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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1934.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
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The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.
Joly : July 31. 46% Bonds 1808
Quite often, when the opponenta arrive at a game contract and you make an opening that permits them to make a trick, declarer and 5 his partner will discuss why they didn't arrive at a slam contract,5%
15 yet you know that against 'a alami contract you would make another 5 opening that would defeat them. That is why I want you to study to-day's hand.
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Duplicate-N. and H. vul.
Rly,
Rly.
Tient.-Pukow
SHARE PRICES
The following is the lat of local share quotations 188ned to-day?
Banks.
II.K. Danks, $1816 n.
II.K. Bank (London). £134 ̧n, Chartered Bank, 515% n. Morcantile Bank A. & B. £31 n. Mercantile Bank C., £13% a. East Asia Bank, $84 m.
Am: U. Finance Corp., Nb. $20 n China O. Fin. Ord. Sh, $4. n. Chius 0. Fin. Pref. Bh. 85 Z
Insurance.
Canton Ins., $288 b.
Union Ins., $650 b.
China Underwriters, $14 b.
China Firo. $610 n.
H.K. Fire Ins., $260.n.
Internat'l Asace, Sh. $6 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $41.15 n. H.K. Steamboats, $7 n. Indo-Chinae, (Prof.), $80, n. Indo-Chinas; (Def:), $88 n. Shells (Bearer), 45/7
Union Waterboats, $13.10 n.
Mining.
Antamoks, 63 cis, n,
Balatoca $34 b.
Baguio Gold, 44 ets n.
Benguets, $38 b.
n.
Benguest Exploration, 19 cts n. Benguet Goldfield, 20 eta n.
Big Wodge, 12 cts. n.
Gold Greek $2 n.
Itogons, $6 n.
Kailan, 18/9 n.
4
(Eng. 118.) ... 101% Loan 1908. £ 924 Loan 1012
£101
924
71%
€ 713
Reory Loan
1913 (Lan. Isa.) £ 93
£ 0714
Bonds 1926-47
90%
£ 000
S'hai-Nanking
Tient. Pukow
£ 34
£ 34
Railway (Supl Loan)
£28
£-20
6% S'ha-'chow
Ningpo Bly.... £99
£ DO
6% Honan Rly... £20
£29
6% Hukuang Rly.
N
J12
6% Lung Talng.
RU.
1011 £ 30%
£ 39%
W
Hai Rly, 1913. £17
£ 17
AQTS
Foreign Bonds and Banks..
S
Dealer 498754
German 7% Int.
Loan 1924
505
54
Japan 5% Sterling
AKQJ82
Loan 1907... £ 74
£ 74
Japan 6 Sterling
♣ AQ
Lean 1924... £ 8G
£ BOX.
H.K. & S'hai Bk.
South
Opening lead—4.4.
Went
North
(Ldn. Regd.) .. £134 Chart. Bk. E sh. £ 16
£134
£ 15%
First.
Industrials and Breweries. Associated Elec.
Gold River, 24 cts. n.
1
15MM
Industries
18/-
18/~
Ipo Mining, $2
b.
-1
PASS
2 N. 7. 1'ass
Pam
Brit-Amer. Tob.
(Bearer).
117/6
117/0
Chinese Eng, and
Langkata (Single), Sh. $21 n.
Min. (Bearer).
19/0
19/6
S'hal Explorations, Sh. $5 n
80/6
80/0
Shai Loans, Sh. $84 n.
44/7
4470
87/0
87/8
44/3
43/1014
28/9
28/0
40/
40/m
46/3
40/3
35/144
36/-
8/4
#74%
Woolworths Internat Nickel
125/- 100/74
126/-
09/0
$ 23
27/8 31/0
4579
44/9
10/..
19/-
Miscellaneous.
24/4
24/7%
12/0
12/4
$ 12
20/0
20/71%
Kalumpong
22/6
22/0
9/9
9/9
3076 30/3
Chinese Estates, $85 b.
China Realtles, S. $15%
.
12/3
11/6
China Debenture, Sh.$187 d.
Public Utilities.
2i-
1/9
33/1
3378
Tramways; $21.30 b.
+
54)-
647-
62/6
02/0
Peak Trams (old), $15 n. Peak Trams (new), $7 n.
I don't think North is strong Tate & Lyle ... enough to go to two no trump ovar Courtaulds
It is better for Distillers two diamonds. him to pass and sea what hia part-Dunlop Rubber ner is going to do about the bid-Everready b/sh. General Electric
(England) ding. There is a question whether North should carry the contract to Boats three hearts, over Sorth's bid of Impl. Chem Ind.. two, or to show the diamond stop-Impl. Chem. Ind. Σ Def. 10 sh... per by bidding two no trump,
don't believe either bid can beImpl. Tobacco .... criticized saverely.
Of course, as soon as South re- ceives a constructive bid from his partner, he takes the strain off the hand by jumping to four hearts. And here, I bellove; in where the contract should stop.
Six hearts can be made with any opening but the ace of diamonds, If a spade is opened, the declarer will cash the ace, run all the heart tricks, cush the king and queen of spades, and bear down to the eight and deuce of diamonds and the ace and quern of clubs,
Now a small diamond is led to- ward the king.. West has had to bear down to the ace and queen of diamonds and the king and jack of clubs. If he wins the first dia- mond trick with the ace, and re- turns a diamond, East's jack is going to drop on the king, and the queen of clubs can be discarded on. the ton of diamonds,
If West refuses to win the frat diamond trick, and plays the queea, the declarer will win in dummy with the king, return a diamond, throwing West in the lead, and West will have led away from his king and jack of clubs into the de- clarer's ace-queen,
If South were to arrive at a six contract, however, West should
FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-HARITTIMA ITALIANA SITMARE cash the ace of diamonds to avold
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an end play or a squeeze. With this opening, only five-odd can be made.
Today's Contract Problem The contræet is fone spades. by North. Ware clubs; therefore, Eust upelis the six of clule, How should declarer play tho" Just Should he try to locate the ace of lunonds before tak ing the heart dresser
10
no par val ... $ 295
Johnson Pinchin
10/- sh.
Unilever Turner & Newall.
Anglo-Dutch Burma Corpn. R. Canadian
kar' 'Pacifie Rly. $25 a..... 12 Chartd. 16/- sh.
(Benter)
Rubber Trepen Nines Langlaagte
Estates London Tin. 10/
Gula
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Pekin Synd 21-
ord. sh... Rubber Trusts S'hoi Elec. Constr. Van Ryn Drep Electric Musicni
Industries
257- 5/3 Oils,
45/ 40/- Anglo-Persian Oil Burma Oil
80/- 30/- Southern Railway
20/116 20/- (Deferred) Royal Dutch 100
11. #h.
Shell Trans, and Trad, (Bearer) Geldenhuis Crown Mines ....
£ 19% 19%
45/7 45/7 20/10% 20/10% -242/6. 243/11
EXCHANGE RATES
Parls.. Geneva.. Berlin. Helsingfors Oslo Athens Milan
Amsterdam. Vienna Prague... Bucharest Madrid...
.36%
July 31. 70.18/32
15.4416
Raubs, $19.20 b.
Venz: Goldfield, $7 n.
Jhecks, etc.
II.K. Wharves, $112 b.
HI.K. Docks, $13 b.
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PHILOOTETER MARON TALTHYBIUS
HEOTOR
Due 2 Aug. Due 13 Aug. Due 16 Aug. Dua 16 Aug.
Due 17 Aug.
Providents (new), 60 cts, n.
Sh. $312
n.
Hongkews
Hongkows (old), 3, 3310 n.
New Engineerings, 3h. $5 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $125 11.
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh, $11.30 n. S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh. $78% n. S'hal Cottons, (now), Sh. $43 11.) Zoong Sings, Sh, $111 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $60 n.
Landa, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotel, $5.70 sa.
11.K. Lands, $67 n.
S'haf Lands, Sh. $25% n.
+
Metropolitan Lands. Sh. $14 D.
Humphreys, $10.40 b.
H.K. Realties,
Asia Realties.
"SL. $140 n.
Asia Realties "B" Sh. 520 E.
Star Ferries, (old), $102 n. Ynumati Ferries, $21% n. C. Lights (old), 38.80 b.
C. Lights (now), $8.45 h. II.K. Electric, $7134
b.
Macao Electrics, $25 n.. Sandakan Lights, $8. Tolephones(old), -$25-8... Telephones (new), $11.90 n. China Buses, Sh. $18.20 n Singapore Tractions, 5/- n. Singapore Pref., $17/6 b.
Industrial
Malabon Sugars, $11 8. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 D Cald: Macg. (Pref.), $10% n.' Canton Ices, $2.70 m.
Cement (new), $2.65 b.
H.K. Ropes $4.00 b. SLOTER, atc.
Dairy Farms, $28.30 8.
Watson, $5.60 b.
Lane Crawfords. $4.30 n.
Mackintoshs, $21 n.
Sinceres, $10 d.
Wm. Powells, 70 eta, n.
Wing On (H.K.) $108 n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $4 1.
July 27. .76.16/32
16.10 .13.00% .2204
Buenos Aires Shanghai. New York.
19.004 526 .38.25/32
30% 1/4 .5.03%
13.0216 220 10.9016
625
68
Der A Wings, $1 n.
30
.1/4.1/10
5.00%
.7.45
12
746
27
.121%
1204
.505
503
30%
Hongkong
.1/5%%%
1/5%
Brussels.
.21.48
21.48
Stockholm
.19.384
19.394
Copenhagen .22:30
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Yokohama. Rio
11014 .1/8.1/16 .1/24
110 1/6.1/10
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Montevideo.
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Belgrade
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Montreal
221 .4.05%
4,94
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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES NARITIMES.
The Steamship,
"D'ARTAGNAN"
Arrived Hongkong on Sunday,
the 20th July, 1934.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.
The Danish Motor Vessel, "DANMARK”
having arrived from Copenhagen,
From MARSEILLES, &c. Consignces of Cargo by the above Oslo, Gothenburg, Antwerp. Rotter named steamer are hereby informed dam and Hamburg,, consignees of that their goods with the exception of cargo are hereby informed that all Opium, Treasure and Valuables are goods are being landed and placed at being landed and placed at their risk their risk into the hazardous and/or Godown of the Hongkong extra hazardous Godowns of The Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Kowloon, whence delivery can be Godown Co. Ltd., where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are obtained as the goods are landed.--
landed.
in the
Goods not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will be sub. Ject to rent.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns and. to the all goods remaining undelivered after, 7th the 4th August, 1994, 4 p.m., will bé'
All claitas must be send
Tuesday, before undersigned August, 1934, or they will not be subject to rent. recognized
All broken, chafed and damaged Damaged Packages must be loft in goods are to be left in the Godown, the Godowns for examination by the where they will be examined by. consignees, and the Company's Sur Messrs. Anderson and Ashe on the voyer Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas 3rd August, 1034, at 10 am.
All claline against the vessel must
at 10.00 .. on Friday, the ard August, 1934. Conalgnees must have be presented to the Undersigned with. a Revenue Olleer in attendance when in ten days of the ship's arrival, or da aged dutiablo goods are examined they will not be recognised.
by the Co.'s Surveyors."
"No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL,
Agent. Hongkong, 29th July, 1934.
CANTON, AGENTS
for
Kirke
Hongkong Griegraph.
WM, FARMER & CO. Victoria Hotel Building. Shameen. Canton.
Tel. 13501.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Hills of Lading will be counter- signed by
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD.,
Agents. Mercantile Bank Building, Hongkong, 28th July, 1934.
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Lacquer, Porcelain, Ivory,
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A LOT OF PEOPLE IN. SHADYSIDE THINK I'M Ä HARD MAN, BUT MOST OF "THEM ARE JEALOUS OF MY SUCCESS IN BUSINESS-IM REALLY NOT AS BAD AS
I'M PAINTED!
AND'I OWE ALL OF MY SUCCESS TO ONLY ONE
THING.... PLUCK, JUST
PLUCK!!
YEAH.... AND YOU SEEM TO KNOW JUST, WHO TO PLUCK! HR- {SCUTTLE, I'D LIKE
TO KNOW JUST WHY YOU'RE GETTING 30 BIG-HEARTED. ALL OF A SUDDEN
HMMRPH....WHY...ER.....
I'M DOING YOU A FAYOR. YOUNG MAN! I COULD PUT YOU OUT OF YOUR HOME IN TWO DAYS, AND HERE I ̧. AM, OFFERING TO BUY..
#!. YOU OUT !!,
YES, SYLVESTER, IT ISNT RIGHT FOR YOU
TO QUESTION MR.SCUTTLE
THIS WAY'
YOUNG MAN,WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT EVERYONE YOU MEET
16 TRYING TO
CHEAT
I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYBODY IS TRY. ING "TD CHEAT ME....
I HAVENT MET
EVERYBODY
YET!
ATTA BOY, NUTTY!!
DON'T
LET THE
OLD BOY
PUT
ANYTHING OVER ON
You !!
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