THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
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2. In what year did Portugal come a republic?
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
NORTHWESTERN (cam
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con-
sisting of Mr and Mrs H. N. Dayboch, Don Horwitz and Dr A. G. Engel ted for first place recently. In the national amateur team-of-four Mr Dayboch is pre- champlonship, sident of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch Grand Slam Club of St. Paul, Minn. He-and-his-wife- are a very good combination.
of
Mr Horwitz "is a University Minnesola student, and Dr Engel, is vico Falls, Minn., of Little president of the Minnesota Bridge Association. This victory places all four in the national masters class. The amateur team-of-four is board-a-match championship, there- trick must be fore every possible won. Mr Horwitz made six-odd in no trump on the hand shown today. West had the choice of opening a spade or a club, and elected to lead the jack of clubs.
The low club was played from dummy, East won with the king and of clubs, raturned the deuce dummy's nce winning. The Jack of diamonds wus led. East covered with the queen and Horwitz with the acc.
Won
He cashed the king of damonas, then made a very interesting play. He returned the deueo of hearts. He did not want to take his only other entry cut of dummy to tako the heart finesse. West played low the and dummy's ten-spot won trick. Horwitz now led a small heart, went right up with the ace, then
the
of his balance ran diamonds.
At trick eleven, he laid down the
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
BORN
ĮORN today; you thrive on activity Confident of your own ideas, you and the buster you are, the always are sure you are right, even better you like it. Overcome when confronted by opposing opin- tendency to worry about umimport- fons. You dislike Batening to those ant things. Once you have con- who disagree with you and arc quered this shortcoming, there are quite frank in nimitting you will no heights to which you may not oppose then to death. Be a little aspire.
moro tolerant and your wisdom will increase.
You have n delightful sense of humour and the ability to use words colourfully. Writing and pubile lecturing should be easy for you and you might become sucess- ful in these fields. Since you enjoy travel and make friends easily, you probably will cover much of the earth's surface during your lifetime.
Affectionate and loving by nature, you enjoy home life and should wed at an early age. It is likely there will be but one love in your life.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your. birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23. Dec. GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-A circumstances change in 22)-A banner day on both business definito and perronal fronts. Make every appears nt hand, Guard your effort count and be, alert to oppor- physical health. Rest, it fired. Don't tunity.
overde.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)---A
CAPRICORN (Deo. 23-Jan. 20)--- A profitable day for all those deal-progressive day on all fronts; busi- ness, personal and social. Combine common commodities. ing in
Roll Ureo and you should show a mance is favoured, too, if you seek real profit.
it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) - Artistic ventures are favoured, but stick fairly close to familiar routine,
PISCES
(Feb. 20-Mar. 21)~ Ane day for those involved in de- Hotel and corating or designing. entertainment fields are favoured,
too,
P.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 20)-Things should work out advantageously to day, especially if you put a careful watch on budget expenditures.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—Ag- cidents due to carelessness could happen to you, especially if you are travelling, so be cautious,
SCIENCE AT WORK:
LEO (Jul 24-Aug. 23)-Keep a sharp eye out for opportunity. It you find it, be prepared to act con- structively. Don't hesitate.
VIRGO (Aur. 21-Sept. 22)-No-
has no mance
place in today's schedule. Keep your mind on bud. ness matters; write, study and con- centrates.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Those involved in industries connected with food
appear favoured. favourable for romance, if you are secking it.
Also
You're going, right of to sleep, and when you wake you'll be nauseated by the faste of mesete, and teal nero grateful to Mr. Strachey vou're going right off to sleep. and when you wake you'll
be
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
THE American shipbuilder who is going to look for the remains of Noah's Ark on SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)
materialise today, Do the top of Mount Ararat will Ideals may grasp opportunities for business or not be the first secker. personal advancement.
The mountain was climbed by a German more than a hundred years found but nobody has ever axo, anything up there but snow and ice. The Armenians say that Noah's wife Is buried at Marand, and that he
NEW THEORY WILL ALTER planted vines at Arghuri. My own
LAWS OF PHYSICS
By ROBERT MUSEL
universe is expanding at THE
fantastic speed or else is a statle of numberless worlds. Brrangement But either way, it all begun about
two billion years ago.
the
A new theory of time, reconciling both these mujor beliefs of nature of the universe have been
1. Name the largest port on the propounded by Dr Gerald Whitrow of the Imperial College of Science. be-He has been working on the theory since it was first suggested by Dr E. A. Milne of Oxford 13 years ago.
Dr Whitrow's theory js SQ
3. What is "terrae Alius"?
name?
4. What was Michelangelo's lust abstruse that in its original form a is comprehensible only to physicists. But reduced to simple language, it says that time as we know it is not an accurate measurement over long of millions periods, say, hundreds
5. Why does a ballet dancer jerk her head in the opposite direction from the way she is spinning when
she ceases to spin?
-0.What human disease is carried by the African tsetse fy7
[Answers on Column 5)
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. K. ELWORTHY
Black. 4 places.
關
White, 0 pieces.
White to play and mate in two Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. Kt-R5, any: 2. Q. H, or 'Kt mat
of years.
--This, Enid-Dr-Whitrow, will in volve changes In the fundamental laws of physics.
Two Scales of Timo
at the beginning, eniled time zero, all the heavenly bodies were fairly close together,
FOR
THE BUSINESSMAN
Rice Producers Want Japanese Market
New York, Nov. 29.-A Far East rice expert, attending the Food and Agriculture Organisation conference, said that the dollar shortage in oriental rice exporting countries during the coming year would unquestionably increase pressure for permis- sion to sell to Japan.
International Emergency Food
He said that, while no out- right rice allocation to Japan Council sources have admitted that
even since the beginning of allo was likely in 1949, ways might|cations there has been pressure to be found to circumvent the permit an allocation to Japan, and policy which forbids the allocat-likewise there has been eagerness to All the import quota of the Philip- ing of rice to Japan until con-pines, regarded as another Important aumption in other countries dollar area. equals the current per capita consumption in Japan.
NO EASIER JOB Meanwhile, Harry Clowes,
Rico
He pointed out that Burma, Committee secretary of the Interna- tional Emergency Food Council, told Siam, and other rice exporters the United Press: "We will prob-
are at present making large pur-ably have no more rice to allocato chases for which they can only next year than this year, and will pay in. dollara.
certainly have no easier job in dl- viding what is available."
The Committee is scheduled to meet here on Wednesday to discuss allocations for the first semester of
The expert explained that these countries nre, therefore, coming more and more to covet Jupon as a market, not only because she can 1040. pay dollars for rice, but because she Clowes said: "There is le hope might also give them industrial that
the present political and eco- goods for which they would other-nomic dimculties in the major rice wise pay high dollar prices.
producing and consuming countries Montonoga Onto, of the Japanese in Southeast Asia will be completely Ministry of Agriculture, who is here solved in the near future," and "no for the FAO conference.
told the one can, therefore, expect that rien United Press that he had been ap-demands in this area will be fully proached by delegates interested in met for some time to coma" marketing purt of the 1940 rice crop. In Japan..
The Assistant Commercial Coun- the Chinese Embassy, sellor of Cheng Yu-kwei, who will represent China at the IEFC meeting. told the United Press that he expected
CONFIDENCE China in 1040 would be allocated
IN RUBBER
SHATTERED
New
York, Nov. 20-Standard rubber futures closed 01 points lower on sales totalling 67 contracts.
the
year's an amount similar to lost 460.000 tons. He said that China
bui desperately needs,
probably will not receive, a higher allocation because of the critical supply situs- tion.
has
CHINA'S CIVIL WAR He said that the civil war. not yet reached China's "rice bowl" has become a major problem and but has hurt crops. Transportation
No. rubber futures closed 88 to refugees are congesting the coastal
which are traditionally 30 points lower on sales totalling
for food on imported
rice. 174 contracts.
Chineso the Gloom increased in
Cheng reported that rubber had just succeeded is contracting la trado as prices plummeted to new d lows. Weakness in Londen. and Burma arid Slam for Immediate de Singapore and the small domesile livery of the remaining 190,000 tond m
United States of this year's allocation. consumption in the
TEFC officials, who had been shattered. the confidence of buyers,
fear expressing who played on a technical rally. (For my
would Золо
this rice by
for Its do contracting
view, which is as good as anybody La Is that the American cise's. barking up the wrong mountain. I believe that the remains of the Ark might be found on Elbruz, the glant of the Western Caucasus, whom 1 once impudently apostrophised from the foothills near Sukhum. evidence
my "Whither, De-
Ett
mocracy?")
Prices closed as follows:- Standard Contract Rubber. January (9)
In this congested state they were held in place by an uneasy balance of two great forces-gravity, which tended to pull them together; and A thriller without a murder ny cosmic repulsion, which tended to push them apart. Something dis-
turbed the balance and began the THE fourth and last volume of the terrific expansion into space which T List of Huntingdonshire is apparently under way,
February
March
April
Jurin
July
August,
17.00 nominal 17.04 17.40 bid 1733 nominal
hot
that China
livery before the end of the year, termed it "encouraging" that such a farge quantity was at present avalia- ble in Burma and Stam, They said this indicates that Burma's " '1948 nolitical disorders may not comp- licate next voar's rice supply. Burma in one of the world's two largest rice exporters,
1
Clowes sald, however, that there were disorders not only in Burma, but also in Malaya, Indo-China and Indonesin, which already had diminishing effect on the supply for this year and next.
17.30
17.25
17.20
17.16
17.10
17.05
November
17.00
15.05
January (1950).
16.00
February
10.00
No. 1 Rubber,
March (1940)
17.70 traded
Apri
May
17.35 d
June
exact.
July
with
August
17. nominal
September
17.25
1720
In
November
77.45
December
17.16
January (1050)
17.05
February
17.00
September Cab-October men, out today, is as comprehensive Decomber World Was An Atom
us its predecessors. It takes 219 from Polkinghorne, F., to Zumper. There is even ore theory that at. T., and lives up to the reputation time zero the entire universe was a single super radioactive atom and of the previous volume as a stan- that its explosion started the ex-dard work of reference,
authoritative, and crammed pansion.
Dr Whitrow said the two scalea useful
AB information.
nome of time used in his theory are
the suspenso be- "natural time," computed from the succeeds name,
and the reader and "evolu- comes unbearabla, the earth, rotation on the latter is gauged lays down the book with the con- tionary time." from the rate of decay of radio-viction that here is a triumph of active minerals found in the earth
realism; a slice of Huntingdonshire and
nctivity from atomic
bodies charted on a radar- fcab life, unmarred by digression or heavenly
rhetoric. It will be reviewed at like principle.
length later.
of
was Where is Mignonette
from
Dr Whitrow's theory applies two
He said that all physicists are different scales of time to the ex- panding universe and to the static looking to Palomar's big telescope universe, and the results are roughly to produce additional light on the
which universe, they expanding sold, in that the same, he point to two billion years ago as the beginning of everything. static In the
universe. theory there is no beginning; the universe is assumed always, to have existed back to Infinity. In the expanding universe theory, it is believed that
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queen of clubs, still having in his If he let go the queen of spades, hand the jack of hearts and nine of the last two tricks would be won in
and You can see the situation dummy with the ace and Jack of spades. that West was in. He was holding spades. the king-queen of spades and king
of hearts, and must discard one. never in danger, but the heart play
The three no trump contract was
gave the
I
he let go the king of hearts; de
clarer's Jack would become good, match.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Closing Times By Air
Manile, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Canada, 5 pm.
Air Farcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu U.S.A. (Kowloon Cro) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) p.m.
"Ordinary Airmail iPrinted Matters. Samples and Small Packet Postel for USA.. Mardin, Guam, Honolulu and (Kowloon CTO) 4.30 pm.: (GPO) 5 p.m. Closing Times By Bea Holhow and Pakhol, 2 p.m. Amoy and Foochaw, 3 pati Bangkok. 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMDEN 1 Closing Times By Alr Canton, (Kowloon CPO) a.m. Noon.
2 p.m.: (GPO) 8.30 a.m., 11.30 am, 130
p.m.
Shanghai, 8130a.m. (reg): 9 am, tord), Swataw, and Amoy, 9 a.m. (reg): 9.30 a.m. (ord).
Manila. 12.30 p.m.
first noted in observations Mount Wilson's 100-inch telescope 20 years ago.-United Press.
(Tomorrow-Science At Work)
Radio Hongkong
HKT
Tollemache?
1100
TIGNONETTE abducted by the MINIs The Colonel is in despair, Jed Barter beside himself. Only Mr Grimley keeps cool, for ho knows that he has bribed Chief Nickanocka of the Jigsaws to make n felnt of a frontal attack on Fort Wappahonca, while sonding two trusty braves to the back, to seize did Grimley do himself 6 Programme Summary: 0.61, Chule- their prey. Why
that he ren's Half Hour: "Toy Town" by S. G. this? So
BCTS) "The Ex-rescue" her from the Indian camp Hulme Bearnan traordinary affair of Ernest the Police a few miles away. But impetuous man: 6.30, Cantonese By Radio" Series of Twice Weekly Lessons in El Jed Barter announces that he will along the deadly the once set out Cantonese, given trom mentary
trail, ng Studios of Badlo Hong Kong, on Tues 3,000-milo Wugga-Wugga
Nickanocka will days and Fridays at 6.30 pm, by 8. Ko
suspects that Lee and Miss Len Wai Lan. No 1: In troductory Talk by Jatin Barrow, D.BE. have handed over his captive to *S. K. Les; Ab, Jack Hylton and His Chief Chippadeolblok of the Woo- Orchest: 7 World and Home News pha tribe. I may be gone months,"
London Relay): 7.15. "Eco Tec Talks say Jed. "But, on Sport (Studio); 725 Interlude:
daughter back." That 720, Stage and Beroan Favourites your
Alleen
(Su Grimley Bne. He says. "And I will presented by
tho Editorials" "From 0, alo);
take the Kakahoula trall, Colonci, 10, University Helay?: (London,
and try my luck." Programme-Agriculture No 1: Intro- Sklbeck by Dunstan, ductory. (DOCTE); 8.30, St Andrews Day"-A special Yeature for 30th November, Written and Produced by ftabert Kem (EBCTS); B, Lilgini: Ballet Egyptien Suite Now Light Symphony Orchestra: CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE B.15. A story: Petal Dust Written and
Rend by Jack Shepherd (9ludilo); p.30,! "Music for You"; General Concert Or chestra with the Cusle. Carole Carr and. (ORBB); 10, Radio Danny Vaughan News Rool London Relay): 10.is, Wan- ther Report: 10.15... Selectio
of the People" Opera: 10.45, "Musiu (DUCTS): 11.15, Weather Report and. To avoid dizziness. 6. Slooping
sickness,
Close Down.
Woods
and
DAB and FLOUNDER
Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow; Teingtan, Pelping. Amoy, Talpeh, Swatow
Poochew, 333 pan.
Closing Times Dy dea
Honolulu, 9 nm.
Formosa via Takao, 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 Claing Times By Air
Tangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein," Alexandria, (Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Marselles vin Alexandria) Rome" and London, (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 3.p.m.
Bangkok. Blgapore, Batavia, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland,`B`p.m.
"Japan, a pate
Bhangbai,
- Kunming. Lluchaw, -Amoy Nanking, Hankow, -: Tactão, Petping. Swatow and Chungking, 3.30 p.ms,
Closing Times By Hoa
Bangaran. 10 sam.
Colonel, bring.
Answors
sults
1. Riga, Latvia. 2. In 1010. 3. Son
October
17.02 nominal
17.47 nominal
17.40 b
United-Press.
LONDON FUTURES London, Nav. 20-Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follows:- January/March 1945
(in pence per b.) April/June July/September
10-11/10
10-378 10-374
WORK HINDERED
the problem's summarising hindering IFFC allocation work, tho Clowes explained that, firstly, Burnin uprising occurred at about the monsoon--time and plantings. were so much curtailed that Burme to 300,000 export 200,000 will metric tons less next year than this year. Secondly, dissident elements in Indo-China
Bunk river boats with more than 100,000 tons of rice. Thirdly, fighting in Malaya and Indonesia makes these import- Ing countries need even more rice
HONGKONG than previously.
SHARES
and
noon
that nighting Clowes explained catised стор destruction, reduced production because farmers feared to remain on their farms, and increased rico-eating non-producing population because farmers filed to
the cities.
The share market remained quiete this morning, the Stock Exchange turnover being $109,050.
Transactions
prices follow:-
SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES GOVT. LOANSTM
35 (1034)
10,000 10114 (1948)
East Asia
INSURANCES
Canton
IK Fire DOCKS, ETC. Dock... Provident LAND, ETC.
K Hotel 1K Land S'bal Land
Humphreys
(Bis)
UTILITIES
Tram...**
Star Ferry
C. Light
Electric
..
100
14055
300
£250
15
2012
13.70
5000 e 100
500 @ 13.70
35 1000 k 3.10 2500 3.10
20.20 $33
50 135 15 1500 14.60 62 14% .30%
3000 30 301 1000
Macao Electric 241⁄2 Telephone....
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (D)....
Walion (0) ... COTTONS
Ewa
15
44
84
08
10
From of the coll; pensant. 4. Buonarrotti. NY. FOREIGN
Canada Chile
England
Observers believe that there might be "strong political efforts" to give Malaya and Indonesia increased allocations in-order to head off Communism there.
The IEFC anket European countries in September to defer further imports until 1940 so that this ries could go to South- cast Asia. The rice allocating commiiteo recently even authorised:Șläty to ship Cluwas 30,000 tons of rive to Malaya. described this action as "history's first reversal of me traditional east to west rice teame." He predicted, however, that Litik reversal would probably not be posi sible again in 1940.
MANY PROBLEMS
Cowen Baldykhat - the 16-nation mittee which meets here on Wednesday, in addition to such problems, must also face, others' which ficlude, firatis, the making of allocations to partieulde ‘um- porters who can pay only kis currency acceptable to particular exporters: secondly, the Briding of a way to allocate various types of rice to peoples who profer different types (for example, Волео and Sarawak people do not like the guilinous type of rice grown In China and India); thirdly, the Ulvii- ing of an insufleleris total chantity of rice with maximum daimer ́és oli (m- porting and exporting countries.
Representativen from Brazil, Burma, Mexicam, the United Netherlands,
· China, - Cuba, "Beunder, · Egypt. `Tranés, India, Italy Philippines, Pakistan, Kingdom, and the United States will allend the meeting,
Clowes said that many countrice would·· be represented by sky start mem- borg but that Duh Indonesin the United Kingdom territories Blam, Burma, and Egypt will send zonetal ries experia hem with latest inf-mation on supplies, requirements, and the rositions of their Rovernments. He mid he did not know now long the mediing Would tak
Mbut that the January/June 19ło allocation ro- commendations would not be announced Siti Ata December. The 100 Con mitleo's allocation recommendations · te
teen toniet;
EXCHANGE
by WALTER
Brazil
New York. Nov, 20. US$0.20177 Argentine Peso (Official) Argentina Peso (Unomelal) 2001
3.23 Australia
0650
Baigtum
.0220
.93-9/14
4230
4.0314
IETC have pravlousty
France
002
India
Μακίρα
1450
•
New Zealand
Peru
Portugal
South Africa
4.0312
Sweden
TUS
Bwitserland
at the following rateeseen
50104 5775
'11.9; „dallie" (pls/61)
Uruguay Venezuala Netherlands Fiatavia: " Bingapore Hongkong
fitad Prom.
without 'question.--United Press.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local (un-
official, exchange, market this morning
Sterling, pound noia, iper (1)
Gold, bazi (jer tad)
VIC piastras (per 100): Alam, ticals, (ver. 100), s
18.00
8.16