Canton, 5th September – The lease of the Honam theatre has been granted to the Ching Ping Company for a term of three years.
Canton, 30th September – Permission having been granted to a certain Company to build a theatre on the new bund at Yau Lan Moon as already reported, yesterday the Bunding [sic] Bureau deputed a weiyuan [sic] (committee member) to survey the selected site for the building.
Re. Wong Fung Shek. Mr. F.X. Almada said he appeared for Mr. Otto Kong Sing. The debts amounted to $9,810.91 and the assets were $9,140, consisting of a set of cinematograph apparatus, furniture in the Salon-Cinematograph and a debt of about $700 due from the Hongkong Government. The application…
An interesting case which concerned the fate of the Tsung Hing theatre came before the Puisne Judge in Summary Court, when a motion to set aside an injunction granted on an exparte application was asked for. The plaintiff in the original case was Ho Chiu Lam, alias Ho Yiu Tong, and the defendant…
Mr. F. C. Jenkin made an ex parte application, which was that an interim injunction should be granted restraining the defendant or his agents from assigning, mortgaging, demising, leasing or letting, or otherwise disposing of the Ko Shing Theatre or the property on which the theatre is built,…
There should be even larger 'houses' at the Victoria Theatre this week, for a special feature film, entitled 'Instinct' is being presented. The play, dealing with the love story of a great French doctor, is one of the best unfolded we have seen for a long time, and when it is…
It is an article on colour printing which appears in the Times Engineering Supplement for July. 'Coloured Cinema Pictures': The research work that has been carried out with colour sensitising dyes has had its effect on colour cinematography, and of one new process at least a good deal…
Tonight, Kowloon Theatre is going to host a special dance program at which the music will be provided by President Grant. Tickets for the show are obtainable at Moutrie's. Management has announced that the people of the peninsula will be given a special opportunity tomorrow of seeing…
Manchester, Nov. 16 – Sir Robert Peacock, the Chief Constable of Manchester, along with the City Watch Committee has objected to the film 'Foolish Wives.' They argue that the film violates the clause 4 of the terms and conditions on which cinematograph licenses are granted.
World Theatre will be screening the film version of David Belasco's stage success 'The Gold Diggers,' for four days' run, commencing on Wednesday, 10th. The film tells the story of Jerry La Mar who is shown in a Spanish dance with all true Spanish costumes and atmosphere. The…
Queen's Theatre is showing 'Scaramouche,' the Rex Ingram production for Metro pictures. The cast of 10,000 is headed by Alice Terry, Lewis Stone and Ramon Novarro, who is famous for his role in 'The Prisoner of Zenda.' The screen adaptation was written by Willis Goldbeck…