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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1933.

MACAO WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT RADIO MUSIC IN BRITISH

SLUM CLEARANCE IN MACAO

H.E. The

Governor's Big Plan-And A

Good Response

H.E. the Governor Senhor An- tonio Bernardes de Miranda, "gave.

on Sunday last, a tea party to the leading members of the "Chinese community in the spheres of the finance, industry and commerce.

His Excellency plans to create quarters for

poor. and "Committee has been appointed to raise funds and donations for this purpose. Two quarters will be con- structed, one at Penhs and the other near Green Island.

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The plan includes the construc- tion of about 1,300 houses, part of which will be constructed and paid for by the private "donatloris and, the remainder by the Government.

While the tea was being served, His Excellency made a speech, which was translated to the guests by Mr. Antonio Maria da Silva, Chlef of the Interpreters Office.

Bosa" where hundreds of houses have been constructed. for the

poor. HE. the Governor wishes to do away with all slums in Macao and to improve the sanitary and Besthetic conditions of the Colony. We feel sure that with private help the Government will And its job much easier. This important re- form, by the way; will benefit only the Chinese population of the city.

The Government, however, has never spared time and money to improve the living conditions of the Chinese population of Macao and there is no doubt that the res ponse of the foreign community to

this worthy enterprise will be

gholehearted.

Although it is a big task its im- portance to the welfare of the Chi- nese community and the town in general, in doing away with the Among the guests were the Pre- usual starting points of disease sident of Leal 'Senado, the Direc-

and epidemics, should not be lost tor of the Public Works Depart-sight of, and we must congratulate ment, the Commissioner of Police, the Chairman of the Board of the HE the Governor of Macao on em- House of Mercy, the Manager of barking upon this great improve Banco Nacional Ultramarino, the ment to the city. Manager of Melco," and other prominent members of the local community.

The following donations were received:

Lou Hun Cheong

Chan Chek U

Hai Ling Toi

Si Chow Lon

3

Kou Ho Neng

.50

Li Chai Teng

Ma Leng Plo

Vong U Chio

Fan Kit Pang

Ng U.Kong

Lei On Che

Vong Soc Feng

Ip. Choc Pang

Lam Sio Lai

5 houses.

Hee Cheong 250 (notes) and 70 (silver); Vong Chio $70 (silver); Chio Chat $100 (silver): To Min $100 (silver); Kok Chec Tong $100 (silver); Chan Cat Met'$50 (notes);

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The general sanitary conditions of Macao are not at all unsatisfac- tory, but they will be considerably Improved with this innovation. And оп this particular point, Macau is following the steps of the Homa Government where consider-

abte Improvements of this kind have been made lately.

The members of the Chinese community who have readily an-, swered to his Excellency's appeal certainly understand the wide im- portance of this Government on- dertaking.

SNOWFALL IN AMERICA

Tam Chee $100 (silver): Che Chor Causes Much Damage

Sang #100 (silver).

There already exists a quarter

named Bairro Tamagnini, Bar-

New York, Oct. 25.

PORTUGAL AND THE COLONIES

Lisbon.

Brazilian Academie Delegation. tion Embassy was heartily receiv ed by the Fortuguese students, who went on board their ship to wel- come them, enthusiastic speeches being made.

HOTELS

A Special Fee Must Be Paid

APPEAL COURT DECISION

The Director of the Diario By a decision of the Court of Appeal Portuguese" was also there to wel- London in a test case, hotels, restan come them on behalf of this im- rauta, public-houses, stores, and other places will be unable to reproduce portant newspaper.

The Brazilian students are re-broadcasts of copyright music for the ceiving many invitations to parties and social functions. "

The Director of the "Casa de Portugal" in London has gone to Braganca to arrange for a repre- sentative troupe of singers and dancers in traditional and national costume to present in an inter- national dance and music contest next, in the Albert Hall to be held in London in January

"The services of Public Instruc- tion in the Colony of Mozambique are to be remodelled.

performance in public and then authorise the extension of the number of hearers of that performance is quite wrong, Once he has authorised performance in public he has ex- entertainment of their customers un-hausted his right." less they have first paid the licence fee of the Performing Right Society.

Appellants were Hammond's Brad ford Brewery Co. Ltd., Bradford, des eribed as proprietor or licensees of the George Hotel, Brighouse. They challenged decision of Mr. Justice Maugham in the Chancery Division in favour of the Ferforming Hight Society Ltd., George-street, Hanover-square, W., in an action for alleged infringe- ment of copyright. ·

The brewery company denied the infringement, and pleaded that there was no new performance giving the owner of the copyright any claim to royalty in addition to that paid by the B.B.C

The Master of the Rolls said that Oat production in Amboim has the appeal raised an important point increased, and they expect to ex-which had been fully, and, to his port before the end of the year mind, adequately, dealt with and de- 6 to 7 thousand tons of this cided by Mr. Justice Maugham. The cereal, which, as well-known is of facts were not in disputa, The brewery company had made it possible excellent quality.

for people at the hotel to hear re epresentations of seven works which were being broadcast from a cinema ut Hammersmith.

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The Municipal Chamber Malange has been authorized to raise loans for the construction of dreins, "supply of water instal- ling of electric light.

The new Portuguese Minister to Washington, Dr. Antonio Bianchi. has presented his credentials to

President Roosevelt.

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Engineer Jaime de Castro has been appointed to direct the con- struction of the house for poor in Lisbon and Oporto,

"Defendants in this action," added his lordship, by certain acts made audible the performance at Hammer amith. It was at the volition of the hotel management that steps were taken to provide this entertainment for an increased number of persons, and it appears to me that that act constituted either a performance or the authorisation of a performance.

Evasion of Rights

For the Brewery Company: Sir Arthur Colefax, K., and Mr. A. W. Griffiths (Godden, Holme and Ward). For the Performing Right Society: The Hon. & G. Henn Collins, K., and Mr. K. E. Shelley (Syrett and Sona).

APPEAL TO THE LORDS LIKELY

The care will probably be taken to the House of Lords

Steps have been taken by the BBC. to acquaint themselves with the full terms of the judgment delivered by the Master of the Rolls.

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many hotels and restaurants are affected by the decision that the Brewers' Society will, on Oct. 20, after having counsel's advice decide whet her or not to support defendants, Hammond's Bradford Brewery Co. Ltd., against whom action had been taken as proprietors or licensees of an hotel, in the further appeal open to them.

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"The decision of the Appeal Cours is of great importance," a member of Godden, Holice and Ward, solicitort to the Brewers Society said. There are 95,000 licensed houses in England and Scotland, and about half of them bare wireless installed. Unless the decisión is reversed publicans and hotel keepers will not be able to use their loudspeakers unless they have a licence from the Performing Right Society:

Even if they take out this licence they may not be protected. The copy. right of a piece of music broadcast

society.

"It may mean that in a large num ber of houses there will be no perform. ance at all. The society have the whip-hand, and they can charge whai they like. Many of the smallor public- houses cannot afford to pay a heavy fee in addition to the cost of the ordin Bry wireless licence.

"It seems to me as it did to Mr. Justice Maugham, that those acts con- Funds have been authorised for stituted an evasion of the rights or may not be held by a member of the ̈repair and construction of reads 13 rights or authorisation of the perfor Benguela and other improvements.mance which are granted to the owner of the copyright under the Copyright An improvement and re-organi- | Act, and must be deemed to be an in- zation of the lighthouses along the fringement unless consent can be coast of Angola has been approved proved. That it was a performance seems clear, because it was an acoustic representation of a work. It was not the window at a peep show, but, by as if the people, were looking through the authority and at the instance of the proprietor of the hotel, steps were taken to render an audition to the | audience.

by the Home Government...

According to despatches received

Glasgow that

from

the

new

Cruiser Lima" has been com- pletely equipped with her arma- ment, Capt. Justino Herr will com-

MACAO RACES HEAVY falls of snow and big mand the new ship.

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

AUTUMN RACE MEETING BUNDAY, 2971 OCTOBER, 1933.

THE "MACAO CHAMPION STAKES " is the 6th Race. First Saddling Bell at 1.00 p.m. First Race at 1.30 p.m. `

ADMISSION:-

To Members' Enclosure 82.

To Public Enclosure 40 cts.

Members MUST show their badges

gales are causing considerable; damage in the States of Vermont, New York, Minnesota and Illinois.

The temperature in the Adiron-

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Commercial Relations With

J France. The Chamber of Commerce of

deck Mountains is below freezing Arras has requested the French appears to me that there was an

point. Many small towns are Isolated.

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New York City was yesterday lashed by a gale, which caused some damage in the harbour.

It is snowing and freezing at Chicago where the

has storm. damaged part of the World Fair.

The most severe snowfall for many years occurred at Minneso- ta. Damage caused by the storms in Vermont State amounts to thousands of dollars.-Reuter.,

to gain admittance. LADIES are The marriage is announced to cordially invited to attend the Eaces take place shortly of William without charge. No LADIES TIC-Everett Scotten, American Vice- KETS will be issued.

Tins, Teas and Refreshments will be obtainable at the Race Course at reasonable prices.

See Steamboat Co.'s Notice for special sai ings to Macao.

Government to do its best to restore normal commercial rela

tions between France and Portugal as soon as possible..

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The poet, Antonio Correla, of Oliveira is Portugal's candidate for the "Nobel Prize.

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Lisbon Commercial Association. Important economic matters were discussed at the last meeting of the Board of the Commercial Association of Lisbon, and it was resolved to take steps with regard to the falsification of Portuguese products in Brazil

Consul in Saigon, temporarily re-

A new paper "A Casa de Portu- siding at the Hong Kong Hotel, and Miss Josefina Louisa Bryant gal" is to be published in Paris Moran, of Texas, who is arriving in Portuguese, giving French com- in the Colony aboard the s.s. Premercial informations of interest of

Portugal. sident, Hoover.

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Although the weather has been excellent this year the wheat crop was injured by a plague of locusts.

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The coffee harvest in North of Angola was very plentiful, it was determined not to sell the coffe until cleaned and selected."

"It is clear that there is no evidence at all that there was any consent of plaintiffs' part. The real point the brewery company made was that they merely took steps to intervene in ▲ performance which was going on. It

effective intervention of a separate kind by defendants themselves which the hotel to hear the performance rendered it possible for the guests at

That in itself WDS 2 separate performance, or an authorisation of performance which is prohibited by the terms of the Copyright Act.

Lords Justices Lawrence and Romer concurred, and the appeal was dismis sed, with costs.

In his submissions for appellants, Bir Arthur Colefax, K.C., said:

"If what happened in the hotel was a performance within the meaning of the Copyright Act, you are led to this: that simultaneously there must be u large number-it may be a million-of people performing these copyright sons in the British Isles, because listening in sets have been tuned in to make andible the broadcasting of these songs.

"My contention is that this was a performance in a cinema, and there was no other performance of these copyright works on that occasion."-

Lord Justice Romer: Do you say that the only people who performed were those who played at the cinema

"Yes," replied counsel." "The whole course pursued by the Performing Right Society is, in my submission, on the wrong basis. This idea that the copyright owner can authorise the

The proposal to withdraw the to-RHONDDA VALLEY TRAMS

bacco tax où tobacco mänufactur-

ed by the Metropole and Colonies

in Africa was presented by the Macho Government, and approved.

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TO BE SCRAPPED

Already, it is understood, the B.B.C. pays an annual sum to the society for royalties on the reproduc tion of works by members. The amount is understood to be baserl on the total number of licences issued. This arrangement now covers only private wireless sets. Where members of the public listen in, as in hotels, restaurants, café, and other places, the society can charge an additional fea. Wireiss music has become one of the amenities of licensed houses.”

Proposed Charges "

pected to isang a statement on its The Performing Right Society in ex-

position. It is understood that before the present case came before the Courts, the P.H.S. licence fee, which it was proposed should be charged, was on a sliding scale, with a £1 minimum for the smallest public-houses and cafés, 210 for the larger establish. ments, and a maximum of £25 for the biggest hotels, where dancing is a regular feature. It has been estimat ed that the annual sum involved exceeds £50,000.

Mr. Leonard R. N. Percey, secretary and manager of the Licensed Vic- tallers' Defence League, said:

The opinion that the Performing Eight Society's tariff charges äre excessive is one widely held amongst all classes of music users throughout the country. The law of the land appears to support the society, but does not stipulate what its charges. shall be.

An official of the Music Users' Asso- cistion stated that a meeting of the association would probably be called in the near future to consider the. position

"Very likely," he said, "we shall consider the advisability of pressing for fresh legislation on the subject."

ELECTRICITY IN GREAT BRITAIN

The electric tramways of the

A return issued by the Electricity All the telegrams sent by the Rhondda Tramways Company, Lim- Coommissioners, Savoycourt, "Stra- Eastern Extension Australasia and ited, serving many miles of the nd, London, W.C., stoets that, China Telegraph Co. will be hand-celebrated Ebondda coal valleys, during the first seven months of the led by a special Governinerit. De-. partment in the Post Office build-motor buses. Mr. Justice Atkinson electricity generated by authorised ars to be wrapped in favour of present year, the total amount of ing, Macao. This service will start approved of the scheme for the undertakers in Great Britain whe on the 1st November, when all the reduction of capital and the recon-7,401,000,000 units, as compared with telegrams to be sent by this com-struction of the enterprise as a bus,902,000,000 units during the corr- pany must be clearly marked undertaking in the Vacation Chart, sponding period of 100% The "Via Eastern."

The tramways failed for various increase of $99,000,000 units is

7-2 per cent. reasons, among them the narrowness equivalent to of the routes and the slowness of Engineering. single-line with passing place sys tems." The new capital required is 140,0001., of which 80,000). is for 'buses. The cost of taking up the There will be a talk on Big rails, and making good the roads Game Fishing" at St. Andrew's is estimated at between 40,0001, and Church Hall on Thursday, October 50,000. The Rhondda tramways 28, at 9 p.m. The talk is held under system dates from 1909, and there the auspices of St. Andrew's Club. were 8 miles of track serving & 4

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