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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 20, 1941
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE
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NOTICE
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Hong Kong Government
EVACUATION EXPENSES
COMMITTEE
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS. AND. CON-
piTIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on; MONDAY,
NOTES
A NEAT
UNBLOCK
By The Four Aces:
the 22nd day of September, 1941, at A great deal of the art in 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public fensive play consists in forestel Works Department, by Order of what Declarer will plan to His Excellency the Governor of The Evacuation Expenses Com- one Lot of Crown Eand at and then anding a way to mittee is still holding meetings to Kau Pui Shok, in the Colony of staff that plan. For example deal with applications for Finan-Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, cial Assistance from husbands in with the option of renewal at a Hong Kong whose familles have Crown Rent to be fixed by the been evacuated to Australia.
Surveyor of His Majesty, the To enable this Committee to deal King, for one further term of 75 with all applications expeditious years.
ly. full information must be given Intending bidders are advised of the monthly salary and allow-that immediately after the dis- ances which the applicant receives|posal of the lot the Purchaser (If in Hong Kong and any other par · [not the applicant) will be required ticulars upon which the claim is to deposit with ari authorised based.
officer who will be present at the All applications will be treated sale, the sum of two hundred dol- confidentially and should be for-lars, ($200) in cash. This sum warded
the to
SECRETARY. will be refunded on payment of EVACUATION EXPENSES COM-|the Purchase price. MITTEE, TREASURY, WINDSOR HOUSE, 3rd FLOOR.
THE HONGKONG
together with the contribution. ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
THE MACAO JOCKEY
CLUB.
The SEPTEMBER
RACE
MEETING will be held at Areia
Preta, Macão on SUNDAY. 21st!
Issue of 300,000 new ordinary shares of $10 each.
REMINDER
Shareholders are reminded that
September, 1941, conimencing at the Final date lor Acceptance of
3.00 pon.
new shares and payment of the
The First Bell will be rung at amount due to the Company”. 2.30 p.m.
Admission to Members' Enclo- sure: $1; Public Stand: 50 Cents.
By Order,
T. A. MARTIN & CO., Secretaries and Treasurers. Hong Kong, 17th Sept., 1941.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
"GOSFORD
HANDICAP"
Saturday, 27th September, 1941.
In view of the number of en- tries received for the above, it has been decided to divide the race into three sections.
The third section will be race No. 11 and run at 6.50 p.m.
A cash sweep, tickets $1 each, will be held on this race but "All through" numbers will not parti- cipate, and tickets can be pur- chased only at the Race Course during the Meeting.
By Order of the Stewards,
S. A. SLEAP, Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 20th Sept., 1941.
TUITION GIVEN
Bankers. Hong Kong and Shang-, hal Banking Corporation, is 30th SEPTEMBER, 1941.
By Order of the Board of Directors GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Registry Nu
Locality
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4319 Between Kowloon Inland Lets
Nos. 3305 & 4141, Ping Street. Kau Pul Shek.
Boundary
Measurementa
N.
8. E.
W.
It.
It.
As per
sale plan
Contents in #q. f
Annual Renta
Upset Price
About 2,200
973
$1,650
North, Dealer North-South vulnerable.
NORTH
WEST
A 49 643
V. 8 6 5 2
094 4K 6
AJ S ♡ & Q-J ◊ 5 2
AJ 10 9 7
SOUTH
K 10 7
♡ K 10 9
BAST 48 2
7 4 3
O K Q J 8
& 3 AQ 5.
◊ A 10 7
4 8 4 3 2
The bidding: North
East
South
West
15
10
INT
I'usB
3N'T
Pass
Puss
Pass
West opened the nine of dia-
The Gay Young: Blade says
all it takes to put a bit of spice in life is a good song and dance..
POLICE OF THE ATLANTIC
(From A Special Correspondent)
With the Battle of the Atlantic in full swing, the
Catalina
monds, East played the Jack, and American-built South held up his Ace. Declarer flying boats-the police of planned to hold up his diamond the ocean-are working Ace until the third round of the at top pressure.
In a peaceful harbour in North- 1 Ireland
learnt that these flying-boats, with a crew of nine, are regularly patrolling for almost an entire day far out over "New types coming the Atlantic. into service later will fly for 30 hours without, landing," I was told.
suit. Then, since he had to develop clubs to make his contract, be would try to set the suit up with- out giving the lead to East. The best chance of keeping East out was to lead a low club from the South hand and, if West played
ern
Fame came to the Catalinas for their part in finding and following the German battleship Bismarck. It was from this base that they
The purchaser of the lot will be low, put up the Ace and return required to pay to the auctioneer the suit. If West had the King in cash the sum of $165.00 (being and played it at once, he would be started. But long before that they 10% of the upset. price) immedi- allowed to hold the trick. That had quietly been carrying out their PUBLIC AUCTIONS the balance of the premium be- succeeded
ately after the fall of the hammer, plan, as you can see, would have arduous and important task of but West saw a way guarding convoys and hunting ing paid in accordance with the, to throw a monkey wrench into enemy submarines. Conditions of Sale.
the works,
The Undersigned have received instructions from the Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auction on
SATURDAY, 20th Sept., 1941 commencing at 11 o'clock a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor. ONE "LEITZ" RESEARCH MICROSCOPE complete with Accessories.
Four "UNDERWOOD"
writers.
Type-
Fifteen Cases Lady's Shoes. One Case Wooden Framed Mirrors.
One "ROYAL" Typewriter. 134 5-lb. Tins "Bitulac" Brand
Ready Mixed Paint.
and
A Quantity of Office Furniture
September, 1941.
G
R
Frequently they have attacked enemy submarines. Often they have battled with giant German Condor flying boats.
Monotony Worst
It was perfectly obvious to West that dummy's clubs would play an important part in the mak- ing of the contract and that his King of clubs was absolutely worthless if South held the club
Seated in the "bed-sitting room" Queen. In that case, a simple of one of these beautifully finished finesse would capture the club craft, riding lightly on the water. King. A club trick could be won the captain told me of the life of by the defence, however, if East these ocean police..
And CONDI had the club Queen. PARTICULARS AND
"Monotony is one of the worst TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- West saw the danger if his part-parts of our job," he said. "Often tion to be held on MONDAY, ner had only one small club with we fly for hour after hour without the 22nd day of September, 1941, at the Queen.
PUBLIC AUCTION
then
"It is almost continuous duty.
even seeing a ship, but we must 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public
always keep alert. At any moment Works Department, by Order of
East, meanwhile, led the King we may see the periscope of a sub- Governor of of diamonds at the second trick, marine, or mest a German Condor His Excellency the one Lot of Crown Land at To and South
held up once more: out on a similar patrol. Though Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong East led another diamond, and
these Condors are more heavily Kong for a term of 75 years, with South had to take his Ace. West, armed they generally scuttle off. the option of renewal at a Crown at this point, brilliantly discarded On View from Monday, the 15th Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor the King of clubs! And now South These long, flights, with the fresh of His Majesty the King, for one had no way to develop the clubs further term of 75 years.
without giving the lead to Enst, Intending bidders are advised and consequently he that immediately after the disposal make his contract. of the lot the Purchaser tit not the applicant) will be required to de- posit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be [refunded on payment of the Pur-Jacoby's partner and, with both
sides vulnerable, you held:
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 16th Sept., 1941.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
THERAPION NO.1 chase price. THERAPION NO.2 PARTICULARS OF THE LOT."
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Annual Rental.
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failed to
Yesterday you were Oswald
A A Q J 7
The bidă Behénken
Pass
Jacoby
sea air, and the vibration of the maching, make everyone, so tired that many of the crew sleep from 10 to 14 hours after going ashore. Hot meals are cooked on the kit- chen, stove.. Smoking is quite safe owing to the construction of the machine,"
THE GIRL WITH A FARTHING
She was eighteen years
ANSWER: Bid one diamond. old. They carried her The hand is a Uttle too strong to pass, and one diamond is crumpled body from the likely to lead to better results, roadway after she had as an opening bid, than one spade
been knocked down as she ran in front of a car in
Score 100% for one diamond,
80% for one spade, 50% for pass. the black-out at Thrus-
Question No. 826
sington, Leicestershire.
They searched her pockets to "find who she was; found only a shabby purse and in it a farth-
soap:
To-day you hold the same, tooth brush, a piece of hand, the bidding continues:
Behanks
You Maler
Jacoby
· Panam 16
·10% (7)
∙Pass
What do you bid?" (Answer
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer In cash the sum of $334.00 (being 10% of the upset price) immedl- Latbly after the fall of the hammer,
the balance of the premium be-Monday.) ling paid in accordance with the | Conditions of Sale.
She had no identity card; no gas mask.
• On the short Jacket she wore was the tab, "Pollard, Swindon." "Peggy" was embroidered on her, vest.
No other, clues, no one „came. forward to identify her, and no one mourned, when, in Leicester (Released by The Bell Syndi- Cemetery, they buried the girl of cate, Inc.).
|:18 without" a” name,