1935-11-25 — Page 7

World Bridge Olympic

PREPARATIONS FOR COLOSSAL EVENT

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GREATER PARTICIPATION

EXPECTED

In an advertisen nst elsewhere

In this issue, Bridge devotees are erged to save the night of. Febr-

uary 4, 1936. for the play of the

Olymple in Hong Kong. The suc

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the chance of an O'ympie prize. local awards are made for high scores.

"An article by G. W. Beynon In "The Bridge World' describes the history and operation of the event:

SELECTION OF HANDS

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ROBBERY

The par" on this hand 's three no trump, bid and made, or down one, and the principle-or lack of principle-ls theft.

"Few people realize the tremen dous amount of work involved in preparation for this colossal event. South, wao shou'd become de- The selection of hards, suitable clarer, must take the frst trip. for such a contest requires months (usually a spade) in his own hand of careful analysis and tests. Six- and lead a small heart toward the teen hands, only, can be used and Queen in duinmy. If West fails to eagh must lilustrate a principle ing up with the Ace. Geclarer steels play or bidafhg. There must be his nnih trck. and can estabish plenty of variation to intrigue the his clubs while he stil: retains a participants;~ "trick or problem spade stopper. hands must be carefully avoided. "Some people think the whole set is made up of catch hands. Such is not the case.

The instant a game is finished in any part of the world, the eap. taln malls the individual score

On the other hand, 11 West puts up the Ace and returns another spade. the contract will be set one trick Thus, the ultimate result of The Olympic Committee Is com- the play depends upon West. And posed of the most eminent mas· į so' does the East-Weit par, which ters of Contract, each at whom is three' notrump by North-South, submits 1 certain number of set one... There were two pars for hands. These are culled to fit the thts hand and each would receive programime of pictured principles, one point if made. Last year there Many hours are given to argument were ten pars possible in cach over featured points and the ques- direction..

on of acceptance becomes a mat- ter of final vote. But for the past three years no trick hands have been offered, for the experis rça- lize the devastating psychological influence brought upon player who And that a backward, finn the post office department assign is necessary to fufl 2. contract "huge mail bags and and win a pár. Every hand select-letter carriers to make immediate Ted for world competition must deliveries."

have certain qualifica*lans. chief of which is its normality. to provide universal competition and its purpose precludes fooling the players.

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sheets of his players to the World Bridge Olymp'e headquarters. Tons and tons of them arr.v dally and

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1935.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

é Week's Activities

was taken for

EXTRACTS FROM GARDEN PARTY

GAZETTE

Amendment To Probates Ordinance

In Aid of St. Andrew's Church

VISIT

St. Andrew's Church grounds

were Into

of

Sunday. November 17th-His Excellency, attended by Captain W. J. R. Cragg. A.D.C., and ac- It is notified that satisfactory 'companied by Lady Southom. proof of the appointment tight in the Monsieur Leon Vircondelet Imperial Airways Liner "Dorado" Frocureur General in Hong Kong by Captain W. A. Armstrong of the Society of the Missions Monday, November 18th.-Lady Etrangeres, in the place and stead Southorn held a meeting of the of Monsieur Alphonse Marie Bolt- Girl Guides Association Commit-teau, has been placed in the hands teo at Governmen: House

of His Excelency the Officer ministering the Govemment.

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The sollowing lunched at Gov- ernment House-Mrs. H. R. 3. Hancock. 'Mrs. Donald HIV-Smith. Mrs. G. A, C. Herklots. Mrx. W. J. Anderson, Mrs. A. . H. Phillips and Mrs. J. D. Danby.

Tuesday, November 18th-The following lunched at Government House: His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, Kt. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.. His Honour Mr. Justice A. G. and Mrs. Mossop, Hon. Mr. Edwin and Mrs.. Taylor, Hai. Mr. T. and Mrs: King. Hon. Dr. S. W. and Mrs. T'o. Hou. Mr. T N. Chau, Hon. Mr. J. J. and Mrs. Paterson, Professor K. H. and Mrs. Digby. Mr,, J. 1 McPherson, M.B.E.. Mr. and Mrs

D. L. Strellett, Mrs. A. M. Bowes- T. S Whyte-Smith. Mr. and Mrs.

Smith,

Miss Alabaster, Miss Monckton. The Misses King, and Mr. R. Edwards.

20th- Wednesday, November Lady Southorn presided at the Annual Meeting of the Girl Guides Association at Sandilands Hub

on Saturday transformed a pleasure-hunting ground when in place of the usual annual rete, a garden party

Was held delight both young which had everything there to and old. Treasure hunt and various games of competition evidence.

wero

much

in

The Garden Party was held to Ad-raise funds for the Church and the large number of supporters present testified to the worthiness of the cause. Early in the after, noon the Treasure Hunt started' and after half an hour's delay, Miss Betty Park was the success- ful patron securing the highest number of points for the event.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has appointed Dr. J. Valentine, to 'act as Deputy Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, during the ab. mence an leave of Dr. W. B. A. Moore,

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Tea was" served under the management of Mrs. Robson and It is notined that the Interna- at the conclusion of the fun an tional Sanitary Convention for informal concert comprising in- Aerial Navigation, which was sign-dividual songs and community ed at the Hague on April 12 1933, singing took place in the Church was radded by His Majesty's Gov-Hall, Among those who contri- ernment in the United Kingdom buted songs were Mrs. Robson,

on September 15, 1935. By virtue Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Luard, Mr. of a notification deposited on 3rd | Baldwin and the Rev. J. R. April, 1935, the Convention applies | Higgs.

"to the Colony of Hong Kong as The function ended at 6 p.m. from the 1st August, 1935. A copy after the Rev. J. R. Higgs had of the Convention may be inspect-presented the prizes and thanked ed at

the "Colonial Secretary's the helpers and visitors for at- Office.

tending the party. In closing his speech, he reminded his nearers that the "great day was next Saturday, when contributions to- wards the Church fund will be collected from 7 am to 7. p.m.

A bankruptcy notification states that a arst and final dividend of $0.80 per cent. has been declared in the case of E. A Beaumont, formerly carrying on business as Beaumont and Co., Prince's Bulld-

Thursday, November 21st-His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.

His Excellency received repre-Ing. sentatives of the Press.

Lady Southor visited the Art Club Exhibition held at Glouces- ter Building.

An examination for pilots 11- cences will be held at the Harbour Office at 10 am. on Tuesday, De

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Hon. Dr. A. R. and Mr. Wecember, 3. Ungton, and Dr. A. Stampar lunched at Government House.

Friday,

22nd.---Els November Excellency, the Right Honourable Sir Robert Clive, K.C.M.G., British Ambassador in Tokyo, and Miss Putricia Cadogan

arrived At- Government House.

Lady Southor entertained Mrs. J. W. Bymns and Mrs. C. L Hoover ear the Hong Kong Women's Inter-

national Club.

Then the clerical force goes into action, again. Even during the playing period th's army of work- │rrs has had little rest because rules had to be interpreted, decisions ORGANIZATION

given, special dispensatione allow- With the establishment of these ed to meet local conditions and last minute instructions to distant cap- sixteen prepared par hands,

tains. At the same time the cor- c'erical force goes into action. Three hundred thousand cireulars rect solutions of the hands are be- are sent out announcing the forth-ing rapidly mailed to all the cap. coming event. Toqusands of let-tains, so the players may learn al- ters follow. telling former captains most immediately how they fared. the plans for the year, anɛwering

the

AWARDS

questions about routine or conduct The score sheets are segregated of the game. This goes on for a to countries, states, districts

about three months while thou and cities, and the returns check- sands of game captains are

aped off against the names of the pointed and catalogued. It is ted-captains. Rapid mathematicians lous work and very exacting but Agure the pars on each sheet and withal, there is a glamour about total them and when all returne it.

bave been received from one coun- try or state, the score sheets tabu lated, the leading ones are turned over to the judges for fral awards.

Letters pour in from all part of the world and every state in the union. As on à magle carpet one is carried from Sccrabaja When the committee has selected the Dutch East Indies to Beirut Syria, and wafted to New Zealand, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Cape Town, South Africa: Shanghai, China: Painted Post, N.Y., and back to Bagdad Iraq. Within a few mo- ments every nation in the world In stamp review before

passes your eyes,

As the zero hour approaches the tardy ones begin to wire for cap- taincies. The speed becomes ac· telerated. Night is turned into day by extra shifts. Every icquity Is answered immediately; every modern time saver is utilized. By letter, wire and airplane, the re- piles rush out to the farthest com- ers of the earth.. And along with these gn the materials, equipment „and hand sets.

THEYEE OFF ·

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The following lunched at Gor- ernment House:-His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Robert Cilve. R.C.M.G.His Excellency Major-General F. S. and Mrs. Thackeray. His Eenour Sir Atholl and Lady MacGregor, Hls Honour Mr. Justice A. G. and Mrs. Mossop. Hon. Mr. D. W. and Mrs. Tratman, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith. Hon. Sir

Besides Miss Betty Park, those who won prizes were Miss Phyllis Kirby, Major Primer and Mr. and Mrs. Jefreya

of probate in the United Kingdom, British Courts in foreign countries and British possessions, but in the latter case only where the leglata- tures of such possession had made provision for reelprocity (see sec- tion 70 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897).

In the sad 'Circular despatch the Secretary of State pointed out

It is announced in the "Govern- ment Gazette" that in exercise of his powers under section 3 of the Registration of Imports and Exports Ordinance, 1922, the Governor in Council amends the Regulations that though the principle of re- Made on March 20, 1930, and pub-ciprocity is embodied at present shed by Goverment Notineation in the United Kingdom Legalation No. 170 the Gazette of March 21, 1930, as follows:

AMENDMENTS

1: The following proviso is add- ed the end of Regulation 4:——

"Provided that if the article is any one of the goods mentioned in the first schedule hereto and is exported to any of the countries mentioned in the second schedule hereto then the export declaration shall be furnished to the Super- Intendent on or before the date of exportation.

William and Lady Shenton, Dr. R. H. and Mrs. Kotewall, Professor W. I. and Mrs. Gerrard, Mr. gond Mrs. D. Drummond, Miss Capan, Mr. N. E: Young. M.C., Rev. W. Balmes, and Mr. W. S. A. Clough-gulations.

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His Excellency presided at meeting of the University Council, held at Government House,

O'n behalf of His Excellency, Captain W. J. R. Cragg. A.D.C., was present at the farewell of the Honourable John N. Garner, Vice-President of the United

President Jefferson." States of America, aboard the

all the winners, the announcement is made by wire all over the world and at the same instant the play-H. ers learn their fate.

Just as in the theatre, after the are audience has left the scenes. shifted, and the stage reset for the next performance,

FINGER PRINTS

Not Even Brothers Being Similar

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Fitzmaurice. British Consulate- Saturday, November 23rd.-VI, General, Batavia, N.EL. lunched at Government House,

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THIEF SHOT

Police Fired On Snatcher

A snatcher who, after making his haul, in an attempt to get away was brought down by a fusillade of shots and died after admittance to hospital on Batur day night.

Convicted of the theft of six pounds of lead from the Talkoo Dockyard at 5 p.m. on Friday,

Shortly after a p.m., a hue and Wong Tax Cho, unemployed, was sentenced to two months hard czy was raised near the district labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the of Fife Street, when a Chinese Central Magistracy on Saturday, Detective had to bring his fe

volver into use before the thief On a charge of returning from banishment, he was further sen-was finally brought down, and tenced to eight months hard seriously injured. The man was labour.

at once removed to hospital and died very shortly after. "The deceased snatched a bag from a married woman, Muk Mal Ho who was waiting for a bus in Nathan Road This acilan was seen by Chinese exconstable who at once took up the chase shouting robber" "rubber" as he went alone The detective at tracted by these shouts joined in and on reaching Fife Street he opened fire and brought the man to a halt. LAN

At 8:01 pm. February 4, every hand must be ready for play, every player in his seat prepared to fight for wor'd supremacy. The contest is extirely different from duplicate or rubber bridge. You do not play against the board-by- board score of competitors as in the former nor try to defeat your immediate opponents as in

After the "charge had been read latter. Each hand has a par value out, defendant denied having to be met. Sometimes it is in the beer banished and said it was play of declarer, sometimes in the his brother. Bergeant McKay defense of a contract. Often the testified that defendant's finger proper opening lead will gain a prints were the same as those of par for defenders and cost declarone Wong Sam, who had been er his contract, but declarer will sentenced to 14 days imprison still make his par if he plays well, ment In Febrtiary, six weeks in and each side is satisfied. N May and banished for 10 years in

Many people have asked, "What June this year is a part or How do you make Dar?". Perhaps the best way to explain is by illustration. In last year's set, Hand No. 1 was formed as follows:

In reply to the magistrate Bergeant Makay said that there was op record of finger prints of diferent persons, syen þrothers, being similar.

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The purse was later recovered and the sum of $1.65 was found Init

FIRST SCHEDULE.

1. Iran ore and concentrates, ground, unground or briquetted,

2. Iron and steel scrap and waste.

on the subject (see section 1 of the Colonial Probates Act, 1892), it is desirable to retain it in the Go- lonial legislation, which he sug- gests should follow, in all parts of the Colonial Empire, the Unes of the model enclosed with the Circular despatch.

The passing of this Ordinance will not alter very materially the existing practice of the Court in the Colony, as under the repealed provisions reciprocity has already been recognized and resealing of 2. The First and Second Schedule Probates and letters of adminis- hereto

are added after the Ap-tration is allowed in the case of pendix at the end of the said Re-

British courts in the United King- dom, China, the Bahamas, Bar- bados, British Honduras, British Gulana, the Falkland Islands, Fiji, The Gold Coast, Grenada, Lagos the Leeward Islands, Natal, New South Wales, New Zealand, Susenaland, Saint Helena, St. Wincent, South Austraila, The Straits Bettlements, Tasmania, Trinidad, Bechuanaland Protec- bia, Cape Colony Manitoba, Negri torate, Bermuda, "British. Caluun-

Alloys, unwrought, containing Sembilan, Nigeria, North West any metal specified in paragraph Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, 3 of this Schedule, including ferro Orange River Colony, Pahang, alloys but excluding steel and alloy Parra (British New Guinea), Perak, Prince Edward Island,“ Se- steel; ores, concentrates and re- sidues, ground, unground or bri-langor, Bouth Rhodesia, Swaziland, quetted, and matte containing any Transvaal, Uganda, Western Aus auch metal: and scrap and waste tralla, the State of Victoria and of the said metals,

Cesion.

lowing descriptions, namely

3. Metals, unwrought, of the fol-

(a) Aluminium; - (b) Chiro- mium; (0) Manganese; (d) Nickel; (e) Tin; (1) Titanium; (g) Tungaten; (h) Vanadium.

5. "Aluminium oxide"(but not in2. cluding abrasives)..

6. Berro-molybdenum

7. Ferro-silicon. ***

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The absence of Gibraltar, Malta, Jamaica, Kenya, Tanganyika Ter- ritory, Mauritius, the Seychelles and a few others from the above

8. Rubber (raw), including crebe; list will doubtless be rectified when

rubber latex!!

19. Waste, Boráp ánd reclaimed rubber.

SECOND SCHEDULE 1. All countries in Europe, other

than the United Kingdom.

2. Egypt, 3. Turkey.

4. United States of America,

PROBATES ORDINANCESA "The "Gazette contains the draft ot an Ordinance to amend the Probates Ordinance, 1897.

The object of this amending Or dinance le to substitute provisions, relating to the sealing of probates and letters of administration grant ed by British Courts outside the Folony, based on a model. Ordin anco enclosed with the Secretary of State's Circular despatch of the 18th August 1995, for the pro- visions of Part VI of the Probates Ordnance, No. 2 of 1897, relating to the same subject.

their legislatures have enacted on the lines of the legislation model Ordinance.

FERRY PIERS The Gazette" contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend the Ferries Ordinance, 1917.

Section: 2 of the Ordinance amends the principal Ordinance by adding thereto a power to the Governor in Council to make re- gulations for ferry, plers...

It is considered more appropriate that the power of regulating such piers should be exercised under an express enactment dealing with the subject rather than, as hither- to, under the general provisions of the Public Places Regulation Ordinance, No. 2 of 1870.

The amendment is effected by adding to the principal Ordina in the lang title, the words ferry piers, by adding & Dew Paragraph (d) to section 2 (1) de- Fart VI of that. Ordinance pro fining ferry pier and by vided for the re-sealing in the Co- ing a new sub-section long af probates and letters of ad-section 3 enabling the Governor in ministration (including confirma Council to make regulations-for tion in Scotland) granted by courts" ferry, plets,

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