THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
galeriile
By Galbraith
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"One is sometimes at a loss for an interesting subject of conversation at these parties, isn't one?"
• MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Masters Champion Shows Technique
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE THE world championship masters Individual tournament was won this year by B. Joy Becker of New York. Becker won this trophy back
Check Your Knowledge
1. The natives of what country are called Moors?
2. Locate the famous restaurant "The Cheshire Cheese."
3. What kind of vegetables are legumes?
4. If you bought an article for list price less 20%, and sold it
EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
By STELLA
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YOUR BIRTHDAY,
And
MONDAY, JUNE 14
Your mind is very active DORN today, your ideas are your
You enjoy activity and be B
own and you will defend them alert.
You are come bored with your environment against all on-comers. kind, understanding and sympathetic unless there is plenty going on all of the problems of others but you the time. You are fond of travel, believe that everyone should have expecially by sea, and it given tho a certain degree of self-determina- opportunity will want to visit many deprived of actual travel, the tion and not be forced into deten of the far places of this earth. If sive positions. If, by your advice, chances are that you will become
person along your you can lend
visiting avid arm-chair "tripper", way of thinking, then oll woll and good.
convinced as many places as possible through But anyone
full the medium of books. ja never his will against
You give and demand a great bellever.
deal of love and are only really by those happy when surrounded who are close to you. Since you are quite emotional by nature, an early marriage will make you very happy.
al You are spiritually minded,
will never become though you
You bigoted along religious lines. ure highly impressionistic and your kcen intuitions
are exceptionally
thinge rather than You sense analyse them. If you try to analyse anything too much, you will become so bogged down in detail that you will get nowhere at all.
22-June
an
To and what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- pending paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. TUESDAY, JUNE 15
22) (May GEMINI Be cautious in all dealings with the Business plans and opposite sex. transactions may be expanded now.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- A far better day for business ex- ploits than for romantic Deals in real estate or merchandising are favoured.
LEO
ventures.
23)- A good day for business, but avoid Don't let emotional entanglements. your affections mislead you now.
VIRGO (ARE. 24-Sepl. 22) Pallence has the virtue of helping you get what you want today. Avoid the personal equation in business matters.
24-Aug. (July
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Be deliberate in making all im- Don't let your portant decisions. emotions control things.. Stick to business.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22) A possible business trip can bring increased profits. Don't be influenced by personal preferences.
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
"Personally, Miss Studhamp ton, I find that i can con template a possible reduction in the number of American animated pictures with a reasonable degree of equanimity."
BY THE
WAY
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan-20) by Beachcomber
--Stick to conservative ideas this
morning. Follow through your usual mocédure for best results.
· AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) — Be exceptionally diplomatic on the home front so that domestic matters will not intrude upon the business
scene.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- You can make good progress if you are dealing with the publle. Keep individual personalities out of it.
AS there will probably not be
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Review Of London
Stock Market
London, June 12-A thin and wholly profes- sional market characterised the London Stock Ex- change during the past week. The only definite trend visible was weakness in European loans due to the Washington battle over Marshall Aid. Spanish 4% fell £1 to £84, Italian 7% fell £1 to £136.
HONGKONG
SHARES
This moming's turnover on the Hongkong Stock Exchange lotalled $309,200. Transactions and noon prices follow:-
RHALLES DANKS
Twenty shillings was knocked off market values in some South American Issues.
Industrial
scrape upwards.
shares
managed to
incicx of The Financial Times leading industrials edged up from Monday's figure of 115,3 to Friday's agure of 117.1.
South African issues continued but lost on account on Malan's victory...
heavy, BUYEN SELLERS BALES
51 2103
HIC Bank ..... INSURANCES
Union
11K Fire
DOCKS. ETC.
K. Whart (0) Dock
780 7A74
100
their altracted
Businessmen who switched capital to Johnnnesburg, by the brilliant ellmate and the con- government of General
10 780
203
20
Provident
500 or 33servative 500 231
LAND. ETC.
10 18.30
B00 # 30.10
230 24
1K, Hotel
FIK Land Humphreys UTILITIES
Tram
Star Ferry. C. Light (0
Smuts, have been suffering nothing but headaches.
Gilt-edged stocks
were
tho
bright spot during the week until Friday, when the absence of the Government broker on the British long week-end caused a
light
usual
crumpling in prices, but British Electricity 3%,
23.03
300 23.80 500 23.75
131
23
00242%
e. Light (N) Electric
403
100 401
omcial
100 6 40
Macao Electric 2013 Telephone (0) 43%
45
100 44
000 or 44
4015
10
many more fifty thousand million dollar films on the old lavish scale from Hollywood, ↑ INDUSTRIALS they did well to include the usual bath-scene for the leading actress in a new film.
But gather that the bath was not a Afty foot by forty affair of red ARIES' (alar. 22-Apr. 20) Numidion granite, filled with milk Postpone signing any Important from Korean wild-asses, but a two- secondhand dollar tub filled with maler If threatened with
cows milk gone sour: If this goes emotional upset. Your mind, will
on the stampede of elephants will be clearer later. on
ben stampede of property goats, and TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)the Roman charlois in the great (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Stick to routine. Don't jeopardize race will be wheelbarrows lent by
made already
by snapan agricultural firm. Minor upsels may come because of gains the opposite sex, so avoid getting into decisions on something new. Exhibit
patience. arguments, De diplomatic.
SCORPIO
for list price, what percent profft SCIENCE AT WORK:
would you make?
5.
For whom
d'Annunzio Gloconda"?
Gabricic dkd
write his play "La
6. What is the meaning of the "grad" ns in Stalingrad,
in 1937 and thus is the first person suflix
to win the second time. Simon Leningrad, etc.? Becker of Philadelphia,
finished fourth.
The
tournament was
a brother.
conducted
in New York. After sessions pinyers mel to discuss hands.
The original spade bld by Simon Becker on today's hand was nath- ral. Note that he rebid his spades over his partner's bld of two clubs rather than try the diamond suit.
three no When North bid
trump
AAG
B. Jay Becker
AKT
K54
#Q8054
473
N
AJB
Q1080
J973
W
5
E 2
107 2
S
4003
AKT
Simon Becker
Dealer 4332
KQ109342
♥ Nanc +AQJS
109
Tournament-Neither vul.
South West North East
(Answers on Column 5)
REVOLUTIONISING THE
TREATMENT OF LEPROSY
By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
If I may say so
of
THEY say that more than 90 per
Inhabitants cent. of the Guatemala are illiterate. This prob- ably accounts for a report that the Guatemalan Congress was claiming the Dutch island of Sinatra and the about Cape of Bob Hope. What ceding Betty Grable as a gesture of Ill-will?
thinks he knows. The bad name of leprosy was started in the Scriptures. New look in brewery NEW YORK, Twenty-one lepers Whatever the Scriptural disease
have been discharged us may have been that cured recently from the Car- leprosy, it is not the disease today
DUMB-BELLS ville, (Louisiana), U.S. Marine known to the world.
OH, SO YOU'VE JUST RETURNED FROM PARIS DID YOU VISIT ANY OF THOSE FRENCH
FRIED POTATO FACTORIES ?
CHESS PROBLEM
1 A
Pass
2
Pass
3 N. T.
Pass Pass
Poss
4 N. T. Pass
Pass
Pass PORN
Opening K
20
By A. K. ELWORTHY Black, 9 pleccs.
H
1
Decker went to four diamonds, in- dicating that he might prefer to play the hand at a suit.
.
The four no trump bid by B Jay Becker in the Norik definitely was a slam try even though they were not
Blackwood. employing
Simon knew his partner had to have some- thing in hearts, but he still was uncertain about the club suit. When he bid ve spades over four no trulap, B. Jay (North) felt sure that they were of the club sult.
There was nothing to the play of the hand. West cashed his ace and king of clubs and shifted to the ten of diamonds which clarer won with the picked up the trumps and spread
the hand.
Jack.
de-
He
*
12
White, 12 places.
White to play and mate in two.
Solution to Saturday's problem:
1, K-KI, anu; 2; Q, or P (ch, or dia cl) mates.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
20
121
12:
Across
1. la cland (anag.), (8)
12. Unadulterated. (4)
13. Itesty on the hend this way.
15 pld at Aurely.
(4)
A flaggard heroine (3)
18. Echo. 193
20. Bhip. (21
21. Burround.
IDY
Container that is yegetable or
in return. 31
#3 by a
U. Reputed to have a longer memory
than peel. (0)
10. Repeatedly.) 11. Berede, (4)
Abire, 131
horn York-
24. tules once lanna.i. 10)
WM
1. to do so would be a joint opera-
Chest. 1sh)
3. I live
others. 18
2. TORA (0)
the interrat of
4 A lidt 15 always this 181
f. Noun 11
' or Ager may make you do
this with your teeth. (0)
Ark this to clericat. (3)
9. Something to copy from. 71
14. Bat. (B
10 This hat ranka nigh. (5)
17. Identical. (4)
This drop in unity. (6)
20. Warmly welcome today. (3)
was
Several Types The phystefans who
have
called
Hospital.
Cured is not the word the phy-
been siclans use. They say arrested cases of leprosy. But these discharged treating it for years ought to know, patients are considered as cured in One of these, Dr G. H. Faget, medical all respcets. All the medical evidence officer in charge of the Carville hos- indientes real cures and that evidence pital says, in the Star, a publication
patients now envers up to five years,
dlasone Two of the 21 received and 10 received promin, both new drugs. There is a third, known as promizole, now in use to treat the disease, and there are some reasons for expecting promizote to do better than the other two.
New Treatment
One result is a complete change in the medical plans for Aghting leprosy. On the basis of these drugs It appears that early cases are rather readily stopped or cured.
issued of nearly Carville!.
400
THE brewery sacked
worker who
Was
THE for growing a beard
པ
probably did not realise that it is an offence under the Defence of the beard in a Realm Act to have a brewery, or a moustache in a steel- works. Under a Statute of 1823 a rent beard is a theatrical property, permissible, Only false beards are and counts as a stage performance. at provided that the brewery staff con- fines its activities to mime and does not speak.
There are several types of leprosy, some of which are not-contagioda-al. all,
At the Maboul Galleries
the are
of the pallents with Some greatest amount of mutilation burned-out cases, and of absoluicly no danger to others.
Fingers and toes do not drop off. cases deformities In far-advanced
Decur.
Family Discase
Children are more susceptible than nduits.
Therefore public health authorities are trying to institute the same carly diagnosis and treatment for leprosy that is used for tuberculosis and not hereditary, but the child, may
cancer.
that
Leprosy is a family disease.
contract it from contact with
But to succeed it is necessary to parents. get the public to understand leprosy is neither horrible nor any of the other things that every child
ZBW RADIO
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14 la
hin
Leprosy is not a filth disease, it is not an unclean disease, it is not a curse of God.
No Public Danger
Broken hopp-strings in the wma. farso of o . alternatively,
dream-horse
Tail-piece
The "smart" word cariare merely means surgeon's rue.
(Article about food). Is there a sturgeon in the house, printer?
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
Cement Rope
Watson (Old).
STORES, ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment
Vibro
ליטאס
with
some
netually
minutes
encouragement, touched £100 for a few
-the first time the issue had reached par since it was issued in April with on opening price of £91 but it 500 18 closed the week at £993-United
Press.
150 z 10
000 50
43
50
100 45
•200 / 40
Q
Move To Halt
Ship Strike
Washington, Junc learned here that the
WALL STREET REPORT
New York, June 12.-Industry
resumed the past week during netivity after the brief lull, and the stock market broke out on the up 12. It is side, with the volume rising.
Government
The week started in the doldrums, will ask on Monday for a Taft- Sales on Monday fell below the
to Hartley injunction
halt
the million share mark, and were the threatened nation-wide markime smullest since March 20. On Tues- in- strike. The strike is set for mid-
day trading increased and the
Was by 100,000 ship dustrial average carried into night on Tuesday and dock workers at all U.S. ports. new high ground since August 20, The Presidential fact-finding 1940. On Wednesday, the list made for an in- small gains, and on Thursday Rails board cleared the way Junction request by reporting to the led the upturn, President that the walk-out would tle up the whole of the U.S. shipping
board
an
chart exports, who held that this
Strength in Carriers pleased the. group must confirm the rise in the Industrial group before a real re- sumption rise took place, Stools and Oils were featured in the Industrial section. Motors had a lift when Industry resumed its
operations on a large scale:
BEST AVERAGE
The
Industry. The
said that virtually ships every operator of American on the East, Gulf and Pacific Coasts would be involved, along with a on the good part of the shipping Great Lakes,
The Taft-Hartley law permits Federal Court Injunction against any strike that would imperil national
If granted, such Copper stocks fell early in the health or safety.
Injunction would delay the manri-week and then snapped back. time walk-out for about 80 days, rise in Ralls carried some of the
settle the dispute. while further efforts are made to leaders up two points or more.
Meanwhile, utilities, which had AR Administration said that the White House will ask been considered behind the market, Department of Justice over the fell into line on active trading. Their
new made a
high average week-end to seek an injunction.
Government Jawyers are ready to since 1946, and finally the general move and they will go into Federal average pushed through to-its-best- Courts in New York, Cleveland, and in nearly two years.
These San Francisco, It is learned. aro the cities where the six strike- unions have threatening maritime their headquarters.-United Press.
the
spokesman
Higher World
Sugar Output
also
There was nothing in the news to bring an upswing on Tuesday: market experts said that the move
and technical
necomplished without the benefit of special de- velopments.
was
and
Traders had been awaiting a re- action downward, which would have permilled their purchasing stocks at lower prices. Instead, the market moved in a narrow trading range, the patience of would-be Washington, June 12--The Depart- trying ment of Agriculture announced that purchasers, until they finally aban-
of n recession the revised figures for the 1037/8 coued hope
constructive site of world sugar crop showed that pro- turned to the
on larger scnic......... duction is 10 percent higher that the market
two the
previous year, but still percent below the prewar average.
Java, the Philippines,
the United States, Formosa, Russia and India are among the gainers.
Those discharged with the disepse "arrested" are of no further menace
The figures indicated that a sub- to anyone. These patients need the
stantial recovery had been made in 4. Programine Summary: 6.01. Navy sympathy of the public to return to
Philippine production since the war. Mixibre Melodies (BBCrs); 0.15, Strings
an honourable and useful life.
Averaging over a million short tons Orchestra ut the George Melchino
Discharged lepers have been re-.
2. On a year before the war, the output (DCTS): 6.30, Hospital Request Half
one Jobs
1. The natives of Morocco, Nan Dickinson
was only 75,000 tons during the oc- the 1Tour
This year presented by
cupation in 1944. Sindio): ", "The Prospect before up fused jobs, or fired from
Wells Orchestra; 750 ofter another as soon as employers Fleet Street, London, England. Dalle!... Sadler's
Samuel Agure renched 480,000 Jons.-United Dr Portuguese Half Hour Studio); B. World discovered that they once had the was frequented by many
people, among them Relay disease. (London News Arki Haine
Films Linda E.10,
Cater Talks on
Leprosy is a germ disense, which Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith. (Stullo; C.20, "I Like What I Like" presented by Arthur Bardens (Studio): Is never very contagious. The Car-Vegetables which bear their fruits
campaigning to in seeds or pods, such Plano ville patients are Gilmour at Lo Studio: 03b, Commentary on the Test have the name changed to Hansen's beans, lentils and soy beans.
5. For Eleanor Duse. Match (London Ilelay): 930. A Play "The Justice and the Lady starring disease, after the physician who dis-percent. Dorothy Gish and Basil Rathbone; 10, covered the germ.-Associated Press. "Grad" means city.
D. Maurice
Landon Ielay: World and Home News:
10.10. Take 10.15, Weather Report: Your Choice;** 11, Radio News Reel (London itelor: 1.15, Weather Report and Close Down.
OUTWARD MAILS
Unless otherwise stated, rechtered articles and parcel puits close 10 ordinary minutes earlier than the
10 A... malt. If mall clone before registered and parcels will close t 5 p.m. en previous day, Mails BIO closed. at Kowloon Central Post Office half an hour earlier than the G.1.0. closing times.
MONDAY, JUNE 14 Closing Times By Air Holkow, Swatow, Toochow, Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingisa, Pelping. Lluchow. Kunming & Amoy 3.30 p.m.
Karachi Bangkok. Rangoon, Caleutia,
Bahrein, Cairo (Nairobi, Johannesburg And & Marsellies via Calto) Augusta London (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m. (Gro) p.m.
Closing Timer By Sea & Train
Swalow (Bea) 3 pm,
Jangkok (Sea) 3 pm.
Salgon, Ceylon, Egypt and Marseilles
(e) p.m.
Macao (Bea) p.m.
Kanginoon (Sex) 5 pmt.
Canton (Parcels & 2nd class mall) (Sex)
5 p.m.
TEDITORS PARIS BERTIE.
MA KITURDAY E
YING FORE
famous
3.
Press.
as peas,
4.
25
Aid Allocations
Berubent
"Five dollars and twenty-six cents! Georgel Haney!
It's me, your wife!"
For China
Washington, June 12-Paul Hoff- man, head of the
United Press.
Cotton Market Unsteady
New York, Junc 12.-Cotton during futures seesawed nervously the past week as traders appraised crop developments, while awaiting Congressional action on foreign ald appropriations.
At Fridny's close, the list ruled two to 30 points lower than the pre- vious week,
Co- Economic
Congressional, wrangling
..
over
further Immediate export
operation Administration, announced foreign aid funds created today that China has been authorised confusion over to procuro $13,000,000
worth of prospects.
United States cotton under the re- Spot delivery declined to 38.27,
covery programme.
The authorisn-
and tion is part of a total of US$00,010,- establishing the lowest level in over
month, before trade, mili 005 worth of new purchases op-
shipper buying neled to halt the proved for all participating countries,
China's The
brings
total decline, authorisations so far to US$20,188,-
000.
suin
The New York Cotton Exchange Aluminium, copper, zinc and lead Service Bureau estimated domestic are among the industrial materials consumption of all cotton during allotted to 10 European areas and May at 770,000 balea, compared with 830,000 in April and 808,000 A forecast In- dirated consumption for the first 10 months of the season at 7,010,000 bales, or 717,000 bales less than the same period last year.
China,
In addition to China, France was in May last year. listed as a heavy cotton customer, her purchases totalling US$14.400,000 in this instalment-United Press.
Exchange Rates
at
3.75
13.40
3.40
Business was done in the local un- official exchange market this morning the following rates: Chinese dollars (per CN$1 m.) Sterling notes (per £1)... U.S. dollara (ner USSI) Gold bars per tael) Piastres (per 100)
Biam lenis (per 100) NEI gulidars (per 100)
A government weekly crop sum- mary said planting to caring com- of Texas pletion in later districts and Oklahoma, where it was pre-
Conditions viously delayed. progress were termed mostly good
227.00 to fair although warmer
11.55 ahd good rain aro need 23.60
47 30 areas-United Press.
and
weather most