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ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIE

"EMPRESSES

Offer the Utmost in SREED-SIZE-SPACE-LUXURY

AND

SERVICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933,

CONTRACT KEEP UPKEEP DOWN CONSIGNEES NOTICES. P&O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND

BRIDGE

BY FITTING

"Decarbo

By W. E. McKenney AUTOMATIC DECARBONISER"

Any good card, player will tell you that some of the prettier and

most difficult plays are defensive

plays.

AA-J-10-7-5 VQ-B-5. Gu4 10-6-3

EAST

R-Q-9

NORTH

48-3-2

❤6-4

AK.9.4

J-10-

...

+J-10.

9-7

8-7-2 +J-8-2

♦A-Q-5

Dealer

SOUTH

Q-5

Leate Arrive

Linto

Leave

Fube Yokobema Benciniu Vazzverer

Leare Lease Arrīss

VA-K-3-2

Empr. of Asia.

Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mai, 23

Mar. 23 Mar:25

Apr. 3

◆K-9.3.

Empr. of Canada

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Empr. of Russia Empr. of Japan

Mar. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 7

Apt. 13

Apr. 7 Apr. 8 Apr. 11

Apr. 13

Apr. 15

Apr. 24

Apr. 21

Apr. 23

Apr. 20

Empr. of Asia

Apr. 2

May 4

May 9

May 5 May 7 May 0

May 11

May 13

May 2

Impr. of Canada Empr. of Russia Empr. of Japan.

May 18 June 2 June 4 June 6 June 16 June 18

May 21

May 24 May 20 June 2 June 8 June 10

J= 7

June 19

Bluser

Hong Kong Shanghai, "Kopareki

$A-7-5-4

The Bidding South was the denter and either June 21 June 23 June Joly 4 side was vulnerable. South open- ed the contracting with one heart. Many players might analyze the South hand for its high card

HONGKONG TO MANILA strength. However, the correct

EMPRESS OF CANADA

SAILING

FRIDAY, 17th MARCH.

For further information please apply to:-

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ENYK

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,"

"Asama Maru

Taiyo Maru

"Chichibu Maru

Seattle & Vancouver.

Wed., 15th March. Fri, 24th March. " ..Wed., 12th April.

Heian Maru (starts from Kobe) Mon., 13th March. Hikawa Maru (staris from 'Kobe) Mon., 27th March. London, Marscilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam vía ¿

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

Fushimi Maru Hakozaki Maru"

Terukuni Maru

Sat., 4th March. ..Sat, 18th March. ..Fri., 31st March.

Sydney & Mulbourne via Manila & Ports.

Atsuta Maru

Kamo Maru

Sat, 25th March. .Sat., 22nd April.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

"Kaga Maru

Tottori Maru

..Sat., 11th March. ...Wed., 15th March.

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

Heiyo Maru

Fri., 10th March.

Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

Genoa & Valencia,

*Lyons Maru

Tues., 14th March.

...Wed., 8th March.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

*Bengal Maru

*Yamagata Maru

Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama.

Hakusan Maru

*Morioka Maru

*Hakodate Maru

"Cargo only.

Wed., 15th March.

.Fri., 3rd March.

.Wed., 8th March. ....Thurs., 9th March.

For further information apply to:-

Tel. 30291..

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (private exchanges to all Depts.)1

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK

Via

SAN FRANCISCO-LOS ANGELES PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

M.S. "TAI PING"

ON MARCH 17th.

All Vessels have Excellent Accommodation for 12 Passengers.

Time in Transit. Fares...

Hongkong to San Francisco 25 days

Hongkong to Los Angeles

Hongkong to New York.

26

12

42

G$190.00

G$195.00

C$310.00

For Passenger and Freight information please apply

DODWELL & CO., LTD

Queen's Buildings,

Agents.

For the Best

'Telephone 28021.

LOCAL VIEWS

and

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS

Go To

way to analyze the hand to deter- mine whether or not South has a bid is to reason in the following manner.

Particulars from

H. CONNELL & CO., LTD. 4th floor, China Building.

COMPANY REPORT.

ALLEGATION OF PROFITS BÝ H.K. & SHANGHAI HOTELS

The report of the Directors the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Lid, to be presented at the annual meeting on March 20 states:

The Directors beg to submit their report for the year ended 31st Decem- ber, 1932.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"PORTHOS" Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 28th February, 1933.

From MARSEILLES "&c, Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valubales are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. Kowloon, whencs delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed..

Goods not cleared within 7 days including

date of arrival, will be subject to rent

All claims must be sent to the undersigned before the Thursday, the 9th March, 1933, or they will not be recognized.--

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godawas for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Sur veyor Messrs: Goddard and Douglas the 6th at 10.00 am on Monday, The profit on working account for

must March, 1933. Consignees the year 1932 amounted is $1,166,279-have a Revenue Omeer in attendance

53.

The balance at credit of, profit and loss account (including the sum of $212,997.11 brought forward from the previous year) after

charging interest, insurance, maintenance and repairs, etc., providing for deprecia- tion and bad and doubtful debts, amounted to $485,797.83, which your Directors recommend apportioning as follows:

on

To pay a dividend of 40

cents per share 1,000,000 "Old" shares $ 100,900.00 To pay a dividend of 20

cents per share 193,867 "New"! shares

If South bids a heart and his partner denies with a no tramp. he is willing to have the hand played at no trump. If North bids either clubs or diamonds, this To carry forward to new

can be supported by South, while

if North overcalls with a spade bid, South is in a position to make a constructive two no trump bid, and that is exactly what happen

ed on the hande

ncount

די

on

39,773.40

$.438,773.40

47.021.43

$ 485.737.83

The above proposed allocation for the year under review has been in- corporated in the accounts.

Directars.-Mr. Allan Cameron After South's bid of one heart retires by rotation, but being eligible, West passed, North bid one spade.offers himself for re-election. East passed. South then bid two no trump.

Auditors. The accounts for the year under review have been audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and themselves for re-election. Fleming, who are, eligible and offer

This bid of two no trump does not necessarily deny space sup port-rather it shows an honour. in partner's suit. After the bide of two no trump, North bid three spades, announcing that he held a declarer, if he held the king, to five card spade suit and signing cash it immediately. the hand off. However, South who had every suit stopped, now decided to try for a game and bid

three no trump...

The Play

Therefore, instead of playing the ace of diamonds, she went in with the queen,. Now you can

see

South's predicament-if he refuses to take the diamond trick, he is afraid that East will lead through his king of diamonds, and that his contract will be im- mediately lost. He can also see dum-that if West does not hold five diamonds he may still make his contract even though the king of spades lies on the wrong side.

West's opening lead was hit fourth best diamond-the seven.. The four was played from my; and now what would you play from the East hand?

However, if he can find the king of spades in the West hand it is immaterial whether or not, Vest holds five diamonde-he can still make his game.

There is an old rule in bridge which says "Never finesse your partner's lead.". However, the word "never" has

no place in bridge and there are times when every convention must be broken.

East reasoned that the spade:

All that South can do is to cash suit would set for South on one his king of diamonds. He then lead. She further reasoned that leads the queen of spades, takes with all the strength that her the finesse, and East wins the hand contained, undoubtedly

trick with the king. Now all she West's hand did not have a rehas to do is to play her ace of entry-card.

diamonds and then lead her five If she went in with her, ace for diamonds. diamonds, South would stay of the diamonds until the third round and would then block the suit Her only hope was to force the

This allows West, her partner, to run off three good diamond tricks which defeats the declarez's contract one triek.

when damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Sur- veyors.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the GodownIS.

No Fire, Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. OHL,

Agent. Hongkong, 28th February, 1933,

DAI NIPPON BR

PISENER BEER

GRANO PRIZES

ASAHI

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

·(COMPANIES Incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Austrasia, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Europe Etc. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTHNIGHTY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.)

From Hong- kong (about)

! S. S.

Tone

**SOMALI

KIDDERPORE ORFU COMORIN

*BANGALORE.

RANPURA CHITRAL

Destination

| 6,800 | 4 Mar, noon. M'los, Havre, L'don,

H'burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hu}}

F

| 5,300 | 8th Mar. | Straits, Colombo, & B'bay 15,000 | 11th Mar. | Bombay, M'les & L’don 15,000 25th Mar. ] M'les & 'L'don ·

6,100 1st Apr. Mles, Havra, L'don,

Aturg, Rotterdam A'werp &[Hul

17,000 | 8th Apr. | M'les & L'don' 15,000 22nd Apr. M'ies & L'ion Cargo only. Calls Casa Blanca. Calle Karachi.

Frequent" connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargn, té Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant. Porta by Steamers of the Khedivial Mail 8.8. Co.,

TILAWA TALMA TALAMBA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR

| 10,000 12th Mar. 10,000 24th Mar.

8,000 [ 2nd Apr. fCalls Port Swettenham & Rauvoon.

SAILINGS,

18'poro, Penang & Calcutta pore, Penang & Caloutta S'pore, Penang & Caloutta

B. I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Iri | and 2nd class passengers.

TANDA

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN, SAILINGO (South). ·

NELLORE

ASAHI NANKIN

BEER

7,000 3rd Mar. 6 p.m. (Manila, Rabaul,

7,000

*7,000

1st Apr.

2nd May,

Brisbane, Sydney

and Melbourne.

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

The Union S.5. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & 0. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Sues,

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton, and London via Panama Canal.

Fole & genta

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD.

HONGKONG

*NANKIN

RANPUR& TALAMBA

BEER

ASAHI

LAGER BEER

SPECIALLY BREWID FOR EXPORT.

COMPANY

WERY

INSULATION

Against

HEAT COLD NOISE

and

ACCOUSTICAL CORRECTION

BE SURE TO USE ONLY

TOKYO, JAPAN

LIMITED

CELOTEX

INSULATING LUMBER

WHICH HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME IN HONGKONG."

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

MEE CHEUNG

Studio, Ice House St.

Branch, 7, Beaconsfield Arcade.

Hongkong.

Sole Agents.

Canton,

BBHUTAN ENELLORE

CHITRAL

S RANCHI

T

SOUDAN

CARTHAGE

་

SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

| 7,000 | 6 Mar, noon." | S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka

& Yoko

| 17,000 | 10th Mar. | 6'hai, Kobe & Yoko

| 8,000 | 10th Mar. | Amoy, B′hai, Moji, Kobe

"& Osaka

- 6,000 | 19th Mar. | S'bai, Kobe & Yoko 15,000 24th Mar. | S'hai, Kobe & Yoko

7,000 6th Apr. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka`

& Yoko

17,000

"

6th Apr. 8'ha), Kobe & Yoko

6,800 19th Apr. S'bai, Kobe & Yoko

| 14,000 | 20th Apr.:| S'bai, Kobo & Yoko

Cargo only. *Calls Nagoya & Yobraichi-

All data are approximate and subject to attention without notics.

Parcela Massuring "not more than 5 c.ft. will be

received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing' For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to

MACKINNONS, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agenta.

P. & 0. Bldg., Connaught Rd., Co.,

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

LTO AUSTRALIA Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairm,

I

T

Y

Townsville, "Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

(Oil Burners

British Steamers: CHANGTE-TAIPING

FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON AND. **

STEWARDESS CARRIED.

Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong. Sydney-19 Days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN

#

M

LONDON (via Australia) from £128.15.4 (Australian Newspapers on file).

STEAMER

TAIPING

Due B'Kong Leavez H’Kong Leaves Manlis Duo Sydney,

10 Mar. 17 Mar. 20 Mar.

5 Apr.

CHANGTE

11 Apr.

18 Apr.

21 Apr.

7 May.

TAIPING CHANGTE

9 May.

19, May.

22 May.

7 June.

9 June

20 June

23 June 9. July"

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED. Butterfield & Swire, Agents.-Hong Kong-Shanghai,

MOM

MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL · STEAMERS.

Sailings from Hongkong.

To SHANGHAI.

Aramis Chenonceaux.. Athos II ..

* D'Artagnan

Andre Lebon Felix Roussel Porthos Aramis

14th Mar. 28th Mar. 11th Apr.. 25th Apr. 9th May: 23rd May, 6th June. 20th June.

TO MARSEILLES, via Salgsa, Singapore, Penang, Colomba, Dijboutri, (Adan), Sues.

Fort-Said.

Porthos Aramis Chenonceaux Athos 11 D'Artagnan Andre Lebon Felix Roussel Porthos.

14th Mar.

28th Mar, 11th Apr.

25th Apt.

9th May.

23rd May.

6th June.

20th June.

We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports, East Africa, Madagescar by transhipment on our mail steamers at Port-Said or Djiboutri.

COMMERCIAL LINE

For DUNKIRK via Haiphong, Saigon-Oran-Le Havra s.s. "Sikiang"-on or about 14th or 20th March, 1933.

For full Particulars, apply to:-

Clv, den MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

3, Queen's Building.

Telephones: 26651.