THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY
POCKET CARTOON By STELLA!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
COPR. 1941 BY WEA SERVICË, MIGL T, M. RED. V. R. VAT, OFF.
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"We're awfully glad to see you, Eddio-you're always the life of the party! Did you get your allowance?"
• MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Squeeze Play Nets Two Overtricks
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE
1048
Intercollegiate
cham
plons are Luther M, Schliesser Jr., and Frederick C. C. Krueger
of Capital University,
Columbus,
0. Approximately 100 colleges e-
tered the contest this year,
Each college qualified four pairs, who played the set hands sent to them by Geoffrey Met
Mott-Smith of New York, manager of the inter-collegiate championship tournament.
The r
sults were returned to Mott-Smith, who scored them and selected two pairs from eight national zones, who
In Chicago to play the
two- session fuals. The Capital Uni- versity pair won by a top score on! today's hand.
He
The opening lead of the diamond king was won by Krueger, ti:cn led a small club to dummy's back 10 ace, and played a heart
Ied A second club was
the nee.
and now the jack was finessed.
DUMB-BELLS
REGISTERED US)
PATENT OFFICE
I DON'T SEE HOW
A MOTH GETS ANY NOURISHMENT
ALL IT EATS
16 HOLES!
Check Your Knowledge
1. What city is called the "nerve centre of the Soviet Union"?
2. In music, what is falsetto?
Jins the
3. How many
names
Krueger did not make the mis elty of Leningrad (Russia) had? take at this point of cashing
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Pass
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out
4. Give the order in which the colours of the rainbow are arranged?
Why are proteins needed in 5. our food?
6. What Is the lightest structural metal known?
Answers on Column 4
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. F. C. ` AN DER LINDEN Black, 10 pieces.
10.
of l's
his clubs. Ho let the seven spades and played low from own hand, telling West win with the jack. He did this to give West a chance to cash out his queen of diamonds and thereby set up dum- my's jack. Also, it might place the hand
n position for a squeeze. West did exactly what Krueger wanted. The queen
of diamonds was cashed and the third diamond led, dummy winning with the juck. Now a small heart Was played, won with the king, and Krueger had that valuable little club to go over to dummy and run the bal- ance
of the clubs.
East found himself in a squeeze. He could not protect both the hearts and spades, so Krueger lost
only
To spade and a diamond, making five-
odd for a top score,
THE
10
White, 10 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's
problem:
1, Q-K17, any; 2, 1~BI (=Q) (ch, din ch, or dbí ch) mates.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
16
10
20
Across
1- and b.. May be seen on a tale
around or latened to on be radio, D-85*
7. 10 may be the argument against, 9. BOLF (4) al, dus of the cantener's anomien.
12. With this you les the chin get
ruixed up." (7) 19. The goddess of, victory. „14)
14. Not quite
birt feally ally. 18. Mii with rapturous dought, foj
As cutters. (01
20. The 0.0. in front of bila poul-
mant would give hoart. (2)
21. Bep 0 Down, 13, Burrender, 181 23. Inhabitant, of Borneo. (4)
Down
2. Mentor may, when
short lived." (9)
Lipset. be
2. Outdowing water. (3-4)
3. How teacher may
at ond of chase. 17 bounds
4. Witty Ted around it worked. (9)
`8. Ben 1 Across.
d. It could be out of range. (8)
6 and 21. Tala la not a sailor striving evidence: it iq pulla's toy. Le 10. Half a Hipper. (3) 29-0)
there lea
14. Alexander wrote “in a vein in
the land of lonely grave {6}
-15. Prater. (B)
17. Da so sod you wii doa, (4)
lis, symbols of danger. (3)
Boletion of resterday's,
atened: 5. Praft 1/1/
Cheerlo: 31 Doba
18. Dimension; dö, Down Oplendid; 2. Reameti ö. Ragtiment; 4, Ambillent
Reven] 17, Reckitos: B. Dratorkat 9. Töltation) Ya, mother) 19. MA,
be
judgment All of you have the gift of the BORN today, excellent
and good, common tento are spoken word and are entertaining
which, two characteristics
when conversationalists who might combined with your natural trained to become brilliant lecturers business ability. can bring you or public speakers. You know how fame and, inaterial success. You are to make any subject interesting F not, however, paramountly in- well as how to hold your audience, terested in making money merely. You' are kind and understand the to accumulate a fortune.
troubles of others and know how to give good advice and spiritual Science and the arts appeal to you counsel. Many born today Bre most and you show
to enter the Church. ceriala encouraged Q originality which should be put to Sull others make And physicians, use at an early age. You have n turgeons, or nurses and humanitari positive and assertive personality ans. Helping
relleve human when thoroughly interested in your misery is an inspiration which will work. But if shoved off into some aid you to overlook the drudgery routine job you will learn. to do and hard work connected with these the work by muscle-memory and professions. use your mind for day-dreaming. To find what the stars have in Parents of children born on this store for tomorrow,
Relect your day should see to it that all latent birthday star and read the corres- talents are fully developed from ponding paragraph. Let your birth- earliest childhood.
day star be your daily gulde.
.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) A second poor day in a rowl Guárd all your askets
think rud
twite before oknying any plaus for ex- pansion. Be thrifty.
SCORPIO
24-Nov. (Oct.
22) If possible, postpone any contem plated Journey unili a better day. Continue
rouline work; be con- servative.
now.
SAGITTARIUS (Nor. 23-Dec. 22)--Self-analysis and contempla tion will be more rewarding Make plans
You wish, but postpone putting them into action until later.
י
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) Hold fast to what you have and protect your material interests. Postpone the signing of papers iti you can until another day.
most
"First of all, Officer-are Arianal still unbeaten ?"
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
CRITIC'S reference to the
FOR
THE BUSINESSMAN
French Franc Rate To Be Altered
non-convertible currencies were ex-
London, Oct. 14-Well-informed quarters here indicated tonight that some change in the French franc rate is to occur next Sunday, October 17. Formal official confirmation is) Higher exchange quotations for the naturally impossible, but well-French dranes in terms of Sterling. informed quarters had no doubt Belgian francs, Italian lire and other about it. There was no in- pected in
equally well-informed formation what the now rate or Parls financial circles tonight, to be
Aixed during the week-end, rates would be, or whether the
According to currency change would be linked sources, the new mates for Sterling usually rellablo with more far-reaching reforms, and other non-convertible currencies designed to restore confidence would correspond to the average be- in the French currency.'
tween the existing official rato (214.- 30 francs) and the free market rate (around 313 francs) of the dollar.
PRICES FOR BRISTLES
ON UPGRADE
This would raise the Sterling rate from the present 804 francs to 1,000
francs.
The expected currency adjustment was described In Stock Exchange circles na a "unification of exchange rales" and not as a devaluation. The object of this operation would be to enable French exporters to sell as cheaply to countries with
non- convertible currencies, Including the Sterling area, as they do to the United States, Switzerland and For- tugal.
Shanghat, Oct. 15.—Quotations for Chinese hog bristles h foreign mar- kete have displayed a firmer tone Lately, the Chinese Government's Central Bank reports
Under the present system innugu- The price for Chungking 17's rated last January, an exporter selling bristles has risen 10 as high as for dollars gets more francs than Tientsin long bristles to when he sells the same quantity of US$12.00 and Shanghai bristles to his goods to the Sterling area, for
According to a local exporter វា further rally is already in sight.
US$2.80,
The recent boost, he said was mainly attributed to:
1. Increasing demand by foreign manufacturers during the coming season in order to catch up with their backlog. 2 Exports from China have been reduced to a minimum.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Continue any netiviles begun yes-
Anlmost savage" playing of US$2.00, terday. Bring them to at successful
a violinist in a passage of great conclusion, but avoid starting a new fury reminded me of old Badhat, project until later,
the Turkish virtuoso, who used GEMINI (May 22-June 22) - to chow his bow and gnaw the Structural and contracting work
of his tic appears 10 be
instrument highly upper end favoured occupation today. If In whenever the score gave him a these lines, make good progress.
spare moment. CANCELL (Junc 23-July 23) — | "He worried his violin like a dog CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jati. 20) Everything that glitters is not pure with a bane," I once wrote in the The tile Turning for you and gold today. Beware of false
"And when he conditions improve Oil all fronts. mises and be conservative in all Rochdale Observer. Now, new ideas may be put into your activities. Stick to routine.
had done with it the Instrument operation slowly with safety.
was all broken strings and dented AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 15)-- LEO (July 24-Aur. 23)-Those and smashed wood, and might have Diffeultles are apt to Impede pro- trading in real estate may anticipate been exhibited as Rejoz's Head of
al Woman' an anexpected improvement. Proẞts a
Sans Soucl gress to hold off if you can until a better day. Conditions should im may be realised it previous efforts Gallery." prove for you by early next week.
PINCER (Feb. 20-Mnr. 21)- This is not your day! Drift with the tite; don't try to buck fate. Sit back
the and reinx over
week-end to conserve and rebuild your energies,
UNUSUAL ANGLES:
A
warrant them now.
pro-
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)—An emotional day, but one which may bring you benets if you are calm
in a crisis. It is the better part of wisdom to postpone a journey,
'COLD WAR' DEVELOPS
OVER GIFT-GIVING
By BETTY HEINEMANN
"cold war" between the sexes of Pennsylvania and other nearby has developed on college cam schools, and is planning
to carry puses in the Philadelphia area. Its crusade to more distant felds.
The issue at stake? Emancipa- American male cift. tion of the giver. Particularly on St Valen- tine's Day.
"It isn't fair," said members of the new anti-gitt organisation. "We're tired of giving something to our women and receiving, nothing more than a chaste peck the check. It's time for the girls to give us presents."
on
of
The group, which calls itself the "GETS"short for the Guild Enlightened and Thrifty Spenders-
branched out already has
from Temple University to the University
GETS Advertise
The GETS have launched In advertising campaign In their fight between "them
that gives (the men) and them that gels (the women)."
St Valentine's Day particularly is dreaded by the mere male, sald the founder. Aaron-Katz, because of "its undemocratic practice of send-
ing presents to women who selfishly
accept them as their due."
our
In future, he said, the worm will turn, and "we will demand as rightfel due a gift from every girl who accepts our Valentine presents."
Women students struck back with a threat-published in campus news
and alk OUTWARD MAILS papers to boycott any
muinbers of the GETS. No dates.
Go-Getters Organiso
Unless otherwise stated, registered articles and parcel posts clote 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. I mail close before 10 m... registered and parcel posts close at 5 p.m. an previous day. Matis aro closed at Kowloon Central
Port Once, bait an hour earlier than the G.P.O. closing times.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 Closing Times Dy Air
Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Tringiao, Peiping, Swalow, Amoy and Taipeh, 3.30 p.m.
Air Parcel Post for USA only. (Kowloon
CPO) 430 p.m.; (GPO) 3 pm,
Closing Times By Sea & Train
USA, Central and South America via!
New York (Bea) 3 p.m. Shanghai (Des) 3 p.m.
Japan (ordinary letters, cards & parcele)
Sea) p.
Honolulu (sex) 3 pm.
Saigon and Hangoon (Ben) 3 pm. Macan and Tsinahan (sex) 4 pm, Turmkong (Sea) B__p.m. Kongmoon (Bea) 5 p.m. Canton (parcels & 2nd class mall) (Bew)
5 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Closing Times By Air
Canton. Kowloon CPO) 7.30 a... 10 am. 12.30 p.m., 3 p.m.; (GPO) 7 à.m.. 030. a.m., noon, 2.30 pm, Shanghal. a.m. (reg); 0.30 am, tord). Manila, P.J., Norotulu, USA and Canada,
9.30 am. (reg): 10 am. (ord). Ordinary Air Mail (Printed Matters Sam. pics and Small Packet Posta) for USA only, (Kowloon CPO) 9.39 am; (QPO) 10 д.т
Amoy; Shanghai, Nanking, Yankow, Tsingtao, Pelping, Chungking, Swalow and Foochow, 1.30 p.m.
Bangkok. Nangoad, Calcutta. Karachi, Dabrein, Calro (Nairobi, Johannesburg and Marseilles via Catro) Noma and
London, (Kowloon CTO) 430 p.m. (GPO) B p.m.
Saigon and Paris, 8 pmn.
Closing Times By Bon & Train
[Macao and Talulian (Bos) 7.50 a.m.
Manlin (Bea) a.m.
Bhanghal (Ben) 10 amm1,
Macno and Tainahan (Bea) 3 p.m. -
Canton (ind clase mail only) (Train)
z pm.
Ilafphong. Puklod and Holhow (Bea) 3
p.m.
A counter organisation was formed promptly. It calls itself the Co-Getters and its reported purpose was to tell the GETS where to get oft, to picket all callies, and to uphold woman's historie right to receive.
.the
I. The summons
It is natural, he said, that the
example.
Since the January devaluation, non-convertible French exports to currency countries have again be- come too expensive. France, it is reliably learned, is very hard up for sterling. Belgian franes and lire.-d Reitter.
price would tend to develop higher WALL STREET
under the unbalanced condition of supply and demand.
NEW CROP
the
in
another
SEES PRICE ADVANCES
.
Jat
cx-
In
The exporter said that despite the price increases in foreign countries, Chinese exporters would be uns' e to ship their goods abroad until the Chinese New Year when the new HAWKESLEIGH MUFFET crop begins to flow to the export-
New York, Oct. 14.Prices in SIR
Ing centres.
the stock market here today rose a pressed a small, invisible button
Ho disclosed that foreign agents
around a point, with beneath his desk in the Secret Room
China were seeking this commodity fraction to at M.1. 005. immediately a blue crowhere, but had found the quantity selected Issues sharply higher, but close there was la light alcked on and off in the celling, negligible because the producers are not towards the
which gave the willing to make off* That melling but, in Morse, the name
it was lented
Szechuan profit-taking At the same moment a
had ex- an irregular appearance. Animal Products Corporation Egham.
The day's carly advance Lord perted 1.000 cases of hog bristles in of panel behind picture
The quantity was tended Wednesday's rise by about a Roberts slid smoothly back, taking valued of US1800.000 or more than one-
September Uils year. the picture
of with it and Colonel quarter the total amount foreign quarter of a billion dollare, and at
exchange sold to the Central Bank of
the high the
the net two-day "guin-wag Egham edged his way into the room.
period. Citan during the same
The
one Bround
billion dollars Muffet motioned him to a chair, and Corporation is due to export. came to the point. The blueprints shipment, amounting to 1.000 cases, this market valuations.
month. A Corporation spokesman sald
Wall Street traced the improved of secret flying tank G.L.810 have
prices of hog bristles in Szechuan pro-
market sentiment to a forecast by a "We suspect been stolen," he said,
vince were creasing-Associated Press.
well-known NEW YORK PRICES
market letter writer of everyone. You are to go to Vienna and get the prints back before the
New York, Oct 14-Prices for bristles, coming share price boom, plus the Here thief
fact that "preparedness" orders to can escape with them.
visa and are your passport and
United States Industry seem to as- You are Dr Dukbord
for at least six other papers. of Sola." "What am I doing la
months and
""soft Vlenna?" asked Egham. "Purchasing
Although
spots" scrum," replied Sir Hawkesleigh,
developed, particularly among tex- tile
issues, with considerable aplomb.
business experts seem to be pretty generally agreed that the remaining weeks of 1048 and early 1949 will find industry operating at a continued high level, especially in the automobile industry.
ΟΙ
"You will go by train," continued Muffet, "as our enemies will expect you to Gy. N.004 will meet you at the Westbahnhof and take you to 9.02." "But," sold Egham, "the Westbahnhof is for trains fam France and Switzerland." "Exactly," snld Muffel, with triumphant ning "Some of those who expect Dr Dukbord from Solla-will-be waiting at the Ostbahnhof. And, by the way, look out for
cun-
porter with
a red fringe of hair and dark spec- tacles. That's your link with N.604. He will say 'It will freeze next summer, alr. And you will reply, 'After the winter heat-wave.' Then you may speak openly and frankly," Static curythmics`
Or
BALLET "without music A scenery" sounds a gay iden. Add Hand without dancing," and you will please the most fastidious "balleto- phobe."
Radio Hongkong
M.X.T.
"It is more blessed to give than to receive," the girls reminded the | John GETS.
"It is also more expensivo,”, sald Katz.-United Press.
0.01, Summary; Programme Travellers Joy" A Comedy Thriller by 02 Jowett. (NBCTS). Episode Turkish Delight;" 8.30, "Platter Time" presented by Philip Burn. (Studio): 7, Lena Home and Turner Layton (Vocal at the Piano); 7.35, Talk on Sports Todens "Band Stand' (Studio): 730, Malar Works Band (HBCTS); World and Home News (London Relay); 8, "Televbion" A Feature ProgramrOS about the BBC's Television Bervice (BDCTS): 8.56, "Western Muslo-Earlem Themes A Programme of Choral and Orchestral Musse conducted by Ball with Douglas (BBCTS); 0.25, "Strings Wings" Georgo Melachring Strings and 1. Moscow, 2. It refers to the Marforia Thomas (Vocal) (ORUS); 10, tones of n volce higher than a na- World and Home News (London Relay); 10.13. Weather Report: 10.15, GrKE tural volce. 3, Three: Saint Petersonala in C Minor, Op. 45...Rachnantn- burg, Petrograd and Leningrad, 4.nft (Plana) and Fritz Kreisler (Violin); Red, orange, yellow, green blue, 10.40. Dance to Glens Miller and 11 indigo and violet. 6. To build and Orchestra: 11, Radio News Reel (Lon dors Relay: 11.15, Weather Report and Close repair body tissues. 6. Magnesium. Down.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Antwor
*DITORE PRESS SERVICES
*
F.O.D. New York per lb. as follows:- Hankow, regular aesort.
meni
.......................... US$ 4.50 nominal | sure good business more.
Chunrking arguiar an
regular
sortments
7.03
Shanghai
AS-
sortments Tientala, 20's shorts Tienis, 26' regular
2.60
6.30
10.80/11.00 -United Press.
HONGKONG
SHARES
some
O. E. Wilson, General Motors president, said that it would take two years to catch up with present orders.
Steel Mills are operating at a high rate, but can make little headway against backlog orders on the demand
continues
Business on the Hongkong Stack; Exchange this morning totalled $06,200 in value. Transactions and noan prices follow:-
SHARES GOVT LOANS
(1034) 315 (140) DANKS
HK Bank INSURANCES
Fress. BUYERS SELLERS SALES
Canton Union
IK Fire
DOCKS, ETC.
K.. Whart (0) K. Wharf (N)
Dock
Shal Dock
LAND, ETC.
1K Hole! S'hat Land Humphrey
(X R.) Humphrey
Nights)
100
100 101
2010
77716 200
to rise. daily. - United,
N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New York, Oct. 14.
600 a 2015 | Argentine Peso (oficial) US$0.2977
200 e 1915 Argentine Pero (Unoffici
27
Australia
14.10
Brazil
6.20
Belghum
;
Chrada
10
Chile
England
3
UTILITIES
India
Tram
20
Mexico
Star Ferry
125
New Zealand
C. Light (0)
10.00
1200 20
Electric
301%
400,3012
8:00 38
INDUSTRIALS
Rope COTTONS
Ewo
1016
100 @ 120
France
Perit
Perusal South Africa
200 3315 Sweden
300 101
Rubber Prices
Higher
New York, Oct. 14. The rubber
market here today was quiet and
firm, and futures closed 20 to 23 points higher on sales totalling 41 contracts.
Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela Shanghai
Netherlands Eintavia Singapore Hoi:gkong
ZU74
.0630
2400
United Preos.. POUND NOTES
New York. October 14-The Brilldy pound note won quoted in the unomiclat market here today at US$2.65 United Press
CHINA PRODUCE
QUOTATIONS
New York, Oct. 14. The market was influenced by
Aniseed Oli, per lb. F.O.D. reports that government buying was New York
1915.00/33 being stepped up and also by, an Castle Oll, per ib. F.D.D. expansion of factory demand and
New York
2.00/2.50
3.30/3.75
a paucity of offerings from the East. Agar Agar, per 1b, F.0.8.
New York The
Bandalwood, in drums, de- reported competition between Russia and the United States for pending on quantity &
quality
13.00 nominat, Ceylon's entire rubber production
TUAR O in tank cara, and stockpiling buying were said to FO.D. New York, per
tu. be making the factories more in- clined to fortify their inventory Beryllium, 110 to 12 per-
cent per ton. positions,
Molybdenum, 100 percent)
per lb.
Trading sentiment at the close of business was friendly towards the nearby form.
Prices closed as follows:-
•
October fin arnts per Jb.) 21.18-nominat November
December
January (1043)
March
Fouruary
Apri
May
2.12
23.00
$1.00
21.97
21.70-
Juns
July
21.03 nominal
Arg12
21.00
"Well, it ought to be a wonderful tan. It cos! me
Beptember October Rovember December
2130
21.43
21.40
Spot
$173.78 per square inch,”
United Prom.
Exchange
021 nom. 24.00/20.00
0.45 United Press.
."
Rates
Todgers Was done in the local un=" official exchange market this morning
* the following rates?
Sterilng prud note iper, CI}
1.8. dollar (per #1);
Gold bars (per tel)
FTC pistres (per 100) tam (imal (per, 100) NEI zuilders (per 1001
COLD YUAN
11.50
son.00
30,201
The value of the gold yuan' dropped further In the apen market - this morning, and was available at 40 centa (Hongkong); to one yuan.