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Intimation.

WM. POWELL,

LIMITED.

-ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.—

NEW

MUSLINS,

ALPACAS,

DRESS-

LINENS,

HOLLANDS,

VOILES, FOULARDS,

&c,

THE

THE

Intimations.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY. LIMITED, beg to notify the Public that in addition to the recent

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1995,

-CHRATING AT BRIDGE.

METHODS BY WHICH THE UNSCRUPULOUS SOMETIMES WIN TRICKS.

The very nature of the game of bridge, the optional declaration, and the dealer's choice of

Notice of Firm.

Intimations,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG STATION,

REDUCTION IN FRICE OF GAS TO $3.0 either making a declaration himself or leaving hare This Day given over charge of this REFERRING to the notice of zoth De

PER THOUSAND Cubic Feet, they now offer the following FAVOURABLE TERMS 10 INTENDING CONSUMERS-

1. BERVICES up to 50 feet in length will

be laid FREE

1. NO CHARGE will be made for MFTER-

FIXING.

THESE CONCESSIONS will only apply to houses in which the work of fitting internal sipes is carried out by the Gas Company.

ESTIMATES for any kind of Gus-6tting 'vill be supplied WITHOUT COST in intend- ing or existing customers.

The Company Hire or Sell all kinds of Gas Fittings whether for Heating, Cooking or 1 ighting-and INVITE ING ECTION of their Stock at their, NEW SHOW RO‘MS at WEST POINT.

it to his partner, all offer unlimited opportunities to two dishonest players, acting in collusion, of taking an unfair advantage of indications given by their partner.

To do this, however, it would be necessary for two players to have a pre-arranged code of signals, and to be vare of playing at the same |lable, and, even then, their code could only be

brought into use when they cut as partners.

Such a code would be quite easy to arrange, owing to the various formule which are used in passing the declaration. For instance, "I leave it," might mean a very bad hand. "Will you make the trump please?" a fairly good all round hand, but not quite strong enough for no

Branch to LINTON. By Order of the Board of Directors,

EVAN ORMISTON, Manager.

Hongkong, 27th June, 1905.

Auctions,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Action No. 135 of 1905..

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cember, 1902, and subsequent notices, SANDERS OF TELEORAMB. are hereby advised that from IST JULY NEXT, the Currency equivalent of the Franc will, subject to revision after three months, be fixed at $0.43, at which ale the charge for all telegrams will be collected from the said date.

OLAF NIELSEN,

Superintendent,

Hongkong 20th June, 1905,

COLD STORAGE

1670

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, THEN DO 1000 Cobic feet of

COLD STORAGE available at EAST POINT. Stores will be. Open at 10 AM. and 4 PM, daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver

WM. PARLANE, Manager.

Trumps.. "1 pass," strength in the red suits, To be sold by Public Auction by Order of the perishable goods.

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"To you, partner," strength in the black suits, and so on.

GEORGE CURRY, Local Secretary. Hongkong, 13th June, 1995,

THE CHINA light and POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-named Company will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Cuibling, No. 6, Connaught Road, Victoria, on SATUR- TAY, the 8th day of July, 1905, at 11.30 in the Forenson, when the sujoined Resolution which was passed al a meeting held on 21st

Sepreme Court of Hongkong.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

Let it be said at once that such an under- standing as this is purely imaginary, and is situate at Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, Absolutely unheard of in bridgeplaying circles.

Bridge, as it is played in England, is as tentially an upper class game, played by gentlemen among gentlemen, and although there are from time to time lamentable cases of gentlemen departing from the strict code of honour which should always distinguish them,

ON FRIDAY,

the 14th day of july, 1995, st 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at Messrs. HUGHI s & lovon's Sales Rooms, Des Vœux Road Central

LL that PIECE or PARCEL orGROUND

A registered in the Land Office as Hunghom

Mnogkong, 32nd June, 1905.

CANTON DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO Mariners, No. 74.

1675

REMOVAL WORK AT THE CAMBRIDOR REACH BARRIER, PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED.

is hereby given the Dredger

LÜTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., IMPORTERS.

Intimations.

CIGARS,

FINEST HAMBURG MADE

ROLAND VON HAMBURG

AT

94.50 per hundred,

FLOR DE MONDEGO

$6.00 per hundred.

AT

Sold in

Air-Tight Tins

AT

TUNG CHONG WO,

98, Queen's Road Central, Opporlie Central Market. Hongkong, 9th June, 1903.

THE CLUB LUSITANO, LD,

NOTICE.

LŪTGENS,' EINSTMANN & CO., IMPORTERS.

₤176

Jine, 1905, will be submitted for confirmation still we shall be quite safe in taking it for Joland Lot No. 249 together with the Building work on the Northern side of the Steamer the above Company numbered 54 to 56,

RESOLUTION.

as a Special Reinlution.

"That the Capital of the Company be in

cransed to $500,000 by the creation of 20,000 new shares of $10,00 sich,"

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, 21st June, 1905.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC' COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE is hereby viven that the

SILKS, NOTI

&c., &c.,

for light SUMMER

GOWNS.

DRESS-MAKING

A Specialty.

LATEST

FASHIONS

from

LONDON,

PARIS

and

NEW YORK.

RECEIVED EVERY

WEEK.

BATHING

COSTUMES.

CAPS

and

SANDALS.

Everything New and

up-to-date

at

POWELL'S

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 19th June: 1905,'.

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granted that our friends and acquaintances with whom we habitually play, either in club fe or social life, are far removed from any suspicion of such denlinga.

"THE CHEAT. "

Mr. Collier's picture in this year's Academy called "The Cheat," is supposed to represent | a lady rising from her seat at the bndga table and saying that she refuses to continue playing against an opponent who holds such phenome SIX.mally good cards as the lady on her right.

TEENTH Oo DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Officer, 81. George's Buildings, on SATURDAY, the 15th July, at 12.30 P.M., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Direcion, together with a State ment of Accounts to 30th April, 1905, and electing Directors and Auditora,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the fat to the 13th July, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, ·

GIRB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agen's

Hongkong, 27th June, 1905.

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

This may make a good subject for a sensa tional picture, but it does not bear looking into by the practical player.

The lady in question would have no control whatever over the cards dealt to her in three hands out of the four, and oven when it is har own dea', to imagine that the can give an up- due proportion of good cards aither to herself or her partner is to credit her with an amount of manual conjuring skill such as would be the envy of a Bertram or a Makelyna.

If cheating is to be done at all at bridge it will not be done in this way.

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thereon, known as No. 74. Des Voeux Road, as Crown Land and measuring thereon 15 Hunghom, abutting on the North side thereof feet, on the South side thereof on Hunghom Road and measuring thereon 15 feet, on the East side thereof on Hunghom Inland Lot on the West side thereof on Hungham Inland No. 234 and measuring thereon so feet and Lot No. 248 and measuring thereon so feat; and which talà Piece or Parcel of Ground contains on the plan atinched to the Crown Lease in the whole 750 square feet and is delineated thereof and is coloured red thereon and is held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 75 years from the 19th day of December, 189, granted by a Crown Lease dated the 3rd day of June, 1902. Annual Crown Rent $7.00.

For further particulars, and conditions of sale, apply to

Mesir JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Salicitors for the Plaintiffs in the above action, or to Masers, HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Dated the 28th day of June, 1995.

PUBLIC AUCTION

NCANTON RIVER" has commenced Passage through the CAMBRIDGE REACH BARRIER. a caretal look out for signals and slow down at Vessels approaching the Barrier should keep a sufficient distance to prevent their wash reaching the boat at work, and proceed dead slow until well past.

On no account must a vossa! pass on the Northern side of the dredger.

any description it indicates that high explo- When A RED FLAG is hoisted on a boat of sives are on board.

When Two BLACK, SPHERES are holsted in the vicinity of the Barrier is indicates that danger would be caused to life and properly. by the wash of steamers,

If owing to any reason it is unsafe for a A RED TRIANGULAR SHAPE 6 feet in height vessel to pass the Cambridge' Reach Barrier,

I will be holsted on the North Beacon,

A vessel seeing this signal hoisted should

on no account attempt to pass.

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Approved

A case occurred not very long ago which MESSRS, HUGHES AND HOUGH have

[694❘ gave rise to a grave scandal." Bridge was belog

NOTICE. SA

·HAREHOLDERS are reminded that the FINAL CALL of $10 per Share on the new issue of Capital is, due on the 30th June,

SHEWAN; TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkang, 26th June, 1905,

1905.

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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE,

Hongkong.

TO THE OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

TAKE NOTICE (hat under No. 5 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of such Build ing within the WESTERN DIVISION of the CITY OF VICTORIA occupied by members of more. than one family must be Cleansed and Lime. washed THROUGHOUT by the owner during the months of May and June..

NB-The word "Throughout " used in this notice means that the Houses should be Lime washori in respect of all the Walls of each Room and Staircase, all Cubicle Partilions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Roofs both in Main Buildings, Offices and Servanty! Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.

The Back Yard should have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the first door.

Carved, Painted or Pallihed. Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime. washed but must be Cleansed,

The Western Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverley Street.

C. F. W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS, Assistant Secretary.

Dated thir 31st day of May, 105.

SHIRE

As Supplied

HARRIS'S

His Majesty,

TheKING

BACON

HAMS

Gold Medals PARIS 1889 & 1900

Regd

ARRIS

Brand

HARRIS.CALNE WILTS ·England. REFRESENTATIVES FOR HONGKONG & CHINA,

HOWARD & Co.,

so, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

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Hongkong, 19th May, 1905,

A FOOK & Co., 13, Pottinger Street, Central GENERAL StoreKKIPERS, SHIP CHANDLERS

"AND. COMPRADOREL COAL MERCHANTS

AND STEVEDORES OF BIXTY YEARS STANDING,

ALL kinds of Provisions, Coal, Water and Ballast supply from slongside at the shortest notice and with all possible dispatch,

Moderate term

Orders solicito. Las Hongkong, agrd February, 1908,

played in a country house for exceptionally high points.. A certain hɩdy dealt the cardi and left it to her partner, who declared "No

* Trumps,” and put down 100 acer.

As the hand was played but it transpied that the deals, who had passed the call, held six hearts, including four by bonou a, and the quer tion was naturally asked, what could have in- duced her to pass the call with such a hand? No satisfactory explanation was forthcoming, and the inference was sufficiently obvious, thai her partner must have told her by some private code of signals to leave it to him.

CLUMSY ATTEMPT.

If it was an attempt at cheating, it was an extremely clumsy one, as it should have been obvious that suspicions must arise, when the strength of her hand came to be shown in the play of the cards.

Apart from the question of collusion between two players, there are various individual ways of imparting or tetapting unfair information, which can only be classed under the head of cheating.

Some players unintentionally cheat by undue healtation or undue hasta in passing the declaration to their partner.

This is so much the case that many sugges tions have been made to legislate for it, but nothing has yet been suggested to quite meet the case.

Perhaps the best suggestion was that a small sand-glass, taking fifteen or twenty seconds to run out, should be provided a regular adjunct of every bridge table, and that the dealer, under pain of a penalty, should speak directly, but not before, the sand glass ran out.

was

This, however, seemed rather an arbitrary measure, and one that was likely to give rise to considerable bickering, so it decided to leave it entirely to the good taste of the individual player, and it has succeeded very well.---

An extraordinary case occurred some threa years ago st a well-known Continental club. The American rules were in force there- and under the American rules the penalty for a revoke is not the same alternative penalty as ours, but only "three tricks taked from the offending player and added to those of his Apponent "

"NO TRUMPY."

It was the first deal of the subber, "No trumps" was dechired by the dealer, und was inutiled by the eldest hand-the player on the dealer's left, who held ace, king, queen to eight diamonds.

He led, the king, Dummy had none of the sun, and the other two followed. He then led the queen, and again the other two followed ruit, leaving only the knave against him. He then led the ace, and his partner and the dealer Tebounced

received-instructions to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,'--

ON

FRIDAY,

the 21st day of July, 1925, at 2 P.M., at their Sales Rooms,

THE FOLLOWING

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

situate at Mount Kellett, in the Caluny of.

Hongkong, viz:-

J. HOWELL MAY,

Harbour Master.

F..J. MAYERB,

Acting Commissioner of Customs. Custom House,

Canton, 17th June, 1905.

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THE BANCOS MAD Dwarf

TENARP UTTLE SHAVER

MESIO LESS THAI, GÜNCEY

Kazor

The old fashioned clumsy Rasar and by "HIS DWARF RAZOR bas superseded its use Shaving becomes a pleasure. It is manufactured in Sheffield, England, from special amalgam of steel which makes imita tion impossible, and in consequence it enjoys the largest sale of any Razor in the World. Thousands of Testimonials testify that the little "MAB is the finest shaving implement ever produced.

1. All that PIECE or PARCEL of GROUND belog a portion of the piece or parcel of ground situate at Mount Kellett aforesaid registered in the Land Office as Rural Building Lot No. 76 abutting on the North side thereof on a portion of the Fald Rural Lot No. 6 described on the Sale plan thereal as Lot No. 3 and mea- suring thereon 330 feet or thereabouts on the South side thereof partly on Crown Land and partly on Government pavilion and measuring thereon 398 feet or there. abouts on the East side thereof on Mount Kellett Road and measuring thereon 153

Sole Agasta for Far East; Howard & Co., feet or thereabouts and on the West side 29. Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong. thereof on Crows Land and measuring | Agents wanted in every port. thereon 161 feet or thereabouts which said piece or parcel of ground is described on the said Sale plan as LOT No. 1 and con. tains an area of 56,700 Square Feet or thereabouts. Apportioned Annual Crown Rent $18.50;

Will be mailed to way address on receipt of the price (89), post free.

WATKINS, LIMITED, and all first-class stores To be obtained from THE MUTUAL STORES,

in the Colony.

Bnd

2. A that PIECE or PARCEL or

GROUND being another portion of the aid Rural Building Lot No. 76 abutting on the North side thereof partly on a por- tion of the said Rural Building Lot No. 76 and partly on Crown Land and measuring thereon 240 feet or thereabouts on the South side thereof on other portion of the said Rural Building Lot No.” 76 described on the said sale plan as Lot No. 1 and measuring thereon 330 feet or thereabouts on the East side thereof on Mount Kellett Road and measuring thereon 199 feet or thereabouts and on the West Side thereof on Crown Land and measuring thereon

For particulars and terms, apply tomi.

HOWARD & Co. Hongkong, 24th November, 1904.

-[63 TUBORG BEER.

A

FIRST Claes PILSENER BEER and any other Chemicals.

guaranteed free from Salicylic Acid,

PRICE $10.50 per case of 48 bottles (quarts) or é doa, pinta,

Special Prices for Quantities.

Sole Agents

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, arth January, 1004.

157

LEVY HERMANOS.

218 feet or thereabouts which said piece or DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

JEW

LERS AND WATCHMAKERS

BASTMAN'S

KUDAKS and FILMS.

parcel of ground is de cribed on the said sale plan as L T No. 2, and contains an area of 56700 square feet or thereabouts. Apportioned Annual Crown Rest $18.50. The above two pieces or parcels of ground are held from the Crown for the residue of a Sale Agents for "OMEGA" WATCHES, 1876, created by a Crown Lease of the whole of term of 75 years from the sixth day of March, "OMEGA" is the best, "THREE YEARS" the said Rural Building Lot No. 76 dated the

guarantee given to every purchaset, 3rd day of June, 1893.

40, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Watson's Pull

•

A Sale plan of the said propery can be ins-1'

Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Solicitors for the Vendors,

The leader, who was a well-known Ameri-pected at the office of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes can player, said to bis partner, "Are you quite and Master and at the Auctioneers' office. sure you have no diamond?” “Quite sure,” For further particulare and conditions of said his partner. He then turned to the dealer, sale, apply to—' and said, "If that is the case, you must have the knave. Go on with your game,” said the dealer. “If I have revoked, you can exact the pensity.""""ot at all,” raid our friend, put- ting his cards down "1f you have not got the knave, the pack is imperfect, and I decline to continue."

Eventually the dealer produced the missing card, and the game proceeded, bụi this was nothing more or less than absolutely cheating. Do you see where it came in?

If the diamonds all fell, the doubler made aight tricks, scoring 48 and game; but if the Wave were held up through the revoke untli the fourth round, the dealer made every other trick, and won four. by cards; three of these would be taken away from him for the revoka penuity, but he would still be left with the odd trick, and would score 34 to ble opponent thing.

There arious petty forms of cheater such as purposely leading from the wrong hàng when dealer, pulling a card out, and putting t back again when it is the only one of the suit

your hand, apparent hesitation whether to finesse or whether to cover an honour led when you are not in the position to do sos but thesp are small shifta, beneath the contempt of the honourable bridge player-WILLIAM DALTON, Member of the Card Committes of the Fort [ós | land Club and Author of "Bridgs Abridged")

or to

Mens. HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 31st June, 1905,

THE HONGKONG STUDIO,

HIGHER CLASE PHOTOGRAPHER, ́

41 & 43, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL; TOP FLOOK

1673 PORTHA

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

MODERATE PRICES.

ELECTRIC FANS

TO ORDER IN

EVERY ROOM,

EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON. Hongkong, 19th May, 1904.

TRAITS, GROUPS and ENLAR GING and COPYING in all Sues,

LARGE SELECTIon of Vigwa alWAYE

OK HAND.

PRICE VERY MODERATE. Hongkong, reth September, 1903.

MEE CHEUNG,

PHOTOGRAPHER, TOP FLOOR OF fem Hoour, IN

Ta-House Rord,

TS now in a position, in; his Naw and Com

modious Premises, ta sclipes, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED in the Colony or in any part of the Far East,

GROUPS AND VIEW?. speciality.

Hongkong, spad Siplembi, (kyo.

HE Certificate, No. 147 for 20 Shares in

SIMPLICIO GOMES, Junior, having been 59 and 60, 63 and 64, 87 and 88, 140, and 178 of Shareholders in the name of ANTONIO 10 187 all inclusive, standing in the Register

lost, Notice is hereby given that a Duplicate Cartificate for the said Twenty- Shares will be inued at the expiration of one calendar month from the date of this notice, and that the Original Certificate will, unless produced Company as null and void. within that period, be hereafter held by this

By Order,

H. M. BASTO,

Acting Hun. Secretary,

Club Lushano, Ld.

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Hongkong, 14th June, 1905.

REWARD OF 85,000.

REST and CONVICTION of any FFERED by the Undersigned for the

Person or Persons who are in the habit of SMUGGLING large quantities of OPIUM into this Colony.

CHIN JOO HENG CO., Opium Farmer.

Hongkong, 19th June, 1905.

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THE WISE MAN

BUYS A "SINGER IT'S TRUE ECONOMY.

5 YEARS' GUARANTEE {

FARE INSTRUCTION ;

EASY PAYMEXTE

It's something you need. '

SHOW-ROOMS, WYNDHAM STREET. Hongkong, arth March, 1905.

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THE WINE GROWERS

SUPPLY CO.

45M

SCA

BARRETTO & Co.,

General Agents, Hongkong:

WHISKIES.

SCOTCH,

Black's Fine Old

Scotch ... $8.00 Per Dozen Case

Neil McLean, Old

Scotch ........... 10.00

Ronald Ronnie,

Green Seal

* 13.00

Glen Alva • * ́*... 13.00 Nell McLean, Finest

Liqueur. 13.00 Ronald Rennie, Per

fection ... 14.00 Melrose............... 16.00 Ronald Rennie, Finest Liqueur... Melrone * * * (19

Years Old),

16.00

***** 20.00

IRISH,

$9.00 Per Dos. Case

Mitchell's Old, Green

Label Mitchell's Liqueur,

White Label

15.00

BARRETTO & Co Agents,

Nos. 13 & 14 Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong, 26th June, 1901,