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Brooke Calls For Inquiry Into British
Policy In Sarawak
London, Dacomber 9,
Common Mr. Anthony Brooke, nephew of the formor "White Rajah" of Sarawak, today ropudioted the sug- gestions that anti-cessionist organisations in Sarawak were in any way responsible for the stabbing of the Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan Goorge Stewart.
Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Monday, 12th December, 1949, at 11.30a.m. for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, to- gether with a Statement of Accounts, and Re-electing Directors and, Auditorș,
The Share Register of the Company will be closed for the transfer of shares from the 5th the 12th December, 1949, both days inclusive,
to
By Order of the Board of Directors.
H. DA LUZ,
Secretary.
Hong Kong. Nov. 28, 1949,
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY
LIMITED.
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He called for a "full public inquiry into the Bri- tish policy in Sarawak.' Mr. Brooke said: "Although investigations into the attempted assassination of the Governor of Sarawak are still taking place, and not a single press re- port from Sarawak itself has reached this! country, official statements from Singapore→→→ 500 miles away-interpret the crime as political act.
"I am bound, In fairness lo the Sarawak anti-cession or- ganisations, who luok to me to represent their views here, to answer these charges. For three years, since the annexation of
unti
а
the traditional and atrocious resort of Eastern and Western peoples denied a constitutional outlet, plunged a knife into the Innocent Englishman who presents in his eyou these in. justides, the authorities try to ao the incident to justify their own illegalities and to absolve themselves from the respon.
situation they sibility for the have created.
Sarawak in 1046, the cession associations have tried to emulate Western democra- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tic practices in the expression that an Extraordinary Gen-
by grievances of legitimate eral Meeting of HONG KONG awful means. TELEPHONE COMPANY,
"But for the policy they have LIMITED, will be held on
Their aim is the revocation of pursued there would have beco no crime. The implication that Friday, the 30th day of Decem- the o-enlled "cessing" and the
pencetul and law-abiding assoala- her, 1940 at noon, in the Board restoration of Sarawak as an in-
under strite
British tons, by during to crucise this Room of the
dependent Company.
They have shown polley, are responsible for its out- FOURTH FLOOR, TELE-protection,
teeth come seems
to me outrageous. PHONE HOUSE. HONG KONG exemplary pallence in the
of attempts by the authorities, in The situation enila for
a full for the purpose of receiving a Met
the British enquiry and Statement of Accounts and the series of improper and unjust publie end
acts, to frustrate their lawful aims Government
should fearlessly Report of the Board of Diree-and to belittle their
enuse.
adopt this course". the tors, for
financial year "In these three
Mr. Brooke also announced that, years, not a ended 31st December 1948, and single Megat or improper set hon he had asked the General Score- electing one Director.
beert laid at their door, but the tmy of the Mainy National Union authorities have ruthlessly refused of Sarawak by cable to "convey The Transfer Books of the
to answer or to investigate the tu all anti-cessionists and anti-) throughout associations Asia Company wil be closed from repented charges of bribery, incession
Sarawak my wishes that this year December 1949, both days
birthday on the occasion of my clita V.
tomorrow,
"Suggest you advise chief secre- his lary accordingly and invite en-operation in giving effect to my wishes", the cable added.
Menawhile, a
from despatch
of Singapore says the condition Mr. ficorgo Stewart, Governor of Surawak, who was stabbed bye to Malay youth at Sibu last Satur day
"deterioratert during the night," according to a bulletin
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CONSERVE YOUR HONOURS
of the "Rule of Eleven"
size of the
Ho
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SMART USE of the information subtracted the given by a fourth-best, lead can card, 4, from 11, the difference be invaluable to the defence. The being 2. So seven cards that **Rule of Eleven' sometimes would beat the 4. were in the
mables you to
to read from the lead three hands of the dummy, de
come up daror and leader's partner. East hat the declarer must with his high card evet, though saw three of those higher cards you play a low one. By so doing in dummy and three in his own you can sorpolimes save your hand. That left the declarer only higher card to khock off a secon- one card that would beat the dary honour in the dummy, which lend. would become established if you wasted your own high card pre- maturely.
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(Dealer: South. vulnerable).
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South
South West North
Pass+ *2:5
would have made that contract against the byerego pair or defenders after West led the heart 4. Most rank and flers would have played the K in the The A killing it. Now the dummy's J--would-Have been es
ablished as the third round trick
East,
Entries close to the Secretary, Telephone House, 1st floor in the suit, so that only one heart at noon on Saturday, 18th December, 1949.'
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trick could be lost, plus one
each in clubs and diamonds, ‘A
But East In this case, know how
Since East
knew his partner as IL pinyer that would not under-lead an ace against à suit contract except in raro circum- stances, he knew South's higher after dum- heart was the A. So aft
played my: put on the 6, East
the
9, which forced the topper. After that the declarer had to lose two ricks in hearts instead of one. These, plus the two minor suit tricks, beat the contract.
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What play: is vital to North's 3-No Trumps after he wins the to read a fourth best by means third heart lend?
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