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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1933.
HELPING SILVER
NEW AMERICAN PLAN FORECASTED
Washington, Oct. 25, Having ombarked upon hla Gold) Plan, President Roosevelt, accord- ing to sources usually described as well-informed, is expected to dovato his attention immediately to aid silver.
Congress advocates of silver re monetisation indicated that the President is in close touch with the allver question, and that consulta- tions will be held soon to 'for- mulate a definite programme.
Sonator Key Pittman of Nevada stresses the urgency of the allvar problemi, with the United States about to overbid gold buyers in international exchanges, mak
Other silver mon aro reputed to be hopeful that the Administration i will fix the price of silver: at 90| cents an ounce, thus placing allvar on the sante-footing os gold under President Roosevelt's Gold Plan.
It is known that Roosevelt favours helping silver, but he la reported to be uncertain as to the best method. Reuter,
GOLD PREMIUM PROBLEM.
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Treasury Experts Doubt Value of New Plan.
WALL STREET ALARM.
Washington, Oct. 25. Speculation over the premium which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will pay for the first purchase of newly-mined gold to day, ranges from twenty cents toj six dollars.
To-day's transactions are dee- cribed as a trial run" by some
CONTRACT CONSIGNEES NOTICES. P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND
BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
HE
́ERE'S a hand that employs the triplo aqueose to make Avo odd in spades, Can you do it? It's South's contract for club four spades. Went opens. which East holde with the jack, returning a spade. When East was in again with the ace of hearts, he did not return a diamond, but lod a heart, and this is the play that enablog Bouth to make the triple squeezo,
Ke53
North: JB KOG
East: MA873.
910 85 MAJIT South: AKQ 7 5 3 2 ❤ Q4
KIZ 2. Wost: 10 DA♥ J-10-6-- 10.3. 491084
Bolution in next 18.
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
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Goods not cleared within 7 days | RAWALPINDI including date of arrival, will be BURDWAN subject to rent.
All claims must be sent to the COMORIN before Friday, Bril
1933, or they will not bo
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Bur- Yayor Mesara: Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 p.m. on Monday the 20th October, 10 Oficer in Actondance when
1933. must
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the goods have left the Gedowns.
No claims will be admitted after
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
Freak distribution presents alby us in any case whatever. ways A bidding problem in contract. The
problem hand. offered in the preceding articlo shows the skill with which expert players figure out each bid in order to arrive at the highest possible contract with security.
Here is how Mr. Ralph A. Miller | of Cincinnati, holding the west cards, bid and played the hand."
The Bidding
South, a dealer, opened tho.con. Sracting with one spade. Mr. Mil- or made a negative doublo. When you double one major, you
WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL Treasury experts, who are report ell partner that you hold
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The Steamship,
"BENREOCH." Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods aro being at their risk into the landed
hazardo hazardous and/or extra hazardoux ed to have admitted that they theytrength in the other major Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Godowns of Tho Hongkong and are not sure of the workability of
Over the bid of one spade, North
whence and/or from the wharves the President's plan, doubting vent to three spades. This de-delivery may be obtained. whether there la any exact rela- nonds that, if his partner holda flonship between the gold price minimum and a four-card auit, and the commodity price level.
Experts are also asking, appre- hensively, what will happen should Franco abandon the gold standard and other countries depreciate their currencies in terms of gold.
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The congressional group of farm and Industrial representa. tives, headed by the fiery Senator Thomas, a leading inflationist, has endorsed the gold plan advanced by President Roosevelt, but with the stipulation contained in Д resolution which urges 'a suppic- tion and remonetisation of silver. Trump, while if he holds a five- The future fate of over U.S. card suit ho should bid four $3,000,000,000 in gold stock, hold spades. Any other bid on the by the Federal Reserve Banks, a part of South would be construc- perturbing Wall Street, because tive and considered da u mila alam the Reconstruction, Finonce . Cer-
try. noration is logally entitled to
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Paris, Oct. 25.
M. Albert Sarraut has accepted the premiership.--Heuter.
M. Sarraut, one of the Radical leaders, succeeds. M. Daladior as Premier of the Republic, TA
M. Daladier's Government was defeated on Oct. 24, on a division during the budget debate,
The fall of the Government open ed the franc to attack and the cur rency suffered on the exchange.
Enst passed and, over the three': spadas, South bid four diamonds. Mr. Miller in the West then bid four hearts and North bid five diamonds. Enst passed again
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No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
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THE NEW FRENCH RIMEDY. THERAPION N0.1 THERAPION NⱭ2 Waithe SLAKEN Onlara. Not for Blood THERAPION NË3 and South bid five hearts to show for Chromla sakusanam » no losing hearts. Remember he feels that the hand is perfectly safe at five spades.
West, of course, passed the five hearts and North went to six dia- monda. His partner had Invifcd a'slam without the uce and queen of diamonds and the queen of spades, therefore he had a perfect right to go to alx diamonds to show the diamond suit as prac tically solid.
East decided to take a sacrifice] and bid six hearts. At that South
wont to six spades and Mr. Miller in the West, fully intending to his side could not stop the six tako a sacrifice, as he felt that apude contract, bid seven hearts. Remember, his side Wab not vulnerable and he could not be
hurt much.
There was considerable interna, tional interest in the situation, Bin the defent" of M. Daladier
This North doubled and, of followed so closely upon the Gan-
the hand makes sevon ovn breach, when Germany with course, drew from the Disarmament Con-hearts doubled. All Mr. Miller had to do was to pick up the ference.
trump and take a club fliesse.
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