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LETTERS

Film Censorship

The Editor,

apace in

The Hongkong Teleprapli, Sir, I crave for some your valuable paper to express my purprise at the cutting-up of the Picture "Juarez." I enjoyed the ple fure very much when I was shown here last month that I went to see it again for the second time Insi Thursday. To my disappointment (very light, I admit) I found the two showings, I saw separately, were not exactly the same. I discovered In the second showing 3 omissions und

1 addition, comparing with the firut,

The omissions are given below in their right sequence!

1. A peon refused to sign his name

when asked to do so by soldier during the 'plebiscite' and was killed

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

3. Carlota uttered threats of ex- posing Napoleon's intrigue after being told not a sou or franc for Mexico's cause would be given and resulted in her collapse.

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

on

The omissions 1.

1. and 3 were verv shert

Incidents, having little bearing the story, but actually a discon- tinuation of events was noticed The two last mentioned events were very important points of the story, the presence and absence of which

and

delach considerable

did nud

weight to the story as a whole.

the

Why

Alm in ihla innnner up of a good

For a 1st-rate picture like "Juarez," showing at a 1st-run cinema like the King's, and clinrged as such, I am inclined to think the audience' shoul! be given a sounre deal and be in- sured to see the picture in its en- tirety and not 'plecemeal' or 'pot- Fuck'.

MOVIE-CRAZY.

Welles' Last Interviews

Will Leave For U.S. On Wednesday

(Reuter)-Mr.

ROME, Mar. 17 Sumner Welics is expected to leave here on Monday evening for Genoa where he will meet his wife who has been spending the last few days ut San Remo.

Ills departure for the United States has been fixed for 1 p.m. on Wednesday aboard the Italian liner Conte di Savoia.

Mr.

Audionee With Pope

Suriner Welles

American morning.

Ambassador

saw

Monday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FUNERAL OF AUSTRALIAN

C. in C.

Mein

Haig's secrets,

Wife kept 20

"MLY

wife

**

ut-

like a magnetic mine - very the bere this

tractive and high- 1 y dangerous." usband at Highgato (N.) Police Court.

He will be received in private audience by the Pope at 30 n.m. to- morrow and will be accompanied by Mr. Myron Taylor, President Roo- sevelt's Minister at the Vatican.

After the audiener Mr. Sumner Welles will see Cardinal Meglione, Papal Secretary of State.

Chinese Retain Governor's Cup-

(Continued from Page 8.)

other forwards did not take much advantage.

Federation managed to break away,

Lee Tin-sang clearing the ball to

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

+

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

They consist of thirty-two volumes, -containing-500,000 words. The flok!-- marshal made his notes every night, and they were sent in a special bag to Lady Halg, who typed them.

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

burn ran in to intercept the pass and defy British punitive discussed what

He trapped the ball but it slid under

his boot to where Clan atood and expeditions; they still prac- Chon tood the ball in with Robinson tised cannibalism-until a new Governor tried on them

looking ticiplessly on.

ASSN. REPLY

NOT several minutes after this the weapon of ridicule.

reverse

udded

Association made a determined raid on the Federation

When Sir Hubert Murray,

goal. Honniball received from Guy whose death at Port Moresby, to forward pass to Fox who took a Papua, was reported recently by shot on the run the ball flashing past

Reuter, accepted the appoint- him not an earthly. giving

Lau

This seemed to inspire Associationment of Governor of Papua 34 to further endeavours and they years ago, he went to that back- pressed harder than ever. Fox come ward territory with original

again parling la

shot hitting the crossher with Lau completely ideas.

Dear

Lau saved from Fox's header beaten, Lau soon after more through luck than

#nything else.

a more cannibalisın

Walking Punishment Association con- Ridicule, he found, was

with Federation effective deterrent to the pressure' 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 him.

Association"

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

He discovered, too, that to the

lethargic cannibals long treks were n real punishment.

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

Energetic Sir Hubert, Gft. 3in: tall, The teams were:- Association, Robinson; Blackbum, was gaining the reputation of being O'Regant Brent, Qur. Forrow; B. Go the most unconventional: governor in sano, Pryde, Fox, Leonard and Hannibal the Empire. ...eder uopu. Hin-hon; Lee Tin- sang. Lee - Kwok-wai; Kwok Ying-kin. Aboung Wingschlu, Boong. Ling-wing, Chung Yung-sum; Cheung Kom-hai, Chin Taketa, Lal Salu-wing and Hat Ching-to.

FIGHTERS, BUT

NO WAR

LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter) The Finnish:Ait Bureau in London is ask-

Shirt-Clad Justico

He shocked the white population by sitting in court as judge clad only in trousers and a shirt,

Bie Hubert was born at Sydney in 1801, was educated at Univeralty College, London, and Magdalen Col- lege, Oxford, and was called to the Bar in 1886. He was twice married.

ing the Finnish Government for ad-Montgomery Back In

devico as to the future, of the British

volunteers; (2

The Director of the Bureau mald

London

to-day that 1,000 had taken the oath Robert Montgomery ''(writes the to Aght for Finland and that 300 have Film Critic), returned to London re- "klready reached the Finnish frontier, cently after a journey via London by the Clipper, which occupied (with three days' compulsory, walt in Paris) a. fortnight.

Still Enlleting

ASPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, N

*Mar. 17

(UP)Tho

Finnish' Ald Bureau is rilll'enlisting]

Bere he will resume the programme volunteers to fight in Finland, pend-of pictures which the war interrupted,

In one of the two pletures now

ing instructions from Helsingfors contemplated for him at Denham ho

Mr. Harold Gibson, director of the Burenu, said to today something will have the name part in a story the career of “Pastor like three hundred British volunteers Uned on have now reached the Finnish fren Niemoeller, the persecuted German

minister. Her."

should happen to the diaries when the twenty-year limit was up. I shall see Mujor- General de Free, the other trustee, within a day or two, and we de- shall then cide what to do.

codicit "A cox

the will allowed

the trustees to use their discretion about publication. In 1934 we per- mitted Mr. Duff Cooper to see the diaries when he

writing the carl's biography.

was

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

March 18, 1940.

B. B. C. HOAXED

WORLD Royal Ball 'Preview'

MILLIONS of listeners throughout the world trea- Bure memories of the broad- 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 Erie Maschwitz, formerly the Variety Director of B.B.C., and author of the £2,500,000 show "Balalai- kn."

By ERIC MASCHWITZ AS the ball was, to be attend- ed by crowned heads galore, the iden 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 Lieut. General E. King the United States. Squires, formerly Chief of Staff of

the Australian Military Forces.

Photograph above shows the

The broadcast was timed to begi

in at 10.30. I got to the Albert Hall

C's black charger, saddled and five minutes before we were due to subdued, with boots hanging at be on the air.

flanks. Photograph shows Fliners

Street Railway Station in' back-

Tommy Woodrooffe was in charge

ground. LEFT.-Senior Omcers of of the Outside Broadcasting arrange-

the A.M.F. accompanying the gunments. carriage.

NEWS FROM

AUSTRALIA

"Is everything ready?" I panted. By way of reply Tommy grinned maliciously, 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- Ilant description of pomp and

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LANE CRAWFORD'S

The House of Quality & Service

"But what's happened?" I managed FRENCH WAR CHARITIES

to gasp.

"Dance, Make A Noiso"

"The darned thing isn't advertised

An increner of 3 per week in Queensland's cost of living figures was revealed In the Arbitration Court's statistica for the quarter ended Decem- to start until 10.30, said Tommy. ber. This will representa correspond- "There's a State Banquet at the ing advance in the Federal boaic wage Palace to-night, so none of the big- for the State. The new rates will pay wigs can possibly arrive until mid- able from the first pay period in Febronight."

ary.

MUNITIONS SUPPLY

MELBOURNE.

The minutes were tleking away,

and not a guest appeared. However,

The supply by Australia, of £2,750. there had to be a broadcast. First I 000 worth of munitions of many classes tackled Ambrose,

to

the British Government has bee:

thof approved by the War Cabinet, Prime

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

THE CAPTAIN COOK

SYDNEY.

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

Then I raced round the Hall, as-

The State Cabinet has decided to sembling as many as possible of the hand over the old pilot steamer Cap-waiters and attendants.

tain Ecoute.

Cook as a training ship for nea

"WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL, It will be used by the Sydney

AS

·DANCE ROUND Scout training depot at Snapper 1-PLEASE

CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE land.

AS YIU CAN, MAKE AS MUCH NOISE-WITH-YOUR FEET AS. POSSIBLE AND KEEP UP A BUZZ OF CONVERSATION."

The Premier. (Mr. Mair) said: "About] 150 boys between 14 and 18 receive in-- struction there, and I understand that from 1 to 20 of them join the, Roya Australian Navy each year. About 10 or 12 join the mercantile marine."

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE

SYDNEY.

Zero-hour arrived. Tommy Wood- rooffe, now convulsed with laughter, signalled to me, the band launched Announcing that a survey of all Aus-into a fox-trot, and, while the wai- tralia's deferte requirements was being ters danced and chattered, I launched

3 frezled description of t made for the Federal Governmont, the into Acting Biinister for Supply (Sir Fro- the gracious Princesses, bejewelled derick Stewart) sald to-night that be-Rujals and noblemen who tween 10,000 and 12,000 men would be thronging the mighty Ballroom on required in aircraft and munition at this night of nights! lories by the middle of this year. Ho Bolleves there will be an Industrial; boom in Australia within the next six months.

THE RAAF.

MELBOURNE. Recruiting for the Royal Australian Air Force for service either abroad or resumed at home required, has

tradesmen! briskly. The demand for

any reasonable degree of prof- with cleney ln the relative trades associa ted with the Air Forco is still unțim-} Ited. Thore most urgently

required!

in almost unlimited numbers are fitters, or men with ausleient qualifications to enable them to respond to a short in- to become tensive course of training Atters, alap wirnless operators cooks.

and

Jo addition, there, oxist many There are two copies of the diaries in existence. The secretary to the Omelal Historian has the other sct,

SATURDAY'S WEDDING

Mr. M. A. Cairns Marries Miss Irene Williams

AUSTRALIAN EQUIPMENT

were

Sa the world attended the Coro- *nation' Ball of 1037. Listeners told me afterwards. "It sounded mar- feet us vellous, 'You made us though we were actually there,"

PRINCE

LOSES

TITLE

ATHENS.

Australia has cause to be proud of IN an apartment house here her war effort; but its full extent the mother of Mr. Anthony W. not generally realised. For instance,

it is not generally known that mechani D. Brooke was told sof re- cal depth charge 'throwers' hara beon)

den Austrilla for the Dritih der ports that he had been deprived troyers in the North Sea a few weeks of his title of Crown, Prince of

began, and have been Sarawak, 1. sept. after the war used in attacks on many U-boats.

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for

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the Colony. Very suitable "It appears to us that our nephew is

According to a British United Press Charles Vyner Brooke, Fred Apostoli; the American middle-cable from Singapore, Mr. Brooke's weight boxer, who was affered £3,000 uncio, Sir A pretty wedding took place at

for three contexts in Australia, will not White Rajah of Sarawak, had issued the Union Church on Saturday when make the trip. A cablegram received in this proclamation:--- Miss Irene Dorothy Williams, of the Sydney from Mr. L White, Apostoll's manager, stated: "Cannot consider your Helena May Institute, becaine the

offer. Apostolf weighs 17016. He is not yet fitted to exercise the responsi- booked to box Beltina February 2, also bilities of this high position. bride of Mr. Marcus Alexander

Conn for title in March. Thanks for "I have, therefore, taken from him Cairns, of St. John's Apartments.

offer." Stadiums, Ltd., had stipulated

weigh not more all the authority and powers which that Apostoli abould The bride is the daughter of Mr..

than XístDI (183lb.). It was Intend- were given to him by his nomination and Mrs Bowen, Williams, and ised to match him with Fred flonne-as Crown Prince in March, 1039,"

the secretary, and treasurer of the Helen à May: Institute, She was given away by her. brother, Mr. H. G. Williams of Dodwell and Company Lid.

Miss E. Williams, sister of the bride, was, bridesmaid, and Mr. T. U. Wilson, acted as best Rev. Mr. K. MacKenzie-Dow ducted tho' ceremony,

man. con-

A reception was held at the Helena May Inalltute and later the couple left for Repulse Bay for their honeymoon,

berry, Ron Richards, and Archie Moore, an American who is on his way to Ann-

tralia.

700 MILES OF BALLOONS

Mother's Roply

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

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

Expansion of the balloon barrage arrives."

land and sen..

is going ahead at high speed. Al- Mr. Brooke was married Inst No- ready it extends over 700 miles of vember to Miss Kathleen Hudden, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Several new, coastal barrages are W. E. C. Hudden, of Crossley House,

Но Hristol, being created. There are plenty of Winterbourne, volunteers for marine work.

nominated Crown Prince last March.

was

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