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HAS BRIDGE HAD ITS DAY?

(BY A BRIDGE FLATER.}

Two years ago when auction" began to find a firm footing in the card-rooms of certain Lon dan clubs it was prophesied that the new game would seal the doom of bridge. The propheta, however, omitted to mention that in sealing the dorm of bridge, anotion was preparing its own downfall,

Bridge had a successful career because it was genial, sociable, and easy going, and contained just that spice of gambing so dear to the heart of most card-players. Auction lacks all those qualities except the laat. It is a hector ing, bullying, and nerve-racking game with a strong tendancy to degenerata into a dows right gamble. Still, in spite of those defects there is a fascination about auction, and those who have once tasted its delights have no ap. petite left for the tamer fare of ordinary bridge. And this is where the trouble comes in. Many of those who deserted bridge for auction (wo year ago are now becoming heartily sick of their new plaything, and bars scthing to put in its place. Bridge has grown insipid, poker is out of dute, and baccaint is illegal as a club game,

BRIDGS'IN THE CLUBS.

There is no census talton of bridge-players and whether their numbers are increasing or diminishing must be a matter of conjecture rather than of arithmetic. But thera ars somo unmistakable signs that bridge is rapidly falling out of favour, and that its place as a national pastime has not been taken by azotion.

With in he last twelve months three London bridge clubs are put up their shutters, an

one or two others are in serious difficulties. At ene famous card club in the West End there are only a couple of rubbers in progress every evening, where four years ago there were dozen, At the Portland Club, of course, play is as brisk as ever, but the Portland holds a unique position in cinland, and is no more an index of what is happening elsewhere, than is the M. C. C. member, liat a proof of the sneers of county cricket.

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Their Royal Highnesses were pressated with an address in a gold-casket with appropriate inscriptions in connection with the Union of South Africa,

The Dake, replying to the address, said it had given him great satisfaction to open the first Union Parliament. sincere gratification at the tour in South Africa. He also expressed his

King's warm and gracious approval. It was a The results of the mission had received the gennine pleasure to know that bis efforts had been so cordially appreciated by his fellow citizens of London.

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The procession re-formed and marched to the beinr charmed with the soft brilliance, the chry. It was a regal scene, the eye santhemgms-and ferns, while one was further impressed by the group of British and South African flags on the dim, wall.

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THE MELBOURNE WHARP STRIKE ENDS.

Melbourne, January 31st. The wharf labourers have decided to resume

At the banquet the Dake of Connaught, ro- | 1313] sponding to the Lord Mayor's fonat, said he was Private bridge seems to be losing its attrae.onvinced that the inangaration of the Union tivaness just as much as club bridge. The sme marked an achievement in political and social is no longer ubiquitous. Nowadays one can

regeneration which the future would recoguito travel to a race meeting or a regatta without a paralleled in the history of the civilized finding the compartments of most of the rail-

world. He would be cold and dull indeed who way carriages converted into impromptu dard.

saw unmoved men gathered round the Throne work. rooms, while threer four years ago not even a punt in a backwater was free from the in- trasion of a rabbor, Country house visitors all tell the same story. At week-end parties bridge is still played, but it is no longer indispensable Hosts and guests alike manage somehow to get through the interval between tea and dinner without the assistance of a pack of cards. And, mest omlaons sign of all, novelists now write stories in which none of the characters declares "No trumps" or says "Thank you, partner."

In the card-playing world one hears all sorts of explanations of the decline of bridze, The? motor-ear, roller skating, or even the wicked- ness of a Radical Government are variously suggested. The most plausible of these ex- planations is certainly the motor-car. One most be a card-playing faustic to prefer the atmosphere of a card-room to an exhilarating afternoon in the open air. The adv at of the motor-car has altered many of our social habits, bridge-playing among others. Still, when one remembers what an obsession bridge had become a few years back, the motor car soome an insde. qrate explanation of the present emptiness of the card room. After all, a good many people owned motor cars ten years ago and yet found time to play bridge.

There must be, as the lawyers say, some other contributory causo.

BAD MANNERS AT THE CARD TABLE.

THE FUTURE OF EAST AFRICA AND UGANDA,

London, January 31st. Sir Edward Girouard, K.C.M.G., D.S.O.,

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Cargo remaining on board after 2 PM of the

who had no lately known the horrors of war. His friend, General Boths, in a true Imperial spirit, invited the representatives of the sister Domi- pleasure of meeting bir. Fisher, Mr. Le Mioax-R.B, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of uions. He consequently enjoyed the uddițional an eloquent statesman from Canada, with which East Afriss speaking at a dinner of the London country it would soon be his pride to be closely hamber of Commerce, said that he desired to assisted and also the representatives of New impress on the merchants of London the great and PENANG are requested to take IM- Zealand,

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building of the Uganda railway. He urged the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consigneos Empire nevar undo a better bargain then the side such cargo impediug the discharge of the opportunities offered by East Africa The MEDIATE delivery of their goods from along- desirability of building feeders to it. The tra- risk and expense. ing instinets of the natives were surprising. He could not recall a case of native aggression during the past three years,

South Africa aut lit emphasis on the lasting Mr. Lewis Harcourt proposed "The Union of and loving effect of the tour.

ATTEMPTED FLIGHT FROM

FLORIDA TO CUBA.:

London, January 30th. Tho aviator, McCurdy, set out on an aeroplano fly from Kar West (Florida) to Havanu (Cubs). The aeroplane was fitted with pontoons.

Ten miles from Havana Mr. McCurdy fell into the sea, but was saved.

THE "8" MURDER.

London, January 30th. The coroner's jury has returned a verdict.of murder against the man Stinle Morrison, who was charged with being concerned in the Clapham 8" murder.

CORONATION POLO.

London, January 30th. The Ranelagh Club is offering a Coronation Cup worth £250, with four souvenir oups. It polo teams from Great Britain, India, and the Colonics.

The contests, which are under the immediate Patronage of the King, will start on July 15th, and will be held annually.

WATER RETURN.

No Fire Insurance has been offoctesi. Bills of Lading will be cowritersigned by the Undersigned.

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CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL.

1910.

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0 ft. 113 in. 3 ft. 9 in. Below overflow. ... 9 ft. 10 in. 23 ft. 9 in.

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So far as club bridge is concerned, one of the causes of ita declining popularity is obvious was a tradition of whist began to deteriorate with the introduction of bridge and resebad vanishing-point with auction. A scolding, ung- ging element has orept into bridge and gradu. ally dostrored that genial and light-hearted spirit which in the early days made the game so welcome a relief from the porte tous solem- nity of whist. In every club are to be found certain professors," of both sexes, who have made it their mission to lesture their partners and opponents on the play of every hand. Admittin that it is exasperating to see a gond hand mangled by her stupidity and the odd trick lost when the game is on the table, the payment of the club's subscription does not give any member, however fine a player he may be, the right to lectu e his fellow members As a matter of fact, many of the professors" are exceedingly indifferent players, Some of them are bullies pure and simple who vent their ill humour at holding bad cards on the supposed delinquencies of their partners. The elab committee in such cases are powerless, Nagging. is not an offence which can be punished by expulsion All they can do is to administer s word of warning to the offenders, who, after a fow days' improvement, go back to their bad old The vast ma ority of those who play bridge in elabs, especially "mired “ (MITSU BISHI 00.)

olub, play mainly for amusement. The prospect of 00AL DEPARTMENT.gain is only a secondary object with thom, They derive no samus ment from listening to professorial advics and rebuke. The whole proceeding bores them, and after enduring it for a few months they rosiga their membership, or at any rate cease to use the olub.

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THE DESERT TO BLOSSOM AS THE ROSH.

London, January 30th. for the construction of a great dam on the Sir John Jackson has received the contract Hadis (Hitia) branch of the euphrates.

permit of the irrigation of an enormous area.

The work will cost several millions, and will

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.

London, January 30th. feated by rioting, the Government of Bonador Owing to the opposition of the people, meni- has abandoned the negotiations for a lease of the Galapagos Islands to the United States.

PRUSSIA AND THE VATICAN.

Berlin, January 30th, Balations between Prussia and the Vatican are much strained.

The Prossian Misistor, at a luncheon on the Esiser's birthday, in Rome, declared that the religions peace of Germany appeared to be threatened by the attitude of the Taticsu.

The trouble appears to be due to the exaction of the anti-Modernist oath from the clergy. At the instance of Prussia the Vatican exompted Catholic Professors of Theology in the Univer sities; but the Pope has since written a letter to the Archbishop of Cologne hoping that those allowed to dispenso with the oath will be the first to take it in order to prove their manly character.

The letter has exasperated the Protestant

THE HOFE DIAMOND GOES TO AMERICA. Washington, January 30th.

A millionaire, Mr. Edward McLean, has bought the Hope diamond from Messrs. Cortior Brothers, of Paris, for £60.007,

THE REV.VAL OF BACCARAT. When it was the fashion with, certain well- meaning persons to denounce bridge as a gam Press, bling game, it used to be urged in its defence that, so far from encouragin gambling, bridge had exercised a healthy mori influence to ban ishing baccarat. This was so far true that when first bridge became popular baccarat ceased to be played in privato bouses, But within the at two years baccarat and chemin de fer bare been coming into favour again: Both games arm, of course, rigidly barred in clubs, bat private baccarat partins have, in many houses both in Loudon and the country, taken the place of the once inevitable rubber of bridge.

Will the onco innumerable army of bridge players remain content with baccarat, or will some new card game be inv nted with all the

STORAGE GALLONS,

"ISCHIA," having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., Kowloon. whence delivery may be obtained. Perishable Goods to be taken do.. 239,870,000 livery of immediately.

1910.

27,000 Allaims must be sent to the Office of the 179,320,000 undersigned before NOON on the 19th inst.,

9,675,000 or they will not be recognised. 2,017,000

1909. Tytam

243,350,000 Tytam Byewash .... 352.000 Tytam Intermediate 201,384,000 Pokfulam Wong-nsi-chung

44,660,000 052,000 Total 490,598,000 426,309,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY-

1909. ・・・ 1910. Consumption 138,939,000 113,474,000 gallons Estimated Consumption per

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KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

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1970.

1911. Below overflow, Bulow overflow

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1911

All Claires must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hore, after which date they cannot be recognised,

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining No Claims will be admitted aftor the Goods. undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject to rent. *.

All breken, chafed, sad damaged goods must. be left in the vodowns, where they will be examined on the 16th instant, at 9.30 AM. No Fire Insurance has been effected.

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CONSUMPTION OF WAFEL IN KOWLOON

hazardous and for extra hazardons Godowns of the DUEING THE MONTH OF J›NUARY,

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves 1909, 1910.

delivery may be obtained. 23,660,000 22,100,000 gallons

Consumption Estimated popu

lation

90,000 Consumption per

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95,300

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WHARF LABOURERS STRIKE IN MELBOURNE. water is of oxcellent quality.

Melbourne, January 30th. The wharf labourers here have struck on a question of wages. Inter-state shipping is paralysed.

DEATH OF ME. KIPLING'S FTHBE

London, January 30th. The Times announge, the death of Mr. J. Kiping, at Tisbury, Wiltshire.

SINGAPORE, Messa. Tax BOEFRO & Co. Popular qualities of bridge? Enthusiasts who Lockwood Kipling father of Mr. Radyard

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bare plas eu vint-a Russian game, which is really the parout of both bridge and anetion- tell us that it is the finest card game in exist- endo, and that if tould be introduced inte England it would attract more followers thaa. bridge ever did, even in its most palmy days. 'There is no room hore to describe the details. of viut. It is assuredly a more spacious game tima bridge, among other lordly features, four honours in tramps scoring 2:00 above the line-Day Mart

ECONOMY.

FORMING THE NEW BRITISH MINISTRY.

Louden, January 21st. Mr. F. D. Aeland, M.P., has been r -appointed Financial Secretary to the War Office,

THE JETHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

Londen, January 31st..

At the National Sporting Club Jim Driscoll, of Cardiff, defeated spike Robson, of Shields, in the wrenth round, rete n ng the Lonsdale balt and the featherweight shampionship. The late ex-Governor Allen D Candler, of

BETTER UNDERSTANDING WITH GERMANY. Georgia, was famous in the south for bis quaint

London, January 31st. humour. Er-Governors Candler," said a The Right Hon. Herbert Samuel, speaking at Gainesville man, “ones abandoned cigars for a

a dinner of the International Association of pipe at the beginning of the year. He stack to Journalists, arged the fress to seize every bis resolve till the year's end. Then he was opportunity to promote that growing good-wil hoard to sayy notual calculation I have between England and Germany, No

object, ho saved, by amaking a pipe instead of oig ra, this was dearer to the arts of the Guvern your, 208del. But where is it? Louisvillement that post haprovement in Anglo-

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