THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
LESSON HAND DUMBBELL'S
MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Here's When NOT To Cover an Honour
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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE beginner at contract bridge
apt to
be confused by the that advises playing conventio: you always to cover an honour with an honour. Generally speaking, that Is the correct play but, if your honour is guarded, it may not pay to cover
IK
anul
the dummy For example,
you holds a singleton jack
should to the king, you hold four
the not cover the jack. However, mistake most often made is the one demonstrated in today's hand.
Declarer wins the opening lead of spades with dum- of the jack
my's king, and
clubs.. Should
leads the queen of thni Enst cqver honour with his honour? He should to the not He has three clubs king, therefore he should not cover the first honour, but should want until the second one is played.
It East the king.
covera
the queen declater cap win the ace, lead a small club finesse dummy's nine-spol
Wilts
with
and Thus
he will make all four club tricks.
If East refuses to cover the first honour, declarer has to lose a club trick, regardless of what he does If he leads the lack of clubs, East covers and then West's ten makes. If declarer leads the nine of clubs, East lets it ride, and declarer has to go up with the ace or West's len takes the trick.
Check Your
Knowledge
woler
bodies of. 1. What separate Elre from Great Britain?
COME!COME! HOW LONG
DOES IT TAKE TO REFILL THE
SALT SHAKER?
AIENT OFFICE SURE M'AM I CAN'T SAY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET THE STUFF INTO THESE LITTLE
HOLES!
CHESS PROBLEM
By P. BARRON
Black. 7 pieces.
White. 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two.
Solution 10 Saturday's problem:
1
BXKP: threat 2. Q-88 (ch); B-K12; 2, B-06: 1
K-K:2: 2, Q-RI (ch): 1
H-Q8: 2, RXP (ch).
AROUND THE WORLD:
W
A Mediterranean Resort
By TEMPLE MANNING
E often wonder why a play- wright, perferably
with one true Callie wit, has never done a play about Alassio, that most delightful of Mediterranean resorts. For there it is, Jovely Junh Ligurian town, that, before the war. from November to May, used to be nioro English than England.c complete microcosm of the middle class social structure. Then, Aitor the heat was supposed to have"
insufferable for the colony, Decoine the place was taken by Itailans for the summer season, with the visitors not only doubling up but trekbling and even quadrupling up, with prices to match, as they always pre of such times.
An Alnesian once told us that lie English were discouraged
during this grand summer season because they wanted their own room, at renconmble rates, while the Italians didn't
mind
paying double for just a corner of a small rooni. Re that as may, it used to bring money pouring into this lovely low, this most delightful of little resorts,
Sailing craft in harbor near Alassio, Italy.
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
TOW. are your thought- HOW
concepts? Not that I care
a farthing rushlight, but a she- novelist has been saying that if they are wrong everything about you is wrong.
the
I wonder if this is the she-novelist at 裁 who said to a fellow pest boosting party before the war, "How do you work the psychological angle?" and received
reply. "I Just buildy to let it emerge from the Strabismus on the
Amazon (IV)
(From Airs. Rawlins)
THE CAMP FIRE quenched, and all around us the tropical night. Somowhero an anteater howls, and the soft padding feet of a hoartzin, on the prowl for his prey, die in the The smell of rotting distance
rises liko
minema vegetation from the swamp
where the Igapor are
sleeping A, tiny chriva
(coctogonys marmaroticus). nibbles
tent.
a
the
pegs.
of
iny
I
FOR* THE BUSINESSMAN
Drastic Overhaul For
Silk Industry Jap
are
Tokyo, Feb. 6.-Japanese silk experts planning a drastic reorganisation of this industry só that it will survive the anticipated crisis resulting from the fixing of a single exchange rate for the
усп.
They fear that under pre commodities during a period of ap- sent conditions Japan's slik proximately six months following the
ixing of a foreign exchange rate. to industry will be unable
But what slik elreles, hore fear is stand up to international com-will the industry be able to stand on petition, after an exchange rate its own feet against foreign com-
Government mid= ia established, owing to the petition when high postwar production costs. It is generally believed that the Government will give fanneful aid to Japanese exporters of alik and other
UK Cleared
Of Sharp
Practice
Allegations
erases?
Japan is counting heavily on slik exports to carn much-needed foreign currency. The milk trade has bo- come Increasingly netive since the postwar resumption of Japan' foreign trade. According
Government's to the Silk Bureau, Jupan exported a total of 78,881 bales of raw silk last
year. United States was the largest The
with
over 44,000 bales, followed by Britain with 9,595 balce, Hongkong 0,055 bales, Switzerland 28 baler, Australia and New Zealand 3,427 bales, and Indo-China 049 bales.
Auyer
French
The cafes along the promenade have hugo. red-brown awnings that stretch nerose to the parapet above. Resort Costume
the beach, much more comfortable The Italians in what seemed do be than the tables protected, by, big sun
resort costume umbrellas their great big
Somo of the cafes usodat Tivo amusing.
With more than 10,000 balas “al- pyjamas-were
the trees, aiming blows at 靄 Kin- English colony with its fruity old to put on quite nice outdoor shows, hear Strabismus blundering among
roudly exported to foreign countries something like the old English sea.
kajou-cating racoon retired civil side shows.
with his over- colonels, nd-looking
of nondescript
A the little aldo | coat. shot rings out, shattering We servants, its folk
always like
exports for 1949, AT Slipping on
Washington, Feb. 5.-Mr Howard during the first 10 days of January
this year, silk social origins, was a study. The
streets, so picturesque with their the primeval allence.
Bruce, Deputy Administrator of the I see, from the social
robe,
opening was clearly defined, tall stone mansions that are cool. in order
Economic Co-operation Administra- expected to show an appreciable in-
erente Reuterat and there were the moral leaders summer, warm in winter, Some of of my tent. Mr Hownde dragging.tion, sald today that there was no
PETITION TO ROYALL pampas the side
like tunnels a huge tapir through the streets are
ovidence that the United Kingdom.
Feb. hod Tokyo,
The shali we
have tapir
the Netherlands and Belgium Imagine all this going on in with glimpses of the deep blue sea Tomorrow
broth with our steamed Hehen. shipped back to the United States Chamber of Commerce and Indu place full of sunshine, of flowers, at the opening,
Back to bed. Silence sotties save aluminium or lead which they had try yesterday, submitted a petlikum set in olive groves and green-clad
where Strabismus, using his over- previously imported under the ECA to the visiting United Staten Army hills with the blue Mediterranean
coat like a flail, beats the plumed programme. Mr Bruce sald: "There Secretary, Mr Kenneth Royall, ask- pea playground! But let's 113 11
were no improprieties on the parting him to consider their recom- forget it and walk about lovely
cane-grass in search of the clusivo
later had of the three governments involved mendations for Japan's economic re- off
racoon which, we learn along the Alusio, starting
covery. in these transactions." caten his braces. famous Passeglata, the promenade
added that He
Investigation
The highlights of the recommen- that parallels the Mediterranean.
showed that some of the two metals dations ure: Overwhelming evidence
recorded as coming from the United Kingdom und the Netherlands actually originated elsewhere.
th
social arbiters..
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Blinky's Underground House.
-Its Ceiling Was Full of Vegetables-
By MAX TRELL
NARF and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about visiting their friend names, were Binky Mole. The talk turned to the kind of houses that different people chose to live in.
"Now my klad of houses," said Blinky as he pushed his spectacl back over his forehead. "I differently from most other houses. But it's the only kind of house I'd care to live in. In fact," he added, "it's the only kind of house I could ever be happy, or comfortable, or safe in"
"It's an underground house," said Hanid.
"Some people might think it was sald hole-in-the-ground," Just Blinky. "They mighin't be happy in It at all. Take the children, for instance. I don't think they'd like
2. What was the former name of living in an underground house." Oslo, capital of Norway?
3. Who wrote "Nights With Un- -cic-Remus:7.
Main Street
The stone-paved main street with its dark little shops is always cool and pleat. Beyond this thorough- Santa in the direction of fore
lovely Croce and
Lalgueglia,
suburbs beautiful places, developed
Aut
both
were
0
in the period between the two world wars. Pink, blue, white and yellow villas, bowered in colourful roses, dot the lower alopes of the kills that form
und for the town. Gardens green with lovely trees, make lovely places to get away from it all.
these villas, The majority of when we visited them, belonged to
Latest
juje figures. Fatty
abstaining.
English people, with visitors from Say some poetry,”
America the most popular house guests. Yes, life in lovely Alassio was easy and delightful. It will bo Interesting to learn how much of it T has survived or if a new order has taken over. But nothing can ever detract from the physical beauty of this lovely Ligurian resort twixt mountains and sea.
(Tomorrow-Science At Work)
to
He said: "Furthermore, the study indicated with regard to Belgium that much of the lead
ead exported to United States was under the control of non-Belgian interests which merely used Belgian refining facilities in the processing of con- centrates en route to their destina- tlan."
when
+
sharp
The ECA started the investiga -
in November increase in lead and aluminium im- perts from these countries was re- Way ported at a time when ECA #t
virgin metals financing exports of to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.--United Press.
vouchsafed Odette
11on team READ thot
<«<experts from Unesco is said
bo carrying out a study of sex
This opens such high altitudes." vistas of fun that I prefer to deal with it at greater hingth in my "Platonic forthcoming work: Love Above The Snow-Line."
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
By STELLA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 PORN today, you Bre great Strictly social affairs sometimes bore The shadows visited Blinky Mole.
B
student of human nature and you because you do not always find the minds Among like sunshine?" are deeply interested in the prob meeting of "Oh, don't you
others. Your Interest, casual acquaintances. sald Knart in surprise. He always toms of thought everyone liked sunshine. however, does not stop with theoris-
"I like
Bunshine fine," replied
Never permit yourself to become for you are eager to do some- frig Blinky. "But it hurts my Wouldn't Be Happy
eyes.thing about conditions. You even pessimistic about things. No mai- wear these dark
dreary things arc, keep may put into practice theories which ter how. Knart and Hanid both said they That's why I
the spectacles. That's why I live in an may bring you considerable contem- looking on the bright side. didn't think the children-or children's mother and father either underground house without win-porary criticism, at first, but fame
Although you are... kind...and sympathetic, you are not one 10 per- would be at all happy living under- dows. That's why I hardly ever go eventually
outside in the daytime.
imposed upon Given the gift of words, you may mit yourself to be. "But please don't think," he con- tinueri quickly, that I'm the least do considerable writing in the field and you resent this thoroughly. Fond of travel, you will alwogs unhappy here.
I have lots of of inspirational or constructive vo- ngrent
many cational guidance. Since you have want a "home base" to which you you also can return. An early marriage to conveniences that other people don't have at all tha sense of the dramalle.
write
fiction. It. the right person can bring real hap- excellent their houses,"
What are conveniences?" Kaart however, always would have a ver- piness.
fain amount of social significance "Conveniences," sald Hanid, who and would not be entirely for en-
somewhat older
heitertainment. Chan brother; are things that make you comfortable,"
Mole nodded, "Extelly Blinky right, dear. my
And I have lots of them in any underground house.
4. "The Eternal Cily" refers to ground.
"They like living on top of the wisutt
"They ke ground, said Blinky.
bit 5. What is the meaning of "Den Windows for the sun to come in." "Sunshine is nice. It's cheerful," volente?"
said flanid,
6. Name the first Christian em-shiny," said Knart. peror of Rome.
(Answers at foot of Columnas, )
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and 8. A storm that does this is evidently it for animals to be
out in. 44, 4, 3, 4).
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Warden 17)
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the
11. Always noticed in an illness (ir
13, The earth and its inhabitants.
ja. Svemuujgly very sad, fur
3. nedy the antimat even 14, a ship
pertaldo on. 161
18. Left over or worthless according
to the Scat, baj
1. Aug. 131 20. "Colour
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old timer Comedian. (4)
23. Vegetable from the inka. 14)
J. Certainly not plentiful. (45
Down.
1. Beet of frust to engage Reg: in
the orchard. (1))
2. 13 will provide you with a wink
APTEK patty game really. 57)
4. Thoroughfare. (4) 0, Label, cas
7. Mi corvera go ho may be unatens
n the head of the table, qu
See Acrona. 12. Learning, 443
13. its enf con swim. 10)
14. 112 t to make things go
Kuidather, (8)
17. Olum split for use by mechanica.
CHÉCK' YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
1. St. George's Channel, the Irish Sea and the North Channel 2. Christiana (before 1925), 3, Joel Chandler Harris. 4. Rome, Kinty."5. God willing. 6. Constantino I 1 great).
the
"It innkes everything bright and Blinky shook his head and drew over his eyes his spectacles back again.
clark: The spectacles had glasses, "Sunshine is cheerful," he agreed, "I only wish I could stand
Rupert's Elfin Bell-4
Mr. Bear doesn't think Rupert's "What question is very serious, happens to the smoke? Why, it just blows away, of course," he declares But Rupert is not to be put off. Yes, but where does it blow co?" he insists.Why isn't other people's smoke always blowing here? Where is all the smoke that has been going up for years and yests? Me. Bear scratches his head. "What awkward things you
do ask!" he says. "I think you'd better ask your mother. She may answer you!"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
RED RYDER
asked.
was
It
I want something to eat carrot. or some tender roots, let us say- all I have to do is to reach up to my gelling and there they are. don't have to dig for vegetables, or go to the grocer's for them. I Just have to reach up and pull them down."
That's wonderful!" sald Knurf.
Vegetable Ceiling
or wood.
100m
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13
in
can
To ind what the stars have in store for tomorrow, sclect
your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day stne be your daily guide. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
You are fond of mixing with all khuis of people and studying them.
AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)—
LEO (July 24 - Avc. 23)-
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning was $212,120.00, Transactions and noon prices:
УНАЛЕЯ DUYERS VELLERS SALES INSURANCES
730 Union ..................
50 @ 740 Underwriters 5:10 DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart (0) N.P. Wharf ... Dock Provident LAND, ETC. TIX Hotel S'at Land
Tumphreys UTILITIES
Tram Star Ferry
C. Light (01.. C. Light (N). Electric
Telephon INDUSTRIALS
Cement Rope STORES, ETC) Dalry (New) Watson (0) Watcun (N) Lane Crawford COTTONS
Ewo
01
145
145.
10
15.40 15.30 3.20 3.40
Oraka
More loans for export indus- tries and the expansion of the
foreign trade fund's special account. 2. The reform of the Governi- ment's administrative structure.
3. The revision of the taxation system-Reuter.
S'hai Expects Lifting Of
Restrictions
Shanghal, Feb. 7-All Shanghai
is expecting an
ofleial annouace-
ment removing most of the restric- tong
on tra
transactions in gold, silver and foreign current
currencies.
According to
00-
to rumours circulating among business circles, the nouncement is expected within the next two days. These rumours sald that when the ban was lifted the Central Bank would regulate the market through the dumping gold and silver and would issue daily quotations for gold.
Meanwhile, the Finance Minister, Mr Hsu Kan, has left here for Canton after a burried visit to Nanking on Saturday afternoon 1500 10.20 under summons from President Li
Tsung-jen.
It is said that he will attend a Cabinet meeting In Canton and then
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Austro-Indian
Trade Increase
Vienna,
Feb. 0,--Austria and India are expected to conclude a Irade agreement March, following successful negotiations between Mr Ramaswamy, the Indian trade de- legate, and the Austrian Trado Ministry
The object of the talks has been to widen the basis of Austro-Indian trade. A total of £2 million - to-
£2
million a year in each direc-. tion is expected,
If seeking a new job you should Changes are in the air. Be tactful And what you want. Let it be lest a romance be shattered by some known around that you are looking thoughtless action. Diplomacy pays. VIRGO (Aur 24-Sept. 22-m A good day for romance; also, for writing that letter you have beenman, Pakistan Commissioner in pay mainly with steel and iron neglecting these many long days.
for one!
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20- Nerves may be having a minor case of the fitters, but remain calm and all will turn out for the best.
India would supply cotton, wool, Jute and ores and Austria would
PAKISTAN AN "OPEN DOOR"
6. Mr K. 11. London, Feb. Australia, said in Canberra that products.
Austrian trade with India has LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct. 23) Pakistan's import policy represented Yesterday's activities continue good.practically an open door to world been very slight in the past, Aus- trade," according to Radio Australia. trian exports to India reaching only Those in the entertainment field are
million) especially favoured,
Increased trade between Australia 40 million schillings (£1
months of 104By and Pakistan SCORPIO
expected to result in the first 11 (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-
from the Australian Federal Govern- while imports from India to Austria A moderate day which you can im-
ment's decision to appoint a Trade totalled only half that sum in the prove by your own attitude toward
Commissioner in Pakistan, the Radio same period-Reuter, things. If you yourself are progres-sald-Reuter. sive, matters will progress, too,
"Yes, and if I get tired of
ARIES (nfar. 22-Apr. 20) room, and think I'd like another, all
Guard your health and avoid gel- I have to do is scoop out some carbi
ting into unnecessary discussions or and
I have, another quickly as that. I don't have to get arguments with your friends.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) bricks
I don't have to
"down Patience and
to earth" hammer nails. All I have to do is
And my house is quiet, and policy about everything will make scoop.
things easiest for you right now. warm in the winter, and cool in the
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. GEMINI No, I wouldn't live
(hlay 22-June summer.
22) 22) lomance appears well-favour- OUTWARD MAILS continues dark, cozy, under Morning
good. Finish ed
In pubile anything but ground house, with a ceiling full things begun yesterday. This after affairs, they should develop EVC- of delicious vegetables."
noon will take tact to evade dif- cessfully. Kharf and Hanid looked at each fenities. other and smiled. There were ce
conveniences in an tainly lots of underground. Blinky Mole kind at house. But who except Blinky Mole would care to live in It
What Say?
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now. If concerned
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-- affaire improve, 231- General business
for those connected particularly with advertising, mail-order sales and art.
CANCER (Jana 23-July All things conneeled with liquids are favoured. Even a journey by water today should turn out well.
NOW THAT
HIS GUN GOT A CH
HASN'T
By Fred Harman,
UK Investments In Brazil
Unicas otherwise stated, registered
London, Feb, 5-British invest- articles and parret posta close 30 minutes eariter than the ordinary mall. 1f malli ments in Brazil hove, dropped to a close before 10 am, registered and little over £200,000,000 against a
parcel porta einas at 5 p.m. an
tbr
previous day. Mails are closed at How pre-war Agure of £200,000,000 and a loon Central Post Office, half an hour peak of £285,000,000 in 1928, a survey by the South American Journal showed today.
earlier than the oro closing times.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Closing Times, Niz Air Shanghai, Nanking. Tairigian. Pelping Kunming, luchaw, Swalow, Amoy, Taipeh and Foochow, 330 p.m. Bangkok, Rangoon, Cricutta, Karachi, Bahrbin, Alexandria (Naleshi, Johans nesburg and Marsefilesia Alexandria) Rome and London (CPO) 430 pm (GPO) 5 pm. Balgon and Paris, 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Ben' Italphone. Hollow and Takhol
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY K-
Hothaw,..
'Closing Times Ny Air
Investments were reduced be- tween 1947 and 1948 by 5.38 million sterling-1
-they now. total 207.07. million sterling.
The average return for the whole amount last year was 3.1 percent, against 3.7 percent in the previous your.
Tho
amount going without in- via terest Increased last year from 11.0
to 10.3 percent, "owing to further unfortunate experience of the rail-
Manjia, Ifonoluhi, USA, and Canada, 3)way group."---Ünited Press.
pun.
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Honolulu
and USA (CPO) 430 p.mi GPO) ÞJ
19.211.
Ordinary Alemati (Printed Matters, Bamples and Small Packet Fosta) for Marilla, Guam, Honolulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 5 p.m. Bangkok, a pr
Clod Times My Sea
Manila, Rabaul, Australia. and New
Zenland via Bydney, 1 pm,
Stratte, a.ni,
Exchange Rates
*Business was done in the local, un- official exetange market this morning at the following Yates
15.70
Aterling pound note iper (1) UK doller (per ki
Gold bars (pot taal)
FIC plasires (per 100)
Rinm, ticale (per 100)
Hoshow and Pakhol, via Holbow, Noon NEI guudety (per 106)"
Swatow, 1 pm,
| Gold Yuan, fpër yuan)
"