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ADVERTISEMENTS CONTRACT

BANK HOLIDAY ·

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(By The Four Aces)

CRIME DOESN'T PAYI NO. 7

IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOV-To-day we have a Bridge crime ERNMENT ORDINANCE, THE Queen. If you fancy yourself as worthy of the attention of Ellery:

EXCHANGE BANKS WILL BE a Bridge detective, see if you can CLOSED FOR THE TRANSAC discover who committed the crime.

ON MONDAY, THE 2ND SEP- TION OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.

TEMBER, 1940, (FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.)

HONG KONG, 28th August, 1940.

North, Dealer East-West vulnerable

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PUBLIC AUCTION

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492

The bidding:

North 14

East

South

West

Разв

1A

Fass

20%

Pass

80

Раза

46

Разя

Разд Pass

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on TUESDAY, the 3rd day of September, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of monds, and dummy won with the West opened the Queen of dia-

one Lot of Crown Land Island Road, in the Colony of Hong

at King. The spade finesse lost to West's King, and Kong for a term of 21 years. HIGH MALUK

(Relanood by The Bell Syndicate, Jas

An optimist 亲临 he who thinks galety is a cure for all Ilio..

LEARNING FROM THE

Intending bidders are advised CAD that gentlema VETERANS

OF THE

promptly attacked FOUR-ACES BYSTEN

the hearts by lead- ing the Ace and

SELECTED OFFICERS AND then the seven. But

MEN OF ALL RANKS WHO South let the seven HAVE BEEN IN AIR FIGHTS of hearts ride

ARE NOW GIVING THE MINIS- around to his Jack, TRY AND OPERATIONS COM- drew trumps, and

MAND THE BENEFIT OF lost one club. He

THEIR BATTLE EXPERIENCE. thus made his contract.

that immediately after the dis- not the applicant) will be required KING posal of the lot the Purchaser (11ACT

to deposit with an authorised QUEEN 1 officer who will be present at the PUBLIC AUCTIONS Lars, ($200) in cash.

sale, the sum of two hundred dol- This sum will be refunded on payment of The Undersigned have received the Purchase price. instructions to sell by Public] PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. 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:-

Chesterfield Suites,

Bedsteads,

Wardrobes. Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Din- ing Tables, Chairs, Office Furni- ture, Blackwood & Rattan Ware, etc., etc.

Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Orna- ments, Cutlery, EP., Brass, Por- .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,

29th August, 1940..

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.;

No. of Sale

adjoining Garden Lot No. 108.

Island Road, Repulse Bay,

Registry No.

Locality

Garden Lot No. 118.

Boundary

Measuremente

N. 9.

E. W

11. ft. ft. fs.

As per

sale plan

Contents in sq. f.

Annual Rental

Upset Price

About 17,300

$108

$2,365

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

TOTAL VALUE OF PACI DS

AVERANG NASI 6.75%

Now you have all the clues you Captain Balfour, Under-Sacre- need. Some one committed

atary of State for Air, told the Bridge crime. Who? And

what House of Commons that the was the crime? Decide for your value of consulting officers and self before going on.

men who had first hand know- West was the criminal! When ledge of Nazi air tactics had The won with the King of spades it for some time been

recognised was quite proper for him to at- by the Air Council. fack hearts - but he should have led the heart Queen! Dummy would win with the heart King, but when East took the club King a heart lead would net two tricks for West's Ace-ten of hearts. Wost knew the contract could be defeated only by winning two, hearts and a club, but his play

To ensure that all these men depended on finding the heart had an opportunity .of giving Jack in East's hand; the correct their views, a series of informal play succeeds no matter where the meetings under the chairmanship heart Jack is.

of Air Chief-Marshal Sir Robert their side. vulnerable, you held: Brooke-Popham had been ar-

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There was a great fund of useful and practical Information] to be gathered from pilots, air] crews and ground staff who have been engaged in active operations.

ranged.

'Air Staff and the Fighter, Yesterday you were Oswald Bomber, Coastal and Training Jacoby's partner, and with nei-Commands will be represented

at these meetings.

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the

Jacoby

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of $1.— per share has been declared in respect of the half year ended 30th|

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Maler

PASS

Pass

(7)

Hong Kong, 27th August, 1940.

Information from officers and men-will-assist-the-Air-Staff--to formulate or amend plan's to combat Nazi bomb raids, to enable new pilots to be trained in latest

manoeuvres, and provide for necessary alterations In aircraft design or for more efficient employment of personnel.

Auctioneers. June, 1940 on 600,000 OLD ANSWER: Bid four hearts.. Youl.

SHARES and will be payable on have slightly more strength than jand after WEDNESDAY, 11th you needed for the raise to two September, 1940. Dividend War-hearts and should therefore accept OFF THE RECORD The Undersigned have received rants may be obtained on applica- your partner's invitation to go to instructions from The Liquidators tion at the Company's Registered game.

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.

Office, P. & O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER

Score 100% for four hearts, 40% for pass.

QUESTION NO. 601 To-day you are Merwin, Maier's to SATURDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER, partner, and with 1940 (both days inclusive) during vulnerable you hold:

neither side which period no transfer of shares

can be registered.

1 Leica Model IIIA with Sum-By Order of the Board of Directors

mar F/2, Lenshood and Case GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

J 7 5 3

1 Leica Standard with Elmar

6 4

F3.5, rangefinder, low speed and case

.

Agents.

The bidding:

J Hektor F6.3 2.8cm wide angle

Hong Kong, 1st August, 1940.

lens with viewfinder and len- shood

Maler IA

to

Ever feel tired when you should Beol lively ?

Ever feel depressed when there is nothing to be gloomy about?

Ever feel sleepy carly in the even- ing; irritable, nervy ? Sometimes have pains in the back and legs, catarrh ↑

Signs of constipation.

You may think you are "regular"? Many "regular" people eliminate in; completely. Poisons are left. They get into the bloodstream.

There is an honest prescription for constipation. Doctors have recom- mended it for half a century. It is Kruschien Salts. There is nothing better. Kruschen has gained doc- tors' good opinion because it is not a patent medicine, 'nor a drug, -nor a dietetic fad. It contains" no The so-called secret ingredient. analysis is on every bottle. Doctors prescribe it because they know what they are recommending. Kruschen Is basically and unalterably right. Kruschon is as right for constipa tion as a hot bath and a hot toddy are right for a cold.

'll feel all the Better for a Pinch

KRUSCHEN

You can take it in tea or hot water. All Chemists and Stores sell Kruschen,

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PIPPERMINT

GET

always

delicious with

crushed ice

or

iced water

GET FaceRS

Revel (HaGaronne) France

By ED REED.

ROOMS

1 Hektor F19 7.3cm extra rapid PUBLIC AUCTION

lens

3 Enlargers

1 Remington Noiseless Portable

Typewriter

1 Remington Typewriter

1 Mendelsohn Universal Photo-

flash 'Speed Gun

1 Incubator

2 Sterilizers

instructions from the Liquidators The Undersigned have received]

to sell by Public Auction on

FRIDAY, the 30th August, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at the Office of Messrs. Reuter}

Jacoby You Schonken Рава What do you did? (Answer tomorrow.)

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

FOR SALE

Brockelmann & Co., (in liquida~] A selection of the best varieties of

tion) Bank of Canton Building,

1 Petroleum Bath with 6 Re-No. 6. Des Voeux Road, Con

sistances

alsa

Photo-

Surgical Instruments, 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

5th. Floor.

A QUANTITY OF OFFICE FURNITURE AND FITTINGS. On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERF BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 28th August, 1940

RELIABLE and TESTED

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE- SEEDS

Mésare, Suttons & Sons, Reading Mesors. Atlee Burpee a · Caj Philadelphia Messrs. Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd. Bydney

*The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our bea attention..

TUITION, GIVEN·

EXPERT instructresses for ladies [and_young_giris in music, short- LAMMERT BROS, Hand, typing, bhokkeeping and

Auctioneers. English and French.

Apply 24 Hong Kong, 27th August 1940. Ausun Road, Kowlook. Th

GRACA & CO. No. 10, Wyndham Stres F..O. Box 520 Hong Kong.

“Sure me want room with Running Water! She my aquaw!”

Here's Luck

EWO BEER

Tel. 30311