1940-12-24 — Page 4

SHOWING KING S

TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 6.10,

7.16 & 9.30 P.M.

The most beautiful picture ever made The most human story ever told!

whaurice. MAETERLINCKS

THE

BLUE BIRD

in TECHNICOLOR

NEXT CHANGE

RELEASED

THRU

UNITED ARTISTS

STAN

LAUREL

with

Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce • Cale Sondergaard

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·

•

Eddie

Collins Sybil Jason Jessie Ralph Helen Ericson Johnny Russell · Laura Hope Crews Russell Hicks Cecilia Loftus AI Shean. Gene Reynolds

A 20th Century Fox Picture Darryl F. Zanuck

In Charge of Production

OLIVER HARDY

"SAPS AT SEA"

STAR THEATRE

HANKOW RD. KOWLOON.DAILY AT 2-30-5·20-720-920 TEL57795

a

TO-DAY ONLY

*

Gable Harlowo

SARATOGA

with Lionel BARRYMORE

Frank MORGAN,

Water PIDGEON - Una DIERKEL - Directed By Jach

Comaj・ Preduced by Berward R. Ryman

Associate Producie John Emerson

PICTURE

TO- MORROW

THULS- DAY

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-8.20

| 220 - 930

A

· Meuq Gouchwyn Mayer ·

"WIZARD OF OZ"

“IRENE”

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

IKO Picture

(MATINEES: 20.-30., EVENINGS. 20-30-5070

SHOWING TO-DAY-

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 57222

THE GREATEST THRILLS ON EARTH!!! Wonders Never Before Beheld By Man!

The

MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE IN A MILLION

YEARS!

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 24, 1940.

36,000 PRISONERS AND THOUSANDS MORE TO

BE COUNTED

THE NUMBER OF Italians taken prison- er in the Western Desert is now set at almost 36,000—with several thousands more wait- ing to be counted. Bardia is still being shell- ed while.British preparations continue outside it.

G.H.Q., Cairo, yesterday announced that prisoners evacuated from the main Sidi Barani area now total 35,949, including 1,704 officers.

Several thousand more have not yet been brought in from the for- ward camps.

It is pointed out in London that Bardin is a different proposition from Sidi Barani,

At Sidi Barani, the Italians had eructed as einberate defences as they could in the two months they were there.

Bardia, in the other hand, has been defended ever since the Ital- ians arrived in Libya. There are permanent fortifications running round it for some seven or eight m'les in every direction. There are also a large number of coast- al-defence guns.

The importance of Bardia is shown in a recent Rome uncaucas which said:-

"The defence of Bardia is not only the defence of Libya but also of Fascism."

Bardia's port is only of minor importance. Two ships can go in at one time, but there is only a small pier with about 10 feet of water. All embarkation und dis- embarkation has to be by lighters and boats, and bad weather easily interferes with such operations,

There 16, actually, no port of any size between Alexandria and Tobruk.

The Sidi Barani anchorage is entirely exposed and there is only A small pier at which boats can land. To embark the Italian pri- seners, the Navy had a very dim- cult job requiring special organi- sation.

At Mersa Matruh, ships of any size have to stay out at sea. There are two jetties with about 12 feet of water. — Reuter,

JAPANESE MURDERED

YET ANOTHER JAPANESE SERVICEMAN HAS BEEN MUR- DERED IN THE JAPANESE- CONTROLLED SHANGHAI,

AREA OF

The fourteenth Japanese vieʻim in recent weeks is Satoshi Miya- zaki, a Japanese consular police- man, who was "brutally murder- ed by three unidentified Chinese last Friday night" in Nantao, the Japanese-occupied district ad- joining the French Concession according to the Japanese press in Shanghai- to-day.

Fifteen slashes were found on M'yazaki when he was picked up and rushed to hospital, where he died shortly afterwards..

It is believed he was attacked with a meat chopper-Reuter,

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1.30-3.13

WAITING GAME BY WAVELL ARMY IN LIBYA

The British forces-in Libya are playing a waiting game. Apart from a steady stream of reinforcements con- solidating the posi- tions around Bardia and intermittent shelling there is no- thing further to re- port.-Reuter.

TAKE ANT TRAK DE MAPEY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY

TO-MORROW.

SALMING ROAD

WAFICHAJ

TUL EM721

THURSDAY

ROARING FULL-BLOODED ONTO THE SCREEN.

the greatest adventure-romance ever filmèd. Cast of thousands! Thrill piled upon thrilll" Unforgettable scenes of courage and daring!

Paramount Present

GARY COOPER

THE NEW ...

"BEAU

GESTE❞

STARTS

FRIDAY

"GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"

The best of all full-length technicolour cartoon pictures.

TUESDAY

DEC. 31.

"ONE MILLION B.C.

Hair-raising picture of

MATINEE 20ch 30c

pre-bfatarie monsters."

EVENINGS: 200 30c.-500R

~ Hal Roach

-PARJONTS

ONE MILLION RC

WHIN MATURE CARNALANDAS LIRI CHANEY JR.

- Directed by MAR ROACH JINAL ROÁCU, RA-

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