Tientsin, November 25 – The Empire Theatre and Café, Tientsin's Palace of amusement and centre of gathering, was totally destroyed by fire during the early hours of this morning. Besides the valuable films in current use at the Empire and Kwangming Theatres, all the stock films and films…

One of the last pictures to be shown at the Empire, Tientsin's fine theatre and cinema, before its destruction by fire, was Charlie Chaplin's comedy, 'The Kid.' It is calculated that not only did the entire European and American communities of Tientsin see this wonderful film…