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Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1929, Page 6

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“ CONTRACT ” BRIDGE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).. LONDON, January 28. Contract Bridge, which is superseding Auction Bridge on the Continent, and in America, has taken a strong hold in Britain, where it was played for a little time ten years ago. If is now being played in several leading West End Clubs. Several members have been testing out the game at the Portland Club, with fine-third o'f the Auction Bridge points. The Card Committee is proposing to frame a set of rules for the game, as played in England.

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LONDON, Jan. 2S. Testing the efficiency of the Eastern Extension Coble Coy’s dir-.vt cable service from London to Singapore, the high Commander and Governor of the Straits Settlements exchanged greetings. The messages automatically were relayed through eleven stations and then covered the 10,521 miles in one and one-iiL h seconds. BRITISH RAILWAYS. PLAN CAMPAIGN. LONDON, January 28. A conference unique in railway history' was held at the Great Western Coy’s offices at Paddington, when the booking-clerks, porters, engine drivers, signalman, guards, and greasers con-, ferred witfc the directors on tlie s»hject of salesmanship in relation to the railways, with special reference to the competition witli motor car traffic. .Sir Felix Pole emphasised that the railways could no longer wait for the public to come to them. They must go to tlie'public: The railway workers of'every grade could be salesmen, canvassers, and advertisers of their own line, vThe men freely partook in the disml they threw out many suggestions, which were welcomed by tin' Directors.

GERMAN RIG HI'S. (Times Service). (Received this day at 8.30. n.m.) LONDON, January 20. A Berlin correspondent states Germany has decided to call the attention of the League’s Mandate Commission to Hilton Young’s report, with a view to safeguarding Germany’s rights under the Versailles Treaty, especially to prevent annexation. ; DRUG TRAFFIC. . (Received this day at 8.30. .n.m.) LONDON. January 20. A Geneva correspondent states the Netherlands delegate addressing the League’s committee on the drug traffic said the Consul-General at Shanghai reported Java was beiug used as a transit centre for illicit traffic between Eur'ojie and the East. The German delegate admitted eases of male addicts treated in German sanatoria showed a two-lold increase and of women 150 per cent increase but they did not indicate the hale was spreading. The drug was difficult to get and addicts wore now frying to, get cured.