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HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

J

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTEL

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

PALACE HOTEL.

Telephono 57008

Telegraphic Address "Palace."

A First Class Residential & Tourist Hotel Under Entirely European Management High Class Wines & Spirita Steel Coulson's Boer On Draught, Four Full Sized Billiard Tables Billiards, Snacker, or Skittles.

A

first class

Hotel

MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Runnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good.

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Wednesday & Saturday-Orchestra Daily.

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD.

George Goldsack, Manager.

THE EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Terms-Inclusive or a la Carte

Unsurpassed Grill Finest Home Food Excellent Cuisine and Service.

Special Dinner and Dance Every Saturday Night. No Extra Charge for After Dinner Dancing.

The "Europe" Orchestra Renders Light Music on the Verandah and During Meals Every Day. Orchestral Concert Every Sunday.

Telephons, 6341-(4 Lines) 'Cables - "Europe Singapore"

Most Modern Hotel

in the

Far East

The Europe Hotel Ltd,

Singapore..

When in -

SHANGHAI

Make your headquarters at the

Cathay Hotel

Cable Address: "CATHOTEL-

250

Rooms and Suites Each with Private Bath

Special Summer Rates, May to September

CATHAY HOTELS. LIMITED

Gets you well

and keeps you well that is the object of SCOTT'8 Emalsion which beala, nourishes and strengthens. Your doctor nema ta. Ark for

SCOTT'S Emulsion

The protector of life

SATURDAY, MAY 21,

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

EMPIRE TABLEAU

CONTRACT BRIDGE

STRIKING FEATURES OF THE FAIR ON MONDAY

A happy and appropriate touch! will be given to the opening of

By W. E. McKenney. the Empire Products Fair at the

Secretary, American Bridge League.

Poninsula Hotel on Monday after- noon, when eight young girla, cach ropresenting a unit of the Empire, will appear in a tableau and make small presentations of Empire and Now Territories pro- One of the nice points of conduce to Mr. Southorn.

Mian Edith Honro will ropre- tract is that the bold bidding of the game will force you to play sent Britannia; Miss Madeline Miss Molly your cards extremely well. The Walker, Canada;

Miss declarer In the following hand Wynne-Jones, Australia: geta into a game-going contract Margaret Honderson, New Zen- and is forced to use a simple grand land; Miss Hazel Hauder, South coup in order to complete nis con-Afrien; Mias Vera Ruttonice De- Lo, sal, India; Miss Phoebe Hongkong; and Mlas Fung Yun- to, tho New Territories.

tract.

Q-9-3 A-5-4-3-2

• K-Q-8 +10-9

A A-K-J- [NORTH] A10-7

6-5-4

VQ-J-8 ¡

EAST

❤K-10.

+10-6

3

Dealer SOUTH

A8.2

+7.5- 3.2 4K.6.

5+4

9 A-J-9-4 #A-Q-J-8-7-2 237

The Fair la being opened by H. E. the Office Administering the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.), who, together with Mrs. Southorn, will arrive at 3.50 p.m. and be received by thef Empire Goneral Committee,

The Chairman of the Fair Sub- Committee (Hon, Mr. J. P. Bruga) will, with the Secretary of the General Committee (Hon. Mr. W. 15. L. Shenton) eacort the official

party to the first floor lounge and to their seats on the dais.

At 4.15 p.m., the opening speich will be made by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, and at 4.20 H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern- The Bidding.

ment will reply and-declare the Sonth the denter opened with Fair open. Both speeches will one diamond. Remember that the be broadcast by Arnhold's Itadio writer advocates the bidding of Services, amplifiers being installed four-eard waits ahead of five or in the public rooms of the Hotel' even six-card suits in order to give building. The speeches will also #1 the be relayed by the Broadcasting partnera helter picture hand. West overealled with Studio. spade. North went to two hearts. Following the opening in the East passed and South then biddining room of the Hotel four clubs showing his long club4330 pm, onwards, at a charge of sult. North went to five clubs, one dollar per head. which East promptly doubled. All By kind permission of Capt. G.

IT. Knowles, D.S.O., R.N..

passed.

Lo

to

from

the

The opening lend by West was Band of II.M.S. Cornwall will play 7.m. The the king of spades. When held- from 4 p.m. to 5.30 ing ace and king the king is led Peninsula Hutel Band will play 6.30 p.m. how the ace. The king hold from 5.30 p.m. the trick and rather than set upGramophone music will be given the queen of spades in jummy, by Arnhold's Radio Services from West shifted to the six of hearts 6.50 p.m. to 9 p.m. Records sup- Anderson Music Co. theplied by which the dummy won with

Only British music will be play- ed and, as far as possible, by Bri-; Declarer must now stop and

tish compasere. consider the possibility of East. Ty arrangement

the with to the king Broadcasting

Committee, the kindly

ace.

hulding four clubs

due to the double. If this is true;broadenating studio will he may have to try for a grand relay the musica! programmes coup in order to complete his con played during the Fair.

tract. The grand coup play is literally discarding a trump ou off suit.

Poultry Keeng.

ELIZABETH ARDEN

London

Berlin

Paris New York Rome

A NEW SHIPMENT.

of

ELIZABETH ARDEN'S PREPARATIONS HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S Perfumery Dept. Phone 28151.

Latest

BRUNSWICK

and

MELOTONE

RECORDS

-Obtainable ---

-from-

THE

BRUNSWICK HOUSE

Arcade, Gloucester Bldg.

ARRESTED NEAR GOVERN- MENT HOUSE IN AUCKLAND

Mr. J. A. S. Alves, who is n Declarer therefore returns the member of the poultry section sub- dence of hearts from dummy tram committee of the Empire Products SAILOR WITH A BOMB ping in his own hand with the Fair, has issued a booklet on poul- deuce of clubs. As West is mark-try keeping in Hongkong and the ed with the ace of spades, declarerew Territories, giving a number leads the eight of spades forcing of practical hints which should West to win with the ace. West prove valuable to all who seek to returns the king of hearts which increase the quality and quantity of the declarer trumps with the seven poultry in the Colony.

of clubs. Now a small diamond Various necessary precautions Is led to the dummy's king and the are detailed, and the whole question 10 of clubs finesse is taken, follow-is dealt with from the egg to the ed by the nine of clubs. Bast grown fowl. The pamphlet Ingain refuses to cover. declarer available at the price of 80 cents.

winning with the jack of clubs.

Declarer lends the ace of dis-

is

monds and then the nine of din-queen of chils and then playing monds winning in the dummy with the ace of clubs for the last trick. the queen. The queen of spades Playing the hand in this mun- is returned. If East trumps, ner the declarer, with the aid of South will overtrump and pick up simple coup, makes five odd dou- the outstanding trump. If East bled at clubs, scoring 200 for discards the seven of diamonds, tricks, 100 for making his con- declarer will discard the jack of tract, and as they were playing diamonds and then lead the five of rubber bridge, his side villerable hearts which East will be forced and the other side not vulnerable, to trump with the six of clubs, de- he scores 700 points for the rub-

overtrumping with theber, for a total of 1,000 points. clarer

COMMENCING

A

Auckland, N.Z., May 20. Russian scanian, George Sagrif, has been arrested near Go- vernment House in possession of a powerful gelignite bomb. A similar bomb was found in his room at the Sailors' Home.-Reuters Special Service.

OPEL

For Economical Motoring.

TO-MORROW AT THE QUEEN'S Laurence TIBBETT THE CUBAN LOVE SONG

in,

THE PICTURE THAT IS NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT GLORIOUS

SALESMAN SAM

Yoo-HOO,SAMļI GOT A SUR- PRISE! I WANTED TO TELL YOU NOW SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ME AT

THE BANQUET!

ز رانی کرتے

GUZZLEM

PRIVATE SFFICE

KUMMIN

KIPPOUT.

OH, I KNOW WHAT It is! YOU'VE DYED YOUR HAIR

BLACK!

SLEEVE-

LESS

VESTS

That's Headwork, Sam!

OH, HOW BRIGHT WE ARE! YOU GUESSED IT RIGHT AWAY!

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

SAMPLES OF HANDS OFF

SAMPLES

FINE!

VAUXHALL V "Cadet" X

The courtesy of your inspection of the above cars, which will be on view in the West Corridor, is cordially invited.

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION PENINSULA HOTEL MAY 23rd & 24th.

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

TO-MORROW AT THE KING'S. A Great Human Story

Based on STANLEY HOUGHTONI ploy of Lancashire fifa. SYBIL THOANDIKE JOHN STUART - NOBMAN MIKINNEL EDMUND GWENN BELLE CHRYSTALL Directed by VICTOR SAVILLE.

HINDLE WAKES

A GAZIMONT-GAINSBOROUGH PICTLIKE

PAN

FINEST DIGESTIVIC

PICKLE

KACONOCHIE BROR

CHOON.

ENGLAND

YAN

PICKLE

THE ALL-BRITISH

SAUCE WITH

THE ALL-BRITISH FLAVOUR..

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

By Small

OKAY BY ME! IF

DARK, SO WILL 1.

(GEE, I'M SO GLAD! BUT,

LISTEN SAM, DON'T MENTION) YOU KEEP IT

IT TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T NOTICE THE CHANGE!

صابة وماب

NOTICE

CHATTER.

LIMITED TO JOKE WORD OR LESS

PRES