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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

TUESDAY, 2nd. September, 1941.

commencing at 6.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF

POSTAGE STAMPS.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 2, 1941.

BRIDGE A.R.P. INQUIRY: EX-GIRL NOTES REPORTER'S EVIDENCE

"REVERSING THE

DUMMY

"By The Four Aces

Very often the correct play of a hand is to ruff your losers in the dummy and set up your. own;" but occasionally the process, must be reversed. Then you must ruff dummy's losers in your own hand treating the dummy as the master hand and your own hand as the. ordinary sort of dummy. For example:

South, Dealer North-South vulnerable

NORTH

SĂ J 10 9 8

J 8 7 3

K Q J9 8

WEST

EAST

704-3

9 6 6. 2

◊ J 4 3

VAKQ 10 O AQ 8 6 2 1643

SOUTH

AAK Q5

♡ 4

OK 10 9 7 6

A IU 7

The South

bidding:

West

10

D

North

24 FA Pass

East

Pass Pass Pass

LA CA

Pass J'ass

South's bidding was optimistic, but he was helped by West's de- fence. West opened the King of hearts and then

continued with

the heart Queen, That gave South the chance to make his contract. He noted that setting

(Continued from Page 1) divorced and asked him for a job! and since then we have been very good friends.

Q. What did you do with your salary each month, did you bank it?

A. Part of my money is put in the bank,

Q-With what bank do you

deal?

A-The Mercantile Bank of In- did, Ltd...

Q-When

started you first

part of your working you put salary in the bank each month, is that it?

A-I never put my money in the bank until two or three months ago when I learnt that some of my neighbours had had their money stolen.

Q-What did you do with your Spare cash?

A used to keep all my cash in a hand bag.

Q.--And walk about with it all the time?

A.- either kept it in a hand bag or put it in a drawer or a box In the house,

Q. Which house?

A.--No. 9, Gap Road, 1st, floor. Q. Who lives there? A.-I and two cousins. Q.-Girl cousins? A.No, male cousins.

for a party, I don't know the name of the road, it is on a hill...

Q-On the Peak?

A÷Yes.

Q-When last did you go to his house?

A. On his birthday.

When wag that?. A-Over a week ago 8th August

Q-Have you seen him since then?

A-Yes, occasionally.

Q. Where do you generally see him when he does not come to your house?

A.-He used to see me at parties when he did not see ine in my house.

Q-Mention a few of these parties, where did they take place?

A-At Aunty Mrs. Violet Chan

Q-Who is she? A. She lives Road.

а Violet who is

at G Po Shan

At Office

Q. That is where you used to meet Wing Commander Steele- Perkins?

A-Sometimes I met him there but not always.

hith?

Where else did you meet

A.-Sometimes. I would meet him at dancing parties for charity and other times I saw him in his office.

Q.-You used to go to his office A.-Yes,

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The office stenog says after week-end In the country the shine on her nose cer- tainly adds a glow to the gloomy Monday atmosphere.

A. Yes, Mr. Pentreath, Mr. McKichan oh over 50 people

it was a big party. Q.-You said just now you met Mr. McKichan when you started to go but with Wing Commander Steele-Perkins What do you mean by that?

I

A-The first time I sold tickets to Wing Commander Steele-Per- kins he said he was alone su said, all right, you buy a ticket and if you have no partner you can join my party. Then he introduc- ed me to Mr. McKichan and I-had my friend with me and we had a party. Then I had another for party and I sold tickets to him.

Q. Have you any other bank- ing account other than this one?

Money In Bank Q-You say you decided to put your money in the bank because you were afraid of being robbed?

Q.-What for? A.In addition to being frigh-|

A.-Sometimes to sell tickets tened of being robbed I also deand sometimes to ask him cided to put my money in

the bank because I was afraid if war came here to Hong Kong, robbers would come into the house.

Q-How did you come lo Bu to this bank?

A-1 was introduced to the Bank by Wing Commander Steele- Perkins.

Q-Do you know him? A. Yes.

news.

Q-Do you know Mr. Carmen? A.I met him only twice. Q. Where?

A-I met him through Wing Commander Steele-Perkins. He introduced me to him fast year at a party.

Q-Do you know 95, Calno Road?

up his own hand would be difficult Q-For how long have you party a few days ago.

A. Yes, I went there once to a

Q-Who asked you to go?

A.-No.

Q.-Have you a safe deposit-in any bank?

A-Yes, Q.-Where?

A.-The Hong Kong & Shang- hai Bank.

QHow long have you ilad

that?

A-Only a few months ago. Q-Three months ago? A. Several months ago

if not impossible, but that dum-known him? my was already set up except for A. Three years ago when 1 A-Wing Commander Steele- the heartse The slam would be was employed in the Man Chung Perkins said Mr. Carmen wanted or five months ago. made if he could ruff out all of News Agency I was sent by Mi. to invite me and Aunty Vi to a dummy's losing hearts, then draw Leung to go and try to be a re-party. trumps from the dummy, and porter. I went to hear speeches. Q. Did you go? run the clubs.

I went on one occasion to his A.--Yes. office.

West had assisted South by leading two rounds of hearts, but South would still have to get to On View from Monday, the 1st. dummy three times more: twice! September, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 28th August, 1941.

V

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 5th. September, 1941 !commencing at 11 a.m. At The Holt's Wharf, Kowloon. 172 Cased each 1 Drum Ferric Chloride.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

order and gate

For inspection

pass apply to

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 2nd Sept., 1941.

The Undersigned: have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 5th September, 1941.

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road,-Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:

to lead hearts for ruffing, and once to draw trumps and run the

clubs, The three entries were easy to find two in clubs and one in trumps.

was

Q-Who sent you there? A-Austin Leung.

Q-Who is he?

A. He is also a reporter. Q-In this News Agency? You went there, what happened?

Q.-Who was there?

Steele- A.-Wing Commander Perkins, Aunty Vi. Pauline, two gentleman, a foreign lady, one of the American Consuls.

A Few Others

Q. Any other Englishmen? was

four

'Q-About last June?

A.-Earlier than June: Q-Was it before you opened your account with the Mercantile Bank of India or after?

A-I started an account with the Mercantile Bank of India.

No Introduction

Q. Who introduced you to the Hong Kong Bank?

A.--Nobody.

A. There were a few others.

Q. Why did you not put your Q. Do you know George Pen-money in the Hong Kong Bank if

you had a deposit box there?

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A-The first time I saw Wing Commander Steele-Perkins when I went to his office to hear a speech.

treath? Q. When was that, three years

A. Yes.

then?

ago?

A.---Yes. Q.-Was he at Mr. Carmen's

party? Q-Have you seen him since

Dance Tickets

South therefore ruffed the sec- ond heart with the spade Queen | and led the low trump to dummy's, eight, Another heart was ruffed by the spade King, and dummy entered via the eight of clubs. Dummy's last heart was then ruffed by the Ace of trumps, and dummy was entered for the

A. Then I did not see him for last time with the Jack of clubs.

Then I saw him Dummy's trumps were then led a long time. out, drawing all of East's trumps again when I was selling dance and south took care to discard tickets in aid of charity and I the Ace of clubs so as not to sold him a ticket. I sold him Block that suit. From there on, such tickets on several pecasions dummy had only winning tricks you used to see him occa

sionally?!

A. Yes. Q.-Then how did you come to go to him to be recommended to the Bank, why did you not get your employer to do that?

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

AAK 10 9 70 ♡ A 94

◇ K 10 4/2

Dbl Pass 2A Pass

The bidding:

Jacoby You -Müler

Béhenken

1

Pasa Pasy Puss DA

(7).

4

$

PASS

Pass. Рана

Iron and Teakwood Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables; Chests of Drawers, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dining Tables,

· Chairs, Chesterfield Suites, Desks, Filing Cabinets, Glass Cabinets, Book Cases, Wardrobe, and Cabin ANSWER: Pass. Trunks, etc. etc.

You have invited a slam, your partner Has Ornaments. Cutlery EP, Brass,accepted the invitation, and that Glassfand Porcelain Ware, Gramo-is the end of the matter. To make phones and Records, Electric Table another bid would constitute the Fans and Lamps, Enamelled Bath, worst sort of trapping. Gas Stove Kitchen Utensils, etc.,

etc.

also

A Fow Furniture.

Pieces of Blackwood

.and

1 Westinghouse" Refrigerator. Teakwood Bed Room Suite,

Guitar.

por Radio

~"'Adjer" Typewriter.

On View from Thursday, the 4th|

September, 1941, -

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 2nd Sept., 1941,

A-Because when I decided to put the 'nioney in the bank did not want to put the money in a Chinese bank so I decided

A.-No, but Mr. McKichan was at the party.

Q-Mr. Pentreath was not there but you say Mr. McKichan was there?

A. Yes.

Q-Do you know him?

A. Yes,

Q-How long did you know

him?

A. Last year, the first time I started to go out with Wing Com

mander Steele-Pehkins.

Q. Do you know a Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd?

A.-No.

Q~You know Mr. Pentreath? A. Yes.

Caine Road Party

to put it in a foreign bank. At Q-You are quite sure he was first I intended, to put it in an Mr. Carmen gave a "party?"

not at 95, Caine Road, that night American Banjc. I thought only

CHOICE

FOOD

COME ALONG TO THE PENINSULA

FOR

a European could introduce "me A-I am quite sure he was not TABLE D'HOTE MEALS to, such a bank and not a Chinese, there, that night.

QSo you went to him? A-Yes.

Have you seen him since he introduced you to this bank

A

Yes.

Q-When and where?

AI saw him occasionally and particularly on one occasion dur ing last year when I was selling dance tickets, I happened to meet him..

Q-When last did you see Wing Commander Steele-Perkins?. "Score 100% for pass, 0 for any A-I always see him. other bld.

Question No. 810 To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different:

Uncoby. You

but. |Pass, 'ir)

Schouken

Dbl.

What do you bid? (Answer to-morrow.)

What about this party at 6

Po Shan Road?

A. We always have a party. there

Q-Do you remember the -last party you had there, I think it: was two days after Mr. Carmen's party?

A. Yes.

-Was Mr: Pentreath there?

Soothing Cooling-Healing- When did you last see him? There is nothing more disfigur- A-The day before yesterdaying than a skin marred by pimples, QWhere?

boils and similar eruption you are troubled, thus, try

On The Peak

SHE KO

A-I met him in the street; Hej. comes to my place, we are friends, we always met uach other the fragrant, antiseptic, curative Have you become good ointment which is equally good friends since three years ago for both skin complaints, and A.We became very good minor injuries. Obtainablent friends within these few months chemists, it is a Dr. Williahis Do you know where he Medicine Company Product. A-I have been to his house

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