THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1949.
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SCIENCE AT WORK:
SUNBEAM MACHINE TO
HEAT HOMES BY RAYS DR Maris Telkes, who heats her taln. To find out, she's living in the home without fire or furnace, house for the winter, without any
other source of heat, snya it's "done with mirrorn".
Not exactly mirrors, but rather an 100-square-foot glass and metal device that traps the sun's rays for Dr Telkes five-room "solar house" in suburban Dover, 10 miles from Boston.
The rest of the heating system consists of a cheap chemical unit that Dr Telkes developed in, ex- tho periments .nt
Massachusetts Irisfitute of Technology.
First of its kind, the planeet model cost about US$3,000 to install But Dr Telkes expecta It to operate virtually forever without additionni ехрепко while furnace-feeding householders continue paying an annual average of US$150 for fuel.
Other Advantages There are other benefits besides the end of fuel bills, she said. No fire hazards. No coal or oil short-
No
tie-ups. transportation And no coal-shovelling, nah-curry- Ing or mechanical breakdowns.
the unit heat the hours? Dr Telkes thinks so, but isn't cer-
ages,
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY IF you want the benefit of today's the hand, you must
1. By the distillation of the wood East and West cards.
of the camphor tree, native to This week I have given you a
selected from China, Japan and Formosa. 2. Cin- number of hands
chona. 3. The Amazon River the new book, "Right Through the a bridge book. Pack." This is not
Brazil, South Amerlen. 4. Manhat- but a story book.
Will own story.tan Island. 5, Henry Bergh in 1860. Each card tells his The queen of diamonds tells about
0. Mesopotamia. Ano ployer. But for some reason, the goddess of bridge, "Brigidda," inflicted upon this player a period of bad luck.
Jong
After an exceptionally bad tiny he dozed off in a chair. Buddenly the queen of diamonds appeared and told him
that
tho
to
BLIC WOR
at fairy godmother, at least bridge table. She was going put him to test. If he could would 500 solve a problem, sho
that his luck changed at the table.
tho
Here is the problem. Hearts are trumps. You can have West lead either a red suit or a black muit, distel- and you can arrange
cards bution; di your opponents' The problem is, what 'heart tract will you undertake, and how will you play the hand?
con-
Lay, out the cards yoursdf, and
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINES
Pencil and Candle Complained
NARF,
-The Older They Got, the Shorter They Grew-
By MAX TRELL
the shadow-boy, Was sifting in the corner of the play- room. It was late at night. All at once, from the table near the win- dow he heard some voices.
The older I get," one of the
So how you can distribute the voices sald, "the charter I become. East and West cards, and call for It this keeps up much longer, I
a lead that will allow you to make don't think there will be anything the maximum contract. Then un-left of me at all." cover the East and West hands
shown and you will see how the "You're not the only one to com- player in the story arranged them.plain about that, Pencil" the sec
Ho called for the lead of a red and volce broke in. It was Candle, suit and played the contract Di who stood in the candlestick on the "I've Leven hearts. West of course har shelf just above the table.
shorter and shorter, to lead the jack of diamonds. The been getting queen was played
from dummy, too!"
the king covered and South's nee
WORL He went over to the pee of
cltibs and led the five diamonds. the seven, declarer
ployed
Geting Shorter
won with the eight, went over to **50. am I getting shorter," said
East
the ace of spades and
·led
When
(5
"I've been getting shorter, tao," Candle tald Pencil.
shorter. and I haven't grown any thinner. I'm exactly the same as I was, when I got here,"
Knarf looked in surprise and saw
the Eraser. "A fow months ago, I was deuce of diamonds.
East fine and big now. just look at me. that it was Pen who was talking. played the four, South won the I'm not much longer than a pin." trick and, cashed the ten of
ala-
monds, discarding dummy's deuce
ΟΙ
of club.'
Now
declarer could
At this, another voice broke in. It cross-nuff the hand out and make was the Pad-of-Paper. "I just heard all seven of his hearts Independ-what you fellows were saying. I've ently,
East, with six trumps, did been here for a long time, too, and nol make a trick.
Check Your
Knowledge
1. How is camphor produced?
2. What tree is Bark"?
culled "Jesult's
3. Name the world's largest river in volume.
4. On what island is New York
City located?
6. Who founded the
·Society for
American
the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals?.
6. What was the former name of Tại
(Answers on Column 2)
CROSSWORD
Across
tore crop that may tum out to The Bradman. 13, 61.
Terminus that sounds tike z zUR, gration to use a heavy weight. (01
10. Botnerses river. 13)
21. Adore, (7)||
13. Bounds as though the hobe was
on' ahead. (01
14 Inforinant (0)
17. This tail bus latty ideas. (3)
18. May be the outcome of aINON, 19))
18., The` onlid drink? (3)
10. The return of Eros. 14)
Collection. (3)
23. To stand
.
this may cost you
something, IDE
23. Demand payment. (8)
1. Und gisdes (anan.). (0-9)
Down
1. Lato scent (sneg.). (P).
3. It could be our nut. (0)
3. A letter to the corporal provides
material, (I
4. From wonderland. (2)
4. late. deer for a change, (8)
Late but surviving. (a)
7. Reboing back. (9)
10. Legendary piper's 100, (8)
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11. Torta town thas provided a fas
word. 37)
12. Unfortunately his idene aro silly,
15. Taken on temporarily, (51
18 Remainder. 14
Solution of vratargay'a pusola – Bersoti (and 4 "The New Look: J. Keen; 10)
Mid Tear-dron; 20 "Lear! 2),'Aldert. Borgi ke Kutngle: 8, New Worldi. 4. Seo
getting older all the time. Only 1 haven't been getting shorter like the rest of you. I've been getting thin
ner.
At this, Pencil, Candle, Eraser and Pad all agreed that the older people grow, the shorter and thinner they
become.
Knar! was just about to go up to the table and tell them that wasn't to, when all at once another voice spoke up.
"I've been here as long as any of you. I'm older than all of you put together. But I haven't grown any
Rupert and Margot-44
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The heavy footsteps come neater, kupert and Margot gaze round wildly for some place to hide. one ide of the room is a great cur- tain and they make a dash for it just in time. No sooner are they behind is shan 'the giant enters, strides across to the doll's house, picks it up again by its chimney, and goes out, passing so close to the little pals that they hardly dare breathe. *And to think that that gian carried me all the way here!" whispers Marget.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,
RED
RYDER
AH? HERE COMES KILLBEAR A CLINCH OUGHTA DO THE TRICK!
"I'm the same Desk.
size too," sald
"50 arc we," said Chair, Lamp.
and
"I'm the same size too," said Tnk Bottle," except that there is a little less inside me than there was when "I was younger."
-to be."
It has been cozy Do far, but the selentist won't pronounce The experiment a success until sho's been through the bitterest part of the winter..
From the heat trap built into the Routh side of Dr Telkee kouse, the color warmth is conducted to # reries of "heat bins.”
Hoat Stored Up :
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
TOTICING that the popular NOTICING tetting things
at the moment is to catch the eye with something completely irrelevant, I have been trying my hand.
Snibbo is welcome to use my largo picture of the landing of Julius Caesar. in Kent. Above it is written,
FOR THE. BUSINESSMAN
Belgium, India May Exchange Goods
Calcutta, Jan. 17.—In return for jute, cotton and manganese, Belgium is prepared to provide India with steel, machine tools, electrical installations, chemicals and non-ferrous metals, according to a Belgian Economic Mission recently in Calcutta in the course of an exploratory tour of India.
ANOTHER
New York, Jan. 17.--No. I con- tract rubber futures today closed 10 to 10 points lower on sales totalling 34 contracts.
S'andard rubber futures closed 10 points lower nominally.
Charlemagne never landed in Kent, DECLINE Each bin contains an inexpebut Salbbo lands In every sensible sive chemical compound known as home" Then there is a picture of Charlie and Flora sodium sulfate desahydrate. When Bonnie Prince
IN RUBBER the chemical is warmed, it melts Macdonald in a rowing boat. The and absorbs heat, When it colldi-caption says: "There was no Shibbo
it releases the heat. fics,
for him to give her in these days, A thermostatic control system fa but if there had been, alie would not connected ta cach bin which in have had lustrelers hair." Another turn is hooked up to warm air sure winner is, "What would have registers. When the termostat is been good enough for King Alfred is Removes adjusted to raise the house tem- good enough for you. perature, stored heat is released gravy-stains overnight.” from the chemical and waited into
The watch on the rind the rooms via the registers..
Dr Telkes said the chemical can 10 days. De store heat for up. to
GERMAN singing mouse spite the possibility of long storms A cautioned by Mr Muffett at the and overcast that might blot out Severn-street court for breaking into statistics show the heating unit and singing Die Wacht am Rind.
for days, she says a grocer's shop landing on a cheese, will beat even a New England win-
the sun's
ter.
rays
Tomorrow-Book Farade
CHESS PROBLEM
By L. f. JOKISCO
Black. 3 pieces.
White. 3 pieces.
White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's! problem:
1, R(B8)~B5, any: 2. Q. R. or Kt mates.
A balanced estimate
was
TT is quite clear that in calculating the national revenue for the last financial
ot year
£3,847,000,000
no account was taken of the £1,704, 817,384,201,076,030,729,000 brought forward from non-recurring items deferred from existing rates of ex- penditure. As this figure represents the distance of the Milky Way from Aldebaran, multiplied by nine, and as the Your Magpies at Wivenhoe is 036 rond-mlics
Mme.
Gourou's from starliz, evidently
establishment nt
revenue in the current
year will give
off a shower of blue sparks, proving that we English are the
original: Neanderthal population of Melanesia. (Tomorrow: Tickling.. Trout With the Toes by Lydia Falcon, M.B.E.)
Tail-pieça
HE
..
TE said he was an honorary mem-
Ber of the Boller-makers. Union..
I shouldn't have thought there was such a thing."
"I don't see what's to stop it."
YOUR BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18
By STELLA
HORN today, you have an excep- Your business, ability is good. Dtionally keen mind. but one Make the most of it in youth and accumulate a good income so that which, in its analytical trend, is sometimes inclined to become a little in your later years you may retire and enjoy life to its fullest extent. too critical of your fellow men. If,
You have a retentive memory and Jn are constructive however, you this criticism-giving a method for reform-your Influence can be fell over a wide-field. ---
Personally you are popular and size," said unless you are careful you will find "So am I the samo Blatter, "except that there are more social pleasures usurping much of marks on me now than there used your time which could be spent to better advantage. This is, perhaps, more true of you of the fair sex
in being So Pencil, Candle, Eraser, Pad, although pride
a "good Pen, Desk, Chair, Lamo, Ink Bottle fellow" is also an attribute of you and Blotter all decided that the men, as well, An external reserve, older people got, they sometimes often mistaken for haughtiness, a grew shorter and thinner and come easily broken down when you gel tunes stayed exactly the same slzo to know a person. except that they got emptier and had more marks on them.
Another Voico
Again Knarf was about to step up and tell them that they were not altogether right, when suddenly an- olher voice said: "I'm afraid some- thing is wrong with me."
Everyone turned toward the win- dow, where Geranium was standing In his clay pot.
If she required them, Indla might also make use of the 'services of Belgian experts in town-planning and hydro-electric engineering.
The Mission, led by M. Jean Ullens de Bchooten, conslatod of 17 -members, representing thie, steel, non-ferrous metals, coal, locomotive, machine tool, textilé and, chemical Industrica and a number of en- gineers and a banker.
·
Prince Albert Edouard do : Ligno, the Mission's secretary, explained that the main hurdle to the ex- pansion of trade between the two countries was currency, ba
Weakness in other domestic com-
India belongs to the soft currency modity markets and casiness in the
market London rubber
brought group, while Belgium, is in the hard. rubber futures prices down a little Belgian Francs, it is said, are harder today. News that Russia had re- to obtain than US dollars.
in Malaya buying sumed rubber
At the conclusion of a threos week failed to stimulate any demand.
commercial, and While government stockpile buy- tour of the main iar may provide some measure of industrial centres in Indila the mis temporary, strength to the market, sion went on to the prospect of supply accumula return home it will report to the tions points to lower prices for the Belgian government which, is then expected to taunch negotiation with long term.
India for a trade agreement.-Unitéd Presa.
Prices closed as follow:- Standard Contract Bubber.
January
February
Darch
Agril
May
·Juna'
July
August
September
October
18.03 nominal
1883
18.75
13.63
1956
19.30
16,43
18.40
18.34
18.30
November
December
13.20
January (1950)
10.13
February
18.10
March
10.03.
No. 1 Contract' Aubber Yatures.
March
10.05 traded
May
April
18.00 nominal
June July August
September Delaber
November
December
January (1950)
February
March
18.75 bid
18.65 nominat 18.45 bid 18.47 nomtral 18.40 hid
114 nominal
187
70.20
20.35
10.10
10.05
-United Press
LONDON MARKET
Fakistan On its
Inter-Korean Trade
Authorised
Scour Jan.17 The Commerce and Industry. Ministry: zald today that 70 private traders had been authorised to start trading "strict
Koren.
barter basis"
on n with North
Ministry officials said: the Govern- ment of the Republic of Korea, can-
the Russian not negotiate with Landon, Jan 17-Prices in the rubber sponsored North Korean regime market here today closed as follow because it does not represent the January/March (in pence per lb.) 11.7 April/Tune July/September'
11-1/18 10-11 United Press
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Closing. Rates Jan. 17. Argentina Pero (Omelal) UB102077 Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia Brazil Belgium
Canada
Chila
England France
2003 3.2714
,0600
12:24
91-7/10 0230
4.035S
.03313
Troddia Mexico
3224
New Zealand Partl
.1450 4.034
Bouth Africa Sweden Switzerland
mind that absorbs information: You have the gift of the spoken word as well and probably would make "a-brilliant and at times, |- Portugal witty, lecturer,
Since your self-rellance and for- itude are great, you should reach a good degree of success at a fairly cly age. But remember, that to hold, it, you will need to put out consistent
energy.
One "Bagh in the pan" does not mean a gold mine! To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- CANCER (June 23-July 22) Honours for past work and fresh If planning a new business, sign the.
endeavours contract now; plan your promotion opportunities for new
way. Be ready to and advertising. Full speed ahead! may come your accept them.
LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 1D)- A good day for adventuresome ideas An unexpected Journey may bring or plans. Even good for romance and variety into your life. Guard against marriaget dissension with the fair sex!
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar.
ARIES
21)
Be on your guard today against falee "What's wrong with you?" Penell friends, unsound ideas and any kind nsked.
of extravagance. Bo conservative.
22 - Apr. (Mar.
20) "I'm not like any of you at all, When I first got here, I was hardly Don't depend upon your emotions when making an important decision bigger than a blade of grass. Now today. There will be new and per- that I'm old, I've got leaves and branches and blossoms and 1 standhaps divided interests!
so tall, that I go almost halfway up the window."
All the others felt very sorry for Goranturn, who got taller and bl ger the older he grew-all except Knark, who chuckled to himself ho thought that there were
Gerahium than like any people like of the others.
ΠΟΤΟ
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May, 21)— You may make an important change for the better. Know your own mind and then follow.it implicly.
GEMINI (May 22-Jund 22)-- Guard your assols, material and otherwise. This can be a treacherous day unless you remain calm an exert patlenco.
From Behind
-LOOK-UM OUT, RED RYDER BEHIND YOU:
VIRGO (Aug. 24-8opl 22)- Boat for you to stick fairly close to familiar routine. Time enough later, for brand new ideas. Be conserva- tive now.
LIBRA · (Sept. 23 - Oct.
23) Place your confidence in iried ond true friends only. Don't be gullible; look into any new proposition care- fully.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— An original idea or some mechanical invention has a good chance for suc- cess. If you promote it with diligent care.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Be coruldent in your ability to overcome minor defects in come now. piun and all should go well.
By Fred Harman
Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands Batavia
Singapore
Hengkong Sannhal
people, but that private traders dealing on a barter basis.may trudo freely and thereby Import much needed materials to South Korea,
They said these materials would Includo. chemicals, artiicial silk, fertilisers and soap; while South Korea would exporti electric bulbs, athletic shoes, bicycles and other articles.
The officials said South Korea's greatest need at present is electric power "which can be obtained only through political negotiations." United Press.
CHINA PRODUCE
QUOTATIONS
New York, Jan.
7.0.B. Now
US$0.65/93
1.83/2.50
Aniseed
York
Der 3b. o,
4739
CARRIA
Dil,
Der
2500
York
Agar Agar, per
Ib.
ID.
To.n. New
Yorkie
בקשת,
United Prem.
Germans To Get More Steel?
Washington, Jan. 17-European Recovery Director Paul G. Hoffman today sent the State Department his
New 3.15/3.29
13.00 nom.
Bandalwood. in drums, depending on.
quantity & quality.
FOB. New Tung: oll, in tank care,
York per 10.0.23-14 nom. рет Beryllium ID 10 12 percent)
ton
.............................. 20.00/2.00 100 percent) per b. 0.84 United Press.
Molybdenum,
recommendations for cutting down OUTWARD MAILS
the number of German steel plants intended us war reparations.
Details have been kept secret, but it is repoted that Mr Hoffman: called for the retention of enough plants in Germany to produce 13- million tons of steel a year,
That would require a sharp ro- duction in the reparations pro- : gramme agreed to by Britain, France and the United States.
Existing Allied plants call for leaving Germany with enugh plants to turn out 10,700,000 tons of steel a year-United Press.
Singapore Note
Shortage
Singapore, Jan. 17-There is i shortage here of $5 and $10 bills, but the situation should be im-. proved in a month or two,
The Government's Chief Currency Oncer Mr C. G. Dickens, · à paper has arrived from shipment of the United Kingdom and the short- age of the past four months should soon be ended.
to
Rumour had it that people were hoarding the currency notes avoid the Colony's new income tax, -Ascociated Press.
ROSTOV MINES' OUTPUT UP
Moscow, Jan. 17-Pravda has an- nounced that the anthracite mines controlled by the Rostov combine in the Rostov-on-the-Don area are pro- ducing 60 percent more coal thair before the wor.
This was one of the most signi~ Acant examples "of recovery from war damage, Pravda said.Asso- ciated Press.
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A surface mall to United Kingdom per RMS Canton will be closed as follows:
GPO-Parcels, January 20, 5 p.m.; Hexistered, January 21, 9.30. KIJ Ordinary, 19
Kowloon Cyb~~Parcels, January 20, p.m.; Registered, amoury. 21, 9
.m.; Ordinary, 9.30 am.
This mail expected to artiya in London on or about Pabrasry 21.
Unless otherwise stated, registered, articles and parcel. posts cionn 30 minutes artier than the ordinary mail. If maile clow before 14 am registered and parent.poste close at 5 pm on the previous day. Malla are closed at Kowloon Central Pod Once, half an hour earlier, thin the GPO Closing times.
· TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 Closing Times 2y. Alr
Aimoy, Nanking. Hankow, Bwatow Tainging, Peiping and Hothow, 3.30 p.m.
Shanghal, p
Manlia, lenolulu, USA and Canada, B p.1
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Jono- ful and USA. (CPO) 4:30 pm; (GPO)
p.m. Ordinery Air Mall (Printed Matters, Samples and Small Packet Post) for
and Guam, Honolulu Manila, (CPO) 430 pm; '(GPO) 8 pm.
Bangkok,p.m
Closing Times Dy Hea Mantia, 1 pm
Formosa vi Takso, a pati Straits, p.m.
Canada vis Vancouver, 3 pró Dangkok, 2 pm,
Bwatow and Amoy, 3pm,”
USA.-
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 Closing Times By Au Bwatow and Arney, 50 m. (rea) Dam. (ord).
Bisanghat, am. (reg); 9.30 am, (ord). Manila, 12.30 pm.
and
Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow, Telngtao, Petping: Amoy. Talpeh, Bwalow Foochaw, 3.30 pm.
VECTONINg Times Dy 'Hen
Balgon, 10 mm.
Bwatow 11.11.
Formosa via Koeling. 10 am, Japon #put.
Straits and Faresla only for Marseilīgs,