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DENTISTS.
MR HARRY FONG, DENTIST. DR. & L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fl. To
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LAU PAK WAL, Dentist.
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Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 337 NATHAN ROAD," 1st Floor, Telephone 57428.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
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BRIDGE NOTES
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY,
Sacrifice Bidding.
by Ely Culbertson.
"To sacrifice or not to sacrifice" that is the question which con- fronts Bridge players at almost every session of play. Whether it to is better to permit opponents
to march unimpeded to game or overbid and accept a penalty, "Ah. Shakes. there's the rub!" as Mr. peare's well-known character marked upon what was to him an even graver occasion.
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Sacrifice bidding done with art is one of the finest points in all the game of Contraet. I frequent ly stress the point that overbidding When you are pays in Bridge.
a game, sure the opponents have you suffer virtually no loss by tak-. ing a set of 3 tricks to prevent it.
It is true the penalty, if doubled, exceeds slightly the value of the this counted against game, but are the nur erous times when op ponents will fall to double or when, fearing that the sacrifice bid may be made, they will be pushed be- yond their depth and take a penalty instead.
Here, for instance, is an exam-
AFEW Remaining Rooms are avail- LAMMERT BROS.ple of a good sacrifice bid, made in
able for offices in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Ice House Street. Apply Le Percy Smith, Seth Fleming, 6 Des Voeux Road, Central.
FOR SALE.
&
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FOR
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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions
BY ORDER OF THE
MORTGAGEE
Messrs. Lammert Brothers have received Instructions to sell
BY PUBLIC AUCTION
on
FRIDAY
in a recent team-of-four match New York City. They key to the safety of the sacrifice. so far as South was concerned, was largely in the element of distribution, and the fact that a Daying penalty could be taken was, no doubt, due
JUNE 15, 1934.
They Figured In “Asia For Asiatics” Crisis.
UCHIRO YOKOYAMA
KOK HIREDA
SIR JOHN SEMON
QUC ZAS-CHI
HIROSH: SAITG
for Asiatics" Principal figures in the new Far Eastern crisis, precipitated by Japan's "Asia
acted as his country's policy were Uehiro Yokohama, Japanese Consul General at Geneva, who spokesman in serving formal notice on the world of a Japaneac "Monroe Doctrine" in Asia; Sir John Simon, British Foreign Minister, who dispatched a note to Japan, reminding that country of Quo Tai Chi, Nine-Power Pact, which establishment of a protectorate over China would violate; Chinese Minister to London, who bluntly accused Japan of attempting to gain domination of the entire Pacific area; Koki Hirota, Japanese Foreign Minister, who declares that Japan's only aim ia to preserve peace in Eastern Asia, and Hiroshi Saito, Japanese Ambassador to Washington, who says his country will honour all pacts and hints that cause of "hands-off" policy in result of sale of American bombing, planes to China,
to West's failure to bld four hearts ROBOT PARLIAMENT, EINSTEIN EMBRACES, “BOOK OF COMFORT”
after his partner had
given
Raise to two.
South. Dealer.
East and West vulnerable. North-
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D. 10 8 6 2 C.-A 9 2
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the 15th. day of June 1934 at 3 West:- o'clock in the afternoon at their
Auction Rooms No. 4
Street Victoria Hong Kong.
IN ONE LOT
Duddell
The Very Valuable Leasehold East:-
TRANSPORT Property situate on the west side
of all kinds.
FURNITURE
-
CARGO -
of Tytam Bay Victoria in
the
Colony of Hong Kong being all that piece or parcel of ground register-1
ed in the Land Office as Rural South;-
Building Lot No. 146.
Together with a well built foreign
BAGGAGE
--
style residence thereon
We offer unique Service
combining
RELIABILITY —
SECURITY
MOTOR
& EFFICIENCY
and to-
gether with a good sized garden
and two tennis courts held under
S.-K Q 8 5
H.-10 9
D.-K
C-K 10 8 7 G
а
FOR SWEDEN
Electric Equipment For Voting.
"AYE" AND "NO" BUTTON
Stockholm.
HISTORIAN.
Pleased By Comment On "Hitlerism.”
New York.
scientist embraced the historian.
DISCOVERED
Written For Jews In
Tenth Century.
NOW IN UNITED STATES
New Haven, Connecticut.
A "Book of Comfort," written for
FRADIO M
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metros (845 K.C.):-
1.2.15 p.m.-European 'programme. I p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded music.
1.15 pm-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room, by courtesy of the Management.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
A Classical Programme To-night. .. 4.30-7.30 p.m.
music.
Chinese
7.30-10.39 p.m.---· · European
gramme of recorded musle.
recorded
pro
7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Que- tations, etc.
8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re-
Fort
2.33-9.15 p.m.- Variety and Dance Music.
Blues
Twentielli Century Bluen
Waltz-
Lover of My Dreams
Jack Payne & His B.B.C. Dance
Vocal Duet-
Onchestra
Gee, Oh Gosh, I'm, Grateful! What's Good for the Goose is Good
for the Gander
Sam Browne & His Girl Friend.
Fox Trot
Look What I've Got!
Medley-
Jerome Kern
Hotel Bossert Orchestra.
George Gershwin'
Vocal
1
:
Carroll Gibbons & the Savoy Hotel
Orpheans
My Songs from the Shows
Fox Trot-
Ol' Peppy
Marle Burka (Soprano)
Over on the Sunny Side
Billy Colton & His Band. 8.15-8.36 p.m.-Concert Waltzes. Tales from the. Vienna Woods
(Strauss)
Bruno Waltz & Symphony Orch. Thousand and One Nights (Strauss)
Felix Weingartner conducting the
British Symphony Orchestra. The Merry Widow-(Franz Lehar)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra. 8.86-9 pm Musical Comedy. Vocal Gems
The Cat and the Fiddle
(Harbach & Kern)
Selection-
Vocal Gems-
Light Opera Company.
Savoy Orpheans. Helen (Offenbachi, art. Korngold)
Columbla Light Opera Co. 9-10.30 p.m.-Classical Programme. Pianoforte Solo-
T'he comment of Mr. Charles Austin Beard, American historian and author, that 'Hitleríam is a Sweden will probably soon have menace to the peace and security of
America' 60 delighted Professor Jews of the tenth century and lost The Desert Song (Romberg) n "Robot" Parliament.
It is announced that a committee Albert Einstein that the noted since that time, has been brought to light through the publication of of the Riksdag has recommended Mr. Beard and Professor Einstein the carrying out of proposal to were guests at a dinner at the new unique Arabic codex by the Yale
com University Press. install electric equipment for auto-school of social research
Thee manuscript of the book, memorating the founding there last matic voting-in both Chambers.
year of the university in exile with written by Ibn Shah In, head of the Members will be able to vote a faculty of exiled German profes-Academy of Learning at Kairawan, without leaving their seats, simply gore.-Reuter.
in North Africa, was discovered in Egypt 30 years ago by the late Orchestral— by pressing a button.
Professor A. Harkavy. The pro- To vote for a motion, a member!
fessur took it to St. Petersburg
will press a button marked "Aye," PROBLEM OF INDIA'S As this game was played in and to vote against he will prema n it was therefore button marked "No".
a Crown Lease for a term of 76 team match.
years (renewable for
term of 75 years).
4 further played by two sets of players.
The bidding in one room was: The area of the lot is 54.500 South West square feet or thereabouts, Crown Pass
23 Rent $126.00 per annum.
condi. Puss Further particulars and tions of sale may be obtained 1.om
North
1H
Pass
41
Paas
East 21
Рава
Four hearts were made fact, cannot be defated good play.
TRANSPORT Dial the efices of
SERVICE.
27761.
PIPPERMINT
GET
always
delicious with
crushed ice
ov
iced water
GET FRERES REVEL (HPGaronne) Fruce
MESSES. DEACONS,
Vendor's Solicitors,
1. Des Voeux Road Central,
or from
MESSRS, LAMMERT BROTHERS,
The Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received Instruction te bell by ruble
Аиспод
ON
Saturday, the 16th June, 1984, commencing at 11 am.
at their Sales Room,
4. Duddell Street,
A Quantity of Sporting Gear comprising.
In the other room the bidding went as follows:
South West
Pass 25
111
45
SH
Dbl.
If he does not wish to vote he will press both buttons.
UNTOUCHABLES
(Continued from Page 8)
Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in
C Major (Bach) Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in
C Major (Bach)
Harriet Coben.
Toccata and Fugue (Bach)
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
where it was sold to a purchaser in Overture-Don Giovanni. (Mozart) London it came to New York and
now it is the property of the Jewish] Theological Seminary of America.
The manuscript has been edited Here were some of the demands: for the Yale University Press by Male untouchables must not
be Dr. Julian Obermann, who believes discovered
State Orchestra, Berlin conduct- od by Dr. Leo. Blech. Egmont Beethoven)
New Light Symphony Orchestra Concerto No. 6 in E Flat Major,
Op. 75 (Beethoven) Wilhelm Backhaus and the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Ronald.
in 2nd Movement-Adagio un poco mosso
manu-(This Buite is kindly loaned by a
Listener).
The installation is so arranged that it counts the votes for and against, and the abstentions. It also counts the number of absentees allowed to wear clothes below their it is the first treatise
which shows the role played by 1st Movement-Allegro They must not have their hair Arab-Mohammedan olvilisation and, in by registering the number of but-kaces or above their hips. against tons not pressed-Reuter.
cropped, or use umbrellas for pro- the making of Judaism. Dr. Ober- 3rd Movement-Rondo Allegro tection against the sun or rain.
mann has identified in the Untouchable women must not be script several hundred biblical and allowed to cover the upper portion Talmudic narratives, most of which of their bodies, and they must not are clearly intended to give solace be allowed to use flowers.
or to point a moral; or to establish Some of them are forbidden to an ethico-religious principle
They terms of the philosophy of comfort. build huts for themselves. are allowed nests in the forka
of-Reuter. trees or tents made of leaf Ipoles.
North
East
Pass
2H 4II
Гала
龅
Pass
West made his fiat mistake and lald the groundwork for the pro- Atable ancrides by his opponents when he did not bid game after his partner had assured him of at least a fit in the trump suit. In Bridge it is often unwiss to temporad
'FIGHTING CANON'S
TIRADE.
War Not Incompatible With Christianity.
and
Birmingham.
If a Brahmin kills a Sudra, which Every person should be shot is a caste above the ordinary un- dead who says that a soldier touch ale, his sin is boreved to be should lay down his arms when effaced if he says a prayer one kun- When a situation presents itself told to lay down his life for his dred times. That is actually set; which requires a definite decision, country, according to Canon G. down in his scripture. that decision should be made, and N. Trendennick, of Birmingham. There are parts of the country. there is often too great a tendency Speaking as a Christian minin Madras where the roads are left to "pass the buck" to the partner ister," the Canon said in a ser
when the decision should be made mon at a British Legion parade" unmended rather than employ" un- by the player himself, North's say those people ought to be touchable labourers to repair them. Raise to three spades is somewhat shot at sight.",
There was a case in one of the
which an untouchable was accused
shaded, but, after all, North and The saying that war was in Central Provinces not long ago in Foot Balla, Hockey and Squash South are not vulnerable, and compatible with Christianity and Balls, Hockey Gloves, Swimming North does have some cards that was against the teaching of of a minor offence by Brahmins.
Costumes, Washable Belta, Stock-promise to take tricks. ings, Football Boots, etc., etc,
also
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Mountain Lodge
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Talkoo Hanatorium
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Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 14th June,, 1984.
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Printing
PLANINARE
...
CHINESE FOREIGN
s
MINISTRY
New Building Opened
death.
Left To Suffer
Carnaval Spite, Op. 9 (Schumann)
(arr. for Russian Ballet)
London Symphony Orchestra.com- dacted by Sir Landon Ronald. in(1) Preambule, (2) Pierrot, (8) Arle- quin, (4) Vaine Noble, (5) Eusebius,, (6) Florestan, (7) Coquette, (8) Papi lons (9) Lettres dansantes, (10) Chiarina, (11) Chopin, (12) Estrella, (13) Reconnaissance, (14) Pantalon et Colombine, (15) Valse Allemande, (16). Faganini, (27) Aven, (18) Promenade, Landler contre les Philistins.
YOUTH GOES BACK (19) Pause, (20) Marche des Davids-
TO WILDS.
Modern Stress Proves Too Great.
LONESOME FOR HIS DOG
Ban Jose, California.
10.30 pm-Bugby Mid-day Prem News.
10.35 p.m.-Close Down
INTERPRETER IN COURT.
Police Official Alleged To "Have Stolen Cheque.
Modern life proved too much for Jack Morgan, 17-year-old lad who, until last December, had never
Cheuk Kwok-yan, a Police inter He was unable to defend himself seen a woman, had known but because he was terrified to appear four men and to whom the wire-preter, was charged before Mr. Q A. A MacFadyen at the Central in the magistrate's court. The re-less, electric lights, trains and cars Police Court this morning, for be sentment which would have. follow-were mere words.
Leaving a nota saying that "thing in unlawful possession of a ed his daring to go into that court would certainly have meant his life has got me down" he vanished 3500 cheque, belonging to Wong from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wing-linng cashier, of No. 1 York In Bengal there were cases quoted Frank McClellan, who had taken Boad.
On the application of Mr. IL. LO, defendant, recently of postran refusing to de- him in as a foster-son, and start-
who appeared, for, the the case was remanded until next Friday, afternoon. -
Inspector J. Murphy prosecuted.
CHEER TO MANY
Madrid,
liver letters to untouchables. ed back for the woods of the Mac
Christ was, he added, an unbal He too wishes to lay the ground need and misleading statement work for a paying sacrifice. East of the case-Reuter. has a justifiable Raise to four hearts and, in fact, if he had the honour strength, he could have raised one heart to three on the first round of bidding, South, as sured that he will find some trump support with his partner and have ing a very nice distribution, now
"Almost anywhere in India, if Kenzie River district of Canada. bids four spades, and West, quite
"I am afraid of c's many people, sure that the contract of Ave The Ministry of Foreign Affairs village draws its water from a river, hearts would be too high, must in Nanking celebrated its installa the untouchables will be required so I'm going back to the place content himself with the next best tion in the new building on June 8, to take their supply from a point where I came from. I'm lonesome cabin for which Jack In alternative namely, a Penalty when Mr. Wang, Ching-wel, Presi lower down than that used by the for my dog" the note" anid.
The cal dent of the Executive Yuan and caste Indians. Double
Don Sigfrido Blanco, son of In the play East and West won Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave In the cities one sees women and headed, and in which he was rear- spede, diamond and two a banquet in honour of the Diplo children, among the untouchables ed by his father from the time he
autering, from all manner of in- was 11 months old until the father the famous novelist Blasco Than hearts, defeating the contract only matic Corps.
nesses afraid to enter the nursing was killed and Jack decided to, was cheered to the echo at a 17trick because the Declarer, Bon ***
Indians try clivlisation last December, a meeting of the Valencia Autono
200 miles from the nearest trad-mous Radical Party » He was" BOʻ centres where higher are being attended,
The story of the girl in the wall ing post and 1,000 miles from the overcome with emotion that be
nearest railway line-Reuter. fainted-Reuter, is not an exceptional case,
rectly guessed that the club Knate vulnerable game, worth as scored was a singleton and, in fact had in team-of-four, play--120 points, decided early in the hand that East was saved at the paltry price of
A 100 points.. must be short in that suit.
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