1935-06-10 — Page 2

MAIL SCHEDULES

GENERAL HOLIDAY

On Monday, the 10th June, the Gen- eral Post Office will be open from 81 am to 10 am. and the Branch Post) Offices from 8 am to 9 amta

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordin- ary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspoň- dence at 9.30 mm.

The Money Order Office will be en- tirely closed.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RADIO! TELEGRAPH SERVICE

$

It is hereby notified that from the -First day of June 1935 the charges for telegrams will be collected at the rate of. Dollar 0.60 to equal Gold Franc 1.00.

AIR MAIL RATES

As from 6th May the air mail rates to Great Britain vis Imperial Airways will be reduced to

Letter $0.50 per 24

P.C. each $0.32.

Correspondence for this service most

be clearly marked "Vix Imperia. Air- ways"

Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore

Saigon-Marseilles via Saigon -

Singapore-Australia Correspondence will be accepted for Sazmission by these services. Rates and all particulars are shewn in the schedules exhibited at the Post Offices. All letters, etc. must be marked "By Air Mail and be handed in at a Pust Jfice.

PARCEL POST

1

is

A schedule of revised parcel post rates, including many reductions, exhibited in the Parcel Office; G.P.Ó.

INWARD MAILS

FROM EUROPE

June

Carthage (via Suez)

121

FROM USA

June

Press, Jacksoni

14)

FROM JAPAN.

Jone

10)

Bokuyo Mara Anyo Maru Malacca Marm Dakar Marti Pra. Jackson Rajputana

Kidderpore

Komaki Maru

Taina

Tai Yuan

FROM SHANGHAI

Menelaos

Krien

Pres. Jackson

Rajputana

Kidderpore

Ajax

Athos I

OUTWARD MAILS.

¡Van Heatsz

Mail)

June

101

FOR EUROPK.

June

(Amsterdam Air

Rajpotama (via Marseilles)

THE CHINA-MAIL: MONDAY, JUNE 10–1935

The Woman's Page

▲ clever fékture of this smart. white crepe sports: frock worn by Joan Bennett, screen star, is the smartly designed collar and Ascot tie of bright blue, spangled with a scattering of tiny white stars..

CLEANING STEEL SINKS

Flour Absorbs Grease

сап

Stainless steel sinks. cleaned with any good scouring, agent and will stand soda.

After each washing up the sink should be cleaned

out and dried

thoroughly with a fine cloth. Then to preserve its gleaming polish rab it well with a slightly ward chamois leather.

dry

`After very greasy water has been in the sink use a little flour, well rubbed in, as a final polish; then treat as before with the leather- The flour absorbis any surface 18grease left after the rinsing.

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14

Closes: Reg. 9.45 am Ord, 10.30am

Emp. of Canada (via Vancouver

BC. and Siberia)

Closes: Reg. 9.15 am. Ord. 10 am

14

Van Hisz Rajputana

FOR USA

June

Emp. of Canada.

VIA SIBERIA Letters and post [cards" for Elope and South America

superscribed

REGISTERED 154 PARCEL MAILS

Women Will Make History IMPROVING

A “COLLAR DAY" FOR WOMEN

Debutantes Tea Parties- House-Hunting

(By "MARIANNE MAYFAYRE)

London, March.

Women will make history at thờ Thanksgiving Service at St. Pauls on May 6.

For the first time at 3. great? nafional celebration the wearers of the collars of the picturesque Or- ders of Knighthood will be women as well as men.

Collar Days, when the magnifi- cent metal collars that form part of the insignia are worn, are few, and national functions seldom coincide] with them Accession Day is Collar Day, and so is the day, on which Parliament is opened.

LAST YEAR'S

STRAW HAT

Cleaning Process

Last year's straw hat will he much improved if it is cleaned when it is taken out of store. Only stiff straws should be damped, soft or delicate straws being cleared with stale breadcrumbs or powered magnesia White straw hats can advantageously be sponged with warm, soapy water, and then with clear water to which vinegar has been added. Coloured straws are improved by being rubbed with methylated spirit. Some of the coarser straws can be freshened by

being rubbed with a few drops

of olive oil. Whenever hats are damped they should be pulled into their original shape and dried as quickly as possible in a warm place.

tesses who give cocktail parties THE JUBILEE SPIRIT.

prior to the dance which is to

Morning Dress With Hats The Lord Chamberlain will 30- nounce that men and women who are members of the Orders should herald the coming-out of a daugh wear their collars for the service ter. Sometimes it is not actually a at St Paul's The dress regula-cocktail party, but more of a tea tions, I learn, will consist of uni-party. form for the members of the For- ces, Court or evening dress other men, and morning dress without cards. Jointly with Mrs. Blac

kett Ord they will be giving 1 hats for women.

One such party is that for which for Mrs. Geofrey Bowes-Lyon has sent

Colour Scheme For Shoes, Bags And Jewellery

a rosette in scarlet and white, vanity bags in white washable hide,

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL,

HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

"PEAK HOTEL;

& SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE, PALACE HOTEL

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peiping

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

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Scarlet shoes, or navy bine with

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I learnt from an official of the dance at Sunderland House on the the flap corners adorned with folds! Central Chancery of the Orders of 25th for their respective daughters of scarlet and blue leather, the

in

in Jewelled dip in rubies, diamonds and sapphires, are some of the isnotes in Jubilee dress trißes which

Knighthood at St. James's Palace but the tea party is on the 12th at that although the Order of the Mrs. Percival Griffith's house British Empire dates back to 1917, Baston-square, which she

lending for the purpose. the collars were only issued 1929. Since then there has been any outstanding public cere-j mony.

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not

The collar, of silver gilt, shows

accord with the popular mavý bine

Fifteen Dinner Hostesses Mrs. Bowes-Lyon does not like or pale grey suit. cocktail parties, and her daughter has never even tasted a cocktail

For the dance fifteen

dinner

parties have been made up. The

BOOTLACE BLOUSES

Black Tweeds. With Shining Collars

London.

Smart linen blouses in oatmeal are laced with coloured

hostesses for them include Lady Christian Martin and her sister-in-į law, the Hon. Mrs. John Bowes- Lyon, Lady Amberst of Hackney, Lady Hollenden, the Hon. Mrs. Clive Pearson, the Hon. Mrs. San- shades marez the Hon. Mr. Ingham cords. Cords, too, form the neck Whitaker, Lady Elizabeth Motion, and cuff finish. A white and navy Lady Hastings, the Hon. Mrs. blouse, is worn with a rough diz- Maurice Drummond, Lady Violet gonal navy suit and a cap of navy Gregson, the Hon. Mrs. Charles straw with mortar-board crown of Ponsonby, Mrs. Basil Kerr, the Hon white linen. Mrs. Dudley North, and Viscoun

tess Suirdale"".

Regency Furniture Gifts.

IMO

Black tweeds are still holding their

for smartness. They have patent leather or shining oil- As the bridegroom's house in cloth belts and collars, and heavy Chapel-street is too small, Sir white kid gloves and gauntlets in Michael Duff-Assheton-Smith and shining fabric match the handbag.

his bride of to-day have been house- hunting with Lady Juliet Duff in Chester-street, where she herself is now installed. They have not yet decided upon a house, but they have plenty of Regency furniture for it!

Sir Michael shares his mother's enthusiasm for this period, and is delighted with the Regency mirrors.

formarded "viz Siberia" it so the Royal arms and imperial crown light sconces and candelabra that

| are among his presents.

between sea lions. From it hangs

are closed 15 minutes earlier than the equally magnificent badge.

time given above unless otherwise

Purple mantles were issued

stated, and where mails are advertised the Dames Grand Cross at the same

to close at or before 9 am, registered time as the collars.

and parcel mails are closed at 5pm

The Queen's Embroidery

LATEST PERFUME NEWS

Woman Invents New

Kind

London.

Perfumes that have been inspir- ed from a rare blend of China tea

to

IDEAL SUMMER ENSEMBLE

Taffeta Used To Trim Hat

was

Singapore Saigon-Marseilles via Sai Eastbourne, the Queen, I hear, is gon Correspondence for Europe and passing a good deal of her time intermediate countries

FOR MANILA

Jame

On

the previous day

Tjibadak

10

AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways viz

#

Pres. Jackson

15

Singapore,

Bandoeng-Amsterdam vis

While she is at Compton Place,

FOR SHANGHAI

June

#

FOR JAPAN

Jane'

Emp of Canada

Bokuyo Maru Emp. of Canada

FOR STRAITS

June

Kimsang

Menelaus

will be sitting in the lovely gardens of the Silk suits will be the ideal en- cepted for transmission by these Ser house, doing embroidery. The semble for many opaasions on steri-

and all particulars sre 14 vices. Rates and

shewn in the schedules exhibited at mornings are her Majesty's farmer days, and are showing a the General Post Office and Kowloon ourite time for this recreation, and colourful trend Office. All letters etc., must be mark-zt present she is engaged on a set ed By Air Mail" and handed in of chair covers, which she is carry 12 the General Post Office. Unleas 14 superscribed for despatch by a speci-ing out in the old-fashioned cross

fic air mail service, correspondence stitchang will be forwarded by the first service available.

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South Wales, Australia

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(abbr)

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at sea

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:

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16-A mixture of sand,

and clay *12--Vanture

19–A period of time

15-The. Book of Pasima, 48_Poveerful magazine -zines

separately printed 17- clerical degree

(abbr.) 18-Energy 20-Appearing as if

gorwed 21-Exhaust 22-Greek goddess of -

discord 24-Boy's name

25-Father

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Rusala 3Z-Orderly

rifle (pl)

25-Berin 27-Juice

of plants

50-Comparative suffed.

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2-Act

3.Pinak

33-Like rezin 134-Very black 35 Excavates 37-Satisfy

Saves, -Unites

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The solution of the above with a new cross-word puente will appear in to-morrow's issue.

HOLLYWOOD CRAZE

Hobby Of Collecting New Scent Bottles

and from the scent of various} kinds of Empire woods are to sp pear in the ballroom this, sumnja2.. The latter has been invented by a

Another craze, typically Holly woman furniture designer who woodian, is the collecting of per entranced by the romantic fume, not for the scent itself but odour of some of the woods in her for its bottle,

New models workshop

are continually ap pearing in the shops, and in Holly- wood no one cares. whether the scent is good so long as the bottle is different from any they possess at the moment.

HAND PAINTED GLASS FOR LUNCHEON" PARTIES

SATURDAYS SOLUTION

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PO £:£

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JUBILEE COLOURED BUTTON HOLES-

For luncheon parties the new Evelyn Brent and Dolores del Rio Navy taffeta with pink polka dote hand-painted glass is charming have the largest collections, and has the front of the coat gathered This is in white, with a silver rim, very decorative they are, too. Flower sprays, real and artificial, and shirred at the waistline. The with a design in natural-lookins arranged along glass shelves in are among the most artistle pro- collar of white silk is very fall. poppies, cornflowers and mar-boudoir or bathroom, the varying ductions Miniature anemones in Coming-Out Tea Parties Taffeta is used again, to trim the guerites. The same type of de sindes, frons palest game red, white" and blue kid outlined This season is being quite re-brown hat in cream and orange to sign is applied to white wood fruit through gold- to deepest, amber, wit -8- sucround of ting silver markable for the number of hos match the loosely knotted scart and bread bowls.

shimmering under the lights.

jeaves, make attractive buttonholes.

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Bringing Up Father

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