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THE

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17th September, 1940.

NEW

WINNING

ADVERTISEMENTS CONTRACT

.F.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

(By The Four Aces)

AN UNUSUAL SQUEEZE

"When the dummy was spread,'

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE writes Jim Eskin, of Baltimore; MEETING will be held (weather "I realised what a pickle my part- [ner's super-optimistic bidding had permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY

put us in.". on SATURDAY, 21st September, 1940, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will bej admitted to the Members' En- closure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle-

*are

North, Dealer Nolther side vulneratio

★ A ̃10 0 8 ♡ 2

O J. 10 8

♣ AK 107 3.

A K 75 ♡ 9 8 6 4·3 ◊ 7

N

46.4

♡ KQJ 7

W

◊ KQ 96

J5 42

5 3

♣ B

Q J 3 2

♡ A 10 8

◊ A 4.2

and

Q,9 8

The bidding:

曲

East

South

West

10

1A

Pass

Pass

1♡

Pass

Pass

50

Pass

Pass

men and $3.00 for Ladies (both North including tax)

obtainable 1 through the SECRETARY upon

3A 50% the personal or written applica- 76

• Pass

Pass

of dia-

tion of a Member, such Member "West led the seven to be responsible for all visitors monds, dummy played the ten. introduced by him, and for Pay-and East's Queen forced out my ment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACKB SVETEN

ACR3 KING 2 QUEEN 1

lead

Ace. The had removed one

of my entries, so I had to abandon the plan to ruff two

hearts and hope for

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940.

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Thin is the covering that shields the man who is all wrapped up in himself,

HUNT FOR

A PIRATE POST

OFFICE

FLAG-DAY FOR TEA

A LARGE SUM OF · MONEY HAS BEEN COLLECTED IN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA, IN A FLAG-DAY TO REPLACE -- TEA RECENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE IN BRI- TAIN.

It was announced at the time. that the loss of the tea owing to the fre would not affect the tea- rations in Britain, but, neverthe- less, the South Africans' practical gift-is-received most grátefully."- Reuter.

HOW TO OVERCOME . FEVER EXHAUSTION. Doctors now

know that the greatest danger in fever comes from the poisons it sets up in the blood-stream. Fighting these poisons leaves every nerve and organ in the body exhausted.

One of those tired organs is the stomach. Just when the body re- quires nourishment most urgently, the digestion is very often too What you

weak for solid diet. need is a highly nourishing food hat puts no strain on the delicate stomach. For that reason doctors prescribe Horlicks in fever cases. From the first day on Horlicks

A PIRATE POST OFFICE IS you begin to mend. Horlicks is a

a doubleton spade IN OPERATION IN THE UNITED complete balanced food containing ordered in advance from the No. AG King in the West STATES, CARRYING LETTERS all the elements necessary to re- hand. But there TO AND FROM EUROPE. IT IS Juild wasted nerve and flesh and was મૈં chance if BELIEVED THAT AS MANY AS

1 Boy (Tel. 21920).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

TOTAL MANE HIP FACT, ÉS

monds.

**

(10)

East held all the 5000 LETTERS HAVE BEEN DE- muscle. It creates new vitality The price of Admission to the heart picture cards.

LIVERED TO EUROPE IN RE- and energy, restores robust health Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ-finesse and drew three rounds of ING

"Accordingly, I took the spade CENT WEEKS WITHOUT PASS-quickly. Get Horlicks to-day from

THROUGH THE U.S.A. your store. The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. ing Tax, for all Persons, including trumps. The Ace and Queen of MAILS, THEREBY INFRINGING Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, clubs were followed by a club THE GOVERNMENT'S MONO- Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform finesse through West, and two POLY,

more clubs let me discard my dia- Special detectives have been-as- are admitted Half Price.

"The last club caught East in signed to track down the origina- the old pincers! If he blanked The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tors and operators of the scheme. the King of diamonds, I could tion are interested in the possi- ruff a diamond to set up dummy's bilties of the scheme being used Jack. He therefore come down to by an ill-disposed foreign Gov- two hearts, whereupon I cashed ernment wishing to spread pro- the heart Ace and ruffed a heart paganda here without risk of its

literature being seized...

FOR SALE

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-Hong Kong, 16th September, 1940. TORY 1940 EDITION.-On sale at

all Bookstalls and at the Offices of

the Publishers, Windsor House, PUBLIC AUCTION

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The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction on WEDNESDAY, 18th, Sept., 1940 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor Room No. 205

A VALUABLE COLLECTION. OF POSTAGE STAMPS Catalogues will be issued

to set up my ten of hearts...

"After the hand was over, my partner claimed most of the cre- dit for having bid. the hand so 'astutely'. I discreetly reserved my own opinion!”

But

we

don't reserve

ours.

The scheme is believed to have been started among foreign-born people living in this country, who to avoid the censorships in Europe handed over letters to be North's bidding was as atrocious delivered for a substantial fee, by as Mr. Eskin's play was excellent seamen.

and that's saying plenty, since. Then the pirate mailing service the play was brilliant.

began to operate in the opposite direction. It is believed that many thousands of letters have been delivered.

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“Yesterday you were Merwin Maier's partner and, vulnerable On View from Tuesday, the 17th. against non-vulnerable opponents, September, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1940.

-

you held;

A 8 7 6 2

♡ 5 3

•

O J 10 9 5 AQ 63

The National Women's Relief

SHE-KO

WANTED!

and

She-Ko soothes .pain, prevents infection. rapidly heats, For the curative treatment. of minor injuries and skin com- plaints general- -ly, there is no- thing more 'speedily efficaci- ous than "this aromatic, anti- septic ointment. One of the 'Dr. Williams Medi cine Company's famous pro-

Association is holding a Charity ducts, She-Ko is obtainable from

all chemists. Concert in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel at 9 o'clock to- night..

Soothing - cooling - healing.

"IT'S SUCH A RELIEF

TO PHONE MY ORDERS

THESE HOT DAYS!”

For

GROCERIES, DUTCHERIES,

FRUITS, GREENS AND

SUNDRIES.

THE ASIA COY.

YOUR FOOD HEADQUARTERS

Oi Kwan Building.

Des Voeux Rd., Central

Tels: 20416

22338.

In the

The bidding: Jacoby

You

1 1NT

Pass

Fichenken 1♡

Maler

1A

OFF THE RECORD

Pass ** 34

Pass

3NT

Pass

Pass

Pass

What did you lead?

ANSWER: Lead the two of spades. That tells your partner you have four spades, or possibly three to an honour.

Score 100% for the spade deuce, 30% for the diamond Jack.

QUESTION NO. 517

To-day you are David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, with net-; ther side vulnerable, you hold;

A J 4

♡ J 9 5 4 AQJE

AK 7 3

A

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The bidding:

11.

10

HONG KONG HOTEL

DINNER DANCE

With Nick Karin & Hie Swing Band NIGHTLY 9 PM. TILL 1 A.M.

TEA DANCESCA

SUNDAYS 5 TILL 7.

THE HONG KONG •4.... BHANGHAI HOTELS, LID,

Burnstone Schenken You Jacoby

Pasa ·(?)

What do you bid (Answer tomorrow.)

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

£15,000 IN MINUTES

+

OVER 2 15,000 WAS SUB. SCRIBED: TO THE LORD MAYOR OF SYDNEY'S FUND} FOR RELIEF IN LONDON: WITHIN A FEW MINUTES YEBI TERDAY, THE LORD MAYOR OF BRISBANE HAB CABLED ANOTHER £25,000 FROM QUEENSLAND, WA

The Victoria Fund nów stands at £120,000, Reuter Vagon

"GLAMOUR"

GIRL SPY WANTED!

GOOD WAGES

1940 The Registar

4-9 sa Traune dedicate

By ED REED.

We know you had a wonderful record during, the World

Gata" Tari, buf, I'm afraid we can't use you now

Here's Luck

EWO

BEER

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