1940-07-31 — Page 4

SHOWING

TO-DAY

ECONDITIONED THEATRE,

AT 2.30, 5.10,

7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

MIGHTY SPECTACLE OF A FLAMING ERA!

"THE MAD EMPRESS

Starring MEDEA NOVARA

LIONEL ATWILL CONRAD NAGEL

Screen Play and Dialogue by Jean Dart, Jerry Chodorov and Miguel C. Tory. A VITAGRAPH RELEASE

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY MIGUEL C. TORRES

NEXT CHANGE

A New Universal

Picture

Marlene DIETRICH James STEWART in

"DESTRY RIDES AGAIN"

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1940-

411 84191

4 SHOWS

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

FLAMING

DAILY

2.30-5.19

7.15-9.30

ORIENTALE

STHEATRE: taken

ROAD WANGHAI

TEL. 10473

LAST 4 TIMES TO:DAYO

Caged Women Caged Emotions. Thrill-Packed!

Drama and romance behind forbidden walls of the hig house highlights this sensational picture

The pale

drama

WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES

A Paramount Picture with

-Ellen-Drew-Robert Paige Judith Barrett Logise Beavers' Directed by ROBERT FLORET

FOR TO-MORROW – FRIDAY – SATURDAY

The Screen's Most Amazing Musical Show!

GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S

MIKADD

INBAT EIC HNICOLOR

The United States liner Washington, which left Galway for New York, had on board some 2,000 American passengers from Great Britain, Ireland and the Continent, fleeing from the Euro- pean war zone. Photo shows a general view showing passengers and luggage going aboard the Washington. (Copyright, Fox).

THE SORT OF THING THAT MAKES US ANXIOUS

IN THE

EVERYTHING

GARDEN'S LOVELY

THE MILITARY correspondent of the “Yorkshire Post” in an article yesterday sum- marises the factors in Britain's favour at the present juncture.

Firstly, he says, the German army failed in June to follow up the withdrawal of the B.E.F. when there was a chance.

Secondly, we have ΠΟΥ a mighty force in Britain and! strong defences.

Thirdly, the R.A.F. has achiev-

ed moral superiority.

Fourthly, the blockade is clos- ing the last loopholes of supply.

Fifthly, he enemy

power has failed to interrupt Imperial and American sources of supply.

Sixthly, more food and mate als are in Britain to-day than-ever-before, and the Navy sweeps the seas.

Seventhly, Hitler's widely dispersed

GOOD BUT

STILL BETTER TO COME

THE CANADIAN MINISTER FOR MUNITIONS AND SUP. forces are PLY SAID YESTERDAY THAT on a sea line CANADA IS NOW PRODUCING from the Arctic to the Pyrenees. ABOUT 600

Eightly, his vast coast line has UNITS

{MATINEES© 200 30CE BEVENINGS #2002 300 50 70 not enough ships to protect it or THIS

to escort a maritime invasion.

Italy's Position

MECHANISED DO

A DAY AND THAT FIGURE WILL BE IN- ANOTHER

POLICE PROTECTION IN SHANGHAI

Certain British re- sidents of the Inter- national Settlement, Shanghai, are being provided with police

escorts as a result of the increased Japan- ese-anti-foreign-senti- ment. Our Own Cor- respondent.

JAPANESE SEARCH FRENCH CONCESSION

CREASED IN MONTH OR TWO.

Canada's aeroplane factories Ninthly, Italy's position is a

turned out 25 aircraft last week, burden on Germany, who may and by 1941 the production TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS, W have to give material help, es- figure will be 360 a month.

pecially if Italy is attacked as Plans have also been complet- Several Chinese hotels and our main offensive.

ed for the production of tanks boarding houses in the French Tenthly, Britain controls the of the Mark 111 type, which are Concession in Shanghai, Mediterranean and separates Italy being turned out at the rate of searched by Japanese gendarmies, from her colonies.

Jone a day.

accompanied by French police, Eleventhly, we are confident of Ship-building in Canada is yesterday afternoon, repelling massed air attacks and very satisfactory, he went

Ten young Chinese-men and our fighter planes increase daily. and by the end of the year 28 women were taken into custody. Twelfthly, we have achieved anti-submarine, craft and five No charges have yet been pre- superiority in bombing attacks. modern minesweepers will have ferred against them-Our Own

Thirteenth, we are united and been completed.

Correspondent.

CATHAY

*

DAILY AT 2.30. 9.15. 7.20 & 9.30 P.M. MATINEES:-20c. 30c EVENINGS:-20c.. 30c. 50c., 70c.

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY !

A THRILLING DRAMA! THE BEST YOU'VE EVER SEEN !

WAZUIAL RO

A howling havoc-wrecking hurricane burst forth in all its fury amidst magnificent beauty of the South Sea Islands.

THE

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

HURRICANE

with Dorothy Lamour, Jan Hall, Mary Astor,

C. Aubrey Salih, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond) Mastey. Story by Hordhoff and Hall, others "Muffayonthe Bounty". Directed by Jeka Forg

TO- MORROW

ONLY

FOR

FRI.

ឆ

FOR

BAT.

*

Victor McLaglen, F. Bartholomew in

"PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER" "A STAR IS BORN"

"HIS AFFAIR"

Janet Gaynor Fredric March

well as the Balkans.

on.

were

resolute while Hitler has to face Canada's production of manu- trouble in the conquered lands as factured goods to-day is the Another naval contingent from largest in its history, but is small Newfoundland arrived at an Fourteenth, Russia again with what it is expected to be English west coast port yesterday. cramps German freedom of ac-jin six months' time.-Reuter.

Reuter. tion. Reuter.

INTERNEES

GOING TO STAR THEATRE

AUSTRALIA HANKOW DO KOWLOON DAILY AT 2:30-5-20-720-920 TEL 57795

Some of the aliens in- terned in Britain are now on their way to Australia. Captain O. Peake, Under- Secretary of State for Home Af- fairs, told the House of Commons yesterday_that so far Canada is the only Dominion to receive any aliens; The Canadian Government has been sent as much information as possible in order to ensure pro- per discrimination · between pri- soners of war ́and civilians..

Similar information is being sent to Australia,

|· Captain Peake said that it was hoped to arrange, in consultation | Robert Taylor

with the Dominion Governments, for the return to Britain of those Barbara Stanwyck aliens whose release can properly

'bo authorised.-Reuter,

* FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Adalah Lükar presente.

ILLEGAL TRAFFIC

A Paramount” Picturi” with;

1. Carrol Naish Mary Carlisle

Robert Preston - Judith Barrett

pielerroastvis Juteo

• TO-MORROW.

SHE is the beauty

behind the racket!

"KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR"