1940-09-18 — Page 10

THE

CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

Kegistered Offices

Windsor

House, 12, Des Vœux Road, Central, Hong Kong. Telephones:

20022-Advertising Dept. 20011-Business Dept. 20022 Editorial Dept. 33963-The Editor. 33993-Sub-Editor.

Cable Add: "Mail, Hongkong" Codes: Bentley and A.B.C. 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

LOCAL

3 months

aro

WINNING

BABY'S CRY CONTRACT

IS NOT

ALWAYS TEMPER

(By The Four Aces)

it

A TIMELY CONCESSION "Can't you take a joke?" groan- Distinguish between your baby's ed South as West made the open- cry of pain and 'cry of temper. Ing lead. South had good reason;

When it is the pain cry it is to feel miserable for he had made probably the result of upset an atrociously weak overcall stomach, 'wind', colic, indigestion. and now he was three tricks. To correct this and restore the higher and redoubled! But child's comfort and well-being all turned out better than he deser- that is usually necessary is # dose ved of Baby's Own Tablets.

"Night after night, as soon as we would get settled in bed, baby would start crying.

Baby's Own Tablets changed all this. What a blessed relief”, writes Mrs. A. Baker Jnr. of Vinona, Ont. Canada.

·

West, Dealer East-West vulnerable

H.K.$ 9.00 H.K.$18.00. 6 months 12 months... H.K.$36.00 OVERSEAS (including postage)

3 months H.K.$17.00. Baby's Own Tablets contain no 6 months H.K.$34.00 oplates or other harmful drugs;| 12 months... H.K.$68.00 they are absolutely pure and safe All subscriptions strictly for the youngest infant as for repaid, and all cheques, postal older children. They correct in- and money orders should be digestion, 'wind', upset stomach, made payable to

diarrhoea, The Nows colic; check

expel paper Enterprise Limited.

worms, allay feverishness, break up colds. They are helpful, too, CONTRIBUTIONS:

when teething is troublesome. West Chemists everywhere sell Baby's Own Tablets.

All contributions must bear the writer's or artist's signature, not for publication purposes unless desired, but as a sign of good faith. The publishors do

not

accept responsibility for the return of manuscript, draw- inge or pictures unless a stamp- ed addressed envelope is sent together with the contribution.

NOTICE

Chan Pick Man is no longer in the employ of The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.,

17th September, 1940.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

A 18 A 10 5

AJ 10 6

$

10 2 10.3

J 9 6 2

South

Q7 3

The bidding:

North

East

10.

Pass

1.

2.♡

2A

4♡

Pass

Paas

4 A

5

Pass

Разз

Dbl.

Redbl.

Pass-

Pass

Pass

OF THE

West led the Ace of hearts and continued with his low heart, hoping to deprive dummy of vital ruffs, South won the second round of trumps, and led the singleton dia- mond. West put up the Queen, and with dummy won the Ace. A dia- mond was return- ed, and South not- ed the fall of East's

THE SEVENTH 'EXTRA' RACE MEETING will be held (weather HH CARD VALUES permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY FOUR-ACETTE on SATURDAY, 21st September, 1940, commencing at-2.00 p.m.

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

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

FACE31 KING 2 QUEEN 1, JACK

AVERAGE MANIER ASUS

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' En-ten as he ruffed.

Now it was possible to make closure. Such must be worn the contract without trying, for a throughout the duration of each second club trick. Declarer ruffed Meeting in such a manner as to be a spade in the dummy and re-

turned the seven of diamonds.. PUBLIC AUCTIONS readily identified.

Instead of ruffing, however, South Badges admitting Non-Members properly discarded a spade.

West won with the King of dia- The Undersigned have received to the Members Enclosure instructions to sell

by Public Club Rooms at $5.00, for Gentle-monds, but no defence could affect the contract. The rest of dummy's Auction on

men and $3.00 for Ladies (both diamonds were good for all the

are obtainable discards South needed. through the SECRETARY upon Note, however, that South would the personal or written applica-have been set if he had tried to ruff out the diamonds. Conceding tion of a Member, such Member one: tplekt paid good dividends

WEDNESDAY; 18th. Sept, 1940 including tax)

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

and

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794)

to be responsible for all visitors Furthermore, if West had played introduced by him, and for Pay-low on the first diamond trick, ment of all Chits, etc.

South might have gone up with dummy's Acè, and there would be no recovery from that

Yesterday

David you were Bruce "Burnstone's the

partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:

On View from Tuesday, the 17th.will close at 11.45 a.m. September, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT-BROS,,~

Tiffins are obtainable at Club House provided they are Auctioneers.ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).

Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1940.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction, on

FRIDAY, 20th September, 1940, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. Á QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:

Chesterfield Suites, Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Hatstands, Ice Chests, Sideboards, Dinner Wag- gons, Dining Tables, Chairs, Desks, Cabinets, Books Cases, Perambulators, Gramophones, Re- cords, Electric Table Lamps & Fans, Curios, Ornaments, Pictures, E. P., Brass, Porcelain and Glass Ware, Cutlery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

and

A Few Places of Blackwood Ware

2 Iron Safes

also

3 "Singer" Sewing Machines

1 Adding Machine

On View from Thursday, the

10th September, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 18th September, 1940.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ- The price of Admission to the

ing Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price,

By Order,

6. A. SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary. Hong Kong, 16th September, 1940.

•

BRASSO

METAL POLISH .GIVES BRILLIANCE

AND

SPARKLE

TO METALWARE:

FOR SALE

܂

20

The Undersigned-have received instructions to sell by Public HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC Auction on

SATURDAY, 21st Sept, 1940. commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at No. 3, Conduit Road--' A. QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND ONE REFRIGERATOR (Particulars from Catalogue); On View from Friday, the 20th September, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers,

Jt

♡ J'9 5 4

J 5 3

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1940.

30,000 SAY "OUT CHAMBERLAIN"

"Chamberlain must go!" The voice of 30,000 citizens of Birmingham, native heath of the ex- Prime Minister, cried the

now familiar stogon at West- minster.

Their

signatures

were on a petition pre- sented by six women

MRAN

ME

The Rail Dyndicate. Ins The mentally sketchy-girl- friend thinks when the:bby- friend. talks about a slump he's referring to her posture.

to Mr. L. S. Amery,RAIDS ON

M.P. for the Spark-

wood Division of Bir-ITALIANS

mingham, to hand to the Prime Minister.

**

When the women left

Birmingham

crowds on the station roared: "Chamberlain must go.

The petition "re- cognised that the po- licy pursued by Cham- berlain and his as- sociates has brought the people to disaster and that the continu- ance of such a policy threatens our country with the same fate as France."

#

It demanded that

Chamberlain and his

supporters be cleared

out of the Government

and be "replaced by men and women the people can trustee

INDIAN RECRUITS

•

A series of bombing raids were made on Mon- day night on enemy motor transport concentrations east, of Bug Bug, says a Cairo R.A.F. communique. Many direct hits were observed, resulting in numerous fires and explosions.

In air operations against Eri- trea there was a successful attack against Asmara aerodrome; where ja direct hit was scored on #

hangar. 1

A formation of enemy bombers approached Malta on Monday but turned away without dropping any bombs, when our fighters ap peared.

From all of Monday's opera- tions, our aircraft. returned safe- Jy.-Reuter.

STILL IN EXISTENCE

The Belgian Government, ac cording to German sources, has been officially dissolved at Vichy, M de Vleeschauwer, Minister for Colonies, and M. Gutt, Minis- ter of Finance, are however, now in. Loridon thus ensuring the exis tance of the Belgian Government with full powers.

Belgian circles in London state The first of the mechanised that those Ministers who are up- transport companies the state of able to join M. de Vleeschauwer Bikaner (India) decided to raise and M. Gutt have transferred to for the Indian Army was formed them their duties and functions in a much shorter time than was and that this arrangement will estimated, it was, reported yester- enable the Government to con The bidding:

day.

tinue its activities to the full ex- Barnstone Schenken You Jacoby Recruiting, including the rais-tent required by the interests, and

10. Fass (T)

ing of new units, proceeds rapid- circumstances of the country.... ANSWER: Bid two diamonds.y-Reuter.

British Wireless. Your hand is not quite strong!

By ED REED.

enough for a jump to three hearts OFF THE RECORD

but is far too strong for a simple raise to two hearts.

Score 100% for two diamonds, two hearts. 80% for three hearts, 20% for

QUESTION NO., 618. To-day you are. Howard Schen- ken's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

J4

♡ J 9.5 4 AQJE AA 7 3

The bidding:

Schenken Malor You

10

Pass (?)

Jacoby

What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndi- SK

cate, Inc.)

RED CROSS

SUPPLIES FOR CHINA

TORY: 1940 EDITION; On sale at Asked by Mr. Geoffrey Mander all Bookstalls and at the Offices of in the House of Commons yestar- the Publishers, Windsor House, day whether a reply had been re- Des Voeux Road, Central, Tal phones:20022. & 2001

ceived from the Japanese Govern- ment concerning a suggestion by the Ambassador in Tokyo that the import of oil for the transport- of medical supplies to China should be made available to the Chinese Red Cross, Mr. Butler re- plled that the Japanese Govern- ment, asked for certain further] EXPERT Instructresses for ladies detalls before it gave a delinite. and young giris"in" music, allort-fepty"

TUITION GIVEN

hand, typing, 'böökkéöping und "Ho added that It is hoped ̈" to| English and French. Apply 24 communicate these details to them

shortly-Rauf

Hong Kong, 18th September, 1940, Austin Road, Kowloon.

OUTFITS.

HERE

does this

Here's Luck

1946, The Tint bat

suit, look on mo, Dear?"

EWO BEER

Tel: 30311