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KING'S THEATRE

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

TO-DAY THE KING'S theatre DRAWS ASIde the curtain on a world of sound!

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THE KING'S THEATRE

BUILDING

WAS CONSTRUCTED

BY

HANG SUN CO.

HONG KONGS 10, Des Voeux Rd. C.

TRADE

MARK.

LEADING CONTRACTORS.

WHAT IS

Beautiful

Tel. 21437.

Economical

·Serviceable

Tenacious

DUNLOP'S REPLY

DECORATIVE RUBBER FLOORING

and TILES.

For particulars of prices, colours, and designs, please apply to

THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO., (CHINA) LTD., Pedder Building, 1st Floor.

Telephone 24554

or Lee Yue Kee, 24c, Des Voeux Rd., Central.

SANITARY APPLIANCES

OF

FIRST CLASS QUALITY

MAKE

THE BUILDING COMPLETE,

ALL THE

SANITARY

WORK OF

THIS

BUILDING

WAS EXECUTED

.BY. US.

ALL THE TILING

WORK OF THIS BUILDING WAS. EXECUTED

BATHROOM ACCESSORIES, SYPHON JET CLOSETS,

WASH BASINS.

BY US.

INSTALLED BY US BY EXPERT WORKMEN.

LEE YU KEE

24B, Des Voeux Rd. C.

Tel. 21688.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931.

46

'HIGH-CLASS PICTURES in restful, colourful surroundings," must have been the motto adopted by the proprietors of the new King's Theatre when consider- ing their scheme of interior decoration. Their success, judged by a preliminary view of the theatre, has been notable.

Arts & Crafts, Limited, who that the whole of the auditorium humidity inside will be about 50 tó executed the whole of the interior can be emptied in two minutes. 55 per cent. work, have introduced a note new The Jardine Engineering Cor.

Health and Comfort.

poration, Ltd.. have installed the to the Colony. The whole effect of

isual Merryweather Fire Service As the contractors, York Shipley: the decoration, in the Futuristic and Alarm Gong System consisting Incorporated, have obtained many manner, is one of brightness, tem-of an electric-driven water pressure successful results in air condition- pered by a most restful harmony of augmentor connected to 3 rising ing systems in Shanghai and Can- mains, running right through the ton, may be expected that this tones.

building at strategie points, each theat will give a new contribu There is not a trace of garish- main stted on each flod with com-tion to health and comfort for the ness, and the scheme is original ponent hydrant valves, hose box, people of Hong Kong. without being freakish, Particular-couplings, and nozzles

The films to be shown will be the ly ingenious is the method of con-and dressing rooms an automatic ductions.

They have also fitted on the stage į plek of the Paramount pro cealing the lighting at the cornice, sprinkler installation consisting of Carlo and later. Q lighting which is supplemented by patent sprinkler heads connected to

a huge, and really beautiful lamp of water piping on the ceiling. bronze. All the electrical installa-

Fire Protection.

Opening with Monte

play for

the children, Tom Sawyer, with Jackie Coogan. Projection, and sound reproduction aystems are by the Western Electric Company;

tion being completed by the General In the event of a fire, the fusible systems whch have been success. Electric Co. of China Ltd.

metal in the sprinkler head would ful the world over. The lighting The celling itself is of celotex melt, thus releasing the

water, effects, incidentally, are by the same which would automatically quench Arm. panels, which are sound absorbing the outbreak. An extremely power-tion machines are the latest type, It is stated that the projec gong is automatically super simplex, and the first of their

time thus kind to be used in the Far East.

Colourful Building.

at the same

It is ornamented with n design in ful water plaster apparently modelled upon operated the conventional Chinese dragon, warning all the attendants, which is perforated for the inlet of They have also installed a Morry-

weather asbestos safety curtain In the entrance lobby, everything air. The colours, green, gold, and similar to the curtains installed in has been done to simplify access to orange, predominate throughout then the leading theatres in Europe the theatra itself. The "ight-hand whole of the interior scheme, the and Americu. This is the first staircase will be for J ase of seats in the dress circle being up- safety curtain in the Colony, and dress circle patrons, those going holstered in keeping. Even the the Fire Brigade authorities have into the back stalls taking the loft-

walls of the building, which are rough plastered, carry

out

the colour design.

Overlaid Flooring.

given instructions that, following hand staircase. The front stalls Home practice, it must be raised have дл entrance in D'Aguilar and lowered at every performance. Street.

Hong Kong's summer, with its

days of stifling heat, will soon be will have had an opportunity to sea By this time, the general public upon us. It is worth bearing in

the exterior design and illumina-

It will come as good news to the mind, therefore, that one will al-tions for themselves. It is in keep- tired business man, who knowa only ways be able to go into the King's

Air Conditioning System.

ing with what is undoubtedly one

of the most comfortable, colourful; and restful cinema houses in the Enat, which WAJ built The air conditioning system was the well-known contractor, Häng by designed and is being installed by York Shipley Incorporated, Shang- other notable buildings in the Sun, who has erected many hai, who are represented in Hong Colony, including famous Kong by the Jardine Engineering Chinese Corporation. Ltd.

play-house. the Ко Shing Theatre. The glass work frigerating plant, an air washer, Colony's

The system consists of a re- was in the capable hands of the ginss manufacturers,

too well the tiring effect of Hong to keep cool. Kong's sidewalks during the aum- mer season, to learn that the floors and steps in the new building are overlaid with rubber, supplied by the Dunlop Rubber. Company. The effect of which must be experienc ed to be fully appreciated.

But it may be said that it con- tributes in no small measure to the sense of rest and comfort that is so gratifying feature of theatre. Indeed,

the отпега Are to be congratulated for their forethought in this matter,

a

the

the

and a set of duct works for, dia- Messrs. R. Corney & Co. tributing the conditioned air to the audience.

Lift Installation.

and also for the provision The plant has a capacity of over

The office entrance to the higher

of sufficient leg-room between the one hundred tone of refrigeration; floors is from Wyndharu Street and rows of seats as to make a visit a the air being purified, cooled and Waygood Otis Lifts installed by pleasure and not an ordeal,

dehumidifled at the same time.

rangements.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. offer rapid The Rubber flooring was laid by A fan blows the conditioned air conveyance to the higher floors, Lee Yee & Co., who supplied the from the air washer to various

Mesars.. Dodwell & Co. also in- tiling for the floors, and were also corners of the theatre, through a stalled a Frigidaire Electric Re- responsible for the Sanitary ar-set of air ducts, and an opening is frigerator And supplied the provided under each seat, so that Theatre's staff with office appliances every person will receive the same and Underwood Typewriters. amount of air and the same degree The roofing was in the hands of of cooling and comfort.

? the Texas Company

whore The temperature difference be- "Texaco". Roofing is now being tween outside and inside, during used on many of the large buildings the hottest days of summer, will in the Colony.

Orient's Finest.

The proscenium opening, created with Abrous plhster work, with con- cealed lighting, is probably one of the finest in the Far East.

It is estimated that the stalls and be about 15 degrees, so that any- So in everyway both the King's dress circle will accommodate 1,200 body going into the theatre will Theatre Building and the King's people. Fire exits have been the feel cool but not chilled. The mole-Theatre are the last word in modern subject of particular study, and the ture contents of the conditioned alr design, and equipment, and a great Fire Brigade authorities calculate will be much lowered. The relative credit to all concerned.

Frigidaire

PRODUCT of GENERAL MOTORS

THE LATEST & MOST DEPENDABLE

FORM OF

Electric Refrigerators

KEEP YOUR FOOD FRESH DURING THE

SUMMER MONTHS.

NEW MODELS JUST ARRIVED.

SOLE AGENTS

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

THE KING'S THEATRE

IS EQUIPPED WITH

WAYGOOD-OTIS

LIFTS

ALL THE

GLASS

FOR THIS WHOLE BUILDING

WAS SUPPLIED BY

R. CORNEY & CO.

GLASS MERCHANTS AND MIRROR MANUFACTURERS.

Voeux Rd, C. Tel. 22037,

FIRE!!

IN OFFICE, SHOP, STORE OR HOME

YOU MUST BE PREPARED

MERRYWEATHER'S

“FIRE SUDS” EXTINGUISHERS

MAY SAVE YOU LOSS OF PROPERTY OR LIFE. SIMPLICITY — PORTABILITY — APPEARANCE. CONSTRUCTION —— EFFICIENCY.

THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION, LTD.

HONG KONG.

TL 20410.

PEDDER STREET,

SUPPLIED & MAINTAINED

By

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

SOLE AGEN