The Bioscope (Oct-Nov 1914)

No 421. Vol. xxv NOTICES. Tue Broscorz is published every Thursday at 85, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W TELEPHONES: GERRARD 8853. REGENT 2453. Telegrams and Cables: ‘“Gainsaid, Piccy, Loadon.” MANCHESTER OFFICE: 49, Princess Street. Paris Orrick: (Temporarily Closed.) EDITORIAL communications and matter for insertion should be addressed to the Editor, and must reach the ofhces not later than first post Tuesday morning. All articles, paragraphs and drawings published in Tue Bioscore are the copyright of the publishers. from whom alone authority to republish or reproduce can be obtained. ADVERTISEMENT copy and instructions for alterations must reach the offices not later than first post Monday morning to ensure attention in the current week’s issue. — NOVEMBER 5, 1914 PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. PAGK Trade Topics si es = Si ey 489-495 Interview with the Inventor of the ‘ Bully Boy '' Cartoons, by Bowler Reed : 497-499 Items of Interest ... So — ae a 501-5035 Pictures in Ireland is ih aoe a 525 Help in Trouble ... any oe ae Me 535 World of Finance bag oe aes Me 541 lor Home and Scholastic Use ... lt a 544-545 Scottish News and Notes ; bg wai 551-553 Amusements and the War ... ag Bo 564 Pick of the Programmes a af ae 569-577 Classified Advertisements Sus be sags 578-579 Index to Advertisers — = ste ae 580 A PERSONAL EXPLANATION. One of the privileges which the editor of every reputable publication guards with jealous care is the right to throw open the columns of his paper to a free ana full discussion of @very and any subject of general interest. It is a privilege of which the readers of his journal share with him, and one which, so long as the discussion is inoffensive and in good taste is a welcome feature of all newspapers. In common with every other journal, we are, at all times, willing to accept our readers’ opinions, and, providing the hospitality of our columns is not abusea, such correspondence is invariably published, although, at the same time, we clearly accept no responsibility for the views expressed therein. In our last week’s issue, the usual courtesy was, in all good faith, extended to the Triumph Film Company, Limited, who. through their solicitor, and taking advantage of these columns, informed the Trade that the company was “entirely under British control and management,’’ a definite statement which, emanating from an official of the High Court. would naturally appear to be accurate in every detail. We did not invite this communication, but 1t was accompanied by the usual request for publication. In these circumstances we feel it a duty, both to ourselves and to our readers, and with a full sense of our responsibilities. to publish the following correspondence in full : — DEAR S1R,—Our clients, the proprietors of THE BIOSCOPE, have ae OM with yeference to vour letters:of. the, 2¢th_any, \e fe ting the “Triumph Film ‘Hiring eae vhich was sent in by you with a special request for publication, and was in accordance with such request duly inserted in the issue of our clients’ paper of the 2oth ult. According to the entries on the file of this Company, at the Company’s Registry Office, it appears that the company has a nominal capital of £1,000, made up of 970 ordinary shares of #1 each, and 600 founders shares of 15. each, of which Mr. Max Baer, film agent, of 28 Gerrard Street, W., is apparently the principal shareholder, holding 125 founders shares and an equal number of ordinarv shares. Mr. Max Baer also appears to be a director of the company. In view of the claim in your letter that the above company is entirely under British control and management, our clients consider that they are entitled to call for some evidence that Mr. Max Baer is a British subject, and that no benefit from the company accrues to any subject of the nations with whom the Empire is at present at war, and we shall be glad if vou will furnish us with such evidence. As our clients go to press to-morrow evening, they propose inserting this letter in their issue.— Yours faithfully, : Jas. T. SOUTHGATE & Co. W. Cook, Esq., DEAR SirSs,—I am in receipt of your letter of this day. Mr. Max Baer ceased to be a director of this company before the 2oth ult., and the statement in mv Ietter of that date is therefore strictly correct. As you are well aware, it is not possible to divest Mr. Baer of any shares he may hold, but he will receive no dividends or other benefits therefrom during the war. I must request that your letter, now under reply, be not inserted in your clients’ publication, as it might damage my clicnts’ business. — Yours truly, WALTER COOK. Messrs. J.-T. Southgate &, Go. November 216145