Secy. Kim Jong Il enjoys light comedy

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed the light comedy "Up to the Last" performed by film stars at the mansudae art theatre on Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Korean Film Studio. The audience included Jo Myong Rok, Director of the KPA General Political Department= Kim Yong Chun, Chief of the KPA General Staff= secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kuh Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Yong Sun and other senior officials of the Party and the army as well as officers and men of the KPA. The light comedy is a story about efforts of a farm to implement the Party's policy of creating grass fields and growing grass-eating domestic animals in large numbers. Secretary Kim Jong Il congratulated the film stars on their successful performance and sent thanks to the creating staff and artistes of the film studio. He noted with high appreciation that over the past 50 years, the creating staff and artistes of the studio have produced many films of high ideological and artistic value and greatly contributed to educating the Party members and other working people on revolutionary lines and encouraging them to the revolution and construction. The studio has turned into a reliable film production centre of the nation that is greatly conducive to the Party's ideological work for the modelling of the whole society on the Juche idea and to the cultural education of people, he said, adding that the Party and the people are very proud of having this group of talented, experienced and loyal artistes, many of them being holders of honorary titles including "Kim Il Sung Prize," Labor Hero, People's Artiste and Merited Artiste. He gave the studio important tasks.

Fine art works produced by servicemen

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- The Revolutionary Musuem of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces was replenished recently with some 60 pieces of successful fine art works produced by soldiers of the Korean People's Army. Soldiers presented these Korean paintings, oil paintings, jewel pictures, sculptures, embroideries and crafts to Secretary Kim Jong Il on his 55th birthday. The works reflect the resolution of the soldiers to exalt the undying feats of the great leaders President Kim Il Sung and Secretary Kim Jong Il in leading the army building and defend the Juche revolutionary cause with arms. The Korean painting "Covering 10,000 km in leading century" depicts the on-site guidance of Secretary Kim Jong Il to KPA units from the beginning to the last of last year. "The Spirit of Korea" (2.9 metres in height and 280 kg in weight), a wooden craft made of a 500-year-old dwarf elm, pictures a tiger of the Korean map type that stands above the pedestal of the earth form and another wooden craft "We will devotedly defend the headquarters of revolution with gunfire of Juche", made of roots of an 800- year-old ash tree, shows the development of the artillery. A Korean jewel picture "Devoted Defence" depicts Secretary Kim Jong Il's image with jewels in the centre of a five-pointed star rising up above lake Chon on Mt. Paektu, the holy mountain of the Korean revolution, which shows the soldiers' steadfast outlook on their leader. A glass-gem picture "kimjongilia vase" was made with 1,942 patterns and with 216,000 pieces of colorful glass 2 mm in diametre, which symbolize the birth date of Secretary Kim Jong Il (Feb. 16, 1942). Its color will remain unchanged for the purity of raw materials. Also included in the works are a craft "wish for longevity" depicting a flower basket of 216 blossoms including 55 kimjongilia blossoms with three-ton jade, and other works representing the best wishes for Secretary Kim Jong Il's good health and long life. Seeing the fine art works displayed in the Museum on March 4, Secretary Kim Jong Il expressed great satisfaction with the many works of high ideological and artistic value and highly appreciated them. He said that the KPA soldiers are so prepared in politico- ideological aspects and military technology that they each can match a hundred foes and that they also have high cultural and artistic attainments.

S. Korean students, soldiers persecuted

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- The Kim Young Sam group of South Korea recently arrested ten students and put three soldiers into investigation, invoking the "National Security Law", for their activities for independence, democracy and national reunification. They allegedly formed a "national student solidarity" at a Seoul-based university in September 1992 and conducted anti-"government" activities through rallies and demonstrations, calling for political forces of the working class. Rodong Sinmun today views the persecution as another fascist outrage against pro-reunification, pro-democracy forces and urges the Kim Young Sam group to stop harsh suppression of students and people at once. In a commentary the daily says: the escalation of the fascist suppression of the pro- reunification, pro-democracy forces by the Kim Young Sam group is aimed at emerging from the ruling crisis with an intensified fascist offensive against the pro-democracy forces. With their true colors as the chief culprit of the Hanbo incident unveiled, their regime has found itself in the most serious crisis since its appearance. No matter how Kim Young Sam may intensify the fascist suppression, can he never quell public anger against him and save his miserable fate.

Review of Rodong Sinmun

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today highlights a report that Secretary Kim Jong Il on Sunday enjoyed the light comedy "Up to the Last" with officers and men of the Korean People's Army on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Korean Film Studio. Appearing in the paper are messages of greetings to Secretary Kim Jong Il from foreign state and Party leaders and accounts of celebrating events in many countries on the occasion of his 55th birthday. It runs an article about Secretary Kim Jong Il's deep trust and warm love for officials of the general association of Korean residents in Japan. President Kim Il Sung shocked the Japanese imperialists with superb tactics in the anti-Japanese armed struggle, the paper in an article says. It dedicates an article about the exploits of an indomitable revolutionary fighter, Kim Hyong Jik, to the 80th anniversary of the Korean National Association, which was formed by him on march 23, 1917. Econews of the paper includes increased coal production. The paper carries a commentary denouncing the Kim Young Sam group's suppression of progressive students and an article titled "the traitor is very one who wrecks stability of South Korean society."

Kim Won Gyun concert

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- A concert of composer Kim Won Gyun's music is going on in Pyongyang amid the concern of working people and lovers of music. It begins with the chorus of the immortal revolutionary song "Song of General Kim Il Sung" and "National Anthem" composed by him after the country was liberated in 1945. Its programme includes "March of Korea", "Our Supreme Commander", "We Rush Forward in Spirit of Chollima", "Song of Anti-Imperialist Struggle", "Glory to the Workers' Party of Korea" and many other songs and songs of revolutionary operas composed by him up to date since the country's liberation. The concert is being acclaimed by the audience for its varied artistic forms involving chorus, group singing, vocal solo and piano concerto and for excellent accomplishments of conductors, people's and merited actors and actresses. A few days ago, Kim Won Gyun greeted his 80th birthday. He is a Kim Il Sung Prize Winner, Labour Hero, People's Artist and a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly.

Production of electricity and minerals increases in Korea

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- Production of eletricity and minerals is increasing in Korea. The total electricity output of the ministry of electric power industry this month showed an increase of 10 percent as against the same period of last month. The Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex is these days increasing its daily electric output by 50 percent on an average as compared with the like period of last month. The Pukchang Thermal Power Complex, the United March 17 Hydroelectric Power Station and other power stations across the country are daily producing hundreds of thousands of kwh more electricity than their schedule. According to data available at the ministry of mining industry, its mineral output in a little more than two months of this year showed an increase of 60 percent over the corresponding period of last year. In this period, the Komdok Mining Complex Extracted 3,700 more tons of minerals. Daily assignments are being overfulfilled also by the March 5 Youth Mine and the November 8 Mine in March.

Pres. Kim Il Sung's 85th birth anniversary to be commemorated in Egypt

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in Cairo on Feb. 26 to form the preparatory committee for commemorating the 85th birth anniversary of the great leader President Kim Il Sung. A declaration on the formation was adopted at the meeting. It noted that President Kim Il Sung, through his revolutionary activities, made immortal contributions to the independence of the world under the banner of anti- imperialism and independence. For the contributions, he enjoyed deep respect and trust from the progressive people of the world as a veteran and famous statesman of the present era, it added. It was decided at the meeting to set the commemorating month from Mar. 15 to Apr. 15 of this year and hold colorful events during the period. The meeting appealed to all the countries and progressive people of the world aspiring after independence to commemorate President Kim Il Sung's 85th birth anniversary as an auspicious day common to mankind.

Kim Young Sam, wrecker of stability of S. Korean society

Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- Kim Young Sam in a "statement to the people" prattled that he would defend "security" at any cost and not tolerate remarks and acts hampering "security". Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article headlined "kim Young Sam, wrecker of stability of South Korean society" says that with such words he revealed his criminal intention to prolong his days in office. The daily goes on: The serious political and economic confusion and crisis in South Korea and the dagner of war on the Korean Peninsula have been created by the Kim Young Sam group. This proves that the puppets are hampering and wrecking the security of the people. Kim Young Sam, who is destroying the political and economic stability of South Korean society and endangering peace and security of the country, must be removed without delay. By shelving his indelible crimes, the cause of social uneasiness and crisis and national disasters, he attributed the destruction and violation of the stability of South Korean society to the north and patriotic pro-reunification and pro-democracy forces in South Korea who are making all efforts for national reconciliation, peace and the reunification of the country. This is nonsensical and the extreme of shamelessness. His "security" racket will not work on anyone. The South Korean people are hardening their fighting will against Kim Young Sam and his "government", regarding his "security" ballad as a last-ditch effort.