THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
Cash, Camera Awards and Trophies to the Value of $1,200.00
IN ADDITION TO THE CAMERA AND CASH PRIZES MESSRS. ILFORD, LIMITED,
OF LONDON OFFER
TWO SILVER TROPHIES
TO WHAT ARE ADJUDGED THE TWO BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION,
IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.
COMMENCE SENDING
IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW. ENTRIES RECEIVED UP TILL 31st AUGUST.
SECTION 1
FOR THE BEST STORY-TELLING PICTURE
Ist. (Donated by the manufacturers-Franke & Heidecko in conjunction with the
Hongkong Representatives, Messrs. Melchers & Co.)
Rolleiflex Photo-Automat Camera 24 x 21⁄4 (6 x 6 cms) with Zeiss Tessar 3.8 lens. (Complete with Leather Case). VALUE $235.00.
2nd.-(Donated by the Eastman Kodak Company) New Continental Kodak 620-Duo, Zeiss Tessar f.3.5 lens and Compur Shutter: 16 pictures to the Verichrome, Panatomic or Supersensitive Panachromatic No. 620 Roll Film. VALUE $134.00.
(Donated by "Agfa China Co.") "Agfa" Superior G. Camera 8 x 14 cm. with Anastigmat Trilinear f.6.3 lens. Compur Shut- VALUE $60.00. ter and Self-timer.
3rd.
4th.
Donated by the Eastman Kodak Company) Kodak 620, Anastigmat f.6.3 lens; & pictures 24 x 3% to the Verichrome Film Roll No. 620.
VALUE $28.00. ·
Consolation Prize of New 620 Box Brownie
SECTION 2
BATHING AND PICNIC PHOTOGRAPHS
1st.-(Donated by the manufacturers→→Franke & Heidecke in conjunction with the
Hongkong Representatives, Mostra. Melchors & Co.)
Rolleicord Photo-Automat Camera 24 × 21⁄4 (6 x 6 cms) with Zeiss Tessar 4.5 lens. (Complete with Leather Case). VALUE $135.00.
2nd.-$50.
3rd.--$20. 4th.-$10. Consolation Prize New 620 Box Brownie.
SECTION 3
CHINESE STUDIES. (FIGURES AND FACES)
1st. (Donated by the Mayen Studio) Baldax Camera with Meyer f.2.9 lens, Compur Shutters and built-in self-timer (Timing 1 sec. to 1/250th Sec. 16 pictures to the British New Ensign Lukos 120 Film. VALUE $75.00.
2nd.—(Donated by Carlowitz & Company) Zeiss Ikon Camera.
$35.00.
VALUE
3rd.(Donated by "Agfa China Co." "AGFA" Speedex Record Camera,
F 7,7. VALUE $25.00.
Consolation Prize of New 620 Box Brownie SECTION 4
VIEWS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE & STREET SCENES 1st.-$50. 2nd.-$20. 3rd.-$10. Consolation Prizes of New
620 Box Brownie and one "AGFA" Box Camera.
SECTION 5
STUDIES IN STILL LIFE
1st. $40. 2nd.—$20. 3rd.--$10. Consolation Prize of New
620 Box Brownie.
SECTION 6
SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 YEARS
tat.-$12.50. 2nd. $7.50 and 12 Consolation Prizes of Non
Box Brownie Cameras. (Donated by the Eastman Kodak Co.
The following Rules will govern the Competition;---- 1-The Compolition is confsed exclusively to
amateur photographers,
2-The Prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photographs in each Section. Each entry must bo accompanied by the form below.
3-The right to pubilah any or all of the entries
In the Telegraph in, reserved.
4--Photographs which have been already entered
in local competitions are ineligible.
At the conclusion of the Competition, entrles will be returned to competitors on application
at this Office within seven days.
G-No responsibility will be accepted for non-
delivery, loss or damage. Address your
7.-Photographs which must not be less than 24" x 3" (excepting in th Children's Section) should be printed in black and white. with the entry form lightly pasted on the back.
8. No correspondence will be enter nexion with the Competition. 9.Entries in the Children's Scetio
the name, age and address on the countersigned by a parent.
10. Mombers of the Staffs of the
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CINEMA SCREENINGS
NOTES SUPPLIED BY
THE THEATRES
With Irene Dunne playing, the title role, one of the most colirful and striking charactors of modern fletian will be brought to the screen at the King's Thentro in "Anu Vickers" on Friday. This RKO-Radio Picture Is haned upon Sinclair Lewis' novel of that nome and is said to follow the author's story with fidelity. Ana Vickers is n ̧ modern girl who la determined to have a career and love, too, regardless of conventions. Suc- ccasful in settlement and prison reform work, her romantle experiences border on the tragle until she meets Judge Barney Dolphin. Even then, love hans its obstacles. Judge Dolphin has a wife who does not 'care for him, but refuses to divorce him. He becomes involved in a bride-taking. scandal. Awakened to the necessity of choosing between love and her career. Ann Vickers makes her dramatic decision. With Waltor Iun. ton, portraying. Judge Dolphin, an exceptional cunt supports him nud Min Dunne. Contid Nagel, Edna May, Oliver and others play colourful roles. John Cromwell directed.
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Telling a dramatic story of the consequences of the "elopment craze. unthinking marringe, and the pitfalls of headstrong love, Radio Pletures nowest all-talking production, "Run- nway Bride" will open to-morrow nt the Queen's Theatre. Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes, teamed together for the rst time in talkies although famous for their characterizations to- Kether in the silent day of the screen, are featured in this film. Donald Crisp has directed a story of strength and action out of the drama. tle situation
elopement that breaks itself up on the wedding eve. Adapted from the play "Cooking Her Own Goose" by Lolita Ann Westman Vas Loan. "Runway and HH. Bride" retains all the ingredients of this delightful and popular stage play. Jhine Murlin. famous motion picture writer, adapted the story and dialogue for the talking screen. cast includes, besides Miss Astor and Mr. Hughes. David Nowell, Natalie Moorhead, Maurice Black, Paul Hurst, Francis MacDonald, Edgar Norton and others. The action moves with lightning speed from n whirlwind elopement to Atlantic City to the swift thrills and netion of a gem robbery involving the luckless young couple in a series of exelting charac teristic of the tempo of modern life.
"Man of the Forent"
The
"Man of the Forest," twenty-ninth of Zane Grey's stories to reach the screen. comes on Friday to tho Alhambra Theatre. Randolph Scott, Harry Carey, Noah Beary, Verna Hillle and Buster Crabbe play the leading roles. Scott is the central | figure in "Man of the Forest.”..., He |
overhears Noah Beery's plot to cap ture Miss Hillie. Beery is wing this means to prevent her from Biding her uncle. Harry Carey, to save his and from Beery's depredations. To forestall the latter, Scott captures her himself. In the battle that ensues at Scott's mountain cabin when Beery nd his gang come upon them, Carey killed. Scott is accused of the Murder. He is thrown into jail, and remains there until his pet mountain ion..comes. to_kis. rearu. Ficeing. gain with Mign Hille, he is followed y Beery and his brachuwen, and the | rture coaches thrilling climax in e events that derdep "Man of the Forest," ke all Grey atories, eronimed from start to finish with rk acilon. There is plenty of hard ding, bitter pump'ay, fierce hand-to- And combats, and a good deal of comedy and romantic inferent.
"I Like It That Way"
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alean lurer while at ds the eh and dance nie Club, putthe over ada 22 and “I Like Way" There is plenty of Teed: when
discovers Cela has been playing a part m. Beside Pryor, the ven- young age player who made
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a hit in "Moonlight and Pretzels," rast includes Marian Marsh. rley Grey, Noel Madison, Lucille earn, Merna Kennedy and Gloria Home Lachman directed the and the songs were written Conrad. Cuttler and Mitchell, Famed New York nong writing team.
"Shooting Strafelit"
f.cure Jan; who like Richard Dix n the red-blooded roles which brought him screen Cume ngain, will see their
sur 10.
Eris, type of character. tion when "Shooting Straight," Mama Aʼitures' gripp'ng drama, opens A day at the Allurabra Theatro, the past year Dix has been fea- .: in series of comedy romances which have brought out the fact that,
an excellent farerur. He ro- turns to his old type of role, how- over, in this new production which has been unusually weil recolved in other cities where It has played. Dix is cast na a two-fisted big city gam Lior and the story concerns his com- plote regeneration, Combined with tirring drama of the picturo is a strong romance, with Mary Lawlor, beautiful Broadway stage, star, play: in opposito ix. The two are sald to form one of the most affective sombinations in pictures today. "Shooting Straight is an original story by Barney Sarecky, developed along, stringly novel. Hines. It al.
JULY 25, 1934:
to represent the last word in talking picture entertainment, on acésunt of its belstling and fast moving action, George Archninbaud · directed the production, and gathered together an unusually capable cast of supporting players. Mathow Delz, prominent screen heavy," is the menace. Other Important roles are portrayed by Robert Emmott' O'Connor, George Cooper and. William Janney.
"Central Airport"
Glendh Farrell was condemned to die In "Central Airport" Richard Barthelmess' Intent Fira National pleture showing at the Queen's Theatre. And like Đ good trouper she did dle, that is for picture pur- ponos. The dying was accomplished without pain and with comparative comfort on the' sido of a wooded slope in the California hills where she had supposedly fallen with a cracked-up plane driven by Barthelmess. Yet while she came to her death without danger, Glenda, a few short hours before came near to shuffling off her mortal cell in a scene in which it was not supposed there wore any hazards- at all Sho was a passenger in a plano. driven by Paul Mantz' and Howard Butt in which they were be ing photographed by a cameraman in anotlier plane. This plane was doing no stunting and the pilots were both men of lang experience. But in land-" Ing they misjudged the height of the pinne from the ground and struck the top of a telegraph pole, cutting The through high tension wires. plane hit the ground with a terrific bump but no one was injured outside of a shaking up. "But," said Glendo, "I sure thought it was all over. It looked as if Director Wellman had switched scenes on me and intended to make this a realistic death." The picture is led with air thrills of which the near casualty was
un- Intentional one. The screen play by Rinn James and JamÓN Seymour. taken from the story "Hawk's Mate," by Jack Moffitt, is a stirring romance of the air depicting the herole leeds of peacetime flyers. Others in the cast include Sally Ellers, Tom Brown, Harold Huber, Grant Mitchell and James Murray.
Messrs. Anderson & Co., Ltd.. have received a cable from the Trinity College of Music, London, Intimating that Miss Morlo Margarido d'Alacoque Gomes has been awarded a Fellowship (F.T.C.L.) following her recent exanti- nation in Honigkong by Dr. Mistowski. Mins Gomes has thus won the distinc- ilon of being the first lady in the Colony to gain this signal honour.
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