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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1938

JAPANESE ENCOUNTERING

ALHAMBRA STIFFEST RESISTANCE

NATHAN AD. KOLILOON-DARY AT 250-3204

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

YOU MAY

BE THE NEXT

Talent Scout

STAR HE'LL FIND!

with DONALD WOODS' JEANNE MADDEN-ROSALIND MARQUIS - FRED LAWRENCE

Directed by WILLIAM GLEMEXS~- & First National Ficture » Presented by Warner Bros. TO-MORROW

"VICTORIA THE GREAT”

Anna Neagle Anton Walbrook

An R.K.O.. Radio Picture

AS ALWAYS

H. B. Warner

SHANGHAI'S LEADING HOTEL

THE CATHAY

Cable Address: "CATHOTEL”

THE HOTEL

The most luxuriously ap- pointed-in the Far East but not expensive.

250 ROOMS & SUITES Every Room with Private Bath.

THE CATHAY

RESTAURANT

(Air-Conditioned)

The most beautiful room in the Orient, command- ing extensive views

of

the River and environs of the Settlement.

Luncheon or Dinner. 1

Carte.

THE TOWER

BALLROOM

Shanghai's most popular rendezvous a distinguished but informal Night Club,

where dinners are also

served.

ON LUNGHAI BATTLEFRONTS

Shanghai, To-day.

Japanese troops claim the capture of Kiasing, a town 15 miles west of Tsining, but all attempts by the Japanese forces in this sector to pene- trate further southward to the Lunghai Rail way appear to have been held up by effective Chinese resistance. Meanwhile, increasing numbers of Japanese troops are massing at various points on the north bank of the Honan stretch of the Yellow Ri- ver, but so far no crossing has been effected.

Japanese passage to the south bank, where strong Chinese orces are massed, would mark a new phase in the hostilities {

RUMANIAN

which are at present virtually at REFERENDUM

a deadlock except in Shansi, where the Japanese continue to hammer spearheads further into the southern section of the pro- vince.

The Chinese are trying to check the Japanese advance with counter- attacks but hitherto no notable suc- cess has been achieved.

HELD UP.

INDICATION

"

Bucharest, To-day. Rumania held a referendum on the new Constitution yesterday.

Voting was compulsory and voters were instructed to declare At the same time no decisive de-orally "Yes" or "No" whether they velopments have occurred either in approved the Constitution. the southern or northern fronts of Provisional figures show that 88 the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, but per cent. voted, only an insigni- the absence of any headway by the ficant number answering "No" Japanese suggests that they are en- countering more powerful resistance than was expected.-Reuter.

For example, in Bucharest, 226,- 504 voted for the Constitution and 277 against.-Reuter

Wong Keung, aged 29, terday admitted to the

WANCHAI FIRE Hospital suffering from

was yes- Kowloon injuries

sustained when he fell off a lorry A small fire broke out at the in motion in Sai Kung Road:: Chan Yuen Ping joss shop, No. 99, Wanchai Road, shortly after mid- to be through a lighted joss stick night and was extinguished by the coming in contact with others. The Police and Fire Brigade within 20 extent of damage was about $3,000. minutes:

The premises were covered by in- The cause of the fire is believed surance.

A HOME AWAY FROM HOME”

AND

SHANGHAI'S SOCIAL CENTRE

2APER

slender young girl in white is aroused from slumber to be formed by the Archbishop of Canterbury of the King's death her accession to England 's throne. A sceite from Victoria The Gr which is having its Gala: Premiere at the Queen's to-nigh