THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
CONIL TIME BY MEA
"Yes, I know tho,
By Galbraith
world is pretty upnot-but why don't wo
got married right away and got things settled for at
least two people?"
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Looks Simple, but Greedy Play Loses
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PATENT OFFICE
BUT THESE
ARE SAFETY MATCHES
EXOLUDIVE TELEGRAPH FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY. By STELLA
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
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PORN today, you are a person of vaunting optimism. No matter how difficult things may be in the present, you are always looking for that proverblat silver lining. If to- day is poor, then tomorrow surely. must be better. This positive altitudo can go a long way toward helping your hopes materialise.
But, unfortunately, you also may have dark, black moods to cope with and although they may not last very to be known to exist only long and
arc your closest friends, they devastating in their results. Often a quick-tempered burst will rolleve the tension and you will bound up. again to the heights. But you must learn to conquer this moodiness if you are to reach the heights..
almost depends Your success
personal entirely upon your own, efforts. In youth you may be one who indulges in a great deal of day- dreaming." Don't' dissipato all your
energies in wishful thinking. Develo some of them to constructive action and you will see your wishes como true.
Travel holds an especial fascina- tion for you and you will want to Journey to all the far corners of the earth. For the best hoppiness, select a career that will make this possible. You never will be thoroughly contented in a routine job at some office desk. If you are caught in this net, break out of it as soon as possible,
You are a sentimentalist when it Your comes to love and romance.
women, Ideals are high and you particularly, hold fast to an excep- tonally high, ideal when it comes to love and marriage.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birth- day star and read the corresponding paragraph, Let your birthday star be your daily guide
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Avold
(June 23-July 23)- CAPRICORN (Deo. 23-Jan. 20)— CANCER
argumentative reasoning A good, bang-up action day for Anishing up important work begun which will caure conillet with others earlier this month. Get results now. If you are to close. business deal
LEO (July 24-Aur. 23)-A real advantageously. estate boom may be on, but be con- servative in your own purchases. Be business-like in all dealings.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
transportation Travel and favoured and all jobs connected with them reflect same. optimism. 23)
LIDRA (Sept. 23-0cl A definite improvement begins to show up now. The month ends more brightly and your prospects are better.
22) (Oct. 24-Nov. SCORPIO Business deals should show an en- Be couraging pick-up in profits,
the fair with cautious if dealing BCX.
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THE Eastern States regional mixed pair championship was won this year by Mrs Helen Levy of Jersey City, N. J., and Max N. Schwartz
1. Name the city that is the world's greatest market place
for
(Jan. 21-Feb, 10)- AQUARIUS Be on your guard against some business subterfuge to avoid possible business losses and encourage hope for profits.
21)-
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
BRITISH COUNCIL
"For Heaven's sake, how many more times must I explain that we have no- Topeat NO reciprocat 02- chango spreamont with the "Argentine 711"
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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
London Stock Prices Undergo Sharp Dip
London, June 28-British Government issues broke up to 128. d. on the London Stock Exchange today as prices dipped sharply under the influence of the Berlin Big Powers deadlock and Britain's speeding dock strike.
ICE HOUSE
STREET
MORE INTEREST DISPLAYED
Slightly
dia- more interest was played in Higkong shares this morning, and the turnoyer as a result reached $387,000-the highest for several days, although by no means like a normal figure,
Transactions
follow:
*UARES
DANKS
prices noon and
DUYERS BELLETS SALES
2005
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INBURANCES
Canton
Union
IK Fire
2125
40 141
303 30 330
70735
60 @ 205
K. Wharf (0)
150
@ 133
30
LAND, ETC.
JK Halei
DOCKS, ETC.
Dock
Provident
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Sal Land HumphreyR UTILITIES
Tram
Star Ferry....
17.50
113
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PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. Close friends may pose problems but ANY Eskimos pass the long, business affairs show a pick-up and dark winter in watching even off the score. Be patient!
snail-races. Each snail is har- which it (Mar.
20)-nessed to an acorn, 22-Apr. ARIES
favoured but drags slowly behind it, day after Real-estate sales are super aggression is not called for. In day and night after night, stops ( fact, you'll do better without. It.
ping frequently to eat.
10
INDUSTRIALS
21-May 21)--- TAURUS (Apr. Look on the bright side of things
The Eskimos have plenty of time their relatives today if it kills you. Don't push
nleep or vuit things. Mark time. Tomorrow in without missing much of the race. definitely better.
When I told a greyhound breeder Then GEMINI (May 22-June 22)this, he yawned repeatedly.
Cot do they Don't talk about your plans
he said, "But how still uncertain much before embarking upon them.acorns? There are no oak trees in
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -Business conditions appear to be heading toward
Improvement. Personal affairs are
and complicated.
AROUND THE WORLD:
Action counts more than words.
Two Famous Mexican Resorts
By TEMPLE MANNING
A GROUP of travellers
we
know are going to spend their vacations reporting on the relative merits and drawbacks of two of Mexico's most delight- ful resorts, Acapulco and Guay- mas. A more delightful vaca- tion task could hardly be aur- passed.
been
Of Acapulco so much has 2. What is the common symptom written lately, that it has tended comewhat to obscure Guaymas, that of an, uttags of asthma?
situated most charming of resorts
capital of
Yugo-on 3. Name the
of Belleville, N. J. Schwartz is a slavio,
New Jersey past president of the Bridge League and is still a member of the executive committee..
Schwartz
1 brought oul point in today's hand.
Great Southern
4 Name the bird that stores fish ishing in a pouch on its lower jaw. nice
wealth 5. What is the First of all, Ocean? note that his partner, Mrs Levy, bid a club instead of a spade. That Is a preparedness bid, so that if heart over the club, pariner bids
the original bidder can bid a spade or no trump.
1wo
However the play of this hand Is the important thing. At first
rather glance it looked
simple. Deelarer had to lose a spade and hearts-bul a greedy declarer
to avoid the loss of might try
and make an extra trick. spedo
had eashed After the opponents
પ; hearts and the queen and king of hea West had shifted to a spade, de- clarer might go up with the ace, with the king go over to dummy wil
(Answers on Column 5)
CHESS PROBLEM
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By M. NIEMEIJER
Black, 10 uieces.
this
of diamonds, lead a spade and take
East would win the finesse. with the queen, and if he is smart, he would come right back with an- other spade, taking two spades
from declarer for his
North would
not
une
Now
have enough
trumps left to ruft out hearts and
clubs.
he
When Schwartz played the hand won West's Ave of spades with cashed the king and Immediately the ace of spades. Then he went about his business, cashing the king of clubs, going over to the nee of clubs in dummy, ruffing a club, ruffing a heart, ruting an Other club and ruffing another heart, Jelling East have his queen of spades whenever he wanted it.
While, 8 plecea White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. 8-87. any: 2, Q. B. or Ki
mates.
CROSS WORD
across
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remark. (91 18. Bharpen. (4) 10. How hoso may turn to leather.
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Pearl Fisheries
too
is
They import them, these parts."
The Arctic snail of course. Inedible, and is nearly always born deaf, which is why so many of them Yet, avalanches. killed by arc
the hear could they if even
coming, they are not avalanches nimble enough to get out of the way in time to escape.
The acorn is attached to the snail in order to persuade it that it is dragging something useful behind it. Without this stimulant, it would not move at all. There is no bet- ting on the race, as the spectators are too bored by it to take much notice of what is going on. In fact, the whole business strikes one as being puerile and tiresome.
As if you care!
the
the west coast of Mexico, age-old Spanish-Mexican port set on lovely Guaymas Bay. It isn't aston-
is related of Wonnok, the Eskimo that 50
people many
novelist, that when he was, an make it a holiday headquarters for what botter could one have than a
undergraduate at Oxford he thought palms, of flowers, shady
a bicycle was two. icicles. Wonnok An ancient Mexlean church wonderful fishing, charming people
has described, in half a dozen and an easy atmosphere, all of which
a visit to the novels, the part that women play abundance? Gunymas offers in
cursions including Maybe this does sound sort of Enchanted Forest. The ride is over in the extraction of blubber from
Painted guide-bookish but we can't help it, a good trall through the for It is that sort of a place.
Desert, past plcturesque haciendae whales, especially round Cape York and a fine old 17th century church. ond along the Noatak in Western The forest is a strange, even bizarre Alaska, where the Copper Eskimos onsis that is one mass of cact!, every eat raw sealment all through Guaymas came
summer end message. into prominence possible specimen, some of them a when Cortez and his band coasted dream of beauty when in flower, along the shore en route to and re- The forest is the favourite breeding
of Mexican parrots and in passing turning from, the pearl fisheries of place
bright plumage Lower California. For centuries the parakeets, whose port was the favourite fishing grounds of the various regional adds Bashing colour to this seques- tribes, and no wonder, for it is the point where the cool northern waters mingle with the warm waters of the south, which make for an incredible. But to get back to Guaymas pro- wealth of marine life.
per and its bay and harbour, sure- ly one of the prettiest in all thoj
Mountains 1,500 feet high
tered oasis.
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The biggest drop in the gilt- edge market was in Nationalised railways, British transport (par 100) three percents falling to 95%
Industrials Bagged around shilling to as much as 88, 9d.
Canadian Eagle led Olla downward with a drop of 1s. 74d, to 21. 3d. Ford sagged ninepenco to 45 shill- lins, and Cunard lost sixpence, clos- int at 30s. 728.
Trading generally Associated Press.
was dull----
TOBACCO LOSSES London, June 29--The London Stock Exchange today broke badly owing to the Berlin erlais. and the British with Impasse, strike Government issues falling as much be 6/8ths and an all-round marking down in values in Industrial, oli and
mining shares.
while
European bonds were not wanted,
Industrial among
issues tobaccos took severe losses on the statement by the Chairman of the Board of Trade Mr Harold. Wilson,
that there was no improvement in tobacco Imports visible.
Oils and mines in the lengthy list suffered losses between 2/6 and
/--United Press.
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
New York, June 29.—Today's foreign exchange closing raten were:
Argentine Peso (Ometal) .... US$0.2977 Argentine Peso (Unofficial)
200 105
Australia
0714
Brazil
2000 84
Deiglum
Canada
67
Chlo
171
France
WALL STREET
PRICES SAG
New
England
2003
.04281
0335 4.0312
Mexico
2004
New Zealand
Perif
.0700
010$
India
Portugal
South Africa Sweden Switzerland
Urugitay
Venezuela
Shanghai (CNC$100,000)
Netherlands intavia
RaDore
Hongkong
5300
2010
2763
.4710
-United Press.
POUND NOTE RATE
2400
York, June 28.-On the Stock Exchange today prices sagged. Trading was light as many operators viewed the Berlin situation with out, It was pessimisın.
pointed however, that the general market New York, June 20-The Belfish pound was not as week as the averages and note was quoted in the upoitelak market prices might indicate. Early selling here today at US$203-United Press. pressure did not bring about any great rush to liquidate, and selling by large blocks" was
practically non-existent.
showed Recent favourlies
Declines of more greatest losses.
point were than
numerous throughout the Oil section, Rails 'were also under pressure. There were a few gains among the "blue chips," but mostly in fractions,
the
Of a total of 1,082 stocks traded, 763 were lower, 150 were higher, and 360 un- changed.
Near the end of the session the st took on a more optimistic look, and some the Issues moved forward. However, rally was short-lived, and at the close at the session prices were again near the laws of the day.
One market analyst disregarded the Berlin incident as the reason for the dip and blamed it on purely technical conditions.
Steel Among Steels, United States slumped 14 polits, Republic dipped one point, and Hethieliem ruled 1 lower. Most Atrerait, Utulties and Liquor issues cased.
Rubber Futures Close Higher
New York, June 28.-Rutber, futures today closed five to 12 points higher, an firm. the primary markets continued Sales totalled 103 contracts.
The June contract went off the board at noon today.
Prices closed as follows:-*
June (in cents
July
August
September
October
November
per lb. unquoted
21.60 bid
21.05 nominat
21.00 bld
11.90 bla
21.83 nominal,
December
January (1940) February
21.76 nominal
21.00 bid
March
21.45 nominal
April
21.30
May
7125
June
31.20
July
August
21.15
Spat
187.00
sidad pajun-
01.04
33.33
100.23
United Press.
Dow Jones averages at the close of the session stood as follow: 30 Industrials
20
Fautes
10 Bonds
COPRA MARKET
MOVEMENTS
CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
produco
New York, June 23-China New York, June 28. The domes- prices in the New York market today
as follows:
the copre market was today do were offer.O.B. purchased "good quantities" the Philippines at lower prices. Following anics mado at US$300 a Tungell, in tank cars, New York, per long ton, F.C.B., Philippine Islands, France acquired additional supplies at US$297.50 a ton, and was Inter bidding at US$295 a ton,
was dull, The domestic market with a nominal basis of US$200 to US$205 a short ton, C.I.F., Pacifie
cinlater truth TT a I Food Dice suit that whereas quently photographed tasting the latest delicacy, and exclaiming "Delicious!" the habit is becoming rarer and rarer. And when Jolly Jack ("Madcap") Strachey is pre- valled upon to taste public, In- As for the town itself, it has a world.
sur- stead of using ordinary language to plaza, of course, this one named July 13 Then there's a lesser plaza, round it, and their reflection is plain describe his delight, he is
to that hero, in the clear waters which are green, ilkely to make hin verdiet obscure Hidalgo, dedicated
Coast. 18th but which are changed by the deep by saying something like, "This is complete with statue. The century church has a twin tower, blue sky reflection to glorious a priority nutrition intake." but a somewhat disappointing in colours. On clear evenings one can terior,
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0.73-0 DO New York from CALEA oil, per lb. F.03.
New York
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12............ 9.23-1/2
in drums. depending on quantity
13.75 nomina? &quality Agar agor, per ib. F.OD.
3.00-3.10 New York
10.00-18.00 Beryllium,
0.43
market sellora In the coconut
tank were quoting 24 conta a pound. Car Pacific Coast, prompt shipment. July delivery all was avaliable at 23-1/1
brokers cents, with
indicating that business was possible down to 23 cents a pound and 2-12 cents for August.
Bleanwhile, the Department of Agricul- copra Philippine fure reported exports. during May dropped to 42826 long in the smallest in any month Shipment for since June last year.
totalled 309,744 tons, or
look across, from the mountain-tops, to Lower California, 90 miles away, separated by waters that seem deep blue beneath the flashing red of the For creatrue comforts there is a
Bunsel aky. And those sunsats
are really exquialte, na perfectly marvellous resort hotel, Guaymas facing a garden filled with exquisite beautiful as we have ever seen any- trees, shrubs and flowers. A minia where, and we pride ourself on our that fure cactus forest separates the hotel sunset "collection." We bot from the sea, and the whole set-up those sunsets will be high up in the desire for sleep. 9. Belgrade. 4. The 30 porocat less than the corresponding is really something, as it generally Rat when the argument anent Aca-
is when American hotel standards pulco and Guaymas really gets into pelican. 5. combine with glorious scenery and high gear!
surroundings. The hotel is at Playa
do Corte, about half an hour from Guaymas by ear, but somehow we always identify it with the latter re- adjacent sort, rather than at an beach.
But be that as it may, it's a good, headquarters for some delightful ex-
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1. Now York City. 2. An intense January-May
period last year.
ship. Netherlands East Indies copra The Antarctic Ocean is
ments during May totaled 23,223 long tons and, for a five-month period reached 70,1 ton, compared with 69,834 tons in the same 1947 period. These figures do not include copra or. coconut oil shipped to Singapore-United Press.
sometimes so called.
TER BATURDAY RYKNING JONË.
New York Metals
New
Market
York, June 20-The following
prices were quoted in the New metals market today:-
(10 to 11 percent) per ton Malybdenum (9 percent)
per lb.
BRISTLES Eristles, FOB. New York, per ib, at follow:
assort. regular .................................... 3.70 nominat Chungking, regular assort.
205 menta
Tankow,
mento
Shanghal regular
metle
Tientsin. 36' shorta Tientsin, 24's regular
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Franco-Japanese Trade Talks
New York, Juno. 28-According to
trade reports from Paris, it is sald
that while French and Japanese commercial" discussions have been progressing favourably, the signing of an agreement may be delayed as York much as two months until it is cents decided what price Franco will pay
for Japanese raw slik. Copper (Electrolytie. Export, VA.B.
21-1/2-27-1/4 Now York per ib. Zinc (prime western, New York)
per lb, ARAMARKNES Manganeso (Electroylic 990 per cent
Manganese, delivered East of
NEI guilders (per 1001
Principal French goods which it 12.55 is planned to supply to Japan are
salt and coal from Indo-China and Djibouti, plus chemical products. United Press.
32.00
-United Preas."
Exchange
Missisippi River) per to
Slam tlesta (per 100)
25.00 40.00
SCRAP PRICES
Now York, June 26-Prices
Rates
metal market today
In WETO
the
US$18.60/15.20
Business was done in the local un- oMelal exchango market this morning at the following ratet
1.00
scrap follow: Copper, r.0.8. per ton (light);
Lead, F.0.1), per, ton (heavy soft) Steel. FO.D. per ion (No. 1 heavy
melting)
16.00/10.50
40.50 United Prose.
Chinese dollars (per CNS m.) Sterilog notes (per £1) V.S. dollars (per U31) Gold bara (per farl) Plostres (per 1001 ...
14.10
321.00