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PRIVATE LESSONS in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type- writing. Terms moderate. 6, Aimai Villas, Austin Road, Kewloon.
COMPANY MEETINGS
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DENTISTS.
MR HARRY FONG, DENTIST. DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE [REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES | From
74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fl. Tq
6th F, King's Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.00.
LAU PAK WAI, Dentist.
CULBERTSON
CONTRACT
by 'Ely Culbertson.
World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst
WHERE THE EXPERT LOST OUT
THE
I saw a hand played recently by one of New York City's leading ex-i perts on which he went down at a [Slam contract simply because he was too good a player and too ac- curate at counting the opponents': 135, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, hands. A weaker player, blindly
HONG KONG OFFICE: GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st Floor, Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE
Telephone 58581.
following certain rules of Dummy play, would have undoubtedly ful-{ ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS, filled the contract and scored the premimum points which are award- W. B. BAILEY & CO., LTD., ed for a Small Slam bid and made.j Kowloon Bay. But this expert, ironically enough,| New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" incurred a 450-point penalty, in- Bole Agents for Kelvin Motorsatead of making a big plus score, as a result of playing the hand correctly.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
"Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
West, Dealer:
East and West vulnerable.
North:-
5.-9 2
H.-Q 8
D-7 6 4 3
C-A KJ 10 5
Wext:-
S-AKB 64
H.-9
D.-A 10
C.-9 4 4 3 2
East:-
SQ J 3
Public Auctions
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11.-4
D-K Q J 9 8 5 2 C.-Q
HE undersigned have received South:-
THE received
Auction
ON
Thursday, the 3rd. May, 1934 Commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
S.-10 7 6
H.-A K 10 7 6 5 3 2
,,
C-8 7
after
The bidding: (Figures bids refer to numbered explana tory paragraphs.)
4 Duddell Street,
West
North East
A Quantity of
IS
20 2D -
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
125
Pass 3S
FURNITURE
4$
Pass Pass
Pars (3) Pass 58
6X (4)
CHINA MAIL.
Soviet Attaches at Washington
New military and naval attaches to the Soviet embassy in Washington show how, "comrade officers" of Red army and navy dress. L. to ni Vladimir M. Begungy, sesistant military attache: Vladimir A. Burch, military attache; Paul U, Oras, naval attache; and Alexander A. Yakimychet, side to Oras.
U.S. REPEAL SLUMP IN TIA JUANA
Wickedest City" Now
A Free Port.
COUNTERING DEPRESSION
35 NEEDLES FOUND IN GIRL'S LEG.
Painful Methoa Of Stealing.
Prague,
They had been stolen from the shop where she worked.-Reuter.
PETITION AGAINST UNSEEMLY DRESS
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metres (845 K.C.'a):
SOLVING RIDDLE OF ANTARCTIC
Sir Hubert Wilkins And New British Expedition.
· COASTLINE PROBLEM
Sir Hubert Wilkins, the Polar airman and explorer, who is on a
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme: visit in Christchurch, New Zea- Weatherland, thinks that valuable results
I p.m.-Local Time and
Report.
1.05 p.m.-Recorded Music.
1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the
should be achieved by the expedi- Hoag tion which is going to the Antarc-
Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong tie in the autumn for the Royal Kong Hotel Grill Room. (By courtesy
of the Management).
1.30 pm-Rugby Press News. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down Mandolin Recital from the Studio To-Night Selections by the "Empress of Canada” Orchestra. 4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme, 6-6,15 p.m. Children's Studio Can- cert
7.30-10.30 p.m.-European Pro- gramme.
Geographical Society.
It will be under the leadership of Mr. J. R. Rymill, who was a member of the Watkin's Arctic air route expedition to Greenland, and it will be equipped with planes.
acro-
When Sir Hubert explored the Weddell Sea area from the air he discovered that the coast lay at
8 p.m.-Locel Time and Weather least 800 miles farther back than
Report.
7.30-8.15 p.m.--Variety and Dance Music.
Song-Speak To Me Of Love,
Visions in the Smoke,
Lucienne Boyer (Soprano). Fox-Trot-Faint Harmony. Waltz-Unless,
Dance
Orchestra
The B.B.C.
Directed by Henry Hall.
Humourous
Grandma's Days and Nowadays, The Bushes at the Bottom of the
Garden.
Norman Long. Organ Solo-
Lullaby of the Leaves,
Sidney Torch. Songs-
You've got me Crying Again,
Envy the Moon,
Charles Carlisle (Tenor).
Pianoforte Duet-
Mr. Whittington-Who Do You
Think You Are, Mr. Whittington-What A Pleasant
Surprise,
Carroll Gibbons & John W. Green. Waltz-
had previously been believed.
He said he now considered there was every likelihood that the Rymill expedition would and "that within the new coastline fixed by him there were still more islands.
This would mean that the coast- line would be pushed still farther back.
He added that unless the Rymill took with it expedition
a long- range aeroplane it would be un- able to reach a point sufficiently far south to test his theory that the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea [were joined by water.
9-9.20 p.m.--From The Studio. Mandoline Solos by Miss Sadie Yuen,
1. The Old 11th,
Programme.
Arthur Young. 2. Primavera, ....Clara Ross Rici. 3. Digger March, Arthur Young. 4. Auf Wiederschen, My Dear.... A Dream You Ever See Walking. 6. Hold Me.
Conversation Piece- Follow My B. Did
Secret Heart, Conversation Pieco-Regency
Rakes,
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra
Directed by Henry Hall. 8.15-8.45 p.m.--Orchestral. Tragic Overture, Op.81 (Brahms), ¿ |Hungarian Dances (Brahma arr.
Dvorak),
The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult. (s) No. 19 in B Minor. (b) No. 20 in E Minor. (c) No. 21 in E Minor, Salat D'Amour (Elgar), Carissima (Elgar),
A 16-year-old girl, Josephine, Novakova, who was taken to hoa- Los Angeles. pital in Sternberg with a violent Tia Juana, famous Mexican gambl-fever was found to have 35 needles ling and
of in her right leg. liquor playground Americans during prohibition, has
The needles were discovered a felt the pinch so acutely since re- the result of an X-ray examination. peal went into force that the Mexi- can Government has taken drastic measures to restore.its prosperity.
Formerly reputed to be the South
'wickedest city in the world," the Pass (1) border town has now been declared 4H (2)
a free port. A wide variety of ex- SH
pensive and luxurious merchandise, Cape Province Action including silks, Parisian gowns, perfumes Pass
and high-grade liquors.
Paarl. (Cape Province). Jare to be admitted free of duty to The. Paarl branch of the --South in certain that the bio-the town, to be retailed at prices Afrikaanse Christelike Vrone ding will not die at this point from one-third to one-half of the Vereeniging has passed' a resolu- and hopes that if he enters the cost across the border.
tion urging that the Government bidding later he will be double, Already among the bargains ten be petitioned to introduce legisla ed at a contract of four or five tatively listed are fine women's hosetion against the wearing of men's hearts, which he feels certain at 2s. a pair and silk shirts at 10a. trousers by women or any other Opera., that he can make after his part- A noted Parisian modiste, it is re-unseemly dress tending to under- "Faust" (Gounod),
ported, plans to set up an establish-mine the morals of the nation.-"Mignon" (Thomas), 2-South now decides to enter the ment in the town, with French Reuter.
A Forcing Pass, telling partner feverish activity
models, The new move has caused among former either to bid five spades or to gambling shop proprietors and re- double.
sart operators.
and Arm Pass (5) Pasa Dbl. (G) Pass
with
comprising TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Chesterfield couches that the ORDINARY YEAR-
Wardrobes LY MEETING of the Society will chairs, Teak
HEAD OFFICE Bevelled Mirrors, Teak Dressing be held at the
Table with Bevelled Mirrors, Teak Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25 MAY, 1934, at 11Chest of Drawers, Teak Hatstands, Teak Chairs, Teak Sideboards with o'clock u.m., for the purpose of reMirrors, Teak Dining Table, Teak ceiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to and Glass Cabinets. Teak Book- case. Teak Desks, Teak Writ- 31st December, 1933, and of declar-
|ing Table, Teak and Marble ing Dividend, etc.
By Order at the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Pass
ner's Overca!],
bidding.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the top Washstand, Flower Stands. Society will be CLOSED from 81 Fender, Teak Beds, Teak Cat, |Square Tables, Round Tables, Teak
MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in-|
Screens, Rattan Table and Chairs, clusive.
Wardrobe Trunks, Cabinet Trunks, Tempoys, Sofa, Iron Bed, Brass 4-South feele fairly certain that For Agua Caliente, however, gay} Fenders, Fire Brasses, Carpets,
East and West can make Rugs.
five racing and gambling centre a few, Linen, Blankets, Table
spades and also hopes Clocks, Wall Clocks, Tea Sets,
to miles further south, repeal seems to have some play for, six hearts, have brought no terrors. The race- Dinner Crockery, Brasa Ware, Glass Ware, Wash Basin, Enamel
as on the bidding it is quite course and casino, in difficulties possible that North will show during recent years, are Now ex- Baths. Shanghai Bath, Mirror,
up with a singleton spade. Books, Silver Ware, Cutlery, Pic-Again a Forcing Pass..
periencing something of a boom. West In Huarez, across the border tures, etc., etc.
ia suspicious of the hand and from El Paso, Texas, repeal has believes that North and forced 22 cafea to close down, busi- South can conceivably make ness having shown a sharp drop. their contract.
Other saloons, however, are surviv hising by reason of the reduced com- alx petition and the fact that Texas is has great still legally dry.-Router.
NOTICE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-FIFTH OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of
also
A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture
including:-
Blackwood Joss Table, Black-
the Company will be held at its wood and Marble top Jardineeres, HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Curved
Black wood Armchairs,
and
Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY. Black wood Teapoys, Black wood 1934, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose Decks, etc., etc. of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1933, and of deeluring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be,CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in- clusive.
One Plano
6-East knows that he and
partner cannot make spades, but he hopes
of being able to take one or two spade 'tricks de
fensively. Hence the Double came to the conclusion that he rather than a bid of spades.
six could not lay
down the Ace of the clubs first and then finesse
On View from Wednesday the West unfortunately chose as his second round of the suit, as this 3rd. May, 1934,
Opening lead the diamond Ace. He line of play would only give him had no way of telling that his one spade discard instead of the partner held a sevencard diamond two he needed. With the cluba suit and from the bidding could breaking 5 and 1 the only way to not be blamed for suspecting that get club tricks would be to im South was void of spades, Of mediately finesse the first round of he opened a spade he could have finesse against the Queen a second course, it is easy to see that had the suit and then subsequently
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, let May, 1934.
General Manager. Uructions to tell by table THE Undersigned have received
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE. COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-EIGHTH OR-
А депол
ON Friday, the 4th. May, 1934, commencing at 2.30 pm. at No. 22. Humphreys Building, Kowloon.
·
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
11
casbed 2 spado tricks immediately time. and then the hand could have been It is easy to see what happened. spread by the Declarer for down South was correct in his count onj one. With
diamond Opening the opponents' hands but as a re- South immediately had great hopes ward for his very fine analysis, he of making the hand. Afler ruffi- found himself defeated 3 tricks ing in the closed hand he paused when he could have made the to consider, and, after analyzing hand. The dub would the bidding, he decided that the cally play the Ace of clubs first West hand must hold Ave clubs rather than fincase the first round of the aust and would have made
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of On View from Wednesday, the and East a singleton,, the Company will be held at its 3rd. May, 1984. HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1034, at 11:26 am, for the purpose. of receiving the Report of the. Directors and the Statements of Account to B1st December, 1988, and of declaring Dividend, etc...
Rutomati-
the of
He knew that East had only six-old without any further diffi Terms: Cash, on Delivery. three spades and he further knew culty; but the export had the great
LAMMERT BROS,
that despite the fact that East did misfortune of losing to East's Auctioneers not rebid diamonds, his persistent singleton Queen and having 2 Hong Kong, 1st May, 1984,
spade Raises must be based on spade tricks taken and a club good distribution, and this distri-ruffed before he could claim bation must, have included one reat of the tricks. His line club or one heart, Bouth temporiz, play can not be criticized in any ed for an Instant and laid down way—as a matter of fact, in my the Ace of hearts, and when, he opinion it should be highly chårg: found one in the West hand he now ed up to the fortunes of war. After |was "Tairly certain of his count and all, with five clubs in one hand and that East did hold a singleton club ape club in another, the chances or at the most tow cards of that are five to ona that the Queen Ja auft.
one of five rather than alone in Therefore, South quite naturally the other hand.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the THE PIM PRINON REMEDY. Company will be CLOSED from 8th
ON NO.1
MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days In-THERAPONING
clusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager,
Hong Kong, 80th April, 1984.
7. Grand Scotch Selection."
J. E. Dallas, 8. Flying Wedge......Kate Dolby. 9.20-9.30 p.m.-"Drinks All Round" by the Columbia Vocal Gem Company From the Studio 9.30-10.30 p.m.-The R.M.S. "Em- press of Canada" Orchestra conduct- ed by Mr. G. Redfern,
Programme.
1. March-Miramar, ... (Spitalny). 2. Waltz-Les Fleurs .(Waldtenfel). 3. Selection-Maid of the Moutains,
(Frazer-Simson).
The New Symphony Orchestra con-14.
ducted by Sir Edward Elgar, O.M., K.C.V.0.
Summer Night on the River (Delius),
Sir Thomas Beecham and The Royalj
Philharmonic Orchestra.
8.45-9 p.m. Vocal Gemi from!
The Light Opera Company.
The Grand Opera Company.
Entr'acte—
(a) Londonderry Air, (b) In A Lotus Field
(c) Love's Garden of Roses
(Bratton).
(Haydn-Wood).
(d) In a Chinese Temple Garden
(Ketelby). Selected.
5. Fox-Trots,_ ・・
10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press Newa.
10.35 p.m.-Close Down,
It's the finer
flavour!"
Capstan
for quality!