THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
EXOLUBIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY ...................
By STELLA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
← COPR, THE KY NEA SERVICE, INC., Y. M. AEG U. B. PAT, OFF.
"Getting out of that stuffy office for a few weeks la going to be a wonderful change for you—I wish you could iron!**
• MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Making Game Here Offers Challenge
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE summer session of the na- tional championships tourna- ment was held from July 31 to Aug. nt the Hotel Stevens in
will Chicago, IL. This tournament bring to the middle west for the first time three world championship events-the masters pairs. the masters teams-of-four And the mesters mixed teams-of-four.
Although the musters pnir title is now held by two midwesterners, Frank Weisbach of Cincinnati пид of Louisville, Ky.. Allen Harvey most of the former winners are from the cast. However, the ne middle west card players of the
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2. Name the three heavyweight champions who preceded Joe Louls,
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BORN today, you have a tremen You are sympathetle to the under- dous amount of sheer, physical dog and will want to do something energy. You have the capacity for to help. But here, again you Incredible work involving
Icavo con- like to start something and tinual flow of idens, with plans for the detalls to others. You would carrying them out. In fact, you probably be at your best as a pro- are inclined to get too many irons moter, for once an idea begins in the fire at one time so that none take, shape, you begin to lose In. are given their proper attention..
terest and look around for some thing else.
to
Fortunately you were born with executive ability, as well, sil you seem to be able to get others to do the routine work, leaving you free to think up more schemes. You are very high-tempered, and fly off the handle without a second's hotice, it something happens to hit You wrong. You cool down enough, but you are not likely to forgel.
Be warned against carrying a grudge for this is something which Is unworthy of you at your best. day star be your daily guide.
Your emotional nature is strong and an early marriage would be advisable. Select someone, how- ever, who understands your mood!- pess and can cope with your volatile temperament or there will bo trouble there in store for you.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14'
22)- PISCES (Feb. 20.Mar. 21)- be Detail and familiar routine work are the best for today. Postpone new ventures until a more favourabic time.
VIRGO
24-8ept. (Aur. Tighten up your budget; don't careless with needless expenditures right now. Be tactful with mcm- |bers of the opposite sex.
LIBRA
(Repl. 23-Oct 23)--- Opportunities, especially for thuise in rouline Jobs, should be now. Anticipate better-
normally increased ment.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)---
Commodity sales ore favoured. Con- servative methods of merchandising. however, are favoured above the spectacular.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Social aspects are better than busi- ness angles today. Be cautious making any commodity trade.
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TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--- Not your best day, Exert caution In all you do and pay close aftention even to the smallest dotalis.
GEMINI Mind over
Don't
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- Don't expect anything too excit- ders. ink. A steady, plodding pace will are slow Ih bring the desired results eventual- - wlil. ly.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- Good and poor, rather Indiscrim- inatingly intermixed. Be selective in what opportunities you choose.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)— Favourable for a water trip. In all other matters, keep a weather eye out for minor complications.
AROUND THE WORLD:
(May 22-June 22)— matter can work won-
working oul. They
POCKET CARTOON
by OSUERT LANCASTER
GAPK in 20
**As far as I can make out, dear, he's ofther trying to selt us nasty postcards or offering us a couple of portfolios in a neto Left
Centre Coalition."
BY THE
WAY
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
London Market Wary
Over Berlin News
London, Sept. 11.-The performance of the stock market during the past week emphasised that the Berlin situation is above all the main factor în the market.
tended to fall back. week, and prices in all sections
Coupled with the French poli- tical uncertainties, the sudden turn for the worse In Berlin dampened the increased activity which became apparent last
TIGHTENING
U.S. EXPORT
CONTROLS
of
Washington, Sept. 11-The U.S. Department
Commerce today fightened export controls to reduce chances of fraud in the use of ex- port licences and declarations,
controls-announced
The Financial Times Industrial share index declined 1.3 to 118.4, and gold mines dropped 3.8% to 111.00. The index for Government securities was lowered by 1.1 to 112.77, and the daily average of volume
WOB 0,402 compared with 0.397 Just week.
The efforts of Sir Stafford Cripps at Margate were well received, but the Trades Union Congress failed to provitle
market factor. Stock market operators feel that, what- ever happens to the Government's Anancial polley, the outlook for profits is not too rosy. They con- iend that, if there is resumed wage Inflation, I will be at the expense of profits, and if disinflation goes on profits will fall anyway.
WEEK'S BOOMLET The Department's Offee of International Trade-under Senate
There was n renewed interest in Investigation for handling export nationalisation compensation pos- that after sibilities following the boomlet in- September 10 It will require for duced by the Government's purchate warding agents to furnish proof that price of £24.8 million sterling for they are neting na bonn fide agents the Thomas Tillings Road Transport
interests,
and this brought
some activity to coal shares this week, while in Inte dealing on Friday Cable and Wireless ordinary shares Jumped 1514 points.
for exporters. by Beachcomber
This week, however, the Senate Committee will question
n New
that
scarce
be grumpy if things We knew it was going to York exporter. Robert Mistrough,
happen sooner or later, and about his exports of scarce building The foreign market naturally re- now it has. Slowly the serpent materials. Committee staff members flected the grave news from Berlin, CANCER (Jane 23-July 23)-uncoils its weary length for have introduced documents showing and European
bonds suffered ar- . Expect good news
through a letter battle, in the forest the chip-handled were listed
cast Iron soil-pipe
he cordingly. as concrete and be careful not to hurt the feel-munka chatter and scheme
which no licence was British funds also reacted to the pipe for Ings of someone of the opposite chaos.
required. It was alleged that some foreign political news, only Consols pipe Mistrough had sold to Newark and Treasury 2 percents showing The animals have united to fight concrete pipe, turned out to be iron finishing of £71-1/8 and £76-13/16 and New York City exporters as to advantage over the week and Business Face, the Taxed Fare, the pipe the faces of humanity-the Awful
in respectively.--United Press.
Fex.
when it
War unerated
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) --Not so good
for romance. Attend to business today and don't your work for social events, either. in front of Mr Wonglestein's head
Har Face, and the Nameless Thing Manila.-United Press.
iwe always call him Mister Ba kind of courtesy title).
Panama's Many Attractions
By TEMPLE MANNING
WE
are glad that Panama is re- gaining some of its popularity as a tourist attraction, not only the Cunn and the terminal towns but some of the delightful little resorts in the uplands,
this
Of course the big attraction will always be the Canal, both by boat and air for a really good view of most magnificent of engineering achlevernents. After the introduc- tion by air or ship, one becomes blase, and takes the train or bus from Panama or Colon along the The automobile Road is a Isthmus. good hard-surfaced thoroughfare. recently completed.
Half-Way Houso
Panama City, both old and new, offers much of interesi to the tourist. The original Panama City, founded in 1519, was a repository for treas- ures from the new World on their
Ruins of Cathedral, Old Panama.
The papers are full of it, and as yet it is but a whisper of the shout to come. "HYENA AT SEA FREED TWC LEOPARDS" the headings. scream "Passengers sought refuge on the bridge while the hyena freed the leopards and then committed suicide after spreading chaos."
Mr Barnes, Minister of Transport, says that the hyena jumped over- board because it was more frightened than the pers. Don't
that
you believe it, Mr hyena had done his job and was Just sickened by the sight of Mrs Willie with her arms round the neck of the second mate, screaming her tungs out.
Here are some news items, from the day's papers.
Local egg makes good
HONGKONG DECREASE IN
SHARES
Business done on the Stock Ex- change this morning tolalled $74,000 in value, Board prices at noon were as follows:—
BIARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES GOVT. LOANS -315% (1040)
100010115 BANKS
KK Bank
100
2000
East Asia
130
Union
*783
DOCKS, ETC.***
all
K. Wharf (0)
142
N. Pt. Wharf Dock
76
30 18.40
8,00
11.00 130 27.60
LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel S'hai Lod UTILITIES
Tram
Star Ferry C. Light (0) Electric
U.S. COTTON
EXPORTS
Washington, Sept. 11.-Exports of United States cotton dropped 45.2 percent during the year ended July 31. totalling only 1.904,000 bales. GO @ 2010 according
to a Department of Agriculture statement.
500 141
600 3.00
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30 30 1000 ₪ 30%
280 @ 30
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Macao Electric 371 Telephone (0) INDUSTRIALS ..
Hope STORES, ETC.
30
10.30
4415 B015
"Rarefied atmosphere in an air- liner Nying at 14,000 ft. exploded a flamingo's cpg in the luggage of Ar Eilerard Bishop of Manchester."
AREFIED atmosphere
nothing to do with it. It is now a known fact that flamingoes have been living on a diet of rectly gunpowder and Mills bombs found way back to Spain, a sort of half- Spain. Then there is the handsome in discarded desert dumps to equip way house, until it was destroyed by
Plaza Francia whose columned-white themselves for the coming struggle. in 1071. Morgan
Punkma founded on the site of an old Indian walls and sweeping stairways make a Egg collecting may now be classed existing village of the same name, and the background for the busts of famous as a blood sport.
story is that a curse was put upon Frenchmen associated with the his- the site by an Indian chief whose tory of Panama. village was destroyed to make way for the Spanish elty. Well, if he did put the hex on the place, he certain ly did a bang-up Job, judging by the ruins extant today.
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a lot of
CHESS PROBLEM
By L. TELKES
will give the easterners
competition this year.
that few Today's
band is one good cord players should miss. three of The opening lead of the clubs is won in dummy with the nce, and the best play at this point | is to pull a small spade from dummy. East puts on the nine and declarer should cover with the 100,
West wins with returns another club,
the
jack and
which de-
the queen of hearts. and leads
East
another
club,
clarer has to ruff. Now
he leads wins which South ruffs. Next the six of spades is played, and when
plays Anesses dummy's low,
When it alght-spot. trick, start to play off sult.
declarer
18
West
holds the
the heart
Eventually West forced to trump, and there is nothing he can load that will do any damage. If he leads another club, South can
ruff it with the queen
of spades..
If West leads his last, trump.
South wins it in dummy with the ace of spades and the
the tricks are his.
balance of
Black, 6 pieces.
White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in three. Solution to Saturday's
problem:
1.KI-IC14. any: 2. Q. R, B, or Kt mates.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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11. The Biamose twins were, (as
12 A broken očal,,
13. Remit the head cover. (P). 14. Life Une of the vine. (4)* 16 Away from the roadway. (5)
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23. Start it (0)
25. Vilo transformation. (4)
26 There's no I.P. left in
shope. (3) 27. Declialog.
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2. The state of an emperor. (8)
(8)
3. I'm to the tat in Scotland. (B)
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annoy (9)
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the sap
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15. Can and how to pack up. (d)...... 17. Djasonal rib of « VALID. (8).
20 Went this in Berkanire. “(31)
23. Better gong with this dance, (3)
24. When the Doa etbe.' (8)-
was
with
Parrot strikes blow
The Bovedas or sea wall curves in a dazzling promenade around this
for freedom square, giving a view of the city and
The open door of the palace R degrading practice of humans in DEVOLTED by the sickening and the sea. bf the President offers a wonderful
to sit on uncom parrots view to the passerby, a view of a forcing Panama as we know it today, is courtyard
mother-of-pearl fortable perches and repeat mean- about 30 minutes by car from the columns, and a fountain about which ingless phrases such old elty. It is a gay place, and used white egrets hover. At the Atlantic Folly," a To
as "Prelly Tooting parrot with
escaped to be a shopping paradise, treasures commonplace and
terminus, Cristobal is. the American yesterday and managed to lure Mrs rarc, with beautiful items garnered from settlement and fort. Adjoining it is Ethel Searle of Datome-road, S. W., all over the world. From what we latter, of course, the tourist object sing "Polly Put the Kettle On" the Panamanian town Colon, the cn to a roof top where he got her hear, the old shops are gradually
building up their stocks of French live. Rich with flavour because it is several times.
a crossroads of the world. It has I have heard many birds sing
perfumes, embroideries, silks, tor-
toise shell and leather items and all plenty of cabarets, cafes and bars, the other things that used to be major objectives for the cruise visi- fors
Modern City
Panama City is modern and in teresting, Sights include the Cen- tral Plaza where, in 1821, Panama declared her independence
from
Radio Hongkong
1.K.T.
0, Programme Summary; 0.01, "Swing in a Sweet Mood": 0.30, Hospital e quest Halt Hour Presented by Nan Dickinson (Studio): 7, "Music Hall" Presented by Philip Burn & Alan itus- sel. (Studio): 130, Portuguese Half Hour (Studio): 0, "World" and Home Now (London Relay); 8.15, 5ongs by Mexican Composers song by Krederick Fuller (BBCTS): 8.30" "I Like What I Like" Presented by Eve Jolendavaky (Studio); 8. A Play "The Puppet "Moster" Dy Emer Bonet? (DECTS): D. London. Symphony Orchestre "The Wend of Youth Bulte (BBCTS); 10, World and Home Naws (London Relay); 10.15, Weather-Report; 10.30, Selections fram Opera; 10,45,- New Concert Orchestra; 1. Radio Newsreet; 11.10, Weather Res port and Clos Down
OUTWARD MAILS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 *Closing Times By Air
Shanghai, Nanking, Henkow, Tsingtao, Pelping, Kunming, Luchow, Amoy. Taipeh and Bwalow 230 pm.
Closing Times By Bas &.TTAIN
Straits (Sen) _3_pan.
Amor (Ga) 2 Din
Bangkok (850) 3 part.
Macao, and Twinchin (Bea), 4 pæn.
Straite, Aden, Egypt, and Mrope vii London (Hea) D plin, (par); 8 p.m. (ren); (4 p.m. (ord.),
Kongmoon (via Canton) (Train) 5. p.m. Canton (parcels and 2nd class mall) (SGA)
8 DJM.
Charming Drives
Dairy (New).. Watson (New) MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment
BRITISH STEEL PRODUCTION
for
The greatest decreases in exports were to Italy, China. the United Kingdom, Canada,: France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia.
The statement said that the lack of dollars was the reason for the drop in cotton purchases. It sald that "competition from foreign- grown cotton was not ✡ prime factor, as Egypt and Brazil were the only major producing countries that had large surpluses for export last year."
The statement also said that there was "unexpected delay"--in- ECA cotton shipments. Most importing countries reduced their commercial ECA cotton, but the fact that they held off will probably make it pos- sible for them to expand their "Im-: ports next year.
The Department sald that Brazilian
totalled cation exports
during the 1,041,000 bales was ending July 31.-United Press.
the'
U.S.
London, Sept. 12.-The steel pro- duction in Britain last month at an ponual rate of 14,117,000 tons, the highest rate of output yet recorded
nny August, British Iron and Steel Federation announced today,
Production for August compared with a rate of 12,084,000 July and with 12,179.000 tons in August [ year ago. Production usually falls off in July and August,
this not very difficult place with more
later, "but for a human There are charming drives out of the produced a fairly commendable He added: "Her stance rendering." Colon, but always the lure is that of Colon's shops along Front Street on the roof perch was not all I could Panama hats and all sorts of novelty with their perfumes, silks, nens, have wished for." lems, real tourist balt
Inferng," said the parrot when traditional vacation months.
I
Cristobni is neat, clean, laid out with mathematical precision, and [rich with the comforts that we so alrlly take for granted. At elther end of the Isthmus there. is nn American owned and run hotel where creature comforts are offered in for charraing setting, making thoroughly good time.
(Tomorrow: Sclance at Work)
For The American Eagazine by Irvin Taplan
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CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors
1. The Nile in Africo, 2, Primo James J. Carmera, Max Baer and
royal antelope Braddock. 3. The found on the west coast of Africa. 4 George Bernard Shaw. 5. Bhang, a hemp plant grown in India. 0. The giraffe which attains a height of 18 lo 20 feet.
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and down."
1ons In
The industry said that now the holidays were over production was back to its annual rate of 15,000,000 lons that prevalled before July. Industry is well ahead of the 14,050,000 tan raté of production set by the Government as the output target for steel this year-Reuter.
Record-Breaking Rice Crop
year
Imports Of
Sugar
Washington, Sept. 11-The U.S. of Agriculture today Department announced that shipments of sugar from nearby territories and foreign countries to the United States main- land during January to August totalled 3,440,000 tons, compared with 4,277,000 tons in the corres- ponding period last year, leaving a balance for all off-shore areas this, year of 1,403,000 1.
The Department also announced that through August this year ship menis of Cuban, Peruvlan and. Jova sugar for occupied foreign countries receiving United States aid totalled 024,000, tons.
The Department reported that Washington, Sept. 11.-The De sugar distribution in continental partment of Agriculture stated that United States for the week ending. Cuba was expecting a record-break-September 4 totalled. 147,000 tons, Ing rice crop during 1940 and that compared with 152,000 tons in the producers had asked for an import corresponding period last year, profect prices, | United Press, which they fear
fear would be threatened
quotn
an rica to
by the bumper crop.
The Department said that the second largest acreage of rice oti
record
sosson,
this
was planted in Egypt
estimated at 725,000 acres.
The record was sot last year with 803,000 acres United Press.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the total un
Taiwan
Exports
Doubled
Nanking Sept. 11-Exports from Talwan have doubled since the in- troduction of the new, gold yuart currency, according to a Centro) News report today
The report aid that between
official exchango market this morning at August 1 nnd 20. the island's exports
the following Tales
gold yuan (per yuan)
Sterling pound note (pir #1)
U.S. dollar (por $1)
Gold bars (por tani).
XIC plastres (per 100) Siam ticals (per 100) NEI guilders (per 100).
15.35 totalled US$240.000, but during the 14.03 Jast 10 days of August the tradò 204.00 *ggregated US$840,000.
11.40
1950 The chief -rexports, wető tén 40.50! cement, and sugar-United Pre