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THÈ CHINA MAIL, MARCH 20, 1941.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

PARTICULARS AND CONDI. TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- tion to be held on MONDAY, the 3 24th

March, 1941, at day of p.ru.. at the Offices of the Public Werks Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the op- tion of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

Intruding bidders are advisedi fed mmediately after the disposal at the lot the Purchaser (f not the policant) will be required to die I po it with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, The sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sun will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.

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THURSDAY, 20th March, 1941

cummencing at 2.30 p.m.

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I "Zenith" Radio-gram

"Victor" Radio-gram

"Fada" Radio

1 Steel Chest of Drawer with

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HONG KONG

THE HONG KONG NOTES

JOCKEY CLUB

with his miserable hand. The West cards were good for about three or four tricks, yet he made a bid which promised to take. eight tricks!"

North's double was a trifle light, and East's redouble was question- able but not really criminal; and South's decision to bid two hearts was perfectly proper even though

Second Extra Race Meeting | CRIME DOESN'T PAY! skliful defence would beat the Saturday, 29th March, 1941

The closing of the entries for the above has been postponed to on MONDAY, 24th

6.00 P.M. March.

By Order,

B. BROWN.

Secretary. Hong Kong. 17th March, 1941

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING has again been post- poned It will now be held, wea! ther permitting, on SATURDAY, 22nd March, 1941, commencing af

2.00 pm.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm.

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

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

(both including tux) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27791) will close at 11.45 a.m.

the

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Timns are obtainable at Club House provided they 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 Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

NO. 35

By The Four Aces

An unusual crime is presented to-day for Bridge crimitologists:

South, Dealer East-West vulnerable

AQ 9 8 3 ♥ J

O A 10 9 4 ♣ 1 10 9 8

A 65

984 3

J

▲ A1074

ū

W

AK63 2

SK 855

3 $427 4

K J VAKQ 10 7 6 % O Q7 2

The bidding:

South

West

109

ZA I'M L'ass

ren CASE VALUES

OF THE POOR-ACKS BVETER

two-club contract. But South's bid of three hearts was simply outrageous meriting capital punishment at the very least! Ile should have let the bid get arouhid

North who to

would have doubled for penalties. Three ula-, monds would be set three or four tricks, and even a rescue at four clubs would run into an 800-point penalty. Perhaps North should have bid four hearts (which could have been made); but South's unwillingness to penalise the op- ponents indicated that he had little top-card strength.

*

J

Yesterday you were

Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with e- ther side vulnerable, you held

▲ J 10 3 2

VK 7 4

O AG

AJDO

North

Bast

Redbl.

Pass Pass

3. Pass

The bidding: Jacatry Pass 1 A

Nebenken

P&Яя Puss

You

1 (?)

Maler Pass

{راد

39

West opened the Jack of dia- monds, dummy played low and East won with the King of dia- monds. West ruff- ed the diamond re- turn and led i spade to East's Ace, thus enabling East

give him an other diamond ruff | The King of clubs then won the set- ting trick,

ACF KING QUEEN 1 JACK.JP

to

If you are a real sieuth, you'll be horrified at the crimes com- mitted in this hand. See if you can discover them for yourself be- fore reading on.

Of course Youth should have made his contract by winning the first trick with the diamond Ace and drawing trumps. But that was the least of the crimes! To begin with, West deserved ten years at hard labour for making the two-club vulnerable overcali

As from

NOTICE

to-day the price of

TELEPHONE COMPANY, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform U.B. Beer, Pints and Quarts have

LIMITED!

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Curio that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hong Kong Tele- Arm-phone Co., Ltd., will be held in the Board Room of the Company,

1 Carved & Gill Wood Temple

House

J Steel & Glass Aquarium

are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

2nd Floor, Exchange Building, A. S. WATSON & CO., Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria,

Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 28th

L

day of March 1941, at 12.15 o'clock

Pair Bronze Flower Stands,

in the afternoon or so soon there:

1 Wardrobe Trunk

1 Portable Typewriter "Corona

Zephur"

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

been increased by $3.00 per case. Albion Pale Ale by $1.00 per case. W. R. Loxley & Co., China) Ltd. Sole Agents: Browery Ltd., Shanghai.

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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers

10 per

after as the Annual General that the FIFTY-SIXTH ORDIN- Meeting convened for noon on ARY YEARLY MEETING of the On View from Wednesday, the when the subjoined resolution will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, be increased as from 17th March, Notice is hereby given that thei that day shall have terminated, Company (since registration) will Company's standard charges will 19 March, 1041.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

be proposed as a special resoluHong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 1941, by adding a

cent. 3rd APRIL, 1941, at. 11.30 am. surcharge to the amounts charged for the purpose of receiving the for electricity consumed for light Report of the General Managersing and power as per meters read together with a Statement of Ac-on and after 24th April, 1941. counts for the year ended 31st OCTOBER, 1940.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Aust.oneers.

The Undersigned have received instructions

sell by 10

Public Auction on

FRIDAY, the 21st March, 1941 commencing at 2.29 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Teakwood Bedsteads, Ward- robes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Sideboards, Dinner Wag- guns, Dining Tables, Chairs, Hat Stands, Teapoys, Chesterfield Suites, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Desks, Armchairs, Folding Screens, etc., etc.

Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Pictures, Clocks, Gramophones, Records, Electric Lamps & Heaters, Brass, Aluminium,, E.P., Glass and Por- celain Ware, Cut Glass Ware, Fil- ters, Curios, Ornaments, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Places of Blackwood Furniture. and

1 Teakwood Dining Room Suite,

1. Blackwood Chest.

!

1 Dinner Service.

1 Radio-gram,

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 BROS, Auctioneer,

Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941.

tion:-

That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in the manner following:-

. (a) By the deletion of

the existing Article: 95 and the substitu-

•

tion in lleu thereof of the following Ar-

ticle:-

Number of "95. The Directors Directors,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 24th MARCH, 1941, to THURSDAY, the 3rd APRIL, 1941, both days inclusive.

of the Com-JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & Son,

General Managers. pany shall not

Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941.

be less than "six and not more than ten in number."

THE HONGKONG &

(b) In Article 101 the KOWLOON WHARF &

word "six" shall be substituted for the word "four" where such word occurs in

the third and fifth line respectively of such Article,

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on-

MONDAY, the 24th March, 1941 commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Room, No.: 2, Connaught Road Central; Second Floor.

20 CASES, BUGAR OF MILK Torms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.

Auktionssty

IC

GODOWN CO., LTD:

Notice To Shareholders

THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs: Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, at NOON, for the purpose of re ceiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of `Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEM- BER, 1940.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED. from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH, 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1841, both days in- Fclusive.

Order of the Board of

Directors

M. MANNERS,

cretary de Manager.

Hong Kong, 20th March, 1941. | Hong Kong, 7th March, 1941,

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941,

WANTED KNOWN

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.

THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

ANSWER: Bict two spades. Since your opening bid is a sound one, you cannot pass partner's one-over-one response. Your best rebid, since you have spade sup- port, is to confirm the suit by a simple raise,

Score 100% for two spades, 20% for one no-trump, 0 for any other bid.

Question No. 669

Tu-day you are Merwin Maier's partner and, with neither side vul- nerable, you hold:

AAK 90 ~ 7 3 2 ◊ 6 4

♣AK 10 4

The bidding:

Mater Рава

Jacoby

Schenk

(7)

(Answer

Pass What do you bid? tomorrow.)

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