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SHOWING

FO-DAY KING S

At 2.80, 5.10,

7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

ROARING TOWARD YOU. · ́`IN A GRAND ROMANCE!

The Star of "Viva Villa"-ridės“ again`.

swell laughs

and great thrills

return to the screen!

BADMAN

THE

Metro- Goldwyn

FICTUM

NEXT CHANGE

COLUMBIA presents

4 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5.15 7.15-9.30

BRIMSTONE WALLACE BEERY

VIRGINIA BRUCE ̧‹ DESNIS UXEEFE JOSEPH CALLEJA - LEWIS STONE GUY KIDSEE Produced by Harry Kant

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1938.

SIGNOR GAYDA ACCUSES DEMOCRACIES OF AIDING CHINESE RESISTANCE!

Rome, To-day.

Signor Gayda, the noted Italian commentator, de- -voted his daily article yesterday to the fall of Hsuchow to the Japanese, and blames the "great plutocratic democracies" for three

errors.

Firstly, a complete misunderstanding of the needs

and vital interests of Japan,

Secondly, the fatal and irresponsible encourage- ment given to the Chinese resistance, and Thirdly, undervaluation of Japan's resources and

capacity.

The Sino-Japanese war, Signor Gayda declares, is not yet finished. There will be further bloody episo- des and surprises but its course of has already shown the mistake

a policy which, while declaring it-

•LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY self on the side of peace, encourages

A HIGH PRESSURE ROMANTIC COMEDY PRODUCTION ! See this non-stopping dynamite go getter in the fastest moving breath-taking laugh show in history.

2

DAYS

ONLY

LIVING AS EVERY MAN WANTS TO LIVE! LOVING AS EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO BE LOVED?

GEORGE BRENT ANITA LOUISE

THE GO GETTER

with

CHARLES WINNINGER

conflicts and drives

the

Poem To Panay's Pantsless Gunner

helpless against the capable to abandon them at the supreme moment.-Reuter.

"COMING OUT ON TOP"

London, To-day, "Hsuchow may have fallen. We Hsu- may lose more places after chow but we are not going to lose

The world knows the story of the the war," declared Dr. Wei, Presi dent of the Central China Univer- ill-fated U.S.S. Panay, which went sity, speaking at Norwich yesterday. to a watery grave beneath a sur- Dr. Wei added: "Time, man-powerprise attack of Japanese bombers and the world are on our side, and last December, but there is a detail we are coming out on top from this

in the defence of the ship staged conflict.

concern is what by the crew that has caught the will happen afterwards, and whe-interest of those who seek the un- ther China is going to fall into the usual in incidents. temptation of militarism or into

"Our gravest

TO-MORROW AND MONDAY becoming a totalitarian state."

1938's MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL ROMANCE !

A rousing musical drama of "the most dangerous woman in Spain!

"Rudolph Friml's songs of love.

Reuter.

The moving pictures of the at- tack and defence revealed that one member of the Panay crew dashed to his machine-gun station minus his trousers. This "pantless gun- ner" was Ernest Richard Mahl- TO MARRY mann, Chief Boatswain's Mate, who

GLAMOROUS PRODUCTION WITH THOUSANDS IN THE CAST: LILY PONS

Jeanette. MacDonald

THE FIREFLY

with ALLAN JONES • WARREN WILLIAM

* Maro Goldiron Maycentru Billy Gilbert • Douglas, Dembrille • A ROBERT Z. LEONARD Production

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Vaun Alpha Arnold, of Kansas The French soprano opera and City, Missouri, found inspiration film star, Lily Pons, announced for a poem in the lack of attire dis- to-day that she will marry Andre played by Mahlmann as he went Kostelanetz, prominent orchestra into action. The poem was leader, in the very near future. warded to Secretary of Navy Swan- son with the request that it be for- warded to Mahlmann. The latter, now with Asiatic Fleet, has just received a copy of it.

Arriving on board the world's largest luxury liner, the Norman- die, after a five-week tour in Europe, Miss Pons told the press she would marry her flance before

The poem, which is called "Ap her departure on June 26 for South Uno Disce Omnes," the Latin for America, where she is to give a two-month series of concerts.

GT. BRITAIN'S TEAM FOR CURTIS CUP

London, To-day.

Great Britain's team of women golf- ers to represent them in the Curtis Cup match, at Manchester, Massachu- setts, U.S.A., on September 7 and 8 is. as follows:

Miss Anderson, Miss Pamela Barton, Miss Corlett and Miss Tienean, and Mrs. Garon, Mrs. Holm, Mrs. Walk- er and Mrs. Williamson.-Reuter. :

"From one, learn, or judge all,” follows:

Commend me to that noble soul,

Who, in the battle's heat, Rushed to his post without his

pants,

The bomber's dive to meet;. Who stood upon the rocking deck

In careless disattire, With shirt-tail flaunting in the

breeze,

To deal out fire for fire. Old Glory's colour deepened

As she floated o'er this son, The man who had no. time for:

panta

But plenty for his gun. Come, name a million heroes, But to me there'll never be

MRS. HOLM'S GOLF A diner show of nerve and grit

VICTORY

Burnham, Somerset, To-day.

In the final of the British Wo- men's Golf Championship held here yesterday, Mrs. Holm beat Miss Corlett by. and B-Reuter.

On any land or sea- Then dwell upon your epica,

Should you feel an urge for

chants,

Recall the sinking Panay

And the gunner minus pants.

-Vaun Alpha Arnold..