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BRIDGE - NOTEB
Accurate Bidding.
by Ely Culbertson..
Bidding at Contract Bridge bas become pretty much of an exact science. Through the use of bids approved by practice, a partner- ship is able to exchange informa- tion and determine ́ with almost marvelous precision the best con- tract in the combined bands, whether that contract is a Slam, a game or only, a part-score.
The player at the Bridge table ahould be alert in drawing inferen- ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS,
res from every bid made by his partner. Overcalis of his oppon- W. B BAILEY & CO., LTD.
ents are eloquent, and it is not Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flagdicult generally to detect whether! Bola Agenta for Kelvin Motors, such Overcalls are based on sub-1
stantial values or are · mere- ly "whistling down the wind" in jan effort to prevent the other side] from reaching the best contract..
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central
A FEW Remaining Rooms are avail- LAMMERT BROS.
able for offices in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Ice House Street. Apply to Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, Des Voeux Road, Central.
FOR SALE.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. -On sale at all book-stall and at the of the Publishers, 3A. Wynd- olices
ham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISEĖS
AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions -
When there is no adverse bidding jwith a hand of at all normal dis-Į tribution, there is little excuse for the partnership failing to reach jmakable games' or Slams, and even] less for attempting unmarkable ¡Slams.
A hand which illustrates the precise exchange of information between partners in reaching a Grant Slam contract is the fol- lowing:
North, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
THE Undersigned have received North-
Tinstructions to sell by Fublie
Auction
ON
Tuesday, the 3rd. July, 1984, commencing at 10.30 am.
FOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and at No. 5, Minden Avenue, Kowloon
printed." China Mall" promptly Once, No. 1A, Wyndham. St. phone 20022
Tele-
GENERAL NOTICES.
IN
BANK HOLIDAY,
Accordance with: Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business on MONDAY the 2nd. July, 1934. (The First Week Day in July), Hong Kong, 27th June. 1934.
YOU
ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR STOCK OF
ASIATIC, FOREIGN AND COLONIAL
POSTAGE STAMPS
IN SETS, SINGLE, PACKETS, BAGS AND IN APPROVAL SHEETS.
GRACA & CO.,
Dealer in Postage Stampa, Philatelic Good Picture Postcards, Religious Goods. Garden Seeds, & etc.
NO. 10, WYNDHAM STREET.
HONG RONG
P. O. Box. No, 620..
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION NË THERAPION NË,2 THERAPION No 3 :
A Kanagawankkiannya & hinadas,
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong. 28th June, 1934.
STA J G H-K
D-K Q J 98
C-8 5 3 2
West-
S-10 7 3
3-8 6 4 2 D-7 4
AUSTRALIA'S NEW INDUSTRY
Reasonable Prospect For Coal-Oil Plant.
¡ADEQUATE PROTECTION
NEEDED
Newcastle, N.S.W.
Given adequate protection by the Commonwealth Government,
A view of Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, and recent pletures
of the country's rulers, King Boria and Queen Joanna, The Queen, daughter, of the King and Queen of Italy, is shown with her daughter, Princess Marie Louise. A coup d'etat, originating in Sofia recently established a military dictator ship throughout the country.
MECHANICAL
SEA SERPENT IN
LOCH NESS
American's Views On Monster.
"HIPPOGRIFF" JOKE RECALLED
New York. Mr. Harry Watrous thinks that there should be every reasonable the Loch Ness Monster is a mech- prospect for the establishment of anical ses serpent made to spoof an oil from coal plant in Austra- the public.
lia.
C-Q J 9 4
Eael-
S-9 5 4 2
H-10 9 7 3/ D-10 6 2 C-K Z
TIAE Undersigned have received [fs instructions-to-sell by Public Auction
South ON Tuesday, the 3rd. July, 1984, Commencing at 6.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
4. Duddell Street.
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D-A 6 3
C-A 10 0
(Figures after numbered
explan-
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The bidding: A Fine Collection of Valuable POSTAGE STAMPS
bids refer to atory paragraphs). Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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In making this prediction, Dr. Howard K. Strong, of British| Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited, said that without such
EFFECT OF NOISE ON WORKERS
Cambridge University Experiments.
SUDDEN SOUNDS WORST
London.
A chance word overheard or an unexpected noise causes more distraction than the loudest con- tinuous noise.
This fact was disclosed by Professor F. C. Barlett, Director
of the Psychological Laboratory
FADIO1
TODAY'S PROGRAMME:
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW.
on a wave length of 355/montren· (846 K.Cs):~.
1-2.18 p.European Programme. 3. p.m.--Local Time and Weather Report
1.03 pm-Recorded Maste.
1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Honr Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (by courtesy of the Management).
1.30 pm-Rugby Press News, etc. 2.14 p.m.--Close Down.
A Talk on the Lincolnshire Regiment
To-night
Concert of Russian Music, 4.30.7.50 p.m.--Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.20 p.m.-European. Pro-
gramme.
7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quotatains, ete.
73-8 pm. From the Studio. Jars Violin and Piano Solos by Candido Nalux and Pomping Vila.
Programme.
1. Aint She Sweet.
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
3. Coffee in the Morning,
Some of these Days
3. Sentimental Over You.
6. I'll see you Again.
7. Come up and See me Sometime.”
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report
8.03-8.20 p.m.-Song Memories. Great Bass Ballads
Norman Allin and Chorus Hermann Lohr-Vocal Gems
Columbia Light Opera Company. 6.20-6.42 b.m.Light Orchestral Music.
Love' Last Ward (Cremieux), Le Chaland Qof Passe (Bixio),
Albert Sandler & His Orchestra.
Symphonic Rhapsody on " Pitch my
you
Lonely Caravan," "I heard Singing" and "Bird Songs at
Eventide" (Eric Contes),
Eric Coated & Symphony Orchestra. Souvenir D'Ukraine (Ferraris), Black Eyes
Russian Impression (Ferraris)"
Albert Sandler & His Orchestra. 8.42-9 p.m.-Octeis: Memories of Chopin (arr. Willoughby} J. H. Squire Ceferto Octet. Venetian Barcarolle Serenade
(arr. Willoughby),
A
J H. Squire Celeste Octet 0-9.30 p.m-From the Stadio
A Short History and Traditions of
at Cambridge University, in the Lincolnshire Regiment by Cap It was Mr. Watrous who created lecture at the London School of tain F. W. Young. the famous "ses serpent" or "Hip-Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He was speaking on the effect pogriff" of Lake George 30 years of noise on workers and his con- clusions were the result of many
ago.
9.30-10.30 p.m.-A Concert of Ros- Pianoforte Solo- sar Music.
He did it for the edification of experiments, one of which con. protection it would be impossible his friend Colonel William Mann (the eats of selected workers.
laisted of ringing electric bells in 1st to produce petrol from coal on who, he says, "was a great fisher- competitive basis with imported man and a great romancer, and I proved that
By these experiments het spirits.
determined to give him something-
Noise, however, Intense, does In England, he added, the com
not disturb the people who make pany had been assured of a marte talk about."
it.
+
gin of not less than 4d. a gallon Mr. Watrous made his monster Complaints of noise come most between the import duty and any out of a cedar log. He gave it a frequently from people who are excise duty imposed for a period, of 10 years.
are worried.
big mouth, donkeys' cars, four big doing uncongenial work or who It was largely due to the deci- teeth and telgraph pole insulatora People who have to do mental: sion of the Government in Eng for eyes. The head was painted work but are bored and Hired are land that they had been able to go ahead with the project there.
in yellow and black stripes, the most affected by noise.
In the course of his investiga- "In Australia, where we would mouth and nostrils red, the teeth tions he found that very few have to start on a new life, we white and the cars blue.
workers. put their utmost effort }1-A Bound Force -- South is would naturally require some rendy to play three notrump if more attractive and solid backing!
The log was attached to a long into their daily task.
"Normally everybody works at hin partner can offer nothing from the Government," he said. rope, which was dropped to the any task a long way, below his else,
"We have estimated that petrolbottom of the lake on a pulley at-maximum efficiency Professor 2-About the minimum Rebid al-could be produced here at about tached to a stone.
Barlett said in his lecture. Mr. Watrous lowed, but better than three no- 10d. a gallon, ex-works, but that
we did not, when the course of trump, us the hand has a King did not allow any return what-hid on shore with the other end life made an extra demand, we and a Knave over its minimum ever on the capital, about £10,- of the rope in his hand. He wait-should crack and collapse - Reu-
000,000," Opening strength; and'in de-
ter. ed until Colonel Mann started to
Polichinelle (Rachmaninoff), Prelude in B Flat (Rachmaninoff),
Left Pouishnot. Movement from Concerto in D for Violin, and Orchestra (Tschaikow- sky) Op. 88), Bronislaw Haberman (Violin) and the Berliner Staatakapelle con- ducted by Steinbarg
1st Movement Allegro Moderato, Overture Prince Igor (Borodin),
Symphony Orchestra ·conducted by
Albert Coates.
Theme and Variations from Suite No.
8 in G (Tschaikowsky), London Symphony Orchestra con-
ducted by Er Landon Ronald, Orchestral Gopak-"The Fair at Sorotchinsk, (Moussorgsky), London Symphony Orchestra con
.: ducted by Albert Contes. 10.30 pm-Rugby Mid-day Press New
10:35 pm-Close Down"
HARDEST LIFE IN
WWORLD.
Perilous Fishing Off Newfoundland.
Lisbon.
cidedly a sult pattern. South Dr. Strong said that to treat can still bid three botrump 17 1,000 tons of coal dally for ollow out with a party of guests to DAUGHTER-IN-LAW About 2,000 men in 34 "wind-
he wanta to,
would necessitate using about an island which he owned, 3,500 tone daily, more than 2,000 When the boat was half-way 3-The Rebld of diamonds with- tons being required for feeding
out the Ace makes the hand the boiler plant, the generation of across Mr. Watrous released, the]
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BRANDED.
"Effective Cure For Many Ailments.”
Jammers" have set out from the River Tagus for eight months of the hardest, life in the world. They will not touch land until they re- turn.
They are the crews of the Porta- Bombay.us schooners which fish for cod
safe enough to suggest a Slam, gas, and other services.
rope and the log bounced up to the so South tries out the Four-{ He expressed the opinion that surface, the head shaking as if to Five Notramp Convention, tell the Newcastle-Maitland district rid itself of water. A male mem- ing his partner, he holds either was the only place in Australia two Aces and the King of a bid which had an abundant supply of ber of the party screamed, a wo- "I admit I branded my daughter-off the famous Newfoundland suit or three Aces.
suitable coal easily obtained, and man beat at the water, into which law," said a woman named 4-Having the Kings of the only that the 1,000 tons treated would the monster had immediately dis- culpable homicide, in a court at of tiny dories which put off, from
Godubal when charged, with suits that have been bid, North yield from 68 to 70 per cent, of
the parent boat and ish for the cod can read South for threa Aces, petrol a day, or from a fifth to appeared again, with her parasol, Nasik, and having the fourth Ace him-one-quarter the needs of the and Colonel Mann shouted: "Good She added: "It is a most effective with hand lines
self, bids five notrump.. 6-The spade Ace, heart King and diamond King are now located in. North's hand, making seven
COASTWISE HONG KONG HEIGHTS solid tricks in the majors, and
by
"ALGIE" BENNETT.
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If there are not at least five solid tricks in diamonds, there will be a play for a drop or
finesse if the Rebid was mađë] on six or seven to the King- Knave or King Ten
i
It is possible, moreover, that
Commonwealth. Reuter.
cure for numerous, ailments includ- God, what is it?"
ing the kidney disease from which News of the apparition spread my daughter-in-law was suffering, rapidly along the shore of the lake, I did it in good faith. I did not WHITE ENSIGN OF During the night Mr. Watrous and bring about her death.”
Before branding the 11-year-old VICTORY:
a friend, who was in the secret, girl, Godubai, said, she had obtain moved the position of the painted her son's consente Reuter.} ed head. For a number of nights subsequently the monster was mov
Concession Granted To
Non-Naval Vessel,
Durban, Natal, Captain Alexander AndersoN
ed from place to place and during the day it would bob up to the
North has enough in clubs to pre-has received permission from the surface.
SOLDIER RETURNS FROM WAR
Finds Wife Re-Married And Estate Gone,
Budapest.)
vent ́s dissatrous set if the din-Lords of the Admiralty to dy A pair of newly-weds came along monds should go wrong, after the the White Ensign on his bit mo-in a canoe and, the husband, see- probable club Opening forces out del of the Victory under certain ing the monster, promptly dived Janos Horvath, a farmer, joined the Ace. The Grand Slam at no conditions in Durban Bay, out of the canoe and swam for the the Hungarian: Army in; 1914.E
This is probably the only monthors When he tried to re-diab- was made a prisoner of war by the and eliminates the possibility of a naval vessel in South African is relations with the bride, she Russians, and was never beard of Arst round ruff setting a syen waters to be accorded such an refused to see him. diamond, contract.
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wins with the Acs and ends a lów Kas Klready been made by the
West leads the club Quean Bouth
The White Essign to be used
diamond to leave
[way it on!^nit
Kowizon Pa
197107 band is spread.
Rangers
tship
euter.
Mri Watrous decided, for enough, and here and 201
sed to his)
Each schooner carries a number
They are away for hours, and if sudden gale springs up or the dreaded fog from Labrador sweeps down on them, they are sometimes never seen again. A
It is taken for granted that when the fishing fleet returns to Portugal, |many of the fishermen', will have
been drowned Bouter
BLIND BURGLAR ARRESTED."
Made Noise While: Getting Away.
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