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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01

Avoid leading through until late in the
hand. 1t delays development of your
own hands and takes no re-entry from
adversaries, and is practically playing
their game, as the original leader almost
always wants partner to return suit as
soon as possible, and your doing so only
aids his game without cost of a re-entry
card, and it almost invariably leads to
immediate establishment of the suit with
opponents without compromising gain. It
Is perversion of the principles of the
game, and it is best to let opponents suit
severely alone except for purpose of
forcing partner. [@= .s..T.-%
Follow rhyr1ing rule: \ e su 49,
When you discard, weak suits you ought to
- choose, - e t-.-=-a
AS strong are too valuable to lose. 80.
Thas IS reversed when opponents have
shown preponderance of trump strength
according to your lights, as you cannot
bring in. your long suit and are COM
PEELED to act on the defensive in ether
suits to prevent opponents bringing them
in If your partner and self have a pre-
ponderance Of trump strength, discard
from weak suits as every discard of
long suit in such cases is the possible
loss of trick. An echo in your dis
card, or reverse discard as it is some
times called gives your discard negative
effect; and may be used when you are
unable to locate trump strength with
partner or opponents when first compelled
to discard The reverse play or .'echo''
in a suit partner is leading after trumps
have been exhausted, is call "for
change of suit signifying you can rem
der no assistance and is especially valua.
bic, it he has OF been able to determine
your suit before.
Forcing.
Generally do, not force partner unless
strong in trumps or in other suits, or I'M
less both opponents have shown trump
strength Under above principles, if part
4er forces you. lead trunpsif strong your
self and do what forging is necessary after
you have exhausted opponents of trumps
Follow rhyming rule:
f weak in trumps yourself. don't force your
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01

II Wit IIOlC>1 t11ctt. lIUIulNS OF Il. j.. 10
aid others comes under the fourth best
combination.
To this the writer shares the strong OBJ
lection of this club and many other clubs
as unsornd: Briefly the suit may easily
be unestabished until too late to make it
available, whereas the lead of Jack or
10 establishes the suit on the second
round.
Again. Z. ]. 10 is nranifestly a stronger
suit than .. j. 10. and precious few good
players advocate leading fourth best from
this holding.
The lead of the Jack is recommended
This gives another, but practically two,
Jack leads, K. @. ]. and Il. j. TO-.
The lead of 10 invites partner to hold
up ace with hope of catching king sec
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ana tne force OF me axiom, Lead m IN
tha 'reak and through the. strong This
Is GOOD form. Cover supporting ca r1s
leo 81, opponents rather freely.
Third Hand &
DC not finesse in partners suit except
ace, queen. If you win the trick not too
caeaply, return the suit unless YOU have
better suit, or unless your suit will not
call On partner for LIS highest card in it.
the idea being to allow him to retain his
card of re-entry should his suit become
established. If winning partners lead
and holding trump strength, say four
trumps, and with the other two suits well
protected, lead the trumps swithout watt
ing for establishment of partners suit #
more than four trumps, you can lead with
less protection in the other two suits, and
vice versa, with greater protection Yin the
other two suits, you tan lead trumps with
less than four. a- H.
In returning your partners suit follow
the rhyming ru.e:
When you return your partners suit take pains
10 lead him back the best your hand contains,
II You held not more than three at first;
II you hold more, you may return the worst.
II you. hold the master card you're bound
n most cases to play it second round.
Watch the fall of the cards to determine
+ third round should be played, lest an
opponent trump it. If weak in trumps
yourself, this is not so much to be feared,
for if too weak to lead trumps you are
weak enough to force the enemy.
Do not cover your partners supporting
card unless you hold others in sequence
above it. Let the lead be placed with
your. left-hand adversary, the most adj
vantageous place for you.
Fourth Hand.
Win the trick as cheaply as possible and
open your best suit. If your suit is the
one just played, open your next best, if
trump lead is not warranted, either in reg
ular manner if headed by ace, king or
queen, or from the top or forced lead"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01

high card if you were the original leader
in which case play highi card first round
and be governed by the developments on
the next round Of the suit. For instance
holding K, @, 20, play @; if it holds the
trick, play a lower on the second round
of the suit as partner must have ace
and if he held only two cards your king
would be sacrificed Also holding @, ]
and one SMALL. play j; J, 10 and one
small, play 10; 10, 9 and one small. play
first round and be- governed by the de.
Velopment on the next round. The play
10 or. 8, as the. case may be, and a
lower one next round will not be con.
strued by partner as a trump CALL as il
is not unnecessarily high. It is only ar
attempt to hold the trick and save part.
ner's possible higher card. q
If jack holds the trick first round, O,
course queen should be played second
round to further save ace now marked
in partners hand; if he held only two
cards, as in instance above, no loss would
be made by queen and ace falling to.
gether, as queen would lose to king any.
how on third round. With the above
queen, jack, etc, holding and two small.
play low first round same as if origina.
leader.
When second hand a doubtful trick YOU see
Dent trump it if you hold more trunps thar
three.
Your discard In such case tells part
ner as plainly as cards can speak, II
nave at least four trumps, none Of the
SUIT led, and this is the weakest of the
other two SUITS almost an expose.
sometimes later in the hand W., -,
pass doubtful trick regardless or the
NUMBER 1o OF <trumps held, and discard to
!; advantage q anita for instance, if your rieht-
aand opponent is trunping a suit Of which
ron have but one left. -
may be stated right here that third.8
I1and winning the doubtful trick, in the
majority 1.s of cases. viii lead the s11it vo,,
slseszd, and this is where your partner
must MI come to the rescue with good sao-
ero-hand play and prevent too sncc ssss
.ue hnesse under your declaration Of
=, g: and leading through you. This
iis1l l.' tes one Of the beauties Of Whist
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01
But always force the adverse strong trais.1
hand So s&T = *

r. ~ T. - E (. s
But always force the adverse strong. truis-o
hand. go
Forced Leads. x
These are irregular leads and caused by
something in the previous play that has
disconnected the otherwise regular play,
Of the leader, such as his own suit having
been opened by opponents. by an honor
turned by fear of forcing partner or an
opponent. They are prolific of "situa-
tions' which you are to master and make
the most Of. s&sz~k,
..4%l False Cards. ~.
Bar them from your play; they far more
often deceive partner than opponents.
Play slowly and determine each card to
Ne played before taking it from your
hand, so that opponents cannot take ad-
vantage of undue elaboration to finesse
against you. Do not criticise partner I'M
less requested, as it IS more apt to rattle
than to steady one. Lastly "When in
doubt-win the trick F. T. r
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one of the most popular students perore
he reached the graduating class s,
Youngest Reader.

New York Cor. Pittsburg Post.
The youngest reader of manuscript in
this city is, fhe grandson of the partner
in a big publishing house. For the past
three years. and now he is only sixteen
years old, he has read manuscripts, chief
~ boys stories. and his judgment has
been verified by the success of the books
which he has accepted. One would nat
urally expect that a boy would be the
best Judge Of boys story. but no other
publishing house has submitted such
manuscripts to boys. The, readers FOR
most of them are men, This young read
er is still In school and when he finishes
his studies he Is going into his grand
fathers house to begin at the bottom and
work his way up. sl'.s.-& 25aa1 =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01

certain plays under certain conditions Is
too stringent and is properly the province
or a book of instructions" The long
"1nded systems which some clubs have
promulgated and the one which the Amer
lean Whist league adopted at the eighth
congress, partake strongly of this char
acter. =. e. --,.~. '~
The American Whist league system re-
ferred to includes what is probably the
most generally accepted table of leads,
anu it is here reproduced:
a. -,.-- Original Leads Plain SHIFTS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01
Number Of
cards in suit

In trumps open as above, except as fol
lows:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-26
LOCAL And GENERAL.

Orpheum tonight.
New York, Feb. 17.-Sugar--Raw,
firm; refined, steady.
An experienced housekeeper wanted.
See Want column.
George Haffner, jeweler, has moved
to Vineyard street near the Queen ho-
tel.
Waikiki Inn. Pleasant rooms, fine
bathing, excellent table and service.
Henry N. Almy, manager.
! A general agent is wanted for an
easy selling article the best of its kind
on the market. See Want column.
There is only one Jesse Moore Whis-
key in the world and that Is cold and
pure. Lovejoy & Co. are distributors
for the Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaii Shimpo. Japanese
newspaper, begins publication again
after being temporarily suspended
on account of being burned out.
There will be a concert by the band
on the grounus of the Executive build
Ing at the usual time this evening
Captain Berger's new Hawaiian songs
will be sung.
The meeting for the organization of
the Microscopical Society will be held
Saturday afternoon next at the Office
of DR.. Sloggett in the Progress block.
A full attendance is requested.
The report of Henry s. Townsend,
Inspector General of Schools. now in
the hands of Minister Cooper, gives a
history of the growth of education in
Hawaii, as appropriate to the closing
years of the 10Th century.
The Rio de Janeiro arrived off port
at about midnight Saturday. Passen-
gers and baggage were brought In on
the scow of II. Hackfeld e Co. an the
mail and newspapers came in later on.
The Rio left for the Orient at about
1880 o'clock on Sunday without hav-
ing come inside. She took only the
mail.
The Won Hamm-Young Co. Ltd,
importers and commission merchants,
Queen street, are prepared to under
take insurance on behalf of the follow
ing insurance companies, viz: The
Lancashire Insurance Co. and the Ba-
loise Insurance Co. The firm are also
agents for the Union Gas Engine Co.
and the Domestic Sewing Machine Co.
Cyclomere Park has been subdivided
into lots which are now offered for
sale. These lots are particularly suit
able for manufacturing sites, storage
warehouses and residence purposes,
parties seeking locations conveniently
near to the business portion of the city
will find this a most desirable proper
ty. For terms and particulars, apply
at the Office of Bruce, Waring G Co.,
Progress block.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-26
LIGHT WISDOM

Let US tell you something about Elec.
trio Incandeseent Lamps. Perhaps you
have noticed that your bill for electric
lighting has varied peculiarly from month
to month. When II is large you say bad
words about your meter and you think
that the Light Company Is cheating you.
The Company Is not cheating you-YOU
ARE CHEATING YOURSELF. A lamp
which has lived its normal number Of
ampere hours, though It may not be dead,
consumes nearly twice as much current
as when II Is first used. If when your
lamps show signs Of having burned too
long you would take them out and pur.
chase new lamps you would find that the
saving In your monthly bill would more
than compensate for the price of the new
lamps.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-26
ENSIGN WORTH BAGLEY
GARRISON,
No. III
J. u. SHEAHAN, Adjutant.
THE WAVERLY CLUB.

THE WAVERLY CLUB.
Waverly Block, Bethel street. Stan
uafd magazines and periodicals; IL
brary; billiard, pool and card tables
hr free use of members. Arrange
0unts for transient visitors. Entrance
Sss O1.2s, monthly dues 81. Open from
. Q. N. to II p. m.
A. v. GEAR, President.
GAMES T. COPELAND, Recording Sec
akLEN d SCRIMGEOUR, Fin. Sec'y.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-26
Executive Building Gomez rt.

Executive Building Concert.
The band will play the following Sc
lections at concert on the grounds of
the Executive building at the usual
time this evening:
PART J.
Overture-"Light Cavalry" -. Suppe
Grand Selection-"Martha" :. Flotow
Vocal Selection-"Il Trovatore"..
Songs
(a) "Ko Leo" "Milihai Pua."
Miss J. Keliiaa.
OBJ "Ka Inuwai' "Kuwiliwili tho
Au ..... ............ ..,....
Mrs. N. Alapai.
PART ii.
Selection-"The Pirates of Penzance
......'. sullivan
Intermezzo-"Claire" .......... Applin
Notwithstanding Zouaves"..
''..'''. '....''...,.,. LeSie
Medley-"The Winner. .........
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-26

LODGE LIE PROGRESS DE
L'OCEANIE,
No. 124, A. & A s.. Rite.
Seated meetings on the last Mon
~ Of each month, In its hall. Masonic
c. NJ. WHITE, w. M.
=. B. FRIEL, Secretary.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-26

NUUANU CHAPTER ROSE
CROIX,
No. 1 "A. & A. 8. r.
0osts the first Thursday in each
-, at Masonic Temple. Sojourn-
- and visiting brothers cordially in
- TO attend all meetings
W. NJ, FRANK B. AUERBACH.
WhAN B. SCRIMGEOUR, Secretary.
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TERRITORIAL BILL.
Hartwen and Smith See Mckinley.
Prompt Action Likely.

Senator Cullom, accompanied by
MessTs. Hartwell and Smith, the latter
at one time attorney general of Ha-
wall, talked with President Mckinley
this morning regarding Hawaiian af-
fairs and legislation now pending in
Congress providing for form of gov
eminent for the islands.
1t was agreed at this conference that
Senator Cullom, in the Senate, and
some one in the House, should seek to
have Congress take prompt action tow
ard enacting legislation providing a
permanent government for the islands.
Explanations will be made to Congress
OF the distress prevailing in the ISL
ands, and of the urgent necessity for
relief, together with the many reasons
of a general nature for immediate ac-
ton. 1t is thought that these appeals
Will be effective, and that Congress will
| do something without much delay.
The President had decided a few days
| ago TO send a special message to Con-
| gress pointing out the distress in Ha-
/ wall due to the presence of bubOnic
plague, and recommending that the Ha-
| waiian legislature be again called into
/ life that It might do something to re-
/ lteye the situation. Such action by
| Congress would have been temporary
| and the legislature would have again
| died with permanent legislation. The
| President will not now send this mes
| sage, and will await the expected
| prompt action by Congress of a per-
! manent nature. This will be better
| than two measures, one temporary and
lanOther permanent-Wash Star
February 10.
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undDle 10 lace. IL with
honor to herself.
Great War Preparations.
LONDON Feb. 13.-The War Office
is making preparations to continue the
stream of troops for South Africa.
-Four large steamers have been char
tered. Japan agrees to let the Arm
strongs transfer to England four naval
quick-firers that were built for her,
consenting to wait for the execution of
her own order until the hostilitles in
South Africa are over Several Euro
pean powers, by similar consents as
to guns being constructed by Vickers
Sons & Maxim, -enable England 20 Sc
cure 100 Maxims.
Two thousand men are constantly
employed at Woolwieh. arsenal and all
the gun and ammuaition factories are
working night and. day to execute
Government. orders. The weekly out
put of four firms is 4.Oo0,0OO rounds.
Great Britain, according to the Ber-
lin correspondent of the Daily Mail, is
placing large orders for Schwartzkop
torpedoes for the Admiralty. The or
ders are ostenSibly being executed for
Italy.
Outside of the requirements for
South Africa, Great Britain is accu-
mulating immense stores of war mate
rial Considerable divergence of opin-
ion exists as to the adequacy of the
Governments military proposals even
now. The military experts and news
papers, while acknowledging the diff
| ficulties to be met, complain that moth
| ing is said about measures necessary
| for the immediate emergencies in
South Africa and declare that the Gov
ernment's scheme is mainly directed
to large increase of volunteers, I'M
trained and unorganized men, while
nothing is being done to prepare a
large, well-organized force, ready to
| take the field.
| The only point that meets with uni
versal approval is the announcement
of the creation of forty-three batter
les, which Lord Lansdowne has eX-
! %~%~@e@~%~%e@~ %e9~%~@e
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Senator
Cullom was at the White House today
and had a conference with the Pres
ident in regard to the status of legisla-
ton before Congress affecting the Ha-
waiian islands. The PTesiden. had had
under consideration the expediency
Of asking Congress to pass some tenn
pOrary legislation which would enable
the local government to provide for
natives whose houses had been burned
TO stop the spread Of the bubOnic
plague. and 10 succor those in distress.
Senator Cullom. however. expressed
the belief that Congress would soon
pass 4 bill providing for a permanent
government for the islands. and that
this measure would be amply sufficient
20 meet the existing conditions. The
President therefore will await the &C
ton Of Congress on the pending bill.
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Butler Turns Back.

LONDON, Feb. 10-After repulsing
a Boer attack on Hildyard's position
Tuesday, General Butler found it nee
essary ON Wednesday to withdraw
across the Tugela under a severe bonn
bardment General Hildyard held his
ground splendidly, but, unfortunately,
the enemy's big gun upon the noun
tains could not be silenced by either
the naval or siege guns. Shells from
the enemy's cannon even fell among
our force in the valley Only at the
greatest and with needless risk could
General Butler have forced his way
through. He decided to take the wiser
alternative and not to insist upon an
| advance that way. I ask you to sus-
pend judgment and to rely on General
| Butler.
Generals Macdonald and Darlington
have retired from Modder river.
The war balloon saved Butler from
a terrible disaster, as it revealed the
existence of trap which, if Butler had
entered it, would have exposed him to
the fire of dozen heavy guns, all cum
ningly masked and some of them fitted
with disappearing carriages. The guns
were mounted in a place of extraordi-
nary strength.
A Suns cable from London says the
British are bearing Buffers misfor-
tune cOOlly. 1t is expected that a di-
version will soon be made by starting
Methuen with a strong column toward
Bloemfontein. This will compel Jou-
bert, in front of Butler, to weaken his
lines.
| Winston Churchill reports that an
other attempt may be made to force
the Tugela, but that the British public
must realize that the relief of Lady
smith, which is point of honor more
than Of policy, would strain the ener-
gies of an army c. $4,000 men and that
100000 might be needed.
Reports from Modder river say Cen
eral Roberts has arrived there and
was enthusiastically received.
Rumors of Boer Movements.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Beers have
crossed the Tugela and are within an
hours march of ChieveIy camp. 1t is
reported that Joubert, with 5000 men
is marching on Butler to make flank
attack.
The Beers at Colesburg are unusual
, ly active. Far from being heemed in
they are themselves threatening the
British line of communications. A
dispatches from that section to Cape
, Town are signed Clements" it i:
: probable that General French has gone
to take command of a cavalry division
2 Alliance With Portugal.
! LONDON. Feb. 10.-There exists to
c day what practically amounts to al
!. offensive and defensive alliance be
l tween Great Britain and Portugal. FO
: the past week and longer there ha
t been circulating through the Englisl
t press, irrespective Of party lines,
2 nervous apprehension of European op
= position and a still more nervous ap
probation of the fact that the British
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planned are to consist of 15-pounders
OF the newest and most modern type,
and the further announcement that
the reserves of stores and ammunition.
which Lord Lansdowne = has admitted
have been kept far too dow, are to be
rushed to the level required by mod
ern improvements and maintained
there. 49," =. 4,s5, 4-
!, An army of half a million may be
raised for home defence.
Beers DRIVE in British outposts.
LONDON, Feb. IA, AGO a. m.--The
news of the day is the enforced retire
nept of the British from the Colesberg
district under E heavy Boer pressure
and probably after brisk fighting.
Thus, at timeswhen Lord Roberts is
apparently able to push an army into
the Free State the Beers make a coun-
ter-stroke in unknown but seemingly
great force, not far from the vital line
Of railway connecting De Aar and Or
ange' river. <
Military observers. do not regard this
as more than a menace. Nevertheless
the news produces an unpleasant I'M
preston here General French had
maneuvered the Beers out of Rens-
burg in December.
The Casualty Returns.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE total Brit
ish casualty returns up to tonight are:
Officers killed. 1872. wounded, $50;
missing, 112
Men killed, lat. wounded, 5;O5o;
missign, 2,7S1;. other fatalities report.
ed, 563.
Grand total, 10,515.
British in Boer Territory.
LONDON, Feb. Is, APO a. m.-Tht
British army, for the first time since
the war began, is inside the Boer from,
tier. Lord Roberts, with at least 40,
900 infantry, 1000 cavalry and Isl
guns, has turned the Magersfonteil
lines, before which the British force
have encamped for ten weeks, AM
with half of his corps he is already op
Grating ON Free State territory.
A battle has not yet bee fought, BIZ
A battle has not ytt been fought, bu
large tactical advantages have bee,
gained. The relief of Kimberley
within measurable reach and the wa
to Bloemfontein is appreciably easier
Kimberley Relieved.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The following
Lord Roberts message to the War Of
fee:
5 JACoBSDAL. Feb. 1G. 2 a. m
French with artillery, cavalry an
: mounted infantry reached Kimberle
r Thursday evening.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The War OffiC
+ has made public a dispatch from Fiel
: Marshal Lord Roberts saying:
"JACOBSDAL, Feb. 16.--The follow
: ing from General French was receive
this morning:
4 Il have completely dispersed the Ell
envy from the southern side of Kimbe
: ley, from Acknowledgement to Oh
phantsfontein, and am now going
occupy their ground. Have capture
4 the enemy's lager and store supple
= and supplies of ammunition. Casua
ties about twenty of all ranks wount
: ed Kimberley cheerful and we'll"
a Cronje in Full Retreat.
o LONDON, Feb. II. 4:45 a. m.-Gel
eral Cronje, with a start of a day I
t two. is seemingly in full retreat fro
: Lord Roberts, moving northward Gel
: eral French, with the cavalry, simp
-