Big Meeting Held in Chinese City Despite Tuesday morning's (June 19) rain a large crowd of government officials and delegates of public bodies, headed vy Gen. Wu Te-chen, the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, gathered at the Chinese Public Recreation Ground, West Gate, at 10.30 o'clock fo inaugurate the Thirteenth Public Health Campaign.—Among thos resent Dr, Li Ting-en, Health Commissioner for City Government; Di Public Utilities "Commis Public Mr. Pan Kung-chien, Educational Commissioner; Mr. Wang Shao-lai, representing the Chinese. Chamber of Commerce; Dr. H. P. Chu, representing the China Medical Practitioners Association.
The health campaign under the Chinese authorities was featured by street sweeping by a group of government officials headed by the Mayor, Armed with brooms, the officials swept a portion of the street just outside the recreation ground to set 8 good example to the residents who were urged to observe the health rineiples.
In the course of his address at yesterday's campaign, Dr. Li Ting-en lurged the public to avoid careless spitting, refrain from committing nuisances, throw refuse into proper dumping "boxes, drink only bolled water, and accept preventative inculations. Although these were small matters, the strict observance of them would result in general improvement of public health, Dr. Li pointed out.
Over principal streets in the Chinese City that day were hung long stript of white cloth bearing various slogans in connection with the health campaign. Simultaneous with the Jaunehing of the health campaign, the recently-organized propaganda corps of the New Life Movement commenced their activities. The corps were composed of members from all walks of life, including students, merchants, labourers, officials Public Safety Bureau officers, boy Mr. Frank Messenger of the Motro-IGoldwyn-Mayer Film Company, who for the past five months has ' been Jengaged in firning native conditions Inthe interior of China for a film fon Pearl Buck's famous book "Good Earth" left Shanghai on Friday in the NYK. liner s. Tatsuta Maru, for JAmerica, where the lin is to be Interviewed by. a reporter of the "North-China Herald" Mr. Mes Jsenger said he would like to pay a Special tribute to the Nanking. Gov-jemment and the Nanking Census Board, who had given him every possible help. He spoke of his work jas pioneering work, as his is the Mest foreign lin company to come into China to take pictures of local Jconditions. He thought that now "the ice was broken" other companies would follow suit, He iwas quite certain that his own company would be making more films this country in the near future, Area Covered Regarding the area covered for making the firn Mr. Messenger said they had practically covered all. the Jeountry between here and Peking. The furthest north they.had been. was Shanhaikwan. Mr, "Messenger said that they had anticipated being Jonly seven weeks or so instead of which they would had been five months on the job. A permanent staff of fifteen men from the M.-G.-M. [Studios had accompanied him on the trip and at the various localities they had hired people according to their requirements. The lin had been far more costly than originally "antielpated but here again Mr. Messenger considered it well worth while. Mr. [Messenger thought that it would take Janother five to six months in America to complete the film.
During the trip Mr. Messenger has been accompanied by the wife. His daughter was also out here in Jan-vary, He said that his wite "was Jquite sorry to leave and added that had grown to like the country.
All the film taken was developed In [Shanghai and shown to the Nanking Censor Board before leaving the country for America, Mr. Messen-Jger said very ttle had been re-{jected by the Board.
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