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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have TOPPIN ed #structions to sell by Pubbe Auction of TUESDAY, the 22nd. April, 1941 Comumeneng at 5.15 p.m. at then Sales, Room, No 2 naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor,
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
Team Ch t Delivery
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers Hong Kong. 16th April, 1941
The Undersigned have termynd mesteaction- ter ell by Puble Anction on
FRIDAY, the 25th Aprd, 1943 Commute jag at 2.30 p.m.
1 the Sales Buon, No 35,
Hokery Road, Kowloon
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
compt Gangt
Traktwonk Bed Kont. Dining
Fans and Lamps, ele, etc.
also
A Quantity of Blackwood and Rattan Furniture.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1941
BRIDGE LABOUR
NOTES
DECIDEDLY
IMPERFECT
BIDDING
By The Four Aces
To-day's hand was sent in by our old friend Bill Lee, of Chicago,
South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
AK X 6 2
O AKQ98 4652
A QI# 4
31098
N
W
E
2
# 73
AJ 9 5
0 7 4 2
DJ G
A 7 3 VAKQ8
QJ 10
8 4
V
10 6 3 AKY
The bidding: Seth
*
Weet
North
East
INT
L'ass Pass
"A I'm
Pa 99
Pass l'ass
HMM CARD VALUE) OF THE FOUR-ACES BYÊTEM
North wasn't even close to 21 bal of two diamonds, of emuran
but South's bidding war's spute logical If North had a pesat jump - bad, the combined hands would sure- Ty conlain about
itteen tricks!
West opened the Jack of hearts, ani well, we'll let Mr.
Lee
tell his own stury
ACE. KING QUEEN.1 JACKL
:
SCARCITY
IN
GERMANY
Germany is making enormous efforts in industry to maintain its huge war machine. Before hosti- lities began German production was already on a war footing. The war, of course, took a large num- ber of men out of industry and agriculture Severe measures have drawn on PONCPVC Tabour IP- Sources that German man-power; as fully engaged Ruthless compul- sion has put every man at the đỡ s
posal of the Government to under hann where it will, and when, ani
to work the hours prescribed
Though even the German Govern ment had to yield ou its retai| of pay for overtime work.
Women have also been called back into dusty to the undaung|
of the Hitlertan declaration that! the sphere of woman was to be the home and ecadlende and in- gle women and others with Jew
amily respotisabilities, OU none. are subject to compulsion
(stalemand by The Bell Byndicate, Inc.
2-24
No matter how much effort Into trying there's you put always room for improvement.
DUKE'S
ORCHIDS
Settlement of a libel
How many men Germany cafted! action in which the plain- of industry for service, with tiff was the Duke of West- the forces is not known with any exactness The way in which the minster loss to industry has been made up. is, so far, approximately as fol Joxes Drawin from reserves of
dants
and the defen- "Daily
Mirror
man-power (men retired or form- Newspapers, Ltd., was an- erly in other occupations), 1,000,-¦nounced to Mr. Justice 000: wome (in addition to the large number taken into the auxi
Wrottesley in the King's hary military organisations), 300 Bench Division. "When 000; additional dummy came down I swallowed, 600,000: prisoners of war who can foreign labout.
VRTNA MALIAR SI TRON DA
AVERAAG nem 63%
Evidence Of Fatigue
Mr. Valentine Holmes, for the
Duke of Westminster, said that a short time ago the "Daily Mirror" under the heading "Cassandra“ and the title "Fragrant Frag- There are still some reserves of ments" published this: women who, by a tightening of the Six hundred and fort-three drawn into industry, and married ed in air raids during the month screw of compulsion, might be children under sixteen were kill-
women are being brought in an a of October, half-time system to work 30 hours a week. Little, if any, more can
The Duke of Westminster's be done by longer hours of work famous collection of for men. Indeed, the efficiency arrived in Florida in Afteen pack- and there is evidence of fatigue until the end of the war by linut has probably been passed ing-cases and will be cared for
which is detrimental to output.
Rown. Drawang Room and offer my tonsils, but recovered and took be used for civil work, 1,000,000. Furniture, Wardrobe and Cabi), inventory Two rounds of hearts,
Hugs. Carpet! Trunks, Carpets,
with
East playing deuer Runners, EP. Brass, Cass and
indicated a five-carti Porcelan Ware, Gramophones and then four, Reverds, Curios, Ormunemis. Ga¦ suit on my left. Two rounds of & Cooking Stoves. Electric Table diamonds dropped East's Jack, showing the distribution or that suit. And the Ace-King of clubs caused Eust to make a crack about budding three-card suits. That gave me a count on all four suits!
"I cashed the third high heart. discarding duminy's low club, and There is an insufficient number can the rest of the diamonds. At of skilled men. and strenuous the end, dummy had three spades measures are being taken tu tram and a diamond; while I had two ment
antic
1 Westinghouse" Refrigerator
1 Frigidaire Refrigerator
1 "Mudard“ Radio
1 "Underwood" Typewrit
et (portable)
# Enamelled Bath.
1 "Leun" Camera Chaodel IIA)
J Exposure Meter.
I Trent
Carpet
from Thursday, On View 24th April, 1941.
expert florist.
orchids has
an
"The obvious suggestion," said Mr. Holmes, "that the Duke is sending or- spending money in men in the works and in Govern. Chuds to Aner ca
hay DA training establishments them cared for there while por the spades, a heart, and a club, East, which some time ago were keyed children whose parents cannot
send them across with there spades and the high up to the training of 2,000,000 men afford to club, had to release
a year. Skilled metal a space;
workers water are being killed is as of- whereupon I parted with the clublare most wanted, and there is also fensive and damaging as it is un-
Terms Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong. 22nd April, 1941.
HELP FOR GASTRITIS
VICTIMS
The great problem in gastritis and other digestive disturbances
No One without a badge with is how to rest the sick stomach and
Members'
still nourish the exhausted body.
bo
worn
squeezed!
the
Now it was West's turn to be an unsatisfied demand for miners. true. How widely such unfound- The movement of workers from; ed statements can be spread and one employment to another is how damaging they can be is per- "Said my partner. I guess that prohibited except with the consent haps best shown by the fact that Bremen was perfect bidding, eh?'
of the labour exchanges. Pages of the announcer What could I say!"
newspaper advertisements attest Radio, who is usually known as the insufficiency of different Lord Haw Haw, repeated them classes of workmen.
for German propaganda purposes.
All we
can say is that North was lucky to have a partner who could play well enough to make up for his overbidding.
Yesterday you
な
乘
were
Merwin
Failure Of Transport
on the
"Not only is this statement un- true, but it is the exact reverse
Counsel
added that the
Duke
How Germany will proceed with of the truth. Since the outbreak further measures to meet her in- of war the Duke has been at very dustrial demands can only be a great pains to cut down his ex- hothouses and matter of speculation. An effort is penditure on his
absolute being made to recruit Swedes, vo- flower gardens to an
minimum and to use them only in luntarily of course, Sterner mea- men from the occupied territories. tional effort to produce food." Not much has been done in this way in France and the Germans have many thousands of French had sold orchid plants of great prisoners of war in France. There value and a number had been re- is also the possibility of bringing sold to the United States, which into use the factories of the oc- produced American currency for cupied territories or transferring this country. This action their machinery to Germany, al- not brought to put any money in ways provided that raw materials his own pocket and as soon as the and transport
in true facts were brought to their are available sufficient amount.
notice the defendants indicated their willingness to do everything
admitted to the Enclosure. Such must throughout the duration of each Even many liquid foods irritate side vulnerable, you held:
Solid food is out of the question. Maier's partner, and with neither sures may increase the flow of a way which will assist the na- Meeting in such a manner as to the stomach lining and cause pains be readily identified.
and vomiting. There is u food, Badges admitting Non-Members however, which actually soothes to the Members' Enclosure and the inflamed stomach. It is Hor- Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle-licks. Doctors recommend it in men and $3.00 for Ladies (both all cases of severe digestive trou- including tax)
ble because it is so easily as- similated and so highly nutritious.
obtainable are
through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro-
Horlicks is a complete food in itself. It soon rebuilds the wasted
AJ 9 3 2
AK J
♡ K J 94
◇ 8 5
The bidding:
Maler 14 Pass Pass
Jacoby
1NT
2♡ 34
You
Dbl. Dbi, (?)
Schenken
Pass Pase
ANSWER:
Double. This
wa9
into
duced by him, and for Payment of tissues, restores the lost appetite, this is the one suit you are best Germany, the failure of transport which they had unwittingly fallen.
all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m.
Tiffins are obtainable
at the Club House provided they ordered in advance from No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020).
are the
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. Soldiers and Sailors -in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 21st April, 1941.
pours strength and vitality into the impoverished bloodstream, Your usual store sells Horlicks. Get a supply to-day.
(2)
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT Instructresses for Indies and young girls in music, short- nand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French.
Apply 24 Austin Road, Kowloon,
MISCELLANEOUS
In the opinion of some authori- in their power to avert the con-
of the mistake is ties who are studying conditions in sequences
prepared to defend against. I may be more decisive than the this contract is allowed to stand, insufficiency of labour or mater- The Duke had therefore agreed you may collect a small fortune, ials. Transport is one of the most to a settlement
Score 100% for double, O for important governing factors in involved the payment of a sum any other bid.
Question No. 696
Germany's industrial war effort.
To-day you hold the same hand, ‘DON'T TELL AUNTIE' and the bidding continues.
Maler Jacoby 14 Pass
1NT
2♡
Dbl.
Pcoo Pass
You Schenken Dbl. Равя Pass Pass
**
30
Dbl. (7) What do you bid?. (Answor To-morrow.)
The "Careless talk may give away vital secrets" placards used widely in Britain now have their counterparts in the United States war department_
New posters adorn the army's central offices in Washington. De- corated with cartoons, they bear the words: "Don't tell auntie or uncle or Cousin Jane and cer- (Released by The Bell Syndi- tuinly not your girl." Associated
FOR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed, - The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., Wind- sor House, Des Voeux Road, Cen- tral Telephones: 20022 & 20011, cute, Inc.)
Press.
on terms which
of
which he money
would hand, over to a charity concern- ing itself with the interests of children who suffered in air raids.
Mr. G. O. Slade, for the defen- " dants, said they destred to express their sincere regret to the Duke into misled for having been publishing a statement about him which they now knew to be en- The without foundation. tirely statement which appeared in the "Daily Mirror" and other news- papers emanated from a source which had hitherto been found reliable.
Mr. Justice Wrottesley allowed the record in the case to be with- drawn.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.