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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1934
NEW REVOLT?
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
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EMPRESS OF BRITAIN
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atinerary from Hong Kong-March 21st for Shanghai, Chinwangtao (Pelping), Kobo, from Yokohama, April 11th visiting Honolulu, Bllo, San Francisco April 20, Los Angelos (San Pedro), Balboa, Cristobal, Havana, New York May 14, thence to Cherbourg arriving
Southampton May 21st,
OR
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
SOCIALISTS PLANS IN SPAIN.
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Motorship,
"ARAMIS" Arrived Dongkong on Friday,
the 9th February, 1034,
London, Feb. 12. The Spanish Socialiste deteri 'mination to use carnival-time for the launching of à revolution, and the Government's determination to
From MARSEILLES &c. crush, any such attempt, have alike
Consignees of Cargo by the above caused a redoubling of efforts at named steamer are hereby informed organisation on both sides. that their goods with the arception Carnival festivities, especially of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are To finesse or not to finesse laamaaks, have been forbidden after being landed and placed at their risk problem ever confronting the de- 8 o'clock in the evening and police in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.; clarer at contract. Certain finesses are searching all suspicious per- Kowloon, whence delivery can bo must be taken, but don't always
a big obtained as the goods are landed. be ready to take a finesse just be
of Goods not cleared within 7 days Including date of arrival, will be sub- cause it looks as though it may produce an extra trick.
Guard against losing finesses. There may be a play in the hand which will develop the trick for you without a finesse-a squeeze for an end play or a hold-up.
P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(COMPANIES Incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, “Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland, Ports Red Sea, Egypt, Constantinople,
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From Hong-
9. B.
Tons
kong (about}
**Behan
RAWALPINDI
17,000 24th Fob,
for arms. Already Rons haul of weapons and scores arrests have been made.
F'nce the December uprising, fect to rent.
All claims must be sent to the *SOUDAN police have been heavily armed with machine guns, but the ariny undersigned before the Monday, 19th
din February, 1934, or they will not be *Minzarone
COMORIN is reported to have become
recognized.---
Damaged Packages must be left in OUTRAL affected. It is stated that large quantities of weapons have been the Godowns for examination by the distributed secretly among pen-consignees, and the Company's Sur- veyor Mesara:-Goddard and Douglas
10th RANOM am. on Friday, the seen at 10.00
and February, 1934. Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined
To-day's hand presents a simple | santa. hold-up, and then introduces a nice squeeze play for the extra trick.
The Bidding.
While South'e hand has plenty of high cards, it has no distribu- tion, and the hand should be opened with a suit bld rather than one no trump, in an endeavour to have partner play the no trump. However, when North goes to two Vancouver clubs, after partner's oponing bid Yokobansa Dandaly
Yeter of one spade, be shows that there LESTA Leave
Mar, 11 in no advantage in his hand be- Mar. 2 Mar 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 28 Apr. 9 Mar. 31 Apr. 13 Apr 19 Apr. 24
TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS
Dong Kong Shanghai Nawasaki
Lekte LONY Arrive
Koha
Steamery
Leute
Empr. of Azia ...Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Empr. of Canada...Mar. 9 Mor. II
Feb. 28
Mar. 14
Empr. of Russia...Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Mor, 27 Empr. of Japan
Apt. 6 Apr. 8
Mar, 20
Apr. 11
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF ASIA
.Feb. '15th.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telophones: Passenger 20752.
Freight 20042.
Canton Agents: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Arrive
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Barcelona
Intely hns numerous bomb outrages
In campaign of burning of trams
and omnibuses,
which
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
• COPENHAGEN,
The apecial cause of the So-by the Co.'s Surveyors.
No claims will be admitted after the efallats" indignation is the so-call- goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected ed reactionary measures President Lerroux has been ab-by us in any case whatever. R. ONL liged to introduce in order to re-
Agent. tain the support of the Right wing,
Hongkong, 9th February, 1034. numerically the strongest in the Cortes. These includo payment of the clergy by the state and the restoration to the grandees of con- Ascated estates. These measures | emasculate the Socialists' Land Reform Act of 1932, under which The Danish Motar Vessel, 2,600,000 acres were seized with a view to making peasants ten-,
| having, arrived from Copenhagen, ants of the state instead of the Gothenburg, Oslo, Rotterdam, Ant- Солод, Innidlords.
werp, Hamburg, Algiers and
are hereby consignees of cargo informed that all goods are being risk landed and placed at their into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong
"CHILE"
The Act appears to be unwork able in many respects, but any alteration was bound to raise a ex-ministera tempest. Socialist are openly adjuring their follow ers to impose, class dictatorship and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., where delivery can be obtained
by violence.
The situation
is grave, Baletas 800 as the goods are landed.
No claims will be admitted after Senor, Azana yesterday in his first speech since the revolution, but the goods have left the godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after the worat is yet to conie-the 18th February, 1004, 4 p.m.," will
be subject to rent. Our Own Correspondent.
All broken, chafed and damaged to be left in the Godown, goods are where they will be examined by 17th February, 1934, at.10 a.m.
*BURDWAN
0,800 3rd Mar.
DESTINATION
0,000 17th Fob. | M'les, Havre, L'don, H'burg,
I'dam, A'worp & Hull Bombay, M'len & L'don M'les Havro, L'don, H'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Hull S'pore, Penang, B'bay & Karachi Marseilles & London Marsellles & London
7,700 3rd Mar. 18,000 10th Mar. 15,000 24th Mar.
0,000 31st Mar.
B'bay, M'les, Havre, L'don, H'burg, n'dam, A'werp, & Hull 117,000 7th Apr. | Marseillen & London Calls Cana biuries. *Cargo only.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Paisengers and Oarge to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Lerant Ports by Steamers of the Khedivial Mall B.B. Co.
BIRDDANA TALMA
TILAWA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR
9,000 10,000 10,000
SAILINGS.
20th Feb. 6th Mar, 18th Mar.
S'pore, Penting & Caloutte S'pore, Penang & Calcutt S'pore, Penang & Calcutte
Calle Rangoon.
B. L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 11. and 2nd class passengers.
TANDA NANHIN
NELLORE
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
7,000
Brd Mar..
7,000
80th Mar,
7,000
4th May.
Manila, Rabaul,
Brisbane, Sydney
and Melbourne
Hegular Monthly Bailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days. Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-- The Lion 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, Sup Francisco, sty
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & C. Branch Bervice of Steamers to London via Suex. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
TILAWA
$ coming the declarer at no trump. Jack of spades, which permits the Messrs. Anderson and Asho on the "BURDWAN
After North's constructive bld of two clubs, it is a question whether South simply should bid two no trump or jump to three, which in Wod., 21st Feb. at 10 am.n mild slam try. But the hand ..Wed., 7th Mar. at 10 am.really doesn't look like slam.
Wed., 21st Mar. at 10 a.m.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu..
Tatauta Maru
Asama Muru
Talyo Maru
Seattle & Vancouver.
Hiye Maru (starta from Kobe) Mon., 19th Feb. Holan Maru (starts from Kobe) Sat., 10th Mar, London, Marseillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez..
Katori Maru
Kashima Maru
Yasukuni Maru
..Sat., 17th Feb. .Sat., 3rd Mar. .Fri., 26th Mar. ✪
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kitano Maru
Atsuta Maru
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*Tokiwa Maru
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
Bakuyo Maru
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*Asuka Maru
Sat., 24th Feb. .Sat., 24th Mar.
Fri,-16th-Feb... .Thurs., 1st Mar,
...Mon., 26th Feb.
.Fri., 23rd Feb.
.Thura., 15th Feb.
...Fri., 16th Feb.
Liverpool via Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
Genoa & Valencia.
*Delagoa "Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
*Akita Maru
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Atsuta Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri., 16th Feb. Hakone Maru
Suwa Maru
*Cargo only.
..Mon., 19th Feb,
..Sat., 3rd Mar.
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FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN
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Duo H'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney
In port 14 Feb.
17 Feb.
6 Mar.
6 Mar.
13 Mar.
10-Mar.
1 Apr.
9 Apr.
8 May
17 Apr. 16 May
20 Apr.
6 May
18 May
3 June
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Butterfield & Swire, Agents→→Hong Kong-Shanghai.
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for photographs of the children never grow up.
Make an appointment to-day.. THE MING YUEN STUDIO 17. Queen's Road Central (First Floor). (Between the H.K. Hotel and Dairy Farm Store, Queen's Road C.)
Tel No: 24310.
The Play
West opens the king of dia- monds. South, the declarer, must, of course, refuse to win the dia- mond until the third round, be cause the club finesse must be taken. To make game, declarer can win two spudes, two hearts,; the ace of diamonds and then must win four club tricks.
To win the diamond lend before the third round would defeat hin contract. After winning the third -round-of-diamonds, South leads the jack of clubs, which East refuses to win. The five of clubs is played, the queen finessed, and East wina with the king. The spade is re- turned, South winning with the
ace.
makes dummy's jack good, or the declarer to win the last two tricks with the king and ten of spades.
Today's Contract Problem
South is the declarer at six clubs, Weat opens the king of hearts. It does not, look very dimeult for. South to makò six-add, but you will and that it takes perfect tim- ing. Try it.';
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Solution in next issue.
Now the declarer has an oppor- Blood & Skin
tunity to make a pretty play. He must cash his ace and king of hearts immediately. The drop of West's ten practically marks, kim with the queen.
The small club is played and won in dummy with the ice, West being forced to discard diamond. The two good clubs in dummy caslied. declarer discarding the deuce of hearts and the deuce of spades, and West 1s helpless.
are
He can discard the nine of dis- monds on the first club, but on the second club lead he must drop either the queen of hearts, which
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Ali claims against the vessel must NANKIN be presented to the Undersigned with
RANCHI In ten days of the ship's arrival, or
SANTHIA they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be counter- *BOMALI signed by
CARTHAGE NALDERA
.
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD.,
Agents. Morcantile Bank Building. Hongkong, 12th February; 1934.
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J
10,000 21st Feb. j Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe
& Osako 0,500 22nd Feb. 15,000 23rd Feb. 7,000 4th Mar. 17,000 0tb Mar. 6,000 9th Mar,
6,800 21st Mar. 15,000 23rd Mar. 10,000 6th Apr. 15,000 19th Apr.
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& Osaka 8'hai, Kobe & Yoko. S'hai, Kobe & Yoke 8'hai, Moji, Koba & Yoko, S'hai, Kobe & Yoko
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcels Measuring hot more than 5 cft, will be received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing
For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply to!
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.`
Agenta, P.&O. Bldg., Connaught Road, Central.
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SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation).' Homewards to:
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Hongkong
Sailing about 7th March." 2nd April.
Salling about..."
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22nd April.
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