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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1936.

'LEAGUE OF DECENCY' FOR

HONGKONG

THE POPE URGES WORLD CHURCH CENSORSHIP

PLEA made by the Pope last month for the establish- ment of a film censorship by Roman Catholic bishops in all countries brings nearer to Hongkong the forma- tion of a' world-wide "League of Decency" on the lines now existing in the United States,

Conversations have already taken place between leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and of the film industry and it is anticipated that an organisation for the classification of films according to moral standards will shortly be set up here.

It is noteworthy that certain Catholic Churches in Nóng- kong already exhibit notices, suggesting which shows members of the congregation should-attend. Certain films are branded us Munfit for Catholics,"

in an Eneyclical addressed from the Vatican the Pope, declaring that motion pictures "have the power to be one of the greatest forces for good, but have in actual fact become vehicles of evil," made these suggestions to archbishops and 'bishops throughout the world;

Clergy should secure anually from their compregations—in particular, fathers and mothers of families--a · promine abstain from witnessing had filmx,

to

There should be set up in cach

untion an office, dependent on

the bishops, to classify fibus su that congregations may know

NEW HOSPITAL NEARS COMPLETION

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Almost an exact repilea of the Peninsula itotel in appearance. the Queen Victoria Hospital on the island

is rapidly nearing completion.-Staff Photographer.

which films may be witnessed Radio Competition with impunity.

"Everybody knows the damage done to souts by bad motion pictures," stated the Enéyclical.

"OCCASIONS OF SIN"

"They are occasions of sin; they seduce young people.

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along the way of evil by glorifying the passions; they show he HAVE, you entered your vote in the ZBW

under a false light; they cloud ideals: they destroy pure love, respect for marriage, and affection for the family.

"They are capable also of creating prejudices among in- dividuals and misunderstanding among nations, among social classes, and among entire races.

"On the other hand, good motion pictures are capable of exercising a profoundly moral influence on those who them."

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Among views exprëssed were these: Cinematograph Exhibitors: The ex-

perience of exhibitors everywhere i is that unpleasant films have been, unpopular. People don't ke

them.

A film renler: Preparation of lists of approved and disapproved films might, fect cinema -attendances.

All United States producers, how- lever, now conform to the code liid down by the Langue of Decency, and their experience is that atten dances have increased as films have improved in moral quality.

A Catholic priest said recently; "The Pope has given worldwide | experimental application to the work in the United farm at Beltsville, Mary-States of cleaning up Alma by making land, may become the sire it unprofitable to produce bad ones. of a calf in Buenos Aires, BLACKLISTED FILMS Argentina, eight thousand.

miles away, if science and

the assistance of the

"The League of Decency, started by Catholic young men and women with Cardinal of the airplane are adequate Philadelphia and other clergy, and the experiment soon to classifies all films, and has blacklisted be conducted at the instance some with notable effect. of the Argentine embassy here is successful.

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thermos container, an automobile to rush the container to the nearest airport, the Pan American Airways from Miami to Buenos Aires and the latest

"The extension

this iden through. out the world will afford guidance and protection to all Catholics.

"As far as Hongkong is concerned, I do not suppose its effect will be widespread apart from Catholic cont menities, but in places predominantly Catholic such as Macao it is likely to 'clean up the type of film offeret to scientific Instruments will be the public very considerably," utilized in the attempt to ae- complish the experiment which

scientists here regard as the HOLLYWOOD NOW most important yet attempted in long distance mechanical fertili-100 PER CENT. PURE' zation.

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The outcome of the experiment will be watched with deep interent by cattlemen in the Tick fever country

Hollywood, Aug. 1, of Northern Argentina. These men

Hollywood is now thoroughly satin- have been

handicapped for many fied with work of the American Lea- years by failure of imported sires to gue of Decency, which two years withstand the ravages of tick fever to ago started to purify films. Four which cattle of these ranges develop ims were the chief targets of the an immunity in course of time. The league's campaign-Dr. Montes, necessity for importing bulls for "It Ain't No Sin, "Scarlet Empress," breeding purposes is obvious and "Guilty Parents." those imported have died in large

petition.

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Fourteen items have been listed in alphabetical order below and space has been left for further Items, suggestions for which you will find in the second column.

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Voto 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 in your order of préference. Each No. 1 vote will receive 10 points, cach No. 2 vote nine points, each No. 3 vote eight points and so on. Your ballot MUST be marked with the figures 1 to 10.

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You need not necessarily choose the items given below, which have been arranged alphabetically. Other suggested items given, but you are at liberty to insert any further item you would like to record, Address all entrics to Editor, "Hongkong Telegraph." marked "Radio Vote."

VOTE FOR TEN ITEMS ONLY

Classical Programmes ...Dance Music

Daventry Relays (Danco) Daventry Relays (Sporting) ....Daventry Relays (General)

..Grand Opera

Hongkong Hotel Relays .Light Opera ....Military Bands

Orchestral Music Pianoforte Recitals Rotary Club Relays .Studio Talks

Variety Programmes

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Answers to the following ques- tions are not included in the competition (answer "YES" or "NO"):

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RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music from Roof Garden of Hongkong Hotel

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (345 kilocycles):

5-8 p.m. European Programme.

5 p.3. A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roo! Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

7 p.m. La Valse" (Ravel). -7.17 p.m. A Violin and Soprano recital Yehudi Menuhin and

by Mavis Bennett.

1. Violin

7

Solos--Tzar's Bride- Sung of the Bride (Rimsky- Korsakov). Campanella, Op. (Paganini); 2. Song-Lo, Here the Gentle Lark (Bishop); 3. Violin Solos Allegro (Fiocco). La Capricciosa (Ries): 4. Songs-Pretly Mocking

Bird (Bishop). Down Vauxhall Way (Oliver).

7.45 p.m. mories.

Ruie da Costa Me-

1. Just one more chance: 2. The

Queen Was In the Parlour; 3. Whoopee Medley: 4. Monte Carlo Medle

8 pm. Local: Time Signal, Wen- ther ther Report, Stock Quotations and announcements.

8.05 pm. A Kelay from the Tai Ping Theatre (Chinese)..

11 p.m. Close Down.

Pro-

8.05-10 p.m. European" gramme from Z.E.K. on a fre- quency of 610 kilocycles.

9.05 p. Variety and Music.

Dance

Song-These Coolish things "Spread it abroad"..Robert Ashley (Baritone); Fox Trat Yankee Doodle never went to town; Instru- runtal-Honolulu March ..Franic Ferera and John K. Paalulu; Fox- TroTemptation Rug: Song-A Little Dash of Dublin.... Anna Neagle (Soprano); Fox-Trot-Or Man Mose; Song A Beautiful Lady in Blue ....Turner Layton; Fox- Trot-You Hit the Spots: Humorous -Selentificially of Course! Murgatroyd and Winterbottom; Fox- Trot-Let's face the Music and Dance; Vocal-I can't give you any- thing but

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The Four Crochets. 8.43 p... "Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major" (Liszt) played by Mischa Levitzki (Pianoforte) and the Lon- dan Symphony Orchestra.

0 p.m.

A Belay of the Daventry" News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter) and announcements.

9.20

Richard Crooks (Tenor), with Marek Weber and his Orchestra. pro-

....Would you like to have early morning programmes from ZBW?

.Would you like relays from short wave stations other than Daventry? .Are you satisfied with

ZBW'S present grammes?

· Other sungented (lema for which you mlækt like to vola arus BC. Danes Orchestral Baritone Recitals: Church Bervice: Con- traito Recitale; Cheral fuale Folk Songat Gilbert & Ballant Jax Piano beltala? Light Concerta; Musical Comedy National Music: Organ Keeftain Organ Kelnyw (Daventry): Press Bulletina (Router), Press Bulletins (Daventry); Studio Recitalat Atadlo, Concerts Studio Variety tiemat Bludla Tiska: Sporting Commentaries・・ (Local): Sopranos) Hymphony Orchestras? Stock & Share Announcements? Tenazas Violin Re ellal Vocal Gem Weather Reports,

RULES

numbers in a comparatively short: Producers were so frightened by the time. These cattlemen gee in the inroads made by the league on their present experiment possibilities of box-office receipts that they promptly'

their

throughput their house in order, Objection- ranges.

fromable films were discarded, and there fertilization thoroughbred stock maintained on issued from Hollywood studios A the experimental farms by the Argen- series of Dickens pictures-"Great tine government near Buenos Aires in Expectations," "A Tale of Two Cities,"

** and "David Copperfield." the tick free area.

1-Entrants aro required to vote for 10 Arrangements for the experiment

items, using the numbers "1" to "10". Osiy These and other pictures dealing one coupon may be sobnilited by each entrant. have been made here by Senor Don

entrant who forecnals In their commercial with adventurous, romantic, sentimen Carlos Carcin-Mata, attache of the Argentine Embassy and tal, and humorous subjcots, proved correct order the final ten teens chosen by voters will win the prite. In the event of no entrant correctly forecasting the final Dr. Miller of the United States degreat box-office attractions. partment of Agriculture at Beltsville. Hollywood's films, with fow excep

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two judges will be Mr. Flakusen, Menzror them without any

in Hongkong for Moasis. 1'hileo Radio Dia United Press,

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kong "Telegrapð". All entrants must RETRO to abide by. Date slecision, which shall be final.

4-The competition will close at 4 p.m. on Turiny Augul 11 and romulta will published on the following Saturday.

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--Members of the Starts of the South China Morning Post or longkang Telegraph asl their relatives will not be allowed to DÜMDELE,

p.m.

Orchestra-Spring Song (Mendels- sohn); Songs-A Dream. of Paradise. (Gray). O Song Divine. (Temple); Orchestra-Cloches de Corneville .(Planquette). Tales from the

Oh Waltz (Strauss); Songs-

Serende from "The Student Prince"

I always be (Romberg).

true (Dennizky); Orchestra-Columbino's Itendezvous (Heykens). Song Paradise (Reginald King); Songs- Macushla (Macmurrough). Too Late to-morrow (Langenberg).

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10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry. Close DowT),

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1.03 p.m. ferman Folk. Bong.

3.10 p. Merry Masle.

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2 D.J. Reports from the Olymple Games 2.30 pan. Morry, music (continued).

1. p.m. Greetings to our Leteners, in PARK Australia.

Now and Beonemic Beview.

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