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School For Screen Writers Established
(By A London Film Correspondent)
A novel venture which bears -out the spirit of enterprisę and Intellectual awareness felt among British film makers, is now being launched by a group of four companies. They have inaugurated h new training scheme for young screen- writers to get the chance of
PRESS CENSORSHIP
IN SPAIN
Restrictions on Foreign Messages Lifted
(By Henry Buckley)
on the sale of
Restrictions foreign newspapers and maga zines in Franco Spain have practically disappeared there are now no restrictions on foreign journalists moving free-
learning their art, under expertly about the country. supervision, experience and ad- vice.
A course is being organised at Pinewood Studios, near London, con- sidered to be anong the most modem and up-to-date studios in the world. It will take no less than three
course.
nud
On the whole press messages even those dealing with underground opposition to Franco--are transmit- ted by the Post Office just on they are handed in.
The London Dally Worker boa-) ever, is banned in Madrid and very occasionally some minor functionary cable, alleging that it is
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1946.
Basic International
An Attempt To Break Down National
Prejudices Through Language
LA
ANGUAGE is the most important single factor in creating and maintaining prejudiced national sentiment. The greatest barrier to international understanding is the inability of one nation to com. municate freely with another.
Below is the third and last. instalment of a booklet by L. J. J. Nye and John Bostock (of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) in which they deal with the problem of language under the title of Basic International.
There are already a number of accepted international words, Ogden quotes as follows:-The words about which the experts have come to a decision are the following, fifty:
lary and select from all the languages those which are most suitable Ogden has planned Basle English
for international use. Because Prof successfully, it is desirable that he, or his nominee, should be a nem- ber of this committee.. Alcohol, aluminium.
When this language automobile,
age is completed band, bur, beef, beer, calendar, it will be so truly international that chemist, cheque, chocolate, chorus, any person from any civilised coun-
years for a student to absorb the 10 will take it on himself to hold up a cigarette, club, coffee, colony, dance, try will be able to read at least one cuse of film actors and actresses has the Interests of the not harmful to engificer, gas, hotel, influenza. Invʊ, in six words, and if he is educated
The selection of new talent in the
been comparatively easy for the film industry, and their most successful method of setting about it is still the traditional way of talent scouting throughout The entres ing of the country. In rimilar way the film industry all over the world has always
been able to revert to stage designers, musicions, painters. blood into the ranks of directors, art directors, film musletans and other technicians who form the production unit as a whole.
Spain
ini
architects, etc., for recruiting new cently to Jullo Alvirez del
Vayo, the Physics,
In another language, he should be able to
understand one in
every three or four words.
madam, nickel, opera, Only two newspapers in itself escape censorslap-two Cut phonograpli, piano, police, post, pro-
Para park,
pussport, lie weekly named Ecclesta and Sig-gramme, propaganda, radio, restau- no. The Church authorities refused rant, sir, sport, taxi, tea, telegram.
Conclusions to publish them if censorship were telephone, terrace, theatre, tobacco, enforced.
Discussions are now taking place Censorship on other publications with 12 names et science-Algebra, need for planning a new and stable university, whisky, zinc; together minangst Allied Governments on the much lighter now and a writer Madrid's ABC was able to refer re-
Chemistry, world order. But it in futile to Geometry, discuss such plans without at the leading emigre figure as "one of the Psychology, Zoology.
Physiology, same time encouraging emotional best Journalists who has ever been
harmony between the nations. For With these, 12 known In Spain.”
words are given this to be permanently successful it which come into special names used is essential to have an international dow
tnternationally:--College, Dominion, language which will be acceptable Embassy. Empire, Imperial, King, to all. This is needed not only to Queen, Royal. These words are not exchange of social and Museum, President, Prince, Princess, promote world trade, travel, And necessarily international for, other ideas, but to give races a better un- purposes.
derstanding of one anothers prob- tems and ideals.
The main clamping
done
on internal policy. Directives out twice dally from the office of Tomas Cerro, Press Chief, indicating the general approach to all problems. Proofs must also be censored before publication. Censorship deletes notably things considered politically undesirable but also stories regard
d ed as sensationalist or sexy.
Most Important Problem Things are altogether different in the realm of screen writing. And yet, here lies what is probably the mast important problem of the progress of the cinema as an art. After all, film is a
a good,
or as bad, as its For the scenario nothing else than the score, which the orchestra, in this case consisting
Although Falange, the government of the artistes and technicians, with
party has still about 40 papers in the director in place of the conductor, Spain, it does not control press transform into visun! and
oural policy. This is mainly in the hands reality, It
ali seems
the more of people such as Cerro who are surprising that so far next to nothing hen-political although strongly Cathu. has been done to explore methodical lic.
ly and to foster the specifir talent among young writers, possessed with enthusiasm
and a
feeling for the mas fleir natural means 5 expression.
appears us turning point in the history of film writing,
more
a
scientific
"la add on to the 50 words which have been fixed as interna- We do not claim to be philologists tional and are of value for Basic, a nor are we attempting to prepare further 50 may be listed about which Basic. International, which must be there is at present
doubt, the work of experts; but from our These will be used with care for a professorial and travel experiences year or two for the purpose of test- we have an understanding of racial ing reactions. Here is the llst:-
psychology; we maintain that uny Ammonia, asbestos, autobus, batter, international language which docs cafe, catarrh, champagne, chauffeur, not satisfy national sentiment" will
citron,
cocktail,
cognam; never be more than temporary All newspaper editors are an- dynamite, encyclopedia alycerine, BUCCESS. ⚫
hysteria. inferno,
We are therefore advocating Basie macaroni, malaria, International as the logical Langu.
ocletic, olive,
Editors Govt' Appointed
circus,
pointed by the Government, a fac- hyena. for which further reduces the con- fita," trol which the owners of the news-
liqueur
nicotine,
The training scheme, therefore, papers, have over thele publications, epium, paradise: penguin, platinum age for International use because 'i
war.
he
volt. zebra."
quining,
con.
Singapore Trade Affected By New Shipping Order
Singapore, Oct. 16.-Singa- pore's constal and inter-island trade will be seriously affected by the shipping order issued here, which comed into force on October 23, which reinforces the pre-war Merchant Shipping Or- dinance, requiring ships of 75 tom and under to carry a quali- fied skipper and # qualified engineer.
Local traders, who estimate that about 000 ships will be affected by the order, say that there arc In- sumelent qualified men available and they demand the highest salaries,
The, ordinance also requires silps ve 75 tons to be manned by a British skipper, mate and engineer, whom traders say are dimeult to abtain and expensive...
but
Traders do not, object to the order seek postponement of its en- forcement for some months.-Reuter. Criticisms In Commons
+
London, Oct. 14.-Centralisation of control, was criticised by Conserva- tive members to-day as being the reason for the hold-up of shipping at Singapore.
RICES
Sir Waldron Smithers asked if the Minister of Transport, Mr Alfred Earnes, would make a statement on details of the delay which he had sent him, and Sir Patrick Han- non naked for the circumstances under which the two ships. Sam Trent and Savigna, were bought from the U.S. Government for the Conveyance of Pearl Harbour conl- dust for Singapore, and 8,000 tons of this article consigned there.
He re-consigned to Datavia, what would naked whether, as the coaldust was
be the cost of this transaction to the British taxpayer.
Mr Darties replied: "There was serious congestion during the summer at Singa- pore, with consequent delay in discharge of vessels. The handling capacity of the part, owing to labour dimculties and war damage to storage and clearance facilities
ang coe commercial carga enter-
Inadequate for the large amounta
ar, In the port for rehabilitation of the area. "Energetic measures wero taken 10 relieve the congestion by improving the clearance facility and by resicleting im- ports to most essential cargoes. I am in- formed that the congestion of cargo on wharves has been considerably reduced. Further improvement resulted from the rebuilding of transit sheds,
Rejected As Unsuitable "As regards the two vessels carrying coal to Singapore, these were chartered from the U.S. Government. The coal was purchased and shipped by the military authorities for civilian use in Malaya. arrival at Singapore. the coal at Singapore was found to differ consider ably from the original specification and was rejected by the local authority, as unsuitable.
On
is based on sound philological and Efforts are being made to regularise potash, pyjamas, pyramid,
psychological principles. Its referendum, the position of some newspapers radlun.
rheumatism,
struction is 50 which are still printed in premises rum, salad, sardine, tapioca, toast, mas
simple that it can be a short ort expropriated at the end of the civil torpedo, vanilla, violin, visa, vodka, ter by all races in
time. Furthermore, us Its
words will be selected from all the chief modern languages It will be truly Already International
the International. Any citizen of There are many words which have major countries of the world wil originated from various countries and be proud to use it, since his
own In the have become International.
national sentiment will be express Inbove list for example-Cafe, cham-fed and sutlsffed by the inclusion-of
pagne, etc., are French. Whisky
words from his own tongue. Thus which Scotch, Vodka is Russian. There his own sentiment will be added to two
are many other words from all parts use of other of the world which are now in com nver-riding world sentiment of
internationally. mon, use
From common language to which each bas Australia boomerang is an example, contributed his quota. Not until The following is a list of some of such a world sentiment has been such words:-
crested will humanity have its feet on the ladder which leads to unt- versal peace and goodwill,
is printed in the building of the Madrid's Falange organ Arriba famous Liberal dally El Sol. Fatange tried to buy the building and plant from Count, Barbate, but has refused to sell. the Heraldo de Murid and
Madrid-printed in the building of belonged to the Brothers Busquet of Barcelona-is leaving for new pre- mises shortly.
flow should a potential Shake speare of the cinema ever find his chance of self-realisation when this basic and all-important point is more or less left to haphazard circum- *tances
they arlae? For when DR and there are innumerable prerequisites technicalities, unknown to the novelist or even the dramatist, which have first to be mastered if you desire to express your visions and ideas through the medium of the It is, therefore, an Invaluable Jilin 1 advantage for the students that the first year of their training at Pinc- wood Studios will be devoted to In this case, apparently, some kind coming into intimate contact with of payment has been made into
technical departments special the various
account to meet possible of the studio. The film is not the future chalms when the normal laws
came into force ogani.
and news
I
work of one brain or one pair of me two chief news agencies, Efe hands, but the collective effort of many brains and many pairs of for foreign hands, each highly skilled in their Spanish internal news, are owned by respective crafts. It is essential that a private company. Although they screen-writer do not come under a direct censor- ship they nevertheless show consi- acquainted with the intricacies of the individual derable dircretion in their selection factors; lighting. cutting, editing, of news Items Included in their ser- camera work, sound recording, etc., vires.Reuter.
from the outset the
outs thoroughly
should become
which constitute the Anal material. isation of his script into terms of cinema
Teamed As Juniors
to experienced
Cruise Damask
Native Spanish
Italian
Dutch Hebrew
Cifra for
Wallz Angora Intelligentria JAZI
German
Turkish
Ituzṇian
Boomerang
Canyon Cained Molasses Coffee
American Jindustant Australian
Portuguesa
Tango
Frolic
Turkish African Flemish Latin
Flawl
Persian
SMUGGLED WOMEN TO U.S.
Batan
Hebrew
Bulk t-alore Cargo
Chinese
... Irish
Crifent
Rodeo
Thun
Husky
Trek
Poetry.
. Spinach
Once these bosle points have been mastered, the trainees will for the rest of the course be teumed ns
New York, Oct. 14 (UP).—Frank Juniors
screen. Inus of Mobile, Allabuma, master writers. They will learn about the of the Liberty Ship Ada Rehan, re- from ceived suspended sentence at the scenario
They
of thro
on
construction its initial phose as a synopsis to the Federal Court for the illegal impor- final shooting script.
ure tation of three Persian women,
The Ada Rehan left San Francisco two-week cruise and stretched on #
13-months globe-girdling it into a
which the original Voyage, during skipper had a nervous breakdown
The Federal Judge put Hans on
-fortunate in that the four production units concerned in the scheme 'rank among the finest in the world. They arg the Archers, Cineguild, Wessex and Individual Pictures.
ועןן
Desperade
Gong
Cocktail
Barbecue
Mohair
Kimono
Тел
The
Spanish
Spanish
Falto
Blavonic
Dani ilindustani ... Eskimo Sih, -African Greek Persian South Sea Islands American Mexican Arable Japanese Chinese
Pronunciation.
Question
of pronunciation
nationals in the
Faychological Effects
Q
of
of
The psychological effects en uver-riding sentiment Bre
bringing paramount importance in about International harmony. This was emphasised in "The Psychology of War (J.B.): "It finds a place
The Special Commissioner was pressed to dispose of this coal elsewliere, in order to free the ships and after considerable dimeully a greater part was sold to Batavia, where the two vessels have now discharged, the balance of the coal having been discharged at Singapore. The cost ships is approximately £30,000."
air Waldron Smithers: "Is he aware that the hold-up is due to centralised control. British ships are arriving with empty cargo spaces, and pilfering of British goods at the expense of the Bri- tish taxpayer is very serious. Will he have a further inquiry made, because it Is stopping vital export trade of this country."
Mr Darnes: "I have explained that the difterities arose directly from war and steps were laken, to improve discharging," Sir Patrick Hannon: "I do not want to embarmas the Government, but will the Minister give an undertaking that trans- sctions of this kind, whilch Indieste im- becility in administration will not occur again."-leuter.
in every phase of life. We Jon Soviet Troops Pour
church; the freemasons, a regiment, an office staff, an association, and Immediately our conduct towards
every member of our new fraternity changes. Although ite were pus
hostile to one of
sibly previously
him now
us.
The have bonds
them, we do not fight because he is one of chains of the herd instinct fetiered us with the
of an over-riding content
an
Into
Austria
Vienna, Oct.
CENTRAL & ALIAMERA
DAILY AT 21 577&9 PM. DAILY AT 20 500 701900PM. SHOHWING TO-DAY
It's a Rootin, Tooting Six-Gun Shootin'
Musicalallapalooza
The West goes wfid. with singing, dancing, laughing, romancing.. All in Gorgeous TECHNICOLOR!
DOROTHY
LAMOUR POWELL
DICK
VICTOR
MOORE
IDING HIGH
A Paramount Picture withi
Gil Lamb Cass Daley and Milt Britton wed fland
Diescent by GIORGE MARSHALL
The girl-olous musical! Sramtional Songs
TO-DAY
ONLY
QUEEN'S
Lamour's a
beep beg Squaw!
At 2.30. 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m.
THE GRANDEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR! Betty GRABLE George MONTGOMERY
*
1
in
"CONEY ISLAND"
IN TECHNICOLOR
with Cesar ROMERO~A 20th Century-Fox Musical!:
CHARLES
Boyer
TO-MORROW
MARGARET
Sullavan
Appointment
TO-DAY &
TO-MORROW
for love
CATHAY
At 2.30, 5.15,
7.15 & 9.15 p..
BIWANCHAI ROAD WANCHATEA FIRST SHOWING IN HONGKONG"
DRAMA....ACTION....THRILLS.... A FAST-MOVING Story of A Daring Adventurer in A Lawless Land BILL CODY and his Great Arabian Horse
66 BLAZING JUSTICE "
NEXT CHANGE
ANDY HARDY'S "DOUBLE LIFE”
| INQUIRY ABOUT SENATOR
·SIDE GLANCES
POSITIONS VACANT
APPLICATIONS Bre
La also
laviled from
offered 10 men
of the Chinese Maritime Customs, th
Central
Queen's
11oad.
By Galbraith
15 (UP)-Soviet Army troops have been pouring into Washington, Oct. 14—(UP)—The certificated or qualified navigating or the Doellerahelm
45 miles Senate War Investigating Commit- diesel engineer officers for employment area, north-cast of Vienna, for several tee to-day said it was studying all- a Coast Statt Oncers on the ships of the weeks, high Government and national
cgations that Senator Theodore G. Chinese Maritime Custom Service. Em
ployment To those who adopt the defeatist railway sources here "zaid to-aight. Bilbo (Democrat, Washington) had experienced in navigating small crali.
that attitude
International Most of the huge troops trains come received a $25,000 contribution from Applicants are interviewed at the Omeg language has already been tried and
from the direction of Hungary, a war contractor. The Committee floor, Marina Haute.
a reliable
Austrian declined to reveal defalls. inued, we point out that the present "set-up" is unique in world history. Gostime
source reported that the Air travel has brought the peoples Red
was Red Army
staging large-scale world into of the
much closer manoeuvres at a former Wehrmacht It proximity. Science has
training fold at Doellershelm. presented
co s with speech by radio
was believed that more than 120,000 that
army, were lessons in Basic can be given to soldiers, or an entire does not present
difficulty, school children, much
adolescents and participating. including 40,000 because a standard
pronunciat.on, such as that of classical Latin would. For the first lane. We can have an
#dults nn a truly universal scale. soldiers from Hungary.
shall Life CORDELL HULL'S HEALTH be agreed upon, and all words must for "One
be phonede. The accepted pronuncia International hour when we tion could be recorded and broadcast be able to listen to a lecture by a Name of Communist of Our Aircraft is Missing," "I Know Where I'm Going" and "A Matter of
throughout the world, English is not world leader in art,
notWW Life and Death; Anthony Havelock- Washington, Oct. 11-Former Slate a phonetle tongue and therefore could philosophy given by him from his home town Ave of ten thousand Allen, David Lean Ranald Secretory; Mr Cordell Hull, who has never make the Ideal internationalį
* miles
There will also be me, who mado "Blithe Spirit," been critically for the past fort which are spelt the same way but are The invention
away. language.
many words
rds international newspapers In Baste. Which We Serve." "This Happy night is now
of radio has Breed," "Brief Encounter" and "danger, an announcement by, his pronounced very differently. C. merely simplified the extension of Un-Amerleon Activities-Représenta- "Great Expectations;" Frank Launder physician sald to-day-Central News, cough, tough, plough. These and Sidney Gilllat, who distinguish-
But the names of the personalities probation for one year and ordered mean more than mere names of com- hira to pay for the upkeep of the panies. The students will have the three wormen until they could be re- advantage of having as their tutors urned to Persia. such well-known and
accomplished masters as Michael Emeric Pressburger, responsible
Powell
Alman #an Paralle£"***
and Death of Colonel
ed
themselvca
in
and
and
ite for
ke "miliona Like Us," "ductions
considered to be In W
We have
are
very confusing Also English hap lou
to the. foreigner..
vowel
pronounce, unless
11
scitnre or
Agent in U.S. Sought
Washington, Oct. 14 (ÚP),—Three not members of the House Committee on
these associations we have pleasure int offering the suggestions put for- ward in this simple plan.
For those who, with Tennyson, glimpse the shape of things to come. Basic International. would seem to be the essential foundation for the day.
an international language, but has tives Herbert Bonner, J. Parnell solved the hitherto insoluble prob- Thomas and, Gerald Landis urged many ounds, which add to its difficulties. lem of phonetics. Uniformity of I that The
ox-editor of the Daily Rake's Bomber Command during the war. Every tongue has "trick" words Pronunciation becomes simple since Worker, Louis Budenz, be invited to ""1 Seo a Dark Stranger." There is, however, a sixth vacancy which are often Progress,"
13. a characteristic feature that still to be filled, and the high degree foreigner to
Impossible for the we can now converse readily over name under oath the Kremlin agent
vast distances
to and almost all these men, began their of responsibility taken in selecting learns to do so when a child. These
he audiences.
lafge who Budenz said directed Communist netlvilles In the United States. Chuir- brilliant film careers with script the trainees is indicated by the fact should be eliminated as much as plans provision should be made for whether he would call Budenz,
As a necessary part of the peace man John Wood declined to say writing, and up to the present day that the Screenwriters Association still continue the practice of working have organised a competition.
the possible. The English Th is partl out their own scenarios,
cularly difficult for most foreigners, ine" compulsory establishment of Their
winner of which will be awarded the and therefore words with these let-courses in Basic International in names can be found on
on the list of the sixth place.
ters should not be selected, c.gnesessary central bureau for
all countries together with the committee members of the Screen-
The four production companies instead of The
those Association, the president of which are organising the scheme as (Italian), or el (Spanish) should be radio and press facilities which will which
is the famous J. B, Priestley, a coinbined effort constitute the used
bu_required. Another
prominent member of the Independent Produrers, Screenwriters Association, Gordon
The authors wish to pay a tribut Wellesley, will also play an important
progressive firm is headed by George "Th order is perfect such a language to Rotary International. The Young part in the development of the young director. Mr Archibald himself is a logists and an expert on
Archibald,
JP,
managing it is suggested that a group of Philo- Men's and Women's Christian As-
Phonetics rociations, the Boy Scouts Alm expert of long standing and in-. should be convened. These should Girl Guides Associations,
Inter whose gifts justify their ad- war, before being appointed to his gunges of the world. In addito national Students Association
National Union mission to the course has to be car-prezent position, he held one of the an authority on Esperanto should be their splendid practical, efforts
and the Inter- out most carefully. At the pre-most important posts with the Films included in order to make available sent stage a first group of Ave Division of the Ministry of Informa- those words in Esperanto which it bring about trainees has been
International under- chosen. Their tion. He made it a success, The into this plan. There are many such standing and harmony. A common james, so far, are secret, but it has same lo to be expected from the new words which would be acceptable for tongue felipped through that they include and far-reaching
which Ballsfica national venture of hin the Indo-European group.
santiments will introduce
my now of company in training a new genera This committee will consider all harmony Into their conferences, words-in. the Basic English vocabu-| conventions. and Jamborees. To
its
Ltd. Thila
and
- the
selection of
con- ternational reputation. During the be representative of the chief moral B Cross, the League as
rel
Miss Marigold Hurris, daughter
the famous chief of Royal Air Force tion of screen-writers.
for
When the war-drum throbs no
longer, and the battle
are furl'd
L
aga
In the Parliament of man, the
|___Federation of the world There the common sense of most shall hold a fretful :realm in
awd, the kindly earth shall slumber, lapt - in " universal
Jaw
And
COPR. 1948 BY MEA SERVER, MC, T. M. REG, U. 6. PAT, OFF)
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