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MAIL SCHEDULES

AIR MAIL

Imperial Airways vis. Slagaperw Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore

Salgen-Marseilles viz Seigen.

Singapore-Australia

Correspondence will be accepted for tumission by these services. Estes and all particolars are shewn to the

COLOUR SCHEMES

schedules exhibited at the P FOR ONE ROOMER

Offices. All letters etc., must be mark-

ed "By Air Mail" and be handed in

at the Post Office.

The Money Order Office is сред from 20 am to 4 pm. except on Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon and on Sundays and holidays when it is entirely closed.

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Reversible Curtains

A

.

And Cushions

small room will always looki larger if you have the walls and

the paint the same colour and the

An Air Mail Box has been erected ceiling not more than two shades at the General Post Office. Corre-lighter.

pondence intended for the RMA When redecoration can only be Dorado" must be posted before 3.30 afforded every two years choose a a.m. on Friday. In Xcurloon soch

neutral shade. This will correspondence may be posted in the very

ordinary box at Kowloon Post Office enable you to change your cartzin which will be cleared at 3 am, on and cushion scheme drastically. Friday. The public are particularly It is quite a good plan to make

requested to see that their

letters

bear sufficient postage. Correspon- dence bearing insufficient postage will be forwarded by ordinary services.

AIR MAIL

your curtains and cushions rever- sible. If you are not in the mood for plain blue, for instance, you can turn everything and have green and buff stripes.

Shades of boff, beige, yellow are Air Mail correspondence may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes better than greys: the latter are at the Generaj Post Ofice Such definitely depressing. correspondence should bear sufficient Having chosen two

or three postage and be superscribed "By Air

Mail"

INWARD MAILS.

July

Hector

FROM EUROPE

Hakozaki Maru

Kaisar-I-Hind (via Suez)

FROM USA.

July

Emp. of Canada

Pres. Harrison

Pre Lincoln

Pres. McKinley

FROM MANILA

July

Gen. Perstring Tjisarova,

"FROM JAPAN -

July

Emp. of, Canada

Hakone Maručen

Pres. Harrison

Rio de Janeiro Maru

Pres. Lincoln Chichibu": Mar: Ranchi

Kamo Maru

Pres. McKinley

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Hakozaki Maru

Hector

Hakodate

Victoria

Taima

Lisboa Haru

July

FROM SHANGHAI

July

Burdwan

Emp. of Canada

Hakone Miru

"Pres. Harrison

Pres. Lincoln Chichiba Maru Pres: 'McKinley

Rankhi! Potsdam

OUTWARD MAILS

'FOR EUROPE

Pres. Jackson (via Victoria). Burdwan (via Marseilles) Hakone Maru ("KLM ́ Ser-

vice")

July

shades of one colour to blend into a harmonious whole be sure you introduce one crashing contrast

In a beige and green sitting room known to the writer, this is done! by huge blue witch hall.

GLASSWARE AND MIRRORS

Simple Suggestions For Cleaning

Cleaning glass is a pleasant task 17 because the worker feels so amply repaid by the brilliance and lustre of newly washed glass.

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The ideal bowl for the purpose is one of papier mache; if an or- 17dinary sink is used it is advisable 17

to lay a folded towel on the bottom of the sink. A little washing-blue added to the rinsing water gives.

23 cut glass an extra brilliance. If

24 dust has collected in the crevices, 24 this should first be removed by brushing-an old tooth-brush serves excellently for this. Precipitated chalk helps to remove stains.

A few drops of methylated spirit 17added to the last rinsing, water 20 will also make glass shine brilliant- be ly. Methylated spirit should 21used for cleaning mirrors; it makes them cleaner, it helps to prevent their steaming over," and

FEDERBER

there is less risk of moisture get- ting to the back of the mirror, as the spirit evaporates more

quickly than water.

SAVE YOUR PAPERS

Good Window Wipers

When you have read this news- paper right through do not throw: Its usefulness 17jit away.

is not early exhausted.

Apart from the fact that you can use "newspapers for lighting res, they will, if moistened, clean windows and mirrors; will protect 17 tender plants from frost if read am.joter thera at night; save your

Closes: Reg. 4.30 pm. Grd. 5 pm. R.MA. Delphinus (Imperial

Airways Service)

Closes: Beg. 5 p.m., Ord. 8.30 Taiyo Maru (via San Fran

Closes: Reg. 5 pm. Ord. 5.30

FOR MANILA

Emp. of Cenada Pres. Harrison Pres. Lincoln

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dustbin if you wrap all refuse up 20 in several thicknesses of

peper; p.m.lighten scrubbing in the kitchen if spread over the draining-board before washing up, or on the table before cooking, cleaning silver or 17brasses, etc.

July

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They can be put down 22 foor at the back door. to

on

the

SAVE

FOR US.A

(Continued in next Column)

July

Gen. - Pershing Pres. Jackson Taiyo Maru

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18

Burdwan

Memnon

Hakone Mara

Tilawa.

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

Rio de Janeiro Maru

„THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1936

Nomen's Tages

LATE

Loretta Young is the star of "The Unguarded Hour,” which will will be shown at the King's Theatre on Sunday...

For milady who intends apend- ing any time above the clouds, 'Josephine Kutchinson, the screen. actress, models this two-piece

with print casemble.

= brown background splashed with tiny chartreuse flowers.

CHARM'S BIG FOE

Beware Of The "I"

If you would have people like

you, stamp out egotism and selfish.

ness from your nature, writes a correspondent.

The mighty" is probably Curb your charm's greatest foe. own tongue, learn to draw others out and sublimate your interests to theirs in conversation. Your in- terests may best be served by demonstrating your friendliness, and for this, it is not half so im- portant to be interesting as to be interested.

Many persons think that if they depreciate themselves enough they

NEW SPRING MAIL LACQUERS

Colours Change With Sun Tan

The new spring nail lacquers which are more 'orange than red Jare most flattering to hands that jare slightly suntanned. If you have been taking sunbaths on the roof or playing a bit of early golf, Įdo try some of the new shades of polish which bring out the brow- nish lights of your darkened skin. There is, for instance, a brand

| new", rather inexpensive liquid polish which comes in dull rust burnt orange and brighter orange as well as is all the light pinks! and deep reds. This really does stay on for a week without peeling (and showing signs of wear.

Nowadays it is just as smart to jlacquer every bit of the nails as it is to cover them from half moon rings to tips. However, the rules about keeping polish away from cuticle still holds. If drops spill over, remove them immediately with a bit of cotton., dipped in polish remover.

Remember, of course, that al-j though long hours in the sunshine make you feel good and give your skin a flattering bronze glow, you have to use cuticle cream and oils more frequently. If you neg- lect this routine you have only yourself to blame when cuticle be- comes rough, thick and ugly.

DON'T LOSE YOUR GRIP

#

ON THINGS.

That wibbly-wobbly feeling, thatị

action or

will rid themselves of the curse of uncertainty of hand or foot, those egotism. This is entirely false. dizzy spells, spots before the eyes, Some of the most egotistical per-bilious headaches, nauseous uprisings sons I have ever known were those after food, are all most probably due who lamented long and loudly their to imperfect intestinal

| sluggish liver, which Pinkettes, personal defects.

laxative perfection, quickly correct.

Taken when going to bed, Pinkettes gently do their work,, ensuring relief from constipation and liverishness, the and

a general sense of restored? in efficiency, cheerines, and well-being, her-next morning. disap-

The

There is no room for selfishness in the truly charming person. jobholder, the housewife, prima donna or the celebrity any field who thinks only of self is destined to bitter pointment sooner or later.

INITIALS AS PENDANTS

Centre Of Metal Necklace

One of the newest ways of wear- ing your initials is to choose-ra- ther small ones of gilt, silver or other metal, and to have them fix- ed to a plain, slender braceletTM of fine metal links.

One girl, has had all the letters fof her Christian name fixed around

tiny

garden dirt being trodden into a bracelet in this manner. the house, especially on wet days.

make Any jeweller will

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- Newspaper is the safest packing rings on the top of the letters, and 20 cards for Europe and South America to use for breskable articles sent will then fasten the little rings

are forwarded "ria Siberia" If no through the past; and a wedge of to the bracelet for you. {superscribed.

July

17 REGISTERED

PARCEL

them placed on each tred of the Another way of wearing an in- staircase will prolong the life of itial is to have it fixed to the cen-

tre of a metal choker necklace.

17 MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier your stair carpet indefinitely.

17 than the time given shove `unlass

18 otherwise stated,and where malls are)

21 | advertised to close at or before. 2

"POR SHANGHAI

July

Bakozaki Maru

P

Gen. Pershing

17

Pres. Jackson Hector Taivo Maru Victoria

FOR JAPAN

July

Bakozaki Maru

Gén: Pershing Pres. Jacka Taiyo Maru

am, registered and-parcal mails are closed at 5 pm. on the

previou day

AIR MAIL Imperial Airways vİNİ Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via

17 Singapore, Saigon-Marseilla el BAL

gon. Correspondence for Europe

No Well-Dressed

18 Intermediate countries will be accept 1ded for transmissien by these Services.. 20 Bates and all

rticulars are hown in 21 the schedules exhibited at the Gearail

Fost Office and Kowloon Office. All 2, letters etc., must be marked “ay Air Mail" and handed in at the General 17 Post Offee. Unless superscribed for 17 despatch by a specifc air mail ser-** 18 vice, correspondence will be forward-

20 ed by the Arst service available.

Woman Would Ever

Wear clothes that needed to be 4 brushed and pressed......... Wear stockings. that clashed with her clothes, eg, brown 5. hose with a grey suite

Wear shoes that needed polish ing, heeling or otherwise pairing

Appear with a nail varnish that needed renewing—or at least removing

Carry a handbag so full, that it resembled an untidy parcel -about to shed its contents on the door hem ordin

WOULD YOUT

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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 harbor, plow, and altho

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HORIZONTAL

7-An exploit 5-Humor

7 Not so much 11-Girl's name 12-Sign, denoting omission

13-Fail to observe *4-Sk!!fu!

18-Plural of datum 17-Lyric poem

18-Fatigued.. 19-Drunkard

20-Canvas shelter

22-Lair

22-Smooth (Phon.) 24-On account (abbr.) 26-Preposition 27-Cavalcades 31-Slatted box 22-Breaks suddenly 34 Parcels of land 35-Summ't

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-Deep hole

| 13-4 singing-bind [15–A ude (Sp.)

|46-Gaze fixeď ́y 47-The Orient

$48 Pig-pen 12-To Kill

YERTICAL

1-Reduce to lower

grade

2-Omit in writing 3-City in Prussia 4~Prefix Azunder G-Marked by impres

sionism.·

7-Youth

B-Rub out

3-A, Szimtfe Marg)

10-Avers

{14-Assist

15-Half a score |21–Sounds, as a horn

23-Diving-water-birds 25-High card

6-12 is (contr.)< 77-in behalf of

-Fixed allowance of

food for a day (pl) |29-Normat", (20-Mineral spring 31-A subordinata sentenceTM

35-Capital of New South

Walce, Australia 25-End (36-Fondle

10-A vegetable #1-Used in negation |43-Welghts (abbr)

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