1934-12-03 — Page 2

MAIL SCHEDULES

The Postmaster General announces that as from 1st November the Parcel Post rates to the United Kingdom will be reduced to:

3 Bb. 7 lb..

$1.40 2.50

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11 lb. 22 lb. 3.60 0.00

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Private letter-boxes may now rented at the Kowloon Past, Office.! Full information regarding them may be obtained from the Officer in charge of that offico.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

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Christmas and New Year bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed mailer, ic, 4 cents per 2 ounces.

Envelopes must not be closed.

CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN by the "Saigon-Marsellies Air Mail Service"

The Christians Letter Mult for Great Britain by the Sulgon-Marseilles Air Mail Service will be closed in the Gonéral Post Office.on Tuesday, the 4thi December per 8.8. "Athos II" as follow:-

Registored Mail $0.00 a.h., 4th Dec.. 4th Dec.: 10.30 u.m., Onlinary Mail

This mail is expected in reach London

un 18th Decomber..

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Athos 11 (via Siberia) ...

Doc.

Antenor ....

Ranchi (via Suez)

FROM JAPAN

Africa Maru,

Dec.

Sydney Maru

Takada Maru

Emp. of Canada

Calentla Maru

Kashima Maru

Pres. Pulk

Tatauts Muru

FROM U.S.A.

Emp. of Canada:

Dec.

Pres. Polk

FROM SHANGHAI

Dec.

Deucalion

Emp. of Canada

Kashima Maru

Pres. Polk

Soudan

Tatsuta Maru

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1934

The Woman's Page

A new ultra-smart sports out. fit with the checked jacket, worn by Barbara Stanwyck, screen star. The dark skirt is simple while the felt hat is amart and rakish.

LARGER EVENING BAGS

WHAT TO GIVE THE

WINTER BRIDES

BEAUTIFUL GIFTS TO SUIT STREAMLINED HOMES OF O-DAY

(By ANNE SHERATON)

A season of wedding bells is predicted. A Royal wedding usually megne that other prospective brides and bridegrooms like to make their wedding plans. New ideas in the gift way will be in request, and the shops are showing how varied the range of beautiful things for the home can be, even when of utilitarian purpose.

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London. bids fair to rival the silver gift. and There are examples of,Swedish en-

GLASS, silver, pottery.

leather, valuable old prints and graved glass with light and most exquisite embroideries adapted to elegantly drawn designs, the various decorative purposes, are shape of bowls and vases, which are Among the wedding gifts of the sea-a joy to behold in their limpid son. Apart from the "grand" gift beauty of light and "glass" colour of jewels and furniture, the shops tones. The engraved designs are as are filled with beautiful examples of beautiful as they are varied.

and modern art

craftsmanship dazzling display of festival fire- designed to fit into the "stream-works in the air with below tiny lined" homes of modern brides-to-figures amid trees and the fun of an De- open-air fete, is one scheme. jcorative fish look almost in water,

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Signed Pieces

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o translucent is the glass itself. The personality gift is a mode of the present day. Not only are picas in a white glass bow! engraved Occasionally the glass is coloured, tures and books among the signed with yachts in full sail, where the creations which attract the wed-base is of sea-green glass, and gives

There ding present seeker.

are wonderful colour reflections in the famous glass designers, furniture

bowl.. designers, well-known creators of

A set of beer mugs, each mug beautiful fabrics for cushions and with the figure of an athlete repre- chair covers, original lamps and senting a different sport, and lighting, lovely fans, bags and vani- cocktail shaker and set in "Ice" glass! ty sets, clocks, and many other ex-are typical of the clusive types of merchandise inside of this glass art.. which modern art is so closely link- ed with craft that the signature of the creator of the article makes it

new

evening wear, appearn. in a

Black velvet, ever popular for

creation, featuring a daring collar af silver cloth. Simple but grate fully, this gown

molds itself around the beautiful Mary Astor, screen star,

more practical MANNEQUINS' THREAT The White Vogue

To Steal "Boy Friends"

Of Society Débutantes

A new British glass cooking ware is Interesting. This is in a shell a most desirable acquisition."

The new mirror furnishings makeke white glass, and the utensils are charming gifts of the more impor-designed in almost primitive shapes tant order. "Beauty" tables made of dishes and bowls, yet are entirely of mirror glass on word, essentially modern that they would posited in the bay 'friend's bulging with a glass shelf for toilette re-jbe decoratively useful in the new have avowed to steal away the "boy

Boudoir Lamps The evening bags are large. They are expected to, contain more things which previously were

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According to the New York cor- respondent of the Daily Mail, man- nequins, meeting in solemn conclave,

friends of Society debutantes who White, in all its queer off tones, take their jobs, "and," said that is paramount in much of the newest golden-haired model who offered this pottery, which hails from Devon, the new method of picketing, "looking home of china clay as well as red jover you beautiful girls, 1 don't

pocket, They are in silk cloth, inquisites and the oak drawers de-house-keeping scheme.

licately lined with white leather, arej the outcome of this glass age.

Beauty Stands

colour imaginable, old! fashioned hob-nailed ones that fit in for sports; leather bags of ex-

Des.

Perseus

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Bengal .Maru

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4

Sowa Maru

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8[overy.

OUTWARD MAILS. FOR EUROPE

Athos II (Marseilles Air Mail

-Service)

Doc.

Dec.

clusive models; wooden bead bags In smaller sizes these tables are soil. Hero, too, names count, and think we will have a difficult task." that strikes a young lady's fancy. fitted with an array of beauty aid there are a number of clever young! There are crystal perfume bottica holders in coloured glass, which can modern designers In pottery. Closes: Reg. 10 a.m. Ord. 10.30 a.m. in different colours which will beau-be chosen to suit any special set- Shapes are modernly primitive,

FOR MANILA

Emp. of Canada

FOR INDIA

Athos II

.Dec.

VIA SIBERIA Letters and post-

Siberia" it B are forwarded "via superscribed.

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Wrought Iron

SCRAPS OF CHEESE

tifully decorate the lady's dresser.jting. Mirror is also being intro-tubular and tumbler shaped or cír-} Boudoir lamps for young girls induced very effectively in the latest cular, and the vases are designed to Any scraps of cheese which have Dec. 7 different styles are appropriate. photograph frames. There are hold some decoration or to be used become stale may be used for these special beauty stands designed to as Jamp-holders. This pottery is biscuits. Grate the cheese finely, hold crystal jars, each with its own either in a matt white glaze or in weigh it, and mix it with its weight As wall light or table in butter and flour. Add a pinch MAKEUP AND BASIC COLOURING apcified shape for powders and black.

creams. One new model in polish-lamp there are effective combina-of cayenne pepper, salt, and suffi- cards for Europe and South America If you use makeup, you must deed wood is so arranged that it can tions of bluck and chromium plate. cient egg yolk to form a stiff paste. be carried by hand from place to

Roll out thinly, cut into "fingers," | cide the rouge, powder, and Hp-

and bake in a quick oven for seven Another revival of an old-time

Iminutes... REGISTERED and

PARCEL stick by the basic colouring of the place like a smoker's stand.

Fully-equipped beauty travel cases British industry are the wall lights MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier skin and colouring. Sometimes

made of leather or in metal finished and table standards of wrought iron than the time given above unless the skin may have the olive tint of otherwise stated, and where malls are

dress of off-white advertised to close at or before 3 m the bruneite-then use the make a charming series of colours, in their pas

among the dern-looking effects in this work. Some merge into short capes, some

There are delightfully mo- registered and parcel malls are closed up for a brunette. Many of the in- turquoisa, rose and the darker blue, paint

Fur collars take varying Ines. at 6 p.m. on the previous day. termediate type tan enough in the green or brown, are

which is having a distinct vogue AIR MAIL Imperis Airways via summer so they are quite decided- Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam vis

among modern furnishing designers, consist of a small turn-over collar Singapore Saigon-Marseilles via Saty of the brunette colouring. Per-

brought to perfection in modernist Tables, mirror frames and other and wide revera, while others con- are one of these. Use gon, Carrespondence for Europe and haps you

shape and design. There are lovely articles of furniture in this painted sist of a lavish roll which may stand intermediate countries will be a deeper tones than the blonde. Seme

examples in coloured engraved glass wrought-iron work are really lovely out widely upon the shoulder and cepted for transmission by these Ser skins of this type are changeable

with chromium plated mounts to look at, and possess just that away from the face, or be folded Rates, and all particulars are enough so that you can vices.

change

closer to the throat. Others are in plain glass-circular note of the unusual one delights to she General Post Office and Kowloon your rouge with the colouring of bowls of glowing coloured glass find when seeking a wedding gift. shown in the schedules exhibited Office. All letters etc., must be mark your costume. It gives you much; ed "Ey Air Mall" and handed in at more acope in dressing to be able with the top half of the globe in

at

the General Post Office Unless to wear such a variety of colours. superscribed for despatch by a speci

Be air mail service, correspondence

will be forwarded by the first servics. available.

EGG NOG

A TROPHY ROOM

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novelties in vogue,

Perfume sprays have been

match the glass.

CHILDREN'S SANDWICHES

PERCOLATING

chromium, surmounted by an up- standing bulb encased in silk net to

FUR COLLARS TAKE

VARYING LINES

Silvered Glass

slowly down the throat and into the nasal passages and lungs the cura- tive vapours and essences which com-

fise

BRONCHIAL TABLETS

Then there is the new silvered For children's sandwiches, glass which is used for all kinds cookie cutters of various animals. If your husband's most cherish- of fascinating gifta, in cups and Use a round cutter, for another i

prise quickly soothe and heal sore Cream the yolk of an egg with aled possession is a sail fish, very life-saucers with the usual accessories in style, and cover some with Anely throat, break up phlegm, relieve and desertspoonful of castor sugar and like on a wooden plank, you need coffee sets, and on clear white glass chopped parsley and make eyes, nose cure Coughs and Colds.

small wineglass then add a

of not pay, the ashman to smuggle it for cocktail seta. A flat fruit bowl and mouth with tiny pieces of sherry. Lastly, the stifly whipped out of the house. Make a magni- of silvered glass has beautiful pimiento or red cherries. Spread white of the egg is lightly stirred acent gesture. Give him a trophy curves and makes a most effective others with chopped egg yolk which in. A more immediately hearten-room where he can put it with his setting for a massed arrangement has been blended with a little ing effect can be produced by sub-gun cases, his fox brushes and of fruit in various colour schemes. mayonnaise and use places of green stituting brandy for the sherry. decoys and pipe racks.

As a presentation piece glass pepper for designs,

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Respiroids are obtainable from all chemists, and post free, 75 cents per bottle, from the Dr. Wil- lame Medicine Co., 451 Kiangse Road, Shanghai,

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This eross-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

13

18

19

12,

18.

20

124

15

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28

29 30 31

133 34

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HORIZONTAL

1-Faigned S-Corroded 9-Eternity 11-Cease

12-Exercise the right-

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of suffrage

15-Greek latter 17-Choicer

10-Large monkey 21-Combining form.

23-

Alc

June-bug

of # cup

24-RIM 25-Rende 27-Kind of velvet 28-A- new trial

20-Man's name 22-Mount 36-Mourna

36-Perform 28-Plum-jike fruit 39-Elongated fish-

[HORIZONTAL (Cont)] VERTICAL (Cont). 40-A prank

142-Etruscan god

43.Placed

13-Gain

14-Recollecta

16-Gelf mound

120-Fasten

122-A

-A scented roat

(45-A weight measure 16–Right

(pl.)

47-8uffix same as id

48-A garden Implement 24-8phores 49-The Turkish emblem 26-Japanese coln

(pl.)

VERTICAL

2-Rodent

3-English school 4-Lukewarm

-Not at any time 6-An

An opening in a

room

7-Entomology (abbr) 10-Covered with

feathers

11-Girl's name

27-The

The largest oCKER

(abbr)

30-Owed

31-Healthy 33-Troubles

34-Extinct bird of. How

Zealand 36-Mountains In South

America.

37-A tax of one-tenth 40-Military asalatant

41-The raccoon 44-Atmosphere 46-Lace fabrio

The solution of the above with a new crossword puzzle

will appear in to-morrow's issue.

Bringing Up Father

GO IN AND TALK TO MISS CARRIE GOSSUP BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TALK-SHE'S A GREAT SINGER-

TELL HER WE' ARE GOING TO THE OPERA

·TO-NIGHT-

I'LL TALK TO HER

IF L GIT A CHANCE-

SHE DOES MOST- ALL OF THE

TALKIN'

A LOT OF SWELL:

JOBS ARE ALWAYS

PICKED OUT FER ME TO DO-

SUPPOSE YOU'LL

BE SINGIN'

IN A CONCERT

SOON?.

YES-NEXTV GOING TO

THAT I SA

EEK I'M

SONG TO THE THE UNITED STATES WHEN

PRESIDENT

I WAS A LITTLE GIRL

TELL ME WHAT

·SONG DID- YOU SING FER

LINCOLN ?

SIR?

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