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THE CHINA MAIL.

"GOOD LUCK”

FASHIONS AND

FANCIES

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BRAND

NEW SEASON GINGER

MONDAY, JULY 4, 1927.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by dn expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

GOOD LUCK ...

Most reliable, good strong colour, mellow

and well preserved.

The China Ginger Preserving Co., Ltd.

No. 16, Bonham Strand, East

Telephone C. 989

GOING HOME?

If you are returning to Europe or America, WHY NOT GET THE BEST ACCOMMODATIONS while travelling, by ALLOWING US to protect your reservationa?

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC., are official agents for steamship and railroad lines throughout the world and issue all tickets at tariff rotes..

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AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES in COLD DOLLARS, STERLING OR FRANCS provide security against lots or theft and are the most convenient method of carrying money. THESE CHEQUES HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TRAVEL and all banks cash them readily, After banking hours, A

as at other times, hotels,

shops and restaurants accept them in

payment. For large sums of money, it is convenient to carry AMERICAN EXPRESS LETTERS OF CREDIT. Their use among travellers the world over has been catablished by their unquestioned reliability and ready recognition. An added feature is that drafts under our Letters are exchangeable for AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS' CHE- QUES at our branches at a charge of 1 per cent.

Complete information can be obtained on application to- THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC., 4-A, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong.

Phone C. 4625.

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Hong Kong's Artistic Photographers

The

YING MING STUDIO

Queen's Road Central

-(Official Photographers of the "China Mail.")

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment in, guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own Two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-ui-Pe, Kowloon, Hongkong.

Tel. Kowloon No. 9.

Estimates furnished on application Rongkong, April 1, 1924.

PHONE C. 416.

THE ASIA

ASIA COMPANY GENERAL STOREKEEPERS SHIP & FAMILY COMPRADORES

9, POTTINGER ST., HONG KONG.

Only the Finest British and American Goods are Stocked by us. Price List on Application.

FOR THE BEST SERVICE.

Whether it be developing your negatives,

printing or enlarging-

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS should go to

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COLLECTION OF LOCAL AND CHINESE SCENES.

Moderate rates, Punctuality and Excellent Quality,

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Genuine Stamps Only.

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and

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You can be sure that every stamp

in the packet is listed in Scott'a

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Dealers in Postage Stamps, Gar den Seeds, Pictorial Post Card,. Toys, sto.

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

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Hong Kong.

MASSAGE NAKAMURA

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that maintains the ensemble idea.

Three types of coat in the sporte ensemble are seen. The straight-

one point over the shoulder is feature of many of the sports costumes.

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12-Light #lipper (pl.) 16-Proceading from the

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17-Wooden pin 1- diphthong. 19-Division of Bible

(abbr.) 20-Brief poem 21-The sun. 22-Expedited "! 25-Verse (abbr.) 26-Bad of Insecta 28-Level 30-Female hare 31-Away from

33-Organ of hend 84-Corrected!

36-To batter

17-Marry

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41-Batisfy the appetite

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42-Tidy

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15-Moving swiftly

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52-Aptitude

58-Nickio (abbr) 54-Accomplish 55-Golf mound 56-Crying, ae a dog BS-Earn

62-Comfort

163-Merit

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65-African river

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3-Cover 4-Age

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property

127-On condition that

29-Bouthern State of 1. B. (abbr)

81-Not many 12-Droit 86-Clattered }86-About"

89-The (French)

40-Enduring

41-Dry-up 43-Trouble (Scot) 44-8luggish connection

between two

bodies of water 46–Girl's nama 47-Equip

40-N. W. State of U. S.

(abbr.)

49-To observa

61-River of Germany 67-Town of B. W.

Franco

BB-Suffix denoting

"condition"

80-A volar 01-8. W. Btate of U. S.

(abbr.)

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

Sporta costumes have 80 en- deared themselves that they now are worn for all occasions other

Two-plece dresses often have than those noted as strictly formal-wrap-around-model, of-the-same-pleated skirts and are worn with Sports ensembles appear as correct length of the dress, continues sweater blouses. Sweaters, button-enamel in a colour toning with the in town as they do in the country popular. The loose, three-quarters ed or slip on, are shown with shades of the scarf, but very often and show much variety in the man-length coat is among the smartest, dresses of both harmonising or con- the buckle. is of silver and bril-

trasting colours and materials. liante. ner in which they greet the summer while the hip-line cont offers a The newest sweaters are very mode.

third choice.

short.

In general, straight lines are stressed-but are featured showing amart details. The sports ensem- ble is extremely important. Often several colours and fabrics are combined, but always with a skill

EGYPT'S FIRST BLONDE.

that

Sports dresses in general are straight από slim but almost always have a pleated skirt. Box pleats are much seen. are used, but the V appears most popular.

All necks

Smort sports costumes are almost certain to possess a jacket. It may be of velvet, velveteen or jersey silk, or a soft woollen fabric. It may match or form a contrast to the rest of the costume. A very lish woollen mixtures in light, Sports fabrics are varied. Eng- new and interesting jacket is of neutral colours, French woollens the cardigan variety with stripes in one colour, silk and wool novel-

Inasmuch running horizontally.

ties as well as crepe de chine, as many of the sports dresses are jerseys and all washable silks are sleeveless, these jackets serve a used with marked success. useful as well as decorative pur- розе. Cream coloured velvet is used to create a charming jacket which may be worn with any num- ber of frocks.

Tweed is an important fabric for town and country. There are hard surfaced fabrics, or the loosely woven tweeds of exceptional soft- ness. There is great charm in the range of colours. Black and white mixtures, navy blue and white with coloured threads added

A communiqué announces the Boston-Harvard expedition on the last day of its operations at the Giza Pyramida discovered the tomb of Queen Meres-ankh A daughter of Prince Kawaab and Princess Hetepheres II., both of whom were children of Cheops (the builder of the great pyramid about 2800 B.C.) A chapel of three rooms cut out of the rock was discovered. It has 20 statues and statuettes in niches in the walls. Around the northern for variety, or the familiar beige part of the main room the colours and brown combinations are all of painted reliefs are vividly pre- shown with equal success. These Berved.

tweeds form very smart coats in all lengths and often feature belts.

Princess Hetepheres, who was the granddaughter of the eldar The best models for summer are

The sleeveless frock, for golf is seen, while tennis models are ex- tremely interesting.

Jane Winton, appearing in the First National film, "The Poor Nut," is seen wearing a correct and interesting sports costume. It con- sists of a navy blue pleated skirt, navy blouse, buttoned down the front, a woollen flower at the. shoulder worn above a monogram worked in blue and white.

Light bands in a deep V.also decorate the blouse. A sports felt hat and chic correct shoes complete B ensemble.

Queen Heterpheres, wife of without fur but often use a long SHOE BUCKLES FOR SCARVES. Senefru and mother of Cheops, is roll collar. represented in one of the reliefs with short hair painted bright, yellow and crossed by fine red horizontal lines. She was man festly a blonde or red-haired, the first of either type to be found among the black-haired people of the Pyramid age.

The secret tomb of Queen Hetepheres was dievered at the end of last February. The tomb is 1,550 years older than that of Tut-ankh Amen.

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NEED A FOC-HORN WHILE MACCIE SLEEPS- HOW DOES

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A youthful simplicity is the

The latest place for a woman to fundamental idea around which the sports costumes

designed. wear a shoe buckle is on her scarf. A rich coloured silk scarf, paint- Sports costumes are of course, in one, two or three pieces. They are ed or printed with design, is a balted just above the hip necessity for wearing with the apt to line or are without a belt at all spring tailor-made suit, but the Horizontal and vertical lines are scarf is no longer worn twisted accented by pipings, rows of but-round the neck, with enda flowing Hori loosely. It is twisted once round tons or smart appliques. zontal bands of contrasting colour the neck, then the ends are brought to the front and drawn tautly are often used to finish skirts and decorate the lower part of jumpers, through a decorative buckle.

The Deauville scarf tied with The scarf buckle is sometimes of

WELL- IT'S QUIET HERE ANYWAY!

BRINGING UP FATHER.

An old paste oval or oblong shoe buckle is the scarf holder most desired by the woman of the moment, and many treasure boxes are being ransacked in search of one. Antique shops, too, have many such old visitors looking for buckles.

used by some women for this latest

Cut steel shoe buckles are also

dress detail.

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