1940-10-25 — Page 10

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

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, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE mprising:--`

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 25, 1940.

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28th October.

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Revenue.

NOTICE

We hereby notify the Trade that we are the only Agents for China and Hong Kong for MAY & BAKER (SPECIALTIES)

LTD.,

Dagenham, London (Great Britain),

for Specialties, (Patent Medicinės)

excluding raw

and Drugs.

Pharmaceuticals

OLIVIER-CHINE, SA. Agents for South China: HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT- CO., LTD.,

French Bank Building. HONG KONG.

WARNING

Business

are hereby

Houses warned that all payments in con- nection with the 1941 edition of The Hong Kong Dollar Directory Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed should be made at the Offices of F.pom,

Bed Room and Office the publishers, through the post Furniture, Cutlery, Carpets, Rugs, or by chit book. Pictures, Curios, Ornaments, Cocks. Gramophones & Records offices and collect money on be- No one is authorised to visit E., P., Brass, Procolain Glass and half of this publication. Aluminium. Ware. Teil Sets, Sectric Lamps, Fans, Cooking

tensils, etc., etc.

also.

A Quantity of Blackwood and Rattan Furniture.

and

One 5 Str. "Durant" Motor Car In View from Thursday, the 24th. 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 SATURDAY, 26th. Qotober, 1940.

commencing at 11 o'clock a.m. 31 Packages Green Tea-more or

less damaged

1 Piece Steel Bar

1 Carton Medicated. Ou

4 Packages Sample Goods

⚫ also

A QUANTITY OF PERSONAL EFFECTS AND FURNITURE and

1 Barrel Ultramarine Blue

1 Burrel Red 'Iron Oxide

1 Antimony Oxide

more or less damaged and at Tesent stored in the Basement of

2 Wood Road.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 25th October, 1940.

The Undersigned have received jestructions to sell by Public Auction on

MONDAY, the 28th October, 1940 commencing, at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2. Connaught Road, Central, (Room No. 205, 2nd, Floor)

A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE

POSTAGE STAMPS. Terms: Cash on Delivery

THE PUBLISHERS,

Finessing Without Risk

"Please tell us where we went wrong," writes. N.O.V. of Cincin- nati. "We know that a grand slam should not be bid if a finesse hus to be taken, but this one was very tempting. At that, if my partner had finessed the other way for the Queen of spades we'd have made the contract. Way my jump to the Grand Slam very bad?"

South; Dealer Neither side vulnerable

A A 10 8

A 10. 9.

A 10 9.

A KJ 6

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A Q754

7 6 5 3 2 087653 473

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4804

KKKO

5004

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Q 10 9 8

The bidding: South West

INT Pase..

PRUM Pasa.

North East 7NT Pass

In our opinion there is nothing wrong with the bidding: We grant that a Grand Slam should not be bid when a, Anesse must be taken - but there is no way to tell, during the bidding. that a finesse will be necessary. After all the two

HIGH CARD VALUES

LOF THE FOUR-ACES WESTEN

IKINGS

Hong Kong Bank $1230 sa.

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INSURANCES

Union fhs. $3871⁄2 sa.

SHIPPING

Douglases $125 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS ETC.

CLEARING UP DEBRIS

IN LONDON

Civilian labour rather. than military will be used for clearance and demoli- tion in London following

H.K. Docks (Old). $15.90 b. H.K, Docks (New) $154 · b. Providents $4.55 b., $4.55 sa. LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS, H.K. and S. Hotels $3.20 b., $3.- | air raids.

20 sa.

The Home Secretary, Mr. Her- H.K. Lands $30 b., $315.bert Morrison, made this clear re-

$301⁄4 sa.

H.K. Realties $3,35 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $15.85 b. Yaumati Ferries $2214 b., $2334

3.

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H.K. Electrics (Old). S363; b. H.K. Electrics (New) $361⁄2 b. Telephones (Old), $234`b. Telephones (New) $9.55 b.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements $10.10 b.*

STORES, &c.

Dairy Farms $171⁄4 b. Watsons $8.95 b., $9 sa.

MISCELLANEOUS Vibro Piling $89.

LAST DAY'S SALES 10 H.K. Banks @ $1230 5 H.K. Banks @ $1225 10 Union Ins. @ $387 42 520 Hotels @ $3.20 260 Hotels @ $3.15 250 Providents @ $45 2,000 Providents. @ $4.95 200 Providents @ $4.60 325 Lands @ $30 200 Watsons @ $9

CANADIAN LET OFF WITH FINE

plying to a Commons question. yesterday.

"I am most grateful to the mil- Hary authorities for the timely assistance they have been bla to afford in meeting the urgent, pro- blem of dealing with air raid damage in the London region,

The aim of the Department; is to mobilise a sufficient body of civilian labour to keep pace with any damage that may be caused but in order to deal with arrears Lccumulated meantime, such as- sistance as can be. afforded by the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps is most, welcome.

"I shall be glad to take fyll.. advantage of such a system as the Army authorities aro in a position to rander. without pres judice to the primary role of the Army."

Mr, Morrison added: "We are acting on the principle that in so far as civilian labour-is available. "that will be used but if that proves insufficient we will not hesitate to ask the military, authorities to help us."-British Wireless.

POWER RESOURCES IN ST. LAWRENCE.

The appointment of a tempor- ary four-man, commission to work with a United States committee on the early development of the pow er resources of the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence was made in Ottawa yesterday by the office of the Canadian Prime Minister. Reuter.

hands have iden- A Canadian, Harry Howard

No. tical distribution; | Wells, 23, residing at 512, otherwise they The Peak, was fined $100 by Mr. would produce H. Q. Sheldon,, K.C., at the Cen- thirteen tricks in top cards. Fur-tral Magistracy this morning for when thermore, when two partners hold driving in Lockhart Road every high card except for one under the influence of drink, and Queen, they should bid a Grand without a driver's licence cn Slam first and think about it later. October 16. As it happens, the Grand Slam Mr. J.

who M. Remedios,

Good news will seem even bet- is easily made, without guesswork pleaded guilty on behalf of de-ter, bad news not so bad, if you if South takes advantage of all fendant, said that defendant is are able to face the world with a the available information. I he to leave the Colony on the first smile. But it isn't easy to be simply runs his clubs, hearts, and ship bound for Canada, where tcheerful if you are liverish, bilious diamonds, he will discover that he will join the army".

and generally out-of-sorts.

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.. East can follow suit to, only three

Windsor House."

WANTED

rounds of clubs and two rounds of each red suit. Since East must have held thirteen cards original- ly, and since only seven, of them could have been clubs, hearts or diamonds, it is a certainty that the other six must have been, spades. That leaves only one spade in the

BOOK MANUSCRIPTS WANTED.

New York book publisher seck-West hand. ing for unusual and outstanding. After this analysis, South should book manuscripts for publication lead a spade to dummy's Ace and on either royalty or co-operative finesse the spade return through basis. The Falcon Press, 274 Ma- East's Queen. In that way the dison Avenue, New York City... contract is made without even the

slightest risk of failure.

FOR SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC TORY 1940 EDITION-On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, Windsor House, Des Voeux Road, Central. Tele- phones:--20022 & 20011

TUITION GIVEN

EXPERT Instructresses for ladles. and young girls in music, short- hand, typlug, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 24 Austin Boar. Kowloon,

H.K. JUNK'S JINX VOYAGE

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ANTICYCLONE

SPREADING SOUTH

Good News Or Bad?

At such times, to restore heal- thy, happy well-being, a dose of Pinkettes is usually, all that is required. These dainty laxative pills act in a normal way and do not form habit. They disperse any The Royal Observatory reports accumulation of waste matter. that the anti-cyclone over China from the intestinal tract, regulate has increased considerably in in-the liver aid digestion, prevent tensity and spread southward to billousness, purify the breath, Indo-China; pressure is highest keep the skin free from blemishes

and relieve piles. Obtainable ever Yangtse Valley.

The depression, now of const-all chemists, Pinkettes are laxa- derable depth, is moving north-tive perfection and are equally

good for men and women, eastward across Hokkaido.

Yesterday you were Howard OFF THE RECORD

Schenken's partner and, with both. sides vulnerable, you held:

J-10.64

benkra Muler Dbl.. Pass

ANSWER: Bid two spades. Your hand is strong enough to guaran feo a game opposite a Takeout, Double. Even if your partner has no fit for spades, your minor-suit strength assures a game in one of those suits or, perhaps, no-trump. Score 100% for two spades, 40% for one spade:

Question No. 547

After being held up by a Ja-To-day you are David Bruce panese trawler and having part, Burnestone's partner and, with of the cargo and the cannons both sides vulnerable, you hold:

dumped into the water at Ta. Kan, junk No. T4188H, with Wong Yau, 10, in charge, was later robbed by 50 junk pirates, according to a re- port made to the police last night, The cargo of wax and salt was valued at $1,840.

EASING PRICES ON STOCK MARKET

A J 76 4

♡. 1

OQ 0 6.3

The bidding: Burnstone Schenken You Jacoby

: Dbl. 10

(7) What do you bid↑ To-morrow.)

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INCREASE IN TEA QUOTA

Home rails were still to the Stock forefront on the London Exchange yesterday but profit- taking reduced earlier gains. In- dustriais displayed several good The International Tea Com- spots. but generally prices fonded mittce in London, it was on- .tà ease. Gilt-edged and Koffits nounced yesterday, has decided were better supported towards the to increase the quota by 211⁄2 per

Wall Street was firm cent for the current control. year:

ending March 31, 1963-Reutory

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.close.

· Hong Kong, 24th. October, 1940, Reuters.

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