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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1949,

Shanghai Theatre Owners

Censor Films Themselves Correspondence

Shanghai, October 4. (Delayad).......

- The Editor – takey, no respon

esters by borespondents, 'zond: bir' 10 medná necessarily actress with

Shanghai theatre mänäĝors have to get as their own ability "for" views expressed in

censors to prevent "poisonous" films from get ting to their screens...

This type of censorship Many of these are expected to stemmed from the recent press be placed in the immerit campaign against imperialis barmed" category. Others will be tic movies mainly American."temporarily banned unti the It will be replaced by an out- All others will be permitted

have been seen by the censors, right ban on certain films when be shown. the Communist cultural au- thorities get around to classify→ ing the more than 500 Ameri- can and British films here.

1

HK Delegation ToTM ECAFE

The Hong Kong delegation to the forthcoming fifth session of the Economic Commission for Asin and the Far East will be headed by Mr. R.C. Lee, CHE, as chief de legate, with Mr. Awok Chan and Mr. I. M. Lightbody as alternate delegates, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Kwok Chan will accompany their husbands.

од

The delegation will leave by sir October 1. The conference, in Singapore, will start on October 20 and is expected to last for 10 days

A wide range of items is listed on the Agenda for the fifth ses sion of this United Nations re- gional commission, covering with topies as trade promotion, indus trial development, cooperation be tween ECAFE and the Food and Agricultural Organisation.

re gional statistics and flood control. Hout Kone has been represented on the Commission as an Asso einte Member since the second ses sion in November, 1947 and two

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Medical Service ·

Sir-Muan has been written in these columts as to whether or give his not a physician-shail patients any prescription, and 1

would appreciate an opporamits to submit my humble view'S.

One of your correspondents, a

in The physician, bas defined proscrip

"direction.” tion" as anti-term implies the existence of at least two parties, the one who the direction, and the one gives the who is to follow it. If a physician cives

a direction to be followed his patient and then retains i gy his Mimself, how is the patient t femot it?

A film may be shelved Hjudged be propagating imperialistic propaganda, promoting Communism, encouraging crime, over-playing the sex theme sprending: feudal ideologies and for a host of other reasons, Àng objection from the audience can -{ also cause "the 'withdrawal, of a

filen

The same correspondence has Theatre managers have dir-

also suggested that a patient doe rectly withdrawn: "Crash Dive, Fores, featuring John Garteld what does that service consist staring Tyre Power, and Arcot purchase any prescription

burn play wichinso such as "glorifying American

does not consist Surely it military might," are now gather off

entirely of a diagnosis; it mus ing dust in stock rooms.

of necessity consist of a prescrip- tion based upon such diagnosis. Service without prescription is incomplete.

:

A Chinese film was banned after a one day run. It exag gerated the military (and nava' power of the Kuomintang, the authorities said. The fact that Its

was changed from

name

"Sea Hero" to "Little Shoe- maker" falled 'to save it.

Too Much Sex

CAT Pilot Makes Survey Flight Over Canton Area

The last plane from - Canton arrived at Koi Tok at 1.55 p.m. yesterday and brought with it a story of the ominous quiet of a city doomed to Communist occupations,

The

once busy runway at White Cloud Airfield was completely deserted amid evidence of a hurried, almost panicky,, desertion.

At 10 am a CAT plane took plosives were seen. The pilot turn- off for a survey flight to. Canton.ed his plane and landed on the j This was the plane that returned military fled at, Tian Ho at 155 pm: Arriving at. Canton,] (The strip,at White Mond, will "he aircraft-veas about to land on be blown as soon as the Com-" the strip when the drums of ex-munists reach the city perimeter. Planes pee standing by at Tien Hp for the final lift from the city

Chinese General Fined

Meinwhile Canton city remain- ed quiet and calm, awaiting its fate behind closed doors and de- serted streets

-Communication Cut ---

More Squatter Huts To Be Cleared

Clearance of squatter hurt- ments from the urban areas la shortly to be resumed.

A notice in the "Govern- ment Gazette" yesterday gave Health Inspectors. Police and

subluthority to clear, a

Works Department M-

big area in the. Shamshulps District, Kewioon.

The area is bounded on the North by Boundary Street, on the, North, East by Latchi- Kok Road, on the East by Tong Mi Road, on the South by Prince Edward Road, and

the

the water-

front

Personalia

Wors

The tension at Canton, was re- A Chinese major-general, | tected at Käi Tak.. The youtine aged 42, was fights of other airlines for other Chu Yee-tak, fined $100 by Me J.:Wicks at destinations. În free China and I am given to understand that Kowloon yesterday on a charge elsewhere continued..

Kai Tak ceased to be in touch! Mauser in Hong Kong some docters of possession of a

O'Neal. Messrs T.C their prescription but automatic not

with Cantor, late on Thursday asing. G. McDowall, Macie give out

.32 pistol and 11 only the medicine, for which an

evening when ratio communi- rounds of ammunition. extra charge is pald. The patient

It was stated that on Thursda falled.

calion, between the two airports hose, and Sister J. Wilson left for

London yesterday by BUAC. does not low and has no means

defendant was 'an incarning. · pas- to know what, treatment is given senger at the Kowloou-Canton And although the last plane kim.

Meess. S. Simons and B.Tocco In case be should change

Hallway station. He has not that night arrived at 7 pm the Balaraya Whos local airport did not shut down left Hong Kong for Cairo vester- decla scarded, the pistol and mun until close to 10 pm The reason day by BOAC. indberetter in defendant's pos- short intervals, of time, heavily for Bombay included Messrs W.FA tion we

were found wrapped in a was that planes, coming in at such E Departures by BOAC yesterday

taxed the already overworked

session.

Another Chinese film, "Give

his physician, the second one would not know what the first Us Our Liberty," was voluntary withdrawn because it was classi-by be deprived of the advantage one prescribed and would there- fed as a "yellow picture," a Chi- nese phrase meaning there was

of

previous experience with the

too much sex in it-

A prescription, in my opinion, claimed that he was en route to partments.

In Court yesterday, defendant Immigration and Revenue De- Nightingale and Magrati Amris 3. Ah Hain and Mr. Wu Duck- As a result, IL. was? the best protection for a pay- Taiwan, steam against claims of damages

and that he had a close to 9.45 p.m. when the last ling left for Fangoon by BOAC

yesterday. on the ground of negligence. Ir Chinese permit for the arms. load of passengers was cleared.

The pistol, and the 11 rounds of: More than 30 passengers passed medicine physician provides

ammunition.were ordered to be the night in

in the...

No British or American picture has been based up to now. This has been due to careful selection

movie fere by theatre opera-

case.

is

Immigration

merabers of the present delegation, tom. But selecting films that will without the corresponding pro- confiscated to the Police Armoury. / waiting room on Thursday.... They! BOAC yesterday included Messrs.

Mr. Lee and Mr. Lightbods, at tended the last session held in

et general approval is giving headaches to many a manager.

Ever For Whom the Bell

cription, he is running a serious risk from false recusation by ignorant or ill-disposed persons i berpen

Departures for Bangkok by

days involving

It was the second case in two were transit passengers headed E. Huggins, C.H. Baker, A.L

Australia at the end of 1948 Tolts." cutwardly acceptable 'be something unfrwards should hap i generala a Chinese, major-, for Chungkong and Talpeh, held Pratips and Low Way-nig

Chinese Gir

Attacked By

Snatchers

Ka

to

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cause of its anti-Fascist theme,

his patient view as classed as objectionable by

the inadequate of qualified dispensers in the cultural authorities at an in- umber of doctrination

physician may Hong Kong a meeting for movie- inen. They ruled out the film

be

perhaps maintain dispersary. their eyes it

but he should give each patient cause in

rare an a "exaggerated idea of America.

a prescription and, the patient A young Chinese girl was at did not give just credit to Soviet may have it filled at his dispen

sary with a dispenser, to be held jacked by two pen last night participation in the Spanish civil

responsible fog aling it. The while she was walking

and glorified along war

individual O heroism to the detriment of the dial

physician is relieved of ad- Fuk Wah Street, Kowloon,

ditional responsibility and may The girl was approached from masses. behind by the two men, one of

still be assured of an extra in- whom snatched her handbag and

physician should object to giving

In the circumstances no¦ sold chain. When she screamed

each patient a prescription and for help, the girl was stubbed by

his professional pride should be one of her assailants.

in no way hurt thereby.

She was taken to the Rowlson Hospital in a critical condition.

The-men-then-gat-sway.

HONG KONG.

REEL CLUB

The "Battle of Russia," Office of War information booster for the Soviet and made up from Russian news reals, received a demerit for a fine saying that aid from the Western Allies helped the Soviets to stem the -German-onslaught

Local theatre men, however, belleve that the immediate future of American and British flms is Inot too dark. This is

firstly, there are

2415 is because. insuficient pic- bures to

esmer

AN OUTSIDER

Moonlight Revelry Sir-May I express our thanks

Imported Gold From Canton

First Chinese: refugees: from- Canton, two of them women, were brought before Mr. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday on a charge of importing gold without à permit:

returned to defendants on pay- The gold was ordered to, be ing their fines

up by the day's contusion. They

were £nally, down at early yes Departures from the Peninsul

Hotel on Thursday included Mrs | térday-atorning.

Throughout the evening the C. Lee, Miss G. Johnson, Miss cafeteria was filled with pilots E. Mitchell, Miss V. Corrington and airline personnel celebrating Messia C.L. Liu, J.H. Pomeroy thats escape from Canton in a M.H. Morgan, T.K. Yuen, R.W. Roberts, Y.5. Huang, V.H. Perry, succession of airlifts.

C.G. Rose, H.F. Teen, R.G. Lewis, and R.G. Pers.

Swatow's Fates

Mrs.

It is reported from reliable: Am the arrivals at the sources in Hong Kong that; air Peninsula Hotel on Thursday in- schedules for Swabow. will be cluded Miss F.L Incols, suspended in a day or two, when J.T. L, Mrs. K. Waller. Mesers. the-port is expected to come J.G. Hoblyn, M.K. Sanghavi, J.S. under direct assault, by the Narula, T.V. O'Neill, L. Clark, Cora munista

A.L. Phillips, B.J. Butler, P. Chan Wai-fu, aped 43, un in Flights, however, were still be-Bastid, B.W. Adams, W.R. Grace, cerning passenger, was asked, at

ing maintained yesterday when W.P. Widridge, and K. Fukui, The Kowloon Canton Railway co both CNAC and CATC operated Thursday whether he had any to the threatened city.

Among the passengers who la to declare Defendant, re- Fold to

An American pilot who few in by CPA yesterday for Bangko plied in the negative. On being from Sristow at 4.30 pm, yester-Singapore and Rangoon were M searched, two gold bars weighing

about 10 tacls were found in his day described the airfield there as T. Hammarstrom, Mr. and Mrs. E

Gitelman, Mrs. S. Gurovich, Ma

place them, and sec and appreciation of the services watch pocket. He was fined $1, à state. As calm has begun on D.F. Suhoff, Mr. Chan On,-Miss-

Ir conjunction with the Hong ondly, the Communists are un- Kone Reci Club, the inaugural willing to close down theatres practice meeting of the Kowloon which ultimately with heat Cleo will be held in the Assemblyers for Soviet and Chinese pro- Kall of the King George V School ductions.

on Monday at 8,30 p.m.

Kowloon Reel Club will be

"The

Clak. but

affiliated to the Hong Kong Reel

Soviet Films

the 700

"Werk, however,

Lai So gook, Mrs. Yeng Lin- hoi, Mr. Chew Kwan, Mr. C.D. Wong and Mr. Henri Maux.

Those who arrived by CPA yes- inclucied terday from Manila Alison Waller, Vera E. Modcalf, Robert Flanegin, Kwan Wing-siao, Kwan Wing-tom and Chan Hon

FO generously provided by

the airstrip's destruction," he said, Press in advertising

A fine of $100. was imposed on, our Moon- light Revelry Party and other Fang Sze-chin, a woman, for im-adhling that the airport was being Club activities throughout

the porting about five taels of gold, prepared for demolition.

Asked if he was going to Defendant was-searched, and the Fear

Through the courtesy of your two strips of gold: were found Swatou again the pilot said that columns may also say "Thank sewn in each shoe in a suitcase as far as he knew, he was to By You" to our many

Friends and

She told the Court that she did to. Swatow again today

understand. Cantonese, dialtet. supporters without co-operation, ready

whose close bet und

When

Toured City she was asked by revenge service and gifts we could not have held officers whether she had any gold,

Wednesday evening.

no gold on her person, but gold

When to Shce, a CATC, ens-

211 am spent an ployee, was asked whether he had hour touring the city in a bor- any gold to deciare, he replied owed automobile and flew out Mr. W. Latimer. Tenancy

26 Chinese Air

Air Force

- officers. Tribunal Magistrate, yesterday that he had one bar weighing our women and two children reserved his decision on an ap about 10 taels. On being search adds United Press ed, another bar and five' goki

Te

sident and Club is intendea But the fact that they are in Moonlight Revelry at Eucliff last she told the sinkers that she hadt wisselot of Noel, Missouri, kind-

will have its own. Pre- It is estimated that there are However, over 250 Soviet films available. the Kowloon

Piel primarily for the convenience of Russian, which few Chinese un- Kowloon residents..

derstand. prevents them The Club is ret confined med ly. Studies in Peting at placed on the market im- Scotsmen, - but. Scottish member- men are expected to be members present are busy dubbing in Chi of the Hong Kong St. Andrews nese dialogue to increase their

popularity.

Society.

Pipers of the King's Own Scot- tish Borderers will pipe at the inacgural meeting.

"FORTHCOMING WEDDING

of

The forthcoming wedding Luiz Maria Soup, assistant of 180 Nathan Road, top floor, and

Miss Delcimina Nereida Baptista

Chinese pictures themselves are

with scarce

several Kuomintang ra Sims now classed as unsuit- able. Also the output of new Alms is low, Shaughal's movie industry is practically at a stand- still North China and Manchuria hare Eve

studios.

They plan 40 pictures a year, which is

mezgre for. Shanghai's 53 theatres.

So

A. E. MATTHEWS,

Chairman, Hong Kong Women's International Club.

Tenders For Jap Reparations Machinery

in

her

bag

CAT. Chic Pilot, Robert the Tienho military airfield Canten

edat

Rousselő lett Hong Kong yes-

Application For Eviction

plication for eviction by Li and

| rings weighing about five testerday morning von a "reconnais. Cung Limited, of Marina House,

were found in his shirt pockets.

Lo was Sned $500.

anes fight to Canton. He circle against the occupiers of 19 over the White Cloud, Geld and Connaught Road Central, first Yan Chung-Fee, aged 21, was fined $500 for importing 40 spotted what appeared to be floor. gold coins weighing approximate

in a girdle tied round defendant's waist

vil Event 25 wody like to Shansha fet some time) that sealed tenders in duplicate two bars, sie rings, a bracelet,) abandoned"·

autcaobile Kwah Trading Company.

announced.

charges up and down theThe applicants, who were re ly 10 facis. The gold was found sides of the runway's logblocks tresented by Mr. D. A L at each end but no personnel Wright instructed by Mr. Y. E Circling them over Tienho, five Chan, claimed that the precises it seems Hollywood and J.

mães away, he watched as three in question were let at $159.50 a Mr. J. Hargreaves, Acting Con- Aur Hank will still have a troller of Stores, stated yesterday eight taels of gold consisting of then handed.

For importing approximately Air Force franskats took off, and month to the Far East Shipping.

th He spotted four Company T. L. Quong, and which should be clearly marked two pendants and a bracelet chain, "Tender

ed one

drove into the

Alter March 1915, applicants for the purchase of a married woman, Wong Yuk- Japanese Reparations Machinery" chum was

rclaimed, the first opponent trans- business inte in will be received at the office of magistrate.

aned $850 by the was suist shops were open and ferred or sub-let the premises the Chairman, Tender Beard,

Hafic was as usui. The water without their consent to the other. Colonial Secretariat, Lower Albert

trent was quiet. Trafic Police sooncuts. OFFICIAL NOTICES were on duty Driving through The Far East Shipping Com- to next Friday,

Doon

the residential Tungshan dis-}

dis-Pan

at a previous hearing Lad The lot consists of transformers,

APPOINTMENTS. trict he spotted several houses announced that they were not switchboards, meters, parts for same and transformer oll. Forms Public Works, has been appointed none appeared to be serious. He

Mr. E. A. Boyce, Director of with signs of looting but said resisting the application. cf tender with further particulars an Official member of the Legis-drove back to Tienho and -took 1 trang was represented by Mr. S..

Road, Kowloon Tong, has been The theatres are ziad

So are the moviegoers who, at the peak of the press campaign, flocked to see what they thought

the time were the last Amend an and British films to be shown here. Associated Press.

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Murder Trial Continues

The Ticket Scalper murdez- trial entered its 10th hearing |

Latire Council with Bitect from Os-

tober 3.

car at noon.

The Kin Woo Trading Com-

After both sides ad delivered He said that while on the ground he could hear the sounds their closing addresses, firdgment Mr. Owen Fitzwilliam Akmintire to the North West but was reserved. ton has been appointed to act as could int pot any action from Deputy Director of Civil Aviation the air. He did not koper, whe

wement vas and Airport Manager with affect her an actual engagement

He said the Air Force underway. He from September 16.:

officers, women and children

were scheduled passengers.

A number of persons have-been theemont was, their appofited' to be Registrams and

Bringing

Registrars Of

Persons

yesterday, with the jury dis- Defence Force, approved by the airfield and then return to Mandel, Suwok-hing.

Ping-a....

Tan Gwal

*Fa-yin, KDX

Chey

Hang-konz Chow Wai-zee,

Georga Pan

Re

Mr. Maxwell Norway Oxford Det exactly sch has been a printed a Justice, of the Peace for Hong Kong with to peruit him to take off. Assistant Registrars of Person effect from

Be delivered them to Santsão 15- under the Registration of Per om October 8

land, South of Keanging: pro- sons Ordinance. They are.

Registrars:

Captain

Leocard Promotions in the Hong Kong Vince where there is a small

Mr. Chan Tin He

said when he check and Mc missed temporarily for further Governor, included Private Bebert landed the Air Force officers told Assistant Registrarse Vincent arguments on the admissibility Craig Colt tehaus Chim he had one hour after which flatz, Tuan-mu Hsi of certain statements by the cevate mold Hugh Kennedy cries would be dangerous to remain vers Poon Wing-cheong, cused, which took up the earey Cadow Kandition to be Lieu.

ton to be Lieutenant, Private Geo="] Hun

tire day.

tenant, Private Patrick Noel Sla- STAMP EXHIBITION The five Accused are Chan

ter to be Lieutenant, and Private The China Phistelfe Asiocía- Chan Kang-chuen Terence Dare Sorby to be Leotion's Second Annual Stamp Exws, Francis Y. H. Lee, Li Yeet- Kam-chien, Kwang Burg, Lerng Kan and Li

hibition opened yesterday with a

lin Liew Shaan-chiang, Kwok- record attendance of nearly a Wing They are standing trial tenant. before Mr. Justice Gould, Puisne

thousand. Over three hundred

Xxx George Judge, and an ali make hity

well-arranged- The men are alleged to have

frames are on view. China Bri Wing-nin Lau Ping-tok Ha Les Chan Eoi. attacked

killed and

Lish Empire and the Colonies; and Cheng-kwong, James C. M. Chang, Hcket sealner, outside the China

foreign countries appear to have Tam Ming-fi, Jose Emilio Cruz Theatre Wanchal, on May

received equal representation.

and Lee Chia-hispan. Mr. Y. J. L D'Alton en instructions of Mr. A. el. Arculli 2 Tannes Tribunal with effect A number of foreigners are among the exhibitors, this defending the first, second androm October 6.

Exhibition is truly international FALSE ALARM art accred. The two ofhers Other Irwyers rapesinte

happy represented by Mr. A. Clif

The name of Dr. Dankne Chan has been added to the Register of Medical and Surgical Practioners

Mr. Sydney Ne'Quinn, solicitar, has been appointed to sit alone as

han

Lä

Kö

Robert A0-

CAR CESCng

Robert

Saigon: October 14. emittillery battle between Vietminti forces and supporters of Bao Dai tead of the new state of Vietnam, raged for an hour last

A fault in the electric burglar night a few miles from Saigon. I instructed by Mr. A. M. Late as a Tenaticy Tribunal in spirit of Sino-British co-operation

Several

clade Brzetra. David Andrew: Les In the Ammamits straw hate. Soaresi katsom to conducted flie Wright, barrister-at-Law, Batalion motion of this universidan: syriem in the Bank of Appenderal China get off a false alɛyn yester- were burned but there were no The

The Exhibition remains open day morning, which" / drew the casualties. The Vietminh, Lure by Mr. M. Heenan Crown all Normas Cooper, Ferdinand fell

back when

Bremen and go Courel, assisted by Detective Gerald Migel, Peter John Grinths, 2 pantomorow, and a police to the scene. The cats of ernment reinforcements arrived Boardector M 1. G. Ban Yeet Keng Kan, E.-A., Chan Ying visit by all those interested in the Alarm grad immediately dis

phiirielyvis rECZANE

covered upon their arrival, -Renter

The trial continues on Monday: rkung, and Alfred Yun-san Hon

M