THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
EXCLUSIVE "TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
SIDE· GLANCES
By Galbraith
YOUR BIRTHDAY
COMO, 1448 WY NEA SERVICE, IRO. T. M. REG. U. S. PAY, OFF.
"Oh, we didn't really want a now car, but it was a neces. aity-all our friends were raving about theirs!"
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The One-Over-One A Bit Exaggerated
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CEVERAL new Life Masters were
created at the recent national championships tournament at the Chelsen Hotel in Atlantic City.....
The U.S. open Individual cham- pionship was won by L. J. Kabak- Jian of Philadelphia, but Dr Storri lied for second place with Mrs J. E. Foiline of Richmond, Va, This gave him sufficient points to put him over the 300 mark required life mastership.
for
Dr Storr's partner on today's hand was Mra Olive Peterson of Philadel- phin. When he picked up the South] hand he did not anticipate anything unusual and made a le normal bid of one spade: But he received a bolt from the blue when his part- ner bid six spades. Doc said that was one-over-one slightly cxag- gerated.
He won the opening lead In dummy with the king of spades and returned the ten of clubs. If pos-
sible he wanted to establish a club In his hand, on which to discard the queen of hearts and thereby avoid the risk of two finesses.
East covered the ten of clubs with the jack and Storr's queen held the
trick. Another sonde was led and won in dummy with the queen. His next play was a small club, and when East played law, Dr Siber finessed
the
nino-spot. Then the
ace of clubs was cashed, and when the club sult did not break Doc realised he had nothing to lose by taking the heart finesse. He led
a small heart to the queen, then all he had to do was cash the ace of diamonds, trump a diamond in his hand, go back to dummy with a heart and trump another diamond. Thus be made seven,
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Check Your Knowledge
3. What is buckrom?
2. Name the author Last Days of Pompell."
3. Where
originnte?
of "The
<lid the rumba
4. Who Invented the saxophone?
5.
The term "in the box" is used
in what sport?
bay are Yokolinma
0, On what and Tokyu situated?
Answers on Column 5
DUMB-BELLS
FREGISTERED USÅ.
YOUR
BOWLING
SCORE WAS
NOT SO GOOD
LAST NIGHT!
PATENT OFFIC.
NAW! IT'S THOSE
CROOKED ALLEYS!
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CHESS PROBLEM
By J. FRIDLIZIUS,
Black, plecos,
White, '5 plecca.
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9. I tear in anger, (81
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22. Lukewarm, (6)
24. Breathing space. (4)
26. A real tillo, (4) -
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27. This sort of actan was invaluable
to our war effort. (5)
20. A hymn of prales.
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(4)
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7
same
By STELLA
moro
PORN today, you have a highly individual before all sides have been volatile nature of great vera heard froml You bellave in the tility, which makes it easy for you to theory of putting your best food for- become expert in Д variety of ward and consequently are different enterprises at the
than ordinarily impressed by peg- time. Since you have this tendency ronal appearances. to Reutter your interests so widely 11 would be wisest for you to learn to finish one job before starting some thing new. This may be your most dimcult lesson in life but to be truly successful, you must learn it.
You have literary falcats nod should put them to use in some form of writing. You may find yourself more at home in the poetic form than in any other. You enjoy the benuiles of Nature but you are too Your intuitions are very kcon and socially minded to want to live in You like you, yourself, might have psychle the country at all times. powers should you desire to use the activity of a city, too, and no he doubt will be happiest if you can them. In any event, you will more than ordinarily interested in spend your winters in urban com- all occult phenomena and probably munities and your summers in the will want to make a serious study mountains or at the seashore, of them at some period in your life..
have strong likes and dia likes and usually know upon me
You
You are highly attractive to the opposite sex and will have a num; ber of romances before you decide to settle down.
To find what the stars have in
corre-
a person, instantly, what your e rision will bc ns to that like or dis like. You xorely change your mind store for tomorrow, select your
a litle too birthilay star nnd read the and depend, perhaps, much upon those first Impressions. sponding paragraph. Let your birth-
is not always wise to judge on day star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct
ARIES (Mar, 22-Apr. 20)-Trans- today. 50 be sure to be Around portation and matters pertaining to when the office opensi electrical invention or development
23)-An seem especially favoured today. netive day, especially for buying and TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-Im- selling. It's your own fault if you pulses are not to be trusted. Art don't make a profit now. only on considered thought and you won't make a mistake. Be canny!
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-- Paying
and selling is all right if you nvoldextravagance and over Indulgence. You
a good
can drive
| bargain if you are shrewd.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-
|POCKET CARTOON 'By OSBERT LANCASTER
"Even if it's not appendicliis,
I think I'd rather have it out now before it's nationalised."
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber,
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
HK STOCK MARKET
CONTINUES QUIET
༣.
The Hongkong stock market opened quiet this morning, and interest continued to be slack through- out the session, although the volume of business transacted slightly exceeded yesterday's, total value of shares changing hands being approximately $282,000.
The following list shows prices and business transacted at the close of this morning's session:
BUYERS BELLERS SALES 10 & 2040
STOCKB
BANKS
NK Bank
East Asin INSURANCES
Unions WHARVES
HK & K
Wharves
Docks an Providents
LANDS, 110TER
& BLDGS
IIK Koleta
• BK Lands
Ituinphrey
30 + 700
2030 135
000
170 176
223%
500 # 23
10 10'
2ון
(d) (xd)
Ba Lan.. AK
'UTILITIES
"IT is waste of time," said St. Augustine,. "to play the harp to a jackass." And the late Professor Phillimore put it in
Tramways
Electric.
China Light
(0)
China Lights
(N)
Telephones* 10%
Cements Ropes ... STORES, ETC. Dairy Farms Watson Lana
Crawfords Sinceres
2014 2014
50%
400
300
400
24.15 28% 3000 # 24
10 20 700 10%
50%
40
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500 or 45
43% 1000
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Another dull spot was the South African mining section, in which lock of support 'enabled a few sellers lo Influence prices, Losses ranging up to 3s. were widesprend through- out the section. Coppers wero Inclined to case on little pront taking....
Foreign rails showed selective buying
for Brazilians.--
Reuter.
interest
WALL STREET:
Stock Prices Improve
New York, Apr. 6.-Selected aircrafts, rails, rall equipment, papers, farm implements and . department stores joined the 400 2014 improved movement today on
Wall Street.
500 0.00
Make trying to make certain people Hongkong Stock
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- Excellent influences for your per- another way when he said that sunal and business efforts. hay wille the sun is shining for you.
SAGGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. understand things was like 22)-Construction
tion work is favoured reading Theocritus to a cow. All natters involving the operation of machinery also prosper.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)
Farming and land operations appear Contracts having to do with real the most favourable objectives just estate and products of the land may now, so restrict your ventures to be favourably acted upch now. these fields.
The train of thought was started
in iny mind by hearing of a man who said of a piece of poetry "But it rhymes!" I suppose he was so
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-] unaccustomed to poetry that didn't LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-A plek- Commodities, especially all food pro- sound and look like broken prose up in employment and business duets, appear to be highly favoured. offers. Your personality should get Settle employment problems, too.
that he couldn't get his bearings. you exactly what you are looking PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)-The One day soon we shall hear some- for. Use it!
building trade begins to take on in- body exclaim, angelly, on listening VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-The creased activity, Romance may be in
to a piece of music "But It's full ently blads put over the best deal the air for you, too. Look for it!.
of melody!"
AROUND THE WORLD
Barbados, Isle of Sugar
By TEMPLE MANNING WHENEVER a long succession
of dark, dreary days seems never ending, we use as our own sunshine vitamin, memories of the lively, lovely, sunshine- drenched islands of the West Indies.
"
Just now we are concentrating on Barbados, the isle cf sugar, Bar- bados, that its admirers claim Is the islands. Well, bee of the queen while we don't agree
this
with
sweeping claim, we must say that it Is a very delightful, charming place
nt which_to_tarry for a time.
Interesting Spot
It is an interesting spot, the one Caribbean Island wholly English
A white-turbaned native of Barbados.
since its discovery by Oliver Leigh Index of the wonderful and varied of Kent in 1005. The doughty mar trees that surround the pretty edifice Iner took possession in the name of
On the southeastern coast, on a King James I, and permanent settlers
promontory, with nought to wind arriving twenty years later discover-
ed a tree so Inscribed. Originally ward save the Atlantic, stands a divided into six parishes. It is now must delightful hotel that to mady a partitioned into eleven "parishes," seasoned traveller is one of the de- ile name having survived the cen- lights of this world, turies,
ot
Favourite Harbour
Talking of music, I discovered recently that Wagner, in his youth, composed a reiting for Ronsard's "Mignonne, allons voir el la rosc"
..That is like hearing that elephant has Anished a delicate piece of point Ince.
Arthur Machen
an
LONG, long ago when your grand- fathers were gawky lads, I used to drink with Arthur Machen In the public house ("Elspeth leave the room if this man is going to write in this vulgar fashion, Well rat me and sink me if I will ever descend so low as to call n public house 'the local,' a foul, garden city word if ever there Was onc. I would as soon cail, beer a beverage). Well, I used to drink with Machen, who died recently at the age of 84. We used to meet in the Fleet-street public house called the Albion, He would come in in his black-cape and round black hat and tell the most amusing stories in grave, measured tones. He was learned, witty and the best of company always. One day he was talking of his various experiences as an actor journalist, author and so on. He said. "I'm fifty-nine years old. I shall pro- bably end up as an engineer,”
Tail-piece
Chorus (fainter and fainter, until
dles out in the distance)-
Little round wickerwork.
Little. round wickerwork.
Little round wickerwork hat.
Exchange
Noon Quotations.
Today's noon prices were:
H.K. Govt. Loans 4% Loan, 101 nom. Biste Loan (1034), 10014 b. 315 Loan (1943), 101 nom.
Banks
ILK, & 9, Bank, 2030 b; 2040 xa.
K. & S. k. (Lon. Reg.), C11011⁄2 nom. Chartered Bank, £12-3/16 nom. Mercantile Bk, A. & D. £22 nom. Bank of East Aala, 133 b. Insurances
Canton Ins.. 403 nom. Union Ins., BOON: 700 sn. China Underwriters, S. 1.K. Fire Ins., 310 nom..
Shipping
Douglaser, 200 nom.
HK. & M. Steamboats, 18 nom. Indo Chinns (Pref), 100 nom. Indo Chines (Def), 300 nom. Shella (Bearer), 78/0 nom, ~~ U. Waterboats, 40 nom. Docks. Wharves, Godowns, Etc.
H.KA_K. Wharves (0), 170 b: 174 m. II.K. & K. Wharves (N) (F. Pd.), 160 b;
10715.
HK. & K. Wharves (N) (P, Pd). 1175 §. H.K, Docks. 311 D: 32 B.
China Providente, 22% 8; 23 à; 23 sa. S'hal Dockyards, 24 nom.
Mining
Raub Mines, 8.40 h.
K. Mines, 04.
Lands, Hotels & Bldgs.
H. & S. Hotels, 18 h; 18
HK. Lands (Xd) M b: 04 8. S'hat Lands. $12,b; 0.
Humphreys Estates, 23 x.
1. Beatles, 18 nom,
8.
Chinese Estates, (x), 183 nam.
Public Utilities
to
Traders noted that offelal repre- sentatives of the soft-coal industry, acting in accordance with the court order, have invited Mr Lewis confer later today to negotiate terms for the Miners' Welfare Fund as well as the House Armed Services Sub- Committee recommendations that President Truman should take im mediate sleps to increase the combat sirength of the Air Force
to. 70 groups.
Selected chemicals, foods, ralis, motors, steels, oils, and rainings made further gains in tato trading. nud the market closed irregularly higher with guins óf fractions to a: delinr or more.--Reuter,
NEW YORK SILVER MARKET New York, Apr. 4-The- silver price again appears well stabilised at 74-Teents per ounce. Con- sumers bought approximately 226,000. ounces, of which probably 175,000 were from regular suppliers.
No new developments have been reported on the Mexican labour situation although further mine re- openings were said to be imminent.
Reuter.
WAGE NEGOTIATIONS Pittsburgh, Apr. 0.-The United State Steel Corporation's woge negotiations with Steelworkers Union adjourned today until some time next week, but no definite date has been set.
Neither side commented on the reason for the adjournment but it is presumed that the Corporation would devote the interlude to study the wage proposals submitted by the_Union and perhaps-to-the--pro-
of counter-proposals.
HK. Tramways, 23% b: 231 m; 2211/23 parntion
на
Peak Trama (0), 23 nom. Peak Trams (N), 15 nomi, Star Ferrien, 130 sa.
Yaumati Ferrien, 50 s..
C. Lights (N), 24.15 5; 245 s; 244 sa. C. Lights (N. 19 b: 20: 1015 20. IK. Electries, 60% b; 51 sa, Macno Electries. 21 s. Sandakan Lights, Ti D. Telephones (0), 40 m; 45 xn, Telephones (3), 4575 9, Shanghat Gas. 6 nom.
Industrials
Cald. Maeg. (Ord.), 2115 nom, Canton Ices, T nom. Cements, 435 : 43 BA.
* H.K. Rupes, X.D., 21 s.
Stores Etc.
Dairy Farms (0), B315 b; 80 X.D. a. Dairy Farms (N), 8715 nom. Watsons (X. Rs.), 601 b: 52 : 60% Walaons. Rights. 27; 20.13 Lane. Crawfords, 57. Sinceres, 0 : 0 8.
.
China Emporium, 13 nom, Sun Co., Ltd., nom. Kwong Sang Rong. 210. Wing On nik.) 141⁄2 num. Wm. Powell. Ltd.. 12 nom.
Miscellaneous
Back in Bridgetown, opposite the swarm about Aquatic Club, stands a rather unit The natives that arriving, ships are typleat of the propostessing house. For a year, it Island, happy laughing folk, polite was, the home of George Washing- and bright. Traffic the docks, ton, then n young officer come to which used to be very heavy, is well live with his older brother, Lawrence, handled by the white-uniformed a a sufferer from tuberculosis. The police.
pair were lavishly entertained by the commandant of Fort James.
There are delightful beaches and Yes, Bridgetown is our favourite walks in Barbados, charming guest Caribbean harbour, for colour, for houses nt which to torry, and every- neatness, for good management. from where, ease and charm. We hope white-clad, white turbaned women that things will go well in this most selling pottery jugs, to the statue of pleasant of places, so that, when Nelson, the Nelson who chased away returning, we won't discover that 1. A coarse fabric of linen, cotton the would-be French and Spanish our memories will be all that are for hemp, stiffened with shellac or Invaders in 1805. The people of left of pleasant people and sur-glue and usdd for garments or hats. Barbados regard him na their saviour,
roundings and way of life, some- 2. Bulwer-Lytton. 3. Among the their own version of Tenfalgar thing that so many, travellers at Box, about 1840. 5. Baseball Li
discovering 03 they once Square in Bridgetown overlooking visit favourite haunts.
agalu Sax.
Carlisle Bay. Sugar plantations and mlils punctuate the beautiful scenery of Barbados, and the air is redolent with the acrid smell of sugar fules and the sweet smell of bolling molosses.
Planters Estates
It is an Interesting trip from Bridgetown to Hackleton's Cliff, twelve miles off, through the cang fields, past planters' estates screened by dense mahogany groves, From the cliff one looks down over the faraway beach to the tempestuous Atlantic, o change from the soft blue Caribbean. The region. around Hackleton's is known as "Scotland." from a fancled resemblance of its hills. But for the life of us, nover could even detect any siml- larity.
WO
On this consiline is the little town of Bathsheba, famed, as is Speights- town on the west coast, for 'ita smacks that capture flying fish. In this region, too, dwells a colony of "Redlegs," descendants of the Roy- alist: Scotsmen sent by Cromwell plavca,
And also near the cliff is St. one of the best-known
05
Purches in the West Indies. It looks
much like the churches erected in or so ago, for al- built in 1876, It was de- by ด hurricane in 1691, and than rebuilt. Beautiful woods decor- Tato its interior, woods that give an.
EDITORS PRESS SERVICE, ING,
499
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
B. Tokyo Bay.
"Now, here's in good type of chair to add a masculine touch to a room.**.
.
Chino Entertainments, 33 nom. 1.K. Constructions (O), 08. I.K. Constructions (N), 3 nom. Vibro Pling. 15 b. Maraman Investments, 13/3 nom. Marsman (IK), 1.40 nom.
Cottone
-Ewo. 18. nóm.
Little Trading On London Stock Market
London, Apr. 6-The attention of operators on the London stock market today was centred on the badret, delalis of which will be- come known after the market has clored.
Reuter.
STEEL PLANTS
CLOSE
Major curtailments were made today by the Carnegie-Illinois Cor- poration. This big United States Steel subsidiary announced the following closings in the Pittsburgh district: three blast furnaces, 17 open hearths, one electric furnace and 3 rolling mills.
Coke production nt the big by- product plant at Clearton, Pennsyl- vania, has been reduced to 70 per- cent. Reuter,
Lewis Rojects
Washington, Apr, 6.~The miners* leader, John L. Lewis, has rejected the invitation to meet soft conl opera- tors today because he said the indus- try representatives were not "quall- fled."
Lewis, however, will attend A meeting tomorrow to negotiate with operators as ordered by the Federal Court on Saturday.
coa-
Не said that tomorrow's ference can proceed only if "you have by that time orranged qualified and proper bargaining, representa- tives. Reuter.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local unofficial exchange market
this morning at the following prices:- Chinese dollars Sterling pound notes Gold bars U.S. dolines NEI guilders Slom ticals
:
Consequently, the business volume was negligible, but even so most sections managed to maintain an even keal. Move- ments in the Industrial market were mainly for the better, although price alterations were M.KT. few and far between.
81,000.
13.05
334.50
'6.73
38.60
20.00
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50. Programme Summary; d, Children's Half Hour (BBCTB) "Beaut Gesta" By P. C. Wren Episode 2: "Thres Becrults for Iron and sical shares
met with the Legion (Bludio); 6.30, Bob Walzer small buying orders, which imparted an, Arthur Adair, Bieve lace & Xérich Introduces Darbara McFaddyen, Erio Pog- a firm tone in this section, whilst Connor (ORDS): 7.
Home World and toxtlio issues benefited from come News London Relay!? 7.15, "Nayy provincial support.
Mixture" Mulodier-Melody, and Builki 7.30 "I Dring You Musie"-Classical Fle- Trading in the oil section was lover (studio) 6.50, New Concert, Or
quest Programme: presented by Marion practically nil and price changes chestra with Vocal): 0, World and Home were few and unimportant.
News London Relay); 0.15, British The gilt-edged market provided London Relay) 9.40, Dance to Artio Farmer Written by Jack Hargreaves the exception to the general steady Shaw and 11s Orchestra; 10, Radio News trend with losses of 1/1 widespread. Hooli (London Belar): 10.10, Westher. Res New electricity.3% closed 3/16 lower por 10.10. Belections from Opera: 1038, nt 08-7/10
A Light Concert;, 1980, Epilogue. (Btudio);
Close Down."