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THE CHINA MAIL, MON DAY, AUGUST 30, 1948.
LONDON TALKS ON FILMS
Eric Johnston Meets J. Arthur Rank
PROPOSAL FOR
CONFERENCE
London, August 28.
The Hollywood movie anvoy, Mr. Eric Johnston, has|| proposed a round table conference in Holly wood between top American and British film. leaders to prevent on all-out war between the
two.
Mr. Johnston said that the only alternative to a peaceful agreement would be for both sides "to gird on armour for an all-out wor.".
"It is a fact which we people suggested that the beat way to in the film industry on both avoid a frana-Atlantic movie war sides of the Atlantie should which could Ukely lead to other we have only cuntries joining in with restrie- recognise that
cent of the tions and quotas, is to get together touched. 10 per
around o conference, table. world population with our ⚫ novier
With a great market to be reaches in the remaining 90 per of the world, there is room cent for
expansion for both the and British movle American business. There is every reason for co-operation between Holly- wood and the fim makers here, but the British must realise that they cannot have both the pro- tection of their home industry and a free world market as well."
Film Council?
of
He is proposing that the idea Mim Anglo-American
an
council, which never materialis- mil, should take shape and try to fron out all the problems and he Kuggested a meeting of three en- Voys from wood.
each side in Holly-
In his discussions with repre- sentatives of the eight American nim companies in Great Britain,
Mr. Johnston falked about the advisability of creating a single organisation over here for United States movies.
No Ultimatum
According to Mr. Johnston, the British Alm companies, in order "It would be so much to our to meet the British Board of mutual benefit to work together Trado quota figure of 45 per cent insteatt of girding on our armour. for British Alms, would be forced AH kinds of charges have been 10 turn out cheap "quickies" levelled at us that we want to which could only do harm to the movie industry in tho long
that
Auxiliary Of Communists
Sydney, August 28.
Me. E. J. Ward Australian Minister for Transport and External Territories, has 70-, signed from the Australian-* Boclaty, after a declaration by the Naw, South Wales Executive of the Australian Labour Party that the Society. was an auxiliary of the Com munist Party,
The Executivo benned La. bour Party numbers from remaining in the Society- Reuter.
TWENTIETH CENTURY PLANS
1
Faria, August 29... The Twentieth Century-Fox Company plan to invest over $12,000,000 in 12 movies to be made in England, Sweden, Italy, Bizonia and perhaps Paris during the next year, Mr. Darryl F. Zanuck, Vice- Production Chief of the com- pany, announced here yester-| day.
In what he termed the "Mar
Plon
ASSEMBLY AND WORLD PEACE
Geneva, August 28.
ULSTER PREMIER ON PARTITION ISSUE
Ballygawley, August 28.
Sir Basil Brooke, Premier of Northern Ireland, said
today that if Eire wanted to play a "worthy” part in International affairs, she could do so without any change in Northern Ireland's con stitutional status.
had
on
Sir Basil stressed that Ulster "Ulster was to blame for Eire's was not an "obstacle" to such neutrality in the last war." co-operation by Eire. He ac- Sir, Basil anfd, that ho
Costello Dr. Herbert Evatt, Australian cused Mr. John Costello, Pre-noticed that Mr.
WAS TO- Minister for External Affairs,mier of Eire, who arrived In landing In New York
ported to have suid that Eiro said here today that the United New York yesterday, of trying would be willing to enter into
world that an agreement Nations General. Assembly in to petsuade the
with the United Paris next month would be of
States and Britain for strategic crucial Impariance from the
purposes to maintain peace but would not courider point of view of world peace
agreement as long as there was und economie welfare.
partition in Ireland:
:
WHAT FRANCO
TOLD JUAN
of
́euch an'
"This is just ene more of the ita toldi
ikat correspondents the Economic and Social Coun-
Madrid, August. 20,
many attempts made during the cll, ending
last quarter of a century to use its seventh
General Franco, according to session would hero tonight,
dsually reliable sources here and northern Ireland as a pawn in occupy a
San Sebastian, told the Eire's political game," Sir Basil the Assembly's in major place in
Spanish Protender, Don Juan, on | rold. programme and ita decisions Wednesday that, he would re
Mr. Costello is following the would play a prominent part in
cognise the Protender's "eldest footsteps of Mr. Do Valera the great struggle to achleye fa son, Juan Carlos, as Prince ternational peace and justice,
Asturias, or Heir to the Throne, trying Premier of Eire) and his best although without world The Council had agreed to for- Don Juan would renounce his success, to persuade the
own claim.
that Ulster was to blame for ward the draft conventions
Don Juan, these sources said, Eire's neutrality in the last war. covering genocide, racial murder, did not commit himself but said
Self-Centred human rights and freedom of in- that he would consult his coun formation to the General Assem-sellors. Don Juan met General bly for consideration, he added. Franco in the latter's yacht off
San Sebastian--Reuter.
--Router..
side the British movic industry shall for movies, Mr. A and that we would use our pro-Zanuck stressed that the Ameri "I know hat about 3,800 nts to buy it up.
They are all can pictures to be made in Europe British movie theatres have wrong.
It's the last thing we would have to be box office suc in the United States as applied to the Government to want to see the British movie cesten be allowed to take advantage business suffer." of the relief clause permitting
them to show more American
movies than the quota allows, but I do not think that the Board of Trade in favourable.” In his conversations with Mr. J.
film chlets,
well as In Europe and locale
The British complaint over would be chosen to ft the story the alleged boycotting of Bri-und to attract the US. public. tish ima
made
In America caused
HUSBAND'S HOPES SHATTERED
London, August 28.
letter received from the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today shattered the last hopes of a young British husband of appealing against the two years prison sentence served on his Russian wife in Rusisa:
of his wo's
"That neutrality deprived the Ailles of the use of the Eire parts and cost many huni drede, If not thousands, British and American' lives during the battle of the Atlan- BiG.
I had nothing to do with Bartition, the Northern Ireland "Indeed, Promler continued. members of the De Valera Gov- emment attempled to justify that neutrality on the grounds other nations which had not been uttocked by Germany or Japan had remained neutral and that Elre claimed the right to stand aloof during
the struggle if she nerrelf were not
the victim of direct aalutude, aggressien.
based
A
In a letter from Mr. Bevin "The Soviet authorities kave which a Member of Parliament, shown a very mean spirit in their self-centred view, of a nation's Mr. Johnston great surprise. He said the amount of frozen Mr. Anthony Greenwood, for attitude towards these wives and responsibilities in the face of a "I had never heard about this funds the company has in each warded to Mr. William Green-lately have done their utmost to world crisis, contrasted sharply
with Northern Ireland's parti cipation in the war."-Reuter. until I came country would not necessarily de- halg of Middleton, Lancashire, persecute them." Arthur Bank and other British Inver here, I had some inquiries termine the locale of ve Mr. Greenhalg read that Mr. Mr. Greenhalg was informed by
supposed boycott Mr. Johnston had and it appears that there but the governments would have Bevin "regretfully decided that the Foreign Office
THE AGA KHAN has been some sort of boycott nt to be "aympathetic."
it would do no good to make sentence early this month. about four theatres in New York. That
technicians, further representations on the She had been arrested in May
Dar-es-Salaam, August '20. all I know about. The people doing the picketting arc
The Aga Khan, recuperating subject to Moscow at present." [on_three charges: attempting to
Mr. Greenwood added: ""It is bribe a Soviet official, offences here from a chill, will leave hy n lot of kids and not much Tharm has been done."
these women against the Soviet registration law air for Switzerland next Tuesday case. The movies (Russian wives of British sub- and fraud with intent to deceive, or Wednesday with his wife, the There is no suggestion that Mr. Johnston is trying to present an would be made in black and jects) are not allowed to join Tho were married in Archangel, Begum.
The proposed vlalt of the Aga in October 1945. The next day: Khan to Nairobi has been can- thejr husbands. ultimatum to the British movie white.-United Press.
Mr. Greenhalg, who was stationed celled. Although his health has there us a naval telegraphist, left improved for home.
RADIO
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Gjust!
This is Radio Hong Kong industry. He is simply trying to frequency of get both the industry and the 845 kilocycles per second and on British Government to see that
per second in international protection and
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'12.30 p.m.-Daily Programine Suramary,
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world free market do not go to- gether and that protection is
12.12 p.-Vasicly with the Bentimental.multilateral weapon and the best
TASK,
thing to do is to get down one another."
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Announcements.
125 pmOrchestral Interlude.
1.30 pm-vor Novelle
His Musi (ECTS), WEh Sylvid Creil. Trefor
Jones, NO Charme and re
2.00 p.m.-Clume Down,
6.00 pmroesamme Summary.
4.01 p.m.-Swing*In a Sweet Mood.
4.30 pn-Hospital Request Half Hour
Pregunte
(NEU)
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7.00 Munk Hall
Non Dicken
presented by
Philip Buen anil Alan Rivil
(Studio).
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(Studio).
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said
be
Mr. Zanuck
actors would directors and chosen from America and Europs depending on suitability in each iniquitous that individual
TWO OBSERVERS KILLED BY ARABS
Tel-Aviv, August 28,'
Mr. Johnston will confer with Two French United Nations Observers were ac- Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, tomorrow at Oxford-United Press.
LAKE SUCCESS MEETING
Lake Sucress, August 28.
cidently shot and killed this morning when they were landing” at Gaza in a United Nations white-painted plane, it was officially an- nounced tonight,
The Observers were Lleuten- The accident was reported by a ant-Colonel Joseph Queru, As- United States sergeant, who land- sistant Chief of Staff for Uniteded at Gaza unhindreed ten minu Nations Field Operation, who tes afterwards, piloting another United Nations plane, making a was ahot through the chest, daily routine fight. The sergeant and the pilot, Captain Pierre end that several bullets
went
*
A special meeting of the United Jeannel, who was wounded in through the fuselage and glass of New* Nations Security Council will be the right temple and dled in the Observers' plane,
held on Monday st 7.00 p.m. 9.15 lieblights on the Films by GMT to consider recent develop the Egyptian military hospital
Vie Garton (Sumilo). 8.10 p.m. Like What I Like" pre-ments in the Palestine and Kash at Gaza
arnted by
Mr. David
(Studio).
1,50 sm."The
Sarace
Barrow (BC).
10.00 m.-World
Sumiy fur Radio bý
and Koma
London Relay).
10.16 p..-Weather Report,
June
A
announced-
The accident was reported in Haifa to have been due to the mir disputes, it was
Twenty-four hours' notico et fact that lack of communications here tonight."
the landing of the plane, an Aus- with Gaza prevented. a landing The Council will discuss theter with all United Nations mar clearance being received in time. William sending of military advisers to
help the good offlees committee kings, was sent to the Egypuluns News in India. On Palestine question, from the Halfa Headquarters, but
19.10 mSelections from Opera. 10,45 p.m.-Muile of Herman Flack,
The funeral of
the two Ob-
the Council will discuss a cable was not received and the plane servers will take place at Haifa from the Israeli Foreign Minis- was met by a burst of machine and they will be buried in France. ter, Mr. Mashe Shertok, esking gun fire. whether the Council would upplý
11.00 p.m.-Radlo New Reel (London sanctions or other forms of re-
offenders dress against
Relay).
11.10 p.m.-Weather Report' and
Down
Close
resolutions Intest Land-Reuter,
of its
on the Holy
Reuter.
the considerably in last few days his doctors feel He has not seen his wife since, that he should return to Europe -United Press.
as soon as possible-Reuter.
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