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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1931.
THE
LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
BIG CINEMA CO. -FORMED HERE.
AUSTRALIAN'S HONGKONG
ROMANCE.
SIR NOVENT HO TUNG'S ENTERPRISE.
STUDIES FROM THE CAMERA.
Photo-
EXHIBITION OF PHOTO. GRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Brisbane, Nov. 17. With the purpose of making Reaching a particularly high Ambitiously. hoping to break ellent and talking Chinese cinema standard, both in technique and Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith's pictures, establishing one studio artistry, the photographic exhibi- record, Mr. C. W. A. Scott, a in Hongkong and two in Shanghai, tion, heid in connexion with the
University well-known
some local Chinese merchants, in- Hongkong Queensland Bying cluding Sir Robert Ho Tang, have graphic Club, which opened yes- officer and instructor of the
Interesting, Queensland Aero Club
takon keen interest in the forma-terday, is especially will attempt a flight from England to tion of a cinema manufacturing and well repays a visit to the
"Varalty Union to view, Australia about the middle of company known
toplay Service Limited with March.
exhibits, though numerous, of million dollars. This do not suffer lack of quality, and Ho will leave Brisbane on company claims vast connexion indeed. It requires a very keen cyc December 30 for England, and between its Directors and cinerea to discern any faults or weakness already has purchased a
Pusa housco In Canton,
Hongkong, in the majority of the exhibits. Moth machine specially equipped Tientsin, Peking and Shanghai,
Landscapes, as le usual with de for the long flight, and has while its
BJ
the
A
The
both
mapped out alternative routes. Lo. M Managing Director, Mr.votees of the camera, form the Is understood to be favourite subjects, but so varied Night flying will be resorted to the owner and manager of several are they,
and so extremely wall by Mr. Scott in his gigantic task. of the bigastsin and North China
cinema houses selected," that re-production is Mr. Scott hopes to arrive in Peking,
Madame porte.
Rsuch England on February 18 on his
Chang birthday. The date of his depar-flung, wife of the Commander-in- ture from Croydon will be deter-Chief of the Manchurian armies, mined by the weather reports, but has taken a keen interest in the he hopes to leave about the middle formation of this company. of March, just before full moon. This will give him an opportunity to de night flying, and on the Assumption that there will be a full moon he plans to fly for at least one night between Bushire ard Karachi. Additional night flying will be dictated by neces- sity.
most negligible. Studice, local and Homealde, are depicted and, apart from the artistic and more technical viewpoint, romalu Interesting by reason of contrast. There Aro some remarkable Mukden Interest.
studies in the Genre class, parti- Madame Chang
Веріа was instru-cularly brilliant being the
Terror" and mental in the establishment of & exhibit of "Night cinema palace at
Dust." Another very fine Mukden Jost "Peking year, at a cost of $200,000, and it study is that of "Coming Events," is interesting to note that this being notable for its light and theatre is under the ma mant shade
management
effects. Mr. of the brother of Lo. Sir Portraiture is also well display, Robert Ho Tung, who has beened, as well as Still Life, and the elected to serve as Chairman on
on judges,
Mr. E. A. Von Kolza Born in Loudon, Mr. Scott has
He is the Board of Directors of the Nagol, Mrs. M. O. Pfister and Dr. had an adventurous life. of the younger generation whleb visited Mukden sometime ago anding their decisions.
United Photoplay Service Limited, Sung, had no easy task in mak was only old enough to be at
of the Man- The loading awards were mado school during the war. Immedi- in personal friend
churian Commander-in-Chief. to the following: ately after leaving college he
Mr, Lo Wan-kan, former Peking went to Demerara,
Landscape. South
Minister of Finance and Foreign America, where he was engaged
Allairs to the Northern Govern- Three years in sugar planting. later he returned to England and ment, who has spent much time of joined the Royal Air Force, rising late in promoting industrial enter-
in
to the rank of flying officer,
Lau, (three awards), F. A. Dragon Clasa A First Place, Dr. T. C.
(two nwards), Alfred Lock.
Genre.
First. Henrich Lueer; Second,
prises in North China is the uncle kan in the owner of cinema houses Lo Mr. Lo Ming-yau. Mr. La Wan- A. Abbas,
avin Manchuria and, as founder of
the United
was attached to the 23rd fighting
Portraits. squadron, and during his termi
1st.-J. K. Yamada; 2ad., P. A. passed with honours an navi- kator. Following course of
Photoplay Service Dragon.
Still Life. night flying in the days when it Limited, he is directing affairs for
1st.-P. A. Dragon; 2nd., Hen- was hazardous to do so, Mr. Scott this concern in Manchuria. Au-
in con-rich Lucer. was one of three specially selected other interesting figure
School Class. In 1924 and 1926 to give demon-nexion with the formation of this
Landscape. First, Chan Kwok- strations of night flying over company is Mr. Mei Lan-fong, the
foremost Chinese actor on the Jeung; Second, Chan Kwok-leung, Wembley Exhibition. After a
Portrait. toured service of 4% years in the Air North China stage, who
First, Kwok Kung-kan; Second, success net Force, Mr. Scott planned to settle Americn with great
Kwok Kung-kan. on the Gold Coast of Afric. year.
Still Life. While .on furlough, however, he visited Australia and there became interested in the western service inaugurated by Qantas Ltd., from Brisbane.
Despite his intention
BA
of abandoning lying as an occup- tion, the service appealed to him, and he became one of the famous pilots of Qantas whose names are household words in the State, and in every town along the route he is welcomed by residents who affectionately Kreet him "Scotty," and everywhore he is recognised as one of the most careful and competent pilots in Australia. Not long ago "Scotty" visited Hongkong on furlough, and he there met Mian Kathleen O'Neill, a
native of Melbourne, who also was on holiday.
Genre.
Fun-
First, Kwok Teung-tsing: Sec- end, Kwok Toùng-taing.
Three Studios.
First, Kwok Teung-taing; Sec- The Company desires to open two studios at Shanghai, a third ond, A. R. Abbas. studio in Hongkong and a fourth First, Kwok Tsung-taing; See- one in Tientsin. The two studios ond. Ng Shul-hee. in Shanghai were opened some-
Class B. time ago, the Company having ac
Landsenpe.First, Khoo quir quired the equipment and ma- chinery of the defunct Man Sun yong: Second. Kwok Taung-thing.
Portrait. Wah Cinema and Tal Chung
ema First, V. Enok: Second, Wong Manufacturing Companies at a Kal-kuen. cost of a little over $100,000. The
Sull Life. Hongkong studio is located at the
First, Khoo Fun-yong: Second, Ming Yuen Garden, at North
Y. W. Choong. Point, and is still in the course of
Genre. formation. As the majority of the founders and Directors of this concern are owners and managers of cinéma houses in China, it claims to have connexion with affect the American imported pic- over seventy cinema theatres. tures, and with the large Chinese population in the Straits Settle- Under the personal direction of ments there la an open and at- Mr. Lo, the United Photoplay Ser-tractive field for Chinese talking vice Limited have produced, at its and allent pictures. Shanghai studios, two picturos, The United Photoplay Service "The Reminiscence of Limited has just released two new "When a Brother While the former was 4 silent Sacrifices," picture, the latter has musical ac- which will shortly be shown here
shown and in Canton, companiment, and with great success at the World A number of actors and ac- In piloting Air Marshal Sir Theatre not long ago.
tresses of this concern arrived on Julin Salmond from Darwin to Mr. Lo states that he estimates the Empress of Asia last week Adelaide, Mr. Scott covered the with confidence that even for and
return
They became engaged and were married
their OR
to Australia. When Rosemary, daughter of the happy coupla was
Cost of Production.
born, the proud father made ang" and "Wayside Flowers." pictures, namLove and Duty"
record flight from Brisbane to Melbourne, lying 1,010 miles in A standard Moth machine in 13 hours 25 minutes, performed in one day.
WAR
distance in a time that has not silent pictures the company can tend to erstood that they In-
spend some weeks here to earn a profit of over $10,000 a make three pictures in Canton picture.
and Hongkong. The stories are in
been beaten, including a detour from Alice Springs to Hermans- berg and back. Mr. Scott flew
It in the intention of the Com-partly laid in South China and 2,100 miles the trip in 52 pany to construct more
01
modorn consequently local scenes are hours.
cinema houses in the leading cities demand. The interior scenes will in Chinn in the near future, na be taken at the Ming Yuen Gar- soon as the three studies are es- den Studio. tablished.
The actual mileage Down, another record to his credit, was established when he flew with a
The Managing Director of this special representative of the Daily Company is shortly, to tour the Mail to Darwin to meet Miss Amy Straits Settlements to explore the Johnson. The Journey of 1,989 miles was made in six hops in 16 sphere of activities there. He possibilities of extending the hours, 10 minutes. Not cven Kingsford Smith, when returning estimates that with the high rates from the England-Australia flight, of foreign exchanges which will
could lower that record.
Although of a different charac-heavyweight boxing champion of ter, "Scotty" is proud of still the Force.
another record. During his asso- In his Aying career, Mr. Scott Iciation with the Royal Air Force has used 90 different types of
ho achieved fame as the light machines..
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