6.00 A.M.
FRIDAY April 20th
salling, for
VICTORIA & VANCOUVER via SHANGHAI-NAGASAKI
KOBE-YOKOHAMA ONE OF THE
BIG 4
"EMPRESS OF ASIA"
OR
TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorperated by Hayal Charter 1813.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
Paid-up Cayla!
.1.000.000 $400,000
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Autherleed Capital iscrpn Iared and Phily Paid-Up....
Beserve Funder-
SwTilne Bitver
267.660.000
20,000,000
£ $.500.41D $10,000,000
tesave Labilts of Propeler 8,000,000 rezve Liability of Propelators.. $10,000,000
To-day's hand presents an in-Reserve Fund...... tercating bidding problem, as you will notice there la a great deal of bidding before game is reached.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:==
In other words, the distribution is ALOR STAR ILOILO well shown.
РОП ANHTBAR BANCHOK KABACHT
ELANG XODE
While several pairs arrived at BATAVIA a game contract with this hand. HOMBAY it was surprising how many pairs CALCUTTA wore defeated. One pair managed CANTON
GAWNPORE to go down three tricks at four hearts, which is somewhat of a COLOMDO problem in itself.
The Bidding North's bid of one diamond in third position simply can be a
DELIK
KUALA
BAIGON DEMARANG
BEREMBAN
1
SITANUMAI BINGAPORE BITIAWAN
BOURABAYA
HAJPHÒNG: NEW YORK TSINOTAU, FANDUNG FLIPINO TORGNAMA HANKOW {Pile) ZAMBOANGA HARDIN PENANG
HEAD-OFFICE-NONEKYNG BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. C. C. Mackie Chairman,
W. H. Dett. 1
P.. Warranti
Devity Chairman.
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LYONA
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(Companies Incorporated in England.).
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V lead-directing bid. However, when South makes a one-over-one forcing bid of one heart, and North bids Foreign Exchange and General and Bank CANTOH CHEFOO FLE COLONDO one spade, he now begins to show in treated.
Current Accounts opened and Deposits revered for one year or shorter DAIREN the true colour of his hand.
South goes to two hearts, show-periods at rates which wai be anoted a FOOCHOW
application.
HAIPHONG W. 17. E. THOMAS,
Adding Manga, HAMBURG
HANKOW Hongkong. 10th February," 1016.
TABBIN HONGHEW $100 IPON
theas of
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Leave Arrive Lenin Empr. of Asia Apr. 20 Apr. 22 + Empr. of Canada...May 4 May 6 Empr. of Russia...May 16 May 20 Empr. of Japan ...June 1 Jan 3 Empr. of Asia...June 16 June 17 Bapr. of Canada...Jupe 20 July 1 Empr. of Russia...July 13 July 15 Empr, of Japan...July 27 July 20 Empr. of Asia Aug. 10 Aug. 12 Empr. of Canada...Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Empr. of Russia...Sept. 7 SepL P Empr. of Japan...Sept. 21 Bet.23 Empr. of Asin ......Oct S Oct. 7
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Apr. 26
Apr. 28
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May May 23
May 28
May 24
May 26
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Jam &
June 8 June 15
June 20
Jun 10
June 21
June 23
July 2
July 4
July 6 July 13
July 18
July 17
July 19
July 21
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July 30
Aug. 1
Aug. 3 Aug.
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Aug. 14
Aug. 16
Aug. 18 Aug. 25
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Aug. 29
Aug. 31 Hopt. 7
Sept.13
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Sept. 11
Sept. 13
Sept. 15
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Sept. 26
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Oct. 9
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Oct. 13
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.April 27th.
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2nd June.
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YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Losal Cur rency and Fixed Deposita reculved for one rest or shorter perfoda In Local Durranty | and Sterling on terms which will be quoted
on sppilation.
Hongkong, 13th April, 1034.
Foreign Exchange and Banking business of HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
avety description transacted.
Bafe Deposit Boxes (verlos alm) at yearly rents from 5 to $40,
LOOK POONG SHAN.
CONSIGNEES'
NOTICE.
ing the distribution of the hand. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
Now, when South goes to three no tramp, North knows that the club st a not especially strong or South would have got into no trump earlier. Therefore, North properly carries the contract to four hearts,
The Play West opens the singleton nine of diamonds. Declaror should not allow the trick to ride to the queen, Rince the nine is marked "as'a singleton and South can see that he has a home for his losing diamond on one of dummy's good spades.
Therefore, the
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The Steamship,
The Denisons of the above Dank is both ducted by the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank- lag Corporation. Hules may be obtained on application.
Fon THE HONGKONG AND SHANOJAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
CHIEP MANAGER. Hongkong, 26th February, 1934.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
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18th May.
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27th May,
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4th May,
7.000
2nd June.
7,000❘
80th June.
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"BENAVON" Consignces of Cares are hereby alexandria Informed that all Goods are being stavin landed at their risk into the hazardous Beris and/or extra hazardous Godowns of | Calortia The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Gami and Godown Co., Ltd., whenco and/or Chengchuo from the wharven delivery may be, Dairen Delay) Most
(Mukden) obtained.
No claims will be admitted, after Hainburg the Goods have left the Godowns, and how ace must bell Goods remaining undelivered after
Bongbong played and the ace of spades cashed the 23rd April, 1934, will be subject
Interest allowed on Current Accounta Immediately.
Deposite required for #zad periods at rates The ten of spades in led over to All claims against the steamer to be obtained on application
G. KISHINAMI, dummy and won with the jack.must be presented to the Undersigned
Manager. The queen of spades in played, and on or before the 7th May, 1934, or
Hongkong, lith Amri), 1994, the losing queen of diamonds is they will not be recognized. discarried.
Of course, the declarer has ser- eral losing clubs, so an attempt now must be made to ruff at least one of them. The queen of clubs is played. East winning with the king and now, regardless of what East does, the contract is made.
Today's Contract Problem
This bidding lure Kone: South, and spude; North, two apades: South. Three spades; North, four spades. Would you, holding the following hand in West position, lend the aer of diamonds and fol low with the douce, agafest this type of bidding?
A 396
Q975 +A2
J 10 7
Solution in next issue.
10
to rent.
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All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st April, 1934, at 19 am, by Messrn. Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been offocted. counter. Bills of lading will be signed by,
GIBD, LIVINGTON & CO., LTD.
Agente. Hongkong, 16th April, 1934.
with the ten to retain the lead in his own hand, and then will lead a club, ruffing in dummy with the Ace of hearts.
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WHEN AT HOME
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The king of spades then should Holder of Diploma and Certificate! he returned and, whether or not of Tokyo Denki Ryohio Kenkyusho Enst trumps with the king of
hearts, the declarer discards the (Tokyo Electrical Cure Institute). losing nine of clubs. Now his and the Hongkong Government The best defence, possibly, is to only other losing trlek is his re-License.. return a heart. South will go in maining club.
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