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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ST. STEPHEN'S
COLLEGE, STANLEY.
the
The Middle School and Preparatory School will re-open on September 9th,
Entrance Examination for New Students on Sept. 7th at 9 a.m.
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1940
NO NAME
NO PACK
(By The Four Aces) DRILL...
BRIDGE SWINDLES NO; 2. Here's the second, in our series
of Bridge Swindles--deceptive | North London shopkeepers bids or plays which every player showing signs of irritation..
PUBLIC AUCTION can use:
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of August, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Ma one Lot of Crown Land at Tau Kok, in
of the Colony Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent tó be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years,
an
South, Dealer East-West vulnerable
A 10 8.3
8.6 2
TYPISTS PAID TO KNIT-M.P.
When Mr. Dingle Foot, Parlia- mentary Secretary, Ministry of Economic Warfare, stated in the are House of Commons that the staff of the Economic Warfare Depart- ment numbered 1,373 on June 22, Ordered by the police to black-Mr. C. T. Culverwell (Cons., West it out the name of a street from over Bristol) said that on June their shop windows, they noticed numbered 1,461, 50 there had only that the official street names were been a small reduction in the last few weeks in spite of the occupa- being left.
tion of Belgium and Holland.
At Holloway, a baker was re- moving part of his name plate.. KQ 10 Half the shops in the road use the function of the Ministry.
strect's name: "The
Bakery,"
Garage," and so on.
◊ A QJ 9 Q:38
AR 9642
AJ 7
♡ A 5
8 7 4 2 K 5
W
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9.42 06 5 4 46 32
"The
A Q. 5
♡ J 7 3 OK to
A 10 9.7 4.
The bidding: South
West
I
Foss
North
10
Pass
INT
Pass
2NT
Pass
3NT
Pass
Pass
Against
this
West
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dol-
This sum tract lars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of
spade, the Purchase price.
the Jack,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4287. Ma Tau Wei Road, between Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 4217 and 3452, Ma
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
yog net.
Boundary
Measurements
N. S. E. W.
ft. ft. ft. ft.
As per
sale plan
Upset Price
Contanta in aq, E
Annual Rental
About 1.335
$24
$1,001
East
"The
1
Mr. Foot explained that con- traband control was not the only Reor-
Stores," ganisation now being undertaken
might mean further reduction. The baker said, "I have been Mrs. H. B. Tate (Cons., Frome): ordered by the police to do this,There are typists working at the but since the order was given the Ministry who do nothing but knit |local council have put up posters and read novels the whole day, around the place headed, "Citizens and draw overtime though there of Islington,' which would clearly is no work for them to do. It is Indicate to any German that he a disgrace. was in Islington.
working
"What puzzles me is the fact
Mr. Foot said that until recently Pass that I must remove the name of a large staff had been
the street from my shop, but over many hours overtime, the road and all the way up the
ambitious con- led a low
and Bast played street,
HIGH CARS VALUTE
OF THE
FOOR-ACES SYÊTEM
FAC IKING
QUEENIT
FJACKET
TOTAL VALUE OF PACK 36
EVERALS HAND 67%
the
borough council is
South noted that the caving up the official street name
plates." contract Was un-
beatable if the club In other parts of North London,, postal districts are being
finesse worked; but
the
what if West' had painted out on street names.
the King of clubs?
A switch fo hearts! would then defeat; the
contract,
South
looked RAILWAYS
'CONCERNED'
around for a way
to prevent that
switch. 'Can you
see the neat
"swindle" he executed?
South's swindle consisted in ABOUT THE TROOPS
winning the first trick with the
spade Ace! Then he led the ten
of diamonds to dummy's Jack and The railway companies are took the club finesse. West won "very much concerned” at the of the accommodation: with the King of clubs-and re-criticismis turned another low spade.
provided for the troops at railway
He naturally assumed that South stations. would not have taken the first! They are "making every endea- trick with the spade Ace if he your" to meet the requests of the] also held the spade Queen. West War Office and welfare organisa- therefore thought that East had tions for more accommodation. the spade Queen and that the This was stated in a reply issu- spades together with the hearted by the Railway Executive Ace would defeat the
contract. Committee. It added that “mea-" Messrs. Harry Wicking, Prince's PUBLIC AUCTIONS spade return and rattled off a total tions have been submitted to the Actually, however, South won the sures to improve existing condi- 'Building. 30241) or to
of ten tricks. If South had taken Executive, and these are receiv- the first trick with the spade ing special consideration." The Undersigned have received Queen, West would have shifted instructions to sell by Public to hearts, defeating the contract. Like "Black Hole"
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
STANLEY.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Yesterday
你
you
✡
Auction on WEDNESDAY, 28th August, 1940
were Oswald commencing at 5.15 p.m. * Jacoby's partner and, with neither at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con-ide yulnerable, you held; naught Road, Central, Room, No.4%E 205, Second Floor.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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Agents.
Hong Kong, 1st August, 1940.
THE NEW PŘENOĤ REMEDY. THERAPION NO.1 THERAPION NO.2 THERAPION NZ3
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Hong Kong, Hawaii and Rare British Colonials. On View from Tuesday, the 27th August, 1940.
1A
20
The bidding:
Séhénken Ideally
Pass Pass
Täit 20 (7)
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 28rd August, 1940.
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Mr.
RESTORES
Dental Plates
10
Natural Colour
BEFORE
colour.
AFTER
No matter how badly stained your dental
Ms. H. R. of Bristch, writer-"I can tertainly endorse plates, Steradent will clean it and restore its natural all you say about Steradent. It was amazing the way. stains on my dental plate disappeared. The delights ful clean feeling, then I put the plate in my mouth tras something I had never had before, however much I scrubbed my denture.
Fill the cap of the tin with 'Steradent' and pour the powder into a glass containing sufficient warm
Leave Robertson,
Conservative water to cover the dentures. Stir well.
your dentures in it for 20 minutes, or overnight. M.P. for Streatham, in the House Steradent gives you a stainless and purified of Commons, said that one sta- foreign matter. It makes your plate like new and denture--free from film, particles of food and all tion room given to soldiers Wað, is harmless to dentures, like the Black Hole. .
He told of soldiers lying down to sleep on the platforms, and be- Ing charged 3d. for a wash and 4d. for a shave. He said he was referring to King's Cross, St. Pan- cras, Euston and Liverpool Street. Pass The Director of Welfare at the
said, ought to bel
Mafër
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ANSWER: Bid three diamonds, court-martialled. The hard seems to be a misfit and} you are anxious to play it at what is probably the best suit in the combined hands.
Score 100% for three diamonds; 10% for pass, 20% for two no- trump.
QUESTION NO: 497 To-day you hold the same hand and the bidding continues:
OFF THE RECORD
Sold by all Chemists. Agents: Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd. "Flong "Kong," MADE IN ENGLAND.
Steradent
ELEKKS & STERILIZÉS FÁLSE TEETK
⠀ By ED REED.
DAIRY MILKING. BARN
Page
20 Páss
CREAM
Pass
Разя
30 Pass (7)
304 PINT
FINEST
GRADE
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Monday.)
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If advice were de valuable 20022 ne it is daay to get most of us would be riding the orest of prosperity.
1749, The FREE
and Tribe Byscale for $7
“You'd think she would consider her child before har däroer!”
Here's Luck
EWO
BEER
Tel. 30311.