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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

Tennis Tournament, 1941

Closing date of ENTRIES has been extended to SATURDAY,

8th March, 1941, at 6.00 p.m.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the First Extra Race Meeting to be held, weather per- mitting, on Saturday, 15th March. 1941, (postponed from Saturday. 8th March, 1941) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sport Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON

THURSDAY, 6th

March. 1941.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

HỒNG KÔNG G SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

The Final Dividend declared for the Year ending 31st December,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS 1940, at the rate of Two Pounds

The Undersigned have received instructions 10 sell by Public

Auction on

TUESDAY, 4th

March, 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.

The Undersigned have received Public

instructions tu sell by

Auction on

WEDNESDAY, 5th March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Peak Desks, Table and Standard Lamps, Pictures, Wall and Table Clocks, Curios, Ornaments, Elec-

Ten Shillings Sterling at exchange 26th February, 1941, at the offices 1/2.7/8 is payable on and after the

of the Corporation, where share- Hulders are requested to apply for 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 ac- 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.

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1941.

WELL-

BRIDGE TO FIGHT NOTES EAT WELL

A Shift In Time

By The Four Aces

In the old days of Whist there

"It is highly question- able whether men with a prolonged history of or- panic dyspepsia, especial-

were only two approved reasons for failing to return the suit your ly of peptic ulceration, partner opened: not having any cards in the suit, and sudden should be allowed to join |

death. Modern Bridge players are not su wooden as all that, but pro- bably few would be as imaginative as East in to-day's hund:

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

AK 975

763

OA JO

# Q J 7

J 3

N

♡ A Q J 2

485 4

[W

S

0 Q743

A Q

A 10 8 6 4

2

K 10 ОКБА

632

the Fighting Services," says the "British Medical Journal."

"A dyspeptic soldier is a liabi- lity. A dyspeptic civilian, living under a careful regime may well become an asset.

"The Army still marches on its stomach, even though it tra- vels in mechanised vehicles, and the dyspeptic passenger should be discouraged from taking part in the journey."

These comments are made on a report, just issued of two medical investigations

(2 9 8 6 4 0 10 9 8 ♣AK 10 9

The bidding:

South

West

North

Kast

among troops.

1

Pass

LA

1NT

l'ass

2NT

Pass Pase

INT

Puss

Pass

Разв

West opened

the three

into

dyspepsia

The change to Army food. which was 100 heavy for those prone to ulcers was the most im- portant factor leading to the of breakdown of many of the troops

diamonds, dummy played low, who have suffered from dyspepsia,

TRIBNI GARD KNUTS

OF THE FOUR-ACER ØVETEN

ACF KING

QUEEN 1 JACK.....!

and East won with it was discovered.

the diamond King. It was quite evident. that there was bo continuing the diamonds; dummy could win the next two diamond tricks,

the and by

time those cards were forced out South would probably have developed enough tricks for his contract.

East considered switching to

that spade

TOTAL, MILANE OF PACH CA

spades, but realised tricks were available only if West

had the Ace and two other spades. But even if that were so, dummy would hold up the spade King un- til the third round of the suit in order to shut out the East hand.

The fact that East had no entries made it clear to him that he ought to shift to some suit which his! partner probably held. So, in far less time than it has taken to to lead the report, East decided King of hearts.

He was pleased to see that South played a low heart, but was a bit shaken when West dropped the heart deuce. Ordinarily, that

Good From Outside

Mr. Reginald I. Payne, a Lon- don surgeon, and Dr. C. Newman, of the British Postgraduate Medi- cal School, who conducted the in- vestigation on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians say that in the period between the dispatch of the B.E.F. and last April 14.4) per cent. of all cases evacuated to Britain had a primary diagnosis of gastric or duodenal disease.

Many men replaced their rations and 50, by food bought outside avoided a breakdown until they got to France, where this practice

became difficult.

There was, say the Investiga. tors, much criticism that the Army cooking was bad, but the criticism came from men with abnormal digestions.

Fatty food, which was appre clated by healthy men, appeared to the dyspepties to be "gréasy."

Men who served in the last war said that the food was better this would be a signal to discontinue time, but there was a constantly the suit; but East realised that his reiterated complaint of good food partner might be unable to spare spoilt.

3. The discount of 10% on Pow-|à higher card for fear of losing a er accounts in excess of 1,000 trick thereby. He therefore con- units per month will be dis-tinued with the heart ten, defeat- continued,

ing the contract. Note that if the defenders had failed to take their four hearts at once, South would have made nine tricks.

By order of the Board of

Directors,

Agents.

tric Fan, Geyser, Chinese Hand GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.) "Paintings, Radio Sets, Carpets and

Rugs, etc., etc.

Teak Dining Tables and Chairs, Sideboards, Ice Cream Freezer, Crockery, Class Ware, Cutlery, Cooking Utensils, Crockery Cup- board, etc.

WARNING

Single and Double Bedsteads Business Houses

aro

hereby

with Mattresses, Dressing Tubles, warned that all payments in con- Chests of Drawers; Wardrobes, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture

and

1 Zeiss Ikon Mirax Enlarger.

1 Voigtlander Camera fitted

with F 4.5 Skopar Lense and Compur Shutter.

1 Lot of Photographic Accessor-

les and Equipments.

1 Guitar in Case

On View from Wednesday, the

5th March, 1941.

Catalogues will be issued.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1941.

FOR SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR "DIREC

TORY 1941 EDITION. On sale at

nection with the 1941 edition of

The Hong Kong Dollar Directory should be made at the Offices of the publishers, through the post of by chit book.

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Yesterday you were David Bruce: Burnstone's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable, you held:

AK 10 9 7 32

K 10 5 4 2

The bidding:

You

Jacoby 'Burnstone Betrenken 1A Pase 2♡

Pass (7)

ANSWER: Bid three clubs. You No one is authorised to visit may never get another chance to offices and collect money on be-show the clubs if you fail to bid half of this publication,

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them now. This bid at the "skip level" indicates the strength of the hand; a jump to four clubs would be a decided overbid.

Score 100% for three clubs, 40% for three spades, 30% for four clubs, 20% ior two spades.

Question No. 655

To-day you are Howard Schen- vulnerable, you hold: ken's partner, and, with both sides

K J 9 7 8

◊ 8 4 2

* Q J G G

The bidding: BehinLen

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