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PUBLIC AUCTION

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1941.

BRIDGE CANADA'S BIG 'PLANE NOTES CONTRACT ON TIME

TOO MUCH BIDDING

By The Four Aces

"Is it ever right to bid a Grand Slam when a finesse is needed to We did that," a Chi-

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on TUESDAY, the 5th day of August, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of une Lot of Crown Land at Cheung make it? Sha Won, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, cago reader sorrowfully writes, commencing from 1st July, 1898, and the finesse didn't work. with the option of renewal at a please tell us whether that was Crown Rent to be fixed by the

luck or whether our Surveyor of His Majesty the just hard King, for one further term of 24 bidding was unsound.”

last three days years less the

South. Dealer thereof,

North-South vulnerabio

NORTH

to

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

an deposit with

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! the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

ABO

and Cheung Wah Street. Cheung Sha New Kowloon Inland Lot Ne 2857 Fuk Wing Street between Hing Wah

Street

No. of Sale

I

Wan

Boundary

Measuremente

N

B. B. W.

ft.

ft.

As per

sale plan

Contenta in sq. ft.

Annual Rental.

Aboul 21,000

067$

Upset Price

$11.600

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $1,260,00 (being 10% of the upset price) immedi- ately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium be- ing paid in accordance with the

Conditions of Sale.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received

by instructions to sell Public

Auction on THURSDAY, the 31st. July, 1941 commencing at 11.00 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd Floor,

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098

A R 10 078 VA 6

SOUTH

EAST

6 2 10 9 6 2 OK 8 7 3 648

O AJ 10 6 2 +7

WEST

KQJ 73

10 9 8 6 2

A A QJ B5

♡ 8 4

0 Q4

♣ AKQ J

The bidding:

South

West

North

1 A

4

20 Pass

30

Bast Раба

6 A

PRES

7A

l'ass

Pass

Pasa

ON AUGUST 1, NEXT, a substantial contract for Hawker Hurricane fighting 'planes, which was placed in Canada a few months ago, will be com- pleted on schedule, according to the current rate of production. This represents the output of one key plant, with a coordinated subcontract arrangement, states the "Wall Street Journal."

For an industry which has been literally built from the ground up in a period of two or three years this, coupled with the growing output of training fighters and bombers in other plants, is a reasonable index of the progress to be made in 1941.

It

means in this case that representing m outlay of $120 Candian effort will add more million. Facilites are being en- than 50 squdrons of Hurricane larged to permit an immediate fighters this year to a fleet which start on the building of a fleet of has been in the fore-front of Bri- standardised cargo ships to cost lain's defence.

$180 million. Plans are under way for the extension of this mer- chant vessel programme to around $300 million.

Since the outbreak of war more than 1,300 military aircraft have been produced in Canada in a dozen planes, the locations of which extend from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. The present rate of production is approximate- ly 40 planes per week. Aircraft being manufactured include bombers, fighters and trainers, powered with engines imported from the United States and 'Erig- land.

The $120 milion naval sche- dula comprises the construction of some 266 ships and over 400 small craft. Of the former, 92 have been delivered or launch- ed and by the end of this month 60 more will be in the water. The output of small boats id. close to 50 per cent, completed. The changing course of the war has shifted emphasis

upon the and need for merchant vessels, the Canadian cargo shipbuilding programme involves the produc- tion at a dozen yards of 100 day comprises largely of firms standardised cargo boats at a cost ordinarily engaged in the manu- of around $1,800,000 each. It is facture of rail equipment and inexpected that 20 of these vessels unsuc- steel fabrication, plus the pro-will be completed and in service cessful Grand Siam | ducers of commercial machines by the end of the present calendar loses not only the in normal times. A branch of an year, with the balance to become few points scured important United States airplane available during 1942 and carly by the opponents, builders, an assembly concern 1943.

It is not right to bid a Grand Slum when you know a finesse will be needed to make the con-

HTHON CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTER

FACE

KING

QUEEN 14 JACKEW

PIVAL WAANÉ MO-PRACH TĨN

so you need even chance

tract.

An

made for

What Constitutes The Industry

Canada's aircraft industry to-

but also the score set up by six Canadian 'plane The number of workers em- vou could have manufacturers, and a Govern-ployed in seventeen major and a suc-ment-owned comparty now round 43 smaller yards now totals over cessful Small Slam.out the industry,

20,000 compared with 1500 at the The gain for the New construction and the beginning of the war 20 months Grand Slam is set; adaptation of existing plants have ago. much better than the provided

offered by a finesse.

turers

additional facilities With a single exception, the which currently are being further cost of expanding shipbuilding extended, Training schools operat- capacity is being included in the It's true, nevertheless, that ex-ed both by individual manufac- construction contract price, and perts will occasionally bid

government |title to the enlarged facilities will and by the

with the are providing reserves of skilled remain

builders. Grand Slam in which a finesse is

labour.

Under the provisions of special needed. But the finesse could not

The needs for greater legislation, however, depreciation standardisation, a speed-up in upon such war-time be predicted during the bidding.

plant en- supply of materials and largement may be written off over The expert's reasoning was: "This contract ought to be an absolute

a period of three years.

lay-down; and only at worst will 1 need a finesse." Such a Grand Slam is not at all unreasonable.

the

component parts, and increased efficiency by employers remain the main problema of the industry.

Steel Plants

Before the year-end the largest The steel plants of Nova Scotia expansion programme for the and Ontario are operating well As to the hand in question, we manufacture of aluminum and its beyond rated capacity, with out- finished products undertaken in put reaching for new records. In think that North did too much

In any like the forging plants production has bidding. His bid of three hearts the British Empire over West's overcall was a Slamni period will be contributing an in- in many cases advanced 150 per to Canada's al- cent. or more, and backlogs are try in itself. Having announced i creasing supply

The industry is in that he was interested in a Slam, ready large output of materials still climbing.

fact booked up six to twelve RADIO PARTS & FURNITURE North could then relax and leave vital to aircraft production,

months ahead at current produc- A system of priorities now tion. assures a supply of forgings to essential war industries.

A QUANTITY OF

also

1 X-Ray Apparatus

1 Adding Machine

1 Motor

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 30th July, 1941.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

FRIDAY, the 1st.. August, 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, Ornaments, Cutlery,

Porcelain, Glass, Brass and E. P. Ware, Gramophones & Records, Pictures, Clocks, Rugs, Napkins, Table Lamps, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pleces of Blackwood Furniture.

Wand

2 Typewriters "Royal".

""Adler"

ww

Shipbuilding Activities

the rest to South. Over four clubs, North should have bid only four spades ur, at most, five

Canadian shipbuilding and spades. Then South would have bid six spades and all would have drafting rooms are beginning to hum, and they are likely to con- satisfactory.

when But North showed control of hearts, tinue for some time turning out exceptional spade support, plus a mosquito boats, corvettes, mine- willingness to play for twelve sweepers and other craft to sup- plement Canadian naval services. tricks even if South had only

of war, an

been

*

wards.

Textile plants have embarked on heavy schedules, supplying barracks and camps, as well as, a multiplicity of clothing fabrics and other military sup- plice.

Across the Dominion, power plants are loading lines to record electricity peaks, and, in many instances, starting to harness new - energy to the war machine which is being built.

a fair opening bid which included Since the outbreak the club Ace when North showed addition has been made of more this optimism South was justified than 187 naval craft of all des- in thinking

that a Grand Slam cribtions from destroyer's down- was an absolute lay-down.

The Canadian shipbuilding in- dustry is embarked upon a pro-

Shells, small arms, chemicals gramme of ship construction and explosives are not products which involves an expenditure of which lend themselves to much $300 million. Additional orders publicity. There will be ten such are in prospect sufficient to boost government plants in full opera the overall cost to $420 million. tion in 1941. Realisation of the increased sche- There have been delays, bottle- dule would ensure capacity opera- necks

skilled and shortages of tlons by all Canadian shipyards labour but they bear a diminish- through 1944, --

ing relation to the national plant. - industry is expending Outputs are showing formidable rapidly, and has now completed increases here and the tempo is

Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held.

A 7 3 2 ♡ 8 4

OA Q J 76

K 8 3

The bidding:

Schonken 14

Jacoby Робо

You (7),

Malor

ANSWER: Bid two diamonds. You have a fairly strong hand and can well afford this explora &tory response,

1 Plano by "Lane Crawford

Co."

1 Radio Set "Patterson".

3Tientsin Carpets

1 Teakwood Dining Room

Suite

1 Gas Stove

1 Cooking Stove

1 Hand Sewing Machine

One View from Thursday, the 31st July 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROB.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 30th July, 1941

0 for any other bld.

Score 100% for two diamonds,

Question No. 782

Afaler

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

Behenken Jacoby You

Pass 20 Pass Pass ··(7) What do you bid? (Answor tomorrow.)

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