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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY DUMB-BELLS
ON BRIDGE
Set Eight Tricks On One Bad Play
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
COME of
spectreuinr
the most
hands are those played in the various athletic clubs around the country. I have given you handa from time to time from fie in- dianapolis Athletic Club. At ny own club in New York they coine out with some fantastic results.
Mini, and
wan. kent
Today's hand was played at the St. Paul Athletic Club, St. Paul, to me by J. Lisle Jesmer. I hope to meet Mr Jesmer and his group if I get out to the SI,
Poul Winter Carnival tournament February 11 to 14.
Jesmer (East)
ninde
rather unusual opening against the three
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Knowledge
1. Why did Londoners call the rocket bombs "Bob Hope:"?
2. Why was the massacre of the Hugenots In Paris on August 24, 1572 called the "Massnere of St. Bartholomew"?
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Opening-
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no-trump
contract,
The
normal
opening. of course, would hey the queen of hearts, but Jesmer
the eight of hearts.
the trick with
Jed Declarer woll
the king and led
the queen of clubs. When Ead
showed out, declarer
think was a bad finesse.
took what f
West Wort
with the king and led back the deuce of diamonds.
3. What is the capital of India?
Alexander Gra-
SCIENCE AT WORK:
BRITISH ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTS SHOWN
By MICHAEL GRANT
was
a modcl
of
a new
BY THE
WAY
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
South African Gold Sales Cause
by Beachcomber Sensation In London
RING-Bag-dong, ring-a-
NEW high-speed photo-electric ment makes paint stoppings and transmitter which can transmalt flags work loose. messages at the rate of 800 worils n There
ding-dongl
The Hark! minute, was demonstrated recently pump, the capacity of which may be Christians bella across the sno in London by Cable d Wireless varied while the pump is running. Limited.
There
wero instruments for tealing Frodnose: May I point out that The demonstration took place in concrete, for
measuring the this Is February 87 the library of Britain's Institution of
nerodynamic oscillations of suspen- Civil Engineers,
Blon bridges and studying the cutting action of wood machine toals. Most of thers instruments are so far man's eagerness to be first with the in model form only, but information
new
WOR
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was a
An
Bouth
ceremony
.
Myself: Forgive It newspaper
****nows.
West Indies, 4,000
Amazon (V) (From Strabismus)
tiny
London, Feb, 7-A minor sensation was caused in the City of London today by the South African Finance Minister's announcement that South Africa has made a small beginning at taking advantage of the premium of gold in the world free market.
London stock brokers agreed with the view rc- ported from the Johannesburg stock exchange while the benefits would be small
a precedent been created which, over a period, might have important effects.
that
had
very
that negotia-
Particular attention was given experiment and to reports that the sale of 12,500 tions would be reopencil for any fino ounces over a period of further sales.
According to the South eight weeks was regarded as an!
African Finance Minister, the 12,508 ɑnces, alloyed to 22 carats, has been told to a
bullion house London $38.20 per ounce
Previously alt South Africa's gold sales (except a special transaction with India during the war) have been at the United States' official price of $35.
Daily Worker Attacks Jap
Competition
The
at
The buyers in the deal announced today
be in the presumed to be Middle East and Far East.
hanso
were
Among other exhibits General Past Office submarine tele- phone repeater which Increases the number of telephone circuits carried about thein may Lo obtained from Strabismus on the by one cable from 24 to 48. The the Institution of Civil
vil Engineers, London Fire Brigade showed. Great George Street, London, SWI
Interesting model of the latest enclosed pump. place during
took while the Fire
exhibition, when Research
the Organization exhibited a model
Was of an apparatus the library
connected with FROM THE upper branches Barbados, British for the protection of dipping tanks
wireless telegraphy of a plant water-lettuce I saw in cometing Indammable Hquids, using and Sir Rober
and Sir Roge: Hetherington, the the lazy distarice the method of
mangrove President of the lighting foom
Institution, sent a swimps where the frightful Pumbo with
message of greetings Another firelighting exhibit
to the sentor territory begins, the haunt of the member self-contained
of the Insillution breathing
op- Barbados.
inhuapi, whose eggs will bring such paralus using compressed air,
Joy to the English breakfast table. reasonably light in weight and giving
Echo Fishing By Experiment
An I climbed down I heard the an air supply for more
than 30 minutes.
weird call ("Hoo-boo-hutta-hoo!"') Five Лshermen from England's of the gorgeously-coloured noslpaca, Other exhibits included
most
westerly county hygrometer for measuring the Cornwall went recently
of the bird which smears itself with to Scolland dewpoint in confined spaces, and an to take part in an experiment.
Cum from the mariboo tree and
Participation by a London builion apparatus to measure the electrical Fishing boots working off
nest until the
London, Feb. 7.-The the gels stuck to its
Daily implies that the deal does not resistance of railway sleepers already shores of Scolland
Worker today took up the cudgels contravene the International Mone have been tropical rains wash it free. Hownde lalu, in order to detect sleepers equipped with echo-sounder gear to shot two
on behalf of British textile workers lary Fund's ban on gold dealings at having unusually low
resistances, be used for pilchard nahing
Ipeenes yesterday And
against Japanese low-priced labour. enforces this bon stringently on since the Bank of Eng- 5. Who killed Macbeth in Such sleepers
The Blotteaux discovered the Cause dificulties in toto
Intent
land echo-sounding.....
sweated Inbour prices DI -Shakespeare's playi
track chreufting.
installation swamp-trefoil which Garstang in silks Offered for export both the home consists of transmitter, which troduced Into the Scilly Isles in provide real evidence of the growing stringently than to the authorities in
of the
London houses-for moro out n
* pulse of slight the
1087, Mrs Rawlins is becoming very
threat to Britain's textile bid for in the cou frequen movement between two adjacent downwards from
world markets," the Dally Worker some other countries. the ship's
tiresome. Her habit of trying to be
Twenty-two carat gold in the form article said. panels of a railway carriage in this is produced either by magneto-kind to animals exposes us all to motion. In practice, this mave striction" or by the use of the danger. When she asked, "What for this "unfair competition."
General MacArthur was blamed of sheets, for exa "piczo-electrle effect"; and
as manufactured gold would rank to which tho of a would that poor hungry crocodile The article said: receiver which receives the
IME "With the full MMF ban on gold bullion dealings echo
like to eat?" Hownde, whose nerven from the bottom of the
approval of the Supreme Command
does not apply sea, both
Opinions differed on how much of Instruments being counected to the
Arthur's one-man show in Japan recorder In that Instrument
a sheepsucker, said. "Try it with n
buyers in the United States and in markets could absorb in dollars at a emission of the pulse starts bit of yourself."
colonial countries have been woord premium. It might be far.
from pobiter moving neross a roll of paper,
by price-lists of silks completely negligible, as witness the Insatiable outrivailing British products. What and similar demand for diamonds. chance as
dollar-corner does If South Africa
21 British-made georgette stand-cost transactions
with soft youth a girl who of production without proft 8/7d. countries might also enable her
per yard-against comparable get for her gold something nearer fabric exporteil from Japan at 2/1d. I to Its real value, which is per yard?"
monly regarded as higher than the twill-British
Another example given WILS
official
price. without profit 6/- a yard against the that South Africa would not press
cost of production | It was strongly
felt, however, Japanese overseas price of 2/7d. such transactions to any point which United Press.
endangered the status of gold NEW TRADE TALKS London, Feb.
7. Britain Commonwealth
Q. Who wrote the novel "Fran- kenstein" in 18187
(Answers, in Coifon 3)
BOYS'
to
There was an apparatus deal vibration of supersonic
periodically sends
simulate
Tulitive
MAGAZINE
Chirpie Sparrow Told a Story
-It Was About a Snowman Who Melted-
By MAX TRELL
If North had been a good guesser THIS is the story that
and bact
Chirpl Sparrow told · Knarf and Hoald,
Lone right up with the king of diamonds, he would have the shadow-children with the turned- taken the balance of the tricks. about nines, the other morning But, instead, he put on the ten-when he came to the window sill for his bread crumbs. I'll tell it to you heart tricks, led the just as he told it to them,
spot. Jesmer won with eashed six
the queen, eight of diamonds, and his prrtner cashed the balance of the tricks.
no trump
taif
The
Instead of declarer taking 12tween the slump of the old apple. tricks and making three doubled with opponents took was down eight
three overtricks, the 12 tricks. Declarer tricks doubled for a lot of 1,500 simple swing of couple of thousand points.
CHESS PROBLEM
By S. F. E. FLATAU Black, 5 nieces.
"You know," he began, "the children built a snow man nnet stood! kim up on his feet in the purden be.
free the trellis
where
rose's loom In the summer. He was quite ahaldsome fellow, as snow men go. with a big black hut and a fine thick cane and big brass buttons down the front of him. He even had a com- cob pipe, slicking out of his mouth. For several days he stood there, look- ing us If he had lived in that garden oll his life (which maybe he had). and seeming to suy fut he never thlended to leave it, even when the
weather grew warm.
The Wind Blow
distance
the
pointer
the
1
were on edge after being stung by Allied Powers the name on South Africa's gold output the trea
IN
100
while the echo la amplified to pass a In passing current from the pointer through the paper, marking the paper in theN my strident process. The
flirted
much was called hnd moved when the mark was recorded "fast." Both words now belong to a can be read off directly as the depth past as remote as the great days of of water: It is not unly accurate to the Druids, so that I was surprised about an inch in shallow water, but the other day to hear a girl say of it also indientes the shoals of fish.
presence of another, "She's very fast." I might Thus the
echo-
have known that she was referring sounder gear cuables "blind" lishing to be carried out at night.
in athletic sports, The to skill new method is expected to double evidently to one of those galumphing, pilchard catches during the coming big-boned creatures who have about seven-months' senson.
as much use for sentimental badinago or they have for a parasal or a fan.
(Tomorrow-Book
Parade)
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
By STELLA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
"But." Chirpi Sparrow went on, be far away, for there were his one end of it to the other, Because tries to learn a little something new
Bur
The snowman stood in the garden
winter nest," said Chirple, "and I thought of how disappointed the PORN today, you are a real travel can be very valuable in a position children would be when they woke ter and never want to stay for of responsibility. up the next morning and saw that long in one place. You are fond of Your memory is excellent
and their snow man was gone. But seeing the world and will go from you have an inquiring mind which where had he gone to? He couldn't
of this trait, you should make it a cach day. Hence your stora of "o one can be sure of what can and his buttons and his corncob pipe, point to see that your career allows knowledge is continually growing happen, and a snow man is no wiser He was senttered over the garden. you to travel or you may be un- and you are able to call upon it in
Lanyone else. For last night. If only somebody could get him to happy.
later years. You
would make after everyone in the house was fast-
again. So I gether
called down as could: Snow man! You are one to make a good-im-believed thoroughly in your client!- good defence attorney, provided you osicen, a great wind-blew up and letullyns I
roaring and swirling and where are you?" Then from all pression upon those you meet. Sen- sweeping up and down the garden, parts of the garden, I heard a voice sitive to the opinions of others, you You might seek a career on the
4 when finally it blew away,
saying: Here's my teg! Here's my always try not to give offence and stage or in ms since your dramatic nothing was left of the snow ma
in arm! Here's my sel Here's my are friendly
congenial with and imitative powers are better but his black hal little row
car!' ow of
But all I could see as far as almost everyone.
than average. Marriage is some- brass button
I looked was snow. and his corncob pipe.
thing you must consider carefully The rest of him had quite disap-
You have a great deal of deter- if you are to find complete hap-| "Then suddenly I knew peared goodness-known-where. And
minstion and once you inve
set pintss. the moon shone down brightly and do. I flew down to the barn and your mind on something, you are everything was still and cold.
woke up the mice. They I flew to not likely to have it changed. No
what the slors have in "Now I looked down from the cor- Then I flew around some more and sent themselves,
the tree and woke up the squirrel, matter how many dificulties pre- store for tomorrow, select your where I have my woke up
you usually are birthday star and rend the corres- the chipmunk and the able to find a way out, You remain ponding paragraph. Let your birth- beaver and the mole and the badger calm in a crisis and because of this day star be your daily milde. and the dog and the ent, and I cent ench one of them to different parts of the
Kather the
wend
4]
起
White. 9 pieces.
White to ploy and mate in tro
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, B-K1, any: 2. Q.8 4ch dis ch, or dul ch), B, or Kr mates.
CROSSWORD
20
10
Across
1. Mill dance Jag-1 (3-0)
and . What the raven drew inv..........
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the winning bro. 13, 31
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12. Where Wedgwood pattery
(nado (7)
13. Dry surt at raid suraty. 14|||
10 Gore upset. (4)
1 Artest in slang taabion, (31
10 Cunning (4)
21. His .. changes in India.'16)
22. A loud cry,, tšk.
23. Army forination, (6)
Down
1. Anything outside the law in on
2. Used to be used napathindark
(8)
3. It's on the riu, 18:
4. Expirenaing denial. (0)
3. An old keyed musical instru
ten. (5)
7. He Actua
1. Curtai screening
Apartments. (6)
11. See 10 Acru.
13. Burrowing rostent, 1863
17. The at word. 14)
20. Spring. (3)
HWAENTA
Solution of vrsterday's vurrie,—derovs
4. Onmaakri 0 and if (tain cath and
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Dewas 21.
PAN THATE
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nor of the barn
Rupert's Elfin Bell—5
Still techny very Inquisinve. Rupert runs to ask his mother, but the doesn't pretend to know the dstawer. So long as the bonfire amuke blows the other way, and doesn': till my cottage, and doesn't fill other people's cottages, bar's all care!" she says. Rupert gha **I wonder if anyirody knows what happens to it." he murmurs....As that moment the gate opens and Bill appeats again. "I say. Nispert, the cipses are back in the wood." he cries. **Come and see if they can answer your question.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
RED
10-27
RYDER
garden
what to
and
(Feb.
+
To find
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
them
as
snow man together again. And AQUARIUS Jan, 21-Feb. 19)- LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23)- little by little, we all put together An emotional day when unexpected Make progress if you retrain from 12ls arnis
and his legs and his head changes may interfere with your being overcritical. Avold gossip. It and his feet until, just as the moon
nusual programme of activity. Re- went down, and the morning sun
could hurt someone's reputation. main calm. came up, there he stood again, with
VIGO PISCES
(Aug. 24-Sept. 20-Mar. 21)-
22)- his hat and his brass buttons and his Changes may bring you added re-
Deinitely a poor day for you, Put corncob pipe. The only thing that
out the breaks and consider all e- that sponsibilities. Welcome was missing was the lip of his nose.
tions before committing yourself. they may also bring an advance- The wind hind blown that into the ment in your job. chimney and into the fire and it had
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23)- melted all away. But the children ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) A friendly day. Your personal | never notleed it.
All they saw when You may be somewhat adventure- magnitude will determine, to a high they woke up, was their snow mon,
some today and anticipate good degree, the friends you make now. as big, and as strong, and as hand results. De alert for opportunity, some as he ever was"
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- You may be templed to heed im- (Apr. 21-May 21)- puice when TAURUS Music and the
it' comes to romance. others arts are, A new job also may offer Interest- favoured. Personal popularity can ing.possibilities. stimulate success in these fields,
GEMINI (Bay 22-June 22)- An active day. Guard against minor. 1. It is a contraction of the ex- pressions "bob down and hope for frictions in business or at the office ine best." 2. Because it occurred on
due to high-tension speed. St. Bartholomew's feast day.
CANCER (June. 23-July 23)— CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- New Delhi,
a new idea, try out I taking a journey, you may meet In Edinburgh, Scat-If you have land. 5. Macduff. U. Mary Wollstone- your pinn. Chances for success to a new friend who will prove im- trafi Godwin, second wife of the d ture excellent. Romance 1s portant lo your future. De recep-
good, too.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
poet Shelley.
I HOPED YOU'D TRY
TO USE MY GUN. HANLONEZ EMPTIED
IT BEFORE"]
THREW IT UP
HERE?
Answers
3
also.
Now They're Even
[10-27
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)Be prepared for an unforeseen change. Anticipata
romantic episode.
Tive.
#
By Fred Harman
several
A
chose, baricr
currency
to
com-
as
a measure of values, a status which and it is in South Africa's highest in- will begin trade talks in Tokyo on
countries terest to
to uphold. It was believed in London tonight February 15, hoping for a one-year that another type of transaction to £75,000,000 agreement with Japan. benefit South African gold is under
A trade agreement reached lost discussion, besides the November between
.pucan- the Common-‡ nounced by wealth and occupied Japan provided Finance Minister today.
South African for a minimum trado volume of Whether this additional trans- £55.000,000,
action would prove feasible wng Anglo-American talks arc now not expected to be known for a going on in Washington to determine month or no-Reuter, what
part colton will play in the new agreement,
the
BIG DECLINE
on
of
Both British and American coiton Interests are concerned about the effects of Japanese compeition their textile industries, Boardi Tracie omeals declared. Associated Press.
HONGKONG
SHARES
This morning's turnover on the Stock Exchange was $260,200.00 Transactions and noon prices;
SULARES HUYERS SELLERS RALES GOVT, LOANS
INSURANCES
Canton Underwriters.
DOCKS, ETC.
230 1925
IN RUBBER
FUTURES
1
New-York. Feb. 7-Number" contract rubber futures closed 45 to 01 points Jawer, and standard trast futures, closed 40 to 42 points lower.
con-
Prices favoured the downside all dny in line with lower cables from London and Singapore. Influencing factors behind the .price slump
com-
were the weakness in other modities and the drop in the pricd
15 of ribbed smoked sheets to 19-%
cents a pound from 18-4 cents.
There is a feeling throughout the trade that Tudonesian rubber pro- duction is likely to take
sharp
turn upwards.
4% Loan
101
31⁄2 (1040)
101
BANKS
II Bank
falo
175
5.20
145
GO 140
140
75
201
450 en 19.20
t
+
15.30 15,00
GA BOT 2.10
3.40 8500 3.30
10
Moreh April
May
K. Whart (0) K. Wharf (N) N. PL. Whart Dock Provident
LAND, ETC.
HK Hutel- HK Land Shhat Land
Humphreys (0) Humihreys (N) 1312 14 UTILITIES
Tram ... ** Star Ferry... C. Light (0)
The general belief is that there, is
a major downward adjustment rubber prices at hand.
Standart contract rubber Futures
500 15.70sed on follow
February
10.20 nominal
10.18 Did 19.00 naminai
10,00 bld
United Press,
LONDON MARKET London, Feb. 7-Prices in the rubber market here today elased as follow:-- April/June in pence per lb.), 10+k Juty/September
-204 Unlied Preka,
20.10 21.40, 1800 21
157
13.10 15.60
500 1000
10.40
1,30
500
10 30
C. Light (N).
11.30 #1!
200
114
509
11.40
1500
11,40
39 40
300
40
500 201
3515
200
35
40% 4134
2132 600 12
4414
4315
0.70
Australia
Brazi
Electric
Trieshone INDUSTRIALS
Cement Roda STORES, ETC.
Jalry 101 Dairy (N)
COTTONS
Favo
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment.
**
Argentine's
Exports Fall
Buenos Aires, Feb. 7-Argentina's chief exports fell badly during the past year, according to the Boston Bank January Letter, which given privalo estimates, since Govern ment Agures have not been avail- able since last June,
The Letter says that beef export Aguren are down 25 percent from 1947, mutton and lamb shipments down 40 percent, and that groin shipments are down 40 percent during the last half of 1040, com- pared with the second half of 1947. The Ban also reports thint foreign wool salen dropped 10 percent against the same perlod Inst year.
United Press.
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Closing Daten Feb. 7.
Argentine Pesy tOfficial) UB50,2077 Argentine Peng (Unoficial)..
Belgium Canada Chifo England
France
12003
3,239
10000
1022074
4.0333
003115
India
13(24
Mexico
i450
New Zealand
Paru
Portugal
South Africa Swedes Switzerland
ray Netherlands Venezuela
Batavia Вілкарете
Hongkong
Shanghai
United Pre
2010
3773
2500
.0270
Exchange Rates
oficial exchange market this morning at Thusiness was done in the local un- the following Tales: Hterling paund note (per 1) 11.3, dollar (per's!) Gold bars (per tel) in tirain (per 100) FIC pinstres (per 100) NET gulters (per 100) Gold yuan (per yuan)
18.20
8.12 310.00 4.00
24.50
30.10
1000