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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public] Auction on
FRIDAY, the 30th August, 1940 commencing at 2.30 p.m.. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
NEW
WINNING
THE CHINA MAIL; AUGUST 28, 1940.
NOT A
ADVERTISEMENTS CONTRACT CANNIBAL
FOR SALE.
SURPLUS NAVAL FLOUR STOCKS.
Tenders are invited for the purchase and removal from H.M. Victualling Yard, Kowloon, of 1,000 bags Flour (approximately 49,000 lbs.).
The Flour can be inspected at any time during Yard working hours and tenders should be for-| warded to the Superintendent by noon, Wednesday, 4th September.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.
(By The Four Aces)
ASSURING RUFFS
John Thomas (Pa) Petersen, father of Jack Petersen, British, When Declarer needs ruffs in heavy-weight ex-champion boxer, the dummy, he must sometimes play shrewdly to prevent the was fined £10 at-Cardiff for as- opponents from drawing trumps, saulting a policeman. For example:
He was found not guilty maliciously wounding William
South, Dealer
Both sides vulnorable Both sides, 60 part.score
A 7,6.42 ♡ 4
♡AQ J71 6 2
• K6 3
♣ A 10 9 5 3
8 7 4 2 .J.,6
N W. E S
A Q J 10 ♡ 10 9 8 ◇ Q J. 10
KQ82.
AAK 9 8 3 СКБ 3
O A 95 #74
The bidding:
South
West
North
· East
14
20
2A
34
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
44
2NT 4♡ Pass
Fass
PRSS
West
The Middle School and the Preparatory School will re-open on September 9th.
Entrance Examination for New singleton Students on Sept. 7th at 9 a.m.
For Prospectus for boarders and Day-boys apply to Fung Man Sui, Esq.,
or Chan Pak Luk, Esq., Messrs. Harry Wicking, Prince's Building. (Tel. 30241) or to
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
OF THE
brilliantly opened his trump (ordinarily a bad lead), and South
HHCARE VALUES FOUR-AGES SYSTEN
FACE
KING
BABY'S
UPSET STOMACH
"My
QUICKLY CORRECTED
Baby's little "Tummy" is often easily upset. It is easily righted ofjagain, too, if you know just how to do it. Mrs. P. G. Jackson; 23, John Morgan and inflicting griev-Kaluwella, Galle, Ceylon, writes: five children, whose ages ous bodily harm.
It was alleged that Petersen had range from 3 to 12 years have all used Baby's Own. Tablets to great bitten Morgan's
during &
advantage. Whenever my children' scuffle in the black-out.
jare off-colour I give them Baby's Paterson-denied he bit Morgan. Own Tablets and the results are "I am not a cannibal," he deciar always satisfying. For stomach troubles I have found them very Asked to account for teeth effective and I never hesitate to marks. on Morgan's car, Petersen recommend them." said he must have fallen against
ad.
car
the side of his face and struck his
Especially devised by a British teeth. He agreed he strugglec medical child-specialist as a cor- with the policeman and had rective of disturbances in the di- tunic button as, a "souvenir." gestive tract of the very young, It was stated that Morgan had Baby's Own Tablets are a safe and become partially paralysed, and reliable remedy for infantile in- was having another opera-digestion, constipation, colic; they check diarrhoea, cool feverishness, tion, and tion could not prove, and did not ease colds and croup, expel worms, seek to prove, that Petersen was and give immediate relief from directly responsible for Morgan's the pains of teething. Obtainable condition,
lat chemists everywhere.
that the
prosecu-
King. Declarer had
won with the OFF THE RECORD
to establish dum- my's clubs to get 'rid of the losing diamond, and at QUEEN 11 the same time had JACK
to preserve dum- my's trumps to ruff two of the losing hearts.
TOTAL VALINE ON PARK DA
He began his campaign by leading a club and ducking the trick to East. That worthy promptly returned another trump. South winning with the Ace. A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN club to the Ace was followed by that an Interim Dividend of $1.-a club ruff, and now it was time per share has been declared in
to start the hearts. A low heart respect of the half year ended 30th lead would have allowed East to June, 1940 - on 600,000 OLD win and draw a third round of SHARES and will be payable on trumps, but South scotched that Chesterfield Suites, Bedsteads, and after WEDNESDAY, 11th plan by leading the heart King! Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, September, 1940. Dividend War- West had to win and, since he Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Din-rants may be obtained on applica-had no trumps, returned a dia- ing Tables, Chairs, Office Furni-tion at the Company's Registered mond. South won and ruffed a lure, Blackwood & Rattan Ware, Office, P. & O. Building,
heart in dummy and a club in his etc., etc.
THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS own hand. Dummy was entered Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Orna-of the Company will be CLOSED with the last heart ruff to cash ments, Cutlery, E.P., Brass, Por-from MONDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER the thirteenth club. It didn't celain and Glass Ware, Gramo-to SATURDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER, matter whether phones, Records, Electric Fans, 1940 (both days inclusive) during South could Dinner Crockery, Cooking Uten-which period no transfer of shares diamond. sils, etc., etc.
"also
3 Bed Room Suites
2 Dining Room Suites
2 Cooking Stoves
1 Meat Slicing Machine
1 "National" Cash Register
1 "Moutrie" Piano
and
By order of The Custodian of Enemy Property
One "Peugeot" Motor Car On View from Thursday, 29th August, 1940.
the
can be registered.
East ruffed, for! discard the losing
❤
Yesterday you were Oswald By Order of the Board of Directors Jacoby's partner and, with neither GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. side vulnerable, you held:
Agents.
Hong Kong, 1st August, 1940.
!
A 5
♡ 9 6 3 2
♦ o o *
_A_10_8_5_2
The bidding:
PUBLIC AUCTION | Vacubr
1♡
Schenken
14
You (7)
Malor
The Undersigned have received] instructions from the Liquidators
ANSWER: Bld two hearts. You to sell by Public Auction on
have enough for a free raise, but FRIDAY, the 30th August, 1940
not quite enough to mention the commencing at 10.30 a.m. clubs first and raise hearts' later.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, at the Office of Messrs. Reuter Hong Kong, 27th August, 1940.
The Undersigned have received instructions from The Liquidators of Messrs. Schmidt & Co. Jiquidation) and others to sell by Public Auction on
(in
SATURDAY, 31st, August, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central,
Second Floor.
Score 100% for two hearts,
Brockelmann & Co., (in liquida-50% for two clubs. tion) Bank of Canton Building, No. 6, Des Voeux Road, Central, 5th. Floor.
A QUANTITY OF OFFICE. FURNITURE AND FITTINGS · On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 28th August, 1940.
QUESTION NO. 500 To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues:
Jacoby 1V 3♡
· You 2♡
Afalor Pass
(?)
(Answer
Behenken
JA Равя What do you bid? tomorrow.)
(Released. By The Bell Syndi-
1 Leica Model IIIA with Sum-THERAPION NO.1
THE NEW FRENCH REMBD, cate, Inc.)
mar F/2, Lenshood and Case:
1 Leica Standard with Elmar THERAPION No.2 F3.5, rangefinder, low speed THERAPION N3
and case
1 Hektor F6.3 2.8cm wide angle Foton No. 3 Carse dhronia,
samass
Mo. I OHTAS Discharges – Ko. 2 Curra, Blood English Paros is, Chemists,or either No.raturu FERIA, DR. LE OLERO'S PILLS for the Livar akidneye-weakkidneys & bladder.
lens with viewfinder and len- DR.LECLEROMad.Co.II Terstock Rd, W., Lond shood
1 Hektor F19 7.3cm extra rapid|
lens
3 Enlargers
1 Remington Noiseless Portable
Typewriter
1
1 Remington Typewriter
1 Mendelsohn Universal Photo-
flash Speed Gun
1 Incubator
2 Sterilizers
1 Petroleum Bath with 6 Re-
sistances
also Surgical Instruments, Photo- graphic Accessories and Chemicals, Cameras, Studio Lamps, Surgical, Sutures, Electric Flexible Blade Fans, Toasters, Percolators, Irons, Waffle Irons and Stoves, Kerosene Stoves, PHILCO RADIO
..and.
A Quantity of Assorted Chemi- cals and Patent Medicines
On View from Friday, the 30th.] August, 1940
BRASSO
METAL POLISH
FOR A
REAL POLISH
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT instructresses. for Jadies Terms: Cash on Delivery,
and_young_girls_in_music, short- LAMMERT BROS., hand, typing, bookkeeping and Auctioneers. English and French. Apply 21 »Hong Kong, 27th August 1940. Austin Road, Kowloon.
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EDRE
By ED REED.
"Do you mind if I stand, Judge?".
Here's Luck
EWO
BEER
Tel.:30311
IN DARKEST HAMPSHIRE
*Is my bath ready, Hawkinia PTM.
"Not quite, Sir. They're just dusting it.”
* A gesture of old world courtesy, no doubt, but was it really necessary ?."
* Very necessary indeed, Sir, as it hap- pene to be a hip-bath which hay lain - egne · years in the coach-house. Hir
Lordship rarely entertains.“
* His Lordship's notions of hospital. || ity are not of this century. He seemed to think he had a sacred duty to lay me low beneath the table. I marvel that I'm here to tell the tale."
* Yet, in some ways. His Lordship is
well abreast of modern thought. Tus ; Bossia of Rosa's Lime Juice, Sir, in youm
roant...
**Placed there by Hla Lordship's own band, Hawkins. And a very refresh= ing drink following upon a one-sided bartle with his Lordship's decanters."
N
Yes, Sir, and Rose's has still further. virtues. It is justly renowned for se hilating the after-effects of, akahak vulgarly known as warnings after.”
“So that's why I'm still alive and kicking ?- Well, well, one lives and learns. Go and boil the kettle for my bath. I don't want to miss : my hecakfast.”