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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions from Mr, D. M. Biggar to sell by Public Auction at his residence "Woodbury", Pokfulam, on THURSDAY, 5th Dec, 1940, commencing at 10.30 a.m. VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

comprising:

FURNITURE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE MATTER of the Alien Enemies (Winding Up) Ordinance 1914

And-

In the Matter of:

H. E. Arns

Bodiker & Co. Wilhelm Maier & Co.' Schmidt & Co., Ltd. Otto Wol (Koln) Hamburg-Amerika Linie V. Singer, Esq.

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Notice is hereby given that it. is intended to pay a. first and final dividend in each of the above liquidations, and creditors, who have not already done 80, requested to lodge detailed state- ments of their claims with the undersigned not later than 31st December, 1940, failing which they will be excluded from the distribution.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Accountants,

Liquidators.

Hong Kong, 5th December, 1940.

NOTICE

WATER SUPPLY

In order to conserve the storage

in the Colony's reservoirs hereby notified that commencing at 10 pm, on THURSDAY, De- cember 5th, water will be shut off.

BRIDGE NOTES

BRIDGE SWINDLES

NO. 16

By The Four Aces

Among the most satisfactory of all swindles are those which en- courage the opponents to continue nlong a bad palh into which they have happened to fall:

North, Dealer East-West vulnerable

A 9 8.6 2 K Q 10

A K J 5

7 5 4 2

9 3

N

1673

3

065 2

W

◊

3

* Q J 10

K 4

4 4 4

AJ 9

O.K.9 8

487862

The bidding:

North

East

South

West

10

Pass

2NT

Pass

3NT

Pass

Pass

Pass

West saw no paint in opening either red suit, and feared a spade lead, so opened the Queen of clubs, East overtook with the club King, pre- paring to unblock The suit; and Söyth innocently dropped the seven of clubs

dais kang vibr OF THE

A FACE İKİNGS QUEEN 1 JACKA

TOTAL SALLIK UP PACK JE SVEŽARE RAND 45

South didn't

know, of course why West had opened the Queen of clubs; he was just

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1940

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Eftitisosa,ky Tha 19419 Byndicate. Int.)

One sure way of gaining a lot of unpopularity is to f overy, Bentence you utter full of "I'a."

RAIDS MEAN FUN FOR THEM

Five mothers the "early turn squad"-wait every morning at the gates with a Norwich school for younger children opens.

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And when the school opens again after the lunch hour five more mothers are there to carry on.

The women volunteers have formed their own children's wardens corps with the slogan,

in all districts from 10 p.m. to glad whatever the reason was “Fun, and games for the kiddies

5 a.m. every night until further notice.

H. J. PEARCE,

Water Authority. Public Works Department,

Very Fine Upholstered Couch and Armchairs with Good Springs and Extra Cushions, Pouffe, Pic- tures, Curios, Silverware, Brass and Bronze. Ornaments, Celling Hong Kong, 3rd December, 1940. and Table Fans and Lamps, Card Tables, Cabinets, etc., etc.

Dining Table and Chairs, Side- board, Side Table, Dinner Waggon Glass and Crockery, etc., etc..

Iron and Wood Bedsteads with Spring and Beauty Rest Mat- tresses, Wardrobes, Dressing

Tables, Chests of Drawers, Mir-

Tors, Carved Camphorwood PUBLIC AUCTION.

Trunks, Cooking Stoves, Kitchen- Utensils, Garden Tools, etc., etc.

also

He could count eight top tricks and no chance at all for a ninth unless he managed to set up a club before they knocked out His Ace of spades: Under the cir cumstances it was his not to réas

son why, but just to tell a cen- vincing lie.

East looked happily at South's seven of clubs. His partner had opened a lang club suit! For South could have only one card better than the seven, and West must therefore have led from a .six-card. suit. So East hastily laid down the club Ace, and South just as hastily dropped the club eight. And then another club PARTICULARS AND CON: | lead went to West's ten. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Valuable Curtains, Tientsin Car-Auction to be held on MONDAY, At this point, of course, South pets, Steel Furniture, Garden the 9th day of December, 1940, at was able to claim the rest, Swing. Couches....

9 p.m., at the Offices of the Public the opponents had set up two club Works Department, by Order of tricks for him. Note that East His Excellency the Governor of might have shifted to spades if one Lot of Crown Land at South had not encouraged him to Blue Pool Road In the continue the clubs. And a spade On View from Tuesday, the 3rd Colony of Hong Kong for a shift would have been the end December, 1940.

term of 75 years, with the option of that hand, for South would Terms: Cash on Delivery.

of renewal at a Crown Rent to be have lost three spades and two fixed by the Surveyor of His clubs without a struggle. Aberdeen Bus No. 7 passes the Majesty the King, for one further House.

term of 75 years.

and

A QUANTITY OF CARVED BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 29th Nov, 1940.

Intending bidders are advised that. Immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchases (if mot the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the Public sale, the sum of two hundred dol- lars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payinent of the Purchase, price.......

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Auction on

FRIDAY, 6th December, 1940. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room;

No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

comprising:

Teakwood Bedsteads,

robes, Dressing Tables, Chests of

Drawers,

Sideboards,

Ward-

Dinner

Waggons, Dining Tables, Chairs,

Hatstands,

Chesterfield Suites,

Office Furniture, etc., etc.

Cutlery,

Curios, Ornaments,

Brass Fenders & Fire Brasses, Electric Lamps, Heaters, Ceiling and Table Fans, Looking Glasses, Mirrors, Gramophones, Records, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Picturés, Tea Seth, etc., été.. ⠀

also

A. QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE and

23 Volumes of "Encyclopaedia

Britannica"

3 Tientsin Carpets and Rugs

3 Bed Room Suites

2 "Underwood! Typewriters

2 Pairs Binoculars

1 "Gibson" Refrigerator

1 Enlarger

1 "Agia" Cine Projector 10 mm.

1 Radio Set

1 Plano by "Moutric"

1 Piano by "Allison"

PARTICULARS' OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Inland No. 6075.

Registry No.

North West of Inland Lot No. 5747;

Locality

Blue Pool Road,

Boundary

Measurements

NS.

E. W.

As per

'salé plan

TO LET

About 31,000

Contents in sq. th

$570

Annual Rent

$12,400

Upset Price

MARBLE HALL-34-36, Gran-

-On View from Thursday, the ville Road, Kowloon. Beautiful

5th December, 1940,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers... Hong Kong, 4th Dec., 1940.

rooms, suites with verandah, pry-. vate bathrooms, garden, tennis court. Special rate for Military and Navy. Apply proprietress. Phone 59433.

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during raid alarms,"

When the siren is heard women wardens get busy.

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LONDON

PUZZLES NAZIS

Reports from American correspondents in Berlin show between the lines that the Nazis are both puzzled and exasperated by the failure of the Bri-, tish to understand that they ought to give in. It is not hard to see, too, in some wishful thinking that the Germans are do- ing, a certain anxiety as well as bewilderment.

Thus one correspondent reports the Germans as saying It is highly significant. that official communi- ques are constantly reiterating that railway stations and lines. in and around London and else- where in England are being bombed.

This can only mean, they say, that London is becoming more and more a "beleaguered fortress dam, will have to choose between which, like Warsaw and Rotter-

destruction and unconditional capitulation." Daily and nightly· bombings of a city the size of London is bound, they insist, to reduce the spirit of the inhabit-. onts.

It annbys them, too, that the Royal Family stays at its post, and so they will not believe it. In the hope of disposing of this unpalatable fact they déclare that ́`· "the cheap and obviously only the slightly effective practice" of

making Britons. believe the Royal· Family is standing by in spite of be still less effective when the the rain of German bombs will British people discover that it is Uving outside London, and dashes into town for State acts and pro- paganda"purposes only when Ger- than raids are over,

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children and leads them singing Each gathers her own group of

·to their shelters. Once there it is her business to organise games and competitions to keep them

amused.

EVEN INFANTS CARRIED ON

a London

The headmaster of for

Yesterday you were playing a Small Slam contract. You had entries to each hand, no losers in the side suits, and the following trump suit:

:

9 7 6 Dammy

You

A Q 10.8 5 4

How did you play the trumps?

ANSWER: Lay down the Ace of trumps first. Then go over to the dummy and lead a trummo towards your Quech; If the Ate drops a singleton honour on your left, you have saved yourself a guess. Don't forget you. are por fectly willing to lose one trump trick; you just want to insure yourself against, the loss of two trumps.

Score 100% for the recommend- ed play,. O for any other.

- Question No. 581

To-day you are playing another Small Slam contract. You have entries to each hand; no losers in the side suits, and the following trump suit:

A.J 84

ŠKATIKA KI

You

KD 7 0.5

How do you play the trumps? (Answer to-morrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndl 'culo, Inc:)

COLONEL KILLED WHILE SHOOTING Colonel Cecil. G. Hankey, aged sixty-six, of Binderton House, near Chichester, was shot dead while pigeon shooting in his grounds.

school was so pleased that chil- dren in his infants' class were at He was alone, but the position school in the morning, after have in which he was found proved that ing spent most of the night in air- he had caught his toe in a hole raid shelters, that he bought them and stumbled forward with the re- : all ice cream to eat in their sult that his gun went off, morning break,

Verdict: Accidental death,

OFF THE RECORD

vils,

By ED REED

"Let's leave it up to get back In-we'll häfta live with your

folks anyway.

Here's Luck

EWO

BEER

Tel. 30311.