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PALACE HOTEL.
Telephono 57003
Telegraphle Address "Palace."
A First Class Residential & Tourist Hotol Under Entirely European Management High Class Wines & Spirits Steel Coulson's Deer On Draught, Four Full Sized Billiard Tables Billiards, Snooker, or Skittles.
A
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Hotel
MRS. J. II. OXDERRY,
Proprietrees.
Penang
The Scenic Gem of Malaya
Modern throughout and beautifully Situated
Runnymede Hotel
Malaya's Premier Hotel
Food and Wines especially good.
AFTER-DINNER DANCE
Every Wednesday & Saturday-Orchestra Daily.
CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldsack, Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTE1
SINGAPORE.
Terms-Inclusive or à la Carte
Unsurpassed Grill
Finest Home Food Excellent Cuisine and Service.
Special Dinner and Dance Every Saturday Night. No Extra Charge for After Dinner Dancing.
The "Europe" Orchestra Renders Light Music on the
Verandah and During Meals Every Day. Orchestral Concert Every Sunday.
The Europe Hotel Ltd. Singapore.
Telephone. 6341 (¿ Lines) Cables-"Europe Singapore"
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THE HONGKONG
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney.
Secretary, American Bridge League,
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932.
OBITUARY
A POPULAR ENGINEER DROWNED AT SWATOW
Advice has been received from Swatow, stating that Mr. David McCormack, the Chief Engineer on the s.a. Liangchow, of the B. & S. flect, was accidentally drowned on Wednesday evening whilst return- ing to his ulip from the shore. De- tails of the "accident are meagre, but our correspondent at Swatow states that Mr. McCormack was ro- turning to the ship, which moored at one of the B. & S. pon- toons, about 7.80 p.m. on Wednes- day evening, and, it is believed, missed his footing and fell into the sea between the ship and the pon-
WOS
An original bid of two no trump shows a strong hand having all four suits stopped, and while the hand may contain a biddable four-card sult, the hand as a whole is not strong enough to make an original forcing two-bid with.
Original Bids of Two of à Salt..
toon. An original bid of two of a suil
The Second Officer went to his is an absolute demand bid, and in assistance, and managed to hold perhaps the most abused bid in him up until assistance arrived, contract bridge. Under the Mebut, although vigorous attempts at Konney system of contract bid resuscitation were made after the ding, an original two of a Buit retuo, Mr. McCormack bid should not be made with a yond nid." hand containing over three losing carda, It requiries partner to keep the bidding open until a game-going declaration is arrived at even though he holds a trickless hand,
Original Three Blds An original bid of three no It is trump is rarely ever made.
hand very seldom held as it re- quiren All four suits doubly stopped, and invites a slam. In practically every case it is far better to open hands this strong with an original foreing two of a Huit bid.
An original bid of three of a ault shows a hand long in trump and with utside defensivo strength. but not quite strong enough to make an original two- bid with. It informs partner that with a possible In-card in his hand You can undoubtedly go game. It farther informs partner that you have no desire to play the hand at no trump and that. he need not have normal
trump support to
take you to game.
Original Four Bids.
It
was be-
The funeral took place on Thurs- at Kak-Chio, the day afternoon Rev. J. C. Smith conducting the ser- vice. An inquest is being held into the fatality.
Decensed was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William McCormack of Dumbarton and was 42 years old. He served his ap- with prenticeship in Dumbarton Messrs. Denny & Co., and came out here eighteen years ago to join the China Navigation Company, with whom he has been connected ever since. Mr. McCormack was a freemason, and was very popular with his wide circle of friends. Much sympathy will be felt for his relatives at their sudden bereave- ment.
Young Rating's Death.
Frank William Louis Becking- ham, ordinary seaman on JI.M.S. Cornwall, passed away yesterday on his 18th birthday, after a short illness,
Regarded by his officers na ʼn very promising young seaman and held in great affection by his colleagues, Beckingham had been in the China Station since May last year.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at Happy Valley and was accorded full naval honours.
Any original hid of four of a suit is a pre-emptive bid and shows great length in trump and little or no defensive strength. advises partner that you will take about eight tricks if the sult you name is trump. They are made primarily for the purpose of shut-will learn with profound regret ting out an opponent's bid.
Mr. Kwan Yik-Chnu
His many friends in Hongkong
of the sudden death of Mr. Kwan
in commerein}
While all original bids of frYik-chau,, the compradore of the was also a are pre-emptive bids, generis.s. Sai Tai, who the only ones that accomplish popular gure
The decensed is their real purpose are major pre-circles here. emplive bids. To successfully survived by his wife, two sons,
suit, a minor
the one of whom is Mr. C. Y. Kwan, pre-empt in
solicitor, and the local
two original bid should be five.
not laughters. He was 53 years of Contract players should confuse pre-emptive bids with age. original bids of three." The pat- terns of the two hands are some what similar except that original three bids have side defensive strength, while pre-emptive four bids contain nothing more than long suit and possibly a side nee or side king.
A GALA NIGHT.
EVENING'S ENJOYMENT AT PENINSULA HOTEL
A crowd of well over 200 gather- ed on Saturday evening to attend the gala night in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel.
Mr. A. G. Plovanelli, Manager of the Peninsula Hotel, who is
The late Mr. Kwan was in per fect health until recently, and his demise, which occurred yesterday morning, must have come as a shock to his family and friends.
The remains will be removed to Macao from the Tung Wah Hos- 6 o'clock pital this afternoon at for the 8.A. Sui Tal, which will leave at 8 a.m..
Mr. Angus Buchanan.
at
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The death occurred AFT TERRA 203km Scotland,
on March 19, of Mr. Angus C. M. Buchanan, formerly Chief engineer in the China Navigation Company.
Mr. Buchanan joined the China Navigation Company in 1890 as third engineer, afterwards serving as second engineer then as chief, which position he heli
for
and He was of a kindly disposition and
well
Mr. Buchanan la survived by his wife, son and daughter and two brothers, one of whom 18 Mr. George Buchanan, the well-known local engineer.
always very keen in giving his many years. He retired in May, 1930, and went home to Scotianil. something new patrons
be something better, may satisfied with the success obtain-was, held in high esteem by his
employers and colleagues. ed by the new band which he was The introducing to Hongkong. Capitolians, under the leadership of Mr. Dick Leuterio, have a style and a rhythm which are entirely new and exceedingly "snappy."
Many encores were insistently requested by the public who were unanimous in affirming that the 19 Peninsula new band of the certainly the very best one in tho Colony,
As usual, an excellent dinner was served, and dancing carried on with enthusiasm until
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