1937-07-26 — Page 6

NEW DEFENCE AGREEMENT Anglo-Australian-Dutch Eastern Pact Alleged:

They're Mr. and Mrs. Now

Use Of East Indies Aerodromes By British

Londen, To-day.

Mary Pickford, America's Sweetheart, and Buddy Rogers, orchestra leader are shown in Hollywood, Cal, after their wedding which thou- sands turned out to witness. Seven intimate friends actually witnessed the ceremony at the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lighton, close friends. of the couple.

The R.M.S. "Empress of Japan" "NO STRIP

is due at Hong Kong on July 30

from Shanghai

leaves for Manila the same day at

5.00 p.m.

at 6:00 am and WIFE FOR

OUR JOHN"

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“A SPECIAL PARAMOUNT WEEK"

(7 Old Favourite Each For 1 Day): (25th-31st.” Jul=

Daily at 230, 5.15, 7-20 & 9.30 p.m.

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"We won't have this strip-tease woman re-marrying our John,” is the Barrymore family ultimatum to red-haired twenty-year-old Elaine

Barrie, after John had announced

The critical situation in North China has led to sudden con clusion of a military

ut between Britain, Austraha

and the Netherlands.

So allege several London newspapers, which state that negotia tions for such a pact, which have been going on for some time, were brought to a conclusion following the serions prospects of Sino-Japanese clash with its consequent possible repercussions.

Main clause in the agreement, the papers state, cally important Dutch East Indies.

Great Britain, it is reported, has not only promised to protect the Dutch islands but has been prom- ised in return full use of the many military flying fields established there by the Dutch.

STRONG DUTCH FORCE

The Dutch have a strong force stationed in the islands, mainly consisting of fast Americ bombers, which would be placed the disposal of the British author ities in the event of war break lout in the Far East

The present British plan in the event of war states the paper, pro vides for reinforcement of the RAF in the Far East from India an 1 Mesopotamia

......

Now she can also draw on the Dutch resources in the East Indies, where a formidable air force is stationed which would prove a de- cided thom in the side of an aggres- sor Trans-Ocean.

GERMANY NATIONALISES ORE INDUSTRY

Berlin, To-day. General Hermann Goering has issued an important the German- irum in

He said that 238 2, member of the Four-Year Plan he had formed a

company which, under State guid- ance, would control, open up and

San

strate

-ANOTHER DESERTION FROM GENEVA

withdrawn from Nations.

followed the

Decision for the stepā

en during a meeti binet on Saturday

of

KING LEOPOLD IN PARIS

Paris,

King Leopold of the Belgans, accompanied by his broth Count of Flanders, arrived here on Saturday on an official State vis

After attending a reception in his honour given by the French Foreign Minister, M. Yvon De King Leopold had lunch with Pre- sident Albert Lebron

In the afternoon he paid a to the Belgian Pavilion at the

„Оcesz

Leban Parliament Dissolved

Beirut

The Parliament of Republic Lebanon

his intention of re-wedding her. exploit iron ore resources in Ger-

The Barrymores all save fifty-many to the extent demanded by solved by four-year-old John are shocked by the requirements of ational President Elaine's film "How to Undress in economy. Front of Your Husband.”

She got "more than four figures for this one-reel scanties epic, and is now to repeat the performance in a vaudeville tour.

The Barrymores have not the film, but they sent

Bee John and

This company would have ita headquarters in Berlim.

Trans- Ocean.

International Air Rally

The P. and O

Fance

alling zer

then bows deeply and hops into

STOR

and tourist abo

ans-Ocean.