The Archive · 1938

UNION 'CHURCH TUESDAY EVENING CLUB

Interesting Lecture on Cinema and Colour Photography Between 40 and 50 members of the Union Church Tuesday Evening Club and their friends, at their monthly meeting in the Church Lecture-ball on Tuesday evening, listened to -a very interesting lecture on "Cinema and Colour Photography" delivered by Dr. H. Roescheisen, a representative of the Agfa China Ca.

Dr. A. C. Price, president of the Club, presided at the supper whith preceded the lecture, while the speaker of the evening was introduced Mr. O. C. Beynon,, a member of the Committee and him-Self an enthusiastic photographer of ho mean order.

Dr. Rbescheisen prefaced his remarks with the statement that during the year 1935 no less than 430 patents on colour photography were registered in Berlin—an indication of the great interest taken in this branch of scientific development. By means of graphs thrown upon the Screen the lecturer explained in considerable detail the various stages in the completion of the coloured photograph and the cinema film, remarking that while much had been achieved in the ärt, he looked forward to still greater developments, Although of a highly techni-tal character, the lecture was followet with considerable interest, and the many questions asked at the close evidenced that among the au-

@ience were a number of amateur photographers sitting at the feet of one who could rightly claim to be a master of his subject. It was only because of the reminder of the Chairman that the curfew still operates in Shanghai that the meeting came to an end, but not before the audience warmly endorsed the vote of thanks proposed by Mr.

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