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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
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MONDAY, 31st March, 1941 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of Household Furniture and Sundries. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 28th March, 1941.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
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THURSDAY, the 3rd April, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Roud, Central, Second Floor, Room No. 205.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Hatstands, Glass Cabinets, Ches- terfield Couches and Armchairs, Gramophones, Pictures, Table ami Hall Lamps, Wall Clocks, Pictures, Electric Heaters, Steel Desks and Chairs, Bookcases, Carpets, Rugs, etc., etc.
Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Tea Sets, Cutlery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
Teak Wardrobes, Steel and Teak Dressing Tables, Steel and Tenk Beds, Side Tables,
Chests of
Drawers, Linen, etc., etc.
also
A Fine Selection of
Blackwood
Furniture and Curios.
and
Two Radio Sets
One Tientsin Carpet One Tientsin Rug Two Rolls Leather Cloth On View from Wednesday, the 2nd April, 1941.
Catalogues 'will be issued, Terms: Cash on Delivery,
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PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- tion to be held on MONDAY, the 31st day of March. 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Werks Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road, Tytam Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with a 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.
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RADIO SHE THREW BRIDGE
12.10 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
sion.
12.30 p.m.-Film Selectiona,
The Star Maker'-An Apple for the: Teacher....Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell with Orchestra, 'Sweet- hearts-Selection....Louis Levy h.
In Arms-I'm Just Wild About Har
HIM HER
PANTIES
His Orchestra with Vocal, *Babes As the bull rolled over ry....Judy Garland (Vocal) with dead in Mexico City bull-
Orchestra. "The Flying Trapeze-
Selection.... Patricia Rossborough ring and
'Gulliver's Travels turned
(Piano).
We're All Together Now...Murga-
troyd & Winterbottom with Orches
ira.
'Sing You Sinners' Selection
Dudley Beaven (Organ). Tropic
Holiday-On A Trople Night............ Dorothy Lamour (Vocal) with Or chestra. "The Singing Marine-
Foort (Or. Selection.... Reginald
Mc Kan). "Shipyard Sally-Wish Luck.Gracie Fields with Orell. & Chorus,
Sit-
1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal. 1,01 p.m.-Tangos and Waltzes.
Madam-Tango. Dear
Victor vester & His Ballroom Orchestra. Waltzes--Enjoy tale (Joh. Strauss); Roses of the South (Joh. Strauss)
Orchestra Mascotfr Tankos Quiere Verte Una Vez Mas: Mas
the matador
proudly to face
the crowd, a girl rose in
NOTES
Bridge Swindles——
No. 32
By The Four Aces
South executed two swindles in
Slam contract:
her seat and flung him, one hand to make her ambitious not a red rose, but-her panties!
The matador stood astonished. The crowd cheerd,
Then. combining, enthusiasm with. patriotism, the girl, an American, peeled off two more pairs and, waving them joyously aloft, tossed these also to the bullfighter. Their colours were
red, white and blue.
This, thought the police, was going too far. They tried to curb the lady's enthusiastn.
But gallant bullfight fans were her side. They immediately at
ring the way of the police, and she escaped arrest,
South, Dealer North-South vulnerable.
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The bidding: South
West
North
Banl
JA
l'ass
JA
lans
书食
I'ass
Puss
Pass
seven
felt sorry
West opened the diamonds. and South
At night all Mexico City was that she'd been 80 optimistic. toasting the unknown girl.
Alla. Orquesta Tiples Francisco Canaru Waltzes Greelings $17 Vienita
Danube + Siede).
Waves (ivanovicis Orquestra Mascotte Tangos- Vilja Amiga. Carnaval De MI Barrio Mercedes Simone & Het Tipica Trio Waltz My Lucky Day (Carste), Orchestra Mascotte 1.30 p.m.--Reuter & Rugby Press and, formed a protretive screen, bar-
Announcements, 1.45 p.m.--Variety.
Vocal-Sentimental Gentleman from
Georgia Parish-Perkius?
The Boswell Sisters with Orchestra Organ Wedding of the Painted Doll (Brown) Leslie James (Organ) Vocal Mood Indigo (Ellington) The Boswell Sisters with Orchestra Plano- Medley-Intro: So Rare: The First Time I Saw You!
That ht Feeling. Jay Wilbur with Rhythm acc. Descriptive Sketch- Anuther Day's Broadcasting- Clapham & Dwyer (with Effects). Plano-Medley-Intro: I've Got My Love to Keep me Warm. Let us be sweethearts over again: Goodnight Wilbur with all. Joy you Rhythm ace Vocal-It Makes No Difference Now (Davis & Tillman): Prairie Schooner (Hald & Others) The Billies and their own Novelty ace
to
2.15 p.m.-Close down,
8.45 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quote-
tions.
6,32 p.m.-A Light Spanish Programme. O Cara Mia (Brodzski: Pucha Digo (Pesenti)....A. J. Pesenti & His Orchestra Gitana, Gitana (Prado and
Meller Romero)...Raquel (Vocal) with Orchestra, Granada- Spanish Suite (Albeniz)....Orquesta | Odeon. La Pena (Machado and Collet) Raquel Meller (Vocal) with Orchestra, Cordoba (Albeniz} ....Orquesta Odeon. Bouquet of Spanish Songs--Intro: La Partida: El Relicario; Ay, Ay, Ay....Sevil- Ban Serenader's with Orchestra. Spanish Dance No, 3 (Granados).... New Light Symphony Orchestra. 7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.15 p.m.-London Retay-Talk by Sir
Hugh Walpole. 7.30 p.m. - London
Relay Special Broadcast to the British Forces In the Far East.
8.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal and An-
nouncements,
8.02 p.m.-Schubert-Divertissement A
La Hongroise, Op. 54.
1st Mov: Andante-Un poco plu mos- so; 2nd Mov: Marcia (Andante con moto) & Trio; 3rd Mov: Allegretto
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Issue of 600,000 new, ordinary shares of $10 each.
Intending bidders are advised. that immediately after the.disposal 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,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN] the sum of two hundred dollars, that the Register of Members of ($200) in cash, This sum will be the Company will be closed from refunded on payment of the Pur1st to 5th April, 1941, both days chase price.
inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be regis-
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bale
Rural Building Lot No. 442.
Registry No.
Island Road, Tytam Bay.
Locality
Boundary
Measurements
N. 8.E. W.
In the
As per
saic plan
Contents in sq. ft.
Annual Rent.
Upset Price
About 30,000
$7,500
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $750 (being 10% of the upset price) immedl~ 'ately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium · be- ing paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale,
tered.
By Order of the Board
of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD
Agents,
Hong Kong, 21st March, 1941.
Artur Schnabel and Kam Ulrich Schnabel (Two Platios).
in
8.35 p.m.-Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Cuckoo On Hearing the First
Spring (Dellus) Sir Thomas Bec cham conducting the Royal Phil harmonic Orchestra. Anna Mia Furno-Melichar) Beniaming GI gll (Tenor) with Orchestra Prince Igor March (Bording Sir Thomas
Unless dummy's diamonds afford- ed two discards, she would have Lo lose a club and a heart: and the opening
in- lead dicated that th:: diamonds would not break miracul- ously. There was # remote chance
OF THE FOUR-ACED SVETEN
ACT KING....2 QUEEN 1 JACK...2
for # squeeze if the long diamonds were held together
with all the but South
Beecham cand the Royal Philhar-missing high hearts.
monic Orchestra La Serenala
the Hour'.
that a swindle
(Tosti). Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) properly decided with Orchestra, The Music of the was more likely to succeed. Spheres (Josef Strauss, Op. 2351... She therefore won the first Felix Weingartner conducting the trick with dummy's Queen and re- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
turned the Jack of clubs. East 9.00 p.m.-London Relay The News. ducked, expecting South to take a fluesse, and South won with the 18.15 p.m.-London Relay Questions of
club Queen, The next step was 19.30 p.m.-Local Sports Results
to lay down both red Aces, ail 9.33 p.m.--Atbert. Sandler (Violip) and
hands following with low cards. His Orchestra. Around the Danube (Paraphrase on
The failure of a diamond honour 'Waves of the Danube'): Roumenian to drop told South that no normal Gipsy Dance (de Maurizi Albert play would work, but her swindle Sundier & His Orchestra Song of was well under way. Paradise (King) Always (from
dummy was A trump to the 'Puritan Lullaby). Albert Sandler followed by a ruff of the diamond (Violin) assisted by J. Samehtin! (Cello). J, Byfeld (Piano) and S.
nine in the South hand. Another
the Torch (Organ). Serenade (Toselli): trump to
dummy drew the Softly Awakes My Heart (from
last adverse trump; and the dia- 'Samson & Delilah'-Saint-Saens) mond King allowed South to Albert Sandier & His Orchestra, get rid of the club King. Dummy's L'Heure Exquise (ahn)... Albert remaining club was led for South Sandler (Violin) assisted by J. By-
to rutt, and South then led a fleld (Piano) and J Samehtint
heart. East was obliged to win (Cello). Bien. Almes, Valse (Wald- teufel)....Albert Sandler & His with his lone King, and his forced Orchestra.
club return allowed South to dis- 9.45 p.m.Naws in French (on Short card the losing heart while
Wave only).
10.00 p.m.-London, Relay Music Hall", 11.00 p.m.-Dance Music.
Fox-Trot-I Hear a Dream (Alm 'Gulliver's Travels'); Quickstep-
dummy ruffed.
East could have foiled South's plot by stepping up with the club trick or by Ace at the second
Bluebirds in the Moonlight (film dropping the heart King under
10
*
the
'Gulliver's Travels)....Jack White South's Ace; but both were dif- & His Collegians, Rumba-Siboney |ficult plays.
Alfredo Brilo & His Orchestra. Fox-Trot The Breeze & 1; Waltz- When Shall We Two Meet Again.... Sydney. Lipton & His Grosvenor House Dance, Drchestra. Fox-Trots-Stephane's Tune; After You're one...Stephane Grappel ly & His Musicians. Fox-Trot-The Wind, and the Rain in Your Hair;! Waltz-The. Creaking Old Mill on the Creek..........Vinbent Lopez & His Orchestra, Tangos-Tango Illusion; Tango Espanol....Robert Renard Dance Orchestra, Slow Fox-Trot Mist on the River; Fox-Trot-Tiny Old Town....Jay Wilbur &c Band. Pasodoble-Alfonso: Rumba | -Caramba....Tejada & His Orch Fox-Trots Mary Lou; Tony's Wife ....Van Alexander & His Orch. Fox-Trot-Where the Blue Begins (i'm On Top of the World'): Wallz By the Sleepy Lagoon.... New Mayfair Dance Orchestra. 12.00 midnight-Close down.
Yesterday you were Howard Swing Schenken's partner and, with nei-
ther side vulnerable, you held:
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K J 9 7 ✓ 10 4 OK I G ♣ A 10 6 3 The bidding:
Schenken
1♡ 20
Mater I'ass
Foss
You Jacody 14 (7)
Pass
ANSWER: Bid two no-trump. A good partner will not pass ex- absolute minimumn cept with an opening bid; and in that case you have no reason to be any higher. A garne contract at no-truinp
most desirable
If your partner has slight additional strength.
seems
Score 100% for two no-trump, 70% for three, no-trump, 60% for three clubs, 0 for pass,
Question No. 677
To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable, you hold:
AKJET BL
♡ K 4
AK 3.3
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Pars
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