1941-01-09 — Page 10

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PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received Intructions fo sell by Public

Aution on

FRIDAY, 10th January, 1941

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Ne. 35, Hankow Roud, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

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

and ANS

In the Matter of: Sander, Wieler & Company,

in liquidation

a

Nolice is hereby given that it is intended to pay first and

dividend final

in the above creditors, who liquidation, and hava not already done so. are requested to lodge detailed state- ments of their claims with the undersigned not later than 31st January, 1941. failing which they will be excluded from the distribution.

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 9, 1941.

ALLEGED

BRIDGE

FORGERY

NOTES OF WILL

CRIME DOESN'T PAY!

NO. 25

By The Four Aces

Both crime and criminal easy to spot to-day:

are

West, Dealer Neither side vulnerable

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West

North East

South

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

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& LOWE, BINGHAM

MATTHEWS,

Chartered Accountants. Special Managers for the Liquidators.

Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1941.

Annual Race Meeting, 1941 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 22nd February.

Entries for the above will close at 3.00 pan. on SATURDAY, 11th JANUARY, 1941, at the Secre- tury's Office, Exchange Building. By Order of the Stewards,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong. 6th January, 1941.

WARNING

Вго hereby

Business Houses

Keak Bedsteads, Divans. Ward- robes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Chesterfield Suites, Side- boards, Dinner Waggons. Lining warned that all payments in con- Tables, Chairs, Office Furniture. nection with the 1941 edition of Tempoys, Screens, etc., etc.

Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Cut-The Hong Kong Dollar Directory lery, Curios, Ornaments, E. P.. should be made at the Offices of Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware,

Records, Rugs, the publishers, through the post Electric Lamps, Radiators, Cook or by chit book. ring (Ptensils, etc, etc.

Gramophones,

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood

Furniture

und

1 Upright Piano by "Hopkinson"

1 Old Soochow Cabinet

1 Radio Set

1 Radio Set "G.E.C."

1 Bed Room Suite

1 Portable Typewriter

1 Typewriter "Underwood"

1 Typewriter "Remington"

1 Silver Plated Canteen Set

On View from Thursday,

9th January, 1941.

the

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT, BROS, Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1941.

FOR SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-

No one is authorised to visit offices and collect money on be half of this publication.

THE RUBLISHERS,

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. Windsor House.

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YOUNG LADY gives private les- sons in Cantonese and Chinese literature at own or pupils' resi- dence. $15 per month, for twice weekly. Box No. 173 c/o "The China Mail."

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MISCELLANEOUS

TORY 1941 EDITION.-On sale at FOR VISITING CARDS

neatly

South

HIGH CARE VALUE)

OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEN

KQJK 6

COURT MARTIAL CONTINUES

Further evidence was

given

Liu Fook-wing, allas

Kong this morning at the Court Mar- *Keung 45, broker, was charged before Mv. H. G. Sheldon, K. Ctial at Scandal Point on Lieutenant Captain): H. L. Reeves, (acting at the Central Magistracy this R.E., who stands charged on 22 morning, with uttering a forged counts relating to deficiencies in will of the late Lau Mau, by presenting it to the Probate Refuel and oil decounts. gistrar of the Supreme Court of June 18, last year.

Another Chinese Li Wah-sing, alias L Pang, 37, was charged with forging the will on May 31, last year.

Mr. M. A. da Slive appeared for defendants, who were manded for 48 hours.

Detective

re-

C.

Sub-Inspector Goodwin is in charge of the case.

A POOR FORGERY

$1

The Court comprised Brigadier T. McLeod, R.A. (President), Lieut.-Col. D. J. McDougall, Lieut. Col. S. Shaw, Major T. W. Boyce, and Capt. (Temporary A. R. Colquhoun, Mr. Major) D. H. Blake was Judge Advocate. 2/Lt. K. E. Allanson, R.A., act- And ed as Prosecuting Officer,

Middlesex H. S. Badger, 2/Lt. Regiment, defended accused.

In evidence this morning, Se- cond-Lieutenant N. H Cuthbert- son said he had been in charge of petrol and lubrication accounts of the Royal Engineers for some eight of months-between the middle 1939 and March 1940 when fendant took over the work. Before handing over the counts, witness checked the stocks by visiting A.A. stations and other places. All stocks were correct except that there was a slight ex- keroseno in lubrication and

cess

That the paper of forged

Government bank- Hong Kong

the colour notes were thicker: darker; the numbers badly print-drums. ed; and the King's

too photo coarse

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Witness believed that when de- was stated by Mr. Paris fendant_took over, he (defendant) West opened the diamend King,

working would be able to adjust the ex- winning with The Ace. Oi-lan, who has been

Declarer returned in the Government Treasury for cess by finding out where the dif- his low diamond, over 11 years, when he gave evi-ferences were. West taking the dence before Mr. E. Himsworth Sapper T. Kunster testiled that

#1 defendant called in diamond Queenat Kowloon this morning

meeting of and returning case in which Leung Wah-chi, 25, drivers in the M. T. Office and in- that the shortage spade.

21, formed them East house boy employed at No.

was due to issues made without Look the spade Granville Road, was charged with

Defen- receipts being obtained. Ace and shot back possession of two forged notes. the ten of dia-

have dant asked the men to sign vouch- Accused was alleged to

ers for these issues, and the monds. South dis-produced the notes when he pur- carded the low chased a quantity of bacon from vouchers were made out by and club, and West, of the Daily Farm in Nathan Road signed in presence of defendant.

Later on South on December 28. had to lose a club, thus going down one trick.

ACE... 3 KING..2 QUEEN.1 JACK.....'1⁄2

TOTAL VALUE OF PARKÁC ARRANG MAPA 1.5

course

ruffed.

Obviously, South is the crimin- al, but was his crime? Docide for yourself before going on.

Accused pleaded not guilty and stated that he did not know they were forgeries. He was dis- charged.

SPOTTERS AT ETON

Witness identifled the vouchers and some others relating to kero- sene.

These had been prepared by witness on instructions from defendant but were not signed in the presence of witness.

The case continues this after-

noon.

Probably South's chief crime was in choosing a bad line of play

BILL OF HEALTH to begin with. He could have

Spotters are employed at Eton

Thirty cases of tuberculosis, made his contract by banging College now, so that lessons may three of dysentery, two of measles down the Ace and Queen of clubs continue after the Alert has ai once. West would take the sounded. club King, but South could ruff the low club with dummy's trump Ace and draw trumps before cashing the club Jack and forcing out the spade Ace. Another me- thod was to cash the King and Queen of hearts at the second and third tricks: then lead the diamond. If East got in with the spade Ace to return a diamond, South would ruff with the Jack, lead a trump to dummy's Ace and discard the low club on the Jack of diamonds.

regis→ Wardens will give and one of typhoid, were whistle signals when hostile air-tered with the Health Authorities

yesterday. craft approach.

But even South's actual line of play, although inferior, was feasi.. ble until he let West ruff the third round of diamonds, South should have put up the King of trumps, cashed the Queen, Jack, and Ace of trumps, and taken a discard in safety on dummy's Jack of dia- monds.

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Merwin you were Maier's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held;

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all Bookstalls and at the Offices of and promptly printed; The ANSWER: Bid three diamonds. the Publishers, Windsor House, Newspaper Enterprise Ltd, Wind-The band is, if anything, a triile Des Voeux Road, Central, Tele-sor House, Des Voeux Road, Cenght for this very strong bid; phones:-20022 & 20011

tral Telephones:-20022 & 20011 but the high-card strength and profusion of Jacks and teng, war- Prant energetic action; .

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