THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
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By STELLA
by OSBERT LANCASTER
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"That's - his day's work-ho'll fuss around the yard furiously for 15 minutes, then decide he'll knock off and go play golf!"
• MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Double Holds Good With Hand Change
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
N
kings of
10. readers. You are not spits
double when you hook al today's
two are spades and two kings of hearts, and nther dupllentions. This is a situa
hare. There
in
on that happens i
came
in a while
tournament bridge. This
up in Cincinnati,
O.. at the
Midwest regional champtonships
tournament.
Frank Welshach,
nf Cincinnati,
who with Allen Hurvey of Louis-
ville. Ky., won
pionship musters
the world chama-
pair event summer, was the vicllin of the situa
tion.
In duplicate bridge the hunds are dealt out on the first round and What
curds
that the North, tonk their
placed in duplicate boards. happened here was West and South players
from board! No. 1.
while Welsbach In the East tonk his by anistake from board No. 2.
down. When the dummy went Welsbach saw that South had the Jack of hearts, the ten of diamonds
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WHAT THAT MILLIONS
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Check
Your
Knowledge
1. When was the mutta percha golf
bali Introduerd”
the
2. What part of Africa is home of the true native Africans, the negroes?
1
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
are one of the Both you men and women are very PORN today, you Dindustrious workers of the world. critical-sometimes overlooking the Given a task to do, you will plough mistakes in your own netions to feriet through it with energy and dispatch out an error in someone else's. This and then look up for more. You may make you an efficient boss or have an excellent memory
and D
on department head but you will not be tremendous fund of energy upon too beloved if you are hyper-critical, which you can coll at very short notice. Just make sure you don't Learn to praise as easily when n joh count too heavily at times upon this is well done as you complain when it gift and wait until the last inoment is wrong! to start a job.
Make sure that your work calls for You men and women may differ the use of your imagination, Ingenut- ila widely in the expression of basic ty, and orginality, or your chief Characteristics, you women putting talents will be neglected. While as much energy into a social event as
Fantic not a born money-maker, the chances man would In
gigantic some This tendency are that you will always be comfor- business enterprise. in the fair sex can be overdone, fort table, scens a pity to waste good, alert brain on social flippancies when It might be used for something much nere significant. At least, combine vour efforts with some charitable r benevolent campaign.
To and what the stars have in stor for tomorrow, select your birth- read the COT- star and day
Let your responding paragraph. birthday star be your dally guide.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- Intuitive hunches can be of grent vale today in deciding what to do. Follow them and you'll be better off.
23) Examine
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- Design and decoration Arc well favoured. Buying and selling in ren extute appear netive also,
(Oct. 24-Nov. SCORPIO Another opportunity day. all that is offered carefully, and don't overlook something really good.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 22}- Romance is very good and this can be an outstanding week-end for If you work things
yr aetivites right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Exterior Influences may not appear
20-Mar. PISCES (Feb.
211- Another-so-so day in which your are to nvold extravagance. cautioneit Romantle affairs improve somewhat. (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-~~~~AŃ ARIES
good judgment average day where and astuteness will pay off in secur- ing A desired advantage over others.
21-May TAURUS (Apr.
211- A day when your intuitions appear almost paychle in their import. Pay attention to them. Inspiration high, too,
runs
"The way I see it, Handsaw, these young fellows have a definite duty not to disappoint the public, which has gone to so much trouble and discomfort to come and watch 'em."
BY
THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
THE suggestion that
much
material could be saved if men would dispense with hal- brims is too true to be contra- dicted, too important to be ignored, and too revolutionary to appeal to the conventional.
GEMINI (May 22-Jane 22) Everything having to do with land. building and real estate and the like appears to be especially active.
CANCER (Janu 23-July 23) Some improvement over yesterday is dog" indicated, but your best
judgment woman suggests continued postponement of a escorted by a man decision.
bowler, looking like AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Frb. 19)-
Casant. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--Inspira- brim would be mere clowning. You proceed normally Average affairs
presented with + very tion is running
as beneficial as recently, but if you proceed cautiously, you are to be successful.
bat
high today. A new
important decision, fake your time idea if your profession is writing.
should prove to be a good ane.
with it.
SCIENCE AT WORK:
COAL PROCESSING
PLANT
IMPORTANT TO FRANCE
By GEORGE DYSLIN
N experimental enal processing Dr A. D. Singh.
the designer, of
It is on the brim that the "gay relles for his effect. No would feel at her best, if in a brimless Korean
And a soft hat without a
might as well wear one trouser, or a sleeveless coat which ended at the chest, or a shoe with the heel in front and the toe at the back or a waist- enal with a hood to it, or tie at the back of your neck, or half n collar, or socks on your hands, ni versed overcont with the collar hanging round the knees.
Twenty years of uproar
n re-
It is said that the leading singers were rehearsed for five hours on end, with no interval.
(News item.} A plant now being built in Chiengo the fluid devolilisation system, told
WHAT we of Bayreuth used to call may help to solve the metallurgical the American Society of Mechanicni Warner Bryn us to the Engineers that previous methods of coke problem of France.
being pronounced devalitilisation had proven prohibi-bone-thie "e" tively expensive because of the loss hard as in giggle, otherwise the joke
might be missed. of many by-products.
The pilot-plant, subsidised by the state of Illivols, is designed t process one ton of soft coal per hour. From the coal, engineers
fuc) liquid
"Under this fluid system nothing is The aesthetics of egg-dust thrown away but the ash," he said. The plant is of assembly-line design.
At the end of the line will be drawn ARRY me out in a little basket! aff gus for heating, diesel fuel, paw-Stuff me with ecls! The Sta- dered fuel for industrial heating and tonery Office has published a report chor, burnable in power plants or for of the Medical Research Council,
which contains---a-warning-of-the- mixing to get metallurgical coke.........
horrors to be expected if ever we re- turn to what they call a "pre-war
3. What city is sometimes enlled expect to get combustible gazes, the "Paris of the Balkans?"
powdered
fuel.
for diesel engines and char. Upon the 4. Name the king of England who expected success of the pilot plant, came from the Netherlands.
plants able to handle hundreds of tons per hour probably will be built. The diesel fuel and the char are of especial significance to France. "All our tests have given reason the world's centre for diamond cut-whose position as a great power has for thinking commercial production bern jeopardised by lack of coking of good cake from high volatile cools rom! and petroleum. Tests have is now at hand! and at practicni
prices," he said.
5. Name the two states in the United States that are peninsulas,
G. What elly has been noted
"
Answers on Column 3
CHESS PROBLEM
hand, of
course. Ciry for
y P. H. BARRON
be called the tournament
for a ruling.
Weisbach explained the bidet
and
wrong
that
his cards were
Trian the
heart. The dirretor rectly informed him that he would have to put his hand back in banig No. 2 and take the enpreet from board No.
responsitae
zur et he we
for all of the hits he
had made. He would have in plis. with the correct cards,
it out wi
Welsbach took the current 5 sud, which was as follows: Benin turn,
8: Hearts, queen, 6, 4, 2; Damande,
ace, king, 8; Clubs, 9, 4, 6. 4.
New
hand Werbach
With his cashed the
uf dia- king and, are cast
led the third round of monds and
his partner won diamonds, which with the queen. And there was no that declarer, could stop him way. from getting a heart trick and the twn #nubled ace of spades-down
and redoubled for a long top.
Black, 5 pieces.
White, 8 pleces. White to play and mate in co
Solution to yesterday's problem: 1. R-KII. 1
PK14; R-KtG; I Bany; 2, BRI Catelj: 1... P-B7; 2, RXB.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
#
13
18
12
21
23
Aerom
1. Structuro. (0)
Jew mil lit-up. (9)
10
Pireside accessočiva, 151
A rusted ploat. (0)
Hent out from Yorkshiro. Meastire. (4)
(1)
can make this list. (E Khe's small change in India. Just a minute spot. (8) itiquity novel it is 1 (8) Universal cicauser. (6)
21. She may do this in a klichen. (4) 25. Apart from ita magnitude it%
aluey. (4)
20. fin's just the one to make Tony
surge. (I
Dow
1. P'ertness of speech. (0)
2. A sportsHA MAY Call it touch,
But it's just a sketch. (7)
3. erb that could be a source of
abundant BUDDIY, (4)
4. Just a range of temper. (0)
b. Could be shut for nach aonnonse
(*)
4 Expol train mociety, (0)
7. Found in every surrounding, 15)
9. It's such a dismal sound. 141
10. Untor On the contrary. (5)
trivial round this common
in. Words and music. (4)
1. The possession of this may allow
you to do thin (4)
24. The important ons is not in the
theatre, ask the N.C.. (3)
23. Sho'n in other words,, (3)
Elution at yesterday's puLLE,—Acress| Tradewind 0, Bomy; B, Vanlani 10, Trauster; 15, Enllue; 14, Tera; 10, Beat: 17, cow! 10, Engines 10, Adent; 90,
3. Advantage A
flods. Down: 1. Tortoise Jeprehendi Оскол: о Wanteri 7, ifta: 9, Boleot; 11, giren; 14 elond; 13, Avca.
as
shown that one part char, obtained from this process, when adited to four part high-volatile coal,
coke which passes produces standard tests for high grade coke.
dietary But-This does not mean that the resthetic qualities of present dlet and, in some directions, its quantity, could not be greatly im proved and still remain compatible with better health and physique."
and
7
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Sellers Hold Firm In Rubber Market
today
New York, Aug. 26. Rubber fútures closed 20 to 25 points higher on sales totalling 62 con- tracts. The steady tone at the close was attributed to the interest of manufacturers attracted by the price de clines, and technical ‘adjustments after the recent losses.
Factory buyers and dealers attempting to make purchases
N.Y. FOREIGN found sellers holding firm.
EXCHANGE
Now
The consensus of opinion in- dicates a belief that the market is oversold and there will be a further technical uplift, particularly if the
York. AUR. 20-Fotelen ex- news of the Moscow conference 18 changed rates at close of business today favourable. were ne follows:-
Belgium Canada Chile England
Franre
Zin
2789
Prices closed as follows:---
Argentine Peso (Omolai) US$ 0.2077
Argentine Peso Unofficial)
.2005
Augus
20.30 nominal
Australia
0.23
September
20.20 bid
Brazil
0550
October
20.23 maminal
, 001322143 in
November
20.20
02.11/10)
December
20.30
.0.35
January (1040)
4.03%
FY:TUARY
20.20
00337*
March
20.13
3021
April
Mexico
.1430
Kiny
New Zealand
4.03%
June
J'eru
.3700
July
Portugal
04031
AURINI
South Africa
September
Swetten
Octuber
Switzerland
2335
Spat
Uruguay
5399
Venezuela
2010
Shanghai (per Goid yuan
namipal)
1600
Netherland
1770
Batavia
elered as follows;-
Singapore
4723
September (in penutes per 1b.)
24:00
October
13-0/10
Untled Per
November
12-0/10
12-0/10
January (1049).
13-
March
12-4
April
12-
12.4.
-United Press.
Hongkong
PARIS QUOTATIONS
Paris, Aug. 20,--The following *x- choner rim were quoted in the [ԱՎ orial Macket here today!
Free
21,400 Fr
rperket U5320
pieces
Free market USU (nnie) 300 Fr5. Black market US$1 (note) 373 Fes,
-United Press. POUND NOTE RATE
New
York. AUR. 20.- The Bylish, Found rate was quoted in the unoficiali market here today at US$2.87/2011. -
Whited
fre
ZURICH EXCHANGE
32-
United Press,
LONDON MARKET
London, Aug. 20.-Prices here today
Decet ber
June
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover en the Stock Ex- change this morning was valued at Transactions and noon prices follow-
Zurich, Aug. --The following un- $58,000. felt exchange rates were quoted in.) tiny:-
US. Dollar Sterling
Argentine j
3.02 (Swiss Franes) 11.20
0.511
United Press,
London Stocks
Show Gains
Aug-
SHARES
BANKS
HK Bank INSURANCES
Union
DUYERS, SELLERS GAYES
DOCKS, ETC. ***
K. Wharf (0) K. Wharf (N) Dock Provident
LAND, ETC. HK Hotel HK Land Humphrey's UTILITIES
Ttam
Star Ferry
C. Light (0) Electric INDUSTRIALS
London,
24. The London Stock Exchange, full of optimism, today had the most buoyant day I a long time. There was an encoura ging increase in volume as investors and speculators decided that **Die STORES, ETC. *** section showed moderate price gains,
Cement
worst is over," and almost every Watson (Old).
British Government securities were
bought. Wor quite heavily
Lean repeatedy touched 10394, but CHINA
closed with a net gain of 14th al 103-11/10ths.
Leading Industrial Issues improved from sixpence to 1/6 with tobaccos, chain stores and radio manufac- turing concerns showing consistency as groups,
was
Oits were wanted- and-closed very. arm, with Royal Dutch up 16th-81 £24 Sterling. Anglo-Iranian up nearly two shillings al 165/7, while Canntinn Eagle gained 4 pence at 32/4-United Press.
MARKET
Many political observers have said all that France would fall in more casily
Which, translated, means that mere NEW YORK METAL with Alllect plans for the Ruhr, if a supply of coke for processing the area better food wouldn't necessarily
kill you.
I leave athers to discuss of Lorraine coull be guaranteed to her. The flukt devolitilisation system the esthetic qualities of Vienna snock-steak, merely remarking that France that sought for
you will have to accustom yourself slowly to the absence of processed fluff from
sausages-you dreadful
may give
OUTWARD MAILSuarantee.--United Press.
Unless otherwise stated, registered articles and parcel posts minutes earlier than the mal
close 30 ordinary
It mall close before 10 am.. registered and parrels will close at 3 .DL 09 previous day. Malin are Plosed at Kowloon Central Post once, half an hour earlier than the G.P.0. rlosing Umer.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 Closing Times By Air
Shanghai, Da.m. (regi: 030 am. (ord). Shanghai, Manking. Honkow, Tsingtao. Priping, Swain, Amay, Foochow and Tulpeh, 9.30 p.m.
Closing Time By Sea & Train
Salon and Rangoon (Hea) 3 pm. Anny and Swatow (Sea) pm. USA, Canada, Central and South America
via San Francisco (Sea), 3 p.m. Formosa via Keelung (sea) 3 p.m. Shanghal (Sea) 3 p.m.
Mincao and Tainanan (Sr) 4 .. Kongmoon vix Conton) (Train) p.m. Canton (Parcels & 2nd class small) (Beat
5 p.1.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 Closing Times By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 730 am.. 10 1., 12.30 pan., 3 pan; (GPO) 7 a.tit..
30 nan, Noon. 2.30 pun.
Shanghai, am, freg); 9.30 n.m. (ord). Mantin, P.L. Honolulu, USA and Canada,
D.30 n.in. (reg): 10 nm, ford). Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Taingtao. Pelping. Chungking. Swatow, Amoy
and Touchuw. 3.30 p.m. Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein, Catra (Nairobi, Joliannesburg and Marseilles. via Cairo), Rome and Lention. (Kowloon CPO 30 p.m.; (GPO) 9 p.m.
Saigon and Paris, 3 p..
Closing Times By ṣea & Trains
a.m.
(Hex) 9.30
Macao and Tinahan (Rea) Canada via Vancouver,. N.C.
(por & reg): 10 am, ford). Manila, P.I. (Bea) 10 .. Formona via Keclung and Shanghai (Se*)
10 .7.
Bangkok (Sea), 2. p.18.
Hathaw, Pakhot via Holhow and Bangkok
(Ben) 2 pan.
Japan (ordinary letters and cards only) \(Bea) 5 pm
USA, Canada, Central and South Amertes vin San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada (Sex) 0 p.m. (par, rog de ord), Tamkong (HAN) B p.m.
MacAo and Tatnslian (Ben) 4 pm. Kongmoon (ex) 5 pm.
Canton (Parcels & and class mall)" (lex)
5 p.m.
ZBW RADIO
H.K.T.
wenthetes!
Conversation picce
"THERE ‘o stood, proppin' up the puh wall like the leanin' tower n' Panzer."
"Like what?"
"The leanin' tower o'
Poozer. I
Programme Summary; 601, Children's Story: "In It Majesty's Service; by "Sen-Lion: Episoute 3: "On Board the Pirate Destroyer". (BBCTS): 0.30, "One Night Stand" Presented by Philip Burn Studio); 7, "See Tee Talks on Sport. Gudio): 7.10, Saxophons Recital by raki. 'Aven't you never travulled?' Emilo. Salongo with Piano accompani- ment by Pete Valderraing (Studio): 7.30. Reg Leopold and His Players with Jack Cooper (Vocal) (BBCTS): B. World and Home Naws (London Relay): B.15, "Tave Your Cholce": 9.03. Bixel: "Carinen" 2nd Act. With Principals, Chorus and Ordi of La Scala Opers, Milan conditeted by Cav. Lorento Melajuli: 9.45, Talk by Heger Manville about the Films The ted Shoes" and "Oliver Twist" (London Relay: 10. Work and Home News (Lon dun Relay): 10.15. Weather iteport: 10.10, Dance to Erie Winstone and its Orchestra, Bcharest, capital of Rumanía, 4. (BBCTS): 10.45, A Serial Story: "Dhe Silk" by Jonathan Sly (Studio): 11, Radio News Reel (London Relay); 11.15, Weather Report and Close down.
The Auuriinu Mingasme by Dallas
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
1. In 1848. 2. The southern part.
Willem III of the House of Orange. 5. Florida and Michigan. 6. Amster- dam, Holland.
following Aug. 20-The New York, prites were quoted in the metal market here today-
Antimony.
Arrrcap
tm
bielk
Texa Tin.
Grade A
higher)
2000
763
40 275
147
144
203%
#3
15.30
TO
20.20
21.20
22
50021.20
110 or 21.00
100
21
130
21.60
22
100 21.80
301
4015
40%
011⁄2
PRODUCE
QUOTATIONS
New York, Aug. 26.-China produce was quoted in the New York market to- day as follows:- Anisced Ost, per b. F.0.3. New York. F.O.B. Cassin Oil, per ib.
Now Yurk
cats.
Agar Agar per ib. FOE. New York .............. Tung Oil. in lank
F.O.B. New York, per 18. Sandalwood, In drums, depending on quantity &
quality Beryllium (10
to 12 per- cent) per ton. Molybdenum, 130 per cent)
per Ib.
BRISTLES
0.75/77
.00/2.50-
0.35/3.40
0.211
13.00 nominal
20.00/24.00
0.45
Bristles, F.O., New York, per tb. að
follow
921
lats
aworl- ments Chungking regular assort- percetti
merits F.O.D.
regular assuri- US$0.33 Shantal
Hankow, regular
#menta Tientsin, 20's shorts Tientsin, 2014 repüler
4.25 nominal
3.00
2.80
"
6.30
11.00
United Press.
DTC
ان
7.03
በ።
containing
of carload
(419.8
percent Tunsten, powdered 1999 percents (Cinere Wolframitr
Tungsten Trioxide) duty pak F.O.. New York, per shurt ton. 24.50/25,50,
delivered Iron ore, 45% percent Iron
lower port Lake Superlar, per long ..... 23
FAS Copper. (Electrolytic. Export)
nuninal New York. per ib. Zinc, Prime Western, New York; per 13.63 US Cents Jb.
$19.0 percent Electrolytle, Manganese
Afanganesol delivered cost of Missis 32.00 US Cut sippi tiver, per 1b.
101!
...
SCRAP MARKET
The following prices were quated for Scrap-
Copper, F.OB. per
Tights,
Lond, F.O..
per
theavy roft)
Steel F.O.B, per ton
Jon
ton
No.
heavy melting
Jute Speculation Banned
Calcutta, Aug. 20-The Weat Bengal Government today banned by ordinance dealings in raw juto futures,
the Explaining
move, a high Government offcial sald speculation US$15.75/16.00 in Jute futures was the main form of gambling and the chief cause of the recent price rise of raw jute.
17.00/17.50
34.00/30.00
Had Government not acted swift- United Press. ly, raw jute prices would have soar- ed over the present levels, the off- clal said. Associated Press.
Aid For Korea
Seeds And
Washington, Aug. 26.-President Truman said today he had Instructed the Economic Co-operation Adminis- trator to prepare to assume responsi bility within few months for an here today:
uld in Kurea.
+
Oils
New York. Aug. 28 The following rices on seeds and oil were putilated
American programme of economic Castor Oil, per long ton, FOD.
Brazil Cotionsced, per lang ton yon,
Memphis, Flaxseed, per bushel, FOD,
Minneapolis
The decision to turn over to the ECA the government's economie aid
cars, FOD, New York.
Ussic.
US$70-
US$0.10
*28.0 cents -United Prem.
10 Koren follows closely the recent Linseed Oil, per pound, tank nbolition of the United States Mil- tary Government in southern Korea. -United Press.
Tin Allocations
Silver Prices
New York, August 20-Silver, per fing as quoted by Messra, Handy, and Hamion, 73% conta United Press,
LONDON SILVER
London, August lver, Spot, per aunce Silver, Forward, per ounce
London, August 20-The Ministry!unce, of Supply announced tonight the World Tin Committee has made in- terim allocations for the second half of 1940-to Argentina, 100 long lons, Italy 2,300 long tons; Mexico 30 long tons-Associated Press.
-United Press