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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY THE national tournament
at
Chicago Just August had more International atmosphere than usual. There was representation from a least 35 states and the Distriel of Columbin, as well as from Canada, Hawall, Australia, Great Britain and Jamaica.
of the
Wales was represented by E. J Carter of Cardi. a cool player. Of of course. he did not know many The American players, and it is quite a handicap when you do not know whether the pair you are about to meet is strong or weak. However, that did not prevent him from
maximum out getting the hunds I saw him play.
With the diamond opening, there no problem about making the contract on today's Hand if th queen of hearts is right, because South can make five clubs, two diamonds, four hearts and the ace of spades. But in tournament bridge, that might not be enough.
Carter won the opening lead of
While, il pieces. White to play and mate'ta two. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Xt-B3, any; 2. Q, or Kt mates.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1948.
SPARE MOMENTS
MIDWEEK
PARADE
NEVER MENTION IT IN
POLITE SOCIETY
BY COLLIN BROOKS
FREDERICK WILLIS began life ostrich feathers, and lace-up boots as a printer's hoy and became a "reaching very high up the leg... craftsnum at the making of hats, when hats were hats, and even the ofice boy wore a topper. When the lopper disappeara fram wear he found many other ways of making a livelihood.
book: 181 Now he has written Jublice
House, Road: (Phoenix 139.), which recaptures some "Lon- don yesterdays," when:
Grand hotels were replacing the old, shabby building, which were Living nothing more than us
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
HAVE been naked by a -music-lover to give soma blographical details about the diva, Emilia Rustiguzzi. With pleasure..
in blue averacket at midnight, found the
FOR THE BUSINESSMAŃ". India May Get Loan From World Bank
Washington, Dec. 28. The United Press. learned today that the possibility of a World Bank loan to India is being considered here.
A Bank's spokesman said there have been "in- formal conversations looking toward the possibility. of sending a fact-finding mission to India."
TRADING IN
RUBBER
|| STILL WEAK
Such
b.
a mission would be necessary ts. A preliminary to any formal Joan discussions. Actual negotiations-for still many the Joon, therefore, are months дылау....
Speculation that India might eligible. for a Bank loan was sirreā by the announcement yesterday that the International ....... Moniqtáry Fund had appointed a teclinical represen tative for tho Far East with headquarters in Bombay.
was cheap: a man getting a, regular" with capacious side pockets. cor-cornereke. She was rushied away ́al I changed to 50 points lower. No. Tridia is regarded as o hopeful str
508, a week could bring up a family in comfort in a five or six-room house which had everything a family could wish for, except a bathroom, and a little plot at the back which was father's garden of Exten where he performed miracles of poultry. raising and vegetable growing.
rosa.
Those were the days of the old horse-bus and the hansom cab, when
Born in 1903. of humble parents in King Edward VII, could be casually
Forli (the town of the artisi Melozzo, #eneral, encountered driving in an oper
whose cherub-heads may be seen. caragee class
child ctions in the Vatican Gallery), the distinctions In one sense were more marked, in another scase, showed a precocious gift for music. not so marked, as in our own day. At the age of three she could imitato In- painful accuracy and The various frades still had their with own distinctive, sensible dress tolerable monotony the moo of skilled labourers In white aprons, cow, and when the was four, her and parents, hearing a nolsa downstairs
dreadful New York, Dec. 28-Standard cagineers ordinary inbourers in n
today to warble Ikea, rubber futures
closed un little tot trying. duroy trousers and strong boots.
taught Rubber futures closed unchanged to once to Signor Tuono, who When I see labourera today in Enrico Broccoll, Bella Semolina, 10 points lower on sales totalling 55
contrnels. dirty "sports Jackets," Aimsy grey Truffa Tapioca, and Adelina Rumo trousers and flimster shoes, I cannot labourers' help thinking that the
was far The little thunderbolt dress of fifty years ago moro censible....
Today, I am afraid, workmen look Ilke
the raple was little Rustiguzzi's pros tramps of nifty years ago,
gress that Puccini, looking In Women Wore Boots
The workers then had
worries one day at the Conservatory In the Those were the days when and which-for the time being at least Via Lattes in Rome, heard her sing- genuine costermonger still survived.
"Funiculi Funicular" from The dictionary defines "coster now seem to have been ensed, ing
but Frederick Willis's memories on Cimitero's "Catena di Monti," and child's monger" as one who sells fruit, fish,
the whole are of a happy, carefree, at once engaged her for a nt the US, etc., from a barrow, but beginning of the century "coster" rollicking London, with "always a walking-on part in "Il Brioso For- mennt much more than that. Costers spirit of camaraderie between the maggle" (the Lively Cheese). She distinct type, and their faces, common people and those out of the was now ten, and her voice was so powerful that she could blow the bat speech and dress were unmistakable, top drawer."
contadino from any part of the Many
people never had
a proper off Not every coster wore "pearlies," as
already known as Is commonly supposed, but the men holiday, many families supplement contado at forty-che paces distance, were very particular about "belled the parental income by setting and was
Little bottomed" trousers and the women the youngsters to work early on Strega, the Witch, or, more offer-
Fulmine, large hats, heavy with paper rounds and the Bike, but the tionately, Piccolo favoured
jollifications at Crystal Palace, where Thunderbolt. the costers and their donahs swop- ned hats and danced, the occasional aunts to the seaside or into the
were
BOYS AND GIRLS
MAGAZINE
A Friend Who Isn't Welcome
-Jack Frost's Visit Makes Everyone Cold- By MAX TRELL
NARF and Hanld, the shadow-
the Jack of diamonds in dummy K children with the turned-about
His name
their wi16 tho
names, were walking along the edge of the brook, when a small Aguro green came walking dressed in rapidly up to them. It was friend King Nep. once King Neptune, Ruler of Seven Seas. King Nep now lived under a mossy ledge by the brook- side and hardly ever ventured for away from it.
with the queen, came over to hit hand with the jack of clubs, and led the jack of hearts. When West Carter was sure of four covered,
club tricks, heart tricks and five which he proceeded to cash.
At trick len he led the ace of
from dummy..
dummy now clubs being down to the queen of spades, ace and nine of diamonds and the
Today, however, he seemed to be club nee.
East hud kept his four
and spades. Carter himself was down going away, and when Knarf to the ace, ten and eight of spades Hanid expressed their surprise. ha and four of diamonds, while West. explained: "I've got to
inck
quaintance
see an ac-
of mine. He's just had blanked down to the king of spades and king-ten of diamonds, come back from a long trip. If you
come along. But Now, on the ace ni clubs, East. you con
so that he made a grand slam for top score on the board.
"Why do we need them?" Hank asked,
every-
1015
Jack Frost was dressed for cold weather. hat, appeared from beneath branches and sat down on the white stone. He shoole hands with Knar? and Hanid and instantly their fingers were tingling with cold.
the
"I know you're sorry to see me back," Jack said to King Nep.
More Convenient
"Well, not sorry exactly," Eatd
near-by country, made life merry. The life of many neighbourhoods centred on the pub, in those days never mentioned in polite society.
Spell-Bound Peor
It was a London of good manners and strict ellquette. Then, even the most humble classes knew what was due to a lady in a crowded, bus or when crossing the road, which few Mr seem to know now, thinks Willis.
On the way to and from work or amusement were the little cook shops:
The beefstealt
were puddings made in the windows before your very cyca... on
one memorable occasion I had the pleasure of secing Viscount Grey of Fallodon gazing: spell-bound at the spectacle.
0
And the coffee stalls "cup of coffee, sardido on toast and hard-boiled egg, which cost 3d,"
There is nothing sentimental about this book, and it is as good and Dickenston RE anything written about London life since Sala and Sims died.
(Tomorrow-Recorded Murio)
YOUR
П
The fact that the World Bank has ended informal discussions with
Although a loan to the Philippinee being negotiated, the Worki Bank far only fo has made loans so
Netherlanda, Denmark,
-for
Activity in the market was still
by holiday Influencce France, sheckled Buying Interest was hampered by Luxembourg and Chile.
In the opinion of observers, pro lower London and Singapore cables
of substantial. Ioans. to Für and by the decline in securities altern commodities. Sellers were not very Eastern countries were brightened pressing pending new developments, recently by a letter from the World especially in Indonesia.
Banic President, Mr John McCloy, The majority of dealers expressed to the Economic Commission no definite opinion in regard to the Asia and the Far East.
wrote: "The articles of nearby term, but there is a feeling that the market is heading bearwards the agreement or the arts provide consumption that loans be made by the Bank ultimately,
only where There are reasonable prospects of repayment. This is in policy for any uvent, a necessary the Bank to follow." United Press.
unless
picks up sharply.
Prices closed as follow- Standard Contract Rubber. December January, 1048
10.40 bid
10.41 nominal
1833 18.35 bid
28.20 nominant
18.15
18.10
10.00
30,00
17.99
17.00
Lu
February
March
April
Muy
thio
July
August
September
October
November
December
a
January, 1950
17.78
February
17.70
No, I Contract flubber.
March, 1040
18.00 bid
April
May
June
July
August
Come on, Mimsiet MIMS:
MIMSIE SLOFCORNER must look to her laurels. I read. of "Laundry Queen who, accompanied by two pages, and with a fanfare of river trumpets, will sail down the Nidd in a decorated barge." In passing
November December
January, 1950
February
THE party-line system of telephone Delober
sharing, by which you can hear other people's conversations, ought
Now to be a great success.
that every other man and woman is civil servant or an agent of one of the Departments, it will be easy to compile subscribera' dossiers for the secret pollee, based on private con- versations.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Antwort
Jean
1. It may reach 5ft in height and 400 pounds in weight. Baptiste Paquella. 3. The Dead Sea. 4. At Plisen, Czechoslovakin. 5. An instrument for opening a lock when there is no key. That part of a continent that extenda under the water along the share Ine.
BIRTHDAY..................... By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29
sitter".
مرا
18.52 nominał
10.40 nominał
10.35 bid
IB37 nominat 18.30 bid
Mr
HONGKONG SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning totalled $412,- ,700.00. Transactions and noon prices
were:
"
BHARES BUYERS BELLERS SALES BANKS
IK Bank
10.13 nominat SHIPPING
10.10
10.03
CF
18.00
*
17.03
United Press.
LONDON MARKET
London, Dec. 28-Prices in the rubber market here today etoked as follow: January/March, 1049
(in pence per lb.) April/June
July/September
United Press.
Waterboal
DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart (0)
Dock Provident
S'hal Duck LAND, ETC.
UTILITIES
Tram
10 1773
10 1778
1000+ 37
0.00
200
20
200
11
R
៩៥៥
271
107%
IK Stotel
14.30
11-1/18 10.3/0 10-11/10
IIK Land.
.50 $314
S'hat Cand
3.00
3.80
Humphreys
(XXI)
14
15
Star Ferry
19.30
132
300 / 10.40
500 20
C. Light (0)
500 @ 14
1200 G 14.10
1000 14.20
1000 7 1415
C. Light (181
1394 0.80
4420 6 0.03
1000 A 6.00
100 7
1000 @ 7.10
400 m 375%
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Closing Prices Dec. 20. US$0.2077 Argentine Peso (Official) Argentine Peso (Unofficial)- 2003 Australia
323-3/4 x45 Belgium Canada
Electric... 37% 30%
4.03-1/4
.0031-1/2
3024
Hope
700 38
3000 43
400.50.
0060
0220
02-7/16
Macso Electric
Telephone
1210
INDUSTRIALS ·
England
Coment
200
France
India
1032
20
300 10.00
Mexico
1450
New Zealand
4.02-1/4
STORES, ETC.
Рег
D070
Dairy (0) Dairy, (N)
1
Portugal
0404
403-1/4
be considered
Sweden
*705
2302
even "lwo-faced." A
300
3010
3770
3775
4730
500
United Pres.
King Nep just winked. For at this my along the edges," said Jack. You feel free to speak your mind on happy inedium in this regard can
Switzerland Uhuguay Venezuela Netherlands
East hmm, think you'll need your let go a spade and Carter discarded gloves and overcoat," he added. the diamond. West, hoping that his looking them over. partner had the spades protected, dropped the Juck of spades. Carter then cashed the nee of diamonds.
Under A Fonco East had to let go another spade,
"This blend of mine gels and West of course played the ten body chilly, sold King Nep. of diamonds.
"Frankly," he said, as they crawled ow Carter led the Now
of queen under a fence into a neighbouring .spades from dummy and overtook marsh where the cut-tails and water with the ace in his hand, dropping irises grew, “I was hoping he West's blank king. The ten of wouldn't come back so soon. But King Nep. "But it would have been DORN today, you are one of the On the other hand, you must not -spades-guve-declarer-the-13th-trick, Jack's-n-pretty-punctual fellow-little-more-convenient-if-you-had-liberals-of-your-nge. Active-in-go-too far in the other direction or South Africa "Jack?" salu Knarf "Which slayed away for another week or mind as well as bursting with you will
"fence two, I suppose you'll be freezing up physical energy, you dislike those brook one of these mornings?" who are slow to catch up with you, "Just chuckling, "and in the quiet places all subjects and you often shock facilitate your eventual success. where the water lies deep and still. those whose-ideas
are not in line I won't be freezing all over, for with your own.
Although you will make mony A long time to come."
You will have considerable op-enemies, your friends will be loyal Then King Nep turned to Knar position throughout life, not for this throughout life. Lack of education and Hanid and laughingly told them reason alone. But you also have a is not apt to be a great handicap how he and his friend Jack had high temper and are loclined to be to overcome, but the more formal
friendly intolerent always quarrelled-in
you acquire, the ensler of those who disagree education way, of course, because they both habit at certain times of the year, tider this beneath your considera- really liked each other-nbout Jack's with you. You should acquire some your road will be to success.
diplomacy. Although you may con- of going around and turning water
words Arc "In the
more vetlon, honeyed good old days," King Nep said, "when I really used effective in arguments with certain your bludgeon-like to rule all the water, it wasn't groups than pleasant for someone to come along methods. and freeze it all up. It made it hard for my fishes to swim and my frogs to dive and my sen-gulls to get their food.
Check Your Knowledge
1. What height and weight can a male gorilla attain?
2. What
Moliere'i real Bame?
was
3. Into what sea are the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, said to have disappeared?
4. Where did Pilsener beer originate?
5. What is a picklock?
6. What is meant by 'n continen
ial shelf?
(Answera `on Column 5).
CROSSWORD
ACTORS
1. Thickhanded or Jurs thick: 18,
Tenta' pitaħ. (4)
8. Speaks as though he went in for
minmii weigt, (9)
11. Dealt at the river mould. (3)
12. End of ersan fire. (3)
13 Found in an old housecoat, 131
11. Dandy. (44).
15 They sĺWAJA MAKE the tumult
die. (9)
17. C Always unnecessary and one Kisunlig-vegeta another. (3)
20. Itiba, 141
21. This normally desit by th16,
(4)
20% Water-WKY, 40]
23. It la oriental." (4)
24 Por & start they may be mineral
or vegatabla. 141
Down
1. From Lihts · horizontal
Mark,
bolght and deptia are ineakured.
• 2. Bend ta the tips. 44
Đi toilet từ LC lo toan chu. 181
5. Maas slightly sour. (2).
6. Only pool"(4) 7. Feign #71
Born, ta
10. Bert of Ballet dance in india, 161
14. Poût or six died this way, tới
10 38 K. norą at this, (5),
10. 100 100 & thought. (E
TTOOL. (4)
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Bolution of rogiorday's pursie.—Actusas
Dorpora
Ølter:
16, Onions
KABE IS UMET YA
B4) 1. Den.
Flard
Jack?"
marment, he was lifting a fint, white rock that Iny across some fallen branches, and called down loudly: "Are you home, Jack?"
From under the branches, Knart and Hanid heard a voice answering: "I'm home! Come down!"
"We'd rather see you up here," said King Nep. "If It's all the same to you." cold breath of air. like the wind en Knarf and lianid suddenly felt a a winter morning and the next nioment, a small pink-checked man, all wrapped up in sweaters and mufflers, wooi-lined boots and a fur
Rupert and Margot-28
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Koper is a relieved what he has heard that he begs the lizard to sell them some more. Suppose the giant doesn't find Margot he says, "how ever can we get her: back? The lizard thinks moment. You'd certainly find it hard to follow the giant across that rough country," he says, "but, tell you what, the river at the bottom of this hill comes from that direction. And take my advice: l you wantho enter that dark carrie wear your Wellingtons " Then he turns and disappears,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,
·RED RYDER
TEARING
THE RIDERS WHO
FOLLOW SO
CLOSELY,
FANG, THE
WHITE COLOTE. HEADS TOIJAFUP
TH6 INDIAN
VILLAGE
ANDI
HIS
MASTER-
418
to lee.
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To find, what the stars have in for tomorrow, select your store birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)---- You can make this a good day, but the bc on your guard against "So we finally came to an agree opposition! Choose your companious ment. I told Jack he could freeze carefully. up all the fresh water he could find
Froczas the Brook
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)—Âμ
but he must never touch the aimprovement over some days, but water. So for years and years now, still guard against "double talk" on he's been coming down every win
.
ter, to freeze the brooks and ponds the part of business associates,
CANCER - (June 23-July · 23)--- Travel la still on the risky side.
all your Otherwise,
problems thin info evaporate
alr. Make progress now.
LEO (July 24-Aur. 23)-Be sure your idea is a good one before you fois! it upon others.
If it's really good, fight for it PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- In travel is sill! suggested Caution
VIRGO (Aug.
24-Sept. 22)—A Pole but all other things are definitely good dny for
all your "Except around the North
business and romance efforts. Some unexpected happening and the South Pole," Jack put in improved: business
may occur-likely for the best. merrily. "But no one minds leo up especially. there anyhow.”
and rivers, but he hardly
touches the oceans."
ever
LIBRA ‹ (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Per-
Batavia
Singapore
Hongkong
Watson.........(0). Watson (Ilts)
Emporium
COTTONS
סלון
2014-
500: 10
Ruhr Agreement
Korean Fish Trade Washington, Dec. 20-Americon
With Japan
that the six- officials said today nation agreement on Ruhr authori ty is regarded here as an occupa Tokyo, Dec. 28.—A SCAP foreign ton arrangement not requiring trade official said today that Allied United States Senate ratification. headquarters have had no discus- These, officials expect the ogree- sions with the South Korean government to be approyed soon by the ment on the price scale for Korean Administration. Lewis W. Douglas... fish, but that this and other matters American Ambassador to Britain, will probably be taken up with a will probably sign for the United
States. trade delegation expected
But final action by the five Euro- Scout
cout early in the New Year." He emphasised that Japan was not pean powers is not expected for
about six weeks. Korea, or buying fish from
Authorities described the accord from anywhere else, and said that as an important interim atop" to purchases made in the past through stability in western Germany while the military government were "small the peace treaty is negotiated→→
now
from
scale barter offales,”
The official said SCAP had not been furnished with the price seale of Korean marine products and had
United Press.
not issued any official advice to the OUTWARD MAILS Korean government on their prico levels-United Press.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 Closing Times By Air Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingiao, Peiping,
Swałow Amoy,Taipeh.
and
Closing Times By Ben
U.S. Aid To China Fohow, 330 6m.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Speed Later, when Knart and Hanid were is not always the best solution when
Washington, Dec. 28--The United walking back with King Nep, they taking a trip, so be careful, especial-sonal friendships, especially if they
are bundless connections, are highly | Sintes State Department today an- asked him whether Jack's last name ||ly if delving today.
favoured.
nounced that up to December 24 wasn't Jack Frost. King Nep only
the United States Treasury had pald laughed.
to the Chinese · government or to United States procurement agencies
the at China's request
under the US$118,843,343.45 US$125,000,000 id programme, which the Chinese have carmarked for military purposes.-Untied Press,
TAURUS (Apr.. 21-May 21)~~A'. favourable day for your ventures if "Frost? That's only one of his
they are conservative and worthy of names. He's Jack Ice and Jack
your best efforts. Snow, and Jack Blizzard, and Jack
GEMINI
22)- (May 22-Juna and Siorni. He's 'Jack Sleighbell Jack Red Nose and Jack
It listless or Merry Guard your health.. Christmas. But I Just call him restive, get a few extra hours sleep Jack."
und you'll feel better.
An Evil Omen
NO CHANCE TO CATCH HIM." WE'LL JUST STAY ON HIS TRAIL/
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-A good day with one minor exception. Travel conditions are still confused und crowded!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. .22)-Business matters improve, A
deals connected with the land are likely to turn out successfully, too.
By Fred Harman
DETTER THAT INDIAN \BYT FANG HAS NO REGARD FOR LEGENDSI NOT SEE HIV INDIAN WHITE COYOTE,
BELIEVE COYOTE IS
EYIL SARIT?
BRING-UM DEATH
TO CHIEF!
COME AGAIN!
Sum
Manila p.****
Shanghai, 3 p.m.
1:
Swatow. 3 p.
Amoy, 3 p.m.
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THURSDAY, DECENDER 30 Closing Times By Ale Rangoon, Colçuita, Karachi, Bahrein,
Marolles via Alexandria) Roma London. (CPO) (20 p.m.; (OPO) 5 1.1%."
Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, ydney and Auckland, 8 pm,
Jopast, 5 DIT
Alexandria (Nairobi, Johannesburg and
and
Closing Times By Bea Formosa vis Keelung, 10 am, Straits, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mauritius. Kingdam via Liverpool. Noon (par); 1.30 p.m., (reg); 3 pm, (ord).
Balgon, pun
N.Y, METAL MARKET Fast and South Africa, Egypt and United
New York, Dec. 20-The following prices were quoted in the scrap metal markot here today-
FO.D. per ton.
Lead, ro.n. per. ion.
(heavy salt) Steel, r.o.n. per ten. (No. X ·
heavy smelting)
10.50/10.00
30.50/20.00 *******United Press,
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the focal un
Mania pun.
* MAIL "BY GLENROY A surface mail to United Kingdom per sa Glenroy will be closed as Zollows:
GPO-Parcels, December 30, Noon; Registered 1:30 pm; Ordinary, p.m. CPO-Parcels, December 30, 11.30 a.m.; Registered, 1 pm; Or dinary, 1.30 pm.
This mall is expected to arrivo at
oficial exchange market the morning Liverpool on or about February
At the following rales:-
Bierling pound note (per 1
U.A. dollar (per $1)
Gold barn (per tiel)
FIC plasters (per 100) Blam ticals (per 100) NEI Fullders (per 100) Gold "yuan
18.30 4.00
AIR MAIL DELAYED
The air mall from United Klitz- 29130 dom, scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, 74.00 December 23 las been delayed and 23.00 is now expected to arrive" on 30.00 Wednesday, December 29,990