A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1917-01-25 - 1917-01-27
Summary:

On Jan 26, 7th and 8th episodes of the 'Iron Claw,' 'The Hooded Helper' and 'The Stroke of Twelve' [sic]; Pathe's British Gazette; 'Florence Rose Fashions'; 'A Day with Betty Young.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-26 - 1917-01-26
Summary:

Screening of 'Iron Claw' (7th & 8th episodes), Pathe's British Gazette, 'Florence Rose Fashions' and 'A Day with Betty Young'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-26 - 1917-01-27
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'The Iron Claw' (7th & 8th episodes), British Gazette, 'Florence Rose Fashions' and 'A Day with Betty Young'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-27 - 1917-01-27
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'Iron Claw' (7th & 8th episodes), Pathe's British Gazette, 'Florence Rose Fashions' and 'A Day with Betty Young'

5
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-01-29 - 1917-01-29
Summary:

Band night: Screening of 'The Iron Claw' (7th & 8th episodes), British Gazette, 'Florence Rose Fashions' and 'A Day with Betty Young'

6
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1917-02-26 - 1917-02-27
Summary:

See the new programme, including 'For Love of a Maid,' Pathe color feature photoplay, featuring Jackie Saunders in 4 parts; 'Florence Rose Fashions' (2nd series), something entirely new; performance by Abbott and Martell.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1917-02-28 - 1917-03-03
Summary:

On Mar 2, 'Two Little Vagabonds,' 1st episode in 4 parts; 'Another's Fault' and 'The Great War'; interesting: 'Florence Rose Fashions' and 'Betty Prepares for Cool Weather'; comic: 'A Film Johnnie' by Chaplin.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1917-09-24 - 1917-09-29
Summary:

On Sept 25, Pathe's Gold Rooster play 'Nedra or the White Gods' in 3 parts; interesting: Florence Rose Fashions, Pathe's British, French & American Gazettes; comics: 'That Infernal Pig' [sic] and Keystone.

9
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-09-24 - 1917-09-24
Summary:

Screening of Pathe's 'Nedra or the White Gods', 'Florence Rose Fashions', Pathe's British, American and French Gazettes, 'That Infernal Pig' (Comics) and Keystone Comics

10
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-09-25 - 1917-05-27
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of Pathe's 'Nedra or the White Gods', 'Florence Rose Fashions', Pathe's British, American and French Gazettes, 'That Infernal Pig' (Comics) and Keystone Comics

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1917-11-29 - 1917-11-30
Summary:

On Nov 30, no performance at 9.15; on Dec 1, a great and powerful photoplay 'Princess Nadina' in 3 parts; 'Pathe's British Gazette,' 'Uncommon Insects,' 'Florence Rose Fashions,' and 'Luke on Tin Can Alley' in 2 parts, a bundle of laughs.…

12
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-11-30 - 1917-11-30
Summary:

No performance tonight; Coming screening of 'Princess Nadina', Pathe's British Gazette, 'Uncommon Insects', 'Florence Rose Fashions', 'Luke on Tin Can Alley' and 'A Bundle of Laughs'

13
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1917-12-01 - 1917-12-01
Summary:

Tonight: Screening of 'Princess Nadina', Pathe's British Gazette, 'Uncommon Insects', 'Florence Rose Fashions', 'Luke on Tin Can Alley' and 'A Bundle of Laughs'

14
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1918-06-13 - 1918-06-15
Summary:

From June 14-17, 'The Seven Pearls,' episode 3 'The Air Peril' and episode 4 'Amid the Clouds'; 'Harrigan in Clover'; British Gazette No. 448; 'Florence Rose Fashions.'

15
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1918-06-14 - 1918-06-17
Summary:

14th, 15th, 16th and 17th June, 'The Seven Pearls' episode 3 and episode 4. Also 'Harrigan in Clover,' British Gazette No. 448 and 'Florence Rose Fashions.' Booking at Anderson's.

16
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1918-12-02 - 1918-12-03
Summary:

Fox Kiddie Features' is ready for presentation by the producer, William Fox. The first film of the cinema will be 'Jack and the Beanstalk.'

17
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1918-12-04 - 1918-12-05
Summary:

William Fox, the producer, has taken this great new step. The 'Fox Kiddie Features' are ready for presentation, and the first of these, 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' will soon be before Hongkong cinema-goers.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1918-12-04 - 1918-12-05
Summary:

Moving pictures for children were inevitable from the very moment moving pictures were invented; but it has been part of the normal course of things that they should not have been actually made until this time. Only the very best that the world can produce is to be laid before the sincerely…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1918-12-04 - 1918-12-05
Summary:

Jack and the Beanstalk' is the first picture for the Kiddies. The main cast of the film are children and only a few grown people acted as parents.

20
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1918-12-06 - 1918-12-07
Summary:

There are some tales that above others have a universal appeal to the young. One of the first to arise in the minds of children is 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' and this Mr. Fox has chosen for the first of his 'Pictures for the Kiddies.'