The Archive · 1929

Excerpts from Minutes

Fibn Cezsorship.—A member draws attention to the increasing number: of films being displayed, the subject of which is crime and the methods adopted by criminals of the underworld classes. - In view of the Court for China, "those who survive September, may' hope to live another, The impression is confirmed by, the death rates for the ninth, which are above the average in the case of both Foreigners and Chinese, The decline in Cholera continue steadily and the-disease ceased to be epidemic within the Settlement during. the last week of the month, Among resident Foreigners 12 casco Were notified, as follows:—Japanese, 4, Indian 3, Russian 34, British 1, Esthonian 1. There wore 4 deaths Jamong resident Chinese, 208 cases were notified with 18 deaths, and among. non-resident Chinese' 438 eases with 36 deaths prevalence of crime-in' Shanghai, he tions of this type being prohibited, Members concur. in this view and the Board of Film Censors will be requested to give due consideration thereto when viewing films for future production.

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