London, Dec. 1 (Had the attention of Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Dominions and the Colonies "been drawn to the complaints o! British residents in Hongkong against the action of the British censor there in withdrawing the licence previously given, for the public exhibition of the feature im "Inside Nazi Germany?"
This question® was asked in the House of Commons yesterday by Mrs, J. L. Adamson, Labour member for the Dartford division of Kent.
Mrs. Adamson also enquired who ther this action had been taken after the British censor had been'in consultation with the German Consulate Mr. MacDonald replied that lit had been informed that, prior to the receipt of any representations from the German Consulate in Hongkong.: the censor had viewed the film and reserved his judgment on it.
After a second view, subsequent to the German Consul-General's representations, the censor had passed the flm for silent exhibition only, and it was so shown, On an appeal against this decision Mr, MadDonald added, the Board of Censors had unanimously confirmed mitted that the situation was dead-
The trouble, it will be recalled, ocurred last week when the new chief ridge went to the court to take over his duties. Negotiations with the resent chief judge proved unsuccessful. The new chief judge then ested an announcement stating that he had assumed his new duties, but he notice was soon torn down.
Judicial authorities in Chungking yre evidently puzzled by the unex-sected development in Shanghai and therefore have summoned the. new, chief judge for a meeting.
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