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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG BRIDGE

JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1941

Postponed to:--

FIRST DAY-

Monday,—17th February. SECOND DAY-

Tuesday, 18th February. THIRD DAY

Wednesday 19th February. FOURTH DAY-

Saturday, 22nd February, ́FIFTH DAY-

Saturday, 1st March. The programme Axed for 15th February will be run off on MON- DAY, 17th February, and the sub- sequent days: programmes in con- secutive order.

On Monday, 17th, Tuesday, 18th, Wednesday, 19th, and Satur day, 22nd February, the first bell will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday, 1st March, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m."

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The tiffin interval will be after the fifth race on the first days of the Meeting.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES

Members are reminded that they und their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently display- ed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 respectively) are ob-

through tainable

the Secretary

NOTICE is hereby given

that the Forty Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders will be held in the Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, upon the written or personal in- on SATURDAY, the 15th March, | troduction of B member, such at NOON for the following member to be responsible for all oses, namely, to consider the chits, etc. anil statement of accounts and| Badges admitting to Members' the balance sheet and the reports Enclosure will NOT be on sale at of the Directors and Auditors the Race Course.

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thereon, to elect directors and au-

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, ditors in the place of those retir-

EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. ing, to declare 2 dividend, to appropriate the balance of Proft27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 a.m. and Loss Account as recommended ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, by the Directors, and to transact and at 11.45 a.m. ON THE FIFTH any other ordinary business of the DAY. Company.

AND NOTICE is also given that the Share Transfer Registers wil be closed from 1st March, 1941, to 15th March, 1941, both days in elusive.

By order of the Board,

R. A. WICKERSON,

Secretary & Manager Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

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

tion.

THURSDAY, 20th February, 1941, commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Second Floor.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Teak Sideboards, Dining Tables and Chairs, Single and, Double Bedsteads with Box Springs Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Carpets, Rugs; Baby Cots, Electric Heater; Wall Clock, Ple~\) tures, Ornaments, Curios, Black wood Pedestal and Tea Poys, etc.

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A Selection of Chinese Hand.

Paintings and

A limited number of tins will be obtainable each day k the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No.

Boy, (Tel. 21920).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE AD-

MITTED то THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEET ING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons in cluding fadies, and is payable at the Gate.

Sold'ers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public En- closure at $1,00 per day including

tax.

Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public En-

closure.

SERVANTS' PASBES Passes for Servants, will be is- sued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange 'Building,

Any persons found loitering with Servants passes in their pos- session will forfeit the same and

2 Rod Testing Sets in wooden will be removed from the En-

cases.

1 Enamel Bath

1 Axidinater Carpet - almost

new

4 Radio Sets

1 Fur-lined Coat

1 Milders! Safe

1 Small Combination Safe

1 "Ensign 16mm. Projectr

1 "Nizo Cine Camera in Case

About" -1000 feet New Film

On View from Wednesday, the 19th. February, 1941, .......

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Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auationeers.

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By Order,

“Q. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th. February, 1041.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED Notice to Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held; at Hong Kong, 18th February, 1941, the Office of Messrs. Jardine,

Matheson & Co. Ltd. on FRIDAY FOR SALE the 28th February, 1941, at 11:00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-the Report of the Directors - to~| TORY 1941 EDITION On sale at gether with a Statement of Ac-| sill Bookstalls and at the Officer of counts for the year ended 31st the Publishers, Windsor House December, 1940 Des Voeux Road, Central Tele phones: 20022 & 2001;

TUITION GIVEN

EXPERT Insitustrasses for Indies and young girls in music, short- typing, bookkeeping and zugakia and "French:“ Apply 21 Austin "Zoad, Kowloon.

The. Register of Shares of the Company, will be CLOSED. from Wednesday the 19th February, 1941; to Friday, the 28th Fe bruary, 1941, both days inclusive, By: Order of the Board of

* Directors, C. M. MANNERS, “Secretary de- Manager Hong Kong, 12th Feb, 1841.

NOTES

THE RIGHT TRUMP

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SUIT

By The Four Acas

When the partnership haridis contain two eight-card, sults, they should usually préfer à 4-4 suit to a 5-3 suit. To-day's hand illu- strates the point:

South. Dealer Neither side vulnerable

☎ 8-6-5 a ♡ K J 6 OK 6 2 Q6.5

A Q 10 2

7 3 QJ 10 4 K9 74

W

♡ 962

8 6 3 J 8 3 2

AK! 7 ♡ A Q 10 8 4 OA 7

A 10

The bidding: South

Weat

North

East

1 V

Pass

2♡

Pasa

A

Равн

3A

Говя

t

Pasa

Pass

Pass

South has to bid the hand with

a little spirit since his cards were almost good enough for an open-

ing two-bid. But note that if he bids the Slam in spades, the 4-4 suit, makes iL without much trouble; but

HIDE GARD YAMJES

OP THE FOUR-ACES BYSTÉM

ACF... KING..2 QUEEN 1 JACK.....'

Tema SPAM, an

he

if he bids the Slam in hearts, the 3-3

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1941.

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There are over fifty parts in a binocular body, not count- Ing the complicated fenses, of which there are fourteen tions in a pair of prismatic binoculars. This part of the work la done by girls, but many of the processes demand skilled crafts- manship. The Navy, the Army and the Air Force urgently need binoculars. They take a long time to make and the crafts- men's skill is needed in other directions. Owners have been asked, therefore, to sell any private pals they may have to the Government, (Copyright, Fox).

GLAD

EYES HIT WAR OUTPUT

WOMEN ARE SHOWING more aptitude for munition work than men — as long as they do not work side by side with the men.

Managers of big factories find that when women and men work together the attention of the women wanders from their work.

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They are more interested in talking to the men and making sure their noses are not shiny than in filling shells more quickly than their neighbour.

But when the women are work- ing alone they are quicker at picking up their job, and much more eager to beat the output of their colleagues than are men.

suit, he is doomed to defeat. Against six spades, West's must af probable lead is the Queen

South wins and lays diamonds. down the Ace and King of trumps.

"The speed of output falls when men and girls work side by side," Then he begins the hearts. West the welfare maneger of a large may ruff with the Queen of spades Essex firm engaged on Govern- whenever he likes, but he cannot, ment work stated.

"The girls immediately become from discarding more interestert in the men than two clubs from dummy on the in their work. long hearts. Later on, South can Tuff the ten of clubs with one of dummy's low spades.

prevent South

Not so at six hearts. South can lead win the opening diamond and run his hearts if he likes; but discarding clubs from the dummy does him no good in this case, for dummy will not be able to ruff a club. Against correct defence South must lose a spade and a club), thus failing to make Small Slam.

"They chat with the men and constantly powder their noses in care the foreman should fail to approve of a girl with a shiny

nose.

"In actual fact this is ridiculous, We prefer girls who give us the greatest output

Keen To Work

"No amount of eye-play direct- theed at the foreman will help a girl

towards a better job.

South foresaw some such pos-

sibility and therefore mentioned the spades after North's first res- ponse assured him of heart sup- port. North's spade raise showed Jour-card spade support, and South property -chose spadea the trump suit for his Small Slam.

as

Testerday you were Merwin side vulnerabile, you held. Maier's partner and, with neither

KO J 10 6- VK 8 5 3 O Q J ?

by

much

"Her good work alone does that "When girls work in the shops

themselves they are quicker at their jobs.

"The munition girls are exceed- ingly keen on their work.

ALLEGED PROFITEER

Summoned for selling two cat- ties of second grade rice at 22 cents, tour cents in excess of the price fixed by the Food Controller, Li Yi, master of a rice shop at No. 19 Argyle Street, appeared before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon this morning.

The summons was adjourned to Friday for hearing.

FREE FRENCH FROM TAHITI

Free

A contingent of

French Australia sailors has arrived in from Tahiti and was received by Free French the leader of the movement.

Aus-

The contingent comprises most- ly young French patriots who "But they like to pick and will undergo training in choose their particular job. When tralia before going to England. they have the one they want we British Wireless. find they are the finest workpeople we employ.

H.K. GIFT TO AIR RAID VICTIMS

GAMBLING RAID

Charged with keeping a Tse Ta gambling house at No. 40, Bowring Street yesterday, Wu Kam, 34, shop keeper, and Leung Cheung, 20, crane operator, were Feach fined $100 by Mr. H. C. Mac- namara at Kowloon, this morning. THE BRITISH WAR ORGAN=| · Two women, Cheng Sui-ying. ISATION FUND, HONG KONG and Chung San, had hail of $5 BRANCH, HAVE RECEIVED THE each estreated.RAS 'FOLLOWING TELEGRAM FROM A sum of $32:10, picked... up THE RED CROSS AND ST. JOHN from the gambling table. WAR ORGANISATION, LON- donated to the Fapr Box. DON:

| Det-Sgt H. J. Baldwin prose- Your letter December 3rd very cuting, said that the premises were ANSWER: Bld two spader. You much regret now impossible ob-raided at 10 pm last night. have a fine it for hearts and can tair mobile canteens due difficul

The bidding: Fou Jacoby Maler Pasa

-10

Bebenken

Рави

guarantee a game if your part-tie rocure material stop you ner has a sound opening bid. This would render greatest service::11 jump shows strength of your hand you agree £1,500 earmarked res

ller air raid victims. despite your original pass,

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Score 100% for two spades, 40% fut four thepris: 50% for three hearts.

Question No. 642. To-day you are Cawald Jacoby's partner and you hold the above hand, but the bidding goes:

tekenkom

was

INDIANS VOLUNTEER

It will be remembered, that a Many Indian pilots who have sum of £1,500 was remitted (on offered their services to the R.AF. the 3rd December 1940) for the are hoping soon to join other In- purchase of Mobile Canteens, Indian pilot officers who are now in view of the above communication tramingin Britain.

the Committee have cabled agree, One of them is the young ing that the funds be diverted for brother of one of the most ex- the relief of air raid victims, as perienced pilots among the first suggested in the Red Cross cable batch to reach England. This

officer said the other day: ""Before I left India my little brother he la segmeļto me and sald he had QUARANTINE OFF volunteered for the RAEGY

When Why did you do that?" I asked Quarantina, restrictions impos-] him.⠀⠀ "Well!" he said, “rupposing do, you bidt (Answared by the Government of the you get killed, Only supposing." Straits Settlements and Federat. Well, if you do, we want at least- ed Malay States against arrivals one member of our family fighting (Released by The Bell Synili from Hong Kong on account of these dashed Germans, don't cate, inc.), 4925

Pass Pass

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in

cholera, have been removed.