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Secretary. American Bridge League

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The Bidding.

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932.

COLONY'S GREAT

PROGRESS

SIR HENRY POLLOCK SURVEYS 44 YEARS

KOWLOON'S GROWTH

One of the most interesting talks that ZBW has ever broadenst, was given inst night from the studio by the Hon. Sir Henry Pol- lock, who spoke of the Colony's as he has dis-remarkable progress

watched it during a residence here of over 44 years. Ho said:

1 propose, in the few minutes which have been allotted to me, to mention some of the specially outstanding events which have taken place in this Colony since 11 first landed here on the 2nd April, 1888, just over 44 years ago.

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South at the table mentioned bid one diamond, West overcalled with a spade. North bid three diamonds, East passed, and South went to five diamonds which West doubled.

The Play.

Was

By way of preliminary I may start by saying that, when I first, Innded here, the Peak Tram had not commenced to run and there was no down side Tram, there were no golf-links, no telephone, no electric motor Bight or fans, and no vehicles.

Outstanding Events.

The following is a summary of the most outstanding events, which have happened in my time:

1. Numerous reclamations,

2. The phenomenal expansion

of Kowloon Peninsula."

of the

3. The discovery

malarial mosquito.

4. The University.

B. Vastly improved means of

communication,

G. The discovery and adoption

of wireless.

7. The large incrense in box-

pital accommodation.

Reclamations.

(i) The Praya reclamation of 1889 to 1896 from Kennedy Town to Murray Road, extending out wards from the old Praya West and Praya Central, which were re- named Des Voeux Road West and Des Voeux Road Central after the then Governor, Sir William Des Voeux.

The seven of diamonds

The following are the most im opened by West and won in the dummy with the eight spot, East partant reclamations made in my discarding a club. The queen of time in chronological order. Many diamonds and then the three of of these reclamations have not only added to our building areas, returned from but have also increased our deep diamonda were dummy, declarer winning the sec-water frontage.

hand his own ond diamond in with the king. Eust discarded a club and a heart, West following with two diamonds. Dechrer next played the ace of clubs, picking up the lone king in the West hand. Then the three of hearts, and it looks quite natural for West to

Prior to this reclamation (which play the six. if he does the de- clarer will finesse the queen and with the Praya East Reclamation then return the ace of hearts, dis-hereafter referred to was mainly carding the four of clubs in his a small heart own hand. Then will be led from dummy which West must win with the king. West will then be forced to lend spades to the declarer's king, jack, nine. It is quite true that he might re- turn the ten spot which South will win with the juck, but South will Immediately return a spade which West will be forced to win with the queen. Then the losing spade the declarer's hand will be trumped in the dummy,

in

The clever play came when the declarer led the three of hearts. West, realizing that he might be thrown in at the end and forced to lead away from his spades

hearts. The played the jaak of queen was finessed in the same manner and the ace of hearts re- dummy, declarer turned from showed out playing a club. West knows that this leaves his partner with the ten and eight of hearts, and he makes his defensive coup the king of by throwing play

Now when the hearts on the ace. declarer leads the four of hearts from dummy. East covers with Je- the eight and although the clarer discards the nine of clubs, West has the six spot to get under his partner's eight. East can then lead the six of spades through the declarer's king. jack, nite. This will give West two spade tricks and thereby defeat the declarer's contract one trick.

due to the initiative and enterprise of the late Sir Pau! Chater) the Hongkong Hotel and the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank were both of them on the sea-front, where the Bank had n'gig hauled up on davits. The cricket ground was bounded on the west and then north by the harbour, with the consequence that a vigorous hit to leg sometimes resulted in the ball trickling over the road into the Rea.

The Naval Dockyard. (ii) The Naval Yard reclama- the old tion, which wiped out V.R.C., was made by the Admiralty, in 1903 and the following years, for the purpose of constructing the naval basin and drydock, and ex- tensive repairshops for the Bri- strongly tish Fleet on the China Station.

reclamation was This opposed at the time on the ground that it would cut in two the City of Victoria and its water front.

(i) The Quarry Bay reclama- tions which took place for the purpose of constructing the Taikoo Docks and work-shops.

(iv) The Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company's reclamation for the purpose of making their new lurge Dock.

(v) The reclamations respec- tively made by the Hongkong Electric Company, at North Point, and by the China Light & Power Co. at Kowloon as sites for their respective Power Stations.

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West, by throwing his jack of

tions, carried out during the past hearts under the queen, put him-

(i) The Kai Tack reclamation aerodrome, with the assistance of tloned the Sam Shui Po reclama the sclf into a position to unbluck in

(vi) The Praya East reclama- ten years, which consisted partly case he found it necessary which, near Kowloon City. This scheme, a grant from the Admiralty. of course, proved true in this case, which covered a huge acreage.

1021 to 1928, and is now almost to the east of Sam Shui Po and converting them into building land as he later discarded his king 'onafter having been partially carriedtion, which was constructed from in filling up swampy inland areas

This in an un-out by ita promoters, the declarer's acc.

(ylil) And, lastly, may be mon-and partly in reclamations from usual but very clever play in pleted recently by the Hongkong entirely covered with buildings.

Government, for the purpose of an bridge.

SALESMAN SAM

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - AS YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE, FEAST IS HELD TO CELEBRATE THE RE- "TURN OF SALESMAN SAM TO MY STORE

AHEM!

HURRAY! RAY!

was com-

What'll Sam Have to Say?

"AN', I JUST WANNA SAY THAT SAM HOWOY IS THE BEST SALESMAN I EVER KNEW I DON'T SEE HOW I GOT ALONG WITHOUT HIM WHEN HE WAS GONG --AND NOW THAT HE'S BACK I'M SURE BUSINESS WILL BE THE BEST IT EVER HAS BEEN!!

SHAW-

2-2-2- SNAW-2-2-

BRAVO!

BIGOSH, GU22,OLD PAL, I THINK THAT WAS THE BEST SPEECH I'VE EVER

LISTENED TO!

towards

sen, eastwards Kowloon's Expansion. The expansion of the Kowloon Peninsula during my time has been simply stupendous.

(Continued on, Page 10.)

By Smail

THANKS,SAMMY!)

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