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friend of mine. Leslie, Evan Roberts of New York City, was a player on one occasion when the hand shown today was denit out.
not
sure denli handed to him, but he knew that he had to be very careful if he was going to make the contract. The South player had given an optimistic raise of two spades, but the bid proved to bo correct. Roberts made
Roberts (North) was whether it won a regularly
that I had hand, or one
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, · 1948. |
SPARE MOMENTS
EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH FEATURE
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
You have a certain native shrewd- ness in business, affairs, and if you open your own business, you can make money, You will never be as successful when working for others.
PORN today, you are highly more progress and reach a higher B
Idealistic and almost too goal, visionary for your own good. In theory, you know all the answers to the problems of mankind; but in practice, you hesitate to put these theories into use. You should learn to do this, for in this direction Hea your especial genius. The mystic appeals to you and you may become a serious student of this subject in later years.
You have a philosophical attitude towards life, accepting the defents with a smile and a shrug. But by being aggressive andi
forceful in combating opposition, you will make
You are piso highly idealistic Don't when it comes to romance. let the one you love allp away ba- cause you are too much of a per- fectionist.
To find what the slars have in stare for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- pending paragraph, Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Devote your energies to forging nhead towards some definite ambi- tion and this can prove a better result than ony day.
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BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-An unexpected business trip may prove beneficial. Postpone major changes, however, until later. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) All results torny depend entirely on the quality of your personal initia- tive and aggressiveness.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) Be careful in all personal contacts that you do not give offence to business or social associates.
PISCES
A new friendship, made today, can prove important to your future success. A good business day if you are forward.
GEMINI (May 22-Juno 22)- A new friend and possibly a new environment, although unexpected, may bring beneficial results.
CANCER (June 23-July
23)-
Business Prospects increase and the social nnd domestic outlooks are improved also. Altogether, a better
day!
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Avoid all arguments or misunderstandings, A test of your patience is in today's outlook. Be tactful.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. ZZ) (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) A second day for going slowly. Be Routine is the best plan now. Be on your guard against. upsets so especially careful in all detail work that you clrcumvent them. as carelessness can be harmful.
LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct. ARIES (Mar.
22-Apr. 20) Combine minor business and Make no major change in any Im romance, but don't attempt to con- portant plan. Hold to your orinal summate
deal, Postpone 14. schedule conscientiously,
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CURARE,
USE FOR
CURARE
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Indians to Anerkenn paralyse their enemies, has a new duty in medical science.
The drug, made from the leaves jot a tropical plant, is being used as an anaesthetic in throat opera- tions, according to Dr. R. Churles Adams, In a report to the American,
Opthalmology spenk Academy
Otolaryngology.
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East did not want to give Roberts another club ruff, nor did he want to lend into any tenace position, so he exited with the eight of spades, which Roberts won with the Jack. Now you can see how valuable the deuce of spades was Roberta used
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FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Philippines Can Meet 1949 Sugar Quota
Washington, Nov. 15.—The United Press learned today thai Philippine Ambassador Elisalde today notified the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture that the Philippines expects to export 893,000 short tons of sugar to the United States in the calendar year of 1949, and requested him to take 'this into account, when calculating quotas of various higher
producing areas supplying the United States' mainland. market.
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conditions the Philippines could export its full United States quota of 952,000 short tons.
Elisnide said it was concciv-| In his letter, Ellsaldo also asked able that with good growing that the national consumption estimate for 1949 bo fixed at a level which would bring mugar prices mon into line with the cost of living index. In this, Elimido agreed with representatives of the United States boot sugar industry who call the consumption estimato for 1048 was much too higli and was responsible for the sharp drop in sugar prices while other prices were increasing
INDIFFERENCE IN RUBBER
MARKET
2
The fact that the Philippines is preparing to fill all or nearly all of its quola has significance Cuba, which was the chief bene- ficiary in the past year due to
for
a
New York, Nov. 15.-Standard Philippo deficit of about 700,000 rubber futures today closed GD to tons. According to testimony by 75 poin's lower on sales totalling beel sugur industry representatives, 47 contracts.
however, Cuba may benefit next year from a substantial drop beet production,
tower.
No. I rubber closed 65 to 75 points
The market was weak. affected by the decline in London and the in- difference of dealers and factory buyers.
1948 BEET CROP
in
Robert Shields, president and genoral counsel of the. Unlied Slates Boot Sugar. "The reluctance of tyre manufac- | Awociation, torildled that the 1948 beet tures to accumulate stocks prior to crop, most of which reaches the narkot 16 2049, was about, 1.310,000 tone, or 20 end-of-year Inventory taking wan
percent below 11,800.000 quota. Increased by the downward trend of
the market.
Cautiousness is by the argument that sinco production outpaced consumption during n period of
Shields and other spokesmen for the beet producers criticized the Department
Dow
of Agriculture for falling to keep the
estimate national consumption enough to maintain sugar prices at levein comparable with other prices on required
23)h air, was heard to admit that social unrest in the Far East, there by the Sugar Act-United Prem
The local wits taunted the gloomy sailor with requests that he would bring them back a bag of ground- nuts or a giant baboon. Mrs Greg- son, coming ashore for a breath of another bit of the stern had dropped off at high tide. "Desany as 'ew that won't matter
much,
she added.! When asked if it was true that sea- farin
folk got to love their ship a home, she said, "Not me!
Jike
I'd rather go to sea in a dimused railway kerridge." "Steam or sail this trip, Ma?" asked a jaunty young landlubber. "It'll 'ave to be replied Mrs Gregson, "un the Dars," only one left 'asn't got any blade," ...and Bristol fashion
YET
ET, at that very moment, welders and blowers and plate-rifters and cordwainers and caulkers baulkers
should be an increase in the ratio as normal conditions return.
Fears of competition from synthe- Le rubber have been increased by the announcement that Goodrich are now turning out tyres made by the new type "cold rubber" process
Despite the extent of the recent declines, some observers aro ex- pecting a further atake-out before the price is likely to appear attrac tive to buyers.
Prices closed as follows:-
Standard Contract Rubber.
November
September
November
19.220 nominal
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NEW YORK FUTURES
New York, Nov, 19--World SUERT futuren toray rinsed) unchanged to one point higher in sales totalling 123. con inets.
: Domeetle Buga future cloned t ragnami to, Your, pointa higher on salen. to_totalling 170 ́contracts
Pricen closed 'an follows:- Contract No.4 (World). March tin cents per 10.)
May
Contruct No. 3 (Danientløj ·
Spot
July
September
March (1034)
Spol
December
10.05 asked
January (1040)
10.43 nominal
March (1040)
May
February
19.2
March
July
10.00
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September
and
April
10.93
May
10.05
and keelhaulers were swarming over the ship, and ge.ting
Kem
July
18.75 nominal
A AList
15.70
morc
October
13.60
brine,
Mrs
14.63
deck On
December
18.80
and
this
January (1030)
10.45
No. Contract Hubber.
Admiral | Marel: (1948)
19.23 Hominal
10.20
Then said:
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July
10.05
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August
17.00
18.03
10.00
18.05
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Dr. Adams points out that sur- her ready for the great moment, Eery of the throat,
or eyes when her snout would once problems presents special
as re-sniff the tempestuous gards the anaesthetics used.
Gregson came out,
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activity.
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all
Hodgson, who was lean- April
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hare reely outerd bound, hadmiral?" The Admiral slapped his brecally with his telescope, replied, with
He said that operations the throat are done in the
where the apparatus for an- aesthesia must be maintained. Thus
and the danger of interference with
nautical, bonhomie, the air supply makes great skill "Shipshape and Bristol fashion, my necessary on the part of both
dear," surgeon and the anaesthetist,
Still another difficully, he point- ed out, is the fact that the areas of operation are the seat of ro flexes that must be obliterated by deep anaesthesia if surgery is to be
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5. How many nelive volcanoes are there in the United States?
(Answers on Column 4)
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. K. ELWORTHY
Black. 10 pieces.
Valess otherwise stated, ragistered arfletes and parcel porta close 20 ordinary minutes earlier than the
If malls close before 10 mg. mali, registered and parcel ponta clone at 5 p.m., on the previous day.. Mall are closed at Kowloon Central Post Ofice, half an hour earlier than the Gro closing times.
TUESDAY, NOVEMIDER 16 Closing Times By Air
Swalow, Amoy, Shanghai,
Hankow. Tringlao, Peiping and leihow. 3.30 p.m.
Nanking,
Manila, Honolulu. USA and Canada, A
p.m.
not
Or even sideways
READ that art critics who wrole
about "an exhibition of abstract paintings failed to notice that some of them were hanging upside down.” Even-It-they-had-notleed – it, they Spinal anaesthesia-the use of a would have said that the old Vic- drug in the canal of the spinal torian idea of hanging a picture the cord-in
feasible An throat right way up was all
very well operations, he sald, because it
when a picture Ead a subject or works only in the area below the told a story, but
that abstract point of injection. The nerves of head, face and throat come di- pictures must be judged by higher rectly from the brain, not the and wider standards. spinal cord.
Pontothal Advances
He reported that the use of pen- tothal-another deep sleep produc- Ing drug-supplemented by curare, which paralyses the reflexes, is a tremendous advance.
Radio Hongkong
NIKT
6. Program
Summary: 6.01, Chil dren's Half Hour: "Taytown" by S. G. Hulme Beaman (BBCTS) "The disgrace- ful Busines at Mrs Groove'a'; 6.30, Waldteufel Potpourri; 0.40, Polo Valder- rama at the Piano (Studio): 7, World Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu
and USA, (Kowloon CPO)' 430 p.m.; "The pentothal in small doses gives and Home News (Landon Relay) 7.15.
"Beo Tee"
7.25 on Sports (Studio); (GPO) Bp.TI
general anaesthesia, and the addi-Interlude: 7.30. go and Bereen tion of curare obliterates the re-
Favourites Presented by Aileen Woods Air Mall Ordinary
(printed matters flexes, eliminating huge dosage and
(Studio): 8, "From the Editorial (Lon- sampits and small packet posts) for
day Helay 0.10. University Programing: Akantis. Guam, Honolulu and USA, the nausea that often comes after Medleine No. 7: "A Clinical Pathologist" (Kowloon CTO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) the administration of
gos By Janet M Vaughan__ [BBCT9)! 8.30, anaesthetics," he said.
Orchestral Selections: 8.55, Plano Recital by Jack Coblenz (Studio): 9.15, A Short Curare comes from several Story: "The Canditate" Written & Read by Jock Shepherd (Studio); 9.30, Manila, Mauritius, Mombasa, L. Marques, varieties of tropical. plants, mostly "Elements of the Orchenra-No, 11
Belra and South Africa via Durban. from South America.
"Percussion Bection" A Talk by the Rev. Father T. V. Ryan, B. J. {Slutlo); 10. Radio Newsreel (London Relay); 10.15 Weather Report: 10.15, Belections from Warner's Operas: 10.45, The Queen's Hall Light Orchestra piny Selee- Lions from Filma; 11.19, Weather Report and Close Down
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£
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To make the contract, both the heart and diamond finesse had work, but which one should he take the first? The correct play, and one he selected, was to lead the queen of hearts. West properly re- fused to caver, and now of course
could not continue Roberts
with the hearts.
He had to switch to a diamond and
tho finesse his queen, diamond ace, lead the third diamond and ruff it in dummy. Now ho could take another heart finesse and make the contract,
cash
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Weight (8)
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course. (4)
6. Doramonly called' down under. 16. At the end of
the midnight
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Closing Times By Bea
Shanghai, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Closing Times By Air,
Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 9 m. noon, 2 pm. (GPU) 0.30 a.m., 11.30am., 1.30 p.m. Shanghai, 8.30 am. (reg); Ba.m. (ord), | Swatow, and Amey, "D AJ. (reg); 9.30
.m. (ord).
Bhanghal. Nanking. Hankow, Tringlao, Pelping, Amoy, "Zalpel and Bwatow, 3.30 pm.
Closing Times Dy Sea
Manila, 3 p.m.
Shanghat,' 10 aug.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Closing Times By Air Hangoon, Calcutta, Karách), Bahrein. Calro, Alexandria ·(Nairobi,: Johannes- burg and Marsellies via Alexandria) Nome and London, (Kowloon (70) 430 pan; (Gro) p
Bangkok, Singapore, -Batavia, Colombo,
Sydney and Auckland, 8 pm.
Japan, 5pm.
Manila, 11.30
Kunming, Lluchow, Amor,' Shanghai,
Nanking, Hankow,
Telping Swatow and Chungking, 3.30 p..
hour. (B)
Edward to nontinua' the tonings.
day. (9)
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Closing Times By Sea
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(Tomorrow-Book Parade)
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Antwors
BBC. PROGRAMME
10. The debate continues; 10.18, Orches- trap of the world; 10.30, Music while you work; 1, The news: 11.10, 1ome news from Britain; $1.15, Harold Willams:
the 11.30, Sporting record; 12, From editorials: 12.10, Programme announce- regiments: mente: 12.35, Musle of the 1243, British Industry. A talk by William Holta: 13, The news: 13.30, ffėme news From Britain; 13.15. Music memories: 14, It 1. Gypsies. 2. A West African Radio newsreet: 14.35, Erie Broker
Waterlogged. Spa"; 14.45, BBC slock, producing white
feathers.waleh Orchesten: 15.15, Programme an 3. John Masefleld. 4. In nouncement: 18.20, Interkide: “ 1830, northern Canada and Alaska. 6. Only Welsh Magazine; 16. The newa: 10.10, News analysis:__ 16.15, Selenen review: one, Lassen Peak situated in north-
16.30. Wilfred Pickles in "Have a Go"; castern California.
17. Close down:
DAB and FLOUNDER by WALTER
PC
WISTLE
October November
LONDON FUTURES Londen, Nov. 15.-Rubber futures in This market today closed as follows January/March, 1949
(in pence per lb.)
April/June
July/Septem
4.03 nominai
4.04
4.04
3.46
430
5.04.nomial
0.00 Ad
5.04 nominat
0.05 bid
3.14
United Prom.
HONGKONG
SHARES
The tumover on the Stock Ex- change this moming was $148,205.
Transactions
East Anda INSURANCES
Union
DOCKS, ETC.
Provident
and
noon
pricor
BUYERS SELLERS SALES
140
745
Dotk
11-1/8 11-3/16
*# 2934
800 # 400 * 20
11-1/10
United Press.
S'hat Dock LAND, ETC.
TIK Hotel
35 1500 194
0.00
735
WALL STREET PRICES UP
New York, Nov. 15-Prices in the stock market improved again today, with the volume ΟΙ transactions exceeding one million shares for the ninth successive session.
The feeling among the public that the general situation is
is not as bad as
Investing economic it had been plctured, coupled with the belief that the market is oversold, brought many to the buying side.
The list started higher and moved
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Star FerrY
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C. t (N) Electric
1100 20:
1000
301
Macao Electric 24.80 Telephone INDUSTRIALS
30-200 #
100 40%
Hope STORES, ETC.
2015
Dalry (0)
47
Watson (0)
Coment
Watson (N) COTTONS
Ewo
101
up considerably in active dealing N.Y. FOREIGN
around noon, closing just near the peak levels of the session as some Jasues had backed away from the early highs on profit-taking.
A rumour that load prices may be Edvanced another two cents per pound brought higher prices to non- ferrous metals Issues-United Press,
BLACK PEPPER
MARKET
New York. Nov. 18-Black futures
today closed inactive nomaly unchanged to 200
higher.
pepper
EXCHANGE
New York, Nov. 16.
Argentine Peso (Official) Argentine Peso (Unoficial) Australia Brazi Helgium Canada
Chille England
France India -
Mexico New Zealand Toni
a04 Portugal pointsmith Africa
Sweden.
nearby Rwitzerland
Tiruguay
dule
The relatively firm ruling in
nervousness positions reflected the East Coast shipping strike. Willo Venezuela sellers ideas strengthened, buying inter-
Netherlands est remained unaggressive in the hope Batavia that some plan will be evolved to selle singapore the dockers' strike.. However, the Hongkong sirika proves to be of lung, duration, soms stocka will be needed to meet November engagements.
Prices closed as follows
December (in cente per lb.) nominal January (1040)
March
Naj
July
September
October
Spot
Spot (White Muniak)
Valted
Statement By Hsu Kan
Nanking. Nov. 15.-The newly- appointed Finance Minister, My Hu Kan, sald today that he was anxious to re-establish confidence in the gold yan and stabilise the economic and
noncini situation.
United Prems.
NEW · ORLEANS COTTON
New Orlentis, Not
Markot here
December in cents per b... 31.74
ention
-Prieng' in the today
closed
folinw
March (1948) ****
May
July
ल
Morel (1950), Spot
December
21.75
31.m
30.00
78.67
20.47 Mid 38.97 150
Exchange Rates
He said that he intended to revise the existing regulations with the
Buminoma was done. In the local object of developing exports and at
thezen market, this mar tracting, overseas remittances. The at the following rates: production of essential commodities 118, collar, (per $11.
Erling pound meše (por #1) would be encouraged. An attempt | (old bars (por. tasi) would: bemadó: “to Bellminato 'cor- | 1IC pinstrēs (per 1007 ruption in taxation, be added Miam deals (per 100% Reuter-AAP,
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