1940-02-22 — Page 2

TO-DAY

ONLY

KING S

At 2.30, 5.10,

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY, 22, 1940

LEGAL ACTION FOR

7.15 & 9.30 pm RELEASE OF BRITISH

IT'S A BATTLE OF THE CHÂRM CHAMPS!:

and it's

Naughty

ANN SHERIDAN

Directed by

Ray Baright

but

Nice

Warner Bros. Killer-Diller Laff Hitl

DICK POWELL · GALE PAGE. HELEN BRODERICK RONALD REAGAN-ALLEN JENKINS-ZASU PITTS • MAXIE ROSENBLOOM

and The National Jitterbug Champions

Original Bercom Phot by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald • Młynie and Lyrics by Marry Warren and Jekany Merger with acknowledgpoems se Richard Wagner, Frans Lint, Woligmg Manart, Johannes Seksotion Back

Also Cartoon "PARKY'S SUPER SERVICE”

To-morrow

Universal'

Picture

DAILY AT 2.30 5 20 7.20 9.20

·

“RIO "

with

Baal! Rathbone, Victor McLaglen, Blgrid Gurlo

STAR

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON

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courage....redemption in the jungla. Superb!

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Peturn

TO-MORROW

CHESTER MORRIS

LUCILLE BALL

WENDY BARRIE JOHN CARRADINE ALLEN JENKINS JOSEPH CALLEIA

C. AUBREY SMITH

KENT TAYLOR

PATRIC KNOWLES ELISABETH RISDON

"SOCIETY - LAWYER ”

MGM Picture" VIRGINIA BRUCE * WALTER PIDGEON

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PARIS! BLACKOUT!

SIDNEY TOLER

LYNN BARI

RICHARD CLARKE - HAROLD HUSER

·PEDRO de CORDOBA DOROTHY TREE ¿C. HENRY GORDON `DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE NOEL MADISON

TO-MORROW ONE DAY ONLY ! Her Greatest Romantic-Comedy Role ! GRACIE FIELDS in

"KEEP SMILING"

A 20th Century-Fox Production

CARGOES

London, To-day. BRITISH INTERESTS HAVE decided to take legal action to secure the release of British cargoes from German ships lying in neutral ports. The step follows the breakdown of negotiations under Board of Trade license with the German owners for the release of British cargoes.

cargo-

At a

meeting of British owners yesterday it was stated that £150,000 worth of cargoes had been handed to the owners in cases where be obtained such

cargoes could against payment on the basis of a five per cent. refuge contribution.

TURKISH

WAR COUNCIL

Ankara, To-day.

With the rupture in negotiations, however, it was no longer proposed

The Turkish co-ordination commit- to allow the Germans to release indl- vidual cargoes where it suited them, tee, presided over by the Premier, M. and it was necessary to take such Saydam, established under the emer- concerted legal action in selected cases gency defence law "for the protection as would convince the Germans that of the nailon," was put into force yes- they would be wise to make an agree|terday, ment for general release. Reuter.

rc-

car-

Other members of the committee will be the Ministers of National De- REASON FOR BREAKDOWN

Economy. fence, London, To-day.

Finance, National Reporting to the London Chamber Agriculture, Commerce and Transport.

circumstances -Reuter. of Commerce on the leading to the breakdown of negotia- tions with German shipowners garding the release of British goes, Colonel Harding said that con- had been cession after concession

at the made to the Germans but very moment it was expected that an agreement would be signed advanced fresh demands, refund to German exporters

BRITISH WARSHIPS OFF PETSAMO?

Oslo, To-day. Rumours of the presence of British they warships off northern Norway were in circulating yesterday such as a again

of Kirkenes, but nothing is known of moneys which had been surrendered them at ports along the coast.

to the British custodian of property.

enemy

These demands could not be

negotiations were cepted and the

ac-

broken of--British Wireless,

4 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-8.20 720-930

Visibility at sea was greatly reduc- ed by a ruging snowstorm and return- they had seen Ing fishermen stated no signs of British naval activity. Reuter.

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· giving a great perform- ance in a great picture,

Here I am

a Stranger

RICHARD DIX

stering another dramatic conquest

BRENDA JOYCE

sensational discovery of "The Rains Came"

and

ROLAND YOUNG-GLADYS GEORGE Katharine Aldridge · Ruscoli Disuion Beargo Zucca • Edward Horris - Henry Kolker A 20th Century-fox Picture

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2 LATEST MOVIETONE WAR NEWSREEL!

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Return Showing By Popular Demand I LESLIE HOWARD in BERNARD SHAW'S

PYGMALION"

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ploture