1936-02-20 — Page 2

MAIL SCHEDULES

AIR MAI

Imperial Airways via Singapore' Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon Marseilles via Szigon...

Singapore-Australia

Correspondence will be accepted for mgmgmission by these services. Extas and all particulars are shewn in the schedules exhibited at the Port Offices. All letters etc., must be mark- ed "By Air Mail” and be handed in at the Post Office.

CHINESE DOMESTIC AIR MAIL

SERVICE FROM CANTON. "Letters will be accepted at Hong Kong for transmissiou by the Chinese: Domestic Air Mail Servica-, Krum Canton to all places in Ching at the] rate of $100 per half ocmes The charge is inclusive of the regular

wit

The hours of closing mails for this į service at the G.P.O. rez

Carton-Shanghai

(via Swatow)......... Wednesdays and Saturdays, Eeg.

-Mon

Canton-Kinngchow-Nanning

days and Fridays, Reg. 10 am Ordinary 10.30 am.

Canton-Langchow-Saturdays.

Res.

4.30 DEL Ordinary 5.00 pan Tuesdays and Thursdays Ber. 10 a.m. Ordinary 10.30 am.

At Kowloon Central Post Office the mails will be closed 1⁄2 hour be Lore the above times.

INWARD MAILS

FROM EUROPE

Corda (via Suez)

Leverkusen (via Siberia)

Hong Peng (Air Mail

ex

Imperial Service)

FROM SHANGHAI

Gneisenau

Kitano Mart

Pres Grant

Cathay

Rio de Janeiro Maru

Conte Verde

Chenonceaux

Метров

Teiresias

Burdwan

Feb.

Feb.

28

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936.

Women's Page

FOR JAPAN

Feh.

Atsuta Mazu

Hakozaki Maru

Hakone Marme

FROM STRAFTS & INDIA

Nagato Maru

Pres. Grant

Toba Marn Hong Peng Tango Mard

Kumaeus

28 Pres. Hoover

28 General Lee

Athos H

Corfa

Tyndarens

Feb.

20

9

FOR U.S.A.

Feb.

Pres. EcovEZ General Lee

Confe

Tyndareus

58 23 13 13 12 13

FOR MANTLA

Feb.

Tulle And Lace Draperies

Brings Improvement To Wardrobe

for-velvet-ribbon which will tie în

a big bow at the back and possibly dip into sash streamers. In this London-case merely cover the decollete of Every woman is making addi-your corsage with a triangular tions that will bring a quick shawl of the tulle. change with a festive touch to the Long fringe can be treated in silhouette of a well worn evening the same spirit except that it can- KOWE

hote gathered. It is” attached Providing its contour is of alen- for preference to an antelope belt. line smother it with silken talle Instep length dinner gowns can be or fine cotton net. There are dif-scovered as well as trained - ones, ferent ways of doing this, one but in the latter case only to tunic being an overskirt cut to form and levels ganged from between waist | slightly gathered into a coloured) to knées. The fringe can also be

round belt of wide tafeta, moire, satin|inserted

arm-holes of corsages, and if there is a scarf

| GETTING READY FOR drop to a gown the ends can be

THE SPRING

Beret With Coolie Effect

LOW HATS NOW FAVOURED

finished with fringe. -

Mat black crepe and satin even- ing gowns are ideal for other black tulle additions urged by a Paris designer. These enhance ¡slender contours and come in the form of rolling capelets, three- tiered cape-cloaks that swing from shoulder to shoulder and hang to While London - Women are the ground, where they make a shivering and drawing their, fur sort of peacock-tail-spread, box costa higher round their necks, all jackets and even half-length swag- milliners who dare to define ger costs of raglan style with themselves "smart" are delight-double-breasted fronts. One of

ing in their newly-arrived spring these coats looks enchanting in fashions writes a correspondent. duck-egg blue silken tulle over a To-day. I left cold heartless slender mat crepe gown to tone. January outside the salon of 1 Black net stôles are other items. very fashionable millinar. Inside, They are fairly wide and concer I was reminded of that popular airtins up when placed across the -"When it's Jane in January."front neckline before hanging

It is too early for London women from either shoulder to back to purchase spring millinery, but ground lengths, slightly weighted there were several more fortan by a series of superimposed frills. 21ate cousins, Mediterranean-bound, There are gathered falls of black World-famed ...

who were revelling in trying on tulle, too, that bring a contrast to Thats for warmer climes.. la pale shell pink gown when cas- The straws of these new styles cading down either side of the are charming and so soft that back skirtline

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they look more like a textile fabric. While an entirely different note is struck by the drawn-thread or lace; effect of the straws.

Coolie Effects

a wondák

Although

can "get away with" practically any type] of hat, there is usually a pre- dominating influence. This year hats, as a whole, will have some

72 Chinese trend as a result of the

Exhibition held recently.

FROM USA.

Feb.

Pres. Grant

Emp. of Japan

Pres. Polk

Gneisenau'

Kitano Mary

FROM MANILA

Pres Grant

Feb.

20

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

20

Feb.

Cremer

24

Cathay

FROM JAPAN

Rio de Janeiro Maru Conte -Verde

Feb.

Kitano Maru

Neptuna Atsuta Mari

Pres. Hoover General Le

Pres. Grant Cathay

Tokiwa Maru

Emp. of Japan

Hakone Maru

88H

Pres. Polk

FROM AUSTRALIA

Feb.

Atsuts Man ........

#

OUTWARD MAILS

FOR EUROPE

Feh

20

Atsuta Maca

Cathay (via Maraeilles)

Closes: Rag. 9.45 a.m.

Ord. 1039 a

Pres. Hoover

Gneisenan (ris Marseilles) .

21

21

Closes: Beg, 515 p.m. Ord. 5 9.3.

Conte Verde (via Brindizi).

Closes: Beg 415 pm. Ord. 5

Athos (viz Siberia)

22

Corfu (via Serie) ..

22

Memon (vis Marseilles)

24

FOR AUSTRALIA

Kitano Maru

Feb.

26

The newest beret has a coolie effect in the stiff ribbed silk circle, tilted over a skull cap, while the ribbing ends in a taft on top.

There are squat silk mandarin 22 caps that look like square tes- cosies embroidered as they are all round and surmounted by a but tos plumb in the middle..

Other coolie styles with rolled-1 up brims carry a shaggy flower in velvet or silk on top. In the battle [between high hats and low mes, the latter are going all out for vic

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- cards for Europe and South Amerie are forwarded “via Siberia” *

so/tory. superscribed.

REGISTERED

FOR SALE

But there is a definitely move- and PARCEL ment towards square CIOWLS, MAILS are closed 15 minutes exriter whatever their depths. than the tima · given shove' unless otherwise stated,and where malls are advertised to close at us before 9 a.m., registered and parcel zzzix are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.

AIR MAIL--Imperial AirwRYE VIR} Singapore," Bandoeng-Amsterdam v Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sri- gon Correspondence for Europe and ed for transmission by these Services. Rates and all particulars are shewolu in the schedules exhibited at the Gez-l eral Post Onite, and Kowloon. Office. All letters etc, must be marked “By

Closes: Est. 415 pm: Ord. 5 pm. Air Mail" and handed in at the Ge

FOR SHANGHAI

Feb.

Pres. Hoover

•

General. Let

Athos II

Corfu

eral Post Office. Unless, superscribed for despatch by a specific air mail service, correspondenen will be fam Intermediate counties will be accepotion 21; warded by the first secvice available.

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