1914-10-17 — Page 5

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 1914.

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the trine Merchany of the cast What I am about to write is by no means an indictment against "cinemas."' From my days of youth upwards they have always been an attraction, and in view of the fact that they hold an undisputed monopoly as * Hongkong amusement I expend quite a lot of money on this artificial deviation-for the monopoly is also extended to the price of admission. The electrical Max Linder and the big and jovial Bunny are a sound antidote for the blues, and the stately and historical picture-plays cannot fail to interest anyone possessing an average amount of intelligence. We have, aleo, quite a good mixture of pictares in Hongkong, and it is obvious from the arrangement

ordinary .in

times of programmes that all tastes are carefully studied However, just at the present moment à leavening of diplomacy is necessary Iam, at once, an enemy of those who urge that because of the war all amusements should C0060. It is possible for a patriot, it may even be his duty, to amuse himself in spite of the fact that his country is We are not all com- at perilous war.

In default of petent to don, uniform. this we may usfully occupy ourselves in holding things together, and realising the necessity of keeping prudent and cocl under an almost unendurable temptation to be heroical and rach.

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It is no more heartless or indicative of a lack of public spirit to keep open the picture shows than it is to keep open Messrs. Webley & Scott's or the Army and Navy Stores. The question which has arisen, however, is: Should the war be allowed to utterly decide the character Must of the entertainment provided? all our picture plays be patriotic and must all the "big nighta" be of the drum beating nature? Already the picture houses are almost nightly unroll ing thousands of feet of film, no doubt feverishly commandeered and competed for, pertinent to the more violent chapters of the history of England. We sit and gaze with mixed feelings upon imitacions of war and very real counterfoits of its miscrics and

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our support to programmes which are not obsessed with awful war. Wo should he enabled to rely on our cinemas for relief and a fleeting restoration of life as we understood it before this calamity

Amusement caterers have Germany. had dawned. a public duty to perform. They should endeavour to remind us that the war will pass that smiles will return, to the world, that we shall not always be staggering on the brink of ruin, and that it is not necessary to dwell for ever with grave faces, self-consciously in the shadow of distress. By this means shall we be kept in sane mind and good heurt in the coming days, and destroy in its early stages the assumption of our entertainers that one theme alone is able at this time We should not go about to possess 118. like so many stunned creatures and with one fixed idea. We want to be made as bright as possible, without at all losing a sense of duty, and in this the amusement rendors can help. And we shall not be one whit, less loyal and patriotic. But do let us have a real senso of proportion of the fitness of things, and fewer artificial reminders that our country is at war That is painfully realised by all of us,prietors and managers of cinema

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yesterday, the miniature Rifle Range referred to is the LR.A. range, situated between the Albany Filter Beds and May Road!:

NEWSPAPERS AND THE WAR. be pleaded for war pictures of extra-

According to recent advices from hoite, ordinary dimensions, both as regards the the price of paper has increased by some dark subject treated-perhaps a page in thing like 75 per cent., and English news history which we would gladly have papers are few discussing the possibility Apropos of the paper famine.” of a blotted out for ever and its many attach-above, the following interesting announce ments of anything but an enlightening ment (which is very applicable in regard character? Undoubtedly it is stimulating to Hongkong publications) appears in a

Collector of Customs J. O. Davis, of the to some, but to those who need no such home paper:-

The War in which this country is now stirring up of their patriotic feelings engaged bits everybody and everything, port of San Francisco, says that & mis- the answer is that no moral excuse can and newspapers very severely. There is apprehension seems to exist among ship- be found for such productions. Those who a very common impression to the effect pers and steamship companies that have feelings, and those who have a that A great war is a grand thing for shippers' manifests are not required to be the papers, to quote a very common re filed at the Custom House for shipments deep and all-pervading personal interest mark, but as a matter of fact there never made by vessels that go directly to At- It is of great mportance that statistics in the happenings at the front do was a greater mistake-n war like the pre-lantic domestic ports through the canal. not wish to be reminded, when they sent is positively the worst thing that can

And for this of this trade be tabulated, and such to newspapers. drift to the lighter side of life as an happen escape from a strained existence, of what reason their expenses are quadrupled, statistics can be obtained only from the war really is; and picture representations the cost of paper is greatly increased, and manifests filed by individual shippers,

Canal or inability to open the same on the HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES. of war by no means err on the side of their income from advertisements is re- and in ease of possible obstruction of the unostentation: Such people as these duced almost to vanishing point.

Ah, but see what they get from date scheduled, necesitating tranship- visit the amusement houses more or less as a protest against those who would increased circulations, special editions, ments across the isthmus by rail, vessels throw all into chaos and confusion, by etc., is the natural reply of the uninform would be under disabilities in failing to Therefore, until further advised, each behaving just as if the ordinary and ed. True, the dailies issue frequent have proper manifests. familiar-civilisation of everyday life were editions which are eagerly bought up, but

We have decided, hasing the income from this is a mere bagatelle individual shipper should file a manifest superseded. our judgments upon all the reports when put alongside the huge expenditure at the custom house, as heretofore, and on salaries and equipment of war cor steamship companies should refuse to sign and happenings, that this war will have to be our inevitable companion for an respondents and telegraphic communica- hills of lading until a duplicate of the indefinite time. We have further decided tion, etc., amounting, in the case of some shippers' manifest, sworn to at the custom to live as cheerfully and normally as wo of the great dailies, to thousands of house, is also filed with them. possibly can under conditions which are pounds per week.

and by no means It is for these reasons--combined with not of "good cheer

A porrespondent writes to the West- normal. If the public meet the amuse- the well-founded fear of a paper famine- ment caterers in this spirit the latter that all the dailies have considerably re

by name and would be bound to suitably respond or duced the ordinary number of their pages.

As a Frenchman. accent the consequences. If the caterers The real newspaper problem of the minster Gazette:- assist the public to lose their hands, by moment is the question of the paper insisting upon increasing the general supply. To begin with, the whole of the extraction, a German by birth, and an fever and their own financial appendages, wood pulp used for the manufacture of Englishman by right of naturalization a justification for the existence of paper in this country comes from abroad, and of nearly thirty years living in this amusements at the present time has largely from Scandinavia and other country, I have read with profound European countries, largely also from emotion the repeated generous appeals of vanished.

Newfoundland, and other the Westminster Gazette for considerate Surely, there is enough war in Pelgium Canadian, and France without needlessly filling the Western sources. The European supplies treatment of the Germans living in cinema theatre with it; and there is are already cut off, and no one can fore England. I am sure I speak in the name. enough sincere yet rightly unostentations tell at the present moment what inter- of all Germans in this country who have

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without ference there may be presently with the a spark of gratitude in their breasts for Nor is the hospitality they have enjoyed in patriotism in artificially forcing patriotism upon the carrying trade of the Atlantic casual picture patron. If there be this unprecedented change in the size of England, if I thank the Westminster anyone who at this time needs a patriotic papers confined to this country-in Gazette, and the other papers who have stimulus of film-fighting of the kind France come of the dailies have been re-expressed similar sentimente (and I have CORES ORDERS BY LIZUT, CUL. A. CHAPMAN, V.D. under notice, then such patriotism is not duced to one page, so great is the shortage noticed several) for the most kind, and benefit of a number of people whose tragic likely to be worth much, either to the in paper supplies, and so black the out- encouraging words of comfort for the person or his country. If we are to-day look in regard to them." in need of war-real, lurid red war The newspaper in question announces fate it is to have their hearts torn asunder pictures, then we are incapable of any a reduction in size (unless things become by their love for their native land and

England." but a thin-skinned, spasmodic and conse- very much worse than now contemplated), their affection for their second fatherland, All who have lived for any length of quently empty patriotism. Every proper until peace is proclaimed."

time in England have learned thinking person will surely agree

appreciate English fairplay, and the have there is something akin to the revolting audience, the spectacle of

In a letter Sir Charles Macars urges noble rentiments which you luxuriously seated and comfortably affable under the benign influence of a that advantage be taken of the present expressed on behalf those that have no hearty dinner, moved to an equally stagnant trade to establish cotton reserves better wish than to continue those bonds luxurious emotion on behalf of ideals by Government action. He fears that of love and friendship which they have portrayed on the zone by film actors unless this is done the outlook will be very formed during many years. stay in this and actresses: ideals, let it be remem-serious. He adds that owing to the great country will, I fervently trust, ga & long hered, for which men are at the moment destruction of foodstuffs, it may be way one day towards bridging the gulf dying in battalions. If we do not need necessary to extend their production, now so deparably opening between two

ideals such artificial stimulus, then we should which mt; be considered in planting races kindred in religion, culture, and not seek such enjoyment, and only give next season's cropa.

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· Riles and ammunition will be

provided on the Range, will therefore not be required to

stated Rifles bring yesterday'a orders. 2-As it has not been possible to obtain targeta for Stonecutters Range of Saturday and Sunday, firing will take place at the Peak Range from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 17th inst and from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Sunday, the 18th institut

L. G. BIRD, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

-18th October, 1914.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

1.The following notice which was published. with Routine Orders recently republished for information.

*REENLISTMENTS.

PAY,

MANAGER.

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2. The following decisions of the Governor- in Council are published for informa-

tion;-

From the 6th September inclusivo. members of the Corps will cease to draw pay for such periods as they are off duty."

Members of the Volunteer Reserves will rease drawing pay from the 6th September inclusive.

H.E. the Governor has sanctioned the issue of pay to members of the Engineer Company actually on duty with Electric Lights at Engineer rates, with additional Engineer Pay at rates to be fixed by the Chief Engineer, South China Commitnd.

PARADER. ¦

3-Parades for to-day, the 17th inst.: Nil.

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Lieut. Lindsell

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