1937-06-01 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1937.

THE

Japan To Develop

WORLD Mandates

GOES BY

E are told-and. I see no rea-

WE

son to doubt it that going to

South Seas Corporation Announces Plans

The Japan South Seas Develop-

the cinema is an act of escape from ment Corporation, a semi-official - dull realities.

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concern, founded last autumn under It seems that the excitement and imperial ordinance to develop romance of the screen offer a plea-Japan's mandated islands in the sant release from the monotony of south Pacific and other enterprises ordinary life.

in that area, has announced its fut-

This being so, I think that a film ure programme. called.

"We Who are About to Die” offers good value; that is, if

the description of it written by an en- thusiastic advertising man is rect.

cor-

The principal activities of the concern will be mining rock phos- phates on Anguar and Fuais, in the Carolines, developing the marîne in- dustry, lending money to indus- trialists, and sponsoring emigration from Japan to the islands.

He writes in a Home paper:- “A Story Blasted from the Hearts

The corporation plans to duble of Men and Flung in Fury to the the annual production of rock phos- Screen! Romance that took the phate on Anguar Island to 90,000 Rap for a Gangland Killing! Rotons. It also proposes to mine the mance that flames through Prison same product on Fuais Island, Bars! Surging Drama. . . . Ripped where the annual production, it is from the Soul of a Man who Lived estimated, will be 50,000 tons, Through Every Piercing Mo- ment... in the Death-house of the Condemned! !".

Sounds a restful evening.

The mandate islands are noted for their natural pearls, and about fifty Japanese ships are fishing for pearls in South Sea waters. The corpora- tion has decided to take complete control of the pearl fishing, acquir- ing the interests of Japanese in- A rural district council in Eng dustrialist. About 2,000 tons of land recently erected a warning sign mother-of-pearl is expected to be оп a road where a light railway exported yearly. crossed - over. They did this bie-

Logic

The corporation will control pine- cause there had been three accidents apple cultivation throughout the 'caused by people. running into sta- mandate area by acquiring the in- tionary trucks.

terests of the present owners. A No more accidents happened after Y.2,000,000 company will be estab the erection of the sign. This fact lished to operate the pine-apple was reported to the council. The plantations.

..

council have now ordered the re- The corporation also will handle moval of the sign on the grounds the financial affairs of the Govern- that the place is obviously no longer ment of the mandate area which dangerous, and that, therefore, there has at present an annual budget of is no need for the warning sign.

Discrimination

Y.8,000,000.-Reuter.

HOW ESPANA SANK

Scuttled After Hit By Mine.

"An attack of poisonous gas is another form of the effect of en- vironment to secure the survival of the fittest and the elimination of de- cadent and unworthy persons and In view of the reiterated claim races."

that the Spanish Nationalist bat- ~First Aid,” journal of the am-tleship Espana was sunk by aircraft bulance and nursing services.

despite the Admiralty's

bombs

It's a fascinating spectacle to documented evidence that she was watch a poison gas cloud discri destroyed by a mine the following minating between the fit and the additional exclusive details will be unfit.

*

EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT

* A Coronation was held in Lon- don on Wednesday, May 12, 1937.

-Copyright.

Anti-Climax

"It fell to his lot to marry again, and his wife came to him to lead him by the hand through the grow- ing darkness."!!

"She was taken from him and he was left alone.

"More than that, both his homes | were burnt to the ground.”

The italics are mine, but the gor- geous pathos of the last few words belongs to the man who uttered them. Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

of interest.

Just before the Espana got into difficulties, the Nationalist - des- troyer Velasco was attempting to molest the British merchant steamer Knitsley, bound for Bilbao. An ex- plosion was then observed in the stern of the battleship, which sig- nalled for help. The Velasco at once went to her assistance.

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ADDED ATTRACTION

COMPLETE STORY OF THE CORONATION CEREMONY

in

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Never Filmed Before!

Running Time ~ 20 Minutes

(NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE NEWSREEL THIS IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT)

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TOWELL CARROLL

ON THE

IRVING BERLIN'S

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ALICE FAVE The RITZ Brothers, är GEORGE BARBIER

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HA

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LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY γουτι roar with laughter

Joe's-nonsensical antics in the battle line of the French front and his marvelous Apache" dance: is really sensationally, thrilling.

JOE E.

BROWN

SONS O' GUNS

JOAN

BLONDELL

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F-you've ever been in love, if you've ever been lonely, and wormed and heart-sick you'll un- derstand and; thrill to this story. It's something you'll never for- get!

THE PICTURE

EVERY

- WOMAN

WILL WANT SOME MAN

TO SEEL

KAY FRANCIS!

GIVE ME YOUR HEART

GREAT SHOW FOR THE KIDDIES “GENERAL SPANKY”

The destroyer remained along- side for nearly two hours. She SAT. took off the officers and men from the doomed battleship, which was down by the stern and listing bad- ly

It is understood that, when it be came clear that the Espana might drift ashore and sink. in shallow

water, where she could possible be salved by the Basques, the com. manding officer decided to scuttle her in deep soundings. (Continued from Nezt: Column Explosive charges were therefore Up to this time no aeroplanes had placed below deckkwith the time appeared on the scene. Shortly fuses. When these detonated the after the Espana had disappeared battleship, with her bottom blown and sank two Government planes came out out, turned right over to investigate, but even then no by the stern. bombs were dropped.

(Continued in preceeding col.)

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