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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1941

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE

THE

"STAR" FERRY THE HONG KONG COMPANY, LIMITED

Notice to Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY. the 28th February, 1941, at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving]

to- the Report of the Directors gether with a Statement of Ac- 31st counts for the year ended December, 1940.

JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1941

Postponed to:-

THIRD DAY—

Monday, 24th February. FOURTH DAY-

Tuesday.-25th February.

FIFTH DAY——

Saturday, 1st March.

On Monday, 24th and Tuesday, The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from 25th February, the first bell will Wednesday. the 19th February be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first 1941. to Friday, the 28th Fe-race will be run at 11.30 am. On bruary, 1941, both days inclusive By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

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

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

NOTES

Foreseeing Bad Breaks

By The Four Aces

A contract of four hearts would have been much easier with the North-South cards, but the bid- ding which got them to five clubs cannot really be criticised. At the actual five-club contract, further- more, South had to employ a pre- caution which would have been necessary at four hearts;

North, Dealer

Neither sido vulnerable

| Saturday. 1st March, the first bell

will be rung at 130 p.m. and the ♣ K 9 8 5 first rave will be run at 2.00 pan.

The tiffin interval will be after the fifth race on the third and fourth days.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND

ENCLOSURES

Members are reminded that they

their ladies

MUST wear their badges prominently display- ed throughout the Meeting.

Enclosure

per

and

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE that! NOTICE is hereby given

WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE the TWENTY SECOND ORDIN-1 ARY YEARLY MEETING of this MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Compatty will be held at the Badges admitting non-members Registered Office of the Company to the Members No 10. Des Voeux Road Central, Club Rooms at $10.00

day on SATURDAY, the 8th March, including tax-or $40.00 including 1941, at 2.00 pan. for the purpose tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 the Report of and $20.00 respectively) are ob- E receiving

tainable

the Directors together with a State

Secretary through the year ment of Acecunts for

upon the written or personal

J- troduction of ended 31st December. 1940,

member, such The Register of Shares of the member to be responsible for all

will

fromchits, etc. closed be

1941 to

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HE EXCHANGE BANKS win OF EN

A.M. and at 9.30

will CLOSE at 12 NOON for the Tran Company section of Exchange Business on Saturday. 1st March.

February, Saturday, 8th March, 1911 (both Badges admitting to Members

days inclusive)

which Enclosure will NOT be on sale at during neriod no transfer of shares con the Race Course, be registered.

MONDAY, tha 24th

19.1. (Race Meeting).

Hong Kong, 20th Feb., 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

By Order of the Board of

Directors. KAN TONG PO,

Chef Manager

The Undersigned have received Hong Kong. 20th February, 1941. inructus to sell by Public A tion 911

TUESDAY, 25th February, 1941

Pomneming at 5.15 p.m.

the Sales Ron, No. 2, Commught Road, Central. (2nd Floor)

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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WHAT'S TH WORLD COMING...

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East

10

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South 2 us

West

l'uss

3V

Pass

3NT

Puss

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Pass

5.

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West opened the deuce of dia-

East

dummy's taking monds. Queen with his Ace. A diamond return knocked out dummy's King, and the rest was their

HIM CARD VALUES OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM

ACE .......

3 KING..2 QUEEN.1

JACK... Terry ha

avtSled Him 67%

up to Declarer.

Obviously he had to plan the estab- lishment of dum- my's hearts; and, just as obviously, they would present

no difficulties if the outstanding The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, hearts split 3-2. But how to take EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. care of a possible 4-1 heart split" 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 a.m.

The solution was to draw only ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, the Queen and Ace of trumps, and at 11.45 a.m. ON THE FIFTHeaving one trump still out and the Jack of trumps in the dummy. DAY.

Then the hearts

begun, were

A limited number of tiffins will dummy cashing the Ace and King. be obtainable each day at

the This plan was perfectly safe if the Club House, provided they are hearts split 3-2, since both oppon- urdered in advance from the No.ents would have to follow; and 1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).

with the actual split, South's only NO CHILDREN WILL BE AD- chance was to find the outstanding trump together with the long MITTED TO THE CLUB'S hearts. PREMISES DURING THE MEET.

Notice is hereby given that the Yearly Firty-second Ordinary Meeting will be held at the Com-ING. (n stly Chin & British-Colonies) pany's Registered Office, 4th Floor, P. & O. Building on THURSDAY. 20th March, 1941 at 11 a.m. for the

the purpose of presenting

the Directors together Report of with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1940 and electing Directors and Auditors.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 19th Feb., 1941.

FOR

SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-

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 att the Gate,

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

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1941 both days inclusive, during which TORY 1941 EDITION. On sale at period no transfer of shares can all Bookstalls and at the Offices of be registered. the Publishers, Windsor House,

By Order of the Board of

Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941. closure.

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

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By Order,

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

WARNING

Business Houses are hereby warned that all payments in con- nection with the 1941 edition of The Hong Kong Dollar Directory should be made at the Offices of the publishers, through the post, or by chit book,

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

THE PUBLISHERS,

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dummy. by leading a trump to the Jack-which had been left there Another for just that purpose. heart ruff established the suit, and the spade Ace was the final entry to two established heart tricks.

Yesterday

David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you

held,

The

Jacoby

1♡

Pass

you

A AQ

3

♡ 8

*

were

A J 7 6 1 ♣ K 10 2 bidding:

You

Mator

Dbl. INT

(?)

Barastand

2

spudes

shows

ANSWER:

Bid three partner's free bid Your strength, and since his suit is a hand there major and fits your should be a chance for game.

Score 100% for three spades, () for any other bid.

Question No. 646

To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vul- able, you hold the same hand. But the bidding is:

Schenken

10

Pass

You Dbl. (?) What do you bid?

Maler

14

Jacoby Dbl.

(Answer

When West discarded on the Monday.) second heart, South ruffed a third (Released By The Bell Syndi- round of hearts and got back tocate, Inc.)

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