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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1952.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

KINGS MAJESHI AT 2.30, 5.15,

Eisenhower Meets Indian Chiefs

P.M.

7.20 & 9.30

ANGELS

ONE

FIVE"

PRODENTON seran part

JACK HAWKINS - MICHAEL DENISON DOLCIE GRAY

ALSO LATEST WARNER-PATHE NEWS

LEE Liberty

SHOWING TO-DAY ★ AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9,30. P.M.

Edmund OBRIEN Yvonne DE CARLO Bay FITZGERALD)

A Blast

Uf Adventure

That Brings

New Action- Thrills To The Screen!

SILVER CLIT

TEG NICOLOR

*SHOWING

TO-DAY

ca paving

RICHARD ARLEN GLADYS GEORGE. LAURA ELLIOT

Banda Shabbat - Statie dat hij & Prophet Seat

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AT 2.30, 5.30, & P.M.-

Capitol 7.30 9.30

Town Booking Agents: Wing Hong Kim, 7. Ice House it.

TALLE

THE IROQUOIS TRAIL

́FEAR-RUDDEN BY THE - TINROW OF THE TOMANANE!

STAR THEATRE

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Recommending Universal-International's super classical film in opposition to suicide, with most tender and moving love story that reaches deep into the heart of to-day's generation.

"BRIGHT VICTORY”

Starring: Arthur Kennedy & Perry Dow as the leading role, Showing Tuesday (Bopt. 23) and Wednesday (Sept. 24) — For 2 Days Only!

We, the management of this theatre, are happy and proud in presenting you the sensational Universal-International release, "BRIGHT VICTORY", adapted for the screen from Baynard Kendrick's "Lights Out," a best-selling novel that has been rated By critics as one of the host tender and moving love stories of the past decade. It is, acclaimed as one of the 10-Bost films in the US, this year, and also ranked as an Academy Award contenderl

VICTORY" tells the story of a young military man, BRIGHT driving an army supply truck through, enemy-held territory in North Africa, where he is wounded in 'the forehead by a bullet and since then he has faced a life of darkness.

Feeling bitter and without hope, the young man attempts to tako his life but is thwarted. At a local U.S.D. Dance, he becomes acquainted with a hostess who falls in love with him, not through pity for his plight but through a sincere, heartfelt admiration. On returning to his home in Florida, ho finds that everyone shows Alm more pity than understanding.

*

Roluctantly he leaves home and returne to the hospitaj for additional rehabilitation. Through his girl friend's great devotion and real love, he acquires a new out-look on life and outarp school to become a lawyer to find, in the end, the hope and courage to livo`a useful and enjoyable life.

The story is simple and with an action which is immensely moving. In opposition to the suicide problem, “BRIGHT VIC- TORY" is highly recommended to all classes of people both in Hong Kong and Kowloon,

This film is scheduled to be shown at this theatro next Tues- day and Wednesday, September 23 and 24, for 2 days only!

Patrons are requested, to book their seats in advance to avoid disappointment.

We also take this opportunity to thank Mr. A. F. Gillett of. Moutrie and Co, (Hongtong) Ltd. for supplying, free of charge, the latest records to this theatre for the overture.

The Management, STAR THEATRE.

Mr Eisenhower, the Republican Candidate for, the forthcoming Presidential olection in the United States, is seen here as he greets tribal chiefs in Gallup, New Mexico, during his campaign tour, --- Express Photo.

Singapore Carrying Out Drug Suppression

Big Campaign

Singapore, Sept. 17.

Police in Singapore are cracking down on a 30,000,000 Straits dollars (£3,500,000) opium racket from which unknown operators in the Far and Middle East have enriched themselves for years.

At the same time, they are which was Ipadequately staffed altempting to stamp out oplum for the work. Now the police smoking among the Colony's have Laken over, although the Customs officials remain

thousands of addicts.

I is the biggest drug sup-responsible for stopping illegal pression campaign ever importation of opium. launched in

Today, Singapore which,

Is estimated that before World War II, actually there are 30,000 opium smokers

in Singapore. licensed opium smokers.

Almost all are Chinese males.

Most of the opium comes from China and Persia and is snug- gled in mainly by ship,

HONGKONG ANGLE

Japan Applies

Paris, Sept. 17. Japan has applied for membership of the Inter- national Civil Aviation AU ICAO Organisation, communique issued here tolay said.

The campaign marks the transfer

from customs to pulice of responsibility for en- forcing the Colony's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.

began suddenly and dramatically on the night of July 5, with raids by 1,000 police on 203 premises, Scores of person's

tions wero detained and n great quantity of smoking equipment seized,

Since then, a newly formed And-Narcotics Squad has been

Who the big operators are is not known. But police officials believe that people in the Mid- dle Easi, Hongkong And Singapore have made large for- tunes out of the traffic.

They believe that Asiatics are mainly involved, although they hint that some Europeane may

Japan's application, which has to get the sup port of the United Nations and ICAO, will be taken up at the next United Na- General Assembly meeting--France-Presse.

fidding an average of nearly 150 also have a finger in this BLACK LIST

memises a week,

FILTHY DENS

They have struck quietly and without warning in all parts of this clty of 1,000,000 people, but they have given special attention to the crowded heart of Chinatown.

oplum pic.

Because the authorities have not yet, bøen able to prevent opium smuggling into Singapore, they are now attacking" the problem from "the ground up"......... by attempting to prevent it being smoked."

ABOLISHED BY BONN

Always acting on informa- tion received", they have found dens in the back rooms of shops, and tenements, in attics and collars, in

warehouses and in attap (palm thatch) huts.

They have also found them in charabers leading off temple courtyards.

Most

of dens are small, no opium available for smoking passing in and out of the

the l-lit rooms, badly ventilated, anyway. poorly

furnished Drul

By closing the dens and punishing those in charge and

Barm, Sept. 17. their clients, they hope to re-

The Federal German Govern- duce the demand for oplum co drastically that the smugglingment has decided to abolish the business will be killed,

"black list" which was drawn If they all the smuggling up by the threa Western reduce it there will be little or to prevent suspect persons from business, or, at least heavily Occupying Powers in Germany

country.

in-

describably filthy:

NO SQUEALING The first results have been

con-

The black list latterly tained about twelve thousand

They are usually fitted with encouraging. Statistics of the names of people whose move-

CANTI- Arst seven weeks of the

low wooden benches

having space for three to six smokers.paign are;

Chincso of the labouring clusses

usually run the dens either as part-time or full- timo

ne occupation.

Ther supplies are drawn -through a chain of agents which reaches back ultimately to the Lig distributors who have so far managed to remain safely

DIFFICULT TABK

anonymous.

of

Persons detained

Persons

charged

Pipes seized

Lamps seized

1,230

646

870

927

to

;

SUPPORT

OF UNITY

MOVEMENT

Acheson's Promise To Europe

Washington, Sept. 17. The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, today promised encouragement and support for the efforts of European governments to achieys closer unity.

In a statement road to this. weekly Presi conference, he said: "During the past week we have witnessed two closely con- nected events which have fari reaching significance for the future of free Europe,

*The first was the initial meeting of the Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Com- munity. The second was, the decision by this Assembly to study immediately the forma- tion of д European political nuthority.

"It is not possible at this time to predlet where these studies will lead, nor to anticipate the nature and scope of the political structure which may be created.

"The important

fact

is that

AT 2.30, 5.15,

this deckion demonstrates, por- la'a haps more forcibly

action

you

taken,

than any the strength and momentum of the move-

towattis European unity. Berhe United States will con- finue to encourage and support the efforts of the statesmen and Peoples of Europe to achieve a closer and enduring unity, be- enuse we are convinced

that this unity will contribute sub- stantially to

and the strength prosperity of Dur European friends and to the success of our mutual efforts to malatain peace In the world," Mr Acheson said.

SPANISHI BASES

Negotiations are still going ahead for the use by the United States of bases In Spain, Mr Acheson said.

He said there were Some difculties connected with the negotiations but thot America Was working on them vigorous- He was hopeful of progress

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towards ព satisfactory pgree-

ment.

He

was

commenting on a statement earlier today by Senator Russel Long, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Sub-committee, who said some of America's allies in West Lurope seemed determined to do all they could to prevent an

the agreement on

Spanish

bases.

He himself did not agree with

the

of present form government in Spain, but Spain was one country that did not appear to have a powerful Com- munist movemení.-Router.

Winning Bet

JAT 2.30, 5.80,

P.M.

7.20 & 9.30 QUEENS ALHAMBRA 7.30 9.30

P.M.

* SHOWING TO-DAY ★ The Love Story Evory Woman Must Sco!!

MGW DRAMA OF A Borrowed-Love!

starring

VAN JOHNSON DOROTHY MCGUIRE RUTH ROMAN

INVITATION

ROXY & BROADWAY

OPENING TO-DAY AT.2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

In all the annals of love thero's never been

CUFTON

a chaperono like CLIFTON WEBB!

WEBB FRANCIS

-string

CHARLES

BICKFORD

• WILIAM

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20.

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ORIENTAL

AIR CONDITIONED

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SHOWING TO-DAY: 2.30—5.30—7.30 & 9.30 P.M. The Wildest Beast-Buttlo. That Ever Roared Across the High-Walled Canyon Country! So Breathless!

Lion

Horse

HERCOLOR

STEVE COCHRAN WILDFIRE, THE WONDER HORSE LAKE BUTTY KI

Of £300 Led STAR A

To Big Loss

ments had to be restricted in the public interest, and included. a large proportion of former. active members of the Nazi

London, Sept. 13. party and affiliated organisa- Sidney Shaw, 37-year-old Lons

landscape gardener who won At the same time, the retail

According

tho official £300 with his first bat, sald at price of oplum has been forced

German announcement German Nottingham Bankruptcy Court so high that it is now beyond citizens can be prevented from that gambling got hold of him the

money that menus oppontinenture travelling in and out of Ger- and he lost so much The most disappointing feature

so far is the many only if definite suspicion he had to sell his house and car. the campaign.

attaches to them of working Show of High Street,

sty Arnold, relatively small

only about against the interests of the Nottinghamshire, told the Off- seized only oplum

cal Receiver that he met some 20lbs. Moreover,

Slate. only

The Federal authorities have paid months

backere at a Not- inen have been caught so far. China.

Que

man who was believed therefore taken over the Allied tingham

He made the £300 with his first black the

list, which they But there are undoubtedly to be deeply involved on

have bot after receiving information

in some well-hidelon higher-class

distributing side committed already scrutinised. This is at the club.

accordance with the recent den whose location has so far suicide to

cell 3

before he transfer from Allied hands of escaped the raiding squad,

could be charged,

the last vestiges of control over Officials

that to stamp

Police say that those high-up. out oplum smoking Singapore in this vicious racket never the movements of "Eerama & will be extremely difficult, for squeal". Reuter. the prae loc goes right back to the earlier days of the Colony.

The smokers are mainly simple working, people, a ma- Jcrity of whom were born in

small

LORD ISMAY'S ILLNESS

Lord

Influenza.

"He

London, Sept. 17. Ismay, Secretary-

210

Now, he said, his losses, totall- ed £4,000, of which he had paid Thock £1916 in one-week in January last year he lost £3,000, The book-makers-one of whom no owes £2,000 had given him dadaanbet Jogpuntakoreshed- thair

hands of him.

Canadian Wheat me to pay, but he now under

For Japan

Ha debts, other than gambling debis, aro £770 with nisola di £107, and he told the Registrar that he had no money, "hidden

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TO-DAY ONLY

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& 9.30 P.M.

DAILY _EXPRESS___________

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KING GEORGE VI

QUEEN MARY BABY BOOK

$10.50

$16.00

$25,00

ENJOYABLE COOKERY $15.00

"ROME, OPEN CITY

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IT'S FUN Finding ouT

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$10,00

$5.00

IT'S FUN FINDING OUT

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$5.00

RUPERT & THE WRONG

PRESENT

$ 1.00

AUPERT & THE BLACK

MOTH

$1.00

不設防城市

Korea Casualties. │19, F. A TREE GROWS IN

Before World War II, traffic in oplum was a monopoly of the Government, which had its dls- own packing plant and tributed the drug retail through

Vancouver, Sept. 17. chand-4 (prepared opium) General to the North Atlantic Japanese purchase of Cana shops.

Council, today cancelled his dian wheat during the next crop | away From the chand-u, ilcensed flying visit to Germany to year would be 50 per cent smokers drew a certain quantity watch manoeuvres, because of higher than last year amount of oplum every week,

ing to 000,000, tons and worth the The traffic was worth 0,000,- is 03. He became Chief $50,000,000, according to 000 Straits dollars (£1,000,000) of Staff to the Minister of De- Japanese Consul Mir

Takoshi a year in revenuo.

fence in 1940 after a milltory Kukawa,

Tho Even then, however,

The Consul said that Japan- smug career. In the same year, ho gers were at bits and

Transport Department they also became Deputy Secretary se ships would also Look substantial profts (military) to the War Cabinet. the wheat. The first shipments that the total Amoriçon losses in

Early in 1947 he was appointed on a new contract would move Korea were 117,973 men. Of this Bright Victory. POST-WALL BAN

Chief of Staff to the Viceroy of through Vancouver next month, number, 20,710 had boon, killed., T." Bugles "in the Afternoon ElTorts wero

United Press.

-France-Presse.... made by the India-Reuter. Goverment and private. bodies to reduce

the smoking habit, but little prokrene wis made by the time the Japancso overran the Colony.

out of the business';

POP

HALLO JOCK!|

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In the years of Japonere Occupation, oplum amoking, un- restricted, spread widely thousands more took up the habit

It was the post-war British Military Administration which first totally banned opium smoking in Singapore. The ban was confirmed by the succeed- Ing civil government, Until recently, however, there has been little headway in making thứ hai affcetive. Until July Ühis year, suppression of oplum smoking was the responsibility the Customs Department

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