Sino-Japanese Firm Will Develop Industry; Jewish Refugees in First Film Construction of a big cinema film studio has been started in Chapei by the China Motion Picture Company, a new Sino-Japanese concern which aims at developing motion picture industry in occupied areas in keeping with the Japanese policy of "reconstructing East Asia." It is stated by the "Sin Shun Pao" that several pictures are being filmed by the new company.
The site of the new film company has already been chosen in Tiendong-an Road in Chapei where construction of a studio is said to have been started. It is expected that construction will be completed by the middle of March of this year. It is stated that, when completed, it will be the first Chinese motion picture studio built in Shanghai since the military authorities have long been interested. The island is reported to be a fortified naval base and is a very short distance from Guam.
The incident concentrated American attention on the possibility of Japanese fortifications within a shor: [distance of Guam, which the United States Navy now wishes to fortify as an advance lookout post in the Pacific. sugar will be monthly.
The announcement followed the approval by the Cabinet of appropriations equivalent to U.3.$547,575,584 for next year's military, naval and alr force needs.
A communique was issued with the announcement of military budget appropriations, asserting that "with the increase our armed forces will be assured of efficiency in facing the unavoidable necessities of any event which may confront them."
The total budget appropriations totalled the equivalent of U.S$1,922,- 714300, an increase of U.S$201,176 over that of last year.—IInited Press.
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