Baron Beck-Friis Appointed Political Significance Seen by to First Post Local Censors The Swedish Government has, according to an official communication from "Stockholm, appointed Baron Johan Beck-Friis, Swedish Consul-
General in Shanghai, Swedish Minister to China.
Until tve months ago the Swedish Minister la Japan was concurrently Westernized by years spent in Europe, a Japanese youth eventually: returns to the sell with thanks giving in the Interesting picture entitled "The New Earth" which was previewed privately on June 2 the Towa Gekijo, Japanese Theatre in Chapoo Road. "There is. nothing trivial about the theme which is well enacted by a cast composed of Japanese with the exception of two Germans. The film was pro-@ueed in Kyoto under the direction of Mr. Arnold Fanck and Mr. Bansok. public showing, may be held up, however, owing to the objections made to certain scenes by Chinese and British members of the Shanghai Municipal Council's Board of Film Censors. These scenes include the New Swedish atinister Baron Johan Beck-Frils, Swedish Consul-Generat, "who-has" been "ap pointed the first Swedish Minister' China: accredited to the Chinese Government. The Swedish parliament decided, however, recently, on the proposal of the Swedish Government and in order to further the already important cultural and commercial relations between China and Sweden, to create a separate post of Minister to China, Baron Beck-Friis will thus be the frst Swedish Minister residing in China
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