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SUPPLEMENT NO. 39.

KOWLOON DAILY SUPPLEMENT

Hongkong Daily Press

"Registered as a Newspaper at the General·

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

BUTTER

CHOICEST GRADE"*.

*Australian.

*As Per Australian Government Classification Certificate

None Better in the Colony!

AND

Very Low Priced

OBTAINABLE AT OUR

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ESTABLISHED 1857

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1933.

THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE

WHERE NEW FILMS WILL BE SHOWN

LUXURY HOUSE WITH 1,800 SEATS

It is built for talking motion pictures and when completed will be one of the largest theatres in the Colony covering an ares of 20,000 square feet.

the front three rows, which ale te be called "special dress - circle seats," The stats alone coat $30 each al are the last word in comfort. A mual up-to-dato ten lounge, is also provided on the landing, and on a level with the dress circle.

The entrance and booking office for the front stalls is provided in Kansu Street Exits have been carefully planned and these extend

along Nathan Road and in Kansu Street. It is estimated that the total seating capacity of the theatre can be cleared within two minutes, without clashing with people who are waiting for the next per- formance.

The rapid growth of Kowloon | graduate" of the T.EE. London. and its increasing population in The building work was carried out recent years has been the opening by Messrs. Lam Sang and Lam Woothe entire length of the building of many branches of Hong Kong's Company. leading business houses on the inainland, With its large hotels, general stores, banks and show rooms of the Gas and Electric companies, Kowloon residents have I now little need to journey to Hong Kong for their casual requirements, However, with the exception of amusements Kowloon has, up till the present, been dependant on Hong Kong's cinemas for new filma.

The design of the theatre is unique in Hong Kong, being fan- shaped and thus affording an excellent view of the screen from every seat in the building. There is only one upper gallery, the dress eircle, but the seating accommoda The Hong Kong Amusements, tion of the theatre totals 1,810. Limited, have not been slow to This is made up as follows: Dress calise this and the need in Kow.cirels 4 seats First class stalls, leon for a large modern theatre 402; second class 416 and third capable of providing amenities on class or front stalls 314. There the same scale as those Afforded are also 50 hax seats, in Hong Kong, and presenting cinema films which have not al ready been shown in the Colony..

SITE OF

The above plan of the interior will afford an excellent iden of the neat arrangement for the existe

Cooling System.

The cooling system of the theatro has also been given careful alten- tion.

Cold air channels lead un- derground over the entire floor and in the dress circle. The roof of the theatre is dome-shaped which gives a distinct advantage over the ordinary flat roof, in that the heat of the sun does not penetrate into the theatre.

The building also includes number of shops which extend the length of Kansu Street and one fures Nathan Road, Abare these

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Kowloon residents have no doubt watched with keen interest the large and imposing building which

and main entrance,

A marble stairway leads from the main entrance in Nathan Road to

office rooms have also been pro vided,

For Films Only.

The theatre has been designed

The Jade Tree is displaying in the Temple today a most comprehensive line of new sports necklaces. These are to be on sale for the week at just one half the marked prices. Nothing.adda the touch of distinction to an otherwise plain costume like these beautiful creations. They are well worth a trip to Kowloon to view.

The Temple is open at night. The main Jade Tree studio is closed after five o'clock, but if anything is really wanted it can be sold through the Temple.

Sincerely yours,

Wind

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an area of 20,000 square solely for cinema. films and the COLOMBO JEWELLERY STORES

is nearing completion in Nathan a very large waiting lobby which Road, Yaumati. This is the new Govers Alhambra Theatre,

owned and fort. This will be lavishly decorat cperated by the Hong Konged, and will present a very hand Argus ments Ltd and after the some appearance when completed opening, which is expected to take Two booking offices, one for the place shortly, Kowloon will have dress circle and the other for the for the first time a large cinema first ass seata will be placed on which will show first-run films of both sides at the entrance. the best productions.

sereen and stage have received careful consideration, so that the best effects of the HCA Photo- phone apparatus which is to be used will obtained. This has ren dered the stage inadequate for vaudeville entertainment,

It was hoped to have the theatre ready for Chinese New Year but owing to a number of reasons this was not possible. The work is now nearing completion, and the opening day will be announced shortly by

A short stairway from the lobby leads up into the centre of the Ares, 20,000 Square Feet,

dreas circle and not to the back The theatre was designed and as is the usual practice. A special built under the supervision of Mr. feature of the dress circle Is 'the T. C. Wong B.Sc. (England) unusually solid and comfortable A.M.T. Strue. E. (London) and arnture of the seats, and especially the owners.

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