FOR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1949.
YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS
ON BRIDGE
Good Defence Can
Defeat This Bid
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
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IS is the third hand that 1 have book 1104 taken from the entitled "Right Through the Pack," published by Stuyverant House of text- New York City. It is not
monl fascinating book but the bridgn book I have ever read. The deck comes to life, and euch card tells a story, making 52 stories in
alhis in mupposedly the story of
the seven of diamonds, but I prefer to call the story of Professor mentioned Hardacre.
a character frequently
throughout the book. He is a professor in higher ranthe- and a university the student of the game of bridge. Can you pleture any defence that might defeat four no trump on to- day's hand? The professor found a way.
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played. West eight of hearts was would be hopelessly squeezed. It of spades, tite he threw dummy's seven of spades would be good. If he let to the eight of declarer would win the last clubs, three club tricks,
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Check Your Knowledge
1. What is molinir?
2. What city is called the "Queen of the Black Forest"?
3. What golf course is referred to as the international shrine of golf?
4. Of what is chalk composed? 5. What is the meaning of "commne Il faut"
# Name the dist Englishman sail around the world.
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UNUSUAL ANGLES:
PRINCE HAS BLOOD OF CHARLEMAGNE TO SMITH
By ROBERT MUSEL
PRIN DRINCESS Elizabeth's baby, Prince from Spain in the 14th Century the adorns the Charles of Edinburgh, has a fabulous ruby which blood line almost frightening in its imperial stato crown. And his fairy lale wife, Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent.
grandeur.
In
The tile prince has in his veins the blood of Alfred the Grent, of Louls and the Churlemagne, of St Kreat Barbarossa,
He has as direct ancestors leluard the Lion Hearted and The Cid.
is minutely his family tree, which charted back to 1000, the Year William the Conqueror crossed from Normandy, there is the romance and the triumph and the tragedy of Europe's royalty.
Pictures Adorn Walls
In the vast halls of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and the other royal homes, when he grows old enough, the Prince will see the portraits of His noble forebears.
Black Prince, the the There is mighty warrior, who brought back
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
King Nep Tells a Tall Tale
--He Says the Brook Was Once a Dragon- By MAX TRELL
the shadow. NARF and tanid, A children with the turned-about names, were sitting on the old stone wall, under the big Buttonball trea. it was a cool, shady spot. Not far- off, they could see the brook winding its way und turning as it made around the foot of the hill and into the dark woods beyond.
heard rustlo All at once, they in the grass nearby and a moment Inter, they saw their friend King Nep riding on a green frog. halled them cheerfully. "I see you've been admiring my Dragon," he said.
Almost Forgotten
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However, the professor played the seven of diamonds on the first trleit. Dummy held the trick with the king, but then all declarer could
Khart and Hanld looked at him moke was three spade tricks, two
in astonishment. Once upon a Ume, hearts and three clubs. The tenth long long ago, King Nep used to
as West trickt
could
not be made
be King Neptune, and he ruled the held all the other three suits.
As the professor lef: the club, he Seven Seas. But now he was almost forgotten and he had grown quite remarked, "Gentlemen, i trust you small and lived in a hollow cave approve of my defence." I know made by some racks at the edge that I did. It is one of the prettiest of the brookt. hands I have ever seen,
CHESS PROBLEM
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do you mean?"
"What Dragon Hanid asked again.
King Nep pointed to the brook, "Didn't you know that once used to be a Dragon?"-
"My goodness! When?" Knort and Hanid both cried.
King Nep was riding on a green fruz.
Inst fish, and whales as big as moun- tuins but my favourite pet was a He fol- dragon, named Meander. lowed me about wherever 1 went."
There are the kings of Englan and the flerce kings of Scotland Queen Elizabeth, Henry VIII, hero of many a martial fray. There is Mary, the tragle Queen of Scots, and Charles 1, who also died under the executioner's axe..
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
vital
OATHSOME, LOATHSOME With 1. lending her support to the cam- paign for organising the en tire youth of England in Regional Youth Units, with uniformed Shock Scouts and Troops of Storm Eife.
State le good enough to look after "If," she said at Woking, “if the everyone from cradle to grave, then, in return, all must spend their lives
child in national service. Every
birthday. on reaching its sixth should be enrolled in one of the Tot's Brigades. This would relieve The cold beauties of the mediaeval the mothers of family duties, and
them
for
Mothers' courts are there-Berengarla of Na-release Corps." varra, Eleanor of Castle, Phillipa of Portugal, Blanche of Bavarie and
Tennyson's joke. Sophle-Charlotto of Prussia and the
the
beautiful Grand Duchess Marie of By the way, when Tennyson's
Itussia.
Smith Gots in
mother lived at Woking, he sent her a postcard, asking her to result of the telephone him the
Cambridgeshire. He wrote, jestingly: me care You're Woking call me early, mother. dear."" There are many other kings in the used the line later in a poem, but, collaterni lines-Ferdinand of an editor,
who thought it was tin- Rumania, Czar Nicholas I of Russia, grammatical, changed Wolking to Frederick the Great of Germany, Waking.
of Spain, allances
by Hill townI Alfonso marringes with the crowned heads of Denmark and Norway and the royal Ines of every other ruling house.
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Cripps Again Calls For More Exports
London, Jan. 13.-One of Britain's major tasks in 1949 would be to expand her exports to hard cur- particularly the United States, rency markets Canada, Argentina, Belgium and Switzerland-Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said today.
There was still need for great effort, but the country was on
NO DEFINITE the right path, "the path that
TREND SEEN
IN RUBBER
-1
really does lead to the summit." ho told a press conference.
The apparent visible . adversc balance for December was £20,500,- 000, n.decrease of £2,200,000 com- November and the parea with
lowest for any month since January, 1947.
visible adverse
·The - apparent
for the whole year Wis than four- On sales £432 million, more
sevenths of which occurred in the
to
cor-
Factories were
The physical market was respondingly dull. holding off and the stockpiling de
the
Calling for still greater efforts
4 new
New York, Jan, 13-Number contract rubber futured today closed balance five to 10 polais lower totalling 32 contracts,
Standard rubber futures closed first half of the year. 10 points lower on a nominal basis.
The market was dull and without earn dollars, Sir Stafford zaid: "We Cannot and should not expect the definite trend.
The easy tone at London at the United States to bear the whole burden of reconstruction and ra- The index of all. Industrial pro- close of business caused some late ove selling by traders playing for a technical raily, but overall activity duction in Britain reached
peak in October, at level 27 per very small
cent above the 1040 monthly average. Civilian employment at the end of 1948 stood at the record level of 19,200,000. mand had apparently been with-
No significant further increase drawn.
means of Traders, owing to the government could be counted on as buying policy, will determine
emphal had towns are very picturesque, nearby trend. Charl fraders are increasing the volume of industrial
the market is production, and the
shifted to mothods of securing a reasoning that
but 10 cents, vulnerable above
larger output per head.-Router. reasonable expect support on any declines under the synthetic price.
Prices closed as follow:- owing to lack of space, they cannot Standard Contract Rubber.
expanded and developed to January Smith, whose father was plain be Oswald Smith. So duly recorded in death: Tako Laon, on its high March Burke's Peerage
the kings platenú. They say that Charlemagne April among
The May would recognise it today. and princes is the name most asso-
Cathedral (with a square apse) is July clated with the
common
stood. And the August, where
Its predecessor United Press,
over a Roman September predecessor was built over
October temple. The great Cuve de Saint-November Vincent still gapes from the side December (1050) of the hill. And traveller by railway January
February can still climb the hundreds of March ancient steps up to the town. The gates are 700 years old. I dare say Saint-Just's ghost might today find the tavern where he used to drink. Tail-piece
but inconvenient,
!
'And— astoundingly — a fellow named Smith! Queen grandfather, .the 13th Earl of Strathmore, married Frances Dora
THE
(Article on travel.) chief Inconvenience, from a Elizabeth's modern point of view, is that,
man.
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She said she met a sailor and drank too much port,"
1. Hur of the angora goat or cloth made from it. 2. Baden-Baden, Germany. 3. The golf course at the Ancient Club of St Andrews, Scot- land. 4. Of the shells of minute animals who lived centuries ago. 5. [VIDENTLY a jovial mariner like As it should be. correct. 6. Str
Francis Drake.
"Like Mary's lamb?" said Knarf. YOUR
"Perhaps," said King Nep, "and perhaps even more than that. When I went to sleep at night. It curled But it was itself around my bed.
PORN today.
(Morning paper.)
the one who shouted to the barman: "A port in every wife is my motta."
BIRTHDAY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
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LONDON MARKET London, Jan. 13-Prices in the rubber market liere uday closed as follow
(in pence per January/March
11-14
10-15/15 United Prest,
lb.)
April/Junc
July/September
11-3/18-
HONGKONG
SHARES
Japs To Raise Steel Production
Tokyo, Jan. 13-Tho Japanese inconsidering tho government operation of Additional furnaces to raise. steel production by 110,000 tons in the next fiscal year, be ginning April Int.
Next target for the year, would be 1,990,000 tons, compared to thus the original, target of 1,800,000.
The increte will be in line with
MacArthur's General
nino-point
Economic programme submitted to the Japanese government
cember.
Do
al-
Government omelain have ready appealed to MacArthur's headquarters for the use · of the Hirohata plant of
Japanese Iron Manufacturing. Company: for which has been
tho
carmarked
The turnover on, the Stock Ex-reparations-United Press, change this morning totalled $288,-
By STELLA 000. Transactions and noon prices
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were:
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so big that the end of its tall turned
trifles. this brook and twisted so far away that not usually attractive personality and Importance and you must never get
even Meander himself could tell many things seem to come your way discouraged over
without your asking for them-Not-your-feelings-and-moods; keep. a. exactly where it wan
that tremendous
will be "smlling front" no matter how dis- handed to you on the traditional couraged, you may be inside.
keep your eyes silver platter-but you may achieve good
mediocrity with the stars, but if you are keeping your comfortable minimum of work. If, however; you head in the couds, manage to hold
one foot on the ground as well, want to make an outstanding suc- cess, you will have to work hard- like the rest of the world.
King Nep climbed down frog and sat beside them wall.
"But little by little, I lost all my
I lost
wonderful my pets-and off his palace under the sea, and I lost my on the rule over the Seven Seas and finally I had no place to live except on this bit of land, in a little hollow be- "It was long before either of you
And at that some rocks. neath King Neptune time, King Nep
ndded, "there were born. I was then, and in my palace under the wasn't even a brook here,
of wonderful sea, had all sorts
who gal- sca-horses pets. I had loped with my shell-charlot across the waves. I had dolphins, and fly-
Rupert and Margot-41
Rupert reaches the doll's house And gently tries the door. To his relief it opens without squeaking. Then lie makes straight for the.cup- board. It is not shut and he starts bach in dismay. "Margol is not there he gasps. "Where can the be? Has the giant taken her away Then or has she got out " another thought, strikes him. "Good gracious, I wonder if she ran out of the house while I was in the hollow tree. She may be safe, at home all this time!**
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
RED
RYDER
Remained Faithful
"Only one of my pets remained faithful to me. It was poor Mean- der. Each night as usual, he curled himself as near to me as he could get while the end of his tail twisted on and on over the fields and around
You are very ambitious and want not only money, but social positions, This is perhaps, more true of you of the tair sex. Don't make the mistake of silling back and waiting for things to come your way. If things are slow in developing it may be your own fault for not getting out and starting them.
to
You are capable of great mental achievement If you develop this side of your nature more.
To find what the stars have in
for tomorrow, store
select your
birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star bo'your daily guide. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)-- the hill and down into the valley Don't sit back and watch the world until he himself couldn't see exactly go by. You may achieve startling where it was. Bui alas, there was results through initiative. nothing for Meander to eat--no frogs or fishes, no green-coloured
shells snails with
as red as the sunset. Day by day, he grew thin- ner but nothing would make him
leave me.
"And then one day,"
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)- An emotional day. You may meet a new and interesting acquaintance, I travelling, who may become a real
friend.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)-
don't overdo Be conservative and
to bo appears things. Opposition more than it should be. Patience "counts.
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Anglo-Polish Trade Pact
13~~A Warsaw, Jan.
British official `said today that a trade
Poland will be signed in Warsaw
U.S. Car Production agreement between Britain and
LEO (July 21-Aug. 23)-Guard Ewo ngainst a health upset due to over- be con- indulgence. If celebrating servative!
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Бер!. 22)- Don't be oversensitive.
Things moy than rather worse
they appear actually are. Cultivale optimism. 201- LIBRA
23-Oct. 23) (Sept. A romantic day as well as a good You may avold a loss If you are of your
(Feb. 20-Mar, 211- PISCES King Nep went on, I took pity on this faith-Stick to regular routine and you'll ful friend and changed him into not get off the proper track. Post- brook, just as he iny, curled around one any important decision. me with his tail twisting on and on over the fields and around the hill and down into the valley further
ARIES
(Mar. 22-Apr.
than anyone can see. And he has fone in which to show your business careful in the selection
his little Ashes now, and his green-acumen and individuality. coloured frogs and sanils with shells as red as the sunset."
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Changes may be in the air, but if you make wise decisions they all "And is the brook's mine still may be for the best. Meander?" fisked Kart.
King, Nep nodded. "Meander," he said, "means to twist boat and wander. Isn't that what this brook does?"
DOC COLD IS READY TO TRICK HIS AST COYOTE FANG INTO ATTACKING BETH
FANO GOES.LOCO WHEN THERE'S SHOOTIN' AND HE'LL ATTACK THE NEAREST PERSON TO HIM? HE'LL KILL THE GIRL AND IT'LL LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT?
GEMINI (May 22-June 22).- news, involving an Expect good hicrease in salary or definite lopes of getting the new home you are planning.
Fang's Miscuo
BUT RED RYDER HAS FOLLOWED DOC'S TRAIL"
companions. De circumspect.
SCORPIO (Och 24-Nov. 22)-- Perhaps an exciting day. Don't be too surprised at a new romance. Even love at first sight, perhapsl
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
23-Dec. seek inspiration 22)-If confused,
#piritual thoughts. Mako from future plans.
BY FRED HARMAN
exception
car
Detroit, Jan. 13. The American tomorrow. sar Industry will aim at n 5,750,000 The agreement, which is the output in 1040.
result of 13 weeks of hard bar- Almost without
In reported to provide for go makers are now tolking about a 10
a trado turnover of £300,000,000 per cent increase in assembly line for a period of five years. It will
make Britain Poland's achievement over 1948.
biggest customer.
Poland will receive, among other
The industry has the equipment but in build that many vehicles,
enough sheet whether it can get sicel is uncertain-Associated Press
Scots Firm Expands
things, ships, Industrial equipment, rubber and wool
Polish exports to Britain will in- clude bacon, eggs, timber and furni turc.
The experis by cach country will amount to about £150,000,000,
the Tho Grangemouth, (Scotland), Jan. 13.
agreement supersedes -Court approval has been given to existing trade pact under which Scottish Oils, Ltd., plans for a Poland was to send Britalni 'goods £7,500,000 sterling expansion of its worth £23,000,000 during the three Grangemouth Refinery. The Com-years ending June 1950.
a rubsidiary of Anglo- pany. Is Iranian Oil Co., Limited. The work will require two years and will doublo the plant's capacity.-Arso- ciated Prest.
Oil Find Hailed
Cairo, Jan. 13-Egyption Govern- ment officials forecast today
that
the new oil well in the Sinal Desert Canal regiona will make the Suez one of the richest oil bearing areas in the world.
They estimated the production of the new fold, dlacovery of which Wax announcel yesterday, at 5,000 lons a day-Associated Prem.
It is understood the Polish de mands for large quantities of goods governed by the Marshall Plan clauso restricting "strategic" exports to Eastern Europe were one of the factors which prolonged the negotia- tions-Reuter.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the local un- official exchange market this morning at the following rates;-
Sterling pound note (per £1)
UB. dollar (per_91).
Gold bars (per tal)
IC plastres (por 180) Siam Cicle. (ber 106) NEI guliders (per 100) Gold Juan
15.30
5.00
503.00
7:30