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THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

DRAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the Tenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on SATURDAY, 2nd November, 1940 (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange 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 THURSDAY, 24th October, 1940.

By Order,

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket Club will be held in the Pavilion, on MONDAY, 28th October, 1940, at 5.30 p.m.

A. K. MACKENZIE,

Hon: Secretary.

NOTICE

The Trade is hereby notified that there are, no other agents, sub-agents or distributors in the whole of China, including Hong Kong, besides ourselves for:

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MAY & BAKER, LTD., Dagenham, London, (Great Britain), Manufacturing Chemists and Suppliers of Drugs.

P. J. KLINK, LTD.,

HOLLAND HOUSE,

HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

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

WEDNESDAY, 23rd, October, 1940 commencing, at 10.30.a.m. at No. 37, Nathan Road, Kowloon (Top Floor).

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

On view from Tuesday, the 22nd. October, 1940

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong 21st. October, 1940.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 25th October, 1940

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Harkow Road, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY. OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:-

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room, Bed Room and Office Furniture, Cutlery, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Curios,

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 22, 1040

BRIDGE HEAVIEST FRENCH

NOTES TANKS FOR BRITAIN

(By The Four Aces) MISPLACED RELUCTANCE The average player is reluctant to use an Ace to take "small" trick, but sometimes it doesn't pay to hold out for any→ thing better:

North, Dealer. Both sides vulnerable,

K Q 5

a very

AK Q 10 5 2

10,6 G

08. G.

A 10 9

AJ 7 4. ♡ Q J

A, A 9.6.3

◊ J 10 9,

W.

♡ A42

7 2

Q.G J843

8

K 9.8 7. 3. OAK 4.3 7 6 2

North East

South

Pass

Pass.

10

1A

PRSS

20

West

Pass. Pass

30

Pass

Poss

The hidding:

a

MANY OF THE heaviest French tanks, includ- ing most of the strongly armoured infantry tanks which took part in the assault on Narvik, are now in Great Britain.

first

This was revealed, during they

manoeuvres · and tactical exercises,held in Britain by Gen- eral de Gaulle's Army, of All Free Frenchmen "Somewhere in Eng- land."

Battle-Scarred

These French tanks, heavy and

sent

medium, were originally from France to Norway and re- embarked from Narvik to England in the final withdrawal.' Many of them are scarred veterans which the spearhead of the. Foreign Le- gion's attack on Narvik eventually led to the capture of

the town.

of

CHESSMEN OUT OF MEAT BONES

A set of chessmen skilfully.. battle-

mcat bones by: a formed carved out of

member of the International interned by the which Brigade when

French at the notorious camp at Gurs, is, being sold by the. Inter- Association in national Brigade London.

exhibition

Marx

One of the tanks was in the sea for six days in Norway, but

The chessmen are to be seen at is still in active use. A mine ox-

"Spain at War" Pass ploded. under, another, but; only, the exhibition

the International its running-board had. to be organised. by.

Brigade to try for

Association at changed. South decided not

A number game because his own hand was

General de House. minimum and | Gaulle's light-medium tanks, took It is an

of photo- his partner had part in the exercises, the theme graphs and posters of the Spanish- failed to make of which was the

round War, poignantly topical to-day.

Visitors find it a queer experi- an opening, bid or

a large force. af enemy up of two a jump to

parachutists.

ence in the middle of this. war on the Supported by the tanks, infan- to renew Spades

acquaintance with the second round of try of the French Foreign Legion atmosphere of hope and achieve. EN bidding.

carried out an encircling move- ment of that earlier war. ment round the parachutists, and in the resulting battle succeeded in capturing the enemy force.

10496 CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACKB ÉVITER

...

West opened the Jack of diamonds, South winning with the Ace. The singleton spade found East beat ing dummy's, King with the. Ace, and returning a low heart. South guessed right, putting up heart King. Then he cashed the diamond: King and ruffed a dia- mond with dummy's six trumps. It was at this point that East decided to wait for a some- thing better than a six-spot.

the

of

Instead of over-ruffing, there- fore, East discarded a. club. De-i clarer then discarded a club on Ornaments, dummy's Queen of spades, and Clocks, Gramophones &- Records, next ruffed a spade. Another dia- E. P., Brass, Procelain, Glass and mond ruft followed, and C. B. BROWN,

Aluminium Ware, Tea Sets, though East over-ruffed this time, Secretary.Electric Lamps, Fans, Cooking nothing could prevent Hong Kong 21st. October, 1940. Utensils, etc., etc.

WARNING

Business Hauses are hereby. warned that all payments In con- nection with the 1941 edition of

also.

A Quantity of Blackwood and

Rattan Furniture:

and One 5-Str. "Durant" Motor Car On View from Thursday, the 24th. October, 1940 ́

Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERTY BROS.

Auctioneers.

The Hong Kong Dollar Directory Hong Kong, 21st. October, 1940.

should be made' at the Offices of the publishers, through the post or by chit book.

No one is authorised to visit

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offices and collect money on be- BOOK MANUSCRIPTS WANTED

half of this publication.

THE PUBLISHERS,

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Windsor House.

----New York book, publisher seek- ing for unusual and outstanding book manuscripts for publication on either royalty or co-operative basis. The Falcon Press, 274 Ma- dison Avenue, New York City,

We have pleasure in announcing that we have been appointed agents in Hong Kong for

Burroughs Wellcome & Co.,

JOHN

D.

London

HUTCHISON & CO.

King'e, Buliding

Telephone, No. 31255

“IT'S, SUCH A RELIEF

TO:PHONE MY ORDERS

THESE HOT. DAYS!”.

GROCERIES, BUTCHERIES,

FRUITS, GREENS AND SUNDRIES.

THE ASIA COY.

- YOUR FOOD HEADQUARTERS.

Oi-Kwan Buildkom.

Den Vocux Rd, Central,

Tols: 20410,

22334

even

of.

While the marœuvres were. in progress. a large formation:

Junkers, 88 dive-bombers flew overhead. Bombs, dropping in the distance and the rattle of machine gun, fire, from British fighters provided a realistic background..

"ASI SOLDIERS" TO

YOUR HOMES"

A plea to the public to "open South their homes to soldiers" was made

when from discarding his last, losing by Mr, Ernest Brown, Secretary he opened. club on the ten of spades. West for Scotland, could ruff, of course, but only the new. Central Y.M.C.A. in Edin with, the Queen of trumps-nburgh.

He said the hospitality of the sure trick in any event..

private home was one of the most gracious and helpful things they could offer to the men who were serving them.

For Skin Injuries:

For minor injuries such as cuts, scratches, bruises, burns, scalds, there is nothing more, speedily curative than

SHE-KO.

Note that South makes only eight instead of ten tricks: if East over-ruffs, the first diamond, ruff. A trump return then prevents

Pleading for an understanding South from ruffing his last dia.

of the Dominion Also for skin complaints, ecze mond and also deprives the of the needs

"For months, ma, sores, ringworm, piles, this. dummy of the entry necessary to troops, he said:

maybe years, these boys. fram antiseptic ointment will delight set up and cash the ten of spades.

New Zealand, Australia, Canada, you. Obtainable at all chemists.

Soothing-Antiseptic-Healing, Yesterday you were Merwin South Africa and Newfoundland

with both will not see their own homes." Maier's partner, and, sides vulnerable, you held:

✡

AK Q 5.2

♡ 8 4

09 3

AQ 9 7 6 4

Schenken

2

Ход

The bidding:

Maler Jacoby

:: DDI..

Pass (1) 1♡ ANSWER; Bid one spade. Des Lite the greater length of the clubs, you should bid the major suit. The double almost always re- quests a major suit. response.

QUESTION NO. 644 To-day you are David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

AA 3.5.3. ♡: 84

OK 64

Q7 4.

The blading: Maler.

1♡

Ion

Durnalons Schenken

Dbl.

Pass (7) What do you bid?・・ (Answer tomorrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndi-

cate, Inc.)

FARMER'S PLEA FOR PROFITS

The assertion that farmers are not getting anywhere near, the best out of the land because it. is not profitable to do so was made at a meeting of the. Somer- set executive of the National Fariners' Union,

Mr. John Stoate, said if the 'Government gave the farmers the necessary incentive the land could, produce 50 to 100 per canti more,

The meeting urged that the ban

on farmera sailing, cerepla to one another be removed

OFF THE RECORD.

B21-1719 The Register:

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By ED REED.

"That's one of the less prominent landscape artlate."

Here's Luck

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