THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1949.
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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
WHILE
today's hant
may seen pretty simple to the expert;
good players would go after the wrong suit,
MANY
When West opens the queen of spades, you know that you have two spade tricks and three heart trick You cannot hope for a fourth heart trick because the opponents' hearts will divided at least 4-3.
I TALKED TO A
I'D
VERY INTERESTING) LOVE
YOUNG MAN TODAY, HE
WAS A
TO MEET
HIM
ALL MY
BUDDHIST/GERANIUMS
ARE WILTING
UNUSUAL ANGLES
THE MODELS WITH THE
TEW
BROAD SHOULDERS
By ELIZABETH TOOMEY
YORK.-AIL
Nmodela aren't
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
THERE are to be experi
ments in "concentrating beer by freezing it." The result will probably be the issue of small beer-cubes to famous they get paid more." His own curvaceous wardrobe consists of about two State Refreshment Hoteis. loveller carrying Int-boxes. dozen suits, which he claims A drinker will show bla There is also the broad-shout- are all very conservative. counter-signed permit to the dered type with a brief case.
Catering Police at the door. Te Neckties are about, the most will then have his licence, pass, Male models, somehow don't important part of Д male certificate,
Anger print That's refo equipment.
card, attract the publicity that the model's
references, letter ΟΙ introduction hat-box set
ots. They don't, where the brief case comes in. and
other credentials
checked it seems,
carries an oven get na much Erik
extra shirt,
by the Reception Hostess, the money for their work,
imally while, ղու several
Liquor Police, sparo neckties along with him. tors and the Resident Controller, the Drink Inanec will hand his money to ever Deputy
Controller, who top example of the men who grin successfully for the tooth- turned on his famous grin for place it in
hglenic slot- companies, and look n cataloguo company, ho hod satisfactorily soulful in the no intention of turning Into a machine. Meanwhile an Official full-time model, He just need-chromium stool, and he will bo Jand lotion advertisements.
him to ed a little extra casa until he handed two beer-cubes "Jobriny He's making a very tuy could get an meting job.
machine, He will living at it, but not as much as the top cover girls get. They
THI suppose I had a very empowered, elther 10 for natural smlic," hc
said them on the spot or take them 2. With what do you asso-ace paid US$20 an hour
also way if signed for. I was of Duncan their time, Erik gets $15 an modestly. "And
because I'd been hour. It may well be the only pretty thin,
Smart-Allick to case in the land of men getting living on hot dogs and orange paid less than women for equal juice, so I photographed well"|Foulenough
Check Your Knowledge
1. Who directed Belindia"?
Erik Blythe is currently the
The first time Erik
pasto
cinte Phyfe?
The name
3. What is photophobla?
4. For what flower is Hol-work. Jat celebrated?
be
6. Define the term all."
"Inter
to
(Answers in Čolioni 3)
The diamond sult is the solid sult. You have only one post- tive loser in diamonds. You are three diamond bound to make tricks on soon as you knock out the ace. But add them to the five tricks in spades and hearts, and you have only eight tricks. Your contract is for nine.
If you knock out the diamond nice first, West will win and come back with another spade. Now when you go to establish the club trick, West will win with the co of clubs and run alf the balance of his spartes.
win
You should first
the opening spade lead. You can win it in either hand, but it mny be better to win it in the closed hand with the acc. then leod a
small club loword dummy's king. If West refuses to win, in dummy with take the trick
the king and come back with small club to your own hand. West has to win this trick, and you are assured of four club tricks, three hearts and spaces, the nine for your contract.
two tricks needed
CHESS PROBLEM
Makes Big Hit
every
Erik has no complaints. He 5. What and where Is the doesn't feel bla sex in being
discriminated against,
He was a smash hit in the Rialto?
catalogue circles. Before long "The girls have to Invest co he was grinning happily out of much more in their wardrobes almost
magazine. He be successful models," he held a pipe and looked like an explained. "It's only fair that outdoor man 10 sell tweeds
Or he donned white tails and looked like a slightly bored, but definitely intriguing. man of society.
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
Knarf Was Very Puzzled
---He Didn't Understand About Ages---
By MAX TRELL
NARF and Janid, 11
shadow-children with the turned-about names, were tuk- ing a walk down the road. By and by, they saw a Httle puppy.
"He's very young." Hanid said. "He's only six months old"
"That's not very old.” said Knarf. A little further along, the rear, they saw a small girl. "Is she old?" asked Konrf.
"Not very," said Hanld. "But she's ten mex as old as the puppy She's five years old."
ak," pretty
saki "But Hanid didn't think
"That's Kuart.
$0.
"There's
the
little girl's
mother," she said, pointing to the Kanrf asked about the turtle's ope doorway of the house, She's five
Be and
Overzeer
the
a
will lead
will
from
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The
FOR THE
Canada's Grain Surplus
For Britain
Montreal, Apr. 21.--Bri- tain will get record grain shipments from Canada tila year because western flour manufacturers alored more than they needed for the winter.
Shippers said that the result and surplus will be shipped overseas.
of
Tens of thousands bushels are being brought to Montreal elevators and storage companies estimate that they will have a total of about 0,000,000 bushels on hand by the time the firal grain ship of the aca- son docks at the part Unlied Press.
RUBBER
SLIGHTLY
FIRMER
New York, Apr. 21-Number 1 contract rubber fulures today closed unchanged to two points
BUSINESSMAN
Havenga Forecasts "Inevitable Change" In Price Of
Gold
THOUSANDS PLANNING
TO BENEFIT
Capetown, Apr. 21.-Mr Nicolaas Havenga, South African Minister of Finance, said today that thousands were planning to benefit from the "inovitable change" in the price of gold which, they saw, must come sooner or later.
The "manifest injustice” of the price of gold was being commented on in many said.
Mr Havenga, was replying in the House of Assembly here to eritielam by Mr Frederick Slur- rock, former Finance Minister, during the budget debate, that he had spoken hopefully about the gold "By
of
the Finance
quarters, he
JAPAN'S
EXPORT
TARGET
silent on this LOOK HERE! Have
subject, I should not have been you been
serving the best writing to
Interests of this nephew of yours? He's invented
South Africa and of our greatest the -lowest form I've ever come across; in fact, of sneaking
expert Industry," Minister sald. he's an unpaid informer.
balance of payments and of im-jisawa, haul of the Soames
Speaking
the Union's
Tokyo, Apr. 21.-—Mr J. Fa- on sales totalling 50 gang is split in two higher over it.
Japaneso port and we had the police in-a
Soames lost his head,contracts.
restrictions, the Minister Foreign Trade Bureau, today, sal that South Afrien still had outlined Japan's Import-export new lot
Standard futures we hadn't
closed un-n long way to go before the programme for tho next fiscal squared changed to two points higher on position was restored. Your nephew even como and told me that P-was work-
year. to
me a nominal basis.
"It is likely that we mny have to tic against
over the period Ing
He said projected exports- st me with L-and and when I offered him a quid,
Minor fluctuations accom- until the import restrictions are tota! US$800,000,000 of which textiles will account for 51 per- In securities minimum tures, incidentally, ure favour forged notes to bribe boys with taintles
toki had
him I always
reserves
14 require cent. machinery used and domestic business
percent, uncerments, he said.
and metala nine percent. brought senttered
The amounts for which new They get paid $25 an hour for caught him by the car, and offerings at the close, but the commitments could be entered
Other items, such as glass. asked posing in them. A tuxedo shot trying to buy his silence.
him if he Imagined I was Jist managed to close
a shade into for the first six months of coal, cement, tinned goods, lum- chinaware, miscellaneous goods, brings $22.00 an hour,
And better than the previous close, Dyes.
the second quota year beginning ber, farm and marine products, sale!
That's what Erik won't give his exact age,
July I would have to be cut to medicine and chemicals, will Parker warned
The Spot market ruled cor- allow overdrafts to be worked range from one to alx percent, against." though his years of experience
The little
beast is impossible! respondingly dull, partially re- off. put him in the thirtyish class. Before he left me, I said as Recting the limited shipment
Not more than about £45,- But he says a male model's graciously as I could, "Here's a offerings.
Mr Fujisawa sald projected 000,000 worth of new commit-imports total US$1,040,000,000 career span can be much longer real quid for you." He replied,
Apart from old lot purchases, ments could be undertaken for including textiles, raw materials than a girl's. The lines around "Real or forged. It's bribery,
dealers reported that factory la- non-sterling imports and £40,- as the top item. About 850,000 the eyes and the alightly gray-sir." I was so angry I couldn't ed temples only odd distinction.speak.
balen af raw cation, valued at
The white the and fail pic-he said, bold as brass, that Sunucu heaviness
panied a slow trade today. Con- in full effect by suspending our
ites with
the male models.
he
me
Weight is something else In darkest.Africa again. Erik g over six fcet
The pencil he bought, he said, full, but he's learned not to lose
his appealing, lean look. Right seemed to be just wood and now he weighs in at a lanky nothing else. (News Hem.)
153.
As the
old African "You cun saya. "When I put on weight." he horse to the water, but a pencil said, "it goes right to my face." must be lend:"
United Press,"
(London Express Service).
times as old as the little girl, and "Good morning," replied the YOUR BIRTHDAY..
lifty times as old as the puppy, tortoise. "What would you like She's about twenty-five years to know?"
By O. KUNETICKY, Black, 10 pieces.
old
EX
White, 8 pieces.
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White to play and mate in two,
Solution
problem:
to yesterday's
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port. 13)
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19. Boo Dawn.
31. Tell huns for a change. (8-0)
2. Retribution. (7)
23. Direction, (2)
Dawo
4. May cuanto tits way as bo gors
TO REA. (9) 2. Conventent. 10)
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"My goodness!" said Knarf, "That girl's mother must be the oldest 4hing in the world!”
Not Very Old “No, no," sald Hanid.
"She's
"not very aid at all;"
terest was at sub-routine pro-000,000 for Sterling ad been $145,000,000, will be imported.
portions.
Once the overdraft
KOREAN TRADE
The consensus of opinion still cleared and the reserve restor-United Press. ing more decisive developments. Government did not intend to favours a trading market pend-ed, it would be possible to in- stall new tmport quotas. The
retain Import restrictions any Rubber longer thars
necessary, Air Havenga, added. Reuter.
Prices closed as follow:
Contract
proverb
Standard
Futures.
drive a
Apri
May
June
F
August
September
October
18.30 nominal
10.37
10.78
15.16
11.05
17.05 bl
17.85 nominat
November
17.75
December
17.03
January (1950)
17.30
17.40
March April
17.40
17.33
Standard Futures.
Contraci
April May
By STELLA February
"We'd like to know how old
FRIDAY, APRIL 22 you are,” "Well,"
replied the tortoise, ORN today, you are definitely what may. Since your vision scratching its head thoughtfully inclined toward music and is clear and your intuitions "en my last birthday 1 was 200 the arts. You also have dramatic strong, you rarely err in judg years "uld."
talent.
But, in addition, you are ment. Strong in your likes and the world?" asked Kantf.
"Are you the oldest thing in highly critical and have a keen dislikes, you often take an aver- sense of values. Hence, if you sien to a person or something. The tortoise shook its head, do not reach the top right away, Once this
Just then, they saw an old then pointed with its paw to anyou are apt to divert your gift change happens, nothing can
man passing down the road. He mak had white hair and was leaning
on a cane.
"How old is he?" Knarf asked, Hanid said she thought the cld man must be about seventy years old,
"Nobody can be older than him" vald Knurf.
know
and
This
tree, standing nearby.to some "When I was young" said the your enjoyment of the arts as a spoken than is diplomatic, but
other field reserving Sometimes you are more out tortelse, "that onk tree was hobby.
your personil churm Extremely fond of travel, you magnetism make up for already big and strong. I don't
how many birthdays it will had but it's much, much older roly visit most of the bluntness-at times not untinged places of the earth. You with wit. At heart you are kindly than I am."
enjoy the good things of life, but and domestic and will be hap By this time, Knarf-and are not overextravagant in your ple Banid, too--were positive that expenditures.
plest you wed at an early age What you have and.
wed in haste is something comparatively you should not do! way of material To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your Your sense of right and wrong birthday star and read the cor- is keen. Once you have made up responding paragraph. Let your your mind what is right, you birthday star be your daily will stick to your decision, come guide.
But Hanid only laughed. “Oh » the nak tree was the oldest thing must be of the best; but you are have a home of your own,
in the world. But they were satisfied
with
she said. "lots of things are uker. suddenly surprised to hear a little in the
But Knar didn't believe her until Anally they heard a rust- ing in the grass. It was a tortoise "Good morning." Hank said to the tortoise, We'd like to know something."
Rupert & the live toys-11
To Rupert's amazement, the moment he mentions the Golliwog's name the title toys turn and scutile away from him. "Hi where, are you off to?" he calls as he starts after them. "Oh, don't let Gally know where we are," pulls the little hippo. He would only take "Don't be silly," says Rupert. 1 can't call Golly. Sylvia has his whinie." He cans much faster than they can and soon makes them stop. "Now do, please; re me where you're from," he begs.
us back.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
BRONCHO
BILL
BRONCHO BILL LEARNE
HÖR A CHILD MISSING FROM
THE SETTLEMENT, AFTER
THE INDIAN RAID –
deep voice, coming from the trunk of the tree. It was the old kink talking:
"No, I'm not the oklest in the world, I've only had a hundred birthdays,"
few
"But what is the oldest thing
in the world?", Knnef asked.
Small and White
foods,
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
HONGKONG
SHARES
The turnover
Rubber Exchange this morning
was
Tokyo, Apr: 21-Two Ameri- can headquarters ofcials will By to Seoul tomorrow to sign a now $80,000,000 Japan-Korca trade pact and Anancial ar- rangement formally renewing the economic ties between the two countries.
Dr Sherwood Fine, director of economics and Anance in the headquarters staff, and Major
of the Adjutant- on the Stock A. J. Rehe,
General's office, will represent MacArthur 18.38 nominal $179,750.00. Transactiona
at and Douglas
the 10.37
signing, ceremonies on Saturday. noon Erices: United Press. SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES
- LONDON MARKET
London, Apr. 21, Prices in the rubber-market-here
today closed as follow- May in perice.per lb.) July/September October/December
BANKS
Konk.
INSURANCES
1700
-Cantag 243
Union.
Underwriter,
DOCKS, ETC.
105м
10
10%
K. Whart
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CHICAGO
GRAINS
N. P. Wharf 511
Provident.
S'haf Deck,.
LAND, ETC.
XD
0%
132
賤
125
100
10
The agreement, reached here 40 1710 on March 24 by the Korean de-- 201710legation and SCAP oficials, is 200 se 753-4. 429)
expectedlo. facilitate the ex-. change of Japanese textibe equipment, rubber and other manufactured products and' ma- chinery parts for Korean mine- ral ones, sea foods and possibly rice.
The trading will be on a basis 22 500 11
HDD 113 of US dollars through the use of 100 e 536 Fetters of credit and other cus- tomary banking procedures, the
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UTILITIES
Tram, XD
Star Ferry
XD
C. Ligie
(0).
119
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(N),
Chicago, Apr. 21.-Prices in
the grains market on the Board of Trade here today closed follow:--
WHEAT-price per bushel.
1.25-1-2 135-1.35-14
1.28- 1.17-32
Meetrie, XD Telephone INDUSTRIALS
Cement, XD STORES, ETC. Dairy XD Watson XD.
COTTONS
May July September December MAIZE
2.24-14- 1.07-11-2 1.97-14 1.99-1.00-
September December
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1.20-14 131
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May July October
May
1.24-16 1.24-12-2
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)--- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- "It's lying right at your feet." A change, most likely for the Activity is today's keynote. All May answered the oki oak. "It's better, should follow on the heels things having to do with books small and white. You can pick of some news. Advertising and and publishing are favoured. it up and put it in your pocket. book promotion is advocated.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. You can throw it over the fence GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 22)-A short trip might bring July and it's thousands and millions Your patience should now be happiness. Also good for social of years old. It was here when rewarded in increased better and romantic adventures. this world began."
Iment at home and at work. Be And when Kharf and Hanid progressive now.
CAPRICORN (Dec.
23-Jan,
looked down, they saw a tiny CANCER (June 23-July 23)- 20)-Only fair for business-mat- WINNIPEG BARLEY
plans.
Love and
122-1
1.41-14
1.03-1.03-1
0.09-1
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German Trade Agreement
pebble, all white and clean and An active day, especially when ters, but especially good for July |round and bright, just as though it comes to new business Ideas romance. Starting a trip might October
it were, made yesterday.
and agreements. Make real prove fortunate. And 50 Knart and Hanid progress now.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10) found the very oldest thing in LED (July 24-Aug,, 23)—A -All should be harmonious on the world. And Knari picked it short business trip may bring the domestic scene, up and gave it to the puppy to an important advance in your marriage are especially favour- play with on their way home. prospects. Follow up yesterday's ed, too...
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21); CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE A huppy day for all your A new idea
con prove very netivities, especially those on the profitable. Try it out today and 1. Jean Negulesco 2. Furni-social front. Children enn bring tee how well it works. Venture ture making. 3. It is an you happiness. abnormal intolerenes. of light, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-- ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20) 4. The talip. 5. It is a famous The more industry, and energy Publicise "a new den and see bridge that crosses the Grand you show the beller today's how well it catches on! You can Canal at Venice. 6. Among results will be. Follow up pre- make conspicuous progress now other things.
if you try. vlously made plans.
Answers
Chief's Approval
WE'LL FETCH HER BACK,
M'AM/
DON'T
INFORM THE FORT - IF
SHE IS TO BE SAVED, THIS 15
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JOB
SUCCESS.
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NY FOREIGN Hollow, Nanking, Tinglao, Swa
EXCHANGE
Argentine Peso
fometall Argentine Be (Uneficial) Australia
Drofil Belgium Canada
India
Frankfurt, Apr. 21-A trade chile, agreement was concluded today Englanti between Argentina and the three France western zones of Germany call-Mexico ing for US$58,800,000 in imports New Zealand and exports.
Peru Portugal According to the
greement, Bouth Africa
Bweden western Germany will Import Swirerinnd goods valued at US$33,800,000 Uruguay
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25, 1949, and March 25, 1950. Netherlands
{AILIN' YOU, TORNADO P
"TAINT FAIR FER THET KID TOO ALONE
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MINAM
Batavia
Singapore The value of the exports from Hongkong western Germany has been kot Shanghai ut US$20,000,000.-United Press.
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Manila, Honolulu, ÚSA & Canada, 4 p.m.
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Hono- lulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) p.m.
Ordinary Airmail (Printed Maltors, Samples and Small Packet Posts) for Manlin, Guara, Honolulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 8 pm.
Shanghai, 0 p.m.
Closing Times By Sea
Closing rates,
Apr. 21.
US$0.2017
.2003 3.23-
13227-33 .03-0/18
0230 4.03-12
.0031-B/10
Ahanghai, 3 p.m.
.3024 ,2437 4.00
.0570
.0401
4.03-1
.2520
.4270
.3010
.3770
.4730
.2405
.0001
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NY Seeds And Oils New York Metals
Italphong. 5p...
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Closing Times By Ale Swalow and Amoy, 8.30 a.m. (reg); Path (ord),
Shanghal, D a.m. (ren): 9:30a.m.
(ced).
Manila, 11.30 am,
Swatow, Amey, Shanghai, Nankisk, Taington, Chungking. Taipeh, kun ming and Calcutta, 3.30 p.m.
Hangkok, 5 p.m.
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Abr. 21 Canada), 5 p.m. ipar, reg. & ord). Brazil.
(8-14 percent Iron) der ..................................... US$103 nom. Cotton weed. per long ton, F.O per short ton....... US$6.33-7.37 Ilvated lower port Lake Superior,
SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Closing Times By Air Memphis.
40 nom. Copper (Electrolyte, Export) 70.D. Flax seed, per bushef, FO.D. MRI- New York, per 1,20 ct.
Hwalow and Amay, D a.m. "neapolis,
a nom. Zine (Prime Westom, New York) atl, per 10. In tank carn, per lb.
Nanking, Taingiao, Foochow Tal- Zinscod
13,70 efnan, cunning and Shanghai, 10 J FO.D. New York, .... 27.6 conta Manganese Electrofylle, BO.D per- Bangkok, Singapore,, Batavia, Co Pennut oll, per b. F.0.1, New
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