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Lynn Bari⚫ Mary Beth Hughes Joan Davis. Henry Wilcoxon Robert Lowery Alan Baxter Helen Ericson - Chick Chandler *Katharine Aldridga

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LATEST

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Next Change BETTE DAVIS

ERROL FLYNN

in THE PRIVATE lives OF

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 10, 1940:

Reported De Coux Compromise With Japanese

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL STRICT CENSORSHIP imposed on all news despatches out of Indo-China continues to blur the picture of latest developments.

It is, however, reported from usually re- liable sources that Admiral De Coux has given way to pressure from Vichy and has agreed to permit 12,000 Japanese troops to pass through Indo-China,

To permit use of the railway to Yunnan for the transport of troops and supplies,

To permit the erection of Japanese barracks in an area abutting on the railway.

Against this comes a rumour that 150 American fighter and,

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livered to the De Coux. Adrainis- tration from Manila, and a fur- ther rumour that Admiral. De Coux is likely to be replaced in Indo-China by a Governor- General more amenable to the Vichy Government and Japanese

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Stars Ann Sothern with John Carroll A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture-

Reporting the agreement reach-

SIT-DOWN STRIKĖ MENACE IN SHANGHAI

Unbearable conditions afflicted

ed in Hanoi, indicated above, a the French Concession in Shang- correspondent says that Admírai hai yesterday as night soil car- De Coux made the condition that riers stanted a sit-down strike. the Japanese troops should; no

! remain in Indo-China any longer

The strike came as a sequel to

than necessary and that the bar-ja fight between the night soil car- racks be, demolished after their has crossed expeditionary force the Yunnan border..

riers and Tsao Erh, head of the Sanitary Section, shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Tsao was severely wounded, but when the to intervene police arrived carriers dumped their cargo on He has declined, hitherto, to the street as a measure of passive

Air Bases

accept the Japanese demand that resistance. military air bases in. Indo-China

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· mondo, are reaching them for. they come almost exclusively. from Africa. The demand by the United States, and other countries for cut and polished diamonds. remains. Photo shows: A general view of the diamond polishers at work in the new, colony set up in Birmingham-(Copy~ right,.Fox.)

dangerous consequences in

this

The French Concession authori- hot weather. But up to late last be, placed at the disposal of mill-ties are using every effort to set-night no settlement was in sight. tary aircraft of Japan,

Discussions on this point are still groceeding.

in a Chungking, comment on the reports from Indo China, it le stressed that $12,000 men! would be hopelessly inadequate for.

an offensive

against Yunnan,

operation

tle the incident in view of thel Central News.

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Entended by Japan as a mere tok- en figure, with which they are content since they are more in- crested in control of Indo-China han military operations in the funnan-Indo-China border areas. -Our Own Correspondents.

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THURSDAY

was raided last night in MGM. Picture Wanchai.

Police visited No, 235, Hennessy Road and arrested no fewer than! 101 persons,

Ninety-one, composed of brak- ers, shopkeepers and fokis, and a number of women, were charged at the station with gambling and| released on bail..

Ten, including one woman, 15-year-old widow, are being charged with being keepers the establishment.

It is alleged that numerous dice games were in progress, when the raid was made," an

Before Mr, H. G. Sheldón,' K. C. (at the Central Magistracy, this morning seven keepers were re- {manded till Tuesday, September |17, when Mr. Alfred S.-K.Lau pleaded not guilty on their behalf while three. other keepers,” whe failed to appear ...‚'in, Court, had |their bal of $250 each estreated..

Thirteen gamblers Who were present were fined $2 each, while 79 absentees had their ball of $5 each catreated.

Detective Sergeant Cullinan is in charge of the case.

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