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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
QEEING all the hands, It looks
would have like declarer trouble in making his contract of six hearta on todny's hand. But as he can see only two hands,
try to count the he must
hand out in order to lorate the queen of diamonds.
I CAN'T
FIND THOSE MOTH BALLS I BROUGHT HOMG!
OFFICE
MAYBE THE MOTHS ATC
THEM!
CHESS PROBLEM
By E. ORSINI
Black, 2 pieces
द
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the fen The opening lead of spadea la won by declarer with the nce. Three rounds of rumpa are the out- taken, which plek up
standing trumps, Now the nce, king and queen of clubs are cashed. and then declarer leads the jack of spad.co. West plays the nine-spot aru Enst wing the trick with the queen of spades,
East tun
pade which declarer rufis, When West shows thak East out, declarer kutows originally held six sparles, three chak.. hearts and at
least three Therefore, he mual find out whether East holds a singleton diamond or the thirteenth elüb, He leads the king
diamands-and when of
Es plays the seven, declarer has located the queen in the West hand.
vt He NOW tends the jack diamonds, and when West refuses to cover, declarer tets if ride. The ten of diamonds is won In dummy with the see, and the contract mnde.
Check Your Knowledge
Is
White 3 pieces A White to play and mate in three.
Solution to pesterday's
problem:
•
-KG, an, 2. Kt fel din ch, or dbi chi mates.
MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE!
STORY OF POLAND IN
THE LAST DECADE
beach
But
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
TOTHING could be more fun
NOT
·
NTANISLAW Mikolajczyk is not now liver near the Columbla River.
for the ordinary man und⋅ the first to denounce the Russians in a log house fronted by
woman than the row between for ruthlessly Imposing Communism and almon-fishing grounds. on a weaker nation, but, he is this has not always been her life.
At the age of 19, she married an the Stock Exchange and the probably the first statcimen to write
over the 25 percent a frank and detalled necdunt of the insurance zalesman who took her Banks
mountain side. Big Three negotiations to decide off egg-ranching on
fla. Poland's future in the European set- For four years she led a primitive commission on all kinds of fin- life, suffering bats in the house, lice up.
Or in the chicken coops and drunken Both bodies have the THE PATTERN His book, SOVIET DOMINATION (Sampson Indians for neighbours. This miter- Low, 15s), is the story of Poland ably uncomfortable existence pro- from 1030 to 1048, during which duced "The Egg And "one of the time_Mikolajczyk was Chairman of funniest books for year. the Pollah Peasant Party and more recently Prime Minister of the Pro- visional
Pollsh Government in Warmw. He has witnessed his
Ten years ago-long after the had learned to haje everything about the chicken except the egg--Betty found that she had TB and must
of the nothing
welture
public
and at heart," contribuica more to that than the spectacle of the welfare niddy-noddica and the bankers
striking attitudes of dignified anger.
All this ought to be filmed.
country ravaged by war's devasta- go into a manatorium for Strabismus on
off
that
'FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
No IMF Objections
To South African Gold Deal
Washington, Feb. 8.A spokesman for the International Monetary Fund said that the Fund had no objections to the sale by South Africa of semi- processed gold above the world price of $35 per Ane ounce, provided South Africa ensured that it was used for bona fide and customary industrial, pro- fessional or artistic purposes."
The spokesman emphasised, however, that the absence of objections did not mean approval of the proposed plan.
He explained that South - Africa conferred with Fund offelals last October on the projected sule of of alloyed old, 22 12,500 ounces
the Amazon (VI)] curats fine, at $38.20 per ounce.
In nine Gallantly and with that
"Tho lon and human suffering.
Plague And years, he tells us, 30 percent of the sense of humour, Polish population has been "liquidal- I describes her days in The Pines
VERY Jong despatch describes ed", 6,000,000 civilians put to death, Sanatorium while doctors, nurses
sent to and her own determilantion to live A and 3,000,000 deported or
scarlet- It and laugh again, beat
an attempt to trap a work in concentration, comps.
faced guariba. Working On A discasa. makes grim and unhappy reading.
She tells us all about the iron dug a deep pli, planted a stake in diagram inade by Strabismus, they After serving A private in the Polish Army and Inter, on the discipline and icy sheets; her odd collapse of France, as deputy to companions, including a Japanese it, and attached a pulley-rope to the bough of a near-by calabash, One General Sikorski in London, Miko- girl who feared that she would lajczyk became Prime Minister on never find a husband, and a cinema end of the rape was twisted buck
and round a second stake the joint invitation of the British, usherette with a stock of glamorousmear edge of the pit. The other end
American and Soviet Governments perfumes, In short, Detty has one But it was a precarious hold he had long laugh at the hospital staff, the on his office and, when in October patients, and not least herself. of last year he was sentenced ta death by a Ruslan Military Court, AN he fled to England.
Perhaps, however, the greatest. interest for the Engilsh reader will be in his candid nerunt of the several conferences he had
with
ENGLISHMAN'S YEAR By H. J. Massingham-
(Collins, 12/6)
on the
near
noosed wus
and hung over the pit
far lig of the pit a Pl, On the concealed tip-up board was placed. When touched this would set the elaborsie machinery in motion by brinting down a sawn-through bear-tree and 50 blocking the
It is the good fortune of but the exit backwards from the pit. The kuariba came charging out of the very few of which II. J. Massing-Kaars
and leaped the pit Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Molotov ham is one to spend a whole year undergrowth got his leg in the noose away from city and suburb among of the rope, the bean-tree knocked farmers and country-dwellers in Howndo into the pit, the free end of the rope tripped Mrs Rawlins, who cannoned into Blotteaux and
and Truman.
THE PLAGUE AND I By Betty Macdonald (Hammond, 10/6)
This
There are not enough Betty Mac donalds in the world today. pretty, auburn-haired housewife of who looks ten years younger,
140.
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE”
The Rain Has Magical Powers
-It Falls Down; Then Falis Up Again—
By MAX TRELL
Magic Book mine," Mr Punch
"Now in thla
af
was saying
to Knart and Hant, the chalow- with the turned-about children names, it says that the most magical
thing in the world is"
Mr Punch paused and smiled. "What is the most magical thing und Hunid
In the world?" Knarf
1. Where did the art of making both cried engerly.
brocade originate?
"Guess," said Mr Punch, smiling
is the month of again.
2. For whom
August named?
3. What is guava.
01
Kourt and Hani tried their best could't think of ques, but they
anything that was the most magical thiraz in the world. Finally Mr
right
4. Prior to its damage by the Punch sniri: "Do you give up?" Germans in World War 1, what The two shadow-children nodded, Mr then." continued cathedral was considered the finest{ "Al example of Gothic architecture? Puneb, "Il tell you. The most mag!-
cal thing in the world is rain."
Knari exclaimed in astonishment; "Rain***
Just Plain Water "But rain is the most ordinary thing!" said Haniel. "It comes down
5. What is the area'of the earth's surface.
6. What is a cat's cradle?
(Answers at foot of Columy.)
CROSSWORD
Aerom
1. The store withk this way.
5. By no inents pleasantly. (9)
Ed 10. When the protty mick
we asked where nhỏ was going.
12. It's no secret if it la. Ent
13, Beo 4 Down.
14 Astro alteration. (4)
:15. Looks in a horrible manner. (5)
.17. Colloquially = certainty. (8)
30. 1'a large for a 100. 11:
21. Travel, (4)
23, Fado for a change. (4)
24. It's muddy, (4)
25. "Trim ant nakon a rain dtaples of
learning. 13
1. Pure Lepdia tanag.). 191
2.' On 'Shanke', puny, (P3)
.3. Aŭction perhapi. 14)
ang 13. What may inake kivi (26
work mure, eastly † (3-3)
6. Fruit of the wild briar. (4)
7. At a litance within view. {0}
9. Rouse,[0, 2
10. Bes & Acron
11. Matos or pan who commanda. (7)
10. It's quite clour, (
10. The ancient Chisidón, (4)
20. Kager (4)
23. Insect from "the left over rub-
bien, 13)
Gironder win
114. Minatt. 15, Aria:"16, Ober; 1UN NAHI
19. Aret: 1MNING BU Yelli 15. Troop. TRITTO Lantern Se MIL
ina: 4 Hemory: G.
*13, Rabbit: 17, Mobo: 90, 100,
10 Acrom:
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
I
1. In China, where brocades were made as early as AD. 238. 2. The Roman emperor Augustus. 3. Gunva
19
a fruit from a tropical tree. 4. The Cathedral at Rheims. 5. It is placed at about 197,000,000-square mites. 6. A game played with a string wound round the fingers of both hands in the form of a cradle 'with "varlous, changes of pattern.
Mr
16
Mr. Punch read aloud from his book of magic.
of
rome of the loveliest corners England and Ireland.
Happily, Mr Massingham kept a detailed diary of all the country, side acilvities he witnessed and the people he encountered in his wan-
derings.
pushed him on top of Hownde. Taking no notice of any of this. the guariba disappeared in the
distance.
HL book,
which is beautifully illustrated by 27 photographs, is Careers for girls
country- something more than a man's chronicle and a factual re-
Women have now come out of the cord of bird and animal life through home into the world, with excellent the calendar. Within its covers he results. has found time to write on n varic
variety of subjects, including archaeology, mythology and folklore, but never once does he forget that section of his audience must be
have been attending to her sewing townspeople who may be compara- Uve strangers to the rural scene heAs a writer id: "One by one the Instead of doing what she is doing,
himself knows to well,
(From a speech.)
TN A Icss fortunate
age
that South The spokesman said
that the Africans were informed Fund believed that the government should not engage in the proposed plan unless it was satisfied that it could take effective measures to ensure that the gold sold would not be used for monetary purposes.
Record NEI Trade With
Singapore
Singapore. Feb. 8.-Trade between Singapore and Indonesia in 1948 was the largest on record.
Imports from Indonesia to the Crown Colony totalled STS$370,000,- 900 while exports from here reached STS$110,000,000,
Totals
for
The South Afrlenn Government subsequently informed the Fund that it folt, it had taken adequate precautions to ensure that.
The spokesman said ho belleved that the South African government would confer closely with Fund officials if it planned any con- tinuation of the present programme, scheduled for eight weeks.
While the Fund is not fearful that the current gold sales at premium the cur- prices might undermine rency market, concern is expressed, that it other nations follow bla would gold precedent more ultimately be sold than could be used for industrial, professional, or artistic purposes.
This
then ba surplus would automatically siphoned off into the gold black market, with a resultant weakening of the various interna-- tional currencies. The Fund spokes- man said, "We are really thinking of protecting the soft currencies from being undermined."
Ho emphasised that South Afrien regulations and violated no Fund consulted with the Fund on avery step of its programme. He said he expected no difficulty with tho South African Government on this core, African gold but added that future sales of South
would be
watchod
1947 imports were STS$222,- closely,
said, "We do not like to poo Ho 800.000 and exports STS$120,000,000 this sale at premium prices started.
1030 were imports. STS$150,000,000 and exports, STS- We are anxious lost other countries should want to do the same thing. Only certain amount of gold can be used legitimately for artistic pur- poses and any surplus will be likely to end up in the black United Press.
1*137,000,000 iver of the Secretariat
of
re-.
Economic Affairs, said in teasing the Bgures that trade with Indonesia was greater than that with Mar-Malaya's best customers, the United In Kingdom. a large shalissimo Mrs Pauker would States and United
fact,
represented! Indonesian trade more than 25 percent of the colony's world business.
Here, Indeed, at 12/6, is a book to make an admirable gift and an engaging companion.
(Tomorrow-Recorded 'Mukle)
fortresses of prejudice are falling to the determined Assauli of the women,"
They can now even be billiards-markers, thus "living their own lives."
YOUR BIRTHDAY..
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Of the STS$370.000.000 in goods imported, petroleum products con- stituted more than STS3100,000,000. Sumatra did the biggest amount of business, sending rubber and copra. It received, in turn, textiles, food, medicines and a certain amount of transport and milling machinery,
Trade has been affected by the Dutch "police action" which started By STELLA on December 20 against the Indone
sion Republican Government. Since that date 50 ships have left Singa pore for Sumatra carrying STS$3,-
This 500,000,000 worth of goods. total is considered very low.-As- sociated Press.
HONGKONG SHARES
PORN today,
your potentials are you delay a decision, you discover D great and
your latent talents you have waited too long! Learn to many. Develop them to their highest listen to that small Intuitive voice und you: may reach exceptional carefully. If you follow it wisely, success. Sentter your interesis and you will never crr. energy and you will fail to reacti
Never start something you don't! your goal. You have a fine brain.
finish, for this Bels 21 poor habit pattern, especially for one of then by some magic falls up again." Make continual good use of it.
You have personality which your temperament.You are prob- "I never saw rain fall up," said:
radiates good will and charm. Let ably talented in music, dramatics Knart.
A career in one "Hardly anyone ever has," replied I do all it can for you--but don't and in dancing.
This morning's turnover on the
was can't be seen at | You will have to back up this charm Always keep in mind that, for you, Stock Exchange
$208,500.00. lols and lots of days. It's just plain Mr Punch. "That's why it's magic. depend upon it to work miracles. of these fields would be successful.
Most magle tricks drops of water."
Transactions and noon prices: all. But rain fails down and then it with a little hard work, too! Don't. specialisation is of the utmost im-
for comalhing to portance. Punch nodded. "Yes, my falls up again.
there aren't sit back walting Anil
BUYERS SELLERB SALES SHARES out and dig up your dears, it's just plain drops of water.
many things in the world that can turn up.
To And
BANKS what the stars have in
10 1825 But just let's see what this Magic do that. Then there's something else opportunity.
JU10 1830 for tomorrow, select your Bouls of mine says about rain." He about rain that's magical, too."
Sometimes you find it difficult to store make a decision site often when birthday star and read the corres you use snap judgment, you aro ponding paragraph. Let your birth- Wenng and at
when day star be your daily guide. other times,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10
LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb. 19)-
Press your A good day for hard, serious work. Originality counts now,
and refuse But Mr Punch went right on. Set yourself to some important task plans "Most of the time it's in drops and and finish it thoroughly for success. position. If you are persistent, you the colour of water. But sometimes
(Feb. PISCES it's in flakes and the colour of mow. And sometimes it's in little balls and There are oppositional forces at the colour of hail. And in the winter-work so go carefully today, especial- time, when everything is cold, it col-ly in matters of romance or of the lects on the corners of the roof, and affections. from the branches of the trees, in the shape of little canes and the colour of icleles."
glanced at the page.
"First of all the book says that rain folls down from the sky and
Rupert's Elfin Bell-6
Getting permission tron bu mother. Rupert scampera off with his pal That's a jolly good idea of your, Bill." he says. "If the old gay granny is here she's sure to be able to answer my problem. She's terribly old and wise." Soon he wood comes in sight. "Look," cries Bill, there's smoke coming up from the hillside as well as from the forest. It's very odd. There are lota of bonfires, but there are no people in sight," "It is queer," saya Rupert. Why ever should there be bonfires up there?"
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Kurf and Hanid wanted to know what else there was.
in different "Rain comes down shapes and different colours."
"Oh no! It's always in drops and The colour of water!" it's always
Hand said. She was quite sure. So was Knart.
-
20-Mar.
21)-
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr.
20) Business gains and an improvement
can win,
(Aur. VIRGO
to accept up-
24-Sept. 22) An unexpected change may bring and exciting romance. you a new You should get what you are seek- ing.now.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Och. 23)-- in personal relations with others. Friends should bring you pleasure, to the opposite sex romance for you, An attraction There may be
may also start a new romance.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- In considering that new job, think it over carefully before signing o contract Know what you are do- Ing.
TAURUS
21)-
Different Shapes Knart and Harid, had never before thought of all the different shapes 100, and colours of rain. And Mr Punch
(Apr. 21-May reminded them that sometimes rain formed puddles, and sometimes it Anticipate a pleasant day through vanished into the ground and formed the offices of your friends. All ship wells. Rain made brooks and lakes ping interests appear favoured.
and ponds and rivers and even the -great broad occans over which ships
sailed.
"But the most magical things of all about rain," said Mr Punch, closing the book, "is that it brings a drink of water to every single blade of grass. Is there anything else in the work as magical as that?"
Knart and Hanid had to agree that there wasn't.
RYDER
NDERS THE FIRST ROUND
YOU DISARMED ME
**BUT YOU'RE WEAK FROM THIRST AND I'M NOT? I'VE
WHEN WE LICKED
APES
2.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov.
HK Bank INSURANCES
Canton Uniun Underwriters
DOCKS. ETC.
K. Wharf (0) Doc's
Provident Shad Dock LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel
UK Land
Shal Land
15.3
Decline In
market."...
Grain Affects
Rubber Market
་
New York, Feb. 8-Number 1 contract rubber futures today closed unchanged to: 15. points lower on sales totalling 128 contracts.
of
Standard contract futures closed 13 to 15 points lower on sales totalling 13 contracts.
off at the Prices
close business after early easiness in line with London cables. The decline in grains and, weakness in a long list of other commodities shook the cou-
dence of traders.
There was no factory interest in physicals and the government is for the apparently aut altogether time being.
Today the price of sheet rubber fell below that of synthetic rubber
Prices closed as follow:~~ No. 1 Contract Rubber Futures,
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October November
Teeniber
18.15 bid
18.03 noininal
17.00 bil 17.05 orainn 17.00 bl
17.72 nominal
17,65 bid
ן
12.00 nominat
$7.83
17.53
TEAS
17.40
17.35
17.30
18.15 uminal
18.05 t:id
17.05 numbini
Standard Contract Rubber Futures,
5.20
143
* 27.20
1919
400 64 2737
January (1950
100 274 Mare
February
10%
100 1012
Apell
15.70 1000 15.48 February
Marcia
3.30
3.40
500 1,30-
1000 3.30
April May
1000
14.70
200 14.00
2: 300 20.00
133 13614
15 16.20
500
15
2000
15.10
1500
e 15
2008 15
Humphreys (0) 14%1⁄2
UTILITIES
Tram...***** Star Ferry
C. Light (0)
C. Light (N) Electric Telephone INDUSTRIALS
Cement
Tope
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (N) ...
Watson 10) Watson (N)
23-Dec. those of
COTTONS
Ewo
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Be practical today. When making plans, be constructive and you should 22)-Be tactful with all
the opposite sex: Be on your guard reap the proper rewards at once.
against misrepresentation, too.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— If a plan is basically sound, it
out well
for you. work There is activity at home.
CANCER (Janò (23-July 23)- Both office and home workers are well-favoured. Seo that you make excellent progress. Your fault should you don't?
This Is for Keeps
YOU'VE NEVER BEATEN ME FAIRLY, HANLON/
BY FRED HARMAN
Jap
17,85
-United Press.
LONDON MARKET Lantion, Yell, 0.--Prices in the rubber market heru today closed as follow!- March in pence per lb.)...... 146/11 April/June
19-7 United Press.
147 23 700 10.10
300 # 391⁄4
400 4015 500
500 g 21
N.Y. FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Argentine Peso Argentine Peso
Australia Brazil Jeigum
Clowing fates Jev. G.
(Oficial) US$ 0,2071 (Unomical) -2003
3M
20.30 211
4315
01 02
571%
100 # 571
8.20
9,00
Trade With
Sterling Area
Chile
Canada
England
Trance
India
Mexico
PORTLER!
London, Feb. 8-The Govern New Zealand ment announced today that Britain Peru and the United States had decided Routh Africa to send a joint delegation to Japan Sweden
Unnay
to review trade under the existing Switzerland £55,000,000 agreement belwech Venezuela Japan and the British Common- | Netherlands wealth.
The agreement, signed in Novem ber between SCAP and Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and all British
Colonies except Hongkong, provides
an exchange for an
of trade minimum of £35,000,000
year ending June 30, 1949.
to a
for the
Batavia Singapore Hongkong Shanghai
.4.03-%
4.01.
0400
$300
United Press.
Exchange Rates
be
Itusincan was done in the local un- clxchange market this morning at the following rates!-
ench agreement was
| Berling pound note (per £1) 2... 13.20
A. dollar-(per, 1),
3.000
205,00
1.73
30.00 00493
Such trade was to be conducted on a sterling basis and should approximately balanced in direction. The
fold bars per mell originally to have been reviewed on
FIC plastres (per 100) January 18 in Tokyo, but 11 Wh Alam tesla (per 100) Dostponed for " month United NEI guilders (per 100) Gold yuan (per yuan)
Press.