CHINA STATION: at Hong Kong, Christmas celebrations 1936

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 701).

Synopsis

Home movie of HMS Capetown on the China Station, showing scenes at Hong Kong, Christmas 1936.

The film shows Christmas celebrations formal and informal on board HMS Capetown at Hong Kong 1936. A large unidentified Japanese warship is seen in the harbour. On board the Capetown officers and their wives joke to the camera. There are physical exercise sessions on deck. There are scenes of British and Indian troops drilling on shore. There is a mixed hockey match ashore, a man and a woman go sailing in the harbour. There is a formal march-past on the dockside of Scottish troops.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy and the Sino-Japanese Incident 1937-41' by Martin Brice.

Remarks: for general assessment of this excellent collection see report by Taylor Downing. Captain Garnett died in July 1996.

 

Titles

  • CHINA STATION: at Hong Kong, Christmas celebrations 1936 (Allocated)
Series Title:
CAPTAIN GARNETT COLLECTION
 

Technical Data

Year:
1936
Running Time:
17 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
410 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB