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Notice to Shareholders.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN!
THAT TEE THIRTY-NINTE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
THES CRUZ'S MAKS VERKSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1937
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVETORS.
-Public Auctions
BRIDGE NOTES
LISTEN TO THE BIDDING!
By Ely Calbertson
Brilliant opening leads depend THE Undersigned have received more on a keen and discriminat-
Tin trucerosis at have receiving sense of hearing than be mar
Auction
OX
Thursday, the 28th. January, 1937 commencing at 11.00 a.m.
at No. 6B Hankow Road. Kowloon (2nd, Floor)
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
"
On View from Wednesday the
-Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers." Bong Kong, 26th. Jan, 1937
(OF THIS COMPANY will be held 27th January, 1987.
at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and Matheson & Co. Ltd., va FRIDAY. promptly printed. - China Mail" the 5th February, 1997, at 11 am, Office. No. BA, Wyndham Street for the purpose of receiving the Telephone 200:22
CONSIGNEES
LLOYD. TRIESTINO
(Flotte Riunite Lloyd Triestino Marittima Italiaan. El, Sitmar"}
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Motor Vessel
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Report of the Directors together] with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December,
1936.
Undersigned.have received
other single factor. And that hearing must be aïmed, oh, sơ at- tentively, at the opponents' bic- ding!
up an
A defender
can build excellent mental chart of the opponents distribution merely by listening in on their exchange of information and there is where the discrimination comes in] sort ing out the false from the true; Le, the cue bids, asking bids, etc.. that do not testify to any parti-j cular length of suit from the obviously "honest" bids that do.
In the hand show below not one, but two so-called orthodox open- ing leads presented themselves to Fest. Too many players. I fear, would choose one or the other..
The REGISTER OF SHARES of Actions to sell by Public/ But West had listened to the bid-
the Company will be CLOSED|
from FRIDAY, the 29th January, Auction. 1937, to FRIDAY, the 5th Febru- jary. 1937. both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
F. H. CRAPNELL.
Secretary.
Hong Kong. 22nd January, 1937.
HONG KONG CALCUTTA FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
Foreign & Chinese Shippers.
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From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRIN DISI, PORT SAID, MASSAUA, ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods
are being landed at their risk into the Godowas of the Hong Kong and Kowloon
TOTICE is hereby given that Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the
as from the 1st MARCH, wharves delivery may be obtained. 1937, rates of freight from Hong Optional cargo will be landed Kong to Calcutta, Rangoon and here, unless notice has been given 24 Madras will be increased 15% hours prior to vessel's arrival
No claims will be admitted after over current rates. the Goods have left the Godown, and
NOTICE
Schedules showing tariff rates Goods remaining undelivered after as from the 1st MARCH, 1837 are! the 30th inst will be subject to rent now in course of preparation and
All claims against the vessel ist will be issued shortly.
be presented to the undersigned with-
in 8 days from the date of discharge
of cargo, otherwise, they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed,
JARDINE. MATHESON
& CO. LTD.
and damaged Secretaries, Hong Kong/Calcutta:
Goods are to be left in thé Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th inst at 10 am. by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Dongias, in the presence of Consignees concerned
In the case of dutiable cargo, con- signees are requested to inform the Imports and Exports Office that they have such goods for examination.
ed.
No Fire Insurance has been effect-
Bill of Lading will be
signed by
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Queen's Building.
counter-
Hong Kong, 24th January, 1937.
- LLOYD TRIESTINO
(Flotte Riunite Lloyd Triestino, Marittima Italiana E “Sitmar")
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Motor Vessel
* VICTORIA " From GENOA, NAPLES, TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, POET SAID, MASSAUA, BOMBAY, COLOMBO
SINGAPORE & MANILA.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowne of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd, st Kowloon, whenes and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will be landed here,. unless notice has been given 24 hours: prior to vessel's arrival"
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 30th inst. will be subject to 'rent. All claims against the vessel mast be presented to the undersigned with-i in 8 days from the date of discharge of cargo, otherwise they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th inst. at 10 am, by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard- & Douglas, in the presence of Consignüber concerned.
In the case of dutiebie cargo, cân signees are requested to inform the Imports and Exports Office that they have such goods for examination.
No Fire Tilbudnice kan læser affectad Bill of Lading will be combuisign- ed by
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Queen's. Baffling. Hong Kong, 25th January, 1987.
Freight Conference. Hong Kong. 26th Jan, 1937.
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Friday, the 29th. Jannary, 1937
.commencing at 10.30 am.
at "Albil" Shop, No. 298 Nathan Road, Kowloon. (Katherine Building).
A Quantity of Novelties, Fancy Goods, Sundries and Shop Fittings
On View from Thursday, the 28th. January, 1937.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 25th Jan, 1937.
ding and knew what to lead
North, dealer. »
Both sides vulnerable.
WEST
NORTH
S. A K 97
E. Q 3 4 2
D. A 85
C. A J
S: 8 6 5 4 2
H. A 9
D. Q J 10
C. K Q 10
The
EAST
S. 10 E. 10 7
D. K 93
C. 9 8 7 6 5 4 2
SOUTH
S. Q J 3
A. K J 65
THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell or Cublic None biddin Auction
OF
Friday, the 29th January, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Roem,
Duddell Street
"A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
B. 7 6 4 2
C. 3.
South
1 S Pass 2 NT Pass 4H [final bid)
--2 S
3 E
West Pass
Pass
zere.
The two "orthodox, safe" leads Lat West's command
of course, the diamond queen and the club king. But West gave neither of them a passing thought. He Icould see in his mind's eye, as
plainly as though he were looking] (comprising:-
into his partner's hand, that East! Teak Wood Office & Drawing Room Furniture, Dining Room & North had opened with a spade bid had a singleton' spade, at the most.
Bed Room Fumiture, Carpets,
jand received a raise from South. Rags, Oil Paintings, Pictures, These two bids accounted for at Clocks, Ornaments, Curios, Cut-least seven spades and West him- lery, Glass & Brass Ware, Porce self had five. That left only one lain & E. P. Ware, Electric Table for East, and possibly none Lamps & Heaters, Filters, Type-leither case a spade lead would be writers, Sewing Machine, Grama-highly desirable. If East had one phones & Records, Telescope, must be removed while West Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Ena-still had his first round trump con- melled Baths, etc, etc
įtrol. If East had no spades it would be able to ruff the first lead.
So West opened the four of spades and from that point de- clarer struggled against a lost! cause He immediately led trump,
also
1 Upright Piano "Pleyel."
1 Electric Befrigerator.
I Radio Set.
and
10
A Selection of Black Wood Fur but West hopped up with his ace
niture.
On View from Thursday, 28th January, 1937.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 26th Jan, 1937.
and, as per plan, returned another the spade. East ruffed, and after that there was no way for declarer to lavoid the loss of two diamond tricks for a one trick defeat. Ob- viously, on either a diamond ora club opening, the contract would have been a laydown. It was only East's spade ruff-anticipated and made possible by the opening lea- der that could have saved the day for the defenders.
EXPLANATION OF TO-DAY'S CARTOON
The corollary to this may ap pear to many readers to be that the North-South bidding was en-
President By One Vote tirely too informative to the de
fenders But such a criticism would be most unfair. The proper THE presidential election of contract was reached in the most
1824 yielded no
electoral logical manner consistent with majority for any of the four can-safety and I was just hard luck didates. Jackson polled 99 elec for North and South that West toral votes Adams 84, Crawford 41 knew enough to capitalise his good happened to hold five spades and and Clay was eliminated with only 37 electoral votes. The election was thrown into Congress, which voted by States on FebruaryTM 9, 1825.
Of the 24 states composing the Union, 12 were fer Adams, 7 for
fortune.
BALKAN TREATY
Jackson and 4 for Crawford New Favourably Received
York had not yet voted, being evenly divided between the two endidates. The decisive vote for New York was held by General Van Rensselaer, who was opposed
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