MAIL SCHEDULES
AIR MAIL
Imperial Always via Singapore - Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapoce Saigon-Marseilles via Saigon Singapore-Australis
Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these services. Rates and a particulars are shewn in the Post at the schedules exhibited 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 transmission by the Chinese from Domestic Air Mail Service
Canton to all places in China at the zate of $1.09 per half once unit. The charge is inclusive of the regular postere
The hours of closing mails for this service at the G.P.O. are:
Canton-Shanghai (via
Swatow)-
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 'Reg. 10 am Ordinary 10.30 am.
Canton-Kiungebow-Nanning
Mon-
days and Fridays, Reg. 10 am. Ordinary 10.30.
Gaston-Laagchow-Saturday's, Res-
4.30 p.m.
5.00 pm
Thesdays and Thursdays Reg. 10
a.m. Ordinary 10.30 am
At Kowloon Central Post Office:
the mails will be closed hour be
fore the above times.
The Money from
Order Office is оред
On
10 m. to 4 p.m. except Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon
and on Sundays and holidays when
it is entirely closed..
INWARD MAILS:
Nega-
Mar.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1936
Women's Tage
FOR MEN ONLY! Modesty Rules THE NEW COLOUR
Where Women Are
FROM EUROPE
Hakusan Maru (via
patan) Anhui (Imperial Service).
Barred
Apr.
Carthage (via Suez)
FROM USA.
Max.
A London firm which has a de- 1partment for slimming baths has!
Saturday closed it to women ou mornings so that men may attend.
Pres. Harrison
27
Emp. of Canada
Pres. Lincoln
i
FROM SHANGHAI
Gen. Sherman
Scharnhorst
Somali
Pres. Harrison
Erp. of Canada
Enmaeus
Chichibu Maru
Victoria
Fres. Lincoln
Diomed
FROM JAPAN
Toyama Maru Montevideo Maru Gen. Sherman Fushimi Haru Atsuta Maru Pres. Harrison Emp. of Canada
Chichibu Maru Nagato Maru Pres. Lincoln
Nankin..
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Paris
DRAPED TO THE THROAT
OUTLOOK
A Black-And-White Spring
The
early spring season
is
Modesty was decreed as one of emphatically a black-and-white one in sum-In every London and Paris collec Other firms are considering re-the, first commandments 27 serving, their bath once a day former styles at the 1936 fashion tion this alliance is sponsored in
openings in Paris.
20 men.
LIKE A DAGGER IN HER BACK
Fixed With Rheumatism
A woman correspondent writes:- "I was crippled with pains stabbing me like a dagger in the lower part of my back. From there they would go from joint to joint, almost fixing my, shoulders so that I could not more my arms up and down for pain. At I thought I would never rid uch of this terrible agony. I walked the room night after night with no sleep for week after week. I tried lotions of all kinds, but got! no relief whatever. Then tried Kraschen Salts, and started straight away with the wonderful results which I am cbtaining at this present moment I am reaping great benest frum Kraschen It has put new life in me."(Mrs.) E. P.
The
pains and
and stiffness of rheuma- tism are caused by deposits of needle- pointed oric acid crystals in the muscles and joints. The six salts in Kruschen stimulate your liver and kidneys to healthy, regular action; assist them to get rid of the excess Faris acid which is the cause of all: your suffering.
Moreover, the salts in Kruschen are arranged with such scientific exac-| titude that there is no possibility of |lowering after-effects, however cÓN": sistently "the little daily dose" is taken.
瞎
Makes lovely Scones and delicious Cakes
Simpson's
SELF-RAISING
FLOUR
all possible ways, by day and by After the bath the men rest for Lelong, showing no reason why night.
After black-and-white, or each about an hour; but telephones are the shoulders or back should be
come all shades of The Flour of installed in each rest room so that uncovered to give a smart effect used alone, 27 they can keep contact with their to evening attire. displayed gowns grey-some snuff and fog-smudged 27 offices.
whose decolletes were far from greys seem ultra-chic-along with the Nations" low cut. Some models were even deep purples. All these are good till Easter. With the new orders
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CORK WOVEN" INTO WOOL draped to the throat
Other designers generally for Ascot, and the warmer days. Agents:
on nude evening decol-the latest somewhat strange pastel 23 Cork is the newest thing to be frowned
some bare backs tones will be seen-curious pale GILMAN 28 woven into wools. After feathers, letes; though
the fronts. were cut olive
dirtier & Co., Ltd. hair, isinglass, and gold and silver were seen, treads have all been used. Rodier fairly high, while the high neck pink and
thin prevailed almost universally weaves a spring wool with lozenges of cork about the size day frocks.
CHUENRANKIN
of a penny woven into the wool The material is a shadow plaid.
or
river-greens, a pale tangerine Blues! in will have a stoney-grey look, which has ousted the popular turquoise) Bil-and browns of last autum.
Half-Mourning Tints
A natural easy-fitting
with reasonably fail houette skirts was a distinguished model
A lovely printed crepe is in red Even- in the Lelong collection
Another has a large by and green- ing 27 drapery
from white and silver arum Wy design black ground. This has a
gowns
imarked were which crossed shoulder to shoulder and cascaded on a from there to the hem and back hint of pale yellow. The small
to the waist. They were fashion-designs in grey and green crepe-
ed from dull white crepes accent-de-chine are charming, so is all. 27ed with mustard, ivy and green.
FOR SHANGHAI
Mar
Hakusan Maru
"
FOR JAPAN
Mar.
28 Hakusan Maru
27
FOR AUSTRALIA
Max.
Apr
Atsuta Maru
3
Hawaii Maru
FOR MANILA
Ka
FROM MANILA
Scharnhorst
26
Emp. of Canads
ed, floor-length frocks with short 27 puffed sleeves, made of
Mar.
Atsuta Maru
20 Victoria
29 Tjibadak
Apr.
Pres. Lincoln
Shantung
Tjisaroes
Nellore
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Hakusan Mari
Ginyu Mazu
Anhui
Shirala
Aeneas
OUTWARD MAILS
FOR EUROPE
Ajax (via Marseilles)
Nellore
31
31
Apr.
are forwarded in Siberia" if
grey, splashed with silver.
For debutantes were full-skirt- The half-mourning tints have,
in fact, been brought to such per- checked fection that one understands why
taffeta, white faille, pale blue many good dressers are content to
broche and satin.
For afternoon wear there were black crepe ensembles with three- 4quarter jackets, and blouses
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remain in the more sober shades.
The Tailored Suits
In the case of the tailored suit
of black or a checked black-and-white
kaleidoscope prints and flowered gufting is the usual choice. The jabot. knots, ruches and
Mar.
21
28
31
superscribed.
31
REGISTERED
and
MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier tion.
than the time given above unless
otherwise stated and where mails are
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- crepes. Black frocks, topped bow. cards for Europe and South America with three-quarter redingotes frills of white cambric and fine made of bright, printed crepe, laces at the neck, stiffened to re- the most among today's collec-quirement, are among PARCEL were also
popular and definite notes in the
The crisp fashion
panorama white or cream neck-finish is the smartest touch for the black or
advertised to close at or before 9:
a.m., registered, and parcel mails are
RUBBER BANDS
dark grey suitings and is nearly cold always becoming..
closed at: 5. p., on the previous day. The small rubber bands found
AIR MAIL-Imperial Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam vis round tubes of toothpaste,
Airways
Mar.
25
H
26
zon. Correspondence for Europe and modities,
Singapore, Saigon Marseilles via Sai-cream and
many other
and
Closes: Beg. 8.45 1. Ord 9.30 am Scharnhorst (via Marseilles)
Closes: Reg. 4.15 p.m. Ord. 5 pm.
Fushimi Maru (vis Marseilles) Somali (via Marseilles)
Victoria (via Naples)
Com- Soch dainty detalls call for all usually thrown the accessories to be in complete
ed for transmission by these Services. away, should be kept for the jam and perfected harmony. Bates and all particulars are she and marmalade seasons. They are
Gloves, more important than
paper ever, are stitched and of military
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in the schedules exhibited at the Gen- useful for keeping the eral Post Office and Kowloon Office.
in place, and take kid. They can be all-black or all-
FOR STRAITS AND INDIA
Mar.
Scharnhorst
Fushimi Maru
Somali...
Talna
All letters etc., must be marked "2 covers firmly
|Air Ma?" and handed in at the Gen-much less time to adjust than white. Possibly the smartest are eral Post Offen. Unless superscribed string which must be tied. When white-stitched
black A very
26 for despatch by a specific air mail the jar is opened the rubber band white waxed gardenia or elico 27 service, correspondence will be for-
27 Intermediate countries will be acceptis simply returned to store and carnation is good for the button-
warded by the first service available. Jused again when required..
hole.
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PIPPERMINT
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crushed ice
Ficed water
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;
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
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- 29-Loves
32-Musical note 33-Fifty-one
A color 30 Utters 43-Moved from one
country to another 45+cība 47-A bird
50-A thoroughfare 52-Gife name `
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54-Large plant 65-Grade
56-japanese coin
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HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 57-Queen of the gods
(Gr. Myth.) 58-Walk
50-Attempt
66-Paradise
VERTICAL
1-Turn to another
1 course (Naut) 2-Female singing
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24 Steamshin (abbr.) !25-Tantalum (abbr)
25-Act
27-Weep
28-The sheltered side 30-Large-deer 31-Sister (chort) 35-Envoy 38-Long meter (abbr)
37-Gresse
(38-Wire gaga (abbr.)
3-Province of Philip139-A continent (abbr.)
pine Islands
Girl's name
Note in Guido's
scale
5-Plural of radius
7-Self
8-Epoch
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}15-A metal
40-Pints (abbe.)
141-Electrical Engineer
(abbr)
42-Worshipped
|44-Wanderer
45-Makes a mistake
46-Hollow-horned
ruminant
48-Exista
11-Textile fabric (pl) 145-Thin
19-A point of compres 181-Department (anor.)
(abbr)
52-Superlative millix
154-Definite sɛticie
20-A shell that falls to 53-Every
explode
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The solution of the above with a new cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's leune,
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