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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions from the Liquidators Publio Lo sell by

and other. Auction 011 TUESDAY, 16th September, 1941 commencing at 11 o'clock a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Cou- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor. ONE **LEITZ" RESEARCH

MICROSCOPE complete with Accessories.

Four "UNDERWOOD" Typo-

writers.

One Case Wooden Framed Mirrors. Two Cases Lady's Shoes.

One "ROYAL" Typewriter.

and

A Quantity of Office Furniture

On View from Monday, the 15th September, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

V

The Undersigned have received instruction from Mr. J. B. Emmert to sell by Public Auction on

THURSDAY, 18th. Sept,, 1941.

commencing at 11.00 a.m. at "The Anchorage". No. 9, Magazine Gap Road.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:-

Upholstered Chesterfield Couches & Armchairs, Teakwood. Sideboard, Extension Dining Table: &, Chairs, Cocktail Bar, Wine Cabinet, Twin Beds, Chests Drawers, Dressing Tables, Ward- robes, Tables, Desks, Cabinets, Folding Card Tables, etc., etc.

of

Record Cabinet, Classical &c Popular Gramophone Records, Electric Standard Lamps, Heaters | and Clocks, Thermos Flasks & Containers, Picnic Sets, Rattan Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

Automatic Electric Waffle Irons, Toasters and Transformers.

and

Philco" Radio 1938 Model 15 Tubes

"Philco" Radio 1941 Model 11 Tubes (spread, band tuning)

1. Automatic Record Changer

1 Hawatian, Surf Board

1 "GE." Electric Refrigerator 8% Cubic Feet (with new unit-guarantee to December

1043)

On View from Wednesday, the 17th September; 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery..

LAMMERT BROŠ”.

Auctionecta. Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1941

FOR

Summer Headaches, BRIDGE

And How To Banish Thom.

It is not only the glare from the sun's rays which is responsi- ble for summer headaches, the

NOTES

NO. 58

enervating heat, causing excessive BRIDGE SWINDLES perspiration, impoverishes the blood and weakens the nerves, and weak nerves are responsible for most headaches of the persist- ent variety.

By The Four Aces

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941.

FIRST G.M. BAR-- SAVED DEPOT

AWARD OF THE FIRST BAR to the George Medal has been announced. This distinction goes

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women.

If you are troubled by frequent headaches, have no energy, suffer from indigestion, Rre nervous, depressed have pains in the back and limbs, feel all in' after slight exertion, find the heat trying and have no interest in things around you, or, in the case of women, are periodically unduly upset, then look to the condition of your blood; almost surely a course of Williams' Pink Pills Dr.

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

North, Donlor Both sides vulnérable

NORTH

WEST

A 954 ♡ J 9 4 3 0 10 8 2 4 A 7 2

04

A 0 2

QJ $ 3

KJ 9

LAST

Q 10 6 4.3

▲ 8 7 ♡ K 8 6 0974

SOUTH

A KOJ 10 3 ♡ A 10 7 6 2 об

485

The bidding:

North

East

South

Weat

10

Рава

14

Pasa

30

Pass

♡

Pass

3NT

Pans

4♡

GA

Pass

BA

Разс Pass

Разр

Раза

While the bidding went on, West formed his impressions of where the strength was and where the DRAFT PROGRAMMES and defence was likely to find tricks." ENTRY FORMS for the Seventh When North jumped to three dia- Extra Race Meeting to be heldmonds, it sounded to West like a (weather permitting) on SATUR- pretty strong-perhaps even solid -sult. The jump to five spades, DAY, 27th September, 1941, may

coupled with South's bidding, in- be obtained from the Secretary's

would be no dicated that there Office.

Exchange Building; the

trump trick and that South could Club House, Happy Valley; the and enough

the red tricks in Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; suits to make his slam. and the Stables, Shun Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 18th September,

1941.

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Acting Secretary.

When Saturday October 4

comes

it will be

TIN HAT DAY

in aid of the

Bomber Fund

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Fierce jets of flame were coming from a large tank of spirit. Though raiders were still dropping bombs, Mr. Sewell at once climbed to the top of the tank and put out the flames with sand.

Mr. Sewell won the medal last) October for a similar act of bra- very in saving a burnlig cfl tank. Two other employees were hon- oured with the C.M. at the same time.

Dr.

Kenneth Edwin Tapper,

ARMY

REVOLVER RIDDLE

a revolver

O.B.E., head of Bromley, Kent, A.R.P. casualty services, treated |people buried under the wreck- age of a Nazi aeroplane and two houses while large unexploded bombs were removed. He also issued to R.A.S.C.

who had had no weapon

receives the G.M.

Rescued Patients

The house governor, and sec- Hos - of. Warwickshire retary pital, Mr. Bidney Cecil Hill, the matron, Miss Joyce Elizabeth Burton, and a nursing sister, Miss Emma Horne, each ceive the G.M. for saving pati- ents when the hospital

H.E. severely damaged by bombs.

Among those honoured the B.E.M. are

ro.

was

Why was

training?

men

at an

The

arogo question Oxford inquest on Driver F. G. Sexton, 21, accidentally shot with a revolver by Driver Turn- cock.

Turncock suid he had had no revolver training. He was carry-

for ing the weapon

the guard. J. H. Barron, who had more kit than usual.

coroner

Barron also told the with

he had no weapon training.

who detailed Corporal Cowan, Mrs. Amelia Johnson,

a Bir- mingham warden, who has four the men for the guard, admitted made a revolver might be put into the grandchildren. She twice journeys through falling bombs hands of men without training or and heavy A.A. fire to fetch help experience, to eight trapped people.

Apparently only one thing could

A feature of the awards is the help the defences winning two club tricks. That would be done number of heroic acts by gas East had the club King or company employees in London, even if he had the club Queen, Liverpool, and Pembroke to save provided that South could be bombed, burning gasholders: persuaded to guess wrong. So West opened the deuce of clubs with a perfectly normal manner.

a

He had asked that there should be training, but it was not forth- 'coming.

The court was cleared of wit- nesses and the Press.

The coroner then adjourned the inquest for Major Marshall's attendance. When he arrived he sald he could not recall Cowan's request,

Returning a verdict of Acciden- tal death, the coroner said:

"Steps: should be taken forth- that no firearms with to ensure

In one case, so intense was. fire in a London gas-holder that two workmen A. F. Smith, and South studied the lead and then W. J. Dixey, who each win the studied West. He would make B.E.Mcould not walk down a his slam if he could only avoid ladder, but gripping tightly, with the loss of two club tricks, for the their knees had to slide down the are issued to personnel untrained diamonds and trumps together, sides. with the heart ace would give him, enough tricks. But which club was he to play from the dummy- the King or the Jack?

After much thought, he played the Jack, deciding that West had probably led from the Queen of clubs. That lost to East's Queen, and a club return set South before he could get started.

*

Saturday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:

Q 10 7 G

OK JE Z 49 943

The bidding: Schenken

16. 3A

Jacoby

2 Pass

You

Mater

ZA

(7)

Pass

ANSWER: Bid four spades. Your hand is a trifle stronger than it had to be for your free raise, and will probably produce the tricks. your partner needs for his game, It doesn't pay to "hang" at con- tracts, one. trick short of game.

Score 100% for four spades, 30% for poss

Question No. 3821 To-day you hold the same han but the bidding, is different.

Belionken

$1A

Paus ·

Jacoby You Staler

"Pass (1)

What do you bid?

tomorrow.)

(Anewor

(Released The Bell Syndt- cate, Inc.)

ESCAPED SOLDIER

Civil and military police are searching for a Canadian soldleri who escaped in an Army truck from a Canadian military hospital in the south of England. He was in hospital pending trial by court 'martial.

in their use."

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