1935-05-07 — Page 14

QULLA'S

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 SPECIAL JUBILEE ATTRACTION

"The KING GOD BLESS HIM”.

REVIEW OF EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF THE KING

SINISTER MYSTERY

SHOWINGS IN|

Curks IN EVERY SHADOW

As Charlie

Chan clings grimly to the furtive trail, death

CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS

A FOR PICTURE MÍN Buses on the charentes "Chania Chan" created by Lost Bui WARNER OLAND ERIK RHODES MARY BRIAN› THOMAS BECK!

Produced by JOHN SIONS, Onested by LEWIS SIILIN

ESTARE

KOWLOON

TO-DAY ONLY

THEATRE

POPOLAR PRICES:

SERVICEMEN 30.

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 pan,

THE PAST OF MARY HOLMES

From the story "The Goose Woman,"

By REX BEACH

A starting drama of young love blighted by a mother's hate.

Romance to enchant you! Crime lo

mystify and thrill yout And the trogody

of a self-pitying mothar... 1o astound you all the days of your lila! With ERIC LINDEN

HELEN MacKELLAR JEAN ARTHUR "SKEETS“ GALLAGHER

Directed by Harlan Thomason and Slovke YataICH

An RKO-Radio Picture

NEXT ATTRACTION

RETURN ENGAGEMENT FOR ONE DAY ONLY !

WEDNESDAY, MAY THE Bth.

NOEL COWARD'S FAMOUS EPIC OF THE SCREEN

"CAVALCADE"

DO NOT MISS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT I

MAJESTIC

ROBERT

KAUREEN

MONTGOMERY OSULLIVAN

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-Out

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

ON THE STAGE

AUSTRALIAN

COMEDY GYMNASTS

EXTRAERSARY CANTON TIGHTST

KUPTAN PROG DARINTALADRATS

Farious

HALLARYS

JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy Farm's Soda Fountain.

The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central,

THE HONGKONG

GOVERNOR: HOLDS REVIEW AT HAPPY VALLEY

[Continued from Vage 1.). following this the first verse "God Save the King” was pinyed.

LUSTY CHEERS

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935.

was further

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cluding those on warships, were lights showed up the Water Police switched on, and the general Station and the Signál Station re- effect, viewed from the harbour, apectively. The two masts on was gorgeous in the extreme, Signal Hill appeared as two white hundreds of thousands of Rights crosses, while below the time ball, combined to make the picture an the inscription "G.R." stood out in unforgettable one in the memory red lights, with the figures "1910-

1936" underneath.. of of all who saw it.

It would seem that the giant hand

NATHAN The appronoh to the Ferry at which had gathered the star dust Kowloon was marked by strings of As the last notes were dying out, and sprinkled it in careless con- luhta festooned around the traffic the 1st Mountain Battery and fuston across the surface of the circus. This area selected companies fired a feu de l'eak, on this occasion had trans-brilliantly illuminated by the fale, after which the troops re muted name of it into living Hince myriads of lights which went into The moved their head dresses and gave of light, with which to trace the the illuraination of the Railway three lusty chears for the King and outlines of big buildings. The Station and Ferry I'lor. The clock Queen followed by a Royal Salute fiery panorunu of these buildings tower of the Railway Station with

Reemed to

dip into the water, its cluster of lights was a gem set! The departure of Its Majesty which caught the reflection and In a brillient constellation, pro- viding the central axis to a highly the King was signified by the fur-tirred it in lambient waves.

The bly crane at the Naval Yard, decorative treatment of lights. ling of the Royal Standard and the

Mention must also be made of breaking of Is Excellency the carrying a crown, marked the be

the panorama. The the Peninsula Hotel, which with Governor's flag at the mast head, Kinning of

Victorin Recreation Clubs carried the Y.M.C.A. next to it was The companies the reformed strings of lights, and, next to it, amongst some of the most brilliant- close column while the massed hands took up their position in the offices of Messrs. Butterfield y luminated buildings on

Offices maininnd, mediately in front of the saluting & Swire and the Cable

could be distinguished, their out- base.

His Excellency the Governor, lines picked out by hundreds of the way. same accompanied by Major-Generalulbs. In the Borrett, Brigadier Seth-Smith and Hangkong Club could be identified. Colonel Harrison, then Inspected

and the National Anthem.

His Excellency the Governor stoud in the centre of the saluting base with the General Oficer Com- manding on his right, and Com- motore C. G. Sedgwick, R.N.. and Squadron Leader C. R. Keary, RA.F., on his loft.

STATUE SQUARE

the

The Star Theatre; the Majestic

Theatre, the Alhambra, the pre- mises of the Kowloon Bus Co., the Club de Recreio, Claremont Hotel,

and the China Light & Power Stations were some of the other buildings on the mainland lit up. WHITE WAYS Half-a-million bulbs would

ways,

be

the troops, at the conclusion of Statue Square was a well of which the march past was carried | Bight, with the massive pile of the out very amarlly.

new Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Julding in the background lit up

a conservative estimate of the by multi coloured Bloodlight.

Both Queen's Pier and the Star | number which transformed the Forry Wharf were brilliantly principal streets on the island-inte up, and, continuing the picture veritable white

through westwards, one found King's Ruil which thousands of spectators Ming, the General Post Office andthranged to a late hour. The termination of the march the P. & O. Ruilding each contri- Statue Square' was

FUL orderly | imsin into which these masses past was marked by the arrival of buting its share to five fights of aeroplanes from Kai pattern of silvery lights. Further Jstrid. The attraction provided Tack dying past the saluting line, west, the waterfront picture ended there was worth straining

The parade terminated shortly in the Wing On building, in n mass The statue of Queen Victoria had

of red lights. The wharves and become the centre piece for before 19.30 o'clock.

Principal fleers participating boats lying alongside along the illumination scheme in which ench In the parade wore Commander. Western Praya were in the building bordering the square McKenzie, R.N., Lieut-Comdr. B. majority of cases illuminated. as came

central

for.

an

under attention. On one

W. Moir, R.N., in charge of the also was the restaurant quarter. side were the Hongkong Club and Naval contingent: Captain Mit- The white glare thrown up from the Law Courts, and on the other chell, R.M.: in charge of the Royal the Illuminated city appeared to Queen's and Prince's Buildings.

21 haze behind and Marines: Lieut.-Col. R. J, do C. lave produced

all four buildings WEINE

на illuminated, bring their outlines

་

(LN Into

Buys, Officer Commanding, Lin which many of the usual lights on brilliantly colnshire Regiment: Lieut.-Col. R. the upper levels were obscured.to E. Hinsdon, Officer Commanding. But the specin! illuminations on sharp relief, while contributing to Royal Welch Fuatliers; Lieut.-Col, a number of buildings on The the lighting of a pretty spot which

those DB. St. A. C. Marsh, Oteer Commanding. Peak, as well as East Lancashire Regiment; Lieut. Col. D. St. J. Baxter, Omcer Com- manding. Punjab Regiment: Lieut. Col. M. Carrington-Svkes: Lieut Cal, D. C. Wilson; Col. L. C. Lewis, Major B. E. C. Dixon and Capt. P. F. Foley.

COLONY'S SILVER

GOWN

BRILLIANT SCENE

LAST NIGHT

decoration: Joseph's College building. then itself readily to this form of

anc ot Gov- Italian Convent

Festoons of lights were strung were House

Rally ernment

along poles flanking the principal discernible. The large illuminat-statue, and here a military band ed sign "God Save The King" played for the edification of the the Middle Levels focussed atten-multitude doring the evening. tion, as did the massive crown at In Des Voeux Road Central, the the Electric Power Station nt filuminated buildings began with

North Paint.

The Champagne Musical Romaneg

The old kingdom Rin't what if used to be since la romantle lighnen.. shaved off his beard' and learned to croon

Adolph Zukos prow

CARL BRISSON

lu introduced “Cocktail, fur Two-

A Little White Clerdenia

Muvic Fle For a King!,

Be Careful, Young Lady When My Prince Char

ming Comes Along

MARY ELLIS

gohfen-voicest star of 'Rose Marie'

ALL THE KING'S HORSES"

with EDWARD EVERETT HORTON KATHERINE DEMILLE - EUGENE PALLETTE-

i Penmuunt Picture Distered by Prank Tuttle - Munit by Jam Çaslow

also PARAMOUNT BRITISH NEWS and at the

ALHAMBRA BETTY BOOP Colour Cartoon "POOR CINDERELLA"

CENTRAL GRANTLAND RICE Sportlights "MILES PER HOUR"

the Bank of Canton Building. KOWLOON FEATURES

Next to that was the National Kowloon Point, along the water-į Savinge Bank Building, which in front from Holt's Godowns to the Its turn was overshadowed by the western end of the Kowloon graceful plle of the new Bank of im- Godowns, vied with Hongkong in East Asia Bank building. With the full of dusk last the splendour of its settings.pressive on account of a very of illumination. evening, the Calony entered on Here every building was included tasteful scheme another spectacular phase in its in the picture, not to mention the The topmost storey of this buil- celebrations, this being

the Star Ferry and Police Plors. Two ding was crowned by lights mount-Ranked by portraits of the King quarter of Nam Pak Hong and fur- Bumination of buildings and the big liners lying alongside the Kowing to the top of the mast.

Exchange Building attracted holding of searchlight and night-loan wharves, the Asama Baru and! fying displays, together, with the the President Cleveland, honoured much attention by a very decora. Jubilee with illuminated tive effect secured by the Inscrip- firing of rockets and a fireworks the

tion "Silver Jubilee" in white display.

silhouettes,

eminences lights over the entrance, and On the two near Ily eight o'clock, which was the

(Continued on next column} official time set, all lights, in- looking the harbour hundreds of

LAST TWO

DAYS

AT 2.30,

5.10, 7.15

9.30 P.M.

1910

KINGS

1935

THE SPECIAL FILM OF THE GLORIOUS AND EVENTFUL

Lk

REIGN OF

THEIR MAJESTIES

KING GEORGE V

and

QUEEN MARY

ROYAL JUBILEE”

(THE "ROYAL CAVALCADE"}

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-5.13

7.15-0.30

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY. DOUBLE COMEDY SHOW!

Stan LAUREL Oliver HARDY

in

"OLIVER VIII" and a big Nautical Musical Comedy Show filled with Laughter, Songs

and Giris.

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Fast action comedy picture was

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The

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FLEMING ROAD VANG HẠI TEL. 28473

"Superlative enter- tainment! See it for sheer enjoyment!" Together

FOR THE FIRST.

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IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT VJERNÁNK CADRAI SCANG DIGN

Summor Pricos: Matinees 20 cts., 30 cts.; Evenings 20 ct., 95 ct., 55 cts.; Serviceman 40 cts.

and Queen.

ther out, along the waterfront.

SPECIAL DISPLAYS-

PEDDER STREET.

The big Chinese departmental stores carried extensive illumina- Pedder Street was a welter oftions, whilst there was hardly light with the facades of tall huil-shop or house in the principal dings on either side strung with thoroughfares which did not carry thousands of lights. The coloured a lantern or some other form of bulba used on the Gloucester and illumination. Hongkong Hotel Buildings. were most effective. Slight-seers in this quarter were also attracted by the Highted inscription "Shell House" which from its position at the fight during the evening carried a

patriotic message set in white elec head of the street, was a pro- minent feature of the illuminatric lights on the undercarriage and tions on the premises formerly wings. The centre plane was ille-

minated with a large letter "C", known as the A.P.C. Building Crown

And the letter This imposing structure, with while the machine OR the its seven stories, was brilliantly

port side displayed the year lit up with squares of bulbs, the 1910 and the other the year 1985.

whole arrangement, while being

Three Osprey planes in formation

simple, lending en additional note A pyrotechnic display, given from of distinction to the cupola, two lighters anchored in mid- which hereabouts dominated the stream, added to the excitement of entire area, and focussed the at-the evening. Thousands of people tention with its cluster of white from both sides of the harbour. light. In the white glare diffused, watched the display, the more enter- the red, pink, blue and greenprising onts going out in motor- lights of the Hongkong Hotel bonts, sampuns and other craft into across the way provided a pleas midstream, where they secured an ing contrasting effect.

enviable angle from which to wit- ness all the highlights of the cele- brations.

.

LANTERN PROCESSION

TO-NIGHT

The Lastern procession will com-

The National City Bunk, the Taiping Building, and the Asin Lite Building were other im portant edifices to the cast which were. similarly illuminated, ali though on a lesser seule. The white way into which this stretch of Queen's Rond was transformedence at 7p.r.: was continued further west. by the lights on the King's Theatre, the China Building, and the Queen's Theatre. On the King's Theatre Brilding, the enpola ad come in for special treatment, its form being outlined by lights dominated at the top of the mast by a single blazing bulb.

MASSES OF LIGHT

The China Emporium, further west, was one mass of lights, with the three-tiered pagoda over the roof distinctly outlined by a string of lights soaring up to where it ended at the mast-head in single bulb of many hundred candle- The intervening stretch before the Central Market was treated in a minor way, much be ing made of lanterns and single strings of lights.

power.

...

7 p.m.-Cutchick Street. 7,04 p.m.-Belcher Street. 735 No. 7 Police Station. 7.65 p.nt-Hongkong University. 8.15 pm-op Yat Hull, 8.35 .-Italian Convent. 8.50 p.m.-Catholic Cathedral. 9.15 p.r.-Government House. 9.30 p.m.-Albert Road. 9.45 pm-Wyndham Street. 9.56 p.m.-Hollywood Road. 10.30 p.m.-Queen's Road Central. 10.46 p.m.Bonham Strand West. 10.56 p.m.-Bonham Strand East. 11.16 p.m.-Ho Tung Building. 11.20 p.mQueen's Theatre, 11.30 p.m.-Flongkong C.C. ground. 11:40 pm-Fire Brigade Station. 11.60 p.m.-Western Market. 11.60 p.m.-Connaught Road Cen- tral, then on to Macao Steam-. boat Wharf, passing through the Bund to Belchor and then Catchick Street..

Motorinis are warned to avold, as far as possible, being on the procession route wille this proces

fan is passing.

This white brilliance was revived at the Central Market by the hund- reds of lights which went into the

A dinner danco will be held at decoration of its pailaw-most Repulse Bay Hotel on magnilleent of the triumphal arches The last bus leaves Repulse Bay at 1 to be scon in the Chinese business am.

Wednesday.

.... Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK FLACT FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.