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THE

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And

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

In accordance with Government Ordinance, The EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED. for the Transaction of. Public Business, on MONDAY, the 11th November, 1940. (Armistice Day).

PUBLIC AUCTION

PARTICULARS AND CON- Hong Kong, 6th November, 1940. DITIONS of the Sale by Public

NOTICE

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 9, 1940.

DAY FUND 1940

BRIDGE POPPY

NOTES

Raising An Overcall

By The Four Aces

**"The argument caused by this Auction to be held on TUESDAY, hand," writes Mrs. N.I.S., of St. the 12th day of November, 1940, at Louis, "strained a lifelong friend- 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of ship:

His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tai notified The Public is hereby

| Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong that the International Sports &

Kong for a term of 75 years, Wear House of 29 Nathan Road, with the option of renewal at a Kowloon,

has been incorporated Crown Rent to be fixed by the on the 2nd November, 1940 as a Surveyor of His Majesty the limited liability Company under King, for one further term of 75 the name of "INTERNATIONAL SPORTS LIMITED."

the

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received Instructions

to sell by Public Auction on

SATURDAY, 9th November, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at their Godown, No. 2 Wood Rd.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

including:

1 Westinghouse Refrigerator

1 Carpet

also

(for account of the concerned)

1 Reel Newsprinting Paper 30.1⁄2"

4 Reels Newsprinting Paper 42" 9 Reels Newsprinting Paper 43" 6 Reels Newsprinting Paper 31" more or less damaged) and

4 Eries Old Newspaper,

Or View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong. 7th November, 1940.

TUITION GIVEN

EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French.

Apply 21 Austin Road, Kowloon.

FOR SALE

years,

Intending bidders are advised The Company will remove on that immediately after the dis- 11th November, to its new-posal of the lot the Purchaser (if business premises at No. 10, Pe- not the applicant) will be required

Road,

an deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dol- lars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS

LIMITED.

HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Society will be held in the Board. Room, South China Morning Post, Ltd., on THURSDAY, 14th November, 1940 at 5.45 p.m. for the purposes of receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st August, 1940, and of electing office bearers for the ensuing year, etc.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Bill of Lading No. 247, covering the undermentioned cargo:-

WO

HK

167-1 case cotton plece goods.

168/176-2 bales cot- ton piece goods.

Per S.S. "KINGYUEN”, arrived

to

the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lot No., 4295.

Junction of Pine Street and

Ivy Street, Tai Kok Tsui.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary

Measurements

N. 9.

ཝ

Contante in sq. ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset Price

E. W.

23. | 16. | 26. | 26.

As per

.sale plan

About 2,494

GLÉ

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Hong Kong, 20th October, 1940, PUBLIC AUCTION

having been lost, is hereby de- clared null and void.

THE WING ON CO., LTD.

$4,088

Enst, Dealer

Both sidos vulnerable

A Q 6

8 7 5

◊ K Q. 3

AK972

A 10 7 4 3

JA A 8 4 10 SG 5

N

IW

S

0 7 6 2 J4

ñ

A AKIÐ

8 2 A 9

♡ KQ 10 Ga 2

J 10 9. G

* Q.3

The bidding: East

South West

North

1A

Pass

20 Pass

Pass Pass

3♡

"As you see, the hand is. a lay- down (cr game at hearts, but

11400 CARD VAUD,

DW THE "QUILLACES KYSTEN

KINGE QUEEN

JASKUL

you'll also note that we didn't get there. North claimed she took her life in her hands by raising with only three trumps. South

claimed .ho did

Contributions to date:-Pre- viously acknowledged $9,855.00), The British Legion $1,500.00, Hong Kong Automobila. Associa tion (Sale of Car Mascots) $476.00, Cymdeithas Dewi Sant $50.00, S. Hampdon Ross $25.00; Geo, K. Hall Brutton $50.00, Dr. J. Durran *$50.00, The Canadian Government Trade Commissioner $23,00, “Arle- mis" $50.00, Chantecler $20.00, Butterfield & Swire (Store Dept.) Popples $17.00, Some members of The Sports Club $50,00, The Glou- cester Hotel $50.00, The Glouces- ter Hotel (poppies) $50.00, E, D. Sassoon Banking Co., Ltd. $50.00.

& George Falconer Co (Hong Kong) Ltd $10.00, FL Owen Hughes $20.00. Total $12,343.00.

Further contributions will be gratefully received by the Secre- tory, Earl Haig's Fund, Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Building. Che- ques should be made payable to Thomson & Co. and crossed “Pop- py Day Fund."

line hand, should have bid game without hesitation.

*

Yesterday You Bruce

*

were David Burnstone's partner, and with neither side vulnerable you held:

K 10 43

A 6 4 2.

O AJ 7 $

A A J

The bidding:

Κου

10

I

20

Pass

Maler Burnstone

Pass

2 30

Jacoby

Page

Pass

I

(7)

ANSWER: Pass. Your full story was told in your first two- bids, his all by making and if your partner cannot bid

a vulnerable

game, the game is probably not in overcall at the the cards. If your partner had rea- level of two with so little in top-sonable spade strength, he would card strength.

bid no-trump, so it would be most unwise for you to bid no-trump simply in the hope that he has spade stoppers.

Score 100% fer pass, 40% for other three no-trump, 0 for any bid.

"Each of us is firmly convinced that the other is, if not all, wet, at least three-quarters saturated. Maybe we're both correct in that opinion!

the Anyway, what's verdict?"

Question No. 560

To-day you are Howard Schen-

We decline to pass on the moist- ness of any of the players, confin-ken's partner and, with both sides ing ourselves to the observation vulnerable, you hold:

that South is closest. to correct. South should not be expected to make a second bid, but North PARTICULARS AND CON- should have have made it un- DITIONS of the Sale by Public accessary by bidding four hearts. Auction to be held on TUESDAY, No courage was needed to raise the 12th day of November, 1940, at a vulnerable overcail_at_the_level Maler

A A Q J 73

♡ 9 5

◊ 8 G 2 753

Jacoby

Schenken

The bidding:

You (?)

Hong Kong, 7th November, 1940.3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public of two with only three small 1♡

Works Department, by Order of trumps; such an overcall guaran- What do you bid? (Answer His Excellency the Governor of tees a strong trump suit of at least one Lot of Crown Land at five

cards. Moreover, it shows Monday.) Castle Peak, in the Colony of more playing strength than most (Released by The Bell Syndi. Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, opening bids, so North, with her cate, Inc.)

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Locality

No. of Sale

Ping Shan Inland

Lot

No. 5.

D.D. 376, East of Ping Shan

Inland Lot No. 4,

Castle Peak.

Boundary

Mensuraments

N. 8. E. SV

It. ft. ft. ft.

Contents in sq. ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset Price

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