SCHEDULES
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RADIO
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
It is hereby notified that from the First day of June 1935. the changes for telegrams will be collected at the ratel of Dollar 0.60 to equal Gold Franc! 1.00..
AIR MAIL, RATES
As from 6th May the air mail fatesį to Great Britain via Imperial Airways will be reduced to
Letter $0.50 per 1⁄2 oz. PC each $0.32
Correspondence for this service" must
be clearly marked "Via Imperial -Air ways*
Imperial Airways via Singapore
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JINE Z 1935
The Woman's Page
What Smart Women Are Wearing
At The Restaurants
DARK SUITS-GAY MILLINERY
London. with navy, stone-colour and violet There seems very little difference add chic.
colour
nowadays between the well-dressed There are plenty of other silken
woman. English and French
Amaterials. which work inte
A-heavy crepe in dark/ Bandeng-Amsterdam via Singapore glance round any fashionable lan-chemes
abeon haunt in London, or Paris Carbon-blue has a belted slim tunic English women have lined and faced with lac, worn their with a coal-scuttle hat of navy complete how to
Saison-Marseilles via Saigon
Singapore-Australia ·
Correspondence will be accepted for proves this. transmission by these services. Rates learnt
and all particulars are shewn in the clothes. They are not content to straw turned up with the lac schedules exhibited at the Post Offices
All letters etc., must be marked "buy a new suit, but are as particu Air Mail" and be handed in at a Postlar as the Parisienne in their man- ner of wearing it, and in collecting PARCEL POST
A. schedule of revised parcel post correct accessories.
June
is!
hour
in
the
Afternoon Wear
A soft wool ensemble in beigel and dark red could look delightful; with a short full skirt bordered with tiny plisse frills, and a slim At the hncheon rates, including many reductions,
For afternoon wear exhibited in the Parcel Office, G.PO crowded restaurants one is struck coat complete with a short cape of
with the chic of the darker ultra beige ermine. simple suits or ensembles crowned was a printed spot in dark green and white taffeta. This had a full by dressy hats. One notices other
length coat of the plainer green silk) Smart accessories of importance- Ssuch as shoes, gloves and handbag. with rather large puffed sleeves, the spotted vogue being represented in Taffeta Suits
cap and gloves. Black taffeta is responsible for A thin black woollen suit with some of the smartest creations. It bloused coat was fastened up br can be worn from early morning narrow cords of bright jade-green 14 onwards, for the reat trim tailleurs patent leather. belt and shoes to the full and frilly robe-de-style, or match. and a small bonnet of felt the more picturesque frock
LNWARD MAILS.
FROM EUROPE.
Menestheus (Air Mail)
Anshun (Air Mail Service)
Carthage (via Szez)
FROM USA.
June
Pres Monroe,
Emp. of Canada
Pres Jackson
FROM JAPAN
June
Emp. of Canada"
Pres Monroe
Suwa Maru
Tatsuta Mara
General Lee
Bokuyo Mara Anyo Maru Malacca Maru
Dakar Marn
Pra. Jackson
Rajputana
Kidderpore
Komaki Mara
FROM-SHANGHAI
Emp. of Canada
Pres MatrDe
Suwa Maru
Tatsuba Mara
General Lee
Sinkians Conte Verde Menelaus
Ixion
Pres. Jackson
Rajputana
- Kidderpore
Changte
June
FROM MANILA
June
Jume
A point that adds to the popu. larity of silk is that fashion now
7 rather favours a "rustle."
was in the green.
Smart Woollen Dresses Very smart, too, for the restan- are dark
There rant at luncheon" time
is something very naire about the woollen dresses with light silk coats. a tilleal justle of the silken suit on the mo- A black wool dress has
padded silk coat and a dark brown! pique. Shiny, suits and crest silk
10 dern girl.
IS The best taffeta lunch
14
14.
have seen are in black or darkest chintz-like surfaces are also a very! 14 navy, cut on clear lines, with the smart finish to an iron-grey suiting. 15 new shorter skirt that may, or may black and white hat and shiny 15 not, flare slightly near the scalloped white linen collar and big cuffs will little be further, supported by belt and bem, and a nippy cut away
Dark blue tailored coat that has wide white shoes and bag.
can be similarly treated with grey shoulders. important revers Ecuffs of the silk heavily quilted white accessories. A navy dress
shirred.
may have a cost of all white Frey.
Accessories
wad
Such a suit calls for the daintiest
This differing jacket, adds to the
or feeling of the moment, where there
Printed cottoms seem
to have taken a strong hold for summer wear. Ann Sheridan, of the flins, is wearing a simple white and black print with large pearl but- tons up the front. The frocks are washable.
STRAW CAPS AND FIBRE HATS
Navy Blue Panama
LONDON
FASHION
NEWS
GLASS SCARVES
The latest scarves are made of glass-but they neither break nor cresse. The smartest ones are sîî-‡ ver, striped with pastel colours, ( and intended for town wear.
Jubilee Note. Fashions Fashions with the Jubilee note) include fringed silk scarf squares patterned with red, white and' hive | flags, and grey flannel handbags woven with a Royal crown design. a Eton Collars
Paris says, "the harder the reck- line, the better." Collars and cuffs are as stiff and starchy as they can For the younger oman, starch-
be.
ed linen Eton collars, in pastel shades or white, are chic with a black linen dress. Starched lace nosegays are good, too, with spring suits.
Hollywood Vogue Adopted
A Hollywod film star first launch- ed the fashion of carrying a large chiffon handkerchief bordered with sequins, and having a sequin motii in one corner. Now London is adopting this mode.
| JUBILEE COLOURS
Everything In Red, White And Blue
JEWELLERY INCLUDED
Red, white and blue bath cubes: are put up in silver boxes tied up with royal blue ribbon.
Bath salts, too, are cleverly ar ranged în layers of the Jubilee colours. Their glass jars are tied with bright ribbons.
Eau de Cologne and lavender
Jockey peaked caps of fancy Sof sleeveless blouses in lingeriel variation in costumes. The general Italian straw are another phase of
lawn, white pin-spot organdi chiffon in a tone that will pick up is a light cape or coat of contrast stall shapes, and there is a new water have the red, white and blue 142 gayer colour in the hat of straw is to have the dress beneath dark and better pill-box of black "lu-touch, on their special presentation 14 cire or fabric. The hat will be Later on a light frock can also be clole" with a tuft of black ostrich bottles. 15 fowered or feathered possibly with worn to go with the same coat.
141
a further medley of colour. K black, the accessories Can vary
Taffeta Flowers
right in the centre front and a A set of three bone rings for the nape length veil opened up the little finger are smart in the Royal front but closed down the back colours. They have dress clips to Coconut fibre makes these small match.
Belts and buttons get more and 7 with white, grey, beige or green, or more decorative, and this craze will hats next which a coolie cloche A more elaborate clip, for even-
last for some time
There are looks large in comparison as it un-ing wear, is made of seed pearls in varying opinions about sleeves dulates round the edge in navy the shape of a tiny pennant, with Many of the new coats are collar-blue and white straw, with a navy a red enamel and jewelled trown. 7 less with only fall, puffed elbow and white quill set perkily on the A faithful copy of the Imperial 8 sleeves--others have elbow length
State Crown can be had in jewell-
FOR STRAITS
June
Pres.. Jefferson
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Strwa Maru Santhia Anshun (Air Mail ex-Imperial Air Conte Verde
Changte
Menestheus
ways Service)
Kumeng
Bangalore
11 Rajputana 14
FOR INDIA.
Sirdhans
Jane
FROM AUSTRALIA
June
Santhia Conte Verde
Changte
FOR US.A.
June
ÖUTWARD MAILS.
Jize
FOR EUROPE
Pres. Jefferson (vis Victoria
and Siberia) Closes: Reg, 4.15 p.m. Ord. 5 p.m. Suwa Maru (via Marseilles)
--
Closes: Beg. 5 p.m. Ord-6 pm. Conte Verde (via Brindisi)...
Closes: Beg. 435 pm Ord 5 pm.
Eajputana (vis Marseilles)
Pres. Jefferson Emp. of Canada
8
11
top.
worn with the popular short cape. Plain brule strawa-in still largerjed chromium-very smart for wear- 14 longer at the back that in front shapes appear to be the neatralling in the batton-hole of a severe
8
In the new shorter skirts, there contrast for foral patterned frocks tailor-made suit.
is a tendency to keep the backs tight a' popular one at least
Navy
8 and slim with fullness brought to blue panama is interesting with an the front. Some have the bodices all-round brim turned up at the joined and fastening right up to edge and a simple trimming, in 7the neck, finished with a large lin-rosette of daisies surrounded by 14gerie bow or scarf. A white pique ancurled ostrich frunds. ·
flower is often a finish to the neck
VIA SIBERIA Letters and post or waist, or coloured taffeta flowers WHITE FOR MORNING 7 cards for Europe and South America with a gay hat are a charming
are
7 superscribed.
forwarded "vis Siberia" completion to a dark crepe, a“ silk REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS
unless otherwise
afternoon or cinema trock.
*
1
8 are closed 15 minutes earlier than the
The old-fashioned spot in all sizes time given above stated, and where mails are advertised is much the vogue for wool and will
It is
Closes: Reg. 9.45 am. Ord 10.30 am to close at or before 9 am, registered reign supreme sin foulards.
Emp. of Canada (via Vancouver
B.C. and Siberis)
-
+4
Closes: Beg. 9.15 am. Ord.. 10 a.m.
FOR SHANGHAI
Pres. Jefferson Emp. of Canada
June
M
FOR JAPAN
Janc
か
Pres. JeffersON Bokuyo Maru Emp. of Canada
FOR MANILA-
Emp. of Canada. Pres. Monroe. General Lee Tjbariz
June
14 on the previous day. -
AIR MAIL Imperial Airways
WEAR
New Material Called
"Indo-Chinoise”
2
STORING WINTER
HATS
Must Be Thoroughly
Clean First
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL,
HONG KONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTEL:
PEAK HOTEL;
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL.
HOTELS,
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel den Wagons Lits, Peiping
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, płow, and altho.
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HORIZONTAL
1-Chest 5-Rims
11-Rough
12-Cleaner
14-To go forward
(36 37 38
HORIZONTAL (Cont); VERTICAL (Cont.)
143–Village In southern 13-Checked
Italy
44–Skin disease 45-Combining form..
Cuzaide
45-Withered.
15-Cafe with vaudeville 47. Back bona
17–Sacramenta.
13-Fetters *
20-Contend
21-Turkish official
22-Blemishes
148-Salary
50-Passed, as time 32-Quiet
#59–Plundered
54-To tar again
23-The pineapple (Sp.) 55-Horse
24 Japanese.coin
25-Piece of flat rook 25-Machine for dicing 27-Shaped like a
Arrow head
30-Remark
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31-Alcoholic beverage
VERTICAL
1-Walking 2-One who contends
In a race 3-Greek god of war 4 Employ L5-Censeerste
14-fran
18 Rende
13-Grade
joz-Narrow strips of
wood
123 Wharfs
2-Plece of rock (25-Clothed.
28 Silly
23 Stop
131-Part of a horse's
harness
32-Rans swiftly 33-Chooses 34-More soiled 35-Fruit of the pine 36-Cut into
137-Preserved food
35-Rate of motion. 40-Roet used for dyeing.
Bower
32-Angle in a fort (pl.); 6-Demand a repetition 43-A Boy #Standard works of | 7-College official (pl)|44-A fruit
art
29-To fall into line
40-Daizp
42-Cover with vene
8-Prates
5-Greek letter
10-Benefit
Europe
45-A 'measure of length
(pt)
47-Out of danger
(11-Peninsula of S. E.. 49-Prefix. Before
51-Perched
The solution of the above with a new cross-word pusste.
will appear in to-morrow's issue.
AN UNUSUAL FROCK
Sleeveless And Close Fitting With Green Silk Belt
Another and rather unusual frock of heavy black marocain has a spot Sleeve- pattern în nacre sequias.
Winter hats should be cleaned less, long and close fitting, it has a before they are put away for the wide padded stitched belt of emer- summer. First of all, remove any ald green silk exactly matching the greasy patches by rabbing thor bell shaped cuffs on the sleeves of oughly with benzine. Hang out of the cape coatee. doors until it evaporates. Velour
The less formal and shorter
and parcel mails are closed at S
t 5 pm worn as blouses with black wool
All white, with a little touch of hats can best be cleaned with hot afternoon dresses made from maro- suits, and as whole frocks, in every colour, is a special notion for morn- bran. The bran should be heated eain printed silk, and other mater- Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via colour with plain coat or cape.
ing wear on sunny days, the white in the oven, rubbed well into the There is much "shineTM Singapore Saigon-Marseiles ris Sai-
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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BV ST ROBE ́ ́S POOLIS
ASIPIERS
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TEKOS
LIQUID POWDER
Lasts Longer And Keeps Skin Cool
about being as dead in tope as chalk. From hat, left for a time, and then brush, ials are worn with matching coats. gun. Correspondence for Europe and Even lace can have a stiff polished then on it turns to a vellum tint for ed out. Then steam the hat by intermediate countries
will be
surface. This contrasts, admirably afternoons, when sunray plisse holding it over a saucepan of boil
RUBBER BATHING SHOES 14 cepted for transmission by these Ser- with dull-surfaced fabrics.
Tices Rates and all particulars are
The points down into "bishop" sleeves ing water. Next, stuff the crown
A liquid powder base gives; a " shewn in the schedules exhibited at light and shade notions make for tucked in at the wrists. Dress with tissue paper, pull the hat into New rubber bathing shoes in matt finish and keeps the skin, look- the General Post Office and Kowloon cheer, without being too flamboyant makers are using a new material in shape, and leave until it is dry, brown, green, white and various ing cool Pat it on quickly with a 121 Office All letters etc, must be mark- 14jed "By Air Mail" and handed; in at
white and neutral shades called Smooth, light felts are best clean-colours to match the suits are in all pad of cotton wool wrung out in Office. the General Post.
Unless
"Indo-Chinoise" that smacks rathered with powered magnesia or a the latest shapes, distinctly wear cold water, smooth on a little cream superscribed for despatch by a speci-
of tussore with a chine finish. 11 mixture of four and kitchen salt, able and useful as well as oma-rouge (this lasts longer than the Se air mail service, correspondence White is popular in the evening, is a flat cloky patterned weave heated in the oven like the brar mental Still newer ones that he dry), apply a spot of non-shine will be forwarded by the first service and even more effective when re-which encroaches upon crepe-de- Dark, smooth felts should be clear-half-way up the are expected lotion to your nose, then powder
lieved by a coloured scari.
Chine and marocain.
ed with fuller's earth.
available.
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