1940-03-18 — Page 19

LETTERS

Film Censorship

The Editor,

The Hongkong Telegraph,

Sir, I crave for some space in your valuable paper to express my purprise at the cutting-up of the Picture "Junrez," I enjoyed the plc- ture very much when it was shown here last month that I went to ser it again for the second time last Thursday. Tony, disappointment (very slight, I admit) 1 found the two showings, I saw separately, were not exactly the same. I discovered In the second showing 3 omissions and inddtion, comparing with the first.

The omissions are given below in their right sequence;

1. A peon refused to sign 1

name

when asked to do so by t soldier during the piebiscite and wis killed.

2. The U.S.A. Ambassador told Napoleon III of the financial and material help given by U.S.A. Junrez.

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3. Carlolu uttered threats of ex- posting Napoleon's intrigue after being not a sou or frane for Mexico's would be given und resulted in her collapse.

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Addition 1. Foreign diplomats-- including one Mandarin-pleaded for the life of Maximiliun.

The omissions 1 and 3 were verv short incidents, having lttle bearing on the story, but actually a discon- tinuation of

of events was noticed The two last mentioned events were very important points of the story. the presence and absence of which tid udel

and delach considerable weight to the story by a whole.

Why is the cutting up of a good in in this manner?

For a 1st-rate picture like "Juarez." showing at a Ist-run cinema like the King's, and charged, as such, 1 an inclined to think the audience shoukl be plven a ‘sumare deal' amd be i- sured to see the picture in its en- tirely and not 'piecement' or 'pol- luck',

MOVIE-CHAZY.

Welles' Last Interviews

Will Leave For U.S. On Wednesday

ROME, Mar. 17 (Reuter).-Nr. Summer Welles is expected to leave here on Monday evening for Genoa where he will meet his wife who has been spending the last few days at San Remo.

His departure for the United

States has been fixed for 1 p.m. on Wednesday aboard the Inllan liner Conte di Savola.

Audience With Pope

Welles Ambassador here

Mr. Sumner American morning.

Baw

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 18, 1940.

FUNERAL OF AUSTRALIAN C. in C. | B. B. C.

Mein Haig's secrets,

Wife

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"My wife Ilke a magnetic mino - very the

tractive and high- this

1 y dangerous."

He will be received in private audience by the Pope at 10 a.m. to- morrow and will be accompanied by Mr. Myron Taylor, President Roo- sevelt's Minister at the Vatican,

After the audience Mr. Sumner Welles will see Cardinal Maglione, Papal Secretary of State.

Chinese Retain Governor's Cup-

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other forwards did not take much advantage.

Federation managed to break away. Lee Tin-sang clearing the ball to

-Husband at Highgate (N.) Pollec Court.

kept 20 years, may now be told

THE twenty-year ban placed on the publication of Earl Haig's war diaries, which have been locked in a steel cabinet at the British Museum,

has ended.

Ridicule Beat The Cannibals

THE dreaded headhun-

Leung who headed to Chan. Black-ters of Papua could meet

burn ran in to intercept the pass.

But it has not yet been de- cided whether the public shull be allowed to read there.

They consist of thirty-two volumes, containing 800,000 words. The field- marshal made his notes every night,. and they were sent in a special bag to Lady Haig, who typed them.

Lieut-General Sir Bertie Drew Fisher, one of the Halg trustees, sald: "We have never

He trapped the ball but it slid under and defy British punitive discussed what

his boat to where Chan stood and expeditions; they still prac- Chan toed the ball in with Robinson tised cannibalism-until a Inoking helplessly on.

new Governor tried on them

ASSN. REPLY

NOT several minutes after this the weapon of ridicule.

added reverse Association made u determined rald on the Federation

When Sir Hubert Murray,

goal. Bonalball received from Guy whose death at Port Moresby, to forward pass to Fox who took a shot on the run the ball flashing past Papua, was reported recently by Lau giving him not an earthly. Reuter, accepted the appoint-

This seemed to inspire Associationment of Governor of Papua 34

endeavours to further

and they pressed harder than ever, Fox came years ago, he went to that back- near again his parting shot hitting ward territory with original

crossbar with Lou completely ideas.

beaten, Lau saved from Fox's header

soon after more through luck than

anything

else.

Association CON-

Walking Punishment Ridicule, he found, was R more tinued the pressure with Fedoration effective deterrent to connibalism making only periodical raids. Fox than hanging. obtained from Honniball's pass to try from an oblique angle which surprised Lau as he made no effort to save as the ball went trickling by

alın.

Association kept up the pressure but was unable to score any further goals till the whistio.

He discovered, too, that to the lethargie cannibals long treks were n real punishment.

His favourite penalty for recnici- trant natiyes was to make them walk beside him through the forests to his outlying posts.

should happen to the dlories when the twenty-year limit was up. I shall see Major- General de Free, the other trustee,

within a a day of two, and we shall then

de- cide what to do.

"A codlell to the will allowed

the trustees to use about publication.

their discretion In 1934 we per-

HOAXED

WORLD Royal Ball 'Preview'

'MILLIONS of listeners throughout the world tren- sure memories of the brond- cast commentary on King George VI's Coronation Ball.

But the broadcast was a hoax! The story is now re- vealed for the first time by Eric Maschwitz, formerly Variety Director of the B.B.C., and' author of the £2,500,000 show "Balalal- ka."

By ERIC MASCHWITZ

AS the ball was to be attend- ed by crowned heads galore, the idea of the broadcast created

| world interest, and it was to be

IMPRESSIVE SCENES WERE relayed by the Empire and witnessed at the military funeral in many foreign countries, includ- Melbourne of Licul. General E. King the United States. Squires, formerly Chief of Staff of

the Australian Military Forces. The broadcast was timed to begin Photograph above shows the C. in at 10.30. I get to the Albert Hall C's binck charger, saddled and five minutes before we were due to subdued, with hoots hanging of be on the air.

flanks. Photograph shows Fliners

Street Railway Station in back- Tommy Woodrooffe was in charge ground. LEFT.-Senior Officers of of the Outside Broadcasting arrange- the A.M.F. nccompanying the gun ments. earringe,

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MELBOURNE. An increase of 1/- per week In! Queensland's cost, of. llying Agures was revealed in the Arbitration Court's

"Is everything ready?" I panted.

By way of reply Tommy grinned Įmaliciously, then taking me by the arm led me through on to the dance floor.

The huge ballroom which was to have been the scene for my bril- llant description of pomp And gafety was entirely empty) Empty except for Ambrose's Band and a few bored-looking walters.

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"Dance, Make A Noise"! |

"The damned thing isn't advertised

statistics for the quarter ended Decam-to start until 10.30," said Tommy. ber. This will represent a correspond. There's a State Banquet at the Ing advance In the Federal basic wage Palace to-night, so none of the big- for the State. The new rates will pay wigs can possibly arrive until mid- abia from the first pay period in Febru-night."

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MUNITIONS SUPPLY

MELBOURNE.

The supply, by Australie, of £2,760. 000 worth of munitions of many classes to the British Government has bee approved by the War Cabinet, the Prime

Minister (Mr. R. G. Mensies announced after to-day's meeting.

THE CAPTAIN COOK

BYDNEY.

The minutes were ticking away, and not a guest appeared. However, there had to be a broadenst. First I tackled Ambrose.

"Bert, for Heaven's sake play us loud as you can, and get any of the boys who aren't actually blowing something to laugh!".

Then I rnced round the Holl, as- The State Cabinet has decided to sembling as many as possible of the hand over the oki pilot steamer Cap-walters and attendants. tain Cook as a training ship for ses conta. It will be used by the Sydney Scout training depot at Snapper Tund.

The Premier (Mr, Mair) xaki:""About) 160 boys between 14 and 18 receive in- atruction there, and I understand that; from 16 to 20 of them join the Roya Australian Navy each year. About 10) or 12 Join the mercantile marine."

"WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL, PLEASE 'DANCE KOUND AS CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE "AB-YIU' CAN, MAKE-AS-MUCH- NOISE WITH YOUR FEET AS A POSSIBLE AND KEEP UP BUZZ OF CONVERSATION." Zero-hour arrived. Tommy Wood- rooffe, now convulsed with laughter, signalled to me, the band launched Announcing that a survey of all Aus-into n fox-trot, and, while the wal- tralla's defence requirements was being ters danced and chattered, I launched description of all frezied Imade for the Federal Government, the into a

Acting Minister for Supply (Bir Fre- the gracious Princesses, bejewelled dorick Stewart) said to-night that be-Rajahs and noblemen who

-Were twaen 10,000 and 12,000 men would be thronging the mighty Ballroom on required In aircraft and munition fac

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE

SYDNEY.

tories by the middle of this year. Ha this night of nights! believer

Industrial there will be an boom in Australia within the next alx months.

THE R.A.A.F.

MELBOURNE. Recruiting for the Royal Australian, Air Foren for service alther abroad or at home as required, has resumed; briskly. The demand for tradesmen with any reasonable degres el; pròfi-{ elency in the relative trades associa-i

initted Mr. Duft Cooper to see the ted with the Air Force is still unlim

diaries when he WAS

carl's blography.

writing the

"He used only part of the material. There is much that has never been published.

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"There ure two copies of the dlaries in existence. The secretary to the Official Historían has the other set."

Energeile Sir Hubert, eft. 3in. tall, SATURDAY'S WEDDING was gaining the reputation of being the most unconventional governor in j

The teams were!--- Association, Robinson; Blackburn, C'stepen: Bright, Gur. Forrow, I Go sano, Pryde, Fox, Leonard and ifonniball.

Federation Hin-hon; Les Tia the Empire. jang. Lee Kwok-wal; Kwik Ying-kie, Laung Wing-chlu, Boong Ling-weng Chung Kung-sum, Cheung Kam-hof, Chan

Shirt-Clad Justico

He shocked the white population

Tak-fal, Lai Shiu-wing and Hau Ching-toby sitting in court as judge clad only

in trousers and a shirt.

FIGHTERS, BUT NO WAR

·LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter).-The Finnish Air Bureau in London is ask- ing the Finnish Government for ad- vice as to the future of the British volunteers.

Sir Hubert was borħ at Sydney in 1801, was educated at University College, London, and Magdalen Col- lege, Oxford, and was called to did Bar in 1880. He was twice married:

Montgomery Back In London

The Director of the Burcsu sald to-day that 1,000 had taken the oath

Robert Montgomery, (writes the to Oght for Finland and that 300 have Fülm Critte) returned to London re- already reached the Finnish frontier, cently after a journey via London, by the Clipper, which occupied '(with three days' compulsory wait in Paris) a fortnight.

programme

Still Enlisting SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Mar 17 (UP) The Finnish Aid Bureau is still enlisting! liere he will resume the volunteers to Oght in Finland, pend of pictures which the war interrupted. In one of the two pictures "now ing_instructions from Helsingfors...

Mr. Harold Gibson, director of the contemplated for him at Denham he to-day: "Something will have the name part in a story Bureau, sald

on the career of Pastor like three hundred Brillin volunteers based have now reached the Finnish from Niemoeller, the persecuted German

minister.

·ffer."

Mr. M. A., Cairns Marries Miss Irene. Williams

A pretty wedding took place at the Union Church on Saturday when Miss Irene Dorothy Williams, of the Helena Moy Institute, became the bride of Mr. Marcus Alexander Cairns, of St. John's Apartments.

The bride is the, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen Williams, and is the secretary and treasurer of the Helen a May Institute. She was given -away by her brother, Mr. HG.

Willlanis, of Dodwell- and Company. Lid.

Miss E. Williams, sister of the bride, waa bridesmaid, and Mr. man. T. B. Wilton' ‚acted; as, best Rev. Mr. K. MacKenzie-Dow con- ducted the ceremony.

A recepilon was held at the Helena May Institute and later the couple left for Repulse Bay, for their

honeymoon.

Ited. Those most urgently required; In almost unlimited numbers are fitters or men with suelent quallcations: to enable them to respond to a shirt in- tensive conrno of training to become fitters, also wireless operators And

cooks.

In addition, there exit many

AUSTRALIAN EQUIPMENT,

her war effort; but its full extent is

So the world attended the Coru- nation Bali of 1937. Listeners told me afterwards. "It sounded mar- vellous. You made us feel as though we were actually there."

PRINCE

LOSES

TITLE

ATHENS.

Australia has cause to be proud of IN an apartment house here not generally realised. For instance, the mother of Mr. Anthony W. it is not generally known that mochant D. Brooke was told of re- cal depth charge throwers' have been

made In Australia for the British des ports that he had been deprived troyers in the North Sea a few weeks of his title of Crown Prince of after the war began, and. have been Sarawak. used in attacks, on many U-boats..

BOXING

According to a ̈British United Press Fred Agostell, the American middle- cable from Singapore, Mr. Brooke's weight boxer, who was offered 20,000 uncle, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, for threa contests in Australia, will not Wisile Rajah of Samwek, had Issued make the trip. A cablegram received in this proclamation:- Sydney from Mr. La White, Apostoll's

manager, stated: "Cannot consider your "It appears to us that our nephew fr offer. Apostoll weighs 170lb, Ho not yet fitted to exercise the responsi- booked to box-Belting February 2, also bilities of this high position. Confortitio in March. Thanks for

"I have, therefore, taken from hun

offer. Bladiums, Ltd. had stipulated

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that Apostall, should weigh not more all the authority and powers which than dists (1633).). • It was intende; were given to him by his nomination of to match him "with. Fred "Hanne- ns Crown Prines in March, 1030." berry, Ron Richards, and (Archie Moore, American who is on his way, to Aus traliu

Mother's Reply

Mr. Anthony Brooke's mother said that she was sorry she could not say

700 MILES OF anything.

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"I wish I could say something. However, it is a personal matter, and I must therefore wait until he

Expansion of the balloon barrage | arrives." is going ahead at high speed, AI- ready:It. extends over 700 miles of verber to Miss Kathleen Hudden, Mr. Brooke was married last No- lond and sca.··

youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Several new coastal barrages are W. E. C. Hudden, of Crossley House, Bristol. Ho wis being created. There are plenty of Winterbourne, volunteers for marine work.

nominated Crown Prince last March,

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