For the past twelve months the scholars of the Diocesan Girls School have been engaged one hour per week in making useful articles of wear for sale in aid of the School Funds. His Lordship the Bishop of Victoria and other members of the School Management Committee were present in the event. It…
A very interesting paper on 'The Evolution of Publicity' was given yesterday evening by Mr. B. Wylie before members of the Taikoo Literary Society. Use of the Cinema: Mr. Wylie talked about widespread usage and importance of cinematograph. He mentioned that starting from a being a…
Another bomb explosion is reported from Macao, the third within a fortnight. It took place in the Victoria Cinema, and six Portuguese were slightly injured.
It is reported that the senior classes of the Belilios Public School went to a matinee of 'The Tempest,' and saw the film 'The Three Musketeers' at the Coronet Theatre. It is believed that these visions of bygone ages should be very helpful in increasing historical knowledge…
New York, Jan 8 – The formation of two great development companies for China was announced last night by ex-premier Chow Tse-chi. He stated that the Universal Textile Company, capitalized at G.$9,000,000 and the Dragon Film Corporation G.$5,000,000 had been organized and incorporated in the…
This is no less than the founding in the Colony of a motion picture company to produce Chinese plays and dramas. The China Sun Motion Pictures Company, Limited, is in the field with a capital of half a million dollars which it desires to be usefully and profitably employed in the starting of a…
A new project for founding a motion picture company for the production of Chinese plays and dramas is now being floated in the Colony. Backed by a capital of half a million dollars, the China Sun Motion Pictures Company, the leading spirit of which is Mr. Lai Hoi-san, proposes to screen dramas,…
Social, Educational and Religious: Religious meetings were held in the Y.M.C.A. auditorium, the Congregational Church, in the schools and in the World Theatre. In social matters, there were 31 entertainments, 109 movie shows, and other functions, while 12,376 patronised the billiard tables and…
New York, May 16 – Thomas A. Edison, testifying before the Federal Trade Commission investigation into the movie industry, said in his opinion that in twenty years from now school children would be taught through view and not through books. New York, May 15 – Thomas A. Edison, testifying today…
Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., speaking at the annual conference of the Faculty of Arts at Central Hall, Westminster, recently, suggested a kinema theatre for every elementary school in the country. The industry should be encouraged. Enlightened self-interest on the part of kinema trade was the…
Think what your home will be like when Pathe-Baby takes its place there with its boundless educational possibilities as well as its power of entertainment: your children will be captivated by the living lessons of the screen which will make them realize what they are taught at school: Niagara…