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MAIL SCHEDULES
AIR MAIL
Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore | Saigon Marseilles via Saigon
Singapore-Australia Contespondence will be accepted for) trands by these services. Batr word wat part, lar, are shown in the the Post schedules exhibited t Ofices. All letters etc. must be mark- By Air Mail" and be handed in:
at the Port Office.
The Money Order Office is from 10a.m. to
open
ON
4 p.m. except Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon από σε Sundays and holidays when, it is entirely closed.
INWARD MAILS.
FROM EUROPE
Kashima Maru (Air Mail ex
"K.L.M. Service")
Soudan
May
Ranpura (via Sara)
FROM U.S.A.
May
Emp, of Asia
Prex Coolidge
Pres. Monroe
Pres. Jackson
FROM SHANGHAI
My
Emp. of Asia
Pres. Coolidge
General Pershing Pres. Monroe ..
Hakusan Maru Tyndareus Tayo Maru
Pres. Jackson
Rajputana
Taiping
FROM MANILA
May
Pres. Jefferson
Tjisondari
Deucalion
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
May
Kashima Maru
Deucalion
Soudan
Tjisadane
"Talma
Kumsang
Jeypore Emp. of As
FROM JAPAN
May
Pres. Coolidge Emp. of Asia
General Pershing
Hakusan Maru Pres. Monroe Toyooka Maru Rakuyo Maru
Taiyo Maru
Pres. Jackson
Rajputana
FROM AUSTRALIA
Taiping Tanda
OUTWARD MAILS
FOR EUROPY
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936
4 Women's Tages
Cleaning Glassware And
BELTS AND BAGS
OF CORAL
Novel Articles From Old Beads
Mirrors
An Extra Brilliance
the
one of Cleaning glass is pleasanter tasks at spring-cleaning time because the worker feels so Jamply repaid by the brilliance and
lustre of newly washed glass.
If you have any old strings of
The deal bowl for the purpose coral, either branch coral or beads, 9now is the time to get them out is one of papier mache; if an or- the dinary sink is used it is advisable i 11 and wear them, but not in 14 form of a necklace. Coral belts, to lay a folded towel on the bottom for evening of the sink. A little washing-blue bags and coronals wear are among the most novel added to the rinsing water, gives extra brilliance. If articles of decorative dress to be cut glass an
Very lovely dust has collected in the crevices. seen in Bond Street.
old toothbrush they are in themselves, suggesting this should first be removed by 15 the poetic shepherd's gifts to his brushing an
buda and coral serves excellently for this. Pre- love of "amber studs" if only she will live with cipitated chalk helps to
stains. hira
21
remote
A few drops of methylated The more ornate of the coronals
to the last rinsing! being mounted on wire and elabor-spirit added
ately designed, offer difficulties to water will also make glass, shine Methylated spirit the amateur maker. but simple brilliantly.
11 bands for the hair may be con-should be used for dearing mir-
15 trived by sewing the corak regu-rors;
15 larly on to a strip of canvas of helps to
the desired width. Gold
It makes them cleaner, it prevent their steaming
thread over. and there is less risk of mois- beture getting to the "back of the can be used for edging and tween the beads, and if there are mirror, as the spirit evaporates spot enough of the beads there may more quickly than water, 9be a judicious admixture of gold.
10 silver, white, or crystal ones.
Canvas Background
Unsightly Stains
It is sometimes difficult to reach
to the bottom of a glass flower-
easily
The bags have also a founda-vase, and unsightly brown stains tion of canvas, which is complete-develop. These are most 9ly covered with
the coral and removed by half-filling the vase crystal with warm soapy water and add-
10 finished with gilt cr
12 mount. The belts are somewhat ing a dessertspoonful of uncooked
12
12
use and more practical to
15
casier to make.
11
15
much rice grains. Shake the vase vigor-
are
of
One of the highlights of the newest dress parade will be this blue dress of navy afternoon silk bengaline, with white fagoi- ting and straw buttons.
+
HANDS THAT WOULD NOT HOLD
Woman Powerless With Rheumatism
Another case of rheumatism of long standing has yielded to what has become to be recognised all over the world as the one really. The woman scientific treatment. herself writes as follows:-
"After suffering for eighteen years from rheumatism in my arms. hands, legs and feet, I decided two
I months ago to give Kruschen Salts
trial.
I am glad to say I have received great benefit from them. at My hands have been so bad times that I have been unable to Since hold anything with them. Laking Kruschen Salts I have been able to do practically anything want."(Mrs.) L. B.
Unless the kidneys body fil- ter-function properly. certain acid wastes, instead of being ex- peiled, are allowed to pollute the blood-stream and produce trouble- some symptoms: rheumatism for one; excessive fatigue for another. Kruschen Salts assists the kid. ners to excrete acid impurities by causing a more rapid and copious "flushing" action and washing away of those harmful acid waste pro- ducts.
BEST WAYS TO CLEAN FURNITURE
Obtaining Good Results
new
To obtain the best results when cleaning furniture, all old polish should be removed before
is put on. The furniture polish Again the corallously and the rice will help to
should be rubbed down thoroughly water. with vinegar and warm beads are stitched on to a canvas scour the inside of the vase, and background, which is afterwards the soapy water will do the rest.
preferably the day beforehand. lined with thin silk. Round beads The soft-bristled brushes are sold
Scratches, marks, and dents should than for cleaning cut glass. the whole are better ou
be remove next. Small dents can be Water-bottles can be cleaned by
STAIR CARPETS and pierced branch pieces, which
obliterated by rubbing a piece of them; if apt to catch on the clothing if not filling them with cold tea
carpets are relaid warmed beeswax over When stair carefully placed, but the two can allowing this to stand for a day 8be combined in a simple design, and then washing in the ordinary 8leked out with flat sewing of gold way. In districts where the water after spring cleaning care should they are larger melt the beeswax. 10 thread at the edges and to fill in is hard a white film sometimes be taken to alter their position pour it in. and let it solidify. water-slightly, either by raising the top Scratches can be removed by rab- the background, and, of course, collects on the inside round beads of different sizes can bottles. This will dissolve if vine-jend or by lowering the bottom one bing with equal parts of turpen-
parts that have been exposed to phorated oil. 15 be used together. A simple buckle gar is poured into the bottle and about six inches. In this way the tine and linseed oil, or with cam-
hard wear on the stair treads are of glass or gilt metal is the pro-allowed to stand for a day.
given a rest, while fresh portions per fastening.
are brought into use. This e-mahogany furniture should be rub- sures even wear along the whole bed first with iodine or a solution of potash, to strip and makes the carpet last
of permanganate stair car-darken it. White marks left by a When new longer. pets are required it is advisable hot plate, if not too bad, can be to buy half a yard or so more than removed by rubbing wth linseed Feminine tourists from all over the actual length needed in order oil. If it does not disappear with the world buy gloves when they to allow for occasional readjust the first treatment, rub it again
there arrive in Paris, but
variety to choose: never a wider
this from than there will be Spring and Summer.
May
8
`FOR THE WHITE-WASHER
or white-
R.MA. Dorado (Imperial Air-
ways direct Service)
Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord. 8.15 2.
(via Siberia
When distempering washing, slip the handle of the -- brush through a piece of card- board. This will prevent the dis- temper from running up the arm.
THE FINISHING
TOUCH
Gloves Play Big Part
May
8
H
Pres. Jefferson
and Vitoria)
३
Closes: Reg. 4.15 pm. Ord. 5 p.m.
(via Mar- Hakusan Mara
FOR U.S.A.
Pres. Jefferson .......... FOR AUSTRALIA
May
May
seilles)
RM.A. Dorado Taiping
With the new daytime frocks 14 and their three-quarter
Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord 6 p.m.
FOR SHANGHAI
May
Miz SiberiaTM i
ments.
A
Rub Ebony With Milk
OG scratch
walnut
or
with camphorated oil, then with Boiled linseed oil spirit of wine. mixed with a little vinegar is a good renovator for leather furni- Do not polish all wood with It can be used
CARE OF BRUSHES Brushes of all kinds should be ture. or semi-washed in warm (not hot) soap) VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- long sleeves, the glove is often as lauds in which a few drops of am-furniture cream.
These should be cards for Europe and South America not the finishing touch to a cos-monia have been sprinkled Rizse for walnut with a dull finish or so tume. It lends the necessary air in warm and then cold water to for oak though never for limed
dry the jar waxed oak. are forwarded
of completeness to an outfit that stiffen the bristles and superscribed.
and PARCEL REGISTERED
is without coat, particularly, and brushes standing, or hanging, with washed with a damp leather wrung fabric the the bristles downwards so that the out in vinegar and water. Rub MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier
is often in colour or
Varnished than the time given above unless otherwise stated,and, where mails are direct complement of hat or shoes.moisture does not soak into the ebony with milk, and black cak
Care should be taken that with cold, sweet tea. Long or short? Both schools of wood.
in wood should be rubbed with lin- advertised to close at or before $ am, registered and parcel mails are thought have their adherents this the ammonia does not closed at 5 pm, on the previous day season, and the only solution is for contact with polished handles and seed oil The latter is also good
AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via milady to have a series of gloves backs.
Pres. Jefferson
Kashima Maru
FOR MANILA
May
8
141
Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sal-ranging in length from the elbow
Emp. of Asia
Gen. Pershing
Pres. Coolidge
Tjibadak
Taiping
FOR STRAITS AND INDIA
Hakusan Mara Tilawa
May
FOR JAPAN
May
Pres. Jefferson Kashima Maru
.
ron. Correspondence for Europe and to wrist to suit the various suits intermediate countries will be accept and gowns in her wardrobe.
More popular than
ever
this
come
CLEANING TEAPOTS
jfor french-polished furniture and rosewood. Use salt and water for wicker, and, when dry, polish with furniture cream.
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 des 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, plow, and altho
15 16 17
138 139
#43
49 50
55
161
162
67
HORIZONTAL 1 Captivate
Grasp
"S-A coin
9-A continent
11-Part of the st 12-Part of the moth 15-March
17-A metz1
19-Upon
2C-A coloanade
(Gr. Arch.)
21-Unit of work (pi.) 23-Act ་ 24-Dispatched
25-River in Africa 28-Cone by
30-A grain
32-Speck
33-wrong-doing
34-Make a misstep 36-Closely confined 37-A sweet course 39-Listen
40-Limited In amount
44-Greek goddess
45-Scout
47-Prefix. Not
$1.Aszenda
10
41 147.
154
160
158
HORIZONTAL (Cont) 53-A Hebrew month
minto -Observed B-Thin CO-Propseition
*7-Edgc -*-Ecaip
+Lick up
Part of a boat "S-Mikare
19-Appear
75-Bard 71-Twisted
imat
VERTICAL
1-Contend
168 169
VERTICAL (Cont.) ∙15-Make a mistake
18-Remark
20-Chief actor
22-Twirl
25-Used in negation
27-Talks Idly
79-An insect 31-Currents
33-A bristle (Surg-) 25-Suttix Footed 36-Pairs (abbr.} 18-Pronoun
*Eternities 41-Groan. 42-Terminate
<3-Agitate
45-Carol
2-Part of verb 'To be' 46~How!
S-Thaw 5-Peated
6-Exists
7-Deep hair
& Performed
10-Azİst
111-Pitch
13-Atom bearing an
electric charge
14-Recompensed
18-Part of the head
DILOTO.
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7-Scottish languaga 59-Altar end of eff #2-Chart
65-A wager
67-Italian river
-15-Length messure (pl.}} 69-Half an em
The pointion of the above with a new cross-word puzzle will appear in tomorrow's issue,
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
READ CRROR FRIGOR
PIOT ENC DORN IS SOS
STATES
JEN FENCES
SHAREO PAR LIPURCO APDS CRRED RICS 3 EINT
ROSHOG SUDAN
NEWS DE
USES OF VINEGAR
Hot vinegar will soften paint
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors
the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
ed for transmission by these Services.
WHEN SHREDDING SOAP Rates and all particulars are hown in 8 the schedules exhibited at the General year are coloured gloves, whether Silver teapots which have be
When shredding soap, use an old 8 Post Office and Kowloon Office. All they are chosen to harmonise or coma stained inside with tannin letters etc, must be marked "By Air accent the costume they go with. (should be soaked in boiling soda Mail" and handed in at the General They are made most often in amp-water overnight, and in the morn-j
for an hour at least. Post Office. Unless superscribed for ple, smooth leathers with over- ing rinsed thoroughly. Repeat two grater instead of a knife. The brushes that have become dry and despatch by a specific air mail ser-
the teapot will be spotlessly clean. dissolve more easily. avice, correspondente will be forward-casting taking the place of the or three times if necessary, and shavings will be much finer and hard. Soak them in hot vinegar Taimosban
classic saddle-stitch seams,
ed by the first service available.
Bringing Up Father
ALL RIGHT - MACGE-I'M UP-GIMME A CHANCE "TO SIT ORESSE-
NOW HURRY- YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO LET YOUR SON GET TO THE OFFICS BEFORE YOU-HE LEFT HOURS AGO.
•
WELL-TMM HÖRE- BUT WHERE IS HE? SUPPOSE
HE IS IN MY
OFFICE
SO LONG, POP-DON'T KEEP THE OFFICE OPEN ON MY ACCOUNT AS I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK-
ISLAND
Feet
Victoria Peak
1,823
Signal Station
1,774
Mt. Parker
1,734
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1,725
Peak Hotel
1,305
Mt. Davis
877
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
237
MAINLAND
*
Feet
3,124
Kowloon Peak ...... 1,971
PURE ALUMINIUM WARE
BRITISH
MADE
NEW
WHAT WAS THE MATTER? WASN'T HE ABLE TO
ARRIVALS Of Saucepans
Fry Pans,
Kettles Ete.
High Grade Quality
At Moderate
Prices
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
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