MAIL SCHEDULES
AIR MAI
Imperial Airways via Singapore' Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon Marseilles via Szigon...
Singapore-Australia
Correspondence will be accepted for mgmgmission by these services. Extas and all particulars are shewn in the schedules exhibited at the Port Offices. All letters etc., must be mark- ed "By Air Mail” and be handed in at the Post Office.
CHINESE DOMESTIC AIR MAIL
SERVICE FROM CANTON. "Letters will be accepted at Hong Kong for transmissiou by the Chinese: Domestic Air Mail Servica-, Krum Canton to all places in Ching at the] rate of $100 per half ocmes The charge is inclusive of the regular
wit
The hours of closing mails for this į service at the G.P.O. rez
Carton-Shanghai
(via Swatow)......... Wednesdays and Saturdays, Eeg.
-Mon
Canton-Kinngchow-Nanning
days and Fridays, Reg. 10 am Ordinary 10.30 am.
Canton-Langchow-Saturdays.
Res.
4.30 DEL Ordinary 5.00 pan Tuesdays and Thursdays Ber. 10 a.m. Ordinary 10.30 am.
At Kowloon Central Post Office the mails will be closed 1⁄2 hour be Lore the above times.
INWARD MAILS
FROM EUROPE
Corda (via Suez)
Leverkusen (via Siberia)
Hong Peng (Air Mail
ex
Imperial Service)
FROM SHANGHAI
Gneisenau
Kitano Mart
Pres Grant
Cathay
Rio de Janeiro Maru
Conte Verde
Chenonceaux
Метров
Teiresias
Burdwan
Feb.
Feb.
28
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936.
Women's Page
FOR JAPAN
Feh.
Atsuta Mazu
Hakozaki Maru
Hakone Marme
FROM STRAFTS & INDIA
Nagato Maru
Pres. Grant
Toba Marn Hong Peng Tango Mard
Kumaeus
28 Pres. Hoover
28 General Lee
Athos H
Corfa
Tyndarens
Feb.
20
9
FOR U.S.A.
Feb.
Pres. EcovEZ General Lee
Confe
Tyndareus
58 23 13 13 12 13
FOR MANTLA
Feb.
Tulle And Lace Draperies
Brings Improvement To Wardrobe
for-velvet-ribbon which will tie în
a big bow at the back and possibly dip into sash streamers. In this London-case merely cover the decollete of Every woman is making addi-your corsage with a triangular tions that will bring a quick shawl of the tulle. change with a festive touch to the Long fringe can be treated in silhouette of a well worn evening the same spirit except that it can- KOWE
hote gathered. It is” attached Providing its contour is of alen- for preference to an antelope belt. line smother it with silken talle Instep length dinner gowns can be or fine cotton net. There are dif-scovered as well as trained - ones, ferent ways of doing this, one but in the latter case only to tunic being an overskirt cut to form and levels ganged from between waist | slightly gathered into a coloured) to knées. The fringe can also be
round belt of wide tafeta, moire, satin|inserted
arm-holes of corsages, and if there is a scarf
| GETTING READY FOR drop to a gown the ends can be
THE SPRING
Beret With Coolie Effect
LOW HATS NOW FAVOURED
finished with fringe. -
Mat black crepe and satin even- ing gowns are ideal for other black tulle additions urged by a Paris designer. These enhance ¡slender contours and come in the form of rolling capelets, three- tiered cape-cloaks that swing from shoulder to shoulder and hang to While London - Women are the ground, where they make a shivering and drawing their, fur sort of peacock-tail-spread, box costa higher round their necks, all jackets and even half-length swag- milliners who dare to define ger costs of raglan style with themselves "smart" are delight-double-breasted fronts. One of
ing in their newly-arrived spring these coats looks enchanting in fashions writes a correspondent. duck-egg blue silken tulle over a To-day. I left cold heartless slender mat crepe gown to tone. January outside the salon of 1 Black net stôles are other items. very fashionable millinar. Inside, They are fairly wide and concer I was reminded of that popular airtins up when placed across the -"When it's Jane in January."front neckline before hanging
It is too early for London women from either shoulder to back to purchase spring millinery, but ground lengths, slightly weighted there were several more fortan by a series of superimposed frills. 21ate cousins, Mediterranean-bound, There are gathered falls of black World-famed ...
who were revelling in trying on tulle, too, that bring a contrast to Thats for warmer climes.. la pale shell pink gown when cas- The straws of these new styles cading down either side of the are charming and so soft that back skirtline
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they look more like a textile fabric. While an entirely different note is struck by the drawn-thread or lace; effect of the straws.
Coolie Effects
a wondák
Although
can "get away with" practically any type] of hat, there is usually a pre- dominating influence. This year hats, as a whole, will have some
72 Chinese trend as a result of the
Exhibition held recently.
FROM USA.
Feb.
Pres. Grant
Emp. of Japan
Pres. Polk
Gneisenau'
Kitano Mary
FROM MANILA
Pres Grant
Feb.
20
FOR STRAITS AND INDIA
20
Feb.
Cremer
24
Cathay
FROM JAPAN
Rio de Janeiro Maru Conte -Verde
Feb.
Kitano Maru
Neptuna Atsuta Mari
Pres. Hoover General Le
Pres. Grant Cathay
Tokiwa Maru
Emp. of Japan
Hakone Maru
88H
Pres. Polk
FROM AUSTRALIA
Feb.
Atsuts Man ........
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OUTWARD MAILS
FOR EUROPE
Feh
20
Atsuta Maca
Cathay (via Maraeilles)
Closes: Rag. 9.45 a.m.
Ord. 1039 a
Pres. Hoover
Gneisenan (ris Marseilles) .
21
21
Closes: Beg, 515 p.m. Ord. 5 9.3.
Conte Verde (via Brindizi).
Closes: Beg 415 pm. Ord. 5
Athos (viz Siberia)
22
Corfu (via Serie) ..
22
Memon (vis Marseilles)
24
FOR AUSTRALIA
Kitano Maru
Feb.
26
The newest beret has a coolie effect in the stiff ribbed silk circle, tilted over a skull cap, while the ribbing ends in a taft on top.
There are squat silk mandarin 22 caps that look like square tes- cosies embroidered as they are all round and surmounted by a but tos plumb in the middle..
Other coolie styles with rolled-1 up brims carry a shaggy flower in velvet or silk on top. In the battle [between high hats and low mes, the latter are going all out for vic
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- cards for Europe and South Amerie are forwarded “via Siberia” *
so/tory. superscribed.
REGISTERED
FOR SALE
But there is a definitely move- and PARCEL ment towards square CIOWLS, MAILS are closed 15 minutes exriter whatever their depths. than the tima · given shove' unless otherwise stated,and where malls are advertised to close at us before 9 a.m., registered and parcel zzzix are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.
AIR MAIL--Imperial AirwRYE VIR} Singapore," Bandoeng-Amsterdam v Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sri- gon Correspondence for Europe and ed for transmission by these Services. Rates and all particulars are shewolu in the schedules exhibited at the Gez-l eral Post Onite, and Kowloon. Office. All letters etc, must be marked “By
Closes: Est. 415 pm: Ord. 5 pm. Air Mail" and handed in at the Ge
FOR SHANGHAI
Feb.
Pres. Hoover
•
General. Let
Athos II
Corfu
eral Post Office. Unless, superscribed for despatch by a specific air mail service, correspondenen will be fam Intermediate counties will be accepotion 21; warded by the first secvice available.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD
PUZZLE
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26-Doctrines
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29-Very
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43-Morocco (abbr.)
44-6 vegetable
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1-48-Netric fand measure
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