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WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held in the Board Room of the Company, Room No. 308,- Queen's Build- ing, Hong Kong. 'on Thursday, the 18th May, 1949, at noon for the following purposes:—
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1949,
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft rogrammes and Entry Race the Sixth Forms for Meeting to be held on Satur- day, 21st May, 1849, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Ex- the Club change Building, House, Happy Valley, and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road,
By Order.
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NOTICE
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On sale at
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SALE OF CROWN LAND
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The arca which comprises 10,000 square feet is situated at the junction of Sassoon Road and Victoria Road and
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LIBERTY
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
九四カー
歌中
衛藝
舞菲
CHINESE FILIPING
TROUPE OF 1949
CENTRAL
* GRAND OPENING TOMORROW
“VIRTUE IN THE DUST"
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A Human Tragedy......A Yung Hwa Production
THE RED LION INN
15, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
1st Floor Dining Room
Reopened
Pleasant Atmosphere; Steaks a Special Treat
Daily from 10.30 A.M. Till 11.30 P.M.
*COPR:1940 MY HEA SERVICE, WG. T. M. REO, 17. I. PAT. OFF.
"For goodness sakes, watch what you say. Dinwiddie!! All Russians aren't communists-some were the car's! cousins!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The "Authority? tin::Authorities":
tops, that East, who had bid, was bound to have the heart K in addition to his club suit.
IF A FINESSE 18 FUTILE tain to fall. West had already
crucial WHEN The
finess, shown so much with his spade which you can not afford to lose, s marked by the bidding or pre- rious play no being hopeless,
The clover declarer then 'found hat is the time for you to look
how to make East try to currY round and find some other ma-
That is true regardless more weight than he possibly of whether the trick involved
To the fourth trick he Is could. led make
game equired to
your
100uvre.
d club, putting in the Q. ontract In rubber bridge. or which East took with his A. Ho
hathen it is the extra needed to returned the spade 8 to the et you
a good comparative and South then proceeded with come in a tournament. If you his plan. He scored the diamond able to figure out that the A. J and 10. led to the club K lefender who would win such a and J, and then laid down the inesse is also the only one who diamond K.
an protect his side agalust some >ther sult, 'you
may have queeze possibility.
חמי
SAKO
1 7 5 4 2
985 3
3 2
SJ 3
HAQ 10 9 0. DA 3 10 6. ".. CQ 8
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That put the pinchers on East. In the dummy remained the heart A-Q and the diamond 6. which he played to that eleventh trick. while his own, hand retained the heart 3 and club 7. East liod
tho cling to his club 10 to top
the J from his so discarded heurt K-J. South then scared the heart A to drop the K, and finished with the Q.
S 8 0 4 2
7,
N
H K J B
W EDQ
S
CA 10 9
6.5
SQ 10 7 3 H 3
DK 742
CK J7 4
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(Dealer: South. Neither vulnerable).
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Tomorrow's Problem
S '10 5 2 H K Q 0 2
CAQ. J B
D 4 2
side
S KJ76
South West North Fass
East
4
N
PABS
NT
Pass
i n 3.D
2.C
H 8-7 6 3
Pass D Q 10D 7
S
} NT
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West
tricks as
S 0 8 3
HAJ 4
WED 6.5.3
S AQ
CK 753
1 10
5 DAKJ8.
C 10 0 0 4 3
North-South South.
went unorthodox with his lead, shying away from his partner's club suit and Instead taking the spade K and A and
Count- (Dealer: hen putting forth the D. ing two-spade
'sure, i vulnerable). blus four in diamonds, two in I West lends the spade 6 lubs and one in hearts, South against South's No Trump game, saw that the lazy man's way to then discards the diamond 7 on try for an extra trick with the Ute club Bresse, how should East heart nesse was virtually cer- read that card?
A BRITISH crossword PUZZLE
LAMMERT BROS.
HERE AT LASTI,
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Auctioneers, Surveyorg and Appraisers, Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have re- ceived Instructions to sell. by: Public Auction on
FRIDAY, May 13, 1940, commencing at 2.30 p.m. ̈
at their Sales Rooms,
is suitable for residential pur-No. 38 Hankow Road, Kowloon. posea
Further particulara aro available from the Govern- ment Gazette of 6th.May, 1949 or from the Crown Lands & Burycy1Office/
(98.) ANDREW NICOL, Director of Public Works. April 29, 1940.
Service Auction Rooms
Anctionem, Burverers, Dis Basement, French, Hayk Bids. Telophone XLONY,
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Dining Room & Bed Room Furniture, 3 Piece Suites, Re- Carpets, Rugs, frigerators, Lawn Mower, Picture, Cutlery, Crockery & Glass Ware, Peram- bulators, Singer Hand Sewing Machine, Writing Tables & Opium. Stools, Etc. Etc.
On View from Thursday, the 12th May, 1949, -
Terms: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
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15 Sicutul,
18 Suffers pain. 19 Fascinate, 20 Worth.
9 Unexpected. 21 Hang down. 11 Grave.
Yesterday's Crossword ACRO88—1 Save, 4 Runaway,
Down
I Ecathay: 2 Ventured. 3 Wido prea. 4 Zcol.- 3 Counteract- ing ngent. (0' Surplus. ·
10 Near
relative. 12 Bulit. 13 Warning. 14 Abandon. 10 Shellah.
17 Subject
DOWN:-2 Avenue, 2 Eluded,
8 Lien,' Menu, 10 Minaret, 11
17 ftamit, 6 Unison, 0 Again, Dals, 12 Dupe, 14, Tornado, Ready, 19 Bonus, 22 Gallant, 20 Amand, 12 Drak, 1s Pail, 10 Pant 27 Tamp,, 28-Minster, 20 Anna, 10 Oust, 18 Intent, 20 Op- Otto, 30 Net, 31 Deports, 22 pose, 21 Ualted, 23 Aglie, 24
Lasso, 25 Taros. Eddy.
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