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Lord Rothschild.
Although it is true that for some time there has been a divergence of opinion in the Jewish Board of De- puties on the question of the boy- cott of German goods, "the resigno- tion of Lord Rothschild has noth- ing to do with this problem.
FILM QUOTA PROBLEM IN BRITAIN
LEGISLATION THAT IS
OPEN TO CRITICISM
DUTY URGED ON FOREIGN PICTURES
(By Seton Margrave.)
Lord Rothschild, who was 66 in THE Cinematograph Films Act quality. Its effect has been to com- February, has been in poor health has just entered the seventh|pel the making of British films of · for some time. He has taken no of the ten years of its preordain-poor quality. Jactive interest in the Board for ed existence. It is now possible; In looking at the 158 British
several years. His pursuits have to estimate with reasonable accur- films made last year one finds that. always been scientific rather than acy how far the Act will realise, they must be divided into two political.
or fail to realise, the chief purpose groups: one group including all The resignation of Mr. Zaiman, for which it was created--that is, films made according to the the secretary, is also unconnected to rehabilitate the industry of phrase current in the film trade—— with the boycott scheme. He ob-film-making. in Britain."
"for quota purposes only" the (jected to paragraphs in the report
The Act divides all films into other group including all films on the administrative work of the two classes, British and foreign, made as well as their producers
ļand requires all dealers in foreign know how to make them.
films to acquire a proportion of There are a few films British films.
stand uneasily between these two
Board.
quota.
Question Of Employment
which
A Diplomatic Privilege
Dealers in films are individuals groups, but approximately 97 of Lord Chilston, British Ambus
or companies engaged in renting the 188 films of last year may be sador to Moscow, is in London, but films to cinemas. They are there- described as having been made he is not there to settle any thorny fore called renters. The propor-"for quota purposes only." question of the trade treaty or of tion of British films which renters That leaves us with only 91 debts. He is merely taking advan of foreign aims are obliged to pro-lms, as against the 200 at which tage of the new Foreign Office priduce or purchase is called the the Act aims. vilege which grants to British
The President of the Board of diplomats marooned in Moscow ap
Graduated Scale
Trade said recently, in answer to extra month's leave in every year.
The quota is applied according Raillie (the Conservative member question put by Si Adrian How long this privilege will con tinue seems doubtful. For Moscow to a graduated scale. It began in for Linlithgow), that he would is rapidly acquiring the amenities 1928 at 7 per cent.
It is now consider amending the Cinemato- of a bourgeois city.
171⁄2 per cent. The maximum is graph Films Act with regard to An official, who has been posted only 20 per cent.
the quality of films eligible for the in the Soviet capital for
The present. rate of 17% per several anywhere else in the world, what years, used to take back from his cent--which has been in existence quota. The need for such amend-
ment is painfully évident, is happening is not the capitalis- periodic "leaves" in England old for a year-may fairly be taken as ation but the decapitalisation of suits to give away to his Russian an index to the ability of the Act Hong Kong, Saturday, June 16, 1934. China. The conditions of un- friends. Now he has to take back to attain its objective.
rest have caused the local reser new clothes for himself. ves of silver to drift towards the ports, particularly Shanghai, More Cosmetics, Less Divorce for safe keeping. There for the The Russians, in fact, are becom-the effect of the quota began to be most part it has been lying idle. ing dressy, For several months felt, He prophesies that the recent now Moscow has had a chain of five It is a commonplace that the prosperity of Shanghai, largely high-class tailoring shops which Britain last year was 188.
The number of films made in the making of these films. But Many people will be employed in enormous trade potentialities of deceptive because based on this somewhat optimistically guarantee China appear to retreat like a drain from the inland districts the style and workmanship of their graph Films Act is 200 films
The objective of the Cinemato-need for these films will disappear. overnight on March 31, 1938, the mirage before
the enterprising will not last long. The Interior goods to be in the latest European year. and optimistic prophet. Many of will be too poor to buy from the fashion.
What, then, is to happen to the the causes are so familiar to ports, and in another year or so
people who have been In mere numbers the purpose of
making anyone who lives in Shanghai the trade will begin to decline, six-foot sign reads: "On view-leed,
In the largest department store the Act has apparently been real-
them? or Hong Kong that it would be China as a whole felt the de latest
It is my impression that they will a waste of time to refer to them.pression only about two years There is always a queue before it. production of 200 films a year it abid on their merits, because they fashions from abroad." But when the Act aimed at the The films in question cannot be be thrown among the unemployed. Nonetheless, the recent "Hands after the rest of the world, ow-
Expert Reports On China.
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In 1926 the total number of films made in Britain was 26. In 1927 the number was 37. These ware the last two complete years before
а
But suppose for a moment that the Act proceeds on its way to its quality does not matter and that
appointed end in 1938.
shall have approximately 120 films In the final year of the Act we
made "for quots purposes only."
off China" controversy attracteding to the fall in the value of Moscow is changing in other was assumed that all these alms have none, and renters of foreign
Your Daily Smile!
Dearth Of Good Film
a good deal of interest to the re-silver caused by the rise in the way. Easy divorce is now a thing would be of reasonable quality. port submitted by Dr. Rajch- price of gold. This favoured ex-munists. Members of the Party realised.
of the past-especially for
Alms may be relied on to begin a Com That assumption has man, the technical delegate of the ports, according to the principle have now to obtain a special permit
not been tremendous sales drive designed to League of Nations. What could now so well understood. The de before they can enter the divorce dios or stages in and around Lon-that it would be foolish to expect There are 20 talking-picture`stuinto its former obscurity. I think push the British dlm industry back he have recommended that has preciation of the pound sterling, bureau. aroused so much criticlem? The the rupee.. the report itself is eminently sound the gold dollar have all combined yen, and finally
don. Of these 30 studios, 20 are anything else. capable of producing first-class and practical, dealing chiefly to send up the price of silver in
films. with roads and industries, a per- relation to those currencies. It
I argue, therefore, that the Act It might therefore be argued must be attended by disaster.
has failed, and that its ending usal does not throw any light on need hardly be said that Sir Ar- the reception it received. It ap- thur concurs with
An old gentleman had just ar-that two-thirds of the
188 films In 1938, when the quota is re- laat our local rived at a seaside hotel and was made
year should rears however that there was banking authorities in holding pestering the reception clerk with been of fair merit. But last year will be in the position that the have moved, the British film industry some personal irritation. Dr. that any further artificial rais-all sorts of questions.
we had nothing like 125 British more films it produces the fewer Rajchman was accused of having of the price of silver would ing recommended the Nanking merely make things worse.
"Are you sure this is a healthy films of that standard-for a num-cinemas will be available for ispot?" he asked.
ber of reasons. Government to appeal to the
showing each individual Alm. The currency question comes The clerk smiled confidently. League rather than to begin back, like every other problem. "Healthy" he echoed, "I should
In British last year the number direct negotiations with Tokio to the necessity of restoring or-say it is. Why, a little while ago good film, even when one is trying 701 films had to share 4,000 It is very difficult to make of films presented was 701. These There was also a grievance that der so as to revive credit and an old fellow came here in a bath very hard to do so. When one is cinemas between them. In America. the report had not been submit allow the farmers to use ted to the Japanese Government communications and
the chair, and after staying for a fort-not trying at all, it is impossible. last year the number of flims offer- The first accusation seems to be that are at their disposal as soon his bill."
inventions Jnight he ran away without paying When the Cinematograph Films ed was 533. These 633 films correct, but quite a
Act was being argued, many people shared 10,000 cinemaS. natural as there is a chance of work pro- course for the League's repre ceeding undisturbed. The foreign Pardon Me
expressed the view that the force Therefore, the position of the sentative, the second complaint trade would feel the effects of
of the Act would be dissipated un-British film industry, without an arose through Japan having good order at once. We can taken most of the hard work on be eligible for the quota must one of hopeless inferiority to the "Electricity," says a writer,"has less it were laid down that films to effective measure of safeguard, is withdrawn from the Council. The realise how easy apart from po- of domestic duties." Ohm, sweet more important question is the litical disturbances. it would be johm.
have A reasonable amount of American, even if this inferiority contents of the report itself.
money spent on their production. is offset considerably by the cont It is difficult to find the pros-we realise that even in 1929 it to finance the foreign trade when
But the Act became law without of production of films of equal pects very rosy. In Chekiang only amounted to two per cent
any such condition.
quality being very much less in for example, which has been less of the world's trade.
"When I was up in Montana,”
Any film made in the countries London than In Hollywood. disturbed by faction and war ports were at the rate of one saw a mountain Hon come right
The im said one man in the smoking-room of the British Empire is eligible (Continued on Page 15.) than most Provinces, the people dollar thirty
for the quota, regardless of four cents in live so near to the subsistence American currency, the exports fierce beast, but I, with great extraordinary phenomenon of films
up to the camp one day. It was quality. Hence we have had the THE DRAGON BOAT level that even the most to one dollar sixty seven cents.
FESTIVAL destrable tax for improvements In the same period the United presence of mind, threw a bucket being made-for example, in India could not be met. A long per: States foreign trade was
of water in ita face, and it slusk-which would never otherwise fod of wise administration would teen per cent of the whole, and "Boys,” said a man sitting in a tain, being solmenly trade shown
away."
have seen the light of day in Bri- be required, and the human ma-fidia's share was double that of corner, "I can vouch for the truth according to the requirements of terial cannot be improvised. It China. In spite of the dense of that story. A few minutes the Act, and then being promptly 18 all the more tantalising to over population the Indian stan after that happened I was coming and completely forgotten. have it clearly proved that dard of living is also twice as down the side of the hill. I met sound management of com- high. munications, water conservancy,
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Races To Be Staged At Kennedy Town,
C.C.S.C. TO CELEBRATE
Films from other parts of the this lion, and, as is, my habit, stop-British Empire and films made in
A spectacular dragon boat race Need the rise in prosperity al-ped to stroke its whiskers. Boys, our lesser Landon studios seed selection for cotton and ways remain a mirage?
have Is being staged to-day in connec–' other products, would be reward-]
those whiskers were wet!"
reached only, alightly higher stan- tion with the Dragon Boat Festi dards,
val by the Chung Shing Benevo- It may be said that many renters lent Society, at the Society's bath- of foreiga Alms have spent the ing beach Kennedy Town. --- past air years searching for 'Entries for the races are Wo coaches and horses to drive Hop Tong, Shauldwan, Lun Yip through the Cinematograph Films Tong and the Yu Shing Tong, Act and that their efforts in this Aberdeen and others. direction have met with most re- markable success.
DR. YEN NOW IN NANKING.
She Should Have Known
Maisie thinks a powder magazine is a toilet necessity,
•
ed by a very high dividend.j Everything would have to be based on a reform of the land system and education of a prac tical type. Dr. Rajchman in all this does little more than con: firm what we have been told. bo
My boy," said the business man fore. So far from any actual
to his son, "there are two things progress being seen, the land is Dr. W. W. Yan, Chinese Ambas- that are vitally necessary if you actually deteriorating through sador to Moscow, arrived in Nan-are to succeed in business."
Visits Chiang Kai-shek.
| lack of money to buy fertilisera, king yesterday to visit General A more recent report, now Chiang Kai-shek, who is at present available is that compiled by Sir in Nanking for the commemora- Arthur. Salter for the Economiction of the tenth anniversary of Council at Nanking, at deals the Central Military Academy. with currency questions and fin. Dr. Yen will stay in the capital ance, and shows that although for a short time prior to his de- capital could be more usefully parture for Moscow to resume his employed in the Interior than post.
Two Essentials ....
"What are they; dad?” "Honesty and sagacity.” "What is honesty?”. "Always—no matter what hap pens, no matter how advarsely may affect you always keep your word once you have given it,” -
“And sagacity?' "Never give your word.”
it
Supplies for the day are being provided by the following compan- Adverse Effect Of Act
lea:-The Nanyang Brothers" To- The renters of foreign aime cane watson and Company (drink), Kaf
bacco Company (cigarettes); A.-S.; not be blamed for securing their quotas of British Alms, in the Cheong Jewellery Store (prizes); cheapest possible markets. It is Kwang Mun Lung (frecrackers), Tong Yuen Restaurant (eakes), but natural that they should do so, and Tai, Sum Yuep (wines):
In this respect, it is the Act it. It is learned that the Chinese self that is open to criticism. Its Civil Servanta Club is also hold intention was to encourage ing celebration at the Club's making of British films of good-bathing shed, North Point.