1946-12-31 — Page 6

Pago

TO-DAY

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QUEEN'S

„TKE 2.801`5:15;

7:15 & 9.15 v.m; | As Colitionest, IT'S THE MUSICAL WITH THE "HUBBA-HUBBA" SONG!

The Doll Face That's a Perfect Revelation!

VIVIAN BLAINE DENNIS O'KEEFE

PERRY COMO

A 20

Doll

Century Fox Plur

ace

OPENING TO-MORROW

5 Shows: Extra Performance At 11.30 AM.

TYRONE POWER in

"THE BLACK SWAN”

IN Glorious Technicolor

with Maureen O'HARA

TO-DAY

ONLY

George SANDERS

KINGS✰

At 2:30; 6.10.

TILE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1946.

LITTLE TO CELEBRATE IN

EUROPE IN 1947

London Dec.

GROMYKO'S

Army-Navy Merger

APPOINTMENT Showdown

Moscow, Dec, ut,

Mr. Andres Gromyko, at present permanent Soviet de- legato to the United Nations Security Council, was today appointed Deputy Foreign Afinister by the Soviet Coint- cil of Ministers,

"With this appointment, the Soviet Union now have pre

Foreign Deputy

Ministers,

the other four being v. Andrei Vuhinaky, Ir. Ryeda Gusco (former Russian An bassador", in Loudy), Mr. Takob Malik and, ir Vlad min Dekanoeof-Reuter.

Washington, Dec. 29. The long and bitterly debated US Army-Navy, merger, issue in |headed toward an early congres, 1sional showdown. Some senators are preparing legislation to unity the armed services; others are last ditch fight promising. a against any effort to push the merger bills through Congress.

Europe will celebrate the beginning of a new year elther with a high-priced con) market galety or with the meagre food, drink and entertain- ment which is likely to prevall throughout 1947. There is little to celebrate with and lit- tle more to celebrate for In most countries. Britain is perhaps better off than others but faces further cuts in electricity and gas consump- tion and a crisis in coal production which may open the new year with a shutdown of many industries and curtailment of transportation. Frenchmen with black market satisfactorily but not abun-) size pocket books will pay $16 dantly, and hope that the new to 120 for a bottle of bad cham-year will see a solution of em- pagne and $15 to $25 for a meal pire troubles in ladonesia and of oysters, chicken and steak Improvement of the economic in the traditional "reveillon" condition of Germany where celebration. But on the same Holland has large interests. day every one will pay triple Denmark has but a meagre fares on subways, buses and supply of traditional fireworks trains, and further increases in for New Year's Eve and ex- ICE-BREAKERS ON living are likely to boost pects the coming year to be one 1947 costs by 25 per cent, of hardship with the living Pourer French families will cat standard cut drástically and an scanty reveillon

and unfavourable export-import gap. suppers embrace under mistletoes at Finns will meet together to midnight and, perhaps, sing tell new year fortunes which ting on the Elbe in a day and and dance in the streets of the they hope wid be better with night battle to break the firm the merger issue. Latin Quarter.

Meanwhile an improved economic situation, ice cover on the river's upper

there are reports frast that Secretary of Navy James "capo and worry that the new year reaches before the new d'anap (head of the year) will bring critical economie period increases, the danger of Forrestal may be appointed to a breached dykes and flooding, high diplomatic post, possibly as feast of lentils and pig knuckles problems.

Leipzig radio reported today. |Ambassador'lo. Britain. If that

Floating ice on the Lower happened it would eliminate from Elbe was drifting towards the the capital scer one of the most sea but on the Upper Elbe powerful fors of services unițica- solid ice had formed-Reuter. tion.-United Press.

Italy's traditional

wil be somewhat bare because Norwegians, better off than of the pork scarcity. But most Scandinavians, will spend Italians will burn mistletoe for two days on ski runs and hope 1.15; &9.15 pm good luck, fire guns into the to continue the economic pro- air at midnight to kill the, old gress made in 1946.--United year and throw away everything Press. that is broken in order to get a fresh start in the new year.

In Germany

M-G-M'S TECHNICOLOR TRIUMPH! RONALD COLMANÍ, KISMET

with

MARLENE DIETRICH

JAMES CRAIG EDWARD ARNOLD

TO-MORROW ---

NEW YEAR ATTRACTION 5 SHOWS: TO-MORROW THURSDAY 2nd JANUARY 1947 AT 11.30 A.M. 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.15 P:M:

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TEXAS QUINAN'S

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Reckless Era!

Betty Hutton

ING

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In the American zane of Ger- many, where public health off- cials say the average ration, is just barely adequate to sup port life, the celebration. will! consist mainly of traditional dances.

IMPORTS INTO U.K.

THE ELBE

London, Dec. 29. Ten ice-breakers are opera-

Both sides believed that the key man in the year-old dispute may be Senator Chas Gurney. who is to head the newly created Senate Armed Services Com- milttee.

»

Supporters of unification intend to ask Gurney to join in sponsor- ing the new bill. Opponents sald they plan to ask the new chair" bman to order extended' bearings

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Temptation May Be Little Too Great

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Washington, Dec. 29. Damask table. linen, cotten prints and other cloth and semi- aluminium processed articles were among 22 items added to the list of commodities which may be im ported into the United Kingdom from the United States in token between the British and Ameri- quantities under an agreement can Governments,

According to the Department:

Practically never in history had any nation had the clear prospect of becoming mistress of Europe and been able to resist the temptation, declared the eminent Greek scholar, Profes- sor Gilbert Murray, in a speech here today.

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"I think that is probably why propaganda concentrates

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