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THE
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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney,
Secretary, American Bridge Leaguo.
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932.
NEW COTTAGE HOSPITAL
HON MR. SHENTON OPENS INSTITUTION
AT KAM, TIN
of
diato object of to-day, "The nearly Cottage Hospital." For two years regularly on Sundays, and once or twice during the week, members of the Brigade have visited villages In the New Territories for the purpose helping the sick poor, dispensing medicine, milk, codliver oil, and over supplying clothing. Pre- vious to this members of the Brigade gave health lectures, and carried on vaccination.
"Experience taught us how very
can have their babies, and where necessary it, is to provide some place tear home, where mothers
for, and at the same time over- alling little ones can be cared
come
the distaste of entering hospital. The sympathy of Lady was hold at Government House to Peel was enlisted, and a meeting discuss ways and means of raising funde, and to find a auitable locality for a welfare centre.
The opening of the Cottage les pital for Women and Children at When you pick up a hand of un-Kam Tin. New Territories, the usun! distribution, stop and count frat hospital to be opened in the the hind out before playing. You Territories by the St. John Am- must expect to find unusual distri-bulance Brigade, was celebrated by the villagers as a great event bution against you.
in the history of the village, which Incidentally is the oldest in the New Territories. Practically the whole village turned out to wil ness the ceremony, some arriving as early as 9 a.m. yesterday.
The Hon. Mr. W. B. L. Shenton, who declared open the building by which severing the red ribbon spanned the entrance to one of the doors, gave a review of the work which the Brigade was doingTong, Kwok Shlu Lau, Fung Kong in the New Territories in respect Un, Tang Shiu Kin, Chau Yue Teng, the Assistant Commissioner to maternity welfare.
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The Bidding.
At some tables, with North's holding, the bidding went to seven spades, but with an almost aure small slam in sight, and with such unusual distribution, North should let the bidding die al six.
The Play.
"His Excellency the Governor presided, and those present were, Lady Peel, Mra. Kotewall, Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, Messrs. Ho Kam
A Welfare Centre.
enses,
On his arrival at p.m... Shenton was received by the As-tary Mrs. Langley. sistant Commissioner, Mr. Morris Dia-
"Kam Tin is only a beginning and Mr. Wong Kwong-tin. 26:1
trict Commissioner. Mr. Shenton and is not intended at present to was then introduced to the Elders take the place of a hospital for of the Village, and to the Officers serious complaints, but is more in formed the nature of a welfare centre and The Govern- This interesting hand was play of the Brigade, who
a, maternity home. ed in a duplicate contract match, Guard of Honour. Among the
Mr. T. K.ment has very generously pinced neither side being vulnerable. Officers present were
a typically converted South, the dealer, opened with two Chak, Corps Superintendent, and on loan six houses, and as each apades forcing bid which de Mr. Fan Shiu-nam, Divisional house is
Divi-Chinese house, containing one or mauded partner to keep the bid-Superintendent, Mongkok
and nion. Mrs. R. Langley, Secretary two beds only, the patients will} ding open. West passed, North answered with three dia- to the Corps, was in charge of all not enter the strange atmosphere A fair sprink-of a hospital, but a, familiar monds. East passed and South bid the arrangements. four clubs. There is no necessity
ling of friends and well-wishers building giving the impression of for him to jump the bid again as
from Hongkong was also present.homeliness, cleanliness, and com- the bidding must be kept open
After Mr. Shenion had deliver-fort, and indication of what can North until game is arrived at.
od his address, Mr. Tang Pak-be done even in a remote village. : showed his hearts by bidding four
kau, chief Elder of the village, Thus we are hoping to overcome went to six hearts and South
interpreted it into Chinese. Mr. the prejudice of a hospital, and sjudes.
Morris then presented Mr. Shen- the appalling mortality amongst ton with a silver cigar lighter, women at child-birth, which is due after which Mr. Shenton cat the in a large measure to ignorance.
"There is accommodation for six maternity twelve ribbon and declared the building
served at the children, and in addition a dis- open. Tea was conclusion of the proceedings.
pensary, waiting room, and nurses quarters. There are three nurses| Mr. Shenton's Speech. Addressing those present, prior and a visiting doctor who visits to the opening, Mr. Shenton said: regularly, but we are appointing All patients Are Commissioner Morris, Mr. Hoa full time doctor whose salary is Kom-tong a Knight of our Order, guaranteed.
to, patients" are attended Ladies and Gentlemen, regard treated free, and in the mornings it as a great honour that you have "our
our men, women and children. invited me to declare open
"Resident nürses have been- Cottage Hospital-this new ven- ture, from which we hope much appointed at Fanling. Shataukok, in the sture-this new beginning Santin and Cheung Chau, and, it is Loong and Nam Ping Wat. There which has such great possibilities. hoped to appoint others at Un
"I will not detain you with a
is a dispensary attached to each historical sketch of our Order, as
place, and there are regular visit- I have already done former occasion-suffice it to say, ing hours.
Collaboration With Elders, this Cottage Hospital is being.
"It is sincerely hoped that by brought into being, and will be
the elders, administered, and operated, under collaboration with the direct control of the St. John Ambulance Association, the main-nurses, and villagers, we may
doing so that eventually this; tenance of which Association is inspire confidence in what we are develop into one of the principal objects, of small place will the Grand Priory in the British something more permanent and larger where cases of a serious Realm, of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John Jerusalem. The Order exists by virtue of a Royal Charter, and His is the King George Majesty Sovereign Head af our Grand Priory.
West's opening lead was the king of hearts which dummy won with the nce. Declarer discarded the four of clubs, The declarer should not lend trump now as he may find an unusual distribution in both clubs and spades. If he gets a bad break in both, his con- tract will be defeated. The safest way is to play the hand and lose only one spade. West is marked with the queen of hearts, therefore a small heart should be returned from dummy and trumped by de- clarer with the five of spades,
of clubs, Now the
and trumped in dummy with the queen of spades. The ace of diamonds from dummy should be the next play, discarding the eight of clubs from declarer's hand.
seven
The declarer should return an
from dummy and other heart trump with the six of spades. Then the ace and king of spades from declarer's hand on which
small
West discards two diamonds and East followed with two spades. The 10 of spades is played by declarer and won by East with
turn the jack of clubs which the
all of
NO on
of
nature can be accommodated. We intend to establish an eye clinic,
(Continued on page 13).
à much needed institution, even to aensual observer.
"But this expansion rests with elders to give "The primary object of the the people themselves, and we their utmost co-operation. In this the jack of spades. East will re-Order is, the encouragement and urgently beg the
of works promotion will then lead the nine of spades rellef of persons in sickness, declarer can win with the ace, and humanity, and charity, for the respect we are already indebted to picking up the last spaden in the
distress, suffering, and danger, East hand. The king and queen without distinction of race, class, of clubs and the eight of spades are
or creed and the extension of the good for the last three tricks.
"pro int its motto, embodied This gives him his small slam. great principle of the Order If trumph had been opened by West,
utilitate hominum."- or if the declarer had led trump
"A further object as I have when he won the first trick, the already mentioned is the main- declarer's eputract would have
Association which in turn, assists' been defeated one trick as Eastenance of the St. John Ambulance would take a club and a spade
in the carrying out of the objects trick,
of the Order.
OPEL
For Economical Motoring.
SALESMAN SAM
I LIKE THIS MAN'S TOWN ALREADY – AND SOON'S PACK SOME FOOD AWAY, I'M. GONNA STEP OUT AN' GET ME A JOB!
ст
CT
Work In Shanghai.
COMING SHORTLY
"THE
BEGGAR STUDENT"
A VIENNESE OPERA
"The St. John Ambulance Brigade works under the aegis of and in conjunction with the Asso- clation and the splendid work of the Association and the Brigade in Shanghai recently, is still too fresh in your memories, to warrant any further comment from me.
"Baving thus placed before you our status and aims, I will now proceed to deal with the imme- !
To The
A Wise Wälteri
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