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The much-discussed H, G. Wells file, "Things to Come," based on the author's book, "The Shape of Things to Come," and closely as sociated with him during the ear Her production stages, has now been nearly fully cast. It is, of course, a London Films Production. There are already 46' speaking parts,

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HOME SECRETARY'S CRITICISM

· DOMESTIC ECONOMY

London, July 2.

Sira Willard

the At their best a snare and a Birdwood spoke of supreme value of good cooking delusion, at their worst dishonest either to a regiment, to a school, exploiters of credulous people

Home Secretary, described chain or to a home when he addressed this was how Bir John Simon, the annual meeting in London of the Child Emigration Society (In-letters in the House of Commons, corporated).

It was decided to change the name of the society to Fairbridge Farm Schools (Incorporated).

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"I may observe that certain schemes to types of snowball which, those chain letters bear some resemblance have been held by the courts to be illegal lotteries."

FAMOUS THROughout the FAR EAST

Sir John, who was replying to a series of questions regarding the alleged illegality of chain letter schemes, said: "I have, of course, no authority to determine the It was true, sald Sir William, question of law, which can be de- only by a competent that a marching regiment determined pended on its cooks, and it was court. Edward Chapman, Sophie Stew also true that men could not work art, Derrick de Marney, Margaretta if their stomachs were not proper Scott, Alan Jeayes, Pickles Living-ly looked after. He recalled that stone, and Anthony Holles are

his daughter married sheop others already signed.

farmer in Western Australia "a William Cameron Menzies is the fine young Australian officer in the R.A.F. at the end of the war,"

The chain letter has been crop- She went out, having led the

a girl did ping-up periodically for many of Georges Perinal, who photo-rather luxurious life graphed Korda's "Henry VIII.”

lead with her parents In India,years. It asks the

am glad to say," copy it and send copies to five

friends "My wife, I

who in turn must send added Sir William, insisted on other copies to five friends.

cooking her having regular

In the letter is a list of six classes before she went out, and

names. The receiver is asked to Ice House Street. in domestic 4180 Д course

placo his name at the bottom of the list, send sixpence to the per- economy, and that stood her

son at the top of the list, and good stead when she got out

cross out that name. there,"

director,

The camera is under the guidance.

Trick camerawork, to play so im portant a part in the production, will be by Harry Zech, and model effects by the Hollywood expert Ned Mann.

The film has been in production for some months-under conditions of secrecy.

•

CROSBY REFUSES STARDOM

In

receiver to

Bing Crosby is not going to be a censorship forbidding kissing onposed to work its way to the

the screen.

"

The studios are more guarded

The writer's name is thus sup- top of the list, by which time, If no one broke the chain, the number of letters containing his

star-by his own wishes. Before he algned his new Paramount con- tract, which runs for another three years, he insisted on a non-starring clause. He will submit to co-star-over there than here. The on-name would be multiplied to the ring with some other player, if trance doors are fitted with bleat-xth power of five, which is 15,- necessary, but the studio is defining horns to prevent unauthorised itely restrained from starring him "crashes:"

In any film without his written con- Bost.

NEW ASTAIRE-ROGERS FILM

Fred Astaire and his partner, Ginger Rogers, are filming "Top Hat," their new starring picture, with its specially written score by Irving Berlin, at the Radio Studios

LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD

R. J. Minney, who wrote "Clive of India," gives his impressions of the film colony in "Hollywood by Starlight."

ACTRESSES WRITE NOVELS

The British Alm actress, Merle Oberon, has assumed a new role- that of an authoress. When not facing the cameras she is devoting herself In Hollywood to, the writing of a complete screen play on "Ann | Boleyn." When it is completed she hopes to sell it to either Alexander Korda or Samuel Goldwyn, daa acreen vehicle with herself in the principal rolet, :

Elissa Landi has completed the He went out to help write the second novel in a trilogy about play's scenario for the Ronald Col- America, and has also finished writ- man film. Hustied from New Yorking a play. by air, and installed in a studio

room with 24 pencils, some flowers,"I am writing a trilogy about the and his name on the door, he was America you know when you open photographed affectionately with Colman before they even spoke.

His contract had a clause provide ing cancellation If he should go out of his mind.

The studio chief, Darryl Zanuck,

up a newspaper," she said, "not the America of the "moving picture actress. I call this second volume

The New Monarchy."

fired him with zeal by promising | RUSSIANS LIKE MICKEY MOUSE

60 elephants for "a hell of a charge at the Battle of Plassey."

Hollywood's advantages, as well as its craziness, are breezily out- lined.

When the Russians go to the pic- tures they like best to see Mickey Mouse and Shirley Temple. ・・

Four leaders of Russia's film in-

Few of the parties are orgies,dustry subscribed to this opinion They "talk about glands, art, and when they arrived in Hollywood Yoria." At one Joan Crawford's (says Exchange.) dress was too tight for her to sit She leaned on a sloping board with a soat half-way up.

marks.

"In Russia," said Boris Shumlat say, president and general manager of the Soviet cinema Industry, “we

625.

Apart from the fact that the chain is broken by a large pro- portion of the recipients, there is another snag in the get-rich-eastly plan..

Suppose the 15,625 who con- tributed to the original writer's purse are all to get their return.

305 million subscribers--.. Then there would require to be nearly seven times the population over of the British Isles.

And those 305 million would have them. As the population of the to find six billion people to help world is only 2,000 million, this seems difficult.

In the United States last month racketeers, capitalising the sim ple faith of suckers, always ready to get something for nothing, started a "send a dime" campaign on the same old lines. They are said to be going very well,

MOURNERS REVOLT

WAR WITH TURK GRAVE-DIGGERS

Istanbul, June 29. Turkish mourners in Istanbul have staged a revolt against the grave-diggers,

They say that they charge moro than the due fees for burying their dead and bargain speculatively over the corpses.

Mae West takes a lawyer with her everywhere to overhear re- seo Araerica's films as the very best

So many complaints have reached in the world. Soviet Russia's the Municipality from the mourn cinema is now on the threshold of ing population that it has sent the its greatest development, and needs police a schedule of grave-digging only the skill of America to come charges which all grave-diggers

must follow. Into its own."

Lupe Velez shouts "Keel him!" at big fights, and Renald Colman plays tennis by night on his are-lit court,

It will cost about 25 shillings to Living is cheap. So are Care.

The commission said Rusala did Three hundred splendid vehicles

bury anyone over five years of age outside the Chaplain studios were not want gangster pictures, as they and 10 shillings for bables under owned by the carpenters.

had no bandits in Russia; neither five. Mr. Minney tells of private detec. did Russia require Mae West pie tives guarding Harold Lloyd's chil-tures, as there was no sex appeal dren from kidnappers, and of Ohio of that nature there.

SALESMAN, SAM

But for burials in graves which are already open; the charge will be only five ahillings.United Press.

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1 I boll a blue as to make a

famous 'soup.

7 Proverbially ugly.

8 Not in the river, but it will show

when put in.

11 Two with an air about them. 12 Makes me alt in another form. 13 Girl's

name much used in India. 18 Drop a letter in the fog, and find

a pond. turns out a chio net pertain ing to a particular profession. 19 Caution is very..necessary when

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Archbishop 21 The part of Canterbury that the

does not like.

23 Fair angels guard this country. 24 Makes you begin to jump. 26 The state of France to-day. 28 One would not expect to see a swan in such a trap, but thero It i 20 Vexed.

30 Eg sand peckers, (anag, two

words, 4, 9):

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2 The plant in which the whale

took cover. 8 Nothing doing.

4 The part of a staircase that the

angler likes.

5 Make me go up to it.

6 Rejoice with a giad noise about

the trouble afgot, disdaining! it. entirely.

7 You take my Arst in the morning,

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thus my second madman is third -all due to drink. - Set free.

10 You may have a good one on a horse, but it isn't everyone who

one in the country, 14 Somethings upset the poor bairn. 16 Perfume.

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18 Clambers (ansg.),

20 Used by the Angler after 4.

21 It's strange, but if the head he altered it will be very angry. 23 Pine.

20 Cheeki being so close to the head. 27 The Abordonian is said" to find this a dificult word to pronounce.

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