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San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Tues, 14th Feb. nt 2 a.m.
Wed., 22nd Feb.
Chichibu Maru
Tatsuta Mar
Asama Maru
Scottle & Vancouver.
-Wed, 16th March,
Hlyo Maru (starta from Kobe) Mon., 20th Feb. Heian Maru (starts from Kobe) Mon., 13th March. London, Marseilles, Antworp & Rotterdam via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
Suwa Maru
Fushimi Maru
Hakozaki Maru
...Sat, 18th Feb.
.Sat., 4th March,
Sat., 18th March.
Sydney & Mlbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kitano Maru
Atsuta Mars
Sat., 25th Feb. „Sat., 26th March.
Bombay via, Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
"Genoa Maru
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,
Helyo Maru
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10,
ANNUAL FLOWER ·
SHOW.
EXHIBITION EARLY
NEXT MONTH
Horticultural The Hongkong Society's annual show of flowers and vegetables will be held On Thursday, March 2, at the Volun- tour Headquarters.
Entries will definitely close at the Hon. Secretary's office at noon, on Thursday, February 23, but in tending exhibitors are requested to send in their entries
as carly as possible.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
This is the Inst of three articles by Mr. McKenney on the “Rule of Eloven."
1933.
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clarer does happen to hold the P&O. BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
queen, he would be 'netting two tricks, on would be the ense In this example.
Example No. 5 Where it works to the advan- tage of the declarer.
North-Dummy K-J-G
West-Leador East-Partner Q-9-7-(5) · 10-3-2 South-Declarer A-8-4
Following are additional ex- amples applying the rule of eleven. As was the case in my previous | West opens the five spot. Dum- article, South in the declarer at my should play the six spot, which no trump, North the dummy, West forces East's ten. Staging is to be finished by the is the opening leader and the following times-Pot planta, 4 p.m.card led is in parenthesis. East on Wednesday, March 1; veget is the partner of the leader. ables, 10, am, on Thursday, March 2; cut flowers, 11. a.m. on March 2; table decorations, noon on March
Exhibita may not be removed be fore the following times-Pot plants. 8. a.m. On Friday, March 8; all other exhibits, 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2.
Example No. 3
The declarer now wins with the ace and can safely take the finesse,
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a by applying the rule of eleven -five from eleven leaves six-he knows that, us there are three in CONFU
and the one that East held was forced on the frat trick, the queen ls in the West hand.
Allowing partner to hold trick. dummy and declarer holds two COMORIN
North Dummy
K-0-4.
West-Loader East-Partner
Q-10-8-(7) A-J-9-5.
South-Declarer'
#22
Fa-wongs must leave the show rooms by 10 a.m, on the day of the ahow, and may not re-enter untli West opens the seven spot. Ap-1 6.30 p.m. In order to prevent plying the rule of eleven, seven damage to, and pilferage of exfrom cleven leaves four. There is hibits, exhibitors are asked to co- one in the dummy and three in operate with the Committee by Enst's hand, therefore the declar- nilhering to this rule, and superin-jer holds no card higher than thei tending the removal of their ex-seven spol. hibits after 6.30 p.m.
The officials of the Society will do Ir dummy plays a small card, all they can to avoid loss of, or Fast should play the five spot, al- damage to exhibits, but neither the lowing his partner to hold the Society nor its officials can be held trick. The king will be captured | responsible should any such loss or
damage occur.
Entrance tickets may bo obtain. rd at the Secretary's Office, or at the Clover Flower Shop, Gloucester Building, Arende (price $1.)
The Society will be glad to help all those who experience difßeulties In their gardens: all enquirica should be Bent to Secretary, Mr. L. J. Davies.
the Hon.
"WEEK-END MURDER"
the next lead of the sume suit by West.
Example No. 4 Refusing to play high third hund
North Dummy
K-8-4
WestLender East-Partner J-9-7-(6) A-30-6 South-Declarer Q-3-2
West's opening is the six spot. Continued from Page 3). Six from eleven leaves five. There verify it." She saw the mystinnare two in the dummy and two in tion change to shocked surprise knows the declarer holds one card the East hand, therefore East "Excuse
I'm going at it hackwards--I haven't quite taken higher than the six. it in myself. They've started out to meet Tom and Mr. DeVon.
He he'll have to miss his dinner at the White House Inn. He's going to be-arrested---for murdering Cousin Amos.”
Shaughnessey, watching her, and sprung forward none too quickly. For this time she had fainted in read earnest,
To be continueil.)
If dummy now plays the eight, Enst should not play, the ace, but should play the ten, which would; force the declarer's queen, and in this manner the declarer would get only one trick.
If East were to go up with the ce, he knows that he is abso- Intely setting a trick in dummy for the declarer, and if the de-
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*Delagoa Maru
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"Lima Maru (Moji direct) Tues., 4th Feb.
Terukuni Maru
.Wed., 15th Feb.
Atsuta Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri., 17th Feb. *Cargo only.
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6,800 4th Mar. M'ies, Havrs, L'don,
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6,100 1st Apr. | M'ios, Havre, L’don,
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3rd Mar.
7,000
1st Apr.
7,000
2nd May.
Manila, Rabaul,
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and Melbourne.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australla with the following:- The Union S.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver. San Francisco, etc,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to Londen and
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10,000 11 Feb. 4 p.m. Amoy, 9'hui, Moji, Kobe
& Osaka S'hai, only
S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yoke
18th Fob. 6,100 23rd Fob. 10,000 24th Fob. Amoy, Moji, Kole & Osako 15,000 24th Feb. '), Kolo & Yoke.
7,000 5th Mar. | B'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka
& Yoko | 17,000 10th Mar. | S'bai, Kobo & Yoko 6,000 19th Mar. | S'hai, Kobo & Toko 15,000 23rd Mar. 1 S'bai, Robe & Yoke 1 7,000 6th Apr. | B'hai, Moji, Kobo, Osaka
& Yoko
Calls Nagoya, Calls Nagoya & Yohkulcbi.
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