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SHOWING TO-DAY

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE

THIS MAN FALL IN LOVE?.

You've got le be more thrilling than break-noch skid...more dangerova `than a blow-out at 130 miles an hour ......... macs muchting than a deadly virusda. up an'America's nose? potilaus track!

SHE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES!

AT 2.30, 5.10.

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INDIANAPOL

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with

WARNER BROS: Spic of the Wearing Robe

ANN SHERIDAN

PAT O'BRIEN JOHN PAYNE

GALE PAGE - FRANK MCHUGH

Directed by LLOYD BACON

A WARNER BROS. Plature

NEXT CHANGE

United Artists

Picture

Soon they by Sig Herly and Safety Kinda

Besë 'n Bory ky, Haward Nawka --

MY SON, MY SON !

MADELINE CARROLL

with BRIAN AHERNE

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Historical Drama Presented On A Magnificent Scale! History called her mad, but any woman would have made the same mistake, a most sensational story

Carlotta and Empress

Archduke Maxmilian.

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A QUEEN FÖR ONÉ BRIEF-MOMENT

History will nevIS forget her story ..

or the mighty spoo

tacle that brings it

to the screeni

A WOMAN FOR THE AGESI

THE MAD EMPRESS

MEDEA NOVARA ***.

LIONEL ATWILL, CONRAD NAGEL

Tony • # VTSAGRAPH CREAM

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Lyrics and music:

FRIDAY

(ONLY

"HER

IN:

BERLIN AS

JUNGLE LOVE"

RADIO

Picture

Dorothy Lamour

Ray Milland:

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1940,

MONEY POURS IN FOR LONDON AIR RAID VICTIMS

MORE EMPIRE WAR gifts and war relief donations were announced yesterday.--

The sum of £15,000 has been received from Madras for the purchase of aircraft; £4,000 from the Calcutta Club for general war purposes; and £4,000 from the Lahore "War 'Planes Fund."

The Lord Mayor of London's, fund for the relief of air-raid) victims now stands, at nearly £350,000 and the Lord Mayor's Red Cross, and St. John's Ambul- ance fund for the sick`and wound- ed at nearly £3,200,000.

The latest contribution to the latter is a gift of £5,000 fromj Ceylon.

The fund for air-raid relief has just received

victim

R.A.F. RAIDS IN MIDDLE EAST

ST. LEGER

MEETING CANCELLED

The Hurst Park meeting on October 28, including the St. Leger, has been con- celled. It is hoped to run the St. Leger at the Newmarket Broughton Meeting at the end of October.- Reuter.

BUILDING

CONTROL

£3,400 An R.A.F. communique IN BRITAIN

'rom Australian dried-fruit pro-in Cairo yesterday said

lucers (most of whom are ex-

servicemen); £2,400 from Aus- our bombers attacked air-

ralian ex-service fruit growers,

The Government has

25,000 rupees from Nepal and gifts Craft on Menastir landing decided to control civil 'rom the Seychelles and the Gold ground on Sunday. All building and a scheme of Coast

Red the bombs fell on the tar-licensing will come into force on October 7 similar Crose has given £5,000 for get area.

to that introduced in the

The Junior American

have lost

homes in the safer areas babies who homes.

for their

ire.

The new plan will be operated

1

On Tuesday a second attack middle of the last war. Here are some of the most piti-was delivered. Three explosions ful cases of need in the latter mong aircraft were followed by by the Commissioner of Works. Category:

John, aged 2: His home was

'His} bombed on September 2. mother, who is expecting an- other baby in October, was in the first, bombs jured the next day. His father buildings and the jetty. In the construction operation which has

:

is out of work,

were

Two

raids

made Tobruk harbour on Tuesday.

burst

second attack bombs were.

Mavic and Monica, aged 4 and to fall on buildings very 2: Their father is in the Army ships beside the jetty. and their mother a munitions. worker.

Bryan, aged 3: He was knock- ..ed unconscious by a bomb, and;

la now terrified by air-raids.

·Reuter.

BALLOON BARRAGE MEN THANKED

...

and licensing, officers have been appointed in each of the 12 re on gional areas,"

In It will forbid, with certain among exceptions, any private building or

sen not been authorised or licensed. near Operations costing less thari £500 will not require a license. Reu-

RECORD OUTPUT OF GOLD

Zula, in Eritrea, was attack- ed lact Saturday. Fires were started in the centre of the camp and were visible miles away.

The highest monthly production for 23 years whis achieved by On Tuesday a successful at- the Southern Rhodesia gold min- tack was made on the aerodrome ing industry during August and at Manadaga, Two fighters were total production for the first eight definitely destroyed.

months of the current year, ex- The South African Air Force ceeds one half-million ounces- "aided Sciasciamanna, in central figure higher than the two pre- Abyssinia, last Sunday-Reuter, vious years-British Wireless.

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A Thrilling Adventure Renlete With Action!

The gallantry and de-220-9.30 votion to duty of balloon crews is warmly praised in the following message from Air-Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall, Chief of Air Staff to Air Vice- Marshal Boyd, Air Off- cer Commanding Balloon Command:

"At the conclusion of a year.. of war I must convey to you my admiration at the splendid way in which the balloon crews in your Command have performed. their duties, They have through-" work. out been called upon to

'conditions. long hours, often in of much discomfort and exposed to all weathers.

· Until recently ́ your ^^Com”. mand have had few opportun“ Ities of-service of a spectaculară nature. On the other hand: their success cannot-bg:mensur- ed by the number, of enemy aircraft they bring down but by the general' efficiency with-- which they play their part in air defence.

By keeping enemy: bombers and fighters at a height where they can be. effectively engaged, by our fighters or anti-aircraft fre they have been invaluable. members of the team upon the success of whose operations the safety of the entire country de- pends:

With the opening up of air

warfare over this country.on "a

LUCKY CISCO KID

large scale during the past month Suratdino

and how he rides his luck!

for he likes his romance where the 'dangor's hottest!

CESAR ROMERO

as O.Henry's colorful caballoro at his fightin'esti MARY BETH HUGHES DANA ANDREWS EVELYN VENABLE CHRIS PIN MARTIN A 20th Century-Fox Picture

Added Attraction": LATEST MOVIETONE NEWS

Directly After King's Theatre

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ►

many balloon' crews have carried ITZGERALD A CHILD IS BORN'

out duties of a most spectacular ITZGERALD

and successful nature often «un-

der heavy attack from the enomy.” -British Wirolėss.

A Warner Bros. Picture