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taining enough to the Occidental, give to the Oriental a totally wrong idea of conditions in West- ern countries, to the manifest dia- advantage of both. As to who is to blame for this, the Commission points out that neither the Con-ED sorate nor the film distributor can | Hulwer Lytton. be criticised, since the former is not concerned with the quality of films, while the latter has only too often, under present conditions of export from producing centres, to tako, inferior films, whether be considers them suitable or not. One Idea put forward is that Shanghat might with advantage copy the Australian plan whereby film distributors are registered

under a specific bond. By such registration, it le found, the standard of censorship being known, the distributor takes grea- tor care in the films he impurts and submits for consorship, as sus penaton of such registration, which might follow repeated rejections by the Censorate, would naturally bo detrimental to his business.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.

FILM CENSORSHIP PROBLEMS

York.

SLEEP WITH YOUR HEAD TO THE NORTH

By BERNARD FALK

ASK the first pornon

"ot your persona literally cower and quake ho while a peal of thunder in taking acquaintance whether At the Tokyo Union Church. last sloops with his head to the north, place. Everybody most remember week, Mr. W. R. Backberrough.. of or to the west, and the chances are some relative who throughout a the Tokyo C.P.R. office, was married that you will be rewarded with an thunder and lightning storm has to Miss Katherine Williams of Now indignant stare, or the quizzical taken refuge in the cellar, utterly

look of one who suspects thera is powerless to move.

To dismiss such symptoms s a joko about.

Yet there is neither cause for pure cowardice is utter nonsense. Stated to have taken some sort of

amusement in Far boiter if a calm attempt were poison by mistake a girl named Wong resentment nor Blu-man, aged 14 years, of 30, Bonham what is a seriously meant ques made to trace the relationship be Road, was taken to the Government tion of immenso importance in an tween the external electrical dis- when insomnia is a pro-turbance and the internal nervous Civil Hospital by relatives yesterday.age

nounced and over-extending ma- commotion.

So little is recognised scientific Giving the appearance of having lady. died of opium-polsoning, the body of People who and difficulty in fact in the innumerable conjectures a woman named He Hung, aged 20, securing a good night's sleep from about the earth's magnetism that which was found at 30, Square Stroat, which to arise refreshed in body the two most interesting theories was zomoved to the Pablle Mortuary and mind should pay attention to are still the subject of embittered yesterday.

the position of the bed in the controversy. The one is the at- tribution of magnetic storms to

Mr. Bessell, a resident of the Repulse Bay Hotel, has reported to the police the theft of £30 Australian bank notes from his jacket pocket in his room some time between a.m. on Sunday and 10.30 a.m. on Monday.

discussion.

*

room.

its source

of

The head should rest to the north, direct solar action, the earth being or in line with the earth's main bombarded from

all the principal planets, except Morcury, exort a sensible influence magnetic field of force, which exists light; the other is the view that in the direction north to south.

on the earth's magnetlam.

A Simple Experiment.

broadcasting.

direction

For the head to recline in posi-Magnetic Storms. Rev. N. V. Holward will give a talk tions away from the north is to The magnetic storms, however on "The League of Nations" in St bring across, instead of in line produced, are direct evidence of Thon, "Thash all (hlo) ri', Andrew's Church Hall to-night at 9 with, the terrestrial magnetic flow. p.m. The talk, which is being held

Rather than the scoptically in- bring im in," she hiccuped.

magnetism, being under the auspicos of St. Andrew's clined should waste time in sneers terrestrial. Federation of Women's Clubs In / Club, will bo followed by a general at the suggestion that significance inawerful enough to interfere with attaches to the position of the bed, the transmission of telegrams, the United States, a body which

let them try moving it to tho,dif- During a fight with another inmate, forent points of the compass..and to upset the sound-waves of Irsues every month a review of

Cheung Shu, a woman residing at 100,

When arranging the bed to the films which have come under ita Shanghai Stroot, received injuries to the majority of cases they will notice, making selections of the her head and body and was later re-emerge from the simple and coat north it may be necessary to vary a little, for the moved to the Kwong Wah Jospital. less experiment profoundly con- the

polca, best and indicating which are suit- Her injuries, however, were not of vinced that they are most benefited positions of the magnetic

the earth's when the head rests to the north, where

magnetism able to families or to adults only, a serious nature.

its and most disturbed when the head reaches maximum, undergo The idea is that in this way the

steady and fluctuating changes. The dinner organised by the long-rests to the west.

But To scoff, of course, is enay.

In the seventeenth century the public could be, educated in re- kong Lawn Bowls Association In

at Greenwich gard to film standards, and the honour of the Interport team, is ho- those who are tempted to indulge magnetic needle Commission evidently thinks that ing held at Lane Crawford's Resin derisive laughter should remom- pointed due north; but gradually

taurant (Exchange Building) this;

Hors d'oeuvres will be ber the fate of the wisencres who it swung farther west of north. Shanghai could do with such evening.

ready at 7.45 p.m. and dinner served were most contemptuous over the Now the needle has begun to re-

possibilities of wireless communi-trace its stops. direction. It is to be doubted. at 8.80 p.nr. sharp.

It is of considerable interest to cation and other marvels of ether

remind old and young who Are Shanghai has been taking up however, whether such a plan would

transmission. Lady Clementi and her, second

Continental scientists, especially scientifically minded that the North the question of cinema film cen- be of much real value, since, the

Pole and the South daughter, Miss Cicel Clementi, were sorship, a Commission-appointed | fim-going public would hardly be passengers to Mataya on the P. and D. in Austria and in Russia, have long Magnetic by the Municipal Council having likely to take its directions from

Comorin which Je due in Singapore studied the Influence of the earth's Magnetic Pole are not antipodal. on Oct. 28, but just before the beat magnetism on the human body, and The straight line joining them Just Issued its report, Various a body of women who may or may reached Port Said Miss Clementi was it was their observations that firat passes nearly 800 miles from the The sensitive magnetograph in recommendations have been made not possess the necessary quali- taken ill with appendicitis. Upon led to the discovery of the effect centre of the earth.

arrival at Port Said, Miss Clementi with the object of securing the fications to pass reasonable judg-

was taken ashore, necompanied by her on sensitive human beings of sleep-

photograph the changes in the use of greater discretion in cen-ments. The fact has to be faced mother who remained with her, but ing with the head in the wrong use at observatories and weather it is reassuring to learn that it is direction when the magnetic curatations automatically records by sorship so that films which tend that the public everywhere nowa- expected that the patient will be well rents are traversed.

In a number of scientifically run magnetic elements, and

theso and to lower the prestige of the Oc-daye has contracted "the cinema enough to resume her journey on the

sanatoria the greatest attention is able to gather from Ranpura,

how

constant cidental and the Oriental in each habit," and it will prefer to exer.

paid to the position of the bed, other instruments

earth's rhythmic move- others' eyes should be prohibited. ciae its own discretion as to what The Inspector-General of Police, wide experience having taught the are the

Possibly the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., supervisors the necessity for re-ments and pulsation.

rotation of the Incidentally, Hongkong's methods is good or bad. A reasonably-returned from long leave on the a.. leasing the tension on the nervous

rente. is a factor in the problem of censorship were studied, and, operated censorship can rule out Corfu yesterday. Mr. T. H. King has system of the earth's mysterious earth, as well as the magnetic cur-

acted in the capacity of 1.G.P. On electrical movements. generally speaking, were approved the definitely harmful, but, for November 19, Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P... It is a generally admitted fact of sleep. In any case, the pro- and thought worthy of emulation. the rest, the public must be allow-is proceeding on leave, followed by that the planet on which we live cedure is

Mr. L. H. V. Booth, acting Director is charged with magnetic forces; your head to the north. Whilst we have not the space ined to follow its own tastes. of Criminal Intelligence, in December indeed, the earth has been describ Thus inclined, with your

Mr. D. Burlingham, Divisional which to set out the various pro- posals, there is one which 1s worthy of notice, namely, that all Alms should be classified in two groups-one which only adults should be permitted to see, and the other which should be exhibit ed to children as well. A good

deal of time was, in fact, dovated to this question of the attendance

of children at einema exhibitions,

a matter which, it was found, had exercised the minds of many wit. ncases who gave evidence before

the Commission.

The Ottawa Agreements.

stories.

We Bre

the same: Sleep with

feet

nervous

Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, is ed as "a magnetised sphere." No to the south, there is authoritative expected to return from leave early, body quite knows how this mag-experience to testify to the Beda- next year. His place has been filled netium la produced, nor has any-tiva influences exerted. By being In line with the earth'a magnetism of body explained in a thoroughly The Ottaiva Agreements are by Mr. C. G. Perdue, Director

Criminal Intelligence,

satisfactory manner the funda- the nervous or electrical onergy. mental connexion between electric flowing in the human body being debated in the House of

directed away from the brain. currents and magnetic forces,

Just as the earth is a magnetis- Commons and the opposition is re-

ratification. The not to raise, but to lower general Effect of Thunder.

{ort sphere, so the human body is Bigned to the

world. United Kingdom In now free to tariffs throughout the

a magnet, charged with electricity. When the theory of the influence All forms of human and animal make agreements with other coun-Any other use of the agreements tries. Norway, Sweden and Dea- would condemn the National Gov. of the earth's magnetiam in the life are saturated with electricity. common matter of sleep in question: To realise the presence of this in- mark have already arranged to oromont leaders out of their owned there should not be overlooked visible force one has only to stroke open negotiations and as the pre-mouths and more than justify the the perceptible effect on many in the arched back of a cat.

criticism levelled by Sir dividuals of thundery weather, ference duties, Britain's Jumping-bitter off place, are fairly moderate, the Herbert Samuel and Mr. Lans- when the atmosphere is a prey to Nervous Energy.

It is asserted that. prospects of success are reason busy. Even so, there is n suspic- electrical disturbance.

There have been cases of people ably good. Bargains may be ion that the Government have al- nervous system has been trolled by secretions in the thyroid

whose

energy in the human body is con- struck and the chance of improv-lowed their hands to be tied rather violently shaken during ing the quantity of our exports too tightly for comfort.

One has seen normally courageous gland, which lies in the neck, and by the suprarenal glande, which may be relatively improved. It

lic above the kidneys. Medical science has been rapidly augment- ing its knowledge, both of tho nature and workings of these no- called ductless glands, which re- cognisably play an important part in the normal chemical changes of the tissues. Tho electrical and nervous energy controlled by these mysterious Beeretions-recently shown to determine our physical health and mental welfare-reacts to the earth's magnetism, boing drawn towards the brain if the head rests at night to the west, and, reversely, drawn towards the fect if the bend rests to the north. Sufferers from insomnia will do woll to pay respect to this valuable : deduction from authenticated scientific and medical data.

is fortunate that

the extreme

Neville Chamberlain accurately claims that the general effect of the Ottawa pacts is a reduction in inter-Imperial tariffs and while,

certain specific cases,

in

the

Among the many interesting conclusions reached was one that the "crook" and "gangster" pic tures have not, as might have Protectionists, British and Domin- been expected, made for any in-ion, failed to get their way. Mr. crease in juvenile crime. On the other hand, there was a strong consensus of opinion that the film which depends upon "sex appeal" and loose morality, for its drawing preferences involve steps which foreign power has a definitely deleterious may be detrimental to effect on the young and adolescent trade with Britain, and the Domin- mind, particularly, from the evi-ions, the scale of such special measures is 80 small as not to pro- dence heard, among the Chinese vide real ground for grievance. student class. It is chiefly for Advantages secured to British this reason that the Commission manufactured articles by pre- has recommended the classifica-ferential tariff reductions may in- tion of filma. As to the age-limit crease Britain's output at the ex- competitors, bul at which children should be pro- penso of her

cannot rationally be advanced as hibited from attending the screen-

a cause of complaint. Wore the ing of pictures for adults, the con-

situation otherwise, the reactions clusion reached in that it could not on the forthcoming world econo- be put higher than sixteen years mic conference might well be fatal. of age, even though this period is ❘ The moral influence of the British perhaps the most impressionable, delegates-and Mr. Ramsay Mac- Another point touched upon by Donald is to be the President the Commission was the desirabl-would be all could it be shown that they entered the conference," [lity of improving the standard of

one purpose of which is to ease films exhibited. It was shown economic illa by lowering tarif that a large section of the film-barriors, with fresh-erected tariff going public is dissatisfied with walls higher than anybody else. the general run of films exhibited. Mr. Baldwin had a very difficult Too many films, it was felt, dopond task in avoiding this risk, but his achievement now makes it possil·lo

on sex interest, more often than for the British Government to en- not for ton crudely exploited,tor upon the conference using while others portray phases of the Ottawa agroomonte as a lever, WWostóin Ilfo which, though enter.

"Writing, nothing but writing, day in and day out.

I know exactly how Shakespeare must have felt."

ALL (HIC) RI"!

. (By Edward Volstead Kally.)

We met Poto over in Kowloon the other day. Pete lives on the Peak.

Belleve it or not, we reached- that atage when the width of Nathan Boad was of greater im- portanco than its longth. Peta Invited us to his flat for dinner.

""Y'all ri’?” naked Peto, an wo ambled down to the Star Ferry.

"Yah, I'm (hic) all ri'"'! "Thash" all ri".

We poured each other on to the Forry..

"Shay (hic) dosh my brests shmall (bic) beory ?" asked Pata.

"Lesh” shmoll-no (h/c), I'sh all

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