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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFI, SATURDAY, JUNE, 10, 193

ENTERTAINMENT

“FIRST NIGHT", ON RADIO

Hongkong

Scientist

On The Air In Australia

WELL-KNOWN Hongkong scientist,

Professor J. L. Shellshear, of H.K. Uni., is scheduled to make two broadcasts from Australian A.B.C. radio network in near future, according to information just to hand from Australian Trade Commis- sioner in Shanghai.

Possibility is that Professor Shellsheur's broadcasts will be relayed through VKC2ME and VK3ME, thus becoming available for local, re- ception.

First broadcast is from 9.30 to 9.50 p.m. Australian Time (11.30 to 11.50 H.K.T.) Wed- nesday, July 8: Subject matter "The Downfall of the Manchu Regime,

Second talk in at same time on Wednesday, July 15 on "The Republic of China.".

Talks will be given through A.B.C, 2FC, 2NC. 200, BLO, 3GI, 4QG, 4RK, GCL, 6CK, GWF.-. 3LO in relayed by VK3LR, audible in Hongkong. I will also possibly be relayed by VIME. 2FC will be relayed. by short waver, VK2ME, also audible in Hongkong.

Footnote: Professor Shellshear's first lecture will deal with educs tion in Hongkong and China. First phase will be story of education during Republic, i will be story of Sun Yat-sen. How many rendera know that famous Chinese revolu tionary leader was educated in Hongkong under influence of Inte Sir Patrick Manson and his life- long friend, Sir James Canille. Sun Yat-sen was first metilcul graduate of Hongkung School of Medicine and Arst President of Chlua.

Australian broadcasting stations, now under control of Australian Broadcasting Commission Chimilar to B.L.C.) received call-signs in

Warner Baxter in one of the scenes from "Shark Island,"

PERFORMING RIGHTS

Composers Paid

4,000

By H.K. Music-Makers

By "FIRST NIGHT"

THIS happened in the homes of twelve hundred British, ...as many American, composers one day last month. A letter was received, a cheque extracted, the amount scanned. Then-despair or jubilation accordingly.

For last month was settling-up day between the Per- forming Right Society and writers. Composers learned what they had made from broadcasting and other rights for the last half-year.

Hongkong sent its share of performing right fees to swell the £40,000 distributed. Hongkong's contribution, in fact, was just over $4,000.-

Of this amount, ZBW contributed $2,024, or just over $5 a day.

Consider the number of tunes played by ZBW cach day, and you'll see that the composer's fee is a minute one. In fact, he receives only a few cents for the right to broadcast his composi- tion to the 4,800 ZBW listeners.

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

Here's a tip-keep

it dark

pecullar fashion. In old days they which you and I receive every day self the pleasure of being furiously

were privately owned, and Govern- ment allotted call-signs bearing initial lotters of owners" names.

Farmer & Co. Thur

got letters

WOK

"F.C." for their station (FC); 4Q6

formerly owned by Socialist Queensland Government; GWP by Westralian Farmers Ltd. 10. pioneer Australian broadcast- ing station, was allotted" call-sign after old London 21,0 broadcasting station. Other Australian stations, erected whice A.1.C. came into exi- tence, were given call-signs identi fying them with name of township in which they are centred, NC is in Newcastle, 200 in Cowra, 4RK in Rockhampton. VK3ME. VK2ME, Experbachtal short-wave stations of Amalgamated Wireless Ltd, heard in Hongkong. Govern- ment stipulated that they should broadcast experimental and not regularly.

Hongkong Link With Zane Grey Picture PROMINENT Australian

collegiate athlete whose father is well-known Hong- konger has broken into films.

He is John Weston, son of Captain Walter Weston, for five years Lloyd's Agent in Yokohama and now settled in Hongkong as Marine and

ET us talk about tips-those tips pass it on his friends but gives him- of our lives one of which I received angry if they fail to avall themselves

of his advice? only a moment ago.

"Buy," said a friend, "buy 'What's it-all-about fold Mine Deferred. Not a word to any one else.

The extraordinary" Individual tells people o boy or sell, something, and they follow his behest like sheep walking up a mountain crag sheep they fall over the cragside.

ONE-EYED HORSE

THE NEW GRAMOPHONE RECORDS

BEST record of the work is Lawrence Tibbett's singing of "De Glory Road," strange Negro recitative, pregnant with something or other that is not made quite clear.

Tibbott is beefy, white Metropolitan Opera baritone turned film star. Made hit in Gerah- win's Negro music drama; this exciting record (H.M.V.D.B.1684) shows you why Tibbett is 80 good at the Paul Robeson stuff.

Less antisfying is Caruso-heir Gigli, Italian tenor hero of new film "Lullaby." Sings four screened numbers (H.M.V. D.A.1458-1459) in robust Tauber style. Songs are Tauberish, too. One is down as being composed by Senatra- Schubert-Melchar. Nico of them to bring Schubert into it, isn't it?

Melancholle hit-of-the-moment. "Solitude," ro- celves contrasting treatments at hands of Duke: Ellington (B.8410) and Jack Hylton (B.D.5935). Ellington is elegant, subtle: Hylton finds solitude a rathor Jollier, let's-all-bo-British quality; Both records by His Master's Volce.

Decca turn highbrow again with two-disc re- cording of Milhaud's B-flat string quartet. Inter esting, not very exciting, specimen from the Pro vencal composer of old Dinghileff ballet "Lo Train Bleu." Same estimate goes for the two Dvorak dances recorded by Czech band under Vaclav Talich for His Master's Volce, numbered C.2826, and- your although not exciting-worth adding to Siavonie collection.

ZBW naturally paid the greatest TALKIE TALKS portion of Hongkong's contribution. to performing rights. Others who

paid included the Hotels (for

Dance and other music) cinemas, theatres and the Jockey

The Jackey Club pays for the right

to have music played by Regimen- tal Bands. during race meetings.

Cinemas pay not only for the right to play overtures before the show begins but also pay for every bit of music played during the progress of a picture, no matter that you will listen to his ingenuous whether it is a newsreel, short, information.

feature film or trailer.

"I was speaking to Captain Denb ZBW paya according to the Gladness yesterday he rides a lot at number of listeners. This year Fanling, you know," he says. "He told the fee is $2,024. Next year is me-not, of course, to be passed on will be higher. Cinemas pay in

Then why was it passed on?

You leave-lighter in pocket but recordance with their seating

capneity. buoyed up with information.

How many people do not embark on the barque of prosperity-and see

BAXTER MAKES YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD IN THIS FILM

"PRISONER OF SHARK ISLD." Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart

-King's, Alhambra This striking melodrama is an example of man's inhumanity to man in that it is based upon ond of the most ghastly distortions of justice that have defamed any

"WHERE'S GEORGE" Sydney Howard, Cecily Constanduros

King's, Wednesday SYDNEY HOWARD'S new film, coming to the King's on Wednesday, is made to a tradi- tional pattern of comedy and shows. the ultimate and unlikely triumph of a distressed and awkward clown. · Actually it is the unthinking He is heolded by his wife (Ceelly hatred of the mob that dominated Constanduros), and finds himself in a hostelry. After many distressing ad- and motivates the action and al- ventures he is driven to play football though Dr. Mudd's, Innocence has with a team of ferocious giants. long since been proved, it has in There is, perhaps, rather more no way lessened the horrible sentiment and more genuine misery power of the voice of an enraged than the majority of comediana are allowed, but for the most part the people.

We do not profess a very extensive formula is strictly applied..

No doubt it suits Sydney Howard knowledge of American history but

Several theatres and others In it fourier-because the eternal tips. Hongkong have bucked against

country's record. Like ter has whispered to them, "My dear paying Performing Right fees and fellow, fancy you wasting your life have even accepted writs. But in with Snodgrass, Whatgrass and Co.," every case they have consented to sheep they fall over the cragside.

judgment before an #etlon has come before the Court.

I knew a man in this category. He

SOMETHING GOOD

"My aunts husband has a brother who is employed in the mine, in the Filippines. They've, not struck gold lot of water in yet but there's shaft No. 1 They say the PI. Guvernment intend to use, the mine

It is a strange thing, though, how for irrigation purposea, so it's bound

Lots of people who should pay to pay. Shares'll go rocketing Up

these sublime tipsters tip. You never What's that you're saying? Let 'em.

hear a man who is concerned with for right to use music are still rueket? Well, if you care to be a When it won the owner with tears jule giving you the lowdown on the escaping Performing Right So- lank fool--I thought you were in his throat would explain that it was jute market. His advice is to buy ciely a clutches, but they won't for

coat in- friend of mine-all right, then."

all the fault of the one remaining Balearic Basic Salt. The

A FRIEND LOST

Why is it that whenever any one any runner has any, in the myriad forms of Thing speculation he delights not only to

scd to race a horse blind in one eye during one season. Every acquain Lane of his laid their substanie an it. Every time it lost.

eye.

dividual tips you malting barley long. Retribution stepped in. The owner shares; the farmer International Ex- was not present at a meeting but plusive Ltd.

I'm told from authoritative

I have not bought "What's all about Deferred"--but I am afraid 1 had backed his horse. A friend They always know something good source that local branch, with have lost a friend.

backed the trainer-both of them pre- about something of which they know offices in Bank of East Axis Build- viously had suffered financially-so nothing. And they always look so ing, is, shortly going after the strained with the weight of their

large number of Hongkong they ran the horse in blinkers.

The man who sits next to you on knowledge.

J. S.. B. Cabarets which use music for the Peak Tram every day is certain

dance purposes without paying composers' fees. They will con- siderably augment Hongkongs contribution.

Anywhere in the New Territories you may

come across tracks of animals and birds. few people can read their story

Here is how a Nature Detective solved the my- stéry of

***

Death

by

General Surveyor and Com- +

the stream

pass Adjuster.

Weston Junior, who is Sydney Great Public School Athletic Champion, has joined Austral- American film unit which re.. contly proceeded to Great Bar- rier Reef, off Queensland Const, to film "White Denth", which will feataire Zane Grey, famous author, as star.

Most of outdoor shots are being takon in shark-infested waters surrounding Hayman Island. Highlight will be undersen fight between author Grey and grey- nosed shark.

TE body of the weasel was found in the

hedge close to the stream. The reddish- cream coat was matted with blood, and close to the head there was a wound.

From the weasel to the stream side was

a blurred, bloodstreaked trail. In the margin of mud between the slightly raised bank and the water there were a number of tracks, clear and fresh.

About the deepest impression of Tracks 1 and 3 the mud was badly churned. Track 2 wris spinyed well apart. A big slate-blue, frather and scattered fish senics rust-flocked, lay on the mud.

What had happened? How had the wes el met death? What made the Tracks 1 and 2 and 31 What is the reason for the deeper Impressions shown in the tracks?

beak.

& yo

B

Tracks. No. 1.

but

No. 3.

WOUNDED WEASEL

Each Performing Right Society licencee must, in addition to pay- Ing fee, submit a complete list of every bar of music played. This is in order that fees received can go to rightful composers all over the world,

At Home, Performing Right Society recelves £100,000 p.a. from B.B.C. But any composer rocòiv- ing a three-figure cheque from. P.RS. is lucky. Average amount paid to average composer for the privilege

his of broadcasting works an average number of times in Britain is 25. In Hongkong, the average return to the averago composer is only two or three dol- lara

Nevertheless, this

T.ท.

Colony helps to swell similar returns from every part of the world.

A Nameless Hit In

Hollywood

FOLLOWING n pre-view of a new

Bob Montgomery-Myrna Loy films, "Petticoat Fover," in Hollywood re- cently, critics came out talking about! the performance of an English girl. Hor name wasn't on the credit tilles. On Inquiry her identity was not forthcoming.

The girl in Winifred Shotter. WHAT THE TRACKS MEANT the quick strike of the sword-like that the weasel, after the spring, had

Her Hollywood debut was kept taken some sort of a hold on the A heron had flown over Lo the

heron, probably the leg, an Track 1 secret because she went to America stream and hind alighted heavily from run quickly along the mud (Im- ticularly on the one print.,

An old rat pursued by a weasel had at point B is deep and ragged, par- on holiday. flight. (Deep impression, Track 1.) Although this is Weston's first. It had walked some yards before pression shown in Track 2) That the experience in front of movie taking up a position from which to Tat was old is deduced from the wide with its feet Just out of playing of the track. The weasel camera, he is no novice,to mlero- fah. phone. He has been broadcasting the water. It had stayed there for Track 3) had gained rapidly,

soma time, sinking a little into the for two years with Ellis Frico mud, hence the deeper impression at radio dramatic production, and, point A. should he ever decide to join father in Hongkong, will be real Asset to ZBW if they can contact

hlm.

SUCCESSFUL FISHING

lahing had beon successful, and mora By the evidence of the scales its than one roach had fallen victim to

In New York her London agent, Christopher Mann, persuaded her to try Hollywood. She was under con tract before it was discovered that Evidently the bird had made she had.not the necessary labour per- Becoming aware of the dim-grey desperate effort to rise, ace point C, mit to work in America. It was do- shape standing over it, the rat had but failed and floundered. Then had elded, then, after consulting the au stopped suddenly, frozen lato in come the sharp flash a beak, and thorities, to soft podal her entry into mobility. The wennel, blundering the wansel hed dropped, n grent American flims until this difficulty hadi into danger and probably Incensed at wound in the-flesh close to the head.. been straightened out.. It may the prospect of losing the rat, had The heran had risen, the take- cessary for her to go to Mexico for a sprung to the attack of the heron... off forcing a deep impression at peint short exile, in order to facilitate hor

The rat had departed hurriendly. D. And the weasel had limped over "official", entry into Hollywood.. The breaking, off of Track 0 shows Into the bushion--to die.

It should be a triumphal one.

THE-

we must admire those who are not better than the farce of puro intrigue, afraid to recomtruct in detailed but since the audience cannot help fashion the story of a man's martyr anticipating the whole plot it acquires dom reflecting the greatest discredit real invention in the incidents and cer- on all those responsible for his in- tainly more variety than this film provides. Above all it needs to be carceration in Dry Tortugas Istand.

we

The story is based on fact and while taken at a great speed, and the film ourselves do not know exactly is often slow. There is, however, a reason, for this lowness; whero fact and fiction meet the ain- worthy cerity and realism with which the there is a real attempt to make the material has been presented make of setting a town on the borders of it a vivid and horrifying document of Yorkshire and Lancashire, plausible.

and interesting.

The bleakness of human suffering.

Whether it be due to censorship or the industrial north is not disguised, severe restraint we do not know but or the roughness of the inhabitants. it would appear that director John This praiseworthy film will prove of genuine Interest to practically ...... all Fort has Imbued the action with a

feeling of grim terror that far out. Hongkong elnemaddicts. weighs any of the actual brutal Inci

dents depleted during the develop ride of the murderer Booth, the set- ment. The atmosphere of the period ting of his broken leg by the kindly is extremely well presented and the Dr. Mudd, the court martial and sub- murder of Abraham Lincoln provides sequent imprisonment are dramatic in an unforgettable sequence. The wild their conception.

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