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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1932.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Kowloon's Reclamationa
[To the Editor. Hongkong Telegraph.3
MR. WANG CHING-WEI RECONSIDERS.
PERSUADED NOT TO RESIGN FROM OFFICE
Nanking, May 25. Sir,Thoad who listened in last Owing to the recent Impouch- evening and others who read theirmont against him for not referring morning nowspapers to-day must the-Shanghal peace pact to the have been delighted with Hong Legislative Yuan for approval, Mr. kong's "Grand Old Man's" Inter-Wang Ching-wei Intimated his de esting recital of the improvements cision to resign, but finally agroed in Hongkong and at Kowloon, the to remain in office in order to save cumulative effect of which sums the Government from facing an- up the Colony's amazing growth other crisis.. and development during the past 44 years.
Mr. Yu Yu-jon, president of the Central Yuan, a member of which It is true that the Hon. Sirmade an impeachment against Mr. Henry Pollock, K.C., in his list of Wang Ching-wol, expressed his in- the reclamations carried out dur-tention to resign. Efforts ara ing the period under review, con- being made to persuade him to tented himself with mentioning reconsider, but he is adamant.- only "the most important chos" Reuter. during his time.
CHASING RECORDS.
KAYE DON TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER WORLD FIGURES
London, May 25.
Kaye Don, British motorist Is expected to make an official attack on the world water speed record of 111.7 miles an hour to-day or to- morrow. Yesterday, on Lake Garda in Miss England III, he exceeded that figure in an unofficial test, reaching a speed of 180 kilometres 1121⁄2 miles, without driving full out He considers Miss England III
Ever. Jealous of Kowloon'a Im- portance and the ever-increasing part it has taken and will continue to take in the growth of the Colony, Sir Henry will probably pardon me if I suggest an addition or two to his list of reclamation works. On the Kowloon side, far the most important--is the reclaiming from the sea of Tsimshatsui Bay. This reclamation gave the Colony the immenso aren enabling the locat- ing of the Railway Station at Kow- loon Point, the construction of the rub-imposing black of warehouses known as Holt's Godowns, and the palatial Peninsula Hotel, leaving sumcient ground space for a new Post Office which, when built, capable of a considerably higher should add to the Architectural em-speed.-British Wircices. bellishments of Kowloon's water- front. It was due to the large vision and unbounded confidence in the future of the Colony that led my old and respected friend, Mr. Robert Gordon Shewan, to make the first move that led to Tsimshatsui Bay being put up to public auction for sale.
The hand was played in a ber contract game. Neither side wan vulnerable. The contract bid ding under the writer's Aystem would be as follows: South one dia- mond, West overcalled with two clubs, North passed and East went to four clubs. South then showed his five-card spade suit by bidding four spades. West bid five clubs and North went to five spades which was doubled by West.
The Play.
When holding ace king, the king is led to show the ace, therefore West opened with the king of clubs and followed with the ace which South trumped with the six of spades. South, the declarer, led the king of spades which West won with the nce, and when he received another club discard from his partner in the East position, West decided to try the heart suit ne his partner has shown some outside strength. He led the deuce of hearts, dummy played the eight, East the ten and South the declaror won the trick with the ace.
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The Yaumati reclamation set back for a couple hundred feet, if not more, the police station on Temple Street and the Water pumping station. The Hunghom Bay reclamation permitted of the construction of Chatham Road, named after a former Director of Publle Works, and the laying down of the railrond. Socony's private enterprise at Laichikok added the extensive area of land for the oil installation and contingent works. The Cheungshawan reclamation is still in progress and another in contemplation at Taun Wan will build up a new township in the Now Territories the near fu- turo, The Sky song Bay re- clamation on Castle Peak Rond has made room for now industrice in the New Territorios.
South led the jack of spades, picking up West's four and East dicarded the jack of clubs. clarer then led the Boven of a club apades, West doncarding and the trick is won in the dummy with the eight of spades, East dis- carding another club. A small dia- On Hongkong side there are the mond was led from dummy and the following reclamations of much jack finesse taken which held the importance: (1) Causeway
Bay trick. The nine of spades was re-affording much room for recrea turned by declarer and won in the tions like polo, cricket, football, dummy with the ten spot, East dis- tennis, etc.; (2) North Point for carding the eight of diamonds. the erection of the A. P. C. large oil Installation; and (3) further eastward the Sugar King's re- clamation which promises to become an important industrial district.
The declarer recognizes that if East holds the king and queen of hearts, which he probably does, due to the fact that he played the ten spot on his partner's heart lead, then he holds three diamonds to the king and the squeeze la possible. Therefore, the declarer leads the queen of spades from dummy, East is forced to discard the queen of hearts, South the declurer discard- ing a heart and West the ten of clubs.
Now the five of spades is led from dummy and East is squeezed. queen of spades from dummy, Enst If he discards the king of hearts, the nine and jack will be good in dummy. If he discards the nine of diamonds, the declarer will dis- card the five of hearts and then deuce of diamonds, and when East playa the ten, declarer will cover with the queen. He will then lead the ace of diamonds, picking up the king of diamonds from the East hand and the three of diamonds will be good in the declarer's hand.
By properly applying the squeeze, the declarer makes his contract of five spades doubled, scoring 300 for tricks, 60 for making his contract, as he was not vulnerable, and North and South now became vulnerable,
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Will Sir Henry please pardon me if I suggest the inclusion in his Very interesting review of the Ilomuntin building scheme which owed its initiation to Mr. F. P. de V. Soares, and the Kowloon Tong Garden City Scheme which has added to the Colony's housing facilities in the suburban about 300 houses with prettily laid-out lawns and gardens that are such a delight to the residents.
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I recognise the limitations as to time when speaking into the microphone. Perhaps another ge casion will be found when Sir Henry Follock will oblige his friends and other admiring real- dents of Hongkong with longer narrative of the progress the Colony has made since he frat landed here on 2nd April, 1888.
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P.; There is a slight error in the foitials of the donor of the free use of the Peak Hospital. Was not Mr. J. E. Joseph the public benefactor? Mr. J. E. Josoph Is an elder brother of Mr. Felix A. Juseph now in Hongkong while the former is on leave in England.
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