1939-03-04 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1939

M.G.M. STARS MOST POPULAR IN 1938

With Clark Gable heading the male stars for the third consecutive year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer carried off highest honours in the annual poll of the Motion Picture Herald, American ́trado publication, to deter mine the loading: box office stars of 1938.

The ten ranking stars included five who are under long-term con- tract to M-G-M, Gable being followed by Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy.

The Horald also listed fifteen "honour stars", as well as several groups reflecting the influences of sectional preferences. M-G-M repre sentatives among the honour stars were Wallace Beery, Jeannette Mac Donald, Nelson Eddy, William Powell, and Misa MacDonald and Mr. Eddy bracketed as a teaut.

Prominent in the other groups, were such M-G-M stars and feature players as Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Luise Rainer, James Stewart, Greta Garbo, Hedy Lamarr, Eleanor Powell, Robert Montgomery Mar garet Sullavan, Lionel Barrymore, Low Ayres, Freddie Bartholomew, Melvyn Douglas, Judy Garland, Lewis Stone, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, George Murphy, Maureen O'Sullivan and Florence Rice.

BRITISH UNIONS SEEK RETURN OF RIGHTS

ANTI-NAZIS ATTACK ON BUND

New York, February 26.

A scathing attack.against the agitation by the German-AmericanTM, Bund which had provoked hostile reactions among the American

London, Feb. 26. The return of all the trade union public and resulted in many em- rights suppressed following the gen-ployers dismissing their German- eral strike in 1936 is being demand-workers was delivered here to-day by Herr Otto Sattler, President of the anti-Nazi "German-American Association."

ed by Mr. Ernest Bevin, trade union leader, in a decision motivated by knowledge of the vital importance which a co-operation of trade unions would constitute for the Govern

ment.

Some time ago, a delegation of trade unionists, headed by Mr. Bevin, paid a visit to Mr. Neville Chamberlian, the Prime Minister, and demanded a revision of the Trade Union Act of 1937 which declared all strikes illegal if moti- vated by reasons other than a de- sire to settle strictly professional questions.

most of the workers of German This association. which groups origin who arrived in the United States since 1884, changes the pro- Nazi German-American Bund being responsible for the done to German workers, and stressed that a distinction must be made "between the real German civilisation and Nazi barbarism."

of wrong

DUKE OF KENT GOING TO POLAND

GREAT DISSATISFACTION According to well-informed cir-

Paris, February 20. cles, they insisted mostly upon the right of unions and officials to The Duke of Kent will leave Lon- adhere to the trade unionist move- don for Poland shortly, Mme. Gene- ment, but also specified that thevieve Tabouls, diplomatic editor of clauses limiting the right to strike "L'OEuvre," announced in that had caused deep-rooted dissatis- paper this morning. Foreign Min- faction among the 5,000,000 mem-

ister George Gafeney of Roumania, bers of trade unions, Mr. Chamber she added, will arrive at Warsaw lain promised to study the points on March 3. raised and to resume the discussions in the near future.

Competent quarters predict that in the course of future talks the trade union delegates will pros misé collaboration with the rearma- ment programme and the system of national service in exchange for an acceptance of their requests, and will stress that a generous ges- ture by the Government would con- tribute greatly to enhance the presti ge the Government in the eyes of the trade unions.-Havas.

Mme. Tabouis connected those trips with the forthcoming visit to London of Colonel Joseph Beck. Polish Foreign Minister. Diploma- tic activity in Warsaw is showing no signs of slackening, and the London-Paris axis shares have been gaining considerably in the Polish time," Mme. capital for some

Havas, Tabouls concluded,

Firing practice will be carried out from Pakshawan Fort between the hours of 680 p.m; and midnight to- day, and between the hours of 12.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to-morrow (Sun-Mr. day), ay

"NIKS

MASS BRUTALITY CONTAGIOUS

Washington, February 26.. "Mass brutality is contagious," Alfred Landon, – Republican candidate for the Presidency in 1936. wrote to-day in the National Jewish || Monthly as he appealed for racial

tolerance and the safeguarding of | minority rights in the United States. Referring to the anti-Jewish cam- palghs in the totalitarian coun- tries, ho declared, “Some people do not even realine, the real danger of these campaigns.

"Certain people I know even re- gard these facts with some toler- ance. They go as far as to

ng to gay. lightly that the same thing may 5 decur hero.

"The dangor is, therefore, real in- 'deed,” he concluded: -- Huvat."

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