francis. Greene com- Police Commissioner for the
manded the twe battalions which Federation of Malaya and former walked up to the ancient stone Inspector General of the Pales
of the Walled City of time pollee, will fly to Malaya Manila, first over-running mossy WITH tomorrow's parly--Reuter.
FOUR ROSES
Symbol
・of a great Whiskey &
The British
sa and Drave,
as well
la
as either. missionary or takes advantage of these oppor- | 71'atricia Lisbun when the Gar-
carais,
the
(Paramount).
SAIGON" (Queen's.). Lake.
Yugoslavia objected amendment because most of the rivers formed part of Yugoslav sovereign territory.
M. Andrel Vyshinsky, the So- Minister, vlet Deputy Foreign also opposed the amendment. Reuter.
to
Stars: Alun
Ladd, Veronica There are two questions we
in. o money racket, with dear would like to ask Alan Ladd. Susan. The final
gun battle is First, where does he get his far too short to justify vll The shirts starched? Secondly, before-hand, polher,
to clear when is he coming
Ladd fans will go anyway, but
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INGRID BERGMÄN, who stars Sierre Pic- in "Joan of Arc," tures production for RKO Radio release, has received 27 Awards for acting during her career. They include an Academy. Oscar for the best performance of the year, foreign citations including: one from the King of Sweden and and awards from publications organisations.
ROSALIND RUSSEL, consis-- tently listed by most fashion au thorities among the top 10 best- dressed women, wears some 25: costumes as an ultra-smurt mèm-- ber of New York theatrical and cafe society In "The Velvet Touch,
** an Independent Artists production for RKO Radio re- lease. Travis Banton designed the costumes,
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