百粵伶皇、藝林泰斗：馬師曾領導『太平劇團』，為響應港督（Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote, Hong Kong governor）提倡救濟中國難民起見，自動於農曆戊寅虎年十月十四晚（5th December, 1938, Monday）晚，在『太平戲院』演戲籌款以作善舉，公演馬師曾主編，心血結晶品，古裝新劇《寶鼎明珠》。服裝、佈景價值萬元（HK$ 10,000），有各大商店保證。數年來僅有的宏偉粵劇，劇中有六大精彩：（一）橋段非凡、（二）古代佈景、（三）服裝顧繡、（四）巧妙妙歌詞、（五）莊諧並重、（六）名貴用品。馬師曾歷年編劇之信用保證！『太平戲院』以金漆招牌保證！新劇成本太昂，衹太平位收四元（HK$ 4, original price is HK$ 1.1），太平東西收二元二（HK$ 2.2, original price is just 55 cents），其餘座位概不加價。並非萬全，焉敢以作義舉？存心濟世，甚望踴躍光臨！印備中西文說明書隨票敬贈。 特別注意此劇限演四次以後，恕不重演！ 首次為十四晚籌賑難民（evening show on 5th December, 1938, Monday, fundraising for Chinese refugees）； 第二次為耶穌聖誕節（Christmas show on 25th December, 1938, Sunday）； 第三次為新曆元旦晚（1939 new year evening show on 1st January, 1939, Sunday ）； 第四次為舊曆元旦晚（lunar new year evening show on 19th February, 1939, Sunday）。 場面偉大；矞皇莊麗；服景名貴；不惜資本 。 到處打破賣座紀錄！曾看過者，無不交口稱頌！有口皆碑，有目共賞。不看此劇，枉生一世。 『太平戲院』即晚（中華民國念八年三月八日，星期三）選演『太平劇團』無敵偉大劇霸《寶鼎明珠》（二卷），即晚港督暨各官紳親臨參觀，與民同樂，官式獻演，「萬能藝人」馬師曾、「花旦領袖」譚蘭卿領導主演，夥拍王中王、歐陽儉、羅麗娟、黃鶴聲、衛少芳、楚岫雲、馮俠魂、陳鐵善…等聯合演出。中西馳名，轟動港九，藝壇異彩，百看不厭，空前僅有，無與倫比，粵劇至尊此劇只看《空城計》一場，已值回諸君六倍票價矣。夜場券價連稅：兩毫（20 cents）、五毫半（55 cents）、八毫（80 cents）、一元（HK$ 1）、兩元（HK$ 2）、一元八毫（HK$ 1.8）、兩元六毫（HK$ 2.6）。 中華民國念八年三月七日，星期二（7th March, 1939, Tuesday），香港《大公報》，第二張；第六版。 《寶鼎明珠》，『太平戲院』明晚公演，港督將往觀劇。 總督羅富國爵士夫人及公子，正按察麥基利哥夫婦，布政司史美夫婦，華民政務司嘉利夫婦，羅旭龢爵紳，警察司經亨利 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkBFdo69qyY

Hong Kong “Sing Pao (成報)”, 20th November, 1948 (Saturday), page 2. 香港（ฮ่องกง）《成報（Sing Pao）》，佛曆二四九一年（中華民國卅七年；大英1948年）11月20日（星期六），第二版（page 2）。 In the end of the Ming dynasty (ราชวงศ์ หมิง; 明朝), on lunar 15th December of Chicken year (31st January, 1646, Wednesday), the King Shao-wu (紹武皇帝) was was captured by the Manchu troop, after a siege lasting 40 days in Canton (กว่างโจว; 廣州), Kwangtung province (จังหวัด กวางตุ้ง; 廣東省). In the prison, King Shao-wu (紹武皇帝) hanged himself from the rafters. Acording Mr. Chu Ta-chun (屈大均, 1630 to 1696)’s “New Stories in Kwangtung province (廣東新語)”, it said that the past Ming officiers escaped to Lantau Island (เกาะ ลันเตา; 大嶼山), Hong Kong (ฮ่องกง; 香港), and his daughter and her palace servants disguised as refugees, took a ship for Hong Kong too, however, misfortunes never come singly, their ship sunk after being hit by a storm! The princess was saved by a Tanka guy, and sent to Cheung Chau (長洲), Hong Kong (ฮ่องกง; 香港). As the princess has some knowledge of agriculture and fisheries, she suggested those Tanka guy to catch fishes in Niku Chau (尼姑洲) that just opposite to Cheung Chau (長洲), the fish yeild was really much more than Cheung Chau (長洲)! Those Tanka guy was so happy, and built up a straw hut as the private Buddist temple for the princess, the princess planted melons and vegetables as her vegetarian dishes, and those Tanka guy always give her some rice. The princess used her medical knowledge to give medical treatment for those Tanka guys, …., the princess told those Tanka guys that she is a 60 princess of the Ming dynasty (ราชวงศ์ หมิง; 明朝) when he was 60 years old, and the princess passed away in her 65 years old, those Tanka guys set up a tomb on the mountain in Niku Chau (尼姑洲), her tombstone was engraved with four Chinese characters “a nun of late Ming dynasty (明末尼姑)”, and Tanka guys called it as “The Tomb of Princess (公主墓)”. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMxBOcqewYs