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Friday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 20, 1939.*
Film
Expert Finds
So Bad
He
Sells
Business Kittens
Jewish Refugees
Thousands are Like Him
EDDIE NEWMAN, Bri-
tish film stunt artist, came out of hospital re- cently anxious to earn en- ough money to pay off his debts and buy a turkey for his friends.
He was to jump into a tank of water and earn be- tween £50 and £100 in the film "Relief of Lucknow,"
WOMAN FINDS STONE-AGE BEASTS
Alas Dorothy Garred, the ar- charologist, told the Society of Antiquaries recently of her....al- coveries in a Bulgarian cave sear Drenovo.
She found remains of a woolly rhinoceros 100,000 years ofil, and many traces of cave hyena and cave hear.
"The country must have been
"The people ate them."
Now the film is banned at thell overron by cave bears," she said. request of the India Office, and] Eddie Newman would fare badly if he did not know same German Jewish refugees who live at Swiss Cottage and will take him in.
There are ten thousand likel Eddie.
P.C.s Want To
Retire Earlier
A POLICEMAN'S period of service
Extras, stunt men, camera-| A should be limited to twenty-six electricians, carpenters, years, instead of thirty, suggests the
Pucé Federation. plasterers are out of work.
men,
This proposal is being considered by the Home Offler.
Introduction of the thirly-year system in 1921, followed by the opening of the Hendon police col- irge, has done much to produce grievances. It is hinted.
A month ago 60 per cent. of the workers on the hooks of the Association of Cine-Technicians, mostly skilled cameramen, were out
that of work. Now percentage had risen to eighty,
There are only three films in actual production in British studios to-day. There could eage of recruits. seventy.
SELLING THEIR CAMERAS
And that has resulted in a short-i
The thirty-years system has been largely responsible for the recent stagnation in promotion.
others.
Many officers have been able tol Not one of the 1,500 members
than fifteen of the Film Artists' Association! hold a rank for more
block the way for has earned a living out of the years, and thus industry in the past year. They
A return to the old system would are film extras. Those who have private incomes and rela- improve promotion prospects. tives still call for work. The rest have disappeared.
At Paddington Baths last month Sash Fisher, British recording artist, the man who hondled the sound for "Pygmalion," British im hlt of the kittens to help the
year, was widget.
Christmas Others
First contingent of dewish children exiled from Germany arrives at the Dovercourt Bay holiday camp at Harwich, England, to be housed there for about a month, until absorbed by British families. They are between 10 and 17.
Baby's Role Will Be
RICE PUDDING
IS "OFF"
Rice pudding in "off" in Per- broke Poor Law Insillutions.
The war in China has doubled
Duchess Robbed Of the price of rice.
Gems At Fair
The medical officer of Pembroke. shire recommends sago or taploca
THE Duchess of Roxburghe as "good substitutes."
reported to Scotland Yard
are selling their cameras recently the disappearance of a anything
were jewel cigarette casket from her
for
Eight
they will fetch. assistant directors
wanted for one day's work to handle stall at the New Horticultural
it big crowd. They could not be got Hall, Westminster, during the
Arrears In
in the time in their telephones hud "Merry Market" ndio Civil Actions
been cut off.
Robert
Uheatre
Pittard, former manager, now film extra, says in he has worked four days out of the last 314. To get these four days at £1 a day he made 249 personal calls and fifty-seven telephone calls,
He travelled 1,743 miles to the agency and back and his expenses were £8 135, while his earnings were £4 11s. Od.
the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, W. C.
London.
as Christ Secret
Parents Say: "Must Never
Be Told!'
BABY boy from a hum-
a
A never be told that he played the part of the Infant Christ in a film called "The Prince of Peace.":
Recently he was carried
"They refused to accept any kind of fee.
"One thing they insisted upon-] that the child should remain anony-
told mous. He will not be when he grows up.
even
in his mother's arms to be child has been brought by his mother
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Love Makes the World Go Round.
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I'm Sorry, I Didn't Say I'm Sorry
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Now It Can Be Toll.
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DIANA MILLER (PERSONALITY GIRL).
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Introducing-Gracle Fleida,
Sandy Powell, Billy Cotton, cic,
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Be Optomistic. (Little Miss Broadway)
IRENE PRICE (THE ENGLISH "SHIRLEY TEMPLE"), SANDY POWELL.
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to the studio, where the greatest care! was taken to safeguard his eyes from the arc-lights:
"His behaviour was perfect. Hej
baptised at St. Saviour's Cases sel down: for trial nine Church, Paddington. The casket was valued at £25 months ago are among the 1,500 elvil The Rev. Rupert Shiner, the and had a gold clip studded with setions which will face King's Bench Vicar, noticed how beautiful was never known to cry. In one of diamonds.
Judges in the New Year. Ways and means of clearing off the heavy ar-and ethereal the baby looked the scenes he smiled. The camera- rears arc being considered. More with his fair hair and blue eyes. an half the King's Bench judges "This is the child we have been!
the Law looking for," he said quietly, are usually away from Courts travelling the oasize cireults. ile obtained the parents' consent The old Bailey make calls on the to the child appearing in "The time of other judges. The result is Prince of Peace," which has been that there are seldom more than
It was safe durtrus the afternoon, but when the market was closing for the night it was discovered that someone had removed it.
Says Rosa Abrahams (five days' work): "I don't know what I should do without my brother-in-law, but 66- you can't go on for ever taking things from others.
"I have a room
In 1slington at
4. Bd. n week, I have to walk to the
West End, Sunday is the only day
I eat more, when I go to my slater.
"I manage ment for my dog.
I
boil it; he has the meat and I have
the water it is bolled in."
HONGKONG BRIDE
"Penny Bloods" For
Schoolboys
London.
seven or eight Judges sitting in the Ixased on a story by Mrs. Lois Shiner, Hirth Court to deal with King's Two extra judges are Bench cases, likely to be appointed. In the Divorce Division about 650 suits were carried over when the courts rose.
Pastor Publishes
Sermons
Mr. L. A. G. Strong believes that small boys should be allowed to read what they liked, when they liked. and supports his theory by quoting Mr. Merion Holland Brown, general the ease of a boy of eight who suf manager of Thornycraft (Singapore) ferod from night mares. A psycho- Ltd., and Mrs. Henrleila Claire Shaw, logis! to whom the boy was taken were married at the Singapore Be-prescribed "Penny Bloods" na this gistry recently. The bridegroom is side of the boy's nature was not find-First Unitralan Church of Cleveland, well-known in Singapern yachillacing adequate expression. On being has published a series of Inspirational circles, and his bride comes from allowed to read these books, the sermons called "Religion Says You
nightmares stopped.
Hongkong.
Cleveland, 0.
his wife.
The
of ZEMITIC
Lio baby, youngest "star" at the age of three weeks to play in a British flim, will remain a secret for all time.
that "When they agreed.
their baby son should play
the Infant Christ, they did so only because they thought the film would do some good in the world," Mrs. Shiner said.
Rev. Dilworth Lupton, paster of the Poster Advertising
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annual prize of £25, was awarded to Mr. Alan Curvill, # student at the L.C.C, Central Schoot of Arts and Crafts, for the best
men caught that smile."
"The Prince of Peace" was com- pleted recently at the Shepherd's Bush Studios.
Cameramen were silent as they filmed scenes portraying scenes of the Manger, the Adoration, the Massacre of the Innocenta at the command of Herod, and the fight into Egypt.
Mr. Donald Carter, the director, had the "gets" modelled "Old Master" paintings.
on
Massed cholrs herald the appear- anees of the Infant Christ and the Angels, Pamela Kellino (nee Ostrer} plays the part of the Virgin Mary."
The Almus been made by Gaumont-British Instructional conjunction with the Cinema Chris- tion Council and the Religious Film Society.
FANCIFUL STREET NAMES
New York.
poster selected for general display In Many of the avenue and streets of 1039. The poster portrays, more or the New York World's Fair 1930 less, a very simple house (red) with have been named, it is announced by windows (white) having blinds Grover A. Whalen, President of the (green) which appear to be eyes in twee
in Fair. "Petticoat Lane" runs be- a face, and above this is an arm tween the Textile Building and the (brow)
holding an umbrella (multi-one devoted to women's apparel. coloured) to keep off the ill effect of "Fireside How" reaches along the a cloud (black). At the side of this extensive facade
the Home is a smaller house with gloomy eyes Furnishings Building. "The Street because there is no umbrella, and of Wings" leads to the Aviation this poster all goes to show that Building and "The Streets of Wheels" "white lead paint lasts.
to the railroad and motor section.
of
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MISS MANTON
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FRANCES MERCER STANLEY RIDGES WHITHEY BOURNE
Soo what a group of society girls do
to the crime of the year!
Learn about lightning courtship in the story of a dímy dob who turned defective- and tumed the whole police force upaldo downl
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