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1:
EMPIRE-WIDE FLAG DAY JUNE 5th, 1941
IN AID OF DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S FUND
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAY.
01
the 2nd June, 1941. (Whit Mon-
day).
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1941.
PUBLIC AUCTION
In Accordance with Govern- ment Ordinance, THE EX- PARTICULARS AND CON- CHANGE BANKS will be DITIONS of the Sale by Public CLOSED for the Transaction of Auction to be held on TUESDAY, Public Business
MONDAY, the 3rd day of June, 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 Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong for મ terin of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the
of Surveyor
His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The SIXTH EXTRA HACE
Intending bidders
are advised
· MEETING will be held, weather that immediately after the dis- permitting, on SATURDAY, 31st! posal of the lot the Purchaser (if May, and MONDAY, 2nd June, i not the applicant) will be required 1941. Commenring at 3.00 pm on to
an deposit with
authorised Saturday and 11.30 am on Mon- officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dol- This sun The Maaf Bell will be rung at lors, ($200) in cash.
HAN
138 11 042 8 8
- the first day and at will be refunded on payment of uit than the day
The din interval will be after the length Eden on the second day
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Tw
No One without a badge will
atmatted
111* Members Patic for ute Such must be
נין
throughout the duration of
· Merling
worn cach
to
such a manner ад
he readily identified.
Hudgens admatum: Non-Members! to the Members Havelose and: Chul Remm. at $5.00 per day m Gentlemen and $3.00 per day for Laubes (both mcluding tax) obinmable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal or written; application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all; visitors introduced by him, andi for payment of all whits, ete
The Secretary's Office, 1st flour,
will close at 1145 day, and at 945 am, on Monday
Tins are oblamable at the
they Club House provided ordered ith advance From the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).
connection with the above Flag Day, the lehes, who have kily voluntered. ** sell flags I are advised of the following at Exchange Building, (Tel 27794) rangement.
Sellers resident П Hong Kong: Flags, baskets and tins will e issued at Mr. E. M Ray mond's office, Holland House (1st floor) from 3 p.m. to 6
* Salm
the Purchase price.
No of Sale
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Lot No 4306
Field
Road
and Tung Choi Street. Meng Keh
Registry No
Locality
Houndary
Mexistant
N.
H
E. W
As per
male plan
ft
by al 20-3
About 3.600
Ansat R
Upset Price
993
38.100
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1941.
-HUNS
BRIDGE NO VICTORY NOTES WORRY
DON'T BE STUBBORN!
By The Four Aces
(BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
Forty per cent, of the German people, including most of the business were con- community, to
vinced that the war would end months ago.
A Bridge player who develops a stubborn streak is bound lose thousands of unnecessary points every time he sits down to a Bridge table. To-day's hand is a typical case;
Youth, Dealer North-South vulnerable
NORTH 4 63
SOUTH
Now that hope has been des. troyed, one in twenty are begin- ning to wonder if Germany CAN win.
This is the estimate of a neu
left tral traveller who has just Germany.
He has seen the destruction the RAF. has wrought in Hamburg. Culegne and other industrial cent trus He has seen the a titude of the average German change femini jubilant confidence to worried puzzlement,
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any rate, the war
The bidding.
a very long time."
South
West
North
Kast
INT
DDE
20
Pass
traveller sadd one day
INT
I'nss
NT 1ины
Dbl.
Pass
Pass Pass
South had a maximum holding
opening bid of 10- {}
tor
an
HIGH CARD YRAĀJKS
OF THE FOUR-ACK# SYPIEM
even
strength.
Was hu Insist
One
+1
"Some of the people now think the war might land until winter.” he told me, “and about » per cent, who have Rave doub German victory
that. gong to lat
To a Berlin taxi drive,
**
the
Your Germanis are doing Wril against the British
Few Smiles
"Yes,” replied the drive, "but must understand that tor perlap.. | YouE
we 'pinne every British
bring much down the U.S.A. have two inore.” "One cannot buy eggs, there are But that
no chickens, no bacon, no oil for reason to
cooking, no rice, and meat once a week. But there
of plenty bread."
ONCE
·AGE KING QUEEN.1 JACK...
1
over the
1
Tr
playing
at
North's
bid
no-trump.
Is
Of France, the traveller said "Expect nothing of her for ot
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two hearts mer months," Of Belgium, he declar-
Wis plainly
"People have the wrong idea
the Belgians. They the stubbornly resisting in all sorts of to re-small, niggling ways afford
and
West's double
ed:
ü
resene.
With
would
2 strong hand, shout either pass
could
Nazi vengeance."
are
en
The purchasor of the lot will be, North required to pay to the auctioneer double or on Tuesday, June 3rd,
No children ne amals will be in cash the sum of $810.00 (being; double, And North's bid of three these expose them to the peril of and from 10 am to 12:30 p.m. admitted to either Enclosure, 10% of the upset price) immedi-hearts over [WO no-trump was in Wednesday, June 4th
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
ately after the fall of the hammer, dill a rescue although it click In Flag Day when selling has
The price of Admission to the the balance of the premium be- show some elements of strength. been completed all the above
a real bust, North would quipment should be return: Public Enclosure is $1.00 per daying paid in accordance with the, (with
have passed two no-trump.) all Persons, Conditions of Sale. d direct to the Hong Kong meituding Tax. for ad Shanghai Banking Cop Lancluding Ladies, and is payable i at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailor ¦
oratin
Sellers resident in Kowloon: Play l'iter.
St
askets and in will be kostirred
.1 Ne European YMCA
Wednes Sahoury Round
OFL
lay. Die 4, between the
4 pm and 6 pm
103131
In Pi Day wheat, Ping ha
mpleted the above: quipment should be return. dote European Y MCA Silers are required to katully to colles their selling equip-
needingly
F. P. Hyde-LAY.
General Secretary,
John Ambulance Association
and Brigade.
I I'mfort
14 admitted a
By Order,
R
CB. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 26th May. 1941.
PUBLIC AUCTION
| PUBLIC AUCTION
South's pigheadedness jed him! into a three-trick set, for West defended very ably So South lost an 800-pomt penalty instead o storing 90 ponts for the mak- able three-heart contract
607 for two no-trump, 0 for any other bid.
Question No. 730 To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different
Maler
Yone
14
Pass
(?)
Jacoby
l'ass
When a single hand can cost close to a thousand point with- out anything unusual jaking place, i What you bid? at isn't hard to see how much is
can lose in an;
PARTICULARS AND CONDI TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- stubborn player
TUESDAY, entire session. be held on
at 3. rescues, don't of June, 1941.
bon to
If your partner 'Monday.) try to play the
Schenkea
Obt.
(Answer
(Released by The Bell Syndi-
The Undersigned have received | the 3rd day Instructions to sell by Publie pan., at the Offices of the Public hand yourself; an early pass saves, rate, Inc.) Auction oil
| Works Department, by Order of lots of points.
Governor of
THURSDAY. the 5th. June, 1941! His Excellency the
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.
one Lot of Crown Land at Tai! Hang Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Of His Majesty the King, for one
THERAPION NO.1
THERAPION No.2
THERAPION Nɗ3
No. 1 Oneas Discharges- Me. Dores Blood Poison No. § Curas Chronio Wenkecomm Kogilah Fertu je. Člázniste, or withar No.return fall DR. LE CLEĈ Mod, Co. Haverstockka.M.W&Londa, DR. LEDLEROʻS'PILLS for the Liver
Kidanys-wunk jeketevaya & bladder
POSTAGE STAMPS Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong. 31st May, 1941.
'
further term of 75 years.
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
Registry No.
ANEDOT
Boundary
Maandrement
N. B. E. W.
Contents in sq. th
Annual Rental.
j Upset Price
Yesterday you were Howard partner and. 110- Schenken's vulnerable against vulnerable
opponents, you held:
K J D
T
♡ A J 4 OK 10 5 3
♣ A 10 The bidding:
Malor
You Jacoby 14 Pass Pass Pass (7)
Schenken $4
ANSWER: Bid three no-trump. Your partner expects you to have a fairly good hand, but he may not realise your full strength if you make a weaker bid. There should be a game in the cards if your partner is able to reopen the bidding.
Score 100% for three no-trump,
Help your Friend and
his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS
for
his collection
Seeds
and
For His Garden
We can supply the goods of his and your want
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, etc., etc. 10, Wyndham Street Established 1896 Hong Kong
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HONG KONGS BOMBER FUND
SEND DONATIONS TO “WAR FUND”,
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.
£130,889.19.6, remitted to, the Imperial Government to date
Inland Lot No. 6156,
Tai Hang Road, West of Inland
Lot No. 3454.
As per
sale plan
About 7,000
$7,000
The purchaser of the lot. will be; required to pay; to the auctioneer. in cash the sum of $700.00 (boing 10% of the upset price) immediy ately after the fall of the hammer the balance of the premium bo ing paid in accordance with. the Conditions of Sale.
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