~TAR HONGKONG-TELEGI
Christmas Eve
4.30 p.m.
Tel. No. 17492
AT THE
CORONET
(LATE BIJU THEATRE)
FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, FROM 5 TO 90
Tel No. 1743.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK"
THE PETER PAN OF THE FILMS."
35
The First Film Pantomime ever shown in Hongkong.
The City Where the Little Folk Dwell
Christmas Eve
9.15 p.m.
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Japanise Enterprisa in Kores,
Francis Carpenter, 5 years of age, the cleverest child actor in the world, JACK.
.
as
1,300 children in the Fairy Village as Cottagers and King's Retainers.
A wonderful per-
forming dog.
A hen that lays
golden eggs.
A REAL giants 8
feet 6 inches high.
Hitherto there has been no "special industry in the region of{ North Kores excepting agrion!- ture, but of late Japaness capital- ists appear to have directed their attention in this dire¬tion, and to be planning various industries. But as sll each industries are on a large scale, when they are onos I started no amall benefit will be "conferred apon the Korasz industrial world. Again, the pro ducts of the region of North Kores are flourishing, and the, office. Provincial Governore".
is - enthusiastically encouraging them, with results said to ba excellent. Mach attention has recently been paid to mining,— it appears that there are extensive iron mines bore and there, so that i the mining induetry has a very hopeful fature.
Jack, before s
"JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
WILLIAM FOX PRODUCTION.
the Giant, gets an enthusiastic send-off. The Princess bids him a sad farewell,
while Prince Rudolpho looks scornful
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The film is in 10 parts. It ranks with William Fox's other great picture, Daughter of the Gods," as a super production. It cost £100,000 to produce.
An entire city with a city wall and hundreds of tiny houses inside was specially built for it-also a castle for the Giant.
It IS the most stupendous theatrical production of modern times:
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