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MARCH 3, 1941.
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JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forme for the First Extra Race The Final Dividend declared for Mecting to be held, weather per- the Year ending 31st December,mitting, on Saturday, 15th March. 1940, at the rate of Two Pounds 1041, (postponed from Saturday: Ten Shillings Sterling at exchange 8th March, 1941) may be obtained 1/2,7/8 is payable on and after the at the Secretary's Office, Exchange 26th February, 1941, at the offices Building; the Club House, Happy of the Corporation, where share- Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the holders are requested to apply for Sports Club; and the Stables,
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Warrants.
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 26th Feb., 1941.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE
It is hereby notified that the fol- lowing increases in the Company's standard charges will be made for current consumed in respect of ae- counts 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 51⁄2 cents per unit.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 6th March, 1941.
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By Order,
A Good Defence
By The Four Aces
The ability to get from one hand of a partnership to the other is just as important for defensive players as it is for Declarer. That principle is the basis of the fine defensive play in to-day's hand.
North, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
ABG
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AK-8
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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NOTICE
Use in Emergency of Private Motor Cars
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10 7 4
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Was a time when # man could count on the future but nowadays he's thankful if he can wipe out the past.
monids when you can be virtually positive of a game at hearts.
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The North 10
bidding:
East
South
10
1NT
"NT
Pass
3NT
West
Miss Pass
l'ass
Pass
Score 100% 80% for three
West opened the
three of Owners of private motor cars, spades, East winning with the Ace. of makes listed below, and manu-] East réturned the seven of spades, factured later than 1938, are res
LAMMERT'S 3. The discount of 10% on Pow-quired to appear personally at the HIGH CARD VALUES
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
to
The Undersigned have received instructions
Public sell by Auction en
TUESDAY, the 4th March, 1941 at 11 o'clock a m.
al the Godown of The China
Lid. Navigation Con
Connaught Road, West
(for account of the concerned)
96 bales cotton yarn.
10 bundles atraw mat.
1 bale straw mat.
more or less damaged Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
1
Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1941.
+
instructions to sell by Auction on
Public
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.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
NOTICE is hereby given that: the TWENTY SECOND ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of this the Company will be held at Registered Offee of the Company No. 10. Des Voeux Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 8th March, 1941, at 2.00 p., for the purpose vi receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State. inent of Accounts for the year vnded 31st December, 1940.
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from
Isi Saturday.
March, 1941 to
The Undersigned have received Saturday, 8th March, 1941 (66th days inclusive) during which perixi no transfer of shares can be registered.
TUESDAY, 4th March, 1941 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Cought 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.
The Undersigned have received instructions 10 sell by Public Auction of
WEDNESDAY, 5th March, 1941 conurencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room. No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
compr.stg
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
KAN TONG PO,
the
Traffic Office, Central Police Sta- tion, between the hours of 9.30-12 noon or 2.30-4.00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays inclusive, before 15th day of March, 1941 for the purpose of giving such informa- tion as the Controller of Land Transport may require under Re- gulation 73 of the Defence Regu- lations 1940, in relation to the use of their cars in emergency.
Make
Austin Austin
Hotse Power
8
10
Hillman
10
Standard Standard
8
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Standard
10
Morris
8
Morris
10
8 10
Ford Ford
Sunbeam-Talbot 10
Vauxhall
10
sa. C. G. PERDUE, Controller of Land Transport. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1941.
WARNING
Business Chief Manager
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1941.
HONG KONG
are
Houses
hereby warned that all payments in con- nection with the 1941 edition of The Hong Kong. Dollar Directory should be made at the Offices of
the publishers, through the post or
TELEPHONE COMPANY, by chit book.
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Teak Desks, Table and Strindards for the financial year ended Lamps, Pictures, Wall and Table 1st December,
1940, and TC-
Clucks, Curios, Ornaments, Elec-electing two Directors and Audi- trie Fan, Geyser, Chinese Handors. Paintings, Radio Sets, Carpets and Rugs, etc., etc.
Teak Dining Tables and Chairs, Sideboards, lee Cream Freezery Crockery, Glass Ware, 'Cutlery, Cooking Utensils, Crockery Cup- board, etc.
Single and Double Bedsteads With Mattresses, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Wardrobes,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 14th March in the 28th March, 1941, both days inclusive..
Dated this 1st day of March, 1941,
By Order of the Board, J. P. SHERRY,
Managing Director.
Hong Kong
·Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, 14, Des Voeux Road, Central,·
etc, etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood
Furniture
and
1 Zeiss Ikon Mirix Enlarger.
1 Voigtlander Camera
nitted
with F 4.6 Skopar Lense and Compur Shutter.
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-
1 Lot of Photographic Accessor-phones-20022 & 20011.
ies and Equipments.
On View from Wednesday, the
5th March 1041.
Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1941,
A
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT Instructresses for ladies and young girls, in music, short- hand, "typing, bookkeeping and
Austin Road, Kewloon,
Windsor House,
CATERERS
FOR EVERY
OCCASION
OF THE FOOR:ACES SYSTEM
ACT.... 3 KING 2 QUEEN.1 JACK...
TOTAL VALAR 10 PAAN SUB
last spade.
hearts. for four
hearts, 50 for three diamonds, 40% for four dia- minds. 0 for any other bid.
Question Nó. 654
South played the Jack. and West
To-day you are David Bruce made the key play Burnstone's partner and, with nei- of the hand by re-ther side vulnerable, you hold.
fusing to win nine tricks
withoutį
touching the hearts; and the moment he led a heart from the dummy, East the heurt put up Ace
his und led And then West's re-
straint on the second trick bore fruit, for he was able to take three spade tricks, defeating the tract,
AAK 10 9 7 3 2
K 10 5 4 2
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The bidding: Y TEL Jacoby Pass I fin
Vathatoo 20
Schenken
FAM YE
con-
To-morrow.)
of West's The full importance defensive play can be seen if we
at what the result look
would have been had he taken the spade With King at the second trick. the taking of that trick, the West hand would be dead. Even if West returned a spade, setting up his remaining_two spades, he could the lead to never again reguin cash his food tricks, South could easily establish two heart tricks for himself all he needed make his contract.
to
Since this situation occurs very often, it is well worth a second glance. When you have opened a a long suit without side entries against a no-trump contract, don't be in too great a hurry to take the top cards of the suit.
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Saturday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
A973 2
A 10 5
OA Q J 98
4
The bidding: Schenken Oncoly Isaensioue
1A 20
You
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