THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1 1949,
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
. MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Wins Doubled Bid With Skilled Play
DY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
OUR Columbus, O., hand for
today was played by Frank Cordray of that city, Mr Cordray is a brilliant player and merits special credit, as he has only 10 percent vision as the result of a childhood injury. This does not prevent him from participating in bridge tournaments. He helped Mr Mary Flasher prepare the copy for her book for beginners, "You Too Can Play Bridge." Now he is planning a book on acien- tine bidding and skilful play.
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15 YOUR BABY A BOY OR A
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WHAT ELSE COULD
IT BE?
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Mr Cordray's skill at the card table. West doubled the four- apade contract and East opened the jack of hearts, which Cord- ray (North) won with the king When he led a small spude, East showed out, giving Cordray the
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bad news; but he played the nine from dummy and let West win the trick with the queen.
West returned the ten of die- monds. North won, led a spade to dummy's ace, then led the ten
of spades. West won this with the king and returned the revers
the
ace.
Now
White, 5 pieces. White to play and mate in three. yesterday's Solution to problem:
mister.
CLASSICAL BRAINWAVE
PUT TO MODERN USE
AN out
N authentic record of the only arrival at the office of
successful escape made by British Consul at Goteborg. British officers from the notorious Stalog-Luft III is THE WOOD. EN HORSE, by Eric Williams.
(Collins, 10/6). Searching bla
MIGNONETTE
By Joseph Shearing (Heinemann, D/6)
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber REMARKING that a cor-
singer'a inaudi- the|bility in a song was due to the fact that "she did not open her mouth," a critic ignored the possibility that It was an evil day for Bar-she may have been afraid mind for a new way to camou-
bara Lawne when, alone in the to open it any wider. flage the building of an escape world on her prosperous Vic- She may have heard the story tunnel, John Clinton rement-
torion father's death, she invite of the two men who, after a bers the wooden horse of Ted to her home the younger drinking bout, drifted by Geez Immediately how French girl whom she knew to accident into a concert hall with that classical beninwave can be be her
With
Inther's illegitimate
bag of buns. The moment the adapted for modern use.
daughter. Mignonette in all her singer began
bawi
one of the to help of his friend Peter,
Peter youth and beauty, waa, cool, men aimed a bun at her mouth. he builds a vaulting-horse, and each day the horse is carried calculating, seldah; she knew That won't stop her," said the For other, sulkily. This is not a out in full-view of the guards, her, hearts and promises must zoo" rapped out a lady sliting the prisoners line up to practise be broken, because life was near them. "What is it, then?" vaulting and inside the wooden unttle which she must win. digging his 100-teet long road to freedom.
nnd
neither scruple nor pity,
п
horse a man crouches hopefully Yet she in an a babe compare/chouted the two men in chorus.
of
The constant reshaping plans, the postponement, the fears of discovery, the eternal
with the patience in dealing unthought-of difficulties, finally lead to the day of escape. The tunnel is complete and even- Ond them- these men tually selves looking up at the stars on the right side of the wire.
cates German
cra
their
to those others who follow her from France the evil mother, the man, the maid. Indeed their crimes make this story outstanding.
the
was
It
Mountfalcon loses
was
the
was
Was to win,
FOR
UK To Stand Firm Against
Argentine
THE BUSINESSMAN,
London, Mar. 20——Britiah sources hinted today that Britain was moving
to- wards a showdown in her trade talks with Argen- tina, even though it would mean 'suspension of meat shipments to Britain, and the Possible breaking off
negotiations. of
Britain is believed to be Insisting that mrat pald for in advance under the Andes
should Pact
bo shipped at the old price, aud that she will not pay more than 10 percent more Kor 1943 shipments.
The price demanded by Al- Argentina representa mosi 100 percent increase, compared with the earlier demand for 200 percent.--- United Press.
US Cotton
Exporters
Concerned
Washington, to write
Three-Point Plan For Rubber
MALAYAN VIEWS PUT BEFORE STUDY GROUP
London, Mar. 29,--The second session of the International Rubber Study Group opened at Church House, Westminster, today with con- sideration of a written memoranda submitted
by Malayan advisers.
stresses the
The Malayan memoranda following points as essential to the maintenance of prosperity in the rabber industry.
States Firstly, the United must reduce the use of synthe tie rubber in tyre manufacture.
Secondly,
tree competition between natural and synthe- tic rubber and larger United
Agreement
States purchases of stockpile On German
natural rubber.
Thirdly
maintenance of
naturni rubber prices in tha
face of Increase supplies. Industries
The Malayan memoranda also warned that bandit activity, was likely to affect. Malaya's rub- ber production on the new planting.
The conference is in privato session. but an official an-
Likely Soon
nouncement covering the five States, Britain and France have days deliberations is expected ward
nt the end of this week.- United Press.
FUTURES AGAIN CLOSE HIGHER
made important
London, Mar. 29.--The United;
· Profress · to« their etting
disputes over the future "of Berlain German industries.
The
three-power delegates conferred throughout the day
New York, Mar, 29.-Number today, and another conterenco 1 contract rubber futures today la fixed for Wednesday, when
be issued. may closed 26 to 30 points higher communiq
Informed quarters en sales totalling 24 contracts.
reported Standard futures closed 10 to that the British expert on Ger-;
Washington to 29 points higher nominally with many may fly to
sales
consult the British no reported.
Secretary, Mr Ernest Although the
Foreign
Bovin,
money THE prefects yesterday.deelded
that it
Umo for a showdown with the new boy. Using his own' pack of "cards, NO ONE TO WORRY US
one of them managed to win By Tony Strachan
£17.118. ed. from Mountfalcon. (Werner Laurie, 0/0)
The Stephen und Nancy Revell,. The general Impression at first
Mountfalcon that and
allowing his opponent young, recently married
In love, much
were getting desperato when at last they and so to become over-confident and chreless, The now boy But their troubles are only heard of a furnished room to
novice, and made get out of let. They moved in and found played like beginning and to
out of some strange fellow lodgers. When asked for the money, he most ludicrous mistakes. Germany demands as
Stephen coolness, ingenuity and courage Step
persuaded to said he would have
Mar. 29. --- become secretary of as the escape from the camp bec
n society had formed the New home for it. Forty-three offers American cotton exporters fear of a loan at the usual interest a decline in their foreign mar- Ger- Renaissance--with had done. There follows a hat- they
the rowing Journey through
object were refused. Mountfalcon said
kela of to hotels.
England awakening
to the thought it wrong to borrow many with visits
and cinemas
Krowing of small
The American Cotton Export spiritual decadence.
to be harmless money. By this time everyone Advisory Board is particularly towns, surreptitious They seemed
was thoroughly annoyed with concerned about how ECA dis- And then
then this 1, R-R4, any; 2, Q, R, or Kt contacts with Resistance work- but worthy cranks.
continued Wes
of tributes cotton in Europe and pretence safe strange things happened. finally and
China. the death of the Left Wing priggishness. M. P.
Why not retaliate? accident that appeared? Were the East End
NOW for cruelty to children. meetings
NOW just
"A team of experts," which, good-natured
quiet, futures steadied after an about the latest developments.
predicted last week. frolics?
of course, includes psychologists,
start today. responding to Mr Bevin is to watch children
"In Europe we would like to the steadier close at London and that a three-point agreement of "from
renched cradle
co the ECA supply Marshall the coincident development of Germany might be to adulthood." watching will
Plan countries with cotton that better factory demand in the while he was in the United
to States at they might trade to By Alan Jenkins
the Atlantic Eastern physical market. "residential day nursery." When
Pact. European nations for commodi- Light offerings from the For (Heinemann, 10/8)
the children go to local This first novel is the cra- the experts will follow, still tries need
The United States generally schools,
ties that Marshall Plan coun- East and the withdrawal of the ziest, most
available have favoured greater German cheap offerings disorming, most
watching." Then, when school- "Instead attractive of epics. It leaps
of supplying the through a local trader last week industrial activity than have Pign from one adventure headlong days are over, their activities at Marshall
with orented a tight situation out- Great Britain and France. to another, from South Africa checked and listed, and a
youth centres will be
dollars for this or similar pur side. But overall activity re-
The differences were brought dossier to India, to Teheran, Palestine of every
poses, ECA should supply mained
the into with restricted,
open when an Invest- child kept." My paper
cotton, which would and Egypt. If stamps is calls this the first longterm pro- continued movement of United int news from Londen, where the Economic Co-operation Ad
enurenk and file of traders await-gallon made at the request of probability; it the long arm of coincidence; itect for a mass-study of child States cotton, with the dollars this week's meeting of the Rub-ministration
rules, behaviour. If I were a chiki- going to the the usual
producers and ber Study Group is now in one of the threatened exporters." Readers may gasp, but they or
"In China, a 600,000 båle a progress. will be rushed along with it, parents-I would organise the
Prices closed as follow:---- mesmerised and delighted, usrat longterm project for year market seems to be slip-No. 1 Contract Rubber Futures. mass-study of adult behaviour, ping behind the Red curtain. 1 the last page is turned.
March (In cents per and I would soon have the "ex- "We would like to see work-
-closet at noon. 18.75 bid (Tomorrow---Recorded Muste.) {perts" dancing to a new tune.
ed out soing, sort of three-way sy
April deal, whereby U9 cotton might be supplied to Japanese or other
BOYS' AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
A Visit from Simple Simon
-He Had a Question About Little Miss Muffet-- By MAX TRELL
reading WAS
50me poems out of the Mother Goose Book to herself when all
of diamonds, which was won in dummy with →Cordray led a heart to his queenANID
and cashed the jack of spades.
At this point the four players were down to the cards that are underlined. Declarer led the cight of spades. East let go a club, and the five of diamonds was discarded from dummy.
Now Cordray led tho Urce of hearts to dummy's ace and re- turned the queen of clubs, West had only the king-jack-seven of cluba. He covered with the king,
but Cordray refused to win. Then West had to lend from the Jack-seven of clubs into Cord- ray'a ace-eight.
Check Your
Knowledge
once she heard someone calling to her from inside the book. Before Hand had me to get over her surprise, simple Simon stuck his head out from behind one of the pages.
"Good morning," he said. "You surprised me!" Hanld sniel to Simon. "I didn't ex- peet you."
"I live in the Mother Goose Book," Simon sald, grinning. "Didn't you know that?"
By this Umu Simon climbed completely out of the
was
had
1.26
ABSENT WITHOUT
face of
breaka
all
LEAVE
local
The
A
The Board is composed of representatives of the nation's largest raw cotton dealers. spokesman said:
nations
A
YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA mills in lieu of the Communist-
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
book, and sat himself down on Simple Simon popped right out of PORN today you have origine faithfully and hence must guard Hand's lap. Ho
quite
the book.
tity of thought and action, against being put Inlo a dull, small, no larger than a clothes-
become your im- routine job. You which enn
have other sure Little "There's something I'd sit on. I'm quito pln. like to know," he said.
Miss Muffet found it in back parlant asset in life's battle. talents, so see that they also are Hanid asked him what lic of her garden, under a shady't let yourself be pressed utilised. You women, especially, into some groove of monotonous show talent in the field of dress wanted to know. "I'll explain tree."
And there's something else," routine or all your spontaneity design, interior decorating and it if 1 can, Simon."
men may on after and ingenuity will be suppressed. homemaking. You 1. What is the literal mea-nhout Little Miss Mulet."-
"Well," sald Simon, "It's Simple Simon went
You have fremendous" carabi- broaden these interests info thanking Hanid-for-explaining "Ing"of" Mordi ̈Gras?
commercial and "Oh, yes," said Hanid. "She what a furet was. "Little Miss itles and they can bring you architecture,
Ane rewards if you cultivate industrial design, or even scenie 2. What famous historicul lives in the Mother Goose Book, Muffet always cats curds and
them to their utmost.
design. But these are only American painting was posed too."
whey. They're in the poem.
few of the fields in which your What are curds? And what is
talents may be adapted.
by Germans in Germany?
Mahatma
What 3.
was Gandhi's real name? .
4. Whose address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washing- ton, D.C.?
5. Nume the islands that ore generally known as the South Seo Islands?
10
B. What is Brill's disease?
(Answers in Column 6)
CROSSWORD
Acruxk
An indennité qumautz, 191
6' Biate of being forgotten." (8)
Bub tha and size
NGMO. (4)
(5)
11. What you would expect a Jos
soplan to do, 13, 5)
13' that's Leonard's giaan. (4)
15 to 'Exawia,
In the posma to be the one to take
action.
Born in same need (3)
Mi 1920 4 DOWN.
23 Opportunity.
(8)
24 115's in, tha shade and saleep, (4)
Parfact in a moral sonas, 143
EHUWD
228
4
MUG ED.
turn 16. 11U)
Don't sound like a wister condiment, however you
supression of respect. (9)
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$10.101
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flea a rascal. 16)
12 Unbent bonnet 12
14. This day has been the exception'
rather than the rule this year.
101-
it by no means obrero. 14)
17. Expression usually or impatience.
(42
20. Pian 189
WL. Proper.. (3)
Bolution of yosterday's DUSZIR. —Autent wjimation: Cineation; is Mesiacon
3b Ururya 1 80, 19, Ales 13.
TO NIE WS Bedr
Compinden
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Although your lie may not be easy one because of your highly original and independent outlook, it always will be in- Cultivate optimalam teresting.
Your home and Not Vory Smart
family ties "I'm not
exceptionally strong, and very smart," Said whey?
Hunld answered: "Curds are are Simon. "I heard
my mother
view to making life happier for an saying one day that Little Miss soft and white and they taste everything you do is with
like cheese." What's Muffet sits on a fuffet.
"Oh," ald Simon. "So Little your own. This could be the the tuffet?
11 h 1 Miss Muffet was eating cheese? that binds if you permit your bench, or a log? What is It?"
self to be over-protective toward Hunid said that she thought And what is whey?"
Hankl, "your children. Teach them the for the best possible results. "Whey," replied she knew what a tuffet was. "I
To find what the stars have in same intellectual independence something ka buttermilk think it's something like a think. Only It really isn't which is your own heritage, and store for tomorrow, select your little hill of moss. A tuffet is a nice, soft, comfortable thing to buttermilk. But It's very good you may all have more freedom birthday star and read the cor-
Miss of activity.
Let responding paragraph. I guess drink, and
You are reliable and accurate your birthday star be your daily Muffetliked it very much- until the spider camo along when it comes to doing a job gulde. Rupert's Elfin Bell-48 and frightened her away."
THURSDAY, MARCH 31 ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20).-
23-Oct. 23)- Adverse for business expansion The unexpected may change future plans your point of view, so watch all just now. Make and adjust yourself to minor business transactions very care- changes.
fully.
Rupert and Bill start to descend the tree, feeling very gloomy indeed. when they are startled by a loud chuckle, and there, grinning at thei round the trunk, 18 their little guide. Ha-ha, you didn't expect to see me, did you 7** laughs the elf. "It was very naughty of you to press that switch when I was away from you, but I saw what must have happened, so came after you, and
I've been following the sound of your voices ever since." **Thank Roodness you didi" cry Rupert and Bill together.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
to
Simon
LIBRA (Supt.
དྷྭ
Head Disappeared Simple
got Hanld's lap and started letting himself down to his place la the Mothor Goose Book again.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (0ɑt. 24-Nov. 22)-- feet first. Just before his head
A new idea may bring an im- Legal matters should be post- disappeared, he held on to the proved prospectus for future poned. Loss can come through top edge of the book ("Just like a boy hanging on to the work. A short journey might carelessness. Safeguard all as top of a fence!" Hanid laughed even bring romance.
"Thank you very much for ex-
scis.
GEMINI (May 22-Jano 22)— "SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. Now you can close that pending. 23)-Bo
alert to the day's
to herself.) Then Simon said: plaining all those hard, words deal and close a contract if all activities. A change of residence details are settled. Make deci- or a different job may prove sions.
good.
CAPRICORN CANCER (Juno 23-July 23)—
(Dec.
23-Jan. Alertness and cagerness to get 20)-Stability appears to be re- a job that needs turning so that your plans for out and do doing will pay excellent divi- minor expansions may be car-
ried out dends now,
to me. My goodness, you cer tainly are smart!”
Then down ho went, inside the book.
Hanid sighed. She wanted to tell Simon
wasn't that she nearly as smart as he thought she was. She wanted to tell LEO (July 24-Aur, .23) — him that the only reason she An emotional day, so try to. knew the meaning of those keep everything under control. hard words in the poem about A selling job should bring, good Little Miss Muffet, was because returns.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sent. 22)---- she had heard Father explaining them to the children..just two If you need to take a trip, this nights ago.
In a good day to, begin it. In But it was too late. Simple routine business, observa due Simon was gone.
caution, however.
BRONCHO BILL
TROUBLE S
ABREWIN'M THE
SIDUX ARE ON
THE PROD
WE'LL
DE. READY
FOR 'EM),
Dance of Death
ESATRED RISES AD A DHREACH - COMRADEL ID DELIVERSEAS YO
CHIEF BIG RUKH DESDE
WHITE DEVILÝ MOST CE A NI WARRIORS WILL. RUDE- AND BURNA
AND KILL~
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) Romance may come as a re sult of a journey. Be on the alert for something interesting to happen:
FISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)—– New friends, and, new home conditions may show a distinct improvement.. New ideas, should be pushed.
By Harry F. O'Neill
¡TO THE BEAT OF TOMTOMS AND A WEIRD CHANT THE WAR DONCI DEGINT
easy
une July Als
captured China mills,munist September
The
resulling textiles could be traded to South. China
(3 still free from Reds) for tin, antimony and other essentials the US needs from that area." --Associated Press.
Australian Dollar Loss
Mor, 20-Tho
the
to
་
market
Was
19.14 nominal 19.14 traded 1902 nomir.al 19.00 traded
10.43 nominal 18.68 bld
10.00 nominnl
October
November December
18.53
18.45
January (1930) February March April May
15,40
18.35
10.30
12
10.23
10.20 Standard Rubber Futures, Marcls-closed at noon 18.00 April
+
May
18.14 nominai 10.14
-United Press.
NY FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Fremantle, transhipment of Australian
from Wool
Europe United States has been costing Australia 75 percent of the dol- Argentine Peso
[01]. cial) Argentine Peso Un-
aiteili lars she could have gained by. direct sales, Dr W. A. Wester- man. formerly the Assistant Australia Australian Trade Commissioner
Belgium In New York, suid here today. Canada
This estimate, he said, was Chilo based on September, 1040, the last month for
which gures India were
available.
England France
Mexico
Peru
The Australian Government New Zealand now rendised that the steps Portugal... taken in conjunction with the South Africa British and Dutch Governments Sweden....
transhipment had to prevent falled. Reuter.
Indo-Czech
Trade Pact
the
Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands
Batavia Singapore Stongkong Shanghol
sign
German plants originally in-. tended for dismantling could best serve European recovery, if they were left intact. United Press..
HONGKONG SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Ex change this morning was $104,330.00. Transactions and noon · pricesi SHARES BUYERS SELLEKS SALES BANKS
HK Bank, 1705
East Asia, 130 130
INSURANCES
Canton,
Union,
Underwriters,
ano
CBt
5.20
HK-Fire,--200
SHIPPING
Anta Nav,
DOCKS, ETC,
K Wharf N.P. Whart Dock,
Wheelock. Shai Dock, LAND, ETC.
IK Hotel,
110
300 0,0%
2412
200 0 30
12.40 UK Land, «, 2018. Shat Land,
Humphreys,
UTILITIES
Tram. XD ·.
510 3 2000 @ 3.10
Closing Raics
March 20,
US$03.2077
XD
2093
3.2324
.0000
023
935/16
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0230
200 0
4,0351
Peak Tram
10
DOTEL
Star Ferry, i
123
201
C. Light
$1433
4.02
0370
Light
.0404
4.03
2516
4300
Macao
3010
3770
Telophone. INDUSTRIALS
200 4 2814
Cement, XD.
BOO
100
.000
100
Поре хо
16
United Press.
British Coal Output Falls
20.-Brlush
London, Mar. coal output last, week
tong
on
fell
the previotin Officials
New Delhi, Mar. 29-A Trade Pact between India and Czecho- slovakia was signed here today. If rained by both govern- ments the Pact will be effective until inc. end of this year.
Under
terms of the pact, 58,000 Czechoslovakla
Coal Board would supply week, technical penel
to build announced tonight, Indian ships They said that most of the factories
guarantee large-scale drop was duo to labour dis- transportation of goods between pules.
The total
last coal output WOB 4,307,000 India would pledge deliveries week
.tong. other raw United Press. of manganeso and materials in exchango for Czech manufactured articles United Press,
would
British Pound New York, Mar. 23-The British ometal market here today at
Found Note was ruled in the un-
US$324.—United Press.
Answers
Anglo-Austrian Trade Increase
122 19
20020-
.... 13.30 14.20 -600 @ 14~
10 1200 10.
Electric, XD 339 3416
Electric,
20 2011 230 ↔ 251% 2014
31 311
STORES, ETC, Dairy (0), Dalry (Now), Watson XD
Lane Crawford, Labe Crawford (N) COTTONS
Evo,
7,70
3015 100 38
400 € 4735
20
300 7.00
China Produce
.*
Quotations
New York, Mar. 29.
Closing pricen Aniseed oil, per lb., 7.0.3. New
York
STO.NO/PO Cassin oil, per ib. 7.0.1. New
York
1.00/1.33 Agar agar, per b. F.O.D. New
York
laware 2.78/23
Sandalwood, in drums, depending Con quanlity & quality, 13.00 nom- Tune all, in tank cars, F.0.3, New York per 1b. • B.20 nom. despite Beryllium tio to 12 percent) per ........................... 20.00/36.00 Molybdenum, 100
per percent)
-Unlled Press.
ton
лы
were about Exchange Rates
London, Mar. 20-Trade be- tween Britain and Austria "bas increased substantially the many diflculties," Mr. John Edwards, Parliamentary Secre tary to the Board of Trade, told the British-Austrian Chamber CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE of Commerce here today.
He snld British Imports from Fat Tuesday, 2, "Washing Austria in 1048
greater ion Crossing the Delaware" by three times
than in Emanuel Leutzo, posed by Ger- 1047, and Britain
was now bet-
Budness was done in the local man models on the thino. 3. ter able to provide the uDomelal exchange market Mohandas Karamchand machinery and equipment which morning at the following rates Gandhi. 4. President Truman's, Austrian Industry needed.
Sterling pound rols (per £1), 18,40 US dollar (parala the address of the White House. "Our two countries have a Gold bare (per: teel) 5. Tho. Hawalian: Islanda,' 'the common problem closing the FTC plastres (per 100). Polynesian Group, the Solomon gap between export values and Samticala (per 100).
NEI gulidars (per 100) Islands and Tahiti. 6. Typhold import costs," Mr Edwards Gold Yuan (per 100 yuan)... fover.
declared-Routerwear dat de ul. Bingdpore (stralia) 15,00
etta I be Moeka ada stika dhaha tot et venit dhe
8.24
312.00