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CHINA MOTOR BUS

CO., LTD.

HONG KONG

TRAMWAYS LIMITED

KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. (1933) LTD.

MONTHLY TICKETS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1941.

BRIDGE A NEW APPRAISAL

NOTES

AN OLD PROBLEM By The Four Aces

"We think we

know," write

like

to

make

(Continued from Page 7).

to

fidence have been attributed him:

"Verdun will hold" and — like Horatio at the bridge-"They shall not pasɛ!”

What It Amounts To In the light of the texts, let us see what all that amounts to Marshal Joffre writes, in his

retreat of the troops on the left bank of the Mouse.

The Real Saviors

On Page 209:

"It history will recognise my right to judge the generals who

under operated

my orders, I would like to say that the real- saviour of Verdun was Gen. Char- les Marie Nivelle, happily sec- onded by Gen. Georges Man- gin.

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, at 3 the 14th day of July, 1941, p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Mr. and Mrs. J. W. T., of Hart-"Memoirs," on Pages 213, 214:

"He (Petain) had too marked "where the mistake Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong ford, Conn.,

a tendency, no doubt a result of of 75 years. took place in bidding this hand. his temperament, to look upon Joffre, who Kong for a term

was a passionless commencing from 1st July, 1898.

sure the defensive as the only attitude man, shows his loyalty in paying with the option of renewal at a

to take

This attitude of homage to Foch, to Nivelle - who Crown Rent

to be fixed by the

General Petain brought about a was called upon to sticceed him Surveyor of His Majesty the

certain disagreement between us--and to Mangin. King, for one further term of 24

constantly recalled to Mangin, whom I knew, was an last three years less the

day:

General Petain the necessity of extraordinary person. He was in thereof.

action, pointing out to him that, charge of the counter-offensive of if we never took back the ground Verdun, on October 24, 1916. The we had lost, we would be driven, attack started at half past 4 in and the French little by little, into a dangerous the morning, situation.

troops made an advance of three kilometres in one day, Mangin

an

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with

authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dul- This sum lars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Sha

New Kowloon Inland Lot No 2866

Junction of the and

Chau

Street,

No of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Fat Tseung

Wan.

Boundary

Manuremonte

H. E.

1

W.

IL.

rt. 26.

As per

Bale plan

Contents in sq. ft.

Annual Rental

About 18.350

Upset Price

$11,016

But we'd about it:

South, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable

NORTH AAJ 8 3

10 6 3 095

EANT

CQ 10 B 4 K65

87 3 2

WEST

A K

4 6 2

KJ 8 7 4 7 6 3 2

VAQ6 2

J 10 9

SOUTH

✪ Q 10 9 7 64 ♡ 9

AK J AAQ4

The bidding:

South West

North

East

14

}'AB

INT

Puss

ZA

l'usa

Puss

Pass

"With

favourable

black both

position,

eleven tricks

We

HIGH CARD VIALTIES

contract of

two spades!

40

FOUR-ACES SYSTEM

ACCO KING. 2 QUEEN 1 JACK

TOTAL, VILLAS OF PARK DA EVERAGE NAME 116

1

his

teeth

On Page 216:

This explains why, about the led the first line of infantry from beginning of April (1916). I look the trenches, unarmed, save for u ed around for some means of re-wild flower between moving General Petain from the and his stick in his hand. Verdun battlefield, hoping that by giving him a larger front to com- mand he would get a clearer idea of the general situation

Accepted "In Bad Humour"

Poincare's Opinion

From "In the Service of France; Victory and Armistice," by Raymond Poincare. Page 91:

"AL 11 o'clock a meeting to which Clemenceau summoned all

State. meeting Clementel

told

that Joffre had said to him:

the

me 'Al-

Petain was, in fact, given com-the Under Secretaries of mand of the group of armies of Before the the centre. He accepted. "in a (Minister of Commerce in

Clemenceau Cabinet) bad humour," reports Joffre. Joffre writes on Page 222:

Kings in

am now kept on the made "I had to leave general head- though I

of the night

the side lines, I know enough to rea- on at a quarters

the only eighth (June, 1916) to go to Lon-lise that Petain has shown

of the same faults as when he wanted But don with the president surely we should council

It was, therefore, to abandon Verdun.

I could multiply the quotations. have been at game Gen. Edouard de Castelnau who

purpose? These if all We needed received, on the morning of the But for what

the statements are unquestionable. ninth, the exact results of German attack.

was one out of two Anesses.

On my return They have never been denied or "We agreed, after learned that the news had arous- even partially corrected by Mar- at headquar-shal Petain nor by any of his ad- the hand had been ed great emotion

vocales or friends. played, that theters.

The public is hereby notified that the price of monthly tickets for August and subsequent

The purchaser of the lot will be spades instead of months will-until further notice required to pay to the auctioneer no-trump. -be increased by $2.00.

In cash the sum of $1,102.00 (being

to

even

There emerges from the evid- South hand is worth a rebid of "Castelnau had telephoned four spades If North raises to two Foch, who had come to headquar-ence:

bad (a) That Marshal Petain never manner ters, and his firm

In said "Verdun will hold." On the bidding one calmed the excessive fears.

he sald incessantly. But, and this is what fact, Petain had once more alarm-contrary,

Having only a lim-"Verdun cannot hold."

(b) That at one time he Monthly tickets are therefore 10% of the upset price) immedi- we want to make sure of, is the ed everyone.

so far wanted to abandon Verdun. of Verdun, he had gone ately after the fall of the hammer, North hand worth a raise to two ited confidence in the resistance raised in price to the following: the balance of the premium be-

spades?"

over to Castelnau as to declare

(c) That Marshal Petain is not

China Motor Bus Co., Ltd.

ing paid in accordance with

the telephone that they could not the hero of Verdun.

(d) That Marshal Petain is not ordinary

$10.00 Conditions of Sale.

hold a week and that it was im-

$14.00

portant to plan at once for the'a hero.

special

Hong Kong

Limited

Tramways

Kowloon Motor Bus Co.,

(1933). Ltd.

$ 8.00

G

$10.00

T Hong Kong, 10th July, 1941.

¦ PUBLIC AUCTION

the

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Yes, the North hand is worth a raise to two spades and our readers have put their finger right on the sore spot of the bidding. This is an old problem; we re- ceive a few letters on just this matter every week-year in and year out. The main point is that a simple raise does not guarantee any more strength than a response of une no-trump; it just shows a different type of hand.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public If you forgot all you knew Auction to be held on MONDAY, about bidding systems you would The Undersigned have received the 14th day of July, 1941, at have only one thought, holding thej Instructions 10 sell by Public 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public North hand after a spade bid by: Auction on

That thought would be: Works Department, by Order of South.

TUESDAY, the 15th. July, 1941. commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor. A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS

also One album with 4650 stamps (1100 British Colonies) Terms: Cash on delivery.

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Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 8th July, 1940.

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His Excellency the Governor of This hand ought to be played at decided to Lot of

Land

And if you Crown

at spades.

one

years.

Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of make any bid at all, you would Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, raise spades. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the And to that extent, at least, our Surveyor of His Majesty the system conforms to elementary We don't believe in bid- King, for one further term of 75 logic.

ding no-trump when we really Intending bidders are advised want to raise spades. Make the

bid that immediately after the dis- simple, logical

and forget posal of the lot the Purchaser (if about artificial requirements. not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dol- lars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of Schenken's partner and, with nel- the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4311.

Registry No.

Junction of Ma Tau Chung Road & bung.

Mok Cheong Street, Ma Tau

Locality

The

Boundary

Mensuramante

N. 8. E. W.

EL. 16. 1. fb.

As per

salo plan

.

Contents in sq. ft.

About $14,880

Annual Rental

OLTS

Upset Price

$11,160

THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY. THERAPION NO.1 purchaser of the lot will be THERAPION N2 required to pay to the auctioneer THERAPION NIS 10% of the upset price) immedi

in cash the sum of $1,110.00 (being,

Geren Olmatinerade je Mesi (Qurpableod ately after the fall of the hammer, motion to Koduhe Chronie en war the balance of the premium be

„agilah Price fe, Chemists,or ditise Novreturn fenik DR.LECCBIOMOs.Co.LERverstockRA.HAWA,Londen,

Yesterday you

*

*

were

Howard

ther side vulnerable, you held:

AAJ 9 %

♡ K 10 4

◊ K 5

AJ 9 8 7

The bidding:

Schenken

10

20

3NT

Jacoby. You Moler

Pasa 1A

Page 3♡ Pasa Pass (7)

ANSWER: •Pass, You have indicated a strong preference for hearts over diamonds, but your partner apparently döcan't want to play the hand at hearts. Since you have told your story, you must trust to his judgment.

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

Question No. 766 To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different:

You

va. vid?.

tanswer.

(Released by The Bell Syndi- {cate, Inc.)

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