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QUELITS

20th Century-Box Presents

MOSS HARTS

At 2.30; 5.15;

7.16 & 9.15 p.m.

'WINGED VICTORY"

Maria

Jeanne CRAIN, Pet Men da 11. 3. Army Air Force

OPENING TAPIOTROW

THE ONE FINGI NPHILJEM NIETO OR TEM DECADE

Budyond Wipley's 37° GLE BOOK

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Wanita SALE 2.

than1 Artists

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THE CHINA MAIL. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1946.

H.K. CHILDREN IN CANADA Proulx Family's Ottawa Reunion

Boys' Version Of Occupation

Ottawa, Sept. 23.

A winter of "Ice skating, skiing—and just the sight of snow" is the happy prospect for Michael and Roger Proulx, aged 18 and 14 respectively, after four years in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong.

The two lads arrived at the home of their grand- father, Mr. Joseph Proulx of Ottawa, during the week-end after landing at Baltimore with their mother on the United States freighter Doctor Leykes.

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.15 P.M.al of ton. Kong and oude Fis

CLARK GATIN LANA TARNER

4HON!

TONK'

1

ADE

MOONS"

A Baltimore they were re-home that a replacement should be united with their father, Benjinin walling for the family when they Proaks of Ottawa, former Hong Sanlly got back to Canada. Mire. Kang Businessman and Royal Reginald Hamilton of Toronto, Navy reserve officer who escaped who heard the story, donated From the Inps a month after the Dinak 11.

However, the Ottawa reunion was bark to amada,

still wasn't quite complete, for Un air arrival here, they were Mrs. Proulx stopped off in Mary- greeted with a gual deal of tail-land to visit a sister there. She

*ngering and fuợ on the part of will arrive in Ottawa shortly. 1-2 tl for the black

The boys said four years under panied they used to have before

the Japanese were "depressing." h disappeared in the fall but not unbearable, "although they Tong Kemer. And although it was tried by every means to break our

lir dirt meeting, the bogs re-spirits." ironted the excitement.

Depressing Years

Dish I was the answer to a

decision by Pauls on his arrival

DUNKED WIDOW IN BATH

Lowestoft, Sept. 22. A stone mason was alleged her lay to have tried

OPENING TO-DAY al 2.30, 5.15, 7.45 & 9.15 P.M. drown a 24-year-old widow in

Leunha

bacharen 1

Ipaglal

IRTH

MACMURRAY GOD

THE

RAN

OVERMAN DEKKER

TO-MORROW-- "ME OF THE DEAD"

Hi Pori KARLOFF

ALHAMBRA

Stanley Camp

They shuddered at the thing they had seen at Stanky Cap where they いまい itterned with

their mother,

They told of seeing two Caun- dian soldiers shortly after the fil|

the city.

of

TRIBES AROUND

On

BUSHIRE

Teheran, Sept. 22. Arab tribesmen have attr- rounded the port of Bushire the Persian coast and three localities between Bushire and Shiraz have been accupied by armed Quachigai tribesmen,

Government

The Persian announced that it will pro- cerd with the utmont elergy against the rebels---Reuter. 1

Rumania's Plight

Paris, Sept. 23.

Cupboard For The World

London, Sept. 23.

A proposed international ever- provide m norinal cupboard to even flow of food staples at stable. prices and governed by a world food board, was strongly support- ed last night by Sir John Boyd i Or, British head of the Uniteri Nations Food and Agriculture Or Annization.

In a

Over the British Sir | Broadcasting Corporation,

dabn called hunger "a standing disgrace to our civilization" and Suid the modern world "has the knowledge and rescources to pro- vide food in abundance for all

A Communist spokesman for mankind."

He declared that the establish- Rumunia told the Pence Con- ference Sunday that the Soviet (ment of a world food board would stabilize international prices und his Army had cost

country

then "build up world reserves of $300,000,000.

Mi. I. G. Maurer, under-food and no level out good and Becretary of Communications bad harvests" when prices drop- and a party leader, made the ped. estimate when Rumania Wa+ invited to answer questions by food the market at a pre- determined prices and, in time of the Balkan-Finland" Economic Commission, helding the Bratarity, could released food re- Sunday meeting of the Confer-serves to prevent prices from ris- the pre-delermined ence as it entered its ninth g above

fare..--Associated Press. week and its last two weeks of Committee work.

Maurer said, when asked by 21 | United States delegate Willard

Thorp, that Rumania's part in the war on the Allied sile after she broke with Germany. cost her $1,000,000,000 besides the amount on Soviet troops, He estimated that she spent $400,000,000 on her own forces and another $100,000,000 war material.

"They had been hiding out for days. Both were wounded. One man was shot throug the lung Weak and the other in the thigh.

then and starving, they gave selves up. to "I saw them lying on a Hong Kong street, hands bound belitni their backs. I gave one fellow a George Williamı Willimettigarette. They were taken away (23), of Holly Kond, Oulton by the Jap with no medical Broad, was remanded in custo-treatment," Michael said. They ly for a week charged with the may have survived, but it's.doublNations holdings attempted murder of Mrs. Ronu- | ful Hi Sowden.

a bath.

Supt. W. S. Clarke stated that at 1 pm on Friday a complaint wis rereived that Mrs. Sowiten had been assaulted at a house in Pake-field Rand, Lowestoft,

He said that she recovered consciousness to find herself naked in a bath with two taps running. Willmott. who was #tanding over her, shid he would ki her. There was a struggle and the woman broke a window. Villimet went away and Mis. Sowden complained to the netual recupier of the house whom he returned.

Del-St. Oakes said in evi- ctice that he found carpets in the lounge disarranged, a pane of the bath-room door smashed and a window breken.

On Saturday he went to Willi- molt's home with a warrant and Willimolt said: "I suppose you want me to come with you."-

Willimit first asked the Bench to grant him legal aid, but afterwards said he would arrange his own defence.

Lucky Fall

London, Sept. 22.

A man who had been blind for more than 20 years fell against a lamp-pest in the street and can

now see again.

Some time after the fall of the city, the Proulx family was allow ed to leave Stanley Camp and re- port to the authorities regularly, menat 30 many "because that fewer mouths to feed."-Associat- ed Press.

BRIDGE NOTES

Even if it were desirable to do so, it would not be possible on every to bid by the book hand. Situations persist in arising in which there is no simple, comfortable bid. North fund himself in such an awk ward position in today's hand, but he chose the wrong way to get out of trouble:

North, Dealer Both sides vulnerable

SAK JS H 7 3

DA 10 9 7

C 10 9 4

S Q 10 3 2 HQ 5 4 2 DQG

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$

S 7

CQ 5 2

IS 8654

HAG EDJ8 43 C8 73

H K J 10 9 8 DK 3 CAKJ G

The bidding!

He is John Hennessey, 66, of North | Lochgelly, Scotland.

15 Hemerey was completely blind¡ 3D |when the accident occurred.

411

East South

West

Pass 2H

Pass

Pass

4C

Pass

PASS

6H

Paus

A1 250; 6.20; 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

The morning after the accident Pass

Pain

TO-DAY & TO MORROW

BOMB-CRAZED FIEND BOAMS LONDON ON

MURDER RAMPAGE!

"THE BRIGHTON STRANGLER"

with

John LOBER—June DUPREZ

An R.R.0. Radio Picture

He was able to see a light com- There wasn't much to the [ing through his bedroom window. play of the cards. South man- He looked out the window, and aged to discard a diamond on was able to distinguish two wo- | dummy's extra high spade, but ¡ men upproaching,

lind to lose two hearts and a

Hennessey now believes that club. If East and held the clubs he will soon be able to read.

Queen or two or three truthps

He estimated the total United in Rumanía

t

Haid the board would take

'Paris Talks" Fashions

Paris, Sept. 22. The Pence .01

ence, however far away, is still responsible for with the lovely evening Kown, which every single Paris dress house winds up its collection.

of

They are all very grand, helped, course, by the new materials Impossible to detect from the old which include new rayon sating "tand-by itself satin Duchesse, superb nylons, shot through with gold and silver threads, wonderful Broender, and supple, peachbloom velvets.

at "well over" $200,000,000, of which $150,000,000 represented In Government oil properties. credits to repale war damaged foreign properties, there was no discrimination, Maurer said in reply to n British question,

The extra meeting was callert Evening dreollectages are low, to speed up work on one of the almest Actorian. nnd are design- key economic questions left ford to sex off the newly resel jewels the Conference to decide.

which French women are bringing Compensation for Allied pra-out for such occasions as the Vic-,

tory Bull as the Park Opera perty losses in defeated cominuse, and which will be reflected tries, Russia says, should be to in the mirrors which line the Ifall the amount of one-third and Mirrors at Vers

of

sailles when the other "Big Four" members say ferent Peace Conference reception should be in full. Amerien and is held there. France abandoned this position last week as regards Italy Associated Press.

SPEED-UP NOTE BY KILLEARN

Batavia, Sept. 23. Lord Killearn, in a letter to the Indonesian "Premier", Dr. Sutan Sjahrir, has reguested im to speed up truce negelin ting with the Allies m order to clear the way for the first formal discussions. Negotin- tions are due to open in a few days, with the first meeting probably in Batavia-Associa Ad Presa.

He lost his night gradually at to the Queen, South would have 12 the age of 45.

North hand had been just made his contract. And if the trifle stronger, South would not

a

Doctors ny that when he fell against the inmp-post something happened to his optical nerves only have made his contract- and restored his sight.

COMING!

ORIENTAL CARAVAN

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

Here's the rip rousing afory of the Sen!. The most exciting picture of the Season!

NEXT ... CHANCE

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"SULLIVANS"

"MY FAVORITE BLONDE"

At 2.30-5.16

CATHAY 7.15 & 0.16 p.m.

STIRRING SAGA OF A PATROL OF 13 HEROES!

ROBERT TAYLOR IN CO

BATAAN"

Phomas Mitchell.

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but would have had some rea- Botable chatice to make a slám,

the That, of course, was point of South's bid of five hearts. He expected a stronger dummy. If North had only a moderately good hand, he would pass five hearts and that con- truet would be safe. If North hed substantial unbid values, he would bld six hearts, and there would be a good chance to make that contract.

South was right in expecting" stronger, dummy, since North ad made ʼn very strong bid in going

three diamonds.

to

North's second turn to bid wán,

But it is the skirta

of these

Peace Conference evening gown

which make news.

Every Paris designer worth the name has lavished all his ingenuity on them.

The "granddet ones-destined for Ambassadorial parties-are as ong of Empress spreading as

fall into Eugente's crinolines, or peacock trains.

line,

Others revive the 1900 tight and clinging to the knee, then bursting out into a mass of ribbon-nat fills and rules.

Or they can be draped almost up to the knees in front in a re- vived Directoire hemline (Balen- einga and Jeanne Lanvin both do this).

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

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FO

23

Across

of course, the awkward spot In 1. Root vege- which no book bid could surely gave him from trouble, Ho couldn't raise hearts or bit

4

16. Refinement. 18. Immobile. 20. Anaesthetic, B. Columnar list22. Metal,

table. 3. Vold.

no-trump with nothing in clubs D. Biographical 23.- Nyde.

60 had a choice between bla-1

sketch.

ding three diamonds and rebid-ib Assunge. ding his apadce. To bid three 11. Wash out. diamonds would indicato a hand 12. Invalid. quito substantially. stronger | 13, Irritable,

than a minimum opening bid;!

to rebid the spadas would show

A longer spade sult than wän

CAMERAS & MICROSCOPES actually holds. In such puans the

VICTOR STUDIO

rebid of a strong four-pard volta

25. Haughty.

26. Minority.

27. Drive back. 28.-Galan.

20. Abandon.

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Yesterday's Crossword

ACROSS:-1, Emblem; 5. Idiot;

8. Mean; 8. Origin; 11. Viper; 13. Garage; 14.. Bore; 16. Sight; 18. Elopo; 10. Merò; 20. Piroto; 24. Title; 25. Avenue; 20. Cage: 27, Carat; 20. Erased.

DOWN: 1. Eyot; 2. Brig: 3, Emir: 4. Menage; 5. Inverse; 0. Impinge; 7. Threats; 10. Galo:>: 13, Heratic; 14. Bolater. 16. Res- pect; 17. Irate; 10. Mirage; 21. "Aver; 12. Ende; 23., Mend Down

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