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THE

CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

Registered Officea

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1941-

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE Soothing-Cooling-Healing

THE Windsor

HONGKONG House, 12, Des Voeux Road,

ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Central, Hong Kong. Telephones:

20022-Advertising Dept. 20011-Business Dept, 20022-Editorial Dept. 33963-The Editor. 33993-Sub-Editor.

Cable Add: "Mail, Hongkong" Codes: Bentley and A.B.C. !UBSCRIPTION RATES:

LOCAL

12 months

3 months

G

months

H.K.$ 9.00 H.K.$18.00 H.K.$36.00

1.K.$17.00 H.K.$34.00

11.K.$68.00

OVERSEAS (including postage)

3 months

6 months

12 months

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

je Retion an

11

The dogmed have receiveti.

uchio. tu

Pubke by

March, 194! 471 t 5.15 p.m.

Sally Room No 7. Con i The t

gat Road, Ceraand, tad Plooy

7 JESDAY the 18th

A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE

POSTAGE STAMPS

Terms. Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctionemis, Hong Kong, 12th Mh. 1941.

sell to

The Undersigned have received 5.truction:

Public by Action on

"HURSDAY, 20th March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m. it their Sales Room. No 2, Connaught Road, Central, (2nd Floor)

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising: -

Teak wood Wardrobes, Dressing 1. bles, Chests of Drawers, Dining ble, Chairs, Couches & Arin→ airs, Carpets, Rugs, Hatstand, Jedistend, Iron Cot, Pictures, turks, Cabinets, Rattan Furni- ture, Bronze, Brass, Purcelain and Class Ware. Curios, Ornaments, Ciling & Table Lamps, Gramo- one, Records, Record Albums, It dio Sets, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood

Furniture and

"Zenith" Radio-gram

1 "Victor" Radio-gram

"Fada" Radio

1 Steel Chest of Drawer with

Mirror

1 Steel Dressing

Mirror

: Carved

Stand

Table with

Blackwood Curlo

Pair Carved Blackwood Arm-

chairs

Carved & Gitt Wood Temple

House

: Steel & Glass Aquarium

1 Wardrobe Trunk

Pair Bronze Flower Stands,

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

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Austioneers. Jong Kong, 17th March, 1941

The Undersigned have received! instructions to sell by Public Auction an

FRIDAY, the 21st March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

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

Notice is hereby given that the

Ordinary Fifty-second

Yearly Merting 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 bath days inclusive. during which period no transfer of shutes can be registered.

By Option of the Board of

Directors,

|

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

Notice To Shareholders

NOTES

An Unusual Bid:

There is nothing more disfigur- ing than a skin marred by pimples, boils and similar eruptions. you are troubled thus, try

SHE-KO

If

the fragrant, antiseptic, curative ointment which is equally good By The Four Aces for both skin complaints and 77717657 Injuries. Obtainable al THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- "This hand stumped us, and for chemists; it is a Dr. Williams ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF the life of us we can't see how | Medicine Company Product. SHAREHOLDERS will be held at we should bid it." is the plaint the Office of Messrs. Jardine, of a render. "Can you advise us" Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, at NOON, for the purpose of re- cerving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEM· BER, 1940.

The Transfer

the Books of Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH, 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th MARCH. 1941. both days

GIER, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD, elusive

Agent Hong Kong, 21 February, 1911.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

11.1

#11

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Extraordinary General, Meeting of the Company will be held

the P. & O Building. Victoria, in the Colony of Hung Kong at 11.15 o'clock in the fore- the 29th noon on THURSDAY, day of March, 1941, or S SOPH thereafter as the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company shall have terminated for the purpose of con- sidering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions:

L.

That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to capilaise the sum of $3,000,000 Hong Kong currency, part of the undivided profits of the Com- pany standing to the credit of the 21zaci Company's Reserve Fund,

to allot to the members holding! shares of the Company us on the first day of April One thousand mine 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 runk 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' 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 and the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up such

share.

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

Ry Order of the Board of

Directors,

CM. MANNERS.

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

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

North, Dealer Both sides vulnerable

AQ G

A

A 1 10

KQJ D

#75

N

IW E

#

ADSTI

KAIZ2

A7

4428

S

AAJ 10

V Q 5

10 4

AKJ 10 9 1

1

The bidding:

North

Baxt

South

10

1'88

20

&

Pass Pase

24 4%

West

J'ass

Pass

Puss

Pass

"We got a heart tinesse, lost

Notice To Consumers

HION CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACES VOTEN

DANGER POINT NO. 2 IN FEVER

Almost as serious as the raging fever, as the serious-weakness at leaves behind. It is danger propt No 2m your illnesse

The only way to overenigin the matches. I by feeding up. But the stomach is just as weak

the rent 210 the body and Carus against minst foods. There is a food, however, which the hausted digestion can take easily. It IN Horlicks.

CX-

Doctor's find that Horlicks

Do places

strain on it feeble lead, lost the; patient's stomach. Its pleasant

the spude finesse, flavour stimulates the appetite and

as

it pours into the weakened nerves, muscles and tissues all the food elements necessary for quick re- Convalescence is hor- building.

proverbial mucker-tened, vitality completely restor

Get Horlicks to-day

Notice is hereby given that the

ACP... 5 Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March, KING..2 cent.|| QUEEN.1 1941, by adding a 10 per surcharge to the amounts charged

how JACK...'1⁄2 for electricity consumed for light-UN DESIGN LA Ing and power as per meters read MINERARE MADE O J on and after 24th April, 1941.

see

and had to lose a club and ધ diamond, too. But three 16-trump was cold

the

el, I

ed. didn't I could bid your store. no-trump with the South cards be- cause I didn't have hearts; and North couldn't see how he could bid no- trump with the North cards, be- cause he didn't have a stopper in spades. If either one of us had felt like gambling he could have bid no-trump, I suppose, but that wouldn't be scientific, would it? How would experts get around: this?"

The existing scale of discounts|a stopper in will remain in force.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

Second Extra Race Meeting Saturday, 29th March, 1941

for

The closing of the entries the above has been postponed to 5.00 P.M. on MONDAY, 24th March.

By Order, C. B. BROWN.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE

RACE

Experts have a way of getting to such games scientifically, but before we even describe the me- thod we want to make it blan that only good players can use

South's see- this method safely. ond bid, if he were an expert with an expert partner, should be two spades! Then North would bid South could two no-trump, and safely bid three no-trump since his partner guarantees a stopper in hearts by bidding two no- trunip.

If North doesn't have a stopper in hearts, he will rebid diamonds, or support clubs or spades. If North raises to three spades, South

to

clubs can go

four safely mough. And if North is enthusiastic enough to jump from two to four spades. FIRST EXTRA

South should probably pass and MEETING has again been post-play the hand at that contract. poned. It will now be held, wea- Provided only that' North is a good ther permitting, on SATURDAY, two spades is a very strong bid, enough player to understand that? 22nd March, 1941, commencing at there can be little harm in using

this rather unusual bid. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., | 2.00 p.m.

Agents;

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Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

Yesterday you were Howard NOTE:-Under the powers conferred

partner upon them by Article 12 of the Articles

and, with No One without a badge will Schenken's the of Association of the Company;

be admitted to the

both sides vulnerable, you held: Members' Directors have decided to offer to Shareholders on the Register on the 19t Enclosure, Such must be worn day of April 1941, one share; at par for throughout the duration of each every complete three shares held by them (excluding the Bonus Shares to Mosting in such a manner as to be be offered to thein under the preced. | readily. Identified. Teakwood Bedsteads, Ward-ing resolution), upon. the terms thing pes, Dressing Tables, Chests of payment for such shares shall be mado Drawers, Sideboards, Dinner Wag-to the Company's Bankers, The Hong to the Members' Enclosure

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Badges admitting Non-Members

A Q 3

♡ Q 10 8

10 8 4

♣ K 10 7 3

from

(8)

FOR THE STUDENT BODY

Said a Sophomore, "Fresininen, beware! When you purchase your wardrobe,

take care

When the boys make you danct, . Hare the right underpantry, Get Jockey support Underwear!"

Jockey

UNDERWEAR

and

The bidding: Maler

Schenken

Dbl.

Jacoby

YOB

I'uss (?)

MIDWAY

2. as, Dining Tables, Chairs, Hat Kong & Shanghal Banking Corporation,Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle- Stands, Teapoys,

Chesterfield Hong Kong on or before the 30th Sep Suites, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, given power to renounce their rights including tax)

tember 1941 and that Shareholders been and $3:00 for Ladies (both are obtainable

Desks, -Armchairs,

wanted to be

and

ANSWER: Pass. Your length Folding under such offer and that no rights at through the SECRETARY upon Screens, etc., etc.

tach to any fractions. The shares tak- the personal or written application in diamonds makes it seem likely| Carpels, Rugs, Cutlery, Pictures; en up under the above offer shall rank of a Member, such Member to be that your partner Clocks, Gramophones, Records, for dividends as from 1st day of July Electric Lamps & Heaters, Brass, 1941. Formal letters of offer, accep responsible for all visitors intro- taken out of this double; but your

distribution flat

general Aluminium,, E.P., Glass and Portance and renunciation will be sent to duced by Hin, and for Payment of

strength suit your hand much celain Ware, Cut Glass Ware, Fil- Shareholders as soon as possiblo-afterall Chits, etc.

botter to defence than to offence, ters, Curios, Ornaments, Cooking April 1st next":"

Score 100% for pass, 30% for three no-trump.

i

Utensile, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture. and

WANTED KNOWN.

1 Teakwood Dining Room Suite. WE PAY HIGH PRICES för all 1.Blackwood Chest.

7Radio-gram,

1 Dinner Service.

1 Hand Sewing Machine,

1 Cene Projector,

1 Pair Hockey Goal Nets.

1 Pair Binoculars, “

1 Bath Room: Scale:

1 Bicycle.

On View from Thursday, the 20th March, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers:- Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941,"

diamonds, jewels, watches, gold and silver articles. Apply Fei Jin Jewellery, Loke Yew Building, 7th floor, Queen's Road, Central,-

TUITION GIVEN

EXPERT Instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French: Apply 24- Austin Road, Kowloon,

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

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel, 21920).

No children or amahs will be admitted to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ- ing Tax, for all Fersons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate Soldiers and Saflors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941.

Question No. 667

To-day you are. Oswald Jacoby's partner and with neither side vul- nerable, you hold:

J-10:31

♡ K 74

O AG

AJD

The bidding!

Jacoby

Pass Pase

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