Stockholm, Jan. 11.
An address from the Throne to the reconvening Riksdag (Parliament), emphasizing Sweden's determination to her security and give all possible aid to Finland, was delivered at the opening session by King Gustaf V today.
The 82-year-old sovereign declared that Finland's embroilment in war profoundly affected the Swedish people.
"Sweden," he asserted, "is conscious of her obligation to give the valiant Finnish people all the material and humanitarian assistance that she can, considering her own situation and possibilities.
"Nordic collaboration and collaboration with other neutral State" he continued, "who are not linked by alliances, is always to the forefront in my mind. The essential object of such collaboration is always to defend the common interests of the neutral States and I hope it will prove to be force on the side of general peace," King Gustaf concluded—Havas.
Perhaps the simplest way to des-cribo "The Women," which opened its eagerly awaited Shanghai run at the Roxy Theatre yesterday, is to say that it fully lives up to all the advance praise and publicity which the picture has received. Here is a picture in which the male species is dissected and discussed from every angle by a group of experts on the subject. Here, for the first time, the deadlier sex is seen with their hair down and their claws sharpened for action. To attempt to pick the best performance in the selection of stellar actresses which grace the cast would be sheer madness. Suffice to say, each member of the cast, including the animals, played her role with amazing finesse. The intriguing dialogue in the film fairly zips along from one scene to another and there is not a single dull moment in the entire story. M anyone deserves special mention, it should be Mr. George Cukor, who performed the herculean task of directing 195 women in the picture. No man should miss seeing "The Women;" the film is an education.—T.A.B.
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