News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Rhodesian Spotlight

Issue

Issue No.

33

Length of issue (in feet)

854

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Old Friends Welcomed Back
• 2. Getting Copy for Investors
• 3. News from Nyasaland
• 4. Baseball - USA vs. S. rhodesia
• 5. From Salisbury to Salisbury
• 6. New Airport reaches towards target
• 7. The Charm School, salisbury

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

Rhodesian Spotlight Commentary - The 70th Session of Nyasaland’s Legislative Council is historic in several ways. It is the last to be presided over by Sir Geoffrey Colby prior to his retirement, the last to be held under the old constitution and the last to be held in this Council Chamber. In his closing speech Sir Geoffrey Colby pleaded for better racial understanding and united efforts towards Nyasaland’s progress. Then by way of leaving the old order and heralding in the new, His Excellency proceeded to lay the foundation stone of the new £60,000 Legislative Council Chamber. It is hoped the Council will meet in it before the year’s end.
A strange cheque turned up in a Blantyre Bank. A cheque can be written on anything and a Major P. Moxon wrote a cheque for his Poll Tax on a sucking pig. The bank accepted it too, smacked the paid stamp on it and hopes no one keeps elephants.

Keywords

Politics and government; Business and commerce; Animals

Written sources

Movietone boxfile no.1   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Central African Film Unit

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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