The "statement from Japanese sources in regard to the censorship of the Japanese film "The New Earth" "appears, from quiry, to be incorrect in certain im= portant particulars. The film was examined on June 1 by the Shanghai Municipal Police and four small cuts were recommended. The theatre ai thorities were informed that they had the option of appealing to the Shanghai Film Censorship Board which operates. for the International Settlement and the French Conees-sion, but they intimated that they would take the opinion of the Japan~ ese Consular Police, As a result, two fof the four cuts were made but no appeal was preferred to the Censor ship Board" and consequently certiNeate was granted. Nevertheless it is reported that the lin was duly shown. The incident ig: trivial, but the principle involved is important. The practice of the Police of the International Settlement and the French Concession is to pay careful attention to the susceptibilities of the various nationalities in Shangh subject o the revisionary powers the Board, ond_certifeates are issued accordingly. Generally the theatre managements cooperate cordially with sense of the necessity for preserve ing International concord in this matter, The display of ims for which eeriifeate has been issued renders the theatre liable to prosecution, but this instance the theatre in ques lon appears to have Ignored the authority. of the Settlement with the connivance of the Japanese Consular Police, As has been noted the me feldent' Is relatively unimportant but seems unfortunate that action of this kind should be taken to imperil fan International understanding which, considerable value to all com= munities, not least of all the Japanese fon whose account the Municipal Police of Settlement and Concession alike have frequently insisted on cuts which have been faithfully carried
cerned.
by the theatre managements con-
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