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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934.
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DENTISTS.
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST, DR. 8. L. KWJNG, Dental Surgeon
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
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CULBERTSON
CONTRACT
by Ely Culbertson.
World's Champion Player and
Greatest Card. Analyst ·
DON'T SHOUT-
THE CHINA MAIL Pleasing Prospect
Mr. Daniel Steinberg of Brook- lyn, New York,' recently submitted to me a hand which occurred at one of the weekly sessions of his Bridge club, and asked me to comment on the bidding and play. The hand in question is an excellent example.of. the advantages of proceeding slow-
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
IS HEREBY GIVEN
your even comitry, I send, by registered Poi, free of <liarges, a clironied walch, pulomatic dinl without g aïs for langtía, or both a fountain-pen Parker system with gold point and an elegant everslurp pencif.
For 200 stamps, and the catalogue with gift of value. Always valuabs. G. RESTEN (3. Mis, Ban de Mnubunge. « PARS,
ing into what may be an unmakable| contract because one partner fears that the other will be unable to hear him if he speaks in a low tone rather than shouting at the top of his volca. In Bridge most correct contracts are reached by the pract exchange of inferences between the partners, with neither overbidding nor underbidding interferring with the accurate drawing of inferences. Mr. Steinberg's hand, which brought about the defeat of the partnership by 1 trick.
was the following:
North, Dealer.
East and West vulnerable.
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North. Spades-J 10 8 6 4 2 Hearta-8 6 Diamonds-A 6 4 2 Cluba---2
West
Spades-
Hearts-A 5 4 3 2
Diamonds-8
Clubs-K Q 10 7 5 3
South.
Spades-A K75 Hearts-K Q 7.. Diamonds-K Q 7 8 Cluba-8 6
East. Spades-Q 3 Hearts 10 9 Diamonds- 10 9 8 Clubs-A J 94
The actual bidding: (Figures after bids refer to numbered ex- planatory paragraphs). South
West
North East
TRANSPORT 18 (1) 20 (2) 45 (3) Pass
That the THIRTY-SIXTH OR DINARY YEARLY MEETING of FOR thin Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 8th February, 1934, at NOON, for] the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year; ended list December, 1933.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 31st January, 1934] to Thursday, the 8th February, 1934, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. II. CHAPNELL, Secretary,
Hong Kong. 24th January, 1934.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LIMITED
NOT
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | that the ANNUAL OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong
Kong on MONDAY, the 12th February, 1934, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year. ended 81st December, 1938, 2
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 30th January to MON- DAY, 12th February, both" days; Inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
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Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1984.
FOR SALE
1934
of all kinds.
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delicious with
crushed ice
iced water
GET FARRK#__ REVEL (He Garones) Framot
Pass BC (4) Pass Pean
Dbl. (5) Pass KC (0) 68 (7) Dbl. (8) Pase Pass
1-A sound Opening bid.
Dame Fashion, who looks wall ahead of the calendar, miready haa a pleasant surprise in stare for 1984 beach nomads in this colorful and eye-pleasing bathing suit. It con. uista of green and white striped shorts and bramfers, and is here worn by June Viasek, film player.
7-South should not blḍ six spades. His own hand contains only one Ace. It is too much to expect that his partner will insure the solidity of the trump suit and present him with two Aces In side aults, necessary for the making of the Small Stam contract.
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[8—An unsound Double, as the most
BADIO"
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME-
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Honz Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metres (845 K.Cs): 1-2.15 p.
European programme,
1. D..:-
Local Time & Weather Report.
Recorded music.-
1.15 p..
A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the Man- agement (During the intervals res corded music will be broadcast from the Studio).
1.30
by Press News, etc. Rugby
2.15 p.m.
Close Down.
TALK FROM THE STUDIO."
Relay from the Burn's Dianer at the Hong Kong Hotel.
5-8 p..
European programme,"
5-5.15 p.m.-
A Selection of Songs by Peter Daw-
Bon.
She is Far From the Land (Lambert) Love, Could I Only Tell Thee (Capel) Honour and Arms (Hándel)
6.1-6 p.m.
A relay from Daventry of the Var- Picly Programme, 6-6.30 p.m.
Children's
Studio Programme ar- ranged by the Mouth Organ Band of M, S. Hedway by courtesy of the Captain and Officers, 6.30-7 p.k.im
A
relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, by courtesy of the Management (During the in tervals recorded musle will be broad- cast from the Studio).
7 pm
Closing Local Stock. Quotations, etc. 7.3-7.45 pm-
Recorded music. ・・
7.3-7.16 p.m.:-
Sonata No. 3 In. E (Bach)
Isolde Menges and Harold Samuel (Violin and Pianoforte). Movements
Adagic.
and Movement:—
Allegro,
| 3rd Mövement:---
-Adagio ma non tanto,
Allegro.
Pallad
Scottia Selections. Band
Reminiscences
that West can hope for is the 4th Movement defeat of the contract by 1 trick.) It is, of course, obvious that in 7.18-74 the play South had to lose one club and one heart trick. "As a matter of fact, East and. West, by careful play, could have defeated the con- tract tricks, but West, against the Slam, elected to open the Ace of hearts, and followed with the King of clubs, and thus South-did not lose a diamond trick.
of
Scotland (arr.
of II.M. Coldstream Guards.]
Godfrey)
Afton Water. (Burns)
Mary Garden (Boprano).
Song
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
At 12:30, 2.30, 5.80, 7,30 & 9.30 p.m.
RICH MAN'S DAUGHTER
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Continued from Prodi Bìan, ql habits of taste and mind; which... direct our, behaviour at the dinner...! table now, a clear head and a clean. ly informed Intelligence will prsside: over a happy digestioni and ̧ á vellet nourished body, wetentes end •.
Future Mai San
Let us summaries what the state. have given a pledge never to of health of the common man of 50 {smoke,” roars Hauter. Yes; the years ahead, will be compared with.. Fantasia on Scottish Airs (arr. habit has begun to look rather that of the average man of today Mulder)
effeminate.
Orchestra!-
}
De Groot & His Orchestra.
Harry Lauder (arr. Byng)
Scottish Male Voice Singara.
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provided STOGVARE resumer, and gets on as it ought to razume and get on, when polities and economica,
To answer Mr. Steinberg's ques-Vocal Gema
OLD STUFF tion as to the correct bidding, in
"£10 for a story," says an adver- nationalisme, wars, tariffa, impedi- my judgment the final contract 7.45-8 p. should have been five spades, and
tisement. The advertiser is pro-mente, and stupiditles of that sort,
the bidding should
have been as Mr. J. D. Bush.
A talk on "Care for the Young" by bably tired of using that one about out of the way.
He will be better grown, about [being detained at the office. follows:
A p..
4
From the Studio,
•
2in. taller, and possibly even a lib-. the heavier than he is now. He will EXCESS PROFITS
have a better shape; no paunch, no "Heavy water," the newly dia- fat anywhere. He will try on the A talk on "Care for the Young" by coverd fuld, costs £120 a tenapoen-clothes of the athleten of to-day,
Pasa
Pass
Local Time & Weather Report.
South West
North East
5.3-8.10
p.m.-
From the Studio.
Рам
Pass
19 49
20
29
Pass
Dr. F. T. Tseung.
萨
6.10-9
Chinese Studio Concert
9.45-10 p.m.2mm
•
ful. Night club proprietors are just as we try on the armour of green with envy.
•
from the Hong Kong Hotel A relay Root Garden of the Speech by Bir Better and Better William Hornell, C.LE. at the Barns "So your husband talks in his Dinner of St. Andrews' Society, pro-sleep? We'll soon remedy that.”.... posing the toast of "The Immortal Memory of Robert Barns.* 10-11
Chinese
2-The Overcall in fustified not only by the possession of 2%
Whether or not West should bid honour-tricks, but by the strong five clube at this point 'le question- distributional values of the able, but if he does so, then North- ⚫ hard.
should either pass or bid five clubs, North, with his unbalanced hand, 8-North should not jump to game, which indicates that there may not Three spades is a sufficient in- be a possibility of even a single dication of the strong support trick in spades against the club 11 pm.l for partner's bid auft, and cer- contract, should bid Ave spades. Rugby Mid-day Press News, tainly assures that South will] North's bid of: five spades, as it 11.05 p bid again if game is possible, occurred in the actual · bidding, · as, Indeed, must be if South's construed by South as a Siam ter, Opening bid, but is sound. however mild, “an, if North' were
Studio Concert.
Close Down
Interested in Blama, he had avail-sarcastically, we don't need you 4-A daring bid, but actually, as able, during the course of the bid-now in your capacity as plumber. the cards lis, a very light sacri- ding, other and better bids to show Do you, by any chance, give swim- fice to prevent non-vulnerable the possession of the stuif that ming lessons 1”- opponents from making a game. Blams are made of namely, favour-
cannot be made.
"Er-I suppose you, couldn't do anything to make him speak more distinctly 1"
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the Middle Ares, and he too will find them too small and misshapen for him.
He will live (on the average) ten or twelve years longer than we are going to do. He will have a [brighter "brain. He will look Niu. contemporaries in the faos and bis {mouth will be firm - without being hard, and his expression candid and friendly.
PASSING THOUGHT. Anyway, most modern girls are experts with the needle...The
He will be almost continuously in gramophone need'e....
Bring Your Problems-toUs. Dept good temper. And he will be ""What,” asks a Ripley correspon-busy, but not overworked, on some dent, “makes Pisa's Tower Iman of the countless millions of Inter
erting, and rewarding Joba, making, Slimming, prorbably,
adorning, developing, .... Increasing, that are waiting now for mankind to buck up and da
A time may come in the fut when it will be easy to tell the date of a skeleton by the size and good proportion and sound condition of When he did arrive ha march its bones and the state of its teeth. ed Into the house and said to the We are now maiding better: bones Owner: "Well," how's things, air" than our ancestors, but still we are - "Oh,” said the householder, likely to leave a poor collection,
(Continvad at foot of preceding Coliems),"
SOS Vai fable distribution and control of the --- FORCE OF HABIT
During a frosty spell a house 5-South has no other course. His first round of at least three salts. The absent minded accountant holder discovered a bad burst and hand suggests that five spades. To sum up, then, North erred in win in a mate of complete batres telephoned for the plumber. That bis frat bid of four spades, South tion when a telegram arrived for individual was a long time answer erred in bidding six spades. Inas-kim. Tearing it open, he discovering the summons, 6-North rightly bids five spades. much as the b'dding of West is noted that he was the father of
However it is impossible for in question, there is no point in tripleta him to obliterate the mistaken passing upon it. Certainly, his bid “Any reply?"asked the messen- impression he has created in of five clube, vulnerab'e, while Itger. South's mind by the tripla Raiss, had a happy result, was dangerous
yes," "said the accountant. of the Opening spade bid. jin, the extreme.
"Tell them to check the addition'!”
POP — And The Teacher Doesn't Agree.
You
TOLD ME LAST NIGHT, ICELAND WAS ABOUT
AS BIG AS
YOU
ARE!
SAID IT WÁS
ABOUT AS BIG
paratively speaking, for our.
eat-grandchildren.
By J. MILLAR WATT
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