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MAIL SCHEDULES

PARCELS FOR THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

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The Post Office of the Union South Africa complains that a number uf parcels are reaching that country. with their contents inadequately de- scribed on the Customs Declarations, and draws attention to the necessity for giving a full description of the contents if delay in delivery is to be avolded,

It adds that the enclosure in a par cel of a copy of the relative involçe would be of great asulstance.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Sept.

FROM JAPAN

.Bapt.

General Sherman

Corfu

Nagara Maru Prea, Jackson

Lyons Maru

Rakuyo Maru

Toyama Maru

Talyo Maru Sirdhana

Fushimi Maru

Malacca Maru

Emp. of Japan

Prex, Harrison

3:

15

FROM AMERICA & CANADA

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934.

The Woman's Page

Woollen Fabric

Novelties

Quilted Effects To The Fore

ELASTIC INTRODUCED

Paris.

Although the evolution of the

new autumn modes has taken place 7 in Parla in the usual atmosphere of 7 secrecy, interesting details of au-

tumn fabric novelties are forthcoming.

now

Quilting will be featured accord. 10ling to a fashion expert. There will

12 be elastie in new woollen weaves

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which bring quilted effects to the fore.

GOLD AND SILVER SANDALS RETURN

Evening Gowns To Match

Paris.

A considerable amount of Gold' and silver kid sandals are

14 metal will be introduced in new being seen again here at nights.

14 fabrica, and "hairy" weaves include The vogue for frocks of crepe or one novelty showing hair of the lame woven with gold or silver hard akunk variety glistening over thread brought them back in the the dull black surface of a new mode. 7broadcloth.

Sept.

Pres. Jackson

12

Emp. of Japan

+

Pres. Harrison

14

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FROM MANILA

.Sept.

Prea. Coolidge

Taiping

11

FROM SHANGHAI

Tuoting

Corfu

General Sherman

Pres. Jackson

Tyndareux

Allpore

Ajax

Aramis

Taiyo Maru

Conte Rosso

Emp. of Japan Fushimi Maru

Pres. Harrison

FROM STRAITS

Diomed

Hakusan Maru

FROM INDIA

Taiping

FROM AUSTRALIA

They are favourite footwear with

How To Clean Cork

Marks on the cork seats of bath- room chairs and stools do not al ways yield to treatment with soap and water. They should be rubbed with Ane sandpaper, brushed with a clean dry brush, and then washed in the usual way. Cork table-mats may be cleaned by the same procesa, but care' must be taken to hold them flat on a firm surface, for they easily, crack if they are bent. The sandpaper should be as fine as possible, and it may be applied most effectively, if it is folded round a small nail-brush or some kind of small soft pad.

THE TUNIC

14 Elastic is introduced in plain fine lace or tulle evening frocks The tunic, either as a definite woollens, interwoven with hair and embroidered in metal threads, and silhouette or as a suggestion, is metal threads, or merely hair undi

many women also wear them with used in evening stylos' as well as

in daytime ones. wool. Other woollens are In weaves

plain crepe frocks. of special quilted design.

Sept.

T

OLD LINEN

Sometimes embroidery which has

7been on hand for a long time is

inclined to develop a yellow tinge.

9

This is frequently the case

Also

11

11 with table and bed linen which has

12 been in store. Ordinary washing

14

13 will not restore the original white- ness of the articles, and it will be found that buttermilk is the best) medium for his purpose.

The articles should be, soaked in the ..Sopt. buttermilk for about twenty-four

10 hours in the case of badly d

coloured articles. Slightly affected linen will soon become perfectly white. After treatment, wash the articles in the usual way.

OUTWARD MAILS. FOR EUROPE

14

Sept.

11

Sept.

Emp. of Russia (via Siberia)

17

Corfu (Air Mail.Service) ..

Closes Reg. a p.nt, Ord. 9 a.m.

Pres. Coolidge (via Siberia)

8

||

Closes Reg. 9.15 a.m. Ord. 10 a.m.

Aramis (Afr Maft service Mar-

seilles)....!

11

Closes Reg. 10 am. Ord. 10.30 am. Rakuyo Maru (via Siberia)

12

FOR JAPAN

.Sept.

Empress of Russia

Pros. Coolidge-

Andre Lebon

Rakuyo Maru

FOR AMERICA AND CANADA

Empress of Russia

Pres. Coolidge

Sept.

D

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4

FOR MANILA

Sept.

Emp. of Japan

Pres. Harrison

17

FOR SHANGHAI

Sept.

Rawalpind!

1

Pres. Coolidge

Andre LeBon

Empress of Rusala

FOR STRAITS & INDIA

Cremer

Chaksang

Corfu

Kutsang

Aramis

Conte Rosso

NATURAL FLOWERS

Natural flowers are much worn In the hair this summer-gar-' 8 denias, petunias, orchids and came-

lias, in particular.

BRASSO

GIVES A BRIGHTER SHINE

BRASS

HIPH

EASE

BRASSO

and

AND COPPER

PARCEL

REGISTERED MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given above unless & otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m zogistered and parcel mails are closed! at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marseliles via Sal- gon. Correspondence for Europe and Sept. intermediate countries will be

cepted for transmission by these Bar- vices. Rates and all particulars are

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# shown in the schedules exhibited at

17 the General Post Office and Kowloon

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ed "By Air Mail" and handed in at the General Post Office. Unless

Office: All lettera etc., must be mark-1

VIA SIBERIA- Letters and post-superscribed for despatch by a spec cards for Europe and South America Be air mail service, correspondence Alberta" if so will be forwarded by the first service are forwarded "via

Kaperscribed.

švailable.

The

LOOK!

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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.

HORIZONTAL

1-Tended toward

Another body 10-Blemish

14-Product of pina

troen

16-inflamed place on

the 16-Narrow

thoroughfare

17-Agrass

10-Moals

21-Bind

22-Observad 24-Ship again 26-Weird 27-A

Greek latter (pl.)

29-Greek letter 30-Rap 12-Trigonometricat

tarm

34-Quil-like bird

39-Dabark

41-Crimson 47-Jtzilan river -45-9ediment 48-A pastry (pl.)

47-That is (Lat, abbr.) 46-Prefix. Before

50-Knooks

£2-Trust

54-A bird

56-8mali rugs

68-Kitchen utenalí

17

78

10

ME

12 13

16

120

|HORIZONTAL (Cont.) VERTICAL (Cont.)

50-Royal Irish Academy 20-Vim

(abbr.)

81-Tidings

83-Ball #lowly [66-Incompetent

23-Iron spike

26-Small ziling vessel 28-Break suddenly

3-lish'noble

name (short) 33-GIM's

71-Before 72-8ignifles 74-Displace 78-Terminates 77-Wisdom

79-A bristle (Burg.) 80-Region (E. Ind.) 81-An organ, as of apiders (pl.)

VERTICAL

1-Rasp 2-Girl's name 3-Affirma

Contand 5-Taverns

6-The property of a

decansad perRÓN. 7-Preposition 8-Make a mistake 9-Ruminant with

antiers 10–Gashed-

11-A

custodian of money }12-Prefix. Againat

13-Answered

lis-Gott mound

K-Restfal 30-Praised

пате

37-Girl's namo 38-Paper measure 40-Profound 44-Extend over 48-Mineral spring (pl.) 149-Journey to carry a message (pl.) 51-Walk

63-Friendliness

(ulang) 57-Country of Europe 60-High (Mus.) 62-Saints (abbr.) 164-A drug 65-Fancles (Archale) 67-Nine [Obs. spell.) 68-Elongated flah (pl.) 70-Language of theg

Scottish Highlanders

72-Mop 76-Combining form..

Alr

76-A New England

State (abbr)

The solution of the above with a new croke-word puzzle

will appear in to-morrow's issus, ***.

Bringing Up Father.

JUST CAN'T STAY

AWAKEI GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THAT MEDICINE THE DOCTOR GAVE ME TO WAKE, ME-UP-

ses are the Greg Welche erro

MÝ

LOVE

DIE

I'LL TAKE IT. LATER-1. WANT TO SLEEP WHILE THAT'S GOIN

ON-

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