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Hong Kong, 20th Feb., 1941.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received instructions To sell by Public Auction on
FRIDAY, 21st February, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Haukow Hoad. Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1941.
BRIDGE NOTES
DEFEAT TALK COST
NO: 31
"Who is the criminal, North or South?" inquires reader. "North claims that South an anguished
should bid the Slam because of the heart void; South thinks he was rather bold as it was.
HIM £25
A man alleged to have said: "We whs at Hendon fined £25; to be paid immediately, er one month's imprisonment.
was
Не Lester, aged
Lawrence James thirty-seven, dc- coribed as a fitter, of Tottenhari Court Road; accused of publish. ing a statement on the war like. ly to cause alarm of despon. dency,
Notice is hereby given that the CRIME DOESN'T PAY! stand little chance of winning, Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Com- pany's Registered Office, 4th Floor; P. & O. Building on THURSDAY, 20th March, 1941 at 11 am. for: TIONS of the Sale by Public Aucthe purpose of presenting the Re tion to be held on Monday, the
the Directors together 24th day of February, 1941, at 3 port of p.m., at the Offices of the Public with a Statement of Accounts to Werks Department, by Order of 31st December, 1940 and electing
Governor of Directors and Auditors. His Excellency the one Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1941 both inclusive, during which days period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
Agents. Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disposal | GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to de- posit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Lot No 4292
Tai Kok Tsui.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary
Measurement
1
E
As per
sale plan
About 5.000
Contents in sq.
Annual Rent
Upset Price
26$
$10.000
do you think?".
Eakt, Dealer North-South vulnerable
AK Q J ✓ 10 5
What
AKQ 10 5 4 A 7
40
N
A 5
VJ 9 8 7
W
E
4 3
♡ AKQ4 2 O J
0763
S
K 10. G
AQ98
4 2
J 10 9 8 7 4 2
0982 AJ & 3
ANNUAL RACE
The bidding:
East
MEETING, 1941
10
South
l'ass
West
20
North
UM.
40
4 A
Payв
POSA
5
Pass
Pass
5 A
Postponed to:--
DbL
1459
Pasa
Pass
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THIRD DAY-
Saturday, 22nd February.
FOURTH DAY-
Monday, 24th February.
FIFTH DAY-
Saturday, 1st March,
OF THE
HUGH CARD VALUES
FOUR-ACER TYSTON
We think that it's a very close and, in obe respect, a very curious question. If the Slam is to be bid at all, we think that North must extend the invita- tion. He knows that South cannot have better than in either Jacks
dia- spades, monds, and should make
ACF
KING, 2 QUEEN.1 JACK.N
OVERMEN. MAJD thì
Or
Mr. J. S. Williams, prosecuting, said that in an air-raid shelter at his works Lester said: "The war is a racket brought about by the politicians."
Alenard James Collett, an rther
employee, said Lester statod that he knew Mr. Cham herlain had
or £7,000,000 £8,000,000 invested in several Jewish firms which were on Government work, and there. fore he was running the war for his own personal gain,
Lester also said that before long the working-mar. would receive no wages but only tickets for food and rent.
At one time, added Collett, it looked as if Lester would be man. handled.
Lester denied making the stair- ment about Mr. Chamberlain,
nerable game Stum
✡
а or
vulnerable
✡
*
Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with both sldes vulnerable, you held:
A A Q G 3 ✓ 8
O AJ 76 4
♣ K 10 2
The bidding:
Jacoby
You
1♡
bid
Pass
Dbl. (?)
Maler INT
Benessed
23
it possible for South to
On Saturday, 22nd and Monday, 24th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday. 1st March, the first bellj will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m. the Slam if he has either Ace of
The tin interval will be after the fifth race on the third and fourth days.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES
void in hearts or clubs. But sure- ly South cannot be expected to take further action when North passes the four-spade bid when East doubles five spades!
and
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the Auctioneer Members are reminded that they The curious feature of the hand in cash the sum of $1000 (being and their ladies MUST wear is that the finger of suspicion has 10% of the upset price) immedi- their badges prominently display-not even been lifted to point at ately after the fall of the hammered throughout the Meeting. the balance of the premium
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE ing paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.
WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE
be-
HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
your
ANSWER: Pass. It's true that shows free bid partner's Strength, but it's equally unlikely that there is a game in the hand. Your partner has named your worst suit -
to minor suit, 11 make matters worse. If game were likely, your partner would have been able to jump in clubs, or bid spades or double,
Score 100% for pass, 50% for 40% for three two diamonds, clubs, 30% for two spades.
Question No. 645
To-day you are David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, with both the sides vulnerable, you hold bidding is: same hand once again,, But the
the real criminal. Look at the hand again and decide for your self who the real criminal was.
West was the criminal, and he MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
committed three crimes! To be- Badges admitting non-members gin with, he should have jumped to the Members' Enclosure and to four hearts at his first chance Club Rooms at $10.00
His hand was pretty fair per day to bid. including tax-or $40.00 including in support of a heart contract but
defenceless against tax for the Meeting (ladles $5.00 and the jump might have given any other; and $20.00 respectively) are ob- the
trouble. opponents a little through the Secretary Having failed to jump, he should upon the written or personal in- have rebid at each of his other troduction of a member, such two chances. member to be responsible for all heart contract could not be severe. ly punished even if East and West had
at seven to sacrifice and would have been (Released By The Bell Syndi- hearts excellent insurance against a vul- 'cate, Inc.)
tainable
chits, etc.
NOTICE is hereby given that bin Trunks, Carpets & Rugs Cut-the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of lery, Curios, Ornaments, Pictures, the Shareholders in this Corpora- Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
tion will be held al the Head Badges admitting to Members' Office of the Corporation, No. I Enclosure will NOT be on sale at Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, the Race Course.
else
A Few Pieces of Blackwood
Furniture
and
1 Adding Machine.
1 "R.C.A." Radio-gram.
Tientsin Carpet.
1 Enamelled Bath.
1 Porcelain Sink.
1 Bathroom Scale,
1 Dining Room Suite,
2 Bed Room Suites.
On View from Thursday,
20th. February, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 18th Feb., 1941.
the
The Undersigned have received fnstructions to sell by Public Auction on
TUESDAY, 25th February, 1941 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (2nd Floor)
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS
(mostly China & British-Colonies)
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 19th Feb., 1941,
FOR SALE
on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Febru-Į The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, BUILDING, (Tel. ary, 1941, at Noon for the purpose) EXCHANGE
of receiving the Report of the 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 a.m.
A non-vulnerable
Board of Directors together with ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS. OFF THE RECORD
a Statement of Accounts for the and at 11.45 a.m. ON THE FIFTH
year ending 31st December, 1940. The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Thursday, the 13th February to Wednesday, the 26th February, 1041 (both days inclusive) dur- ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
"By Order of the Board of
Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 7th February, 1941.
THE "STAR" FERRY
DAY.
A limited number of tiffins wil} be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AD MITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEET- ING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons in- cluding ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public En-
COMPANY, LIMITED closure at $1.00 per day, including
Notice to Shareholders
tax.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR-Kong Jockey Club during the DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF Race Meeting.
THIS COMPANY will be held at Tiffins will be obtainable in the the Office of Messrs. Jardine,Restaurant in the Public En- Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, closure.
the 28th February, 1941, at 11,00
a.m., for the purpose of receiving
SERVANTS' PASSES
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC- the Report of the Director's to- Passes for Servants will be is TORY 1941 EDITION-On sale at gother with a Statement of Ac-sued to Private Box holders ONLY Bookstalls and at the Offices of counts for the year ended 31st on application to the Secretary, The Publishers, Windsor House, December, 1940.
1st floor, Exchange Building. Des Voeux Road, Central, Tele- phones:--20022 & 20011.
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT Instructresses for-Indica and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 21 Austin Road, Kowloon.
The Register of Shares of the Any persons found Ioltering Company will be CLOSED from with Servants, passes in their pos- Wednesday, the 19th February session will forfeit the same and 1941, to Friday, the 28th Fe bruary, 1941, both days inclusive, will be removed from the
closure, By Order of the Board of Directors.
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 12th Feb., 1941.
By Order,
En-
10. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 9th. February, 1941.
WIE
Jacoby
10 Puss
You
Dbl. (7)
Malor 1NT
Barnstone
ZA
What do you bid? (Angwer tomorrow.)
By ED REED
12-3
"And now a brief pause for 'ration” Identification."
Here's Luck
EWO BEER
Tell 30311