1935-12-09 — Page 2

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICE

From the First day of December 1935 charges for telegrams will be collected at the rate of Dollar 0.95 to equal Gold Franc 1.00.

INWARD MAILS.

THE CHINA

IL, HORDAY, DECEMBER 1935

MAIL

Women's Tave

The Best Woman

Beggar

"Little Grandmother" Of Y.W.C.A.

Large Gathering In London

FROM EUROPE

Dec.

Carthage (rin Suez)

FROM SHANGHAI

=

Dec.

Pres. Lincoln

Taivaan

General Lee

Pres. McKinley

Ranchi

Aezcas

Athos II

FROM STRAITS & INTLA

Delaros Mara

"Bebar

Santhia

Carthage

Dec.

Calchas

Van Hentz

FROM. U.S.A

Dec.

Pres. Wilson

Pres. McKinley

FROM MANILA

Dec

Patscato

Changte

Troilus

Emp. of Enasia

FROM AUSTRALIA

Dec.

Changte

FROM JAPAN

Dec.

Pres. Lincoln Pres. Wilson. Dakar Maru Anyo Maru Ranchi

General Lee

Pres. McKinley Malacca Maru

Girls from 56 countries-dres

She was not allowed to sig

ed in national costume-are to any letters appealing for funds 9present purses to the Queen at for her work, and that was not the 80th birthday party of the thought a sitting thing for a wo 18 YWCA (the Young Women's man to do," explained Miss Kin- 16 Christian Association) to be held naird. "So my father had to 17) in London shortly.

sign the letters for her. when a secretary was required for the rapidly growing. YWCA, it was necessary to have a mani, because it was impossible for a

Among those representing China in the audience will be Miss Koo, 10 daughter of the famous Chinese 11 diplomat, Mr. Wellington Koo.

Later,).

The most curious dress will be woman even to go into a bank....... 16 worn by a Filipino from Manila,

12

"I can remember" being taken

Mias Flora A. Ylagam. It will into the City about 1870, and be of plainted grass and pineapple feeling terribly shy because there fibre dyed purple and ornamented was not a woman to be seen any- 9 with rainbow-coloured flowers. where." 13 The Argentinian will carry

the

Through her 60 years work for traditional poncho, or blanket-the FW.C.A., Miss Kinnaird hasį coated, while the Latvian girl will become one of the most famous 10 wear a dozen stiffened petticoats, professional beggars in the coun- 10 a gaily-dyed frock and a tradi- try. She has raised tens of thou-

tional jewelled headdress.

sands of pounds for the Associa Next to the Queen, the most tion--and is still collecting money. honoured guest at the party will At the Albert Hall meeting she

the Queen 25 FURS RULE THE be the veteran Hon. Emily Kin-will present to 10 naird, the "little grandmother" of purses each containing $20the

She and the result of her latest appeal. the Y.W.C.A. Association will celebrate their

Untidy Letters

13

80th birthdays together.

"I learned a great deal about

· DAY··

Persian Lamb Popular

CLEANING LAMP SHADES

Dry Cleaning With . Petrol

9 It is sixty years since she first the art of begging from the late 10 began to interest herself in the Lord Knutsford the "Prince of 10 Association, of which her mother, Beggars" who raised many thou-

A word about furs: Persian co-zands for London hospitals.

Removable glass reading-lamy the late Lady Kinkird. was

Lamb seems to rule the day. founder with Miss Emma Roberts. "Ee taught me to be untidy in

"In those times women

were my letters. It's a great mistake What else encourages the Polish, shades should be quickly dipped in warm water and soap Askes. then put into another bowl can- ever to make begging letters look Hungarian drummajor allure most uninteresting," she said.

Silver foxes run taining warm water and a little Pm afraid that for a while I too officia" he used to say. And convincingly? mach preferred working among he often had his letters of appeal loose for formal clothes, and, of borar Dry at once with a linen the zavvies, for whom we ran a lithographed with a mistake de-

course, mink and erznine áre still cloth and polish with a dry wash. Alabaster shades can be sort of club at my father's house. liberately left in!”

in the picture for night time, leather.

renovated by cleaning occasionally glamour.

Coming to evening dresses there with a paste made of whiting and all face. methylated spirits. The paste is something we must Evening gowns are beautiful, but should be rabbed on with a piece The collar of a waterproof often a little difficult to wear. Briefly of rag, then polished on thorough-

"You see 'women had no in--

"But that's all changed now.

Women have plenty of other interests beside marriage, and they choose for themselves.

"OUTWARD MATES-

FOR EUROFE

Dec.

Emp. of Russia (via Van

couver)

12

#

Titsuta Maru (via San Fran-

cisco)

terests then, except marriage, andj

Carthage (via Siberia)

13

10 even then they had to marry the man who was chosen. for them.

A CLEAN COLLAR

Ranchi (Imperial Service) =

Closes: Reg.-9 a.m. Ord: 9.30 am

Aeness (vis Marseilles)...

161

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA":

Dec-

Ranchi

Aeness

FOR MANILA

Dec.

Tjisadace

Pres. Wilson

General Lee

FOR AUSTRALIA

Dec.

FOR JAPAN

Dec.

Tasuta Mara

10

12

13

Emp. of Russia Pres. Dormer Rakayo Maru

FOR USA

Dec.

Fap. of Bassis Rakayo Maru

FOR SHANGHAI

Tatsuta Marti. Exp. of Russia Carthage

Pres. Doumer

so interesting

becomes soiled and greasy before there are three types. The draply with a soft cloth. Spirits of the rest of the coat shows anyled and swathed (Viancets) or the turpentine and powdered panice

those skin-tight stone will remove bad stains, but sign of wear, The mark may bej side draped; "I for one, hope that it won't successfully treated with enca-sheaths shirred at centre, back or this treatment should only be 13be long before women propose as lypti cul applied with a soft clean sides, (Paton); and third (and used when essential, as it is 16 well as men!

At other times cloth, but the cost must then be easiest to wear) floating drapery rather drastic. "I have a great admiration for well aired to remove the smell Not many dresses trial on the these shades should be washed the modern girl, and I think wo- of the oil If the cleaning has to floor; some skirts just cover the with borax and water, and polish- 10 men have become 10 that I prefer to work with them be done at short notice it is more instep, others are scooped up ined with a raz dipped in plaster

convenient to use warm dry salt front, a great majority are slit, of Paris. 18 now, rather than with men."

Here again, a "com-

Soapy Lether This should be sprinkled freely and uneven.

bright-colours is Silk shades should be dipped in Couldn't Sign Letters over the mark rubbed well in bination of Miss Kinnaird has a fund of with a piece of dean white fan-trapant The plain-shades are a mild, soapy lather and worked violets, bright up and down until clean. Rinse under tel, and then brushed off. The generally deep. stories about difficulties which her mother worked in the advantage of this treatment is, cerise, fuchsia, some pale pastel in cold water and hang out to dry. 1350%.

that it leaves ne smell and is per bines and pinks, and, of course, They should be perfectly dry be fectly safe.

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17 MAILS Ire closed 15 minutes earlier then the time given above, unless otherwise stated,and where malls are advertised - to close at or before 10am, registered and parcel maïs are 12 closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.

Singapore, Bandeng-Amsterdam via bons, and jewels, but little net, ly a contribution to neatness Singapore, Saigon-Marselles vix Sai-lace, and beaded caps of Benaïss-

FASHION NUGGETS

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HING TH

SHANGHAI

ASTOR: HORSIN PALACE HOTEL

HOTELS,

LIMITED

the Grand Hotel-dan Wagons.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasio phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and alibo.

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141

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HORIZONTAL

1-Strike

4:Rows gently 10-Klichen utensil 13-A compass point

(abbr.) 14-Man's name

15 Superlative sizifix 16-Epoch

17-is, indignant · 19-Ocean vessel

21-Cure hides 22-Earth (FL)

-Racend -. 25-Musica nota. 27-Checked

20-Put in accord with

23-pigit

*Incites

35-Measurements 38-A title

39-Purpose

40-Act of putting into

wordar 44 Blemish 47′′Ever (contr.)

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59-Raibarates: 61-Those who curs

hides

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66 Share 67-A wild azłamał 68 King: (Fr.)

{70-Clothes... 171-Series

5-Showered 51-Trade mark (abbr)}. 55-Dime

VERTICAL/

1.Pronous 2-Feminine Hulk 3-Examining 4.Written 51gh (Ms20.) 6-Denies

7 For fear that

3.The natural fat

26-Floor compring

26-Direct 21-Eharity 29-Foregies {32_Revives

35-Expire 135-Insect egg 27-State Militia (abbr) 138.A thoroughfare -

41-National Education

Association (abbr) 42–Dropped tan

|44-European country

46-Matric land measure 49-Slape the water in

sailing

| 91-No^(Beat) - |52-African antelope.

53-Restrain from

S-Cubit unit of metriei" "acting

measure

16-Souvenir

11 Crude metal

| 12-Parity"

18-Relieves

20-A State of United

States (abbr.) -Workshop (Fr.)

57-Combining forr.

Bone

80-Rate is Guido's -

62-A beverage -Fish, egg

The solution of the above with a new cross-corS.

will appear in Monday's

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

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fore being used again. Artificial Cloaking For Evening

silk is best dry-cleaned with

Wear

Girlish sweetness is emphaized

petrol. Dip small pieces of rang Hinto the petrol, rub the shade well,

and discard each piece as it gets in the dainty furquoise silk gown dirty. This should be done in pastel blue shot with silver the open siz, and the shade left

thread

AIR MATI --Imperial Airways via Ornaments; not only feathers, rib-ļļing itself a decoration, not mere-Parchment and imitation parcă- Paramana

ENT ANEW ASS OIG E3S SENGR SPURTSTA N RAY SOE

Evening dress calls for hair vigourous mesh lays claim to be for some hours before it is used.

which Miss Samiy

wears. The name "foo is sweetChanson Printemps ment should be cleaned with gum ing

mere" or "Spring Song There rubber, or else rubbed all over little skun cap made of Among the salient style points with pieces of cotton wool dipped cherry blossoms which goes with Lebirge

10 zon. Correspondence for Europe and】ance flivouz.. Coarse hair ́nets

12 ed for framstission by these Services are worn in the daytime under of the season are shorter, faller

Bates and all particulars are showr

some fashion skirts, including the skirt portion in fine ontreal. 13 in the schedules exhibited at the Gep hats, according to

eral Post Office and Kowloon Offies announcements. Although it is at of costs; drapery and shirring on vari All letters etc., must be marked "By the moment an extreme style, frocks; full sleeves, some with

lines and it. This 18 worn very pe right on the back the back of is called "A the head. Was Tittman's - pale. The ge and bionde colouring goes well quenchable.

Air Ma" and handed in at the Gen- which will not be adopted at once slashes and embroidery, and an lingerie touches at throat VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post eral Post Office Unless superarlbed by women generally, it has much enormous amount of Persian lamb wrist, has now yielded its role to with the delicate shade

Girish” simplicity ermine, which is fashioned into cards for Europe and South Amaries for despatch by a specific air

White pique, which played such collars, cuffs, gilets, jabot and dark bloe are forwarded" "via Siberis" so service, correspondence will be for good sense to recommend it. The intermediate countries will be accept-net controls wayward locks and

in daintyiglastrons. superscribed.

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PARCEL | Warded by the test service avilable, yet by the sudacity of and

POPEYE" The Pied Piper of Spinachova.”“”.

I COME TO GET ME SHEI

WE HADA EXTER

AN THEY ALL WAY

THE CHABEL=

TAKE EM BACK – ON YEA

20-BACKWE.

TO BE RULED BY:

NITY WHERE

QUEEN OLIVE IS, THERE

SHALL BE ALSO

THOUSAND

NO2

To-morrow.

He Asked For It!"

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most ele

evening wear, cozta with important sleeves

are conspicuous. striped and misteri

ceptions

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