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BANK HOLIDAY:

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

DRAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the Ninth Extra Race Meeting to be held on. Saturday, 19th October (wea tlier permitting) may be obtained Fat the Secretary's office; Ex- change Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports. Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road,

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on FRIDAY, 11th October, 1940. By. Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 7th October, 1940.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE, CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 9, 1940-

BRIDGE KING JOHN

NOTES

(By The Four Aces)

AN ERRING. HUSBAND "Can't South gave a trick by bolder play?" asks Mrs. F. V., of Hartford, Conn "He's always complaining about my timidity, so I hope you can find something to say about his."

North, Dealer North-South vulnerabi

A J.10 8

6.3

8 4 2

2

A K.6.3

AAK 65

A K 10 9

8 7

'N:

J109.

♡ Q7 5 O'K

W

E

◊

S

of Q10 97.

A.Q J.6 3

8.

0 7 64 J3

The bidding.:

North

East

}

10. 2NT

Pass

· 20- Pass Pass

South 2A

THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 5th and THURS- DAY, 10th October, 1940, com- mencing at, 2.00 pm: on both davs.

HIGH CARD VALUES FOUR-ACER SVITEM

OF THE

The First Bell will be rung at KING 2

QUEEN JACK

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

In Accordance with Government 1:30 pm: on each day. Ordinance, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on

West

Pass

OF FRANCE

DEAD

The 65-year-old Duc de Guise,

BABY'S

TEETHING UPSETS

QUICKLY CHECKED. your baby must "get a tooth."

|It-if baby's mother is wise he

the French Pretender, after But he need not get a fever with lifetime preparing to take the Bourbon throne, has died at Lar- niche, Spanish Morocco, just when wont. the crown was almost within grasp.

It can now be stated that only a few weeks ago French, states men, working In close cooperation with Marshal Petain, had begun preliminary negotiations with the Pretender with view to the eventual restoration of the. French Monarchy: R

Petain, when he was called on by Reynaud to join the French the crisis Government during caused by the German invasion; took up his Cabinet post with the intention of working to this end, The Marshal openly discussed it with friends in Madrid when he was French Ambassador there.

Latest available news from Vichy shows that the bulk of the changes made by Marshal Petain have been carried out to pave the way for the return of the mon- archy.

· Dbl. BA

Pass

The Duc de Guise, whose fol- lowers called him King John of intimated that he "West opened the King of dia-France, had monds and shifted to the ten of would be willing to be crowned though France was clubs. South, my husband, play-king even

ed dummy's King partly occupied by the Germans: All the loyalty and affection of instead of letting it come to the Jack the French monarchists, who daily. in his hand. Then become. stronger, will now be he finessed the concentrated on the young, Henri Queen of spades, de Guise, Comte de Paris, his losing to West's son.

The general Impression in King

"West returned a French political circles is that No One without a badge will

spade to South's the situation. in France is now Jack; and South led such that, he will almost certainly THURSDAY, the 10th October, be admitted. to the: Members' En- 1940. (The Tenth Day of Octo- | closure. Such must be worn three rounds of hearts. West tookbe called on to be King in the ber).

throughout the duration of each the third heart and again return-not-too-distant future.

ed a trump. The Ace of clubs The Duc de Guise had lived in Meeting, in such a manner as to and a heart let West ruff and draw exile in Spanish Morocco with

·wife, formerly one of South's low trumps, Even-his

Princess be readily identified.

two diamonds, Isabelle of France, and their Badges admitting. Non-Mem-tually South lost

Was he right daughter since the invasion of bers to the Members' Enclosure going down two.

to play high on, the first club Belgium, when he had to flee his. and Club Rooms at $5.00

home near Brussels. per trick?" Business Houses are hereby

Decidedly not; and furthermore warned that all payments in con- day for Gentlemen and $3.00 per nection with the 1941 edition, of day for Ladies (both including instead of being set two tricks he The Hong Kong Dollar Directory tax) are obtainable through the should have made the contract

Hong Kong, 5th October, 1940.

WARNING

should be made at the Offices of ..the publishers, through the post

or by chit book.

No one is authorised to visit offices and collect money on be- half of this publication.

THE PUBLISHERS, The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

Windsor House.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

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

FRIDAY, the 11th. October, 1940.

*. commencing at 10:30a.m.

at No. 48B, Nathan Road, (2nd. Floor) Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE On View from-Thursday, the 10th. October 1940

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS...

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 9th October, 1940.

SECRETARY upon the

AVERANS HUND 136

SILVER RAIN

--, H!,,,:;!

Here is what one wise mother, Mrs. Peter Vertefeuille of 81, Main

Street. Willimantic, U.S.A., has to say: "My baby had a hard time cutting her teeth She was fever- ish and did not sleep well at night..

gave her Baby's Own Tablets with fine results. Now she is a healthy child, and I recommend tho- tablets to other mothers.

Give these safe, sweet-tasting tablets at the first sign of teething fever. Easy to take, prompt in action. They are the prescription of a British medical child special- ist

also

Baby's Own Tablets are effective in Constipation, Simple Fever, Diarrhoea, Upset Stomach, Colic, Colds and Fretfulness. Obtainable at all; chemists;

MONEY,

CHEQUES VANISH

London

Robberies from the. mails: chiefty of money addressed to religious organisations, are on scale without precedent: in re- cent times.

Not only is the City, affected, but cases are reported from South- East London and in postal dis- : tricts W. and W:C1

losses Registered, letters, which mean immediate inquiry, are not touched.

of

The biggest sufferers so far as Is known have been the Baptist Missionary Society, of Furnival Street, E.C.4.

About 190 letters have been stolen with subscriptions worth £1,550.

In Cannon Street, EC4, the, Protestant Truth Society has also

In the W.C.1 area are the Bri-

with an overtrick! Correct: play personal is to let the ten of clubs ride to or written application of a Mem-the Jack and discard a heart on

: Silver rain fell in the little been plundered. ... ver, such Memper to be respon-dummy's third high club. South sible for all visitors introduced then ruffs the fourth club, cashes village of Meshchera, Russia, near by him, and for Payment of all the top hearts, and ruffs a heart. Gorky, during a violent thunder-tish Society for the Propagation of Now he leads a diamond, and storm. The oval-shaped silver the Gospel among the Jews, at Chits, etc.

West is forced to ruft and return pieces were the size of large fish St. James. Streat, and the Trini- Society at Bury a trump, South, wins this free scales: Farmers collected several tarian Bible

Numerous.? Anesse and leads another diamond, score of these and brought them Place, Bloomsbury. whereupon West is caught once to Moscow, where they were iden- sums mailed to them. have dis-

tilled as more in the same sort of trap

Tate sixteenth-century appeared:

The Secretary's Omce, 1st floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m. on both

days.

are

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

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure.is $1.00 includ- ing Tax, for all Persons, `includ-- ing Ladies, and, is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors Uniform are admitted Half Price. By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

*

"

Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner; and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:.

A. J. 10 3.2

♡ 95.

◇ 6: 5,

AQ.10 7: 4-

in

The bidding: Jacoby

You Maler..

20- 2A Pass (7).

Beltenken 30

Hong Kong, 30th September, 1940

THE NEW FRENOM REMEDY.

THERAPION N0.1

The Undersigned have received THERAPION No,2

instructions to sell by Public Auction, on:

ERIDAY, 11th. October, 1940' commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Noi 35,. Hankow Road,, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE," comprising

Teakwood Dining Room, Draw- Ing Room, Bed Room and. Office. Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, - Table Fans, Lamps, Perambulators, Gramophones & Records, Cutlery, Clocks, Pictures, E,P., Brass, Por- celain and Glass, Ware, Curios, Ornaments, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Quantity, of Blackwood and: Rattan Furniture.

and

1 Tientsin Carpet

1 Piano Accordion.

1 Combination: Safe

1'Iron Safe

1 "Rolliecord" Camera.

2 Dining Room, Suites

also:

Reflex Camera F2.0 Victur Lens.

1 Western. Exposure Meter

Lot: Camera Accessories

On View from Thursday,, the

10th. October, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 8th October, 1940.

THERAPIONNA

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IA 3A

ANSWER: Bid four spades. You have slightly more strength than your partner may have ex- pected; and it is always unsatis- factory to "hang" or trick short of game.

Score 100% for four spades, 60% for pass

QUESTION: NO: 536. To-day your side is, vulnerable. and you hold the following hand as dealers.

AAK 11.5

♡ ANQ OAK 10. 3 A108

What do you bid? tomorrow)

(Answer)

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

BRASSO WIFE TOLD

METAL POLISH TO LICK

FOR A REAL POLISH

FOR SALE

BOOTS"

A woman in the Divorce Court charged her husband with

Ordering her, to lick his boots; Kneel and promise to be humble and do exactly as she was told; Spitting in her face and striking her;

Bulling her out of bed when she was ill; and Thrashing her.

She was, Mrs Walfred: Florendo Stevenson, of Station Road, Rain-

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC=] "hum; Gillingham, Kenta TORY 1940 EDITION.~On sale at Mr. Justice Henn Collins grant- Air Bookstaller and at the Omdes ofed her a dcerte nist on the ground the Publishers, Windsor House, of cruelty By Her husband, Mr. Des Voeux Road, Central.. Tele- Henty Morvyn Stevenson, who, phonca: 20022 & 20011;

did not defend the sult

coins. Professor D. H. Eding, who Business houses: affected include examined the coins, expressed the the Royal Mutual Insurance So- opinion that they were lifted byciety and Mutual Finarice, Ltd": a cyclone from some near-by an- Mutual Finance, Ltd. puts losses cient remains as yet undiscovered, at its Regent. Street, WI; address over several where the coins had been exposed at £80 spread by erosion.

OFF THE RECORD

1946, The Beginner

4-2 and Trane kyuttonle

months.

By ED REED.

"He left mud all over the floor and the door open, so we'll

look for a married man."

Here's Luck

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