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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received
instructions from the liquidators ard others to sell by Public Auction on
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- terfeld Couches and Armchairs, Gramophones, Pictures, Table and Hall Lamps, Wall Clocks, Pictures, Electric Heaters, Steel Desks and Chairs, Bookcases, Carpets, Rugs, etc., etc.
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A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIFTY-SIXTH ORDIN-
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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 3, 1941.
BRIDGE NOTES
Crime Doesn't Päy! No. 37
By The Four Aces
ARA YEARLY MEETING OF THE PUBLIC AUCTION Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel,
PARTICULARS AND CONDI. Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 3rd APRIL, 1941, at 11:30 am. TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc for the purpose of receiving the tion to be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of April, 1941, at 3 Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Ac-P.m., at the Offices of the Public
To-day's crime hand isn't much Works Department, by Order of counts for the year ended 31st His Excellency the Governor of of a problem, but it's the most OCTOBER, 1940.
one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung amusing hand we've seen Sha Wan, in the Colony of months: Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, South, Dealer with the option of renewal¦ Neither sido vulnerable at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 24th MARCH, 1941 to THURSDAY, the ard APRIL, 1941, both days Inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941.
UNION WATERBOAT
CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
The THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offres of Messrs. Dodwell & Co. Lid, Hong Kong and Shang- hai Bank Building, on TUESDAY, Į the 15th April, 1941, at 11 for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with Statement Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1940.
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a.m.
of
Company will be closed from 1st The Transfer Books of the
April to 15th April, 1941 both days inclusive.
DOD WELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers.
24th March, 1941.
CHINA
LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
Notice To Consumers
are advised Intending bidders 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, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2845.
Un Chau Street between New Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 1148 and 2126, Cheung
Sha Wan.
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary
Measurement
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As per
sale plan
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Upset Price
About 4,800.
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$3,000.
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West opened the six of hearts, and South wished he hadn't over- bid so much. But,
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OF THE FOUR-ACES EVSTEN
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AVERAGE PAGE 436
as though he hadn't
¿Released by The Bell'Hyndicale, Ine,
Gold digging Gertle says the bigger the stone the harder she falls.
STOLE
AFTER RAID ORDEAL
Day
a care in the world, father he finessed dum-
after day
the
of six children
my's heart Jack" haunted the ruins of a East took the King bombed air-raid shelter, of hearts and went
into a long huddle. He was searching for the Certainly, he rear body of his motherless
soned. South must
be void of spades daughter, aged sixteen. ́
to bid the slam and lose the first trick so blithely. South must therefore have a lot of diamonds; so East returned a trump to pre- vent South from ruffing too many diamonds in the dummy.
All of this reasoning was a bit
He search in vain.
Then he learned that the girl could not have been there on the night the shelter was hit.
Distracted, he toured the Lan- The purchaser of the lot will be silly for the simple reason that don hospitals until the police required to pay to the auctioneer | South undoubtedly knew the found her living elsewhere. in cash the sum of $360 (being location of the spade Ace. So If, Notice is hereby given that the 10% of the upset price) immedi- South had no spades, he would But the days and nights of an- Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, be increased as from 17th March, the balance of the premium
Company's standard charges will ately after the fall of the hammer, ruff out the Ace and set up xlety had temporarily unbalanced Sideboards, Dinner Crockery. 1941, by adding a 10 per
be-dummy's long sult. East's only real his mind. Glass Ware, Tea Sets, Cutlery, surcharge to the amounts charged Conditions of Sale.
cent. ing paid in accordance with the chance was to lay down the Spade, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
Teak Wardrobes, Steel and Teaking and power as per meters read for electricity consumed for light-| Dressing Tables, Steel and Teak Beds, Side Tables, Chests
24th April, 1941. Drawers, Linen, etc., etc.
The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.
· also
on and after
of
A Fine Selection of Blackwood Furniture and Curios
and
Two Radio Sets
One Tientsin Carpet
One Tientsin Rug
Two Rolls Leather Cloth
One Frigidaire.
1 Rolliflex Camera in Case
1 Agfa Camera "Karat" 3.5.
14 Rolls Films-New
On View from Wednesday, the
2nd April, 1941.
Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 29th March, 1941.
سبيين
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on THURSDAY, the 3rd April, 1941)
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Cọn- naught Road, Central (2nd Floor).
By Order of the Board of Directors,
D. W. MUNTON,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on.
FRIDAY, the 4th. April, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
THIRD EXTRA RACE
MEETING, 1941
Races Nos. 7 and 11. Second Day- Coolgardie Stakes
Attention is drawn. to the con- ditions of the above races, which should read as follows:- COOLGARDIE STAKES.
Ace and hope for the best; and that play would, of course, have defeated the Slam.
He stole a postal packet con. talning £2 10s.
At West London Police Court What actually happened was the man-John Thomas Nolan, much more interesting. When East aged forty-eight, a postman, oi returned a trump, South heaved Braybrooke Road Hammersmith a sigh of relief and ran all six-was bound over and placed on trumps. Dummy discarded a probation. diamond and three spades,
East
the
but
stated that since It was found. himself in] trouble. He came down to death of his wife eight years ago the lone Ace of spades and three Nolan had been both mother and diamonds but dared not make any father to his family. further discards in those sults, so had to discard a second heart. Thereupon South led his heart to cash three heart tricks in the dummy; and the last heart trick squeezed East once more!
D
Yesterday you were Howard Win-Schenken's partner and, with ner $1,000. Second $500. Third neither side vulnerable, you held
$300, For Australian SUBSCRIR. TION Ponies of 1941. Weight-142 | lb. 1 lb. penalty for every $200 or part thereof won in stakes. Win- ners barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. From the Two Mile. Room, Dining Room and Office Mile 171 Yards).
Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Post Once Round & în (About 1 Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Carpet Note-One Entry only will be Runners, Table Cloths, Napkins, Curtains, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Brass Cool Scuttle & Shovel, Fire Brasses, Gramo- phones & Records, Table Fans; Heaters, E.P., Brass, Glass and Porcelain Waxe, Omaments, Filt ers, Cooking Slaves, Kitchen DOLLAR AÇADEMY Utensils, etc., etc.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Austioneers, Hong Kong, 31st March, 1941.
Dollar, Scotland.
Preparation for Universities Army, Public Services, Commerce; On list of Schools nominating for Sandhurst, Contingent of Junior Division O.T.C
Mild climate and healthful sur- roundings. Specially suitable for colonial boys and boys from Ur
areas. Preparatory School adjacent,
ban
Prospectus and full particulara may be obtained on application to the School Secretary.
Headmaster, HARRY: BELL, B.A.
(Cantab.)
also
A Quantity of Valuable Blackwood Furniture.
and
"G.E.C." Radio Sets. "Century* Typewriter.
1. "Corona" writer.
Portable
1. "Univex” Cine-projector and
1 Cine-camera á mm.
1 Pair Binoculars in Case.
1 Violin in Case,
I "Singer" Sewing Machine.
1 Hand Sewing Machine.
1 Set Table Glass,
7 5 8
OK 8 B
A 10 5-
The bidding: Schenken
The Magistrate, Sir Gervals Nolan's plea Bentoul, accepted that his ordeal had unhinged his mind,
"Under the circumstances, I am not going to impose a sentence of imprisonment as it might other wise have been my duty to do," sald Sir Gervais.
ished by losing a good job."
"You have of course, been pun-
X-rayed 11 times for STOMACH TROUBLE
Do you suffer with your stomach? Do you know the agony of wind, indi. gestion and stomach slökness? :6,
| good advics it contains.
made for the Coolgardie: Stakes (Races Nos, 7 and 111. Entries will be divid
ANSWER: Double. Your read the letter below and follow the ed into First and Second balanced hand leads you to be- Sections by a Draw.
"I have been a very bad sufferer lieve that you will not have a
my stomach for nearly six Ponies that are entered for particularly good play for five with this race are barred from hearts but should beat four spades years writes Mr. J. H. "I have tried entering for the Rosehill with top cards in the side suits, hundreds of remedies but have never Stakes, Races Nos. 5 or 8 Fallure to double makes your had anything to do me as much good on the 1st Day,
In the event of there be ing less than 21 Entries for this race, only one section will be run.
BEACH THOSE WHO
CAN AFFORD TO BUY
THROUGH
Westinghouse Refrigerator. “The China Mail'
"Kelvinator" Refrigerator (In
good condition),
*** THE PAPER THAT GETS
* TUITION GIVEN On View from Thursday, the
EXPERT instructresses for Indles and young girls in maŭdid, shorts hand, typingu, hoolekimping, and lish and French Apply 24 Austin Rondi. Koxlam
|
3rd. April, 1941,
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMNIAT BROS, Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 2nd April, 1941,
INTO THE HOME
partner guess what action to take; and he doesn't know what type of hand you hold.
Score 100% for double, 40% pass, 20% for five hearts.
Question No. 681
for
To-day you are Oswald Jacboy's partner, vulnerable against non- vulnerable opponents an you hold:
The ceby
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as your powder. I attended hospitał long time; they put me under X-ray 11. messud save me lots of medicine,
but never told me what my trouble was. I have not been able to ext decent, meat for nearly six years, but I am glad to tell you that "after", talking), ony three bottles of Maclean Brand Sidingch Powder. I can now cat a Root méal, without getting any pain, I shall always recommend anybody suffering from stomach trouble to take your! powder,
Maclean Brand Stomach Rowder (ar) tablete) will do the same for you, in hundreds of gases it has, supcended: when all other, means, have falled.
Be sure to ask for MACLEAN ERAND Stomach Powder. which is "only":"gen-/
in the signature. "ALPX, D. Mac- LEAN” BEDSÄra on carion and bottle. | Maólsan: Brand Stomach Powder -- 18
hever old pose, but only in balties: The tablets are available in bottin
(Answer you have spy dimpulty in obtaa ki
26. In 11. from your local chemist or store
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