WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918.
INTIMATIONS.
THE WEST POINT" "BUILDING CO., LTD.
Hughes & Hough Nthe THIRTY-FIRST. ORDINARY
AUCT NEERS, TO THE GOVERNMENT
(0108m) Ânotioneers Share, Coal and General
Prodnos. Brokers, and Commission Agents.
PROPRIITORS **To-Ewa-Wan® Coal Storage.
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* SRTATOR "O HONGKONG,
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NOTICE.
H. STEPHENS AND COMPANY.
NOTICE is hereby given that the business carried on by me the andersigned at Nos. 16 to 32 Queen's Hend Central Victoria Hongkong der the style or firma name of STEPHENS AND COMPANY was as from and after the lat November, 1915, taken pvor and acquired by E. STEP HENS AND COMPANY LIMITED free from all debts and other liabilities,
All creditors and others are hereby requested to send in their claims to me on or before the 28th February.
1919.
Dated, this 1st day of January 1919.
H. STEPHENS.
"NOTICE.
E have from the 1st day of Nov; WE
ember 1918 taken over ·and acquired from Mr. H. Stephens' the -business hitherto carried on by him At Nos. 15 to 32 Queen's Road Cestra: Victoria Hongkong ander the style or firm name of H. STEPHESE AND COM PANY and we shall.com.aue to carry Psion the said business of Importers and Exporters and General Merchants and Commission Agents under the style of H. STEPHENE AND COMPANY LIMITED.
Dated this 14th day of January 1918. For and on behalf of the Directore,
HERBERT STEVEENS,
Managing Director.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
7.-In Victoria with ésco Bearers.
Quarter hour..
Hak hour, 200
One hour,...
Three hours,
Six hours.
10 centa.
70
Day (8 am to 6 pm)$1,00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria.
half fare extra
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Between the huure of 5.30 p.m. and & a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. 11-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers. Hour,
0.60 cents. $1.00. ***... 1.50
200
Three hours...... Six hours...
Day (8 am to 6p.
III-In the Hill District.
With Bearera With 4 Bearers.
$0.30
Quarter hour,.80.18
Half boar, 0,00
T to hours, ..... 0.80.
0.40
Ona hour, min. 0.30
0.50
0,80
1.00
1.30
2.00
Three hours, ... Q.70
Six hours,
is 1.00
Day (6 a.m.top.m.)1.50
RICKSHIS.
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~1~In the Idland of Hongkong, if engage
in Fictoria,
Ten minutes, suskai
Quarter hour,
Half hour, moda
hour,
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5 cents
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THE CHINA MAIL.
AMSHAL
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
451WORDS 1 INSERTIONS, (1. PREPAID
Each additional 5 words 4 Cents
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TOTICE 19 HERBDT GIVEN that
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS la this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Watheson Company Limited. on WEDNESDAY, the purpose of receiving, the Report of WWorks. Thorough shop training 29th January, 1018, at 11.30 am. for
ANTED-FNGINEER for local A the Directira together with the Sintesi mechanical engineering and experi ment of Accounts for the year endingence in charge of steam pisat essential 31st December, 1913.
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The REGISTER of SHARES of the Apply “TECHNIC” c/o “C¤mA MAIL.” Company will be CLOSED from SAT- URDAY 1Stb, to WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1919, (both days inclusive). during which period na Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
SENT O AGENCY Gia Tru
General Agents foritko) Nj WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD,
Hongkong, January, 13, 1918.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL
ESTATE LIMITED, " NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in
this Compaar will be held at the Ofices of Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. on WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1819: at 11.45 sm. for the purpose of receiving" the Report of the Directore together with the statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 18th, to WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1919, (both days inclusive), during which period no Trazafer of Shares can be registered
By Order of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to
THE GENERAL MANAGERS. Hoogken, January 13, 1919.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company Limited, on WEDNESDAY, 29th Jab., 1919, at Noon, for the purpose of recair ing the Report of the Directors together with the statement of ecounts for the
car ending 31st December, 1918.
Abe REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SAT- URDAY 18th to WEDNESDAY, 29th January, 1910, (both days inclusive during which period ne Tranaler of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary,
Hongkong, January 13, 1919.
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLA-
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MATION CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in thie Company will be held at the Offices of Mesara, Jardipe, Matheson & Company, Limited,
WEDNESDAY,
29.h January, 1919, at 12.15 p.m., for the purposes of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1918.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 18th to WEDNES. DAY, 39th January, 1919, (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.. By Order of the Board of Director MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13, 1919.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
OTICE IS JEREBY GIVEN that
Nthe following goods at present in the onstody of the above-named Company will be sold after fourteen (14) days from date hereof, unless same cre previously taken delivery of and the charges due in respect thoroof paid." No mark 2 Catea Feathers stored
Every Subsequent hours
Note-If the rickahs be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged cutaide the Western part of the City of Victoria after 8pm or be dis- charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City No at Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II.-In Kowloom.
Quarter hour,
Pilt hour, ****
Hour,
• B coats.
Every subsequent hour, 10.
III-Tespo Roads
Eo 4th mile
single
"
Twenty cents shall be added
for each extra hour or part
of an hour if the hirer cases
in West Point godowns October 1st, 1913, in the name of Kwong Shing Wo under Lot $445. mark 51 Baga Manure atored in West Point godowns October 1st, 1913, in the name of Lee Wah under Lot 3629,
No mark-180 Bugs Antimony stored in West Point, godowns July 26th, * 1916, in the name of Hing Kos Bader Lot 865, da
WS, BROWN,
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the Journey to take longer. THE HONGKONG
then
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return $1.002 bours
Beyond 4th to 8th mile
single $1.20 hours. return $1.50.
Beyond 8th to 9th mile
singlo
return 2,00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single:89,00 10. return
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th
& KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN, CO., LTD.
·Hongkong, January 11, 1919.
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ment in each casual M
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AUCTION BRIDGE.
There was once a businea man, who 'complained that he only received an order once every three years, but ind |-mushaq; he was, a bridge builder it is p fair presumption that he succeeded in making a precarious living. Far differ ent in it nowadays with many bridge players, who in the happy past when auction bridge, aines debased; to, royal auction, was unknown, materially added to their pleasure, and pocket money, by the assiduous pursuit of their favourita gacio...
Nowadays it is a pathetic sight tɔ observe the number of bridge dere liéta, perforce playing "auction," wa- during from table to table and hopelessly wondering why it is that thale admitted skill in card playing meets with such inadequate results and esen #crse than that-material Icsans. Why is this! The explanation, lic in the fact that the successful **anction" enthusiast must be a psycho-
EDGEHILL-No 10, The Peak, logist rather than a card player,
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SALE OF TICKETS CLOSES
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Tickets, $5 each, obtainable at
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37, Queen's Road Central:
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DARTICULARS and Conditions of the Tetting by Public Auction Bele, to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of Jan., 1918, at 8.x, at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of one Lot of CROWN LAND'abore Coombe Road in the Golosy of Hongkong for a term of 76 with the option of renewal at a Crown Reat to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of
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Of coursoft would be foolish to minimise
the importance of the actual card play.
but the greatest sasof of allis an intoitire percuption of the Idiosyncrasies, charao- † teriatica, tones of voice, and other subtle indications unintentionally given by one's opponents and partners. A cer tain winning, player who shall be name- less, belonging to the medical profession, in a moment of expansion confided that he was not half as good a player ga any people thought him, and that biể real advantage consisted in bis powers "of observation of trifing symptoms, bis medical practice assisting his natural gift, and he pointed out the tremor in the band of his opponent when making a doubtful call.
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That is one side of the picture. In a GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
dition, the good player must dominat
the table. He must be able to announce one no trump," two no trump," “dörble,” in strong staccato accents, armitting of no dout in the minds of his opponents that he means that he saya. Again, the occasion often arises when femoraliser opponent, after a accession of reverses, cns le bluffed out of almost Any mell' er into almost any impossible declaration
Many readers max, say, Thia in t card playing, but card sharping. It is auction bridan. How; ik ïa curious fact that even given a player combining all these qualities of observation and skill in playing, how little his advantaga ie. In the old days of bridge the skill exponent of the game might safely rec kom on an advantage of 4 to 5 per cent. on his turnover month in and month ort. Big roverses were unknown, and a steady income resulted. All this is changed, and the best players may play for months ou en1 without a winning week.
The explanation lies in the fees that the element of luck predominates more in auction than in any other similar
game.
Consider the evolution of card. games long whist, then sheet whist, in which the introduction of "honours * gave the poor player a chance; bridge, auction, and finally royal suction. Each || change to the apparent advantage of the weak player. The man who holds most spades or bearts wins the game. It la quite traa you may make a trick less than is possible, but it does not matter. Eight or nine poin's in a game, where a win means 250 is of no moment. In old bridge the extra -nine points were carried to the next hand, and helped to wia the rubber, but now whether your score is 18 or 27 has practically no bear ing on the final resu't.
Lack "predominates more in auction then, ita earlier prototype. Imagino a game in which the holding of the see of diamonds, for example, always gave bonas of 100 points. It might be supers ficially argued that the chance of this: bonus is equal for all, and that, there- fore, it did not matter, bat that would be incorrect, and for this reason: The advantage of skill remaining the same, this advantage is reduced to almost zara if the luck of holding the said seo of diamonds is against the good player.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Oaks of $75 lb. mat.
Io Bags of 234 The net.
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STATE EXPRESS
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The particular man demands a particular cigarette. State Express are made for just such men-
of discrimination who require the beat.
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It is quite true that in the long ran the skilful exponent of the game may hope te bold the ace of diamonds the legitimate number of times, or oftener or less as the case may be but the good player en- deavours, to eliminate lack as much as possible, and will naturally choose to play a game of beer, skill Take chess for example, where there is no luck, std. billiards. where there in little. In old bridge the advantage of skilt was suff cient to overcome any average bad luck, the unlucky good plays would win less, but he would still win. The point to cheerys in saction is that the unlucky good player cannot possibly win, the elementa of luck being too predominant. Moreover, time, hogs its revenge. The pendulum of card evolution may swing the other way. An endeavour has been recently made to make all suite of sonde ralue. That would make an ideal card. game, far more scientific than auction, which now holds the field.
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