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BRIDGE NOTES
PLAYING IT SAFE
By The Four Aces® -
South could have tried for an
FIT AS A FIDDLE! overtrick, but wisely decided to
A dose of Pinkettes taken: oc- casionally, to keep your liver ac- tive and to safeguard intestinalire-i gularity, is a sure aid to general
fitness.
These little: laxative pills gently. but surely prevent constipation; banish
drive away biliousness, tiredness, keep you alert and en- ergotic.
Pinkettes are non-habit-form- Ing: there is nothing better to keep you free from biliousness, flatul- ence, bile, bad breath, pimples and other unpleasant consequences of constipation. Get a vial to-day.
PINKETTES
Keep you alert and well,
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for electricity consumed for light. PUBLIC AUCTION
ing and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941.
The existing scale of discounts will restain in force.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
D. W. MUNTON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Sha Wan.
safeguard his contract:
Bouth, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
"A Q 2
♡ 8 6 4 2
A 8 3
◊ 10 5 2
J 9 6
N
AK 8 5 3
♡ 6
IW
10 7 a
◇ AQ43
◊ 8 6
KQJ 10
4
S
97 62
10 7 4
VAKOJ 9
OK J 97
* 6
The bidding: South
West 1♡
BA 30
PARA Pass
Puss
North 20 4♡
East
Pa89
Fass
West led the King of clubs, and South took the club Ace and drew three rounds of trumps. He
was then temp- ted to Anesse the Queen of spades, for if that won, he could finesse dia-
monds from the dummy and per-
PSM CARD VALUES
DE THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM
ACT 3 KING..2 QUEEN.1 JACK..
TOTHLANDS Weraan Da
haps
win even twelve tricks! He awoke from this pleasant
pipe
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- tion to be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of April. 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung dream by considering that losing
in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, the spade finesse might lead to spades and two commencing from 1st July, 1898, the loss of two
diamonds, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by
With some reluctance, therefore, the Surveyor of His Majesty the South gave up his play for over- The Undersigned have received King, for one further term of 24 tricks and simply led a low dia-
sell by Public years
last three days mond from his hand. less the
West won with the diamond Queen and re- turned the six of spades, thus giving South one more chance to go wrong. Το play the Queen would allow East to take the spade King and return the suit, setting up a second spade trick for West before his Ace of diamonds had been knocked out.
to
instructions 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.--
Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room. Dining Room and Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Carpet Runners, Table Cloths, Napkins,
· Curtains, Wardrobe & Trunks. Brass Coal Scuttle Shovel,
Brasses, Fire
Cabin
&
Gramo-
Fans.
phones & Records, Table Heaters, E.P., Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Ornaments, Filt ers Cooking Stoves, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A Quantity of Valuabls Blackwood Furniture,
and
2 "G.E.C." Radlo. Sets
1 "Century" Typewriter,
1 "Corona"
writer.
Portable
Type-
1 "Univex" Cine-projector and
1; Cine-camera 8 mm.
1 Pair Binoculars in Case,
1 Violin in Case.
1. "Singer" Sewing Machine.
1 Hand Sewing Machine.
1 Set Table, Glass.
thereof.
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, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2845.
Registry No.
Un Chau Street between New Kowlooni Inland Lots Nos. 1146 and 2126. Cheung! Sha Wan.
Locality
Boundary
Measurements
N. 8. E ww
ft.
As per
sale plan
ft.
Contents in aq.
About 4,800.
Annual Rental.
586.
Upset Price
$3,500.
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $360) · (being 10% of the upset price) immedi-
1 Westinghouse" Refrigerator.ately after the fall of the hammer,
the balance of the premium -be-
1 "Kelvinator" Refrigerator (in ing paid in accordance with the
good condition).
On View from. Thursday, the
3rd. April, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,,.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2nd April, 1941,
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on
MONDAY, the 7th April, 1941
commencing at 10:30 am. at their Sales Room, No:12, Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor Room No. 205
[A_{Quantity of? Carpets/"«Rugs, | Blankets, Towela, Sheets, Clothị, Napkins, A Pillow (used)
and."
Table Stipa
A Quantity of Furnitureg: (Iny Singer Sowing pludiņtă....... Ons
achine) atqu
On: View : from Saturday,
JApril4.1941
Castron Delivery.
LAMMERT BRÖS.,
Auctioneers:" Kong, 4th April, 1941.
Conditions of Sale.
Help your Friend and his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS
for
his collection
and Seeds For His
Garden....
We can supply the goods of
Shis, and your want
GRACA
& CO.
Deaterarin Postage Stamps, Garden, Seeds,
10, Wyndham Strestisje: Established 1890 Hong Kon
South saw the danger, however, and played dummy's low spade. When East had to put up his King, South conceded a diamond to the But
Ace and claimed the rest. South was sure to make his con- tract even if East had been able to win the spade trick with the Jack. He would thon have to re- turn a club or a diamond, South would force out the diamond Ace. put up the spade Ace on West's spade return, and discard durnmy's on his own fourth
spade Queen diamond.
* ***
Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner, vulnerable against non-vulnerable opponents; and you held)
7 6.3
♡ K 6 4 2
AK J· 6 3 2
The bidding: Jacoby
10 4♡
Schenken.
1 44
Yod
2 (7)*
Maler.
20
ANSWER: Bid. five hearts On the bidding; your partner should be short of spades. Your hand. is sure to fit whether his side strength is in diamonds. origin clubs. Furthermore, you have no assurance that you can defeat four spades, so have no real choice, --
Score 100% fon five hearts, 60% for five clubs, 30% for pass.
Question No: 682
To-day you are David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, · non- vulnerable against:vulnerable op- pórtents, you hold:
Seliénken:- Yank,
"The, bidding):
Bürstene
"What do you bid?
(Answer
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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1941.
HIGHLY-STRUNG
SENSITIVE CHILDREN
usually go furthest in life-
But there are DANGERS that
have to be watched during childhood
PARENTS should be happy if
their children are the highly- strung, sensitive type, because It is usually these children who go furthest in life.
But the danger with these children is that because they are highly-strung they may live too intensely.
burn They may themselves out like lamps with too bright a flame.
Fortunately you can tell very quickly when this is beginning to happen. The child will go off his food, be finicky at meals. He'll get pale, puffy under the eyes sumetimes
lose
even
weight. He'll tire easily, get fretful or listless. Every parent should be able to recognise these symptoms and what they mean.
They mean that the child is using up his energy .far more quickly than he is replacing it. And it is at night, during sleep,
OFF THE RECORD
“Quaehlo resente
that these
stores of energy should be replaced. If they are not replaced; the nervous strain on the child gets worse and worse. He's suffering from Night Starvation,
At the first sign of any of these symptoms you should act, Give your and act quickly. child Horlicks a hot cupful every night at bedtime. Horlicks- will guard him against Night Starvation by replacing his nervous energy during sleep.
Almost at once your child's appetite will improve. He'll begin to lose his pallor and tiredness and be a happy, sturdy youngster. Safe from the terrible danger of nervous exhaustion; he'll grow up strong and healthy, able to make the utmost of his special gifts and capabilities.
Start your child on Horlicks to-night. Horlicks is obtainable at all good stores.
remark he made about
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By ED REED-
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Herds Luck
EWO BEER