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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 15, 1941.

BRIDGE CHILD DYING, CHURCHILL

PIONEER LEFT IN NOTES

DOZENS!

Pathetic stories were told when several Ploneers were court-mar-

sent without leave.

formation that by arrangement TOO CÔNSERVATIVE tuliça in London for being ab-

with the C.P.R. the Chinese Pas- senger Omce (entrance Chater Road) will be used temporarily for the issue of licences approved by the Trade Control Office.

Licences submitted for approv

By The Four Aces

This is a funny one," writes a al should be handed in as at pre- | Hardford, Conn., fan. "Like sent at the Trade Control Office in

R

the P.O. Bldg. A slip bearing the pair of idiots, my partner and I No. of the licence(s) will be hand-missed a cold game in spades. But ed to the messenger. It licences it we had biḍ it, the opponents, are handed in in the morning the would have gone to five hearts →→ No. slips should be presented at the

So We

After working as a tool maker at an aircraft factory during the night, a young man comes home - Of Private Frank Sellars, who and by day turns out plaster casts denied deserting H.M. Forces, of Mr. Churchill. his own officer, Captain Robin- said son, who defended him, he had to refuse the man leave, but Sellars went home to see his sick child, who had since died.

"Sellars," said Captain Robin-

of son, "thought so much

als affected actually kiddle that it has

his mental balance, and he has been wandering round

knowing where he was."

the and made it! Chater Road Office in afternoon; slips for licences hand benefited by being too conserva- cd in in the afternoon should be

tive! presented the following morning. Firms are requested to co-operate by instructing their messengerz not to wait about in the P.O. Bldg. niter handing in. the licences.

The issue of licences from the Chater Road Offlee will begin on the morning of Wednesday, April, 16th.

NOTICE

East, Dealer

North-South vulnerable

A A Q7 2 ♡ Q

◇ K Q 8 4

K J S 3

y 6 3

Kibos 743

IN

♡ A 4

W

E

A 10963

A 7

O AJ S

10964

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KJ 10 95 4 J 6 2

2

and

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The bidding:

East

Pase Pass

South

West

Pass

3♡

Dbl.

34.

Pass

Poss

the

It is hereby notified that WONG KIT YAN is the Chief Manager of the Kwong Ngai Studio of No 244, Queen's Road, Central that he alone can sign all Foreign and Chinese contracts and guar- untees in his Chinese Signature with the principal chop of the

The Undersigned have received | irm. instructions from the Liquidators and Others to sell by Public auc- tion on

WEDNESDAY, 16th. April, 1941.

commencing at 2.30 p.m. rt their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (2nd. Floor)

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Covers, etc., etc.

also

All contracts and guaran- tees otherwise signed and chopped shall be null and void and firm shall not be held responsible.

KWONG NGAI STUDIO. Hong Kong, 12th April, 1941.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

GD04

North

not

Ploneer Colin Stead was said to) have had no leave since going to France in December. 1939. Ho twice absented himself to see his child, who was seriously 11 with pneumonia, bui had since recover-

ed.

For Private Robert Ord it was which pleaded that the horrors

In the last war. he experienced

received when he

shell shock, were revived last November when a bomb fell near him while he was on leave in Newcastle.

He lost his steel helmet and rallway, voucher, wandered about not knowing what he was doing,

arrested and was

by the civil police at Luton while returning to his company.

Decision in all

"We're satisfled enough with promulgated. what actually happened, buti

can't help wonder- ing how we'd feel if the opponents

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HION CARD VALUES

OF THE

FOUR-ACES SYST

ACE...

were unable to do much at five hearts. KING..2 Then we'd have

QUEEN.1 JACK.....2

TOTAL YOLAN GO Poder fa INVERAGE MAIN 67%

bid it?"

We think

عمر

missed a game with nothing to compensate us for

the

loss. How should We have

cases

He has already made--and sold dozens of them. One of the first went to Mrs. Churchill, who wrote praising his workmanship and the life-like features.

John Douglas, of Golders Greon, N.W., had been a waiter, a carpenter, a bricklayer and a steeplejack before he took up Sculpture.

His Mr. Churchill has the fam- the ous grin, the walking-stick. cigar, and the celebrated hat.

"The trouble is I can't turn the out fast enough," he told a 10- porter.

"I've sent a small batch to a London stores and am sure of celling them by the hundred- but I can turn out only about twenty-five a week. Each 13

hand-cast and coloured.

concern

"I started work as a waiter at a West End hotel. My father, who is director of a family owning hotels and restaurants. will be wanted me to learn the business.

I became manager

of a seaside hotel.

PLANS "DO" FOR WAR CAPTIVES

་

Sudden Urge

"Then I spent a year as a brick- layer and another as carpenter.

"It was while watching a film that I had a sudden urge to try my hand at sculpture. I started In earnest and after 3 while managed to make a bare living by making and celling masks."

Douglas tried to join the R.A.F., but they couldn't take him, so he went to work in an aircraft. fac-

It has a big proportion of pri-tory.

Teakwood Bed Room, Dining Room, Drawing Room, Omce, and Draft Programmes and Entry Rattan Furniture, Porcelain, Forms for the Fourth Extra Race Glass, Brass and E. P. Ware, Rugs, Meeting to be held (weather per- Gramophone & Records, Electric

After raising nearly a quarter Lamps & Heaters, Curios, Orna-mitting) on Saturday. 26th April,

that South should of a million for its war weapons ments, Tennis & Badminton Rac- 1941, may be obtained from the kets, Wall Mirrors, Furniture | Secretary's

jump to four spades over North's week which aimed at £100,000 Office, Exchange

-Farnham, Surrey, has another double of three hearts. South cause. Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the would be compelled to bid three Sports Club; and the Stables, spades with a pretty poor hand Shan Kwong Road.

(although he could pass if the hand Entries close at 12 o'clock were poor enough and contained NOON on THURSDAY, 17th no long or short suits). And if April, 1941.

South had such a poor hand, North would be doing the right thing to leave it at three spades since even little that contract might be a dangerous.

A Quantity of Blackwood.

Furniture

and

The "Frigidaire" Refrigerator

wo Radio Sets

One Dinner Services

ne Tea & Coffee Set

On View from Tuesday, the 15th. April, 1941.

Terths: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 10th April, 1941.

TO LET

MARBLE HALL-34-36, Grau- ville Road, Kowloon. Beautiful rooms, suites with verandah, pri-

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th April, 1941.

WHAT STOMACH

SUFFERERS

soners of war in Germany-near- ly 200-and Tom Baker, a greċti- grocer in the town, means to give them a "big do" when they come home.

MINOR INJURIES.

He is making himself person Accidents occur almost daily ally responsible for collecting at with children, resulting in" culs, least £100 for this: "Anything scratches, burns scalds, bruises, over that, of course, will be For the curative treatment of all welcome," Tom told a reporter. such, minor injuries there is "The more money, the bigger nothing better than

the do.'

Already he has collected £14

But since South has a rather good hand (good, that is, opposite a partner who can afford to ask for a takeout at the level of three, 11s. or four), hè should express

nis values by bidding four rather than

Mrs. Farrow, of Union Street, only three spades. That is the gave the fund a good kick-off with CAN EAT type of bid which takes a partner £2 in thankfulness for her son's

"off the spot,”

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were

Howard

A Q 10 5 3

♡ 7 2

◊ Q 10 4

A Q 9

The bidding: You

1 A

2A (7)

Jacoby Schenken

Pass Pass

Maler

20. 30

Pase

Puss

. ANSWER: Bid three no-trump. Your partner's bid shows

game

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Question No. 690

To-day you hold the same hand.

On list of Schools nominating for and the bidding continues:

Sandhurst. Contingent of Junior

Division O.T.C.

Jacoby You 14 Pass PAIS

Boboukem

20.

Maler Rass

PASS

PRES

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