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The
Notice of General Meeting
SIXTIETH
ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lid.. Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 10th July, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors, pussing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 3rd July to the 24th July inclusive,
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers. Hong Kong. 14th May, 1941.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructioris to sell by Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 4th July, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
BRIDGE VICHY NOTES HAS A GRIEF
AVOIDING DANGER
By The Four Aces "This type of hand always brings us to grief," writes a Con- necticut reader. "Even if we land in the right contract, it's by guesswork rather than skill.
North, Dealer
Both sides vulnerable
NORTH
AK 10 7 3 ♡ A Q 4 ОБ
AKJ9 2
WEST
EAST
J
AJ 96 2
AA 8 4 9 6 3 OK Q 8 4
+86
A 7 4 3
SOUTH
A 9 6 2
(2) 10 8 6
A Q J G
The bidding:
KJ7 2
0 10 7 31.
Q 10 6
North
East
South
14
Pasy
10
3
Pass
3NT
West
1488 Pass
Pass
Pass
"West led a diamond, and the enemy took the first Ove tricks
HION CARD VRAUKS
LOW THE
FOUR-ACLE SYYTEIS ACC 3 | KING 2 QUEEN 1 JACK
with great gusto, As you'll note, we had game in spades. hearts, or clubs - but not no-trump.
But it all seemed quite logical to us then, and we still don't see how we could have avoided the danger of 3 setup suit, being run against us.
"South pointed out that I might very well
have held a single- ton heart and three diamonds to the Ace-Queen, In that. event no-trump would be the right spot for the hand, And, from my point of view, South's spade and diamond holdings might have bec1. exchanged, and then again no- trump would be the right con-
tract.
"Our trouble is that we some- times get to a suit contract and sometimes to a no-trump contract on hands of this sort. But even when the contract is correct, it's more by luck than brains. Isn't there a safer way to make this sort of decision?"
Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed
There is. North's second bid Room, Dining Room and Office should be one spade rather than Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Curios,
three clubs, Then if South bids Ornaments. Cutlery, Cut Gloss
he one no-trump, Ware, Silver, E. P., Bruss, Glass
promises at and Porcelain Ware, Filter, Ena Actually, South should
least a semi-stopper in diamonds. bid twe mel Bath, Electric Table Lamps &
clubs over one Fans, Dinner Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture. and
by avoiding no-trump, that he is spade-hinting,
weak in the unbid suit. Then North bids three hearts-indicat- ing, by bidding three suits, ex- treme shortness in the fourth suit, From there on, South's bid-
1 "Westinghouse" Refrigerator.ding might lead to any suit game
1 Dining Room Suite.
1 Hand Sewing Machine.
1 Bicycle,
1 Gas Stove.
3 Looking Glasses.
On View from Thursday, the
3rd. July, 1941.
Terms: Cash on delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 2nd July, 1941.
Just Received
FRESH SUPPLY
of the best. · varieties of
RELIABLE & TESTED
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
from
Sutton & Sons Ltd., Reading.
GRACA & CO. Dealers in Garden Seeds, Philatelic Goods, Picture Books etc. No. 10 Wyndham Street Established 1896, Hong Kong
THE NEW ERENOH REM
contract; but it would not lead to game in no-trump' unless he had a sure stopper in diamonds.
*
*
*
Yesterday you were Merwin Maler's partner and, with neither side vulnerable. you held;
A A J 10 3 2
K Q 5
O Q 10 2 J 4
The bidding: Bebonken. You
Jacoby Pass 10
Pass. 20 Pass Pass Pass (7).
Mater
2. ទ
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1941
LOYAL ADDRESSES
RUSSIAN ORDERS
FROM MAORIS IN U.S.
\SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL".
The New Zealand Prime (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") THE VICHY WAR MINISTER Minister Mr. Peter
Mr. Sumner Welles has GENERAL HUNTZIGER, WHO
To Fraser, has presented to announced that the De- HAS EXHORTED FRANCE "DEFEND SYRIA
WITH
THE the King and Queen, loyal fence authorities are con- SPIRIT OF VERDUN FOR HONOUR AND DIGNITY"
is addresses from the Maori sidering the Russian re- COMPLAINING WITH FEROC-race.
quest to place orders for ITY AGAINST THE
"That this meeting of chiefs LIAN LACK OF FAIR SPIRIT and elders of the united, tribes materials with the United AND. ·ALSO. THE BRITISH of the Maori people of New States as requested by M. SAILORS, WHO ARE CHEERING Zealand extend to Their Majes, Oumansky yesterday. ARTILLERY HITS AGAINST
ties, Alial felicitations and THE INFERIOR MATERIAL OF reiterate complete and unswerv THEIR ADVERSARY.
Bombard the
Bierut.
AUSTRA-
coast soutth of
and
ing loyalty to the Crown of He does not see that these will He said that thousands of
the Lease be given under England, particularly so during French troops held off for four
Lend Bill The purchases will be these days of aggression, Our Aus- days Kasineih" against the tralian ground forces with a feet people wish me further to say that paid for by Russian funds and four square be- the goods will be transported by they will stand of from seven to 15 warships hind Their Majesties till ruthless. Russian ships.
tyranny is wiped out and victory
Mr. Sumner Welles says the and completely won and peace goodwill reign once more aniong revising of the export control re- all the peoples of the British Com-gulations are under consideration, monwealth of Nations. God Save but at the same time is cautious about reports that the United the King."
States will enter into an agree- ment with the French authorities in North Africa, to which place shipments of tea, sugar and other American commodities are mitted.
The French spokesman an- nounced that the powerful Bri- tish attack on the Lebanon coast has obliged the French to aban- don their secondary positions, the British and also spoke of
Other messages
Air are from bombers' massive attacks against Apirana Ngata and Tai Itchell, Palmyra. International News two of must distinguished repre- sentatives of the Maori race and from Hemi Mannera, on behalf of the Aupoiris Arawa and other tribes.-British Wireless.
Service.
FIREWOOD PROFITEER
NEW RULE UPSETS
SHANGHAI
that
are
A 26-year-old married woman. Lo Fung, of No. 17. Sampan Street, first floor, was fined $1,000,| or three weeks' imprisonment, by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy this morning. [BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] for selling firewood at a price in Thousands of German and Rus- excess of the rate fixed by Gov-sian refugees in Shanghai ernment.
hard hit by the new, immigration all allen According to Sergeant W. S. ruling, requiring Dall, accused was an unlicensed applications for entrance into the firewood hawker. On June 28, a United States be approved by Chinese, Ho Chun, of No. 26. Washington before acceptance by Lockhart Road, bought a dollar's the local United States Consulate." worth of firewood and was given It is expected that the tighten- Jawa 26 catties. The price was 45 ing up of the Immigration cents in excess.
will bar from the United States many who have already booked thelr passages. International News Service,
DR. QUO SEES AMBASSADORS
M.
Dr. Quo Tai-chi, new Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr,
Semionovitch Alexandre Panaouchkine, and Mr. Clarence British, Soviet and E. Gauss, United States Ambassadors tc China, separately yesterday after-
noun.
Dr. Quo also attended the re- Executive gular meeting of the Yuan yesterday when he reported on his impressions of the in- ternational situation on his trip sentiments favouring aid to China back to China and on the public
in various friendly countries. Central News.
STUDERT FINED FOR THEFT
was
A 13-year-old student fined $25 by Mr. D. J. N. Ander son at Kowloon this morning, for from a a wrist watch stealing woman at No. 284, Prince Edward Road last Thursday."
It was stated that the lad visit- ed his school-mate last Thursday afternoon and stole the watch which belonged to his friend's He sold the watch for
mother. $1.50.
MILLION MEN TO ··
BE CALLED UP [SPECIAL TO “CHINA-MAIL"] ANSWER: Bid
The Government at Washing- two spades.
ton yesterday called for draft: Partner's reopening bid shows a nearly a million young men strong hand with good chances who reached the age of 21 since for game so you must find some the last registration on October rebid: With a slightly stronger 16. International News Service. diamond holding, you would pre- fer the rebid of two no-trump; as it is, your better course is to show that your spades are rebiddable. - Score 100% for two spades, 60% for two no-trump, 30% for three clubs, 20% for pass.
Question No. 757.
To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different
THERAPION NIE Schenken You Jacoby
HERAPION N2 Pass
THERAPION N13
V&Londen, OLERO'STILLS for the lives
20
Pasa
Pres
30
What do you" bid? (Answer
tomorrow."):
(Released by The Bell Syndi- cato, Inc.)
BRASSO
METAL POLISH
FOR A REAL
POLISH
STICK YOUR
TONGUE OUT!
14-15
The mentally sketchy girl- friend thinks when her beau says he's walking around with ́ a fevered, brow these days sho should cäll' a "doctor.-
per-
Government The British
ap- proves of this if guarantees that the American shipments will be used solely by the civilian popu- lations are forthcoming.-Interna- tional News Service.
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