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PUBLIC AUCTION

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MONDAY, 9th December, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND SUNDRIES.

Terms: Cash on Delivery, LAMMERT BROS.,

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Hong Kong, 5th December, 1940.

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BRIDGE NOTES

POSTPONING A GUESS

By The Four Aces "Please let me know your play

of this hand," writes Mrs. RO., of Buffalo, NY.

North, Dealer Neither side vulnerable

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10 8 2

0 10 7 a

4 310 08

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A K10 9 8 7

The bidding: North

East

T- INT

14

South 2NT

West Рава

Pass Pass

"The question arose ág to whether it

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FOUR-ACE# ÜVITEN

FACF253 PUBLIC AUCTION KING 2

QUEEN 14 JACK

TOTAL VALANE or Flor ge AVERAGE HAMID 435

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 9th day of December, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land Blue Pool Road, in the the enemy's Colony of Hong Kong for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 7, 1940 OPIES IN UNIFORM

ROUND-UP OF FAKE OFFICERS

ORDERS HAVE BEEN given to the British police to keep a sharp look-out for people wearing unauthorised uniforms. A number of prosecutions, have been taken during the past few days, but more are likely.

Boms offenders are proved to have been wearing the uniforms merely for vanity; others are be- leved to have a motive 'more sinister.

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Closer check is also to be kept

those establishments selling uniforms to the Services and the public, and particular attention. is to be paid to suspected cases of thefts of Army uniforms from factories whilch are engaged of manufacturing them for the War Office.

It is known that a number of people are walking about in Army uniforms-especially officers' uni- forms-to which they have no right. The same applies to Air Force uniforms and uniforms of the Royal Navy,

Other Impostors are wearing Mercantile Marine uniforme, as easier to ob. they find these tain.

advisable was

tackle the heart

Bogus nurses are also walking suit first, or knock about, frequenting the lounges of out the Ace of hotels, dressed In hospital or diamonds, or try V.A.D. attire. Some of these the club finesse. women are believed to be enemy

what-is

to the agents, anxious

strike up way to acquaintances with officers, Anesse the clubs?" Imposters are

also wearing. Before we get Home Guard and A.R.P. uni- started, we'd like forms.

Also

proper

to · admit that The Government believes that the club finesse is a real danger may arise If this. pretty much a guess. knows how to finesse such a suit will be stiff penalties for any Nobody practice is not checked, and there at with certainty-unless he can see offenders who are caught in the cards. Also, we're new round up. a not very fond of South's jump to two no-trump. The hand should probably be played at four hearts since that contract is prac tically ironclad with a normal trump break.

WARDENS

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis the diamonds at once after win- posal of the lot the Purchaser (fning the opening spade lead. If not the applicant) will be required by an chance West has the to deposit with an 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 the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

As it is, South should tackle FOR

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No. of Sale

Inland No. 6076,

Registry No.

North West of Inland Lot No. 5747,

Locality

Blue Pool Road.

Boundary

Moasuremente

NHEW.

it. | ft. ft. ft.

As per

sale plan

Contents in sq. ft.

About 31,000

Annual Rent.

Upset Price

$570

$12,400

UNB NEW FRENON REMEDY.

Then South can afford to lose a diamond Ace, he may play low.

club trick. Even if East takes the diamond Ace and returns a spade (as would actually hap-

CHURCHES

Churches of all denom-

pen as the cards lie), South has inations are finding vari- the chance that West is out of ous ways to adopt the spades. In that case West Will

"Carry

be unable to get the lead to his Country's motto, partner even if he should even-On,” in air raids. tually win a trick with the club Queen

After winning the second spade trick, South takes the club Ace and finesses through East for the club Queen. The play succeeds, it East has the queen or if West. is out of spades..

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Yesterday you Slam contract, to each hand, side suits and trump suit;

✡

played a Small

110-17

(Roteased by Thé Bell Byndicată, Inc.).

Advice would be more ad- ceptable if there were some way to figure out whether or not it was to your advantage.

ing it is important to keep up the revived interest shown in the church at the beginning of the war" the Rev. S. W. Hughes, Na- tional Free Council secretary, said,

Cinema 'War Prayers'

City churches are holding their evening services at 3.80 in the afternoon so that people may pray before the nightly bombing attacks begin.

In St. Clement Danés, services when interrupted by raids have been carried on in the crypt.

In one South-east érea dix churches of different creeɗa met recently in a cinema. for joint "war prayers."

Hald wardens have been intro- The Rev. H. Edwards, of St. duced in some churches in the Andrew's Church, Muswell Hill, suburbs of London to assist peo- N., said: "I think people have a ple to and from church "in" the | greater feeling of gratitude these black-out.

days. They come to church, to They carry torches to light thank God that they have got: the way, particularly for elder safely through another night. They ly members of the congregation. | are Ïcarning to appreciate each "In spite of the increased raid-new day as they never did before.

You had entries OFF THE RECORD

no losers in the

3.87 6

Daming

Your

the following

AQ 96 43.

How did you play the trumps?

ANSWER: Lead the Jack of If all the

THERAPION NOT trumps for a finesse.

trumps are at your right, the lead THERAPION N12 of the Jack is necessary to pre- EXPERT instructresses for IndiesERAPIONN vent loss of a trick. and young girls in music, short-on RG. 3-D Chronie wenkert

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QUESTION NO, 683-

"To-day you are "Oswald Jáco- by's partner and, with neither' side vulnerable, you hold:

KQE

♡ A 75

0 4 3 2

♣ 8 0 4-

The bidding:.

Pass

Jacoby

What do

Monday.)"

Schanken You

Pass (7)

you bid? (Answer

(Released by The Bell Syndi

cafe, Inc.):

TOOK HORSES TO SCHOOL

Stablemen; firemen and Hame Guards rescued. 'n number of horses when an incendiary bomb destroyed stables and a forage store in a London prea. All the horses were brought out safely and were taken to a school 'play- ground for the rest of the night.

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