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Intimations.
MITSU BISHI GOSHEKWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)
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GAMBLING AT MONTE CARLO shall bo-placed. It us consider a pure
marchio system in which the stake is always Why Systems: Fail.
the wahi For, the chances of renge and roir the following chees are posible: Either Monte Carlo, the European Mocca an- one of these colours nusy be played contin Bually attracts thousands of pilgrims inously, or a intervals determined by the peiled, by the vain hope of gaining wealth system, or each riay be played, In regular or without labour, a writer in the Scientis irregular sizocession. If the rouge is play American observes in the course of an ed cuntinuously, the player can win only if Farticle supporting the show that their rouge appears oftenes than nuit In contest with the Bank abolutely hope long course of play it may b. lems. Although many lucky gambler win pected (disregarding zero and refait) Largo sume at Monte Chulo, it is Impas-the winnings and losings will balance, sible to win regularly for a long period be as the appearance of rouge and that of cars the bank possesses enormous adiantacir are equally probable. In single case ^808. In the first place, It is a pic and short periods, however, sp unlucky lasa machine, which operates smoothly and uniformly, without reference to momentary
results, while the player is a man of nerres who, in the excitement of play, is almost certain to make manh bots which will quickly swallow up bis slowly accumulated win AGENTS for KISHIDAKE & SALITO nings. The so-called system of playing
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 191
Intimations.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
I hereby notitled that SEALED TENDERS will be received the Colonial Secretary's Office until NOON of FRIDAY, the 15th September," 1911, for the latting of the whole or part
the third (top) floor of the New Govern
of
ment Offices.
Particulam of the accommodation. to bo leased and the conditions of toes, which will sate from the 1st of October, can do
certained at this Office.
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Each tabder should bear on the cover
Offcos" and, must be accompanied by a frequently happens that one-colour pre-receipt to the effect that the tenderer lis ponderates over the other during a whole day. And even if the player wins in the course of a short period his prospect of not gun docrenson The longer he plays, losing him only the consoling hope of not lasing mom than the percentage determined by core and refait. When a chance, for
gamblar may lose more than he wins, tender for Losso, Nor Government
deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum plodge of the bond fides of his offer which of two hundred and Alty dolinys (3250) as a sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if the tenderar refuses to carry out his tendor and comply with the conditions, should the tender be accepted.
ht
The Gorerament docs at hind itself to copt the highest or any tender.
W. CHATHAM,
·Director of Public Workay Hongkong. September 1, 1911.
NOTICE.
would protect a player to some extent, but there are very few players who adhere to "their systems in moments of oxcitement.
Other advantages possessed by the ampla, rouge, is thus played con tirely, the occurrence of súd anfavour bank ate ita onormous capital, and the able series (pair) will cause a number limit of betting, which prevents very of successivo-lossen As a protection wealthy grumblass from enjoying the against such adversa series, many systems
TE have. This Day transferred our corresponding advantage. „ The rat prescribe the playing of the selected charge AGENCY in Hongkong and Canton. income of the bank, however, is dust continously, but at intervals Forto Messia DODWELL & CO., LTD. who chiefly to the Rovices of zero and refait, einmple, after thre successive losses are hereby authorised to sign as Agents all the importance of which is usually under-caused by an adverso series of noir, the documents relating to the business of the Company. The Offices will continuo to Festimatiul, although it can be calculated playing of rouge is discontinued and is not be for the time being in ALKLANDRA
very simply. It the course of a long resumed until rouge has appeal. It is BUILDINGS. period of play, zaro, like any other number evident that in this way, adversa series of (a roulette, will appear on an average once
four or mare turns are avoided, but the in thirty-seven times, e, in 27 por cento of winning by the appearance of of all cases, hened in the long ran 2,7 per cent. of all suma ataked on multiple chanceage before play is resumed is lost With and half this proportion, or 1.33 per cont, an adversis series of four, therefore, one 108S and one gain ara avoided,
AVING - Thìn - Day been appoisted URZAGENTS for THE CHINESE ENGINEERINGY & MINING CO., LTD.. 50 that the net advantage in zaru.
saries of vein Hongkong and Canton, we request that all communications mlating to their busi- ness be addressed to
of suma staiced on simple chateau, are MUIL
by the bank. In trento et quaranto, the bank's profit from refait is aligtly less. amounting to about 1.25 per cent of the stakes.
The last and most effective safeguard of the bank is the "cart" by which is mennt, the deviation from the age result na deduced from the theory of probabilities. This discrepancy is komè-) Times very large, and continues for months, long
in th
With
an adversa
two loases and one gain are ovedad, so that there is a art gain of one stake. Simik in adverse scrios of six and seven, the ap
plication of the system produces a not gain
of two and three stakes. On the other and, with an adversu series of three, there a net loss ni one stake, because rouge is not played at the best turn when it would have won. As series of three are much
PALACE THEATRE rough to sahilinite the individual commoner than serice of fivo or more, the
·MOUNT AUSTIN, refait. - In any gate the gambler must player loses more by this system than ho would by playing one chanca continuously always reckon with the possibility of the This is true of all methods in which play is practical failure of the laws of probability interrupted at a prescribed point of sa GRAND VARIETY
iù concrete cases.For example, series of advorne series. That mich methods o ENTERTAINMENT
tento fifteen-ropetitions of rouge, par, casionally succeed is obvious, but the SATURDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER || manque and other simple chances occur success is due to chaner and not to the
IN AID OF MILITARY CHARITIES several finer daily, although their pro method.
babilities are respectively 1/1024 add
TRE SEDUCTIVE MARTINGALE. 1/30768.
Much longer serica are not very-In the attempt to counter-balance the uncommon. The longest yet observed was losses caused by zoro and refuit, most 28 noir, the probability of which is about ten make use of the device pro 1/208,000,000. Even after such a series,gression." or "massage"te, a systematic noir is an likely as rouge to appear at the areas of the stikne, newarding to con next play.
RESENTED SEATE
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SYSTEMS AND WISDIERA.
ditions. The best known and the mos oluctive of all progression is the martingale l which one b-frane plecs (the unit of play) is staked until a loss occurs, and the stake is doublod after meh lees. If the player wins, his net gamis bas piece. For example, if he has lost the four hrst plays, Als lose amount to 1 2 4 8-10 pices. If he then wins, his gain in 30 pieces, so that bis net gain is one piece. Even a very wealthy man cannot
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BOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GENERAL MANAGERS, HONGKONG,
An a gambler who is guided solely by the ING of Sharaholders will be held impulse of the moment cannot win in the at the GOULANT'S OFFICES on SATUE long run, all players who fallow the game DAY, the 23rd September, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the as a business rather than a pastime make Goneral Managers together with a State use of contain systems, which prescribe the ment of Acciata to the 30th June, 1911 amount of hets-the-selection of chances, Tto TRANSFER-BOOKS of the Comthe duration of play, sto. A lystenbérictly pany will be CLOSED from the 9th to the
ird September, both days inclusive. followed protects the player to a certain DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., extent by making him a michinu like the
General Managera." " Hongkong, September 4, 1911. *1134
bank. In this sense, the oft-quated saying "A poor system is better than none," is Play a martingale beyond cloven turna J. T. HAMILTON, GENERAL MAYAGZE at roulotte or ten at trente et quarte,
FOR THE EAST, TUKTOR true but in this enso alone, for the Jowing to the limitation imposed by the
team. advantage is over-balanced by several dis-bank Ass series of eleres and invest Surplas d
Total Assets Doc. 31, 1910....$494,715,923
advantagon Blady systems are so com our daily, the folly of the martingale is Dividenda to Policyholders plicated and require so much calculation obvions. Sull more unfavourablo, for the Total paid Policyholdera 1910
1910 THE TWENTIETHI HALF-YEARLY and mental strain that the player is soon player in the so-called America progression, Total Expenses for 1910
DRAWING. of SIXTY-ERE Uxhausted. The principal disadvantage, in which the stakeis progressively increased Gross carnings from fatorest
and Renta for. 1910 DEBENTURES (1806 ismae) of the Hora: however, is the awakening of a fallacious in such a manner that one winning not only Gross rate of Income from XONG Creu, Payable on SATURDAY, the
“Invesaments 1WW....... 30th September, 1911, will be held in the hope of a succes in the long run, so that repays proceding losses, but gives a nor
At 11 U'clock A,,00 CLUB HOUSE
Hongkong, May 30, 1911. THURSDAY, the 14th September, 1911, the player is induced to continue until he gain of one piece for each play. The pro- ruined. All professors"that is, gression is therefore 1-37-31, etc. This Baarers of Debentures se invited to attend the drawing,
inventore or pomoters of systema, fall into can be played for only ten tures at roulette. J. By Urder,
three classes: swindlers fools and muddle or nine at trente et quaranto, ? JAMES TRAIK,
henda Secretary..
1142 Hongkong, September 6, 1911.
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The swindling systems deserve few words, The employment of all such progressions Assertions that Bypnotized mediums of means certain ruin. In many peer the other persons on predict the occurrence player may win, owing to the non-accur of certain numbers or can influence the renco of adverse series of nine er more, but rouletto Lall by the power of will require on such series will at least wipe out ull no refutation. More dangerous than those procoding winnings. If the progression is crudo swindlers are the, systems which a rapid one they player will win com- are beligvis in by their inventors and pamtively often and he's great deal in
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some merit. In reality, all are based upon fallacies, the detection of which in some instancos requires careful analysis, "Espry system contoins either a definito marche or a dufinite progression." or both. By marche is meant the role which decides where-azd when a stake
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
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WATERBURY S.. HETABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
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