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CANADIAN PACIFIC

EMPRESS OF ASIA ONE OF THE BIG 4

SAILS

for

MANILA

OCTOBER 11th

'AT

6.00 P.M.

TELEPHONES: Passenger Dept. 20752. Freight

20042.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL

SYSTEM

ENYK

Ban Francisco via Shanghal, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Tatsuta Maru

Wed., 18th Oct. at 10 a.m. Asama Maru .........Wed, 1st Nov. at 10 a.m. Talyo Maru

Wed., 15th Nov.

Seattle & Vancouver.

Hikawa Maru (starts from Kebo) Sat., 21st Oct. Hiyo Maru (atarts from Kobo) Sat., 11th Nov. Lendon, Marseillos, Antwerp & Roṭtordam via

Singapore, Periang, Colombo & Suez,

Kashima Maru ...

Yasukuni Maru

Hakone Maru

·

Sat., 14th Oct. ..Fri., 27th Oct,

Sat., 11th Nov.

Sydney & Me[bourno via, Manila & Ports.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo,

Komo Maru

Kitana Maru

Tango Maru

*Penang Maru

Rakuyo Maru

...Sat., 21st Oct,

.. Sat., 25th Nov.

..Wed., 11th Oct. ....Bun., 29th Oct.

Wed., 8th Nov.

South America (West Coast? vla japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama..

Now York via Panama.

Toba Maru

Liverpool via Port Sald,

Genoa & Valencia,

*Lima Maru

.Sun., 16th Oct. Boyrouth, istanbul, Piraeus,

Sun., 15th Oct.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

*Nagato Maru

*Morloka Maru

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

*Dakar Maru

Suwa Maru

Mon., 9th Oct.

..Sun., 16th Oct.

.Fri., 18th Oct.

Sun., 15th Oct.

Kitano Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri., 20th Oct, *Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-

Tel. 80291.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (private exchanges to all Depts.)

CINEMA SCREENINGS-

NOTES 'SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

"King Kong" in the RKO-Radio Picture

at the Central Theatre to morrow, is the ultimate in goose-flesh producing terror. The cold glitter of Dracula's eye, made one shiver, but "King Kong" glares with arts

large

Ав

as a bio plate. Women screamed when the heavy feet of Frankenstein's monster plodded across the screen. "King Kong's" tread shakes the earth! The bared fangs of Mr. Hyde made

buz

& one gasp with horror, but "King Kong" eye-teeth are ten inches long and his snarl comes from lips six feet from corner to corner! King Kong's adventuros, after he is dis- covered in a last junglo make ruler supremo over the black natives and great dinosaurus from the pre historie ages that still live on Skull Island. Regularly, he is offered a sacrificial native girl. One day the sacrifles is 7, whito

to girl, delicate. golden-haired, beautiful,

The benat had never before seen beauty. He is intrigued, curieusi Then, because of the tenderness her beauty excites in his strange, wild heart, he fights to the death with a huge winged reptile that tries to carry her to its aky nest, and gees to grips with the greatest of all dinosaurs, the tyrannosaurus.

But the greatest thrilla come when *King Kong" is finally captured with

KOR

bombs and taken to New York, where he is displayed to a civilization

amazed. This atrange mechoniatic

world drives him mad. Ha

the

girl and a getaway. He gets her by amazing procedure of reaching into the fourth story window of her hotel, and snatching her out of bed.

In A

brief moment,

Копя

has wrought more havoc in the world's greatest city than a fleet of bombing planes could accomplish. And it is with planes, aiming machine gums at Kong from his perch on the highest building tower, that Kong comes to u glorious end!

The Good Companions."

The enating of "The Good Com- panions" was a matter demanding a vast an.ount of consideration in order That the right types should be selected for the various characters of the novel and at the same time to en- sure that the requisite amount of star | value was assured for the Alm

Henry Ainley was the first selection, for the important role of Jes Onkroyd. When he fell ill after three weeks of "shooting" the film had to be restarted with Edmund Gwen in the role of the warm-hearted Intle Yorkshireman.

The selection of the player for the role of Mrs. Jess Ockroyd was a more elifficult

It called for

woman,alter ossessing a know-

ledge of the Yorkshire dialect. There wasn't such a person on the books of of the film or stage agencies, so any Victor Saville, the director, went to Yorkshire to find her. In Hudders- feld ho was Introduced to Mrs. Florence Gregson, the wife of a York- shire playwright and actor. Mrs. Gregson acted in her husband's plays. She was (dare we mention it) of the a£¢

demanded by the script and sho could also speak the necessary dialect. So this solved one of Saville's difficult probleme

The role of Inigo Jollifant was not so difficult to settle na John Gielgud had already created this part in the stage version of Priestley's novel,

The choice for the role of Susie Dean was made in favour of Jessic Matthewn. The player filling this role had to have a good singing voice, be able to dance above the average, be able to act, and also understand film technique. Miss Matthews had all these qualifications,

The banjo is not played a great

- deal there days, _and_ the necessity of

getting a player for the role

of

THE

1933.

HONG KONG

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SHANGHAI

·ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED,

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking.

Penang

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also under the same management THE CRAG HOTEL

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EUROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, AN (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.)

From Hong.

|15,000

kong (about).)

..*.

8. A..

Ton

CORFU **SOUDAN

MANTUA RAWALPINDI **BURDWAN

COMORIN

CHITRAL

*BOMALI

15,000 18th Nov. 15,000 2nd Deo.

6,800

0th Dec.

DESTINATION

7th Oct. | Bombay, Mʻlar & L'don 6,800 14th Oct. [M'los, Havre, L'don, H'burg,

R'dam. A'worp & Buf 11,000 21st Out, M'lon & L'ans. Pa 16,000 4th Nov.Bombay, M'lôs & L'don'

6,500 11th Nov. „M'lsa, Havrò, L’don, H'burg,

F'dam, &'» erp & Hult Bombay, M'las & Lidon Bombay, Milos & L'don...) Mlos, Havre, L'don, M'burg, 'R'dam'A'werp & Hull

*Cargo only. Calls Caan Blano.

Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Gargs to Constantinople, Pireaus, Binyrna and other Levant Ports by Steamors of the Khedivial Mail 8.8. Co.

TALMA TILAWA SANTHIA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

10,000

14th Oct.

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

10,000

28th Oct

S'pore, Ponnng & Calenttá

*8,000 |

11th Nov,

S'pore, Fonang & Calcutta

B. L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Int and 2nd class, présengers,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)..

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN

1-7,000 7,000 7,000

-3rd-Nov

2nd Deo..

30th Dec

Manila,-Babani,

Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia,

Hong-Kong to Sydney--19 days, Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union 8.5. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, atc

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P&O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Buen. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

6,100; 8th Oột. 7,000

8th Oct. 15,000 20th Oct 8,000 20th Oct

*BURDWAN NELLORE COMORIN

SANTHIA

$80MALI

6,800 1st Nov.

TRY OUR BRITISH, FRENCH & RUSSIAN FOOD TAKADA

You will be thoroughly

REFRESHED.

If your DRINKS are served

in our

PUBLIC LOUNGES and perfectly

·HEALTHY ·

If you eat your MEALS catered by us.

Morton Mitcham who combined acting DISTANCE NO OBJECTION!

ability with musical talent in this di- rection also presented a problem. Fortunately Percy Parsons stepped into the breach,

"The Good Companions" is showing to-day at the King's Theatra.

ASAHI BEER

Agents Bule

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

Breakfast table necessities may now be ordered the day before

and delivered to our customers' residences throughout the following districts, arriving approximately at the times stated:-

SHEK-O

STANLEY

REPULSE BAY

SHOU SON HILL ROAD

DEEP WATER BAY

POKFULAM

7.35 a.m. 6.45 a.m.

6.30 a.m. 6.15 a.m.

6.15 a.m.

....... 6.15 a.m.

CHITRAL

RANGHI

BANGALORE

CARTHAGE

¡Cargo only.

7,000 2nd Nov.

15,000 3rd Nov. 17,000 17th Nov. 6,000 30th Nov. 15,000 1st Doo.

|

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Voko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hat, Kobe & Yoku

Amoy, B'bal, Moji, Kobo

& Osaka

9'hal, Kohe & Yoko Amor, S'hai, Moji, Kobe

& Oeaka S'hat, Kobo & Yoko 8'bai, Kobo & Yoku B'hai, Kote & Yoko- S'hal, Kobo & Yoko

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without motion Parcels Measuring not more than 5 cft. will be received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to sažlips' For Passage Ratos, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply to

*MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & co..

Agents.

P. & 0. Bldg, Connaught Road, Central.

THE

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, pallonger accommodation). Homewards to:

Port Sald, Marseilles, Alglers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam) Hamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Perts. via Mapila and Straits Settlemente

M.S. "NAGARA” M.V. "NANKING Outwards for:

SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS.

M.V. "CANTON” M.S. "TAMARA” Passanger Rates:

Agents:

Hong Kong to Mediterranean Hong Kong to Rotterdam

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

Salling about 1st November. 1st December.

Sailing about 26th October. 23rd Nov.

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G. E. HUYGEN

Canton,

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE:

MONTHLY SERVICE

To

· PACIFIC—PANAMA--ATLANTIC COAST PORTS.

CANAL ZONE, COAST PORTS.

Agents:

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Queen's Buildings.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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Duo, H'Kong Leaves H’Kong-Leaver Manila'Doa Bydney

18 Oct. 20 Oct. 23 Oct. 10 Nov. 17 Nov.

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20 Nov.

6. Dec.

12 Dec. 19 Dec.

Jan. 10 Jan.

22 Dac. 19 Jan.

T Jan,

4 Feb.

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Your "Morning Post" will also arrive in time for breakfast if you book your subscription through us, the cost being $3.00 per month.

IN ADDITION to the above, special afternoon deliveries will be made leaving our Main Store at 5 p.m. each day. By these deliveries we will also send the final edition of the "Telegraph" if you so desire.

WHETHER YOUR PURCHASES ARE SMALL OR LARGE, YOU ARE NOW ASSURED OF EARLY DELIVERY, NO MATTER WHERE YOU RESIDE.

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MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

Sailings from

·To SHANGHAI,

10th Oct.

.24th Oct.

.8th Nov.-

Hongkong,

To MARSEILLES via Sälgen. Singapore,: Ponang, Colembe, Djiboutel, (Aden), ** Suex, Port-Said.

Chenonceaux. 10th Oct. D'Artagnan

24th Oct.

7th Nov.

Athos II

22nd Nov.

Aramis

.21st Nov.

1st Dec.

· Andre Lebon

5th Dec.

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--(Closing on Tuesday only. See Notice on page 6.)

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For full Particulats, apply to:

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3. Queen's Building.

Telephone: 26651.

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