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MY DAUGHTER INFORMS] ME SHE IS OBLIGED TO STUDY VULGAR FRACTIONS *IF MY CHILD MUST
STUDY FRACTIONS PLEASE LET THEM BE AS REFINED AS POSSIBLE!
Check Your Knowledge
1. Who is Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru?
2. Deûne entomology.
3. What is meant by the harvest LTY good friend Sam Holt of
Asheville, N. C., does " hine moon?
4. Between what two sens dogs promotion Job for Appalachlan Bridge Championships, the Jordan River flow?
5: Who is generally accepted as which was held this year at the
the greatest of English, portrait Georga Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville
painters? Aug. 27-20.
d. From what 18 parchment made?
[Answers on Column 3)
Som always gels down to the tournament for a day or two, and then back to the hospital he goes. I remember that one year Sain team tied my team for first place in the Southern Appalachian team- of-tour contest. In those days the American Contract Bridge Leagu required a play-off, and my tram won. However, it was not Sam's fault. He certainly handled today'al hand against us in fine shape.
could
that diamand the
The average player easily misplay this hand. Suppose the opening lead of the queen is won with the king, ace of spades cashed, and a spade ruffed in dummy. Now the proper play would be to Icad อ low club. East would go up with the neo and Icaria truing.
Declarer's natural play would be, to win with the spade
nce of hearts and ruff another
in dummy with the queen of hearts.
This would leave West with
trump tricks, and a club tricic
yed it differently,
Sam playing
won
the opening lead
king of diamonds
and.
Ho the
immediately
led his singleton club. His theory was to establish the cross-cuff po- altion before beginning the
ruff, to
cross-
avold losing the lead after
he started it. Also, with this play
CHESS PROBLEM
By C. MANSFIELD Black, 7 pieces.
White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution to` yesterday's 'problem:
1, Ki(Q6)~D, any; 2, Q, R," or 2 mates.
the opponents would be less likely ace
to
of spades, ruffed a spade in lend trumps, because they would dummy and. ruffed another club not know that the club was only in his own, hand, dropping the a singleton
king The ace of trumpa picked up East won the club trick with the West's ten, and the ace of diamonds
he ace and did return a trump provided an entry for the two good
letting West clubs in dummy. which Sam ducked,
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win with the king, West returned It East had led diamonds at tricks a trump, which Sam won in dum threo insikad of trumps, Sam still my with the queen of hearts. Now could have made the hand by a
he tuffed a small club, cashed the straight cross-ruff; i
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24. This suny bo k song. (3)
20. This is wrong." (3)
26. Misery (7)
Dewa
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(2. Änger, (3)
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6. Gloves; maybe for boxing. (5)
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20. Expresalon mums sometimes wear,
Nothing could make him decora tivo. (b)
Bolation of: Baturday's, primala. --Angesi and 6. Honorary, Begri
ANAL Briony s ruouth. 13)ilo. Vieras 19. Blik
12 and 18. Presently, 13, 3, 3 18, orenet 17.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1948.
SPARE MOMENTS
EXCLUSIVE STELE GRAPH" FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19.
POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
neod
ORN"today, your love of the Fond of travel, you probably will beautiful is outstanding. Nature visit many distant places. Since holds great fascination for you and you have personal magnetlem and if your talents are developed pro- a fine speaking volee, you might perly, you might learn to express make a good classroom teacher or yourself In words or on canvas: public speaker. Towards the latter Your
originality of presentation part of your life, you may become could make you outstanding. interested in politics, especially
You are kind and compassionate, you are convinced, there is and will go out of your way to be for a crusade. Be careful of your helpful in time of need. You are health, since it is not as robust no especially fond of children and they you like to think it is. If you find seem to know it, instinctively. You yourself becoming impatient or would make an excellent teacher for irritable-take time out for some you will you are able to impart enthusiast, rest and relaxation and encouragement and even Inspiration discover yourself becoming improv to those you teach. You have a ed almost at oncet wealth of Jdeas. Whether or not you use them commercially will be entirely up to you. If you con centrate on money-making, you might become independently wealthy at quite an early age.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthdy star and rend the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dolly guide.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
·ARIES ~. (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Friendships should be cultivated, but don't be too extravagant if you are giving someone à present.
TAURUS
* Righto, Wilfred -- you can put Mimmy down nou
BY THE
WAY
(Apr. 21-May 211 by Beachcomber
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Tact and diplomacy in all things will avold misunderstanding and mis-
T haps,
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-it your principles aro strictly honour- able. then a
in All social affairs, especially thos0 defnito advance
with engagementa and business may be anticipated now, connected
weddings, are particularly favoured TT is said that a new 300-inch Avoid extravagance.
telescope will tell us whether the earth is expanding or not.
+
just now.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Postpone
until expansion times are better for you. Be con- servative in both your emotional and mental outlook in life right
now.
reason.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-11 attempting to make business account collections, then this should be an excellent day for it. Clothes and ac- cessory trades are favoured.
23)
CANCER (June 23-July Stick fairly close to routine now if you want to uveld complications, Take care of old detalls, but don't start anything new.
·CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)-- Don't let your emotions sway your
Think twice before giving nn angry answer. Keeping the peace is now very important,
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)- Don't permit
business social and obligations to conflict. Keep each department separated from the other for best results.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Analysis of all opportunities offered at this time in important if you are to avoid tragic misunderstanding.
Be cautious.
4
SCIENCE AT WORK:
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Impul- sivo action or recklessness, may cause an accident, so be careful in all that you undertake right now,
r
Mc- lls.
Was
It is fifty-two years since Goffrey made the astounding covery that the' carth's crust cooling at such a rate that the outer circumference was slowly bursting.
"In 3.785,000,000 years." said Me- that Goffrey, "It is quite possible
the gases at the earth's core will have exhausted themselves, and that
T
~FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Cotton Market Firm With Prices Higher
New York, Oct. 18—Cotton futures today edged slowly but persistently, responding to, a large volume of weeks-end hedges and routine exporter buying, plus demand from local professional traders who had gone short on the theory that elimination of the October contract would deprive the market of a good part of its recent support.
Traders are keeping a close witch over the rate of entries Into the Government 'loan,
determine the supply in con- suming channels eventually.
DULL RUBBER realising that impoundings will
MARKET
New York, Oct. 18.The rubber market today was very dull both In spot and futures,
Factory Interest In physicais dropped off, and bids were scaled down generally 1/8th under ship ment offeringa,
While some quarters estimate that actual entries are now well hbove 1,000,000 bales others insist int n considerable amount of cotton has been sold by producers to mits and other consumers
The market opened at three points higher to one lower. After a slow first hour it edged upward on buying credited to Wall Street houses and exporter demand. After December
There was limited interest had reached a new high at 31.43, sheets for April/June nt
the around demand tapered off, but
fist 21-1/0 cents.
closed firm at 17 to 24 points higher.
Prices closed as follows:-
Traders are morking time, nwalt- ing developments in the reported competition between Russia, and the United States for Ceylon's rubber production.
Buyer Interest was cooled by re- Enst the Netherlands ports that Indies production this year wil exceed 400,000 tons and might reach half a million tons. grainst the Rubber Study Group's forecast of 370,000 tons.
we shall have another Ice Age, within the consequent expansion of what we know as the earth."
www.
Then enmo Webster, who flatly Only the VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-A contradleted all this. slow-os-molasses day, so don't try telescope can deelde the matter. to push things beyond their normal galt. Be patient and conditions will Strabismus disappointed
Improve.
SEISMOGRAPH IS USED
FOR
PROSPECTING
THE seismograph is being actively used in Britain for prospecting for oll and coal.
DK STRABISMUS (Whom God
Preserve) of Utrecht has a 200- Inch telescope at Waggling Parva. The first time he used it à member of his staff stood beside him. The
staring was
Doctor
MNS & below the horizon. "Good
skywards his instrument when a star fell swiftly and dis-
shot, sir," said the attendent. The Tector paid no attention. He had seen an enormous animal crawling
of Nottinghamshire, which has pro- alowty across the moon. It turned duced to date more than 100 million out to be a caterpillar on the lens. gallons of oil,
The search for oil by geophyst-Food (and soap) news Exploration for oll by the seismic cal means has incidentally discover-
for method has been going on
ed now conlfelds in Britain. In THE announcement by the Food Gome time. Artificially
extrapolations and Soap Ministry that 500 tons produced the search for con), through the are carried out from known geolog of rancid animal fate, imported earthquakes are gent surface layers of the earth, which, cal factors, and the likely areas are from the Argentine and
described if they have sufficiently diverse then surveyed in order by (1) elastic properties, affect the waves magnelle, (2) gravity, (3): selsmic in such a way that, after making methods; and if the area passes all
character these tests it is then drilled. certain assumptions, the and thickness of the layers may be deducted from the readings of tho selsmograms.
Minister
as edible, would be used for soap was made just in time to stop the Wa recipe-writers from tipping Rancid The magnetic survey is quick and Ple as the winning dish of the week. easy to carry out, and gives a broad Insel, had I the space, there would outline of the structure provided te picture of our rollicking Food tasting one of the bent The seismic method is thus used there is a marked magnetic property Swedish eggs now, used for stopping
associated with the structure. The gravitational survey will give an gaps in windows, idea of the variation in denalty in the underlying strata, and la rapid The anteater controversy
out with such and easy to carry Instruments as the Frost-gravimetro which is, In effect, a very sensitive spring balance.
closed
to locate structures such as anti-clines or domes of porous material likely to contain mineral all, capped by impervious shale which prevents the escape of the oll.*
The "refraction shooting", method has been used largely in Britain, but "are shooting" by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. was the deciding factor in the opening up of the Eakring oll- felds in Millstone grit sandstones capped by the coal measure shalos
Gives Botter. Idoa. The seismic method takes longer and is more expensive, but gives a better idea of the underlying struc-
lure.
OUTWARD MAILS been verified by boring to
Unless otherwise stated; registered saticies and parcel porta class 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary ruall... if - mall close before 10 au registered and parcel posts close at p.m. on previous day, Dialls are closed
Central Post at Howloon Ofice, half an hour earlier inan the G.P.O. closing times.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Closing Times By Ala
Swatow, Amor. 'Shanghai. Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Peiping and Hollow, 3.30 p.m. Air Pareti Post for USA only, (Kowloon
CPO) 430 p.m.: (GPO, IIK) 5 pm. Closing Times By Ben & Train Japan (ordinary latters, carda & parcela)
(Bes) 3 pm. Shanghai (Soa) 3.p.m.
DEAR-Sir
Having been absent
abroad,
I have only just seen the nerf- monious correspondence, between a number of ladies, about using their With tongues as the anteater does, English cricket in the doldrums, it seems to me that this is hardly the
time to make so much fuss
Yrs truly,
about
So far, an extensive coalfold han what must be a personal matter. 4,000- | IL difcult to take such nonsense 5,000 feet in Control Linocolnshire, seriously. and it is hoped that the measures will rise as they approach the Wakh, tho square-shaped bay on the cast coast of England. Coal measures have been disproved by a boring at North Creake in north Norfolk, in East Anglia.
"Disgusted Reader."
Radio Hongkong
HKT
There were no definite opinions regard to the trend as traders awaited further developments.
Prices closed as follows:
October (in cents per Ib.)
November
December
January (10)
February
March
April
22.03. nominal 22.00
DA
21.03
21.00
1.70
21.05
21.60
August
September
May June July
October
„November
December
Spat
*
22-14 -Untled Prem
LONDON FUTURES
December
March (1949)
May my October
December
Пров
.... 1.75-0
... 3121
30,05
20.03
27,50
2735 nomiaut
32.15
United Pren,
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans, Oct. 10-Prices in the
herp today clored
solton market
follows: December
March (1040)
May July October December Spot
3133-4
31.10
20.01
27.55 bid
31.03
-United Překr.
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
New York, Oct, 18.
.... US$0.20′7
Argentine Peso (Official) Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Austraila
Brazil
Belgium Canado
·
Chile
London, Oct. 18-Prices in the rubber market here today closed as followe: October/December (in pence per
January/March April/June
England
France
India
2001
3.23
Mexico
New Zealand
Peru
3-3/10
Portugal
13-1 13
South Africa
United Press,
4150
1010
2560
HONGKONG SHARES
business Wils Negligible
put through on the Stock Exchange this only morning, the turnover being $59,000.
Transactions_and_noon prices. follow
BUYERS BELLER: SALES
77715
SHARES INSURANCES
Union, DOCKS, ETC***
K. Whart (0). N. Pt. Wharf a Dock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel
1 Land. B'hai, Land Humphreys UTILITIES
*Tram
C. Light (0) Electric
STORES, ETC.
13.70 14
Dairy (01.... 4012 Watson (New)
80 120
100 841 3300 1.35
10%
1024
500 20
200 US
CHINA PRODUCE
QUOTATIONS
Seismic surveys have beent' com-
and pleted in the vicinity
to the Market west and southwest of
6. Programme/Summary; 0.01, Children's Drayton in Shropshire, and between sicry: #muffer** "Again""" by Kit Lewis here and Burton-on-Trent, Gravity Clarke (BBCTS) 116, Arte Shaw and been His Orchestra: 8.30,. Mamaget: ""Zẹ Cid" and, magnetic surveys have
Pallet....Boston – Promenade Orchestra: carried out in Wiltshire as
50, "Bee Tee" Talks on Bport (Studio)i eastern continuation of the Somer-Fete Valderrama at the Pano (Studio); kat coulfield, or there may be an in- 220 Orchestral Balections; 7:30, Stage
New York, Oct. 18. Favourites presented. by
Aniseed oil, per lb. F.on. dependent confield, in the Cotswold and Screen
[New York * Alleen Woods (Studio); 9 World and
... US$0.60/15 country of Gloucestershire, and in Кото Nasira (London Relay) 8.15, Casin oll per b. F.03. southern Worcestershire, and in cor- University Programte Medicina. No, 3- New York'.
AKAT agar per JD. Mattain areas in Oxfordshire, between General Surgery By ProfesOFIL
Learmonth (CTS): 6,33, "Kruch Dind New York Oxford and Reading.
ing in the "Barat (DBCTB)} |: 2.00, . A Work in eastern Essex was also Programme of Bizet; 030, Zieminia of contemplated. In all the above the Orchestra-A Trix by the fav I. 16 areas there is a possibility of coal Section 10, World
T. F. Ryan. 8. J. No. "Wood Wind being found. Other areas aro under Lordon Relay); 10.15 Bonar Colleana consideration, Including extensions In It & Great, Life". (London Relay), 10.48, Orchestro Haymonde:- 11, Radlo of present known coalfields.
Newsreel (London Relay): 11.15, Weather (Tomorrow-Book Parade)
Report and Close Down.
Strait Ceylon East Afried, Madagascar
and Egypt: (808) 3 pm. Macas and Twinanan (rea) à mim,” Kongmoon (888) 5 pun
Canton (Parcels and 2nd class
(Sea) 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Closing Times By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPC) 730 am
m 11.30 pm,, 3 pm; (GPO) 7 am.} 9.30a.m., noon 30 p.m.
Shanghai, m. (reg); 9.30a.m. ford).
| Mantis, P. Honolulu, USA and Canada.
9.30 reg); io am. (ord). Prdinary Air Mail (Printed Matters Sam. ples and Small Packets) for USA on (Kowloon CPO) 9.30 am: (OPO)
4.m.
Taingtap, Pelping Amoy, Talpeh and swetow -2.30 p.m.
Shanghal. Nanking. Hankow,
Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein, Cairo, Nairobi; Johannesburg and Marseilles via Cairo): Rome and London, 1Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.my (GPO) 8.p.m. Japan fordinary letters and cards only), Closing Times By Sea & Train Macao and Tainshan (50) 7.30 .. Haiphong, Paknot and Hothow (Ba) 15
AJn.
Swalow (Sea) 11
#
Macao and Tainahen (Bea) p.m. Canton (2nd. class mail. only) (Train
1 p.m.
Amoy and Foochow (Sex) 3 pm, Macao and Telnahan (50%) & pan. Kongmoon via Canton (rain)-8 pm Canton (parcels and 2nd class mall) (den)
p.m.
CHECK YOUR Knowledge
By Answers
1. The Prime Ministor of India. #. The full 2. The study, of insects. moon that occuri, nearest to the autumnal equinox In September 4. The Dead Boa-and-the) Seavat Galileo. 6 Big Joshua" (Roynolds. 6. From the "skins of animals. ¿
and ‘Home -- Nawa
EDITORS PRESS BENTICK, S
It's the police, Ma! Hello, Papa!”
Barcalwpod, in drums,
quantity On
pending
quality
Tung oil. In tänk cars, F.O.E.
2.00/1.00
380/3.73
13.00 nonal Now York, por 10..... odi nom. Beryllum. (10 to 12 percent) ...pez, Lon
*....... 24.00221.00 Miels bdenum, (00. percent)
per 16.
0.45
BRISTLES Eraties, 7.0.B.. New York were quoted per lb. follow
regular, assort Freemason. USH4,50 nominat
Haukuw ments
Chungking 'regular ab001} «
mont
Shanghai regular asBOTÍ-
mente
Tientsin, 25's regular
Tintin, 20' shorts
2.65
11
2.80
0.50
10.80/11.00 -United Pres.
Metal Prices
New York,
Oot,
15The following
prices were quoted in the metal market
chore today 5-
Iron ore (8-1/4 percent fron delivered lower
port Lake Bupatior, 'per
fanz
ton(MeLADI-
Besssiner)................. UB3 0.35 Copper electrolytic
port) AS. New York, Zinc..
tprime western, New York), per lb ... Mangano.'
electrolytie,
D9.5 percent, manganese) delivered east, of MiG- tissippi River, par ib
23.50 cents
13.45
19.00 ➡Unlied Press,
Sweden
Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela Shanghai Netherlands
Satovia Singapore Hongkong
2400
United Press.
POUND NOTE
New York, Oct. 18. The British pound note:slas quoted in the unoffietal market here today al. US$2.78.-United Press.
417
WALL STREET
IRREGULAR
New York, Oct. 18.-Irregular conditions prevailed in the stock market today at the end of the
sesalon.
Steels
captured the spotlight. gaining as much as a point and reaching new 1948 highs in such leaders an Bethlehem.
The group responded to good production news, The American Iron and Steel stitute having announced carly the afternoon that production this week would be the second best in history.
in
'Denerally, the list responded to other good news such A high automobile and production “figures, good "dividends earning Announcements.
Street
According to BOITO, Wall sources, however, the public ia unwilling to invest in the face of European uni certainties.
Dow Jonen averages' at 'the close of the session stood as follows:-
38 Industrimis
20 Ralle
13 Uilities
49 Bonds
00.30
183.33
35
United Press.
30.00
LONDON STOČK
MARKET
London
London, Oct. 18. The stock market closed in an irregular fashion today, mainly becauso, of week-end accumulation of orders, which gave no clear direction.
British Government issues opened firm on moderate buying, with Old Console at one Ume actually up 1/8th, but after lunch prices could not stand up to the general neglect and the list closed from 1/18th to 3/10ths,
The Industrial 'section, ciòsed six Bence. ar more down.
Oils were firm.
Kaffire had ari- other poor day, but còpper · shares were firm.-United Press
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local official exchange market-ihls; moming
at the following "entes:
Sterling pound jibla (per £1)
| 1.9, dollar (96): 83).
Gold bars, ipit laci) FIC plastres Tiper 1001 Slam Beal (per 100) EN NEI gulden (per 1
this
GOLD YUAN The gold n yosh war quoted moruing at 42 cents. £llóngkong) to one yusp..