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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Notice of General Meeting
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1941
BRIDGE BIRTH-PANGS OF
NOTES
THE RIGHT CARD
By The Four Aces
COMMENCING from the first SUNDAY OF JULY, 1941, Chinese
It isn't always enough for the defence to switch to the right Banks & Gold & Morrey suit; sometimes it is also necessary Changers, Gold Bar that they lead precisely the right card of the right suit. For exam- Dealers (Members of the ple: Society) are closing on SUNDAYS.
By Order of
The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society
North, Dealer Both sides vulnerable
NORTH
WEST
A 10 5 AK 3 10 6 098
A 10 6 2
A 4 3
♡ 5 4 2
O QJ 10 6
♣A 743
SOUTH
R
PUBLIC AUCTION
of
CON- PARTICULARS AND DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of July, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Publici Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for u term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 yeurs less the last three days
thereof.
an
The SIXTIETH ORDINARY
Intending bidders are advised GENERAL MEETING of the that immediately after the dis- Company will be held at the posal of the lot the Purchaser (if Offices of the General Managers, not the applicant) will be required Messrs. Jurdine, Matheson & Co., to deposit with authorised Ltd.. Pedder Street, Hong Kong, officer who will be present at the on THURSDAY, 10th July, 1941, sale, the sum of two hundred dol- This sum at Noon, for the purpose of receiv-lars, ($200) in cash. ing the Report of the Directors, will be refunded on payment of passing the Accounts, and electing the Purchase price. 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.
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT Instructresses for ladles and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 24 Austin Road, Kowloon,
THE IDEAL RENDEZVOUS!
Mac's Cafe
O
THE PLACE TO MEET and EAT
Table D'Hote Tiffin $1.75
GRILL SPECIALITIES A. LA CARTE
QUICK SNACKS
AIR-CONDITIONED
·BUFFET BAR
TEA-TIME DELECTABLES
FINEST HOME-MADE PASTRIES CAKES
DINNER A La Carte Grill Specialities
HONG KONG HOTEL
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Ando
No. of Sale
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2858.
Registry No.
Junction of Un Chau Street and Cheung Fat Street,
Cheung
Sha
Wan.
Boundary
Measuremente
N. 8. E.
B.
ft. ft.
B
th.
As per
sale plan
Contents in sq. ft.
Annual Rental.
Upset Price
About 3.000
342
$1.800
EAST
A 7 6 2 8 7 3
OA 7 4 3
A K J D
A K QJ 9 B
* * *
OK 5 2
Q B 5
The bidding:
North
East
South
West
10
Pass
IA
20
Pass
4 A
Pass
3 A Puss
P'use Pass l'ass
NEW ORDER OF THINGS
SPEAKING IN London yesterday, General Sikorski said: "The struggles of nations, races and systems are but the birth pangs of a new order of things based upon the highest universal human values which for better or worse will determine the future of the world."
He emphasised that the Polish nation deliber- ately chose to take up arms against those who re- fused to acknowledge those values.
The Polish nation, which had endured nearly two years of struggle, was "determined to stand fast in the trench of freedom and democracy till final victory is achieved."
Referring to Russia's entry into
the war against Nazism, Sikorski BRITAIN'S
said: "During the last ten days
or so Russia has entered the ranks of Germany's adversaries.
"This in itself is a significant and favourable event whatever might be said of the wrongs which the Soviet Government had pre- viously done to the camp of free-
NEW BOMBS
AMAZING
West led the Queen of diamonds, and East won the trick with his! dom and democracy when she Ace.
East saw in a flash that a seemed not to know which was When you read that shift to clubs was the proper path for her to take. Britain's new "beautiful" vital, but it mayThat path was determined by the
HIGH CARE VALLIER
FOURACIE SVRTEK
ACE.000 IKINGE
QUEEN 1 JACK
VITRA, MILAN we PAST SE ANDERAAN PLAN 63%
interesting principal aggressor-Nazi Ger-bombs "sent whole build- the air," you
prove if we show how he arrived at this decision.
many.
"Now that the Soviet Unionings into
stands on the site of the nations are reading nothing but West's lead of
opposed to methods of aggression the truth. - the Queen of dia- and of treating international obli- monds denied pos-gations as scraps of paper, we
would have
he
A heavy bomber pilot, who has session of the dia- Poles are entitled to expect that dropped them and seen the re- mond King, for if the Russians will not be tardy in sult, gave his word for it. West had held both King and restoring Russian-Polish relations
When he dropped the first one Queen he
circled amazed 1 was "80 led the to the legal positions based upon
to watch, got caught in King. Hence South had the dia- mutual obligations undertaken round mend King, and dummy's double- during the years 1921, 1932
searchlights, and was nearly shot ton made it plain that the defence 1935 by means of treaties freely
down." could win no further diamond
concluded and subsequently tricks. The chance of winning a violated by the Soviet Union."-
small in trump trick was very view of South's jump rebld and North's strong trump holding. The heart suit was obviously solid; since even if Jacked the Queen, the
South finesse
would succeed. Hence the only
suit in which the defence could win the three needed tricks was clubs.
British Wireless.
GILBERT
MURRAY'S MESSAGE
and
He was Flight-Lieut. Harvey, speaking at the opening of East- bourne War Weapons Week, where he represented the R.A.F.
THEFT FROM VILLAGE SHOP
Charged with breaking into a
was sen-
the
But East had three cards in the club suit, and only one of them
Professor Gilbert Murray, hut in Kau Shat Fong Village, would produce three tricks.
eminent British leader of thought, Kowloon City, and stealing three Obviously, any lead would suc-
from, ducks
α and Ace sent the following message
goose yesterday ceed if West held both the and Queen; and no lead would, London yesterday to Generalis morning, Sit Ha, 28,
hard three months' Ace. simo and Madame Chiang Kai-tenced to held the succeed if South
labpur by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson But care was needed If South shek:
fifth this morning. "At the opening of the held the
West the Queen and
Accused year of China's long martyrdom,
was seen with Ace.
I send a word of homage and ducks and goose in a sack in Po admiration to the heroic leaders Kong Village at 3 a.m. yesterday of a heroic people. Your cause and was unable to account satis- is our cause; your hopes are our factorily for his possession of hopes. It is an inspiration to them. the free nations in Europe to remember that China loves peace as we do, that she has suffered her faith has never failed." worse things than we, and that Central News,
The proper lead, as East soon saw, was the Jack. Then if South played the Queen, West would take the Ace and the King-nine would win the next two tricks. But if East led the nine of clubs, South would play low and The purchaser of the lot will be dummy's ten would compel West required to pay to the auctioneer to play the Ace. Then the Queen in cash the sum of $180.00 (being would win the third round of the 10% of the upset price) immedi- suit. ately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium be- ing paid in accordance with Conditions of Sale.
the
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received Instructions 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:
。
Merwin
Yesterday you were Maier's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:
AJ 10 3 2 ОКОБ Q 10 2
The bidding: Belenken
Pass
20
You Jacoby 14
Paso Phsa 80 P090 (?)
Maler 24 34
ANSWER: Bid four spades. Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Your pass on the second round Room, Dining Room and Office doesn't commit you to weak Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Curios, action for the rest of the auction. Partner's bidding indicates a good Ornaments, Cutlery, Cut Glass Ware, Silver, E. P., Brass, Glass hand with reasonable game pros- and Porcelain Ware, Filter, Ena-pects--and it pays to bid for game mel Bath, Electric Table Lamps & rather than try only for a part-
Ecore on hands of this type: Fans, Dinner Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
also:
A Few Piocos of Blackwood
Furniture, and
"Westinghouse" Refrigerator,
1 Dining Room Sulte.
1 Hand Sewing Machine,
1 Bicycle,
1 Gas Stove.
3 Looking Glasses....
On View from Thursday,
3rd. July, 1941.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROB.,
* Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2nd July, 1941.
Score 100% for four spades, 20% for pass."
Question No. 758 To-day you hold the same hand and the bidding continues:
20
Pass
Schenken You Jacaly
Pais
Pasq Pass '80
Pars
Baler
Pass
What do you blüt (Answor tomorrow.)
JOE LOUIS SUED FOR DIVORCE
JOE
LOUIS,
WORLD'S
BUS MEN WORKED AS BOMBS FELL
20
Four bombs fell in a road In North London recently, blew down- several "bays" of trolley-bus wires, and littered the road with debris.
By midnight a London Trans→ port gang was there.
Although bombs were still fall- HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING ing, linesmen replaced the wires SUED while others cleared- the debris. CHAMPION, IS BEING FOR DIVORCE BY HIS WIFE-At 5 à.m, (normal time) the first MARIA TROTTER LOUIS - ON bus ran through, THE GROUND OF CRUELTY.
Mrs. Louis alleges the "Brown Bomber" struck her first on January 2 this year, and again on date she April 10, on which
The couple were married separated from him. September, 1985-Reuter.
in
GERMAN WEATHER TRAWLER TRAPPED
A Germanweather-reporting trawler has been sunk and the;
THE INCIDENCE OF crew of 22 captured, states an
CHOLERA
Admiralty communique.
The trawler was intercepted by British forces during a periodical sweep to the northward of 1cc-. land Reuter."
RUSSIAN FINED.
A sharp increase in intestinal diseases is revealed by figures of notifications to the Medical De- partment. In the 48 hours end- ad yesterday midnight," : "there, wore :26 cases of cholerü, reven from Kowloon and six-from rural A Russian horse trainer, N. Hong Kong, eight of dysentery Koostretsoff, 25, was fined $5, by (six from Kowloon) and eight of Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, at the typhoid (four from Victoria, four Central Magistracy this morning, for being drunit and disorderly from. Kowloon);
In the 24 hours ended at mid-outside the Hong Kong Jockey night, there were clevon further Club stables, Shan Kwong Road, cholera cases (four from rural yesterday: Hong Kong and three from the Accused" was arrested by Sgt. (Released by The Ball Syndi harbour), six more of dysentery Evans who was on duty in the
vicinity. cate, Inc.)
and two more of typhold.