Shot by Corporal Lloyd: Wide shot, city street in Kandy near city hall; the Moore steps from his car. He receives the salute of a guard of honour from the Kandy police. He inspects the guard, which is armed with short (Martini-Enfield?) carbines. Governor walks to city hall accompanied by E T Dyson, the local Government Agent. The guard marches away. Local men and children sitting on a wall. A street with a (probably temporary) decorative archway marked ‘WELCOME’. Local civilians at the roadside, some with umbrellas against the bright sunshine. Closer shot ‘WELCOME to His Excellency the Governor Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore’. Waiting local dancers in traditional dress; civilians and policemen mill about. Moore’s car passes. Moore and Lady Moore step from their car and are greeted by Dyson and a traditional drummer plays in the background. Longer lens shot, somewhat out of focus, as Moore returns to his car; his plumed hat catches the door frame. The dance troupe; the car rolls forward. Police forming a human cordon with the crowd behind. Wider view of the crowd. At the Government Lodge; dancers. Moore inspects a troop of Boy Scouts. Part of a procession (?). Moore and others go inside. Waiting drummers. Pan showing a number of people in traditional dress, wearing in particular broad, circular hats. Buddhist monks leaving after meeting the Governor. Moore and Dyson leaving the lodge; traditionally dressed Kandyan chieftains follow. Moore addressed the crowd. Going back inside. Crowd dispersing. Lady Moore, Moore, Mrs Dyson and Dyson on the lawn posing on the lawn with some of the chiefs. [ 547 feet ]

Shot by T Fischer: Policemen presenting arms. At the Municipal Building Moore is introduced to Mayor Karunaratne’s wife and daughter. Moore meets members of the council in the building’s courtyard. Close-ups of Moore. He meets two Sinhalese members of the council, then seen in close-up. Moore goes inside. Close-up of the same ‘Welcome’ sign seen earlier. Wide shot street. Civilian spectators. Some young women in the crowd, with close-up, and an older woman. Dancer in traditional dress. Moore speaks to Kandyan chieftains. Traditional drummers playing at Government Lodge. Moore inspects Boy Scouts. Close-up of a Boy Scout with the Governor passing in the background. Lady Moore and Mrs Dyson. Entering the lodge. Chieftains. Dancers. Buddhist monks passing. Monks with elaborately decorated fans, with close-up. Leaving the lodge. Moore and Dyson, with chiefs, addressing the crowd. Close-up of one of the chiefs. The chiefs go back inside. Crowd dispersing. [ 882 feet ] Close-ups of chiefs, and the Moores and the Dysons.

Shot by J Dolan: Spectators looking out from a high window. High shot looking over a street with waiting civilians; one building is marked ‘Municipal Junction Restaurant’ and another carries an advert for ‘Elephant Cigarettes’. Civilian spectators; a signboard reads ‘Post Office. Kandy Branch. Telegraph Office. Public Telephone’. Moore’s car passing; camera pans to follow and shows the post office sign to be on a street corner. Moore walking away from the police guard of honour. Crowd on the street; the ‘Elephant’ sign can be seen. Civilian spectators, perhaps unfortunately seen watching through a barred window. Civilians by the post office sign. British and American military policemen with civilians behind. Alternative angle of the arch; a cameraman with tripod can be seen on a truck in the foreground. Local policemen forming a cordon. Moore, Dyson and chiefs addressing crowd at Government Lodge, seen from a high point. They go inside. Posing on the lawn with close-ups of Moore and Lady Moore.

Coverage by three American cameramen as Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore, Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), visits Kandy where he meets local leaders and the Government Agent, Mr E T Dyson.

Notes

Ample coverage, including some fine views of the dancers’, drummers’ and chieftains’ traditional dress.

Series note: The MWY series of films is believed to be part of a ‘pool’ of film received by the Government of India from various sources, including South East Asia Command, the Indian Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate, the Ministry of Information, and from Allied governments. This footage would have been considered for editing and release through the Indian Newsreel Parade; see INR series.