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KOWLOON

VARIETY AND

ORIGINALITY

Buy Your Xmas Gifts Early!

WONDERFUL SELECTION OF

TOYS

SUNNY CO.

90, Nathan Road

Kowloon

KOWLOON'S LEADING BOOKSHOP

SWINDON BOOK CO.

XMAS CARDS FÖR

OVERSEAS

25, Nathan R., Kowloon.

STANDING ORDERS TAKEN

Tel: 59237

Tamara May

Room 603 Peninsula Hotel

Kowloom

AMERICAN DRESSES

FOR ALL OCCASIONS: LARGE SELECTION-ALL SIZES AT MODERATE. PRICES

Orders taken for Wedding and Evening Gowns, etc

EUROPEAN WORKMANSHIP ONLY,

SWATOW WENG LEE CO.

EST. 1917.

GENERAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS.

MANUFACTURERS OF

·ART EMBROIDERIES

NAPERY LINENS

• SILK

* LINGERIES

* NOVELTIES, ETC.

* COTTON LINGERIE MADE TO ORDER

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

52, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

QUALITY

AND VALUE

FRESH MEATS

COOKED MEATS

* BUTTER & EGGS

CHEESE

*FRESH VEGETABLES

* PROVISIONS &

* GROCERIES

AT

THE DAIRY FARM,

ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD

PURE FOOD SPECIALISTS

TEL. 56087.

THE DAIRY FARM

ICE & COLD STORAGE CO, LTD,

ONLY ONOH

KOWLOON

Are you interested in fish- ing? If you are, Milward's

"THE" CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1949.

SHOPPING GUIDE

Long famous for their bakery, Crawford's chocolates are Lane also among the top in the Colony.

fishing tackle, rods, reels, Aside from bread and chocola- lines, spoons, flies and land- tes, there is also a large selection ing nets are awaiting your of tinned English biscuits. inspection at E. C. Fincher,

at 11, Salisbury Road, on the Mainland.

Drop in there and you will find that the prices for these fishing paraphernalia are very reasonable Once again Christmas isn't far off and of course both you and your kiddies are wondering what this Christmas will be like.

Also at the E C. Fincher's you will find some sensible toys for for your children

Then at 90, Nathan Road there is a child's dreamland waiting for your children. Here, at the Sunny

Company you will find all those toys, your children will want for

Christmas.

1. Already a well known toy shop on the Mainland, the Sunny Com- pany has a wonderful selection of toys both for babies and teen- agers,

Bring your children there and see for yourself how they react

when they see the toys they were

dreaming of for so long.

Another Toyland Also on Nathan Road, there is another toyland that is commemo- rating its 10th anniversary. The National Toy Company is selling their stock of toys al a 10 per cent discount starting today.

Reputed to have the largest toy stock. this toy shop with a large has recently "reinforced" its stock

selection of imported dolls.

For your convenience those farther away from the shatsui ·

district, Lane Crawford's also maintains branch on 167, Prince Edward Road.

H

Dine At The Grand

Have you ever wondered where to go for your meals. Well, here is a flute advice: The modern dining room the Grand Hotel Is the place where excellent European and Chinese coline are served,

Beatifully

cooked and weil served, food to be had at Grand Hotel is a luxury which anyone can enjoy at a reasonable price.

The Stars That Shine In Kowloon

Believe it or not, we too have a "Hollywood" in the Colony. Although ours is much smaller in size than the genuine film capital, the Colony's moviedom has about as many stars as the American studios.

The

Colony's studios are located at the foot of the Lion's Rock range to the North and North East of the Star Ferry wharf on the Mainland. In this strip of land, seven local motion picture studios are locat- ed. Mostly built during the pre- war days, the Colony's studios

this studio which has two mo dern sound stages is, the only newly erected local studio in Hong Kong

manufacture about 90 per cent of Not an unfamiliar name to both The Grand Hotel dining room is the motion pictures shown in movie fare here and abroad, the open to the public at the hotel

China Films with both Can-Yung Hua Motion Picture Studios“ Premises on Carnarvon Road

tonese and Mandarin dialogue are sound stages are said to be com Mary say

art made here. say eating is an

parable to which very few know. The secret

those in the United During the pre-war days, local States, although the former are to this art is good silverware and

studios table

concentrated only on much smaller in size. decorations

China, they are now also employ Hua Studios have succeeded in making Cantonese Bilms.

Despite a comparatively short ever, due to the civil war in history in the Colony, the Yang ed in Alming Mandarin-dialogued showing to the public what they can offer in way of entertain- ment

Arthur & Company an 40, Nathan For better silverware, G.

Road is the place.

Famotas for their jewelling and silverware, this shop also sells

sterling silver baby gifts such as cups, forks, knives and spoons in sets.

Christmas gifts for your friends dressing tables, such as hair brushes and comb sets are alsp obtainable at the G. M Arthur & Company.

Pay a visit there and you will find that aside from the articles

sold at reasonable prices,mentioned above, others like ral- toys in the National toy shop will ties with teething rings, spoons and pushers are also a part of fascinate your kno

ope

is only going to laste arge display.

your

week, do yo

Christmas shopping now. Remember there is a 10 per cent discount!

you planning to send food

Naturally you remember the Dairy Farm ice & Cold Storage Company Ltd, Kow- loon provision shop,

mention your purchase is get, and you will find it packed in an attractive gift box.

Perhaps you like a new dress or gown for Christmas. In room 13, one of best dress makers ou Peninsula Hotel, Tamara

the mainland is the place you should visit.

Well, be sure to visit the Dairy

Imported dresses for all ota- Farm when you are making pursions and in all sizes are sold at chases for your food parcels."

Tizzed foods, baby foods and

foods of all kinds can be had at the Dairy Farm-source of your daily milk.

moderate prices there.

Orders For Wedding

flans.

HOW-

"Refugee" Technicians

The Studios are operated by "refugee" technicians from China. Only a small percentage of the movie technicians are local Cantonese.

Of the seven studios on the

mainland, only two are equip ped with latest machines for motion picture making. They' Studios

are the

Grand View

Pictures like "Sorrows of the Forbidden City,? "Sins of Our Fathers," and

and many others pro- duced by Ying Hus have all

been local box office hits.

Established a short while after Hua boasted of a staff of excel- the Colamy's liberation, Yung

lent Chinese motion picture artistes and technicians. Later,

and the Yung Hua Motion Picowever, due to presence of new

Company......

rivals, many of Yung Eua's

serted her.

than the latter, the Grand View

much older establishment backbone technicians have de Motion Picture studios used to Nevertheless, Yung Bua is still considered the Colony's leading concentrate

making motion picture producing com Cantonese films.

any

solely

on

Their products usually went far and wide, especially to foreign cities where there are large Chi- nese Communities.

Recently this motion picture company has amalgamated with another newly formed local mo- tion picture firm, the Great Wall Due Motion Picture Company.

Studios have A well dressed lady always this amalgamation, the Grand orders from the best dress maker. bought a quantity of latest ma- Tamara May also takes orders | tion for wedding and evening gowns

Gowns

to

Yung Hua at present la oc- cupied in shooting two . Man- darin-dalogued metlen filmem. One of them Is written 3 directed by Mr. Shu Shib, star- of "Sorrows of the Forbidden [City,, who-la also playing in

this new picture..

Five Smaller Studios recently Poultry For Sale

Aside from these two major Also on sale at the Dairy

making equipment motion picture studios, there are Farm are rabbits, chickens and

from abroad..

five other studios of smaller ducks. Of the best quality the Established since 1947, the

The Grand View studios are fame. Colony can offer, the rabbits Swatowe Weng Lee Company at

the only local studios which have The others are Nam Yeung, are sold at $1.20 per pound. 62, Nathan Road, is the place to

up-to-date equipment for filming Liberty, Luen Yau, State, and The price of chickens is $3.00 get best art embroideries, na coloured pictures. China's frat Great China studios. per pound whereas, ducks' are peries, linone, silk, lingeries and

Equipped with about the same. full length coloured motion plc- sold at $2.75 per pound.

other noveltier. General Importers Then of course there are the

ture The. Heavenly Souls," and

was type of equipment, all five studios expor- various kinds of cheese Almostters, the company also takes or-

made jointly by the Grand View were originally producing Can- all

Motion Picture Company and the tonese films, including your ders. cheese, sorts of

Wall Company in the Except for a few old pictures favourites are sold at the Dairy For carpets, (household, stairs, Great

which were made in Shanghai Farm Kowloon store.

hallways and cars) and tapestries former's studios.

and other Chinese cities before <for

Modern Sound stages Talking ct food, you will also walls and furniture), look

their "liberation," almost all of certainly not forget the Lane into the Carpet Industries on 63,

Ranked- next to this veteran the Chinese films that found their Crawford's, Kowloon provision Austin Road. You'll find that

studio is the Yang Hus Metion ways abroad were manufactured for these articles, are very

Picture Studios. Situated also in the Colony's studios. near, the foot of the. · Lion's

locally Technically, loca

manufac Rock range behind the soccer tured pictures may be poorer in grounds near, Boundary Street, standard compared with pictures

made in England or Hollywood

department

we say

Situated OB Nathan Road, are few minutes walk from the Star Do you know that the Swindon Ferry wha:1. Lane Crawford's the Book Company is Kowloon's lead- home of all kinds of breads. As ing bookshop. All kinds of perio-

“bad,

books are like audicals, newspapers, magazines and leaves found everywhere, other reading" matters" from al- best manufacturers are also To many Mandarin and Cantonese good books are very rare," we most every corner of the world among the large selection of speaking movie fans in China, can apply this to bread also. We are being displayed on the book-goods found at Swindon's.

Hong Kong or any foreign city may be able to purchase bread shop's shelves for your selection. Get your Christmas cards for that has a Chinatown, however, almost everywhere and anywhere Not only books, but children's your relatives and friends overseas the Colony's little piece of but the best bread is found at jig-saw puzzles, stationery and now at the Swindon. Book Com- movieland is considered as the Lane Crawford's.

Christmas cards from the world's pazy at 25, Nathan Road.

"Hollywood" of the Orient.

SPECIAL SALE

10% DISCOUNT

:

To Commemorate 10th Anniversary,

ONE WEEK ONLY FROM 8th 14th. NOV. THE TOYSHOP WITH THE LARGEST

The Inimitable

SILVER CROSS

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DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING NOW AND SAVE

XMAS

CARDS

BALLOONS

TOYS

玩

A YEAR

BOUND

TOPSHOP

VER CROSS

PRAMS

Cross

UXURY

BABY COACH

SHOP IN

COMFORT

MODERN AND WELL APPOINTED DINING ROOM open to the public at the GRAND HOTEL

Carnarvon Boad, Kowloon.

Excellent Cuisine European & Chinese Food Beautifully cooked and served Reasonable prices.

Tel. 58147

“JUST RECEIVED

MILWARD'S FISHING TACKLE RODS, REELS, LINES, SPOONS, FLIES & LANDING NETS

E. C. FINCHER

11, Salisbury Ed, Kowloon.

Tel. ESXIK.

CARPETS

HOUSEHOLD, STAIRS, HALLWAYS & CARS

TAPESTRIES

For Your Walls & Fumiture

CARPET INDUSTRIES

$3, Austin Rd

Kowloon.

STERLING SILVER BABY GIFTS

BABY CUPS - PORRINGERS

FORK, KNIFE AND SPOON · SETS; HAIR BRUSH: AND --COMB · SETS, BATTLES WITH"': TEETHING RINGS, SPOONS AND PUSHERS, ETC.

All Gifts Packed in Attractive Gift Boxes:

AT

G. M. ARTHUR & CO.

THE JEWELLERS No. 40, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

THERE IS NO BETTER

FOOD THAN BREAD

Tel: 57612

AND NO BETTER BREAD THAN

LANE CRAWFORDS'

the full range of bread baked by the Colony's Bakers

is obtainable from our

KOWLOON BRANCHES

61, Nathan Road.

Tel. 59322

167-Prince Edward Ed.

58834

WILSONETTE ’ PUSH CHAIRS

SILVER CROSS

Proud Parents

JONES WONG & CO. Tel 38430

CHANGE TO LC. BREAD FOR GOOD!

NATIONAL TOY CO.

The choice of

220, Nathan Bond, Kowloon