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THE HONG KONG BRIDGE
JOCKEY CLUB -
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1941
Postponed to:-
FIRST DAY—
Monday, 17th February. SECOND DAY-
Tuesday, 18th February. THIRD DAY-
Wednesday,-19th February. FOURTH DAY-
Saturday, 22nd February, FIFTH DAY-...
Saturday;—1st March,
The programme fixed for 15th February will be run off on MON- DAY, 17th February, and the sub- sequent days' programmes in con- secutive order,
On strictly prepaid, and all cheques, postal and money orders should be made payable to The News- paper Enterprise Limited.
HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
NOTICE is, hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora- tion will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Febru ary, 1941, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1940.
Monday, 17th, Tuesday, 18th, Wednesday, 19th, and Satur- day, 22nd February, the first bell will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30 am. On Saturday, 1st March, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00. p.m."
The tifin interval will be after the fifth
race on the first four days of the Meeting.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES
and
Members are reminded that they their Jadies MUST wear their badges prominently display- ed throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members
NOTES
BRIDGE SWINDLES –
NO. 26
By The Four Aces
The Bridge Swindle exccuted by West in to-day's hand is not certain to succeed, but is often effective:
North, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
A 9 7 3
♣ 10 6 5 2
6 6 2
♡ A Q 10 9
◊ A 10 8 7
4 Q J
N
C K 8 5 2 0 4 3
♡ J 7 4
W
S
◊ J 8 6 2 A9874
འ
▲ AKQJ 10 8
6 3
ОКОБ ♣AK
The bidding:
North
Eust
South
West
10
PakВ
24
Раза
30
Pass
ANT
Pass
Pass
Pozs
Pass
Pass
West decided to force the issue
HION CARD VALUES
OF THE FOUR-ACES EYEYEN
WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE at once by leading the eight of hearts The eight was chosen since that carti would seem to be a "top-of-nothing" lead, indicating that West held no high cards in the suit. West hoped that South would bie reluctant
to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 рег day cluding tax or $40.00 mcluding The Register of Shares of the
tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 Corporation will be closed from tainable through
and $20.00 respectively) are ob- Thursday, the 13th February
the Secretary Wednesday, the 26th
upon the written or personal in- February.troduction 1941 (both days inclusive) dur-member to be responsible for all member, such ing which period no transfer of chits, etc. shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN. Chier Manager.
to
Hong Kong. 7th February, 1941.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
of
A
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
ACF
KING..2. QUEEN.1 JACK..
TOTAL WWAN APPRCEDE
AVERAGE HAPO 63%
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1911.
12-26
cffelensed by "The Dell Syndicate, Inc.),
that one Dieting Dot tools more holiday feast and she'll again be up against fighting her normal weight.
SOAP NEEDED FOR SHELTERS
Supplies of soap and water and provision of artificial sunlight are considered by some doctors to be the most urgent requirements of shelters.
medicines, all have their advocates "Gargles and sprays, masks and
but we have yet to meet with any mention of the two most powerful remedies," says a "Medical World" writer,
"The first is soap and water, li- berally appled to shelters, and, if possible, to the shelterers,
"We have observeg no washing to risk | facilites in any shefter, and hope the Grand Slam that their absence may soon be re- with 41 finesse on mydied. Neither have we seen any the very Arst trick, so would look trace of even the cheapest soap. for some other way to make his contract,
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor,
And West had his wish, for his EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. ad induced South to put up the 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 a.m. heart Ace. Declarer next led cut ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, [all of his trumps, discarding DAY and at 11.45 am, ON THE FIFTH
A limited number of tiffing will be obtainable each day ist the Club House. provided they
fite (ordered in advance from the No.
Boy. (Tel. 21020).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AD.
PREMISES OURING THE MEET MITTED TO THE CLUB'S ING.
NOTICE IS hereby given that the Forty Fourth Annual General' Meeting : the Shareholders will: be held in the Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong flotel, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 15th March, 1941, at NOON for the following purpose:, namely. to consider the annual statement of accounts and the balance sheet and the reports of the Directors and Auditors theron, to elect directors and au- the Gate. ditors in the place of those retir- JNE. to declare
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day meluding tax for all persons in- cluding ladies, and is payable at
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform a dividend, to are admitted lo the Public En- apropriate the balance of Profit closure at $1.00 per day including and Loss Account as recommended tax. by the Directors, and to transact any other ordinary business of the will not be permitted to operate Company.
Kong Jockey Club within the precincts of The Hong Race Meeting.
during
AND NOTICE 13 also given that the Share Transter Registers wil be closed from 1st March, 1941, to 15th March, 1941, both days in- clusive,
By order of the Board,
R. A. WICKERSON,
Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1841.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion.
THURSDAY, 20th February, 1941, commencing at 10:30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:
Teak Sideboards, Dining Tables and Chairs, Single and Double Bedsteads with Box Springs, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Carpets, Rugs, Baby Cots, Electric Heater, Wall Clock, Pic- tures, Ornaments, Curios, Black wood Pedestal and Tea Poys, etc.
alsomme
A Selection of Chinese Hand Paintings and
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc.,
hearts from the dummy, and then cashed the two top clubs. Finally, South went after his main hope
The diamonds. lle cottidob- tain the vital discard it the Jack dropped early. if the suit split
3-3, or if Fast showed out m time for a finesse through West. But, as I happened, Eust had the ved them all so South could long diamonds, and had carefully;
get no discard and fai ed to make the Grand Slamh.
Note made his contract
that South would have if West hart led anything but a heart, With any other 16àn, Sauth would have drawn trumps and postponed the heart play until he had lound out about the diamond situation.
When he had discovered that the
diamonds
would not furnish
discard, he would be obliged to Lake the heart finesse -- and would therefore make his con- tract. the
Tiffins will be obläihable in the Restaurant in the Public En- closure.
SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be is- sued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary 1st floor, Exchange Building.
Any persons found loitering session will forfelt the same anc with Servants' passes in their pös will be removed from the
En- closure.
By Order,
·
C. 8. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th. February, 194.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice to Shareholders
THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY, will be held à the Office of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY
2 Rod Testing Sets in wooden the 28th February, 1941, at 11.00
case
1 Enamel Bath
1 Axminster Carpet
new?
4 Radio Sets
1 Fur-lined Coat.
1 Milners' Safe
alnrost
1' Small Combination Sate
On View from Wednesday, the
19th. February 1941.
Catalogues will be issued..
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Austlonters,
a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with a Statement of Ac Counts for the year, entfed 31s December, 1940.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be. CLOSED : from
1941, to Friday, the 28th Fe
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"The second remedy is sunlight which must in the circumstances be artificial. We believe that we' are quite correct 'in saying hat a few sunlight lamps would be for more efficacious than all the mists of Westminster."
Ton
(?)
▲ K Q J 10 6
K 8 6 3
O Q J 7
The bidding
Paruky
Pass
Nebenken
Muler Pass
ANSWER: Bid one spade. The hand may be a misfit, anɑ you have no reason to get enthusias- tie unless a good fit can be found. Score 100% for one spade; 60%, for two spades.
Question No. 641 To-day you are Merwin Maier's partner and you hold the above hâild, but the bidding goes:
M -Ter 13
Schinken 1189 IV
Pass
4?
What do you hid? tomorrow.)
(Released by The
Saturday you were Howard Schenken's
partner, and with neither side vulnerable, you held: cate, Inc.)
(Antwor
Compare
and be convinced
ATAJAORAZ 16
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SCOTCH
VAT 69
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ESTABLISHED 1863
FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC- TORY 1941 EDITION.-On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, Windsor House, Des Voeux Road, Central. Tele->
phones:--20022 & 20011.
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT Instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and Bell Syndi English and French.
Apply 24 Austin Xoad, Kowloon,
2. Imenohl's Cigars
Wednesday, the 19th February C.INGENON! Cigar Stor
bruary,
1941, both days inclusive By Order of the Board of
Directors
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th February, 1041.1 Hong Kong, 12th Feba, 1041.