SAILING
6.00 A.M., FRIDAY,, May 4
..for
Victoria & Vancouvor
via
SHANGHAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA
AND HONOLULU
EMPRESS OF CANADA
'ONE OF THE
BIG 4
Enjoy every minute on a Trans-Pacific Palace-Supremo Luxury-Congenial, Cosmopolitan travelling companions -international atmosphere, countless diversions, WORLD famous Cuisine and Service.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
- Solution to Previous
Contract Problem
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1846,
ITEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital OTA $10,000,000 Locued and Faily Fald-Up *** 20,000,000
Reserve Funds p
Biering
Too many people have learned to play contract in a mechanical!..... and mathematical way. They bid mathematically, adding up high- ****************** 3.000.000 Reserve Liablity of Proprietors.. #20,000,000
card tricks and playing tricks, and | paying" no attention to location of
cards.
aid-up Captial....
.£3,000,000
Reserve Liability at Proprietorm ........ 1,900,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHEA ¿- ALOR STAR ILO D
Iron KARACHI
·ELANO
BAICOM *BENARANO
SEREMBAN
SITANGHAL
HINGAPORE
BATAVIA BONDAY
Mathematically, we are taught AMRITSAR that a king is worth one-half trick, BANGKOK but if the player to our left bids the sult of which we hold the king. PALCUTTA we might as well make up our CANTON mind that it is not, worth much. OAWNPORE But if the mua to our right bids that suit, the king, in all likelihood, COLOMBO } now is worth a whole trick,
Don't get into the habit of bid-HAMBURG ding mathematically or playing GANROW eards mechanically. The player ARDIN
DEL.{1} HAIPHONG
KORE IDALA
LUMPUR
KUOHDIG
MADHAB MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
FEITING
(Peking)
PENANG
In to-day'a hand who feels that he HONGKONG MANGOON must ruff the loaing clubs will lose his contract.
€ 8.500.000 Jilver ............. $10,000,000
HEAD-OFFICE.—BONGKONG BGARD OF DIRECTORS. Ton. Mr. O. G. 11. Mackle, Chairions
1. Warren
Deputy Chateman.
Hon. Str. W. 11. Beit. G. Miskin, Evsi
SITIAWAN A. II. Compian, Kaa.K. §. Korelaon, Eaq..
GOURABAYA
TAIPING TUMIDIN TONGEAR
(Ebuket) TSINGTAO ~YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANDA
W. Jak Fau I. K. Fource, Eaq..
c. v.
V. M GRAYBURN.
CHIEF MANAGER.
SHOP
BANGKOK
BOMBAY
BATAVIA
BRANCHES
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
GALOUTTA
MUAN (JONORE)
OANTON
CHEPOO
Foreign Exchange and Gevent and Bank- ing business trazaketed.
Current Accounts ореде End Pized COLOMBO Depošta recited for dat yeke vr KOTLET | DAIREN
which will be quoted as FOOCHOW periods at rate application.
HAIPHONG W. H. E. THIOMAR.
Acting Manager, ĮSTAMAUNO Hongkong. 25th February, 1912.
HANKOW HARDIN HUNGKEW ILOILO
MAKQJI V1
Q42 K085
A 12
109&
N
8
10 8 0 5 EVK73
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
trou
210 43
Deuter & I G
JOHONE
.May 10th.
KOBE
443
◆ A 10 7 5 1
4.
Opening lend -
Duplicats.... Nego vul
J
South
West
North
10
Pass
I'
A♥
Pan
3 A
Fann
Telephones: Passenger· 20752.
Freight 20042
CACANPAC: Passenger Dept. NAUTILUS: Freight Dept.
N. T. Pas
G4
J's
G
Pain 1
1''
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
FEIFING
PENANG
RANGOON
13
P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bißs of Lading for Straits, Jova and Burma, Caylon, India, Porsian Gulf, Mauritius, E, and H. Africa, Austra Inala, including New Zealand and Queensland Porta, Red Sea, Egypt, Constantinople, Greses, Lovaniino Ports, Europe, etc.
VINYR
8. 6.
Топ
SAIGON
NALDERA Congu
*BANGALORE
SAN FRANCISCO
SINGAPORE
SUURABAYA
MANTUA KAWALPINDI +*BRUTA
BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
SHANGHAI
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
For further information please apply to:
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Canton Agents: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.'
Y.K.
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD LINE.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Asama Mar
Talyo Maru
Chichibu Maru
Seattle & Vancouver.
.Wed., 9th May at 10 n.m. Wed., 23rd May. Wed., 6th June.
Hikawa Maru (starts from Koba) Mon.. 21st May, Hiye Maru (starts from Kobo) Món., 21st Máy. London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam
Hakozaki Maru
Terukuni Mara
Hakusan Maru
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kitano Maru
Alsuta Maru
Tokia Maru
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
❤AGGA
North's Jump to tive spades might be considered a little opti mistic, especially since he has no other ace that is. it generally doesn't pay to invite a slam with- ont control of two suits.
ESTADLIBled 1912.
Authorlord Capita) ****................... 311,000,000 KOWLOON Pald-up Capital vagina 8,158,600 | KUALA LUMPUR Reserve Fund
1.150.000
Canton, Shangdal, lankow, Swator Bangkok, New York and Bas Prazchoo. LONDON BRANCHES ——
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. Correspondents in all the prinobal ellime of the world.
Foreign Exebante and Bankies bonizme of every description transacted,
Sfe Depts Boxes (varione luce) at verty rental fruta ta to 240.
LOOK TOONG bran,
MODERN
LIFTS
INSTALLED IN HONGKONG'S NEWEST BUILDING
BINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Accunia prased in Local, Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one Year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quotað oppilation
Jongkong, 21.t April, 1054.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Dullness of the whore Bank is con dosted by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- Ing Corporation, Roles may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Peninsular and Oriental Fortnightly Direct Royal Mall Steamore. (Under Contract with 11.31. Government.)
From Hong. kong (about)
10,000 5th May. 15,000 19th May. 0,000 20th May.
11,000 2nd June. 17,000 18th June. 0,000 28rd June.
Calls Cash Bionen.
DESTINATION.
Bombay, 'les & 'don' Bombay, M'les à L'don D'bay, 'les, Bayro, L'den, B'burg, R'dem, A'wop & Hu}} Bombay, Miles & L'den Bombay, M'les & L'don B'bay, Mles, Harvo, L'don H'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Hull
Cargo only. Calla Tangiern.
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passangère and Cargo to Constantinople, Piraans, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by Steamiera of the Khodeial Mall 8.9. Co.
*TALMA TILAWA
SANTHIA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
*Calla Rangoon.
10,000 ||
10,000
8,000
18th May. 27th May- 10th June..
18'pore, Penang & Calcutta 16 pore, Fenung & Calcutta
18'pore, Penang & Calcutes
B. I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for iss and 2nd class passengers.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
Y. M. GRAYBURN,
CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong, 201 February, 1984,
NELLORE: TANDA
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK. LIMITEIL
With the opening of the Hongkong Stock Exchange a most decided step forward has been made in high speed epitel (fully paid up) ....... 190,000,000 Reserve Fund... Y £29.150.000 lifts as applied to Hongkong. The Waygood-Otle machines are
HEAD OFFICE;—YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencias at
Aangoyn
to d
Alexandria Desaria
Icelula Karachi
Kobe
The Play East opened the jack of clubs, which was won in dummy with the ace
A player who plays me- chanically simply will lend another
of the club, and then lead the third club in an endeavour to rat la dummy. Motor Micro" type designed to run at earless Unit Multi-Voltage Main East, of course, will ruff with the 400 feet per minute. It is, however, Bertin five of spades and lend a diamond. the method of Control which consti- Bombas North then will play a low dia- totes the latest development; known Calcotia mond from dummy, West will winna Signal Control it relieves the Canton with the king, return another club operator of the responsibility of stop- Dairen Delay) Moll and East will ruff again. A diaping the ear, this being notomatic Pengen
(Mukden! mond will be returned, whfel once the stops have been initiated by
Hamburg West will ruff, and the declarer"
pressure of car or landing buttons.
Hashow passengers enter the ene they Harble will be down three tricks.
nominate the floor they require, the Tongkon Feipida Why not decide that the only operator pressing corresponding but- way you can make your contract tons located on the operating panel. is to find the king of diamonds These can be pressed in any order and be obtained on application in the West
hand accordingly. " play the the operator then moves the car awitchi
You
Chapcha
NANKIN
7,000 4th May. 4 p.m.
7,000
7,000
2nd June,
80th June.
Manila, Rabaul,
Brisbane, Sydney end Melbourne
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai, and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
Hong-Kong to Sydney-10 days. Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-- The Unton 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Servios of Steamers to London via Buti. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal,
Jaostro
San Franciurė
Londen
Bentl
Los Angele Mani
BEDARTADE Kiydowy
Nagmaak!
Bourabaya Ghazabal
MANTUA
TILAWA
Nagoya
Kingspor
New York
Tokyo
Osaka
Tentsin
Faria
Tylerto
Yingkow
TANDA *BHUTAN RAWALPINDI SANTHIA
*Cargo only.
Internatiowed on Cuerval Accounts. Depolis received for Asad perioda as zatan
"G. KISHINAMI,
Мивадет Hongkong, 11th April, 1986. to the start position, when the doors| either can play the ace of diamonds and matteally and the car start on ita Control, which has proved to be the
on landing and car will be closed auto- | == thus drop the king, or play trip. From this point, except in case most efficient type for lifts serving a smail diamond toward the queen of emergency, the car is taken over comparatively large number of floors. This would establish the diamonds, by the Control and will stop at all
These lifts were manufactured by the losing clubs can be discarded, floors for which car buttons have Waygood-Otis in London and were and the declarer has lost only his been pressed, in correct numerical supplied and Installed, and will be ane diamond, trick,
[erder, the doors opening automatically maintained, by their Agents, Messrs.
..Sat., 12th May. ....Fri., 26th May. -Sat., 9th June.
"Hakodate Maru
Ginyo Maru
„Sat., 26th May,
Sat., 23rd June. Bombay via Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.
-Mon., 7th May, Fri., 11th May Tues., 29th May.
Mon. 24th May.
Fri. 18th May, Tues., 22nd May,
Liverpool via Port Said,
Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
Wed, 16th May.
◆ AKJA
13
Tues, 8th May.
ARDS ♥KQ 106
10
N
3
W
E ➡ G
Tues., 15th May, .Tues., 29th May.
**QJUGL
8
Heiyo Maru
New York via Panama.
"Tsuyama Maru
"Takaoka Martt
Conca & Valencia.
*Toyooka Maru
Calcutta via Singapore. Penang & Rangoon,
Muroran Maru
Akita Maru
"Genoa Mura
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Maleen Muru (Moft direct) Sat, 5th May, Harana Maru
Fri, 11th May.
Atsula Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri, 18th May- *Cargo only.
For further information apply to:---
Tel. 90201.
M
MESSAGERIES
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (private exchanges to all Depts.)
M
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
Sailings from Hongkong.
To SHANGHAI KOBE.
To MARSEILLES via Salgor Singapore, Colombo, Djiboultri
(Aden), Suox, Port-Said.
8th May
D'Artagnan
Athos II
Aramis
22nd May.
Today's Contract Problem North plays the contract at six diamonds. East opens the king of spades. Partect im- ing will permit you to sinke the band. Try
476642
J9
Dealer
A Nono ♥A8742 z
• 49753 4AK
AKTIO
1087 G
Solution in next issue.
SHIPBUILDERS,
#
SHIP REPAIRERS.
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS,
MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL
20
*
at enel stop. The operator simply Dodwell & Co. Ltd.
altinter the start after vich stop.
Each intermediate landing is pro
vided with an Up and Down button Blood & Skin
and the terminal" landinga with
one
only. Waiting passengers by de- pressing one of the buttons at inter- mellate floors, depending upon which direction they wish to travel, will inilinte a stop for the first car arri- ving at that floor travelling in the direction requirol. This takes place Irrespective of the operator unless the car in full, when a nonstop switch is brought into use. Should both cars be stationary at any floor, an indient- ing system is incorporated with thei landing buttons showing the operator nt which floor and in which direction the waiting
passenger desires
to travel.
Some of the lifts being installed in The new Hongkong & Shanghai Bank this Signal
Buliding will be fitted with
Diseases.
Remember that pure blood not only keeps away disease, but is Naturo's remedy-in fact, the blood is the stream of life. In the treatment of Blood and Skin Complaints Clarko's. Blood Mixture is unexcelled, it expel the poisons and
healing.
lets
Cif all Chemista and Stores. Bqually good ja LIQUID & TABLET{com
CLARKES
BLOOD MIXTURE
-DRY DOCK- Length 787 Feet.
Length on Blocks 750 Foot,
Depth on Contre of
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
Wieloos Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO" V.P.Q.M. 600 Mažors.
ENGINEERS.
Athos 11
6th May.
Aramis
18th May.
Andre Lebon
.3rd June.
5th June..
Folix Rousse!
15th June.
Porthos
2nd July.
15th July.
Andre Lebon Felix Rousscl Porthos
.. 19th June.
.3rd July 17th July.
Tel. Address TRIEDOOOCK ** Telephone Ns, 20211.
Ramakeup.
Chenonceaux
We can Issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports cast Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail steamen
at Port-Sald or Djiboutri.
For full Particulars, apply to:
Clo. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Telephone: 26651,
3. Queen's Bullding.
SW (H.W.0.S.T.) 34 fl. 6. Ina.
THREE SLIPWAYS- Capable of Handling Ships up to
4,000 Tons displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifung 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
11,000 Ord May. † S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,000 Brd May. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kohe
Ba.m.
& Opalin 7,000 0th May, 'bai, Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yoko 6,100 10th May. S'hoi, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 17,000 17th May.'bai, Kobe & Yoko
8,000 18th May. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobo
& Ŏsaka
-
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notica. Parcels Measuring not more than 5 c.ft. will be
received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to sailles For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. „P] &-O~Bldg., Connaught Road, Central:- -Agenta,
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
Ca tra
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation... Homewards to:
Port Sald, Marsailles, Algiers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam) Hamburg, Cale, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Porta via Manila and Straits Settlements
M.V. "NAGARA" M.V. "NANKING" Outwards for:
SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS.
M.V. TAMARA" M.V. "PEIPING" Passenger Rates:
Agents:
Hong Kong to Mediterrancan Hong Kong to Rotterdam
CILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong
Boiling about Brd. May: 3rd June.
Sailing about
21st May.
18th June.
£48
G. E. HUYGEN
Canton./
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila IP.Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne. #ritish Stoomers: CHANGTE-TAIPING (Oil Burners) FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON AND STEWARDESS CARRIED.
Enjoy Your Short Leave-in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney-19 days, FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £70 RETURN
T
» LONDON (via Australia) from £128.16.0 (Australian Newspapers on Ale)..
Duo H'Kosg Leaven H'Kong Leaves Manlia Due" Sydney-
18 May 8 Juno 22 June.
8 11 23 July
STEAMER
| TAIPING
8 May
.15 May
12 June.
10 July
20 July
21 Aug. 24 Aug.
9 Sept.
19 June.
· CHANGTE
TAIPING
CHANGTE 10 Aug.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINË, LIMITED.
Butterfield Swire, Agents.--Hong Kong-Shangh
Page 25Page 26