THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE
MOMENTS
EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
SIDE GLAŃCES
By Galbraith
YOUR
BIRTHDAY.
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BOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
ORN today, you have a keen mind and a quick intellect. However, you may find that concentrating on one thing to the exclusion of all also iz-difcuft unless you school yourself to apply yourself industriously to one job at a time. You are one to inve too many irons in the fire at the
same
time, dissipating your energies and
your scattering forcefulness. You will get belter results by centring your interests on a single objective; achieving it, and then going on to something new.
By STELLA
and spend most of your energles getting yourself out of come mix-up.
You are very sensitive and, ni times, seem almost paychic in your these guidances reactions. Follow wisely. You are, by nature, tactful
shalomatic. You at and
men have to mako the ability
You money, appear able to put your finger on n Hood-paying potentiality so let yourself be talked out of a project just because others may not agree.
never
You women are rather reserved. very This changeableness is also notice- studious and quiel. You are able in your emotional reaction. idealistic, especially when it comes You are quick to anger and quick to marriage and may and difficulty Anding a life partner who comes to cool off. You might fall in love at first sight-and fall out of love up to all your idénks.
what To And
the stars bave in at second night! One day you are
for
your tomorrow, select on top of the world; the next, deep store
star and read the to an abyss of despair. Unless you hirthday cultivate emotional control you will corresponding paragraph.
Let your God yourself in continual hot water birthday star be your daily guide.
GEMINI
THURSDAY, JUNE 17
(May 22-June 127m SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 201 Early hird in today's competitive Business should go along smoothly market gets the best possible results, by Raelf right now. Place emphasis Get in there early with your bid for on personal affairs BACCSS.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Now acquaintances, made
today,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Minor changes may not necessarily change the
of your life. | pattern
POCKET CARTOON
by OSDERT LANCASTER
#1
"Vory twell, Urauit, Miss Maybrick 18 a Communist. I'm a fellow- travellera there!"
BY
THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
mox prove Important in the future of Avold extravagance in entertaining. CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH! has
your career, Cultivate them.
Look at us, 15
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"Oh, why must we humour our parents?
years old and engaged-but I'll bet we aren't married till we're eighteen!"
• MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
'Dream Play' Wins
3 N. T. Contract
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE
E other night Charles Lock- ridge, secretary of the Vander- bilt Cup Committee, said, "Mac, I Anally found the dream harul." Here it is.
the
Won (South) Lochridge opening lead of the queen of spades with the ace and led the queen of clubs. West played the four-spot and East the five. The play of the Ave gave West the tipol that Lachridge held Just the king-queen- jack.
He continued with the jack of clubs, West went in with the are and his partner played the three.
Now the
estab- club suit was Ushed, but Lochridge still had to cash the king and get into dummy, Ja order to try to kill the entry"
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as
Now enne Charlie's dream play. He did not go up with duminy's Bee. He played the three-spot, and from his own band threw the queen
of hearts.
West contingel When
Lochelige with the six of hearts, finessed the ten in dummy. When beld he led the ace of hearts, dis- carding the king of clubs from his cashed dummy's own hand, then three good eclubs.
I said,
"Charlie, suppose that East had held the jack of hearts?” But Charlie replied. "I told you this was my dream hand."
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Check
Your
Knowledge
1. What unit of mensure is used In measuring precious stones?
2. Where is the native home of the panila?
3. Name the northernmost city in Surope.
4. At what degree of temperature doen water freeze ordinarily?
5. How many furlongs in a mil
f. What is the origin of the term "Caesarian section"?
Answers on Column S
DUMBBELLS
REGISTERED U.S..
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AND I WANT
TO BORROW A SCYTHE!
I HAVE NO SCYTHE BUT I
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White to play and mate in tico.
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AQUARIUS (Jan.
7
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
U.S.
Opposes More Convertible Releases For
India & Pakistan
London, June 15.-The American opposition to the possibility of India and Pakistan receiving dollars through the British share of the European Recovery Programme is believed in informed American circles in London to be a major problem to be thrashed out by Mr Thomas K. Finletter, the newly-arrived Mar- shall Plan administrator to Britain, and Britain's official financial experts.
HONGKONG
SHARES
Hongkong Stock Exchange totalled $301,000, Transactions and noon prices follow:-
The United States, it is thought, will strongly oppose India and Pakistan getting larger convertible releases from their sterling balances than would have been the case if
KNARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES | in view of
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East Asia
2141
140
143
400
This morning's turnover on the Britain were without ERP aid. Americm circles regard the matter of relationship between ERP and the sterling area particularly urgent balance the sterling negotiations between India, Pakistan place in taking and Britain, now Lendon.
Mr Finletter, these circles under- stand, thinks that it is quite wrong that the dollar expenditure of the remainder of the sterling area should, in any way, prevent Britain making | not merely the maximum possiblo ERP use but the entire use of all loans and grants.
INSURANCES
Canton Union Underwriters iK Fire
DOCKS, RA
K. Whart (0) IC, Whart (N) Dock Pravident
played such a conspicuous 21-Feb. 10) part in the present revival of an LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) -Stuce If your work Involves selling the Intelligent interest in pictures LAND, ETC.
in important. guard yours public on a new product, the results that he has been invited by the health
now should be better than usual. now so that it will not Impede future
Art Critics Circle to address progress. Advance new plans.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-Home and family influences are paramount today and become important in your future plannings.
LIBRA
23)....
23-Oct. (Sept. A good day for personal matters, especially those involving your affections, Plon family recreation.
-12%
SCORPIO (Ori, 24-Nov. Renance runs smoothly again now so take advantage of it. Be diplomatic rather than too assertive.
HK Hotel 11 Land Shot Landl Humphreys
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21-them on Some Aspects of Zopto. UTILITIES
Cultivate optimism, for everything ^ romantic is working out well,
Zapto is the latest discovery, and journey
bring exceptional is the leader of the, Inversionists, may happiness,
who paint what the subconscious ARIES ¡Mar. 22-Apr. · 20)— | mind secs during sleep. To quote Continue yesterday's advances by Mr Edgar Futticue, "Zopta's mastery pushing your interests in all direc-les In his collocation of half-heard Hons. Sticcess should be just ahead, | Influences, The approach to him is through music rather than painting. 21) TAURUS (Apr. 21-May
instance.
his Disembodied Morning hours, energetically spent, For
Night-Thought 15
pure melody" should bring the desired results so
When invited. Foulenough thought that this evening.
may relax
Having Zopto was a toothpaste, pleasurably,
seen his curious method of Inying on paint, as though with a hose. Foulenough still thinks it has the makings of a toothpaste.
MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
INTRODUCING YOU TO A
FIRST-CLASS NOVELIST
"THE Edge
to
Tyneside help typify that wonderful coalescence of individuals, the "other ranks" of the British Army.
Oh, I say, look here!
THE
HE other day, says my paper, a man in Trieste was arrested for "selling vialtors a sunken warship."
Vlaitor: warships?
Have you any sunken
Salesman; "We've just one left, sir. You can see the superstructure sticking up over there, at low tide.
Visitor: Is it nil right?
Balesman: You can send it back
To hear them talk you would think none had an ounce of patrio- tism, courage, or even any of the if it doesn't sull you, sir. pedestrian virtues. Yet we know what they did and endured. Or, rather, we don't, because they are Prebble ninstly inarticulate.
Visitor: I'll have it.
from by another Of Darkness,"
and John 'rebble, (Secker Warburg, 10s. Gd.) is a war novel. Wait a minute, don't go away like that. Believe me, any war novels that get published now just have to be great. John Prebble's is one of the best.
Never mind the war, it's a first- of the obeys one It rate novel.
Alr. conditions of the novel: primary it's a
story about people subjected tells us what happened to them you, sir, or shall we send It? in the force of circumstances. True, resistically, unsentimentally and, I In passing the people in it happen to be soldiers, an persuaded, truthfully. but they were ordinary people first, ind they have become people again.
Among Bein-n-young man from Stockwell. one from Bristol, and
Salesman: Will you take it with
THE revival of interest in Henry me Philip James recalls to Guedalla's
remark about that literary development: writer's "James the First, James the Seconil.
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These views are entirely contrary to those obtainable from authorita- tive British financial sources in the past week.
MARKING TIME
The aller circles have clearly intimated that Britain was inarking time in the discussions with India and Pakistan until the outcome was known of the present tussle between the United States Senate and the of Representatives
on the total amount of ERP aid to be al- located over the coming months.
House
Some extremely "tough" negotia- tlons between British and American
£11 ERP authorities
subject coon,
was
On
might be expreted thought today.
It is believed that Me Finletler
GREATER SUGAR has formed some very clear idens
DEMAND
about how the dollar expenditure of Britain and the remainder of the sterling area could be separated (lo ensure that ERP dollars are spent solely on Britain's economic pocovery) without, in any way, break-
Jag up the sterling area.
New York. June 15-World sugar futures clored unchanged one higher on sales totalling 28 contracts. Domestle sugar futures closed one Den polnės lighter on sales totalling 00 Contracts.
In demand is
to
The sensonni increase growing, although dealers say that the demand is still mostly to cover the im-
mediate needs of the trade.
Prices closed as follow:- Contract No. 4.
July in cents per 16.) September
Marel (1940)
September
May July
Spot (World
Spot (Domestic)
to
In this, as in all the other aspects American of ERP administration, elreles here feel very strongly, it is believed, that, although the United States has no right whatever dictate to any of the ERP countries what they shall or shall not do, she hos a perfect right to specify on 3.48 nominal what coalitions American money shall be donated or loaned for the
recovery.- purpose of European Reuter.
4.10 bid
4.10
3.50
3.31
3.52
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4.10
+
4.75
United Press. INDIAN EXPORTS
New Delhi. June 15-The Government of India announced today ibat, effective Immediately. It will allow the export of Airkar and confectionery from In:10 without Ravence-Associated Prens
and James the Old Pretender.” " SAN FRANCISCO
Mr. Frebbie, having been a soldier
that ordinary himself, knows
cheerfulness will keep breaking In: it saves soldier from despair when reverses come, and, from the worst excesses In the hour of victory.
The troop action
ctlon and inaction through wintry Holland and across the Rhine Into Germany is led by an officer who had been an advertisement copy-Hiya, Slimy? writer. His second-in-command hnd been an accountant.
ZBW RADIO
GM Programme Summary; 0.01, Chil- dren's Half Hour. "Alice in Wonderland" by Swis Carroll. Episode 2: "The White Habst Bill the Lizard" (BBCTS); 6.30, Wednesday Serenade; 7.00, "It's fr. the
Pre Als Variety Request seated by Susan Howard
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Contrast And Consequences
In
was also Guedaita who spoke of Mr Bernard Shaw holding the mirror up to Nietzsche.
THEY say that a farmer in Kent has installed a shall griuno- phone, which plays, fale at night, a So far, The war affects them different-record of a pig squealing.
Ministry
come spies live One likes it, the other hates it charging up, to accuse him of kill- ly. This contrast and its consequences nga plg. Each one has fallen juto form part of the story's well-cona carefully prepared rubbish pit. cealed framework."
five
Studio: 8.00, World and Home News (London Relay): 215, New Light Symphony Orchestra: 3.45, George Melichting and is Orches traindo Grey (Vaenl). (ORBS); D.15, The Leopard Men of Nigeria-A Talk 1,30, Two by Stephon Laing (Studio):
Recital by Florence Fok and Harry Ote (Studio); 1000, World and Home News (London Relay): 16.15, Story of Turba del london nelay);
nn Bradley
burg young Ted Jones from Stock-THE Eastbourne man who spent 10 45, ance to Josephine
11.00), Radio Her Hair Orchestra:
surprisingly News Reet London Relay); 11.15, Wen- well,
highly-strung, conceives ' ther Report and Close Duwn.
quixote, half-romantle passion for Nazi un important the widow of
Mr. Prebble carries his men for Private enterprise ward to the Occupation. In fantastic conditions of ruined Ham-
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the
mature,
seven years making a model of the Forth Bridge with matchsticks holf-is an illustration of what can be done by private enterprise, or not.
Prodnose: What do you mean-
OUTWARD MAILS officer. It ends in theatrical tragetly.
"or not"?
Myself:
t.
He need not have done
TRADE ZONE
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
were:-
New York, June 15-Today's foreign exchange closing rates Argentine Peso (Metal) Argentine Peso Unofficial) Australia Brazil Helgium
Canada
England France
India Mexico
Washington, June 15.-U.S. Secre tary of Commerce Charles Sawyer Chile today announced that a new foreign trade zone was officially opened on June 10 in San Francisco where shippers of all countries may unload, New Zealand manipulate or re-process goods en Pera route to other ports
ports without pay-Portugal fug U.S. customs duties.
Ite said Harbour officials at San Francisco have reported scrap metal bound for the Philippines from England, British rum on the
10
South Africa i Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay
Venezuela
Shanghat (CNC$100,000)
way Netherlands the Orient, Czechoslovak glass- Batavia
Singapore ware and Philippine
oil enconut
Hongkong already unloaded in the new zone for storage, manipulation and sub- sequent shipment.
Sawyer said a number of other shipments of foreign merchandise are also reported en route to the zone-United Press.
As a matter of fact, a man who London Gold Shares
Khat's
was carving Lois fload Power Station on n mummifield back asked him why on earth he didn't do something useful.
Is this affair offered as a symbol Unless otherwise alated, registered parcs posts close 30 articles and
of thni mixture of compassion, con- ordinary
which we ralutes earlier than the
tempt, and resentment trait. If mat close befute 10 am,
harbour for Hitler's supporters or registered and parrets will close at
Or perhaps Perhaps. dupes? Main are 3 p.m. on previous day. closed at Rowinen Central Post Office someone said to Mr. Prebble, "Good
can't half on hour earlier than the G.P.0.
heavens,
have. inan, you closing times.
novel without a love interest!"
Anyhow,
faithfully much more WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10.
than other writers, he has presen- Closing Tlues y Air
the Shanghat. Nanking, Unakow, Tsingtao, ted some recognisable types of
Peping, Amoy, Swatow and Holhow. British soidler-the British soldier 3.19 1.
who, we are apt to forget, is now Karachi, Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta,
1. The carat. 2. China and Barrin. Cairo Naltobt, Johannesburg a civilian again. If only for the
3. Hammerfest, Norway. 4. and Marseilles la Cairo), Augusta and sake of the soldier-turned-civilian, Tibet.
4.30 pm.everybody
10 bught London (Kowloon CPO)
"The 32 degrees Fahrenheit, 5. Eight, (GPD) à pr Japan (Ordinary letters and carda antys Edge of Darkness,"
Closing Times By Sea & Train
5 p.m.
Lalpond (Sea) 1 tan.
Shanghal (za p.m.
Amoy (8e) 3 pan.
Macao (Bra) 4 p.
Canton (Parcels & 2nd class min) (Яea)
Br..
THURSDAY, JUNE 17. Closing Tires y Air Canton, Kowloon CTO) 7.30 am, 10 a.m.. 130 p.m. pm; (Gro) 7 am., 9.30 a.m.. Naon, 2.30 p.m. Shanghai, ...treg); 0.39 a.m. (ord). Marila, 11.30 am.
Littehow, Kunjalg, Shanghai, Nanking.
Hankow. Tsingtao, Peiping. Bwntow Anoy. Tatean and Foochow, 3.30 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Balavin, Colomba,
Sydney and Auckland, & p.in.
Closing Times By Sea & Train
Macao (Sea) 8 a.m.
Bombay and Kaineli (Sea) 10 am. Maeno (Real 1 p.m.
Stralia, Rangoon and Calcutta (Bea)
pun.
Swalow (Rea) 2 pm.
Canton (2nd
class mall only) (Train)
2 p.m. Canada via Vancouver, B.C. (88%) 2 p.m. Japan (Ordinary lettera and cards only)
(a) 3 pan.
Manila, Marques and South Africa via
Durban (Bea) 3. p.m. Macro (Ben) 4p.m.
·
Kongmoon (Sea) 6 p.m. Canton (Parcels & 2nd class mall) (Ben)
3.p.m...
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Answors
It is named after Julius Caesar who Is said to have been born by that DANIEL GEORGE | method.
EDITORE PRIKE' SERVICES
THEEATURDAY EVENING PORT
"JUNIOR!"
David
Touch New Low
London, June 15-The Financial shares today Times Index of gold fell practically two full points to a new low this year of 118.95. In fact this was the lowest figure since the month of August last year, when this index hit its all-time low at rather 113.16 which is now being rapidly approached.
Market values in South African goldmines have now fallen percent.-United Press.
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POUND. NOTE New York, June 15.-The Pound note was quoted in the unofficial market here today at US23.95.-United Press.
LOWER PRICES
RUBBER FOR
New York, June 15.-Rubber futures elosed Ave to 15 points lower in Bne with lower cables from the primary markets.
Prices closed as follow:- June (in cunts per 1b.) July August September
October November December
January (1845)
eight
February
March
Auril
Any
Juno
July
August
Spot
Jap Textiles For Manchester
New
York,
June
15. Textile
.... 22.44 nominat 22.00 hid
22.10 nominal
$2.20 traded
22.14 numinal
22.07 21.00 22.00
-traded 21.83 nominal 21,75 nominal
21.05
21.50
21.30
212
21.20
21.10
2272 -United Press.
London, June 15-Prices today closed as take-
June ta pennia per 1.)
trade reports from England sald fo- July day the Manchester Board of Trade | September
Is negotiating for 100,000,000 yards Detober of Japanese grey goods for finishing November in England to be exported to Com January (140) monwealth markets.
be
It is believed payment will mude in sterling if the negotiations succeed.-United Press..
Exchange Rates
Intress was done in the local un- oftein exchange market this morning at the following rates:
Chinese dollars (per CN$1 m.)
Sterling rotos (per C1)
US dollars (për US$1)
December
March
13.53/16
13.13/10
13.5/16
13.3/10
13.5/10
13.3/18
13.3/10
United Press.
Control Of Indian Popper Exports
New Delhi, June 15-India reim- posed controls over the export of
3.50
13.00
5.433
pepper today "to Pepper exports
325.00
Piastres (per 100).
11.275
Slam tea (por 100)
25.00
NEI guudera ipor 100)
45.50
Gold bars (per thel)
Indian prevent to soft currency
areas from being re-exported to hard Currency areas," it was officially an- nounced,~~~Associated Press.