1918-02-27 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACE WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

то

MARSEILLES AND

Taxing Passinores and Cargo to

THE CHINA MALI.

PIRATE THE GAME FOR QUICK ACTION.

I RUBBER IN HILF THN URHAL

TIME.

{BY AN EXPERT.]

twise as quick » game se amotion and that if what players want is to resah s deulsion as to the winners of the rubber La the shortest time they are in the wrong || pew if they stop at auction. 22

The shortest time so far recorded is 17 rubbers in 4 hours, at the Setserset Olab, in Boston. The longest is 0 rubbers la 3 New York, December 30th.--The good hours. In between are all kinds of work for the Red Crows is still going ahend | figures, 13 in 33 hours, 10 in 6 hours, 14

NOTICES TO CONSIGNRK.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG * SINGAPORE:

Steamship

BANANA BANTHIA,”

LONDON; } tull speal among the card players. Previ-in 4 hours and so on. The average seema risk into the hazardous and/or extra /

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, Mo,

Steamers

Learo Hoogkong

Colombo

Noon

Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo.

Due Marseilles 1917..

Due

London 1917.

ta

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Stamer from OOLOMBO is deinitaly reserved

Hongkong at the time of Booking

On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Láno.

SAILINGS: DIRECT, TO

SHANGHAI MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

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Leare Hongkong. Åbods

Pasangan may travel by Railway in Japan between. Parts of, Call free of charge. Return Tickets are avaliablo, by Moagarice Maritime Company,

(Non- Transhipment) IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SrsGAPORE, PORT SWETLENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT Sard,

CARRYING L x IND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

STEAMERS

Beat M. S. Guiternian of the New York to be about 13 minutes to the rubber, Bridge Whilst Club writes to The Sun"The slowest heard from, in 3 hours, that the Club has voted $1,500 for various averages 20. war'relief funds. The Players Club tackled Milton Work duplicate denis last week ud" raised a handsome sum for the Road Cross, From the West reports are coming in of large amounts derived in big Įbridgs gammes at: which special entrance

Auction has bewa repeatedly timed sa averaging 7 minutes to the deal, makes no allowance for the time between rabbers, which is consumed in cutting out for partners and choosing sea.

If we take the figures, which show that

fees are charged. Card players are too fit took 8,173 deals to finish. 1,000 rubbers,

having arrived from the above Forta Consignees of Cargo by her are notified. that all Goods are being landed at their

hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown Co Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Goods, not cleared by 4th March, will be subject to rent.

SHIPPING

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO. U.S. Mail Lirie.

OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS L

* ECUADOR,” “VENEZUELA:” and “COLOMBIA,

All broken, chafed and danged pack

Farezte be left in the Godowas. ligos. where they will be examined by femera63 Coddant and, Douglas on 2nd March 68

1laims against the Steamer must bë presented in writing within 10 day after arrival of Bteamer, otherwise. they will not be recognized.

old for the draft, but they are liberat and multiply these as a fraction by the undersigned rany case whatever. subscribers to everything that will help to win the war,

So many persons have written to ask where they could obtaia copies of the table of scoring values of pirate, that a full table has been prepared. This is anged on a slightly differunt, plan from that followed by Mfr. Pemerit, of Boston, Instead of keeping - each suit la e separate group the following table groups the values for each pimber of tricks won, the results being fired for game going

hands only. There is also a coluna, pro- vided for the posibility of the winners uf à game having simple hoccurs against them, as it is by on means imposible to go game with no honours but the ses and king of the trump suit.

PIRATE BRIDGÈ.

FOR THICKS. ·

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0

3 4 5

8

18

បទ 114 122 101

minutes we get a little over 36 minutes to the rubber ab aetion, which is just twice au longe na at pirate.

Tho who like quick setion and are often afraid to cut into a rubber at suction for lear of missing theic train or 'dianer may find these figures interesting. `K rubber a pirate that would last half an hour would be remarkable Robbers that

Last an hour at auction are not at all Abe ** ungcamos. They had Knickerbocker last winter that lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes. Ita vaine was. 106 points at the finish.

One of the objections frequently pointed out is that the poor player is rarely accepted. The reason seems to be thit his bids are so bad that the other are. afraid of him and stand from under after

0 10 one or two doses. At anstion there is no 148 154 183 escape and he can compel his partner to 158 167 178are bim overhid his hand at least two.

-100 tricks and then throw one or two more

Day in the play.

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90

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104 110 128 104 140

Sa

130 148 180 168 134.190 198

00 113 120 141 142 16

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

$2.2 2 2.

All Cabins are Acted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Farnished.

with no Electric Rending Lamp.

8 # 10

No Fire Insurance will be effected by

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by DARDAVID SÅSSOON. & Co., Ltd.

Agenda

Hongkong, Feb. 25, 1918."

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BANKS

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|Houx. Me A.H. Compton, Exq D. Landale At the first symptom. Dodwell, Esq. E. V. D. Pact, Esq.

The remedy for this would warn to be of eye strain you should We test ery simple. The free bids are precisely

the same in both games. Why not learn

consult us.

90 106 129 130 15 183 170 them? They are purely mechanical, eyes scientifically and it

95 113

181 140 167 1. 185 Any persen of ordinary intelligence should glasses to Individual re- 200 learn them in two or the hours with aquirements.

Round the World Tickets and Through Nickets to New York in connection | N-T 100 100 140 ith the Principal Mail Lines

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Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents or advice.

SII TRICKS.

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poor player is not freely 206 212accepted he must be a loser at the game.

1:54 172 100 100 225 235 180 190 200

244 If he holds the cards be cap always nevept,

200 and it he is not accepted when be hida he

SEVEN TRICKS.

3 в 7 10

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns. For examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the stasmar's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. Na Clains will | K. 208 212 233 244 270 278 280 be admitted, after the goods have left the Godowas.

LARK & Co.

FIC OPTICIANS BLOGS. CHATER RD.

HONGKONG can make it hot for those who play the } HONGKONG & MANILA. hand against him. It is an easy matter

at pirate to wis rubber after robber

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102 204 218 240 248, 252

190 18:27 04 255 202 200 without once having the

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5, 213 231 240 258 285 201 300 accepted. NT 220 250 260

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th, 1918,

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It took four years for suction to replace

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by those who would not try suction was

that it placed the player so much at the

the entire amount in one Rem, below mercy of his partner. That this objection

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IN, J. STARE,

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Hongkong, March 23, 1919.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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KISHIDARE YOSHINOTANL HOJO NAMAZUTA, SAYO KANADA

the line for the bidder, above for his to the game still remains in force today accepter. This is always been dotie in must be obvious to any person who has games

like Boston and Five Hundred. but a skyrocket for a robter, or two It avoids the delay and the liability to One would shink that when they can play mistakes that arise from baving to count a game in which this objection is entirely so many tricks at so much, so many removed they might try it for a space. honours, so much more for game and

One of the real objections to pirate, SHINNEW, KARYAMADA, BHAI perhaps & slam and so on.

pointed out by a correspondent in Chicago, & OYUBARI COLLIERIER. is that it is a merciless expose of bad bidding, and as a result is takes all the concett out of persons who have been in the babit of boasting about their ability

It was noted by me some weeks ago that one of the objections made to pirata by auction players was that it took a long time to get results: that action players that line. One cannot, bring off any liked to be through with the bidding, as

hoorah bid at pirate. The player who quickly as possible, no matter what kind d job they made of it, and to play the in his hand is promptly overcalled by'sume accepts & no trumper without a sure trick

hand and settle the winning or losing one on the left the bida a trick more. the rubber.

Ab auction the player who bids two tricks Since that was published a number of more than his hand is worth gets away facts have come to hand from various with it, every tipe, but his partner bas sources which go to prove that pirate is to share his losses.. PRAC

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