1920-04-24 — Page 5

INFLUENCE OF THE CINEMA.

NEW PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAYNE

1. A psychological investigation

tigation NEW CAUSE OF DEATH. of the durability of dipama im- pressions on school children,

2. The measurement of fatigue caused by instruction by means of the cinema.

3. The carrying out of com-

BLOOD THAT GOES INTO HIDING, An interesting discovery is re-

CONSIGNEES.

CONSIGNEES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,

AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD,

During the war the National Council of public morals at the parative tests of education by lated by Professor W. M. Bayliss, OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. request of many bodies interested cinematographical methods with FRS, in the current issue of in the film industry conducted athode by normal methods of Natur During the war many commission of inquiry into the position and possibilities of the cinema. Forty-two witnesses were examined, and the report, which ran to nearly 100 pages was issued in 1917.

instruction.

4. The direction in which the cinema would yield the most fruitful results.

soldiers died from wbxt saamad to be great loss of blood after being wounded. The condition is described as "traumatic tax- 5. The possibility of the cinema mis," and is marked by general in cultivating an aesthetic ap-collapse, ending in death

combated in some war. preciation.

not

**TEUCER“ Consignees per Co's Steamer

The

"It does not come en im are heraby notified that the Cargo 6. The best means of correlating

says will be discharged into Holt's the work of the school with that inediately after injury." of the cinema, and the most Professor Bayliss, but in the Wharf, Kowlean, where it will economical and effective math coursa of soma two or three lie at Consignee's risk.

hours. It shows itself by pallor. Cargo will be ready for delivery coldness, sweathing, vomiting, from Godown on and after 2nd thirst, low blood-pressure, and the other symptoms which wars early recognised as indicating defective circulation.

pose.

purposes.

"But what is the actual cause

not was the

central nervous

Optional cargo will be landed,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From ANTWERP LEITH &

STRAITS.

The Steamship

"BENCLEUCH"

Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landet at their risk into the hasardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., whence and/or from the be delivery

unless notice has been given prior wharves

to steamer's arrival

All broken, chafed, and dam- aged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and 10.45 a.m. and noon within the Fridays between the hours of

free storage periol.

!

obtained.

may

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Co- downs, and all Goods remaining

will be subject to rent. undelivered after the 28th inst.

In view of the close of the war it has now been decided to con- tione the work then begun and a meeting of the commission was held recently at the offices of the National Council of public morals of using the cinema for this pur-

Among the members present were Mr. T. F. O'Connar, M.P...} 7. The collection of evidence President of the British Board of with regard to experiments which Film Censors, Principal A. E have already been carried on Garvie, D.D., the Rev. Dr. James effectively by using the cinema Marchant (secretary of the Com-for educational purposes. mission, Dr. C. W. Kimmins & The best methods of pre-of this collapse of the circulatory (Chief Inspector of the LC.C. during suitable Gilms for school mechanism? It was soon realised, by those who examined cases of and chairman of the Cinems Educational Committee)..

Through the enthusiastic and wound-shock, that it was not due In the unavoidable absence of effective service of Dr. Kimmins to any failure of the heart itself, the Bishop of Birmingham, the eminent psychologists had con- President, Mr. Marchant welcom-ented to conduct the investig system involved, except indirectly ed the Commission on his behalf.ation in to the durability of in the later stages. On the other He said that the inquiry which cinema impressions and the hand, much difficulty was found the Goods have left the steamer's the Commission had conducted question of fatigue and compara-in distinguishing between this Godown, and all Goods remaining into the physical and

Professor Spearman state, even when attended by very undelivered after the 23th April, May, tive tests. influences of the cinema, abad kindly consented to carry little loss of blood, and that re will be subject to rent. inquiry which the Home Secretary on the experiments at University sulting from great loss of blood and the Press bad regarded as College, and other distinguished unaccompanied by serious injury. thorough, impartial, and effective, psychologists would, if necessary. The latter is obviously the result had bome good fruit. It was assist in the investigation. He of the defective volume of blood not too much to say that it had was happy to say that the Board and its consequences, since blood greatly strengthened the hands of Education had promised to is known to have left the body. of the Censar who, in spite of allow its experi inspectors to But why do the former cases also peculiar difficulties created by the assist the inquiry in every way appear to be suffering from the same condition, when scarcely war, was doing solid and admir-

possible. able work in protecting the public

any blood has actually been lost? and the trade alike. The report

REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION. of the Commission revealed the enormous influence of the cinema upon the amusements and inform

maral

ucation of millions of people, and, since its issue--and they regarded

In the endeavour to and an

The Commission would be pleased to hear that through the generosity of the Carnegie Trust and Major David Davies, M.P. explanation for this, we may be who was represented there by effectively removed from circul- al bat none the less effective ed-Major Evans, they were able station by baing pooled away in least to carry forward an insome part or other of the vascular portant part of that investigation. system. as, for example, by a particularly the psychological great dilatation of this part. The experiments. But more money

amount which is available for was required if they were to propulsion by the heart to sele complete that important work.

for continuous irrigation of the Sub-committees were appointed tisanes is reduced as much as is to deal with the work covered by would be if the blood beld in the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

it as one of the best results of the report-daily and weekly papers and notably the Times, had made a permanent feature of thoroughly well-informed and critical articles upon cinema films, by which the whole trade and public immensely gained. This wholesome publik praise and blame was raising

Mr. T. P. O'Connor explained

No claims will be admitted after

All Claims against the Steamer

All claims against the steamer

will they must be presented to the Linder- signed on or before the th

OT

recognised.

not be

All broken, cbafed and dam-

Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th inst. at

aged Goods are to be left in the

must be presented to the under- signed on or before the 12th May, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be: 10 am. effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1920.

URGENCY OF TIME "The treatment, in principle, is obvious. Restore the blood-

No Fire Insurance has been efected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

OBB. LIVINGSTON & CO. Agents. Hongkong. 21st April, 1920 ́

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

S.S. "LAKE FIELDING." From CALCUTTA via

PORE and SAIGON.

volume. It would appear that when blood has been lost it ought to be replaced by blood. The case of traumatic toremis is not so clear at once, because blood had been actually last, and it should Pool were actually lost to the be possible to keep up an effective outside. Such changes in the circulation by some other liquid some of the difficulties that had capacity of the peripheral blood-until the poison is got rid of and the whole tone of the cinemabaen met with in the course of his vessels play a large part in the the pooled blood returned to cir- coupled with the wise and heat work as censor af cinema films. regulation of the blood-pressure culation. In fact, as experience RANGOON, PENANG SINGA response of the Sex Trades One of the particular difficulties and she supply of blood to various increased, it was realised that the Council which was steadily re

was the presentation upon the alizing the programme which

screen of subjects which badns. We may inquire whether anything of this kind happens was outlined before the Com-actually been presented on the after severe injuries. mission. The cinema trade legitimate stage. He instanced

"The first step taken in the press showed itself not one whit the case of a play of which. behind the rate Press of any although its stage presentation Cours of this inquiry was the discovery that some poisonous substance is produced in injured leading industry, for the cinema had not been taken objection to. should become in Britain he had been bound to take ex-tissues. Dale and Laidlaw showed quantity as required. great an industry as it is inception to the 51m production that there is a compound of America. Thanks to Mr. Nexhecause of the limitations of the known chemical structure, called bauld, M.P., and to other far-film compared with the voice andhista ruine, and produced with seeing leaders in the trade, the action of the stage. industry was attracting better artista, better money, and better equipment for the production of

big-class 6lms.

time

After discussing at considerable length some of the censor's dificulties, the following resalu tion was unanimously passed:-

this Cinema Educational Committee expresses

which

may

more

out difficulty from a constituent of the nitrogenous cell structures, which is able to produces state of the circulation like present in wound-shock. It was

that

important matter is to maintain the volume incirculation, whether by blood or other solution. An innocuous fluid seemed to sarré practically as well as blood and had the advantage of being al- ways at hand and in as large a

The above mentioned vessel having arrived from the above mentioned Porta, consignees of I cargo are hereby informed that they must take immediate de livery of same from alongside, and al) cargo impeding discharge will be landed at their risk and expense into the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's godowns at West Point, and stored at Consignees' risk.

"The general conclusion is that the volume of the liquid in circulation must be kept up to its normal value, whatever this liqud may be. In the latter stages of the war gum-saline was largely used in British, American, and is Armies and French

their previous investigation. That Mr. O'Connor,

They had not met to resume" Having heard the statement of found that the effec: was not dna reported to have saved many to a dilatation of the arterial lives. Unfortunately, if too long a time is allowed to elapse before ph.se of the work was for the

being done. So that its appreciation and approval of Part of the system, as was known

even transfusion of blood. Hence vigilance was not still necessaris policy in baving, in the trade to be the case in the fall of blood-treatment, nothing avails. not

pressure brought about by vaso- But their work was not happily picture houses under his juris-motor reflexes. Here the similari the importance of the early use constructive. They made perdiction, special regard to the tain recommendations in their interests of children and coty to traumatic roxaemia showed of intravenous injection, and also itself again, because it was known of removal of the injured tissaa by report which now that the war sequently debarring propaganda arterial dilation was not operation. As the war progress ed these procedures were. there- was over they were to help to see films. carried into practice. As to the suitably presented under special present in this state.

"Next, Dale and Richards, by fore, pushed more and more for- censorship. they stood ready to conditions of exhibition."

tomber of ingenious experi-ard to the battle area, and with more and Tore favourable help Mr. O'Connor in every pas

ments, were able to localise the

results. sible way. As regards model

effect in the capillaries, which regulations, the former Home

VOCTOR'S "DEATH OF DUTY."

became widely dilated and thus

FAMOES BOXER'S £50,000. Secretary undertook to consul:

Whilst completing the dressing capable of taking up the greater with the Commission and hoped

part of the blood in the body,

By the will of Mr. Matthew shortly to establish a joint com- after an operation, Dr. Sandbrook mittee to draw up such regola-Falkner, 45, of the Hermitage. leaving the heart bearly empty,

Friham Palace-raad, pricked.his with too meagre a supply to carry Nelson. "Battling Nelson, the The particular work before thumb, and died later at St. on the circulation with any degree former light-weight boxing blood of effiracy. It is to be admitted champion, inherits 225,000 dollars. them now was the work ofan George's Hospital from educational exper: committee to poisoning. At the inquest at that we have not yet definite The residue of the estate goes to carry out first a number of p35-Westminster recently the Coroner proof that it is hismatine itself the five brothers of the boxer. It chological experiments in the said Dr. Falkner was 2 well which is responsible for the is generally believed, says the laboratory of University College, known police surgeon, and he toxsemia of injury. But that the Central News New York corres- which had been kindly placed at had lost his life in the perform-agent is someting which acts in pondent, that most of Matthew's their service. and which they aace of his duty. A verdict of the same way is made clear by money was the boxing earnings misadventure was the observations that have been of Battling Nelson, who had entrused it to his father's keeping. were fitting up for the purpose.death by

been made on wounded men. recorded. They proposed to conduct:-

tions.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

IT ALDO ASUS YOU...

TO VIZITE A SENTENCE

USIAS TUS VARD

Pousties.

I GOT

GEE-THAT

WOZTAT VARD

IT KRITE A STENTENCE

WITH

LAT

WORD.

You Win, Freckles.

I with with

a prultice.

NOTICES.

AIR-FLOAT

TALCUM POWDER.

THE TOILET ARISTOCRAT.

If your dealer cannot supply

you with "AIR-FLOAT" send us his name and we will see

your wants are immediately filled.

CONNELL BROS. CO.

SHANGHAI

HONGKONG

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

APEXIOR

Absolutely

*** Stops and Preventa Carrosive_Pittings

YOU

and the Adhesion of Hard Scale

CAN LAUGH

Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Imports and Exports. Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be counter- All broken, chafed and damag. signed. ed goods are to be left in the Cio- downs, where they will be ex- amined on April 29th at 10 a.m.

in All claims must be presented and April 30th at 10 .. within a week of the steamer's arrival here. after which they in use by the- cannot be recognized.

BOILER' TROUBLES #USING

NOT A

WITH A BRUSH BOILER

FLUID

No Heat Retardation. No Zine Plates needed

Boilers treated with" this compound!!

The only known Efficieat Preventative of Cor-.

rosion in Marine Steam Turbines.

10-

No cisim will be admitted BRITISH, U.S.A., FRENCH, ITALIAN, JAPANESE

ARGENTINE AND CHILIAN NAVIES, after the goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining undelivered

after April 30, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever "Consigners are-requested to. will be effected. send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.

-1

PACIFIC MAIL 5.5. CO.

As Operators, U.S. Shipping

Board.

Hongkong, 33rd April, 1920.

WAY-THAT SENTENCE

IS INCORREST-HAVE YOU

LOCKED UP THE MEANING OF "THE WORD?

Canard, Orient, allso, C.P.R., Johnston. Atlantic Transport, Union Castle. Elder Dempster. Common-wealth and Dominion, Anglo- American Oil Co, Hadson Bay Co. Paelic Steam Nerigation V

·Lamport & Bali, Koight, Leyland, Brocklebank, John Cockari), Line, Nippon Yasen Kaisha,, and practically all important Steam-

ship Companies.. Agents for Hongkong & South China

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY.

QUEEN'S BUILDING

CHATER, ROAD, HONGKOFE.

BY BLOSSER

YES-AN TH DICTIONARY SAID

A DOULTICE. 15 A SOFT COMPOSITION

THAT ONE

Page 5Page 6