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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS UESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH,

BRITISH FILM PRODUCERS'

HANDICAPS.“

CHEAPER U.S. PICTURES,

GOLD: MONEY AGAIN.

ITALY'S NEW POINS

Soments with a mind for figures has ~pervetiyeniowlaiste e suc

of film used in the production of kinema plays in 103 were put together they

"The festivities in conmemoration of the

will be marked by the appearance of gold; Fascist revolution in Italy on October 30th-

would runch from New York to the mon, or from Los Angeles to London, wr sömur- thing wonderful of that sort...

The coins will be, approximately of the size of the British apvereign and will be equal in value to about in paper, or 23 gold, Ere.

On one side will be the head of the King -anton-the-other-Fi-cist insignia. Time

it is a pity that the industrious cent piler of statistics did not tell us how

ang sands of those thousands of miles the first gold wins to be strick in of film' plays were, produced by Britishly since 1012, industry, says writer in a London

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paper Only a very small proportion of BOWERN & CO. the whole, it is to be feared.'

That Great Britain can produce înc pictures has been proved by

The

Monkey's Paw," to name only one re- event "rylense.**

No 8, MUSEUM ROAD

SHANGHAL

Members, British Chamber of Commerce

Yet fower pictures were made in this (Shanghai). Mr. T, W. BOWERN, Fellow of country last year than in 1921, and fower | the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Insor- this year than in 1922. Americaporated by Royal Charter, Lordon, - Germany-advance anal advance, while STEAMAHIT AGENTS AND SUTPAROLES, Great Britain retreats,

It is dieult to see who or what is to be blavied. Many British film fans have started with "enhaslarm and rapi tal-only to fail Chiefly, it has been a Batter of linear

American pictures can be obtained by renters at a price below that which Eu lish proneers can possibly afford to well thoir films. And one reason for this is that a British pistare has difficulty in finding large a fiel as the pictures of "Ameyniya,” A goad Anferiva "movie" "play" not only goes all over Änerica, hit goes all over Eeghod as well. But the Ateri. enn renters will not kolat au English film unless there are some American stirs in the mast. That is why Mins Betty Compden" was brought over, regardless of expeise, to play in that otherwise essen tilly British fitum, founded on a good "ORITM Kyrön melodrama, Wonan to

Woban.

That, then, is the situation. But one would think that. the British Empire should provide a big enough field for the pictures that really matter, pictures that į Bo express British views Rod British ideals.

Miss Betty 1'impson says - and she does not say it as if she were throwing the asual bouquet expected from a visitor from abroad ---that "she prefers English

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cause the former allow an actress to give her own interpretation of a character and to uxives as she believes to be natural to herself wherpas American producera are More or less drill sergeants. Perhaps that is why so much of the acting from the other side' suggests that it is rehearsed by numbers.

CURRENCY MYSTERY.

WHAT IS THE RATE OF EXCHANGET"

Few people, says a banker in, that Daily Eripes could explain exactly what the rats of exchange is. and how it works. Fat it be supposed that Country A. mints gold coins containing four times

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as the ones minted by country R. Clearly the rate of exchange between the two will be four of country B's, coins for one of country A's.

Let it be supposed that each of the countries has 1.000 ounces of gold coins, and that instead of paying in cuing they agree to do so in notes. Provided ench only printsnotes to the total valine of 10 ounces of gold, the, netes also will exchange nt, the ratio of 4 to, beenuse in the case of each aountry there is Gough gold to redeem its notes at parz

"Suppose, however, that country, A. buys abroad goods to the value of 500 niners of gold; and ship, 600 ounces' in payment. Inmediately its gold reserve, to notes issued is insufficient to redeem its notes in full, so the salue of the lat ter will fall, and country B. if asked to buy them for gold, will want more than? one of them for four of its gold coins.

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