THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
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"I'd like to go fight Indians, find gold and discover un-. known lands like you did, grandpa-but I have to phone mother if I'm going to be home ten minutes late from school!"
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TODAY'S hand is
taken from
the new book entitled "Sure Tricks" by Ivar Andersson of Stockholm, Sweden, and published by George S. Coffin of Flizwilliam, N. H. This book includes a num- ber of Coffin's problem hands, which
I am sure any bridge player will find unusually interesting,
The problem in today's hand is not too difficult but it is one in which the average player might: easily make a mistake.
When East plays the nine on his partner's opening tead of the dla mond queen, South wins the trick with the king. He is sure of two diamonds, two hearts, n spade and two clubs, but that is only seven tricks.
How can the others be developed? The club sult looks like the best one to tackle, but South must not make the mistake of cashing the king of clubs. The correct play is to lead the king of clubs, overtake it in dummy with the nce and then lead the ten-spot, to drive out the queen or juck.
If the defence returns a spade, declarer wins in dummy and leads another club, to drive out the other club honour. Now he is bound to make four club tricks, two diamonds, two hearts and the ace of spades for nine tricks, A nice example of correct "ilming.
3. What English writers signed
'EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
by OSDERT LANCASTER
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22,
BORN today, now ideas, new Parents of children born on this
scenes and new faces appear to day will do well to Inquire carly be your inspiration." You need into their progeny's talents and then something to keep your interest in a bend all their efforts toward send- Job at top peak if you are to do ing their vaunting energies Into your beat work. Don't make the constructive channels... Strong in mistake of recking excitement to the their likes and dislikes, there will point of over-stimulation, or you will be little
In difficulty defeat the very result which you are what these are. Give auch Bocking.
Artistle and dramatic by nature, you would do best to select a career in which you will be able to travel much of the time. In this way, your desire for novelty will satialed and you then will be able
devote your energics
actious work at hand. Some
heads under proper decal
their
their and they will devolop talents early.
Tighten 鼗 harsh rein-end they may go too for In the
Learn wrong direction.
to push-and the problem is
Do
of you born today are easily the influenced by those to
you love, make of Hence, marriage may able break
Thwarted your career. you will appear,
ambition
or
In
Biso
to!
to
you born today, however, arò
to get your mental excitement by love, thwarted. I
delving into rare books and
doing eck research in odd and mysterious seek and gain material successes, things, This, however, may be but To find what the stars have in
secondary release,
for tomorrow, select your the store for nrmchair traveller
never as birthday star and read the corres-; thoroughly satisfied as that one of ponding paragraph. Let your us who actually does the travelling, birthday star be your daily guide.
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TAURUS
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
(Apr. 21-May
21) ---
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)
to
you:
Be prepared to grasp a new opport- The unexpected can happen and the unity quickly and to make definite results are entirely up progress toward some idealistic goal, good if use Judgment." Bad if you GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-Acti- fumAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)
les postponed from the curly part
successfully nhenta
now.
"In our day, Spinnaker, we would rather have been keekhauled than make such an admission !”
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
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shoulder
FOR THE BUSINESSMA
Renewed Interest In Hongkong Shares
The renewed interest taken in the local share - market has been maintained, and the volume of business done during this morning's session of the Hongkong. Stock Exchange was the heaviest for several days.
Transactions this morning
totalled $490,000 in value. The SOVIETS
following list shows these trans-
actions in detall and
prices:-
noon
SILARES BUYERS BELLEDS SALES.
BANKS
HK Bank,
East Asia
INBURANCES
Cantan Unt an
Underwritera .HK Fire DOCKS, ETC
Dock Provident Shin Dock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel
S'hai Land
Humphreys UTILITIES
Tram
Star Ferry.... Yaumati Ferry
C. Light (0) ..
2035
300 410
noo
200
40 @ 2010
23 400 10 10 78744 63
7.00- 310 20
10 1915
600
300 of
1000 109
BUILD UP
GOLD STORE
"700 |*|* Washington, Apr. 21-The 300 Federal Reserve Board sald to- day that Russia built up gold reserves last year by US$175,- 000,000 for a total estimated at US$2,575,000,000. The Mar- shall Plan nations in, Europe, however, had to sell US$1,200,- 000,000 of their gold in order to buy. United States goods for 200, 8144 reconstruction. 1500 21 2000
816 & 1000
201
1000 5.00
23 23 1600 @ 24
120
241
C. Light (N).. Electric
3014
300 a 50
Telephone (0) 44315
44
400
43
Telephone INDUSTRIALS
Cement
Rope
of the week, can be continued Wisdom in all affairs involving
bring Full speed public matters wil
results, but haste can only bring} - pads," snill my Sunday Tours HTC 10 201
"will cost Maidstone paper, CANCER (June 23-July 23)- CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan.20) Check assets and Babilities. Work-If the unexpected occurs, tako im- £22 10s.," and left it at that. on the details of a plan to seo that mediate action with wisdom and An excellent example of how
nll
trouble.
operating smoothly. Be efficiency. Delays will make things important news has to be pared,
even worse.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 21-Feb. 19) down to the bone nowadays..
emotions If you can keep your under control,
then considerable Once upon a time the story would good can Comc from today's have begun like this: "The old- world town of Maidstone, one of the
Or
sland centrule on business matters today Stanley, Boote,
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(Light)
Lano
Crawford. COTTONS
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The Board said that France alone had to liquidate over one billion dollars in gold.
in
The survey, published
the Board's monthly bulletin, pointed 500# 40% out that the United States purchased 1300 4 3-1 billion dollars worth of foreign 500 G 413 gold in the last two years. The
100
.
United States currently bos 3 US$23,000,000,000 in gold, which is about 60 percent of the world supply of US$37,000,000,000.
201
2015
Cotton
Reaches
of
DI
New High
More Than U.S. Total
The Board conceded that ita estimate of the Soviet gold store
was was "conjectural but it
far
below the unoMeinl estimates which place the
the
Pile
at mere
United States total,
then
The Board warned that the con- and dollars tinued inflow of gold
the
eflelent. LEO
24-Aug. (July
23)--Poor judgment can be at fault in some what business so be very careful you embark upon now, Investigate.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) activities.
hours are Morniest
the best for PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) The prettiest flowers in the Garden
of a minor your efforts. Combine business and early bird gets the fat reward this England, in the scene
Slow morning. When afternoon comes, civil war, and the casus belli is an
contributes to high prices in social plans for best results.
United States because the result was sit back and relax, The need for item of expenditure for dustmen's 2. Name the composer of the up when evening comes.
the same as if new money wes LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Op- rushing is over.
shoulder Dads." opera "The Magic Flute."
like. this:
New York, Apr. 21-Cotton today printed, posing forces,may be luterfering ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) --Con-
pads!" said 80-year-old zoomed to new seasonal highs with with your best laid plans. 50
United The Mali-
States Treasury's all-Dirt crop positions showing sea-policy is to buy all gold offered by back cautiously. Let things work letting the social angle take care of stone-born Kentialiman. "Why, in national strength, reflecting indica-
itself. out before you plunge.
Don't try to combine them. my day, we had never heard of such tions that exports over the next 90 foreign countries in order to protect
Lallels. They'll be wanting silk days may exceed
the market value of the vast United 1,000,000 hales. underclothes soon,' echoed gond The rise was carried out in the face States supply and keep world cur- natured Emma. Boote, the ex-dust- of heavy profit-taki
and hedge renty systems on an even keel. man's jovin! wife, known locally, as selling.
The Board's analysis coinelded May
with the Announcement by the In new penk of 30.01.
ternational Monetary Fund that it Aggressive
pot house, expert, had suspended dollar loans to 11. mill and speculative buying followed Marshall plan countries which be news that exports to the European long to the Fund.-United Press, Marshall Plan countries over the next three months will total 748,000 bales, with additional 300,000
themselves "of the tribe of Ben"?
4. What was the first venture in business made by Thomas A. Edison?
5. Name the largest city in Scat-
land.'
B. Dons the distance from the earth to the moon, vary?
(Answers at foot of Column 3)
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MY PAINTINGS
I ONLY DO
THEM FOR
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White, 10 pieces.
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CROSS WORD
Across
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Advances Beatty
11. A drottish phiro,
127 A Caifiers ravon, Upect
13. Bearco. (42)
10. Beraper. (5) 17. Platforms. 10. Actual. (4) 21. Ausschetto.
Boutads like claws. (0)
2de Essays, 18)
Down
Dailly seen on 17 Acroes. 14; §} 3. Figure, cf}
2. apr. (8)
4. The governor's batter bkit 7 (ó)
D. B-1 ACTORS.
7. Messies could be so described.
18)
8. Been but not seen,
U. Ioward. (1
10. A saint's ears. (4)
14. The mark of a truant, "(6)
185. Closo. (41
22. Water suppiter.
3. Travel (4)
Solution of yesterday's ́puzzle—- Aero: 1, Permanent; $. Inoculate; 13, Pearl; 11, Arid 13, Irritant: 14 Heights; 19," Gear 10. Mero: 30, Nearer: 10, Strain; 20, Steam. Down 1, Piping hot; 2. Energie; 3. Itoari 4, Earn; Crier Vitimate:
6, Laager D, Titter: Destma; 14, Hands; 17, Rear.
SCIENCE AT WORK:
DIABETES ASSOCIATION'S
NEW PROGRAMME
THE American
tion to
"Mo,"
Cow Monday
ON Cow Monday, the villagers of
Nodding Chutney
will be up early to carry on the old custom of
running under the belly of a cow
only one foot three inches.
Tea-and art-for two
reached a
bules possible to Japan unter the N.Y. FOREIGN
$60,000,000 credit.
the rticipation
WORTH STREET TRADING
EXCHANGE
New York. Apr. 21-Today's foreign 15$0.2077
Argentine Argentine Peso (unofciall Atstralin
Drazli
Belgium Canada
BY PAUL F. ELLIS
placed by the brink of the river. (United Press Science Writer)
The man who is the first to pull up
Directors of the Export-Import in time to avold falling into the
Bank announced today formally that Dlabrics Assocía- virtually a normal life and expect water Is allowed to kiss the post-
have authorised a $20,000,000 Small a Tong life span. Dr Edward S.. mistress. Alon has begun a programme to
men have
by the bank in the 1,000,000 unre- Dillon, president of the Association, easiest task, and they need not bend get un estimated
Japanese credit. Private banks will cornised cases under treatment. says that about 40 percent of the so low, and can therefore straighten furnish the remaining $31,000,000, exchange elogies Proffleball
The many persons who are going diabeties do not need insulin treat-up more quickly when they emerge with the credit to be administered
The disease in their cases from under with mild cases of disease ment.
the cow, about
which la controlled -mild cases that sooner or later can be
by diet alone, separated from the river bank by Japan by a controller appointed by General MacArthur.--United will become serious-are in addi- le contends.
Press. To further their plans to aid the an estimated another 1,000,000 who are taking treatment. diabetic and bring the unrecognised Under treatment, the Association, coses, under treatment, the Associn-
It is as silly to pretend that film Street activity today was dominated can live tlon is now printing a pocket-sized points out, the dlabelle
magazine, called the ADA Forecast, stars are nitwits as to claim that they by the ascent of old delivery raw cotton prices to the 381⁄2 cent level has just made its appearance. are highbrows.
(Article on Hollywood,)
and news that the Economic Co- Publication of the book is made per- missible through a three-year grant THEY come in between.
operation Administration planned to cotton Last buy US$75,000,000 worth of through by an interested family
coming time I had ten with Boopale cloth and yarn during, the It will contain articles written for Delmonico in her study, tastefully year.
panelled with yellow and
scattered sales the lay public, and other information marble, she pointed to a picture on drills, twills-and-anaburgs, but helpful to the diabetle. The first copy of the magazine was presented the wall. "That's called the Angels," print cloths, sheetings to Dr Charles H. Best of Toronto, she said. co-discoverer of insulin.
FORTY
FIELD OF
FOOTSTEPS Where was the Field of Forty
Footsteps?
Aur of the London University in
the Association.
Hope Of Medicine
pink
New York, April 21-Worth
There were
Chile England Franco India Mexico New Zealand Foru
Portugai
South Africa Sweden
Uruguay
Switzerland
Vencrucia
In
Shanghai (CNC$100,000)
and other constructions were quiet.
better Inquiry for There was "It's by a Flemish artiste called osnaburgs from the bog trade.- Millio; musta bin a dame, I guess. United Press. But could she paint? Oh, boy! An
MARKET RALLY
Dr Best said the hope of medical take Rumband, that Greek painder, NEW YORK STOCK science is to develop a longer-lasting took down from a stained glass shelf
why, I'm just crazy about him.” Insulin, one that may require but one injection every few days. In most cases today, insulin is taken once a day, but in more severe cases two injections are taken every 24 hours.
Tackeray, but it was a dummy. a beautifully bound volume labelled "Take your Gainsburg." my hostess was saying, "Whadda wrider?" A solemn thought
for
the Minister
when
New York, Apr. 21-Stocks today rallied sharply with railway and oil Issues leading.
0113
noon
the market firmed.
Trading was active. Prices at the Dr Best sald there is not much
opening were slightly lower, and hope that insulin will ever be taken THE girl who writes the speeches trading was just a routine affair
THE by the mouth. He added, however,
hour. to the
In the prior that researchers have not abandoned blowing has prepared a beauty to
of Bubble afternoon, on Increased demand in hope and that work is going on con- be delivered
oils and rails, Mimsic Stop- stantly, trying to improve the corner appears as
Miss Snock Just before the final bell the volume On the site of the new build-effectiveness of insulin.
Sausage 1040. I like this bit from again picked up, and at the clozo "Discovery of insulin, according the peroration: If every unit of the
gains in petroleum stocks ranged to 10 Dr Best,
up as many national
adjusted
is three points, with railway! stocks personnel The Forty Footsteps were three- problems as it
nutrition intake to the assimilation moving up around two points. Else
where, final prices Dr Incl indentations
the new head-of the right body-fuel, by a diet of fractionally higher. in the soil of
Dillon Southampton Fields, which existed quarters of the Association will be mock-sausage he would absorb It has about 1,000 enough starch and vitamin P to save for more than a century, despite in Brooklyn.
. including ploughing and other attempts to members,
physicians nine" overall man-hours per statute, specialising in the treatment of day and thus contribute more work diabetes.
hours to the export drive.
Bloomsbury.
eradicate them.
Tradition has it that in the year of Monmouth's Rebellion (1685) two brothers fought a duel for "love of
lady" on these Fields.
On a bank near by sai the woman, calmly watching her lovers trying to kill each other. The footsteps remained until they were built over in 1800.
Several contemporary writers lestify to having seen the footsteps. Thus Southey; "The steps are of the size of a large human foot, - about. three inches deep, and le nearly from north-east to Bouth-east. · The place where one or both the brothers are supposed to have fallen is still bare of
The labourer, also grass. showed us the bank whore (the tradition fs) the wretched woman sat to see the combat."
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
is of nautical origin, A ship's anchor chain, at the point where it was fastened to the vertical timber called the bitt, was known A the bitter end. When the chain had been payed out to the bitter end there was nothing loft that could be done. 2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mo- zart. 3.. A group of disciples of Bon Johnson. 4. A newsboy on railway trains. 3. Glasgow. d. Yen. (The maximum distance, is 252,715 talles
sold
pawered."
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Unlled. Pres NEW YORK SILVER
New York, Apr. 21, Silver, per fine ounce, RE quoted by Messra, Handy and Harmon
LONDON SILVER
United Press.
*****· 7431⁄2 cepis
London, Apr. 21.
London, Spot, per ounce London, Forward, per ounce.
United Fress,
No Free Market
In Tin
Washington, Apr. 21.-It was learned today that the International Tin Study Group, which concludes mostlyfta sessions here on Thursday, will
not make any recommendations од Transfers totalled 1,670,000 shares. the establishing of a free market in -United Press.
tin or setting price agreements, des
nds by the Bolivian, Male- pite demands by the Boll -yan and Nigerian representatives that allocation of control be taken
SUGAR MARKET
DEPRESSED
off and free market established. The
tin conferees of the. 14 nations decided that it was not up to them New York, Apr, 21-Hedge selling to make decisions, in this respect, and slow demand depressed suger It was decided at the meeting late futures prices today, Final prices today that if international alloca- were five to six points lower ontion of tin were to be abolished it sales of 412 contracts.
would have to be
to be done
by the Com Cuban production, reported to be bined Tin Committee, which handles heading for a record high, whs also allotments and is an entirely
a depressing factor.
Prices closed as follow:
CONTRACT NO. 4
May tin cents per 1.). 4.47 nominal July
September
March (1040) MAN
· 4.48 12.08
United. Preu
RUBBER FUTURES
21-Closing prices New York, Apr. today for rubber "futures were:
23.00 nominat
April fit cents per lb)
May
Juna
July
August
September
October
November
December
January (1049)
Marcis
Jund
group from the Study Group. 740
Informed sources sald Group also deck
decided against making
the
Study
any recommendations on the idea of a price agreement to support tin when the supply more closely ap
This stand was proaches demand. taken after countries such as tho United States, India and other con-
sumers pointed out that the patter
on price agreements such as that recently arrived at on wheat were inter-governmental deals arranged 22,70 traded after consultation at higher levels, 21.03 nominal and said the tin price question 21.40 bid should be approached the same if at
21.10 nominal
21,00 traded
20.80 Hoinina] 20.75
**
20.70 bid 20.10 nomina)
20.70 20.70
United Press, LONDON RUBBER
London, Apr. 21. May-per b. (in pennies) 1215. July
12.11/16 19.11/20 United Press)›
September
Bil-United Press.
Exchange Rates
Duncan was done in the local 'tin- official exctiange market, this
at the following rates:
morning
Chinese dollers (por CN81 m.)
0.03
Sterling notes (per
1)
13.10
U.S. dollars (por UB81)
337,00 11.40
Gold bars (për tael) Piastros (per 1001 Blom tical iper 100) NEI guilders (per 100).