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Return Hongkong:

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CONTRACT BRIDGE

Solution to Previous Contract Problem

By W. E. McKenney

Women have made a remarkable tournament record in bridge this your~~~One of them is Miss Holen White of New York.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934.

BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

incorporated by Regal Charter (#13, READ OFFICE1-LONDON,

Fald-up Capital ............... Flowerva Liability of Proprietore.

servi Yand

£1,000,000 $1,000,000 1,600,000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHEN; ALOR STAR ILOILO

SAIGON SEBARANG BERENDAN BHANGJIAJ

This year, she and her partner won the National Women's PairANGKOK Champlonship.

ARISTAR 110||

KARACHI KLANO KODE KUALA

MATAVIA NOMBAY

Here's an unusual hand played | CALCUTTA

by her in a recent rubber game CANTON LUMPUR

BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorland Capital

$50,000,045 Tanned and Pulls Fald-Up V4. 10,000,000

Bestre Punda (***

Sterling

Silver **

Ù,500,000 $10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Propelators £20,000.00

READ OFFICE)—HONGKONG.

"BOARD-OF-DIRECTORATE-

Hon. Mr. C. G. A. Maeklo, Chairman,

Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell Deputy Chairman,

W. II. Fell Eng D. Miskin Bea..* SINGAPOR 11. H. Complett Fag, H. B. Morrison Easy BITIAWAN W. 4. Keswick 249. T. I, Tjaron Bed BOURABAYA C. O. Knight Ea

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MARITIMES

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Sailings from

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23rd Feb.

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at Port-Said or Djiboutri.

For full Particulars, apply to:

Telephone .26651.

Cie des MESSAGERIES, MARITIMES. -

•AQJES 4 KQJT

Rubbor-Nesthor aído vaj. Houth West North Enst

Раза IN.T. 4♥ Pane Pass Double Paren Pass

Past

Opening load-⇓ K.

which contains not only a coup but

a neat and play as well.

Miss White sat in the East and when her partner in the West passed the one diamond bid she realized that her partner could not have much. She had to decide whether to double and hope to find her partner with four spades, or to take the bull by the horna and bid four hearts. She elected the Intter course as she decided that with her seven hearts in her hand it certainly was worth

try. South's opening lead was the king of Clubs which Miss White trumped. Looking at the hand double dummy it appears she must Joge two diamonds, a heart and a spade.

Forelan, Exchange and General and Bank-COLOMBO [ bales iræhraptml.

Current Acconta opened and Fixed DepoOCHLOW posite received fat obe pour or shorter perfode

HAMDURO

at rates which will be quoted on application. AIPHONG

W. I THOMAR ›

Arting Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1924.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

ESTABLISTIKA 1913, Bend Offer Mongkong.

Authorise Capital

Tald-up Capital....

mal

sourire

DRANCHES.—'

IPON

JONORE

| KOWLDON

| KUALA LUMPUR

Corrent Accounts opened in Loes! Currency $11,000,000 and Fixed Deposits received for one year 1.645.00 or shorter periods In Local Currency and 19,170,402 Sterling on terms which will be quoted on

application.

Hongkong, 8th November, 1914.

Canton, Trishan, Shanghel, Itankpy, Tangkok and Ban Franelezo,

London tuaharos Llerts Bank In Forels Exchange and Banking kaitress

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

The Hunters of the above Dank la con- very descriptions transacted. Current Accounts opened and Fixal The ducted by the Hongkong and Shanshal Bank. posita mceived fur one year or shorter perinde in Corporation, Hules may be obtained on al rates which will be queteil un application, application.

Bafe Deposit Bures (various sizes) for hire. | FOR THIE HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION:

LOOK POONG BJIAN,

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1984.

Chief Manager,

COMPANY MEETING

'CHINA LIGHTS TO PAY 45

CENTS A SHARE

V. M. GRAYBURN,

CHIET MANAGER, Hongkong. 6th February, 1936.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED

Capital (Tully paid-ant Elever

Y..100.000.000 Pund.. .. Y. 121,200,000 HEAD OPPICK+—YOKONAMA. Branches and Aponeiru at

| Alexandria Walking

Кириен Batavia

Kole

Janel

Rio de

'BA Frances

srqtbnt London

Is Angeles Handla

Paten Daren (Dalny) Moll

Hardin

Miss White's first play was a small

spade which was taken in dummy with the king. She return-j The Directors of the China Light, Destin ed the ton of hearts and North and Power Co. have decided to re- refused to cover, If North had command to

shareholders, at the Calcutta played the queen, of course, then forthcoming annual meeting, that the Miss White would not have to lose profits for the past financial year yanation a heart trick.

(after providing approximately $390,- (Mulder) When the ten spot held sho de-000 for depreciation) amounting to Tambure cided that North probably held four hearts to the queen. If that was approximately $781,000 plus $109,000 ank the case she would have to ruff brought forward from last year, be Konolulu herself down to the same number dealt with as follows: of trumps as North, so she led a To pay a Dividend of 45

and ruffed with the seven small chib of hearts. To make sure of the

cente per share on the 'old shares heart distribution she played the.

and proportional amounts on the NOW ace of hearts, but South showed abares, absorbing about.. $384,000 out. discarding a diamond.

To transfer to reserve, ro General Managerz', righte To additional transfer to re- serve to General Man- gers' Rights

Miss White now decided to play for the spade break, so played two rounds of spades, but on the second

Today's Contract Problem

Виррове год wore doall this hand, vulnerable, the op- ponents not vulnerable, play- ing for money, and you opazed with one spade, your partner bid two clubs and you then bid four spades and your Tight-hand opponent doubled. Would you be surprised to go down two thousand polate? It happened. Figurs the East hand's holding.

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spade, South showed out. Her next play was the king of diamonds,

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SANTHIA

ВАМОЯ! *SONALI TALMA

NALDERA

60,000 ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

--105,000

101,000

MONTHLY RETURNS FROM_

NEW TERRITORIES

The Now Territories Medical Bene-

Branch volent

of the St. John $950,000 Ambulance Brigade reported 12,522

cases for the month of November.

Of the total cassa Taun Wan had The annual meeting will be held 2,077, Cheung Chau 2,244, Fanling at the head office of the company on 1,492, Shataukok 1,239, San Tin 1,162, December 27 at 12.15 p.m. The trans. Kam Tin, 1,144, Shatin 916. Ta Hu fer books of the company

will be Leung 855 and Ha Taun 793. closed from December 18 to Decem ber 31, inclusive.

The most satisfactory feature of last month's return is the number of ante-natal cHAEB dealt with at the Kam Tin Centre, as many as five which South won with the ace under supervision. This is the big

Iwomen being in-patients at one time, South then played the queen and gest stride that has been made, The jack of diamonds, the second dia- next is the number of children mond being ruffed by East with admitted from time to time in the the nine of hearts, North discard children's ward whereas formerly only ing the ace of clubs,

hopeless cases were brought in.

Time and patience have overcome Miss White led her eight of the prejudices of the villagers in one spades, which North was forced to of the most superstitions districts in win with the jack. Miss White had the New Territories,

a tenace position over North, hold- cases, and 14,390 general casce have During the year 1423 maternity ing the king-jack of hearts to been dealt with an increase of 48,- North's queen-eight, which gave 483 on the previous year, thus show- her the two, last trump tricks and ing the confidence the villagers have the contract doubled.

in the St. John Clinica.

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