1939-01-06 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 6, 1939.

NEW ZEALAND IMPORTS

ALHAMBRA LICENCE SYSTEM: NO

NATHAN RD, HOWLOON DAILY AT 2,30-5,20-7,20 & 9,30 TEL. 568 86

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

A BLOOD-RED CHAPTER IN MINING HISTORY !

THRILLING ! EXCITING !

GEORGE O'BRIEN

IN

PAINTED DESERT

With LARAINE JOHNSON RAY WHITLEY Directed by David

Howard. Produced by Bart Gilroy, Screen Play by John Rathmell and Oliver Drake.

RAD 10

CTU RK O

TO-MORROW

A Paramount Picture

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Fred MacMurray

Ray Milland

in "MEN WITH WINGS”

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GENERAL BAN ON JAPAN

Wellington (N.Z.), To-day.

Details of further import licences issued show that there has been no general ban on Japanese goods in New Zealand.

One importer reports that he was advised that li- cences were not being issued for Japanese cot- ton goods, English blankets and German rub- ber sheeting.

Plain cotton piecegoods from the jare unable to plan for the future. United Kingdom were not greatly The Premier, Mr. M. J. Savage, affected in his case, but

orders yesterday defended the new import from Japan were cut to about one-licences, saying that under the third.

system imports would increase Applications to import art silk rather than decrease.-Reuter. from Britain and Japan were each cut to about one-third.

A motor firm reports that im- ports of tyres from Britain are being allowed in the same quantity as during the first half of last year, whereas American and Cana- dian tyres are cut by 55 per cent.

FRANK STATEMENT

CHINA TARIFF PROTEST

Chungking, To-day.

The British authorities in Shang- hai have addressed, a memorandum One of the Wellington licences

to the Japanese, voicing opposition allows the same number of British

to any tariff revision in North cars as in the first half of last

China, according to a Shanghai dis- year.

patch.

Importers continue to

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urge a A protest by the American au- frank statement of the New Zea-thorities is understood to have land Government's licencing policy, been sent a few days ago.—Central saying that until one is given they News.

DOUBLE-BREASTED IS PREFERRED

BY MORE MEN THAN FORMERLY

THIS MAY BE TRACED TO ONE OR TWO

ESSENTIAL STYLE CHANGES SLIGHTLY

ADDED LENGTH, AN EASIER CUT OF

CHEST, BROADER LAPELS AND SHOULD-

ERS ARE THE MAIN POINTS. IT IS

SAFE TO SAY THAT DOUBLE-BREASTED

LOUNGE SUITS ARE IN QUITE A MAJORITY

AGAIN.

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CHALK STRIPES IN BLUE, BROWN, BLACK

AND GREY ARE VERY POPULAR AND

DOUBLE-BREASTED STYLES IN THESE

ARE REALLY SMART,

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