Mr. Frederic Shipman, who is so successfully touring feature films throughout Australasia, has decided to extend the scope of his operations to the whole of the Far East and will shortly commence the return in Hong Kong. For the past three years, there has been piloted, under the personal direction of Miss Mary Macfarlane, a series of 'star' pictures throughout the Antipodes, and so enthusiastic has the reception given these special productions. The large field which the Eastern porter offers is now going to be given attention and residents in all the more important centres of China, the Philippines, Malay States, Japan and even India will be given an opportunity of witnessing something different from the general run of cinema work. Miss Mary Macfarlane is in Hong Kong arranging the opening of the scheme and informed the Telegraph today that the first of the films 'The Whip,' 'The Seven Deadly Sins' and 'The Flame of the Yukon' will soon be shown here. It may be mentioned that Mr. Shipman's brother in America, who is connected with the cinema business, is always on the watch for big 'stars' and keeps the producer here well-informed and supplied with the very best that the American market can offer. Miss Macfarlane was the first woman manager of such a venture in Australia and under her guidance, the distribution and presentation of the films in Hong Kong market should be an equally a profitable and pleasure-giving undertaking.