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• MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE "Looks-Easy' Hand Develops Problem
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
N✪ make four spades on today's hand does not appear too greal a problem when you, look at all four hands, but when you start to play the hand out, you find that there is a probem after all. You must protect yourself on the heart suit by winning the first trick In dummy. Then If you had an entry into your hand, you might solvo the problem by leading toward the spades.
E. J. Carter, of Cardiff, Wales, met the situation very well in the nt Chicago. national tournament
He won the opening lead of the deuce of hearts with dummy's nee. from and led the king of spades dummy. West won with the sin gleton ace and led back the six of diamonds Carter made the right guess and went up with dummy's two king. Of course, he still had
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CHESS PROBLEM
By K, KOBER Black, 4 pieces.
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White, 6 pieces White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. Kt-Q3. any: 2. R. B. Kt, or
Pmates.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.
SPARE MOMENTS
SCIENCE AT WORK:
TRUTH SERUM
TO TREAT
BY THE WAY
MENTAL DISORDERS
By PAUL F. ELLIS
by Beachcomber
U
LTRAFAX, the new system. of transmitting ten million helping words' a minute over any dis- defences, tance, has already made it Impossible, I read, to transmit "Gone With The Wind" in just over two minutes.
NEW "truth serum" is being his troubles and conflicts. Later, he tised lo trent some cätes of thanked the doctors for
down his him to break disorders. It is known
condition they reported. Hig proved.
mental pervitin.
as
Three Boston physicians report that it causes the patient to recall painful memories,, intimate personal fancica and delusional Ideas, Such information is needed, the physicians point out, for proper treatment.
Drs Jullets Lavine, Max Rinkel and Mision Greenblatt, of the Boston Psychiatric Hospital, reported in the American Journal of Phychiatry that the drug had been administer led to 75 patients.
The physicians sald that when the effects of the drug wore off, the pallents were less tense, They felt relaxed. Meanwhile, Information about the patient had been learned. It was information needed to make a better diagnosis and better treat-
ment.
Boy's Case Cited
Д
The doctors reparted a case of an 18-year-old boy who had attempted suicide.
unhappy Because of an childhood, the boy had been psychiatric problem since the age of four. While under the influence of of the drug the boy talked freely
BOYS AND GIRLS, MAGAZINE
Pixie O'Scowl Complained
-But Knarf Saved Him Some Trouble-
By MAX TRELL
His next play was to cash the queen of spades, and West showed out. Then the jack of hearts was amall diamond led cashed and n
done!
get Never West winning with 66 from dummy,
"NEVER
done the voice was saying. back diamond came the ace. A
Kaurf and Hanid, the shadow- which East won with the queen.
children with the turned-about Enst tried to kill the dummy by
A clubs. leading back
However, names, who were sitting on the gar the trick was won in dummy with the ace, and when Carter led back den wall, under the oak tree, look-
ed at each other in surprise. the good ten of diamonds, East was
Pixie O'Scowl." said Hanid, helpless.
doing something he doesn't like and he's complaining as usual.
of
Carter If he took a discard, would throw away his losing club, lead a spade, nesse the nine-spot, pick up the lust space with the jack, and the king and queen licaria would win the last two tricks. If East trumped the ten of din monda, Carter would overtrump, pick up the last trump, and discard and dummy's clubs on the king queen of hearts, so that the last club could be ruffed out.
the
Check Your
Knowledge-
"It's
"He'
The two shadows sprang lightly to the ground and began searching around in the tall grass for some sign of Pixie O'Seuwl. They finally beetle who said: "Go four met a daisies to the left and look in that patch of clover. He's been sitting there since yesterday morning, doing nothing but saying 'Never get done! I wish you'd ask him to stop." Four Daisica
Dead
1. On what date did Jupan accept O'Scowi stood
Potsdam of the terms
claration?
2. Name the artist who
"The Angelus."
De
Indiguart. He half painted clover.
3. What was the real name of
"The Cid, celebrated Spanish her
of the Eleventh Century?
4. What is palladium and
was it discovered?
when
5. Where is the famous Temple?
Jamist
6. What is a "white horse"! (Answers on Column 4)
CROSSWORD
UF
دا
Across
1. the ring is broken around the
faw maker. (0)
7 and 9. An infectious and epidemic
dianan. 17-3)
10. Not twinted to nothing: (4)...
12. Listan, (4)
to. Jewish ordinantea
14. Asre. (c)
17. Berzain food 7 (3)
18. Bro i Down
21. He's changed by the inok of her.
(31
23. See 2 Dawa,
24 of the use. (4)
20. Built the first town. (4)
Unfair when jonded. (8)
It has its points as the Hunger player "eald, 19)
Dorn
1 18. Beemingly they are made
to rock alsopa. (5, 6)
and 23, it by excesate fear.
3. Thoroughfares,
4. Mining centre in the Maĺký
poninsula, (U
6. Bort of pit that belongs to me.
* Blender. 13)
6. A broken ogre. (4)
v. Bog 7 Across.
i13.
tus unaung. (3)
LTL go-between, (8)
15. Pew are seen on farms nowadN34.
(0) 10. Bpice for a change. (5)
10. Pertaining to the ear, (4)
20. Care may love this by accident.
(4)
21. A sarcastic lampoon. (4)
2. It could secure a lot. (3)
Solution of yesterday's puzzla--Across: ATRI 76, DOO14 “Bizkit! 9'Abé_16, anu-
Jeli 10 · Rift 17. Öeda: 19. Lalri
Dar
45,
olent is 17:37. Web, Downland 1949, Banglatadini là, Orian: 3, InSTİYİ
10-1
Pixie O'Scorlì climbed the trees and made their leaves fall,
ten
"My work will never get done," muttered Pixie O'Scowl. "Do
you know what time it is?"
"It's about
sakl
o'clock,"
"ND.
no, no! I mean the time of the year.'
"It's the Fall, or Autumn," sald Hani.
went four Hanid Knarf daisles to the left, then poked down In the patel of clover. Presently-Knarfe
and Pixie #squeal they heard
up looking very about stood just
tallest above the on inch
Hanid said: "We heard you con- plaining you'd never get done."
"And so did the beetle," said Knart.
Too bad
the about you and sald Pixie O'Scowl.
done?" never get in n asked Hanid
pleasant voice; trying hard not to get Pixie O'Scow! nny angrier than he seemed to be atrendy.
DeWhat will
Rupert and Margol-38
round Creeping on
the pond. Rupert reaches an enormous bucket and ands he is being stared at by
Who on earth are very big frog. you, and how did you get here?" Oh, please." says, the animal. Says Rupert, I'm looking for my - friend Margot. She's little girls. Have you seen her? She hid in the cupboard of a large doll's house and the giant walked off with her." The frog blinks solemnly, "That's
a. strange tale," he saya, "There
is a doll's house here, but I've seen no little girl."
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
RED
RYDER
"Yes," said Pixie O'Scowl," and do you know why it's called the Fall? It's because things fall." "What things?" asked Knart.
O'Scowl. "Leaves!" sald Pixie
and millions of leaves "Millions And the trouble is, none of them want to full. They keep hanging on to their stems and twigs and branches. So that if they won't fall get to by themselves, somebody's make them."
"Who has to make them?" Knarf wanted to know.
"I do, who else is going to climb
up every elm and oak and poplar
The physicians also reported that two cases of amnesia had recovered after use of the drug."
·
If that is not civilisation, then I ofl know what is. The possibility transmitting a Cabinet Minister's speech at a dinner in London to the Andaman Islands, seven times over, iri nine seconds, is better news than the new Government fish made of plckled tree-bark.
The Boston group, said the drug was "unusual" in that the patient can remember everything that went on during the interview. They ex- "extremely plained that such was helpful" to the doctor as well as to the patient because they can discuss Why talk? the ideas and conflicis that the pallent has revealed,
hormone
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GENTLEMAN.
recent speech, sold. "Talking is a waste of time." But it won't go on much Science Shorts
their rend longer. Politicians
them speeches and will soon have
who Scientists are using the ordinary read for them by a microgramo
cannot Comedians, phone. breathe without microphone glued, tin can in research in high-alutude flying. It serves as a housing in to their mouths, are sure to welcome which to test apparatus at simulated the new instrument. There need be high-altitude flying....A pilot plant no personal appearance. As for or
that could dinary conversation, to produce equilenin, a
In the casily be recorded early the converted into that may be
played by a tiny morning, and male and female .zcx hormones pocket radio-microgramophone con- which have been proved of value in cealed in the hat. Selence is mar- medical therapy
cancer re-vellous, and we are not living in the
Middle Ages. search, has been established at the University of Wisconsin.....Two rock specimens, drilled from far be- Evans the Hearie neath the surface of Funafuti Atoll In the Pacific, may give scientists Information on the origin of those The 1lny land dots in the
at investigation is being Cornell University.
and
ocean.
made
(Tomorrow-Book Parade)..
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
2. Millet
1. On August 14, 1945. 3. Don Rodrigo Diaz. 4. A while metal of the platinum family dis- covered in 1803. 5. In Calcutta, the India. G. A ridge of foam al
summit of a wave.
YOUR
executive and
before very
UNDERSTAND that Evans the nasal Hearse, the Aberbananer pea-pusher, has offered his services for the 1951 Festival. He wants to push a pea with his nose nlong a tight-rope stretched from the Sur- rey to the Middlesex shore, in or der to show that there is still gaiety in England. As he could hardly be expected to hold the usual Japanese sunshine over his head while doing this, it is felt that the whole thing might verge on dulness.
Dr Rhubarb's corner
Edna H. writes: My fance is 30 when he visits us that he Nervous makes faces at my mother, and.she thinks he is dotug it purposely, to be offensive, or to show how clever he is. What is your advice?
Dr Rhubarb replies:. Tell your mother to hit back, face for face.
BIRTHDAY.
no
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Big Increase In Jap Steel Production
Tokyo, Jan. 10.-Economic circles today reported that fron and steel production at Japan's No. 1 Yawata plant rose considerably last year.
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning totalled $151, 500.00. Transactions and noon prices
were:
SHARES BANKS
JK Bank
BUYERS BELLERS SALES.
1800 1770 1000
East Arlo **** 142 DOCKS, ETC.
K. Wharf (0) 132
Dock ...
Provident ....
LAND, ETC.
ZIK Hotel....
S'hai Land
HX Land
Humphreys
(X)....
UTILITIES
Tram
1700
200 139 100
200 277
271
10 10
18.20
2000 18.30
00
3.40
GB
20 20.40
Star Ferry... 1303
C. Light XDR 149 1450 C. Light Ris
Electric
They reported that last year's output, including an estimated production for the fourth quar- ter, saw an increase of 60 per cent in pig-iron, 97 percent in steel ingots and 140 percent in steel materials compared to 1947.
1
During 1940 the Yawala plant, on imported 335,000 Kyushu laland, tons of American, coal and more. than 330,000 tons of forėign Iron.
ore,
Last year's production WAS TO- ported to be 423,000 tens of pig-iron 577,000 tons of steel Ingots and 331,000 tons of steel materials--each category topping the Japanese gov- ernment's goals.
The
economic journal Nihon 200 15.40 Keizal reported that Japanese pro- duction of plg-iron during December, 4500 3.40
for the first time since the sureen- 70 0 13 der, advanced beyond the 80,000-
ton level. It totalled 82,025 toris. 500 @ 20.20
United Press. 472 @ 30
500- 1474
38 140 63715
10
3712
Macao Electyle
INDUSTRIALS
Cement
41
1999
STORES, ETC.
Dairy AD)
Dairy (N)
Watson (0) Watson (N) COTTONS
Ewo
2000 42 1000 41
014
400 15
Rubber Market
More Active
New York, Jan. 10.-Number 1 contract rubber futures today closed 25 to 35 points higher. Standard contract rubber futures closed 12 to 20 points higher.
Both Spot and Futures markets were more active and firmer, In- fluenced by strength at London and Singapore, plus broadening factory demand and stockpile buying.
The. underlying market sentiment is still influenced by production un- certainties in Indonesia, but the consensus of market opinion is still friendly toward the upside over the nearby term.
However, cautious traders foresee a setback following the rlso in By STELLA Spots of nearly a cent per pound
DORN today, you are a natural You are quick-witted, as well as matter how witty. This cometimes lends to sar- large or small the job, you tend to castic remarks at another's expense. work toward the managing end-If you find yourself getting too long Farseeing, critically caustic, call a hall! Avold resourceful and even making enemics in this fashion. energetic,
the inventive,-YOU have most of talents which
toward contribute making a One success of life. If you do not achieve it, blame no one but yourself.
Although your background may be highly conventional, you believe in freedom of the Individual and as your mind develops, you may startic some of your friends by your beral Don't be intimidated, how- Be sure, however, that you always ideas.
Stand ever, for eventually the world in remain true to your ideals.
by your friends at any cost, for with general will catch up with you!
loyalties will determine the To lind what the stars have in you
for tomorrow, select your degree of co-operation and ultimate store success you enjoy. Your ability for birthday star and read the corres- making friends is vast, but you are ponding paragraph. Let your birth-
day star be your daily guide. highly selective.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)———- and bultonball and birch and maple Take things easier today, Be on and cherry and apple tree? I'm the one who lips to make the leaves falluard against an upset if you are too so that everybody else can say impulsive in making a decision. really Full now, isn't it?'"
"You
poor thing." sair Ilanid. "You'll never get-"
Will Never Be Done "That's what I've been saying all along. I'll never get done."
With that, he nodded grumpily
CANCER (June 23-July
23)- Romance gets into the limelight especially in the luxury fields, appears excellent now. Merchandising,
LEO (July 24-Aur, 23)-A friend AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-
may help to make a Íong-desired Best for you not to deviate from
wish come truc. Guard against accepted conventions today. Take impulse when it comer to romance, care of routine to get good results. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 211
toke things Employment matters are looking up An emotional day, so
you. If hunting cautiously. Don't let your moods for
a new job.
however.
over the past week.
Prices closed as follow Stanilard Contract Rubber.
“August
January February
March
April
May
June
July
September
October November
December
February
March
January (1050)
No. Contract Rubber Marchi
19.45 nominal 10.35
12 25 bid" 10.10 nominal 19.00 bid 10.00 naminat
18.95
10.32
18.09
18.80
18.15
18.72
16.64
18.00
18.50
10.60 traded
19.40 nominal
10.50 traded
19.23 nominal 19.11 bid 19.00 nominal
Aprit
May
June
July
August September October November
10.17
December
18.72
January February
10.87
IT
March
10.81 nominal
18.0 18.55 -United Pres.
LONDON MARKET
London, Jan. 10.--Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follow January/March tin pence per 1.) 11- April/June
11-32 July/September
11-1/14 United Pres
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22U.S. Loan For N.E.I.
and started off toward the cure of veremphasise some minor incident. perhaps you'll find what you want
LIURA
love, fine.
20) today. ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. Knart But suddenly tho
woods.
23-Oct. 23) (Sept. today, so be are high
plus shouted after him: "Pixie O'Scow!! Tentions
have to You don't
go to those careful before you make a quick Almost everything is on the
answer. Hold your temper at all side of the ledger today. Business, looks romance everything' woods!"
O'Scowl turned around. costa! Pixie "Ifumph, I don't? Why not?"
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- This Another Bne day for the achievement "The leaves on those trees, don't A good merchandising day. have to fall. They're pine trees may be an important time for you. of your goal. If you are ambitious
And for the Arst time in two
Make sure you do the right thing. and energetic, anything can be yours. days, Pixie O'Scowl smiled, and said;
GEMINI 1 "Thank goodness. Now maybe will get done."
Even tho beetle was happy to hear that!
HERE IS WHERE ME LEAVE UM MISSY BETH?
BUT SHE NOT HERE
(May 22-Juno 22)-- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) cause to remember Fair galiis may be made if your ex- You may have
too high are not this day as an important one. World pectations possibility. affairs, may make news, 100.
'A Cluc
MAYBE THAT COYOTE GOT AWAY FROM HER AND SHE'S CHASING
BETH!
By Fred Harman
RED.RYDER WAGON
TRACKS!
for
This Year?
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Argentine Pexa (Oficial)
Argentine Pero (Unonicial)
Australia
Brazil
Delton Canada Chile England
France
Iran
Closing Rates"
Jan. 10
US$0.2077
2093
3.33-
.ocdo
מכיו.
02-7/10
X210
4,03-16
Const.
,3024.
Mexlen
1450
New Zealand
4.03-3%
Реги
0070
Portugal
.0404
South Africa
4.03.31
Sweden
Switzerland
.5300
301D
.3774
3776
$730
2400
.0275
United Pro
Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands
Balavia Singapore Hongkong Bhonghai
U.S. Factories
For Britain
New York, Jan 10-Fifty U.S.. manufacturers are negotiating with the British government to establish factories in Britain; öccording to the American Machinist, a trade publi❤ cation.
The magazine sold that about half of the projects involve the extension of existing operations, 20 are from firms which have British sales offices but no production facilities, and five from firms which have not operated in Britain at all.--Associated Press.
Norwegian Whalers” Success
London, Jan. 10.-Norwegian whaling expeditions In the Antarctio had considerable success In the Arst stage of operations, the official bulletin of the Norwegian Infórma- tion Office announced today,
The report said that nine out 'de, the ten Norwegian expedillons,. resulted in a total of 80,500 barrels of whale oil after 12 days of opera- tions,,
Last year's result after the first fortnight was 92,000 barrels, tha report added.-United Press.
OUTWARD MAILS
Unless otherwian “slaton, registered" articles and parcel poste clone 3. minutes earlier than the ordinary mail. Y malis 'close before'10 'ME, registered and parent posts' clasu · at #p, on the previous day.... Malls are closed at Nowloon, Central rest omes, half an hour earlier than the GPO tloung TideK''
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Washington, Jan. 10.-President Truman's proposed budgets said that
TUESDAY, JANUARY, 11% a $25,000,000 loan may be made by
Closing Times By Als Swalow, Amoy,Nanking, Hankow, the Commodity Credit CorporationTsingtao, Peiping and fellow, 3.50 p.m. to the Netherlands East Indies dur-
Shanghai, 5 pan. Ing the scal year of 1949 to boost production of copra and palm oil,"
Officials, however, said the granting of the loan would depend considerably on the political situa- tion in Indonesia during the coming months.
The Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration has suspended its In- pending donesian ald programme the outcome of the present conflict between the Dutch and the In-. donesian Republic-United Press.
Exchange Rates
Builness, was done in the local tim official exchange market thla morning at the following ratos:--
sterling pound note (per £3)
US, dellar (por. 11)
Gold barn (per thell
FIC plastres (per 100)
Siam ticat. (per 100)..... NEL guilders (per 100) Gold Juan
4.09
Manila, Honolulu, USA and Canada, $ p.
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Henciuka and U.B.A. (CPP) (1930 pm; (PPO) 5 Ordinary Air Mail (Printed. Matters, Bamples and Emall Packet. Posts) for Honolults and USA, Mamis, Guam, (CPO) 430 p.m.; "(GPO)' 5`p.m. Bangkok, 5 mes Dy. Bas
Closing Haiphong and follow, 1 pm."
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 Closing Times By Air Swalow and Amoy, 1.30 am, (rug); D a.m. (ord)..
· Shanguial, 9 am, treg); 9:30 am, {ord). Manila, 12.30 p.m.
Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingiao. Peiping, Amos,, Taipeh,
Foochow, 2:30 pằm, 19
Bwałow
and
Corlog Timer By Sea Straits Ceylon, Mauritius, India, Mada- gascar, ↑ East jng Soull, Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Mafsallés, flöön,”
Manila: p...
Bangkok, D. D
Straita. 3 pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 (4
1 Clodlyg Zings By Air Montle, 11.30 am..
1840 Aarobi, Johannesburg and
*Calcutta, XaracliĹTM Bahrain).
Marlier winj 'Aikmandris). Roine and: 301 50 London, "(GPO) 4.30 p.m. (GPO) B p.m. Bangkok, midnapode, Nálavín, Colombo,
7.06
18.00 Sydney and Auckland,, 5, p.m.
23.00
*Capen, Bipm
Balgon and Paris, .8 p.m.