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KING'S:

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"Mademoiselle Docteur"

QUEEN'S

CINEMA & GENEKAL

WHEN IS WHISKY

SCOTCH?

Court Set Problem In

An, answer

Prosecution

to the

question "What

Scotch whisky?” being sought in a Glasgow Sheriff Court ease. The question

G

arose

A

in a prosecution under the Merchandise Marka Act against Glasgow firm of whisky bonders.

A WOMAN IS HIDGED BY HER

"That Certain Woman".. ORIENTAL

"Prison Form”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA -`

"Women Are Like That" STAR:

at

Henderson and Turnbull, Ltd., be blended with an Irish whisky

bonders. 108-108

the name West and

retain whisky

Glasgow.

B07 what would you. Regent Street, charged with 'having. in bonded warehouse of the Osborne Street Bonding Company

still

are "Scotch."

the to that?

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1938.-PAGE 5

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DAVIS

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"That Certain Woman"

JAN HUNTER - ANITA LOUISE · Donald Crisp - written and Directed by Lärand Boulding - Music By Mar Stakmer · A Fleet National Pieters · Promontat by WARNER BROS

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Sir James-I would say it 19 47 not correct.

It might have been Osborne Street, Glasgow, applied done-in fact, it has been done.

OF

the false trade description "Scots but only in a minor degree, either whisky" to each 株式 containing whisky which blend of 33 per cent. whisky and 67 per cent. whisky, contrary to the chandise Marks Act, 1887...

that in The charge stated. respect of cach of the 300 applications the bonders were lable on conviction, to 鼈 fine not exceeding £20;

the 300 bottles for reasons of scarcity

was a cheaper price of the Irish, bút

Scotch it has never been recognised.

Irish

£6000.

Harold Howie Laing, a director Mer-of John Walker and Sons, Ltd. in reply to Mr. James Adhir, the

that Procurator-Fiscal, sald

he understood by the term "blended Scotch whisky" that every drop in of the whisky was distilled Scotland. Dr

aggregate penalty et

MADEMOISELLE Company, Ltd, told counsel

ERICH

VON STRONE

MADEMOISELLE DOCTEUR

consist-

Scot-

train

NEXT CHANGE

United Artista

When did you Arst hear that there was a claim made that a whisky which ed of malt distilled in land blended with whisky distilled In Ireland was entitled to be sold as Scotch whisky?—About a year claim ago I heard that the was being made in America.

David Black (60), Perth, 1 so director of John Dewar and Co. and the Scottish Mult Distillers, Ltd.. said he had control of the

The first witness was Sir James Charles Calder (89), who gave an address in Norfolk. Sir James. who is a director of the Distillers for. the defence that in his view any whisky distilled" in "Scotland, even rye or com whisky, could ,be called Scotch whisky. .but that Mademoiselle Docteur," the new

no other whisky should be Max Schach-Trafalgar production.described. is the current attraction at the King's Theatre, where it opens to- day.

DOCTEUR

MIGHT HAVE BEEN DONE.... blending. During the past 10 Mr. Patrick-II suggested to years he had blended some 16,500,

000 gallons.

Particular interest attaches to you that if blended malt whisky the film inasmuch as it marks the be distilled in Scotland it may return to the English-speaking screen of Erich von Stroheim, the brilliant Austrian actor,

In "Mademoiselle Docteur" Stroheim has a heavy but not entirely unsympathetc role as an Intelligence officer who persuades beautiful Anne Marie Lesser-the

Docteur of the title to launch upon her spectacular career as a spy. Dita Pario plays the girl.

THAT CERTAIN

WOMAN

SUDETENLAND STAMPS

Special stamps and a postcard have been issued in Germany to commemorate the inclusion in the Relch of Sudetenland.

19

NOT RIGHT DESCRIPTION

• Mr. Adair What would -YOU think of the putting of a label "Scotch Whisky" on a blend which contained a proportion not dis- tilled in Scotland?—I would not think that a right description.

Mr. Black added that dur- ing his 45 years in the trade he had looked upon the "Scotch Whisky" as being В guarantee that it was dis- tilled in Scotland.

The stamps are of two deno- minations, 64 pfg. green and 128 píg. carmine, both of the same design. the work of Herr-Have you seen any Scots Axster-Heudtiassof-Berlin. They in Engand-I cannot recall

Mr. Patrick (cross-examining

with CLAIRE LUCE

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An unusual story of a gangster's show an agriculturist or Sudeten-have. widow who tries to battle her waylond and his wife facing with Has a Scots fir got to be grown to peace and happiness forms the joyous anticipation their future in Scotland?—I suppose it can be theme of "That Certain Woman," under the administration of the grown anywhere, but I have not starring Bette Davis now at the Reich. The surtax over and above any knowledge of it. Queen's Theatre.

the postal values of these stamps Henry Fonda carries the male is devoted to the Fuehrer's cultural romantle interest, while others in fund: the cast include Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Donald Crisp, Hugh O'Con- nell. Mary Phillips and Herbert Rawlinson.

The story

1:

The propaganda postcard, sold for 15 Rptg., Includes a photograph of Reichsbildberichterstatter Pro- fessor Heinrich Hoffmann. a map and of Sudetenland, and portraits of the Fuehrer and Konrad Henlein. The postal value of this card is only 6 Rpfg.

written Was directed by Edmund Goulding, who has been responsible for many fine fims and who also wrote the song sung by Miss Davis,

Ever heard of Scotch Broth in England?-Very seldom.

Any Turkish delight-Some- times.

Where was It made-cer- tainly not in Turkey? I can- not say.

Can you tell me why Scotch whisky has got to be made in Scotland? It is the same way as Apart from some provisional sur- | sherry has got to be made harges applied to the former Spain and port in Portugal.

DIARY OF LOCAL Czechoslovak stamps by the Hen Has Scotch whisky to be made

EVENTS

TO-DAY

linists at Asch at the end of Sepin Scotland?--Yes.

ember and the introduction in the Why do you attach the word ceded territory of new postmarks"Scotch" to goods that are made incorporating the Swastika device. of foreign materials In Scot- ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS these stamps are the only philate tand?--It is the process of manu-

lic mementoes of the Czecho-Ger- facture which concerns me. maz crisis.

At, Thomas Becket, Arch- bishop of Ca rbury. CINEMAS (Bee Column 3 of this

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MAILS-(See Page 16)

The hearing was adjourned.

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ACROSS; 2, Beveral. 7,, Vile. 8.

FILIPINO FAILS TO REPORT

Apex. 0, Western, 10, Chin. 12. Dart

Vicente Cordero, a Flipino, 15, Lapse. 18,, Pride. 13, Maple. 20, realding at Nu. 14, Hart Avenue, Azule. 21. Again. 22. Rural. 23. Tr-Kowloon, appeared before Mr. K day. 28. Need. 29, s. 31, Russian A. D. Forrest at the Central 32. T. 33, Nine. 34, Posses. Court yesterday to answer DOWN; 1, Rich, 2, Sewn. 3, Vista. 4,

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