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TO-DAY KING S

ALL IF SPRING CALL IT LOVE!

AT 2.30,

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CALE IT A HIT •

YOU'LL CALL IT A LAUGH RIST:

"CALL IT A DAY

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND-JAN HUNDER - ANITA- LOUISE – ROLAND YOUNG - ALICE BRADYS FRIEDA INESCORT + & COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTI "Directed by ARCHE MAYO - Prasaitied by Wurne Bet

Peggy Wood - Watter Woolf King - Bonita Granville • Beryl Met

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Warner Bros.

William Powell Joan Blondell in

"LAWYER MAN"

TAKE ANY TRAN OR MA

ORIENTAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

EMBER 19 1997

BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY RE-STATED BY PREMIER

London, To-day.

"The Government's general principles are pro- motion of British interests, protection of the lives of British nationals, maintenance of peace, promo- tion of friendly relations with other nations who are willing to reciprocate our friendly feeling and who will keep those rules of international conduct without which there can be no security and stability."

THIS DECLARATION WAS MADE BY THE PRIME MINIS- TËR, MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, IN A SPEECH AT EDIN. BURGH YESTERDAY.

It seemed to him that it was time! another effort was made to see if it was not possible to remove fears and suspicions by closer examina- tion of their origin and strong sub- stance.

Such an effort, would not be a sign of weakness, as, Britain was strong and getting stronger daily.

Mr. Chamberlain concluded by saying that he had faith in hu

-LUFTHANSA

CRASH DISASTER

Berlin, To-day.

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY man nature, and therefore believed Berlin to Mannheim crashed at

HE CALLED

THE MOST DANGEROUS NUMBER IN TOWN! This phone book Romeo got acrobats in his hair and machine guns in his ribs on this "blind date” 1937'S BIG LAUGH SENSATION!"

DANGEROUS NUMBER

with

ROBERT YOUNG. "ANN SOUTHERN

TOMORROW MONDAY TUESDAY

INTRODUCING A NEW CONTINENTAL FILM STAR! The King of a mythical empire denounces his throne for a life of gaiety in Paris. FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, SONG, MUSIC AND DANCES.

The KING

CHORUS GIRL

FERNAND GRAVET JOAN BLUNDELL

Alan Mashroy"likary Jane Wymon Kanny Bakgr

· Lois Alberni – A MERVYN = LEROT PRODUCTION

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DRAMA OF LOVE UNASHAMED

it was fated to happen!

ROBERT ¡BARBARA

TAYLOR STANWYCK

in the picture the world is talking abouti

"HIS AFFAIR

- VICTOR MCLAGLEN

tharine Hepburn Franchot Tone

QUALITY STREET

there would be a ready response to such an appeal-Reuter.

FRANCE TO HAVE FASTEST TRAIN

680 MILES AT 81 MILES AN HOUR

OIL AND ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE

Ten were killed and two injur- ed when a Lufthansa plane from the airport at Mannheim yester- day. Reuter,

In England railway companies

have been experimenting with oil-

engined locomotives for some years. A good many lines, particularly on the Southern Railway, have been converted for electrically propelled engines, but no experiment has been attempted with an engine of - the type being developed in France, according to a representative of the four main railways.

France is shortly to have the

The British companies are chief- fastest long-distance train in the

of the steam-driven locomotive us-- world if claims already made for

ly concerned with the development it are substantiated, It will run on

ing coal as fuel, which is still the Paris Lyons and Mediterranean proving extremely satisfactory, is Railway, and will cover the 680-

comparatively cheap to run, and miles from Paris to Nice at an assists one of our biggest indus average speed of 81.25 miles an tries."

hour.

The fastest long-distance train new oil-fuelled and electric- Tin Britain is the LNER's Coro- engined locomotive has been pronation express, which covers the duced. It is expected to use seven 13924 miles between King's Cross

01... the tons of liquid fuel.

and Edinburgh in six hours. The Paris-Nice run against 28 tons of run of 1882 miles between King's coal required for a steam-driven Cross and York is made in 157 min- locomotive, and to need three tonsute at an average speed of 719 of water for cooling, against 200 ¡m.p.a.

tons.

The next best runs is made by The principle of the engine is the LMS. Coronation Scot train similar to those in the French liner between Euston and Glasgow, Normandie a combination of mo- which, incidentally, makes the long- tor and electric drive. The engines est non-stop run in the world—–299 will drive dynamos supplying cur- miles between Euston and Carlisle. rent to three electric motors fitted This train covers the 401 miles to to the driving wheels axle.

Glasgow in 61⁄21⁄2 hours.

Two of these locomotives will be In its test run between Buston- attached to each train, one at each and Crewe in June last, the first of end, and both controlled by the the LMS. Coronation locomotives driver of the leading engine. The reached a top speed of 114. m.pk, two will together develop 4,000 and for the whole 158 miles aver- horse-power.

2ged 79.7 mph)

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