1940-08-16 — Page 10

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NOTICE

Tenders are invited for the re- surfacing of four hard Tennis Courts at the United Services Re- Creation Club, Gasgoigne Road, Kowloon,

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Specifications may be obtained: from the Hon. Secretary's Office' at the above address.

Tenders should be forwarded to the Hon. Secretary's Office

not

later than 7.00 pm, on Tuesday, 20th August 1940.

WANTED KNOWN

THE FOLLOWING FIRMS, hav- ing been closed owing to illness, have

now

NEW

WINNING

ADVERTISEMENTS CONTRACT

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(By The Four Aces)

THREE TRICKS ON ONE PLAY The other day we witnessed a team-of-four match in which one defensive play made a difference

PUBLIC AUCTION of three tricks.

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 19th day of August, 1940, at 3 p.m, at the Offices of tho Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ong Lot of Crown Land at Wong Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, Nei Chong, in the. Colony of

with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

South, Dealer Both sides vulnerable

7 5 3 2 -Q 9 7 3 K 65 9

8 64

♡ 8 B 3

O AJ 10 9 3 * 6 2

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J

W

Q 8 5 4

A A 10 ́9

A 10 5 0 7 2

AK 10 7 3

The bidding:

South 14

1NT

West Pass Fuse

North 10 Pass

East

Pags Pass

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required officer who will be present at the to deposit with an authorised

West opened the deuce of hearts, sale, the sum of two hundred dol-and South held up his Ace until lars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of

This sum the third round. Then he led a diamond, and West the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Inland Lot No. 6055 Sing Woo Road, between Mul Hing Street and Hawthorn Road, Wong Nei Chong.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary

Measuremonta

N. 8. E..

2. ft. ft.

f).

As per

sale plan

Contents in sq. ft.

Annual Rental

Upset Price

About 37,000.

$680

$18,500

resumed business: PUBLIC Auctions

Universal

Casmer-stamps. The Language School. The Interna- tional Translation Office-the Me- teor. Whiteaway's Building. Also open on Saturdays.

TUITION GIVEN

LEARN FRENCH at the Univer- sal Language School. Private les- sons by lady teacher daily, also Saturdays. Special fees for Ser-

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACER SYSTEM

FACERES KING 2 ¡QUEEN 13

NACK

VITAL VALUE OF PACK BA

AVERAGE HAND © Ja

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1940

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(Nelessed by The Boll Bindicate, Inë,).

You can't expect a traffic officer to turn his wrath to sympathy when you picad guilty to speeding and make the excuse that the girl of your dreams is awaiting your arrival.

quite properly put OFF THE RECORD

up his King." That ruined the diamond suit, and South managed to win only six tricks.

At the other tablė, the South player ambitiously climbed up to three

no-trump and made that contratt! The first three "tricks were the same, but on the diamond lead, West failed to put up the King.

East could have saved the game by refusing to win the diamond finesse with his Queen; but, as it happened, he took the Queen and returned that spade King. South won and boldly took another dia-] mond finesse. When that held, he took the rest of the diamonds.

That still wasn't enough to give South the game, but the last dia- |mond squeezed poor East. South] had discarded two clubs, and East Lone club on the earller diamonds, but what could East discard on the last diamond? He knew an other club would be fatal, so he parted with the Jack of spades. Thereupon, South discarded third low club and led a spade from dummy. East made the spade Queen,' but South* took the| rest.

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Yesterday you were David Burnstone's

with partner, and,

FRIDAY, the 16th. AUGUST, 1940 neither side vulnerable, held:

commencing at '2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:

You

vice Men. Whiteaway's Building, Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards, 14

Dinner Waggons, Dining Tables, 2 Chairs, Bedsteads, Wardrobes, (?)

2nd floor.

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A AJ 10 7 4 KJ-10-6-3

ОВ Б

* A

The bidding:

Schenken

Pass Pass

Barnstone 20

Jacoby

Pass

Pass

EXPERT instructresses for ladies Dressing Tables, Chests of and young girls in music, short- Drawers, Ice Chests, Hatstands, ANSWER: Bid four hearts. hand, typing, bookkeeping and Cabinets, Bookcases, Desks, Card Your partner's bidding indicates English and French. Apply 24 Tables, Screens, Blackwood & enough strength in the red suits

to yield a play for game."

Score 100% for four hearts,

Austin Road, Kowloon.

FOR SALE

Rattan Furniture, etc., etc.

Ornaments, Curios, Electric 30% for pass. Lamps, Ceiling and Table Fans, Cutlery, E. F., Brass, Porcelain

QUESTION NO. 490 To-day you are Howard Schen-

and Glass Ware, Gramophones & ken's partner and, with neither HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC- Records. Wardrobe &Cabin side vulnerable, you hold: TORY 1940 EDITION. On sale at Trunks, Typewriters, Perambula- all Bookstalls and at the Offices of tors, Sewing Machines, Wash the Publishers, Windsor House, Basins, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. Des Voeux Road, Central. Tele-| phones: 20022 & 20011

MISCELLANEOUS

nently

The

FOR VISITING CARDS and promptly printed, Newspaper Enterprise Ltd,, Wind- sor House, Des Voeux Road, Cen- tral. Telephones:-20032 & 20011.

REACH THOSE WHO

CAN AFFORD TO BUY

THROUGH

"The China Mail"

THE PAPER THAT GETS

INTO THE HOME`

"Earliest with the Lalost”

also

2 Electric Refrigerators

1 Gas Range

1 Steel Filing Cabinet

1 "RCA" Radio-gram

1 Adding Machine

1 Cash Registor

1 Silver Tray

1 Silver Bowl

and

One 16 H.P."Austin" Motor

Caf.

also

1 Keystone 18 mm Projector

(new)

On View from Thursday, the| 15th. August, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,'

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 14th August, 1940.

Q 9 B

10 7 4

The bidding: Schenken

1A

You

Burnstone

Halok Pass (7) What do you bid? (Answor tomorrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndi- cate, Inc.)

TYPHOID AT A WEDDING

A bridegroom and his bride of

"STATION

NO

3

ALARM

7 1938, The Register

"ED REED!11-16 and Tribune Brudkonte

HP

SAUCE

creates that healthy, hungry feeling

You'll enjoy meals more when you have a little H.P Sauce with your, meat, fish and cheese dishes. This rich, fruity sauce gives a delicious tang' to food. It helps your digestion too. Try some H.P. Sauce to-day

HR

By ED REED.

"Those guys don't know it, but that's a false alarm!"

Here's Luck

EWO BEER

Tel. 30311

ACT NOW

In response to numerous requests The South China Morning Post, Limited, invites sub- scription to

ASSIST A FUND TO BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT

The whole of the money subscribed will be handed to The Government of Hong Kong for transmission to

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

For the Purchase of Aeroplanes or such

may decide.

a fortnight are among 93 people other Armaments as the British Government seriously ill in isolation hospitals They are The Undersigned have received in Durham, England. instructions to sell by Public Lieved to have been caused by

suffering from paratyphoid, be Auction on Tuesday, the 20th. August, 1940 food poisoning at the wedding re-

commencing at 10:30a.m.

ception, and doctors In the Con- Donations will be received by The South dosis who attended the recep- China Morning Post. Cheques should be Infection, which only began to made payable to "War Fund-South China

Morning Post, Limited,"

at No. 4, Hart Avenue, Kowloon

sett aren are aearching for other.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE tion and may be "carriers" of the

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

On View from Monday, - the manifest itself 11 days after the 19th. August, 1940,

wedding.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT. BRQ8,

Auctioneers.

In one hospital are 20 others

columns of The S. C. M, Post.

of the wedding guests including All donations will be acknowledged in the thebride's parents and their family and several "rolätives OL the bridegroom; some of thom Hong Kong, 14th. August, 1940, critically ill.