THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1949)
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FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS
-. MCKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
Smothers Defender Out of High Trump
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
JACH year I write a series int E
articles on one of the rarest plays in bridge, the smother play. There are, only five or six variations of this play. After bringing it to the players' atten- tion, 1 frequently receive hands In which they believe they have found a mother play, but they correct in their are seldom analysis, However, Trying Rosenberg of Brooklyn, N. Y., venly found hand.
one in today's
I am not in accord with the bidding as it occurred on the hand. With South's cards, 1 would bici a diomond or a spade on the first round, but then doubt that I would be doubled an he was. The fact that South passed on the first round prob- ably cnused West to However, I was the play of the hand that is Interesting.
double.
West's opening lead of-the are of hearts held the trick,
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By DAVID C. WHITNEY
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
THE
HE little girl of five who conducted a symphony orchestra in Rome the other day has probably created a record,··
APITOL Records has struck them me "In My Merry Oldo- 011 one of the happiest mobile," Jimmy Valentine, idons in months for an album. "School Days", and "If I Was
A critle once said of a tiny "Barber Shop Harmony," teatur a Millionaire, The arrange- ing the Sportsmen Quartet, has ments have
comedy pianist of eight that he was born many six harmony numbers that the touches and
with a baby grand in his mouth. elever
choral The mother wanted to take an boys can join in singing. The effects. pieces include "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree," "Down by the Old Mill Stream," When You Were a Tullp" and "Down In Jungle Town."
A memorial album Kreat
vaudeville
artist.
mouth.
RCA Victor has turned out a action for fibel. She claimed that To Mother" album with ten-people would be led to think timental songs sung by the folk that her boy led an enormpua vocalist, Eddy Arnold. The Idea
and was a freak. "He seems to have been better than is a freak, said the kindly old family lawyer, "but the ex the results. Each of the eight pression used was only agura- to the songs about mother la cung in Gus nasal style by the guitar-plunk-
as in the case Live,
of the successful architect who was said to have been born with silver cathedral in his mouth,'
"Oh, I see," sald the mother.
CHESS PROBLEM Edwards, who discovered many Ing Terulessee ploughboy.
By R. KINTZIG
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White to play and mate in three,
stars, such as Eddie Cantor and Georgie Jessel, has been
Now Singles
produced by Metro-Goldwyn- Nallonat Records, which has Mayer with the Lyn Duddy been ying for two years to Swing Choir. Eight of Edwards' ind as big a hit os Dusty Important details ・・ pepplest and best known num- Fletcher's bers аго included. Some
Knowledge
of
1. What is the cċlċntific name for laughing gas?
andre
of
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"Open the Richard," claims to have found Cockle carrot (consulting it with the novel recording documente): I
that the by the Wesson brothers of “All | Ministry
Bubbeblowing Right,
Louie, Drop the Gun sleema everything appertaining Check Your Dick" and Gene Wesson's to mackerel-fins to be processed
arrangement certainly does have unless otherwise stated, ceteris. moro originality than those ofį paribus, and mutatis mutandis, Arthur Godfrey and others on Gooseboote: M'lud, the Board the fast cimbing hit
of Co-operation has ruled that Gene Kelly and Betty Garrett
Bns detached from the mackere clown
sing their Why el, when unprocessed, come un- through "Yes. Indeedy" and der Article 423 K, which deals the "Take Me Out to the Ball with
processed whiting, both which
and unprocessed. movle
Snapdriver; No mention, I national
nal believe, is made pastime (M-G-M)... Johnny sing?
of de-proces- 4. Who was known as Eng-Mercer does his usual pro- Gooscboole: That is correct. land's "Virgin Queen"?
fessional job with "I've Been
Normal usage. Hit," bucked by the oldig, "Glow Worm" (Capital)
Suapdriver: You cannot un- process n processed in without de-processing it.,
2. In what country is guilder a monetary unit?
3,
Where was the first in America opened?
Game" both
of
200
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5. What is the derivation of the lean dog days"?
Solution 口 yesterday's problem:
6. Who assassinated
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when South's king dropped. West continued with the queen of hearts, which declarer trump-
ed with the six of spades.
Mr Rosenberg realised that if he were to pick up the trumps, he would be in trouble, so he led the five of diamonds, and
when West jumped up with the ace, the king was played from dummy,
West continued with the jack of hearts, which South trumped with the seven of spades. Now he led the nine of spades, won it in dummy with the jack, cash- ed the ace of clubs, then led the three of diamonds, playing the ten-spot from his own hand. The juck of diamonds was cash- ed and y club discarded from dummy.
Now come the smother play. The queen of diamonds was led by declarer. If West ruffed "with the four of spades, declarer would over-ruff in duminy with the king, lead back the eight of "spades, pick up the other trumps and eash the rest of the dia- monds. All South had to do was to keep leading diamonds until West was forced to trump, Thus West was literally smothered out of his ten of spades.
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London,
Colonial production could. make an important con tribution to balaceing Britain's trade" with__the Western hemisphere,
Lond Pakenham, Altuister of Civil
told the Aviation Mouse of Lords during debate tonight on Britain's economie position,
Last year, the Colonies 'earned
mora considerably In dollars than they spent,
chief· the
dollar-earners being Malaya", and "Went" Africa. Lord Pakenham added.
The importance of this dollar surplus wAS Britain's
-term programme, showed Britain as still having a defelt of more than £70,-- 000,000 with the Western hemisphere In · 1952 · to 1953-Reuter.
RUBBER
MARKET
STEADIER
THE BUSINESSMAN
United States Aiding Japan's Rubber Industry
BIG RISE IN EXPORTS
Tokyo, May. 4.-From practically zero in 1946, the export of Japanese rubber goods rose during 1948 to roughly $2,000,000, mostly with United States said: 68
The comparison is, mora, împressive when computed in yen, not at the military conversion rate, but at the rate applied to export rubber by the Board of Trade under "the existing mul- tiple system.
During 1048 Japan Imported $10,000,000 worth
rubber.
With depleted stocks at the New York, May 4-Number end of the war Japan badly 1 contract rubber futures today needed
rehabilitate rubber to one point lower to Rve her economy and to fill domestic closed points higher on sales totalling needs, particularly for car tyres, 127 contracts.
belts for coal-mining equip Standard futures remained ment, rubber
bootwear for fishermen and farmers, unchanged.
In 1946 exports amounted to South Korea ranked first 4,000,000 yen and, in 1947, to among Japan's rubber customers 45,000,000 yen. The total for and took 31 percent of 1948 ex- 1948 in. given na 823,000,000 yen,Į ports. The United States fol- and this tendency appears to be lowed with 20 percent, equal to growing.
Hongkong. Slam took 17 per- rent and Belgium ten percent.
Most Japanese experts insist of erude that there is little likelihood that Thus her rubber ex- the Japanese rubber Industry port trade left a deficit of will prove to be a competitor $8,000,000. The rubber imports to the United States in oversens were made possible, In spite of markets, because of the great Japan's Increasingly unfavour- difference in the products able foreign trade, by the United the two countries. A leading States Government appropriated spokesman
"Japanese said: fund for relief
are intended for the in occupied goods areas.
masses, whereas the relatively high class American gooda aro designed for upper-clasă
'CUS- tomers."
COAL SHORTAGE The industry in Japan still faces serious diMculties, chiefly inaccessibility to raw rubber and other necessities, Lack of coal, electricity and lexilies, and poor grade of, crude rubber now. A spokesman for the industry being imported, unavailability of
The market stendied after a seems to be in an upswing popularity
and
ndda to the
Cocklecarrot: Unprocessed in hesitant start today, Influenced told the United Press: idem of long simple cotion for making momentum with "She's a Home this sense means not previously by reports of a quickening of ports were to the squeezed down Girl" and "Enjoy Yourself" processed.
dealer and factory Interest in to the amount commensurate tyre cords and a drop in the content of coal are (Victor)
Folk singer Burl Snapdrivier:
In what sense, the physical market. Early short with exports, Japan would be caloric
additional obstacles. Ives' dramalle voice never has m'lud?
sellers turned to cover in inte visited by extreme poverly, as But it also has several ad-
well as resultant been better than on "Way- Cocklecarrol: Both., That is, trading.
economic, faring Stranger" and "Woolle neither.Defence of the Resim.
social and political confusion."vantages in world competition.
These include: Persistent
of hopes early Mrs B. (very patty): Why not
1. Cheap yen and, cheap resumption of Some
other
government excellent
new send me to the Tower store this stockpile buying, and the re-
labour... discs: Pergy Leer "Similay"
ole realm goes smash for what cent declines to
2. Proximity to the sources Philip
below Green's
the o' defence from them at sells two-basis of synthetic rubber, acted
of supply, as well as Oriental Bear's
Picnic
and pennorth of bloomin mackerel-
markets. "Mosquito's Parade" (M-G-M)
tighten up the supply of in? What if I'd sold fourper" Tite Missouri Walking north! Shot at dawn ch? Ung. Preacher" with Ray McKinley drawed, be ended, and quartered (Victor)
gotten twopencel for Igh treason, me and me ill-appeared to be more friendly of lines except car tyres and goods.--United Press.
Tummy Dorsey's orchestra
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE Boogie Bee (Columbia).
General Tin Took a Trip
-He Went Right Around the World-
By MAX TRELL
NCE." sald General Tin, to
Knart and
shadow-children
the the
Hanld.
with turned-about names, “I took a trip around the world,
I left right after dinner and came back Just in time for supper."
"My goodness!" exclaimed
amazed that
anyone Hard, could go around the world in so short a time.
"Did you go on a jet airplane?" Knurf asked.
General Tin answered: Indeed! I walked!"
"NO,
1-201
"How could you walk?" asked Step by step General Tin went
across Africa.
Hanid. "There are oceans all around the world. You couldn't walk across the oceans."
Dinah Shore
singing. Having a Wonderful Wish" and "The Story of My Life" (Columbla,) (Tomorrow--Unusual Angles)
HALF OF DEMAND. Nevertheless, current actual
production
equals about. 56 percent of domestic demand for
3. The native
dexterity of most rubber articles. Capacity the Japanese, which is adoptable
considerably 10 production
some of the processed
to
contracts.
of
The
consensus of opintor
towards the market, with some quarters hoping for a technical
recovery,
Prices closed an follow- No. 1 Contract Rubber Futures. 10.2A traded
(The court rises hurriedly.)
-(London Express Service)
May June
July
YOUR BIRTHDAY
By STELLA October
August September
November December
THURSDAY, MAY 5
PORN today, you are a person well in public, extemporaneously, Bo
Inuary (1830) February March
Apri
May
overshadows actual output: in
Inner tubes.
In this class current domestic needs are estimated at 15,000 metric tons, while capacity, in 14.15 nominal the neighbourhood of -0,000 30.08 bid tons, has been practically taken
up. For bicycle
18.00 nomina! 17.94-5 traded 17.87 nominal Į SUM
17.72 bla
Was
Lyres and tubes capacity exceeds. 20,000 tons but 1948 production less than 2,500 tons, against a 17.54 noininal domestic demand of well over 5,000 tons. Bicycles and pedi- cabs furnish one of the principal micans.of short-distance travel
1758
17.30
17.45
11.40
July
May
1733 17.30... Blandard Contract Rubber Futures, 1003 nominai United Press.
LONDON MARKET
London. May 4,
today closed one sixteenth lower as follow:-
... 2012
in Japan. Thus the shortage is acutely felt.
Car tyres and tubes account- cd for 53
percent of Japan's 1048 rubber exports, followed by rubber-soled canvas shoes (13 percent), beltings (8 per
toys (6 percent);
of strong contracts. You calling upon your vast store- June have a vaunting imagination and house of facts, figures and can conjure up all sorts of wild citations whenever needed.
tendency to worry ideas. You get highly enibuslastic You have a
which
ver materia- for a while and then, unless they over trifies
Use your
energies for turn out weil Instantly, you will lise,
Be drop them and
more try something something better.
carc- else. This is t
bard
ful in habit and
money matters, too, for you must learn-to-concentrate-your-tendency is to spend-up 10 Prices in the rubber-market her cent), beach ball (7 percent) and "I had no trouble walking General Tin managed to go on some one thing until it is the hilt, saving nothing for the
achieved. the around the world so costly and In across the oceans of all,"
You have a General said. "I didn't even get 50 shert a time, that they begged
mugnetic and pertonnilly which my feet wet, I also walked neross him to tell them how he did it. charining
sometimes lets you "get away mountains and deserts and jun- glos. I walked across cities and
"Well," said General Tin, with a bluff." Usually you can back it with results and save the
proverbial "rainy day, which you hope-and imagine-mny never appear.
Since you are flirtatious-es- peciully you of the fair sex, who are highly attractive to those of
countries. I walked over rivers Wasn't nearly as hard as you Watch out for this, how the opposite sex-you must curb
and lakes."..
Around the World
By this time Knorf and Hanid. were so curious to know how
would think. All I had to do was
to climb up on Father's desk.”
than ever,
"On Father's desk," Tin went on, "there whole world,
spread front of me. There 11011
and occans.
mountains,
this tendency if you are to ind happiness in marriage. When you make a marital bargain, stick to It!
May tin penco per lb.) July/September October/December
10-13/10 10-11/10 -United Press.
Ontario Gold Output Up
HONGKONG SHARES
The turnover on the Stock Exchange this morning $540,049.00. Transactions noan pricest
was
and
ever, for you must guard against too many victories too easily This seemed more amazing won., Your pride is such that you hale, more than anything else, to admit defeat or a mis- To find what the stars have ta
Remember, General lake.
it is only store for tomorrow, select your was the
human to err,
birthday star and read the cor Toronto, May 4-Ontario
mincs You have a fine memory, and responding paragraph. Let your
Fold out in
22 produced were the a gond speaking voice. You birthday atar be
In the first dally percent more ore your
quarter of this year than the SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES and probably will be able to speak guide.
of last BANKS corresponding period year, according to the Provin- Bank... 1830 cial Mines Department today.
Gold are amounting to 584,- 302 ounces were treated in the Arst three months of this year, compared to 486,079 ounces in the correspondink period of lost year.
Rupert & the live toys-22 deserts, und jungles--the cities
The tiny plate has landed, and its pilot rushing forward before
and Inkes
ene the Ocean.
countries--the
took
Was
the great
and the rivers. ansi step
Atlantic the took another slep and I was in Europe. Then step by step, I went across Africa, déross Asia, across Australla, pcrosa South America and back home again...right on the other side of desk. It was a wonderful trip. 1 was hardly tired at all, and, as I said before, it was all done between dinner and supper."
cross over.
FRIDAY, MAY 6.
Be
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)---
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—
A better outlook now. Optimism Definitely not a good day, mitddle of
careful of all you undertake, today, will pay excellent divi- Stop, lock and listen-before you tends.
Children's affairs are Important.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
confronted with a prob- e extra careful in all business 22)-If conf affairs. No expansion is better lem in romance today put off than being too adventuresome a decision until tomorrow, right now.
CAPRICORN (Dee, 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23)-20)-Not, a good social day. Emotions may be somewhat up- Neither is it propitious for busi- set today, so be on guard on the ness expansion. In other words, Press, domestic front.
take things easy.
For several moments neither Knart nor Hand could under- the litle bear reabres what is hap.stand how General Tin could go pening. **Hi, young Rupert Bras f** around the world just by stand- shout the Golliwog. "What do you
ing on Father's desk. Then sud- mean by taking those animals and
denly they both shouted: "Was nor whaling for me?" Ruper! states in astonishment. "Because I there a map on the desk?" had given Sylvia your whistle," he gasps. "Bu, tell me, how did you know had taken home the grille and the hippo Golly frowni and looks very angry. " saw ther with you," he growls. Ruperi pauses and looks more worried than ever,
ÄLL RIGHTS' RESERVED,
BRONCHO BILL
BudĹ KID! ITS [MOST DAWNEE, LET'S MAKE, ¿TRACKO (7
VIEW!
General Tin nodded.
"A map of the whole world?"
General Tin nouded again. And that's how General Tin looft his trip around the world!
RECKON THERE'S NO TIME T'GO 'AFTER" BIG ELKMINIONS
ARE STIRRIN ALREADY,
LEO (July 21-Aug. 23)- A neutral day as far as the stars go, but your efforts can make it betler than that, if you work things right.
19)Push through some pending UAQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. deal now if it comes up for attention. Mail-order adver- VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)—ising is favoured. Hard work will make this day. PISCES. (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)- productive. If you sit back and A letter you have been waiting do nothing-that is what you for should arrive today. A
romance may culminate favour will get!
LIBRA (Sept. 27-Oct, 23)—' ably, also, Emotions are bi the raw, Be co- ARIES operative and diplomatie with others and you will ense your path.
Blazing Strategy
EK WA GOTTA
DRAW THEIR ATEN- "TION AWAY FOOM DUR __DIRECTION? QUICK?
(MAKS SOME
SPARKS,
ROUND THE BEND
OʻTHIS RIVER IS TALL
*REED GRASS –
Silver production throughout Ontario was down 8.0 percent from the 101,000 ounces re- covered! in the frst threa months of last year-United
China Produce Quotations
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)—.) Aniseed Conditions are definitely impro- ving now, on both the domestic and business fronts.
New York, May 4.
Closing Prices | oll. per 1b. 7.0.0. New York. .........................................: US$0,75-00 New Curaa oll, per . F.0.3.
Yorki
105-2.24 Agar Agar per b. F.O.B. New
York
2.75-3.25 Bendalwood, in drums, depending on quantity quality,... 13.75 nom.
By Harry F. O'Neill | rung dil, in tank cars, F.D.J. New
GET AWAY IN
THE CONFUSION
OF A FIRE/
INSURANCES
Canton, Union,
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200 ** $
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330
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30 F* 070
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118
Underwriters, BK Fire, DOCKA, ETC. K. Wharf
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EXCHANGE
Argentine Peso (Offidal): Argentine Peso (Unofficial) Australia
TAZI Belgium
Сараба Chile
England-30 day
futures.
Closing Rates -
May 4,
US$ 0.2077
2006
4.02
England-00
day
futures.
Franco
india
Mexico
Portugal Pere
New Zealand
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland Uruguay
Venezuela Netherlands
Batavia Singapore Jongkong Shanghai
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CHICAGO GRAINS
Chicago,
May.
4.-Grairi prices on the Board of Trade
here today, were irregular and still dominated by evening up in May commitments.
May wheat swung over range exceeding three cents a bushel, faltering at "the finish under increased liquidating and 20 hedge selling..
115
Prices cloned as follow WHEAT price par bushel,
LAND, ETC.
HK Hotel, 10.80 11.30 200 115 July
1000 to 11
30.
20.
12,80
May
201
July CORN
May
HK Lonil, S'hai Land,
6116 300 01
DATS
May
2.03
July
15
B00 A 16.38
200 v 13.30
1000 15.13
...... 100 ₪ 15.20
Star Ferry, .
C. Light
(0),
103
1214
2001235
1000 12.00
000121,
UTILITIES
Train
2.10-14
1.03-2-14
1.32-16-12
138-45-4
06-16
01-12
Pross.
∙P.I. POWER. PROJECT
Washington, May 4A World:
1000 12.50 Bank spokesman said
12.00
that oficials of the Bank who
-800 m 12.50 | recently returned from. that Philippines reported
Island hydro-electric develope
200
גני 1800
today
C. Light
Rts
300 AİL
that the
3500 S 0.00
ment plans were
"progressing.
1000
8.60
well"
400
0.00
500 4 1.60
000 1 81%
to
ton,
ib
Molybdenum
100
York,
0.20 nom. Berylling 1 to 12 percent) per 25.00/30.00 percent) per
United Press.
Electric,
Electric. Telephone
10%
4.-It, was
to get
I
to: Was when the
The Bank agreed Inst year
Hend US$15,000,000
313 ** ** two Luzon power development JI1⁄4 23 200 6 32.
projects started. 1700314furnish the money
2300
311
2313112 Philippines government had 120031bmitted details plans and ninda ready to start construc- tionUnited Press.
300 * 20.
Exchange Rates
Business was done in the cal unofficial exchange
market
mez'ng x1 the fallowing rates
33 '169. M JAG | Fizzling Bounda note (per £1).
1.8. dölfar (per::$2). (*
FIC plantres: (per 100)
4 103 Stam, tocals (per 100),
NET guilders? (per-100): Singapore (Strmita); ««i».
300 5:00 20.
20.1
20.
2371 2713
10.50," C
New Cable Link
Now Yerk, Alay
Announced today that n now commercial telegraph elrcuit be
INDUSTRIAL.N tween Snn Francisco and Сетель
Rope, Taipeh, Formusa, Has been open-
He STORES, ed by Mackay Radio & Tele-
Dairy XD graph Company, operating the
Watson subsidiary American Cable and Rado Corporation-United COTTONS
Press.
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