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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 24, 1941
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE
HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
1
NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora- the Head tion will be held at Office of the Corporation, No. Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, un WEDNESDAY, the 20th Febru- ary, 1941, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of Board of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the
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THE HONG KONG NOTES
JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1941
Postponed to:-
THIRD DAY...
Monday, 24th February.
FOURTH DAY-
Tuesday, 26th February. FIFTH DAY-
Saturday, 1st March.
year ending 31st December, 1940,
On Monday, 24th and Tuesday. The Register of Shares of the 25th February, the first bell will Corporation will be closed from be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first to race will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Thursday, the 13th February
February. Saturday, 1st March, the first bell Wednesday, the 26th 1941 (both days inclusive) dur-will be hung at 130 p.m. and the ing which period no transfer of first rare will be run at 2.00 pan.
The tiffin interval will be after: shares can be registered.
the Afth race on the third and fourth days.
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager,
Hong Kong, 7th February, 1941.
FERRY THE "STAR" COMPANY, LIMITED
MEMBERS' BADGES AND
ENCLOSURES,
Members are reminded that they and
wear their ladies MUST their badges prominently display- ed throughout the Meeting.
BRIDGE SWINDLES -
NO. 27
By The Four Aces
Probably the best known con- ventional lead at Bridge is that of the King from a suil headed by either Ace-King or · King- circum- there are Queen, but tances in which that lead should not be made. For example:
South, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
7 4
A 94
096 4
A QJ 84
N A862
A 963
VQJ 10 6 CJ 8 6 2
75
IW
E
7 3 3 OAK 3 AK 6 2
A A K Q J 10
K G
Q 10 7
10 9 3
The bidding:
South
West
North
Pass
24
East
Pass
Pass
2NT
Pass
Pusa
L'ass
l'ass
opened
the Queen
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
West
OF THE
FOUR-ACET RYBYEK
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When Aviatrix Alice was asked what her spoed record the said she hoped to make a male a minute.
was
Mr. E. W.
"CHARS" WIVES OF OFFICERS
Salt, Conservative M. P. for Yardley, Birmingham, states that so inadequate are their he has that allowances, Army found the wives of young officers having to work as charwomen and living in slum conditions.
He will raise the matter in Par-
of liament.
Badges admitting non-members hearts, durgmy winning with the to the Members' Enclosure und day per Club Rooms at $10.00
-or $40.00 including including tax tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are ob- Secretary through the
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held attainable BANK HOLIDAY.
the Office of Messrs. Jardine, upon the written or personal in
such member, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, troduction THE EXCHANGE BANKS will the 28th February, 1941, at 11.00 member to be responsible for all OPEN at 9:30 A.M. and will am, for the purpose of receiving chits, elc.
to- the Directors CLOSE at 12 NOON for the Tran- the Report of Sortion of Exchange Business on gether with a Statement of Ac-1 TUESDAY, the 25th February.counts for the year ended 1941. (Race Meeting).
December, 1940.
Hong Kong. 22nd Feb, 1941
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE
It is hereby notified that the fol- lowing inei cases in the Company's standard charges will be made for current consumed in respect of ac- exuals issued for meters read on and after 21st March 1941:
1. For Lighting from 15 cents to
16 cents per unit.
2. For Power and Heating from
5 cents to 5% cents per unit.
3. The discount of 10% on Pow- er accounts in excess of 1,000 units per month will be dis- continued.
By order of the Board of
Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
TUESDAY, 4th March, 1941 commencing at 5.15;pim. 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.
WARNING
of 11
Badges admitting to Members' 31st Enclosure will NOT be on sale at
the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, The Register of Shares of the
BUILDING, (Tel. Company will be CLOSED from EXCHANGE Wednesday. the 19th February 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 a.m. 1941, to Friday. the 28th Fe- ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, bruary, 1941, both days inclusive, and at 11.45 am. ON THE FIFTH
DAY. By Order of the Board of Directors.
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 12th Feb., 1941.
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LIMITED
are
No.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AD.
ΤΟ
CLUB'S MITTED
THE PREMISES DURING THE MEET.
ING.
“ACT.
KING....2 QUEEN.1 JACK......R
TOTAL VALME OF PARK BA
Ace. Declarer then drew three rounds of trumps
ant finessed the ten of clubs around to East's club King. It was at this point! that East had to cast convertions t the winds.
insistence
on
a spade South's
made it perfectly clear contract that he had the two unplayed that It was also clear trumps. he held the heart King, for West) led the heart not have would Queen from a holding headed by and Queen. Finally, both King
for South were
four club tricks
in plain sight.
at once
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The blend that's in demand
SI APORTMENT TO PLINKINITORCÉGE VS.
The only chance to defeat the A limited number of tiffins will
at the contract lay in taking three dia- be obtainable each day
tricks
before Thu whisky of mature mond Club House, provided they ordered in advance from the South could regain the lead and rear, fine quality and discard on the clubs. And East's distinctive flavour to 1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).
best chance to get three diamond be found on the tables tricks was to lead the three of the discriminating the world over... Ia diamonds! Any diamond lead
ali ita rare liqueur char.
VATO acter, however, would be all right if West had
of course, but
theloosyon caly the supe” the Queen, deceptive low lead was vital ifļas ordinary whisking. South had the Queen.
As it happened, South did have diamonds; but he West the Queen of naturally inessed the ten. won with the diamond Jack and
the
whereupon returned
suit, East's top diamonds defeated the
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE NOTICE is hereby given that
The price of admission to the the TWENTY SECOND ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of this Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day Company, will be held at the including tax for all persons Registered Office of the Company cluding ladies, and is payable at No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, the Gate.
SATURDAY, the 8th March,
in-
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform
tax.
1941, at 2.00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the are admitted to the Public En- Directors together with a State closure at $1,00 per day including ment of Acecunts for the year ended 31st December, 1940.
The Register of Shares of the
will Company
be closed from
1941 1st March, Saturday,
to Saturday, 8th March, 1941 (both days inclusive) during which peilod no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of
Directors. KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager! Hong Kong, 20th February, 1941.
THE HONGKONG
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong during the Kung Jockey Club Race Meeting.
Tiffins will be obtainable in the En- Restaurant in the Public closure.
on
SERVANTS' PASSES Passes 'for "Servants will be is- sued to Private Box holders ONLY application 'to 'the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.
Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their pos- session will forfeit the same and
contract.
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Oswald with both
Saturday you were Jacoby's partner and, sides vulnerable, you held:
A AQ6 3
8
O AJ 7 G 4
K 10 2
The bidding: Selenken
10
You Dbl. (?)
Maier Jacoby
14
Dbl.
Pass
ANSWER: Pass. Your, partner's; double is for penalties, and with your stremth in pades you are perfectly willing to cooperate in defence against the spade bid. You should be pretty sure that
ELECTRIC CO., LTD. will be removed from the En- the spade hid is a "psychic," and
Notice is hereby given that the 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 Lam, for the purpose of presenting the
closure.
By Order,
MC. YB, BROWN,
Secretary. Hong-Kong, 9th, February, 1941,
Report of the Directors together POSITIONS VACANT with a Statement of Accounts 'to
31st December, 1940 and electing | RELIABLE “STENOGRAPHER · and Directors and Auditors.
clerk with good knowledge of English The Register of Members of the and Chiners required by established ex- Company will be closed from 8th port-Import firm. Stato ade, qualifica tion and salary desired to PIO. Box Business Houses are, hereby March to 20th March, 1941 both No. 931, Hong Kong... warned that all payments in ccom lays inclusive, during which nection with the 1941 edition of period no transfer of shares can The Hong Kong Dollar - Directory: be registered. «should be<matie at the Offices of| By Order of the Board of
Dircetors, the publishers, through the post of
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD, by chit book.
Agents. No one
is authorized to vialt
Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941 offices and collect money on be half of this publication.
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your partners double excoses it. Score 100% for pass, 0 for any other bid.
Question No. ‘647 To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding-continues:
Schenken
1♡
Puas Pass
You -Malec Jacoby Dbl.
Dbl.
·TA Pass 20
Rass. (7) What do you bid? (Answer: tomorrow.)
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