Up to end of February, the peninsula could boast of two picture shows for Europeans; but there is now only one because the Kowloon Theatre in Nathan Road has been closed down, and Hongkong Amusements, Ltd., who owns it, has acquired control of the Star Theatre. The reason given for the closing down of the Kowloon Theatre is that the European population across the harbour is not big enough yet to support two cinemas. Both theatres were losing money, and Hongkong Amusements, Ltd., who control a number of theatres in Canton and Macao as well as in Hongkong, decided to buy out their competitors and run the Star Theatre on a scale equal to that of the Coronet. The new arrangement began on March 1st, and Mr. Ray has many plans for improving the quality of the entertainment offered. The orchestra has been considerably strengthened and later on the projection plant will be brought up to date by the introduction of a couple of Simplex machines and a screen like the one at the Coronet. Mr. Ray proposes eventually to run a comfortable tea lounge in connection with the theatre and this should prove a popular addition to the social amenities of Kowloon. The recent attraction at the Star Theatre is a fine adaptation by Maurice Tourneur of Joseph Conrad's novel 'Victory.' It is an interesting film.