1935-05-17 — Page 12

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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY MAY 17, 1935.

In the leading newspapers of Japan,

MAKING COLONY Korea, Felping, Tientain, Shanghai,

BRIGHTER

TOURIST COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATIONS

Canton,

Hanoi

Haiphong, Balgon, Manila, Sarawak, Bandakan, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Soerabaja, nik possibly Rangoon and Colombo, together with descriptive articles and photographe of Hongkong would, we believe,

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from week onded May 16, 10

stimulato enquiries and eventually

the the Hongkong Telegraph for the bring additional visitors to Colony.

The other side is to interest the globetrotter, the tourist, and those

The rate of dollar on demand

An advertising campaign in newspapers throughout the Far East In leading centres in other parts of the world; the formation who embark on a pleasure cruise, and was 18. 11.5/16d."

a greater

of a travel association to be known persuade them to spend

the Hongkong Travel As part of their time in Hongkong.

网

Bociation; the catablishment of an

The Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., this purpose a brochure and opened a branch at Shameen. setting out the beauties and

Information Buronu; tho erection and Hongkong, should be!

of a powerful short wave broad-

and station;

the Britain

•

Tendors were invited for a new Police Station at Lok Ma Chau.

and distributed in Great And

generally, Europe carling

and manufacture and exhibition of throughout America, South Africa cinema films of Hongkong.

Australia.

Volunteer promotions were an- tant Shipping companies, organisers of nounced, Lieut. E. D. C. Wolfe be There are some of the important

cruises and various Travel coming Captain, and 2nd. Lleuton- recommendations contained in

tablod in the Legislative Agencies should be approached to ants T. G. Well, and R. 0. Report, Council yesterday, of the Committee bring Hongkong to the notice of their Hutchinson being made full Lieu-

gene ellentelo. appointed by the Hongkong

the brochure tenants. ré. ment to make recommendations garding stops to be taken to on might become an annual booklet and courage and develop tourist traffic to a monthly pamphlet could be added the Colony.

Govern

In agreeing that the formation of a Travel Association is desirable, the Committee suggests that it should be called "The Hongkong Travel A sociation."

TP

time to come

showing current and pending events tics, for recreation would be useful of interest,, additions and revisions. adjuncts to the Association. It would Advertising should also be under obviously follow on the appointment possible even before that appoint- taken at some of the leading Tourist of a whole time officer and may bo

ment can be made.. Centres abroad.

+

Brighten the Colony

to

Big Wireless Station

"We have not attempted to pre-

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MIDNIGHT alibi

RICHARD

BARTHELMESS

ANN DVORAK HELEN CHANDLER

"The Urban Council, when formed, "The purpose of this Association,"

"The next object of the Association will, no doubt, be of great assistance saya the Report, "should be to make

Amusement! known in various parts of the world should be to provide better facilition to the Association.

for recreation and the attractions of Hongkong in order

"The various private clubs in the to encourage visitors to come to the available for a visitor to the Colony. Colony and to arrange facilities for their amusement and recreation while Colony, especially for golf and tennis,

bo approached and asked to pare, a full estimate of all the ex- Assoolation. We foresee the neces in the Colony. In order to give give facilities for the introduction of penditure likely to be incurred by the

visitors. Dressing stability to the organisation, we con-

esity for adequate funds to cover the alder it desirable that the Association temporary should be incorporated by Ordinance." commodation should be made available rent of suitable premises, which

he Committee recommends that at various beaches to enable visitors should be located centrally

to have

be easily

the travelling a swim. Maps should

accessible to

N.B. From to-day all the Warner Bros., First National and the

public, and the salaries of full time the public of Hongkong should be to

and

Paramount pictures will be shown at this theatro only. invited to subscribe to the funds of prepared showing particularly

paths available for walking, and employeer, in addition to the actual

be erected should signposta

cast of the Association.

and the production advertising

——— TO-MORROW "In particular those likely to profit guidance and to enable visitors of brochure, &c.

The of interest. quo from an increase in the number of locate places

"Some expond!ture on broadcasting

Stations Får

may be

"DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR" visitors to the Colony, namely, Hotels, tion of the provision of competent from Fa Merchants, Departmental Stores, guides for visitors should be thorough-desirable and in this respect we note Local

experimental with James Cagnoy, Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Transportation

Companies, y investigated by the Association with pleasure that, Garages, Banks and Shipping Com We consider farther that the

transmissions are being made from FAB.W

short wave. Nothing panies, should be Invited to make of an Aquarium would add

could ba donations, and a guarantee to conto the attractions of Hongkong.

effective moro

in bringing at least tinue these donations for

The Association should enter into fengkong to the notice of peoples in three years la desirable.

correspondence and make close con- other lande than a powerful short $25,000 pa. Subsidy

tact with Travel Associations in other wave broadcasting station,

The manufacture and exhibition We recommend that the Govern

While

can be taken on the of cinema films of Hongkong and of ment should subscribe to the funds of Parts of the world. the Association dollar for dollar, an lines we have proposed without the Chinese life in Hongkong would also equal num to that obtained from the direct employment of whole time staff,¡bo effective propagandnditure in

competent than other than possibly a

We have had this per annum for the next three stenographer, wo consider that it is mind,

desirable if funds are

forth grant from that a whole time officer be paragraph 4 as we consider an in-

of writing type of man capable of

general public, but

not less

very

action

on

In recommending the mentioned in

howIRIMONE"

Report points out that, for 15 4

publicity agent. The come of at least $50,000 to $60,000

Chinese, in both South and North China, Hongkong offers excellent

winter for a short

per annum is casential if the As sociation is to

to maka a proper start. and to mer, while for Europeans and other magazines, &c. would accept continue the work adequately.

of organising effective pub- western people already in the Far capable

find. An The

report is signed by W. J. East, the Colony is an ideal resort in licity will not be easy to

Pelham, adequate salary must be offered to Carrie (Chairman), G. C. in the

R. D. Walker, C. G. S. Mackie, M. K. where Lo, J. H. Taggart, Chan Fu Choung, visitors can receive first hand and B. Wylie, N, J. Perrin, O. Eager, ap-lo-date information regarding the G. Contello, Mark Chan Hary, and T. Colony, impending events and facil D. Wilson...

newspaper

press of neighbouring countries seems to us to offer the best way to reach the people we have in view.

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