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The hours of closing mails for this service at the G.P.O. are: Canton-Shanghai (via

Swatow)-

Wednesdays and Saterdays, Reg 10 8.73. Ordinary 10.30 x.m. Canton-Kiungchow-Nanning

- Mon-

days and Fridays, Ecg. 10 a.n.

10.30 **

Cadinas Saturdays, Reg.

4.30 pm

Ordinary 5.00 pun.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Reg. 10 a.m. Ordinary 10.30 am. At Kowloon Central Post

the malis will be closed

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Office

hour be

fore the above times.

FROM EUROPE

Mar,

Ranchi (via Suez)

FROM SHANGHAI

KAI-

Pres. Pierce**

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Rawalpindi

Pres. Jefferson

Gen. Pershing

Ixion

Antenor

FROM USA.

Mar.

Pres. Perce

Pres. Jeferson

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Mar.

2

Roggeveen

Talma

Achilles

Terukuni Xaru

10

FROM JAPAN

Mar.

Pres. Pierce

Tandie

Africa Maru Pres. Jefferson Rawalpindi

Gen Pershing

FROM MANILA

·Mar.

Tjisalak

Xankin

Taiping

Scharnhorst

Athos JI

FROM AUSTRALIA

3г.

Nankia Taiping,

OUTWARD MAILS.

Joan Blondell, Warner Bros. actress puts, on this neat two- piece frock for informål after- The dress, of black .noon wear.

wool. is attractively designed with stars of silver leather on the blouse.

BLOUSES WITH SKIRTS

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1936

Women's Pages

FOR MORNING AND

EVENING

Pretty Chinese Dresses

CONSTITUTE A PROBLEM

It is true that most Chinese dresses are equally suitable for wear from morning until night-- for daytime or fer evening. For special parties and balls however. one often feels the need of gowns suitable for evening wear only, and these. constitute a separate problem.

As most women use only the richest materials in their gowns. there can be little differentiation between a day dress and a gown for a formal party. Although the lighter colours are usually kept evening wear in the winter. fever this rule is not rigid.

for

A problem in clothes always in- terests any woman, and the ques-j tion of these gowns has been adequately solved. A very for-

Fit Feet Will Aid Beauty

Some Useful Hints

To Remember

DON'T BLAME THE SHOES!

are

aching most of the time ought to consult a specialist. She owes this Ito her health as well 13 her

beauty.

mal gowns are marked by their shimmer or gleam.. Others may! be suitable, but those with bright- ness in them unmistakably are for levening. The glitter may be in the material itself, or in the bind-

If your feet are uncomfortable ings and buttons.

No longer

foot troubles you won't enjoy walking, one of Shining satin is further embroi-blamed exclusively on poorly fitted the best beauty exercises in the dered in silver or geld thread.jshoes and too short stockings.jworld. Golf, tennis--even riding instead of a Metal cloth and lame is greatly These matters deserve attention,will be a burden used. Even velvets shine, with of course, but, generally speaking, joy. Your disposition certainly lovely penned designs and elabor-ja woman whose feet are tired and won't be anything to make you popular and your fare is bound to ate bindings.

įshow signs of strain.

Buttons Of Brilliants

Buttons are set with brilliants. Checked and plaid taffeta blouses and there is a copious use of with plain skirts are good right sequin and silver trimmings. now. Attractive under your win Jewels flash brightly. There are ter coat, this kind of outfit will rings on fingers, bracelets and be fine without a coat when the jewelled watches or arms, glitter- weather gets warmer. "As a mat

ing earrings and hair-ornaments 10ter of fact, such a blouse might to add to the general brilliance. flashing

$

10 very well serve as an extra one The large brooch of

to wear with a spring suit.

FOR MANILA

Mar.

Tjizadane

Tania Pres. Pierre ¡Gen. Pershing

Pres. Jefferson

F08 EUROPE

Roggeveen (via Siberia)

Mar.

Asama Maru (via Siberia)

Closes: Reg. 3 p.m. Ord 8.30 am.

Emp. of Japan (viu Van-

FOR AUSTRALIA,

couver)

Mar.

Closes: Rex. 9.15 a.m. Ord 10 a.m.

Tanda

Ranchi, via Siberia) ..

Rawalpindi (via Marseilles)

7

Cluses: Reg. 2.45 a.m. Ord. 10 a.m Athos (Air Orient Service)

10

FOR SHANGHAI

Roggewen..

Mar.

NEW-CROCHETED SCARF

Always Keeps In Place

SUBSTITUTE SUITABLE FOR

SCHOOL GIRLS” WEAR --

·

Learn About Foot Trouble Why not learn something about your feet and intelligent ways to care for them right now before VOUI you start out to complete spring shoe wardrobe?

It may be that your arches are weak.

If you have one of the many symptoms (swollen ankles, after standing. paids fatigue across the instep, a clumsy feeling in feet when you get up in the diamonds, or diamonds with other

morning are a few of them), bet- gems gains readily in popularity

A crocheted collar and *front, atting accompaniment to somewhat resembling those now

ter consult a foot specialist and jas

get his advice about the kind of İbeautiful gowns.

worn as modesty vests but worked shoes you ought to wear. If the satins, sky-blue, in wool, makes a good substitude soles and heels of your old ones the Among embroidered in black butterflies for a scarf and has the advantage are worn unevenly, this is one) was heavenly. All the veining and of keeping in place in any circum fairly sure sign that something is 6 outlining was done in very fine stances.

ber of times.

For this reason it is

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one.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA "HOTEL:

- HONG KONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

PEAK HOTEL.

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOÈSE; PALACE HOTEL,

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peiping

SALE

FOR 10 DAYS ONLY COMMENCING MARCH 2ND

WE ARE MAKING FINAL DRASTIC REDUCTIONS DURING OUR SALE COST AND BELOW COST.

ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF DRESSES. GOWNS," COATS Etc. Etc.

RIVELLE

Gloucester Bldg. Arcade No. 6

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

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

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12

15

& 17

8

10

13

16

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You should not try to cut coras] yourself. If you can't get to a

165

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gold thread, catching the light epecially suitable for schoolgiris wrong. with hidden brightness. Small wear.

Oze is easily made by a reason- butterflies in flight around the edges, replaced the usual binding. ably skilful needlewoman.. Cut a foot doctor, maybe your druggist can suggest a medicated pad that 5The whole body of the dress waspaper pattern. in a V shape.

embroidered with large butter-little larger than the opening of will lessen the pressure of your and perhaps flies in an attractive design. This, the coat, with which it is to be shoe on the corn eventually cure it. and a semi-circular

How To Cut Toenails however, was not an all-over pat-worn,

Don't underestimate the impor- VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-ters in the usual sense of the about six inches deep, to fit round] Clubes: Eeg. 9 20 a.m. Ord. 10 a.m. cards for Europe and South America same unit being repeated a num- the back. They must be large

enough to meet at the shoulders tance of toe and foot grooming. Toenails ought to be clipped or! and be hollowed at the neck.

cut straight across (never round- Under Damp Cloth Double-crochet a piece to the led or pointed) and the rough shape and size of cach pattern and edges smoothed down with join them at the right shoulder. emery board. To let toenails grow Make a collar five inches wide for weeks not only is hard on time will cause and long enough to go round the stockings but in neck, working the ribs the short jactual discomfort.

After your bath, push cuticle way. Press the whole under a

Close the opening back with an orange stick Keep damp cloth with press studs or, if it may be a bottle of soothing balm or lotion joined at the lower edge, a zip handy and don't neglect to use foot fastener. Turn down the collar powder. If you are serious about foot health, look at the new kits to a convenient depth.

Should fine wool be used the which include special foot soap, pre- vest may be made double, in two powder and a scentifically

con-pared balm. Done up attractive different colours, so that a trast is shown when the collarby, one of these should help you to border greater foot comfort and therefore over. Crochet

to more alluring beauty.

Pres. Doumer

Asama Maru

Emp. of Japan

FOR JAPAN

Mar.

4

Asama Maru ....

Emp. of Japan Pres. Doumer.

FOR U.S.A.

Mar.

Asama - Maru

Emp. of Japan

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

Philoctetes

Africa Maru

Rawalpindi

Kutsang

Mar.

are forwarded via Siberis" if superscribed.

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round the whole.

HORIZONTAL

1-Savage

6-Cramps 11-Girl's name 12-A rodent 13-Consumed 14-A grain 15-Kind of dog.

16-Call for a reper 17÷TerminaÉE 19-A wager 20-Every

33-Reached

25-Otherwise

27-Fancy

29-A period of time

(abbr.) 30-Avarice

$1-$*C# 33-Darling

35-A negative 36-Type measure

28 Paradise 40-Begged

43-Supports'.

45-Ecfore

47-Carole

50-Check

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KORIZONTAL (Cont): VERTICAL (Cont:)"

53-Assemble

54-Arrive (abbr.)

55-Use needle and

thread

57-Reter

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$2-Sea (Danlett) €3-Pronoun

·18–Restraine

19-Twist

21-Science

--- 22-Obtained

64-point of compass

(abbr.)

65-Hurried

24-8lx

25-Make a mistake 26-Place

28-Heeds

| 20-PleasureO

|32-American naist

34mA Fish

37-An insect

68-Covered with reeda 38-Eagle

VERTICAL

1-Abetained from

food 2-Feminine suffix 3.Allure 4.An. Indian 5-Gains

6-A horas 7-Canvas shelter

¡39-Close by

| 40–Caresses

41-Pale 42-Grow old 43–A zephyr 44-Passageways 45-Railroad (abbr.) 48-Wanted 49-Gazed steadily '!$1-Cornered

-52-Cut

8-Strip of dried dough 54-Cutting tool

56-Existed

for soup -Sallor

51-5mall pastry (pl) 10-Boiled slowly

58 Grassy meadow BOLURIL

The solution of the above with a new" cross-bord puzzle

will appear in to-morrow's issue.

Bringing Up Father

I'M GOIN' OVER AN"

SEE. ON THAT

MASS INVI

KEEP ANEST

WHILE SHE

HIS WIFE IN THE

COUNTRY

ARE YOU ISTER SLMER L. JEWELIN 1 AM MR. JIGSS

NOW BEN'T THAT

NICE?

YOUR WIFE TOLD ME THAT YOU ARE TO SPEND THE WEEK WITH ME WHILE SHE IS AWAY

50.MY WIFE TOLD

ME-

SÄD - YOUR WIFE IS ONLY GOING

BE AWAY

شت در ایران

KNOW IT- THAT IS WHY MASAO

BABY PUSH CARS.

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