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PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received in tructions to sell by Public Auc-

tion on

THURSDAY, 16th, January, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Salesroom.

Ne 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:-

of

Teakwood & Iron Bedsteads, Ces, Divans, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Chests Drawers, Dining Tables, Chairs, Desks, Bookcases, Cabinets, Ches- tereld Suits, Cabin Trunks, Tea- poys, Tables, etc., etc.

Cutlery, Curios, Ornaments, Gramophones, Records, Pictures, Clocks, Electric Table Lamps &| Heaters, Fire Brasses, Tea Sets, Crockery, E. P., Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture and

2 "Underwood" Typewriters

1 Teak Dining Room Suite

| Cooking Stove

1 Carved

Screen

Blackwood

1 Radio-gram "Universe"

1 Radio Set "G.E.C."

One "Mullard" Radio Set

Table

On View from Wednesday, the

15 January, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 14th January, 1941.

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NOTICE

CHINESE NEW YEAR FAIR

will be closed to Vehicular Traffe

10 from January 17th

January 26th inclusive.

PUBLIC AUCTION

one

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 15, 1941.

BABY

NO ONE WANTED

The story of Elizabeth starts

BRIDGE NOTES

dramatically enough for a novel- CORRECT TECHNIQUE

and there may be a happy ending, too.

By The Four Aces

Mrs. Mabel Lethbridge, of Oakley Street, Chelsea, answer- ed a ring at her door. and a young woman on the verge of his three no-trump contract was a hysterics thrust six-week-old | demonstration of correct techni-

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY. the 20th day of January, 1941, at 3

Elizabeth into her arms. p.m., at the Offices of the Public Gloucester Road, between Fen-Works Department, by Order of Lethbridge that soon after Eliza- The sobbing mother told Mrs. wick Street and Fleming Road His Excellency the Governor of beth had been born a bomb Lot of Crown Land wrecked her lodgings. She had near Tai Shui Hang. Demar spent her nights in public shelters, ration District 169, New Ter- her days wandering the streets. ritories, in the Colony of She had no ration card for the Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, child, no money to buy food, She commencing from 1st July, 1898, had no idea what to do and had with the option of renewal at a been on her way to the river, Crown Reut to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less the last tiree clays thereof.

Sd C. G. PERDUE,

Commissioner of Police.

Hong Kong. 15th January, 1941.

THE NEW FRENOM REMEDY.

Intending bidders are advised THERAPION No.1 sal of the lot the Purchaser (i

that immediately after the dis- THERAPION No.2 not the applicant) will be required THERAPION NO.3 officer who will be present at the

to deposit with ah authorised

No. 1 Geras Discharges. No. 2 Unres 21000 Poison. No, a Cures Chronio Wananagram sale, the sum of two hundred dol. English Force Je, Chemists, or sithar No.return fallars, ($200) in cash. This sum

DR. LE CLARC Med. Co. NavacstockЯd,N.WB.London

DR. LE OLBRO'S PILLS for the Liver will be refunded on payment of

Kidney-woakkidneys & blædder.

Did you MACLEAN

your teeth to day

the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Sai Kung Inland Lot No

Near Tai Shui Hang. Demarcation District 169. New Territaries,

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary

Maasuratdat

N.

3.

E.

W

ft.

ft.

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ft.

As per

sale plan

Annual Rental

Contents in 14.

Upset Price

About 131,200

$302

$1.968

No person shall be eligible to bid at the sale who has not pre- viously delivered to the auction- eer a written approval signed by His Excellency the Governor or by cu officer duly authorised by him in that behalf. Such approval to be applied for at the Colonial Se- cretary's Office not later than 18th January, 1941.

OFF THE RECORD

Then, as Mrs. Lethbridge still child, the mother

nursed the

ran away. Elizabeth was ill and dirty, Mrs Lethbridge carried her inside her home, bathed her and tended her. Then she set about finding

Elizabeth a home,

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"We Can Do Nothing"

And this is what happened:

A CHILD CLINIC: "We can do nothing because the mother refused to go away with the child."

A WORKHOUSE: "We advise you to tackle the head evacua- tion officer of the W.V.S."

The W.V.S. "Nothing can be done with the child minus the mother,"

The N.S.P.C.C. "If the child has been abandoned we can do nothing. It is a caso for the Poor Law authorities."

South's method of playing for

que:

South. Dealer Neither side vulnerable

AK 9 2 VK 6

◇ J G 2

Q10 6 3

♡ Q 10 9 7

3

0 4 7 3

K Q 9 6 2

N

JW E

$

A A 8 5 VAL

QJ 8 4 2 064

A 109

OAK 10 9 8

J 7 3

The bidding: South Weat

North

East

10

Puя

2NT l'ass

Pass l'ass

2 3NT

Puss l'ass

West opened the ten of hearts, and South thought carefully be- fore winning the trick. He had

HOM CARD VALAM OR THE

FOUR ACES YEYE

four sure tricks m the majors, and a successful diamond finesse would bring in five more. But

FACE... 3

KING..24 if QUEEN.1 JACK...

the diamond finesse lost, a heart return would knock out his last stop- per; and an attempt to set up the ninth trick in clubs would allow the opponents to take the club Ace and cash three heart tricks ut once.

Dr. BARNARDO'S HOMES: "Such a coвe would need to come to us through the police." Mrs.

almost Lethbridge was desperate. "I went back to the relieving officer," she said. "He was extremely kind.

On his advite she applied to the "Save the Children Fund," who decided to forfeit the L.C.C. billet-

ing allowance and offered a place In their home without payment,

There was less danger in attack- ing the clubs instead of the dia monds. For then he needed only a 3-2 break in clubs to establish four tricks in the suit. with six tup cards in the other sults. Thero was, of course, danger of a 4-1 split in clubs but South decided to take care of that in another way.

Finally, the Canadian Red Cross came to the rescue. Without hesitation they forwarded a generous outfit for the baby, a shelter-suit, cradle and a rattle.

But there may be a happy anding. Some rich Americans have heard of Elizabeth's plight

He therefore won the first trick and they may adopt her.

with dummy's King of hearts and Meantime, Mrs. Lethbridge still returned a low club. East acts the role of foster-mother. "I turally played low, and South won do want Elizabeth to get a good with the club Jack But now home," she said. "I only wish there was no longer any risk in could keep her myself-she is switching to diamonds and there ‚¦ such a lovely baby.

By ED REED

na-

was considerable risk of a bad club break if he stuck to clubs. So South cashed the diamond Ace and returned to dummy with the spade King to lead the Jack of diamonds for a finesse, West took the diamond Queer and led an- other heart, but South was ablu to take nine tricks before giving up the lead again,

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

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Here's Luck

EWO BEER

Tel. 30311.

J 7

♡ Q 8 5 OK 10 8 G K 10 8 7

The bidding: Minicr

IA

Schenken You

Pass INT Pags (?)

Jacoby Pass

2♡

ANSWER: Bid two no-trump. You have supporting cards in your partner's suits and good stoppers in the unbid suits. If your part- ner has more than a minimum opening bid, there should be a good play for game,

Score 100% for two no-trump, 40% for three hearts, 30% for pass.

Question No. 614

To-day you are Howard Schen- ken's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

A Q.10 84 ♡ AJ 2.0

The bidding: You, Maler Pass

ant do you 'bid?

Pass

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