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SHOWING

TO-DAY

KING'S

THE ARMY ON HIS TRAILI A POSSE ON HIS KEELSI O. Henry's famous caballero Incos deadly danger-in a senorita's eyes!

The

AT 2.30, 6.10.

7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

CISCO KID AND THE LADY

CESAR ROMERO

MARJORIE WEAVER - CHRIS-PIN MARTIN GEORGE MONTGOMERY - ROBERT BARRAT VIRGINIA FIELD - HARRY GREEN

Directed by Pterbart 1. Leade

A 306 Congry-Pan Plafont A

MARCH OF TIME'S EPIC STORY OF

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THE BRITISH R.A.F.

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Two More Days To-day And To-morrow Daffy Bronco Busting Western Musical Show!

Jack makes tenderfeel of all the bad men of the we in this rulous comedy musical show with Buck Benny as a mighty tough hombra who is a hero to everyons. except his valet, Rochester.

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 6, 1941./

BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE BUT NET COULD BE DRAWN YET TIGHTER

"THE BLOCKADE is very effective,

though I should like the net drawn tighter 14, SHE still,” states Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, in a special interview pub- SAVED 2 lished in the London “Sunday Times” yester- day.

routes

"Germany still has important supply the route through Russia being the most important.

"In order to maintain exports to our enemies, Russia has been importing large quantities of cot- ton from North and South America, and rubber and some non-ferrous metals from the Far East.

By this route Germany can get a stendy trickle of goods, small

n bulk but great in value."

Replying to a suggestion that Span was a "hole in the block- ade," Mr. Dalton said: "I am con- vinced that less generous treat- inent might have slayed anło Hit- fer's hands and d. pr ved Spain of any independence It is most un- kely that anything 5 g flcant will be re-exported to Germany.

EGYPT

SPEECH DISQUIET

Gallantry of a fourteen- year-old girl in shielding her brother, aged three, and a fifteen-month-old baby girl and bringing them safely out of a bomb- ed house at Chatham has so aroused the admiration of the staff of the first-aid post to which the children were evacuated that they are to present her with a wristlet watch inscribed "For conspicuous brav- ery."

The girl, Florence Weslin, was in a room with her brother Den- vis

Sheila and the baby girl, A public speech in Ox-

Page, when a bomb fell next ford, in which it was as-door and the house collapsed on inserted that a British with top of them.

drawal from Egypt would rure the inhabitants from no not be a major disaster,

caused "grave disquiet,'

There was enough food

German-occupied Europe to en-

starving.

more

·

If Germiny was able to import according to Mr. Quintin Hogg, Conservative M.P. for Oxford.

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JACK SHOOTS THE WORKS TO BRING

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JACK BENNY

IN

BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN

ood for the controlled ter- it would streng hen her

her ananpower by enabling

to munster workers from food pro- duction to arms production. to the army.

Vast Accumulation

or

The speech, it was sta cd, was made by Mr. A. J. P. Taylor, a member of the Oxford Informa- tion Committee, which was ap- pointed by the Ministry of In- 1ormation.

As the bomb whistled down Florence threw herself on top of the children to protect them. A boam saved them from be ing crushed.

The first-aid

the party from post arrived to see Florence emerging from the wreckage dragging her brother by one hand and carrying the baby in her other arm.

All the way to the post Flor- ence insisted upon nursing the baby without flinching. She even Mr. Hogg, in the House of Com-he'd the baby in her arms while mous called the attention of the the doctor Minister of Information to Mr.head.

Mr. Dalton warned against ex-| pecting an immediate economic collapse of the Reich, which "has vast accumulations of stocks and | Tavlor's speech.

a great capacity for improv.sa- Mr. Harold Nicolson, Parlimen- tion."

tary Secretary

A German distribution crisis would come be.ote a producion crisis, owing to transport d.sur- gan.sution all over German-occu- pied Europe.

"Italy has been much more direct.y hit," added Mr. Danton.

ineffectivenes "Perhaps the

to

put "titches in its

the Ministry, Servant nor in receipt of remun- said Mr. Taylor was careful to eration from the Government,” make it clear at the time that he said Mr. Nicolson, "and he there- was not speaking as a member of fore enjoys the same right as any the committee.

other British subject to express "Mr. Taylor is neither a Civil his private opinion.

of

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ROVING COMMISSION TO`RE- TURN WITHOUT HAVING “HAD A CRACK" AT SOME COG IN GERMANY'S WAR MACHINE.

Such extended trips are known in the squadron, as· Kurivate blitzes" and are so popular, tha: pilots and crews willingly sacrifics a day off for a chance of a good "blitz". Their C.O, usually ha many more applications than he can submit for "higher approval",

The other night two aʼrcraft went off to find troub.s after they had completed their reconnais- sance patrols. The board in the Operations. Room showing their expected time of return bore the added inscription: "But may be. up to two hours laté nwing to pri- vate hostilities,"

They came back with direct hits on a mine-sweeper and a sup- bly ship and a near÷mise «sy a'des- troyer to their credit

OF THE CENTURYI

AWOMAN IN LOVE

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THE VICTIM!

THE BRITISH CROWN JEWELS...THE LOOT!:

THE ADVENTURES OF

SHERLOCK HOLMES

How can Sherlock Holmes - hope to fathom, the criminal genive of hi arch-enemy... in time?"

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· HENRY: STEPHENSON - E., E. CLIVS

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