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LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1941.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS When Girls In Their BRIDGE

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the!

Ordinary Yearly Fifty-second 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 41st December, 1940 anul electing Directors and Auditors.

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

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Notice To Shareholders

THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- ARY

MEETING OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS will be held m the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 194), at NOON, for the purpose of re- ceiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEM- which | BER, 1946

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March is 29th March, 1941 bath

doming days amelusive. prod up transies of hate, ca The regedernd.

By Order of the Booted of

GIR LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD

Axent

Hong Kong, 21-1 February, 1941

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED

The

Books Transfer

of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH 19. to WEDNESDAY, the 261b MARCH, 1941 hotly lays 121- clusive

By Oder of the Band of

Directors

CM MANNERS,

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

HONG KONG

'Teens Lose Weight.

Girls in their 'teens often out- Brew their strength and become tall and weedy. When young peo- ple are growing, or when adults are un- der weight, nature must have the pro- per materials or the

NOTES

Plot And Counterplot

By The Four Acėš

We find to-day's hand fascinat- body will not gaining because of the brilliance with

pound the body building material required is iron.

Very often

Perhaps you are worried UVET your own, loss of weight, then take a course DI Williams' Pillk which

Pink contain this neces- Sarv tror i aten assimilated

by the blue!

Wats awfully tol and thin for my age so Metier gave

Dr. Williams' Pin's Pills and now I have gained about Apt 201 pounds everybody says my complexim Is grand," states Mes Mary Beg- bie. Consecon, Ontario, Canada,

which both sides played:

East, Dealer

Neither side vulnerabl

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If you are randown, nervous, have no energy, get moody and depressed, sutter from digestive! West opened the King of hearts,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TELEPHONE COMPANY, | disorders, rheumatism, back pains, | South gratefully winning with his

that

Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be|

LIMITED

held {}} the P. & ( Building. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

64 any other ailment which is in? direct result of an euenic cot- dition of the blood you should Jake Dr Williams' Pink fil

Victoria. in the Colony of Hong that the SIXTEENTH ORDINARY They will surely help you to re- Kong at 11 15 o'clock in the fore-YEARLY MEETING of HONG gain lost vitality. Obtainable from

20th KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY | chemists everywhere,

LIMITED, will be held on FRI-

noon on THURSDAY, ther day of March, 1941, or 315 Noon

DAY, the 28th day of March, 1941, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

For Health and Strength.

thereafter as the Ordinary General

at noon, in the BOARD ROOM Í Meeting of the Company shall have the Company, SECOND FLOOR, terminated for the purpose of con- | EXCHANGE BUILDING, HONG

PUBLIC AUCTIONS |sidering and, if thought fit, passing

The Undersigned have received fn: tructions to sell by Public A. ction on

TUESDAY, the 18th, March, 1941 commencing. at 5.15 p.m. at their Sale: Room, No. 2. Con- naght Road, Central, (2nd Floor)

A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.

The Undersigned have received! instructions to sell by Public Action en

THURSDAY, 20th March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, (2nd Floor)

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Teakwood Wardrobes, Dressing Tales, Chests of Drawers, Dining Table, Chairs, Couches & Arm- el airs, Carpets, Rugs, Hatsland. Edstead, iron Cot. Pictures, Cocks. Cabinets. Rattan Furni- te, Bronze, Brass, Porcelain and Gass Ware, Curios, Ornaments, Ceiling & Table Lamps, Gramo- prone, Records, Record Albums, R. dio Sets, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pleces of Blackwood

Furniture and

1 "Zenith" Radio-gram

"Victor" Radio-gram

1 "Fada" Radio

1 Steel Chest of Drawer

Mirror

1 Steel Dressing

Mirror

Table

J Carved Black wood

Stand

1 Pair Carved Blackwood

chairs

the following resolutions:

and

KONG, for the purpose of receiv

ing a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Direc- tors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1940, und TU- electing two Directors and Aud!- tors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Company will be closed from the 14th March to the 28th March, 1941, both days inclusive.

Dated this 1st day of March, 1941.

1. That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to capitalise the sum of $3,000,000 Hong Kong currency, part of the undivided profits of the Com- pany standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Fund, to allot to the members holding shures 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 14. share for every three shares of the Company heid by them res- pectively and that such shares) so allotted shall rank for divid- ends as from the 1st day of July, i 1941.

2. That if on such distribu- tion as aforesaid any person would be entitled to a fractional share the Directors shall, in lieu of issuing fractional certificates, cause the whole share to be al- lotted to a person or persons to be named by the Directors and such share shall, at such time as the Directors think it, be sold the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up such

and

share.

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

the NOTE: Under

powers conferred upon them by Article 14 of the Articles of the Company, the with of Association

Directors

10 decided to have

uffer Shareholders on the Register on the 1st with day of April 1941, one share at par for every complete three shares held by Curio them (excluding the Bonus Shares to be offered to them under the preced- Arning resolution) upon terms that

1 Carved & Gilt Wood Temple

House

1 Steel & Glass Aquarium

2 Wardrobe Trunk

1 Pair Bronze Flower Stands.

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

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BRÖS.,

Austioncers, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

the

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY.

Managing Director. Des Voeux Road, Central,

Hong Kong.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

Are.

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE FOURAGES WYSTEN

ACF 3 KING.... 2

QUEEN 1 JACK...

Then, ignoring the clubs. South ed a spade and finessed dum- my's fen. South knew that Kast musi hold the Spade Ace, dia- mond King. and club King Queen for his opening bid of one heart. Since both club finesses were bound to fail, any attempt to set up the dummy's long club of the fail because suit would lack of entries to the North hand. So South decided to set up his the dummy own hand and use RACE just for a couple of odd tricks.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE FIRST EXTRA

TOTAL VALUE UN PADA KA JVERANS HARD 61%

the

King

of

MEETING has again been post- East won the finesse of the poned. It will now be held, wea- spade ten with his Jack and bril

returned ther permitting, on SATURDAY, | liantly 22nd March, 1941, commencing at clubs. If dummy took the club could of hearts Ace, the Jack 2.00 p.m.

never be cashed, and

South The First Bell will be rung at would

tricks. have only eight 1.30 p.m.

But South avoided this trap by refusing to take dummy's Ace, and now East was obliged to shift, since another

would club lead give dummy the entire suit.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted tu the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of daóR Meeting in such a manter as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members Members' Enclosure

and

East's shift to a low heart was won by

and a South's Queen, spade lead went to East's Ace. East returned the King of dia- that his partner tnonds, hoping held as good as Queen-nine in Notice is hereby given that to the

was wasted, for South was able the Ordmary Yearly Meeting of Club Rooms at $5.00 for Genfle- the suit, but East's defensive skill

for Ladies (both

at this point to cash his top dia- Shareholders will be held in tlie met and $3.00

2 Including lax) are

after which obtainable monds and spades, Office of the Company. No. Queen's Building, Hong Kong, un through the SECRETARY upon dummy was entered with the club MONDAY, 31st March, 1941, at the personal or written applicat Ace for the cashing of the heart

for consideration of the of a Member, such Member toe | Jack. noon Directors' Report and Statement responsible for all visitors intro- of Accounts for the year ending duced by him, and for Payment of 31st December, 1940.

all Chifs, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, from Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) 1941, will close at 11.45 a.m.

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed the 18th to 31st March, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

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

POSITION WANTED

Tiffins are obtainable al the are Club House provided they ordered iz advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920)...

No children or amatis will be admitted to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Publle Enclosure is $1.00 includ- TRUSTWORTHY and painstaking ing Tax, for all Persons, including Chinese young man, nine years' Ladles, and is payable at the Gate. office experience, seeks position, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform payment for such shares shall be made

any capacity. Good knowledge are admitted Half Price. Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. to the Company's Bankers, The Hong

of English, book-keeping, inter-

By Order, Hong Kong on or before the 30th Sep pretation, salesmanship, typewrit- Mo- tember 1941 and that Shareholders being. Excellent references. given power to renounce their rights derate salary. Please write Box under such offer and that no rights at No. 180, c/u "The China Mail." tach to any fractions, The shares tak- en up under the above offer shall rank for dividends as from 1st day of July 1911. Formal letters of offer, accep- tance and renunciation will be sent to Shareholders as soon as possible after April 1st next.

Have You Sent The Wife

The Overland China Mail This Week?

Pdce: H.K.$4.75 per 3 months including postage THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.

Windsor House, Tel. 20022.

FOR SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC- TORY 1941 EDITION,—On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, Windsor House, Des Voeux Road, Central. Tele- phones: 20022 & 20011.

TUITION GIVEN

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD,

Notice To Consumers

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March, EXPERT instructresses for ladies 1941, by adding a 10 per cent. and young girls in music; short-surcharge, to the amounts, charged hard, typing, bookkeeping and for electricity consumed for light- English and French. Apply 24 ing and power as per meters read Austin Road, Kowloon,

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR VISITING CARDS mauý and promptly printed, "The Newspaper Enterprise. Ltá. 'Wind- sor House Des Voeux Road, Cen-

on and after 24th April, 1941.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By Order of the Bourd of Directors,

W. MUNTON, D. W.

Manager.

Kons

Mar

Saturday you were

Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:

A KJ 9 6

A K 4 2

AJ 9 4

The bidding:

Maler

Tou

Schenken Jacoby,

30

(?)

a

ANSWER: Bid four diamonds. This unusual bid demands takeout by your partner and is forcing until game is reached. There should be a fire play for game in almost any four-card suit your partner holds (except dia- monds); and your powerful bid suggests Slam if your, partner has as little as two or three picture. cards.

Score 100% for four diamonds, 20% for double.

Question No. 666

To-day you are Howard Schenken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable you hold

Q 3

♡ Q 10 8 O J 10 8 4 K 10 7 3 The bidding:

Mater 80

Schenken

Jacoby Paso

What do you bldr___ (Answer To-morrow:)

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