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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
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By Galbraith
COPE, 1948 BY TIỀN SERVICE, 190. T. M. AFO, U. 3. PAT. OFF,
"I can't understand how a follow who gets wonderful grades
could be so dumb as to admire a girl of that type!"
LESSON HAND DUMBBELLS
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
It May Not Pay To Pull Trumps
-
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE beginner at contract has to
ns
learn many conventions, such
"second hand
"always
an honour."
low,"
is also
cover an honour with
and so on.
There
expression which
"many
R
man
In
REGISTERED U.S. PATENT GMC
ITS A
ROLL OF
ORIGINAL
t
WELL
GUESS ITS OKAY TO
DRAWINGS!! TAKE THEM
SHOW YOUR
CARGE
OUT THE GATE BUT
WE GOT STRICT
ORDERS NO
BLUEPRINTS!
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
POCKET CARTOON
By STELLA
by OSBERT LANCASTER
YOUR BIRTHDAY
Bo
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25
QORN today, you have tremendous independence of thought and action yourself, but are able to be Intolerant to those who cannot see your point of view. Be more lonlent in this regard and you will progress faster.
There is highly developed intui- tive strain in your make-up and you are often gulded to decisions by this almost mystic power. Take advantage of this gift, for few have it; fewer still, know how to use it.
Fitted by your talents and capabilities to be leader, you wil make your best success when at the hend of your
own business. The
professions offer an excellent carcer and you may choose almost any field you wish to enter, Concentrate and specialise in some ono and you will make your mark.
of the
You Women arc fond pleasures of living and enjoy travel- lng. You are likely to make what is considered a "good marriage" but if you were to concentrato От Боте carcer, you very easily could reach the top and become one of those often envied "career-women."
To find what the stars have in store
for tomorrow, select your the corres- birthday star and read ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Conditions are better than they were yesterday, so make the most of them. Minor difficulties only!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Excellent for all business matters, especially those relating to the land arid its products. Be progressive. +
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10)- Definitely a day for hesitation. Consolidate your assets and don't be tempted to expand.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--Don't
much expect too
from this day; Postpone a journey if you can and use moderation in everything.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)Those working in the steel industry might do well to guard against accidents due to carelessness. Good day for
romance,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Domestic matters are, favoured. A good time for a morrlage, too, General conditions are fair.
RECORDED MUSIC:
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)--You new во may undertake something long as it does not call for overambi- tious spending of your reserves.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-Bo alert to opportunities for advance- ment on your present job or seek something new and better.
LEO (July 24-Aug, 23)-Best for you to avoid making any important change. Postpone a jourriey, too, I you can. Be conservative.
VIRGO · (Aur. 24-8ept, 22)- Concentrate on romance of domestle matters, since travel and business commitments are best avoided.
LIDHA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Make
advances along most moderate taking until a more active day. fronts, but postpone any new under
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- Normal activities are well and good but when it comes to making business expansion, think twice before noting.
FINE PERFORMANCE OF "SAMSON & DELILAH"
an old assures us that 15 walking the streets of London because he failed 10 lead trump." It is a good thing to bear sl of these conventions mind, but there. should be no absolutely set rules in bridge any more than in any other sport.
Even though there is a runner on first and nobody out, a team once in a while will cross the op- ponents up and line one out instead of bunting. In football, on the fourth down with fifteen yards lo 1. Name the three main types of Opera. (15 12-inch),
the proper thing: twins. go, to punt is
but many a game has been won because a smart
strategic play instead.
team used a
Check Your Knowledge
2. What was the nationally of the
In today's hand there is a sim-composer Rimsky-Korsakov? ple example in regard to leading
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Narth properly get into a contract of four spades and Eas! made the normal opening of the Jack of diamonds, which declarer won with the are.
Now suppose that North followed the rule about picking up trumps. He would lead a spade, West would
win with the acc. return the Jack
of clubs and declarer would lose two club tricks. The average player might not even notice this mistake, because North still would make his contract four spades.
that
However, let Us suppose North
dlaregarded the rule to lend trump. Instead, he eashed the queen of hearts, led.a small diamond to dummy's king and on the ace and king of hearts he threw
away his five and king of clubs. Then he led the ten of spades, and when West went in with the ace and led a club, It was too late. North trumped, picked up the rest of the trumps and made six-odd.
By DELOS SMITH
"AMILLE SAINT-SAENS, brillant IC^
wrute 12 operas second-rater, and achieved immortality with only Columbia has issued a com- plete recording of that one, "Samson and Delilah," made by principals, chorus, and orchestra of the Paris
one.
Hearing it well sung away from the hurly-burly of the opera house causes you to appreciate more than ever the grace and beauty of its long Inclodie lines, the undeviating up- ward drive of its drama, the correct- 3. What oceans comprise the Sevenness of its musical characterisation Scas?
and its moulded compactness as 21 whole.
4. What in wormwood? What is it used for?
5. Locate Karroo.
6. How is gelatin produced?
(Auswers on Column 4)
CHESS PROBLEM
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White, & pieces.
White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, K1-03, Į P-B3; 2, BX BP; 1... K-Q4; 2, Kr B3 (ch): .K-B4; 2, KINF (ch); 1... P-Q4; 2, Kt-Q6 (ch).
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Across..
1. 15 will make every Okori hush.
(4.5) fa.-Here you get the "A.RA, tense.
- Changing direction. (7)
119. Female or specion, (8)
31. pacord of a work." (0) Jóc da kan sbe simpletos. (8)
15. Bee 3 Down,
13. To do this ja Milegal. (8)
21. Bee 1 Down
21. Ho la sciiva in Palestine, (4), 23. An anagram of harp s20 | (7)
Down
1 and 21. Distinction of holding the
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and it. Even kises are found in
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4. A small intet, 151,
8. Thyme, maybe, (3)
1. This mater mesaures the nonBiry
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13. Delonging to a number of people
haring common qualities 16. Kvory, acho 7 (4) 17. Existed. (á)
10. Equát lu return 191
20. One turn of the tide. (3)
Batyuion of yesterday's pussie
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of
Helene Bouvier, a contralto remarkable suppleness, endows Delilah with the irresistible yolu tuousness that makes Samson's fato appear not only Inevitable but highly desirable.
Jose Lucelozi forces his volce occasionally to in- fuse it with the harsh virility bent- ting such an ox as Samson, but his cur always is available for Delilah's pinching fingers and it is all the role requires.
Louis And the conducting of Fourestier, who lasi season conduct- ed at the Metropollien Opera, is of under-statement, which, imparts very Gallic sophistication. All all, it is an exceptional performance, is exceptional, and the recording
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and what's more I bet it's packed full of vitamins, and If you don't keep your trap ahut Mr. Strachey'll have it on the meat ration before you can sau Sinbad the
Sallor
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber ·
TIME was when boys were T continually, being told te handkerchief."
"Use your Science today, knows better.
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Unemployment Hits U.S. West Coast
San Francisco, Nov. 24.-Thanks apparently in a great measure to the maritime strike, it is getting difficult to find a job on the West Coast.
RUBBER
PLUMMETS
LOWER
New York, Nov. 24.--Standard rubber futures today closed 55 to 00 points lower 35 contracts.
The United Press, in a survey of private; state and federal em- ployment agencies in California, Oregon and Washington, found that employers are taking on fewer persons and, more in particular, those without quali- fications. The situation is worst for unskilled and semi-skilled workers.
The plach is beginning to extend
and the white collar class, on sales totalling to
fle clerks, catching stenographers, retal clerks, inovke publicity writers bartenders, and studio workers, hotel and night club employees and
No. I rubber futures closed 50 to 85 points lower on sales totalling 102 contracts.
others,
While employment experts hasten
The market today plummeted to new low levels, na the fallure of
that there is no in- London and Singapore to follow up to reassure our rise of Tuesday undermined dication of any "recession," the fact the confidence of buyers playing the remains that agency Interviewers technical rice, who jettisoned their are making fewer replacements than recent purchases before tomorrow's, they did a year ago in Seattle, Port- land, San Francisco, Los Angeles, hollday.
The physical market was generally San Diego, Sacramento and Fresno, half a cent lower, with moderate Surplus employables are beginning Dutch offerings, but the Far East to show, up in most of the working was
reported to be holding off.
classifications, Rubber on plers and in warehouses Is commanding a good premium, but January material is available at a bist discount.
Dealers covered on the decline, but are sealing down their
price ideas and are reluctant to increase prior to inventory
their
stocks
faking.
Prices closed as followe→→ the
Standard Contract Rubber. November December
January (1048)
February
March April
May Juno July
The gentle manipulation of a dry
on "releases handkerchief average 15,000 infective particles," which are "eight times the weight of droplet nuclei from the mouth."
IS The thing to
to wipe your Hone on a specially disinfected coat- sleeve, permeated with
resistant chemicals. This sleeve can also ba | sneezed and coughed into. But by far August
the best plan is to go about with a hygienic gouze bag over your head. I suggest as a slogan for the Lan- eet, "Go and put your head in bact"
A horrible thing to do
HE man who has confessed that
THE
he lit a cigarette at the Sacred Olympic Flame while it was being borne in triumph through Sevenoaks would probably not hesitate to laugh Irreligiously on
ол д golf green. The amazing thing is that he was not the people who torn to pieces by had been waiting in queues for 130 hours to see the flame go by. Or can it be that Sevenoaks is a hot- bed of cranks, and does not even like the German and Russian Idea of regimenting athletes and marching them about in uniforn Uke soldiers?
No wonder
Wild and Weird Another brilliant second-rater was Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff and the new records throw up two not dis- POLITICAL commentators were similar samples of his cilttering busy today seeking the connee- music, although separated in the time neasure of his career by couple of decades. One is the little known tone poem, "Sadko," an early work based upon a legend which he trented a second time in an opera the other is the Scheherezade Suite, which some people protest is well known. Excerpts from it forever heard over the radio,
too
are
September
October
November.
December
January (1050)
No. 1 Rubber contract..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November Decentber
January (1950)
10.03 nominal 10.00 $10
18.60 nominal
16.00
10.35 bid
18.23
The
employment agencies attri- difliculties in their present bute finding jobs to three factors: 1. The West Coast maritime strike. 2. The winter seasonal slump, 3. Inflation and high cost of food and essentials which have forced a decline in the buying of luxury commodities, in cluding entertainment.
BIGGEST FACTOR
The survey revealed that the big-
In the slump gest single factor appeared to be maritime strike. 18. nominal Approximately 30,000 West Coast 18.20 11 longshoremen wure directly, thrown out of work on September 2, taking out of use since then some US$30,- 150,000 In wages less whatever they put back in the form of strike beneilts by the Unions.
18.10
10.10
+
10.03
18.00
17.03
-
17.00
17.55
P
18.03 traded
18.47 nominal
18.40 traded 10.35 nominal
18.30/40 traded 1022 nominat
12.15 bid 10.10 nominal
16.05
10,00
17.05
17.00
-United Press. LONDON FUTURES London. Nov. 24-Teleen in the rubber markt here today closed as follows:- January/March 1949 Un pence per.
Jb.) April/June July/September
United Press.
HONGKONG SHARES
11
1012
10%
pala
The knock In the pocketbook received by Industry, agriculture and export and import business is calculated roughly at a half billion dollars to date.
But the employment agencies agree that the marltime strike is not the entire answer. "If it were to end tomorrow the West Const. would still be faced with the following facts). There In BO much immigration Into the agricul- tural areas of California that the
of jobs available number
cannot keep 'pace. 2. Entertainment: business, hotels, bars, night clubs and movies went into a slump be- fore the maritime strike begon, 3, Construction, home and industrial, slowed
of down partly because tighter loan restrictions and `partly' because of the lack of a public housing programme.-United Press.
Ex-
N.Y.
The turnover on the Stock
Transactions and noon prices
change this morning was $224,016.
DUYERS SELLERS SALES
SHARES GOVT, LOANS 34 (1034) 31 (1948) ... BANKA
HK Bank
Fast Ara INSURANCES
HK Fire DOCKS, ETC
Dock
follow:- tion between the New Zealand 4 percent. loan (cash and conversion for replace- applications included ment) and the suggested imposition of standard underclothes on miners, The Drapers' Chamber of Trade and the Wholesale Textile Associa tion announced that they could see no connection whatever. "We bo- lieve," said representative of the Worsted Pool, "that if underclothes "Sadko" is capable of delivering a mild kick because of its
plentiful wildness were cheaper and and weirdness, and because of
time to stan- fine performance by the San Fran- dardise them. There would be too cisco Symphony under Pierre Mon- few miners chasing too many under- teux. (RCA Victor; two 12-inch). clothes, and the glut could be ab- There is nothing
with sorbed by the creation of special wrong
"Over Scheherezade except, perhaps, you bottlenecks."
dead remarked
there would be no
OUTWARD MAILS er oftest. The new set is on bodies,"
An outward sea máit per * Carthago to United Kingdom will bo closed as follow:
GPO. Parcels,
November 20, 10 a.m.; Registered, 11.30 am; Or- dinary, Noon.
Kowloon CPO-Parcels, November 70, 10 : Registered, it M.IN.: Ordinary, 1130 a.m.
This mall is expected to arrive at London on or about December 26.
Unless otherwise stated, registered articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes cariler than the ordinary mail. I mais close before 19 mm, registered and parcel posts close at p.m. on the previous day. Malls Are closed at Kowloon Central FOR Ofice, half an hour earlier than the GPD closing Lines,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Closing Times By Ar
Kunming. Lluchow, Amay, Shar.ghal, Nanking. Tsingtao, Peiping, Swatow B Chungking 10 p Hangoon,
Karacht, Calcutta,
Bahrein, Cairo, Alexandria (Nairobi, Johannes-
Alexandria) burg Marseilles vin
(Kowloon C.P.O.) Home & London 14.30 p.m. (GPO) (_ 13. Dangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo,
Sydney, Auckland de Japan 8 p.m. Selgon & Paris p.m.
Closing Times By ́ex
Balgon (hex) 3 p.m.
Japan (Bex) 3) plm.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Closing Times By Air
Canton (Kowloon CPO) 9 am Noon 2 p.m., (GPO) 0.30 a.m., 11.30 am, 130 p.m.
Shanghai 8.30 am. (reg.); 9 .m. (ord.). Swatow & Amoy D a.m. treg); 9.30 am.
ford.)
Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow. Tsingtao. Pelping, Swalow, Amoy & Talpeh 3.30 pm. Manila, Honolulu,
& Canada U.S.A. 6. p.m. Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu & U.S.A. (towloon CPO) - 4.30 p.m.j (dra) 5 p.m.
Ordinary Air Mail Crinted Matform Samples & Emall Packet Posta) for Manlia. Guam, Honolulu & UAA (Kowloon CPO). 430 p.m.; (GPU) 6 p.m.
Closing" Times By Bea Straits, Coylon, India, Madagascar,Kast & Bouth Africa, Bombay, Aden, 'Igypi 6 Europe via London Sea) is. min. 19 (par.31 11:30 am, treg.): Noon (ork),
Bandakan de Brisbane (say 10 man,
excellent recording of a sound per-loundress. formance by Eugene Ormandy con- ducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Columbin; five 12-inch).
Display Picco
moro
our
Д
Jeading
How extraordinary! -
A
LONELY ostrich went into the Sahara for a bit of conversa-
The newest Jascha Heifetz singletion. As he ambled along he passed la "Banjo and Fiddle," a highly en- 3,241 ostriches, all with their heads tertaining display, plece, and the buried in the sand. "Not a soul in easy-to-lake garden .scene from the place," said the lonely ostrich Erich Korngold's "Much Ado About | with a heavy sigh, and turned Nothing" music. (RCA Victor).
Novelty rather than musical im- pact is the loy virtue of Paul Hin- demith's experimental pieces for string orchestra and string quartet "in the first position," although they have much value to students of the stringed instruments. Excerpts from the pieces have been well re- corted by the Stuyvesant Sin- fonietta, Sylvan Shulman conduct- ing. (Columbia; 12-inch single).
(Tomorrow-Unusual Angles)
CHECK YOUR KNOW! EDGE Answers.
1. Identical, paternal and Siamese. 2. Russian. 3, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, Arofic and Antarctic. 4. A plant having a bitter taste. Used as an aromatic tonie and in making absintho and vermouth. 5, Waterless tableland In Cape Colony, S. Africa. 6. By bolung animal bones, mem- branes and tendons in water..
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Radio Hongkong
INT
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
New York, Nov. 14.
13 @ 1008 Argentine Peso (Official)**** US$0 29172
Argentine Peva (Unofficial) ..
3.23
.0600
100
100
141
-Australia
270 320 @ 260
Brazit Belgium
S'hal Dock
20 1042
Canada Chilo
LAND, ETC.
England
HK Hotel
13,30
France
HK Land
India
0
100 q ca
J'hai Land
5.60
Mexico
+
Humphreys
New Zealand
014
Peru
10.02 20.30
C. Light (0). Electric
136
D.CO
100
100
(Ex-div plus rtaj
200
(Rix)
UTILITIES
'From
Star Ferry
300
009
1000
Telephone (0)
30
INDUSTRIALS
Cement Hope
40
193
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (0)
4515
Dairy (N)
4415
COTTONS
1435
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment
30
Ewo
REMITTANCES RELEASED
36
re-
Amoy, Nov. 23.-It was learned unofficially here that overseas 5. Programme Summary: 0.01, "Petermittances totalling some GY700,000 and the Wolf" Boston Symphony Or
were released by the Central Bank chestra; 6.30, La Demi-lleure Francaise
Studio); 3, World and Home News of China here on November 18 at (London Relay); 7.18, Hawaiian, Serena the new official rate of 20 to US$1, ders; 7.30. Grand Ilote!"...Albert Sand- although the bank has not yet re- ler and 1 Palm Court Orche
to Instructions
purchase Gladys Ripley, (Vocal).
forelan currencies at the new rate. "From the Editorials" (Landon Helay);
arrival 8.10,
Programme: "Bocial
With the
of this idle University Science" Ne 8. "Psychology” by Fro capital. commodity
ara prices fensor Br Cyril Burt DBCTS); 0.27.
and United Tchaikowsky: Concerto In D Major, Op
wh celved
33. Heifetz (Violin), and the London dually being waggingkhands at.
Ch
dollars are
Philharmonic Orchestra; D. Eric Costes: a higher level on the open market. "Cinderella" Fantasy...Symphony Or-
Earlier, the stoppage of oversens chestra: 2.15, Book Review: By Cathe
Scot-Moncrieff (Studio); 9.30. remittances caused local monetory "Crime, Gentlemen Please A Comedy conditions to be extremely stringent, Thriller by Max Kester. with Naunton forcing commodity prices to drop 100 Wayne and Basil Itadford, Episode 2:
19. Radio percent or more-Associated Press. "Find the lady" nacTS): News Reel (London Helay); 10.18, Wen- ther Report: 10.10, uryday Serenade"; 10,48, String with Wings"....George Meinckring Orch with Paulo Green and Wilfred Barnes (Vocal) (ORDS); 11.10, Weather Report and Close Down.
DAB and FLOUNDER —
by Walter
FURRIER LAUT
Copra Market At Standstill
New York, Nov. 24-Copra and coconut oil trading is practically at a standstill because of faltering hopes for an. carly. sottlement of the East Coast strike."
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--Unfiert Press. POUND NOTE
New York, Nov
Briti 24-THO pound note was quoted in the unofficial market here today at US$2.93—United Prents,
NEW YORK METAL MARKET
New York, Nov, 24-The following prices were quoted in the metal market here today!
Antimony. (American 2014 percent) in bulk of carload Jots, F.O.J
Texan
T. Gradeà ̄ ̄ ̄ {201% percent or higher)... Tungalen, powdered
(03-00 percent) Wolframite (Chinese dre
containing'
Tungsten
Trioxide duty paid FO.D. New York, per short toa
ron ore (5) percent
Iron) delivered lower part
Lake Superior, per short ton)
Copper (Electrolyte. EXT port) FAS. New York, per lb.
US$ 0.335
1.03
1.00
23.50/24.00
0.35
* 23% 'cents
19.16 cente
32.00
Zinc, Prime Western, New York) per 1b..... Maaneno
Mlectrolytic D9.0 percent fanganese delivered cast of: Mississippi River.
SCRAP METALS The following prices were quoted for Copper. TO.B. per tan
(1)......... US$16.70/17.00- Load. F.D.B. per ton theavy 7.D., per tan (No. I heavy amatting)
Strel.
Pirate
19.50/20.00
38.00/40,00
United Press.
Dealers reported that bids ranging Exchange Rates
from US$250 to US$205 a short ton. CIF, Pacific Coast, were, turned down.......
The coconut oll price remained unchanged, with mills holding for 24 cents a pound, immediate ship- ment,
a pound for and 29 centr December, in lank cars, FOB, milis.
Unlied Press,
Business was done it the loan un- official exchange market this
the following rales: Starlink pound note (per £1) US, dollar (per 11). Geld bars (por isel) FIC plastres (per 106) siam. Ucale. (per 1001 NET guildens (per 100) Gold Jun
morning
204.00