THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY: 3, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
gothaith
COFR 1913 ET HEA’SERVICU, DC. T. AL RED'LL KL. FAT, OPP.
"Mrs. Abernathy had six vases of flowore at hor last afternoon bridge-if we can stretch those out to eight, it will look more hospitable!"
•MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Early Trump Lead Is Key To 6 Clubs
Check
Your
Knowledge
1. Where is the largest railway centre in the world?
of
2. Whose poetry and whose preaching influenced Michelangelo?
the life
3. Where was George Arliss
born?
4. What are the three predomi-
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY nating colours in flowers?
THERE is probably more concen-
THE
trated bridge activity in Call- fornia than in any other state in the Union. Thelt weekly duplicato and their are tremendous Bridge Week tournaments average nearly 100 tables per session.
games
Ernest Rovere of San Francloco recently becarne Life Master No.
100. When today's hand was played
in a tournament it seemed to present
6. Name two sens containing the name of China?
6. What was the earliest form of dairy manufacturing?
(Answers on Column 5)
a problem to a number of players, DUMBBELLS
but not Hovere.
i think his partner in the North bid the hand very well. When Ro- vere jumped to three no trump, strong North realised he held a hand. The four club bid was made
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for the purpose of giving Rovere a chance to show the ace of spades, and he did.
Most players allowed the opening lead of the king of diamonds 10 come around to the ace, discarding the three of spades from dummy. Rovere followed this line, but then some made the mistake of ruffing a diamond in dummy and leading a club back to the closed hand in order to ruff another diamond. When West showed out, marking East with four clubs, they became confused. They still could have made the hand if they had not made the mistake of ruffing another dia- the mond without first setting dummy.
After winning the opening lead with the ace of diamonds, Rovere immediately took four rounds of clubs, then led a heart to the see, cashed the king of hearts, and gave up a heart trick--the only trick he lost.
LET ME
SHOW
YOU OUR
Us!
LATEST SHOWER CURTAINS!,
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CLOSE THE WINDOWS WHEN IT RAINS
CHESS PROBLEM
By G. BʊNBS
Black, 10 pieces.
White, pieces. White to play and mate in three.
Solution to Saturday's problem:
1, Q-RS; threat 2, QXK1 PXQ (ch); 2, K-03; 1 2017: 2 Rich).
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12 Found in summer lingerie, (0)
16 American hurse. (9)
15. A later changs. (8)"
17. A new shoot of the sugar cane.
14. A stranger to truth. (4)
20. Inquire in the casket, (3) ·
21. A god. (8)
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Down
21, Clana. (5)
You could that he works It gives the rulor, 1 túg. (0) by remote control. (0)
3. Sounds like a place one might
wander to. (4)
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thus (0)
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EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
by OSBERT LANCASTER
YOUR BIRTHDAY
nity to wed. Select someone born under Sagitarius or Capricorn, for the best hoppiness.
MONDAY, MAY 3 DORN today, your life.is very apt to be dominated by your fove for all mankind. You are not one to alt by nesively while others, less fortunate than yourself cuffer. You and yourself are exacting with others, expecting that everyone will him- do as much as possible for self. But when these methods fall, you are the first to offer practical help. You are optimistic by nature and never lose hope.
The Orient Interests you keenly and you might wish to travel there during some period in your life. You are fond of the outdoors and have a way with animals. They seem to be your especial friends and should be very clever at fealning then.
you
Perhaps you 'are a litle too easy- going when it comes to the business Your family ties are strong and of malding money. You do not ap
for you are happiest when in your own pear to think money-making
those home, surtounded by
you yourself so very important, although adaptable when it comes to raising funds for love. However, you are and If anything occurs to separate come charitable or philanthropic you from your family, you will be cause, there is no one better. The nble to nd just yourself accordingly. same energy, personally applied, You should be happlest if you wed might make you rich! at on early age and have your own To find what the stars have in family group growing up around
store for tomorrow, select your you. You are likely to be popular birthday.. star, and read the corres- with the opposite sex and will, no ponding paragraph. Let
your doubt, have more than one opporiu- birthday star be your daily gulde.
TUESDAY, MAY 4
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Continue to make progress by exert ing your full encrcles and initiative toward some very definite goal.
(May 22-June GEMINI
22) Let your energy come up to your ambition and you will be pleasantly surprised at the excellent results.
CANCER
(June 23-July 23)-
Be careful of your budget. Don't overtax yourself with other indivi- dual's problems, but take good care of your own.
LEO (July 24-Aux. 23)-Mornina hours bring good activity but when afternoon comes be on your guard against mishap,due to carelessness.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Advertising is favoured, also the signing of a new agreement, provided there is no financial commitment on your part.
LIBRA
expan-
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)-- New plans are crying for slon but be careful to avoid all yen- tures that are not basically sound.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deb. 22) Consolidato yesterday's gains during the brisk morning hours. When afternoon comes, you
slow down.
can
business. Be
"My dear, Wily and I are doing everything-but everything we can to curb the inflationary tendency, Why, too haven't paid a díli for months/"
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
TT
IT is not every day that Argen- tine diplomats are "accused of smuggling Spanlards out of Russia in large suitcases."
When the Customs official tapped |
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Be very careful in all your activities having to do with diplomatic to the opposite sex.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)the suitcases the Spaniards should Avoid having to travel if it is at all have squeaked like mice. "What's possible to do so. Avoid, also, any in there?" "Mice for the Blo Zoo, disagreement with opposite sex.
my good fellow." "Do you expect me to believe that story?" PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)- very well. It's a few Spaniards, ha, Your affections may be much in-ha, ha." "Ha-ho. That's a good volved today. Avold business one! All right. That'll do. Chalk, problems by avoiding business! A chalk."
social day for you.
סיי
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET STEADY
The Hongkong stock market opened steady this morning, and a fair, volume of business was put through, being valued at $570,000.
This morning's transactions
and noon prices follow:
BITARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES
DANKS
RK Rank
Enst Auta
INRUILANCES
Canton Unioni
Underwriters
HK Fire ........... DOCKS, ETC.
K. Wharf (0) . Dock
Provident
S'hal Dock LÄND, ETC.
2030 2070
145
410
776
T
80 ( 300
154 100
35
2016
320
353
2000 30
UK Hotel... 2013
10
HK Land... S'hai Land
0315
Humphreys UTILITIES
21
Tram *** Perk Tram
(Old)
Star Ferry
C. Light (0) ..
U.S. STRIKE
THREATS
New York, May 1-The United States is headed for a threat of pro- duction losses which might hamper. the old programmes to China and Europe, na a new.
of strikes loomed in various industries.
A serlous blow to shipment of re- 900 181 lief goods became possible on Satur- 1100184day as the National Maritime Unlon
500 231%
300 24
2515 253 2500 7 2016
500
C. Light (N).. 2014 Electric
3114
1300 ( 2914 251
450, 31
Telephone (0) 432
Telephone (2
INDUSTRIALS
vinent *** $475 45%
.700 4415 2875 @ 43
GOD 50
1000 € 57
·
Rope...
20%
STONES, ETC.
Dairy (0)
2555
Watson (X.
1(4)
M
63
5
S102115
500 G 221
031
Lane Crawford
Ewo
COTTONS
MISCELLANEOUS
HK Construc.
tion (0)
200 331
London Stocks Sluggish
Stock Exchange 23-Det
(Sept.
23)
Be tactful with the opposite, sex and avoid an argument. Safeguard your Income by minimising expenditures,
SCIENCE AT WORK:
ARIES (Mar. 22-ADT. 20].com Matters at home may take up con- siderable attention. Write an im- portant letter. Guard your budget, too.
CLOUDS CHARTED FOR
SAFER AVIATION By PAUL F. ELLIS`
"Sinco even on heavily clouded days there is adequate light out- doors, care should be taken that our new buildings are designed to let it in. That can be accomplish- ed in two-storey as well as single- storey schools by the use of sido cor- ridors."-United Press.
THE altitudes and densities of clouds, an important factor in air travel safety, be determined more quickly and accurately.
now can
The trick is done through a newly-developed electronic de-
Scientists say the new device has a particular advantage at airports, handling heavy traffic.
wayo
(CIO) began asking for a nation- wide strike vote. A referendum ballot asked union members whether they wish to strike, if necessary, on June 15 to enforce demands for new contract.
The Union's National Council
to authorise Д second re- voted farendum to determine whether the National Maritime Union will seek unity of action, including joint strike action if necessary, with other mari- time unions, at the expiration date of the contracts.
Meanwhile, the CIO United Steel Workers demanded a flat pay in- crease of 25 cents an hour for 20,000 workers in eight plants of the of America. Aluminium Company
United Press.
JAP MISSION
IN INDIA
D
Calcutta, May 1-For the first time since the war, Japaneso trude misslob is visiting India spon- sored by SCAP. The mission arrived SCAP London. May 1.-The London here today headed by
Division. official, started this week Foreign Trade
due to the William R. Eaton. The mission in- rather moodily, partly
ideas with cludes another SCAP representative, warming up of bearish regard to the future.
R. Donaldson, and four Japanese The
Finance representing publication of the
texille, cotton Bill with further detalls about the general machinery interests. "junior capital levy" was also dis-
The Mission's purpose is to ex-
and
More trouble for Egham TIGHAM and Bunty Kigwidge re
turned home after a short stroll in Chelmsford, during which the Colonel tried to soothe the poor girl's But the moment Injured feelings, they got home, Eghara knew there For Mrs Kig- widge stood in the hall, the persont- agreeable, while Lord Brand's warn-plore possible exchange of raw In her ing speech in the House of Lords on materials and manufactured goods acation of Injured Hoecham could | the long-term outlook is still echoed of which one country has need and guess that it was another from Dingi- | throughout the city mes
was more trouble.
hand was a
letter, and
The Financial
was
the
the other has an exportable surplus.
It is understood that the question
The index of lending, industrial Cotton Futures
Index of Pool, forwarded from London, The big-shouldered mother held it out. Government securities rose in the last "This scented letter has just come two days from 111.48 to 11.92. But of obtaining Japanese technicians to for you." she
she said, fairly rouring the this index is still stumbling along the work in India will also be discussed. The Mission is slaying for Ave "It seems to be bottom. Only three weeks ago days in Calcutta and will tour India word "scented." from Tibet." At those words Bunty stood at 110.64, which
Industrial again began to blubber, and dashed lowest since the crisis of 1040, when for one month visiting upstairs to her bedroom. Mr Kig-invasion fears seized investors. Thus centres.-United Press. "Revolting." and went back again. still widge came out of his study, said recovery from the mid-April low is
very modest. "How can I stop her writing?" asked
That is Issues closed at 110.0, which is about the distracted warrior. your affair, not mine," replied Bulky half-way between this year's low of Liz That night at dinner the fatuous 109.5 and the inflationary peak of visit to Tibet was in the course of Mr Kigwidge said, "I suppose your January 1 at 129.0.-United Press. your military duties, Colonel?" A letter is burned promise to be more fireproof and night in his room Egham read:
Science now is at work designing new type schoolhouses for Ameri- en's children. It is a type that children should want to attend.
the Furthermore,
now.
designa
have better lighting facilities.
The ideal school structure is en-
T
I hope you've chosen, a sophisticated girl, who won't expect you to give up old friends. Do
chased
me you remember when you vice. It is à ceilometer. The visioned by Wilfred E. Clapp of the
round the boudoir, and fell into the dog's basket, and got bitten in the uae by Michigan Department of Public In- device is already in
fun we used to have. weather bureaus, the armed struction, and Charles D. Green of leg? What
your flaniece has forces, and some--civilian air the California Division of School But I am sure
house Construction. It is a one- plenty of spirit. You would never choose one of those little milk-and- fields.
storey, sprawling bling, straight water English prades. Do purit your
am sure me about ceilometer, engineers ex- in Its lines, honestly functional and tell The
is plained, operates equally well by friendly to the eyes of children.
mother-in-law u gentle future
distinction. night от day. A super high-
English lady of intensity
quartz mercury lamp,
there a drainpipe under the daugh- cmaller than a cigarette, is mounted
ter's window? Perhaps you've got et the focal point of a searchlight mirror. It sends sleyward a beam of light, they sald.
Beam Reflected
Favour One Storey
The designers express their views in an issue of the Architectural Record magazine. They insist that the one-storey type is best regard- less of the climate of the communi- ty.
on Bun-
The beam is reflected to carth and another intricato machine auto- Gibson, asserting that California matically analyses the reflections, does not have a monoply transmitting to a recording device a shine, points there is a sharp dis- direct sunlight" record of the cloud heights The tinetion between, detecter is placed about 1,000 feet and ordinary "daylight" which
the said can bo actually brighter than from the projector. It searchlight beam by swinging slow direct sunlight. ly from horizontal to vertical posi- tion and back again.
scans
ZBW RADIO
IKT.
with
0. Programme Summary: 6.01, "More We are Again" Variety Artistes Anton & A Orch. (OR.18.): 0.30. Hospital Request Half Hour Presented by Nan Dickinson. (Studio): 7, Waltzes and Tangoes: 7.30, Portugueso Tall Hour (Studio); B. World and Home Nows London Relay): 0.10, Jul Lapper Talks on Films (Studio); 850, "I Like What 1 Llog" Presented by Olive Starbuck (Studio); 9, Songs try Elizabeth Schumann and Keith "Falkner: 9.13, "Peep Reliway” A Talk on Borneo's Unique Stenlo Rallway by Stephen Laing (Studio); 30, "Musle For You" Geraldo Concert Orch. & Geraldo Singers (OR.B.S.); 10, World and Home News London olay Your Choice: 11, Radio .10.15, Weather Report;
Relay); 11.10.
| 10.10," "Take
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Reel (London Weather Report and Close down.
OUTWARD MAILS
Amoy.
MONDAY, MAY 5
Closing Times By Air
Shanghai, Nanking. Ilankow, Tsingtao, Pelping, Liuchow. Kunming. Teinän and Bwałów 3,30 pm.
Closing Times Dy Bek & Traki
Ghanghat (ca) 3 pm.
Amoy & Toochow (4) 3 pm,
Straits (Sex) 3 pm,
Tsamkong (6ea) 2 p.m.
Manila. Aden, Egypt & Marseilles (Ses)
3 p.m
Macao, Taisahan, Shokki (Sex) 4 più.
Kongmoon (50a) 5 p.m?,
Canton (Parcela de ind class mall)⋅ (Bea)
3 р.т.
ho
That happens, he points when the sky is partially overcast and the clouds act as reflectors. Ho added:
out,
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Fall Lower
New York, May 1-Cotton futures here today turried lower in late after early irregularity. Trading, however, was confined to a minimum.
CHICAGO GRAIN dealings
PRICES
Chicago, Ray 1-Chicago Board of Trade closing grain prices today were as follows
WHEAT (prices per bushel) May July
2.431-34
Prices seesawed irregularly during the week as traders awaited further on tho raw cotton developments buying programme for European and Oriental countries and the ques- 2.31-2.30/
tion of credits for foreign countries. 1.10%
While government officials indicat- 2.0033-2.014||ed that private trade channels will 1.00-1.00
CORN
May
·July-
May July
*OATB
631
-United Press.
Is
be used to "the greatest possible ex- tent" in buying for the ald pro- gramme, traders feared that techni- calities might result in delays in getting the programme in operation.
Prices closed as follow:-----
out of training for botany by moon- CHINA PRODUCE May in cents per th
17
headstrong, light, you impudent, swaggering ruflani.
Egham put his head in his hands, groaned, rose up and burned the Jetter.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
1. Chicago, Ilinols, with 20 major lines running into it. 2. The poetry
the of Dante and
preaching of Savonarola, 3. London, England. 4. order White, red and blue in the nomed. 6. The East China Sea and the South China Sea. 0. The produc- tion of cheese.
EDITORA PAKŠU BERNICE,
® THE SATURDAY #VEWING PORT
QUOTATIONS
New York, Noy I-Today's quotations for Chinese produce were as follows:
Ib. per
Ankeed
all.
F.O.D. New York ..
000/00
Cassia all. 240/3.00 Tung p, in tank cars,
per lb. 7.0.0. New York 024/3.00 Sandalwood, in drums, de-
pending
A
on seliers quantity and quality 13.75 nominal
York
agar. per lb r.o..
Beryllium (10 to 12 pet.
cent) per ton Molybdelum cent per lb,
(90. por
3.70/4.00
10.00/18.00
0.45
Unlled Přem.
July
October
December
March (1040)
May
Fuly
October SPOT
37.02. 30.00-02
132.70.
32.03.
31.70. Bom.
31.33.
3000
28.50
3048.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET The New Orleans cotton market closed as follows:
May in cents per lb.)
July
October
December
March
Miny
July
October
SPOT
17,37. 30.113-M
31.00-12. 42,83,7 31.60. bid. 31.26. F
30.50., 1 20.43.
37.30.0
United Press.
COTTON EXPORTS. - New York, May 1.-The Now York Cotton Exchange today re-
WORTH STREET ported that raw cotton exports for
TRADING
the season August 1 to April 29 to- talled as follow:-
Britain, 220,000 bales; European Continent, 574,673 bales; Oriental 441,400; bales; Canado, countries, 72,029 bales.United Press.
BOMBAY COTTON Jerilla in rupees) Mombay May My
New York, May 1-The erratic action of raw cotton prices and the cautiously selective buying atillude among retailers put a damper on activity is weak on the collon gray goods market.
Apart from moderate sales in wide print cloths to processors, along with Jarger orders for drills and twills for third and fourth quarter delivery to the 7.19; September 7,17-United Press. clothing trade, new business in Worth Street developed slowly for spot and
nearby deliveries. News that the Textile NEW INDUSTRY
Workers Union Win demand higher wages for workers in
Bouthern mills,
coming on top of the recent sharp ra FOR AUSTRALIA
in raw cotton enlivened discussions on ponibilities of higher
prices on un-
finished goods. But converters Insp. Brst to plate manufacturing Sydney, May 2/Construction of
that any further rios in prices only serve to iiffen resistance-Unlied Press,
would
price plant in Austrália consumer
has begun, and the existing hot and cold strip milling plant is being expanded.
The works will take several years
The new mill will have a rolling copacity of more than 1,000,000 tons of Ingola annually,
The United Engineering and
Prewar Trade Ofto complete.
Indonesia
New York, May 1The National Corn Trade Council, reporting on Netherlands Foundry Company of Pittsburgh is trads with the United States, today pre-supplying designs, technical advice sented Ogures showing Japan's prewer importance in trade with the Netherlands and assistance for the project
Associated Press.
East Indies.
Exchange Rates
In an eight-page section devoted ex- clusively to Indonesia, the Council de. clared that the "United States in, imbat as important as a supplier to Indonesia en it was as an outlet for ils products,""
Business was dana in the focal un ***In citing Indonesia's Import figures for afticial exchange, market this morning 1933-30 period, Japan was described as at the following rates:
Chinese dollars (per CNBI m.) second only to the mother country su a nipplier to Indonesia. However, Japan Sterling notes (per_23) took from Indonesia importa considerably U.S. dollars (per Us below, Indonesian consumption of Japan-goid hara (per, laci) ese products. The United States was at Plostres (per 100). tie lop as the best customer-United Siam ticals (per 100) Fress.
'NEI gulders (per 100)