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REGISTRATION OF DOMESTIC

SERVANTS.

BRIDGE.

The following in thò patition which Hou H. E. Pollock desired to present at the Legislative Council on Tuesday, and which was ruled out of order -----

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COMPANT. ESTABLISHED 1836.

INCOME 1902

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POLICIES issued by :-

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA[It is verpicated that all communications rejerring to thin column be addrewed to Mogul," are u TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESU.] At the outset it may he stated perhaps RTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of superfluously--that the object of this column is SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be not to teach Bridge. Fow of the many good beld at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Victoria players in this Colony would undertake to lay -Your Petitioners, ladies of the European Buildings, oo WEDNESDAY, the 27th JANUARY, 1904, at 11.30 o'clock A.M. for the down the law to their fellows; but there are Community in this Colony, respectfully request purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc equally few, perhaps even noue, who are so that logislation may be introduced to cope with Hongkong, 1st January, 1904. tors together with a Statement of Accounts for proficient in the game that they are unable at the existing difficulties in connection with the your ending 31st December, 1903.

times to learn a little from leas competent and Chinese domestic servants, viz.,boys, bonsa

coolica, cooks, vóbiolo-coolies, and amaks. experienced players than themselves. There- fore it is intended to invite amateurs—if, in- 2-During the greater part of every day wo deed, any Bridge players are amateurs-tours left alone in car houses, and in the majority send in records of interesting or difficult of cases the domestic servants, taking advantage

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, the 1st JANUARY, to WEDNES. DAY, the 27th JANUARY, bath days inclusive, during which poriad no Transfer of Shares an bo rogistered.

Dy Order of the Board of Directora,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 18th January, 1904.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

hands which have come under their notice to criticise the play of such hands, and to indicate any points which may ocear to [284

them as being of interest to the average

NOTICE IS HEREINARY ME

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on WEDNESDAY, th 27th JANUARY, 1904, at 11.30 o'clock A.M. for the purpose of receiving the Eepart of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1903.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 6th JANUARY, to WEDNESDAY, the 27th JANUARY (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the

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Wo have heard that attempt has been made at home to unify the various laws, conventions, and codes of Bridge, but as yet nothing lans come to band.

It may be said that owing to the comparativo. newness of the game and ite infinite varieties,

are

opinions of the best players widely divergent ou such vital points us, for instance, the advisability of discarding from strength or Weakness, or of leading the highest heart or the highest of the shortest suit by the elder hand when his partner has doubled no trumpa, Much may be said for auil against either side in each case, but there must be a right and swrong, and the sooner players are informed by the Bridge "powers that be" what is the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency correct play in this and similar instances the

Co. Lt.

General Agents for THE WEST POINT BUILDING

CO., ED. Hongkong, 9th January, 1904.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY CO., LD.

better for the game.

The American game of whist-duplicate whist-probably presents the most perfect card game of its kind, es no advantage is derived from holding superior cards, and could some method of playing Bridge on similar lines be invented the newer game would doubtless be more popular even than is the casa,

Apart from fundamental principles which we do not feel competent to open, we believe that adequate discussion may perhaps tend to raise the average standard of Bridge in Hongkong, and we trust that no one will hesitate to append notes and suggestions to any hand he may consider to be of sufficient interest to send in-still less will he hesitate to criticise our notes on any game presented

of the absence of the master of the house, dis obey orders, are lazy and insolaut.

3-Our husbands or brothers, owing to their

business engagements, have not the time to spend in instituting and attending prosecutions at the Magistracy, and it is highly distasteful as well as most inconvenient to ourselves- especially in the summer season to take steps personally to have offenders punished.

4. Our only remedy is to diemiss the offend- ing parties; but such dismissalis a poor remedy, for we must engage fresh servants, unless, as often happens, we are boycotted, and such fresh servants come to us as a rule without any corti

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ficates of character. Even if they bring certi- STABLES. ficates of character we are often wasble to fad out whether the chamoter relates to the person presenting it, for there is no means of identifi- cation, and the perpetual Austriation of the European community readers enquiry as to the bona fides of an applicant impossible in many easer.

5.- Some of us have lived for many years in this Colony, and can slate must positively that the demeanour and capability of domestic ser- vasts hare deteriorated in recent years, with the result that domestic economy is a source of increasing annoyance and straia every day to your petitioners, who have enough already to contend with in the climatic conditions.

6. We respectfully assert that our relation to domestic servants cannot be judged by that which prevails at Government House or Houd- quarter Kous, or in bachelor establishments, The perquisites and the status of servants at Government House or Head-quarter House tand to render them more attentive, respectful, and diligent; whilst to pay in bachelor establishments is notorionsly very high, and

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICE IS NEREDINARY MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S, OFFICES, MACHINES Victoris Buildings, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th JANUARY, 1904, at 12 o'clock Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1903.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 6th JANUARY, to WEDNESDAY, the 27th JANUARY (both days inclnsive), during which may come under our personal notice, therefore ultractive, though in which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

WITH TAPERING ARM.

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Hongkong. 11th Jautry, 1904. NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS

EXTRA COPIES of Daily Press are on sule daily at Mr. H. RUTTONJEE'S KOWLOON STORE, No. 36, Elgin Rosd Price 15 cents per copy cash.

Hoogkong, 2nd December, 1907,

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We give here an interesting hand played by some of the best players in London.

Score, love all. AB YZ are partners. A deals and declares no tramps. Y leads Diamond J and B lays down:-

Hearts. A Q J 10 8 5 3 Diamonds. 96 Clube. 53 Spades.

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Trick 1. Y, Diamond J; B, 6; 2, 3; A, Q.

bachelor

establishments there are, we baliose, more often than not, grave causes of complaint on the side of the masters.

7-We fortber submit that our experience should not bo compared with, or rejected in favour of, the experience of the few influential members of the community' who obtain their servants though a Chinese compradore, who is responsible for their o ndnet, and whose interest. it is to see that no cause of trouble arises in

rospect of incivility, or wages, or any other

mottor.

8. We would impress on Your Excellency that we represent the bulk of the European indice of Hongkong, and that we have a right to have our grievances seriously and impartially considered sud legislated for.

THE TWENTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS in the Company will be held in the COMPANY'S OFFICES, No. 14, Des

2 A, Heart 6; Y, 2; B, 10: Z, 9!! Youx Road, Victoria, on 6 FEBRUARY, 1904, at 11 A.M. for the purpose of receiving

This is the interesting point. Of course it Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Dammy goes on with the are of hearts it is all General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1908, declaring

Dividend and over, bar shouting, for A makes even bearts, two electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors. spades, two diamonds, and a club-little stam but The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Z's brilliant idea is that be will make A believe will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the 6th that the heart K. is in Y's hand, and get FEBRUARY, both days inclusive.

him to finesse again, which he did, as will b 9-We are not asking for oppressivo legisla SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

In any case, apart from considerations tion in our favour as against the interests of Hongkong, 18th January, 1904. [272 which we shall notice later, Z only stands to.

the Chinese; we are merely asking that every So Chinese who offers himself or horgolf aan servant HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACÃO 10so one trick, and may suve the game

should come with credentials which can be relied STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

Trick 3-Dummy, Spade 6; 2, 3; A, 10; Y, Kupon. It must be obvious that any system 4–Y, Diamond 10; B, 6 ; 2, 5; A, Ace, which raises the standard of servants must 5A, Heart 4; Y, 7; B, J; Z, K,

benefit the servant as well as the master, be be and takes the trick. He leads bass diamond

European or Chinese. and AB make the odd trick only.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

MHE SEVENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY & SON'S I HALF-YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will bo held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 19, CANVAS Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Conteal, on SATURDAY, the 6th FEBRUARY, at 12 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a State- ment of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, con. firming the appointment of a Director aud electing Auditors.

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It occurs to one that if Z bad taken the first heart trick and led back a diamond that Y might have had Ace 10 of that suit and have caught the King in A's band. Foster says, the ten lead can be from nothing else than KJ 10 Wo think that the J is batter, though many others, especially whist-players, always load the 10.

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Again, if A hal only one heart, he must have finessed the 10 and returned the Ace, when of course be would have caught Z'e King and made his seven hourts,

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We respectfully beg that Your Ex- cellency will initiate legislation on the following. or similar lines:--

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(a) Compulsory registration of all domestic

servants.

(b) Compulsory photographing of all domestic sorvaute.

(c) Compulsory taking out of registration certificates,

(d) Compulsory entries of charge of services

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