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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
BRIDGE NOTES
By The Four Aces TRUMP PRESERVATION When
a player has the eight highest trumps between his own hand and the dummy, he is apt The Inland Revenue Depart-to overlook the necessity of con- serving his trumps wisely. Just such an oversight led to disaster in the hand below:
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 26th, and will re-open at the new address on Monday, the 28th October.
W. ANEURIN JONES, Superintendent of Inland
Revenue.
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB
The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket Club will be held in the Pavilion, on MONDAY, 28th October, 1940, at 5.30 p.m.
A. K. MACKENZIE,
Hon: Secretary.
NOTICE
The Undersigned have received
We hereby notify the Trade instructions to sell by Public that we are the only 4gents for Auction on.
China and Hong Kong, for
SATURDAY, 26th. October, 1910. commencing at 11 o'clock a.m.
11 Packages Green Tea-more or
less damaged
1 Piece Steel Bar
1 Carton Medicated Oil
4 Packages Sample Goods
1 Zenith Radio Set
72 Pairs Electrical Gloves
3 Pairs Gauntlets
1974 Rubber Baloons
588 Rubber Gaskets
-169 Grey Roadster Cycle Tubes
also
A QUANTITY OF PERSONAL EFFECTS AND
FURNITURE
and
1 Barrel Ultramarine Blue
1 Barrel Red Iron Oxide` 1 Antimony Oxide
MAY & BAKER (8PECIALTIES)
LTD.)
Dagenham, London (Great Britain),
for Specialties, (Patent Medicines) excluding raw Pharmaceuticals and Drugs.
OLIVIER-CHINE, S.A. Agents for South China: HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD.,
French Bank Building, HONG KONG.
WARNING
Business Houses are hereby warned that all payments in con- nection with the 1947 edition of more or less damaged and at present stored in the Basement of The Hong Kong Dollar Directory No.-2-Wood-Road.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 25th October, 1940.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on.
MONDAY, the 28th October, 1940 commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)
A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
▲ K 87 4
♡ K J 7
◊ J. 4
10 9 6 2
A Q 93 ✔ 4
N
AJ 10 6
OAK 10 91
5 2
IW
♡ C 6 3 2
E
S
◊ Q 8 7 3
8 5
A 7 3
AA5 2
AQ 10 9 8 ◊ 6
KQ J 4
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The bidding: South West 1♡
20 Pass
North
20 Pass
East Pass Pass
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26, 1940
YAWATAMANY MARU DUE NATIONS NEXT WEEK IN LONDON
Prime
The second of three new Three times a week the liners built by the Nippon Dutch Cabinet meets in the pre- Yusen Kaisya for their London under Suez route from Japan to sidency of the London, will be seen for Minister, Jonkheer Doctor the first time in Hong de Geer. On lower floors Kong on November 3 and of the building less earn- est men meet. For here are the French night club, the Suivi, and the Coq d'Or restaurant.
4.
The "Yawata Maru" has already voyage
maiden a completed across the Pacific. The future
voyages of this second of the three sister ships, of which the first ves- Across the road King Zog and sel was the "Nitta Maru," will be Queen Geraldine are awaiting the on the
California/Manila route, day they can go back to Albania, plying between Los Angeles and Just around the corner Belgian Manila v'a San Francisco. Hono- Parliamentarians are straighten- lulu. Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghaling out the difficulties of their and Hong Kong. The third of refugees.
these modern triplets, the "Kasuga Half a mile away the Czechs Maru," was launched a month ago! have their headquarters in the at the Mitsubishi Ship Yards at, offices of Mr. "Bill" Brown's Civil Nagasaki, and will enter service | Service union, and near them are in Apr 1, 1942,
the Dutch Military Mission, who have headquarters above a gown shop.
Bitter Cup
The "Yawata Maru" has a gross of 17,200 tons, register tonnage and a speed of 221⁄2 knots. She is 590.5 feet in length; 73,5 feet in
More than a hundred people are width, and has a depth of 40.6 feet.
She is distinguished by com-working in Stratton House, the plete air-condition'ng, in the on- Dutch Government headquarters. of tire First Class, and also in all It is a Hague in miniature.
Public Rooms.
West led the King of diamonds and continued with the Ace, and South made the fatal error
ruffing the second
HIGH CARD VALUE · round. He then
OF THE
trumps.
that
After four months of English The three sister ships, boasting life the staff have settled down to FOOR ACES SYSTEM drew two rounds of such appreciable proportions, and await the Day. The Dutch rival the trumps, stopping in having a carrying capacity of 127 English in the consumption of ACT 3 dismay when hein First Class, 88 in Second Class, tea, and tea has been cause of our KING 2 discovered
and 70 in Third Class, testify am-guests' complaint. QUEEN East had started
ply to the desire of the N.Y.K.. to The day after the Dutch Gov- deal ACK the hand with four enhance their present feet with ernment had concluded: a
ships designed primarily for puss-with the British Government for To draw all the
enger comfort. This is forcefully 40 million pounds of Java tea the trumps woud albrought to the visitor's attention Stratton House staff found there low West to run all the diamonds by spacious cabins, unusually wide had been a rationing of their when he got the lead with the club, promenade deck space, and, parti-office allocation. A settlement Ace; and even to draw one more cularly, by the width of the corri- was reached without diplomatic trump would surely lead to defeat dors.
representations. The Yawata Maru” together for a similar reason. South there- fore properly abandoned trumps, with her two sisters, will one day. and led the club King.
be diverted to the Suez route to West refused the first club and London, for which they were real- noted, with interest his partner'sly constructed.
eight of clubs: signal with the South next led the Queen of clubs; and this time West took the trick and led another club to allow his partner to ruff. Eventually South! had to lose a spade, going down one trick:
:་
LETTERS FROM 'DEAD' SON
MEDAL GETS ITS MAN!
Lester K. Layton Former City Councilman
Madre, in Serra Calif., has been decorated for bravery for the last 20 years and didn't know it.
or
Note that the contract is ice- cold if South discards a spade in- stead of ruffing the second round Officially reported to have been of diamonds. Nothing is lost, for "killed in action" in May, Guards-
For two decades a coveted. Navy. the spade must be lost no matter! man G. Brodie has written to his what happens. The great advan- parents, Mr. and Mrs.. F. K. Cross has traveled for thousands
the muils tage of the discard is that South Brodie, of Escourt Road, Lidgett of miles through
He states that rested in a pigeonhole in Wash- saves all five of his trumps, while Green, Bradford. dummy prevents West from lead- he is safe but wounded at a pri-ington marked "unclaimed." should-be-made-at-the-Offices-ofing a third diamond. When South son camp in Germany.
The award finally caught..up. the publishers, through the post gcts the lead, he can then afford His fiancee, Miss Atkinson, of with Mr. Layton, informing him also received a that he won the blue and silver or by chit book.
draw four rounds of trumps Harrogate, has
letter from him.
emblem for cool and effective No one is authorised to visit before attacking the clubs.
Guardsman Brodie rejoined the work in caring for wounded un-
December. Grenadiers last
He der heavy fire, in the open and shelter while was then a constable in the West without adequate Riding Police at Oaklands, Har-serving with the United States Marines in France on July 19, rogate.
1918.
offices and collect money on be. half of this publication.
THE PUBLISHERS, The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. Windsor House.
WANTED
to
*
Yesterday you were David Bruce Burnstones partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you. held:
A J 7 5 4
♡ 9
Q963
$ J 6 4 2
The bidding:
Burnsions Schenken You Jacoby
10.
Dbl... (7)
BOOK MANUSCRIPTS WANTED, -New York book publisher scek- ANSWER: Pass. Although you ing for unusual and outstanding do not like a heart contract, and book manuscripts for publication would prefer any other suit your on cither royalty or co-operative partner may have, your hand is Auctioneersbasis. The Falcon Press, 274 Ma- too weak for any bid, You must Hong Kong, 24th. October, 1940. dison Avenue, New York City. - pass and hope that the next play-
er will bid.
LAMMERT BROS.,,
TUITION GIVEN
FOR SALE
Score 100% for pass, 20% for one no-trump.
EXPERT Instructresses for ladies HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-
QUESTION NO. 548 and young girls in masic, short- TORY 1940 EDITION.-On sale at hand, typing, bookkeeping and all Bookstalls and at the Offices of ken's partner and, with both sides To-day you are Howard Schen- English and French. Apply 24 the Publishers, Windsor House, Austin Road Kowloor
Des Voeux Road, Central. Tele- vulnerable, you hold: phones-20022 & 20011*·
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
THERAPION NOT THERAPION NO.2]
· MISCELLANEOUS
A Q 7.5 4
K9 53-
Q 10 4 2
The bidding:
THERAPION N3 FOR VISITING CARDS neatly Schenken Burnstone You
Ho. Certas DiROŽISTEMACIES. Corse Blood and
Bison No. 3 darin Chronto 24 Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., Wind-
promptly printed; The 10
English ice is, Chemists, er althþë Kostetura Har
Dbl.
DR. LE CLARC Med. Co. Hazaratock Rd, NAVY Londa sor House, Des Voeux Road, Cen- What do you bid? DR. LE OLERO'S FILLs for the siver trai. Telephoca 20023 & 20011. Monday.)
Kidnove-waaktd vvs'ébladder
Have You Sent The Wife
The Overland China Mail This Week?-
Price: H.K.$4.75 per 3 months including postage
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.
Windsor Houso, Tel. 20022,
PERFUME BLOCKED
BY WAR
Blanie the war, if Milady cuts down on perfume;
A U.S. Commerce Department. report from Soft, Bulgaria, says that shipment or Bulgarian rose oll, an:Important base of American perfumes and cosmetica, har virtually been stonnisi sing Ital ontored the war and the Mediter-. rancan was blockaded.
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OFF THE RECORD
"Mrs. Newly"
1940, The Raglakné 8-35 ke Tylleve Bywicata
ED REED
"Don't ory, Darling-I'm CRAZY about
Here's Luck.
EWO
Bv FD REED.
BEER
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age 10
age 10