MAIL SCHEDULES
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PARCEL MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN
Christmas and New Year Parcel Mails for Great Britain will be clos ed in the General Post Office as follows:-
Steamer
*
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1935-
Women's Tages
* CARE OF HANDS IN
Date of Closing Date due at Lˇdon.
Somali
5 pm Nov. 8. Dec. 15 Rawalpindi. 5 pm Nov. 15 Dec. 19].
The Hong Kong "Postal Guide of 1935 is now on sale at the General Post Office and Central Post Office. Kowloon
AIR MAIL
Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marseille via Saigon Singapore-Australia Correspondence will be accepted for
GARDENING
Simple Precautions. Before Starting
Those who find it difficult to wear gloves when gardening may save their hands considerably by taking four simple precautions.
1. Before starting work fill the finger nails with white sap, and also rub soap well round the fin- transmission by these services. Rates ger tips. This prevents soil from and all particulars are shewn in the working under the nails and into! schedules exhibited Offers. All letters etc. must be mark the surrounding skin.
By Air Mailand be handed in at the Post Office.
at the Post
INWARD MAILS,
-FROM EUROPE
Oct.
Genoa Maru
Menestheus
Anhui (Air Mail ex Imperial
Airways)-
• Corfu (via Suez)
Suwa Marti
Kamo Maria
Asama Maru
Nellore
once:
att
and
2 Have 2 small pair of tweezers at hand so that thorns and splints may be removed
all 3. Treat
pricks scratches promptly with iodine.
4 After washing the hands! when work is finished rub them 2well with a piece of cut lemon j 28 This removes stains and .loi gives a smooth, pleasant feeling to the skin. While lemons are expensive any freshly squeezed rinds that are available should be the saved and put aside for 25 hands.
Asaina Maru:
The flaming colours of the set- ting sun, are vividly used in Glenda Farrell's lounging en- semble. The two-piece pyjamas are of crinkled satin, the tailor- ed front fastening down with a row of shimmering thinestone buttons. The chiffon velvet robe is in a matching colour.
LAUNDERING TABLE
31
FROM USA
Pres, Garfield
Nov
Pres. Grant
FOR SHANGHAI,
FROM JAPAN
Oct
Oct
Pres. McKinley
Exp. of Japan
Pres. Ga-feld
25 Emp. of Japan
Nov
Conte Ros80
FOR STRAITS AND INDIA
Mayebashi Maru
Tokushima Mara
Oct.
Santhia
Pres. Graat
General Pershing
Achilles
Cathay
Nov.
FROM SHANGHAI
FOR JAPAN
Oct.
Oct.
Suwa Maru
Pres. McKinley
Asama Maru
Pres. Garfield
Asama Maru Emp. of Japan
Sinkiang
FOR MANILA
Oct.
Nov.
Emp, of Japan
Pres Grant
Pres. Garfield
General Pershing
Kamo Maru Tiisadane
FROM MANILA
Nor
Oct
Nellore
Tjikembang
Nov.
Tanda
26:
2
FOR USA.
and
Oct.
Pres. McKinley
Asama Mar
30
Emp. of Japan
Oct
28
FOR AUSTRALIA
28
29 Kamo Maru
Oct
Nov:
Nellore
Now.
Bessa
Achilles Eumaeus
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Menestheus?
Anyo Maru
Anhui
Bangalore
Sirdhana
Hosang
Corfu
Conte Rosko
FROM AUSTRALIA
Nov.
Tanda
OUTWARD MAILS.
FOR EUROPE
Oct.
25
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30
31
"MATS
How To Attain A. Flawless
Skin
Apply Your Cosmetics Sparingly
HOLLYWOOD EXPERT GIVES
ADVICE
"Makeup ought to be applied as sparingly as possible says Mel Berns, one of the most important cosmetic artists in Hollywood. "Rough creates shadows and the woman who puts great blotches of it on her cheeks makes her self look years older. She should strive to create a faint blush ef- fect, not a smear of bright co- lour.*
Then the man, who spends long hours each day getting famous screen stars ready to appear be fore the camera went on to say that healthy living habits -- good food enough sleep, plenty of fresh water and a reasonable amount of exercise - are the first requisites of flawless skin
He
jand fresh-looking beauty.
firmly believes that no amount of cosmetics can make up for na- tural vivacity and health.
Plenty of Soap And Water
Mr. Berns belongs to the soap| and water school of thought, too,! advocating plenty of pure suds and warm water for thorough cleansing. He says that whether; or not a girl washes with soap and water before application" of cleansing cream or afterward, de- ends, of course, on the amount of natural oil in her skin, but be: adds that only under extremely unusual circumstances should the and water old-fashioned soap
treatment be omitted.
The makeup authority comes out strongly against the plucking feyebrows until there is nothing left of them.
He would have
Care Must Always Be every girl who values her beauty remove only the straggles hairs
Exercised
ΟΣ
that grow
across the bridge of Careful soaking of table linen the nose and far downward reduces the difficulties of wash the lids. Incidentally, he thinks eyebrows never should be pencil- jing and the removal of stains.
led exact in the evening and that Treat round mats gently. The
eyeshadow is something else to circular edge stretches easily forget about during the daylight
vigorous rubbing pull this out of shape.
too
may hours.
in
Materials that are open weave, such as some of the mo
When the days are brisk with "the hint of coming winter the young miss pata on something -warm but not cumbersome, as Anita Louise, screen actress, i23 here shown wearing. It is com- posed of a semi-fitted double- breasted coat of heavy beige wool over a brown wool shirtmaker.
WOMEN TINTING HAIR IN PARIS
Rinsing It To Match Their Gowns
CAN BE EASILY WASHED OFF
Latest fashion dispatches from
dera linens and crashes, take blue PUFFS SHOULD BE Paris report that many of the very easily. It is better to use a! every weak solution of blue water
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- eards for Europe and South America are forwarded “via Siberia" if superscribed.
REGISTERED and
for any of these fabrics.
If the mats are ironed rather wet, they will have an additional stiffness.
be
30
WASHED
Never Borrow. Or Lend Them
smartest women in the French capital are rinsing their hair to matter match their gowns, no what the costume colour may be The hair is not dyed, but merely washed with the colour, so that it may easily be rinsed off when desired. change of shade is
the Among
a
popular
for this cranial 'decoration
green and silver.
shades
are
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONG KONG HOTEL REPULSE BAY HOTEL
PEAK HOTEL:
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HUTEL.
HOTELS,
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Pe
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
13
18
22
12
13
8
79
35
136
38
149
UO
15
49
5
17
150
+ HORIZONTAL (Cont.) |37-Rescues
HORIZONTAL
1-An insect 4-Employ 7-Convey
10-A fuel 11-Claw
ཟ
13-Stunted animal 14-Cut
16-Strike with open
hand 13-Terminate 19-Mature
25 Prefix. Thrica 22-Six hundred 23-Haad: covering: 24-Strike gently. 25-Grand Teasurer
(abbr.)
27-Horse's gait 28-Uncommon 29-A dry massiere,
(abbr) 30-Territory (abbr)
32-Pronoun 33-Negative
15-Swiss river
(29-Half a score 40-Boll slowly
42-Gain
43-Assume an attitude 44-Organs of hearing {-46-Greek god of war,
47-Lowers 50-Doze 51-Serpent
VERTICAL
1-A child (contemptus-
ous) 2--Consuere
3-Half an sin
4 Above
,
5–Male descendant-
6-Epochs
7-Care for 8-Walk
s-Incline
112
17
VERTICAL (Cont.) 10-Separate written:
matter by marks 12-Bignets 13-Crimson
14-Bone of the body 16-Full of moisture 17-Deep 19-Grades
bole
The nostrila 22 Small bed
-Parity 29-Basso (abbr) 31-Uncooked |32-A-fout
34-Unit
36-Perum
23–Trailing plant. 39-Digits
41. A song bird 43-Preposition (abbr.)
146/neral spring
animal 48–Region Professor
(abbr)
49-A continent (abbr.)
The solution of the above with a new crossword puzzle.
will appear in to-morrow's issue.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
SPARTI
IRONING LINEN MATS
POE
Tightening
Embroidery should, of course,
If you prefer powder puffs to 021 the wrong side.jcotton pads, have several ironed on Where this is heavy, use a dou- hand and wash them frequently. fame red, royal blue, ve Preventing Lace Edges
of ironing felt. Never borrow anyone's puff and PARCEL ble thickness MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier which helps, the embroidery to do not lend your own. than the time given above unless stand out when ironed. otherwise stated,and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9) am, registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p. on the previous day." AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways" via| Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sai-
Sawa Maru (via Marseiles)
Closes: Reg. 5 pm. Ord. 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley (via Sibeira),25
Closes: Reg. 4.15 p... Ord. 3 p.m.gon. Correspondence for Europe and
Santhia (Imperial Airways
Service)
*
RENEWING NEEDLEWORK
20
"off"
ADE SIAS!
GOC NOR HOP
ESSCL LIV R1 AVIE
Rouge paffs in compacts seem
Reds Dominate
Lines mats with lace edges to be neglected more than аду jother beauty item. You can get Reds divided into two groups, present problems; frequently the fresh ones at any drug store, so dominate most of the dressmakers lace edge tightens and makes the there really is no excuse for us collections. The two groups are linen centre balge. This can be
shades, avoided in the ironing. ing the same rouge small particles purple-reds,
While the mat is wet, stretch" When fine white crochet or lof dust and flakes of tobacco that and the entire range of normal
to almost the linen centre into the correct of your reds. from orange ed for transmission by these Services needlework has been in store for collect in the bottom
brown. These colours are used shape, and pin this on to the iron- years it tends to become purse. 26 Rates and all particulars are shewn some
must either for complete costumes, orling sheet Keep the pins close lace is perfectly dry. Your creams, of course,
Organdie mats with wool in the schedules exhibited at the Gen-}. yellow with age. Many valuable Closes: Reg. 330 pm, Ord. 4 p.m.
eral Post Office, and Kowloon Office:
several 30 All letters etc, must be marked "By old pieces of work are frequently be covered for economical as well accessories and decoration. The together and at the join of the lace
thicknesses of ironing felt.. Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord. 8.30a.m. Air Mail" and handed in at the Gen- discovered in this state. Finelas sanitary reasons. In hot wea-red motif is introduced into many and the linen. Stretch the lace broidery, so fashionable just now,
eral Post Office. Unless superscribed work cannot be boiled, but if it ther, particularly; exposure to ensembles simply by the used of border into shape, and pin this should be ironed wet on Emp. of Japan (via Van-
Iran the linen centre with thei Use a fine cloth as an ironing 31fer despatch by a specific air mail is soaked in buttermilk for 24 the air may make them rancid. If vivid and matching nail lacquer out also.
Any coarse material may Closes: Reg. 9.15 am. Ord 10 am service, correspondence will be for-hours the yellow tinge will dis-you buy huge jars, better divide and lipstick Such deep reds as
on the popular American ruby are toe of the iron, pressing in sheet. Nov.
warded by the first service available.
appear, and the buttermilk will in the contents, keeping a little 14-da qıza səciyanan agerpamrazuj
no way injure the most delicate your dressing. table and storing most prevalent for nails and lips straight lines. Let the mat re-mark the fine surface of the or-
main pinned in shape until the gandie. the rest in a cool place.
.in Paris, Work
Asama Maru (via San Fran..
cisco and Siberia)
couver)
4
Cathay (vis Marseilles)
Closes: Reg. 9.45 am.
Ord 10.30 am,
em-
Bringing Up Father
YOUR FATHER PHONED AND ENGAGED MY SINGNS. TEACHER TO TAKE PART WITH HIAAN A SCENE AT
THE STUDIO-HE IS TO. BE A VOCAL TEACHER IN THE SCENE- ISN'T.IT]
MARVELOUS?
IT 15: MARVELOUS- ASHEJENT
ER ORAN ACTOR-
"NOW-YOU ARE FOUND PLAYING THE PIANO. WHEN MR JIGGS COMES N-HE CRABS YOU BY THE THROAT AND CHOKES YOU-NOW LET'S REHEARSE ITFIT.
ISN'T THAT GORGEOUS?
YES-LET'S GIT GO
WHAT'S THAT? COME RIGHT TO THE STUDIO-YOUS SAY AN ACTOR IS CHOKIN' ANOTHER ONE AN WON'T STOP? I'LL SEND THE RIOT SQUAD
RIGHT: OVER-
WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? MY: SINGING-TEACHER IS IN THE HOSPITAL- AND MY HUSBAND IS IN JAIL-GRACIOUS- WHAT HAPPENED
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