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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1941.
THE HONG KONG BRIDGE CHANGED BOYS AT
JOCKEY CLUB
THE FIFTH EKTRA RACE
MEETING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 10th May, 1941, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will at 130 p.m.
PLAY FIRE
NOTES WIVES ON RAF PLANE
CALLING THE LEAD
be rung
By The Four Aces
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No One without a badge will
Not every bid is made in
(x-
HOLIDAY
Seven boys who played
for an hour round
R.A.F.
an
aeroplane which
had made a forced land-
One of two wives who ing in a wood in North be admitted to the Members' pectation of eventually becoming exchanged their husbands Cumberland, accidentally Enclosure, Such must be worn pecturer,
An unusual bid, used on holiday was refused a set the machine alight. solely for defensive purposes, is divorce by Mr.
A charge Justice shown in to-day's hand:
Hodson. He declined to exercise discretion in her favour.
throughout the duration of cach Meeting in such a manner as to be readily Identified.
are
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle- men and $3.00 for Lades (hosthe | including tax)
obtainable through the SECRETARY upott the personal or written appbration. of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors indro, duced by mim, and for Payment of; all Chits, etc.
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The Secretary's Offier, 1st Floor Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 aan.
Tulins are obtunable at the Club House provided they are ordered 112 dvanwe from the i No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).
No children or amabs will be
THE HONGKONG FIREdmitted to either Eneloque.
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Notice To Shareholders
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MEETING
SEVENTY SECOND DIN BY GENERAL. OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held! at 1 ctices of the undersigned) on WEDNESDAY, the 211 May, 1941 1 Nout, for the purpose of } rees ng The Report of the Gen- Managers, together with a State ent of Accounts for the
Fear ended the 31st December,
1940
The Share Register and Transfer Bus will be closed from the 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, bothj day melusive.
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Insurance
The Hongkong Fire
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
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WEDNESDAY, the 14th May. 1941.
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TR
are admitted Half Price.
By Dudder.
C. B BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 5th May, 1941.
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HIGH LAND VALIZES
OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM
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could make
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She is Mrs Dorothy Mary Goodhew, of Hedge End, Kingston Hrt, Surrey, and she petitioned For a decree of divorce because of the whultery of her husband, Don- ald Frederick Goodlies, with Max. Joan Mercer.
Mrs Goodhew asked that The heyetin of the Collet be exeren - ed in her favou in respect of ber adultery with the husband of Jean Mereer
MI and Mrs. Goodhew were murtief on May 27, 1937. ad there are no children.
Mt. Justice Hodson. giving dgment, sad that on Aptal D 1939. MILA Goodhew and NI Slever went up to the Goethe w flot, den, ong Mis Murer and Mi Cloudhew together in the ear.
Adultery took place between Mru. Goodhew and Mr. Mercer and later they were joined in the flat by their respective spous75. "On June 10,” said his Lordship, "all four went un a holiday to France and the following even- ang Mr. Goodhow aid Mr. Mercer
four hearts, but he slept together
of "boarding an aeroplane used by H.M, Forces" was brought at a Juvenile Court held by the county magistrates at Carlisle against the boys, whose
Seven ages ranged from lon to sixteen years. The boys had told the story of their misadventum,
which curred during Horn walks. #11 police.
after. a Sunday statements to the
One of them.
on
aged twelve, sald; "i struck a match on the ride of the plane and dropped the match
to the ground. Petrol wha dripping from the tank on to the ground. I want. ed to acc if the petrol on the ground would flare up. The presiding changed the boys with an adjunta- Pagistrate dise
He told them
"This was good sh wrapide a fuch might hav5. Tatted in the death of one of
mert of you"
The parents WEEK ordered pay de rach towards prosecution cost.
PASTED
ENEMY
wes ready to play i alts. Goodhew knew there was AT HOME
aut
let
Luther than make tour spades.
401 rontract; only one other room available, and the opponents ; next mortiing her husband admit-
ted that he had slept with Mr.. Merver
West had lars trouble reading has partner's bad. The opponents hart and too strongly for his part- 20 to be interested in a Stam;
"Reckless"
"Mrs. Culhew asked her
band to give up Mrs. Mercer.
an
A Blenheim fighter pilot stayed an hour over enemy aerodrome during the night dodging search- bus-lights and A.A. fire and attacking German bomb- ers as they came in.
i heides which East's simple over...
call on the first round demed any "He did not agree to do so and great strength. Furthermore, East | during the same holiday. further could not have a real diamond adultery took place between Mr. sunt, sittee in that case he would ¦ Gioodhew and Mr. Mercer and for have no reason to show it after hating agreed 011 hearts with West
In the play, West led the dia - mond Ave and followed with an- other diamond. East rafting En then rettened a low heart, and We got the lead with the heart. Kong to give his partner another, diamond UIT. The contract WHS trick, but it would set on have been made except for East "lead calling" bid For normally 1 West would have led the King of hemts, and after that the defence would aval
*
*
David
Yesterday You Bruce Burnstone's partner and Vulnerable agamst non-vulnerable opponents, you held:
A A Q 10
♡ AJ 3
O
K 7
J 8 4 3
Burnstone 10
Major
You
1A (?)
The bidding: Jaruby
1%
ANSWER: Bid two no-trump. There aren't enough high curds m
part of the time, with the know - ] ledge of Mis Goodhew, the other two persons slept together.”
Mis Goodhew banke with Mr Mercer after the irtuma from France and had since had nothing to do with him.
"Mrs. Goodhew," he Lord. ship added. "was so reikless in relation to her husband's asso
Te lut and damaged several enemy bombers,
He first saw an enemy 'plane landing, and as he was too far away to machine gun it. he dropped a bomb on the flare. path.
on
sam
Five minutes later he saw an- other enemy muching coming in and diver
it. He
his bullets entering the enemy "plane, ciation with Mrs. Mercer that; winch disappeäærd.
I
am unable to say that I am! A quarter of an hour later he satisfied that she had not, in any attacked another bomber, an He. * manner, heen accersory to or 111, and fired long bursts into it. connived at the adultery of her It broke away very low and its husband.
lights went out.
"She took as effective steps, so long as her infatuation for Mercer lasted, to stop her husband's as- soetation with Mrs. Mercer.
"Further, Mrs. Goodhew's own adultery is a discretionary bar.
"She was the person who caused the first mischief in the married life."
No order was made as to custs.
LOOTERS MAY DIE
"The law put these loot.
ers in the same category
the deck to justly all the bid. as murderers in that there ding, so somebody has made is provision for the death psychic bid. If it is your partner,
your bid gives him a little leeway. penalty. The day may But if your partner has value for well be approaching when his bid, he will appreciate the strength of your hand and will bid game.
Score 100% for two no-trump, 80% for three no-trump, 40% for double, 20% for three diamonds.
Question No. 712
To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vul- nerable, you hold:
AJ 7.
Q10 7 4 2 OK 9 3
1 8.4.
The bidding: Jacoby
10
· Schemken
a case may arise in which they will be treated as such."
Mr. Justice Oliver gave this warning at Leeds Assizes after the Court had spent two days dealing with cases of looting after one air raid.
"Looters have been operating on a wholesale scale," he said.
"There were actually two men who had abandoned well- paid positions in one case A
Seven minutes later he fired into another enemy pline and then dropped a final bomb on the flare- path.
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* man was earning. £7 to £9 a'
week on work of national im- portance to take the more te- munerative work of looting.” Gerald Newton Garbutt, aged i twenty-two, a soldier, who lootedAcer: from a college and had previous Maler convictions, was sentenced to four
years' penal servitude.
-Toa (?) What do you bid? (Answers Monday.).
.
Mary Nora Hirst, aged forty- eight, and Elleen Hall, aged twenty-one, were each sentenced (Released By The Bell Syndi to twelve months' imprisonment cate, Inc.)
for. looting.
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