1939-04-14 — Page 9

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April 14, 1939.

TELEVISION FIGHT STARTS-BIG FILM GROUP DEFIES B. B. C.

Count Ludwig Salm, Austrian nobleman impoverished by reverses since Germany annexed Austrin, with his mother, He peiitioned in New York for $30,000 annually from estate of his son Peter, who inherited $3,250,000 from his grandfather, Colonel H. H. Rogers.

KEPT MOTHER'S BODY IN HOME FOUR MONTHS

Story Of Religious Mania Revealed

SYDNEY.

THE BODY of a woman who died four months ago, but which had been left on a bed by her four daughters who lived in the same house, was found by a clergyman recently. The woman was Mrs. Rose Ann Forster, who celebrated her 91st birthday on April 11, 1938.

The body was removed for burial by the police, and the four daughters were taken to a reception house,

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Prepares To Show Radio Transmissions In Cinema

THE GREATEST WAR in the entertainment world this century started recently when Isidore Østrer, Chair- man of the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, an- nounced his defiance of all B.B.C: restrictions against television for the paying public...

Ever since the public saw the Boon-Danakar fight on big- screen television in three London cinemas on February 24, the entertainment world-and especially the film and television interests-has been trying frantically, to adjust `itself" to the inevitable revolution now on the way.

WARNED BUT CARRIED ON

Mr. Ostrer stated that his company was equipping every one of their cinemas in the London television area with big- screen reception apparatus, and that by the end of the year between 70 and 80 of them would be showing television.

"Neither the Government nor the B.B.C.," he said, "has the right to withhold from the public the privilege of seeing great events televised.

"The B.B.C. said we must not televise the Boon-Danahar light to the publle-but we did. The B.B.C. has written to say that this must not be regarded as a precedent—but I propose to go ahead with our scheme to televise from all our cinemns.

SUN'S RAYS BY RADIO OPEN £10,000,000 SHOW RAYS of the sun shining in

Bombay at noon one day recently were flashed by photo- electric cell to San Francisco, where. It was still night, to start the ringing of the Croy- den-made

carillon in Golden Gate Exhibition.

the

It stands on 1 man-made island in San Francisco Bay and cost £10,000,000,

£850,000 Hospital Planned For A.R.P.

WHEN the King, with Queen Elizabeth, opens the new £850,000 Westminster Hospital, of Millbank. jon April 20 he will see a hospitai

which is without rival in Europe.

Four years have been spent build- ing and equipping the two vast, hand- some blocks flanking St. John's Gar- dens.

The buildings are planned for up- to-date nir

rald precautions, with alr-lock doors for the entry of ambulances, decontaminating plant to enable the works to go on undisturbed

a gas attack.

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Only £100,000 of the cost remains to be raised, and on Wednesday, Lord. Wigram, president of the hospital, is to launch an appeal for this sum.

One big innovation will ensure the comfort of out-patients.

"Nobody can stop the progress of television now that the public is determined to have it. That is why I am risking thousands of pounds and the possibility of legal action by going ahead with our television plans, despite the present ban,

"I am prepared to place the whole of the Gaumont-British Corporation's resources at the disposal of the B.B.C. for the ad-rooms are in complete units planned vancement of television provided that cinenin owners are per- mitted to show television.

"I do not ask exclusive rights

for Gaumont-British cinemas. I want all cinemas throughout the country be able to put televi- slon on the screen."

Mr. Ostrer is planning to show the Derby on the screen.

"If television is allowed to deve lop properly in England," he said, "we shall oblain a huge export busi- ness as America did when they beat us by short head with the talkies. television, and if she is allowed to progress we shall be asked to export millions of pounds worth of equip- ment. to other parts of the world.

"Britain is already far ahead in

£75 AGAINST £750

Many sporting bodies have actually The police stated that the case was the most pathetic instance suggestions that they should finance japproached Gaumont-British with of religious mania that had come under their notice.

the televising of their events.

Television, in my opinion, can no Mrs. Forster lived

smati; Aunit Forster, 65, Grace Forster, 50, longer remain weather-board house in Knox Street, and Linda Forster, 55, and

a poorly equipped, MIES badly financed monopoly of the Helmore, not for from Burwood Road, Bertha Hawkins, 66, whose husband B.B.C. spent a little over £300,- with her four daughters, Misses has been employed on a farm in 000 on it last year-but must very Glencoe, near Glen Innes, for the soon be given the scope it deserves. past two years.

Though Mr. Ostrer did not give me The residents Knox knew little the figures. I know that the B.B.C. of the four sisters, as they lived as offered £75 for the Boon-Danaher recluses, spending most of their time fight television rights. Gaumont- studying the Bibic,

British offered £750 and bought the About noon one day the Rev. right to televise the contest in two Kingsley, of Lakemba, called at the of their cinemas.

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home and asked after the health of Several people vitally concerned In Mrs. Forster. One of the sisters, rais-the present television boom have. ing her hands as if in prayer, said: suggested that a new Television Cor- "Something dreadful has nappened.

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died on November 3, 1938."

Kingsley was asked to view

the body, and when he entered a front bed-room he saw the remains of Mrs. Forster covered up to the neck with a a sheet and in such a state

nl decomposition that her features! were not recognisable.

Mr.

the Kingsley immediately. notified and several detectives

under Detective-sergeant Sadler went

to the house.

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(poration, distinct from the B.B.C., be formed to handle the new force in entertainment.

Receiving, dressing and consultation to abolish long waits.

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roof, dominating the main building, the beautifully appointed chapel. Its huge cross, looking down over St. John's public gardens, will be flood-lit at night.

Angelo E. Misslo, mason of Briceburg. Cal., first cousin and only male relative of Pope Pius XII in the United States. Hearing

of the election, he wept for joy.

Shuts Out Garbo, Gable And Hollywood's Best

BERLIN.

Before the body was removed the GERMANS will have to go abroad in future if they Assistant Coroner (Mr. Williams) want to see first-rate American films with Greta Garbo, was asked to view it.

Neighbours stated that they

died,

did Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Robert Taylor or Claudette not know that Mrs. Forster bad Colbert.

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In an attempt to drive Ameri- In Neubabelsberg, the film colony When the pollee visited the house can films out of the country, fifteen miles west of Berlin, every year, A. B. Arnold, of H.M. sub- ed permission to smoke. The Hitler recently ordered that body is expecting to be the next vic-marine Salmon, was struck in a Nice street by a taxi-driver, after a mis- four sisters however, raised their film importers must bring intom of the purge.

understanding about a fare. arms as if in prayer and recited, "In Germany only second-rate

Arnold recovered and returned to the name of the Father, the Son, and American films.

German film producers have for his ship. H.M.S. Salmon Now German

camo here the Holy Ghost stop these men from

years been looking for a subsitute) again recently, exactly a year offer, smoking.

films will then be able to shine. for Marlene Dietrich, Hiller's and Amold entertained the taxi- the next two hours the police The official reason for the order favourite film star, who refuses to driver and his family at lea. tried

to question the sisters, but they la that America's leading film com- leave Hollywood for her native Amold refused the 10,000 francs were interrupted by the Women panles are jewish-controlled.

country

So scarce is talent that awarded him as damages for the in- tramping up and down thing an into Germany have filled cinemas a Pole, and Zarah Leander, a Swede

The few Hollywood films imported foreign flm stars, such as Pola Negri, jury. through the rooms, reciting Anglican prayer und singing hymns, wherever they have been shown. have been brought from abroad to new producers to make Germans be-

One of the sisters told Sergeant drastic purge of Germany's keep up box-office. receipts.. Allen

lieve that their films are the best, for that she left Die house to tell State-controlled film industry hus

This has forced Nazi film leaders the Italian productions are second- the police when her mother died, but already begun,

to overlook the Jewish origin of rate compared even with the German. beway she had "a message from

a reshuffle of reveral foreign dlm favourites now Recently four major American officials in the leading companies, starring in Nazl films. Ufa, Terra and Tobis.

Olm companies withdrew from the New pro- dueers have been appointed to bring reasons, to show more Italian fims in for a State monopoly of importation It is also proposed, for propaganda Italian_markot because of a decree German Aims to Hollywood standard.the Reich. This will also help the and distribution.

"It was the wish of the Almighty," she told, "that our mother should not be buried."

"Did you think it was right when the four of you continued to live In the

he house," naked Sergeant Allen.

according to your belleis but "No! according to ours, yes," one of the women

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"We kept our mother in the house! keep us pure und to protect us from strangers," was their explana- tlon, "It was the will of God.”

When they were driven away, in police cars they were still praying.

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