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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shares holders will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th

FOR SALE

Surplus Naval Flour

Tenders are invited for the pur- chase and removal from H.M. Vic- 543 tualling Yard. Kowloon, of bags Flour (20,768 lbs.).

The Flour can be inspected at any time during Yard working hours and tenders should be for- warded to the Superintendent by noon, Monday, 9th June.

BRIDGE NOTES

BIDDING FOR A

SWING

By The Four Aces

One of the best ways to make the most out of a freak hand is PUBLIC AUCTIONS │to pass for a round to two so as

The Undersigned have received instructions tu sell by Public Auction on

THURSDAY, the 5th June, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road. Central, 2nd Floor.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:

Iron and Teakwood Bedsteads. Wardrobes. Chesterfield Suites, Dressing Tables, Sideboards, Din- ing Tables, Chairs, Rugs, Carpets, Bookcases, Desks, Electric Table: Fans, Porcelain, Glass, and Metal Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD

AND RATTAN FURNITURE

3 Eulargers

Gas Stove.

and

For

to make subsequent bidding like * sacrifice. sound example:

North, Dealer

East West vulnerable North South part score 80 East-West part score 30

NORTH AJ 107 8

WEST

✪ J 108 6

♣ K J 8 7 3

A 4

KQ10 7 6 3 (A 9 6 2 44

SOUTH

EAST

A 852 VA 95 2

OK Q 7 4 3 * &

A AKQ 6

♡ J 8 4

о

♣♣ A Q 10 9 5 2

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 3, 1941

SAVED BROTHER, PARTED. MET AFTER 24 YEARS

TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AGO, near Amiens, Company Sergeant-Major John S. Towers crawled out into No Man's Land and in terrific shell fire dragged to safety his wounded brother George and another wounded man. He was awarded the D.C.M.

PRINCESSES AT R.A.F. STATION

The King and Queen visited

mand

Six months later the brothers parted and lost trace of cach other.

for

They met again the other day

the first time-on Leicester Station platform. Bath were in uniform. Neither knew that the other was alive until this chance meeting.

John, who came from Canada a Coastal Com-to enlist, is now in the Royal

Pioneer Corps.

station of the Corps of Signals. His brother is a

corporal in the R.A.F. and took with They were born in Huddersfield,

them Princess Elizabeth Yorks.

and Princess Margaret,

who saw for the first time

the activities at an R.A.F. KEEPING ARMY ON

station in war-time. Prin-

cess Elizabeth sat at the controls of a Hudson air- craft, and Princess Mar-

ITS (BARE) TOES!¡

Bare-feet exercises out of doors part <f the training of British troops this

garet focused the bombare likely to form sights on an imaginary summer. Up to now these exer

The bidding:

North

Pass

East

l'ass

South

West

1

10

Puss

20

24

30

2 Canvas Canoes (new),

4

+♡

50

Dbl.

Hubl. l'Ass

Pass Pass

Рава Puan

enemy.

1 Cooking Stove.

1 Current Rectifier.

1 Signal Oscillator.

On View from Wednesday, the

1941, at 11.00 A.M.. for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of Directors together with a State-[4th, June, 1941, ment of Accounts for the your ended 30th April, 1941.

1

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the -Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 4th day of June. to WEDNESDAY, the June, 1941, both days melusive,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong. 29th May, 1941.

WANTED KNOWN

CHINESE young lady wishes to meet gentleman of any nationality. who must understand Mandarin

Please viile particulars to G PO Box 1212

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2nd June, 1941.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on THURSDAY, the 5th. June, 1941 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 31st May, 1941.

NOTICE

The Local Esummer and Supervisor of The London Institute of Book-keepers, announces that examinations will be held in the following subjects and at the times stated, al the

Training College, Bonham Road, Hong Kong.

Book-keeping Preparatory

Northcote

Elementary

Examination date 10th June, 6-8.30 p.m.

Associates

Fellows

Business Methods and

11th June,

1

Commercial Arithmetic

12th June,

13th June,

Organisation

Economics

Further information may be obtained on written application from The Examiner, 3rd floor, Windsor House, Hong Kong.

North could have

HIGH CARD WALLTER

OF THE FOUR-ACKS EVIVÈN

ACE'. KING....2. QUEEN.1 JACK...K

TETRA. MLM ar MAXİNDƏ

two to Len cises, lasting from

Lo minutes, have been confined the gymnasium.

"The idea is to prevent fool

War

trouble, to toughen the feet, and to make marching easier," a Office official said.

"The Army physicut training staff are able to detret foot in- firmities, such as fallen insteps, or deformed tops."

PROTECT YOUR SKIN

when

New The pilot was a young Zealand officer. The Queen joined raised clubs her daughters in the machine, and over West's bid of one heart, but heard Princess Elizabeth's eager chose to bide her questions as she grasped the con- time.

She

knew trol column and watched the in- from her distribu-strument panel.

from the The tion and

aeroplane Whs recently

from situation down across the Atlantic scoring that there

would America, "It is very much small- be uther

chances, er than I thought it would be," later

to raise was Princess Elizabeth's comment! on,

after she had to her mother clubs.

Everything Hap- climbed out of the machine. Prin-! pened just as cess Margaret's greatest impres-

No complexion worries glass-bottomed expected. And us the bidding de- sion was of the

skin is protected during of the aircraft, where she the veloped, the North hand assumed nose

For had looked through the bomb windy, wet weather with She-Ko. more and more strength.

This fragrant, soothing, cooling the repeated diamond bids by sights.

ointment gently applied affords cinch Fast and West made it a

Afterwards the Princesses saw complete protection from chapped

in held mine diamonds a pilot being tested

#1 link that they between them which meant that trainer. They watched the courses and hands, cold sores, chil-

blains and rough skin. It South was void.

Rown by the pilot as it appeared on the plotting table, and each in equally protective against sunburn. inere-

Also for skin' complaints and The North-South hands,

torn listened through headphones minor injuries such as cuts, abra- fore, had no losing tricks in the to the pilot's messages.

sions, burns, bruises. From The King decorated 18 officers chemists red suits. It was a good bet that

Coastal obtain the black suits were within onent men of the R.A.F. trick of solidity, so that Slam Command for deeds of gallantry Contruct was amply justified. And in face of the enemy. The brief it was only when North redoubledį investiture took place in an open- that either

had any ended hangar of the station. opponent misgivings. But they decided to and South stick by their guns, made an overtrick!

If North had raised clubs at once, East and West might have suspected the true state of affairs. A sacrifice at six (or even seven) diamonds would have cost them fewer points than they actually

lost.

✩

everywhere

you

SHE-KO

is

can

The King and Queen, with the Princesses, made a tour of the the ideal skin ointment. station and afterwards had tea in the officers' mess.

OFF THE RECORD

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Yesterday you Schenken's

were Howard non- partner and,

vulnerable

vulneruble against

opponents, you held:

AKJ9 7

VAJ 4

ОК 10 Б3

♣ A 10

The bidding:

Auler

14

l'ass

You

Jacoby Pass IN'T

(7)

Schonkim

Разв

ANSWER: Double. This is a Penalty Double, and your partner will strain to leave it in. If he has a couple of picture cards, you will beat one no-trump- badly; if he has a bad hand, hei will resque in some long sult.

Score 100% for double, o for any other bid..

Question No. 732

To-day you hold the same] hand, and, the bidding continues:

Maler.

Pass

Pass: 17)

Bettenteh

What do you hid? Answen

To-marrow).

(Released by The Bell Syndi

cato, Ine,)

-1930

"I think maybe, you, should put. In

sto-night, too."

Here's Luck

rd for Mr. Smith

EWO BEER

Tel: 30311