THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1948.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
LESSON HAND
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Defence Can Make Defeat Impossible
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
TT was a great shock to those who knew S. J. Simon of England to learn of his sudden death. Ho was the writer of "Why You Lose at Bridge." Tho book not only has a lot of good bridge in it. but it is cleverly written and enter- taining.
In the August issue. of The Bridge World there was na articio written by Mr. Simon about tho European Championship at Copen- hagen. As always, he had several interesting hinds in the article, and our hand today is one of them.
problem It is not too much of a for North and South to
at arrive a four-spade contract. and the natural defence is for West to cash the ace and king of hearts, then
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to the jack, the queen-Jack of hearts
and king of diamonds.
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FRIENDE CALL BY THEIR CHRISTIAN NAMES
Check Your
Knowledge
A
1. What is an obtuse angle? 2. What stralt separates Australia from the island of Tasmania?
3. Namo two small states entire ly enclosed in Italy,
4. Who was Sapphot
5.
How many United States Nobel Prize?
presidents of the have received tho
C. Who performed the christening ceremony of Prince Charles, Prins ress Elizabeth's baby?
(Answers on Column 4)
SATISFYING RECORDINGS
ALL MADE BY WOMEN
THREE of
inost
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
By ROBERT TREDINNICK thin month's
The last of the six sides. is 'taken BEE-KEEPER who keeps satisfying recordings are made over by part of Purcell's delightful
more than 37 bees must by women.
Sulle in G., Minor. Denis Mathews with refreshing crispness. (Colum-ho erects a skep, bee-hutment, plays both Beethoven and Purcell keep them in a spare room. If bia DX 1500-11.)
or bee-building on his own land without a licence or permit, ho is making a mockery of the 3 In July I wrote, of a recording Higher Mockerles. Even so,
Schubert's Impromptu in B Fint and Impromptu in E Flat are played with case and sureness by Lill Kraus. (Parlophone R 20301-2.)
Agnus Det by Bizát is sung in
That admirable husband and wife combination, Lily Pons and conduc tor Andre Kostelanetz, have a new record. With the Columbia Concert Orchestra Lily Pons sings in French,
from Offenbach's
Tales of
Rimsky-Korsakov's Hymn to the Sun. from Le Coq d'Or, and The Doll Song Hoffmann The bell-like quallly of her voice seems to have improved
better. (Columbia LX 1122.)
Best Opera
The Mills Brothers
tered bees in his scullery was Infringing an order issued
an
Co-
up-
the
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Jump In Australian. Wool Prices
New York, Dec. 29-Wool prices in Australia, upon which the U.S. is dependent, for fine wool, have advanced 15 percent to 20 percent due to largo purchases by Italy, France, Britain and Itussin, an American woollen, manu facturer sald.
dent of the Forstmann Woollen trip to Australia,
Mr Curt E. Foratmann, presi- Council on his return from
"It is paradoxical that these coun Co., made the statement in a report to the American Wool tries, which, with the exception of Russia, are maintaliing their econo- mies on monoy borrowed from u, are in a position to inflate world. wool prices at the expense of American manufacturers. arid the American public.
TRAINED
TECHNICIANS
with maturity; cho has seldom sung Southern Blue Tail Fly (Bruns-Scala in Milan, where Rivederci was deficiency is for young but promising Errope should be rebuilt, but where
Of the jazz records, I suggest that
about
Latin and Ombra Mai Fu, Handel's by Redvers Llewellyn man who kept SHORTAGE OE famous Largo from Xerxes, in mend his clear-cut singing of Even tho Hallan by Kirsten Flagstad. She is Bravest Heart from Faust, and Song accompanied by the Philharmonia of The Toreador from Carmen as Orchestra conducted by Warwick the best operatie record from a male from Whitehall by a Mrs Croc- Braithwaite with G. Thalben-Bull at anger
Bloger of
of the month). He is ac-katt of the Board of
ut do not foresee any softening of the organ. Both sides are beautifully companied by the Philharmonia ordination. "We keep our bees
wool prices in the futuro
unicss recorded and Mine. Flagstad's rich Orchestra. (IIMVC 3800)
wool textiles lose their, markets due võice is heard to particular advan-
Two Fr
In our bonnets," said Mrs Cros French records deserving a
to our increasingly high costs of fage in the Largo. (HMVDB 6701.)
production World demand for the hearing come from Billy Toffel, who kett facetiously. sings Montagnes and Clopin-Clopant
Ano wools necessary to meet Ameri- (Decca C. 10820); any Suzy Deloir Rehearsals
Chicago, Dec. 20,-ECA Ad- con requirements has exceeded singing Danso Avec Mol,
ministrator Paul Hoffman said to world production by 50 percent for coupled
audition
that to day
- scarcity of trained several years, and this trend seems with Avec Son Tra-la-la. (Decca C. AFTER SIVION
teclinicians 10020.)
may be young Rustiguzzi in the Muni-
one of the certain to continue," ho sald. Commenting
on the large show again alpal Theatre at Bergamb, Zucchini principal bottlenecks in the Euro-
pur how consistently good they are with said: "She is the big noise.
Such pean recovery programnic.
chases of fine wool by European Lazy River and I, YI, YI, YI. power might one day be used for
textile interests, Mr Forstmann said: In a speech prepared for mem- (Brunswick 04165.) 'Burl Ives, driving turbinen and lighting o whole.
berz of the American Political supported by the Andrews Sisters, town."
Ane She was now
AID FUNDS Selence Association, meeting here, sings two traditional songs from the standing glit of nineteen, and was Hoffman said: "The quickest and "The average American heartily
hern States, I'm Goin' Down ready to make her debut at
most effective way to remedy this supports the theory that devastated the Res
Road and
to produce Francesca do persons in participating countries to the funds which are the assets and wick 03071).
Civitavecchia. Her leading man was visit other countries in order to see the earnings of all our people are Rabarbaro, and Cocchiere was
to how
jobs similar to theirs are used to stimulate a worldwide in- partner in the famous lova duet in kind of observation is often worth living in the U.S., the money is not of Act II, complained that he could not two or three stand close to her without having his training at home."
years of academic being utilised in the munner ori- wig blown away. "The lullaby in
ginally Intended.. Tony Martin
Act 1.,” I wrole in the Rochdale Ob- Hoffman said the Impact of the server. "would put any normal baby ECA on the United States Adminis Lapparent," he said. "that many ne "It is becoming more and more Following his successful season into sleep for ever."
tration is broad and deep and may uons seem to feel that the U.S. can, London, Tony Martin sings four of
be expected to become more 50. the songs from his latest film, A new heresy
and should, put Europe back on its He reminded his listeners of "the feet. This attitude, unfortunately, is Casbah, in which Katherine Dun-
chi not accompanied by ham is also featured. The composers. WHEN Marshallssimo Mra Pauker
the will to the darker hours of war work. It is depressing to observe the Messra. Robin and Arlen,
accuses the Albanian elite
when he encouraged unlimited mix- written an interesting and carefully "Luxemburgism," is she speaking for
attitude which seems to be fairly ing up of affairs between Great general outside the U.S. today. It balanced score, and Tony Martin is the Comoutofarm or only for the
Britain and the United States. They is not entirely the inability to pro- well accompanied by Earl Hagen Dialectical Committee? On the mixed up all and
all right and they his
are duce goods which is deterring re- Orchestra.
answer to this question will depend still mixed up. Now through the covery Perhaps Hooray for Love will be the trend of biological research and Economie Co-operation Administra- lack of enterprise on the part of abroad. It is an apathelic the most popular with fans, but each musical composition throughout the tion, the affairs of the United States foreign labour, management and the song is different, giving Tony Mar- Balkans, Luxemburgism in · scienco and Europe are becoming still more governments of foreign countries. tin plenty of opportunity to show and music is reactionary Fascism.
mixed up, this time for the purposes his versality. I consider these
of reconstruction and peace rather records to bo of Martin's best.
than for war."-United Press. (H.M.V. B. 0685-G.).
It seems incredible that nearly 100 years elapsed before Boothoven's
Sonata in E Opus 100 was pub- Sophisticated Swing and Dardancila, conduct. At the first rehearsal har carried on. A few weeks of this station which raises the cost.
Auch until November 1921.
It is
ished, yet it was not avaliable as not an easy piece of music to inter- pret, and Denia Malhows shows ne Is a fine pianist and a real musicion as well.
_BOYS AND GIRLS. MAGAZINE
"IT'S
Some People Like Winter
-The Polar Bear, for Instance, Loved It-
By MAX TRELL
funny thing about win- ter," Chirple Sparrow was say-
If West cashes only one heart tricking to Knarf and Hanid. the a diamond, the shadow-children with the turned-
and shifts to
squeeze play can be broken up about names. "Some people like it East can risk discarding his hearts. and some people hate it."
This board was played in a team match. At the other table North and South arrived at four spades, but West doubled and North re- doubled. Once again the ace and king of hearts were cashed and the play was identical.
England has produced some Ano bridge players. S. J. Simon will go down in the records as a great player and a writer.
CHESS PROBLEM
By H. L. F. MEYER Binck, 4 pieces.
...
White, pleces. White to play and mate in three.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. Q-Q2, any; 2. Q, R, or Kt
mates.
,
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CROSSWORD
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quear Hail, (D)
H. Back we go. (7)
V. This actor gains an Oscar, ið 47 ·
13. Rosted, (3)
►
14. You're really buny whên pou're
Rot this. 16, 4) --·.
16 A holy man, (4), 17, Cantond, (3)
10. It provides a prizna darn, (9)
39. Kiracolul. 181
20. Asiația perhaps put, not neces
sarily a coward. (0-9)
Down
A wet drink,
1: Noversibleas I'g Entourage. (
43, 0)
Baby killer. 10)
4. Exfat, (9)
Sounds liko à propelling minoral.
(3)
1. One was to send, title, 17. 2)
10.mly not praised, (7)
in relation to státor no 11. Colour, (4)
doubt. (8)
12. Line, as salty, as soli líku. (8) 13. Bouth Bes town. (9) 10. As a soño Iva nothlis chum, í
wing chum. (4)
Bolution of sterday's putale.—-— Agrárpi Denze: 4. dampr 8. Agnonneer; 12
Dalyanine: karmidis dažitudej 10. NaDeh 14, Divide: 16. Dance
"What people do you mean?" Hanid asked.
The
Chirple Sparrow, who had como to the window sill for his brend crumbs, ate for a few moments in silence. Presently he said: people over at the zoo. I paid them a visit this morning. There weren't many visitors looking in at cages. It was much too cold them.
Much Too Cold
the for
12-7
Polar Bear told Chirple he loved
cold weather..
played by Les Brown and his Orchestra, is the best the month has to offer. (Columbin DB 2462.)
have
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
1. An angle greater than 90 de- grces. 2. The Bass Strait. 3. The Vatican City and San Marino. 4. The greatest poetess of Greece, born about 000 BC. 5. Two. Theodore Roosevell in 1906 and Woodrow Wil- son in 1919. 0, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury,
much warmer than our usual win-YOUR
"itters.
In fact," Chirpla went on. was much too cold for some of the
live at the zoo. people who noticed quite a few of the cages were empty. But, on the other hand, some of the zoo-folks, who seem pretty lazy in the summer time, |-wore-bustling-around-With-great-oxi citement. One of the busiest of them was a big friend of mine, who kept marching up and down in his big white fur coat"
"Who was that, Chirpie?" asked
Knart.
"Polar Bear," replied Chirpie. "He told me he loved the cold
winter weather, and said he wished it could be this way all year long.
That's because he comes from way up North, where the winter loots six months and the suminer time isn't
...
Rupert and Margot—29 `
Rupert runs to find his Welling-
tons, and his story comes tumbling out breathlessly. "I found Margot," he gaspi She hid in the cup. board of lovely painted house and. a giant came and walked off with it. and the twins have albost and we're going sailing after her and we may be an awful long time?" "Good- ness, t can't follow all that." smiles Mrs, Bear, but you're sure to get hungry. I'd better get you some food for four people,” hadn't 17” And she cut him a fine large packet of sandwiches,
ALL RIGHTS BRIRVED.
RED RYDER
"Swimming!" exclølmed Knarf and
A pretty toy
of
r words of Winston Churchill
DHE motor-car which "touches 60 Tiles per hour wholes seconds of starting" seems to be the prayer. answer to the pedestrian's Nothing does more to solve tho problem of death and mutilallon on the roads than the untiring efforts of the manufacturers to increase the speed of acceleration. Any moforial will tell you that it is the slowly moving car which is a danger, ta pedestrians especially to those who have the effrontery to try to cross o rand
BIRTHDAY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30
HONGKONG SHARES
The turnover, on the Stock Ex- change this morning totalled $852,- 000.00. Transaction and noon prices
werti
SHAREA BUYERS SELLERS SALES GOUT, LOANS 31200 (1048)
..1011 BANKS
HIK Bank ... 1775 Einat Amin
By STELLA INSURANCES
Had Fur Coats
"Then," said Chirple, "I saw Scol PORN
today, you are friendly, You have a definite gift for the and Walrus. They had fur coats on Dikeable and loyal to your written word and your sharp sense didn't even notice it was cold. They well, for you intend to get what you to touch
ones. They friends. But you are aggressive ns of humour combined with an ability loo-ne, silky black
on the foibles. of others. thought it was a line day for swim- want out of life. Those e who go gives you the essence of real talent. ming."
against
that you discover
your Develop this and it can bring you amiability shrouds an iron deter fame, perhaps even wealth. For you Hank in one voice. It made their mination that will countenance little have, in addition, a shrewd business teeth chatter just to think of it. opposliton.
head and know a good thing, same- crumbs. Chirple ate a few. more
thing that pays when you see it... Then he said: "Oh, there were lots number of phases and although you Your le may pass through " a
In marriage, select someone who -of-others-who-liked the winter, up
in the zoo. There
are, by nature, rather conventional is compatible to your own tempera were Reindeer
you show surprising meat and someone who, in addition, and Wolf and Fox and Raccoon and in many ways, Opossum and Buffalo. But they wore liberality in others. You are not an is, as fond of the great outdoors as
едѕу person ta fur coats."
understand and sometimes "Who were the zoo-folks
you even confuse your- who didn't like the winter?" Hanid want- ed. to know.
biggest and
****, you are.
self! Learn to give yourself as keen To find what the stars have in a self-analysis as you are capable store for tomorrow, select your of giving "others and you should be birthday star and read the corres- able to make a real success of your ponding paragraph. Let your birth-
day star be your daily guide, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31
snici Chirple. *"Lion ifc.
Union
SHIPPING
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"While the U.S. is engaged in an all-out production programme in order to win the peace, the rest of the world seems content to let us carry this burden without themselves contributing wholeheartedly towards world reconstruction," Mr Forst- mana sald-Associated Press..
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
New York, Dec.
US$0.2072 Argentine Peso (Oficial)
7093 Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia
Chile
England
France
India
Peru
Portugal
South Africa Sweden
1000..10Switzerland
“Uruguay-
Venezuela Netherlanda
Batavia
10 1980
Brazil
1.Belgium
725 100 @ 120
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DOCKS, ETC.
127
Mexico
Dock
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2815 2935 100 20
114
New Zealand
301
20
LAND, ETC.
I Hotel.... HK-Land
13 15.40
1500 15
3.00
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2000 3.33
1000 A 3.03
1500 4
2000 4
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Singapore Hongkong
Humphreys (XRD) Humphreya
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134
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14.80 1500 50 15
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7.35 14504 A7
1000 à 720 730
Electrie
"Some of the strongest," stayed in his house, as close to the radiator as he could get.. So did Tiger and Leopard. So did Alligator,
Mazzo Mectric Crocodile, Hippopotamus, Elephant, CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)— CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Telephone... Giraffe, Camel, Ostrich, Monkey and Self control rather than impulse is Moderation should be your keyword INDUSTRIALS I don't know how many others the wisest precaution today. If you for today
Coment this and
evening. They all said they hated winicr.
Tomorrow you will be very glad, Пора They said that where they came from remain calm, all will go normally.
STORES, ETC. there never, was any winter-Just a AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10)--- LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Thera Dalry. (0) bit of wind and rain,
Your health is important, to guard may be romance in the air for you It carefully today, Side-step argu- this evening, so be on the lookout | ments with your associates, too. for it if you ore Interested.
Last of Crumbs
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-Good for romance as well as most business
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-New Year's Eve comes but once a year,
Be conservative for the best results.
"That's how it goes." Chirpie sald as he finished the last of his crumbs. "Some people like it hot, and some ventures. It travelling, however, but don't overdo your celebrating. people like it cold. But I don't still observe caution. think it matters very much it you've got a good warm coat. it doesn't matter how cold it is on the outside. The important thing is to be warm on the inside!"
Chirpie was just about to fly away when Knarf said: "You're here all winter, Chirplé. Do you like the winter lime? All you have to keep you' warm are feathers."
ARIES (Mor. 22-Apr, 20)— day. Your Paramountly a social
can give you a lot of friends plensure if they are loyal ones.
TAURUS · (Apr. 21-May 21)— Don't let the holiday spirit cause
LIBRA (Sept 28-Oct. 23)-All projects are par- entertainment tlcularly favoured and it connected with them, anticipate good 'profits.
SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov, 22)-The realisation of some important desire may come to you on this last day ția old year. Celebrate a little! "A good coat..of feathers is as GEMINI (May - 22-Junò' 22)——||AGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo.
Impulses warm as a good cont of fur sald Control
this evening. 22)-Self control, if tempted to Chirpic. "Birds" don't
fur."
Avoid overdoing things, or your impulsive actions, may pay the best And he flew off.
health will be threatened.
dividends now.
FOR A SECOND TIME "THE WHITE". COTOJA, LEGENDARY OMEN OF THE CHIEF'S DEATH, APPEARS AT
THE INDIAN VILLAGE →
wear
you to overdo things-especially
driving to are tonight.
You
. Bad Medicine
BUT CHIEF BIRDFEATHER | WAS FAITH IN DOC COLDS
CURE-ALL.1
MEDICINĖ VIL MORE POWERFUL
THAN COYOTE
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the
party
(WE'D BETTER GET OUT OF HERE,PRONTO:
of
By Fred Horman
A FEW MINUTES LATER » | COMITÉ SPELL
TOOMUCH FOR
MEDICING THIS
• TIME!
20
3033 7.10
1000
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714
Hesitant
New York, Dec. 29. Standard: rubber futures today closed one to five points lower, with only one sale reported..
No. 1. contract. rubber closed
higher, with sales
40% contracts.
to one ::
futures
point
totalling eight
Dealers wore still inclined to keep
to the sidelines - in
complexities of the Indonesian situa-
Prices closed as follows:-
Standard Contract Rubber.
denuary, 1940
350 40
unchanged
1000
36
39 1600
10
200 ke 3013
400 # 3015
27
23
5214
4016
10.00
43
10% o
Watson (X (8)
Watson (R)
47
53
Emporium
December
COTTONS
Ενα
10:5
1500
1000 @ 1014
101
February
March
April
May June July
Dalry (N)
CORRECTION
tion.
September
In yesterday's quotations, Kow- August loon. Wharves were listed as having October changed hands at $7 and $74. The November stock referred to was, North Polat | December Wharves.
SHAKE-UP IN
RUSSIA
London, Dec. 20.-The Tass News Agency of Russia today announced a number of changes in the Rus-) alan Government which Indicated that the Soviets have shaken up their Bureaus responsible for pro- duction of consumer goods and fox- Wes, which have been branded as shoddy by the Russian press.
view of the
1080 nominal
15.40 H
18.30
10,20 bid
10.14 nominat
18.10
18.05
18.00
17.59
17.00
1783
17,30
February
17.05
No. 1-Contract Rubber.
March, 1040
28.00 bis
April
May
January, 1050
Junio
July
August
September October November December January, 1050 February
16.32 nominat 11.45-6 traded 16.40 nembak. 18.35 traded
18.20 nominal 1.20 14
18.15 nominal
"
10.10
10.05
1400
17.03
--United. Press.
Silver Prices
London, Dec. Silver. Spat, per ounce, oni Sliver, Forward, per ounce, d.
United Press
NEW YORK PRICES New York, Dec. 2-Silver, per Ans suneo, as quoted hy Messrs Handy and Harmon, 10 renta-United Press.
Exchange Rates
The Agency sald that Alexia Kosygin, Vico-President of the Council of Ministers, has been ap- pointed the new Minister of Lighti Industries. oftor the Ministry of
Business Was done in the local un Textiles had been combined with at the following rates?
official @robango torrket this morning that of the Light Industries.
Sterling poid note (per U.S. dollar. (par. 91), The dispatch did not say what Gold bars (per tas)))
happened to previous Ministers of FIC plasters (per 100) Light Industries and' Textiles-Siam tirai (per 100)
NEI) guilders, (paz,100); United Press...
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