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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS

In Accordance with Government Ordinance, THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on FRIDAY, SATURDAY & MON- DAY, the 11th, 12th & 14th April, 1941. (Easter Holidays)

Hong Kong, 7th April, 1941.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

RACE EXTRA THIRD The MEETING will be held, weather permitting. on SATURDAY, 12th and MONDAY, 14th APRIL, 19444, Commencing at 11.30 am, on both days.

The First Bell will be rung at 11.00 1.

The tatin interval will be after the fourth race un both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

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manner

BRIDGE

THE CHINA MAIL, AFRIL 8, 1941.

MAKE WAY

FOR THE NOTES DUCHESS'

Helping A Miracle Along (BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] "Make way for the By The Four Aces

slogan himself in a pickle

Every player occasionally Ands Duchess" is the

from which which British refugees only a miracle can extricate him from Nazi-occupied coun- Our teammate, Oswald Jacoby.

tries, tired and worn, and often penniless, have adopted to describe the efforts of the British Re- patriation Office to get them home.

found such a hand the other day, and managed to help the miracle

along:

North, Dealer

North-South vulnerable North-South 80 part-score A 2

Q8 74 AJ 1095 AK 9

A 974 VKJC3%

Q 6 2

5 4

A JE

W

E

K87 43 Q10 8 7

AAKQ10 8 6 3

A 10 9 6

Bust

Youth

Weat

1 Y

14

Pass

Pass

BA

as to

3NT

Jas

6A

Pass Pasa

l'ass

P'uns

West led the dummy played

* J5 Mr. Jacoby The bidding: No One without a badge will be

North Ba Members' In the adranted closure Such must be worn throughout the duration of eacli Meeting in such be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enviosure Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day for Ladies both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRE- TARY upon the personal or writ- ten application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all him, and Visitors introduced by for payment of all chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794)

9.45 am. un will close at days.

The THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of Messrs Dodwell & Co, Ltd, Hong Kong and Shan hu Bank Building, on TUESDAY,| the 15th April, 1991, at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the

Tmos art obtainable at the Retort of the General Managers!

ari Club House provided they are or together with

Statement * Accounts for the year ended 31st dered in advance from the No. 1 December, 1940.

Bay (Tel. 21920).

the

HIGH CARD VALUES ON THE FOUR ACER EVITEN

ACEMIS KING.. QUEEN.

JACK

TOTAL, UNLIKE A PACH SÀ

AVERAGE HAND 4%

both

West could held,

The Transfer Books of

No children or mahs will be Company will be closed from 1st admitted to either Enclosuz, April to 15th Apid. 1941 both days! inclusive.

DODWELL, & CO, LTD.

General Managers.

24th March, 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have recentndļ irations io Bell by Public

Au tion o WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, 1941

COURTKA at 2.30 p.m. at their Sale: Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon, A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Pubbe Enclosure is $1.00 per day; ncluding Tax, for all Persons, in- cluding Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Suktiers and Sailors in Lingform are adnutted Half Price

By Ander

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 7th April, 1941.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers

f

The band

Englishwomen volunteers who assist at the office in one neutral comtry appear tel be puting their own society and

tled friend. from Riviera

3. Has Arst on the passenger Hats,

Ordinary Mr. and Mrs. Relungen, wh may be anxious to get back to a job in Britam, make no cent

But they do plaint about that. complain that the inability the! then owni "Duchesses" to know minds for two minutes at at my]

com they are is unfair to them. kept waiting while the "Dueles" she'll take the decides whether cabin offered her or whether she will return to England at all

Meanwhile. awaiting her de- three of hearts, low, and Eastcision, less fluential refugees are aufferd

much to kept dancing uncertainly between dis offices, passport bureaux and P- Mr. Jacoby's

Eastping agencies. appointment.

returned the spade Red Tape-And Strings

Jack, and

our

teammate was in the lead,

wonder- If at the last moment the "Du- decides she can travel ing What play to chess"

his without hot water in her cabin, the less privileged ones have to

for in a ke twelfth trick.

be squeezed if he stand aside. addition to the hearts,

little wo

One white-haired man, who had just got out of France, was told by one of these "What do you women helpers: want to return to England for?; Old people like you are no use In England, anyway." to the club King

2-H

Released by The Rett Syndicate, ingy The trouble with running Into a shoe sale is that a girl is tempted to overstock.

COURT MARTIAL OF D.S.O. CAPTAIN

The trial of Captain Fane An- Macfarlane, DS.0, drew James ORE, DCM, aged sixty-seven, of the London Scottish, by general court-martial ended at Mytchett, near Aldershot. He was found not public guilty on six charges of causing by negligence a loss to funds of sums totalling £180.

Court on six

Findings of the other charges of fraudulently mis- to his own applying this money use will be made known later.

Evidence was given by the Aldershot Command psychologist. Major E A. Bennett, that Mac-

from suffering farlane Was trouble which affected his effi- ciency and his mind.

The defending officer asked the Court to remember that they were dealing with a mentally sick man.

ECZEMA,

sores, ringworm, Itch, chapped lips and hands, piles and skin com- plaints generally are best treated the delightfully fragrant

both diamond honours or both the "Come back again, there may missing club honours.

But there be room for you in the next boat,

When they come would be no squeeze if East held they are told. an honour in each minor suit, for back they are treated with seant East could save whatever dummy courtesy. saved, and West could concentrate on saving the hearts. Mr. Jacoby therefore

dependent On Was

make his con- to minor miracle

decided to give the tract, but miracle a helping hand.

After drawing three rounds of trumps, he led

the Jack of clad- and returned monds. East squirmed a bit, anni,

"Perhaps not." she replied, "but with finally put up her diamond King, nursed the menfolk of y gen-outment

De eration through the last war, and. There ruiting excuse for East's play, for surely since my two sons were killed at like to get back Mr. Jacoby would have taken the Dunkirk. Id normal diamond fitesse if he held where I have friends." the diamond Queen. But East's

In fairness, it should be said bitander brought about the mua-

that this woman did get back to ...ele.

England immediately. But the red Declarer ran the rest of the, tape system with strings on it is trumps, saving itl dunny the

continuing. club Ave, diamond Ace-ten, and n heart. West saved two diamonds and two hearts, but then a club lead ruined his hand-he had to

Sunnh

*

❤

**

were

Was

1

surrender a diamond trick to the OFF THE RECORD dummy or a heart trick to South.

Merwin Yesterday you Maier's partner and, non-vulner- cent. able against vulnerable opponents,

you held:

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed

Office Notice is hereby given that the Room, Dining Roorn and Furniture, Rattan Ware, Electric Company's standard charges will Table Lamps, Heaters, Celling and be increased as from 17th March, Table Fans, Curios, Ornaments, 1941, by adding a 10 per E. P., Brass, Porcelain and Glass surcharge to the amounts charged Ware. Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, for electricity consumed for light- Cutlery, Pictures, Clocks. Table ing and power as per meters read Cloths, Napkins, Cooking Utensils on and after 24th April, 1941. etc., etc.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood

Furniture and

3 Fine Carpets

2 Radio Sets

1 "Frigidaire” Refrigerator

1 "G.E." Refrigerator

1 Bed Room Suite

1 "Dover" Cooking Stove

1 Perambulator

On View from Tuesday, the 8th April, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Austioneers. Hong Kong, 7th April, 1941.

REACH THOSE WHO

CAN AFFORD TO BUY

THROUGH

By Order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.

TO LET

AQ J 10 9 B

A 10 476 4

4

The bidding:

Jacoby

You

10

14

4♡ 1♡

A

Bebenkom

20 GV

Mater

2A Б

(2)

ANSWER: Bid six spades. You can't tell whether or not the op- ponents can make the Slam in hearts, but you can't afford to guess about vulnerable Slams when you can take out insurance. at the cost of a one-trick or two- trick set. This hand was actually the spade Slam- played, and

MARBLE HALL.-34-36, Gran- Beautiful ville Road, Kowloon, rooms, suites with verandah, pri vate bathrooms, garden, tennis although intended us a sacrifice- because of a perfect Special rate for Military was made

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Score 100% for six spades, 40% Phone 59433.

for pass, 20% for double.

court.

TUITION GIVEN

Question No. 685

To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's with neither side

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