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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN an Interin Dividend of $60 per share has been declar. ed in respect of the half year ended 30th June, 1941 on 900,000 OLD SHARES und will be pay- able on and after THURSDAY, 11th September, 1941. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on

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PUBLIC AUCTION

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NOTES KEEP OPEN

A GOVERNMENT COMMIT- TEE 18 TO BE SET UP TO REXAMINE THE PRESENT PRO- SALEMS OF THE RETAIL TRADE AND ITS POST-WAR PROS- PECTS.

AN UNUSUAL BID By The Four Aces

PARTICULARS ..AND CON PARTICULARS AND CON-

"Sometime ago,” recalls DITIONS of the Sale by Public DITIONS of the Sale by Publica Philadelphia reader, you Auction to be held on MONDAY, Auction to be held on MONDAY, discussed a bidding problem In announcing this in the House the 11th day of August, 1941, at the 11th day of August, 1941, at 3 similar to the band that of Commons Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, 3 p.n., at the Offices of the Public p.m., at the Offices of the Public I'm worried about. But, President of the Board of Trade, Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of as I remember it, there was a said that it would be under the Craig His Excellency the Governor of His Excellency the Governor of four-card spade suit in the hand chairmanship of Mr. W. one Lot of Crown Land

at one Lot of Crown Land at Kam you discussed. What would you Henderson, K.C., and would con- Shek Shan, in the

sist of two independent members, Colony of Tsin, in the Colony of Hong do with this hand?

Labour two representatives of terzh of 75 years,|| Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, Kong for a with the option of renewal at a commencing from 1st July, 1898, South, Dealer

and five or six people with ex- perience of various categories of Crown Rent to be fixed by the with the option of renewal at a North-South vulnerable

the retail trade. Surveyor of His Majesty the Crown Rent to be fixed by the

of King, for one further term of 75 Surveyor

the His Majesty

years.

King, for one further term of 24 Intending bidders are advised years less the last three days that immediately after the dis-thereof. posal of the lot the Purchaser (Ir

Intending bidders are advised not the applicant) will be required that immediately after the dis- to deposit with an authorised posal of the lot the Purchaser (if officer who will be present at the hot the applicant) will be required sale, the sum of two hundred dol- to deposit with an authorised lars, ($200) in cash. This sum officer who will be present at the will be refunded on payment of sale, the sum of two hundred dol- the Purchase price.

lars, ($200) in cash. This such PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. will be refunded on payment of

Registry No.

Locality

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4314. West of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2552, Chi Kiang Street, Shek Shan.

No. of Sale

Boundary

Mansuramonte

N. A.

E.

It.

IL f1.

2

As per

sale plan

d

11.

the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Sheung Shui Inland Lot No. 13.

Kam Tsin.

Contanta in sq. ft.

Annual Rental

Upset Price

No. of Saie

Registry No.

Locality

About 4,720

$86

32,832

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer

in cash the sum of $283.00 (being

be-

10% of the upset price) Immedi- ately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium ing paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.

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application nt the Company's Public AUCTION

Registered Office. P. & O. Build-

ing.

3

Boundary

Measuremante

N. 8. E. W.

f. 23. then.

As per

sale plan

Contents in sq. A.

Annual Rental.

Upset Price

About 80,880

$3,235

$372

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A 95

MAST

A Q 7 6 4 2 VA Q 10 0 8 7 6 A 4 3

NORTH A.K.8.3 ❤ 9 2

10 7.6

WEST

♡ K J 8 6

64 0 J 6

8 5 2

SOUTH

A J 10

♡ 7 3 OA 10 4

AKQ J 9

The bidding:

South West

North

Bast

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Разв

10

Pass

2NT

Траве

JNT

Рава

Pass

Рава

"West opened a heart, and the defenders rattled off the first six tricks. As you can note, we had

SADRI CARE VALUES

OF THE "DURACIES EXOGEN

FACE... 3 KING.Z QUEEN.1

JACKI

hand correctly. do?”

Food to excluded from the scope of the Inquiry, which is to be started at onoo.

Interim reports will be present- ed as quickly as possible on the most pressing problems, including the inability of many shopkeepers to make a living in view of the severe limitations of supplies.

a good hand since he has made a vulnerable overcall, but you I cannot afford to make #1 jump bid since you have no fit for clubs and are not sure that your partner has a 6t for hearts. for two hearts, Score 100% 30% for three hearts.

Question No. 790

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

five clubs ice-cold. But if North had held the King of hearts instead of spades, we

Schenkra

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100

Разв

Pass

Maler Pass 1NT 2♡ Pusu (7)

Jacoby 244 2NT

What do you bid? might

(Answer

off

at

three

have been better Monday.)

no-

trump than at five (Released by The Bell Syndi-

clubs. Anyway, we

never know how to bid this type of What ought we

We're going to recommend an unusual bid, used by all experts but not known to the general The purchaser of the lot will be bridge public. South's second bid required to pay to the auctioneer

should be one spade - even

spade suit! in cash the sum of $324.00 (being though he has only a three-card 10% of the upset price) immedi-, Just consider what his alterna- ately after the fall of the hammer, tives are. If he bids two no- the balance of the premium be- ing paid in accordance with the trump, he is just hoping wildly that the combined hands have a Conditions of Sale.

heart stopper. A good deal of the time, therefore, he should expect to be set, as our correspondent was. And if

three South bids

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clubs, he just passes the buck to North. North has spades and diamonds stopped but has to guess about hearts; and if North had, the red suits stopped, he would still have to guess about spades.

The Undersigned have received PARTICULARS AND CONDI- THE REGISTER OF MEM TIONS of the Sale by Public Auc-instructions from The Marshal in Prize. Supreme Court and others on MONDAY. BERS of the Company will be tion to be held CLOSED from MONDAY, IST the 11th day of August, 1941, at 3 to sell by Public Auction on

p.m., at the Offices of the Public SATURDAY, the 9th August, 1941 SEPTEMBER tu THURSDAY, Works Department, by Order of commencing at 11 a.m. 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1941 (both His Excellency the Governor of at their Sales Room, No. 2 Con- days inclusive) during which

one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung naught Road Central, 2nd Ficora peiod no transfer of shares can Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong 25 Cases Vermouth be registered.

Kong for a term of 75 years. com- 1 Case Essences mencing from 1st July, 1898, with

4 Cases Toffee the option of renewal at a Crown of His Majesty the King, for one Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor

further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.-

By Order of the Board of Directors. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD

Agents. Hong Kong, 5th August, 1941.

FOR SALE

for Chemical, APPARATUS physical, biological and motor fuel testing laboratories are wanted. Apply Mr. Chang Kwong - Shih, Rom 418, Kowloon Hotel, Han- kow Road, Kowloon, from 8.30 a., to 9.30 p.m.

BEST FUR from Lan Chow for lady's overcoat for sale at very low price. Apply Mr. K. S. Chang, Room 418, Kowloon Hotel, Han- kow Road, Kowloon, from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30.p.m.

FOR

SALE-HUMBER SALON of 1937 model with 6 seats. In new condition. For sale at rea- sonable price. For inspection write G.P.O. Box 1843, Kowloon,

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EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 24 Austin Road, Kowloon,

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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disposal

1 Case Raisins

1 Piece Cotton. Piece Goods 1 Cask White Powder

A Quantity of Cotton Yarn 1 Lot Pencils

in

of the lot the Purchaser (if not the 12 Boxes Boracic Bath Soap applicant) will be required to de-120 Boxes Jasmin Tollet Soap posit with an authorised officer (These boxes now stored who will be present at the sale, China Navigation Co's godown, the sum of two hundred dollars, West Paint.) ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

New, Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2870..

Registry No.

Junction of Bing Wah Street and

Locality

Shim Ning Street, Cheung Sha Wan,

Boundary

Measurements

N. B.B. AW.

11. 1.-.

-As per

salo plan

About 15,000

Contents in sq. ft.

Annual Rental.

Upset Price

9025

$9,000

Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BRQ8.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 7th August, 1841.

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on

MONDAY, the 11th August, 1941 commencing at 10.30 am.

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $900.00 (being 10% of the upset price) immedi, FOR VISITING CARDS neatly ately after the fall of the hammer, and promptly printed,.... The | the balance of the premium be- an Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., Wind-ing paid in accordance with the Bor, House, Des Voeux Road, Cen-Conditions of Sale. tral Telephones: 20022 & 20011.

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at their Sales Room. -No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,

Quantity of... -Household

Eurniture and

One Piece of Piepe Gooda V Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMBAT BROS,

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 8th August, 1941.

PRENOH REMEDY.

ONNOT PION N RAPION NA

But South removes the guesses by bidding one spade. Now three suits have been bid, and North should not bid no-trump without suit. stopper in the fourth

avoid Moreover, if North does notrump, South can be sure that, the hearts are unstopped. In this case, such bidding would lead-to- a five-club contract, since North's reluctance to bid no-trump would tell South exactly what he want- ed to know about the heart situa- tion.

Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, vulnerable against non-vulnerable opponents, you held:

18.5.8

♡AQ IS-3 OA 4-2-- 10.6

The bidding: Brhenken

You

14

"Pass

Maler -Jacoby Pass INT

(2)

You know that your partner has ANSWER: Bid -two hearts.

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