1940-07-27 — Page 10

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 27, 1940

WINNING CONTRACT

(By The Four Aces)

THE TRUMP SQUEEZE

"One thing about bad bidding,'

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 29th day of July, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of writes A. Cyril Daldy, of St. His Excellency the Governor of four Lots of Crown Land at Kam Tsin, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commen-Louis, "is that it sometimes leads cing from 1st July, 1998, with the option of renewal at a Crown to Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the. King, for on further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash.. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS

This sum

an interesting play which might not have occurred in the proper contract. When I played the following, hand in six, clubs instead of six hearts, I inadver tently stumbled into a true trump, squeeze."

North, Dealer.

Neither side vulnerable

AK 10 G5

AQ JB 3 2

H.K.$17.00

H.K.$34.00

H.K.$68.00

All subscriptions

are strictly

prepaid, and all cheques, postal

No:

of

Boundary Measurements

Contents Annual

Registry No.

Locality

and money

orders should be

Sale

m sq. it Rental

Upset

Price

KJ 6.3

0 A 7

made

payable to

The News-

N.

5. E

310 4

AA 94

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About ft

$

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♡ 8 7 4. ◊ J 10 3 2

7 6 2

W E

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9 2

K98%

93

1

Sheung Shul Inland Lot No. 9

Kam

Tam

As per sale plan

A 7

for

2

10

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3

11

sent

4

12

21.780

37,590

138.020 638

201,480 920

100

871

A Q 10 6

172

1,504

O Q E 4

AKQ 8 5

5,357

The bidding:

0.059

North East

South

Pass

Pass

1

2NT

Pass

3♡

West

Pass Pass

4 **

Pass

5

Pacs

Pass

unless desired, but as

purposes

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc-

tion on

Saturday and Monday, the 27th and 29th July, 1940

commencing at 10.30 a.m., on Saturday and at 2.30 pun. on Monday at No. 103 Austin Road, Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

(Full particulars from catalogue)

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION

CABLE & WIRELESS, LIMITED

With which is associated

THE EASTERN EXTENSION

AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England).

Hong Kong Branch.

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE.. FOUR-ACES SYSTEM

KING 2 QUEEN 1

As from 27th July, 1940, Mr. JACK

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 29th day of July, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of B. G. Grigor will be in charge ofECKMANNLINE 40 PARK SE one Lot of Crown Land at. Sham- the above. Company's Hong Kong shuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal

Pass Pasa

16-13:

Released by The Bell Byndicate, Inc.i

Gold digging Gilda' says rocks may be hard to-scale, but she finds the guy who can throw them about certainly can add a wealth of fun to life.

14-Year-Old

War Prisoner

The crew of the German 7,414- on steamer La Coruna, which vas scuttled when stopped by a British ship while bound from Rio de Janeiro to Hamburg with a argo of wheat and nickel silver |worth $250,000, were landed. A 14-year-old cabin boy among the 51 prisoners told the British sea- men that he was forced to go to

sea.

AK 10 3

K. 7 5 ◊ 9 7 6 3 A Q 4

The bidding: Bebenken

Jacoby

Yota

Maler

1♡

20

2♡

30.

S♡

Раза

.(?)

ANSWER:

Bid four hearts.

West opened the Ace of spades and the obvious shift to diamond: would then have defeated the contract. Fortun- ately for Mr. Daldy, however, West played an- other spade, which was taken by the King. South next played four rounds of trumps, the discarding small diamond from dummy, and followed this with four rounds of hearts.

On the last heart trick, which indicated by your single free raise,

should express

these extra was taken in the dummy, East 60 began to look very unhappy; and values by co-operating with your Mr. Daldy realized that if East partner's try. for game.

Score 100% for four hearts, 30% THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, King of diamonds, he must be held two more spades and the

for pass. Intending bidders are advised TERAPION NO.1 squeezed. If he unguarded the

QUESTION NO. 473 diamond King, Declarer could To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's

at

Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, or one further term of 24 years ess the last three days thereof,

Branch.

W. E. RICKWOOD,

Manager.

AVERASI SUND & Th

You have a better hand than was

On view from Friday, the 26th that immediately after the dis- THERACIONA NI ZAdrop it with the Ace and return partner. Both sides are vulner→

July, 1940.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th July, 1940.

The Undersigned have received] instructions to sell by Public Auction on.

MONDAY, the 29th JULY, 1940

· commencingħat_10.30 a.m.

at No. 113, Austin Road, Top Flat,

་

Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

(Full particulars from catalogue) On view from Saturday, the 27th July, 1940:

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctoneers.

Hong Kong, 25th July. 1940.

The Undersigned have received instructions

Auction on

to sell by Public

MONDAY, the 29th JULY, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at No. 113, Austin Road, Top Flat, A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Particulars from Catalogue. On View from Sunday, the 28th July, 1940.

posal of the lot the Purchaser (if

not the applicant) will be required THERAPION NYS to his own hand by trumping a able and you have 40 on. score.

mad Ostel is lood spade jo order. to cash You hold; 10. 3-GEAR EXPULSO. Zetos las Chaistais ar siner Narratu LECLERCMAL.Co.Herseftocki DR.LE OLERO'S PULLS?

to deposit with an authorised officer a who will be present at the sale, he sum of two hundred dollars, |($200) in cash. This sum will be 'efunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sate

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2820.

Registry No.

Junction of Pel Ho Street and Tal

Locality

Po Road, Shamshulpo.

Boundary

Measuremante

N8. E. V

ft. ft. ft. ft.

As per

sale plan

FOR SALE

[Contents in ag. ft.

Annual Rental

Upset: Price

About 3,750

$68

$9,375

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LAMMERT BROS.,

Hong Kong, 25th July, 1940.

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on

TUESDAY; the 30th JULY, 1940 commencing at 10:30 a.m. at No. 96B, Nathan Road, Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE - Particulars from Catalogue, On View from Monday, the 20th- July, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery..

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the

Queen. Actually he dropped another spade, where- upon Mr. Daldy established dummy's ten of spades by trump- ing the six; and returned to the {board" with the diamond "Ace" to

cash it for the twelfth trick.

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OK 10:9:-3. 0:10 6: 3: The Bidding: Jacoby Maler Tour

Рабб 1♡

(7) What do you bid? (Answer:

Schenktam

Yesterday you were Howard on Monday.) Schenken's partner, and, with (Released by: The Bell Syndi- neither side vulnerable, you held:'cate, Inc.)

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