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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

SUMMONED.

HITCH IN COOLING PLANT

INSTALLATION

Arising from constructional work in connexion with the instul- lation of an air-cooling pinat in the Queen's Theatre, Mr. Charles Rosselet, Secretary of the Hong- kong Amusements, Ltd., und licensee of the Theatre, was sum- moned before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy, yesterday, for making alterations to the dressing rooms block without the sanction of the Inspector General of Police. The alleged alterations were the forming of air ducts and install- ing machinery and other inciden- tal works on August 5,

The summons was taken out un- der the Places of Public Enter- tainments Regulation, No. 22 of}

ried out

QUEEN'S NEXT BRITISH EPIC!

the

1919, and the relevant Regulation these openings had the effect as follows No. 44 states that "No alterations of entirely disconnecting

"My application is that these to licensed premises may be car block from the Queen's Theatre premises are not licensed premises without the permission auditorium, and that at present and that this summons la miscon of the Inspector General of Police, there was no means of ingress of eeived entirely. I put it to your egrees between the two portions. Worship that it is quite clear. A plea of "not guilty" was re- The only means of getting in or without calling further evidence. turned on behalf of the defendant] out of the dressing room block that these premises are not licena- by Mr. R. A. Waduson, of Messrs. was into the street. Deacons.

etc."

Anc

Film Ordinance

ed. That if they are, then the these Alm Witness was shown a report he permission to erect

wrong. as no Mr. J. C. Pitz Henry, Superin-signed and dated August 8 of last stores is clearly tendent of the Fire Brigade, stat-year, and was asked if the whole such permission could have been ed that he visited the Queen's object of cutting off those pre-given.

"The only authority to ercet ad- Theatre on August 5, and went mises from the actual Theatre was

editional film stores is that con- into the dressing rooms section in order to delicense them.

ferred by the Celluloid situated behind the stage. He agreed he had that iden. found in the basement an ire The premises thus cut off and Cinematograph chamber formed by the erection delicensed contained seven film and that Ordinasee especially ex- of certain containing walla with atores which were there with the cludes licensed premises from its Fitz Henry, on doors. Pumping machinery was approval of the Fire Brigade, provisions. Mr. installed near-by, with ducts or There was also a film eleaning behalf of his Department and the water ways for air washing pump.and winding room with authority inspector General of Police, has Most of these piped-were on the of the Brigade, in the licensed stated that he granted this per- ground, first, and second floors of portion of the building, but he mission under the provisions of the dressing rooms, leading to the thought that the number was un- the Celluloid of Cinematograph air washer. The air washer and limited provided, there was not Film Ordinance. It is therefore hase for the induction fans ap-more than a ton of film in each not open to him now to say that peared to be of some weight, soi̇store room.

these premises are licensed, and witness examined and under-side | Permission to greet those film'this summons is taken out under of the serond Boor. He discover stores in the delicensed dressing a Regulation which applies only to ed that two iron girders had beens binck was given in accur licensed premises, and it is there- put into position, constructed to dance with the Celluloid and fore had." carry the additional weight on the Cinematograph Film Ordinance. I The summons was adjourned at second floor.

No. 2 of 1925, a different Ordin-[this stage until Wednesday after- ance, Mr. Wadeson pointed out, to noon at 230.

Sanction not Asked for.

No application, sinted wituras. the Places of Public Entertain- had been made by the Reenace of ment Regulation Ordinance inser| the Queen's Theatre for sanction which the present summons was to instal this machinery or carry being brought. Ia siressing this out the advanced work for the inconsistency, Mr. Wadesun drew! installation of the machinery.the attention of the Magistrate He learned on the same day that to Section of the Celluloid and plans had been submitted show Cinematograph Film Ordinance, ing the lay-out of the air ducts in which clearly stated that "the pro- the Queen'a Theatre. These visions of this Ordinance shall not plans had not yet been approved.apply to premises licensed in ac They were submitted at some date fcordance with the provisions of} prior to August 5, but some delay the Places of Public Entertain-1 was caused by reference to the ment Ordinance." Medical Ofeer of Health.

Those plans had been passed on

A Question Apart.

The point he wished to take up

to witness for comment. and he with Mr. Fitz Henry, Mr. Wade- had also seen a plan. Had the son continued, was that the pre- dealing with, licensee of the Queen's Theatre mises they were consulted the Fire Brigade through having been isolated from Theatre of the through the Inspector General of the remainder Police, a different site would have building, were delicensed, and de- been selected for the machinery, Hicensed with the condonation of principally owing to the fact of the Fire Brigade, which apparent. film stores being silunted so nearly wanted them to be delicensed under the pro- on top of the dressing rooms and to bring them

Ordinance the fact that the licensee would visions of another

be called upon in due course under an Ordinance which, was apart' the Regulations recently pro-from the Ordinance ander which laimed to instal safety curtains. Mr. Fitz Henry was proceeding The passing of air ducts through against the licensee of the Theatre the wall in question would be an on the present summons. Mr. infringement of the new regula-Wadeson summarised his position tions. Generally, there was Fire Brigade regulation with re-

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gard to cooling plants this year. but the licensing authority and the Fire Brigade should have been notified according to the existing regulations. Last Vene when these fil stores came into ques tion. he had sugested the extra precation of Billing up existing openings with the view to total isolation of the section from the Ruditorium of the Theatre.

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