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SHOWING TO-DAY

Their first show in two years...Their fundast show of all!

AI 2.30, 5.10.

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1939.

TAKING

COL. SPEAR

7.15 & 9.30 P.M. PRECAUTION SHOWING

OF MEETS GIRL

JAMES

fran the play produced by George Abbott) Together Again!

PAT

CAGNEY O'BRIEN

MARIEWILSON-RALPH BELLAMY-FRANK MCHUGH-DICK FORAN · Pirosted by LLOYD BACON • Screen Play by Bella & Samual Spawack » A WISEZ Euét, PETIRE

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HIGHWAY PATROL

Robert

PAIGE

Jacqueline

WELLS

ARTHUS LOFT 1 GEORGE MIKAY IDPD LAUGHEDN

ANN DORAN

Berne, To-day.

That Switzerland has decided to prepare for war is indicated by mea- sures taken by the Federal Council yesterday for securing adequate sup- plics of necessary provisions and ma-

terials.

The department of national economy has been given full powers to deal with detalls in various branches of

the economic organization of the country.

Proprietors of establishment which deal in essential provisions are urged to make arrangements so that they will be able to continue production even in the face of a blockade.

Particular emphasis is placed upon storing of adequate surplusses of seed, grain and fooder.-Trans-Ocean.

PORTUGUESE VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA

Pretoria, To-day.

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STRAIN

Peiping, To-day.

Mr. P. G. Parker, of the Bri- tish Embassy in Tokyo, and Major Hennessey, R.A.M.C., Medical Officer of the British Embassy Guard, have turned from Kalgan by air.

re--

They were allowed to see Colonel Spear, the British Military Attache in China, in the presence of Japanese officers and, in accordance with the agreement, discussed only personal". matters...

They found Colonel Spear accom-- modated in a. small plain room. Spear sald that he did not go out

much,

Major Hennessey examined Spear, and found him well, but showing signs of strain.'

The British Attache's captivity will total 12 weeks to-morrow,--Reuter.

IMPENDING RELEASE

London, To-day.

Colonel

On the occasion of the visit of the Portuguese President Carmona, a par- The impending release of ade of troops of the South African Spear is intimated as settled in in-- Union took place yesterday at Voor-formed quarters last evening. trekkerhoogte over-looking, Pretoria. The source of information behind'-

It is reliably stated that a military their confidence is not divulged. mission, headed by General Amilkar Trans-Ocean.

E. Mota, will remain in the

South

African Union after the President's departure in order to inspect various defence works and confer with the military authorities of the Union.-- Trans-Ocean.

CABARET MANAGER'S CASE ADJOURNED

A further

week's remand was

DISCOVERY OF ALLEGED FORGERY EQUIPMENT

Arrested last night at No. 11, Fine" Street, Sham Yan-cheung, 41,

and Cheung Yuen, 24, were this morning granted to Mr. M. A. da Silva by with unlawful possession of a metal charged, before Mr. E. Himsworth, Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magis-plate and four glass plates persumbly tracy this morning, when he appear

ed for Francisco Xavier Remedios, cabaret manager, charged with mali- ciously damaging a-motor car on the night of July 31.

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for making forged bank-notes of the

Bank of China.

one

Sham was additionally charge with unlawful possession of

forged The dampge to the car was estimat-$10-note of the Bank of China. ed at $416.

They were remanded for 48 hours in police custody, pending further $500. Detective Inspector W. N. Dar-enquiries. Det. Sgt. H. J. Baldwin is kin is in charge of the case.

in charge of the case... -

Defendant was allowed

bail of

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MENDELSSOHN'S LIABILITIES

Amsterdam, To-day. The obligations of Mendelssohn and Company are considerably in excess of

in - 217.8 million 'guilders, announced the financial statement, it is reveal- ed here.

A memorandum of French, Swiss and Argentine treasury bills, as well as other securities, held by the house, indicated that the total obligations will exceed 290 million guilders.

The list of foreign creditors includes twenty five names, among them American banks, the French treasury and Swiss, Belgian and Scandinavian banks.--Trans-Ocean.

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