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THE HONGKONG

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

To Seattle and Victoria

To San Francisco, Los Angeles & New York

via Panama

Pres. Lincoln ......... May 10 Pres. Hoover

Pres. Wilson

..

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays Fortnightly asllings on Baturdays.

Pres. Cleveland May 6, 1 a.m.

May 24

Prex. Taft

May 20 Judo .8 June 7 Pres. Jefferson ......... ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct Choice of rail jines across connections with all Atlantic lines. United States and Canada, Iberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application. Fortnightly via Suoz to Europe & Amorica Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straite, Colombo, Bombay Suez Canal, Alexandris, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York & Boston. Pres. Garfield

May 18 Pres. Adams .......... .. June 10 May 27 Pres. Harrison

June 24

Pres, Polk

TO MANILA

Next Sailing

-Pres. Gardeld

Pres. Lincoln May 2.

May 1

May 13

Pres. Hoover Pres. Polk ...

May 18 May 27

Pree. Taft

CONNECTING WITH 5.5. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO,

THE

ZAMBOANCA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE AND AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PEDDER BUILDING-HONGKONG.

CANTON BRANCH:-No. 4 Shakes Street.

Y.K.

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San Francisco via Shanghai, japan Ports & Honolulu.

Asama Maru

Taiyo Maru (starts from Kobe) Thurs., 27th May. Chichibu Maru

Tatauta Maru

Seattle & Vancouver,

Wed., 10th May.

Wed., 7th June.

Wed., 21st June.

Hikawa Marn (starts from Kobe) Mon., 22nd May. Hiye Maru (atarts from Kobe) Mon., 5th June. London, Marealllos, Antwerp & Rotterdam via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

Katori Mart

Kashima Maru

Yasukuni Maru

Sydney & Molbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Maru

Atsuta Maru

.Sat., 18th May.

.Sat, 27th May. .Fri, 9th June.

Sat., 27th May. .Sat., 24th June,

.Thurs., 11th May. .Mon., 29th May.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

Ginyo Maru

*Genon Maru

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

.Thurs., Rakuyo Maru Liverpool via Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

Genoa & Valencia.

*Toyooka Maru

...Sat., 19th May.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

*Muroran Maru

"Akita Maru

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Tues., 9th May.

..Mon., 16th May.

"Yamagata Maru (Moji direct) Fri., 5th May.

. Fri, 12th May. Hakone Maru

Atsuta Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri., 19th May.

...Sat., 27th May. Suwa Maru

*Cargo only.

For further information apply to:--

Tel. 80291.

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BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE.

MONTHLY SERVICE

Το

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Agents:

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Queen's Buildings.

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

DO LTD

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with Limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation). Homewards to:

Port Sald, Genoa, Marseilles, Alglers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam) Hamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Porta.

vin

Manila and Straits Settlements

M.V. "CANTON"

M.V. "NANKING"

Outwards to:

SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS.

M.V. "TAMARA"

M.V. "PEIPING"

Passenger Rates:

Hong Kong to Gonon/Marseilles Hong Kong to Rotterdam,

Agents:

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

Sailing about

8th May. 28th May,

Sailing about

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933.

TELEGRAPH.

BOXER INDEMNITY

CONTRACT

BRIDGE.

By W. E. McKenney

QUESTIONS ON BRITAIN'S REMITTANCE

London, May 1,

Information regarding Britain's share of the Boxer Indemnity was Do you make the mistake of given in the House of Commons doubling a slam contract just be-to-day following questions asked by cause you feel assured of setting Mr. Wardlaw Mine and answered: the contract ono trick? If no, by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who took you are making a grave mistake.up the Foreign Office questions in Safely to double A Hinm con- the absence of Sir John Simon, who is India. tract you must be positive of hav- Foreign Secretary, ing at least two different ways of posed. netting the contract.

Mr. Wardlaw Milne naked whe

comparable

Naturally, when your oppo-ther any memorial, nents arrive at a slam contract with that secured by the United. there are but few missing high States in the shape of the Peking cards, and so, when you have only University, had been arranged to one chance of setting the contract, mark the sacrifice of the British your double may act as a boom-taxpayer in remitting his share of crang and instead of accomplish-the Boxer Indemnity to amount ing its purpose, it may be the very the United States.

to approximately five times that of means of helping the declarer to locate these missing high cards and may aid him in making his contract.

The Bidding

Been Misinformed

sald that Mr. Mr. Baldwin

had been misin- While in Rochester, N. Y., re-Wardlaw Milne cently, arranging for the Roches-formed in his comparison of the ter district tournament of the sums involved. The United States American Bridge Lengue, Mr. had remitted approximately 35 Earl S. Cobey of that city referred million pounds in gold dollars out the following hand to me.

of a total of 53 million pounds approximately 65% por cent, while the respective figures in the fcase of Britain were 11 millions, Under the one over one system. 16.5 millions and 68 per cent. the normal bidding would be The remitted British funda bud South one spade, West puss. been invested in rehabilitating North, with his great strength, and building railways and other definitely knows that a game fs productive enterprises in China, | certain and a slam probable,

thus creating an endownment to The question is

to be subsequently devoted to educa force in diamonds or in no trump,tional purposes, mentioned by Mr. of the Advisory Com- personally I prefer the bid of two Buxton

mittee.

Under the agreement with thic Chinese Government and the act of 1931, the allocation of funds was within the discretion of thei Board of Trustees. Although this

a memorial: might not result in

that the British he mentioned Government considered it the most practicable arrangement in interests of both countrlos.

whether

AQ-6 VQ-J-6

A-K-Q-10 +A-9-5-2

NORTH

AJ-9-2

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+9-0-

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in J-6- 4.3 Dealer #J-10. [SOUTH 8.7.4

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the

Mr. Somerville asked if there was a large grant to the longkong University from this fund.

Mr. Baldwin requested notice.- Reuter,

ning the second trick with the king.

no trump rather than one of The opening leader has shown three diamonds. The diamonds up with the king-queen of clubs,

and his double definitely marks may be bid later on.

After the two no trump bid, him with the king of hearts. The South would bid three hearts. drop of the nine of spades gives North would bld four diamonds, the declarer the encouragement which bid definitely marks him that the spade suit may break, so with a strong four-card suit. instead of ruffing a spade, he

While South has, two five-card leads a small heart. major suits, He has Do more West plays low, the trick is! Atrength

with dummy's than originally adver-won

queen. A leod in his initial bid, his small club is trumped by the de-

ba proper response would four clarer. and a small heart led, hearts. This tells North that the which West wins with the king. South hand contains two five-card Now if West returns the nine suits.

of hearts, declarer will overtake South's three high-card tricks dummy's queen with the ace, lead necessary for an original bid are the ten of hearts, and then kvin practically marked. North should the last three tricks with his not bid five hearts, inviting a slam, three good spades.

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bui should bid the slam himself However, West can make the with a bid of alx hearts. Enst play more interesting by leading and South would pass.

the nine of diamonds, which de-

win West is confronted with a prob-clarer will

with dummy's lem-it looks as though he has a queen, discarding a spade. club trick, and certainly a heart: The declaror had played the

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trick. Most players with West's land marking-West with the jack CHOCOLATE

hand would double. Now let us of spades, therefore West must sea how the double would work to have one diamond left. The ten the advantage of the declaror, of diamonds is led from dummy West would opon his king of and trumped by the declarer with clubs, hoping to establish a club the ten of hearts. The ace of

that

he spades is led and a club discard- trick immediately could cash it when he got in withjed from dummy. the king of hearts. This trick

When the ten of spades is led, would be won by the declarer West is forced to trump with the with the ace in dummy.

eight of hearts, duminy

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over-

He would lead the ace and king trumps the last trick with the ace of diamonds from dummy, оп of hearta,

which he would discard his log-

ing club. The queen

of apudes By taking advantage of West's

and then a small spade would be double, the declarer has made his

led fdom dummy, declarer win-contract of six odd.

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30th Juno

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SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

7,000 4th May. ] S'hai; Moji, Kobo, Oraka

& Yoko 16,000 4th May. | S'hai, Kobe & Yoko 10,000 4th May. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koto

& Osaka 5,300 10th May. | 6'hai, Moji, Kobo, Osako

& Nagoya. 6,000 12th May. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoke 12,000 18th May. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,000 18th May. Amoy, B'bai, Moji, Koba

& Yoko

[11,000] 1st June. } S'hal, Moji, Kobs & Yoko

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