1941-06-26 — Page 10

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LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on THURSDAY, the 26th. 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:

Teak wo00

Bedsteads, Ward- robes, Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables. Chesterfield Suites, Side- Tables, Chairs, boards, Dining Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, Curios. E.P.. Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Ceiling & Table Fans, Cabinet & Portable Gramophones. Records, Filters, Oil Paintings, Pictures, etc., etc.

also

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

and

1 Teakwood Dining Room Suite.

1 Mahogany Bed Room Suite.

1 Oak Dining Room Suite.

1 Beauty Rest Mattre58,

1 "G.E." Refrigerator,

1 Surf Board.

2 New Canvas Canoes.

Radio-gram.

1 "Philco" Radio.

1 "Emerson" Radio,

1 "Fada" Radio.

1 "Atwater Keut" Radio.

On View from Wednesday, the 25th, June, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 24th, June, 1941.

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The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

FRIDAY, the 27th, June, 1941.

commencing at 2:30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed]: Room, Dining Room and Office Furniture, Ice Chests, Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, Cutlery, E.P., Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Gramophones & Records, Filter, Wardrobe Trunk, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also,

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

1 Frigidaire

Radio-gram Py

2 Ceiling Fans

On View from Thursday, the 20th June, 1941:

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,,

"Auctioneers. Hong Kong 25th June, 1941.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Notice of General Meeting

SIXTIETH ORDINARY

The GENERAL

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1941.

BRIDGE Blitz Stew NOTES Is Stand-By

WATCHING THE SPOTS

By The Four Aces South opened a "mouse-trip" hand and thereafter could not stop his partner from going to n

The outcome WOB ** triumph of poetic Justice, for South had opened the bidding because of his strong spot-cards, and it was a spot-card which gave him eventual victory.

the Slam. of MEETING

Company will be held at the Omces of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 10th July, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 3rd July to the 24th July inclusive.

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1941.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received instructions from The Marshal in Prize, Supreme Court, to sell by Public Auction on

Saturday, the 28th. June, 1941 commencing at 11 a.m.

at Godown No. 7 of The Holt's Wharf, Kowloon

23 BARRELS GUM ROSIN Terms: Cash on delivery, For gate passes apply to: - LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 26th June, 1941.

Just Received

FRESH SUPPLY

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

NORTH AA 8 5 ♡ A 4

WEST

A K 10 4

K 7 6 2

◊ 7 5 2

ARJ 75

KAST

A Q 763 2

10 9 3

0 9 8 3

♠ ♠ 10 8 4

6 2

* 4 3

SOUTH

A J9

Q J 8 5

AK J

Q 10 9 8

The bidding:

South

Wesl

North

Bast

14

PRss

20

Pass

2NT

Pass

3

30 E

Pass

4

Pass

Pass Таба

6 de

Рава Pass ~ Pass

West led a trump, fearing that any other lead would cost a trick. Dummy won with the

and King, South won another trump with the nine.

164 CARD VALDES OF THE FOUR-ACES TÝRVÉN

TOTAL, UNLGI or PACK BA

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BLITZ STEW will be the standby in London's emergency communal feeding arrangements if the city is so severely knocked about in a raid that exist- ing feeding arrangements fail.

Great stocks of the stew have been prepared. It has been served in the Londoners' Meal Service can- teens, and in the County Hall canteen. Verdict in every case was "First rate.”

First 'aim of the emergency feeding kitchens will be to see that everybody gets an easily- prepared and satisfying meal on which a day's work can be done.

Blitz stew is the meal. With bread and tea it has been found Ideal.

On the day after a heavy raid people usually are too excited to eat much. For that day they can have blitz staw.

'Stew For Sixpence

SEAMEN

HURT-HIT BY SMALL RATIONS

Treatment of six injur-

ed seamen had to be re- tarded because the civil-

was in-

Later, when transport arrango- ments improve, meat can be add-ian meat ration ed, turning the blitz stew into sufficient to build up their Irish stew. Milk can be added. making it richer.

Charge for the blitz stew will be sixpence, When meat in added the cost may be 8d. or 9d. Tea will be 11⁄2d. a cup.

which A kitchen

serves 200 meals can serve 1,000 blitz stew meals in four or five hours.

Off The Menu

The cut of one-seventh in milk supplies threatens the tradition- al pot of tea in London's tea- shops.

strength.

Sir Ion Hamilton Benn revealed this to the annual court of gover- nors of the Seamen's Hospital Society in London when urging Service rations for injured mer- chant seamen.

Bir

the Jon explained that strength of the olx ceamen could not be built up sufficiently on their rations for them to do the exercises which would restore the use of their injured limbs. Unfair Distinction

Declarer then led the Queen of hearts for a finesse, holding the trick with the Queen, A low heart to the Ace produced the nine from East the key to the successful play; clear that East had It was either

or the no more hearts

But manageresses are given dis-or lone ten of hearts. If the former, cretion, and they can serve pots the hearts were useless; If the if they think supplies will run to

eight could be latter, the heart

it, RELIABLE & TESTED established.

South therefore returned to his to hand with a high diamond

West Jack of hearts. lead the covered with the King, dummy ruffed, and East dropped the all- important ten.

Manageresses have to see that The Government, he said, con- all customers get milk in their tributed to the cost of treatment tea. A jug of milk on the table of merchant seamen injured by runs away with too much milk. the enemy, but no State aid was That means no more pots of tea. received for those injured or with their health impaired by exposure

strain.

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South could then return to his hand with the remaining high diamond to discard dummy's last diamond on the established eight Only a spade trick

of hearts. had to be lost.

*

✡

Yesterday Schenken's

you were partner

Howard and, with

Icecream ́Still

-But Less

There will be ice-cream this summer-but NOT as usual. One firm says there will be no "Stop- me-and-buy-one" men,

Some manufacturers have had their cold-storage plants taken over by the Government for food storing.

Firms still making ices are using secret recipes. One uses wheaten flour as a foundation, with sugar and fats added.

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"In one bed there may be soldier, Royal Navy sailor or air- man who, through no fault of his own, has not yet encountered the enemy or endured extreme hard- ship. He is entitled to Service rations.

"In the next bed lies a sailor straight from Merchant Navy ship which has been torpedoed Er bombed, He is classed as a civilian casuality, or even civil- Jan

avoided sick if, having anemy attack, he has only con tracted

ex- pneumonia 'from posure on watch,

"He is only allowed the same Reason for the shortage of ice-rations as you or me, though he neither side vulnerable, you held: cream is the order prohibiting the is really a front line combatant."

A Q J 9 5 2

8

'J 7 63

A Q 7 4

The bidding: “Belbälten

10

Tón

- Jordby

Pass (7)

Maler

ANSWER: Bid one spade. Whether to make any response at all is a bit of a question if the high-card strength is consi- dered, but the singleton heart is a decisive factor. The chances are very good that some better heart, can be contract than one

Score 100%

for

one spade,

FOR VISITING CARDS neatly found. and promptly

printed, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., Wind- 50% for pass, 0 for any other sor House, Des Voeux Road, Cen-bid. tral Telephones:-20022 & 20011.

REACH THOSE WHO,

CAN AFFORD TO BUY

THROUGH

The China Mail

THE PAPER THAT GETS

INTO THE HOME

"Edrilest wi the Lafont"

use of milk in its manufacture,

Fish Trade Warned

The Food Minister threatened in the House of Lords to use compul- sory powers to get proper distri- bution and reasonable prices for fish.

He said he was confident that dealers would sell at reasonable prices. He much preferred that the trade should act alone, but if it didn't he would know what to do.

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T.U.C'S

CONTEMPT FOR "GO “GO

EASY"

"The time of this Con-

RAZORgress is being wasted the

SUPPLY OF

BLADES DOUBLED

price of defeat would be that you would not even be allowed to talk about

More safety-razor blades and this." tinplate buckets, Kettles and saucepans are to be on sale soon.

The effective quota for these

In these words. Mr. Charles, goods for the period June 1. to Murdoch, vice-president of the November 30 will be 50 per cent. Stottish T.U.C, at Dunoon; con- instead of 25 per cent., the Board demned a of Trade announces.

Question No. 752- To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues:

Schenken Jacoby. You Maler 10 Pags 14 Pras 2NT Pass (?). What do you bld?: · (Andwer tomorrow;

(Released by The Bell Syndl-26 per cent. cafe, Inc.)

WOMEN WORKERS ∙ARE (STICKERS!!

Greenook résolution urging the workers to dissociate the Churchill

themselves from að

Government,

There are few changes in the quotas for the next restriction period. The effective quota for

"Certain organisations, he said. Spring mattresses will remain at are asking our lads now fighting. to take things easier so that the Government can be changed:

There have been difficulties in obtaining supplies of mattresses in districts affected by air raids, but quantities outside the quota will be supplied to local authorities who can equip rest centres and homeless people.

"Man for man our people can win this viên, but to win It wo muột aies Huvo nun for gun, tank for tänk, and "plano for

The only poople who ca pro vide those are those in the trade union movement.

Tor heaven's sake do not stop

1 In view of the demand Tor Mr. Watson Smyth, head of the cheap suitcases, especially among training department of the Min-övacuees from "bombra districts, istry of Labour, sald at Oxford the effective quota for goods of that women war workers' Interest this class made of fibro-board will now. Our lads ute up against it. in their work had. been exempli- be. 30 per cent. Instead of 33 1-8 I hope Congress will treat this fled by the way they had been per cent. The effective quofa "för move with the ridicule and the known to stick to their jobs dur- glassware "dhil pot'éry. Will be contempt it deserves Ting un Alert, which the men sluank reduced from 33 1-3 per cent, to The Greenock resolution was

away to shelters.

28 2-3 per cent.

defented by a largo majority,