HOLIDAY CRUISE
on the
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
1st Class Tourist
£12 £8
A carefree holiday, excellent accom- modation, best of food and service, no hotel bills, and no household worries.
Leave Hongkong:
Thursday, P.M., Dec. 20,
Return Hongkong:
Tuesday, Xmas morning, Canadian Pacific and Philippine Tourist Representatives will meet the Empress of Russia on arrival at Manila to give and information regarding assistance
trips ashore,
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY,
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Salution to Previoum Contract Problem.
By W. E. McKenney.
DECEMBER 8, 1931.
BANKS.
THE · CHARTERED ̧ BANK ́ ́OF] HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Rapul Charter 1936. HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON.,
Paid-up Capital Iserve Limbly of Proprietors.
Do you remember, as a youngster, Beer Fund how proud your mother was when
AGENCIES AND ALDA STAR ILOILO
you learned to count up to ten?! The ABC's were simple in com parison to the deep mystery of AMRISTEAN counting and adding. For sOM BANGKOK reason or other some bridge players "ATAVIA seem to have a dim:ult time count-DAY ing to thirteen or, as shown in to day's article, counting to nine.
PEIPING
BANKING CORPORATION:
Authorised Capital.
Cand and ultra,Pald-lip
$10,000,000 10,009,900
£2,000,000 B.QDO,BO
Sterling
£ 1,600,000 $10,000,000
RANCHERI BARBON
Besar Pundai-
Silver ...
1,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors, $20,000,000
SEMARANG
GEREMUAN
BHANGHAI
SINGAPORE BITIAWAN ROURADAYA
HRAD OFFICE-DONGKONG,
HOARD DY, DIRECTORS,
Hon. Mr. C, G. 5. Muckle, Chaleman.
Iton. Mr. & R. Dodwell, Depois Chairman,
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AMOY
V. M. GRAYBURN T., CHIEF MANAGER
DRANCHER-
LONDON
TIENTSIN
The bidding of the hands routine.
When
CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE la CE Weat opens his COLOMBO
POR KARACHI KLANG KONE KUALA LUMPUR KUCHING
TAIPING
MADRAS
MANILA
DELI HAIPHONG
MEDAN NEW YORK
AJG
HAMBURG
JD2
HANKOW
TONNKAN thylket SRINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
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HONGKONG
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HAMBURG
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(Peking)
PENANG
RANGDON
VAQT
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Ajnen
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Foreign Exchange and General and Bank. For business transacted.
Current Aceminta opened and Pod De poolte revolved for one year or sharter period. st rates which will be quoted an appliesilan
W. NE TROMAN,
Arting Manager. Rongkang, 10th February, 1984.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
CHEFUG
COLOMBO DAIREN
HONGKEW ILOILO
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LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
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P. & O, BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, fadia,, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. and 8. Africa, Australasia, including New Zealand and Queensland Parts, Red Sea, Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantino Ports, Eva.pe, sta
Peninsular and Oriental Fortnightly Direct Royal Ma!! Steamers,
(Under Cortract with H-M. Government.)
NUAR (JOHORE)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
B. 8.
Ton
from Itong-
PEIPING
kong about}
PENANG
DESTINATION
17,000 15th Den. ↑ Bumbay, Milos & L'wo
Travel Empress !
Enjoy every minute on a floating Palace. Supreme Luxury at Low Cost-Congenial, Cosmopolitan
travelling
companions-
International atmosphere, countiess
diversions
WORLD famous CUISINE
Canadian Pacific
STEAMSHIPS
**Always enres Canadian Pacine Express Campang's Traveltura" Cheques... Ovod the World Crep**
NY.K.
General Passenger Agants in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
Tatsulo Maru
Agama Maru
San Francisce via Shanghat, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
..Wed., 12th Dec. at 10 a.m. .......Wed., 9th Jan, at 10 a.m.
Kikawa Maru (Starts from Kobe) Wed., 12th Dec. Illye Maru (starts from Kobe) Wed., 26th Dec. London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam
Seattle & Vancouver.
Kashima Maru
Yasukun! Maru
Hakone Maru
Atsuta Maru
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.
Kamo Maru
·Bombay via. Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.
Anyo Maru
*Toyama Maru
*Lisbon Maru
..Sat., 8th Dec.
Fri., 21st Doc. Sat, 6th Jan,
...Sat., 22nd Dec. Sat., 26th Jan.
Tues., 11th Dec. Fri., 28th. Dec. .Sat., 29th Dec.
....Fri, 4th Jan.
South America (West Coast) via japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles Mexico G. Panama.
Bakuyo Maru
New York via Panama.
Noshiro Maru
*Naruto Mara
Liverpool via Port Said,
Genoa & Valencia,
"Dakar Maru
.Mon., 10th Dec.
Thurs., 27th Dec. Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
Sat, 16th Dec.
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
*Calcutta Maru
Malacca Maru
*Tokushima Maru
Shankha, Kobe G Yokohama.
Suwa Maru
Kamo Maru (Nagasaki direct) Fri., 21st Dec.
AN. T Pan Para
Opening lead---Ą 4.
fourth best spade, the four spot.
a low card in played from dummy, East winning the trick with the
the king. East cashes
of .ace spades and then returns the nine which South wins with the queen, heart being discarded in dummy..
ESTARIARNED 1912. Head Ofrei Rongkong.
Authored Capital
Paid-up Capital
Total Beaters
BRANCHER.com
JOHORT
KOWLOON
KODE
KUALA LUMPUR
RANGOON
BAIGON
HAN FRANCISCO
BRANCHAL
KANPURA *VIPORE
CORFU
Binuk
**BURDWAN
8,030, 19th Dec. 15,000 8,000
29th Deo. 6th Jon.
8'pen, Penang, O'bo D'bay Bombay, Milos & Gaston
BOURABAYA
BUNGE TATANI
TIENTSIN
RANCHE *NALDERA
17,000 16,000
12th Jan.
20th Jun.
ΤΟΚΥΟ
THINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Acconia' opened in Local Currency
$11,000,000, and Fixed Deposita received for one year'
M.&.044 82,170,42
Canton, Trishan, Shanghai, Ilankow, Bangkok and San Franelses,
Landon Bankero: Llardı Dank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and Darding business
of every description transacted.
Current Arevanta opened and Fixed De
shorter periods to Local Currency and tering on terms which will be quoted on annflation,
Hongkong, 8th November, 1934.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
posti rived fur the year or shorter periode ducted by the Hongkong and Shanghai Rank
t_pute which will be quoted an application. Safe Depomis Baker tvarious store) for hire,
LOOK POONG KHAN.
Chiel Manager. Itongkang, 2nd June, 1934,
Declarer's next play in the jack of clubs, trying to get a cover. West plays the four spot and East | --- wins the trick with the king. East then returns the six of hearts.
Should the declarer take the finesse?
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
Well, let's start to count. He | COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES has won a spade trick, be in going
to make three club treils, that's
MARITIMES
"YANG TSE"
The Business of the above Bank ik enn- C'nsporation. Rules may be obtained on Alication.
In
FOR THE HONGKOND AND BANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION,
Y. M. GRAYNURY,
CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong, 2011⁄2 Pabruary. 1914.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid-up!
......Y, 10non eng Reserve Food
Y. 124,200,000 HEAD OPPICE YOKNRANA. Elranches and Agencies at Aleandria Fisinking Rio da
Karachi
Ban Franelser Bettla don
tintavia Merijn
Caloutta
Bhanchal Bleexperts
Surabaya
Nanats NAOHJA
Bydney
New York CAR J'aria
Pelping
Twowin Tainte
Takyn Yingkow
Calls Cona isanen.
*Cargo only..
Bb, Mins, Huevo, 'don
H'burg, Ran, 'werp & Hub
Boinhay, M'lsa & Lla
Bombay, M'les & L’don'
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople. Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by Steamers of the Khellvial Mail S.S. Co.
ITILA WA SANTIA
MHITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
10.101 8,000
Calis Port Sweltenham.
21st Dre.
4th in.
bi pore, kepaly & Väreutti 'pore, Fedang & Calcutt
8 pore, Pezane & Calcutt
B. I. Anear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Ixt and 2nd class passengers.
NANXI NELLORS
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
7.000.
7,000
28th Dec. Ist Feb.
Marin, Jabangi.
Pristane, Ednes Melbourne & Hobart
Regular Monthly Sallings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and langkong to Australia,
Hong-Kong to Sydney--19 daya, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for Cheap Holiday (Surfing, Fishing, Shooting, Climates to suit all. Your English Money is worth 25% more.) No additional charge for Deck Cabins, Sun Deck Swimming Pool-Orchestra Carried--Laundry -Surgeon-Stewardess. E. ¿A. Cuisine, and Bervice are Unsurpassed.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom via Now Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Suez, The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal,
four; he has two sure fiamond The Steamship. tricks, that's six, and of course if he could make: three heart tricks that would be nine. But East!
Arrived Hongkong on Thursday, already has shown up with the nee
the 6th December, 1934.
Le Angeles and king of spades and the king of From LONDON, ANTWERP.
Centon
Manila clubs. He was not vulnerable and
KOTTERDAM. &c.
Dalton (Dejny) Must made no attempt to get. In the bid-
Consignees of Cargo by the above | Tination ding. Therefore, in't it reason-named steamer are hereby informed (Mukden) able to suppose that he does not that their goods with the
exception Hambur hold the king of hearts, or even of Opium, Treasure and Valuables Hank the queen of diamonds? The de-re being landed and placed at their Harbin clarer should know that if he plays risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Honolulu the small heart, West is going to Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery can be
Rangoon Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Hongkong
Interest allowed on Current Aceronia. win with the king and cash two lebtained as the goods are landed.
Depot received for fed period at raša Ispades, and the contract will be de-¡
Goods not cleared within 7 days to be obtained an application. feated two tricks.
including date of arrival, will be
G. KISLINAMI,
Manager. subject to rent.
Bongkang, 11th September, 1976. All claims must undersigned before Monday, 17th December, 1934, or they will not be THE MERCANTILE BANK OF NALDERA recognized.
be sent to the
INDIA LIMITED.
The proper play is for the de clarer to go up with the acc, cash his three club tricks, lead a dia- mond and win with the king and then take the diamond finesac. As you expected, it works, and so all the Colowns for examination by the Damaged Packages must be left in the diamonds are good, and the consignees and the Company's Sur- contract is made. Don't be too veyor Mexars:-Goddard and Dougins Authorised Capital anxious to take B finesse; count at 10 am. on Wednesday, the 12th Bubscribed Capital your winners.
December, 1034. Consigneen must jakk-up Caplial have a Revenue Officer in attendance Reserve Fand and Resi when damaged dutiable goods ure
Today's Contract Problem Nurth is playing the con- tract at six spades, Dociar- er's first trump lead is the Jack of spades. Should East cover with the queen?
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Fushimi Maru
..Sat., 22nd Dec.
*Cargo only.
Tel. 30291.
AABGR
MAJ862.
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Bulution In next issue.
examined yeyors.
by the Company's Súr.
Head Offee-11, Grewchurch Biree) Landon, EC., 1.
BANKERS.
£3,000.000
1,200,000
1,000,000 1,247,4
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be erected Bombay by us in any case whatever.
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R. OIL.
Agent. Hongkong, 6th December, 1034.
COUNT THE
| "TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
A p
BRANCHEB
Karachi
New York
Bangkok
Ipoh
Calcutta
Kuantan Kandy
Calambo
Panang Flan zoom Bhanchal
Delhi
Calle
Kala Dhara Kunin Llo
Hongkong
Howrah
Kunis Lumpur
Madras
Himla
Singapore
HONGKONG FRAKCH.
Every description of Banking and Exobazge Durines transmeted,
Travellers' Chequre issue.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIPS
UNDERTAKEN.
Internt allowed on Current Accounts and fired Depolls at Rate that may be CT- tained on application.
J. I 2068.
Makage.
flanghong, 11th June, 1984.
SANTHIA
RANCHI *SOMALJ TALMA
NELLORE *Carzo,only..
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
8,000 | 18th Dec. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobo
& Oraka 17.000
14th Deo. S'hni, Koho & Yoko 7,000 24th Dec. 8'hn', Kobe & Yoko 10,000 27th Dee. Amov, S'hai, Moji, Koha
& Oinka
16,000 29th Dec. S'hai, Moji, Koba & Yoko
7,000 2nd Jan. B'bai, Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yokr
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcela Mensuring not more than 8 c.ft. will be received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing. For Pasange Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MÄCKENZIE & CO., P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Road, Central,
Agarta.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN
LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE,
'To
NEW YORK via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES &
PANAMA CANAL PORTS,
EXPRESS SAILING
M.V. "TRICOLOR"
MOM
ESSAGERIES
·To SHANGHAI-KOBE.
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. Sailings from Hongkong.
TO MARSEILLES via Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Djiboutri (Adon), Suez, Port-Said.
Aramis
.18th Dec. Andre Lebon 1st Jan., 35. Felix Roussel .....15th Jan. Jean Laborde .29th Jan. Chenonceaux 12th .Feb. D'Artagnan .26th Feb.
Andre Lebon 16th Dec. Felix Roussel 28th Dec. Jean Laborde 13th Jan. 35. Chenonceaux 27th Jan., *35. D'Artagnan Athos il
9th Feb. .23rd Feb,
We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mall steamers
st Port-Sald or Djibouti,
For full Particulars, apply to:
Telephona 26651.
Cie des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
SHIP & ENGINE BUILDERS.
SHIP & ENGINE. REPAIRERS.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
BOILER MAKERS,
IRON FOUNDERS.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit fron
BRASS FOUNDERS.
FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS,
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
Salvage Tug "Talkoo" Wireless Call V.P.G.N. 600 Matres
-DRY DOCK — Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 feet. Breadth at entrance 93 ft. 4 ins.
Depth on Centre of
H.K.
S.F.
L.A.
N.Y.
Doc. 18 Jan. 10 jan, 12 Jan. 27
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Building.
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila, Thursday la., Townsvills. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
CHANGTE-TAIPING
(Off Burners)
British Steamers: FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON &
STEWARDESS CARRIED.
Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Days.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO ЛYDNEY, £78 RETURN
Sill (H.W.O.ST.) 34 ft. 6 Ins. THREE SLIPWAYS ———
H
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Capable of Handling Ships Up to 4,000 Tons Displacement.
CRANES -
100 TON Electric Crane at Sea Wall,
Lifting reach 70 feat. ·
Tel. Address: "Taikoodock" Hongkong.. Telephone No. 30211.
25 TON High tower gantry Travelling Crane,
Lifting radius 77 ft. 6 ins. serving the Dry Dock and Sea Wall berths
Call l'■g:"""Numeral One" over "Pennant Ans.
BUTTERFIELD. & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, China & Japan.
STEAMER
CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING
LONDON (via Australia) from £128.154 Australian Newspapers on 'fie).
Due Hong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Bydney
11 Dec. 4 Jan.
18 Dec. 11. Jan.
21 Dac.
6 Jaa.
18 Jan.
27 Jan,
15 Feb;
18 Feb.
6: Mar.
12 Mar.
15 Mar. 1 81 Mar,
8 Feb.
5 Mar.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
Sailing subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Butterfield & Swire, Agante Hong Kong China-Shanghai,
Telephone. 208BL
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