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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 9, 1940.

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Concert Grosso No. 23 (Handel)

DB-3602

Concerto Grosso Conclusion

Orch. de la Sociate des Concerts du Conservatoire.

DB-3551. 'L'Ultima Canzone (Tosti)

Occhi di Fita (Denza) DB-3535 Danse Espagnole (Falla)

DB-3439 DB-3198

Ronde des Lutins (Bazzini)

Beniamino Gigli.

Jascha Heifetz.

Fidelio-Lconara's Recitative and Aria.. Kirsten Flagstad Introduction and Allegro for Strings (Elgar)

DB-3199 Introduction and Allegro .....B.B.C. Symphony Orch.

Sospiri Op. 70 (Elgar)

Harmonious Blacksmith (Handel), Sorgo Rachmaninoff. Midsummer Night's Dream-Scherzo Mendelssohn) On the Road to Mandalay (Kipling-Speaks)

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Goin' Home (Fischer)

DB-3011

Lawrence Tibbett.

Prelude In C. Sharp (Rachmaninoff). Arthur Rubinstein. Menuetto and Trio (Schubert)

DA-1695 William Tell-Overture (Rossini)

DA-1695 DA-1676

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TURKEY'S PART IN CHAMPIONING THE

INTEGRITY OF THE

BALKANS

Two Fronts Open to the Threat of Aggression

will be held at 1, Essex Crescent, THE Balkan Entente has un- State would start mobilising, the Russian lines of communi- frontier and has made great. Toubtedly been a factor for thus reducing the inbour avail: cation. The Turks are prepared, efforts in the Thrace sector. peace between its members. It able for the fields, with a conse- for any Russian move towards Allied preparations in Egypt.. has definitely dissipated all quent restriction of cereal crops, the East. But, as recently Syria and Palestine arouse much. animosities and all causes of But, as a prominent. Turk said foreshadowed, what they most interest and there is much. disagreement which previously to me, we now live in a world anticipate is a concentration satisfaction at the large force existed between Jugoslavia, whence logic seems to have been within the Russian frontier as that is being assembled, Rumania, Greece and Turkey. banished and one can make no a diversion while action is pro- A bloc between the Ententa

No longer does the word deductions based on normal ceeding in the Balkans.

States and Bulgaria and Hun- "Salonika" arouse national. pas- reasoning.

There has, however, been so gary would, of course, ba the sions at Belgrade, or "Byzan- Despite the defence works much talk about German or ideal protection against Nazi`or- tluni" create excitement in now being erected on the Russian or even Germano Soviet aggression. Bulgarian Thongkong Telegraph. Athens, nor does entret exist in Russian banks of the Black Sea, Russian action in the Balkans territorial demands, however, Turkey any irredentist feeling a Russian offensive in the with a possible Russian offen- are the main obstacle. Bulgaria regarding her lost provinces in Europe.

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Tuesday, April 9, 1940.

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"At The Pictures"

WHERE are you going to- night? To the pictures?

Consider some of the bless ings and benefits which the cinema has conferred. Think what you get in return for the moneys you pay at the box-office. The films are a levelling force,

the

The new methods of waging war bring dangers to "exceptions" and render neces- sary some provision for concert- ed action at the first, attack, whether from within or outside the Balkans. Failing it the Entente States risk sceing themselves treated in similar fashion to their Baltic friends. That action, predetermined, would be more satisfactory than the present situation is recog- nised, but it is extremely doubt. ful whether all the Balkan States would feel themselves free for the time being to agree to any such change in their present relationship.

The situation, I find, is a

n force for democracy. The mil-constant topic of conversation lionaire may build himself a private cinema, but he sees the same stars as the worker in the thirty cent seats.

at Ankara. Uncertainty whether Germany and Russia are acting in concert, in spite of appear- ances at times of independent The screen' is {} force for action; whether Italy would education, the poor man's black-seize a German move into board. It takes you out and round the world, into the homes of every class of people.

ca sees British too.

Rumania as an opportunity to occupy part of Jugoslavia, and how the Allies propose to assist Rumanía under their guarantee,

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Turkey, in relation to Russia and the Balkan States.

SYRIA

adds to the complexity of the Caucasus or Central Asia is re- sive in the Caucasus, and the demands the return of the outlook and causes a good deal garded by many authorities as rumours of German troops Dobrudja, which Rumania re- of anxiety..

out of the qucation. Russia movements have been so persis- colved under the Neuilly Treaty

ZORIC The same pictures are shown other supplies she now obtains, and even if the Finnish cam- she would surely not put the from Greece the return of De-

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It teaches more about life than any book. It aharpens the wits, quickens the thought.

American comedies, for in- stance, have taught us to appre- IN THE CAUCASUS would have great difficulty in tent, that feeling is growing and declines to cede because she clate subtle and intricate hu- Opinion as I have sounded it carrying on a campaign so far that all this may well be a part would then have to admit Rus- mour. We learn as we laugh.

seems unanimous that it is not from her bases as Afghanistan of the "war of nerves" which sia's claim to Bessarabia and Films are bringing the Eng-in Germany's interest to invade, or Iran, even if in either country Germany has been waging since Hungary's Transylvania. To. lish-speaking nations together.or encourage Russia to invade, the revolution broke out which September, 1988.

allow these claims would leave We see America's films, Ameri- the Balkans, since she would Russian and German agents are If, it is anid, Germany really her. relatively where she was in then lose the food, petrol and so actively trying to promote, intended to invade the Balkans 1914. Bulgaria also demands In London and New York and It is anticipated that, as in the paign permitted it..

Allies on the qui vive so obvious deagatch, with access to the Sydney; in the villages of Eng-last war, the moment Germany

Her claim is for land, the plains of America, the

An incursion by Russia into ly as this. The opinion is that Aegean Sea. or Russia seta foot on Rumanian Central Asia would, it is ad- this persistent chatter of what from strong in this case, since outback of Australia.

Go to soil the oil wells will be destroy-mitted, menn Turkey's abandon- Germany and Russia may do in she never possessed the area for Canada or South Africa or Cey-ed. At least a year's work ment of the neutrality which her South-Eastern Europe may be long and there is practically no lon: you will still see Ginger would. be necessary before Rogers and Clark Gable, production could be resumed, traditional polley of friendship inspired with the idea of in- Bulgarian population.

veigling the Allies into sending with Moscow has dictated. Consider the cinema

For some time Turkey has: AS Furthermore, every Balkan

heavy reinforcements there been concentrating on means of propaganda, During

IS IT GERMAN BLUFF?

a rap- when all the time the Nazis' prochement betweon Rumania the last war it helped to sustain With You," "Mr. Smith Goes to A Russian move into Iran in spring objective may be Holland, and Bulgaria. She can plead and uphold the morale of the Washington"all have a mes-ja menace to Turkey; it may be Denmark, Belgium, or Switzer with Rumania from her own people, after the newspapers had sage and a moral. They are only indireat, but it is a menace Innd. It is remarked that (Lon- bitter experience that it is. exhausted their utmost efforts. sermons in celluloid.

Turkey cannot afford to ignore. don and Paris seem to share this wiser to give way peacefully Newspapers make the best Of course, there is nothing It may be recalled that one of view since, according to the than under war pressure. Tur- form of propaganda, But the

now in preaching being com-the Russo-Turkish wara was due latest declarations, a large force key remembers that she refused filme come second. They are far bined. with amusement. The to Russia's Invasion of Iran.

is being hold in England in anti- to cede Crete to Greece and then, more effective than the radio. first stage plays in England Were the Straits then opened cipation of a German push to as a result of the Balkan War, Winged words from the radio were the mystery plays, miracle to the Allied Fleets, Russia, the sea.

lost not only Crate but also a fall on the car and are soon plays and morality plays of the whose Black Sea fleet is negligi forgotten, like snow-lakes fall- Middle Ages.

large slice of hor European territory... ing on a flowing river.

The screen can be a pulpit. Capra's Alma-"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," "You Can't Take It

They showed ble, knows well that that means TO MEET ALL DANGERS stories from the Bible, legends the loss of Batum by bombard- Meanwhile Turkey is concert- of the saints, and allegorical ment from the aca as well as big measures to meet all even- tales with virtues and vices as attack by land by the Turks, tualities. Sho is keeping a clinracters.

who would, in addition, harass careful watch on the Caucasus

It has been suggested that if Rumania would cedo the lessor: PLEASE Turn To Pago 2...