FOR
YOUR SPARE
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1948.
MOMENTS
EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
POCKET CARTOON
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......
BY STELLA
by OSDERT LANCASTER
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"If we invite your mother, we'll still be stuck with the twing while she runs to bingo parties and aquare dances -she ought to settle down!"
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In what }.
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
states is the
Great
DAY'S hand is from my former American Desert located? associate. Col. Russell J, Dald-
TODAY
win, tournament manager of the
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
DONN today, your key charac- of opposition, you hold on with a teristle, most likely, is a highly Arm determination and continue the
is almost fight for what you want. Intuitive nature which psychle in its intensity. To disregard it, would be to deny yourself one of the greatest talents which the stars can give a human being. To misuse this gift, would be a betrayal which could never be condoned.
AVC
which
Your ideals must always be held high and your capabilities always used for good. Your strong will and firm determination can be used to Important some progress toward
eventually cun objective brlog yon fame as well as fortune.
it talented You
music. literature, and the arts. It behooves you to discover your talent at a early age and develop it fully. Your life uy at always be an easy road to travel, but fortunately, you
Ability the
to Overcome have
Your abstacles and forte abend. self-confidence in almost sublime and even when faced with all kinds
mure
Your emotions are strong and your undivided. ence your loyalties affections have been directed toward anyone. Be careful in the choice of your companions, for a friend can do no wrong in your eyes. You will entire defend a friend against world of criticism if need be. You will be most content if wed at an
for much of early age,
around your happiness revolven own family
minds and have very determined usually manage to become "boss" at home. whether your other halt realised it or tol In this regard, You can be tactful and diplomatie,
power "back-stuge." being perfectly happy to net ns the
circle.
You women
stars have th To find what the
your for tomorrow, select store birthday star and rend the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally guite,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 23)-The promotion of business affairs appear secondary to romance in the scheme of things today.
**SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov.
22)--
An all-around, good roclal day. but nut one for important or significant business negotiations.
(Nov. 23-Jce. SAGITTARIUS 23)-A favourable day it you do nol ver-each yourself. servative in apportioning budget.
vert
"If we was in Derlin and I was General Kotikov, yer know where
dontcher 'd be,
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) -laste be acekdents, zo can only cause careful in all you undertake right
cusity Care ci now. reversal,
21-May 21)- TAURUS (Apr. Postpone Important decisions, and be thoroughly conservative in all your actions to get the best results,
Fullce were called pesterday 10 GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-Be
cautious this morning.testigate the theft of a despatch | espreially
conditionsruse from a car mutside the Ministry advances.
The cose Bubbleblowing. of your improve materially interests.
CANCER
De con-
As
ut the
for !!
23)- (June 23-July Mixed conditions will be confusing unlesa
you are level-headed unemotionat la all you do. maliny
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- The balance of favour is on your ]" ;t# may not sle, even if it
Act spectacular as you might wist. wisely.
July LEO romance shows AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-
conditions Soemi affairs, if you are put over other br may
thoroughly Don't push atalost extravagant,
for tid to turn. Business remains slow. enjoyed,
VIRGO (Aug. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--Stick te familar routine 50 matter what Personal business the provention. Unexpected changes advantageous.
you from your journey, watt must not swerve
begins it. purpose.
UNUSUAL ANGLES:
A
longed to Mr Charles Stel, the Director of the Society for General Mr Suet was attending Purposes. 143253 The 713.841st session of the Com- Remainice appointed to Prevent Every- thing, and had forgotten to lock his The case in bellered to have contained very important figures. (News item.)
23)-A 24-Aug. Improvemcul, but remain stymied. the pricks. Walt
24-Sept.
Eene
SUET, ESQ., later admifted la
22)-C. the police that the figures were
affairs continue If contemplating 6479243 tumorrow
NOT WITCHCRAFT-JUST
OLD MEDICAL SECRETS
By ROBERT BRANSON
so secret that he preferred not to He refused to discuss the matter. confirm or deny that they might be the latest Bigures of tack - binder the Republic of San exports Salvador, or, alternatively, the ze- Turns of something or other
14
| Northumberland,
An inquiry will follow
Irem
FFICIALS a! the Ministry worked late, trying to discover what Bgures had disappeared, who back handed them to C, Suet, Esq. and whether there was not a dupli- cate sulphur copy in some Ble or basket. "tenkage" passed The grin word
people are given "is
from tip to. lip. but many
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
7
CHINA AID PLAN
SOON
TO START
New York, Sept. 30.-Replacement and recon- struction in China under the Economic Co-operation Administration should get into actual operation in another month, according to Charles Stillman, chief of the Technical Survey Mission to China.
He anticipated actual buying to be felt much sooner. operations for the first of a Sullman, before leaving for China series of projects will get under today, explained that a new ap- prouch is being used in organizing way in November, and said the the spending of the first 35 million whole programme so far map-dollar alloiment. He said in ench ped, involving 35 to 70 million of the four projects Initially selected the dollars allocated, will take nt and mounting to US$400,000,
project least two years to
applicant has selected an complete.
engineering firm to estimate repince- He added that benefits will begin ent needs, procure equipment and
HONGKONG
SHARES
in
$102.880 Business totailing value was put through on the Hong- kong Stock Exchange this morning.
Deals and ooon prices follow:- BHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES
DANKS
INSURANCES
Canton
Linion
Underwiltekn DOCKA, KTE
! Bank Fast Anto..
2009
141
70219
300
24
1401%
Dock
225
Juvident
20
Sal Dock
1915
13 20
K Whart 101
LAND, ETC.
1JK Hotel Nhat Land
Harya
X Humphrey
(i)
UTILITIES
From
20 20
2012
Don
20%
300 0 20 05 100 20 33
Star Ferry
130
20.71
1000 29,70
1460 x 20 70
230 20 n
45 in ra n
M20.CO
Light (NY
Cully timids
10
Light INI
neity paled) 17
#ectric
372
384
Marm Eterini 2012
500 0 30 700
242
INDUSTICALS
Cerent
41
100 or 4475
STORES, ETC. Dairy 10)
...
(New)
Watson (OBD). Watson COTTONS
Ewo
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment
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5 235
1
12
300 2 53
London Stocks
Marked Up
SPOONFUL of crushed pearls Crushed and mixed with and powdered gold is fed twice and honey, they
Hyderabad general tonic" for all bed patients.ubted whether Suet himself knewness on the Stock nt patients a day to Chy's Unani Hospital. An ancient Two spoonfuls a day cost less than
medletne 60 cents (US). mysterious cul nf
popular with "10 is very still flourishes there.
the
No "modern" drugs are prescribed patients." Dr Khan said. He dipped stone Jar and held spoon into a 1:0 penicillin. 110 Unoni:
out a smear of taffy-coloured paste sulfanilamide, no aspirin,
white and yellow Patients are treated instead with Breked with
powdered specks. "Just try it." metals. Beras, previous
thick and It tasted lizards and more than 2,000 other
2. How many points does a Mart Bridge League. ish have? that is
6550cinted
American Contract,
Ji is his name
with mine
3 During what war
in the McKenny-Baid-
WILS
con-
win movements which are used in suciption is adoptest in the United "Indigenous powers" that come from honey. I wasn't bad. tournaments throughout the country.
the war, Baldwin's mathe- During matical ability was employed by the government in ballisties.
States?
1. From what is
chocolate
Although Baldwin selton plays tanec? bridge, he ** an outstanding vard player. He Ggures every plny with mathematical precision, as he d
in lady's hand.
North's bid
of two spades over. | 1wn hearts was an aee-showing: bidh, necessarily show a
and
did not
spade suit.
the queen
ic
Then trumps, an
Baldwin won the opening lead of
of clubs with the ner
three took
rounds
discarded when East the king of clubs on the last round Baldwin had, a clear of diamonds, pleture of the hand. He knew that East had held only two diamonds. and he felt sure that he had only two clubs. That left him with
nature rather than tories.
from labora-
Cost Is High
to what the gures
suprvice its installation.
Altogether, Congress has alloted 400 million dollars for Chinn relief Bud reconstruction. Of ปธ... 275 millon has been set stile ECA nad 123 million for military.
for th
INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS Seventy million dollara ore involved In Sillman's projects for while the other industrial purposes, 205 million goes into a Chinese com- modity programme,
Under Stillman's plan, the first 35 million dollars will be used to reconstruct
μονές
conl plants, mines, railways and other essential Industries. Under the plan China's
ECONOMY
on rehabilitation is to be integrated with Japan's.
Buying for the Chineze zira- gramine will be done not only in
bust in the United States
other Marshall plan countries as well as Ja. Some must be done in Ger- many also, especially that involving parts of damaged power
installed originally
by Arms.-United Press.
plants German
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
New Yock, Sept. 30,--Closing rates for fmrich exchange were:-
Argentine Pen 10ml)
Algentian Pera
Australa
Brazi Belgiumo
Canada
Farland France
Mexico
Unofficial)
Usto=074
2002
1.23
.0450
0220
.92%
1003212
4034
D032
3024
1450
4.00!
DM95
40312
4550
Venezuela
Netherlands Itatavia
Shangha! (per Gold Yuan
1010
Yuan)
New Zealand
Peru) Portugal
Sth Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay
London, Sept. 30.-Though busi- Singapore Hongkong Exchange was referred. (6
slack. very
denters cheerfully baldermarked up prices wherever inquiry thing that looked like real invest-
he bas to handle so much There will be an dash.
but not much of it one.
Marginal note
sweet, like
be
If Mrs Whibster thinks it funny
any-
ment buying appeared today. This was responsible for rises of 1/8th
and in old Consols to 77-15/10ths of 3/16thn In Transport 3 09-3/8ths.
to
In general, the whole list was up
least by 1/16th.
4735
-United ITES.
PARIS MARKET
Paris, Sept. 30-The following exchange unomelal were quoted in zaten market here today--
the
Free market UR$20 (gold plece), Free market US$ noted..
lack market US$1 (note)
Francs
16,609
313 440
-United Press. POUND NOTE New York, Sept. 30-The British pound nude was quoted in the unofßeial market here today of US$2.82.-United Press.
ZÜRICH EXCHANGE
Zurich, Sepf, 30-The following ex- elente rates were quoted in this market
In the industrial section, changes there was but were less striking selective demand for such issues as those of coke oven concerns which are to be bought by The National today:- Coal Board.. Others were up a few us. dollar. ренее.
Sterling
Oils were frimer with Royal Argentine pesa Dutch up 4th to 23.
that first-class suggestion THE
scuts in the trains should abolished will be hotly opposed by at
who have third-class passengers, For Many Ills "Our most basic medicine." Dr grown necustomer to seizing all the have would und The treatment is apt to be expen-
In rst-class seats Khan sald. He explained that obsive. One they spoonful of a com
nowhere to sit. general od eniled Jawahir muben" costs ardition to its use
Its formula tnnie, gold-undi-pearl paste is pre- approximately US$65.
tuberculosis, chronic Mrs. Dreacle hits out 7. Explain is terms V-Day calls for powdered emeralds, rubles, scribed for
pearls, gold, silver, musk and un- rheumatism, weakness of the brain.
asthma,
bronchitis, nosal and V-J Day?
berurl.
epilepsy mul "loss of male vigour."DEAR SIR,
The medicines are mixed in the
to sneer at the habits of the ant- ants, live on "pharmacy," huge third-storey
by her tongue, for a scooped up room filled with boiling cauldrons, cater, let her try
We should soon see. month or two. hissing gas jets, bottles,
Yrs, truly. (Mrs) Amy Dreacie. pestles and old books.
The walls are lined from Boor to range bottles. They ceiling with
lass jars of gold and From Inge silver leaf to squal beakers of pearls, emeralds for diabetes) and rubies
for heart and brain).
water There are bottles of rose (bowel diseases), dried lizards (loss shopeless vigour) and of male
6. State the difference manslaughter and murder,
between
(Auswers Un Cohen 31
Df
CHESS
PROBLEM
By F. NOVEJAEQUE
ve
Black, 10 pieces,
1.0.
West won with the
East
and four in the major sults.
At this point Baldwin cashed the
ace, kinst and
queen of hearts,
discarding two clubs
from dummy.
then he led the small club, which
Jen-spot.
was squeezed and let go spade.
West's best defence at this
puint
was to give declarer a shaff and a
club
and
rug, so he continued with a
ped in chummy, trumped Baldwin East let go a heart. Declarer alta fet go a heart, then led a spare from dummy in the king and Init down the last diamond.
Once again East was squeezed. If he let go a heart, Baldwin's lat heart would be good. If he let go a space, Daldwin would lend Jack
the
of spades, overtake in dummy with the ace, dropping the queen, and the ten would be good for the last trick.
At trick No. 4 Baldwin had cor- rectly rend Enst's distribution and knew that from then on, East wo5 going to be squeezed.
CROSSWORD
Actors
1. A theory by which all things.
are held in common. (9)
7. The went. (0)
DOG GE
White, 10 pieces.
It is Unam's best medicine," e- cording to Dr Falarrahinan Khan, a man who is the stout gray-haired
"It is vire-president. hospital's wonderful with heart diseases."
But because of its rost, Dr Khan ded. jawahir morha usually reserved only as "the last restt." Plain gold and pearls are cheaper.
is
mortars.
Radio Hongkong
ILK.T.
The main lesson of the day was
Swine FranION
3.88 10.50 0.52.
***United Press.
that the publie is still not interested NEW YORK METAL
or in
in shifting its investments pating fresh money into securities it this time-United Press.
CHINA PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
OUTWARD MAILS organs tannemia. bakiness), ler's Joy A Comedy Thrister by Jolin Antared oll
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Closing Times By Ar
Nanking. Pelping. Swatow,
Shanghat.
3.30 p.m.
Innkow. Tsingtao, Amoy and Taipeh,
Closing Times Ny Sea & Train
Amoy (Hea) 3.
Shanghal (Hea) a p.m.
Macne and Tainshan (Sea) 4 p.m.
Kenginoum (Sea) 3 pm.
There are hundreds of minerals and thousands of herbs.
Hospital Modern
resembles
In many ways, Unani
Its hospital. the most modern wards are spacious and well venti- tated. The marees wear crisp white uniforms. Every thing is spotlessly
Canton Iparcels & 2nd class mall) (Sex) { elvan.
n
5 pm.
X
White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's. problem:
1, Kt-KU8. 1
2 KIXQ; }
Ki8 (ch): 1. 133 Tch): 1
Kt5 (ch).
2
13
14
10. Krenuli s comuto troso; pertaini
ing to the present condition of
12
13
the universe. 13-6)
12. Ti menti ст nichanga
for
honey, 44
13. A deformed rose, 14)
14. Poetically enough, 14)
14. Merit (4)
to
17. Nation Nothing
#1}}
mada
1
peech about it. (7)
27
19. Route.
Ju Hetoriard resin, 181
F3
22 631 (4)
15, Merchanüber j
25. First Burn of the two. 351
Down
1. Monieran for a change.
4. Math. 131
IR)
Q-BI (ch);
others
120
22
17. Overturned soil, 14).
33, The Bcottish form of ch
6'
a sucir plans, as well as man's Solution of yesterday's puzzla....Acrom:
often da smica, 199
A TRIB-uge le rude to me.
5. Cape. (4)
Agitate. (4)
H. Bactie to he feared, (8)
P. Heral, 101
Fachleuninded person. (6)
Ab Kantero M. trętwidet
Hee: 19% Bare; 20
na: 16. Quit; 14,
1. Caso 18 le 9) yerlari Down 1eki-or: Word- truck 3. Innrufete: 4 PU; D Dam: ?.
122, ten.
$2.1#. 1 rije: 12 Alfred: 135 Botti 14 Dieren: 27 item. 18. Alo.
Straits. Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Europe
Army Landon Relay); s
Behina produce 171 the New York
New York, Sept. was amted feday Imarket as follows:-
par it..O.. New York .... Ca-sia 4 per 1. 7.0.8.
New York.
FOR Apa ar per it.
New York Tong as in tank cars F.0.3.
New York
0 30/10
2.00/2.30
3.00/3.73
021-1111
20.00/2300
percent)
045
Deryllium, 10 to 12 percent)
MolybdenuIJA, (10
per fun ...
per Th.
# Programme Summary: 601, "Travel- Jowett (BBCTS); 030, Platter Trac" Preaented by Philip Burn (Studio): 7 Cammonwealth and Westen Union-No. by Implications" Strategie 4: "The
Wallace
Gaforth. Previously Colonel Director of Weapons Ilesearch, Canadia
Talk un with Sporta (Studio): 7.50,
Melachrino and His Wings"--Gearge Strings with Pauln Green and Wilfred
BRISTLES Bames (DRAS); B, World and lfome Ne (London Itelny): 0.15, Traditionat Song: and
Bristles, FOB. New York per ID. #th Stand"-Brighote "Bond A.30,
asirick Bane. (BBCTS); 9. The Snow follows
#egular assortiments (By Special Request) by Paul Han) ow, Goone"
4.50 nominat Gallico With Joan Loring and ferberl
Chungking regular assortments Marshall, speelally recorded in the Tinited
2.00 nomial States: 030, Brahms: Variations O
Shanghai, regular asortments of Theme by Paganini-Egun Petri Plane;
265 Roman, 0.45, Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 nedlean A Major....Minneapolis Sym, Orel
1080/11.00 10. World and Home News (London Re-
United Press. Jay): 10.15, Weather Report: 10.10, The Art of Living" by the Late James Agate. "We ourselves cannot always ex- plain why our medicines work. But, (DRCTS): 10.30, Composer Cavalcade.... "Fats" Waller....(OBS); 11, India News my friend, they have been working neel (London Betay): 11.45. Weather Re- for centuries."
prust and Cinse Down.
vis London (Rea) 3 in. (par. reg here." Dr Khan said. "We ord),
SATURDAY, OCTOBER z
Closing Times By Alk
Canton, Kowloon CFO) 750
m
to
... 12.30 pan., 3 p.m.: (GPO) 7 7. 9.30 a.m.. rion, 2.30 p.m.
Shanghai, am treg $30 am. ford). Mantia P... Honolulu. USA and Canada,
9.30a.m. treg): 10 a.m.ford).
Nanking. Hankow. Amoy.
Tsingtao. Pe p.m.
Chungking, Swatow
Shanghool.
and Feochew, Bangkok, Rangoon. Calcutta.
Karachi,
ahrein, Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Barselles (via Cairo) Rotae and
4.30 London, (Kowloon
CPO)
(CPO) 8 p.m.
Swatow (Sex) 1 pm.
Canton (2nd class mail only) (Train
Salgon, and Paris. 5 p.
Closing Times By Sen & Train
Macau and Tsinshan (Sea) 7.30 a.m. Formona via Keelung and Shanghai (Sea)
10 a.m.
Japan (ordinary letters ant cards only)
(Hea) 10 0.901.
Saigon and tangoon (Sea) noon." Macho and Tainshan (8e) a p.m. Canton (2nd class mall only) (Train)
2.m.
Tangkok (Sea) 3 r.m.
Manila (e) 3 pm.
Maeno and Tsinsinn (Hea) 4 p.m. Kongmoon via Canton (Train) 5 pm. Canton (parcels & class innil) (8ta)
5 p..
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Answers
3.
Eas
1. Utah and Nevada. 2. Five, The Civil War 4. The cocoa bean.
victory 5, V-E Day refers Europe; V-J Day refers to victory over Japan. 6. Manslaughter is the unlawful klling of a human being premeditation, without malice or
while murder is idling with malice and premeditation.
"We do not practise witchcraft
make use of medical secrets that hove been proved successful by the ages.
Persian, Our theories are the siftings
Greek. Mogul, Egyptian. Hindu and Arab knowledge.
COLLIER'
855
Tingiz, 26's shorta Ticulsin, 20% regular
Nuts And Bolts
Agreement
Washington, Sept. 30.-Britain and and the United States are to sign
for an agreement providing
the standardisation of all nut and belt threadings about the middle of next month, it was learned here today.
The agreement will finally put on end to a situation which caused considerable dimeulty Ant
incon-
and venience during the last war will provide an important basis for standardisation of arms the projected between the two countries.
It is premmed that France and other European countries will even- tually join in the "nuts and bolts" agreement.-Reuter.
Discount Rate
Set In Paris
Paris, Sept. 30.-The Bank
of
MARKET
following
New York, Sept, 30-TC_
ket here todays Copper Electrolytic, Export FAS. New York, per ib. Zine, (Prine Western, New Värkt per 100 kg.... Manga (Electrolyte, 99.3 peternt Manganese) dr ivered cast of Missteppi River, per Bl.
were quoted in the Metal Mar
•
2315 cents 15.05 cents
32.00 cents United Preka. The following prices were quoted for
Det 1on Copper. NO.1.
13hd7
ton Lead, 1.0.1. per
theavy Stev. FOB. per ton (No.
1 heavy melting)
US$13.50/15.75
17.50/10.00
38.09/30,00
United Press.
Anglo-American
Scrap Deal
London, Sept. 30- was learned taring that an Anglo-American agreement is near on the allocation of German steel scrap.
Whitehall sources said that almost ten million tons of steel scrap are available in Bizonia, and British In- terest in this scrap has greatly In- created as a result of the new arma- neut programme.
It is understood that Britain and the United States will cually share the scrap allocated.-United Press.
Siam Admitted To
Monetary Fund.
Washington, Sept. 30.-Slam was today accepted by the Board of Governors as a new member of the International Monetary Fund.
The elections to the directorate resulted in only one change: Vene- zuela took the place of Mexico as one of the two Latin-Amerlenn re- presentatives. Reuter.
Exchange Rates
Rusiness was doce in the local on-
at the following rates
France today set its discount rate ataletal exchange market this tening
three percent.
Sterling pound info iper £11 ... 140DO raised from 1.9, dollar (per 81),
to 3 percent on September 4 Gold bars (per tael
the inflation FIC plastros (per 160)
The rate had been
2
"The idea! Trying to kiss me-on his salary!"
an a move to fight
morace.-United Press.
Slam ileala per 100)
NET guilders (per 100)