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FOUR SHOWS TO-DAY AL 2.30, 6.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. 'THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD, THAT IS FOREVER ENGLAND.

OR

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SHOWING

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FLYNN REAGAN

Lead a Commando raid to the heart of Berlin

and Back! 175

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Dr

WARNER BROS. STIRRING HITE

Nancy Coleman Raymond Massey

ALAN HALE ARTHUR KENNEDY

RAOUL WALSH HAL B. WENS

KINKS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1946.

Canada Urged To Adopt vigorous Immigration Policy

nican

Immigration a word which „paradoxically can prosperity or depression, wealth or poverty, Is becoming increasingly apparent in the language of Canada, which many say must have a greater population if she is to retain her hold on a half-continent and thrive.

With the war over and its travel) Partlament, who have urged that barriers dissolving, the word has Canada embark at the earliest posul- cropped up on the tongue of theble moment on a polley of selective average Canadian, the social worker, immigration. the wellwylsher and the Parlin- mentarian-all urging that Canada open the immigration gates in a partially lifted. In May, it was on- manner, telective or otherwise, that nounced that relatives of Canadluns will help to people this country's will be allowed to enter the broad and sparsely settled lands and dominion from foreign countries, provide markets for those already providing their Canadian relatives

here.

The bara already have been

enn support them. Since then; steps

In

It came up again and again during have been taken to establish acill- debates in the Parliamentary session ten for civil and medical examina- just ended and the talk was finally ton northern 11:26 southern quited when the Minister of Re-Europe. sources, Mr Glen, whose department handles immigration, disclosed that been the Government's decision to Another immigration project has an inter-departmental committee was now drawing up a

bring to Canada for farm work 4,000 post-war

Poilstr Immigration policy which he hoped army which fought beside the 1st

unmarried veterans of the would soon be announced.

Canadian Corps in Italy. These men will undertake to work in agriculture in Canada for two успев after reaching these shores.

But none of these mensures has the scope and append urged by the pro- immigrationists. They sny Canadu faces the alternative" of using

her vacant space and resources ur, even- tually losing

then to other peoples. The problem was brought to the

That Cannon cannot torefront recently

her' retain Indefinitely Immigration Committee, which told 3,500,000 square miles of territory, the upper house that Immigration including the rich, lush lands of the was of pilme importance if we are north-west, in the exclusive owner- to hold our prices abroad and mainship of 12,000,000 persons, a handful

t of population tain and improve our standard

thickly-settled living at home."

Closely linked with this announce- inent are the current deliberations of the United Nations Social and Economic Council, which hopes to develop a scheme by which Canada, The United States and other lands of the new world will absorb some of the war-displaced, homeless peoples of Europe.

by

the Senate They argue

In a nutshell it urged that the world. Government start a vigorous policy

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in comparison

countries of

with

the

But while there is emphasis

un

of selective immigration as soon as immigration there is equal stress on shipping space becomes available) emigration. A surprising number and that Europe be combed for of Canadians have turned to the persons who would become real south and are answering the coll of ussels in Canadian" Hfe.

larger

salarles and greater opportuni- That report, based on the evidence lies in the United of scores of witnesses over several more important, most of these have

Winifred Shotter, stage and screen star, has been chosen as woman tele- vixlan announcer for the BBC. Miss Shotter was selected from 119 enn- didates and has commenred test work. Photo shows Mb Winifred Stier photographed on the set with the television camera crew making a test at the Alexandra Palace Television studio,

Notes And News For Film Goers

Film

The London Scientific Society, re-organised and en. larged, plans to give a monthly' show of scientific and, docu- mentary films, and to organise programmits of scientific, films It is to publish for children.,

a quarterly journal "The Scien- tific Film.".

Willam Eythe, Hollywood star in England for the making of "Meet Me Al Dawn" at Denham, near London hos some interesting observations to make on Britain. English cinemas, he says, are more comfortable than those In the USA, with plenty of leg-room and smoking allowed. English tech- niclans are on top of their jobs and the "week-end hübit" is restful and necessary. But best of all, he says "English" autograph hunters are nice, shy people and they don't try to knock you down."

Britain's first Royal Command film performance, to take place at The

Empire, Leicester Square, be London, on November 1, wili attended by King George VI, Queen Princesses. Elizabeth and the twe

in which will be

Cinematograph fea-

The programme,

aid of Britain's Trade Benevolent Fund, will ture the new film "A Matter of Life and Death" which will be having is Brst public showing. This was one of the outstanding British pic- tures to be earmarked for the in- ternational Film Festival organised at Cannes by the French Govern- ment.

A unit alming in the Hudders- feld area for Walter Forde's ple- ture of the Yorkshire best-seller "The Crowthers of Bankdom" has Meteorologient appointed its own Oncerformer ini-hond Joshizu Holmes, keen student of local weather lore for most of his 02

AL 2.30, 5.10,

States. Even CHINA'S SHARE OF | Germany Heaviest m weeks, trumpeted the call that has been persons highly trained in pro- JAPREPARATIONS 7.15 & 9.15 p.m. been sounded by private organisa-fessions and selences that Canuda can

tions and private members of afford to lose.-Renter.

The Heart Speaks in a Great Picture! M-G-M'S

LASSIE COME HOME

IN THRILLING

TECHNICOLOR

with

Il's true to Wof It's. 'packed with power and tenderneat

It's thrilling!

RODDY MCDOWALL DONALD CRISP

Dame May WHITTY · Edmund GWENN Nigel BRUCE · Elsa LANCHESTER LASSIE

ADDED! SPECIAL METRO-NEWS

ORIENTAL

SHOWING TO-DAY: 2.30—5.15-7.30-9.30 p.m.

TWO GOOD SHOWS FOR ONE PRICE!

PEARL BUCK'S

China Sky

RANDOLPH SCOTT RUTH WARRICK ELLEN DREW

NEXT CHANGE

LAST 4 SHOWS

TO-DAY

SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION

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BILLY

✓ LOUIS CONN

RETURN BATTLE

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP

FIGHT FILMS Taken at the ringside,

KLIKI SIIAL DJ DNA DETAILE

Walt Disney's "SALUDOS AMIDOS"

&nd "BRIGHTON STRENGLERS"

MAJESTIC

At 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

M-G-M brings you the thrilling story that

will end up in JAPAN!'

"BATAAN”

Starring Robert.TAYLOR as Sergeant Bill Dane with GEORGE MURPHY * LLOYD NOLÁN. THOMAS MITCHELL * LEE BOWMAN TO-MORROW:

"PARDON MY SARONG”

Starring: BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO

Reserve Citizen Army Jap Schools to Abolish

Of 500,000 For PI

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of the Philippine Army and training will be done over a period

to-day.

Taxed Country

Europe

In

Holmes looks at the sky and the trees and tie animals, he sniffs the air he's known since boyhood, and he tells the txt cách morning. with astonishing accuracy, whut-

conditions will be like during the rest of the day.

nut

*

Nanking. Oct. 10.-More than 13 million tons of machinery and equip- ment will be stripped from former

The old axiom that you can never Rescript on Education rms production, aircraft chemical Germans are paying for the

and other plants in Japan proper peace nearly three times as much tell a woman's nge, is being borne "Nicholas Nickleby," the for reparations, dcclared Me Wu

in taxes as they paid for the war, Charles Dickens story which is now Tokyo, Ort. 9 (UP)-The Eitúen-Pon-lung of the Chinese Delegation

making Germany the most nearing completion in Londen. tion Ministry has sent instructions to Japan at a press conference here heavily taxed country in Europe,

Cavalcanti was shooting the Ken- Manila, Oct. 9 (UP)—The Sectes to

Several all schools, abolishing "diving"

family sequences tary of the National Defence,

says United Press. Mr treatment of the Imperial rescript While the amount due to China has

youngsters from fourteen years up- Ruperto Kaugicon, in a radio speech, on education. The rescript, granted not yet been decided, Mr Wu said. They got off amazingly lightly wards had been engaged-and the gki

the war, paying, only

playing one.

the part of the eldest Kenwig suld the Philippines is going to train by the Emperor Meiji in October that, considering China's heavy war during

1899, has been' the fountnig head of damage, she should receive more quarter of the current cost of the was the youngest of them all; the reserve citizen army of 500,000 all Japanese education.

than most other countries. If grant-war out of taxes as compared with girl appearing as the youngest Ken-

vin Was men during a programme that is a

the oldest. The instructions GiNO abolished cd 30 per cent of the total amount, Britons, who paid half the cost of wig virtual revival of Gen MacArthur's compulsory reading of the

war in China may get about four million the

taxes. So when the This anomaly was explained by the rescript national defence plan.. A part of on ceremonint occasions..

tons of industrial machinery and Allies took over In Germany, faxa fact that Faith Balley, fourteen years the programme includes reorganisa-

tion had to be drastically increased. old, was five feet tall, whereas nine- equipment.

Law No. 3 of the Allied Control only four feet four inches in height, teen-year-old Enid Kenworthy was tion

Mr Wu said the Japanese Foreign Council increased income tax and Minister has established a Repara- the wages tax by one-quarter. Law So they changed ages for the picture.

tons Bureau and las carmarked, an

12. In February this year. estimated amount of 370 billion yen increased income tax and the Is the aim of the Army to te omy Nanking, Oct. 8.---One of the notor-to cover the expenses for stripping, poration tox still further. Philippine Military Academy flous traitors in North Chinn, Wang Lictories. When this measure

Then other taxes were increased in graduates ns officers of the regular Ying-tal, former Vice-Chalanan of fully carried out arm

production corpy and the reserve will be com- the Puppet North China Political factories will have disappeared al- the property tax, another increased quick succession. One law doubled

the motor tax by one-half, still ans be other increased the turnover tax by But certain industries will

half and, finally, the in- allowed by the Allied Council to one exist, such as iron, steel, alumini-heritance tax was trebled.

Indirect taxation has also been mum. shipbuilding, and sulphuric

beer. greatly increased on alcohol, Regarding textile industry, Japan tobacco_and_matches. biggest post-war industry. Mr Wu said already 2,416,000 spindles had about 3,000,000 spindles the maxt been repaired and 1.200,000 spindles mum number allowed by SCAP for were under repair, making a total of the time being-Central News.

of ten years

Mr Kangleon announced the st

TRAITOR TO DIE

to together in Japan.

posed of reserve officers and trainces; Affairs Council was sentenced who must report for service when death by the High Court here to-day they rench 20 years of age.

for high treason.-Central News.

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The Crown Film Unit, that made so many of Britain's documentaries during

Approaches"-has now made a film Including "Target For "The Silent Village" and "Western

on juvenile delinquency, universal legacy of war.

Thanks to the fact that Britain never knew invasion, and thanks to the Service of Youth

Inaugurated by the Government at the outbreak of war to counteract the ́dameṛtic upheaval they knew must Britain has perhaps lost delinquency than other countries. exists. Nevertheless, the problem

follow. Juvenlic

This Alm, "Children ол Trial, fictional but based on fuct, shows how

it combuled.

are real The boys taking part schoolboys, but the girl heroine is played by a professional actress, Julia Lang. The Head of the Ap" proval School for juvenile della- quents in the film, is played by the actual headmaster of the Liverpool

School. All Farma

school the soquences were shot in actual Ap- proved Schools.

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Now South ruffed a diamond to enter his own hand and a third club lead was rufted In dummy. Another diamond lead, to which East had to follow, permitted south to cash in Holiday-makera became Alm

in trump nine, and though he never players

of support

Google the made a natural club trick, the ace Withers and Jean Kent for their new king of trumps rounded out

Alm, "The Loves of Joanna Godden," doubled contract.

which Charles Frend is directing for Ealing

At the would appears

Studios, London,

have slipped back that a diamond lead by West would same time they

40 years, to

the days

when have defeated the contract, but over

women wore long dresses and bod actually, South could have garnered the necessary ten tricks against any was

wasp waists. The setting of "The defence.

Loves of Joanna Godden" is 1905. A Perhaps the most remarkable tea call went out the other day for ture of this deal was the lack of holiday-inalters and local residents, to enterprise shown by North in bid take part in the Lydd fair sequences

Almed in being

tho ding, and the

shown by English county of Kent. repl

Init, South. It is quite true that North

with roundabouts, hoop.

of the same Caranding surplus

.which were

was poor in high cards, but certainlyla's and side-shows of the 1905. period was hired from a veteran his excellent distribution for spades

over three hundred West opened the heart seven to deserved some mention, in view of showman and ove

vulnerable bidding.

The holiday-makers and local people pre- This South's partrar's original bld. was ducked in dummy and declarer three-spade call v. North, was even sented themselves to the unit office.

They donned

grease-paint and Ed- ຕ "prence"It was a win won with the nce. He then ruled Ices than

club and led the heart queen "rescue" of the club double. wardian costumes,

One

There was an ATS girl on demo- through East who, since his king must admire South's nerve in going bilisation leave, doing the con-con

located, covered, Declarer on to game!

outside a a side-show with a clerk from the American Embassy. Both were hallday locally. A Land Girl and her sister were on the Es. Local housewives and their child

enjoy- ed themselves on the roundabout. Young and old had all the fun of the fair--and they were paid for it, then called again to repeat it all the following day and the day after that It's one way of spending a holiday, anyway!

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-TANIE

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Shanghai tea merchants have sent n delegation to Hanking to polition' the Government for substantial casty subsidies to enable them to continuo their export business. They Intend also asking for the "resumption of trade with Soviet Russia on a large. scale, the Chinese press reports, Rester.