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To-day Only at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

Britain's men of steel marching through desert hells to the thanderous threnody of world conflict!

Paramount's

"THE LAST OUTPOST”

with

CARY GRANT CLAUDE RAINS GERTRUDE MICHAEL

4. SHOWS

DALT

TO-MORROW

RICHARD TAUBER

in Schubert's "BLOSSOM TIME”-

ORIENTALE

LAST 4 TIMES

TO-DAY

KAY GIVES YOU A.: GREAT PERFORMANCE FULL OF

THRILLS AND ACTION !»

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GEORGE BRENT

TO-MORROW

MONDAY TUESDAY THE BIG FUNNY RADIO SHOW

George RAFT

FAYE

VERY

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EIGHT"

•

EXTRA SPECIAL FOR

TO-MORROW MONDAY TUESDAY

MAMMOTH

DOUBLE STAGE AND SCREEN SHOW!

COWAN & BAILEY

AND THEIR ENTIRE COMPANY

of musicians, comedians, singers and dancers will appear at all performances. There will be no advance in prices. for this great show.

Prices: Matinees 20c-30c. Evenings 20-30e-50c-70c.

SHOWING TO-DAY

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THE YEAR'S GREATEST BRITISH FICTURE":

LONDON

#ILMS

MERLE OBERON

LESLIE

HOWARD

IN

GEL 8128

THE SCARLET PIMPERN

PRODUCED

ALEXANDER KORDA

ALSO: "MICKEY PLAYS PAPA" CARTOON

NEXT CHANGE-

JACKIE COOPER in “DINKY"

A WARNER BROS. PICTURE

MAN LOONG

Preserved Ginger, and Fruit Manufacturers

NEW SEASON.

Office

PRESERVED GINGER. A sftention to Exporters.

Kok

THE CHINA MATE, SATURDAY, JANTARY 4, 193

PATHETIC WAR

MEDALS

Unwanted Decorations In Pawnshops

TRAGIC HISTORY OF SOME

CINEMA "PROPS"

Hollywood: War medals of every degree and from every nation's some purchased direct from, the heroes who won them, others pick. ed up in pawn shops and innk shops form part of the prop*** reserves of one of the his studios There

Their custodian, Mr. Tom Little, tells many pathetic stories about Phem, for in some cases he knows their history-how they came to their owners and what the price was in blood and suffering.

One Victoria Cross There is one Victoria Crack among the collection.

"Their sale is prohibited.” Mr. Little said, "but we always had trouble getting them, even before the ban. An Englishman would rather starve

sell that medal."

them

Glory is cheap here by the time! it gravitates to the "prop" room. About US$1.20 is the Sverting price paid for a vergine" "war medal, Mr. Little said in an inter- view. "Sometimes the boys go)

of out and get whole bunches them for even less," he added.

Last Things Sold

Three youths were killed and many injured when Egyptian students ricted in protest against Great Britain's refusal to grant a new constitution to Egypt, whose powerful Waid party have long agitated for complete autonomy. Although the Independence Day riots were checked, new outbreaks occurred.

MILITARY BAND 1.

FOR CANADA Invitation To Royal Artillery

TO PLAY AT EXHIBITION

London: The Royal Artillery

BRITISH FILMS WIN PRIZES

Awards At Brussels Festival.

MANY MEDALS WON

IN ENGLAND

Brussels-British firms are

Festival!

He pointed to a Croix de Guerre and a Distinguished Service Cross: and said they belonged to a dis- abled American soldier. "He lost a leg getting one of them," Mr. Little recalled "They were the Band, which provided the music last things he sold A pawn shop for the Royal wedding and has got them"

played on several occasions at prominent in the award lists of the Medals cast by the Imperial Buckingham Palace, has received International Cinema Russian Government are the most an invitation from the Canadian which has been conducted here.

"Seventy-two films were submit- numerons in the collection. There Government to play at the Canadian are also German Iron Crosses and Exhibition next year. It is under-ted to the jury and nearly all the decorations from the Austrians stood that a band of about 40 British fims have won prizes," Rumanian and Belgian armies

musicians will be required. The M. Moldawsky, Secretary of the "The jury Reuter.

visit will coincide with the retire Festival, told Reuter. ment of Major E. C. Stretton, of film critics was astonished at the excellence of the British en- Director of Music, B.A.

tries in the documentary class.”

“BOMBS" CAUSE

PANIC

Seare For Dwellers In

Cyprus

Nicosia, Cyprus

Major Stretton is said to be the oldest service officer in the had tish Arzy.

Long Career

"Song of Ceylon, the GRA dilm directed by John Grierson in conjunction with Basil Wright, has Born in 1871, he served 14 years been awarded the Prix du Gouver [as a rackery 15 years as warrant ment Belge as the best production

officer and two-years is warrant in all documentary flims, officer of the first class. He was appointed lieutenant and director

Paul

An aeroplane dropping "bombs" of music in 1917, captain in 1925 Never

"Escape Me Never"

Caffner's "Escape: Me has been awarded the

has caused panic in the main and major.. in 1932 Before going coveted Frix de la Ville de Brazel- streets of Nicosia, the capital of to Woolwich, Major Stretton was les for scenario films.

at the Military School of Music, Alexander Karda's "Sanders of Cyprus

Alarmist rumours and the ab- Eastney, and also bandmaster of the River has received a "grande sence of any form of anti-aircraft the 1st Battalion of the Yorks and Medaille d'Honneur" for the best photographic work presented. defence had so worked upon the Lancs. Regiment.

At one time he was a boy truth Both are British studio produc- Cypriots' feelings that they fled in

tiamas. terror when an aeroplane, dis charging black objects, came skim- ming over the rooftops.

peter

He has been in charge of Royal Artillery band concerts for several

When they ventured out again, years. however, they discovered the

Len Lyl's "Colour Bor," another |G.P.Q. fim, was given the “Medaille [d'Honneur" in the fantasy cate {gory,

bombs were packets of leaflets £2,000 A YEAR FOR In the scientific category, the

advertising the 1936 model of a

-Reuter well-known motor-car

ADOWA “SACRED”

NAME Strong Warning By

Rome Paper

ONE ROOM

Proximity To London Stock Exchange

London: Two thousand pounds a year is the rent paid for a room which is near a certain door of the London Stock Exchange, »

This was revealed here in an

British film. "Sea Urchins" won the chief award, the Prix de l'Aiber- team.

Two other British fins "Ameo- ba" and "Blowfly" received medals of-honour

Medals Of Honour Medals of honour were awarded to the British productions "Face of Great Britain," "Coal Face, and "The Voice of Great

Cocktail bars or articles such as address by Mr. J. G. Head, past Britain," in the documentary class The organisers of the Festival new boot polishes must not be President of the Auctioneers" and

similar named after Adowa-or any other Estate Agents Lustitute of the have sunounced that a

meeting will be held here place associated in Italian minds United Kingdom.

year 13 with victories in Abyssinia,

For a fortnight a selection of the best films of the world "have

“A moderately-sized rooTA This is laid down in a strong the City commands the astonish- warning-published by the Bone ing rent of £2,000 per annum, ow- newspaper Tribuna.

ing to its proximity to a certain been showing to full horses in the It is also suggested in con- door of the Stack Exchange," he little cinema in the Alberteam trast to past occasions that the said, giving an instance of high building of the Brussels Interna streets in new quarters of Rome rents in the City of London. tional Exhibition should not be named after victories

of Italian arms.

"In this case, it was a matter of time saved; even a minute's pre- The attitude to this question is cedence in the dispatch of a tele- that the streets to be named after phone message was of great mone-

la certain place or individual tary välne" Brater. should have some direct connection

with them-Beater.

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

No Definite Trend Apparent

"CHINA MAIT.

COW CAUSES CAR CRASH

Five People Burnt To Death

A cos" wandering krik

Collison in wh were killed

completely destroy

ORIGIN OF FISH STORIES

New Museum For

stories

Förhermen's": ages will be illustrated museum, which is being and devoted to the

KINGS

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