1949. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
.MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
His Poker Theories Injected in Bridge
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE ambition of every Ameri
can actor is to appear on Broadway. Recently, when Jose Ferrer was in my apartment,
we were discussing his unusual achievement. He is the star of the Broadway play, "The Silver Whistle," and at the same time the ho is being seen in one of lending rales of the motion picture, "Joan of Arc," at two
Broadway theatres. different
Mr Ferrer said that bridge and tho salvation of
arc
Beatrical people on long train
In his
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AROUND THE WORLD
Visit to the Original Spa
common
By TEMPLE MANNING QINCE "spa" bas become a noun meaning watering resort, it is Interesting to visit the place that made the word. That place is Spa, in the Ardennes diftrict of Belgium,
For centuries, in fact, sinca the remote pre-Christian era when Fliny the Elder lived, Spa has been famous for its health- giving watern. So it isn't very astonishing that Spa, with Ita 10 natural fountaing,
has be- соде resort.
a by-word for a health
Even if it did not possess
Check Your health-giving water, Spa would
Knowledge
1. Which is the largest city feet above sea level. There are
same in Holland?
jumps when on tour. bridge he employs the principle that he bringe out in Whistle"--that of The Silver bringing
Into and happiness joy the lives of others. He will not play cards with people who do not play for the fun they get out of it. To argue with Jose is to lose a bridge partner.
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many players wi underlead an ace against a six bid. However, Jase had heard the opponent on his right bid spades and hearts, and North had bid diamonds.
He knew that if he led n heart, he would be spade or leading right into something In declarer's hand. A diamond lend suit in the might establish
Jose figured that the dummy. only possible chance to get an extra trick was to lead a club. of clubs, If he cashed the ace that would be all he would take, so he led the club deuce.
Decinter could not gure him for underleading an ace against bid, so he put on a small alx club from dummy. East put on the queen, and when it held the Irick, he came back with u club and Jose cashed his ace.
CHESS PROBLEM
By P. BARRON Black, 2 pieces.
Z. What kingdom did Braganza family rulo until
10107
3. What EngUsh dig ta cross between a sporting dog of Spanish origin and a foxhound? 4. What is meant by the Iteological term "carboniferous system"?
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
HE rousing cry: "House Twives Will Soon Be
Freed From The Sink!” brought me a vision of fire brigades hastily summoned to extricato unfortunato women who had got stuck In sinks while washing-up.
But on a second reading I do- elded that legislation was to be passed which would hack the chains of servitude from wiyes and send them forth into the freedom of the factory. It ap- pears, however, that only those who can pay. somebody half
พ crown an hour. will be freed. It would be cheaper to smash all the crockery instead of washing it, and then eat off the door, bo- sides being a grand advertise-
when life was
inter-ment for SNIBBO, the Emperor
of floor pollahes. nationa ono could watch a
The Casino at Spa
more
FOR
Big Drop In British
Savings
London, Apr. 3-Britials national savings for tho financial year just ended
were £20,000,000, com- pared with £100,000,000 for the previous financial your,
The
National Savings Committee, announcing this yesterday, said these were
net figures-deducting re-
payments from gross re- ceipts.
of
Lord Mackintosh Halifax, Chairman of the Committee, commenting on the figures, said: "During the past year high prices and the polley of stabilis- ing personal Incomes has made it very diMcult for most prople to
#avo."
Beuter.
US Sets Up Manganese Committee
THE BUSINESSMAN
To Offset Lack Of
bo well worth a visit, if only because of ita Edtting. The beautiful little town is set in thickly wooded hills soma 100
no factories and
no industrial plants, but there is a cracker- the inek golf course and a beauti- No fully landscaped race track. wonder that during the first building full of the great and Foulenough to Smart- World War, the Kaiser and his near great as well as just plain
Allick busily
the sipping henchmen moved their head- people, quarters to the outskirts of Spa, waters
Visitors liked to sip that X dear Doctor (of Divinity,
I presume), and from their luxurious quar-
hotel Issued potion while sented at a roughly
I'm amazed to hear this about ters in a palatial
I to their men in the hown stone table in the centre Mountfalcon. orders
told you I their trenches. It was in this hotel, of the room, the very tablo at hadn't seen him or his mother the Britannique, that the Kalser which Peter the Great, Czar of for years. As to your hopes of of abdication Russia, used to sit while taking getting back from me the money signed the act
the curo from the German throne.
At the lower end of the town divide, the pump room from the the young ass, they are as leaves
Ornac
Winter Garden, one wall before the
And if you wind. is one of the main fountains set
Is covered by ani feel like getting nasty-i you In
a beautiful building, and of which
enormous canvas depicting the could ever get any nastier than
Spa, paintings you are pray remember bit of avoiding a of the great who have made your correspondence with H. their way to the watering place about the coupons. Verb. sap during the centuries.
Accent on the sap-meaning Concorfs Givon
you, my revered twister. The Spa does things nicely. The ketters cost me a tenner, and It gend
11 bottling
plant that handles looks like money well laid out, the health waters, and which is th
old scorpion of the also the headquarters for the schools? What's como OVET comparry that controls
Are you losing your the Narkover?
$ Why is the lowest unit of weight called a grain?
6. What are the capillaries in tre human body?
(Answers in Column 6)
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
When Everyone Was Asleep
-The Shadows Heard an Odd Noise-- By MAX TRELL
thu lights were put out and everyone was fast asleep, there was not a sound to be heard in the house. But tonight it was
USUALLY, after
different. turned-
Knart and Hanld, the shadow-
with children
the about names, heard the very dlelinelly. It was as though someone was ringing a bell.
bell,"
and
"But it isn't exactly like a Hanid sold as she Knart both sat up and listened. "It sounds like a blacksmith," said Knarf. "Listen! Hear the Clang It's a black- 'Clang,' smith making some horse-shoes.
sure of
Hand shook her head. "But there's no blacksmith in this house, Knarf. And besides, there arn't any horses. And besides,
if there
were horses, why should they need horse-shoes in the middle of the night! And besides—"
even
The clanging sound kept gel- ting louder and louder.
Attic Stairs
*It's
1:31:
The blacksmith that Kaarf and Hanid saw.
Soviet Supplies In 1717, Several pillars you were crazy enough to lend
Golden Book of
springs and baths, is set in a nerve? Surely you're not going
beautiful building that is tucked to let this little cherub get away Away
期 beautiful garden with it...
in
bright with
landscaped flower “Consolation"
beds and shrubs, a handsome
park. Not far up the street isTTERE is another gem from
Jimmle Manion's works:—
tea
in your
the Casino with the usual com- plement of
gaming rooms, plus Perform pour task a ballroom, a film theatre,
humble way, room and restaurant.
Plain old Viaduct of Holborn, Next to the Casino is the clab-And when you hear the mcering orale Bath House, which fronts people say, on the Place Royale where con- certs are given several evenings
In a manner which shows the
are low-born,
a week. On other nights there That you haven't got Greek are concerts at a park, optly proportions of beauty, named the Seven O'Clock Park, Reply, "No. But I do my duty, aptly named because it is the Which
to
tragic carry favourite after-dinner strolling
onwards, place.
Which is more than you can sau for the Acropolis."
(Tomorrow-Science At Work)
Plan To Step
Up
With
UK Trade Western Germany
arta
London, Apr. 3.-Plans for a big develop- the ment of Western Germany's trade with sterling area in the year ahead are being drawn up, the Board of Trade stated today.
"Following the recent discussions in London, British officials had discussions last week in Frankfurt with a delegation_representing the Military Governors of the Western Zones of Germany to review prospects for trade in the period July, 1948, to June, 1950,” it was On- nounced.
Optimistic Rubber Forecast
The representatives of the German Economie Adminis tration participated in the dis- cussions. The review Abow thai trade between the sterling and Western Germany should be continued at subslast- tially higher levels than in 1848. "Western Germany will look to the sterling area for supplien of textile material such as row and textile wool, cotton, lute yarns, rubber, hides and skins, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. and various food products, and optimisito will continue to tako auch manu-
chemicals
factures AB
London,.
April forecast
3 Ал
of
the
world's natural rubber produc- tion, despite disorders In South- oakt után producing areas, WAS given today by the Internia- tional Rubber Bludy Group's
machinery from Britain.
"Western Germany will con- tinue to be an important sup- Washington, Apr. A complier to Britain of sted scrap mittes of officials
has been and textiles
for the colonial Committee. find way to appointed
or and
market, and it is expected that
Sir Gerald Clauson, Chairm steci production
of iron and of the Committee, told a preg German exports of curtailment owing to the lack
steel,
and other engineering
conference that the
world of Russian manganese, it was products will be made available production of natural rubber learned today.
10 meat specialised require for 1940 Was estimated A committee of officials of
ments in sterling area markets. about 1,375,000 long departments seven
tong, and "It is proposed to hold fur- compared with 1,520,000 tonn agencies, has been appointed by ther discussions before July in last year.
National Security Re-order to work out detalls and
in particular to extend the ource overment official close en ungements for diversl-rubber was estimated at about noted that fed trade in manufactured con- 1,460,000 long tons, compared Soviet exporters of manganese sumer goods."-Reuter.
to wo commitee
a
nuvo informed United States importers that their contracts
will not be ronowed this year.
The official said other sources must be
within a mo
motter found
the
United steel
EXPANSION OF CANADA TRADE London, Apr. 3-Mr Harold the of months' to make up for the Wilson, the President of Soviet
nowBoard of Trade, hopes to reach Imports-which constitute from 25 to 30 per- Canada on May 12. and spend cent
States the next three weeks travelling supply-or the
industry across the Dominion to make a Bret-hand study of "the prob- would have to cut production.
Dr James Boyd, Director of lems of expanding our exports the Bureau 01 Metals and to this most vital market, the Chairman of the Mangancau Board of Trade announced to- Board, soid that while the night.
Mr Wilson plans munaganese problem was "erl-
to attend it could be solved. the opening tical,"
of the Canadian
Trade He said the Hussian action International
Fair at was "inconvenient," but would Toronto on May 30, the on-
nouncement not stop the steel industry.
said. A detailed The committee feels that; itinerary will be announced imports iroin other sources later.-Reuter, such as India, Brazil, South
In the farthest YOUR BIRTHDAY......... by STELLA Africa and the Gold Coast, can
with wonder. corner was a glow of golden light from a tiny fire. A shower of sparks was fying up as o blacksmith, no more than a foot stood working. "Look!" hard cried.
Buri
horse-shee
MONDAY, APRIL 4
and will be stepped up to close the gup. United States in- ports from these areas дре already
Press,
increasing. United
CANADIAN
HONGKONG
SHARES
The tumover on the Stock Ex- change this morning was $120,322.00. Transactions and noon prices: BHARES Buyers Sellers SALES GOVT. LOANS
$3,000 * 10215
3 11040),
BANKS
RECORD to keep the peace-and
your innermost nature, you try a person does with you must
to then show displeasure if what out wrong! working Those
But Knart said he was going to find out where the sounds high. came from and he crept out into Knarf
PORN today, you have vaunt- thing out of line can "throw" Honid saw him too. She saw D and then up the
lenient the hallway
ing ambition to get ahead you. Be a little more stairs toward the attic. Hanid him reach into the fire with ajin the world, and consequently with those who are not as
and take out a followed him.
pair of tongs
you make the best use of all capable or as self-sufficient as white-hot horee-shoc from the opportunities offered. You have you are and you will get along burning coals. She watched him a keen mind and are careful better. You heartily dislike an put it on the anvil close by and that your every step one for argument and will often say beat It with his hammer. A word towards your goal.
Rather "yes" Al the head of the attic
noise echoed clanging
impulsive, when it comes stairs, Knart stopped. He great walled until Hund came up to Uhrough_the_aftic.
wanderful: Your Inne And even more
your best to subduc It. But hlm.
in there," ho
the when
when was
you do this, it only bursts be very sure they are right be- whispered.
blacksmith cooled out more violently at some fu- fore they proceed or they will finished, the "But
how can a blacksmith
have you to contend with! be in our attle?" Hanid asked in a pail of water, then turned ture time.
around. And there stood a
Being Independent in actions, Marriage at too early an age mistake. in astonishment.
horse. The blacksmith lifted up you dislike being repressed. It may turn out to be n Knarf pushed the door open the horse's .tool and started you are, it only gives rise to a for your progress in life will
and, a crack
motioning
violent femper, which you must be fast and you should Hanid to follow, walked inside, nailing the horse-shoe on.
learn to restrain if you are to someone who can keep step Shadows Amazed Through the dusty window, far
influence people and get them with you. The mid-thirties Knurf and Hanid were too tho other
end, a bit of
to like you! You will be ad- will probably be best, shown moonlight
on the old amazed to speak for a moment. mired for your ability to get Trunks and boxes and heaps of Then, just as they started run-ahead-but you will need to
read any ning toward books that no one
this wonderful court "likableness."
nilic, the more. But suddenly Knarf saw blacksmith in the
You men are inclined to be start moon went behind cloud-and methodical and exact in every something that made him
everything disappeared in the thing you do. To see some
PS
on
White Meces. White to play and mate in two.
Solution to
problems:
Saturday's Rupert's Elfin Bell-52 inky darkness. The clanging
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10. A broken rail, (4)
only 11.1 1.0
surgension. 17)
• temporary
19. sotton arrives before the storm.
(9). 15. Its paint in driven home. (4)
18 This petat is usually tepresented
by dot. (7)
18. might improve your besting
10
401
A well-known runing body found
in the club makers
workshop
1. Upnet these three and you might
get a wolny outbreak. (4)
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94. Wandern. (
25. Often put on the ADOL (8)
1. 'Do
Down
Rra meds to est que's
putlook. 10-38.
2. Ofving way. (8)
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Bounds as though it makes thin
little devli sot. (0)
May be a private hospitan (5)
Be this and become false. (3) Des 1 Acrons. 9. Backward. (4) Bmsil shallow drum. 171 Unirecze, (4) 17. hock (8) Fesve out the order to it. 143 Upses the maid undoubtedly, (4) Looks like a second note. (9)
Now that their surney is timshed: the little pals are anxious to ger home. "Can you put us back Ge- side the rocks where we first gaw you asks Rupert. The ell smiles. *You might not find your way from there." he says. "There be a very thick log up there until we've Guished our work, so I'll take you much nearer your own cottage.** Leading the way along to the tar end of a side passage, he makes Rupert and Bill and the elf guide perch on a sleep sloping boulder while he presses on a handle..
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL
UGH) GO ATTACK PA
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stopped at the same instant. There was only silence of the sleepy night. There was nothing
ARIES
wed
HIK Bank, - 1703 -East Asia,--1-
a INSURANCES
- Ottawa,——Apr.-3.—Canada's mineral production reachedi record value of $800,200,000 in 1948,
the according to Dominon Bureau of Statistics.
increased While
prices ncreased accounted for most of the gain
the 1947 peak of $844, 700.000 the quantities produced were also generally larger, the Bureau's preliminary estimate
over
To find what the stars have sald. in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the Let corresponding paragraph. your birthday star be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
Output value of metals went up 22.4 percent,.from $395, 000,000 in 1947 to $484,000,000. Gold production of 3,500,000 ounces was about 500,000 ounces more, thori In 1047. The value $122,330,000—was 14 per- cent above 1947. Associated
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct, 23)—A } Tress. belter day for you than for many. Take full advantage of new opportunities offered after full examination.
Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— (Apr. 21-May 21) SCORPIO (Oct,
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20) for Knarf and Hanid lo do but-Unexpected developments can lead to serious accident, so be to creep downstairs and go to on your guard and set cautious- sicep..
And the next morning, when 1, Knarf and Hanid went up to
TAURUS -Definitely
10
a poor day, but Take a short journey now
1x
the attic again (for they were keep your personal standards you need to. Catch up on your still curious to know
high and you will have nothing letter writing if it is neglected. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. regret.
alert mentally and 22)-Be
in stern keep your emotions control If you are to meet all situations.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- A restless day, so avoid making Important decisions or forcing a
Be conserva boxes change of mind.
tive.
whether they had really seen a binck-
mith or
or had only been drewn-
the ing), they reached
attic door again and peered inside. It was much lighter now, They could see the trunks and boxes and heaps of books that no one CANCER (June 23-July 23)- read any more, very plainly and Stick to farmillar routine and in the corner where they had don't make changes unless you seen the blacksmith at work,
work have to. Be patient with others. picture they saw only an old
(July 24 - Aug. 23)— with dust Better faded and covered
at home than- at the and under it
the words office. Postpone signing a new were "The
Blacksmith." contract until later on, too. Village
the dust VIRGO (Aug. 24-8èpt ZZ)- When they brushed away, they saw picture of Making an error in judgment, the blacksmith holding up the especially pertaining to bus
LEO
horse's foot as he fitted on theness, is likely. Be on your
guard. Use self-control. · new horse-shoe.
The Vanishing American
SUSA- CIOUS OF HO DANGER, CHIEP BIG ELK WATCHES HIS WARRU”.
ORB
BUT IT HIS UNI KEAR, BRONCHO LISA BILL HIS CLIMBED THE STEEP INCÜNE TO 1063 HID ROPA AT THE LOME.
FIGURE
China Produce Quotations
New York, Apr. 3. Closing prices. Aniseed oil, per ib. F. O. B. Now
York.
****.......... US$ 0.80/90 Carin oll, per lb. F.O.D. New
York.
2.10/3.25 Agar Agar per ib. F.O.D. New 2.73/3.25 York. Sandalwood, in druins, depending on quantity & quailty? 120 năm. Tung oll, in tank cars, F.OB, New 0.20 nom. York per. it, Beryllium, (10 to 12 percent) per
ion.
28.00/30.00
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Make business gains now, Your friends can be helpful, of their too. Take advantage assistance.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Don't start an argument you
Anish. Kindliness to Molybdenum, (D0 percent) per those you love is helpful.
can't
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 21)- New friends may brighten this you may sign the lease today If plonning a new home,
with impunity.
By Harry F. O'Neill
HAD THE BIDUX LOOKED BACK THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INATED AT THE BUDDEN DRAPPEAR- [ANCH OF THEIR OLD LEADER
I
Canton,
Union.
K. Whart
LAND, ETC.
-139
100 gr 30
consumption of natural
with 1,407,500 last year. Co sumption of synthetle rubber was estimated at 450,000 tons.. Sir Gerald emphasised that these figures make no allowance for, government stockpiling.
The United States delegate on the Committee, Mr D. D. Ken- hedy, suld the estimated 410.- 000 long tons of 'synthetic rubber that the production indicated United States intended to doublo the mandatory, maxlinum pro- duction.
He explained that consump- tion of synthede rubber was > governed by the Rubber Act of 1948, and securlly considerations determined by the joint Chicfs-of-Stuf..
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The Mallyan delegates ex- pressed satisfaction with the. meeting, at which they had been. given an opportunity to express their views Unlied Press.
Australia
"Must Save More Dollars
Canberra, Apr. 3-Australia must help Britain by striving to save still more dollars and by increasing her dollar saving ex- poris, Mr Joseph Chifley, the Australian Prime Minister, sald 125 tonight. 200 B3
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Portugal Buys Railway
0.54
United Press.
China Bristles
New York, Apr. 9.
Lisbon, Apr. 3-Portugal to- day bought the British-owned
Company Beira Railway Mozambique, East Africa, £4,000,000.
Túns The Bristles, F.O.D. New York, per port of Beira through Southern Rhodesia to Umtall-a distance b. as follow: itankow. regular
of 200 miles. Bortment ..........US$0.00 nom. Chungking, regular al-
railway
from
in for
the
sortiment
21. B
Britain had "done wonders" on her road to recovery, but with the prospect of reduced Marshall aid she might have to cut dollar Imports still further.
"I need
say no more, than this to explain why our dollar restrictions in Australia must go on. We could relax thèm only by drawing more heavily the central dollar pool-
"We
On
would the eby cancel out some part of the saving which Britain is making at the expense of the living standards of her own people,” he said.—- Reuter.
Supply Ministry Cuts Prices
London, Apr. 3.—The Minit- try of Supply today announced a reduction in the prices of vir- gin lead and zinc to English buyers.
"
The lead prico cut is £17-0-0 ton. giving a delivered price in Britain from £100-0-0 a ton
The deal was signed in ana 3.60 nom. officiat coremany here this Shanghai, regular, af. 2.50 nom. morning, and Portugal paid the
7.30 nom. frst instalment of £2,000,000.- Tientsin, 26 regula United Press.
12.00. nom. United Press,
surtment Tientsi,
20's sorte
Zine prices are cut £5-0-0 a ton. The new prices range from. £101-0-0 a ton for primo Western zine to £103-5-0 a ton
pure. Associated
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Exchange Rates rated Press. percent
1. Amsterdam. 2. Portugal. 3. The English pointer. 4. The strata from which coal is ob~ tained. 5. Because in ancient Liraes weight was determined by
cuch as objects in nature, grain of wheat.
The fine network of blood vessels Joining cold Zuan (per 100 yuani
Bulness wan, done in the local unofficial
this exchange market morning at the following rates: sterling pound note iper A) 16.40 1.27 dollar (per $1)
314.00 9.50
the arteries and veins.
&
Gold barn (per (ael): PTC plastres (paz 1903) Ram tocals per 100)
NEI guilders (per 100) 349.
Singapore (Stalls)
33.60
UK Linen Exports
London, Apc. 3-Linen ex-
24.00 | ports during 1948 earned Britain 024 £18,000,000, it was omdalle 20.00 announced--Associated Press,