1937-05-12 — Page 2

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SHE DISCOVERED HIS SECRET

It's the season's gayest romantic thriller!

It was: “I'm in

Espionage

TO-MORROW

· United · Artists

Release

* SNOWS

DAILY -

7.26-8.20

EVANS

Paul LUKAS • Ketti GALLIAN

Directed by

EURT NEUMÄNN

Produced by HARRY RAFF

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

JACK BUCHANAN FAY WRAY in

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1937.

HONG KONG SINGERS BROADCAST

Seats In Cathedral Hall

As has already been announced, the Hong Kong Singers will broad- cast Dyson's "In Honour of the City" and Elgar's Coronation Ode" from St. John's Cathedral Hall on Thursday next over Z. B. W.

at 10 p.m. The Singers will again be accompanied by the Philhar- monic Orchestra, augmented by bandsmen from His Majesty's for- ces, under the conductorship of Lindsay A. Lafford, L. R. A. M. [F. R. C. O., A, R. C. M

A limited number of seats will be available at the Cathedral Hall on the night of the broadcast for any members of the public who care to attend. No charge for admission will be made, but donations towards

“WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD." the funds of the Hongkong Be-

TAKE ANY TRAM OR PSAI

ORIENTALE

2DAYS TO-DAY TO-MORROW•

SENSATIONAL DEEDS OF DARING!

Giant Clipper Ships in action making history in daring flight from Pacific Coast to Hong Kong.

FRI. SAT.

THE TOPS IN AIR THRILLS THAT NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

CHINA CLIPPER

V

po Producirs, Author, and

Ceiling Zero", with

PAT O'BRIEN

ROSS ALEXANDER BEVERLY ROBERTS HUMPHREY BOGART MARIE WILSON Joseph Crehan- « Joseph King Addisan Richards • Onected by Raymond Enright

The first heroic drama

tization of the titanic bat

de of human hearts and

fives ... that made por

sible the most glorious

flying feat of all timet”

"THE SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN" Comedy Musical with Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern.

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Sally Ellers, Robert Armstrong. Francas Sage, Charlay Grapawin, Vinton Haworth » Directed by Lás

Landers. Asso. producer, CUF Rald,

TO-MORROW ONE DAY ONLY

EKO RADIO PICTURE

"LADY TUBBS"

nevolent Society, in aid of which the Singers' recent performance of the works in question was given, will be gratefully received.

A limited number of special souvenir programmes, containing the full texts of the words of the works concerned, are also available, at $1 each. These will help listeners to follow the performance over the radio. The money derived from the sale of programmes will be devoted to the charitable funds con- cerned. These programmes may be procured from the Secretary's office at the Broadcasting Studio, Gloucester Building.

JAPAN NEEDS CONCRETE PLAN

Police Drink Blood As Pledge

Malayan police who drank human blood to bind one an- other to secrécy have been sent

18 to prison for

months in Singapore for extorting about £60 from a Chinese rubber dea- ler on a threat of arrest for rubber-smuggling if he with- held the money. ·

After obtaining the extortion money, the three Malays.. - two constables and the other an ex- police officer pricked their fingers and dropped blood into a communal cup. Then they added water and sipped the mixture.

All three accused were found guilty and sent to jail.

EMPIRE BUYING BRITISH CARS

Lord Nuffield's Statement

Lord Nuffield, head of the Morris Motors organisation, giving his im pressions of his Empire tour, said:- I have been struck by the rapid gener- "Since my last visit to the Dominions al trade recovery, and particularly the splendid opportunities now offered to the British motor industry.

"The trade depression forced people to consider. economy and turn their at- tention to the British car with its low upkeep costs,

"Now that the depression is over în- terest in the British car is being main- tained, for the public have learned that besides being economical to run, the vastly improved structural stability of | British · cars, in recent years makes them ideally suited for the overseas markets.

"I think that the foreign cars have lost their supremacy in the Dominions market for all time.

more

A concrete plan for dealing with Sino-Japanese relations should be worked out as soon as possible by

"An interesting feature of the growth the Tokyo Government to untangle

of British car sales is that motoring the present confused state of has been made available to a very much affairs between the two countries. bigger public by the British light car

for example export This point was stressed by Am-Morris, bassador Shigeru Kawagoe, Japan-Eights to New Zealand than any other model, showing that people in the ese Ambassador to Nanking, as he Dominions have discovered that the arrived in Tokyo to report in person small British car can do what the big on recent developments in China foreign cars cannot do, that is to say, to Foreign Minister Naotake Sato provide handy and exceedingly econom-

ical motoring, "It is true that the Chinese are completely in accord with the ab stract policies described by ` Mr. SOVALTINE? GIVES EMPLOYEES Sato before the last: Diet," diplomat said. "But is also true that they are anxiously awaiting|| the implementing of the announced principles into a concrete plan of action.

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the

WEEK'S SALARY!

To commemorate the Coronation the directors of 'Ovaltine' are giving all their employees a week's salary. This

co-organisation. :

unusual beneficience seems to be on a "Upon how Japan will determine par with the policy of that famous her actual policies depends to a manufacturing firm-known through- out the world for the excellence of its Large extend the future Chinese at-product the scientific nature. of its titude towards Sino-Japanese operation," Mr. Kawagoe said.

The ‘Ovaltine' Dairy and Egg Farms The diplomat, however, remark- Here, the aristocrats of Jersey Cows are the most up-to-date in existence. ed that there was no need for and of the Poultry World produce the undue haste" in drafting these poli- finest milk and eggs for your 'Oval- cies as "the difficult problems: exist- tine. The Ovaltine Jersey Herd has gained 440 awards at the leading Shows ing between Japan and China can- since 1938. Entries from the "Ovaltine' not be solved so easily.”*

FRONTIER TOWN BOMBED

By Spanish Rebel Planes

Paris, To-day.

Three Spanish insurgent planes flew over the Spanish frontier town

Egg : Farm have been similarly suc cessful at the principal Poultry Shows, The manufacturers of ‘Ovaltine' have a world-wide reputation as specialists in the science of nutrition, and Oval- tine is the creation of the finest tech- nical skill added to years of research and investigation.

ANOTHER FRANCO

PROPOSAL

London, To-day.

of Perthon yesterday morning, states: General Franco has addressed a a report from Perpignan, which fresh Note to the British Govern- adds that the machines bombed the ment in which be again - “proposes railway station from a low altitude. creation of a neutral" zone for Three were killed and one civilians in the Basque province. “

General Franco suggests that the One of the raiders then flew to zone be placed under the control of Cullera and bombed the viaduct the International Red Cross. there. Trans-Ocean.

injured.

Trans-Ocean..