NORTH CHINA INTRIGUES
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The Nanking
Nanking, Feb. 12.
Government
has
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With this loan the Board will have
made the first official move to re-issued £53,500,000 of stock. oognise the existence
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They are empowered to nomy movement among the Mongols. £60,000,000 but the prospectus anti- in Suiyuna province.. At yesterday cipates that expenditure, so far as morning's weekly session
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Executive, Yean the Government an-
nouncel the appointment of Marshal for some years.-British Wireless. Yen, Hsi-shan na Chief Administra-
tor with jurisdiction governing all
the autonomy groups of the Mon: from the Salt Tox. The remaining goin In Sulguna province. Marshal 31,000,000 will be devoted to foreign Yon Ifal-shan'a present port is Pacification Commissioner of Talears-Union News. yuanfu, Shansi.
The autonomy movement in Inner Mongolia has been gaining strength during recent weeks with the centre of nelivities surrounding Prince Teh Wang. Rumours have repeatedly connected Prince Teh Wang's recent
Nanking Parley
in
Pelping. Feb. 12. According to well-informed sources here the starting point of the com-
Conference ing Sino-Japanese Nanking will be a discussion on the exact form of a Sino-Japanese al- doings with the Japanese and plance, which is likely to be accom Japanese Mongola m North China. panied by two conditions:
The appointment of Yen Hsi-ahan the recognition of. Manchukuo, and I made similarly to the appointment the ratification of a
of General Sung Cheh-yuan for the Hopel-Charhar Political Council chairmanship. In the former ense,
namely,
Sino-Japanese North China military agreement.
Mr. Arita, the newly appointed Japancus Ambassador to China, is
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Charles Laughton in "Mutiny on the Bounty" with Clark Gable and Franchot Tone, showing on Saturday at the King's and 'Alhambra Theatres.
CINEMA NEWS
care style.
Nanking attempted to compromiso now busily consulting the Japanche NOTES SUPPLIED BY Francis Lederer is brought to the
Foreign Ölicy and other authorities concerned, before leaving for Chine to nasume office.
the Japaneno pressure for the estab- lishment of an independent govern Tientsin. and
ment
Pelping
Meanwhile Japanese Militar Au-
"The Gay Deception" Urbane, sparkling, sophisticated screen in the gayent of his comedy roles in Fox Film's "The Gay Do- ception, which is not at the King's One hundred tons of motion plcture Theatre. Lavishly produced with a
THE THEATRES
an open split of Hopel and Charhaall means in their power to influequipment and supplies accompanied, setting in the world's moat luxuri.
electrical
who has won a
FEBRUARY 13, 1936.
With the formation of the Hope-thorities in North Ching are haing Charbor Political Council in Pelping
LWO light-hearted pretendera, from the Central Government in ence Chinese military leaders in the south of toy technicians into our hotel, the picture tells the story China has been delayed, There in North China and win over their authe Seas for the filming of the of high hops in Nanking that Yen Iisi-puris to the Japaricae pulicy. It is retro-field-layer picture "Mutiny Federer and Frances Dee, who
Theatre. The huge and in time; each other's dream of shan will exert his influence to allay also reported from the same source, opening on Saturday age to penetrate each other's bluft.
in Inner that the Japanese Military Author-at the King's the spread of autonomy Mongolia and Saiyuan, the province its in North Chian may furce Gen. thin, value at several hundred romance. Miss Dee comes to the
eral Han Fu-chu, Governor of Shan-thousand dollars, included thousands hotel as a girl next to Shansi,
tung, to accept Japanese demands of separate articles ranging in size sweepstake prize and decided to from an ordinary pin to a powerful spend it all on one glorious fling.
plant.
she encounters Lederer, a generating
But Here Early January it was announc-in North China.--Woh Kin Yat Po. ed that Prince Teh Wang in the
what were some of the unusual arti- prince in real life, pretending to be Japan And Russia
cles that a big motion picture com- n domestic. There are romantic capacity of Secretary-General of the Political Council, Inner-Mongolian
misunderstandings, Tientsin, Feb. 12. pany would carry on a 10,000-mile complications,
of the mass of times when it seems that they will had declared the autonomy of East
A study It is reported here that Soviet irip?
the "Bountybe drawn apart, but it all comes out era Inner Mongolia. In this move-
reveals that nothing had happily in the end when Miss Dee ment he was assisted by the Char. nationals were instructed yesterday freight invoices of
forgotten before bein
decides that she loves Lederer, even to transplant a har-Mongol leader, Jo Pa-jak, and by Soviet Consuls in Manchuria to supplies. the Manchukuo soldier, General Live Manchukuo territory
modera motion picture studio across if he isn't the poor boy she thought was. Jesse Lasky produced Shou-hsin. The autonomists occupied the 24th. Inst.,
This report hus given strength to 5,000 miles of ocean. In the moun-he
"The Gny Deception", which was of rein-Lains six districts in Charhar. Changpet
each great shipping, has been chosen as the capital of the believe that the strained
Alan It is niso ship.
Mowbray, Bonita the new nutonomy area, Change lion between the two nations have designed to conserve space aboard directed by William Wyler
and Akim Tamiroir in the ls in Charbar and about 30 miles turned from bad to worse.
thimbles, fly swatters. Hume tnted in the same report that part safety pins, from Kalgan.
guns, ie cream containers, supporting cast, the staff of the Soviet consular ser apray
"Here Comes Cookie" vice in Manchukuo has been order Bibles, hundreds of old coins, corn. ed to return home before the 24th. pads, three old crutches, one wooden inst-Wah Kiu Yat Po.
Tientsin Changes
The same meeting in the Exect tive Yuan also announced the aboli. tion of the garrison headquarters in Saiyuan, Peiping and Tientsin and the Peace Preservation Corps in Tientsin and Tangku. New Tientsin Ponce Preservation Headquarters will be organised. Mr. Liu Chia-lun has been appointed commander. believed that these changes are made consequent on Japanese pressure,
Soviet Government Set Up?
Manchukuo Troops for Frontier Changchun, Feb. 12. Certain units of Manchukuo troops
nevetilea
were found, much item
var-rings
four
features
incastres
24]
in
A laugh-creating amusing bit of leg a hot water bottle of blood, audiences. at the Queen's Theatre in nonsense cunes to-iny to delight toy sewing machine jund A harpoon gun. For trading with the natives the guise of those prime favourites In alistaint, semi-navage. islands of radio, stare und sereen, Gracie MANETANS large crates Alled with Allen and George Burns, otherwise known as Burns and Allen, whose were shipped. In these were dispatched to the Manchukuo were found bird enges, anakes-in-a- latest fun film "Here Comes Cookie"
pockel
up as a rate giggle Cater Mongolian border district with box" harmonicas, irrors,
entertainment. Joining them It is a view to recovering Helemutu and knives, wrist watches, celluloid dolls, their goofy going-ons, is a cast of
hata, bracelets, necklaces,Į Olahok and their vicinity, which is straw now occupied
able comedians and players of an by Outer Mongolian
and a hundred or more entire vaudeville troupe thrown in to Varieties of articles Too aid the laugh-getters. Georg Bar. troups, who recently crossed Man other chukuo's border.
nough medical supplies to equip an The dispatch of the troops, it was average hospital went to the South Andrew Tombes, Betty Furness stated, followed the Manchukun Gov-Sess, in a dozen farge crated and and Rafael Storm play leading roles Tientsin, Feb. 12,
to dislodge the Including every remedy known Lo
fu support of Allen and Burns. Some concern is felt by both the ernment's decision
to drive medical science.
Gracie's maniu for damb remarks a Chinese and the Japanese authorities Outer Mongolian soldiers
Besides the dozena given full swing in this fun fest at reports that a Soviet government them out of Manchaku territory by of hampers of wadrobe and make that is crammed with inuga galore has been established in southern force, if necessary, in order to secure up equipment, the largest consign from the
ment stored aboard the s., Maun father, Barbier, decides to deed his
moment her Hopei, involving the counties of Jen, Manchaltue's frontler.
wealthy After the recovery of Helemul ganul nine Kuin, Wel and Kwangping. The ac-
eamern outfits, tivities of Soviet elements in South and Olshodka, Manchukuo troops will big generators, of flm and millions over to Gracie to handle so
tona Hopei are alleged to, have been con, be stationed in the border districts film cases and thousand or more Betty Furners from the attentions as to safeguard his other daughter, nected with the Soviet Investment Cor- to keep back Outer Mongolian ather details necessary for the actuali
filming of the "ounty" scenes goes off on a fishing trip, and puts a fortune-hunting gigolo, and porntion recently inaugurated here, troops Union Neiva.
"Mutiny
ihe on
Bounty,"
pro- Burns, his secretary in charge, na daved-by-Teving--G.-Chalberg,-has-leza adviser. "Gracle. immediately notable cast of fifty players headed London, Feb. 12.
Charles Laughton, Clark Gable inherits her father, and begins to The Foreign Secretary in a written by
and house a group of starving actors in her Park Avenue house, answer to a question in the House and Frunchot Tone.
Acrobats, tumblers, traine gents, trained dogs, trained monkeys, druni One of the foremost novels of the players, Jugglers, knife-throwers, year, "So Red the Rose" had been trick-marksmen over-run the man- made to a mution picture by Para-inn, rehearsing their asts all over mount, and with Margaret Sullavan the house, Burns' efforts to stem in the starring role,
tide is the next this
of hungry vaude nnin
a the Queen's Villians is futile. In the midst of Theatre. Written by Stark Young, her plans of rebuilding the house and adapted to the screen by Law into a beautiful theatre to produce Stallings and Edwin Justus her own show, Gracte promises to Mayer, it is the romance and stirring marry her sister's fortune seeking story of the South during the days boy-friend who lins switched his
Vigorous measures will probably
bo devised by the Ilopei-Charine Political Council, and the Japanese Army is also expected to make lm- portant representations in relation tel the reported turn of events in youth ern Hopel. Another report said that the "Kids" are really puppet re- actionaries.-Union News.
Nanking Surrenders
Tientsin, Feb. 12. Arrangements to provide financial Hopel-Charhar
resources
for the
Political Council have been complet ed, it was made known to-day with
har Provinces.
British Interests
Commons said that no special Atups I hitherto been arvessary for the protection of British inter- ests in North China. The situation was being carefully watebedett
tex.
Mr.
No detalls were disclosed
..
but
"So Red the Rose"
attraction
Mr. Eden's Interest
Jannon, Feb. 12. Que Tal-chi, the Chinese dinolosure of the fact that General Ambassador, called on Mr. Anthony
·Sung Choli-yuan, chairman of the Eden to-day and had a lengthy con
of the War between the States. wooing to her. One of the most council, yesterday obtained permis versation with him. sion from the National Government at Nanking to appropriate the en- there is ground for stating that Mr.hat is the background of "So Red hilarious sequences in the film t the Rose" but specifically, it tells "Gracie Allen's Flop as a vehicle tire revenue from Customs Dattes Eden is closely and personally giving the story of a girls love tried and for her actor friends. Gracie her- and Salt Taxes in Hopel and Char- attention to the Far Eastern situn- tested by prejudice and bitterness self takes part in the proceedings,
tlon.--Reuter,
It reveals also ́s young man of de- putting aver a comic song called “ termination to ignore the high the Vamp of the Pampa" in grand Thead revenues will be used to China's Policy Questioned finance the Council, with the excep
foolings of those days, and to maks style, and then going into a burleg- London, Feb. 12.
An up- tion of deductions that will be made
In the House of Commons the his place in life without resorting of Romen and Juliet.
actions in which he does not roarious climax brings the picture to cover leans owing abroad.
Labour, member, Mr. Banfield, asked
Margaret Sullavan, to a close. whether the Nine Power policy was believe, Miss eral Sung and the Nanking author cloration of Mr. Hirota that China of the picture, expertly cast as Val- These arrangements between Gen- in any way affected by the recent de recently seen in "The Good Fairy": and "Only Yesterday," is the star
RAILWAY BOND INTEREST ities are to go into effect to-day, it must abandon definitely the policy fette, the beautiful Southern girl in understood. It is reported that of playing one power against an
who is faced with the loss of her of the estimated $42,000,000, $30,- other; if so whather Britain
Shanghai, Feb. 13. aweetheart when the War casts ai I learned from Nanking that 000,000 will be used for payments recently made representations to
barrior. between them. Randolph the Central Political Council has fixed against foreign loans.
China against the adoption of auch Scott plays opposite Miss Sullavan, the Interest on the $120,000,000 25th The Hopel-Charhar Political Coun-In policy.
and Walter Comolly, Elizabeth, year railway construction Bonds at eil is also empowered under the new Mr. Eden replying, stated that he arrangement to uno $18,000,000 of had no information about the declara-Harry Ellerbe, Janet Beechur, Ro six per cent. per annum. Reuter.
estimated $22,000,000 revenue lion mentioned.--Reuter.
Cummings, Dieklo Moore and Daniel Haynes head a large support-i ing
cast. The production wnsi lirected by King Vidor.
"the
had
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Montone, Ark., Feb. 12. Mr. William Hope Harvey, nlok. James Cagney, the bad boy of the named "Coin" Harvey, veteran cham- screen, comes to the Star Theatre pion of bl-metalliam, died to-day. to-day in his latest Warner Bros. Reuter thoroughly hard boiled role, al- production, "Picture Snatcher" in a
though
Kan San, aged 40, unemployed, ap- A delightfully entertaining one. "Picture Snatcher is based on peared before Mr. 8. F. Balfour at П newspaper story by Danny the Central Magistracy this morning, Ahearn, which treats of a little charged with stealing two radiator known phase of the work on a yellow caps from private motor-cars. The tabloid of the most-sensational type.[police stated that necused was arrest- Jimmy, in the title role, is, the go-ed on February 11, with the radiator getter picture man who gets photo caps in his possession, Investigation graphs of people and news events revealed that they had been stolen ja K by book or crook, regardless of from private cars No. 2774 and No. ethics or common documey Patricia 2315, belonging to Noarre, W. F. C. Eils, a seventeen year old Broad-Jenner and Kam Choung-yan Defen- way ingenue, plays opposite Cagney dant was sentenced to two montha'. In a picture which marks her first imprisonment on each' charge," the leading role in pictures. She was terme to, be consecutive, cast for the part after her notable
work as the ingenue in "The King's
Vacation," Blarring George Arliss. Dr. D. J. Valentino, M.C., M.B., 9.5, Others in the cast include auch: nota- (Lon.) DT.M. & II. (Eng.), J.P., will hle players as Ralph Bellamy, Allco deliver a course of lectures (for White, Ralf Harolde, Robert Emmet women) on First Ald, comniencing to- O'Connor and George Pat Collins. morrow. Friday, at St. John Ambul This Is Miss White's second picturo anco Headquarters at 6.39. pan. It is sinco leaving the screen two years emphasised that these classes will he age to make personal appearances continued only if the attendance is throughout the country, Bho, has regular and thoro are a mufficient the vamp role and is rough housed number of candidates to warrant the by Jimmy in his usual Davil-may-effort
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SATURDAY, Feb. 15th
By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel A. C. Marsh and Officers the Band of th 2nd Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment, conducted by Mr. A. B. Yulo, will play:→→→
"The 1st Movement of the Unfinished. Symphony"
Schubert
"Fantasia - The Rose
SPECIAL FILM
DEPICTING THE SCENES.
RELATING TO THE FUNERAL.
of THE LATE
KING GEORGE V
Myddleton
BY THE BAND OF THE BECOND BATTALION THE EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.
ON THE SCREEN
The Romantic Drama
of a Romantic. Generation! Adalah Zukor presents
MARGARET SÜLLAVAN
So Red the Rose
A Faremount, Picture Withi WALTER CONNOLLY Randolph Scott Directed by King Vidor
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