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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 27, 1939.

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MYSTERY OF BRITISH

FILM STUDIOS EMPIRE

WHILE three new British films are packing cinemas

up and down the country, British studio floors are

only 10 per cent, active. Why is this?

Biggest success of the year

scoma

NEWS

AUSTRALIA

to be "The Citadel," Woman's Record As FLOUR EXCISE TAX

which WAR acen by 130,000 people at the Empire, Leicester- square, W., in one week.

'PYCMALION' RECORD

This audience would keep a West End play going for more than five

crnths.

"Sixty Glorious Years," generally released recently, is taking on the average 35 per cent, more that "Victoria the Great." It has been booked solid for four and five weeks by many hulis.

"Pygmalion" has broken box-offieej records at Hastings, Brighton, Coventry, Chesterfeld und Luton. The largest hai in Sydney, NSW, has booked it for u Three months]

Jun.

Yet to-day only eight ilma are be- ing made on the an British studlo floors, as against the peak figure of 30 in 1930.

Thaie striking.

paradoxical prosperity

of Aruner.

Ground Engineer

THE honour of being the only woman in Queensland to hold the certificate of a ground engineer, be- longs to Mrs. G. R. Bell, who recently arrived in Brisbane with her husband, who is Queensland Traille Manager of Alrines of Australia.

When Squadron-Leader Bell air-inson onteer with the RAAF in London 10 years ago, his wife, who has always been intensely interested in aeroplanes, trained for her certi- flente with the de Huvilatid Company in Stap. Lane.

"I didn't seem to me particu larly clever," said Mrs. Bell, when talking of her award, "My number was 444, which shows that 143 other people had obtained certifleates before me."

OPPOSED

SYDNEY,

A strong agilation has developed in Socialist eireles against the Gov- prament's imposition of an Excise fax on our to finance the subsidy to wheat growers. Thirre la to be a local consumption price of da. Bd. a bushel,

Wheat used

izz Australia only amounts to

about une-third of the total production, and the overseas price is now the equivalent only of 1s. 100, a bushel. As was inevitable, bakers live had to pass on the flour

as to the

bread consumer by in- ereals the price by is, a 21b. loaf. Labour admit that the wheat- grower mual be helped, but contends That this should be done out of general taxation revenue.

Physical Education Chlef,--Mr. Gordon Young, ant recently Direc-

sa in Tasmanis, Mrs. Dell has tor of Physical Education at the

lot of time abroad, and nest

Y.M.C.A. in London, has arrived to

to neroplanes, elding her chief become the first Director of Physical hobby. She has one daughter, aged) Education to the New South Wales

Government,

JAMAICA

is

13.

A GREAT HELP

The answer is simply one with her quailleations, Mrs. Dell

should be of great help to the CENSUS TO BE TAKEN CITY IS SHY

aviation scetion of the Women's De- | fence Legion, of which Mrs. E. P.

is in charge, and in which

Cell has shown her interest by}

NEXT YEAR

Kingston.

UFS

High enthusiasm greeted French Premler Edouard Daladler as he arrived in Bizerta, Tunisin, to inspeet France's Mareth line of fortifications between French North Africn and Italian Libya. Here J is welcomed by Tunisian children.

For 80 Years He

Lived In The Dark

COMBE HAY (near Bath, Somerset).

AFTER living in terror of daylight for eighty years, Mr.

George Edward Smart, Lord of the Manor of Combe Hay, was carried by villagers to Combe Hay church just after dusk recently to lie in his coffin before the altar in the darkness be loved.

The "Ero." official mouthpiece of cinema stuwen, declares and "The City's confidener has been madly!

The Legislative Council recently shaken. Nevertheless, it is adopting consenting to take charre of the decided to take a census of the Island the attitude of a man who, havingį transport suction.

next year at a cost of £25,000. In been caught by a share-pusher, re- Although the section is yet in ita 1031 à request for a census was re- fuse to deal with the Stock Ex- infancy, plans are being formulated, jected by the Council on the ground- change. Having bought geld bricks, for tralung and drill, and Mrs. Bell of economy. it will not admit the existence of hopes to provide her volunteers with Hold mines."

facilities for driving heavy vehicles,

MAURITIUS

driving as ♫ 1039 will probably see a change in convoy driving, and

LAND SETTLEMENT body. the backing of British films. Instead

Women of any are from 17--80) are

FOR UNEMPLOYED acceptable as volunteers, if they can'

When he was nine years old, h.. £100,000 on the doubtful gamble of drive a car, a motor boat, or a motor the United States market, pictures even, ride a home or a biegele, know

Port Louis, eyes were mjured while he was al The Government recently began a play with school tri.nd. Ever costing; from €25,000 to £40,000 will anything about mechanics, or would new land settlement plan in thesiner, than daylight, or anything be encouraged. At least 10 films of

to relieve UJER- white, emzed agony to his eyes. this grade are already planned by accept positions as elcaners or ortier- Midlands district

employment in

guitar cane Mr. Michael Halcon at Eating. Mr.

plantations In the northern 17

Life was unbearable unless he Walter Mycroft at Elstree, and Mr.;

western parts of the island. The turned day into night, night into day, Edward Black at the Gainsborough

drought this year has caused heavyHe died at the age of eighty-nine. studies.

destruction of cane,

One of the staff of the Manor Hims of Combe Hay lold me for

of financing productions costing

BABIES IN COLD STORAGE!

Sydney.

who

Indian Bride Runs Away

The unemployed began a march on the capital, asking for a dole or worit, but were stopped, by the police.

New York. The co-operation between the new ferently, Arthur Ochiltres, Scot- Labour Department and planters is Ish-born New York opera star bearing fruit. The Government is Unusual measures wein taken 19 should have been spending the first daily transporting men in special

day of his honeymoon.

trains from the workless districts to a ra VURVU at

Instead, he is wondering where his the less affected areas where work sweetheart, an exolle Indian under- is still available.

Bee Berryhill,

save the lives of ilve babies collapsed during Grifith, N.S.W.

On the advice of doctors, they were graduette, Bonnie placed in the Griffith Producers' cool | could be hiding. stores, where a moderate temperature | was specially maintained.

Their parents sat beside line bub.es) from New York. during a week-end.

nicht:

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"Mr. Smart slept all day with his room closely shuttered against the

Suez Film Not To Be Banned

Paris,

A Paris Court reccnily rejected two

applications for a ban on the film "Suce" pending legal action. The Ahn is based on a romance Woven round the building of the Suez Canal. The application was made by M. daylight. As soon as it was dark heel de teater of Ferdinand would get up. He generally listened de Lesseps, the builder of the canal, to the radio until midnight.

and the Aarques: de Casa Fuerte, "Then he would have his lunch andnephew of Empress Eugenie, the film by and go out for a drive in his car be- Who is represented in

Lorett Young. Jore rearn.ng for his tea. Just before dawn he would go back to bed."

Giving the court's decision, Judge Maillefaud declared: "This Gim.

tree: "I can't go through with the In the beautiful gardens of Combel which has no claim to literary, artistic or historic merits, contains blunders While he was making final plana) marriage. I have run away."

Hay Manor, where there is a lake, and improbable or ingenious incidents for the mtrriage. bis fancee fled! Mr. Ochiltree salt: "She is an Mr. Smart built an Halan garden eulater to evoke mirth rather thin

adorable, spoiled brat and a head-and a gotle of shells which were imagination. A telegram to friends told Ochii- | strong kid, but I still love her." sent from all over the world,

"I contains no massage kely to The lake, the grotto and the garsully the memory of Eugenio de den he saw only by moonlight. One Montijo and Ferdinand de Lesseps in of his greatest interests was agricul- the mind of the audience. There is. tuve, but he could visit agricultural therefore, no reason for preventing shows only at night, long after they the exhibition of the Alra. had closed for the day.

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"Though foreign, the ßìm very op- I used to go round the cattle portunely recall that the creation of tents and other exhibits with a the Suez Canal was a French work." torch.

His servants had to read to him with them for his generosity. Yours anything printed on white paper, ago, in his young days, he made the Though the villagers of Combe Huy manor famots for its parties and hardly ever saw their lord 'of the roclat gatherings .. manor, he was immensely popular night.

always at

"Private Room On Wheels

For Basil And Betty"

CANBERRA,

A profound change in the relation of the sexes had been brought about by the intention of the automobile, said Professor G. V. Portus, of Adelaide University, to the history acetion of the Science Congress. Basil could now meet Betty in a private room on wheels, and nobody could say nay, he added,

Professor Poriun also said: "If you ask boy to-day who kissed Hardy,

he probably will Laurel" After strongly criticising the old method of teaching history, with Its emphasis on the doings of royalty and on wars, he said things were better now.

Snob 'Insult'

To Golf Club

answer

The old form of history, about the

NEW complaints of "enobbery" by private lives of royalty, he described members of Hastings Downs Golf as "snob history,"

Clab towards artisan members were When the former Külser, now made at Hastings Town Council cutting trees at Doorn, was saying 20 years ago that he was God's vice-

meeting recently,

The Council was again considering regent on earth, you heard speaking the proposal to grant £100 a year to no modern king but an Elector of the club. The proposal was carried Hanover of 100 years ago," said Pro- by 24 votes to 11.

fessor Portus,

now

Councillor Riddle, who made He added that economics charges of snobbery at the council's dominated history to a considerable lust meeting, quoted from the letter,

extent, which was written by an artinata The head of the civic administra- The other day, some of our chapa Interior, Mr. C. S. Daley, said he re- section of the Department of the were playing when four so-called

member:

Hon

gentlemen cut in. Just as an artisan gretted the absence of an historical Was taking his shot one of the gentle-background in Australia compared men said: 'We are allowed to play with other divisions of the world. through you.'

"ONLY ARTISANS" The artisan said: "We are sorry, but you have cut in, and co lose your aight to the course." The gentlemen refused, saying 'You are only artisan members; you are not of the same alanding na us.*

us,

With a knowledge of Australian history and its storied enterprise, and substituting Australia for Eng- land, Drowning's question could be repeated: "Here and here did Aus- help tralla help me: How can I Australia?say," and in purposeful action find the satisfactory answer.

"As for the matches they (the full members) claim to have played withi for showing the public what snobs

we have had one since the club, 00 per cent. of the golf club are." has been formed. We don't approach] Councillor Goldman said: "As one them for a game because of Rule 10, of the snobs referred to in that leffor which states that no artisun member which Copnelllor Riddle, by menna is permitted to play with a member best known to himself, has had sent of the parent club except by Invita-lo himself, I protest on behalf of 200 tion of the latter.

members at his insult which Coun "On behalf of the artisans, whom cillor Riddle has so foolishly flung I am sure are with me, I thank you at the club."

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