THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
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"I'm sorry, folks-I'm only an automobile dealer! How could I got you a new car?"
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Opening-42
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
ТАК
A BLACK
EDGED LETTER THERE MUST BE A DEATH
IN THE FAMILY!
'FATENT" OFFICE
YES,
IT'S MY POOR BROTHER I CAN TELL BY HIS HANDWRITING
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH FEATURE
By STELLA
POCKET CARTOON
by OSDERT LANCASTER
FRIDAY, JUNE 25... ́....
if
BORN today, your Impulses are doing a necessary job of work
much too apt to become the there is some more pleasurable pas- quiding influence in your life. Your time at hand. You are always ready moods are shifting and one moment to go on a party and you hate you are on top of the world, ready saying "no!" to conquer everything. The next instant, you are in the depths of. despair: you and the world are both doomed! You must learn to find middle road if you are to find any kind of happiness and contentment In the world.
You have a canny money sense, fortunately, so that impecuniousness is not likely to be one of your handi- caps. You seem to make a good profit out of the most unlikely ideas. But this one strike is not one to be repeated so that your life becomes a series of wins and lossca!
It is likely that the stage will hold a definite appeal to you and your talents might be used as well there as anywhere else. Some form of politics might also appeal to you ns you have a fine platform appear- ance and an excellent voice for aro much oratory. However, you too sensitive to criticism to get far in pubite life unless you learn to take the verbal brick-bats as well as the bouquets,
You are affectionate by nature and Inclined to be demonstrative. Wed someone who understands this side of your nature and who will recipro- -cate in kind.
are.
You have Д happy-go-lucky nature and are a good fellow all of the ume. Unfortunately, you very easily led astray by your com- panions. Your natural disinclina Bon for hard work makes it alto- gether too easy for you to postpone
1
!.
To find what the stars have in
select your store for tomorrow, birthday star and read the corres- paragraph. Let your ponding birthday star bo your daily guide.
SATURDAY, JUNE 26
CANCER (June 23-July 23)— CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-- results Take fullest advantage of any new New Ideas can bring fine opportunities offered to you after now. A business trip, begun today, mpleting all tasks begun yesterday. may prove to be a very sound in-
vestment. Gel results now.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—All crafts connected with the theatre, as well. as dancing, music and stage design-
g. are highly favoured.
AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)-
hap- Expect three good things to pen to you today! And who could ask for anything more? A fine day!
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)— affairs are good, either Wind up that business venture which Partnership domestle or business. Take care of has been pending, definitely to important business details this morn your advantage. The boss favours
log.
LIBRA
(Sept.
you.
23-Oct. 23)-- ARIES (nar. 22-Apr. 20)- Make that little extra effort and Sign an important paper. Advertise you can gu over the top successfully and promote a new idea. See that to some Important business deal it gets Into, quick production now.
TAURUS (Apr.
HOW
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 221 Continue important affairs and push them through to a successful conclu- riou before noontime.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Be prepared for a very pleasant surprise. If planning a journey, all should go smoothly, indeed,
SCIENCE AT WORK:
21-May 21)-
Green lights after 9 a.m. all along your road toward success. Speed up production and get what you want
110w,
GEMINI (May 22-June 22) Consolidate gains made. yesterday and increase your profits. Make this a winning finish to the week's work.
DOCTORS URGED: SHARE
SECRETS WITH PUBLIC
** Just you remember. Pupstone, that I'm tot Mr. Atiles and you're not sir. Dalton.... If I send you down to the Under Fifth for talking out of turn, you stay down | "
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
PRODNOSE: Bef
Myself: Get out of heret
Frodnost: Before you begin- Myself: Before I call my cat to take you away—~
Prodnose! I only wanted to tell you that I have lodged information that this column is infringing an Act of 1420 by using dialogue, which constitutes a dramatic performance. Myself: Very good. The column shall use only mime in future.
Answer to a question
What is the explanation of this odd cruze for mad art?
(Crille.) Critic, this craze is not 30
odd, "
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
MANCHESTER BUYS JAPANESE CLOTH
Manchester, June 24.-The Board of Trade to- day sanctioned imports of 100,000,000 yards of grey cloth from Japan for re-export, after finishing, to Pakistan, Southern Rhodesia and “Burma.
HONGKONG
SHARES
The share market this morning re- mained dull. The turnover was
$100,000.
Transactions and, noon.. prices
follow:
SHARES ILANKS
IIK Bank
INSURANCES
Canton. Union Underwriters
10 Fire... DOCKS, ETC.
K. Wharf (0)
Dock
Provideni LAND, ETC,
HK Hotel
MK Land Shal Land
UTILITIES
Train
Biar Ferry
BUYERS SELLERA BALES
2140 5 1
C. Light (0) ..
Electrio
Telephone (0)
INDUSTRIALS
Cerment COTTONS
Ewo
2140
to
293
158
31
2012
1715 400 à 17
35
23
3000, 1%
2316 200 @ 23
1000 24
1000
24%
45
40% 4135 4215
100 à 40
200 68 42
41
100 43 43
17
10
Wall Street
Report
New York, June 24.-Stocks were today subjected to profit-taking near the close, and the list finished irre- gular.
Sales for the session totalled 1,- 560,000 shares.
At the opening, higher prices were very noted but trading slackened soon
This loathsome art, this verse that
does not scan,
A life on the ocean wave
some
in HE idea, entertained THE
quarters, that the Saucy Mrs. Flobster is a training ship, is hotly denied by the caretaker, old Mrs. Thackham. She very pertinently asks what there is to train but rats. This being so, the purpose of the Recently curious ship is obscure.
after.
Oil stocks met with profit-taking. International
additional
Telo-
Private traders are now hego- tlating with the Japanese Board of Trade, and SCAP has agreed to sterling payments.
The Board of Trade said cloth ex- pórts for Kiltalh *to Common- wealth countries' were essential to ensure shapplies of food materials, especially from Africa.- United Press
MARSHALL ́AID.
and raw
London, June 24. The British Government today hinted in the House of Commons. that it might have to delay firial approval of any Marshall aid pact beyond the July 3 deadline.
The
Deputy Prime Minister, Mr
Herbert Morrison, conceded that progress had not been as rapid as originally expected. However, he sald talks were continuing with an carnest destro
to reach both sides to mutually satisfactory agrees
@
on
The July 3 deadline will be poned if necessary to give the House opportunity
of Commons act. If the
to
discuss the
agreement is not completed by July 3. Marshall aid to Britain would be suspended pending signing of the pact-United Press,
TRADE WITH SPAIN - London, June 24-The British Treasury today announced that: arrangements on trade and payments mado in discussions last month Spanish between Britain and the delegation have now been approved by the two governments.
The agreement abrogates the sup
June 20, 1947. 11 plementary monetary agreement of was signed In Madrid on Wednesday and will bo published shortly--United Press.
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Nazli Belgium
2090-2100
.0550
.022016
.931
0339 1.034
Why wonder that a lost bellef tu phone and Telegraph added. small
New York, Juna 24-Today's foreign fructions following an announce- God
exchange closing roles were:-
US$0.2077 ment that Gen. William Harrison Argentine Peso (Oficial) Leads men at last to lose belief, in had been elected President of the Austratin
Argentine Peso (Unoficial) ..
man?
$300,000,000 corporation.
As a group, Ralls registered best Canada
Chilo in all round gains.
England In steels, U.S. Steel advanced France 1/4th while Bethlehem was un-India
Mexica changed.
New Zealand Several new highs appeared for Peru utilities.
Portugal Dow Jones averages at the close South Adrien
Sweden of the session stood as follows:- Switzerland By PAUL F. ELLIS
30 Industrials 20 Ralls MEI
MEDICINE is on the threshold Such co-operation, he enld, must
15 Uulitica of "unprecedented develop- be made through hospitals, out-
health in from the Andaman Islands, while
a body of distinguished journalists 48 Bends patient departments,
groups, 1. Name the author of "Apologia ment," and the medical profes-surance
group practice, Bion "must fully take the public health centres, laboratories,
being shown over Lots-road Power pro Vite Sun".
restation, asked about the ship moored programmes, into its confidence," Dr Willard habilitation
home How many home runs did Babe C. Rappleye, Dean of Columbia nursing care, dentistry, social ser- near-by. Admiral Sir Ewart Hodg
vice, legal medicine, workmen's son replied that it was, in a sense, University's Faculty of Medi- compensation and nutrition.
his flagship, and that it was his semi-riparian residence, as Governor 3. Who was president of Czecho-cine, believes. slovakin at the time of the signing of the Munich agreement?
Check Your
Knowledge
2. Ruth hit in his 22-year career?
He held that present-day know Dr Rappleyo said in his annual ledgo regarding the prevention, report that medielne today "is as diagnosis, and treatment of diseases biological is far in advance of its applica- 4. Are lyrics the words or music much a social as it is
He urged that the pro- tlon in community medical practice. science." of a song?
fession Increasingly organise itself
Would Closa Gap_ to participate in community efforts. for the development of sound health
"The present wide
gap or 1 and medical services.
only can be narrowed through more satisfactory organisation of
5. Dld the Germans-enter-Mos- cow when they invaded Russia in 1941?
AKING a busman's holiday, the national tournament director of Contract Bridge the American -League, A. M. Sobel, snt In to play rubber
apartment bridge at my
His partner / was Mrs. recently. McKenney, and my partner was Harry Lees, a vice president of the League and president of the Mid- west Conference.
Sobel's opening bld of one' club was purely a psychic bld innde in
the hope of throwing
track. With the West
not have the required
us off the
hand I disl three
one-half tricks for a double,
and
but
is the
I believe that the double best call with this type of hand.
When Lecs (East) bid two dia- monds, I realised that he had a very fine band. I preferred to bid two hearts rather than two spades. so that my partner could come in at a lower level in case he had a Lees ended ull spade suit. But doubts with a bid of seven hearts.
McKenney led the When Mrs.
13 deuce of clubs, I could count tricks provided the heart suft broke. I went up with dummy's nce of clubs, eashed the ace of spades, then 1ed the king of hearts. On the second round of hearts I put up the queen from my hand and North's Jack fell. Now I did not even have to ruff the spade. I took two more rounds of hearts, discarding a club from dummy, eashed the king and queen of spades, discarding dummy's
clubs, other two
and ran the diamonds for the balance of the tricks.
៨៩៨.
0. Mindanao is an island in what group of Islands?
Answers on Column 5
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. CAUVEREN Black, G pieces.
White, & pieces. White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. PXP. an mates,
2. Q. R. or Ki
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11. Kind. (4)
12. Day label in Germany? (0)
10. very nos sort of green tea (0)
Lively (4) Pocus on Mtem's noe 20. He's in goal angway, i (a)
B. 2. 71 Tareah this at the entrance. (37)
Dianes charbeter that became
pipe line 451
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Urictly noticeable nuit, 151
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Almost cama to be a river.
Timid. 31
1. The land of tics (4)
Solution of yesterday puzzie--Acrost
mattian;7; ANDRINIEREN, B. MOJE Ewert 17
Young! 10. egimet 23, 2
Barbara 2 Almagas: JONAT Tuesday
nale Zinofro basi I MERD "Gearned: omexa; 16. Wauer: 1/1, Vuid
ZBW RADIO
H.K.T.
1. Programme Summary: 0.01. Children's Jait flour: "Wind in flie Willows" by Kenneth Gratiam Presented by Phillipa
Combes. (Studio); 6.30, "One Night Stand" Persented by Philip Burn (Studio); 7, "See Tee" Talks on Sport (Studio): 7.10. "Arcont un Rhythm" (DICTS); 223, A Popular Concers; 8. World and Home News (London Relay); 8.15, The Begats Opera" (John Gay
Constance
and Frederick Austin) With Michinel
· Redgrave, Alya Brougli, Audrey Mildmay. Linda Crey. Hoy Henderson, Uruce Flegg Wills; 0.06, Interlude; 0.15, Commentary on the 2nd Test Mateli (London Itelny): 9.30, "I temenber" by Clifford Davies (Studio); Presented 10. World and Home News (London
Relay): 16.15, Weather Report: 10.10 Debussy: "Petito _Bulle“ ................ Symphony Orchesi: 10.30, Dance to Text Heath and 1 Orch, with Paud. Carpenter (TCS): 1, Radio Newsreel (London Retay); 11.15, Weather Report and Close. Down.
OUTWARD MAILS
medical services and practice, largon ly on the part of the profession |iiself," he said.
Dr
of the power station. As the visitors drove away, the Admiral, standing among the old tins in the stern, saluted smartly, while Mrs. Thack- ham waved her mop and
cried, "Okeydoke!"
Anything ́goes
THE man who complained that
who use
Furthermore, according to Rappleye, the medical profession must take the public fully into its wh confidence "in regard to the value
the difficulties in making. modern medical services available to the entire population."
as well
190.17 Uruguay
62.00 Venezuela
35.04 Shanghat (CNC$100,000)
Netherlands
100.50 Batavia
Singapore
-United Press.
Cotton Market Irregular
New York, June 24-Cotton futures drifled irregularly lower today, in fluenced by small orders either way.
Hongkong
3704 *1780
2400
United Press.
POUND NOTE RATE·· New York, itme 241-The British pound note was quoted in the unofficial market here today at US$2.33-United Press.
'PARIS FREE MARKET
Parts, June 24-In the 'free market here today the US$20 gold piece was quoted el 19,200 fraNCY,
The US$ hole was quoted at 300 francs against the black market rate of 330 france-United Press.
Zurich,
ZURICH' RATES ··
June 24The following
Traders were: apathetic, as first devi livery notice day passed without exelles : ment. The issuance of notices for 2,500 change rates were quaten in the un-- bales proved smaller than expected, but official market here today: there were feoTS that substantially Argentine peso Iarger tenders will be made before the US dollar position expires unless export buying | Sterling quickens immediately.
The market opened unchanged to four points lower, After the initial flurry of July 1iquidation the market subsided
and rallied 10 to 19 points but dipped: again in the last hour to close eight to I points lower.
Prices closed as follow Sout July
August
September October
nominal
37.15
0.70 france
3.07
11.23
-United Press.
Rubber Futures
Close Lower
New York, Juno 24-Rubber futures 32,04 naminni today closed 20 to 30 points lower in 32.72 4 line with lower cables from the primary 32.50 nominal markets.
he had found a bit of rope in his sausage should have been asked what he expected for six and Ave- pence. I admire far more the people little metal-detectors in restaurants, to locate bits of metal In food. The bits extracted are sent to the local Metal Salvage Club, and then sold to a firm which makes tin doors for houses. And only a few He emphasised that medicine is weeks ago an advertisement was In- on the verge of developments "nol serted in a dally paper, saying unlike those which have recently that, If the gentleman who found a resulted in the field of nuclear
New Oricans prices today closed as August lamp-bracket in his carrot-pic will follows:- energy.” He stressed that national communicate with Lampo Lid. he. Spot
economic and social will hear something to his advan changes in philosophy have a definite bearing tape. on the forms and responsibility of medicine.
Alertness Needed
"It is therefore Important," he ald, to prepare the profession and the student for these changes."
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
November
December
March (1040) Max July October
30.00
Prices closed an follow S June (in cents per 1.1
July
September
34.50 October
36.230 November
33.11-15 December
12.12 January (1040)
July
October
December
March (1040)
May
July
October
-United Press.
32.54 bid February 32.33 bid March 32.00 bld August 29,05 bid
Sput
Bank Of England
London.
Returns
22.00 nominal
21.10
#
31.71
21.00-1 traded
21.77 nominal
$1,70
21.65 bid
21.00 nominal
21.25
2030
London, June 24-Prices today closed as follows!--
20.70 ea
United Press.
LONDON MARKET
July in pennica per 13.)
13-13/10
September
13-15/10
October
13- 0/10
November
13- 7/10
Decoinber
13- 8/16
13- 3/10
3/10
United Press.
March
Juno 24 Bank of England January (1040) Tabur for the week ending Juho 23 were as follow Notes in circulation
"Medicine must be alert and re- PRIDAY, JUNE 25
sponsive to the public concern re-
1. John Henry, Cardinal Newman. Closing Times By Air
garding the health and welfare of
It is now 2, 720. 3. Edouard Benes. Shanghal, Nanking, ankow, Taingtao, the entire population.
4. The Paiping, Amoy and Swatow, 3.30 p.m. generally agreed that the health words. 5. No. They came within
Closing Times By Ben & Train USA, Canada, Central and South America and vigour of its people is the
Francisco (No Parcels for greatest asset of any nation in time about thirty milles of it in November, Public Deposits
1041, . The Philppine Islands of peace or war.”.
vin San Canada) (Sex) 3 p.m. Saigon (ra) 2 p.m.
Shanghai (Bea)
p.
Straits and Batavia (Bea) 3 p.m.
Macao (Ben) 4p.m.
Kongmoon (ra) 5 pm.
Canton (Parcels & 2nd clasa mail) (es)
5*0.0.
BATURDAY, JUNE 20 Closing Times By Air Centon, Kowtoon CTD) 730 am, 10 nm... 12:30 pm, 3 p.m.; (GPO) 1 a... 0.30 am. Noon, 2.30 p.m.
Shanghai, &.m. (reg); D.30 am, (ord). Manila, P.L., Honolulu, USA and Canada,
9.30 am. (reg): 10 a.m. (ord). Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao. Peiping, Swalow, Amey, Chungking and Tainan, 330
Calcutin, Karachi, Bahrein, Calro (Nairobi, Johannesburg and Marselles via Cairol Augusta and London, Kowloon CPO) 439 pm: (GPO)-5 p.m.
Bangkok, Hangoon,
Salgon and Paris, & p..
Closing Times By Box & Train
Macao (Brat & am
East and South Atrics. Egypt and United Kingdom vla Liverpool (861) 10 nm. (par); 11.30 a.m. (reg): Noon (ord),
Stralia, Ceylon, India,
Rangoon (Bea) Noon,
Macno (Sa) 1 pm. Bwalow (Hea) 2 pun.
Canton (2nd class mail only) (Train)
2 pm.
| Manila. USA, Canada, Central and South
America via San Francisco (No Par- reld for Canada) (Ben) 3 p.m.
Amoy and Foochow (Bea)
Italphong. (Ben) 3 sp.m.
∙Macao (Bea) 4 pm.
p..
UDITORS PRELE CERVICX,
sfarber
think he's bluff
[**] KOLLIN'N
Private departa Government securities
Other securfiles Receipts
Dank ratio
Bank
1.240,610,000
13,577.000
402,003,060
331,047,000 44,254,000 $1.992,000 14.3
United Press
Of France Statement
Paris, June 24-The Bank of France statement for the week ending Juno 17 read a tollers;
Total Gold holdt... Frs. 52,810,580,125 Total of other currencler Sicht balances abroad... Bills discounted in France
and abroad....... Notes in circulation
Current Accounts
Deposite
Metals Market
New York, June 24-The following prices were quoted in the Now York inetals market today:-
Cork) per 1by
Electrolytic, Export A New 217-224 cenis Zinc (Prima Western, New York) per 12.65 cents Manganese (Electrolytic 039 percent Manganese, delivered East of Miami- alppi River) per-united Press.
ton
ca_canis
SCRAP PRICES New York, June 24-Prices in the 130,802,421 scrap metal market were follow
213,772 Copper, 7.0.a. per
(light) genna·USȚI4.75/15.00 157,007,053.538 | Lead,“ „F.O.U por ton
(heavy soil) 708,704,409,740
Stec, 1.0.0, per ton, (No.
1 heavy melting) 222.477.300.431 United Prem
15.50/18.00
24.53 United · Press.
China Emporium Exchange Rates
Dividend
Fuminesz was done in the local un-"
The directors of the China Em [offelal exchange rarket this morning at
the following rates: porlum. Ltd, have decided to recomTM Chinese dollars (per CN(1 m.) mend, at the forthcoming general stering notes (per £1)} annual meeting of shareholders to us. dollars (per UStI) be held on July 24, the payment of old bars (per tant) a dividend of 80 cents per share šiam tieals (per 100)
NEL Builders (per 100)
Iess tax.
·Plastres (per 100)
14.20
311.00
11.40
20.00
43.50