To the Editor of the Sm—With reference to, the letter in to-day's issue signed "Mater", it la) regretted that certain technical dimeutties Ue in the. path of reduce ing the speed of pictures recorded witn sound; the. main point bela that sound is recorded on the fin a standard rate tireeorded on and "fo vary from. such. standard speed would give the same results ah underer over-speed. gramophone card. I "quite. sympathise with afarer", having myself nad the same with many times, but the theatre has fo other" alternative "than to. ran
tate of speed for sound-recorded mo-tien pictures. seshees Bins the international" standard
4. P. Kornten, Shanghai, Dec. 20.
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