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The Undersigned havo received Instructions 10 sell by

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THURSDAY. the 29th May. 1941

commencing at 10.30 a.m. at No. 4. Conduit Road.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

POUSEHOLD FURNITURE

1940.

also

Pluhip: Radio (model

and

Fine Peking Rugs.

On View from Wednesday, the 28th May, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

g Kong. 23rd May, 1941,

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FRIDAY, the 30th May, 1941.

onmeneng al 3.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35. Bankow Road, Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

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1 Large Oil Painting.

(almost

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1941.

BRIDGE TRAMWAY

NOTES CLAIM

A NEAT SQUEEZE

By The Four Aces

JUDGMENT

Written judgment in favour. of Hong Kong

When a key nesse loses, a squeeze is often the last resource Tramways. Limited was of a good player:

North, Dealer Both sides vulnerable

NORTH

WEST AQ J 10 5

у в з

0 8 8 5

AK 9 кат

O AO 9

A64 3

given

by the Puisne Judge, Mr. P. E. F. Cres- sall, at

the Summary

Court this morning in a case in which

the Com-

pany claimed $189 dam-

ages. EAST

A 8 4 3

♡ 5 4 2

J 10 8

6

◇ KJ 10 4 3

92

NOUTH

A 762 VAJ 1998

07 2

K Q 7

The bidding. North

East

2NT

Pass

40

J'ays

South

32 60

West

J'ass l'ass

PANS

Puss

West

pade

King.

the

exprenent

Queen dummy winning with the South drew three rounds. of trumps and then finessed the Queen of diamonds,

HIGH CARD VALUES

от чужие FOUR-ACES SYSTEN

ACE ....... → KING..2 QUEEN.1 JACK...%

TOVIA UPANG GY DRINK DA

club break Slam; but chance.

the

Plaintiff was represented hy Mr. W. A. Mackinlay,, while defendant was defended by Mr. D. B. Evans

Mr. Justice Cressall Plaintiffs claim damages for in- tury caused to their property bri the negligent denying of the chauff teur employed by the defendant | The main

L - Jacts are l

strle question Tale and the

111 rotte B whether the chaufleur Was T was not negligent

The

It appears that this forry, lad en with Bish. was being driven along Des Voeux Roud. It AVIS

the surface of raining and

the read had in consequence become somewhat slippery.

lorry was proceeding parallel with the tram lines when It suddenly crashed into one of the poles which are erected between the Bast won with

two sets of traas lines in the mid- the King of dia-le of the road thereby causing monds and return- damnge to the extent of The

diamond amount claimed. Jack, forcing out dummy's ace. And

ed the

DOW

Now in cases of this nature it law that if the is not a rule of

it looked as driver of a vehicle strikes a sta- though only a 3-3ionery object on the highway, he could produce theis necessarily guilty of negligence. South saw another for each case must depend upon its own facts, as na one case is ever like another. Thus the ques- tion as to whether the action of the driver amounts to negligence is one of fact to be decided

by the jury.

The other chance y as that West held the four clubs, together with the Jack and ten of spades. In that ease. West could be squeezed out of a trick in the black suits.

South therefore entered his hand with the club King to run his remaining two trumps. When the last trump was led, West held two spades and

three clubs with dummy holding the same number of each suit behind him.

If West discarded a club, dum- my would make a long card in the suit; and if west discarded the ten of spades, dummy would w the Slam-making trick with the none of spades. The reward for the squeeze was a big one 1,530 points the difference between making the Slam and rubber and one-trick set! Taking a

Citeleaned by The Bell Byndleate, Inn i

at Dieting Dot Bays a look the new

suits 13 bathing

send Enough to

any weight into the depth of de- pression.

over-

the following to say "weat 1 the train company and offered the $50 because it ( the arciglent) was my mistake. My employer told my he would keep me un provid od 1 settled with the company. I am still employed by him."

Having carefully considered the evidence I have no hesitation i Anding as

a tart that the driver was negligent in the way he drove the lorry.

There will therefore be judg- ment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with custs.

The accident is described by the chauffeur of the lorry in the following words (I quote from my Try This Safeguard notes of his evidence)-"It was raining and dark. The surface of For Your Child's Health. the road was wet. I was driving on the left of the road clear of Baby's Own Tablets are the pre- British medical the tram track but close to them.scription

£1 of I was going about 18 miles per child-specialist, and are an ideal hour.

specifie for My head lights were on.

the minor health Pleasant Wind screen wiper was working. troubles of the young.

A man darted into the roadway. in taste, there is none of the fuss sounded my horn but he paid so often associated with the giving no heed so I had to swerve to of medicine to children, The (avoid him. In duing so the lorry tablets are easily crushed to pow-

being in tablet crashed into the pole. The lorry der, and, skidded and hit the pole." accurate dosage is assured.

For infantile constipation, up

'wind', diarrhoea, set stomach,

form,

ut

In cross-examination he stated:- "I received my licence about one month before the accident. My colic, there is no better remedy head lights threw a beam of than Baby's Own Tablets. They about 120 feet ahead, I could see help to expel worms, quickly re- Howard 120 feet ahead. I was going atlieve croup and colds, and and, non- 18 m.p.h. because the road was teething time they settle the stom- vulnerable clear. When I first saw the pedes-ach, ease the pains, and promote trían he was about 24 feet away." sleep in a perfectly natural way.

A peculiar feature of the case Parents

parts of the is the fact that although the defen-world rely on Baby's Own Tablets dant has denied any negligence to keep their little ones well and on the

he thriving. Obtainable at chemists part of his servant nevertheless allowed him to make everywhere.

Yesterday you were Schenken's partner vulnerable against opponents, you held:

AKJ 9 7 ♡ A J 4

OK 19 5 3

A 10

The bidding:

Maier

You

14 Pass

Jacoby

2 J

Belenen Разв

have

3

(7)

ANSWER:

Pass.

You no assurance of being able to defeat this contract, so must pass. Perhaps the opponents will pro- ceed to get themselves into trou- ble.

Score 100% for pass, 0 for any other bid.

Question: No. 727 - .

To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding' continues;

Mater

You

Jncoby

Schenken:

Z

Poss BNT

Rass... Pays

14 Рава:

3

Pass (?).

What do you bid?;;' (Answor tomorrow,}

(Released by The Bell Syndi café, Inc.)

45 GERMANS NATURALISEDA

Forty-five Germans, Uvinggin| Great Britain have recently, been granted,patualisation papers by the Home Office, it was anggury ¡cad.......... Altogether 115 aliens were granted certind

hong, them twowa

live French, four Russians and thirty-tw

an unconditional offer of $50 to the company as compensation, and in this connection the driver has

in many

Baby's Own. Tablets.

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