THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY TODAY'S hand comes from Henry Sonenblick of New York, 4 member of the team that won the knockout Vanderbilt Cup national
He tenm-of-four championship, said, "Mne, nobody would believe how badly I played this one."
In the Arsi
North place,
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and
YOU HAVE HUNG MY "SUNSET
UPSIDE
DOWN!
PATENT OFFICE
JLL REMEDY
THAT
WELL CALL
IT 'SUNRISE
ART EXHIBIT
Check Your
Knowledge
1. Who was called "The Lady with the Lannp?"
2. Name the highest
EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY..
By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
PORN on this first day of the new sign, Cancer, you are ruled by the Moon. Your nature is.retiring, concitive, and at times prophetic You have an unusual imagination and are able to picture what is to come with almost photographie ne curacy. The temperament of those of you born on the cusp of the out- going sign, Gemini. also will show a tendency toward a dual and mercu- rial temperament and you may find it difficult to find your proper nicht
In-life.
You have on alert intelligence and liking for philosophy and history, be Outwardly, you may appear to rather too frivolous and pleasure scelting. but nctually, you are Kulded by matters which are of deep importance to you, personally.
Your emotions are very near the top and you are often too easily led by them. You will make definite sacrifices, if necessary, for thote you love and you will be happiest if you You women wed at an early age. make fine mothers, although you are inclined to be a litle too indulgent
of your children." You must leáris that kindliness and sympathy aro niso always needed-but there are times when a certain degree of stern discipline is of the essencet
it and you have the ability to be The stars have given you a keen the life of any party. Just don't permit the barbs of your wit to be come pointed with sarcastic venom, for it is often much too easy to hurt a friend, in this fashion. You may want to forget and forgive in the next fastant, but those who been offered an affront may not be so minded..
have
It would be well for you to avold excesses of all kinds. Rich foods enn serve only to Injure your health later on in life. When it comes to wearing jewellery, show good taste and in clothing, avoid over-decora- tun..
To find what the stars have in tomorrow, select your store for birthday star and read the corres- Let your paragraph. bonding birthday star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
23)
CANCER (June 23-July All things connected with the theatre or with show business in general are in favour just how. A trip by water can be good for you. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Hold the line on present important matters at keep a sharp eye out for future opportunities. Conditions proving.
VIRGO
21-Sept.
are im-
22)-
(Aug. Health is important, sa guard it. A visitor from a distance my bring important news. Act diplomatical- ly.
LIBRA
23) (Sept. 23-Oct. If you have earned a promotion, you You my antielpale recognition of
Teachers are especially
last now, favoured.
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- SCORPIO A powerful day for you so put all those carefully made plans into im- mediate operation now. A fine day! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Advertising and publicity pay ex- cellent dividends now. See that zuur ideas are well promoted.
Follow
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-
yesterday's advanta- geous selling ideas.. De astute and don't get in over your head with expansion plans,
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— New undertakings which Indicate progress in personal ambitions which may be followed out with antlelpa- tion of success.
PISCES
(Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- If you have been planning a sea- voyage or a vacation or a visit to the shore, then this is a fine day to
start.
now.
POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER
"Master, Thomas, just you think about all those poor little American girls and boys having two meatless days a week and stop making all this fuss over a little bit of gristle!**
BY
THE WAY
by Beachcomber
man
·FOR THE BUSINESSMANEN LITTLE ACTIVITY
IN STOCK MARKET
A sluggish element has entered into the local share market, resulting in reduced activity.
There was little business this
morning, the turnover being only $145,000.
Transactions
follow:---
BHANER DANKS
IK. Danic
East Asi INSURANCES
Canton Union
HK Fire DOCKS, ETC.
and noon prices
DUYERS BELLENS SALEB
K. Whart (0). Dock -Provident
S'hal Dock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel JIK Lond S'hai Land Humphreya UTILITIES
Tram
Star Ferry
G Light (0)
C. Light (N)
Electric
INDUSTRIALS
Cement
Rope
STORES. ETC.
Watson (Old)
2075 2150 -1349
305
703
.103
107 141
23 234
13
130
2014
40
1000
401% 4015 1000 or 4015
Wälson (New) 54! Lane Crawford
Entertainment
living under the London
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40%
500 485 1000 1014
200 59
Stock
Exchange
London, Jure 22-The London Stack Exchange agnin found diflculty in getting up steam today.
TN the morning of the worki, COTTONS
when my shadow in the SCELLANEOUS doorway of any tavern from to Eine made the Dancharin bravest muleteers lower their volces and flinch, there was a wise old Balaltous, and he said, "Drink wine while you can, for it is far too good ARIES (Mar.
22-Apr. 20)—thing to last in this abominable One day we shall hold out
dox Guard against over-expansion or ex-world."
glasses and they will not be travagance. Moderation In expendiour
youfilled. And then men will degenerate tures will work out best for
into two-legged beasts, with no BO sense of TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) courage; no laughter, Side-step going bond for anyone. honour, no noble impulses." And I,
Government securities remained to back up to whom the mountain torrents told Not necessary for you another person's word if you stick their secrets under the Pyrenean steady and some leading industrial Issues improved a few. pence, but moon, laughed at his fears.
the majority by your own, tenaciously.
of stocks were 22) must be dead by now, but his son
and the turnover unchanged 1 A slow beginning but a rapid ad-still has all the wine be wants, vance may be unticipated later on in ever I return to the squat house small. the day. Malte good progress now. among the rocits, I will tell him
Yesterday's severe slump in new Britial Sparkling Brazilina rails and utilities was are processing practically wiped out this morning on information that there was no
not intend to devote
of her nny sterling resources to purchase
GEMINI (May 22-June
about the Pontel-Canet They in Wandsworth.
was
MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE: Overall marginal flexibility truth in the report that Brazil dous
PLAYING FOR ENGLAND
E
by Denis Compton (Sompson Law, 7/0) TAVEN a Yorkshireman
will
SPRING FEVER
by P. G. Wodehouse
(Jenkins. B/G) square, stout Earl with
cans British-owned interests-United
"Prescribed percentage' the percentage which bears to the Press. approximate percentage specified in column 4 of the First Schedule hereto the same ratio as the whole- aale.cost of goods sold to retailers bears to the aggregate of the whole- sale a
cost of (a) goods sold to
not deny that England's THE quof 29. Bd. and an am-retailers and (b) goods transferred chances of recovering the Ashes
to retail branches during the ax may well turn on the batsman- bition to marry the cook and buy a
public house.......Splnk Mervyn, monthly period...." ship of Denis Compton, the side-whiskered and over-elegant reigning idol of Lords.
Cotton Prices Higher
.
New York, June 22-The range of the; cotton market today was from 15 to 20 points higher.
mountain to
trom the works of butler, the penitent burglar THIS is not Augustus Robb......one
is quoted c. Suct, Esq.,, but two Or Unlike many youngsters, Comp- beguiling females....and, of course, by a City Editor from a new Order
issued to business
and ton knew at the age of 12 how he a castle with a moat. wanted to earn a living. It was
evidently designed to prevent people or trace- be professional sport-cricket
who sell satchelbuckles
soccer in the winter. Within
men.
Spol
peak in the western hemisphere.
Who else but
Prices closed as follow:~~
July August September
Yes, Wodehouse-as nimble as (his first love) in the summer and ever-is at play again mixing ro- ends from including their retall costs october
a mance and mischief in heavy doses. In the transfer figures applied to 3. Name a fresh water Ash that year of explaining his intentions to
Wodehouse could such goods as carrier-pigeons'-wing- leaves fresh water to spawn in salta despairing schoolmaster, Compton conjure up the following scene be-sheaths, enouts for toy zebras, had hit a century in a schools' re- tween an English Earl and an ex scissor-cases, and reflector-discs for Who Invented the monoplane?presentelive-match
water,
4.
5.
(Answers on Column 5)
Where was John Bunyan when South overlid the hand little. he wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress?" When South bld six no trump Sonenblick (East) said he fully in- tended to double. But he did not do so, He proceeded instead to make probably the greatest series of errors ever executed in a chum- plonship match,
After his opening lead of the sce of clubs, he would have defeated the contract if he had shifted
CHESS PROBLEM
to 21
By ARTHUR A. PAUL Black, & plecrs.
spade, but his next play was the deuce of hearts, Declarer let this ride around to his jack and the whole heart suit was good.
Now declarer
three cashed spades and the nec and king of diamonds, then ran the balance of the hearts.
The last two cards
were the seven of
six of clubs, while
In dummy diamonds and
declnrer WRS
ง
down to the king and jack of clubs. When the last heart was led, Son- enblick was down the queen of diamonds and queen-deuce of cluber.
of deuce If he had thrown the
would have had clubs, declarer
instead threw away, the queen of diamants, which made dummy's seven-spot
kad high and declarer
no guess. Six no trump was made.
terrifle guess.
But
DI
he
Only a great player can blow a hand ko this and come back to victory. Sonenblick and his team- mates went on to win the Vander-l bit Cup Tournament by the nar- row margin of 270 points.
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-American-baseball champ?
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impressed the spectators he
was
"Every
time Lord
Shortlands
20.00 nominal 30.54-5
35.31 nominal
34.47
33.44-3"
21.02 - J
32.61 nominal
N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New York, June 22-Today's foreign exchange closing rates wer
Argentine Pesos (OMelat) :: US$02977
Argentine Peso Unometal)
Australia
Jirati
Bolzium Canada
Chilo Englant
France india Mexico
New Zealand Peru Portugal
South Africa
Sweden te
Switzerland
Uruguay
Venezuela
Shanghai (CNC$100,000)
Netherlands
Batavia Singaporn #longkong
2404
3.33
.0350
02203
93.0/10
.0333
4.0314
.003231
3023
2002
32412
.0700
0104
4.03
2734
$2500
1.300
3010
.0702
3713
4750
2480
Unlied Press.
POUND NOTE RATE
New York, June 22-The Drilish pound note was quoted in the unoMetal market here today at U512.03-United Pres
N.Y. Rubber Market
New York, June 22-Nubber futures today closed 25 to 33′ points lower on Fales totalling 198 contracta..
Prices closed an follows:- Junc July August
October September
( cents per lb.) 22.33 nominal
November
December January (1940) February March
21.03 traded
72.10 nominal
22.20 traded
22k15 nominal
22.10
22.03 tradou
21.90 nominal 21.76
21.35 traded
21,40 nominal 21,20
21315
L
Apri
May
Jane
July
21.10
August
21.03
Spot
-United Press.
LONDON MARKET
London, June Prices today closed
follow:-
13-10/10
Arptember
17-15/10
October.
December
13-34
January (1940)
United Pres.
July in pennies per 3.)
November
March
13-14
LOWER PRICES ON WORLD SUGAR
New York, June 22-World sugar fu- tures closed two to five points lower on salen iblalink 10 contracts,
Domestic
sugar futures clos Virea lower to ena lgher on sales totalling 177 contracts.
Priven closed as follow:-- CONTRACT NO. 4 (World)
July in cents per lb.)
September
| Afärels (1949)
VMay
November
December
Maret (1940) May July
2.40
October
New Orleans prices today closed
32,10 7,10
July
Spot
follows!--
37.10
2035 July
October December"
32.30
Spor
March (1040)
July
BAY
October
July
is the
ecl-fellying apparatus,_ Would you rob their nests? Sir Pelham Warner, for it was he looked at Stanwood, he felt that, Net For Black Milkmen Spreads who arranged for Compton to go while Stanwood unquestionably re- To New Counties, straight on to the
ground sembled a hippopotamus in
it would bic staff on leaving school.
pearance,
Tenuine with him. pleasure to fraternise
Lords
ap-
31.403 September
3.00 traded 9.00
3250 bid CONTRACT NO, 5 (Domestic)
འ།
32.00 bid September
37.00 bid December
United Press. March
(Headline in morning paper.) FOREIGNER on holiday asked For the next four years his na- every time Stattwood fooked A
me what kind of bird' tural talent WDS nurtured by at Lord Shortlands, it was to say black milkman, and why it is not coaching and constant net practice, to himself: 'Granted that this bimbo proiecteci
under
the Wild Birds though he did have his share of looks like a buller out on the loose, Protection Act. When I told him CHINA PRODUCE pushing a heavy roller around and nevertheless something whispers to it was not a bird, but a man who selling scorecards, as Patsy Hen- me that we could be friends....... delivers milk, he said he had no diren had done before him.
idea the colour bar in Britain ex- Not unexpectedly. Complen
A buffet between tho shoulder tended to. Negro tradesmen, votes & chapter to hts Test debut blades does something to a man who against Bradman and Co-al Not- is drinking a cocktail at the mo- In passing tingham in 1938, when at the age
clo-
ment.
QUOTATIONS
New York, June 22-China produce its the New York market today closed as follows:-- Aniseed oil, per b. F.O.U.
Now York
Cassia alt,
New York
19. F.O.D.
per 1b.
Thing off. In lank cara, WC
of 20, he became 1110 youngest
English cricket Stanwood choked and Englishman to sco
turned WHENEVER un century
Recovering his breath,, he
team is thoroughly trounced In against the Aussies, and that des- purple. pite O'Neilly's pre-match threat to said (with some Justico): 'Hey and to Test match, some "authoritative
ex-spokesman" is sure to say that it. Lord Shortlands hastened to
were not far too sporting to com- Hc. sald plain.
that plain, we could justly claim
unfit, that we hak our side was lost
the toss.
that the sun was in repeated Lord
our eyes, and that by a crowning the Shortlands, and with a
Juck, opponents pointing stroke of bad
get him out cheaply! But when he was dismissed for 102 trying to hit Trent Fleetwood-Smith out of Bridge, he found Hammond waiting for him in the pavilion "looking
Said
'Wasp,
'Wasp?' 'Wasp,'
Our
anything but plensod I would finger directed the other's attention played better than we did, I have]
I told you to got 2007"
England captain:
"Victory or like to say 'well done, but I thought to the remains. "Wasp,' he added, just read the words
driving the thing home. Stanwood defeat in themselves matter little." his viewed the
ді body, and Compton also touches upon
doubi Then what is the point of sending of miles to play soccer career with the Arsenal and concerning the purity of his preser- men thousands
cricket, and why blubber when they Army sides during the war years, ver's motives left him.
bo but in the main it will
the Wasp, he said, fully concurring. are beaten ? thousands of cricket-lovers who de-
WASP, sald Lord Shortlands,
lighted in last year's memorable summing the thing up rather neatly. balting of Denis and his Middlesex Messing about on your back. "twin," Bill Edrich, who will want
to
read
"Playing For England."
It makes lively, friendly reading,
but more
careful proofreading
would have eliminated such errors as "Barret" for
"Barratt"
(the
(the Notts bowler), and referenco
squashed it.
'Darned good of you.'
'Not at all.'
'Courageous, too."
I
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors
F.O.. New York, per lb. Sandalwood, in drum, de- pending on quantity & quality
Agar nkar, per lb. F.O.B.
Now York
Beryllium. (10 to 12 per
cent per ton Molybdenum
per b
(D0 percent)
0.73/0.00
2.10/250
0.23
13.75 nominal
3.00/3.10
16.00/18.00
0.45 -Bolted Press. BRISTLES Bristles, F.O.D. New York per lb. closed as follows:-
Hankow, regular assortment 3.70 nominal ChungkinE regular p3-
sortment 2.83 Shanghal regular assort-
ment
Tientsin. 20's shoris
Tientsin, 26'x regular
2,60
5.65
2.30 -United Press.
May
Spot
2.48 nominat
3.50
•
3.90
1.91 traded
4.09---7 grated
4.04 nominal
4.06
$4.90
-United Press.
BLACK PEPPER MARKET
New York, June 22-Black beppar futures Soday cloned Snactive and nominnily unchanged.
Inditerence en the part of consumera was matched by unwillingness of holdern to press offerings in view of the higher basis prevalling in primary markets and the limited supplies on the spot and aftost.
Prices closed as follow:-
July
September
October
December
January (1949)
Atarch
May
tipot.
Spot (White Muntok)
$1.00 nominai
43.00
40,00
10.00
43.00
45.00
45.00
G1.00 asked
$0,00
United Pres
Foreign Imports
In Siam
Bangkok, June 22-The Minister
of Industry, Colonel Sent, has an-
3. The CHICAGO GRAIN nouneed that there will be no in-
1. Florence Nightingale, 2. Aconengun in the Andes Mountains 'No, no. Perhaps a certain pre-in Argentina-23,080 feet, sence of mind. Nothing
common fresh water cel. 4. Louts Blerlot. 5. In prison.
to Etherington as "now out of my. Offer you a cocktail?.!" 'Middlesex colleagues," whereas Etherington registered with Lelces-: tershire some time ago.
ZBW RADIO
It..T.
by
and
6, I'rogramme Summary: 0.01, Children's Hait Hour: "Alice in Wonderland" Lewis Carroll Episode 31 "Pla
"Wednesday Peiler BBCTS); 0.30, Serenade": 7, "It's in the Ale Variety Request Programme presented by Busan Toward (Studio); 0, World and lome News London Relay): 8.15, Vocal Recital by Gur D'Aquino (Tenor) with Plano accompaniment by O'Neil Show (Studio); 126, "Ambrose and Anne- Ambrone aad 11 Orch: & Anno Sheitan (BBCTS); D. "Hyde Park" A Fenture prop: by Randall Swingler, with Musle (BUCTS); 0.30. Selections from Opera: 10. World and Home News (London Ite lay): 0.15, "The Singlog Bird" A Piny for Broadcasting By Joseply Turneity London Relay) 10,45,: Dance to Glenn Kiler and His Orchester; 11, Radio News Reel (London Rotoy): 11.15, Close Down."
FRICAN LEGION MAGALING
more.
ERIYOGI PAZES BARUERE,
“What are you doing after the show, baby?”......
PRICES
creased duties on foreign imports of sugar, paper and cloth in order protect local manufacturers: Pro- duction of thesocommodities, ho
Chicago, June 22-Chicago Board of said, is not sufficient to meet Slameso Trade closing prices were:--
WHEAT (prices per bushel)`
May
Close
July
COUN
May
July
OATS
Miny
Juis
Scrap
2.32-3/4-1.31.) 3.22-5/8-3/4 2.53-1/4-3/0
requirements.
The Minister cald that foreign sugar' offered no serious competition to Siamese sugar on the focal market, and that the government had shown 223-1/4-1/2 some hesitation In reducing the 1.09-3/6 price because an adverse effect on
was -03-1/4-1/3
feared.United
40-1/4-1/2
United Press.
Metals
New Yorke, June 12-Prices -tis
tile.
wore
ли
production Press,
Copper, F.O.D.
ton 477,US 114.20/75 Leag, F.0.1, per ton (hdavy!,
15.20/10.00
34.53
Steel, 7.0.D, per ton (No. 1.
heavy melling) Valted' l'rem.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local un affein exchange, market this morning at the following ratest...N
Chinese dollärs, (per CH$1° m.) Sterling notes (per £1) 11.9. dollara: (der U631) Gold Bars (per Lael). Pinsires (per 100)
| Šiam ticals (per 100)
NEI Kuliders (por 100)·
Acrop
smetal market today
fallow:-
per.
(14)