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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received from the Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auction on WEDNESDAY, the 7th, May, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
comprising:
-
Teakwood Bed Room, Dining Hoom, Drawing Room and Rattan
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED
Notice To Shareholders
The SEVENTY-SECOND OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held
at the Offices of the undersigned on WEDNESDAY, the 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of: receiving the Report of the Gen- eral Managers, together with a
for Statement of Accounts
the year ended
31st December, 1940.
the
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD., General Managers.
The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong. 30th April, 1941.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
BRIDGE
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1941.
BANK IS A
NOTES SUPER HOTEL
COUNTING THE HAND
By The Four Aces
Ingenious play together with good counting enabled South to make his contract:
North, Dealer Both sides vulnerable
A 4 3 ♡ K 7 8 O AJ 3 2 ♣ Q 64
4 8 7 2 ♡ Q
W
◊ 4 8 7 6
5
AJD7
♣ 10 9
AJ 10 9
8 4 3 2 ◊ 9 +62
AK QJ 65
6
O K 10 4
K 10 S 3
The bidding: North
Kast
South
West
10 4A
30
Pass
3 A Pass
Pass
Pass
(By A Special Correspondent)
“BLITZ BANK HOTEL Supper, hed and breakfast, 2s. 6d. Dancing nightly in the lounge. Fully licensed. Cinema shows weekly. Billiards, table tennis at moderate charges. All usual ameni- ties."
That notice might be posted outside a big, dignified building in Lombard Street, London, heart of the financial centre of the City. It is not, because the building really houses the headquarters of a famous old-established private banking firm and the only residents of the "hotel" are the banks em- nlovees.
GIRL FOUND JOB TO FORGET
IBY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT}
West opened the Queen of
Soon after her airman- hearts, and was allowed to hold j
husband THE FIFTH
killed RACE the trick. He shifted to a trum}]}, EXTRA
was
at and South drew Narvik, MEETING will be held, weather i
three rounds of permitting. on SATURDAY, 10th
The suit. May. 1941, commencing at 2,00 pan.
The First Bell will be rung at 130 p.m.
manner
as to
HIGH CARD VALUKS
FOUR-ACKS SYSTEM
ACE... 3 KING ..2 QUEEN.1 JACK!%%
TOTAL MÁLARÁ
a grief-stricken The bid-girl left England for her ding *fil West's native land, Australia.
shift from hearts
indicated that East But she returned, suid to au of- had an
tight-card|ficer of the Mechanised Transport heart suit; and Corps: "Please give me plenty of MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
since East had at- work to help me to forget,"
And Mrs. Mollie Orton beemne ready played two) No One without a badge will
trumps. it wasan ambulance driver. She worked be admitted to the Members'
clear that he had started with | bard and was one of twelve volun- Enclosure. Such must be worn only three cards
in the
teers for service in Greece. ninor throughout the duration of each suits.
But when the Duchess of Declarer therefore decided to
Kent inspected the Greek unit, Meeting in such a
play West for the diamond Queen, Mrs. Orton was not there. be readily identified.
and laid down the King of dia- It was not until later that the Badges admitting Non-Members munds, followed by the ten, West corps learned that she had been to the
Members' Enclosure and covered the ten of diamonds with killed by a bomb the night before. Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle-the Queen, and dummy won with She was twenty-six.
(both for Ladies tax) are abtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors Intro-
men and $3.00
Furniture, Ornaments, Porcelain, Glass, Brass and E. P. Ware. Gramophones & Records, Electric including Lamps & Fans, Pictures, Tennis & Badminton Rackets, Golf Clubs, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.,
also
A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.
5 Carpets
and
2 Canvas Canoes
1 Surf Bourd
2 Steel Beds
1 Bicyc'e
Iron Safe & Stund
1 "Frigidaire" Refrigeratos
1 "Uuderwood" Typewriter 14"
1 Underwood" Typewriter 12"
1 Pilot" Radio
1 "Dover" Stove
On View from Tuesday, the 6th. ¦ May, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1941.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by
Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 9th May, 1941. commencing at 2.30. p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
the Ace. When East followed to one round of diamoncis, South could be sure that the clubs would break 4-2. There was therefore some danger of losing three club to the heart ticks in addition already lost.
After some thought, South re-
"We are trying to give our em- ployees who stay on the premises something as near home fife as it is possible to provide in an office," the:taff manager of the bank told
me.
"To house them and feed them is hardly enough. Beds are pro- vided free and meals are charged at cost, but we also had to provide recreation and amusement for the evenings."
Week's Programme
શ
So, safe in the vaults, sixty feet below the road surface are dormi-
lounges. playrooms, fores
theatre and dance floor and even a licensed club bar.
"Take this week. On Monday shooker tournament there was a between this bank neighbouring bank, match.
and another also a darts
"On Tuesday, most of the staff went round the corner to another their bank's dance they have own stuff band,
"Wednesday night is movie night. This week we have a Jessie Matthews talkie and a full two-hour programme. "Another
Thursday dance on night and a table-tennis tourna-
DOG BITES
Wtih her nikh two of her ment on Friday. friends--Lady Moore, widow of Sir John Moore. Director of the Service in the Ariny Veterinary
war, and Lady Moore's last youngest daughter, Mrs. Patricia Parley.
Are Dangerous,
duved by him, and for Payment of turned a heart from the dummy Keen And Courageous consulted without delay if you
all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 am).
are
Tifins are obtainable at the Club
House provided they ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).
No children or amahs will admitted to either Enclosure.
be
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ- ing Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th May, 1941.
POSITION WANTED
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE RESPECTABLE CHINESE GEN. comprising:
TLEMAN, speaking English, seeks Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed position as compradore in large
Room and Office foreign firm. Room. Dining
Substantial security Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Ward-provided. Answers will be treated robe & Cabin Trunks, Curios, confidentially. Write Box No. 175 Ornaments, Pictures, Clocks, Ena-c/u "The China Mail". mel Bath, Filter, Porcelain, Glass, Brass and E. P.-Ware, Electric Ceiling & Table Fans and Lamps, Cabinet & Potable Gramophones and Records. Cooking Stove & Utensils, etc, etc.
also
A Quantity of Blackwood and Rattan Furniture.
On View from Thursday, the
8th May, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
SLAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 6th May, 1941.
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and ruffed in his own hand. And West could not find a safe dis- Η he discarded a cub, yard.
South could safely fuckle tha! suit and lose unly two club tricks. So West discarded a diamond.
Thereupon, South led a din- mond to dummy's Jack and re- turned a diamond, discarding a West club from his own hand. had to win and return clubs, 89 that South lost only one club trick.
a
Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held;
10 7 VA 9
OQ 10 5 3
AQ J 7 4
Binler
1♡ 20
Jacoby 14 3
Schenken Pass Pass
You
239 (7)
The bidding:
ANSWER: Bid three no-trump.
your f
partner's strength is distributional,
will he largely take you back to c.ubs; and if he hus high-card strength, he will leave you in the easier no-trump contract.
Score 100% for three no-trump, 50% for five clubs, 30% for four clubs.
Question No. 708
To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues:
20
Malor Jacoby 1♡ 14
3
Dbl.
Рабо
Bebenken You Рава 2.4 Pass
3NT
Pass (1)
What do you bid? (Answor
To-morrow.)
(Released by The Bell Syndi- cate, Inc.)
(Continued from next Gol.)
about it.
"Her death was a shock to her unit. All the members attended her, funeral.!!!
Lady Moore was on a brief vipit to the house." The owner, an R.A.M.C. pfficer, was cal -out on duty shortly before;
bomb fell. NARAY
A man confined to bed with fu In an upper room escaped.
Mrs. Parley was an ambulance driver too,
a physician should therefore be have the misfortune to be bitten Their deaths were announced. by a dog. Lady Moore's housekeeper, Mrs. For the many minor injuries Rebecca Henry, was also klided which occur daily, cuts, scratches, In the house, which was de-abrasions, burns, scalds, She-Ko molished by the bomb.
provides a soothing, rapidly cura- It is equally be- "Mrs. Orten had a cheerful per- | tive treatment.
of all skin troubles sonality and was popular with neftcial for her unit." Miss Alison Tennant, 1 kinds. Keep She-Ko in the home; Lady Oxford's niece, who is inobtainable from chemists every- charge of the Greek unit, told me, [where.
"She was keen on her work and
Her was a courageous woman. husband's death was a great blow to her, but she did not brood over
it.
SHE-KO
"She was quite willing to talk Soothing-Cooling Healing (Continued at foot of preceding Co.)!
OFF THE RECORD
"The Tweedle Twins"
ED REED
By ED REED
"It was awell, your going mornings and me but how are we going to explain only one report card?
Harels Luck
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