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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB
The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket Club will be held in 'the Pavilion, on' MONDAY, 28th October, 1910, at 5.30 p.m.
A. K. MACKENZIE,
Hon: Secretary.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
The Inland Revenue Depart- ment will be removed to Windsor House, 5th floor, on Saturday, the 26th October.
The Estate Duty and Stamp Offices will be closed for business on the 28th, and will re-open at the new address on Monday, the 28th October.
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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1940
UGANDA'S
FIGHTER
NOTES FLIGHT
(By The Four Aces)
CAREFUL TIMING
The Contral Committee of tho Uganda War Fund has remitted £12,000 to the Crown Agents for
There's no remarkable play in payment to the Minister of Air- to-day's hand - just careful tim-craft Production for fighter planes. This sum, together with pre- ing of each play:
vious amounts
und of £42.000 £6,000, brings the total to £60,- 000. These amounts represent one fighter, plus £10,000 towards the completion of the Uganda, Squa- dron.
North, Dealer Both Bidos vulnerable
A 10.5
♡ 8 6 4 2 0.852.
AK-10-4
A 7 6:2 ♡ J.9
◊ KQ 6 3 **Q J.9 5
AK $ 4
N
K Q 6
O'J 10 9
7 4
S
7 3
A QJ9 3
♡ A 10 7.3
◊ A
4 8 6 2
The bidding:
North
'.East
South Went
Pass
Pase
14
Pass
2&
Pass
20
Pass
Рава Pass
Pass
We hereby notify the Trade 30 that we are the only Agents for Pass China and Hong Kong for MAY & BAKER (SPECIALTIES) |
LTD.,
Dagenham, London (Great Britain),
and Drugs.
raw
CARD-VALUES"
• SIDE "NING
The Officer Administering the Uganda Government suggests that the first Uganda. Fighter Elight be christened with following names -Ankole, Buganda, Busoga, En- tebbe, Jinja, Kampala, Ruwen- zori, Teso and Mbale-British Wireless.
ALLEGED HOLD-UP
Siu Cheuk, 25, was charged bc- fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett this morning, with robbery manding money with
It is
and de- menaces
defendant
9.3
An
by The Bell Byndicate, foc.)"
optimist is
ho who thinks to-morrow will be his
day of days.
CHANGES IN
ELECTORAL SYSTEM?
West led the Jack of diamonds,, from Slu Shuk-lim.
the Ace. South winning with
alleged that
THE
SECRETARY, South then led a club to dummy's went into a shop at. Connaught
HOME Ace in order to Road West, held up the proprietor SPEAKING IN THE COMMONS finesse the ten of with a toy pistol, and took away ON THE BILL TO PROLONG THE for Specialties, (Patent Medicines)
FOR A FURTHER YEAR excluding
Pharmaceuticals FOUR-CE# #YETE spades. West took 300. He also demanded a further
the King of spades $500.
LIFE OF THE PRESENT PAR- and Jed another Defendant was remanded for 24 LIAMENT, WHICH AUTOMATI-
-UNDER CALLY ENDS
THE diamond, forcing hours for further enquiries. South to ruff. It Inspector Tuckett is in charge PARLIAMENT ACT IN NOVEM- now seemed that of the case.
BER, MADE THE FOLLOWING AU- STATEMENT WITH THE South would lose
PRIME THORITY OF THE MINISTER AND THE WAR GA- BINET,
OLIVIER-CHINE, S.A. Agents for South China: HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT
OO., LTD.,
French Bank Building, HONG KONG.
NOTICE
The Trade is hereby notified that there are no other agents, sub-agents or distributors in the whole of China, including Hong
PUBLIC AUCTIONS Kong, besides ourselves for
MAY& BAKER, LTD., Dagenham, London (Great Britain).
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public for the sale of Pharmaceuticals and Drugs, with the exclusion of Specialities (Patent Medicines).
Auction on FRIDAY, the 25th October, 1940
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
-comprising:
P. J. KLINK, LTD., HOLLAND HOUSE, HONG KONG,
WARNING
IKINCEZI QUEENIL
PACKT
-NEUTRA, UPLANE OF PROSINE
INERLAK NAJO GJK".
a spade,
two
trumps, and a club; MILITARY GOVERNOR
but there was still a chance to avoid defeat.
OF THE SUDAN
An appeal to the electorate. Declarer led the seven of hearts
must always remain the final from his hand the key play.
constitutional method of resolving East won and plugged back an-
The appointment of a successor all grave issues of national po- other diamond, South ruffing with
licy.
"No-one can foresee what cir- the ten of hearts. And now South to Sir Stewart Symes, Governor- cashed the Ace of trumps, leav-General of the Sudan, whose term ing only one trump out against of office was extended by the King, cumstances will arise but in nor- of Egypt on the recommendation mal conditions it will be the de- him.
The next step was to run the of His Majesty's Government, was sire of the Government when a spades. On the third spade, dum-announced in the Commons yes- General Election again becomes my discarded the four of clubs. terday when the Under-Secretary practicable to give sufficient no- that tice for the creation of a new Affairs stated West ruffed the fourth spade, but for Foreign
discarded the ten of Lieut.-General Sir Hubert Hud-Register.
This interval will afford dummy
anyway. And now there dleston would occupy the position
until. Sir Kennard Bourdillon, who opportunity for the House to con- clubs was no longer a club loser!
Note that South had to draw was recommended to the King of sider, if it so desired, questions connected with changes in the Bri-
electoral two rounds of trumps to make Egypt for the appointment,
system."
"-British h's contract, for otherwise East able to leave Nigeria of which he tish
round is now Governor-General. Bri-Wireless. would trump the fourth
of spades; and West would still tish Wireless. make separate trump tricks. "But
it would have been fatal to cash the Ace of trumps Arst, for that. would allow West to draw three
Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed warned that all payments in con- trumps.
Business Houses are hereby instead of only two rounds of Room, Bed Room
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Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A Quantity of Blackwood and Rattan Furniture
and
One 5 Str, "Durant" Motor-Car
On View from Thursday,
24th. October, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS
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8 4
OK J-4 CQJ4 3
The bidding:
Jacoby Maler
Dbl. 1♡
-Burnstone Pass
Xou
(?) OFF THE RECORD
ANSWER: Bid two spades. Your hand is so strong that game is assured and Slam is by no. means unlikely. An immediate jump will lead to a more natural development of the bidding than a simple response coupled with a jump later on.
Score 100% for two spaces, 60% for one spade.
QUESTION NO. 548 To-day you are Howard Schen- ken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you hold:
A QJ 10 0·4
♡ 8 5
K.74
✯ KQ7 The bidding: Jacoby Sichenkom
10
Dbl
Pass
What do you bid? (az To-morrow.)
You
(3) wer
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