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THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS SATURDAY AUGUST

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INDUSTRY BRITAIN NEEDS.

[BY ZARUT, QUMMANDER THE KONJW

Ninety-five per cent. of the films shown.

in British picture houses today are for. eign.

Why are there not more British filmst Some beautiful pictures have been pro. duced in this country, we have an

Inform parable literature to draw upon, beauti- fal scenery and a wealth of historica!. buildings

The usual answer is that the English climate is unfavourable. But the tech- nique of fim production bus so improveth that climatic conditions are of decreasing importance.

Again, the majority of scenes take place indoors; and there is no reason why British Al companies should not go te the south of France or Spain for aun- shine.

AMERICA'S WAR TUN

LEAD.

The real trouble with British films iš the enormous start given to the Ameri cuns. At the outbreak of the war our kinema industry was beginning to come into its own, but we could not spara the men or the material during those four troublous years.

To this mast be added the fact that` America happens to be the richest coun- try in the world. Unfortunately big business and big finance have hitherto not looked kindly on the British film! industry, partly out of conservatism, partly owing to some failures at the be- ginning.

It may be said: "What does it matter to the Government whether the British film-producing industry dies altogether?"

The answer is that the films have enor- mous educational, advertising and pro- pagandist value. It cannot be a good | thing* for our younger generation, to be soaked in foreign ideas and customs generally, and American idens în parti cular

Again, there is not a home industry we cannot have films for, export; and our prestige and our commerce in the world's markets are bound to be affected if British Alms are unrepresented in the picturs theatres of Europe, Asia, South America, and Australasia, The Prime Minister himself has come to this point of view, as he showed in his speech in the House recently.

HOW GOVERNMENT CAN HELP.

A mere tariff is no use at all. There is already a tariff of 3d. a foot on imported films, and this is uselesa. In Americ there is a great home market which pays for the cost of production of the film and shows a handsome profit in addition, and all the other prints of the film sold abroad are clear profit For American salesmen, films are the best dumping pro- position the world has ever known. Also,

by the system of block contracts, a custom

What is mother to do?

What is a mother to do when she is worried out of her life because her baby will not get on 7 Best to do what this doctor did give him Glazo.

My boy need twelve months la in every way up to the standard of en antirale breast-fed baby z in full of vitality and good temper and has firmi Beil And, a well-knit figure. I cannot speak too highly of your food from personal experience»? -(Signed) MD Lomt, MB, B3;MACS., ERCP.

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Cuticura Should Be

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Daily use of Cuticora Soap keeps the pores active and the skin dar sind „hoshby, while the Oirment

de l'Alemas delicately med heala pimples and other irritations.

has arisen by which the agents declinecated antiseptic powder of pleasing

to sell the kinema proprietors a good American film unless they undertake to buy a series of others good, bad, and indifferent

In Germany a law has been passed and is in operation that for each foreign, film shown in a German picture house a Ger man film must be shown. This would not do here, at any rate for the present, as British films do not exist in sufficient numbers, and the only effect would be to ruin the prosperous picture house business. A small compulsory percentage might be tried, but there would be great opposition from the picture-house proprietors, and we do not wish to alien£te any action of the tradel

BIG PRIZES AHEADA

Where the. Government could urbet uso fully help would be by providing cheap money. A big picture to-day costs a great deal to produce, and employs an army of actors, artists workmen, engine. ers, and contractors of all kinds. And the returns do not came in for eighteen months

or more.

The industry in Britain has fallen so far astern that it would have to be a ported for some time. The credits would be given the Trade Encilities Com mittee guarantees loans to day; and step would have lezbe taken to see that the management was efficient and that the mpasy was properly expended.

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ZEN PROPAGANDA)~-

For some time relations have been grow Executure and the Trades Union General strained between the Socialist Party

Council; says a Home writer on political subjects. The position is a matter of some otcern to the Bochet Party, as the des Union General Council controls the parse-strings of the political party.

But the prizes for success are so great, and the rfect on or commerce and national prestige so important, that I be lieve that it would be well worth the while of Parliament to devote a considerable The latter depends largely for its suc sum of money for a term of yeare to pub cams or failure in its campaign, an. pró the industry on its feet. The sum would pagandist fiterature which has hitherto be large because a first-class sales organie sup] from a joint organization of ention is needed for the whole world, and the Trade Union Congress and the Bocialist, we must be able to assure the Australian Party or Indian picture house proprietor that wo can give him, a block of British fixas, and that he need not be afraid of being boycotted by the American or German

lemeu

It is gathered that the General Council. is unwilling to allow this uxpungement to, continue, feeling that if slope should con-- trol the policy of this Socialista.

The Socrate may shot itself deprived of aby voice the foreign and research?

And this money need not be lost can think of no better investment of the is not without significance in presest tine from every point of view complete zidaneyy (while educational artistic,- commercial and obtained the General. Com untional.

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