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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Film Industry Says New

Tax Means Ruin

June, 9, 1939.

2,000 Attend Garden Party

THE cinema industry, protesting against the Budget Government House

tax on film, has been urgently trying to circum- vent a blow which, it was declared, would place the whole industry in jeopardy.

Following a meeting in London of all sections of the industry a statement was issued declaring that the new tax, among other things-

Would increase the cost of film by more than 100 per cent; Might mean the immedinte extinction of some British film companies:

Would curtail the importation of American-films and have serious effect on exhibitors.

EMPIRE NEWS

400 EXTRA POLICE FOR TANGANYIKA

DAR-ES-SALAAM.

Reception

At Government House yesterday paid formal respects to the King, morning Consular representatives through the Governor, and in the afternoon the Heuse

and gurdens became the scene of a colourful garden parly, the day's chief social occasion and one of the most pleasant Vice-Regal functions of the year. and most of these were

Invitations issued numbered 2,338 accepted. The Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, Mr. David E. Griffith, president pleasantly received and made every- of the Kinematograph Renters. So one immediately welcome, spending ciety, who presided at the meating.he whole afternoon among his guests pointed out that such, a burden as ufter the business of formal reception the 100 per cent, increased cost was was over. Tables arranged on the one impossible for the industry to lawn, each decorated with a fern pot, accommodated the guests, con- The Industry in trying to arrange ditions being made more pleasant by an early interview with the Chan-e fact that the sun was mostly cellor.

velled by cloud, though no rain fell.

carry

Mr. Grimths said that in view of Afternoon tea was served at the the urgency of the situation it was tables and in the ballrooın, and drinks hoped to see Sir John Simon within were dispensed from mashed one

a day or two. Their request had pavilon draped with flags at already been acknowledged.

alde, of the lawn, A Bow of un- A statement issued recently by the sociation

The National News Theatre As-jobtrusive music was provided by the of Great Britain and Middlesex Regiment Band and the Tunganyika Government on the Northern Ireland has sent a letter to Royal Scots Pipers. emergency defence measures which the Chancellor declaring: "If the

The absence

In Shanghat of the are being taken revealed that 200 proposal comes into force we can Chiet Justice, Sir Atholl Macgregor. extra police and 200 special con see before us the complete ruin of prevented he or Lady Macgregor

stables are to be enrolled.

This new personnel is to be dis tributed between Dar-es-Salnum and Tanga, where there are already milt- tary gorrisona.

The Government declared that ] was ready to deal with any emer- gency in the territory. The naval volunteer defence force was already being trained, It was stated, and the training of pilots for the air reserve was promised.

.

The statement added that arrange- ments had been made to control In an emergency the transport of petrol, all and food.

Food production was to be in- greased, while the possibility of Tan- tanyika meeting Empire require- ments with local products was being! studied.

NEW ZEALAND'

PLANS FOR AIDING REFUGEE STUDENTS

AUCKLAND.

Measures for the 'relief of refugee students were disclosed by Mr. J. B.) Aimers, president of the New Zea-. land University Students' Association He said that funds were to be dr- ganised for the maintenance of ong suitable student at each of the four university colleges.

An appeal is to be made by sub- committees of the association in each of the four university centres.

Efforts are to be made to obtain from the college authorities exemp- tion or substantial reductions. in fees and board for Ave years for selceled students. An allowance for living expenses is to be set aside from. the fund.

SOUTH AFRICA

the

MINISTER'S MOVE TO CONTROL NAZIS

CAPE TOWN

Mr. R. Stuttaford, Union Minister of the interior, informed Parliament recently that he intended to nsit the House to consider the advisability of extending the provisions of the Allens Registration Bill to cover those whose presence in the Union was considered harmful to the welfare of the Stule.

The bill, which deals with the de- portation of allens, reached the Com- mittce stage.

Mr. Sluttford's move is believed to be directed against Nazi pro- pagandists in the Union, and also in South-West Africa, which covered by the bill.

INDIA

BOATS BLOWN HALF A MILE INLAND

CALCUTTA. Gopalgunj in East Bengal hus ex- perience the most flerce tornado in living memory,

The wind was so strong that bigi boats in the river were blown half) a mile inland and dashed to pieces against trees. A calf was found dend on the top of a palm tree gott. in height.

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ttending. Lady Noble was present, but the Birmingham brought back the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Percy Noble, too late in the afternoon for him to attend, One notable quest was Mr. H. F. Dyolt, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce at Tientsin, who figured in sensational episode in .February when he was the captive of Chinese bandits for 17 days. His wife was also presents

Shameen Celebrates

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Shameen, June 8. The British community to-day cast away its cares and worries in cele-. brating His Majesty's offlelal birth- day,

A review of the combined police and naval forces was held af 9.30 am. In Queen's Garden when Mr. A. P. Blunt, the Consul-General took the salute.

A reception was held at the Con- sulate-General from 11.30 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. at which the Consular body and representatives of the foreign communities were present. The health of His Majesty was proposed at noon -Reuter.

LIKELY TO RECOVER Chinese, Detective Shot In Gun Duel

Constable Wan Man, who was shot

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The operation performed en him t the Queen Mary Hospital has been highly successful and his good con- stitution may help him to pull through.

"He Is holding on very well and there is every chance of a recovery," said a police officer.

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