Y.M.C.A. DEBATE
ON CINEMAS ·.
EFFECT ON MORALS DEPLORED
THE ARGUMENTS
That the cinema has a detri. mental effect upon national morals was the conclusion arrived at by the Y.M.C.A. debaters last night, when this motion was discussed in the West Lounge.
The subject produced an animat- ed debate, an unusual amount of in- terest being displayed by the audience who took a prominent part in the discussion.
Mr. R. O. F. King moved that the cinema was detrimental in its effect upon national morals, and in so doing stated that the industry was built up on stunt advertising, poor acting, sex, gangster and crime films, all of which must have an Immoral reaction upon the people and in particular the children. They had to regard the cinema as a whole and when they did so they found that for every one good film produced, nine poor and immorally suggestive pictures were turned out, lavishly praised and overrated by the publicity departments, and withal something to be avoided.
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The indecent amount of publicity given film players left them with "fan" maile of thousands of lettera
weck from hero- Worshippers of both over the world. When the shadier side of the lives of these people were revealed in the press,
the effect upon the mind of the young people who worshipped them must be of an immoral character.
Hollywood had been responsible for the enormous increase in divorce in America, contended Mr. King, and the increase In crime could be traced to the effect of the cinemas on the mind of the people.
The cinomas did not offer the art of the stage. They were runining musle by presenting it in "canned" form, and there were very few features of the industry which were elevating in their effect upon the mind:
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1932,
NATIVITY PLAY.
TO BE PRODUCED IN ST. JOHN'S CATHEDARL'
The case in which two men, So Arrangements have been made Wal-cho and Fung Lo, were charged to produce a Nativity Plny in St. with piracy with violence in connexion John's Cathedral on Wednesday and with an alleged attack on two junks
LIMITATION OF MEMBERSHIP.
Resolution Passed by Unanimous Vote.
At an extraordinary general meet- Annual meeting following the and at which Mr., L. G. B. Dodwell presided, the following resolution was passed unanimously:
at Cheungshawan on the night of Friday, the 21st, and 23rd. Decem-ing November 2, had an abrupt ending at ber, at 6'p.m. the Kowloon Magistracy before As. Butters yesterday afternoon, when
The play chosen is "The First Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney Nowell" by II. Maud Gamble, which General, announced that Rome wit la performed each year at St. neases, whose evidence was material Barnabas' Church, Pimlico, London. to the case, could not be found.
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That the Articles of Association of the Club be altered as follows:
That Article 17 bo struck out and
Programme. The production is being planned, as the following article substituted.
(17) Members shall pay in advance,
In the circumstances, his Worship far as is practicable, in the form of decided to discharge both defendants.
nlf of So Wai-cho..
Mt. Hin-nhing Lo appeared on bea service with tableaux, and will be as simple as possible. Appropriate music la being arranged, in certain items of which the congregation will be asked to join.
Mr. Fraser said.Your Worship, I am sorry to say that the men whom I was going to call to-day have not
found. They were
been
dants.
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There will be a certain amount
The idea of sacred plays in a very two days ago, but they have not been old one, but there are two instances found in the Colony since. 1 cannot of plays performed in modern
any evidence offer
beyond times, which have made a world- technical evidence. If your Worship wide impression. The first in the Thinks it is a waste of time to carry on, there are two courses open to Passion Play at Ober-Ammergau, your Worship. One is to remand the which is extremely well known to caso in the hope that these men might all, at any rate by repute. The be found, or discharge the defen- second is a-silent film, shown some years ago, called "The King of His Worship-Are they Hongkong Kings".)
Mr. Fraser.-There is only
with of expense in connexion with the who has any real connexion Hongkong. The others belong to production. All endeavours are Namiao.
being made to economise as much Mr. Lo. I wish to object vory as possible, but a certain amount strongly against any adjournment, as of capital expenditure has been my client was arrested Reveral weeks made, all of which need not be ago. The Police have been
very energetic in trying to locate the wit-borne by this year's production. It nesses, and it is no fault of mine or is estimated that initial costs will theirs that they have not been found.be in the neighbourhood of $400. A I cannot agree with my learned friend silver collection will be taken at the that this case be adjourned until the doors of the Cathedral. Any sur- reasonable complainants-the nien on the junks plus, after paying a
One
ar-
are found. It is not a matter of a be devoted to the Church of Eng- are, I presume, the complainanta share of the initial expenses, will few days. My cilent has been rested for some weeks, and a further land Waffa and Strays Society.
be fair. I adjournment would not therefore ask for the acquittal of my
client.
His Worship-In view of the fact are not in the that the witnesses Colony. I will discharge both defen- dants.
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QUOTATIONS
It is hoped that the congregation will give as generously as they are
able.
CHURCH LECTURE.
NOTED MISSIONARY SPEAKS
ON SUFFERING
Dr. Stanley Jones, noted mis- aionary from Lucknow, began a Menure. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz series of lectures at the Hop Yat have received the following quotations Church, Bonham Road, last night, on the New York cotton and wheat ex-Įbefore an audience of 900 Chris changes for yesterday:
THE OPPOSITION.. Mr. S.A. Gray led the opposition when he argued that flims always saved themselves from
any im- December
January moral suggestions they might con-
March tain in presenting sex and crime, May by leaving a final impression of July... the triumph of good over evil. October The "appy endings" which the Spot public constantly sought, were nothing but this. The films were merely presenting phases of life, with a few natural embellish- ments, and to protest that they left an immoral influence on the mind was merely funking the real Іssuе.
December Miny July
Cotton
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tian and non-Christian attendants, the subject of his lecture being "Unmerited Suffering." Dr. Jones was introduced by Mr. J. D. Bush, who presided, and Rev. Tao Tse- fong interpreted the speech into Chinese.
Dr. Jones said that many people believed that Christians were safe from troubles, which was not true, because good and bad went to- Many suffered during gether. the Great War and we were still auffering Its effects. The Bud- dhists and Hindus had their own interpretation of suffering and be- lieved that we suffered as the re- jault of our actions in the previous birth, while Mohammedans said that we were predestined to suffer by the will of God. The Christina answer to auffering was that we could make use of suffering to turn it into something beautiful the final Impression which count-seeds and tools for unemployed trated this by
To encourage the provision of and glorious. The speaker illus
referring to allotment holders, the Government story of a Chinese woman, a crip- is making a grant of £10,000, on a ple in Peking, who suffered much basis of pound for pound, against physicaly but by devoting, her contributions from other sources in whole life for education she turned aid of the scheme organised by the her life into something most Society of Friends, British Wire-glorious. He went on to illustrate this belief by the parables in the Biblo.
Although admitting that there were types of pictures which were somewhat immorally suggestive, the majority of them, the speaker claimed, always finished On the right note and it was, after, nll,
ed.
Ho contended that it was ridi- culous to suggest that adults, who had their own experiences of life, were really influenced in their moral behaviour by what they saw
on the screen.
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London, Dec. 15.
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Mr. Jones will speak this morn- ing at 10 o'clock in the Y.W.C.A., at 430 p.m. at the flop Yat Church and again at 7.30 at the Hop Yat Church on "Carmat and the Cross."
case
such entrance fee na the Com- mittee shall from time to time determine, provided that in the a waiting member as hereinafter mentioned a pro- portion only of the entrance fee may be payable on election and the balance payable when the member becomes full member as hereinafter men- tloned.
That Article 31 be altered by the omission of the words "without pay- meat of entrance fee" Is lines 6 and and the substitution therefor "on payment in advance of such entrance fee as the Committee shall from time to me determine,"
That the following Article be Ine serted after Article 41;
41A-(1) The Committee shall have
power from time to time to 1x o limit of not lean than 400 to the number of play- ing members resident in the Colony (Including those temporarily absent
leave) entitled to the full i use of the Club's courses (hereinafter called "full members") and to make bye-laws restricting the use of the courses by ment údra who are elected or be- gone playing members or become resident members when the number of foll members la complete (here- inafter enlied "waiting members") and by sub Rcribers.
(2) A register shall be kept of full and waiting membera and, when the number of full members shall fall be- low the fixed limit, "walt- ing members" present in the Colony shall be promo- ted to the register of "foll members" in rotation, in the order of registration, provided nevertheless that the Committee may in a proper case promote any "waiting member", whether present in the Colony or not, without regard to his place in the register, and that the position in the Re-i gister of n "waiting mem- her" who has returned to the Colony after absence shall be at the discretion of the Committee.
(3) Notwithstanding the above the Committed” shall have power at any time to grant full privileges to any mem- ber, whether the limit hag been reached or not if it is in their opinion, in the the terests of the Club to do so.
SPIRITED BOXING.
Preliminary Contests in Fleet Championships.
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At the
FINALS ON SATURDAY.
Spirited bouts were Royal Naval Canteen. Wanchai, Inst evening when the preliminary events in connexion with the China Fleet Novices, Officers and Amateur Team Boxing Champlonahipa, 1932 were held. Officers from the various ves- sels acted as oficials, and the resulta were as under:
Novices. Feather-weight.-A. B. Bearaby (Suffolk), a hye; A. B. Downes Hermes), n bye; A. B. Jewitt (Med- Bugler Simmonds way) a bye; (Hermes) lost Cook Fitchett (Verity).
to
Light-weightA. B. Dennin (Suf-
BLASE CHILDREN.. It was a little different with
TUNNEL DISASTER. children, but even they were so blase and advanced in ideas these WRECK OF THE ZURICH days, that suggestive films did not EXPRESS EXPLAINED have the effect upon their minds that they would have had on
London, Dec. 15. The cause of the train smash in minds of children 30 years ago.
Mr. Gray went on to claim that the Guetsch Tunnel last night, in there was a distinct art in the which at least six people were killed THE GOLDEN LEGEND. folk), a bye: Sig. Hoy (Hermes), A production of films, an art which and 15 injured, is explained by the was perhaps only sub-consciously Minister of Railways in a state- recognised by the public, but was ment in the Chamber. there just the same. He claimed driver of the Zurich Express over- According to this statement the that the famous directors would looked the signal and collided with not waste their time deliberately the local train. The Impact presenting immoral ideas. He tremendous. Help was immediate lication, "The
The largest known Caxton pub. further argued that educationally organised but was greatly in-printed in Westminster in 1483, films were being turned out. In dered by the darkness and the mass was sold at Sotheby's to-day to Dr. numbers of countries and that the of wreckage.—Our Own Correspon-Rosenbach, an American buyer, for educational qualities of the plc-dent.
£1,110. Our Own Correspondent. tures outweighed any of the more immoral aspects they might sug-
gent.
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Was
CAXTON EDITION SOLD TO AN AMERICAN BUYER
London, Dec. 15.
Golden Legend,"
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by: Mne. Haley (Hermes), a bye; Sig. Smith (Hermes) defeated A. B. Proudlock (Hermes) on points.
Weller-weight, 1st round.-L. Sig. Love (Hermes), a bye; A. B. Payne (Keppel), bye; A. B. Blackstone (Cornwall)ya ye; por. Barrett abye; A. B. Pullman, (Med- way), a bye; A. B, Gibson (Verity), B. Wilkinson (Suffolk) on pointa; A. n bye; A. B. Moul (Wishart) beat A. B. Shea (Hermes) beat Mno. Mills (Suffolk) on points, 2nd. round. Payne beat Love on points; Farrot beat Blakestone on points; Pullman beat Gibson on points.
7.10.30 p.m. European Recorded Closing Local Stock
7
p.m.
Quotations.
7.3-7.20 p.m. Concert Waltzes. Girls from Baden (Komzak). Game of Kisses (Rizzi).
Victoria Orchestra V60037. Wine Women and Song (Strauss). Rones of the South Strauss). Chicago Symphony Orchestra D1452.
7.20-8 p.m. A Concert. Orchestral-Apache Danco
(Offenbach).
Victor Salon Orchestra 21056. Song Arendy is Ever Young
(Monckton).
Winnio Melville (Sop.) 13285. Plano Solo-La Campanolla
(Paganini Liszt).
Mischa Levitzki D1489. Song-Phyllida (Fisher)..
Walter Glynne (Tenor) B2305. Violin Soles.
(a) La Cancion Del Olvido
(Persinger).
(b) tondo (Spohr-Persinger).
faster Yehudi Menuhin 7817. Song The Pipes of Pan (Monckton). Winnie Melville (Sop.) B3285. Planoforte Solo-Staccato Etude
(Rubinstein).
Mischa Lovitzki D1489. Song Lovely Night (Landon
Ronald).
Walter Glynno. (Tenor) B2395. Violin Solo-Chant D'Espagne
(Samazcullh).
Master Yehudi Menuhin 7317. Orchestral--La Golondrina
(Serradell).
Victor Salon Orchestra 21055. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report etc.
8.3.8.40 p.m. The Entire Musical Numbers of "A Trial By Jury." (Gilbert and Sullivan) recordód under
the direction of Rupert D'Oyly Carta C47.
8.40.9.7 p.m. From The Studio, A Violin and Pianoforte Recital by Ms Ettle Finn and Miss Elloon Foley.
9.7.9.20 p.m.
Selections from Musical Comedy, Lido Lady. Savoy Orpheans C1310. The Maid of the Mountains,
The London Palladium Orch. C1881.
0.20-10.27 p.m. Varioty. Orchestral Nautical Momenta.
The London Palladium Orch. C1854. Organ Solo--A Musical Trip Round
The British Isles.
Reginald Foort C2007. Song-Falling In Love Again.
Gracio Fields B3592. Fox Trot-Don't Hang Your Dreams
on a Rainbow.
Bernie Cummings and His Orchestra 22110. Humorous Song-Fat Flat Fish;
Leslie Sarony B3478, Song I'm So Alone With The Crowd. Joseph White (The Sliver Masked Tonor) 22981. Fox Trot-Nover,
Hanny Hendrickson's Louisville Serenadera 22760. Song The One I Love Just Can't Be
Bothored With Me.
Johnny Marvin 22348. Fox Trol-Waiting At The End
Of The Road.
All Star Orchestra 22078. Veen-Blue Shadows.
The Revellers 21705.
Humorous Song-What Archibald
Says, Goes.
Gracio Fields B3532. Fox Trot The World's Greatest
Sweetheart In You. Bernie Cummings and His Biltmore Orchestra 22110. Humorous Song-The Empire Party
Song.
Leslie Sarony B3479. Song That Daddy and Mother
of Mine. Joseph While (The Silver Masked Tenor) 22081, Fox TrotWithout That Gal.
Henny Hondrickson's Louisville Serenaders 20760. Song-Lazy Lousianna Moon.
Johnny Marvin 22348. Waltz-My Song of the Nile.
The Troubadours 22073. Vocal-Dusky Stevedore.
The Revellers 21705. 10.27 p.m.
Rugby Press News, 10.30 p.m. Close Down, (All records in the above European programmes are Victor and H.M.V and are kindly supplied by Mezars. S. Moutric & Co.).
KOWLOON GOLF.
Draw Made for the Junior Championship.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES.
The draw has been made for the first round of the Junior Champion- ship of the Kowloon Golf Club, Matches are to be played on or before December 20 next.
S. MacNider
V J. M. Parvis
v G. Angus
v L. D. Purves
The complete draw is as follows: J. Pooler
G. Cantlo B. Jet 1. Overy
W. J. Woolley G. D. Reid J. Gellatly W. Kerr
v C. G. Anderson
A. Urquhart
v L. Jack
V T. Mitchell or
W. Stoker.
Mr. J.M. Kolleher, in making
DAY BY DAY: NEWS IN BRIEF
Middle-weight-A, B. Etherington his maiden spooch in YMCA.
(Sandwich), a bye; A. B. Fudge One case of diphtheria and one of debates, seconded the motion and puerperal fever were reported to the the anticyclono remains over China, (Hernies) beat A, B. Rowlands The Royal Observatory reports that (Wishart), a byc; Mac. Clayson urged that the reason for children focal health authorities on Wednesday, and has decreased slightly in intensity. Keppel) on points; A. B. Pingle of to-day were blase and cynlcal
Fresh to strong monsoon will con- (Medway) gained a walk-over against was because of the influence of the The concluding stage of the Ralph tinus along the const, and over the A. B. Day (Wild Swan) the latter
cinoma. They had to admit that Shield Competition in connexion with China Sea. Local Forecast:-N.E. being absent. in the sex films, the actors got take place at King's College on Sun-
the St. John Ambulance Brigade will winds, fresh; fine.
Team Competition. away with a lot which was bound day, December 18th commencing at
Feather-weight.——A. B. Hinton to leave a distasteful impression 10 am. The Judges will be Colonel Hotel advison that owing to reservas byo; A. B. Read (8th. Dentroyer The management of the Hongkong (Suffolk), a bye; Tel. Smith (Kent), on the audience.
Myles 0.5.E. R.A.M.C., Lt-Col Ron- tion of the Roof Garden for the Hong-Flotilla), a bre; A. B. Baldwin AUDIENCES CORRUPT FILMS. shaw R.A.M.C. and Major Anderson kong University Medical Society's (Hormes) knocked out A. D. Clarko
Mr. N. Stockton, who also made.C. Friends who are interested special dinner party the Chinese Ros- (Buffelk) in the first round,
in the Brigade and its activities are taumat will not be available to his first debating speech, support- ländly invited to witness the compoti- porn to-morrow night, Saturday, Destroyer Flotilla), a bye; A. t. But- Welter-weight 3, P. 0. Skeen (8th. ed the opposition and said satelitor.
ler (Cornwall), a byo; A: B. Emmer- than the lims corrupting the
son (Suffolk) beat A. B. Drew (Kent) morals of the people the people Among the passengers who arrived!
The clever
un points; A. B. Cannon (Hermes) Australian
artisto Lent A. B. Crouch (8th. Destroyer had corrupted the Alma, in that in the Colony, yesterday by the sisters, Misses Layne and Marie Maye, Flotilla) an paints.
Rancht was Colonel M. S. Irani, I.M.S. who have had an exceedingly gratify they demanded the type of film into Acting Surgeon General to the ing reception at the Peninsula Hotel, Destroyer Flotilla) beat L. Sto. Bart- Middle-weight.-A. B. Wadge (8th, which the proposers of the motion had condemned.
to Shanghal on a short tour morrow, Saturday, when they willon (Cornwall) beat Mne. Rancsoma The subsequent discussion was of China. Colonel Irani is a Parsee give their farewell performance in ent) on points; A. B. Aukett (Suf- lively, and after summing-up and has travelled extensively as the Rose Room. They have provided folk) knocked out A. B. Dawson (Bth. over the world, particularly in Farsia, very pleasing porforfances during the Destroyer Flotilla); A. B. Hail (Med- speeches, the ballot was taken, Mesopotamia and Arabia. He is a past month resulting in the mption being carble game hunter and is reputed to pleasant memories of enthusiastic ap- (Kent).
and will take away way) knocked out Mae. Bannerman rled by 30 votes to 21.
have shot twenty-four tigers in the probation by appreciative audiences. Mr. J.J. Ferguson was in the Bombay Presidency and the United As the Dinner Dance to-morrow oven- 10Tonight and the finne wat bo de John DA HUTCHISON & CO
Provinces. Ho is a keen student of ing they will give some of their most Ancient Persian archaeology.
popular numbers and a fow now ones.
cided on Saturday.
chair.
December 17.
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