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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE

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NOTICE

WATER

HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB

R

SUPPLY

FLAG DAY. March 29th, 1941

Object

NOTES

TWO CHANCES

MISSED

By The Four Aces

We missed a game in this

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT DIVIDEND

The Green Island Cement Com- pany, Ltd., announce that the Balance standing at credit of Pro- fit & Loss Account as at the 31st December, 1940, including the sum of $166.382.82 brought for- ward from the previous year and after providing for depreciation and other confingencies, amount-

Board will recommend at the

To obtain funds to pur-hand writes a Chicago fan, "anded to $841,480.00, which the Achase Motor Ambulances we can't agree where we went forthcoming Annual General

and Mobile Canteens for wrong. China and Britain.

It is hereby notified that CONSTANT SUPPLY OF WATER will be given in all districts from 5.00 a.m. 20th March until further notice.

A. B. PURVES.

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will

ings or pictures unless a stamp. | be increased as from 17th March, ed addressed envelope ia sent 1941, by adding a 10 per cent. together with the contribution.surcharge to the amounts charged for electricity consumed for light- ing and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

The SECOND EXTRA “RACE MEETING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 29th March, 1941, commencing at 2.00

P..

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

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

worn

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.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Issue of 600,000 new ordinary shares of $10 each.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Badges admitting Non-Members 1st to 5th April, 1941, both days to the Members' Enclosure and inclusive, during which period no Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle-|Transfer of Shares can be regis- men and $3.00 for Ladies (both tered. including tax) ure obtainable through the SECRETARY upon

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By Order?

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 24th March, 1941.

WARNING

hereby

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st March, 1941.

Brasso

METAL POLISH

FOR ALL METALS

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HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

that

Notice is hereby given the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the

No. Clice of the Company.

2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 31st March, 1941, al

çonsideration noon for

of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1940.

Surely someone must' have underbid, or is this one of Meeting of the Company, be ap- propriated as follows-To-pay-a those rate hands in which a mak-dividend of $1.00

per share on uble game is unbiddable?"

105,494 shares-$195,494; To pay a bonus of $1.00 per share on 195,494 shares: $195,404; To transfer to credit of Stocks Re- serve $250,000: To distribute Bonus to Staff: $17,164.50; Carry Forward to next account: $183,327.50.

South, Denler North-South vulnerable

4 Q 9 5

♡ A J

◇ 977 6 2

A 10 5 4 AAJST 2

← Q 94 3

A 76

A J 4

VK 8 7 4 KJ 8 3 + K 105

6 3

W

E

AK 10 8 3 2 ✓ Q 10 9 5 2

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* 6

The bidding:

West

Pays

North

INT

East Pass

20

Pass

2A

Pass

Pa38

Pass

Pass

The Share Register and Trans- South

from fer Books will be closed

1 A to 31st the 18th

March, 1941, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

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

UNION WATERBOAT

CO.

LTD..

Notice to Shareholders

3 To

ate raise. would have enabled South to reach a game. But hav- ing bid only one no-trump, North should have gone to three spades over South's bid of two hearts. That would indicate maximum strength for the no-trump re- sponse and a good spade i.

Q

*

Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with nei-

"I was South and made eleventher side vulnerable, you held: tricks because the King of hearts was held by West. But even if it had been held by East, there would still have been ten cold tricks. North says my distribu- Jacoby tion was good 1♡

HOME CARD VALUES. OF THE FOUR-ACES TYSTEN

ACC KINO.2 QUELNÍ

JACK...

K J 9 7 3

♡ 10 4

OKE 2

76 3

The

bidding:

Schenken Pans Pass

Fou 1 (7)

Major

Рада

24

enough for one more try; and that he'd have gone to ANSWER: Pass. You have a four spades if I'd pretty weak hand and your par- gone to three. But ner's bidding indicates not much more than a minimum opening bid. Game is extremely unlikely, and two spades is as good a spot as any at which to play the hand. Score 100% for pass, 20% for three spades.

The THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF North's bidding sounded so weak SHAREHOLDERS will be held at to me that I wasn't even sure we the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & could make two spades, let alone Co., Ltd., Hong Kong and Shang- four. Where did we go astray?” hai Bank Building, on TUESDAY,

We have to agree with the 15th April, 1941, at 11 a.m.

South for the purpose of receiving the that North's bidding was too weak Report of the General Managers to encourage him to make a third together with A Statement of bid. While a defeat at two spades Accounts for the year ended 31st seems a little remote, there is no December, 1940.

assurance of being able to make three spades if North's weak bld ding is really representative of his hand.

"The Transfer Books of

the Company will be closed from 1st April to 15th April, 1941 both days inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. 24th March, 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on

▾

FRIDAY. 28th March, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35,

Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:

Teakwood Dining Room, Bed Room, Drawing Room and Office Furniture, Chesterfield -Suites Tientsin Carpets & Rugs, Carpe Runners, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Table Cloths, Napkins, Curtains, Electric Table Fans, | Heaters and Lamps, Wall & Table; Clocks, Curios, Ornaments, Gramophones & Records, Pictures, Cutlery, Perambulators, E.P., Brass, Porcelain and Glass Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture-

and

.

Encyclopaedia

11 Volumes of

Britannica (Tenth Edition).

1 "Westinghouse". Refrigerator.

1 "Kelvinator" Refrigerator.

1 "Frigidaire" Refrigerator.

2. Hand Sewing Machines.

2 Cooking Stoves,

1 "Zenith" Radio.

neatly

1 Albion Wringer.

The

1 Looking Glass.

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THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.

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On View from Thursday, the

27th March, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941,

-THE NEW KRENOH REMEDY.

ION NO PION NO

At

Question No. 674

To-day you are, Merwin Maier's partner, and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

KJ 9 7 8 10 4

Q 5 2

A 6 3

You

1.4

Jacoby

Pass'

(?)

The bidding:

Schookes Pase

North had two chances to assist his partner reach the game. his first opportunity, two spades would be a better choice than one no-trump.

Such a bíd does not Malor promise any greater high-card 1♡ 24 strength, but it does promise A positive it for spades rather than the more or less neutral fit which tomorrow.) North actually indicated by his bidding. That promise of trump (Released by The Bell Syndi- support, indicated by the immedi- cate, Inc.)

OFF THE RECORD

APT.

Pass

What do you bid? (Auswer

By ED NEED

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