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JOHN HAIC LOD MARKINCH ECOTLAND.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 16th, 1928.
ON INFORMATORY ORIENTAL TELEPHONE Co.
DOUBLES.
BEWARE OF OVER COMPLICATION.
DANGER TO THE INEXPERT
ANNUAL MEETING.
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
REPORTED.
The thirty-fourth ordinary gen- eral meeting of the Oriental Tele- Much has been written about in phone and Electric Co., Ltd, was formatory doubles lately, and regret held on May and at the Abercorn Great Eastern Hotel, has been expressed that no regular Rooms, system has been established, where- Bishopsgate, London, Sir A. Henry by informatory doubles may be dis-McMahon, G.C.M.G., etc. (Chair noguished from business doubles. man of the company), presiding. It has been suggested that the con- fusion should be cleared up by an authoritative pronouncement from the Fortland Club, or from other cubs, specifying when a double is to be considered informatory and When not.
to what
The business continues to make steady and satisfactory progress, the balance of the year's revenue being £72,118, as against 209,950
for 1924.
The revenue account shows a gross increase in subscriptions, rentals, etc., at various branches of The confusion is unfortunate: nearly £13,000, while the working but the suggested remedy would be expenses and maintenance have in worse. To begin with, there is no creased by only £600.
Dealing with universal agreement 33
the Singapore, system of informatory doubles is branch, the Chairman observed: best: and the Portland Club can Singapore continues to add to the the law on a matter which is large- tion, and it has become necessary ly a subject of opinion, and idiosyn- to make provision for further cracy. In justice to them, I must switchboard accommodation, as the add that they are as much opposed remaining capacity will probably to any such arbitraty course as become exhausted within the next anyone must be who has had ex- 18 months or two years, and new equipment takes a considerable perience of card legislation.
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SPORTING.
To introduce a set of conven tions about doubling which every. one is expected to learn throws an additional burden on the unhappy tyro, and detracts still further from has individual initiative. That
bridge in of been the bane America: there is already too much to learn and remember before we hegin to play. If we have conven- tions, let us hare sa few as pos- sible, and keep them as fluid as possible. At present every eet bas its own custom about the informa tory doubic.
place.
Too Complicated.
Hong Kong..
With regard to the Hong Kong Co, concluded the Chairman, have only to add to what appears in our report, that we have been fortunate enough to secure the ser- vices, as our two nominated direc- tors on the Board of that company, of Messrs. Weali and Mackie, of Dodwell and Co. and Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Co. respectively, two of the most prominent mem- bers of the commercial community in the Colony. The work of recon- struction and extension to which I referred last year is still in pro- gress.
Before concluding, I must again pay tribute to the loyalty and effi- ciency of our staff both at home and a broad, and congratulate them, as well as ourselves, on the addi tion of yet another year to their record. Our cordial excellent
due to them. (AP- thanks are plause.)
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Among good players who play great deal together an elaborate system of doubing may be adopted with advantage; such a system, for instance, as s laid down in the American text-books. But for the indifferent and casual player this system would be altogether out of It is far too complicated; he would work it badly, and there would be little proât to be set against the nuisance of having to learn it. It would make for a diminished popularity of the game, reason why There is another uniformity is not altogether desir alle: Where the general bidding is very conservative, informatory doubles may be extended at the expense of business doubles; but where the bidding is very free, business doubles pay. better, and the scope for informatory doubles is contracted. But surely it is ob- vious that conventions which would suit a firet-class four would be un- auitable for a four consisting of tired clerks in the suburbs. The
The presentation was made by first-class four will grow their own. conventions without any need of the youngest girl of the school, external authority; the tired, clerks seven-year-old. Marian Swan. Ad¿ will get on best with simpler con- vancing with a curtsey, Marian said: Will you take this gift to ventions or with none at all.
There are a present two main your little boys 7" tendencies
"Thank you very much for this informatory of the double. One, which is very preva-present which you have given for lent both in London and Paris, is my sons," said Princess, Mary. to regard the double of one No- am most grateful indeed."
In order to secure & perfect trump, or one of a suit, as always informatory; the double of two or model of a Viking ship, the head more as never informatory, but mistress, Miss M. G. Frodsham, always business. Obviously it is caused inquiries to be made in Nor-Yangtare Insurance ... 350. nom.
Chin Underwriters ...$2.36 buy., 34 sel. not "scientific " method, but it way, but she eventually obtained a is very practical, and has the merit model in London through the Nor-China Fire Insurance... 30 buy.
There is wegian Legation.
Hong Kong Fire Ins..... 135 se of extreme. simplicity,
This was Princess Mary's second Douglas nothing more to learn, and there are, no exceptions to it, which invisit to the echool, which dates HK. Steamboats 29 nom. no doubt partly the reason why it back to Elizabethan times. The B.K. Tuga...... nom. hae been so widely taken up in present building was opened by the Indo-Uhumas (Frať.).................93ng buy. Do. (Del.)......$80 nom. King when he was Prince of Wales general society.
Bhell Transports... 90/3 note.. in 1903, and Princess Mary accom
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Kailan Mining Ad ,55). sol.
714. 12.20 nom. After leaving the school Princess Mary drove to Hoxton, where she angkats (combined).. Lo (ingle) .... laid the foundation stone of the gh Explorations Tis. 2.80 mum.
Tis. 8 nom Hoxton girls' new hostel.
Elaborations.
For those who desire a more elaborate system there are various on the market," culminating in
American the full-fledged
code. According to this, a double of one No-trump or a double of one or two or three of a suit is informa- tory, unless the partner has pre- viously made a bid or doubled, in which case it is business.. A double of two "No-trumps is always buci ness; and a doable of one, two, or three of a duit is bucinese, if the partner has previously given any sign of life.
A SURE WAY TO STOP INDIGESTION.
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Indigestion is such a common ailment that many, people use the first thing that's handy to stop it. They frequently use, ordinary bi- carbonate of soda, never realising
take
CLOSING QUOTATIONE.
Jun 15, 1928. BK Bazk$1,230
Do.. London...81874.nom. Chartered Bank.................dig buy,
Do Marcantile Bank‚Á‚ &B...£35 nom.
P. & 0. Bank. East Asia Back Canton InsuranOS
Union Insurance North China Ins.
0...614) nom.
11 nom.
75 nom. ..$615 com.
$393 buy, **Tim. 143 bay.
47 201
$4 nom.. 17/6 nom.
Tronoh Mines H.K. & X. Wharta 152 bay. H.K. & W. Docks......59 bay, 40 sa Chins Providents...15.10 buy., 6.30 set.
Tin. 156 mm. Hongkow
. nom. New Engineering-
118,1071 2002 Shanghai Docks Ewo Cotton
*......................... Ti. 8.60 bay. Orientals Cotton... L. 2.20 nom. There are one or two exceptions
B'hai. Cotton (old)...T. 514 nom. Do. (130)................11a. 271⁄2 nom. to this general rule, with which that although this frequently stops chall not trouble my readers. There the pain, it is doing incalculable Hetals...19.15 buy, 9.80/40 st. are additional clauses about re-
harm to the stomach Aining, and Shanghai Landsls. 126 buy., 187 sel. A. B. MOULDER & CO. doubling, which I shall also pass may even cause stomach ulcers,
Hamphreys Estaten......$14) by.
$24.60 bay.. ELK. Tramwaya saños) My experience of this system is the best, cafest, and surest remedy HK. Baltics 38) sel
Bisurated Magnesia in a quar
125 sel, 241 m. completely satisfactory among play. ers who are more or less expert; ter of a tumbler of water after Peak Tramas (old) ...........$12) buy. but that it is extremely tiresome meals, which not only corrects the Bo (NEW) ROTIL among the inexpert, who are very trouble at its source, but soothes, Star Ferries $64) buy, & sa.. apt to work it wrong. And seeing heals and protects the stomach China Light (old)... $11.85 natn. that the vast majority of players lining.
Da{}$11.70 hom The moment you are inexpert, I cannot think that Bisurated Magnesia it neatralises De. (1828 Jasuta) ***$11.50*nom, it is to the advantage either of the excess acidity, prevents fer- HK, Electrics
of bridge that it mentation, and that's the end of Macao Eléctrica $16 bay..... W. GREENER themselves' or GUNS by W.
9g bay. WEBLEX and SCOTT, and Other should be generally adopted.
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Bisurated Magnesis in both pow- Ubis Buse To meet the demand, various Kakers-British
have
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B.S.A. Air Rifles, and Miniature simpler systems-which are all on Bisurated Magnesia that doctors Lti. (Prat.) 17/8 pomp. Rifles, 22 Calibre, Repeating and American lines, but do not go so recommend and hospitals use, be China Sugars (2,63 bay,, 250 mol,
far as the American code. I have cause it is as safe as it is effective. Mambon ängare $154 Bom,
Canton Ice buy 3 mo Automatic,
no objection to raise to them at
Gements (combad)....$9.40 set. scientific all. They are more
Do
Caldal, than is the case when the infortia.
(new)......81.70 sal tory double ie, merely limited to scientific complication, it ceases to the double of one: they are also be a game and, as if ceases to be HK. Ropes (dis) ......67 seli more complicated; and any set fa game it will be dropped alto Da bridge players is free to adoptgether, in favour of some new United Sabestos meum.$10 nom. whatever stage of scientific com variation which has not yet been Dairy Farms..... plication they may think suits them trammelled. Sociologists are sware Watsons djinn best. But let us not forget that, that over legislation can ruin a Day A. Wig unneien.$0.10 zou
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EMBLEM COMPETITION.
Open to all Residents in the Colony-Young and Old
An Emblem is required for the Grand Tattoo,
The conventional lion which was the emblem of the Wembley Exhibition is a good example of the ides required.
The danign should be simple and capable of being expressed in a block for printing and also in such a form as to constitute
an appropriate souvenir of the Tattoo,
No lettering should be em- bodied in the design.
The design must be original and drawn on white paper: drawing must not be less than five inches across.
The Adjudicators will con sider the idea rather than the execution of the drawing "bat senders are requested to be an neat as possible in expressing their designs...
A prize of $30.00 will be swarded to the sender of the design accepted by the Ad. judicators, whose decision must be considered as final.
The full name and address of the sender must be clearly written on the back of the drawing: no name:: should appear on the front.
Whilst the Committee can accept no responsibility for loss or damage the drawing will be returned if atamped addressed envelopes are enclosed.
Dengas should be sent not later than Tuesday, July 18th y and addressed as follows:
"Emblem Competition.”
MR. J. H. HUNT. General Secretary, tur ffrand Tattoo.”“ YMOA., Kowloom.