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NAZIS BAN FILM

"CATHERINE THE

GREAT

London, Mar. 10. The Nazi ban on the British film, "Catherine the Great," because the title role is played by Elizabeth Bergner, a Jewess, has raised a storm of indignation. The Foreign Ollee may enter a protest.

Berlin's plea that the film was withdrawn at the wish of all Berlin la moonshine. The demonstration was obviously organised.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

OKAMOTO SUSPENDED, EMPIRE'S RESOURCES.

HATOYAMA FALSELY

ACCUSED

Tokyo, March 11, The Punishment Committee of the Lower Ilone has decided in bar Mr. Kazumi Okamoto from the Lower House for the next fort- night.

SHOWN IN MINIATURE AT VIENNA FAIR

Vienna, Mar. 11. The vast resources of the British Empire are shown in miniature in the British pavillon at the Vienna Fair, which is opening to-morrow.

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934.

LIGHT ON DIET TESTS

Health Ministry's Explanation

BRIGHTER LONDON

COMMISSION'S CRITICISM OF BUILDINGS

London. Mar 10. The tendency to erect higher buildings in London is the subject of criticism in the report of the

INQUIRY PURELY Royal Fine Art Commission, which

For instance, visitors to the Fair:

SCIENTIFIC The Committee found Okamoto will learn that half of the world's rubber; and that 80 per cent. of the motor tyres are made with British world's Jute is grown in the Empires and, further, that almost every felt or straw hat is stiffened by British shellac,

Specially Interesting in the section at the Fair, devoted to the history of three years ago and is thus in no British aviation. Neuter Special, [sense refurce.

guilty of falsely accusing Mr. Ichiro Hatoyama, former Minister of Education, of corruption.

Mr. Hatayana recently resign- The police were moving on fed his portfollo—United Press, crowd of rowdies when the Com- minder of Storm detachments arrived and ordered the pollca to dosist.

The enthusiasm of the audienc was unbounded. All booking cords were broken.

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She is now acting in the Loudon

by a Royal Warrant of last year Was empowered to call attention to any project or development Entirely new light has been which, in the opinion of the Com thrown on the much disputed re-mission, might appear to affect parts by the Ministry of Health amenities of a national or publje and the British Medical Associa-character. tion committees on the minimum that the effect of some of these The Commission now states diet necessary to maintain an in-tall buildings upon other places of dividual in health and working national and historic Interest has capacity

in many cases been detrimental. In particular, it refere to the play "Esenpo Me Never," and is tion, when Dr. Max Muller poured It has now been made clear that buildings recently erected in the It is believed the Nazis de.being universally acclaimed as be scorn on the notion of exclusive

of the investigations were made solu- neighbourhood longing to the race of great Aryan superiorities. The Arvan liberately permitted the ceasor to netresses such as Rachel (famous race, he declared, was merely a ly with a view to discovering the Cathedral, distant views of which pass the film for quote purposes, in French actress), order not to affect the export of (whose Drury Lane performances once-Our Oven Correspondent.

Mrs. Siddons figment of philological conveni-number of calories and proteina have been blocked by the newly

erected structures, German films. Nevertheless, early in the last century will live

necessary in the diet of any mau. "Catherine The Great" was pro- F. A. fears that the ban will for ever in the history of the duced by Alexander Korda, who was

of any class or means, who was seriously re-act on business in Eng-theatre), Sara Bernhardt and Dame responsible, for "The Private Life doing a normal day's work.

There was no question of work- ing out

П minimum diet upon which an unemployed man can exist.

land.

Ellen Terry.

of Henry VIII." It la scheduled for Like Hitler, Elizabeth Bergner The Morning Post recalls the re- presentation in Hongkong within is an Austrian. She left Germany (cent meating of the British Associatwo months,

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Nor were the reports prepared with a vlew to enforcing in- mediately the opinions of the two committees upon any particular auction of the community. The reporta, therefore, have no auch political significance as has been attached to them in certain quar-

ters.

Such are the facts of the pori- tion, which have been stated by a prominent official of the Ministry of liealth, and which were con firmed by Sir Frederick Hopkins, member of the original committee.

They contrast strongly with some of the recent interpretations, which have been placed upon the committee's finding. Since the publication of the two reports their contents and their objects have been so widely exaggerated and distorted as to make it appear that there was a controversy be tween the two committees on the minimum diet that the Govern ment might expect an unemployed man to live on.

It was even stated recently by a Sociallet candidate for Parliament in a by-election campaign that the Linistry of Health had circul- arised incat authorities to

the effect that in adult man can live on less than bs. 11d. a week, and that the British Medical Associa- tion had said that the standard of benefit of an unemployed man is not suflesent to maintain health.

There was по foundation for either of these statements..

---In-point of fact the question of fiance, wealth or sosini status did not enter into the discussions of the Ministry of Health Com writtee,

The facts, as given by the Ministry of Health, are as follows:

St. Paul's

The maximum height of build- ing in London has recently been increased to 100 feet.

the increase in height is a con- The Commission points out that cession of which the money value is often great, and it is suggested that any such concession should be accompanied by some advan- tago to the public, of light, air or of amenity, by surrendering fron- ago for road widening, or by not- ting back faces of buildings in or- der to provide light-British Wireless.

n wide angle of

HUGE PURCHASES OF SILVER

AMERICA TO BOOST PRICES

Washington, Mar. 11. The Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives has ap- proved n Treasury to pay 25 ner cent. above Bill authorising the the market price for silver shipped to the United States in payment for exported agricultural commo- dities.

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The Committee has also proved a measure for the purchase of 1,500,000,000 ounces of silver at the market price.

Under the terms of this second Bill, 150,000,000 ounces of silver would be purchased within the first four months after the pas

age of the Bill and an additional 250,000,000 ounces within a year. The purchases would automati- cally cense if commodity prices reached the 1928 average.--Reuter,

TAX EVASION.

PROMINENT AMERICANS TO BE CHARGED

Washington, March 11. The Attorney General, Mr. Cummings, has announced that the Department of Justlee is about to Andrew institute proceedings against Mr. beeader to Britain and one of Mellon, (former Am-

"Mr. Arthur Greenwood asked the wealthiest men in the world), that very distinguished scientist, charging him with evasion of Sir Frederick Hopkins, that he taxes. should sit with a number of dis- Others to face similar charges tinguished physiologists to sesare Jimmy Walker, ex-Mayor of how many calories and proteins New York, and Thomas S. Lamont, are necessary for a good diet for son' of the famous banker. rich of poor man alike doing a Reuter.

normal day's work. When a physiologist spenks of work, that means a nine or ten hour day.

RICH OR POOR.

"The Committee decided that whether you were rich or pour, de- ing a hard day's work, you requir ed 3,000 calories a day.

JAPANESE PATRIOTS.

CONTRIBUTE PLANES TO ARMY AND NAVY

Tokyo, Mar. 11.

"The British Medical Associa day that public bodies and or

It was offcfally announced 10- tion set up a committee which ganisations, in the Prefectures said you wanted a few more and Colonies, and Individuals, calories. It was a disputo be have voluntarily subscribed to the tween scientists as to the kind of cont of contributing 109 diet a man doing a day's work re planes to the army and 50 aero- quires, but neither body laid down planes to the Navy sco the the proposition that so many Mukden Incident of September, calories are necessary for on un 1931-Router. employed man."

Sir Frederick Hopkins said that he concurred entirely with this. statement. "There was no ques- tlon," he added, "of economics or finance being discussed by the committeo. Nor is there

the smallest foundation for the sug gestion that the findings of the committee reforred to any parti cular class of person,, unemployed

or otherwise.

"It was simply and solely a scientific discussion held in order to give the Ministry of Health guidance upon such subjects diots in institutions."

A prominent passenger by the American Mall liner President Mc- Kinley which arrived from America vin Shanghal on Saturday was Mr. John Jacob Aster, son of Mr. John Jacob Astor, the American' million" | nirejo, Hovin on a world tour accom- panied by Mr. Blaine Erving Jnr. and Mr. J. E. Tucker...

The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps will be Inspected by His Ex- | celiangy the G.0.0, at Murray Parade Ground on Thursday, March 22, at 0 p.m.

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