1941-02-21 — Page 52

rage 4

SHOWING KING S

TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10,

7,15 & 9.30 P.M.

AT LAST! A TRULY MOVING PICTURE!

GEORGE

RAFT

JANE

BRYAN

WILLIAM

HOLDEN

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21,

LONDON TO-DAY A MINIATURE EUROPE

Invisible MINIATURE

Stripes

Humphrey BOGART Flora ROBSON Paul Kelly Henry O'Neill - Lee Patrick

Directed by LLOYD BACON A WARNER BROS.-First National Picture

AND

4 SHOW

#*

ALSO MUSICAL SHORTS

"SWING OPERA"

BRITISH

DAILY

2,30-5,13

7,16-8.30

£8

WAR NEWS

VAKE ANY TRÁN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

8040

TEL. 36473

DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW⚫

2ONLY

Exciting Adventure In The African Jungle! Romance R the wilds of Africa among stampeding wild. elephants, savage head-hunters and man-eating lions that

will make your heart be it wild as Jungle drum You'll Thrill To The Charge Of Roaring Lions!

Paramount Picture

SAFARI

-"WE HAVE HERE in London a miniature Eu- rope and we wish consequently to adjust the law of cur country to meet the international character of our capital," declared - Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in moving the second reading of the Diplomatic Privileges Bill in the House of Commons yesterday.

The Bill proposes, said Mr. Butler, to confer a position corresponding to that of members of the Diplomatic Corps upon the members and senior of- ficials of the Allied Governments of Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Pro- visional Czechoslovak Government, as well as lead- ers and senior officials of the Free French movement established in Britain.

The British and other Govern- ments will agree upon the names the of individuals affected and list will be published in the London Gazette,

Mr. Butler added that the protection accorded to diploma-

to

SUNDAY CINEMAS

REGU-

tic envoys to the Court of St. James should be extended

THE PROVISION OF diplomats accredited to Allied LAR CINEMA, MUSIC HALL Governments at present estab- fished in Britain.

AND THEATRE ENTERTAIN. MENT ON SUNDAYS. WHERE THE NEEDS OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES AND INDUSTRIAL WARRANT IT. 18

Mr. Butler said London was the focus of resistance of a free Europe and the Bill would make wORKERS Britain a real home of freedom! EXPECTED for those determined representa tives of national resistance.

The Bill was passed on the se- rond reading-Reuter.

DISORDER IN PARIS

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. MARKETS

MADELEINE CARROLL *

with Tullio Carminati, Lynne Overman, Billy Gilbert,

SUN.

MON.

"

'DANGER ON WHEELS"

A Speedway

Classic.

With Richard Arlen, An ly Divine, Peggy Morun

MATINEESÓ 20.-30c EVENINGS: 20.-30.-50c70c.

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS. W

CATHAY

DAILY AT 2.30. 5.15. 7.20 & 9.30 P.M. MATINEES:-20, 30c EVENINGS:-20c.. 30c.. 50c.. 70c.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

INTO FLAMING DEATH

T.N.T. in his hand

C

with a can of

a prayer in his heart

and a woman's kiss still warm on his lips!

SUNDAY

M-G-M Piature

"PLITTLE CAESAR” AS LIND OF THE DYNAMITERS!

THE MOST SPECTACULAR, DRAMATIC ENTERTAIN-

MENT: THAT ROBINSON EVER MADE!"";

ROBINSON

BLACKMAIL

IN

with

RUTH HUSSEY • "GENE LOCKHART

- BOBS WATSON

Berean Play by David Hurts and William Luokka Directed by IL C. POTTER Produced by JOHN W. CONSIDINE, J

Johnny Welsmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan in

·’TARZAN AND HIS MATE”

If You Are Too Busy To Write Home · Don't."

Just Post a Copy of the Overland China Mai which gives all the News there IS -

Both Local and Coastal

1941.

WOS

CONSCRIPTION INTRODUCED IN MALTA Conscription introduced in Malta yesterday. The Gov- ernor is empowered to call all males between the ages of 18 and 41 for military service.

-Reuter

BRITISH INTERNEES

IN FRANCE

ANSWERING A QUESTION IN YESTERDAY THE COMMONS THE FOREIGN UNDER-SECHE- SAID OFFICIAL IN- TARY FORMATION HAD BEEN RE- дв RESULT OF CEIVED THAT ALL BRITISH CONSIDERATION GIVEN ΤΟ

SUBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE THIS QUESTION BY THE HOME FROM THE, BORDEAUX AND SECRETARY. MR. HERBERT

NANTES DISTRICTS AND FROM MORRISON.

DINARD AND

WHO DINAN,

Mr. Morrison stated, in reply ARE INTERNED IN OCCUPIED to a Commons question yesterday, FRANCE, ARE CONCENTRATED THREE LOCALITIES-ST. that it was proposed that Defence AT

AND BESAN- Regulation 42b, which empowers DENIS, DRACY local authorities to adopt a sim-CON. plified procedure for

authorising

There is, however, one small

the Sunday opening of cinemas group of about 60 persons intern- where large numbers of troops are ed at St. Troyes, about whom fur-

ther information is awaited. concentrated, to be amended to cover the needs of industrial workers.

Many of the British subjects who were interned have now been released. In general they fall into Discretion would similarly be

categories of children up to sixteen exercised regarding the opening of years, mothers of children up to theatres and music halls.

sixteen years, women over sixty The House would have an op-years and elderly men, portunity to debate the regulation.

Requisitioning of food-British Wireless. stuffs by the Germans has

led to considerable dis-GOERING'S

order in large markets in|

Paris, according to mes- GIFT TO

sages received by the In-

dependent French Agency THE CAUSE

in London yesterday.

These messages say that trouble

ro-

There are now no indications as to where those who are leased may live, with the ex- ception of certain coastal areas. Consequently the majority of persons released, have returned to their former homes. Arrangements have now

made

been in provide internees to France with small sums of money the to purchase necessaries and United States authorities have 'been authorised to incur expen- diture on clothing and medical supplies.-British Wireless.

DR. CURRIE SOON LEAVING CHINA

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Dr. Lauchlin Currie returned to Chungking from Chengtu yester- day afternoon. He will be leav- ing for Hong Kong very soon. Our Own Correspondent.

OF THE MANY HUNDREDS at the central market was causedOF GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHICH by the Germans making a clean HAVE CRASHED IN BRITAIN sweep of all potatoes after women SOME THIRTY HAVE BEEN had been waiting in queues for SALVED IN SUFFICIENTLY hours.

GOOD CONDITION TO BE USED- As a collective punishment for FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES. the disturbance, the message Altogether 115 such exhibitions adds, Parisians were deprived have been organised by the Minis- of potatoes for 40 days.

try of Aircraft Production and Similar disorders occurred at £22,500 raised from admission the meat market at La

Velette fees. and again Paris as a whole was Apart from this, the stimulus punished by a general withhold- supplied to local aircraft funds chines. ing of supplies.

least has benefited them by at

The Luftwaffe has It is stated that milk is dis- ¦ £50,000. In addition" aluminium subscribed quite handsomely tributed sparingly to invalids to the value of some £40,000 has the means for its own defeat.- and sick people, while coffee is been salved from wrecked unobtainable.

Grocers' shops bear the follow. ing legend: "The coffee we are

roasting is not for sale. It is for the German troops."--Reuter.

GIFT BY RAJAH OF PERLIS

ma-British Wireless.

t

therefore

to

STAR THEATRE

HANKOW RD. KOWLOON, DAILY AT 2:30-5-20-720-920 TEL.57795

* TO-DAY

The Romance- # Thrill Sensation.

That Tops Them Alli

London l It was announced in yesterday that the Rajah of Perlis, smallest State in the Malay Pen- insula, - has given £17,500 ·as- further contribution to the British government for war purposes, lo- wards the cost of emergency de- fence expenditure in the State, this being the fourth contribution which the State Government hus made for this purpose.' British Wircless,

MAGIC STUDIO

EVERYTHING THAT 18

NEW IN MAGIC.” Now on display1

Inspection. Welcome! Catalogue Freel

814, Des Voeux Road, Central; /

'(1st Floor), H.K. DIA

ONLY

"THE DEVIL DOLL"

L

with

Barrymore

Maureen O'Sullivan

An MGM Picture

TO-MORROW

"THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO".