On Saturday night 182,000 moving pictures illustrative of the Britt-Nelson contest will be shown in the City Hall, under the supervision of the representative for the Far East of Mr. J. W. Coffroth. The fight of 18 rounds was the most exciting character. The entertainment will be given for 2…
There has been bad blood existing between the ticket collector of the Tai Ping Theatre and a cook from the Hongkong Club. The cook and a coolie were arrested.
The Great Thurston will give several performances at the Ko Shing Theatre (Queen's Road West). Opening Friday, August 3rd.
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.
A cook employed in the Po Hing Theatre in Yaumati, was arrested last night for blocking the exits of the theatre.
Extradition proceedings were opened at the Police Court. The defendant mentioned eighteen men paid a visit to the theatre.
The announcement made that the French cinematograph on view at Singapore has street scenes of Cairo, London, Hong Kong, Canton, and other places.
At the Ko Shing Theatre: There's an entertainment given by the Chinese community, in honour of the Duke and Duchess, at the Ko Shing Theatre.
Canton, 8th March – The authorities are still not satisfied with the annual royalty offered by the tenderers, Messrs. Wing Fuk & Co. for the lease of the new theatre at Chun Lung Hou at the eastern section of the new bund.
Canton, May 30 – In consequences of the recent fire at Sam Kong, where about 500 persons were burnt to death in a theatre. Viceroy Chow has instructed the Provincial Treasurer and the Provincial Judge to send a special officer to investigate in order to give satisfactory compensation to the poor…
A syndicate has taken over three Chinese theatres in Hong Kong.
Canton, 7th August – The Honam theatre has been sealed up by the Panya magistrate as the payment of rent is overdue.
New film arrive weekly. Price 43 cents (Straits Currency) per metre. Sole agent for the Straits, Burmah, Java, Sumatra, Siam, Hongkong, The Philippines, etc.
Cinematograph people have received a consignment of films by the French Mail, which shown for the first time in Hong Kong at Weismann's hall, Wyndham Street. One of the films is over 1300 feet long and the price of admission was fifty cents and a dollar. Every two or three nights the…
Canton, 5th September – The lease of the Honam theatre has been granted to the Ching Ping Company for a term of three years.
It was a private view of the wonderful photographs taken of wild birds on their nests, feeding their young, etc. by Messrs. Richard and Kearton. The photographs were taken by a bioscope. They were run through in film form on the bioscope machine.
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.
Canton, 17th October – On the 15th instant, when a theatrical performance was going on in a theatre in the market town of Kut Lee, in the district of Hamhoi, a disturbance arose between some of the spectators, with the result that one man was killed and another wounded by shots fired from…
Canton, 24th October – A merchant named Ho King-sau has petitioned the Canton Bureau of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, applying for the lease of Po Wah Theatre.
The first day's play of the cricket match drew a big crowd of spectators. A Pretty Fete: Visitors obtained a good deal of fun from the excellent films shown by the Cinematograph Company, which usually exhibits in the hall attached to the Café Weismann. The moving pictures were flung onto a…