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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1948)
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
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COPR. 1346 BY NES BÉRVICE, INC. T. ME. HEC. V. 8. PAT. OFF,
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"Junior koops his books on top of the icebox now so they'll always be at his fingertips-school certainly is improving him!"
MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
One Wrong Card, He's Down Seven!
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
TOST of us have heard the little
Mo
bridge story in which one person asks another what kind of game he plays, and the reply is, "Last night I went down two. I had bid three and should make
four."
Mrs H. N. Dayboch of St Paul,
Minn., saw that story
Mr and
demonstrated
in today's hand when they tled for first place In the national amateur championship with
team-of-four-
Donald G. Horwitz and De A. G. Engel.
When West bid three spades, he may have been employing the Fish- bein convention which requires a bid from partner. Otherwise it would seem that East'a normal response would have been four spades. But this. in a story about what actually happened. East played the contract at three no trump.
low
East won Dayboch's opening lead of the ten of hearts with
played
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DUMB-BELLS
REGISTERED US
I NOTICE
YOUR WORK
OH, THANK
LATELY HAS
YOU
BEEN PERFORMED] SIR}|
IN A MOST
PERFUNCTORY
MANNER
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
POCKET CARTOON
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH' FEATURE
BY STELLA
by OSBERT LANCASTER
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11
PORN today, you have two out- mind, to be happy. Fond of travel a back- standing qualifications for suc- you might utilise this as casa; the talent for leadership and ground for writing or publle lectur the ablilty to get along with people Ing. in varying walks of life. Quiet and Intrigued by the mysterious and reserved, you dialike others inter- occult, you might make a serious fering with your personal affairs, study of the subject at some period but are competent and willing to in your life. Through your, origin- give help and advice to others, it in ality and inventiveness, you may
posillon which oMcinliy do- make money
in felda which, are signnies thin as part of your job. not always considered highly re
munerative.
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The stars have given you variety of creative talents and your
someone
An early marriage to tendency will be. unless you are who is interested in simular objec careful, to scatter your interents tives can bring you considerable over too wide a field. Speciallation happiness.
is of great Importance to your eventual success,
To find what the stars have in slore for tomorrow, select your Routine work and monolony are birthday star and read the corres- abhorrent to you. You must have. ponding paragraph. Let your birth- work which is a challenge to your day star be your dally guide.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2
SAGITTARIUS 22)-Good for estate, but best to postpone travel- ling until later if you can,
23-Dec (Nov.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-A
business or business and real partnerships, either
marriage, are highly favoured right
may be how. Emphasis home front.
CAPRICORN. (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— A good day for love and romance. The domestic scene is favoured, too. Exert caution if travelling.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10)—A poor day for you. Hold strictly to routine and avoid accidents due to haste or poor judgment.
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)-Early hours are definitely adverse, but conditions improve us the day goes on. Postpone decisions about Im- portant plans,
Oil the
23-July 23)- CANCER. (June) Clerks in stores selling accessories Increased zales antieipate volume. Be careful it beginning a journey,
may
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Sudden changes may occur. Be prepared Avold taking for all emergencies. group action just now.
AKIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-You may start new enterprises and com- may bine social and business projects for your
pone with anticipation of success,
"Oh I admit the illtio shota-on gets away with 14 all right in straight hymno, but I bet you, he uses a stand-in for O for the Wings of a Dove."
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-Ro-
VER since Professor Baldur monce takes precedence over busi
Dasch discovered that ness affairs, but don't neglect ie latter entirely, Make future plans
some children eat tinfoil, while LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)--You others do not, the people known.
anticipate increased rewards
03 Child Psychologists have efforts in business. Past-
business trip, until been hard at work.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—Any TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-Har-
opinion in either of mony and co-operative action is differences important right now. Exert especial your business or personal life should enutian I working on machines. be straightened out today.
later.
even a
MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE
A. J. CRONIN'S DOCTORS DON'T HAVE MUCH FUN
st
the end
Check Your NOVELS about dog this extra. Is nimost as often a matter of love
Knowledge
I:
the
were
At the end of one of their con- that revented ferences
wds
sand and toys. alonally, through children can present three-dimen their secret fears.
Their secret hopes, as Mrs Emily Ditchwater says, can bo presented one-dimensionally, through turnips. Children are either "walled-in or beautifully solid," and it is a fact, denied only by social obstructionists that with obscurantist tendencies, children co-ordinate their focus- points of emotion and intellect uc- cording as their subliminal urges are retro-active or proto-referential- ly disturbed.
The mosaic-complex
THESE jovial Jads in conference also found that everybody has a pattern, and reveals his mental age by the way in which he ar ranges coloured shapes
By DANIEL GEORGE
for us as readers, doctors are always Fortunately ordinary interest in the doings of and research. And at
we can relax, ren Imaginary doctors?
The
is bright. True, prospect. Name
mathematician It is not as though they
times ahend whose "propositions" are the basis of any better than doctors in real life. thore may be tough
elementary Instruction all
Usually they are not only unpro- for Robert and Jean: Cronia created geometry.
fessional but positively ungentle them, so. It is possible they have another volume of the Shannon manly.
saga to go through.
Remember Robert Shannon
It is going to be pretty terrible "The
morose to be a child in the coming years. Green Years"?" A man. (Dour, perhaps, is the word-Or a grown-up, for that matter, ho ta a Scot.) His life has one long battle with adversity.
in
2. Name the most important river in Scotland.
3. What people Introduced arch in architecture?
4. Who Is a Gringo.
the
Perhaps we need to be assured the fallings of that doctors have
Or ordinary morials.
It may be that we experience a sense of re- lief in knowing that when we fall ill we shall stand a better chance of recovery than the poor creatures in medical fiction. Lucky for them the if they get out of the book alive. Doctors and nurses are blundering all round them.
6. What do you understand by "ground-geme"?
0. When did Joe Louis become
of champion heavyweight world?
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tricks.
eight and cashed the seven of dia- cashed five spade tricks, the king of
four clubs-ten hearts and monds.
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In Dr.A J. Cronin's new novel "SHANNON'S WAY." By A. J.
(Gollancz, 10s. Gd.) it Cronin. often a matter of life and death,
Radio Hongkong
cause
of
of
In
This mosaic-complex (adumbrated by Phlugeimann) proves that if you play with coloured bricks your mental health will depend on what you build with them.
been
Fish overboard!
ZITI
and
Here he is, back from the 1014 THE seal which refused to stay in the sea on the Suffolk coast, 1918 war, engaged in research work. I trying to find the
Influenza. He and, after being rowed out epidemie form
Ing kippers
In- succeeds, in spite of obstruction popped overboard, was found cat-
on shore, is an Having discovered the cause of the stance of evolution. Itn grand- disease, all he has to do is to pre-children will probably have legs duce the cure.
and live in a kennel Let us not a kindly estate agent forget how once rescued
a young mackerel
Nothing Goes Right
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In this he is assisted by a girl from the sea and reared it in his student, Jean Law, daughter of a garden. One day, when it was bo- ginning to grow eyebrows, it went baker of uncompromising religious for a walk on the pier, fell into the noncomformity. She is Shannon's Inspiration, but marriage is out of sca, and was drowned the question with a Roman Catholic. [“Undaunted'
Nothing goes right for him. Dis
there goca Grimley on his Puno missed
Aruns his original job, herre, knowing he will be (Studio): 7.00, World and Hame New takes a post at a cottage hospital, (Lention Relay): 7.18, Saxophone Recital is dismissed from that, and after back that night with the girl, and
H.K.T.
6.60.
4.01. Programine Summary: Children's Hall Hour: "Gobbins GoDa (BDCTS): 0.30, Songs by Denny Dennis; 0.40. Peto Valderman at the
in the opposite direction, Barter, facing tho un- asylum, where surprisingly, there is imaginable perils of 3,000 miles of unexplored forest, cwamp, creek. an up-to-date lab..
plain, and mountain.
acting as assistant to busy "slum" there,
dis-
by Emilio Salonga with Plano accom poiment by Vicente Cristobal, (Studio): 7.30. Much finding in the Marah doctor, joins the staff of a lunatle goes (BBCTS): 8.00, "From the Editorials" (London Relay) 0.10. Interlude: "It's in the Al Variety Request Pro- by Susan iloward gramme presented (Studio): 9.15. Violin Becital by Adoli Burch: 0.30, The Death of Abbo Vilbels" A De Mauparant Story adapted as a
Stophen Procto Mystery Play by (BBCTS): 10.00, Radio Newsreel (Lon don Relay); 10.15, Weather Report; 18.16 "Sands of Thine Presented by Clifford for (Studio); 10.43, Music Davies. Dancing: 11.15, Weather Report and Close Down.
Here he makes his great covery-only to find that he has been beaten to it by an American researcher.
Even the Colonel says, "That's a We'll never see him brave man. again" Barter rides slowly and But by this time the end of the carefully, bending from the saddle the ground for foot- book is in sight, and there, as I to examine
the have hinted,
future looks marks, and keeping his ear cocked for the whistle of a sudden Indian hopeful.
life is not doctor's
an easy arrow, or a rustling in the under- one in a Cronin novel. It is the growth.
English author's peculiar triumph that he
the lovely Meanwhile
OUTWARD MAILS makes it easy to read about. rose. Mignonette, is tied to a tower-
Unless otherwise stated, registered ariletes and paresi paste close 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary mail, 1 mails close before 10 registered and parcel posts close at Mallo 5. p. on the previous day. are closed at Kowloon Central Port omeo, ball an hour excllor than, the GEO cloring times,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMDER. I Closing Times By Al
and
Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow. Txingtao, Pelping. Amoy. Talpeh, Bwalow Foochew, 330 Pines ne nex
Closing
Formosa via Takao, 3 p..
Bangkok, 3 p.m.
Hollow and Straits,
p.r.
Tamkong via Canton, 5 p.m.
Foochow a pan
THURSDAY, DECEMBER z Closing Times By Air
Canton, Kowloon CPO):9 am., Neon. p.m.: (OPO) 8.30 am, 1120 min., 1.30 p.m.
Shanghai. 8.30 am. (rog); $am. (ord). Swalow and Amoy, 9 nm, (reg); $30 a.m, (ord);
Kunming Lluchow, Amhy, Shanghai, Nanking, tankow, Taingino, Palping. Swatow, and Chungking, 1.30 DJ
Rangoon, Caleutia, Karachi, Bahrein, Alexandria, (Nairobi, Johannesburg and Marselles via Alexandria) flome and London, (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 pm.; ((710)
p.m..
Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colomba, Sydney and Auckland, 8 pm.
Japan, Closing Times By Ben
8 p.m.
Japan, 10 a.113.
Formosa via Keelung, Noon..
'Mandia, Noon,
+
Impong and; Saigon, 3 pm. :
"Shannon's Way," will go the ing yamyam-tree with stout ropes, way of all Cronin's novels into the for Grimley insisted that the rescue
will help must look like a real one. best-selling class. Jean
to take it there. Shannon himself, a bit of a boor, is rapidly becoming a bit of a bore.
(Tomorrow-Record Review)
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors
Inflamed
red- with rum. the
round her, waving cking dance their tomahawks. But there is some» that thing in her proud bearing
Big Chief Nickanocka makes even wince.
When a daring brave proaches her and pulls her nose, he is rebuked.
For unless she is delivered the Great
While Lord Grimley 1. Euclid. 2. The Clyde River, '3. sound in. wind and limb, there will The Romans. 4. Mexican cant name be no more rum. But see, here an American.. ..A collective comes. the gallant. Englishman to term for rabbits and hares. 6. June set free the fairest mald between Creek and Fort 22, 1937 by defeating James Brad Slushahonna dock.
for
Honkytonk.
By WALTER
FLEURDER.O HOSIERY
FLOUND
DAB and FLOUNDER TLOONE
CLOSED
REPAIRS
to
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
SCAP Textile Expert To Survey Markets
Tokyo, Nov. 30.-Allied Headquarters has dis- patched an American textile expert on a 65-day survey of potential markets for Japanese textiles in Africa, Middle East and the Far East.
Experimental
Jute-Growing
The roving salesman, Mr Carl Campbell, of the Headquarters'' textile branch, was said to have, left Now York for Dakar, Senegal, the first stop of his
tour.
Mr Campbell will vinit Leopold-
In Travancore Groce
ville, in Belgian Congo, Tunis,
planamany
rayon
Turkey, Aden Burma, Singapore, Salgon 'and Hongkong, Tribandrum, Nov. 30.-India may arriving in Tokyo in the middle of. muccessfully contest Pakistan's claim February.
Officials said the trip is to look up to being the world's greatest juta-
textile growing country, if present
former large-scale for the large-scale cultivation of the customers and is expected to con- of tribute to increased sales of wool, fibre in the low lying areas
slik, Travancore succeed.
and cotton products." According
an area of They said Mr Campbell will con- 10 experts 50,000 acres in Central Travancore sult gav
sult government officials, trado or- is best sulled for the cultivation of ganisations and privato Jute as a seasonal rep. Still fur concerns to determine the ther areas in the neighbouring plate of interest in Japanese textiles irk
tho. ploces visited and to of Cochin have been found it.
and to survey The possibilities of growing juta qualities and styles of textiles pro- were carefully examined by Dr B. duced and sold in those areas. C. Kundu director of the Julo The announcement added: "It is. Agricultural Research Institute, and further considered necessary to have
Information vice-chairman of Arst-hand Sir Datar Singh,
business i amount
regarding the Indian Council, of Agricultural current prices, present market Research.
supply sources, currency limitations. This on-the-spot Investigation and availabilities and import res- convinced thera that the black soll, trictions."-United Press. composed of the silt, would facil!- tate the growing of the crop."
AREA' AVAILABLE
In Central Travancore the chances of men water getting into the fields are little. Paddy is grown here also during the period from November to February. After the harvest of the paddy crop it will be possible to cow the fute, which will be fully grown within a period of two months.
The area available for Juto cultivation in these tracts will be about 40,000 to 50,000 neres
India needs 7,000,000 bales (one bale equals. about 400 pounds) of jute, and she looks to Pakistan for the importation of 5,000,000 bales, the 8,000,000 bales COVOTE This
needed for mill consumption, 900,000 for raw futo axport, and Internal consumption of 100,000.
SE
As G experimental measure has been proposed to grow Jute this year on 2,000 acres of land, Jute' seed distributed in 22 centres. worth 10,000 rupees will be dis- tributed free to agriculturists,
If the scheme succeeds, it will be possible not only to feed the idling mila in Calcutta, but also to raise India's oxchange resources-United
Press.
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
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2001
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0229
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3024
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Canton
HK Fire DOCKS, ETC.
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UTILITIES
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and
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Datry 10) Watson (0) : Wing On fit) MISCELLANEOUS
Marsman. (HK)
US
1000 300
1D 110
2000
Steel Firms
Charged
Washington, Nov. 30.-The 'govern
Steels to the Republic
ment jedny
manifiedrers/
and оле
other steel.
trado as
0032-14)sociation' with trying to restrain. competition in manufacture.
The Department of Justice made .0070 the charge in a civil anti-trust suit 0403-4 led in the Federal Court at Cleve--
land.
Portugal
South Africa
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The government alleges that 20: pipe manufacturers divided up tho country among themselves and each had specifically defined geographical- areas for selling pipe. It is claimed: that, Republie Steel had exclusiva United Press rights to sell in a number. of states
and all foreign countries.
.$725
2400
The government said the Tancan
RUBBER PRICES Culvert Manufacturers Association
LOWER
New York, Nov. 30,-Crude rubber standard futures closed 20 to 30 points lower on sales totalling seven contracts December, 17,80 bid; More rubber number one futures
17.20 bld. closed 20 points lower on sales of 25
contracts. March, 17.50; May, 17.35;
July 17/20 bid.
Spot No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets
18. nominal--A850 were quoted clated Press.
Consul Becomes Bank Manager
had enforced, the "exclusive sala". agreements and asked the Court to dissolve the Association and force to abandon the 20 manufacturers the agreements-United Press.
World
Sugar And
Wheat Production
Washington, Nov. 30-The United States. Agriculture Department res ported on Tuesday that revised estimates placed this year's world sugar production at 37,094,000 short tons, compared with 33,000,000 tons last year.
The world wheat crop vas.. estimated at 6,285,000,000 bushels, compared with 5,015,000,000 bushels last year.-Associated Press.
Singapore, Nov. 30,-After
service. Mr. of diplomatic years
former Consul- Chen Chang-lok, General in Singaporo, arrived here this morning become manager of German Recovery the Singapore branch Kwangtung Provincial Bank.--Cen-
tral News.
Silver Prices.
the
. New York, Nov. 30. Silver, per fine ounce, as quoted by Messrs Handy and Harmon, 71% cents-United Press.
LONDON SILVER
London, Nov. 30. Silver, Spot per ounce i Silver, Forward, per ouneo .....
United Press.
Exchange
Rates
456. 43d,
Business was done in the local un ometal exchange market this morning
at the following rates:- Bierling pound nais (per 41)
U.S. döller (per81)
Gold bar (per txol)
Fic plastros (per 100) Biam ticale (per 100) NEI gulidera (per 100) Gold "yuan
10.00
*2073030
Berlin, Nov. 30-A milliary econo mist said, this week that. Western Germany has increased production to three-quarters of normal, and will be self-supporting by 1952, when ERP ald ends.
..
He said production In the Western zones had increased from 38 percent of normal lust summer to 25 per- cent of norma L The year 1930 is taken as the "hormal". year for purposes of comparison-Associated Fress.
Noritake China Director To Visit United States
Tokyo, Nov. 30. The Nippon Toki Ceramics Company, manufacturers of the world famous noritake chlap will soon send one of its dirpetors to the United States. -
He will be in the United States for 530 two months at the Invitation of the
Metasco Company in New Yorke United Pres.
34.30