THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1949.
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AX WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
SURVEY made by the Association of American Playing Card Manufachet brought to light the fnet that there are playing cards in 03 percent of the homes in the
United
Stres--that 19 more homen than have telephones, radios or automobiles.
I often wondered when 1 would get into one of the 17 percent of the homes in which there is no deck of cards, and it finally happened.
i wanted to do a card trick for Wilson Shepherd, only to And that he did not have #1 deck of cards. Never let it be said, however, that he is not a sporting man,
He won a riding horse, named "Potomac." The horse now belongs to Wilson.
Talking about horses. all it taken to make today's hand le just a little bit of horse sense. The opening lead of the king of clubs wins the first trick, and the queen of clubs holds the recond trick. When the Jack of clubs is led, many declarers make the anistiche of
would rutting it.
There are six trumps out, and the odds favour that they will be divided 4-2 rather than 3-3. Declarer has a losing heart in his hand. Therefore,
using a
to hors sense, he just diş- cards the losing heart on the Jack of clubs, and protects his trump holding.
Now there is nothing the opponents can do to hurt him. If a heart la teď, dhimmy's ace wing, the trumps are picked up and all of declarer's diamonds are good.
Check Your
1.
Knowledge
Nome the "author
"Apologia pro Vita Sua."
of
2. Are lyrics the words music of a song?
от
they
3. Did the Germans enter Moscow when
invaded
Russia in 19417
4. Mindanno is an island in
what group of islands?
the phrase "per se"?
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White, 7 plears.
White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:
THIS
RECORDI
ECORDED MUSIC.
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH”
ON 3 LP DISCS
By 'DELOS SMITH
ja
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
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THE painstaking man who mado a model of the Bank of England out of
recom-
LPA are a tremendous step for Rome the performance by the mented by the Board of fat- ward. But to be perfectly fair 1946-a definitive I have to add this: after much mechanical lapses would make Cocklecarrot's ruling
ces
עננה
EAR Sir,
FOR
THE
BUSINESSMAN
HK Bank Big Development
&
Shares Recover
London, Apr. 27-Less Interest was taken in Far Eastern aliares today on the London Stock Ex-. change, giving Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares
a chance to recover £5- 10-0.
Other banks with in terests in China, however, continued to fall KOMO- What
switch of interest resulted from prospects, of the end of the Berlin blockade, which caused In- creased buying of European bonds.Unlied Press.
RUBBER
PRICES
FALTER
Plan For West Australia
15-YEAR MEAT PACT
WITH BRITAIN
London, Apr. 27-A 15-year meat agree-^ ment between Britain and Australia was officially announced here tonight in joint statement issued by the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Joseph B. Chifley, and the Minister of Food; Mr John Strachey, after a 45-minute discussion between them.
The statement said in part: "Plans have been worked out and the necessary capital ex- penditure approved by, the Commonwealth Government for increased cattle production in the Wyndham area of the
State
of Western Australia.
IIS month's news about long- take the stack out of the changer mussel.shells may havo playlag recortin that and replace it with the 10 re-read of the Cholenophagi, Handel's "Meszlalı" has been cords of the second volume. Nor who, according to Pliny, put on to three E-inchers. On is that all. Act three, "On the lived on turtles, and used standard
records the same Banks of the Nile," which is on the shells to roof their Columbin recording requires 10 of Verdi's mout
magnifleent dinca, 38 .sidės. Now you may structures, Ilkewise is broken by houses.
Meanwhile, news comes of a listen to the "Meumlah" in six slack-turning. Surely RCA Victor 25-minute Bections with five could have planned the short on who ute, blindfolded, a laterruptions for record chang- playing sequences better. Cer-statue of Daredevil Jogic ing instead of In 38 four-minute, tainly the LPs have ended the Strachey made of damo fea- scetlong with 37 interruptions. day when' inatters of this sort thers, and mistook it for the
The statistien underscoring were inevitable.
new mattress-pudding Were accents my conviction that the,
recorded in July ehen Teclinique,
one, these
soul-searching I cannot bring you sad. Happily, it is not. Tullio myself to
to supplanting RCA vie, Serafin, the conductor, runs it
Mr Justice Cockleearrol tor's short-playing "Messiah" off workmanlike, with the asks me to say that his famous among my personal records, with rather casual approach of the reply, quoted by you was made their LP rivals. Both performan- skilled but preoccupied work to Mr Tinklebury Snapdiver.
nre excellent; KUIL
my man. Beniamino Gigil, 56 yearn whose habit of bleating "Am I affection for the Beccham inter- old at the time, ensays the role to taleo it, m'lud-7 was mori prolation out-weigh the of Radames but feebly. Nor does irritating. It was during this
"Projects for the expansion of a market at reasonable prices in mechanical merits of the other, Maria Coniglin evoke
case that a witness objected to
New York, Apr. 27.-Number production in the big areas in the United Kingdom for the enthusiasm as
Alda, certainly the reading of a verbatim re-
1 contract rubber futures today Northern Now Completo "Aida" not when her volce wabbles in port, on the ground that Mr
Australia-Involving whole of the exportable surplus closed unchanged to four points road making, stock route Im- of, meat from Australia up to n Verbatim was probably suborn- However, RCA Victor unwit- net two, scene two.
Mr Honey-weather Goose-lower on sales totalling 180 con-provements, schemes for water specified ceiling during a period Lucretia's Misadventura tingly gives the LPs a boost wịth
boote entered n stay of replevin tracís,
conservation and the like are of 15 years. on exceedingly clumsy presente-
Standard futures closed four also being investigated. Schemes An outstanding operatic re-(tam populo). Mr Snapdriver
"The Government of tion of Verdi's "Aldo." (20 12-
l cording
for developments in other parts United Kingdom is also prepar- of Benjamin Britten's opposed a suspensory demurrer points lower nominally. Inch In two volumes.) The "The Rape of Lucretia,"
Prices com- (in foto). It was then that his
faltered after curly of Australia are to be conal-ed to set limits upon the ductus- "Temple Scene," for instance. In plete except for an Inconsequen- lordship struck back with a firmness in line with higher dered.
tion of prices during a period of the very midst of it, you must til eut in net two. (RCA Victor; gradatory injunction, with mes- London and Singapore cables, "It is recognised that these seven years as in the case of the turn over the first stack of 10 elght 13-inch.) Don't listen to st
suage, responderia, and enfeoff-giving, ground as result of developments will require sub-contracts for butter and cheese records. And the "Triumphal with any expectation of being
reports of moderate and stantial supplies of materials, with Australla. Scene." Just as it is building up thrilled to your toes the first
relatively low-priced offerings particularly steel products and time. Quiet uz It is, its well-
from
"Negotiations Holland in
for a the Spot road-making equipment beyond
formal springs are deep In the nature
ngreement in pursuance of the market.
those available in Australia. Activity in futures broadened, "In view of the importance to foregoing will be undertaken as but nearly 83 percent of the 180. the United Kingdom of Increased soon as possible," Reuter. cup lots traded were
Australiu, in switching meat supplies from
the Government of the United WAS Interested to see the operations.
Dealers who had bought carly Kingdom has urged
the Com- other day a fellow-hack's
Anally resuld, with reports of monwealth Government to pro- reference to the party given by subsiding domestic factory in mote development schemes de Ljuba Welitsch, soprano, was Indy in the anteroom of
signed substantially to raise ex- the sensation of last season at Schopenhauer's lodgings, with-terest as Dutch offerings appear parts to the United Kingdom to the New York Metropolitan, and out the thinker's permission. ed. you can understand why from The best account of the brawl, Market sentiment appears to an agreed level within an agreed
period. her recording
Agatha's in which the lady was favouring the upside believe that United Kingdom has declared
two-sided, but observers
"The Government of the girlishly affecting orin from is in Lady Tothill's "Schopen-
the dwindling factory invenits, willingness, in return for an Weber's "Der Freischutz" houer: the Beast." a sequel to (Columbia; 12-inch single.)
"Schopenhauer: the Man." Theories sooner or later must bring undertaking on the part of the row started when Mom, the replenishment buying.
Australian Government to pro- dairyman
The movement of the Com- Separatist, put
mote development schemes mufin down Frau Bierke's cor-munists towards Shanghai is re- which offer good prospects of ms brought the viving fears of production han increased supplies of the agreed
unte-
dicaps if the forces push beyond he China's southern boundary.
1, P-Q7, any; 2, Q, or Kt mates. ¡to its powerful climax, you must
of
the human and cach new
ment. This silenced the court.
Yours faithfully,
A. L. CUTPURSE (Secretary).
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE the ing will give a new facet of Storm in a moustache
Punch Could Fix Anything
-He Even Mended Humpty-Dumpty-
By MAX TRELL
NARF And Hanid,
the the
sharlow children
with turned-about names, were talk- ing about how the children's father, was able to fix things. "He fixed a broken dish." said. Kaart, so that it locked al- most as good as it did before 1 It was broken. And he fixed a broken watch and made the
nir." lamp light up
"He also fixed the larn pages of book, he fixed the kite when it fell down In the trees and becaine broken," sald Hanid. At this point, Mr Punch who was allting in his casy chair on the other side of the room suddenly interrupted. "Father's a wonderful axer but he's not nearly as good a one as 1 used to be,"
Was Surprised
Knart and Hanid, both turned and looked at Mr Punch in surprise. "What things did you Bx. Mr Punch? Hamid asked htm.
"Well," zald Mr Punch, "I usually fix the things that no one else can fix.
3-31
Mr. Punch blew on the light to fix it.
And nil. the king's men, Couldn't at Humply Dumb-
ty together again. Until they
ealed ол Mr
Punch.
Who put him together while
eating his lunchy
art of this contemporary Englishman. And an excellent
the
cast made it "under the super- vision" of the composer, album notes say.
of
(Tomorrow-Unusual Angles)
1.
Answers
Ber screams
1
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE famous thinker into the
room. White with ruge, ordered the people out. Then, John Henry,
Cardinal half-stunned by a spent maca- Newman. 2. The words. 3. No, roon.
ho
and the they came within about 30 lodgings were sacked and set miles of it. 4. The Philippine on fire. Arnong those arrested Islands. 5. "By or in itself." was Landseer,
his, wearing G. Professor Albert Einstein. famous deerstalker hat,
retreated,
be
Prices closed as follow:- Standard Contract Rubber Futures.
closed at noon
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YOUR BIRTHDAY..........
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matter
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28
DORN today, you combine a while the mood Jasis. But you Dhighly intuitive nature with are too fickle and must curb determination which helps these propensities if you are not to bring unhappiness to your- "You see," Mr Punch went you to carry through your ob
to a happy jective on, "I scooped up
conclusion self and others Humpty na For instance. Dumpty, put him in a frying obstacles. You are not one to contradictions. Unless you leurs
the severe the In fact, you are a bundle of Humpty Dumply. You remem-ju, fried him, and had him seek advice from others and to know yourself, the [ber what happened to hiÐA
for hinch. He went down all will go your own, lonely
chances "He fell
wall," said together."
way are that others will misunder- Karfs "and all the king's But that's not really putting
especially in times of stress and stand you, too. You have high borses and all the king's men Humpty Dumpty together again!".
strain. When feeling happy ambitions, but often hesitate to couldn't put him together again."
11</ optimistic.
make you
take full advantage of an op- Mr Punch smiled. "I put him and started to object.
friends easily. But when deportunity and miss out. If you together again. The poem doesn't
Me Punch paid no attention pressed, you sink Into moods learn to follow your intuitions but anything about it
to this. He continued: "I also and withdraw into your shell,
them more closely and heed that's only because I put him
Axed dandelions that had their You are kindly und helpful logether again after the poem petals torn off by children who to others, and re
pful carefully you will make fewer
inistakes in judgment." often loo was written, in fuel, there are said, he loves me, he loves me gen
generous for your own good. two more lines which should not. And I also fixed morning Your emotions are strong and To find what the stars have an on the pporn:
glory blossoms that got stuck, you must learn to curb them in store for tomorrow, select and wouldn't open up in the lost they lead you astray.
You your birthday star and rend morning.
I fixed brooks that take a sudden like to a person the corresponding paragraph. stopped running and I fixed and will concentrate all your Let your birthday star be your lights that blew out by blowing allentions In that direction daily guide. them back again. I 8xed burst „soap bubbles, and I once fixerli
the moon."
say
Humpty Dumpty sat on a
wall.
fall.
Humpty Dumply had a great
· 5. What is the meaning
of
6.
Who propounded the
And all the king's horses,
theory of relativity?
(Answers in Columu 4)
CROSSWORD
Acine
1. Of na speed inang,), (5, 4)
Red 2. A spaen specially prepared
for amusement, (8-0)
. Out this for a crime, (4)
12. Educate, (9)
13. Bort ut sairaiman that makes the
rat riot. (7)
A narrow inlet of the sea, (b) ́' 10. A stond of no frie for
sharpening. (4)
17. Thla dent has more than one
point. (31
18. Initially the War Department jakes à pear break up, 461
20, Mine in the sort of carriago, (4)
21. Bep.3 DOWN,
22, Bitrib that does not sound on
though it belonged to me, (3)
33. It is often given a menty thriat
(0)
1: Lively. (0)
Dowe
2. Enough to maxo a tram dov. (8)
and 21. Moreover, (11)
D. A train of attendants)
Uncover again, (D)
(3) -
7. The third planet in order from
tho อพท. to B. Beg # Across.
10. A broken ring. (4)
It's a featuro." 13)
Animals. 14)
noty tion DI
1 and 3.
19. Before. (3)
220: "40. Encore: 8,
Father: 15, Beo
font, 16, 12toops: lif, Aerometer SD,
mole-bost a bre 1. Downi 22.
Antiques: 3. Loshi 4 Necks 1 And 23, Ouguly: 10, "Tell 11: Pon 1215 Arm, 10, 8005;
London Express Service.
Rupert & the live toys-16
Mi, Bear has been wondering what has happened to Ruperi ince he set out to look for the toy plane. She is just going towards the dea when it swings open and, in he walks accompanied by his 10 strange animals. "Whatever have you brought home this time
eries, "I thougin,you went to find Golliwog? Rupert chuckles. "So I did, and found him." he exyz. "And I've brought these two here to keep them out of his way." And he smiles at his mother's puzzled Face,
"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL
[OUTDOING
INDIANS WITHÌ MOCCASINED FEET, BILL STEALS UPON A REDSKIH GUARD, IN HIS DETER- MINATION TO RES LITTLE RUTH ~
"The moon!" exclaimed Hanid,. "What did you have to nboat it?" demanded Knurf.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
-T
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 221-
day,
A generally favourable although you don't want to ex- pect too much or realisation will be minimised.
Something Had Happened
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)— "Well," said. Mr Punch, "one Continue yesterday's activities right every one, in the town to excellent advantage, Pubilelse where I lived came to me and a new iden, too, to bring suc- cried that something had hop-cess.
Picosure and romance probably will come before business to- day. Cultivate yesterday's new
* romance.
March
18.30 bid
10.46 nominal
18.38 40 traded
to 29 nominat
1.20 bld
$.10 nominat
18.00
18.00 bfd
18.01 nomina]
30,73
10.45
18.GA
10.55
19.30 .
*
-United Press,
LONDON MARKET
the
UK Textile Workers
Fear Jap Competition
Manchester, Apr. 27-British magnitude, Lo enter info cotton textile workers today arrangements that will guarantee appealed to their United States
U.S. EXPORT
CONTROLS
LIFTED
counterparts for co-operative attempt to prevent Japanese cul-price competition from deve- loping.
The
British United Textile Fuctory Workers Association, which represents 150,000 workers in spinning mills and weaving factories, declared that revival of Japanese competition had spread fears of unemployment and lower wages among Lanca- shire cotton workers.
Washington, Apr. 27.---The
The Association asks for a United States Department of Joint Anglo-American mission London, Apr. 27-Prices In the Commerce today removed ex-of textile workers to visit Japan rubber market here today closed an follow:-
part controls on about 500 non- and Investigate the situation. strategic items, including quin- It comments sharply that in
Map la pence per lb,3 July/September
October/December
10-
11
10-1
-United Press.
NY FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
Closing Priecs.
April 27.
Argentine Peso (Q}-
1)
Argentine Peso (Ueof)-
ciali Australia
Benzi
Belgivin
Canada
US$0.2077
2005 3.23%
טאן.
02273
3-11/10
0230
1st-in--buying.
Ine, to all parts of the world the American control
policy, too much influence including Russia.
appears le ba But the list does not include exerted by American cotton
if
and of the things that growing
marketing in- terests...and too 11224-by- Secretary, Mr American spinning and weaving Charles Sawyer and the action employers
Openlives. Just about doubled the number United States. of items which could be shipped without export licences.
The
He said it was another step in
the
of relaxing con- programme trols as conditions warrant, so
that trade relations In non- strategic commodilles may be re-usinblished.
Commodities freed of control include a wide variety of tinned poultry, meat, fish products, and grain preparations, including corn and wheat cereals.-United Press.
HONGKONG
Chile
England
4.031/
France
,0017
India Mexic
.3024
.1437
New Zealand
4.02
Peru
0650
Portugal
.0404
South Africa.
2705
2540
.4275
.3010
3770
0175
.4730
2405
The
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Sweden Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela Netherlands Пata vin Singapore
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Things may not go too smoothly on the romantic or Hongkong domestic front for you, so be Shanghai tactful and patient.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Travel is favoured. If you can't go, yourself, write a letter or make a personal con- tact with an intermediary.
pened to the moon, I went out CANCER (June 23-July 23)- and looked at it. Sure enough. A good day to show your en I was just a tiny sliver in the thusiasm and back it up with sky. Every one wanted me to
actions. Aggressive
Get what x it so that it would be full
you want now. and round again.'
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)— AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fob. "My goodness," said Hanid. A day of activity. If your busi 19)--If some project has been
ness is selling, make "Did you!"
pending, you may sign the con- tract now. Examine all details Mr Punch-smiled and nod-utlining your best talents. ded. "It took me two weeks, alert to opportunity.
carefully however. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept, 22)-- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)— but at the end of that time Deal with the public. Publicise General activity in all here it was, full
and round
again. I certainly fixed it."
profit by Be
China Produce Quotations
Closing Prices New York, Apr. 27, Ankeed oil, per b. F.O.B. New
York.
US$0.75 BO Cassia oll, per 35. matters
F.O.B New York.
1.05-2.25 Be
Agar agar. per b. F.O.D. Now
York.
2.70-3.25 Sabdalwood, in drama,, depending bn quantity & quality. 19.09 nom.
York,
a new Idon. See that It gets involving keen brainworki But when. Knard and Hanid into production and is properly alert. A new idea can prove a tried to find out exactly what advertised. Mr. Punch had done to make a
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 23)-
little sliver of a moon full and If you are optimistic about the round again, he refused to say. future,, today may bring you a He just sat in his easy chair slice of good fortune. Work for
it! and smiled.
I'D DISTRI
THE WARRIOR
TUSSE8 HGÜLU OVER. {HIS' HEAD
AND
One Down and Camp to Go
fine one.
.ARIES» (Mar: 22-Apr. 20)- Your keenest wish, whatever It may be, may and fullment today. Put your full energies to work.
BOUNDS PLUMB ~THOLLOWÍ.
...
Tung oil, in tank cars, FOB New ** 0.25 nom. Beryllium, (10 to 12 percent) per ton. .................................... 25.00/30.00 „Molybdenum (90 perest) per 1b, 0.34
United Press.
By Harry F. O'Neill Exchange Rates
*VAL, I DIED I A
WITH MY OWN BYLG
BUT WHAT NOW? GOIN' ndo
THET INJUN CAMP 18 JE
SHAKIN' HANDS WITH,
DEATHIN
Business war done in the local unacial exchange market This morning at the following rates?*** Sterling pounds nolo (per £1) 10,00 U.S. dollar (per $1
SHARES
turnover on
and
TUC Seeks
Price Reductions
London, Apr. 27.-The Trades Union Congress today told the Government that it needs a wirlcter official cost of control. It is to successfully its
Hving
maintain sland against wage rises in industry.
The General Council of the movement, acting for 8,000,000 organised workers, decided to the Stock Government's onil-inflation po
Exchange this morning
was
its support of the
$356,750.00. Transactions and icy, but expressed concem at the failure of Sir Stafford, SHARES DUYERS SELLERS SALES Cripps's recent Budget to grant DANKS
INSURANCES
Union, SHIPPING
Asia Nav.
DOCKS, ETC.
K. Whart.. N. P. Wharf Dock,
Whealock S'hal Dock, LAND, ETC. HK Hotel HK Land, S'hat
Humphreys,, UTILITIES
Star Ferry,
Light
12c.
123
* 5.
1000
20 1000 51682
rellets or to hold down food prices.
It declared its belief that 5 1600 there was "room for real price
20 @ 700
250060c.
Teuvations apart from tax re
It called on the Government 1350 70c. to take all possible steps to prevent price increases and, where possible, to secure price reductions In order to assist 0001815 the Trade Union Movement to
7 1500 6.70continue the policy already laid down by the Congress In regard
2433
to
wages, prices and profile."
The General Council instruct- ed its own Economic Commilice sometimes called the "Crisis Committee" ~~~10 draft sòmo
specific proposals to bring down prices.
When the General Council meets next month It will con- 110 sider the findings of this Com-
11,80
11,80 millee and may decida to seek
10 300 17.
20
Ü
10
Land, 2.10
3000 -2.1
1000
2.15
ID
14
3113
14.
700
600
14
114
... 11.00
2047
300
200
FIC plastrea (per 100).
0.03 10 Go
C. Light
(N),
Stam tienlas (per 100)
24.10
NEI guders (per 100)
32.70
Gold Yuan (per 10,000 yuan) Singapore (Straits)
13
Electric.
7.60 8.0 2001
.. 2014 301
7,80
200
10.01
8.00-000
Macao
Electric, Telephone INDUSTRIALS
Cement..
·None. STORES, ETC.
Dalry XD COTTONS
221.
New York Scrap
Copper, F.O.B. per ion.
Closing Prices
Apr. 27. (light) ......... US$10.28-10.70 Lead, F.O.D. per fon..;
(hravy pots)
Steel, FQ3, por tan. (No. 1`libavy amel» ting)
Vailed Press.
MISCELLANEOUS
Yangizo
1000 cp 11.00 an interview with the Chancel-
30 10,00
34-100 32
1000 311
lor of the Exchequer-Reuler.
NY Seeds And Oils
Castor
New York. Apr. 27.
Closing Prices red. per long ton, F.O.B. Bras!! ..., US§ 103 nom, Cotton sord, per long. ton. F.O.D. Memphis Finx seed, per bushel,
¥.o.n. Minneapolis ....... Linseed oil, per tb, in -tank CATS, 1.0.3.
Now York Peanut oll, per,
F.OJ New York-
13-15
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