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MAIL SCHEDULES

The Postmaster General antiounces that as from 1st November the Parcel Fast rates to the United Kingdom will be reduced to:-

3 lb. $1.40

7 fb. 2.50

11 ib. 3.60

22 lb.

8.00

be

Private letter boxes may now rented at the Kowloon Post Office: Full information regarding them may be obtained from the Officer in charge of that office,

NEW YEAR PARCEL MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN,

The New Year Parcel Mail for Grent Britain will be cloned in the Gonerál

Post Office at 6 pm on the

November - per 9.3. "Chitral."

Public are kindly requested to post early.

This mail is due to arrive at London)

on the 21st Decembor.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

10th

Tho

Nov.

Conte Rosso (via Slbert)

15

Randura ivia Suez) ....

"

Prosper (Air Mail ex Mar-

seilles Saigon Service)

18.

M

FROM JAPAN

Nov.

Penang Maru

14

Toyooka Maru

Chitral

Pres. McKinley Emp. of Asia

FOR U.S.A.

Nov.

Fres, McKinley ..

Emp. of Asia

"

FROM MANILA

Nov.

Emp. of Japan

14

"

Atsuta Maru

16

General Sherman

10

FROM SHANGHAI

Conte Rosan

......

Chitrul

Nov.

Prés. McKinley

D'Artagnan

Sarpedon

Emp, of Asia

FROM 'STRAITS & INDIA

Durban Maru

Kumsang

Lisbon Maru

Pyrrhus

Takushmia Maru

Atsuin Maru

FROM AUSTRALIA

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR EUROPE

"

Nov.

Sav

R88555

21

Nov.

15

Nov.

15

18:

Closes: Reg. 2.15 p.m. Ord. 3 p.m.

Atsuta Maru (via Siberia)

Conte Rozno via Brindisi)

Emp. of Japan (via Siberia and

Vancouver)

16

Closes: Reg. 9.15 am, Ord. 10

m.

Chitral (via San Francisco)..

Closes: Reg. 9 a.m. Ofd. 9.30 u.m. Athos II (via Siberla)

D'Artagnan (Marseilles Air Ser-

vico)

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1934:

The Woman's Page

An unusual dinner, gown worn by Karen Morley, of film fame. It is of black faille with labels, cuffe and dress top created in lame cloth combining various shades of rose with silver. Plain allver cloth forma the borders and the button is ent Birel.-

New Fashions

Fashions Inspired The Ages

Designers Modernise 15th Century Modes

STAND-AWAY APPEARANCE

By

back is the description which can be applied to many of the slender, willowy frocks still in vogue.

The stand-out look is seen also in the stiffened half-sleeves looped around the upper arm with a string of camellias or some other exotle Bower, a Victorian line that dis closes the beauty of shoulders and Sheath-like dresses, with flowing is kind to the not always so beauti curves at the hem-line, almost deful arm curves above the elbowa, mand the new "stand-out" at the top silhouette so reminiscent of Elizabethan and later modes in his- tory. The stiffened shoulder pieces many women. In its modern ver- alon the Medici has a stand-away and high Medici collars which are tilt. This is a useful little acces. ing models go back oven farther sory for either an evening or after- Into the archives of fashion for noon gown, its chosen medium de- pending on the frock with which it their inspiration.

soen on some of this season's even-

Medici Collars Again

The Medici collar is becoming to

is to be worn. Usually these collars

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RESPIROIRS

Protect Your Children. Against Coughs. And Colds

school, one thing more before they When the children are ready for set forth in the chill damp morning

sheathed silhouette when. it flows fance to the silhouette which is one air, give them a Respirold each as a

of the fashion themes of the mo-

These dress notions were brought into play during the fifteenth con-are made in a rich-looking material, brocades, metal gauzes and waxed tury, when the height of eccen tulles. They can be bought in de tricity prevailed in medieval head-

tachable form. goar, the jewelled horned creations

In the same way, the stiffened and be-muslined peaks. At this period, too, the frocks worn were all black velvet shoulder pieces sketch- extremely flowing in line, with, which are designed to be worn over a close-atting frock of silver looped-up over draperies. It has been left to the moderns to intro-lame, could be adapted to other

frocks of the glittery type with suc duce the tunic cut on sheath lines cess; and this smart accessory gives to well below the knee, with a turn-

just that smart stand-away appear ed up, stiffened flare breaking the

into a full reach-the-ground skirt. ment.

The modern "gorget" effects which are seen on some of the new evening dresses of to-day may range from a closely packed spray of chiffon or velvet roses tucked into a narrow shelf-like plent across the front of an evening gown, to Gladstone collar of exaggerated proportions, made in stiffened silver lame, or perhaps of sparkling pall-that we must either grow our hair or All in the space with an applied lettes, which stand out in two wide bunch of curls. points on either side of the chin, above square-cut decolletage, This glittering way of putting an unusual finish to frock is indica- tive of the real gorget, "a piece of armour for the throat."

&

Floral Throatlets

A throatlet of flowers is another way in which this historical fashion

WRAP COATS AND PLEATS is adapted to modern creations.

With a backless decolletage having] Wrap coats do most unexpected a criss-cross arrangement of straps things, such as fastening at thejor "braces," these flower collars are back, with a belt which has been attached to front shoulder straps

10 slotted through from the front like attached to some of the straight-

an overall.

17

Pleats and panels are across corsages, cat away with s cunningly introduced to give a deep under-arm curve, which is one 20 rounded bust. appearance, which is of the new-if somewhat daring—

Clores: Reg. 10 a.m. Ord, 10.30 a.m. distinctly feminine, and also helps evening corsage lines in vogue this

FOR JAPAN

Talthybius

Emp, of Japan

Atanta Maru

General Sherman

Athos II (via Siberis)"

A navy felt hat, wide brimmed and sailor-shaped, trimmed with|

that sighed-for allm-waisted sp-season. pearance. :

High at the front and low at the

Nov.

13.

11

1G

It

TRY THIS

18

16!

17

*FOR AMERICA

Talthybius

Emp. of Japan

"

FOR MANILA

Nov.

20

Taiping

FOR SHANGHAI

Emp, of Japan

General Sherman

Athos II

FOR STRAITS & INDIA

Conte Rosso Chitrol

FOR AUSTRALIA

Taiping

Nov.

blue jersey, accompanied navy

16 sports gloves with jersey palms and

10 tailored gauntlets of felt.

REGISTERED and

PARCEL

16 MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given abova unless Intherwise stated, and where maila ara' advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., 16 registered and parcel mails are closed 18 at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

17

AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via Singapore, Bandoeug-Amsterdam via Singapore Salgon-Marseilles via Bal- gon. Correspondence for Europe and 15 intermediata" countries will · 68 .... ac- 17 topted for transmission by these Ser- vicen. Rates and all particulars ...ars shewn in the schedules exhibited at Nov.the General Post Office and Kewloon 18 Offee. All lettere etc., must be mark- ed “By Ak Mall" and handed in at the General Port Office. Unless VIA SIBERIA- Latters and post-superscribed for despatch by a speci eards for Europe and South America 6c air mail service, correspondence are forwarded "via" Biberia” will be forwarded by the rst service superscribed.

@vailable.

"It takes one of our French Oil Process Permanent Waves to make your hair

a crowning glory" MR. GEORGE, the EXPERT BEAUTY OPERATOR, (late of Tester's) has joined our staff.

MARIE'S

FLAT AS PANCAKES

The latest hat models from Paris are mostly flat as pancakes, worn well forward on the nose, leaving the whole of the back of the head completely exposed. This means

preventative against cough, sore throat and colds. The aromatic, vapours released as these pleasant tasting oval lozenges dissolve slow- ly in the mouth, provide an antidote to the germs which cause bronchial and nasal affections.

For grown-ups, too, Respiroids are invaluable as

effective a prompt, remedy for coughs, bronchitis, sorg throat, colds, and as a protective of the whole bronchial system. At all medicine dealers, or post free, 75- Jiams Medicine Co., 251, Kiangai cents per bottle, from the Dr. Wi

Road, Shanghai.

"PEARLS OF DELIGHT”

You are invited to inspect

an interesting collection of

GENUINE MIKIMOTO PEARLS

Genuine Mikimoto Pearls make really beautiful and acceptable gifts at any time.

Famous for their lustre, beautiful yellow and pinkish shades.

They cost no more than ordinary white cultured Pearls.

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ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOW VALUE OF THE YEN, PRICES ARE UNUSUALLY

NECKLACES

RINGS

BROOCHES

LOW.

from $80

$30

$26

PINS — STUDS — SLEEVE-LINKS

EAR-RINGS

BEAUTY SHOPPEJ ULLMANN & CO.

Bank of Canton

(1st Floor) Tel: 32508

CHATER ROAD, Agents for Mesers. Mikimoto, ‹

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· PEAK HOTEL;

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ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS,

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Asociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Peking

Just Arrived a Tremendous

collection of

GAGE & BRAE-BURN HATS

THE HATS FOR THE PATRICIANS

We invite you to view our show of these famous GAGE: & BRAE-BURN Hats, which have been just received, with the sasurance that somewhere in the comprehen- sive collection of Winter Models is the hat of your de sire.

Expert Shanghai Tailor. for: Ladies' Coats, Cos. tume & Remodelling Fur Coats,

MODE

Entrance Chinese Bazaar.

ELITE

China Building.

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.

2

B

177

8

15

16

18

120

22

123

26

30

32

37

38.

45

HORIZONTAL

1-A fiquld measura B-Water in fine drops 11A small plum-like

fruit

12-Rend

.:

14-Onginate 16-Dara collectively 18-Musical note 19-Fiction

21-Egyptian sun-gad

22-The

25-Vim

whole.

tee again

26-Couple

28-Obsoleta spalling of

dead

29-Kitchen utensil (pl) 30-Title of former.

Russian ruler

31-Kind of rubber

33-Tasta

32-Slant

35-Wife of Tyndareus

(Gr. Myth.)

52

HA

136

HORIZONTAL (Cont.); VERTICAL (Cont.)

37-Evening (Poát.)

38-A-tance

40-A title

41-Point of compass

(abbr)

42-Marród

44-East India (abbr.)

45,Girl's name

47-Gulde

49-To, sharpen 50-Grenses

51-Unitas ||62-Noxt (Dial.)

VERTICAL

7-Qulet

8-8darce

A constellation

RO-Fragment 13-Harvesta

-Kinsmen

17-A soldier

20-A workshop (Fr.) 22-Kind of thread 26-Removes the skin 27-A rodent 29-Chum

32-Dogma 83-Baver 34-Minister'

36-Ascend

38-Perfume.

39-To tie again a

4-Revolving part of 42-Covering for the foot

2-Employ

3-Wingshaped

machine

5-Abounded

[43-Capital of a State In

Bumatra

48-A letter

6-Removed the sonda 46-Definite article

The solution of the above with a new crossword puzzle

will appear in to-morrow's

Quicker,

and a shine as bright as lightning

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