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KINGS MAJESTIC
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SPECTACLE! ROMANCE! COMEDY!
Las only the screen could show Shaw's greatest!
Proud pagan Rome...with all
Its aplendor, laughter, un- curbéd excitement!
GLONEL PASCAL presents. DIENARD SHAW D
"ANDROCLES AND THE LION":
atursing
JEAN SIMMONS VICTOR MATURE ROBERT NEWTON · MAURICE EVANS
and
ALAN YOUNG as'Androcles'.
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LEE-PRINCESS
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CAN IT EVER DE
'BAD'...
to love like
Carrie did?
JENNIFER
Olivier-Jones
MILLIANT WYIRKS: Carrie
· MIRIAM HOPKINS - EDDIE ALBERT Produced and Directed by WILLIAM WYLER Screenplay by S1134 and AUGUŞTUS (DETZ From the American Classic, SISTER CARRIE, by THEODORE DREISER
A Paramount Pictor
PRIENTAL
AIR CONTINETOLI
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*WE ASSURED YOU ITS A VERY GOOD 3-D FEATURE PICTURE WITH A VERY EXCITING STORY FROM THE
- BEGINNING TO THE FINISH! PLEASE COME EARLY!
TERROR STRIKES
3DIMENS
YOU are in the picture
In 3-D!
MAN DARK
LIN THE
wine Edmond U'RRIEN - Andrey TOTTER
& COLEGIA
ACTRE
Seroes Play by GEORGE Westech and MOT ERONARD « ProduE by VILLAGE MADONALD + Derected by LDV LANDETS
POLAROID VIEWERS →→→→→→→
Vlowers are required to see this picture, they are
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Viewers can be used for other 3-D films.
Complete - equipescuts are supplled and installed by
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THE TRUE STORY! THE REAL THING!
WITH ANIMATE FAIRY TALES
A FAMILY FILM. FOR YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE!
HANS CHRISTIAN
ANDERSEN
ALSO:
SYMPHONIE
EN BLANC
真愛
A TREAT TO LOVERS OF ART!
FIRST RUN IN HONGKONG AND KOWLOON
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1953.
Elephants Come To Town
Just Imagine the feelings of New Yorkers who had been cut on a night spree when ihoy looked out of the window and saw these elephants and their little anes travelling up Sixth
and Barn Avene. Actually they were seeing the advance guard of Bingling Brothers
season at Madison and Bailey's Circus arriving from Miami, Florida. to open the circus
Square Garden-Express Photo.}. {...
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Due to there being only onc print of this picture in th Colony wo will bo playing it exclusively in our Theatre,
Greatest LAOD You've Ever Seen AS.**
Paramount presents
BETTY
LADD FIELD
MACHINALS
CAREY-HUSSEY
SULLIVAN
MOORE JE
DA SILVA
la v. scores EXCEDENMAKER
"The GREAT Gatsby'
SHELLEY WINTERS
PRODUCED BY INGRANG MANGON - KEREGTER IN CLADES MUNDUS
Alko Latest Paramount Nows
Japanese Firm Buy More Oil From Iran
To
Tokyo, May 7.
SALVAGE AT 2.30, 5.15,
JOB IN SCOTLAND
Reclaiming Lumber 'Blown' In Storm
Landon, May 7, Just about to start - in 'Scotland is one of the fargest and most urgent → lumber operations in Britain's history. The task is to salvage as much aя possible of around 30,000,000 cubic foot of timber blown down in February's great gale.
Ever since that storm mowed a great swath clean across tho breadth of Scotland's voluable timber belt, landowners, timber merchants and Government off-
cinls have been planning the best
of reclaiming means "blown" lumber.
the
The Railway Executive have agreed to buy some of the wood i for sleepers and wagon-building, and negotiations aro in hand with the National Coal Board for purchase of more wood for pit props and other mining use. And it is hoped that through sales to Government and private buyers, at least two-thirds of the blown timbar may be con- vorted into cash.
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But every day, the trees re- main where they la adds the problem of converting their timber into useful wood, Apart from their exposure to attack is by destructive fungi. there the even greater menace of fire
a risk which will stoadily in- tensity as tho resin-ladam trunks are dried out by summer sun.
Thousands upon thousands of these massive trunks are lait
their out about the feet of standing neighbours. A
ground are getting a grip upon such aan inflammable pyre could turn The forest slopes into one gigantle blaze. And even if no treat, their buller make ideal
The President of a Japanese oil company whose purchase of oil from Iran brought off storm of eriticism in Britain, said today that his firm would buy more Iranian oil "so long as every thing is reasonable and legal."
Mr Sukozu Idemitsu, President of the Idemitsu Kosan Company, said that Japan needed the oil and he felt that he was "doing my share to improve Japan's fuel oil problem."
One of the Company's ship; tention is en route to Japan with 18,000 Kollons of all from Iran.
Britain has protested the pur- chase on the grounds, that the oll does not belong solely to Iran.
Iran nationalised her all in dustry two years ago, pushing Britain out,
"The time has come to prove what we are doing is for the beneilt of this nation," Idemitsu said,
Mr
"I am ready to meet any competition or any accusation Inasmuch as I am doing my best for my country, sincerely and devotedly.
DIRE NEED
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"Japan is in dire need of oil
of
embarrassing
the
Bre or fungi attacle the stricken
breeding-grounds for the damag- would soon move from this dead ing bark beetle-whose young trees to the living when once
hatched.
+
SIMPLE PLAN
However, the plan of cats- Government so long as every-paign to boat these dangers is thing
simple; to move in every avail- is reasonable and legal."
able implement which can haul, push, carry, lift, or drive a cir- cular saw. Tractors, bull- graders And other dozers, heavyweight machines
will
be
The Goverment is carefully studying possible steps to taken to stop the Company from dealing with Iran but a made ab omcial move.
The Anglo-Iranian Company, meanwhile, was expected to ask courts for an in- the Japaneso Junction, to seize the oil which is, being brought here from Iran. The tira ship is expected here on May 14 or 15.
move the blown timber to clear- ings where the saws will be whirring and where the trunks can be cut up into manageable lengths.
All told, it is thought that at least 3,000 men and long months will be necessary to shift tho tangle of trunks now cluttering BRITISH ATTITUDE
the plantations.
Much Oil industry circles believed
also depends on the that the British Government weather. An overdose of rain,
the ground into would keep hot hands off the converting dispute at least for the present quagmire bogging down even
would let the and, instead,
the caterpillar-tracked machines, -less expensive oil, Japan's
Anglo-Iranian --Company- take would be as big a bugbear as economy cannot stand expen-
somo freak scorching heat- sive oil that may ruin her in- the matter up in court, dustry.
Later, Britain is likely to take wave, bringing with it the con- ditions for a disastrous forest not but probably am a loyal some steps,
Are. TOMAHAWK FURY! OUTPOST THRILLS! Japanese subject. I have no in- until the Japanese Government u
makes known its stand. ROD
NEXT CHANGE
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London, May 2. The Duke of Edinburgh, already an
But,
thanks to oil-powered the timber owners
Oil Industry quarters sald that machinery,
now believe that the odds on if on appeal for an infunction salvaging the great bulk of the is filed the Idemitsu Kosan will fallen trees are in their favour. have to deposit a bond with the Though they will not make any- courts for the oil it intends to s sell.-United Press.
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es they would have done had the trees been properly felled in duc course, they hope to avert the seemed inescapable. - London Express Service,
Discussions On crushing loss that last February
Discrimination
Admiral of In South Africa
Flect and a Marshal of the Royal Air Force, received a Field Marshal's baton at Buckingham Palace today from his wife, the Queen.
The baton, traditionally
Sove- personal gift from the reign, is made of wood covered with crimson velvet, embossed
Lions with heraldic
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In all the annals of buccaneer brigand....there's nonā
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Geneva, May 7
Two of the three members of a United Nations Commission to investigate racial discrimination In South Africa met today to discuss the Commission's pro- Fremme of work.
third The
East Germany's Trade With Soviet Union
Berlin, May 7. Forty-two per cent of East Germany's foreign trade this year will be with the Soviet Gregor Kurt Herr
Trade Minister,
member, Senar Union, at either Herman Santa Cruz of Chile, East Gorman end, and 10 ornamented with a has not yet arrived and the said today, according to ADN,
18-carat Commission will not begin its the East German news agency.
meetings until he does in twa; He was quoted as, telling re- porters in Ear Berün that East Field Marshal Earl Alexander, or three days' time.
Germany's trade with Russin the Minister of Defence,
The members who met today this year will reach more than Antony Head, Secretary for are M. Heari Laugier (France)
twice the 1950 volame.
Mir
War, and General Sir John and M. Dante Bellengarde Hear Gregor said the agree
Harding, Chief of the Imperial (Halil), General Staff, attended the privato ceremony.
The Duke is the lath Field Assembly Marshal
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THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
CORONATION OF AN IMPOSTORI
BETRAYAL OF A ROYAL ERETI
ASSIELT ON ZENTA CASTLE?
FIRST TIME COURT
STEWART GRANGER
DEBORAH KERR LOUIS CALHERN BANE GREEN
Lauren Stowk-RomanT DOUGLAS”
JAMES MASON
KRUPERT OF HENTZAL
JOHN L. BALDERSTON ... NOEL LANGLEY
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DENNE RICHARD THORPE
PANDRO S. BERMAN
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NEXT CHANGE ☆ Claudette COLBERT in
THE PLANTER'S WIFEZ
ROXY & BROADWAY
Commencing To-day At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.2)
The drama of a man who faced temptation
vice too often-und was caught in the grip of
The
Steel Trap
MATTIKO
ment provided for increased The Commission was set up Soviet shipments of grain, by the United Nations General barley and other esential food- Inst December to stuffs, iron ore, coko, pig iron "study the racial situation in the
It is and non-ferrous metals, and Union of South Africa."
terille
East materials. Taw
JOSEPH COTTEN Queen Victoria made her expected to ask the South Germany would deliver in ox- bridegroom, Albert, the Prince African Government for per change machinery, industrial TERESA WRIGHT
able-Marshal but mission to, visit the country equipment, chemicals and opt- he never held a Royal Navy for Orsteund investigations and precision instruments, | commission--Reuter.
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1 T. Take me Out to the Dell
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