THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SİDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
COPA, FOER BY MEA SERVICE, ING I MERG LA CAT. DEZ
gathath
3-4
"Do you suppose if you'd bring one of your secretarios home to dinner, she'd know how to do this homework?"
• McKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Big Slam Let In By Opening Lead
Check Your Knowledge
1. Name the Scandinavian coun- tries.
2. When and where was S.0.S. adupted oMelafly በጸ th distress signal?
3. What
virtute did the uncleat Egyptians ascribe to the ruby?
POCKET CARTOON
EXCLUSIVE 'Telegraph' FEATURE
BY STELLA
by OSBERT Lancaster
YOUR BIRTHDAY..
BORN
are
be-
cauro on outburst which then comes disastrous. In mhrringe, select someone who is jolly, even- tempered and knows how to Соре with your moods and can dig you out of the blues.
TUESDAY, APRIL, 27
ORN today, you
strong, willed, able to discipline your- self and others, and know how to make a penny go a long, long way, Don't let your natural thrift become parsimoniousness, for you have good business head and should be Ablo 10 make п good. albeit moderate, living at all times. For a person as practicnt as you are. you show strong signs of tempera- mental moodiness.
2
You are interested in the mys
You often think terious and occult. that certain "signs" are to be fol-
lowed, although reason may tell you differently. If you make a mistake because of this, you are apt to brood about it, rather than forget it and go on ahead to something else al once.
Although you have A strong emotional nature, you are able to keep it under rather strict control. However, this is not always the best Idea, for emotion piles up and can
You women havo excellent taste in clothes and yet know how to be economical. The beautiful in home decoration appeals to you as well as the beautiful in nature and you might do well as an interior de corator or designer.
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You men are firm, analytical and even selentile in your outlook to wards life and seldom permit a
frankness compromise. Your sometimes misunderstood, and it you are to deal with people, you will need to cultivate more tact.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) should show a definite improvement. Considerable activity points to pro- Maybe you can get a raise in salary, motion in your job if you have too. honestly earned it. Ask the boss!
full
SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22) -Follow up yesterday's netivities GEMINI (May 22-June 22) and see that the opportunity offered A good merchandising day, Make in taken advantage of at once. your plans for expansion with
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- confidence in their ultimate success. Business and personal conditions
CANCER (June 23-July
23)- Bre
good., Your relations with Business affairs are auspicious but other people will improve it avoid travel hazards wherever pos- don't compromise
you your point of sible. A romantic day. Planning view. 24 wedding?
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—If you are dealing with the public, general results should be better than usual. Travel is not advised.
24-Sept. 22)-w
VIRGO (Aug. Give publicity and advertising to some new project, especially if it is |ong_dealing with children.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) This may be a romantic day, but don't neglect Important business because of social festivilles.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) If you are a wage-earner, your job
4. What metal is the best con- AROUND THE WORLD:
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEYctor of electricity?
RS RALPH LANE was North
MRS
5. Name the Just king of Portu-
ITICI Russ was Fouth. Ralphgal. Lane, who draws Vic Filnt, an NEA come, was East, while Russ' mother, Mrs 1. H.
Winterbotham, Was West.
Russ did not ask how I bld this band-he said he he found the craziest of blds six clubs.
would thought
opening
With his vold in henrts it was not
a bad bid, and when his mother in
the West passed, he relaxed in his
Mrs. Lane
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♣ Nono
Mrs. Winterbotham
What Is Jettison?
(Answers on Column 5)
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rocking chair, but came quickly out of the after-dinner comm when his partner bld seven clubs.
A club or diamond opening would have defeated the contract, but fortunately for Russ, his mother chose to open the fourth best of her longest and strongest suit, which
and
was the three of spades. Russ play- ed the jack from dummy, and when it held, he cashed the nee of hearts and discarded his losing diamond. Now he led a small diamond to his face, picked up the trumps spread the hand for seven-odd.
Now let us assume that Mrs Win- terbotham opened a
club
Wus there any possible chance of mak- ing the contract then? If the club was won with the queen and Russ nonchalantly led the ten of spades, West probably would follow the rule of second hand low and not go up with the queen. Russ could over- take the ten of spades with the jack in dummy.
I do not say that it should happen this way, but nevertheless, a similar play actually was mude a year two ago by Robert McPherran New York, one of the country's out- standing Life Musters.
or
of
"Ach, Ulrich ) `Thè 'old memories-how they come flooding back!"
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
0
NCE in a blue moon...." So went the yearning phrase, and now, according to
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) the correspondence columns, Take care of business matters at many watchers of the skies home. Travel, just now, is not sug- gested. Solve problems
at have been rewarded with their hand.
blue moon.
progress,
near
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Use your best judgment and
Jour chances for success are increased. Your own initiative determines your
ABIES (Mar. 22-Apr.
20) Don't be too hasty but take full ad- opportunity. cause an ne-
of n new around con
vantage Rushing rident. Avoid that!
A Charming Capital City
By TEMPLE MANNING POGOTA, capital of Colombia, has B been in the news recently
NO!!
HES
IN
GROCERIES
or
CHESS PROBLEM
1
By J. B. SANTIAGO
(BC Tourney 54) Black. 7 pieces.
White, pieces. White to play and mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. Q-Q4. any: 2. Q, or Kt mates.
CROSSWORD
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B
20. He could have been responsible
for the black sheep. (4)
Down
1 and 25. the near thing when
the small boy does this to the front door belt, 15, 3, 2)
2. Change that rudy plan. (8)
3. Oone to rest. (7)
4. Tumnied nie. (4)
་ ་
5. He may be found in the Upper
Поцев. (41
1. Tear under with forco. (4)
8. The extrem end. (9).
V. Taken from one's auitcrno, (4)
13. The reindeer has it. irrespective
of nex. (8)
15. A sort of red shell wo shy, (51,
17. Rant after this for the fourth
part of a circle. (4)
18. Returi to Elba, 14,
Veruss
1. dito contortion or a checker of
19.
24
entropro loca 7 (0)
1. The sictim of one is much given
to remilulacence (9)
10. Beyond
1. Can become a xifiery
12. Cricket accessories. 14)
It needs, a sendo of humbur to
do this. 141
Exclamation. (2)
Pacur becomes a habit, "13)
Bolution of genterday's partie.—Arrass) mod 4 Over and above; o, Under: 2. Hobe 10 Flata: 11, Emo: 19,
[B Heart: 17. Beni 13. PMC 14,
14. Doctors surround one but the fare: 23
M.O.Lre after, them. (0)
6he), Dawn! 29, Todi Carga: 28, Art: 29, Aze; 30. MA
15. and
40. Morited when attened to the ends & Boss Bro & Across
ear, 13121, Varalty trophy, (4) Resentful;
reds without any, four. (0)
High, Date: U, Reet! 15. atas 13. Ashore119. Tort 8142; 12. AMi 245) Day; nå," "Ugh.
the
was
held,
because of the riots following the death of the liberal party leader, Shortly before that, it was noted for something elsc-as the place
Inter-American where
созда ference
is a Bogota splendid city for such a
a conference, for just tourist enjoyment. The plane has done much to make this city in the clouds (its allitude is 8,000 feet) accessible from every point. Less than two decades ago, making one's way up the Magdaterm River, was a real adventure, and a dificult one at that. But today it is but a two-imur flight from the Colombian coast.
Smart Hotels
When we were last in Bogota, all
sorts
of improvements were under way, with emphasis on smart hotels,
new-shops-and-apartment-hises
But all the modern improvements in the world fade beside the place
itself, its lush setting, its exhiforat- ing climate. These are the big at tructions of
this city sel In the centre of the Colombian Andes. It stands on a plateau over which the of the castern range of mountain the Andes seems to hover.
There is an old Spanish look to the place that is not the least of fls many attractions. There are houses with iron-barred windows, set in plants and flowers that have a feel- ing of old Seville. The cathedral s one of
the architectural gens of Dogota, a beautiful huikling started in 1500. The Casa de Moneda and the palace of the archbishop are gracious old mansions, and there 19
a host of fine old churches.
Plazas And Parks
A native of Bogota, Colombia.
But Instead of saying, "The rea- son for this is that the world has become a kind of fairyland, where all the old stories come true," the learned men are
busy with pon- derous explanations about which nobody cares a farthing rushlight. As for those who have seen green moons, I am sure this proves that the moon is after all the denials of science f Erythela came among us with basket of those golden apples of the Hesperides which were given to Hera when she married Zeus, the savants would tell they were plppins from a Kentish orchard.
Friendship and
understanding
THE great drive for "friendship
between
and understanding nations" (one of the schemes of the Society for Cultural Relations With Countries We Are Not Allow- ed To Visit) seems to be in a bit of
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Wall Street Prices Suffer Setback
New York, Apr. 26.-Profit-taking, coupled with the threat of a railroad strike, unsettled stocks today. Prices dropped around US$750,000,000 in market valuations.
HONGKONG
SHARES
STEADY
The steady undertone in the local 'share market during the past fow days wed well maintained Uls morning, when there were increased inquiries for the more popular counters, resulting in a fair number of shares changing hands.
This morning's bualness on the Stock Exchange totulied $430,000 in value. Transactions and noon prices are as follows:-
SHARES
BUYERS BELLERS SALES
GOVT. LOANS
3157 (1948) ..
BANKS
HK Bank
Earl An INSURANCES
Canton
Union
TIK Land
TTAM
Peak Trans
(OR)
Transactions .cracked the 1,000,000 shano mark for the ninth consecutive session, but were less than Friday.
The brook was the widest since March 16. Market experis were not much alarmed over the decline but attributed it o ព technical correction because of the markot rise, which last week carried prices to the best levels pince August 30, 1940.
Dow Jones averages at the close of the sessioù stood as follow:
30 Industrials
20 Rails
15 Utities
10 Bonds
181.32
57.49
33.87
100.80
United Press.
222 de tal
2009
1100 A 31
500 of 5334
700 $4
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
London
London, Apr. 26-The Stock Exchange today closed with
a general Improvement, though Bri- fish Government issues proved ex- tremely sensitive, weakening rapid- ly 39 soon as little investment buying ceased. Both British Trans- port and British Electricity lost
ths. Eutropenit Issues were
also. brittle, with Austclan 4 percent rising £3 at the opening and losing £3% half an hour later to close at 09%. Italian issues were quiet.
Oils fell Ανα Anglo-Iranian ahillings to 161/3 on news of the pipeline closure.
Kars were
all lower.-United
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
10.000 101
2040
140
410
713" доо
Underwriters
7.00
IK Fire
310
DOCKS, ETC,
K. Whart (0) 152
250
Dock
JZ
33
Provident
155
2250 241%
S'hat Fuck
LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel
1043
19 1100 1011⁄2
03
Shal Land
54
Humphreys
25
UTILITIES
34 234 1500 or 231%
23
Star Ferry
130
200 a 127
Yaumati Ferry
52
C. Light (0)
241 24
080241
0324.15
C. Light (N).
1914
20
Eirciric
គួរ 1
12
Telephone (0)
43
300 4
INDUSTRIALS
Cement
42
43 2000.4216-
21
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (0) Wation (X
Ru
da
2007 53
8331
Watson
(Miglia) Lane
Crawford COTTONS
Ewo
UK Construc.
tlon (0)
291%
55
2012
30 2200
291%
New York. Apr. 20—Closing rates for foreign exchange today were:-
Argentine Peso (ncial) US$0.2071
Argentine Peso (unofficial).
2505
Australia
3.23
0500
Rape
MISCELLANEOUS
N.Y. COTTON
PRICES
New futures
York,
Press.
Brazil Belgium Canada
Chtlo England
France India
0223-1/4
DI-1/
3.23-1/2
,0700
-0401-1/4
0334
4.03-3/
2025
Mexico
.2032
New Zealand
Peru
Portugal
South Africa
4.01-1/4
Sweden
2000
23.-Cotton Switzerland
2452
Uruguay Venezuela
.3500
2010
Shanghai (CNC$100,000)
30-1/2
..3702
3783
4739
7500
April were sharply reactionary after a steady opening today. The a mess. The simplest way of get-liquidation of May delivery before Singapor
market was affected by persistent Nellierlands
ing into European countries is to arrange by code-letter with some- one abroad who knows someone will get someone to state that he is old friend of a friend of yours, who, using an alias, will get someone to accept deferred payment, on behalf
of a
an
third party (anonymous) for hotel bills.
Ilongkong
the first notice day tomorrow, plus pore the decline in grains and aggressive selling by New Orletins, Wall Street, trade and local professionais who still regard the market na over- bought and is entitled to a wider technical setbacic.
United Preu, NEW YORK SILVER
Now York, Apr. 26. Silver, per fine ounce, as quoted by Messrs, andy and Harman
........... 74-370 cents -United Press.
LONDON SILVER
London, Apr. 28.
45ef
The steadily improving tenor of the new crop news, along with the lull in mill buying of spot cotton] Silver, spot, per ounce..... Tinker in roof-top shake-up soon export buying will develop into
and uncertainties regarding how Silver forward, per ounce
WE distributed the means of his
cataracts of the world. The waters of the Bogota River flow unhur- riedly through the plainlands then are virtually squeezed to a width of less than 100 feet before they plunge after these had been calculated and EQ. AQ. IQ, TAS, and" TES. some 450 feet to the rocks below. The water changes to foam as it
:the TES had to be scaled. The pro- pours over the cliffs, and numerous
cess of sealing consisted of calculat- rainbows are clearly visible while ing the arithmetical means
an continuous clouds of bluish-white standard devaluations of
nist rise from the abyss. It certain-teachers'
the estimates and with the ty is a special for camera fansf arithmetical means and standard de- valuations of the raw scores tr English and arithmetic respectively,
Salt Mines
few miles
Then there's a trip out to the salt mines at Zipaquira, a north of Bogota. These mountains of salt, which extend for many miles, have been exploited for cen- turles, but as yet no impression on them is discernible. One enters the mines through Immense doors and Plazas and parks there are in Rees down long passages to great plenty, rich with statuary, foun- white salt galleries that gleam and tains, trees, flowers and shrubs. The sparkle under electric lights. contrast between the old and the For contrast in the way of under- new is epitomised by the old winding ground treasure there are the fa- streets lined with houses whose bal mous emerald mines, the Muzo conles seem to touch, and the hand- mines, some 70 mlies from capl some four-lane
los tal. Avenida
This treasureland has been de Americas.
worked for over four centuries, and burro trains
there is still a wealth of gems em- motor
bedded in the green quartz of the mings.
As for traffic, contrast with sleek
cars.
Beautiful country spots are easy to reach from the Colombla..capital The Falls of Tequendama in the Bogota River, are almost unknown, yel they rank among the
great
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full swing, is cousing short term bulls to get out until the situation is re-appraised.
Prices closed as follow:- May
July
fin cents per lb.) 11.63/54
October
December
March (1040)
Muy
July
October
Spot
34.00/70
32.73
33.05
33.73
31.42 nominal
10.32
"
36.24
-United Press.
New York Rubber
Market
New York, Apr. 20.-Heaviness in other commodities, notably
coi-
The New Oricons cation market closed ton and grain, upset an early ad-
as follows:-
May in cents per b.) July
October December
March May July
October Spot
37.45 30.09/74
32.00/Di 32.13
31.02 Bid
31.44
30.54
20.40 bid 37.15
-United ProN,
BOMBAY COTTON
Bombay. Apr. 20. Jarita in rupees) May, 1.15; July 7.30. -United Press,
1. Norway, Sweden and Derynark, BLACK PEPPER
2. In 1000 at, the International Radio Conference in Berlin. 3. Protection to the wearer against epilepsy and evil spirits. 4. Silver. 5. Manuel, deposed in 1910, 6. Throwing cargo overboard to lighten a ship.
'MARKET
Vance
on rubber futures today, despite higher London and Singa- pore.cables,
Prices closed as follow:-~-~
April in cents per b.) 23.10 nominal
May June July
Aukust September
October November
December
January
March 7 Junc
22.00 bid
21.70 nominal
21,69/00 traded
21.10 nominal
21.00 bid
21.05 nominat
20.95 traded
20.00 nominal 20.93 nominat
20.05 nominal
20.05 nominat
LONDON RUBBER May-per lb. tin pennlea) 12-13/10 bid
September
October
December
Juhe
12-13/10 Dict
12-13/10 bl
12-9/10 bid
12-9/10 bid
12-1/32
SINGAPORE RUBBER
20-Black Pepper May-in cents per l.) New York, Apr. prices closed today as follows:
May Un cents per lb.) 44.50.nominal July
44.50 44.30 13 44.50 14
42.00
47.00 nominal
September
October
December
January (1940)
March
Spot
43.80
Spot (White Muntek)
03.00
EDITORS PRESS BERYLE.
-United Press,
THI KATURDAY STENING PORT:
CHICAGO
40.00
י
GRAIN
PRICES
Chicago, Apr.
27-Chicago Board of
Trade grain prices closed today as follows:-
WHEAT (prices per bushel).
MAY
July
CORN
May
July
OATS
May July
2.303- 2.204-15
2.15-2.143; 2.04- .1.0716-14
03 United Press.
Exchange Rates
Business was dáně to the local un- official exchange market tila morning
11-31/32 United Presi
CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
New York, Apr. 20Today's closing prices for China produce were:~~~
Anfreed oil, perb. F.OD.
New York
Casela of per 1. F.0.3.
New York...........................*
Tung all, in tank cars, per
0.30/00
2.40/3.00
b. F.O.B. New York. 02 Sandalwood,
drums,
depending on melior
quantity & quality. 13.75 nominai Agar agar per ib. F.0.3.
New York
www
Beryllium (10 to 12 per-
cent) per ton Molybdenum (percent)
Berb,
3.70/4.00
18.00/10.00
United Prem.
SUGAR FUTURES
sugar
New York, Apr. 20-Domestic today ruled one point higher to two lower on males of 153 contracts. World sugar closed unchanged to three points Jower on sales of 30 contracta.
Prices closed as follow
CONTRACT NO 4 May in cents par lb.).. 4.40 bid July
4.43 Diet September
at the following rates:
Chinese dollars (por CN81 m.).
7.30
Sterling poles (per 1)
13.30
1.8. dollars (per US$1)"
B.043
30,00
11.30
March (1043)
25.00
May
Gold bora (per ty?) Plastres (per 100) diam ticals (per 100) NEI guliders (per 100)
4.42 bid
3.80 nominal 3.80 United Press.