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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932,

SOME DISARMAMENT DIFFICULTIES.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932.

of equal raak needed to increase Its atrength to uttain parity. Mensuring land forces is even. more dimcult than balancing tors and guns on the ACB.

DAY BY DAY

Varieties/AUDEZZENGENEZ

and variations in materiala aro

lexion. Opportunities

AND

LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS, FOR THE for con- WORLD 18 MOVING ONWARD. IT IS cealment are grent. Indeed, it GUIDED FROM ABOVE, AND GUIDED WE seems almost a hopeless task. But MAY BE SURE WITH WISDOM

GOODNESS WHICH WILL NOT ARAN- DON US. WHICH EVEN IN BLACKEST DARKNESS MUST AFFORD LIGHT—Rosebery.

hope should not be lost. The fact, however, must be faced that "disarmament" needs to be "dis. armed of its falas hopes. To-dny it usually means Ilmitation of Arms and except for the three navles bound by the London Naval Trenty, it does not even mean that. But recognition of the din- tance still to go on the road to disarmament should help to speed our footsteps. What is needed is better understanding of the pro-! blem by citizens of all countries, and intelligent Inaistence by them that their Governments push on toward the goal.

THE JESUITS IN SPAIN.

NEW LIGHT ON THEIR EXPULSION.

THAT IS THE COMFORT

An amended notification states that the Ben Line . A. Bendoran, from Home vin Straits and Manila, is due here on Thursday morning.

Mrs. Maurice St. J. Walsh nailed by the .. Naldera for Home on Satur-

day.

BRITISH FILMS.

THROWING

AWAY THE

PLUMS.

BY A LOCAL FILM CRITIC.

CX-

Coming at a time when every, an Oxford accent, and a cockney form of propaganda is being em- dialect, the British Industry ant ployed to exploit British films in complacently back and waited for Belda hitherto hold almost

the world at large to write puff clusively by the American produc- pars in the newspapors, and glow- tions, the pronouncement by Mr. eulogies in the trade magazines, Tom Walls, the famous English and for theatre managers to vie actor-director that he does mit re seas League in Singapore, it has been successful stage plays in the way Following a meeting of the Overgard any attempt to improve on decided to hold a British Shopping of photography and other forms of Week in Mainya. At the end of the technique, as necessary to the talk- wock, May 24, which is Empire Day, ing screen, will be received with! It is proposed to hold a ball in con mixed feelings by those who are junction with the Oversons League sympathetically interested in the dinner.

ane

Five men,

armed with revolver and another with a dagger, forced an entry into 128, Wouwung Street, Yaumali, during the early hours of yesterday morning, and, after binding and gagging the in- mates, stole property to the value of 5:25, before decamping.

one with the other in their den- perate haste to cancel contracta of American productions.

A Bubble Which Barat. When none of these anticipations were renilsed, it was with feelings almost akin to amazement that

struggle of the British film indus- British producers discovered some. Try to compete with its American thing more was needed than at- contemporaries.

tractive ennunciation if their flnis

We are told that this attitude of were to find their way out of Home

director the

Tí the

ports. famous Aldawych Players' comedies 118 The world at large was then in. caused something like a riot in the formed. that the British flm In- film industry, but it is hardly to dustry was going to assert itself be expected that all the reaction will and produce, pictures which for be confined to the specialists. What technique. artistry, photography By ARTHUR F. LOVEDAY.

were to be supreme There were crowded houses at tho is going to be the attitude of Alm- and neting.

gocry particularly in Hongkong throughout the univuran. Even However justifiable or unjusti. King's Theatre yesterday when the

Canaries Sometimes where the clamour for British filme American producers bellevod it and liable the expulsion of the Jesuits British film,

Sing," was screened for the frat is increasing to this attempted were astute enough to greet the from Spain and the confiscation time. One of Frederick Lonsdale's strangulation of a growing indus- text batch of English flims with of their properties may be from a sparkline comedies, it is noteworthy try? For it is an endeavour to un outburst of honeyed phrases political point of view, there can for its elever dialogue. The cast strangle and to retard the progress which again was sufficient to de- be no doubt that the manner inconsists of only fine characters,

af Teltish films.

Jude the British Industry into D present which the

Government taken with Immense aDecras by

their Nerbil, has noted in Jufig auddenly a Yvonne Arnaud, Cathleen

For several years, America led sense of complacency that Tom Walls and Athole. Ste wort. almost brutat

The way in the film industry to such work was Anished and was well its film which can creammended, an extenl

sione. averity, at a moment of national wholeheartedly,

that competitive pro-i

The New Technique. ductions were nothing but second- erists when the forces of anareby

rate in comparison. It WAN and revolution are extraordinarily

Then began the era of A brilliantly clever denouemerit, Amerien which after carrying the photography, superimposition in active and evident, has moved pro-coupled with a wealth of dramatic silent film to a standard of artistry place of black-outs, cutting inatend foundly the religious sense and shution, lifts "Guilty Bands," the that defied any sort of serious com- of padding. the accentuation of the sense of justice of the Spanish Lionel Barrymore film now showing at Letition, took to its beson the talk-realism at the expense of Illusion

ution.

the Queen's Theatre, well above thing invention, and be seriously and fake,-a technique which seem- It would appear that an extreme average. The #lm breaks somewhat to exploit its adaptability and ed to Infuse the silver screen with and revolutionary Government of new ground in that it is not concern- strong Socialistic or Marxian ten-ed with the elucidation of murder potentialities na a new mediunt for a personality. It was the astonish

but the

for entertainment. Once again Encingly successful exploitation by dencies hús found itself faced mystery, with the necessity of taking fur and performance of the "perfect land found herself left behind in | French, Gorman and American pro

murder," ultimately demonstrating new field of artistic achievement dueera of this new technique in more repressive measures against that the the agents of anarchy and revolu-away, particularly if a clever woman that the British film industry has to what extent the British produc best-laid plans may go and it was not until quite recently Hollywood studios which revealed tion, many of them their former is concerned. friends, than were dreamnel of in

Herree.

ja

the wild days of the deatorship.

preparation

awakened to the insistent demand

for the Home talking picture.

tions were lacking.

freak

Whilst cynics may say there is no progress being made with dis-

It is astonishing to find the big armament, the Conference sitting in Geneva in attempting to achieve called "impartial." and to sugar the ledge that it has been a great in So, in order to appear what is of desuitry, one cannot but neknow-

National Sentiment.

append this has made to Hongkong film-goers. Where before many Aomething by the appointment of pill of repression for their fol- strament in the spread of Christ.

People became weary of the hardl

were content if a picture contained sub-committees charged with in-lowers of the extreme left. they tianity throughout the world, and nasal voices of the American actors a certain amount of action, a pass vestigation of land, sen and air have hastily hit the Jesuits, as re-in Christian education and its con- and actresses and a little nauseated able plot and good acting, they now jurmaments, war budgets, and poli- Presentatives of the extreme right,tinually renewed sprend and pow Sonny Boy theme, the feeling they do not find, the more subtle by Back-stage Al Jolson cum look for, and are disappointed if a knock-out blow on the hend. teal questions. It is carrying on

after a period of persecution, are "Contradictory Action." ita discussions within the frame-

probably due more than anything among longkong "fans" being so touches in technical production and It would seem.

from a purely vine to its educational aspect and intense as to promote newspaper direction. As one regular and en- Work

of the draft Disarmament political point of view, and setting its policy of sowing its tenets in sound equipment, came into being mark a short time ngo "Given Eng- controversy. Elstree, with her thusiastic "fan" was heard to re Convention, fall liberty belug re-aside entirely the religious aspect, the young by means of its

schools. Served to all the delegations to de- that the Government have commit-

there At present

are Jesult as a purveyor of English talkies. ish players and a Hollywood studio, velop their own proposals. Those led a must contradictory action, schools in almost every town of im- Unfortunately. Elstree, either and you have the perfect talking who feel that differences over the for they have destroyed one of the portance in Spain, which have aup-through force of circumstances, or picture as far as the selence has.

most anti-revolutionary elements plied the greater part of education through lack of progressive and at present advanced." methods of limiting armaments in- in the country at a moment when to the cultured classes and much intelligent producers, found it licate that Governments have no they

And to-day we have this techni- are themselves fighting of that to the lower classes. necessary to start its industry at real wish to disarm, may possibly revolution, and have definitely

It is therefore a great blow to a point left behind by Amerien (almost - futuristic-In its ex..

pression as with as "Quick * be overlooking vital fuels. Sin-Dostilised that very large body of those Spunish parents, who desire But thunks to the psychological core and intelligent statesmen are the population of Spain who are a Christian lucation for their make-up of the Englishman, this Millions," which in direction and children and to the general cause professing Christians. labouring earnestly to achieve sonte !

was not discovered, or rather it photography cannot be seriously Alm made lo At another moment and In a of education, for all those schools was thetfully ignored, until some challenged by any measure of Baarmament. With tranquil Spain it would be a logicat to be closul.

time later, ie, when even British-date), brought to a standard which them the whole question is not and an expected action for a Gov-

This, and the wounding of the

ers began to respond to the quality daily finding favour with the feelings of all

millions who attend cinemas, con- "Shall we disarmi?"

haking the tenets and derpest but "Hawernment shall we disarm?" So far they see | doet

tne to devout Spaniards, are the two most af American productions to demned, or at least ridiculed, by doctrine of the present

of expel the Jesuits and to confiscate far-reaching the immediately mere limitation as the only prae- their goods: for, notwithstanding visible results of the decree exuet. the difference between the English British director upon whose

ticable step.

A

at the

ri, cies

ab

the hopes and illusion held in some ling the Jesuits from Spain and ultra-Protestant

confiscating their gonds, and they giance

problems rond. the spirit of the present

have called forth an almost animi Dow being thrashed out at Government appears definitely as

ous protest. from the Press through Genova diselases The difficulties of persepition, and not of free-out the country.

What will be the ultimate effect of attaining even that minimum dom of religion. goal. For instance, in measuring their own name, the Company of tion and the education.

The Jesuits, or to call them by of the degree on the political situa- of Span

tand armaments, shall we count

one

Jesus,

men or machines, material or visissitudes passed through many remains to be seen.

General Expulsion.

have

varying from the money: Britain seems to favour height of mlitical influence and budgetary Hitation. That means power to persecution, #ince the time that each nation's forces woult of their foundation by papal bull in 1640, when Ignatius de Loyola be judged by the amount it spent laid down the rules and organisa- on them. Japan' and the United to of the ander. States opposed this plan eighteen. months ago. They favoured judg-i In the course of their history ing by the actual number of men they have at some period or other and gans. They pointed out that been expelled from almost every some countries have conscript country where they have been es- arming which cost very little. And tablished, when their power had appeared to exercise too grent an the American delegate declared, Influence on the temporal politics "It is far easier to conceal the of that country or their wealth ex- application of a dollar than it is cited the cupidity of their oppon the existence of a riffe." On the nents.

Their history in Spain has shown other hand. representatives of the same features as in other coun- other nations have argued that tries, and in the year 1767, in the one man may be far better trained, reign of Carlos III., the houses of one gun far more effcient, than the order were unexpectedly sur another, so that a mere enumera-rounded by troops and their in- mates deported, while a decree was tion of men and materials withost promulgated by the King suppres regard to what has been spent

arder completely in Spain gives no true iden of strength. It and all her

15. would be a mere measurement of This was

In 1773 by the by Pope Clement XIV.

| quanlity, entirely ignoring varia-dissolution of the Soughout the

tions in quality. There, briefly, I period of the French Revolution one dilemma. As one way out of the society ceased to exist na n It, the proposal ham beon made | recognised religious order until a'

the budgetary yardstick bull of Pope Pius VII. restored it

that

ahould be applied by cseh nation to a function history of growth |

Since then ita

as against its own previous expon of power and subsequent expulsion ditures, not in comparison with has continued to repeat itself in the appropriations of any other many countries and ultimately in country. Even this plan would Spain by the recent Government depend somewhat for fairness decree of dissolution and confisca upon when it was applied, and

Influence of the Order. whether one nation lind already However one may differ from built up its forcos while another some of the practices and benets.

tion.

r

and American film.

and

shoulders lies part of the respon

success of sibility of the future British films.

Until then, the British talkie existed on national sentiment. "It

An Emotional Camera. is so lovely to hear real English voices" was the cry of the English

The British industry haa'atili n film-gorr, which eventually became long way to go before it can con- the slogan of the British producer.fidently compare its productions and fared him into a sense

Accurity. And on the strength of with those from Hollywood, The actors are there, as America has found to her lasting gain, but act- ing alone cannot to-day, satisfy the advanced idens of the film-fan. He has got beyond the stage of re- quiring to see the players in a taxi bowling along

the crowded thoroughfare in order to antinfy himself that they did take a taxi. He needs a variety in photography, Romething more than the alternato close-up and long shot. He prefers suggestion to heavy emphasla, un- al and unexpected manipulation if the camera to the stereotyped ground shots. The German photo- graphers, through the American

have given us producers, "emotional" camera, and anything which savours of old fashioned ideas in this direction wust detract from the entertaining value of the film, when placed in a comparative #phère.

"She's still poorly-but I've ordered a batch of them -coloured cruise catalogues that will cheer her up.

Different Treatment Required,

on

It is possible that Mr. Tom Walls had only sensational publicity in mind when he made his illuminat- ing, but rather, distressing state- ment. For the sake of his flows it fs to be sincerely hope so, for it Is because the screen demands dif- ferent treatment than a stage pro- duction, that the new technique, hos been introduced,

If the British film industry is to bo strangled by refusal to accept the obvious, all the prepaganda and publicity in the world will not give it prestige. Flim patrons are past the stage of believing all they read and hear about the wonders and super-magnificence of platures. They are to-day in a position to form their own opinions,