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1:

EMPIRE-WIDE FLAG DAY JUNE 5th, 1941

IN AID OF DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S FUND

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

01

the 2nd June, 1941. (Whit Mon-

day).

Hong Kong, 28th May, 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

In Accordance with Govern- ment Ordinance, THE EX- PARTICULARS AND CON- CHANGE BANKS will be DITIONS of the Sale by Public CLOSED for the Transaction of Auction to be held on TUESDAY, Public Business

MONDAY, the 3rd day of June, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong for મ terin of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the

of Surveyor

His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The SIXTH EXTRA HACE

Intending bidders

are advised

· MEETING will be held, weather that immediately after the dis- permitting, on SATURDAY, 31st! posal of the lot the Purchaser (if May, and MONDAY, 2nd June, i not the applicant) will be required 1941. Commenring at 3.00 pm on to

an deposit with

authorised Saturday and 11.30 am on Mon- officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dol- This sun The Maaf Bell will be rung at lors, ($200) in cash.

HAN

138 11 042 8 8

- the first day and at will be refunded on payment of uit than the day

The din interval will be after the length Eden on the second day

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

Tw

No One without a badge will

atmatted

111* Members Patic for ute Such must be

נין

throughout the duration of

· Merling

worn cach

to

such a manner ад

he readily identified.

Hudgens admatum: Non-Members! to the Members Havelose and: Chul Remm. at $5.00 per day m Gentlemen and $3.00 per day for Laubes (both mcluding tax) obinmable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal or written; application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all; visitors introduced by him, andi for payment of all whits, ete

The Secretary's Office, 1st flour,

will close at 1145 day, and at 945 am, on Monday

Tins are oblamable at the

they Club House provided ordered ith advance From the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).

connection with the above Flag Day, the lehes, who have kily voluntered. ** sell flags I are advised of the following at Exchange Building, (Tel 27794) rangement.

Sellers resident П Hong Kong: Flags, baskets and tins will e issued at Mr. E. M Ray mond's office, Holland House (1st floor) from 3 p.m. to 6

* Salm

the Purchase price.

No of Sale

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lot No 4306

Field

Road

and Tung Choi Street. Meng Keh

Registry No

Locality

Houndary

Mexistant

N.

H

E. W

As per

male plan

ft

by al 20-3

About 3.600

Ansat R

Upset Price

993

38.100

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1941.

-HUNS

BRIDGE NO VICTORY NOTES WORRY

DON'T BE STUBBORN!

By The Four Aces

(BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

Forty per cent, of the German people, including most of the business were con- community, to

vinced that the war would end months ago.

A Bridge player who develops a stubborn streak is bound lose thousands of unnecessary points every time he sits down to a Bridge table. To-day's hand is a typical case;

Youth, Dealer North-South vulnerable

NORTH 4 63

SOUTH

Now that hope has been des. troyed, one in twenty are begin- ning to wonder if Germany CAN win.

This is the estimate of a neu

left tral traveller who has just Germany.

He has seen the destruction the RAF. has wrought in Hamburg. Culegne and other industrial cent trus He has seen the a titude of the average German change femini jubilant confidence to worried puzzlement,

J 10 9 6 3 2 064

4K 85

WEST

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A

A J

A QNTS 4 3

K 87

54

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い

6 3

AJ Z

94

AR109

A Q

AR

→

♣ Q 10 7 3

Khw

any rate, the war

The bidding.

a very long time."

South

West

North

Kast

INT

DDE

20

Pass

traveller sadd one day

INT

I'nss

NT 1ины

Dbl.

Pass

Pass Pass

South had a maximum holding

opening bid of 10- {}

tor

an

HIGH CARD YRAĀJKS

OF THE FOUR-ACK# SYPIEM

even

strength.

Was hu Insist

One

+1

"Some of the people now think the war might land until winter.” he told me, “and about » per cent, who have Rave doub German victory

that. gong to lat

To a Berlin taxi drive,

**

the

Your Germanis are doing Wril against the British

Few Smiles

"Yes,” replied the drive, "but must understand that tor perlap.. | YouE

we 'pinne every British

bring much down the U.S.A. have two inore.” "One cannot buy eggs, there are But that

no chickens, no bacon, no oil for reason to

cooking, no rice, and meat once a week. But there

of plenty bread."

ONCE

·AGE KING QUEEN.1 JACK...

1

over the

1

Tr

playing

at

North's

bid

no-trump.

Is

Of France, the traveller said "Expect nothing of her for ot

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two hearts mer months," Of Belgium, he declar-

Wis plainly

"People have the wrong idea

the Belgians. They the stubbornly resisting in all sorts of to re-small, niggling ways afford

and

West's double

ed:

ü

resene.

With

would

2 strong hand, shout either pass

could

Nazi vengeance."

are

en

The purchasor of the lot will be, North required to pay to the auctioneer double or on Tuesday, June 3rd,

No children ne amals will be in cash the sum of $810.00 (being; double, And North's bid of three these expose them to the peril of and from 10 am to 12:30 p.m. admitted to either Enclosure, 10% of the upset price) immedi-hearts over [WO no-trump was in Wednesday, June 4th

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

ately after the fall of the hammer, dill a rescue although it click In Flag Day when selling has

The price of Admission to the the balance of the premium be- show some elements of strength. been completed all the above

a real bust, North would quipment should be return: Public Enclosure is $1.00 per daying paid in accordance with the, (with

have passed two no-trump.) all Persons, Conditions of Sale. d direct to the Hong Kong meituding Tax. for ad Shanghai Banking Cop Lancluding Ladies, and is payable i at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailor ¦

oratin

Sellers resident in Kowloon: Play l'iter.

St

askets and in will be kostirred

.1 Ne European YMCA

Wednes Sahoury Round

OFL

lay. Die 4, between the

4 pm and 6 pm

103131

In Pi Day wheat, Ping ha

mpleted the above: quipment should be return. dote European Y MCA Silers are required to katully to colles their selling equip-

needingly

F. P. Hyde-LAY.

General Secretary,

John Ambulance Association

and Brigade.

I I'mfort

14 admitted a

By Order,

R

CB. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 26th May. 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

| PUBLIC AUCTION

South's pigheadedness jed him! into a three-trick set, for West defended very ably So South lost an 800-pomt penalty instead o storing 90 ponts for the mak- able three-heart contract

607 for two no-trump, 0 for any other bid.

Question No. 730 To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different

Maler

Yone

14

Pass

(?)

Jacoby

l'ass

When a single hand can cost close to a thousand point with- out anything unusual jaking place, i What you bid? at isn't hard to see how much is

can lose in an;

PARTICULARS AND CONDI TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc- stubborn player

TUESDAY, entire session. be held on

at 3. rescues, don't of June, 1941.

bon to

If your partner 'Monday.) try to play the

Schenkea

Obt.

(Answer

(Released by The Bell Syndi-

The Undersigned have received | the 3rd day Instructions to sell by Publie pan., at the Offices of the Public hand yourself; an early pass saves, rate, Inc.) Auction oil

| Works Department, by Order of lots of points.

Governor of

THURSDAY. the 5th. June, 1941! His Excellency the

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.

one Lot of Crown Land at Tai! Hang Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Of His Majesty the King, for one

THERAPION NO.1

THERAPION No.2

THERAPION Nɗ3

No. 1 Oneas Discharges- Me. Dores Blood Poison No. § Curas Chronio Wenkecomm Kogilah Fertu je. Člázniste, or withar No.return fall DR. LE CLEĈ Mod, Co. Haverstockka.M.W&Londa, DR. LEDLEROʻS'PILLS for the Liver

Kidanys-wunk jeketevaya & bladder

POSTAGE STAMPS Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong. 31st May, 1941.

'

further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to de- posit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

ANEDOT

Boundary

Maandrement

N. B. E. W.

Contents in sq. th

Annual Rental.

j Upset Price

Yesterday you were Howard partner and. 110- Schenken's vulnerable against vulnerable

opponents, you held:

K J D

T

♡ A J 4 OK 10 5 3

♣ A 10 The bidding:

Malor

You Jacoby 14 Pass Pass Pass (7)

Schenken $4

ANSWER: Bid three no-trump. Your partner expects you to have a fairly good hand, but he may not realise your full strength if you make a weaker bid. There should be a game in the cards if your partner is able to reopen the bidding.

Score 100% for three no-trump,

Help your Friend and

his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS

for

his collection

Seeds

and

For His Garden

We can supply the goods of his and your want

GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, etc., etc. 10, Wyndham Street Established 1896 Hong Kong

SUPPORT

HONG KONGS BOMBER FUND

SEND DONATIONS TO “WAR FUND”,

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.

£130,889.19.6, remitted to, the Imperial Government to date

Inland Lot No. 6156,

Tai Hang Road, West of Inland

Lot No. 3454.

As per

sale plan

About 7,000

$7,000

The purchaser of the lot. will be; required to pay; to the auctioneer. in cash the sum of $700.00 (boing 10% of the upset price) immediy ately after the fall of the hammer the balance of the premium bo ing paid in accordance with. the Conditions of Sale.

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