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It is hereby notified that from the First day of August 1935 the charger for telegrams will be collected at the rate of Dollar 0.65 to qual· Gold Franc 1.00.
INWARD MAILS.
FROM EUROPE
Patroclus (via Negapatam) Rampura (via Suez).
FROM USA.
Emp. of Russia
Pres. Harrison
Prex, Lincoln
Pres. McKinley
FROM JAPAN
Emp. of Russia
Penang Maru
Delacoa Mara
Pres. Harrison
Aust...
Aug.
REMEDIES
Worst Offenders And Cures Listed
CISTERN BATHROOM
One of the worst offenders in the matter of domestic noise is the cistern in the bathroom or lava- tory. The actual flush cannot be the refilling of 16 altered. bot
makes the
cistern
enough troublesome, es- noise to be 14 pecially in a house where there A short 16/are young children
19 length of half-inch rubber tubing 23 should be attached to the inlet under the ball tap so as to carry the infow below the level of the
14 small residue.of water-left in the
14 tank. The refilling will take place below the water level and the splashing and will avoid
16
Haruna Maru
16
Pres Lincoln
Santos Maru
Kitano Maru
Asama Maru
Ranchi
FROM SHANGHAI
Auz.
Fochon
Emp. of Russia
Bhutan
Pres. Harrison
Haruna Maru
Tyndareus Pres. Lincola
Asama Maru"
Ranchi
19 gurgling usually associated with the process. The rubber tubing must be wired round the tap nozzle | and twisted tight with pliers as, owing to the shortness of the tap. it is able to drop off.
The same cure.can be applied 14 in the case of the big cistern feed-
ing the hot water supply.
14.
16
The 16 fact that this tank is often placed
16 on a shelf or in a cupboard makes
18 the trouble worse than is reces-
19
Prex McKinley
"FROM MANTLA
Aug
Atsuta Mart
15
Tjialak
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Patroclus
Muroran Maru
Sirdhana
FROM AUSTRALIA
Aug.
Aug.
Atsuta Maru
OUTWARD MAILS.
FOR EUROPE
Tatsuta Maru (via San Fran-
cisco and Siberia) Closes: Reg. 5 pm. Ord. $.30 Agamemnon (via Marseilles)
Potsdam (via Siberia)
sary by providing a sounding board, and a little attention" be- comes imperative if anyone has the misfortune to sleep near to HE
Rubber Linings The
crockery in rattle of washing-up can often be heard in Ja sittingroom adjoining the scul- lery and in any case it is an 16 irritating noise for the person 19 engaged on the job. Rubber
be
for obtained linings the modern type of sink__and draining board which deaden the
can
15 sound and protecting the crockery
from chipping.
Attention should be given
to
loose sash windows, which can be
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1935
Yomen's Tages
A new Greta looms on the Hollywood horizon. She is Gretz Slm and Natzler, the Viennese stage star, here shown arriving in New York en route to the film colony for her American debut
Beauty Requires Backbone
INTELLIGENCE IN
DRESS
Snobbery Creeps Into Dressing
SOME CLEVER DESIGNS
Healthy Exercises
For Body
STRAIGHTENING BACKS
Very often a protruding stomach, hips that stick out in ungainly fashion, and a lump between shoulder blades are due to lordosis (sway-back) and can be corrected
Intellectual snobbery is creeping into the dress world. You like it, by exercises that straighten the
when probably.
someone says.body. "That's a lovely frock you're wear ing. But don't you like it much more if the remark runs, "What a clever dress that is!
How-
Any girl can walk with her head high and chest p ever, unless she learns to eliminate the exaggerted hollow in her back. her uplifted chest will count for And very right this feeling is. The latter compliment implies nothing in the race to good, pos that mere prettiness is not enough,ture.
It is possible, you know, to keep discrimination, distinction and in-chin up and chest elevated at the same time you hold your stomach; telligence on your part.
and that your appearance shows
An evening dress which is in and carry hips forward. Here! clever is an original French model, is another exercise that teaches with a coat over it. The material you how:
ased for both the dress and coat is white cloque taffeta. The dress is plain and close-fitting.
Upward Walk
Lie on the floor on a fairly thick pad or blanket with your
The neckline curves gently to buttocks flat against a wall Na- the centre. This accentuates the turally, your knees will be doubled slight gathers of the bodice.
Jup against your chest. Full Skirt
Now, putting your feet on the of contrast to this wall walk upward slowly-until By way sophisticated simplicity the coat feet are up as far as you can reach has a full skirt, cut away squarely and weight is between the shoul in front and big square cuffs. der blades. Of course, the slow The effect is very Scarlet Pim deliberation and precision with pernel. This is accentuated by which you do the upward walk is the large diamante buttons
what does the most good. High marks for intelligence also
You begin by having all your go to a dress in dull metal moire backbone, except the 1st four ver- gold and blue), a crepe dinner tebrae; flat on the floor. As you sleeves take each tiny step up the wall, gown with full (white), and a red-checked ging you life the spinal column, one sec ham frock, with short sleeves and tion at a time. By the time you a wide skirt (red American cloth have walked as far upward as you cuffs and belt).
can reach, your weight is right on Ithat lump between
Lace
SELECTION OF JOBS
packed with small rubber wedges Juvenile "Fancy" Leads
Casements with-old and worn-fit-
14 tings are not so easily patched up.
To Misfits
Aug.
s
14
14
but new fittings are cheap and are easily affixed. in place of the old f
SOME DIFFICULTIES
16/obes.
career-choosing
Pres. Jackson (via Victoria).
Closes: Reg. 3 pim Ord. 4.15 pm Haruna Maru (via Marseilles)
E
Closes: Reg 5 pm. Ord. 6 p.m. Bhutan (via Marseilles)
Closes: Reg. 4.15 pim. Ord 5 pm
FOR MANILA
Emp. of R
Pres. Harrison Tjinegara
Changte
Pres. Lincol
FOR SHANGHAI -
Aug.
་
"Modern casement fittings have:
Difficulties of
16 advantages which were undream-were discussed by Mr. G. E. I... ed of when even many compara. Whiting, of the National Institute
16 tively new houses were built
of Industrial Psychology. at Not-
The half-open casement is often tingham recently..
or
he said Wide investigation he said,Į a temptation to burglars, but such visitors can be thwarted by a new showed that by far the most. com- mon reason underlying a young 15 device which will only ope 16 close the window from the inside. person's choice of occupation was It is as well to remember such a fancied liking for the job, but 20 points when have the additional still further inquiry bad frequent- advantage of buying new fittings ly revealed the fact that the inter-
jest had only a slender basis.
Actual Cases
He quoted the following instan-
16 cards for Europe and South Amertes ces of actual cases:
Ang.
14
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post
16
Sp
and PARCEL
Potsdam
Pres. Jackson General Lee.
FOR JAPAN
Aug.
Potsdam Atsuta Maru Pres. Jackson General Lee,
FOR STRAITS
A gamemnon Yuen Sang Haruna Maru Bbutan
Aug-
FOR U.S.A.
Aug.
Pres. Jackson
FOR INDIA
"Aug.
Agamemnon Yoen Sang
Changte
Island)
FOR "AUSTRALIA
(via
Thursday
are forwarded "vin Siberia" K superscribed.
REGISTERED
A shy, solitary, surly bay who, wished to become a commercial 14 MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier traveller, but whose interests were 15 than the time given abore unless found to lie solely in travel:
advertised to close at or before 9
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16 otherwise stated, and where mails are A girl who was weak in arith am, registered and parcel mails are metic, and wished to become a closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day nurse because the duties involved
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FASHION NEWS
Eyelashes Painted Pale Blue
́LACQUERED CURLS
blades.
more
Don't do
-
shoulder
slowly- Then start downward -gradually straightening your backbone with each short step. Rest a moment and repeat once this exercise more than twice a day. If you suspect you have some physical ail- ment instead of a simple case of had posture, better ask your doc- tor's permission before rou" do it at all.
Make Your Own Sun-Tops
Easy Pattern With Popular Materials
Make your own sun-tops yard of flowered linen or any cot- ton or spotted silk-material will make two.
One
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will appear in to-morrow's issue.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR
"HAIR IN ORDER
Knots, rolls and braids also have Royal blue has been the favourite Fold the square over and cut their troubles. However, in most colour at Auteuil In several cases down the middle so that you have cases these styles hide the natural the wearer has had her eyelashes two triangular pieces of material painted pale blue to match.
14 Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via A boy showing no signs of al-material, or tiny spots. 14 Singapore Saigos-Marseilles via Saltruism or any bent for scientific 16 gon. Correspondence for Europe and
16 intermediate countries will be accept work, who wished to become a doc
Hem, picot, or over stitch all haizhne, but if you have short round. Cat the top point of hairs mat. insist upon patting in Popular patterns are large single straight, hem, sad attach a piece an appearance, brush them up each day until they are trained to follow flowers sparingly placed on the of silk-covered elastic one side.
Fat & press stad on the other the lower lines of your coiffure. side to fasten round the neck: The other two points tie at the back of the waist, and you have a ean-top for yourself OF children to wear on holiday over
Skirts seem to be rather shorter,
ed for transmission by these Services tor because he thought the life although some, with a very straight Rates and all particulars are shewn in would mean travelling around the fine, just clear the ground. the schedules exhibited at the General countryside in a car.
16 Yost Office and Kowloon -Office. Al letters etc, must be marked “By Air
Much discontext, irritability, Some skirts are white with skirts or shorts: Mail" and handed at the General and nervous disorders, Mr. Whit-black ground worn under a coat of 14 Post Office. Unless superscribed for ing said, were attributable to m-black on white.
smart
the
TOO MUCH SALT
If too much kalt has been zöded to the soup, put a slice of raw round her neck was seen at a potato in the soup and boil for
a few minutes. This helps
Flat lacquered curls are another absorb the salt-
14 despatch by a specific air mail ser suitable employment. If vocation: Pearls are evidently going to be fashion parade.
vice, correspondence will be forward misfits were to be avoided,
* greatly" worn. A woman, dressed ed by the first service available.
more thorough approach to the in black, with ten rows of pearls fashion note problem was needed
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