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WATCHING THE POLICE IN

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AN ACTOR ON "GOSSIP. MONGERS."

LIVELY DEBATE.

spirited debate at There was the London School of Economics recently, between Mr. Athole Stew art, the actor, and Mr. St. John debate held by the Chinese Chris-Ervine on the subjectShould

Singapore-Evidence that the police are closely watched by the public was forthcoming during a

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FILM CASE TO BE RETRIED.

VIEW THAT A JUDGE

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LONDON.

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TREBOVIR HOUSE. Advantageously situated. One minute- Tube Station. Ten minutes-Piccadilly and Kensington Gardens Large Sany The Court of Appeal has allow Booms. Constant Hot Water, Ercollant It is no wonder that the 1928 girled the appeal of, Herbert Wilcox Cuisine. Highly recommended by Officers wears that one-pound look"! No Productions, Ltd., the film pro-and Families Full Board Residence, wonder she walks buoyantly as ducers, from a judgment of Mr. Single Room from N-17-8. Doable from though capped by the graces of fall Justice Branson dismissing an aega. Per Week. 1, TURBOVIR ROAD

tion which they brought against EARLS COURT, S.W.5. spring-time.

First National Pictures, Ltd., film

CHURCH NOTICES. The average young girl of slender proportions

modern ideas, when fully dressed and ready for

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG Koro.. Ascot or the royal garden party this summer, will wear clothing

JUNE 29,1999, 4th Banday after Trinity-

Holy Communion at 8 am, that will weigh only an ounce over

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Peak Sunday School at 10 a.m. sacrifice the tapering heels that shoc-makers have fixed to her best shoes she will come well within the one-pound limit.

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renters,

Herbert Wilcox Productions are the owners of the Alm "The Only Way," and they alleged that First National Pictures, in breach of an agreciment and of their duty, on many occasions let the film in a block of others of an inferior character, and thereby let it for

less than could have been obtain- ed for it separately, and that they persuaded exhibitors who wanted to hire it separately to hire it in a block at a lower price and re- fused to let it otherwise..

Herbert Wilcox "Productions declaration that the

claimed a agreement was no longer binding on them, and an damages.

account

and

tian Association, Singapore, on dramatic critics be abolished!" the motion "That the local police

The debate was one of a series are at present inadequately arm-organized by the London School of ed," says the Straits Times. Economics in aid of the King Mr. Song Ong Siang was in the Edward VII. Hospital Fund for chair, and the Rev. W. Murray. London. Presbyterian Minister

Mr. Athole Stewart appeared to Chinese, joined in the discussion.regard Mr. Ervine as a misguided Leading for the affirmative, Mr. Lot living in the cities of the plain. Woon Kok Peng said the decision All dramatic critics, he urged, hold that debate had been should be destroyed, saving only reached some time prior to an Mr. Ervine and one or two others Critics of the theatre, with the Article on the subject in the

exception of this pedigree stock, Straits Times “Notes of the Day" deserved no better fate. They did

First she took the latest coat for column. He mentioned that fact not know their job, and they caused Ascot a charming garment of beige as showing that two sources wide endless suffering to the dependents georgette with all the promise of of actors and those connected with summer in its tucks. Three-and-a- ly different and absolutely inde the theatre by ill-judged criticisms, half ounces registered the scales. jolly-looking pendent of each ether had felt the no example he quoted, "To Then the dress, heed of such inquiry. Several night, such and such a play was model of Almy texture designed times there had been references in produced at the Shaftesbury Thea. with an abundance of vivid flowers. Five ounces. An adequate supply the Press to the effect that Singa. tre. Why " He demanded & stan. pore was trying to rival Chicago. dard and a judgment that should a lingerie dainty enough to satisfying judgment, said that in this

fastidious of women When one recalled the complaint he more uniform. Dramatic critics the most, that Singapore was not sufficient haunted the places where artists added another two ounces to the ly well advertised, one could not resorted, hunted them down, pump- avoid the reflection that it was a ed them, preyed on their vanity, shame that the alleged need should and published what they found out. be met by its earning the title, The vast majority of the critics #Chicago of the East.'

were little better than gossip- mongers and paragraphiste of the most shameful type

A Libel Remted. Crimes were of daily occurrence,

"Black" English Actors. so that the tale of them in the Press read like a serial story. То Mr. St. John Ervine, in reply, deal with the position, what was said that the Shaftesbury Theatre necessary An adequately armed criticism was excellent. He wished police force. Did guns constitute be could do as well. He told the adequate arming for the local story of an American critic who had police? The speaker submitted married and parted from his wife, they did not. The time when 3D actress. Of her be wrote, criminal used his arms against the "When this lady married me she police was when he was resisting described her profession as an capture. Of what use in such cir- actresa. She committed perjury " cumstances was a gun to a police That to him was a perfect criticism. man The speaker therefore main He urged that Mr. Stewart's de- tained the local police were inademand for uniformity of judgment quately armed.

was nonetensc. Criticism should be Mr. Peng Kwee Wee protested different. Dramatic criticism could against the charge that Singapore not be done by machinery. Wher was becoming like Chicago. It was they were told that critics should a recognised fact that this Colony think about the dependents of was peaceful, and that the local actors and managers and scene police had very little work to do shifters his reply was: What had in dealing with criminals... The that to do with criticism? He was major portion of their time was only concerned with, the play, the occupied with traffic matters and performance, and the production hawkers. Put arms in the hands whether it was good or bad! As of the policeman on the road, and for the paragraphist, he retorted, as surely would the peace of mind what would we not give to have of the public be disturbed. For had them in Shakespeare's day, one thing, the poor would keep Mr. Ervine compared the slack. wondering what they had been ness of English actors after a three armed for, and what was going or four months' run with the keen. to happen next.

ness of actors in America. In New

We all know the native police | York the 150th performance WLS AS in Singapore pay little attention good as the first. Every night was to robbers; that the matter to a first night. If actors and man. which they pay great attention is agers really wanted critice abolish. squeeze'," said the speaker. "Armed they could do it in one stroke them with deadly weapons, and-by uniting and refusing to send you cannot tell to what extent they them tickets, But they don't do would go.'

it," Mr. Ervine said. "They know Serious and violent crime in that the life of the theatre depends Singapore was not of frequent oc- on the critics. Harsh criticism is currence, no further, arming of the necessary to the life of the theatre police was. unnecessary. One and the drama is strongest when "thould not be moved into adopting criticism is fiercest.

measures for everyday conditions under the sway of feeling produced by occurrences that were few and far between. With their batons the police were well enough armed for what they had to do, and, to put mote arms in their hands was to ask for trouble, in the condi- tions peculiar to the environment and mentality of the native police

inan...

When you say, 'Let's say some- thing nice, about anything, it is a sure thing it is on its last legs. People do not begin to be kind to a politician until the poor fellow is on the brink of the grave.

The theatre wants only critics who saȘ to authors that their play is the best play, to actors that it is the best acted, and to producers that the production is unmatchable! When that day comes the "talkies"

Mr. Tan Peng Tan said he con- sidered the carrying of revolvers will be triumphant and the theatre

so dend that it can never be retur.

by inspectors, sub-inspectors and detectives constituted adequate reoted!'' arming. The speaker thought Singapore was u most peaceable and peaceful place to live in. He

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had been about the streets at all the inagistrate heard of it be ask hours, and had never witnessed ed, Did anyone help the police- scenes of "violence, unless he put man?? and, when answered in the the usual dispute betweçu rickaha negative exclaimed," Catch puller and his fare in this cate "Chinese helping the police!" gory. There was no reason why the police should be armed. What, the speaker inquired, did one ex- pect them to do, having armedį them? He pictured every police man on beat duty, on trafic duty, with a pistol stuck in his waisti What did they require to be arm- ed for To deal with obstructing icc-water sellers 7.

There was another way of afford- ing the public better protection. Then was the necessity, when for eign boats were in, for putting.on extra guards to watch workmen and other persons of whom there was reason to be suspicious, when That they came off those abipa would put a check on the import of drous.

To Keep the Peace.

A Magistrate's Sarcasm. Mr. C. J. Hoh said one had to Mr. Low Pow Song said: "Not realise that the police were paid so very long ago I was in a car in servants, paid for a particular Lavender Street. We were behind kind of work, by the public," and another car, and pulled up as the that the criminal was one of the car in front was stopped by the public. The policeman's function police-a European inspector and was to keep the peace, and that four natives, constituting an arm- was not to be done by men struted patrol. Shots were fired from ling at street corners armed to the the car. -The polios-disappeared.. teeth. The remedy for such violent I saw them go behind the pillars crime as there was lay in other on the pavement. The men in the directions. For one thing the ear jumped out and ran AWBY. Chinese had not yet learned pro The native policemen reappeared, perly the duties of good citizen- the European inspector behind ship. The speaker once had reason them. He was shouting Fire, why to blush for his fellow-country- don't you fire?', One of the police men. It was a case in which a men replied Tada biji Tuan." ". ricksha puller was being badly Mr. Murray suggested that be Trebica bylo The face grming the nolice farther puller was trying to repel the at much more training was necessary tack of the policeman, and the in the use of arms, in discipline, crowd of Chinese did nothing ex- and in self control. cept cry Strike, strike." When' The motion was put to the vote,

(Continued on next Column). and lost by six votes to four.

Hat.

A fair-sized summer hat of silk with a shady brim was then placed or the scales to undergo the test. Two additional ounces. Stockings, the fashionable fine-gauge kind, were troublesome to weigh, for they seemed to be the lightest things on earth. A pair of thin gloves was added, and the scales balanced with

half-ounce weight.

An obliging mannequin banded one of her shapely shoes, and the obliging scale answered two

ounces..

"The result" was one pound, one ouace.

"Usual and Proper Terms;'> First National Pictures denied that they committed any breach of the agreement, and said that the terms on which they let the film were in all cases usual and proper. They further aid that their ordin: ary practice was to hook filmus in a block as well as singly, and was known to Herbert Wilcox Produc- tions when they entered into the

Agreement.

Lord Justice Scrutton, deliver-

rather complicated case the court came to the "conclusion that the trial judge had struck too soon, and bad not sufficient material for deciding the rights of the parties. There must be a new trial.

It might be that First National Pictures on the new trial might be able to satisfy the court that they were, authorised by the contract_to do what they had done. He thought that Herbert Wilcox Pro-

ductions should bave the costs of the appeal, and that costs of the first trial abould be in the dis- cretion of the judge who tried the retrial.

The other members of the court concurred.

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