For stealing an ear-pick from a Chinese woman at the Ko Shing Theatre on Wednesday night, a Chinaman was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour by Mr. G.N. Orme, at the Magistracy on Thursday.
Another meeting was held in the Kwong Yan College at Canton, where nine scholars of different Colleges were elected as representatives to present a petition to the Pun Yu magistrate praying that the Honam Theatre should be closed. The matter is still pending.
Bidding for the Honam Theatre is fast and furious. One man has offered $10,000 and sums of $11,500, $13,000, $14,300 and $14,400 have been offered. The Poon Yue Magistrate ordered the matter to be settled on Saturday.
Canton, 7th August – The Honam theatre has been sealed up by the Panya magistrate as the payment of rent is overdue.
Canton, August 7 – The Pun U magistrate has closed the Honam Theatre because the lessee is arrears with his rate and taxes.
Canton, 5th September – The lease of the Honam theatre has been granted to the Ching Ping Company for a term of three years.
Canton, 16th October – On the evening of the 14th instant, a disturbance took place in the Honam Theatre with serious results, doors and windows being smashed and melee threatened to burn down the building.
At the Magistracy, a Chinese was charged with uttering a forged $5 bank note. On the 17th, the defendant went to the Hongkong Cinematograph and asked for five second class tickets, and tendered a forged $5 note.
Canton, September 12 – Wong Siu Cheung, lessee of the Honam Theatre, owes the Government Tls. 1,300, being arrears of revenue payable last month, besides a sum of Tls. 130 for police rates.
Military charities must have reaped a nice little sum on Saturday as a result of the concert in their aid at the Palace Theatre, Mount Austin Barracks.
At the Theatre Royal on Saturday, the management of the Palace Theatre, Mount Austin, is producing one of their well-known variety entertainments. Performances by Mr. and Mrs. Worcester, Mrs. Walker and Mr. Donne.
Booking for the grand variety entertainment to be held at the Palace Theatre, Mt. Austin, on Saturday, is now proceeding at Moutrie and Co.
A variety entertainment programme takes place at the Palace Theatre, Mount Austin Barracks, on Saturday evening.
The entertainment at the Palace Theatre, Mount Austin, on Saturday night was a splendid success.
The next variety entertainment at the Palace Theatre, Mt. Austin, takes place on Saturday.
Variety entertainment will appear in the Palace Theatre, Mt. Austin on Saturday. Moutrie & Co., still have a few seats available for this entertainment.
The grand variety entertainment to be given at the Palace Theatre, Mt. Austin. The booking is in charge of Moutrie & Co.
Continued performances at the Palace Theatre, Mt. Austin.
It is not often that we hear of the Police being caught napping. Yesterday a respectable-looking Chinese youth was arrested on a charge of being in unlawful possession of what the police at the time thought were several reels of cinema films contained in square and flat tins, but the Police made…
The manager of the Wo Ping Theatre was summoned at the Magistracy yesterday for allowing actors to sleep in the theatre. Mr. E. L. Agassiz, defending, said that since the last action taken against the theatre the management had secured accommodation for 52 persons.