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THE HONGKONG
QUEEN'S THEATRE
SUMMONED.
HITCH IN COOLING PLANT INSTALLATION
TELEGRAPH.
Arising from constructional work in connexion with the instal- lation of an air-cooling piant in the Queen's Theatre. Mr. Charles Rosselet, Secretary of the long- kong Amusements, Lid, and icensee of the Theatre, was sum- moned before Mr. Schofleld at the Central Magistracy, yesterday, for making alterations to the dressing rooms block without the sunction of the Inspector General of Police.i The alleged alterations were the forming of air ducts and install- ing machinery and other inciden- tal works on August 5,
The summons was taken en der the Places of Public Enter-
tainments Regulation, No. 22 of
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932.
QUEEN'S NEXT BRITISH EPIC!
1919, and the relevant Regulation these openings had the effect as follow No. 14 states that "No alterations of entirely disconnecting
the "My application is that these
fim
as no
to licensed premises may be car block from the Queen's Theatre premises are not licensed premises ried out without the permission auditorium, and that at present and that this summons is miscon- of the Inspector General of Police, there was no means of ingress of cuived entirely. I put it to your it is quite clear, etc."
egrees between the two portions, Worship that A plea of "nel guilty was re- The only means of getting in or without calling further evidence, room block that these premises are not licens- turned on behalf of the defendant[out of the dressing
ed. That ir they are, then the by Mr. R. A. Wadeson, of Messrs.was into the street. Deacons,
Witness was shown a report he permission to creet these Mr. J. C. Fitz Henry, Superin-signed and dated August 8 of last stores is clearly wrong, tendent of the Fire Brigade, atat-year, and was asked if the whole such permission could have been ed that he visited the Queen's object of cutting off those pre-given.
"The only authority to erect ad- Theatre on August 5, and went mises from the actual Theatre was
He ditional film stores is that con- into the dressing rooms section in order to delicense them.
ferred by the Celluloid and situated behind the stage. Hejagrepd he had that idea.
Film Ordinance found in the basement
The premises thus cut off and Cinematograph
seven film and that Ordinance especially ex chamber formed by the erection délicensed contained
Fitz Henry, on of certain containing walls with stores which were there with the eldra fireased premises from its
the Fire Brigade, provisions. Mr. doors. Pumping machinery was approval of
also a film cleaning bokalf of his Department au the installed near-by, with durts or There was water ways for air washing pump.and winding room with authority Inspector General of Police, has in the licensed stated that are granted this per- Most of these pipes were on the of the Brigade,
but he mission under the provisions of ground, first, and second floors of portion of the building, the dressing rooms, leading to the thought that the number was un- the Celluloid of Cinematograph there was not Film Ordinance. It is therefore air washer, The air washer and timited provided Inse for the induction. Tans more than a ton of film in each not open to him now to say that these premises are licensed and peared to be of some weight, an store room.
Bre an
witness examined and under-stilej Permission to erect those film this summons is taken out under of the second floor, He discover-stores in the delicensed dressing a Regulation which applies only to jed that two iroa girders had been os block was given in accor- licensed premises, and it is there
the Celluloid and fare bad." put into position, constructed to dance with
Film Ordinance, The summons was adjourned at carry the additional weight on the Cinematographi serend Boor.
No. 23 of 1928, a different Ordly-(this stage until Wednesday after- Sanction not Asked for. Jance, Mr. Wadeson pointed out, is noon at 230. No application, stated witness, the flares of Public Entertain had been made by the licensee of ment Regulation Ordinance under the Qaren's Theatre for sanction which the present summons was tu instal this machinery or carry being brought. In stressing this out the advanced work for the inconsistency, Mr. Wadeson drew installation of the machinery, the attention of the
Magistrate
Film Ordinance,
He learned on the same day that to Section 5 of the Celluloid and plans had been submitted show-Cinematograph ing the lay-out of the air ducts in which clearly stated that "the pro- j the Queen's Theatre. These visions of this Ordinance shall not
premises licensed in act plans had not yet been approved. (apply They were submitted at some date cordance with the provisions of prior to August 5, but some delay the Places of Public Entertain- was caused by reference to the ment Ordinance." Medical Officer of Health.
A Question Apart. The point he wished to take up Those plans had been passed on to witness for comment, and he with Mr. Fitz Henry, Mr. Wade- bad also seen a plan. Had the son continued, was that the pre- dealing with, licensee of the Queen's Theatre mises they were consulted the Fire Brigade through having been isolated from through the Inspector General of the remainder of the Theatre Police, a different site would have building, were delicensed, and de- been selected for the machinery,,licensed with the condonation of principally owing to the fact of the Fire Brigadu, which apparent- film stores being situated so nearly wanted them to be delicensed under the pro- on top of the dressing rooms and to bring them the fact that the licensee would visions of another Ordinance- be called upon in due course under an Ordinance which the Regulations recentis pro-from the Ordinance under which elaimed to instal safety curtains. Mr. Filz Henry was proceeding The passing of air ducts through against the licensee of the Theatre summons. Mr. the wall in question would be an on the present infringement of the new regula-Wadeson summarised his position tions. Generally, there was Eire Brigade regulation with re- gard to cooling plants this year, but the licensing authority and! the Fire Brigade should have heen)
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PHON
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regulations. Lant
year when
these film stores came into ques- tion, he had suggested the extra existing precaution of filling up openings with the view to total isolation of the section from the auditorium of the Theatre.
Block Disconnected.
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