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The Undersigned have received instruction from Mr. J. 11. Emmert to sell by Public Auction on
THURSDAY, 18th. Sept., 1941.
commencing at 11.00 a.m. at "The Anchorage" No. 9. Magazine Cap Roud.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising: --
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
DRAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the Seventh be held Extra Race Meeting to (weather permitting) on SATUR- DAY, 27th September, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary's Office Exchange Building; the the Club House, Happy Valley; Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 18th September, 1941.
By Order.
5. A. SLEAP,
Acting Secretary.
WANTED
Plense
WANTED BM/M MOVIE OUTFIT in good working order. write Box No. 802 c/o "China; Mail."
Upholstered Chesterfield Couches & Armchairs, Teakwood Sideboard, Extension Dining Table & Chairs, Cocktail Bar, Wine Cabinet, Twin Beds, Chests Drawers, Dressing Tables, Ward- robes,
Cabinets, Tables, Desks, Folding Card Tables, etc., etc.
of
Record Cabinet, Classical & Popular Gramophone Records, Electric Standard Lamps, Heaters and Clocks, Thermos Flasks BL Containers, Plenic Sets, Rattan Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. also
Automatic Electric Waffle, Irons, Toasters and Transformers.
and
1 "Philco" Radio
15 Tubes
1938 Model
1 "Philco" Radio 1941 Model 11
Tubes (spread band tuining)
1 Automatic Record Changer
1 Hawalian Surf Board
1 "G.E." Electric Refrigerator 8% Cubic Feet (with new unit-guarantee to December
1943)
'On View from Wednesday, the 17th. September, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1941.
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FRIDAY, 19th. September, 1941. at 11 o'clock, a,m.
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SATURDAY, 20th Sept., 1941. commencing at 11 o'clock .a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Gon- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor. ONE "LEITZ RESEARCHI
MICROSCOPE complete with Accessories.
Four "UNDERWOOD! Type:
writers One Case Wooden Framed Mirrors. Fifteen Cases Lady's Shoes, One. "ROYAL", Typewriter,
and
Quantity of Office Furniture On View from Monday, the 15th September, 1941),
Terms; Cash on Delivery.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1941,
BRIDGE New Awards For
Courageous Needs
NOTES
AVOIDING A GUESS
By The Four Aces
greatest gallantry under orders of the greatest deliberation brought his team out of action complete
rifle Meanwhile,
companies coming back. Havildar Bhima Ram, who had been award-
his Subadar. He afterwards with
Reports of courageous deeds by British and In dian officers and men in the fighting in the West ern Desert are made in were
in all respects.
South avoided a guess on his the following announced the LOM. for great gallantry immediate and leadership, although wound- ed during the Arst battle of Keren, optimistically bid alam by employments of,
awards by the Comman- and who comes from Gunha vil ing the rare. Vienna coup::
lage in Hissar District, was severe-
'North, Dealer ::: North-South vulnerable
NORTH
48 4
V1A K-2
O AJ 10 6
AKA.2
EAST
A A 7.3 2
WEST
A G &
VJ 10 9 OK 98.4. Q10 8 5
Q8 7:54
◊ 7 2
A 6 3
NOITH
A KQJ 10 9
QT3 AJ 9 7
The bidding:
North
East
South
10
l'ass
1 A
3 afe
LAK
30
West
Poss Pasa
3NT
Mass
40
Pass
4 A
Pass
SA
Pess
l'ass
Puss
West opened the Jack of hearts, with the King. dummy winning
trump, a low Dummy returned East played low, and South won Since entries to with the King. his hand were few, South imme- diately led a low diamond, win- ning a finesse with dummy's ten, Another low trump was returned, East ducked again, and South won with the 'spade Queen.
der-in-Chief, Middle East,
Military Cross. Lieut... B. wounded during the attack on the previous day. He refused to Own Thomas,
King George V Bengal Sappers and Miners; Lieut. be evacuated and continued to lead his platoon although wound-
A. G. Cameron, Queen's Owned again. When ordered back he
Cameron Highlanders.
Military Medal Private M. Moon, Queen's
Own
insisted on helping to get away were Cameron other men, some of whom Highlanders; L/Sgt. R. Davidson less severely wounded than him-
self. Queen's Own Cameron Highland-
ers.
Indian
Distinguished Service
Medal: Subadar Feroz Khan, 6th Rajputana Rifles; Hay, Bhima Ram 10.M., 8th Rajputana Rifles
CAMERA OFFENCE
Lai Chan. of Mayfair Studio,
Hay. Sardara Ran, 8th Rajputana was fined $10 by Mr. H. G. Shel- Rifles; Sepoy Babu Desai, 5th 'don. K.C.. this morning, for pos- Mahratta Light Infantry; L/Naik session of a camera in Aberdeen,
at about 2.30 p.m. on August 23. Dharman, Indian Signal Corps..
Lai Kam-fong. of No. 12, Wu These awards are all given in
lined $10 for D connection with the fighting in Pak Street, was the Sollum Halfaya- - Capuzzo similar offence.
Accom- Sergeant G. Davis prosecuted. Triangle during June.
Rajputana panied by tanks the Rifles and Mahrattas advanced across the coastal plain 'in
which uttack on Halfaya Pass,
Ger- was strongly held by the
mans.
an
Took Command. Sepoy Babu Desal, who comes from Morwane Village near Rat- nagiri, was in charge of a Bren- gun when his section commander was wounded. He took command, silenced an enemy gun and, al- though wounded, led his section onwards. Any movement in the gullies, drew intense are,
It was a little too dangerous to L/Nalk Dharman, throughout finesse diamonds. again, before the three days battle, was in drawing trumps, so South next charge of a cablo laying, party led the Jack of spades. East took and he showed a complete dis- the trump Ace and returned a regard for his own safety in lay- heart, forcing out dummy's Ace ing cable by hand, under artillery. And at this point South foresaw mortar and small arms, fire. His that he would have a terrific guess village is Sarakalpatti, near Kat- later on unless he took preventive padi in North Arcot District.
measures.
The enemy brought up. large reinforcements from. Tobruk, and, From the fall of the hearts, having accomplished their object, West apparently had only a three-our forces were withdrawn. The card holding in the suit; and he Rajputana Rifles had a very dit- had started with only two trumps, ficult time during the withdrawal, the front, Hence West was likely to be long being attacked from in both minors. If West had start flank and later from the rear by ed with four or more diamonds, tanks and motorised infantry. dummy's fourth diamond could Subadar Feroz Khan, who was in not be set up for the vital club charge of a 3-inch mortar platoon, discard, But
if South blanked immediately appreciated the serl- dummy's top clubs, the other hope ous threat to the battalion, and -the establishment of the club directed accurate mortar fire on Jack-might actually come about to the enemy from an exposed without South's being
machine-gun sure position swept by about it.
fire,
To remove this guess, Declarer cashed dummy's top clubs then and there the Vienna coup of setting up an adverse winner 90 as to squeeze the holder more effectively later on. Then he ruffed the third heart and led his last trump. West then found it impossible to hold the club Queen and all his diamonds, so discarded the club Queen, Thereupon South cashed the club Jack and made his slam with another diamond finesse.
Resolute Action
There la no doubt that his coolness and resoluto action en: abled the withdrawal to be made. in good order in spite of: deter mined efforts to cut the batta Ilon off. Subadar Focoz. Khap, comes from Jaitpura village in Gujerat districti'.
Havildar Sardara Ram, who is from Jaitpura village in Bikaner State, was in charge of one of the mortar teams.concerned, in this action and worked with the
Yesterday you were. Howard TO STOP
Schenken's partner and, with
WAR CRIME
The Undersigned have received neither side vulnerable, you held: WAR
Instructions to sell by Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 19th, Sept,, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon." A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Q10 7 5
6 K J 6 2
Q.9 43.
The bluding: Belisoket
Jacoliy : 2VA 50
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ON $2,000 · BAIL
Chan Ping-nam, money chang- er. was charged before Mr. G. T Lowry this morning, with unlaw- ful possession of a private code at. No. 34 Des Voeux Road Central, ground floor, yesterday.
Defendant was remanded for
off further enquiries, and bail $2,000 was allowed.
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Mr. H. Hallgren, of No. 513, The Peak, has reported the theft of a name plate and electric bulbs from his garage yesterday evening,
Have You really gained weight?
When the mentally sketchy-. girl-friend's beau tells her, he's working on a
sliding. scale she thinks he's talking about weights and measures..
Does Your Baby. Blöep Soundly?
sleep,
THE SPECIAL CRIME FIGHT- ING SQUADS AT SCOTLAND VARDURE BEING REORGAN when the plants disturbed ISED TO DEAL WITH CHANG-through any cause their general. Malse ING WARTIME CONDITIONS, health, suffers. One of the firsty 3 AND TO ENABLE DETECTIVES signs that something is wrong
TO OBTAIN, WIDER EXPERI with an infant is disturbed slcop..
When your child is restless, on ENCE IN ALL TYPES OF CRIS
no account should he be given a MINAL INVESTIGATION.
any kind, except on the advice of Before the war these squads sleeping draught, or, an opiate of specialised in inquiries into partl
doctor. All that is necessary, cular classes of crime. The cluded the operations of ghard, in most cases, is a dose of Baby pushers, confidence tricksters and Own Tablets which, h 100% for pass, 00% for similar types of criminals, whose beneficial action, bring,
activities have been curtailed. by refreshing, sleep, in a Ive spades.
the war
natural way. The bulk of the present-day in At teething time especially, vestigations concern looting, offen rest is frequently distur ces against the Defence. Regula- Baby's Own Tablets are inv tions, inquiries for the many new able: They settle the stomach, To-day you hold the same Government, departments, food reduce feverishness, induce peac hand, but the bidding is different: thefts and charity racketeers, It ful slumber
Teakwood Bed Room, Dining Room, Drawing Room and Offices ANSWER: Pass. You cannot Furniture, Wardrobe and Cabin double, and should not bid Ave partner may be Trunks, Ice Chests, Folding
cager to double five hearts-for Screens, Tables Chairs Perambu- lators. Gramophones and Records, E.F., Brass, Glass, and, Porcelain Ware, Carpets, Ornaments, Cut- lery, Pictures Clooks, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. –
wwalsoj
Fow Plecos of Blackwood
Furniture. and
1 "Westinghouse" Refrigera
1 Gas Stove,
1 Pair. Binoculars.
1 Radio Set
On View from Thursday, 18th. September, 1941,
Terms: Cash
on Delivery LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 17th. Sept., 1941
Question No. 823
Schanken
Jacoby
10
tomor
Is to handle these that the crime Equally good for the correction Malke squads are being reshuffled of children's other health troubles, diarrhoea, -"'wind". Increasing numbers of inquiries constipation. on behalf of the Services have,colic, colds and to expel worms. bid? (Answer necessitated the setting up of a Baby's Own Tablets are obtaina special department: for this pure at all chemist
poso at Scotland Yard A chief | Baby's Own Tablets.
detective-inspector has been ap
(Released by The Bell Syndi pointed liaison officer between the Mather's help and Baby's friend. cate, Inc.),
Services and, Scotland. Yard.