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SHOWING TO-DAY

KING'S

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ERROL FLYNN DODGE CITY

IN TECHNICOLOR

OUVIA DéHAVILLAND · ANN SHERIDAN

Also Musical Bhorts

"FREDDIE RICH & HIS ORCHESTRA"

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"THE

A 20th Century •

KANE RICHMOND

Fox Picture

DAILY AT

2.50

5.20 7.20 9-20

ESCAPE'

with

THE CHINA MAIL JANUÆRNEB, 1940.

VIEWING BY PHONE PLAN

LONDON, TO-DAY. “PLUG,IN-AND-VIEW" TELEVISION PLAN WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE. FOR HOMES AND CINEMAS HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY LEADERS OF BRITAIN'S TELEVISION AND CINEMA INDUSTRIES.

Home service will be "on tap" for those who have phones at an all-in cost of 5s, a week.

Television was the first casualty of the war, as the ultra short-wave signals radiated from Alexandra Palace had to be stopped because enemy aircraft could take their bearings from them.

Experts have now discovered a

way of resuming television in safely. U.S. TRADE

and the plan will be presented to

the Postmaster-General, his technl- WITH THE

cal advisers, and Lord Cadman,

AMANDA DUFF JUNE GALE chairman of the Television Advisory

STAR

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON

· TEL. 57795

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

TO-MORROW

NEW

Irene

Charles

DUNNE BOYER

WHEN TOMORROW COMES

A

JOHN M. STAHL PRODUCTION

UNIVERSAL

PICTURE

UNIVERSAA

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CATHAY

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TO-DAY ONLY

LAST FOUR SHOWS!

Committee, shortly.

READY BY THE SPRING

If the consent of the P.M.G. is quickly obtained, the plan can be in operation by spring.

ARGENTINE

(8PECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)

Washington, To-day.

Man behind the plan is Mr. S. Sagall, managing director of Following the breaking-off of trade Scophony, pioneers of large-screen negotiations with the Argentine Re- semi-official commentators television, who is backed by Mr. public, Oscar Deutsch head of the 350 Odeon state that the United States desires an expansion of international trade cinemas.

but that this desire is limited by the need for protecting domestic, agricul- tural production.

There will be a central transmit- ting station much simpler than the present Alexandra Palace plant, and

be

in programmes may

staged studios located in other parts of London.

a

TO BE SHARED BY ALL Technicians have worked out plan which will enable television programmes to be transmitted over the telephone lines even while they

are being used for conversations.

There will be no monopoly in the scheme. It will be shared by the whole television industry. The main purpose of the plan is to enable Britain to maintain her lead in tele- vision technique-the result of years

the

This would be prejudiced if United States granted the Argentine's requests for low tariffs.

It is anticipated that the failure of the negotiations with the Argentine will affect, the conclusion of a trade agreement with Uruguay, whose de- mands are similar to the Argentine's.

Havas.

VICEROY ON INDIA IN BOMBAY

· Bombay,”“To-day.

The Viceroy of India and Lady arrived here yesterday

of patient research work.-Our Own | Linlithgow Correspondent.

afternoon on a week's visit-Reuter.

4 SHOWS

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To-morro Loretta

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