ONGKONG TI
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MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Smother Play Wins Small Slam Here
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
TIS is the last of five articles on
the fascinating
smother play.
but dimcult
of all It Is the most difcult bridge plays to recognize because you usually havo lost the liming on the hand before you realise that n smother play is possible. To get the full benefit of today's band, you should lay the cards out, because ila one of the more complicated smother plays.
On the opening lead of the six of club, East played the ten-spot the ace, won with and declarer His next play was the queen of bearia and West correctly put on the
Declarer let three-spot. rkle. Even when East showed out he was not too much worried, as he still hoped for a spade break.
The deuce of hearts was led, and when West played the four-spot. dummy's elght was finessed.
Now
YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
DUMB-BELLS
PREGISTERIO US.
WHY DID YOU CARRY THAT HEAVY STOVE OUT TO THE BARN TO PAINTIT?
PATENT OFFE
'CAUSE THATS WHERE THE PAINT IS!
Check Your Knowledge
that
1. What is vanodium? 2. Name the sea Java from horned:
separates
3. What is considered to be the Georgo Eliot's most popular of novels?
4. What are cultured pearls?
5. Name the bird that is used by tho Chinese and Japanese to catch
sh
SCIENCE AT WORK:
RADIATION EXPERIMENTS
MADE ON POTATOES
BY PAUL F. ELLIS
Dr Nims said that each plant will APOTATO patch that may lead
a variety greater in yield be studied and that subsequent
and
will be
BY THE
WAY
by-Beachcomber
Pandi Kristo, Koci Xoze. tris Williams, Aaro Uusitalo, resistant to bugs is growing studies
made of plants Leon Mauvais, Alice Sportisse, here almost within the shilaw of Krown from the
of Chryssa Hadjivassiliou, Kim now harvest Art
tako several Tubong, America's
atomic potatoes It postwar
may
Phan - Van - Khoa. "generations" energy pile.
significant changes appear. These The palists in the palch
changes would be the result of the ordinary potatoes in one way: in X-radiation altering the genetic, or hereditary, mechanism of the plants. nother way, they are not.
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Dr Lesile F. Nine, head of the hology department of Brookhaven National Laboratory, expinined that the potatoes are ordinary in that they
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
More Demand For US Leaf Tobacco
Washington, Jan. 31-World demand for United States leaf tobacco today is higher than' before the war, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
If the present demand continues, the Department said, V. S. producers will have to increase their out-
puts to bolster depleted stocks. of potatoes before Teresa Noce Longo, Harry
Dr Nima said it in possible that a distant plant eventually may be developed. He is also eager to site what effect the X-ray has on the number of potatoes a plant produces. were selected from the common gar- den variety. The difference, how- Luller Burbank spent years in ever, is that they were X-rayed developing new types of fruit, but before planting. A super potato may with X-ray radiation the trick might be the ultimate result,
be done in much faster Ume, Dr Nims belleves.
were divided into
recelving some
MOTU
The plantings lots
19/11 radiation than others. Purpose of
the experiment is to determine the effect of radiation on plants.
The plants growing from heavily 6. Of the known supplies and re-X-rayed seeds are scrawny, and, in one particular row only one plant serves what continent is richest in
came up. Comparisons are made coal deposits?
with two rows of plants grown from non-X-rayed seeds,
fAnswers in Column 3)
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the turned-about name, asked Punch.
Mr Punch, who was strotched
out in his easy chair with his eyes closed, opened them with a
"What?" he said.
Knarf repeated the question.
start.
"Oh, pro owls really wise?
the king of spades was cashed and I'mmm
a low spude led to declarer's acc.Me Punch finally answered. He was South knew then that the spade he had to sult did not break, s0 resort to a nother play to make the contract.
of
I should say they are," fully awake now. "There's nobody wiser than an owl, especially an old The older they are, the wiser owl. they gel. Once, long ago, when i was is boy, I was very friendly with an old owi named Whonzis."
"Woozlu?" sald Knarf
In Hollow Trec
Punch nodded. "Whoozis
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Mr. Punch's friend, the owl,
"don't think that was such a wise answer," said Knarf.
But Mr Punch went right on. asked Whoozis the "And one day
question. Owl another
I aid:
his losing club in ite ruffed
leaving dummy with the dummy. blank ace of trumps and West with the king and five-spol. It looked no if West was sure to make the king)
trumps. A diamond was led from dummy, won with the king, and a diamond returned to dummy's acc.
I knew he was wise don't like cats?" our garden. ruffed by A third diamond, was
ques- declarer, and a small spade led to because he answered every
tion I ever asked him. And bo
"What did Whoozis say to dummy's queen.
gave the right answers, too",
Knarf asked eagerly.
At this point declarer led buck dummy's last diamond. East played the jack and declarer discarded his losing spade, leaving himself with the jack. and ten of hearts.
Mr
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Oxygen Valve
A war-developed oxygen valve used by wounded airmen at high allitude is now available for treat
other polio victims' and. ment of respiratory disease patients,
Snitcher, Konstantinos Theos. TWELVE more red-bearded dwarts? No. Names from a review in the Economist of a "Directory of Five, Hundred Leading Communists of the It is more Eastern Hemisphere." donshire Cabmen,” and equally well axolic. than the "List of Hunting Informed. I admit that
E.. Stringer, J. (me Vol. I: R. to T.) seems tamo beside Kocl Xoxo or very
One important Pham-Van-Khoa.
13 Mra Bokkeskoka omission Vlopatch, the Vampire of Snod).
In passing
electric
But
tho
European and other countries which, depend largely on leaf imports.
Despite the fact that the world's Mr Barnard Gibbs, the govern- overall tobacco production, forecast ment's top tobacco expert, aald most at over 7,000,000,000 lbs. for the 12 ofe current shortage is in months onding Jupo 1940, ia in approximate balance. with world's effective demand, it is be coming increasingly apparent that stocks of U. S. ent orc dangerously low, officials added. Coming
Anglo-Danish Trade Pact Loophole
31.--British
the
"It. Importers are able to choose the leaf they desire." Mr Gibbs said, "the movement of United States leat In world trade might represent a lar- Ker proportion of total international trule in tobacco than in prewor years."
Canada and some Latin-American countries increased leaf production from 1930 to 1940 to meet higher domestic and export demand. How- ever, since 1940, exchange restric- tions have resulled In some stock accumulation.
The dollar shortage has prevent- wooled Great Britain from refilling de- the pleled leaf stocks Current stocks
tobacco in Empire ware- are at a one-year level, normal prowar two-
THE revelation that an
Iron is not likely to interfere with planes at a distance of more than one hundred yards has set a problem in civil defence. It i thought that enormous irons and Lécis. Jan. The new instrument is known as vacuum cleaners, massed in private exporters have protested to
.. the pheophore. The makers report houses, might be more effective in Board of Trade against a loophole of U.S. that experiments indicate that the dealing with raiding planes.
in the Anglo-Danish trade agree-housen Instrument has "vast potentialitles such methods might interfere with
ment by which textiles not manu- against the in the Aeld of thalational therapy-radlo programmes, so that you could factured in Britain are being admit-year level.
ted to Denmark under the British the treatment of chest aliments by either be fined for interfering, with the breathing of drugs, such as your neighbour's entertainment, or quota, according to the Yorkshire tion of products containing U.S. "leaf
not interfering with hostilo
in dangerously penicillin dust."
tralders. Or ball What about an
Czechoslovakia was reported to has resulted enormous magnet erected on the
be selling woollen goods to Denmark continental European stocks. How
ever, the prevailing dollar shortage coast to attract the steel corsets off in this way by exporting textiles has prevented most nations on the Communist air-hostesses? Or would
invoiced from Britain in sterling that interfere with television sta-at prices with which British ements. tions?
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. A. SCHIFFMAN Black, 7 pieces.
*
White, pieces.
White to play and nate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Kt-R4, any: 2, R, B, or Kt mates.
Hogwasch
Post, D
IF Hogwasch can get a couple of million pounds from the Govern- ment and another couple from the City, we are in for a six-hour film about the childhood of Beethoven, with little Freddle Fungus as the composer, We shall see him play- ing his flest composition, the vario tions on a march by Dressler, to the astonished Mozart, but what we shall hear, of course, Is the Cuban planist, Estrada Pechards.
Today's dish
thy Mrs Whetkstuffer, author of "O Fried Bole Mio!").
CIBELOTTES de Snoek n l'Hulle
Foie de Moruc.
Open a Un of etc., etc., etc., as for Beetroot-Sausage Pudding.
lived in a hollow tree at the back of Whoozis, can you tell me why mice YOUR BIRTHDAY......
"What did you ask Whoozis?," Kurz wanted to know.
that?"
one
Mr Punch chuckled. "He gave He said: me a very wise answer.
Mice don't like cats because cats like mice."
AS
"Well," said Mr Punch, East rainy day I went to Whoozis in his He was sitting there had only the king and queen of hollow tree. clubs.
When he returned one of quite comfortably, and as dry
'Whoozis i said. I wonder them. South trumped with the ten toast. of hearts, and West was smothered if you could tell me how long It's
under- out of his king.
oing-to-keep-on-raining?*.**. 1 he with the trumped
five, dummy's four of spades would be discarded.
If he over-trumped with the king,
ax rul in dummy
the four of spades with the Jack of hearts.
"And did he answer flon, Me Punch?"
it
But
casual
By STELLA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
be
was
pronounced shift to consump-
low
continent from meeting require-
porters found difficult to compete,
In the near The paper sald. The Board of Trade
castern and south the considering
protests enstern European nations, consumer "sympathetically," it added.
demand has shifted from Oriental- Britain was not in a strong ber-type cigarettes produced in that area gaining position to Denmark could to American-blended types. Despite most sell her foodstuffs at higher prices continual dollar shortages, than Britain was prepared to pay, nations in this area have favoured the report said. But Britain was trade in leaf tobacco. Denmark's traditional market and Danish official circles "seem to re- cognise that exports to the United Kingdom are the best long-term policy."Reuter.
HONGKONG
SHARES
the
This morning's turnover on Stock Exchange
Was $80,550.00, Transactions and noon prices:
BANKS
11K lank.
East. Asta, INSURANCES
Canton, Union,
Underwriters..
IK Fire.
ر 2010
73J
1020
144
270
6.10
$15
209
DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart(0). K. Wharf (N), Dock,
140
Cas
Al
15
072 635
21.10 2112
200 21.20
1IK Hotel, JIK 1.
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C. Light TOD | C. (N) Electric....
Macao Electric,
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Production of leaf in 1948 in the Netherlands East Indies, the Philip- pines and Japan, was far below prewar level. The potential demand for flue-cured leaf is for
above prewer. Limited exchange andi İnternat political disturbaners now prevent increased imporis.
In Australia and New Zealand, stocks are very low in relation to consumption because of increasing financial difficulties,
South African surplus producers are benesting trom the dollar shortage in importing countries and are increasing production to meet the demand, especially from Great Britain-Associated Press,
N.Y. FOREIGN
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Jan. Ji 1530 2077
Argentine Peso (Mejai)
Peso Argentine
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France
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Mexico New Zealand
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0104 4.03-1
DORN today, you have a number of are parents of children must guard ND, ETC.
rather conflicting characteristics against being too strict one moment which will make life difficult for you and too lenient the next. This con- unless you learn to understand your fuses children and makes life difficult self thoroughly. You like to pretend for them. Cultivate a middle path that you are quite unemotional but, and all will be much easier. netually, the opposite is more true. "Oh!" said Kлarf. "That's right"
Loyal to close friends, you make few The arts and sciences are likely to Intinute associates although you may be your chief interest and you have him: it is. I asked "Of course
made at have many Whonzie,-is-the-moon.
acquaintances. considerable Ingenuity in this direc-INDUSTRIALS cheese? And he answered: If it Guard against envy and Jealousy, tion,
You find large scale projects: STORES, ETC. for that ques- isn't made of cheese, you just
they can do your future more big ventures; get
and-f
an artist, me a piece of it and show me that harm than almost anything else. You sweeping canvases easiest to work on. are a relentless enemy, and those Minor matters and all detail work declarer would trump with the ner "He cerlaluiy did. He said: 'It's made of something else.
may have cause to seem difficult and you must yoard one day," said Mr Punch, "I asked who harm you going to keep on raining until
against the tendency to stops, and not one moment longer him a question that he couldn't an-remember it!
"worrier" over minor matters that There is another side to It was the best answer I had ever swer"
your really don't count Doo much. heard about rain."
nature, however, which is known only to your closest and dearest. Your To And what the stars have in ties of home and family
for are very store
tomorrow, select your strong.
Your loyalty, in this regard birthday star and read the corres- innkes you self-sacrificing and even ponding paragraph. Let your birth- ever-indulgent at times. Those who day star be your daily guide.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
oll refinery in the Middle East, fed by the world's largest pipeline-30 AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)— LEO
inches in diameter is planned by (July Definitely a
24-Aug. 23)- tions, so be on your guard lest they deal today. Be well groomed if you
poor day for the emo- Appearances may count for a great agreement with Premier Khaled El
the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company if an OUTWARD MAILS
betray you into a difficult situation. bave a business
ment.
VIRGO
CROSSWORD
Acros shows when baby had ent. Unknown Writer? 14)
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winchi, take your choice. (4).
13. Notleed during any May evening, 14. Smako. 145
1
15. level that has got out of order
but la pot n anderes. 141
17 Let it stand. (4)
10 From respect or four 1 131
21. May say daddy to a toad. (7)
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45. Fico liat Occame now after
the Normandy landings, 141
This hand jenis dance.
27. Beg 18 Down 141
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Clear rate for a change. (D)
A turn robe. (4)
"Father I am.comne to ins my bones amongst you wrote
Wolsey -
8. A staff officer sports more than
ond. 131
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1. Dr. Watson must have been tire
of hearing a word jika t
V. To a nudist it's natural. (5)
31. Hindu mythology gave us these
serpenta (4)
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a rule occupy them. (0)
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(41
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Borption of stardaw a puzzle. Across
and Posting docks, Waterloo: 1, 19 Corio: 19. Parni 15 Pink: 14 Tel: 15 Ergo: 16 Phariton; Qi, aquiimi
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Waited To Hear
Knarf waited to hear what this question was that Whoozis the Owl
Rupert and Margot-55ouldn't answer.
Margot's granny is still worried as she thinks about the little girl. to wish she were not so shy about
old friends," meeting her anurmurs, as he strolls away from the village. At that moment the sound of many happy voites reaches her eats, and a crowd of small people appears. All the youngerers of Nut wood seem to be there, and to her sinazement, Margot right in the middle of them. "Oh, Rupert," sries Granny, However did you manage it?" "Just you wait?" laughs Rupert, Margot will tell you the story herself."
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"I asked him," said Mr Punch, "how, peas, beans and barley grow? And all poor Whoazis could do was shake his head sadly and say that to neither he nor I, nor anyone knows, how peas, beans and barley grow. I Whoozis felt very sorry for poor especially since I knew the answer to that myself."
Kanrf.
"You did!" exclaimed "How do peas, beans and barley
KFOW?"
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Azem is ratified by the Syrian Par- or social engage-lament next weeks.
The Premier announced today that (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-negotiations have been going on close before 10 a.m. regatered and
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mor. 21)- A romantic day for you, but make This morning, follow up yesterday's for the past 20 days, and describe
sure you know your
own
heart
parcat pols
close at 5 p.m. on tho previous day. Mails are closed at Kow- joen Central Post Once, half an hour
and develop it to its their progress or "excellent.". utmost. test and relax this after- He added that the plan would be eailler than the GPG closing times.
LIBRA (Sexl. 23-Oct.
and don't make an error in judgment, opportunity
ARIES (Mac. 22-Apr. 20)- noon "Up." said Mr Punch. And with An excellent day with good fortune And appearing to be on your side if you again that he shut his eyes
are aggressive and positive. of a лll seemed to fall asleep sudden, with just the faintest little smile on his lips.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) An nelive day, especially for romance and matters of the fair sex. Get a permanent or buy a new hat!
Manila, Honolulu, USA and Canada.
p.m.
referred to. the Syrian House of 23)— | Representatives for final ratification
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Closing Time By Air Good all along the line, both on the "very soon," together with the
Nanking, Swotow, Aunoy,
Hankow, home front or at the office. Make monetary agreement with France.-Tangina, Peiping and Holthow, 3.30 p.m the most of all potentials for success. | Associated Press.
Shanghai. 5 pm.
SCORPIO (Dei, 24-Nov. 22)-- Impulse can cause trouble, so think carefully before you possible neckent.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Romance appears in the fore- ground of today's activity. Follow up yesterday's leads, and develop them.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Be considerate of others, especially All large projects, especially con- 5. The cormorant. 6 those of the fair sex, to avoid unnected, with the earth's mineral pro-
happiness. Expect the unexpected.
ducts are well favoured now.
Answors
1. A rare metallic element used In steel. 2. The Java, Sen. 3. "Adam Bede." 4. Pearis made by placing a small bit of foreign matter in an oyster. North America,
ARE YOU
GEMINT
(May 22-Juno 22)- Excellent trends for courtship and marriage. Things should go well in the home, too. Expect happiness.
CANCER
High Price
THIRSTY TET,
RYDER?
BUT WHY MAKE LITTLE BEAVER AND THE DUCHESS SUFFERP
YOUR GRUDGE IS
AGAINST ME!
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WE'VE GOT
NO WATER,
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(June 23-July 23)-
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RIDER/ TIL SEND DOWN.
JUST ENOUGH WATERİ KEEP THEM ALNE]
*** BUT NONE FOR YOU?
act to avoid Another US Plant
For Scotland
BY FRED HARMAN
IT'S A
DEAL.
OKAY!
MY PRICE
FOR THE
WATER
YOUR
GUN!
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu and USA, (CPD) 430 pm. (G20) 5 pm. Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Maliers, Samples and Small Packet Posts) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA, (CPO) 4.30 p.m. (GPO) 8 pm.
Bangkok, 40 p.m. (reg): 8 pm, ford),
Closing Time By fea Mana Aden, Egypt & Marseilles,
Shanghai, 2 p.m..
Detroit, Jan. 31.-Another Ame- rican. company, the Burroughs 3 m. Adding Machine Co., hos acquired a plant in Scotland "to expand its European activities.
Mr John S. Coleman, Burroughs President, said the plant, providingo 150,000 square feet of space, would go into operation this reach full production in 1950,
year
and
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Closing Times v Alr Swatow and Amoy. 830 mm, '{reg);"
a.m.ford),
Shanghal, a.mi, treg); 930 am, {ord). "Manila, 11.30 pm.
Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao,
Foochaw,.3.30 p.m.
It is near Glasgow, and will add elping, Amoy, Taipeh, Swatow, and to Burroughs' expert' outpul" from present factories in Windsor, Canada, and Nottingham, England.— Associated Press,
UK SHIPBUILDING
Closing Times y sea. 'Frochow, 10 Am.
Jopah, 10 nm.
Swatow. Saigon and Bangkok, I p.m..
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Closing Times Mr Air
·Bangoon, Calculta, Karneht, Bahrein. Alexandria (Nairobi. Johannesinurg and Marnelllen via Alexamirta), Romo and London, CrO 4.30 p.m.: (GPO) 8 pm. Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo,
London, Jan. 31.-Mr H. D Bowell, President of the Ship-Sydney and Auckland, & p.m.
Japan, 5 p.m. Building Conference, reported thatị British yards have enough orders-- Including one for £110,000,000,, from foreign owners to keep them" busy, for several years,
Mr Rowell estimated the tacklog ns 4,500,000 tons gross.Associated
Fress.
Cloning Times By Béa Batavia. Saurabaya and Macassar, Noon. Straits, p.m. Swatow, 1 p.920.
USA, Canada, Centrnt and South America via San Frattelsen (No Parcei for Canada), 3 pm.
Amoy. Ilolhow, Paklol via Hollow, 2 p.m."