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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4316.
Junction of Kowloon City Road and Kau Pu) Shek Road, Kau
Pui Shek.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary
Measuremesls
N. 8.
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one further term of
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
4317
About 2.358
Tong Mi Road, Tai Kok Tsui. Kowloon Inland Lot No.
South
No. 4281.
Kowloon Inland Lot
Contents in sq. th
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Upset Price
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Locality
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CRIME DOESN'T PAY!
NO. 58
By The Four Aces
To-day's crime hand follows a familiar pattern. 'South's failure to make his contract is like the dead body in a murder mystery, The burning question is: Murder or death from natural causes?
South, Dealer North-South vulnerable
NORTH
WEST
A 62
K 8 2 OA 9 8 5 2 Q 10 4
★ A QJ10 7 ♡ 7 6 5 0 10 4
SOUTH
BAST
A 8 3
9 8 7 6 3 2
♡ 1
◊ QJ 6 3
KJ 5
A K 9 6 4
AQJ10 9 3 OK 7 4 A
South
The bidding:
West
192
40
East
North IA
Pass 20 Pass Pass
Pass West opened the seven of trumps, dummy winning with the eight. A spade
was led
from dummy, South played the nine, und West won with the ten of spades. West returned another trump, South winning and lead- ing another spade. But West took the second spade and led a third round of trump, killing all chance of a spade ruff in the 'dummy. South couldn't And a way to avoid the loss of all four spades, and his contruct went with them.
How about it, bridge sleuths? Did South lose his contract by natural means or did he murder it? Decide for yourself before you
read on.
South
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they lead trumps, a diamond can be established. It's a crime to put all your eggs in one basket when it costs nothing to use two.
Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and,
with both sides vulnerable, you held:
▲ AK 10 9 7 6 VABI
◇ K 10 4 2 A -
The bidding: Jacoby
14
You Maler Dbl. Pass
Pasa (?)
ANSWER:
Schopken 20
spades.
There is no need to make a jump
Bid two
It was murder! There was no bid, since your partner's jump reason for South to lose his con- response to the double commits your side to a game contract. tract, for correct play would bring That gives you it home without trouble.
time to explore the spade situation, with the should win the first in his own
hearts in reserve if the spades hand, cash the King and Ace of
don't fit well. diamonds, and ruff a diamond with a high trump. Then, and not until then is the time to lead a spade. West would win and lead a second round of trumps, which dummy could win with the eight of hearts. Another dia- mond ruff would set up a long and the diamond in
dummy; South could lead
to a trump
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. dummy's King for entry to the
of
Score 100% for two spades. 50% for three hearts, 30% for three spades.
Question No. 807
To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues:
You Mglor Schenken Dbl. Pass 20
Pass (?) What do you bid? tomorrow.)
Jacoby
1
Pass
Pass
established diamond.
The point is not so much that:
"he long NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN South must go after
diamonds rather than try to ruff an Interim Dividend
spade. Correct play, as des-
If the defenders fail to lead cribed, allows him to try for both. trumps, a spade can be ruffed; if cate, Inc.)
the 1st day of September, 1941, ai that
3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public $.60 per share has been declar- Works Department, by Order of ed in respect of the balf year His Excellency the Governor of ended 30th June, 1941 on 900,000 one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung) OLD SHARES and will be pay- Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong able on and after THURSDAY, Kong for a term of 75 years, com- 11th September, 1941, Dividend mencing from 1st July, 1898, with Warrants may be obtained on the option of renewal at a Crown
at the Company's Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor application
of His Majesty the King, for one Registered Office, P. & O. Build- further term of 24 years. less the ing. last three days thereof.
THE REGISTER OF MEM Intending. bidders. are advised BERS of the Company will be that immediately after the disposal | CLOSED from MONDAY, 1ST of the lot the Purchaser (if not the
SEPTEMBER to THURSDAY, applicant) will be required to de- posit with an authorised officer 11TH SEPTEMBER, (1941. (both who will be present at the sale, days inclusive) during which the sum of two hundred dollars, peiod no transfer of shares can ($200) in cash. This sum will be be registered. refunded on payment, of the Pur- By Order of the Board of Directors. chase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
No. of Sale
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2874.
Registry No.
Junction of Shun Ning Road and
Locality
Fat Tseung Street, Cheung Sha Wan.
Boundary
„Afcarneemantu
N. S. E. W.:
f. fo...
As per
sale plan
Contants in sq. 11.
Annual
Rental.
Upset Price
About 2.400
-$1,440
Agents.
Hong Kong, 5th August, 1941.
FOR SALE
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