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PILSNER URQUELL

BEER

OF THE MUNICIPAL BREWERY Founded in Pilsen, 1842.

THE ORIGINAL

PILSNER BEER.

Agents For Hong Kong:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Gray's Vellow

Ventem fantern

Shops

Alexandra Bldg.

and

Hong Kong Hotel.

LINENS,

LINGERIE,

MEN'S PYJAMAS, DRESSING GOWNS, SMOKING JACKETS, PEKING JEWELLERY,

HONG KONG

and RUGS.

SHANGHAI

THE CHINA MAIL.

WHITEAWAYS Special Bargain Sale

TUESDAY TO SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY 9th to 13th.

TO CLEAR ALL ODDMENTS.

MANILA REGIMENT FOR SHANGHAI.

31st Infantry Sail.

by Chaumont,

WAR STRENGTH.

Manila, Feb. 2.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1932.

MEN TRAPPED

IN MINE.

Firedamp Explosion 4,000 Feet Down.

SEVEN INJURED.

Charlerois (Belgium),

Yesterday,

DARTMOOR AGAIN RELIGIOUS.

Services Resumed After Mutiny.

RINGLEADERS BARRED.

London, Yesterday. Evidence that the conditions on

The 31st Infantry, Manila's own regiment, embarked last night on Seven men were seriously Injur. Dartmoor Prison are returning to the U.S.S. Chaumont on emergencyed and eighteen trapped between normal Was furnished to-day orders, bound for Shanghai, two falls of coal whon a firedamp when, for the first time since the climaxing the sensational develop explosion occurred nearly 4,000 mutiny, religious services were re- ments of the last 24 hours in con- feet underground at the Bois, sumed. nection with the Sino-Japanese Longpra Mine.-Reuter's Special The strictest precautions were

affair.

It carried its full-time comple- ment, war strength, of officers and

Service.

men, with all necessary equipment. THREAT TO THE

Col. Lorenzo D. Gasser was in command.'

BARGAINS AT

25 cts.

AT

50 cts.

AT

$1.00.

"

AT

$2.50

AT $5.00

On

"

AT $10.00

Bargains From All Departments.

COME AND SEE.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

The China Mail.

Hong Kong, Monday, Feb. 8, 1932.

MANILA

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FURTHER REDUCTION IN CIGARETTE PRICES

JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO., as Agents for MESSRS. GODFREY, PHILLIPS, LTD., LONDON, and associated companies, have been authorised by their principals to make a further reduction in the retail prices of the following brands of Cigarettes:

per packet

60 cents

tin

10

of 10

cents

15

75

Phillips Goldflake

Sealord (Navy Cut) 12

Club

(Abdulla Imperial

Via Bama

The Chaumont Failed shortly

WHALE.

Are Females in A

Minority?

taken to ensure that there was no chance of a recurrence of the trouble, the warders being special- ly ready to pounce on and remove any convict showing signs of start- ing trouble.

Only 65 of the most dangerous convlets, believed to be the ring- lenders of the mutiny, were not al- lowed to attend the services. They exercised in parties of

| after at 2.30 a.m., this morning and

is due to arrive in Shanghai some-; time on Friday, to supplement the United States naval forces and the land and naval forces to other! Are female whales in a consider-twenty, guarded by six warders.— foreign powers in the war-torn city able minority as compared to male Reuter's Special Service.

the China coast, 1,870 miles whales. Interesting statistica pub- from Manila.

а

Protection Measure.

lished of the catch of whales dur- LITTLE DOG WHOSE ing the season 1929-30, show that

HEART IS BROKEN

Curtain Falls on Six Years of Stage Life

DEAD MASTER.

The purpose of the expedition, there were killed about 1,000 fewer according to the headquarters of female whales of the blue whale the Philippine Department, is not type than male whales, and of fin- military offensive, directed backs about 1,400 fewer. Experts against any power, but a protective declare that they cannot answer measure, designed to increase the the question till statistics are avail. safeguards for American lives and able for a longer period than one property in the area around Shang-year, but if there are now really hai.

fewer female whales than malo

Judy, a little black, long-haired, The departure of the 31st this whales, the existence of the whale

mongrel dog, who has for six years morning followed a full day of is threatened. But figures, how- frenzied activity, and furnished ever, may only show that the orders urn," sits in a house at Kenning performed in a popular music-hall the most colourful and exciting to the whalers never to kill female military demonstration seen in whales with cubs if it can be avoid-heart. Her master lies dead in the Manila in many years.

ed are being obeyed. The scene of bustle at the pier

Whales killed in the Ross Sea, the house, and Judy had not sensed cry-

ing for forty-eight hours. such skill in a game that he can last twe combat units of the length of 82.10 feet, and are bigger loved owner and trainer, died from last night was climaxed by the ar- statistics tell us, have an average Mr. John' William Fryer, her be prove himself practically better 31st, led by the 31st Infantry band than whales killed in any other at it than anybody else.

a heart seizure in the night, a few There and displaying regimental flags. area, but the average number of is, on the other hand, the in-Literally thousands of army folk barrels of oil from these whales is hours after he had taken Judy out glorious minority who are so ob-crowded the pier.-Manila Bul- considerably smaller than that from.

When I visited Judy's home whales killed in the West-Antarc-the litle dog's crying could be sessed by sport as to eliminate

tic, where the animals have an all other considerations, includ-

heard along the street. The average number of barrels are res-

whole of her face was pectively 88,5 and 109.6. The high-

It may be expected that the ing the capacity to concentrate newa of Gar Wood's claim to have on their profession or trade. To broken Kaye Don's speedboat re-

them it may savour of a lack of cerd will disturb the sponsors of national pride to speak even with bated breath of the inferiority British speed making efforts on land and sea.

of Britous in more purely athle- Exactly a year

tic ports, such as boxing, golf, tennis, and truck events,

letin.

JAPANESE NAVY ISSUE ORDERS.

Doors of Chinese School Are Sealed.

WAN

was pro-

ton, South London, with a broken

for a walk.

wet

est number of barrels derived from with tears, writes a Daily Expresa any single whale

correspondent on December 4. produced from any single whale

"My husband taught Judy her. duced from a whale killed last year tricks when she was a puppy six ago," said Mrs. Fryer. in the West-Antarctic-137.7 bar-years rals.

"Judy can play a trumpet skip. A comparison between the different hunting areas places play cards, and do somersaults. Shanghai, February 2. Dr. John Hawk, the American with an average of 110.7 barrels of

South Georgia on the top of the list Altogether she can perform fifty

different tricks. Still, mission official, vigorously protest off per whale; next come the North "She would perform only for her facts must be faced when it is er to-day to the consul-general. Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic with master. He did not even speak to found that Britons take a lower Edwin ing a land speed of 246 miles per place is contests which demand Japanese sailors in the Hongkew 61.8 barrels, and finally South form, he just moved his hand. Cunningham, that 74 barrels, then Walvis Bay with her when he wanted her to per- section had torn down an American Africa with 59 barrels.

Methodist mission

ago the Home newspapers went into ecstasies concerning Captain Campbell's success in establish-

car.

S.

He demanded compensation from PETER PAN A BAD

only the athlete's gifts of mus flag over cle, eyesight, and 'nerva, and the school. laborious cultivation of these gifts to the last degree of eff- ciency.

News in Brief.

that

asked the Japanese and marines be ordered to replace the flag.

Dr. Hawk, director of the pro- perty of the American Methodist

navy."

EXAMPLE.

There was a complete understand- ing between them, almost like tele- pathy. It is quite possible that Judy may pine away now that ha

is dead."

And now Judy sits and cries, only stopping occasionally as foot- steps pass the door in the hope that they may be "his." But Judy cries once more, and walts and waits for

come.

hour with a British-built Speed of itself, of course, need not be described altogether even by, those cynics who describe the

numerous efforts toward speed and still greater speed as a form of suicide. Where British cars, British planes, British

Miss G. B. Stern Episcopal church, South, said that Denounces the Darlings those footsteps that will nover speedboats, and British trains

The name of The Tung Lok the Japanese sealed the doors of break existing records, they raise Theatre Company, Limited, has the school anying "This property is British prestige in the manufac-been

A woman has dared to speak her struck off the Register of closed by orders of the Japanese

Something more than a variety: mind about Sir James Barrie's act has been broken..., a friend- turing world: and that is a very

companies.

He told the consul-general that clation made by Miss G. B. Stern, understanding....

"Peter Pan." This was the denun-ship, almost beyond any human. desirable achievement in the pre- The lowest open air temperature the visit

and the heart. sent effort to replace British yesterday up to 4 p.m. was 66 de Japanese to the school, which is the novelist, speaking at Watford of a little mongrel dog who will trade on the road to prosperity. 10 am, and 55 at 4 p.m.

grees, The humidity was. 89 at for Chinese boys. They claimed Rotary Club:

never perform again. Motor sports, for instance, de-)

anti-Japanese literature had been "I know it is a heresy, and I am Issued from the Institution, but risking the announcement for the pend chiefly on the brains and or- H.M.S. Wishart left for Shanghai they did not find any documents of first time in public, but I de hold ganisation of

the people who this morning. It is emphasised at that nature, Dr. Hawk, said. The that the Darlings in Barrie's make the machines, and whose

the Naval Intelligence Centre, when Japanese did not molest the staff "Peter Pan" are a bad example to living depends on making them that there was no particular urgency

a China Mail representative called, of the school,--Associated Press,

group and a peril to male prestige. ception and argue as if that is the better than others. Given that, in connection with the destroyer? there is no lack of young men departure. who will delight in the thrill of "flirting with death," and who

1920.

CHINESE TEMPLES.

was the second of

PRIME MINISTER.

State of Eye. Very Satisfactory.

Rugby, Saturday. A bulletin issued in Downing Street this morning states

the British nation as a family

To-day's Thought.

Too many of us pick out the ex..

I feel more and more convinced rule. that, although Sir James Barrie does not say so, Mrs. Darling was not bringing up her children to ras pect their father. Wendy was exact- ly like her mother. She started humbugging Peter Pan from the Very beginning Wendy and her mother were in league."

Ten Years Ago.

will even work reasonably hard. The draft of a Bill published in

[From: the "China" Mall" "of sometimes to enjoy that thrill. the Government Gazette to amend

February 8, 1922] \ Most people. however, are now- the Chinese Temples Ordinance.

To-day's dollar, is worth 2/5%- adays a little tog civilised, or Under section 7 (1) (a) of the The Prime Minister has had a "Barrowed Characters."?> perhaps just a little too comfort-principal Ordinance, the Chinese more comfortable night. The

News was received in the Colony Speaking on the vogue of family of the death at Home of Sir able, to think it worth while to members for the time being of the state of his eye is very satisfac novels, Miss Stern said;j

Francis Henry May, G.C.M.G. sacrifice ruthlessly everything members of the Chinese Temples bulletins will be issued to-day."-ground among authors. This is Hong Kong from 1912 to 1919, Législative Council are ax afficio tory. In view of this no further "A quaint habit is gaining B.A., LLD., D.C.L. Governor of else in life to the one pleasure of Committee.

British Wireless Service. winning athletic contests. To The Chinese member of the

a great extent the success of Bri- Executive Connell was unb 76- tons

cently also a member of the Legis

sportsman, however enthusiastic

SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS.

the borrowing of minor characters and head of almost every adminis from each other's books to put into tratíve position in the executive odd nooks and corners without too during his 25 years service here much bother. Air Louis Bromfield,***

in speed in the past has fative Council The main object of The names of the follow for instance, and Mr. Hugh Wal- The seamen's strike still drage been contributed by their atti- the amendment is to enable him to log successful tenderers (with pole have both borrowed from my on. Nobody who was approached tude toward it. It can hardly be remain ex officio a member of the out the amounts divulged) are Rakonitz family. Mr. Walpole Lelps on the subject this morning had disputed that the average British Committee.

notified for general Information in himself to about 20 to fill up the anything fresh to communica the Government Gazette:

front row with distinguished pa- far as the possibility of Kowloon Quarry Lot No. 2 Mr. trons at a

at a concert in Paris.

tion of negotiations was Yee Lee

I was immensely astonished, ed, but it was evident that the Cleaning typewriters-Mustard Next time I want minor baracters local labour tension has & Co., Lid, LANSA

I shall know where to turn. But almost to the poin New Jallat Wong Ms Kok, Ap must say that, while feeling fatter available supply proach Road (20 feet wide)Lamed, at these borrowings, I do not mand. It was asc Construction Co.co

he may be, would think it a little farcical to kill himself" (as he would say) with work for the sake of what he regards. as, after all, only a game. He has no objection rather_the_con trary to risking his life in the

course of the game...

is not in question. – Wh

rationally objects

life a burden' merely to attain

WOMEN'S PETITION.

Presented At: Disarmament Conference.

Yesterday.

Serv

of New Kowloon Quarry Lot No.

quite know

enda

led for

they are going to rate, that 2,500 become less inclin, ploy

¿when one.

Was

were

this there

Bod at 269.091