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SUPERSTITIOUS CARD-PLAYERS.

THE LIKING FOR "WIN-

NING? SEATS. "

GOOD CARD HOLDERS,"

"(BY HUGH ELLIOT.)

STARVING BIRD IN A

BEDROOM."

ALLEGED DELUSIONS OF A SOLICITOR.

DISPUTED CODICILS,

A retired solicitor, who left an estate of £105,000 was stated during the hearing of an action in the Probate Court to have walked about his home carrying tora-up news papers and a wet sponge in a black brief bag. It was also he complained of the fact that there was a starving blackbird in his bed,

room.

asserted that

The action, which was heard by Lord Merrivale, was concerned with the estate of John William Berry a retired solicitor, of Holly Lodge, The Common. Edling, who left a will dated June 1914, with five codicits. There was no dispute con cerning the will and the first three codicils, but the Crown put the executors to proof with regard to the last two codicils.

1928.

THE PIECE GOODS. TRADE.

JAPANESE COMPETITION,

A LETTER FROM INDIA.

The following is an extract fohm ad Indian agent's letter, dated January 23th. to a British firot that has targs dealings with India and the Far East :-

HONG KONG STOCK. EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

MARCH 30, 1928. A.. Bank.......... ......$1,975 bay.

Do., Chartered Bank... bay.. London...£133 Hoi. Mercantile Bank A. nom. -U...214ƒ nom.'

Do.,

Bengueta Katlan Mining Au..............

...$74 buy.

8675 bay.

The 143 nom.

Obay..

45

buy

$5 name .00/. nom. Tito no Tie, 7 now..

Langkats (combined).. Da (single).... S'hal

Explorations „*13%. 2) nom.

.......... 6. nom.

nami.

O. Bank East Asia Bank ... In all forms of gambling there are two factors which in the long run

this, and we feel it, therefore, our North China in.

Perhaps you are not aware of Canton Insurance

Union losgrace determine who will win. The first

duty to acquaint you of the psi-Yangtese insurance...M. $484 bay. factor is the odds, the second factor

tion. The slackness of the British China Underwriters is the capital which the gambler

trade has been due to, mainly, wo China Fire Insurance...15 nom, has, available. These two are of co-

think, owing to Japan coming into Hong Kong Fire Las...$750 buy. equal importance. If we never

the pieco-goods trade. They were, H. Steamboats mely 29 53.

Douglases incontri......4V4 POLIT make a bet except at odds-on, we

of course, in the piece-goods trade, H.K. Tugs

$ nom. shall still end as losers, unless we

but not so seriously as they are Indo-Chinas (Prof) buy. have a capital sufficient to meet

from about six to eight months ago. Sasil Transports 87,6 nom. ᎠᎴ, . (Def.) $100 Bum. any bad run that can occur.

They have copied as they have been Waterboats. It a rich man and a poor man

reputed to anything and every- tossed a penny on the arrangement

thing, and placed their goods in the that if heads turn up the rich man

market at a price 73 per cent. wins and it tails turn up the

to 100 per cent below British prices poor man wins £1, they start with

and terms D/A, il and... an even chance; but if they go an

Such a state of things cannot be in long enough, the rich man is bound to win: for he can with-,

lieved, but that is the truth. In stand the run of bad luck which torney-General, Sir Thomas Inskip,

Sir Douglas Hogg. E.C., the At-silks or cotton they are in a fayour drives out the poor man, and it.C. the Solicitor-General, and able position, and are able to quote New Engineerings.. HONG KONG.

very much cheaper than British or Continental prices. It is a fact Japan was in the piece-goods traile for a number of years past, but then their main lines were cotton goods of a cheap kind, such as banians, towels, and some shirtings. But EK Lands Mr. Murr put forward the wil

now the story is quite different; Shanghai Landsdis. 133 buy. and codicils, as an executor.

Humphreys Estates$15 buy, Murt, under the last two codicils, ness, reaping the market, and we . Territorials

Mr. they are in every grade of the busi-Bong Kong Realties....59.20 buy. received the residuary legacy, have some fear for the British and Fook Tram (old)

ELK Tramways * 125.80 sel., 251⁄2 * *. which, it was stated, amounted to. between £35,000 and £40,000.

Continental piece gooda Their The Crown asserted that Mr. stuffs, finish and the other details Uhins Lights(combi), $15 nom

Star Ferries the two last codicils were drawn up-Continental makes, if not better. Berry was not of sound mind when are just as good as any British or He was, they asserted, suffering

(old) $12) bay. (new).....$19 bay.

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is only a question of time till a fatal fun of bad luck occurs.

This fact is recognised at Monte Carlo, where the bank not only has the odds in its favour, but by the imposition of a maximum limit en- sures that its capital is enormous ly larger than those which the players can bring against it. Were it not for this provision "the bank could and would soon be beaten by some large syndicate, with a capital sufficient to override the odds against it. For a very rich man can beat a poor man,, not only at even chances, but against the odds

Mogical, But Rəzi.

All this is true of bridge, in so far as gambling enters into bridge. Equally true is it that there are no other relevant factors beyond these two. But card players are on the whole superstitious, and most of them prefer to sit in the ning" seats, or to play with the "winuing "carda, or to fulfil some other rite which they think will help to bring success.

#in.

#

Mr. Thomas Bucknit represented the Crown; and Sir Ellis Hume Williams, K.C., Mr. Acton Pile, and Mr. Clifton Robbins were for the defendant, Mr. William Thomas Skepper Mure, s solicitor, practis- eng at Southampton-row and living at Kenilworth-road, Ealing,

£35,000 Legacy.

front à progressive and mental in The principal, sufferers are the firmity, loss of memory, and a de- C.PA., whose designs are copied fusion that he was a ruined man.

right and left, without the least consideration.

There was no charge of undue in uence or fraud against Mr. Murr, and Sir Ellis Hume-Williams con- sequently submitted that the ques- tion was solely whether Mr. Berry was of sound testamentary capacity when he made the two codicils.

The Crown also contended that

Mr. Murr knew of Mr. Berry's mental incapacity, and they alleged that while acting as his solicitor. Mr. Murr received substantial benefits on behalf of himself, and members of his family

Totally irrelevant as these rites really are, the fact that a person believes in them does give them some importance. We may not be lieve in ghosts, but we do not com. pol our guests to sleep in

haunted room: nor, if we win the cut for the first deal, should we compel our partner to sit in the "losing

71 seate to play with the "losing" cards. It merely makes him uncomfortable; and though the feeling may be (and is) proft by it; and if the situation illogical, yet feeling plays a larger very pronounced he may feel part in life than logic, the fanatics of logic usually fail in dealing with men, and always fail in dealing with women.

For the moment, however, I am concerned with logic, and one of its most incontrovertible principles is this: that where there are fixed odds (as at Monte Carlo) the past has no influence upon the future. That is to say, if red has turned up twenty times running its pro bability of turning up on the twenty-first occasion is precisely the same as if black had turned up on the twenty previous coups, or as if red and black had turned up intermittently. So at bridge, certain seats or certain cards have won every rubber during the even- ing, "no sort of presumption, no tinge of probability, is thereby created that they will win the next. For the same reason. there is no such thing as good "card holder or bad "card-holder." One player may have beld worse than average cards for a month, or a year, or five years Another player may have held better than the average for those periods. Yet if these two sit down to play against each other it still remains 3 dead-level het which will hold the better carde.':

1

The hearing was adjourned.

himself under the necessity of play ing a card which be knows to be thoroughly bad, instead of that which would perhaps give him a

game.

It is in such situations that the card sense is most valuable, for it attentions of a player on the concentrates the whole mind and legitimate observations ferences and automatically cuts out

and in those that are not legitimate.- Frening Standard.

NEW BRIDGE. RULES.

REVOKE PENALTY AND

MAJORITY CALL.

after conferences at the Portland The new laws of bridge-framed Club-will come into force on March 1st. ranged, remodelled, and in many They have been entirely rea?". cases rewritten: The important changes are as follow:

REVOKE PENALTY-In the case of revoke by opponents declarer can take only two tricks instead of, aa formerly, three tricks, or 100 points above the line. In the case of re- take 100 points above the line for voke by declarer opponents can each revoke as before,

CHICANE Scoring for chicane has been abolished.

MAJORITY CALLING-Permissive

Such is the state, and that is the reason why dealers have been offer- ing at such ridiculous prices recent- ly. There must be a considerable

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HK. & K. Wharf...11 bay. Tronoh Mizes

*****...17/6 bay. E.K. & W. Docks..... China Providents Hongkuwa

Shanghai Docki

5.

..145 som

...d

7 B.YÜ sal.

A04 by.

*

100 bay.

buy

s

y bay.

› Cotton was 87 S'ha Coltons (cht)

Do. (new)...... fis. 31

H.5.& Hatele

A

Do. HK Electrics

Tis. 58 bay 1991 OL, 50 Dom.

- † 19.10 buy. 21°

sel, 9.20 1

313

nom

Macas Electrica...$25 bay, Telephone.....................

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Cuticura Baths Comfort And Refresh The Skin

Cleanse and freshen your skin by bathing daily with Cableurs Soup. If there are any algns of pimples.: redness or roughness follow with aj gentle application of Cations Oint- ment to sooths and heal Caticura. Talcum, amooth, cooling and kagrant, is the ideal talics powder. Soap, Cinternet, Tálenia sold throughout the world. Belkan Desert 3. Bouver 400

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Special Comedy Season

WILBUR PLAYERS

Starting

TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd.

bay.

4.85 buy.

6 bay.

& Bà

ALPS

Singapore Tractions. 11/9 now, China Sugars.......$10 Malabon Hagars bij.,120 nom, Caments (combined).... il bay. Oautun Ices

in prices, otherwise the business will suffer. Of course, we give this Do news to you for your own guidance, and we hope you will give this your careful consideration."

Japan has seen her opportunity in holding the market at a time when other markets require higher terrible reduction. prices; she is able to give at a

4.

that we give you, and subject this You may rely on the information for your careful thought.

ARTIFICIAL SILK FOR CHINA.

MAKING STEADY HEADWAY

Since India took to growing tea, China, the original home of the product, no longer dominates the market, and figures which have just been issued relating to artificial silk make one wonder if China's silk industry is to be similarly backseated, says the China Eeprexa ternal troubles in. China artificial and Telegraph. In spite of the in- gilk is making-stendy headway. It is perhaps not easy to appreciate that China is already importing a greater value of yarn to weave ou her own looms than the total value of her importe of piece goods. Io 1925

Chinesa

imports totalled 3,241,000 lbs., and, in 1920 8,219,000. b. No completed returns are yet available for the year 1937, but come interesting data is obtainable by leading European countries. from the returns of exports made

In 1924 Italy sent 491,000 lb of yarn, in 1925 953,000 lbs, and in 1928 2,509,000 lbs, or approximate use of majority instead of value as much as the whole of the im calling is given in the appendix,ng the first ten months of 1927 a

porta into Shanghai in 1925. - Du hut the old calling remains as be further huge increase is recorded, fore in the laws.

the Italian exports to this market reaching 3,183,000 Ibe

11/11 sm.

Do. (eld)....10) Hom Dio. (new).210 nom. H.K., Ropes (old) 2

(now)....$3.70 3,5x Dary Farma...21) boy, 21.90 an United Asbestos 10. Watas Dor: A

Wings Lane Crawfords... Sinceres Mackintosh..........

..$1 BOL.

DOEL

bay ...bay.

Wa. Powells... HK Amesemanta HK. Constructions, nutu

Cort, Losos pram, bas. 'que, Indar. G. Bonds.,.6uz bay. bayonyers; sel-selleru; -İKİ

Roinen,minal.

EXCHANGE RATES.

(BRITISK WIRELESS BERVICE)

Paris Now York Brussels Gezeva Amsterdam Milan Berlin

Copenhagen Oslo Vichon Prague

Athens Lisbon Bucharest

Bucay, March 22nd.

124 4.88.5/32 $35.02

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In the interests of

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it is advisable to use only a well-known and established brand.

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INSURE

23.34

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20.5/16-

STOP

INDIGESTION, WHERE

IT BEGINS.

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BAGGAGE

WITH

From the superstitious, player I Dow pass to the lax and informal player those, for instance, who make a habit of looking at the Inst trick, after it has been turned, or those who cut the cards before they have been presented. No really self-respecting eard-player will do either. The Portland Club has at tached a penalty to looking at the

DRAWING. FOR last trick. I cannot agree with used to be called cutting for part- PARTNER. What so drastic a

measure; it is an in formality father than a crime, and player may expose a card until all ners is now called drawing. No the fewer panalties we have the four have drawn from the pack. better. Like all penalties which are in excess of popular feeling out of turn is now void. The call. PASKING OUT OF TURN,-A pass it is hardly ever applied. Still no reverts to the plager whose proper in 1995 reached 625,000 The fell to is to remove their cause and keep German exports to China, which i tion trouble as they come along one with a sense for cards can do turn it was and the offender must 608,000 lbs in 1996 and to 88,000 free from this harrowing oorplaint

Hesitation.

pass. when next it is his turn to lbs. in the first six months of 1927. altogether. Even the worst sufferers ther rounds, if there are any, and in 1998, which was the great little Bisurated Magnesio in "OCEAN" COMPREHENSIVE hid, but he may come in after fur- In 1925 Britain pent 380,243 lbs. can avoid indigestion by taking a

Besitation before making a bid

A CARD SHORT-When one player

and an 1928 794,000 lbs., while in In 1923 Holland sent 548,000 lbs.,

1927 the figure was increased to 1,434,000 lbs.

Fax better than relieving indiges

GILMAN'S

POLICY

ON BALY

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or before playing a card is often unavoidable. Unfortunately such has only twelve cards and the rest boycott year, only 102,838 lbs. The water after meals, because this nou- besitation often conveys informa: have thirteen, under the old law return for 1997 are not yet avail- tralises exces acidity, prevents tion; and this native defect of he was responsible for any revoke

able. Imports of piece goods, fermentation and makes indiges- auction bridge would suffice among he might make through the misspartly of artificial silk, reached a tion impossible But Bisurated, dishonest players to wreck the ing card. The new orders against 1,285,000 Hk. Cele in 1025, soothes, toss in prd that is value of 2,892,000 Hk. trels in 1920, Magnesin does more than this; it whole game. The fact that in prae him from this liability and tice it matters very little is a re a new deal if it can be proved that of which tore than half was flamed stomach lining, and that is markable testimonial to the general the card was never dealt to him Bitial. Imports of artificial, milk why ot is recommended by doctors Integrity of card players. Yet it CLAINING__THE_REST-When the cotton mixtures in 1995 and used in hospitals. Birurated' cannot be too strongly stated that declarer claims the rest of the amounted to 1,371,910 yards, and Magnesia is sold by all chemists in player who permits himself to tricks and places, his cards on the The latter. Egures refer, however, you muller with indigestion, got d to 1,743,556 square yards in 1926, both powder anal tablet fomis. Il profit by knowledge gained through table, not only may he not finesse his partner's busitation is cheating but also be must state how he pro to Shanghai only, and reveal, when package and take a little after of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

If a player is so unfortunate as poses to play the hand

compared with the British total meals Lake thousands of other to find himself unwillingly in BTATING THE LAW-Under the exports of this class of goods one-time sufferers, you will find pocasion of illegitimate know new code any player may call his 2,048,368 square yards for the whole tout relief is immediate, no matter ledge through this means, it 16.up) porters attention to an irregu-of China in the latter year-the-how-severe the attack uny be or to him to ensure that he gains no farity and may state the law on fairly good hold conintained by whether the trouble is one of long

(Continued on next Column). the subject.

Britain.

standing

T

TONG KONG HANSARD RE PORTS of the MEETING

or the Easion 1927.

Revised by Members

PRIDE

timere na

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