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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.
The Middle School and the Preparatory School will re-open] on September 9th.
Entrance Examination for New' Students on Sept. 7th at 9 a.m.
For Prospectus for boarders and Day-boys apply to Fung Man Sui,
NEW
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17, 1940
MUSIC TO
ADVERTISEMENTS CONTRACT SOOTHE
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(By The Four Aces)
BRIDGE SWINDLES NO. 1
WORKERS
to. soothe tired brains that have guided agile Angers for long hours in the thunder of machinery.
The scheme is sponsored by the Board of Education.
OUR ROADS CANNOT
BE CAMOUFLAGED
BRITAIN'S
ROADS CANNOT BE CAMOUFLAGED TO MAKE THEM INVISIBLE FROM THE
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That is the 'conclusion of
Air
Our "Crime" series seems to One hundred thousand pounds please Bridge fans, so we're pre-worth of classical music has been AIR. senting another series-Bridge prescribed as a tonic for Britain's PUBLIC AUCTION swindles." These will feature arms factory works.
deceptive bids and plays which Ballads sung by famous artists Ministry experts and Ministry of every player may occasionally em- and not-too-highbrow music play- Transport engineers who have PARTICULARS AND CON- ploy.
Here's the first of the ed by great orchestras will help been making experiments. DITIONS ́of the Sale by Public series: Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 19th day of August, 1940, at 3) p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown'Land at Wongi Nei Chong, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, 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.
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 dol- lars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Inland Lot No. 6056
Sing Woo Road, between Mui Hing Street and Hawthorn Road, Wong Nei
Chong.
Registry No.
No. of Sale
Locality
Boundary
Meoturamente
N. B. E. W.
f. ft. ft. ·ft.
As per
sale plan
Contents in sq. fl.
Annual Rental
Upset Price
About 37,000.
$680
$18,500
South, Dealer East-West vulnerable
A. 10 0 B 4
Q 6
4 A 5
0 Q 8 4
♣♣ J 10 7
N
A 6 2
10 7 6 3 W
E
♡ A 84
2
10.7
AK 8 5 2
S
9 6 3 2 #AQ 9 4
AKOJ 7 K J 9 OAK JA #63
The bidding: South
West
North
Bas!
1A
Pass
20
2NT 44
Pass
34
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pase Pass
West opened a low heart, East winning with the Ace. A club return seemed dangerous, so Fast
shifted to the deuce] of diamonds.
HISH CARD VALUES
OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEJ
FACH
KING 2 QUEEN 1 DJACKED TOTAL, WALINE OF PROTEA
started.
The Pilgram Trust with a gift of £25,000 which the Government doubled.
Their conclusion is that the roads are visible from the alr because of their alignment and surroundingt, such as junctions,, buildings and hedges, and that effective disguise is not possible.
Now another £25,000 is ex- Commenting on the suggestion pected from the Carnegie Trust that roads might be painted cross- and again the Government will wise to break up their contours, grant a similar amount.
an official of the Ministry'. of Already thirty-five free half-Transport said: hour concerts have been given "Aerial photographs taken from during the lunch hour and for the various heights show
that all midnight shifts in factory dining roads, no matter what their colour, halls in various parts of the coun- are visible to a greater or lesser
try. Hundreds more' are being degree-depending On
planned.
re-
the Two free concerts are allotted flecting qualities of their surfaces. "It is especially difficult to tone to each factory and more can be' down extremes of contrasts and arranged at the firm's expense.
to disguise parallel lines. All that can be done is to try to reduce the visibility of highways which
Performances by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the
London Symphony Orchestra will) are especially noticeable." be given.
Workers have packed the halls for the concerts. In addition to musical pro- grammes the staging of short dramas is being planned by Lewis Casson.
Now what stra- tagem could South employ to make his contract? Some- thing had to be done to steer the opponents away: from a club lead when they took the Ace of trumps. Decide what
Á violinist, William you would have done before you Steer, aged forty-two, of Child read on.
AVERAGE MAP 6
'INTENT TO AID ENEMY' CHARGE
Saxon-
The actual South player won Street, Earl's Court, S.W., was at Westminster sent for trial accused with the diamond Ace, led the
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of
the
HOW CLEAN ARE your false teeth?
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King of hearts. and continued of doing an "act likely to assist with the Jack of hearts. On the the enemy"-fixing a label in a
THIS TEST telephone kiesk. latter, dummy discarded
The charge alleged, too, that WILL TELL diamond!
he published information which Then-South-led-the-King-of spades. West took his ace and would or might be directly or
Indirectly useful to the enemy. fell into the trap by returning a diamond. Dummy's Queen
Malcolm Arnold Frost, Director diamonds held, and South drew of Overseas Intelligence at trumps and discarded two of B.B.C., said he knew a broadcast-leave them while you dress or overnight. PUBLIC AUCTIONS dummy's clubs on the King and ing station named "The New Bri- 3. When you take them out you'll find.
tish Broadcasting Station." It! your dental plates seifi bu Etaan and fresh. to do then was concede a club broadcast from Germany on the This simple test has convinced thousands. It will The Undersigned have received and keep a straight face while! Wavelength mentioned on a piece/ convince you. It is guaranteed to do so, or the cost of Steradent will be innmediately refunded with- of paper handed to him by Mr. out question. The Dental Profession has endorsed East and West argued about who Barry (prosecuting).
'Steradent's the finest preparation ever produced for clowning and puritying false teeth. Over 10,000 Tuesday, the 20th. August, 1940 was to blame.
Saxon-Steer said he thought the dentists prescribe it. station operated in England and 'sponsored by the Peace
instructions to sell by Auction on
Public!
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at No. 4, Hart Avenue, Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
On View from Monday, the 19th. August, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Esq., or Chan Pak Luk, Esq., Hong Kong, 14th. August, 1940.
Messrs. Harry. Wicking, Prince's Building. (Tel. 30241) or to
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Jack of diamonds. All he had
*
*
was
Yesterday you were Howard Pledge Union.
Schenken's-partner--and,—with neither side vulnerable, you held:
A Q 98 ♡ 6 3
◊ A Q 10 7 4 ♣ K 6 2
The bidding: Schenken Maior
IA Рояв
You
(?),
Baronione
Mr. Barry said that in Saxon- Steer's room were found a Fascist membership card, Fascist litera- ture and another label giving a radio wave-length.
There was also a letter written by Saxon-Steer, stating:
'Staradant' has made an mwaxing difference-
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ANSWER: Bid two diamonds. take their gold with them." You are too strong for a single
raise and not strong enough for
a
double raise, so should mark OFF THE RECORD
time by showing your own suit.
Score 100% for two diamonds,
40% for three spades, 20% for
two spades.
QUESTION NO. 491
To-day
you hold the same hand, and: the bidding continues:
• 20
Steradent
Pars
SWISHER EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY
Schenken Maler You Barnstole
14
Раян 20 Pass (7) What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.),
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THE STATE," SAY POLICE
When Mrs. Margaret Graham, thirty-one, of Lenton, Nottingham, was remanded in custody at the Gulldhall; Nottingham, charged' with endeavouring to cause dis- affection among persons engaged under a public authority in con- nection with the defence of the realm, Mr. Ogden Swift (for the police) said that he had been 20022 speciully instructed by the Chief Constable of Nottingham to op- 20011 pose the renewal of bail.
that had 33963 Further statements
been taken, sinca Mrs. Graham 33993 was last before the court proved, 20022 alleged the solleitor, that under
present circumstances she was an
enemy of the State,
ED REED
Here's Luck
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