1940-01-17 — Page 2

SHOWING

TO-DAY

KING'S

FOR THE FIRST TIME

At 2.30, 5.10,

7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

UNCENSORED VERSION!

"Uncensored by vene

or military authorities||

ALL QUIET

ON THE

WESTERN

FRONT

Universal's presentation of Erich Maria Remarque's Greatest Novel

Directed by Lewis Milestone

NEXT CHANGE

A 20th Century

Fox Picture

• SHOWS

DAILY 2.30 - 20

720*- 9:30

•

A Universal Picture

RICHARD GREENE in "HERE I AM A STRANGER”

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 5722Z

MATINEES. 20€ -30; • EVENINGS. 20₫ -30c-50%-70%)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1940

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SHARP FRENCH - REPLY TO JAPANESE ALLEGATIONS

Paris, To-day.

A COMPLETELY CATEGORICALLY. official denial

has been given to reports from Japanese sources that arms and munitions are being sent to South China by the French Indo-China Railway.

AN ODD "COINCIDENCE"

Amsterdam, To-day.

An odd coincidence is the sub-. ject of much unoffiolal comment. During the last Lowland scare, in November, a Dutch ship, the Blledricht, was sunk. Promptly on the heels of the present tension, the Arendskerk has been torpa- doed by a Nazi. U-boat-Reuter.

PRINCESSES

AN ACTION THRILLER BRISTLING WITH DRAMATIC ARRIVE IN

MARKED

by the police

MARKED

by the underworld

MARKED

. for the life no

woman wants to leadi

EXCITEMENT !!!

WARNER BROS. PRESENT

HE SENSATION OF THE HOUR

GIRLS

on

LONDON

London, To-day.

The King and Queen and the two Princesses returned to London yester- day from Sandringham, where they have been staying since just before Xmas.

The King held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace and handed to Mr. Oliver Stanley his seal of office as Secretary for War.

Sir John Reith; the new Minister of Information, was sworn in and both were later received by the King audience.-Reuter.

in

PROBATION NOT KEEN TO

ARE THE THE MARKED WOMEN OF TOMORROW?

Directed by Willaan McCain - Sroon Pay by Crano Wilbur “A” Fast" Hashanah Pittore - Fransad by WARNER BROS.

TO-MORROW, FRIDAY, SATURDAY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S GREATEST THRILLER!

"THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"

Richard Green * Basil Rathbone * Wendy Barrie A 20th Century-Fox Picture

DAILY

AT

2.50

5.20

7.20

9.20

TO

MORROW

HANKOW

STARE

• TO-DAY ONLY •

20

WALTER-

KOWLOON

57795

BON

WINCHELL BERNIE

SIMONE SIMON

LOVE AND

HISSES

BERT LAHR JOAN DAVIS

Seven hot-and-hissing

songs including

GORDON & REVELT

DICK-BALDWIN RAYMOND SCOTT

QUINTIT RUTH TERRY

DOUGLAS FOWLEY

CHICK CHANDLER

Directed by

LATEST HITSE OLED Suhu Fanfold.

IF I WERE KING

Paramount Picture

TRAVEL

of

It is stated that the insistence these reports, which French circles are obliged to deny as regularly as they the are circulated, appear to reflect desire of certain Japanese circles, particularly military circles, to jus- tify by military considerations the destruction by aerial bombardment of the last railway communication existing with that part of China which is free from Japanese occupation.

The statement says that the greater part of the traffic on this line consists of goods from the United States.

If these allegations and the bom- bardments are repeated, French cir- that cles will be tempted to think despite the orientation of the Japan- ese Government, which does not de- sire to increase the difficulties in re- lations with the Western Powers, these acts come from the Japanese military cliques which think that they need the not respect, with due discipline, instructions coming from higher au- thorities and the Japanese Govern- ment.-Reuter.

BIDS TO

BOOST U.S. DEFENCES

Washington, To-day. New warships costing $276,000,000 will be needed by 1945 in order to complete the Navy's current and pro- posed construction programme, ac- cording to Admiral Stark's testimony before the House Naval Committee.

Meanwhile the Secretary of War, Mr. Woodring, is appearing before the House Military Affairs Committee [SPECIAL TO "THE CHINA MAIL"]

and appealed for the committee's sup- San Francisco, To-day. port for new army funds. Several sailors of the German "This winter our Army has not steamer "Columbus"- which was been an army. In

"' said Mr. being', scuttled on December 19, last year, Woodring, 'adding that such an army, have cancelled their passage to Ger- as opposed to one

on paper, would to "speak with au- many via the Far East fearing cap-enable America

Havas. ture by British warships.

-Router. thority for peace.'

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CATHAY

*

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MATINEES 104 B84+ 30%, 40%, EVENINGS.–201, 206) 80%, 706; 800.

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY *

ROMANCE.

MURDER !

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Suspenseful Hit! REVELRY... MUSIC ́. Strangest of all mysteries. 40 floors above Park Avenue! Until a society lawyer and a silken siren match hearts

and wife for the thrilling solution.

SOCIETY

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TO-MORROW AND FRIDAY TWO DAYS ONLY!

LUCIELT

"PANAMA LADY"

with Alban

RKO

Duna