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BRIDGE NOTES
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1935
STAYING OFF
THE SIX By Ely Culbertson
it
The principle of promotion is the factor governing almost all plays of honours- I have e plained in these columns before that an honour fulfills its most! important purpose when covers, and captures, a lower honour held by an opponent. This is the direct duty of hon ours: but they have a further Leather Handhies. Suit jsomewhat indirect duty in that CRICA Portra Har they must escape being captured! Boxes Collar Bores themselves, and protect honours Belta Etc.
in partner's hand from being captured.
53, Queen's Road Central.
MAN WO LOONG Leather Case Store 5. Pottinger St.
GOVERNMENT
NOTICES.
R
NOTICE
HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
I IS HEREBY NOT SATURDAY
June 1, and until further notice, the hours of supply in all districts on! the Island will be
6-9 and 430–7.30 patt
R. M: HENDERSON, Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 30th May, 1935.
SPORT NOTICES”
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE SEVENTH EXTRA BACE MEETING will be held (wea- ther permitting) at HAPPY VAL-
on SATURDAY, 1st June, 1
A. VICTOR GRAMOPHONE of modern LEY kim, 31⁄2 high with accommodation 1935, commencing at 2.30 put. for records. in excellent condition. Price $25 or near offer. For particular The First Bell will be rang at please write to Box No. 769, e/o “China, Mail”
WANTED TO RENT-
In the following deal it is cor- rect to refuse to play an honour- although this refusal involves
failure to cover so insignificant a card as a six spot. East. by say- jing his Jack of diamonds. pro- tects his partner's King from capture and retains the oppor- tunity to have the Jack itself promoted to winning rank.
North, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
North:
S-8 3
H-A KJ 8 3 D-A 9 6
C-Q & 5
West:-
S-10 9 6 E-9 2 D-K 843 C-A J 73
East:-
S-Q J 5 4 H-Q 10 6 47
D. 5 2 C.3 8
South:--
S-A Q 7 2
H-7 5
D-Q 10 7
CE 10 4 2
These Italian troeps, shown back
in Rome following service with the League of Nations" army in the Saar, are among those being held in readiness for duty in the Reich rearming crisis. Enough addi- tional reserves are being called up to put 500,000 in uniform.
5,000 YEARS OF WAR
Revelations Of New
Chart
"RADIO"
TO DAYS PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBIE on a wavelength of $55 metres. ($45 KC').
REPAID AFTER 50 YEARS
Alleged Two-Shilling Debt
To Woman's Father
Yes F. Martin, of Commeil-cot- tages, Northaw, Herts, has receiv "ed & order for ☆ Becom panied a letter which reads:.
~Please receive 28. borrowed from
4-5 pm-Chinese Programme. 7-11 pm-European Programme.
pa-Closing Local Stock Quote-ed,
tions
705-716 pm-In a Fairy Realm” Suite (Albert, Keteber) played by Albert Ketelbey's Concert Orchestra. 716-7.30 pm-Ensemble Singing. Maybe I'm Wrong again Another one gone
Norah Blaney and Owen Farrar, Lazybones
I like to go back in the evening
Layton and Johnstone
730-8 pin-From the Studio.
A Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital by Fred Carpio and Julian Silverio.
8 pm Local Time & Weather Re port
8.03-8.15 pm-From the Stodio. "A Weekly Review" by Sabrina. 8.15-8.30 p. Violin Recital by Fritz Kreisler.
1. Serenade (Lebar)
2. Marguerite (Rachmaninon.
13- tion (Massenet).
Kreisler)
Jer).
ACT.
your father 50. · years ago. Thank and the envelope bears a South God
for this. The letter is unsign Tottenham postmark.
Mrs Katin knOWS nottias about the loan. Her father. Henry Hitches, was killed in the Boer war
NEW POST IN THE POST OFFICE - Telecommunication Director
BIG JOB FOR FORMER TELEGRAPHIST
A zew post-Director of Tele- communications has been created in the Post Office. It will be filled.
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 (Kreis by a former telegraphist, Mr. F. W.
Phillips. 8.30-9 pm-Fariety." Instrumental-Rollin' Rome, Speak that the telegraph and telephone Last night it was announced
Vocal Duet Nonny Nonny No: services would in future be known ("30 Darling"-Louise Browne and as John Mil
the Department of Telecom- [munications. Certain important
Violin Solo-Remembrance Albert changes will follow. Sandler.
Vocal-In the shade of the old Apple] Tree The Four Aces.
It is understood that the question;
Song-Back to those happy days-services is at Leslie Hutchinso
Orchestra Jubilee Dance Memories
9-9.20 pm-Band Music
sideration.
of merging the finance of the two present under con- This step was advocat ed by the Bridgeman Committee's report in 1932. It stated that Post
Softly awakes my heart ("Samson and Office policy should be directed to
Delilah (Saint-Saens) War March of the Priests
(Mendelssom)
Woodland Pictures Rural Suite
(P. "Fletcher)
Valse des Alouettes (Drigo) - Hobomoko Intermezzo (Reeves)
ward a complete amalgamation of the two services.
Telephones are being increasing- ly used for sending telegrams: tele- phone wires are largely used by the
9.20-9.30 pm "Viennese Memories telegraph service, and the of Lebar" (arr. Henry Hall) played by branches Marek Weber and his Orchestra.
3.30-10 pFrom the Studio. Jeanne-Gregory-Mezzo-Sopraze.
Doreen Ma-Piano.
Programme
Wagon Wheels
That during the past 5,000 A Concert by" years of the story of the inhabit-Rex L Pedley-Baritone. led world there have been pearly 2,000 wars, battles and national The bidding: (Figures after bids refer to numbered explana- (excluding the World War and
revolts of major importance_Song tory paragraphs). North East
its hundreds of battles) is the South West C. B. BROWN, 1H "Pass
15.
sensational revelation made in 2 Pass Secretary. 2H.(1) Pass 2NT(2) Pass of history chart shortly to be
"The March of Man," a new type S- Pass Pass
published, which gives the whole history of man on earth at a glance.
The 2.00 PL
By Order,
Hong Kong, 27th May, 1935.
WANTED TO RENT small self-con- tained one or two-roomed fat, Hong
Kong side. Must be cheap. Write Box GENERAL NOTICES
No. 76%, c/o The China Mail.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS
LAMMERT BROS. N°
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
HEREBY GIVEN: that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ART GENERAL MEETING of
SHAREHOLDERS will at the HONG
1-With better than a minimum
hand North must rebid
War
HM the King has ordered a 2-Having heard that North is specially bound copy for the s. able to rebid, South is sure Royal Library at Windsor Castle 6. that a game is likely. He It is only when history is. cannot risk bidding less than "bird's eyed" in such a manner three notrump,
since if as this that the persistency of North's hand were weaker be war can be seen throughout our might pass two notrump. human story. Full details of West, chose the diamond three the earliest happenings are lack- be HELD for his opening lead; the choice ing, but we find the first KONG HOTEL, is close between diamonds and entry occurring at 2800 B.C. Hong Kong on TUESDAY, the clubs, but ordinarily the club during the sixth 11th June 1935, at 11.30 am for would be a slightly better open- Dynasty of Egypt, when it is re- Memphite the purpose of receiving the Reing. The diamond six was play-corded that Pepi 11, for whom a ports of the Directors together ed from Dummy and East made record reign of ninety years is THE
THE undersigned have received with a Statement of Accomts for the play which was eventually to claimed, organised "foreign ex- the year ended 30th. April, 1935. save the game he played a low peditions" and suppressed revolts prietor of the Appolon Beauty The TRANSFER BOOKS of the diamond instead of putting upi in the desert
Company will be CLOSED from his Jack SATURDAY, 1st day of June, to TUESDAY, the 11th day of Jane 1935, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1935.
Public Auctions
instructions from the Pro-.
Parlour to sell by Public Anction
ON
Wednesday the 5th., June, 1935 commencing at 10.30 am. at Pedder Building, 1st. floor. The Goods and Chattels of the Beauty Parlour
Permanment ware
machines, Accessories, Furniture, Partitions, Showcases, Ceiling fans, Ceiling lights, Fittings, etc., etc.
.i
On view from Tuesday the 4th.. June 1925.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 30th May, 1935.
FOOTPADS ATTACK CHINESE TRADER
Highway Robbery In New Territories
A trader named Ho Lat, of Shan! Tau Kok Market, in Chinese ter- ritory, reported to the police 'yes-! terday that, near the village of Yukautin, New Territories, he was attacked by three men armed with heavy sticks...
They knocked him down and he lay on the ground semi-conscious,! while two of the men held him and the other thoroughly ransacked his pockets, taking from him a sum of $82 in Chinese twenty-cent pieces,
a gold finger ring, a wrist watch!
NOTICE
WEST AND EAST FELLOWSHIP
(For World Peace and
Social Service)
The last war-like ertries are It is obvious that if East play-vasion of Jehol by Japan and the under 1933 A.D., with the in- ed the Jack South would cap-Siamese military rebellion. A ture it with the Queen and separate section of the charts West's King could be finessed which spread out history in the This would give South three form of road-maps-covers the tricks in diamonds. But while World War and produces at once East holds the Jack. South can such a realisation of the world- not capture West's King, and his wide ramifications of that maximum in diamonds is two fict as would be impossible in tricks.
While the play seems
jordinary book form. In all the some-charts contain some 6.000 definite what unnatural, it is not by any date entries alone means a difficult one for East to crdinary achievement
extra- make The only holding West could have which would make
is proposed to hold a meeting East's failure to play the dia- to extend the activities of the mond Jack result in the direct above-mentioned institution and to loss of a trick would be diamond merge it into a new organisation to Qxx This would make
Alibid
COAL TO HELP SCHOOL FUNDS
con-
be established on June 1st, Pesce
South's holding in diamonds ten-tional establishment is reported A novel contribution to an educa- Day. 1925. support will be forthcoming
It is sincerely hoped likely in view of the notrump Tierling Coal Mine Co., has pre- spot high, which seems most un- The Sinwenpao B237 that the who are interested please send; their names and addresses to, or would be sacrificed if South held Nanking and the school will under- An eventual winning trick Mongolian and Tibetan School in sented 300,000 tons of coal to the correspond with
the King of diamonds and West take to sell and transport the coal the Q.10. But in any case in proceeds from which will which West held the King and wards the school funds.
THE SECRETARY,
West and East Fellowship, AD Hillwood Road, Kowloon Hong Kong, 27th May, 1935.
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of imitation jewellery.
South the Queen East's play
would cost nothing and might
South won the first trick with!
gain a trick ・・・
A Punch Story
go to
"I say," whispered the host to he
the diamond seven, and tried to wife, I've served out the aquarium
establish the heart suit
Since
instead of the punch. Do you think
East held two stoppers, South the guests will notice?* icould not establish mine tricks.
After taking three hearts, two no great harm is done if they know What if the guests don't? Probably spades, two diamonds and a club the value of Pinkettes as a prompt. his resources were exhausted and
corrective. A little dose just two he was forced to allow East and clears the food tract, livens ap the of these dainty pilules West to win the last tricks. If liver, restores digestive East had not held on to his Jack
or three
Pinkettes Jaretive->erfation
of diamonds, South's ninth trick banish constipation, hiliousness,
would easily have been made by the diamond finesse for West's King
when needed, zaist nature to Jooey ty bad breath, and taken occasionally you in good health. "everywhere.
two
are, in fact, becoming more and more interlinked.
The term "telecommunication” in- cidentally, is one that has been adopted by a number of countries, and it is expected that it will be- fcome an international word
Lawd. You made the night too Long) Office service
Rex Pedley. Piano Solo:- Songs.
Why Wam't I told Zigeuner
Jeanne Gregory. Songs:
Water Bor
Emperor Jones
Eer Pedley.
Piano Solo: Songs:
Im on a See-Sav
You're my thrill
Jeanne Gregory.
10 p.m.Reater Press Bulletins. 10.05-10.15 pm--"Weish: Memories*
The
Mr. Phillips entered the Post as a telegraphist 40 $years ago. Since 1925 he has been in charge of the overseas telegraph branch. He was a member of the Television Committee which report- ed in January this year, and is now a member of the recently appointed Television Advisory Committee.
sung by The Maestros.
10:15-11 pm-From the Studio. Dance Music by The "Ranpora Lyricals"
10.30 pm-Rugby Mid-day Press News
11 pmClose Down.
JAPANESE RADIO ASSOCIATION
Broadcast To Sta
From To-morrow..
The Japanese Radio Assoc will broadcast. De 55, Letc..
on the after to-morro follows:
Hours of Broadcasting:
10.50 am to 11.30 am, (Japa time) daily. Items:
Programme of the day, 3 min News in English, 10 minutes Music, Theatrical performant Lectures etc, 30 minutes.
News is Japanese, 10 minute Programme of the following 4 minutes.
National Anthem. Station call:
J. Y. E
Type of Broadcasting apparat
20 Kilowatts shortwave Length of the wave (Cycle):
20.55 metres.
14.600 Kilocycles.
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