THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1948.
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Check Your Knowledge
which 1. Name the apparatus automatically records earth tremors.
2. When was the Panama Canal opened officially?
CEVERAL years ago Fred Kaplan of New York City started
na two-
3.
ace-showing convention over
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When did the first wrestling bids that has became quite popular match take place?
In the east. When partner opens
with a forcing two-bid-it-calls-for-4-Name-four-noted designers--of one of the following responses:
With two or more aces, bid
furniture in the 18th century.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
ORN today, you are one of those gelting something Important accom-
Bilduals whose life may never pisked.
be spectacular although it will be substantial and successful, providerl you make full use of your particular talents. You are conscientious and any work which is yours faithful in to perform. Just see to it that you are not bogged down with so many details as an "old faithful" that you аге too busy to get your Own ercalive work done.
You have definite ideas and plans which you would like to accomplish, but sometimes you don't do much more than think about them. Strike out for yourself and see much better things can become.
You
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You have a talent for business.
should And that February in Usually a good month for you to and that ventures undertake Tuesday appears to be the best day of the week for you when it comes to
new
of books and will You are fond
of your own. want a large library You have n tendency to slip away with a book rather than mingle socially with people with whom you have little in common. You have a certain timidity which keeps you from being the proverbial "good fellow". Cultivato this side of your nature more..
You
women
You are capable of a deep and lasting love and in return will give life-long devotion. make splendid wives, good managers in the home and understanding nicthers.
the stars have in To find what store for tomorrow, select your
star futd birthday
rend the Let your corresponding paragraph, birthday star be your daily guide.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
LEO (July 24-Aug. #3) Continue yesterday's activities this morning and come to a deflofte de- cision. Avoid over-confidence when afternoon comes.
VIRGO (AVE, 24-Sept. 22) Complete tasks begun yesterday and expect ne results. When afternoon comes, slow up and relax.
LIBRA (Sepl. 23-Oct. 23)- Business affairs Are definitely improving for you. Combine business and pleasure. Enjoy the results.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- Consoitdate yesterday's gains and continue in your efforts, Improve- ment in all lines is evident now.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) -A stimulating day, Changes and new Beenes may bring increased Measure and very possibly sorte Material gain.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Opportunity is really pounding en
Pusin door.
every possible advantage and get exactly what you
your
want.
SCIENCE AT WORK:
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)—– Still hold to established plans and nvold travelling if at all possible. Otherwise, an excellent day.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Employees are especially favoured. A good day for a wedding if you are interested in romance.
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)— ARIES Patience will win the battle today. Restrictions may try your soul, but they can be circumvented if you are
smart.
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BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
THE delivery of the new
hag
telephone directories cnused some comment. Expert telephonists have failed to per- sunde the Post Office to include La supplementary volume con- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)taining the most popular wrong Afternoon the best time for numbers. business matters especially if you nre trying to make collections.
is
GEMINT (May 22-June 22) General merchandising is favoured. Dest for you to postpone signing documents until later, If you can.
Many people think that the giving of wrong numbers by the exchanges could be speeded up if the subscriber himself asked for the wrong number, and so got the business over quicidy. Having made sure that he had been CANCER (June 23-July 23)-iven the correct wrong number, the Gocial and the subscriber would then ask for the Emphasis is on the romantic. Good resilta obtained by number he first thought of the one following through yesterday's plans. he really wanted.
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ELECTRIC WEATHER MAN WORKS AUTOMATICALLY
By PAUL F. ELLIS
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HE U.S. Army Signal Corps has a THE
new "electrle weatherman"
infantryman could compact that an carry it around on his back.
However, the device was not de- to the more signed to add
Woo inarching soldier. It la to be in-
in stalled
unmanned weather stations, because it will work auto- maticnily.
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vented a very
simple system of telephoning. Each instrument was automatically connected with 50 or
60 of the numbers most likely to be required by each subscriber. All the subscriber had to do was to tell dl- the exchange the number required. The machine records wind
He would then be connected in the rections and wind velocities. It uses ordinary way, unless it was engaged.
Baic! ink. Engineers
moving The advantage of this sytsem no arms, connected electrically to a wind that it narrowed the margin of error, velocity measuring instrument, and since the exchange had only 50 or to n weather vane, mark specially-00 numbers to choose from, for each sensitised paper by sending sparks subscriber. through it.
What do Americans eat and why' do they cat?
The questions may soon be settled. A scientific study is being conducted
by the Sugar Research Foundation. based on statistics furnished by the Ellen H. Richarda Institute of Pennsylvania State College.
Pennsylvania was chosen, according to Dr. Robert C. Hockett, because it has the most widely representative type of population of any part of the country.
6. Programme Summary; 4.01. Child-
Through the Looking 'ren's Story:
Carroll Episode Glas" by Lewis
meets the White Queen and "Alica Itumply-Dumpty
(BBCTS); 4.30, "String the with Winge (ORDS: 3ma" with Tommy Handley (BBCTS): 730. La Demi-iteure
**(Studio); 0 Francaiso World and Home News (London Relay); 5.15. British Concert Hall 1DUCTS); B30, searchers
four 5. For whom was the Taj Mahal no trump. With three or more erceled? kings, or the king-queen of one sult and the king of another sult.
6. How many times does This bid denies human heart beat in a day? bid three no trump.
shows a trick and an ace but half. With one sce, bid the ace.
(Answers on Column 5) With four of partner's trump and a singleton, or a king and one, jump partner's sult. With anything less than the above you are required to make a response of two no trump.
today's As an example, South in hand opens the bidding with two hearts. North responds with four no trump, showing two neer. South now knows that the worst he
CHESS
PROBLEM
By K. MAKOVSKY Black, & places.
can
get is a possible finesse for seven- odd, so he immediately bids seven hearts.
in
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The technique of the play also is interesting. The opening lead of the four of hearts should be won dummy with the five-spot, the ace of diamonds cashed and a
smnit Declarer then
diamond trumped. Joads the six of hearts, overtakes In dummy with the queen and rutta
has no further
the seven of diamonds. When the king of diamonds drops, declarer problem as he can discard the queen of clubs dummy's queen" of diamonds.
on
If the king of diamonds had not dropped, declarer might find West with both the king of diamonds and king of clubs. In that case he, could run off the whole heart sult get a possible squeeze on West,
and
White, 3 pieces.
White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:
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A Play: The Shirt" by Francis Dillon, 12,000 persons, getting information
by Cord Davies for Hong Kong Stage Club: 10, World and on the actual food consumption of all Relay): 10.15. members of 450 familles averaging London Home News Weather Report: 10.16. Music for Dan 4.2 members. cing: 18.45, "Blue Suk" A Short Story
Radio The by Jonathan Sly (Studio) 21, News Reel (London Relay); 21.10, Wen- ther Report and Close Down.
The result will be telephoned to me direct, and will appear In
thifa colunin in all editions of tomorrow's paper.
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DEAR
One of the objectionable charac- teristics of the English is to think, or to pretend to think, that every foreign name is screamingly funny. Docs it not occur to you that to Mr
Phthph
Morton,
your own nome, may sound excruciatingly comical?
Yrs. truly,
B. D. Huxtable."
Yes, sir, and when Mr Phthph group, Dr Hockell said, starts a column in the Goinad Ex- embraces 100 urban non-metro-press he is welcome to make fun of politan families representing Incomes my name. Then some countryman of ranging from those on relief to $30,-his will write to say that "to Mr
Morion 000 annually: 100 rural families re-
no doubt your own name, presenting a broad range of Income Phthph, may sound excruciatingly and different types of farm enterprise funny". And there we are back
Д where we started from.
OUTWARD MAILS and 100 village familles covering
Unless otherwise stated, registered close 30 articles and parcel posta
ordinary minutes earlier than the
all close before 10 a registered and parcels will close as 5 p.m. on previous day. Malls ar closed at Kowloon Central Post Omee, ball an hour earlier than the G.P.U. closing times.
Parcel Post Uni further notice Bervice to the Province of Henan, China, is suspended.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
Closing Times By Air
Kunming, Liuchow,
Атоу. Shanghal, Nanking. Jankow, Taingiwo, Peiping. Swolow and Hollow, 3.30 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore. Batavia, Colombo,
Sydney and Auckland, p.m. Saigon and Paris, 6 pm.
Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)
d p.m.
Closing Times By Sex & Train
Manila (Sea) 3. pan.
Haiphong (Bea) 3 p.m.
Shanghai (Bea) 3 p.m.
Macao and Teinshan (Hea) 4 pm.
Kongmoon (Sea) p.m."
Canton (Parcels and 2nd Claus Mali) (Bea)
6 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
Closing Times By Air
10
Conton, (Kowloon CPO) 7.30 a.m..
am., 12.30p.m.. 3 p.m.; (CPO) 7 àm.... 0.30 am.. Noon, 2330 p.m. Shanghai, Da.m., (reg); 630 a.m. (ord). Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow. Tsingião, Peiping. 6walow, Amoy, Foochow and Talpeli, 3.30 p.m.
· Clouing Times Ny Hea and Train
Maeno and Tainahan (884). B. KATI, Canton (Parcels & and Class Mail) (8x)
Stralia and Macasser (Bea) Noors.
Amoy (Res) Noon.
Macão & Tairishani (Bea) # p.m.
Canton (2nd class mail only). (Trata)
a p
Bangkok, (Sex) 3 pm,
Shanghai (sex) ↑ pm22
Macko and Thinshan (888) 4. p.m.
· Kongasoon" (via (Canton) (Trida) 8 pan.
Canton (Parcola, da and class miatt) "(Ban)
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considerable income and occupation spread.
In addition, he said, the major food the calorie content and the types, nutrients in the diels of approximate- ly 10,000 individuals. from 1,000 different families will be measured.
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CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
1. Seismograph. 2. In June, 1820. The study, it is hoped, will
3. 720 B.C. at the Olympic Games. termine what amounts of various 4. Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
HONGKONG SHARE
MARKET
Slightly more buyer interest was discernible in the local share market this morning, following the lull during the earlier part of the week.
Better Feeling On London
Stock Exchange
住
London, Aug. 18.-The London Stock Exchange today ended in cheerful mood, though for no reason nnybody could find. The turnover remained low and the vast majority
better
ot operations were professional. Nevertheless, there was n feeling in the air.
British Government securities Im-
proved very little on investment buying.
Among Industrial issues the "blue chips" were up a few pence.
Oll shares were another good Anglo- feature In the market. Americans rose 1/3 to reach 100/-
tx-
and others closed a few. pence
Royal Dutch was an higher.
with the quotation un- ception changed at 23%.
Rubber shares were dull as were also South African industrial issues. Gold mines were steady though featureless.-United Freas.
N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New York, Aug. 18-Foreign exchange closing rates are as follow:- Argentine Peso (0Melal} Argentine Peso (UnoMcial) Australia
Brazil
US$0.2077
2009
3,23
0530
023015
0214
4.03%
Electrics, China Lights (old) and Cements were popular. Trams have risen alightly sinco the announcement of an interim dividend.
This
and noon
Business totalled $403,000. morning's transactions prices follow:-
SHARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES
DANKS
BK Dank
INSURANCES
Canton terja
31.3
2010 2040 10 @ 2020
30%
45 385
Union.
760 750 200
HK Fire
DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart (0) Dock
Provident ..... LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel
HIK Land Humphreys UTILITIES
Trem
100 2012 301210
22 2015
16.40 10 30
10 2011
211;
BG F 150
382
160
ສສ.
1000 21
4:00
C. Light (0)... 2155 215 3000
C. LEM (N) .. Electric
500 @ 23
171
મા
=
500
500
250 ## 2414
Macao Electric 14
500
Telephone (0) INDUSTRIALS
Cement
250 € 30
4035
1500 40 1000 à 40
300 4815
100 g 534
Repe... 1733
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (0)
4014
Watson (010) Watson (Rights) 25
Rubber Prices
Advance
New York, Aug. 18-In the rubber market today, consumer interest was advances in further stimulated by
local Spot and Futures markets, plus higher prices at
the
primary markets. Behind the current rise was the re- 2014 sumption of Russian shilp loading following the placing of a credit by that country with the shippers.
Traders said that still higher prices seem certain.
Sales totalled of contracts, and prices closed 40 to 60 higher as follow:-
Belgium
Canada
Chile England
Franco
India
3165
Mexico
New Zealand
3.2314
Peru
0700
Portugal
040414
South Africa
4.0314
Bweden
2783
Switzerland
2577
Uruguay
.5300
Venezuela
3010
Shanghal (CNC$100,000)
0145
371!
5760
October
.4725
November
22405
December
United Press.
January (1010)
February
March
British June
Netherlands
Batavin Singapore Hongkong
POUND NOTE RATE
August (m cents per ib.), 21.75 nominal September
April
May
New York. Aug. 19-The pound note was quoted in the unofficia July market here today at US$2.03.-United | August Preis.
September October
PARIS FREE MARKET
Paris, Aug. 18-In the free market here today the US$20 gold plece was quoted at 20,300 francs.
The US$1 note was quoted at 305.0 franen. against the black market rate of 360 francs-Unlied Press.
ZURICH EXCHANGE
21.63 ki
21.07 nominal
21.07
31.00/70 traded
21.84 nominal
21.03 21,60 bid
2137 nominal
21.65
21.00
21.43
2140
21.33
21.30
Press
LONDON MARKET
London, Aug. 18-Prices in the rubber market here today olowed an follows:- September (in pennies per lb.) 12-11/10 October.
13-11/10
November
11-11/10
December
13-11/16
January (1040) March
17-13/16
13-15/16
Swiss France)
United Press.
~10.09
LITY
Zuriclų Aug. 10-The Hollowing ex- change rates were quoted in the ofletal market here today:- US Dollar
Sterling-room
Argentine peso.....
-United Press,
NEW YORK METAL
MARKET
Short Covering
On
New
Wall Street
York,
August 10 There was on early rally in the slock.mar- kot today on
short covering, but later the market slipped back, and turned enty.
Steel
Issues displayed strength early in the session, but reacted 1.03 near the close,
2.90
New York, August 10—The following prices were quoted in the metal market hore today Antimony (American 80-15 per- cent) in bulk of carload fol FOB. Texas
......................................... 173$0.35 Tin Grade "A". (99.8 percent or
higher) Tungsten, powdered 109.90 per-
ceni) Wolframite (Chinese ore con- toining Tungsten Trioxidel duty paid F.U.B. Now York, per afort lon Iron ore' (0-15 per cent Iroo) delivered lower port Lako Superler, por leng ton........... Copper (Bectrolyte, Export, FAS. New York) per 1b... Zinc (Peline Western, New
York) per lb. ............... Manganese (Electrolytic, 90.0 percent Manganexe) delivered cast of Afisalssippi River per 15
-Upited Press.
0.20/28
Santa Fe, Great Northern, Now York Central, Pennsylvain Railroad and Southern Paciic dropped fruc- Lions in the onsler railroad group.
Dow Jones averages at the close. of the session stood as follows:- 30 Industrials
182.12
0.35
20 Ralls
2316
16 Uulition
40 Bonds
15.00
22.00
foods are caten at different times of and Sheraton. 5. For the fahan U.S. Foreign Trade
the day, and also find the intake of wife of the Emperor of India (Shah it times and calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, Jahan), 6. 100,000 calcium and essential acids and
pumps more than 10,000 quarts of blood vitamins they contain,
KONIDAS PRIES SERVICE,
THE SATURDAY
SWIFTING PORT
“A thousand down, and the rest in twelve backbreaking
payments."*
Decline
59.37 34.09
-18.5B
-United Press.
CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
New York, Aug. 10,China produce was quoted in the New York market Washington, Aug. 18-The Census today as follows! Bureau of the Department of Com-Anfaced Oil; per Ib, 8,0.0.
New York ...
0.75/77, merce today published June figures for United States foreign trade, Cassin Oil per lb. F.0.1,
New York 3.60/2.50 giving details of a trade decline from Agar Agar, pet lb. F.03. US$1,102,000,000 in May to US$1,- 013,100,000 in June.
New York, 4.00/4.00 Tung OIL in tank car
F.OD. New York perib," 0.25×15)
As far as Asia is concerned Cx-Sandalwood, In drums ies
ports exceeded mostly the average, pending on, quantily "h of 1047. But even so they slipped
quality
from US$180,800,000 to US$160,700,- | Bervillum, (10 to 12 per
000.
* 13.00 nominat
cent) per ton ............. 20.00/24.00
por ib.
0,45 Unlied Press. BRISTLES A Bristles, -7.0. New York perib, as follow: Hankow, regular: ketortments
00/4.10
regular, smortments 2,79,
Imports from Asla rose from US$104,600,000 to US$121,000,000, Mclybdenum, (10, porcent) Prominent among the Imports from Aain were the rise in purchases in illions of dollars of Philippine products.
Hongkong shipped barely US$200,- 000 worth of goods in May but tripled this figure in June. United Chungking, regular, assortments 1,00 States deliveries to Hongkong, how shanghai over, dropped- from '$0,000,000 to Tientain, 20′ shortage,LAYIL GAS $3,200,000.—United Press.
Tientsin, 20′■ regular 10.25
United Press.
Exchange Rates
Busines was done in the local un-
official exchange market this; morning in the following rafer:
Chinese dollars (per CNS in.)TM
Sterling note (per, El) ·
U.S. dollars (per USHI)
•Gold bare (portal) Plastres (per 100)
Barn thesis (per 106) NET gulders (par-100):
Silver Prices
London, Aug. 15, Silver, Bpot per ounce ................ 400,- Nilver, Forward, 'por aungo.
“United Frem. W NEW YORK SILVER:
New York, Aug, · 18,----Bliver,- per fire eunce, as quoted try Memera., Handy and 2016 |„Harmón, 1954, penta-United Pro,
0.80
14,30