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NEWS FROM ABROAD - KOREA ELECTIONS
The first elections with universal suffrage have been held in Korea. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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INDONESIA
President Soekarno of Indonesia was present at one of the last sessions of the Afro-Asian Conference held in Bandung. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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HONG KONG BRITISH AGAIN
The last of the major Japanese surrenders was signed at Hong Kong on the sixteenth of September. Not before some Japanese resistance had been overcome and prisoners rounded up. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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YEAR OF THE TIGER (in colour)
Welcome, Year of the Tiger! Farewell, Year of the Bull! Hong Kong celebrated the Chinese New Year with a three-day holiday and lots and lots of fire crackers. Six million of them, they say, greeted the Year of the Tiger in Hong Kong!...
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NEWS FROM JAPAN
The atomic bomb exploding at Nagasaki was filmed from a B29. Emperor Hirohito looks at the ruins of Tokyo shortly before the surrender of Japan. In Yokohama Hospital American Sergeant John Archinal gives blood to save the life of former...
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JAP SURRENDER MISSION (FIRST PICTURES)
Film news from the Far East includes the story of the bogus Japanese hospital ship, Tachibaan Maru, captured off Australia. Aboard the American battleship ""Missouri"" Admiral Halsey, Admiral Rawlings and Staff Officers drink a toast to...
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JAPAN GOES TO THE POLL
Disturbances preceded the voting in Japan's recent elections. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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Movietone in Japan
Life in the Orient caught by Globe Circling camera. Street scenes in Kobe. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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""JAPAN FOR THE JAPANESE""
Japanese troops are being repatriated from China. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do...
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FLIGHT OF NATIONALIST REMNANTS
Escaping by sea from the Communist China, some remnants of Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist Army have been reaching Indo-China. Hundreds of other refugees have crossed the border from Tunghing and taken refuge in Mon Kay which lies across...
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
First of all: departures from London Airport. They are four beautiful contestants for the International Beauty Congress in California. Miss Ireland, Miss Britain, Miss Wales and Miss Scotland, all out to win first prize, 10,000 dollars....
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RUSSIANS AT THE HORSE SHOW
What a day for a Horse Show! Torrential rain turned White City into a metropolis of mud. A bleak welcome for the Russian team, here competing for the Prince of Wales Cup, an international jumping contest. The German team made sure of the...
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RUSSIANS CELEBRATE
In East Berlin, a special performance by Russian singers and dancers to cheer up the German workers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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CYPRUS TO GO GREEK?
News from the Island of Cyprus naturally concerns the demand by many of its inhabitants for union with Greece. An unofficial plebiscite, organised by the Orthodox Church, is reported to have the support of all parties from the right to...
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GERMANY SPEEDS SHIPBUILDING
With the relaxation of Germany's shipbuilding restrictions, the shipyards have gone into full production for making of ships to sell to foreign countries. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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BALLET FOR THE YOUNG
Prima ballerinas start young and they evidently realise this in Munich, where attractive scenes at a junior ballet school were filmed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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MALAYA ROUND-UP
Jungle warfare continues in Malaya. Men of famous regiments attack bandit positions assisted by aerial reconnaissance and co-operative villagers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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HELMSTEDT HOLD-UP
Once again Allied traffic is being held up by the Russians. At Helmstedt, queues of lorries await passage through the Russian check point to get to Berlin. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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THE CARNIVAL THAT'S DIFFERENT
The Carnival at Sainte-Claude in France dates from the fourteenth century, when white monks apparently behaved in a rather scandalous manner towards the local ladies. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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ATOMIC POWER FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES
A recent visit to the National Laboratory at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, underlined the constructive application of atomic energy and radio-activity. Investigation into peaceful uses of the new power is continuous. Disclaimer: British...
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TOWN CONGRATULATES GOLDEN WEDDING COUPLES
In the Town Hall of Neuilly-Plaisance in France, no less than ten aged couples were recently congratulated on their golden weddings. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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NO WIN FOR SPRINGBOKS
Scotland kick off at Murrayfield, against the South Africans. The match was to end in a victory to Scotland. Scotland 8 Springboks 5. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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ALL FOR CHARITY - THE PRINCE MEETS THE WRESTLERS
The first Royal wrestling performance since Henry VIII's time, - and New Zealanders John da Silva among 14 contestants who met Prince Philip. The main bout of the evening, John da Silva versus Tibor Szakacz, for the Duke of Edinburgh's...
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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
Spurs v Athletico Madrid for the final of the European Cup-Winners Cup. Madrid kicked off with a promising attack. Greaves gave Spurs that all important lead. White notches number two. Just after half time Madrid's full back Henry gets...