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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have reeved structions to self by Public Auc
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MONDAY, the 7th, April, 1941
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2,
Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor Room No. 205
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Quantity of Carpets, Rugs E ankets, Towels, Sheets, Table Cloths, Napkins, Pillow Slips {sed)
and
A Quantity of Furniture (in.
One cading
Singer Sewing Machine) etc.
also
1 Bale Cotton Yarn.
1 Bag Sulphate of Arnunta On View from Saturday, the
8. April, 1941.
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Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT RROS,
Auc
Jong Kong, 4th Apr
The Undersigned have received tructions to sell by Public action n
V.EDNESDAY, the 9th Aprit, 1941
Commencing at 2.36 p.m. at their Sales Room, N. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Cimprising:
Frakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room Dining Room and Office Furniture, Rattan Ware, Electric Tile Lamps, Heaters, Ceiling and Tble Fans, Curios,
st, etc
RHEUMATISM
CAN BE OVERCOME
To believe that a cure is impos- sible and to accept rheumatism as inevitable is to resign yourself to a life of mi ery, for rheumatism interferes with the bodily pro- cesses and leads to other illnesses.
BRIDGE NOTES
Easy Guesswork
By The Four Aces
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 7, 1941.
RADIO RUBBED
HAM INTO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
słoń.
12.30 p.m.-Ambrose and His. Orchestra,
Fox-Trol-Seventeen Candles.
Slow Fox-Trot-Careless, Rumbas Creole Lady: Two Hearts
in Cuba,
Fox-Trols Plain Jane; Hullabaloo, -Waltzes-Serenade of Napoli; When
Our Dreams Grow Old. Fox-Trol-The Lady on the Cameo 1.00 p.m.-Local Tline Signal, 1.01 p.m.-Vivian Ella at the Piano.
HER FACE
The Divorce Court Pre- sident, granting a wife a separation re-
judicial of the
ac-
failed to
Rheumatism is generally con- ceded to be due to poisons in the
Guessing blood stream and for this reason
the location treatment should be directed to- missing high cards is often easy
purifying and enriching if you recall not only what wards the blood. Because Dr. Williams tually happened during the bid- Pink Pills are a blood builder of ding but also what the highest order, they have been | remarkably successful in correct- ing rheumatic conditions where other remedies have failed.
Give these world-renowned pills a trial; you will not be disappointed. Ab
hemists everywhere,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THED EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather
miting, on SATURDAY, 12th 4 MONDAY, 190: APRIL, 1941, matheng at 11.30 am on both
happen!
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North-South vulnerable
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The Fird Bell will be rung at
The bidding:
South
Weat
North
Pass
Fass
10
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Pass
20
INT
I'ass
3NT
East
Puss J'ass Puss
1.9
Pass
The interval will be after the fourth love on both days,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
aditurd
No the without a badge will bel
to the Members' En- closure Such must bo worn throughout the duration of cach Meeting in such
a manner as to
be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day for Ladies both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRE- TARY upon the personal or writ- ten application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc,
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 9.45 am, on both. days,
Tifins are
obtainable at the Club House provided they are or dered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).
No children or amahs will admitted to either Enclosure,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
be
The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day ncluding Tax, for all Persons, in- luding Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price. By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 7th April, 1941.
UNION WATERBOAT.
CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
Five diamonds would have been a safer contract, but South was a fine player whose partner was!
particularly not skillful, so he, avoided encourag- ing a diameand con tract,
HOLLARD WALAJES
OF THE FOUR-ACLE SYSTEM
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GORRAGE MUN 670
Let Me Play-By Vivian Ellis in counted her story of how
which the
introduces Composer
Sotolat: Vivian Ellis, himself.
fifteen of his best known Tunes)... her husband, a managing 1.11 p.m.-The Merry Macs and Elsie director, picked up 31b. dinner
& Doris Waters.
Ma (Conrad, Clare); Breezin' Alonsof ham from the
with the Breezy. The Merry Macs table and rubbed it in her
(Vocal) with Instrumental ace.
A Party at Gert and Datsy's Elst
& Doris Waters (Comediennes) and Company
I Got Rhythm (from Gul Crazy')
The Merry Mars (Vocal) with Orch, Wedding Bella Elste K
Dous Waters (Coane dienstead with Plano.
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15 p.m.-Cluse dover 1545 p. Indian Programme.
6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stoch keland
11009
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Enrico Caruso (Tenor).
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of spades 17.15 p.m.
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London Relay --Talk. "Work. East played
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hat 1 played low. returned the Jack of spades, and South won
with the Queen. At this point South knew which opponent held th Ace. of diamondă!
Since West had led the top of a worthless, suit, East was marked, with five or six, spades beaded by King-Jack-ten. Surely East woult have bid one. spade over North one-diamond opening if East held the diamond Ace as well as such strong spades. But since
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had actually passed, it was eti- dent that West held the Ace of diamonds.
third trick. At the
therefour South led the Jack of diamonds and when West
played low, he put up dummy's King. That held the trick, and the diamond r turn cleared the suit, giving! South
more than enough tricks. for his contract.
Saturday you
were David Bruce Burnstone's partner al, non-vulnerable against vulnerable opponents, you held
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The THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL Ornaments. GENERAL MEETING OF E P., Brass, Porcelain and Glass SHAREHOLDERS will be held at Ware, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Cutlery, Pletures, Clocks. Coths, Napkins, Cooking Utensils.hai Bank Building, on TUESDAY, Table Co., Ltd., Hong Kong and Shang-
-The bidding: Sacaby Burnstene the 15th April, 1941, át 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the 10 Report of the General Managers together with 1 Statement off, Accounts for the year ended 31st: December, 1940.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood
Furniture and
3 Fine Carpets Radio Sets
1 Frigidaire" Refrigerator
1 G.E." Refrigerator
1 Bed Room Suite
1 'Dover" Cooking Stove
1 Perambulator
On View from, Tuesday, the 8th
Abril, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Austioneers,
$ mg Kong, 7th ApŇ), 1941.
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, short hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply Austin Road, Kowloon,
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Books of the
The Transfer Company will be closed from 1st April to 15th April, 1941 both days
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London Ar'ay-'Nows from Home' by Howard Marshall.
10.15 p.m-Dance Music.
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By're Dav Jack Jackson & His Oren Fira,
Rumlin Lt!
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hair and face.
The husband is Mr. Gilbert Harry Carr, an American, of Fitz- James Avenue, Croydon, and the wife Mrs. Rose Honor Carr, ol Queen's gate, S. W
They were married at Croy- don Register Clee # 1931 antal lived at the husband's present nddres. Before the marriage anti until the lett him on Decembe: 28, 1939 the wide was ins private secretary,
The President, Sir Boyd Meni- man, giving judgment, said tree case against Mr. Carr was one of a course of rundurt calculated t break his wife's spirit and that it
he had been continued until health broke down or was likely to do so.
The Judge said the ham cident occurred on the evening of December 27, 1939. There was hot and bam for soup, cold turkey dinner.
In bringing in
the soup, the
maid tripped and the soup went all over the floor.
Real Set-To
they
The wife
suggested that ught do without soup, the Judg said, but the husband replied mot a bit of it, and so more had to be mrade Then he asked why tiis sauce was not on the table.
"The thing brewed up into a first class row, which ended by the husband picking up 3 tb. of ham and rubbing it into his wife's hair and on to her neck
and dress5.
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The wife, considerably shaken by this business, went out amera and after she had return- ed her husband asked her in th ruffest possible way how int he had been back. She did m answer, but eventually said it was her insiness what time she came in
The result was that he swung his arm round and smacked fie: face hard
She several times smacked him back and they hati a real set-to,
SPITFIRE SKIMS
THE WAVES
Swing Fox-Trots- I'm in the Mood for To be 60 miles out to
Bells
Swet; Ring Dem Hamptons & His Orchestra
Schenken 2♡
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ANSWER: Bid five spades. The bidding indicates that your part- ner is short in hearts, and your shortness in clubs further limits: the loss. The high spade contract | should therefore be a painless DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
sacrifice and may even be fulfill- General Managers.ed if your partner has a good fit
for your diamonds.
inclusive.
24th March, 1941.
CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
Notice To Consumers
Score 100% for five spades. 30% for pass.
Question No. 684
are.
To-day you
Merwin 'Maier's partner and, non-vulner-" able against vulnerable opponents,
Notice is hereby given that the you hold be increased as from 17th March, Company's standard charges will | 1941, by adding a 10 per cent. surcharge to the amounts charged for electricity consumed for light- ing and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941,
The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
D. W. MUNTON,
Manager;
Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.
A. QJ 10,98
A 30,6-4
Tho bidding: Ingebr 1♡
Schenken.
Bialer BA
40
Lionel
sea with a companion Quicksteps-Fin Just Wild About Harwhose aircraft was liable
Talk to Mu Hairy Roy's Tiger-Ragamuffins,
at
to fall into the water Emil Host any moment was the re-
Tangos Do You See The Stars 9, I
Dreain of the Puszta
& His Orchestral FCTRY I Go For That Bln 54.
'cent predicament of a Loms Blues; Quieletop Subros sergeant pilot after his
Jack Hylton & His Orelastra.
Fox Trots--Let's Give Three Cheers first engagement - with
fur Love (film Vollente Rhythmna
Star As Sweet As You Are atm enemy aircraft,
College Paythm'). Jolly Coburn
His Orchestra
Waltz - Charmaine....Josephne B ati-
ley & Her Ballroom Orchestra, 11.00 p.in.Close down,
HE TOURS BRITAIN
FREE
Flying Spitfires, the sergeant and his fellow pilot had chased a cloud Ju. 80 in and out of the from the Cornish coast, firing at it whenever it came within range and view. When the enemy boŋ- ber finally disappeared in a thick bank of cloud and the fighters were obliged to turn for home, the sprgeant-pilot's compani found that ice formation WON
making his engine misfire and had almost totally obscured the view through his windscreen.
and
Private Joseph Leeking, of Toronto, Canada, has almost completed a one-man tour of Britain. And it has not cost him
The ongine continued to splut- a penny.
He said; good-bye to, Suffolk re- ter badly, and as the aircraft drop-
the ped nearer
ncarer to sea cently and stepped out on road to Norwicht:
lovel the sergeant-pilot -throttling Private Leeking, a Great War back to keep station with his linip
companion, prepared. veteran, went to France with the ing frst Canadian, contingent; and send out a wireless call for n3- W83. evacuated from Dunkirk.sistance. Then, when the. Spit- Since then he has used his leave fire was almost skimming the for a lightning hllch-hike visit to waves, the engino suddenly pick- places. new to him. He gets his od up again and; two much-re- (Released by The Bell Syndi- autograph album signed wherever lieved pilots regained height and Fcate, Inc.)
he goes.
flow safely back to their base.
What do you bid? (Answar To-morrow.).
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