THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
COP. THE BV MEA BARVICE, INC. T, SA, KELL, U. 6. PAY, OFF.
"Wo were hoping that, this being a presidential year. Junior would take an interest In politica--but he's atili wild about art?"
• MCKENNEY DUMB-BELLS
ON BRIDGE
Here's a Glossary Of Bridge Terms
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY THIS is the first of three articles the glossary of giving you a terms used in bridge. I suggest that you clip them out and put them in your bridge book. Then when you run across a term you do not under- Bland, you can look up its meaning.
Balance of Strength-When two opponents hold strong hands, the re- maining high cards are called the "balance of strength." The balance of strength may all be in one hand or may be divided between two.
Diind Lead-The initial lend.
Block-(1) To hold up the master card of the opponents' suit. (2) To fall to unblock partner's sult.
Business Double-One made pri-
PATENT OFFICE
NONE OF YOUR SLAPDASH PAINTING FOR ME. THREE
GOOD COATS MIND YOU!
Check Your
Knowledge
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POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
by OSBERT LANCASTER.
YOUR BIRTHDAY
and can learn to get along with, all kinds of people.
MONDAY, AUGUST 9 PORN today, you have a keenly selenilfe mind, that apprenches
Your one handicap, perhaps,; • te all questions in a fact-finding at-
your love of social life. You are titude whether your actual profes-
loo ready to stop some serious pro- alon is in the selences or not! You are self-reliant yet belleve in gel- ject if a good time is offered. This ting all points of view on a subject may work all right when you aro
de- young and in school, for your nient before making public your
brillianco
inco will get you over ex- cisions. Usually, you follow your amfbation hurdles without too much original ideas, but at least by Helen- amcuity. But when you are faced
with ing to the advice of others, you are
working out
your
own living. prepared to meet apposition by you will have to curb this tendency knowing all the answers in advance or fall short of the success which of actual criticism.
rightly should be yours. Marriage is likely to be one that "aultablo" rather than 'great, romantle love match,
This gives you a distinct advant- age over competitors. You have n long head when it comes to business and are rarely bested in any deal. You know what you want and set out, methodically, to get it. You are a keen observer. You are adaptable
To and what the stars have la store far tomorrow, select your birthday star alid read the corres panding paragrah. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
LEO
(July 24-Aug. 23)-New friends on the social front may join with fresh projects in business to bring highly advantageous changes.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sepl, 22)-Ideas can mean money in the bank if you develop them carefully and with a sharp eye to production. Get going
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Patience is the keyword, especially it romance is involved. This con be a happy day if plans are develop
ed.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nev. 22)- Business plans it involving a new production en should go forward advantageously right now. De pro- gressive,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Avoid being impulsive but make progress in some property transac- tion involving a partnership.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- Good fortune may come today if you are prepared to receive it. Keep an eye out for the right oppertunity.
AROUND THE WORLD:
A
AQUARIUS (Ján. 21-Feb. 10)---- In dealing with the populous make an appeal to the bosses, and petitions should be granted. Follow out yes terday's trends.
JUS AIR BALES
JIN UI.K..
"Well,dear; as thor's going to be the last cab we shall see for a long, long time, you'd better make sure we
·Ret it,"
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)-New offer excellent opportunities may business prospects, so seize them at | When Maytime comes again, once. Make new friends, too,
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Ad- vertising plans work out, well but avold putting your signature to any- thing unless thoroughly convinced.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-The sex can bring new adventures and eventual benefit la plans.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Morning hours are the best, but step carefully lest you tread on tender associates. toes of Be tretful.
And the sunshine Warna once
inore.
I take a great big bucket
Round to the brewery door...
cultivation of friends of the opposite BUT that song is out of date. The only people who take buckets to brewery doors today are those who live in remoto drought. villages during "Agnes, go to the brewery and draw a pail of water." Anyhow, as Mr Herbert Morrison says, CANCER (June 23-July 23)-The it's all the fault of the Press. unexpected may happen so be on the outlook for it. A new friend may | Snibbo prove very helpful, too.
your business
Lourdes Section of France
By TEMPLE MANNING
CORRESPONDENT who plans
to
summer. visit Lourdes this wants some ideas for excursions in that section of France.
Well, we don't know her tastes, but we imagine that she would en- joy a visit to Pau, of which we have written at length, and also a look- sce at Toulouce, chief metropolls of the Pyrenees region. It is an inter- esting and fascinating town, an- important cient
since it was 100. centuries before It was captured by the Romans. In fact, ancien! Tolosa famous in antiqulty had a temple
1. Where are the world's greatest for its treasures, which became a large part of the rich booty of in- vaders.
marily for the purpose of doubling tin fields?
the value of
formatory.
undertricks.
See in-
2. Who Was known trick-"faulless painter'?.
devoid of Bust hand taking possibilities, or nearly so.
Cash-To lend one or more win- ning cards, usually, to lend all one's winning cards; to run.
Chicane-A hand vold of trumps.
the
3. Who commanded all the Allied Invasion of Vichy forces in the Africa?
4. What country imports the most
Convention practice in declnr-I
some coffee? or play which has
atlon
generally understood special signi- Acance.
Coup-A brilliant play, (Grand
Air of Prosperity We don't know how it is today. but we
were always struck by tho agreeable bustle-and air-of-prosperi- delightful that pervaded this ty lown, much of this due of course, to its position as the centre of southern France.
We hope our traveller doesn't mind much about weather, for Tou louse doesn't enjoy a pleasing sum- mer. In fact, July and August are windy. But just the same, it is n place to Бее
DEAR Sir,
b
I was
so. fat, before taking Shibbo that I couldn't get in through the door of "Belio Vista," My neighbours had to drag me through the big larder window, and as I couldn't get up the stairs I had to sleep in the hall. But now I am thin that I'm too weak to walk upstairs. I still sleep In the hall. And I still have to be pulled through the larder window, because I had the door blocked up while was too fat to use it. So where has Snibbo got me, 'I'd like to know. Yrs, Enid Ugley.
50
"The Press again," said Mr. Mor- rison.
Keep it dark
THE story of the M. P, who forgot
to take his trousers to the Liberal Party Conference recalled to me a far sadder case. A Cabinet Minister went for a ramble in the country, and, before catching his train back to London sat down on an ant-hill. The train WOE non- stop. The Minister's sufferings be- came so acute that he removed his trousers and hung them out of the -window.-Alasi-The-trousers - Eli>- arrived ped from his grasp, and bo nt Victoria Station without them, and was arrested by the police. It was, of course, as Mr. Morrison could have told them, all due to the Press.
Street scene in Toulouse, France. Church of St. Sernin, begun at the end of the eleventh century, Sacred songs are played by the carliler every hour. St. Etienne Cathedral is a disappointment, except for the beautiful wall tapestries. Housed in an ancient Augustine convent is a Exchange was robbery wonderful muscum
with an espe-
5. Where are the highest water- very hot, and when it isn't hol, it's elally fine plcture big doings in AN item of news about a chauffeur
Coup The discarding of a super- falls in the United States? Auous trump.)
Down and Out (lead)--The open-
ing lead of leader's highest card of
the suit, followed by the lead for
play) of the next lower, etc.
Duck-To omit winning u trick when able to win it.
False Card-To play or lead a card unconventionally for the pur- pose of deception.
Finesse To play the lower card of a tenace; or to lead a lower touch- ing card toward a higher (but not touching) card and to play under the card led.
Force To lend a card which an- other player must trump to win.
Fourth Best-The fourth highest card which a player originally held of a suit. When the fourth best is led initially, its denomination sub- tracted from eleven shows the num- ber of higher cards out against the leader. This is called applying the Rule of Eleven.
Freak (Deal or Hand)-One in which the distribution of the cards is abnormal.
Free Doable-The double of a bid which, it successful undoubled, would score game.
Game for each Game All-One aldo.
(Answers on Column (5)
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. TSCHETÜRNOFF Black, 7 pieces:
3
White, B pieces.
خونین
White to play and mate in three. Solution to Saturday's problemi:
I, R-Kt. any; 2. Q, u, or Kt maler.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
D
The Across
Custody Edest
Since wrote that STADE
by: Droops, (3).
1. Jart of a sama là thỏ sil. (0)
13. A form of sword (7)
14. A par upset in rain" wILI KUB-
get a river bank. (8)
10: of the OME
(4)
Bort of instrument to rely on ↑
(A)
30. The batamas may be coming in
реслила во кая this (9)
21. An officer of the storál ́Botzs8-
hold. (0)
23. GATE.
24. Akde a in in lively farnion. (B)
Down
1. Revisor or water storage ↑ (9)
Gluttonou
5. The job of this year is to this
10)
Excosetyo
5. diaw-like Instenery (3) BE
Does this mako Trise † (4)
7. Nourishing. (0)
Trini plecu of writing, 15)
11. Alter som - pali na, klint" le- goo
holy plate.
15 pot altortion of rolle
19. The speed or a local charge † 14) This hot naken for artem.' (8)
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Do
Proud Of Past
There used to Toulouse during the month of May Toulouse once upon a time had a Snered Lake. Pilgrims came to it when writers contended for precious from great distances to cast colas flowers of gold, silver and gems, presented by the Academy of Florai Games, the oldest literary society in its waters, expecting faveurs from the gods in return. But the lake was in Europe, and one of the oldest in
waters. the world. drained, deprived of its
the more than a century before
consul Christian era, by a Roman
for the golden treasure-ac- cumulation of years-resting on ita course, bottom. Then, of muddy there were no visiting pilgrims, and today, there are houses built on the former lake bed, their foundations resting on a soil once considered holy.
Toulouse has seen much history, including the final battle of the the Peninsula War, in 1814, after abdication of Napoleon. It has also seen much learning, for its univer slty was founded in 1229, and, next to
of Paris, is the oldest that France.
Chief monument of the elty is the magnificent Romanesque edifice, the
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OUTWARD MAILS
MONDAY, AUGUST -... Closing Times By Air Lluchow and Kunming Shanghai, Nan-
king, Kankow, Tanglao, Palping, Amor,| Toochow and Gwatow 3.30 p.m.”
Cloting Times By Sag and Trato -- Macho and Telnahan (848) 4 p.in. Kengmoon (vin Canton) (Train) a p.m. Canton (Parcels and and Class, itali) (yea) Bangkok (Bea) Noon,
Manila. (Bus), B.pin. Tauntong the) 1, PHIL
Much of the social life of the city revolves around the Place de Capl tole, which is a market place, and a great centre for cafes and such.
Through the city are some hand- some old buildings that have stond for many centuries and are still be- ing used. Shady avenues follow the lines of the ancient walls of defence, and there are handsome trees every where..
who dressed in his master's clothes and went to the theatre with his fiancee reminded me of a tale of Mirabeau. His valet got hold of some of his clothes and took scalz for himself and a friend in a box.
Mirabeau arrived late at the same
theatre with a lady and was offered reats in the same box. Being equal to the occasion, he left the Indy.'lu the box and went off for the evening with his volol's girl. ・・
Mr. Morrison would have blamed the Press.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Antwort
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
To
Giant Pipe Line Tap Mosul Oil Field
STEEP RISE OF PRICES
London, Aug. 8.-Plans for a new giant pipe line from the rich Mosul oil fields of Iraq to the Mediterranean disclosed the annual réport of the Shell group, in which Britain has a major interest.
In connection with the report, experts expressed, the belief that the oil export centre of the work is likely to move from the western hemisphere to the Middle East because of the (considerable reserves' which so
far have not been tapped.
Tho now pipe line from Iraq, which is to run through Syria, is to have an initial capacity of 100,- 000,000 barrels a year, thus in the utilisation of Iraq's great oil de- posits.
IN CANTON
Canton, Aug. D-Lite is hord for the ordinary people in China, but nowhere is it harder than in Cantun, where the cost of living has soared by some 100 percent in less
The line will run from Kirkuk In than two months; electricity rates Iraq to Homs in Syria, and
then have Kone up 350 percent, and proceed to a "Gultabio terminal on
chorges water and telephone
by M
the eastern Mediterranean
of the pro-
some 300 percen making both ende board." Construction
The business
EVA-
meet is an urgent problem that is posed line will take several years. Meanwhile, work is proceeding to the background of relegating
on a new pipe line from
Kirkuk to people's minds even such important
the existing pipe line terminal at problems as the civil war, white re-
of currency and other reform Holta to increase, the oil capacity port
available to Hatta from 15 to 50 make but litle Impression.
barrels annually, the report million Canton's citizens have given up disclosed. It expected that despite hopes of any alleviation
of their the political difficulties at present in hardships through
direct means; Palestine, the pipe line will come they are looking to the authorities into operation in the last quarter of to caso their burdens by indirect
this year. It will be ready for full measures, such as effective control operation in the second half of, 1949.
of prices.
The rationed
rice scheme has
SECOND PIPE LINE Finally, a second pipe line is to proved its value, and today enables the people to buy this staple food be built front Kiricuk in Iraq 10 than the Tripoli when work on the Kirkuk- at a price much lower
line is of CN$40,- Iraa open market quotation
completed. It is to be In operation in 000,000 for 100 cattles (approxi- scheduled
The omclal 1050, mately 133
pounds).
Estimates are that Iraq can be announcement that this rationing la to continue has been well received. developed into one of the world's oll supply centres. Its Particular interest is attached to biggest
the potential yearly, output is estimated reportedl the
Intention of
41 more than 25,000,000 tons, Governor, Dr. T. V. Soong, to ex- tend rationing to suit, ell, cloth, about five times the present contri-
daily ution.
Simultaneously, the Anglo-Iranian Oll Company reported that Con- struction of a new pipe line from Kuwait, on the Persian Gulf, to Haifa lias made good progress. Un- of settled conditions in Palestine, how...
ever, have upset its operation date.
fuel 'and other
sugar, necessities.
CROPS DESTROYED. Economic conditions are equally
rural arcos difeult in the Kwangtung, where he heavy summer rains are
of the fading to the many burdens it was stated,
ricc
Floods have already destroyed a considerable quantity of the crops and farmers are still feverish- The ly coping with flood waters.
have been Kraver position would still were it not for the work of the China Hellef Mission in re- pairing and strengthening the. pro-
vince's dykes,
tha
011
or
AUSTRALIA'S WOOL INCOME
TREBLED
But there is yet another burden
to farmers have
bear-tax paying. Farmers pay their taxes largely in kind, and are finding it difficult to do so because they have Canberra, Aug. -Australia's so little of their crops to spare. wool income for 1947/48 will pre- T2:0 The Chinese authorities are aware bably be over £150,000,000, of this, pressing burden
the value has trebled over prewar farmers. Mr Auyang Chu, Mayor of figures. Canton, has sought immediate
taxi The acting Commonwealth. rellef measures
Kwangtung Statistician, Mr. S. R. Carver, said farmers.
that the value of exports for the Many farmers are now deserting frst II months of the year to May their lands and going to cities and 31 is far above any previous record towns na casual workers. Usually for a full year. they just swell the ranks of ип- employed--Reuter.
for
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning was 2,420 shares, valued at $115,000,
Transactions and noon prices follow:-
BHARES BUYERS SELLERS BALES BANKS
303
HK Bank East Asia...
2010
238
INSURANCES
Canton
573
705
230
154
30
Union
JIK' Fire DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whert (0) Dock.... Provident LAND, ETC.
IK Hotel IK Land S'hal Land Humphreys UTILITIES
Trem....... Star Ferry C. Light (0) Electric Mação Electric Telephone (0)| INDUSTRIALS
STORES, ETC."
A delightful town, Toulouse,
Cement 1. In southern Asia, particularly proud of its past, but alive to its the Malay Peninsula. 2. Andrea present, and, as we remember, full del Sarlo, 8. General Dwight D. of plans for its future, which we† Eisenhower. 4. The United States of hope are being successfully worked America. 5. In the Yosemite Valley out.
lin western California.
Ese The American Mazo:tor by Cepat
"Look-I told her not to get her cli
Dairy (0) ****. Dairy (New)... Watson (Qld) Watson (New) Lane Crawford MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment
Australla exported 2,000,000 bales,, worth £136,435,000 in the first 11 months of 1847/48. In the first:11, _nionths of the previous year - ex-.
bales, worth ports were 3,805,000 £110,500,000.
The average annual wool income for the three years ending 1038/99 was £40,000,000.
SHIPMENTS TO RUSSIA Carver's Agures show for the first time this year shipments to Russia. They totalled· 28,000 bales, worth £2,014,000, for the first 11 months of the year.
39 @ 2030 cula
a
in
The gures also show drastic
American
and buying ble jump iri
purchases by Britain. In a 11 months' period in 1946/47,
bought
1,115,000
40 770 America was Australia's best cus- tomer for wool The United States bales, worth £34,850,000. This year she clashed buying to 412,230 bales, cbsting £23,400,000.
*2314
13% 1012 500 € 10
45 5 500 4.00
231.
222 2314
137
221 22,65 100
224
42 1150 à 425
4134
42 4242
5012
That has drained the
Empire
dollar pool of £11,444,000 so lower- Ing' Australia's buying power to im- port American goods,
BRITAIN BUYS MORE Britain's wool purchases jumped from 707,000 bales, worth £22,731,-7 100 40% 000 in the first 11 months of 1940/47 to 1,172,000 bales worth £48,838,000. .Franco 'bought 520,000 bales, costing £20,211,000, compared with 590,050 bales worth £15,194,000 the year before.
Philippines
Want Rice
Washington, Aug. 7-The Phillp- pina Embassy has announced.
that
The Commercial Attache, Joso Teo-
Belgium took 363,600 bales, worth bales £14,505,000, against 670,000 worth £14,780,000 in 1940/47-- United Press,
Allocations
Of Tin
London, Aug. 8-The Interna doro, dr. will represent the Isländational Tin Committee has made an
at the International Emergency Interim fin metal allocation for the Food
Cereals Committee second half of 1948 to eight con- Council meeting at Ottawa on August 11 and suming regions, the Ministry of Sup- that he would request a 60,000 ten ply announced tonight: fourth quarter allocation for the Philippines
Allocations, which are. In addition
to those announced on July 16, are Teodoro sald himself, however, as follows:
the Philippiner would
Brazil, 420 tona: Ceylon, 20 tons; forced
to seck more than 60,000 tona Egypt, 185 tona; Finland, 100 tons; because flour would be needed to Germany bi-zone, 800 tons; Hong- minimise indirectly the critical Hee kong, 05 tons; Korea, 20 tons; South shortage.
Africa, 100 tons Associated Press.
Ho explained that the world rice shoringe held IEFC +leo silocations:
to the Philippines for 1948 to about Exchange Rates
80,000 tons, which is 51,000 tons Jons than required, ....
Rutmess was done in the local un- He said that, although it would anicial exchange market Akis morning inf be dimetilt to obtain enough four to the following rates:
· Chingre dollars (per, CN$1. make up for the rice defelt; nnsins sterling note (per day). creased four allocation was almost Us, deliars, IperāUsaij the sole hopes of relloving the Goldbars (per 12:30:5 critical cereal grain situation Plastre per 103)
Stara Lice **(per 100)*** United Prese
NEX; mullders | (per 100)