1937-07-15 — Page 7

BETTER FILMS

QUOTA BILL

Industry Split: Board's Terms

(By SETON MARGRAVE)

THE British film industry is still split from top to

bottom.

Unable to take the advice of Dr. Leslie Burgin, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, to "put your house in order before it is done for you," representatives of the industry recently met Mr. Oliver Stanley, the new Minister, to bear the main terms of what will become the new Cinematograph Films Act.

Mr. Stanley said it was a pity that they could not give united suggestions for the new measure, but their differences appeared to be irreconcilable.

This is official confirmation of the forcenst made three months ago that the three branches-the Federation of British Industries (Film Section), the Kinematograph Renters'. Association, and the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association-would not agree on any- thing.

QUOTA FILMS TO COST MORE

announced that the 13ill

it was would include:

A measure to allow the quota of British films to rise to 25 per cent. In respect of elnemus and 30 per cent: for renters.

To discourage the production of the poor type of British flim, known as

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1937.

UNDER NEW

IN, UP TO HIS KNEES-No sooner had Neville Chamberlain taken over the job of Prime Minister for Great Britain, recently, than he was up to his knees. But it was on a week-end fishing trip at

Salisbury, in the River Avon, as above.

RAILWAYS'

HIGHER

the "quota quickle," na film cost- BRITAIN ing less than £15.000 alall qualify for quota. (This means raising the cost of "quota quickies". from £1 to

£2 10s, per foot).

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Films costing £7 10s. per foot, or more than £45,000, shall count for twice their quota footage,

There shall be a 5 per cent. quota for

short films.

The Board of Trade will have Authority to alter the terms of the quota from year to year, as is found necessary.

The suggestion in the Moyne Report that there should be a film commission to judge the merit of quota (1ms re- gardless of price, is therefore aban- doned, together with the suggestion that the British im industry- should be ruled by a bureaucratic depuri- ment, as in the case of the B.B.C.

The Board of Trade seems to me to have made a fair and reasonable com→

promise with all the warring parties

of the film trade.

be,

None will be pleased,

Are Women Golfers Untidy?

MAINTAINE OVERSEAS

TRADE

PLEA FOR

RATES

Strong

Opposition

Before Tribunal

Some indication of the opposition which the railway companies have to face in their application to the Railway

Exports Valued at Rates Tribunal for an increase of five per cent. in fares and freight charges was given at the first sitting of the Tribunal in London recently.

£50,000,000

Imports in England in May were valued at £83,131,125, an increase

of £260,227 on the April total and

of £13,094,001 on May of last

Fear. The total exports, includ were £176,183 less than in April,

ing re-exports, at £50,125,335

but £8.004,454 higher than May, 1036.

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About 20 counsels appeared for objectors, who include the National Farmers' Union, the Mining Association, British Iron and Steel Federation, British Coal Exporters' Newspaper Proprietors' Association,

Association,

National Gas Council, National Federation of News- agents, London County Council, Southend and District Railway Travellers' Association, and a number of firms.

Mr. W. Bruce Thomas, K.C, presided.

The Bourd of Trade returns for the month of May suggest that the value of Britain's oversens trade was at least maintained last month, for the import and export totals were

the same as in

Sir Walter Monckton, for the railway companies, rend a letter April May contained the Coronation and Whit- of May 18 from the Rates and Charges Committee to the Tribunal All should day compared with April, the num-

suntide holidays and an extra Sun- setting out the proposed increased charges. ber of working days being 24 com- pared will.26, apart from the dis- turbing effect of the holidays.

Golf Stars Say "No!"

By A Correspondent

With regard to coal, livestock and £2.884,000 in receipts-an increase general merchandise, the increase of of 4.04 per cent. over last year. five per cent, would operate as fol-

lowx:

The Increase In the total of ins- ports compared with the correspond- On existing charges not exceeding ing month last year was largely at-28. art, an increase of a penny; over tributable to heavier arrivals of grains. d. and not execeding 48. id. on and four, which were abnormally increase of twopener; over 4s. 1d, and low a year ago owing to seasonal in- not exceeding da. 100, nn increase of Buences.

threepence; thereafter one penny in crease for each additional is. 8d. in the existing rates.

On the other hand though arrivals of fresh fruit and vegetables were nearly £1,250,000 less. our total purchases of foodstuffs and beverages came to £2,630,000 more last month than in May, 1936, their total cost being £34,173,000. This Agure In- cludes tobacco.

Purchases of raw materials were

NEARER STANDARD

"But this moderate increase for which we are asking will not result in ting us to the standard revenue. It will bring us nearer to it than we should, have been if we remained on the existing basis."

Sir Walter said that the objections; of newspaper Interests were that the deficiency was not likely to continue, and that the proposed increase would bear heavily on smaller parcels.

Referring 10 objections from Southend, Sir Walter said: "One of the points raised is that the Southend ticket holders and workmen are poor, and live right up to their incomes, Eannot afford to pay the increase, the existam quoting from one of them

Passenger tares up to 114d, an in- crease of a halfpenny; from 1a, to 2s, 'd. to 48, 1d. an increase of two- pence; from 4s. 2d. to 5s. 100, an in- crcase of two-pence; from 45, 2d to as, 10d. an increase of threepence; thereafter a penny increase for each charge.

FAMOUS women golfers are indignant about the statement by Mr. Barney attributable to increased purchase of

also heavy of 25,003,000, as in- additional "15. ød. in total under this head crease of £5,667,000. The higher

was chiefly

when I say that the popularity of Southend as a holiday resort is prin- cipally due to the low passenger fares

Day and half-day excursion fares: Seale, sculptor and painter, ores and scrap, rubber and paper-2s. but under 35. an increase of two- before 1921,"

cotton, wool, · timber, non-ferrous Up to 25, an increase of a penny; over that a woman can't play | making materials.

pence; over 3s, and not exceeding 78. Od, an increase of threepence. golf and still be chic.

Mr. Seale said: "The average wo man golfer is a pretty frightening spectacie. Her skirts are too baggy and her orma too braway. She is the worst-dressed sports-woman of the day.

Liko Ascot Gathering

COTTON'S LEAD

than

800 in British exports more

Of the total Increase of £6,330,- £5,000,000 occurred under the head of manufactured articles. A very welcome feature is the reappearance as the leader of the increase-and still maintaining its place 41% afr most valuble export-the Item of cotton manufactures. These, at £5,- 866,000, were £1,052,000 higher than

I talked over that point with play-In May of 1036.

ers at a women's international match

lckets, Ave per cent, increase.

Season tickets and traders season

Daily workmen's fures, on Increase of a halfpenny; weekly lekets, an increase of threepence.

workmen's

£15,000,000 DEFICIENCY

Sir Walter quoted figures of the re- venues of the companies for 1034, 1935 and 1938, showing defleleneles compared with standard revenues of more than £15,000,000. In 1936, he anid, there were very substantial de-

COLD STORAGE PLANT

DAIRY FARM WORKS EXTENSION

With

at the West Sussex golf course, and; Next in the list comes fron and

"Nonsense," they practically all increase of £005,000, while addition-ciencies.

steel manufactures at £4,000,000, an replied.

at are exports of vehicles, locomo. Their clothes were the beatives, and ships at £3,035,000 Speaking of increases in running arguments for their. case. With£880,000 above

the corresponding expenses, Sir Walter said that cer- their beautifully waved hair and total a year ago. In this last group, tain work postponed during the years perfectly-tailored clothes, these the exports included 'one war vessel of most acute depression had to be women were na smart as an Ascot of 2.000 tons, valued at £384,300. carried out, and wages had increased gathering.

Aircraft exports were lower than by £557,000. in the previous year at £18,500

and against £300,000,

locomotive exports were also lower. Private prices of certal materials which we motor-car exporte at £490,502 were have to buy," he added. Just a little less than in the previous

"Fresh economies are not available, year, owing to smaller sales to Den- mark, British India, and Spain. New

and we are continuing to work out Zealand increased her purchases, and existing schemes-pooling and other "What an antiqunted ideat" said in eastly our best individual customer wise--which will help. vivacious Miss. P. Wade. "The golf for complete private motor-cars. On "We think that the improved trend clothes of to-day are as smart as the other hand, exports of chassis to which you have seen since 1932 Is machines

Australia have increased substantiel-ikely to continue, So far as this

year goes, there is an increase

Soignee Mrs. Garon was emphatic. "Nowadays women take just as much care of the way they are turned out for the golf course as for the ballroom," she said indignantly. Smart Clothes

any otherA,"

"I am sure we are not badly dressed," Bald beautiful Mlle. Kapferer. "We study the fastlon magazines and consult our dress- makers aboul' our poll clothes before we choose anything.“ "Preposterousl" was pretty Pan Barton's comment. And looking at her picasing colour contract of aky blue and deep green, 1 felt that critical Mr. Seale had lost the day.

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E RADIO BROADCAST

A Children's Concert From The Studio

CRICKET COMMENTARY

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 .c's), 31.49 metres (0.52 m.c's).

HI.K.T.

14.30 pm. The B.B.C. Dance Or- chestra.

Fox-Trot--The phantom of a song: Fox-Trot-Radio Times; Fox-Trot- I breathe on windows; Fox-Tro!-- Mine's a hopeless case; Fox-Trot- A teather in her Tyrolean hat; Comedy Wallz-The Travelling Salesman; Comedy Fox-Trot-I'm nuts on screwy music; Comedy Fox- Troughed so hard I nearly died; Variety Novelty-Boris on the Dass; Fox-Trol-1 wanna wo.

i p.m. Timo and Weather. 1.03 p.m. Schumann Trio in D Minor, Op. 03. played

by Cartot, Thibaud and Casals.

1st Movement-Allegro appassion- nto; 2nd Movement--Allegro ma non troppo: 3rd Movement-Andante ex- pressivo; 4th Movement-Con fuoco. 1.35 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press;

Weather, Time and Announce ments.

0.

145 pan. A Variety Programme. Vocal Sweet Sue, just you....The Four Crotchets, Plano Medley-No. ....Charlie Kunz, Vocal-When the moon hangs high; The Hobo's Spring Song....The Hill Billies; Orchestra--I once had a heart, Mar- Farita: Serenade in the night Alfredo and his Orchestra; Jack Hylton throws a party. Tommy Handley, Hilda Mundy, Billy Caryll, Peggy Dell, Tom Webster, Jack Barty, Nelson Keys, Freddie Fox The Swinglette and Jack Hylton's Boys,

2.15 p.m. Close Down.

8-11 p.m. Chinese Programme.

p.m. A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof-Garden of the Hongkong Hotel

Programme.

5-5.15 p.nt. 1. I'm bubbling over with love; 2. Gone; 3. You're laughing at me; 4. There's frost on the noon.

5.15-5.20 p.m. Interval of Record- ed Dance Music from Z.B.W.

5.20-3.35 p.m. 5. Sentimental and melancholy; 6. Too marvelous for words; 7. Four or Ave times; 8. Swing for sale.

5.35-5.45 pm. Interval of Record- ed Dance Music from Z.B.W.

9.45-6 p.m. 9. Medley of favourite Waltzes; 10. Lovely Lady; 11. Lady in Red; 12. Organ Grinder's Swing.

6 p.m. From the Studio.

Children's Concert,

6.45 p.m. Cinema Organ Music. Caprice Viennols (Kreisler); Ser- enede (Toselli)....Sydney Gustard; Popular Selection....Cor Steyn; Six Hit Medley (No. 5)....Harry Croud-

son,

7 p.m. Viennese Music.. Tales from the Vienna Woods (Johann Strauss); Blue Danube (Johann Strauss).....Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra; Dus Gibt's nur Einmel.. Lilian Harvey (Soprano); Vienna Blood (Strauss)....De Groot and the Piccadilly Orchestra; Vien- nese Singing Birds (Translateur) Marck Weber and his Orchestra; Vienna, City of my Dreams. Richard Tauber (Tenor); Life in the Vienna Prater

(Translateur)..... Marek Webur

Orchestra; Leben ohne Liebe....Lilian Harvey

and

als.

(Soprano); Vienna Bon Bons (Strauss, arr. Atzler).... Marek Weber and his Orchestra.

7.30

p.m. Slock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market. 7.34 p.m. French Music. Le p'tit Quinquin; Aupres de ma Blonde....Jean Sorbler; Veux-Tu partir un Jour?; Beroeuse de Jocelyn ....Ninon Vallin (Soprano); Elegie (Massenet); "Fortunlo"-La maison grise....Georgea Thill (Tenor); "Sapho" Alr de Jean (Massenet); "L'Attaque du Moulin" (Bruneau)— Adieux a in foret....Georges Thilt (Tenor).

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

0.03 p.m. From the Studio,

A Chinese Concert.

11 p.m. Close Down.

8.03-11 p.m. European Programine from Z.E.K, on a Frequency of 640 kilocycles.

0.03 p.m. Light Opera.

"The Merry Widow-Vocal Gems (Lehar)....Light Opern Company; "The Arcadians" (Monckton)- Arcady is ever young....Winnie Melville (Soprano); "H.M.S. Pina- Inrc" (Gelbert and Sullivan)- Selection....B.B.C, Theatre Orelies-

tra.

8.15 p.m. London Cricket: Gentle- men V. Players. A commentary during play by P. G. H. Fonder. From Lord's Cricket Ground, London. 8.30 p.m. Rachmaninoff Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17, played by Vronsky and Babin.

No. 1-Introduction; No. 2-Valse; No. 3-Romance; No. 4-Tarantelle.

There has just been completed at the Dairy Farm Company's Ice works at East Point a cold storage exten- ston, regarded as one of the most spacious of its kind in this part of the East.

anet storage capacity of 8.50 p.m. Waltz from Suite for 100,000 cuble feet, the new premises Two Pianos, Op. 15 (Arensky), are capable of storing 1,000 tons of played by Vronsky and Babin. general produce. The main features 0.54 Scherzo (Borodin) and Ser- including a receiving hall, a pre-enade, Op. 3, No. 5 (Rachmaninoff), cooler room and three chill and/or played by Sergel, Rachmaninoff. freezing rooms, connected up with a (Pinnoforte). "York Shipley" refrigerating plant, 0 p.m. London, Food for Thought,' "There have been increases in the in which the direct expansion sya. | Three short talks on matters of

tem is used with float

topical interest. (Electrical Record- There are two compressers, each | Ing);,

0.20 p.m. driven by a 60 h.p, motor; while the

Denny Dennis (Vocal) condensers are of the latest shell and end Leslie Hutchinson (Piano).

1. Leslie Hutchinson-Gone; 2. lube type. Goods received for cold storage are first treated in the pre-Denny Dennis Thru the courtesy an air circulation plant. cooler room, which is equipped with of love; 3. Lesile Hutchinson I'm

the two delighted to see you again. used being pinced at op-

9.30 p.m. London, News and An- posite ends of the room,

nouncements. All rooms are thoroughly insulated

9.65 p.m. Light Orchestral Items. with cork-board, economy being se Wood)....The London Palladium Vivienne (Finck); Longing'(Haydn cured thereby for working conditions, Orchestra; Le Cygne (Saint-Saens) with steady malatenance of tempera- ture. The building throughout is of At Dawning (Cadman): The Waltz- ....Lesile Jeffries and his Orchestra; reinforced concrete framing with ing Doll (Poldini)....New Light brickwork in cement mortar panel-Symphony Orchestra: Fairy Tale

such that two more floors may be

(Jonny Heykens)....Albert Sandler The construction of the building is and his Orchestra. sdded when required.

NEVER SAW A GANGSTER IN CHICAGO

London.

of

Home again in his native Faversham; after spending 50 years

in the United States, Mr. William Burrow declared this week that, and is built to last.

he had never seen a gangster during 26 years' service in the Chicago police force.

10.18 p.m. Dance Music.

(Continued on Page 5.)

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