"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"
One of the BIG FOUR
salls
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7th
for
VICTORIA VANCOUVER
via
SHANGHAI NAGASAKI—-KOBE-YOKOHAMA. Special C.P.R. Reduced Fares to
Europe and Return also Around the World
Summer Excursions to
MANILA.
JAPAN-HONOLULU—CANADA—U.S.A.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated he hayal Charte 1833. HEAD OFFICE(-LONIHIN.
This is the 18th of a norien of 18 raides Opital ........................ playing problems prepared by her Labilty of Proprietare.. Henry P. Jaeger.
£2,060,000
1,000,000 1,000,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
BAIGON
BEMARANG
SEREMBAN
BHANGHAI
KINGAPORE BITIAWAN
SOURADAYA"
TAIPING
TIENTRIN
TONIKAH
When playing a no trump con- tract, and your opponents have been able to establish their suit- ALOR STAR LOILO and now, when you are in the lead, AMRITSAR IPOH
BANGKOK *KARACHI your opponenta start to discard DATAVIA
KLANG that suit on your good suit, make up your mind that they are trying to protect something.
DOMBAY CALOUTTA CANTON
KUALA LUMPER
This often will give you a clow CAWKFORE KUCHING as to how to play the hand propo erly,
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7633
4052
COLDMDO
DELII
ПАТРИОНО
HAMBURG
WANKOW
MARDIN
MADDAS
MANILA
MRBAN
PEIPING
30, 1984.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital
$60.008,900
Tused and Pully Paid-Up ***** 20,000,000
Baseres Fuck
Berling
$1.530.000 $10.00.00
diver
Reserva Elablity of Propriators .. 130,409,002
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Hoa, Ms. . O. & Mackie, Okaireann.
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Deputy Chaliman.
Han, Mr. W. XI. Deil. G. Makin E.
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Mied and преси Current Deposit received for on THAT or shorter perlade at rufen which will be quoted on application.
AMOY
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69104
Blast
Hong Kong Shanghai Napseant
Arrite Leave
Robe
Tokobane Honolula
Victorle
❤ ID 7.
Lakve
Leta
Leath
Attiva
Empr. of Humia...Bept. 7 Sept. 9 Bapt. 11 Empr. of Japan...Sept. 21 Bept.23
Sept. 18
Sept. 15
Sept.24
Hept. 26
Sept. 28
Oct. 4
Empr. of Ala...Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. Empr. of Canada...Oct. 19. Oct. 21
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Oct. 11
Oct. 13
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Nov.
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W. II. B. THOMAS,
Acting Manager. Hongkos. 20th February, 1014,
HAIPHONG
HAMBURO HANKOW
C.P.R. Special Summer Round Trip Tickets to Japan are Interchangeable with N.Y.K. (Pacific Service). P. and O. and M.M. Co.
South
Duplicate-AN vat. Opening lonč~~~ J. Dealer-North, West North
HARDIN
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NONCREW
ILOILO
•
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
Pass
.Aug. 30. .Sept. 14,
I ♥ Pana
1 N. T.
Pass
14 ZN.T
TPOR JOHORE
3 N. T.
Гляд
Pass
Authorised Capital
$11,500,000
KODE
Pro. Hong
Tone
kong (about)
Consu **SOMALI
10,000
8th Sept.
7,000 15th Bopt.
Bebay, M'ler & L'en D'bay, Mlen, Havre, L'don,
RAWALPINDI
*BARDALORE.
11,000. 22nd Bept. 17,000 0,000
B'burg. R'dom, A 'werp & Hull Marseilles & London
6th Oct.
Bembay, M‘les.& L'den
18th Oct.
Men, Havre, L'den, R'burg,
N'dom, A'werp & Hull
COMONIN
15,000
20th Oct.
Bombay, Mles & Lʼbon
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Taiyo Maru
Chichibu Mara
The Play
North's opening lead in the jack of hearts, the top of his partner's suit. West allows the jack to hold, and North continues with the deuce. This marks him out of hearts, to when South plays the queen, West can win this trick with the ace.
ESTABLISHED 1912. Hod Ones Tiengking,
Pak-up Capital Total Resor? 3°C
DEANCHES--
8,453,000 12,170.692
Canton, Priskan. Shaugliai, Kankow, Danskok and Elan Francisco London Tankera: 1Zardo Bank, Ltd, Foreign Exchango and Barking business of
Fixed
Bad opened
er derfylion transected.
Current Accounta Deposite received for one year of shorter periods at rate which will be quoted on
nication.
Balo Deposit Boxes (variona sinen) far biri.
LOOK POONG BEAN,
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EXCHANGE RATES
West now starts the club suit, the queen and then win- the next two tricks in dummy | with the ace and king. On the third club lend, South discards the nine of diamonds, so the declarer continues with the jack of clubs from dummy, South discarding n heart. The nine of clubs is con-Berlin... tinued and South lets go. another Helsingfors 1 heart.
Paris.. Geneva.
Oslo The declarer should now have Athena noted that South has not dropped Mian A spade, nor another diamond. Buenos Aires Therefore, par on the hand is for Shanghal.
New York. San Francisco via Shanghai, japan Ports & Honolulu.
the declarer to realize that South Amsterdam Asama Maru
...Mon.. 3 Sept. at midnight
is endeavouring to protect both the Vients. ...Sun, 16th Sept. at 1 amking of diamonds, and the king of Prague.
Bucharest Wed., 3rd Oct. at 10 .m.spades.
The declarer's next play should Madrid. be to lead a amali spado and go Hongkong right
up with the ace, then return Brussels. apade, nessing dummy's ten. Stockholm.. Copenhagen wing with the king, cashes Lisbon his two good hearts, but now has Bombay. to lead away from the king and x of diamonds into dummy's ace and jack.
Seattle & Vancouver,
Hiyo Maru (starts from Kobe) Mon., 17th Sept. Heian Maru (starts from Kobe) Mon, 1st Oct. London, Marcilios, Antwerp & koftordam
Suwa Mari
Fushimi Maru
Hakozaki Maru
..Sat, 1st Sept... ..Sat, 15th Sept.
.Sat., 20th Sept.
...Sat., 22nd Sept.. ..Sat., 27th Oct.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo-
Atsuta Maru
Kamo Maru
Toyama Maru
"Lisbon Maru
Tango Maru
.Tues., 11th Sept. ..Fri, 28th Sept..
.Thurs., 11th Det.
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,
Rakuyo Maru
New York vla Panama.
*Nagara Maru
*Noto Maru
Genoa & Valencia.
..Sat., 27th Oct.
Today's_Contmet Problem
This is the 14th of Henry P. Jaeger's playhis problems. East has the contract for six apados, South
the king of diamonde, Par on the hand is for declarer to
make file contract.
1.Sat., 12th Sept.
404
..Sat., 8th Sept.
Liverpool via Port Said,
Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
8701 ⚫.10 9 7 43
73
N
..Sat, 8th Sept.
XD643 AS 10864
..Fri., 7th Sept.
..Sat., 15th Sept.
$
1072
AAKQJ 862
6863 ZAK
Sat., 29th Sept.
QJ10
KQJ.
"Lyons Maru
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
"Calcutta Maru
*Malacca Muru
*Tokushima Maru
..Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Hakusan Maru
..Fri., 14th Sept.
*Morioka Maru (Dairen direct) Weil., fith Oct. Kamo Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri., 21st Oct. *Cargo only.
Tel. 30291.
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D'Artagnan
Athos ...
Aramis
...9th Sept.
.8th Oct. .21st Oct. 4th Nov.
18th Nov.
30th Nov,
Aramis
11th Sept. Andre Lebon...25th Sept. Voyage suppressed
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D'Artagnan Athos II
.23rd Oct.
6th Nov. .20th Nov,
4th Dec..
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FOR THE BONGKONG AND BHANGHAI
·BANKING CORPORATION,
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CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong. 29th February, 1024,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
Capital (fully peld-up), ..... *. 100,600,000 Reserve Fund
..................................... Y. 322,750,000 HEAD OFFICE:—TOKOILAMA. Bench and· Arencias at
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Batavia
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Frequent connections from Port Said for Phasengers and Cargo
to Constantinople, Firesss, Buyres and ether Levant Porta by Stommors of the Khedivial Mall B.B. Cə,
*Talma SIDHANA TAXADA
BRITISH INDIA-APGAR SAILINGS.
10,000 1 Sept. 2.80 p.m.
8,000
15th Sept. 20th Sept.
S'pore,. Penang & Calcutta
B'poro, Fenang & Calcutta B'pore, Penang & Cloutts
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...
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7,000
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SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
2nd Sept. 8'hai, Moji, Kobe, Oanka & Yoko
.12.7714
75.25/32 16.21 12.64%
2263%
226
10.9014
19.90
£20. .58*
528
57.29/32
.364
.1/4.11/18
.5.06
11% 26
3614 1/4.11/16 5.04%
Ilariin
Londos
7.384
Canton
Im Angel Mantia
Dairen (Dalny) Ball
Singapore
28
Fertica
Sourabaya
..' -100%
(Warden)
Nemojt
408 .300/10
498
Hainburg
New York'
--39.0/10
Bankow
Drake
Bydney Tintin Thinstea
NANKIN
.1/04
1/0
Harbin
Parie
Tokyo
7,000
Honolulu
Pelpl
Yingkow
.21.29
21.18%
Hongkong
Masaoon
.10.30
19.30%
.22.30%
22.304
*BANGALORE RAWALPINDI TAKADA
0,000 17,000 8,000
6th Sept. S'hai, Kòfa & Teko.
.110
110%
to be obtaland on application.
& Ondha
.1/0.//10 1/6.1/10
COMORIN
Manager.
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Hongkong, 11th April, 1984.
TILAWA
414
.3014
30
.218 ·
*Cargo only.
210
Montreal
.4.91% Silver (spot) 219/16 Silver (forward).21.0/10 War Lon..... ..104
4.0036
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Das H'Kong Leaves H'Heng Leaves Mundia Dos Gydany
18 Sept
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STEAMER CAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING
11 Sept.
The Oct.
19 Dat
22 Oct
D. Nov.
16 Nov.
18 Nov
HANGTE
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