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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

· AND SURVEYORS

Public Auctions-

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

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LAMMERT BROS.,

Duddell Street.

MASSAGE.

MR. HONDA

Trained male Mass nr.

13 yea's' experience.

ormerly of Tokyo Military Hospital.

WILL VISIT TIES RESIDENCES IF PREFERRED No. 2. Wyndhara Street. (Opposite to the China Mail.)'

MARTIN'S

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MARTIN'S

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JUST ARRIVED

LATEST TRIMMING

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Milliners & Drapers,

22 & 34, Fellington Street.

Branch 29, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Agents for

Diamond Dyeing

and

Drycleaning Co.

Just arrived

a large assortment of FILTERS

Gallons up to 4 gallons

C.E. WARREN & CO., LTD. Nos. 30 & 31 Des Feux Road Central. Established 1900

AGENTS.

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YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.

JUST received a large Consignment „of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Hot weather (2) LAC TOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptice (3) MILFORD-YGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Flaid for destroyinR Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bags, Flies and all other Insect Pesta in Summer days, sed (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Bouses.

PRICES are Very Moderate. Ios pection and Enquiries are cordially invited..

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JUST RECEIVED

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Hongkong.

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Hongkong, March 90, 1914,

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Also

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This Advertisecuent in sosted by British-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd

SHADY PRACTICES AT

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SUEZ CANAL TONNAGE.

JAPANESE COMPETITION.

to the right and the left of him. There is no stringent written rule' | against this; but there should be one. It opens a wide door to cheating. And I regret to say that I have known players who have by one indication or another deliberately intimated to their partner the card to be played from dummy occasions when the right card to be played was doubtful. This, of course, is swindling, pure ships passed through the Canal of For the first quarter of ‍1920, 399

and simple.

A SIGNIFICANT SIGN.

Before the war the Japanese were practically unknown in Port Said. They had not even a consul. They made the most of their

opger-

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

NOTICES

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD,

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions..

for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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High Glass English Jewellery,

HEALTH

against

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Large quantities have been exported to various parts of the World. Your esteemed Orders will receive our prompt and careful attention. Terma moderate, especially for Agencies.

TRADE MARE:

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LTD. BRAD OPTICE: Hongkong, Nos. 47-& 48, Connaught Road Central, Tel. No. 2930′′ BRANCH OFFICE: Shanghai, Nos. 130 & 431, Nanking Road. FACTORIES: Hongkong, Wing Hing Street, Causeway Bay

and Shanghai, No. 71, North Scockow Road,

FURNITURE.

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HOTELS AND CAFES.

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING :--

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY. HOTEL,

J. HL TAGGART, MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage, Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

For all games of cards there are certain written laws framed to pre vent cheating. But there remain certain forms of unfair play for which no rules are, or could be provided. These are left to the honour of the players, on the assumption that all card players are

Yet another form of unfair play 3,911,922 canal tons. Of these the honourable. Unfortunately this as- sumption is not justified by the facts which often succeeds against an British were the largest with 542 All players are not strictly honoura unsophisticated opponent, and even ships and 2,500,602 tons. It is a at times against a good player," is ble; some are definitely the reverse when a player purposely and by significant sign of the times that the To some consciences all play is design fumbles his cards and detaches Japanese came next with 92 ships of permissible that does not infringe a

The Dutch followed 1,500 Feet above Sea Laval- recognised rule. The owners of suche before it is his turn to play, as if 333,577 tons. consciences see no objection to in- intending to play it whatever happens with 66 ships of 282,131 tons.

-his intention being to mislead and specting the cards of their opponents deceive his opponent, who may be to the right or the left of them if the tempted to finesse against him occasion arises and they have a fair should he hold a suitable card for chance of doing it without being the purpose. People who do this do tunities during the Wa and observed. Sometimes they will even make the occasion. It may be said ft stop to reflect that this kind of sent large quantities of goods there. trickery may at times seriously wis- Their products have not become that crooked players who are as lead their partners as well as their popular. Even the Egyptian market crooked as that are soon found out and are in general avoided. But the opponent. Indeed, the tricky player prefers matches that will light and trouble is that they cannot always be is never to be relied on by his part- cloth more durable then paper, knives that will cut more than butter, etc. avoided. In a club they have the der at any time.

Chealing by two partners in collu Egypt is now making its own beer, right to cut in at any table they sion is probably rare in bridge clubs, of which large quantities came from choose. You cannot prevent them. You can only decline to play with where most of the players are so Japan during the war..

well-known to each other. Yet, I. them, or get rid of them alto fancy, it may occur more often than gether by making a specific charge bridge players think. It is an extreme against them. Such a charge you ly simple matter, for it is only a ques

On a subsequent occasion I watch- will have to prove up to the hilt, which can never be an easy matter.tion of signalling. A flagrant case ed them again. They were partners of it came under my own observa- four games out of five. I felt per even though you and others have notion Playing after dinner at a cer- fectly assured they were a pair of doubt about the facts. If you fail to fain bridge club, I noticed that two cheats, and that their method was by prove your charge you will find your players at my table invariably hap signalling. But what system they self in an awkward hole--and very pened to be partners. Both of them i followed I could not make out. It properly so, too. It is a serious matter from every point of view. To were strangers to me. It struck me bring such an unsupported charge as so odd that I remarked, "You'two against a member of a club and fail to substantiate it reflects not only upon the accused, but on the reputa- tion of the whole club.

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was evident that they had some means of communicating the strength appear inseparable Are you wedded or weakness and the nature of their in a partnership for life?" Neither cards. They showed it too often in of them made any reply, which I their respective declarations, some of thought odd, for my remark did not which could not be justified by any convey any suggestion of ill-nature, system of good play, yet nearly always! In this connection it must not be and I had no-suspicions of them worked out all right. Again, in their forgotten that some players make a whatever at the time. Soon leads: Instead of the usual practice habit of inviting trouble by the per- afterwards they left the table, and of leading through strength and up nicious practice of holding their cards so loosely and carelessly as almost to presently I noticed that they were to weakness, both of them would playing at another table. There often lead through weakness without invite their opponents to overlooks again they were partners; and they any reason which was apparent, but their hands. Indeed, there are cases continued so without intermission to which would have been apparent where it is sometimes impossible for the end. A few days later I went enough if all the cards were ex- the most honourable of players not into the card room again. The same posed. They always avoided my to see the faces of an opponent's two players were there, and they tahle after my first adventure with cards. One is constantly hearing the were partners again. My suspicions there, and had they not done so I remark at the bridge table, "Hold your were now just faintly aroused, and I should have avoidell them. I made cards, please?" Players who provoke determined not to play, but to look on some inquiries of the other members this protest are a nuisance to every seated myself at a convenient dis concerning them, but I learnt no- one at the table. The majority of tance from their table, and watched thing. They were new members, them seem to have no idea that their the course of events. They continued and no one seemed to know them carelessness, often leads to "serious disaster not only to them personally, play, and game after ganse they outside the club. I conveyed my but, also to their partners. I hive managed to be partners. I observed spicions to one or two members never once come across a careless that, in cutting for partners, they both whom I knew, who verified my invariably drew shall cards; eo that observations, but were as on- player of this description who in the they of course, got the deal and able as myself to detect their long run was not a heavy loser. And choice of seats by no means a small methods. Shortly afterwards, how- they deserve to be.

advantage And in the end they had ever, the pair disappeared from fac An unfair practice which I have played five games and won four 1 card room altogether. No doubt too often observed in some players is watched their methods of play, and they became suspicions that they this when their happens to be the IT soon easted myself that one, it were being watched. As I have saida dummy hand, and after they have least, was not a first-class player by I have never heard of cheming by laid it out on the table to be played (say means. His calls were offen collusion being detected, but by their gartner, they will deliberstcly very risky; yet,jas a rule, they came their serious*zitëntion. * to jeff all the same. I was puzzled, but overlooking their opponents' hands

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