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MAIL SCHEDULES The Woman's Page

Thi Postmaster General announces that as from 1st November the Parcel Post rates to the United Kingdom will

be reduced tor-

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934

8 lb. 7 lb.

$1,40 2.50

11 lb. 3.50

22 lb.

4,00

bo

Private latte-boxes may now rented at the Kowloon Post Office.] Full information regarding them may be obtained from the Officer in charge of that office.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than Bve written words and enclosed in open envelopes) are accepted by the Pont Office at thei rate for printed matter, Le., 4 cents per 2 ounces.

Envelopes must not be closed.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Dec.

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22

24

Asama Maru (via Siberia)

Ajax.

Naldera (via Suce)

FROM JAPAN

Doc.

General Pershing

21

Atsuta Maru

21

21

22

Pres. Adams

Asama Maru

Montevideo Maru

Nankin ...

Naruto Maru

Toyama Maru

FROM U.S.A.

Doc.

FROM MANILA

Dec.

Kamo Meru

20

FROM SHANGHAI

Dec.

Pres. Adams

General Pershing

Agama Maru

Menelaus

Pyrrhus

Ixion

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Dec.

The faddists have put their foot into it with their latest idea -toe rings matching the design of the open work shoes and the colour of the nail rouge. Miss Carolyn Hughes, of Pelham, N.Y, obligingly demonstrates for art's sake.

String Designing WHAT YOU CAN MAKE

A ball of string-brightly colour-

ed, in white or the common light;

brown-ts looked upon with more

WITH VELVET

P

If velvet becomes you-and it be-

22 than usual interest just now. For comes

most women-you'll look

25 string, we have discovered, can be equally smart in a three-plece suit

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Fushimi Maru

Tsushima Maru

Blomall

Talma-

FROM AUSTRALIA

Dec.

OUTWARD MAILS,

"FOR EUROPE

Doc.

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Yasukuni Maru (Via Marseil-

los) A

Closes: Reg. 12.45 pm. Ord. 1.30

used must effectively in interior de of uncrushable velvet or in a velvet. If you!

coration. All kinds of cushion coat wit a three-tier cape.

covers and curtains, are being de-want to combine fur with velvet, signed in string, because this chocse an afternoon gown with a material has an affinity with the semi-cowl neckline to wear under You can have| tweeds and canvases which are so your fur coat....

as clasalcala velvet' gown as you popular in furnishing.

please for the evening.

Follow an outline of a bold design pm, upoh a square of, say, natural linen,

FOR U.S.A.

Dec.

Fashimi Maru

22

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FOR JAPAN

Dec.

Kamo Maru Fushimi Maru

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FOR SHANGHAI

Dec

Fushimi Maru

17

FOR MANILA

Dec.

Pres. Adama

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Atsuta Maru

Silverypress

General Pershing Tjibadak

Suisang

with a length of string and you will

By the way, copper, brown, black tulip, sapphire, jungle-green, bor-

be delighted with the striking result, deaux, and royal blue are the shades

The string can be chosen from a you must choose from.

variety of thicknesses, textures and

colours and sewn invisibly upon the

cushion or curtain fabric, or over-1

21 sewn with a contrasting coloured 22 silk or wool. Straight line borders,] scrolls, circles, squares and wavy' Ilnes carried diagonally across the 22 cushion-all these simple patterns ate particularly well suited to the medlum of string.

22

Aim for striking effects' in large, simple designs. It is because 22 string, standing out as it does from 23 the material, needs only simply 25 worked patterns that it is so excel lent a means of decorating a fancy древа. Remember this for the Christmas parties this year..

FROM INDIA

Dec.

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Montevideo Maru

FOR AUSTRALIA

Dec.

22

19

Afhuta Maru Tilawa (Alr Mall Service).

FUR FOR BUSINESS

If you want a fur to wear at 22 business, select one that will stand

FOR STRAITS

Dec.

Yasukuni Maru

21

Suisang

Montevideo Mars

22

hard wear. If you've long journeys

to make, the same thing applies.

AIR MAIL—Imperial Airways wis | Singapore, Bandoerg-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marselfles via Sat. gon. Correspondence for Europe and Intermediate countries will be sc VIA SIBERIA- Latters, and post-cepted for transmission by these Ser- cards for Europe and South America vices. Rates and all particulars are are forwarded "yla Blberta" If ashewn in the schedules exhibited" at superscribed.

the General Post Office and Kowloon REGISTERED and PARCEL Office. All letters etc., must be mark MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier ed "By Air Mail and handed in at than the time given above unless the General Post Office. Unless otherwien stated, and, where mails are superscribed for despatch by a speci advertised to elėse at or before 9-am. de air mail service, correspondencs registered and parcel, mails are closed will be forwarded by the first service at 6 pm, on the previous day.

available

The Three Ages of Man

And Woman.

If you are young Pinkettes, taken when necessary, will help you keep in perfect physical condition by an- suring daily functional regularity, I middle-aged, Pinkettes will your liver active, your complexion fresh, your brain clear.

keep

Do remedy that bane of the elder. ly, chronic constipation, Pinkettes are perfection, because they are not habit- forming and neither pain nor purge, Thoy also aid digestion, banish bili- ous attacks and sick headaches, quickly relieve Piles,

In short, everybody needs Pin- kettes at times. Try them yourself. Your chemist can supply them.

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LL of us join in wishing you a Merry Xmas and à Happy and Bright New Year and in thanking you for your valued patronage throughout the past years:

XE also kindly request our friends and customers to »

W. have the continuance of their patronage on the

days to come.

XMAS SALE

WE have so many kinds of SILK, all suitable for

.Christmas Gifts, that it's impossible to tell you about them all so we take this opportunity to invite you to come in and look over our collection. You will be sure to find what you want and you'll save money.

BRITANNIA SILK STORE

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CHRISTMAS

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Only Days

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MARVELLOUS BARGAINS

AND

SENSATIONAL REDUCTIONS

ON

THE

HONG KONG

✔ PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOT OF

PEAK HOTEL;

& SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Paking

For the Christmas and New Year Festivites, and Other Occasions.

INSIST ON

HEIDSIECK

MONOPOLE CHAMPAGNE

MONOPOLE RED TOP (sweet) MONOPOLE GOLD TOP (dry)

` OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES.

Agents:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but, our

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$7

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23 RM

159

60.

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15 Prostrate

17-Examples 19-Eternity 20-Londe, as with a

burden

25-Man's name 26-Grate

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29:Small slender nali

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55-At any time

67-Profix Batore.

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61-Embankment

53-Earth (FR)

65-Mtakon a mistiko

67-Kitchen utonuit,

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(pl.)

88-A aity thoroughfare

(pl.). 69-Most compact

VERTICAL

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toward the end

18-Dash

21-Instrumente of

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24-Girl's name 27-Fix 29-Ai

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34-More recent 40-8pecimens 42-A weed

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31-Edg

33-Eat

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(abbr.)

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37-A

38-Trust

month

(abbr.)

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41-8klll

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3-Enclosure

4.Sediment

past tense

7-Hear by

8-Adapte

66-Poetry

88-Wither

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61-Mansure of length

10-One, afflicted with a

62-4 dread disease $1-Abidan MA 04-Fir 15-A measure of length

(pl.)

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will appear in to-morrow's ferue,

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