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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE

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PUBLIC AUCTION

-THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Second Extra Race Meeting Saturday, 29th March, 1941

The closing of the entries for the above has been postponed to 35.00

P.M. on MONDAY, 24th March.

PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by Public Aue- tion to be held on MONDAY, the 24th day of March, 1941, at pn., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tani, 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 fern of 75 years,

Intending bidders

are advised

that indiately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (if not th apolicant) will be required to des

By Order,

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 17th March, 1841

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE

ponud

por it with an authorised offler | MEETING has again been post- who will be present at the sale,

It will now be held, wed-i the sum of two hundred dollars, j

ther premilting, on SATURDAY, ($200) in cash. This sum will be reminded or payment of the Pur-22ud March, 1941, commencing at chase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lot Ne

Adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot No 2241 Larch Street. Tai Kok Tsui

No. of Sale

Registry No

Locality

---

品

Boundary

Menetromanl

S.

As per

sale plan

Upset Price

About 9.114

$169

$18.228

Cortabis in 1971.

Annual Rent

NOTES

Bridge Swindles- No. 31

By The Four Aces

To-day's bridge swindle is con- tributed by W. Vernon Tietjen, ul St. Louis, Mo. The hand is es- pecially interesting because it is a combination of crime and swin.

dle:

South, Denler North-South vulnerabia

▲ 8 7 2

RADIO

12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-

sion,

12.30 p.m.-Dance Muslo.

Fox-Trots-Hold Me Tight I'm Fall

ing; The Glory of Love....Jay Wit- bur & His Band,

Tangos-Nothing But Lics; Red Pop- pies....Emil Roosz & His Orch.

Fox- Quickstep-Tuxedo Junction;

Trot-Ida....Ken Snakehips' John- son & His West Indian Orchestra. Wallz-Toyland (from 'Babes in Toy

land')....Harry Horlick & His Orch. Fox-Trot-They Would Wind Him Up and He Would Whistle: Slow Fax- The Old Trot-You Never Miss Faces....Jack Payne, & His Band.

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal,

1.D1 p.m.-L.co

1 7 6 4 2

ок

♣ KQ 4 3 2

Q 10 4

N

KJ 96

Allen (Vocal) Primo-Sealn's Accordeon Band. The Little Dog Laughed-Selection. Primo Scala's Accordeon Band I'll Stand By Davis & Couls)

Allen & in Canadian Bachelors The Same Old Lovers Lane (Martin Sons of the *Old Con- & Others);

Others) temptibles (Lantun &

and

Les

KJ #X

Q 10 3

E

A 10 9 8

0

6 4 2

X

S

J 10 9

46

AA53

CA$

2:00 pm.

The First Bell will be rung at

0 4 3 5 3 A 8 7 5

1.30 p.m.

1

INT

J'ass

The bidding: South

West 10

l'ass l'ass

North

2 3NT

East l'ass

Pass

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

West opened the eight of hearts, Bast played the Queen, and Mr. Tietjen, playing the South hand, The played low.

Strauss.

5.45 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

Compositions of 6.32 p.m.

Johann

Boston

be

Prino Scala's Accordeon Band, When Old Friends Meet Again (F. hlas-Porter); Don't Kiss Me Gour Night (Daykl & Meyer). Les Al- len (Vocal) with Orchestra Wooden Shoes: Sweethearts (both

Pulmo from flim Sweethearts') Seala's Accordeon Band

1.30 p.m.-Regler & Rugby Press, and

Announcements.

1.49 p.m.--AI Bollington (Organ)

Charlie Kunt (Piano).

and

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

lesue of 600.000 new ordinary

shares of $10 each.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $1,823 (being 10% of the upset price) immedi- ately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium be- ing paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will|

admitted to the Members

Such must be worn

En. lusure.

throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the

and Members Enclosure Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle- men and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) 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. 27794)

will close at 11.45 am,

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

101949 BARD VALUKS

GE THE FOUR-ACES BVRTEK

Acr KING QUEEN 1 JACKIM

ten of hearts was returned and South took the heart Ace. Declarer was pretty sure that West had only A four-card heart suit so was not afraid to lose three hearts and the Ace of diamonds. As a mat- ter of fact, South was anxious to lose the heart tricks because of the club situation!

437

Emperor Waltz, Op.

Promenade Orchestra Whe. Women and Song. Mavis

Bennett (Soprano) with Orchestra Paroxysins Waltz, Op. 189. Colum-

bia Broadcasting Symphony Orch,

Waltz.. Morning Papers Vocal

B.B C Wireless Chorus & Orch 7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.15 p.m.-London Relay-Talk by Sir

Hugh Walpole.

7.30 p.m - London Relay Special

Broadcast to the Britian Forces in the Far East.

8.00 p.m.Locul Time Signal and An-

nouncements,

The trouble with the clubs was 8.02 p.m.-Cello Sotos. that if they broke 3-1 (us was

to be expected from the fact that West had bid diamonds and had led from a four-card heart suit), No children or amnahs will be the eight of clubs would have to admitted to either Enclosure.

Gavotta

and Allegro from 'Sonate' (Valentiri, arr. Platti)....Emanuel Feuermann with Piano acc Kol Nidrel (Max Bruch. Op. 47).... Gaspar Cassado with Organ acc.

by 8.14 p.m.--Songs

Tlana Lemnitz (Soprano).

የር Dove Song-Vanish'd are

("The Marriage of Figaro'-Mozart); Ave Maria from 'Otello" (Verdi)....with Orchestra.

that the Register of Members of DUBLIC AUCTIONS ng Tax, for all Persons, including at the third trick. practically in-8.24 p.m.-A Bach Programme.

the Company will be closed from

1st to 5th April, 1941, both days

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents.

to

The Undersigned have received inclusive, during which period no instructions from The Official Ad- Transfer of Shares can be regis-ministrator, Supreme Court, tered.

sell by Public Auction on

SATURDAY, 22nd March, 1941 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Room No. 205. THE FURNITURE AND EFFECTS OF THE LATE MR. J. LOWRIE.

On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 21st March, 1941.

Hong Kong, 21st March, 1941.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & 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 20th 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 ƉECEM- BER, 1940.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED_from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH. 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1944, both days in- clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

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

WARNING

are

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on

MONDAY, the 24th March, 1941 commencing at 11 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road Central, Second Floor,

20 CASES SUGAR›OF MILK/ Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROB"

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 20th March, 1941;

FOR SALE

OWNER LEFT FOR AUSTRA:): LIA, 1938 Vauxhall 25" Saloon. in Purchased new from works England in August 1988; Small mileage, appearance 80 per cent. new. Bargain-$2.850.00 Cost

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ-

Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1941

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Shareholders

Certificates for 1941-Issue shares allotted on 24th January, 1941, to all persons who made proper ppplication for such shares and who paid the first instalment of $1 per share on or before 23rd January, 1941, are now ready for delivery.

No letters of allotment are being issued but the certificates may be obtained in exchange for Bankers' receipts upon personal or written application at the Head Office of the Company, St. George's Build- ing (2nd floor), Chater Road, Hong Kong.

By order Directors,

of

win the fourth trick in the suit: and then there would be no way to get back to dummy to win the fifth club. Bul South avoided this trouble by leading a diamond

8.00 p.m.-London Relay The News. viting West to step up with the 9.15 p.m.-London Relay-Questions of diamond Age and take two heart the Hour". · tricks, West

did just that; and 9.30 p.m.-Local Sports Results. South discarded a club on one of 9.33 p.m.-Old Time Variety.

Old Timers-Vocal 'Gema. Intro: In West's hearts. That unblocked the

the Good Old Summertime; My Gal suit, so South was able to win the

a High-Born Lady: Little Ala- rest of the tricks as soon as West

bama Coon; I Can't Tell Why I got through with the heart tricks.

Love You: Good-bye Dolly Gray.... The Big Four (Vocal Quartet) with

The crime was West's. Had he been exceptionally astute, he would have divined South's inten- tion and shifted to a spade after taking the diamond Ace. That would have led to the defeat of the contract.

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*

Yesterday you were Merwin Maler's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:

AK 96

♡ 7 3 2 ◊ 64

♣A K 10 4 The bidding: Malor Jacobs You Pass Pass 14 14

Pass (7)

Schenken Pass

ANSWER: Bid two spades. The important thing about this hand is not to get excited about the top Even the Board of cards in both black suits.

If the black suits are solid (which NOEL BRAGA, is not certain), you still have five Secretary. worthless red cards; and there Hong Kong, 21st March, 1941. can be no game unless your part- ner, with some red-suit strength, can make another bid.

nearly £400% Apply Box No. 175 CHINA LIGHT &

"China Mail?.

TUITION GIVENĖ

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

Business 'Housea' warned that all payments in con- nection with the 1941 edition of The Hong Kong Dollar Directory THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, should be made at the Offices ofERAPIONING

the publishers; through the post or

by chit hook,

No one

THERAPION NË

is authorised to visit THERAPIONINĖ

Coffices and collect money on bes

[half' of this publication.

THE PUBLISHERS,

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

Windsor Moura,

ROWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers.

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March, 1941, by adding a 10 per cent. surcharge to the amounts charged for electricity consumed for light- îng and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force. *

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager..

Score 100% for two spades, 30% for three spades, 0 for any other bid.

Question No. 671 ·

To-day you are David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable, you hold:

AK 99. 7.3.8

0 6

★✯AK 10 4 3 The bidding" Marystops Удам 14

Sebenken Του. Jacaly 14% P=49. Pass Paus

What do you did?' (Answer

Monday.)

(Released by The Bell Syndi Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941; I cate, Inc.) ...

s

Plano,

Organ Medley. Intro: I do.like.to bas, beside the seaside; Blaze. Away: Who Were you with last Night; it you were the only girl in the world ....Reginald Dixon. Scenes from 'My Old Dutch'. Intro: Knock'd 'em in the Old Kent Road: Daisy Bell; Down at the Old: Bull › and Bush; We'll all go riding on a Rainbow; My Old Dutch....Betty Balfour as 'Lil' and Michael Högan as Bert & Company with. Piano & Accordeon.

Waiting at the Lily of Laguna:

Church; Barn Dances; The Veleta ....Billy Merrin & His Commanders. Drury Lane Pantomime. Memories.

Intro: Ask a Policeman; Git yer. 'air Cut: What is the Use of Loving a Girl?: Oh, the Business: Hitchy Koo....Columbia Light Opera Coin-

pany with Orchestra,

Polly Wolly Doodle; Big Rock Candy

Mountain....The Rocky Mountain- eers acc, by the Bunk House Boys. 9.45 p.m.-Nows in French (on Short

Wave only).

10.00 p.m.-London Relay Music Hall'. 11.00 p.m.-Dance Muslă.

Swing Fox-Trots So Far, So Good: You, You Darlin'....Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Fox-Trot-Floogie Walk (from "Cotton Club Parade'); Blues-The Ghost of Smoky Joe (from 'Cotton Club Prade')....The Six Swingers with Vocal.

+ Fox-Trot-Irene (from the film): Waltz--Alice Bluo Gown: (mm 'Irene')....Wayne King & His Orch. Quickstep You

dancing gorgeous doll: Slow Fox-Trot-When June comes....Mantovani & His Music, for Dancing.

- Swing Fox-Trots--Scatterbrain; One

Sweet Letter from You....Benny, Goodman & His Orchestra. Fox-Trot Whatever Happened to

You; Rumba-The Rhumba Card!". ....Xayler Cugat & His Waldorf- Astoria Orchestra,

Fox-Trots The Singing Hills; I've Got My Eyes on You (film "Broad- way. Melody of 1940')....Joe Loss. & His Orchestra.

Tangos-La Tablada; Mala Junta.... Bernardo. Alemany & His Argentine Orchestra.

Slow Fax-Trot-Who Told You 1. Car... od (film "Kid- Nightingale}); Waltzen. If I Should Fall In Love Againage Josephine Bradley. Her Strict Tempo Dance Orchestra, Fox-Trot-A Little King Without Crown...Jos. Loss & His Orch. | 12.00 midnight-Clore down. ́....

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