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-THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1948.
YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
By Galbraith
COPI, 1948 BY HŻA BERVICE, INC. T. M. ATG U. D. PAT, DEN,
8-24
"That's the beauty of a place like this-why, you could' tinker around fixing it up the rest of your life!"
• MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Shrewd Play Nets Three Overtricks
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY TOURNAMENT players
Through-
out the country were deeply grieved to learn of the leath of Mrs, Evelyn Lelhor. wife of
Bertram Lebbar, known
York WHN'
to New Lee. For
DIS announcer.
sporl fans sports several years he served the Lengue as treasurer. He is one of the League's Life Masters.
Taking care of the Lebinar fumi- ly of five children did not leave Evelyn much time to play tourna- ment bridge. buil when she did play, she usually enme In with ! good score. I recali playing with
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WHY DID
YOU INSURE A MAN NINETY YEARS OF AGE?
EXCLUSIVE 'TELS GRAPH' FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY
POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
have a
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very You itre what is called in the be theatre "qulek Studly", and you think onect about. You everything know learn so easily that as a student, you being wooed must guard úgainst
One superficialities, by too many brain can only hold so much. Don't try to cram it with the entire
BORN today, you
deBrite Renivs-it delined as the ability to take Infinite puing with a job. You are a demon for exactness. If you go into any thing you want to know every Liniest thing about it before making up your mind. Then, having once committed yourself to a programme
of netivity, nothing in the world is knowledge of all civilisalion. Learn Hing to stop you from forging to specialise. ahend.
Gre
You
fond et comfortable are able to go without living but everything but the barest essentials It becomes necessary to make a sacrifice for some life-long Meni.
It is quite possible that you may wed more than onee, for you will not be one who refuses to admit mistuke You could make a when it comes to emotional mutters. Haste in romance, far you, is not to he desired.
that
This flity would make you an excellent research scientists: lender in some new industry such a tele- vision, atomics and the like. You have a very drong imagination and are able to visualize n Anished pro det frun the earliest inceptimi o an idea. This, too: is a
valuable et pod should be used to serve you well throughout your 1fetime.
You huive natura! wit 201
which wins people over to To find what the slars have in for tomorrow. select your your side of an argument almost stare ngast their own
You have birthday star and read the corres- Le! ynur tia head for
business, too, and ponding paragraph. know a good thing when you see it. birthday stár be your daily guide.
wilia.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9
LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 23) - If a NEW ngreement
contract is offered, you may be sure it is a good one today. Take advantage of it.
SCORITO (Oct. 24-Nov. Sijck to routine and avoid all at- tempts to over-expand. Scrutinise all new kens very carefully,
SAGITTARIUS
23-Dec.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- - terested in farming, this thould be an ausplejoms day for your interests, Avold worry over trifes,
21) TAURUS (Apr. 21-May
communications Those Involved b
Advertising appeara are favoured. to bring excellent results too.
GEMINI (Nov.
(May 22-June 22)-An attitude toward 22)-Dorf't push things beyond their Improved mental PATENT OFFICE
rate If normal
Slendy your horne, job, and surroundings speed. routine results in a more favourable will give an optimistle ouliank for
the future. reaction than (over-nggressiveness,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-
BECAUSE, ACCORDING
TO OUR
STATISTICS!
FSW PEOPLE DIE AT
THAT
AGE.
Check Your
Knowledge
1. A duodenal affects which sex?
ukeer usually
2. What war the national emblem of France prior to the Revolution?
"Belles lettres."
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West North Earl Pass
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erected.
Name the composer · of upera "Don Glovil."
her in a mixed pair event, ant ahe got all of the tricks possible out of the hand shown today.
She won the opening lead of the four of spades with the ace when East put up the king.
cashed the nce of clubs
Next Kivel and led
the three-spot, winning in dummy with the queen. She led the dettee: of diamonds from
dummy and when East played low, Mix Leb- har won with the diamond
queen. Then
she led the jack of cluba and overlook it with the king. She wanted to create an exten entry into dummy.
The five of diamonds was Jed. East went up with the ace, de-
entry
clarer played the eight-spot.
ing the four
for
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CANCE! (June 23-July 23)-Not
***Ow's business, pal?**
BY
THE
WAY !
by Beachcomber
TODAY begins a series of T
of biographical sketches the Cabinet Ministers of the present Government.
Special attention has been pall to their past records, and there are ample quotations from their spee
(What? At one moment Oh, Oh. I see. Censorship of certain
Ropes,
or of the whole series? The tante xerica? Oh, Oh, I ate, Yes, very well.j
As you will have gathered, the
been has whole thing
censored. Ministers, you may nwathe freely The danger is pastor the again. moment. Daredevil Suet
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
U.S. INVESTMENTS
ABROAD
Washington, Oct. 8.-U.S. investments abroad totalled US$28,800,000,000 at the start of 1948, the Commerce Department has estimated.
RUSSIAN
U.S.
OFFER FOR broad rone US$8,100,000,000,
RUBBER
Lowton, Oct. 7.-Sir Oliver Goose tilleke, the light Commissioner for Ceylon, said today that talks hard taken place in London on a Russian offer to buy Ceylon's entre rubber output for 1949, with existing stocks for the current year.
at
Foreign Investments in the were estimated US$16.500,000,000. They in- creused by US$100,000,000 in 1947, while U.S. Investments
The Department saki Investments broad by private U.S. Intereste increased
in to US$1,100,000,000 1947-largest amount since 1928- to 11 lotul ́of US$10,700,000,000.
U.S. Government investments. abroad Jumped US$7,000,000.000 to a total of US$12,100,000,000, Chledy these
ese were loans to foreign govern- Invest- ments abroad mostly went into ments, while U.S. private
en- terprises controlled by U.S. Buins.
The figures on both U.S. Invest- "Certain discussions
ments abroad and toreign Invest- have taken ments here included money invested place with the Russian Trade Com-
In the World Bank and the Inter- Kingdonationals missioner in the United
Fund-inter- Monetary postilon to make but I am not in any statement at present," he added.
national organisations which have -Reuter.
their headquarters in Washington.
While the Bank and Fund receipts NEW YORK FUTURES
were helping to keep foreign_invest- ments in the U.S. high, the Depart New York Oet. Reports that ment noted, Individual foreign coun- Russia is buying all Ceylon's output
tries' investments here were dwindl. of rubber is putting a new com-
ling.
The Departinent explained that plexion on trade sentiment. If the den materialises, dealers foresee a
these
Jug *countries
Into cnsh U.S. In order to gradually tightening market, with holdings in the
eover their trade debts to the US, the possibility of prohibitive prices for good grades of crepe rubber. In addition, some countries began Moreover, they
seling ure of the opinion US. Investments to their citizens. Dul substantial amounts of that the eliminution of Ceylon from the world market would make There sales, Mnlayn the single large seller in the free market.
This news stirred
with
soine
together deeling in market values, reduced -foreign holdings of private U.S. scentities by US$300,000,000 during 1947 to total of US$3,200,000,000 nt the start of 1948, the Department
Take things easy at home today it your lay to howl! Keep very still of a pile marked "Staggered were signifying their willingness to said.-Associated Prese
(YOU CHI. There's harmony and rest
for you there. Don't force issues.
AQUARIUK (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)— Don't beenme entangled in a plan against your better Judgment. Eme- flons are not lo be trusted in mak- Ing important decisions.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Plans for marriage may also include plans for new home. Today is a good ther to do some house-hunting.
UNUSUAL ANGLES:
and
quiet. Rest and trouble may not find you.
rclix-and
LEO (July 24-Aar. 23) 11 health brings a tendency to worry unneces sarlly so guard your health. Avold brguments. Be conciliatory,
VIRGO
22) (Aug. 24-Sept. Emotions are
trust- not entirely worthy today, so be on your guard against them. Tuke à conductive and ptimistle view.
JAP SLEUTHS OH SO GLAD
NOW AS TIMES CHANGE
By RUTHERFORD POÅTS
TOKYO.—The occupation has done some strange things to Japan, Take the detective business, For example.
the backgrounds
Finds Silver Lining
following letler dropped
Schedules" in Suet's office:
Dear Mr Suet.
When you first came to tea at our house, my husband and I asked you to Come again, because we believed that your feelings for our dear Mabel were of a sentimental nature, Had we suspected that you were, In my husband's words, "using her to talk at about your confounded system of schedules, we should not have encouraged your visits. Mabel says she cannot stand more of this talk. So please do not come here again.
Yrs. sincerely.
Pour ony
Joan Fropworthy.
“A pointless quarrel"
DEAR Sir
Via. rulair Ploy."
Mrs Dreacle's suggestion thot Mrs Whibster should live on ants, Before the
scooped up by her tongue, "for a Decupation, Hirose month or two," merely to show how said, his big business was in check-dimcult this mode of existence would ing the family background, indus- be, is. to say the least of it, too try and character of prospective foolish to be taken seriously. Surely Thanks to Western Influence.
brides and grooms for the tradi- these two indies could find some- Japan's largest detective
tional middleman-arranged agency
marthing better to think-and quarrel- 3. What do you mean by the term for the first time in its history is rluges. Now that business is going about
In these difficult times. If specialising in sleuthing for crimi- on the rocks, he fears, because the Mrs Whibster's sneering reference to mals and lost property instead of new democracy is giving modern intenters offended Mrs Drencle, sure- snooping lo
of young Japanese the right to deelde ly the offending remarks could be 4. What nume is given to the
gracluusly withdrawn. weight used in measuring drugs and Prospective brides and grooms. Now whom they'll marry.
it has started advertising in
in English. medicines?
The results are interesting.
The other slay furtive little Bul democratic reforms inve -5.--- Name-the-first lighthouses over Japanese stuck a handbill into this-their-silver-lining-for-detectives, A-haven-of-rest-
correspondent's hand and hurried even, Hirose admits. Thefls and down the Ginza, where he repeated other crimes have increased during LETTER objecting to "people the scene with mother American the hard times since surrender, and the
who go to the theatre and then Featuring picture of A nude
the reorganised Japanese police spond their time in the bar" remind- woman, in Japan's best conception for
matching forces aren't
the pre-ed mo of a criticism which appeared of western style "come-on" adver- tising, the handbill asked in bold ccupation polige in cracking down in the old Rochdale Observer, when
un lawlessness,
Ilirose claims.
I was editor. Our dramatic critic, letters: "Whose do you searching?" He spoke nostalgically of the old Henry James, wrote: "By the end of
days, when there were no rules the second not there wasn't a Up Seven Flights
against beating information out of mouth in the house." Before the reader could puzzie suspects anil probing Into, every that
one out, it followed with: detail of the Japanese citizens' pri- The new, reformed po- Without waver. vate lives. "Please comeon! Surely and speedy find out. A man lice, he insists, can't solve a lot of who is searched for lost property, enses, etc. It is pride in 30 years history and
erience. Teikoku Detective Agency."
Answers on Cotone S
· CHESS PROBLEM
By P. H. BARRON
Black, 5 pieces.
up domestic faetery demand and a few buyers reach up for the higher shipment) offerings.
Pending further news of the Rus- lan deal, dealers
expecting continued stability in the market.
are
EXPORT SURPLUS DOWN Washington. Ort. 8-The United States export surplus dropped to $300,000,000 in August, the lowest In nearly two years. Imports in- rreased nearly $40,000,000 to a to- Prices closer as follows, 10 to tatal of $558,500,000. points higher, en sales fotalling 38 con-
including Exports,
foreign aid tracis
dropped relief shipments, October in cents per th.) 21.02 nominal and
to $908,200,000. Textile -$35,000.000
to one bolt and exports dropped 211 machinery two-thirds of last year's monthly average. Import increases
sugar, primarily
vegetable 21.32 nominat were
products, chrome, thi, textlie obres 21.17
and manufactures-Associated Press, 221.12
November
December
February
January (THU)
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August September
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21.01
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United Preun,
Motor Firms To Co-operate More Closely
London, Oct. 7-The announce-
ment that Britain's
motor manufacturing the Austin Company
HONGKONG
SHARES
This morning's turnover on the Stock Exchange lolalled $133,423.
Transactions ami
follow:-
BIARES
GOVT. LOANS
BANKS
noon
prlees
BUYERS SELLERS BALES
3462 (1940)...
East Asia
INSURANCES
Canton
Union ..... Underwriters
greatest poCKS, ETC. concerns--
and the
Nuffield Organisation are to work. in closest co-operation is interpreted | ·
K. Whort (0) N. PL. Wharf, LAND, HTC, IK Hotel
Shn Land
In London as the first move 10 PIC UTILITIES pare the industry for keen compell- on from the United States manu- facturers.
The most
important long-term result of the pact is expected to be considerable standardisation of Austin and Morris parts between
u
dry
Carn
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
Vice-Chairman of the Nuleid Organisation, Mr R. F. Hanks, said today he thought the whole scheme would take about five years.
The Austin Company has made since the war. spectacular progress particularly in its invasion of the American market. The Nuffield Organisation has also achieved great successes In Its export effort. particularly with its smaller horse-
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New York, Oct. 3.
The
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almost
2
1
9.
For the Arst time in his agency's 1. The male, while a gastele ulcer The Praivute 30-year history, Hirose says, people is commoner in the female. 2.
including alled residents, are fuer-de-lls. 3. It embraces the branches of literature: An ultached map gulled me to turning more and more in private various
thefts, locute rhetoric, poetry, history, etc. 4. seven detectives to solve the agency's location, up
and solve other | Apothecaries' weight.. 5. The light-power Morris and Wolseley saloons. Argentine Peso (Oficial) lights of stairs to the office of missing persons
that
off the coast of pollee
Argentine Pesa (Unatielali formerly house of Pharos, Hiroshi Hirose, bass of the agency's cases
The new pact
into Australia brings entirely-United Egypt, one of the seven wonders of small army of 3,000 detectives, handled
partnership the two most
dynamic Brazii the world. 0. Mozart. Press.
Belgium stationed all over Japan.
mea in the British motor industry, Canada Viscount Nufield and the director Chille
France
India
Mexico
New Zealand
Peru
Portugal
dummy. East ewone back with the
and Mrs.
six of spades
played the juck, West,
Lebhar having no 73423
entries. thought for a moment
then played low, hoping that his
partner could get in and
ather spæde.
Now
Mrs.
lead an-
Inke the
Lebhur cashed the king of diamonds and led the four- spot over to dummy. This mule it possible for her to heart finesse. She was sure that West did not have the king of hearts. When her fuck of hearts held, she and the club for s entry to dummy to take another heart finesse, making six-odd and a top score on the hand.
White, 7 pieces. White to play and male in t100.
Solution to westerday's problem: .
.1, K-R4. J . R-K8: 2, p
K; ... (B8; 2, P-B7; 1... R-K18; 3, P-K17: 1 R-R8; 2. P-7.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
16.
Actu
1. Living nor hut beyond the elty.
(6)
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1. Valuanin lettora y
10. Tribal unleet. (8)
11. Hat-badze. 17
13)
14. Not quite an dara but intricate,
16. This 100k mig de found in the
'Midlands,. (3)
10
leave the alternative.
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A et Angunt of work, " 141
21. DitegaTOR (H)
22. Steady attachment. (0)
Dowi
1. Green and edible, (8)
2. It provides the dunce's hat
Onfor. 13)
It (3)
191
equirement, t Requirement. (I
3. The not a clock stand. But
ustly a book, (4-5) Fashionable sort of dome. (4)
19. Occupation of a deformed tracer.
19 He's toting among sham ospreya.
16. A rat hele
17. A nasty old woman. 13)
3. It could have Usen an acre. (4)
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Belution ul Testerday's muscle-Acting Ja Grotesque 8,- Ungaiva, 10. Witt, 11. Prote: 15. Chaguari 14. u 15. ftari; 10. Ones: 18. Fiba; 92. Paliw; 23. Taji Downa J. FAX: 25. Blox), 26. Cany stulbes pie 2. Orphas
Bjape; 4, Hyfi- thetles 5." Curer; 5, 3
earn
Neerasini 14 ans): 17. Ewe: 19.
Led: 21 D0: 12 Haf.
his Hirose proudly noted that Engilah advertising is done by H mani who says he is a former En- glish teacher in a girl's middle Is this not very high school." class advertisement?" he asked,
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Closing Times by Air Shanghal. Nanking, Hankow. Tsingtao, Peiping. Swatow, Amoy and Taipeh, 3.30 p.m.
Air Parcel Post for USA only (Kowloon
CPO 430 pm: (Gro) & p.m.
Closing Times By Sea & Train
Manila (Bea) 3 p.m.
Shanghal (Sea) à p.m.
Macao and Tainshon (dea) 4'
Kongmoon via Canion (Trala) 8 p.m.
Canton (parcels and
(Sea) b.m
2nd
Class
SATURDAY, OCTOBER D Closing Times By Air Canton, Kowloon CPO) 720 am..
a.m., 12.30 p.m., 3 p.m.: (Gro) 7 a.m.. 3.30 a.m., noon, 2.30 p.m. Shanghai, am, (red); 2.31 B.. ford), Manila, P., Honolulu, USA and Canada.
0.30 am. (g) 10 a.m. (ord),
Ordinary Airmail (Printed Matters. Sam. ples and Small Packets Fosta) for USA, (Kowloon CPO 0.20 a.m.; (CIO) 10 Hankow, Shanghai, Nanking.
Chungking, Swetow
aju,
Amoy,
Taingian, Vol. and Toochow
Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karacht. Bahrein, Catro (airobi, Johannesburg and Marellies via Calra) Rome and London. (Kowloon CPO) 430 p.m.1 (GPO) & p.m.
Unigon and Paris, 4 pm.
Closing Timer By 801 & Truli Macro and Teinshan (Box) 1.50 am. Straits. (Rea) 10 mm.
Swatow and Dangkok (69) 10 a.m.
Shanghat (Ben) 10 kan.
Amoy (50) 10 am.
Macao and Teinshan-(e) 2, p.rri.
Canton (ted class mail only) · (Tralu)
2 p.m.
Australia and New Zealand via Sydney
(Boa) 3 p.m.
·Manila, Aden and Marseilles (Box) 3 pm.
SALUTE +538.
EDITORO PREDU REAVIOR.
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3.00/3.12
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Venezuela
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Singapore
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US 0.2977
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of Austin's, Mr Leguard Lord. England Heuter.
CHINA PRODUCE Africa
QUOTATIONS
New York, Oct. 1. Antrced oil, per lb. F.O.D.
New York ...
US$0.50/A3 Fon
2.00/2.30
New York. FOD.
Agat agar per 1.
New York..... Bandalwood, in drums, de-
pending cri quantity * Quality
Tung off. In tank cam, P.C.D,
New York per the
Berylum, 10 to 12 percent]
per tun.******
Molybdenum,
100 percent)
per lb. **********
Bristles, F.O.D., New RA follow:
Monkew. regular amort-
ments
Chungking regular assorte
menta
Shanghal regular amort-
menia
Tientsin, 20's aboris
0.21- not,
20.00/28.40
0.45
Sweden
Shanghal (per Gold Yuan)
Netherlands
BRITISH PORT STATISTICS.
London, Oct. 8-British port arrivals and departures of vessels York, per ib. with foreign trade.cargoes rose to n new postwar high level in July. The arewals nt of Trade sald US$450 nom. Board
4,800,000 tons net were 10 percent 2.05 nom.higher than in June, and equal to 34 2.00 noin. percent of the daily average for 1138. Departures totalled 3,010,000 tons and the daily average, which hos risen continuously since last Novem- her, was 12 percent higher than that for June and reached 72 percent of the Agure for 1038 Associated ¡Press.
0.80 kom. 10.30/11.00 -United Press.
Tientain 20's regular ....
North Atlantic
Shipping Ratos
Patis, Oct. 7.No change in
Exchange Rates
Business, was dona in the focal un-
North Atlantic shipping rates will official exchange market this morning
be made in the season 1040-49, it at the following rates
Starling · pound note (per £1) .... 19.05 was anounced here this evening | UH. dollar (per #1),
at the close of the British-North | Gold bars ¿por tesi), American Shipping Conferencem thats ther 400)
FIC piastre (per 100) Heuter.
NEI gulders (per 100)
17.00
25,00