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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on WEDNESDAY, 28th August, 1940 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central, Room No. 205, Second Floor.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS comprising: Hong Kong, Hawaii and Rare British Colonials.
On View from Tuesday, the 27th August, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd August, 1940.
NEW
WINNING
ADVERTISEMENTS CONTRACT
(By The Four Aces)
1
FOR SALE.
SURPLUS NAVAL FLOUR STOCKS.
the
of
Tenders are invited for purchase and removal from H.M. Victualling Yard, Kowloon, 1,000 bags Flour (approximately 49,000 lbs.).
The Flour can be inspected at working any time during Yard hours and tenders should be for- warded to the Superintendent by noon, Wednesday, 4th September.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
INTERPRETING THE BIDDING
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1940
and
ANSWER: Bid two spades. You thus show a diamond suit moderate spade support exactly what you want to show.
Scare 100% for two spades, 0 for any other bid.
QUESTION NO. 499- To-day you are Oswald Jaco- by's partner and, with neither
Certain bidding sequences car-side vulnerable, you hold: ry surprisingly precise messages to those who take the trouble to listen and interpret. The Slam contract in to-day's hand would for be unthinkable' were it not North's clear bidding and South's accurate deductions.
South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
47 4
AR 9.5
8 7 3
294 Iw
1076 6
AKG 2
64
♣ A 10.8 5 2 The bidding:'
Jacoby Behenken You Maler
1♡
14
(7)
What do you bid? (Answer
tomorrow.)
(Released By The Bell Syndi-| cale, Inc.)
1062 WANTS HOME-MADE
A J 9 2
#43
N
A 10 6 2
8 3 Q10 7 4
AK J 8 3 K & OK 4 * J 9 8 5
The bidding:
South West
North
14
Pass
2A
in
26
Pagg
367
PASS
3NT
Pass
40
Pass
50 Pass
Pass
6 A
Pass
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of $1.-—-—-- per share has been declared respect of the half year ended 30th: June, 1940
OLD 600,000 SHARES and will be payable on and
on
Easi Pass
BOMBS
The suggestion that miners, who are well used to handling explosives, should be encouraged to manufacture home-made bombs for the defence of their awn localities is to be made to the Secretary for War by Mr. M.P. Seymour Cocks, Socialist for Broxstowe, Notts.
Pass OFF THE RECORD
after WEDNESDAY, 11th South's hand was only a 'King September, 1940. Dividend War-better than an opening bid and he rants may be obtained on applica-}had no singleton, yet his slam try tion at the Company's Registered Office, P. & O. Building.
THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS
of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER to SATURDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER, 1940 (both days inclusive) during which period 'no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors
HIGH CARD VALUES
DE THE
FOUR-ACES SYSTEM
FACES
KING 24 QUEEN 1 JACK 50
TOTAL SALES Je poti, ka
was absolutely cor- rect for he was quite sure that North had at most a singleton club. Here's knew.
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North's first res- ponse was in dia- monds, followed by
The Undersigned have received GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.monds and four hearts. instructions to sell by Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 30th August, 1940
commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Agents.
Hong Kong, 1st August, 1940.
FOR SALE
A selection of the best varieties
RELIABLE and TESTED
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
of
Chesterfield Suites, Bedsteads,| Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Din- ing Tables, Chairs, Office Furni- ture, Blackwood & Rattan Ware, Messrs. Suttons & Sons, Reading etc., etc.
Messrs. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia
'Sydney'
Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Orna- ments, Cutlery, E.P., Brass, Por-Messrs. Arthur Yates & Co., Ltd. celain and Glass Ware, Gramo- phones, Records, Electric Fans, Dinner Crockery, Cooking Uten- sils, etc., etc.
also
3-Bed Room Suites
2 Dining Room Suites
2 Cooking Stoves
1 Meat Slicing Machine
1 National"--Cash-Register-
1 "Moutrie" Piano
and
By order of The Custodian of Enemy Property
One "Peugeot" Motor Car
On View from Thursday, the 29th August, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 27th August, 1940.
The Undersigned have received instructions from The Liquidators
of Messrs. Schmidt & Co. (in liquidation) and others to sell by Public Auction on
SATURDAY, 31st. August, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central,
Second Floor.
1 Leica Model IIIA with Sum- mar F/2, Lenshood and Case 1 Leica Standard with Elmar F3.5, rangefinder, low speed and case
1 Hektor F6.3 2.8cm wide angle lens with viewfinder and len- shood
1 Hektor F19 7.3cm extra rapid
lens
3 Enlargers
1 Remington Noiseless Portable
Typewriter
1 Remington Typewriter
1 Mendelsohn Universal Photo-
flash Speed Gun
1 Incubator
2 Stérilizers
1 Petroleum Bath with 6 Re-
sistance's
also
Surgical Instruments, Photo- graphic Accessories and Chemicals, Cameras, Studio Lamps, Surgical| Sutures, Electric Flexible Blade Fans, Toasters, Percolators, Irons, Waffle Irons and Stoves, Kerosene Stoves, PHILCO RADIO
and
A Quantity of Assorted Chemi- cals and Patent Medicines
On View from Friday, the 30th. August, 1940
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 27th August 1940..
2 response in hearts-almost surely five dia- Then, when South
no- went to three trump, North showed support for spades. Clearly North had at least three spades and at least nine red cards-hence at most one club.
With that information, South's two red kings assumed great value. He knew that they would. solidify, North's suits if North had reasonably strong holdings. The purpose of the Slam try of five spades was to find out whether or not North held enough strength in for the Slam. And since North the red suits to yield a good plav
had that strength, he bid an eas- ily fulflled' slam.
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✡
were Howard with
partner, and
Saturday you The opportunity of serving you Schenker's will be a pleasure and your neither side vulnerable you held: commands will have our best attention.
GRACA & CO.
No. 10, Wyndham Strept
P. O. Box 620 Hong Kong.
The
9.8 8 6 3
0 4 9 3 7 8
QE A
The bidding: Schenkep Jacoby
14 20
BIRLIF Pass 20 Pass Pase
Yop
(7)
ED REED
7-13
{Raisased by The Ball Byndicatu, lia}'
Dieting Dot says splf-pri- vation is supposed, to build strength of character but by the end of a day you wonder what has become of your strength.
By ED REED.
#2000. The Baglutor
1-24 and 270
"Say Butch-You're sure a heavy sleeper! heard you sawing
away down there all night!"
Here's Luck
EWO
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1940
NAZI RATIONING
RATIONINGH.M.S. HOSTILE SYSTEM EXPOSED
HOW MUCH BETTER Germans fare than people who have had to succumb to Nazi "perfection" is illustrated by details which have recently reached competent British offi- cial quarters in London from a reliable
sources.
These show the bread ration in Germany is five lbs. per week compared with 41⁄2 lbs. in the Netherlands, 31⁄2 lbs. in Belgium and 23⁄4/4 lbs. in the protectorates.
The German butter and mar- garing ration is nine ounces per
week whereas Danish is 4
SUNK BY MINE
The Admiralty an- nounces that the de- stroyer Hostile (Lt- Comm. A. F. Burnell- Nugent) has been sunk by an enemy
mine
Next of kin of casualties have been informed.
cunces and in the Protectorates FRENCH PAPER toc
consumers are only allowed
1/4 ounces of all fats.
In France, where rations
|
5-
of
IN LONDON
many commodities are, at pre- sent more liberal than in Ger-
FREE FRENCHMEN IN ENG- many, only 4 ounces of sugar LAND NOW HAVE THEIR OWN per week can be consumed DAILY NEWSPAPER.
against 8 ozs in Germany.
The first issue of “La France”.
Longer The Worse came out yesterday morning, and
cartoon
In Poland, all foodstuffs are it includes a satirical much more drastically ration-showing the judges at the Riom' ed than in Germany but the trials being faced by Clemencea:1,Į German population enjoys. pre-who asks:--"And me?" ferential treatment.
"La France" is being produced In general, particulars avail-by French journalists in London. able show clearly that the longer
a territory has been under the Nazi hell the more drastic are the cuts in its rations and the more forcibly are its people com- pelled to reduce their
ра
Reuter.
A.R.P. INSPECTION
Hostile was one of the vessels of the Se- cond Destroyer Flotil- la which participated in the memorable at- tack on Narvik last April when Captain Warburton-Lee, of the destroyer Hardy, was fatally wounded and Was awarded posthumously the first V.C. of the present war.-Reuter. ✪00000000000000000
AUSTRALIA MAKES
BREN GUNS :
Sydney radio announced yes- terday that Bren gun parts and various types of munitions are being produced in a new factory
living An inspection of the Yaumati standards for the benefit of the Division will be held at the A.R.P. opened in Australia. About 2,500 German consumer.
Headquarters, King's Park, this men will be employed at the fac-
tory.-Reuter.
on
A despatch from Copenhagen afternoon at 5.30 p.m. appearing in the Swedish news- paper "Aftonbladet" on Augusti 21 throws additional light on the way conquered ` territories, are exploited.
The correspondent comments the extraordinary circum- stance that Denmark, of all the, Scandinavian countries the rich- est in sugar and a country which! exported sugar largely, is sud- denly without sugar.
Sly Twist
Last year Denmark had a re- cor 20 per cent, in excess of normal. Where has the sugar suddenly gone?
The correspondent has given a sly twist to the apparently naive answer to his question which discretion no doubt im- pelled him to make, It is pos- sible, he says, that the Danish Government_are_making “a_secret store for trading abroad.-Bri- tish Wireless.
SHANGHAI BRITONS OFF TO WAR
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
About 200 Shanghai Bri-
tons who enlisted for ser-
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