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HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE Bay Hotel: PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTEL

LIMITED.

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

A

first class

Hotel

Penang

The Scenic Gom of Malaya

Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Runnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wince especially good.

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Thursday & Saturday-Orchestra Daily.

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldenck, Manager.

THE EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

After Dinner Dances are

held every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY,

COCKTAIL HOUR IN THE BIRDCAGE.

Mondays to Fridays

Saturdays

7.40 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. The New Europe Orchestra will render all the Latest Music during the above hours.

Music during Tiffin and Dinner every day by our new all European Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. F. J. STRASSER.

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Most Modern Hotel

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When in

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SHANGHAI

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

This is one of a series of hands played in the individual, American Contract Tournament. Top score on the following hand was won by Mr. David Burnstine of New York paired with Mr. W. Cleveland Goga- well of Baston, who were the only ones to successfully make a small slam. However, the slam was not

♦A-K-9-7-6-5-4.

bid.

49-8 J-2

+10-8

NORTH

47-5-2

VQ-10-7 ♦J-10-3 *K-7-4-

AJ-6-4-

3 8.6-4

2

WEST

EAST

Q-8

Dealer

AQ-J-6- SOUTH 3

AA-K-Q-10

VA-K-9-5-3

+2

A-9-5

089

The Bidding

North and South Were vulner- able. At some tables South opened the bidding with two spades, North responded with three diamonds, South went to three hearts, North to four diamonds and South to four hearts.

NEW PIECE GOODS CONTRACT.

DRAFT PRESENTED TO LOCAL IMPORTERS

The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce has sent to all piece Roode importers in the Colony a re- Vined draft of a local standard con- tract and "China Contract," as pre- pared by a special Drafting Com- mittee of the Chamber and apoted by the Piece Goods Sub-Committee of the Chamber,

JÚLY 14, 1932.

LAURA GUERITE IN HONGKONG.

STILL GOING STRONG AS A FAVOURITE

She introduced Irving Berlin and sang his first great success, Florenz Zeigfeld'n and she played in Follies, has written songs

aho. flles lyrics, produced revues; an aeroplane, smokes Egyptian મ .diamond cigarettes and wears ring almost as big as her finger. Importers are invited to make any That's Laura Guerite.

of comments on the revised contract If any woman has a senge they may deem fit, so that an ex-humour, Laura Guerite has.

"I'm the youngest of 16 chil- pression of opinion by all the mer- chants in piece gandis may be reflect-dren", she told Press interviewers

ed.

tions

The suggested new contract is now yesterday. "They didn't believe designed "textile," and it is proposed in birth control in those days. No, to make it applicable to all descrip- sir. We went to America when I res was four to make a family fortune manufactures of yarns and therefrom, thus embracing the entire but someone caught us making it. trade in these descriptions under one It was just too bad." appropriate heading. The new con

Laura played "big time” some Broadway for seven years. tract, morcover, recommends very drastic changes which are cal-

has brought audiences to their feet culated to obviate to a large extent whistling, and stamping in every Sap the grievances outlined by the Guild

bir city from New York to in criticisms of the present system.

Franscisco and back again..

Proposed Contract.

The preamble of the proposed con tract provides:-"Textiles" for the purposes of this contract include all yarns of cotton, wool, silk, artificial silk, linen and hair, and all mixtures thereaf; also all fabrics manufactur- ed from such yarns as above (includ ing binnkets and rugs).

The conditions, of the contract are as follow:

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But the United States is not her home. "The world is", anid Laura in auswer to a question. "I love have been travelling. Always travelling and no place bores me.

"What to you think of Hong- kong?" she was naked,

"I like it fine" said Laura. "It reminds

Riviera-by me of the night. I like Calcutta and Hong- kong best out of all the eastern

"Do you remember Clara Kim- ball Young of the silent picture. days?" she asked, and without reply continued, waiting for a "Well, that girl is my niece."

"Did you ever think of entering the Talkies?" asked one of the ro porters.

1. Seven days from the date of nr-cities."

be Bale from stock shall rival or allowed to the buyer in which clear the

which the after cargo, buyer

shall

seller pay the a surcharge at the rate of 1 per cent. iny, calculated day by day, per annum, to cover interest, storage, fire in- exchange and ather charges. Should the goods remain uncleared for three months and seven days after arrival or sale from stock. seller shall have the option of setting the gands for myer's risk and ar

Aurance,

Some preferred to open the hand with one heart, which brought a two diamond bid from North. Then the spactes were hown and the conerunt. fract in all cases stopped at not in excess of five hea

The Play

At most taldes West opened the deure of clubs, his fourth hest club, While the expert, dislikes to lead away from a king. with three suits bid by his opponents, the club looka like the best lead. South, the de- clarer, won the trick with the ace. At the table where Mr. Burnstine and Mr. Cogswell played, Mr. Corswell sat in the South position, He now led the ace, king and queen of spades, discarding the ton of clubs from dummy n the third spade. A stall club was led and ruffed in the dummy with the deure of hearts. Declarer then led the are and king of diamonds from dummy, discarding the nine

·lula from his own hand on the ecoml diamond. A small diamond was then led. Bast discarding a elab, Mr. Cogswell in the South trumping with the three of hearts. He then led the ten of spades and when West refused to trump with the queen, he trumped with he jack in dummy, led another dia- prend, and trumped in his Own band with the five of hearts. He then played his ay and king of hearts, granting West the last trick. with the queen of hearts,

The real play which prevented six out at another table came after} the declarer had led the ace and

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2. Any goods not taken delivery of within seven days of arrival or sple

from stock shall remain at buyer's rink, excluding risk of fire, and Anch risks as may be directly due to aegli- kence on the part of the seller.

3. On the arrival of the gods the seller shall promptly inform he buyer in writing of the number package warks and numbers, the yardage, the name of the enrrying steamer, and shall also supply to the buyer a ship- ment sample of the goods.

1. If for any reason goods pranet shipped b contract date the seller | shall notify the buyer to that effect up soon as possible, and within three lear days of receipt of such notifi- | onli

cation (Sundays and local holidays Lexcepted)

declare the buyer must whether he is prepared to accept late Funds with or without an allowance as under, or whether the contract "- lating to overdine goods shall be con- sidered enncelled.

Allowances.

Subject to exerption as to have claim the following allowang in (a), the buyer shall be entitled to respect of late shipments:

From 3 to 30 days: nil, but option

to cancel,

From 31 to 60 days: 2% per cent,

but option to enneel. From 1 to 90 days: 311⁄2 per cent,

but option to cancel. Over 90 days:"75 per cent, but

option to cancel.

(a). In the event of sturma, fire, war, tempest, frost, flood, drought, strikes, lockouts, or any cause be- yond seller's control, delaying or pre- venting shipment of any portion of the the goods within the contract period, the buyer is bound to ace

accept delivery contracted shipment

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"Yes. When I'm ла old as Marie Dresster I'll try to break in there" she said.

Toured the World,

Laura Guerite is known in every British Dominion. She has played in the West End of London, at the Garrick and Hippodrome, through- out the provinces, in Scotland, Australia and Africe. Canada. New Zealand.

She was the first woman to pilot

aeroplane in Australia, flying over Government House, Melbourne on March 4, 1921. The machine she flew was a Moth, the property of Majer Shaw, who was killed in a crush two weeks Inter,

on

Passport trouble prevented her from salling on the Luisitania its fatal voyage, but much of her valuable luggage went to the bottom with that ocean levintham.

"I am going back to England after a performance in Hongkong and Manila," she said, "but I shall have to dodge the West End of London. Last time I cleared off to Scotland. The income tax I was supposed to pay was terrible."

on

Laurn Guerite will introduce "My Canary has Circles under his

to Eyes"

Hongkong. in the Peninsula Hotel Rose Room, Saturday night. The other num- bers on the programme are just what might be expected from Laura Guerite. The entertain- ment should be first-class.

non-shipment, or cancellation of any one or more lots shall not vilinte the contract as regards lots which are shipped in time.

the other

Bill of Lading.

of

When the third diamond was ted, days of contract East frumped with the six of hearts without allowance, provided the

king of diamonds from dummy. of such delayed shipment within ding by ocean going steamer shall

currences.

ע

7. "Shipped on board" Bill

he the only conclusive evidence

of

which forced the declarer to trump fourteen days of

ler furnishes

to the buyer within date of shipment.

date of arrival with the nine of hearts. Now

of the relative goods,

certificate tion for designs, colours, assortments, 8. Complete and, workable instruc- when the ten of spades was trumped from the Manchester or Bradford in dummy with the jack of hearts Chamber of Commerce, or in the case etc. relating to this contract shall be dummy. East trumped, with the certificate, certify of the above ne- and the fourth diamond led from of cantinental goods a magistrate's in the seller's innds not inter than certifying that the delay seven days after the contract has been placed, otherwise the Beller | eight ef. hearts which forced the WAB

shall not liable for any delay in, declarer to trump with the king of thirty days the buyer shall have the

Should the delay exceed shipment. hearts, This play established option of accepting the goods without this contract shall be made

9. Any claim or dispute respecting West's queen and ten of hearts allowance or cancelling the delayed fifteen days of the arrival of the within which held the declarer to five nudd. portion of the contract,"

relative goods, excepting claims aris- ing from faults or differences claim or dispute not settled amicably evident from shipment samples. Any shall be referred to an Arbitrator or Arbitrators to be appointed by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, and the Award shall be binding of both parties,

East, realizing that his three small trump and worthless, should trump in on the diamonds even though he knows that it will be Cover-trumped, in an endeavour to free bigh ruxdds from the declarer's hund and thereby establish good trump for his partner.

SALESMAN SAM

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responsible for damages in

(b) The seller shall not be held quence of non-shipment, non-delivery. or delay in arrival arising from force majeure, or from non-arrival rising from the perils of the sen, parunting, or stoppage in the Suez or Manchester ship' canais.

6. Each shipment is to he regard- ed as a separate contract, and the

not

10. The terms of this contract shall be expressed in both the English and

No Reminders From S:m!

SEE THE

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Sale Agents: TABAQUERIA FILIPINA.

Chinese languages, but only the Eng- These clauses shall not be varied. lish version shall affect or be binding or affected in any way by Chinose on the parties. Seller will not be or other characters written or chap- bound by any conditions, rebates, orped on them by any persons purport- any other matters which are not ex-ing to be acting on behalf of either pressly contained in the contract. | party.

By Small

Less

of weight

uften lands to extreme weakness, ven consumption. SCOTT'S Emul- or builds the body, enriches the blood, wids digestion and ends to increased weight and better

calth. Ask for

SCOTT'S Emulsion

The protector of life

BEN PEDENKA ADHESIS TEJAMIY

YEAH, I LOST MY JOB - BUT I SAVED SOME

DOUGH!

[WOLF, BACHR AND LAMB

STOCK BROKERS

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ING YA! IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER IT YOURSELF THAT'S YOUR TOUGH Luck!

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