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The Crowd Roars"
342nd Baby Named After Joan Crawford
When tiny Joan Albin. daughter of a Hollywood photo- grapher, blinked her eyes upon this
she world recently, brought a new honour to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star Joan Crawford, the hon- " our of having more namesakes than any other actress in pictures.
For the baby, named after Miss Crawford, was the 342nd child born in the past two years to be named after the star..
Alb whose candid camera studies appear in many pictorial magazines, was one of the group" of photographers who recently voted Miss Crawford the most" "co-
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TURKISH PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
MUTUAL INTERESTS WITH BRITAIN LONDON, July 18 (y Air Mail) Gen. Insunu, President, of Turkey, yesterday affirmed his country's determination to carry out her obligations in Britain in joining with resistance to aggression. In a message. to the British nation, through the Special Cor- respondent of "The Daily Tele- graph," he said that Turkey would prove "a very loyal ally."
The interests of Britain and, Turkey, he said, were completely mutual. He expressed the hope that Bulgaria might shortly be induced to join Turkey, Greece, Rumania and Jugoslavia in the Balkan Eatente, thus strengthen- ing the forces of peace. M. Sara- Joglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, addressing the National Assembly yesterday, declared that a war in Europe could not be localised...
The Turks, he said, loved peace, but they would if necessary, show that they sometimes loved fgting,
BRITISH REQUEST REFUSED
The first teletype installation to give à motion picture look- tion company direct contact with the studio, was completed, re- cently between the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production department and Sylvan Beach camp, on Payette Lake, Idaho, where "North- west Passaza” will shortly go into production, with a cast of 3000 headed by Spencer Tracy and Robert Taylor, Hitherto, short wave radio has been resorted to for location com-i panies removed from telephone and other necessary facilities. For "Northwest Passage," fifty miles of telephone wire was strung to con- hect up the various location units. and a teletype machine Installed at the malp camp at Sylvah Beach,
Mistakes Eliminated
"Balalaika" Ready For Cameras
"Baislaiks,” starring Nelson Eddy and Hona Massay, is ready for production, following 2 month of pre-recording eleven numbers and two opera Sequences.
To operate the installation,, &| long distance telephone call is placed and then the message is typed at either end of the 1500-
Lilting, stirring and romantic mile wire, and received at the Russian music, featuring the Tanya other. Mistakes which might be
number, » "Love Duet," *Ride. made due to word-of-mouth in-
Cossack, Ride." and "AL the structions are eliminated by this Balalaika" highlight of the musical, reception of written oruers.
King Vidor, director, will be in adapted for the screen from the London stage SUCCESS by Eric charge of operations at Fayette Maschwitz, who shared screen play- Lake. Hunt Stromberg is the pro-credit for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" with ducer.
R. C. Sherriff and Claudine West.
Dashing Role
HUNGARY
IS AFRAID OF HITLER
NO INTERVENTION
IN MAJOR WAR
Eddy has the most dashing role of his career as a Cossack officer who falls in love with a commmer. In a powerful and dramatic story of Old Russia, Russia of the revolu- tion and later.
Miss Massey, who was introduc- ed to motion picture audiences in "Rosalie," comes to the screen as a radiant new personality, following months
for of preparation
stardom.
Lawrence Weingarten will bring LONDON, July 18 (By Air Mail) Balalatka" to the screen, with -Admiral Horthy, Hungarian Re-Remhold Schunzel directing. rent, is expected in certain circles Charles Ruggles and Lionel to tell Hitler during the next few Atwill have been added, to the days that he cannot count on cast of "Balalaika” Hungarian armed intervention in
a major war. Perhaps.
Hungarian neutrality would com mand overwhelming support among his people.
REVERSAL OF FEELING There has been a complete re- versal of feeling since last Septem- ber, when Magyar troops would have cheerfully marched shoulder to shoulder with Hitler's regiments into Czecho-Slovakia, and, no doubt, have answered the call to whatever other front called for their help.
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German pressure grows daily on Hungary in efforts to cap- .turo more of the non-Axis trade, to benefit increasingly from the fertility of her soil. Hitler's will is reflected in new legislation and in the protesta made whenever an unfriendly reference creeps into the Hun- rarian Press.
"WE HATE IT!" Hungarian resentment is rising with every tightening of the screw, in official circles as well as among the man-in-the-street. Faulty
POLICE BATTLE
WITH STRIKERS: 34 INJURED
Tear-Gas, Truncheons & Brick-Bats Used
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1° (len-
At -147 June
least thirty-four were injured a battle be- tween strikers anu tne police at the Fisher Motor-Body Factory following an, attempt to close the factory by mem- bers of the United Automobile Union, which is affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organization.
Tear gas, truncheons and brick- bats were used and several cars carrying workers to the factory were overturned and burned, Later a truce was reached.
German goods, as, for example. COMING EVENTS dominate the
the unreliable motor-cars that market, do not
lessen this dislike.
AUG.
Tides: High 10,13 m. and 31:45 p.m. Low 340 am, and 5.65 pm.
Sunrise 5.53 am Sunset 7.05 - p.m. Yet Hungary dare, not antag- onise her mighty neighbour, who YMCA Flag Waist and Mahjongg
10 ADX. Bohe- Firing Practice from Stonecutters enjoys without counting mia and Moravia 40 per cent of 8 am.
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China-Australian Assocn. Dinner to Mr. J. L. Liu, at Cafe Wiseman 7 pm weighted in Germany's favour
Choero Club Dance 8,30 p.m. that foreign observers on the spot
Compulsory Service Blarts, already talk of Hungary as a German colony.
"Hungary is having to come in with Germany, but we hate it." This view is heard on every hand in Budapest.« đ from the nobility to a humble walter, "What else can we do?", they ask. "Britain is not interested in Hungary, and if she was she would be too far away to help us
St. Andrew's: Med. Working Party 10 B.II.
3-Tides: High 10.40 am. Low 6.05
Sudrise $.53 aim, Sunset 7.03 p.in.. Y.MO.A. Mahjongg for Beginners 10 am. Flag Whist 8.30 pm.
HK Y Men's Club Meeting, S Prancis Hotel 1 Speaker: Dr.
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Obeero Club Contract Bridge 8 p.m. Land Sale at Lammerts 3. p.m. Et, Andrew's "Open Night p.
"Tides: High 12.08 am and 11.10.
Low 8.05 a.m, and 6.03 pIL. Sunrise 5.56 am, Bunset 7.08 p.m.” Helena Mas Institute entertain
A GUARANTEE?. Britain, despite Trianon and ment to Missionaries.
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Badminton 8.30 p.m; Mixed not actively supported revision of a.. Ba
Swimming 6 pm. Ava the Treaty, is held in considerable Crown Land Bale (D.O. South) 11 esteem. Hungarians liken them-am.
Bt. Andrew's Med. Working Party selves in many ways to us and would welcome greater earnest of 10
All-Cycling Meeting at Caroline reciprocal feeling from English m
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