1941-06-09 — Page 10

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PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received Instructions 10 sell by Public Auction on

WEDNESDAY, the 11th June, 1941 Commencing at 2.30 p.m. a: their Sales Room, Nu, 2,

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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

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In Accordance with Government Ordinance, THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on THURSDAY, the 12th June, 1941. (The Birthday of His Majesty The King.)

Hong Kong, 7th June, 1941.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED

Notice To Shareholders

that

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE. 60 Hunter Street. Sydney, Australia, on FRIDAY, 20th JUNE, 1941, for the purpose of receiving the Re port of the Directors and the Statements of Account 10 31st December. 1940, and of declaring Dividend. etc and appointing Messrs. Smith Johnson and Cu.." Sydney as Auditors of the Society for the ensuing your in lieu of the present Auditors.

BRIDGE NOTES

BRIDGE SWINDLES-

NO.

By The Four Aces

Among the ways of "swind-

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 9, 1941.

PRIEST'S LETTER

HOME

A Royal Air Force off-reached the village of cer, writing from Cirene, Eluigi di Savoia after mid- the ancient capital of night and sought shelter

ling" an opponent is the device Cyrenaica, relates that at the house of the village of creating a guess where no

priest. frue guess really

For during a terrific storm he

example:

South, Dealer

East-West vulnerable

NORTH

exists.

AJ 9 8 4 8

♡ K 6

J 8 2 ♣ 10 9 6

WEST AA 7 6 6 3 Q J 7 6 2 OK 6 #7

EAST

K Q 10

A 10 8 4 3 ◊ 5

4543

SOUTH

V 9

AQ 10 9 7 4 3 AKJ8 2

10 4

A

The bidding: Sooth West

10 I'xs Dbl.

North

Pass 4 Pas

East

30 Pass

l'ass

The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Suriety will

be

Poss

West

opened

the

Queen uf

The priest opened the door himself, bade the R.A.F. officer and his party enter, and arranged sleeping plaçes for them in his own bedroom.

"In the morning" writes the officer "we were surprised to find that in addition to ourselves the given shelter to kind priest fad

officers. eight other

He made coffee for us and fetched water from the well.

"We asked if there was any- thing we could do for him in re- turn. The result was that I have In my possession a letter. It is addressed to the priest's mother in Rome.

"He asked me to give it to her when the R.A.F. entered the

and Italian capital,

he seemed

" I CAN'T GO ON!" [certain that the letter would be

women

taxes her

CLOSED from 9th JUNE to 20th hearts, dummy played the King strength to the limit in the in-

JUNE, both days inclusive,

Hy Order of the Board,

A H. K, COBB. Manager for the Far East. Hong Kong. 7th June, 1941.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE

LIMITED

Notice To Shareholders

THE SIXTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- Signed on WEDNESDAY. the 25th June, 1941, at Noon, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD ¦ General Agents. together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1940.

comprising:

also

FURNITURE.

Carved Blackwood Bed, Side- board. Settles, Tables, Stools, Jess Table. Chest. Teapoys. Cabinets & Stands, etc., etc

and

1 Perambulator,

1 Radio-gram,

2 Radio Sets.

2 New Canvas Canoes,

Curio

On View from Tuesday, the

10th. June, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, 9th June, 1941.

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The Share Register and Trans-į

a Many

arid East won with

terests of home and family until the day comes when her health HIGH LARD VALUES the Ace. East then [breaks down. FOUR-ACKEN, returned the King

Any husband worried over his AL. Sof

wife's ill-health, should know that spades, and KING. 2 South ruffed. Dr. Williams' Pink Pils have been QUEEN.1 South laid down a special friend to women for JACK.....”

the, Ace and then a

more than fifty years.. low diamond, and West took the AVERAGE MALE 6.3

diamond King. West tried to cash the Jack of hearts, but South ruffed.

The blood buliding, blood en- riching properties of these pills. by which the nerves and tissues of the whole body are strengthen- ed, have brought renewed health to countless run-down women and men too.

It was now apparent to East that the setting trick could be

It is such rich, red blood that obtained only in clubs, but it was keeps men and women well, that also obvious that South, could

helps them to overcome anuemia, successfully finesse through the club Queen unless he could be nerve, weakness, premature age- line of play. So East decided to ment steered away from this normaling, rheumatic troubles, digestive disorders and general enfeeble. execute a swindle.

There is no better tonic than a After ruffing the Jack of hearts.

course of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, South laid down the Ace of clubs, and then led a low dia-so begin taking them to-day. What mond to dummy's Jack. At this they have done for others they point, Fast casually discarded can do for you. a low club!

for Books will be closed from the; South was not a particularly 11th June to the 25th June, 1941. astute player, so he regarded this

both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Agents. Hong Kong, 4th June, 1941.

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club

West

club discard us having been made from a worthless holding. If that were so. must have the Queen of clubs. and the only chance to make the contract

in lay

dropping the blank Queen in the West hand. Accordingly, South returned a club, from the dummy and played his King instead of Anessing. That set up East's club Queen as the setting trick, much to his glee and South's chagrin. Note that South would have finessed, but for East's deceptive discard, and the tinesse would have enabled Scuth to make his contract.

✡

*

Saturday you Bruce Burnsfone's with both sides held:

...K 7 5

were David partner and, vulnerable, you.

♡ 8 3 2

6.10 4

♣K 9 6 2

The bidding: Jacoby INT

Schagkon Byrnelona

Рояр Dbl.

You

(7)

ANSWER: Pass, You have a fairly strong hand for defence against one, no-trump, when you consider the fact that the oben- ing bidder and your partner. must have between them, every high card in the deck, aside from what you hold.

Spore 100% for pass, 30, for two clubs...

Question No. 737

day you are Oswald Jacobyls and with both sides

The bidding:

tomorr

(Released- cate, "Inc.)

(Answer

y_The Bell Syndi“

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.

Build up the Blood and Nerves.

delivered very soon."'

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