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–MAIL SCHEDULES -

AIR MAIL

Imperial - Airways via Singapore Bandoeng-Amsterdam vix Singapore Saigon-Margellies via Saigon --

Singapore-Australia

Correspondence, will be accepted for transmission by these services. Rates and all particulam are shown in the schedules exhibited it the Fost Osices. All letters eft., `manan be mark. ́ed “By Air Mail" and be handed in↑

at the Port Office.

CHINESE DOMESTIC AIE MAIL

SERVICE FROM CANTON. Letters will be accepted, at Hong Kong for transmission by the Chinese Domestic Air" "Mil-Service from

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936

4 Women's Jages

It's Your Width

That Counts

Hip Measurement

Gives Weight

If you're worried about your weight, as compared with the

Canton to all places in China at the rate of $1.00 per half oEDES The change is inclusive of the regular average for your height, forget it, postage.

•

— consider your width. That's

the advice of Dr. Helen Brenton. the assistant woman's medical ex-i The homes of closing mails for this aminer at Stanford University. -service at the G.P:0. are:

Canton-Shanghai (vix Swatow)...who has worked out "width- Wednesdays and Saturdays, Beg. weight" tables based on ive years' 10 am Ordinary 10.30am study and tabulation-of some 10,- Canton-Kinngchoir-Nanning - Mon-1000 children and college students. days and Fridays, Reg. 10 amInstead of one.. normal weight as > Ordinary 10.30 am. Canton-Lungchow-Saturdays, Beg given on height tables, her scales

4.30 pm Ordinary 5.00 pgive seven averages based Tuesdays and Thursdays Reg. 10 width as well as height. am. Ordinary 10:30 am.

At Kowloon Central Post Office the mails will be closed hour be

fore the above times.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Corfo via Suez)

Leverkusen (via Siberia) ...

FROM SHANGHAI

Gneisenan

Kitano Maru

Prea. Gre

Cathay

Bio de Janeiro Maru.

Conte Verde

ChenonceauK

Memmon

Teiresias

Burdwan

Feb.

20 ***

Feb.

Hakozaki Marn

Hakone Marue

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Nagato Maru. Pres. Grant Toba Maru Tango Maru Kummens

Feb.

*

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Thus, if a girl of 18 is 5' 4" tall, she might normally weigh as little as 107 pounds if her bi-iliac diameter — the measurement at the crest of the hip bones date is 9.6 inches or as manch 23 133 pounds if she measures 12.2i inches

Pines To Be Willowy

"Tests that have been made so far indicate injustice has been done to about 30 per cent of those measured and labelled too thin or too fat under the old one-dimen- sion table," Dr. Pryor said.

The stocky girl who pines to be willowy, therefore, should noti starve herself into nervous irrit ability, but strive to keep her "width-weight”

"LEAGUE OF NATIONS" BABY

*League of Nations" baby is the title gives to Ennio Vita-Finzi,

21 son of the new Italian Consul- 22 General in Australia, who was 27 born to bis Russian mother

23 aboard a British ship in Austra

lign waters. The birth took place

888

Young, mannishly *tired Katharine Hepburn spent some time on her skates learning the art in a New York zink, but, wit- nesses say that she spent plenty of time bodily on the ice.

PRETTY EYES

We all know that the eyes are

Care Of

Low-Heeled Shoes

Recommended

SOME SIMPLE EXERCISES

The Feet

and stockings and pick up _mar-] bles with your toes.

To keep ankles supple and im prove your carriage rotate the left! foot in circles until the ande is -Most women

wear the wronx tired. Bend the foot backward kind of shoes," says a Hollywood and forward as far as it will go. physical instructor. "Not only de Repeat with the right they pick types which aren't at all Remember, of course, that mas- suitable for their feet, but they sage is excellent for tired, burn- generally buy them to short and ing feet. At night, after you have had your bath, cover both feet "Crowding the toes halts cir-with a foot balm (if you haven't culation. Extremely high heels ne, use olive oil or tissue cream), often cause pain in the legs and then massage upward from toes to back," be continued. "This is ankles until practically all of the why it does my heart good to see cream is absorbed. the sensible shoes Greta Garbol and many other screen stars wear when they aren't working on a set.

too narrow. -

I think all women night follow; their example, wearing two-inch heels caly on dress occasions and sticking to lower varieties for walking and during working bours."

Then the man whose business it is to correct bad posture and other physical defects of Hollywood stars went on to talk about exer- cises to strengthen and improvel the feet Here are some of them: When you take of your shoes at night, toe in in exaggerated man- ner and walk around the room)

HONG KONG

PROINSTILA RUTEL:

HONG KONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

PEAK HOTEL,

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL.

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In aociation with the Grand Hotel den Wagon Lita, 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 barbor, plow, and altho

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with weight on the outside of the To the well-groomed

feet.

Exercise The Muscles

Stand barefooted on two rubber balls, placing hands on the back! of chairs to balance your body, then roll feet back and forth on the balls. This stimulates cir- culation and encourages the arches of the feet to stay up where they belang

To exercise the muscles aETOSS the bottom of the feet and to straighten the toes, take off shoes

SMART HAIR NET"

in the liver-Themistocles of the the most interesting features of Australian coast, while the new our faces, and if they are lovely consul, Dr. Fazl Vita-Finzi, and then the face is lovely too!

So, his Russian wife, to whom he was here are two "tips" which may married a year ago at Rome, were help towards making the eyes as one of the smartest dressed wo- [om their way to Australia.

FROM US.A

. Feb.

Pres. Grant Emp. of Japan Pres. Folk

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FROM MANILA

Feb.

Atsuta Marg Pres. Hoover. General Lee

FOR D.S.A

Feb.

Pres. Hoover:

FROM JAPAN.

Feb.

General Lee Conta

Kitano Maru

FOR MANILA

Pres. Grant Cathay

Feb.

92] Gneisenau (.

27

27 Kitano Martí

281 Pres Grant

28

Cremer

Cathay

Tokiwa Mazz Emp. of Japan

Hakone Mago.

Pres. Pod

FROM AUSTRALIA

Atsuta Maru

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR EUROPE

Cathay (via Marseilles)

Closer: Reg. 9.45 2.3

Ord 10.30 am.

Fres, Hoover ..

Gneisenan. (via Marseilles)

Athos II (via Siberia)

Corfu (via Siberia)

23 FOR STRAITS AND INDIA.

Rio de Janeiro Mara

Feb.

"

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Feb.

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FOR AUSTRALIA

Feb.

Kitano Hara

Feb.

Mra Beginald Fellowes, hailed

even more beautiful than Nature

men in the world," is among chic intended.

For erasing the Eines around the this winter At a recent afternoon continentals wearing hair nets eyes, there are various astringent party she wore one creams, which

should be patted blue velvet cord, cupped over the of sapphire 2into the skin every other night.

back of her head under a small marvellous for tight black hat trimmed with black and They are Jening any slackness around the

blue sigrettes eyes, and keeping fresh lines at 22/bay.

LIGHT: WHERE WANTED

Among the newest table lamps 2is a very useful model which may

be made to serve many purposes.

The shade is specially designed in order to allow the lamp to shed VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post as much light as possible upon cards for Europe and South America any particular spot. The stem of are forwarded" "ria Siberia" If the lamp is flexible, so that you superscribed.

REGISTERED and PARCIM caz, at a touch, adjust it, and the MAILS are closed 15 minutes ecler light can be obtained in practical- 21 than the time given above, unlessly gay position.

21 otherwise stated and where mais e For sewing or reading purposes

Closes: Bog. 5.15 pm Ord. 5 pm advertised to close at or before these lamps are invaluable, as the

Memnuz (via Karseilles)

Closes: Reg. 4.15 pm. Ord. 5 pm

POR SHANGHAI

Pres. Hoover

General Lee

Athos II Corta

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az., registered and parcel mails are

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closed at 5 pm. on the previous day, glare of the light is hidden from

AIR MAIL-Imperial Al-ways via the eyes by the green shade. Singapore, Bandoung-Amsterdam via |

Singapore, Saigon-Marselles via Szi-

Feb.

gon. Correspondence for Europe and

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ed for transmission by these Services.

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FOR JAPAN

Feb.

Atsuta Maru Pres. Hoover General Lee

Athos I

Corta

Bringing Up Father

Pates and all particulars are shown

în the schedules exhibited at the Gas--

MOTHER CAT'S SACRIFICE IN FIRE

When fire broke out recently in 22 eral Post Office and Kowloon Offics.

All letters ates must be marked "By 18 house at Calverly-street, Mile Air Mall" and handed in at the Gen-Find, a cat came out with a kitten cral Post Office. Unless superscribed in her mouth, and then returned 21 for depatek by a specific air mail indoors. She was not seen again 21 service, correspondence will be for-til the fremen found her lying 21 intermediate countries will be accept

beside three 22warded by the first service svallable. dead in the house

other kittens.

man, no detail is too. small to escape his no- tice. And that's why he insists on Kiwi for his thoes.

“Kiwi enhances shoe leather, giving it`a lust- rous polish thit lasts all day.

KIWI

The Quality Shoe Polish

Agents

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

"YOU NEED BABY'S OWN TABLETS!”

When a child cries for no apparent reason, it is generally a sign that his little stomach is upset and indicates the need for Baby's Own Tableta.

These pleasant tasting tablets, specialty devised for the treatment of the minor health troubles of the very young, are the prescription, of medical child-specialist, and are guaranteed to be absolutely free from any harmful ingredient

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Their mild laxative action clears the child's intestines of the offend- isimess, break up colda, dispel constipation, and expel worms. At teeth ing time they are most helpful, quickly essing, the pains and inducing restful sleep in a perfectly natural way, Chemists everywhere sell thin ideal bealth corrective for little children, Baby's Own Tablets.

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