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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

CANTON COMMERCE

REPORT OF THE BRITISH CHAMBER

The following are interesting x tracts from the report of the Canton British Chainhor of Commerce, pre- sented at the annual meeting on June

20:

Are You Feeling -

Your Age?

Do you feel envious of those people you know who seem to be perennially youthful, who seem to take an intense delight in inform-

Many players make the mistake

Ing overyone how old they really are and enjoying the surprise of attempting to apply a system

The total number of members at the which the information evokes? to hands that need no system.

end of the year was twenty-eight, be- You don't often admit your own The following Interesting handing three less than the previous year. age for fear people may say among came up during the play-off for the contract challenge four championship:

AK-Q-J 7.3

toam-of-

•A-K-9-5-4

MA-K-J-

AB-3 ♥5-4-2

NORTH

10.8-3

410-9. 6.4-2 ♥Q-J-

E

10.9.

5.4-2 Dealer

SOUTH

AA-7-5 WA-K-B

+Q-J-7-6-7

6-3

10-9-6 ◆ None

Q-8-7

The Bidding. South was the dealer and open- ed the contracting with one din mond, West was not much Inter- ested and passed. It is an easy matter for North to rend his part- her's hand. The least he could

A distinctive feature of the year themselves that you cortainly look has been the absence of actual fight-

ing, but its imminence had a restrain- it if not more.

Ing effect on trade, added to which

A man's age in the condition of

the over present communist monaco, the severe floods which occurred in, his body, and that depends upon of his the summor, and increased taxation, the quality and quantity offeet what benefits might have as blood. If your blood has become crued from the absence of hostilities. thin, impure and scanty you will

im-1

no

Government banknotes showed

Those provement from the chronic state of feel your age and more.. Instability, but general trading condi- wearisome backaches and head- tions did not bocome unusually dim-1 aches, pains in limbs and jointa cut until the now Government was draw the lines of age on your face established in May, the insecure

Weak and scanty blood

tenure of which in the early months, niso.

nerve weakness. tended to make it particularly extor- gives rise to tionate in taxation.

ligeative troubles, loss of ap- paller and physical wetkness,

To maintala its increased army, Military Bonds to the declared value petite, insomnia, of $2 millions were issued and pro- emaciation, posals wore made to institute further that tired feeling. and even taxation on Paraffin wax, cigarettes, rheumatism and sciatica are trace- matches etc

able to this same source. Likin Imposed.

You need в соотве of that The most regrettable feature of ali' reliable blood and nerve tonic Dr. was the re-introduction of likin which Willams' Pink Pills. When the was brought into effect again la July It was

new rich blood which these pills under the title of "Chol Lee". controlled directly by the Government create in flowing through your and stations were opened on the veins you will find a wonderful borders

of Canton harbour limita change in your condition, There is where nll native-craft were compelled to call, and tax war levied on all goods

nothing which will more rapidly hold would be five diamonds head-carried by such craft regardless of bring back the vigour, energy and ed by the queen, jack and the ace

happy outlook of youth than this and king of hearts or the ace of

world-famous blood and nerve hearts and ace of spades. There

tonic. All chemists can supply are no other missing cards that would make up the two and one-

you with Dr. Williams' Pink Pilis.

half tricks required for an open- ing bid. If South should happen to hold ve diamonds to the queen ten. he would then be required to hold not only the ace of hearts and the ure of studes, but would also have to hold either the queen of hearts or the king of hearts.

With this information North can see only one losing spadle or one losing heart, and therefore jumps the contract to six diamonds, East passes and now South must do # little reasoning. His partner's bid of six diamonds assures South that he holds at least four da monds to the ace king, and he fur- ther must hold the king and queen of apades and the ace and king of clubs otherwise his bid of six diamonds would not be justified. South has one full quick trick more than required to make an opening bid-the ace of spades or the king of hearts. With other of these enrda missing. South would still be justified in bidding one diamond, so with the addi- tional trick, South properly bids Boven diamonds. It is certainly thrilling to sit behind two players and hear the bidding go one dia- mond, six diamonds,

din monds which was the case when this hand was played.

The Play.

their country of origin. It appeared that the offleinis were conscious of the breach of the undertaking given to abolish likin as they made no effort to enforce the tax on goods carried in foreign-owned vessels trading under Inland Water Papers,

In June the newly established Southern Government made advances to obtain control of the Customs Sur-1 plus revenue (as also the Salt Gabele

RIDER MAIN SYSTEM.

MEETING

surplus) and finally an agreement, CHINESE CHAMBER TO HOLD was reached whereby these surpluses were handled over to the local authori- tles.

- Business Tax.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce is holding an extraor- The Business Tax was introduced dinary meeting to-morrow after- in the province in the autumn, and noon in which one of the main Chinese merchants were forced to pay, items on the agenda will bo a dis- on a seale which varied according to cussion concerning the Government the nature of their business. Foreig decision to introduce universal nere holding extra-territorial status

have not so far made any returns or meterage of the water supply in payments, although attempts were, the Colony. made to obtain information on which

to asmens taxation,"

In its letters to the members the

Although little was done to suppress Chinese Chamber explains that the piracy, conditions were somewhat water problem and the abolition improved as compared to provious of the rider main system, which years, hat tolls contiqued to be dr munded along certain waterwnys.

was established some thirty years ago by a general subscription, con- "Curofy Brogress,

cerns the welfare of all the Chi- After dealing with political aspects nese residents here. It is considered during the year, and events, such as necessary that the members should the Sino-Japancto trouble, which had be invited to express their opinions their repercussions on trade, the re- on the subject. The same letter port continues

I also explains at considerable length reasona for Remarkable, strides wore made the Government's during the year in Municipal work in abolishing the rider main system, mentioned Canton city, in spite of the change in which were previously governmental control. It is a satis in the newspapers. seven

factory feature of modern times

that

West had the opening lead and decided that his best chance was to open trump, therefore the eight of diamonds was led which the de- clarer won with the jack and then picked up the other two dia- monds of West. He then led his ace and king of hearts and the eight of hearts

in wns ruffed dummy-and the declarer spread his hand for the grand slam.

There is nothing to the play of the hand, but good sound bidding brought them to their contract of seven diamonds.

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political changes do not necessarily re- tard local municipal development,

Many new ronda have been made and vehicles consisting of motor buses, opened in the city and the progress on lorries and private cars. the work of the bridge across to Hon- British makes are but poorly repre- nam has continued and was sufficient-nented in this total, holding but 5.6% ly advanced at the end of the year to The market is mainly held by Ameri anticipate opening in the year 1982. can makes, but with duo attention to The work of reclamation of the the requirements of the buyers, Bri- Canton Bund and Honam foreshore tish makes should be able to improve has continued and has made much considerably on the percentage at pre- progress during the year, although sent held. Buyers do not yet pay a it still has some way to go before great deal of attention to economy in completion.

running, but their primary considera- tion is initial cust.

The city automatic telephone system continues to work Batisfactorily and the year is marked by the opening of telephonic communication with Hongkong, which service was in augurated on the 1st Sept by a con- veraation between the Mayer and the Governor of Hongkong. Since its in auguration the service has been most satisfactory, its most excellent feature being the rapidity with which communication is established,

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There has been considerable Avla- tion activity during the year and re- galar flying exercises have been carried out by the military Air Force. Their fleet has been augmented by the purchase of up to date machines, in which purchases there have been a marked preference for British machines.

Visita by foreign aviators have occurred at intervals during the year An effort to establish an neroplane these being mainly by representativen service between Canton and Wachow of firms interested in the sale of was not auccessful, as this was affect planes. Occasionally world Ліста ed by political changes. Also it is | have visited the port. doubtful if it could be made profitable

at the present time.

Motors and Aeroplanes. Trade in motor vehicles, consequent upon road development in the City and Province, has become an item of in- portance in the commerce of Kwong Tung. There are immense possibili- ties in the future for merchants in- terested in this line, for the trade

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