MAIL SCHEDULES
The Postmaster: Ġeneral announess that as from Int November the Parcel Post rates to the United Kingdon will) be reduced to:----
3 lb. 7 Ib. 11 lb. 22 lb. $1.40 2,50 3,50 6.03 Private latter boxes may now be rented at the Kowloon Post Office. Full information regarding them may] be obtained from the Officer in chargo} of that office.
BROADCASTING RECEIVING LICENCES, 1935.
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All Existing Licences expire on 31st) December, 1938,
New Licences for 1935 will be avail; able at the Government Kadio Office, P.&O. Building, as from 1st January, 1985 and will be issued from 0.30 a.m.) to 4.30 p.m. against the receipt of a remittance of $10.00.
Applications may be made:
(a) personally.
(b) by messenger.
(c) by post.
It is essential under (c) and prefer- able under (a) and (b) that applica tions should be accompanied by crossed cheque payable to Hong Kong Govern- mont. The new licence will then be
sent by post or messenger as soon as
it is ready. Where actual cash is ten- dered a new licence should be received in exchange before leaving the Licen- sing Office,
In the case of renowal the old li conee, should be returned with the ap plication.
INWARD MAILS.
FROM EUROPE
Rawalpindi (via Suez)
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Jan.
10
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1835
The Woman's Page
crepe and black
FROM JAPAN
Jani
Pres, Tatt
7
Tango Maru
10
Taiyo Maru
10
Tantalus
10
Ranchi
Pres, McKinley
General Sherman
Durban Maru
Bengal Maru
FROM U.S.A.
Jan.
Pres, Taft
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Pres. McKinley
11
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FROM SHANGHAI
Jazz.
Pres. Taft
Taiyo Maru
10
Tantalus
11
Ranchi
No Obvious
General Sherman
Prea. McKinley
Felix Roussel
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Sindhana
Penang Maru
Lyons Maru
Terukuni Maru
OUTWARD MAILS.
FOR EUROPK
*Jan
Rawalpindi (via Suez)
· FOR SHANGHAI,
Jan.
FOR INDIA
Jan.
Kutsang
FOR MANILA
JAD.
Pres. Taft Tjisadene
FOR AUSTRALIA
Jan.
FOR STRAITS
Jan.
Kutsang
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White suede faille are combined to fashion most novel designed cocktail sult worn by beautiful Barbara Kent. screen actress. The high neckline and split back are quite the vogue.
Make-Up
...London.
When The Winter Bride Stocks
Her Linen Press
MODERN METHODS DUST-PRO OF SHELVES HEMSTITCHING PROBLEM-COLOURED BATH TOWELS TROLLEY SETS
EAUTIFUL house linen is a joy been superseded by small table
Bto the house proud woman, but mate set on a polished table, In
the modern bride does not lay in some households the white table huge supplies nor does she fill her cloth appears at breakfast only. “bottom drawer” with a miscellane. For luncheon and dinner sometimes ous collection of tray cloths and each cover is laid with two small d'oyleys. The purchase of the mats, one for the plates and the house-linen is wisely deferred until other, for the glasses. Sometimes the new home is practically finish-one oblong place mat only is used ed ao that she can choose house-for each person at tablo.-
linen that harmonlees with glass Attractive organdie gets with and china and with the colour and scalloped borders can be chosen for general decorative schemes of the dinner mats, and rather more sub- [stantial; • coarse linen, either in Sometimes the house-linen is sup-Joatmeal or some gay colour, enliven plied by the bride's parents and the luncheon table and wash and sometimes ́it' is provided by the wear well.
rooms.
bridegroom, or it may be given as For afternoon tea the tablecloth a wedding present by relations or is often matched by two or three paid for by cheques received by trolley cloths. These meet a de- either bride or bridegroom. mand created by the frequent use
It is a mistake. to overstock the of a trolley to convey part of the linen 'press; a well-chosen, reagon-, tea equipment and cakes from kit- able supply of each item that allows chen to sitting room or garden! for some to be in use, some at the room.
laundry and some in reserve, clean,
should be ample. All the linen
should be clearly marked, and be- fore it is sent to the laundry it should be checked and mended.. Oni its return it should be again check. ed and examined, and then arrang- ed, and then arranged neatly on the shelves in heaps, tha last- washed item being placed at the bottom of each pile.
It is a good plan to cover each ahelf with checked cotton material, the strips being made long enough to wrap over at each end to exclude ¡dust.
The quantity of bedlinen altow- ed for the average house is thres or four pairs of sheets and aix to eight pillow cases for each bed. Coloured bath towels with bath- mats to match, both chosen to har monisa with the decorative scheme
of the bathroom, add a note of
The smartest women to-day are galety to the linen-press shelves.
8
9
going in for "skin-toning," rather
13 than an obvious make-up. You no
16 longer nead a lavish application of
rouge to diminish the height off your cheek-bones. High cheek- bones actually are in keeping with the new ideal of beauty, so they should be accentuated rather than concealed.
10 By the clover blending of pow
ders into skin-tone powder bases, you can. minimise the need 'for rouge.
Mayfair has definitely gone off the bronzed standard, and the new "classic repose" complexions. ap- proximate more to marble, Fashion- able faces are of a matt magnolia tint, with interest concentrated on: the mouth and eyes.
Make-up generally is tremend- ously simplified. Eyebrows aro moulded or sculptured to the shape of the forehead bones, not trim- med down to a thread.
PEELING NEW -POTATOES :
Indicative of the winter mode in two-tone ensembles in this stunning costume worn by Alice Faye, blonde screen star. A vermilion red lame blouse, shot with gold, shows up against the plum coloured duchess satin used in the gown. The cont features two large box pleats in the back and is trinimed with blue fox fur.
A NEW FORM OF EMBROIDERY
Woolwork That Gives Rapid Results
Couched rug wool on canvas or
TF you put the potatoes in a pan peasant linen is being used for a
and pour bolling salted water new form of embroidery that is po over them and let stand until cold, pular among gift seekers who like the skine will rub off easily. It is to make presents of their own work handy to put them to soak that way to their friends. This embroidery, after doing the dishes, for then which is used as an adornment for the potatoes are easily made ready cushion covers, needlework bags, tea when it is dinner time,
SCARLET GLOVES FOR HUNTING FIELD
cosies, table runners, and many other articles for home decoration, is fascinating needlewomen because artistic results can be so rapidly achieved owing to the lovely colour- Ing of the raised rug wools, which London give a rich-looking finish to the Hunting folk seem to have decld-work.
ed on a change from the yellow Designs are worked with thick knitted riding gloves of tradition. wool laid, on as a basis, and the Scarlet in the latest choice, and some actual embroidery stitches are done gloves are composed of a yellow and in contrasting colours in embroidery scarlet silk mixture.
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL
-> PEAK HOTEL;
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS,
LIMITED.
with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Paking
REDUCE WITH
INKRETAN
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT IN TABLET FORM
18
STANDARDISED made by the same factory as PROMONTA
THE WELL-KNOWN NERVE FOOD Obtainable from all dispensaries and stores Sole Agents
BORNEMANN & CO.
Prince's Building
Des Voeur Road, Central HONGKONG:
HONG KONG
1935
1
DIRECTORY
NOW IN THE PRESS
HONG KONG'S BEST
DOLLAR VALUE
ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS, AGENCIES, BUSINESS HOUSES, WHO'S WHO, RESIDENTS LIST, PEAK RE- SIDENTS, GOVT. OFFICES, GENERAL INFORMATION, ETC. ETC
A Few Copies of 1934 Issue
Still Adailable at: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. Peak Tram Book Stalls, Star Ferry Book Stalls,
Lee Yee Mahan
and the office of the publishers China Mail Bldg
wools or in silken threads, whichever with the couching stitches varied in
It is a surprising, but, brilliant, is preferred,” In designs on a larger style. There fe a chain-stitch Fine damask and huckaback face addition, to sombre riding clothes scale the work is suitable for deco which also
border, and towala have often coloured con These scarlet gloves, soft, in a raised rating curtains, pelmets, and floor many othe decorative stitches, ventional and dainty floral designs.
knitting style, are very amart, and cushions,
Manetki apart from the plain" couch-stitch; Conventional flower designa, land which is taken straight across the When stocking the linen cupboard will make an ideal gift for either Singapore Saigon-Marseilles vis Balfour bath towels and eight face
scapes, and ships in full sall are rug wool Another interesting VIA SIBERIA Letters and post-gon. Correspondence for Europe and towels per person should be allow.
embroidered with wool couchwork, variation is to use metal threads, in zarda› for. Europe and South America) intermediate countries will be" nei
the designs varying according to the gold. ars forwarded, "vin Biberia" It : so cepted for transmission by these: Ser. ed. superscribed.
[vices," Bates and all; particulars) are It is an economy to lay lua
purpose for which the article is in thre REGISTERED. and. PARCEL shown in the schedules exhibited at
tended. There are some excellent) HAILS ars, closed 15 minutes earlier the General Post Once and Kowloon supply of guest towels, as the larger
MILK
show Tudor and Jacobean places, copied then the time given boys unless Office. All letters etc., must be mask towels need not then be offered to stockings will not
Trainspots if washed in salt and from period embroideries with a his otberylan stated, and where maile, are ed "By Air Mail and handed in at the friend who drops in for one water before being w
tory. These would be effective in advertised to clone at or before 9 am, the : General Fort (Oman, Unlatz | men).
this form of work, which can be elaborated with filling
SILK STOCKINGS
If they are alwa
registered and parcel mails are closed superscribed for despatch by a spec Table appointments to day differ clean scap-suds at 5 pm on the previo day, Be air mail service, correspondance
AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways vis will be forwarded by the first service from those favoured a few years water, they are less, Singapore, Bandoery-Amsterdam via available."
ago The damask tableclot has der."
When the chosen design in bold it, can be worked mainly
silver in place of embroidery
or wool, to fasten down the
FOR EVENING
Choose silver shoes and handbag, and stockings DECK
you ar
furquoise
SATURDAY'S SOLUTION,
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MESSUNGE DEN ST SENSE
Bringing Up Father
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