THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
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Tthe Ohio State tournament in
A cleveland this year. It was in-
teresting to see Charles J. ("Chic"> Montrose, of Pittsburgh. Pa, rushing around with a speed graphic, snap- ping pictures.
Photography played a part in to
"Chic" day's hand, which helped finish fourth in the Ohio State pair event, with Fred Van Aernam. of winners of this Buffalo, N. Y. The
3. Frank and A. S. event were A. Goldsmith, of Cleveland,
"Chic" won the opening lead of the queen of hearts in dummy with the king. then led a small
spade
only to find East vold. He played the king of spades from his own eashed the nee, thus hand, then establishing the queen of spades for West.
Next the ace of hearts was cash- ed and a heart rulfed in dummy. stripping his, hand and tho duminy of hearts. A small club was played to the kink, another club was won in dummy with the ace, and the Montrose trumped by third club
with the ten of spades.
When West showed out and dis- Montrose carded a small diamond. had a perfect photograph of the hand. He knew that all he had to do was to lead a spode, which would throw West in the lead, and West would be helpless.
If he led a diamond, it would be right into the nee-jack. If he led n heart, which he did. "Chic" would discard the eight of diamonds_fram dummy and ruff in his own band, of diamonds, ruff lead the ace a diamond, and the queen of clubs would take the last trick.
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YOUR BIRTHDAY.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 BORN today, you have that rare
and
Halent of being able to make your highly inaginative plans and Itens materializo with grent force and effect. You are eminently practical
determined to get what you want out of life, What that 5, depends to a very large de Kree, upon your background, early training and education. You would. make a fine brick-layer or a good statesman. Both jobs need an eye for detail, constructive oblity, and perseverancel,
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
By STELLA
weaknesses of others, since you, yourself, are more than normally aggressive and strong,
You are, however, susceptible to influence by your. affections and,ol- though you would deny this, publicly, you often have dimcult time hot letting your heart control your judgment, at umea,
You are sensitive to the mysterious or the occult and are incllued to believe in such phenomena. more than is
wise: This is, particularly 'true of you of the fair sex who, in addi- dark. Conquer this, for it is mostly tion, often suffer from" fear of the within yourself.
You are just and honourable in all you undertake. But you are opt to maka promises los freely which you have a terrific time making good! Promise less nud you will the selection of un ́unsuitable then always be able to make good-mate can for even increase the reward!
Being a hard worker yourself, you expect everyone else to bo the same. You have no use for a shirker and you never seem to inke into consideration. diferent people vary in the degree of energy, Initiative and ability. Be A little more kindly toward the
Exert caution in marriage, for
bring tremendour un- "happiness." It would be wiser, per- haps, for you never to marry, than to wed the wrong one.
To find what, the stars have in
tomorrow, that store for
select your birthday star and read the cofres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day stor be your daily guide,
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- Good for both business and per- sonal affairs. An unexpected roman- He adventure may bring pleasure
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 211-
new enterprises Best to postpone until later on. Emclency in the job at hand. will pay good dividends.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Powerful influences may be exerted nggressive In on your behalf, so do your share Be progressive und putting forth your demands but by co-operating one hundred per postpone final decisions until later cent
to you,
on.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)- Everydny affairs are good. If you of those having n into vacation, enjoy yourself. Take a sen trip.
ure one
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)— Domestic matters favoured. Don't pernit minor incidents to destroy an otherwise excellent day. Be patient.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan 20)--
Furce yourself to be an optimist, Things are much better than they may appear on the surface. Don't despair.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) ----- Business progress and romance enn go hand in hand today, That new Job may make your marriage -
sible.'
AROUND THE WORLD:
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'Now, children, keep close behind mother, and if any of you feel tempted to stray just remember poor Uncla Henry who flew over, the Soviet Sector
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LOOK OUT! There are crea-
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hateful
called
thing
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Record Australian Export Trade
Sydney, Sept. 6-Australian trade for the year ended July 30 broke all records, but experts say that. 'the country is living in a fool's paradise and must work harder because present prosperity is illusory.
ICE HOUSE
STREET
ACTIVE
of trend
the
Record export figures are due mostly to high overseas prices. Actually the quantities of many exports were smaller than in. previous years.
Exporta totalled A £411,000,000 (US$1,320,000,000). Acting Common-. -wealth Stolistician R. S. Carver suid that this ia A £103,000,000 higher than for the previous year.
The satisfactory
The figures show that Australia's Moscow talks and the casing of the dollar position has deteriorated. The Berlin tension has been reflected in
North American irade dellelency the Hongkong share market. Re- was worse by A£9,000,000 (US$20,- ($135,- newed interest became evident to-000,000) to A£42,000,000 words the end of last week, but it 680,000). was not until yesterday that there was any appreciable general move- ment.
The Increased netivity was minte- lained this morning, when several issues were marked up. The turn- over this morning was valued at $630,000,
Transactions
follow:
SHARES
BANKS
IIK Dank
INSURANCES
Unian
and nao:1 prices
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Although, the value of exports was a record, the surplus left after paying for imports had dropped A £33,000,000 ($108,500,000) below the year before.
WOOL AND WHEAT Wool and wheat netted nearly 60 of the expert carnings. Those two items were up A £24,-. 000,000 ($77,000,000) and A£58,- 20 2010 000,000 ($180,000,000) over the pre->
percent BUYERS SELLERS BALES
DOCKS, ETC*** K. Wharf (O) Dock Provident
Shal Dock LAND, ETC.
I Hotel
HK Land Sha! Land
Humphreys
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21). Better than yesterday, which is a saying enough! Make the most of "Jump." all advantages. Push your demands.
Listen to the meanderings of the GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-people who will, be forever loathed Good business trends but exert in history as responsible for this care when making agreements and newest outrage: "He is a plausible, UTILITIES contracts to see that your share is scatterbrained sprite, who templa motorists and cyclists to Ignore safety rules" They will print his CANCER (June 23-July 23) revolting picture in
poster cam- tend Partnerships in both
Paigns, they will shout "DON'T BE marriage are favoured,
JIMP" from hoardings and make new Job, nd what
our life a misery.
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business and If seeking
you want
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Soon there will be a fluffy little
LEO (July 26-Aug. 23)-Art He-Sherge," a golden-haired elf who tive day for ull your interests. lempts business men to fiddle their Press your advantage now and income tax. The housewife will be see that you get what you want haunted by a "Fairy Gowk" who out of life.
will spend his time making her waste cooking fats, and for me they will think up a Httle creature with two hideous heads called a "Crot," who will lure me on to go on living the way I do. Pass le sport
A Sturdy Little Republic
By TEMPLE MANNING
of
CAN MARINO is another example republic. sturdy little A which like Andorra, has stood sturdy while in- of "Cin- and sure for centuries
trique, conflict and wor have swirl- ed about it.
3. Who composed the music the opera "William Tell"?
4. Loente the Bay of Fundy,
5. What is yerba mate?
d. What is the penning of expression "bete noir"?
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Black, 9 pieces.
White, 9 pieces. White to play and male in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
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About 00 miles east of Florence. hard by the ancient Italien pro-
Umbrin and Etruria. vinces of San Marino, high in the Apennines. San Marino. has several villages senttered about the slopes of Mount Titan on which it is built. The three principal towns
Serravalle. Faetano and Mongiardino, Once Serravalle was a small state com- plete with church and castle, but the now it is but a frontier post to a
tiny republic.
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Far above all on the top of the hill is the capital. And what romantic place it is, with its en- closure of a triple row of ramparts and three towers. The square clock tower, La Rocca, is on the prison. on in the tower is the great bell
the summon
people to rung to
ench in- Cassemblies. Two gates,
scribed with the word, Liberty, give necess to the town.
Well-Paved Streets
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- Within the walls, well-paved streets lined with dark houses lead up to the main square with its group of municipal buildings, the place at the Regency, the milliary quar- lers and the building of tho sovereign council. There is a post olice that proudly Issues Its own stamps, as collectors know. There is a beautiful little cothedral, a copy of the Madelaine at Paris.
Sun Marino's vllinges. Be along mountain slopes.
THE recent spat between the glamour tennis girls in Paris reminds us of the time we played ericket for the Thirsty Club. We went in to but, I seem to remember, on a very wet wickel after the second decanter of port. Old "Freddle" Fosdick
opened the innings and the Arzt ball struck him a severe blow on the calf, but "Freddie" was never at a loss. Quick as a flash he threw his bat at the umpire crying, "And how's that, you grinning sawbones?" He hos always disliked men in white coats since he saw the second half of "Lost Week-end" by accident, Ever ready to stand up for a true pal, little "Jock" Fanshaw, batting at the other end, pelted the bowler, a girl called Yvonne, with the balls, Nowadays, I am afraid, the game is not what it was in those pioneer
Umes.
Gipsy's gale warning
STORM cones Arc being hoisted al Dungeness and there is a wand across the heath, brother.
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In London
Stock Market
However, authorities said that the Liggest export check would directly national and indirectly raise the Income, and estimated that it would raise it AC300,000,000 ($900,000,000) to a new record! of £1,800,000,000 (85.105,000,000).
VULNERABLE POSITION
As this followed more from higher prices than from increased produc- tion, they said Australia's prosperity was vulnerable to setbacks from abroad.
'The balance of trade with North Amerien would be even more un- favourable bad such invisible Items as freights and insurance on imports, remittances, Alm royalties and other royaltics been reckoned with.- United Press.
EXCHANGE
RATES
Zurich, Sept. The following
here today:-
rates
London, Sept. 0.-In the stock marke! here today "go slow" tactics were adopted. Prices were main- tained at around" "last week-end's were quoted in the unofficial market lows, but business was confined to the usunt Monday accumulation of week-end orders
With the attractions of domestle shares dimmed by the Berlin situa- tion and the Trades Union Congress at Margate, coupled with dividend limitations, brokers found buyers more tempted to follow Johannes- burg's buying of Kafirs.
the
Apart from gill-edged securities, which were up three-sixteenths, market was very hesitant. There was some buying of City of Buenos Aires Troms shares, which now stand at 14/0d.
US, dollar Sterling Argentine Peso French Franc
(Swiss Franes)
11.05
0.5% 0.00
United Pres.
PARIS RATES Paris, Sept. 8.-The following unofficial rates were quated here today:
Frases Free marke! US$20 (gold piece). 23,700 Free market US thote eurrency} Black market US$1 (note currency}
-United Press.
300 50%
LOCAL EXCHANGE
Businces was done in the local un official exchange market this morning at percents the following rates: European
o yuan (per Yuan) CNC per $1 m.) 20/-d. to Sterling pound note (per. 1
German Potash seven were featured among bonds, with a rise of
£60-1/2 on a report of early in- terest payments.
Flume and took up his abode in the natural sanctuary of a cave in what is now Mount Titan. There were all kinds of trials and tribulations,
wealthy, well-born and it was a Roman lady, spending a holiday at her country place nearby, who be came the patron and friend of the u hermit monk. She became convert- 6, Programme Summary: 6.01., Children's
and. ed and was baptised.
then Story Tammy Troot's visit to London (BBCTS): 6,15, Nat Conella and fils bestowed Mont Illan and other Georgions
& Garland Wilson (Plano); property on the good monk. And | 845, Melodies from Hawalli 7. Tahai- | Imperial Tobacco 7-1/2d. higher at
kowsky:
"Ballet soon the hide-out became a settle-
"Aurora's Wedding
103/0d. Sulte London Philharmonic Orchestra; ment.
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sented by Alleen Woods (Studio); B, World and Home Newa (London Relay); 3.15, The Adventures of Captain Kettle" by Cutelifa Hyne Adventure 3: Fearl Poachers." (BBCTS); 0.45. A Celio Recital by Joy Hall with Pinno accompaniment by Clora Stansfeld (Studio); 9.05, Joan Lorring end Herbert Marshall, in "The Snow Gome" by Paul Gallico with/Music by Victor Young (Records); 0.30. "The Elemente San Marino has civil and criminal
1. Charles Perrault. 2. It is an Orchestra" A series of Talks by the Rev tribunals and a superior court, and island in the Indian Ocean, 240 miles violin Studio); 10. World and Home Father T. F. yan, SJ, No. 1: 10 every part of the administration, east of Africa. 3. Gioacchino Antonio News (London Relay): 10.15. Weather elvil and state. Is wel run. Each year, on the 16th of March and of Rossial. 4. Between Nova Scotlh and Suwell and Lambert), by the Halle Orch September, a great bell is rung to
Sir Hamilton Harly (Plano) New Brunswick, in eastern Canada.
Michaels Singers: 10.30. Dance to Carroll set in nation
machinery of 5. A beverage used in South Gibbons and itis Orchestra with fane govermanent. It is a magnificently America. 8. Object of abhorrence Lee (Vocal) (BDCTS); 11, Radio Nows picturesque ceremonial rich
London Relay): 11.15. with iterally--black beast).
Weather Report and Close Down. colour, with mediaeval pomp, and traditional costumes of colour and | beauty, Velvet cloaks Ined with blue silk, and gold cord trim- med, black velvet, "ormine, blue and silver, rich lace. Jewelled orders, all are part of the costuming.
the
Public funds are excellently ad- ministered. Patriotism combined with strict economy dominates the financial structure. Sums expended
on the repair of public buildings must not exceed à certain amount without public permisalon for more quilny. Taxed are light, and the akrarian' system of thøres, half the harvest to the landlor, half to the tenant, prevails. Stone and wood
are exported, enttle rearing in quite a business, and there Is wine mak- | Ing,^ell and, cheese” • making anct
wenvingese
KONTORS PRESS ESĄVICE,
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San Marino. derives its name from San Marino à plous monk, of the) Fourth Century, a native of Dal- malin, who fled following the edict against Christians, Issued by tian Emperor Dicoletion. He detached himself from life In Itimini and "sought" refuge "beyond the valley of "During the summer, I take whatever business I can get.”
Tobacco shares were firm, with Caseras up 1/3d. to 110/-d. and
Dollar stocks ersed, with United States Steel ene point lower 130-1/2-United Press,'
British Equipment
For Russia
at
U.S. dollar (per $13 Gold bare (per tecl) FIC plastres (per 100)
Stam ticals (per 100) NEI guilders (per 100)
1.21
0.40
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204.00
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New Argentine Grain Elevator
Manchester, Sept. 8. The Henry Simon Engineering Company in- London, Sept. Thres British Bounced today that it has signed a firms announced today, the signing £2,000,000 contract with the Argon of contracts for the sale to Rusala tine Government to build the largest of £3,500,000 worth of diesel, en-; groin elevator in South Americațin, gines, and electrical equipment the port of Buenos Aires. It wil
The firms, the Brush Electrical be completed in 1951... Engineering Co., Ltd. and H.
valued at £500,000; 2
McLaren Ltd. and Mirrlees Blcker It will bathe Afth" that the Man- ton and Day Ltd, had received pre-chester firm has built and equipped vious recent orders from Russia for under the Argentine, Government's £3,000,000 worthi' of. electrical national grain elevator scheme equipment. Shipments to date are which started in 1638. The other four are at Babis, Blanca Rosario, The Board of Trade sald £175,000 and Quequen and Villa Constitución. worth of the equipment came under A spokesman... of the the Anglo-Russian trade agreement said that some of the machinery company The rest was negotiated Indepen- to be used in the huge 150,000 ton dently with a Soviet tråde mission.
clevator would be buût in Argon- -Associated Press.
tina_under the terms of ́tho, con- ienct.
Textile Experts To Meet
Plans for the super elevator aro uirendy, In-nin advanced 'stagé" und worlt will start almost immediate- ly. When the elevator is completed, It will be ablò to hundle 2,000 tona. of grain an hour, from railway cars
London, Sept. The British and will be able to load ships and Collon Board reported today that barges at the rate of 3,000 tons an foxtlie experts from the United hour-United Press.
Sidies, Holland, Sweden and Swit-
zerland will attend its conference at j
Harrogate ол October 24
London Silver
Mr Herold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, will open the meetings, which will includo diius-a sions of labour problem and equip ment of spinning mills. Associated silver, Forward, per ounce, Press,
ilver, Spot, per ounce ***ditie 488.
London, Bept,
--United Press.