THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1949.
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
MCKENNEY DUMBBELLS
ON BRIDGE
In Either Bridge Or Gin, All Is All
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
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When the opening lend by West. Billy trumped the balance of his hand, "Gin."
was made
it, spread
al said, t
If you are a gin player and a bridge player, you will appreciate how funny it was when he actu- ally did this in all seriousness. As you can see, he was right. He was "Gin." Elther in a gin game or a
tricks. bridge game, he had all the
Check Your Knowledge
1. What part of the human body acts as a storehouse for calcium?
THOSE CHOCOLATE EGGS LIKE
WE SAW IN TOWN!
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1.
Answers
Minister of 24.
The bones, 2. William Pitt the younger), who became Prime 3. Heinrich Heine, 4. Walk, trai, canter, slow-gall and rack, 5. Over 100 years. 6. Rio de Joneiro..
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SCIENCE AT WORK:
FISH WILL GO ON EVEN IF MAN IS DESTROYED
By PAUL F. ELLIS
FISH, & appears, will go on and on even though man may destroy his face in an atomic war. Dr Leonard P. Schultz, curator of
Bshes of the U.S. National Museum in Washington, reports that a re- visit to Bikini Atoll, where the bomb was tested, litcloses the pro- life life of the sea going on essen- tially as if nothing had happened.
In a report to the Smithsonian Institution, he said the same species of fish and other marine organisms were found in about the same abun- dance as before. There appeared, he said, to be no change in ways of life or any noticeable docline in vigour.
Dr Schultz suld that doubtless were many millum of Individual fistics or other marine specimens killed in the Bikful explosion, but that there was night, if any, effect He said it must be on the races. understood that lower forms of
GIRLS
MAGAZINE
King Nep Had a Little Friend.
-He Was an Indian Boy Named Hiawatha-
By MAX TRELL
S Knart and fanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about names, walked past the grove of pine trees nad came near the brook at the shady spot where it moved slowly among the rocks, they heard two voices.
One of voices they recognised at once. It belonged to the small friend King Nep. The second voice they never heard before. It was soft and very low and sounded as though the person who was speaking didn't cure to say very much.
Mossy Bank
*
Beside King Nep sat an Indian boy.
and
"Did Indians shoot fish with bow
Knarf and Hanid came closer to said to lawatha. "Tell them how
you shot fish with
your bow the brook. Under the mossy bank,
arrow." Nep dressed as they found King usual in his green suit, sitting with his tiny legs curled under him and and arrow!" Knarf exclaimed. touching the flowing brook now and
"Please tell us," urged IIanid, then with his three-pointed cane. Beside him at (and this was quite smiling at Hiawatha. surprising) an Indian boy, dressed in deerskin and moccasins with a bow and a quiver of arrows in his hand.
came near.
and
thah
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
animal life probably are less sensi-RETURNING to the question of Hoft. music, in banks, 1 tive to destructive radiations
think it important to make the man and the higher mammals.
According to Dr Schultz, there may have been profound genees grilles behind which the lady effects on the surviving matino or cashiers stand more romantic. ganizma, but they would not show They should be rose-twined lat up for several generations in sum-tices. vient degree' to be measured: mys
In years to come, coine strange- looking fish may be found in the Bikini Atail.
Bats' Squeaks
On the approach of a ellent, tho girl would lean out provocatively and throw him a rose. He would then present his cheque dreamily,
Cathler (mischievously) My told me not to accept
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
23 Nations Begin Trade Talks
Geneva, Feb. 14.-Delegates from 23 countries, including the United States and Russia, opened trade talks here today at the first meeting of the newly- formed Trade Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Gunnar Mýrdal, of Sweden, ECE director, told the represen
NO DEFINITE tatives of fourteen Marshall
TREND-IN- RUBBER
Plan countries und' ning "iron curtain" governments; "One thing about which there is unanimity in Europe is that in- creases in intra-European trade are important."
The Ukrainlan delegate, Vasili New York, Feb. 14. Number 1 Garbozov, told the moeting: "Wo contract rubber futures today, closed come prepared to consider concrete
problems and hope
thaik unchanged to eight points lower on
delegates have done likewise," sales totailing 60 contracts.
Standarti futures closed Ava po European delegations lost a move Russia and flvo other eastern
the Amazon (XII) higher n
(From Professor Blotteaux)
other
The annunt Smithsonian Inally micther tion report also has a paper by Dr cheques from strange men, but, of Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, British course, this to strictly business, naturalist, who said bats long pre-int it's ceded man in the perfection of echo
nominally, with no sales, re- major reliance for flying in the sounding devices, supposedly, their Strabismus on
ported.
| to hold the sessions in public. The dark and for locating their prey,
The bals, bccording to Vesey-
Today there was quiet fluctuation Committee voted cloven to dix for no private meetings after Paul G. within a narrow range, with Fitzgerald, constantly emit squeaks
Indication of any definite trend. The Porter, chief United States delegate, with a vibration'range between 25.- 000 and 75,000 a second, mostly 10 progress today, Strabismus in-
recoveries in grains and other had told delegates that there wr abbye the Umlint human hearing.disposed after being made a
we believe we will have more extremely sensitive to They are
member of the. Itzokraz!
as the recovery much so that they are with the title of One-Eyed Horto garded as purely technical. echoes-so able to judge the location of ou
In The Sunset. The usual pipe of The physical market
by jects in their paths within a frac-
The Committee will consider the peace, offered Chief Wana- mated, with the factories tion of an inch on the darkest night blapaizi, who traces his descent mali
purchases
nses and refusing to development of both bi-interal and multi-interal trade between eastern from or when they have been blinded.
the tree-eaters of Mt. reach up for the higher prices. Popakatinakell, made the Doctor A meeting of the Rubber Study and western Europe and the currency (Tomorrow-Book Parade.)
such sick.
Hownde
shot a nostpaen, and Group in London, scheduled for the problems whitch hinder
ECE experts claim that intra-Euro we inade a broth, which restored
end of March, is-experted-to dis} cuss the relationship between pro trebled before the economic needs | pean exchangʊ must be doubled or duction and consumption.
of the countries concerned can bo met.
CHESS PROBLEM
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By W. PAULY Black, 6 pieces.
White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Q-B8, any; 2. Q, 3, 'or Kt
mates.
Iribe,
unties dkl. not have any in- nothing to hide from the publi
was re-
"but
to tell them if
if our remarks Bre was stale-addressed to
Prices closed as follow:- No. 1 Contract Rubber Futures,
our leader to health ns evening fell. Our guide says we are nearing the haunts of the huacapi, and may any day hear its peculiar call. It 15 described As an owl-like bird with March
Apell parrot's head, and the Doctor has May decided to construet two wooden June July Agures an owl and a parrot-to August lure the bird from its nest. Willo
В
September It is wondering which is its mate, October down will como
a huge butterfly November net over its head.
making
-
18.15 nominal 10.00
17.08 traded 17.86 nominal 17.37 bil
17.72 nominal
17.05 17
H
17.55
"
December
17.50
H
January
17.49
February March April
17.40
17.55
+
17.30
February
starch
Standard Contract Rubber Futures,
10.25 marinal 10,18
April May
10.05
(News item.)
Faithful and truc
They met, she said, in 1497, and were married in February 1948.
COMEWHERE about 1731 ho pro- posed and WEB accepted. Lowering her eyes, she said, "Mother says it must be a long engagement" "It's been a pretty long courtship," he repted, remembering her sur- liness during the Elizabethan days. "We're both growing older," he said, adding hastily, "but
a day over four hundred don't look
BIRTHDAY..
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
and Ofty."
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1755 United Press.
· LONDON MARKET London, Feb. 14-Prices in the rubber market here today closed as follow:- March (in pence per lb.) 11-1/0 April/June July/September
10-13/10 10-0/10 -United Press.
HONGKONG SHARES
was
This morning's turnover on the $113,321.00. Exchange By STELLA Transactions and noon prices:
DUYERS SELLERS SALES
102
"Many times I caught fish with my bow and arrows," Hiawatha an- swered, speaking in the same low, YOUR very oft volce that Konf As too: as King Nep cought sight Hand had heard when they first would stand here, of Knart and Hanid, he waved to them merrily and bade them come under the banks, waiting, with my over. This is my old friend Ho arrow in the string of my bow. Very
Iflawatha nodded carefully I would watch the water. DORN today, you are watha," he said.
shend gravely. But Khart and When I saw a fish, I would shoot my Bgressive. You always are think- Baite conclusions. You are interested Hanid were astonished and delight arrow at it. And often I would hiting up new ways to do everything. in making new discoveries and this
በ” ed to meet so famous an Indian.
"Did I ever tell you," King Nep caid, -nfter-Knarf and Hanzid_had_Hanid........... "that Hiawatha used to go fishing in
2. Who was the youngest Prime taken their place under the bank, Minister of England?.
3. Name the author of the poem Two Grenadiers"
which
very
pro- fications and from them draw dc-
also be of great aid and Don't fall into the error of trying to would
and engineering are appealing and That must have been fun," said change even those things which are assistance in science. Even mechanica
good.
you may divert your energies to one Very fond of music, it is likely that of these fields- sothe very definite
You have strong family. lies ond you will have Instrumental. If so trained, you are fond of your own family-almost talent in one of the fields-probably might wish to select musle as your to an exclusive extent, not making ns that many friends outside, perhaps as you Ilfe's profession. It is likely
would show your should. Your marriage should be a even here you
the very happy one. Individuality and belong to moderns.
Hiawatha nodded. "It was fun. this brook long, long before you or But it was also food. Indians did not your father or your grandfather, or catch fish for fun alone. They caught
grandfather's grandfather Aish because they were hungry.” was set your
lived here?"
"Didn't you ever catch fish with a hook, like people do nowadays?" asked Knart,
to music by Robert Schumann.
Again Hiawatha nodded gravely. 4. Name the five gaits of a five- "Tell Knarf and Hanid how you used to go fishing here," King Nep galled horse.
many
years Switzerland stayed out of war?
Made of Iron
To find what the stars have in store You for tomorrow, select your birthday Your next love is sclence. would be especially good in experi- star and read the corresponding mental work, for your analytical paragraph. Let your birthday star "Sometimes I did," said Hia-mind would be able to make classi- be your dally guide,
5. For how
has
Rupert's Elfin Bell-11
What city is called the "Paris
watha. "But it was not a hook like people use nowadays; hook made
of Iran. My hook was made out of
curved bone which 1 made myself.
(Angers in Column 2)
6.
of the New World"?
1.
CROSSWORD
Across
This stage of culture cable bo
tween the use of stone and of
con impounding.
7. The Act of
ous of favour. 191
Always "potted in the game. Ean. (
15.
Witness.
It whlets you what gre. (3)
1
Minern reputedly keep them i ploned 159 18. it's a girt 3"(4)
20 and 22, Bentinal, (4, 3)
23. Usually pleasing expression, 181
24. Ben Down
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Aarily grown in Balgium (07)
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victim. (0)
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Bolution of yesterday puzzle:-Across:
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Bajuratly: 3 redates: & fod; "Andʻzi," klokshal, 14. nesti Tb Posts:
Near her
caravan the pay Granny turn and faces the three pals Strange things are happen. ing.below the earth and somebody must discover what they are," she says slowly. "There may be work danger. am too and there may old to go and can't spare Rollo. Would you two little people be ready to face it?" "Of course we will" says Rupert in great excite. ment. Bill and I will do anything we can to help. Please tell us when
to start and where to go." And the old lady smiles at their eagernesi. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
RED RYDER
AFTER
ARIES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
LEO
Stock
SHARES
GOVT. LOANS
4% Loon
315 (1040)
101
BANKS
1820
710
5.20
IK Bank
INSURANCES
Union Underwriters DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart
Dock,"
Provident Shai Dock LAND. ETC.
UK Hotel-
HK Land
S'hal Land
Humphreys UTILITIES
Tram
4
Star Ferry
C. Light (0)
C. Light ({})
Electric
Telephone INDUSTRIALS
Cement
STORES, ETC.
Dairy (N) Watson
COTTON
Ewo
MISCELLANEOUS HK Construction
11
2015 277
1013 12
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100 138
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other."
trade.
The eastern European countries represented include Russia, Bulgario, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, the Ukraine, and Yugo- slavin.
Marshall
Plan countries
repro- sented include Austria? Belgium, Denmark France, Greece, Italy. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.-- United Press.
Wool Price Increase At Melbourne
Sydney, Feb. 14.—Buyers opera- fing for Japan are belleved to have caused a rise of up to 15 percent in medium to strong crossbred wool values at Melbourne sales.
stopped buying these
Since Russia wools
at the close of the December Australia and British auctions, mills had been the principal buyers, Recent demand for better quality Merino wool has been weaker. Latest auction prices are five percent less than the December rates.
The latest estimate of the Aus- tralian wool clip for the 1998-0 season is 3,220,000 bales. This is 60,000 bales more than estimated last July, and 210,000 bates more than the 1947-0 clip.-Associated Press.
HOBART RECORD
Sydney, Feb. 14-A--new record high price was reported on January 28 for greasy merino wool at the 141 14.80 200 a 2415 Hobart Auction. An unidentified
316 3.00
2013
123 14.60 15.20
15.20
35
300 301
American buyer paid 171 1/4 Aus- tralian pence a pound for two hales of extra superfine wool. The pre- vious Australian record
was 150
1000 201 pence.-Associated Press.
30
43
:
6.00
6318.00
Threat To UK
Cotton Industry
N.Y. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Argentine Peso (Omcial) Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia
Brazil
Belgium
Canada Chile
England!
France
(July 21-ABC. 23)- And sometimes, late at night, I AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)--
Strike would come here with a flaming knot An energetic day for all workers. Continue yesterday's activity. Make of wood, and catch fish by spearing Those in selling, wholesale and retail, the most of every advantage.
while the iron is hot. Get results. them. But all that was long, long should make good progress now.
VIGO
24-Sepl 22)— ago, when only the Indians lived in
(Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-
(Aug. PISCES
affairs this great country."
and
pay General business
are good. Advertising
promotion
Completo a Employees zeem to be especially
Manchester, Feb. 14.---Mr E. A. Just then Knarf and Hanid heard excellent dividends.
-ngreement, already favoured at this time, also.
Carpenter, President of the Man- Mother calling out that it was time contract or an
begun.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-chester Chamber of Commerce, for dinner, "Will you let us go fish- ing with you someday?" Iand asked
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20) An unexpected Journey may prove to warned today that if Japan to com-
hazard. But polled to rely on her colton industry | India Hiawatha.
Your emotions need to be held under be something of a strict control today, otherwise they observe caution and all wil be well. to maintain her economy, hopes of full empolyment In Britain's cotton may get out of hand.
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22) industry will be vain. SCORPIO 21) Be sure of, where you are going. 1t Mr Carpenter told the Chamber's all that glitters is annual meeting in the combined "Of course, he will! I'll be glad Don't be disappointed if well-mean- is very true that
a condition not gold!
Interests of the Industry. in the Uruguay Be patient. to!" King Nep exclaimed. "Won'ting friends exaggerate
United States, and Britain "may yet with undue optimism.
(Nov, SAGITTARIUS. you, Hinwallia?"
ovoke a policy by the American and. (May
22)- 22)-Not a very good day-and the British Governments which will not GEMINI There was a slight rustle among the ent-tails and the leaves along Mail-order advertising is especially balance is on the poor side. Be care-compel Japan to rely almost entirely longkond
on her cotton Industry to maintain the banic and when King Nep advocated if you want to step up ful of detall work to avold errors.
her economy. looked around Hiawatha was gone, your selling percentage.. Be forward.
"And show us how to catch fish and arrow?" asked with a bow Knarf.
21-May TAURUS (Apr.
в
22-June
23-Dec.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)— If Japan 1s GD compelled, to have turned then I am afraid our hopes. and in- 23) The tide appears "We're glad we met him anyway." CANCER (June 23-July Knari and Hanid Bald. Then they You may need to handle property or against you for bade goodbye to King Nep and hurland matters, but don't neglect your cautious in any important
home interests. ried off to dinner.
THE DOCTOR'S HOURS OF TREATING ACE NOW
RED THERE'S TOIL AND CUMBING, A SUM CHANCE OF.
PULLIN, THROUGH!
RED AND
His FRIENDS
BRING
THE HORSES OUT OF
THE CANYON
AND ARRIVE
RIMROCK
אן
A Wasted Man
FACE HAD USED HALF HIS BRAINS BEIN GOOD HE'D HAVE BEEN A |SUCCESSFUL RANCHERI
(BUT HIM TRY IMPOS SOM-BUL-HIM NEVER GETTUM BEST
OF RED RYDER
I'M GLAD HE NEVER SUCCEEDED!
which comes up.
NOW, 20
Cinsing rates
Feb. 14 US$0.2077
*.2003
1.23.2
02-
.0230
4.003-93
0031-15
3024
Mexico
1450
New Zealand
4.00
Реги
.0070
Portuga!
0104
South Africa
4.03-1
Sweden
22725
2510
0300
2770
4730
2500
0270
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Switzerland Venezuela Netherlands Batavia Singapore
Stanghal
be very deed the assurances that have been N.Y. Seeds And Oils decisions given of full employment in the
BY FRED HARMAN
Lancashire industry will have been
in vain," he sald-Reuter.
Castor seed, par long ton,
FOB. Brazil
Closing prices Fab. 14.
USH13 asked
60 ňom.
N.Y. Metals Market Colter per long ton,
Iron
Closing Prices Feb. 14, Ore (5 percent Iron) delivered.
lower
port Lake Superior, per
F.O.D. Blemphis
Fide .seed, per bushel,
F.O.D. Minneapolis Linseed oil, per 15, in
tank, care FO.D. New York
New York
short ton, ................................ US$0.37/7.35 | Posnut oli; per 16. FOB. Copper (Electrolylie, Ex- DON) PAS, New York, per .....
Zine. (Prime Western.
New York) per ib. A Manganeso Electrolytic,
09. percent Manganese) Delivered cast of Mi
sippi Tiver
2314 cents
10.20
32.00
-United Press.
London Silver
Landon, Feb. 14.
Last Today's -Inta
27.5 cents
173 cents United Press,
Exchange Rates
Fusiness was done in the kcal un- ometal exchange market this morning at the 'following rates:-
Sterling' pound „note (per 11
UB. dollar ther $17,
Gold.bars (per-tag1)
• FIG plastres (per 100) „Kata..........i_kiam.ticala. íper_109) Slivery Spot, per ounce 42-1/24. 43. NEI gulintors · (per-100) Bliver, Forward, per ounce 42-1/2d. 434.
Gold yuan (per yuan)
1630