THE HÒNGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, —1936.
Woman 100,000 Frenchmen Loved
NATION'S HIGHEST HONOUR FOR
Under Shell Fire for
Two
Years
Verdun, Nov. 18.
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"NOWN as the “Florence Nightingale of Verdun,” Miss Hilda Turner, of Ixworth, Suffolk, has just been invested with the cross of the Legion of Honour. Very few women have received this high award.
Miss Turner, who told her dramatic story, very modestly, lives in a villa at Charny, on the River Meuse, near Verdun, and, with one assistant, visits 21 villages every day as the district nurse.
"From my early days I had but one ambition to help the sick and suffer- -ing," he said.
She began her tralalag as a nurse in London in 1012, warked in London hospitals, and then enrolled in the British Red Cross.
"In August, 1014, 1 was mobilised the Auxiliary Medical Service.
with
I nursed the war wounded in British bospitals. In 1915 I came to France, went first to Arc in Barols in the Haute Marne," she said.
The pollus of Verdun worshipped her as a ministering angel-at least 100,000 of them must have known of her and her splendid work among
their wounded comrades.
don and was demobilised," she raid.
China Moves
Against "Insulting" Films
Shanghai, Nov. 25.
China has declared war
over
on
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Thus she devoted her life to war motion pictures regarded victims in Malta, Salonicu, and Insulting to the nation or dis- Mesopotamia
"In April, 1919, I returned to Lon-respectful to its people.
The Government's recent dis- pute with Paramount Pictures
Died "The General Dawn" was only an incidental manifestation of a programme which has for its aim the total suppression, in all parts of the world, of any pictures deemed offensive to China.
BROTHER KILLED "Six months later I came back to
Chorny.
"France, you know, is a little bit my country. One of my brothers served with the French Red Cross on the Verdun front. He was an ambulance driver and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre.
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1 have not left Charny since
That the programme has "teeth" in I was demonstrated by the "sunc-
1918, except for a visit, two and ations" which it is proposed to invoke half years ago, to Yugoslavia, where I helped to found a nursing school at Belgrade.
"Now, at Chiarny, I have very
little time to myself,"
And Miss Turner left me to con- tinue her rounds in pelting rain.
any motion-picture company mak- ing u film to which China objects will be asked to destroy it, and any com- pany which fails to comply will have all its films banned throughout
China.
Five agencies of the Chinese gov- crnment
the and its ruling party, Kuomintang-are-enlisted in the campaign: the Ministries of Foreign
FILMS' NEED FOR Affairs, Interior and Education, the
US. MARKET BRITISH COMPANIES'
OUTLAY
Mation Picture Censorship Board and the Central Publicity Council of the Kuomintang.
though
"The the dispute over General Died at Dawn" received wide publicity because China demand the withdrawal of the film after it had been shown in many parts of the
Chines of the cusc
be government against pictures lieved to ridicule or discredit the Chinese people Is one of severa
£1,250,000 WORTH IN world, the
STORAGE
BY A FILM CORRESPONDENT The Importance of the Gaumont-years' standing.
NURSE
Eleven years ago the tragically short-lived Locarno Treaty was signed in London. The photograph thows the German Chancellor (Dr. Luther)-whose country has now repudiated the pact-affixing his signaturo_to the document. Treaty of Locarno was signed in London. In the Reception hall at the Foreign Ofice, on Do- cember 2, 1925. In above photograph Dr. Luiker (third from left on the far side of the table) is seen algning the Treaty. At the right-hand end of the table is Sir Austen Chamberlain (signing)' between Mr. Baldwin and 3. Brland (scated at right corner). Behind Bir Austen lo Sir Samuel Hoare. By Article 42 of the Ver- bank of the Rhine or, on the sailles Treaty Germany was forbidden to construct_fortifications on the left
and asserably of armed forces right bank within 50 kilometres of the river. By Article 43 the maintenance
within the same area was forbidden.
NO ALIEN WIVES FOR DIPLOMATS
NEW RULING FROM WASHINGTON
U.S. TAKES WARNING
Washington, Dec. 1. President F. D. Roosevelt has for
American diplomatic and bidden consular officials to marry foreigners without the Secretary of State's An executive specifle permission. urder in this connection, published to-day, shows that 18 per cent of the American representatives abroad are married to allen women.
In 1920 Chinese groups protested
The order adds: "The present British Corporation's plans to secure
against "S
"Shanghai Express," but the
condition of world affairs and the n larger share of the world's film movement lacked unity and direction, tendency of such marriages to in- market,!
In shown by the fact that two and made no headway. Later, the
must be regarded with con- trease alone Gaumont-Brilish showing of Harold Lloyd comedy cern componies and London Film Productions have with some Chinese sequences brought
Applications to the Secretary of films that cost about £1,250,000 lock-a sharp protest from China and a State for permission to marry an ed up in the prosaic cons used as near-boycott of Lloyd films which alien, must be accompanied by a re- containers.
resulted in hasty apologies from the simation which will not necessarily Gaumont-British have just com- comedian himself as well as the the accepted.-Reuter. pleted, th
the following, at an average studio, and the deletion of the offend- cost of about £100,000:
ing scenes. "O.H.M.S.," a story of Army Ufe. onde with the co-operation of the War Office, starring Wallace Ford, Anda
Lee and John Mills, "Sabotage," a Hitchcock picture, starring Sylvia Sidney, John Loder, Oscar Homolka, and Desmond Tester.
The Great Barrier," a story of building of the Canadian Facific the Railway, with Richard Arlen in the chief role.
Anna Lec.
"Chu Chin Chow," old-time musl- cal comedy stand-by, was banned in China, but no effort was made to re- gulate is showing in other countrica, The picture "Shanghai" was never brought to China, as the chances of its passing the censorship board were practically nil.
BAN ON FILMS
NEW TRADE PACT
Office
TYPHOON WARNING
'
Constitution Revision
SOVIET WORKS ON REFORM MEASURE
Moscow, Dec. 1.
The draft of the new Soviet.con- stitution was unanimously adopted by the All-Union Congress, to-day umid prolonged cheers and shouts of "Long Live Stalin."
Committee of 220 members, headed by M. lossef Stalin himself, was appointed to prepare a final draft of the constitution, embodying re- visions, which are mainly formál.-- Reuter Bulletin Service.
LORDS REFUSE DEATH BILL
EUTHANASIA WON'T BE-RECOGNISED
RADIO BROADCAST
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4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Hawaffan. Music: 7.20 p.m. Three Songs by Hildegarde.
1.30 p.m. Stock Quotations and Exchange Market Report.
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8 pm. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.
8.03 p.m. Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDoriald Film Songs, 8.20 p.m. Selection from "Swing Along," played by Debroy Somers Bond,
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London, Dec. 1. In the House of Lords, Lord Ponsonby moved the second reading of the Voluntary Euthanasia Bill, ta legalise, under certain conditions, the administration of euthanasia to 9.40 p.m. Tunes from "Swing persons suffering from illness of a Time" by Fred Astaire with fatal or incurable character Johnny Green and His Orchestra. involving severe pale, which Was 10 p.m
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Swatow, Dec. 1. Mr. P. H. Wong, the newly ap pointed Mayor for Swatow, narumien office to-day. The now. Mayor WOR formerly Magistrate at Kliyang for near Visayas, in the over one year, and he was held in
much esteem there--Reuter.
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Transmission 1
DC10086 MEDLEY
London, Dec. 1. The Anglo-Argentine Commercial Agreement was formally signed at
Foreign
The Bill, which was opposed by to-day. The the signatories for the British Govern- two medical members of the Upper ment were the Foreign Secretary and House, Lord Dawson of Pena und the President of the Board of Trade, Lord Herder and by the Archbishop
GRA on behalf of Argentine, the of Canterbury, was rejected by 35. This year Mac West's "Klondike and, Anale was passed by the censore Ambassadors in London and Paris. Votes to 14British Wireless. and exhibited in Ching but the early The text will be published to- "King Solomon's Mines," the scenes showing a Chineso as the morrow-British Wireless. filider Haggard favourite, with Sirheroine's lover, and his subsequent Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young, before the censors viewed it. Later, death, had been cut out of the picture Paul Robeson, John Loder, and it was learned that the picture was
The Manila Observatory reports "Head Over Heels," n Jessie being shown elsewhere in the world
in a different form, and a demand that there is a typhoon in about Leng. for its world-wide suppression was 125, Lat. 14, moving west. The
position is made. Paramount, makers of the £750,000 PRODUCTIONS
Philippines. film, agreed to make sultable cuts. London Film Productions have just Making of "The Good Earth" made:.
ed the first positive effort to modity "Rembrandt," with Charles Laughton China pictures in the production
us the painter........
stage. Gen. Tu Ting-hklu, known in America ̈us Gen. Theodore Tu, was "Elephant Boy," based on Kipling's
story, directed by Robert Flaherty, sent to Hollywood as adviser to the
producers. While there he was ask who made "Man of Aran." "Dark Journey," a spy drama star-Dawn," and on the basis of his O.K., on "The General Died at To pasa ring Conrad Veidi, produced by after some scenes were changed, Victor Saville.
Paramount thought the film was en-
Matthews musical
"Men Are Not Gods," directed by
ed to
mark-
$ 1.2.
4.($ p.m.
Big Ben Chamber Music.
"Fəralan Affair
Miltary Band Music.
5.10 p.m. Empire Magadino“ No. 10. 3.40 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Bignal at 6:48 Dutt,
Transmission 2
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF WHAT 18 THE USE OF REALTI, OR or¡, The Empres of Japan is due here LIFE, IF NOT TO DO SOME WORK THERE-frorn Shanghai at 5,30 a.m. on Friday.. writ? Carlyle.
A woman, Hay Pul-kaw, attempted
Sir Elly Kadoorie is to distribute to commit suicide yesterday by swal tirely acceptable to China,
the prizes at the Eills Kadoorie Schoollowing a quantity of oplum, after a quarrel with her husband. She was That it was not was soon apparent; on Tuesday, December 8, at 10.30 am. taken to the Government Civil Hos the Chinese vice-consul at
pital for treatment.
Walter Reisch, with Miriam Hop- kins in the leading role, and "Fire Over England," a spectaculor Angeles protested against the show-
shown.
a
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Two traffle accidents were reported
in
The R.A.M.C. Association will
Quake-proof City From companies have been warned not to Jone's illness, the case in which small trees
turn will
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Big Ben Bidney Torch, at the Orena of the Regal, Edmoņiem. 7.15 p.m. Foreign Affairs, 1.30 p. Bergt Krish and his Orchestra.
and Bobbie Cards Unibert Gamber is "Blæævr_Bas'none," by II. B. Evanghi - Expistí Na di *Leset, but not Last?
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The News and Annesooniente, Greenwich, Tung Bignal at 7.18 PAG 1.29 . Danes Kual
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Organ Male. 10. p.m. Empire Exchange," 10,80 p.m. Bras. Band Concert, 11.86р. Future PiegTEMME, 1224 Musical Interledi. 12.10 - The News and Arnamnetmen32.
«Gremwich Time Signal ai 13.48 a 11.30 The John MacArthur. Quintet.
drama of Tudor England, produced ing of the picture and the Foreign to the Police yesterday. Chan Kwan, By Erich Pemrser, directed by Office followed with a demand for 10, a shop foki, was knocked down by field a dance in the Peninsula Hotel William K. Howard.
the picture's world-wide suppression, a bus in Queen's Road West. His left on Friday, at 3.30 pm. The dance Their total cost Is about £769,000. When the company failed to accede jeg was fractured and he was taken bind of the Lost Lancashires wit In addition, "Knight Without Arm- the government banned Paramount our" with Marlene Dietrich und Ro- films in China. Later it agreed to re-to the Gremment Civil Hospital for perform by kind permission
treatment. Chon Foy-kee, a coolic, Major W. E. B. Dowling and officers. bert Donat, is finished, case if
special binus (Charles Laughton) and which the censera hint of the fum, was knocked down by a lorry on appear during the evening. "Storm in a Teacup" will shortly be were brought to Chinn, in its original area. He was taken to the same
and 50, Ng Yeung, aged form, for censorship.
unemployed. Hereafter, however, Chino will not hospital.for treatment.
was brought before, Mr. J. A. Fraser delay. Its protest until a pleture has
at the Central Magistracy ¡this, mor- been screened in many countries. All În, consequence of Mr. Wynnc-ning, charged with "daminging seven at the New Aberdeen release pictures, which may be offens Wong Chi, 20, is charged with Rond. Sub-Inspector BicEwen said Ruins
alve to China for consorship before carnally knowing a 15-year-old girl, one of the trees, which was about 30 It throughout the world, Ng Kwan, and harbouring her will-feet high, was valued at $5 while the istributing
London, Dec. 1. NARTHQUAKE-PROOF buildings and to make any cuts suggested. The out the consent of her father, which rest were worth $1 each. Defendant
alternativo a ban on the importa-was to have been heard this after- had a saw and fie in his bossosslun The new Orient liner, Orendes, will soon begin to arise at Quetta, tion of flims into China by the noon at Kowloon, has been adjourned when arrested. Defendant denied was launched at Barrow-In-Furness the Indian city from the ruins of offending company and a simultane for 24 hours. A married woman, that he had out the trees and said the to-day. Constructed at the works of which 8,882 bodies have now been ous ban on the showing of pictures Tam Kuk, allas Tom Keung, 30, was Indian constable who arrested him Vickers, Armstrong, the Orcades is
already here.
also charged with harbouring the had done it. His Worship sentenced vessel of 23,500 tone and sell! wart In view of the number of Alms girl, and on the application of Mr. defendant to six weeks' hard labour, vide for passenger and cargo with Oriental backgrounds,
the M. A. da Silva, who is appearing Cheurig 20, 32, unemployed admitted to Australia. There is accommoda. stand of the Chinese government is for both defendants, the remand possession of 48 cattles of tree wood ton for 463 first-class passengers and expected to have a drastic effect on was made to consider the possibili at Stubbs Road, and was let off with 005 tourist passengers-British Wird
im fare in other parts of the world.
recovered.
Quella was devastated by a fremendous earthquake last year und the work of clearing the wreckage is now nearly flajched. ·
Already the city is beginning to resime its old animated appearance.
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-Berlin, Dec. 7. It is officially announced that the American seaman, Lawrenes Blmp- son, arrested and charged with hav Ing circulated Communist literature In Germany, and beld for severnl Mr. E 1 Wynne-Jones, first months part, will be released on Magistrate, Kowloon, was suddenly December 30, following the U. S. Consul's repeated requests for taken ill after the sitting of the mor clementy,United Prem ning court on Tuesday, and was res moved to the Kowloon Hospital. Enquiries minde Uils morning revealed Magistrate, dealt with both the that so far the gisture of his sickness Courts this morning, and will pro has not been diagnosed
unbly continue to do so imti här. Mr. B. Himsworth, the Second Wynne-Jones returne