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The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 8th. September, 1941 commencing at 11 a.m.
At The Holt's Wharf, Kowloon.
172 Cases each 1 Drum Ferric
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LAMMERT BROS.,
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Hong Kong. 2nd Sept., 1941.
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FRIDAY, the 6th September, 1941. commencing gt 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Iron and Teakwood Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dining Tables, Chairs. Chesterfield Suites, Desks, Filing Cabinets, Glass Cabinets, Book Cases, Wardrobe and Cabinj Trunks, etc., etc.
Ornaments, Cutlery. E.P., Brass, Glass and, Parcelain Ware, Gramo- phones and Records, Electric Table Fans and Lamps, Enamelled Bath, Gas Stove, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood
Furniture.
and
"Westinghouse" Réfrigerator.
1 Teakwood Bed Room Suite,
1 Gultar.
1 "Pilot" Rádio.
1 "Adler" Typewriter.
One Upright Piano "Hallen and
Son".
On View from Thursday, the 4th.
September, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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NOTES
À HORRIBLE EXAMPLE
By The Four Aces
fitcontinued from Pado (1)
the size changed?"
"Witness then explainód. that
The Chairman: “Take the year 1938: What was the contract for that year?"--"For Port Works the size originally was 18" x 9" maintenance?"
but atter discussion it was What was the value. of that found that the measurements contract?!! "Very small; he were not proper so they were tween $80,000 and $70,000 a year."changed to the size mentioned.
Witness admitted that the firm & When the tender was accept plso obtained contracts from Gov-ed the size was for 18" x ernment in 1939 in connection 92No. Some of our readers send hands with the, Wanchai Gap Police Sta-
tich and the-Shingmun Catch and questions with profuse apolo- gies for the mistakes they fear wa er valued at $237,853, mediciu they've made. If they only knew, bbservation hut, valued at $9,425; they needn't be so apologetic, and in 1940 for the Yaumati Fo
at $55,154, some of the lice Camber, valued
Witness said that the They ought to see
were manufactured in a block horrible blunders made by nation and other contracts,
This year the hrm obtained a yard in Arsenal Street. The ally known experts! Here's the most horrible example of bad bid- contract for extending the seawall frm manufactured their own Ferry Services will stop at mid-ding by an expert that we've seen at North Point which was worth moulds, They had specifications $229,655, and, another Water to work on but, witness could not night on FRIDAY, 5th September, in months:
Works Maintenance contract remember what they were. 1941, and resume at 5.20 a.m. ob SATURDAY, 0th September, 1941
FERRY THE "STAR
COMPANY, LIMITED
The last ferry will leave Hong Kong at 11.55 p.m.
The last ferry will leave Kow- loon at 11.55 p.m.
By Order of the Harbour Master. C. M. MANNERS.
Secretary & Manager.
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WE BUY SECOND HAND MOTOR CARS AND CYCLES. Also buy curs of big consump- tion or very old models for scrap- ing. Please Phone 50717 or 56332.
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MISCELLANEOUS
South, Dealer Nellher side vulnerabið
KOBTA
A QJ 9 7 2
EAST
# A B
♡ A 7
◊ 8 7 6 3
K 10 8 5 3
10 9 3 ♡ J
O À Q 10
WEST
A 9 8.6 2
KQ 9 4 06 4 2 6 4
SOUTH
4 K J 7 4
OK J 9 瘫
The bidding:
Bouth
West
North
Paša
Páss
1 JA
East PASA
1♡
Pass
34
3♡
Pass
4/
Dbl.
Páse
435 Pash
10 8 6 5 3 2
"Are you perfectly sure?" "I have no doubt about it."
Block Yard
blocks
worth between $30,000 and $40,000) Witness explained to the Com a year, from the beginning of this month
The firm made a profit of about $1,000 in the year 1939 and sonie $50,000, in 1940.
Mr. U was then requested to produce several of his account books and the list of contracts from 1938 to date.
Supervisión
Witness explained that a special supervisor was appointed by him- self in the case of each individual contract.
The Chairman: "Who supervis- ed the work on behalf of Govern- ment?" "It all depends. For iristance in thé, case of mainten- ance of
Mr. houses, it was Pas Feltham, In the case of the Shing- Pass-mun Calchwater, it
Mr. Paso
Needless to say, South suffered a bad penalty, when he could have let North play the hand at sálety. two or three clubs with We wouldn't report this disaster except that it highlights mistakes which are made by all kinds of neatly players.
The Wind-
FOR VISITING CARDS and promptly printed,
To begin with, South didn't have Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.,
the vestige of an excuse for sor House, Des Voeux Road, Cen-jump-bid on the second round of tral. Telephones:-30022 & 20011. the bidding. He didn't have a
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435
was
Bishop."
Witness said that everything was passed by the Executive En- gineer, Mr. Feltham. In the case
mission how the måde.
"
blocks
were
The Chairman: "When the
blocks were finished where were they stored?""On one side of the yard."
"Who came and tested them?" Once a week, a sample block was taken way to be tested. By whom I do not know."
A.R.P. I
"By an official of the Department?""I cannot say, must make inquiries,"
"Who then can tell, your fore- man?" "Yes."
"Who is
foreman?" "Lam Kwai."
your
-
"He is is a position to tell?" "Yes."
།
"Let's have his address." do not know his address."
"Will you bring him here to- MGTOW morning?"—"Yes."
Figures
Sometimes we made
de-
સ
100
a
of the North Point seawall it was "How many blocks were Mr. Key, Mr. Feltham paid visits livered every week?"The con-
blocks tract required 2,000 once or twice week.
Referring to the seawall exten- day. slon at North Point, the Chair- more and sometimes 100 less man asked: "Do they get all the day." spoils from A.R.P. tunnels?" How many were delivered in "Some stones were dumped or a week?""When blocks my site. By whom I don' know, | required then they but I think the dumping of stores taken away." there was allowed."
were
would be
The Chairman then gave wit- ness two photographs to scruti
particularly strong hand for an "Extraordinary Person” nise; explaining that ofte was of
that big
pay for them?"
blocks being made.
are not
is
a
original pass, his heart suit was shabby, and he had no fit at all
Witness. continued
"In one of the photos for clubs. If North had bid
the Do you know what stones were taken from the dump man. spades or diamonds, there might by his firm to break into smaller man is doing?"-"I do not know." be some excuse for a jump-bid
Have a look at that photo- ores for work on the seawall. in hearts; but with a club bid Did you
graph and tell me if some of the from North, South had absolutely "No."
blocks haven't got cracks in them nothing to get excited about.
-- Those
cracks but "carriages" caused by water.
The Chairman then asked wit- ness to examine the photograph produced and after having done so, witness replied: I see some of the blocks are cracked.
some of The Chairman:-Not them, most of them are cracked. Yes according to the photo- graph.
Having begun so badly. South might have made a partial re-
covery by passing four clubs.
North obviously had a good club suit and no support for hearts. Furthermore, North couldn't have. a four-card spade suit, for with such a holding he would have bid the spades over South's first heart! Since there was no chance) to find a fit in spades, South Had no reason to mention the suit at so high a level.
bid.
.
*
✡
Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
►
AAK 10 9 7 6 O A 9 4 OK 10 £
You
Maler
The bidding: Incoby
12
Dbl. 10 Pass (7)
"Who is the extraordinary per- son who makes you a present of .he stones?""It is not my busi- ners to find out who dumped the stones there."
To Find Out Witness explained that stones a sub- were contracted for with contractor, He removed the big stones to be broken up. The spaces from which the big stones were removed were later filled up with earth.
To Test Truth
And were those all condemned?
"Who is the sub-contractor?"--Certainly. "I myself do not know the sub- contractor."
SN.
Sang Yue,"
I
Chairman (to interpreter): Tell him that we intend his name?"-"Wong to test the truth of that state-
(Continued on Page 13)
"where does he live?" "I can- not say offhand."
Where is his office"—"I know the location, but I do not know the number. I have so many sub- contractors."
Witness agreed to find out and Schenken bring the man to attend the In-
Dbl.
quiry to-morrow.
1
Concrete Blocks
Calling
AIF
Children
the
ANSWER: Pass. With your holding you are perfectly willing The Chairman: "Has the firm to cooperate in the defence made concrete. blocks for against a heart contract. If the A.R.P. Department?"Yes." SEND IN YOUR REMITTANCE. heart bid is psychle, your pass will
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Questión No: 811 To-day you hold the same hand and the bidding continues:'
Jacoby You:
-10%
Dbl. Pass Pass 2 Pass! (7)
What do you bidr tomorrow.)
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How were you engaged?" "Ver-
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