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KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION HOUSEHOLD COAL

As from the 4th March, 1937, a superior -- grade of Household Coal will be supplied by the Administration, prices as follows:-

Peak District ...

$23.00

Bowen Road & Lower levels .. $21.00

Kowloon

Repulse Bay

Pokfulum

Shek-O & Stanley

$20.00

$24.00

$23.00

$24.00

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

Head Office:-TIENTSIN - DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong

THE CHINA MATE

DEFENCE BALLOONS

ATTACKED

An attack on the type of barrage

|balloon which he said the"; Gov- ernment is constructing for the de- fence of London, was made by Mr. Harcourt Johnstone.

Speaking to the annual meeting of the Northern Liberal Federation at Newcastle, he said:

HERSEY DANCE TEAM HERE

Dancing Way Round

The World

At oft-expressed desire to visit the Orient has resulted in the rival in the Colony of a dance team that has played in leading social centres throughout the world.

Edith Hersey and Brother Billy "I have reason to believe the were entertaining at the exclusive Government is constructing a type Dorchester. House Hotel in London of balloon which rise only to 10,000 when they mentioned to some feet or less.

friends that they would rather like *Though Lord Swinton spoke in to make a holiday trip to the Far the House of Lords last November East. They were told that

this of deliveries before Christmas, in could probably be arranged as Sir fact only three balloons have been Victor Sassoon, owner of the Cat- delivered up to date.

hay Hotel, Shanghai, was present at the Dorchester and had their act

MEUROW

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MATURED IN WOOD FOR

10 YEARS

BEFORE

BOTTLING

BRANDY

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Edith and Billy, accordingly, arrived in Shanghai shortly after- wards and have since appeared in most of the leading cities of the Far East. They are scheduled to open their Hong Kong season at a special gala dîner-dance at the Gloucester Hotel this evening.

An exceptionally charming cou- ple, they are talented dancers and will appear in variety numbers, both slow and fast.

Perfect technique, beautifully gowned Edith and lots of person- ality, combine to make dance team which is likely t

prove one of the most popular ever to have entertained in Hong Kong.

"NOTHING LIKE IT.

"Many dancers will tell you that 2 dancer's life is a hard one" said Miss Hersey, in an interview with the "China Mail" "Personally, I think there is nothing like it. One travels, meets interesting people and once your dance routine is up- to-date, there is not an awful amount of work to be done. En- gagements come as fast as we can [fulfil them. In the

we

work for 52 weeks of the After we leave Hong Kong, about the end of April, we intend to re- turn home in time to take up an engagement at the Biltmore Coun try Club. This club is one of the most exclusive in the world and is 2 really marvellous place. We al- ways like working there if we can possibly manage it.

"We have enjoyed our trip out bere immensely, but the hot clim ates we have experienced do not altogether agree with my brother and besides, we are both beginning to feel distinctly homesick.

WHAT SHAW THINKS

Looking spruce and straight, G B. S approached through the ear- ly morning

He was just returning from his daily before breakfast swim at Landon cinh.

Trying hard to keep up with his athle strides, a reporter asked for his opinion on the £1,500,000,000

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