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BRITISH STEAMER
"WING HING
Tenders are invited for the purchase of the above vessel' of 563 Gross Tons, 284 Net: Tons, Length 144' 0", Breadth 27' 1" Depth 15' 5", Draught 10' 4" as she lies ashore at Chilang Point, Hoifung Dis- trict, Kwangtung Province, ap- proximately 22'40' Nortn 115 35' East, vessel last report- to be under guard of local milltary forces.
Tenders will be received up to noon on Friday, April 14th. 1950, and should be marked clearly on the envelope "TEN- DER WING HING".
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We, as the Owners of the "WING HING", do not bind ourselves to accept th highest or any tender...
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An auction sale of Crown Land will be held at F.W.D. Headquarters on Monday, the 17th day of April, 1950 ut
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The
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- ING Friday next 14th April 5.30 p.m.
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1950.
CNAC PLANES: A NEW ANGLE
S
Talpet, April 112,
An official #ource, said today that the Chinese Nitionalists rejected overtures by agents of the Communists in control of the 71 planes in, Hong Kong to deliver them into the hands of the Nationalists for 19330,000 each,
The source bald the offer was made twice through agents son) to. Taipch,
The informant said that the as laid down by the scheme,
called for the planes to be agents, diverted to Taiwan instead of Red-held China when they took aff from Hong Kong.
Government officiais turned
down the offer because:
1. They could not see how more than one plane could so be deli- vered as the Reds would alter their initial doublo-cross-unless all the 71 planes took off at the same time, which is hardly possi
The Nationalists' oficial posi. tion is they no longer have any interest in the planes as they had been sold to Major-General Claire
and Mr. Willauer- Chernoult United Press/»/»»
NAVY WINS BOXING TOURNEY
Royal Navy with a total of 45 points won the Hong Kong Inter- Service Boxing Championships at the China Fleet Club last night closely, followed by the Army with 44 points and the Royal Air Force with 10 points,
for the With one
event left evening, Army and Navy each had 44 points. It was left to Sgt. Charlton of the Army and L. N. A. Gore of the Royal Navy Lo fight it out in the Welter weight. Gore won a very close decision.
Prizes were presented to the
and runners-up winners
by Lieutenant-General
Mansergh,
Sir
Robert
Semi-final Lightweight-Sto. Crawford (Navy) beat Cpl. Silber (Army): A.B. Minire (Navy) beat LAG. Mitchell (Air Poreri.
Seminal Hiddleweight 1−−2/L. WIL Slams (Army) Best Mne. Edgeson (Navy); Flo. Gatland (Array) - beat N.A. Labaứiy (Navy).
Hemi-Anal Walterweight!—L.N.A.. Gure (Navy) brat A.C, Workman (Air Forecis Set Charlton (Army) beat Uni. Walmsiry
(Air Force).
PINALS
Flyweight:-1/Cp). Mourant
bent oy Nevino: (Navy).
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DEPARTMENT STORE
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1950
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STAGE CLUB
Club Theatre
Bantamweight:-L/Cpi Marwick (Array)
best A.C. Canton (Ale Ferre).
Fratherweight1-A.B. Blewars (Navy!
best Mne. Dunkley. (Navy).
Light Heavyweight:-Kno, Cronk (Navy) lant Dr, Brinkburst (Army).
Ifeavyweight-Capt.
bant Pte, Jelly (Army),
Mitchell (Army)
Lightweights-A.. Moore (Navy) beat
Sta. Crawford (Navy).
Middleweight-Peyim Galland
beat 1/Lt. Williams (Army).
Gore Welterweightt—LNA.
beat Sgt. Charitos (Army).
(Army)
Victoria Club Callover
London, April 11. There was no change in the prices of the three leading Two Thousand Guineas candidates when the card on the race was called over at the Victoria Club tonigh
Masked Light and remain 3 to 1 joint with Gordon Richards'
at
and Salisbury
both
Palcaline favourites mount The Golden Road, at 6 to 1. Three others received quotations. M. Marcel Boussac's Cardanil, a winner over Onc mile Longchamp yesterday, Hedgerow, the smart winner last week,
were introduced at 100 to 8.
Prince Simon, an American. brad colt who has never ræced, Two was. Introduced into tho Thousand Gulmasa, merd the Epsom Derby betting at 100 to 7. He is owned by Mr. William Woodward, former Chairman of the New York Jooky Club. Masked Light and The Golden Road still hend the Derby market, their quotation of 10 " 1 belog a reduction of two points from the first callover.
Of the 11 colts quoted for "the Epsom Classic;; fivb 'of thoin, Hedgerow, -Rainfall, Fastnet Rock, Forest Row and Khoras- Ban, were on, offer, for the first Lima
Full quotations
¿The full quotations were:
Two Thousand 'Guineas: 3 to 1 Masked Light and Palestine, é to 1 The Golden Road, 100.- to 8 Cardaniland 'Hedgerow, 100, to 7. Prince. Simon, 20 to 1 any cthers.
The Derby::10 to 1: Masked Light and The Golden Road, 100 to 7 Prince Simon, 100 to 8 Ca tle Rock, Getaphor, and · L'Am!», Fral, 20. to I ́ Hedgerow,; 25 to -17 Rainfall sad "Fastnet Rock, 13 to I Forest Row and Khorakih.-*- Reuter
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authoritinë",
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own associate did. Perhaps a your
slam, he feared that might he was, in difficult spot, and make him go
H
to bed with the between alternatives mude the setting ace. So he played name choice you would have if big card, then switched to to view the spade 2. South came in wit you had been obliged
'be scene from the same standpoint A, scored his two minge suit as he
maybe the de- Anyway,
the de- queens and the dummy's thres clarer would have made his con- top trumps, then di
Alecarded hip tract if your partner had played remaining three spades on the differently. It might merely diamond A and K and club K have obliged the declarer to adopt As the declarer completed his
somewhat different course. slam, West began, io censure Eat which would bring him to the same destination.
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and spade card the club.
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was to ascertain if the suit was stopped, through South perhaps raising it, whereupon he would seek a No Trump game. South Was
bit befuddled by that No Trump call. So, knowing his TAI THEAN Partner's odd ways, decided to nerable).
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