1941-02-19 — Page 10

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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1941.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE TO BUILD

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PUBLIC AUCTION

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RAGE MEETING 1941:

Postponed to:-

·

THIRD DAY-

Saturday, 22nd, February,

FOURTH DAY.....

Monday, 24th February. FIFTH DAY

Saturday, 1st March,

CONDI- PARTICULARS AND TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- tion to be held on Monday, the 24th day of February, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the. Offices of the Public Werks Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tul Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown

On Saturday, 22nd and Monday, Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one 24th February, the first bell will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the Arst further term of 75 years.

are advised race will be run at 11.30 am. On Intending bidders that immediately after the disposal Saturday, 1st March, the first bell of the lot the Purchaser (it not the will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the applicant) will be required to de-first race will be run at 2.00 p.m. posit with an authorised officer

The timin interval will be after) who will be present at the sale, the fifth race

and on the third the sum of two hundred dollars, fourth days. ($200) in cash. Thus sum will b

PUBLIC AUCTIONS refunded or payment of the Pur-

The Undersigned have received: it: ructions to sell by Public Auc-

THURSDAY, 20th February, 1941,¦

ng at 10.30 am.

at their Sales Room,

N. 2, Connaught Road, Central,

Second Floor,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

prising:

"eak Sideboards, Dining Tables and Chairs, Single and Double -Elstead with

Chests of

Drawers,

130x Springs, Dressing Toles. Carpets, Rugs, Baby Cots, Ectric Heater, Wall Clock, Pic- tu es, Ornaments. Curios. Black- wood Pedestal and Tea Poys, etc. also

A Selection of Chinese Hand

Paintings and

2 Rod Testing Sets in wooden

cases

1 Enamel Bath

1 Axialuster Carpet

new

2 Radio Sets

Fur-lined Coat

Milners Sate

almost

1 Small Combination Safe

1 "Ensign 16mm Projector

"Nizo" Cine Camera in Car beut 1000 feet New Film

On View from Wednestiny, the

19 1. February, 1941.

Catalogues will be issued Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Austioneers, Hong Kong, 15th February, 1941

The Undersigned have received j ructions to self by Auction on

Public

FRIDAY, 21st February, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

prising:---

chase price.

No. of Sale

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Locality

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4292

Tai Kok Tsu

Boundary

Mesmuremente

E W

As per

sale plan

About 5 000

Coolant in sq. ft.

Annual Rent.

Upset Price

263

$10,000

A NEW

NOTES GUILDHALL

The Knockout Blow

By The Four Aces

One Man Offers To

Give £1,000,000

The Lord

Mayor of

North's bidding was rather poor, since. he should have steered South into a contract of three no London may receive the trump rather than five clubs. But

East didn't object to North's bid-greatest gift ever made to ding, for it gave her the oppor the City-an offer to re- tunity to make a very brilliant defensive play:

South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable.

AJ 873

A-6.2

♡ Q. J.

O AJ 87 3 ♣K J. 10

build the

charred and broken Guildhall, which was ravaged by the Ger- man fire raisers.

The offer is contemplated by a British multi-millionaire,

whose

stage

cannot

He is one of Britain's younger millionaires. Ile has contributed

thousands of pounds

to the re-

building of devastated areas in the last few months.

Nearly all of his gifts are made anonymously.

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this

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be revealed

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Members are-reininded that they their Jadies MUST wear their badges prominently display-

The bidding: South

1A

West

Pass

North

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Puss

East Pass Pass

Pass

Pass

West

und

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES

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- tainable

the through

Secretary upon the written or personal in- troduction of member, such member to be responsible for all chits, etc.

а

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HIGH CARD VALUES OF THE FOORACES BYSTEN

Will Cost £1,000,000

"He

A friend of his stated: alinounced his intention as soon as he heard that the Guildhall had been so badly damaged. "He has a deep affection for the building and was very angry at this vandalism. So far he has Bot approached officials of the City with his offer, but he has made preliminary inquiries about the exact nature of the damage."

opened a heart. South winning with the Ace. Declarer then laid down the club Ace and continued with a low club, discover- ing to his sorrow that East was now It is estimated that it will cost. bound to get a

near £1,000,000 to rebuild the trick. trump

He Guildhall in such a way as to therefore made his restore its historic characteristics. best play JACK...

for the All that remain are the stone walls hand by going up and the turrets at each corner, with the King of clubs and return- diamond from the

ACT... 3 KING..2 QUEEN.1

a

low

Badges admitting to Members' ing Enclosure will NOT be on sale at dummy. the Race Course.

East put up the Queer of dia- mends and cashed the Queen of clubs, but then the contract hing- ed on her next play. You may find it interesting to look for the Fest play before you read on even seeing all four hands!

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel, | 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 aun. The purchaser of the lot will be ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, required to pay to the Auctioneer and at 11.45 a.m. ON THE FIFTH to cash the sum of $1000 (being | DAY. 10% of the upset price) immedi-

A limited number of tiffing will ately after the fall of the banner be obtainable each day at the the balance of the premitum be-

Club House, provided they are ing part in accordance with the

ordered in advance from the No. Conditions of Sale.

1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).

HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

A.R.P. WARNED BY HIS DEATH

As vivid flashes lit the sky in fields in the north-west during a night raid a warden raced across a Beld to put out the "beacun" which was guiding enemy bomb- ers.

East knew she would make an- other diamond trick if South had two diamonds left in his hand, But His body was found hours later, if South had only one diamond, He had been electrocuted.

lls plan (as East could easily Arcking caused by a fallen high had looked to the NO CHILDREN WILL BE AD see) was to take the diamond Ace, tension wire

THE CLUB'S ruff a diamond, and get back via warden exactly like incendiary

the spade Ace to cash two dia- bombs. mond tricks The only way to stop He tackled the "fire" and re- to knock out the ceived the full force of the electric this plot was spade Ace before the diamonds current. could be set up. East therefore re- turned the spade King!

то MITTED 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 ladies, and is payable at

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public En- closure at $1,00 per day including tax.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora- the Gate. tion will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th Febru- ary, 1941, at Neon for the purpose Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc., of receiving the Report of the will not be permitted to operate Board of Directors together with within the precincts of The Hong a Statement of Accounts for the Kong Jockey Club during the year ending 31st December, 1940. Race Meeting.

Teakwood & Iron Bedsteads Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers,

The Register of Shares of the Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Din Corporation will be closed from ing Tables, Chairs, Office Furni- ture. Electric Table Lamps, Fans Thursday, the 13th February to Wednesday, the 26th February, and Heaters, E... Brass, Porcelain, and Glass Ware, Wardrobe & Ca- 1941 (both days inclusive) dur- bin Trunks, Carpets & Rugs Cut-ing which period no transfer of lery, Curios, Ornaments, Pictures, shares can be registered. Cooking Utensils, etc., etc..

also

A Few Pleces of Blackwood

Furniture

and

Adding Machine,

"R.C.A." Radio-gram.

1 Tientsin Carpet.

Enamelled Bath.

1 Porcelain Sink.

1 Bathroom Scale,

1 Dining Room Sulte.

2 Bed Room Sultes.

On View from, Thursday,

20th. February, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 18th Feb., 1941.

the

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

TUESDAY, 25th February, 1941 commencing at 6.16 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central,

- (2nd Floor)

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ∙POSTAGE STAMPS: (mostly China & British-Colonies)

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 10th Feb., 1941,

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager,

Hong Kong, 7th February, 1941.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

Notice to Shareholders

Note that it would have done Kast no good to return one of the lower spades, since then South would have put up the Queen, re- ¡ taining the spada Ace in the dunmy. But knocking out the spade Ace also dealt the knock- out blow to South's contract.

Yesterday you werc Oswald Tiffins will be obtainable in the Jacoby's partner and, with nei

ther side vulnerable, you held: Restaurant in the Public En- closure.

on

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be is- sued to Private Box holders ONLY application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Bullding.

Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their pos- session will forfeit the same and En- will be removed from the

closure,

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th. February, 1941.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY: THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR-HERAPION NO.1 DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THERAPION NO.2 the Office of Messrs. Jardine,HERAPION NE3 Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY,

THIS COMPANY will be held at

the 28th February, 1941, at 11.00 chumbas, or wife theATERIA a.m., for the purpose of receiving K Člano Mol. Ca. Ljavarateak RestAvi Lomita

DR,LK OLEROʻS:PI for the Liver the Report of the Directors - to- | „Klansyn

peye di bladder gether with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 31st December, 1940.

FOR SALE

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, HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-

By Order of the Board ofTORY-1941 EDITION-On-sale atį

Directors.

all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, Windsor House, Des Voeux Road, Central; "Tele- phones-20022 & 20011..

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager, Hong Kong, 12th Feb, 1941,

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The bidding:

Maler

Pass Pass (?)

Jacoby 10

Schenken 24%

Now all Civil Defence workers in rural areas have been warned against making similar mistakes.

EVENING TIMES $

A Front Page Reminder To All Wise Parents. Parents are often worried when the tell-tale scale registers loss of ANSWER: Bid three hearts. To weight for baby, indicating that show the spades crowds the bid- the little one is not thriving as ding and hearts should make_a] he should, In many such cases satisfactory trump suit. You do to learn of the merits of Baby's not raise to game (which in this Own Tablets is to find renewed particular case would be a strong health and happiness for the child. er bid) because you must give your partner a little leeway with a third-hand bid. He will go to game if his opening bid was sound.

Score 100% for three hearts, 80% for four hearts, 70% for three spades, 60% for two spades.

Question No.643 To-day you are Howard Schen- Ken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you hold:

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The bidding?" Jacobr 10

Malar:

(?)

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