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NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Company's Omees at No. 12/14 Queen's Rond Central, Hongkong, on Thursday, the Ninth day of June, 1940, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon to receive and consider the accounts and the the Directors and report of Auditors thereon, to elect Directors and Auditors, and to transact such other business as may be properly transacted at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Company.

The Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 30th May to 9th June, 1040, both days inclusive.

By order of the Board

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1940.

Farm Strike

In Italy Spreading

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Rome, May 21. Italy's farm workers' strike today spread from the North to the South, and by tonight million men were out. Factories in Milan and trolley crews Province staged

two-hour general strike this morning in protest against yesterday's killing of a striker in a clash near the city with anti-Com- munist strike breakers.

few hours, town workers of the whole Po Valley began general strike, which was to last until 6 nm. tomorrow. Reinforced columns of mobile police patrollert the Northern countryside, expecting trouble as tension TOSC after yesterday's killing.

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The strike, for a national wages" agreement, began in the North on Wednesday.

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The Executive had met to dis- cuss an appeal issued last night by Signor Romita, former Min- later of Public Works, urging all democratic Socialists to unite fo to one party at a Congress to be called in the near future.-Reu- ler.

Italy Wants Labour Meet

Rome, May20. Italy is pressing for a meet- ing of Western European Mini- sters of Labour to discuss mutual problems, it was learn- ed here today.

Ing

The possibility of such a meet- was suggested by Signor Amintore Fantani, Italian Tabbur Minister, who returned here last night from Britain where he studied Industrial and social con- Studled ditionsment.

48 gucat of the British

He said that the French Labour Minister, M. Daniel Moyer, had agreed with the suggestion that Labour Ministers should meet as 8000 as possible.

Signor Fanfani said that the renewed contact between the Italian and British Governments should bear fruit, particularly in Italian emigration.-Reuter,

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"TAKE YOUR

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE.

By Shepard Barclay

Authority on Authorities"

*THREE MORE REASONS. spade 4 on the trick were sot. ABILITY o ruff plenty in the Those who discarded the diamond dummy is as pleasing a discov-7 made it Why? Not because cry to a sult declarer, when his the discard was important of it-

hond is exposed,

as self. But because retaining the partner's Anding a nice valentine in his spades enabled South to estab- all. The chance to trump out lish the fifth card by ruming out

losers

all help

Where that method was em- number of ways additional to the

attain the goal, the primary purpose of cutting down ployed to the toful tricks he

drops.

Three Brat trick was followed by the

him in a the suit's losers.

very good reasons for such ruffing club 3 lead, East playing low and amy the K winning. The spade A was to put dummy be the need Con

the taken in and the 4 led, ruffed by into position for a finesse, reaching of an established winner the club 6. Then a lead was In the dummy and the opportun-made to the diamond A. and the ity to set up one or more cards spado ruffed by the club 7. The in declarer's or dummy's sido dummy's last trump, the. 10,

suit.

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C 10 7 5 3

SQ JO

H K 3 2

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DA 8.7

C K Q 8 6 4

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then

and South didn't offered,

Only one care what East did, trick could be taken against him, by the trump A, since after the 'spado A and two ruffed tricks, the of the suit was established as a winner.

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