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Film Censorship
The Editor,
apace in
The Hongkong Teleprapli, Sir, I crave for some your valuable paper to express my purprise at the cutting-up of the Picture "Juarez." I enjoyed the ple fure very much when I was shown here last month that I went to see it again for the second time Insi Thursday. To my disappointment (very light, I admit) I found the two showings, I saw separately, were not exactly the same. I discovered In the second showing 3 omissions und
1 addition, comparing with the firut,
The omissions are given below in their right sequence!
1. A peon refused to sign his name
when asked to do so by soldier during the 'plebiscite' and was killed
2. The USA. Ambassador told Napoleon III of the financial and to material help given by U.S.A. Junrez..
3. Carlota uttered threats of ex- posing Napoleon's intrigue after being told not a sou or franc for Mexico's cause would be given and resulted in her collapse.
Addition 1. Foreign diplomats including one Mandarin-pleaded for the life of Maximilian.
on
The omissions 1.
1. and 3 were verv shert
Incidents, having little bearing the story, but actually a discon- tinuation of events was noticed The two last mentioned events were very important points of the story, the presence and absence of which
and
delach considerable
did nud
weight to the story as a whole.
the
Why
Alm in ihla innnner up of a good
For a 1st-rate picture like "Juarez," showing at a 1st-run cinema like the King's, and clinrged as such, I am inclined to think the audience' shoul! be given a sounre deal and be in- sured to see the picture in its en- tirety and not 'plecemeal' or 'pot- Fuck'.
MOVIE-CRAZY.
Welles' Last Interviews
Will Leave For U.S. On Wednesday
(Reuter)-Mr.
ROME, Mar. 17 Sumner Welics is expected to leave here on Monday evening for Genoa where he will meet his wife who has been spending the last few days ut San Remo.
Ills departure for the United States has been fixed for 1 p.m. on Wednesday aboard the Italian liner Conte di Savoia.
Mr.
Audionee With Pope
Suriner Welles
American morning.
Ambassador
saw
Monday.
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FUNERAL OF AUSTRALIAN
C. in C.
Mein
Haig's secrets,
Wife kept 20
"MLY
wife
**
ut-
like a magnetic mine - very the bere this
tractive and high- 1 y dangerous." usband at Highgato (N.) Police Court.
He will be received in private audience by the Pope at 30 n.m. to- morrow and will be accompanied by Mr. Myron Taylor, President Roo- sevelt's Minister at the Vatican.
After the audiener Mr. Sumner Welles will see Cardinal Meglione, Papal Secretary of State.
Chinese Retain Governor's Cup-
(Continued from Page 8.)
other forwards did not take much advantage.
Federation managed to break away,
Lee Tin-sang clearing the ball to
20 years,
may now be told
THE twenty-year ban placed on the publication of Earl Haig's war diaries, which have been locked in a steel cabinet at the British Museum,
has ended.
Ridicule Beat The Cannibals
THE dreaded headhun-
Leung who headed to Chan. Black-ters of Papua could meet
+
But it has not yet been de- cided whether the public shall be allowed to read there.
They consist of thirty-two volumes, -containing-500,000 words. The flok!-- marshal made his notes every night, and they were sent in a special bag to Lady Halg, who typed them.
Lieut-General Sir Bertie Drew Fisher, one of the Haig trustees, said: "We have never-
burn ran in to intercept the pass and defy British punitive discussed what
He trapped the ball but it slid under
his boot to where Clan atood and expeditions; they still prac- Chon tood the ball in with Robinson tised cannibalism-until a new Governor tried on them
looking ticiplessly on.
ASSN. REPLY
NOT several minutes after this the weapon of ridicule.
reverse
udded
Association made a determined raid on the Federation
When Sir Hubert Murray,
goal. Honniball received from Guy whose death at Port Moresby, to forward pass to Fox who took a Papua, was reported recently by shot on the run the ball flashing past
Reuter, accepted the appoint- him not an earthly. giving
Lau
This seemed to inspire Associationment of Governor of Papua 34 to further endeavours and they years ago, he went to that back- pressed harder than ever. Fox come ward territory with original
again parling la
shot hitting the crossher with Lau completely ideas.
Dear
Lau saved from Fox's header beaten, Lau soon after more through luck than
#nything else.
a more cannibalisın
Walking Punishment Association con- Ridicule, he found, was
with Federation effective deterrent to the pressure' making only periodical raids. Fox than hanging. obtained from Honniball's pass to try from an oblique angle which surprised. Lau as he made no effort to save as the ball went trickling by him.
Association"
kept up the pressure but was unable to score any further goals till the whistle.
He discovered, too, that to the
lethargic cannibals long treks were n real punishment.
His favourite penalty for recalci- trant natives was to make them walk beside him through the forests to his outlying posts.
Energetic Sir Hubert, Gft. 3in: tall, The teams were:- Association, Robinson; Blackbum, was gaining the reputation of being O'Regant Brent, Qur. Forrow; B. Go the most unconventional: governor in sano, Pryde, Fox, Leonard and Hannibal the Empire. ...eder uopu. Hin-hon; Lee Tin- sang. Lee - Kwok-wai; Kwok Ying-kin. Aboung Wingschlu, Boong. Ling-wing, Chung Yung-sum; Cheung Kom-hai, Chin Taketa, Lal Salu-wing and Hat Ching-to.
FIGHTERS, BUT
NO WAR
LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter) The Finnish:Ait Bureau in London is ask-
Shirt-Clad Justico
He shocked the white population by sitting in court as judge clad only in trousers and a shirt,
Bie Hubert was born at Sydney in 1801, was educated at Univeralty College, London, and Magdalen Col- lege, Oxford, and was called to the Bar in 1886. He was twice married.
ing the Finnish Government for ad-Montgomery Back In
devico as to the future, of the British
volunteers; (2
The Director of the Bureau mald
London
to-day that 1,000 had taken the oath Robert Montgomery ''(writes the to Aght for Finland and that 300 have Film Critic), returned to London re- "klready reached the Finnish frontier, cently after a journey via London by the Clipper, which occupied (with three days' compulsory, walt in Paris) a. fortnight.
Still Enlleting
ASPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, N
*Mar. 17
(UP)Tho
Finnish' Ald Bureau is rilll'enlisting]
Bere he will resume the programme volunteers to fight in Finland, pend-of pictures which the war interrupted,
In one of the two pletures now
ing instructions from Helsingfors contemplated for him at Denham ho
Mr. Harold Gibson, director of the Burenu, said to today something will have the name part in a story the career of “Pastor like three hundred British volunteers Uned on have now reached the Finnish fren Niemoeller, the persecuted German
minister. Her."
should happen to the diaries when the twenty-year limit was up. I shall see Mujor- General de Free, the other trustee, within a day or two, and we de- shall then cide what to do.
codicit "A cox
the will allowed
the trustees to use their discretion about publication. In 1934 we per- mitted Mr. Duff Cooper to see the diaries when he
writing the carl's biography.
was
"He used only part of the material, There is much that has never been published.
March 18, 1940.
B. B. C. HOAXED
WORLD Royal Ball 'Preview'
MILLIONS of listeners throughout the world trea- Bure memories of the broad- cast commentary on King George VI's Coronation Ball.
But the broadcast was a hoax! The story is now re- vealed for the first time by Erie Maschwitz, formerly the Variety Director of B.B.C., and author of the £2,500,000 show "Balalai- kn."
By ERIC MASCHWITZ AS the ball was, to be attend- ed by crowned heads galore, the iden of the broadcast created world interest, and it was to be
IMPRESSIVE SCENES WERE relayed by the Empire and witnessed at the military funeral in many foreign countries, includ- Melbourne of Lieut. General E. King the United States. Squires, formerly Chief of Staff of
the Australian Military Forces.
Photograph above shows the
The broadcast was timed to begi
in at 10.30. I got to the Albert Hall
C's black charger, saddled and five minutes before we were due to subdued, with boots hanging at be on the air.
flanks. Photograph shows Fliners
Street Railway Station in' back-
Tommy Woodrooffe was in charge
ground. LEFT.-Senior Omcers of of the Outside Broadcasting arrange-
the A.M.F. accompanying the gunments. carriage.
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"Is everything ready?" I panted. By way of reply Tommy grinned maliciously, then taking me by the arm led me through on to the dance floor,
The huge ballroom which was to have been the scene for my bril- Ilant description of pomp and
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The House of Quality & Service
"But what's happened?" I managed FRENCH WAR CHARITIES
to gasp.
"Dance, Make A Noiso"
"The darned thing isn't advertised
An increner of 3 per week in Queensland's cost of living figures was revealed In the Arbitration Court's statistica for the quarter ended Decem- to start until 10.30, said Tommy. ber. This will representa correspond- "There's a State Banquet at the ing advance in the Federal boaic wage Palace to-night, so none of the big- for the State. The new rates will pay wigs can possibly arrive until mid- able from the first pay period in Febronight."
ary.
MUNITIONS SUPPLY
MELBOURNE.
The minutes were tleking away,
and not a guest appeared. However,
The supply by Australia, of £2,750. there had to be a broadcast. First I 000 worth of munitions of many classes tackled Ambrose,
to
the British Government has bee:
thof approved by the War Cabinet, Prime
Minister (Mr. R. G. Mentiss announced after to-day's meeting.
THE CAPTAIN COOK
SYDNEY.
"Bert, for Heaven's sake play as loud as you can, and get any of the boys who aren't actually blowing something to laugh!"
Then I raced round the Hall, as-
The State Cabinet has decided to sembling as many as possible of the hand over the old pilot steamer Cap-waiters and attendants.
tain Ecoute.
Cook as a training ship for nea
"WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL, It will be used by the Sydney
AS
·DANCE ROUND Scout training depot at Snapper 1-PLEASE
CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE land.
AS YIU CAN, MAKE AS MUCH NOISE-WITH-YOUR FEET AS. POSSIBLE AND KEEP UP A BUZZ OF CONVERSATION."
The Premier. (Mr. Mair) said: "About] 150 boys between 14 and 18 receive in-- struction there, and I understand that from 1 to 20 of them join the, Roya Australian Navy each year. About 10 or 12 join the mercantile marine."
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE
SYDNEY.
Zero-hour arrived. Tommy Wood- rooffe, now convulsed with laughter, signalled to me, the band launched Announcing that a survey of all Aus-into a fox-trot, and, while the wai- tralia's deferte requirements was being ters danced and chattered, I launched
3 frezled description of t made for the Federal Governmont, the into Acting Biinister for Supply (Sir Fro- the gracious Princesses, bejewelled derick Stewart) sald to-night that be-Rujals and noblemen who tween 10,000 and 12,000 men would be thronging the mighty Ballroom on required in aircraft and munition at this night of nights! lories by the middle of this year. Ho Bolleves there will be an Industrial; boom in Australia within the next six months.
THE RAAF.
MELBOURNE. Recruiting for the Royal Australian Air Force for service either abroad or resumed at home required, has
tradesmen! briskly. The demand for
any reasonable degree of prof- with cleney ln the relative trades associa ted with the Air Forco is still unțim-} Ited. Thore most urgently
required!
in almost unlimited numbers are fitters, or men with ausleient qualifications to enable them to respond to a short in- to become tensive course of training Atters, alap wirnless operators cooks.
and
Jo addition, there, oxist many There are two copies of the diaries in existence. The secretary to the Omelal Historian has the other sct,
SATURDAY'S WEDDING
Mr. M. A. Cairns Marries Miss Irene Williams
AUSTRALIAN EQUIPMENT
were
Sa the world attended the Coro- *nation' Ball of 1037. Listeners told me afterwards. "It sounded mar- feet us vellous, 'You made us though we were actually there,"
PRINCE
LOSES
TITLE
ATHENS.
Australia has cause to be proud of IN an apartment house here her war effort; but its full extent the mother of Mr. Anthony W. not generally realised. For instance,
it is not generally known that mechani D. Brooke was told sof re- cal depth charge 'throwers' hara beon)
den Austrilla for the Dritih der ports that he had been deprived troyers in the North Sea a few weeks of his title of Crown, Prince of
began, and have been Sarawak, 1. sept. after the war used in attacks on many U-boats.
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A selection of over 60 excellent views of
for
sending
the Colony. Very suitable "It appears to us that our nephew is
According to a British United Press Charles Vyner Brooke, Fred Apostoli; the American middle-cable from Singapore, Mr. Brooke's weight boxer, who was affered £3,000 uncio, Sir A pretty wedding took place at
for three contexts in Australia, will not White Rajah of Sarawak, had issued the Union Church on Saturday when make the trip. A cablegram received in this proclamation:--- Miss Irene Dorothy Williams, of the Sydney from Mr. L White, Apostoll's manager, stated: "Cannot consider your Helena May Institute, becaine the
offer. Apostolf weighs 17016. He is not yet fitted to exercise the responsi- booked to box Beltina February 2, also bilities of this high position. bride of Mr. Marcus Alexander
Conn for title in March. Thanks for "I have, therefore, taken from him Cairns, of St. John's Apartments.
offer." Stadiums, Ltd., had stipulated
weigh not more all the authority and powers which that Apostoli abould The bride is the daughter of Mr..
than XístDI (183lb.). It was Intend- were given to him by his nomination and Mrs Bowen, Williams, and ised to match him with Fred flonne-as Crown Prince in March, 1039,"
the secretary, and treasurer of the Helen à May: Institute, She was given away by her. brother, Mr. H. G. Williams of Dodwell and Company Lid.
Miss E. Williams, sister of the bride, was, bridesmaid, and Mr. T. U. Wilson, acted as best Rev. Mr. K. MacKenzie-Dow ducted tho' ceremony,
man. con-
A reception was held at the Helena May Inalltute and later the couple left for Repulse Bay for their honeymoon,
berry, Ron Richards, and Archie Moore, an American who is on his way to Ann-
tralia.
700 MILES OF BALLOONS
Mother's Roply
Mr. Anthony Brooke's mother said that she was sorry she could not say anything.
"I wish I could say something. However, it is a personal matter, and I must therefore walt unill he
Expansion of the balloon barrage arrives."
land and sen..
is going ahead at high speed. Al- Mr. Brooke was married Inst No- ready it extends over 700 miles of vember to Miss Kathleen Hudden, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Several new, coastal barrages are W. E. C. Hudden, of Crossley House,
Но Hristol, being created. There are plenty of Winterbourne, volunteers for marine work.
nominated Crown Prince last March.
was
abroad.
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