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BETTER FILMS
QUOTA BILL
Industry Split: Board's Terms
THE
(By SETON MARGRAVE)
British film industry is still split from top to bottom.
Unable to take the advice of Dr. Leslie Burgin,' the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, to "put your house in order before it is done for you," representatives of the industry recently met Mr. Oliver Stanley, the new Minister, to hear the main terms of what will become the new Cinematograph Films Act.
Mr. Stanley said it was a pity that they could not give united suggestions for the new measure, but their differences appeared to ba irreconcilable.
This is officing confirmation of the forecast made three months ngo that the three branches-the Federation of British Industries (Film Section), the Kinematograph Renters' Association, and the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association-would not agree on any- thing.
QUOTA FILMS TO COST MORE
It was announced that the Bill) would include:
A measure to allow the quota of
British Alms to rise to 25 per cent.
in respect of cinemas and 30 per! cent. for renters.
To discourage the production of the poor type of British film, known as
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY
UNDER NEW
IN, UP TO HIS KNEES-No sooner had Neville Chamberlain taken over the job of Prime Minister for Great Britain, recently, than he was up to his knees. But it was on a week-end fahing trip at
Salisbury, In the River Avon, is above. -
RAILWAYS'
HIGHER
the "quota quickle," no film cast- BRITAIN
ing less than £15,000 shall qualify; for quota. (This means raising the cost of "quoia quickies" from £1 to
£2 10s. per foot).
Films costing £7 10. per fool, ur more than £45,000, shall count for twice their quota footage.
There shall be a 5 per cent. quota for)
short films.
The Board of Traile will Have
authority to alter the terms of the? quota from year to year, as is found necessary.
The suggestion In the Moyne Report that there should be a film commission to judge the merit of quota Alms re- gardless of price, Is therefore aban- doned, together with the suggestion that the British film industry should be ruled by a bureaucratic depart- ment, as in the case of the B.B.C.
MAINTAINS
OVERSEAS
TRADE
PLEA FOR
RATES
Strong
Opposition Before Tribunal
Some indication of the opposition which the railway companies have to face in their application to the Railway
Exports Valued at Rates Tribunal for an increase of five per cent. in fares
£50,000,000
Imports in England in May were valued at £83,131,125, an increase
of £280,227 on the April total and of £13,994,861 on May of 1st
Ο
year. The total exports, includ-
ing re-exports, at £50,125,335 were £170,183 less than in April, lut £8,094,454 higher than in May, 1936.
The Board of Trade returns for the
at
and freight charges was given at the first sitting of the Tribunal in London recently.
About 20 counsels appeared for objectors, who include the National Farmers' Union, the Mining Association, British Iron and Steel Federation, British Coal Exporters' Association, Newspaper Proprietors' Association, National Gas Council, National Federation of News- agents, London County Council, Southend and District Railway Travellers' Association, and a number of firms.
Mr. W. Bruce Thomas, K.C., presided.
month of Mny suggest that the value The Board of Trade seems to me toj of Britain's overscus trade was have made a fair and reasonable com- least maintained last month, for the promise with all the warring parties] import and export totals were al-
most the same as in
Sir Walter Monckton, for the railway companies, read a letter April May of the film trade.
contained the Coronation and Whli- of May 18 from the Rates and Charges Committee to the Tribünal None will be pleased... All should suntide holidays and an extra Sun-setting out the proposed increased charges.
day compared with 'April, the"num-
be,
Are Women
Golfers Untidy?
Golf Stars Say "No!
By A Correspondent
ber of working days being 24 com- With regard to enal, livestock and £2,084,000 in receipts-un Increase pared with 20, apart from the dis-general merchandise, the increase of of 4.64 per cent. over last year.. turbing effect of the holidays.
ave per cent. would operate as fol-
The increase in the total of im- i lows: ports compared with the correspond- int month last year was largely at tributable to heavier arrivals of grain and flour, which were abnormally low a year ago owing to seasonal in- fluences.
NEARER STANDARD
"But this moderate Increase for On existing charges not exceeding i 25. 5d, an increase of penny; over which we are asking will not result in 25. 5d. and not exceeding 4s. id. an lifting us to the standard revenue. It increase of twapence; over 40, ld, and will bring us nearer to it than we not exceeding 39. 103, an increase of should have been if we remained on threepence; thereafter one penny in- the existing basis." On the other hand though arrivals crease for each additional is. 8d. in of newspaper interests were that the
the existing rates.
of fresh fruit and vegetables were nearly £1,250,000 less our total purchases of foodstuffs and beverages came to £2,030,000 more Inst month than in May, 1930, their total cost being £34,173,000. This figure in- cludes tobacco,
from
Sir Walter said that the objections deficiency was not likely to continue, Passenger fares up
1114d. an in- and that the proposed increase would crease of a halfpenny; from Is. to 2s. bear heavily on smaller parcels, Bd. to 4s. Id. an increase of two- Referring to objections pence; from 4s. 2d. to 3s, 10d, an In- Southend, Sir Walter said: "One of ercase of two-pence; from 4s. 2d to the points raised is that the Southend Ss, 10d. an increase of threepence; | ticket holders and workmen are poor, thereafter a penny increase for each and live right up to their incomes, existing and cannot afford to pay the Increase, "I am quoting from one of them Southend as a holiday resort is prin- when I say that the popularity of
before 1921," cipally due to the law passenger fores
FAMOUS women golfers also heavy 05.087,000. The higher additional ". Bd. in the
1937.
RADIO BROADCAST
A Children's Concert From The Studio
CRICKET COMMENTARY
Rudio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W, on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 .c's), 31.40 metres (9.32 m.c's). 6-11 p.m. Chinese Programme.
Dance
3 p.m.
A Relay of the Orchestra from the Roof-Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.
Programme.
3-5.15 p.m. 1. I'm bubbling over with love; 2. Gone; 3. You're laughing at me; 4. There's frost an the moon.
5.15-5.20 p.n. Interval of Record- ed Dance Music from Z.B.W.
5.20-5.35 p.m. 5. Sentimental and melancholy; d. Too marvelous for words; 7. Four or five times; Swing for sale.
5.33-6.45 p.m. Interval of Record- ed Dance Musle from Z.B.W.
5.45-8 pm. 9. Medley of favourlie 10. Lovely Lady: 11
11. Lady
in
ned:
12. Organ Grinder's Swing 6 pm, From the Studio.
A Children's Concert.
8.45 p.m. Cinema Orgon Music. Caprice Viennois (Kreisler); Ser- enede (Toselli)....Sydney Gustard; Popular Selection....Cor Steyn; Six Hit Medley (No. 5)....Hurry Croud-
son.
7 p.m. Viennese Music.
Tales from the Vienna Woods (Johann Strauss); Blue Danube (Johann Strauss)....
..Philadelphia. Symphony Orchestra; Das Gibt's nur Einmel Lilian Harvey (Soprano); Vienna Blood (Strause) De Groot and the Piccadilly Orchestra; Vien- nese Singing Birds (Translateur). Marek Weber and his Orchestra; Vienna, City of my Dreams.... Richard Tauber (Tenor); Life in the Vienna
(Translateur)....
Prater
Marck Weber and his Orchestra; Leben ohne Liebe....Lilina Hurvey (Soprano); Vienna Bon Bons (Strauss, arr. Atzler)....Marek
Weber and his Orchestra.
7.30
p.m. Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market. 7.34 p.m. French Music.
Le p'ilt Quinquin; Aupres de ma Blonde....Jean Sorbler; Veux-Tu partir un jour?; Beroeuse de Jocelyn
Ninon Vailin (Soprano); Elegie (Massenet); "Fortunlo"-La maison grise....Georges Thill (Tenor); "Sapho-Air de Jean (Massenet); "L'Attaque du Moulin" (Bruneau)-— Adleux a la foret....Georges Thill (Телог).
8 p.m. Time. Weather and An- nouncements.
8.03 p.m. From the Studio.
A Chinese Concert.
11 p.m. Close Down.
8.03-11 p.m. European Programme from Z.E.K. on a Frequency of 840 kilocycles.
8.03 p.m. Light Opera.
"The
"The Merry Widow Vocal Gems (Lehar)....Light Opera Company:
Arendians" [Monckton) Arcady In ever young.... Winnie Melville (Soprano); "H.M.S. Pinn- fore" (Gellert and Sullivan) Sejection....B.B.C. Theatre Orches-
tra.
8.15 p.m. London Cricket: Gentie- men
v. Players. A commentary during play by P. G. H. Fender. From Lord's Cricket Ground, London. 8.30 p.m. Rnchmaninoff Sulte No.
2 for Two Planos, Op. 17, played by Vronsky and Babin.
No. 1-Introduction; No. 2-Valse; No. 3-Romance; No. 4-Tarantellc.
Waltz from Suite for 16 (Arensky).
Two Pianos, Op.
8.50 p.m. played by Vrunsky and Babin.
8.54 Scherzo (Borodin) and Ser- nade, Op. 9, No. 5 (Rachmaninoff), played by Sergei Rachmaninoff. (Planoforte).
9 p.m. London, "Food for Thought." Three short talks on matters of ing). topical interest. (Electrical Record-
0.20 p.m. Denny Dennis (Vocal) and Leslie Hutchinson (Piano).
1. Leslie Hutchinson-Gone; 2. Denny Dennis-Thru the courtesy of love; 3. Leslie Hutchinson-I'm delighted to see you again.
0.30 p.m. London, News and An- nouncements.
0.55 p.m. Light Orchestral Items. Vivienne (Finck); Longing (Haydn Palladium Orchestra: Le Cygne (Saint-Saens) Leslie Jeffries and his Orchestra; At Dawning (Codman); The Waltz- ing Doll (Poldin!).. .New Light Symphony Orchestra: Fairy Tale (Jonny Heykens)....Albert Sandler and his Orchestra."
Purchases of caw materials were
£5,667,000. charge. are indignant about the crease of
total under this tead was chlefly statement by Mr. Barney attributable to increased purchase of Seale, sculptor and painter, cs and scrap, rubber and paper- non-ferrous
Wood)....The London cotton, wool, timber, that a woman can't play making materials. golf and still be chic.
Mr. Scale said: "The average wo- man golfer is a pretty frightening 000 in
spectacle. Her skirts are too baggy
COTTON'S LEAD
Of the total increase of £6,330,- than British exports more £5,000,000 occurred under the head
Day and half-day excursion fares: 2a. but under 3s. an increase of two- Up to 28. an increase of a penny: over pence; over 3s. und not exceeding 78. B., an Increase of threepence.
Season tickets and traders season tickets, five per cent, increase,
Daily workmen's fares, an increase
and her arms too brawny. She is of manufactured articles. A very of a halfpenny; weekly workmen's
the worst-dressed sports-woman the day,
Like Ascot Gathering
of
I talked over that point with play- era nt a women's international match at the West Sussex golf course, and;
"Nonsense," they practically all
replied.
£15,000,000 DEFICIENCY
welcome feature is the reappearance tickets, an increase of threepence, ns the leader of the Increase-and still maintaining its place as our most valuble export-the item of cotton manufactures. These, at £5,- 800,000, were £1,052,000 higher than in May of 1036,
Next in the 1st comes fron and teel inanufactures at £4,000,000, an increase of £805,000, while addition- al are exports of vehicles, locomo- Their clothes were the best tives, and ships at £3,035,000 arguments for their cast, With £885,000 above the corresponding their beautifully-waved hair and total a year ago. In this last group, perfectly-tailored clothes, these the exports included one war vessel women were na smart as an Ascel of 2,000 tons, valued at £384,300.
Aircraft exports were lower than Solgneo Mrs. Garen was emphatic. in the previous year at £10,000
"There have been increases in the "Nowadays women take just as against £300,000, and much care of the way they are exports were also lower. Private prices of certain materials which we turned out for the golf course as for motor-car exports at £400,562 were have to buy," he added.
gathering.
Smart Clothes
locomotive
year, owing to smaller sales to Den-
COLD STORAGE PLANT
DAIRY FARM WORKS EXTENSION
10.15 p.m. Dance Music.
Fox-Trot The simple things in life: Slow Fox-Trot-Would you?; Waltz A Waltz was born in Vienna; Fox-Trot--I'm in love all over
11 p.m. Close Down.
Sir Walter quoted figures of the re- venues of the companies for 1934, 1935 and 1930, showing deficiencies the Dairy Farm Company's ice works on: Wallz Moonlight, dancing and There has just been completed at again: Fox-Trot-I'm sittin' high on
a hill top; Fox-Trot-Thanks a mil compared with standard revenues of at East Point a cold storage exten- you: Fox-Trot-Everything stops for more than £15,000,000. In 1030, he slon, regarded as one of the most tea; Waltz-A beautiful lady in blue; said, there were very substantial of its kind in thla part of Slow Fox-Trot-Gypsy Violin: Tango Aclencles.
East.
-Caramba; Fox-Trot-Everything's net storage capacity of in rhythm with my heart; Fox-Trot Speaking of Increases in running 100,000 cubic feet, the new premises I should lose you; Fox-Tro expenses, Sir Walter said that cerare capable of storing 1,000 tons of Play, Orchestra, play: Fox-Trot-- tain work postponed during the years general produce. The main features Star dust. of most acute depression had to be including a receiving hall, a pre- carried out, and wages had increased
and three chill and/or cooler room by £657,000.
freezing rouma, connected up with a in which the direct expansion sys- "York Shipley" refrigerating plant,, tem is used with float control. FRANCE MARKS
There are two compressers, each driven by a 60 h.p. mator; while the ANNIVERSARY condensers are of the latest sisell and tube type. Goods received for cold storage are first treated in the pre- FALL OF BASTILLE cooler room, which is equipped with an air cirqulation plant, the two machines used being plu
COMMEMORATED.
posite ends of the room.
placed at op-
Paris, July 14, All rooms are thoroughly insulated brated throughout the country with France's National Day was cole- with cark-board, economy being gront festivities, Almost every alty cured thereby for working conditons, outdid the past in making this July with alendy maintenance of tempera 14 memorable. ture. The building throughout is of
which passed reinforced concrete framing with military. brickwork in cement mortar panel
the ballroom," she said indignantly. Just a little less than in the previous "Fresh economies are not available, nark, British India, and Spain. New and we are continuing to work out Zealand increased her purchases, and existing schemes--pooling and other- "What an antiquated ident" said is easily our best individual customer wise which will help. vivacious Miss P. Wade. "The golt' for complete private moter-cara. On "We think that the improved irend clothes of to-day are as smart as the other hand, exports of chassis to which you have seen since 1932 is any others."
Australia have increased substantial-likely to continue. So for as this year goes, there is an Increase of
"I am sure we are not badly dressed," said beautiful Mille. Kapferer. "We study the fashion magazines and consult our dress- makers about our golf clothica before we choose anything." "Preposterous!" was pretty
Pam
ly.
NEVER SAW A Gangster in Chicago
London.
Home again in his native Faversham, after spending 60 years Barton's comment. And looking at in the United States, Mr. William Burrow fleclared this wook thatng and is built to last.. blend deep green, felt that he had never seen a gangster during 25 years' service in the Chicago her pleasing colour contrast of sky- critical Mr. Seald had lost the day. police force.
A.
Arch of h in Parla' was
such that two more floors may be the troops marched part, Reuter The King of Rumanis and the Sultan The construction of the Building is of Morocco, who..took the salute as added when required.
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