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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received Public 10 sell by

in tructions Auction on

THURSDAY, 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 -. nprising:--

Teakwood Wardrobes, Dressing T. bles, Chests of Drawers, Dining I ble, Chairs, Couches & Arm- er airs, Carpets, Rugs, Hatstand, Bedstead, Iron Cot, Pictures, Cocks, Cabinets, Rattan Furni- ture, Bronze, Brass, Porcelain and Glass Ware, Curios, Ornaments, Ceiling & Table Lamps, Gramo- phone, Records, Record Albums, Radio Sets, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood

Furniture and

"Zenith" Radio-gram

"Victor" Radio-gram

"Fada" Radio

1 Steel Chest of Drawer with

Mirror

J Steel Dressing Table

Mirror

with

J Carved Blackwood Curio

Stand

1 Pair Carved Blackwood Arm-

chairs

1 Carved & Gilt Wood Temple

House

f

1 Steel & Glass Aquarium

1 Wardrobe Trunk

1 Pair Bronze Flower Stands.

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

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Austioneers.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

FRIDAY, the 21st March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1941.

BRIDGE

THE HONGKONG THE HONG KONG NOTES

ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

JOCKEY CLUB

..

Notice is hereby given that the Second Extra Race Meeting Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly Saturday, 29th March, 1941 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 which melusive, during days period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD.,

Agent:

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 2013 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held

the P. & O Building. Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong at 11.15 o'clock in the fore- noon on THURSDAY, the 20th day of March, 1941, or as 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. ----

soon

The closing of the entries for the above has been postponed to 5.00

оп MONDAY, March.

P.M.

By Order,

24th

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

EXTRA THE FIRST MEETING has again poned.

It will now be held, wed- ther permitting, on SATURDAY, 22nd March, 1941, rummencing at 2.00 pm.

Poor Planning

By The Four Aces

We saw, the other day, a hand misplayed by a player of consi- derable experience. Perhaps it will give others a couplo pointers.

South, Dealer North-South vulnerable

of

Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable, you held:

▲ J 10 8 2

♡ K 74

AG

AJ 96

The bidding :

Jacoby

PRES

Rchenken

Pass

You

Moter

(7)

ANSWER: Bid one club.

This

is a perfectly sound opening bid and there is a chance for game despite partner's original pass.

Score 100%

one club, 10% for pass.

for

Question No. 668

To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues:

Nebenken

Puss

Ton

14

Maler Pads

I**༥

What do you bid? (Auswer tomorrow }

Released by The Bell Syndi- cute, Inc.)

Juenby

A A VAJ 8

Fast

K 10 9 8 2

IA

RACE

A 7632

AK 4 been post-

N

A JIUT 3

VQ6542 GQ 3 +1095

IW

AJ 85

S

A QJ 3

A 498 652

VK 10 9 7

◊ 4

K 4

The bidding:

South

West

M

l'as

North 10

*ust

Pass

LA

Pasa

Pass

INT Pass

Puss Pass

The First Bell will be rung at

1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will

admitted be

Io the Members'

Such must be worn En: losure. throughout the duration of cach Meeting in such a manner as to be

readily identified.

HIONAARS VALUES

FOUR-ACCE SYSTEM

Badges admitting Non-Members and Members' Enclosure to the Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle- (both men and $3.00 for Ladies

obtainable are tax) Including

upon through the SECRETARY the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of 40 SATCHE all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Ofoe, 1st Floor. Exchange Building. (Tel. 27704) will close at 11.45 a.in.

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

West led the ten of clubs, East taking the Ace and returning the club Queen. South took the club King, the spade led to

ruffed a Ace, and third round uf clubs. He then ruffed a spade with dummy's eight of hearts and returned a club from dum- my. When East followed, South the heart nine, hoping that East had the Queen

AGE 3 KING..2 QUEEN] JACK...'

ruffed with

1. That the Directors be and) they are hereby authorised to capitalise the sum of $3,000,000 Hong Kong currency, part of the

of hearts. But West over-ruffed undivided profits of the Com-

at the with the heart Queen and return- pany standing to the credit of the

are ed a trump. A low diamond was Company's Reserve Fund, and to allot to the members holding

the led from the dummy, and West won and led another trump. That shares of the Company as on the

poor South; he first day of April One thousand

No children or amahs will be was the end of nine hundred and forty-one in

was set two tricks! respect of the net amount capi- admitted to either Enclosure.

South had adopted a bad line of talised fully paid shares of the

have made his Company of equivalent nominal

The price of Admission to the play but should value in the proportion of one

fourth to the

round of share for every three shares of Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ-contract anyway. When East fol- have ruffed the Company held by them res- ing Tax, for all Persons, including lowed

Then he pectively and that such shares Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. clubs, South should

could ruff a spade with the heart so allotted shall rank for divid-Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform with the heart King!

Jack and return a diamond. Even ends as from the 1st day of July, are admitted Half Price.

though West might win turn a trump, South would then a diamond and be able to ruff would have a total of eight tricks.

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, ut such time as. the Directors think fit, be sold and the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up share.

such

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

By Order.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

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

and re-

But South made his big mis- take at the third trick, To plan a cross-ruff was correct, but there was no need to plan to ruff clubs in his own hand when it was so At much safer to ruff diamonds. the third trick South should have led a diamond. From then on he could easily cross-ruff spades and diamonds without risking an over.

consequent loss of ruff and the OF the contract.

Notice To Shareholders

By Order of the Board

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

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941. NOTE:-Under the powers conferred upon them by Article it of the Articles

POSITION WANTED

THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- ANNUAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- NESDAY, the 28th MARCH, 1941, at NOON, for the purpose of re- TRUSTWORTHY and painstaking ceiving the Report of the Directors Chinese young man, nine years' and the Statement of Accounts office experience, seeks position, for the year ended 31st DECEM- any capacity. Good knowledge of English, book-keeping, inter- BER, 1940.

The Transfer Books of the pretation, salesmanship, typewrit- every complete three shares held by Company will be CLOSED from ing. Excellent references. them (excluding the Bonus Shares to SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH derate salary.

have

the

offer to

of Association of the Company,

decided to Directory Shareholders on the Register on the 1st day of April 1941, one shore at par for

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

Mo- Please write Box

WANTED KNOWN

be offered to them under the preced- 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 28th No. 180, c/o "The China Mail." ing resolution) upon the terms that MARCH, 1941, both days in- Teakwood Bedsteads, Ward- payment for such shares shall be made clusive. robes, Dressing Tables, Chests of to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Drawers, Sideboards, Dinner Wag-Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, gcns, Dining Tables, Chairs, Hat Hong Kong on or before the 30th Sep Stands, Teapoys, Chesterfield tember 1941 and that Shareholders be Suites, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, given power to renounce their rights Desks, Armchairs, Folding Screens, etc., etc.

under such offer and that no rights at tach to any fractions. The shares tak- en up under the above offer shall rank

Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Pictures, for dividenda as from 1st day of July Clocks, Gramophones, Records, 1941. Formal letters of offer, accep- Electric Lamps & Heaters, Brass, tance and renunciation will be sent to Aluminium,, E.P., Glass and Por- Shareholders as soon as possible after celain Ware, Cut Glass Ware, Fil- April 1st next, lers, Curios, Ornaments, Cooking

Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pleces of Blackwood

Furniture.

and.

1 Teakwood Dining Room Suite,'

1 Blackwood Chest.

1 Radio-gram.

1 Dinner Service,

1 Hand Sewing Machine.

1 Cine 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 BROG.

Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, 18th.March, 14h.

BRASSO

METAL POLISH

FOR A

REAL

POLISH

C. M. MANNERS,

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

HONGKONG" & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all diamonds, jewels, watches. gold and silver articles. Apply Fei Jin Jewellery. Loke Yew Building, 7th floor, Queen's Road, Central.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the 2 Office of the Company. No. Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Notice is hereby given that the MONDAY, 31st March, 1941, at Company's standard churges will noon for consideration of the be increased as foom 17th March,; Directors' Report and Statement 1941, by adding a 10 per cent. of Accounts for the year ending surcharge to the amounts charged 31st. Docember, 1949.

for electricity consumed for light

The Share Register and Transing and power as per-meters read fer Books will be closed from on and after, 24th April, 1941, the 18th to 1st March, 1941, both days, inclusive,

By Order of the Board of

Hong

Directors,

MECOCK

Chiếf, Muringer, 10th March, 1941,55

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By Order of the Board of

Hong Kong, 8th-

MUNTONĮ

--1941.

PICK-AND-SHOVEL PRINCE

Prince Friedrich of Prussia, the ex-Kaiser's grandson, who was in a Canadian internment camp. has

bark LD been shipped

England with 250 well-behaved internees, reports the "New York News."

The paper says he is acting as pick-and-shovel man, cleaning up after raids on London,

For sparkling white teeth,. healthy gums, a fresh cool It mouth, use Macleans. quickly removes stains, whitens and polishes the enamel-and it is economical in use.

Sales Representatives: Banker & Co., P.O. Box. 756, Hang. Kong

MACLEANS

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