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High, adventure of the nort That' sets your pulses pounding: glamor- ous nights of romance in the tropics; rointering, boisterous comedy-those the elements from which the suspense-filled action of "A Message to Garcia" 20th Century's fascinat ing adventure romance, now at the King's Theatre, were woven. Bring- ing together Wallace Deery, John floles and Barbara Stanwyck in, their Orst roles together, the Bew uf picture is an engrossing, atory the adventure that changed the des-} Unies of three nations.. Boles is the hero of "A Message to Garcin." Entrusted with a dispatch to Carcis, somewhere in the tropical interior of Cuba, he sets with Beery, a crafty, humorous renegade. In the course. of their wonderings, they meet Bar- bara Stanwyck, whose father has been ́executed, and who is willing to dead them to Garela. Their venture almost fails because of trencherous guides; Miss Stanwyck in wounded in an encounter with the enemy, and left behind by Boles and Berry

They forge ahend to their goal, ‹ The climax of the picture is approached when Beery mistakenly lets Boles fall into a trap laid by Alan Jale, and then leads Carein's forces in charge to the rescue that sets things right, reunites the lovers and brings

a happy cluse. the story to

A rollicking screen story by W. Lipscomb and Gene Fowler, and deft ; direction by George Marshali, are two more reasons why" "A Message to Garein is a jamboriu of un-i adulterated entertainment. In the supporting cust, you will see Herbert Mundia, isi ar Irresistibly comic Cockney characterisation: Enrique Acosta, who gives dignity to the rule of Garein, and lovely Manu Barrie M an enemy spy.

"Petticoat Fever"

Against a background of ive- bound Labrador, Robert Montgomery and Myran Lay are enacting one of the funniest comedies ever screened, in the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Petticoat Fever,' 710W al The Mejentic Theatre. Adapted fram the stage hit of the same name, the story concerns a wireless operator who is so lonely that he holds pri- soner two flers, a beautiful young girl and hér male companion, whom he rescues from the Arctic night. Reginald Owen herds the featured cant, as the blustery Englishman whone bride-to-be is snatched away from under his very ase. Others rust are Otto Yamaoka, as the Dski- | mo man servant; Forrester Harvey, j Bo Chẳng nnd Íris Yamaoka. The brilliant direction of George Fitz- maurice is to a large extent respon- sible for the anabuting merriment of this exceedingly funny picture. Pro- ben Frank Davis ha dressed it with lavish production mountings.

"Roman Scandals”

Eddie

Cantor sings thựer fively Hong hils in his inimitable fashion In "Roman Scandals," Live winediah's fourLk AuDual serven musical extravaganza for Samee!! Goldwyn, showing to-day, at the Star i Theatre. The numbers are "Keep Young and Beautiful,"

"Ballet 14 Little Home" and "Tax On Love," The first two were written by AL Dubin und Harry Warren, while on the at Warren collaborated

L Wolfe Gilbert. "Nu Bors WLE

The plaintive ballad crooned by Huth Etting of radio and Ziegfeld Follies fame in the spectacular Slave Murs kel sequence of this- United Artists ivlease,

the was also written by Dubin and WAITIN team. Glorin Stuart, David Manners, Edward Ar- nold and Verea Tensdale are, featured with Ruth in Eddie's support in this adaptation of George S. Kaufman and Robert Sherwood's rollicking story, under the direction of Frank Tuttie. Busby Berkeley evented and, directed the dance and production numbers,

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Abroad

R. PIROW'S "indiscre- tion" about German colonies has caused a lot of official concern a well as a lot of public hullabaloo.

And Intimation has been sent to Pretoria that his Majesty's Ministers in the United Kingdom would be glad if his Majesty's Ministers in the Union of South Africa could maunge not to be so embarrassing in future.

Of which intimations Mr. Oswald Plrow is fikely to take small notice, because he is like that.

Anyway, there is really nothing new in his advocacy of colonies for Ger many. He and it very plainly Inst October.

"I express the hope that Germany will soon become a colonial power- nuove mil, in Africa."

Ironic

Because in

An fronte situation, Paris in 1919 it was South Africa-in the person of General Smuts-which was the most insistent that Germany's colonies must be taken from her.

But that was because 8muts and South Africa were determined not to give up their conquesis of B,W. Africa and "German East"-now Tanganyika.

And to-day Mr. Pirow is quite deter mined that though Germany must have an African colony, it must on no account be either "Bouth West" or *Tanganyika.

"Bouth West" is the Union's own mandated territory, Tanganyika-now under UK. mandate-is, in the Pirow view of thinga-earmarked for ulti- mate absorption by the Union.

So neither must, on any account, go back to Germany.

. What then?

His Plan

At the back of Mr. Pirow's mind when he anya that "a solution will be 'found by commonsense." in the old Chamberlain plan of 1808 for making Germany the heir of the Portuguese Empire.

Not all of it. Southern Mozambique zud Delagra Bay, which is the Trans- vani's nearest port, are "needed" by ." South Africa.

But Northern Mozambique and Angola. Suppose that in due course Cernaty were able and willing to buy, and Portugal willing to sell. Then, why not?

There are precedents: Russia's selo of Alaska to the United Stater, for example.

The Reason

But why? Why is Mr. Pirow so anxious to have Germany back in *Africa?

He gave the answer to that question limelt inst autumn.

"Today, more than ever, in face of the rising tide of coloured races, wo have need of the mighty nid of a strong Gerinany.

"For us herà in South Africa thin maintenance and extension of n white civilization are a matter of life and death.

All Plrow's policy, external as well. as Internal, la dominated by that bellef, Lint in the not far future there will, be a great Black Rebellion-n We and death struggle betwen the two races'

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This map by J.F. Horraðin shows the African possessions that

Germany lost,

for supremacy in Africa, And in that struggle he wants, not the dubious help of a feeble Portugal, but "the mighty ald of a strong Germany."

Semi-Fascists

He wants. Germany in Africa for Just the same reason that he wants a strong South African white army and air force.

And It is to precisely the same ent that he is organising his Special Service Battalions, and that he is en- couraging the formation of Grey Shiri semi-Fasciat, bodies of Boer farmero.

Bouth Africa's native polley, of re- ducing the black population to a status of servitude very near, indeed, to cinttel alavery, is bringing the in- evitable consequence.

Breeding Hate'

Tymnuy breeds hatred among the oppressed, fear among the oppressors. And white South Africa begins to be mortally afraid of the masses which il has robbed and Ill-treated.

It begins to car on African uprising, a descent of the tribes from the North, n racial war throughout the continent. - "-The- time - may-come,it-anys-Pirow, when white men, women and chil dren will have to be protected aginal black Invaders."

When that time comes he wants the Germans there to take a hand with Britten, French and Belgians in the decisive battle ngainst the African “in- vaders" of Africa.

Uncasy Egypt

The Egyptian conversations have izlumphed, In može of the beat And Cairo during the summer enn te pretty trying.

The worst trouble in Ua efforts to rench n setthanest w that some of the Ferpil -pelitlebatan-- notably the one-time "dictator," tahomed Mahmud-tried to make pollilcal capiunt by being more nationalist than the nationalist Wald. The attempt fell rather

MAN'S "BURDEN"

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The "Telegraph' Correspondent

In London

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An. And anyway, Mahmud's Following in the country le luminfrant

Now that the military questions have izra mettled, notonly anticipates much trouble aver the Sudan, which was such a troublesome point ASUS ARd, na to the rest, the "Benderun Dmft" with light revistona, how proved no- reptable to both sides.

Very opportunely and very usefully, the Royal Institute of International Affairs has produced a pamphlet on "Great Britain and Egypt-1914-1930." The aim of the Information Depart- ment of "Chatham House" In prepar ing these papers is to "provide a con- else and objective statement of the facts essential to an understanding of tho current issues with which they deal."

Concision the authors in this case

neuere with a remarkable eficiency. The amount which they have man. aged to pack into 60 pages is amazlog.

But in ob. Jectivity they have lapsed is little from their usual im peccable sli card. There are many cut- dences at definite anti- Wald blas.

That den bad- blemish, ir- cause the value of those "papers"

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that usually one can lave complete cona-

Governor Landon

"Am I going to be Presklent? **

dence in their strict impartiality. Stul, anyone who wants to know the back- ground of the present negotiations will find just what they want in this two shilling booklet, which can be had from Chatham House, St. James's-square, S.W.J.

Odds Against

Ouverner Landon is Republlean nomince (with small chance of success) for the U.S. Presidency. But the man

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behind Landon, the man who is run. ning his campaign, is J. D. 14. Hamli- ton, Chairman of the campalkn com- mittee.

And J. D. M. Hamilton is the coming man of the Republican Party. Gozalp already talks of him as a possiblity for 1040. What Hamilton's own ideas' for the future age, only Hamilton knows.

Young, laughing, curly-haired, look- Ing like anything in the world but an American politician, he has in fact been in politics" since he took his kaw degree.

He Jus been Speaker of the Kansas Legislature, very nearly Governor of Kansas. He has been, as occasion de- manded, a hard-shelled conservativo and an ardent Liberal

Running the Show

"I'm running this show," was his eurt announcement to all would-be advisers a soon A Landon WAS nominated.

And so far he is doing far more of the running than Landon himself, The candidate is to do little until the last weeks. Hamilton is everywhere, innking speeches, talking to local bosses, organising publicity, in fact, "running the show."

If, by a miracle, Landon were elected in November, it would be Hamilton's victory, and Hamilton would be the "power behind the throne."

"If, as is probable, Landon is defented. Hamilton none the less will have made himself the dominant personality of the Republient party.

The "0.0.P." wants a personality, a 1172 with enormous energy, with charm, with the knack of catching the public imagination.

Join Daniel Milter Hamilton is going to use the 1938 campaign to show the party that he is just what it wants.

Well, Well...

Communist parties.are.a.queer study. these days. They remind me of Church!Pa bistoric cable to Kolclunk in 1919 urging him to pretend to be a democrat... so un: to get. British fand, in particular, Lloyd Georgian) nym- palby.

Some of the Old Guard must have were **hearlog wondered if they things" when Earl Browder, chosen Commuulst candidate for the United States Presidency, announced to the party.convention that “ours is not a aver- programme of revolutionary throw of capitallam." and that it could ́be “realised within the present Amer-

can form of government.”

Well, well, and when you think of the trades of contemptuous abuse that, not so long ago, would have been hurled at any Socialist guilty of such a despicably “reformlat" speech.

Indiscretions

Other notable features of the Con- gress were the careful avoidance of any attack on loosevelt, the declaratish that the chief aim of the Party is to defeat Lando" and the resounding cheers for Jouŋ L. Lewis (lately tig- nounced na the worst type of "Labour Union boss").

It is n the result of the glaring in- discretions of American delegates the Corvintern Congress who talked ruch rent Bolshevism that Roosevelt sent an angry protest to Moscow and threatened to break diplomatic rel- tions.

Time was when they would have been applauded for their revolutionary courage. But in these days the conse quence waA airict order to the Amert. can Party that on no account must it say or do anything to annoy. Wie President.

**When father says turn we all Turn." And so one-time red-blooded American Communiste talk to-day like rather pallid Liberals. Until, to mult some political purpose, "father" says "turn again."

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The Late Mr. Dorn

• Washington, Aug. 30. President and Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Farley, Postmaster General, Mem- bers of the Cabinet, diplomats, and high Army and Navy officers were bowed at the memorial services to the late Mr. Geo. II. Dern, Ministér for War, at Mount Pleasant Church. The Reverend Russoll. Clinchy eulogised_the_lato · Minister (as a "typical American,"

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