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Company Meetings
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1936
BRIDGE NOTES
Giving Opponents Enough Rope
By Ely Culbertson
ROTARY TIFFIN MEETING
History Of Imperial Airways
TALK BY CAPTAIN J. H. LOCK OF "DORADO"
One of the hardest lessons for the average player to learn is patience.
At the weekly luncheon of the This applies to the bidding of hands as well as Hong Kong Rotary Club yester to the play. Holding a profu- day. Captain J. H. Lock, comman- sion of honour tricks, some der of the Imperial Airways air- players feel actually insulted if craft Dorado, traced the history the opponents, by their aggres-and progress of British aviation sive bidding, seem disdainful of in an interesting paper entitled, this strength and go blithely "The Growth of Imperial Air toward game or slam. Quite ways. Professor L Forster, Pre- obviously, far from interfering sident of the Club, was in the with them. holders of rock chair.
crushers should stand meekly Captain Lock spoke encour aside, giving them plenty of agingly of the future and remark- rope until they arrive at their ed that it had been intimated by, goal, and then crash down with the Government that Imperial ja double.
Airways will continue to be the A hand in the recent radio Government's instrument in deve NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. match with Argentine was anlopment of its Empire air lines.
example of this HE_FIFTY-FIFTH ORDIN.excellent
Before beginning, his talk, I had principle.
the North
ARY GENERAL MEETING hand, my wife sat South. Captain Lock distributed photo-
of Shareholders will be held at the and West were, HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY Offices of the undersigned on Argentine players. 1936-On sale at all Book-stalls and THURSDAY, the 21st May, 1936, the hand: at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A at Noon, for the purpose of receiv Wyndham Street.
ing the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement" of Accounts for the year ended)
GENERAL NOTICES the 31st December, 1935.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB
RAFT PROGRAMMES
DENTRY FORMS
and the for SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
to be held on SATURDAY, 30th May and Monday, 1st June, 1936)
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS =1 Be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May 1936, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD. General Agents. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1936.
(weather permitting) may be ob❘ UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY tained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building:
the Club
House, Happy Valley: the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables. Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 21st Mar 1936.
By Order.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
OF CANTON. LTD. Incorporated in Hong Kong)
of course, This was
North, dealer. Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
WEST
S. K Q
H. Q J 9 6 5
D. A K 4.
C. A Q 7
IS. A 85
H. AS 4 2
D. Q J 9.5 C. K 5
EAST
S. J 10 9 6 4 2 H. K 10 7 3
D.. 2
C. J
SOUTH
S. 7 3
H. None
D. 10 8 7 6 3
C. 10 9 8 642
The bidding:
North East South West 1H. 18. Pass 2NT
3$.
Pass 3NT
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Pass
N°
Pass
Pass TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Double 45.
that the ORDINARY YEAR. Double [final bid] LY MEETING of the Society will
East's overcall of one spade
be held at the HEAD OFFICE, was questionable, but certainly Union Building. Hong Kong, on
not bad. considering his distri- S. A. SLEAP, FRIDAY, 22nd May, 1936, at 11
bution and non-vulnerability. Actg. Secretaryjo'clock a... for the purpose of
West's two no trump certainly receiving the Report of the Directrica holding. My
was justified by his hanour tors and the Statements
OWN five of Achonour tricks convinced me that count to 21st December, 1985, and the opponents were heading of declaring Dividend, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER should I interfere?
straight for disaster, so why I freely BOOKS of the Society will be admit that I would have been CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd greatly embarrassed if East May, Both Days inclusive.
had let the two no trump bid stand, but I
sure he wouldn't, and I was right. Incidentally, against a no trump contract, unless I guessed the purely double-dummy opening lead of the ace and queen of clubs, the opponents would take at least eight tricks. The four spade double paid much better dividends.
- Public Auctions
HE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
on
Friday, the 22nd. May, 1936 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager.
Hong Kong. 24th April, 1936.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong)
was
My wife opened the ten of NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. clubs, strongly indicating that she was void in my suit. My TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN queen won the first trick, and that the SIXTY-SEVENTH declarer cleverly false-carded ORDINARY YEARLY MEET-the jack. I next laid down the
NOTICE
Chesterfield Suites, Black Wood ING of the Company will be king of diamonds, wishing to Ware, Teak Bed & Dining Room held at its HEAD OFFICE, Unios make sure of the heart situa- Furniture, Office Furniture, Porce- lain Ware. Brass Ware, Orua-
Building, Hong Kong, on FRI-tion—a small diamond from my DAY, 22nd May, 1936, at 1120 partner would further confirm ments, Electric Fans & Lamps am, for the purpose of receiving her void: It came, and I led a Linen, Gramaphones & Records, the Report of the Directors and low heart, which Mrs. Culbert- Rugs. Pictures, Cutlery, etc., etc the Statements of Account to 31st son ruffed Her problem was On View from Thursday, the December, 1935, and of declaring now how to put me back into
21st. May, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LANMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1936.
Just Received New Supply of SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS
Few Complete Sets of BRITISH COLONIES
zrad
DOMIFIONS.
GRACA & CO. Dealers in Postage Stamps,
No. 10, Wyndham Street, Established. 1896-
Dividends, etc.
the lead and, of course,
she The SHARE TRANSFER
solved it logically. I had shown BOOKS of the Company will be the ace-king of diamonds, but CLOSED from 4th May to they could not be blank. else I would have led them in the con- May, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
ventional manner, ace first, fol- lowed by the king. Therefore, a second diamond lead would be ruffed by declarer and her re- !
Or maining trump drawn. this reasoning she led another club, which my ace won. A second, heart ruff and, later, my trump trick, gave us six tricks and 500 points.
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) ►
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOT
LOCAL HEALTH STATISTICS
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Six cases (with three deaths) of that the SEVENTIETH OR-diphtheria, one case (with one ¡DINARY YEARLY MEETING death) of enteric fever, three jof the Company will
be cases
(with three deaths) of held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union measles and two cases (with one Building, Hong Kong, on FRI-death) of cerebro-spinal fever. Hong Kong DAY, 22nd May, 1936, at 11.25 were reported to the local Health am, for the purpose of receiving authorities in the week ended last the Report of the Directors and Saturday. In the same period:67 the Statements of Account to $1st deaths from tuberculosis were re- December, 1935, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
In the 24 hours ended on Mon- day one case each of diphtheria
SE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
THERAPIONING THERAPIONʼNĚ, THERAPION NĚ.
ported.
The SHARE TRANSFER and enteric fever were reported. BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd. May, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager. Hong Konx, 24th April, 1936.
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Berlin A family of five per- sona in Halle have lost their lives by gas poisoning because of the accidental loosening of a gas pipe during the night.
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Guests welcomed included Dr. K. C. Cheam (Singapore), Messrs. N. Gresley (London), A Bex- kiser (Shanghai), M. H. Certis, Mayne Elson. P. E. Baskett, C Blaker, W. A. Dennison, H. Owen. Hughes, and W. L. McKenzie, all of Hong Kong.
The President welcomed a new member, Mr. G. Van Wylick, manager of Credit Foncier d'Extreme Orient, and an architect.
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