TRAVELOGUE. Views of Colombo harbour; Tamils unloading of boats; Hindus, Buddhists and Moslems working together; bustling town streets; open air market; a train journey through Mount Lavinia's coconut palms; catamaran fishing boats; Dutch built canals; ...
Amateur footage of rice and rubber cultivation and a religious festival.
Shots of rice cultivation. A forest fire and its aftermath, possibly clearing land for a rubber plantation. Scenes at a rubber plantation, inlcuding tapping for latex and ...
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER, SAYS MR. RUNCIMAN. President of the Board of Trade, in talk on British Industries Fair, sees good time is coming. (109) EUROPE STRIKES BAD PATCH OF TROUBLE. Snapshots from Continent show, first the standstill in Paris and incidents ...
AMATEUR FILM. Scenes in and round the medical service building. Huskies pulling sleds across the ice, steam ship in background possibly stuck in ice (25). Men in grounds of medical building walking very unsteadily (50). Inside the centre a man's legs ...
(Col) Two young teenage girls pose with colourful parrot type birds on their fingers, also look at flowers and garden at the Gun Carriage Factory estate, Jubbulpore 1940. (B/W) Group of young children of various ages in their best clothes at a Children ...
Scenes in Udaipur: feeding wild pigs; watering the state elephants; a fight between a wild boar and a tiger. Map of India indicating the position of Udaipur. Every night a keeper calls to and distributes grain to the wild pigs which ...
Amateur film following the progress of Dr. Taylor's party on their route to Ukhrul as they give medical aid to the sick of the villages through which they pass.
Villages, homes, and workshops in Sri Lanka.
FILM TAKEN IN THE ISLANDS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN, IN ARABIA AND NORTH AFRICA BY THE SALISBURY ROUND THE WORLD EXPEDITION.
Amateur film. Shots of wild Markhor and bison; walking tour and expedition.
AMATEUR. Camp life and hunting scenes in Assam while on local leave.
A film prepared by the Boy Scouts of Singapore in cooperation with Messrs. Kodak Ltd. Aspects of the city of Singapore, concentrating on the port area, street life and its multi-racial character.
Theme of the film is taken from the lives of the Chalutzim or Jewish pioneers who have settled in Palestine. Film shows a typical group of pioneers fighting with almost superhuman power against both nature and hostile Arab tribes.
Documents the deputation tour undertaken by Rev. Leonard Hurst, Australia and New Zealand secretary of the London Missionary Society,in Southern India, on behalf of the LMS.Places featured include Bellary, Gooty, Anantapur District, Jammalamadugu, ...
Reel 1:
00:00 Pan on deck of ship, presumably the SS Duchess of Richmond, a church service (commemorative?) is held. Some of the ships officers are attending and a number of civilian men are wearing medals.
00:08 Ashore a large party of ...
