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Christmas Parcel Mail for Great Britain

The Christmas Parcel Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the General Post Office at Noon on the 9th Novom-, ser per s.s. "Bhutan". The Public are kindly requested to post early.

This mail is due to arrive at London

on the 18th December.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Carthage (via Suez-Letters'

Oct. Nov.

and papers)

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FROM JAPAN

Nellore

.....

Rajputana KATA

Pres. Jackson

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1934

The Woman's Page

THE LINEN "PACKING | SET"

Invaluable Gift For Woman Traveller

The friend who is clever with her needle is the friend who will pro Oct. bably give you simple and novel 30 ideas for holiday, needle work. Nov. During those leisure weeks ahead

FROM AMERICA & CANADA

Pres. Jackson

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2) we can turn them to good account! and so get in hand a good stock of

presents--for birthdays and, even, Christmas-to give away when the

appropriate times come round.

With the aid of a few shillings.

a needle, reel of cotton and a pair

of scissors, we can also manage all

sarts of daintinesses for our own

homes and wardrobes.

It was a friend in need who gave the idea of a packing set, which, would be an invaluable gift for the Oct.

30 woman who travels a lot. It con- sisted of various cases and covers, Nov.

made of uncrushable linen. All of

Nov.

It

Manila Muru

5

F1

Belbourne Maru

5

11

FROM MANILA

Oct.

Emp, af Russia

31

Νου.

Pres. Coolidge

Tanda

FROM SHANGHAI

Diomed

Atreus ..

Pres. Jackson ...

Usjputanu

FROM STRAITS

Oct.

Sirdhana

30

Dardanis

Nov.

Kutang....!

Conte Rosso

Menelus

Nov.

2

First, there was the suit case, 30 cover, made to tuck in well all round and keep the contents firm shoe and dustless. There were cases to match, just squares of the linen with coloured tapes sown the centre. You put the shoes in the centre, fulded over the edges like a parcel and tied the tapes.

"huzzif", fitted Next came, a

in

Tanda

FROM AUSTRALIA

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR EUROPE

Heiro Maru (vin Siberia)

Asama Maru (via Siberia and

San Francisco)

2,

(ct.

30

Н

Closes Reg. 5 p.m. Ord. 8,30 8.m.

Emp, of Russia (via Siberia):.

them were edged with coloured tupe in a contrasted shade to the linen.

with every kind of needle and typej of pin, with slots for thimble, seis- There was a sors and button-box.

afroll-up manicure case and sashets

for brushes, handkerchiefs, gloves, Nov.and a clever roll for necklets, each

I

separated from the other by the

Closes Eeg. 4.15 p.m. Ord. 5 p.m. slotted lining. This linen packing

Pres. Coolidge (vin San Fran-

cisco and Siberia)

1

2 eet was finished with a monogram, Closes Reg. 9.16 a.m. Ord. 10.00 a.nt.worked in washing silks on

Rajptana (via Marseilles)

Soudan

Asama Mari

Emp. of Russia

Pres. Coolidge

each

You may remember our Monk's 1 shoes which the Paris mannequins have been wearing at the dress shows for some time now.

Smarter for sport wear is this yellow tailored jacket, worn with à brown skirt by Betty Furness, A brown hat and screen actress. brown accessories- complete the costume.

Health Snaps

A recipe

10

for

drope;

Paris

Styles Stress Youthful Informality

Fantasy To Harmonize In Perfection

Individualistic Blouses

So ure

but-

Paris. jackets and skirts. There is a fascination and a tons,

Blouses to accompany these jcertain amount of glamour attach

ed to the spring outfit which no smart tailored clothes are equally woman can ever resist. Whatever individual and perfect from the her age, It somehow spells romance point of view of cut and origin- -past, present or future--and ality of design and colouring. For while she will forego, if she has example, a heavy ottoman to, the pleasure of acquiring a new silk suit is completed by a check- evening dress, she feels that lifejed blue and white taffeta blouse.

nayy

I would be absolutely incomplete Printed woollen handkerchiefs in

without a spring suit.

ja very sheer quality also fashion

number

blouses. These

of

Parisian couturlers must have a felt this need more keenly this usually show ancient peasant de- blocks of con- year, for never have. they offered signs or enormous such a galaxy of youthful, alert trasting colours on cream or pale and eminently wearable outfits, to yellow grounds. Blouse sleeves suit every possible type and age, are usually cut just above the elbow. Beiges, greges, blues ranging for the coming Spring.

On the basic theme of coat and from navy to mist and slate blues,! skirt or coat

and dress, the browns and a few greys are all new spring, colours, creators offer an infinite number of smart and ideas, showing how new and ori-Checks and overplaids, "degrade" hitherto were or graded effects acquire a soft- ginal clothes that relegated to the "classic" category mess of tone due to the very general can be.. Whereas in the old days admixture of angora.

a suit could never be anything more exciting than just a sult, de pending solely on its perfect cut and fit, to-day a greater regard for amusing and youthful detail is considered an indispensable addi- traditional standards tion to the of technique.

"Sportsy" Effect Gone. One of the interesting phases of the suits of to-day is that there is nothing reminiscent of yesterday's

or

sun-freckles:"sports," look about them. For in- formal wear, English woollena, Tincture of myrrh, 10 drops; fannels and a few fancy weaves! glycerine,

simple are considered the only possible rather, tincture of benzoin, 1⁄2 ounce; rose mediums. Formal;

semiformal suits are fashioned of other water, 1 pint.

Oil of citronelia, mixed with satin, taffetas, crepe and

fancy fabrics, but they belong dis- an equal amount of spirits of tinetly to the "dreasmaker" cate- camphor and half as much oil of gory, are practical for cedar, smeared on the face, hands,

Well, little boys have taken to Oct.

30 these,, too, and much nicer they Nov. look in them.

3 article.

Closes Reg, 9.45 a.m. Ord. 10.30 a..!

FOR JAPAN

Oct

MONK'S SHOES

Helyo Maru...

30

30

London.

31

Nov.

"!

FOR MANILA

Tjinegara....

Nellore

FOR U.S.A.

are

Oct.

Asama Maru Emp. of Rugria Pres. Coolidge

| proof-eight-and-eleven the pair.

Nov.

FOR SHANGHAI

Oct.

Soudan

#+

Asama Maru

31

"

Nov.

Emp. of Russia'

Conte Rosso)

Pres. Coolidgo

FOR STRAITS & INDIA

Chaksang

Diomed

+

1

Oct.

"

81

Nov.

These shoes

Even the conservative Paris tai-

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SILHOUETTE WITH FLARE SKIRTS

Evening Gowns

London, Significant individual outlines the Mainbocher pine tree boys because there are no laces to and other exposed parts, or put on lors, who until now concentrated are fuss with and they puddle a towel at the head of the bed, on the severe but perfectly man-evening silhouette with double or tailored "tailleur," have bowed to triple fare skirts; the Marcel' will keep away mosquitoes and the demand for something new and Rochas adaptation of the cone tre-silhouette in the afternoon mode their efforts have met with

вечел- mendous success. The house of with narrow shouldered,

coat and freck, both Creed, for example, renowned for eighths' its perfect tailoring, has demon-daring, and his sensational empire strated in its current. collection caryatid evening line achieved by vertically sheathed and how fantasy can be made to har-tube

Cromer Rajputana

FOR AUSTRALIA

Nellore (vis Brisbane)

Χον.

AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via

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Singapore Saigon-Marseilles vix Sat)

Singapore, Bandoet.g-Amsterdam via

midges.

in case of sunstroke, half teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia in a little water effective reviver.

а

is an

Heated elder leaves applied to

the forehead, soothe a headachemonize, with the ideas of quality sitched box plets released into a For a cold in the nose, avoid and perfection it has always main hip papulm turned up in the back! nasal douches, whch may carry tained. the Infection further up the nose. Use a spray containing 1 per cent.

chloretone and 2 per cent. thol and camphor.

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PANCAKE BERETS

Pancake berets

London.

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HORIZONTAL

1-Alarms suddenly 7-A metal &-Erect

10-Acts with cowardice 12-More rapid

14-To make a note of

15-A pastry 17-Large plant

18-Dozen (abbr.)

19-Ate

'21-Augment

22-Paradise 24-Make a misstep

26-Ahead 27-Half an em 28-Fordles 30-Pernicious 32-Organ of hearing

34-A weapon

36-The whole

s&-Noat

49-Make a mistake.

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| HORIZONTAL (Cont) | VERTICAL" (Cont.) 41-An. Indlan

42-Withdraw from i

union

44-Removed pite from

46-Wahar

47-Vault

148-Put away

1-ca

VERTICAL

2-Wander

2-Writing fluid 4-Epach

6-Bird home 6-A governor in

ancient Persia 7-In

9-Long grass stom 10-Stepa to one side 11-Twirl

12-A measure of

length.(pl.) 13-Doubled again 16-Within

19-Scars 20-Dreary (Post.) 23-Female deer 25-Tavern

28-One who prices 29-German rear

admirat (World War) 30-Hinders 31-Gained 33-Greek god of war 35-Comparative suffix 87-Look slyly 39-Nothing but 41-8mall bay G 43-Middle Atlantic

State (abbr.) 45-Smail child

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

will appear in to-morrow's" iseus.

and down in front.

Others are

the Augustabarnard Skirts Deeply Pleated

evening gowns combining modern Creed hus solved a new sit

poured-looking, princess fitting houette in a number of two and

with Greek draped bosom, and the three-piece ensembles with three- quarters coats. The shoulders Georgette Renal 1913, pestop lins have a rounded almost dropped interpreted by draped hips above

trall-back 3 gad split-front, narrow, effect in accord with Fashion's

evening skirts and flaring, jackets newest decree. The sleeves are) having both breast and hip poc often cut in one with the body of ikets that accentuate the wasp

at Swan and the coat, which shows seams at the

which is

TUNIC FLOUNCES

gon. Correspondence for Europe and Edgar alt have that film-star look, sides only. The more familier waist in daytime, clothes. Intermediate. countries will be ac especially those made of a new mounted, squareshouldered sleeves the classical are reserved to VIA SIBERIA- Letters and port-cepted for transmission by these Ser-red and green tartan wool,

Rates and all particulars are There is a square patch on top jacket-and-skirt suit,

In the dinner gown of white cards for Europe and South America vices. ure forwarded via alberia" If sushown in the schedules exhibited at and a handful of bright lacquered worn with vest or tuck-in blouses

of plain or printed pique.

broche designed with tunic flounces the General Post Office and Kowloon superscribed.

REGISTERED and

and Skirts sometimes show a double there is a suggestion of Eastern In- PARCEL Once. All letters etc., must be mark feathers placed in front.

These are ten-and-eleven MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier cd "By Air Mail" and handed in at

Post Office. Unless there are, plain blue and green box-pleat at the back only or, newer fluence, the drapery being very than the time given above unless the General otherwise stated, and where mails are superscribed for despatch by a spect: berets, too, with the feathers put still, one very deep pleat at the graceful in its closely fitting line. advertised to close at or before 9 a.me air mail service, correspondence

Pockets are used in profession, on of crinkled ruby velvet, registered and parcel mails are closed will be forwarded by the first service through a slot one side at a dash-side, something like a riding-skirt. At neck and sleeves there are bands

ing angle. at 5 pm, on the previous day.

avallable,

Quicker

and a shine as bright as lightning

PASS BRASSO

METAL POLISH

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION.

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Bringing Up Father

YOU SAY: THAT IF

JUST SPOKE SWEET

WORDS TO MA

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DOWNTOWN?

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YOU WITH:

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WANT

MAGGIE DARLIN' YOU'RE

LOOKIN' SWEET TODAY YOU KNOW DON'T WANT TO IMPOSE ON YOUR BIG HEART AN SWEET DISPOSITION BUT BABY DARLIN'-KIN DE STAY DOWNTOWN AN GO TO DINTY'S. TONIGHT?

WHAT IS THE

ANSWER- DARLIN'?

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