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NEIGE DES CEVENNER BEAUTY CREAM.

This Beauty Cream is now used by most of the leading ladies on the stage amongst whom are M}ca. Mistinguette, Spinelly, Jane Marnac, Napier- bowska, Vera Vergine and Gina Palerine, and is also in use at all the Beauty Institutes,

Sole Agents for Hong Kong & South China:

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China Buildings Telephone 22679.

THE

The

China Mail

Saturday, September 6, 1930.

Seventh Moon, 14th Day.

·禮拜陸日

中華民國庚午年七月十四日

ESTABLISHED ED

1846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1930.

THRILLS OF DEEP SEA PREMIER'S PLEDGES. IS BEER BAD FOR

DIVING.

Treasure Hunters Come to Grips with Eels.

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

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LONDON SERVICE.

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† Calls at Casablanca.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"OANPA"

"EUMAEUS"

20th Fept. Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow 21st. Oct. Genoa, Bayre, Liverpool and Ellasgow

PACIFIC SERVICE. (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.) "TEUCER " "IXION **

12th Bapt. For Victoris, Vancouver & Fontsla 10th Oct. For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle

NEW YORK SERVICE. "MACHAON " Balle 19th Sept. Fur Davao, Cebu, Manila, New York, Boston & Baltimore via Ever

INWARD SERVICE.

*TEUOER" "PERSEUS"

The 7th Sept. For Kobo, Yokkaichi and Y'bama Duo 11th Sept. „For S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama Otra and Vladivostock

PASSENGER SERVICE. "ANTENOR' -Fails 20th Sept. For Shaoghal, Tulostar, Welhalwel, Taku and Dolny * PATROULUS" Fails lok. Oct. For Singapore, H'lies & London

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MUSIC, LAUGHTER, GAYETY !

THE

New songs!

Catchy dances!

Smart humour!.

Brilliant costumes!

A sparkling Broadway revue in full

natural colours."

DANCE OF LIFE

Adapted from the Stage-Sensation

"BURLESQUE HAL SKELLY • NANCY CARROLE" A Paramount Picture

“GORGEOUS SCENES IN TECHNICOLOR SUPER-PRODUCTION AT POPULAR PRICES NEXT CHANGE, WEDNESDAY SEPT. 10

You have seen and enjoyed RUTH CHATTERTON

"CHARMING SINNERS Now You will want to see her in

THE DOCTOR'S SECRET

Another tense and intriguing drama of London society with Thrills, Tears and Laugha

From Sir James M. Barrie's famous stage play

HALF AN HOUR."

SAFE HAULED UP.

Brest, Yesterday.

AUSTRALIAN BUDGET TO BE

BALANCED,

JOBS FOR WORKLESS.

FLETCHER'S"

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KONC

BUSH BABIES AMISEMENTS &

Soft Drinks for New Zoo

Twins.

MINIATURE LEMURS.

Melbourne, Yesterday, The Federal Cabinet has unani- mously decided to carry out Mr. Scullin's pledges to balance the Very prominent in the crop of Zos The salvage operations in con-budget. Several financial pro animals lately "born in the nection with the F. and O. liner posals to this end were discussed menagerie" are the Bush Baby Egypt are being rushed with the to-day. The Government intends atmost vigour in order to profit to uphold all its obligations, not twins, writes L. R. Brightwell in the by the spell of fine weather. The merely as regards its creditors, Daily Mail. ballion on board is the main ob- but by finding increased employ- ject of the expedition. It is con-ment for the Australian people. tained in several hundred pad- Parliament will be summoned locked boxes deep in the hull, and when these measures have been, inaccessible without dynamiting prepared.-Reuter. part of the interior.

The three divers who are en- gaged are hampered by the in- tense darkness, the depth, and the disconcerting effect of hundreds of conger eels continually brushing against them. One diver yester day was inspecting the Captain's safe when he suddenly shot up to the surface, the leads attached to his shoes having been displaced. The Captain's safe was hauled up to-day-Reuter.

VATICAN & ITALY,

A CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION.

CARDINAL'S PROPERTY.

Rome, July 22. An intereating conflict of jurisdic tion has, according to the Tevere, arisen between the Vatican and the Italian State, in a matter connected with the personal belongings of the late Cardinal Vannutelli.

UNDERWORLD KING.

PASSAGE FOUND AT LAST FOR DIAMOND.

MOST "UNWANTED" MAN.

have

Berlin, Yesterday. The Police at Bremen secured a berth for: Diamond aboard a steamer which sails for America from Hamburg to-mor- row-Reuter.

STATIONS CLOSED.

THE MOTOR 'BUS TO REPLACE THE TRAIN.

These two mites each about the size of a walnutare miniature lemurs from South Africa.

The Bush Baby, otherwise the Maholi Galago, is distinguished by bed-time, and collapsible ears, which he folds at An extraordinary habit of moistening his hands and feet every few minutes when trea elimbing.

He owes the title of "Baby" to a fearful gift for putting up a non- stop midnight Howl of the kind that every father knows.

A famous Zoo patron informed us that the Bush Babies paraded night-

before his bungalow in South Africa and raised such a chorus that at last he could stand it no longer, and one evening flung the best part of a pint of dinner ale over the choir,

Indignantly the "Bables" licked themselves dry-and there ensued a glorious quiet, as the little darlings slept a slumber that could only ba described as well, sodden. From thence onwards they howled with renewed vigour every evening till the sleeping draught was forthcom- ing

Rugby, Yesterday. As a sequel to the rapid develop ment of the road transport services, over 50 branch line atations on the London and North Eastern, and the London Midland and Scottish It is all very sad to think that this Railways, are to be closed to pas-fluffy, pop-eyed ecrap should har senger traffic this month.

bour such vitiated tastes. But to be sure he is a "tough Baby" of the toughtest kind. His favourite re- laxation is a fight. Needless to say, at Regent's Park be is learning to like soft beverages, and though sober...

It is stated that immediately after the Cardinal's death ushers of the

Trains will be used on the branch Vatican City placed a seal on the lines affected for the carriage of doors of his bedroom and study, and goods and livestock only, and om went through his papers. Such nibus services substituted for pas- papers as had to do with the Car-sengers by the railway companies dinal's position at the Vatican were, or road transport companies, with by consent of his "universal heirs," which the railways we associated~~~ taken away, but they insisted that | British Wireless Service.- his private papers should be de

posited with one of his relatives,

+

BY POPULAR REQUEST.

t

THE RETURN OF THE SCREEN'S MASTERPIECE.

all

TALKING SINGING DANCING

Dramatic Sensation

BROADWAY

AT THE happy,

WOODEN EROS.

who happened to be a Vatican sub- BRIDGE OF RE-UNION SUGGESTED RE-ERECTION IN

88

ject, although not a resident of the Vatican City. As soon

the Vatican authorities learnt that the act of deposit had been duly carried out they gave orders to Signor Rota, the judge of the Vatican tribunal, to seal the trunk containing the papers. They further ordered that the papers. were not to be given up to anybody without their consent.

Accordingly, when the Cardinal's "universal helra" asked for the documents to be restored, the parzon with whom they were deposited re- fused to give them up. In conse- quence of this refusal the heirs have: row filed a petition with the Rome

BROUGHT TOGETHER AFTER MANY YEARS.

PICCADILLY CIRCUS. ·

Experiments are to be carried out to discover the best site fa A bridge over the River Drave Plecadilly Circus for the re-erec- between 'Hungary and Yugo-Slavia tion of Eros, it recommendations was recently re-opened to traffic for which will come before the West- the first time since the Armistice. minster City Council are adopted. Hundreds of families living on The London County Council has the river, banks in both countries suggested that Eros should be took advantage of the re-opening to placed on a stepped platform 47 visit relatives Jiving just across the feet across, and that the extreme river, whom they had not seen for height of the memorial should be many years.

33 ft. 9 in.

Tribunal for an injunction which, if hibited to perform by the Vatican granted, will amount to ordering a authorities.

[Vatican subject to perform an act The petition is to be heard during

which, he has been expressly pro the next few days.--Times.

Genuine BAYER

It is now proposed, so as to give some idea of the suggested position and size, that a full-size cross section consisting of light timber framing and canvas should be set up at an estimated cost of £40,

ASPIRIN

SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN_and_ INSIST!

BAYER'S ASPIRIN First, In the World."

POLA NEGRI în

"THE SECRET HOUR"

r-smashing heart story by the star-director combination responsible for "Barbed Wire," a star) and Kenneth Thomson head the cast of this in- tale of warm romance in the golden groves ou

Jeans

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· NEXT CHANGE

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A SINGING AND DANCING.

WHIRL AROUND HOLLYWOOD.

3 PASSIONS

by Cosmo Hamilton with

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THE

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