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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1948.

MANILA ANNIVERSARY WITHOUT FANFARES

ago.

·

Manila, August 13. Fifty years ago today America took this city and the Philippines from Spain. Little ceremony` will mark the anniversary occasion. Filipinos fool the city was snatched away from them by U.S. forces that muggy tropical day half a century

The battle which put the ancient Spanish-Malay city under the American flag was a comic opera episode performed on a powder keg under the direction of American officers who preferred diplomacy to killing. And like the battle of New Orleans, during the English-American war of 1812, it was fought after the war was afficially ended.

Admiral George Dewey had Fort San Antonio Abad on the sinashed the venerable Spanish outskirts. A reginient of Colora- fleet nearly 3 months before do Volunteers hoisted the Qag and occupied the hook shaped Cver the fort while Dewey sign-

alled from the Olympla peninsula of Cavite with ita

mand surrender. Only "half

to

do

Burma Curfew Order

Rangoon, August 11. The district Muglervate to. day ordered

ourfew In Rangoon, Byriam and Insain from 10 p.m. focal time nightly.

The reason for this step 'was said to be the activities of insurgents in the Rangopa

arna.

Byriam lles across the Ran- goon river five miles Bouth Eait of Rangoen and 26 miles off Thongwa. Insoln surburban

nine miles North of Rangoon,—Associat- ed Press.

town

Yugoslavian Attitude On The Danube

naval base. Then he sat on hearted and Intermittent Are" his flagship, the Olympla an-

greeted the advancing troops, who chored in Manila Bay and were more concerned with keep- waited for reinforcements from ing Aguinaldo's men from fol. the United States, 7,000 miles lowing them than in the enemy. away. He had won the battle, Firing was still in

progress but could not take advantage when Dewey noticed a white dog

the of it without participation of Fosting over Walled City. the Army.

and Navy

representatives ushore, mel Jau- A Spanish squatron sent outwent

Belgrade, August 11. from

Barcelona 10 drive, off Cenes and arranged capitulation Yugoslavia today accused

The terns. By 5:00 p.m. when returned hastily Dewey

aur-

the Western powers BL Just word came of un American naval grader had benu signed.

the demonstration oft

Iberian

rian then an embarrassed naval officer Danube Conference here

the const, Short,

purtly min noted that no one had remember-trying to reopen

Fermin Joudenes, governer general and ed to holst the American colours river system to "Austrian and captain general of the Philip over the city. file did so himself German penetration," pines, was a prudent man. He at once; started looking for

1 way

out which would Fatisfy "Spanish honour" and save his face,

andled

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CINEMA WORLD

SHADOWS BEFORE

"90 EVIL MY LOVE" (Queen's).

Stars: Ray Milland, Ánn Todd.

The long line of films deal- ing with criminal psychology had its beginnings about four years ago. These films passed through various stages.

There was the time of the guilty criminal, when popular heroes found themselves sudden- ly portraying an evil fellow with wel under-lip. Then there was the stage of the Am I Guilty? series. In this the poor hero tirely heroino), while under [some specified influence, might murder and have committed usually seemed quite sure that he had.

A

These passed on rather rapidly

to the Cold Killer

post-war influence).

group (the

And now we have reached the stage of the Well-Dressed Mur- der. Can we go highert

The ingredients for this group

is one unscruplens character, a Int of expensive sels, and fabul- ous clothes hung on high-priced stars. From that anything cuti happen.

"SAIGON"

DOUGLAS DICK. In love with Veronica Lake, watches 'while Alan Ladd counts the money in her brief-pase. In the

background is the third member of the team of fillers, Wally, Cassoll. (Paramount)

M

"LIBBON STORY" (King's)„ Farrar, Walter Rilia.

Stars: Patricio Burke, David

story: Sples, music,

romanco

and internationel hitrigue are all brown into this story of the in- ternational melting-pot of Lisbon during the war Gabrielle Girard Burke). who leaves

In "So Evil My Love" Ray Hong Kong of racketeers? It Lake enthusiasts won't see much MUland is the

than the sheep-dog bob, Unscrupulous seems unfair that other porth more Character, who arduces a banned of the Orient should receive unhappily called into use again. and

(Paramount). widows'-weeded missionary preferential treatment. woman, played by Ann Todd.

The Alon Lata of "Saigon," Danube After she forgets her prejudices

flagrant black Under A Strain. This gives him

called Larry Briggs this time, she joins him in mailing scheme gninst her best friend, and for love of him mur-grimness. with meinents of boyish a chance to vary steely-eyed

Three days Izle a

Opposing a British amendment fler

riors message

her friend's husband when to a Soviet draft convention, the he threatens her.

sportiveness, and also to Suffer came by ship from Hong Kong.

when he rejects Vernolca Lake It was a cabins trom Washington, Yugoslav delegate, M. Aies Beb-

Ann Todd is never quite nu-

the sake of his friend. thentic despatched August 12-the day ler, declured that if it were ac Domanded Surrender

before the "battic directing the cepted, "the Danube would be wanton. She looks too wae fortunities with wooden abandon. Courtly correspondence passed suspension of hostilities against once more open to German ag- the first and not suffèlently pas-

Paris for Three ex-US Army fliers In back and forth between the Am- Spain. The Hong Kong--Manila | greasion

A result of the sionate for the serund. Ray MIL- Shanghal arc engaged for mans invade, becomes involved.. erican and Spanish commanders. crble had been gut-Associated Western policy."

land is as charmingly stolid ascen

lucrative Olight which, Americans Press. By August 6th the

even to Military. Intelligence work ever, and the fact that he plays those unfamiliar with

through her flance. (David Far- China, would proposal impatiently demanded surrender.

a forger, a seducer, should have smelt loudly of fish. a murderer, a

var), He is trying to get an have extended free navigation to a fence and a blackmaller seems One of the three is dying but is eminent French scientist out of the "international river system," only to have caused him a great not told, and it is for him the Tauber plays Andre

France. Richard The Occupied Including parts of the important deat of amusement. Geraldines

Joubert, other two risk their all. Their M Danube tributaries, Morava, Tis-Fitzgerald is the best of the prin sponsor is left behind during Burke to provide money for

who joins vocal forces with as the ciples as a neurotic, weak woman shooting battle, and the trio landfarv Danube mouths and lateral with an "eternal child" complex.in Salgon with

tarving refugees in his secretary,

Most of

takes. the spy-work Susan Cleaver. Pursuit by

charming little place in Paris, where Intelligence is still on the trail of the missing French police rutenant, Keon,

Luther Adler) orens Ladd's eyes scientist. (British National Films

Ltd.). act that they are involved the

nt

It WAS refused on paper BIG POLICE DRAFT

Jenat. Careful plans were

drawn up

up for an attack. Thi FOR MALAYA'

began at 935 a.m.

13,

August

from

London, August 11. in a combined Army-NEW

The Arsi 40 of 300 former cperation which found

and colonial fleet supporting American unit Palestine police

police officers with Palestine ser- advancing up the beaches the suburban town of Vice who have been chosen for, Brigadier, Ceneral, Arthur duty in Mólaya, will leave Lon- MacArthur-father of the present don Airport tomorrow by special Supreme Commander Allied aircrafti Powers in Juper and Brigadier

Colonel William Grey, the new

entral Francis. Greene com- Police Commissioner for the

manded the twe battalions which Federation of Malaya and former walked up to the ancient stone Inspector General of the Pales

of the Walled City of time pollee, will fly to Malaya Manila, first over-running mossy WITH tomorrow's parly--Reuter.

FOUR ROSES

Symbol

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The British

sa and Drave,

as well

la

as either. missionary or takes advantage of these oppor- | 71'atricia Lisbun when the Gar-

carais,

the

(Paramount).

SAIGON" (Queen's.). Lake.

Yugoslavia objected amendment because most of the rivers formed part of Yugoslav sovereign territory.

M. Andrel Vyshinsky, the So- Minister, vlet Deputy Foreign also opposed the amendment. Reuter.

to

Stars: Alun

Ladd, Veronica There are two questions we

in. o money racket, with dear would like to ask Alan Ladd. Susan. The final

gun battle is First, where does he get his far too short to justify vll The shirts starched? Secondly, before-hand, polher,

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INGRID BERGMÄN, who stars Sierre Pic- in "Joan of Arc," tures production for RKO Radio release, has received 27 Awards for acting during her career. They include an Academy. Oscar for the best performance of the year, foreign citations including: one from the King of Sweden and and awards from publications organisations.

ROSALIND RUSSEL, consis-- tently listed by most fashion au thorities among the top 10 best- dressed women, wears some 25: costumes as an ultra-smurt mèm-- ber of New York theatrical and cafe society In "The Velvet Touch,

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