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HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Ordmary Yearly Meeting of Sareholder, will be held in the crice of the Company No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 31st March, 1941, at In for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 311 December, 1940.

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from th 18th to 31st March, 1941, bh days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

E. COCK, Chief Manager Hong Kong. 10th March, 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions: tu sell by Public Auction en

FRIDAY, the 14th March, 1941

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room,

N. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

prising:- -

Sets,

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1941.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE

THE HONGKONG THE CHINA PROVIDENT

ELECTRIC CO., LTD.|

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Notice is hereby given that the Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Com- pany's Registered Office, 4th Floor, P. & O. Building on THURSDAY, 20th March, 1941 at 11 am, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1940 and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1941 both

inclusive, days

during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

GIRB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941,

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CHE Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be helt in the P. & O Building. Vietnam, in the Colony of Hong Kong at 11 15 o'clock in the fore- Ho on THURSDAY, the 30th day of March, 1941. or Suon Thereafter as the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company shall have terminated for the purpose of con-, sidering and, if thought it, passing the following resolutions:--

ST

LOAN & MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

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, on SATURDAY, the 15th March, 1941, at NOON for the following purposes, namely, to consider the annual statement of accounts and the balance sheet and the report- of the Directors and Auditors thereon, to elect directors and an- ditors in the place of those retir ing. to declare dividend. appropriate the balunce of Prout and Loss Account as recommended! by the Directors, and to tramwel any other ordinary business of the Coupony.

AND NOTICE 1. also given that The Shire Transfer Register wil. be closed from 14 March, 1941, to 15th March, 1941, Loth day an clusive.

By mudne of the Board,

KA WICKERSON,

Secretary & Montages Hong Kong, 14th Feb, 1941

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

Notice To Shareholders

NOTES

CROSSED SIGNALS

By The Four Aces

The situation shown in to-day's hand is rather a common one, yet many players get their signals crossed as did East and West:

Kast, Dealer East-West vulnerable

A 10 3 3

KQJ8

| eight of spades. That gave South the hand, for he took the spade continuation with his King, drew trumps, and discarded a heart on the King of Clubs. He then cheer- fully conceded a spade and heart, making his contract.

❤

one

Yesterday

Howard you were Schenken's partner and, with both

| sides vulnerable, you held:

AAKJ 10 9 6

Q10 4:

0 8

J4

The bid fer: Maler

Jua

Jy

Schenken

A 9642

(7)

ANSWER: Bid three spades. Even if your partner has nothing. Vour tend should produce ut least five spade tricks and a heart or two, so no great harm can de- velop from your overcall. The three spades show the nature of your hand mere pizcisely than a double woulet.

Sexie

100% for three spaces, for double.

Question No. 664

To-day you are Dovid Burn tone's partner and, both sides vulnerable, you hold;

AAKJUG

KJA 2

* K 108

AQS 42 ACGB

A &

N

W

Ε S

• K J 196 74

AKJ7 #

X4

A 1096 3

60%

The bidding

Hast

1

South

1. Pass Pass

West

North

2

Fa-t Pasa

Wet annny

KIN CARD VALUES

OF THE

FOUR-ACKS SYSTEM

the three of clubs, played the eight. East

hopefully covered with the nine, and South won with the club Jack, Without even pausing tu draw trumps, South re- turneci the seven of clubs. fnessing dummy's ten.

AGE... KING... QUEEN.1 JACK...

East took

Lo

the club Ace and found himself unable to decide on West's the correct continuation. free club raise located either the Spade King or heart Ace in his hand, but which? In order find out, East laid down the spade Books of the Ace. Company will be CLOSED from East reasoned, he would

If West had the spade King, signal SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH.ncouragement; then East 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 28th ruff the MARCH,

third round of spades 1911. both days in-and wait for a heart trick to de- clusive.

velop.

The

Transfer

ARY

THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

Office 1. That the Directors be and the

of Messrs. Jardine. they are hereby authorised to Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- capitalise the sum of $3,000,000 NESDAY, the 20th MARCH, 1941, Hong Kong currency, part of the at NOON, for the purpose of re- undivided profits of the Comceiving the Report of the Directors pany standing to the credit of the and the Statement of Accounts Company's Reserve Fund, and

for the year ended 31st DECEM- BER, 1940. to allot to the members holding shares of the Company as on the first day of April One thousand nine hundred and forty-one in respect of the net amount capi- talised fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent nominal value in the proportion of one share for every three shares of the Company held by them res- pectively and that such shares so allotted shall rank for divid- ends as from the 1st day of July, 1941.

2. That if on such distribu- tion as aforesaid any person

would be entitled to a fractional Share the Directors shall, in lieu

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 7th March, 1941.

TO LET

could

a

But West was asleep at the switch. Obviously South was try- ing to get a discard on dummy's club King; and just as obviously there was no way to prevent him from discarding a spade- if that would do him cny good. But West's heart Ace and his partner's heart bid made it clear that speedy shift to hearts could pre- vent a heart discard. Therefore

lotted to a person or persons to rooms, suites with verandah, priduce a shift to hearts.

couraging deuce of spades to in- be named by the Directors and vate bathrooms, garden, tennis such share shall, at such time as the Directors think it, be sold and Navy.

court. Special rate for Military Instead West signalled for a the proceeds distributed Phone 59433.

Apply proprietress. spade continuation by playing the amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making αμ such

of issuing fractional certificates, MARBLE HALL.-34-36. Gran-West should have played the dis- cause the whole share to be al-ville Road, Kowloon.

and

share.

Teakwood Drawing Room, Din- ing Room, Bed Room and Office Furniture, Chesterfield Suites, Cutlery, Ornaments, Tea Electric Fans & Lamps, Crockery, Curios, Pictures, Clocks, Gramo- phones & Records, Porcelain, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Glass, Aluminium; Brass and E. P. Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Places of Blackwood

Furniture and

2 Pairs Binoculars

1 Reflex Camera

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

NOTE:-Under the

powers conferrett upon them by Article 12 of the Articles of Association of the Company, the Directors have decided to offer to Shareholders on the Register on the Ist

"Zenith" Radio Set (AC & DC) day of April 1941, une share at par for

1 Pair Hockey Goal Nets

every complete three shares held by them (excluding the Bonus Shures to

On View from Thursday, the be offered to them under the preced- 13th March, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.

ing resolution) upon the terms that payment for such shares shall be made to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporationi, Hong Kong on or before the 30th Sep- tember 1941 and that Shareholders be given power to renounce their rights under such offer and that no rights at

The Undersigned have received tach to any fractions. The shares tak instructions to sell by Public en up under the above offer shall rank Auction on

for dividends as from 1st day of July 1041. Formal Jetter's of offer, accep-

MONDAY, the 17th. March, 1941 tance and renunciation will be sent to

commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No.

Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of

35.

Miscellaneous

Gonds, Household Furniture and

Shop Fittings.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.

Shareholders as soon as possible after April 1st next.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will

The Undersigned have received be increased as from 17th March, Instructions to sell by Public 1941, by adding a 10 per

surcharge to the amounts charged

'Auction on

cent.

TUESDAY, the 18th, March, 1941 for electricity consumed for light- ing and power as per meters: rend

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con-on and after 24th April, 1941. naught Road, Central, (2nd. Floor). The existing scale of discounts

COLLECTION OF VALUABLE will remain in force.

POSTAGE STAMPS

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager,

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1841;

Beautiful

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By ED REED

"Our biggest profit is in 'homing pigeons'-we've sold, this one seventeen times!"

Here's Luck

EWO

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Tel. 30311

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The bidding:

Mnier

3

You

Jacoby

Burnstone

(2)

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