JOHN
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AND CO. LTD.
SHIPBUILDERS AND FNGINEERS
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 2ND, 1923
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BIDDING AT BRIDGE
A COMPENDIUM.
[BY SIR WILLIAM WILKINSON.]
ཨ → SECOND PLAYER'S DECLARATION,
SECOND PLAYER.
(Contin Rest)
-Do not double Davior's “one d'o-trump' unless you can double any Two End in subsequent suit-ralli (Ser un, 50, 30) Dalton. p. 37. The modern double' is explained by Foster, (p. 20): the No-trump double asks partner to name his best anit
Irwin, who (p. 125) strenuously condemns the convention, would (p. 198) double if
you hold an established euit of seven or more cards, (But 29).
The skin bil. (Se example, Work, p 100): With a long and solid suit (in, say, Diamonds) Second Hand bide two Cluba, expecting two No-trumpa will be bid (by Third) and that he can then doable. If the Clubs he doubled, he will shift to his real quit. Work advises that whon the
shift is recognised it should be passed and slaughtered. This bluff played by Fourth isilastrated by Irwin, p. 277; and se Manning, p. 70. Foster p. 100 (The *shift hal bluff must not be confused with the entirely corrent~~"two-suîter shift," . 14.) -Do not go tico, in a suit (esquecially
minor milt) over a No-trump call (2) untem you can ser ganz an your declar tion (b) if you have what is practically a
Bros. Nistrump"
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NEW SHIPS.
P. AND O. AND BRITISH INDIAZ-
CONQUERING THE FOREST
SINGAPORE AND ITS
HINTERLAND,
SPORT.
LEAGUE TENNIS.
NETHERLANDS
The P. & 0 Compasty, haye recently placed orders with Mears, Harland &
Singapore, with its bewildering mixture Playing a home on Saturday in the Wolff for the construction, at that firm's of rates and intereste, is a great stond Division of the Hongkong Tennis Greenock yard of two passenger steamers politan market, rather than the capital of League, the Indian Recreation Club beat. of 13,200 tons, which with combine the ex-a country. To see anything of Malays the Netherlands Tennis Club comfortably wellencies of the Koimr-i-Hind with some proper, the traveller mast leurs the island by 67 games to 32 Scores:-
features
East
81.
1. Hassau and A. H. Runjahn bent
Dekker 2; lost to De Leeuw, and Everts, 80%
SA.. Hamid and D. Rumjahn beas Spit Dekker, 10-1 beat De Leeuw sud Everts and Coenvhid, T-1;- bent: Groot and
$2.
THE “HOMING" INSTINCT.
...
BACK TO HONGKONG.
A correspondent in The Times Empire Supplement says that in Australia and New Zealand the people nildress them as "John" intiacriminately, thes migrants. from China who look on Hongkong as the
the Juhler and Farkanda, fund proved up the long prinsula com el Aroulli and A. Kitchell bent Spit A third ship of the same type will be necting it with Star, Burma, and French constructed by Messrs. Hawthorn, Talie Indo-China Travelling by land, on and Dekker 6-5; bens De Leeuw and Everts, and Coenvand, 7-4; bent Groot and &C. at Newcastle. The Greenock yard oa has also an order for a
through scrub and forest, 100.000-ton countless. rivers and under high hills, oue
· Passenger steamer. All the new vessels, begins to appreciate the vast sip and im Ho intimates, (p. 205) that Fourth Player is which are intended for the Intlín Mail) mense potentialities of this country the Spit and Coenyand, 6-5; bent Groot and at liberty to leave this double in, and (p. 34) Service, will have reipetenting engines | development of which is still only begin. says 'it is now universally admitted to be a better bid than going two No-trumps over and will be åtted to buều vit fuel ander ning. The dominant impression made on Dealer's one No-tramp'
Scotch Hiler.
ce's mind is that of the forest-of the course of construction, "or projected, he vegetation growing all over the country The British India Company has in overwhelming power of real dease tropical less thau, ten steamers, five of the "T" where it has not been cleared, and kept class of 8,000 tons earth, intended for the cleared, by the hand of nian. The forest company's Calcutta-Japan servise, at covers and chokes and wille; it is as which three will be fitted for oil fuel and dense on the top of hills five thousand two to burn coal, two single-serów motor feet high as it is in the low-lying swamps, driven cargo ships, each of 2,300 gross It is impossible not to feel a profound toas. There are, besides, the Khandalla, admiration for the spirit of enterprise 7.000 tons, for the company's "Bombay which has led the white man den to, con Africa Line, with twin-screw give the task of glouring the primeval reciprocating engine the twin-screw jungle. The dull and comparatively ugly motor cargo ship Dalguma, of 8,000 tons; rubber plantations take on a new aspect way out and the way in to the home of burning turbine steder, the two list and the Narings, a single-screw eval as outposts of Western civilisation. The their fathers. The Scot goes overseas, and contrast is in the dark mysterious in his Nord Scotias and Dunedins founds being intruded for the
Nature power of the foret, in all the new Scotlandy in more than name. Tho Service.
beauty as well as the cruelty of its wild Doukhobor cross the Atlantic, and in life, of which the tiger is the not unfitting the wild places of the Canadian West is the world's supply of tin and a large pro strange creeds. symbol, Although Malays produces half content to bring his children up to his The Japanese goes to. portion of its rubber, huge tracts of Hawaii, and on the way up to the Iuli square miles are still untamed jungle, and outside Honolulu you may pass his rather the native population is so small that all aggressively Western infants singing "The development has to depend on the supply Star Spangled Banner" with the fervency- of outside labour, mostly Chinese and of perfectly good American citizens. Southern Indian. Since the British rule But your Hongkong in different. He is has suppressed the practices of raiding ever an exile, never a settler. His one. and piracy, Melays and Sakaís live peace aim is to get back to the China frond fully and easily in the soft climat of whence he set out. In the cold winters. their favoured land, Secured in their of Melbourne or Auckland the Chinese holdings by a kindly Government, they laundryman working sixteen hours a day can watch unconcernedly the Chinese may die of the cough that comes to him. acquiring wealth and doing business, with the winter winds. In the gaming and the hard work in mines and rubber houses at Harwin or Rabaul the market On May 15th she carried out her plantations. official trials and developed the specified,
gardener and the foreman carpenter may horsepower, and proved herself a very blems of
So Malaya has her share of the pro fose his last penny. at Pak-a-pus and sa rnce: The wile stretches of condenin himself to other weary years of steady ship in z seaway. A farther ex- tended trial was begun the 18th, he owns ma
country can show on Malay lages, exile But the Hongkong overseas never Todinu coolie lines: and com censes to think of the Hongkong which he
Indian
Cost
The new tonnage at present projected by Wuluja and Houttar, each of 21,000 ton
P. & O. Company (including the
and now well on the way to completion) amounts to 97,800 tons, gross; and by the British India Compaus, 61,000 tons; tuge ther, a total of 189,000 gris tony.
For (a) ser Dalton, p. 36; and for (b) Bergholt, p. 78. Hingley (p. 37) says you the should have four in the suit with two high bonours and two other very probable tricks, or five in the suit headed by Are or King or Queen, and one other very probable trick. Pachabo, p. wake call unless you have a hand worth seven tricks in hearts or royals, due of which must be in the other sai Pachai P 13, you should not over call. A No Trump bil on your right, unless you have eight tricks on a major suit enli or nine tricks on a minor vuit call,'
Anthony, p. 42, you would not be giving your partner any information worth having, as if Dealer's declaration stands good, you would have the lead. So Berghots, Hand xxxviii.
Irvin, p. 186, if you have a No-trump hand, force the adversary to two if possible' (hy two bid in a airle suit).
Foster, p 201, many players are in the habit of overcalling No trumpers with a major auit, but will not do it with a miner: he would pass, unless second player can almost we game on his own cards, or game with one trick from his partner. Work, p. 71. with less than
i
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THE SARPEDON'S " · TRIALS. The trials of the new Blue Funnel singer steers. Sarpedon, which were of an extended nature, have proved very successful: She is the first of the new das of passenger liners being built For the Blue Fanne! Line for their service to the Far East, and has just been com pleted by Mours, Cammell Laird & Co,
Even tricks the managers' asked somo liudred guest, 70s wed as
is mirely advisable. Second end, to declare
e kujul suit over an adverse No trumn, and
the vast
(nover to bid to unless strong enough to bid moved but slightly in the long Atlantic colouring of green and grey and blue, tho ment of Western civilisation have beva
three.
o a trip to the West Coast of Scotland. Pete comunities of Chinese fishermen, left behind him, the Hongkong which least one ele grote band should be atje she left the lessey that efening at theutigen Janguage and drying means home, family, household goods and least one trick stronger. (He adds a fe pm, and proceeded at cruising and their own customs, Hut to the tourist everything, and to which, if the fato@b examples). One of the ableit hilders in the country makes it a rale in this position to Ious. Although in very light rim, she the dominant impression is still Malayan spare him, he returns in the fallarss of
forests with their wonderful time. His years in the strange environ
Manning, p. 86, never at a love score,
roll. The party" included Sir Charles and picturesqus villages with the Alalay but an interlude He knows that his bid a minor suit over a no-trumper if Laily Addis, Mr. zud you can see the possibility of saving the Agnew, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Arahold, ground, the beautiful coconut palms passive mother country of his which
Mr. Andrew houses perched on stilts above the damp ultimate destiny lies in that" great, im game, unless the suit is of such length and Sir John and the Hou, Lady Barlow, Sir round the hires with their silvery trunk, swallows hua up so completely when ho strength that your have an excellent cliance of going game yourself! 30-Don't hid Two in a suit of which Dealer
has called ONE
Edward and Lady Brockman, Sir John Brunner, Mr. C. W. Darbistire, MP and Mrs. Darbishiro, Mr. Geo. B. Dod So Bascule, p. 45 Anthony, p. 3.well, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dodwell, the Pachabo, p. 13, experience seems to indicate Right Hon. Sir John Jordan, Mr. Foster that it is nearly always more profitable to
with the broad banana leaves. and majestic sweeping fronds mingling
Prety little round-faced brown boys Paddle or swim in the smaller streams,
returns home.
...
CHINESE ABROAD.
call No Trumps when sitting over player King, Mr. Russell McLaren, Sir John and in the evening the menfele, and some OVER 4,000,000 IN COUNTRIES who calls a suit of which you, hold great and Lady Nicholson, Mr. and Mr. Reku,
time the womenfolk, too, enjoy their strongil. .in preference to overbid- 'ding in the adversary's auit."
:
Reports from Chinese diplomatic officers
Mr. D. K. Somerville, Mr. J. Somerville fishing with all the zest of the keeabroad, says a Peking News Agency, show Mr. and Mrs. Takabate, and Mr. Tangier, If the spirits are properly pro- that approximately 8,300,000 Chinese
pitiated, and rice craps are good, the
31.-Don't pa TUREE in a suit over an original * tio No-Trump call,
Teumura. After landing at Ion, the Anthong, p. 96, one of the worst examples ship proceeded to St. Kilda, to the next Malay kampunga give the impresion of citizens are residing in twenty-nine -that-frequently-crop-up-is-the-hid-of-three in of the Outer Hebrides. Favoured by
happy contented life, with litte ambition foreign countries. These figures do not a suit over a wo-trick No-trumper. Batler,
as a disturbing factor. Yet there is some include those now resident in Russia, thing that suggests that under Malay rule In the order of numerical strength the forest would conquer man, not man some of the countries are as follows the forest-Times Empire Suppruent, although all of the twenty-nine are not
listed:
יו : י",
p. 6. Avoid declaring free tricks of a sait weather conditions, it was possible to g over adversaries'ten No-trumps, ( x ) close in under the island and to make 32.--" Don't make an unjustifiable declaration – lauling. The supplies which were abo
from therr blup
lanted were welcomed amongst the in- habitants, as no steamer had visited thero from the mainland since last August. Just before leaving St. Kilda" a strong south-westerly wind sprang up, which worked up a moderate se, but the ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. Surpedon's behaviour, when she was clear
(Anthony, p. 44); or poor bils for the sake of forcing" (Irwin, | De 45; and 33); or to keep the flag fying." (For tag lying'e Work pp. 138, 140; and Foster p. 653
of the islands, confirmed the opinion of
MR. EDGAR WARWICK :
SUED.
Bleet p. 55 hokis that it is a fallacy to sume that when a contract fails it neces- arily follows that it was unprofitable to manke jt... There is frequently a differential gain when you go down on suit birl of everyone as. to her stendiness in bad June ist before Mr. Justica P. J weather From St. Kilda the ship pro Sproule, Thomas Joseph Fenwick sued
one
in
..
In the Supreme Court at Penang, on
Stam
Barma British India. Malay Islands
Japan
1,204,744
1,134,800,
1,030,000.
516.049
360,85
Straits Settlement Hongkong
*314,30-
JAVE
295,192
Philippine Islands
200,000
Annam....
197.302-
188,300
150,000
120,000
117,000
74,560
Peru
45,000
Various European countries" 13,700 Canada g
12,000
United States Sumatran
Be cautiour in over-billing a pre- ceded to Stornoway, and then, after. Edgar Warwick, alleging that the British Colonien
visit ashore, cruised past Skye and the defendant brake & contract by giving Sul of Mull to Lismore, which was
14 man opens
Macão
emptive bid. Owon, p. 37, if dealer makes a pre- emptive bill, Second Flayer is frequently Justified in overcalling this List in the reached on the evening of May gustetice to plaintiff, who maintained that dark
but he must exercise, great discretion During this day's run the cruising speed the-contract was for six months, and that w 80 Irwin, D. With B a pre-emptive bid, he feats something. averaged 15 knots, From Lismore, on defendants had no power to declare it (If all the figures in the list are as u
... If you have reason to know his May 2nd, the cruise was through the
trustworthy As the figure for Hongkong, wenkness, Lid; non two or three tricks in Sound of Islay, the Mull of Kintyre to The defendant alleged that the contract officers abroad are of little value. The these reports from Chinese diplomatic excess of what your hand warrant, Оо this Pachabo, p. 2, comments: it is one Courick, where the trip ended. Before was for the duration of the Warwick Chinese population of Hongkong is double on the basidiary is of the pro-emptive reaching Gourock she was tested over the Company's tour and that he had the the figure given in the foregoing list caller to force the second player into mysured mile, and developed a speed of right of termination at any time by
до excessive" contract. whichThird: Player may be able to double to great ad- Vantage. Se 2 Fachabo, p. 140."
Work, p. 86, llystrates the dilemma-in which Second, is often pred: all the opponent can do in guess whether the bid will give him the game or cost a 600 penalty."
16.78 knots.
roid.
giving a fortnight's notice,
·ED., H.D.P.]
KYRÝTOK LENSES Throughout the trials, not only in thes
Plaintiff alumed $2,882 made up as are the most perfect double focus glaswom groom, but in respect of the pan follows: Cost of passage 8607, loss of for both reading and distant, In enger accommodation, galley, laundry fary 8557, hotel expensea 8771, loss of ordinary bifocal lens, the segment and elsewhere, she gave the tub satis-alary during rehearsals in North China hart for reading is cemented to the dis tour 2267, and hotel expenses during re tant lens, raising the segment above the henranta 128.
surface of the main lens. The segment,
of the main lens, The Earl of Carnarvon, well-known for 9th, and is scheduled to taka 24 days to his subconsful work of scientião explora Singapore, 2 days to Hongkong, and 33
Mr. Hastings-Rhodes for the defendant and the line of union are always more or
less noticable. In Kryptok lens, no tion in Egypt, left property in his own days to Shanghai. Four weeks later, she pointed out that the payment of passage disposition valued at £393,025 gross. The
(To be continued.)
Faction.
She sailed on her first voyage on June
Egyptian collection is loft to the widow, will be followed by the second ship, Las, with certain suggestions, is to its ultimato Patroclus. destination.
Chatham's mystery submarine, the X1,
money had never been disputed and the ment is used, but the reading segmen
Fleurales of money had been paid Into Court He
of any prescription asked for defendant's odRIB.
the main lane, while the whole lens ground smooth on both sides to the desiry The Judgo decided that it was not so ed focus. Kryptok lenses of any prescrip
in nearing completion. When finished sho New York bricklayers, who are reiving much a question as to the item of damages ton in sitter regular or Toric form are will be the largest and most powerful sub for an eight-hour day, struck work, as to the bodstruction of the contract manufacted by the Hongkong Optica marine in the world She will mount a last month, as their demand for £s. 8. He would give judgment for the plaintiff Co., auccamora to Clark & Co., Optica big gun, probably 19in, and in speed per day had not been conceled. This is and armament will surpass anything yet the first serious labour dispute of the on the two passage fares, $128 in respect | Prescription Specialists, located in ta constructed;
of hotel Expenson at Colombo, and coate Coren's Root Central-Abyr.
season.