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S.S. PRESIDENT

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27th Doc.

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26th Feb.

29th Mar.

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18

128

180

ACROSS

This might bo anyone, though helf is one of the familly (6). By no means strange, though the end cannot be beiloved (8),

(0).

Hidden 10 State sounding like a ught-

walght (8),

#X The right man to deliver the

框

goods (0).

He may advise a ingivirate (0), of shade the shades of

Form

the departed were thought to

rihabit (8).

Undignifled proceeding, Unis (6). No epithot for the copytat (8), Koon arrangement of musical fortrumenta (6).

* Joyous pandemonium marks

da end (8).

20 A master production in the

Howing stylo (0).

20ches have a certain end (8). 31 It is our privilego to put an end

th Indulgence (0),

31. A frank qualily in diaragiae (8).- 32" Initially withered, but entirely

esden (3).

DOWN

1 Stain with binck stuff at first

$31.

2 Boreaved but ngal consoled

* fast (7).

I As for this antimal three is one

m a spot in-flampahleo (7). 4"Something to be made up (7), ** His intentions may be pinister or

merely mathemalíical (77), Save with final purpose.(7), Advies to engiño tenders, and the source of the means to carry

out (7).

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13 This 14 down would be accept-

able to a Parliamentary condi date (4).

14 See 13 down (4).

17 A man without nerves would never experience this, of course (4).

18 But for this anglers would not

be so successful (4).

20 Form of terrace (7).

21 This flower alows up a classical

nobody (7).

22 Dip (7).

23 It's not a good book that does

not get past one (7),

24 Much the same as 5 down (7).

25 It's wrong in a vulgar dupe, but

It's laughable (7).

20 A noble lady (7),

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, ..., 1987.

Don't Play Cards With Strangers

not

OOK here, it's all wrong," cried The swindler using this method of; moualy wealthy sugar-growers and

the tenderfoot in the Far helping "Lady Luck" to make up her tobacco-planters of Cuba. West mining-camp. "The dealer hins

Ilo shipped to the inland a largo deait himself all four ates."

mind which side to be on has to have cargo of marked cards. Then ho "W-c-1-1 drawled one of the particularly keen eyesight. How- bought up every other pack there other players, "It's his deal, ain't it?" | over,. there was one cardsharper was to be got, with the result that Things are not done quite a "working" the ocean liners who pro- there were no cards to play with but crudely among more civilised tected his apparently weak eyes with those he had previously "readied." Samblers. It is a common trick, a pair of dark glasses. In spite of Whether he ever reaped the reward however, for a pack of apparently this disability he had marvellous of his bright idea, history does

nt this new cards to be "readled" as a pre- good fortune, and he and his con- relate. To anyone

looking at liminary to fleecing some tender federates relieved those who sat in story critically, it might appear that young lamb, and there are various the game with them of very large the task of marking every card la ways of doing this.

hundreds of packs would be so long mums Sometimes the high cards are Their method was novel and In- and wearisome as to exhaust the "shaved" with razor blade, an genious. Every card was mariced patience of even the most dogged imperceptibly thin alliver being cul with a small spot of luminous paint. gambler. from the sides. In dealing, the Of course, this was quite invisible in clever and sensitive fingers of the the light; but it showed up brightly Helpful Mirrors sharper con detect the kings and to the swindler with the dark specs. aces thus prepared, which gives him

a good Iden of the honours in his Feeling his Way victim's hand.

A

filed.

Tell-Tale Dots

Some sharpers play with an

Lin-

Let us return to authenticated facts, There are mechanical devices for assisting fortune known to some sharpers. There is, for instance, a

more elaborate and more accur- ate method of finding out where each marked pack, but have their ways tiny sort of shelf for fitting to the card is, and the value, consists in of assisting fortune as the game goes underside of the table. This is to tampering with the design on the on. The famous, or infamous, Lord hold on ace or king until the proper

time comes for revealing it. back. A tiny spot of shading, done de Ros was one of these. He would

make a with a fine pen and Indian ink, will the high cards with his flager-nail places his pipe by his side it is time a small nick in the backs If one of the players carelessly enable each card to be easily identi-With his peculiar nicety of touch, he for the other gamblers to look out. would recognise the cards he had so It may be a pipe that is more than distinguished as play progressed; and a pipe, and have a little round mirror I was noticed, that he always dealt in the bowl. By means of this the This was the trick employed by a with some amount of deliberation. owner can see the reflection of each sharper who robbed a Cambridge While he was dealing he was feeling card os he deals it, when the deal undergraduate of large sums of for the marks he had previously comes round to him. money away back in the early years made.

A similar device was used by a of the present century,

Lord de Ros's uncanny luck gambler who possessed a beautiful The undergraduate was more aroused auspicion, and for a long big silver cigarette-case. He laid it wideawake than anybody thought, time, in the Gresham Club, and or the table, and the highly-polished and gave the swindler into custody, wherever else he played, he was surface acted as a mirror, He was tried at the Assizes, and the watched. A last those who had his prepared pack was brought into lordship under surveillance got the Court, the cheated undergraduate, evidence they wanted, and he was more alert than many of his tribe, denounced. He had the spirit to play cards except with people you having had the presence of mind to bring an action for slander against know.

but the Jury found for HIN RECUS

collar it. On the back wa visible the defendants. This was the end of

a design his посивств,

.of cyclists. An Almost

speck of ink, according to its posi-Lord de Ros. He disappeared from tion on the figures, told the sharper London society.

But there is one infallible way of avoiding losing your money to cheats and that is: make a rule never to

Munro Blair,

the value of the card. He was thusf An extraordinary story was told The P. & O. Banking able to tell every card his handi- about a Spanish gambler well known

capped oppanent held. The reward in "fast" circles in London. Accord Corporation, Ltd.

of his labour and ingenuity was six ing to this history, the Don had the months imprisonment.

brilliant idea of fleceing the enor-

Wynham J. Clarke, whose fath er and grandfather chiseled royal figures on ancient Llandaff Cath edral, Glamorgan, Wales, finishes the bust there of former King Edward. Note that the figure does not wear a crown.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000 Issued and Tully Pald-Up .... $20,000,000 Reservo Punda;—

Sterling

.....0,500,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 HEAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ;--- G.. Mukin, q..

Chairman,

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld. E4g. K. 8. Morrison, Esq.

(Incorporated in England, 1920).

Authorised Capital

Bubscribed and Paid-up Reserve Fund....

£3,000,000 04.100 100,000

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TRAVELLERS' LETERS OF CREDIT, TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND PAS- SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board P. & O. and B. L. Steamers and nt Ports of Call) aro issued at current rate of exchange and free of commission, AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS" CHEQUES sold and cashed.

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Hongkong. 3rd April, 1937.

Manager.

THE BANK of east ASIA. LIMITED.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital .******

Reserve and Undivided

Profis...............

$10,000,000.00

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10, Des Voeux Road, Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman,

Ll Koon Chun, Esq.. Fung Ping Wab. BBQ. | P. K. Kwok, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Exy.

Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chang Chung Shek, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. KAN TONG Esq. Chief Manager, LI THE FONO, Esq., Manager. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-- Shanghal

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Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON,

Bourabaya

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Nagasaki

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New York Osaka

Paris Peiping

Penang

Rangoon

Balgon

Bwatow Sydney Talhoku Tientsin

Tokyo

Vancouver

Ban Francisco YokohamDA Seattle Semarang

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Kobe Paid-up Capital ... *********** £3,000,001 | Kawinan Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,00 London Reserve Fund

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AGENCIES AND DRANCHES,

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B. II. Dodwell Esq. T E. Pearce, Esq.

3, IL. BAO, Esq.

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Eir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

ANOY BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON

CHEFOO

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LUNDON

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MANILA

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SINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Canton

Daito Karachi Klang Kobe Kuala

Lumpur

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Kuching Medres Manila

Meden

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Delhi

Haiphong Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

New York

Peiping

(Paking)

Panang

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Shanghai

Singapore

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Foreign Exchange and General Bank» ing business transacted.

ed on approved pecurities,

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur reney and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which wil be quoted on application.

Bafe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG ro,

Chief Manager.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one yake or shorter The Steamship períoda at rates which will be quoted ou application.

The Bank's Head Ofoe, in London : undertakes Executor & Trustee, business, and claims, recovery of British Inodma

Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies &

Branchos.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LIMITED,

7334,400,000

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur-Capital (fully paid-up) .............. Y,100,000.00 rendy and Fixed Deposits received tor Könerva Fund one year or shorter" perioda", în Local Currency and Birling on terms which will be quoted on application.

ALSO

up to date BAYE DEPOSIT Fatavia BOXES in various sizes TO LET.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1997.

Branches and Azanaies at

Alexandria Bangkok

Hongkong Hanking

Karachi

Кофе Landon

Manila

Majl

Nagasaki

Berlin Bombay Calcutta. Los Angeles

Canton Daireri

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

(Dolny) Tenglion Hastaya

((Mukden) New York

The Business of the above 'Bank Lemburg conducted by the Hongkong and shang hal Banking Corporation, linses may be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND BILANGBAJ BANKING 'CORPORATIOZE.

AV. M. GRATIERN, D

Hongkong. 18th May, 1837,

Otarti

Rangoon Bi de Janeiro San Francisco Besitis

Semarang

Shangha Bingapore Bourabaya Bydney Tlentain

Tsingtao Tokyo Yingkow

Osaka Hankow

farbin Honolulu Pelping

Interest allowed on Current Accounta. Deposits received for feed perioda si rates to be obtained on appileation.

Y. KANO,

Hongkong, 11in September, IKH,

"ATHOS II"" No. 2 A/38

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS HOTELS

RAILWAYS EXPRESS

RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI Commencing with the Empress of Russia from Hong Kong January 26, 1938, Canadian Pacific "EMPRESSES" will call at Shanghai an the oastbound voyage.

The Empress of Asia from Vancouver will call at Shanghai on January 24, en route to Hong Kong.

SAILING TO MANILA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

Jan. 14.

TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

EMPRESS OF ASIA

.at 5 ́p.m., Dec. 24.

.Jan. 20.. .Feb. 8.

.Feb. 23.

MAKE BOOKINGS FOR 1938 EARLY — in order to ensurò desirable accommodation.

Information and rates from

Union

Building

Bringing Corgo from Marselifes in ports etc., arrived Hongkong on Sunday, 12th December, 1937,

Consignees are hereby informed woo that their goods with the exception of Oplum,

and Valuables ate being landed stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 22nd December, 1937, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs: Goddard, and Douglas In the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, 10th Decem- ber, 1937.

any

Consignees must have a Revenus Officer in attendance when duttable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyorn,

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

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO.

Canadian Pacific

SJPAME THE MOSIS

CANTON AGENTS

for the

Telephone

20752

Hongkong Telegraph

WM. FARMER & CO. Victoria Hotel Building.

Shameen, Cantón. Tel. 13501.